1939-06-09 — Page 2

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June, 1939.

Spinster Wins Fight

to Aid Child Farming

Bill Passed

MIDDLE-AGED spin- ster recently saw passed through the House of Com mons her Adoption of Chil- dren (Regulation) Bill, which will safeguard the welfare of thousands of fatherless British children.

M.P.s congratulated her, then rose to return to their homes for a week-end with their wives and children. She went back to her spinster apartment in War- wick-square, S.W.

Miss Morence Horsbrugh, Cons. M.P. for Dundee, was happy that. other people's babies were going to be cared for because of her. was sufflelent.

NO PENSION FOR HER

That

Aise Horsbrugh is not interested in #pitating for a pension because sho has no hezbari,

Babies

Juan Negrin, furmer Loyalist Premier of Spain, us he arrived in New York and predicted that the Spanish people would not long submit to the France Gov- ernment. He was en route, to Mexico to arrange for admission of Loyallst refugees now in France. He formerly WAS a University of Madrid physician and professor.

She takes the train to Dundee and watches the little worrles of her constituents. In 1931, Dundue re- tuned her to Parilament. Her one children.

work

They were 'catalogued' at

Fleet Air Arm News

Col. Llewellin, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, stated recently in the House of Commons that the R.AF. stations. at Lec-on-the-Solent, Ford, Worthy Down, Doníbristle, and Bermuda would be transferred as | from to-day to the Admiralty for the

use of the Fleet Air Arm.

It was intended, he added, that the Admiralty should also take over at an early into the R.A.F. establish- ments at Lympne, and Southampton,

The administrative control of the Fleet Air Arm will also be trans- ferred to the Admiralty to-day.

This is the logical outcome of the decision on control of the Fleet Air Arm reached by the Government in July, 1937. The Prime Minister then announced that ship-borne air- craft would be placed under the complete control of the Admiralty, but that all shore-based 'planes, in- luding flying-boats and other afr craft used in co-operation with nnval forces, would continue under the control of the Afr Ministry.

NAVY'S VIEW

He indicated at the same time that the Admiralty would be permitted to have the necessary sliore establish- ments for the training of its own pilots.

It hus been frequently urged in naval circles that all aircraft used

partly because her deep, soft voice governing the adoption of children

will Lighten up the regulations force, self-sufficient for its needs.

stated.

to fame was her canteen war! £500, £600, and other large sums. for naval co-operation, whether ship- for which she received the In one case, n child advertised at borne or shore-based, should be She quickly became one of the

£550 fetched £150"

under Admiralty control, and that House's most respected members-

This Bill, when it becomes law, the Navy should have a sepurata nir

and charming manners made her

On the other hand, R.A.F. experts easy to listen to, largely because she by providing for their proper super-have pointed out that the country was always sure of her facts, always will be illegal for any, but a regis fain two great air forces, one intend- vision by welfare authorities. It cannot afford to provide and main- brought with her proof of what she tered

adoption Fociety or located primarily for home and overacos In 1937 she passed her first Bituuthority to take charge of children. detence and the other earmarked for through Parliament- B to con-TIPPED FOR OFFICE

the exclusive use of the Navy, No trol the sale of methylated spirits in

other country, except the United Scotland and thus reduce alcoholic Miss Horsbrugh, reverely

States, maintains

exclusively prisoning. She watched, addiets, tical, will not talk freely about her naval air service us strong as nur saw their reactions, then gave the BI until It Is sufely through

then Fleet Air Arm. House a first-hand picture.

Lords "You never know what may is said, therefore, that the pro- happen there," she

per solution to the problem lies in Conservatives are now tipping her closer co-operation between the de

tence services; and that if the time When he introduced her baby for office. She is the only woman canes when the Navy requires the } adoption Hill, she amazed the flouse member with two Bills to her credit, support of large numbers of shore- with her statistles of prices pold for and she is one of the most trusted based aircraft, as, for instance, dur- British children by organisers of and hardworking people in the ng a fleet action within flying range

2600 FOR A CHILD

baby fneming rackets in this coun

House.

saye

prac-

equal

So far she has been honoured by of these shores, this must be afforded She asked them whether being asked to move the Address to R.A.. aircraft, whose plfots must

her the King in 1930 and by receiving facility over land or sea.

be trained to operate with satistles bored them, whether they the C.B.E. last year, would like her to sit down. The reply was, "No, go on, go on."

She told them. "I have actually held in my hands a price st

Rosemary Lake,

star of Warner Bros. Pictures, appearing

In "Four Daughters"

PEPSODENT

of

She herself says that she will be

glad to take a back seat now und watch others introducing Bills. Bul she will be busy again, thinking out another Bill which will benefit John Citizen and his wife and children.

That is why she barame an M.P.

Quins' Father Suing Dafoe

New York.

