1938-11-07 — Page 14

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER

Cabinet's 'Pleasant Surprise' For Premier

MR. CHAMBERLAIN surrounded by Cabinet Ministers, who, in the words of Mr. Ernest Brown, had decided, between themselves, to go to Heston Airport “to give Neville a pleasant surprise" before he left for Munich. Several Dominion High Commissioners were also there to see him off.

Woman Denies

1938.

Lucky Salt Trick "RINGS IN A STOCKING'

Fortune-telling, getting possession of "two rings tied up in a silk stocking with a pinch of salt" for luck, and talking of "personal electricity in jewellery"-these were some of the allegations made at Gosport recently against Mrs. Bessie Burch, who was committed for trial.

20,000 WOMEN, SOME AGED

SIXTY RUSH TO JOIN A.T.S.

TWENTY

BY MARY FERGUSON

THOUSAND turned up in the uniforms they had worn

over

in the last war.

At the headquarters of the London Scottish Territorials In Weximinster 1 Naw a widow und her 26-year-old daughter going in to join up,

women of all ages, some were 60, went to Territorial headquarters all Britain during the recent crisis and offered to join the Auxiliary Territorial Ser-ledge of cooking and catering for

vice.

The quick response of wonten

to the War Office announcement

of its recruiting campaign for

"I don't know what I can do, but I wanted to come along," said the mother. "I did think that a mother with know-

family might be of some help.

"I could keep accounts or do almost janything but drive a car."

Day Off To Join

AUXILIA

TERRIT

SED

THE KIW WOMEN'S

SERVICE

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TALIMIER

Her daughter, pale-faced and serious, women, published in the news. held her mother's arm proudly.

"We both wanted to be in this thing

Wo come of a family o soldiers," she said.

papers, took officials by surprise. together.

Within a row hours the Duke of "I trained secretary and I am York's Territorial Headquarters in a job, but I am willing to do what Chelsea closed its doors while a longi

I can in A.TS." queue of women still patiently waited Tynedde, houm-parlourmald, who got Then there was Nellie Souter, from to fill in forms,

the day of to join up.

“Do Anything”

A mother and daughter enrolling in the A.T.S. recently.

women, young and old: "We are here if they want us."

11 was a strange sight to see the lip stick, curly headed, smartly turned- out modern girl patiently queueing up to offer herself as a Territorial.

Recruiting offices at all Territorial|

I can clean and cook, and if they headquarters had augmented staffs want me for that I am willing to go."

One woman of 60, elivery-haired, but to deal with the thousands who were full of energy, marched up to the recruli- turned away.

Sorry, you must alt como back to-ing io and demanded to be enrolled. morrow," aald a young clerk who had

Thay be over age, young man," she

been taking names at the rate of thirty boomed at the clerk, but I am an able

an buur.

"Wo have all we can do to-day with the forms already alled up."

It was an astonishing sight to see the

women arrive at the recruiting offices.

There were smart women, with luxuri-

woman. Put my name down."

"Here Again"

Drivers Wanted

The Women's Legion Mechanical Transport wanted experienced women drivers to apply at Londonderry Margaret Daintree, aged 48, of Brom-House, Park-line, W., for enrolment,

ous fux fure, motherly women, with shop-ley, Kent. saw service in France as a plug baskets, and with coats thrown over]WA.A.C. their aprans-they bad rushed oul ofter

Well, here I am again," she said

breakfast, and would go home to prepare with a laugh

a mid-day meal for his children.

"I'm a bit older now, but I can st

That was the attitude of all the

Thero were efficient looking young drive a car if they want me.” women from fees and chops. Some

Boy of 12 Picks Locks

Beechams

-

Buy

Eno's

Mr, Philip H mut through a cigantic merger recently by ar- ranging for the purchase of the Deferred shares of Eno Pro- prietaries by the £7,500,000 Beechams Pilis combine, of which he is chairman, Women for general dutics-clerks,

Berchams Pills will pay a price cooks, etc.—could apply to 14, North-equivalent to more than £1,000,000 row, Park-lane,

by handing over five Becehura Pills Deferred shares for every eight Enu's made fag Ordinary shares they acquire,

A special appeal was voluntary clerical workers.

Last July the company paid inore than £2,000,000 for the Ordinary Phares of Macients, manufacturers medicine.

Stated to have been found by a police officer in a field, she pleaded not gulity to stealing the rings by means of a trlek, and was granted bail.

Mrs. May Isabella Hughes, of Gos- port, and that Mrs. Burch called at her house, produced a pack of cards and told her fortune, for which the paid a skilling.

"Mrs. Burch asked for a pair of Jugs, buying that she would have to take them away and use them with her crystal, which was too heavy to carry.

