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Abandoned Babies Charge

LEFT WITH

THEIR DEAD "RE-ARM!"

MOTHER

Says Counsel

A 27-year-old father who was alleged to have gone away with his 16-year-old housekeeper, leaving his three children alone

ADVICE

OF HERO

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger

eyes, hero of Zecbrumite and M.P. for Portsmouth North, recently ex- ing on the Government vote of con-

In the house with their mother plained why he abstained from vol- lying dead upstairs, appeared in the dock at Cardiff police court fidence. recently.

"I have an immense admiration

The man, Harry Thomas for the gallant effort of Mr. Cham- Owen, of Windsor Terrace, Car-berlain,

whore undaunted courage and persistence nverted n bloody diff, was charged with abduct-war and the ebilteration of Czecho- ing the girl, with committing slovakia on the very eve of zero offences against her, and with hour," he said, abandoning the children. all

"Whatever criticism may be level- the Government for their foreign policy, which culmin- ated in the sacrifice of a gallant Mr. Hardwicke Sainsbury, pronation in the Interests of peace; the cuting, said that Owen, although with the married, kept company girl for seven months.

girls, aged 7, 3% and 1 year 11 led against months.

Then she went to his home as housekeeper. Owen's wife died on the night of September 17, and her body was left in the house while he and the girl went to Bristol.

Inquiries were made and the chil- dren were found at the house in al dirty condition and with very little) food,

"DECIDED TO RUN AWAY"

Hobbingly The girl housekeeper described her association with Owen, and added: "I decided not to go to my home when his wife died, and told him I was going to run away; We decided to run away together."

Queenin Harrison, sub-tenant, said that on the day Owen's wife died he and the girl were having a pillow-light at the bottom of the she stairs. Fifteen minutes later saw Mrs. Owen lying half out of bed enlling for her husband.

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Owen, from the dock, said: "This woman is a lor."

would never consent

deplorable delays in re-armament; the appalling gaps in our defences; und our unreadiness when the crisis

gratitude of the wholc world for rese: Mr. Chamberlain has won the what he personally did to avert the catastrophie-and from no one more than the people of Germany.

WANTED-A LEAD

"There can be no shadow of doubt

that

the people of Great Britain, who displayed such calm and reso- Jute courage and showed that they were only too anxious to serve in any way they could, if given a lead, are united in wishing Mr. Chamber- lain success in his efforts to obtain lasting peace by appeasement and negotiation.

THE

TELEGRAPH,

•HONGKONG

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3.

1938.

Featherweight

With smoke belching from her forward hold, this merchant ship Is shown after being hit by bombs during one of the recent Spanish Insurgent nie rulds on Valencia's harbour district. These freight ships, many of them flying the British flag. have been targets for General Franco's air raids, who declare they are carrying supplies to the Suamish government forces,

TWO-HEADED BABY:

Moscow's

NE the All-Union Institute of Ex- which says sleep results from a col-

In

Freak Child May Unravel Many Medical Problems TEARING their first birthday in physiologist Pierron heads a school Muscow, lection of poisonous hypnotoxins in

If so, how perimental Medicine coalescent twins Irina and Gallana the blood. far unparalleled laboratory specimen the same blood? live on, provide scientists with a so twins sleep at different times with for research on many questions of physiology.

Few

could

the

Mother Saves Express

TWENTY seconds.

By that margin were 400 people aboard a Liverpool- street to Norwich express saved from disaster by the dash through the storm along the permanent way of Mrs. Ada Milton, 48-years- fold mother of four.

Those aboard the express-mostly business men and women-saw noth- int of the drama, grumbled at the delay.

They did not know that in the station walling-room at Brox- bourne oficials were reviving Mrs. Muton, who had collapsed In the arms of the station fore- "Stop man after gasping out: the express

tree on the line, tree on the line."

The train was tearing along at 70 In a few minutes miles an hour. it was due to pass Mrs. Milton's cot- tage, which is beside the railway- track.

Leaving Mrs. Milion in charge of a porter, the station foreman rushed

to the signal-box.

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press," he shouted as he bounded up the stairs.

•Immediately the signalman put all the mals at danger and phoned Wormley signal-box.

