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MISS X WAS

Testimonial Joke

WORKING (Carried Too Far)

DAY

UTII looked so neat, and out that

R well turned

you might have thought she was one of those fortunate

women with all the time in the work for taking care of her appearance and ample money to spend on making the best of herself.

But

coat

the

I

Cost Employer £25

Johannesburg, Aug. 12.

A 17-year-old South African girl sued her former employer for £200 damages for writing a "false, malicious and injurious statement" concern- ing her.

The written statement complained of by the cinnamon-town plaintiff read: "To whom it may concern. This is

our facings to certify that Miss . . . has been in

eploy since 1953 to March 31, 1954, to our extreme

with corduroy that sulled her dark good ineks, Do well, though i newest

was

In Ruth's wardrobe, regret.

was eight years old. The shoes that went with it belonged to the same period.

AN EARLY START

TER working day starte

H

"During her employment with this company,

sho

ettel every-1

em-

thing in her power to denmoralise | Five Known

vur satie way of thinking, af

Tunes driving

pt

4.30 a.m. when she gets up

to organise breakfast

a.m.

172

ter

us almost to the

incthod of typing and

verge of insonlty. kerping

Azk

WAS

utterly The disgraceful

type of lar used in public was Runge Me whet -heeling. Terulling In chent. Taking defamatory action gust as with the result that in being sued for damages, we have beyn driven

the

for her bunla two children, her husband, her

and alling mother of 75, crippled father, Bu.

By &

the Ruth is West End, reporting for duty at a great official a cleaner building. Her Job there Anishes in the middle of the morning. avot to and Ruth hurries away.

but to another job. her home,

KA

a counter-hand ITY a cafe That work occupies four.

Ruth

15

het

t::f

termination of service

05 we found that we

bankrupt,

Ins

bei

Climbers

Dead

Searchers

Chamonix, France,

Aug. 11. today found with us, the ice-enensed bodies of two were not¦ French mountain climbers on Mont Blanc, bringing the toll of a week-end hail and wind storm

Europe's 011 tallest penk to at least five dead.

In a salon to support her and hea children ans longer.

then-except fre that when she gets home there

L meni to be made for the 19 R Inmily, and the children to be got to bed, and the housework DON'T WORRY

£5

T the end of the week, she

pay brings back two packets. The money tolals 18. 2d. That with the Ea her husband gives her from what he abou earns, provides Just enough to keep the home going for the three generations that share it.

maintenanen

"Please do most feel sorry for as we do not feel sorry for you if you desire to accept her int employment. We no longer remany yours faithfully.

IMMORAL, USELESS

the

10

her

mammona,

whs

THURSDAY, AUGUST 12," 1954.

NEW

SHEAFFER'S

ADMIRAL

SNORKEL

PEN

INDIGNANT CALL TO YOSHIDA New Plan To

SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith

T. MEU. "Put. Det. Cor. 1994 by MEA 7-21

"Yes, it fits perfectly, but you'd better take it in-l'l! probably lose a couple of inches worrying about how I'm going to pay for it!"

Mendes-France Gets Busy With

New Plans For EDC

The two climb.rs were mem- Ibers of a three-man party from of Annedy, the Alpine

Club girl

France. said that this statement meant

Other starchers, mean- found two French that she

immoral, im while, competent

Alpinists who disappeared at the and iscleas In het i employment, a menace to the Aiguille Grepon alive on one of

the last platforms of the pealt. welfare of Miller's business and

had been Almost all drove customers away

and the

hope for the pair when mother of illegitimate children. given up

The plaintiff said in evidenes rescue crews this morning heard

she

M. Pierre Mendes-France, the Prime Minister, es apparently coming erics The other morning, Ruth's employer, Mr Peter Miller of the summit of the Gripon, The will today present his Cabinet with proposals de-

Illness took a turn mother's

Miller and Company.

ordeal, Insting "You'd for the worse.

better teatimonial and that he handed three days and three nights dar-signed to serve as a basis for a solution of the

documenting a furious snowstorm, and told her to type it. She not immediately known. found it most bumiliating and

to leave

not go out today." Huth said to her, as she prepared for work.

that

had asked

ber

a draft of this

ber

a effect of their fur

A

rescue caravan left

survivors.--United Press.

from

Was European Army problem.

