1939-07-17 — Page 3

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 17, 1939

Chizzy Supreme Court.

YAWN YOUR WAY

TO HAPPINESS

"

A YAWN, Instead of another

drink, will make you the

life and soul of the party. Shove your head out of the window,; yawn mightily two or

Had Hair Dyed,

three Can't Go To Films

times, and return to delight your guests, or your host.

WOMAN, who cannot remain

This is the advice of Mrs. Evelyn in a cinema since she had her Verachoyle,

hair dyed was awarded £168

Mrs. Verschoyle yawns repeatedly damages against a hairdresser Sa Impressed was the B.D.C. when she demonstrated, in a television recently at Southend County programme, the value of yawning Court. that it has given her a test as a television announcer.

"IF ONLY...”

The plaintiff, Ms. Louisa Martha Cayton, of Southchurch-rond, South- end-on-Sen, said she had her hulr

tinted by the defendant, Barnet Southend, in November, 1938.

Mra. Verschoyle takes yawning seriously. She is convinced that Goudmna, also of Southchurch-road, she can teach others to yawn proper- ly, there will be more alert and happy people in the world.

the

Other defendants were C. Nestle and Co. Ltd., and Golden, Lid, both "If only," she explained, "If only of Hollywood-road, London, N., but people would realise that when they these were diamlased from the action are bored at a party it is much bet-by Judge Davies, who found that ter to go outside, yawn a few lines, Goodman had been negligent because and come back, then they'd become he had ignored a warning ch the success of the party Instead of bottles in which the dye was sup- Just taking another drink and grow-plied; and that he was not antisfied ing allier."

Mrs. Verschoyle la tall, dark, und that the dye had been supplied by half Irish. Her figure is English and her face is Irish. Both bonilah 'all Idea of yawnlag.

But Mrs. Verschople keeps on talking about pawning.

She can not only pawon herself azcake. She eau paon herself to alern.

"Five years ago, before 1-began to proclise," she said. "I suffered very badly from Insomnia. Now I can! always go to sleep when I want to.

"LIKE ANIMALS"

"I'm really just copying animals. Did you ever know tui animal that | suffered from insomnia?"

It is all part of the Hindu cult of Yoga, but Mrs. Verschöyle does not atress Yoga. She has no guru or Hindh teacher.

She just started learning animati yawits and stretches with Sir Paul

Dukes, former chief of the British

Messrs, Nestle.

Mrs. Cayton stated that about two hours after her hair had been tinted by Goodiaan her head felt as though It would burst, and continued to swell until she could not wear a bat, Her face puffed out until both her eyes. were closed.

When she went to a cinema even now she had to leave when it becane

Annie's Big Ideas

ORTLAND'S crazy, hen, Dol-and-

Carry Two, which lays a double- Secret Service in Russia, who also yolked egg every other day, has a believes in yawning and stretching, rival in Anrite, a fowl belonging to "Yesterday, for instance," said Mrs. Mr. E. Pearce, of Weston-street. In Verschoyle, 1 was rushed off my the same towin A bird with large feet. Had my television test and all ideas, Annte recently ald the rehearsals Before it. If I hadn't weighing 634 ounces.

CHE

had ten minutes in a dark dressing- Three people shared it for break- room to yawn and stretch and relax fust. Inside the enormous shell were completely. I'd never have got two yolks and another egg of normal through,

size..

Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor, 45, tries to hide from photographers, as he is taken from London police station for arraignment. Police say he shot at the Duchess of Kent in Belgrave Square, although he was held on a technical charge of possession of frearms.

-Army Loses A-

Bren

Gun

THE Army have lost a machine gun.

A number of Bren type machine guns were loaded on to

an Army lorry at the Tower recently, and taken to Fotk- stone to be used in Army manoeuvres there.

But when the guns were checked over at Follistone, they were found to be one short,

A special message was immediately circulated to all police stations in London and Kent, reporting the loss.

Special inquiries were made all along the route taken by the lorry, which is known to have passed through Lewis- ham, Sevenoaks,, and Ashford.

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EMPIRE NEWS

FOLICE INJURED IN JAMAICA

KINGSTON, Jantalca.

A clash between pollee and the hooligan element In Kingston recently resulted four policemen being Injured with stones and tricks.

The police fired over the heads of the crowd to force it disperse.

The cause of the clash was an at- tempt made by about 500 men at breaking into the headquarters of the Ex-Servicemen's Union to beat up Its members. These members continue

work 45 Kingston wharves. An attempt was made to set fire to their building,

to

For a couple of days the Govern- ment mobilised special constables to help the ordinary police.

Attacks were made on light standards in the Clly and a number were destroyed.

NEW ZEALAND

·HOSPITAL BENEFITS

ON JULY 1

AUCKLAND.

The Government started frez hos- pital scrvices under 1e Social Sreurity Act on July

The honorary medical staffs will continue unpaid, being unwilling to consider piece-incal remuneration unt the major question of the general practitioner service is settled. The New Zealand Branch of the British Medical Association has found the scheme of medical benefits under The Social Security Act to be totally unacceptable to the medical Dr- fession, which is unable to co-operate in. Its. administration.

KENYA

ELECTRIC LIGHTING

MONOPOLY

MOMBASA.

The Electric Light Bill, granting a monopoly in the Colony to one com- pany for 25 years, has been carried through the Legislative Council after a citizens' meeling of protest.

The Press and public are urging a protest to London against the grant of the monopoly.

AUSTRALIA

NATIONAL REGISTER

OF INDUSTRY

CANBERRA. As a supplement to the National Register the Minister for Supply, Mr. R. G. Casey, has decided on a com- pulsory register of the productive capacity and resources of Industries of defence significance.

This step has been taken because Australian factory managements and Industrial organisations have shown le disposition to co-operate volun- tarily with the Government in pre- paring a register of the material resources of the nation.

Only about a third of the industries approached by questionnaire some time ago have yet supplied returna.

Cost of Defence—Australia's de- fence expenditure, which amounted lo £1 Bc. dd. a head of population in 1037-38, will be £1 a head teavler during the current financial year as the result of the enlarged pro- grumme. This sum compares with C8 45. 1d. in the United Kingdom, £1 d. 4d, In New Zealand, and 10s. 2d. In Canada.

Naval Sloop Launched-A new sloop for the Royal. Australia Navy, HMAS. Parramatta, has just been launched from the Cockatoo Naval Dockyard, Sydney.

She is built specially for duties in the tropics, and is constructed largely of Australian materials.

Business Tradition Kept

TOLEDO, O..

George P. MueNichol, Jr.. is the fourth generation of his family in the glass business, His great-grand- father, John Ford, was known as un inventive genius,

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