Then

He was just in time. Already the The theory seems to have been dis- driver of the express had seen the such freaks survive birth. credited in favour of that advanced green signal light to allow him to

a few by Russian scientist Pavlov, which thunder through Broxbourne. or at most live more than

says sleep comes as a result of "in-it changed suddenly to red and, "THERE IS NO INDICATION, days when the union in more protbitions developing in the brain with grinding brakes, the train came

Thus Irina and Galiana

cortex and spreading along the cen- to such a sudden stop that passengera HOWEVER, THAT THE GOVERN-nounced.

chests,

tral nervous system."

were thrown against each other and MENT, CONSTITUTED AS IT 18, with separate arms, heads,

those who were dining found their EVEN stomachs, and nervous systems, pro-

crockery scattered.

HAS THE ABILITY OR THE vide great scientide interest by hav-HUMAN NATURE

THE

TO

since

in

cach have

WILL ΤΟ MAKE

"TWICE I FELL" TREMENDOUS EFFORT TO RE- ing a united blood stream, common

Time has more or less tennciously AND REORGANISE OUR Intestines, sexual organs, and general ARDINAL

A lower anatomy.

Mrs. Milton said: "We have Hved DEFENCES ON

U.S.S.R. researchists G. N. Sper- held to a theory that individual tem- When arrested with the girl be. NYTHING

SCALE LIKE THE

Hansky and P. K. Anchkin have ob, peraments are direct result of the in this cottage for the past 20 years NECESSARY and Bristol, Owen was tween Bath

birth, type of humor" (fiulds) which flow and can tell the time by the trains TO ENABLE THE

served the children

that pass. PRIME MINISTER TO GO TO alleged to have made a statement in

separate in the body. found that each lives

The coalescent twins have dis-

I my THE NEXT CONFERENCE AND

mental and emotional life

"As we were having supper which he said: "I left all

MEET ON EQUAL TERMS THE normal and healthy way, with one or proved this, since they

noise of swishing wires children behind to run away with the only

I went outside girl I love. It was the

DICTATORS WHO HAVE AS- two exceptions, mainly regarding the similar physiological make-up, yet heard a PIRED do, as her father, thing we could

DOMINATE THE lower anatomy. The left twin con- have different temperaments: Irina ngainst the windows. to our mar-] WORLD BY FORCE OF ARMS. trols the left leg, the other twin the yells lustily, Galionu listlessly; one and saw that the telephone wires is temperamental, excitable, the had been blown down. Lying across rluge.

other calm and composed.

the up and down lines was what I "As I am passionately convinced right. "I am very sorry I left my wife

thought to be a tree.. lying dead upstairs. I made all ar- that unless the Prime

ILLNESS rangements for the burial, and I told thus fortified there is little hope of a wilful lie to draw unemployment achieving a lasting and honourable wreaths for her, as 1 peace, I felt I could not conscienti- Day' to buy

ously support the Government's mo- did not have her insured.

will put us to-tion asking or unqualified approval "If his worship gether, I will be the happiest man of their policy.

we were parted, in the world. If

"1 had hoped to express these there would be nothing on earth to views in the House of Commons und live for."

obtain, if possible, a statement from would the Prime Minister which allay my anxiety.

The case was adjourned.

GENERAL'S WIFE WINS 6d. SUPPER

PRIZE

Minister Is

"But although I seldom left the Chamber during the four days de- bate and begged to be allowed to spasik-feeling that as a representa tive of the Navy and one of the very few members of the House who had held high command and borne great responsibilites in the fast war I had rome claim to do so-1 had not the good fortune to eaten the Speaker's eye."

Sir Roger Keyes was a powerful critic of the London Naval Treaty, by which the strength of the British Fleet was reduced,

Dorchester. Lady Pinney, of Racedown.

He made the charge in Commons Crewkerne. wife of debate that tual control of the Fleet Major-General Sir Reginald air arm led to the failure of the Navy Pinney, WILS the champion to destroy the German Fleet after

near

housewife at

Dorset

it had been bottled up during the "Grow Great War.

More Food" exhibition which ended here recently.

It was hy, more than any other naval commander, who overcame the She was Arst in contests for the submarine menace in the war, and best sixpenny supper and the bests Commander of the Dover Patrol shilling dinner nade entirely from he organised and led the famous St. Dorset products and judged on their George's Day attack on Zeebrugge.

rach food value, variety, cooking

serving.

The following was The prize-

winning supper!

One slice brown bread (cost 4d); Butter, 14.,

Dorset blue vinney' cheese, 24.;

Onion, d.;

Tomato, Vad

Watercress, 4d.;

Glass of cider, 2d. Total, sixpence, Lady

competed Pinney

with workers' wives. In the shilling din- ner contest she shared the first prize with Mrs. Leonard Hallett, of Coun- ell Houses, Beaminster.

