Friday,
LONDON'S HOUSEWIVES LEARN TO 'MIX'
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WAR WORK IS ENDING WOMEN'S LONELINESS
NATIONAL service has accidentally brought about a revolution in London that all the campaigning imaginable could not have achieved in peace. It has banished the loneliness of women in suburban homes.
This loneliness gave rise to the state of mind that was nicknamed "suburban neurosis."
Dr. Stephen Taylor wrote of it, after four years' research: "The Englishman's home is still his castle, but for the English woman too often it is her jail.”
That was in 1938. Now, the revolution has occurred and Londoners are no longer Britain's most reserved com. munity.
"Women nra Binding comman interests in the common danger," sald Mrs, Ginnville Bean, public relations officer ta the Women's Voluntary Services.
"We have about 140,000 volunteers for our Housewives' service in Lon don, who meet for training and soon get to know one another
The black and yellow card of the service, propped in front windows of every street, is the passport to good. neighbourliness and new friendships.
Soon Frienda
The Housewives' Service, tried out In ford two years ago, was put into inrge-scale operation by the WVS to assist ARP work
Volunteers remats in their homes during roads lo provide hot drinks
Army Aquatic Championships
SMALL UNITS GAIN TOP
AGGREGATE POINTS Championship Depends On Water-Polo Final
(By "Tinker")
September 20, 1940.
Government Calls For New War-Workers Drive
BRITAIN'S engineering shops--9,000 of them on war work-are called on by the three Supply Ministers to take
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immediate steps to increase the national supply of skilled SHOES
labour,
The appeal, signed by Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty: Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply: and Lord Beaverbrook, Minister | of Aircraft Production, says:
INDO-CHINA SITUATION
FROM PAGE ONE
Single-Handed
"France is single-handed in the Far
"There is an immediate need for ket, or try to overlook the Japanese skilled workmen in many. factories to neet. bring into production plant recently installed or still idle during night shifls, and to give some relief to those who have been working ex-East. We have only small military Inaval and airforces there, Britain ceptionally long hours. The need will grow as further plant becomes from Hongkong and Singapore and { has, withdrawn her military forces
available.
the United States has declined to give preserving
"It in, therefore, essential that in us any military support in every engineering establishment up-the status quo in Indo China.
"At the same time, France will use grading and 'training up' should take place to the fullest extent practicable, all the force allowed by the armistice convention to assure her integrity by "Thousands of semi-skilled workers fighting those forces who provoke will have to be trained. Government dissidence. training schemes have already been "The same determination to pre- expanded, and are being expanded serve the French Empire will guide further. These alone cannot be France in her refusal to meet the last-minute demands by Sim for territorial concessions among the
enough.
"The greater part of training must be undertaken by employers them- Mekong River islands. The same de- further expansion of Government Insistence on full respect for her
whenies requires skilled instructors, sovereignty in the Franco-Japanese Every additional instructor must come negotiations at Напої"
HIGHEST AGGREGATE points in the Hongkongselves in their own workshops. The termination will stimulate France's (Army) Area Swimming Championships at the Victoria Barracks pool yesterday were taken by Small Units, who after the series of fine swimming events that comprised the programme, ended the day with a total of 52 points— two ahead of the 5th. A. A. Regt. R.A., the Royal Scots
and hot water in case of need, and the Middlesex Regt.
shelter for children enught away from home, and the care of invalid
and elderly prople
Trained meinbeis
centres
But the destination of the
Aggregate Challenge Cup will be Football ure drated decided the Large Units
un
A H.P'. work, other belje in national | water-polo tournament–Signals savings, salvage, and rest and feedan: | (Small Units) have yet to meet the 8th Heavy Regt. R.A., and Besiden Shal Elve
winners Housewives the
to meet the Service is bringing women together.Middlesex in the Anal broadening their outlook, and help- ang them to form new friendshipa
"You cap
the chungeles
n they juin us," maid Mix Metall, an
Stake organiser
Newington They are quer net shy when they arrive, but mon make friends **
At W.VS. headquarters in
Weat minster they and the loneliness of office girls is disappearing, ORİ night typists arul secretaries come in to ask for a juh because “it is better than going back to 'diggings ***
21 the Kame WIEN the city- worker suburban-sleeping husband
A journalist living JR Ferobust- gardens, Edgware, declares that it
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The new pool and its surroundings. Jooked beautiful graterday an The brihard shine, and though event. like Plunging were somewhat drown out and monatanous, The efficiency with which the" #furle avonded any unnecessary delay and spectators spent an enjivable after mon
New!)
