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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
September 5. - 1939.
B.M.A. Ban Midwives As
Anaesthetists Women's Anger Voiced By Lady Baldwin
MEN and women of social vision throughout ex- pressed indignation recently over the decision of doctors at the B.M.A. conference at Aberdeen to refuse to allow midwives to administer gas and air analgesia to women during child-birth.
Lady Baldwin of Bewdley who, through the founding of the Birthday Trust Fund, did pioneer work in promot- ing painless childbirth, said:
"It is a thoroughly reactionary decision, unworthy of a great profession. But it will not stop me from fighting for the cause of the poor woman who cannot afford a doctor's fees for the relief of her suffering in labour."
The doctors had voted against a recommendation by The General Practice Commitice that the Associa- tion should give State-certified mid- wives the right to administer anal- Kesla (relief with consciousness),
Danic Louse Mellroy, the gynecologist, pointed out to the con
the ference that C0 per cent. of
in women
attend- Britain were
ed by midwives. She pleaded in!
vain with the doctors.
Further opiulons given to the News! Chrenkele were:
Lady Rhys Williams, vice-chair- man. Birthday Trust Fund: "The decision does not effect the present position. The B.M.A. has no control at all over isle-certified midwives,
"DON'T LEAD
REGULAR LIVES"
E. BUZ-
ein-in-Ordhary to the King, speaking recently at the speech day of Haynes girls chool, neur Bedford, said:
SRD, FARQUHAR Phys
"Whatever you do In life, don't lead what is called u regular life.
"It seems a terrible thing for
a doctor to say, but my ex- perience has been that propie who make rules for living and
themselves regulate
Ike machines become old by the time they are forly.
EMPIRE NEWS
YACHTSMAN LOSES HIS LIFE
MONTREAL..
Mr. Ernest T. Rogers, President of the British Columbia Sugar Refining: co, a leading Bgure in Western Canade, lost his life in an attempted rescue of his 14-year-old daughter in Malispina Strait. off Vancouver Island.
Mr. Rogers, his wife and Ave children were on a yachting cruise During a sudden squall one of his Mr daughters was swept overboard. Rogers dived in after her but sank,
The girl was saved by her mother, who then tried to reach her husband.
but it was too late
It is believed that Mr. Rogers, who was a good swimmer, was caught by ļa strong current and swept out ta sea.
The body has been recovered.
Forest Fires.-Thousands of settlers in Northern and Eastern Onario ure dighting to protect their homes from Invest fires, which have broken out in the intense heat-ware following the approaching
drought. Flames
are
the towns of Kalador, 40 miles north jot Belleville, and Westport.
Tobacco Crop Damage. The
Balloon barrage crews recently began an intensive week's training in London, and balloont were to be seen flying al wany points over the Elly
¡Ontario tobacco crop, which was re-
ported in early cummer as the best and suburby. Anybody seeing the one above must have thought Walt for years, is suffering serious dam-Disney had sent a representative. age from the continued drought,
NEW ZEALAND
LOAN TERMS
"HARD"
CALLED
AUCKLAND.
so its decision is not binding and does not in any way affect the posi- tion of midwives who are under the control of the Central Midwives' ating out of human suffering is out per cent. stock, repayable in ave Board.
"PERSONAL PROFIT"
[of date,"
Dr. Elam, of the Welhouse Hos
The terms of the New Zealand con- version loan of £10,000,000 In 3
lycars, are the subject of comment in
The Pres
The "Auckland Star" describes the Mr. Charlotte Haldane, wife of pital, Barnet, where an experiment Professor J. B. S. Haldane: "This with 1,000 cases showed the cost of terms as hard and such as expected narrow trade union attitude on the gas to be unly 22 3d. for each of a debtor who had previbusly de
faulted. If there is no ossurance part of doctors should be condemned, mother: "Registered midwives will that the Dominion's export market No doctor who goes into the profeso on giving analgesia as usual under will not be reduced within the next
the authority of sion for the good of humanity rather the than for personal profit would en-Board, which is answerable to Par-ve years it is dimcult to see how in year of low prices it would be corse it. The benefits of medical) Hament. The Association made
meet the new commit- research should be free to all. Pro- great mistake to discuss the matter." possible to
ments.
"I Hope It's Twins
Ma
Forence
Demond
Midwives'
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"PERHAPS I shall find motherhood so interesting that I may not want to go back to the stage.. Perhaps I shall discover that bringing up children is my real vocation.""
"Now babies are all the fashion,
Girl Of 19 Sets Hitler
A Problem
NEW YORK.
WHEN plump nineteen-year-old Helen Vooros was introduced to Hitler, Goebbels and Nazi secret police chief Himmler, they suspected that she was a Jewess. Helen described the meeting when she gave evidence recently before the Dies Committee investigating charges of anti-American activities by Fritz Kuhn, lender of the German-American Bund, an organisation modelled on Nazi lines.
Miss Vooros said she did not realise she had joined a Nazi organisationi meetings.
until after she had attended Wife Says Husband
The "New Zealand Herald" says the terras are a mélancholy commentary on the deterioration of the Dominion's 'She and twenty-nine other mem (credit until 1945. An annusal excess bers of the movement made a trip to or £10,000,000 of exports over im-Germany in a Germah liner, and in ports will be required to meet the Berlin "they were introduced
obligations and keep faith with Hitler. S Goebbels and Himmler,
Britain. AUSTRALIA
to
Said Helen: There was some
Made Her Wallflower
Douglas, Isle of Man.
talk about my non-Aryan appears A WIFE, who said her husband
ance,
could not dance, but took I noticed Dr. Goebbels look-
her to dances and refused to lot ing at me very closely,
her dance because he was jeal "Before we sailed, 1 was given anous, applied for a separation envelope and told that one of the political leaders in the ship would ask me for it. I wasn't in ift was just addressed 'Stul:gartt."
