1938-12-29 — Page 2

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 29, 1938.

10 CHINCHILLAS WORTH THEIR WEIGHT IN GOLD

ONTENTEDLY nibbling peanuts and grain within a stone's throw of historic Caister Castle, near Great Yarmouth, are ten grey-furred little creatures, cach worth its weight in gold.

They are chinchillas, brought from the South Ameri- can Andes by plane, steamer and train to start the only

Ran Down chinchilla farm in Great Britain.

Line to Save Express

+

The export of chinchillas from their native soil had at one time reached 400,000 skins.

Now, through the demands of fashion and other enuses, there are fewer than 2,000 of them in the whole world.

Owner of the ten "pioneers" of the English industry-which represents

WITH an express train duc înan attempt to break what is almost a

a few seconds, Signalman Foulkes, of Stramshal) (Staffs), recently saw a heavy motor-

USA. inonopoly is Mr. Fletcher obert, a New Zealander, of Caister Road, Great Yarmouth.

His belief that the chinchilla will thrive in the Norfolk air has already

lorry crash through the closed seen justified by the arrival of four gates of a crossing near Uttoxehealthy offspring. More are expect ter and swing round on to the

lines.

The signals were set clear for the. express.

the

raced along the line.

a red flag. Instead, be

arty as he ran.

ALMOST TOUCHING

FIRST IN BRITAIN

where It

O.B.E. Medal

For

Dead Brothers

With less than average fuck," Mr.

Two brothers, Edward and Robert said, "each pair should in five

James Letch, Dunholme Road, Foulkes pulled them off and, dushless multiply to 60."

The "babies" are the first born in Edmonton, burnt to death in the of his cabin. steps ing down

formerly Was

air disaster last He har had no time to seatch up; hoved impossible for then to breed. Edmonton

have better September, have been posthum- I believe we shall waved hit!

Hunchillas even than

in America," ously awarded the medal of the declare Mr. Robert.

the most Order of the British Empire for The chinchilla's fur is

A cost made their gallantry in trying to save jexpensive in the world.

120 pelts would cost the pilot of the burning R.A.F. trom about

£20,000; most of the few coats in plane. England to-day are heirlooms,

So serious became the problem of the disappearance of the little animal Governments of Peru, The driver of the lorry, H. Ball, that the of Haylers End, Worcester, said the Ecuador. Chile and Bolivia once prompt action of the signalman pre-passed laws prohibiting export and vented a disaster as there was not tapping on pain of the loss of a hand for the first offence and death for the a second to be lost,

second.

He was seen by the driver of the express.

The train slackened speed and buffers almost came to a hall, its touching the lorry.

Mr. Fred Foulltes, a married man of 44, with two children, has worked at the lockley Crossing box for 19: years.

"IN THE DAY'S WORK" Mr. Foulkes sahl: "I pulled the signals to danger and grabbed the irst thing I saw, a warning detona tor, a dashed out of the box along! the line. I had no time to use the detonator, but I waved my arms and shouted as ran.

He

The express was now only 100 yards away but the driver say me and

did everything to stop. pulled up within a few yards of the lorry just as the driver was getting out of the cab.

DOCTOR'S

MENTAL

BOARDERS

The announcement was made re- cently.

It was on a Sunday when most of the familles in Dunholme Road were at their midday meal that the disn ter occurred.

The Leich brothers, who were re- turning home, rushed to rescue the pilot, Sergt. S. R. Morrla. White they were tearing at the straps which held him to the wreckage of his cockpit the petrol tanks exploded and flerce flames shot out.

Bath brothers were soaked in petrol and in a few seconds were in fames. Edward, who was 20, died! #franst as soon as he reached hospital and James (24) died carly the next day. The charred body of the pilot was later recovered.

John B. Galatis of Fairmount, Mo., father of five children, wants to pay off the mortgage on his home, remodel it und educate his children. But like a lot of us, he needs money. So he is wili- ing to sell one of his eyes for $10,000. Above, his four-year-old

daughter Vivian wonders how her duddy will look with one eye gone.

QUEEN'S AID WITH JIG-SAW PUZZLE

But Pieces

Were

£45 FINE Bishop Offers Missing

For keeping persons of unsound mind in an unlicensed house, a for- The forry-driver would certainly mer assistant medical ofleer of have been killed if I hadn't been able health had to pay res

and costs

to stop the train. However, I took totalling £60 nt Bournemouth re- on this as part of the day's work-rently.

It is what we are paid for by thel company,

To Mediate Tolw

Save Divorces

THE

THE Bishop of Armidale (the Right Rev. 3. S. Moyes) has after himself as mediator in

any home in bis diocese in which divorce proceedings are contem- plated..

THEN the King and Queen spent; over two hours in the East End: recently they received one of the greatest welcomes of their reign.

with

First they went to the Queen's Hospital for Children, in Hackney There were summonses relating to

Road, F, where they were received by Lord Litte, president of the three people against Dr. William "I've reen several similar ac-Vere Taylor Styles. of Branksome

hospital, and by the Mayors of eldents at this polut but never such; Wood Road, Bournemouth. He was

Bethnal Green, Hackney, Shoreditch | fed £15 on each and ordered to

Newington a narrow escapó before."

His reconciliation offer is contain-

and Stoke pay £15 costs.

