WENT DANCE
TOLD HE
Now His
Starting
Life Is
Anew
IF you were given three months to live what would you
That was the problem that faced 29-years-old Charles All- butt.
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Three specialists told him in Blackpool, where he worked on
the pleasure beach, that tuberculosis had affected his right lung
so badly that he could not live longer than three months.
A court order separated him from his wife.
Hospital authorities pleaded with him to undergo treatment. He refused.
His only idea was to enjoy himself while he could. And as dancing had always been hils chief delight it was to dancing he turned for solace-and "dance mad."
went
He withdrew all his savings. More money was given to him by sym- pathisers. From Blackpool he went to London. Never did he deny him- self anything he wanted,
Yet, at night, he used to le awake
wondering when the end would con
come
EMPIRE NEWS
TRANSFER OF NEW GUINEA CAPITAL Sydney.
Mr. Hughes, Minister of External Affairs, unnounced in the House of Representatives that Salamaua would be the capital of the mandated terri- tory of New Guinea, in place of Rabaul.
Rabaul was severely damaged by carthquake and volcanle eruption in May and June last, and it was de- elded to abandon it as the capital.
That is the story of how one man faced a three-months "death sch- tence." It was told by Mr. Allbutt himself recently, when, bronzed and walked into the Sunday active, he Dispatch Manchester offer.
"For three months," he
be sold, "I went on living as I had been doing.
M "My money was now nearly all gone, and I was desperately worried, "In March I collapsed in the street, and was taken by police to a Man-quarters chester hospital.
"That has saved my life. i feel newborn, and I am going back to Leicester, my home town, to take my old job.
"I shall never worry again: I am past all that. To live to-day well is all that matters,
up
"Whatever the future has for me, I shall take it as it comes.”
Provided Mr. Alibut, avoids exer- tion and excitement for two years he can look forward to being completely cured.
"I intend to do all that the ductors have told me," he said.
The cost of the transfer will be £350,000 and £160,000 will be spent on building 21 road from Salamaua to Wau, the centre of a rich gold mining area.
The establisturent of staff head- Reboul will, it is neur catlmated, cost £48,000.
Banking Legislation.-Sir Davidson, general manager of the Alfred Bank of New South Wales, has made
Apeech
Cummon- atlocking the wealth's proposed banking legislation which, he said, required trading banks to keep large liquid resources with the Commonwealth Bank. result would of advances and a decline in busi-
De drastie
reduction ness, incomes and
Federi
Antarctic Expedition Ment.
The
posal that the Australian, Mr. John Cabinet will shortly consider a pro-
"To-day Rymiil, organiser and leader of the
feel perfectly fit, but I shall take no
risks. My second life is too precious to lose,"
Torpedo Crash
Just Misses
Child On Beach
A TORPEDO which was fired by the destroyer Wolverine during exercises in Cawand Bay, near Plymouth, hit the beach und narrow- ly missed a child playing at the wa- ter's edge.
The forpedo was fitted with a dummy head so that there was no danger of an explosion.
Sallors from the destroyer landed and took charge of it.
Won Bet And
A Husband TWENTY
that
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MAD' WHEN
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Despite 'recent tension between Czechoslovakia and Germany, the hot mud containing sulphur and other minerals continues to gurgle upward in Czechoslovakia's 100 famous spas and business is reported nearly normal. Here, a Czech girl gets a dressing-down and a toning- up at Trenelonske Teplice. Mud comes from 5,000 feet below.
CHARITY RACKETEERS
MADE £11,400
SCANDAL JUST WITHIN LAW
British Graham Land Expedition PROMOTERS of so-called charity schemes are apparent- 1934-37, should lend
an Australian
ly within the law, even if only the smallest fraction expedition to Wilkes Land in the of the amount collected is given to charity. Antarctic. Australia formally took possession of his territory in 1933, Mr. B. E. Astbury, secretary of the Charity Organisation and is thought
its mineral Society, made this statement in evidence before the Joint Com- resources might be investigated.
