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HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH
May 16, 1939.
WIFE DIVES AFTER HUSBAND'S SHIP Tries To Swim Out To Liner When She Fails To See Him
66. Not
A Good
Swimmer
99
A LONDON WIFE, MRS. SHANNOW, OF LONDON-ROAD, NORBURY, S.W., JUMPED INTO THE THAMES AT TILBURY RECENTLY AND SWAM AFTER A LINER ON WHICH HER HUSBAND WAS EMPLOYED AS A MUSICIAN.
THE SHIP HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN, THE ROYAL MAIL LINER WAS SAILING FOR SOUTH AMERICA. THE LAND- ING STAGE WAS CROWDED WITH PEOPLE WHO HAD COME TO SEE FRIENDS OFF.
According to one of them the woman had been on the dock side and had tried to go on board the ship to see her husband, but had failed.
When the liner had moved about 30 yards from the landing stage, she walked to the end of the stage, clambering under the railings to do so, and, standing on the edge, calmly took off her coat and hat and dived into the Thames,
She started to swim out quite well after the ship, but was soon in difficulties.
One of the landing stage workers, seeing what had happened, threw a lifebelt to her.
She was brought ashore and taken to Tilbury Hospital, where she was stated to be comfortable.
Mrs. Shannow's elderson, Mr. Edwin Shannow; sald "I was amazed when I heard what had occurred.
"I have not told younger brother and alster what happened-only that mother is not very well and is re- maining in Tilbury. I will look after them all right in the meantime,
"My father went to Join the ship on Friday night and mother went to Tilbury to see him off, as she gener ally does. They have been married 22 years.
"Mother is not a good swimmer, but I should any she is very highly, strunt.**
TOBY
WING'S
SON
DLONDE flm star Toby Wing, 20- years-old wife of Dick Merrill, United States alrmon who has made two double crossings of the Atlantic, has given birth to a son, it was announced in New York recently. They were married last year,
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ON
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COWAN & BAILEY
plano, songs, banjo, costume numbers
The TAYLEURS
tango, rumba, Waltz ballroom dancing
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QUEEN'S
METROPOLE
ROOM BATH
Tutankhamen Trumpets by Radio
EMPIRE NEWS
AFRIKANER GRIP ON MINE UNION
JOHANNESBURG. The efforts of the Afrikaans- to gain speaking Reform group control of the South African Mine- of the the results
Workers Inlon have been materially [advanced by
recent election of unpaid officials The Reformers secured four out of tho alx vaenncles, including the offices of Vice-President, Treasurer and two Trustesu
The origin of the Reform group was the movement founded by the
Prime Minister's son, Dr. Albert Hertzog. to create exclusively Afrikaans-speaking trade unions throughout South Africa. Tho miner's union is the most powerful workers' organisation in South Africa, with a membership of mora than 15,000.
Budget Surplus- The Union' Anancial year ended March 31 lost closed with a surplus on the year's working of £1,870,000. Tsia Is £220,000 more than the Flanne ¡Minister's reviser nælimate on March
15-Reuter,
AUSTRALIA
| ABORIGINES AS FOOD PRODUCERS
SYDNEY.
The golden trumpets of Tutankhamen "Reed King, Hornet King, Son of the Sun," the Pharaoh who reigned over Egypt 3,300 years ago, blared educate the natives to become food forth once again recently, when the B.B.C. carried out a relay from the Cairo State Museum.
Mr. E. W. Chinnery, the newly- oppointed Director of Native Affairs for the Northern Territory, who recently took up his post in Darwin, says that part of his task will be to
Broadcasting House have been trying for several years to arrange this unusual broad- cast.
Egyptologists were interest- ed in the sound which the 3,000-year-old trumpets make but, in addition, the imagina. tion of every listener stirred, when the historic In- struments sounded.
Was
King Farouk, the prosent "Pharaoh," permitted one of Egypt's State trumpeters to blow the ceremonial instru- ments of his eighteenth Dynasty ancestor for the broadcast.
The Funeral Of Mr. Alfred Townsend
London.
THE funeral of Mr. Alfred Mark- ham Townsend, lale manager of the Hongkonitund 'Shaughai Bonking Corporation, who died on April 10 at| 20 Palace Gate, London, took place. at Brookwood, Surrey, recently.
