1938-09-02 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

FRIDAY,

SEPTEMBER

Problem for wives that husbands should decide

HOME OR HOSPITIAL FOR BABY?

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We Save Men

from Worry

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By HILDE MARCHANT

DR. EDITH Summerskill, mother,

doctor,

Socialist M.P. for West Fulham, would like

to see every woman have her baby in a hospital

instead of at home.

'I asked twenty wives their opinion. Twelve voted for hospital: six were de- finite about home: two said, It all depends.

and could not decide.

Though the question is for women, I feel the answer is a man's.

Most of the women who voted for hospital said it was because they did not want to disturb the house or upset their husbands.

Most of the women who voled for home, said their husbands wanted I like that--felt they wanted to be at ham,

Given idea!

conditions, sixteen agreed they would Hike to be at home.

The two best replles werc¦--

Mrs.

FOR HOME

Audrey Phillips, Kingston, mother of two girls both born at i home.

When it was over the first thing I saw was my own bedroom. There were fomillar things all around mo -it gave me confidence.

My husband was there and we could share our happiness. He came and sat with me, and we could look out of the window at our gar- den and think about getting well with the new baby there,

Our mald, who understands me so well. could do the odd things I wanted, and I could rest assured that the house Wils working smoothly around ine.

Stole Money From Police Cell

MBS. SARAH WILSON, mother

of fire children, of Cozbench, Derbyshire, was alleged at Belper recently to have stolen four one pound notes from a cell in Belper Pulice Station.

Mra. Wilson was put in the cell where the notes, found on the body of a man recovered from the river, had been placed.

After Airs. Wilson had been taken to prizon, the money teas missed.

bound 1008

Mrs. Wilson for six months.

€17

POSTCARD BAN IGNORED

This news brings a breath of the sca

HARRY KEMPSON, aged

Birth at home is personal, inti- mate. The baby goes straight to her own cot and not in a room with twenty ollier new-borns and two nurses to watch them all. I could not bear the idea of having a baby spectacles, postcards and

in hospital. It horrifien me.

FOR HOSPITAL

Mrs. Spencer, Chemie-walk, Chel- sea, W.S., mother of a baby born in hospital-

The

thirty, recently defied a Sunday ban affecting many seaside places by selling beach balls, swim suits, sun

walking sticks at his two shops on the promenade at Filey, Yorks,

By the Sunday Trading Act of 1030 senide traders may sell these goods dot eighteen Sundays in thej

In a hospital you are surrounded year if a local ballot gives a two- by doctors and nurses who do no-third majority in favour, Filey's: thing but bring babies Into the ballet did not give this majority. world. The slightest variation In your case they would notice.

Mr. Kempson said: "Ten days ago klightest hiteli or disturbance and I was fined 10s. you know you are surrounded by the very best medicul attention.

It must be nice to wake up in your own home, but for me the frst consideration would be to get the best doctors.

Then there was my husband. I did not feel it was fair to turn our house into a hospital ward. I felt It would increase his fear.

"I suppose I should take that as af warning and close down on Sundays! except for the sale of sweets, but cannot afford to do it

who have faith in me I came off the "With the help of a few, people

dole to run these shops. I have £80) rent to pay, and must make it inf a season of about ten weeks.

"A fine Sunday brings me nearly

30 per cent, of the week's turnover."

THE more wornen I talked to the SHUT EVERYTHING

more there was to be said for both sides.

t

EMPIRE NEWS

CONTROL OF

NATIVE AFFAIRS

CAPE TOWN,

It is reported that Mr. G. Heaton Nicholls, M.P. for

Zululand,

who

1938.

RADIO

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Mozart's "Magic Flute" Second Act

NURA KANIS

Radio Programune

Broadcast by

Z.B.W. on u Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 8-11 p.m. on 9.52m.c's. per second.

H.K.T. (AK).

12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service from St. John's of Intercession Cathedral

12.30 Patricia Roksborough at the Piano.

Sweetmeat Joe, The Candy Man recently resigned his chairmanship of (Austen Croom-Johnson); Jill Dar- Intro: Nonuy the Native Affairs Commission, afterling Selection;

the appointment of Mr. H. Fagar as Nonny No; I'm on a see-saw; Dancing Minister of Nat

Native Affairs, has de- with a Ghost; If I Love Again (Ben cided to accept reappointment.

Oakland-J. P. Murray).

