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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1936

YOUTH'S SUICIDE THE LAW AND

UNDER TRAIN

My Heart Died:

My

Body Will Be Dead

SON WHO PERSISTED IN LEAVING HOME

last month.

THE HAWKER

Judges Discuss “One- Day" Licences

CASE SENT BACK TO MAGISTRATE

Street trading i Poplar was

&

1

WOMEN AS TAX COLLECTORS

"Just As Good As Men"

GOVERNMENT'S STAND CONDEMNED

Scarborough.

The assembly of the Inland Re- Ivenue Staff Federation at Sear

A youth's suicide after his father's vin attempt to persuade him not to leave home was the sub-discussed by a King's Beach Divi-

sional Court last month when ject of an inquest at Paddington case was remitted to Mr. Herbert borough recently passed, with only The verdict on Thomas Peter Metcalfe, the Old-street magistrate one dissentient, a resolution car

The matter arose on a case stat demning the refusal of the Go Jones, aged 20, of Fontley, Halls

ed by Mr. Metcalfe following an ernment to grant equal pay to Green, Weston, near Hitchin, who

order made by the High Court in women Civil Servants doing the threw himself under a train 3 March

George Wilmore.

same work as men. Regent's Park Underground Stahawker, had been summoned by the Miss A. T. Bone, Birmingham, tion, was suicide while of unsound Poplar Borough Council, who com-jurged that the Government should mind. The deputy coroner, Dr.

plained that he had sold fruit from give a lead to private employers. Philip Barlow, aaid Jones was 2 ja stall in Rome-road, Bow, E_Women civil servants had to pass highly strung, emotional boy. He without a licence.

the same entrance examination as had written a letter of remorse to Mc Metcalfe dismissed the men, and to work side by side his mother. To his father

he charge, and awarded Willmore 10 with them on the same work. I wrote:

guineas costs, declining to state Mr. Plant, London head office, "My heart died at Fontley. My a case until the Council had ob-said his eight years in the Post body will be dead in London when tained a High Court order that he Office had convinced him that wo- you receive this.

should do so.

men made better telegraphists and counter clerks than men. He was to write like this, but I just can't Mr. R. P. Croom-Johnson, KC. sure they would make just as good die with the thought that as years for the Council, said that one-day tax collectors. went by you had never heard from licences costing 1s. were granted │me and that I was just living with-by a minor official in the street,, to

Another resolution which was jout any thought of you."

street traders. On the day in

carried urged that Civil Servants" question, Willmore had no licence-pensions should be regarded as de- Mr. Thomas Arthur Jones, à re According to Mr. Metcalfe's case ferred pay, and that they should tired medical practitioner, stated stated, he took the view that the have the right to retire with pro-i

"You may think it fanny of me

Violent Temper

that his son was helping him to run a poultry farm.

"I had to be extremely careful not to find any fault with anything

Offence Proved?

restriction of a licence to one day

Pensions

was contrary to the LC.C. (Gener Portionate pension at the age of

50. al Powers) Act, 1927, and was |'invalid.

Mr. R. M. Train. Nottingham, Lord Hewart pointed out that said that the strain of working in he did," he added. "He had very the offence was "unlawfully selling the Inland Revenue Department, violent attacks of temper."

Recently be had to speak to him without a licence," and that willing to constant changes in about the farm, and be locked him-re did not, in fact, have even legislation and almost incessant

an invalid one.

overtime, meant that many officers self in his bedroom for two nights

Mr. Justice du Parcq said that, were worn out long before the age and a day, refusing food.

according to the Statute, the of 60. One moming later Mr. Jones licence must be for one year. It Another resolution was passed saw his son leaving the house with seemed unfair that street traders in favour of the 5-day week two suit-cases. He gave him a should be asked to pay is for "an lift to the station and £5, advised official-looking document which had him not to leave, and said he no effect at all.” could always retum home.

Lord Hewart: The course was apparently adopted out of con-

COSTS AGAINST sideration for street traders

THE POLICE

MOTORIST DENIES 50 M.P.H. CHARGE

Giving judgment, Lord Hewart said it was immaterial whether the magistrate disliked the system

WOMAN'S DEATH AT 93 Mistook Iodine For Whisky

Mistaking iodine for whisky,

by which so-called day "licences" were granted by the Council His Mrs. Ellen Ann Street, aged 93, only duty was to find that the of Shaftesbury-road, N., drank offence alleged was proved.

