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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,

1938. JUNE 13,

2,000 NURSES GET THEIR

L.C.C. APPROVES SHORTER HOURS, ASKS FOR RECRUITS

Proposals to reduce the hours of nurses in L.C.C. hospitals from 54 per week to 96 per fortnight, remove restrictions on evening leave and provide increased facili ties for leisure and recreation were adopted by the L.C.C. recently.

There are 20,000 or more nurses in London's hospitals and Institutions, and it is estimated that the proposals will mean 1,000 During additional staff at an ultimate cost of £123,000 a year. the present financial year the extra cost is estimated at £80,000,

Mr. Herbert Morrison, M.P., Leader of the Council, said the improvements proposed represented only their duty towards great profession.

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The object was to secure willing and contented co-operation by moving irritating restrictions

"WE TRUST THE NURSES"

in the old days hospital administra- tlon was something like that of un Army barracks rather than a public service, said Mr. Marrison.

Nurses must be regarded not cogs in a machine which had to be' controlled and regulated every sour of the day wil night, but as humnai, beings, with individual rights.

"We are going to trust the marse, continued Mr. Morris

Maintaining

Railways During Raids

London.

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Plans are being prepared for the of main line railway -muntenance

servires in the event of one or more of London's 4g termin being taumbed,

Problems of protecting the most "We do not wish. If il can be vital points are under discussion and nvolded, to involve ourselves in any the railway staffs are receiving ins- concern of what the nurse does when, truction Railway officials are plan she is off duty and outside the hose pital

The scheme for shorter hours, he added, could not be carried out as speedily as they wished if they not have new recruits

APPEAL TO LONDON girls

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ging on the basis of the putting ou of netion of one of the big stations

Logons of the Great War tuliente that some of the traffle ou railways in the east of London would have to b transferred to the west It is be

lieved that big gaps in the network

The L.C.C's mursing service was would have to be made goml by im now probably the grentest

world.

To the provised rond servieas, whilst general |

CHARTER

LUFS

Many foreign diplomats were among guests at the week-long wed- ding festivities in Tiranu, of King Zog of Albania and his bride Countess Geraldine Apponyl, daughter of Gladys Stewart of New York. Festivities included a huge parade of Albanians in pic- turesque costumes through the city's streets and a reception at the palace. Tribesmen from the mountains came carly, to en-

camp around the city.

"THE SKIRRET? HE

CAN BE

COOKED TWO WAYS

Says Chef Lairy

More about the skirret, that esculent Chinese A8 a water parsnip, which some vegetable, described epicures are hoping to see fraternising with the carrot and turnip in our English gardens,

There does not appear to be a single specimen of this Its conditions were Excep control of the railways would pro- umbelliferous plant in England at present, although one or two gardeners have planted seed and hope to harvest some skirrets in time.

tionally good und appealed to jably be taken over by sume import- F young women and to the patents of and provincial railway centrs. girla to take on interest in à dignified and high public service

London

11 is Preogulsed that the profection, of every station is unpraceable, but girls. particularly, had detailed instructions will be issued on the steps the staffs and travellers been little back wird in joining

should take when the air raid sirens

[ Proposids in the Council's Bos-begin to scream pltats and Medical Services Com-

report miltec

(previously un- nounced) inelle:

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NEW STARS WORTH

The question has been asked: How does one present edible skirret at table in the event of one securing a skirret?

No use asking me. I turned the query over to the experts. The government Air Haul Precau-Let them deal with it. tons Department has hinted to the

First M. Aymoz, maitre chef that the fewer Pailway companies Use in the evenings of gymnas-railway horses in London in time of at the Dorchester Hotel.

Thore Lie apparatus in the massage

of 1 skirret, M. "Ever heard emergency, the better. partments of hospitals,

about 13,000 railway horses in the Aymoz rooms fur "General purposes"

country. Of these some thousands Kamer, theatricals, dress-making.

pre used in London.