Mr. Nicholls, who considered that Mr. Fagan was too inexperienced to hold this portfello, has been pressed. Nicholls); Intru-The King's by many Senators and MPs to rc-

sume his office.

The

Toy

When

Artillery;

When the

12.40 New Mayfair Orchestra, Cavalcade Of Martial Songs (Arr.

Horses; The Tin-Can Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Natal. Guards are on Parade: There's some Eleven thousand head of cattle and thing about a soldier; When a soldier's 10,000 head of small stock have been on Pandey, The Toy Drum last

the band oc to marching by: combat fool-and-month disease in Globe-Trotting with The Tiger

Tate's Natal. Since the outbreak started in Phil Green); Medley Of Junes the middle of June, compensation has Songs; Intr

Intro: Give me a little rosy river, Romco; been paid amounting to about corner; Row ine on the £200,000.

INDIA

Immediately on becoming British subject, the former Baron George Franckenstein, Austrian Minister lo Great Britain, was knighted. Sir George above, elected to remain In England and become a subject, after Germany's absorption of Austria. He formerly served in Washington as attache.

$20,000 TO ICES MAN

shot in a two weeks' compalga

PROHIBITION IN MADRAS

CALCUTTA,

In

Paradise for two; I was a good little-girt till I met you; My life is love; Ev'ry ttle white; A bachelor Ray; A Broken Doll; Give me a Hitle cosy corner.

1.00 Time and Weather.

1.03 Tino Rossi (Tenor) and Or- chestra Raymonde.

Pararle Of The City Guards (Jessel) A Musical Snuff Box (Liadow); Raymonde: C'EST A Chante (Rene Nazelles

Rossi (Tenor)

Coriolmburgh-Holmes);

Mr. A. F. W. Dixon, Collector for the Salem district of Madras, says that "the success of the prohibition campaign has exceeded the expecta-

Wi tions

of

even the most uustute

Electric Girl opponents of the movement." Con- suinpion of Illicit liquor in Salem is A Night On The Waves-Finnish negligible."

(Koskimun)..... The Orchon. Waltz ber last year and was the first dis-Les Mandolines (From Nuples with

Salem, which went "dry" in Octo-Naples nu baiser, de feu

tre Raymonde; Cafari! Catari

Catari (From see-trict in india to do so, has an area

of 7,000 square miles,

baiser de feu').... .Tino Rossi Since the

Orchestra; introduction of prohibition, the con-

Dance Of The Merry Mascots (Albert W. Ketelbey);.......... sumption of tea has largely increased.es

Ban on Bargaining.-Bargaining in Orchestre Raymonde: Indian Mail- bazaars is threatened in Bengal by Raymonde

inDescriptive

Orchestre (Lamothe)....C a bill introduced by a member of the

1.30 Reuter and

MAN who for three years has been pushing an cream tricyle for a living has just inherited £20,000.

He is Willian Harold Cain, of Bournmouth, aged fifty-six, The money was left by an aunt from her £250,000 estate,

Cain is a member of the family Liverpool brewers of the name, told a reporter he was the cousin Lord Brocket of Batfield and of Ernest Cain.

Ecoutez

Rugby Prest.

Legislative Council "to stop the Weather and Announcements.

of Pernicious system of huggling. The 1.40 Saint-Saens~~Concerto la G

ex the market prices of all goods.

bill would! empower the State tu Miner. Op. 22.

of

Sir

"My grandfather, Robert Cain," he said, pointing to an oil painting, was the founder of the firm which still uses his name,

Played by Arthur De Greet (Piano) Travelling without Ticket-and the New Symphony Orchestra Travelling by train without a ticket conducted by Sir Landon Ronald.

2.05

s not a punishable offence in the criminal courts of Mysore. A- High Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28.

Saint-Saens Introduction El Court judgment states that a magis- trate's powers are limited to recover-with Piano accompaniment by Harold Played by Rence Chemet, (Violin) ing excess fare. No fue may

berraxton. imposed. AUSTRALIA

big HEAVY

"I am the eldest surviving non of his eldest son, Robert James Cain,

"My grandfather created a trust fund for his grandchildren. CHOIR BOY-SOLDIER

"When his

children-my father and aunts-died from time to time, I have had an increase in benefit from the fund. But I got into dificulties.

"All my income from Unt money became taken up in clearing up my affairs,

"My health became impaired, and I was told the open air would do me good.

