1940-09-20 — Page 5

Friday,

LONDON'S HOUSEWIVES LEARN TO 'MIX'

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WAR WORK IS ENDING WOMEN'S LONELINESS

NATIONAL service has accidentally brought about a revolution in London that all the campaigning imaginable could not have achieved in peace. It has banished the loneliness of women in suburban homes.

This loneliness gave rise to the state of mind that was nicknamed "suburban neurosis."

Dr. Stephen Taylor wrote of it, after four years' research: "The Englishman's home is still his castle, but for the English woman too often it is her jail.”

That was in 1938. Now, the revolution has occurred and Londoners are no longer Britain's most reserved com. munity.

"Women nra Binding comman interests in the common danger," sald Mrs, Ginnville Bean, public relations officer ta the Women's Voluntary Services.

"We have about 140,000 volunteers for our Housewives' service in Lon don, who meet for training and soon get to know one another

The black and yellow card of the service, propped in front windows of every street, is the passport to good. neighbourliness and new friendships.

Soon Frienda

The Housewives' Service, tried out In ford two years ago, was put into inrge-scale operation by the WVS to assist ARP work

Volunteers remats in their homes during roads lo provide hot drinks

Army Aquatic Championships

SMALL UNITS GAIN TOP

AGGREGATE POINTS Championship Depends On Water-Polo Final

(By "Tinker")

September 20, 1940.

Government Calls For New War-Workers Drive

BRITAIN'S engineering shops--9,000 of them on war work-are called on by the three Supply Ministers to take

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immediate steps to increase the national supply of skilled SHOES

labour,

The appeal, signed by Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty: Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply: and Lord Beaverbrook, Minister | of Aircraft Production, says:

INDO-CHINA SITUATION

FROM PAGE ONE

Single-Handed

"France is single-handed in the Far

"There is an immediate need for ket, or try to overlook the Japanese skilled workmen in many. factories to neet. bring into production plant recently installed or still idle during night shifls, and to give some relief to those who have been working ex-East. We have only small military Inaval and airforces there, Britain ceptionally long hours. The need will grow as further plant becomes from Hongkong and Singapore and { has, withdrawn her military forces

available.

the United States has declined to give preserving

"It in, therefore, essential that in us any military support in every engineering establishment up-the status quo in Indo China.

"At the same time, France will use grading and 'training up' should take place to the fullest extent practicable, all the force allowed by the armistice convention to assure her integrity by "Thousands of semi-skilled workers fighting those forces who provoke will have to be trained. Government dissidence. training schemes have already been "The same determination to pre- expanded, and are being expanded serve the French Empire will guide further. These alone cannot be France in her refusal to meet the last-minute demands by Sim for territorial concessions among the

enough.

"The greater part of training must be undertaken by employers them- Mekong River islands. The same de- further expansion of Government Insistence on full respect for her

whenies requires skilled instructors, sovereignty in the Franco-Japanese Every additional instructor must come negotiations at Напої"

HIGHEST AGGREGATE points in the Hongkongselves in their own workshops. The termination will stimulate France's (Army) Area Swimming Championships at the Victoria Barracks pool yesterday were taken by Small Units, who after the series of fine swimming events that comprised the programme, ended the day with a total of 52 points— two ahead of the 5th. A. A. Regt. R.A., the Royal Scots

and hot water in case of need, and the Middlesex Regt.

shelter for children enught away from home, and the care of invalid

and elderly prople

Trained meinbeis

centres

But the destination of the

Aggregate Challenge Cup will be Football ure drated decided the Large Units

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A H.P'. work, other belje in national | water-polo tournament–Signals savings, salvage, and rest and feedan: | (Small Units) have yet to meet the 8th Heavy Regt. R.A., and Besiden Shal Elve

winners Housewives the

to meet the Service is bringing women together.Middlesex in the Anal broadening their outlook, and help- ang them to form new friendshipa

"You cap

the chungeles

n they juin us," maid Mix Metall, an

Stake organiser

Newington They are quer net shy when they arrive, but mon make friends **

At W.VS. headquarters in

Weat minster they and the loneliness of office girls is disappearing, ORİ night typists arul secretaries come in to ask for a juh because “it is better than going back to 'diggings ***

21 the Kame WIEN the city- worker suburban-sleeping husband

A journalist living JR Ferobust- gardens, Edgware, declares that it

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The new pool and its surroundings. Jooked beautiful graterday an The brihard shine, and though event. like Plunging were somewhat drown out and monatanous, The efficiency with which the" #furle avonded any unnecessary delay and spectators spent an enjivable after mon

New!)

