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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 1, 1939.
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THE KOWLOONATIC
A sort of woolly ape who sponda most of his time swimming across the har- kour to Hong Kong balancing an empty tankard on his head, because, not being very intelligent, he doesn't know that H.B. BEER can be, delivered to him in his kome in any quantities.
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ALTHOUGH Raymond Smart, of Chippenham, Wilt shire, has spent over seven years of his short life in hospital, nobody has been to see him except his family- and they could afford to do so only once a year.
But recently on the eve of his twelfth birthday, he held court with flowers, gifts, two cakes, and 15 guests at Westminster Hos- pital, where doctors and nurses are working night and day to save his right leg.
The guest of honour was Mr. S. G. Bedford, of Kingston, who had made It all possible. He had arranged for the fares of Raymond's parents to be pald and had interested members of the Spartan Football and Social Club of Kingston In Raymond's case.
Doctor On Brain Test "Surprises"
Tests for grading standards of in- HAS HAD NO SCHOOLING
Helligence were criticised at Birming- From now on Ilaymond will have am recently by a doctor who com- plenty of callers. The club numbers mented, "You can get the most sur- are sharing the task of teaching hinprising results from them."
man was
to read and write-for Raymond has He was giving evidence in a case been under the care of specialists affin which a Birmingham different hospitals since he was born summoned for falling to send his 14- and has never been to school.
year-old daughter, n certifled mental "Raymond was
(defective, to the special school from fine healthy baby," his mother said, "but he had which he had taken her last October. a kind of pucker on his leg which dld not heal. The doctors are ex- perimenting with grafting skin from other parts of his body, and they are looking forward to a complete and permanent cure."
"PROPER WILTSHIRE" Raymond was delighted to And that his baby sister Vera, who is 21%, has a "proper Wiltshire accent." He has forgolten most of his.
"MENTAL AGE, EIGHT”
Dr. Kemp, a medical officer to the the father that the girt answered all Education Committee, agreed with
the questions he put her readily, though not always correctly. On the basis of a series of lests he rated her mental age at eight.
Called by the father, Dr. E. Mont- gomery, the girl's own doctor, said: "I disagree with much of the work that children are given to do in these
*Thur "tis," anld Vern, pushing a special schools. From what I hear, package towards him. "OpenIt.much of their time is taken up with wull 'ee?"
J washing clothes that they bring from In it were two coloured handker-home. I can't see how that helps la
Improve their minds." chiefs and three pennies, Vera's own gift to him.
tests He did not consider that approved by the local authority were
is other sister did not come be-applicable to everyone. cause she is of fare-paying age.
Why Not Love On The Dole?
Love on the dole was champloned recently in a sermon by the Rev. G. E. Needham, viear of St. Phillip's, Sheffield.
A WIRELESS TEST "My knowledge of such intelligence texts," he said, "is that you can get lue most surprising results from them. Tests supposed to be suitable for eight-year-olds might not be passed by people of 50 or 60. There was one on the wireless the other night just like that."
The Chaltman (Mr. J. H. Bryson) said the Bench thought it was in the best interests of the girl that she
He was replying to reimarks by should remain at the seclul school Judge Essenbight, who at Sheffield until she was 10, and the case was County Court recently questioned the adjourned for 14 dinys. propriety of people marrying when on unemployment pay.
"A man who is unemployed is exactly the same as anybody else," said Mr. Needham, "Ilas he got to be segregated? Have we to separate hin us an animal? Must he he put away in a case until such time as someone can find a job?"
Britain Has Big Grain Reserves
London.
In her vast storehuuses in London, Liverpool and Curdift districts, Great Ile remembered that when unem- Britain has already enough grain to ployment was worse people living in just a year. comfort wrote to newspapers undi Present stocks are sufficient, It is objected to the unemployed going to claimed, to feed the people for more football matches and to cinemas, than four months without nitering Having failed to deprive the unem- the quality of the bread. By increas ployed of football and cinemas, they ing the production of flour by mixing were now trying to deprive them of it with grains other than wheat, peas and beans, supplies are sufficient for "So long as a man is prepared to at least a year. work it is a shame to say he shall It is understood that Germany's not get married. There is plenty of position is not as good as Britain's. work for everybody if we will distrl-|Her stocks would not last longer than bute it," added the Vicar.
eight months.
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