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A.R.P.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

PROFITEERING

STOPPED

Home Office Calls Prices Conference

Prices of A.R.P. materials, which jumped as much as 500 per cent,,at the peak of the crisis, are to be considered by a conference of contractors called by the Home Office.

Manufacturers are to assist the Government in avoiding a repetition of this retail profiteering, which has left municipal authorities with fabulous bills.

The iron and steel trades have a manufacturers' controlling board to fix prices. These boards are now Investigating the in- flated charges of certain merchants for their materiais.

The Home Office conference will decide on a uniform list of prices, and trade unions are ready to adjust their labour charges to the new Ngures.

***There were доме shocking examples of overcharging in the re- tall trade," Mr. W. T. Cockle, borough treasurer and accountant of Barking. sold,

**Retailers were 10 biarno- they took advantage of large orders when there was no time for considering tenders. In our case, the price of corrugated iron for anti-bomb trenches 1016 from £21 per ton to £27."

Sandbag prices in Essex rose in one day from 21⁄2d. to 10d. In parts of Yorkshire the cost of timber shot ur by £3 standard.

Some authorities have already paid these bills. Others are waiting for

the Government to save them a substantial sum of money.

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RECRUITING DRIVE

BIGGER

CROPS AND

APPETITES

By L. F. EASTERBROOK

The annual report of the Potato Marketing Board, published recently, shows how much the potato growers, at any rate. have to gain from this system of collective security.

For, despite

u very dimeult renson, when supplies exceeded 4,000,000 tons for the first time since 1934, and when the freak weather of Inst. demand throughout March, prices, pring caused a serious falling off in

although about 35s, per ton lower than in the previous year, kept re- markably steady until the middle of

Authorities all over the Country April.

asking for recruits to 611 the!

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After that they shot up about 70%. Kups which the crisis revealed in per ton for three weeks and ended A.R.P.. and this week recruiting in June at about last year's level. schemes will be debated at many The lower prices have meant that

could buy Оп consumers council meetings.

average 7b. of potatoes In the past On Saturday appeals were broad-sevison for about dad, compared cast to football crowds for recruits with 7d. the

year before. far the Auxiliary Fire Service and It is Interesting to note that al- the volunteer ambulance service.

though national production 244,000 tons greater in 1938 than in 30,000 to serve 11.9 firemen, tele-1037 the stocks in hand last June the (71,100 tons) were 14,000 tans fewer plionists, and car drivers, and ambulance service needs 5,000 women to drive emergency am- bulances.

The London Arc service wants

Authorities fear that with the passing of the crisis the question of defence precautions

the background in people's minds.

than In June, 1937.

wns

So the increased supply has been brought into consumption.

SPAIN A BUYER

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TO

BE

Recent orders issued in England called for distribution of more than 33,000,000 gas masks stored in 11 citles, following a week-end In which millions of persons were fitted for the masks. Here ore three girls in select Wembley Hill school,, in London, receiving Attings for the masks. Children and adults alike were measured, Elsewhere, policemen went from door to door with instructions on how to darken windows in air-raid blockouts.

Terriers

To Be Taught By Post

Correspondence courses to train Territorial Army officers for staff duties under Mr. Hore-Belisha's new scheme to bring the "Terrier" organisation more into line with that of the Regular Army, were announced by the War Office recently.

Fifty captains or senior lieutenants will be trained annually to fill staff appointments in the event of mobilisation.

As Territorial Army officers who have civil occupations can- not easily live at the staff college, it has been arranged to train them in the theory of stall work in their own homes.

NOVEMBER 10,

REDTAPE PUT BREAKS ON

WORLD RIDE

"In a world bicycle tour of 20,000 miles, the biggest obstacle I met with was red tape,"

So Allon Pendlebury, nged twenty- aix, said recently when he arrived home at Victoria-street, Wigan,

He had been round the world on a bicycle and three words. These were "bread," "water," and "sleep." "I learned the native equivalent for these through every country I pass- ed," said Pendlebury. "und I found they worked perfectly.

