Thursday
Starving Man Who Pushed Wife in
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
•
1938. December 22,
Pram 20 Miles To Hospital
"We Ate Stale Bread and Slept on Straw"
GIRL OF 13, THEIR LITTLE MOTHER, SHARED ORDEAL
AN ALMOST incredible story of starvation and hardship was brought to light when Edward Burrows, a 42-year- old unemployed labourer, former scaman and ex-Inniskilling Fusilier, staggered up to Queen Mary's Hospital, Strat- ford, E., with a perambulator in which he had pushed his sick wife 20 miles from Crockenhill, near Swanley, in Kent.
Mr. Burrows, his wife, Ethel, and their 13-year-old daughter Kitty have been homeless and starving for months. They are Londoners, but, faced with starvation in London, decided to make for the country.
They have been sleeping in huts and barns and in the open fields, living on scraps of bread and mar- garine, an odd potato or so, and water from streams
Mrs. Burrows injured herself some weeks ago working in
the potato fields. Such was her faith in Queen Mary's Hospi tal that she asked her husband to take her there.
Seven-Hour Trek Through Fog
The emaciated little family left their bed of straw in an Mrs. unfurnished caravan which let in the water and the cold. Burrows was put into a child's perambulator, covered with blankets and propped up with old sack,
Mr. Burrows, of short stature and starved until he weighs For only 8st.. set off to push her the 20 miles across London. seven hours he trundled the perambulator through the thick to the fog and crowded streets, and then handed her mer sympathetic folk at the hospital.
They soon realised that she was in dire need of medical attention. Mr. Burrows saw his wife in a clean, white bed, his daughter Kitty sent to friends-then he collapsed. He, too. spent the night at the hospital.
Here is the story, by Burrows himself:
Mr.
"I have been married 17 years and
I had a good job, but lost it through
no fault of my own. We were living in two rooms-in Hackney. I had no dole and no income,
"I'LL FIND WORK.
"I could not pay the 11s, weekly rent, so I said to my wife: 'We'll go into the country and 11 find work somehow. We left the furniture to pay the rent, took the blankets and
ulensils in the premi
and sethe storted. We had a lont and about 63. or 78.
In
Cyclist Pond Was Drowned
Con-
A post-mortem recently by
Bernard Spilsbury Sir firmed the police in their belief that the cyclist found dead in the pond at Putney some time ago was drowned, and hæl not been knocked down by and thrown in when death.
Car
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During the week-end the man was identified as Robert Charles Stacey. aged 40, a butcher's asulatant, of Kidoran Road, Brixton, S.W. He had been missing from home for nearly four weeks.
His mother said: “My son had 18 teeth out in the suniter, and the day before he disappeared had com- plained of violent toothache,
"As far as we know he had no troubles of any kind."
George Cardinal Mundelein of Chicago reviews a company of Faselst militiomen drawn up to honour him on his arrival in Naples. The Cardinal was en route to Hume to report to the Pope on the Eucharistic Congress in which he participated in high offices in New Orleans. He attended the beati- fleation ceremonies of the American nun, Mother Cabrini.
CHECK-UP
RAID
IN £10,000 GEM
INQUIRY
Scotland Yard detectives aided Vine Street police
officials recently in a widespread check-up of missing and “1 got a job, fruit and potato pick-abandoned cars for a clue to the thieves who stole £10,000 ing near Swanley at 10s, a week. worth of jewels from the safe of the West End firm of That was last June. My wife, who was also potato-parking, hurt herself Andre Downes and Co., Ltd., in one of the most daring at the work in the second week in raids of recent years. July, and finally I had to, seck work sisewhere.
"We walked about 40 miles to a
place dled Marden. Then we went on to Yalding. At every farm I ask ett for work.
"We were living where we could
at nights-sometimes in old huts, sometimes in barns.
bought state bread and mar-
garine, and we drank water from
the streams.
"We cooked with a fire of twins
when there was anything to cook. WIFE ILL IN HUT
bast! "My wife was lying ill in a nearly all the time. Then she had to o into hospital for 10 days for an operation. I went back to work near Swanley to be near her.
We slept in hut in a Act. My wife came out of hospital and joined My work ended, and when I got another jab loading beet 1 fell ill the stay I was to sturl.
NA.
"With the new job, we had gone to live in the caravan, which was terribly cold and let the water in.
on a bed made of slepi and my wife was very it. straw I on a tab from the boss and bought my wife a brown Joaf. sime butte and some brandy to keep her alive, Kitty and I had stafe bread and margarine, "The only fire we had was what We could make with the twists we collected.
GIRL "MOTHER”
Still confined to his home in Scarborough Road, Stroud Green, his head swathed in bandages, was Mr. Leslie Coute, chief clerk to the firm, whose midnight phone call to the Yard first raised the alarm. He told of an attack by four men who held him prisoner, bound, gagged and blindfold, for two hours while his keys were used to enter the office and rille the safe,
Mr. Coole was said to be too, the oflice early on Saturday he found shaken and upset to sre the the safe was empty, the missing gema Press, but his brother, Mr. G, including a £4,000 bracelet and some Coole, said.
understand he was hit on the beat by a heavy blunt instrument.
