Carole Earned £93,000, Got £4,000
New York.
CAROLE LOMBARD, blonde film star, carnes £93,000 last year-Hollywood's largest salary -but, after taxes and other ex- £4,000 for pennes, had barely
herself. "But I think I had my money's worth." she said. Federal and
State
£70,500, This left
took
#xes ut!
she could not spend this on herself.
There were agent's fees, business
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, · · FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,
1938.
SEARCH FOR MOST TRAGIC MOTHER
OF THE WAR
NEARCH has begun' for the mothers who made the
SEAR
"greatest sacrifice of sons during the last war. Twenty-four nations which are still members of the League manager's salary, publicity, £2,000 of Nations are being asked to find their most sorrowing mothers year for parties, and other expenses to take part in the solemn ceremony of opening and dedication -leaving
£4,000. Saya
of the Hall of Nations at Cardiff on November 23.. Carole:
barely
14
"I've no kicks. I am hoping and I don't mind paying my money over to the Government. I like living here."
TAILPIECE Carole
now building a house to her real in- come two bedrooms, one far her and
one for cook, al a cost of £2,000. She is repainting her three- year-old car for £0..
Glostora
That woll-groomed cp. pearance can be ruined by a fow unruly hairs.
Glostara conquers unruly hair-koops ovary strand in its place-brings out the natural lustra of your hair.
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A "Hot Dog” with a z’9-fastener was demonstrated at the National Association of Retall Meat Dealers' convention at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, says Reuter,
It had square Instead of round ends, and was streamlined. After heating, the casing was removed by pulling the zipper with which It was fitted. The new hot dog is to be introduced throughout the United States.
Hot dog-America's most a frank- popular snack-is furter sausage usually served with a dab of mustard in a split 'roll.
DRIVERLESS TRAIN RUNS THREE MILES PASSENGERS UNAWARE OF
DANCER
New York, Aug. 20. A crowded passenger express train ran three miles in Ohio yesterday cab of the with
no one
In the
A Welsh mother who has ex- perienced the greatest sacrifice and suffering from the war will be asked to perform the actual She and opening ceremony.
ten other British mothers will be selected with the co-opera- tion of the British Legion.
LIVING EXAMPLE Round her will be gathered the mothers of other lands as the living xample of the tragedy and horror of war and as a symbol of the need for world peace,
The Hall of Nations is to be the
in Arst building
Great Britain directly dedicated to the enuse of pence and international justice.
Peace."
EMPIRE NEWS
INDIAN. RECRUITING
BILL
Simlo,
The passage of the Government of India Bill, rendering lable to punish- ment persons discouraging recruiting er inciting to mutiny, is now assured. A Congress party motion to hold up the progress of the bill was de-
feated by 67 votes to 50..
Mr. Jinnah, the Moslem League party lender, gave his support to the of the Government's bill in view agreement to empower the Provincial 1/ Governments to apply the Act they thought At,
"This building will be a Temple The necessity for the bill, said Mr. of Hope and
said Lord Jinnah, had been made clear by Con- Davies, the sponsor of the project, press speeches, but Moslem support "and it will be the outward expres-did not imply permission to the sion of Wales' deep interest in world Government to employ Indian forces peace and the League of Nations."
against the interests or will of India. TRIAL BY JURY
Calcutta.
LOST FIVE SONS
Lord Davies has himself met the cost of erecting the building, £02,-
An inquiry into the system of trial 000. It stands in Cathays Park, the civic centre of Cardiff, on a site pre-by jury is to be conducted in sented by the Cardiff County Coun-United Provinces.
cil.
British Legion officials in Wales have already discovered many wa- men who lost as many as five sons during the war.
There is also Mrs. Mary Ann Mad- den, a 77-year-old widow living in Mill-street, Abergavenny.
In 1914 she
the
This step is being taken after pro- tests by High Court Judges against the reluctance of Indian juries to bring in a verdiel unfavourable to the prisoner. This is particularly the case in murder trials.
A War Register.-Registration of
locomotive, and then stopped of its they all served had nine sons, and skilled workers to be used in case of she has served in the war. To-day war is proceeding in South India,
own accord, the passengers know ing nothing of the risk they had
run.
OT
A boller in the engine of the train, which is known as the St. Louisian, the burst near Selma, Ohio, and
and Arenz were engine-driver
cab of the either blown out jumped out, for their dead bodles were found alongside the track. They had been scalded and suffered tractured skulis. The train stopped at a curve in the line when it lost steam, and the brakes were auto- nutleally applied as the air pressure controlling them was reduced.
of them died of mostly among recently retired Gov wounds
while
a prisoner In Ger- ernment engineers. many; another was killed in action; a third was reported missing and has not been heard of since.
All the other six were wounded. One of them
em lost an arm and an- other was badly gassed.
Mrs. Margaret Jane John, a 79- year-old Cardiff widow, had six sons, all of whom served in the war: Two of them were killed in 1910 and a third died from wounds,
Of the three surviving, two are still suffering from their war dis- abilities.
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Police Injured In Rias-The Police Assistant Commissioner of and other officers were severely when rioting between injured Moslems and Hindus broke out at Fyzabad, United Provinces. The police were forced to fire and there were several casaulties." SOUTH AFRICA
UNION'S INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTION
Cope Town. The gross value of - artisles man- ufactured in South Africa during the year 1935-38, statistics of which have just been tabled in the House of Assembly, was over £160,000,000. The salaries and wages bill was nearly £37,000,000,
Europeans in factories earned on average wage of £231 a year and non-Europeans £60,
Nearly 304,000 people are employ- ed in South Africa's Industries- more than three times the number employed 20 years ago.
Butter Export-The Dairy Industry Control Board has decided to export 1,000,000 lbs of butter by the end of September.
AUSTRALIA
1
RURAL INDUSTRIES AND DEFENCE
Sydney.
Mr. Thorby, Minister of Defence, slates that plans are being prepared to Incorporate rural industries in the | advisory organisation of the Australi- an defence structure, particularly in relation to transport.
Future exigencies, said Mr. Thorby, might call for the commandeering of suppiles, the reorganisation of pence- time methods of production and Government use of all forms of transport.
Command. and Blaff School. Australian military commanders will periodically receive Instruction In strategy and tactics, staff duties and administrallon in the deld at the new Command and Staff School, just opened in Sydney..
Wheat for China-Australian wheat and flour are in heavy demand in China, and heavily-laden ships are leaving Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide each week, CEYLON
GOVERNOR'S POWERS
Colombo. Differences have arisen between the Acting-Governor of Ceylon, Mr. G. S. Wodeman, and the elected Ministers over his action in certify- ing. the salary of the chích superintendent of the Colombo power station, Mr. Kirk.
The Ministers had proposed to dis- continue Mr. Kirk's services when a six-year engagement expired, and the State Council supported them. The Acting-Governor there upon exercised his special overruling powers.
The Home Minister, Sir Don Baron Jayatiska, moved un address of protest against the Acting Governor's action.
Indian Refuses Age Pension
"Dunphy, Nev.
An 87-” year-old Shoshone Indian here is not a candidate for a pension and doesn't think too much of palo- faces who are, When it wna mig- gested to him that he apply for one, he replied: "."Me no Uncle Sam boy. Me like to work."
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