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HEY, HORACE! WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT AN' SWAP WIT US 7
I.HAVEN'T ANYTHING TO SWAP --- AND BESIDES I'M TOO BUSY FOR SUCH
NONSENSE!
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AT REST-A cold rain fell as the ashes of the late Marquess of Lothian, British Ambay- sador who died in Washington, were placed in a receiving vault at the base of the monument to the battleship Maine in Arlington Cemetery. The urn containing the ashes was drawn on a caisson by six gray. horses, as above.
An Irishman's £39 Argument
James
coreless talk, Dr Livingstone Merton, a retired Irisi doctor, of Ilfracombe, was fined £30) at the local court recently.
Morton, it was stated, went round hotels frightening guests by saying there would be nothing left of Eng-
and after German bombing.
He had also, it was alleged, signed the name of Iitler and drawn swastika in Combe Martin Parish
It is
to help
to buy
planes
for
mmen
A
DEČREE NAZI
wontan called recently at the War Savings pavilion at Edinburgh and handed over a sum of money.
"I have been saving this up to divorce my husband," she said. "But I think I can tolerate him better than
first.“
February 4, 1941.)
By Ernie Bushmiller
WOULD A PEA-SHOOTER
FOR A PIANO SOUND LIKE A FAIR BARGAIN?
SWAP SHOP
Shot Wife In Error; Turned Gun On Self
A coroner's jury decided at Southampton recently that a Royal Navl Reserve commander aimed a revolver at his wife as a threat, and then, finding he had shot her by mistake, shof him. self through remorse.
They returned a verdict of manslaughter and suicide at the inquest on Commander Wilfred Stanfield, aged 47, and Mrs Louise Stanfield, aged 43, who were shot at their home in Wilton-cres- cent, Southampton.
Mrs Cissie Julia Blake. a friend of Commander and Mrs
Stanfield, told the Coroner how Donations
she saw Mrs Stanfield holding a handkerchief
Το
to her mouth. Bomber Fund
which was bleeding. One of Commander Stanfield's hands was cut near the knuckle.
A total of $1,200,555.20 was renched yes- terday by the War Fuut inaugurated by the 6. C. M. Post, Lid, with the following donations:
Mrs Stanfield said. "Look, what Wilf has done. He says he will shoot me." Commander Police, Recreation Club (Cricket Stantlek! said, "I will."
Heard Shots
'Bat)
Forewell Party of a Dutchman.. Mins A. Lym
"Helenside" Tennis ... ex-bet, Mr E. W. Hamilton ... Texnen Shrapnel Пas cercand
donation
Mrs Blake then told how she heard. Commander Stanfield opening and shutting drawers and muttering to himself. Mrs Stanfield said soine- thing about a revolver.
Mrs Blake continued: "I opened the front door to run out. Then I heard a shot followed by a tall. By: Ex Bydand (nth donation)
1 R.A.OB. Bomber Box (January).
Result of Bet-D... SJ. Treasury "Shrapnel Box" tweek
ender? 1,241)
the time I got to the front doorstep, Fanling Party per Milan Mary Ed-
I heard another shof fallowed by a Shamal."
Police Sergeant Henry Leavey sak The found four live revolver cart-1
Harrow Boys Deal ridges on the floor. With Incendiaries
Harrow boys successfully dealt with about 250 Are bombs when they feli on and around the school recently.
The W. Winterstein
.60
I
13
30
37.00
mendation
........
25.20
10
Miri A. Lee (fourth donation) ... yeb & Co. Surapnel Box (second
donation)
4.56
Hongkong War Effort Committee-Pro- The revolver, which had six cham-ceeds of Flag Day held on 18th January, bers, contained two discharged cart-1941. ridges with a vacant chamber be-1 tween them.
Itongkong Collections Kowloon Collections Thought Gun Empty
Kowloon Health Inspectorate: 1. F. O. thith degation) The sergeant suggested that Com-| | 4. D, intch donationy
and G. E. thought he "The bombs were put out so quickmander Stanfield
I can fler. I'll deal with Hitler that there was no damage at all elected all the cartridges, but that A. c. 9. falxtis donation}
Church and Ilfracombe Museum visiting books.
In defence, Morton said that, being an Irishman he loved an argument.
C. T. C. With donation) sald Mr. A. P. Boissier, the head- two live cartridges remained in the
chambers.
E F. W. (four donation) master, recently.
A member of the jury suggested. W. (third donation) ...
but no missile fell on the houses.
