1939-02-23 — Page 2

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 23, 1939.

J.P. AGED 70 SAYS DISMISSAL EMPIRE Findlater's

IS A BIT THICK

"They Gave Me 2 Days' Notice'

NEVENTY-YEARS-OLD Mr. T. 11.

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Davidson Wood, who disclosed recently that he had been given two tinya' notice to terminate his position as a North London Juvenile court magistrate, kald of the dirmisaal “it's a bit fliek."

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Mr. Wond went to the court Islington, N., to say good-bye to officials an to make

a statement,

Newspaper reporters Jeft before i he spoke.

Mr. Wood said: "I telephoned the court beforehand to make sure that! the reporters would remain to hear! what had to say,

'I WANTED PUBLICITY' "The reporters left on the instruc- tion of the clerk of the court, but the chulrumn of the magistrates told me he knew nothing of this instruction.

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I wanted the publicity for my protection. It is important that should have my say, otherwise, being sacked a ruch short notice might lead to undesirable corament. These are the facts:-

"I received Jetter from the Home Onice on Tuesday, December 6, and was told by the clerk of the

cour

that I could not sit after the follow..

Thursday, two days later.

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"I bit thick. It is almost as bad being shot at down. The Home Office would not dare to get rid of a junior clerk in such a man-

ner.

replied to the Home Office with a pretty slit felter, I can tell you.

pointed out that there were two magistrates---Hiled ladies-who were older than 1, but who were being re- tained. One of these ladies, accord- ing to a reference book i consulted, is six years olday than I 3. The other was married fifty-one years ago, "I also sad that though i was ex- preted to sit at least thirteen tines a your I had during most years of the mine that I served at twies that number of tunes.

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'OLD AND FEEBLE'

" 1937 when, presumably, I was nich feeble, I sat forty-five

ant.

"I don't feel like an old Fam satisfied that I am mentally;

and physically fit for publie ser vice for several years yet.

Beard of inquiry has inspected the ruins of more than $1,000,000 worth of equipment and three buildings destroyed in a mys- terious fire at Chanute Field, I., home of a United States army alr corin Technical school. Above is a view of the supply house ruins after the fire, - Nô planes, but valuable flies, were burned.

Deer Bagged

out

of

SURGEONS SAY THAT

'A.R.P. USELESS'

'Hospitals Underground'

TWENTY-ONE surgeons-the men who never talk Geneva, 0. —have forecasted a complete breakdown in the medical white, services of the country after the first air raids on London white doe. Or any of the big cities,

Since not more than six every 100,003 deer shot arc Adolph Laurie bated a rarity when he came home with

Lauge noticed the 160-pound white dos before the season opened, and an

tech

hour and a quarter after hunters

tate oficially take lo hat felled her.

who include Sir Maurice Cassidy, work through an air raid and cop- These men (and one woman), jane surgeons have, been trying to find a way of preserving hospital Sir Harold Gillies, and physicians ing with the casunities. and surgeons of the staffs of the most important hospitals in court work, but I-com still carry on London and other big cities, na a magistrate,”

Mr. Wood is n non-smoker tet totuller. He retired, as a "I cannot go on with my juvenilei oficial, in 1930,

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One of the surgeons d recent A.R.P. match-stick precautions were useless absolutely useless."

Bi hospicis, they point out, are usually in the centre of a city, and one direct hil could wipe out the Concentrated skilt and equipment of the main medical service of a whole town,

The surgeons appeal for under- ground casually clearing stations, with operating theatres a complet

underground medical service where patients, nurses and doctors are out:

of danger and urgent operations could

go on in spite of continnl air raids. 'EVERY HOSPITAL IS A TARGET Recently one of the men who sgned the letter elaborated scheme.

They want bombproof, under- ground shelters, mudelled on the same lines as thore, in Paris hyg Berlin.

The letter system.

These refuges should be so designed that they can be used for medical and surikat purpurea because how- ever will the existic ospitals ar organised they no become damaged that they are no longer able to provide either Enfety for the ensunities or facililies for their treatment,

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"Moreover, urgent operations upon the wounded must be performed in spite of continuous air raids." Paris has built more than thirty of these clearing stations, which inve about 200 beds and can absorb sixiy people an hour,

CRISIS SCHEME WOULD FAIL

heavily reinforced, fully

They are completely underground. equipped and have stat quarters for seven.y-

livret doctors and nurses.

Sald one of the surgeons: "Some- thething Eke this is essential In this country if we are to give a continual and effective medical service.

"The crisis arrangemena would have broken down in a few hours, and nothing has been done about

He said they had felt it was neces- sury to sound the alarm, in spite of etiquelle, and wake people up to the fact that every big hospital, owing to its size and position, was on posed target in any air raid.

