1938-06-14 — Page 3

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY,

'JUNE · · 14,

1938.

END OF SNATCH-BACK

Tories' Praise For

Miss Wilkinson

Miss Ellen Wilkinson's Hire-Purchase Bill passed

triumphantly through the House of Commons recently

without a division. It now goes to the Lords and has every chance of becoming law,

DOGS AND

HORSES TO HAVE GAS

MASKS

London.

Dogs and horses will have gasmasks

next war. The Royal Society for the

Prevention of Cruelty to Anmais dis-

Bouquets from members of all parties, and even the but British cats must depend on their Government that she so frequently attacks, were shower-surplus lives during air raids is the ed on Miss Wilkinson (Lab., Jarrow) for the skilful way in which she had steered the Bill through difficult waters.

The Bill is mainly designed to prevent unscrupulous firms from snatching buck goods on which the instalments have nearly all been paid.

It provides that:

uf the

After one-third

hire purchase price has ixen pold the

of the guia cannot take | owner

hirer's back without the them consent unless the owner obtains an order of the Court. owner appiles to the Court for such an order the Court may allow the hirer to keep the goods on such

All smiles, Sir Donald Somervell (Attorney-General) added his con- gratulations,

courages any attempt to it pussy with suffering gasmonsk, saying the caused by a mask is worse than that caused by an air raid.

Being left to their fate, however, will not worry the cats of this hardy iste as they are made of stern stuff. One cat in London recently was given up for dead after a house fire that A HEAVY BURDEN

suffocated three dogs and the canary. The cat was left in the garden for As the B1 was originally

plater burial but seven hours after- If the sented, he said, i

was in a form wards it completely revived.

great I

Thuse

went through Who which recasting in order to carry out the raids during the World War recall intentions of the promoters, and that their cuts readily adapted them- hnd thrown H heavy burden on Parliamentary counsel.

During the committer amendment

required

(lcul

BLARE

of

conditions as the Court thinks just. In the earlier stages of the Ball It was watered down a good deal to

was moved 10 except placute opposition, and yesterday an waendment to exclude motor-cars railway wagons from the Bill, and from 1 Reupe, moved by Wilkinson, was enrried, but it generally agreed that much of value that she was not prepared to dș în the last ditch for a rullway wngton. sill remained.

(Laughter.)

THE FIRST BOUQUET

Miss

Wus

the air

the selves. When

bombs started dropping, the cats were the first to dive for the cellar and the inst to come out--United Press.

Miss Wilkinson told the committee Air Raid

She was extremely wise in meeting Miss what wete really

Warning

points. To London

Moving the third reading. Wilkenson opened the presentatsure of Through arduous nemtiations

bouquets by

Juicers

she

the Law had kept her patience, and it was thusking

the Crown. Without a remarkable tribute to her that the City Might Have 5,000

thir belp, she said, it would have ultimale amendments

should have

been impossible for a private member been passed with such general agree to have piluted through the House ment

so complicated a

measure and one

which affected so many trilers

After other members had pumented. She also thanked members whojnere bouquets, the

hind warved objectiona

20

thurd reading

was opeed to an

SU Donald Somervell elassert the thea

points in order not to longer the to shake hands warmly with Mass Prussing of Li

definitely

which scandal

would: Wilkisisor, ant others crowded round

Many her for the satize purpose

poor people would be the hapten for its pussing

Former Slave. 105

Hochepart Alu

One of her most persistral poltural opponents, Mr. H. G. Williams (Con. Croydons 5.1, sat she had turned the Best Popular Front in this coun- try and had completely enslaved the: Aunt Clouda Sumpson, 185-year Attorney-General ch the whole jul former Negro save, still tests

her

Hei only

and garden Governament of the

Detements chickens

granddaughter the most resi WIN (Laughter.)

says that bes maricable Parhametitary achievement "yice" is a tide for large quantities for many years.

of pofleri

It isn't only the

first step

that

counts

Other steps ...

Fires At One Time

"Maxie" Gives His Blood

Maxle Baer, Jr., gets a lough as he inspects the black eye to his heavyweight boxing dad in a recent fight. presented

Latest reports state that the boxer has given his blood to save his son's life which was in danger.

POLICE SEIZE YACHT IN NUFFIELD CASE

London, May 26.