"MARINA" BANNED AS TRADE MARK
MELBOURNE. The Commonwealth announces the prohibition of the name "Marina" or trade any nume resembling it as a mark...
"On the second day out, one of thy brew asked for the envelope.-1-be- Appileptions to the Patents Officejeve it contained a secret report. Miss Desmond was married to Mr. indicated that
many traders were
REGULAR REPORTS
In fact, everyone seeins lo be having a baby, and I'm wander. - ing "whether I've started a new
craze,"
order at Douglas recently.
She was Mrs. Hilda Dickenson, of Oak-avenue, Pulrose, Douglas.
"What is the gond taking a girl to a dance if she knows she is to be a perpetual wallflower?"-asked--Mr-de-j 1. L. Cowin, for the wife.
MENTAL CRUELTY
Miss Florence Desmond, the famous comedienne, was talking at her Hampstead home recently ow she was looking forward to the arrival of her first baby towards the end of the year,
"On my doctor's advice 1 have, ambition is to have a large family, given up my part in the Band Waggon' show at the London Palla- dium at the last moment," she said. For the drst time I am a quiet housewife, and my husband is de- lighted when he comes home from the office to find me there-daming Charles F. Hughesdon, airman and eager to capitalise the early arrival his socks or inaking baby clothes. Insurance broker, in September, 1937. of the Duchess of Kent by the use of
"It is the worst form of mental I don't mind whether it's a boy Her previous husband, Captain Camp-her Christian name. The applications "I know reports cre sent regularly or git. But what I would really belt Black, was killed in an uir crash have not been allowed. Ministers to Germany by Bund leaders. Every cruelty; holding her up to the ridicule
considered that it would be embar German ship has a political official of her friends.",
Mr. J. A. Cain, for the husband, They rassing for the Duchess to see her and #propaganda omleinl.
Bund replied: "There are many husbands, name on hoardings and signs every often make speeches at our
who don't dance. It would be stretch- meetings, and act us contacts oc-
ing the law too far it it was to be and Germany." tween our leaders
held that this was mental cruelty to Censure Motion Rejected.-After Miss Voords, who wore straw
the wife." all-night sitting the Victoria sailor hat over her blonde hair, said Assembly rejected a vote of censure that as a member of the Bund she on the Government moved by Sir found herself compelled to:-- Stanley Argyle, Leader of the Oppo- sition, on the grounds of maladminis- tration of foresta,
like a twin-one of each sex. My in 1936.
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Sacred Choruses for Mon's Voices.
Orpheus Collection of Part Songs for Mixed Voicos.
College Songs and Glees.-Thomas Shepard.
Giffe' Male Chair Book.
Giffo's Male Quartet Book.
Choir Book for Woman's Voices.-E. Hipsher. Junior-Senior High School Chorus Book.-E. Baker. Glea Singers' Collection.
Glee Club Songs for High School & College. Church & Concert Choruses.
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SOUTH AFRICA
MANOEUVRES ON A LARGE SCALE
vres
错
Know "Mein Kampf" (Hitler's life story);
Speak only German; Know the life and history Nazi leaders and martyrs;
Buy a German uniformn (for £2}}
Di
and
Study books which praised the Nazi system of guvernment criticised the American system;
Believe that Jews were running the United States.
Angler Drops Watch,
Pickerel Swallows It
WINSTED, Conn.
JOHANNESBURG. The biggest defence force manoeu- ever held In the Union took place recently in the Northern Traan- Better than the "one that golnway," svaal, under the direction of Col. G. is the fish story told by Torrington E. Brink, Director of Training and Police Chief Hugh Meade, Operations.
Mrs. Dickenson said she had been married eight years. There are two children.
The application was adjourned in the hope of a reconciliation.
Gobbler Takes Over Nest
Geneva, N. Y.
A turkey on the farm of E. R. Smith will soon have a family. He is selting on about 40 gulnen hen eggs.
Jie gobbler promises to be "mother" to the orphans.
Window Display Too True
Toledo, O.
A
A window advertisement of an out- board motor "so light a child con While dy-casting for pickerel carry it proved too great a lempta- Infantry, artillery and air squadrons Highland Lake, Mende's wrist watch tion for a passer-by who walked | participated. The moblilty of artil-dropped into the water. The fah, lery and the value of motorised forces which was about to take the hail,way with the motor, valued at $35. in bushveld fighting were spectully darted after the watch and carried it tested.
off.
Would-Be Actors Rush
To Be Televised
BY every post letters are arriving at Alexandra Palace from viewers accepting the B.B.C.'s offer to televise as many would-be stars as possible during the ten days of Radiolympia,
As far as possible the tele- All have been asked to alote the |visers-to-be will be given a free hour and day that will be most con-
hand. They will be interviewed venient.
in the Radiolympia "Come and "Most of the letters come from the Be Televised" feature by the London, area," an official said, "but celebrities of Alexandra Palace, there have been a large number including Leslie Mitchell, Jas- from further afield. It is true to mine Bligh and: Elizabeth say that they are coming in steadily Cowell.
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