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NANCY

·BOY--- IT'S SWELL BEIN' SICK “AN' GETTIN' SYMPATHY FROM EVERYBODY

I HOPE I GIT SOME COMPANY TODAY!

I'M STARTIN' TO FEEL LIKE MY OL' SELF

AGAIN!

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 15, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH, OH *** HERE

COMES NANCY!

Jel. 28151.

"COOL and FULL of PEP". SAY THOSE WHO SUMMER IN MASCULINIZED UNDERWEAR

B. Coöper

Hotel Girl From

Germany Arrested

A SLIM, fair-haired girl who had been the receptionist in the New Norfolk Hotel,

Praed-

street, Paddington, W., for two months, charmed visitors and staff.

Recently her place was taken by another woman, and enquirers were aurprized to learn that she had been arrested under the Defence Regula tions.

was

Mike Rose Falkner, about 33 years old, had told people that she Imprisoned In Germany at the start of the war.

"All Liked Hor"

As one of a parly of English- women she hid been repatriated to England, where she was horn.

Her father was German, she said: her mother British. Both were la Germany now.

But she told everyone that she had! no interest in politics and that all! her sympathies were with Britain.

"She was a pleasant, happy-go- lucky sort of girl, and we all liked her," one of the porters said.

"She showed no emotion when came to two Sectland Yard inc arrest her.

"She went up and packed some clothes into a bag, then went off with them in a police car."

Good At Hor Job

The manager said he knew nothing of Miss Falkner's personal affairs.

"Her references were all right, and her work was first class, and that is all I bothered about." he said. Defence Regulation 18 B, under which Miss Falkner was arrested, to the Home Secretary given power

to order the detention of anybody if he is satisfied that this is necessary "to prevent the person acting in any the public manner prejudicial to safety or the defence of the Realm.

Detention under this regulation is "for custodial purposes only, and not for any punitive purposes."

Confessed To

Perfect Crime, Then Escaped

.PARIS.

ROGER CHARTIER, 26-year- old amateur detective, of Char- tres, alleged to have turned murderer by poisoning the mother of his girl friend and committing the perfect crime," is being sought by police throughout France.

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While being questioned at the police station he leaped from ground floor window and disap- peared.

the poller In n diary found by Chartier is said to havo described the mistakes of criminals and his own in great detail, together with every detall of "the perfect crime."

Plunged Into Her Heart

The notes even included conver- vations with the woman, 62-year-old Madame Hubin, and told how he gave her an injection of hydrocyonle (prussic) acid which he had stolen! from a laboratory at Charlees and kept in his room.

According to the police, Chartier murdered Madame Ilubin efter hear- ing her scolding her daughter for go- Ing about with him..

act

He went to the laboratory he had 'in his home and Elled a hypodermic syringe with the held.

Returning to his friend's house Chartier found Madame Hubin alone. In the kitchen washing dishes. Ho Is stated to have held her with his left hand and with his right to have plunged the needle three times into the region of her heart,

that, not content police

The

with committing the perfect crime." an entire account of it

AMBASSADOR TO AUSSIE

EXPLOITS OF EVELYN, 17

WHEN a seventeen-year-old factory girl, said to be "fond of visiting exotic hotel lounges and seeking the company of R.A.F. officers," was accused at Chester of stealing

a watch, police alleged that she-

Freddie Gets An Injunction

FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW has been granted an injunction which forbids his parents and their lawyers from pressing· fin- ancial sulis against him, says a

· Lea Angeles message.

This halts three sults--one for £20,000 brought by his parents, another for C10,000, and a third for £1.500 for lawyer's fees.

Joined the W.A.A.F. last year but was dis- | *************64 missed ns under age on staying away from her

billet,

Told fantastic stories of family wealth and position.

Bought a "wedding" ring and stayed at hotels with a man.

The girl, Evelyn Mary Hiley, of Philip-street, Hoole, Cheater, who appeared unconcerned as her exploits were related, was remanded in custody with a view to her being sent to a Manchester home for six months.

Mr. Clarence)

E. Gauss, new-

ly appointed U.S. Minister to Australia, 15 being wished twisted Bon Voyage by Mr. Y. G. Bowden, Aus- tralian Trade Commissioner in Shanghal.

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA

FOR THE RESERVISTS

darwin romance

DARWIN. Romanco was at the end of 'recard lot distance fight for Wing Comman der tlchard Kellett, R.A.F.

