FRIDAY, APRIL 12, -1929.
BOON IN SUMMER
KUTTLES REMAIN ICE-COLD FOR 24 HOURS
TUNDICE TANKS
MR. S. MUGRIDGE-
SEVERS CONNECTION WITH
H.M. DOCKYARD ··
A FAREWELL GIFT
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHADOWS BEFORE.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED ́IN THE "MAIL"
ENTERTAINMENTS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE BRITISH LEGION Hong Kong Branch.
A GIPSY CURSE
REMARKABLE EVIDENCE RE- 'GARDING' DECEASED GIRL
MENTALLY UNBALANCED "It is one of the most extraordin- To-day-Queen's Theatre; It is not as widely realised as it
Mr. S. Mugridge, of the Naval
THE 8TH ANNUAL GENERAL should be what a boon Tundice Store Department, Naval Yard, was ary cases I have had to deal with, "The Mysterious Lady."
Today World Theatre; MEETING will be held at 5.15 Tariks are to all those who live the recipient last evening of a said the East Surrey Coroner at
p.m. on THURSDAY, April 18, 1929, Annie: Pauline "The King of Kinge." in hot climates. These compact nandsome silver service on the the inquest" on
To-day. Star. Theatre; in the Buard Room of Messrs. tanks are made on the thermos occasion of his impending departure Goldsmith, aged 23, a domestic ser-
Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. principle and therefore all bottles on promotion to Invergordon, Scot-yant, of Johnson Road, West Croy-"Love Hungry."
don, whose nude body was found To-day Majestic Theatre;
Business:- that are put in become and remain land.
Farm, "Lost At the Front." ice-cold for 24 hours.
Mr. E. A. S. Hayward, Naval in a field at. Beadlestend
To-day and To-morrow Theatre What a great improvement this Store officer, made the presentation near Biggin Hill.
The mother said the girl was ex- Royal; H.K.A.D.C. production "The is on the ordinary ice-chest where to Mr. Mugridge on behalf of the only those bottles which are staff and friends in the Dockyard, cited, and spoke about a gipsy en- Dover Road" actually resting on or touching and wished Mr. Mugridge all suc-campment and a curse. The girl the ice become cold. Most of us cess in his new appointment. Mr. showed her a text and talked about
St. Paul: have experienced the frantic and Hayward also humorously con- Mrs. Mary Ann Ward said she annoying search on a hot night trasted Mr.. Mugridge's future for a really cold bottle to the de-sporting activities, with those en- had employed the young woman as a general sérvant. She was very triment of our tempers, and also we all know the number of timesjoyed in Ilong Kong.
depressed, and had delusions about talk about a young man, whom she people shunning her. She used to said she had asked if he cared for her. She never read anything but
we have had to send back a warm soda because the "boy" could not be bothered to burrow down to When an ordin- find a cold-ané. ary fee-chest is filled up the usual practice is to put in some layers of bottles and then a large quan- tity of ice, some bottles around and above the ice, and then more layers of botiles aboib these and the result is that, when a bottle is required, the one nearest to hand is generally taken.
All this is dliminated by a Tundice, for then the boltles are placed standing up and a remark- ably small quantity of ice is plac- ed on top of the bottles. This ice slowly melts and runs down the Asides of the bottles and collects the bottom of the Tank. This means that all
Mr. Hayward was supported by Medars. Ashby, Heath, Robinson, Marsh, and other members of the N.S.O. Staff and officials.
Young Man's Letter
Mr. Mugridge thanked those pre-the Bible. sent and other friends, and hoped that they would visit him at his cottage in the West Country after he had completed his active service
further north.
Mr. Mugridge, who severs, his connection with the local Yard to morrow, had previously served, but left in 1920 after an extended period of service. He returned in 1927.
LADY DUDLEY
VICTORIAN QUEEN OF
BEAUTY
April 13-Star Theatre: W. R. Banvard's English Comedy Co. in "A Cuckoo In the Nest," 9.15 p.m.
To-day Dance of HLM.8. "Kent's" Dance Club, Lane, Craw- fords, from 8 to 11.45 p.m.
