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April 27, 1939.

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"Nursery-Blue Gas Helmets" EMPIRE

for Babies

WINIFRED MARGARET, aged three weeks, and James, aged eight weeks, demonstrated in Holborn Town Hall recently that the million and a quarter gas helmets for British babies are safe, comfortable, and efficient.

Mrs. Mary Pochetty, of Drurylune, mask-she isn't sure of anything yet (mother of James), and Mrs. Mury—but she was determined to be good, Ann Baker, of Clarks-buldings, S. She blew a bubble at her “Mummy" Giles High-Street (mather Winifrom.beneath the celluloid, fred), picked them into the new helmets and watched resulls.

James and Winifred rested com fortably in their padded khak! bags, supported by black metal fromes (these will be "nursery" blue or green for bubles). The straps were drawn up round their bodies, loosely enough for air to pass out.

Another strap passed between their legs. It is loose enough for comfort, and Is detachable.

JAMES SETTLES DOWN James through his stout, urge celluloid "window", smiled up at "Muininle," coughed three halt hearted coughs, kicked. and then, judging all was well, settled down to a monotonous whimper, such as hables love.

Mr. C. G. Trotman, designer of the mask and himself a father, assured Mrs. Pochetty. "You mustn't think he's crying about his helmet. Babies like crying about nothing in parti- cular, even when they're quite happy."

And Mrs. Pochetty nodded, "Don't! I know It."

Jamen was obviously enjoying him- self. His hands stayed open, and his colouring remained normal pink.

Winifred was not sure about the

She Happed her arms, kicked her legs, decided, "Well, what's the use anyway?" and put a podgy thumb In her mouth and dropped off to sleep,

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"We found it necessary to make the helmets big enough for the babies to suck their thumbs," said Mr. Trot-

" have how babies in these masks. The air grows warm inside after a few minutes, and In nearly all cuses they drop of lato a healthy sleep.

MOTHER'S JOB

"All the mother needs to do is to work the light hand pump at about 40 strokes a mute. She can rest the helmet with baby In It on the table. Collapsible legs are provided to prevent As rolling.

She may sutely stop pumping for about five minutes. The helmet is intended for bables up to two years, but the metal frome is adjustable and can be used for older children, who can run around wearing it quite huppily."

These helmets are to be distributed through locat. authorities.

When James and Winlfred are too old for their helmets the Holborn. Caunell hope to 1299 them on to other babies,

Mother Did Not Know Of Secret Wedding

wedding postponed In

H February for "private family

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is a Roman Catholic.

"TRIFLE UPSET"

This British. mother places her baby in a new gas mask for children under two, called a "baby helmet," at a demonstration al Holborn Town Hall, London. Helmet slips over baby's head and shoulders and straps tightly around thest, excluding gas. Bellows-ilke arrangement In back supplles air.

Pyjama

Ellen Is

Told

'Get Out and Stay Out'

New York.

NEWS

TASMAN AIR MAIL

PREPARATIONS ·

Auckland.

Administration offices and repair workshops for Tasman Empire Air- ways nt Mechanics Bay Here are to be completed shortly, An Imperial Airways ground engineer is superin- tending. the operations.

Auckland will be the terminal of the Tasman Sea air mall, which is to extend the British air mall route from Sydney to New Zealand.

The service is to be inaugurated during the year. The Tasman com- pany has been formed especially to operate the route. It is controlled by the British. Australian and New Zealand Governments.

JAMAICA

GOVERNOR ON COST OF STRIKES

Kingston.

The spring session of the Jamaica Legislative Counc!! opened recently. The address of the Governor, Sir Arthur Richards, showed that excess expenditure ever income for the year ending this month is expected to be over £ 107.000, due in # largo measure to the cost of maintaining

order in the Colony during the

strikes.

The Governor stated that the present condition of Jamalca was n matter for some anxiety, although the finances show a small surplus, due to the balance carried over in the previous year.

CANADA

REARMAMENT TERMED

“INADEQUATE”

Ottawa,

described Defence experts have Canada's rearmament programme an "Inadequate." This was announced by Mr. Mackenzie King, the Prime Minister, in the Ottawa House of Commoti recently,

"They have told us that what we have brought down in this House at the present time, not adequate at

all for the situation as they ace it," sald the Prime Minister, referring to une view of the Canadian defence ex- perts on the world situation.

He was speaking in the debate on the bill to establish a Defence Pur- chasing Board and to control profits on non-competitive armament con- tructs to 5 per cent, of capital invest- clairs.ment.