The Quren was dressed in black. Mr. B. J. Parham. prosecuting, ed in a letter to his parishioners

high-brimmed black hat, and trait Dr. Styles had various persons published in the Armidale Diocesan the King were a black tie with his

living with him, including the three

His desire, he says, in the summonses. It

is to keep mentioned

that paymenta were people away from the Divorce CourtLily Bruley and George Faulkner |

playing was alleged

in the Princess Bishop Moyes is the made to Dr. Styles by relatives,

leader on Elizabeth Ward with a lis-raw puzzle social

in questions The house was not licensed.

Anglenn representing the wedding of the Church,

Duke and Duchess of Kent when the He is chairman of the social ques-royal

Thi arrived. party

Queen on...committee. of the Australian ried to f1 one piece. in. General Synod.

Girl's

Breach Warning

Belfast. "Every girl longs for romance, hut

girls."

Two doctors said in evilence that under an order of the Log Chaneet- for they visited Dr. Styles's premises and examined the three patients, who, in their opinion, were certif-

ble as of unsound mind.

Dr. Styles pleaded not guilty, and Mr. J. Amphlett (defending), sub initled that the nursing home did not helong to Dr. Styles bit to his wife, and at the patients were not

j

News

the

"Diverce in the home. ke war nmong nations, is an acknow- ledment of the bankruptcy of our higher life" be said.

"Before going to the Divorce Court, every effort to effect re- conciliation should be made. "As Bishop, as partner in mar.

short black coat.

were

BIT OF ANOTHER "No, your Majesty, that bit belongs to another puzzle" explained Lily. "We've finished this one now."

The Queen asked why there were) still some blank spaces left and Lily explained that some of the pieces had to choose a husband through a matri-naties,

been lost. le raid Dr. Styles was made bank-riage for 30 years, and as missioner

Hall, Commercial nwnial advertisements is a leap in

At Toynbee

universities the dark. I am glad I have won and rupt in 1036 and was

still undis-for 20 years, I offer to help at re-Street, the first of the been vindicated. But my unhappy charged.

conciliation in any home where hus-settlements, the King and Queen wore, experience will be a warning to other The only connection the doctor had band and wife are drifting apart. received by the Archbishop

with the nursing home was that he "A home made is a contribution to Canterbury (the chairman) and Dr.

his wife, the nation. Twenty-two-year-old Miss Angle Occasionally gave advice Smith, of Gate Lodge, Prehen-rend, Mrs. Styles relied on the doctors who Londonderry, gave this weruing re-sent patients to her and she could not very well turn round and say that a cently to love-struck girls.

She was awarded £400 damages in patient was a lunatic.

Doctors who sent the three patients Court here for the Ulster High breach

to the nursing home said in evidence of pronulso of marringe ngainst Mr. Robert Boyd,

of Dun- that in their opinion, they were not

of unsound mind: donak, Belfast.

Miss Smith told the under-sheriff and jury that she answered an ad- vertisement for a wife two years ago in a Belfast_newspaper.

man with two children.

Pedigree Fails Cat

Saint John,. N.B.

She received reply from Mr. Boyd, who was found to be a married Emery Colwell, poultry fancier, was justified in killing a prize-win- She went away with him for week-ning: cat, owned by neighbour Edward end, she said, and relied on his as- Craig, when he found it stealing a sertions that his intentions were chicken. That ในวง Magistrate G. honourable. Later a child was born. Earle Logan's decision.

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"Rifts which break up homes might be stopped if attempts at reconelllation are made in the carly stages,

"In

physical ills people go to their doctor," said Bishop Moyes.

"I they suffer from spiritual or psychological ills, there is no reason why they should not ask help from their spiritual physicians."

The tragedy of divorce,

Bishop Moyes added, was the ease with which it could be obtained.

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NEW DANCE FOLLOWS LAMBETH WALK

The King's liking for the shaniy "The Village Blacksmith" has in- spired the new community dance "The Chestnut Tree." which is expected to succeed the Lambeth The dance was recently Walk, performed in public for the first- time at a London dance hall and at 500 publie dances throughout the country.

song writer spent a day at the King's camp for boys at South- wald, Suffolk, and watched the King singing the song with the gestures.

arms

The King stretched his ("spreading"), touched his chest) and head (chestnut), then flung up his arms to indicate a tall tree, From is Miss Adele England arranged a ballroom dance routine. Datters are supposed to sing "The Village Blacksmith" in dance time with emphasis on "Under spreading chestnut tree."

the

Dr. C. L. Niemann, who launch- ed the ballroom version of the Lambeth Wnik, says: "The Chest- nut Tree will outsbine everything." The King and Queen did the Lam- beth Walk at the Ghilles' Ball at Balmoral last month.

The Chestnut Tree is to be tele- vised shortly.

J. J. Mallun (the warden). On the "And don't forget they get chip floodlit roof they watched girls play-potatoes for that. 100," said Dr. ing basket ball.

Mallon.

in the canteen the King and Queen The Queen asked how it could be saw tea belag serund by the Toynbee done so cheaply, and was told it was fall domestic staff to the worker because the overhead expenses were who bulit the new wing and

very small wives.

A FOURPENNY GRILL

"How much do you charge for meals?" the Queen asked Mrs. Boyd, who is organising the new canteen. They can have a grill for four punec," was the reply.

Before they left the royal party watched men and women ballet dancers reheursing in the new theatre. From the stage Dr. Mallon sald that it was the first visit of a Sovereign to Toynbee Hall, and it would always be remembered,

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