1 FULHAM CHRONICLE. NOVEMBER 6. 1936: TO RELIEVE HIS FEELINGS. Plant Pots Thrown From Ninth Floor Window. A CAR DAMAGED.
At Westminster Police Court, before Mr. Marshall, on Tuesday, John Brooksbank (18), apprenticed conk, Hyde Park Hotel, Was charged with malicionaly damaging car belonging to 43 Arther Vere Harvey, a company director, Lowndessquare, at Knightsbridge on Monday night. Prisoner pleaded guilty. P.C. Bandtock, 373B.
said that at 9.45 he saw prisoner at ninth floor window of the Hyde Park Hotel p.m. throwing plant pots into the centre of the roadway. Two of the pots hit a station car and another dropped on to the ary footway narrowly missing some people. Witness went to the room of the hotel where prisoner was and asked him for an explanation. He said, Someone in the kitchen annoyed me and I got into such a rage that I dang the plant pots He out of the window without made no reply to the charge.
Mr. Harvey, the owner of the car, said he left it outside the hotel. It wan extensively damaged and both wings would probably have to he taken off and re enamelled. The repairs would cost approximately £20. Prisoner said he did not intend to hit the car with the plant pot.
The magistrate: A person is presumed to intend the natoral consequence of his act. You knew the pots might hit something. Prisoner I did it becanse I was rather annoyed. I had a quarrel with somehody and it rather excited me. I suppose, To relieve my feelings I threw the pots out of the window.
The magistrate: You behaved like a lunatic. It was perhaps fortunate that the missiles hit the car and not one's head. It was most dangerous cond act. Prisoner was remanded in custody for week the magistrate asking for medical report. OBITUARY.
from Page 3. the flowers. Mrs. J. E.
M. Ashby. Miss A. Stevens. Miss Anna Stevens, 144 Kilkia-street.
Falham, died at her home on Tuesday week. She had been sufferer from rheumatoid arthritis for eight years. Three weeks ago she had to take to her bed with an attack of bronchitis Miss Stevens, who was 81, was a nativo of Dorset. She had lived in Fulbam years. She previously lived at Lots-road Chelses, for 20 years.
The funeral was at Finchley Cemetery on Monday, interment being in a private grave. The mourners were Mr. and Mre. H. Stevens and Mr.
and Mrs. T. Stevens (brothers and sisters-in-law), Miss C. M. Stevens (sister), Mr.
and Mre. Mareball, Mrs. Dorkin and Mr. T. Steinee (nephews and nieces), two cousins, Miss I.
Marshall (great-niece), Mr. L. Courtial, Mrs. L. Verbeet, Mr.
T. Swetman. and Mr. A. French.
Numerous beautiful floral tokens esteem were placed at the graveside. Miss E. C. Gearing, 152 andsworth Bridge-road, Falham, supplied some cf After a six weeks' illness from heart trouble, Mrs. Jane Elizabeth Mary Asbby, 6 Ryecroft-street, Falham, passed away at her home on Tuesday week.
She was 59. Mrs. Ashby was born at Kensington. She had lived in Falbam seven years, and 12 months at Ryecroft-street. widow since 1925, she is survived by it two danghtere.
The funeral was on Tuesday. Interment was in a private grave at Hanwell Cemetery. The mourners were Misses Jean and Nellie Ashby (daughters), Mr. and Mrs. W.
Brooks (uncle and aunt), Mrs. E. Cranbrook, Mrs. N. Cranbrook, Mre.
L. Chitty (sister), Miss I. Chitty (niece), and Mrs. A. Wayling.
The beautiful flowers from the mourners, daughter's colleagues at Peter Jones, Sloane-equare, Mra. 8. Grist, Mrs. and Miss Jervie, Nellie, Queenie, and Bert Cranbrook, Mre. A.
Copsey, Mr. and Mre. E. Hubbard, Mrs. Rarreil, Mr.
