1940-11-18 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 18, 1940.

THE LADY PROMISED US:FIFTY-CENTS IF WE CUT THE WOOD! I'LL MATCH YOU FOR IT! IF I WIN I'LL COLLECT THE FIFTY CENTS AND YOU CỨT THE WOOD! IF YOU WIN YOU COLLECT THE FIFTY. CENTS AND

CUT THE WOOD! OK?

·O.K.

NOW YOU TAKE? ANY NUMBER FROM "ONE TO TEN BUT

DON'T TELL ME WHAT 'IT IS! ---GOT IT?

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IF I GUESS IT I WIN! IS THE NUMBER BETWEEN

FOUR AND

SIX?

THE NUMBER

NOPE!

IS EIGHT!.

THAT'S

RIGHT!

ER- YEH!

IS IT BETWEEN SEVEN AND NINE!

YEH!

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"I WONDER

∙HOW HE DID THAT?

LADY ASTOR'S REPLY TO CRITICISMS

"These mistakes are being recti- fled. Take the question of food, for example:. This matter was taken in hand some time ago, and the |rationing is all being remodelled on a generous and scientific basis. Billeting arrangements have also. been rectified nearly everywhere. And we should like to see the of- ficers with the status of the Army, and the women under military themselves are asking for it.

A GREAT DEAL too much has been made, in law; the women quarters always very ready to seize the smallest opportunity for criticism, of the recommendations mentioned in the Report of the Select Committee on National Expenditure, about the organisation of vice generally, the welfare of the the Auxiliary Territorial Service.

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Lady Astor, in an interview remarked that the Report has been badly handled by some sections of the popular Press. Many of its recommendations, she said, have actually been carried out, and others are being carried out.

"One of the criticisms has been that the officers do not look after the welfare of the women. That may have been the case here and there, but, speaking for the Ser-

women has been watched and is being watched."

We spoke of the cry that has been raised that titled women do- minate the Service.

"That is nonsense," she said. "No one can go into the organisation now and say it is a case of pri- vileged women being given special

She explained that the A.T.S.storted, the facts show," she point-positions. It is the main body of was raised originally by Mr. Hore-ed out, "that so far from being the women themselves who are Belisha on a Territorial basis un- failure it has been, under Dame der the Territorial Army Associa-Helen, an amazing success. tions.

An Amazing Success. At that time, she recalled, Dame Helen Gwynne-Vaughan went to the War Office and asked that the first step in the forma inn or the A.T.S. should be the training of a competent body of officers. That requestion was turned down.

"In July, 1939, however, Dame

"Look at its record. There are at the present time nearly 40,000 women in the Service who are replacing and releasing men for the fighting forces. And not only that, the Army are asking for thousands more women. That speaks for itself, doesn't it?

Mistakes Rectified

"We fully realise that the Ser-

doing the jobs. It is true I have heard of flighty young officers, but there are very few really. The average age of officer cadets is thirty, which, I think, is a good thing."

In The Last War.

"It is easy enough to criticise the work of women in war-time. But remember how magnificent was all they did in the last war. In this war it is even more magni-

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"And with regard to the splen- did work Dame Helen is doing, instead of criticising it we should all be very grateful to her.

"It seems to be the fashion in wartime for some people to take a delight in criticism. Personally, I have found Dame Helen always ready to listen to any legitimate complaint. And if women would go to her with any complaints they have instead of starting rum- ours she would always be grate- ful. Instead of resenting it she is always very grateful for structive criticism."

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Astor .referred to the courage of the women in the Ser- vice, and went on to say that though she was not talking then of civilian women, yet she must add a word about the very ine spirit they are showing. "For glori- ous courage, I think," she said, "it would be hard for anyone to beat that of the telephone girls who for five hours stuck to their job in a room directly above an unex- ploded time-bomb. You know the story. In the excitement of battle most people can do brave things, but this was cool courage.

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"It has taken time for men to realise the courage of their wo menfolk, Mercifully, women have always realised the

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