1939-09-15 — Page 13

THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 15, 1939

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£1,297,000 RAIDS IN CITY

PROPERTY WORTH MORE THAN £1,250,000 was stol-

en in London last year.

The total rose by £120,200 to £1,297,400. And the amount recovered fell by £55,100 to £209,900.

16,000 CHEAP DIVORCES

More than 16,000 people havo obtained divorce through tho Poor Persona' procedure during the past ten years. A greatly In- creased number of cause is now being dealt with, sald Mr. A. Hassard-Short, secretary of tho Law Society's Poor Percons Committee.

"When you estimate the coat of divorce at the very low aver- age of £40 a case," he said, "it will be seen that the services rendered free to the public by the legal profession are equiva- lent to £640,000.”

More Comfort For King's Crew

The King has ordered that space be sacrificed in the state quarters of the new £80,000 royal yacht so that the ship's company will have more com- fortable accommodation. The yacht will be built next year.

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Submarine Rescue

Problem

This revelation of crime finance is made by Sir Philip Game, Commission- er of the Metropolitan Police, in his. report for 1938. -

Stolen motor-cars reached the high- est-ever total of 9,735, but only 158 were not recovered.

After pointing out that the police gave well over two and a quarter million written or verbal cautions to drivers for traffic faults or offences, and that prosecutions fell by 11.1 per cent., Sir Philip appeals to motorists to appreciate this "educative" policy.

He says the only effect leniency has on some drivers is to give them the impression that they are immune from anything more serious than a word of reproof.

Asked For "Cheap" Funeral

Ashley Sterne, humourist and com- poser, who died leaving £11,641, wanted "no unnecessary expense" on his funeral. In his will, he said he wished his corpse' to be given to a hos- Pital for dissection.

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Opened In

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The Postmaster-General will be ask- ed by Mr. Erskine Hill (Con., Edin- Italian naval experts believe they burgh N.), in the House of Commons have solved the problem of rescuing what complaints he has received that sailors trapped in a sunken submarine. letters conveyed between England and A new safety diving-bell has been suc- South America by the German air ser- cessfully tested at Spezia, the

vico have been opened in transit through Germany.

naval

base in the Gulf of Genon. Four men

were released from a submarine at a depth of 70ft.

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Punch Banned

On Sundays

You can play bowls at Felixstowe on Sunday on the Council's bowling green, but the Council have banned Sunday Punch and Judy shows. The reason is, it was announced is that Punch and Judy "constitute an ele- ment of noise and unrest."

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Catherine Parr's "Medytacions"

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Presented From Court

SWISS MILITIA KEEP RIFLES AT HOME.—This unusual pleture was taken in Switzerland, the little country which has, known no war for centuries, but can boast one of the best-trained armies in Europe, determined to effectively protect her neutrality. Every year the Swiss citizen is called to militia service for a period of two to eight weeks and the 600,000 trained reservists have long kept their rifles in their homes in order to save time on mobilisation. Now the Swiss Army has · Issued 60 rounds of ammunition to each reservist. Photo shows the wardrobe of a Swiss. There's his dress sult and topper, uniform, steel helmet, rifle, etc. at home. (Copyright, Fox).

Three Hurt In

Trench

Humour in the London courts:- Man at Tottenham: I had no idea she was talking to me because she wasn't looking in my direction, but

A plug weighing a quarter of a ton, another chap told me that women were Castleford, Yorks, wedged in a trench gas-main under test for pressure, at

like that.

Clerk at Tottenham: Was it dark? Man: No, I could still hear my wife

talking.

Husband at Willesden:

and injured three workmen.

My wife Fire At Hop

Warehouse

looks well, so why shouldn't she work like anybody.else?

Tribes End

27-Year Feud

A slim volume containing about six, pages of "Medytacions wherein the Gold-plated swords were presented mynd is stirred," compiled by Cather- by the Amir Abdullah to the two para- ine Parr, sixth wife of Henry the mount sheikhs after two sections of

Eighth, was sold for 25 at Sotheby's.

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Born In Airing

Cupboard

Chickens have been born in an air- ing cupboard at Clacton, Essex,

A neighbour of Mr. David Reed, of Old-road, Clacton, set some eggs_un- der à hon. The hen died, so Mr. Reed took charge of them, wrapped them in cotton wool and placed them in the cupboard.

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Firemen prevented a blaze at the warehouse of Wigan, Richardson

SPINNING FOR 70 DAYS

Τα commemorate Gandhi's seventieth birthday, which takes place on October 2, his followers in Rajkot started seventy days of spinning.

The spinning, of yarn at home is one of the cures suggested by Gandhi for the spiritual, econo- mic and political ills of India.

and Co., Southwark-street, S. E., from Golf Club Honours reaching the hundreds of tons of hops stored in the five-storey building, but some of the stock water.

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the Howeitat Tribe in Southern Trans- Woman And Baby Jordan settled a feud that has lasted twenty-seven years, The settlement

was announced in a Colonial Office Leave:Gaol

statement.'

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M.P. Seeks "As-You- Were" Law

Mrs. Florence McDonald, of Sun- derland,^ mother of a three-weeks-old baby, which she took to gool when she was sentenced on July 3.to three months for stealing 12s 11d-from gas meter, has been released, pending appeal.

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At a

special meeting of the Sale Golf Club it was unanimously decided

to elect R. Burton, the club's profes- sional, an honorary life member of the club, in recognition of his winning the open championship.

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General Booth Sees

The King

General Evangeline Booth, head of the Salvation Army throughout the world, went to Buckingham Palace for an audience of the King. ⠀

General Booth, who is seventy-three,

If war were to break out during a General Election, Mr. Howard Grit-` ten, Conservative M.P. for the Hartle, A week Inter he was greeted by the pools, wants the election to be sus- A box containing a knife, fork and chirruping of chicks.

pended and the old Parliament recall- spoon of Sheffield steel was given to The chicks became so fttached to ed. He will ask the Prime Minister each of 600 schoolchildren him that they followed Mr. Reed about in the Commons whether he will in- Bapaume, in North France, by the sor, General Edward Higgins, was re- hits garden until he handed them 'over troduce legislation making this pos- Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Ald, W. J. celved on his retirement by King to his neighbour.

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Hunter.

George V.

of is retiring in October. Her predeces-..