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Tuesday,

B.M.A. Ban Midwives

Anaesthetists

Women's Anger Voiced By Lady Baldwin

MEN and women of social vision throughout ex- pressed indignation recently over the decision of doctors at the B.M.A. conference at Aberdeen to refuse to allow midwives to administer gas and air analgesia to women during child-birth.

Lady Baldwin of Bewdley who, through the founding

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 5, 1939.

As

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YACHTSMAN LOSES HIS LIFE

MONTREAL.

Mr. Ernest T. Rogers, President of the British Columbla Sugar Reining

Co., a leading Agure in Western Canada, Jost his life is an attempted

rescue of 1h 14-year-old daughter.in Malispina Strait, oft Vancouver Island.

Ave

of the Birthday Trust Fund, did pioneer work.in promot-children were on a yachting cruise ing painless childbirth, said:

"It in a thoroughly reactionary decision, unworthy of a great profession. But it will not stop me from Gghting for the cause of the poor woman who cannot afford a doctor's fees for the relief of her suffering in labour."

The doctors had voted against al by

Generall recommendation

Practice Committee that the Associn- tion should give State-certifed mid- wives the right to administer anni- gesla (relief with consciousness).

Danic

Mellroy, Louise itynecologist, painted out to the con ference that 00 per cent. of the Britain were attend-

women

in

the

ed by midwives. She pleaded in vain with the doctors,

Further opinions given to the News! Chronicle were:

Lady Rhys Williams, vice-chair- "The man, Birthday Trust Fund: decision does not affect the present; position. The B.M.A. has no control nt all over State-certified midwives, so its decision is not binding and does not in any way affect the post- tion of midwives who are under the control of the Board.

"DON'T LEAD

REGULAR LIVES"

CIR F. FARQUHAR BUZ- ZARD, B., former Physi- clan-in-Ordinary to the King. speaking recently at the speech day of lawnes girls school, near Bedford, said:-

"Whatever you do in life. don't lead what is called a regular Hie.

#1 arems a terrible thing for

a doctor to say, but my fx- perience has been that propie who make rules for living and

themselves regulate machines become old by

ime they are foriy,

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Mr. Rogers, his wife and

During a sudden squall one of his daughters was swept overboard.. Mr Rogers dived in after her but sank.

The girl was moved by her mother, who then tried to reach her husband.

but it was too late.

It is believed that Mr. Rogers, whe was a good swimmer, was caught by a strong current and swept out to sca. The body has been recovered.

Forest Fires. Thousands of settlers In Northern and Eastern Onarlo are fighting to protect their homes from forest fires, which have broken out in the intense heat-wave following the drought. Flames the towns of Kalador, 40 miles north jot Belleville, and Westport.

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approaching

Tabacoo Crop Damage. — The Balloon barrage crews recently began an intensivo week's training in Ontario tobacco crop, which was re-London, and balloons were to be seen flying at many points over the City ported in early summer as the best and suburbs. Anybody seeing the one above must have thought Wall for years, is suffering serious dam- Disney had sent a representative.

age from the continuet drought.

NEW ZEALAND

LOAN TERMS CALLED "HARD"

AUCKLAND.

The terms of the New Zealand con- version loan of £10,000,000 in 3

cent. slock, repayable in Ave years, are the subject of comment in the Press,

Central Midwives' sting out of human suffering is out per

of date."

"PERSONAL PROFIT"

Dr. Elam, of the Welhouse Hos-

The "Auckland Star" describes the airs. Charlotte Haldane, wife ofpital, Barnet, where an experiment

This with 1,065 cases showed the cost of terms as hard and such as expected Professor J. B. S. Haldane: narrow trade union attitude on the gas to be only s. 3d. for each of a debtor who had previously de- part of doctors should be condemned, mother: "Registered midwives will faulted. If there is no assurance No doctor who goes into the profes-go on giving analgesia as usual under that the Dominion's export market

authority of the

Midwives will not be reduced within the next slon for the good of humanity rather the than for personal profit would en-fluxird, which is answerable to Par-five years it is difleuit to see how

year of low prices it would ive Association made dorse it. The benefits of medical lament. The research should be free to all. Pro- great mistake to discuss the matter." possible to meet the new commit-

ments.

"I Hope It's Twins

-

Forence Demond

"PERHAPS I shall find motherhood .so interesting that I may not want to go back to the stage. Perhaps I shall discover that bringing up children is my real vocation."

in

"Now babies are all the fashion.

to In fact, everyone seems be having a baby, and I'm wonder- Ing whether I've started a new crate."

