FLOODS
MERGE
THE HONGKONG
LAKES
IN LAKELAND
6in Fall in 33hrs.
Fish in Gardens
LAKELAND'S worst downpour for 40 years-6.39in.
of rain fell in Patterdale in 33 hours-
Joined some lakes together;
Submerged campers tents and cars;
Stopped steamer services on Windermere and Ullswater
because the piers are under water;
Caused landslides at Ambleside,
Made roads impassable, isolating the hamlet of Hartsop, near Patterdale;
Deposited fish in Kendal back gardens,
EMPIRE NEWS
NATIVES AND
CATTLE DESTOCKING
Nairobi.
TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
30, 1938.
RADIO
A remarkable protest against the Kenya Government's cattle deslock-1 ing scheme took place here recently.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 natives from the Wakamba reserve, about 20 miles away, trekked into the city and
Kendal had 3.04in. in 24 hours, and at Ambleside and Winder- refused to disperse unless they were mere over 3in. fell in 16 hours.
Meanwhile, Southern England was enjoying hot sunshine.
Hundreds of acres were flood- ed at Ambleside. Water cas- caded down the mountain sides, carrying away hay, uprooting fruit trees and drowning sheep and chickens.
A wedding was nearly "washed" out at Burnside. With nearly 2ft, of water in her home, Miss Vera Wal- Эксг went to her uncle's house to dress for the ceremony in the village. church.
Even then the wedding was half an hour late, for the bridegroom, Mr. Arthur Bell, of Kendal, was held up by floods while driving to the village.
$ft. DEEP IN HOUSES
Serious flooding was also caused in Cumberland, where rivers over- flowed their banks, taking toll of sheep and poultry, interrupting tele- phonic and rond communications,
and driving campers to shelter.
At Cleator, part of a bridge was washed away, while at Egremont a heavy roller on a bowling green dis- appeared.
Water was 5ft, deep in houses at Grasslot, Maryport, West Cumber- land, while 100 houses and shops were affected.
Tenta peeped out of the water like ice-cream cones, and cars, left yo! hind when their owners made a hurried night light from the rising waters, were still submerged up to campers have their windows. Many
of Yet the stream returned home. holiday traffle through the parts Lakeland where rouds are clear continued like a mechanised nrmy on the march.
of
LIVES RISKED FOR ANIMALS Inspector Ernest Coventry, of the Kendal branch of the R.S.P.C.A.. risked being carried away by swirl- ing torrents when the River Kent overflowed to rescuc
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marooned for twelve hours.
Several times he was nearly swept away as he waded up to his armpita
for nearly half a mile.
Coal miners in Derwent Valley
given on offelal assurance that the scheme would be suspended.
The destocking scheme has been put into operation in an effort to re- store the fertility of the soll and raise; the standard of enttle.
The natives altuch great import- ance to the numbers of their beasts, and are quite indifferent to their Carter quality. According to the Iteport of 1934, a population of under 3,000,000 was about 0,000,000 head of cattle, yet has no milk for the greater part of the year.
Fuced by the unexpected influx of natives, the authorities suggested that a meeting should be held in the reserve to discuss the matter. The natives, however, declined, ur they wanted an immediate decision. They have camped by the roadside, near the racecourse, and mounted police are keeping crowds of other natives at a distance.
The Chiet Native Commissioner
of received a. deputation Wakaba natives this afternoon.
tho
When the camera man scouted around through the Pan Amer- tean airport at Miami, Fla., seek- ing subjects for his films, he discovered Irence du Pont, vice chairman of the board of the huge du Pont industry at Wi- nington, Del., and snapped him, ar above, Mr. du Pent, favour- of Ing the curved-stem style
nir to pipe, was returning by
his home America from Veradero Beach, Cuba.
nt
STARVED BABY
(51⁄2 months)
WEIGHED
ONLY 7lbs.
Ernest Reginald Cain and twenty-eight-year-old
a lang palaver he said that the Gov- ernment was prepared to forgive and his Winship.
General illunton
Rico, who Governor of Puerto escaped an altempt to assassin- ate him, as he reviewed a mili- tary parade in Ponce. Two per- 30 were sons were killed antel
the fusilade. wounded during Two members of the Nationalist party were arrested by police.
Magistrate- Motorist Of
Ninety-two
Fined For Driving Without Care
monstrators
BROADCAST
Post-Master General On
"All-Up" Mail MONKSBURY
PARVA
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and B-11 p.m. on 0.52 m.c's. per second.