"With £200 and a light bike I started from West Ealing two years. ago and actually rode 20,000 miles, counting nothing for sea trips.

-"The biggest obslacio I came up against was, not the 'Italian police nor the Persian brigands who at- tacked me with knives, but 'reć tape.

"I found a world full of people who have next to nothing to do and make a terrible fum about doing

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"The British are not the

worst sinners to this respect but they are bad enough.

CONQUERED DESERT "British roads, however,

Bre the best in the world, no matter what you have heard to the contrary. The worst are the semi-desert tracks.

"They told me at Bagdad that I was the first white mun to cross the de- seri on a bléycle. For the last few milles of the journey it seemed doubt- ful whether I would be the first for these were done in a terrific storm.

"Friendly Arabs with cars offered to pick me up and the bike as well, but I was determined to finish the job myself,

"It has been a marvellous experi- ence. People spend fortunes on giv- ing their children a university educa- tion. I learned more in six months' travel than I learned at the univer sity."

CASTLE AS SCHOOL

Offer To Scots Education Committee

Learning How To Produce

Necessities Of Life

Sir Daniel and Lady Hamilton of) Balsacara, Ross-shine, have offered Duernig Castle, Plockton, ia Ross- shire Education committee for use as

school for the practical education

of the young. The committee have remitied the matter to a special com-

When growers were tumbling over one another to sell in the early part

miller. will sink into of the past season, the Board stepped in to steady the market and offered to buy at a guaranteed price.

Altogether they bought 26,850 tons, of which they sold 4,931 tons

Spain

LOVE FILMS BORE

CHILDREN

Lambeth

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The remainder was released May, and helped to keep down the steep rise in prices that would have been even greater had these potatoes

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Selected officers will be sent over a period of nine months a series of lectures on subjects they are required to study. They will be set papers to write and will be given tactical and ad- ministrative problems to solve.

SAME STANDARD

not been available for release at that the direction of the Commandant, Staff College, Camberley, thus The lectures, papers, and problems will be prepared under

ensuring the same standard ns in the Regular Army.

time.

TELL-TALE PRICE GRAPHS

Correction and criticism of the papers, and answering of questions put by officers taking the course, will be carried out by the staffs of commands.

After Wie theoretical side has been

mastered, there will be a two-weeks DRIVER IN SCENE AT

praetical course at the Staff College during August, after which officers will be placed as having qualified or

It has not been a rosy year for Children's tastes in the cinema run entirely to action, thrill and adven-growers, and it proves that even or ture they are bored by love stories. ganisation under a Marketing Board The Hon. Eleanor Plumer, Governor cannot entirely insulate them against of the British Film Institute, express-the results of supplies in excess of ed this view at the Cinema Christian uirements, especially since the

Board has no control over sales.

Financial stringency, loent rumour, cost of storage and need to release tabour for other farm-work are all otherwise.

10 factors that encourage the rush In the event of mobilisation, short sell early in a bumper season.

refresher courses will be arranged st But study of the series of price the Staff College for qualified officers, graphs in this report suggests that after which they will be available some producers night still gain in- for staff appointments. metally by having little more con- idence in the increased stability of their industry that has come about by organised marketing.

Councit Conference at Palace recently.

"Right must triumph in children's Aims because the children's sense of Justice is very strong indeed," she sald.

"The death of the villain is not tooked on us a painful event but as the tidying up of the world and leaving more space for ather people.” A high Home Office ofleial and teading psychologists, she added, shared the view that crime and gang- ater Alms were not likely to develop criminal tendencies in those who saw them.

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~FOUR HOURS A WEEK

Children who Invited aduit

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been

CANNED POTATOES Murc research work hus carried out with potatoes not wanted

human consumption.

for

The organised innnufacturers of glucose have expressed a desire to co-operate with the Board.

