1938-02-24 — Page 7

Polecat Kills Baby In Pram

By ARTHUR BRENARD

Mutilated by a wild polecat which attacked her in her pram, Julia Frankel, five-months-old daughter of a B.B.C. musician, Mr. Benjamin Frankel, died from her injuries in a Tunbridge Wells hospital.

Attracted by faint cries from the per- ambulator at the bottom of the garden at their home at Wadhurst, Sussex, on Wed- nesday, Mrs. Joyce Frankel ran to find her daughter with extensive face injuries.

She rushed to 'phono a doctor, and on her return found a fully grown polecat savagely at- tacking the child.

"I switched Julia from the perambulator and ran into the house," Mrs. Frankel told me.

"But the beast leapt from the perambulator and followed me. I just had time to slam the door. "A TERRIBLE WARNING"

"It was a large black and dirty-white crea- ture, and its jaws were covered with blood.

"It was by chance that I happened to pause for a moment to liston ff Julia had awakened, as usually she sleeps for hours in the garden. It is a terrible warning to mothers in the country to take every precaution against wild beasts which still seem, in 1937, tà exist in England.

"We came here five months ago to enjoy the peace and quict of the countryside. My husband and I and our two-years-old son will leave here as soon as we can.”

POLECAT SHOT

Julia was taken to hospital, where the wounds on her face and body were stitched and bandaged, but she died from shock and loss of blood.

"Having tasted blood, the polecat, I suppose, became crazy for more and roamed round the

house all last night," Mr.

Frankel told me.

"Early this morning my gardener saw the beast, cornered and shot it. He tells me it is the first ho has seen during the 50 years he has lived in the neighbour- hood,

"Dr. E. A. C. Fazan, who attended my daughter, says he has not seen one in the district for 40 years, but there must be others, and mothers must be warned by our loss."

The Inquest will be held at Wad- hurst to-day

ATTACK ON SIGHT Polecata are becoming rare in this country, but they still exist in moun- tainous parts like Yorkshire and i

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"Pygmalion' For Screen

By SETON MARGRAVE

GREAT preparations are now being made at Pinewood studios in England for filming "Fygmalion," due to begin in three weeks time with Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller starred.

Others in the cast will be Wilfred Lawson Marie Lohr, Joyce Barbour, David Tree,

.

BROADCAST SHOES

"World Affairs" and Other London Relays

CHILDREN'S HOUR

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on Frequencies of 845 .c's, 0.52 m.c's. per second.

H.K.T.

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service at Intercession from St. John's Cathe- dral.

12.30 Chopin-Concerto No. 2 In

Floor, Op. 21.

--Played by Arthur Rubinstein "Pygmalion" is planned on a big scale to be ano) and The London Symphony Pinewood's prestige picture. The film will be 12 Orchestra conducted by John Barbi- weeks in the making and will cost round about £160,000.

It will be a grand' New Year's gift to British Alm extras who have generally had a thin time in recent months and look forward with real fear to, the threat- ened reduction in the number of Alms produced in London,

The Covent Garden scenes alone will call for 1,000

extras.

"Pygmalion" is to be made by Pascal Productions, with Gabriel Fascal as producer, while Leslie Howard and Anthony Asquith are joint directors.

Leslie Howard thus realises at least a part of a dream he has had for years.

He wants to have his own flim-producing company supervising the making of his own films and films with other stars,

E choice of Wendy Hiller la interesting. She is one of the very best of our younger actresses and starred in Pygmalion" because George Bernard Show was so impressed by her performance in a -Malvern production that he insisted on her getting what may well be one of the prize parts of the next film

year.

Otherwise G.B.S. seems to have decided that there are things about Alm making he does not know.

He has told W. P. Lipscombe, who wrote the scenario, to get on with the job and that he would not interfere.

"Pygmalion" has had a most thorough preparation and all seems set for Pinewood getting the prestige pleture for which it hopes. Whereas G.B.S. has formerly been filmed in awe, "Pygmalion" will be filmed with understanding.

POISON ARROWS IN JUNGLE REVOLT

Mexico City.

Wild Mayan tribes-fierce fighters who kill with poisoned arrows-stormed through the tropic jungle along the northern Guatemala border to-day, when a re- volution against the Guatemala Dictator, Jorge Ubico, broke out.

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1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 Primo Scala's Accordeon Band and Les Allen. (Vocal).

