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June 7, 1939.
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High above the May Day labour rally at Reyburn Plaza, Philadelphia, rise thèse funny efligies of Chancellor Hitler, Prime Minister Chamberlain and Preanter Musolini. They were - car-- ried in a parade, of demonstratora,
Girl Objected To A.R.P.
Drill, Dismissed
The Palmist's Prophecy EMPIRE Proved Right
NEWS But It Meant Pain For
TRADE TALKS WITH
NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND.
Woman Client
Mr. W. Nah, Finance Minister,HEN Mrs. Emily. Power, restaurant proprietress, sailed recently for London Vla Amerion. He is to carry out negotia- consulted a palmist at a fair in the Royal Agricul- tions In London on trade relations tural Hall, Islington, N., on January 14 last year, she was 000.000 3% per cent, loan redeem- told that she would shortly be entering a large building
lund signing a paper.
and the redemption of the £17.-
abte on January 1, 1940,
At a complimentary tuncheon by Half an hour later she was in hospital, signing a pred that nothing would be done document authorising an operation to be performed upon
citizens of Auckland hopes werz ux»
to impair the Dominion's standing, her.
Mr. Nach gave assurance 'on this, That was what Mr. Justice Branson was told in the King's point. Speaking on the redemption Bench Division recently, when Mrs. Power, who lives at Ridge of the £17,000,000 loan, he said he Avenue, Winchmore Hill, N., claimed damages from Pleasure fwas confident of being able to ar-
range gan. terms similar to those of Fairs, Limited, in respect of an injury..
the last issue,
Her counsel, Mr. D. Meston,
As regards the trade discussions, told of the prophecy which the proportion of exports allowed, to came true. various English centres was not in- tended to alter the vojume from Britain.
MAURITIUS
THREAT OF HUNGER STRIKE
The reply of Mr. Rowland Thomas, K.C. (representing Pleasure Fairs, | Limiled), was: "I rather think that what the palmist told the lady is not evidence" (Laughter.)
TRIPPED OVER STEP E
Mr. Meston said he would conten that the palinist was
the agent of | Pleasure Fairs, Limited.
Mr. Justice Branson: Not to make statements about the lady's future? (Laughter.)
PORT LOUIS, Dr. Cure, chief of the Mauritius Labour party, declared at May Day meeting at Port Louis that if ever be was arrested he would go on hanger| Explaining the claim, Mr. Meston strike like Mr. Gandhi and starve to sadd that while leaving the palmist's death to further the cause of the booth. Mra Power, who was 54. Mauritius workers.
tripped over a piece of wood which lle accused the Marquess of Duf- formed a step and tajured her left ferin, Under-Secretary for the foot Colonies, of not keeping his promise for a revision of the Mauritius Con-
stitution.
BECAUSE she has conscientious objections to taking INDIA
part in anything connected with war, Miss Elsie Page, aged 27, cmployed on the clerical staff by British Celanese, Ltd., in Hanover Square, refused to be as- sociated with the firm's A.R.P. drill recently.
She was told that unless she took part in future drills she would be dismissed immediately. The next day she
CONGRESS MEETING
DISTURBANCES
.CALCUTTA,
There were further disturbances recently outside the marquee where the All-India Congress Committee Is sitting. Congress volunteers were
repeated her objection as a convinced pacifist, was given stoned and pelted with bricks by the
a week's money and told to leave.
Officials of British Celanese, Ltd., said that the girl had been dismissed because she refused to take part in measures for com- mon safety. There was nothing against her work, nor was there any reason for doubting the sincerity of her convictions.
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"We shall be, it we
not refuse to join in, we might have to already, bound under the Civil De-excuse many others," It was stated. fence B to take these precautions and if we allowed
one person to
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crowd. Some were injured.
What the palmist said, Mr. Meston remarked, might not have any legni significance, but perhaps, psycho- logically, the Court might treat it as an inference that Pleasure Fairs, Limited, knew the def
defective condi- tion of their premises.
"It would be interesting." Mr. Thomas interposed, "to know whe-
Mick The Miller Will Be Stuffed
the
The body of Mick Miller, most famous of racing greyhounds, who died recently is to be stuffed.
His heart is at the Royal Veterinary College. Professor James McCann, the Professor of Anatomy, said: "Mick the Miller had an extraordinarily well-developed heart consider- ing his ago.
"But I am inclined to think that Mick the Miller made his records because of his intelli- gance. He had as much in- telligence as the wisest house- dog."
ther the palmist told the Indy that with costs, said Mrs. Power had she would win her action."
falled to show that there was any- Mr. Justice Branson, giving Judg-thing negligent about the construc- ment for Pleasure Fairs, Limited, tinn or position of the step.
Gretna Bride of 17: Mother's Protest
The Committee unanimously pass- ed a resolution, moved by Pandit] Nehru. the effect that the Indian) National Congress was determinedj to oppose all attempts to use Indian resources in the event of war with-REFORE her marriage over the anvil at Gretna Green recently 17-year-old Edna Bousfield, a cashier at a Manchester cafe, was shown by Mr. Rennison, the Gretna blacksmith, a letter from her mother objecting to the wedding because of her youth.
out the consent of the Indian people. AUSTRALIA
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Miss Page's father died in a mill-NEW PRIME MINISTER tary hospital In Dover during the war, leaving her mother with four ON HIS POLICY young children. Not until the war Was over was a pension granted to
MELBOURNE.
the mother, who had to work to Mc. R. G. Menzles, the new
Federal Prime Minister, outlining his] policy recently, said: "It is easy and
keep her family.