Im-

"But who'll buy the things?" insulting and handed 11 to her mediately to bring back the two Ruth's mother asked. Her role policitor. in the household included the

Miler clanned that he had' shopping. "We've nothing in for ¦ done the by way of a joke after | tonight's meal,"

old Indy

lune ne day at which he had safd.

:w drinks. He had given her

the

Ruth, "I'll look after that."

a proper testimonial before thei letter of demend renohed him.

"Now don't you worry," sold

As she was leaving her job The Magistrate accepted that that afternoon one of the enfe's

the document was conozived in security men naked to see what jat, but said that it had been was in the shopping bag she carried too far and constituted was carrying. Horrified, Ruth opened the bag for him, Inside to the dignity of the

pintur

Wha

*145.

worth of the ente's

He awarded he: £25 damages food-tomatoes, hum, cheese, plu

chocolate bisculls-that she had stolen for her family's supper.

At Bow Street, next morning, Ruth pleaded guilty to the theft. A policemani told the story to Mr R. H. Blundell, and when he had done that went on to spenk with admiration that he made

no effort to hide of all that Ruth dit for her family.

costs.---France-Presst.

FORCES

REGROUP

MPs Come To

Blows

This

was disclosed last night after ณ three-hour

Paris, Aug. 12.

Cabinet meeting. Usually Women Should

well-informed sources sald there

a general dis-

WAS

cussion of European prob

lems, including those con- neated with the European Army Treaty. No new pro- posals were discussed.

which two members exchanged | 121 blows,

5.

The

M.

Foster World

Peace

TO RESIGN

Socialists' Strong Attack

Smash Sinuggling Of Diamonds

Tokyo, Aug. 11. The combined Left and Right Socialist Parties

In demanded Premier Shigeru today. strongly Yoshida's resignation and said a prolonged stay in office by the Premier would bring catastrophe to Japan.

Johannesburg, Aug. 32. throttle the flicit diamond aarondedyour to traffic which is seriously worrying the police of the world legislation tightening the control of the precious stones will probably be in- of the South African Parlia

Delegates of the two Socialist Parties carried a joint resolution to the chief Cabinet Secretary,troduced at the next session

Kenji Fukunaga. The resolution called on Mr Yoshida to resign immediately.

This latest political battle fol- lowed Mr Yoshida's declaration

on Tuesday that the recent bribery scandala Involving several of his top Liberal Party lieutenants were the outcome of "wild and groundless rumours

the press.

hashed up by

The Socialist resolution said; "Yoshida has not shown a bit of responsibility over the UA- precedented acandals. Not only this, he has tried to throw the blame on

leave others. To surch on impudent and shamo- ices

Prime Minister in power when the further

at a time people are clamouring for clean means nothing else politics. but the affirmation of the nd- ministration's rotten political dealings.

Vitriolle. criticism of Mr Yoshida

also voiced non-political quarters. A woman

Yoko

Matsuoka, ccm-

was

ented: "If Yoshida really be- ! lieves what he said, it is horrible beyond contemplation. If he said it on purpose, from pollu- cal motives, then he's a checky, conceited man who is under dri ilusion that he em deselve the people so easily."

CHURCHILL OF JAPAN' Further daying Mr Yoshida, Miss Matsuoka said the Japanese Prime Minister thought he was the "Churchill of Japan" but his undemocratie Ways had clearly

proven that he was far cry from the British Prime Minister.

literary critic, A prominent Hideo Normara, denounco Yoshida with

the charge

*

M that

the Prime Minister committed in al- en "outright atrocity" tempting to blame the press.

"I doubt the common senso of "when Yoshida," said Nomura,

he uttered those irresponsible

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1

By Air Philippines, North Borneo, p.m. By Burface Macao, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 By Air Philippines_0 ́am. Thalling, Burma,

India, Caylon, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa, Orent Brain de Europe, 10 am,

Formos, Japan, Kores, 2 p.m. Formosa, a

p.m. Indo-China, Bp., Thailand, India, Carlon, Pakistan, Middle Bar, Alfies, Great Britain and Europę, d. p.m.

