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Girl's Ring CausedEnvy In School
A HEADMASTER'S decision that girls should not wear Jewellery. In school "because if caused envy in the minds of other children and turned their minds from the path of educa tion" resulted in a father being fined 10. at Sheffield for not sending his nine-year-old daughter to school.
Harold Webster, radio dealer of Stocksbrkixe, near Sheffield, gave his daughter the signet ring that caused all the trouble.
Mr G. R. Bitington, proaccuting, sild a teacher saw the girl wearing the ring, and it was placed on the teacher's desk.
Next day the father went to the school, demanded the ring, and pul il back on the girl's finger.
Afterwards he did not send her to
school
The Headmaster, Mr John Weaver, said: "I discourage jewellery in school because it causes envy in the minds of other children and turns their minds from the path of true educo- tion:
"Bangle Wrangle"
The case recalls the Somerset, "Dangle Wrangle" which lasted from 1025 to 1030,
Violet Burton, daughter of a West Coker dairy farmer, was made to talte off a silver bracelet in school, so her parenta kept her from school iluree years.
for
Lo
In 1030, after Violet had attended school normally for two years, ner bangle, and her determination wear it, resulted in an inquiry attend- ed by the headmistross, the school managers, and members of the coun- ty education committee. Then the
maller dropped.
Hun Prison Camp
Fare Awful
Tuesday,
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 24, 1941.
By Ernie Bushmiller
SANH
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Interment scene at the Colonial Cemetery yesterday when a large number of people were present to pay their last respects to the Inte Mr C. W. Jeffries, Director of the Royal Observa- tory. His Excellency the Governor was represented at the funeral by his A.D.C., Capt. S. H. Baity-Smith. (Photo: Ming Yuen)
NAZI TROOP
SOUTH &
ACTIVITY IN WEST NORWAY
LONDON, June 23 (Reuter).—A sudden increase in German activity on the south and west coasts of Norway is indicated in reports reaching the Norwegian telegraph agency. German troops are reported to be constantly moving westwards from Oslo.
POLES SEEK COMMON GROUND WITH REDS
LONDON, June 23 (Reuter).-"The Polish-Russinn question which might have shadowed the outlook of many friends of ours in the west and has caused noxious friction and clashes, I believe may disappear from international politics."
A large part of the coastal region has been declared a fully, prohibited area and permits for entrance to and exit from it are TORONTO, May 0.-Fte. George issued only very exceptionally. Thompson of Toronto, in letters The area extends inland for about received here to-day by relatives, 40 miles from the north side of described his escape from a German Nordfjord and then southwards, pass- prison camp in France and his re-ing the head of Sognefjord and turn to England by way of Gibraltar. Hardanger Fjord and as far south as
"The food they
gave us in that Kruguroe on the south coast. German camp was awful," he
Large-scale evacuations of Norwe- wrote
This statement was made by the Polish Prime Minister, to his sister, Mrs R. J. Doggett, and lan clllzens are being undertaken
In the General Sikorski, in a declaration approved by the Polish his flanceo, Misa Doris Cox "All we with drastic suddenness. had for breakfast was
Oberlandet district, near Trondheim, Cabinet. a cup of black coffee without sugar or mille. It large cultivated areas have
of the German armies when they been inken over by the Germans.
This followed a meeting of the assault the British Isles can only looked and tasted like condustFarmers are being driver out at a Polish-Cabinet to discuss the German mean that the Germans fear that screenings. For dinner we got boll moment's notice. ed unsweetened rice, and for supper Germans ever set fire to some bar-:
At one place, the attack on Russin.
military power." boiled lentils,"
The declaration which was broad-
"Also the quest at all costs for the racks in order to clear the ground.
cast from London to Poland, also de- raw materials of Russia proves the clares that Germany, the foremost need for such materials,"" foe of Poland, has forn asunder an allance which has so long been a source of our greatest misfortunes, By striking at Russia, they are undertaking at a great risk, a task of which the issue is uncerinin and must be weakening.
For the first 10 days after he was made a prisoner on July 9, he wrote, all they had to eat was biscuits and water.
Heavily Armed
U. S. Plane
Army.
WASHINGTON-The was disclosed recently, has completed tests of a new plane which is the most heavily armed of any American fighter craft yet produced.
COMMONS' DEBATE
On Extension Of War
LONDON, June 23 (Reuler),-)
.
