CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24905, 19 June 1946, Page 7

CABLE NEWS IN BRIEF

British Businessman Leaves £1,487.285. —The head of several British electrical equipment firms, Mr Frank Parkinson, who died recently, left £1,487,285. He was chairman of the British Electric Transformer Company, Ltd., Derby Cables, Ltd., and Crompton, Parkinson, Ltd. —London; June 17. Theft of German Jewels.—Colonel J W. Durant and his wife Captain Kathleen B. Nash Durant, United States Army, who are under arrest for the theft of jewels belonging to the Hohenzollem House of Hesse from Kronberg Castle, have left for Germany by air in Army custody—New York, June 17. American Officers Killed.—MajorGeneral Hugh Gaffey, commander of the 2nd and 4th Armoured Divisions in Europe during the war and two other officers were, killed and four servicemen were injured when an aeroplane crashed coming m a landing at Fort Knox. Major-General Gaffey was General Patton’s Chief of Staff on two occasions.—New York. June.l7. World Trade Unions.—Sir Walter Citrine, who was created a baron in the King’s Birthday Honours but who has not yet announced his new title, presided at the opening, of the World Federation of Trades Unions Congress, which is meeting in Moscow to consider the unionisation of German, Austrian. Japanese, and other workers, Franco Spain and relations between the United Nations and the World Federation of Trade Unions.—-London, June ML ■ - i

Destitute Persons in Calcutta. —An official statement which is a commentary on the food/situation, says that 337 destitute persons have been collected from the streets of Calcutta, 237 being not Bengalis, and have been repatriated to their homes. More than 1500 other destitute persons are at a Government camp. Nine hundred are awaiting repatriation to other provinces.—Calcutta. June 17. Death of Former Lord Mayor of Sydney,—A former Lord Mayor of Sydney, Aiderman Arthur Joseph McElhone, aged 78, died in a private hospital yesterday. He was an aiderman for 47 years and Lord Mayor in 1935.—-Sydney. June 18. U.S. Cheese and Butter Prices.—The Office of Price Administration has ordered retail price increases of 11 cents a pound tor butter and six cents a pound for Cheddar cheese.—Washington, June 17. Children 111 on Bride Ship.—When the bride ship Stirling Castle berthed at Melbourne on Monday night, a six-month-old baby girl was removed to the children’s hospital suffering from acute gastro enteritis. During the voyage a seven-month-old T>oy died of tubercular meningitis. Soon after rhe liner berthed at Fremantle, the first Australian port of call, a five-month-old boy died in hospital of enteritis. Five other children were also taken to hospital suffering from enteritis before the ship left for Melbourne. The mothers are complaining of the inadequacy of medical facilities during the June 18.