C. Cattel, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Cranbrook.
Ballard Funeral Service, 70-72 Richmond-road, Earls Court, arranged the funeral. Some of the flowers were plied by Miss Nellie Warner, 641 Falham-road. Mr. T. Hendra.
Much sympathy has been extended to Miss Edith Hendra, superintendent of 8t. Matthew's Church Nunday School, Wandsworth Bridge-road, Fulbam, on the death of her father, Mr. Thomas Hendra. Mr. Hendra died at his home, 12 Rosebury-road, Fulham, on Friday, after suffering for two years from heart trouble.
He was 64. Mr. Hendra was born at Flood-street, Chelsea. He had lived in Fulham 35 years, spending 31 years at Rosebury. road.
His only daughter has been Sunday School superintendent at St. Matthew's for five years. The funeral was at Fulham Cemetery, Sheen, on Wednesday. The first part of the service was held at St. Matthew's Church.
The interment was in a private grave. The mourners were the widow and daughter, Mr. W. Hendra (brother), Mr. A.
Garden, Mrs. A. Duff and Mrs. K. Fobbe (sisters).
Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Sheward (nieces), Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Ware, and Mrs.
Selley. The beautifal flowers were from the mourners and their relative, All at Westgate," Edith, Arthur, Sheila, and George, silver department, Harrode. "friends and neighbours," teachers of 8t. Matthew's, Fulham, Mrs. J.
Cooper, Mrs. E. Barnett, Eve and Gladys, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and family, Mr.
and Mre. C. Taylor, Mise Chi vera, Miss Edginton, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Ware, Mre. Siary and daughters, Mr. and Miss Norris, Miss R. Carr, Miss N. O'Dell, and Mrs.
Cooper. Mesere. G. Gamble and Son, of Fulham and Chelsea, arranged the funeral. Some of the flowers were supplied by Miss E.
C. Gearing, 152 Wands worth Bridgeroad, Fulham, and Leonarde, of Walham Green. Mrs. Hendra and daughter wieh to thank all who sent the flowers and messages of condolence in their sad bereavement. Mrs.
Harriett Williams. We regret to record the death at Fulham Hospital on Friday of Mrs. Harriett Willisms at the of 70 after month's illness, Mrs. Williams, the widow of Mr. Walter Williams, who died four years ago, had lived Harlingham-mansione, New King's-road, Falham, between 30 and 40 years.
She much respected in the locality. At the funeral, which took place Fulham Cemetery, Sheen, on Tuesday there were present mourners Miss Darrington (niece), Mr. and Mre. G. Derrington (brother-in-law and sister).
Mr. Pratt (half brother), Mra. H. Darrington (sister-in-law), and Mrs. Kennett (friend).
Floral tribates from the mourners and others testified to the esteem in which Mrs. Williams was held. R. Brain, 13 High-street, and 6-8 Filmer-road, Fulham, arranged the faneral. (Continued at foot of next column.) THE MISSING BOUQUET.
Ladv Hewart Opens Bazaar Without Name." Came the moment for pretty little Nancy Pick -but where the bouquet The "calprit delightful bouquet of pink carnations- -provided considerable amusem*nt at the Bazaar and Fan Fair, opened at Christ Church Parish Hali, Studdridge-street, Fulham, genterday (Thursday) by Lady Hewart, wife of tho Lord Chief Justice. Not the amused at the accidental delay in presentation was Lady Hewart. missing in bouquet time for Nancy to hand it was eventually die covered over before the end of the opening coremony. The vicar (Rev. J.
W. Huxley Williams), addressing the crowded gathering, said that it had been found difficult to find an appropriate name for their bazaar so they solved the difficulty by not having one. He bazaars outlined the previous resulte of their and said they had to meet heavy es pences that had been incurred during the pass year. Like the schoolboy in the well-known they were sending out an 8.0 for e.d., hoping parishioners would R.S,V.P. quickly.
They were aiming at £300. Lady Hewart, opening the bazaar, said she was sure they would he able to raise £150 each day. (Laughter.) It was diff cult to make money unless one ran some sort of stunt such risking one's life in the air. Mr. A.