Those present at the funeral in- cluded:-Mrs. A. M, Townsend, Lady Stabb, Dr. and Mrs. T. Blackwell, Mr and Mrs. R. A. Blackwell, Mrs. Lina
Goold, Mr, Goald, Major and Mrs. Owen Townsend, Mr. Leuts Townsend, Mr. and Mrs. Mann, Mrs. Mr. Donald Cameron, Mr. Cyril Townsend, Miss Blanche Fl
den, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. E.
E. Hay, Miss Susan Stabb, Mr. William Stabb, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Blackwell, Com- mander and Mrs. Fool, Mr. and Mrs. Macmeekin, Miss M. C. Brettell, Miss and Mrs. O. J.
Mary Houchen, Mr. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs. Padield, Mins Nancy Padfeld, Sir Charles Addis, Sir John Peter, Mr. Adams Oram, Mr. V. F. C. Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. McCallum, Mr. Russell Jackson, Mr. Tim Barnes, Miss Sarah Bunce, Miss Mizen.
Among the many who sent wreaths were the following:-
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, the London Committer of the Hongkong and Shanghal Banic- Ing Corporation, Sir Vandeleur Gray" burn, The Chairman & Directors, of the
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation (11ongkong). Mr. and Nra. O..J. Barnes, Mr. E. J. Davis, A. Moncur, Mr. and Mrs. J. Dun- nott, Mr. and Mrs. A. Knight, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Beard, Mr. and Mrs. Kellogg, New York, Mr. N. F. Tor-
rance, New York, Lady
Stewart
Lockhart, Mrs. A. M. Relth, Lady Addis, Mr. and Mrs. Padfield, Lady Jordan, Dowager Lady Jackson, Sir John and Lady Peter, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. McCallum, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smart, Mr. W. Adams Oram, Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Stitt, Mrs, I. Walter and | Miss C. Walter:
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producers instead of food gatherers,
Mr. Chinnery does not believe that the Australian aborigines are a dying race, and thinks that his branch will be able to check the decrease in their numbers.
It will be his intention, be declares, to blend the care of the aborigines and their protection with a gradual education to fit them to aid the white mun's development of the Northern Territory.
NEW ZEALAND
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TRAVELLERS
Accompanied by a girl and a boy, here is Elektro, mechani. cal man·designed and built at Pittsburgh, out for a stroll. Elektro, to be shown at the New York World's Fair, is of aluminium, 7 feet tall, and can sing, smoke and perform tricks.
He has a vocabulary of words.
NAVY TO SHARE CONSCRIPTS
ADMIRALTY officials and naval officers have been at work
recently on schemes to prevent conscription damaging the rate of naval recruiting.
() Boys of fifteen to sixteen who receive school as well as naval Instruction and are "continuous service men"; and
The Navy and the R. A.F. are to The Navy at present is recruited have their quota of the twenty- year-¡from two sources?--- olds, although conscription is being introduced
primarily to fil the ranks of the Army.
The Navy needs every year more than 11,000 recruits, nged about twenty, who will serve for twelve or twenty-two years.
AUCKLAND, Shipping companies have been advised that persons leaving the Dominion after April 15 must obtain certificates from the Commissioner of Taxes intimating that the bearer is not Ilable to pay the social security contribution, that the contribution has been paid, or that arrangements have been made for payment of the contribution that may be duc.
afloat to learn to apply what Unless this certificate is obtained they have been taught, they will authorities for travel will not be complete their six months" com- made. Visitors to New Zealand palsory time. whose length of stay has been of 12 months duration must obtain
Flearance certificates.
But just as the new conscripts should be proceeding to active ser
vice
to
the and that no export guaranteed price will be paid. next season. There is Apple Subaldy Withdrawn--Auck-jat present a move on the part of a and and provincial fruit-growers large number of fruit-growers have been informed by the Govern-bove the whole of the pip-fruit ment that the subsidy for locally-industry taken over by the Govern- marketed apples has been withdrawn, ment.
(H) Special service entries, who come into the Navy between seven- teen and a half and twenty-five for seven years' active service and five years in the naval reserve. · ·
The danger foressen by the Admiralty is that this second "well" may dry up, because all the young men will feel that as, they have to give six months and a period of re- serve service to the State that is all the State wants from them.
One scheme suggested is for more intensive recruiting of boys of about fifteen, of whom there are now 8,000 under training,
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THE tight frilled bodice and the flared crinoline skirt have
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Nine Pins In The Sky. "Listen Darling". FT.
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Jay Wilbur & His Orchi,
I Dream of the Puszlo, Tango.........Emil Rooss & la Orch.. My First Goodnight. F.T. They Say. F.T.
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