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MAID MEETS HER

MILLIONAIRE

MR. Nusli Whaddin, 62-years-old rich Parsee cotton merchant, who left Bombay on January 16, arrived at Victoria Station, London, recently, and was met by Mr. Downs, his legal adviser.

They walked to the Grosvenor Hotel, where Mr. Whaddia said he intended to make a statement about his position and that of Miss Phyllis Brition, who has been staying as a guest at Glyn House, his Epsom home.

"Until then I have nothing to say. I resent all this public intrusion in what is a very personal and private affair," he added.

Mr. Whaddia, who was smartly dressed in a grey "Eden" hat, wore a red carnation in his buttonhole. After waiting for 20 minutes in the lounge he was met by Miss Britton, who had been having her hair dressed.

"AT LAST"

A radiant smile spread over her face as she joined him. said, "Oh, darling, here you are at last!"

She

They linked arms and walked quickly out of the hotel to- gether and got into a black saloon car.

As they were driven away towards Epsom they kissed each! other.

Mr. Whaddia's English wife, Mrs. Gertrude Whaddia, actress, said.

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“I have no intention of arranging a meeting with my husband, So far as I am concerned, the matter is in the hands of my solicitors,"

Dictionary Kept Wife Silent For 20 Years

“To my wife's silence,”

"That," said Mr. J. E. Mousion Coroner Questions

recently, should be the dedication

completed

of the French and English dictionary, which have recently after a labour of 20 years.

night, "From 7.30 to 11.30 every she has not been able to speak to me. And it she had, i wouldn't have heard her.

Faith Healers

Birmingham. MRS. SYDNEY NIXON, wife of a chartered secretary, of Streetly, near a specialist Birmingham, consulted last August and was told that she operation for 11 "Believe me. I haven't been to the ought to have theatre more than six times in 20 cancer.

to the clicma, years, and

She decided against it, preferring the though I'm a great lover of drama. But in the last three months, le pat her trust in thith healing. finished, She died without having had medi- since the book I've broken olit and spent three or cal treatment for some months. four nights a week other."

never

has been

the in one or

5,000,000 WORDS

Mr. Mansion, 88-year-old director of Harrap's, the publishers, held up a massive quarto volume, with 1,500 pages, containing 5,000,000 works.

dictionary "If you start to edit a you will and there is no time for anything else," he said.

"We started 20 years ago. We ex- pected to produce-the-finished article in Ave years. We green.

we

were so

1

had

the "In 15 years

oul.

tnok French-English part another five years to complete the English-French part.

COST £60,000

"Sometimes long correspondence was necessary with French experts.

"We filled up 300,000 cards, euch referring to saine Interpretation a word or phrase.

of

"When I say we, 1 include my six or seven assistants,

"Their salaries have accounted for

most of the £60,000 that the die- tionary bus cost,

"You can call it my life work i you wish: But I don't feel my life's work is done.

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A verdict of death from cancer was returned at the inquest recently. The husband told the Coroner, Mr. Frank Cooper, that he had been, a for ten Christian Science student years.

Monday,

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Eurico Penteado, loft, daancial attache of the Brazilian Em- bassy in Washington, and leading representative of the Brazilian coffee growers, meets the famed Oscar of The Waldorf during a recent visit to the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Oscar ori- Kinated several coffee dishes, on that occasion, in honour of the distinguished visitor.

£5,000 Spent to Launch

A Debutante

"

SOCIETY mothers are spending as much as £5,000 on launching their young daughters into the whirl of the London “season.”

This was revealed recently by Mrs. Horace Farquharson, silver-haired "social consultant."

On

From her bureau in Dover-street, Mayfair, she ndviges Court etiquette, coming-out balls, and clothes for all the big events of the debs' social senson.

School Refused To Sing The King'

NEWCASTLE (Staffs).

of a

MR. W. Greene, Secretary Stoke colliery. company, has protested to the British Legion because School, High Brownhills Stoke, refused his daughter for the Eileen's request

bu to National Anthem sung at the end of the school's Christmas party.

is Eileen, aged fifteen, pupil there.

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"Even if it means that my girl becomes marked at school, and have to take her away. I am going to carry through with this matter." After his wife decided against an said Mr. Greene, "I am prepared operatim Christian Selenco practi- to take my protest to the education timers were called in. No medicine committee,"

medical treatment was given.

DID NOT CALL DOCTOR

'THAT IS WHY.

"On the coming-out of each girl between £1,000 and £3,000 will be spent." said Mrs. Farqu- Irsos. Some parents spead au melt as £5,000. "Clothes are a big item. While 1 could dress a deb, for the season in good style for £250. It is sometimes overdone to the tune of £1,000 to

£1,500.

"At least seven evening gowns are ersential. Most expensive la the Court presentation frock for which the lowest price is about £20."

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One of the greatest problems a hostess is the lack of eligible male partners,

"And that's where my aid is often Tentisted," said Mrs. Porquharson.

"I have a Est of well-bred young men who are ready to act as cscorts at a moment's notice for a fee."

March 20, 1939.

Gas Masks For 1,000,000 Babies

OUR JOHN ANDERSON, Minister for Civilian Defence, Informed MPs recently that 40,000,000 gas masks had been issued during the last 12 months to the civilian popula- tion at a total cost of £4,000,000.