H.KT. (KA).
12.00-12.20 p.m.
Relay of Service
of Intercession from Cathedral:
St. John's
12.30 Songs by Teler (Bass-Baritone).
Dawson
Good Green Acres Of Home (From 'Sweet Musle'); The Strong Go On (Pat Thayer): The Drummu Are On Parade (Neville).
12.40 Marek Weber's Orchestra.
The Nightingale's Morning Greet- ing (Recktenwald); The Squirrel Dance (Smith); "Dollar Princess"-- Waltz (Fall); Child, You Can Dance Like My Wite-Watz (Fall); Spring Song (Mendelssohn); Simple Aveu (Thome),
1.00 Local Time Signal, and Wea- ther Report,
1.03 Charlie Kunz at the Plano. Kunz Revilas No. 1; Intro:-If you could care for me; Kiss me again; Bitter Sweet; Some of these days; With a song in my heart; Night and day; Charlie Kunz Plano Medley No. D. 11; Intro: Little Old Lady; So many memories; You can't stop me from dreaming; The moon got in my eyes; Remember me; It's the natural thing to do.
1.15
Press, Rugby Reuter and Weather Forecast and Announce ments,
1.25 Dance Music, Fox-Trots-Harlem;
Sing, Sing.
Sing....Teddy Foster and Iin Kings Or Swing with vocal chorus; Tango -Dreams In Spring....Robert Re- nard Dance Orchestra: Fox-Trots
A Did
1 Remember? (From 'Suzy');
...Maurice Star Fell Out Of Heaven....I Winnick and His Orchestra with vocal refrain.
1.40 Relay of the Rotary Tifin Speech from the Roof Garden of the forget past disobedience if the de- wife Mary, of South Won-Tongkang Hotel
Subject: Japan's Economic Posi- to co- now promised
tion. Speaker:—Mr. Guenther Stein operate in the destocking scheme.ston, Hunts, were sentenced
2.15 Close Down. There was no possibility of modifying to six months' hard labour this. He promised that confiscated
would be cattle
restored if this at Winchester recently for undertaking were given.
neglecting their baby boy, aged five and a half months. Smart Girls').....Casani Club Or-
A district nurse on her rounds saw the baby in a prain.
He appeared to be lifeless, was wrapped in u woollen Kurment and an oki dress, end was starving.
INDIA -
FLOODS CUT RAILWAY
Calcutta. Communication between Calcutta and Assam has again been cut by floods. The Itiver Aic is rising and
It was said Mrs. Cain had ad It is dangerous to continue the einer-mitted that the child weighed Allbs. Heney ferry service ut the point at birth. When the nurso found him where the Eastern
Bengal rollway he weighed only 7lbs and should
have weighed about 17lbs. bridge has been waslied away.
The break in the line is 385 miles from here.
Central Provinces Premier-Pan- dit Ravishanker Shukla, the Con- press party leader, has formed a new Central Provinces Ministry of six. succeeds Dr. N. B. Khure
John Evison (92), a magistrate, of He
executive committee.- ut Tamworth recently for driving
A charge of without due care and attention NEW ZEALAND Fazeley on May 3, driving in a manner dangerous
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risked their lives to rescue a herd of Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire, Prime Minister. Dr. Khare resign- reaches. They was fined £5 with C4 88. d. costsed at the bidding of the Congress on Cameron cuttle brought 21 to safety: 15 perished.
At Brigham, railway porter Welghman swam fully clothed in the river, driving 20 sheep through the floods to higher pasture.
who Territorials Glasgow Ramsey, In the Isle of Man, had
thair tents błowa wwtly.
let!
the public was dismissed.
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Mr. G. L. Day (of St. Ives), suld The
EMPLOYMENT FUND
FIGURES
Auckland.
District Nurse Eileen O'Connor said she had been nursing for twenty two years, but had never seen a child in such condition.
Grace Moore To Sing In
London
MACKINTOSH'S
SHOE SALE
NONE SMALLER
THAN SIZE TEN
NOW LEFT.
Vere's Luch!
