LATE NEWS HESSE JEWEL THEFT

Greymouth Evening Star, 9 August 1946, Page 7

LATE NEWS HESSE JEWEL THEFT

AMERICAN ARMY WOMAN CHARGED (Rec. 3.5 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 8. The United States army announced that the charges of larceny, embezzlement, conspiracy and absence without leave have been, laid against a member of the Women’s Army Corps, Captain Kathleen Nash Durrant, former manageress of the Krqnberg castle recreation centre. The Associated Press Frankfurt correspondent, in reporting this, says the charges allege that she conspired with her husband, Colonel Jack Durrant, of Chicago, and Major Watson in their theft last winter of the Hesse jewels. . No charges have been preferred against the two men, but it is understood that Watson is to be tried after Mrs. Durrant. SALES OFAUSTRALIAN s WAR SALVAGE (Rec. 3 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 9. A finding by the special Commissioner that Opposition members’ allegations of irregularities of the disposal of defence and salvage goods were incorrect has been tabled in Parliament. The Commissioner said he could find no evidence of a transaction with refugee firms to sell clothing as rags at £2O a ion, as was alleged by the deputy Opposition Leader, Mr. Harrison. The documentary records examined were in perfect order. A court of inquiry found that blankets valued at £18,371 had been lost through deterioration and that no person could be held guilty of negligence. JAPANESE WHALERS FOR THE ANTARCTIC (Rec. 3.5 p.m.): TOKIO, August 8. ' Allied headquarters- has authorised Japan to send a fleet qj 12 whalers, two factory ships and seven carrier, boats to the Antarctic for the 1946-47 whaling season. The Japanese anticipated a season’s catch of 2000 whales, yielding 11,450 tons of oil, 1700 tons of frozen meat, 14,3.52 tons of salted meat, 9330 tons of salted blubber and 12 tons of liver oil.

STOWAWAY GETS GOOD POSITION

(Recd. 3.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, August 9. The New Zealand stowaway, David Reece, aged 17, who was released after Commonwealth Customs and New Zealand Government officials had satisfied themselves as to his identity, has secured a job worth £lO a week with a new British company registered in Melbourne. A New Zealand official found Reece the job through the Commonwealth Employment Service and sent him back to the ship, instructing him to return. Reece did not do so and later a business man informed the officials that Reece wa's on his payroll. SCRATCHINGS FOR RICCARTON > RACES (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 9. The following scratchings for the Canterbury Jockey Club races tomorrow were made to-day:— Soneri: For the Islington Handicap and third day engagements, at 11.25 a.m. Alamode.—Sumner Handicap at 9 a.m.