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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1940

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Children of the East London Day Continuation School enjoying open-air lessons in the sunshine at Clac-

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ALARM CLOCK TO

WARN SHIPPING

The mechanism of a ship's "zig-zag clock" is issued to all merchant vessels to help them to elude U-boats.

Mr. David Nicholl, marine superin- tendent of the Union-Castle Line, de- scribed at a Ministry of Shipping in- quiry in London, how the instrument, which worked on the principle of an alarm clock, was set to ring at regular intervals. The bell warned the helms- man steering a zig-zag course that was time to put the wheel over.

The inquiry concerned the loss of the Rothesay Castle, a motor schooner of 7,016 tons, belonging to the Union- Castle Line, which struck a reef off the West Coast of Scotland in Janu- ary, and broke her back.

MARYKNOLL MISSIONARIES FOR CHINA

New York.

Two young New Yorkers who will go to China as missionaries were among the 16 ordained as priests of the Catholic Foreign Missionary Society of America at Maryknoll, N.Y. on June 16.

They are Howard D. Trube and |Francis G. Murphy, Father Trube will leave for mission work at Kaying, South China. Father Murphy will be stationed at Kwellin-Havas Air Mall.

Evidence was heard in secret, and the inquiry was adjourned inde- Anitely.

AGED 24, CANNOT JOIN THE ARMY

OF

ROBERT JOHN JENNINGS, BURLINGTON-ROAD, IPSWICH, IS ONLY 24-BUT HE CANNOT JOIN THE ARMY,

The reason was explained at Cam- bridge Sessions. Sentence on Jennings, charged with being concerned in breaking into a cinema, had been postponed so that he could join up.

But a detective said that for men who had reached the age of 20 there were vacancies only in the Guards, while men who had reached 27 could join only as tradesmen.

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The rest had to wait until were called, unless a permit had been obtained from the Ministry of Labour. Jennings was bound over.

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MERLE OBERON ACCIDENT SEQUEL

There will be a sequel in the Court of Appeal during the coming term of the lawsuit which arose out of the case in which Miss Merle Oberc, the Olm star, was awarded £5,000 dam- nges against her chauffeur for injuries she received in a road accident.

The chauffeur, Sidney James, Digby, claimed that as Miss Oberon's au- thorised driver he was covered by her insurance policy.

Mr. Justice Atkinson upheld Digby's claim and the insurance company is now appealing.

TYPHOON THREAT OVER

The vague typhoon threat to Hong Kong seems to have passed and the disturbance, which is 150 miles east- north-east of the Colony, will probably cnter the toast near Swatow

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The Ro, il Observatory states depression is moving slowly north- westward and will probably enter the coast to the south of Swatow.

Pressure is now highest over the Pacific to the east of Japan and re- mains considerably below normal over China generally.

The typhoon signal was lowered early this afternoon.

{Released by The Belt Byndicate, 100.)

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