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NANCY

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

1 HOPE 1 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!

ERNIE

Jeli 28151.

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

by

Coopera

Hotel Girl From Germany Arrested

A SLIM, fair-haired girl who had been the receptionist in the New Norfolk Hotel, Prned. street, Paddington, W., for two months. charmed visitors and staff.

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

Was

Miss Rose Falkner, about 33 years) old, hud told people that she imprisoned in Germany at the start

of the wor.

"All Liked Her"

As one of a party of English- women she had been repatriated to England, where she was born.

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

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

"She was pleasant, happy-go- lucky sort of girl, and we all ed

one of the porters said. "She showed no emotion when two Scotland Yard men

her,

arrest her.

came

"She went up and packed clothes into a bag, then went

with them in a police car."

Good At Her Job

to

Kome off

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

"Her references were all right And her work was first class, und that is all I bothered about," he said. Regulation 18 B, under Defence which Miss Falkner was

Lives power to the Homecretary

he

body if to order the detention of anybody

is satisfied that this is necessary "to prevent the person acting in any manner prejudicial to the public safety or the defence of the Realm."! Deteation 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.

While being questioned at poiler station he icuped from ground floor window and peared.

the the

disap-

police In a dinry, found by the Charlier is said to have described the mistakes of criminals and his own in great, detail, together with every detall of "the perfect crime."

Plunged Into Her Heart

ke

The notes even included conver- vations with the woman, 02-year-old) Madame Hubin, and told how gave her an infection of hydrocyanie (prustic) acid which he had stolen from n laboratory at Chartres und kept in his room.

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

He went to the laboratory he had; cot

home and led a in his hypodermle syringe with the air.

Returning to his friend's house Chartier found Madame Hubin alone in the kitchen washing dishes. He la staled to have held her with his left hand and with his right to have plunged the needle three times into

region of her heart.

the

The police say that, not content with committing "the perfect crime," and writing an entire secount of it In diary, which he concealed in his rooms, Chartier begun to give to friends and relatives, guarded hints of what he bad dönt.

arrest.

An anonymous letter led to his

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-

Joined the W.A.A.F. last year but was dis- missed as 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, Chester, 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

Minister

U.S.

to Australlo, is whaleel being

Bon Voyage by Mr. V. G. Bowden, AUK- trailan Trade Commissioner In Shanghai.

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA

FOR THE RESERVISTS

DARWIN ROMANCE

DARWIN. Romance was at the end of a record long distance flight for Wing Comman der Blehard Kellett, R.A.F.

This was revealed in the announce. ment on Monday by Miss Dorothy Abbott, the younger daughter of the Administrator of the Northern Terrl- Bory. Mr. C. Abbott and Mrs. Abbott, her engagement to Wing Commander Keliatt,

It was Wing Commander Kellett, who.

Squadron Leader led thTM BAP Vickers Wellesley bombers in Naven- her, 1938, on the record bou from Egypt' to Darwin.

Max Abbuit met Wing Commander Kellett at Darwin when the bombers Inaded here. He and his brother aeers were the cuents of her father at Gov. erament ilouse. She renewed the u quaintance in September last, when she visited London.

Wing Commander Kelleti distingulah- ed himself recently when be led a raid by British bombers en Heligoland. KOSCIUSKO

SYDNEY.

Y commemorate the centenary of the rent of Australia's Eighest mou:- tain by Count Strzelecki, a large bronze tabiat was unrelled on the summit of Mt Kosciusko, yesterday. The muna- Chin was named after the Polish lender, Kosciurko, by Strzelecki, whose own name is perpetuated in the Strzeleck rauges in Victoria

The unveiling was performed, by the Consul-Generni fur Poland (Mr. 1. de Nonkowski.

VICTORIAN POLITICS

MELBOURNE, Efforts are still being made to induže a member of the State Cabinet to op- pose Mr. Dunatan in the leadership of the Government and of the parliamen- tary group of thu United Country Party.

R was reported in State Parliamen- tury circles that since two membera were approuched some time ngo and re- Jected the proposals overtures have hean made to n third member. At loust one private member of the Par-

has Leen Ap Hamentary group nina

proached In an effort to persuade him to withdraw his support from the Premier. I was hinted to him that if he refused to do so he would be op- posed in blu electorato

PRICE OF FOOD

CANBERRA

Despite the Increased cost of living in other directions, food prices in Au tralia havo actually dropped since the. war. This is revealed in latest retail price Indices tasuod by the Common- wealth statistician (Dr. Wilson). They whow that last January food was on un averago 4 per cent. cheaper than in December and 14 per cent. cheaper than in January, 1939. Decreases last Jan- ary were most substantial in Tasoiania, Victoria and South Australia, but in Queenland there was a two par cent. rie, Ten and salmon were the only main items subatantially dearer, DIG ESTATE

MELBOURNE.

Estale for probate, at #159,013 was left in Victoría by the lato Archibald Currie, of Toorak and Benolla, grasier. Bubject to certain legscion the estates goes to the widow and daughters. SYDNEY'S DRY-TIME

The present dry spell in Sydney, in the worst for 05 yours, and has been

KUST

surpassed on only two occasions in the past 30 yourA. Gardening

that the experts drought inn

reachet almost un- paralleled seriousness along the const line, Sydney particularly feeling the effects, which have been aggravated by westerly winds during und frequent since last winter. The Hunter Valley, is also drought stricken. COMMUNISTS STONED

MELBOURNE. Tomatoes. Atones

tree and thlek branches were thrown at Communist speakers at the Yarra Bank on Sunday afternoon. Intervention by wounds of police on sunny occasions anved nasty Inculent from developing into all-In fights. There were 120 police control- Ing the crowd, which was estimated at 5,000. A man, who tried to clamber on to the Communist floor, was hauled off by police. When he renleted them, he was struck on the head with a baton and knocked out. He was admitted to hospital austering concussion.

