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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 14,

YOUNG KING

BEST WAGE YEAR SINCE 1920 DONS GUARD'S

IS PROMISED 2,900,000 Get A Rise

ROYALTY —This interesting pleture is of a royal athlete. She is Princess Yori. youngest daughter of the Emperor and Engress of Japan, as she took part in a team race in Tokyo. The race was one of the events nt the peeresses' school meet at Mell Shrine stadium.

RECTOR STARTS A

· MARRIAGE SCHOOL

Birmingham, June 17.

PROSPECTIVE brides

and

THE rate at which wage in-

creases are being recorded promises that 1937 will be the best year for "raises" since the end of the post-war boom in 1920.

Childbirth Free

From Pain

In the first five months of LIFE CAMPAIGN OF this year, states the Minis-

try of Labour Gazette, COUNTESS BALDWIN changes of wages rates

have resulted in a net in- PAINLESS BIRTH IS NOW POS-

crease of about £367,000 a

SIBLE IN NEARLY EVERY

week to 2,900,000 workers. MATERNITY HOSPITAL IN BRI-

Last month Increases totalled TAIN.

£62,000 # week among -185,000 workers, mostly miners in the mid-i lands, steel and tinplato workers.

With applications for increases) for early 2,000,000 workers now under discussion, it is likely that

Analgesics (pain-deadeners) have been generally adopted throughout the country, as a result of a campaign for safer motherhood led by Countess Baldwin.

As a vice-chairman of the National Birthday

the rising trend will be maintained Trust Fund, she has appealed for years for the use

of safe anaesthetics in maternity cases.

When opening the new isolation bluck of the Salvation Army Mothers'

at least for the rest of the year.

Still to be recorded is the Increase to 250,000 workers in the wholesale Hospital, Clapton, London, kost month Tailoring industry. The recent Trade she Board decision granted advances to were generally used in the hospital.

men of 4s a week, and to womenį amounts ranging from 28. to 6s, ai week.

STRIKES FEARED

was informed that analgesica

"That is a great joy to me,'

The

she replied.

of Countess Baldwin's story fight for analgesics was told by Mr. C. S. Wentworth Stanley, chairman use Committee City the

When I first Joined the conunitice Ministry of Labour in pasting the of this hospital in 1929," he said, necessary notices to the talleringanalresies for normal maternity dr. Workers, women particularly cases were almost unknown.

becoming restive, and Mr. 11. Now their use is ordinary routine.

There has been some delay at the of London Coming tee of the

arc

Sullivan, London district secretary

of the National Union of Tailors and

IN EVERY VILLAGE

"And what is true of thin hospital

UNIFORM

KING IN UNIFORM—American youngsters Hite Wild West costumes, King Peter II, boy monarch of Yugoslavia, wears a Royal Guard uniform as he shakes hands in Belgrade with Premier Milan

Stojadompvic, at a recent review.

Won £72 For 2s.; Lost All-Died

Alexandria, June 17.

1937.

some, works where the workers do to true for almost all similar hospitals. SCHOOLMASTER MOHAMED NASR won a "double"

not properly understand the position!

and suspect their employers withholding the new rates.

ol

"This important change in short a time is due to the inspira-

with a two-shilling bet at Alexandria races to-day, tion, tireless efforts and encour-

Deciding on neck-or-nothing, he put his winning on one horse agement of Countess Baldwin. "She

has inspired a movement in the third race. It won. There was no change last month whereby analgesics will be available in the cost of Ilving Algure. On June in every village and hamlet in the 1 is stood at 52 per cent, above the land when midwives are trained in Yet July 1914 level, the same as on Miny their use."

1, but eight points higher than a year ngo,

bridegrooms in a large Bir RUSSIAN

mingham parish are rallying to

a "marriage school."

The Rector of Handsworth, Bishop J. IL Linton, said to- night:

"Sometimes 30 marriage banns are read In our church, and the clergy aend personal letters to the couples inviting them to go to the rectory for a discussion. At times the response has been so large that a school became necessary.

"It is an experiment in tackling

CHURCH'S

VITALITY

25,000 CLERGY AT WORK

+

Ausgestes take the form of au inhalant which deadens paln without producing unconscious-

Ness.