R. Donaldson proposed a vote of thanks to Lady Hewart. Her presence, he said, made it a red letter day for the church. Daring the evening concert given by the Langford Gaild. Stallholders.
The following were the stallholders Refreshment Stall. HarleyWilliams, Mre, Bridge, Mrs. Crump, Mia. Fobbe, Mra, Hant, Mrs. Sanders, Vra.
Stone, Mra. Taft, Mre. Turner. Misses Snelling, Mr. Plaskett, and waitresses.
Cake Stall. -Mra. Donaldson, Mrs. Horres, and Mre Childa, Grocery. Mrs.
Green and Mrs. Pardy. Church Working Party. -Mra, Huxley. Williams, Mrs.
Roots, and members. Household Miss Deacon, Cordrey, Mrs. Gamble and Miss blade. Leatherwork Stall. Mra.
For, Communicante' Union Miss Marsom, Mrs. Simpson. and helpers. Langford Workers. Mise Venner and helpers.
Sunday Schools. -Superintendent and teachers. Choir. -Mr. Potter and members of the choir.
Holiday and men's stall. -Mr. and Mrs. Davey, Mr. and Mrs.
Atevens. Mr. Donaldson, and members of the Men's Clab. Lucky dips. Langford Girls' Club.
Empty stall Missionary Committee. Fan -Rev. 8. P. Stringer, Groome, Mr.
Jacoba, Mias Mice Stoker, Sawyer, Miss Willis, D. Sawyer, and Mra. Sawyer The bazaar is being continued to-day and -morrow. OVERTURNED PRAM. Baby's Death From Brain Injury.
The death of an eight months old girl was attributed at the inquest on Monday to brain injury received when the infant's pram overturned. The child was Beryl Patterson Richardson, whose parents live at 23 Milman's-street, Chelses. The inquest was held by Dr. Smith at Hammersmith Coroner's Court. The infant's mother, Mrs.
Nellie Louise Richardson, wife of stoker employed by the Gas Light and co*ke Company, said the infant was her third child. She was healthy, although she had had treatment for dyspeptic trouble at the Victoria Hospital for Children. She met with an accident in September. She was in a pram outside the house of witness's mother at While witness was in the house, her two years old boy probably palled the pram, which overturned at the curb. The Coroner If you had fastened the wheel, that would not have occurred.
Witness I could not fix the wheel the brake was broken. That's rather a pity," said the Coroner. Witness 1 was not in the house couple of minutes. The Coroner That was long enough for it to have happened. However, nobody could have foreseen what was going to happen.
Cried and Seemed Ill. Witness said that she took the child to a welfare centre. The child cried and seemed to be ill, and on Saturday, Victoria September 26, she took to the flospital for Children. The infant was detained, and died there on Wednesday week. Dr.
Winifred Porter, of the Victoria Hospital for Children, said the child was very irritable and screamed. She suffered from persistent vomitting, bat an actual diagnosis of her condition was not possible, so no particular line of treatment could be followed. The Coroner If you did not know that there was any definite injury you could not deal with it Witness No. Dr. Temple Grey, pathologist, deposed to conducting a post-mortem tion.
The skull, he said, was intact, but there was a condition that appeared to be due to some blow. There were signs pointing to concussion. Death was due to cerebral odema, following the injary to the head in the fall. Ic was exceedingly difficult to diagnose the condition during life. The Coroner's End of the Story.
The Coroner remarked This is case in which the coroner starts the other end of the story -that is, after death has occurred and after mortem has been made, and when have access to all the post-mortem findings. It is quite clear what happened. It is also perfectly clear that nobody could tell before the final result was going to happen. It might be that the child would have sarvived the injury, but when the brain to injured, it is not possible to know precisely happens, and it is impossible to prevent the development of the subeequent issue. Everything possible was done for the The Coroner recorded verdict of Accidental death," and exprom sympathy with the infant's parents.
