1939-01-10 — Page 31

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 10, 1939.

THOUGHT 60 GLORIOUS YEARS HAD

NOT ENDED

Boys' 'Abysmal Ignorance'

Havo You Heard of-

The boy who thought Queen Victoria was still on the

Throne;

The boys who cannot tell the time, name more than two or three months in the year, or even give the year of grace in which they live?

THE Governor of Feltham Borstal Institution knows all about them, and in the report the Commissioners of risons issued recently says:

"The abysmal depth of ignorance from which seven or Jeight years of State education has failed to rescue many of the Inds received here-or to which they have reverted after two or three years of complete mental vacuity--would be incon- ceivable and probably incredible to anyone not in touch with this

problem.'

"The experienced house of- icer," he says, "knows that his duties at Feltham may include the instruction of lnds of 17 or 18 m the use of a knife, fork and spoon, the place of soap and comb in personal comfort and hygiene, the convention of re- moving most of the outer cloth- ing before going to bed. AND SO TO BED-

BOOTS AND ALL

"If a housemaster does not re- gularly supervise his dormitories and rooms in dis respect a sudden raid will always produce one or two inds In bed, fully dressed to their hoots, several in shirts and trousers, and a majority in vest and stockings."

The Governor of Aylesbury Borstal Institution states that nearly all the girls have been absconders from their schools, and talk of absconding has greatly increased with the bigger number now at the institution.

As the arrangement is usually an open secret, the officers, on the morn- Log of the advertised attempt. bid a solemn good-bye to the would-be absconder..

The effect, says the report, is to cause an indefinite postponement in most cases.

10,698 PRISON

POPULATION

It is stated that during the geur ended March 31 last the daily aver- age population of all prison eslab- lishments was 10,098, an increase of

202 compared with the previous

your.

Britain's education bill is about £50,000,000 a year. The total estimate (not educational) jer all prison establishment is about £1,530,000.

Workman -Wins In House

Of Lords

BY a majority of four to one, the House of Lords recently allowed the appeal of a workman who, by a Court of Appeal decision, had been dented compensation for the loss of a hand.

to

reverse

a

Appealing us a poor person, David John Harris, of Eynsford-road, Greenhithe, Kent, asked the House Court of Appeal judgment affirming the decision of Judge Konstam, at Dartford County Court, in favour of his employers, Associated Portland Cement Manu- facturers Ltd.

Girl And

Rescuer

15 Minutes Under Bus

RAWLING beneath:n bus under

which a girl was trapped for 15 minutes recently Harry Horton, of Wincott Street, Kenningtan, held her head away from the red-hot exhaust pipe,

His hands were badly burned.

The girl, Helen Pitcher, aged 17, of Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, was taken to hospital with severe in- juries.

She was thrown under the bus when her cycle skidded Jn Mare trapped Street, Hackney, and was near the back axle,

Mr. Horton, a coach driver employ- ed at a nearby station, rushed to her aid. The exhaust pipe was burning

He supported clothing,

her head for a quarter of an hour while the bus was jacked up,

her

"It was certainly a hot job, but someone had to do it," he said.

་་་

"The only way to protect her head from the exhaust pipe, which was burning hot, was to put my hands round her head.

"I could feel my knuckles begin- ning to scorch, bui managed to hold on until they got the Jacks under- neath. The worst trouble was the fumes from the engine.

"Any of my mates would have done the same thing." he added.

The Mania Of Small Things

or-

WHEN the members of the Sarawak expedition ganised by Mr. Tom Harrisson, under the auspices of the Oxford Exploration Club, returned to England they published 29 scien- Lific papers dealing with their work.

In

"Borneo Jungle" Drummond, Ltd., 158.), they tell us! something of the more personal ide of their expedition, and witty and entertaining reading I is.

Mr. W. Ward, specially attired for the occasion, shown the children how to slide down the chute at the Police

Recreation Club.-Pictorial News,

A happy party in fancy dress who were present at the Peak Club on New Year's Eve-Ming Yuen.

