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Calling All Women-- Wag Your Tongues
THE finest propaganda machine in the world is a woman's tongue, the Dowager Marchioness of Read- ing said recently.
She made the statement to an audience of women. In her capacity as chairman of the Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence organisation she was asking them to obtain women recruits. The meeting was at Bedford.
Lady Reading «nid :--
"Talk as much as you can, clack your tongues, une them as hard as you can, use them on your mother-in-law If you cannot find any one else--because a woman's longue is the finest pro- paganda machine any human being ever had.
Man Left Penniless
Frederick Joseph Taphouse, of Mocnporth, Falmouth, Comwall, was 20 years old.
He was a young man with an ar- Ife would sit tistic temperksment.
in his home, playing a piano trunI morning tonight. But he refused to work,
His brother (according to his own Wint story) consulted a doglor. are we to do with him?" he asked.
The answer was: "He needs harshi treatment to bring him to his sensea" The brother went away. He put the "pallent" in a car, drove him 100 miles to Liverpool, and left him there -penniless.
He hoped that by bringing him thee lo face with realities his brother Frederick would pull himself lo- gether and work.
BORROWED THE FARE Instend, Frederick went to an uncle und borrowed the fare home.
The two net again. There was a fight.
"Women make the finest tele plenata in the work. By taking a message quickly over the telephone during time of war they might save The lives of veople in a whole dis
irlet.
"Don't listen to men when they Buy we are too verbose on the tele- phone. Of course, in pence time we have to talk about such important things as fits, but in war time we įmake the best possible telephonists."
Warship Hit By Runaway Torpedo
TORPEDO slipped from its tube in the submarine Triton, sister shilp of the Thetis, careered at high speed across Portland Harbour re- cently, and struck the naval patrol vessel Pulin below the water-line.
While attempts are being made to salvage it divers are examining the hull of the Puffin, but the damage
believed to be slight.
Rings tried to hold the one-ton 101 pedo as it began to slip, but it was
mothered in grease.
A soon as the propellers touched water automatle mechanism was set in motion and the torpedo, drenching the men who were trying to hold it. left the submarine at 45 knots,
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Four Air Attaches, were present at the weekly tiffin of the Royal Air Force Association at the "Dome", Shanghai, recently. In the above picture they are seen with Sir Victor Sassoon, Bart., President of the Association In the centre. Left to right are, Group. Commander W .E. G. Ergan. If,B.M.. Alr Attacle In Tokyo; Major de la Ferte, Frenchi Air Allache in Shanghai; Bir Victor; Caplain Aleardo Federici, Hältan Air Attache in Tokyo; and Group Captain A. Aliken, II.B.ML Air Attache In Shanghai..
July 14, 1939.
Promotion For Cherrill Of Yard CHIEF INSPECTOR F. CHER-
RILL, who for 20 years has served in the fingerprint depart- Iment of Scotland Yard, was re- cently promoted to Superinten- dent and given sole charge of |the department.
Superintendent Cherrli started in the Metropolkan Folice 21 years ago | at Wandsworth, and shortly after- wards was transferred as a police- constable to the fingerprint section.
He has worked through all grades of the service and recently took charge when Superintendent Battley retired,
The fingerprint rection now num-
upwards of 700,000 impressions. Famous cases in which Mr. Cherrill assisted were the torso mystery at Cheltenham, the Leighton Buzzard murder, the "Red Max" murder, the Shepherd's Bush case and the Stan- ley Hobday murder case at West
Bromwich.
Berlin Showman Tells Of
German Tastes
Herr Eduard Duisberg, director of the Scala Theatre, Berlin, whot the cuffs of his cream shirl, smoothed the trousers of his pin- striped grey suit, settled himself in a sofa in the Savoy Hotel F lounge--and told about the task of entertaining Herr Hitler.
Cancer Fighters Honoured
AIVE British scientists, all members of the Research Department of the Royal Cancer Hospital, London, have been honoured by America as the first recipients of à 7,500 dollars (£1,300) cancer research award.
The award has been made for the first time by the trustees of the Anna Fuller Fund, of New Haven, Con- necticut, for what they consider a "real and outstanding contribution
the subjection of to knowledge on the cause, care, preventlan of cancer."
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THE Fuhrer is not only an opera and theatre- goer," said Herr Duisberg, "but a great vaude- ville-lover as well. He has been to the Scala seven times and only a few weeks ago he came to see Grock and Con Colleano. He liked their acts very much indeed, and laughed very heartily at the clown." If anyone is qualified to talk captured Hitler's heart, to Ber- of the Fuhrer's theatrical tastes lin.. it is ferr Duisberg, Germany's | Cand told to leave. On June 4er, Mr. A. Douglas Cowburn, that his George Black. For he is per attracting so much attention has en- artist of Some sonully responsible to the Nazi led her to command a price up to he was found gassed at a house in brother
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attain Government for all that happens three times higher than she got when The story was told at the Inquest venis, He was Inzy.