No, have never heard of i. and I have over 40 years' experience in the,

etc.:

de-

Breakfast cir supper in bed un days or evenings off and light re- freshments after 10 p.m.

Picnic meals to be available

nurses going into the country days off.

Portable Collapsible Rubber Bath On Market

Chlegno

for

arc

"A skirret? A vegetabic, you say? THEIR PAY

A bright yellow mobile unit, con- cuisines of the world's largest hotels.

sisting of two coaches, Is being used "The skirret and I have never met, Bilways to train the 230,000 mem- think it is something between a sweet by the London Midland and Scottish but, from the description, I should

dnbers of their staff in air raids precau-potato and a turnip."

tions work. Su tur 1,045 have pass-

re through the gas course.

One of the conches is a lecture hall

"BRAISE HIM"

chef des "EL

Latry, vous, M. cuisines of the Savoy Hole!, avez

A pound of value

RADIO for an BROADCAST

Raya Glouberman (Piano) From the Studio"

TEST CRICKET MATCH

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120-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathe dral.

12,36 Songs by Tino Rossi (Tenor). Min Piccolina (From 'Naples au baiser de feu'); La Serenade A Lena (de la Revue du Casino de Paris- Parode Du Monde'); Un Violon Dans La Nuit (de la Revue du Casino de Paris Parade Du Monde').

12.40 Orchestra Raymonde, Only A Rose (From The Vaga- bend King'); Song Of The Vagabonds (From The Vagabond King'); Dance Of The Merry Mascots (Albert W. Ketelbey); Indian Mail-Descriptive (Lamothe):

ci: Glow Worm-Intermezzo (Inul Lincke): Electric Girl (Helm- burgh Holmes); A Night On The Waves (Finnish Waltz-Koskiman).

10 Local Time Signal and Wen-

Report.

1.03 Latest Dance Music. Fox-Trois-Riverboat Shuffle; Os- .Frankie Trumbauer trích Walk,

und His Orchestra; Slow Fox-Trol Little Heaven Of The Seven Seas: Quickstep Smarty (From 'Double or Nothing') Victor Silvester and

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Fox- Dipsy Doodle. Trot-The Gonella and His Georgians with vocal ond The refrain by Na! Gonella

Jackdaws.

the

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press, Wen- ther Forecast and Announcements.

1.40 Haydn Symphony Major ("Military”).

In

Philhar-

G.

Played by the Vienna monic Orchestra conducted by Bruno Walter.

2.15 Close Down.

6.0 Kelay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel.

(u) Sing and be Happy; (b) What a Beautiful Beginning; (c) I told Santa Claus to Bring Me You; (d) Two Bouquets.

6.14 Recorded:-Looking Forward to Looking After You-Fox-Trot; Lullaby-Fox-Trot....

vocal refrain.

6.21 (a) Whistle While You Work;

Alexander Korda, the Log Cabin producer, believes that Jo Loss and His Orchestra with "very few film stars are (b) With a Smile and a Song: (C) really worth their money Bob White; (d) Little Heaven of the at the box office."

Seven Seas,

6.35 Recorded:-Say the Word And It's Yours-Slow Fox-Trot (From He expressed thle view when First A Girl'); When The Leaves and the other а decontamination Vous chamber. They will call at all the "But certainly It is considered by asked about his plans, now that Bid The Trees Goodbye-Waltz.... big centres of the London Midland many people to be the most delicious he has returned from New York Len Fillis and His Hawalian Orch.

Midnight In Paris Quickstep (From and Scottish Hallways, The new

i shall serve after settling the now arrange- Here's To Romance)....Mantovani oflees of the administrative staf at him in two ways. We braise him soment which strengthens his posi- and His Tipica Orch. with vocal that there would be adequate shelter/Pick over sume siirret, cut untu alicestion as a member of United chorus.

Euston (London) are 30 constructed

turing an air raid.

