THE HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY
2
1938.
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MEMORY 20 YRS.
THE
Lilic.
THE hospitals where more or less)
permanent victims of the world WIT arc cared for have provided many strange stories, but few stran ger than that of Heart Polat, mob- ilised with the 141st French Infan- try Regiment on the outbreak of war.
The call came to Pelat at the wed- ding feast following his marriage to Renee Polin. So instead of setting out, as planned, on the honeymoon trip to England, the couple were obliged to separate,, and within an hour of the end of the banquet Pelat was with his regiment.
In the subsequent chaus following the German invasion of Northern France, the bride was lost amid the crowds of refugees and lettera from Pelat
During his periods on leave or in hospital recovering from wounds, the soldier tried to get news of his lost bride, but without success.
Towards the close of the war he passed into husikal, a victim of shell shock, sugering from complete loas of memory, not knowing his name, repiment or anything about himsel For twenty years he continued in That state.
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On May Day, however, he andt other utetius tecre taken the elnemas by an organisation looking after such cases, and in the news svetion there were shoun scenes t Lille. Suddenly Pelat became excit- esh and shoved that the scenes shown were not strange to him,
Everything had come back through seeing pictures of his home town, and particularly the shop kept by his parents in one of the main streets,| where he had assisted his father up to his mobilisation.
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The recovery, Temarkable takto, 11 * convincing that the antkortfies arranged to confront Pelet with the people he claimed
as paru,
No sooner did they meet than the parenta recogniard the tong lost sun, river up for dead, with his name Aguring on the local war memorial, But there WHA another surprise for the
whose memory had come back. With his
burt parents Come his "widow," who had Te- mained true to his memory and after the first shock of reunion with hir parents the "wldow" was brought Info the ward,
Identity having been established beyond doubt, the military
author- gies will take the necessary steps the
AFTER
Swift suppression of the rebellion of General Saturnino Cedillo and his peasant army was repor ted by President Lazaro Cardena from San Luis Potosi, Mex., by Federal troops. Above, Federal soldiers guard arms given up by inrurrectionists, who were offered Innesty. These rißes are said to be of German and Japanese
make,
Courtesy
Cops-for the Jay-walkers
(By W. A. McKENZIE)
Courtesy Cops for pedestrians is the latest move in Home Office war on street accidents.
to have the "dead"
man brought ick to life officially, and to enable
Special "infantry" courtesy cops, distinctly uniform- him to
malce honeymoon trip he has to deferred ed, working in groups at the chief danger spots, will, under
the long-deferred
that he is Henri Pelat, born 1894, duties in London shortly. ed with emergency papera showing a scheme which is now under consideration, take up their "killed" by error 1918; rehabilitated 1938.
Actor Falls On Knife
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They will watch the conduct of their charges, pounce on offenders, and politely, but firmly, point out to them how they might have caused an accident, to themselves or to others.
Practices that will call for gentle reproof will include:
Ignoring pedestrian crossings; Stepping on to crossings without looking and
Walking from behind stationary vehicles.
a weeks. It
hus already proved ц success in Paris.
The motoring "courtesy cops" are to be tried out for 12 months, and if the experiment Is successful
a
national corps will be instituted. Grant, 25-year-old Betor Was taken
The Infantry "courtesy to Coventry Hospital
wiil be tried out for three months.
com" suffering from an injury he received when he accidentally fell on a knite
The scheme has been conceived as Drivers and cyclists who do not the result of the Ministry's analysis during a or
performance of Edgar observe the regulations about pedes- of accidents, which showed that the Wallace's play,
"Persons Unknown," trian crossings, light-controlled cross- at Coventry Opera
Ings, and vehicle stopping-places, orlessness and recklessness on the part
greater number were due to House. The incident occurred during one who take unnecessary risks, will also of pedestrians and drivers. of the closing scenes of the play, in be stopped and lectured. which Grant takes the part of the
Meanwhile the Minister of Trans- Preliminary steps have already port is considering the advisability of murdered man, The audience was been taken and, if it is finally up-making the pedestrian crossings com- unaware of the mishap.
proved, the scheme will start in a few|pulsory.
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