"So for the past three years I have been selling ice cream here, chiefly an the clifs.

2

"Now that this money is coming

2.15 Close Down.

6.00 Dance Music And Varlety, Fox-Trols-I Ain't Got Nobody;

RAINFALL IN Nugasaki....Cab Calloway and His Orchestra with vocal chorus; Heart SYDNEY

Or Gold, It's Raining In California.. Casani Club Orchestra directed by SYDNEY. Charlle Kunz; Piano Accordeon Band Heavy rain, which has fullen here-Accordeon Parade Of 1938; Intro:-- for the first time for several weeks, Sweetheart Let's Grow Old Togellier; promises to relieve the serious water It's A Sin To Tell A Lie; Touch of shortage in Sydney.

your lips; Alone: Poor Litle Ange- Good rains throughout New South Ine: These Foolish

.The Things. Wales have created a bright outlook Plano-Accordeon Virtuosi with vocal for wheat.

chorus: Club

Fox-Trots-Cotton (From Cotton

Parade'); Truckin' Club Parade').... (From 'Cotton Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with vocal chorus; Fox-Trots-The State Of My Heart; A

Jewish Immigrants. -Thirty-five Jews from Germany and two from Austria have just arrived here via the United States.

NEW ZEALAND

REVENUE

RETURNS

WELLINGTON.

With A Dream (From "UNT"

Maurice Winnick and His

with vocal refrain: Yankee Doodle

Never Went To Town; Stop! Look

to me-I think it will be about

Revenue returns for New Zealand And Listen....Joe Venuti and His £20,000-I have given up my job. for the first quarter of 1938 endingOrchestra with vocal chorus; Banjo

"The future? I don't know yet. June 30 amounted to I shall find some other work to do against until it arrives"

educated at

and

Band

Solo White

Rose

(Oakley); Tony £0,562,000

Oakley £0.710,000 for the corres-(Oakley)....Olly

(Banjo) with Plano ponding period of last year. Expen-

accomp. Fox-Trot-He Was A diture amounted

A Gentleman's Gentleman; Slow to Cain has had a varied career. Born against £6,731,000.

£7,420,000,

Fox Trot-Blazin' The Trall.. nt Liverpool, he was

i... Billy the Minister of Cotton

His Mr. W. Nash,

with vocal Clergy of all denominations at Shaw-street College, and Was

Duct-Italian a Finance, states that the results are chorus: Harmonica Worthing, Sussex, have sent the choirboy In Liverpool Cathedral satisfactory, showing close ad-Favourites, (Arr. Hodlars); Krontjong It seems to be a matter of sciencetown council # petition which, [1] Church' for seven yehrs.

(Arr. Successen herence to the Budget estimates.

Hodlars)....The and sensibility.

granted, would mean Sunday closing

| Hodlors (Harmonica duet); Fox- Trois-My Sweetle Went Away Handel In Harlem...Scott Wood and His Six Swingers with vocal chorus.

7.00 4.00 Cloning Local Stock Quota- tions

When Dr. Summerskill made her of speech, she said she spoke "ns a mother, not as a doctor." She has; two healthy children of her own.

As a doctor she would know that! the last figures the Ministry of

The pier, pleasure gardens, the bandstand, cinemas and restuu- ranils.

It would also mean that there

Health published showed four deaths would be no bathing nuts open, no

He served in the Boer War and the Great War.

He has been married for thirty- four years. Mrs. Cain will share her husband's fortune.

Sir Ernest Cain, Bart, succeeded to the title on the death of his father,

in hospitals and institutions for one deck-chairs available, and no at Sir William Cain, in 1925. death in the home,

tendants at car parks.

It is true that hospitals receive FLAMBOYANT' GIRLS the emergency

cases from homes,

He is a director of many breweries, and is also a locul director of the The Rev. R. D. Cooke, vicar of Norwich Union Fire Insurance Com-

but many die from puerperal fever. It is fear of that disease spreading Ipplepen, near Newton Abbot, De-pany.

that keeps many women at home.

SHIPOWNER'S £10,000 DEBT OF HONOUR

Mr. James Herbert Scrution,

von, commenting on holiday-makers

in the country, says:

"One of the distressing things of village life is to find it beset with a tremendous number of motor-cars with rather flamboyant and excitable young women, who go to the local inns and make our village life hor- arible."

und

former London shipowner, brother of the late Lord Justice

Scrutton, left a special bequest of

£10,000 to his widow to full Church Ritual Puzzles

obligations of "honour or gratitude."

