... Women of the Barges 'J'HERE are reports from the Ministry of War Transport that women are to man barges. This seeming paradox is, reality, an old one. As anyone knows who ever overlooked a canal lock on a busy day, women have been manning barges for years ...

... WOMEN’S SECTION. The annual meeting of the Women's Section of the Legion was held in the Mill House, Mrs. Hanley presiding. . Mrs. Jamison read the minutes in the unavoidable absence of the branch secty. (Mrs. M'Wilhams) through a family bereavement. ...

... LAHORE CANAL BANK BATHING - A Protest (To the Editor, C. and M. Gaz.2tte) Sir,-In this town an outstanding college for women—Kinnaird Collegeis situated on the canal bank near the Jail Road bridge. On this canal from morning till late at night hundreds ...

... ANOTHER RESCUE FROM CANAL Non-Swiminer’s Bravery Although a non-swimmer, Joseph Robert Hill, aged 36 years, of 28 Basil Street, jumped into the canal near Moss Bridge last Saturday, waded threequarters of the way across and rescued from drowning Derek ...

... CHILDREN RESCUED FROM CANAL P.c. Albert Davis rescued two children, aged nine and live respectively, from drowning in the canal at Ansty October 1. The children, William and Stanley Keen. ...

... Dowdy Women The worst destruction along the Danube Canal was caused by mysterious fires which broke out ten days after the Russian occupation. causing the loss of some Russian lives. Through ihc desolation of Leopolds! ad t. with its procession of dowdy ...

... SHETLAND WOMEN Members of the Portchester Sister- hood were addressed by Mrs. H. Davies of Gosport yesterday afternoon at the Methodist Church schoolroom on the “Women of Shetland.” The speaker dealt with the restrictions and hard- ships of life in the ...

... Mainly for Women Mayfair Gossip From a Woman Correspondent LONDON, Thursday Night THERE could be no better successor to Viscountess Halifax as President the Young Women’s Christian Association's war-time appeal than Mrs. Winston Churchill. The Prime ...

... Reopening Of Derby Canal Suggested / \NE of the suggestions considered by the Council of the Derby and Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce is that the Derby canal should be reopened for traffic and a special sub-committee has been appointed under the chairmanship ...

... U.S. USING CANALS The US Government making every effort to increase the use of inland waterways along the east coast in order to alleviate the transport situation. said President Roosevelt at his Press conference. Wooden barges are being built in the ...

... Metal Box Employees IRO for China Fund. The women employees of the Metal Box Co. Ltd. factory, Canal Side, Meath, have a gift of £2O to Lady Cripps' 'Uniteit Aid to China Fund, through •Miss M. Howells, S.R.N. Since early June employees of Arms in all ...

... Su«x Canal DetaiU '■— two works ...