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Gracie Owns "Castle In The Air'

DREAM HOME NEVER FINISHED

Prefers Isle Of Capri

ΟΝ

a hill top over- looking Hollywood

is a crumbling, derelict castle. It belongs to Gracie Fields; it is her "castle in the air."

There is a curious his- tory about this castle- that-was-to-be.

Just after the Great War the site on the hilltop was sold by a real estate agent named Long- ley to Chester Franklin, the film director.

It was Franklin who conceived the idea of building a castle on the Jurity

carved were eyrie, Rocks from the hillside itself to make the H was tedious, expen-

castle wall

sive labour.

In six months. Chester Frank- on his lin hai sprent £4,400 project. Then he decided that it was costing him too much; he gave instructions that work on the cusile should be abandoned. Then years later the site and the beginnings of the castle were ald to Jack McDermult, Hollywood script-writer. He ordered the work but soon he, too, to degin ugain. found that the plan was too umbi- Tuus.

"ENRAPTURED"

Then Gracie Fields visited Holly- Wens. She saw the castle, liked it. and inmediately made an offer for It. The bald was prcepted, and twentieth-century castle-unfinished.

"Gracie Fields was with the castle," the estate "She had great ideas

said about what she wanted to do with . An Aus- trinn architect, who had designed and built castles In Europe, drew up plans for a tgnificent, three-storey, many-towered mansion.

"Then

changed her Gracle mind and went back to London. The Hollywood castle-in-the-air vanished. Instead, Gracle's Aux- trian architect bullt her another dream home-her manston on the Isle of Capri."

But, the agent sald, Hollywood is still hoping that Gracie will return to finish her hi-top castle.

Cow Victim of Bright Lights

UFS

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Mother Seeks Stranger

Her Son

Saved

A MOTHER has just learned, 24 years after her

son's death in the war, that an unknown ex- soldier still lays a wreath on her boy's grave "in memory of the bravest man I ever knew.”

The mother is Mrs. Alice Dunsmuir, of Cragg Cottage, Callander, Perth. She lost her husband and her two sons in the war.

Baby Talk Goes With A 'Swing'

EITTY

DE

FITTIES

FAM

EMPIRE NEWS

CENSUS AGREEMENT IN AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE.

After a four-day conference be- tween Mr. R. G. Menzies, Common- the wealth Prime Minister, and Federal Labour Advisory Committee, the National Register dispute has been settled. The co

compulsory mún power census upened on July 10, but the Counell of the Trade Unions,

against

the advice of Mr. Curtin and other So- cialist political lenders, continued 10

advocate a boycott of the register.

The Labour representatives at the Conference agreed to recommend the ralain of the boycott. The closing date of the census was to be extended for a fortnight to

the Unions

to ratify the set.

10

The Prime Minister agreed grant facilities to the Opposition to amendments to the provisions the National Register Act, without

Government

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of

promising

such amendments.

The chlef points

which

for

thic

Unions demande reassurance were: No compulsory foreign service, prʊ- tection for conscientious objectors, no conscription in Govern- industrial ment factories.

Mr. the Aller

conference Menzies gave assurances on all these points.

NEW ZEALAND

BANKS TO CONTROL IMPORT TRADE

AUCKLAND.

For the purpose of straightening out the Dominion's

oversens

trade

tangle resulting from the issue of import licences in excess of bank credits, the Reserve and Trading

complete large | taken Banks have of the trade position. They are re- quiring importers to estimate their demands for overseas tunds during the next 12 months.

