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THURSDAY, “JANUARY

Whisky Trains STRING BLOUSES

Raided

Attractive Jumpers In

New Designs

NUDITY ON POPULAR RECORDINGS ON DECCA BY THE

BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA." THE STAGE

LINES GREASED DURING NIGHT

BISHOP RAISES PROTEST

COOKERY NOTES

DENIALS ECHO FROM CRAFT

ORGANISED GANGSTERS

London, Dec. 12. Hallway detectives of the LM.S.j and L.N.E.R. left London for Glan- gow recently to investigato astonishing, serice of thefts of whisky and other spirits from trains during the past few weeks.

An

The thefts, which have all occur- red after the trains have left Glos- gow and before they have reached their destinations, are knwon to be the work of organised gangs of bandits.

It is now definitely established that in every Instance where spirits have been missed the train in question has been brought to a standstill at one part of its journey. LINES SMEARed with grease The bandits select for their operations parts of the line In

London. Another of those periodic attacks on the modern stage for its alleged "Indecency" has been launched. This time the nocuser Is the Bishop of London, Dr. Winnington-Ingram, who spoke his mind on the ques- tion of nudity in the course of a | fermon at St. Luke's Church,

Hampstead, N.W, on Sunday.

"Producers sait as near to the wind as they can in these days with regard to the indecency of the nudity of girls on, the stage," he Blouses crochaled in string,said. "Efforts are made to prevent or in one of the neto stranded this, but you do not support us as

much allka with a dull finish, are seen

as you should.. It is not a' great deal New designa fair to the girls themselves. Many are constantly being brought of them do not like it, but they out, and the neck effects are must do it to earn their living. extremely attractive.

One girl told me: I felt ashamed at playing that part before you, bishop,' and I replied

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lonely districts where there is a POLY-POLY pudding, cooked in that it was very much unlike her heavy gradient. Most of the thefts. a well-greased stone jam-jar‡rent character." have occurred on the Scottish side and steamed in a deep saucepan,,

shire.

The bishop's'opinions are both of the border, though a few have Instead of being cooked in a cloth, supported and opposed by London's occurred in Lancashire and York-will not be spoilt by water pene musical show producers on this trating the outer crust. If a deep subject. Here are some views ex- As a whisky train approaches the saucepan is not available one can pressed:

Mr. C. B. Cochran: "The bishop gang work feverishly smearing the be improvised by inverting a Une with grease carried to the spotlightly larger saucepan on top of must have been talking about the have not Been In five-gallon containers. The de- that in which the pudding a foreign stage. I tectives obtained their first clue steamed. For a two size jar mix any nudity on the English stage, Indeed, I think that the English from empty containers which the six oza. self-raising flour, three-stage to-day is in a most sane and bandits had left behind them.

ozs. shredded suet and a pinch of healthy condition." salt to a atif paste with cold

Mr. Laddle Cliff, the musical water. Roll out on a well-floured comedy producer and actor: "1

· On the greased line the wheels of board, spread with jam, roll, plach confess that I do not care for an engine revolve but do not grip, top and bottom edges, and place and the train is stopped until the in jar. Cover top of jar with that the girls are clothed as fully line has been well sanded. Engine-floured cloth, and tie. Steam for

WAITING LORRIES

drivers and their fireman have been 11⁄2 hours. blaming the moisture caused by bad weather for such stoppages.

Meanwhile, the bandita seize their opportunity to raid the train soch a train, composed of nearly 100 trucks, may be more than a quarter of a mile long with only three men in it, the engine-driver, the fireman, and the guard. There Are 300 crates, each containing 12 bottles of whisky, in a truck.

TITANIC

nudity in any degree on the stage. indeed, in my shows always see

as they would be in the street.

according to the dictates of tha fashion of the moment. There are, however, undoubtedly cortain revue and cabaret producers who tuke advantage of the wide acopo of their entertainmenta to offer the

DISASTER public undress displays. It seems

PENSIONS

CONTINUE YEARS AFTER WRECK

The crates are thrown from the train on to a grassy slope by the side of the line and then placed on GRESFORD PIT waiting motor-lorries and driven, -nway-Inhabitants of-lovely-vil-i

VICTIMS-RELIEF- Inges tell dramatic stories of eerie

London, Dec. 13. lights moving about at dead of night and of motor lorries without scheme for the relief of the depen- The news that a permanent headlamps rushing through the darkness.

The value of the spirits stolen- of which the greater part has been whisky is estimated to be already neurly £4,000.

BOLTS TAMPERED WITH

to me that there is far more scope for the display of art and imagina- tion. in clothing the girls adequate- ly than by depriving thom of their clothes."

Mr. George Black, a director of the General Theatres Corporation: "I do not believe that displays of nudity will draw a penny plece into the theatre. There is до general tendency that way-there may have been one or two isolated Instances, but the responsible Ruthorities have soon takon effec- tive action. I have never heard of any girl complaining of the stage to wear. costume which she has been naked

dants of the Gresford Pit victims is to be drawn up in the New Year recalls the fact that at the present from the fund the old people have

died and the children grown up. moment 276 people are receiving pensions in respect of the Titanic disaster.

The Titanic sank on April 15, These losses have taken place 1912, and a Manson House Fund since less than a month ago, when was at once started for the relief of the relatives and dependants of it was found that a quantity, of |

those who died. whisky had disappeared from a train which arrived in London. A sum of £115,212 was collected, The seals on the trucks had been and the number of beneficiaries Im- tampered with and at some point medlately after the tragedy was the journey the bolts on the doors 2,296. had been withdrawn..

There were marks on the trucks

WIDOWS" ALLOWANCES

"Much of the early relief was að-

"On Dec. 31, 1933, there were 276 people receiving allowances, chiefly middle-aged women who were widowed in youth by the disaster. Between £15,000 and £20.000 in paid out each year at present, but and adjustments are made. Its the fund is periodically revalued,

present value is assessed at £308,- 669.

ANOTHER 50 YEARS. "Theoretically, the aim of the ad- ministrators is that the last bene ficiary shall receive the last money available on her death-bed.

"The fund will cover, if neces

to prove that cases of whisky hadministered in block payments," anya sary, another 50 years. Should been thrown from the train.

A

an official of the Public Trustee there be a email surplus, we shall permanent have to apply to the Courts for its While this mystery was being in- Office "and then vestigated reports of airallar losses scheme of periodic allowances was disposal," from other trains began to arrive started.

The White Star Hiner Titanie, at at the L.ALS, and L.N.E.R. head-

"A large number of the bene-that time the largest ship afloat, quarters, and what began in a ficiaries were children or old people, sank during her maiden voyage anal way has become an alarming and over the following 22 years after striking an iceberg in the epidemic.

many of them have been removed Atlantic and 1,513 lives were lost.

SALESMAN SAM

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CA8171. GERMAN DANCES. (Mozart) Kochel Index 571-

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CAB105. OBERON-OVERTURE. (Weber), LY6015. MADAME BUTTERFLY-FANTASIA. LY6049/50. RIENZI-OVERTURE. (Wagner). LY6052. EMPEROR WALTZ. (Strauss), CA8089. LOHENGRIN-PRELUDE. (Wagner). CA8098. ROSAMUNDE. Balfor Music. (Schubort). P05069/70. CAUCASIAN, SKETCHES, (Ippolitov-Iwanov),

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the writer.

17 Say this very fast.

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21 In an old castle, this is where

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22 This one includes you. 24 Contend for such support," 27 Needs dare, as Blondol did in the

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28 You must take a passage in one, 20 This' garment, worn by Scottish sailors, is neither a jersey nor a guernsey,

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