(Continued from preceding column.) Mrs. A. Summer. of Fulham for over 50 MIs. Annie Sumner died at her home, 4 Falham Park-road, on Friday.
She was 88, and the widow of the Rev. Joseph Sumner, who died in 1915. Mrs. Samper formerly well known at All Saints', the parish church, and St. John's Church, Walham Green.
bad lived at Fulham Park-road for 34 The funeral took place on Monday, interment being in the family grave Pelham Old Cemetery. Three cons and daughter were the principal follow R. Brain, 6 0 Filmer-road and 13 HighFulham, arranged the funeral. I GOVERNMENT'S TWO TASKS Re- Armament and National Fitness. SIR SAMUEL HOARE ON WORK AHEAD.
Sir Samuel M.P, for Chelses and First Lord of the Admiralty, was the principal epeaker at a mans meeting of West London Conservatives at Hammersmith Town Hail on Tharsday evening last week. Greeted enthusiastically Sir Samuel began by saying that he was there not 80 much as a member of the Government, but as the member for a West London constituency. I am here, in fact." he said, as the father of the London Members. You see before you an old man tottering into the grave-(laughter)-who for many years past almost forget how manyhas had the honour of representing SIR SAMUEL HOARE, M.P. Chelsea.
But the curious fact in -I know not whether it is the air of West London or whether it is the keenness of I my am the supporters father of the Landon Members in Chelsea -that although feel to-day good deal younger that 1 did 26 years ago, when I first was elected for Chelsea." (Applause.) National Covernment Pioneer. prosperity. Crest Results. Continuing, Sir Samuel said that so far the National Government was cerned they were meeting in not, favorable atmosphere. The experiment of a National Government was started more than five years ago, and he always looked back with pleasure to the fact that it was Mr.
Neville Chamberlain and himself who represented the Conservative Party at the conference from which the first National Government emerged. He was glad to think, also, that the National Government had fully justified the hopes that were placed in it in the dark daya of 1931. (Applause.) Our credit stood higher than that of any other country in the world, ample capital was available at reasonable rate for the development of trade and industry, our employment figures were better than they had ever been, our Budgets were balanced, we had been able to protect our industries and yet to avoid the calamity of a great rise in the cost of living, and last of all, the Government had been able to take the brat steps in its great programme of rearmament without dislocating the normal life of the country or promising the progress of re-establishment trade and of industry towards the These were great results, which, while they should not make them complacent, should at least give them confidence in had to dealt with in the approaching the great questions that coming session and in the remaining years of this Parliament. Outstanding among those questions was that of armament. Out of the goodness of their hearte, out of their contidence in other countries, and out of their desire to spend no unnecessary money on things they did not need, they had undoubtedly got down their defences to the point of danger.
The result of that had been made apparent over and over again. particularly in the course of the past 12 months, and he was confident that during that year Great Britain and the British Empire had been stronger than they were the forces of peace in the world would have been manifestly stronger than they were to-day. (Applause.) A stronger British Great Britain and a stronger Empire were essential for ourselves and essential for the forces of peace in the world. There- fore The First Duty of the Covernment simple answer was impossible. Why Ministry of Munitions Was Effective.
this session was to continue the work they had began and to press on with the re-armament programme. The country would rightly want to know whether that programme was big enough and whether it was being carried out with sufficient speed. He would not try to answer those questions in detail indeed he thought tuey were not susceptible to simple answer. The armament programmes of other equntries were constantly changing, the state of the world (and particularly of Europe) was constantly changing, so that no one could say definitely that our programme safficient or that it WAS being carried out fast enough. The situation WaS 80 constantly changing that and industry.
National Health Campaign, There two tasks before them, Sir Samuel went on. The Brat There were some who suggested setting up again a Ministry of Munitions. It was true that Ministry of Munitions was effective during the War, bat it was effective because it had behind it the powers of and the war tions of industry and labour. While he would not close his to possibility he would that under present conditions such ministry would be ineffective. Without the Dora powers it would undoubtedly interfere withithe normal conditions of industry and labour.
