CABLES IN BRIEF

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIV, Issue 22738, 12 November 1943, Page 5

CABLES IN BRIEF

New Appointments Mr Vv. B Hankinson, principal secretary at the United Kingdom office in Dublin, has been appointed Drpu<’ High Commissioner to Hie Unit"’. Kingdom in Australia Mr M E Vi; trohus. official r-ccrctary in the UuUed Kingdom Office in Australia. i ‘ ,p ”l transferred to New Zealand in a similar capacity early in the new year. British M P ’s Death <»•« Scrvirr .. The death has occurred of Mr b H M Russell, a Conservative mcmocr ul the House of Commons, on active service. Mr Russell, who was the -2th member of the House to lose his iii' on service, died of fever in an Egyptian hospital. U.S. Film Star In Australia The film star. Gary Cooper, signdd hundreds of autographs and smiled sk thousands of women who clamour<.l round him when he passed through Brisbane on his way to operational areas to entertain the troops. Naval Conferences Rear-A, - ural Alan G. Kill:, of the United K .les Navy, has arrived m London :or conlei lines with the Untied Stales Naval Chief in European waters. Greek Troops on Sanio--Greek troops from the Middle East are now on the island of Samos. iii the Dodecanese, which the Allies occupied in September.