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Fred Snite, Jr, arrives in New York in his Iron lung from Lourdes, France, shrine, where he said he obtained spiritual help. His father holds silver cup presented to him as only pas- senger on Normandie who did not losse polnt in ping pong tournament. He didn't play.

Anti Jay-walking Squad Go on Duty PEDESTRIANS took kindly recently to a new body of "Courtesy Cops" established for their benefit. The scheme is to be extended almost immediately.

Metropolitan Police have who is crossing the road 30 yards in formed a squad of "Infantry" advance of the studs. traffic policemen to do the same for pedestrians as the mobile "Courtesy Cops" do for motorists that is, gently to reprove those who net thoughtlessly or foolishly on the roat, and to instruct them in better bellaviour.

The police took up positions at danger spots la South London, LOUDSPEAKER

The man looks up a little startled, hesitates, hurries back to the kerb, and crosses at the proper place.

A moment later the loudspeaker is swung round on its swivel to point to a woman.

"It is dangerous to walk on the kerb with your back to the traffe," it barks. The woman stopa, and iurns a resentful eye.

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 3, 1939,

Man is the Chief Cook in a Women's Camp

Cambridge

Blue Sued

By NOEL MONKS

VISITED a war-strength military camp at Cow-, shott, near Pirbright, and the only armaments I saw was a small axe, used for cutting up the cook- house firewood. Even the officers did not carry anything more dangerous than a nail file. fondant in an action for breach 150 members of the Women's Quartered in the camp were

TWENTY-eight-years-old Mr.

Dudley C. Folland, wealthy Cambridge Soccer Blue, is do-

Doreen Stevenson, of Swanaca.

of promise, brought by Miss Auxiliary Territorial Service When Woman

The engagement of Mr. Foliand (City of London), undergoing

their first 15 days' field training. Turns Explorer

and Mlas Sievenson was announced

on December 3, 1930.

Five months before they had been

Although they're living like sot-

pulled from their car when it burst diers, and look like soldiers. In the

Southampton.

Into flames after crashing at the part all uniforms, it will never MRS. LAWRENCE THAW, Jersey Marine Golf Course, Swan-be their duty to pack even a revolver, slim, fashionably dressed Their war-time task will be to take New York beauty, thinks ex- over the hundred and one odd jobs ploring is thrilling, but she likes at the headquarters of the regiment doing it in comfort.

Rea

The petion was down for hearing at Glamorgan Assizes, at Swansea,

In October Inst Mr. Folland mar ried Miss Joyce Harper, daughter of the Rector of Thurlestone, South Devon.

to which they are attached.

Recently aboard the American

I was expected at the camp nt 3.30 liner President Roosevelt she p.m., and because I was ten minutes displayed a £20,000 and early a pretty blonde on centry-go

luxury Mr. Folland, Rugby player Knifee, is a director of Swansen Town refused to let me pass the guard tent. caravan in which she and her Foolball Club,

Bight on the tick, however, she call-husband are getting out on a Because of his connection withed to me, "You ay pass now." That 14,000-miles journey to the the club the Welsh Rugby Union businesslike attitude of the sentry interior of India, ruled that he could no longer play fit pervades the whole camp, I Bugby as an amateur,

Mr. Folland's father was

Mr.

Henry Folland, the South Wales to

plate magnate.

Danish Knight Not A Dane

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.

found.

The 10ft. blue and silver stream- But they

lined caravan is equipped with oir- like the place to look conditioning and refrigerating plant, homely. There are buttercups in the modern bedrooms, library salon, bed- meadows by the camp, and each room with hot and cold running morning: a recruit is told off to pick water and a two-way radio sel, several bunches for the mess tents. THERE'S NO BUGLER

They "turn-to" at 8 am, called from their tents by guards who go from tent to tent blowing, whistles. Andrew N. Johnson, Danish vice The company tried hard to find a contul here, recently knighted by trained girl bugler, but none was His government and decorated by available. the king, is not a Dane and has never

MODERN TOUCHES

Mrs. Thow said: "My husband de signed the caravan, but I added one or two feminine touches."