The Government must, of course, watch the situation with constant care and attention, and it must consider whether and when it may be necessary to demand those farther powers. Up to the present they bad judged, rightly believed, that it was unDeceseary dislocate the life of the nation. He was glad longer it they had been could go on unnecessary, without for the powers of Dora better for trade ACCIDENT AT WALHAM GREEN John Brown (62), 11 King Edward-mansions, Fulham-road, was knocked down by a bicycle at Walham Green Broadway left yesterday (Thursday). An injury to his leg necessitated his ham- admission road. to St.
Stephen's Hospital, Fal-111 CADBY HALL CAKE BAKERY MANAGER. Death of Mr. D. W. Sidney.
Mr. David William Sidney, 59 Colehill-lane, Fulham, died in Putney nursing home on Tuesday week in his 66th year. He had suffered for nearly year from heart trouble, and recently his health became much worse. Death was due to bronchitis and pneumonia. Since he came to Fulham from Manchester nearly 30 vears ago, Mr.
Sidney had been emploved by Messrs. J. Lyons and Co. at Cadby Hall, West Kensington, and at the time of his death held the position of manager of the cake baking department at Cadby Hall. He was a former member of the Fulham Bowls Club, and also plaved for Lvons Bowls In 1917 he won the West End Singles Championshir.
Last summer, when his indifferent health prevented him from working. he spent many happy hours revisiting the scene of some of his former bowling exploits in Bishop's Park. His wife (Mrs. Elizabeth Sidner) shares her bereavement with two sons and two daughters. The Funeral.
The funeral took place on Saturday, the interment being in a private grave at Fulham Cemetery. Sheen. The mourners were the widow, Mr. and Mrs. N.
Sidnev, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Sidney (sons and daughters-in-law), Mrs. Lillie Freeman (daughter), Mr.
and Mrs. J. Plant (son-in-law and daughter), Ronnie and Stanley Freeman and Pauline and Pat Sidnev (grandchildren), Mr. and Mr. W.
Sidner (brother and sister-in-law), Miss Sarah Sidney and Mrs. Agnes Todd (sisters), Mr. S. Todd (nerhew). Mr.
W. Andrew, senior, Mr. W. Andrew, junior, and Mr. Dyer.
Among the beautiful floral emblems were those from the family, Mr. and Mrs. Collin. Mr. -and Mrs.
Freeman and Lal. Mr. and Mr. Dyer. Mrs.
Buicki. Mr. and Mrs. Elder. Mr.
and Mrs. Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson.
Mr. and Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Foot, Mr.
Whitehead, and Mr. and Mrs. Shaw (Oldham). Wreaths from Cadby Hall ineluded those from the directors, the bowls section. Mr.
S. Salmon, superintendents, apprentices, ornamental department, Mr. Gawith. English department, cake department. night workers, day workers, fruit and almond room, and girls from the department.
Messes. H. A. Barker, and Sons. 235 Munster-road, Fulham, conducted the funeral.
STABBING CHARGE. Man Acquitted- -Woman Sentenced. At West London Police Court on Friday. hafore Mr. P.
Bennett. Charles Mitchell (28). labnarer. 81 Finboroughroad, Falham-road, and Rosalina Oliver (21), married. 1 Clyde street, West Rrompton, made a further appearance on a charge of being concerned together in maliciously wounding Joyce Costello, waitress.
176 Finborough-road. After quarrel at the door of her house on the night of October 15, Miss Costello collapsed on the pavement and on admission hospital was found to have bruises on the head and cut 18 inches long arrogs the lower part of the back. Mitchell was arrested the next day. He declared that he knew nothing about the matter, and after he had been brought before the court Oliver approached Detective-sergint Higge. man." Handing the officer a bunch of sayine.
