Some three hundred; V.A.D.'s in camp at Winchester are taking courses in gas drill, first aid and other subjects and "this picture shows some of the women during training. Nurses rush to help one of the V.A.D, në she lands from the top storey. A picture during a rescue demonstration,
HONOUR FOR ROYAL
DUCHESS
FABLE OF TWO COWS
All "isms" are mad if you analyse them. Which you think is least ob-
"Once women reach the age of thirty they can never learn to fly," says Captain H. J. C. Gray, chief
The Duchess of Gloucester is to jectionable depends on your view- flying instructor of the Rand Fly- become the first woman Honorary point. Now try to pick one out of ing Club Johannesburg. "Other Freeman of the City of Gloucester: this lot: wise, if a woman is young, healthy, The City Council will pass a reso- Socialism. You have two cows; Between 20,000 and 30,000 pi- keen, and indulges in a fair amount geons were released at Dover for of sport and has some intelligen-lution conferring the honour on her the Government makes you give one They went off in ce there is a fair chance of mak- Royal Highness and the presentation to your neighbour. batches from the quayside at the ing a pilot of her:"
Communism. You have two cows will take place at the Guildhall when the Duchess of Gloucester and give both to the Government, visits the city:'
who gives you the milk.
Fascism. This will be the Duchess's first of-
You keep the cows, 'ficial visit to the city
give the milk to the Government, who sells part back to you.
a homing race.
end of Admiralty Pier, flying noth-
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land, Durham and Yorkshire. The
race had been postponed favourable weather.
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DOCTORS DISCUSS
CRIME CAUSES
for
From London police courts: Man at Wood Green: My wife says I'm in debt again? Well. I'm prepared to forgive her.
Witness at Bow-street: This was
a terrible accident. I've never seen a better.
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50,000 SPANIARDS MISSING
a
Nazism. The Government shoots you and takes both cows.
New Deal..... The Government
At least 50,000 men, women and shoots one cow, milks the other and children disappeared from Madrid pours half the milk down the sink A joint permanent committee of
Woman at South London: How during the Civil War period. The to keep the price up.. magistrates and doctors may be set my husband ever came to employ Franco Government has set up
Capitalism. You sell one cow, buy up to consider medical problems con- the man. I don't know. Athough bureau to investigate what happen- a bull; leave the future to Provi- nected with crime. This recom- they both drink. ̧.
dence, and the Government mendation was made at a joint
NOTHING. meeting of representatives of the two bodies in London. Some inter- esting points were made.
Fear of a very strict husband, debts, staleness due to lack of holi- day were named by Dr. F. J. O. Coddington, stipendiary magistrate of Bradford, Yorks, as contributory causes to offences by women.
Dr. F. W. Eurich, Emeritus Pro- fessor of Forensic Medicine, Leeds, dealing with cases where medical `treatment had helped, mentioned
woman of maniacal tendencies who had too little sugar in her blood.
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He had a quite. definite impres- sion that the fumes which got into a badly ventilated motorcar could pro- duce symptoms of very mild poison- ing which resulted in recklessness.
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The mass expulsion of Polish Jews from Germany was resumed when men, women and children- numbering, according to one re- port, more than 400 were driven. across the frontier by Gestapo agents at Zbusyn.
ed to them.
RAJ-PIARI", the baby Indian elephant and a favore Children's Zoo does not possess a pool in his en have to give him a bath several times a da ther. Photo shows “Raj-Plari”. wn to it come bath.
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MATRIMONIALLY SPEAKING:
Matrimonial cases caused laughs in court: 1554
Man at Tottenham: After she had bathed my eye, she said, "Do you realise we very nearly came to having our first quarrel?" I said I did
Woman at South London: "We're been married ten years now. My -husband met me on his last holiday. -Wife at Islington: Of course, my husband is getting on in years now. He remembers the General Strike.
Debtor at Marylebone: I am now in easier circumstances. I am se- „parated from my wife.
Man at Bow-street: My wife have never been in a court of law before so she does not realise that here other people are allowed to an- swer back.
Witness at Hammersmith. I knew dárried.
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