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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 15, 1939.
Barrister Sues Major Over
Maid Who Left
"WE HAD TO CANCEL CHRISTMAS PARTY"
A
BARRISTER and his wife sued a retired major and his wife at Marylebone recently to decide in whose house an 18-years-old girl servant should have spent Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Brigstock-their "Christmas was spoilt" of Parsifal-road, Hampstead, N.W., claimed damages from Major and Mrs. E. J. Corse-Scott, and from the girl, Miss Mary Ann Nolan, all of Cholmley-gardens, West Hampstead.
They say that there has been a breach of contract by the girl, and that Major and Mrs. Corse-Scott "procured and har- boured" her.
Mrs. Dora Constance Brig-1 stock described how she engaged Miss Nolan to live in, at a salary of £1 a week, in October, last
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minated by a month's notice on
either side: On December 16 Indian Ocean in October in the The 32 men who will sail for the Miss Nolan gave notice.
Research, to make vital surveys of: magnetic variation for the Admiralty, will all grow beards during the two- years voyage.
She spoke on the phone to Mrs, Corse-Scott, who asked if she could let Nolan go for Christmas, but she said she could not, as it was im- possible to get another maid at Magnetic articles such as razor-; Christmas time. Mrs. Corse-Scott blades, penknives and even brass seemed annoyed, and said: "Well, I tunic-buttons will not be allowed in must see what I can do about it." their kit.
Licut,-Commander D. II. Fryer,
On December 22 Nolan had dis- appeared, and a note signed by hier was found on the kitchen table. She master of the Research, belleves that wrote that she had left because she the crew will welcome the ban. "was not appreciated."
"I know shall be only too glad:
to grow a board and escape from Use slavery of the dally shave,” he said.
"As a result of her leaving. I was put to an intense amount of in convenience," added Mrs. Brigstock. "There were heavy snow-falls and It But a Czecho-Slovak firm wrote had all any funily home for the holi- days. We had to cancel our annual Boxing Day party."
"BAD REFERENCE"
Mrs. Ivy Mary Corse-Scott said that when she was in need of a maid on December 15 Miss Nolan came to her, saying that she wished to leave Mrs. Brigstock because was loo hard, that she was very un-; happy there and that Mrs. Brigstock
grumbled about her work,
the work
"She told me," said Mrs. Corse- Scott, "that she had been made to sign contract that she would give one month's notice. I thought int if you paid a maid by the week she could give a week's notice,
"There was nothing said by mel
to Commander Fryer recently point- ing out that a glass razor was on the:
market.
One of the largest shipments of gold recently-from. abroad. was $23,000,000 in gold bare brought from Holland on the Noor dam that docked in Hoboken, N.J.. Here a workman hends his back over boxes of the yellow metal. while a ́thecker sets down the number.
Princess Elizabeth Faces Her
First Ceremony Alone
PRINCESS Elizabeth, 12-years-old heiress presumptive to the Throne, performed her first public duty alone--unaccompanied by the King or Queen or Queen Mary-re- cently.
The occasion
was
the
"I haven't seen one of these razors," Commander Fryer sald, "but the crew will be at liberty to pack National Pony Society's one in their kit if they wish." Research was launched at Dartmouth tural Hall, Islington, N., Built at a cost of £100,000, the show at the Royal Agricul- recently by Mrs. Spencer Jones, wife where, with Princess Mar- garet Rose, she presented
of the Astronomer-Royal.
which was an attempt or encourage-rosettes to child riders. ment to this girl to break her con- tract. I did not wish her to break- it"
She added that Mrs. Brigstock ave Misa Nolan such a bad reference that she almost did not take her.
The case was adjourned.
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It was probably for this reason that Major H. J. Faudel-Phillips, with a wave of his arm, stopped thej crowd's cheers for the princesses. IN VELVET COATS
The first that the thousands of people flling the stands knew of thej ceremony was when the two prin- ces, barcheaded and wearing rust red coloured velvet coats, slepped Into the vast ton-covered arena and walked to the line of children seated on ponies in the mlade.
Only one person was with them- Major HJ. Faudel-Phillips,-pro- sident of the society. He was in riding costume.
Princess Elizabeth performed her duties with ease and dignity. she and her sister showed no self-consciousness,
Alternately, they presented rosettes
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Flames Damage Oldest Castle
EDINBURGH.
Fire damaged the south wing of Scotland's oldest castle, Dunvegan, on the Isle of Skye, for centuries the sent of the Macleod of Macleod.
During one of the first snowstorms
of the season, more than 200 Is-
to the eight girls and one boy all landers fought savagely to quenchi
under 12--who had been winners or runners-up in
in the contest. So much did the princesses enjoy
the flames and salvage the historic treasures within the ancient walls.
their experience that after each pre- One of Scotland's most treasured sentation they turned round eagerly relics, the Fairy Flag, was snatched to see if there was another rosette undamaged from the fire. This tat- left. Then they would stroke andered yellow shred, according to
legend, was pat the muzzles of the ponies.
to one of the old given chiefs by a fairy whom he had loved. She gave it to him, telling him that
GOVERNESS WATCHES
In the royal box Lady Helen if he or any of his clan was in danger Graham, one of the Queen's Ladies- the banner must be waved and help in-Waiting, Miss Craufurd. their would come.
governess, and Miss Knight, the head
nurse, were watching. They had an show. To reward them two bit: excellent report to take back to the boxes of chocolates, each decorated King and Queen,
with a large red, white and blue Because of their rank, the prin- rosette with the champion badge of cesses, who are very fond of riding, the society in the middle, were pre-
never win a prize at a pony [sented to them.
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Fleet "Sufficient For Any Work"
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and to reach port. Our ships were much more fully protected than in pre-war days, and the effect of their sheil-are was going to be 鼈 great deal better.
Lord Stanhope sald that there was' Stanhope, First Lord of the just now a shortage of artificers, but Admiralty, speaking at the Constitu- boys were being traired at present tional Club London, recently sald and that shortage would come to an "The Fleet is both efficient and sum-end in four or five years time. elent for whatever work it may be called on to do.", :-
A tremendous building programma was in hand at the present moment, and in 1930-40 no fewer than 200 warships would be in produclon in our dockyards. They included nine battleships, six aircraft carriers, 25 cruisers, 43 destroyers, 19 submarines, and a vast number of smaller but Important vessela:
They had to contend with the fick notlegable at Jutland; that a long- range shell fell almost perpendicular», ly, and modern capital ships were bullt to prevent projectiles penetrat ing their vitals. It they were struck- by a. torpedo or mine they would will be able to continue in action/
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