WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1931.
MOTHER A CHINESE
PRINCESS."
Man and Woman Discharged.
ACCUSED OF THEFT.
An Indian, Proo Montgomery: and Marle Esterhazy, otherwise Marie Symona, were charged on re mand at Whitehill, Hants, recently with the theft of an experimental colour film (which it has been sold would revolutionise the colour film industry), the property
of Dr. Anthony Bernardi, the celebrated Austrian scientist.
They pleaded not guilty. Mr. A. B. Lacy, prosecuting, said that Dr. Bernardi came to England in 1929, and was introduced to the
"Andrew, I'm sorry to hear you forget yourself at the party the other night."
too
"No, no. I didn't forget myself, I remembered myself a bit often."-Bulletin, Sydney.
Mr. Laurence Vine (for the de- fence) protested against, a "con- versation" during the opening state- ment, and Dr. Bernardi said that he merely wished to correct' a mis-) Luke.
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"I never stayed in an hotel with her," he said.
Mr. Ving-I am not going to stand this sort of conduct.
Mr. Lucy said that a film of about
"EIGHTS" SINK IN
THAMES.
Crews Plunged in Icy Water.
TUG'S DASH TO RESCUE.
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Thrilling rescues took place
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To-day-Tea Dance at Hong Hong Kong.
2,000ft. was taken by the new pro- in the Thames between Putney Kong Hotel. ceas. Ono scene was a dope scene and Hammersmith, when three another showed the Changing of
water.
There was
To-night--Dinner Dances at
Friday H.K. University Law and Commerce Society annual
the Guard, another portion a well-eights" sunk in the wind-swept Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels. known äilm actress, and a fourth river, throwing the crews in the
eene showed the woman defendant.
a heavy tide run-dinner, Lane, Crawford's Restau The Alm whe shown to variouening at the time and a
flerce rant 8.30 p.m. people. and on October 277 Dr-northerly wind blowing.
Entertainments. Berhardi saw it, for the last time. The first victims were the To-day King's Theatre;
Far some time before and after School of Economics' crew, who "The Spoilers." that-date Esterhazy bad access to were returning to the West End
Theatre; To-day Queen's the doctor's flat. When he had Boat Club-house in a boat half- "Say it with Songs." occasion to look for the film he dis-full of water.
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Britain Linked Up with the World.
Post Office engineers have
working Theatre; been To-day Central
recent during months with a view to reducing covered that the whole of the nega- Suddenly the craft sank when "Flight." tive film had gone. Large portions off the Fulham football ground. To-day Majestic Theatre; the number of places, however remote, not in telephonic com- of the positive film had been cuti The accident was seen by the "Thunderbolt." out and the film had been pinned tug Jackal, which was steaming Today Star Theatre:munication with Great Britain, together. Some time in November down river with a barge in tow, or December the two defendants and it quickly swung round and went to a studio in the West End headed up stream at full speed to and asked if a coloured film could the rescue. be shown there. The film shown was the film made by the doctor's new process.
A Chinese Princess,
"Raffles."
To-day-World "What a Widow."
April 11 and 13-Theatre Dance recitals, 9.15 p.m.
Home Mails.
and I understand that important Theatre; developments may be expected in the near future, writes a Morn- Royal;ing Post representative. At pro- sent 90 per cent. of the telephone. Saved by Seconds.
using world is able to speak to As it reached the exhausted men a rowing boat in charge of To-morrow-Inward from Europe any subscriber in Great Britain Mr. Erje Phelps, with Mr. Norman via Siberia (Mirzapore). from by telephone; the remaining 10 Dr. Bernardi said he first met the Burrows, came up, and with their Europe via Suez (Kalyan); Out-per cent, offers special difficulties Countess in March, 1927.
assistance the men were helped ward for Europe via Siberia (Em- which demand special treatment. "She told me," he said, "that in the tug and landed at Putney, press of Asia). 6 p.m. Montgomery was a prince, and that
by were saved his mother was a princess of the seconds. When rescued they. Friday-At Sales Room, Imperial house of China, and that were treading water, and the hold furniture, etc. she was murdered. She said he coxswain, wrapped in heavy
Sports. was an officer in the Grenadier clothing, was being helped to See Sport Dlary on Page 8. Guards, and that she had a certain keep afloat by his comrades. income from Hungary.
All were suffering from expos-
April 27 Court of University,
Miscellaneous.
The
crew
Lammert's Auction.
Meeting.
"I gave her various large sums-ure for the river was almost 5.15 p.m. between £3,000 and £4,000-and I ice-cold but it was stated they paid dressmaking bills.
had recovered after receiving To-morrow-Annual treatment.
of Volunteers, Murray While these men were being Ground, & p.m. rescued the University of London crew, out from the Thames Row-
"I do not mind that at all," he added. "I would wash it out if I did not know that someone else had the
Dr. Bernard said that Esterhazying Club, met with bad weather. often went there as well.
Their boat sank 100 yards off
woman, who styled herself the Countess Esterhazy, a title she bad no right to, and the man Mont-money." gomery, described as her secretary.
Dr. Bernardi was then patenting a. natural colour process for cinema- tography, by which films could be produced for about à penny a fost, as against a shilling a foot,
Whether Dr. Bernardi fell a vic- tim to the woman's charms he (Mr. Mr. Vine cross-examined the The third casualty was Lucy) did not know, but Dr. doctor at great length. "I swear to University College "eight." They Bernardi had paid her various sums God I gave Esterhazy thousands of were off Pratt's Wharf when amounting to between £3,000 and pounds," declared Dr. Bernardi, their boat sank. £4,000, and also paid dressmaking | answering one of Mr. Vine's ques- bills for her amounting to £100 ortiona. £500.
