Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April, 11, 1939.
LONDON'S SHELTERS ARRIVING
Less Than £8 Each To Householders
SOME thousands of London's steel shelters arrived recently by rail, but the distribution to householders did not start till later, when much engineering work was be- gun in suburban back gardens.
The shelters were sent from the steelworks in parts with the sides, roofs and bolts and nuts in different wag- gons. The railway companies began to distribute them to the addresses supplied by the various councils after the parts have been sorted out at their goods depots.
Tottenham, Poplar, Hornsey, Bethnal Green and Islington received the first shelters, Consignments for other boroughs arrived later,
LESS THAN IS EACH
pro-
Sir John Anderson gave a mise recently that there would be no profiteering by the Government In
the sale of shelters to househtolders not on the free list.
"We will supply them at cost price," he said.
He could not of present give the actual cost of the shelters, but did not think it would be as much Its
£
When Sir John inspected one
of the shelters al Charing Cross Underground station he sat inside for! some minutes and later confessed that
SIX CLERGYMEN
IN FAMILY
Six clergymen of one family will give addresses during Lent at St. Botolph's, Alders- gate.
They are the Vicar, Rev. W. B. Darns, his three brothers, Revs. A. E. Dams (late Rector of Henley-on-
it was the first time he had been in-Thames, P. J. Dams (Vicar of
side one.
Later, in the House of Commons, Sir John, replying to Mr. Doland (C. Baltsam und Tooting), said that until local authorities had completed their survey for the free distribution of the Government's steel shelters he could not indicate when supplies would be available for sale.
PLEA REJECTED
Mr. Lipson (Ind., Cheltenham) asked the Lord Privy Seal if he would consider providing steel shelters free to all who had undertaken obliga- tions for national service.
Sir John Anderson replied that this) would be complete departure from the basis of distribution already on3- nounced and he could not entertain
A.IP, protautions are responsible for just half of a supplementary estimate for £1,058,670 Issued, The
gure is £700,020.
It is expected that £750,000 will be
year expended during the
ended
March 31 next to meet the cost of supplying steel shelters and materials for strengthening basements.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
Higham, Kent) and V. Dams (Rector of Wexham, Bucks), and two nephews, Revs. C. T. L. Dams, a minor canon of Windsor, and E. L. Dams. assistant curate at Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks.
Said the Vicar of St. Botolph's: "As I have hardly ever heard them preach, it oc- curred to me that it would be an interesting experiment."
New Einstein Theory
Princeton.
Spanish Art Treasures
Are Undamaged
GENEVA..
ART-LOVERS all over the world will be relieved to know that the masterpieces from the Spanish galleries, now housed in the League building, are in a perfect state of preservation, after having been stored in parking-cases for well over two years.
The committee of 12 experts have opened 100 packing- cases, of the 1,800 odd containing such priceless art geins as Velasquez's "Philip IV.," "The Drunkards," and his marvellous "Christ on the Cross."
Other paintings, stripped of their oilcloth wrappings, as art experts of Britain, France, Spain and Switzerland watched with bated breath, are the "Maya" of Goya, which portrays the Duchess of Alba of those days dressed and undressed.
After seeing that these paintings were undamaged, the experts return-
ed them back to the cases,
Marvellous tapestries, some of them designed by Goya, from the and the Royal Palace of
A new theory which he believes Escortal may solve the riddle of gravitation Madrid, were also unpacked. They, is announced in an interview by tuo, are undamaged after running the Prof. Albert Einstein, who is CO.
gauntlet of Franco's bombs for al- Two token provisions of £10 each) Einstein declined to divulge details most two years. are included in order to bring before of what he thinks may prove the Parliament the cost of approved clue to the long-sought single law special measures to ensure continuity, explaining the structure of the entire masterpieces of service by certain essential public universe and all the mysteries utility understakings in war time matter and radiation. and the provision of grants in respect
areas
"The layman," he said,
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Charming spot at the Golden ክኒ Treasure Gate Exposicion faland, San Francisco, la the Japanese Pavillon, built in an- elent feudal mansion style and replete with gardens and pools, It has become an outstanding at- traction to many of the fair's thousands of visitors.