Brest Litovsk
men
When Parliament next meets, there Declaring that since the Treaty of will be an immediate debate on Brest Litovsk in 1910, Russia had and its implications. Germany's latest net of aggression continually collaborated with Ger- many, the declaration adds, "we are The previously arranged debate entitled to, assume that Ruszła will on the shipping situation which was now cuncel the pact of 1939," The ship, designated the VP39C, is
to have taken place in the House of Thousands of Polish Commons in a
and an improved modal of the Bell P-39. been postponed to permit of
secret session has women, including 300,000 war prison What conclusions were reached from discussion.
war ers are still suffering in Russian pri- the tests were not announced.
sons, and should it not be deemed Arrangements for the debate have right and honest to restore theso The plane, which is being turned not yet been definitely settled, but people to their country? aut at Buffalo, N. Y., for both the the opening statement on behalf Army Air Corps and the Royal Air the Government will be made elther Force, is powered by an Allison by the Prime Minister or the Foreign liquid-cooled motor more powerful Minister, and according to the course then that used in the original P-30 of the debate, one or the other of German attack "testifles for greater Altacobra pursuit plane, but is them may intervene when they have to German weakness than we had "virtually the same In external had an opportunity of hearing the suspected. This attempt to destroy appearances." the War Department views of members in different parts the military power of the Soviet in said.
order to avold the threat in the rear
Jot the House.
Insist
+
German Weakness
The declaration states that the
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Huge Button Order For The Army
The clothing of Kitchener's Army In 1914 was seriously delayed by shortage of irrusere buttons. But tons are a problem in this war, too for the
Quartermaster-General's de- partment was suddenly called on to provide 24,000,000 of icm,
This wa
was revealed in an interview by
Lt.-Gen. Sir Wilfred Lindsell, who Is in charge of the Administration of the Home Forces.
Gen. Lindsell raid his task was to supply everything that the Army wanted, from women's underwear for
the A.T.S. to 15in, runs, or from a surgical needle to a heavy tank.
Tremendous Tonnage
HUGE PETROL CONFISCATION
Attempts to export patrol from the Colony on a very largo scale are going on, Mr D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon Mugis- tracy was told this morning when 20 junk masters and fokis were charged with exporting a total of 24,056 ting of petrol and 250 tins of kerosene from the Colony without permits.
Defendants were additionally charged with employing Junks not licensed for carrying dangerous goods and with anchoring at a place other than a dangerous goods anchorage..
Mr W. P. Thompson, Assistant Superintendent of Police, stated that Police received information large scale exporting of petrol was. going on at le Tai O and carried out a raid there.
that
Twenty junks loaded with petrol were found anchoring among sume Ashing Junks and 24,050 lins of petrol were seized. Defendants had,
PETAIN OUSTED BY DARLAN
Minor Indications LONDON, June 23 (Reuter).
no permits for exporting nor the -The relations between Marshal Junks were licensed for the purpose. Petain and Admiral Darian aro Mr Thompson added that it was an once more reported to be very extremely dangerous thing them to anchor near
for strained, says a despatch from the sting the French frontler to the Junks.
Independent French news agency.
Confiscation
,
to
Worship to order the petrol to be sources, Marshal Petin has the im
Mr Thompson also asked lis According confiscated on the ground that no pression that Darlan is trying to get well-informed owner of the petrol came forward 10 rid of him. He has noticed that in claim the petrol for fear of being several administrative and minis- prosecuted.
terial offices, Darlan's photograph Fourteen Defendants out of 20 were has replaced his. convicted. On the first charge fines ranging from $150 to $500 were im- posed; while on the last two counts Defendants were each fined $100 and $50 respectively. The petrol was confiscated
Six others, Kwok Tal, Chnu Shing cheung, Lam Chi-kal, Lam Chan-wal, Lam Po-chuen, and Chu Chlu-tal, all junk masters, were remanded un- t to-morrow.
tas is trying to assure himself of the Marshal Petuin belleves that Dar- support of ex-servicemen and that he has made several powerful allies among the Pollec.
cantiously and does not even inform Darian, on his side, is aeting very his own officers and intimate colla- borntora of his plans.
How Vichy Took News ZURICH, June 23 (Router).-Newn
They will be represented by Mrof the outbreak of the lusso-German
is Peter Sin.
"The tonnage to be handled tremendous" he said. "Wheller soldier is in Libya or elswhere he
requires one-third of a ton of supplies Finns
per month.
"In this country there can be no stabilised front. We have therefore to be prepared to fight a war in our own lines, and there is no part of these islands which can be regarded as Immune.
Finns Try To Explain
In
wer caused a great sensation Vichy where, up to the last moment, it had not been expected, says the Vichy
Jehy correspondent of the "Gazette
de Lausanne."
Com-
ofcial circles are reserved, tho correspondent adds, but certain in- fluential quarters have expressed LONDON, June 23 (Reuter) satisfaction at "the alms of under- Conflicting reports in regard to the taking a "Inevitably, therefore, in the event German
position of Finland
crusade againol the Russo-munism." of attempted invasion, every priority interest to the fact that M. Grippen-| struggle lend additional would have to be given to the move berg, the Finnish Minister in Lon ment of men and munitions."
don, visited Mr Anthony Eden, the, Gen. Lindsell pointed out that the Foreign Secretary, at the Foreign Army was at present using only two- Omce to-day, presumably to explain thirds of the amount of petrol con- his country's atillude; sumed by private motor-cars Britain.
