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The daring attempt of Capt.

Maurice Wilson to climb Mount

Everest alone failed dramatically when, according to his porters, he perished on the gale-swept glaciers but 6,000 feet shart of his goal. A former British Army captain, disguised as ■ Tibetan to elude authorities, he made the

forbidden secant after wooks of

.training in an attempt to plant the Union Jack at the peak.

CHINESE SHIP LAUNCHED

PIRATES AND DEVILS WARNED AWAY

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1934.

SHORTS FOR WOMEN

GOLFERS?

Keen U.S. Controversy

on Attire

"The Prince of Wales wears shorts, an why shouldn't wa7" This was the comment of Misa Beatrice Gottlleb, the American golfer, on the edict of the New York Women's Metropolitan Golf Association against shorts tournament. attire for women,

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The question of shorts or no shorts in American sport has pro- duced considerable controversy. While some declared that they are vulgar, and point to the necesalty of anfeguarding of de- licate ekins from poisonous vogota. tion, others say that since shorts are permitted to.mon the Hame berty should be allowed to the women, as feminino`legs are more attractive to look at than their masculine counterpart.

Miss Gottlieb, who win one of the pioneers of this new fashion, was quite frank in her opinion. am all for shorts," she said; "they are the only sensible thing. Most of us appear in bathing suits before the public."

Miss Maureen Orcutt, one pt America's leading players, sald she would have to obey the ruling, but, she added, "It is going to be hard on those who have secured beautiful leg tan."

Miss Helen Hicks, the former American champion, who recently turned professional, is one of the few Women golfers definitely opposed to the wearing of shorts, They are all right for children,' she said, "but I don't like them

The 19-ounce son of Ham- monton, NJ., couple is so tiny that his nurse's ring servos As bracelet. Horn three months prematurely, the baby will live.

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for women. There isn't any cos- spotted by an airplane, and with tume quito so pretty for a woman the aid of Marconi wireless equip on the golf course as a sweater and ment WILS run to earth Inside

skirt."

Mrs. Opal S. Hill, one of the twenty-five minutes, has just been playera solected to represent held at Desford airdrome. America in the Curtia Cup against For the purpose of the demon- England, and four times winnerstration Desford airdrome was re- of the women's Trans-Mississippi

tournament, supports Mins Hicks, garded as police headquarters. "Shorts are not becoming to wo Here a party of observers were men," she said; "only a few wearable to hear on loud speakers the them well,"

message exchanged between the Canada does not intend to put plane and a patrolling pulice car, any ban on girls wearing shorts.

at any rate while on the golf links. also fitted with wireless. The question has been discussed A mithic robbery was staged. by many golf committees, and al- At 2 p.m. word came that two men though no ruling has yet been

made, women are allowed to wear had robbed a bunk and had been whatever they like. Indeed, anseen to escape northwards in a car official blessing has been bestowed distinguished by a white roof. The on shorts on the municipal golf airplane, Immediately took off, and course in Montreal

at 2:30 came the news that the car Alderman Weldon, chairman of had been identified from the air. Chinese crackers were exploded the Exceutive, which decides, these |

"Police patrol Lutterworth to "ivard off evil spirits" when the matters, says "Shorts are decent, launch took place of the Hat Heng, hygienic, and healthful; and Road," came the instructions from cannot see why anyone should the airplane, and after various built at the Clydeholm, Glasgow, raise any objection to them. One other directions come the words:

of Messrs. Barclay. yard

Curle, sees them throughout the city, "Pull

Bruntingthorpe up at Co. for the China Merchants Steam used by women in their own homes, Corner. Soon after the hunt was Navigation Company. The naming for the garden, and on the tennis over, the unsuspecting "bandit" car having run into the arms of ceremony was performed by courts."

the police. Madame..Quo Tai-chi._wife_of_the_ Chinese Minister. The crackers were ignited as the vessel sild down the waye into the River Clyde.

PLANES HUNT BANDITS

BRITISH POLICE EXPERIMENT

The car installation comprised a Marconi short-wave police trans- mitter and receiver fitted under the dashboard, and operated with- out difficulty either by the driver The loud or his companion.

speaker is fitted on the back of one

of the front seats, and in actual practice can be clearly heard by the driver and all his passengers

·A while the car is in motion. short metal rod forms the aerial. The plane was fitted with a short wave transmitting and receiving,

An interesting feature of the vessel is the elaborate precautions which have been taken against possible attack in the pirate zone, which forms part of the ship's usual run. The various classes of passengers have been completely segregated one from the other, and a very complete system of atcel grilles has been crossed through- out, sub-dividing the ship and cor- pletely isointing the vulnerabie British Car bandits may soon apparatite of a type used for mili control points. As a further mea- have to reckon with wireless- tary purposes. Both telegraphy against attack, steam con-equipped aeroplanes. A demon- and telephony are employed in u pections with hoses are arranged strailon in which a car supposed wave, length of approximately 145 in a number of key posítjuna. to carry fugitive bank robbers was metren.

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