SCOTS UNFORTUNATE

tory

SING TAO BEAT ROYAL

NAVY 5-3

from ittustry, but ench instructor Decoux To Call Bluff?

van produce marty semi-skilled men

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Man-Power Plan

Another "United Press" message from Hanoi, received nt 9.30 am., quoter Informed cheles there as be lieving that Vice Admiral Decoux has "The Minister of Labour end called Japan's bluff, National SA:༩,༢༦༽༣༦ has sel up በዛ It is understood that the members organisation to ensure that the best of the Japanese Mission have been use is mude of available man-power. quibbling anong themselves because, Although many of the large force of is alleged, Tokyo has not yet agreed inspectors are already at work, and to support any show of force. the remainder are being appolated on quickly as possible, their task

of visting the many thousands of firms concerned will take a long time. "Meanwhile, you should, un wn Initiative, take any of the follow- the steps that you can, and take them

mandiately

Employers are asked to:-

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AIR FORCE CONTINUES...

FROM PAGE ONE

SCORING their second vic-

this season-in two Up-grade men of less experience!

and release the most highly skilled matches-Sing Tao overcame a

more important jobs. portion of the enemy and five enemy Royal Navy team 5-3 at Cause-workers for

Divide up jobs so that they can be bombers altogether were destroyed, way Bay yesterday after a fine

Bone by le

less skilled workers. and thrilling game.

Cut down your demands for skilled

Release men if you can.

Prominent In The Navy line-up was Giff, newcomer who has taken

the place of Roblason, and it speaks

Labour

Use your own factory to train new and present employees. Help to ind suitable mien as instructors in training

centres.

valames to say that GIT on quite number of occasions proved himself

Help the Ministry of Labour offi un tmprovement, for local football cins, and remember that they are enthusiasts will remember the thinking of the nation's needs as

performances of Robinson whole

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Royal Seuls were unfortunate in being dingendifled twice that at the 400 yards free-style relay met them later in the Small Units 400 yards relay both 1 mes for starting of sterling

last year.

Royal Scots were generally TON Navy warefs ceded it the chance of taking the Hawkins, who showca himself suburbi street without knowing Championship, and there is no doubt great

schemer and Individualiat but that the kretiness forced themi į Many of his passes to the wing, it ha Into the errors they made

true, were wasted, but even if other- wise 14 la doubtful if the Navy for- wards would have succeeded often in gettoR through the brilliant Sing tire race to overhaul MacDonald, Pao h.df-back line. They a (Small Bruts) and win by a touch Hing-chny,

Sung Ling-sing Cul Sutherland had earlier left Kwok Ying-kee--were working

any case else in

other than my wife," said this man "All M¥*K* od thai (have neighbours, a very decent lot, at that "

"Why All This?"

An ARP warden's suggestion that the street should form a Neighboraca,

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It was keenly felf in the first relay

Bandstuan Jurdan agnią

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the side of the ball before bus pars junt whose methods were delightful

Squad and practice fire-fighting, with stirrup pumps, thrust this Edgware reding man her fouebed

householder among ha neighbours

Even the doubters who had been "too busy" forgot their excuses and Joined in when they

half the

Street rehearsing sudden alarm

This wave of friendliness sweeping

the suburba mientas much inore 10

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to watch.

were ever un

Howeyes. Mules TH rules, and. These three, in thrt, were instru- espresadly

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controlling I say udly be Allison. Caliuws and Hawkins, the kidly adhered 162 enuse in the substiquerit relays lente Navy Inside trio, who fully watched the flagrad Scots men, the alert for openings, and who, la- taking it and then sexuel af toes gether with Breeze (right wing) and mails, Barber (left witts, have the matt mats

of a very fine attack Barber Wi

1 times too slow, but for almost three-quarters of the Kamie the

OWT Large Units 400 yards rely Smad Nuvymen held their रा communal f

Unit 2, 12th leavy Hegt 3. MiddressA, scoring will show stretelaag

14. 5 A.A. Regt. Time, 4.17 3.5

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women ในท me They have dozen or so neighbours in call on and MKI

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couple of back gardens

Bestilte wein

Large Unit 800 yards relay. 3th A.A! "they text 2. Middlesex; 3, Roynt Seats, 5. 1

Small Units: 6, 12th Heavy Regi Tirue, 12.1/0.

