1939-01-17 — Page 15

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HOUSEMASTER, AGED 20, IN GAS-MASK RIDDLE

Discovered By Maid

LEATHERHEAD (Surrey).

A MAID, entering the bedroom of Mr. Philip

Griffiths, twenty-year-old housemaster at the Royal School for the Blind, Leatherhead, found him sitting on a chair wearing a gas-mask. Attached to filter was a tube running to a gas-jet. Mr. Griffiths was dead.

Son Of Lord Runciman Joins Airways

LORD Runciman's son and heir, the

Hon. Walter Leslie

Runciman, has joined Imperial Airways and British Airways at the invitation of

the directors.

It was stated recently that his move ia connected with the developments in air transport announced in House of Commons,

-the

Mr. Runciman's post will probably be that of chief executive ofBeer of the pubile corporation which is 10) be set up to acquire Imperial Airways and British Airways,

The window of the bedroom was wide open.

Mr. Griffiths, son of the prin- cipal of the school, the Rev, E. II. Griffiths, had been on the staff since last June.

The tragedy occurred recently and few of the staff and none of the blind inmates had been told it.

One of the masters said: “None of us believes that I could have been anything but an accident. When J

kid goodnight to him on Monday he was checry and said 'I will see you į. to-morrow.

"Ile was fond of experimenting. and I think he wanted to see whe ther the gas-musk was proof against coal-gas.

OFFICIAL WARNING

The gas-mask was the ordinary elvillan A.R.P. mask produced at ball [I crown. Following similar warnings have

1kely that the corporation will be managed by a board or council tragedies, official nominated by the Government under been issued stating that the masks

"no alatutory powers. Sir Jolm Reith, afford

protection whatever"

former Director-General of the gainst smoke or ordinary coal-gas. B.B.C., was appointed chairman of Imperial Airways last June, and it has been generally assumed that he will become chairman of the THW corporation,

EXPERIENCED AIRMAN

But Mr. Grinths had made pre- vious experiments. His brother, Mr. E. P. Grifiths, of Epsom, said this evening that Phillip told him some time ago of a successful ex-. periment he had made with chloro- form.

UFB

Cameraman at the Conservatives Christmas party, in Empress Hall, London, caught this interesting view of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and Mrs. Chamberlain, holding hands. The Prime Minister gave an address to the assembled Conservatives, who res- ponded with such an ovation he hardly could leave the hail.

January 17, 1939.

Alwine the late

Dollfuss, widow ol Chancellor Engelbert Dofluss of Austria, assassinated in Vienna on July 25, 1934, as the appeared recently in London. She has received an immigration permit to visit the United States, where she hopes to make her permanent home. She and her two ehlidren, Evn, 11, and Rudi, 7, have been ving in a Welsh village.

Bombing Ships Film Banned

"ENGLAND EXPECTS-," Alm protesting against the bombing of Brilish ships carrying food lo | Government Spain-has been banned

by the Film Censor's Office.

It was made with the support of the Committee of British Shipowners Trading to Spain, the National Union and the Officers' (Mer- of Seamen, and chant Navy) Festerntion.

Exception is taken to comments on the Premier, Hitler and Mussolini. A member of the Progressive Film Institute, which made the film, visit- ed the Censor's office. and was informed that the film could not be

ten Pipod for publie exhibition unters

Lord

modifications were mado.

Tyrrell. President of the Board of Film Censor's will see the Alm himself.

In the mm, which was shown to members of Parliament, shipowners and the Press at a London hotel re-

Before Mr. Grinths joined the RABBITS BALED OUT Lemon Tree Prolificently, strong comments are made

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Mr. Walter Runciman is 30 und an

Mr. Griffiths added: "Philip was experienced airman. Is American- born wife has flown with him on with me on Monday night and wel most of his business nights to the spent a happy evening together." Continent and between London and] the Tyne.

staff at Leatherhead he had been He commands the Auxiliary Royal studying as a

about the weak attitude of the Bri- medical student Air Force Bombing Squadron at Bart's Hospital.

Afimmed with a dip net, D. O. Taber,

Dustin, Okin. lsh Government, and Mr. Chamber- Usworth,

Co. Durham,

lain is accused of being the first and was

executive secretary of the Olito A Hughes county farmer, J. A. awarded the Air Force Cross last

Valley Civic counell, has been hunt-Hard grows Japanese lemons that Premier not to give protection to year.

chairman of the North England Steaming rabbits at his home near Kamau- look like oranges but are little lar-British ships. Already he carries large business Shipowner's Association, and a year go. The bunnies, frightened at night ger than limes. His one Japanese German and Italian pilots are responsibilities. As director of many later he joined the board of Lloyds by passing automobiles, hop into a

lemon tree has grown from seed accused of being responsible for the important shipping companies he Bank. Another of his directorships large ornamental pool at the Taber brought from Georgia 20 years ago. destruction of British slips and the maintains his family's connection is that of Cramlington Aircraft home by mistake. Taber fishes them The tree bears three, to five times death and wounding of British sea- men. Their actions are described as At 31 he became Llimited,

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