Tuesday,
HONGKONG. TELEGRAPHY July 11, 1939. .
THAT
MILITIAMEN GIVE
PROOF
BRITAIN HAS BECOME FITTER
General Maurice Mario Gustav Gamelin, who was recenlty made supreme commander of French delener, Land, sea and air forces are unified under his command,
Majority Are In The A1 Class
BRITAIN is no longer a C3 nation. The standard of physical fitness is, higher than it has ever been.
These conclusions are drawn from the result of the medical examination of the first 17,856 prospective mili- tiamen. Only 2.3 per cent, were put into Grade 4-the permanently unfit-and 4.4 per cent. into Grade 3.
It is unlikely that Grade 3 men will be called up as the number of Grades 1 and 2 are expected to fill the requirements.
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The lol number of registrations, depots showed that the number of including those sent by post, is now Grade 4 men was less than 2 per 229,806. Ir the same proportions of cent, Medical authorities; however, Grudes 3 and 4 ure malatined there declare that London youths will be 152,832 men available for generally fliter than those in the In-
rvice in the Navy. Army and Air dustrial areas. Force this year.
A preliminary examination of re- ports fram representative Landon
Dream Comes True For A Skating Girl
A LITTLE girl's dream came true recently when English skating star, Hazel Franklin, met her heroine Sonja Henie, Norway's "Queen of Skates."
They had travelled 3,010 miles about skating to Hazel and discussed together in the Queen Mary but the places they had visited in North
uzel bi heen ton shy to seek out ¦ America. 20-years-old Sonja and speak to her.
The vast majority included in Grade 2 have only minor disabilities, in vision and feet. principally Nowadays a soldier is rated as fit if [hils visión can be restored to normal
by the use of glasses,
845 P.C. ARE AL
The percentage of men who are perfielly it for the heaviest military [duties is 4.5. Medles officers who have had experience of Navy and [Army work say the physique of the young mun of to-day is extraor-
dinarily rood."
Conscientious objectors now nutn- ber 4,145, the additional registrations maintaining the 1.7 per cent. of the original count.
"I've seen nearly all your ins," Gave Up His Seat,
although to do so has been her am- said Hazel, "and I saw you on the bition since she first went on the ice in your last performance at Madison-square Garden. You were
Jer.
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Su later 14-years-ald Haze) was marvellous."
The talk became technical. Sonju taken from her bome in Edgware-j road to Claridge's to talk to Sonja. explained a new jump in her latest
The two girls-one the Um star an.
black; expensively simple
But other people were waiting to Erock, the other a demure schoolgirl meet the flim star, Sonja plcked up a neat, crea-coloured roat with a photograph of herself. "To Hazel, ky Dutchestyle hal, white socks, wishing you every success for the red shoes-nade friends at once. future-Sonju," she wrote. You are lovely," was Sonja's eeting. **You're so beautiful," whispered Hazel. Just everything I've always thought you were,"
Sonja caught Hazel's hands. Shej said: "Just fancy we've just travel- ted 3,000 miles together in the Queen Mary and you never let me know! you were on board."
"YOU WERE MARVELLOUS"
"I was too shy," said Hazel. "I was travelling tourist and you were in the cabin class."
Hazel clutched the signed photo grach and almost run out of the hotel in her excitement. "I'd never be too shy to meet her again" she said.
Britain Fears "Dumping"
London.
British woollen manufactureers in Britain are growing armest by Ger- mait
Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, is escorted to her train compartment al Brussels by King Leopold, after a three-day visit in the Belgian capital, during which the King was her host,
Hit Man Who Sat Firm Wanted An 'Ad.'
PEOPLE do strange things. With praiseworthy courtesy Mr. Frederick Willam Spink, 69-years- old retired builder, of Sanderstend. Surrey, gave up his scut to a woman
a homeward-bound train from Victoria,
But then Mr. Spink called the other passengers "pigs" and, picking on Mr. Arthur Henry Pasterfield, of Purley, who was peacefully absorbed in his newspapers, he stapped his (нес.
In Museum Treasure
A BUSINESS firm wrole to the British Museum the other day asking for the advertisement rates of the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle," which they thought was a magazine published by the Museum,
They did not imow that its fragile manuscripts, yellow with age, are among the Museum's priceless treasures. Mr. Arundell Esdaile, secretary of the Museum, told the story in his presidential Mr. Pasterfield restrained hs tem-address to the Library Association conference in Liverpool re- per for a time, then he said, "Don't you think you are a little too old for this sort of thing?-for which he re- ceived another blow.
cently.
In a plea for wise reading, Mr. Esdaile said: "There is an epidemic among us of impatient, violent emotion masquerading as A Croydon police court recently thinking. Politics, history, society, all human affairs, are become "dumping." Reports have the assault
cost Mr. Spink £2. romantic. reached London that greatly in-Ironically, he was fined another 10s. creased subsidies are to be given by for "interfering will the comfort off
And he had le had been ar- the government to exporters of wo- another passenger."
She chatted men's woollen dress goods.
Sonja forgot all about a large
scale reception that
ranged in her honour.
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Girl Sues Film Star After Fall From Boat
Paris.
"There is much evidence that, as a nation, we do not read. Only 15 per cent of the eligible population hold tickets for mubite. libraries."
Children still find the story of Dick Whittington and his cut fascinating, said Mr. George F. Vale, borough librarian, Bethnal Green, speaking on children's books,
on
Little Lord Fauntleroy also stil! į-hold-pecultar-affections-in-the-hearts
of thousands, of young readers.
After a lively discussion
the functions of public libraries in war- inc, the conference could not ugree on a resolution demanding that ade- should be quate library service HENRI GARAT, "France's best-maintained. [looking_Alm actor," who has won on The fact that 150,000,000 books action for damages for the loss of an from public libraries were read every leye in a ght in a casino in Nor-year was quoted by Mr. W. Benson mandy, is now the central figure in Thorne, borough Horarion of Poplar, Janother court case,
This time he is being sued by at which would follow the shutting E.. as evidence of the dislocation tractive, vivacious Mme, Caraly, who alleges
that while riding in his down of libraries. motor-boat at Cannes she was injur-
ed, due to the Imprudent way in Mr. Robert Bernays. Parliamentary Speaking in Edinburgh recently, which he handled the craft.
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She claims damages amounting to the physical condition of the militia-
Secretary, Ministry of Health, nearly £3,000. The case is being heard in Paris.
Maitre
men who had just been called up waS Mme. Caraly's counsel,
far better than was found during the Gautrat, will say that with another so disturbed the country.
war when the proportion of "C 3"
young woman she was in bathing costume and from time to time dived
from the boat and swam beside it. was caught by the blades of the pro- Mme. Caraly alleges that she was peller. After months of treatment about to dive when the boat suddenly she says that some of her injuries are swerved. She fell into the water and likely to be permanent.
Non-Slimming Signals
QIGNALMEN at Victoria Station, Took place in five hours, and not a Southern Rathway, are getting passenger was delayed a minute. concerned about their weight.
All-electric colour, signalling hus! In the new box, the trains record been installed there (the fast South-their position by coloured lights on ern Railway London terminus to be a large chart. The signalton knows sa equipped), and instead of pulling where every train Is In his section at ja Ave-fect lever to move points and any moment, |signals, they now work one eight The Southern` Rallway cialın that
inclics,
his work fa fcolproct. Nothing he is little more than an electric can do can cause an accident, for {switch, and the signolmen miss the cach trafn 'protects itself by keeping {exercise,· That is their only regret the signals behind it at danger. But fat the change.
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