V. C. B.
$5.230.02
2,530.75
"Next night, we had another visit. that possibly only one live cartridge, L. W. È, M. second donation)
J. R. There was no damage, and in neither had been left in the chamber, and (fourth donation)
that Commander Stanfield, after he ED. R. raid was anyone Injured.
hail shot his wife and discovered his G. I. S. (sixth donation) mistake, tad refonded with another 11 and had then shot himself,
Commander Stanfield, a former Scraps ...............................
The following monthly donations to the chief officer of the liner Empress of war Fund were also received yesterday: Australia, had since the war been Mis C. S. Pierce carrying on naval duties, including
a privilege
like these.
Please send
your
to
donation
WÄR FUND:
S. C. M POST, LTD.
Collected to date $1,563,255.28
Romitted to London £96,389,19.6d..
(Readers are invited to send suggested text for this appeal)
nine-sweeping.
C. H. M. th tleontion)
C.
Malayan Cadets Inland Missionary -MW-N-Winsladio
Mr S, Duncan
11. G. K.
DESCRIPTION OF Bereh
BENGHAZI
"Garden Of Hesperides"
Mr
1. Evang
Mr John Fant
Major H. Haberlan MEʼM. F. L. Haymes
10
Pavinterstein, whose donation is ack-
- Dr nowledged above, is an Austrian who was
In the present Libyan struggle, only interned in Hongkong on the outbreak half a dozen castern coastal towns or war and who is now working up of much importance. The first country in a Refugee itasplai. Although are among them, from the west, the most he is not allowed to enter longkong, he has sent his donation to Britain's War prosperous appearing, and in many Effort and has promised $5 per month ways the most beautiful is Benghazi,
a district capital. It is a a ship and
U. 17. O. P.
acknowledges the
air port, a centre of business, traffic, The British War Organization Funu. administration, and colonisation. Its Hongkong Branch, population, which has increased 300 following donailunk: per cent. in 30 years, has reached €5,000.
Previously acknowledged $100 and 0.004.11: S. W. P. Perry (monthly), $25; A. C. Wilcox (January), $25; Anonymous, A majority of the inhabitants are
$20; Edgne Davidson (inonthly), $50; A. Europeans, who live in a pleasant Whittaker, $5 Millington Ltd, 11.10;" on quarter of white houses, lining wide Dros, $30; sale of Service Badge per Lady streets or attractive tree-filled parke. MacGregor, $1; J. P. Hush (January), $10: Fresh water abounds, rainfall is. Finnie (January), 850; 1. Herschend (January), $10: C. Austin (January), $10; usually sufficient, new little villages Hewitt (January), 310:
(January), $20; Anony- dot the countryside and frugal Itailan Valentne
$20: W. J. Knight (monthly). peasants rulse delicious fruit from o Bertin (monthly) $300; orchards,
covering the site of the The Prison Staff, $199.09: The Joint Com
mittee of Hongkong and Kowloon Ectuen- legendary "Garden of Hesperides,"
A few scores of miles eastwardles Assn. $2,100; rome member of the along the coast, one comes to the European Staff of Messrs Butterfield & Swire (January). $107: Star of Union bare, dreary, silent ruins of the insurance Society of Canton Ltd, January, greatest Grecian city in ancient times, favilla nontily), F10 G. C. 44.15; Anonymous. $24.74: Mr and M outside of the Greek Peninsula. It, Worrall (monthly), 100; A. Meiping is Circuc, known as the Athens of monthly), 310: W. P. c. (Jan) $16;, total, Africn.
100,000 3032,275.10. Not fewer than people lived in it and among them were world famous merchants, artists, writers, philosophers. The country reund about produced much grain and in times of need sent supplies to Greece, itself. Now a few pieces of pillars mount above the desolation to show how men destroy the beautiful things inen make.
Fifty miles further east, around the curve of the coast, one comes to the bouyant city of Derna (now In British hands), ever refreshed with flowing water, gay with flowers, verdant with gardens, and rich with felds. This and Benubazl are the only places along hundreds of miles of const that have always been supplied with water and have been rettled through the millenniums, Never have desert sauds conquered Dernie
A.N.S. SUPPER-DANCE
Members of the Auxillary Nursing Service are busy planning & Supper- Dance and Cabaret to be held at the Peninsula Hotel on Friday, March 7, In ald of the Bomber Fund. A
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Further particulars will be given in due course. In the meantime, it is expected that by announcing the date well ahead, n very large attendance will be ensured.
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