ļa fatal dose.

WILLIAM POWELL LIMITED

Her son stated at the inquest

In dismissing a summons against a motorist last month the Brentford (Middlesex)

at St. Pancras last month that Bench awarded him two

The alway's left her some whisky, guineas costs against the police.

as it did her a lot of good. A Mr. James Spicer, of Lamp-

bottle of iodine, used to treat ton-road, Hounslow, was accus-

her after a fall some time ago, ed of exceeding the 30 mp.h. |

was on the mantlepiece. She

Hounslow. His

"I am pleased to report that was found groaning on the floor speed Was

and covered with iodine. alleged to have been 47 to 50 business generally improved to-

A verdict of accidental death wards the close of your financialį miles an hour.

was recorded. Mr. Spicer, who denied that year and this was reflected in the during the last two he had exceeded the limit, said turnover

•LAST 4 TIMES TO▪DAY limit on the Bath-road st

COLLEGE STUDENTS ON THE FIGHTING LINE!

When the wolf's at the door they drag him in and eat him.... ... when the fire goes out they burn the candle at both ends! They're headed for big things and the devü himself can't stop them!

THEY RIP THIS MAD WORLD WIDE OPEN!

DAYS

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When You're Picking a Husband?

GENTLEMEN ARE BORN

FRANCHOT TONE JEAN MUIR MARGARET LINDSA COLL

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(Continued from Page 1)

This figure stood at ap

that he had been driving for months of the year. This im-the Bank has been greatly reduc- 23 years and had never been provement has been kept up and, ed. convicted

without appearing unduly optimis-proximately $16,000 last year and County Councillor P. Chase tie, I am of the opinion that in-approximately $35,000 at Febru- Gardener, of Bath-road, Houns- dications are that such improve ary, 1934. low, said that Mr. Spicer had ment has come to stay. I Cap "A cautious policy has again followed his car all the way only hope that such is the case been adopted in the purchase of from High Wycombe, and he and that with the savings in ex-stock, and it will be noted that was sure that they never expenses before mentioned, the the value

of stocks on hand, as ceeded the speed limit on that directors will be able to come be shown in the Balance Sheet, is part of Bath-road.

fore you with a much better re-down considerably on the amount After the Bench had dis-port for the current year.

shown last year. The directors

missed the summons Mr. Julius

L Kelly (defending) asked for Account, you will note that the justified under existing conditions. "Referring to the Profit and Loss feel that this policy has been

costs.

He said that he had two more witnesses, who were also zuen of the highest repute, and who could swear that the speed limit was never exceeded.

amount written off as Bad Debts, Such stocks are now valued at or though still high, shows a con- below replacement cost and very siderable reduction on that of the little old stock is now being car- previously two years.

*Interest

¡ried."

charge has also The chairman's proposal for the He was sorry to say it, but been reduced considerably and adoption of the report and ac- he thought the police officers

is the direct result of counts was seconded by Mr. S. H. must have brought the

careful financing. case

It is anti-Ross, and carried unanimously. "merely to justify their cipated that this charge will be

OTHER BUSINESS existence." It was a case that still further reduced during the Mr. S. H. Ross proposed, and should never have been current year. The Directors have Mr. H. Overy seconded, the re- brought..

again voluntarily waived 50 per election of Mr. E. M. Raymond to cent. of their fees for the year.

the board of directors, while the re-appointment of Messrs. Lin- OVERDRAFT REDUCED ·

stead and Davis, as auditors, was "Turning to the Balance Sheet (proposed by Mr. D. Black and you will note that our liability to seconded by Mr. Wong Ping-fan.

WOMAN KILLED

BY CAR

17-Year-Old Driver Censured

A. 17-year-old motorist, Hector Francis Lovett Cameron, of Mill- brook House, Heatherside, Cam berley, was censured at the recent Hounslow inquest on. Mrs. Hilde May Thompson, aged 31, ct How- (berry-road, Edgware.

It was stated that while Mrs. Thompson and her husband were crossing the Great West-road. Osterley, they were struck by a car driven by Cameron, and Mrs. [Thompson_was killed.

Cameron said that he was travelling at between 45 and 50 miles an hour. He did not swerve for sound his horn because the and

den alarm generally trightened) people Ee braked hard, hoping that the people would stop

The jury added their censure to averdict of accidental death:

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