The King at the formal open. ing of a new library at Man-
chester.
MOTOR PROBLEM SOLVED
When Driver. Is "In
Charge" of Car
Sir Rollo Graham-Campbell the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, ruled at Bow Street Police Court, London, that a motorist can be legally held to be in charge of A car, even though it is temporarily incapable of being mechanically propelled.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1934.
WHAT
PLAYING FROM MEMORY
Pianist Who Could Not Stop
the plane from memory, said Ming- Nobody is over too old to play
linn MacKinnon: the educationist, at the Oxford course in music teaching recently,
"Memory will last if it is exor- Our last serial, "Stay Out of cised regularly, but it will deterior- My Life," concluded on Thursday ate if it is unused," she added. last, and enquiries have since leaves with the growth of self-con- "The mechanical memory of youth roached us as to whether we in-clousness, but the stronger mem- tend resuming this deaturo. If thoro la a demand for nerials, we shall be only too happy to comply therowith, but for our guidance we would appreciate expressions of opinion on the matter from our readers.
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its stead. If you can learn any- ory of the mature miné dévelops in thing at all you can memories
music."
Very few people know how to relax their minde. With practice one could learn to stop thinking altogether. The way to do it was to relax the muscles of the face, including the muscles of the eyes! and gradually all thought would drift away," One would have a feeling of delightful drowsiness, and with practice one would be able to fall asleep at will and at any time. This was a certain cure for Insomain.
"Mind wandering may be ni habit. It Is a common fault of people who are given to worrying, people who which ure
always thinking about things
past or thinga which may or may not hap pen in the future, Instead of think-
SUICIDE IN CELL ing of what is actually happening
Coroner on "Alarming
Discrepancy"
The inquest on Edward Paleston Cawacy (27), otherwise lan Gowan, civilian air pilot, of Thornton leath, was resumed at Croydon recently.
Cawsey was found dead in the lavatory of a police cell at Croydon Town Hall, on July 31. after having been remanded on a charge of fraudulently converting £1,309,
Miss MacKinnon told a story to illustrate the danger in practising music for memory by playing the same plece over and over again without stepping.
NEA
Touriste now will baye something_beildes the marvela of ANCIENT Rome to describe. For new Roma.offers-this, striking example of modern architecture-a multi-terraced apartment house.
just erected in the Italian capital.
"A well-known pianist," she auld, PRISON IN DEFAULT OF WIRELESS AND THE "told me that on the morning of
PAYMENT
Changes in the Law Suggested
concert he played one technical passage over and over again to get he came to that passage, his mind It perfect. At the concert, when
it in the morning, and he found reproduced it as he had practised himself playing it again and again without stopping. He simply could not stop playing, and the perspira- The inquest had been adjourned the sheer horror of what his fingers ses and other sums of money, because of contradictory evidence were doing. Ile told me it was one tion streamed down his face with on how Cawsey hanged himself-- of the most painful experiences ef whether from the cistern by the his life." chain, or by detaching the chain and placing it over an adjacent beam.
The
evidence
John Rankin (37), chauffeur, of Queensberry Mews, South Ken- sington, was charged on remand with being in charge of a motor
of Dr. T. car while under the influence of A. Dukes, police surgeon. drink to such an extent as to be was that he found part of the Incapable of having proper control chain deeply embedded in the man's neck as he lay dead on the
of it.
self from the clatera,
NEW REGIMENT OF FOOT GAURDS?
adjudication
PRESS
"People Want to See News
of news.
in Print"
Mr. R. D. Blumenfeld, the well-
whole law
With a view to amending the London recently, said that in his known journalist, speaking in with regard to im-
place the newspaper, as a purveyor the departmental committeo set up prisonment in default of payment opinion wireless would never re-
by the Home Office in June, 1933,
"It may tell you the newa, t presided over by Sir John Fischer may give you the news correctly Willams, stresses the desirability and adequately, but it will never of the acceptance of the general
convince you, bonuse
you do not believo what you hear," he said. principle that no one should you want to see it in print." to prison for nonpayment of
Whether television would make money under court of summary Jurisdiction an alteration was another thing. Next year being the silver
unless and until the mind of the Television was like an omelette- jubilee of the accession of His court has been specifically directed it was spread all over the place Majesty the King, advantage might to the question of imprisonment. and they would never be able tu "Perhaps the greatest defect of concentrate on it like they could a regiment of foot guards to be mittee, "is that in many cases com- be taken to suggest the creation of the existing system," says the comthe news in a newspaper.
Wireless and the daily news- known as "The Colonial Guards," in commemoration of the magni default, and the court has
mitment automatically follows on papera must go hand in hand: no There was nothing so comforting ficent response given by Dominions and Colonies in 1914. attention to the question winther, paper if it was properly produced. 914 opportunity of giving specific as to sit down and read a news- Each of the dominions of Canada. the case is one for imprisonment, Australia, New Zealand Africa could provide and South or whether further consideration ---company-and-officers to each faulter. The defect Is most evid- numerous commitment warrants ought to be granted to the de- to the court, and that consequaatle battalion. I am sure (saya the ent in the enforcement of fines are issued without specifie writer of a letter in paper) the idea of such a corps is a contributory cause of
a London and in rate canes, though It also sideration of the question whether would be exceedingly popular, satisfactory results in mainten- defaulter justify immediate
-tire circumstances of a particular both at home and abroad, and ance and affiliation cases.
