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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1941. MUTT AND JEFF

JULIUS, IT'S FUNNY BUT

I NEVER TOLD MY FRIEND, MUTT, ABOUT

You!

REMEMBER THE TROUBLE 'MOTHER. HAD WHEN WE WERE BOYS? SHE COULDN'T TELL'

US APART!

SIR SIDNEY SENT ME THIS BEVERAGE-I'LL TRY IT! -- WELL,

HERE'S HOW!

WOW! SOME STUFF! SEEMS TO BE AWFUL.

POWERFUL!

I MUST TELL JEFF ABOUT THIS!

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By BUD FISHER

MAJOR SHOCKED ARTISTIC WIFE

Differences in temperament be- tween a major and his

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wife, concert singer, were referred to by Mr. Justice Hodson in the Divorce Court, when he gave judgment in cross-stats in which eath asked for divorce,

The petition of the wife, Mrs. Helen Marjorie Norbury, of Ken- sington Court, London,

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which she alleged cruelty. dismissed. Major Malcolin Nor- bury was granted a decree nisi on the ground of desertion.

Major and Mrs. Norbury, who have two children, were married in May. 1918.

Sensitive Woman

In May, 1937, Mrs Norbury left

her husband.

Giving judgment, Mr. Justice Hodson said that Mrs. Norbury was a woman of artistic tom- perament and her husband was a very different type of man.

That difference in their tom-

to peraments seemed

explain almost everything that had hap pened.

No mouth! the wife was shocked at times at things which her hus- band and to her, and no doubt he said things that were calculated to Cause a sensitive woman a good deal of pain.

10 GIRLS ON BIKES CALL OUT HG.

By A Special Correspondent

CYCLING BREATHLESSLY along miles of country lanes, ten Girl Guides, the eldest sixteen, the youngest twelve, became Army messengers in an emergency. They summoned 200 Home Guards to duty within two hours.

When the Commanding Officer saw his men massed on parade he said, “Good heavens! How on earth did we get them here so soon?" "The Guides have done it again, sir," an officer told him.

Hazel Hornb sixteen-year-old But it was equally true that up High School girl, and the 3rd. to a short time ago Major Norbury Christchurch (Hants) Company was sincerely devoted to his wife of Guides "adopted" Christchurch and actuated by the desire to Home Guard when it was form- please her and to fall in with hered. On bicycles they toured the wish to follow her own career and countryside delivering postcards express herself musically, inviting men to join. though it was the kind of life with which he had no sympathy.

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Since then two of them in uni- form report each night at the local frill hall for duty. They run. messages and errands.

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Whenever there is an omer- gency the Guides go into action. Each has her own round. They cycle to the homes of the Guardsmen, some of whom live In remote country places, and summon them to duty.

"These Guides have done great work for this company," Major Woombell, the Commanding Officer told a reporter.

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"Help! Why, they've nearly made this company, They've done Two countless good turns. turn up every night, good or bad weather, and run messages sum- moning men to duty.

"When we had the emergency coll it was imperative that I got every man on duty. Without the Guides it couldn't have bee done;"

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Hazel blushed. "We like do- Ing the work the Major's go nice!" she said.

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