You have arrested an innocent kegs and a penknife she said. She came for me last Monday week with this bunch of keys. I took them from her. Last night I went to her address and knorked at the door. She came out with poker, and I took the poker from her.
hit her, and stabbed her with the She added that Mitchell was not there. Wished to Withdraw the Charge. At the next hearing prosecutrix stated that she wished to withdraw the charge, saying she was sure they did not mean and they were probably drunk. Neighbours who saw the quarrel, how. ever.
stated that as prisoners were walking away from the house Oliver shouted a threat and the other woman retorted, Come on, then." The women then advanced towards each other and began fighting. Mitchell, it was agreed, tried to part them. bat one witness asserted that he drew his arm round the back of the prosecutrix. The next moment Oliver dropped something, bat stooped quickly and picked it up. Tried to Stop Women Struggling.
Prisoners were now represented by Mr. Leslie Smith. Detective-sergeant Higgs, in cross. examination, stated that Oliver had marks on each side of her face, but she did not tell him that prosecatrix had canned them. The magistrate discharged Mitchell, saying that it appeared that he tried to stop the women struggling.
Mitchell's wife, twho had charged him with assaulting her, asked permission to withdraw the charge. I want to help him now." she said. The magistrate allowed the charge to be withdrawn. Jealousy Suggestion. Oliver then went into the witnes box.
She said she was a married woman but WAS living apart from her husband. Some days before this incident prosecatrix stopped her in Earls Court-road and struck her with bunch of keye. to which a penknife was attached, cutting her left cheek and scratching her down the right side of the face. The magistrate: Why should she do that Oliver Because she is jealous. Continuing.
Oliver said she took the kegs from bar and kept them antil October 15. She then went to return them, bat prosecutrix came for her with poker. There was a struggle, and some. how the knife came open. Mitchell tried to pull her away.
Replying to Mr. Smith, Oliver said she had never had any charge brought against her before. The magistrate said he was satisfied the case had been made out against Oliver. Whatever provocation she might have bad there was no justification for using a knife. She would go to prison for one month with hard labour.
FULHAM PHILANTHROPIC A meeting of the Falham Philanthropic Society -aS held on Tuesday at the King's Head Hotel, with Mr. S. J. Lawrence the chair. supported by Masers.
R. Offer, G. J. Eldridge, A. 8.
Apletree, W. A. Crouch, C. H. Starr, G.
Clarey, H. E. A. F. Clarey, R.
J. Drery, H. A. mot, Councillor T. Harper, E.
W. secretary) Bourn, and J. E. Bourn (assistant Mr. A.
Woodbridge, Mr. Symons, Mrs. R. Sasse elected Mr. G.
Clarey, the collector, in £7 68. for donations and including £1 la. from Messre. Goring and Kerr, 108. each from Major Moseley, Mr.
F. G. Balch, and Mr. W. Townend.
Assistance to the extent of mately £6 granted in money and provisions, and visitors were appointed in fresh applications. Bo3 requiring asked to replies add the following to this are -Write their North AN FLAT BASS. Bricklayer Didn't Know How He Got It." CHARGE OF THEFT DISMISSED. At Westminster Police Court before Mr. R.
Powell on Saturday, James Edward Roberts (27). bricklayer, 129 Tooting Bec-road, Tooting, was charged with stealing a musical instrument- an flat bass--worth £20, from the bandroom at the Drill Hall, Rochester-row. Westminster, on Tuesday, October 20. He pleaded not guilty. Mr.
Joseph Henry Barker, 52 Sunwell-street, Peckham, a district inspeotor of the tramways department of London Transport. said he and prisoner belonged to the 27th London Regiment of the Territorials. The fat bass was part of set of musical instruments belonging to witness' association and in witness's charge. The bass was left in the drill hall on the evening of October 16. FIt was missing when witness returned to the hall on October 22.
