1939-05-19 — Page 27

Girls Go Cruises On School Pay

SCHOOLMASTERS with wives and children to keep think that women teachers have too good a time.

The National Association of Schoolmastera conference at Nottingham recently opposed the principle, proposed by the National Union of Teachers, of equal pay for the men and women

"Years ago, when I was ni

young married man on £3 12s.)

Gd. a week," said Mr. S. Doctors Tell Of

Davies (London), "I decided to

spend a day at Southend during "Easy Death”

the holidays. Finally I took a walk round Hyde Park and listened to the orators.

"But I hear women teachers who have no family responsibilities dis- cussing whether they should go to the Balearics or even to the West Indies," .. TWO CHILDREN ONLY

Many

men tenchers on amali salaries had to take evening work when they ought to be studying for examinations to Improve their careers.

THE practice of euthanasia

(ensy death) is growing. For every case which comes to light there are probably a dozen which remain secret.

Sir James Purves-Stewart, The well-known physlelan, has told the Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation Society of a case in which an intimate friend of his, dying from cancer. asked him for something which would make her sleep and not wake up.

Mr. Davies said he did not deplore the fact that women teachers were able to have their trips abread, but but the next day the sufferer failed "I will not say what action I took, he insisted that the wives of men to wake," added Sir James. teachers were 28 important to the State. He could not think of nay married schoul-master of his nequain- Who had more than two

ildren.

Mr. F. C. Arkless, who proposed a resolution criticing the system of selection for post-primary schools, said it produced many misits.

position of a boy and man *hout his career may be deter-

mined by the chance that he has a

MOVEMENT GROWING

Recently Dr. C. Killick Millard, secretary of the Society, sald: ·.

"The reform is sure to come." he said, “but no one can say when. The tendency to practise it is

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May 19, 1939.

4y, Suprotan

Heinrich Himmler, left, head of the Naxl secret pollen, and Admiral General Erich Kaeder, holding Marshal's baton, listening to Hitler in Withelma haven. Naeder recently was made navy

commander-in-chief,

Plans To Evacuate 1,300,000 Children

PLANS FOR evacuation of about 1,300,000 London

increasing In the medical profes-school children and guardians in the event of war were issued by the London County Council recently to the

alon."

A West End doctor told of two heads of all schools under the council's control.

headache when he alts for the exam-cases within his knowledge. ination at age 11 plus," he said.

"The first was that of a woman

cancer," he

sald.

radium and deep

Some pupils were crammed for the suffering from examination, with the result that "Operations. during the first year in a secondary therapy had all fallet to cure her school they were "burnt out."

BOY AT WINDOW While Mr. W. Barford, of Leeds, was putting a resolution to the vote some-one bobbed up against the strong sunlight on his left,

"One dissentient," he said, think ing that one of the delegates Ha risen against the motion.

"That is not a dissentient, it is al boy at the window," a delegate sald.

A master rapped at the window

and she was lingering on in ngony.

"For a time heavy doses of opiates dulled the pain, but at last she was given un injection which gradually lowered her vitality and she passed quietly out.

Japanese Seizure Of British Ship

London.

In the event of an emergency two mesanges will be flashed to schools. When the first, "Get ready for evacuation" is received, head tea- chers will complete arrangements and notify all assistant-teachers and helpers.

The second will give the date of evacuation, and each school will then form a unit or school party." The children will march to the train In squads of 50, in charge of a teacher and helpers.

Ench school will have A number

state the Minister whether he will which will facilitate arrangements at

In the House of Commons recently Lleut. Commander Fletcher asked a "The second case was one of not question regarding the recent seizure striving tomciously to keep alive' a of the British ship "Sogres" by the hopelessly ill child. For 12 years the Japanese:- mother did her best for the child. Lleat.-Commander Fletcher asked

the "LET IT 'GENTLY SLIDE"

Prime

circumstances under which "Rather than keep the child alive the British steamer

"Sagres" has been seized by a Japanese destroyer; At the National Union of Teachers he let it gently slide away." Conference at Llandudno Mr. Ken-

being taken? Two months ACD Dr. Foster and what action is

The plan also includes the wearing Kennedy, one of the best-known Mr. Butler:

On April the of identity labels and armlets by the

which

had children, teachers, and helpers. British doctors in New York, told British steamer "Sagres,"

salt at Chao-an Bay een

Besides the clothes which the WDS bearded

by child would be wearing (and such and taken unita

should include an overcoat or

over the boy's nose.

neth Lindsay, Parliamentary Secret- Board of Education, ary to the declared he saw nothing retrograde in a system of compulsory physcal Training for boys and girls under 18. There were between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 young people getting no leisure time training, and whose de-

velopment was left to chance.

a public meeting that he would

neur.....

the reception end. Ench party will have a lender and assistant teachers will get us escorts,

risk prison to help an incurable Japan

scadores. Represen-mackintosh), a complete change of

Buffefer to end his life.