"Three days later she returned with the Jugs and she said that she was unable to do anything with them. i She asked to come in, as she was unable hund them over the step, and then Inquired whether I had any jewellery which i had handled, be- cause of the electricity."

A PINCH OF SALT

"I told her that I could not give her my wedding ring, and she replied, 'No, you are not giving it me, you are only lending it to me for a couple of days. You must-it is for your chil- dren's sake."

"Eventually took two rings off. and she told me to tie up the rings fu a silk stocking with a pinch of salt. I did this, and she put them in her pocket."

Mrs. Hughes said that on the fol- lowing day the rings were brought } back by a little girl, Dind on Mrs. Burch's behalf it WAH urged that there was no case to answer as the rings had been returned.

LONDON A.R.P. AT HALF-STRENGTH

DETAILED SURVEY OF RECRUITING

65,000 VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED

After an intensive recruiting com- stimulated by the recent crisis, London has still little more than half the number of volunteers nerded for the Air Raid Precautions Services.

This is disclosed by a survey of recruiting throughout London. The latest available Agures from the 20 Metropolitan boroughs, the City of London, and the L.C.C, amount to:

Volunteers

needed

137,425

Volunteers enrolled 72.584

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MAREK WEDER'S ORCHESTRA. C3013- (La Coq D'or. Suite. (Rimsky Korsakov). D02528- (Water Music (Handel),

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ANOTHER SIX MONTHS

At the present rate of progress, al least another six months will by needed to carol and train the full establishment.

Following are the latest detailed igures for all London!

Tatlersen

Fixtury

Kensington

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Required

Enrolled

4,000

1.2011

Bermondsey

3.000

1,011

Bethnal Green

2.000

1,020

Camberwell

2,500

1.044

Chelsea

31.000

4,000

Deptford

2,000

40

1.400

410

Fulham

3,500

2,203

Greenwich

2.000

Hackney

5.00

3,510

Hammersmith

5,000

1,500

Hampstrad

3.000

1,700

Holborn

3,000

1,2

Islington

6,000

2,711

Zico

2,733

Lambeth

3,000

2.07

Lewishamn

4,000

2,000

Paddington

2,600

2.000

Poplar

2,000

1,400

St. Marylebone

3,500

2,000

St. Pancras

3.500

2,300

Shoreditch

3,000

1,300

Hepney Newington

2,000

1,000

$,000

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2,000

1,054

12,000

3.71/

0,000

7,000

Woolwich

,000

5,000

L.C.C. Emergency Fire

30,000

7.403

1.021

Southwark

Stoke

Wandsworth Westminster

Brigade City Corporation

.... 2,525 It will be noted that Chelsea and Krusington are the only two bor- oughs yet to have recruited above establishment. The figures are ac- mitted, however, to be misleading. slice they bear no relation to the re- quirements of the various service. and eventually will have to be dras tically "weeded."

It is emphasised that every bor-1 ough should recruit at least 25 per cent. above establishment to ensure obtaining enough suitable volunteers for each service.

WORST-SERVED BRANCH Relatively the worst-served branch of A.R.P. in London is the L.C.C. Auxiliary Fire Brigade. The Coun- cll is

responsible for recruiting his all enrolled less than a quarter auxiliary firemen for all Loudon; and of requirements. Another 4,000 mp~ plleations are now being reviewed. Vicious Dogs; Mo Mail toothpaste, Fynnon Solls and other

Considering the dangers of unpre- paredness disclosed during the crisis By these two deals Mr. Hit has be- of the public in London, and the and brought home to every member Persons who insist on keeping ugly come Iar the dominant may in the ghly-organised recruiting campaign old boy here will not be allowed to

dogs here will have to go to the postemost profitable in the country. Fremont, O.

Glypatent-medicine industry, one of which has been proceeding_aince fullow a vocational instinct. He was A wayfarer offered to play a selec-letter carriers were bitten by dogs charged with having stolen 12 pad-tion on his violin in payment for a within a week, and postal officials ruch products as Veno's Cough Cure, boroughs.

He will control the manufacture of are disappointing to inany London Oct. 1. these latest recruiting figures looks off neighbourhood Karages, meal which Mrs. John Nitschke gave Invoked a ruling never before utilized Phosferine, I found I could pick locks easily," hint. Mrs. Nitschke accepted the hers, under which carriers may avoid Eno's Fruit Salis, Scott's Emulsion, ber of areas, the first rush of volun- Phyllosan. Yensi-Vite. Already, it is admitted in a num- homes where vicious dogs run at Thermogene, and all the products teers which followed the emergency

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San Jose, Cal. Police are hoping th: a 12-year-

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Just for fun."

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