Operation Remade Body
Although the lower part of hls hody was crushed under a lorry,
Library, Suprono
Head for Spring
in a new
Dress Belts
20-year-old Douglas Turker, of Smart Plaited Patents Everington-road, Muswell H, N., hopes soon to be able to dance and play tennis.
An operation the first of its kind to be performed in England--has achleved this feat,
The operation which saved his life had been performed twice In the United States hafore It was attempted
Admirals Call For here by the ductors of the Royal
More Destroyers
Westminster.
Northern Hospital, Holloway, N.. where Tucker was taken in Decem- ber, 1937.
progress.
In
When he reached the hospital It WHEN the Navy Estimates were: was feared that he enuk not live. considered on report in the House But the operation was begun at once AN INVENTORY
of Commons recently, Rear-Admiral and now, after many months in los- Sir M. Sueter (Con, Hertford) saldpital, he is at home making rapid unpacked pictures
of Murillo,
he considered that to spend £70,000,-
The operation, which consisted of Rubens, 000 on seven battleships was a waste rearranging the crushed hanes and
the of Ribera, El Greco, Titian and
was performed three famous paintings of Raphael of money. We should not be getting torn gaments,
| eight stages. from the Prado Gallery. The For the right weapon.
He would soccer see some of the One further operation will be of emergency water supplies in Lon-least realize one thing--that the pur-trait of
a Cardinal,' "The Holy
curried out during the next few dun and other vulnerable areas. ut of stella coal requiries almost Family," and the "Virgin and the money spent un small destroyers one
unkmited patience. Since the for-
other amall vessels for hunting the months and then Tucker will have On the credit side is £10,000,
Fish." all paintings beyond price.
submarine.
virtually a new stomach. mulation of the general theory of anticipated additional recepts from relativity there has existed the pro-seen so inany art marvels collected University) said that he served in the the hospital enough. I am spending
The 12 experts, who have never
Mr. A. P. Herbert (Ind., Oxford Tucker said, "I can never thank the sale of respirators.
Tension in districts around London blem of bringing under one unifying under one roof, will continue their convey section in the last year of the some of my spare time now organis- mathematical concept the gravita-work for over a month, and will war, and he agreed that we wanteding raffles and whist drives for its which have been classed as
funds. and material particies,
Perhaps I shall be able sures. "Mathematical ... constructions__ __for_{
Vice-Admiral Taylor (Con., S. Pad-run a dance and if I can dance at relieved by
|dington) also emphasised-the-neces- | it myself my happiness-will-be-com-~ the united field theory devised by Minister of Health,
Armed policemen guard the League sity for more' smuller craft, and con-lete." to Erith Borough Coun-e heretofore have not stood the test In a letter to Eri
An award of £50 to Tucker and cil. the Minister said, "When the surf experience. A year ago I dis- Library, where the pictures are, und sidered that a base at Milford Haven
was essential covered a new solution, and I am nobody is allowed to enter.
£175 to his father was recently vey now being carried out is
now engaged with two collaborators It is expected that the exhibition
npproved in the King's Bench Divi- plete the Minister will be in a posi-developing the results to a point of Spanish treasures in the League
sion as a result of the court action tion to
to consider the possibility of where they could be checked by ex-building will not open until after
which droze Irom the accident, the list of extending
areas to
beperiment facts." evacuated,"
Erith, classed as a neutral area, was twice bombed during the Great War and is now making arrangements to evacuate its
children. A own farm camp in the country is being bought.
from which the evacuation of schonforut field, the electro-magnetic field draw up an inventory of the trea~ | more destroyers. children anatement from the:
not take place was
com-
Hammer In Family 100 Years
Beardstown, 111,
A 100-year-old hammer, brought to this country from Denmark, in prized by Cyrus Christensen, Beards- town, whose father brought it to the United States when he left Denmark to avold army service.
ON SALE AT
Easter.
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Runaway Horse Crashes Into Crowded Surgery
PLYMOUTH.
ARUNAWAY van horse crashed through the window of-a-Plymouth surgery in which thirty- one women and children were waiting recently scat- tering them in panic and injuring two of them seriously.
The horse had taken fright Mrs. Metcholte said she heard a some distance away. in Patna-crash, and as she was thrown down straddled over the place. Its driver, Alfred Mill-saw the horse
pram, and her sister-in-law knocked
BREWER'S BOOK SHOP|man, put on the brakes and to the other end of the room.
