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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

CHEERS GREET PLEA TO JIMMY

THOMAS TO

HE SAYS:

"LET'S

LEAVE IT AT THAT"

Four hundred people, at- tending a London hospital bazaar recently, cheered the auggestion that Mr. J. H. Thomas should make political "come-back.”

2

Mr. H. H. Crabb, president of the Kenton (Middlesex) committee of the Harrow hospital, sakd he hoped. the day was not for off when Jimmy Thomas would be back at his job,

"We have seen men blud- geoned by circumstances, suf- focated by venom and difcbed by Intrigue, but men come back, and Jimmy Thomas is coming back.” he said.

Mr. Thomas in reply said it would be idle to deny the great trials und tribulations through which he had! passed.

FELT HAPPY

"I was once at a dinner at which

the Duke of Windsor was proposing!

my health," he said.

"The. Duke said, "Now, let's sing!

"For he's a jolly good fellow," und

I left the dinner with the praises of

the Duke ringing in my cars.

"I felt very happy as I went along!

to a political meeting, and I thought

I was in for a very pleasant night, but when I stepped on to the plat form was greeted by a voice shout- ing, the dirty dog has arrived.*"*

In public life one had to adapt oneself to all circumstances and to

be prepared to meet all emergencies, he added.

Asked for a statement, he "Let's leave it at that."

said:

#8

COME

BACK"

Evidence of the good feeling that recently has sprurig up between Germany and Italy is shown here by the visit of these German boys fu Rome. The youngsters, part of the German Youth organisation, are marching out of Camp Mussolini, where they slayed during their visit, to take part in a

review, a guests of Fascist organisations,

Loses An Estate If He

Lets

Friend Enter It

"SET FOOT" BAN

TF he allows Leonard Law to set foot on the Langrish Estate, at Petersfield, Hants, Edward Fitzroy Talbot-Ponsonby may forfeit a mansion house, two farms, and 500 acres.

Mr. Justice Crossman, in the Chancery Division,

GOLFERS recently, held that two conditions under which Mr.

MAY SAY 'BO!' TO

A GOOSE

Talbot-Ponsonby was left the estate by his father were binding.

They are that "he makes Langrish House his home, and that he is not to allow a man named Leonard Law to set foot on the proper- ty"

very good friend. But it was neces. sary to go to the courts to get the matter straightened out.

1 must necept the judge's ruling

tions must be fulfilled. there is to it."

Mr. Talbot-Ponsonby

That is all

hns

Britain

Beats America

-At Biscuits PRANKLIN VAUGHAN F

CARUS, Ianky, en- thusiastic, has travelled 4,-

land.

the

soda

NOVEMBER

Sonja Henie Says

29, 1937.

"You Learn Skating Only by Falling...

Los Angeles. You can learn ice skating only by falling.

If you are one of the thousands who are being attracted to, lee rinks by the skating boom you can take heart from this piece of wisdom next time you take a tumble.

Because. It comes from. Sonja Henic, the girl who held the faure skating clintnpionship of the world for nine years,

"There's no royal road to success

in skating," Sonju said.

"You Just Fo out and skate and keep on skating. That's how I become a champion.

L

HER GOLDEN RULE

" learned in the same way us nil other children.

"I got out on the ice for the first

time and promptly fell down. I kept on falling down until I learned the trieka of co-ordination and balance." Sonja's advice to beginners, as the Баус many gave it recently, will aches.

"Never lay on your skates for more than an hour for the first few weeks," she said.

"Then gradually increase the time.

to three or four hours, or even longer If you are still getting pleasure aut of it.

"And that brings me to my gelden rule: Never skate, either for proetire or pleasure unicss you feel like okating.

"Do not skate for at least two hours after a incal. I can remember times when I have become seriously

too ill trying to skate

Soon after eating."

MY LORDS SAY "NO"

TO BEER

I now know that my father's condi- 000 miles from Gayman, A request that "beer Michigan, to take biscuits should be carried in H.M. been back to America from Eng-ships for supply to the ship's Failing this, the estate passes to Worlding in a Harrow garage financed

by his father. He was the only son.

company" is replied to with a niece, Mrs. A. R. C. Gillett.

រ៉ង America's biscult Mr. Charles Talbot-Ponsonby, who

Ad- cream befitting gravity in died last January-he was sixty-two crackter, something like our

ancient Irish cracker, but tort. salty flavoured.miralty Fleet orders. was member of an

one of the best-known of It's a nice bleuit, but Mr. Carus family.

Jurristers,

great thinks his countrymen ought

The matter, say My Lords, bas Probate

meet our gingers, water biscuits and been fully considered. But the space sportsman.

that would be needed for stowing adequate supplies, and the weght of to take back, too, afternoon tea and them, make the proposal - impracti- morning coffee-with biscuits.

The sun's counsel, Mr. Wilfred Golfers at the Royal Ashdown Hunt, contended that Leonard Law Forest Golf Club, Forest Row, might be anybody, and it was di Sussex,

official cuit to see how he could be kept off given have been permission by the Conservators of the property.

Ashdown Forest to say, "Ro!" to a goose if they see one on their course.

It happened like this.

For some time they have been dis- turbed at their play by goose wan- dering over the course from a farm near by.

The Judge:. He may sneak along |

In the early morning and put his foot over the boundary.

The niece's counsel, Mr. Charles Russell, replied that the conditions were perfectly plain,

The judge upheld him, saying Mr. As the secretary sald recently: Charles George Talbot-Ponsonby, "They peck the green about, you the testator, was a barrister and. it) know, and foul the ground."

serined, drew up the will himself.

