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Calling All
Women-- Wag Your Tongues
THE
HE finest propaganda machine in the world is a woman's tongue, the Dowager Marchioness of Read- ing said recently.
She made the stalement lo 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 recrufts. The meeting was at Belford.
Lady Rending said :--
"Talk as much as you can, elack your tongues, "use them as hard as you can, use them on your mother-in-law if you cannot And any one else because a woman's tongue is the finest pro- paganda machine any human being ever had.
Man Left Penniless
Frederick Joseph Taphouse, of Maenporth, Falmouth, Cornwall, was 20 years old.
He was a young man with an ar talle temperament. He would sit In a home, playing a plano froin morning to night. But he refused to work.
are we to do with him?" he usted.
"Women make the finest tele honists in the world. By taking a message qutekly over the telephone during time of war they might save the Hives of people in a whole dia- trict.
"Don't listen to men when they ay we are loo verbose on the tele- phons. Of course, in peace time we have to talk about such important things as hats, but in war time we make the best possible telephonists."
Warship Hit By Runaway Torpedo
His brother (according to his own story) consulted doctor, "What A TORPEDO slipped from its tube la the submarine Triton, sister "He needs harsh ship of the Thetis, cafeered at high The answer hire to his senses." "peed across Portland Harbour, The brother went away. 1e put cently, and struck the naval patro!) the "patient" in a car, drove him 400 vessel Puffin below the water-ine, miles to Liverpool, and left him there --penniless.
He hoped that by bringing him face brother to face with realities ปม Frederick would pull himself to- gether and workc.
BORROWED THE FARE Instem, Frederick went to an uncle I borrowed the fare home,
The two met again. There was fight.
Then Frederick was given a sult- ense Alled with clothes and £5 ina
While attempts are being made las ralvage it divers are examining the
of the Pullin, but the damage
is believed to be slight.
Ratings tried to hold the one-tuni pedo as it began to slip, but it what
tered in grease.
A soon to the propellers touched) water automatic mechanism was set in motten oud the torpedo, rlrenching the men who were trying to hold it, left the aulanarine at 40 knots.
Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Four Air Aflaches were present at the weekly tila of the Royal Air Force Association at the "Dome", Blanghai, recently. In the above #lekure they are seen with Sir Victor Sassoon, Bark, President of the Association, in-the-centre. Left to right are, Group Commander -W\.B. G. Bryant, H.15M. Air Attacho in Tokyo; Major de la Ferte, French Air Attache in Shangbal: Sir Victor: Captain Ricardo Federici, Italian Air Aliaele In Tokyo; and Group Captain A. Allken, ILD.M. Air Attache in Shangil.
July 14, 1939.
Promotion For Cherrill Of Yard CHIEF INSPECTOR F. CHER VERILL, who for 20 years has servod in the fingerprint dopart- ment of Scotland Yard, was re- cently promoted to Superinten- dent and given sole charge of tho department.
Superintendant Cherrit sinrted In the Metropolitan Police 21 years ago at Wandsworth, and shortly after- wards was transferred as a police- constable to the, ingerprint section.
He has worked through all grades of the service and recently topk charge when Superintendent Bottley retired,
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The fingerprint section now num- bers upwards of 700,000 Impressions. Famous cases in which Mr. Cherrlit nasisted were the torso mystery al Cheltenham, the Leighton Buzzard murder, the "Red Max" murder, the Shepherd's Bush case and the Stan- ley Hobday murder case at West 9302-Palais Stroll, Bromwich.
Berlin Showman Tells Of
German Tastes
Cancer Fighters Honoured
Herr Eduard Duisberg, director of the Scala Theatre, Berlin, shot the cuffs of kin cream shirt, smoothed the trousera of his pin- striped grey suit, settled himself in a sofa in the Savoy Hotel FIVE British scientists, all members longe-and told about the task of entertaining Herr Hitler...the Royni Cancer Hospital, London.
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
Limes-and only a few weeks ago he came to see Grock and Con Colleuno. 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 tables in.
it is Herr Duišberg, Germany's] About her he says:
"
"The pubillelty she has had since
of the Research Department of
have been honoured by America as the first recipients of a 7,500 dollars (£1,500) cancer research award.