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tugged at the reins, but the van
"The other women were sercam-
the sec
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STABILISING FACTOR Mr. G. HI, Shakespeare, Finanelal Secretary to the Admiralty, said the had Anglo-German Naval Treaty
naval been a stabilising factor in rearmament, and had been of mutual advantage both to Germany and our- selves.
It must be sald in all fairness that the treaty had been most scrupulous- ly kept both by ourselves Germany.
und
by
to
Three Planes Fly Girl Home
who
MISS S. MURDOCH arrived at Arosa, Switzerland, recently for a short holiday, found a telegram walling for her at her hotel-"Return home at once. Urgent."
If Germany denounced the treaty the Admiralty would be released; from any obligation arising out of the scrapping of the Royal Sovereign. He could only repeat that the 20 escort vessels they were building were more than the equivalent of two Miss Murdoch left for Paris ut flotilins of destroyers. There were 43 once by train, spent the night there destroyers on the stocks apart from and boarded 0 London-bound the 20 escort ships.
British Airways plane ut Le Bourget. The question of Pembroke Dock"
The plane landed at Croydon an would no doubt be resurveyed in the light of changing circumstances in hour later, taxied to where a North relation to the whole question of Eastern Airways machine was warm- dock facilities.
The report stage was concluded.
ing up.
Miss Murdoch. Look her seat in the north-bound plane at once. As she was flying to Glasgow her brother
Fifth Generations left their home in Belfast by pinne.
Of Boones
a fourth
He arrived at the Renfrew air- port a few in!nutes before the plane from London landed at 2,35 p.m.
had gathered momentum, and iting and fighting to get away." she driver slid down the steep hill of Har-said. "I could well-street.
through the broken window, still on | his feet, unhurt."
HUTTE, Mont. A group of children were directly in the
horse's path. Millman The front wheels of
The Daniel Boone family entered He greeted his sister and led her managed to puli it round Into, caught a small ledge under the Into its fifth generation when a son into un empty office. King's-street, but the van in turn-plate-gloss window. otherwise I was born here to Mr. and Mrs. James "Mother is dead," he told her. ing swung die horse through the would have crashed into the surgery Allen Boone. Boone Is
Brother and sister spent twenty plateglass window of Dr. Ilyall's too. After the pante had quietined generation descendant of the famous minutes at the airport, then boarded down the horse was led out through Indian scout, trapper and Kentucky a Scottish Airways plane specially One of the patients, Mrs. A. the door.
| hero.
chartered to take them to Belfast, Motchelle, who was sitting with her back to the window, struck by one of the hooves. Her shoulder was broken' and she was badly cut.
surgery.
THROWN 12 FEET
Her sister-in-law, Mrs., W. Hine, was thrown twelve feet across the room 'nguinst a partition, and in- Jured by broken glass.
A piece of plate glass three- quarters of an Inch thick and
three feet square crashed on top
Acid Changed Foreign Eggs
Into English
N egg merchant was sald at
obtaining 10s, 4d, £9 5s, and £10
of her baby's prom, but the child card Police Court recent-2s. 6d. by false pretences at Oxford, was uninjured.
ly to have removed with sold
the marks of origin from foreign
sata and to have sold, the eggs as English new laid,
asked for sevenicen
other similar
Sophomore On Faculty
Cleveland, O.
cases throughout the country to be Svngoras Constantinides. 21, nat comidered, and, was sentenced to
only is a sophomote, at Fenn College,
nine months' imprisonment.
It was also alleged that eggs sup-but a faculty member as well. Con-
Other women," were hurled from their senis, As the horse stamped about they fought to escape. Into the inner surgery through a narrow opening wall.
They were trampling on each other A Semi-Monthly Publication of 28 when Dr. Ryall ran in from his con- the pages on the present hostilities Bulting-room "The surgery was
Tideswell-road, Eastbourne names, it was sald.
Athens, Greece, teaches the Greek shambles," he said. "Several wo-of Photo
news.
men had fainted, others had been admitted.
When he was arrested he said that language, tree, to ali Fenn students out by the flying glass.
He appeared on three charges of he was "caught fair and square.". and professors' interested.
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cnrolled at the It was a system of fraud which plied to people by Woolley were stantinides, who
merchant-Denals Crawford short of the number Invoiced and college this year after spending his
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