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What The Thetis Widows Will Get WIDOWS and parents of naval

men who lost their lives in the submarine Thetis learned re- cently that they are to be paid smaller allowances than ware given to dependants of men, in

the last war.

Colonel Llewellin, Civil Lord of the "Admiralty, explained this in the House of Commons by saying that the cost of ilving at the time of the war was greater than it ls to-day.

Widows over forty will receive from 22s, Od. to 27a, a week; those under torty from 10s. Od. to 208. Allowances for children range from 0s. to 104.

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Parents are to get from 10s, to 121. 6d, a week. They might also get grants from the Contributory Pen- aions Acts.

The widow of a commander gets £180 a year, lieutenant-commander £140, Meutenant £100 and commis stoned engineer 200.

The children of all officers will receive £24 each a year.

Asked if any of the dependants would have to apply for poor relief Colonel Llewellin said: "No, I hope nobody will have to seel poor law

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THIS pices of news is about Mrs. Helen Sharp, of Burns- avenue, Feltham, Middlesex-but Mrs. Sharp will not read it.

For Mrs. Sharp, smartly dressed and well-known mother, aged. 20, has never learn to read.

She astonished a Beach of police court magistrates recently by asking to have the Oath read aloud to her, Interviewed afterwards, Mrs. Sharp said she was getting her daughter, Jean, to teach her simple words of three letters as Jean herself learns thein at an elementary school.

NO HANDICAP "It may seem amazing, but my complete ignorance of even the slin pleat words has never proved a han- dicap," sald Mrs. Sharp, "My secret never even been suspected by my friends.

"Only my relatives know. For six years. I worked alongside hundreds of girls in a large London factory, and I managed to keep it from them. "I can sign my name, but I write it parret fashion and do not under stand the letters. Those are the only words I can write.

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Dominated By Insane Brother

Stoted to be under the Inituence and fear of a mad older brother a youth of 17 was placed on probation for two years recently at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

was His brother

stated by a paychiatrist to be subject to "trance- modical supor- ilke" states, and by intendent to have burned barkmales. The older brother was found unt to plead and was ordered to be detained:

Twenty-two-year-old Philip · Har- fick faced 82 charges involving theft by housebreaking with intent to steal and attempted housebreaking.

Ernest Horlick, the younger of the two, pleaded guilty to 40 charges of having acted in concert with Philip.

was

When Ernest appeared in court o fortnight ago the case was adjourned for medical reports on his brother,

Professor D, K. Henderson, payehin- "I am very quick at figures and do all my housekeeping by signs of my trist, sald Philip Harlick had not lived own. I can keep abreast of the news with his parents, who were Jewish,

two years. When he of the day by listening to others first for

suld he always felt und then joining in at the discussion examined he

people were watching him. lage,

child had to remain at Dr. Ivy Mackenzie corroborated 2.MORE TO-DAY-TO-MORROW your-old parlie suit, was the star of

the evening at the International home during my school years and this evidence, Horse Show Rt Olympia, W., recently. look after the family, because

Nearly 7,000 people watched him-mother was an invalid.

thought about attending but he was not afraid.

He rode with his grandparents, Mr. night school, but did not quite like and Mrs. Bert Matthews, of Hamp-to appear as an adult to fearn my

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Schoolgirl Cooks At Royal Show

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THE revolution that has taken place in rural education in recent years has received all too little attention, but when the Royal Agricultural Show opened in Windsor Park, celebrating its 100th birthday, recently, the public were able to see practical proof of how environment is being used for the education of children.

For the "Royal" is introducing a schools section for the first time, and it promises to be one of the best things in the Show,

The rural selence part will slow how an Intelligent interest in natur and the countryside is being fostered through the school garden and tho teaching in selence that is related to

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Newcastle.

In the health section there will be pictorial representation of all bant is j Sparks from a passing railway heing done in the schools to lay the lacumative recently set fire to pre- foundations of physical fitness mises-of-the-Albert Edward Dock through medical attention, better sawmills, South Shields.

I nutrition and physical training.

Greut advances have also been minde in rebuilding the village schools, and an architectural display will de nonstrate the.

From his cabin, which controls. enll traffic to the docks, Signalman B. W. Davies, of Birchington-avenue, South Shields, gave the alarms.

The flames spread rapidly, licked the walls of his cabin.

Mr. Davica stuck to his job. Hours passed; four are brigades tought

the blaze; scores of civilians helped them.

The children have made furniture for the display and further evidence of the саго given to preserving manual skill in a machine age, will

Smoke and fumes poured Into the Le found in demonstrations of wood and metal work, spinning, weaving, signal cabin through windows the needle craft, poultry and dairy work, heat had broken. The levers became Senior girls are to show their pro- too hot to touch with the bare hands. wess at the stove by preparing and cooking 'meals throughout the Show." This section is the joint work of educational institutions in Berke, me Bucks, East and West Sussex, Hants, Herts and Windsor Borough.

Still, Mr. Davies stuck to his job. Then, after three hours, when the fire was conquered he modestly told

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A NEW variety of sweet pea, not yet on the market, was

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"At these trials about 100 now types were shown," Mr. C. H. Rundle, crossing, and it is possible to get any a Canterbury horticulturist and a colour except yellow. Nobody member of the show committee, said. You been lible, to produce a yellow It may take seven years to produce The chlet prizewinner at the show a new flower," he said, "and, nowa- whs. Mr. H. Hilton of Pevensey, He days the standard is so high that there won. the E. W. King Gold Cup, the is very little money to be made out Hamilton Cup and the Eastbourne of it.

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