Madeya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, 6 Burface

Macho, azn,

Chino, People's Republic, 9.30 a.mm. Japan, UBA,, Central de South America, 11 am.

India, Pakistan, noon. Indo-China, 3 P

Puitppine Orion, muddig tin, Great Britain de Europe, a pan.

Macao. 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 By Air Japan, Kores, USA & Canada, 8

E.M.

Buser, 0.3

Philippines, 9 xim,

Japan, Kore, "USA.. 8 p.m.

by Eurface

China, People's Republic. 9.30 4.m. Australia & New Zealand, noon,

words. Yoshia has tried to put Four

the blame of the scandals on

It's the

press.

outright

atrocity."Unlied Press.

R.C.M.P. Guard

For The Royal Yacht

Weeks'

Gaol

For Mischief

ment.

L

It is understood that a Bill to amend the Diamond Cutting Act is at procent being drafted and several changes all directed at stricter control-have been suggested.

Chief of the Criminal Investi- gations Branch and master diamond cutters have been collaborating in trying to franke regulations that will be look- proof.

The extent of the illicit trade in diamond is causing

concern

middlemen,

to

KARVO producers and

PLAN DISCUSSED

Was

A plan to take international nction

discussed at tho Inter-Diamond Manufacturers' Association conference In Antwerp, Belgium, last month.

the

Sir Percy Silltoe, formen head of the British Secret Service, who was called in by Sir Ernest Oppenheimer to study world-wide diamond smuggling operations, is belleved to have suggested that an international

detective

bo private

corpe formed to fight tho racketeers.

Diamond smuggling has in- creased enormously during the 18 months, according to Sir past Perry,

who is gold to advocate the scaling off of illicit trade as the 'source#.

Tighter control in the Union appears to be the first movo in this direction.-France-Presse:

Princess Margaret Gets

A Rolls

London, Aug. 11. Princess Margaret has just got a Rolls Royce all her own, A big black limousine with sliding shutters for times whom, ghi wants to be alone.

Its gadgets also include radio controls in the armi rest and alr conditioning. The royal cars never have any regular ventila- tion because the windows can- not be opened,

cara

Canberra, Aug. 11.

Ministers who took part in the| The Opposition Labour Party

included General discussion

Singapore, Aug. 11.

Annoyed by a friend's de- today voted to support a bill to

mand for the return of a 10- In her first public speech give the Royal Commission on Pierre Koenig, Gaullist Minister

year old debt, a 37-year-old Espionage

of Defence and leading opponent at Kamala Club, Singapore, increased powers be

bamboo.

Lam-Fuk- afternoon, Madame

worker, after a heated caucus debate in of ratification of the treaty, and this

Bourges Maurice

Maunoury,

Quebec, Aug. 11. hing, vented his anger upon But the main feature about V. Pandit. President of the Radical Minister of Industry

A guard of Royal Canadian the Police by telling them that the new car, which will cost Nations General According to caucus sources and Commerce, a leading ad- United

mounted police, Canadian Navy he had been robbed of $3 by the Princess about £7,000,

its provision for seclusion. the two men started fighting vocate of ratification. These two Assembly, called upon the and Royal Navy personnel has three unknown Chinese men.

After extensive enquiries On grublic occasions the after a personal exchange, but have for weeks been trying to women of the world to been set up around the docks

the defendant Royal Family must always be work out a compromiso between foster world pence.

here where the Royal yacht and questioning

admitted that the report was as clearly in view da possible were quickly separated.

The bill under which three them.

have over-sized BASIS FOR TALKS

Women are particularly suited Beltannia is berthed, mcnths' Imprisonment could be

to create a climate in which the The Britannia, escorted by the false. This morning Lam was so the

Canadian Hanoi, Aug. 11.