Lindsay Viola Tree's

'No Mourning' Service

Harris put his leggings nothing readily sins. odd food, Asquith and her

at

HATE THAT GROWS There is, for instance, something very human about Mr. Harrisson's

Many people famous on the stage remarks on expeditions in general:

and in sectety went to St. John's a lot of "If you don't want enemies, don't go on a lot of expedi-Parish Church, Humpstead, recently, While at work Harris had to stand

tions. The way a fellow cleans his to make their last farewell at the in water, and wore leggings made of teeth or rubs his car or handles your funeral service of Miss Viola Trec. sacking. He and the other men were

ut University College only and rain-worn copy of Wuther-who died allowed to dry their leggings at an

ing Heights-these things mean Hospital.

and electric fan.

They included Lady Oxford but after a few so near the sun that they and his months

grunddaughter, hand were drawn in. His hand had extreme cold or heat, they magnify Princess Priscilla Bibesco, Miss Violet to be amputated.

to manta size, that you will surely Vanbrugh. pick on at least two of your com- Fred Terry. Mr. Esme Fergy, the and hate Marchioness of Anglesey, Mr. Max panlons and hate them

Beerbehin-Miss Tree's uncle—and them und hate them-not so much for them as for small surface bits members of her family.

Most ragle figure in the church "Don't be deceived by these tales was her daughter, Miss Virginia i

Win to have been of expeditions getting an wonder-Parrons, who fully. Some of them pretend that, 'married to the Hen. David Tennant. She cat close to her fiance, head "It's propaganda and meant in bel frightfully British. Really, it's Bri- turned away in grief from the cofin. tish to feel all het up like that in (the wilds, but to sneer

Judge Konstuin had held that Harris acted with extreme rashness, and that there was nothing in his contract of employment which obliged him to put his hand neur the fun.

Giving judgment, Lord Atkin said workman's negligence in doing his job was one of the most fruitful enuses of injury. If it would in any degree preclude compensation the benellis of the Act would be seriously impaired.

Lord Thankerlon, Lord Macmillan and Lord Wright delivered judgments agreeing with Lord Atkin.

Lord Russell of Killowen, in a dis- senting judgment, agreed with the view of the Court of Appeal that the Judgment should not be disturbed.

The case was remitted to the County Court judge to award come pensation to Harris..

CONTINENTAL

STURDY

and STRONG

CARLÖWITH 'n · CO,

4. Queen's 'kd, Tal. #123.

of them.

IT IS VALUE Dear it.)

essential "Some biller hatred is and valuable in every unit of young people working very hard, in dim- cult places, on one common plan.

Lady Alexander,

Mrs.

It was Miss Tree's wish that everything should be as bright as possible. Even the covering of the coffin was flame-coloured. Miss Parsons wore a brown fur coat and blue hat.

Actresses, slage dressers, and ad- "It forms a nucleus of fire, con- centrutes the worst in each one on mirers of Miss Tree's work came to to something understandable and pay homage.

Many wept as the coffin was carried hand for loathing. Immediately at

It does not became na over-lite-sized out. thing, and does not interfere unduly with their work.

"In Borneo we somehow escaped most of that don't be deceived by these inles)-though, of course, it was there (that's more like 1),"

DRINKING OF BORAK

A

Laura La Plante

On The Carpet And Curtains

at

Laura La Plante, the im actress (Mrs. Irving Asher),

evidenco

Windsor Kave County Court recently in a case over the value of some curtains and a carpet at her home,

Mr. Irving Asher, film direc- tor, of London Film Studios. Denham, find bought Datchet Ilouse, Datchel, Buckingham- shire, and fis contents, from William Evans, of lyde Park-gate, 6.W.

Mr.

A red carpet and two green curtains were among the goods. Evans asked £55 for theso

Asber articles, and Mr.

con- sidered the price fur too high. Mrs, Asher told the court that no price was ever agreed for the carpet and curtains.