New South Wales Revenue-Lord mittee of the Lords and Commons on the Collecting Charities Wakehurst, Governor of New South (Regulation) Bill. Wales, announced at the opening of the State Parliament that would be a further reduction
In Lux Unearned
income. The current year's revenue had exceeded ex- pcetations, and a surplus sured. He intimated that would be introduced, designed reduce starting-price betting it the course, thus increasing racing ut-
un
tendances.
There
He added that there were as many prosecutions as there should be.
The Bill proposes to regulate door-to-door collections on lines similar to the restrictions of the Streets Collections Act, and also bill to regulate collections in kind, such as clothing.
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the
Iron Ore Export Ban.Mr. Lyons, the Prime Minister, announced in the House of Representatives Government's decision to adhere to its embargo on the export of iron ore from Australia,-fteuler. India
JUTE INDUSTRY PROSPECTS
Calcutta.
"UNITED IN THE BEYOND"
An early end to the depression in ASPIRITUALIST wedding, believed to be the first to be the jute Industry la predicted by Mr. P. S. Macdonald, President of the conducted in England in a pri-
- ONE-YEAR-OLD! Indian Jute Mills' Association. At a vate house, took place in à
specini meeting of the Association it was resolved to admit to. member ship certain mills at present outside the Association.
Marjorie Lane, of Longmead- avenue, Bishopstoke, near Southampton, won more than a wager when she put this adver- tisement in a newspaper-
"Altrelive young lady would like to meet a desirable young man, with a view to friendship, It led her marriage to Mr. Sid- Icy Bungley, 23-year-old ice-cream salesman, of Brownhill Road, Chan- dler's Ford.
Miss
luxurious West End drawing room recently, when a parlourmaid and a plumber were united "in this life and in the beyond."
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Relay of 4th Test Match From Headingley, Leeds GRETA SCULL" "“(PIANO)
Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency of 845 kc.c's, and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m, and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c's per second. H.K.T. (L)
12-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe dral.
12.30 Bongs by Latelenne Boyer (Soprano).
Landerirette (Jambian and Do- lettro); Ballade (Jamblan and Dow lettre); No Dls Pus Toujours (J Lenoir
12.40 Orchestra Mascolto.
Spring In Japan-Woltz (Tadasuke Ohno); Blossom DreamWaltz (Kejo Ho Tauld); Song Of Hawall-Waltz (Borles-Corbeil); Dream Waltz (Millocker are. Hohne); Waltzes Of The World Potpourri (Arr. Corl Robrecht),
1.00 Time and Weather.
1.03 Tino Rossi (Tenor) and Con- tinental Orchestra,
De Picpus Au Palais D'Angkor- Fox-Intermezzo (V. Marceau); Ser- enade-Valse Espagnole (O. Metra)
Orchestre Ruby Goldstein; Be- viens Cherie (Come Back Dearest)
(Cyrleroy, Gardoni and Patruno); Colombella (Musique de A. de Pierlos -Paroles de Roger Fernby). M. Tino Rossi with Orchestra conducted
by M, Marcel Cartven: re
antelle (Mezzacapo)
Napolitain; Un Violon Dans La Nuit Tango (from the Revue Parade Du Monde'); In Serenade A Lena (from the Revue 'Parade Du Monde')
M. Tino Rossl; Vesu- na, Tarantella (F. D. Marchetti) Orchestre Napolitain; Re-Fa-Si Tango (Enrique Delfine); Responso Malevo Tango (Juan Polito)... Juan De Dios Filiberto y su Orquesta Portena.
vlana,
1.30 Beuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements.
Sir
1.40 Sea Shantics.
Str
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We're All Bound To Go (verses om The Shanty Book" edited by from
R. R. Terry); Johnny Come Down To Hilo; The Hog's Eye Man (verses from "The Shanty Book" edited by
R. Terry) Ray- mond Newell and Chorus with Piano; Fire Down Below: Hullabaloo Baluy (Harris) ... John Goss (Daritone) and tlic Cathedral Malc Volce Quartet.