This was revealed in the announce- ment on Monday by Mina Dorothy Albatt, the younger daughter of the Administrator of the Northern Terri 1ory, Mr. C. Abbott and Mrs, Abbott, of her engagement to Wing Commander Kellett.

It was Wing Comniander Kellett, who. no Squadron Bender, led the R.A.P. Vickers Wellesley bombers In Novem ber, 1934, on the record hop from Egypt to Darwin.

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that Gardening experts drought

reached almost paralleled seriousness along the coast- line. Sydney particularly feeling the effects, which have been aggravated by frequent westerly winds during and since inst winter. The Hunter Valley, Is also drought stricken. COMMUNISTS STONED

MELBOURNE. Tomatoes, stones and thick tree branches were thrown at Communist *peakers at the Yarra Bank on Sunday suade ot afternoon. Intervention by MTK_polica_on_many_occasions_enved nasty Incidents from developing into "all-In fights. There were 120 pollee control- ling the crowd, which was estimated at 6,000. A man, who tried to clamber on to the Communist floor, was hauled off by police. When he resisted them, he was struck on the head with a baton and knocked out. He was admitted to hospital suffering concussion.

Mian Abbott met Wing Conitunnder Kellett at Darwin when the bumbers landed here. He and his bruther ofcere were the guests of her father at Gov- ernment House. She renewed the ne quaintance in September last, when she visited London.

Wing Commander Kellett distinguish- ed himself recently when he led a raid by Beltish bombers on Heligoland. KOSCIUSKO

SYDNEY.

Tu commemorate the cartenary of the ancent of Australia's highest moun. tain by Count Strzelecki, a large bronze tablet was unveiled on the summit of Alt. Kosciusko, yesterday. The moun tain was named after the Polish leader, Kosciusko, by Strzelecki, whose own name is perpetunted in the Strzelecki ranges in Victoria.

The unveiling was performed by the Consul General for Poland (Mr. Lu de Nunkowski).

VICTORIAN POLITICS

MELBOURNE. Efforts are still being made to induce a member of the State Cabinet to op, pose Mr. Dunaten in the leadership of the Government and of the parliamen. United Country fary group of the Party.

It was reported in State Parliamen iary circles that since two memliers wore approached some time ago and ro- jected the proposals overtures have buen rando to 4 third member. Át least ono privato member of the Par

has been op- liamentary group also proached in an effort to persuade him to withdraw in support from the Premier. It was hinted to him that if he refused to do so he would be op pozed in bir electorate PRICE OF FOOD

CANDERIA.

Despite the increased cost of living In other directions, food prices in Aus trails have actually dropped since the war. This is revealed in latest retail pelca indices issued by the Common- wosith statistician (Dr. Wilson), They show that laat January food was on an Average 4 per cont. cheaper than in December and 14 per cent, cheaper than In January, 1089. Decrease Inst Jan- ery were most substantial in Tasmania, Victoria and South Australin, but in Queensland there was a two per cent. 1. Ten and enlmon wars the only main items substantially dearer. niG ESTATE

and writin nich do' concealed in Bubject to certain legacies the estates

in bi

his rooms. Chortler began to give to friends and relatives guarded pint of what he had done

Ar anonymous letter led to hla

arrest

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MELBOURNE Estate for probale at $169,013 wan left in Victoria by the late Archibald Currie, of Toorak and Benalla, graziar. goes to the 'widow and daughters. N SYDNEY'S DRY TIME

The present dry spell in Bydney, is the worst for ad 'yenta; and has been

The meeting had been in progress for an hour when the trouble started. Soldiers commenced organised heckling and counting out. At the end et an. other hour, Communists packed up and prepared to leave. Most of them show- ed algns of battle, the majority were covered with tomatoes. As a truck moved off, a section of the onlookers became hostile and moved in a threaten- ing way towards the lowly mavirg truck, which was surrounded by a cor don of police with batons drawn,

As

the truck passed under Roma trees, children in the trees showered rocks, Luntoes, and thlek tree branches into the truck. The Communista had no protection in the truck and uned thel arms to ward off the flying stence.

Inventor Becomes A Soviet Hero

MOSCOW.

M. VASSILI DEGTYAREV has been made Hero of the Soviet Union, the # Order of Lenin, and awarded

fabout premium of 50,000 roubles £2,000), for oustanding services in designing new and highly important models of Red. Army urmament."

Commenting

the award "Izvestin" writes "Degtyarey's in- ventions have been of great impor- innce in enhancing the technical might of the Red Army.

