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i.s 3 (o' irs. tlf fit 4 ij" Ills 1 i 1 tc' THREE-COLOUR ENSEMBLE Matita ensemble with a rough-weave linen jacket in rose with tab revers, a skirt navy with front pleats, and a cravat and flower buttonhole in navy and white georgette AMERICAN TELEGRAMS Usages SELECTED FOR AN OCCASION l6 uest finds difficulty in writing Co nit) Sto ler fiostess, the American telegraph at a nies offer special Thank you telegrams Thg S(i ar "ain rate of a shilling for fifteen words. ff 0m der chooses an already-worded message llUn ifiered list compiled, as greeting card staiio are 0 suit all sorts of people and circum- Suelj a Thank yous read: I had tel e(f time on my visit that I want to tell 111 sincere thanks at 011 much we appreciated the week- Vhilu visit was one of Many, many For a teiegram i-fi ol 6 i I thank you, my wife Joy my little daughter thanks hal an neerio! One message has a Johnsonian Your courtes3 in inviting me over the os T)if Gl Was e( ua ii i hy your generous Ther lty accept my 1 are ram especially for parties: ttenjv! 1 8 Te iiest and most delightful a 0 was enjoyed so That rta inly a wonderful party. We had tlie OUr lives. When is the next 1 new you had a famous cook, hut we did Vni, as that famous.

Boy! Many Messages to Children separated from their children during ki 01lda are encouraged, to send special on blanks headed with a frieze 4 sun oose characters. One can imagine in a Florida hotel chooshoir 18 man( i er small daughter left Jail .1 When you are naughty and scolded all sa be good, sweet, and make When Aunt Doris writes that 18 behaving well during his stay with American mother is ready to choose I( messages In Praise of Good 'o ur ani happy because you are bave just as you See the big grin I wear because you have si? Instead of writing a card is coming soon, the mother is to use another prepared message in i le gram group Brush your teeth, comb air hurry to bed, say your prayer, and Atu 0u know it I will be 'k 4115 on vaca tion are urged by the companies to use the special wTak Discover that new vacation thrill; Se a a poster urges. Keep loved ones Tour arrival, departure, a PlTl er that your family and friends at es elsewlhere are following your trip with pily rp Keep them informed by inexpensive Ura te It becomes a chalpat the traveller to compose a telegram within the regulations for the ra te for travel news, and at the same i-he U( i details of Aunt rheumatism, Wave or the chicken at the station ai, Americans use the various vacation jAli 8 that picture post-card messages of an Rlorious ate being show neighbours their a tari-coloured telegraph blanks ot their row of postcards on the Plece M. T. FOR DEAF CHILDREN Sf ACTORY EN UIRY into mpL OF LEAVERS of fceavy expenditure to be faced ure or the building and equipping cffiH scho at the Royal School for filing en Edgbaston, and later for the this new department, greater ittee i will be needed, and tlhe Set! an urgent appeal for help, th a 1 towards this project.

of rJ lnu a meeting yesterday the Lord a tisfnr.f who presided, remarked in fj lon on the work the school underthe ol em Ployment for its pupils. gi i 86 the year there were 69 boys iq i the register, an unusual state of i the lat: tor the first time on mber of girls exceeded the number yenr employment of leavers dur- the to 1938 gave information as 5 wer satisfactorily placed of OO of the ability and ultimate he in addition to wages hitiona. The results of the Vk and on satisfactory; 96 per cent, of a nd th er cen t- the girls were at 0 Majority appeared to be placed to Rations a 6 i a wide variety of s. be in receipt of normal rates th 0 es alt of nancia seen that ndit 6 year working shows an excess sd. 6 over income amounting to £574 i ifh the previous it tile resu lt is a distinct improvem 18 ye ar ir! 6 remem bered that the very heavy expenditure 'p field.

levelling of the Uri tin factors contributing to ily 0 10 in aocjal position have been a teaH ri ow i to the emplovment fee lers and the benefit of the Was ITla intenance and education es'h (1 rir lTi during the greater part of a bthqrnp lr Eitzroy H. Anstruthere the trustees and officers MEMORIES OF LAST CENTURY LIFE ON A CORVETTE A veteran sailor (Mr. F. C. Harvey), writing in of conditions at sea fifty years ago, tells of the discomforts in a corvette sailing down the West Coast of Africa.

