THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG : Monday, May 17, 1926. N _A PAGE OF BRITISH NEWS FOR THE READERS OF THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG BRITAIN'S STREET ACCIDENTS GROW Seven-eighths of London's] Deaths Caused by Motors SAFE SPOTS Cornish City Holds Record as Safest Place in Eng- land There was a big increase last year fn road and street accidents in Great Britain, causing death or personal in- Jury, the figures, as compared with * the previous year, being: 1025. 1024. Total accidents .. ....115,478 98.215 . Fatal accidents .. .... 8.971 3.681 "Thess figures are given in & White issued recently. The death- Hea of Variots wehicles 6 following list of ac- - Comet by Fatal, fatal : atal, fatal Mechanically prope! ied , * vehicles : Omnibuses and motor-coaches ... 0522 7,402 and trackless trolley vehicles .. ...2,879 71,075 Pedal cycles >, .. wn wehicles .. 217 5,738 Deaths caused by mechanically pro- Pass vehicles were 398 more than in ; those caused by horse-dtawn Vehicles 41 Jess and by pedal cycles 12 loan. London (City and Metropolitan Pol- ice area) heads the list with 888 fatal and 39,186 non-fatal accidents. Me- Fodnically propelled vehicles caused of the deaths. The safest places In England to live in are apparently Penzance, which had only 11 accidents last year (one fatal). Hartlepool, 12 accidents (one fatal) and Boston, 12 accidents (one ------------------------ * SCHOOLRASTRS NEW SEY WAREARE ; English Male Teachers Re- use to Serve Under Headmistresses Schoolmastérs have jumped into the ® in a new sex war. Association, ference at Hu\, adopted a resolution Of protest agalhst assistant masters being required to serve under head- ] , and pledged full financial Support to any member who refused to do so. Next the conference reaffirmed Its opposition to the principle of equal pay for men and women teachers. W. H. «Young, of Liverpool, said that, owing 10 the approximation of equal pay, women teachers were living higher social plane than men teachers. The effect of equal pay would be that eligible you: women . would not marry, ich would be.a serious thing on for the nati "He would be a bold young man to- day." sald Mr. Young, "who proposed marriage to a woman class teacher, © because he knows she would have to % adverse financial and social *~ ? A resolution was passed urging the Taising of the school age to 16 and Pressing the Government to provide . maintenance grants to enable eligible children to remain voluntarily au school to the age of 18, FIRE IN TRURO 01 ~ SHOPBURNS BLOCK Series of Explosions Created TO FOUR WEASELS MAKE VICIOUS ATTACK ON FARM LABORER A farm laborer named Thompson was attacked by weasels in the Riddle Valley and severely injured. He accidentally trod on a weasel, and Ms cries brought y four others, who fiercely at- tacked him, biting his ankles and legs. Thompson could only shaks them off by running across a stream. LAST PAID FIRST VISIT T0 LONDON Farmer Receives Mason Challenge Cup for Sugar- : Beet Growing Philip Last, .of Eye, Suffolk, who farms 1,300 acres of his own land, came to London for the first time to receive the Mason Challenge Cup---the blue riband of sugar beet growing-- for a wonderful crop of beets. It ylelded an average of 17.05 tons per acre, with s=eragze sugar content of 17.9 per cept. He astonished the annual meeting of the British Sugar Beet Society, in the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland- avenue, W.C., by saying: "I have heard of London, but this is the first time of my coming here." Mr. Last reached Liverpool-street Station about 11.30 4m.. and left REVOLT TVU CV VG OD | again by the 5.18 p.m. train--a visit | of less than six hours. : Asked by a reporter why he, a man in the middle forties, had not visited London before, Mr. Last re- plied: "I have had nothing to come for," He added, "I may come again next year." QUANTOCK HILLS SCENE OF BLAZE Great Tract of Land Somerset Laid Waste in Blazing Stream to iver A flerce fire which broke outat Truro, | pag four business and one house in about an , Five families were rendered on the premises of color merchant, in The fire started iE Rath, 2 and New " © series of explosions occurred in A hop, and the front of the RIE oe BA 10.7 _ i es to leap hig) I he SE ne pas isa pig .