She pointed to the full-length mirror. the Illuminated cocktail cabinet, and a fully equipped make- up tray, which fitted under her bunk. Mrs. Thow has been on three ex-

been in Denmark. Johnson Was Breakfast follows physical culture peditions to Atrien with her husband, mode vice counsul after doing con-exercises, then 70 of the company although they had to rough it then. Will pedestrians please keep to The woman thinks better of it, siderable legal work for the Danish march a mile over to Pirbright, Her husband, a stocky, muscular the pedestrian crossings--it's so much sml sheepishly, and walks on consular service. He Was born

in where they spend most of theile dayAmerican, showed me the serious safer," booms a loudspeaker at a man I away from the kerb.

Wisconsin.

being Instructed in their wartime feide of the expedition. The caravan duties by Grenadier Guardsmen, Illuminated route map; the special

UNHERALDED AND NO FANFARE

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BUDDY ENSIM

THE QUEEN'S

THE HOUSE SHOWING HIT AFTER HIT E

As I strolled through the camp siders seeing into the caravan, and glass windows, which prevent out-

I was bursting to know

the rankers enfled their offers. the driving sent.

what the telephone from the bedroom to

My officer-guide asked one a ques- "We expect to be away 10 months,” tlon.

Back came the answer, "Yes-he said. "We will be taking some ma'am,” So that was it.

Aims of the things we see, so we

There's only one man attached to have a fully equipped dark room too this women's camp. He'd been lent "In the wildest parts of India we from the Guards to Instruct the shall be more comfortable than in women cooks how to run the cook-the finest hotel. Switches control house. As if they didn't know, their the temperature, purify the air, and looks said.

Alter hot and cold water."

Ex-Beauty Queen Had Hoped To Marry

MISS MARCIA FRANKLIN, 25-years-old ex-beauty queen, found dead in a block of luxury flats off Piccadilly, W., recently, had hopes of getting married, according to her father, Mr. Harry N. Franklin, rich trawler owner of Grimsby."

Captain Edmund B. Charteris, wealthy 67-years-old War Office official, was also found dead in

The Girl Whose

the same block of flats but the Hair Turned Green

police are convinced there is no connection between the two tragedies.

Capt. Charteris, who was an ex-

A GIRL whose hair turned bright green was awarded £30 and costs in n settled netlon against a firm of hairdressers recently.

officer of the Royal House Guards

She was allowed £10 os a payment (the "Blues") and unpaid private out of court to continue treatment to secretary to Sir Herbert Creedy, restore her hair to its natural colour. Permanent Under-Secretary for War,

Florence Jessie Adams, a shop was found shot, with a revolver by assistant, of St. Paul's-way, Bow, in his side. He had suffered from Baw County Court claimed £100 sleeplessness.

"AN ACCIDENT"

Miss Franklin had also suffered |from Insomnia, and is believed to have died from an overdose of drug. Her father, who travelled to Lon-

ond

Įdamages from Mrs. H. Baker

Son, of Burdett-road, Bow. LOST HER JOB As a minor she sued through her father.

She alleged that after her hair was

on with another daughter, said at was treated by the firm it broke off his London hotel, There is no truth at the crown. Because of that and In the report that Marcia left notes the green colour she was unable to

go to work and lost her job. stating the had planned to get mar- ried but on Saturday was told that agreeing to the settlement, said that Mr. Farrell, for the defence, in the wedding was not to take place. Mrs. H. Baker and Son did not admit

"I am convinced, as are the police,labilly. They Held there was that her death was an accident. negligence.

No

"I understand she had hopes of There would have been a conflict getting married at some future date, of evidence as to whether Miss Adams but nothing definite had been Oxed has been warned that the treatment

would be at her own risk.

up.

"What makes me feel certain her death was an accident is the fact that

was elected "Queen of she was talking to us on the phone since she only on Friday night,

Beauty" at hairdressing zoir and "She said she had a chill and a given the tile of "Ideal

Outdoor temperature, but was cheerful, and Girl" in 1934. declared she was looking forward to (visiting us in a week or two.

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"I gather she had been working at times es mannequin and model," he sold. "More recently she had been a secretary to a City business man, "My view is that she had taken but she left this situation about two an overdose of sleeping draught, months ago. Since then she had for she had been taking medicine of done nothing.

this kind for some time on the ad- Iylee of her doctor."

"Marcia could have had a L'OT??- fortable home with her father, and Mr. Franklin was asked what his mother, but she preferred to have daughter, had been doing for a living her independence**

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