Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
May 1
19, 1939.
Girl
Go Cruises On School Pay
SCHOOLMASTERS with wives and children to keep think that women teachers have too good a time.
The National Association of Schoolmasters' conference at Nottingham recently opposed the principle, proposed by the National Union of Teachers, of equal pay for the men and women
"Years ago, when I was
a
young married man on £3 12s.
6d. a week," said Mr. S. Doctors Tell Of
Davies (London), "I decided to spend a day at Southend during the holidays. Finally I took a walk round, Hyde Park und listened to the orators.
"But I hear women teachers who have no family responsibilities dis-
"Easy Death"
THE practice of euthanasia
(easy death) is growing. For every case which comes to
cussing whether they should go to the light there are probably a dozen Balearics or even to the West Indies." which remain secret..
on
small
Sir
TWO CHILDREN ONLY
the James Purves-Stowart, Many men teachers
well-known physician, has told the solaries had to take evening work Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation when they ought to be studying for Society of a case in which an intimate examinations 10 improve their friend of his, dying from cancer, asked him for something which would make her sleep and not woke up.
careers.
Mr. Davies and he did not deplore
the fact that women teachers were
able to have their trips abroad, but
"I will not say what netton I took, but the next day the sufferer falled
he insisted that the wives of men to wake" added Sir James. teachers were as important to the nny Stale. He could not think of married school-master of his acquain-
morc tance who had
two
children.
Mr. F. C. Arkless, who proposed a resolution criticing the system of selection for post-primary schools, said it produced many mixfls,
"The position of a boy and man throughout his career may be deter- mined by the chance that he has a headache when he sits for the exam- ination at uge 11 plus." he said.
Some pupils were crammed for the examination, with the result that during the first year in a secondary school they were burnt out.",
BOY AT WINDOW While Mr. W. Barford, of Leeds, was putting a resolution to the vote some-one bobbed up against, the strong sunlight on his left.
"One dissentient," he said, think ing that one of the delegates had rison against the motion.
"That is not a dissentient, it is a boy at the window," a delegate said. A master rapped at the window over the boy's nose.
At the National Union of Teachers Conference at Llandudno Mr. Ken- neth Lindsay, Parliamentary Secret- Education, ary to the Board of declared he sw
nothing retrograde in a system of compulsory physcal training for boys and girls under 18.
There were between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 young people getting no leisure time training, and whose de velopment was left to chance.
They were aiming at nothing less than a national youth movement, embracing all kinds of voluntory activities, and giving full opportunity for free development.
Civil Suit Lasts 38 Years
Pisa, Italy.
After 30 years of litigation a 110 page sentence has been pressed on a elvil case. More than 100 witnesses were questioned and 2,000 pages of
ed.
MOVEMENT GROWING Recently Dr. C. Killick Millard, recretary of the Scclety, sald:
"The reform is sure to come," he said, "but no one can say when. The tendency to practise it is
increasing in the medical profes-
alon."
A West End dector told of two
cases within his knowledge.
"The first was that of a woman suffering from cancer," he said. radium and deep "Operations, therapy nd all failed to cure her and she was lingering on in agony,
"For a time heavy doses of opiates dulled the pain, but at lust she was given an injection which gradunily lowered her vitality and she passed quietly out.
"The second case was one of not striving officiously to keep alive' a hopelessly ill child. For 12 years the mother did her best for the child.
"LET IT GENTLY SLIDE" "Rather than keep the child alive he let it gently alide away."
Two months ago Dr. Foster Kennedy, one of the best-known
British doctors in New York, told a public meeting that he would risk prison to help an incurable sufferer to end his life.
Heinrich Himmler, left, head of tire Nazi secret police, and Admiral General Erich Runder; holding Marshal's baton, listening to Hitler in Wilhelms haven. Raeder recently was made navy commander-in-chief.
Plans To Evacuate 1,300,000 Children
PLANS FOR evacuation of about 1,300,000 London school children and guardians in the event of war were issued by the London County Council recently to the heads of all schools under the council's control.
Japanese Seizure Of British Ship
London.
In the House of Commons recently Licut, Commander Fletcher asked a question regarding the recent seizure of the British ship "Sagres" by the Japanese:-
and
British
In the event of an emergency two messages will be flashed to schools. When the first, "Get ready for evacuation" is received, head tea- chers will complete arrangements and notify all assistant teachers and helpers.
The second will give the date of evacuation, and each school will then The for a unit or "school party. children will march to the train in squads of 50, in charge of a teacher and helpers.
Lieut. Commander Fletcher asked
Each school will have 4 number the Prime Minister whether he will which will facilitate arrangements at state the circumstances under which the reception end. Enels party will the British steamer "Sagres has have a lender and assistant teachers been seized by a Japanese destroyer; will act as escorts,
action what
is belug taken?
The plan also includes the wearing Mr. Buller: On April 8 the of identity labels and armlets by the
steamer "Sagres, which had
had children, teachers, and helpers, been leading salt at Chao-an Bay Besides the clothes which the near Swatow,
by child would be wearing (and auch near Japanese naval units and taken to should include an overcoat Baka in the Pescadores. Represen-mackintosh), a complete change An attempt to get a bill legalising tntions for the release of the vessel clothing should be carried, together voluntary euthanasia was defeated in have been made hath by the British with night attire and toilet requisites.
in 1030. the House of Lords
the The naval authoritles in China to their Japanese naval Society have just announced
authorities there, intention to reintroduce the measure and by His Majesty's Ambassador at in either the Lords of the Commons Tokyo to the Japanese Minister for
the autumn.
| Foreign Affairs.
was
boarded
35,000 Join R.A.F. In
Year-Best Ever
or
of
All adults and children should carry sufficient food for the days of evacuation.
