RELIGION FOR THE HOMELESS
THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 19505
THE Rev. Ian Hunter, curate of St. Paul's Church in London, holds services in front of the mobile church-canteen of the London Embankment Mission for the Homeless. Hot soup and ten are served free in the "church.”—(Acme).
"Widow Snooping" Arouses Australians
Sydney, Apr. 16.-No more "widow snooping," Repatriation Minis- ter Walter J. Cooper has warned investigators of war widows' pensions. "Widow-snooping," newspapers and leaders of ex-service women's or- ganisations charged, involves spying on war widows for evidence of im- morality.
war
Australian
widows Shie al hundreds of wor] witlow has no means of appeal receive £3 weekly. A clause widows would re-arry if they and the itepatriation Department Costel keep their persions will give no reasons or let her
sre the Bles.**
in the repatriation act em-Without the pension. she said, powers the Repatriation many will not risk failure of a Commission, to refuse 1 new marriage. pension or terminate it.
Critics charged that some pen- alons were stopped after govern- ment Investigators widows' homes at night.
visite
VISITS AT NIGHT
"I don't think anyone can be the custod 'an of people's morality. Cooper said. "That Lady Stanton Hicks told a
is absurd. The life of an in- conference uf ex-servicemen dividual is his private concern that investigators, working in
conforms to the so long as it pairs, visited widows' homes at right and pulled
out drawers law."
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Cooper told Parliament when searching for evidence of Commission had no right to
Neighbors "spy" on war windows brenure immorality, authority to make such investi-mediately branded a witlow, she rations was withdrawn a year sald, whether she was innocent ago by
socialist or guilty. Labour Government.
the fonner
Larly Hicks maintains that
that investigations Karmutre will be stopped is not enough. She wants the law amended so
The
that investigators will have no conterence carried
right to legal
enter widows' resolution expressing its "1-
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their un Newspapers opposed the Ingus and asking the Govern homes vestigations na n flagrant ex- ment to
Investigations mendity. stop ample of government meddling "foreign to British justice." in the people's private affairs.
One
cheek
Six Nations Will Explore Arctic Area For Weather Clue
By Noel Mostert
Montreal, Apr. 16-A six-nation expedition to Canada's largest and bleakest Arctic island believes its muskeg wastes may tell them whether the earth is getting warmer and its water supply shrinking.
Their findings, added to evidence from other parts of the world pointing to a new trend in the weather, may be the key to several major scientific problems.
ex-
the west coast has been alled The party of 18 or 20 economy.
Col, P. D. Bald, who com in only in the last 49 years." Canadian, American, British,
The expedition leader manded Canada's famed 1940 Finnish and Norwegian Exercice Muskox in the Hudson plained that existing maps of scientists, accompanied by Bay area, will lead the expedi-the area do not show the heads, a team of Swiss mountain-tion, which will be away from cers, will fly from here to May until September.
AIR PHOTOS TAKEN Baffin Island in May.
·
of
or outlines of many of the deep Inlets which penetrate the chat coast and the interior was al- completely blank north of
will
woman with the party will be Mrs Pierre Dan- serau, whose husoand calef botanist. He is a Guggenheien in the United States. Mrs. Danstrau will paint and
The iriand is the 'fth largest Baird, announcing the ex-latude 60 degrees.
A Norseman aircraft, equip- In the world and is more thanpedition on behalf of the Arctic twice, the size of the United Insitute North America, ped for skis in the spring and
the summer, for said maps were being prepared floats Kingdom.
An examination of the glacial from alr photograph taken in ferry cupplies to the expedition 4.ይ it heads into the Ban structure of its virtually unex-1948 and 1940. plored interior in expected to Much of the research work Island hinterland.
the retreat of will be carried out on a pecu- The only reveal whether glaciers and lee espo, readylar ice cap, nome 100 miles by observed in Alarka and Nor-40, surrounded by flat or gently way, is a world-wide phenome- roiling ground, and lying west non, with: possible effects on of
of the Baffin Island supply fellow climate and water reservoirs. station on the River Clyde,
The party's clef glaciologist, tkefcit.-United Press. WEATHER MEN PUZZLED {w. H. Ward, of the Scientific eastern and Industrial Research De- sub-zero partment of the United King- temperatures on the usually dom, will be in charge there. balmy Canadian West coast He said: have puzzled weather men. On checking records,
Mild North
in wenther America and
The Arctic regions of Cann-
they found do, whi conjrice some 23 n definie trend towards warmer percent winters had set in an far back of Ins 1870,
Ships
Bre reaching:
Spitz-
the total Dea the
country, are still extremely unknown. The out- lines and
have consis
been scientifically thin
Bergen, north of Norway, nine mapped, but
is one of the largert
months in the year Instead of area Birce 30 years ago, and the blanks permanently frozen wubsoil of world.
the sub-Arctic is melting.
