1939-02-28 — Page 3

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MOTHERS OF 1937 HAD MORE BOY BABIES

BIRTH RATE RISES My Suits Are

MORE babies were born in England and Wales in

1937 than in any year since 1933, says the Registrar-General,

The figure was 610,557, compared with 580,413 in 1933, when the birth rate was the lowest recorded since 1850 (when the population was less than half what it is now).

Since 1933 the pessimists have been prophesying doon, for a de- populated Brilain. One expert has suid that in one hundred years the population might fall to 5,000,000,

-And since 1933 the population of England and Wales has been rising steadily. At the 1931 census. It was 19,952,377. Now it is estimated at 41.031,000,

In 1031 in England and Wales there were, 20,819,307 females and 19,133,010 males. In 1937 there were born 1,050 males to every 1,000 females.

The aunsber of marriages solemnised in 1937 was 359,100, com- pured with 354,844 in 1936,

The majority of the 16,000 widows i who married again in 1937 preferred widowers. The 1937 birth rate was 14.9 peri

Only one-third of the! 1,000 of the population. The only 125.033 widowers who married again countries (will available datni chow-chose witlows. Jing a lower rate were Austria (12,8), France (14.7), and Sweden (14.3),

In France births have fallen fron

722,371 in 1932 to 6378,059 m 1936,

In Germany they have risen from 900,99% in 1933 to 1.310.032 in 1930.

In Italy the figure fell from 205,970

Walked Through

Shop Window

Because his glasses were misted by In 1933 to 082,086 in 1938, but rosen, Mr. B. B. Faulkner, principal of 10 184,866 in 1937.

Eastbourne School of Art, walked out of an art gallery in Terminus Road, Eastborne, and through the plate gluss window of an adjoining shop,

'Orange Of Danger' Is Missing

An orange injected with deadly! germs and a casebook containing re- cords of cancer research are stated by Dr. A. J. C. Magion to baye been taken from his Harley-street, W.. house recently,

was

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Dr. Magion sympathise with any intender.

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All In Pawn

Budapest.

Victor Vary, a Hungarian Anancial agent, rued recently for lending muzey at exorbitant rates of interest, could not uppear in court. Reason (us explained to a policemen sent to He had pawned all his Tetch him): clothes.

Aerodrome

Underground

WHENEVER anyone tries to enter certain fleld just on the outskirts of Hanover, Germany, pollee appear frum bushes, and order them to de- part unless they want to join a can- centration camp, for beneath thai m- assumlug feld Hes one of Germany's greatest aerodromes.

the

The only outward sign of existence of this secret underground 'drome is the enormous number of. Air Force men seen about the town. and the number of planes that land there and then vanish.

to

Special its bring the agroplanes;

the surface, there are under- He received cuts on the farr, and ground quarters for the men, and the was taken home by the police.

entire fold is bomb proof.

"Schoolgirl" Wife's New Ambition

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about the most unhealthy place for RS. CHEBBY COHEN, 25-year-; "I have dozens of dolls," she said. burglars in all London. The orange; IV15ja

Rishton Lanes) girl, who' was missed from a bowl containing hoaxed education authorities by al of money. In

"I'm only doing this to earn plenty two years time 1 fruit treated with virulent germs. tending school as a pupil, is an view want to settle down and adapt

"The treated fruit was labeled, in a side-show at the Agricultural baby." and I put it back in the bowl wifi stall. London. sume harmless oratutes and apples,

Many thousands of people have a Chebby had a baby two years ago, never expecting that anyone wouli

paid their 2d. to catch a glimpse of but it died, touch them.

Chebby, who smokes 50 cigarettes her.

Chely is the girl who will never a day, is still refused admittance to At the age of 12 she stop- "horror" ms. Bus conductors are grow up, ned growing. Doctors were baffled. amazed when she asks for an adult's

When visited recently she was fleket, Shie

spoke regretfully of Her dressed in a school slip, red Jersey, and white ankle socks, with a bow; "sehaol days." In her hair.

"If the thief took a bite from the infected orange he will be in terrible agony by now, and his life may be endangered.

Dr. Magian said the casebook con- tained the recursis of 10 or 15 years' research.