Six Dance Hits' (Service 4)_... Primo Scala's Accordeon Band. Don't Kiss Alo Good-Night (David and Meyer); When Old Friends Meet Again (Tobius and Potter) Les Allen, Six Dance Hits (Service 6)

Primo Scala's Accordeon Band. Stand By (Davis and Coots).. Les Alen and Hla Canadian Enche- tors. Hill-Billy Medley Primo Seala's Accordeon Band.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather Forecast and Announce ments.

1.40 Variety.

Vocal - 'Follow A Star*-Voent Gems (Ellis)... Light Opera Com- pany. Violin-Gavotte (F; J. Gos- sec); Fileuse (Song without Words Isidor Lotto). Carlos Sedano. Vocal--Estampe Marocaine (Eddy- Bos): Les Prenoms Effaces

(Tran- chant) Lucienne Boyer. Cinema Organ Fifty Years of Song Terence Casey at the Organ of Re- gent Cinema, Brighton.

2.15 Close down.

0.0-0.05 European Programme. 8.05-11.30 Chinese Programine. 5.0 Relay of the Dance. Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel,

(a)

Always and Always; (b) Melody tarm; (c) The one I love; (d), Jam Sessions,

5.16 Interval of recorded dance music.from. ZBW.

5.20. (a) Summer Night; (b) Love is good for anything that all you; (c) Where is the Sun? (d) Who's

that knockin' at my heart.

5.35. Interval of recorded · dance

5.45

0.0 Studio Children's Hour. 7.0 Paul Robeson (Bass) and Sym-.

Lieutenant F. H. McNeill, East Yorkshire Regiment, solely for personal reasons, music frem ZBW. It is believed that Guatemalan exiles slipped over the Mexican gave up his rank, the com-54) You're not the kind; (b) border unknown to the Mexican authorities and roused the op-forts of the officers mess, myself: (d) The Snake Charmer. pressed people against the dictatorship, which is the strongest in and a batman, to serve in

Central America.

the ranks. He transferred The area at present involved is to another regiment, be- wild jungle, and many parts of it are came Private McNeil, says practically unexplored.

Hitherto Ubico's army and secret a correspondent. police have been so strong that risings-howover great the provoca- The London Gazette now an- tlon-were believed to be impossible.nounces that he has been granted

R.A.F. Crash

Kills Young Navigator

Wales. They were in large numbers CONTACT!"

in Sussex a hundred years ago.

Flerce, little creatures, about twenty Inches from snout to tail, weighing between four and five pounds, they have coloured fur and pink eyes.

sulphur

д

The word was re-echoed by voice muffled in the cockpit of the monoplane, and, 215

panting mechanic awung the "prep," the

POLICE TERROR

It is believed here, however, that the rank of Heutenant again "on this revolt is serious, though a strict Guatemalan censorship prevents de- completion of a period of service tails from leaking out.,

in the ranks."-

Reports are that this rising, is spreading throughout the country. but the Government declare that the revolt is "gporadle," and that they have the situation In Jiand,

Dificulty of communication with engine ronred into life. It rose to the Jungle districts makes confirma- an car-splitting whine and sank asion of this claim Impossible at the enddenly to a rhythmle "flop-flop," moment, but Liberal and Revolution-

Ubico, called a "model diclator," is

nry extics' organisations allege that The ferret, is a domesticated form ticking over at low throttle. of polecat, but not nearly so fierce. Volces shouted in the darkness. ic disturbances are widespread, in

spite of Ubleo's police terror, An authority told me, "Polccals are Figures blurred in the night sprinted gradually diminishing in numbers in round the wing tipa ready to pull developing the country at a tremen- This country. They are very Aerce away the restraining chocks.

dous cost to the peopic. He la sup- That moment was the proudest in plying cheap labour to foreign con- The polecat is known also by the the life of Pilot Oflcer David Loraine cessionaries, and is building roads names of ntchew or foumart. It is Lloyd Morris, of the 51st bomber with labourers rounded up by the

stationed a carolvorous animal of the weases Squadron, IAF.,

Down Boscombe

writes furmily.

Walton in the Delly Mail

and will attack on right."

at army.

Frank

He was the first Latin-American ruler to "recogniac" Franco, and has very class relations with Mus- solini.

have

LEARNING TO LEAD Recently several ofilcers chosen to have their commissions placed in abeyance so that they might terve as ordinary soldiers.

