1937-11-16 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

16, 1937.

The famous French actress, Daniele Darrieux, packing her many trunks

In her flat in Paris before leaving for Hollywood, to undertake new engage- ments in the American studios.

CHURCHES-

"SOCIAL COTERIES'

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That the time has come for Congregationalists to make their contribution to the union of the Churches was the view expressed by Dr. Ernest J. Price, chairman of the Congregational Union, in his address to the autumnal as- sembly at Bristol recently.

A start might be made, he sug- gested, by approaches towards the unking of all Congregational fellow- ships, after which the fullest use should be made of the co-operation

possible with Baptists and Presby-

B.B.C. Will Have To Close Down If Air Raiders Come

RADIO AS GUIDE

TO BOMBERS

More Aid Promised Local Authorities

Two important announcements concerning broad- casting and air-raid precautions in the event of war on Britain were made recently.

BROADCASTING.-Whitehall has decided that during air raids it would almost certainly be necessary to order the B.B.C. to close down. It is feared that hostile aircraft would use the trans- missions for direction-finding.

RAID PRECAUTIONS.-The Government is to ask Parliament to classify local authorities in four groups and to provide grants of 60, 65, 70 and 75 per cent, towards the cost of air-raid precautions.

A committee of experts under Licut-Colonel R.. S. which recent discussions had made Stafford has been for nearly a year (in the B.B.C.'s own words) "revising and bringing up to date routine pre parations for action in the event of war."

terlang.

With them some form of federation might be reached which would fur- nisi o precedent and a principle for further steps towards reunion.

Dr. Price's address was a plea for the encouragement of an ecumenical mind, as against a narrow paro- chialism in outlook and in temper" which, in his view, was one of the most seriaus weaknesses of Congre- gationalism to-day.

INTERNATIONAL DISTRUST

Various factors, including the rise of the Totalitarian State with its

challenge to the Christian conscience, and our own blundering refusal to consider the grievances of the dis- possessed nations, and created worldwide distrust in international movements.

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A disappointed, disillusioned and cynical world was deliberately turning is back upon all extra- national loyalties.

it the Church Universal should fail in the crisis of this hour, there was nothing to stand between the world and Anal disaster.

While recognising the peculiar dim- culties confronting the churches to-. day, Dr. Price sharply criticised the attitude of many into whose hands -leadorship-had-fnilen.

"CHURCHES ARE BLUNDERING" "Many of our churches," he said, "are just blundering on from year to year with no clear notion of their real function in the purpose of God. "Some of them are not fit choose a minister, and they unally the churches that refuse to accept advice from knowledgeable quarters,

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"Not a few of our fellowships have censed to be churches in any real sense and have sunk to the level of

mere social coterles, with little or no concern for the discharge of the world-responsibilities of the Church of the Living God."

The widespread popular belief inp The immense potential value of broadcasting during war has for some time been shared only half- heartedly by those who have made

a careful study of the matter.

disllion of

it disappeared from the face of Lon- don programmes could be continued without digiculty from any of the other Regional centres, or even from the transmitters themselves,

In addition to strict censorship on It was realised that in air raids, all broadcasts it would be necessary for example, the passible destruction to suppress broadenst of stations or

weather re- the ports if Britain were at war with any broadcasting service might give rise European country. to considerable but

Wunccessary alarm or panic among listeners. DAMAGE

TOGRIP

the

Britain, it seems, with its steady

from flow of weather reports Allantie, is in a position to withhold important meteorological information from the rest of Europe.

Colonel Stafford, having completed Moreover the dependence of most his report, has now become Talks fisteners on the electricity mithorities | Executive at Broadcasting House. for their power might rob the B.B.C.

A memorandum issued by Sir of large parts of its audience 1 Samuel Houre, Home Secretary, power

Iines of the Grid system were states that the Government proposes tamaged.

to pay the whole cost of most of the Again, experience en the Con-material and equipment required for tinant has shown that it is easy for local precautions services. foreign breadcusting organisations to "The Government," It says, "has Jam ze another.

considered how far the cost of cer- tuin services could be reduced to the local authorities by arranging for materials and equipment to be pro- vided centrally.

"One of the most these services is the

expensive of

fire-fighting service.

Finally there, is this danger. at the service being used for radio direction-finding, a danger which

"The Government has deelded in principle, and subject to the deter-

Bull's-eye!

Mr. Registrar Friend (to drover suci At Clerkenwell County recently); "Plaintiff says Uat you were driving. bullock along the road,"

Defendant: "It wasn't a bul. lock; it was a bull”

"Very well, then; you were driving a bull."