One of the chief troubles was lack of water. vessel had sail as well as steam. Sail was used as much as possible in order to conserve the coal for condensing salt water into fresh. Except at St. Helena and Simons Town, water was not taken from shore to avoid the risk of yellow fever and other troubles.

The ship carried about fourteen tons of water, the average daily amount used being two and a half tons, so that the condensers were constantly in use. AVater for the morning ablutions was strictly rationed, the ten or more men in each mess using the same water one after the other. A sentry was posted at the water tank on the mhss deck. One could draw just enough for a drink, but none could be taken away. Greasy dishes at dinner time were washed in hot salt water.

Baths were taken by standing naked on the upper deck in the tropical rains, the water at the same time being collected in the mess tubs to eke out the other condensed supplies. for breaches of discipline were severe, but they were sometimes modified by humorous incidents. Men undergoing punishment known as 10A had to take their meals on the upper deck apart from their mess and messmates. We had a pet goat, picked up when a kid from some African village. His temper was not sweet.

Among other bad habits that of thrusting his nose into the dinner plates of these unfortunate men sitting on the deck. If they pushed him off he would try to butt them. At last two men concocted a plot. A good handful of mustard on a plate was slaked with water. Bill, the goat, came as He was given a taste of the mustard, and squealing brought all hands on deck.

As they were not privy to the plot, they thought Bill had got sunstroke. He ceased from that time on to visit the alfresco diners. man whose kit at inspection was not all in order had sometimes to stand on the quarterdeck for two hours in the evenings carrying his kit bag and belongings on his shoulder. No light burden. An officer happened to knock off one of these bags when passing, and was surprised! at its light impact with the deck.

Investigation showed that the bag was filled with straw cones used to protect wine bottles. The man had got them from the wine steward saying they were for some deck SIR PATRICK RECEPTION AT THAMES CEREMONY The ancient ceremony of the Swan Upping on the Thames was the occasion of a reception by Sir Patrick and Lady Hannon on Magna Charta Island yesterday morning, at which Lady Simon was principal guest. The Swan Warden elect, Sir Assheton Pownall, M.P., accompanied by members of the Courts of the Company and of the Company with the Swan Master, were among the large company present. LONDON LETTER FOR WOMEN 88, Fleet Street, E.C. 4, Wednesday Night The Queen at Hampton Court At half-past three this afternoon some four thousand people stood on the lawns at Hampton Court waiting to welcome the Queen to the Toe garden party.

Between then and the time of her arrival, there were several sharp showers, and women wearing laces, chiffons, silks and satins looked enviously at those who had prudently declined to be parted from waterproofs and umbrellas. Suddenly, however, all sign of rain disappeared, and the Royal car drew up beside the main lawn in a burst of sunshine. The Queen wore a white upturned hat and a costume of silver-embroidered white lace, the coat trimmed with white fox fur. She was received by the Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, whose little grand-daughter, Philippa Hunloke, presented her with a bouquet of white, pale pink and pale blue flowers. Members of the reception committee presented to the Queen included the Duchess of Marlborough, the Duchess of Rutland, Lord and Lady Allendale and Mrs.

Neville Chamberlain. When the Queen had walked on the lawn for some time, she was escorted to the Royal pavilion, where she took tea, and where further presentations were made. Tea for guests was served in tents beside the pavilion. Music was played, by the band of the Welsh Guards, and until nearly six the Queen could be seen moving freely about the gardens. I hear that, with tickets and donations, the party will have realised about £9,000 for Toe H.

formerly held a curacy at Leamington), calls a daily journal. A large board set up on the church railings has the painted words, Contact. The Journal of St. to indicate the purpose of the notices, news items, comments and illustrations displayed below. The bulk of the matter, fixed to the board by drawingpins, is changed daily.

I had to exercise patience in making my own contact, for the crowd on the pavement was constantly reinforced by new readers. A corner of Contact is available to unemployed persons for publishing their wants. An ex-Serviceman seeks employment in painting and paper-hanging- A merchant's card bears the offer of work for two youths. Accompanying the you help those people to find a coloured lithograph of the Madonna and Child links the Divine compassion with fellow-feeling for man. of it (a pretty sum for those days), and Gay made £BOO (not quite so pretty a sum), and Lavinia Fenton, who played Polly (with a salary of thirty shillings a week) married a duke.