Home Mails
and Europe via Siberia (Naldera); To-day-Inward from Shanghai Europe via Suez (Kalyan);
p.m.
a.m.
p.m.
To-day-Oatward for Shanghai and Europe via Siberia (Kalyan), 6
Lammerts" Auctions)" The Rev.. Eustace Whittle,
April 13-At Sales Room, 45 minister of West Croyden Baptist cases brandy and 20 cases gin, 11 Church, said that on a Sunday evening in January she went to April 17-At Sales Room, a him crying, and produced a letter valuable collection of curio 2.30 "She tried to tell me something," he said, "but it was impossible to follow her, as she was rambling and incoherent. I asked her if the trouble was about a young man, as I gathered that was the cause of her agitation, and she said it W35. She was under the delusion that this young man wanted her."
Herbert George William Burgess, a cabinet maker, said he wrote the
that she had asked for..
The Coroner-Had she asked
the bottles are Georgiana Countess of Dudley standing in ice-cold water, and not will assuredly go down to fame as only become but remain ice cold. Jone of the great beauties of her letter. It was to give her a verse Further, as these tanks are made time. She will rank with the on the thermos principle, the air beautiful Duchess of Devonshire inside becomes ice-cold so when with Mrs. Siddons, and with the you if you were in love with her a fresh bottle is put in this also beautiful Duchess of Leinster. becomes beautifully cold in a very short time, but care must be exer-a cised to replace the lid as soon as possible. A good method to adopt is to refill after three or four bottles have been taken out.
This is a real hoon on a het night.
to the
a cor-
She has died leaving behind her long and fragrant memory of a wonderfully beautiful woman who devoted all her widowhood case of suffering, writes respondent in a home paper.
Few women experienced 60 many delights and vicissitudes of She was the third daughter life. of a baronet, Sir Thomas Mon-
riches
amazing were
for a of
Yes, but I said "Decidedly no.”
Jessie Barlow said she had known the girl for about eight years at the Baptist Tabernacle. On February 7, she spoke about a curse which had been on the family for many years and said that when she was a little girl she was taken tu a gipsy encampment. She also mentioned the name of Gipsy Smith the Evangelist.
The Coroner said there was no
A Drink During the Night The small sized tank can be carried easily by one person, so it hecomes a matter of convenience crieffe, and she married at nineteen Exhaustion And Exposure...---- to move it from room to room. the wealthy Earl of Dudley. His Dr. Samuel Stanley Brocke, said and his that the condition of the brain in- Think of waking up in the night generosity overwhelming. Yet dicated mental deficiency or mental and, by merely stretching out when he died his affairs were a unabalance. The cause of death hand, procuring an ice-cold drink, instead of having to get out of little involved, and it was necessary was exhaustion and exposure,
to sell the famous Dudley collec- bed. walking a little distance to the ice-chest, and, in all probabil-tion of art treasures, and ity, there finding that all the ice while the Ward show place Fas melted and there is nothing Witley Court, in Worcestershire, Since that time it has but warm bottles! These tanks was closed. can also be carried out to the been sold to a Kidderminster carpet
manufacturer. tennis court, enabling cold drinks to be had at any moment instead of having to call for the "boy" whenever one is required. Then, again, they are invaluable on any picnic walking, launch, or car. The small size is small enough to fit comfortably under one's legs,
House Granted by King Edward The Dowager Lady Dudley even- tually went to live in Pembroke Lodge, a house granted to her for
evidence to show that there had been foul play.
The Jury returned a verdict of death from exposure.
IN OTHER PLACES
TO JAVA
her lifetime by "grace and favour" CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN of King Edward VII. From that time she lived in comparative re-
or there is another design, which tirement, taking an interest in Mr. and Mrs. W. P. de Basagaiti fifs to the shape of the running Red Cross work and refusing any have returned to Malaya from Aus- Board and can be clamped on honours, save the Royal Red Crosstralia. securely and safely.
and the Order of St. John.
3
while she was with her husband at
Land Sales April 15 Two Lots of Crown land at Shamshuipo and Wong Nei Chong respectively, at P.W.D. Offices, 3 p. ・・
Sports
To-day-St. Stephen's College sports, Queen's College ground, 2
p.m.