&ide of the road became en- Meanwhile the fire had im- spread to the adjoining and destroyed a block of of wood blown from down the river which ha | Highland 8 by Fire A great heath fire, which raged on the Quantock Hills, In Somersetshire (between Watchet and Taunton) laid in con- | waste a great tract of land and caused | grave danger to private estates. Volunteers from miles around have been fighting the flames. Dry weather caused the outbreak, and the flames spread rapidly in the high wind. Two square miles of hill land were laid waste before the fire- fighters got the upper hand, ind the huge blaze lit up the countryside for miles around. At one time it was feared that the park adjoining Crowcombe Court, the residence of the Hon. Mrs. Trollope, would be destroyed, but by trenching and counter-firing the danger was averted. 90,000 YEARS LD GIANT WILD CAT Skeleton of Lynx Borealis Discovered in Derby- shire Cave The discovery in the Manifold Val- ley, Derbyshire, of an almost complete skull and part of a skeleton of the lynx borealis, afin wild cat, extinct for more than 50,000 years, is report- ed by the Rev. G. H. Wilson, of Bake- well. 'While exploring the cave he tracked a pair of rs up a steep slope to a point where the footprints led over the edge of a buttress, and along to a plat- form in an almost inaccessible part of the tors, about 300 ft. above the river There the animals had burrowed under a great shelf of the cliffs, and when a trench was cut through, an entrance to the lower chamber of the lynx cave was gained. Mr. Wilson claims that this is the most important lynx discovery hitherto made in Britain. The specimens have been sent to the South Kensington Museum. PRINGE TOLD NEW STORY ON SCOTS iety of London H of Minister's Search The Prince of Wales, presiding at the banquet of the Highland Society of London at the Hotel Victoria sald he had heard a story recently of people who were entertaining the new min. ister. "They did not know what to give him to drink as a nightcap. (Laugh- ter.) So they gave him a glass of k, and they put in some of their 4 { ter, ) "The next morning they could not find the miinister, and after a little h they found that he had gone to the byre. (Laughter.) But he was not there when the searchers ar- CUCOOOBO COLGOOo0 AGED HORSE WILL NOT GET KILLER Many Offer Home for 35- Year-Old Prize- winner { WELL CARED FOR |Owner Fed Her on Whisky and Eggs When 1 The 85-years-old mare who, con- demned to death after a life of service, and winning many prizes as a van horse, has been found & home and re- prieved, This wonderful old orse, whose name is Daisy, belongs to C. Bullen, a greengrocer, of Pulteney-street, Barnsbury, N, Mr. Bullen has received many let. ters from people who have generously offered a home for life to Daisy. Henry J. Smith, of Drovend Farm, Martin," Salisbury, for instance, wrote to say that he would take the horse and guarantee her a good home. A Londoner, who owns two pad- docks in the country, wrote: ee "If the owner would care to sur- render her to my care, I should be glad to give her a peaceful home for the rest of her days." When Mr. Bullen saw these letters tears came to his eyes. SHARING DINNER. | For 20 years Dalsy has been a most | faithful servant and friend, and neither Mr. Bullen nor his wife nor his son and daughters could think of parting with Daisy without showing thelr dis- tress. "Dalsy is still good for about a couple of hours' light work a day," {sald Mr. Bullen. -*'She has not had | the whip, nor been trotted, for more than ten years. Sometimes I have gone without my dinner so that she could have hers. "Two years ago she was ill, but I saved her by giving her new laid eggs and whisky. I hope that no one will imagine that 1 wanted her destroyed. | 'I thought that as I was not in the | position to give my old friend a rest- | ful home for the remainder of her life that she might be spared some suffer- ing were she destroyed. [MASS OF SORES. "When 1 bought her 20 years ago she was half starved and a mass of sores. And now. v At that moment Mrs. Bullen an- nounced that Daisy had returmed from her morning's work, and Mr. Bullen, who had risen from his sick-bed to dis- cuss her future, went into the street to greet her. Daisy tossed her head. 