I have not yet seen it, but everybody says it is vety comical and full of wrote Mrs. Delany, who at that time was Mrs. Pendarves and a widow. She rather deplored its success as slighting Italian opera but The she observes later, have no real taste for Damien the Leper It is stated tliat a film based on John biography of Father Damien, the Belgian priest known as the Apostle of the is to be released in America in the autumn. The story of Joseph de so he was named before entering religion been printed many times in many languages.

It is well that his heroic sacrifice should be brought before an even wider public through the medium of Born near Louvain, of good farming stock, he was accepted, in his twenty-fourth year, for mission work in the Sandwich Islands, ravaged by leprosy. Two years later, in 1866, by an official ukase, every infected person in the island group was isolated on the north coast of the island of Molokai. Father Damien, haunted by the thought of their abject misery, gained permission to live and work in a colony of about a thousand people in all stages of the disease. A man of splendid physique, he toiled for eleven years in immunity from the scourge. Some four years later, the sorroAv at his passing was touched with pride that human nature can rise to such a height of self-sacrifice.

The Newest Journalism St. Bloomsbury, is a church Avithout a parish magazine. It has, instead, what the new rector, the Rev. Geoffrey Warwick (who black currant meringue pie Cook 6oz. semolina in a pint and half of milk.

When cooked add two tablespoonfuls of honey (or golden syrup), teaspoonful of finelygrated lemon rind, and a good squeeze of lemon juice, piece of butter the size of a walnut, and two iwell-heaten yolks of eggs. Well butter a deep piedish and cover the bottom iwith one pound of prepared black currants. Sprinkle well with brown sugar and add squeeze of lemon juice. (No water is required.) Pour in the semolina mixture, and bake in a moderate oven for thirty to forty minutes. Beat up the whites of two eggs very stifly, and cover the whole with the meringue.

Return to a slow oven, till the meringue is a pale golden colour. When ready to serve, dust lightly iwith sifted icing sugar, and serve with fresh cream. Removing a Misapprehension The exterior of St. Church is remarkable for the stopped pyramid terminating in a statue of George I. The George who appears on a brilliantly-coloured plaque placed above the is England's patron saint.

Lest there should be any misapprehension about the two figures, an explains that it is real George, the only one who interests that crowns every issue of The writer proceeds to account for the gent, on top of the the saint at all, but George put there by a local It has not been forgotten that we are an historicallyminded people. Day by day Contact revives some quaint bit of past. Even the most devoted cat-lover stands aghast at the record of the old lady who died in January, 1792, leaving eighty-six living and twenty-eight dead cats in her house in Southampton Bow, with an annuity of £l5O to her black servant, the only person who could tolerate her establishment, for looking after them. Some bold cartoons, and still bolder comments on notabilities who loom large in the foreign news, seem to suggest that the policy of will not be pushed to extremes in The Opera Shall we ever see another revival of The and, if we do, shall we see it with the old delight? Probably not. We rather overdid our enthusiam when the Playfair production at Hammersmith broke upon our post-war weariness.

But it would be pleasant to hear again the harpsichord and fiddles in the dim enchanting airs, and to await the familiar Ponder Well or Pretty Polly, and to see the drop-scene with 1728 upon it. It was in that year that Mr. Gay routed the Italian opera, and set all London singing and strumming the we did two centuries later. Rich, the manager of the Inn Fields Theatre, made £4,000 out 1 LEAVES AS FODDER FOREST DENUDATION IN INDIA In many countries, notably the United States, immense harm has been caused by forest denudation, which took place because either the land or wood was wanted. In India, says The Indian Empire the same harm is being done for different reasons.

The Conservator of Forests in the Kumaon Circle reports that villagers are using leaves to feed their animals. A considerable portion of the tract is planted with oak. The leaves of the oak are used for fodder. To obtain these leaves the villagers lop first the smaller branches, then the larger branches, and finally the main stems. The forest is reduced to scrub.

