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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
The total Expenditure in 1938 on behalf of alcis and denfitute children is estimated at $28,000, against which the Income to date is $25,000 only.
In order to continue its work, the Society aska for the balance of
$3,000
before the close of the financial year on
31st October.
Hon, Treasurers:
Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.,
c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,
P. & O, Building,
Mr. KWOK CHAN,
c/o The Banque de L'Indo-Chine,
Hongkong.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
Prison Scandal Shocks U.S.
SATURDAY,
22. OCTOBER
1938.
DEAD CONVICTS
"WERE BATTERED"
One of the worst prison scandals for years shocked America recently, when relatives of four convicts who died in Philadelphia county gaol disclosed that the men's bodies were no badly battered that it was difficult to identify them.
Conflicting statements by the prison superintendent, Mr. -William B. Mills, have enhanced the mystery enveloping the fate of the men, who are alleged to have led a hunger-strike in which 050 convicts condemned the gaol diet.
Relatives who
battered "and his eyes
of
What happened behind the prl-head was son's concrete-walled isulation block were clean out of his head."
mother where the men died is still kept Mrs. Mae Osborne,
Henry Osborne, came from the mer- tuary sobbing: "Oh, my baby. Oh, my baby," and then collapsed.
secret. bodies were told nothing.
of
V
the
Mr. Joseph Camodeca, a brother
the one of
snld: prisoners,
Dr. Charles Hersch, Philadelphia's sald that the men "Frank's bead was flattened out as coroner,
He been hit with n
would not though I had
were asphyxiated. sledge-hammer. Their heads were any whether death was caused by battered, their bodies looked us steam or whether tear gas had also though they had been scalded with been used, but he announced that steam. I had difficulty in identify-jan exhaustive investigation is to he ing Frunk."
opened.
At first Mr. Mills announced that "OH, MY BABY"
the
hand committed suicide. Mr. Michael McQuade, father of Then he issued a statement saying James McQuade, another of the dead that they died "possibly fighting convicts, Blso ald that his son's among themselves."
men
ONE WEEK COST
TO-DAY
In Every City on THE GLOBE
Some are enjoying perfect health-others are in hospitals fighting for life. Millions start off in the morning feeling fit and bright but without the slightest warning there comes an attack of pain in Cold and 'Flu the form of Headaches, Neuralgia, Nerviness, etc. infection is as sudden as an accident. For these ailments the popular world-wide medicine & 'ASPRO'. Its success is due to re- lief results that are quickly proved, and the fact that ‘ASPRO" is safe, because it does not harm the heart or have any injurious after-effects. Always usc "ASPRO' according to the directions to relieve Pain and Headaches, Colds, 'Fi and Rheumatism.
BRITAIN £40,000,000 ASPRO
(By A Special Reporter)
Britain's national defensive measures during one week fast month, cost, at a rough' calculation, £40,000,000. To mobilise and maintain the Navy on a war-time footing will mean probably a bill of £10,000,000.
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It is not so much the men who eat, £7,000,000. They cost the Guvern- up the money; it is the ships, their ment half a crown each. The fuel and their arms-they gobble for sand will total £2,750,000. The rest has gone in fire-fighting up-
up.
This year the A.R.P. department pliances, labour for trench digging, buildings, other row was scheduled to spend £8,000,000. reinforcing Local authorities were to have laid materials. out probably another £5,000,000.
11 PER WORKER
have been
A business expert estimated for All that money, to
been me that the approximate cost to the spread over the year, has
days' commercial world to make their pre- concentrated within a few
mises and stuffs safe was £10,000,- spending.
absorbed 000-about £1 per worker.
Gug masks alone have
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manning! Lastly, the cost to individunia-- ma He instanced the items-o much the Auxiliary Air Force,
organising transport, ARP. measures for the
Half a crown tor sand, timber, "black-out" paint the anti-aircraft units,
home, equipment. irst-aid outfits, fire at £3,000,000. It may be more.
at head-£6,000,000 for the population, School authorities have spent and curtains,
least another £1,000,000 removing leaving out the young children--1- labour. buckets, metal scoops, asbestos suits,
probably a conservative average. There is, too, the cost of calling up youngsters, to the country.
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
By J, NORMAN LYND
SHE HAS A NEW PARLOR TRICK WHICH HER
MOTHER KNOWS
NOTHING 'BOUT.
JOUR INSTRUCTIONS
WERE AND SEE THAT SHE DOESN'T GET INTO ANY MISCHIEF. KILLING FLIES KEEPS HER OCCUPIED FOR A WHILE -USEFULLY IF
NOT FLGASANTLY.
WITH A CLOTHES LINE AND A LIGHTING FIXTURE SOMETHING CAN BE DONE...A SWING ORA TIGHT ROPE C2 A MOORING FOR THE DOG.
THE BACKS OF CHAIRS DO FOR MOUNTAINSĮ WHEN SHE'S IN A
MOUNTAIN-
CLIMBING AWOOD.
A WHEELBARROW IS NEEDED... SO THE DOG HAS TO LEARN HOW TO TAKE A JOKE
•Ledger Scudirate
NORMAN LYND.
THEN SHE
REMEMBERS SHE HASN'T STOOD ON HER
HEAD FOR SQUE TIME
SHE HAS TO PLAY TRAINS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PLAY THERE HAS TO
BE A TUNNEL
THANK HEAVEN SHE TURNS TO READING. SO THERE WILL BE PEACE FOR TEN MINUTES-PERHAPS .
WHERE DO THEY LEARN THESE THINGS? AT SCHOOL? OR IS IT JUST NATURAL
TALENT?
"HEY
LOOKUT!