SCOTS UNFORTUNATE
tory
SING TAO BEAT ROYAL
NAVY 5-3
from ittustry, but ench instructor Decoux To Call Bluff?
van produce marty semi-skilled men
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Man-Power Plan
Another "United Press" message from Hanoi, received nt 9.30 am., quoter Informed cheles there as be lieving that Vice Admiral Decoux has "The Minister of Labour end called Japan's bluff, National SA:༩,༢༦༽༣༦ has sel up በዛ It is understood that the members organisation to ensure that the best of the Japanese Mission have been use is mude of available man-power. quibbling anong themselves because, Although many of the large force of is alleged, Tokyo has not yet agreed inspectors are already at work, and to support any show of force. the remainder are being appolated on quickly as possible, their task
of visting the many thousands of firms concerned will take a long time. "Meanwhile, you should, un wn Initiative, take any of the follow- the steps that you can, and take them
mandiately
Employers are asked to:-
your
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AIR FORCE CONTINUES...
FROM PAGE ONE
SCORING their second vic-
this season-in two Up-grade men of less experience!
and release the most highly skilled matches-Sing Tao overcame a
more important jobs. portion of the enemy and five enemy Royal Navy team 5-3 at Cause-workers for
Divide up jobs so that they can be bombers altogether were destroyed, way Bay yesterday after a fine
Bone by le
less skilled workers. and thrilling game.
Cut down your demands for skilled
Release men if you can.
Prominent In The Navy line-up was Giff, newcomer who has taken
the place of Roblason, and it speaks
Labour
Use your own factory to train new and present employees. Help to ind suitable mien as instructors in training
centres.
valames to say that GIT on quite number of occasions proved himself
Help the Ministry of Labour offi un tmprovement, for local football cins, and remember that they are enthusiasts will remember the thinking of the nation's needs as
performances of Robinson whole
fortunete
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Royal Seuls were unfortunate in being dingendifled twice that at the 400 yards free-style relay met them later in the Small Units 400 yards relay both 1 mes for starting of sterling
last year.
Royal Scots were generally TON Navy warefs ceded it the chance of taking the Hawkins, who showca himself suburbi street without knowing Championship, and there is no doubt great
schemer and Individualiat but that the kretiness forced themi į Many of his passes to the wing, it ha Into the errors they made
true, were wasted, but even if other- wise 14 la doubtful if the Navy for- wards would have succeeded often in gettoR through the brilliant Sing tire race to overhaul MacDonald, Pao h.df-back line. They a (Small Bruts) and win by a touch Hing-chny,
Sung Ling-sing Cul Sutherland had earlier left Kwok Ying-kee--were working
any case else in
other than my wife," said this man "All M¥*K* od thai (have neighbours, a very decent lot, at that "
"Why All This?"
An ARP warden's suggestion that the street should form a Neighboraca,
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It was keenly felf in the first relay
Bandstuan Jurdan agnią
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the side of the ball before bus pars junt whose methods were delightful
Squad and practice fire-fighting, with stirrup pumps, thrust this Edgware reding man her fouebed
householder among ha neighbours
Even the doubters who had been "too busy" forgot their excuses and Joined in when they
half the
Street rehearsing sudden alarm
This wave of friendliness sweeping
the suburba mientas much inore 10
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to watch.
were ever un
Howeyes. Mules TH rules, and. These three, in thrt, were instru- espresadly
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controlling I say udly be Allison. Caliuws and Hawkins, the kidly adhered 162 enuse in the substiquerit relays lente Navy Inside trio, who fully watched the flagrad Scots men, the alert for openings, and who, la- taking it and then sexuel af toes gether with Breeze (right wing) and mails, Barber (left witts, have the matt mats
of a very fine attack Barber Wi
1 times too slow, but for almost three-quarters of the Kamie the
OWT Large Units 400 yards rely Smad Nuvymen held their रा communal f
Unit 2, 12th leavy Hegt 3. MiddressA, scoring will show stretelaag
14. 5 A.A. Regt. Time, 4.17 3.5
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women ในท me They have dozen or so neighbours in call on and MKI
In a Beckenham Amate
talk or knit with "
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couple of back gardens
Bestilte wein
Large Unit 800 yards relay. 3th A.A! "they text 2. Middlesex; 3, Roynt Seats, 5. 1
Small Units: 6, 12th Heavy Regi Tirue, 12.1/0.
