VOICE FOR
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FISHING
First Talk on New Phone Service for Ships
(By H. de Winton Wigley)
"Now call out!" directed the operator at the Humber Ships' Telephone Service.
"Hello, Loch Oskaig! Hello, Loch Oskaig!"
I
shouted. "This is the News Chronicle calling you. Loch
Oskaig Loch Oskaig! Over!"
From far away on the Dogger Bank a hearty-volce came back, "Hello, News Chronicle! Loch Osknig replying! Over!"
That is how the Hull trawler Loch Oskalg and I broke the silence that has reigned over the fishing fleets ever since they first began to go to sen for weeks together.
Our voices destroyed for over the; ages-old bolation into which the Beets have called.
"Loch Oskato! Loch Oskaig! Have you had a good voyage?
"Very poor. We are bringing 1,700 kit of fih to market; len stone in a We both realised we were doing kit. Bear Island fishing is very something mora important than lace. We have had bad weather merely inaugurating the new Post during the last Ave days, with Ofice short-range telephone (service) 'bitter north-easterly gole blowing." with trawlers, constern and other "Loch dikalg! What do you think craft within about 100 miles radius of the new telephone service?”
FROM DOGGER BANK
"Fine for business, but loo_expen-
ALL FOR YOUR SOLE AND
It simplex, one-way service, įsive for the crew. You won't get a The Loch Oiknig and I had to call man checking his football pool coupon "Over!" when wanted. to listen. from Bear Island at seven bob for I asked the Loch Oskuig all about three minutes on a one-way service." herself. I had Intercepted her on the Dogger Brink on her way home to Hull, where she is due in the early three hours of this morning, after weeks' Dahing in vile stormy weather for some part of it.
Let her speak for herself. "Hello, Loch Oskalg! Loch Oskalo! News Chronicle waiting! Over!"
"Hello, News Chroniclel Loch Oskalg replying. We are homeward bound from off the coast of Spitz- bergen and the Bear Island. Ashing ground, Bear Island, B-E-A-R Island,
North miles
of Norway, .300
N-O-I-W-A-Y. (Ho spelt nines
✓ 、ou!).
. "The weather is Anc."
PLAICE
The Post Omce cominented on our conversation thus:
"There is no proposal, at the mo- ment to make the fees cheaper, but the P.D. is always making services cheaper when possible.
16
"This service Is introduced meet the wishes of lie fsklar Industry, Firms can now organise times of entry into port with fish and avold gluts and waste and prices lamps.
"In cases of trouble or illness the
One of the modern Chinese ant. aircraft batteries placed in the Inter- national settlement, Shanghal, where they are Aghting the Japanese alr craft.
Spiritualists Say
JOHN BROWN WAS
A MEDIUM
QUEEN VICTORIA'S
CONFIDANT
erews can be in Immediate communi-medium, and brought messages to the Queen from her dead con- sort, Prince Albert.
Eution with home. Calls can .be
"Loch Oskaig! Loch Oskaig! How originated aboard or ashore.” far have you been?"
up.
Back to the Loch Oskalg for a
It is about 3,400 miles in all.
"We fished the Bear island grounds, moment, I have measured her trip where they say you will always get Ash, and found it poor, so we went As the crow flies it is as for as to the North'ard. The wonther was Canuda and back to the West, over Aine of Spitzberger, but there were the Equator and nearly to South plenty of icebergs about, and America to the South-West and al- could see the sun gilitering on the most as far As the Afghanistan know-lopped mountains.
Frontier to the East-South-East.
We
"It is one of the loneliest places All for your lets of sole and in these sex, Netos Chronicle"
plaice,
Doctors and Drink Test
One Said:
IRASCIBLE, CONFUSED,
DROWSY
The Other:
TEMPERAMENTAL, FLIPPANT, EXCITED
Two doctors-one a police divisional surgeon, the other an auxiliary medical officer in the R.A.F.-disagreed whether a man was under the influence of drink at Maryle- bone Police Station recently.