For 15 years the scientists, under at Southwark recently,
There is no German equivalent to Verdict: Sulcide while of unsund on the Scala Theatre's, stage-I first booked her in London." The brother, Mr. Gerald John Top-mind while suffering from mental and it was he who first brought England's famous "Command Per-the leadership of Professor Kennus- Marion Daniels, the dancer who formance," and when Hitler decides way, have worked to discover certuin house, a ship's officer, told the coron- stability.
to go to the Scala no elaborate plans chemical of welcome are made.
Then Frederick was given a suit- case filled with clothes, and £5 in
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The scientists are: Professora Ernest L. Kennaway and James W. Cools,
Drs. Colln L. Hewett, Izrael Hieger, and William Baynford
cancer.
15 YEARS' WORK
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Their success will provide for can- 4E NEVER KNOW for morecer research workers throughout the than two hours in advance world a new jumping-off place from
he is coming." said Herr Dulsberg. which someone may go on to discover "so no plans can be made. Often we ja cure for the discose,
are notified only half an hour before Professor Cook said: the show starts. Of course, he sits
in a specially reserved box when he does come."
"In our laboratorlès at the rescarch department Wo have produced
Baquel, farver, yasmiting Herr Daisynthetically certain pure chemicals
Jor-Eausing cancer. He has been hitig du "lient- expeditions now scouting
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and tries to it in a movie whenever these pure chemicals may induce "But although we have proved that possible--"because I am personally
Interested in them."
About the jokes he hears un the English variety stage, fie kays: "Soine of them are a bit fresh, aren't they?
The German variety-goer is being treated to less and less "verbal" humours-simply because there is very litle patter that does not come under omcial censorship,
«THERE IS NOT much opportunity T for joking," said Herr Dulsberg "for there are many Wings which comedians must not mention. They must not mention politles, nor sex and even the parody of a news-reel which I heard one comedian do on a London stage would not be 'allowed in Germany. News-reels there are effcial concerns,”
cancer, we do not know if the disease is caused in the same way as in the human body."
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NINTH ANNUAL
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHIC
COMPETITION
June-September, 1939 CASH
$250
PRIZES
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(Donated by "Hongkong Telegraph")
ception of Dr. Hewett, will go to New TWO SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250
Haven to recolve their award in September, when they will attend the (International Cancer. Congress.
Professor Cook and Professor Ken- Inaway received In 1936 the award of the Union Miniere Du Haut Kalango shared the sum of 50,000 franes and for their cancer research. They 50 milligrammes of radium
of
Professor Cook is Professor Chemistry and Professor Kennaway Professor of Experimental Pathology at London University
Imports Of Japanese Hosiery
London.
"The comedians who And most favour are clowns. Grock is most popular-1 pay him £3,000 a month. Noni, loo, is a great success. Of course, Henry Hall and Jack Hylton
A question was asked In Pariin- with their bands were very popular.ment recently regarding the mark- But we also have such singers asings on Japanese hosiery Imported Gigli, a magician such as Dante-inte England:-
Scala,
and soon the Russlan Ballet are going Sir W. Edze asted the President to have #20-day scason in the of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the large importations of "But, getting back to variety,"
Japanese underwear and hosiery into continued Herr Duisberg., "the Gerthis country, he is satisfied that the mans to-day
are being trained to markings of origin are suficiently enjoy sight rather than sound.
understood by retall We give them big productions since there isn't much left to talk purchasers; and, if not, whether he will issue regulations for ricarer about."
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Young Thief Embarrassed
BROOKLINE, Mass.
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Mr. Cross; The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 5 Order, 1929, made under the Merchandise Marka Act, 1026, provides for the marking with an indication of origin of knitted articles of apparel made of cation, wool, silk, artificial slik-or A 16-year-old Brookline boy stole mixtures. Under the Act, any re- an automobile and drove it to New quired indication of origin must be York, only to run out of gasoline ni conspicuous. If my hon, Friend the Fifth Avenue-142nd Street Inter- would care to furnish my, right hon. section. The machine came to an Friend with particulars of any case abrupt stop beside a policeman. The in which the marking is not regarded lad was returned here. for court as satisfactory, he will certainly con- jappearance.
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Ist, $30, 2nd, $15. 3rd. $10.
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Int. 530. 2mil, $13, 3rd. $10. SECTION FOUR:
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