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ONLY ONE KILT AT SCOTTISH SHOW
THE only kilt at the private view recently of the Scottish Art Exhibition, at the Royal Academy, was in a frame.
The laird had for the occasion changed into morning coat, lavender grey waistcoat, and a pair of spats, said "How d'you do?" and did the social round on the edge of the gilt frames as the English do once a year.
The only Glengarry present was a, satin one with a bunch of ospreys in
It.
There was time-two hundred years o-when the chieftain wasi so proud of his tartan he even wrap- pest his feet in it.
The full blond dress, in a glass case, hat light-fitting trousers with tarian socks and soles all in one.
Woman Wins Art Prize
Sydney.
For the first ting in history the There is a picture, painted in 1685. Archibald Prize, recognised as the of the first kill, rather like a shrunkenerdon of Australian art, has been petticoat, and a pleture of the origin-won by a woman. She Is Miss Nora of Haus Heysen, al golfer. It Is William St. Clair, ofeysen, daughter Rostin, captain of the Honourable ne of Australia's greatest, landscape)
painters, Company of Edinburgh Golfers, driving off to the links with a thistle The Archibald Prize in worth about at his heel.
£450, În winnbyg“ it, Miss Heysen He worn black velvet kner defeated some of Australia's leading| branches, a red hunting coat, bowsprotraft painters.
af ribbon above his colf, and his The portrait she submitted wng of club looked like a long-handled hoe-Madame Blink Schuurmann, wife of key tick. His golf ball is number- Consul-General for the Nether- et for ratification purposes.
RUBY GARLANDS
lands.
fruit.
(lowers and
Ms Heysen, who recently return- fed from Londan, was not formerly There is the whole history of Scut-well-known as a portrait painter, but tish dress in the exhibition from the was regarded as or eminent exponent early stays when kilts were garlanded, of still-life, especially with rubies round the waist and the blade of the dirk was sharp, to the devadent. '80's when the tartan was a dressing-gown and the chieftin wore a white cloth like an leebur round bis head.
Monday,
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Mortgage Runs 138 WATER IN LONDON'S
Years
Dallas, Pa.
Nearly all the portraits are of men --they seem to have possessed all the! beauty and vanity of the period.
There is a piter of inbroidery Facres now occupied by the College of worked by May Queen of Scots that is ro hefter than the rest but drew a bigger crowil; an evening gown that
A.R.P. TRENCHES
Altorneys have discovered an un-: settled, 138-year-old morigage on 120
Misericordia here which calls for an
THERE was 5ft. 6ins. of muddy water in A.R.P. anmel pyament of 90 bushels of trenches on Primrose Hill, N.W., recently forty days wheat, College officials are seeking Prince Charles mee dated with: and to trace the heirs of the mortgagor after the Home Office circular to local authorities asking them to make trenches permanent by steel and concrete reconstruction.
#111-life of grouse and fruit.
to obtain clear title to the land.
Compensation for Firms in
A
British
China
London,
CONSIDERABLE number of questions dealing with the Far East were asked in the House of Commons recently.. The question of claims for compensation received from British firms in China was raised by Sir Charles Cayzer, as fol-
lows:-
The flood was rising all the time. The trenches were ex-
Gracie's 'No' Topected to overtow. 4 Shows A Day
Los Angeles, Caur for Entland recently, was asked by Gracie Pields, who left Hollywood Twentieth Century Films to appre the New York stage for one week.
And Gracie was willingon con- !
Kir Charles Caszer asked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the re-ditions, Madder the number and the extent; solution
from British them in Cha n res-the
adopted by the Leagen
of
"They are king me to da four!
The
February 27, 1939.
Modern Toys "Too Perfect"
Your children probably play with mechanically-perfect toys, realistic dolls, and tedily-bears. But are they as happy and'carefree as you were with less elaborate, things to amuse you?
Miss Ethel Strudwick, headmistress of St. Paul's Girls School, who describes herself as a thoroughly |old-fashioned woman" thinks not.
Speaking at the Pubille Health Con. ference in London recently, she said:
"When 1 think of an old carpenter's bench in the corner of my father's: gluedio on which was perched a doll's house consisting of a wooden box on iend, I wonder whether this newfound passion for giving children baby dolls exactly like the real thing, or teddy- bears all glorious with plush, is really making them bappier than did the old maite-belieye toys which left so much to the imagination."
THIS REALISTIC AGE
Miss L. H. Crocker, of the Ploncer Health Cratre, Peckham, commenting to the Notes Chronicle on this state- ment admitted its truth, but added:
"Misa Strudwick's statement is no argument against a realistic doll. When she was a child she probably had some lovely toys herself, but she remembers only those most familiar to her and those she used for her own imaginative purposes.
"We live in an age of skill, so the child of this age must have techni eally perfect toys or be separated from the reality of his environment.
Miss Strudwłek, asked to reply to this, observed;
"1 had not lovely toys, and did not miss them. It is a great pity that the children of to-day do not live in a simpler age, for their own sakes, poor things!