LIFE SAVED BY VIPER'S VENOM

Haemophilia Victim

Sheffield.

By the application to his tongue of

a preparation mude from the venom

PICCADILLY

Ex-Naval Officer Who Went To Night Clubs

1988.

Sir Daniel, in a letter read to the Education Committee, stated that the n castle and outbuildings were all ready for a

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a start The existing buildings could accommodate young people. In short, Duncraig might follow the of the Danish Falk Schools, lines of

added, Such

he training institute, was badly needed, especially in the Vestern Highlands. A similar system was in operation on their property in Indla. That system included farm- ing, gardening, and building, to which could be added weaving and naviga- tion. If a man grew his food he need never be in rags; if he could build a cottage he would be weather- proof.

These necessities of life could all be provided at Duncraig. The young people could be taught how to be come more or less self-supporting and Independent of all the world. The shore gravel on the estate made first-class concrete for building, and a hand machine for making bricks was available on the spot. Boat- Robert Alexander Farquhar

bullding might accompany navigation, Churchill, aged 27, fruit salesman, of and there was plenty of good larch The Firs, Westerham, Kent, was dined wood available for this purpose. £8 and ordered to pay £0 Bs, costa The training of girls, added the by Mr. McKenan at Bow-street re-letter, could also be carried on at; cently for being under the influence Duneralg, such as milking. looking et drink while in charge of a car in Beak-street, Piccadilly, at 3,15 a.m. on October 18.

He

was

also disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Mr. R. Bushell (prosecuting) suld High class canned potatoes are af deadly vipers, the life of a Sheffield strangers to take them into cinemas tu now being turned out, and the War man who was choking to death has a police officer saw Churchill drive the City General a few yards and stop in the middle category films

a Office has given a trial order for 500 been saved in were

of the road. A man and woman in problem. Some even ware the clothes tons of them, while a ennning firin Hospital. of elder brothers

slaters or

He is Walter Woodbine, 41, cfthe car tried to restrain him from to is doing good business exporting Walkley-street, Sheffield, who is aid driving farther. persuade the person at the booking them. office that they were 18.

to be a descendant of Fletcher Chris- Experiments are being made in

the Bounty Dr. J. E. Smart said that 23 million drying potatoes in factories that are tin, the leader of

As the officer approached, Churchill people (half the population of only open seasonally for such other mutineers.

Mr. Woodbine suffers from haemo-drove another three or four yards. Britain) spent four hours a week in purposes as drying grass, lucerne. the cinema.

chicory and the

a condition of the blood which The man passenger dragged him from by-products of Philla, An inquiry by the British Film brewling.

renders its victims llable to bleed to amount of struggling. Institute showed that the girl of to-

death should they cut themselves. day had learnt from the fim how to behave at table.

LOSES

DOCTOR

"KISS" APPEAL

FALL KILLS.

"EMERALD SISTER"

DRAGGED FROM CAR

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after poultry, spinning, besides cook- ing and other branches of domestic

science.

The Director of Education, in al letter to Sir Daniel Hamilton, ex- pressed appreciation of the proposals,

with the agreeing wholeheartedly

of a rural views as to the desirability technical centre to fit young people for life in a crofting community.

The Rev. J. G. Nicolson, Foddery, chairman of the Committee, sald they were greatly indebted to Sir Daniel! for his offer.

prevents it from clotting and which the car and there was certain DOCTOR ON

Dr. Baldie, police surgeon, certlited

When Mr. Woodbine bit his tongue Churchill to be under the influence of ROAD DEATH In falling from a ladder, bleeding in-rink, but not drunk in the common

side the tongue caused it to awell to sense of the term.

many times its normal size and block Mr. Walter Frampton (defending) CHARGE

the air passage.

said Churchill held commissioned in the Navy until 1934. He married in 1933 and resigned hus commission to take up civil employ ment in Covent Garden Market.

