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FAMOUS FARCES AS MAN REARED BY

TALKIES.

$20,000 DEAL BY BEN TRAVERS.

ALDWYCH. SUCCESSES.

BABOONS.

A "TARZAN" OF REAL LIFE.

RESCUED FROM THE BUSH.

FAMILY WORRIED BY CRIMINALS.

MAN, WITH A KNIFE SENTENCED.

DOMESTIC SCIENCE.

CAREERS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS,

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No. of the Choice of Career A. strange story of a man who, pamphlota denis with "Domestic when proventod from seeing pro Science" (Stationery Offer, price. A story of a native "Tarzan of plo he intended to blackmail, pro-sd.). These pamphlets are compil- the Apes," who as n child was seiz. |duced a knife to show that he haded by arrangement between Ben Travers, the author of the Aldwych farces, which have beened by baboons while his mother been in deadly earnest, was told Incorporated Association of Head of Public Secondary month. so successful that they have achie was hoeing incalie and was reared before the Chichester county ma Mistresses

Timothy Schools, and the Ministry of Lab- ed an average run of more than by them until he was rescued from gistrates last

cur. the bush when he was 14, is told Halsey and meant to do "n bit of

Their purpose is to afford year, signed recently a con- tract

with Walls and Highley by the Port Alfred correspondent found on enclosed premises with authoritative information to par-

felonions purpose at Bosham. Theatres, Lidl, by which that firm, of a Bloemfontein newspaper." in conjunction with Britiab and Dominions Film Corporation, tire to make talking fiims of five of his six Aldwych strecesses. They are ¡ to be made over a period of two

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KARUZAL

who enta, tenchers, "and all Mr. Northcots Heavor, of Broad | concerned' in advising girls from

the nitge Farin, Bosham, said that public secondary schooli the prisoner called and asked to choice of a career. In pamphlet Mr. Leslie Heaver or his moNo, 9 the opportunities for train. ing and prospects afforded to the ther. He stated that he had been "doing time" with a man named | educated giri, who is prepared to Healscy and monut to do "a bit of equip herself is a skilled worker I was seized when asleep as a

The witness in the field of domestic science, are child, and years later, as a boy, gond" for himself. a

wes discovered with-atroop of understood that his object was considered; but the profession of

The sixth one. "Rockery Nook,”. has already brew made into talki, which, after a six-weeks run

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ity business-this is said to be a record at that theatre-is due for general relense.

the New Gallery to capae. baboons by a farmer. When he was blackinail, and when he ordered teaching domestic subjects, which taken to market he attracted so the man away he refused to go, is a different type of carcer, is not

o the witness telephoned for the | included. much attention from other natives

Meanwhile the prisoner on account of his long arms and pokec. curious shape that the farmer was knocked at the back and front. the kitchen windoy and tried to persuade the mid to let him in.

Bookings in Great Britain -

It is pointed on that although the choice of profession or occuza-

ready exesed £100,000, and similar cbliged to dispense with his ser. doors repeatedly, and also went totion open to the secondary school"

results are promised in the Domin-vices. When leading oxen he would habitually jurap on the yoke and States, STRIJA. Even the United which shows such an antipathy to sit there monkeywise. exhibiting British films, may be in- duced to exhibit this talkie,

Another Instance. The above story recalls an ac count which Colonel Cyrit Foley; who bas lived in South Africa for

The success of "Rookery Nook" as a talkie was due to the fact that it was a stage farce acted by a company of farce actors and pro-man who lived with baboons in |duced with the sure knowledge of that country,

The witness explained thað man aained Halsey was at Lewes convicted of demanding money with mennees from the witness brother and was sentenced to seven years' ponal servitude in 1921. The

girl of to-day is larger than it was curller in the century the many branches of domestic science never- theless offer, and will continue to offer as they are further develop. ed, increasing opportunities for the

educated girl. The call for work-

a considerable time, related of asane man was convicted last yearers to meet the ordinary needs of

Tom Walls, a great farce producer, Colonol Foley states that in 1895

The first of the other five to be he

about to lunch with Was made will be "Plunder,"rehear the late Colonel Frank Rhodes at sale of, which begin at the British Buluwayo when his host. snid be nd Dominions studios at Elstree had seen something which had next week. The other four, "A taken away his appetite." A little Night Like This," "Thark," "A while before on the day. Colonel Cuckoo in, the Nest," and "A Cup Rhodes had passed the Zeederberg's of Kindness," will follow, the mail conch, which had como from principal parts in each being play the south. When the coach stopped, out of it stopped a man who was nothing more or less than a monkey.

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of demanding money by meances daily life is both constant and in- sistent; the provision of food and from the witness and WAS now serving a sentence of 1 months"the care of the home or its coun- terpart result in an extensive de hard labour.