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"The_Infantry, avlätion and tank troops have received armaments by no means Inferior and in certain rei- pects surpassing the best foreign modcis.".

Deglyarav invented and constructed the light machine-gun generally used by the Red Army since 1927 and niso machine-guns for tanks and nero planes. Reuter.

[FACTS.ítero of the Soviet Union,

Russia's highest honour. Rect plents also, receive, Oriér, of Lenin' and are entitled "to enter a train on front platform." Given to shock workers; can only be taken away by

Central Executive Committee.]

"Not Good Enough"

She admitted stealing the watch from a fellow employee at a local works.

Chief-Inspector Meckay rald the last girl was placed on probation November for stealing a dress, from

An hotel,

Her parents were respectable people, but she frequently said her home was not good enough for her.

She associated with B.A.F. men. visiting leading hotels in Chester. After spending an evening with a mun, she would be escorted to a

large house which she pretended was her home. After being left at

the front door, she would make her way to her real home in a working. class district.

HIS BRIDE ---SISTER

AN orphaned boy and girl, who learned that they were brother and sister shortly after they were married, will be sepa- rated permanently, despite the fact that they are expecting a child.

she inflicted While at a home superficial Injuries to her throat,

forchead and wrists and had to be taken to hospital.

Evelyn had nothing to say for herself in court.

Williamson,

The couple-Leroy twenty, and his bride, Virginia, elgh- teen-insisted to the Juvenile Court of Indianapolis, U.S.A., that they were not related.

They were married on January protests of 6, in spite of the Virginia's foster-parents that they were

in close blood-relationship.

of the Juvenile Judge Bradshaw,

be Court, ordered the couple to

while an in- separated temporarily vestigation of court records, birth certificates und orphanage records was carried out..

of

The girl had also given her ad- Missing links in the history dress as a large privato

Leroy and Virginia were supplied by where she would call for Iefters. ~ Mrs. Crystal Clair Harker, of Urbana,

house.

aunt.

Wards Of Court

On February he was reported, who said she was their maternal missing from home. Three days later she called at Chester police office and asked a detective not to disclose her identity to a man with whom she had been away.

Stayed At Hotels

She was using the name Penelope Hiley, giving on address and tele- phone number in County Antrim. She stayed the night with a man at a Chester hotel

on February 3, later visited a Woolworth's

store and -bought a ring intended to resemble a wedding ring, then stayed with the man two nights at a Liverpool hotel under the names Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

When their funds were exhausted they returned to Chester and slayed at another hotel,

The girl was described as no ex- pert sneak-thie! and inveterate llar. She had played upon the sympathy of her parents.

Mrs.

Harker sall her sister, Helen Williamson, gave birth to a son in 1919 at Indianapolis. She was unmarried at the time, and the sou lived with her uni 1924, when she died.

He then become a ward of the Juvenile Court. That child is Leroy, Mrs. Harker said.

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YOU CAN'T RATION SUNSHINE

Allegro d

Says Songster Leader O. COOKE

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There's A Song

About Rationing

IT'S A SALVATION

ARMY "HIT"

His Hobby

Songster-leader Cooke, used to be

a collector for a gas company. Ho

THE Salvation Army is on top retired from that job about two years of the news.

In the last issue of "War Cry" appears a topical song inspired by rationing.

Its title is "You can't ration sun- shine," and its lyric-writer and com- poser is Oliver Cooke, & retired Song- ster-leader of the Army, who lives In Southend-lane, Catford, SE.

Catchy

Here in the catchy refrain:

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He used to play the organ nad pláno. Now he fa crippled with nr. thritis and rheumatian-bit he gives: more spare time than ever, to hobby of composing,

his

He works in the real tradition of the first General Booth, who said, "Why should the Devil have all the good funes?"

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Inspiration

Songster-lender Cooke werks quick- ly. Ho has written over 1,000 songs, and they have been translated into

You can't relion sunshine, you many languages. "I Know a Fount"

can't ration rainfit.

You can't rations that which gives

the bright golden grain!! There's plenty in store-there's

enough and to spare;, : The rich man, the poor man can

have an equal share.

So there's to cause for worry

God's promises déclare That you can't ration sunshine or

rain?

-written on top of a bus-is the most. popular so far.

As for "You can't ration 'sunshine," Somputer-leader Cooko

Laidi! brand, "It was just an idea I had at brenk- fast one morning.

"We were talking about rniloning, so I sat down and scribbled out: # few words, then wrote the misle.

Now, then, all together- "You can't ration sunshine,

You can't ration rain,..!!

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