The meeting had been in progress for an hour when the trouble started. Soldiers cummenced organised heckling and counting out. At the end of an- of her hour, Communists packed up and prepared to leave. Most of them show. were ed signs of battle, the majority covered with tomatoes. As 01

truck maved off, section of the onlookers Lucame hostile and moved in a threaten- inx way towards the slowly moving truck, which was surrounded by n car don of pollee with batons drawn. As the truck passed under Lever, children in the treea showered rocks, tomatoes, and thick tree branches into the truck. The Communisin hal no protection In the truck and used their arms to ward off the Rying stoneя.

Inventor Becomes A Soviet Hero

Nome

MOSCOW,

ü

. M. VASSILI DEGTYAREV his been made Hero of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin, and awarded premium of 50,000 rolibles (obout £2,000), for oustanding services in designing new, and highly important models of Red Army armament."

Commenting

onthe

nword "Izvestia" writes "Degtyarey's mi ventions have been of great impor tance in enhancing the technical might of the Red, Ariny.

"The Infantry, aviation and tank" troops have received armaments. by no means infertor and in certain res- pects surpassing the best foreign models,"

Degtyarev invented and constructed the light machine-gun generally used by the Red Army since 1927' and also machine-guns for tanks and aero- planes. Reuter.

{FACTS.-Hero of the Soviet Union, Russia's highest honour. Rect- plante also receive Order of Lenin and are entitled "to enter a train on front platform." Given to alwck workers; can only be taken away by Central Executive Committee.]

"Not Good Enough"

She admitted stenting the watch from a fellow employed at a local works,

Chlef-Inspector Mackay said the girl was placed on probation last 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 R.A.F. men. visiting leading hotels in Chester. After spending an evening with a man, she would be escorted to a large louse which she prefended was her home. After being left at the front door, she would make her way to her real home in a working- class district.

The girl had also given her ad-

Freddie Gets An Injunction

FREDDIE DARTHOLOMEW has been granted an Injunction which forblis his parents and their lawyers from pressing fin- ancial units against him, says a Los Angeles mestage,

This halts three multi-one for £250,000 brought by his parents, another for £10,000, and a third for £1,900 for lawyer's fees. ******************...0000994

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.

Wille at home she Inilleted superficial injurles to her throat. forehead and wrists and had to be, taken to hospital.

Evelyn had nothing to say for

court. ไท herself

The

Williamson, couple Leroy and his bride, Virginin, eigh- twenty, teen-insisted to the Juvenile Court of Indianapolis, 'U.S.A., that they were not rented,

They were married on January of of the protests 6. in spite Virginia's foster-parents that they were in close blood-relationship. Judge Bradshaw, of the Juvenile Court, ordered the couple to separated temporarily while an in- vestigation of court records, birth curtificates and orphanage records was carried out.

be

Missing links in the history of dress as a large private house. Leroy and Virginia were supplied by where she would call for lelfers. Mr. Crystal Clair Harker, of Urbana,

On February 6 she was reported., who said she was their maternal missing from home. Three days later aunt.

she called at Chester police office and asked a detective not to disclose her Identity to a man with whom she had been awny.

Stayed At Hotels

She was using the name Penelope Hiley, giving an address und lefe- phone number In County Antrim, She stayed the night with a man at a Chester hotel on February 3, tater Visited 1} Woolworth's store and bought ting

13 intended to resemble a wedding ring, then stayed with the mun two nights at a Liverpool hotel under the names Mr. and Mrs. Smith. When their funds were exhausted they returned to Chester and stayed at another hotel.

Wards Of Court

sisler,

Mrs. Harker sald her Helen Williamsen, gave birth to a on in 1919 at Indianapolis, She was unmarried at the time, and the sen lived with her until 1924, when sho died

He then became a ward of the Juvenile Court. That chlki is Leroy, Mrs. Burker suld:

In April, 1021, Helen Williamson borc a daughter. Mrs. Harker wald that her sister signed a petition which made this child also a ward of. the Court.

The daughter was first named Cry- stal Westerfield, but when she was placed in an orphan's home a few days inter she was named Crystal The girl was described as an ex- Clair Williamson. Subsequently she pert sneak-thief and inveterate liar. was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Leroy She had played upon the sympathyWolfe, and was giver the name Vir of her parents.

giola Wolle,

YOU CAN'T RATION SUNSHINE

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You can't

Tipi Soriguer-Leader O. CODKE

There's A Song

About Rationing

IT'S A SALVATION.

ARMY "HIT"

His Hobby

Songster-lender Cooke used to be a collector for a gas company. He

THE Salvation Army is on top retired from that job about two years

of the new's.

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

its title is "You can't ration sun- shine," and its lyric-writer and com- poser is Oliver Cooke, a retired Song- ster-leader of the Army, who lives in. Southend-Inne, Colford, SE.

Catchy

Here is the catchy refrain:

You can't ration, sunshine, vou

can't ration rain!

You can't ration that which giver

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 no cause for worry

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

Taluf

ngo.

He used to play the organ and plano. Now he is crippled with ore thritis and rheumatian-but he gives more spare time than ever to his hobby of composing.

He works In the real tradition of the Arst General Boath, who said, "Why should the Devil have all the good tunes?"

Inspiration

Songster-lender Cooke worka quick- ty. ie has written over 1,000 songs, and they have been translated info many languages. "I Know a Founi”. *-written on top of a bus—is the most popular, so far.

As for "You can't ration sunshine," Songster-leader Cooke sald:

"IL WON Just an idea I had at break- fast one morning,

"We were talking about rationing, so 1 sat down and scribbled out a few words, then wrote the music.

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

'You can't 'ration rain

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