In Barnet suburb where don't mix”-neghbours share a stir- rup pump and chat omiably after twenty years of frigid reserve.
Why this? Dr. Edith Sumner- skill. M., puta "herd instinet,"
it down
to
the
Plunging-1, 5th A.A
The
EVEN EXCHANGES
THE NAVY upened through Breeze 10 minutes after the start, but Lat Reet (17.4); [Shiu-wing and Fung King-cheong a. Middlesex 1171.1115). 3. Royal Scots Arst equalled scores and then went (1492% 14. Small Units (140) 5 121h
leavy Reet. (139.10%). . 11 Heavy Inion first half lead of 2-1.
Almost immediately upon resump- Hegt. (120.7%).
Large Units 200 yards medley relation, Hau Yung-sang handled in the "I! is one of the strongest in-
1. Itoyant Scots (2.28.1/5); 2, Small Units siricis In ail of us," she said, (2.34) 12th Heavy Regt. 4. Middlewes; area and from the "spot" Hendy "When danger threatens the herd. 5th A.A. Begt.
made matters again even. gets logether. It
Then blulogical Heavy Bailery,
Tang Kwong-sum foundation. Barriers go down and Battery, (434): 3. 12th Heavy Battery, through to mve the lead once more to every one becomes more matey. ** Diving,-1, Middlesex (320); 2. Royal Sing Tau, only to have Allison
Scote 1517 3. Combined Smati Unita equalise very soon after. "A curious custom of reserve bas
(303); A. 12th Heavy Regt. R.A. (2983; 5, grown up around us, but it
arti-Bit A.A. Regt A.A. (2407 6. th Heavy the ascendancy, and after a period of At this period, Sing Too assumed ficial and
down Rest, (230) quickly,"
Large Units 400 yards relay-1. Royal attacking, two quick goals from Lat Scals: 2, Small Units: 38th leavy Itegl, and Ip Pak-wah settled the issue. 4. 5th A‚A. Regt. 5, Middlesex. Tume, 448
The teams were: 4/5.
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be broken
Slavage Held Up Restrictions
Merchants Protest
Lack of co-operation - between Government departments is said to
Small Unit 100 yards relay.—1. 30th 14302/5): 2, n5 A.A.
Pinal Standings-Small Unit 33, 8th A.A. Rezt. 60, Hayal Scots 60, Middlesex 50. 12th Heavy Regt. 32, 6th Heavy Regi
went
Navy-G; Rogerson, Hendy; Wikim 8077, Hossard, Hall; Breeze, Alison, Cai- lows, Hawkins, Harber,
Sing Too-Chu Sui-hing; Mak Shut-hon, Hau Yung ang Lu Hias-chor. Sung Ling-ing: Kwok Ying-kee, Lau Chung- sand, Fung King-cheong, La Shul-wing.
Morrison Has An Eye In Pak-wah, Tang Kwong-sum.
On 'Square Railings'
and use them Mr. Herbert Marrison, Minister of
The appeal conclusies:---
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"It you are in doubt about the re- lative importance of any work you arej doing
you should consult the officer of the department for which the work is being done, ur the em ployment exchange manager.
"If we do not all pull together we are in danger the matter was never inore urgent-act now,''
FOR THE NEAR EAST SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS LEAVE FOR BRITISH ARMY
Shanghai, Sept. 18.
CAIRO: No
Change In Situation
in Egypt.
There is no change in the situation The enemy continues to Barrani and Sollum areas. consolidate
positions
Skl
There is nothing to report on other front.
Gracie Tells M.P. He Is Wrong
He Insists On His Question MR. J..J. DAVIDSON, MP, for the Maryhill Division of Glasgow, sald that he did not intend to withdraw liis question in the House of Coin- mons about the amount
of money Gracie Fields, her husband, Monly with
Banks, and her plonist took them from Britaui, despite a reply cabled to London by Cracie Fields. In her cable from Beverly Hills, to the Home Secretary Callfornia, and Mr. Davidson Genere said she was sure Mr. Davalson hued been nita-
informed. "શું પ્રાણ
The second contingent of British volunteers, numbering 00, will leave within the next few days for army posts in the Near East, it was an- nounced to-day. They will be sent
see no reason to follow Miss to training camps where they will be Fields's suggestion that I should con- given
vrn special training before being suit ber banker. inken into the regular
service.
Among the volunteers is Mr. R. G.
amount
Mr. Davidson said "The reply of the Home
will be sumclent.
