THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 4, 1941.
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"BAGS OUT TO THE CAR!'
NOW THEN, HAVE I GOT:
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EVERYTHING? I DIDN'T.
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CHEAP SKATELA
DESERT
WAR PRISONERS' PAY STAFFS SLUR ON OUR SOLDIERS COUNCILS
WHEN A British officer is taken prisoner, money due to him is paid into his bank or to his agent.
But when an ordinary soldier is taken prisoner his money is only credited to him to be paid after inquiry.
In other words, a British officer whe surrenders is innocent proved gudly, but other ranks taken pristner ure guilty till proved innocent. And this is under a law dating back to the Napo- leonic Wars!
Because so many mem- bers of county council staffs have left recently to take up more highly paid. positions elsewhere, Middlesex County Coun cil has asked the Minister have never before, in my forty of Labour, Mr. Ernest Bevin, to apply the Es- sential Work Order to local government.
"I was astonished when this was objected to, and I was ask ed not to pursue the matter.
years' parliamentary experience, had such a request.
"I ask the House to say it will tolerate any differentiation
not
This slur on our soldiers was between officers and men in this
condemned by Peers in the House | matter." of Lords and strong representa- tions were made for its removal.
The question was raised by former War Minister Lord Mottas- tone, who asked the Goverument to arrange that pay due to soldier prisoners of war should be treated, as savings, and credited to them with the addition of interest of 24 per cent.
"Wrong And Cruel”
He said the suggestion that the men аге not paid because they may have done something disgraceful W. 1 "wrong
the
cruel."
and
War
"I understand from Office," Lord Mottistone added. "that there would be no difficulty in putting men on the same foot ing as officers.
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BABY DICTATOR
cause
The Essential Work Order was issued by Mr. Bevin in March. It provides that no worker in a sche- duled Industry may leave his place of employment nor be dismissed A fair-haired little boy of abcal except for wilful misconduct. 3 forced the Divorce Court to
"Ten thousand people work for depart from its usual practice. the Middlesex County Council,
The lad insisted
to on being with and numbers enough his mother, a witness in a case. serious effect have
gone to work He sat quietly with her at the elsewhere," an official said. back of the court until she was "Many local authorities, includ- called.
ing the Middlesex County Council, his voice in do not fill their higher posts when they fall vacant in war-time." he continued: "they make temporary appointments to avoid unfairness to those who have been called
advertise "Some
authorities vacant posts and fill them perma- nently. The result is that people who are unlikely to receive pro- motion go elsewhere in answer to the advertisements.
Then he raised protest.
Counsel looked nonplussed. But Mr. Justice Hodson solved
"Let the problem, saying,
her stay where she is."
So the young dictator's mother returned to the back of the court, where, standing beside him, she
the oath and gave took evidence.
OUR 10-MINUTE CROSS-WORD
her
up.
Drift To Country
"Another cause of moves is a desire to get to safer neighbour- hoods. There is a big response to posts advertised in country neigh- bourhoods.
"All kinds of people have made a move lately, from stokers and porters to important mem- bors of the clerical staffs," The County Councils Association will bring up the question at a committee meeting.
"I do not yet know how wide- spread the problem is," the secre- tary of the association said, "but three letters I have had two or
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of complaint from other than local authorities.
The Gloucester County Council, for
has been losing example, A.R.P. workers to other counties. County Council
has lost roadmen, and the Soke of Peterborough public health
and public assistance staff."
PRINCESS LEFT
£406
Princess Catherine Georgieuna Galitzine, 49, of Croxted Road, died as the Dulwich.-S.E., who result of enemy action in London in October, left £406.
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