All should take their gas masks. The name of the owner should be written on the webbing.
FORMIDABLE TASK
Mr. E. M. Rich, Education Over, pointing out in a circular accompany- ing the plans that the cyncuation, it the occasion arose, would have to be carried out in a short time, adds:
"The fork 13 formidable. I
RECRUITING for the R.A.F. in the year ended March 31 earnestly ask for the co-operation of created a record for prace time. In that period 35,1041, like you, most fervently hope documentary evidence were present-pilots, observers, airmen, and boys joined up, the Air Ministry that the emergency against which,
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The 31,000 recruits for whom Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Minister, appealed last June were obtained by March 4.
The figure of 35,104 is more than double the total entry of the previous year--15,518.
"these plans are mide will never fact
"But for the sake of the children of London we must all be prepared," The circular explains how the plans provide not only for evacuation of schoolchildren with their teachers,
¡strength. Considerable progress has but children under five with their
already been made.
THAMES PROTECTION.
TERRIERS REACH QUOTA FOUR London Territorial Army
mothers or other responsible people, units have reached their wa
blind people, and expectant mothers. establishment under the new scheme
A Government survey of the recep launched last week for doubling the PLANS for air raid precautions on
tion areas shows that there will be no Territorial Army-the 5th Royal the Thames
shortage of accommodation for the Fusiliers, the London Scottish; the
children in homes where the house- of the Tharnes Cholders are willing to look after London Rifle Brigade, and the 23rd meeting
servancy Board, when it was decided them. Armoured Car Regiment.
These units are now proceeding to buy 20 steel shelters. of Govern- with recruiting for doubling their
Typists Pay A Secret Levy
TMPLOYMENT agencies which hire typists to employers and take a hidden commission on the girls' wages were tacked recently.
nt-
The Scarborough conference of the National Unlon. of Clerks ond Administrative Workers were told that the hidden commission Is some- times more than a third of a giri's | earnings.
"An unemployed typist who goes
to one of these agencies for a job is!
were laid
before
type to be built at various locks and works under their control.
The shelters will cost altogether £320.
TROOPS TEST A.R.P.
TWO thousand
Girl Aged 17 Was
Put In Irons
troops wearing A GIRL of 17 attacked a
helmets and gas masks took part recently in an all-day test of the pussive air defence scheme of the Chatham (Kent) garrison.
of nt
Warning of the approach "enemy" rbiders was received garrison headquarters, and finshed by telephone, to every barrack throughout the arcu.
BABY PANDA'S DOLL
warned that they have no vacancies, MOST-VALUED
wardress in a Liverpool police station and was so violent that she had to be put in irons, it was stated at Liverpool Police Court re cently.
The girl, Jessie Robertson, was charged with assault. Mr. H. R. Baimer, prosecuting, said she had been sent to an approved school but could not be controlled. From the school she was sent to Edge-lame re- mand home.
possession of While there she broke a window Ming, London Zoo's giant panda, and escaped. She was later arrested
and taken to the police station.
but that if she cares to be employed is her doll-almost a replica of her by the agency they will hire her out self. And all the keepers know it. to Orms requiring temporary
too, Ming refuse to go to bed if the doll is missing.
tance," said Mr. J. Paton.
nssis-
"If the girl enters into negotiations" Among Ming's visitors recently
for a proper job with the employer
In her cell she began screaming, and Mrs. Alice Russell, a wardress, unlocked the door.
to whom she is hired, she is told that were the Duke and Duchess of Kent. § and pulled her on to the floor..
It was the Duke's fourth visit to the
legal notion will be taken against her Zoo in six weeks, -a threat which lits no justification."
"BAN ALL FEES"
Mr. H. Thewlis said that other trade unions had come up against the "scandal."
that Parlin-
A rezolution asking ment should close all private fee- charging employment agonetes was adopted.
After deciding lo oppase tho
a
The girl jumped at Mrs. Russell
Robertson พระ remanded custody..
Toscanini Declines To
Meet The King
in
National Service register, he confer TOSCANINI, the Italian conductor, recently declined the honour ence elected Mr. William, Elger, member of the national committee
of meeting the King and Qu cen during the Symphony Con-
for National Service, as Theft pre-cert at the Queen's Hall, W., be cause he did not want to disturb the oven tenor of his conducting.
sident.
A delegate asked how he could explain to his branch this apparent In the twenty-minule interval, the royal box. When the reply · was contradiction.
King and Queei, received several given, the King said he sympathised "Members are free to net with re-people, including Mr. Paul Beard, with the conductor's feelings. gard to National Service according to lender of the orchestra,⠀⠀
When the King and Queen loft' at. the dictates of their conscience,"
the end the audience cheered, and |replied Mr. H. II. Elvin, the secret- The..., King, naked whether Signor |1oscanini reappeared on the platform
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