Squadron Leader John Goodburn Gillan, aged 30, of 601 Squadron, R.A‚F. Aerodrome, Hendon, was, by his own choice, committed for trial on a charge of being in charge of a car while under the influence of drink.
CHARGE-DENIED.·.
He was arrested at 5.30 a.m. in Daventry-street, W., where his car had broken down. He was advised to let a taxi-driver drive him home, but refused.
Gillan, who was represented by Mr. Bushell, denied the charge. This is what the two doctors anid:
Alexander Baldie (Divl-
Dr.
Very temperamental and rather sional Surgeob): He was irascible.
Sippant, and jumped from one sub-|- confused, at times facetious, and
jeet 16.another easily. Accused was: occasionally lapsed Into heavy in a very violent temper and: ex- drowsiness. He had an aeroplane eited, and waR stamping up and crash six weeks before, and hal down the police statión, several large, irregular
Senra on
Cross-examined. Dr. Willams and his legs. Such a crash would 'up- doubtedly render him susceptiblo he had seen Gillan the previous night at Kenslagton, where they had dined to the effects of alcohol.
Dr. J. Hugh Williams, Brondes- with other officers, and he was quite bury-road, 'Kilburn: Accused was i saber a few hours before his arrest.
Stricken Girl Borne Down
M
Mule Track on Stretcher
· Portofino (Italy), Sept., 30. 1/188 PAMELA BARGENT, 13-year-old daughter of Dr. Malcolm Sargent, the composer and .conductor, who was sirleken with 'paralysis threa weeks ago, challered cheerfully toęday with her parents and nurse as sho was carried down a mule-track on the first stage of her journey back to London.
... She was borne on a stretcher for 15 minuten. by four. Ited Cross men to
the nearest rout, where an ambulance was walling"" -
Local residents gathered round thin ambulance to say "Good-bye" From Genç, she will be taken to Parla and then to London by nero- "plane for medical treatment-struter.
TUESDAY,
FLEETS
“ALARMING ANTI-PRESS LEGISLATION
JOURNALISTS' PRESIDENT, ON PUBLICITY·
MISUSE OF OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT
Mr. Hugh Dayson, in his presî- dential address to the annual 'conference of the Institute of Journalists at Margate recently drew attention to the danger of restrictive legislation affecting the Press.
OCTOBER 19. 1937.
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1.00 Time and Weather.
1.02 New. Diayfair Orchestra and Allen (Baritone). -
The need for vigilant activity in
A Vialon Of Spring; Intro: Spring safeguarding not only the treedom of the Press but its other privileges in Song: O that we two were maying Eeneral practice was never greater Spring Morning: Come Lassies and than at present, he stated. The desire Lada; Spring's Awakening Now the of Parliament. to promote restrictive day is over; Venetian Nights: Intro:
Barcarolia in G Minor (Mendels legislation was becoming alarming.
sohn); Barcarolle (Tales of Hoffman In the interests of "clean journal-Offenbach); Carnival of Veniet I'll Stand Ism" and because certain newspapers (Benedict)....Orchestra;
Les Allen had not the sense to see the restric-By (Davis and colors: Deat tions they were inviting on them and His Canadian Bachelors; selves, the institute some years ago Little Boy Of Mine (Brennan and Les Allen with Sidney gave its support to the Judicial Pro- Bail).. ceedings Act, which imposed severe Horch (Organ); 'Belalaida'-Selec limitations .on the reporting of tion (Fosford); intro: Russian March Ballerina and and lonely: At the mairimonial causes,
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There had how come the Summary Procedure (Domestic Proceedings) Act, which, not only enacted similar restrictions in regard to certain types of police court cases, but in special circumstances made legal the ex- clusion of the Press from the courts. Where was all this going to end?
to have been less "There appears watchfulness over recent proposals of a restrictive character than might have been expected from powerfúl proprietorial organisations which are not without their spokesmen in both Houses of Parliament.