Mimac, sentenced to four works hard windows, glass roof panels and destroyer given to anyone refusing to

Опо Boats.

uch COX "I'm very sorry," said Ruth,

proposala which Since early today local French try

seeds of peace can be sown, she arrived here inte yesterday from labour by Mr Lawrence Leong raised testify

to before the commission Mendes-France will make will told a large gathering of women Montreal. The public will not be at Central for public mischief. used be referred who at 32, has a girl's beauty Union forces in North Vietnam was introduced in Parliament be intended as a basis for dir- at Singapore, where she was allowed on board or near

to by he He was also fined an addition- teenage. Princesses Elizabeth still, "I didn't want my mother have all been regrouped within today by the Prime Minister, usalors, these sources said. A troduced to club members by vessel while she is in Quebec

$100 br two weeks for and Margaret as "our travelling the 60-day zone atipulateti in Robert Menzies.

hothouse." further Cabinet meeting may be Club President Mrs K. M. R.

The 4,000-ton yacht will be in breach of bond.

Det. Sub-Iomp G. Fergus told She needed a new car of her commission is investi- held before they are put into Menon. of Hanoi

until Friday when she

Court that on August 5, the own because complications were officer, who later brought Ruth |pocket which takes in the city gating allegations by Vadimir

She said, "I do not believe leaves for Goose Bay, Labrador, defendant told a police corporal wising at Clarence House, the final form and formally ap-. and its suburbs and the 30 Petrov, Soviet diplomat granted

proved by

Counell the

of that women ever. were the to pick up the Duke of Edin- kilometre

miles) asylum in Australia, that there Ministers toward the end of the weaker sex. (about 20

Women leading towards is a Soviet spy network in the week. wide corridor

zomycy of mari rountry.-Reuter. Halphong.

will spiritual French proposals then be communicated probably strength 09 on Saturday or Sunday, to the other five signatorics of the trelity

so that they can studied before the meeting of pho

.

to worry."

Mr Blundell sent her to see the Geneva cease-fire agreement. Miss Hamilton, the probation This

consists zone

back, and herself went into the witness-box.

"IT'S

SACRIFICE

Hanol and this corridor musi be evacuated by French forces

TTS not often in this court." said Miss Hamilton, "that one encounters such self-sacrifice by

as there is in this case. I don't only the 300-day

think this woman thinks of her-

Oct. 11, After this date zone around Haiphong will be the starting point for the evacuation ni

Presse.

self at all. Both she and her French forers from North Viet husband do everything they cannam must be comploted, in oc- for the old people and for the cardance with the Geneva children."

Agement, by May 22.--France- Ruth was conditionally dis- She charged, and went away. would have more leisure now, for the cafe job was gone-and less by ea 10s. 8d. a week to spend on others. That was too high a price to pay for leisure. She went off to look for another

Job.

Airliners Brush

Wingtips

London, Aug. 11,

The

'Only Dropped Leaflets'

Taipei, Aug. 11.

The

the

courage,

have re-burgh after his tour of Northern that he

Quebec. The yacht will sall for of $3 and even physical England on August 17-China men

well as mental Mall Special..

be cqual to that of men,"

could

not prove these without an opportunity.

said, but women were U.S. & Rhodesia

powers in Brussels on being given greater opportuni- Bix

which M. Mendes- ties today and were sequitting August 19, Franco plans to attend.

themselves

As well as some- The Ministers, the sources times better than men.-France- The Chinese Nationalist Air said, were unanimous that the Press. Force headquarters denied here) debato on ratificationi of the today that its planes had bomb-j European Army Treaty, should ed the mainland on two ceca- begin in the National Assembly sions as reported by the Peking on August 24° as radio.

The planes

dropped Katmandu, Auz. 11. leaflets and propaganda materiai, The Nepalese Government | according to an air force spokets- would have to consider the man.

GURKHAS

AND SEATO

only

employment of Gurkhas in the The charge was said to be a British Army if major hostille pari of the pressure being exert-

ties broke out in South-cast od on Formosa by Communist

Asia, Mr D.R. Regmi. No-China-France-Presso, palese Foreign Minister, and here today.

He said he was particularly concerned about the South-cast

trealy

A British European Airways Asin Elizabethan aktlinser and an Air | (SEATO) France Bkymosier brushed wing cause of the

organisation

be-

of o

development presence Aips over, Paris, today, it was Gurkha brigade with the Bri- learned, in London tonight, tish Army Malaya,

IMPOVERISHED QUEEN

Reuter.

planes Radio Hongkong

European Seek's Repatriation

HET.