Confusion Over
"Billion"
in
Country Calm
STOCKHOLM, June 23 (Reuter). Finland is calm, soy Helsingfors
| correspondents of Swedish
pupers.
news-
Govt Opium Rumours
No Registration
wero
this
Chinese press reports that Govern- The correspondent of "Allehanda" ment in considering a plan for regis- describes the smoothness of the tering opium smokera
vacuation of women and children moming, described as untrue by Mr from the Finnish capital where there w. Hamilton, Superintendent of is still no black-out ordered.
and Experts. Protest Lodged
Imports
Hamilton said he had no Protest
LONDON, June 23 (Reuter) knowledge of any such plan, and that
against Finnish objectives by Soviet planes rationing was contemplated. Oplum the bombing of neither registration of smokers nor was made to the Soviet Minister will continue to be sold at Govern- when he visited the Finnish Foreign meni depots as usual. Minister to-day, says radio.
the Finnish
Another Protest SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" HELSINKI, June 23 (UP)-It is authoritatively stated that the Fin- nish Government has lodged a formal protest with the Soviet Envoy, M.; Orlov, against the bombing of Fin-
Stocks of optum at the present time were described as ample to meet all ordinary needs.
UNITS BANNED IN BANNS
Sir Percy Hurd recently asked the Prime Minister whether he was aware of the confusion arising from differences of meaning of the word "billion" on the two sides of the Atlantic, and whether, in view of our new economie intimacy, he would confer with the Governments of the U.S.A. and Canada so as to obtain uniformity in the matter.
Mr Churchill replied that the word "billion," it was true, had different or alternative meanlogs on the opposlic side of the Atlantic led to any practical, culties in nish objectives. Ocean, but he did not think that this
When a soldier and his bride-to- be put up the banns, they may un- negotiations. For all practical officiul purposes one billion represented
wittingly give information to the £1,000,000,000,-"especially in the (AP) The Beursville Town Coun- Registrar-General has therfore order BEAMSVILLE, Ontario, May Denemy, says the War Office. The case of anything we owe," (Laugh-cl! has ardered books by Charles A.Jed that a soldier's unit must no 1er.)
Lindbergh [In Great Britain a billon means #
from Publie longer be recorded, and that only Library shelves. Similar action was the name of the town in which he is million millions; in the United taken by the Guelph Council States 1,000 millions.]
Te stationed should be given. ns, his cently.
address.
removed
ST. JOHN'S PROBATIONER
NOT TO BLAME
I CAN'T THINK HOW YOU GIRLS REMEMBER ALL THE ANSWERS. I SEEM TO WORK SO HARD AT MY LECTURES BUT SIMPLY CANY CONCENTRATE PROPERLY AND FEEL SO TIRED AFTER JM THROUGH. I'M CERTAIN I SHALL FAIL, WITH EXAMS SO CIOSE AHEAD,
AT THE DOCTOR'S
AND NO MATTER NGIN I GO TO BED 2 WAKE FIRED JUST THE SAME, 173 MAKING ME
DESPERATE."
"YOUR TROUBLE IS NIGHT STARVATION. YOU ARE NOT REPLACING DURING SLEEP INE ENERGY USED UP PURING THE DAY HORLICKS REBUILDS. STRENGTH AND ENERGY AS MANY SUFFERERS FROM SICKNESS AND FEVER HAVE PROVED. YOU
·SHOULD START TAKING HORLICKS NOW. IT WILL REPLACE ENERGY. WHILE YOU SLEEP AND YOU WILL SOON FEEL
FIT AGAIN."
IN SICKNESS AND CONVALESCENCE ORI WHEN YOU PERL TIRED OR LISTLESS
"SHOULDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH IF I WERE YOU. MARY DEAR FELT JUST LIKE YOU DID MYSELF BUT MOTHER HAD
THE DOCTOR IN,
WHY DON'T YOU
AND SO HORLICKS
EVERY NIGHT
take
YES,
I WILL
SIX" WEEKS. LATER
"NELL GIRLS INSPITE OF MARY'S: BAD START, SHE CERTAINLY FINISHED BY BEATINO US ALL!
HORLICKS
(THINKS)
YES THANKS
TO HORLICKS."
IT QUARDS AGAINST NIGHT. STARVATION, YOU WILL SLEEP SOUNDLY, WÄKK: REFRESHED, AND REBUILD, YOUR:ENI,
HORLICKS CHANGES LIST
LESSNESS, INTO ENERGY BECAUSE IT IS 100%
·NOURISHMENT
"Da mot forget also that during pick- ́asts your body needs newishment tren though normal food connet ke
tolerated Dog' sichness de wili; Avip malatein sour
strength, and in cer».
"kelestance kasten