Miss Page that she never classify nations into friends
Stolen Bible Found
"You have still on opportunity of giving way to your mother's wishes," sald Mr. Rennison.
The girl repiled: "I want to be married."
MOTHER'S LETTER
Edna Bousfield ran away from her TOMAS OP Ne sad lid, ad had "yer foolish to tes. If it wiser to say tha: A led to the recovery of the Side, Manchester, with 30-year-old anonymous telegram has home at Buckingham Street, Moss hated war and everything connected every nation is either-a-friend-or-a with it. She was opposed to A.R.P.
fourteenth-century manuscript striker, of Cheriton-on-Medlock. and similar measures because they
prospective friend."
He declared that the very first Vulgate Bible stolen from spread the idea that war was inevil-objective of the Government was to Buckingham parish church.
because
use she felt that the cultivate friendly relations with the Recently the vienr, the Rev. was not by arming, but countries bordering on the Pacific. R. F. Bole, received an unsigned tele- to conform with the regulation three setting right the wrongs that had and especially with America. ♦ led to the present situation.
gram telling him where the Bible weeks' residence in Scotland. could be found. He went with the
They stayed with Mrs. Law, of police to the spot, and there they Grelna, who herself was married found the Bible undamaged.
able
and
by
way to
peace
"My chiefs knew my views," she added, "because Inst September one of them, who is an A.R.P. warden, offered to measure us for gns-masks. said that 1 would not be measured
as I was
Cathedral Service By Signs
They went into hiding at Gretna
"I cannot tell you where the tele-over the anvil 20 years ago "and has gram was sent from, because of the never regretted it."
.
police inquiries, but it was within 20 The girl's mother, Mrs. Warren, was done a pacifat. Nothing more
Mrs. Bale who has been married twice, wrote miles of Buckingham,' then as that had nothing to do with the office.
CANTERBURY. sald. "We found the Bible in the to Mr. Rennison: "I am nearly out "A week or two ago a notice came FAMOUS choirs and the coun-area from which the telegram was of my mind with worry. I won't round giving A.R.P. instructions. try's leading singers have sent.
give my consent until Edna Nothing in the duty allotted to me taken part in services at Canter-parish church in the fifteenth cen-
The Bible was presented to the older.” concerned anyone else's safety. All bury Cathedral, but there has tury by the then Archdeacon of I had to do was put away my work been nothing more moving than Buckingham.
and walk out.
"WORK WAS SATISFACTORY"
the hymns and psalm "sung" by Its value In money cannot be a voiceless throng of 150 re-
assessed.
A festival service, arranged by the Swastika Means
Good Fortune
"My chief, who stated that he had cently. nothing against me personally, sald something to the effect that he Canterbury Diocesan Mission for the respected me for sticking to my deaf and dumb, drew a congregation principles, but added tha! If u war from all parts of Kent. broke out there would be no room for me in the firm.
The sign language was used "Later in the afternoon another its kind ever held in the cathedral. but it is not the emblem of service, the first of A SCARLET swastika burns throughout the
on a. vivid yellow ground official, Mr. Stephens, rang for me and said that unless I took part in Archdeacon, and
Only the Lesson, read by the
the Benediction, Hitler. It is one of the ritual;
and go.
interpretation.
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It is set on a robe of a Chinese
After performing the ceremony, Mr. Rennison said: "I cannot stop the wedding unless the parents are pre- sent in person to object."
Only two brothers of the bride- groom were in the runways' secret. After the wedding the couple returned to Manchester and will live for the present with the bride-
groom's married brother, Mr. Fred Screeton.
R. C. Sherriff To Join Korda
Mr. R. C. Sherriff, playwright and novelist, has joined Alexander Kordn Productions, to write scenurios and
future dritis I was to take my money given by the Bishop of Dover, needed designs of Imperial China,
was told that my work was satisfactory. That is proved by the led by two missioners, who spelt out
The hymns were "sung" in silence Symbolising good fortune and
holiness. fact that I started with the arm at the words with their hands. £1 155. a week and had advanced In addition to using the sign Emperor, one of the 37 such robes to £3 10s.
anguage, both the Rev. W. G. in an exhibition of precious Chinese "Holding very sincerely to bellefa I have now been deprived of Illingworth, rector of St. Andrews, textiles at the China Institute, Gor-1o be lterary adviser to the com- the right to earn my bread and but-Rev. Vernon Jones, who gave the
Deal, who led the prayers, and the don Square, St. fer. The firm knows that I am address, also used the spoken word inarled woman, although I still use for the beneft of those who could my maiden name in business. It is lip rend. an economic necessity that I should
be at
my
Auw PR Seng's Trading Co., Ltd. Jobork, but I have not yet found!
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Mr. Stephens, in an interview, Naval Officer Cites
said: "The girl has been a pacifist since I first knew her. She said she would not even wear a gas-mask. I took no notice of that, but this is an- other matter altogether."
Naval Officer
Chinese Ambassador “ras, by the pany.
The collection consists of 100 Mr. Sherriff wrote the screen play pieces of material ranging from the "The Four Feathers." based on Mr. tenth to the nineteenth centuries. It A. E. W. Mason's famous novel. is owned by M. Bernard Vullleuler, Ho also wrote for the screen who has lent it for exhibition in ald "Three Comrades," "The Invisible War Man" and the screen play of his own of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek's Orphanage Fund.
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