Mhamed now had £72-vast sum to an Egyptian schoolmaster. Jubilee, in the next race, had been his best-thing-of-the-day. Mohamed put £72 on Jubilee to win-to win him £200.

The horse led easily until the last few yards. Then another came up fast to win by a short head.

"Neck-or-nothing" Naar never knew the result of the race. for ad-As the horses passed the post he fell dead from heart failure.

They are mostly mixtures of gas and air and are completely odourless.

The apparatus necessary ministering analgesics is small and portable. It can even be carried on the back of a bicycle for urgent cases in the country.

DREAM CAME TRUE Countess Baldwin has devoted life-time in working for safer mother- hood.

The Lucy Baldwin Maternity Hus- pital near Stourport is one of the re- sults of her efforts.

When

Sir Julien Cahn asked her

world, she replied: "A maternity

The fact that to-day, twenty years one day what she would like best in

the problem of marriage at the be-after the Russian Revolution, there hospital." ginning instead of at the wrong end are between 21,000 and 25,000 parish Sir Jullen made her dream come

the divorec couri."

clergy at work in the Soviet Union true, and over the door of the hcs- is given as an Illustration of the pital is the Inscription: "The Lucy Baldwin Maternity Hospital. What

Mr. Chan Kee-yau, High Adviser vitality and reslilence of the Russian she wanted most in the world. Given and Special Delegate of Generalissimo Orthodox Church

survey her by Sir Jullen Cahn,“

In

а

Chiang Kai-shek, will present the published recently for the Church | prizes at the Annual Speech Day of of England Council on Foreign Re- the Mul Fong College, to be held on lations. Friday, July 10, at 10 am. In the

Central Theatre.

*1 CANT ALWAYS BE WATCHING THEM NOW, HURIE, HOW CAN I KEEP THEM HEALTHY 3"

"You're

very wisa to ask

that, Mra Bartlett. And I'll tell you the way in which you can help them most.

"Make sure of internal cleanliness by giving them a regular weekly dose of 'Califorala Syrup of Figs. This is specially important with children at dân critical age, like yours, who are working hard for their exams. There's nothing pulls them down more than polson in the systemit affecta their general health making them liable to catch any infection that's going about,

'California

"In my experience

of Figs does far more than Byron simply cleans the system. It acts naturally, and gently and keeps digestion healthy and active. "I find 'California Syrup of Figs. equally good for adults, especially for women. As a matter of fact, Mrs. Bartielt, I use it myself and recom- mend you to adopt it for the whole family!

Be sure togel the genuine"California Surup of Figs."

California Syrup of Fiqs'

'NATURE'S OWN' LAXATIVE

"The Russian Church since the revolution is a Church of rejuvenated spiritual power," says the survey.

Church "For some years the

has seemed to be barely holding on. Now there come reports of numerous

applications to the authorities to re- open closed churclies.

KEEPER PULLS LEOPARD'S

TAIL AND IS MAULED

TO DEATH

"TT was a case of famili✩

arity breeds contempt"," said Mr. George Wardle, manager of the Mossley Hill Zoo, Liverpool, at the in- quest on John Frederick Ashworth, aged 31, the keeper who died after being mauled by a leopard.

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Ashworth, he said had reared the were leopards from the day they born, and was so fond of them that he would not let anyone else deal with them. They were kept in two-compartment cage. When the cage was cleaned, the animals were driven into one section and a sliding door between the two compartments cloned so that the keeper could work in the emply portion. Ashworth, however, had locked himself in.

"Probably he never expected cannot trust treachery, but you icopards or other members of the cat family," said Mr. Wardle,

JUMPED ON BACK

John Taylor, another attendant; had Anished said that Ashworth cleaning one part of the cage when the male leopard entered through the sliding door and walked round him. The Jeopard was about to go back Ashworth through the door when

cation of being vexed,

Lica" (Queen's) sea of trouble that makes for much Theatre, to-day). The powerfully hilarity in the First National comedy dramatic story of a love that was drama, "The Captain's Kid," which shattered by a lie is brought to the comes to the King's Theatre to-day. "There are other evidences as well screen in "Her Husband Lies", which The picture, largely a swift moving quietly pulled it buck by the tail."