Inquiries were made of the regimental sergeant-major at the building, and in consequence of what witness was told, information was given to the Can't Play Note." Detective Sinclair deposed to recovering the instrument at prisoner's home. On being told he would be arrested, prisoner said I don't know why I took it. I can't play note of music. had been drinking that night. meant to return it before this, but kept putting it off till the next time I was going to the hall, that is to-night.
have a ticket for a dinner there." Prisoner repeated to the magistrate that he must have taken the instrument when he had had a few drinks. He did not realise he had the thing until the next morning. and he intended to return it to the drill hall the dar he was arrested. He had witnesses to prove that he was going to return the instrument. William Donovan, 37 Woodstock-road, Finsbury Park, a workmate of prisoner.
said prisoner told him he found he had the instrument at home and that he did not know how he got it. Arrangements were made for witness to accompany him to return it. but prisoner said he would take it back when he went to supper at the drill hall. The magistrate (to prisoner): It is quite possible that you took the instrument, not intending to steal it. but vou made a fool of yourself over this.
You can go. Prisoner was discharged. YOUNG MAN FOUND IN RIVER. Open Verdict at Inquest. Mr.
Oddie held an inquest 00 Friday at Westminster Coroner's Court on Edwin Herbert Rowe (26), clerk, who lived with his parente at 27 Flat. St. He was found in the Thames off Victoria Nicholas House, The Green, Deptford. Embankment in the early hours of October 27. The father, George Rowe, a pensioned police inspector, said bis son was bachelor.
Since leaving school in 1926 he had been employed by one firm in the City. He WAR not involved in any trouble there. think his trouble was club life and late hours, said witness. He was very fond of drink, I most admit. On October 19 he left home in the usual way, kissing his mother good-bye, and waving his hand at the end of the street.
He never returned." The Coroner Did he have say love affair Witness': No, eir. He told friend the previous day -Sunday -that he was going to take a day off on the Monday to see friends. I formed the opinion that he did 80 and that perhaps he tippled little. Then perhaps he left his friends in the Strand or on the Embankment and went to cross Hungerford foot bridge. I measured this bridge yesterday and found it was eight feet across.
There is a rail about stomach high and perhaps if he had had a little too much to drink and was tired he might have fallen over. Speculations." The Coroner They are all speculations. Witness Quite, sir. Tell me about his financial position. He earned £2 53.
per week, and owed small amounts to to one, £3 to another, and £2 and £1. Were they pressing him think they were. Has he been rather changed in his attitade Rather depressed. John Skinner, 26 Thermopile-road, Millwall, a carpenter working on the re construction of Waterloo Bridge, said that about 4 a.m. on October 27 be saw the body floating down the river with the tide, and recovered it.
P.C. Wood, Thames Division, said he examined the clothing and found 1s. some correspondence, and two photographe. Dr. A.
White, divisional surgeon, stated that death was due to asphyxia from drowning. The father obtained permission question the Thames police officer. The utticer agreed that anyone tired or drink might topple over Hangerford foot bridge. The Coroner There is witness who saw this man on the bridge 11 p.m. She cannot be found, but I have a statement she made at the time.
She says she saw him looking over, and two or three seconds later heard splash and saw him in the water. Then she informed a policeman. Coroner and Benefit of the Doubt." Summing up, the Coroner said it was not very likely that man of 26 in perfect state of health should tall over the railing at Hungerford foot bridge. Bat it was possible if he were drank that might have done so. It was much more likely that he jumped over, especially in view of the fact that he had been depressed, had been extravagant, drinking, out at nights, staying away from his work, and owing money to his friends, who were pressing him for it.
He might have been looking over the bridge and yielded to sudden temptation to get out of his troubles by jumping into the river. On the other hand there was the possibility that the father bad elicited from the police officer that he might have fallen over. That being the Coroner added, shall give the father the benefit of the doubt and record an open WALHAN WARD CONSERVATIVES' SOCIAL. Walbam Ward branch of the East Pelham Conservative Aseociation held an enjoyable social gathering at Fulham the Town Hall on Tuesday. Toe earlier part of the evening devoted to whist drive, supervised by Mr.
