The King received at Buckingham Palace yesterday Lieutenant-General Arthur Wauchope, who kissed hands upon his appointment as High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief, Palestine. His Majesty conferred upon him the honour of Knighthood and invested him with the Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military Livision) and of a Knight of Grace of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
The announcement that the Knighthood was to be conferred on Sir Arthur was made in August.
I hope that my term of office will witness the moral and material prosperity of all Palestine citizens, and it is my fondest hope that I may do something towards it, Sir Arthur wrote in a message to the Agudist Vaad Hair, in Jerusalem, in reply to its congratulations on his appointment, which was published a few days ago.
The Agudah World Organisation announces to-day that the new High Commissioner has consented to receive shortly a delegation of the Agudah World Organisation and its Palestine Centre.
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