'That means carrots," said Mr. Bullen, and one of his daughters took a bunch from the stall, and Daisy had her little reward. She looked In extraordinary good condition, and moved with the liveli- ness of a filly. No one but a judge of horses could have supposed her to be 35, and it is not surprising that sho should have for the ninth year taken a first prize in a parade of van horses LONGEVITY DUE T0 CARE. Mr. Bullen's son began driving Daisy when he was only 12, and when he was asked if he could give any ex- planation of Daisy's remarkable long life he said, 'I think it is care that does it. We have tried to look after her well. We all think the world of her." There is no doubt, however that Daisy has come to a time when she needs a green paddock in which to spend the remainder of her.days, and Mr. Bullen is considering which offer of a country home he will accept, "It is a weight off my mind to know that my dear old friend, will end her days happily," he said. {"I shall miss her terribly, but it 1s "the best thing that can happen to her now, and I am more than grateful to all who have shown their interest in her." The average life of a horse is about 25'years, but there are cases on record of horses who have lived till 50, GENEROUS GIFT 10 MANCHESTER Former Lord Mayor Pre- sents Wythenshawe Hall and Estate to Public The gift of the 300-year-old Wyth. enshawe Hall and estate of 250 adies to the people of Manchester by Mr. E. D. Simon, a former Lord Mayor, has been approved by Manchester Parks C A unani r lon was passed recommending the coun- cll to accept the generous gift. In making the offer Mr. Simon said that he and his wife were anxious to ensure that South Manchester should have a permanent open space ,to some extent equivalent to Heaton Park In the North. Mr, Simon, a former Liberal, M.P., for Withington, is chairman of two great flrms founded by his father, Henry Simon and Simon of Manchester City Council, The value of Mr. Simon's gift is not stated, but it may be put at abproxi- mately £30,000. 'GRAVE RESPONSIBILITY of a general strike became acute. Emergency Powers Act, necessities. HUGE PLOT TO developments of the coal strike, and signed the orders puttin to ensure maintenance of food supplies and public A new picture of His Majesty, King George V, taken before the worries The King kept in closest touch with all in force the WESTON CLERIC - PREACHED WITH BROKEN NECK Remarkable Accident Oc- curred to Aged Vicar While Cycling "GIFT OF LIFE» Asked Congregation to Join in Thanksgiving, Then ™ Died : The funeral has taken place at Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, of the Rev. Alfred Ernest Taylor, aged 65, of Weston-super-Mare, who, although he sustained a broken neck in a motor- ing accident on Good Friday, after- wards travelled 140 miles by train, conducted, or took part in, four ser- vices at Beckenham, Kent, and died four days later. At the inquest at Beckenham the coroner found that death was due to haemorrhage caused by dislocation of the neck, and recorded a verdict of Death by Misadventure, It was stated that Mr, Taylor was riding his bicycle in Cross-street, Weston-super-Mare, when he came in- to collision with a motor-car and was thrown violently into the road. To the surprise of the onlookers he got up and appeared to have escaped with slight bruises and abrasions of the head, and shock. He was taken to the local hospital, but declared that he was unhurt and left soon afterwards. When he arrived at St. Barnabas' Vicarage, Beckenham, on Saturday, he complained that his neck was stiff, but added that this wbuld soon pass off. DISCARDED BANDAGES. The Rew. R. B. Greaves, vicar of St. Barnabas' told a newspaper re- "PACK" HORSERACE AND CLEAN 'UP ON BOOKMAKERS Authorities of the Turf may soon) be given the results of a searching in- | vestigation into a sensational alleged plot to bring off one of the biggest coups in the history of English racing. The alleged plot--plans of which are { said to be ready to be put into execu- | tion at any moment---aims at "pack- | ing" a minor race with horses owned | by the originator of the schemes and | fleecing the starting price offices of tens of thousands of pounds. Every detail of the scheme is sala to have been planned with the min- utest attention. Thousands of pounds have been sunk in the venture, and the men behind it have been quietly at work for months. An elaborate organization has been built up to flood the big starting-price offices with thousands of betting tele- grams, Racehorses have been bought, and are now in training. An expensive suite of offices in the West end is the directing centre