SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1928.
UNFAITHFUL WIFE.
YOUNG HUSBAND'S
DEATH.
"FOUND DROWNED."
WILL DISPUTE.
BARHAM OF “INGOLDSBY LEGENDS,"
£60,000 FORTUNE.
THE CHINA MAIL,
"BANISH MY PAST." Shadows Before
YOUNG MAN'S DRAMATIC |
PLEA TO APPEAL JUDGES.
"CESSPOOL OF LONDON.”.
A 19-year-old Chinese fisher- Further evidence was called in A well-dressed young man man of Aberdeen, named Cheng the proceedings concerning the named Richard Borcham Bore- Tai-hi, whose body was found in fortune, between £60,000 and £70,- ham made a dramatic appeal the harbour off Kailoongwan 000, of Mr. Francis William against a sentence of 21 months' (Sandy Bay) on April 11, was the Robbins Barham, late of Trecwm, hard labour passed on him at the and Essex Quarter Sessions for ob- Pembrokeshire, Hubject of an inquest held by Mr.Lotterston, R. E. Lindsell at the Central Clyde-road, Croydon, who died, attaining, by false pretences, 10s. from the rector of Great Easton, Magistracy yesterday afternoon, the age of 86, in December 1926.
The dead man's 16-year-old The plaintiff, a son, Mr. Cyril Essex," wife, whom he married a little Hugh Sackville Barham,' of King- Boreham, who begged the court over a year ago, gave evidence.sley-avenue, Ealing, W., claimed to to banish from their minds his She made a straightforward con- be one of the persons entitled, in past criminal history, argued that fession of having committed mis- the event of an intestacy, to share 21 months in a local prison, to conduct with her father-in-law in the estate.
come out into this "cesspool of and two of the latter's fokis. She He also claimed to be entitled to London," was not conducive to re- did not think that her husbanda life interest in a part of the formation. Stating that he would. knew of her infidelity, however.estate under settlements, and alleg-do honest work if he could get it, The girl also said that she be-ed that a will of July 24, 1912, and he alleged that he had "read with lieved that her husband com- nine codicils were not duly execut-a Cambridge undergraduate," and confrere mitted suicide but not because of ed, on his father at the time was added. "your learned her. He was half-witted, but had not of sound testamentary capacity. Lord Darling gave me a reference was not always treated her well and was
The defendants. Mr. David to a City solicitor, but very fond of her. When he left Jenkyn Evans and Mr. Henry Isaac proficient and he gave me £1 a the boat at 10 a.m., on April 8 Cundy, as executors, propounded week. I have allowed myself to he did not say anything to her, the will and codicils.
drift, and have not received the but his manner was unusual. He
men Mr. F. W. R. Barham, it was opportunities that many was not angry with her.
said, had eccentric, and whimsical Ket.
"Prisoner," said the Lord Chief Justice in giving judgment, "has for theft and has been to gaol for been sent to a reformatory twice six months for false pretences, and, with a little more courage and experience, he might become
dangerous criminal." Looking particularly at Bore ham's youth, they would reduce
The deceased's father denied ideas. that he had misconducted him- He was called "the wolf," his self with his daughter-in-law, wife "the little wolf," his daughters His son was a dull and stupid nan."the cat" and "the pallet," his so The witness had no reason to be- was called "the wolf cub," the lieve that his son's wife had been housekeeper "the hyena," and a unfaithful to him. As far as he woman companion "the panther" knew they had never quarrelled. He could not offer uny
reason
In the final codicil Mr. Barham
cut out entirely his son, his wife,
why his daughter-in-law should and other members of the family, the term to one of 12 months' make such a serious allegation and left his money to the children hard labour, but this would be the against him. not return at 8 pim., he reported of a niece, on condition that they fast time lenience would be shown
to the police.
When his son did
Body Found.
remained or became Protestants.
Mr. Frederick Beaumont Morgan,
On April 11 the witness was at a solicitor, gave evidence of re- ceiving instructions for the will, Wanchal when a foki reported finding his son's body at Kailoong-which was duly executed.
The children of the niece, Mrs. Wan and he went there and brought the remains to Aberdeen, Squire, he said, were Roman Catho
lics. They had changed their name The father added that he had no to Barham, in accordance with the reason to believe that his son committed suicide. He usually will, but not their religion. teamed about in his silly moods, and it was possible he had fallen into the harbour.