Polics Constablu Burnett, who wand for workers in this province. Arrosted the acctised, said Healey. Apart from the far-reaching ad- said that Halscy, with whom he vantages which training gives to, had been in Portland Prison, had the housekeeper and cook in the told him about Mr. Henver while direction of her own home, there. they were together in gaol. "It is the need for the woman thorough. is not coppers I want, but pounds," ly versed in domestic science for he said, "and it would be ready work in institutions such as col- by Tom Walls, Ralph Lyon, and

money if I could see him." While leges, schools, hostels, cantecus. Mary Brough, who acted them in

the prisoner was talking, he had clubs, and hospitals. Thero is an the theatre and know the full

kapt his hand in his jacket pocket, increasing tendency, especially in meaning of every word of the

The object was wrapped in

The prisoner said, "Well, if I the largo towns, for people to live, inlogue. They are to be produced mackintosh sheet, was bent, double

can't so the, it is no use keeping for the sake of convenience and ander the direction of Tom Walls with matted hair all over the face; it there and he pulled out a economy, in establishments where himself.

the finger-nails were of abnormal

canvas the domestic arrangements knife which he put in This is an essential part of mak-length, and the man was chattar case, saying, "You can see I meant centralizod.

Residential hotels, ing talkies out of farces, for the ing like a baboon. Further investi.business, If anyone had touched clubs, and guest houses for profes

sional workers and others are in- trouble is to allow a pause when gation by Colonel Rhodes elicited

creasingly providing à home for laugh will come. Ony long ex- the story form the two men that perience of a farce makes the acthey had been prospecting at Ele

those who are unable or unwilling' the Sinambula tors know when a laugh is certain. phant's Pits, in

to attend to their domestic affairs Under the terms of bis agres Forest, when they noted a strange

A number of previous convictions themselves; service flats, too, where mont Ben Travers is guaranteed a jooking baboon in the company of

were proved against the prisoner.skilled service is provided for ten- minimum of £20,000 for his rights a herd of those monkeys. It seem

Superintendent Brett said the ants, are gradually replacing in as author, and he will receive, in Led to move more slowly than the

Th: many cases the older system of lodg very bad one. addition, a percentage of the re- rest of the party, which enabled family had been worried by Halacy, inga.

Opportunities for the stud- it. Realising ceipts from the films, as well as them to get near

and now it seemed that though he ent of domestic science may there a large sum for collaborating on that it had undoubtedly been once

was in prison he enticed other fore range from practical work in the scenarios and for writing the man, they captured it and criminals to intimidate the Hea plain cookery to the type of ad

brought to Bulowayo,

ministrative post for which the #cessary dialogue.

niversity degree A sentence of three months' hard possession of a

may be considered the minimum labour was passed.

qualifiention:-

This is easily the largest sund yet paid to any British author for his taking film rights.

is

Mind a Blank.

It seems that the man was a for- lost mer prospwetor and became some years before in the forest. He lay down to die, but baboone SENT TO PRISON AT 89.

resuced and fed him. In the long FALSE PRETENCES CHARGE. interval he had lost the power of speech and his mind had revine a Llauk. He stayed with the baboons and gradually accured their habits and also their methods of making each other understood.

Tho remarkable record of a mean of 80, whose record of sentences amounted to 28 years' penat ser vitude, was told at Rumford recent ly. when John William Rawlins, of no fixed abode, was charged with attempting to obtain Et by falso pretencos.

It was said that he asked Hom ford tradesmen to give him

on

A case of a "tiger-child" came from India only a few years ago. When a party of Koles were beat- ing a jungle they came across a agress with two cups and a prent- liar "object" which they suspected to be a human being. A capture. a banker's draft for £10 on a Floet Street bank. In addition to this discovered that the object" was a child which had been adopted charge, there were three others of

by the tigress. The child, who wis a similar nature.

Detective Inspector Tuiterde!!5 or 6 years old, when captured, at said the prisoner had a criminat first was very ferocious,

Although a certain amount of record oxtending over a period of

discipline was imparted afterwards, fifty years. He would submit, how the ferocious nature over left him, vor, that Rawlins was barably and he never showed any fear of treated in his earlier sentences. He tigers. At first the child made the had a record of sentences, degi.rints of the tiger. ⠀⠀

ning in 1880 up to last year, which

amounted to twenty-six-years-pen. Addressing the Bench Ratlins al servitude. and five and a half

years of hard labour. These in. maid he was formerly employed as chaded two convictions for bigamy reporter on the old Standarıl His more recent sentences bad beon and was engaged for many yearA served in the prison infirmary beat the Old Bailey Sessions until cause he was too old for hard lay he broke down in health. He was The prisoner's. wife died now too old and weak to

shorthand. three years ago and his only son was killed in the war three weeks. before the Armistice.

OUT.:

He had no desire to go to the workhouse, and did not mind go ng to prison, but he had said his plifa was getting short, and be had eng gent desire, and that was that he should not din. in priban.

write

The Chairman said the prisoner ought to consider the advisability of going into a workhouse, saying the workhouses were different in stitutions from those. of Dickers' eme

having ageted irap PITSEKİ

(Continued at foot of next column.) rent to prison for three months.

The prisoner, in evidence, said me, I would have gone all out." the story against him was "all concoction" to get him convicted.

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