THE SHILLING DINNER For a shilling, Lady Pinney cooked

Ricksha

Dispute

Settled

Singapore's 3,750 public rickshas were expected to return to the streets recently following an ugreement to

of representatives which

ricksha owners and pullers attached their signatures.

stewed lamb with onion, carrot and The agreement, reached following a potato, and the meal included; apve-hour meeting at the Southern ple cake, blackberry sauce, bread and butter, watercress, lettuce, to-Hotel, stipulates a reduction of the

present hire charge from 40 moto, peach, cream and milk.

to 33

15 a.m. to 2 p.m. the new rent is to be Mrs. Hallett, whose meal was cents per day. For the period from 11. stated by the judges to be the best 17 cents; from 2 p.m. to 5 a.m. to sult workman's appetite, n-j cents.

cluded rabbit with stuffing, potatoes, It was reported, however, that Blackberry and apple charlotte, many of the pullers disagreed with custard made with milk and egg. the terms of the proposed settlement. and a glass of cider.

Other main points of the acee- The exhibition was staged to show ment are that owners shall not re- how much Dorset can rely on fuse to hire their rickshns to pullers, own produce in case of necessity and and that there shall be no intimida-" to encourage people to grow and tion from either side. buy it.

French Philosopher Only 15

4.

Parlo. France's youngest philosopher is Falouned Mazabraud, and he is only 15. He took his first degree in philo sophy inst year and comes from the Haute-Vienne department,

APPEAL TO MEN

On these conditions, pullers under- took to return to work and their re- presentatives were busy asking the men to take their rickshas out.

Acting as arbitrators at the meet- ing were 12 representatvies of the Hock Chiu, Heng Hun, Hui Hua and Hock Cha guilds,

Six

from representatives owners and six from the pullers were present.

the

PAIN

"I shouted to my husband, who is ill: 'Arthur, there is a tree on the line, and the express is due any minute.' As I shouted I saw the signal-turn from red to

"There was unly one thing to do- to rush to the station.

Faced with the possibility. of As researchists observed the twins settling numerous medical questions, they found a skin irritation develop- the researchists set out to experimenting on the head of Galiana. Excited- on the twins. First question they y they watched, waited for Irina to tackled was that of the theory of develop the same complaint; she did, pain. They pricked Irina's finger: And they found that a rise in one's Irina yelled, Galiana Just played on, temperature brought a similar re-

action in the other. feeling nothing.

This proved to a great extent the theory that pain is caused by an These observations will be invalu- irritation of the central nervous able in medical science, in the de- system. Gallana did not feel the termination of more advanced heal to get the children out of bed, as I pin prick because it affected only ing methods. The conlescent twins, was afraid that the express would Irino's central nervous system. It If they survive, may not make very hit the obstruction and topple on to also sank a long talked-of theory useful propaganda citizens for the our cottage.

but they with provide

which said pain resulted from the U.S.S.R., with great rising of active biological substances selence

in the organism on the irritation of medical research. one organ or another.

HUNGER

material for

"Before I did so I told my husband

"Twice I fell down on the sleepers, and bruising tearing my stockings my knees. 1 just managed to gel to Commonly called "Siamese twins": the station and tell them. The next not unusual medical freaks, generally how thing I remember was waking up in ing complete bodies which are united at

waiting-room with a porter birth through incomplete diuision of the the In much the same way was thenge ouum during pregnancy. Cases have standing by with a glass of water."

ben known, wher? union was not exten- problem of hunger tackled. They see, of twins being separated by a sur- fed Irina, starved Galinnu, Irina vieat operation after birth, without l

effects. went off to sleep, Galiana yelled for food. Since they hind separate stomachs and nervous systems the theory that the nervous system was responsible for the feeling of hunger seemed far more feasible than un- uther which claimed it arose from the blood becoming "starved" from want of tood: both having the same binod, one should have been satiated along with the other.

Memory Promptly Jogged

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San Francisco.

the The duy has come when Ozarks can compete with California. Philadelphia. A complaint is made that the Ozarks can now grow spinach and deliver Police took a young woman, an apparent amnesia victim, to Philadel- it in California cheaper than it can For- phin General Hospital for treatment.be grown and packed here. Physicians examined her and thought merly, California prided itself on the fact that it was feeding more spinnch she was "faking." "This will hurt a Then sleep the twins could sleep good bit," a physician sald as he took to the nation than any other state. individually at different times without a large hypodermic needle. The but now not only the Ozarks, but

Texas and Arizona are cutting in. out affecting ihe other. French girl quickly identified herself.

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