Fan Tai, one of the fnkis of the father's bont who found the de- censer's body at Kailoongwan.
sited that be had committed minconduct with the dead man's wife, but he also did not think the husband knew of it.
A small boy working for the 'deceased's father said that he saw the dead man outside a tenhouse, and was told: "You go fishing. don't wait for me." Ah Tai (the deceased),was very angry when he said this, and the, witness gathered that he had no intention of returning to the boat.
Doctor's Evidence.
Dr. Alexander Cannon who
A managing clurk of the pre- vious witness, Mr. Edward Francis, was cross-examined by Mr. Norman Birkett (for the son).
stated,
The father, he
Baid
nothing about one of his ancestors having been mad.
Did he say nothing about an idea that ancestor?-I had Barham of the "Ingoldsby Legenda" was a member of the family,
The hearing was adjourned.
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To-day--World Theatre; "A Man's Past."
To-day-Star Theatre; *The Honeymoon Express."
Today Cheer Social, at 7.30 p.m.
'0 Y.M.C.A. HE undersigned have received. Tinstructions to sell by Public Y.M.C.A., at 7.30 p.m.
April 22-Music, at Cheer 20 | Auction
April 22-Further display of the "Contra Dance" by the Sociedade Juvenil, at Club de Recreio, King's Park, 9 p.m.
April 22-23-Queen's Theatre; "The Quarterback."
April 22-28 World Theatre; "The Big Parade," 2.30, 6.30, 9.15.
April 22-25— Star Theatre; "Wild Beauty."
April 23 Entertainment to Hong Kong Garrison by the Society of St. George.
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bers of St. George's Society "At Home" to H.M. Force in Queen's and Star Theatres.
pl. 24-26--Queen's Theatre; The ructions to sell by Public "Everybody's Acting."
April 24-26-Star Theatre: "The General."
cert in St. John's Cathedral Hall. April 26-St. Peter's Club con-
April 26-28-Queen's Theatre;
"The Cohens and Kelly's In Paris,"
April 26-28- Star "Footloose Widows."
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THE Undersigned have received
Auction
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A VALUABLE COLLECTION OF
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Lammerts'. Auction, April 23—Miscellaneous goods, Sales Room, Duddell-st., 11 am.
April 26--Valuable Curios, at Sales Room, 2.30 p.m...
April 27-Household furniture, 42, Humphreys-bidg., Kowloon, 2.45 p.m.
Sports. To-day-St. Peter's Club first annual marathon race, 8 p.m.
To-day-H.K. Football Assen.: Chinese Athletic v. R. N. 3.30 p.m.; Lai-Wah Cup Anal, 5 p.m.
On View from Wednesday, the 25th April, 1928.
Catalogues will be fasued. Terma-Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
Auctioneers.
Hong Kong, 21st April, 1928.
pra Hong Kong Boxing Tinstructions to sell by Public
Association's final tournament, Lee Theatre, 9.15 p.m.
Meetings.
April 23-Extraordinary meeting
HE Undersigned have received
Auction
of the China Light & Power Coat (1918) Ltd., St. George's Bldg., 11
a.m.
Arriving with the Mayor of Derby, he was received by Mr. Basil Johnson (Managing Direm tor), Lieut.-Col. The Lord Her- April 24-Fiftieth annual meet- bert Scott, C.M.G., D.S.O., (Direc-ing of China Sugar Refining Co., tor). Mr. A. Wormald, O.B.E., Ltd,, at Company's offices, Pedder- (Works Manager), along with Mr. st., noon,
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A Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
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"THINGS THEY DON'T DO AT] A. J. - Howledge (Assistant Chief April 24 Chamber of Coming Desk, Dining Tables, Sideboard Engineer), Mr. W. M. Cowen merce Annual Meeting, City Hall, (General London Manager), Mr. 4 p.m.
KEDLESTON.”
LORD SCARSDALE SUED.
Lord Scarsdale, of Kedleston
Miscellaneous.