April 13-Third extra race meet- ing of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Happy Valley.
ney!
doubles.
April 13-H.K.C.C. Tennis Tour- Final of open championship
April 23-Fanling Hunt Spring meeting.
Meetings To-day H. K, Football Re-
To receive the Report and Accounts
for year 1928.
To elect officers.
A. PIERCY, Hon. Secretary,
Hong Kong, April 12, 1929.
THEATRE ROYAL
for
TWO WEEKS.
A. CARPI'S
ITALIAN
GRAND OPERA COMPANY
Thursday, April 25, IL TROVATORE.
Friday, April 26, LA TRAVIATA,
Saturday, April 27, RIGOLETTO.
Booking Opens on Monday, April 15th, at Anderson's.
ferees Assen. meeting, Chaplain's
PUBLIC AUCTION. Hut, Scandal Pt., 6 p.m.
Lo-day-Meeting of Marine En-instructions to sell by Public THE Undersigned have received gineers' Guild; (Hong Kong Branch) 67, Des Voeux-rd. Cent, 6 p.m.
April 17-Seventh annual meet- ing of Hong Kong Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd., St. George's Bldg., Chater-road, 11. a.m.
Auction
ON
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 1929, commencing at 2.30 p.m., at their Sales Room, Duddell Street.
A Valuable Collection of
Comprising:-
CURIOS.
April 18-Annual meeting of the British Legion (H. K. Branch) Messrs. Jardine's offices, 6.15 p.m.
April 19-Annual meeting of the Navy League, Messrs. Jardine,
Vases, Bowls, Plates, Lacquer Matheson's offices, 5.30 p.m.
Tables, Chairs, Cupboards, Screens, Miscellaneous
Blackwood Ware, Crystal, Jade, April 18-Bridge party on H.M.S. Amber, Ivory, and Agate Orna "Tamar" in aid of H.KW.G. &ments, Chinese Hand Paintings,
etc. M.C.L.. 3.30 p.m.
April 20-Ninth annual dinner of Queen's College Old Boys' Assen., College Hall, 8 p.m.
May 2 Bridge party at Talkoo Club in aid of H.K.WG, & M.Ç.L.
THE HELICOGYRE
ITALIAN'S INVENTION FOR
AIR MINISTRY
On View from Tuesday, Aprilj 16, 1929.
Catalogues, will be issued. Terms-Cash on Delivery,
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers Hong Kong, April 12, 1929. |¦
GRILLE FOR SALE
GIVEN TO AN EMPLOYEE TO PAWN?
A Chinese was this morning
Accused said that he was former
The prices are so graded that The Countess of Dudley's hus- Baron de Warzee, the Belgian
The hellcogyre which is being they are within the reach of all band was 30 years her senior. He Minister, left Shanghai last week pockets. The saving in ice soon loaded her with jewels, and he ex- for Tientsin and Peking.
built for the Air Ministry, is ex- pays for the outlay and then be-pected her to wear them on all
pected to be ready to fly within Mr. C. C. J. Briscoe, of the legal the next few weeks, says a Lon-charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton comes a profit to the owner, be- occasions. Walburgan Lady Paget sides adding very materially to relates how disturbed the Earl was firm of Messrs.. Pooley and Co., don paper to band, comfort and luxury. No house is when, on one occasion, his Countess Kuala Lumpur, left for Home re- This machine, which has been with the unlawful --possession of a planned by M. V. Isacco, a young said he was attempting to sell in long brass grille which the Police complete without one.
came to a reception without wear-cently.
Italian inventor, is a rotating ing a single diamond and sapphire,
Lascar-row yesterday. few Mrs. J. Roach, of Bukit Tulal wing machine with engines on the SIR IAN HAMILTON contenting herself with
rosebuds wreathed in her hair. Rubber Estate, has been admitted wings driving air screws to pull
But a little later she made amends to the General Hospital suffering the wings round. M. Isacco col-ly employed in a shop which had "WOMEN'S POLITICS FROM
laborated with Pescara in build-gone out of business, and his mas by wearing her jewels al day from blackwater fever. NOW ON"
ing five helicopters between 1917 ter had given him the grille to A representative gathering of and 1925, and his experience with pawn.