I was told at the War. Offer yesterday that in some cases am- bitious young offers felt that they would be more fitted to command If they knew from personal experi- ence what life in the ranks was Ilke, Transfers were readily arranged, but no offeer is allowed to serve in the ranks of the regl- ment in which he holds his com- mission.

phony Orchestra,

Golden River (alm Jericho'); My Way (lm Jericho")... Paul Robe-

Delibes)

Austrian Peasant Dunces (arr. Max Schoncherr). Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Walter Gochr. Variations (Coppella Delibes); Waltz Of The Hours ('Coppelia

Symphony Orchestra cond. by Clemens Schmislstien;" Rosenkavaller Waltzes (Strauss)..

Walter Brune

cond. the

Berlin Fhilharmonic Orchestra..

7.30 Closing local Stock Quotations. 1.30. Variety.

Banjo-Medley...Tarrant Balley. Humorous-Butting In-. Comedy Episode (Oliver) Vie Oliver v Gloria Day: Vic Oliver Goes Naughty (Oliver)... Vie Oliver,

Comedienne -- Public Sweetheart No. 1 (from 'Seeing Stars"); In Love Again (from Seeing Stars')... cordeon Parade of 1930... The Florence Desmond. Accendcon--AC- Plano-Accordeon Virtuos!.

8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- ments.

8.05 Chinese Programme--Studio Concert.

11.30 Close down.

Radio Programme Broadcast by ZEK on a Frequency of 610 Klo-

8.05 Beethoven-Sonata In Major, Op. 80.

cycles.

The fact that the darker variety of

It was his first cross-country flight the domesticated ferret is commonly as navigator by night. He grinned

In "fashionable" regiments a young called the polccal-ferret possibly uc- with all the confidence of his 23 years The Guatemala Republle was esta- officer who has to live on his pay (Cello) and Myra Hess (Piano).

Played by Emanuel Feuermann counts for the carlier report that the as he eat poring over the map and blished in 1830. Jorge Ubleo's term

sometimes finds Mfe too expensive. fatal injuries inflicted on the child watching the swinging needie of the as President would normally have There have been cases where an Dog.

8.30 London Relay—'Ai The Black were caused by a ferrot,

compass.

expired last year, but as the result of The aircraft climbed rapidly, and a plebiscite, and through what was oficer has been allowed to trans- Mr. Wilkes at home in his own roon, beneath the starllt sky, Pilot described as a "temporary suspen- fer and serve in the ranks so that Thornton.

bar-parlour. Presented by Pascon Sergeant Hansbridge was holding the alon of the Constitution," it was ex- he could live cheaply for a time, and plane on the dim night horizon to-tended" to 1043. More than half the later resume his commission in an- nopulation of 2,245.500 are Indiana Soon afterward they turned about descendeit from the Maya-Quiche other regiment where life is not so in the direction of Bircham Newton. tribe.

expensive. Then some lung went wrong. Morris

HEALTH OFFICER OFFERS 9 TIPS

FOR COLD DAYS

Newburgh, N. Y. Eat moderately of sustaining foods and sleep at least eight hours every night to enjoy good health during winter months. Dr. C. W. Barth, acting health officer of Newburgh,

adviscs.

Dr. Barth also suggests:

ward Taunton,

shouted to Mansbridge. "What tovm was that?" as they left behind them

carpet of pinpoint fights,

They fenind lacton, where Morris, making calculations from the JANE,

1451st-

Soviet "Treasure Island”

Fave an alteration in course, Film Would Make R.L.S.

ridge pointed out that they were Hearing Lorton, and thin comps W changed. The altimeter showed 7- 000ft, Steadify they climbed to 10,-

1. Always keep the body warm000ft, and ran into clouds.

by wearing the proper clothes and

"We ought to be about coven shouted

by maintaining the proper heat in minutes from bare now,"

the home. Avold long exposures to young Marris to the pilot, cold.

2. Provent contagion by covering your nose and mouth when you cough, of snceze.

3. Take short, walks in the open,

outdoor winter sports.

or participate in indoor athletics or

4. llave more social contacts and recreation.

They were his last words, for noen

afterwards, when the machine glided earthwards towards a feld in Han nington, near Desingstoke, the crashi

come.

Turn In Grave

"RED" PIRATES

Trensurt

3.0 Vocal Numbers, The Doll's Song (Tales of Hoff-

Winc runn-Offenbach);

Women And Song (Strauss) Mavis Bennett (Soprano), Without Your Love (Operetta "The Dubarry') Grace Moore (Suprano) and Richard Crooks (Tenor); If I Am Dreaming

The Dubarry'). (Operetta Richard Crooks (Tenor).

0.15 London Relay-World Affairs", A talk by H. Wickham Steed. 0.36 London Relay-The News, 9.00 Baint-Saens-Carnival Of Tho Animals.