Merchants point out the difficultles of anticipating orders over an ex- tended period. It is considered that the censing system operated by the Customs Department will be longer necessary. KENYA

NAVAL SEAPLANES OVER LAMU

nu

The story of the heroism of Alistair, the elder boy, who was a lieutenant in the 2nd Cameron Highlanders,, has come to Mrs. Dunsmuir in a letter from a Scotsman, Mr. Laurence Brook,

MOMBASA. AND who keeps a flower shop in

Seaplanes from the British cruisers DEY FAM UNTIL DEY FAW A Ypres.

and Gloucester

Manchester have A stranger walked into Mr. Brook's made several flights over Mombasa This is a line out of "Three Little

some time ago and said: "and further afield. For the Arst Fishes, first of the new baby-talk shop

time in its experience isolated Lamu songs which are sweeping America Wont you to make up a wreath I

memory of the bravest man I ever has seen a seaplane alight on the and drifting into Britain.

knew. I thank God every night in water in Lamu Bay. Translation: "The little fishes swam

they swam until they saw a remembrance of him."

KILLED SOON AFTER

That man, he

TARK

and

shark."

Saxle Dowell, fat U.S. dance band SAX comie and lyric writer, has canhed

In

like

suld, was Lieut.

Lamu is the nearest town of any impurtance to the Abyssinian fron- tier. The Inhabitants, while realis- ing that there are no strategle or in-

their why

town dustrini on the fashion for nursery sotics Dunsmuir, killed at Ypres on Febru- should be bombed from the air, were

"A Tisket, A-Taskel" and "Stopiary 20, 1915.

see that British 'planes Beating Round the Mulberry Bush." One night, the stranger went on, pleased to

He made an old American nursery large number of ofrers and men are available for their defence.

The Governor, Air Chief Marshal song. "Down In De Meddy," even were in a house near some water at

Sir Robert

Brooke-Popham, who has crazier by turning it into baby-talk. Ypres.

The enemy were sending over been recuperating at Lamu, accom- SANTA ROSA, Cal. adding new verses and swinging It. Even a cow can become a victim You can sing it fairly intelligibly: high-explosive shells, and one landed panied by Lady Brooke-Popham, the bright lights. "Down in the meadow in a little billy close to the house without going off. witnessed the arrival of the sea- of the lure of

Young Dunsmuir at once rushed planes, and subsequently welcomed Peter Proskoroakoff, rancher, to ex-pool." Or you can make : "Down

in A ITTY BITTY out, picked up the shell, ran across the airmen. hibit the fine points of his pel cow in de meddy

feld with it in his urms, and Betty, had her stall draped electric lights. The lure of the And so on, all de way troo. dust threw it into the water.

"Dunsmuir that night saved us all Sheike dat! bright lights attracted Betty.

certain death." added the

with POO."

nte one. The effect was the same as the death chair.

Perhaps 'oo'll dust love dese noe from ongs, or maybe 'oo'll dust feel ck.

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stranger.

It was a few days after this that Lieut. Dunsmuir was killed.

Mr. Brook was unable to discover the stranger's name, but he got Mrs. Dunsmuir's name from the War Graves Commission and wrole tu

her

She Is now anxious to trace the stranger, "because 1 want to And out more about my son's last days,' she said.

Lamu is populated almost entirely by Arabs, descendants of the Arab overlords who ruled the East African const. INDIA

UNITED PROVINCES

ARRESTS

CALCUTTA, The police of the United Provinces)

drive Dn are making

intensive against revolutionaries, among whom it is reported that there has been unusual activity lately.

Raids were carried out in Goraith- "I think this man may be an ofpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Gonda and

THE HIGH COUNCIL OF THE SALVATION ARMY of the rust in Sutherland Benures and a large number of In- was close to that regiment just be-A number of persons were arrested. WENT INTO SECRET CONCLAVE AT THE CON-landers because I know my boy criminating documents were seized. GRESS HALL, LINSCOTT-ROAD, CLAPTON, E., RE-fore he was killed. CENTLY. ALL DOORS WERE LOCKED AND BAR-

RED. A HUNDRED ARMY OFFICERS PATROLLED Mother Glad Son

THE GROUNDS.

Nominally, the Council are meeting for one purpose only-to Has Wed Shop-Girl elect a leader in succession to General Eva Booth, who retires at MR.

R. Howard Patrick Morley,

the age of 73 at the end of October.

democratic lines.