The Magistrate said that, as the Sir Ian Hamilton, president of
grille could have come only from a the Glasgow and Lanarkshire As-was at Black Mount, which had Kuala Lumpur Chinese merchants these machines led him to plan
In a lecture which M. Isacco money changer's shop or a native sociation of London, in proposing been taken from the contemporary assembled recently to bid farewell the helicogyre.
to Mr. J. D. Morrison, of Messrs. "The Guests and the Ladies," at Marquess of Breadalbane.
One day the Countess's jewels Boustead and Co., Ltd, Singapore delivered to the Royal Aeronau- bank, he thought that it would not at the Trocadero Restaurant, Lon-were stolen at a railway station on the eve of his departure on leave. tical Society at the Royal Society be difficult for the Police to find of Arts on March 18, he contrast this out. He remanded accused
to-morrow morning don, speculated on how the new Lord Dudley advertised
Rev. Brother Dominic, Director ed this machine with the fixed until women voters would vote, and said "would give the thief £1,000 and of St. Paul's Institution, Singapore, wing aeroplane.
investigations to be made. that there would be ne peace at all ask no questions" if they were re will be proceeding to Europe on
a lady turned. Prime Minister.
ed, and so the Earl purchased more leave shortly, his place being taken "We are not political kere," he diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and said, "but we do know that the Con- pearls. servatives are the must revolu- tionary party in politics.
the
Association's annual dinner
until the country had
shooting lodge in Scotland. This
that he
They were never recover-
While her husband remained Corn active Lady Dudley was content, to
by Rev. Bro. Edward, the former Director who recently returned... from a holiday.
Mra. E, F. Howell last week com-
Laws, Suez Canal shares, Tarif live in a gilded cage. One day lepleted twenty-five years of conting
Reform what is all that compared had a stroke, and from that timeous residence in Singapore during with giving the vote to hundrede onwards Lady Dudley managed all which time she has been away on the affairs of the vast Ward estates long leave only three times to New of thousands of ladies?
"No one knows what's going to and cursed her husband during a Zealand in 1909 and 1916 and to happen, but at least a soldier does long illness.. ⠀⠀ *|
Many Suitors
England in 1925.
know ladies better than politicians,
When he dier she was in her According to the Shanghai verna? because, until now, he has seen more of them. So I'll let you into prime, and suitors came from all cular press, the Inspector General a secret:
They will be quite parts of Europe to plead for her of Customs has issued an order to According to Prince Serge the local Commissioner to the effect different as politicians from men. hand. If the Conservatives had enfrau- Wolkowsky one of these was that, pending a settlement of the chised a million men, they'd know Herbert Bismarck, the apu of Ger- question regaring the Whanspoo where they were. Out of sheer many's "Iron Chancellor." He conservancy dues, auch dues must gratitude, the new voters would be proposed to her many times, but he collected at the old rate. inclined to give their first vote, in vain... Lady Dudley remained their virgin vote, to their benefac-a widow until the end of her daya, The Rev. W. E. Horley, formerly tors. There's not a chance of it. Her Richmond home. of Pembroke of Ipoh, will arriva on April 20 at "Ladies leap-frog all the facts Lodge had been the house of Lord Singapore, where he will take over all the reasons and yet alight, John Russell, and many Cabinet the district, superintendency of the not, as might be expected, on their meetings had been held in her Methodist Episcopal Church" and beam ends, but fair and square on drawingroom
the Methodist chaplaincy to HM
а
perfectly Bound conclusion. ⠀⠀ In her last years she turned her Forces, They are warriors. See them at attention to compiling a book of E
tack one another in the House, culinary and toilet recipes which Mr. Justice Elphinstone, the new Also they have got numbers, was published under the title of Chief Justice of the FBS is due
"They are going to fling them selves straight into politics, and it will be women's politics from now on, all the time, and no peace at all until we get a lady Prime Minister
The Dudley. Book of Cookery and to arrive at Penang from Colombo Household Recipes. The motto by the Kalyan on April 4- chosen was culled from Milton: He is to be succeeded as Aftorney
"Nothing loveller can be found General în Ceylon Inswoman than to study house
hold good."
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