"My brothes told me that he was attacked as he was about to enter Scarborough Road from Upper Tol- fington Park, Islington, about 9.20
night. on Friday
He was on his WAY home from Finsbury Park Station.
"BUNDLED INTO CAR"
"The impression he got was but there were four men in the gan!
"After he had been struck he was bundled into a ear, where he was Some tied with rope and gutged, material was then put over his head so that he could not see where he was going.
"The enr
stopped after being driven some distance and my brother i belleves it stood for about two hours
raw stones.
Mr. J. Verrell, who lives near the Cooter, said that several times re- cently he and his son have seen two strange men waiting in Scarborough
Road.
'No Snobs Here,"
Says Countess
HARK!
A RUSTLING
PASADENA, Cal. Poller officials were especially grateful to a woman who tele- phoned them that she could hear i rustling in the bushes In her yard and asked if they would investigate. Two motorcycle off- cials responded, crept cautiously into the bushes and that night they had porum for their midnight meal.
SCHOOL PRIZE-DAY
Ellis Kadooric Boys
Like Gymnastics
That the buys have benefited inentally from D physically and minutes a week of physical training, was reported by the Headmaster, Mr. C. Myenek, at the annual prize giving of the Ellis/Kadoorie School, yester- day.
Mrs. Lawrence Kadoorie distributed the prizes, after which she congro- tulated the boys on their hard work and donated a Challenge Cup for any purpose the Headmaster thought boys were given a holiday, to-day. Countess of Carlisle, hon. AL Mrs. Kadoorie's request, the Auxiliary Territorial Service in Cum- Mr. Mycurk sald in part:--The berland, recently refuted allegations daily
commandant
Women's of the
Average
allendance from a
of snobbery in women's movements. maximum enrolment of 470 was 421,
She said that he "resents" state-
un increase of 25 compared with last
M.P.
in a building, probably a garage.ments made by Miss Ellen Wilkinson, year. There he was guarded by two men while the others went away.
"When the others returned the car drove off again and then it slowed down. The ropes were taken off my brother and he was pushed out into the gutter.
"Kitty was a good little soul. She was mother. I would wrap my wife in flannel, and Kitty would stay and look after her and keep us all clean by doing what we called a family wash.' 1 don't know where We "By the time he had regained his would have been without her.
feet the car had gone too für for him "We stayed on in the caravan, but to identify it.
She
A friend of Stacey, Miss Evelyn my wife was so ill that she had to Daniels, of North Street, Clapham, | come to hospital,
wanted to S.W, said: "Robert and I had known come to Queen Mary's because they each other for two years and were had been so good to her mother. nt Bhinking of becoming engaged "I had a shilling and I had to buy Christmas, He was
in excellent brandy, which left me with 3d, until spirits when I last saw him, the someone gave ine 4d, when we got to night before he disappeared, and Poplar. we parted the best of fileuds."
BERGNER'S
£100,000
FILM
LAW SUIT
An action concerning a £190,000 contract for the services In two
VISITS STATION
found himself in St. Paul's 'Rond,
The average attendance is unusual- The countess, who is helping to ly low, 89.71 per cunt. It cannot be In many organise branches and officers in the explained by sickness.
only, said: "None of the cleersses, however, attendance has been are being chosen on the ground of inversely affected by war conditions social position."
in the adjacent territories. Remit- tances for fees have been delayed or withheld, and boys have had unusual difficulties to fice on return from holidays.
NO CLASS DISTINCTION The Women's Institute movement was active in villages throughout
any class distinction. The same was
In Class 4, altogeflier 57 boys yield. per cent, and
ships.
"It was then about 11.30 and he Cumberland, but it worked withouted 35 passes of 61 Canonbury. After he phoned police rue of the women's political organi- gained seven Government Schelor-
ters took him to Isington police sations and other movements.
"There are at least three titled In Clames 5, 0, 7 ani 8, a total of station, where he spent the night.
"Yesterday the pollee called here women in this county who are most
403 buys were examined, and 320 or and took my brother to Vine Street active in useful public work."
81 per cent. passed. police station and he spent several hours with the C.1.D. there."
Kitty walked all the way. We got to the hospital at half-past seven.
Lady Carlisle pointed out that wo- "My wife is very ill, they told me
"It was almost film-like," the limen of leisure were doing public at the hospital, but I have seen her."
napped clerk told his brother in dis-work for which business women did Kitty is now staying with rela-cussing the affair when he got home, not have the Ume. tives.
When Mr. Downes was called to
DIVER SEES PILOT IN
DEAD
IN COCKPIT
"EXCLUSIVE SET"
These results show a marked im-
provement in purely English subjects. In Chinese throughout the school only 27 boys failed.
