1939-05-23 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 23, 1939

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HIS NAME'S JUST TOO ROMANTIC

The name Robert Taylor may be music in the ears of film fans, but to a young Brixton man, who himself happens to be called Robert Taylor, it spells trouble.

This Robert Taylor, twenty-five-year-old butcher's assistant, of Eskdale Villas, Brixton, was told in the High Court, the other day, to pay £25 damages for breach of promise to Miss Violet Crook, of Rodney-road. Walworth.

MARRIAGE--IN

COURT

Heard in Court:

Tottenham

Police

Woman: He said he was going out of my life for ever. But kis friends brought hine fuck usual, at two o'clock the next morning.

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Husband: I thought I was quite well off until I overheard a friend say, that when my wife was in my home was like a den- tist's waiting-room.

And then-Another Woman: I have been married four years. My mother lives with us and we are all very happy.

SPEED ACE FORMS

OWN T.A. UNIT

Miss Crook complained that after she had been going out with Robert for three years, he married to Miss Glasspool.

QUARREL AFTER TAYLOR FILM

It was after seeing film star Ro- bert Taylor in "Broadway Melody, 1938," that the Brixton namesake and

Miss Crook quarrelled. They went to see the picture in a "four- some" which included Miss Joyee Glasspool.

Some months later Robert marri- ed Joyce.

"Perhaps many men would envy me the name Robert Taylor," he gays,

"But to me it has been the cause of all my trouble. When I first met Miss Crook my name intrigu- ed her. Then we went to see the

Hero of the motor-race track, Sir Robert Taylor film, after which the Malcolm Campbell has started re- quarrel took place.

cruiting a unit of hand-picked mo- tor-cyclists for the Territorial Army.

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BUT HIS WIFE IS PROUD

Sir Malcolm joined the Provost

"To-morrow, when I appear at Company Division, T.A., some time the market where I work, I expect ago, but has left this to form his all the fellows will pull my leg own unit, which will be known as now they know about my name, and the Provost Company, London Divi: the case."

sion.

But his twenty-year-old wife,

EIGHT FEET MAKE A KICK-A new way of playing, beach ball on the sands. These girls certainly get a great kick out of life."

BACK TO OLD. HOME

It will consist of two officers and Joyce, said: Robert Taylor-the CAPPED 103 men, who will get the usual American, you know-is one of my Territorial pay.

film heroes. I know he is the herb of most girls.

"And I am proud my husband's name is the same, and so well

Anyone between the ages of eighteen and twenty-eight is eligi- ble, providing he is a good motor- cyclist, is at least 5ft. 8in, tall, and known. at least 10st. in weight.

"No, I would not exchange, my The main job of the new unit Robert Taylor for the American will be controlling traffic, mapping one, even though perhaps he is out roads for the movement of not so good-looking. troops and acting as military police. "Anyway, I should not like mil- Every recruit will be equipped by lion of film fans to fall for him- the unit with a motor-cycle.

I have enough to do as it is."

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It was gusty on Southend Pier. When a Newfoundland dog strayed Tony Willis kept his head against into the store where Mr. J. Don- the wind, but it lifted his school nelly, of 111, Huntersroad Hand- cap from his head and swept it into sworth, Birmingham, was working, the water.

it was taken to an address at Clo- The next day his chum, Billy velly Hill, Erdington, which was Brazier, said, "I found your cap on on its collar. the beach this morning."

The house was unoccupied, how- The cap had travelled two miles ever, and neighbours explained that to Westcliff-on-Sea. The tide had the owners of the dog had removed been in and out twice since Tony some time ago to Leicester. From lost it. But of all the thousands there the dog apparently had wan- who passed the spot, Billy Brazier, dered back to his old home. a member of the same Scout Troop, had found it.

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JOBLESS BUY WEDDING GIFT

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FRANCE CELEBRATES REVOLUTION

France's Government allotted Putting aside pennies from their £84,000 to the Ministry of National unemployment benefit, workless Education "for the commemoration men in Bangor, North Wales, col- of the 150th anniversary of the lected enough to buy a wedding pre- French revolution."

sent for a clerk at the local ex- The "Great Revolution" took place change. The gift, fountain pen, in May 1789, when the first repub- was presented to Mr. O. Rowland lic was formed. The present re-. Jones, of Menai Bridge, on his one- Franco-Prussian war and M. Lebrun-

mar- public is the third, formed after the riage to Miss Millie Jones, of road, Bangor, "for courtesy."

is its fifteenth President.

594,841 SAVINGS CERTIFICATES OWED 43 YEARS

It is announced that 594,841 Na- tional Savings Certificates were purchased during the week ended April I

CHURCHMAN AUTHOR

In 1896 one of the customers of Mr. T. Hooson, of 25, Verdayne- avenue, Shirley, Croydon, left. Eng- land for Canada owing £13 to Mr. Hooson.

Years passed and Mr. Hooson The Rev. Dr Henry Leighton heard nothing of his customer. Goudre, Canon of Christ Church, But now, forty-three years Inter, basted aged seventy-two, he has written to Mr. Hooson, ask-