Police at Pin Mill, near Ipswich, seized the luxury 11- Five thousand simultaneous

ton motor yacht Pierrette which was given as the address fires started by each air raid was probably not

extravagant of John Bruce Thornton, fifty-year-old man arrested by estimate, sald Commander A. N.

armed police on Tuesday night after an incident in which G. Firebrnce, London Fire Bel-

Lord Nuffield was involved. addressing thlef officer, Rude members of the Women's Auxi- Women's Service and the Hary Reserve in London.

11 had been said that they might expect from three to six ads a day Kacht raid might be made by from

W to 50 bumbers, and meditim tumber could early 100 2,000 incendiary bombs.

www

HA

was

who

remanded Thornton.

"It Kak! Last night: unt to-morrow at Oxford yesterday chartered for a month by a fellow on a charge of being in possession member of the Royal Thames Yacht of firearms with intent to endanger Club,

"The Pierrette was lying at West life he appeared before only one magistrate at the police station- Mersen, Essex, where I do most of brought the Pureite, with a con-

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to

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MH.

He added: "Every house, block of fats, hotel, factory, warehouse should have s own private fire brutale or Bre-fighting equipment."

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River the panion, up Sunday night and anchored at Pin populer Suffolk yachting

centre.

*WENT AGROUND'

The two men arranged with Mi Eric Ward, a local boatman, to look after the Pierrette, and left inter in the evening by bus for Ipsavich,

Lan night Mr. Ward said: "The Pierrette went

the on to ground, an!

went out in my motor-launch and towed her into deep water,

"Thornton, { all grey-haired man, wow or board with another man about his own age."

The Pierrette is owned by My, 11. C. B. Bull, of Arthur-court, Queen's- rond, W, a City business man.

[

my sail, and it was from there that he was sailed to Pin Mill.

'GRAND SEA BOAT · "She was built in 1902 and is

boat equipped with grand sca petrol motor.

Lord Nuffield and a friend, Mr. Kennerley Rumford, husband of the tate Danie Clara Butl, were working late at the Morris motor works, at Tuesday Cowley, near Oxford, night when an alarm was raised.

The arrest a few minutes Inter- by police using Lord Numeld's own car-was seen by many people.

011

Another man was questioned yes- terday by Chief Constable Fox of Oxford.

Lord Nuffield spent on

Police Station Oxford norning.

"PERFECT" DINERS

TUCK NAPKINS

UNDER CHINS

hour

at

yesterday

· Chicago is Telling Us

Ten rules for the perfect') to plunging it in warm water to bring dinner have been drawn up by ait up to the required temperature.

AS YOU PLEASE group of Chicago chefs. include:

They

"As to the napkin, it does not matter where you place it. Most Continental No shop talk; no discussion of epicures do tuck it into the collar.

politics or religion;

With certain dishes--such as Moules No cocktails containg spirits befarinieres (mussels in a sauce, caten

fore dinner!

direct from the shell)-this can be an

Tables

napkins to be tucked under advantage. the chin;

No "nursing" of wines; each wine to be removed after its appro- priate course;

Any quest over-indulging to leave

the table.

"Incidentally, I prefer to have all the glasses left on the table until the end of the meal. Then one cun re- view one's first opinion of the wine one has tried an hour or so before,

"There should be one more rule. Mr. A. J. A. Symons, secretary of the Wine and Food Society, challenges The hands should be washed in non- the rule on the "nursing" of wines.ncented soap before dinner. Other- Speating to a reporter, said:

CUDDLING WINE

"If they do not have to 'nurse' wines in Chiengo, they are very lucky. Certain wines should be drunk at the temperature of the room, and if, is usually the case, a cellar keeps the wine too cool, the only thing to do is 'nurse' it-le, cuddle the gluss in the palms of the hands.

wise one percelves the aroma of the soap instead of the bonquel of the wine."

None of the great hotels would commit themselves to approval or The answers disapproval of Mr. Symons' views.

all were identical. comment we might make Beem to reflect

"Any

would patrons."

our

But about one of the rules for the "The ideal is to keep wine in the perfect dinner there will be no dis- room for 24 hours before it is drunk. agreement:

But nursing' is Infinitely proferable "No speeches,"

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