The general manager of the Southern Railway, Gilbert Slumper, Las been attending air reid precau- tions classes with high officials of the company.

About 3,000 members of the staff of the London and North Eastern Raliway have qualified for air raid precautions work and will act as ins- tructors to their colleagues in differ- ent parts of the country.

"Yea, Roscoe, the little lady you see standing over there really did invent a portable collapsible rubber bathtub, and that man with the bug- gard look designed restilent leg rest for people in rocking chairs."

twenty-fourth The scene is the

The provision of air raid shelters Inventors in the stations is under consideration. National exhibit of the Congress, where whiskers are stand---United Press. ard equipment and pop-eyed parents bring inquisitive youngsters every year to see what the world of inven- tion is doing.

Belty E. Prince of Charleston, W. Va., in the lady who devised a beth- tub that will stretch but will not break. You can actually roll the rubber tub up in a small bundle and carry it under your arm, and It re- quires only the loosening of a strap

to place it in service.

Lit 300

£1 Notes To

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Charred frogments of 300 21 Frank Rausch of Trenton, N. 3. banknotes burned in the fire of a came forward with the non-skid leg housewife's copper boiler at Chester- rest that moves back and forth withfeld are to be taken to London for

Bank of

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The notes were drawn they are going somewhere.

Chesterfeld Mr. Dedicated to National Egg Week Ernest Dunlop, a

hau-

is Tom Arbon's mechanical egg gra-lage contractor, to pay his father for der. Hens have practically no a house. For safety he placed them chance to rest at all since heated in the boiler fireplace, thowing that chicken houses and artificial light his wife had not had a washing day make them think one day is two, and at home for more then 12 months. now even the eggs will have two strikes on them.

Arbon in from Royal Onk., Mich.

Veteran Hackney, 21, Frisky

London, Ont, "Vimy Ridge," Veteran show hackney, lives up to the saying "old soldiers nover die." Although 21 years old, an age when most steeds aro gaunt and toothless, the horse has shown its heels to the best this успт

But Mrs. Dunlop suddenly decided

to wash some clothes, and her hus- band came home to find the copper Tre alight.

noter, He made a grab for the burnng his arm to save the charred remains.

of all root vegetables.

and then into half rounds.

"We wash him thoroughly in water, Artists. dry him and put him into a covered earthenware baking dish, with fresh butter at the bottom.

"We seal the dish with flour and water paste and put it into the oven for two hours. Turn out the skirzel an to a hot dish and sprinkle with minced fine herbs.

"Now we try him. We partly boll the well-washed roots lu salted water

Cut him into slices, sprinkle with salt and pepper, dip the slices into ne batter and drop them one by one into

boiling fat in a stewpan.

"When

they are golden coloured, turn them on to a cloth and pile them on to a folded napkin and garnish the dish with fried parsley.

"OT

we can take the washed and scraped roots and put into boiling water for ten minutes, drain in a colander and fry in a little butter until he is brown."

OLD FRIENDS "Apparently the skirret is an old friend, M. Lotry."

"Ah, yes. In France, he is called

cheryls."

Does it not read beautifully-until he is a golden colour"! Like a gastronume's symphony. If we had some fine herbs, we would have some skirrel and fine herbs-İ WC had some skirrcts.

H. de W. W.

I don't say that would not em- ploy a star if I felt that he or she was the right person for the part i had In mind," he said.

"FANTASTIC"

0.44 (a) Smoke from a Chimney: (b) Lets Have Another Cigarette; (c) Nice work if you can get it; (d) Lovelight in The Starlight.