"i nalice that children who are real simply brought up to know the
pleasures of fresh air and the open country are much happier than those who live in nurseries crowded with
elaborate mechanical toys."
Girl Dances Till 2 a.m. To Pass Exams.
vf St. ARP. department Paneras Borough Council, who are
Stanley, Co. Durham. Fesponsible for the trenches, said:
Few prople can hope to win one "We are at present experimenting with other trenches in Regent's pen scholarship at Oxford or Cam- Ha bridge, but Joan Chariton, 18-years- One section there is being daughter of a Stanley colliery Park, ennereted. When we have ascer tained the cost of concreting and rooting this specimen section, we slut go into the question of costs for the whole trench system, with the Home Offler.”
Home OMee
clerk, has just wou two-one at each University,
And on the eve of bolli examina- tions she danced until two in the morning.
"Swolling before examinations is That is typical of the attitude of dangerous," she said. "When I was of claim for compensation received | Council, on 20th January, inviting shows daily," she said "but if New Joral authorities all over the country, younger used ja get very nervous, The abiect of the Home Office plan, but now I always go and dance the of the League of member: pest of destruction of their aroperty lexamine the proposals of the Chines. York audiences want to see what I 13 Japament military action
lean do, I must give 'em my whole was to enable local authorities which night before"
It was Joan's first attempt to win Mr. Batler: Nearly 300 claims for economic
Government for certain mea-urs but of tricks and two shows a day: chapter it to go ahead with the work
withanit furt
further reference to the scholarship. at sistante, His Majesty's i amounts totalling over £230,000, on Government propose to make any)
will be enough." of destruction, condeation, response the rearrest of thei Gracie addre that Mr. Daryl dascopy or forting, have so for been Chinese Government for at stance? Zanuck wanted her to stay in Holly-i accepted
as admissible and have bern
presented
the Japanese Mr. Butler: Certain proposals of wood, but she was determined to Government.
The Chiurre Government for econes- ;
make her next two films in England,
Then, it her contract
стаз Bir C. Cayzer: Can my right hon. assistance are under considere Friend bush out any hope of an early tion, but I am not able to malce a tinued, she might agree to work in trenches dag by murder of Hampstead
Holgwood.
accu
te
detailed statement ni present.
CHINA AND JAPAN
settlement of these claims?
Mr. Butler: My bon. Friend will
"I'm afraid if I came here for goed, be aware that clams of this kind are]
Hollywood might make me half and usually settled at the end of hostili-i Mr. R. Morgan asked the Prime hair and use the wrong lalves," del fier.
Minister what action he has taken, said.
WATCHMAN GUARDS.
Bat the authorities ure deinating "Rod" Turns Into
Snake
easts--while timbers rot and tren- ehes cave in.
Further up Primrose Hill are other
be another
Cookstown, Australja, Bitten on the foot by a snake, Wil- Borough Council.
A watchman stood beskie them. liam Howard reached down for a His job was to step children falling stick with which to kill it, but the in-because they had fallen in "stick" turned out to they might have drowned in the thake. which bli him on the arm. Prompt medical attentiun saved mud and water. Sir Henry Morris-Jones: Can my with reference to the refusal of the Maybe later they'll get to know
Hampstead Borough Council's Howard. right hon. Fiend give the approxi-Japanese authorities to allow goods the better; in fact they're bentravimą: į
A.I.P. department mate total cost of the damage sus-to be exported from Tsingtao when; to now. zained?
the exports have been ananced
"A few weeks back I felt it council are considering the question Me Baller: connot clo mure through foreign bankers" by mens useless to do splits and cartwheel in the light of the Home Oflee re- give the amount of the claims. of Chinese national currchicy; and for American applause, But now, if quest. It is a bit curly to say yel has been received from the Japanese tended to any other and, if so, what way. I'll bet ens to like me is wishes."
Mr. A. V. Alexander: What reply whether such refusal has been ex- they'll let me do my job in my own what will be done about the tren-
ports in China?
than i
Government?
Mr. Butler: Their receipt has Mr. Butler: There bern neknowledged by the Japanese cases Gny re
have been
recent months in which the Japanese authorities at Tsingtao!
Mr. Thorus: it not true that have refused to permit exports, Japanese have made a declara- either on the ground mentioned by tion that they will not pay com- my hon. bensation for damaged property?
Friend or without assign- Ing any reason. His Majesty's Con-
Mr. Butler: 1 should not like tujsal-General at
at Tsingtao has made
accept
general statement.
dealing
There were quest.on interference trade interests.
frequent representations in the mat-
English folks do."