.

aged

23, Eton-educated

The police recovered a paper bear- ing the names of 10 members of the Revolutionary Party of India; also seven signed pledges.

Nine New Rear- Admirals

Nine Navy caplains were appoint- They rear-admiruls recently.

were:

Actually the 51 of them, from all 'Once the General is elected, the cousin of Lord Hollenden, mar-ed parts of the world, are meeting to Council are dissolved, and can exert ried the 19-years-old daughter G. P. Vivian, specialist in deelde whether the Salvation Army,

no authority.

of a boot repairer in a Somerset navigation, navigator to the Special with assets of £20,000,000, and or-

Service Squadron which circled the ganisations in 95 countries, shall Members of the Counell may, how-village church recently. remain an autocracy or whether the ever, put questions at the meeting to "I'm glad he did" his mother, world in 1923-24..

Edye K. Boddom-Whetham, recent- constitution shall be changed so that candidates for the office of General. Mrs. Charles Morley, said. ly relinquished posi of Captain of the Army can be governed on more Those who want a more democralle "My son's bilde, Miss Lily Levan- the Dockyard Deputy Superintendent constitution intend to vote only for tie Strange, is a splendid type of and King's Harbourmaster at Chat- The larue will precipitate a claah | candidates who will pledge them-girl, a good deal better than many hom; was awarded D.S.O. for ser

girls from his own division of life,vices against hostile destroyers of between two powerful rival fas-selves to support the change...

who think of nothing but cocktail the Belgian coast.

John G. Grace, was torpedo officer tions in the High Council.

Once the new General is elected parties. any declaration he or she may. "It is quite untrue to suggest that of battle-cruisers Australia and Hood have made to the Counell cannot I refused my consent to the mar-during the war.

Colin Cantlle served for many riage. be held to be legally binding.

"Whatever my husband's attitude Yours in submarines; was formerly For this season, those who are may be, they have my full approval." Director, Tactical Division, at the

Admiralty, opposed to any change contend that Miss Strange's father has a boo!-

Arthur L. 8. G. Lyster command- a more démocratie constitution would

business In Bath. She repairing

ed aircraft-carrier Glorious in the not be valid in law.

worked until recently in a, Both

Mediterranean; was formerly Direc drapery store.

tor of Training and Staff Dutles The bridegroom's father. Mr.Division, Admirally.

associated with. J: W. B. Dorting has just re-

One fuction are resolutely opposed to any change which violates the principle laid down in the Founda- tion Deed that full and complete authority shall be vested in Generál,

tho

The other are just as determined that there should be changes in the constitution so that the new General should be the mere aguro-head of

LEGAL ACTION DENIED

-

A report that a section of the High Charles Morley, s

of and R. Marley, the inquished command of Royal

the evangelical work of the Army Council have even threatened legal the firm. and that all actual administrative action in the event of the election of hostery and glove manufacturers. Sovereign: was a wireless officer dur- control, should be vested

a new General pledged to measures He is secretary of the Royal College ing the war. of "reform" was denied to me to-day of County of London.

"Cabinet" of the High Council.

in

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Charles F. Harris was Director of by a spokcaman of the Salvation. He was not present at the wed-the Naval Air Division for two and

a half years. Army.

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die wedding was a double one at Harold M. Burrough is a gunnery The position is extraordinary be

"The Council are not meeting in the village church of Croscombe, specialist. He was in command of cause the High Council have no power to make any change in the any spirit of bitterness or discord," near Shepton Mallet. Somerset. The the 6th Destroyer Flotilla in 1036 constitution of the Army. The sole he said. "It is true that there are second couple were Miss Strange's and evacuated refugees from North THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD. funelion of the Councell, who were differences of opinion, but these will brother, Mr. F. C. Strange, an elec Spain. given legal status under the Salva be settled in an atmosphere of good trician, and Miss Rose Horler, the tlon Army Act of 1931, is to elect a will in whatever are considered to daughter of a naval pensioner living new Genera

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Thomas R. Drew was appointed to the command of the Naval Establish- ments at Singapore last year