THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1939
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Washing Day? That's what it looks like. But the "clothea" are strips of cloth hung on the wings of this flying boat at Sout- hampton to scare away seagulls which delight in pickings holes in the fabric,
34 INTERNED. MAY APPEAL
Provisions for appeals by any of the thirty-four people interned' on the grounds of connection with the Illegal Irish Republican Army, were detailed in a statement by the Northern Ireland Ministry of Home Affairs.
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The fact having come to the knowledge of the police that plans had been prepared by the IR.A. for attack on prominent people and on Government and other property during the Christmas and New Year periods, the Government decided that, to prevent such outrages and the serious breaches of the peace which would result, there was..
no alternative other than to arrest and intern the well-known leaders and prominent members of this illegal organisation," says the statement.
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A specially appointed advisory committee has been set up to con- sider appeals.
PRESENTED FROM COURT
Heard in Highgate Police Court:-
Man (a witness): He refused to let me give him the sack, say- ing he knew more about the busi- ness than I did and that he didn't think. much of my wife.
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Another Witness; I gave the de- fendant every opportunity of speaking the truth. *fronted him with his wife.
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Police Officer: He refused to 'quit the public-house, saying that ho was the captain therefore must be the last to leave.
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World's most travelled man, J. FL. Curle, former mining engineer, has just finished another 6,000-mile jaunt. He has arrived at Folke- stone from South Africa. Altogether he has travelled 1,700,000 miles during the last sixty years. PRESENTED FROM COURT:
Said a woman at Tottenham
Police Court:
He made a swing at me, and if I hadn't fallen over just at that mo ment and hit my head on the wall, I mig have been hurt.
I didn't like to ask my husband: for money, because it worried him, and when he was worried he used to-knock me about. :
He dever came home until it was time to go to work, then he used to go to bed.
NAZIS TO END RADIO
INTERFERENCE
Laws for the suppression of in- forence with wireless reception are being worked out by the Reich Ministry of Posts, announces an of- ficial communication quoted by Reuter.
If at first you don't succeed, Fourteen times has Min, the London Zoo's African Sociable Vulture, tried to raise a family; forty eggs she's laid--and never n vulture chick.bj
But Min's not giving up.
There's an I-think-I'm going-to- be-lucky-this-time gleam in her oye as she settles down, on nest number fifteen.
IF YOUTH WERE AT BRITISH HELM-
Young folk, nearly all of them under thirty, for a few days in March will give a glimpse of how Britain would be run if beardless youth were at the helm. This performance will be put on at a youth- gathering in London.
It is expected that a thousand representatives from youth organisations will assemble and debate "Bills" dealing with such subjects as national ser- vice, university education, the forty-hour week, and holidays with pay.
Young "Imps" (Junior Imperial League) will be opposed by spokes- men of Labour organisations and the party-war confusion which has muddled the professional politicians will be faithfully followed by the young hopefuls.
6,000 MILES FOR 40 WINKS
After a 6,000-mile voyage be- cause of an afternoon nap, Peter James Walsh, twenty, a Townend (Glasgow) seamah, has arrived at Plymouth in the liner Manhattan, from New York.⠀
- He was found on board the lin- er America Shipper, bound from Glasgow to Boston. Walsh then explained he boarded the liner in Glasgow because he wanted to sleep, and woke up to find_hlin- self at sea,
Fourteen youth organisations have already decided to take part in the parliament. These include the National Union of Students, the Girl's Friendly Society, the Junior Imperial League, the University Labour Federation, the Central Youth Council of the Church of England, and the League of Na- tions Union Youth groups. The main aim is to train young people to recognise their responsibilities as citizens. Earl Baldwin will kick-off in the opening session.
Well, the under-thirties could Thirty-four Republicans, recently hardly do worse than the over-aix- rounded-up in Northern Ireland, hardly do worse than the over-aix- have been served with notices that ties we've got in Westminster. they are to be interned." Sir Daw- Ignorance and inexperience are no son Bates, Minister for Home worse than apathy. What would Affairs, at the time of the round-up be real news would be a real Gov- stated that the police had discover ernment of men aged thirty-five to JEWS LEAVE WITH £30,000,000 ed a plot against the safety of well- fifty!
34 INTERNED IN BRITAIN
known persons in Northern Ireland,
and against public property.
Miss Joan Thompson, aged 18, practised at midnight at Earl's "Court for the British Junior Ico“ Skating championships. She had a special programme, and prac ticed it in hecret, the management having given her permission to use the rink after the public sessions finished at night. In one of the special balancing exercises she 11506, Miss Thompson carried around a candlestick with lighted candlen.
FILM INDUSTRY
EMPLOYS 9,529
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During 1937 the gross output value of Britain's film trade waa £7,163,000. „Costs were set at £2,286,000, leaving a net output valued at £4,877,000.
“I didn't want to go to America. I only wanted forty winks," said Walsh I am longing to get back to my wife-and children in Glas- gow." ex But first he will spend three days under medical observa- tion.
Since 1933, 175,000 Jews have emigrated from Germany, taking with them money and valuables worth £30,000,000 it was officially stated, according to Exchange.
NOBODY WANTS TOWN
GRIER'S JOB
The "Board of Trade Journal" last night published provisional re-, An advertisement has failed to sults of the first inquiry under the attract applicants for the post of Import Duties Act (1982). The Town Crier of Stamford, Lincs a number of returns received
post-worth £5 a year and fees for
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performing the duties.
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Some of the principal figures. given are: Cost of materials, fuol and electricity use, £899,000; paid for work, £323,000; "paids for hire of studios, equipment and services, £1,064,000; received for similar pur pose, £1,450,000.
Of the total cost of work in 1937 £5,709,000—the amount spent on colour films of all kinds was £526, 000, which is not high.
There were two boy and four girl artists under eighteen, while 3,702 men and 417 woman had parts. Other staff and operatives brought the grand total to 9.529.
* # NORWAY WILL BE NEUTRAL
Norway's intention to remain neutral in any international · con- flict which does not directly con- cern her was stressed in King Han- kon's speech at the opening of the new session of the Norwegian Storting (parliament). King Hina- kon expressed the wish that the hopes for peace entertained = 90' strongly by all nations w fulfilled, and a Jasting nende
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