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July 8, 1939.
FATHER AND SON LEND NATION £200,000
TWO LANCASHIRE business men-father and son -have lent £200,000 to the Government free of interest for two years.
The father, Mr. William Parkinson, of Blackpool, former managing director of Sir Lindsay Parkinson and Co., contractors, explained recently that the gesture was a "recognition of the fact that Mr. Chamberlain is the finest Prime Minister the country has ever had,"
His son, Mr. A. E. Parkinson, who lives in Porchester-ter- race, W., and is the presont head of the firm, said:
"It was all very simple. My father suggested the loun the inst time I was in Blackpool. The money is his and mine and has nothing to do with the firm.
"It was lying in the bank, so my father suggested we should lend it to the Government as a patriotic gesture from Lancashire.
"We have made no stipula- tions as to how the Government should use. It, but I expect the Treasury will apply it to restor- Ing Government stock.
"I know £200,000 won't go so far, but perhaps other people will come forward with free loans or gifta.
"My father wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer making the offer and it was accepted, so une day last week I made out n chegue for £200,- osted 10 Ond to my father and
Jama. He merely endorsed it on the back and forwarded it to the Chua- cellor with a short covering note. It has all been done by post, we have neither of us seen the Chancellor.
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CASHED ALREADY "The Treasury got the cheque this morning and it has been cashed al- rudy, because this afternoon myto bank monger rang me up to ask if It was all right.
"The Chancellor Jus sent my father a Jetter."
Sir Lindsay Parkinson and Co. are one of the biggest contracting Arms! in the country. in the last ten years they have carried out Government rontracts valued at £15,000,000, in- cluding the £17,000,000 unition fac- tory at Euxton, Lancashire,
Mr. William Parkinson is 64 and his son is 40,
Emergency Aid Nationalized
SYDNEY, N. 5, W.
A National Entergency Service [or] the protection of the public in major calamities such as air raids, bush! fires and floods is being organized by New South Wales. It will consist of a co-ordination of the services of the Ited Cross, police, are brigades, ambulances, transportation and vari our private organizations. The first move will be the creation of a train-: ed corps of 40,000 volunteer workers.
What evidence would you require convince you of the genuineness such spirituallatic phenomena, as clnirvoyanen, telepathy and spirit! messures?
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