His total estate was £878,608 on which duty or £324,900 has been paid.

Child

Conneaut, O.

A little Ainboy, O., girl on her

Mr. Scrution was a partner Serulton, Sons and Co, and a former criticism of the services. She said chairman nt Lloyd's Register of that she did not think it fair thut Shipping. He had homes at Ciren- "one man did all the work, and then easter (Glos) and East Portlemouth another man came around and got all (South Devon).

the money."

in Arsi visit to church had only one

HORSEMAN RESCUES GIRL BATHER

An unknown horseman rescued a ton, and the horseman galloped with a rope through the water towards

girl bather at Skegness, Lincs,

Two girl visitors, Miss M. Smith, Miss Smith, but she was unable to of Manfield, Noits, and her friend, reach it. Miss F. Clifton, of Wigan Street, The rider then forced his horse to

Birmingham, were seen to be in swim into deeper water, and, reach- distress.

ing Miss Smith, dragged her to the

M Clifton was rescued by Miss shore where artificial respiration was C. Monk, of Cyril Street, Northamp-successfully applied.

His home is at Wargrave Manor.

Wargrave, Berks,

Rev. S. Fraser Langford of Los Angeles, mild, gray-haired uncle of Douglas Corrigan, who mis- fook his roule and landed in Ireland, He was interviewed In New York by newspapermen. He went there to meet his nep- hew, due Aug. 5 from abroad. "Why spoil the best joke of the century?” he asked, when urged to explain the "mistake."

Cells

Luxury

For Women

Prisoners

POLICE STATION

PROGRESS

A NEW scheme for

7,02 Excerpts from Gilbert and Sullivan.

The Gondollers";

Of Happiness The Very Pith.....Derek Oldham, George Baker and Chorus: Rising

Morning. Early In The

.George Baker and Chorus; Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes....Derek Oldham A. Lytton, Bertha Lewis and Chorus: (Tenor); With Ducal

Henry Pomp. On The Day When I Was Wedded.. Bertho

Help Unhappy

Bertha

Lewis;

Commoners....Henry A. Lytton and Lewis; "Iolanthe"; Tripping the Hither, Tripping Thither....Chorus

better treatment of men or ciris: Nay, Tempt Me

and women prisoners in Lon-Lawson and Mixed Chorus:

Not The Nobly Born....D. don police stations will come and Male Chorus: My Lords, It May into operation carly next Nat Be....W. Lawson, D. Oldham, month.

D. Fancourt, L. Rands, G. Baker, In many of the Central London and Mule Chorus: If You Go In, divisions.special cells are being pre-You're_Suze To Win....Derek Old- pared for women, nitted up

with hum, Darrell Fancourt and George. basins, liquid soap containers, mir- Baker; If We're Weak Enough To rors, and tollet requisites.

Tarry.....W. Lawson and Leslie The accommodation in many of the Ronds. Loudon police stations is considered 7.82 Rossini-La Boutique Fantas- psulabie for the detention

of que.

women prisoners over-night, and Played by the London Philharmonie under the new scheme depot stations Orchestra conducted by Eugene will supply accommodation for them. Goossens.

Already matrons havi been 8.00 Time, Weather and Announce- selected to appear before a Scot-mente,

1, Scherzo in B Flat Minor; 2.

land Yard conimitiée; and' when 8.03 Studio-A Chopin Plana appointed will serve at the depot Iteellal hy Nura Kanis statoria, More policewomen are also to be Etude In C Sharp Minor; 3. Prelude appointed under the scheme, and it in F Sharp Minor

will be

be part of their duties to escort 8.30 London Eelay-'Building The

City' 4. women prisoners from unsuitable stations to the depois,

Men prisoners will get free news- papers, writing materials, and meals supplied from the police canteens and the use of hand towels.

The supply of mattresses is alan under consideration to augment the blankets which are supplled for use on a plank bed.

Édinburgh.

A tolk by Ian Finlay. 8.46 Griez-Lyrio Sulle, Op. 54

and Other Compositions,

Lyric Suite, Op. 54; Shepherd Boy, Norwegian Rustic March; Nocturno; of the Dwarfs....London March Philharmonie Orchestra conducted (Continued on Page 4.)

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