Then erosion follows denudation. The damage done is The villagers complained of interference from officials of the Forest Department, and finally the authorities made certain The review complains that this forest denudation has not been strictly enough controlled. Scottish old-age pensioners presented a petition, bearing 10,000 signatures, at No. 10, Downing Street, yesterday morning. It asked for old-age pensions to be increased.

CENTENARY AS A LIFEBOAT STATION C. R. Satterthwaite, secretary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, will present to Sheringham on Tuesday next a vellum, signed by the Duke of Kent, as president of the Institution, in honour of the fact that the town has had a lifeboat station for one hundred years. The Sheringham station was established in 1838. It was taken over by the Institution in 1867, and since then the lifeboats there have rescued nearly ninety lives.

Ancient Temples A collection of pictures, enabling us to realise what some of the temples of the ancient world looked like, is on view at Grafton Street. The artist, Mr. William Walcot, is an archaeologist with imagination. Almost the first thing one notices in these reconstructions of temples that survive only as fragments is that the builders of old in southern climates were not afraid to apply masses of colour. English travellers have confessed to having been more impressed by a walk round the walls of Verulamium, scarcely more than twenty miles from London, than by the sight of the ruined temple of the sun at Baal bee.

To most people, those massive remains are but a medley, and one is grateful to Mr. Walcot for his brilliant presentation of a temple which must have been well known in this land as it appeared on the coins of Septimius Severus, the Roman Emperor who died at York after carrying on a notable war in the north of Britain. Begun by Antoninus Pius, and dedicated by Severus, Baalbec was one of the last strongholds of pagan gods, for it was probably Constantine who erected a Christian basilica in its main court. Pernicious Bohea Doctors nowadays seem less bitter about the tea-drinking least, so tea-merchants say. We English are the greatest tea-drinkers in the world, I believe, save for the Chinese, and it is the more strange because tea came late into our history.

When John Byrom, the eighteenth-century Manchester diarist, wanted to present his wife with a silver tea-kettle, he had some trouble in getting a drawing of the new-fangled thing to show to the silversmith, who had never seen one. Mr. Byrom always drank green tea, having the odd impression that black tea was dyed. He speaks of bohea at 16s. the pound, which was not particularly dear, for the best tea could run to 30s.

or 3os. a pound. It is amusing to find that the new drink was much reprehended by the older generation. An uncle writing to a nephew at Cambridge, to reprove him for running up bills, found it an aggravation of the offence that they were not run up at the but at the by reason of ye foolish custom you have got of drinking and treating with tea, which is not only chargeahle, but is ye occasion of misspending a great deal of NEW VICAR OF NEWBOROUGH The Rev. W.

Sargeant, Rector of Weeford, near Lichfield, has been appointed Vicar of Newborough, near Burton-on-Trent, in succession to the late Rev. C. F. Taylor. Mr.

Sargeant is secretary of the Diocesan Special Service staff. In aid of the Stafford branch of the Lichfield Diocesan Association for Preventive and Rescue Work, a sale of work was held at Haughton Institute, Stafford, yesterday. It was opened by Mrs. T. F.

Royds, wife of the rector. WEDDING OF LORD COWDRAY AND LADY ANNE BRIDGEMAN The wedding took place yesterday at St. Westminster, of Lord Cowdray and Lady Anne Bridgeman, daughter of Lord Bradford. Central THE BIRMINGHAM POST, THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939 GREATEST COLLECTION OF IN THE An Extra Heavy Quality Wilton Carpet, size 12ft. 12ft.

Fawn panels harmonise with the soft Blue ground. A genuine price reduction of 11.5.0 makes this carpet an outstanding bargain. Usually £27.10.0. 3 This Extra Heavy Quality Wilton Carpet is of Fawn and Green harmoniously blended in an attractive Modem design. Also available in Fawn and Rust.

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For instance, a beautiful Jade Green Carpet with a charming Persian Medallion design is reduced by more than £l3. Size 13ft. 6ins. 12ft. Usually £42.10.0.