I'm- would show the world that our
prisonment, la the main problem "The difficulty crented by the with which we have to deal, and company of nations stands shoul- facts that many people fail to which the main recommendh der to shoulder,
adequately to represent their case itions in the reports are directed
Rankin was arrested while altor, and the doctor was of the ting in the driver's seat of the opinion that the man hanged him- car waiting for his employer, out- Police Constable Bush, who dis- Ride the Holborn Restaurant. The Starting switch was locked, and, covered the body, sald that as he had no ignition key, he could
the chain was then fastened over not have started the engine.
the beam. The hook, making noose, had given way. The chain was not touched by anyone until after the doctor had gone.
It was contended by his solicitor, Mr. C. B, V. Hoad, that to securé a conviction for this offence the car_must be capable of... boing...chatn_was_over_thebeam.. mechanically propelled at the time,
The case had been adjourned for further legal argument.
Mr. Head now said that the sec- tion of the Act applied to "all mechanically propelled, vehicles, intended or adapted for use of the road." So far from being adapted for use. Rankin's employ er had ensured that it could not be used by taking the engine key away with him.
at
Two police witnesses said the The jury intimated that they had practically made up their mind on the point, but the Coroner de precated premature expression of opinion and sent for Dr. Dukes.
Dr. Dukes, adhering to his pre- vious cyidence, said he handled the chain several times.
After two hours argument and experiments in Court with the chain, the doctor accepted the
self from the beam: olice theory that the man hanged
Referring to the discrepancy bu tween the evidence of the doctor and the police as to facts, the Coroner and it was rather alarm-
A SIMILAR CONVICTION,
Sir Rollo said that there was no High Court decision on the pointing and very unfortunate, and he but there was a conviction Bournemouth Rome time avo in
did not think they could discuss somewhat similar circumstances.
it any further. Mr. W. L Sanders, for the Police, urged that the Intention of the Legislature was that no motor driver who was the worse for drink should go near his car. The Act did not of necessity Imply that the car could be driven. at the moment of arrest.
Mr. Hend Instanced the-case of a cor which bad broken down, and the engine removed for repairs. No one, he said, could suggest in such a case that the driver could
of
"Suicide whilst of unsound mind," The jury returning a verdict of said they were of the same view na the police as to the manner in which Cawsey hanged himself.
DISPOSSESSED VICAR
COURT UPHOLDS BISHOP'S ACTION.
The decision of the Wellington
be convicted of being drunk while (New Zealand) Magistrates, re- in charge of the vehicle.
Sir Rollo hold that the offence served since July 12, in the cass had been proved, but, in view of brought by the Bishop of Waikato -the milleating circumstances and against the Rev. George Bell, the Rankin'e oxcellent driving dispossessed vicar of St. Andrew's, record, he dismissed the charge Cambridge, Waikato, was made under the Probation of Offendora public recently. Act, on payment of £5, 5a, costa.
This decision, he said, would save him from being automatically disqualified from driving.
"HIS MOSLEM
BROTHERS” ·
MARSHAL LYAUTEY'S
The
decision upholde tho vicar of the living of St. Andrew's bishop's action in depriving the Parish, and orders the return of the keys of the church and sertàlu chattels, including the accounts of the church.
The "war" between the vicar and the blahop started several months ago, when the bishop declared the [Hving vacnut, after the vicar had rofused to accept disciplinary action. The Rev. Bell, however, refused to leave, and continued to claim to be vicar. The parish The burial place chosen by loners met on May 16 and unanim Marshal Lyautey ln on the out-ously approved the bishop's action. akirts of Rabat, next to the The vicar, however, remained in the
EPITAPH.
twelfth contury Tower of Hassan, possession
on of the keya of among the ruins of a former church, the macrod vessels and villago. Hin epitaph, chosen by books, to that the bishop's officers the Marshal himself, is to read: had even to break open the doors "To the memory of Marshal Lyautoy who was born a Christ- of the church. Finally, the bishop and churchwardon Instituted pro-
lan and lived a Christian, but coelings to recover these articles, vistice to lie in Arab ground be- which Mr. Bell refused to surren- sido hla Mostom brothers.!!
Taking no chances that their prisoners might escape and carry back" information fo the snimay, Paraguay troops blindfold their captured Bolivian freman on the trip behind the lines. This was after
a bitter battle in the Chaco' watalos
With a tremendous loss of life reported on b.
and Bolivia, Paraguay's ambulance force is taking by the
"to hospitali. Here a 1ypital Paraguay flying ami
con-
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