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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 8, 1939
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"SQUARE DEAL" FOR NURSES
Grants to hospitals and representation for nurses on hospital committees are urged by the TU.C. National Committee on Nursing. It has been considering the interim report of the Govern- ment Committee on Nursing.
An announcement stated that the T.U.C. "wel- comed the drastic improvements in the services' conditions which were recommended."
GAVE 45,000 RADIOS
Nearly 45,000 Elind persons throughout Britain have now been provided with radio by the Wire leas for the Blind Fund. This is. shown in the Fund's annual re- port. Providing these nėta: kas cost more than £117,000.
23 YEARS İN ONE SHIP
"Less than eighteen months from the date that
the Congress at Nor wich called attention to the serious shortage of nurses, a Government Committee has verified the conclu sions of the T.U.C., and there is a striking resemblance between many of their recommendations and the charter drafted by the T.U.C. at Norwich," it adds.
"The Committee feels, however, that the full value of the Improve- ments in nurses' conditions will not be secured unless assistance to hospitals by grants from public funds is accepted. Care of the un- liner service. It should not be permit
fit and cure of disease is a national her ted to lose its efficiency merely be last voyage at Southampton a men- cause of an insufficient flow of pub-- ber of her crew lost a home. lic charity,
" the statement, goes on. Throughout the whole of the ves sel's twenty-two-year-old Frederick Carter had served in the ship as an engineroom grenser,
When the Union Castle Edinburgh Castle completed
NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE PLEA
He has never missed a trip or lost a day through illness
A volunteer defence army of This is believed to be a record in 20,000 was advocated by Tir. Barn- the British merchant service.
ard, Speaker of the Now Zealand
In this twenty-eight years he House of Representatives vestor has made 135 voyages to the Cape day. If Britain were involved in and back, covering an aggregate of 1,600,00 miles.
He is the oldest employee of the Union Castle Line afloat, with fifty years' service.
a war, he declared, New Zealand would also be involved. He gave Britain a lead, too, in proposing a ballot for men if the quota was not filled by volunteers.
LOOK HEFORE YOU LEAN — Pavlor, the Polar bear
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hich surrounda his home bat, unfortunately,
and like all good bears Pavlov looks before
surveys ikes Kft, drep mal wonders whether he dare make the at-
plore the dyke cén: foot Toaps. Pavlov
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RECOGNISE HIM?-Few people would recognise H, G. Wells in this photograph. It was taken when he visited Koala Bear Farm in South Australio during his holiday tour there,
Warship For Cape
South Africa's Government has bought the British monitor, H.M.S.. Erebus, from Great Bri« tain, according to reports in Capes. town yesterday. Erebus (above). will be used for the defence of Table Bay (Capetown), pending: the installation of 15in." guns Con Robben Island. After these guns hava beon, mounted. Erebus, will go to Durban, the Union's second port.
Erebus (7,200 tons) was com- pleted in 1916, Her armament: consists of two 15in, guns, two 4in.^ güns, “two 3in. guns and twelve smaller guns, Aalmilag vessel, the Terror,-- went five years ago to guard Singapore.
THINGS THAT SHOCK ENGLAND
"In England not only is every foreigner shocking, but also any one who eats with appetite. writes Dr. von Kries: in a Berlin. paper." "The gift of shocking in tentionally belongs only to the real true Englishman. He treads on the toos of other people in order to show that he is master of every- thing in the world. You cannot
take salt yourself (in England). It
must be offered
you. But, ife
AMERICA PLANS, DEFENCE
HIGHWAYS
Building of transcontinental roads across the United States is being, discussed with great interest by Congress.
President Roosevelt was asked at a Press conference, whether new roads would be necessary to move mobile anti-aircraft and other de- fence equipment. He said Congress's investigations dealt also with north and south roads, President Roose- velt added that sufficient factories existed for the building of planes, but that skilled workmen were lack- ing.
BREAKING AND ENTERING
There's been a case of house- breaking at the little village of Heyteabury, down in Wiltshire. But
you do take it yourself at table, you it was a le
must first offer it to your noigh- had
bour.
Anyone who wants
recognise one of these islanders the Continent need only watch he-ests soup (out of the
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