SALE PRICE £16.5.0 SALE PRICE £29.5.0 During our Carpet Sale we have £20,000 worth of stock to be Wiltons, Chinese, Turkey, Indians, of the famous Chamberlain quality and design, and all at drastically reduced prices. Rugs, mats and linoleum also show amazing reductions. COME EARLY and choose YOUR bargain from THE GREATEST COLLECTIOX OF CARPETS IN THE PROVINCES. SALE CYGNETS MOMENTS WITH A FAMILY CHAMBERLAIN, KING JONES, The Largest Complete Furnishers in the Midlands UNION STREET CITY ARCADES, BIRMINGHAM, 2 OF EIGHT The nest was on the right bank of the small river, a short distance above the mill. On several occasions I walked along the opposite side and had a charming sight of the pen upon her great structure of sticks.

She became conscious of my approach almost as soon as I could see her, and she would at once raise her neck and turn her head enquiringly to follow my movements. Sometimes the cob would be near her, on guard, but he was not always in view, though doubtless within call. One morning towards the end of May I had my first glimpse of the cygnets, cruising with their parents above the weir. There were eight unusually generous hatch. Short-necked as yet, they were already very vivacious.

For a few days the family remained on the deep upper water; then the parents decided on a move to the lower and more broken stretches below. A short land journey was accomplished, and then the swans and cygnets were often to be seen from the village bridge. Half an hour spent in watching them was time well occupied. The cygnets were growing rapidly, and their necks were becoming swanlike. They were foraging in the water almost incessantly, eating far more than their parents.

Weed appeared to be their principal diet, and I think a reason for the move to the lower water was that more in shallower water be available there- Often a head would emerge with long streamers of weed attached; once the weed was wrapped around a small head so that I feared there might be difficulty, but it was speedily shaken clear. Going to Bed The cygnets kept up a cheerful mewing. Now and then, but not often, one would dive half over, like a duck; or it would stand erect in the shallows and flap its tiny wings (rather like a puffin). Frequently the right leg would be rested over the back, the little bird stretching and waving the limb from time to time, and relying on the left leg for propulsion. The parents, beyond a certain amount of hissing, displayed no animosity at my inspection, though the cob was obviously on guard.

At first, the old birds selected a dormitory home beneath the steep bank on a patch of land almost at the level. Then, having explored downstream, they appropriated a more spacious islet, bordered by convenient shallows. I determined to see the swan family in bed. Accordingly, in the dusk of the evening of July 6, I walked down to the islet. To my surprise, although the time was 9.55 and the sky overcast, the dormitory was unoccupied.

But shortly afterwards I detected from upstream the familiar mewing of the cygnets. Ihe family was coming to bed. moving rapidly in single file, the pen leading, the cob guarding the rear. The movement was so precise that 1 expected to see the birds go straight on to the islet. But, arrived close by it, they halted.

The parents stood in the shallows and did their toilet, preening themselves thoroughly and exploring all over the back with the head on its snake-like neck. Once the great cob stood with neck stretched high, flapping his pinions, and making a grunting sound. Meanwhile, the cygnets were having supper, foraging with a final burst of vigour. It seemed as if they were all reluctant to go to bed. but at last the pen waddled slowly to the middle of the islet, where she continued her toilet.

Soon a cygnet followed her another and another. Even then, two of the youngsters decided to come off again to rejoin their father and the others. But eventually they all waddled in procession to the dormitory, and began a period of (very vocal) preening. The cob stayed quietly on guard in the water, but at last he moved on to the islet's edge and preened himself anew. The murmuring from the cygnets ceased, and in the gathering darkness I could make out a huddle of little grey bodies, apparently asleep.

As I left at half-past ten, cob and pen were still awake and preening. E. W. EVANS HOME FOR CHILDREN, SOLIHULL Mr. William Hand (chairman) presided yesterday at the fifty-sixth annual meeting of the Evans Convalescent Home for Children.

Solihull. Sympathetic reference was made to the death of Mrs. Maurice Davis, who has been associated with the Home for over twenty years, and who was president for the last two years. Mr. H.

Stradling (treasurer) presented the accounts showing receipts £7ll, and expenditure £728. The Chairman reviewed the work of the past and stated that 231 children passed through the Home during 1938. Since 1931. 2,070 children have been received. The Chairman warmly thanked Solihull Carnival Committee, Baron Davenport Trust and the County Cinema Fund for their continued generous support.

Lady Curtis was elected president. Mr. William Hand) was re-elected chairman for the tenth year in succession. Mr. H.