Time Signal and Prograimuna

Sunny Hallows more

Buy Viscounts

mother,

Dach

shared

Queen

Royal

two.

had been robbed London realdonco, she by three unknown with her

Gilman In

Street. Elizabeth. Often The defendant diso reported lady had a different engagem.cat that one of the men had struck at the same tline so him in the chest.

Imousines would be needed and When this was reported to not always avaliable if one car

Station road

Central Police blocks

were set up? The de happened to be under repair,

Then a Secretary would have fendant was medically examined to telephone the garage at but nothing was found,

Buckinghaen Palace to see if one Alter lengthy questioning by of the Queen's limousines could the Police Washington, Aug: 11.

the defendant told be spared. And that was not'

convenient. - United an-them that: his report was falso, always" Airlines today Capital nounced the purchase of 37 It was learnt that earlier that Press.

day British manufactured propeller friends had come up to him and one of the defendant's turbino. Loir-engineð planés for

return of a 10- feet. The demanded the

year-old debt. The defendant President of the

Carmichael, Mr J.

Hanger made a falso report to nounced that the company had

se in its Capitel Airiinos gave his friend $3 and out of

vented by Robin DAY (Blucios 90, taken up its option to buy a7 the Police, Portuguese Halt Hour (Studio)}); Vickers Viscount pirilners and

Popular Orchestral Semotiona Form Memor

by Mleen Woods (Brucio); «7,59, Weather Taport; v. Tiine Bienal and Stephen Gordon Ray, 47, sin- World News (London Remyr #19, employed, of Wales was order» | News: "pales (London" Bally), ed to be committed to the Special: Announcements: MADgalmál Fan Voimarryi, "plays, violins: · ZavolastOMET House of Detention pending | Sangsko k mom a Beque Dick appropriate

arrangements for Benter and Jumpy Adwarda

Jun repatriation: to - akusimulier waa544, (RUCTIE VA Cana

Herlew by Foun Central yesterday when he

pleaded

Queen Baphi, widow of the Emperor Khal Dinh of Vietnam hoth aircraft were damaged. He, sald Nepal was

opposed and step-mother of Emperor Bag Inspeofer JD; Carty said Hày Bl ›but landed safely.

to the proposed BEATO pack Dal, has applied for a clerk's

years and had been

months

14. No gaysengers, or crew were och als men fought under job in the Government Ferelem had been in fontos to abo Andurved. The Elifabethan was stook hill men, fought under-service at Hue which pays-E carr 21 passengers from British officers in Europe London to Paris-Router, -

* Arts during the warm finter.

and

Trurien" (U89173) 'n morsthorndi

Queen Baphi who receives, abe very small penalon at irregular, surrendered "Adabi Gazinsist for Intervals, ham been living in exe Central Polos/43 Sta Post Limited at 1-3 treme poverty, it was" Letzned. Wednesday mornin

Hongkong.

In action had taken out an Limped To Church

www

One Accused Dismissed

+

Chon Lau-chun, 24, of 181,- - Gloucester Road, charged with Brisbane, Aug. 11. option to buy 21 moro-Router.

possession of radio-communica- Threo Salisbury, 8. Rhodesia,

hours after being on woparatus without a licence, 11. taken

bleeding and uncon- The Colonial Development acions

was discharged by Mr. Hin- from a crashed

Cashing Lo at Central this morn to provide John Dunne, 88, limped pain ing When the Corporation

·Prosecution. alele to marry offered no evidence against her. £1,700,000 for the purchase of fully up the with

nivel Vlekara Vircourt Turbos Jüli Burka, A · Hearing prop airliners by the Centralvo waited five years to be cu cho cha African ALWAYS

ing married and this isn't going to ka manager of the Kam Moo This was disclosed today when stop me," ho: salda from a Ballroom, Jordan Rogo, charged. the Federale Assembly held the stretcher affor, regaining, con- with the same offende, was fix= first rowding of a hill to guaronsciousness at Brisbane. General

for November 30, at X30 repayment of principal, In- Hospital. stand other charges of the

British Government abrasions driased. He tipla

This “clothée)

*that

yenwhich are to be toove

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