1.50 Variety.
Xylophone Solo-Joey The Clown (Myers); Rio De Janeiro (de Gredos) Orchestra; Vocal Swing,
Rudy Storita (Xylophone) with Mister Charlie (Robinson,
Stompin' At The Sor Webb, Sampson) Judy Garland
(13 years old) with Orchestral ac- comp Fox-Trot Medley-Gershwin Fox-Trot Medley; Intro: Oh, Lady be Good; 's Wonderful; Looking for Fascinating Rhythm; Clap Yo' Hands; That Certain Feeling Harry Roy's
Ther-Ragamuffins on two planos with string bass and drums; Vocal Please Let Me Sleep On Your Doorstep To-Night (Weston and Leo) Billy Bennett and His Kerbstone Kwartette with Banjo and Mr. Astbury suggested that Pinno; Organ Solo - La Palomo consideration, should be given to (Yradier); O Sole Mio (Di Capua) the exemption from the pro-litzer Organ.
Horst Schimmelpfennig at Wur- visions of the Bill of collections made for District Nursing As-
2.15 Close Down. sociations, collections made by workpeople for an injured work man, and other small collections of a similar nature.
Lord Marley, quoting the report of one charity, said that he had made a calculation in respect of this par-
leutar charity and it appeared on collected the charity received 34d. the face of it that from every £1 Mr. Adam Maltland, a member of the committee, said he thought that; was not an accurate calculation.
Mr. Astbury then described he action of a charity organisation which, he stated, had collected £12,- 500 in goods and handed over to the charities for which were made only £1,100 in money
the collectio
as "little short of a scandal."
4.14
6.0 Haydn-Trio In G. Major. Played by Cortot, Thibaud and Casals,
Songs
by Helene Ludolph (Soprano).
With Verdure Glad ("The Creation"-Haydn); Oh! For the Wings Of A Dove (Mendelssohn),
G.21 Haydn-Symphony No. 102 In B Flat Major.
Played by Serge Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
6.44 Vladimir Horowitz at the Piano.
B
Darkle.
7:30 Loudon Relay The Fourth Cricket Test Match, England v. Australla.
Andante Mosso (From Sonata in Minor-Scarlatti); Presto (From Sonata in A Major Scarlatti); Mazurka In E Minor, Op. 41, No. 2 Mr. Macdonald stated that he be- The bride was 25-years-old Nancy
Capriccio In F Minor (Dohnanyl). (Chopin); Valse Oublies
(Liszt); lieved that an agreement for restrie Davis, who had been converted to the tion of hours would be signed soon, spiritualist faith by her employer,
7.01 Marck Weber's Orchestra. and that the industry would regain Mr. Colin Collen-Smith, founder and
"Geisha" Selection (Sidney its former prosperity.
leader of the "World Service Group,
Jones): Tales From The Vienna There was an increasing number Bengal Cabinet Crisis.Mr. Nan-Her bridegroom was Robert Charles of small waste collecting schemes in Selection (O. Strauss arr. Bene- Woods (Strauss); "Chocolate Soldier" sher All, Minister for Local Govern- Baker, aged 28, of Brixton.
the Greater London suburbs. His dict); "The Flowers Of Hawali"- ment in the Bengal Ministry, has The couple had first of all been society had been working in co Selection (Abraham); Intro:- Any refused the demand of the Prime married by a civil ceremony at operation with the British Hospitals A friend explained that the ad- Minister, Mr. Fazi ul Hug, that the Caxton Hall Register Ofice. vertisement was inserted "rather as should resign. The Cabinet there-
Society in warning voluntary hos-Port is home to a sailor; Hud I the The spiritualist ceremony was per- a joke," when another girl dared foro resigned, and was immediately formed by Mr. Robert Balcer Baring their names to be
pitols to exercise care before allow- DarkMy Golden Baby; I'm just Lang to do it.
associated reconstituted, Mr. Nansher All being banell, editor of Psychic News, in There were
with these schemes. 50 replies and one excluded.