Ask him what he'd like from
Mackintosh's
If you happen to 'phone
him when he's half
dressed, don't be sur-
prised if he demands a
luxurious brocade
dressing gown +from
$19.50),
·
Nere's Luck!
EWO
BEER
A New Piano
for Christmas
Where There Are Children There Should Be A Piano.
Choose Your Piano To-day
at
ANDERSON'S
Ice House St.
retirement as a and happy reward to their Inbours.
fitling
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
Tel. 21322.
Gurona sold the offerings amounted to $0,500, and the deficit reached $3,000 for the year.
Fr. Guarona thanked Mr. A. W. Hughes, Mr. Eu Tong-sen, Mr. J. H. Prizes Distributed By Taggart, Mr. The Ka-po, the Hong- Mr. Li Yau-chuen kong Telephone Company, the Fo Leung Kuk. the Hongkong Football The third graduation ceremony Association, the Ministering League and distribution prizes of the St. to Children, and the Hongkong Louis Industrial School, West Point, Benevolent Saclety, for their support. took place in the school playground A display of gymnastics was given
It was possible throughout the year for each class to have the required Miss Ellen Wilkinson, M.P., speak-80 minutes per week for Physical ing at Jarrow about the Auxiliary Training. That the boys have bene Territorial Service, said it did not yond question.
titted physically and mentally is be particularly matter that a few scure yond
Not only do they titled women had been appointed as enter into work with evident enjoy- commandants, but it was a symptom nent, but the adoption of class of the whole attitude of the Govern- colours hun given them a pride in |ment towards the rest of them.
their personal appearance not pro- vlously shown. Millions of women were asked to
The various Leagues provide valu- Abns of Elizabeth Bergner and her Descending 40 feet into the sea off Amble, Northum-join up, but a small exclusive set producer husband, ou Cinner,berland, recently, a diver located an R.A.F. plane which dants. Probably, as a result of the long ago indifferent playing success were given the positions of comman-able training for the boys. Not so in pending in the Hugh Court,
It is pleaded that £50,000 was to crashed there a week ago, and saw Pilot-Sergeant W. A. fuss, other women would get in, but was sufficient to kill interest in any yesterday. Mr. Li Yau-chuen gave and a number of songs rendered by
If they had 00 of the upper class at game. In practice the leagues give away the awards. be paid for their herins, 10 Curl (25), of Feltham, Middlesex, sitting dead in the the end they would get mobbery all the boys social contacts otherwise
Fr. J. Guarona, Director of the gether with a private company, cockpit.
the way down.
unobtainable, and playing against Dramatic and Cinematograph Asso-
xtronger and older opponents, they School, said the school fall showed learn to accept defeat in a proper being boarders. This
an attendance of 580 boys, reventy ciation, Ltd., in a claim against Tra-
was an in- falgar Film Productions, Ltd.
crease of 100 over last year; while
Hospital Rond be converted into a mission because of lack of accom- gyinnastum has been approved by modation. Government, and work la begin
services each
Liability for £2,470 has been ad- mitted by Trafalgar Fin Produc- tions, who are counter-claiming for £20,000 paid in respect of the arcond
aims and for damages for alleged
breach of contract.
The first Alm, "Dreaming Lips," was produced, but the second was not made and the question is raised as to whose fault this was.
The case, set down for hearing before a King's Bench Judge sitting without a jury, is expected to Inst seyen days.
The body of his companion, Aircraftman Joseph Millican (20), of Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, was under the ma- chine.
Millican was brought by a rope to the surface, but when the plane was salvaged a little later Curl's body had vanished from the cockpit. It was not recovered.
Following a conference on Alnmouth fisherman, John Stewart, one of the first to arrive after the accident, accompanied ÏLA.F. officers to the place where he saw oil bubbling to the surface from the submerged plane and marked the spot with a buoy,
Dragging operations were redoubled and about midday the diver went down and located the plane.
A salvage boat returned to Amble harbour with the wrecked plane on board.
manner,
Night Club Owners My proposal Uint the annexe on 200 applicants had been refused nu-
Clubby
The work done Included print- EDON. It is hoped Government willing and bookbinding in the Industrial also approve provision of facilities School. The attendance touched, an for swimming at Kennedy Beach average of 00 per cent." next year.
All the clues had splendid suc- cesses in the examinations, while school competitions in Chinese, Eng- Fish and writing proved at great interest and value as a stimulus..
Regarding the School budget, Fr.
SAN FRANCISCO. Night club owners apparently are the world's greatest fans of night clubs. When the Night Club Owners
I wish to offer Mr. de Nome and Association of this city held its first Mr. Kay-former Headmaster our annual convention and round-up, it sincere thanks for their past work put on, as amusement for themselves, and fine influence on the school, and a flour show,
our warmest good wishes for a long
the boys.
CONTINENTAL
STURDY
and
STRONG
CARLOWITZ à Co,
4) Queens Rd, TA, BIRIS.