NEW GOVERNOR

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24302, 17 June 1942, Page 4

NEW GOVERNOR

FIJI APPOINTMENT SIR PHILIP MITCHELL (Reed. 5.35 p.m.) LONDON, June 15 Major-General Sir Philip Eiien Mitchell has been appointed Governor of Fiji and High Commissioner for the Western Pacific. He succeeds Sir Harry Luke, who has resigned. Major-General Mitchell was specially selected in January last year as Political Adviser to General Sir Archibald Wavell.

Sir Philip Mitchell, who is 52 years of age, was educated at St. Paul's School and Trinity College, Oxford. In 1912 he was appointed Assistant Resident in Nyasaland, and throughout the Great War served in the King's African Rifles, winning the Military Cross. From 1918 to 1919 he was a private secretary to the acting-Governor of Nyasaland.

"in the latter year he became Assistant Political Officer for Tanganyika Territory, and subsequently filled the following posts: Assistant Secretary, Native Affairs, 1926; Provincial Commissioner, 1928; Secretary for Native Affairs, Tanganyika Territory, 1928; Chief Secretary, 1934-35; and Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Uganda, ] 935-40. In 1940 also he was deputychairman of the Conference of East African Governors.

FOUR FREEDOMS ENDORSEMENT BY JEWS (Eecd. 9.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 15 "The historic heritage of each religious, racial or national group must be shielded against oppression, so that every human being is assured a full share in the four freedoms —freedom of faith, speech, from want, and from fear," said the Rev. J. EL. Hertz, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Empire, speaking at Luton. Referring to the attitude of Jews toward the principles of post-war settlement, he said that without subscribing to any ideals and implications of a doctrinal character in the pronouncements by Pope Pius XII. and the heads of churches in England, Jews solemnlv endorsed their fine pleas of a primacy of the spiritual in the life of men and nations, as well as their reaffirmation of the absolute reality of the everlasting distinction between right and wrong in human conduct, and are furthermore in full accord with the ideals of social righteousness and international peace in those pronouncements.

SERVICEMEN'S CLUB OPENING IN MELBOURNE (Eecd. 12.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, June 16 The largest and most palatial servicemen's club in Australia was opened here to-day. It is staffed by orderlies from the hospital ship which brought the first American wounded from the Philippines. The cafeteria will accommodate 150 troops at a sitting. There is sleeping accommodation for about m The club has its own orchestra and dancing space is available for 650 couples. Australian as well as American troops are entitled to make use of the club.

CABLES IN BRIEF Raids On England.—Bombs were dropped by a few German raiders over coastal districts in southern and southwest England on Monday night, but caused little damage. American Volunteer Airmen. —The Chinese commander-in-chief in Burma has paid a tribute to the great courage of the American Volunteer Group airmen. He said .also that the group always seemed to be on the spot when wanted. Offices Damaged in Paris. —The explosion in the Paris Town Hall damaged the offices of the Prefect of the Seine Department, says a Vichy message. The explosion occurred in an underground shelter immediately below the Prefect's offices. Norwegians in Russia.—Hundreds of young Norwegians are now fighting with the Russians in the Arctic after having made a perilous journey from their own country. The number totals nearly 500. They are mostly between the ages of 20 and 25. Ho Permit to Visit Cologne.—The German Foreign Ministry has refused a request from the Argentine Embassy that the Berlin attache might be permitted to visit Cologne to report on bomb damage, says the Associated Press correspondent at Buenos Aires. New Threat to Czechs. —A correspondent of the Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nvheter says that the Czechs have been given until Thursday to produce those responsible for the killing of Heydrich. There is no indication of what fresh measures of frightfulness will be taken in case of failure. Problem In Formosa, —Chinese Army intelligence reports indicate that Japanese conscription in Formosa is unsatisfactory, says a report from Chungking. Japan is now feeling the heavy strain on manpower in Formosa. Theconscription plan provided for the calling up of 420,000 men. So far only 1000 have been enrolled. Naval Correspondence. Admiral E. J. King, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleets, has ordered the Navy to reduce the number of typewriters by 50 per cent and to eliminate all unnecessary correspondence in future. All paper work aboard ships is to be reduced as much as possible in order to release more men for battle duty. China Confident. —A celebration of United Nations Day was held at Chungking, says the British official wireless. Flags of all the Allied nations were displayed and the following resolution was passed:—"On this United Nations Day the people of China send this mes--nge of comradeship to their brethren in arms. We are confident in this worldwide ; struggle against aggression that we will not only have victory, but victory with tha assurance of peace." ,