A. F., Sidgreaves (General Sales Manager), and Mr. J. De Looze April 24-Laying of foundation (Secretary).
stone for the erection and exten- held the post mortem, said that Hall, Derbyshire, was sued for The first gracious act of Hission of the East wing of the H.K. -Centh was due to drowning. There damages by Mr. Hector Jan Royal Highness was to plant a University by the Rev. Dr. T. W.
were no marks on the body other Mackenzie, of Verulam-buildings, tree in the new Memorial garden Pearce, Umn two cuts going down as far Gray's Inn, W.C., his former land besile the Colonnade designed by April 27-Laying of foundation as the scalp. These could not agent, who alleged that he had Sir Herbert Baker, and erected in stone of new St. Stephen's-bldg. by have caused death and were prob-been wrongfully dismissed. memory of the late Mr. Claude H.E, the Governor, 3.30 p.m. ay caused after death by the Mr. E. Hancock explained that Johnson, the first Managing
dly being washed against rocks. Mr. Mackenzie was appointed at Director of the Company. The dead body was poor physical-a salary of £500 a year and a His Royal Highness made a tour ly. There was marked tubercul-house rent free.
of the principal portions of the ous plura-pneumonia prezent inj There were petty disputes be- works, expressing the greatest in- both lungs. When a man was in tween him and Lord Scarsdale, terest in the many unique manu- such a condition, it often led to who would occasionally counter-facturing and testing processes acute inania. At the time of death the man might have been mand. an order he had given.
a verdict of "found drowned" to leave at the end of January, He said that it was impossible to 1928. determine whether the decensed
Perhaps
con-
graph."
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CINEMA NOTES.
'TO-DAY'S LAST TIME SHOWINGS.
the controversy surging round the Whatever else may emerge from through which both the chassis and expediency of war films, one thing Last November Lord Scarsdale nero engines produced at there temporarily insane and got into said they obviously could not get famous works pass, and at the modern life is being taken serious. is certain, the film as a factor in the water without knowing what on together, adding, "You don't meticulous accuracy in the
"The Gay Retreat," the exceed-
he was doing.
The Coroner decided to return Mr. Mackenzie that he would have parts.
suit me as an agent," and told struction of the numerous detailed, aays the London "Daily Tele-ingly funny war comedy which has Now that it is seen to been drawing large houses at the have power to bring about inter- Queen's Theatre since Wednesday, the most interesing national complications it attains a is being screened for the last time portion of the Frince's tour was new importance. We have already to-day. Sammy Cohen and Ted | had committed suicide, or death titled to at least
Mr. Mackenzie said he was enthe aero engine department of the expressed the view that no good, McNamara, the two comic marines
six months' was due to acute mania which notice, and protested against the latest Rolls-Royce aero engines, prolongation of embittered war Glory," are the leading players and works, where he was shown one of but rather harm, is done by the who achieved fame in "What Price caused him to walk into the har-being treated as "one of his which has been designed by Mr. F. memories, and we welcomed bour and thus meet his death by lordship's flunkeys."
ac- they provide a tremendous amount misadventure.
Henry Royce to fulfil the special cordingly the ban placed upon the of fun. The climax is as original Lord Scarsdale replied: "There's the door. Don't give me requirements of the Air Ministry exhibition of the Nuree, Cavell film. as it is absurdly amusing.
as regards great power combined The letter from Captain Berkeley, the trouble of telling my servants with speed and reliability, for use the author of the film, does not, in to put you out."
in the latest types of aircraft by our opinion, affect the larger view Mr. Mackenzie, added counsel, was just over 50 and Lord Scars- the Royal Air Force. dale was young enough to be his
THE ELECTRON.
GIRTON FOUNDERS' LECTURE.
Cambridge. The first founders' 800.
of a memorial window.
.