In Barnet suburb where don't mix”-neghbours share a stir- rup pump and chat omiably after twenty years of frigid reserve.

Why this? Dr. Edith Sumner- skill. M., puta "herd instinet,"

it down

to

the

Plunging-1, 5th A.A

The

EVEN EXCHANGES

THE NAVY upened through Breeze 10 minutes after the start, but Lat Reet (17.4); [Shiu-wing and Fung King-cheong a. Middlesex 1171.1115). 3. Royal Scots Arst equalled scores and then went (1492% 14. Small Units (140) 5 121h

leavy Reet. (139.10%). . 11 Heavy Inion first half lead of 2-1.

Almost immediately upon resump- Hegt. (120.7%).

Large Units 200 yards medley relation, Hau Yung-sang handled in the "I! is one of the strongest in-

1. Itoyant Scots (2.28.1/5); 2, Small Units siricis In ail of us," she said, (2.34) 12th Heavy Regt. 4. Middlewes; area and from the "spot" Hendy "When danger threatens the herd. 5th A.A. Begt.

made matters again even. gets logether. It

Then blulogical Heavy Bailery,

Tang Kwong-sum foundation. Barriers go down and Battery, (434): 3. 12th Heavy Battery, through to mve the lead once more to every one becomes more matey. ** Diving,-1, Middlesex (320); 2. Royal Sing Tau, only to have Allison

Scote 1517 3. Combined Smati Unita equalise very soon after. "A curious custom of reserve bas

(303); A. 12th Heavy Regt. R.A. (2983; 5, grown up around us, but it

arti-Bit A.A. Regt A.A. (2407 6. th Heavy the ascendancy, and after a period of At this period, Sing Too assumed ficial and

down Rest, (230) quickly,"

Large Units 400 yards relay-1. Royal attacking, two quick goals from Lat Scals: 2, Small Units: 38th leavy Itegl, and Ip Pak-wah settled the issue. 4. 5th A‚A. Regt. 5, Middlesex. Tume, 448

The teams were: 4/5.

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be broken

Slavage Held Up Restrictions

Merchants Protest

Lack of co-operation - between Government departments is said to

Small Unit 100 yards relay.—1. 30th 14302/5): 2, n5 A.A.

Pinal Standings-Small Unit 33, 8th A.A. Rezt. 60, Hayal Scots 60, Middlesex 50. 12th Heavy Regt. 32, 6th Heavy Regi

went

Navy-G; Rogerson, Hendy; Wikim 8077, Hossard, Hall; Breeze, Alison, Cai- lows, Hawkins, Harber,

Sing Too-Chu Sui-hing; Mak Shut-hon, Hau Yung ang Lu Hias-chor. Sung Ling-ing: Kwok Ying-kee, Lau Chung- sand, Fung King-cheong, La Shul-wing.

Morrison Has An Eye In Pak-wah, Tang Kwong-sum.

On 'Square Railings'

and use them Mr. Herbert Marrison, Minister of

The appeal conclusies:---

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"It you are in doubt about the re- lative importance of any work you arej doing

you should consult the officer of the department for which the work is being done, ur the em ployment exchange manager.

"If we do not all pull together we are in danger the matter was never inore urgent-act now,''

FOR THE NEAR EAST SHANGHAI VOLUNTEERS LEAVE FOR BRITISH ARMY

Shanghai, Sept. 18.

CAIRO: No

Change In Situation

in Egypt.

There is no change in the situation The enemy continues to Barrani and Sollum areas. consolidate

positions

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There is nothing to report on other front.

Gracie Tells M.P. He Is Wrong

He Insists On His Question MR. J..J. DAVIDSON, MP, for the Maryhill Division of Glasgow, sald that he did not intend to withdraw liis question in the House of Coin- mons about the amount

of money Gracie Fields, her husband, Monly with

Banks, and her plonist took them from Britaui, despite a reply cabled to London by Cracie Fields. In her cable from Beverly Hills, to the Home Secretary Callfornia, and Mr. Davidson Genere said she was sure Mr. Davalson hued been nita-

informed. "શું પ્રાણ

The second contingent of British volunteers, numbering 00, will leave within the next few days for army posts in the Near East, it was an- nounced to-day. They will be sent

see no reason to follow Miss to training camps where they will be Fields's suggestion that I should con- given

vrn special training before being suit ber banker. inken into the regular

service.