Mr. Collen-Smith's house in Ches- from Mr. Bungley was answered. Wealthy Merchant's Sentence. ham-place. There were about 50
House-to-house collecting charities The welding took place at Bishop- Lord Brabourne, the Governor of guests.
had increased by 400 to 500 per A commentary during play by stake Church. Few villagers knew Bengal, has reduced by six months
GILT CHAIRS
cent, during the last four years. Howard Marshall from Headingley,
To the sentence of a year's imprison- In the drawing-room, recently re-
a question by the Marquis of Leeds. Aberdeen ment passed in June, 1935, on the decorated in modern style, were, glit
and Temair, Mr. Astbury 7.40 London Relay Food For Calcutta wealthy
merchant,
Lal chairs, hired especially for the occu- said that he did not think the na-Thought'.
tó Three short talks on matters of FATAL FALL FROM electric current from the Calcutta buge room with perfume
Chawkhani Marwari, for stealing slon. Masses of flowers filled the tional societies would object
complying with similar rules for topical interest. One passage read by Mr. Barbanell house-to-house collections as applied 8.0 Time, Weather and Announce Electric Supply Company. The ac-
the during the service wDE? used unsuccessfully appealed to the
ments. to street collections, High Court of
of Bengal, the
"We have come together to bring
8.03
Songs by Richard Crooks Privy Counelt and the Governor-General,"
two people together in the mered
(Tenor) and Essio Ackland (Con- FTER spending a happy day an The Bishop of Calcutta.—The con-
bond of marriage and to unite them Serious Student Proves rallo). A the sands at Weston-super-Mare, dition of Dr.
in his life and in the beyond." Foss Westcott, Bishop Gordon Tidbull, aged 4, of Eldon of Calcutta and Metropolitan
of man
After he
had terrace, Windmill, Bedminster, Bris-India, who was operated on for wished the bride and bridegroom and wife,unced them Mr. Borbonell tol, was sitting on his mother's lap in kidney trouble at Darjeeling on happiness and companionship "until the corner of a railway carriage on June 4, is greatly improved. The their faithful partnership shall be the way home.
Bishop will be 75 In October.
about it.
MOTHER'S LAP
His mother put up her hand to New Zealand smooth back her hair when suddenly
the train gave a lurch and Gordon
fell out of the open window.
nt
Frantically, Mrs. Modull grabbed
communication cord
brought the train to a standstill,
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Mr. Nash, Minister of Finance;;
For he driver of a passing goods announces that there will be an In-
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It
O Song Divine (Arthur St. Ives-'. Gordon Temple); A Dream ΟΙ Paraclisc (Claude Lytticion Adelaide.
Hamilton Gray) ....Richard Crooks; Follites is taken seriously in Aus-
Serenata (Braga); O Peaceful Eng-
translated to another sphere,"
tralia.
John Pericles, 20-year-old lond ("Merrie England"-German) Good-Byo A reception followed at Brixton, student of Adelaide College, rode Essic Ackland;
(Whyte-Melville-Tosti)....Richard and then the couple left for a honey-1,000 miles on horseback to Canberra Crooks moon at Bournemouth,
rather than miss the summer school
8.20 London Rely-The Fourth of the Australian Institute of Political
Mateli, Cricket Test
England v. Solence..
Australia.
Cotton Boll Has 7
Locks
saw Gordon lying on the track, crease in the guaranteed prico stopped his train, and realising the export butter to 13.008. per lb. and seriousness of the boy's Injuries, tooit in cheese to 7,758. per lb. The Charles P. Field raised what he con
Mosilla Park, N, M. him in the driving cab to Weston,
An ambulance was waiting to take delivery to overseas steamer will his farm here. The bell has seven averago price paid out including siders, an unusual bell of cotton on
The bonus absorbs
Love At First Sight
Wins
San Jose, Cal.
A commentary on the closing overs before lunch and a summary of the morning's play by, Howard Marshall from Headingley, Leeds.
8.35 London Relay London Log 8.40 Studio A Plano Recital by Greta Soult.
State College revonled the fact that Sing A Song Of Sixpence the child to hospital, but he died a be 14.8d. for butter. 800,000 from Most valley cotton in Ave-locke, se love at first sight. Virtually the
A campus-wide survey of San Jose 1. "Papliloun" (Schumann); 2. few hours after admission.
locks instead of the usual four or five. two-thirds of the students belleve in Livens),
(L.co Mother and child had been on the: £920,000 estimated surplus in cording to County Farm Agent R. some number were not quite so sure Bowls" by Claude Horking. Sunday school outing.
9.08 Studio-A talk'on' local "Lawn the Dairy Industry Account.
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