EWO
BEER
HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION
OF CHILDREN". Change of Address
All communications should be addressed to OLD CITY HALL Or to
the
Hon. Director
6.00 An Hour Of Danco Music. Fox-Trois-Harbour Lights; Some- one To Care For Me (From "Three directed by Charlle Kunz; chestra direct Copper Coloured Gal....Cab Callo
with
Vocal Waltz
Medley-Intro: way and His Orchestra refrain; Giannina Min; Don't forget the old
heard Organ play..Billy Thorburn (Piano) Folks at Home: When
drums and violin obbligato; Darndest 'Harmony (From Things, Baby Fox-Trots-You Do The
Wanderers. Parade"); The
and His Orchestra with vocal Fox refrain; Accordeon Band-"On With Intro:--Wake The Show" Selection;
Yours Sing: up and
Gypsy Violin truly is truly yours; The Darling of the Guards; Queen of the Sea; Lights
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Mecting out; Havana Heaven; Fancy
Schia's Accordeon .Primo you...! Band-Vocalist: Sam
Rumba
Adios Del
Costa; Run Con Canto-Buscando Millonaria; Tango Con Canto-El Boyero....Orquesta Tipica Roberto Rhythm; Got Firpo Fox-Trots-I I'm Nuts About Screwy Music.... The Ballyhooligans with vocal re- frain; Your Fet's Too Big The ...Nat Gonelia Mayor O Alabam...**
vocal refrain St. Moritz and His Georgians Grace Moore, the American by Nut Gonellu; Waltz-Follow Your Magnolias In The Moonlight (From Ted Fio Heart').T your opera singer and film star, will Heart (From the Film); Fox-Trot- two years in London on Novem-Rito and His Orchestra vocal chorus
Stanley
Vocal--Mine Hickman;
For You'); make her first appearance for Follow
ing without due care and attention;
Alone (From 'I Live This amount, says the report, ber 1 at the Albert Hall. She by and not guilty to that of dangerous driving. His client was prepared to more than adequate for relief re will sing in aid of Queen Mary's Moon For Sale... Les Allen and His Canadian Bachelors with Orchestra; quirements. The Government will Hospital. give an undertaking never to drive a
therefore be in a better position to
"I am longing to sing in London Fox-Trots--Poor Dinah; Sugar Rose motor-car again.
devote itself to providing full time
Miss Moore Raid before....Teddy Foster and His Kings of again."
Swing with vocal chorus by Teddy leaving for the Riviera, employment for the unemployed.
Foster,
The Employment Promotion Fund
Office marquee, with all papers, that defendant (who was not present) was blown into the air and was not is suffering from a weak heart. He report of the Ministry of Labour inspection by the island Lieutenant pleaded guilty to the charge of driv-alutes that about £4,500,000 is now
seen again. A route march
Governor was cancelled.
HAPPY YOUNG MAN
and
With A Pocketful
Mr. A. H. Gregory, prosecuting, said that defendant, in a small car, followed from Wilnecote to Fazeley
available for distribution.
was Overseas Trade Figures--Exports
from
"I want to sing like an angel for New Zealand during June the English public, which I love above nmounted in value to £5,014,000, all others." by a police patrol car whose oc- compared with £5,494,000 during
had noticed
cupants
driving.
erralic June his
last year. The comparable
On reaching a traffe island gures for imports were £3,583,000
at Fazeley he turned right instead and £3,061,000.
of left, mounted the traffle island and SOUTH AFRICA drove for some distance before turnt-
ing left, mounting the pavement and NAVAL TRAINING AT
heading for houses on the near side,
Just before he reached the wall, de-
fendant turned sharply to the left, shot over the Walling Street and an!
JOHANNESBURG
Johannesburgh. New barracks for the Rand branch
Of Poison to the pavement on the opposite side of the Navy League are being buill
and
of the road, missing a lamp post by on the outskirts of Johannesburg. made for week-end Street
The barracks will contain a ship's bridge equipped with navigation, In- 1. About one hundred yards farther struments.
on there is a narrow canal bridge. Defendant cut between a brewer's
Herbert Smith, eighteen-inches. He went back on the Wat- Provision is
continued towards training of boys in naval routine. year-old bank clerk, was Mile Oukt. known as a happy, cheerful young man.
He returned to his home lorry on the crown of the bridge and Redhill, the bridge wall, narrowly missing; a dit Hatchlands-rond, Surrey, after a fortnight's holi- cyclist who had to jump from his machine on to the pavement. When day at Whitby.
stopped he said: "I did not realise it
On the day he was due back at
was a trame island. I saw a lorry
work he was found dead at home. driver had his hand out, but I did not cyanide of potassium to kill seventy
In his cont pocket was found enough know why, because the road was
or eighty people.