AUSTRALIA

Ellen Tilton Holmsen, once so-correct American socialite- reasons," 19-years-old Annabelle

she was presented at Court-was "deported" recently from the "My daughter has been in a nurs-State of New Jersey because she insisted on going about in Lowin did not even tell her mother when she secretly mar- ing home," Mrs. Lewis said. “She was ried the Hon. John Whyle- recovering from a chill contracted pyjamas and sandals. Melville Skeffington at Cran- while house-bunting.

Tall and blonde, Mrs. Holmsen,,galow at Maywood, New Jersey, and brook. Kent, Register Office "When she was convalescent, she

erently.

hurried

down to Combwell Priory, seeking divorce in 1934, appeared in furnished it, according to the owner, the Mes. J. F. Collins, "with a couple of. court, at Reno in shorts, ood

soap boxes, and two Mr. Skeffington, heir to Viscount whitust. Kent, to the beard judge ordered her to "Get dressed." beds, we

and Ferrard, was award-in London. The next thing I

mirrors." Recently she was escorted by police 15 guineas costs last December was that they were married,

'SHE IS CULTURED' when an applestion for an affilia- "Naturally, I was a trifle upset, as to the George Washington Bridge ilon order by photographer's model 1 wanted my daughter to have a Inking New York with New Jersey.

Mrs. Holmsen does not like Sylvia Leng was refused at Clerken-church wedding. I am still hoping and was told that the authorities did

to cross the bridge She prefers to sit on the floor. well Court.

that they will be married in a church not want her Mr. Skeffington and Miss Lewis, in the near future.

again.

The police objected when she made Mrs. Holmsen, formerly the wife of bus trips in nothing but pyjamas and whose engagement was announced in "Anuther reason was that I want- November inst year, were to have ed a longer engagement.”

A White Russian attache at Athens sandals. been married at Brompton Oratory, Mrs. Skeffington was presented at and stepdaughter of an American

"She is certainly a cultured girl."! S.W., on February 23 as the bride' Court last July,

Minister, to Portugal, rented a bun-

snid Mrs. Collins. "When I spoke lo] Brig. A. G. Street, Minister of De- her about riding about town in pants fence. stated recently that the on a blcycle she said she did not Cabinet had approved the establish- like fashionable clothes and that she ment of a permanent force along the recommended by Lt. Gen. wanted to be alone, that the world unes

the was cruel to her, that nobody loved Squires, Inspector-General of her or understood her craving for the

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Schoolgirl Murder Trial Stopped

THE Jury at the Old Bailey recent- ly stopped the case against Leonard Richardsen, aged 28, of Coronation drive, Hornchurch (Essex), who was charged with murdering nine-year- old Pamela Doreen Coventry, whose trussed-up body was found in a ditch.

wife

and Then, the nine ́ men

three women of the Jury left the side on- france of the court. They stopped, shook Richardson warmly by the hand, and wished him the best of luck.

He

The foreman was among them. Richardson, whose

had said: "As foreman of the jury, let described him in evidence as "ame congratulate you. All the best, Jolly good husband," was acquitted | Richardson." and discharged

were

Mr. and Mrs. Richardson While the Judge was telling the joined by their relatives and friends, jury that he proposed they should and left for Romford, where Richard- not be called on ugain to serve for 10 son will be reunited with their three- years, Richardson, who hud remained months-old baby. 1 perfectly calm, left the dock.

He stood for a moment by the side of Mr. and Mrs. Coventry, but they

did not speak.

FRIEND'S HANDSHAKES

Friends shook Richardson by hand when he left the court..

| JURY'S NOTE TO JUDGE

that the jury handed a note to the It was after the luncheon interval

clerk of the equri, who handed it on to Mr. Justice Hawke.

themarked: "May I take it that you do The judge, after reading it re-

not think there is enough evidence, to

When he had a quiet moment after justify you in finding this the host of congratulations, Richard-guilty?" son asked for a cigarette. His wife was with him, smiling happily with relief.

"I am very glad it is over. It has been a very trying time," sald Richardson

HIS WIFE HAD FAITH

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The foreman of the jury, agreed and the judge said: "That being so, you cun give your verdict now. I told you before that you could stop the case if you wanted to. May. I any that I appreciate, you did not do so, then, because It shows me you have given this case your utmost attention" The jury then formally returned a verdict of not gulity.

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