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of
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Fox-Trots-The Man From The South; Way Down Yonder In New Orleans; Fox-Trots-Bring 'Em Back Alive: Who Stole The Tiger's Rug? Fox-Trots-Moon Over Miami; Walt:
John Brown, the Scottish
"Let the public as well as the news.Song Of The Islands; Fax-Trot- ghillie who became Queen Vic-paper interests be on their guard Spunky Takes A Holiday. toria's confidant and the most against the discouragement
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'Geisha'-Selection (Sidney Jones) "Judges and magistrates are not The Caravan (Characteristic Sketch intalibic, and the function of the Buyer, arr, Leopold): The Cooles Press in throwing the light of know- Of Sumatra (Jessel); Child, You Can ledge upon the manner of their dig Dance Like My WifeWaltz; Dollar Princess Wallz (both by Fall) charge public dutics is an aspect The Flower of Hawall Selection
(Abraham). of this question which ought not to be overlooked.**
8.00 Tline, Weather and An- nouncements.
This claim is made by Spiritualists who, at their con- ference in Glasgow a few weeks ago, privately, discussed the
matter.
The association of John Brown and Queen Victoria puzzled the world 70 years ago.
But from recent investigations Epiritualists are convinced lat The blunt, uncouth Highlander became the inseparable com- panion of his Sovereign because of his psychle powers.
Documents in support of this [statement"are"in" the possession of Miss Eva Lees, of Leicester, daughter of R. J. Lees, well-known medium, who died seven years ago. ·
Because of a pledge given by her father, Miss Lees has kept the documents secret sO far. But she now intends some day to publish the
full story.
No review of the activities of the newspapers of this country would be tair or adequate if it omitled to note certain blemishes in journalistic prac- tice to which during the past year public attention had been directed:
INTRUSION
L'Amз
8.03 Studio-Concert by Mariette Dechesne (Soprano) from Lie Theatre de la Monnale, Bruxelles.-- accompanied by Nura Kanis.
L'Amour à fleurl nas, coeurg t'attendale (Belove); 2. Reylens, je (Stephane Mougin);
(Cleen Trlandaphyl); 4 a'envole quand l'amour meurt (Cremieux). Theme avec variations (H. Proch): Lakme: Pourqual dans les grands bois (La Delibes).
6.23-Ifawaiian Mimic.
"Our professional-colleagues every where except, perhaps, a few brag gart aportes of the doctrine that, what toey regard as news must be revealed, however cruel the costare with us in the campaign against what has
been called unwarrantable intrusion lato private allairs, and so are the proprietors. They have all said so through their representative and powerful organisationis.
Mr. Ernest W. Oaten, leading Maneliester Spiritualist and close friend of Mins Lecs, confirmed the existence of the documents. HIS "SECOND SIGHT"
"We Spiritualists have
no doubt af all that John Brown was Queen itäv Victoria's
medlum," he told the press.
"Queen
Victoria's interest In
J. Lees.
Spiritualism, which arose through her desire to receive messages from her dead husband, begins will R. "Lees had several sittings with the Queen and gave her messages from Prince Albert.
the dead Consort in- "Then dicated in a messago thai the
could Queen
find another mediuni in John Brown, A phille at Balmoral
"That is how John Brown, who came from a family credited in the Highlands with 'second sight,' came into the Queen's service.”.....
On many Important mallers of Sinto, it is claimed, the Chicen used to consult Prince Albert through the mediumship of her. shillie. Senrices
were held in private rooms of the Royal palaces.
went abroad When the Queen Brown was her faithful escort,
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"The Institute," he added, “dozs not;
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A ciyle wolcomb wis given to the delegates By Mr. W. R. Noble, Mayor of Margate.
Mr. Henry Archibald Taylor, of Lordon, was elected President for
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