They did so much damage that If the question of Leonard Luw the club complained to the cen- being allowed to enter the property servators.

The course is on com- trose, i could be decided by the mon land, and they wanted to court. know if they had the power to turn the geese off.

The conservators consulted their

'VERY GOOD FRIEND'

Mr. Talbot-Ponsonby, speaking on elerk. People quoted the old rhyme: the telephone from Lungrish House The law doth punish man or womun recently, said: "I suppose it seems That steals the geese from off bit mysterious.

the common,

But lets the greater felon loose, That steals the comman from

the goose,

But they decided that the rhyme is bad law, and announced their ver- diet: Geese can be turned off.

"Actuntly Mr. Leonard Law is a very good friend of mine. Quite obviously. from the terms of the will, my father did not like them. "We did not look upon as serious. As I say. Mr. Low is my

HER BOSS SENT HER ACROSS ATLANTIC

NEW YORK bank vice-president: "Here's the day's mail, Miss Miller Deliver this one, by hand,

please, and wait for the answer.”

and

THEN HE

WENT HOME TO TEA

They sent Police Constable Charter Bourne from Gray's Inn-road Poller recently to direct Stallon, W. C.. traffic as the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester Ieft London for thetr home at Camberley.

Police Constable Bourne, plump, pigeon-toed, turned off the traffic lights at the junction of Hunter-street and Compton-street and took up his position in the road.

crean13.

There are two customs he'd

to!

like

cable, "apart from the difficulty of Kuid al Grosvenor House replenishment."

is more

recently:

Those two very pleasant habits be allowed on mess decks

A suggestion that smoking might have done more for your biscuits sympathetically received. The Ad- than anything else—except that your miralty say that though they cannot biscuits are so good I don't like say approve it, "on hygienie grounds, Ing it against my own country, but commanders-in-chief can authorise we bother too much about quantity a relaxation" of the rules in special and not enough about quality,

circumstances,

"Our creams are very inferior to those biscuits I've been tasting they Just melt on your tongue, while your water biseults, so plain so crisp, are the nicest biscuits Ivo ever tasted,"

Mr. Carus has been Biscuit tour- ing England, seeing how they are made in factories, watching them froin dough to curion.

Relies On Inspiration

Ashtabula, O. Norman II. Moray, the composer, guys the tunes he writes are spon- taneous. "Melodies come as an "They come off the machines aspiration," he says, "I may be any- slick as we make motor-cars, and where, doing anything-or nothing, can't suy fairer than that," he said. when all of a sudden, a tune pops into

Sheepskins

Go Foreign

my head."

Jail Strangely Inaugurated

West Plains, Mo.

State College. Pa. Pennsylvania State College may be a new influence upon its foreign students, but when they finish their to studies, the college wants them. feel right at home If they return to One of the first persons confined in A native lands. So, the very Ameri-the new Howell county jail here was "sheepskins" awarded foreign Mrs. Ernestine Howell, who students are being engrossed with the the name of the family which do- student's name in his native language nated to the county The ground on as well as English.

which the Jatt is located.

About twenty women and children gathered outside a dairy to watch. Suddenly there was a shout, frightened horse came Kalloping can down Hunter-street, at earl swaying It was heading straight

behind it. for the women und children.

Police Constable Bourne bawled "Look out!" and jumped for the horse's head. He was dragged a dozen yards. then the torso stopped with its head inside the door of

the dairy,

Other policemen cume up. Palice

Miss Miller looked at an address in London. She looked at Constable Dourne turned the horse. the vice-president. He said firmly "By hand, 'please.”

places, though never so far,

When

over to them and ran back into the road just as the royal car appeared.

He waved! the royal car on.

he says a letter's gut to go by switched on the traffic lights again, hand, well, you just don't argue, find went off to his tea. Jou take it.

That is why I met twenty- five-year-old bank clerk Miss Winifred Mary Miller in London recently, writes a correspondent.

She called that same night

"I thought maybe there'd be me England with the precious letter and for look round places over here. a week-end case borrowed from a but the boss kept cabling the ship girl friend.

10

for

her

BRITISH

MR.

bear>

DANCE PAIR NATIONS

BEAT 11

Berlin, Oct. 26.

[R. JOHN WELLS, .of Kensington, and slim, fair- Haired Miss Renee Sissons, of Peckham, the London couple who have held the world's amateur dancing cham- Burglars Laugh Last pionship for the last three years, won the Grand Prix of

Europe in Berlin.

with things for me to do, so I guess I'll be pretty busy." "There wasn't time

Melbourne. get any clothes and It's not funny coming to Winifred Mary has

A bottle company in Melbourne

Amateur ballroom dancers oft engineer

they

keep would a smart town like London with no-husband. I asked

away twelve nations took part. what he thought

Ger-i following ihing but your working things," said thought of her disappearing like thieves with the

notice Winifred sadly. "I'd just me to this.

pinned to their safe: "No money man couples won Recond here, only books" A few days after third places. "Guess thinking won't do him the notice was put up burglarz broke much good," she said. "ile's Just open the safe, toolc nway $150 in ensh really, got to take it, and anyway the boss, and added the following to the firm's dances lots of doesn't employ him"

note: "We did not belleve you."

ix the tickets, call up home, say I'a. be late and get going..

"Surprised? Why,

not

the boss has sent

me

and

Each couple had to dance

-Waltz,

Alow waltz,

fox-trot,

slow fox-trot, and.

tongo.

Last January Miss Sissons and Mr. Wells hurried atraight from Munich, Avo where they won the Grand Prix of all nations, to win Cheltenhams

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