He Guarded Windsor Castle
Inspector Edmund Dear retired also a number of ter lo his Japanese colleague, who
with Japanese has pleaded military necessity as the recently from his cost as Metropolitan with legitimaty British! justification for the actions inter police chief at Windsor Castle,
He was formerly personal, detective The matter has also been taken UP to the Duke of Windsor and was one Commander Marsden asked the by His Majesty's Ambassador at Prime Minister under what rule of, Tokyo,
of the low who knew beforehand that! the Duke was to broadcast to the international law the Japanise Gov-¦ The system of export permits has notion after his abdication, ernment are taking action to prevent recently becit extended to Weihaiwei British vessels from using the Pearl
Inspector Dear served twenty-six and Chefoo, where the situation is years in the force and was appointed ¦
to Windsor Castle in 1934.
River as the natural means of ap-boing closely watched. proach to the British concession at Shameen?
Mr. Butler: The Japanese allege that they are conducting military! operations which would be impeded! by the movements of third-party shipping.
Commander Marsden asked the Prime Minister whether he has re- ceived #zy statement from the Japanese Government on the ques- tion of the reopening of the Yanitisze River, and the inlund waterways of
the
ping?
Sucked Under By Tons
Of Sand In A Mixer
WITH a doctor standing by, a gang of men worked Yangisze basin tu foreign ship desperately at Greenford, Middlesex, recently, to rescue a fellow-workman who was buried in 18 tons of sand in
Mr. Butter: No statement has. a mixer..
received from the Japanese
The
their
Half-Anlstied trenches in St. Jaines's Park, near the Admiralty, are railed off from the public walks. Notice boards read: "It is dangerous to go near these trenches."
The depth of water in them 19 about 20. Westminster City Coun- cli are
about Uncertain future. They say: "Some are to: belled in, some are
not," The council, like other authorities, the cost of malting are counting fearles
They permanent. afraid of exceeding Home Once A.R.P. grants.
are
The Home Office circular issued 001 November 25 Informed local authorities that they could count on obtaining a twelve-year loan gurtion for expenditure involved, including that on preliminary work, and claim A.R.P.
grants at the appropriate rate the nuttay.
од
annual
A.R.P. expenditure, including that on trenches, Is borne up to 50 per
**
cent, by the Government and use
to 40 per anthority:
cent. by
the
Jaenl
The twelve-year lean sanction was believed to have been adopted to deal with semi-permanent work.
RADIOLYMPIA
THIS YEAR
There will be a Radiolympia, after
£50,000 co-
Government on this subject subse- The drama was at the worka, tỏ flow. As Murtindale landed the quent to their nate of 14th Novem- of the Rockware Glass Syndicate, sand sucked him down and he was, this year. ber, 1038. Japanese trading on the Yangisze Ltd.
Further
evidence
nf
work, the Was communicated to the Japanese) When, after an hour's Minister, for Foreign Affairs by Hisjmun was reached, he was dead. Majesty's Ambassador in Tokyo_on' He was Richard Martindale, aged 32, of Wellington-road, Roxeth, Har- 14th January last.
Commander Marsden: In view of row.
He was in charge of mixing the the fact that the Japanese are trad-j ing on the river and are advertising materials for the night shift work.
"NOT A CHANCE"
buried in it.
11
The scheme for operative advertising campaign to CHECKING FLOW
replace it was turned down by 1 Men rushed from all parts of the meeting
Tadlo manufacturers buflding and started to dig frantically. yesterday,
"It was only the smallest chance Omelals of the Radio Manufac- that cost Martindale his life," said one furers' Association explained that the of his mates. "By an extraordinary industry was committed to the hire of coincidence the sand started to flow Olympia, so that unless the exhibition as Martindale jumped. It was as were hold it would mean a flaneln!
for passengers and goods for trans- port, will my right hon. Friend see In the factory vast quantities of though he was going down in quick-loss. that our ships have the same very fine sand and other materials sand. He did not stand a chanee." privileges?
are poured into the mixers through a Mr. Butler: That is the reason for gigantle tunnel, sometimes the nurrow the ovidence submitted by His neck of the funnel checks the flow. Majcaly's Ambassador,
Usually when this occurs the man in
Imports Wild Geese
Willows, Cal. Thirty wild geese, of half a dozen
Concrete Mixers Taxed
Celevland, O.
All owners of concrete mixes and
Mr. Alexander: Are we to under-charge frees it with a long pole; some stand that the Government sequiesce times, however, it he thinks he can different varieiles, which took refuge in the holding up of Britist shipping: make it love more easily he jumps on on the Spaulding wildfowl refuge tar spreaders here now must take out and are they going to do nothing the sand in the mouth of the hopper. after being wounded by hunters, automobile ileenses, it was announ
That is what Martindale did but a have been shipped to Peter Scolt, exd by Chief Police Prosecutor Gerald more about 17
second before his feet touched the Brilish omithologist, who naked that; Pilliod. The licenses cost $200 and Mr. A. Henderson asked the Prime sand, the sand freed itself and started' 00 such; birds be sent him if possible, $900.
Mr. Butler: No, Sir.
If
I had
8.3
done
I was told-
I wouldn't have
this nasty cold!
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