He had taken about twenty-eight grains. man.
Five grains have killed a
The coroner at Reigate adjourned the Inquest for efforts to be made to trace the source of the polson.
clear,"
Mr. Day sald his client is the oldest
n life-long abstainer und in twenty-
NIGHT BATHER ADRIFT ON TYRE
After boats had
7.00 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions.
7.02 Rale Da Costa at the Plano. Many Happy Returns Of The Day (Intro:"Twilight Wall"); Sweet and Lovely (Arnheim, Tobias and Lemare); "One Hour With You" Medley: Intro: One hour with you; We will always be sweethearts.
7.12 Reginald Foort (Organ Solos). The
(Foort and A.B.C. March Ferring); Keep Smiling! (Reginald Foort's Signature Tune-Reginald Foort); The Whistler and His Dog (Pryor); Teddy Bears' Picnic (Brat- ton).
scarched in the one night James darkness late
Windham Road, Custro (24), of Bournemouth, was found a quarter of a mile out. nearly exhausted, clinging to a tyre.
Ile was
one of hundreds bathing The alarm was given by his dancee
7.25 The Billies, Gracio Fields by floodlight off Boscombe Pier, who rushed up to a pler attendant and The Balishooligans,
Little Mountain Cabin (Kennedy and said she had not seen Mr. Castro for nearly half an hour.
und Carr); Pop-Eyed Pete (Kennedy from A
...The Hill Billies. with Your Dog's distance, and gave the boats a clue. Novelty
Again
Faint erles were beurd
DANCER IN DRUGGED
WOMAN CASE
who often
wears
The two women came to Paris on
and companiment gton)....
Come
Gracle. Fields (Comedienne); Fa- vourite Favourites No.
2-Fox-Trot Sleepy Medley; Intro: Stumbling Time Girl When the leaves come tumbling down; Me and the Boy Friend; I'm sitting on top of the world; That's my weakness now.... The Ballyhooligans.
7.49 Commentary On The Local
8.00 Local Time Signal, "Weather Report and Announcements.
9.03 Studio-A Talk on "All Up" Mall by the Post Master General Nir. E. I. Wynne-Jones.
8,23
B.B.C. Recording~"Scrap- book For 1000,"
Presented by Leslle Baily and Charles Brewer.
9.23 Band Of II, M. Coldstream Guards.
Paris. The police, however, discovered Historical Pageant From Monksbury
Parva OLD cabaret dancer of Le England early last week and was seen Justice of the Pence in Huntingdon, A TWENTY-FOUR-YEAR-that she went to Le Touquet from
"Danny," with "Danny." eight years' driving had never before Touquet known as been in trouble. Unfortunately, he whose real name is Juliette masculino dress. had not noticed the "Turn Left" Burette, has been arrested on a signal at the island and the erratic charge of being concerned with the 20th. Mrs. Wethered took a room manner in which he drove was due the mystery of 80-year-old Mrs. at as hotel. to the fact that after mounting the Island his foot came down the Sybil Wethered, an English. found uti~ wrong controls.
In announcing the Court's decision, conscious in a street near the Ottawa, Ont. the Chairman said the magistrates Bois de Boulogne,
Mrs. Welbered had apparently been Canadiane smoked 1,000,000,000 felt that, in view of defendant's great more elgarettes and about 13,000,000 age, and having regard to the under-attacked, drugged and robbed of £40 more cigars during the fiscal year taking he had given that he would and jewellery,
When she recovered conscioumess 1937-38 than in the 1936-37 year, the not drive again, they could reasonably National Revenue Department re- take a more lenient view than other she declined to lodge d'complaint and
said she 'remembered nothing. wise they would have taken,
Canadians Smoking
More
DOTLE
on
woman,
recently
In "Danny's" house in Paris the police have found English notes In lighter, a travelling clock and other cupboard, a silver cigarette case, properly which they surmise is not
hers.
A Jersey corespondent telephones: Mra, Welhered lived for several years I Wethered.)
in Jersey. Her husband was Major.
Coronation
Bells March (Par- Canada The Maple Leaf for ever', teldge); Colonial Medicy: Intro: 'O, Canada': Australia-Advance, Australia'; New Zealand-God do fend New Zealand'; South Africa-- Bario Marale.
(Continued on Page 6.)
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