W. Stradling and Miss Helen Ward were re-elected honorary treasurer and honorary secretary respectively. VALLEY OF THE CORVE STORIES OF SHROPSHIRE HOUSES In the past many people realised the beauty of South Shropshire and the richness of its soil, and great and noble mansions were built. It is strange how the word appeart in so many place-names. We find Easthope, W'esthope, Presthope, Hope Bagot, Hopton, Hope Dowdier, Hopesay, Hope Dale, Dingle and Wilderhope.

Wilderhoipe has been a mansion of singular magnificence, with an ancient spiral staircase of oak blocks, and plaster ornamentations of religious signs, the Tudor rose, the initials of the builder and his and Ellen and the frequent repetition of their motto, Droit Dev Est Mai which has puzzled many, but, according to an expert from the British Museum, is a variant of Dieu Et Mon Droit. The mansion was built by Francis Smallman in the sixteenth century. The Smallman family had lived in the Corve Valley since the twelfth century. Perhaps the most famous member was Thomas Smallman, a major in the Royalist Army. It was said that no man in Shropshire could equal him in running, jumping or fighting.

His horse, Sorrel, was as famed for fleetness. After the Battle of Worcester, Wilderhopehis visited by some of troopers who, taking advantage of his absence, secured some booty. When the Major returned shortly after, he discovered his loss and at once pursued his enemies, and was fortunate enough to come up with them on the road to Ludlow. His attack was so sudden that he killed several and recovered his property. On another occasion he was carrying despatches for the King from Bridgnorth to Shrewsbury, and not far from his home was captured by a party of Roundheads.

They took possession of the house and shut him up in an upper room, with a guard outside the door, while they considered in another room what was to be done with him. There was a secret escape in the thickness of the wall, leading from the prisoner's room by means of a ladder to an opening at the base. When everything was quiet he stole down the escape and across to the stable. Here he silently harnessed his own horse and led it outside, vaulted into the saddle and galloped off at full speed. The noise of the hoofs roused the troopers, who, realising that their prisoner escaping, rushed to the stables and, mounting their own steeds, dashed in hot pursuit.

The horse was not fresh. It had come a long that day and, in spite of the good start, he could not shake off his pursuers. As he neared the top of the Edge he felt escape impossible. He was resolved that the despatches should not fall into the hands of the enemies. he said, they shall perish with With this resolve he steered his horse to the extreme edge of the escarpment, which here is almost a jwecipice, though well clothed with trees, and leapt to the abyss below.

His fall was broken by a crab tree, to' which he clung, and he escaped almost unhurt, but the horse was killed. He then commenced the journey on foot to Shrewsbury. It is said that he had hidden the despatches in the saddle, for his enemies had thoroughly searched him. Running as fast as he could with the despatches, he overtook a cart on the way to Shrewsbury. The Royalist driver hid him among the sacks and denied any knowledge of him in reply to the questions of the pursuers.

The despatches were safely delivered, and in after years Major Smallman rewarded the miller with the gift of a farm and ten cows. This precipice is still known as Major's and tourists are shown the trees he planted and his favourite walk in the grounds of the old Manor House. Some distance from Wilderhope is beautiful mansion known as Plaish Hall, and a charter in Anglo-Saxon, to be seen in tUe British Museum, sets forth the grant of the Manor of Plesch in Edward the time. It has had a remarkable history, and a strange story is told of Judge Leighton, who was rebuilding parts of it at the time of the Civil Wars. The chimneys, of moulded brickwork in various designs, are very elaborate, and Lord Chief Justice Leighton found difficulty in securing the services of a workman to carry out such special work.

At this time he was presiding at an assize for the trial of prisoners, and took occasion to enquire of the High Sheriff whether there happened to be locally any man who could undertake the building of ornamental chimneys. The Sheriff replied that the only person he knew capable of doing the work was the vecv prisoner his lordship had just sentenced to be hung. said the Judge, shall go and do my chimneys The unfortunate man was commissioned to erect the ornamental chimneys at Plaish Hall, and was escorted by Sheriff's officers to carry out the iwoirk, which was satisfactorily performed, though it was said that he took a very long time over the task. When he could no longer make any further delay, he was taken back to prison and suffered the sentence passed upon Also in Corvedale is the beautiful home of Earl Baldwin. L.

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