L. and the latter dance, which Mr. E. Henson M.C., about 250 dancers taking the floor. The general committee headed were Mr.
in the hands of a by L. Ashplant (chairman of the branch), and Mr. L. Codriagton (honorary tarz). Whist Clark prizewinners Mrs.
were: Henson Ladies Connie" Gents-Mr. Redgrave, Mr. Britton Dame Regina Evans had hoped to attend bat was unable to be for Mr. Ashplant, deputising presented the prizes. APPLEBY'S ARE MAKING A SPECIAL OFFER of TAP DANCING SHOES Red Ankle Straps or Ties with Taps fitted, Sizes 7 10 11 to 1 2 to 5 365 NORTH END ROAD.
make the conntry safe, and the second to make it fit. He had noticed with great satisfaction the response made to Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech at the Margate Confer ence when he spoke of the need of great effort to raise the physical etandard of the nation. The dictatorships of the world had rightly concentreted on that problem. and the democracies could not afford to ignore it.
Here in Great Britain did not need Olympic Games and the glorificetion of few chosen athletes. needed, rather, general rise in the standard of hesith among old and young alike. The Government believed that a carefally organised campaign in which there would be full opportunity for all the great health organisations, public MR. R. EtHERTON, and private.
to part, was urgently needed, and that it would help the country firet of all to bet'er health, and, a8 a result of hotter health, to greater happiness and contentment. TwO Creat Tasks. Here there seemed to him to be two great a fully in harmony with the principles of the National Government, and the men and women of the three parties who supported it. First of all safety for the country, and secondly general attempt to raise the standard of the nation's health. He was glad to think that in their attempt to raise the standard of the nation's health they would have many advantages on their side.
In the dire place they would have the increasingly beneficial results of the housing gramme of the Goverament daring recent years and the great attempt upon which they were now engaged of clearing the country of the slams. He believed, too, that they would find ready response among all classes and all ages. Looking at the question as one who had Always Taken Very Active Part in Athletics and Physical Training, defences. Minding Our Own Business. he had been very much struck by the increasing interest heing taken in questions of this kind by people in every walk of life.
He had taken these two instances, Sir Samuel continued, as examples of the big tasks awaiting the National Governduring the remaining years of its life. They were linked together, because it had to be remembered that it was no good defending country unless it was worth defending, and the more healthfal a country the more necessary were its Meanwhile, we had to be very carefal to mind our own business. We had plenty to do in our own islands, without interfering in the internal affaire of other countries. (Applause.) was almost always disastrous to interfere in the affairs of other countries. He commended that observation to the agents of the Komintern, because they would find that the more they interfered with the domestic affairs of this country the worse it would react against their own activities.
On no account must we interfere in business that did not concera us. It was necessary to say that very clearly in view of the very curious and vacillating attitude adopted by the Labour Party toward the civil war now going on in Spain. They had to make it clear that this country would "not be involved in any question of supplying armaments to Spain, and in that he was confident they had behind them the support of 99 men and women in every 100 from one end of country to the other. He had often thought they Paid Too Much Attention to Foreign Politics instead of concentrating on Imperial politics, bat he thougnt that during the next few months they were going to have a better opportunity of discussing Imperial questions. Let hem make the fullest use of that opportunity.
He got weary of the people who spoke of Hascism or Communiem as great tional experimenta. He had often thought of both of them old autocracies and despotisms brought pp-todate by modern methods and the developmeat of organisation. Whetner that be 80 or not he was quite convinced that the great constitutional experiment of the world -far more important than these distatorships- the British Commonwealth of Nations. (Applause.) vote of thanks to Sir Samuel was proposed by Major Thomas (Hammersmith North), who said that when the history of this century came to be written Sir Samuel would be one of the outstanding figures. Strength For Peace.
Mr. Ralph Etherton, one of the prospective L.C.C. candidates for West Fulham, who seconded, said that stronger Britain assuredly the greatest factor for peace in Earope. National defences were of first importance, and our commercial prosperity must be secured by the able adequacy of those defences. In that part of they were concerned to see that London governed by those who solicitous for its welfare the National Government for the welfare of the nation.
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