The animal went to a corner and of the persistence of faith. This is

was stooping to enter contrary to the frequent characteri-opens at the Queen's Theatre to-day. froile of fun, also combines meio- sation of the Orthodox Church as With Gall Patrick and Ricardo Cor- dramatic thrills, romance and touches as Ashworth petrified; ik

makes one look deeper tez in the leading roles, and with of pathos, "The Captain's Kid" is the other part of the enge it jumped into the currents of life of this com-. Akim Tamiroff, Tom Brown, Louis enacted by a talented cast with May on his back. It had given no Indi- munion. Perhaps, in the past, ex- Calhern and June Martel, in the Robson, famous for a half a century

"I find death was accidental," sald ternal phenomena have drawn so supporting cast, "Her Husband Lies" on the stage, in the leading role, that

emerges as one of the finest dramas of a crabbed old maid who tries in the Coroner. "It was brought about vain to bring up her two nieces, one by Ashworth's lack of caution in not seven and the other twenty, accord- closing the sliding door before he "Three Men on a Horse" (Oriental ing to her straight laced New England entered the cage." During the early months of this Theatre, to-day). Frank Mellugh. Lawrence play the roles of young standards. Jane Bryan and Fred: year the Soviet Press called attention

The forthcoming wedding is on- to the existence of 30,000 "religious whose predictions on winning ponies lovers. Sybil Jason sings a rollicking

at Mr. Angel Dixon, societies" in the Union, Of these, never fail in "Three

On song, "I'm the Captain's Kid," while nounced

"Drifting veterinarion, residing at the Kowloon about 20,000 probably belonged to Horse" showing nt the Oriental Fred Lawrence warbles

both Along"

written by M. K.Hotel, and Miss Carlotta Perafiel, of the Orthodox faith. This compared Theatre on Wednesday and Thurs-Jerome and Juck Scholl especially the same address. with 50,000 Orthodox parishes at the day is a rollicking comedy based on

for the picture. outbreak of war.

the famous #lage play. Besides Mc-

much attention that morc vital features have been overlooked,"

30,000 RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES"

of the season.

Men

No figures have been published Hugh, the east includes Joan Blon- giving the present number of clergy; dell, Guy Kibbee, Carol Hughes, but there must be at least one priest

Levene for every parish, and some of the Allen Jenkins, Sam

city parishes are known to have two. Teddy Hart.

three or even ten or more. Reports

are also current of wandering priests

or friars, but it is impossible to judge

their number.

"The Captain's Kid"` (King's Theatre, to-day)

A mischievous little girl with

and

It is reported that there are eight vivid imagination, a lovable old Har metropolitan provinces. with pro and a crotchety spinster get into a bably as many as 150 bishops. A reliable repari gives the number of Orthodox clergy in prison or prison camps in May, 1936, as slightly over 7,000, excluding those in exile.

"It is possible thus to account for about 30,000 to 35,000 clergy," the survey adds. "The pre-War number was about 150 Bishops and $4,000 priests.

"A few priests have been, ordained since the revolution, but In the absence of theological schools, these must be numbered in scores.

"Lists of priests renouncing orders have often been published. A great number

during have died must twenty years, and many more have been killed or died of starvation,"

"Mad Love" (Majesilo Theatre, to-day)

he slays and in time is duly de- capitated. He and Ted Healy, play- To Edward Brophy has fallen the Ing an American reporter, wisecrack toughest assignment 1 comedian before the gullotine and Brophy ever had. He's had to try to get insists that "we all get it in the neck laughs out of a guillotinel Brophy, sometimes." This is one of the who in the course of dozens of suc- amazing roles in Metro-Goldwyn- cessful comedy roles has played Mayer's fantastic new horror drama, everything from Inebriates to wrest "Mad Love," which is currently a giving chills and shivers to audiences lers, now ands himself cust sinister knife-thrower who jokes as at the Majestic Theatre.

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9036---Brokenhearted Clówn

My Heart is in Old Killarney.

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Swing is in the Air. 9033-Goodnight, My Love All Alone in Vienna. 9010 Goodnight, My Love.

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