He was taken to the hospital, where rank the "viper venon" was applied by means of a swab to the tip of his tongue. The bleeding stopped and

He left his home at Westerham at the swelling diminished.

3,30 a.m. each day and, on the eve of Although Mr. Woodbine has his arrest, returned soon after 7 p.m. covered sufficiently to talk with diMculty, he is still unable to eat and can take only leed water.

is beneficial to

NIGHT CLUBS

An accident in which a woman

was knocked through a hedge by car and killed was described at Burnham, Bucks, recently,

the

While staying in her sister's house Dr. C. Bernard Kelly, of

Dr. Eric Finch Peck, of Bourne Gay- boat at Thames Ditton, Mrs. Eileen

End, Bucks, was committed for trini street, Bath, lost his appeal at Bath Rosina McConnell (67), of Lambert

at Aylesbury Assizes charged with Quarter Sessions recently against a Road, Brixton Hill, fell and died from £2 fine for assaulting his housemalda fractured skull.

manslaughter of Mary Ann At the Inquest at Esher recently,

Price (50), of Taplow, Burnham, and 19-years-old Marie Finegan, by kiss-]

a verdict of "Accidental death" was

He then received a telegram from influence of drink. Ball was allowed.

driving a car Ing her.

while under the The venom may mean death to The Recorder. Mr., R. P. Croom record c

ordinary persone because it enuses Visitors from Liverpool inviting him

Stanley Coxhill, a butter, salt a Johnson, KC., sald he was satisfied

McConnell and her sister their blood to clot, but on secount of and his wife to dinner in London. Mrs.

They reached London after p... ear passed him at a terrific speed. with the young woman's evidence, Norah, widow of Will Evans, were

this

property and added: "I cannot accept the evi- the original "Emerald Sisters" of the sufferers from hemophila.

and after dinner, Churchill was pre-

He saw a dor lying dead on the path- dence of the appellant."

music hall. Another sister. is Mrs.

There have been several previous valled upon to go to two night clubs way. Miss Price's body lay on the He added that he was not satisfied Stonley Lupino (Connie Emerald), cases of its successful application to where the party danced and saw a other side of a hedge.

Dr. Peck vith the evidence of the doctor's wife, who is in Hollywood.

was staggering, and such patients. thut the girl was Imaginalive about

EILY O'DARE

Churchill had two gian and tonic at holding his hand to bis head. He The Recorder expressed the hope Elly O'Dure," Mr. Stanley Lupino, Champion Eats 48 Eggs was perfectly fit to drive, but after said: hit a woman

one club and some whisky at the thought he said, "I'm for it.

Andrew Dykes, farmer, wald that other. He and his friend thought ho Dr. Peck, who walked unsteadily, that before whosoever Dr. Kelly the actor, said.

When they should hereafter be examined, they

Wickford, R. I Iney had gone a short distance the found this body and it was kingested would find it possible to considere married Mr. Charles Mc- Rhode Island's egg-eating champion, his wife to drive.

Louis Tillinghast claims to be friend tried to persuade him to allow that a doctor shutld be fetched, De whether the publicity and his decl-

f'ock anid, "I am a doctor,” but dLA ston had not been punishment Connell and became one of the Mc-and to prove it he downed four Churchill refused to leave the car not examide the body,

champion, and eggs without losing and the police arrived. He was on 1.8. Gnfrett said that Dr. Peck Mrs. Kelly, in the witness-box, "Her son, Mr. Charles J. McCona yolk at the annual carnivel of abstemious man and any ausponatos emelt strongly of whilcky and atog sald that she and her husband were nell, is stage director at the Victoria Eicke-Theft Fosi, American Legion, of his leesco would anean rüin for gered about

At the polles station the greatest of friends.

Palace Theatre."

of Narragansett.

he laughed and cried.

sex matters.

enough.

"Mrs. McConnell's stage name was

"She was a singer and was regard- "Very quick dancer.

Connell Irio.

cabaret.

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