Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 11, 1939.
Gay, colourful
A.R.P. Investigation Shows
Half Britain's Wives Don't Know
What Their Husbands Earn
Anglo-Indian Schools Fund
London.
THE following appeal is being issued on behalf of the Anglo-Indian Schools Fund:
of
Some curlous domestic problems came to light when A. R. P. officials tried to get a census of busbonds who earn £5 a week or less (they get their shelters free).
In many cases wives who had #p- plied for free shelters had to stop delivery when their husbands admit- ted they earned more than £5 a week.
HAZY IDEAS
In other cases the work of the off- cials has been doubled because of Mrs. Brown's hazy ideas of the true size of Mr. Brown's wage packet.
Proceedings can be taken against "At n Luncheon held recently those who obtain free shelters by the Salters Hall in London, H.R.false pretences. the Duke of Gloucester made a strong appeal to the City of London for frencial support on behalf of the * The Anglo-Indian Schools Fund. Anglo-Indian Community came into existence owing to the deliberate polley of the East India Company to 'encourage marriages between the pioneer traders and Indian women. The children of these marriages were brought up to regard Gt. Britain as their Homeland, and thus there grew up a Community which has played un Important part in #trengthening
connections
out of
between
Those revelations so disturbed Dr. Edith Summersiel, M.P, that she asked the Prime Minister about it in the House of Commons.
An A. R. F. canvasser recently went through some of the back streets of the Deptford, S.-streets where every the British Istes shilling counts. Not one of the wives
Formby's Sister Wins Stardom
WIGAN.
ETHEL FORMBY. younger sister of George, famous Lancashire come- dlan, "has become a "star" overnight.
Her Broadcast, singing and play- ing the "uke" in a recent "Monday two-year contract with Jack Hylton. Night At Seven," un brought her a
When Ethel was at school near Wigan she dret felt the urge to jump "I saw the lastrument lying unused up on the stage and play the "uke. about the house," she told me, so I took it to schoal.
"Teachers were shocked to see me playing to the rest of the kids in the playground, I gave them another
left "I have never asked him." she and declared. "All that worries me is
"Without consulting anybody. I t my family and went to London. where I managed to get a job as a chorus girl-la the back row. "Many things tickled my fancy then. It used to laugh at
at anything. This was unfortunate, because I was fined
laughed! "Living for two weeks on bread and water eured me for a while, but luckily Frank Rubens, professional manager at Feldmann's, managed to fix a broadcast for me. Now I have
contract I'll be getting
2a. 6d. every time I too many
Though wage secrecy is a more serious qfication among fire poorer people, salary secrecy is observed to an even greater extent among the more well-to-do.
£20-0-
and India. The Anglo-Indian Com- knew exactly what her husband Washock later. When they asked me munity has remained staunch in the paid.
Even a from conductor's wife did what I wanted to work at when I and British cause, has rendered loyal
on the stage!. service to the British Ita), making not know what her husband was left school, I told them I wanted to go heroic sacrifices at the time of the paid. Indian Mutiny and in the Great Wor Under
the inevitable political
changes in_modern India getting my share to run the home. reanomic
of this Community are He gives me £3. After he's paid his lurgeployment; and there is no clubs it can't leave him much,"
This is Deptford wives' chief con unemployment assistance scheme, nor any free State education. They are cern-getting their share. If they at present substating en small pro-get it, they don't ask vident funds, and are consequently questions. unable to pay the small fees which
The
Áp- the schools have to charge. peal has been commended by British Arms in India, and in national honour we cannot withhold from them the one effective aid that can be given. In the absence of Lord Goschen, the
This was shown by the hundreds Chairman. I have been asked by the Committer to express the hope that of letters received by Dr. Summer- we may count upon your support. We skill after her question in the House shall feel most grateful if we may be Here are some examples: permitted to add your name, or the A woman living in Somerset with name of your arm, to our list of sub-her two young children was Ignorant scribers."
of the salary of her husband, manager of a large firm in the midlands,
He is able to go home only for week. After
paying rent and rates this leaves her only 33s. for food, lighting and heating. She asked for £1 week more, and after a lot of argument got an extra 10s, a week.
husband, she wrote, "has money for amusements, holidnys, re-
ASKED FOR MORE
Radio listeners will be hearing more of Miss Formby soon. She plans to sing songs, in modernised form, that her famous father George the musle halls Formby, years ago.
sang on
TRAPPER FINDS GOLD
Prince George, B. C.
Fig Growers Invent week-ends and allows her £2 10s. like everything else, but Percy Pea-
Hoodoo
Pasadena, Cal. California ut growers have dis- covered a successful "scare-crow" for keeping pilfering birds away from the
Trapping may have Its good points cock prefers prospecting. When the trapping business did not net him any profit. Peacock turned to pro- speeting. He returned to this city with $60,000 and three bags of gold nuggets.
"I cannot tell you of the humiliation
g trees. It consists of a bundle of ereations and clubs, and he enters turkey feathers made to look ke a into the social life of the city to and mental anxiety all this caures me, I never have a penny not knowing how much he really hawl and perched at the top of the great extent.
left over for the sightest amusement. Eurns."
trees,
unalia
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AUSTRALIAN BUTTER
Crown Princess Ingrid of Denmark, en route to the United States, stopped off at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, and during her visit there was presented a bouquet, as above, by a store sales-
womnn.
Army Reforms Offer Career To 40,000 Men
FORTY THOUSAND young men on the look-out for a career
-Fall in!
The Army, now offers new inducements to the 10,000 recruits required in the next 12 months. Not only will the Army pro- vide them with a career, it will also make service more attractive,
Reforms introduced with this purpose are:
Reduction of the period of far- from six years to eign service four;
Permission to soldiers wishing to make the Army a career to join for 21 years.