Bako In

to

with night attire, and tolict requisites,

evacuation.

Al-adults and children should

An attempt to get a bill legalising tatlons for the release of the vessel clothing should be carried, together voluntary euthanasia was defeated in have been made both by the British the House of Lords in 1936. The naval, authorities in China Society have just announced They were aiming at nothing less intention to reintroduce the measure and by His Majesty's Ambassador at their Japanese naval authorities there, either the Lords or the Commons Tokyo to the Japanese Minister for

|Foreign Affairs, the autumn.

than a national youth movement,i embracing all kinds of voluntary activities, and giving full opportunity for free development.

Civil Suit Lasts 38 Years

Pisa, Italy.

After 38 years of Hulgation a 110 page sentence has been passed on a

in

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civil case. More than 100 witnesses RECRUITING for the R.A.F. in the year ended March 31 created a record for peace-time. In that period 35,104 were questioned--and -2,000-pages-of documentary evidence were present-pilots, observers, airmen, and boys joined up, the Air Ministry

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The 31,000 recruits for whom Sir Kingsley Wood, the Air Minister, appenled last June were obtained by March 4.

The figure of 35,104 is more than double the total entry of the previous year-15,518,

already been made.

sufficient food for the days of.

All should take their gas masks. The name of the owner should be written on the webbing.

FORMIDABLE TASK

Mr. E. M. Rich, Education Omeer. pointing out in a circular accompany- ing the plans that the evacuation, I the occasion arose. would have to be carried out in a short time, adds:

"The task 13 formidable. I

earnestly ask for the co-operation of

that the emeriteney

"I like you, most fervently hope against which

these plans are made will never face

|

us,

"But for the sake of the children

of London we must all be prepared."

The circulor explains how the plans provide not only for evacuation of schoolchildren with their teachers, mothers or other responsible people, blind people, and expectant mothers. A Government survey of the recep- tion areas shows that there will be no shortage of accommodation for the children in homes where the house-

them.

TERRIERS REACH QUOTA strengta. Considerable progress has but children under five with their FOUR London Territorial Army units have reached thelr war establishment under the new scheme launched last week for doubling the Territorial Army-thie Olh Royal Fusiliers, the London Scottish, the

THAMES PROTECTION PLANS for air raid precautions on the Thames

laid before a

servancy Board, when it was deckled

were

London Rifle Urigade, and the 23rd meeting of the Thomes Con-holders are willing to look after

Armoured Car Reginent,

These units are now

to buy 20 steel shelters of Govent- proceeding with recruiting for doubling their ment type to be built at various locks

and works under their control.

The shelters will cost altogether £520.

TROOPS TEST AR.P.

Typists Pay A Secret Levy

EMPLOYMENT agencies which hire typists to employers and taken hidden commission on the girls' wages were nt- tacked, recently.

The Scarborough conference of the National Union of Clerks and Administrative Workers were told (that the hidden commission is some- times more than a third of a girl's earnings.

"An unemployed typist who goes

to one of these agencies for a job is

TWO thousand troops wearing helmets and gas masks took part recently in an all-day test of the passive air defence scheme of the Chatham (Kent) garrison.

of

at

Warning of the approach "enemy"

ralders was received garrison headquarters, and flashed by telephone to every barreck throughout the area.

BABY PANDA'S DOLL

warded that they have no vacancies, MOST-VALUED

possession of

Girl Aged 17 Was

Put In Irons

A GIRL of 17 attacked a

wardress in a Liverpool police station and was so violent that she had to bo put in irons, if was stated at Liverpool Police Court re- cently.

The girl, Jessie Robertion, was charged with assault.. Mr. H. R. Balmer, prosecuting; said she had been sent to an approved school but could not be controlled. From the school she was sent to Edge-lone re- mand home.

While there she broke in window. Ming, Foulon Zoo's giant panda, and escaped. She was later arrested

but that if she cares to be cumployed is her doll almost a replica of her- and taken to the police station.

by the agency they will hire her out self. And all the keepers know it,

Arms requiring temporary

to

Faid Mr. J. Paton.

nsalo

100.

In her cell she began screaming,

Ming refuses to go to bed if the and Mrs. Alice Russell, a wardress, doli is missing.

Among Ming's visitors recently were the Duke and Duchess of Kent It was the Duke's fourth visit to the

"If the girl enters into negotiations for.n. proper job, with the employer to whom she is litred, she is told that legal action will be taken against her Zoa in air weeks. -a threat which has no justification." "BAN ALL FEES”

Mr. H. Thewlis sald. that other Arado unions had come up against the "scandal."

A resolution asking that Parila. ment should close all private fee- charging employment agencies was] adopted.

After deciding to oppose the

ence elected Mr. William Elger, a

..

unlocked the door.

The girl jumped at Mrs. Russell and pulled her on to the floor.

Robertson

remanded custody.

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the even tenor of his conducting, Bar Bak asked how he A delegate art

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