CABLE BREVITIES “GUNNER CHRISP” HAS NEW NAME AND HOME

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 September 1946, Page 4

CABLE BREVITIES “GUNNER CHRISP” HAS NEW NAME AND HOME

“Gunner Chrisp” has been given British nationality, says the “Daily Herald.” The War Office has found him a job, a home, and a new name. The newspaper adds that the War Office and New Zealand medical officers yesterday asked that no photographs should be published, saying; “He is now perfectly normal, except that his memory is blank before May, 1943. His workmates know nothing of his history and that is as it should be. All inquiries will be examined and answered by us.” —London, Sept. 17.

Death Sentence for Czech General. Frantisek Bartos, former Czech general, has been sentenced to death by hanging for treason and endangeiing the Czech lines. —Prague, September 16.

Audience with Pope. The Pope received the Jesuits new superior, Father Janssens, at his summer residence, the Castel Candolfo. Father Janssens pledged the Jesuits’ loyalty and devotion to the Pontiff.—Rome, September 17.

Raft Sighted Coastguard headquarters announced that an Army plane sighted a ratt with the additional survivors of the wrecked tanker, Marie 11. It was 70 miles due east of Cape Henry Virginia.—New York, September 17.

Dakota Crash A Dakota on the Brussels to London airline, after taking off, hit the chimney of a hangar on the outsknts of the aerodrome and crashed, rhe Belgian wireless operator was killed and seven other occupants were injured.—Brussels, September 17.

International Labour Office The acting-director, Mr Edward J. Phelan, has been appointed director of the International Labour Office. Mr Phelan has been acting-director since early in 1941, when Mr John G. Winant resigned as director to become the United States Ambassador to Britain.—Ottawa, September 17.

“Ghost” Rocket Reports Dr. Carl Siegbahn, Sweden’s leading nuclear physicist, who arrived in New York from Stockholm, dismissed reports of “ghost” rockets ovei Sweden as hysteria. He said he was most suspicious about the existence of any such missiles. He had personally examined one supposed rocket and found it to be a meteorite.—New York, September 16.

Soviet Publications. The American Military Government has announced that it has banned the entry of publications from the Russian zone to the American zone because the Russians have failed to agree to a free exchange. Inter-zone publications circulate freely between the British, American and French zones, as a result of a three-party agreement.—Berlin, September 16.

Australian Wool Sought. Several European countries have asked the Commonwealth Government for credits running into tens ot millions of pounds, mainly to buy Australian wool, said the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley). It is believed that Australia will be able to make some loans and the Government is examining the position. Mr. Chifley said he could not yet disclose the names of the countries concerned—Adelaide, Sept. 17.

Search for Gestapo Member Scotland Yard is combing all likely places in London in a search for an escaped German prisoner, Reinhold Burchardt, a former member of the Gestapo, who is described as dangerous. The police are specially watching underground stations after receiving a report that the man was <=een travelling ’towards Piccadilly. About 50 German prisoners who escaped from different camps recently are still at large.—London, September 16.

Marriages of Troops in Germany British Headquarters at Heriorct announced the conditions under which the British Government s removal of the ban on marriages between Germans and British occupation troops will be implemented, lhe Army required a six months’ engagement, and the prospective bride must pass a security screen anc medical tests. The Army will enforce the six months’ waiting period iegardless of whether the prospective bride becomes a mother beloie th-, end of that period.—London, September 16.

New Bridge in Holland. Two New Zealand-trained engineers, Messrs A. M. Hamilton, and G. D. White-Parsons, both graduates ot the Canterbury University College School of Engineering, were recently the guests of the Netherlands Government at the official opening of the new Moerdijk bridge, spanning the mam estuary of the Rhine, and forming t e connecting link of the Antwerp-Rot-terdam railway. Messrs Hamilto and White-Parsons were jointly responsible for development of the car-lender-Hamilton. bridge used by 11 Dutch in reconstruction of the Moerdijk bridge, and a number of othe . damaged during the war. //J these at Bordrecht, north of Moerdijk, contains the longest single sta - dardised span yet used ll } building—a Callender-Hamilton of 286 feet, weighing 480 tons. It was; put in place in just less than two' with the use of giant floating cranes. —London, September 17.

Extraordinary Letters. “He got in my way, so I le, him have it. Only for my rod jammin., the other fellow would be ca ° the angels, too.” This is . tract from one of two extiao . letters submitted at the inqu day into the death of Detective • • Ahearn, who was shot in a P car on August 11. The police ed the letters were written by - ney Grant to his wife, Edna > who was in a woman’s refoim iy at Long Bay gaol, Sydney. and Keith George Hope have been charged with the murder of Ane ■ “I could see them taking me from you, and leaving you there to • If any mug tries to harm y° u > . fill him so full of lead he will sink like a battleship,” read another extract. A detective said Grant had admitted writing the letters, claimed he did not mean what v. in them. In a statement, Grant claimed the shooting was an accident.—Sydney, September 17.