Secrecy.
features in its design.
son-
of this
WORLD THEATRE.
of what was fittingly expressed by "A Man's Fast," with Conrad the Earl of Birkenhead in his let Veldt, well known European screen ter. Nor does that view need to actor, being screened for the be modified because it is announc-laat time to-day at the World
point.
arid Arthur Edmund
STAR THEATRE.
memorial lecture at Girton College, Further interviews took place
Up to the present the utmosted that a film entitled "The World Theatre. This picture presents the Cambridge, was delivered by Sir in the estate office, but on Jan- J. J. Thomson, Master of Trinity uary 3 the butler asked Mr. Becicy has been maintained War Through German Spectacles" strange romance of a doctor who has been passed by the Board of escapes from prison only to find
·College, Cambridge, and Professor Mackenzie to meet Lord Scarsdale cerning the construction
in the business room at Kedies- engine, which includes many new Film Censors and is shortly to be himself compelled to pose as the of Physics.
shown in London. Rather must it brother of the woman he adores! ton Hall. Mr. Mackenzie wrote In introducing the lecturer, Lady saying that he had never been
It is expected that the "Hush be reiterated. Among other inci. In the supporting cast are Barbara Stephen explained that
a former shown the door of any house be-Hush" engine, which in many re-dents said to be depicted in this Bedford student of Girton had given an en-fore and did not intend to give spects is a departure from and an German film is the shelling of Carew, dowment for a lecture to be de- Lord Scarsdale an opportunity of improvement on all other engines, Paris by "Big Bertha.""" Its gen- livered annually in honour of their repeating the incident.
will revolutionke many of the re eral purpose is presumably to show founders. The lectures would, The solicitors later wrote stat-sults obtained in the past in both the war from the German stand- they hoped, perform the functioning that Lord Scarsdale was justi- aeroplanes and flying boats.
The Honeymoon Express," They fied in dismissing Mr. Mackenzie This new engine is of over 500 It is surely carrying the English showing at the Star Theatre for would be a monument of their without further notice as he had horae power, with a bore of 5 ins. temperament too far to forbid the the last time to-day, deals with the affection and gratitude, and they refused to obey his reasonable and stroke of 51⁄2 ins. The engine exhibition of a picture depicting trials of a "doormat" mother who -would jet in the light.
orders.
has been designed by Mr. Royce the heroic self-sacrifice of a noble suddenly decides to revolt. The Sir Joseph Thomson, in his lec- Evidence was then given. Ques-with specially reduced external Englishwoman if at the same time picture is essentially a comedy ture, said some recent experiments, tioned about the suggestion that dimensione in order to present the our own people are to be invited although it also offers sober matter especially those made by Profes- Mr. Mackenzie might have been amallest resistance in flying through to witness a film glorifying the of interest. Willard Loule and Dr G. P. Thomson on the passage thrown out of the house, Lord the air (one of the most important), needs our recent enemies. Irene. Rich are the leading players, thin Scarsdale replied: "Throwing out thus adding materially to the speed What is at stake is not the merits while Helero Costello, Holmes films of metal, had throws quite a is more connected with public of the aircraft into which it will or demerits of particular filme, but Herbert and Jane Winton give ex- new light on the nature of the houses and theatres. Things like be fitted.
a broad question of principle, cellent support. electron. They had proved that that don't happen at Kedleston." For very many years His Royal Are we, or are we not, to keep The hearing was adjourned. Highness bas possessed and used alive, by micans of the film, the : uniformly moving electron was
Mr. Austin Hopkinson, Indepen- motor cars made for him in the memory of unhappy and terrible dent M.P. for Housley, Lancashire, accompanied by a train of waves
famous Rolls-Royce Works, and he things belonging to the grim years addressing the Council of the which preceded and guided it, the proaching them in this respect was, therefore, specially interested of war? If we desire to foster by Charity Organisation Society at electron following in the wake of were the rays from radio-active in Inspecting the detailed methods every means those things which Denison House, S.W., said it was the waves. Thus the electron, like substances. Those results showed of their construction throughout. contribute to the peace and amity quite possible even under present light, had a dual atructure;, one that the early conception of the When leaving the Prince entered of the nations of the world we can conditions for members to be elect- part containing the energy being electron as a point charge of negn- one of the latest Roll-Royce cars see only one wise answer to thated to the House of Commons with- corpuscular, while the other part tive electricity surrounded by a and was driven through the main question, and we hope, therefore, out telling any deliberate and large controlling and guiding the path structureless medium could not be thoroughfares of the Works, while that steps will be taken to recoa- lies to the electors. He continued: was undulatory. The waves which adequate. The electron or its workmen and employees Ined the sider, in the light of recent deve- Very likely I have told quite a lot accompanied the electron vibrated surroundings must be much more side walks and demonstrated their Topments, the desirability of all of lies to my · conatifubnta. They for more rani
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