of the plot, and agents are to be sent to all parts of the country to hand in the batches of telegrams when the moment arrives. If everything went according to plan, the promoters would be able to net about £30,000 or $350,000 over one minor race, and they are said to hope to be able to bring off several such coups. : BOOKIES ALARMED Details leaked out several days ago, who have consented to tend their names. All these people have been told is that the company with whom they have made this arrangement is the owner of racehorses, and often wants to back its own and other horses under conditions which will prevent the money getting to the racecourse before the race and so shortening the odds. EXPECT COUP. At any moment * the bookmakers, who, have had warning of the alleged plot, are expecting a big coup to be attempted. This is how they have been told it will be done. - A minor race is to be selected, ahd the originator of the scheme is to en ter his horses for it. As he has several associates, there would be no diffi. culty in arranging for the nominal separate ownership of the horses. The next step will -be to create a false betting market in the race. One horse, intended to lose, would be made a. hot favorite by backing it course, and by 'arranging for many early telegrams backing it fo be sent to the S.P., offices, so that this "in- formation" would get to the course by the "blower." The horse that had been 'ireadied"' for the race would be kept a very 'dark horse,' and if all went well would romp home the winner at long odds This horse would be backed for en- ormous amounts, by telegrams handed and have seriously concerned leading office bookmakers. Investigations have been made by the Turf Guardian Society, and there | bave been several private conferences among those interested. One proposal to foil the plot, which will probably be adopted, is to lay all the facts in advance before the Stewards of the Jockey Clubs and Tattersalls' Committee. For some months the promoters of the scheme have been getting into touch with people ail over the country for the purpose. of borrowing their names for betting purposes, So that they will be able to flood the book- makers' offices with betting telegrams. Advertisements have been inserted in many provincial newspapers, ' and circulars have been broadcast to peo- ple of social and financial standing from the West-end office. This de- vice, however, is not at all unusual. To borrow names to place their bets, the promoters have offered to meet all loases in return for allowing the agents a percentage of the winnings. It is believed that they have now three thousand persons on their books BISHOP WARNS OF PETTY PATRIOTISM Says Teaching of History and Geography Needs Overhauling ""The destiny of the League of Nat- fons is in the hands of the teachers of the world," said the Bishop of Win- chester, speaking at a Teachers' Con- | ference at Portsmouth. If the Lea- in just before the race which would not reach the 8.P, offices until after the race had been run, when it would be too late for the bookmakers to de- cline the bets. COUNTER MOVES. This is the purpose for which the thousands of names are said to have been borrowed. To place all their money the promoters would arrange to have big batches of telegrams handed in at 30 or 40 towns throughout the country. . markable details of how 'the scheme has been worked out have been supplied to those engaged in the in- vestigation, who have traced the re- cords of the man concerned, Leadi bookmakers, who would stand to lose thousands of pounds, are fully convinced that the plot can, and will, be carried out if steps are not taken to circumvent it. Efforts are being made by jhe Tur? Guardian Society to get in with those whose names have been "bor- rowed" to warn them of the purpose for which their betting credit. is wanted. AGED WOMAN MAKES AIR FLIGHT Enjoyed Banking Gleefully and Wanted to Do - Stunts "Fine!" exclaimed Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller, aged 86, of Plymouth, when LONDON "PONZI" PAID DIVIDENDS * OUT OF CAPITAL Organized Festivals Asso. ciation from Poor Law ¥ Offices NOW MISSING Poor Folk Who Got Divi- dends Three Years, Lose Investment Detectives are investigating the business and origin of the Northern Festivals Association, an organization to which people, particularly in the East End of London, have subscribed many hundreds