1938-11-08 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 8, 1938.

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SEES A VISION £15,000 CHEQUE

The Rector of Greenford, Mid- dlesex, the Rev. D. B. Harris, has asked readers of his . October Parish Magazine, to see with him a vision:-

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"A £15,000 choque, a grand organ, a grand choir, and lovely, music.

From such a place we shall all go home loving our children more, loving our husband more, our wife more, and loving each other more. We should be a happier, stronger and finer people.

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To make this vision, a reality he is asking everyone to substitutę a bread and cheese diet for their main meat of the day.

Enclosed with each of 3,500 October magazines was a prepaid postcard asking the reader if he or she will take part in the effort. So far only fifty replies have been received.

All are from

strangers to the church. Ten an- swer "No."

SUGAR FROM

FENLAND FIELDS

TELEVISION BY CABLE SOON

Sir Thomas Gardiner, Director-General of the Post Office, has announced a remarkable cable called the Coascial cable through which 800 separate telephone calls can be conducted at the same time.

The Post Office think the cable, brings nearer the possibility of telephone users "seeing" the people they are talking to at the other end of the line.

Sir Thomas said it was not clear whether the B.B.C. would wish to avail themselves of the cable, but the Post Office had decided to lay a four-tube cable forthwith between London and Birmingham at a cost of £204,000, whether the B.B.C. came in or not.

Referring to television, Sir Thomas explained that program- actress. mes will be distributed from Alex-

and Miss Pirginia Penelope Par- sons, daughter of Viola Tree, the

Elder brother of Lord Glenconner,

His age

andra Palace, as now, carried over Mr. Tennant is depois a club

the new cable to Birmingham, and

manager.

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