CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24902, 15 June 1946, Page 7

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Back Pay for Royal Servants.— A special cashier, with an armed escort to-day went to the bank and collected £BOOO In back pay, which the Civil Service Union recently procured for 3000 Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle butlers, footmen, valets, cooks, and pages, says the “Daily Mail.” The Marlborough. House employees, who have now joined the union, expect soon to get their back gay. All salaries for the Royal Houseold are paid out of the Privy Purse, which is part of the Civil List voted by the Government each year.—London, June 13.

Recovery of Stolen German Jewels. —Jewels valued at £125,000, belonging to the Hohenzollem House of Hesse, have been recovered in Germany since the arrest of an American officer, Major D. S. Watson, at Frankfurt. Major Watson was arrested after his superior officer. Colonel J. W. Durant, had been taken into custody in Chicago. Colonel Durant was one of the two officers originally charged with the theft of the jewels from Kronberg Castle.—Frankfurt, June 13.

King Receives Lord NewalL—A Court circular announces that His Majesty gave an audience to Marshal of the'Royal Air Force Lord Newall. on his relinquishing his appointment as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in New Zealand. Afterwards Lord Newall and Lady Newall lunched with Their Majesties.—London, June 13.

Nudist Cult in Bavaria.— The nudist cult is flourishing in Bavaria, says the Frankfurt correspondent of the Associated Press. A blonde university stud-

ent told an investigator that her Munich groyp of 13 female and seven male nudists was a typical club. “With the present low food ration, the great amount of sun rays we absorb all over is very helpful for us,” she said. “Sex is far removed from our thoughts.” The correspondent adds that Military Government officials are perplexed over the point of whether nudism is contrary or not to the moral aims of the occupation.—London, June 13.

Lord Montgomery Visits Sidky Pasha. — The ■ Chief of the Imperial General Staff (Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery), accompanied by the British Ambassador (Sir Ronald Campbell). to-day called on the Egyptian Prime Minister (Sidky Pasha). He did .not reveal the subject of discussion, but remarked: “I came as $ soldier to pay my respects "—Cairo. June 13. Aircraft Crashes in Nigeria.— An Air Ministry communique announces that six members of the crew, 12 army officers, and four members of the Ministry of Supply were killed when a Dakota crashed in Nigeria on June ,9 while flying between Kano and Ikeja. —London, June 13.

Film Comedian Killed.—The film comedian, Charles Butterworth, was killed in an automobile accident.—Los Angeles. June 13.

Turkish Ship Fired On.—lt is ofdaily stated in Athens that Albanian coastal batteries fired on the Turkish vessel Indje while it was passing through the Corfu Channel. The vessel was not hit.—Athens. June 13.

Mr Attlee’s Visit to the Dominions.— It was said at No. 10 Downing Street that Mr Attlee will not leave for Australia and New Zealand before the end of July at the earliest.—London, June 13.

Captain Upham Leaves For N.Z.— Captain C. H. Upham, V.C., and bar, of Christchurch, before leaving London by the British Overseas Airways Corporation’s Lancastrian service, to return home, said: “I have enjoyed every minute of my stay, and I have had a wonderful time in spite of the rain. I have not had much sleep, but I hope to catch up during the flight.’’ He added that he would be glad to get back to his farm.—London, June 13. Radio-Telephone Service tn Austra-lia.—Radio-telephones may soon be established in outback parts of Australia where the cost of erecting ordin - ary telephone land lines is prohibitive. The Postmaster-General (Senator D. E. Cameron) said that it was proposed to establish the first country radio-telephone service at Broken Hill as soon as possible. Experiments are now being carried out to ascertain if these services can be established successfully.—Sydney, June 14.