These are the men who, during the parks or stora ruoins in peace time.

PX-

erisis, offered their services to the

them since,

The shelters could be used as car

Present A.R.P. instructions to hos-

hospitals. They saw the dress repitals, recently issued by Sir John bearsal when every hospital was Anderson or

packed with the midient and nurs-

ing skill of the country,

The patients, nurses, and sur- Hrons would be concentrated in the operating theatre-a room

with a

glass roof and one glass wall. "Even a nearby ban

bomb would have

wrecked all this in a moment.

Cover all windows with canvas or

wire mesh.

Taite precautions against gas. Sandbag the ward windows. Replace the dome of the operating theatre with concrete five inches thick.

With this frail protection, opera-

"The windows and lighting would tions would have to cease during afr

| have been so damaged that operations|ralds, and patients would still be ex-

would be impossible," he said.

posed to the danger and Injuries that

In the last few weeks these twenty-Idrove them into hospital.

Phone Rings As Girl

Dies In Her Flat

WHILE a man friend was trying to: Miss Billinghurst, said: "She often telephone Lo twenty-two-year-old] used to come Into my room and drink | Leni Stolt, a blonde German girl who ten with me. She said she would lived in King's-road. Chelsea, B.W..] rather do that than go to these she lay dying in her room from gas) clubs.*" polsoning, wearing a yachting cos- fume, with fannel trousers.

She

A friend said, "The last time I saw Miss Billinghurst, who has a room her-about a fortnight ngo-the to13 at the same address, answered theme she was soon to be married. telephone in the ball at half past nine did not tell me anything more about that night. A man's voice asked for it

Miss Stolt.

Miss Sloll's permit to remain in Miss Dillinghurst said, "I knocked England would have expired in a few on Leni's door. There was no reply. weeks. Her friends believe she was and I was just coming away when depressed at the prospect of having I thought smelled gas.

to return to Germany.

"I called Mr. Anthony Sogar, ni young nelor, and we forced the door. Lent was still alive, but she died in

In few moments.

TWO LETTERS

"There were two letters in her

handwriting in the room,'

Mist Stoll, who came to England!

Coal Mine Under

A London Park

Workmen engaged in excavallons

in 1030, described herself as unt Wanstead Purit recently encounter. student of commercial art. She ed a hard substance with their pick- had been in Chelica about a year, | axca.

and lived a guy, Bohemian life.

It was found to be coul.

Mi Stolt belonged to a number Although the vein was only 40ft. of clubs frequented by artists and below the surface, the coal was com- wellers living around King's-rond. pletely formed, and as the park was When the police searched her room at one time part of Epping Forest, It they found a large number of bottles, is thought that larger, quantities may left over from a party she had given. be found beneath.

NEWS

CANADA BROADCAST BAN DEFIED

Oltawa.

Mr. George McCullagh, the 33- year-old proprietor of the Toronto "Globe and Mail," has, successfully defled a ban imposed by the Cann- dian Broadcasting Corporation on the first of a series of broadensts by him. The addresses

entitled "Marching on--to What?"

are

The regulallons of the Canadian Broadensting Corporation since that: "No individual mny purchase any network to

broadcast' bis own opinions." The Corporation took the stand at Mr. McCullagh's series of broadcasts Tell under this cinuse. Permission to use the Corporation network was retused,

When Mr. McCullagh arranged to broadcast over a chain of 19 private stations the Corporation again Im- posed a ban.

Mr. McCullagh circumvented this by making electrical recordings of his first speech and sending them by air mail to each of the private stations, where they were broadcast Although the Corporation recently can censor broadcasting networks il has no control over individual private stations.

Mr. McCullagh plans to give the remaining four addresses similarly, In the broadenst he declared that

Irresponsible government and In- adequate leadership were bringing Canada to disaster.

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Under the scheme the employer advances the fare and the organisa- tion undertakes additional advances,

Immigration officials say that it is impossible to obtain in England the types of

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workers and

The policy, therefore, is to recruit from nations whose stock con be readily assimilated. Those already settled are making excellent citizens.

INDIA

-PERSONAL JEWELS

DUTIABLE

Bombay.

The Customs at Bombay detained over £1,000 worth of jewels brought to India as the personal property of Mme. Nelly Carller, who arrived accompanied by M. Jacques Cartier, the Paris Jeweller.

The new Customs rules, just re- vised, permit passengers to land with only £370 worth of jewels.

Anything above that amount duttable at 50 per cent.

is

The usual refund of seven-eighths is payable when the owner leaves the country.

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