V.C, IN CHARGE OF STATIONS The Admirully announced recently Davies, V.C., had been appointed as that Rear-Admi. Richord Hell Rear-Admiral in charge of naval alr stations.

Rear Adml, Bell Davies received the VC. for bravery in an air attack on Ferrijk Junction, Thrace, in 1916, During the war he command- ed a number of alveraft units, Later he was in charge of the naval air sec- Hlen at the Admiralty, and from 1031 lo 1033 he was lent to the Air Ministry for staff duties; ›

OLIVIA DIONNE, father of the Arm will eventually be provided ex- The personnel of the Flect Air Quintuplets, recently, at Callender, clusively by the Navy. R.A.F.

Ontario.

Joan Bennett, first movie stɔr to visit the New York Fair. looks over caricatures of movie celebrities made from egg shells, it "Strange As It Seems" exhibits, "Good eggs-alt of 'em," sho said.

Admiral Crippled Sues Lance-Corporal

AN ADMIRAL, once a keen athlete and big game] hunter, but now crippled by injuries received in a crash Wiltshire Assizes at Salisbury recently from a lance-| between his car and an Army tank, claimed damages at}

corporal,

Admiral Sir (Allen) Thomas Hunt, of Byne House, Warminster (Wilts), was joined in the action by his wife, Lady (Dorothy) Hunt.

They sued Lance-Corporal P. W. Wilkinson, of the 3rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, who was driving the tank at Warminster on November 15 last year when there was a colll- sion.

BOY BITTEN BY ADDER.

An udder bit eighteen-year-old George Ward on one of his fingers as he sat on the South Downs near Brighion recently.

Ward, who lives at Clifton- street, Brighton, ran u mile to Patcham village, and became un- conscious. He was taken to hos- pital, and treated with serum. Early to-day his condition was said to be satisfactory.

The adder, the only poisonous snake in England, has a zig-zag mark down the back with a black V on the head.

World's Buttons Collected

Malugu, N.J. Mrs. Gertrude Patterson probably

Med a sensational libel officers-and-airmen--will-be--with-- Sult against their physician, De drawn as the new naval personnel is the nation's No. 1 button collector

Dafoc.

Dionne la demanding damages from the doctor alleging that the latter made Jocose references to Dionne's fertBity while bring Initiated Into the New York society called Circus Saints and Sinners last April.

Named with Dionne as plaintiffs are Mrs. Dionne and the Quintuplets hemselves. Damages are asked for "publication by the defendant to LA large audience a! a club, where the defendant appeared dressed in garb on which was plainly and visibly fmarked 'Doctor of Litters."

THE MEDICine bag

It is also alleged that Dafoe pro- duced a medicine bag, on which was written "Mass deliveries," Dionne said: "We delayed- fling the sult so as not to embarrass the King and Queen yesterday,

"We were humilated by articles describing. Dafoe's Initiation into the club. Even if our children are a subject for court Jesting to him, they're a miracle of God to us, when they understand what 'Doctor. of Litters means."

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Woman Who

Had 50 Hats

A detective who arrested a young woman for shoplifting said that when be-went-to-her-room-he~~found-a collection of 50 hats.

Available in

farge, medium and guest size.

"They ranged in priè from £1 18. to £775," he added.

The woman, Cynthia Roberts, aged cashier, of Belgrave-road, SW.. was sentenced at Westminster re- cently to three months Imprison- ment in the second division for steal- ing a hat and beads, valued at £5 18. 3d., from a West and store,

Three similar offences involving. two hats and a coatee were taken into consideration.

LOST FRIEND

Detective Marner said that when he stopped Roberts she declared, "All the excuses for shoplifting are worn threadbare,"

She was bound over last September for shoplifting

Mr. H. E. Park, defending, sald that a year ago a man with whom Ro- berts had been friendly for 11 years {suddently. left

her. The

shock affected her. She had a good job.

"I am prepared to admit she is a woman of unusual temperament," de- clared the' magistrate Mr. Ronald Powell.

are trained.

Negligence was admitted by Wilkinson, but he denied that the admiral and his wife had suffered any damage.

45 YEARS IN NAVY

Mr. H. D. Samuels, K.C., told the Jury that the admiral served for 45 years in the Navy and was the first naval officer to receive the decoration ! of the Companionship of the Star of Indin.

He had hunted blg gume in every country in the world except Australia, and had been a keen athlete.

He was recovering from an illness on November 15, when the car was run into by the tank, which weighed 15 tons.

The

result was that he could not walk at all now, except when he wore

a steel jacket.

It was the doctor's opinion that he would remain for the rest of his life an invalid and cripple.

Lady Hunt suffered from lack of; sleep and loss of memory as a result of the neeldent.

The hearing was adjourned.

years ago, she has acquired a collec- specimens from all tion of more than 28,000. She lad paris of tho

for, since she started her hobby two world.

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