Leopold Stokowski and the Phil- ndelplita Orchestra. Pianos: M. B. Montgomery and O. Barabol.

10.11 Maria Olczowska (Contralto). Softly awakes. my,Heart ('9amsan

DalllaSaint-Saens)

and

Sapphic Ode (Brahms); The May Night (Brahms). Plano accomp: by George Reeves.

liberties taken with the

This was only the beginning of the Island because the pirates were turn-with Orchestra conducted by Philippe

10.21 Grier-Cancerto In A Minor For Pianoforte and Orelesirs, On. 10,

Played by Iganz Friedman (Piano)-

Goubert.

HOW Soviet scenario writers re-wrote "Treasure Island" in a way that would have made Robert Louis Stevenson turn in his grave, is described by the fournal Soviet Art, organ of the the Berlin State Opera Orchestra. Government Committee on Arts. Expenditure of 1,000,000 roubles an saw the lights of a town which the scenario was entirely wanted, bo- thought to be Andover," said Phot cause the film was wildrawn after Sergeant Mansbridge, at the inquest its pre-view,

"We came out of the Hollywood was surpassed in. fret on Morris. clouds at 1.000ft, to make a landing treatment of the famous story,

ed into trial revolutionaries in order and saw a tree on the port side.

For the Soviet version turned the to provide revolutionary idcology. "mmediately opened the engines hero, Jim Hawkins, into a beautifulained" is attributed to three leading Inspiration for re-wrling "Treasure and began to climb. The machine blonde named Jenny, disguised he was settled down when it struck a

cinema ameints, who, it is stated, [boy. 6. Read, sew or knit in leisure tree whitch. I could not see. hours

Jenny is discovered at the end to have been denounced as enemies of "The plane did a half roll, turned 7. Keep Borage doors open when on her back and struck several more be a girl, and marries the handsome the people.

doctor. starting your car"-

Soviet Art reveals quite Incident- ****** D. Avold excess speed while dry-membered falling

ball trees, I became unconscious but re-

This alteration was intended to ally the nhai downfall of Boris Blum- ing and respect the life and limbs The enrar Colonel J. T. Provide a role for the Czech actress, yaisky, head of the Running of yourself and otheri, Clarke, recorded a verdict that Pilot Francesca Call,

Hollywood, reported in disgrace oarlie in the month?

6. Cullivate an interest in church, club or civic activities,

0. Beware of exhaustion from omger Morata died from a broken But she aventually, "walked aut" snow shoveling or walking in heavy neck austained in the accidental crash on the Soviet studios and went, to

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Tsining Siege Lifted

Chinese Forced To Rotreat

Hankow, Feb. 23.

After nearly a month of inactivity,

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BIG SUM: LOST FROM MASTER'S "PAY BAG”

Hongkong police were last night investigating the mysterious dis appearance of $5,000 in $50 motor:

tho from

Government Shipping Omce, West Point.

The money was missed by Capt. E. C. Bentley, muster of the Janet

the Japanese in the Teining sector Skinner, a Wheelocks, Ltd. veszel, suddenly renewed their drive to which arrived from "Aden in the words the Lunghal railway.

morning and was due to sell", for The Chinese, commanded by. Bun Shanghal to-day, Tung-hsunn and Taso Fu-lin, who Capt. Bentley had $10,000 for pay- have been bosleging Taining and ing of the crow and other expenaca,. Wenshang, 30 miles north of Taining, and in the presence of another skip. hava been forced back..

per and the usual personnel of the They retreated to Anchucheng and office, distributed some of the money, Tangchiakou, south-west of Taining. locking the balance in bag but had to withdraw under Japanese He then went to the agent's office. pressure.

In the city where he found that 10,000 The Chinese and Japanese in this had disappeared. area are now facing each other.ac- ross the Grand Canal, With tho Japanese forces on the eastern bank raid on Tamochino on the afternoon. and the Chinese forces on the of February 21. western bank

The Japonere were moving to the Chinese troops are making a des- front when Chinese planes swooped perate altempt to check the Japanese down and rained bombs on them and offensive in south Shensl-being given raked. them with machine gun fire.

The Chinten ... also claim valuablo sunpurt by Chinese air

to. have -Craft,

bombed a concentration of about Chinero planes have boon-active 1,000 Jayonesa troops near the south tombing, Japanese troops concentra- gale of "Wagrang. A... number of tion. Two squadrons, are stated to lanka, are reported., to have, bero have, infleted heavy, casualties - on damansa in the course of the alireki Japancaa lafantry and cavalry, in al-Reuters

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