WAR HONOURS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25344, 27 October 1945, Page 6

WAR HONOURS

NEW ZEALAND'S RECORD

5236 DECORATIONS NAVY, AllMiY AND AIR FORCE (S.R.) WELLINGTON, Friday New Zealand sailors, soldiers and airmen won a total of 5236 honours and awards from tlio outbreak of war in September, 1939, up to September 9 of this year, according to figures quoted by the'.Minister of Defence, Mr Jones, ill ail interview today. In addition to this total members of the Merchant Navy had also been decorated for distinguished service. Of the 5236 decorations, 3087 were won by members of the Second N.Z.E.F., 1778 by members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and 371 by members ot the Royal New Zealand Navy.

The Minister commented on an outstanding feature of the list of honours and awards in that just on 160 decorations were received from 11 Allied nations, showing how much the services of New Zealand lighting men were appreciated in other countries. rive Victoria Crosses

A rare distinction was gained by Captain C. 11. Upham, who virtually twice won the Victoria Cross by achieving a bar to the first award. lour other soldiers and airmen also won the Victoria Cross. The Distinguished Service Order was awarded to 87 soldiers, . of whom 15 gained bars to the decorations, to six sailors, one with a bar, t and to 08 airmen, four with liars. \ Five members of the H.N./.A.I'. j were awarded the George Medal. Ihe Albert Medal was won by a member ot the Hoval Navy. The wide range of combat operations of New Zealand airmen is shown in the j register of awards from other countries, i Tlu'se decorations are as follows:—! United States Distinguished Flying j Cross. 16; United States Air Medal,, 18- United States Legion of Merit, 2; Polish Virtute Militari, 2; French Croix de Guerre, 5; Belgian Croix de Guerre, i- Order of Lenin, 1; Order of the Crown of Yugoslavia. 2; White Eagle of Yugoslavia. 1; Norwegian War Cross, 1; Czech War Cross, 1. From the Allied awards the Second N.Z.K.F. received 26 American decorations. one Russian and <lB Greek. Ihe R.N.Z.N, received 33 United States awards and one Croix de Guerre. Further Honours and Awards In addition to the honours and awards already mentioned, decorations were won by New Zealanders as folloArmv.—Military Cross. 214 (11 bars); Distinguished Conduct Medal, 95 (one bar); Military Medal. 488 (four bars); K.C.8., 1; C.8.E.. 63; M.8.E., 108; British Empire Medal 59; R-R-C., 24; mentioned in despatches. 1803 Navy.—C.B..2; 0.8.K.,8; M.8.E., 11; Distinguished Service Cross, 88 (seven bars and one second bar); Distinguished Flying Cross, 3; C.G.M., 1; Dis*tinguished Service Medal, 3-; British Empire Medal, 13; mentioned in despatches, 164; special commendation, 1. Air Force. —Military Cross, 2; C.G.M.. 5- Military Medal, 3; Distinguished Flving Cross. 868 (71 bars and four second bars); Distinguished Flying Medal. 176 (one bar); Air Force Cross, 73 (two liars); Air Force Medal, o; British Empire Medal. 21: C.8., 1; C.8.E.. 5; 0.8.E.. 12; M.8.E., 21; mentioned in despatches, 372; commendations, If

LIQUOR NEAR DANCES MANY WELLINGTON CASES WARNING BY MAGISTRATE (P A.) WELLINGTON, Friday A warning that if the offence of possessing liquor near dance:; did not stop the Court would take further steps to see that it did was given by Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., pointing out that on October 0 53 persons came before the Court on that charge, 011 October 12, seven, today, nine. "If the penalties the Court inflicts do not stop this practice, which Parliament in its wisdom has decided should be stopped, then the Court will have to increase the penalties." He imposed penalties of £4, and mentioned that the maximum was £lO. RADIO TELEPHONE DOMINION TO AMERICA SERVICE INAUGURATED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Friday The first telephone calls between New Zealand and the United States were made today, the first message being from Mr li. M. Patrick, of the Chief Post Office, to Mr W. G. Thompson, vice-president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. of New York. The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, spoke with the New Zealand Minister in Washington, Mr C. A. Berendsen, and the American Charge d'Affaires ad interim at Wellington, Mr Prescott Childs, spoke with the chief of the Office of Foreign Service in the State Department at Washington, Mr Seldon C'hapiii. The New Zealand transmitting apparatus is at the Wellington radio station 011 the Tinakori Hills, while the receiving apparatus is at the new post office station at Mafeara. In America the transmitting and receiving stations are both about 30 miles from San Francisco. The calls made today were all most successful and a further 74 conversations are booked to take place. If the demands keeps up, the hours of service, which are now between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., will he extended. OVERCROWDED HOUSES CHRISTCHURCHI CONDITIONS (0.c.) CHRISTCHUUCH, Friday Strong condemnation of existing housing conditions was voiced at a meeting of tenants recently. Examples were given at tho meeting of bad tenancy conditions and it was decided to form a Christchurch Tenants' Association and to ask the City Council to receive a deputation to lay grievances before the council. Complaints were made that rents were too high, and instances were given of houses being sub-let at rentals that were higher than the original rental. In one case it was alleged that a houso rented for 80s had been sub-let at £O. In another instance, it was said, £3O a week was being derived from a house in the city which housed 30 tenants, the houso originally being designed for one family. In a number of cases it was stated that former washhouses had been converted into apartments, and houses had so been deprived of their washing facilities. In many apartments there was 110 running water, except in the bathroom. Where baths had had to be installed to comply with the regulations, piping sometimes had not been connected to them and the baths could not bo used. Accommodation generally was stated to bo totally inadequate and in one case 50 peoplo occupying one house were compelled to share one washhouse. In another only two lavatories were provided for 30 people. Tlioso present at the meeting undertook to get in touch with other tenants and a further mooting of the association will be held soon.

CHILD HURT AT SCHOOL A fractured left hip was suffered by Colleen Auton, aged five, daughter of Mrs Leila Auton, of 117 Gillies Avenue, Epsom, when she fell at the Epsom school grounds yesterday afternoon. She was admitted to Hie Auckland Hospital, Her oondition is not serious.