During the last six months 'n satis factory device had been developed for years, and the production of all parts had been commenced except one, which was being pushed for- ward with nii possible speed.

A special type of respirator had also been developed for infants over two years, and the purchase was being arranged: The tolat number to be made available was 1,100,000. Sir John stated at the possibili- tles of constructing underground car parks which would also give some shelter protection had received his very careful consideration, in con- sultation with the Minister of Trans- port. He was arranging for im- mediate expert examination of cer- tain technical problems involved.

HOSPITAL ACTIVITIES

Mr. Elliot, Minister of Health, on- nounced that plans had been made for finding-about 200,000 beds in existing hospitals and institutions in the first 24 hours of an emergency by sending patients home and trans- ferring them to other accommodation und by putting additional beds and equipment in the wards.

Another 100,000 could be found later by using an ancillary part of used 19 hospitals not at present wards.

were making Local authorities good progress in securing the neces sary transport for ambulance work. I London, for instance, 1,200 com mercial vehicles had already been earmarked, and the work of ear- marking a further 800 was proceed- ing rapidly.

Grew Beard, His Voice Returned

THIRTY-SIX years ago a inger

lost his voice completely. Fic rew a beard. Now, at 76, his tenor voice is stronger than ever.

Recently the singer, Mr. J. W. Leach, of Blackpool, now beardless,

ung at sung the birthday celebration dinner of Blackpool Dickensians.

Mr. Leach started to sing whent he was eight. When he was 40 his volce went.

"I had to change my method of breathing and grow a beard," Mr. Leach said. "I persevered and ray voice returned-better than ever."

Says 'My Party Was

Speck In The Ocean'

"I belleve that the monarchical/ A GAMBLING party hostess, known in the West End as

Wylde system is the bals of Britain's Mrs. Elfreda Barries, of Green, said she had been-on-the greatness. That is why I taught my official list of Christian Science prac-girl to be patriotic. That is why she asked for God Save the King' to be titioners for 10 years.

The Coroner: What are the quali- sung at the end of the party.

told me "When she Beations?

Mrs. Harries: You have to pre- refused I felt the mutter ought to sent evidence to directors in Bos-be raised for the sake of other girls, my chiki ion. U.S.. that you have sufletent even though it means

possibly becoming uncomfortable at experience in healing.

the school,"

Coroner: I take it you do nut believe in calling in medical men?- We keep the law of the innd and call in ductors when the law requires.

Dr. A. B. Hodgson, of Four Oaks, sad arrangements were made for an operation, but later Mr. Nixon wrote

The Coroner;

she

was

Mins A. E. Wilmott, headmistress of Brownhills since I was opened seventeen years ago, said that she remembered the incident.

"Eileen told me her father thought|

"Madame Estelle," recently described the party for which sho was fined £60 at Marlborough-street police court as "Just a speck in the ocean of-West-End-gambling.".

"Madame Estelle" has been famous sure: I've been a gambler, a horse in Mayfair for twenty years for her lover, all my life. I love fitn, I love chic powers. In private life she parties, and I like to make people is Miss Frances Bergman, nged forty-happy.

seven.

losses al my The biggest wins The police court story told how parties were never, more than £100. police raided her West End Hot In But I know places in the West End the early morning, last week and where people win and lose in £1,000 found twelve people playing roulette. units.

On a table were chips worth "I wish I knew who told the police The windows were of my party. I believe it was either some Jealous woman or some one henvlly screened with curtains.

£97 10s. Gd.

Superintendent Cole said: "Miss who had played and lost nt one of notice my parties and hoped to escape the parties debt that way.

that his wife had decided against it. the National Anthem ought to be Bergman-lus been under our

If this operation sung at the end of the party, but for some time. But as the had been performed can you say she asked me only a few hours beare held in different parts

not fore the

party. delinitely that death would have resulted-No.

of

must be

had

of the "You'd be surprised at the people There's a West End, without previous notice in the gambling world.

"I told her it was too late to alter except to the clients on the day of diamond merchant's wife who owes ocen play, by telephone, it has given us me £160. I don't believe her hus- The Coroner said that before a jury the programme, which

"You'll never stop people from verdict man- arranged by the sixth form girts a great dent of trouble to clear the band knows she gambles. "I've got to keep the dictionary up could return a

That night Miss Bergmann, dress-gambling. A real gambler is incur established The party ended with 'Auld Lang matter up." to date. Phrases are translated into slaughter t

"I said that Eileen and the two ed in a turquoise blue ninon evening able. But l'in no professional.

un her "For my living I run a riding current idiom, not into out-of-date affirmatively that death would not Sync. and archaic phraseology.

have taken place had medical trent- "But you can be sure my wife and ment been given. In view of the other girls with her could sing the dress, six Jewelled rings

bise brilliants around her neck and ton, and two eighteen-hole putting party, but they did not."

more than a dozen gold and silver courses at Falmouth. And now I'm I are setting out to enjoy ourselves, evidence such a verdict would not be National Anthem as an item at the littering pendant of twelve stable with ten horses in Kensing 1 love a good time. bracelets on her right arm. prepared off to a party.

horses, people and... parties."

now."

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