of pounds. No one quite knows when the ase soclation came Into being. The only definite facts are that its offices were at 74, Vallance-road, Whitechapel, and that the honorary London secretary was Charles Pearson. Even these meagre facts present two mysteries. The first i& how the association has its offices at 74, Val- lance-road, the number given being that of St. Peter's Hospital, an insti. tution under the control of the Step- ney Board of Guardians, who, of course, have nothing to do with the association MISSING MONTH. The second mystery is the present whereabouts of Pearson. He was for Some years assistant to the local regis- trar of births and marriages, whose office was at St. Peter's Hospital, but last December, when the registrar transferred his offices to Bancroft. road, Pearson was moved into the of- fice of the clerk to the guardians at Raine-street Wapping. He has not been seen since March 16, It appears that some years afo Mr. Pearson mentioned the organization to porter that Mr. Taylor preached his last sermon the 'Gift of Life." Mr. Greaves added : Mr. Taylgt spoke with enthusiasm of the h Iness of the future. Not once in the course of his sermon did he hint at the difficulties under which he spoke. When he arrived on Sat- urday his head was bandaged, but on Sunday morning he discarded the bandages for plaster dressings. Dur- ing the service he asked the congrega- tion to join with him in a prayer of thanksgiving for his escape. After the evening service he com- plained of pains ifi* the head. He went to bed about 9:30 p.m., and when a servant went te his room at 6:30 the next morning he was unconscious. LAST-MINUTE BAN CANCELS WEDDING Father of Bridegroom 'Re- fuses Consent While Bride's Cab Waits Owing to a father's last-minute re- fusal to give his consent, a wedding arranged to take place at Bishop Auckland, Durham, had to be can- celled. Shortly before the time arranged for the ceremony, the father told the min- ister that he was not prepared to sign the necessary document on his son's behalf. , The prospective bridegroom rushed off to a solicitor, but was told that nothing could be done then as he was under $s At the bride's home preparations had been made for the wedding, and a cab was walting to take the girl to the church. A large crowd of people had to be turned away from the church. . GOT PLAY FINANCED varioys people, stating that it existed for the purpose of arranging concerts and entertainments in aid of church hospitals and other charities, an wards its fund would receive by way of interest £7 3s, 3d. every six months on that sum--a dividend equal to £71 12s. 6d. per cent. per annum, MONEY POURED IN. The amazing part of the scheme is that he did actually pay that dividend {0 people who subscribed and has done 50 for at least three years. Money poured in upon Pearson and he was prompt with his dividends every six months, In one instance an elderly man fv ing at Hackney, hearing from a rela- tive how she had been receiving this wonderful dividend, put the whole of his life's savings into the association-- £2000 Unfortunately for him, Pears . las disappeared just before the first dividend is due. Another family living in Sidneye square, Stepney, has invested £180 on which the dh yidend has been paid until recently. Other East End families have invested even larger sums, PAYMENT PUT OFF. Recently Pearson appears to have had some difficulty In getting the n funds for the dividends. About three weeks ago he produced for the inspection of one of his subscribers a telegram which stated that a Mr. Bourne, who, he d, was the secre tary of the tion, who had come up from Barrow-in-Furness to pay dividends, had died suddenly in a Lon- don hotel, and therefore the distribu tion would have to be postponed for a day or two, Mrs, Anne Freedman, of 22, Setties- street, E., one of his subscribers, said: I and my family have about £300 in the association, and we always receiv. ed the dividend Mr. Pearson promised us. The association's address is the address of the Stepney Guardians, and that seemed quite enough to suggest that everything was all right, so I never made any inquiries. Omoce Mr. Pearson did tel AT DINNER PARTY "Riki-Tiki" Being Produced by Leslie Stiles, Financed by Dutchman A chat with a stranger at a West End dinner Jarty led to, a 25.years- old Dutchman . 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