Thin
Information, jumped
on the
ONLY AN OUTLINE
Safeguarding The Crown Jewels
Among the few things in man of the the world which are literal- lv without price are the Slate jewels of the nations, among them being with Dint brought back by the "The cast coast of this island chief expedition, may help selentists was fairly well known to the historic British Crown to reach conclusions which may whaling ships in the last con-Jewels and those legendary
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the outline of treasures which worldtury, but ever
make up the Crown Jewels of Persia. Less well known, but al- most equally fabulous, are the steps which are taken to protéct this regalia against burglary.
have
elfeet on
New York Experts Call
This The
Smoothest Trick
By Frederick Cook
New York.
stored.
Entranco
onc
new
of these
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IT'S
ALTHOUGH It looks as if it might have arrived on one of those talked-about flying saucers, this is only a maki, from French Madagascar. The little crea- ture, now in Paris, resembles a common mouse and behaves like a monkey and it may reach a height of five feet when full grown.-(Acme),
Supersonic Sable Hits The Spots
By BART KINCH
The night life of a Chihuahua, the hot tamale of the canine world, has many of New York's play- boys stymied. This doggy night-lifer is escorted to the theatre and the gay spots by a luscious blonde every night.
The atag line
Some of these secrets have just been revealed to a party❘ of London bankers who visited the works of Chubb and Sons
frown, found that upon returning hom Lock and Safe Company Ltd..Three's a crowd and Super-after a hard night at the theatre when they were shown the sonic Sable, the Chihuahua ginger. She would enlist all sorts Sable would be full of life and massive strong-room doors soon charmer, doesn't like crowds. of gulces and cute tricks to get to bo
to despatched
The blonde is Junic Stevens, her mistress to forsake the sack buildings of the Bank Melli Iran ot Teheran where the 23, a pert pint-sized singer at for a little frisking and good- specialising in melodrama, red-
JANIE REBELS At the New York polico headquarters they still have Persian Crown Jewels will be the Old Knick, a cafe-theatre natured play.
checked tablecloths and beet. Lo not given up hope of one day finding the man who, in the
The result? Janie Stevens got Miss Stevens, who stands four opinion of experts, worked the smoothest confidence trick strong rooms, where the famous feet 11 inches and weighs 95 very little sleep,
Peacock Throne and ever known in the city.
"Enough!” cried Janie. "From other pounds, Chihuahua in hand, is treasures will be displayed, the star attraction. "It is a threat to a widow's
now on you can go to all the by steel
A
door
shows with me. Then maybe chance of remarrying," she said,
It happened in the early the police are keeping their controlled
DO TOWN TOGETHER are not only
inches
we'll both get some sleep." "because widows
the weighing 10 tons and 10 Franklin D. eyes
is open. This man into the '30s,
Janie, a singer since the was afraid to ask a
thick. When closed the door
The following night Sable had Roosevelt was stili Governor story as I heard it the other is secured by two key-locks 15, marted taking Supersonic her Orst taste of New York's out with
the theatre with her night life. She started with the a man since
and one keyless combination Sable to
the show theatre followed by visits of New York. Perhaps the night: man who did it is dead. But One spring moralag a well-lock capable of no less than each evening. After
they do the town together. dressed
different million middle-aged
one hundred
many of the better bistros.
off the would-be
She pollshed. λ
Subie's life, however, was not walked into the Fifth Avenue combinations. showrooms of one of the world's thief, without any clue to the always one of pay revelry and with a ride home in a taxl, en- leading jewellers. He Introduced correct combination and taking gadding about the Gay White sconced beside her mistress. Then a quick canter around the block himself as private secretary to less than one minute 40 set each Way, Before her emancipat and Sable and Janie retired for
to remain at Miss Governor Roosevelt, explained one, would have to live to be the used
Steven's apartment and snooze the night.
