NEW “YARD” CHIEF

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 132, 7 June 1935, Page 8

NEW “YARD” CHIEF

Sir Philip Game Trencharfs Successor A NOTABLE CAREER United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, Juno 5. Sir Philip Game succeeds Lord Trcncliard as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police of London. Game Sir Philip ! THE MAN FOR THE JOB Received Thursday, 9.50 p.m. LONDON, June 0. The newspapers commend Sir Philip Game's appointment, recalling his war career and his conflict with Mr. Lang, ex-Promier of New South Wales.

The Times says Sir Philip Game brings his own qualifications to the post. As Governor of New Sod<: Wales he showed those qualities of tact and firmness which the police and public have come to expect in the chief administrator of Scotland Yard.

The Daily Express says it is understood that Lord Trcnehard will return to the Air Force to take control of the expansion and reorganisation programmes.

Worked Together

BUILDING- UP AIR FORCE In relinquishing the position of head of the famous Scotland Yard, in favour of Sir Philip Game, Lord Trcncliard’ is handing the responsibility over to a man with whom he was closely associated in the Great War. It was while ho was commander of the British Air Forces in 1917 that he and Sir Philip built up the R.A.F. to a high standard of efficiency. Lord Trcncliard, the Ilian of vision and illimitable ideas, joined with Sir Philip, the executive-architect and builder. At the beginning of 392? Lord Treneliard was gazetted filar,shut of the Royal Air Forco (equivalent to Field-Marshal in the Army), being the first holder of that rank.

Sir Philip's share in the organisation of the Air Forco was recognised by Tiis promotion to major-general during the war and by his being rnado a Commander of the Bath in the first honours list after tho Armistice. Conflict With Mr. Lang.

i Sir Philip Game, who visited tnis country with Lady Game in February, 1931, is known in New Zealand chiefly by tho part he played as Governor or New South Wales during the stormy days of tho Lang Labour Ministry. SuPhilip's five-year term as Governor di uot officially end until last month, but it was shortened at his own request, as he was anxious to return to England for family reasons. Elis departure caused genuine regret throughout the State, as few Governors ana tueir wives had been as popular as Sir Philip and Lady Game. When Sir Philip arrived in Sydney in May, 1930, the economic depression was just making itself feit. At the end of that year ho found himself in conflict with Air. J. T. Lang on constitutional matters. Air. Lang was seening to abolish the Upper House, and he requested the Governor to agree to the appointment of between forty and fifty Labour nominees to the Chamber. Tho Governor replied that no proof had been furnished that the appointment of such a large number of members was uccessary, since no Government measure had been rejected by tho Upper House. In .March, 1931, Sir Philip refused a similar request, and on another occasion ho told Cabinet that lie would uot concede that he was bound to accept .Ministerial advice, whether right or wrong, on all occasions. However, in November, 1931, the Governor granted Mr. Lang’s request for 25 appointments, giving tho Government a majority of seven in the Upper House.

Government Dismissed. During tiio crisis in 1932 wlicu tux Lang Government refused to meet its financial obligations, t'no Governor requested Mr. Lang to withdraw a confidential circular to the Government's heads of Departments instructing them not to pay money into the Commonwealth Bank, in compliance with the federal law. Mr. Lang refused, and, on May 13, 1932, the Governor dismissed the Government, and, at the general election the following month, his action received the overwhelming endorsement of the electors.

In October, .1929, there was a rumour, which- proved to be without foundation, that Sir Hugh Trenchant was to be the next Governor-General of Hew Zealand. It was stated that ho was unwilling to accept tho position, lie entered the Army in 1893, and saw service in South Africa, West Africa, and on the western front in the Great War. In 1919 ho received a baronetcy, in 1921 the G.C.8., and in 1930 was mafic a baron.

The position of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police of London carries with it a salary of £3OOO a year.