The change is expected to have a
Men on voutional training cnn extend service.
Soldiers returning from foreign | service for discharge or transfer to Reserve may extend service.
nol Reservists with character less than "good" can re-engage to complete 21 years' service and qualify for pension.
"Recruiting has been going up by
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LADIES' DEPT.
favourable effect on recruiting. The leaps and bounde," an oficial said, Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
War Office agrees that "long periods "but
We arc still About 10,000
spent away from home were natur-men short of full strength. A fur- ther 22,000 will be needed to cuver ully unpopular in the Army."
end of the
Hitherto the soldier had to com-replacements by the plete six years' foreign service before year."
he was entitled to apply for transfer
There is satisfaction in Whitehall
to a home establishment and even at the progress of recruiting for the then the period in the past was often Territorial Field Army.
Ninely-three of the 300 units are extended for a year owing to draft-
now at full war strength, and the ing difficulties.
The shortening of overseus service appeal for 250.000 men
for the
is a healthy sign. Recruiting hos im-second line battalions is meeting with proved suficiently to justify the a ready response all over the coun
try. step
The War Ofice points out that It Is sometimes necessary to send units on temporary duly overseas-to. Pales- tinc, for instance-which usually cun- not count as part of the four years abroad.
Soldiers completing four years' foreign service will be given three months furlough "If their home ser- vice unit is,dalng temporary duty
overseas.
WIVES ARE HAPPY Soldiers' wives appreciate especial- ly the four years rule, since it incans much longer spells at home stations four years more ut home in the case
of 21-years service men, and usually
da two terms of duty abroad,
Recently the County Territorial Associations began to send in details of their requirements for equipment and drill halls.
"We expect to have all formation sald the Wor by the week-end," Office. "We shall then see what can be den: Rmediately."
Thousands of-Territorials who... into comp this summer will be on 14 days leave from their employment.
Woman Doctor Attacks High-Heels
A woman ductor gave a warning Let Mrs. Grimths, wife of Platoon against high-heeled shoes at a con- Sergeant-Major W. E. Griffiths, 2nd Jarence in Southport, Lancashire Bn. The Wiltshire Regiment, speak recently of 500 members of the up for them:
Women's Electrical Association. years is too long to wait at She was Dr. Beatle M. Butters, hoite," she said. "Personally, 1 was assistant medical officer of health ai fortunate in having two years in Southport.
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Singapore with my husband and une "More illnesses are caused by foot In India. But some wives cannot
trouble then by anything else these stand the climate.
"Then there are the children, their days, and the question of shoes is health and schooling to take into con-important to women and particularly sideration. Every soldier's wife will to adolescents." she suld. welcome the new order."
The War Office is also making a six-monthis experiment with these
"I know that low-heeled shoes took stuffy, but children leaving school think they can do as they like. They Ko in for high-heeled shots and set Soldiers in Just, year of service themselves on the road to troubles cu re-engage to complete 21 years which are going to cripple them and become eligible for pension.
measures:
later."
"Crusoe" Takes His Wife With Him
THE loneliest job in the British Isles has been obtained by Mr. R. B. Mitchell, of Tenby, South Wales, engineer, airman, Only the finest cream is selected by strict farmer, beekeeper, animal and Government Tests for Australian butter,
bird lover, and handyman.
vacant.
He is staying with his brather in Swansea. He will move to the Call of Man us soon as the farmhouse is It may be a month before Mr. leaves the island. His slock of sheet Garrett, whom Mr. Mitchell succeeds, and rattle will have to swim the
Pasteurized and subject to every test for Ho has been appointed by the mile of strail to the mainland, and scrupulous cleanliness and purity, no more National Trust as warden of the Calf must wait for favourable weather wholesome food could be on your table, for of Man, an islet off the Isle of Man.and tide, MOTHER, TOO every meal,
The post is, unpaid.
and rickets.
Mr, Mitchell, 38-years-old son of
"Life for me is about to begin,"
A valuable source of vitamins A and D, and the late Rev. P. J. Mitchell, rector of Mr. Mitchell anid "No longer will we of those elementa which strengthen your Ashby. Splisby, Lincolnshire, and his be concerned with the everyday children's resistance against colds, eye troubles wife will live a "Robinson Crusoe" events of the world, for our job will
lige in a farmhouse on the island. be to watch over the rare birds. The produce of the farm and fisit will Mr. Mitchell said that he Intends be their only food-supply.
talking his 76-years-old mother to le Mr. Mitchell will be farmer, asher- Call of Mati. man, naturalist, and official bird watcher for the National Trust.:
A wholesome health-giving food.
ASK ALWAYS FOR "AUSTRALIAN, BUTTER".
Obtainable at all compradore stores.
IN R.A.F, RESERVE
Mr. Mitchell, who was chosen from 900 applicants, held a commission In: the Special Reserve of the RA.F...
"No income-tax, na motor-cars, so blazing sits and noises," he old, "Just my wife, my mother, and my self living in the old alone farm- house.
think it in a wonderful place. We shall never be lonely."
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Hush falls over the gay
chattering groups as the
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glides down the great staircase with cool, unhurried steps. She holds the centre of the stage and she knows it. Only the confidence born of a very slender lissom figure could stand up to ordeal by stairway on an "Orders and Decorations" ocasion like tonight. She takes no chances with that willowy figure of hers. If, through some rare oversight, her host fails to see that there is gin and ̧ Rose's Lime Juice → then she just sighs faintly and drinks nothing. He is a lucky host who sees her a second time at his parties after making. such a gaffe. There are many, many parties, but only one Rose's.