Miss

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Girl Of 19 Sets Hitler A Problem

NEW YORK.

WHEN plump nineteen-year-old Helen Vooros was introduced to Hitler, Goebbels and Nazi secret police chief Himmler, they suspected that she was a Jewegs. Helen described the meeting when she gave evidence recently before the Dies Committee investigating charges of anti-American an organisation modelled on Nazi lines. activities by Fritz Kuhn, leader of the German-American Bund,

Miss Vooros said she did not realise she had joined a Nazi organisation until after she and attended two meetings.

The "New Zealand Herald" says the lerme are a melancholy commentary on the deterioration of the Dominion's

She and twenty-nine other mem- credit until 1045. An annusal excess bers of the movement made a trip to of £10,000,000 of exports over Im-Germany in a German 1ner, and in ports will be required to meet the Berlin they were: Aftroduced - Lo obligations and keep faith with Hitler, Goebbels and Himmler. Briteln. AUSTRALIA

"MARINA" BANNED AS TRADE MARK

MELBOURNE, The Commonwealth announces the prohibition of the name "Marina" or any name resembling it as a trade mark.

were

Sald Helen: ""There' was some

Wife Says Husband Made Her Wallflower

talk about my non-Aryan appear-A

shee. I noticed Dr, Goebbels look. ing at me very closely.

Douglas, Isle of Man. WIFE, who said her husband could not dance, but took her to dances and refused to let her dance because he was jeal-

"Before we called, I was given an envelope and told that one of the ous, applied for a separation political leaders in the ship would order at Douglas recently. ask me for it. I wasn't in l--it was just addressed 'Stuttgartt."

Miss Florence Desmond, the famous comedienne, was talking at her Hampstead home recently how she was looking forward to the arrival of her first baby towards the end of the year.

She was Mrs. Hilda Dickenson, of "On my doctor's advice 1 have, ambition is to have a large family,

Oak-avenue, Pulrose, Douglas. *Bond the given up my part

"What is the good of taking a girl Waggon' alow at the London Palla-

"On the second day out, one of the to n dunce if she knows she is to be a dium--the last moment," she said.

"crew asked for the envelope.I be-perpetual wallflower?" asked. Mr. J. "For the first time I am a quiet

Applications to the Patents Office lieve it contained a secret report. H. L. Cowin, for the wife, housewife, and my husband is dc-

Desinoud was married 10 Mr.indicated that

many traders

MENTAL CRUELTY lighted when he comes home front

REGULAR REPORTS the office to find me there-darning Charles F. Hughesdon, airman and eager to capitalise the early arrival insurance broker, in September, 1937. of the Duchess of Kent by the use of

"It is the worst form of mental his socks or making baby clothes.

"I know reports are sent regularly

Every cruelty; holding her up to the ridicule "I don't mind whether it's a boy Her previous husband, Captain Camp-her Christian name. The applications

not been allowed. Ministers to Germany by Bund leaders. or a girl. But what I would really bell Black, was killed in an air crash have

considered that it would be embar-German ship has a political official of her friends."

They Mr. J. A. Cain, for the husband, like is twins--one of each sex. My in 1030.

rassing for the Duchess to see her and " propaganda official.

Bund replied: "There are many husbands name on hoardings and signs every-oflen make speeches at our where.

meetings, and act as contacta be- who don't dance. It would be stretch- ing the law too for if it was to be tween our leaders and Germany."

straw held that this was mental cruelty to Miss Vooros, who wore Censure Motion Rejreted,—–—Afles an all-night sliting the Victoria sailor hat over her blonde hair, said the wife." Assembly rejected a vole of censure that as a member of the Bund she on the Government moved by Sir found herself compelled to:- Stanley Argyle, Leader of the Oppo- sillon, on the grounds of maladminis Itration of foresta,

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MANOEUVRES ON A LARGE SCALE

JOHANNESBURG. The biggest defence force manocu- vres ever held in the Union look place recently in the Northern Trann- Better than the "one that got away. * svaal, under the direction of Col. G. is the fish story told by Torrington E. Brink, Director of Training and Police Chief. Hugh Meade. Operations.

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The application was adjourned in the hope of a reconelllatlan.

Gobbler Takes Over Nest

Geneva, N. Y.

A turkey on the farm of E. R. Smith will soon have a family. He is setting on about 40 guinea hen eggs.

to be the gobbler promises "mother" to the orphans.

Window Display Too True

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