"You don't drive bulls: you lead them."

"Very good; you were leading a bull."

"No, I wasn't; it was another MAN.

All right. There was a ball being led, driven or persuaded by somebody to propel itself along the road."

"That's right now."

Beriln residents had to cover the

windows of their houses with dark

cloths when a mock air-raid was recently staged on the city. This shows a housewife taking the neces-

sary precautions.

COOK-GENERAL'S SPEECH TO

WOMEN LIBERALS

A cook-general addressed the Women's Liberal Con-

22, of Swansea. ference at Margate recently-Miss Florence Davies, aged-

She is employed in a Chelsea household.

some

She told of a house where the servants were once given venison to eat, with mstructions that no other dish was to be provided until It was finished.

Dressed in a dark blue costume, She certainly took full advantage of with smart blue hat and pear-drop har day out." earrings, Miss Davies said that her own conditions of work were admir-{ able, and she did not think domestici workers generally had a lot to con- plain about, compared with factory and shop workers.

"But," she said, "the hours are

"None of the servants liked vent- often too long. Mistresses

should son," she said, "but it was served realise that their servants are human up each day

until-well. I don't beings, not just machines.

know exactly what happened to it in the end, but something had to be done about it.""

AT SHOOTing partieS

"In big houses, and particularly in Miss Davies the country when there are shooting during a discussion opened by Mrs. made her speech parties, the maids often have to start Wintringham, ex-M.P. for Louth, and about 5.39 a.m. and work to 11 p.m. Dr. Margaret Dear, two leading without even a break to wash or members of the Women's Liberal change.

Federation associated with domestic

"I know that's true, for I havej service Inquiries. done it myself.”

NOT ORGANISED Miss Davies was warmly cheered]

Here are some of the views which when she said that conditions in some led to the canterence agreeing with hausts were very unsatisfactory. proposals "For example," she declared, "nen domestic service conditions:

for the improvement of servants are frequently expected to sleep in ugly and cold basements."

Mrs. Wintringham (hinting at the possibility of legistation): The draw- "Sometimes the foolman has to bucks of domestic service are due to make his bed either in the servants' the fact that it is not an organised hall or else in the pantry where he industry, Servants have no power has been working all day long."

to compel good conditions and mis- tresses-havo no-power-lo Insure good service.

UNWANTED-VENISON

Miss Davies was given a day off

mination of detailed arrangements, recently to address the conference their houses, it is real suffering for

the German air defences evidently appreciated when they closed down tlic broadcasting stations during the recent-black-out-tests-and- alr ralds on Berlin.

Sir Noel Ashbridge, Chiel

Dr. Deas: Because of the size of Engineer of the B.U.C., with other radio scientists,

to ask Parliament to eventually my

some middle-class woinen to go with- develop plans for defeating the radio

necessary provision to enable the far as they are not required or out malds. Many of them do not direction-finders (by the use of one

Government is provide such firy- normally avaliable for peace time know how to do the work. wavelength for all stations, for <x-

Hon. Katharine Thring:

Many ample), but so far nothing satisfac-

maids are usually very lonely, over- tory has been evolved.

worked, and often undly housed. WEATHER,

REPORTS

nghting appliances LA

make the

may be

necessary for emergency purposes purposes and are not already in the and are in excess of requirements possession of the local authorities. for effective protection In peace FOUR

time.

"It will also ask Parliament to make the necessary provision to Other points which have emerged stretchers, blankets, the

enable the

Government to provide during the B.B.C.'s routine prepara-needed for decontamination and res- equipment

cue parties and the equipment and Broadcasting House itself is not stores for first-aid posts and parties of vital strategical importance. Ifland casualty clearing hospitals in so

tions are:

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in Loveliness

Kayser" Mir-O-Kleer" hose are so lithe and light, they're like nothing at all. Yet they mould shapely legs into a smooth silken sheath of loveliness! There's an aura of glamour about both sheer and service weights. "De Wiser-Buy Kayser,”

· And don't fail to see Kayou's

new underwear

KAYSER

(Trade Mach

GRADES

"There remain the services for which provision cannot be made centrally and must be made by the local authorities on the spot.

Mrs. C. F. G. Masterman: That the status question can be got over Is proved by the fact that chur- women in Genew have better posi- tions than trained nurses.

"The Government has decided ROPE to ask Parilament to classify local! authorities in four groups and to provide grants ranging from 60 per cent, to 75 per cent., with two inter- médiate rates of 65 per cent. and 70 per cent.

"It does not appear that the bur- den of expenditure to be borne by 1ocal authorities in any year is at all

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