"I would be almost impossible for me to replace those recorits."

a doll

Produce of

She was playing with "I'd like to be back there now."

she said,

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Outdoor Girl

Fearing that the Important international aspects of the Pan- American conference at Lima, Peru, would become clouded. Secre- tary of State Cordell Hull beccame angry at newspapermen who questioned him about reported censorship and search, as he arrived in New York. He is shown with Mrs. Hull aboard ship, with the "Statue of Liberty in background,

Loses Bride, Tears Up £10,000 Cheque

RICH Indian merchant, an 18-year-old girl and her miner fiance were figures in an extraordinary situa- tion revealed recently following a cancelled marriage at Blaina, Monmouthshire.

The girl is Miss Phyllis Britton, whose father works at Blaina gasworks, and her wedding to Alexander Powell, aged 20, was to have taken place recently.

Hut never took place, because in Newport-rond, Cardiff, received the day before Phyllis Britten dis- this cable from Bombay: appeared in company with Miss Olga i "Send Olya at once attend Phyllis Tilley, who had been acting as her Wilson, who is very ill at Bluinu Situation permanent. Apself pap ali maid,

caneuser-Whackdia."

Mi Powel was working a night shift in the pit and before he le home he said "good-night" to Mira Britton, who was staying with his

parents.

As soon as he had gone, Miss Bril- ton said, "I am going out to buy a wedding hat." She did not return.

Phyllis had worked as a mai for an Indian named Nuls Weddia, living in Surrey," said Mr. Powell.

"I was offered £10,090 if I would' break my engagement, and rectised, a cheque for that amount.

"I did not want money that way.) I tore up the cheque and threw the! hits in the river."

"FLYING BACK" While Phyllis was staying with Powells-she had been there since Christmas-she received a number of

from cables

am bylin, said her fance. One read: "You deserve better things. Please keep your solemn undertaking. Stand by me whatever happens."

out.

Another: "Don't let age rule me Flying back immediately. Will never cease loving you."

was

Olga went to Blan and Mrs. ailey received from her daughter a letter containing the sentence, "I be lieve we are going to make a get- away,"

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Olga Bailey's uncle said "Mr. Whuddla, who is very wealthy, han stayed in Cardiff and ured to meel Miss Bitton, but there is no doubt the wars in love with Alce Powell."

"SHE IS IN BED" When Mr. Thomas Britton, Phylli father, returned to Biniua after a werk-end visit, be sold:

"My daughter is safe and sound.” When a reporter ended at Glyn House, Epsom, where Mr. Null Whaddin lives when he is in Eng- land, he was told that Miss Britton was in bed,

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were surprised when the pe turned," rald one of the servants, as we thought she was going to be mar- ried."

Alexander Powell made this final comment at his home in High-street, Bluina:

"I still like Phyllis, bu' it is all over.

I will join the Army." A third: "If you love me less, I still Glyn House 15 a large half- love you as no other man ever will timbered building set back in large Willing to carry out all your wishes."

grounds •off Burgi Heath-road, There

letter: "What has Epsom. also induced you to tail me al this Mr. Whaddin bought it about two eleventh hour?".

years ago and spent a large sum of money on re-decorating it. Before that it td been unoccupied for some During the war It was used years. usa school.

The house is at present in the care On the same day Mrs. Bailey. of the chauffeur and his wife, who mother of the maid Olga, who lives is house-keeper.

Finally came a cable: "Sorry you ill. Get well

zoon. Arrive Glyn House, Epsom. Myself sailing Im- mediately,"

"A GETAWAY"

Vicar Starting Anti-Gossip Squad

Ipswich. stand I am making," Mr. Grainge

"They are great source of en- to served couragement, and have strengthen my purpose to stamp out. the evil of gossip for cod."

N anti-gossip aquad is planned by White said,

the Rev. W. Grainge White, vicar of Haughley, near Ipswich.

Recently he lashed the gossips in enslaught from his pulpit, after one of his church workers had asked hims to intervene on his behalf and

"malicious rumours." denounce

"Warnings from the pulpit are not enough, because they do not always reach the chief offenders," the vicar more drastic is said. Something necded.

The most effective way is to show

the offenders

vicar's

One is from a London wife, who says her life, and that f her husband, have been made almost intolerable by idle gossip.

Another letter, from a Brighton sympathiser, is now pinned on the doar of the church here.

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