It worked. Sable Win ali while her mistress was out win-
tucker:d out and slept like a dog ning the bread and dog biscuits;
This prosale existence ended until very late the next day.→ abruptly when Miss Stevens United Press,
Lady Hicks and a war widow whose pension is stopped because most of the country's
of alleged inturality first Ands distinguished and Bery Wir widows campaigned for months out about it when she goes to home, but don't even dare to be
widows.collect it,
"Humiliated in front of other someone might report them."
nguinst
"spyusg" on
She is Mrs George Vasey, widow
of a famous general killed in pensioners," she said, "the war United Press.
a plane
brilliant crash after
service in New Guinea.
Drama At Edinburgh Festival
Details of the drama pro- gramme at the fourth Edin- burgh International Fes- tival of Music and DramIN-- from August 20 to Septem- ber 10-have recently been announced.
The Glasgow Citizens Theatre, which has done excellent work in its own region over a number ot
will years.
the occupy Lyceum Theatre for the whole three weeks of the
Festival.
Three plays will be given in re- pertory, that is to say it will be possible for a visitor to see all three in any one week; two are modern, one a Scottish classic.
The plays are "The Queen's by James Bridle, starring Sonia Dresdel; "The Alom Doctor" by Erle Linklater; and William Home's "Douglas". "The Atom Doctor", based on a theme by Ben Jonson, has u modern sct- ting
Scollish
elty. "Douglas", in which the princt- pol roles wil be taken by Dame Sybil Thorndike and Sir Lewis Casson, "dents with a Scottish legend set in the period of the Danish Invasions.
a
when
QUEEN OF SPAIN VISITS POPE
QUEEN Mother Victoria of Spain walk; past saluting Swiss guardsmen after
K. O. CANNON
THE SCENE CHANGES
AWAY FROM THE.
FLONDON STREETS » 13.
THIS IS TO BE A PANHOLIDAY,
n private audience with Pope Pius XII in the Vatican City-(Arme).
A HEW ADVENTURE. WITH WHISPER BEGINS TODAY
YOUR BREAKFAST.
MAY I COME IN - S'IL
VOUS PLAIT
man
that he had been asked to select a couple of diamond bracelets suitable for Mrs Roosevelt,
NO SUSPICION
The Governor was at Albany, the State capital, but would be in town the following after- noon. Mrs Roosevelt would still be out of town. The Governor wished to make the cliofce m- self, unknown to his wife.
Would they care to send these two bracelets up to the Roosevelts town house come- They time tomorrow morning?
a
indeed. There was not
ground for suspicion.
The well-spoken secretary thanked
them and began to
by
200 years of age to work through the lot. Even then he would find that a time-lock prevented the door being opened except at a predetermined time.
leave. He paused for a moment and to the salesman: "Oh,
sald the way,
hadn't
you better let me have one of your cards? The
be tele- Governor will phoning in person to let you know which bracelet he has picked, and it would simplify things if he knew whom to ask for." The salesman handed over
card.
Just before noon next day n Bmousine drew up outside the Roosevelts town house. A man from the jewellers' handed the The butler a small package.
the hall buller placed it on
table.
"HOW DO I KNOW?” An hour later the bell rang ngain. A man giving every sign
embarrassment
explained
of
that a stupid mistake had been made. The package should have been held at the
shop, where the Governor was to call in per son. Might they have it back?. The butler man not easily duped-asked: "But how do I know who you are? Hadn't 1 better telephone the shop?".
"That won't be necessary, said the caller. "I can easily identify myself." He handed over his card.
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sorry, air the butler apologised, as he delivered the jewels. "You know how it is these days. You can't be too careful."
of dia- The $20,000 worth monds have never been · seeg since.
=(London Express Service),
DIFFERENT KIND OF
RING
to
evening
RETIRED heavyweight champ Jós Louis is getting acquainted with a new kind of opponent as he enters a circus ring with three Hods at their winter headquar tera in Gonzales, Texna. If Joe takes a job with the circus, as rumoured, thos
cala had better get lame in a hurry=-(Acme).