7.0 For The Children.

Uncle Peter's Children's Party.... Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone): From The Studio-Serial Story "Seeing Το The Empire Speak Roughly "But, frankly, if there were an actor Your Little Boy (From Alice in or actress, not a star, whom I felt Wonderland'; Will You Walk A

Won in to be as good, I would prefer to em- Little Faster (From "Alice ploy him or her instead,

derland'); You Are Old, Father Wil- Ham

(From Alice in Wonderland') by Gerald Moore; Piano accomp. Medley

of Shirley Temple Songs

my pelley for the future. The ple-piano

"You may take that as expressing .George Baker (Baritone) with

ture is the thing.

His

The star system, with its salaries (From Poor Little Rich Girl).... of £30,000, £50,000 or 200,000 for a Henderson Twins with Orchestra; picture, has become fantastic, absurd. Christopher Robin. Is Saying

"If we have to have stars, we'

will Prayers (From "When We Were Very Young"-Milne and Fraser-Simson) make them for ourselves,"

...Turner Layton,

7.30 London Relay-The First Match-England v. Cricket Test Australia

A

NEXT KORDA FILM Ernst Lubitsch is cuming to London Boon to discuss with Mr. Korda the production of a large-scale dramatic picture.

Meanwhile, the next Korda picture Nottingham. at Denham will be "Prison Without Bars," a French story with a girl'stions,

742 Wallon-Frende Bulte. prison setting.

commentary during play by Howard Marshall from Trent Bridge, 7.40 Closing local Stock Quota-

For The

tan- Four Feather"

Played by the London Philhar- nounced criginally as n Robert Donnt monic Orchestra conducted by Wil- subject he expects to engage Laur-Ham Wallon.

0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather ence Olivier, Bany K. Barnes and Koger Livesey, all of whom graduated Report and Announcements. 8.03 Orchestral Selections. at Denham.

Invitation To The Waltz (Weber, arr. Weingartner and Woodhouse) ....London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Walter Gochr.

Turning C3 Recruits Into Al Soldiers

War

8.10 Studio-The Development of tho Polonaise by Raya Glouberman (Piano).

8.35 London Relay-'Empire Ex- change',

Points of view by travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.

6.55 Fritz Kreisler (Violin and Elizabeth Schumann (Soprano).

The Recruits Physical Development, They represented the raw material Mr. Dunion consulted the police. Depot, recently established at Cunter of the Army soon to be the finished Inspector Olive and Detective-OMeer bury, was visited by 50 members of article when discharged to the re- Shelton photographed the fromments Parliament.. Major-Gen. H. H. A. gimental depot,

re One squad was composed of and sent them to the Forensic Science Emerson, Director of Hygiene, Laboratory at Nottingham.

Some of the numbers of the notes mee, and Major N. P. Procter, De- cruits who a few weeks ago were pot Commandant, described to them among the Army's rejected. To-day have been identified.

the specialised training designed to they are sound and ready to endure correct malformation, the results of the hardships of a soldier. Another mainutrition and physical peculiari-squad of recent admissions possessed tles.

have to be corrected. Gen. Emerson rald the Depot had one or other of the disabilities which Schlummer, Op. 105, No. 2 (Lingg

ге The visitors saw ample evidence received 1,000 below-standard crulis since May, 1937. Of these, that the Depot is doing a great res- 708 had been posted to regimental torative work by turning C3 rejects Thioves Like Gum

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Tho more robust

stood not gained. These men are to form walked into a candy shop recently apparatus for $25,000. Neither over parade.

elty fathers bared to the wolnt in a bracing wind. a special squad with, a non-com- used. The and stole a counter vending machine. has been Police bald it contained several score forget to provide firemen to man the The younger nnd weaker wore a commissioned offleer who will keep close

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Wag I Hab-Bavarian Folk Song (Carl Bohm); Der Vogel Im Wald Schumann; Liebesteld Tauber-adapted by Kari Alwin).

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Fritz Kreleler, piano accomp. by C. Lamson: Immer Leiser Wird Mein Brahma); Wiegenlied, Op. 40, No. 4 (Brahms)...Elizabeth Schumann. 9.15 London Relay-First Cricket Test Match-England v. Australia.

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