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THEATRES ON SUNDAYS

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS killed the Defence Order permitting theatres and music halls to open on Sunday. The voting was 144 to 136—a majority of eight.

Result was announced by Mr. Thomas Magnay, who slapped his thigh, waved his order paper, and shouted "Hurrah!" to cheering M.P.s. The House was packed just before the division, but more than 100 M.P.s did not vote.

The Government will not try more Church of England clergy- in overrule the decision of the men than any other member. House arrived at on a free He had not received a protest tole or to bring the matter up again unless there is such a de- mand from the country that it could not be ignored.

from a single clergyman,

HALIFAX GOES HUNTING

Lord Halifax, British Ambassador in the United States, went hunting with the fam- ous Cheshire Hunt at Uniontown, Pennsyl- vania.

He was the week- end guest of Mr. W. P. Plunket Stewart.

He was one of the few riders not wearing hunting dress.--As- sociated Press.

HIS PAIN SAVED INJURED

On the battlefield of Sidi Barrani a twenty- three-year-old Army doc- tor, severely wounded in the shoulder and pelvis by shell splinters, refused an injection of morphia so that his senses might remain clear.

Then for eight hours, though auffering intense pain he sat propped up and gave directiona or the treatment of the wound- ed.

Lose of blood made it im- possible for him to remain sit. ting, and he had to lie down. But even then he continued to give advice and directions and went on doing so until the last wounded

had been.

evacuated,

man

Now it has been announced that for these gallant and dis- tinguished services in the field Lieutenant James Morton Muir, M.B. (128242), Royal Army Medi- cal Corps, has been awarded the D.5.0.

Inspiration

"Only when the last wounded man had been evacuated did he consent to be placed in the an- bulance himself," says the official | report.

"This officer's devotion to saved many duty undoubtedly lives and was a tremendous in- spiration to the aid post per- sonnel and the wounded." Miss Charlotte Downie, twenty- two, fiancee of Lieutenant Muir, of Bruntsfield-place, Edinburgh, said:

The Bible Readers

The Home Secretary was one

Points from speeches:--- Mr. MAGNAY. To-day, in of the first of many to shake hands with Mr. Magnay, who; literature, every man is a cad and

every woman a vamp. You hear "Although Jim told me he had led the opposition to his Order.

their hearts been wounded in the leg he did Mr. Magnay, National Liberal crooners breaking

If they broke their not say a word in his letter about member for Gateshead, took the every night.

on necks I shouldn't be sorry.

the action which won him the with stage first

an attack

decoration. ("play- crooners and London

Mr. CROWDER

Fin- (Con., ground of the Idle rich.")

chley). I recall the Premier's

that The opposing "leading man" statement

Yugoslavia has was Mr. A. P. Herbert, who said found her soul. Do not let us do that, as Independent M.P. for anything to lose our own. Oxford University, he represented

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C. INGENOHL'S CIGAR STORES

“La Perla del Oriente

Mr. WEDGWOOD (Soc., New- castle-under-Lyme).

This is! still i Bible-reading people. There are many whose enthusiasm behind the Government will be injured if we pass this Order.

Mr. BEVERLEY BAXTER (Con., Sutton, Plymouth. Giris prefer to go to the pictures and be able to hold hands to the glare of the music hall.

HOME SECRETARY. — Sunday theatres would help in keeping

"I Arst learned the story of his the bravery from the wife of doctor who attended to his wounds. The doctor had said Jim deserved the medal."

LEOPOLD:

IS HE DEAD?

Neutral countries in

members of the Forces and war Europe are asking, "Is workers cheerful and happy-im- King Leopold of the Bel- portant in the prosecution of the

war.

GERMAN DANGLING

FROM WIRES

Home Guardsmen emerging from their homes for duty at dawn-rubbed their eyes and be- held-a German airman;; caught| in his parachute, dangling from a high tension wire tower.

gians dead?"

He has not been seen since the day he refused to sign documents giving the Germans possession of the Belgian Congo. Then he was living at his country palace at Laeken. Life became-unpleasant for: him,⠀

He was taken to an apartment in Brussels Palace, now Goering's Belgion headquarters.

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The question now being asked throughout“. Belgium-ig: 'Has

• the King, been taken-to` Gar- many? Rumour, says? hela to be held in a fortress there unul Safely lowered into custody, the he changes his mind..ing aviator told his captors he was a Arrangements were made for member of a bomber crew and the escape of Leopold's two chil that his three partners had dren, disguised as peasants, to escaped uninjured" after their unoccupied France. There they

plane was brought down nearby, are now staying with friends.