The award has been made for the Brst time by the trustees of the AnnaL Fuller Fund, of New Haven, Con- necticut, for what they consider a "real and outstanding contribution to knowledge on the subjection of the cause, care, prevention or of cancer."
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The scientists are: Professors Ernest L. Kennaway and James W. Cook,
Drs. Colin I.. Hewett, Izrael Hleger,
cash and told to leave. On June 4jer. Mr. A. Douglas Cowburn, that his, George Black, For he is perhattracting so much attention has en-land William Maynford
he was found gassed at house in brother York-road, Lambeth.
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no other Jability, but bad The story was told at the inqueal vents. He was Juzy,
Verdict: at Southwark recently.
15 YEARS' WORK
of some sonally responsible to the Nazi abled her to cominand a prive up to ottuin-Government for all that happens) three times higher than she got when
on the Scala Theatre's stage frat booked her in London."
For 15 years the scientists, under There is no German equivalent to Suicide while of unsound and it was he who first brought Englund's famous "Command Per-the leadership of Professor Kent The brother, Mr. Gerald John Tap- mind while suffering from
Marion Daniels, the dancer who formance." and when Hitler decides way, have worked to discover certain house, a ship's officer, told the coronatability.
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he is coming," said Herr Dulsberg, which someone may go un îb discover "so no pluns can be made. Often wela cure for the disease, are notified only half an hour before the show starts. Of course, he sits
in a specially reserved box when in dors coma.“
Professor Cook said:
"In our laboratories at the rescarch department we have produced synthetically certain pure chemicals Round-faced, unsmiling Herr Duis- which we have proved to be capable berg is on his 75th trip to London. of causing capeer,
He has been coming on talent-
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secuting expeditions now for 30 "At least one of these chemicals is years, stays regularly at the Savoy, contained in coal tar. The others and sees nore shows in his forture closely related to it. night's visit than many realise are running in London. He averages two theatres and one cabaret a day and tries to at in a movie whenever possible "because I am personally interested in them."
About the jokes he hears on the English variety stage. ቅር says: "Sune of them are a bit fresh, aren't -they?it
"But although we have proved that these pure chemicals may induce cancer, we do not know if the disease is caused in the same way as In the human body."
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Tuvento receive their award”“In' The German variety-goer is being September, when they will attend the treated to less and less "verbal" | International Cancer Congress humours simply because there is very little patter that does not come under official censorship.
Professor Cook and Professor Ken- away received in 1030 the award of the Union Miniere Du Haut Kalanga for their cancer research. They
'Professor Cool is Professor of
THERE IS NOT much opportunity shared, the sum of 50,000 francs and
for Joking," said Herr Duisberg. 50 milligrammes of radium "for there are many things which comedians must not mention. They Chemistry and Professor Kennaway must not mention politics, nor sex and even the parody of a news-reel which I heard one comedian do un a London stage would not be allowed in Germany, Newc-reels there are official edincerns."
Professor of Experimental Pathology at London University
Imports Of Japanese Hosiery
London.
The comedians who And most favour are clowns. Grock is most popular pay him £5,000 a month. Non!, 100, is a great success. Of course, Henry Hall and Jack Hylton with their bands were very popular.ment recently regarding the mark- But we also have such singers asing on Japanese Boslery imported Gigli, magicion such as Dante Into England:- and soon the Russian Ballet are going:
to have a 20-day scuson Scala,
"But, getting back to variety." continued Herr Dalsberg, the Ger mans to-day being trained to {enjoy sight rather than sound.
"We give them big productions since there isn't much left to talk about."
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Young Thief Embarrassed
A question was asked In Purila-
Sir W. Edge asked the President in the of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the large importations of Japanese underwear and husiery into this country, he is satisfied that the markings of origin are sufficiently clear to be understood by retall purchasers; and, If not, whether he will issue regulations for markings?
clearer
Mr. Cross: The Merchandle Marks (Imported Goods) No, & Order, 1929, made under the Merchandise Murks Act, 1920, provides for the marking with an indication of origin of knitted articles of apparel made of cotton, wool, silk, artideinl silk or BROOKLINE, Mass. A 16-year-old Brookline boy stole mixtures. Under the Act, any re- on automobile and drove it to New quired ladleution of origin must be York, only to run out of gasoline at 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-
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