Woodhead, former Reuter agent at in my question I wish to have the Pelning, and son of Mr. H. G. W. publle reassured that preference is Woodhead, noted authority on China. nut being given to celebrities in the
The first batch of volunteers com-
issue of exit permits and in the prising
of money they are being 14 men, left Shanghai in August. During the past few months allowed to take from this country. the recruiting office has been flooded with applications from Britons here seeking entry. Into the services.-- Reuter.
MAY
EGG TRADE THREATENS BOYCOTT
UNIVERSITY MOVING UNDERGRADUATES
LONDON wholesalers have decid- HAVE TO QUIT KUNMING
ed not to deal in eggs unless the Food Ministry controls their prices. Chungking, Sept. 19. The South-West Joint University
The Eggs Advisory Committee, re- comprising Tsinghua and Pelping presenting all sections of the indus- Universities at present is located at try, adjourned after an eight hours' Kunming Famous stories written discussion without being able to make about the students walking thousands on agreed recommendation
to the of miles from North Chine to the Ministry as to future action. mountains of Yunnan to join the new The next step will probably be for carapus may have to be repeated, the Ministry to formulate plans and only this time the students may have submit these to the Committee for to start a long trek along the high observations. mountain trails of Sikong to go to the
Meanwhile eggs are in such short for scrap-iron, said: new
campus at Sichong, South supply that one London retailer who a survey of Sikong. So far, however, be robbing the national salvage cam-Supply, asked in Purliament whether "I have arranged for
no large normally sells 140 boxes of 120 Eng- the iron such railings tor paign of much of its value. Scrup he proposes to take over
be made, with a scale evacuation from Kunming has lish eggs each week had fewer thin gardens metal and rag merchants in London railings round the
in the view to their release wherever prne-yet started-Reuter,
20 boxes this week.
w the North of England, exasper squares of London and other towns ticable for steel making." ated at waste going to waste, are pro-
testing that they cannot continue to
unless
buy the materials collected existing restrictions on disposing of themore removed.
Duke of Kent Escapes
At the last meeting of their repre- sentatives with the Controller of Salvage, Mr. H. G. Judd, they sub mitted three specifie proposals which, they said. Government departments declined to entertain, and asked for his
· backing.
At 3.30 p.m. to-day a time bomb with the Royal Engineers bomb dis- They urged that white flock made exploded within 80 yards of an auto-posal squad, whose precautions had from rogs should be used for Army mobile in which the Duke of Kent ensured that the bomb would explode mattresses instead of coir, which has was touring the bombed areas of harmlessly.
From A Time Bomb
London, Sept. 19. rmined the bomb crater end chatted
South-cust London. His car had just
Labourers Machine-Gunned
clouds over one London area district
to be imported.
Course woollen rags are now im-stopped befors a barrier bearing the ported from America for blanket-noce "Danger: Unexploded Bomb" A lone reider swooped from the making. Finer grade rags from our when the bomb exploded. salvage stocks might be mixed with Rubble shot Into the air and two early this afternoon and machine- the imported material.
seconds later a shower of stones and gunned a gang of labourers working Most of the_rugs now collected by earth fell on the Duke's car. The on a crater resulting from last night's the national effort have to be got rid Duke emerged from the car after therald. Simultaneously eight heavy ex- :'of in the making of cheap roofing-shower subsided.
plosions rieked the vicinity. «felt...... · This felt is becoming a glut ön Nearby watchers rushed up and There were several bursis of anti- the market, because Government de- several women shook the Duke's aircraft fire over the London area partments will not use it
land.' The Duke then smilingly exo- In the early afternoon.---United Press,
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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
THE SOCIETY ABKA FOR
£38,000
in 1945 to meet the increasing needs of sick and destitute children in Hongkong, against which the Income to date is $27,000 only
In order to continue its work, The Boclety ap- peals for the balance
** 10,000
of
before the close of the floandal year on buit October.
„The Bociety, now administers to over 3,000 -children at sight Centres and, in addition, supports 25 children at various Institutions and 80 babies at its Creche.
Hon. Treasurers from whom a copy of "thì Annual Report for 1939 may be obtained):
Mr. A. McKellar, C.A.
*0/0 Mackinnon Mackenzie 'de ̃Co., P. & 0. Hulidingą szan
Mr. Kwok Chan,
c/o ghe Banque de L'Indo-China,
HONG KONG,
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but Askarte
12th August,' 1940. .
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