Judge Colen-Preedy rald that the less le sall about the tran-. Eaction the better, Ilo KAVO Judgment for Mr. Evans for

£35 and costa,

A Wife's View

"Why should I leave the bulk of my Income to my husband so that he can lavish it on a second wife?"

EMPIRE NEWS

Sydney.

The Cabinet of Mr. J. A. Lyons has decided to review sympathetic- ally the whole question of Jewish the sharp immigration In view of rise in the number of applications from Austria und Germany,

that Ministers

Australla agree must do her utmost to help within her absorptive capacity. There is a determination to prevent foreigners

of any nationality from forming minority packets or the concentra- tion of Jews in lurge cities. Pre- ference will therefore be given to

10

ira engage desiring migrants auriculture.

Last year more than 6,000

#nationalities were

of

aliens absorbed.

An increasing stream of European Jews has landed during the past few great majority have The months. found employment without difficulty, especially in the case of willing to

to undertake domestic work.

wonen

The Cabinet is likely to consider a quota systems. giving preference 10 Jews to the extent of half the total

llen immigration.

Trans-Tasman Air Mall The ter for Civil Aviation and De- Works, Mr. Thorby, announces has been reached be-

ali

that agre Governments of Australia.

tween the Britain and New Zealand on major points for the inauguration of the Trans-Tasman air service, which will extend the present flying boat service from Britain to New Zealand

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INCREASED COAL

OUTPUT

Calcutta.

A considerable Increase in the output of coal, the number of miners, wages paid to miners and the price of coal are mentioned in the oficial report for the past year by the Chief Inspector of Mines in India.

The output last year was 22,600,- 000 tons valued at £3,250,000, an increase of 8.51 per cent, and 24.82 per cent. respectively.

CONGRESS INVITES

NAHAS

New Delhi. Nahas Pasha, ex-Prime Minister of Egypt, is understood to have ac- cepted an invitation by the Indian Congress leader, Jawaharlal Nehru, to attend the annual session of the National Congress in February when she the village of Tripuri, Central Pro-

Thia, said Mr. J.P. Eddy (counsel for the N.S.P.C.C. and the All India S.P.C.A.) was the view adopted by

Maria Whitehead Mrs.

After the service the body was taken to Golders Green for cre- mation. Later the aslies were burled at Hampstead in the same grave as those of her hus band, Mr. Alan Parsons and br- side the tomb of her parents, Sir Herbert and Lady Tree. Mr. John Ford tells us something|

Members of the family present at wrote a second will leaving most of of the social life of the people and lete us into

into some crets about the the service included her sons David her money to charily instead of her drinking of borake, "without which and Denys, her sisters, Mrs. Geoffrey husband, Mr. John Whitehead, town

Cory-Wight and the Countess clerk of Tunbridge Wells. Borncan

party is complete," "All that is needed," he writes, Ledebur, and Mrs. Parsons, her "when engaged in this form of sport, mather-in-law.

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I forgetfulness of the gentle courtery

vinces.

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Recently her husband contested the second will in the Probate Court How many of these words are cor- rect and what is wrong with the due to women and a strong wrist. and before you know where you are and the case was adjourned,

others? I was stated that Mr. and Mrs. "A diminutive creature aldies to- she is pressing the cup with Hercu

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greengungo wards you with a coy smile, offering lean strength agilnut your mouth whitehead made wills in favour of

motomorphosis In 1030. Mr. Whitehead' anonimous youn cup.

and tilting it invariably at the wrong each other.

fortisimo! You take the cup and drink a angle, and holding it Ull it has emp made another, leaving her husband

Eriglish Orford Dictionary spell- mouthful, perhaps not noticing the tied telf, some into your spluttering only £300 a year after deduction of Drmness with which your new friend mouth, some down your shirt, and, income tax, as he was provided for. ings of these words will be found on

She died last year leaving £43,041. ・ | page 0. has put her arm around your neck, often, some up your nose....

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