Among the volunteers is Mr. R. G.

amount

Mr. Davidson said "The reply of the Home

will be sumclent.

Woodhead, former Reuter agent at in my question I wish to have the Pelning, and son of Mr. H. G. W. publle reassured that preference is Woodhead, noted authority on China. nut being given to celebrities in the

The first batch of volunteers com-

issue of exit permits and in the prising

of money they are being 14 men, left Shanghai in August. During the past few months allowed to take from this country. the recruiting office has been flooded with applications from Britons here seeking entry. Into the services.-- Reuter.

MAY

EGG TRADE THREATENS BOYCOTT

UNIVERSITY MOVING UNDERGRADUATES

LONDON wholesalers have decid- HAVE TO QUIT KUNMING

ed not to deal in eggs unless the Food Ministry controls their prices. Chungking, Sept. 19. The South-West Joint University

The Eggs Advisory Committee, re- comprising Tsinghua and Pelping presenting all sections of the indus- Universities at present is located at try, adjourned after an eight hours' Kunming Famous stories written discussion without being able to make about the students walking thousands on agreed recommendation

to the of miles from North Chine to the Ministry as to future action. mountains of Yunnan to join the new The next step will probably be for carapus may have to be repeated, the Ministry to formulate plans and only this time the students may have submit these to the Committee for to start a long trek along the high observations. mountain trails of Sikong to go to the

Meanwhile eggs are in such short for scrap-iron, said: new

campus at Sichong, South supply that one London retailer who a survey of Sikong. So far, however, be robbing the national salvage cam-Supply, asked in Purliament whether "I have arranged for

no large normally sells 140 boxes of 120 Eng- the iron such railings tor paign of much of its value. Scrup he proposes to take over

be made, with a scale evacuation from Kunming has lish eggs each week had fewer thin gardens metal and rag merchants in London railings round the

in the view to their release wherever prne-yet started-Reuter,

20 boxes this week.

w the North of England, exasper squares of London and other towns ticable for steel making." ated at waste going to waste, are pro-

testing that they cannot continue to

unless

buy the materials collected existing restrictions on disposing of themore removed.

Duke of Kent Escapes

At the last meeting of their repre- sentatives with the Controller of Salvage, Mr. H. G. Judd, they sub mitted three specifie proposals which, they said. Government departments declined to entertain, and asked for his

· backing.

At 3.30 p.m. to-day a time bomb with the Royal Engineers bomb dis- They urged that white flock made exploded within 80 yards of an auto-posal squad, whose precautions had from rogs should be used for Army mobile in which the Duke of Kent ensured that the bomb would explode mattresses instead of coir, which has was touring the bombed areas of harmlessly.

From A Time Bomb

London, Sept. 19. rmined the bomb crater end chatted

South-cust London. His car had just

Labourers Machine-Gunned

clouds over one London area district

to be imported.

Course woollen rags are now im-stopped befors a barrier bearing the ported from America for blanket-noce "Danger: Unexploded Bomb" A lone reider swooped from the making. Finer grade rags from our when the bomb exploded. salvage stocks might be mixed with Rubble shot Into the air and two early this afternoon and machine- the imported material.

seconds later a shower of stones and gunned a gang of labourers working Most of the_rugs now collected by earth fell on the Duke's car. The on a crater resulting from last night's the national effort have to be got rid Duke emerged from the car after therald. Simultaneously eight heavy ex- :'of in the making of cheap roofing-shower subsided.

plosions rieked the vicinity. «felt...... · This felt is becoming a glut ön Nearby watchers rushed up and There were several bursis of anti- the market, because Government de- several women shook the Duke's aircraft fire over the London area partments will not use it

land.' The Duke then smilingly exo- In the early afternoon.---United Press,

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HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

THE SOCIETY ABKA FOR

£38,000

in 1945 to meet the increasing needs of sick and destitute children in Hongkong, against which the Income to date is $27,000 only

In order to continue its work, The Boclety ap- peals for the balance

** 10,000

of

before the close of the floandal year on buit October.

„The Bociety, now administers to over 3,000 -children at sight Centres and, in addition, supports 25 children at various Institutions and 80 babies at its Creche.

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12th August,' 1940. .

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