Mr. Vine Just look at these dishonoured cheques you made out to her.
"I never suspected anything," Dr. shore. Bernardi exclaimed excitedly. "She But they had anticipated it. told me a chain of lles from begin-They jumped overboard, took ning to end. That is what hurt their craft in tow, and swiftly me."
Acces to the Flat.
Mr. Lucy sald that Dr. Bernard) saw her very frequently and she stayed with him at a Knightsbridge hotel.
Here, Mr. Lucy was interrupted by Dr. Bernardi, who walked to the Bolicitors' table and whispered to him.
|
A Dr. Bernardi advanced to take them, Mr. Vine said: "Don't come near me. I am going to put it to you in a moment that you threaten- ed to shoot this over again.”
woman over and
(Continued on Next Column.)
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the
Briskly swimming ashore, they, too, towed their boat for about 100 yards to land.
Then in their sodden clothes they ran back to the Vesta Boat- house at Putney, where they had hot baths and hot drinks.
"Madly Jealous."
Mr. Vine-Were you pestering her to live 'with you?
Dr. BernardlWhat do you mean?
Mr. Vine I mean that you have prosecuted these people because you are madly jealous of her association with Montgomery, that you have constantly pestered her to live with you, and that because she won't you have threatened to shoot hár.
Dr. Bernardi said that he had never done that. He denied that! the woman had had to get police protection from him. He had pro- mised to give Esterhazy 50 per cent. of the profits accruing from the invention.
Questioned as to his will, Dr. Bernardi said, "I left everything to the famous Countess Esterhazy, be- cause I believed all this swindle."
Mr. Vine Is not this a vindic- tive prosecution by a man who thinks he has been scorned?-Not at all. It hurts
me to have to prosecute a woman at all.
Dr. Bernardi said that the Coun- tess disappeared, and when Mr.
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As regards the Channel Islands, for instances, I under- house-stand that a provisional date, for
the opening of telephonic com- munications has been fixed, and that this service will be in opera- tion within the next six weeks orį two months.
Another service which is likely to be available within a very few! Juspection weeks is that with Japan. Spe- to be Parade cial antennae have had
erected at Rugby pointing in the |direction of Japan. These are approaching completion, and pre- liminary tests between the two countries will probably be car ried out.
RADIO
the
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME. The following programme wil be broadcast to-day from Hong Kong Broadcasting Station Z.B.W. cn
a wavelength of 356 metres.
5-7 p.m.-Chinese Programme. 6-6.30 p.m.-Chinese Children's Programme.
Pro-
7-10.30 p.m.-European gramme of Victor Records,
7-7.30
p.m.-Reading Shakespeare by Members of the
A.D.C.
From
8 p.m.-Weather Report, Local Time, etc.
7.30-8.14 p.m-Variety. Orchestral-
Italian Airs.
Conservations have already taken place between this country and New Zealand. That country
has already
the necessary apparatus for transmitting and receiving wireless telephone con- versations to and from Sydney. Sydney is, of course, in circuit with Great Britain, and, as soon as the necessary negotiations are complete and a three-party agree- ment between Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand has: been signed the service will be available for the general publle.
Contracts for the supply of ap- paratus are in course of negotia- tion in Egypt and the British Post Office is prepared, as soon 88 this apparatus is erected, to open a service with North Africa. Cornet Solo-
South Africa is also to build a My Heaven of Love,
Edwin Franco with Goldman's station at Johannesburg, but de-
tails are not yet completed.
Victor Novelty Orchestra (22429).
,Band, Song-
Beyond the Blue Horizon,
Jeannette Macdonald, Soprano (22514).
Song
A Year from To-day,
James Melton, Tenor (22835). Organ Solo
So Beats My Heart for You, Just a Little While,
In the case of India and Russia, however, thero are difficulties which have not yet been sur. mounted.
LIST OF RESIDENTS AT REPULSE
BAY.
Jesse Crawford (22587), Mrs. H. Adair, Miss E. M. Adair, Mr. E. A. Arregger, Dr. Malo Qua.tet-
Dear Old Girl.
The American Singers M. E. Asger, Miss Z. V. Antonova.
(22387). Song-
When They Changed My Name to
• Number, Vocal Dust-
They Cut Down the Old Pine Tree, Whippoorwill,
Gend Austin, Tenar (22400).
Cone and Glen (22385). Prelude in C Sharp Minor
8.14-9 p.m. Orchestral.
(Rachmaninoff), Prelude in G Minor (Rachmaninoff),
Victor Concert Orchestra (35015). Blue Danube Waltz (Johann Strauss),
Messrs. N. C. Barber, W. G. Bree, 3. E. Britton, Miss E. K. Baker, Mrs. M. Bird, Mr. and Mrs. A. Brostedt, Mra: J. Stratton Brown.
Mesars. H. A. Campbell, R. J. Callen, E. J. Collins, Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Collingwood, Miss Colling- wood, Miss Carrington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Drouth. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Edwards. Messrs. B. C. Field, F. Faulkner, Mrs. Z. Fong, Misses S. and J. Farmer, Lt. Comdr. and Mrs.
Vine suggested that the reason was Wedding Dance (Paul Lincke); Orch. Friedberger, Mr. and Mrs. R. Y.
that the doctor threatened several times to murder her he exclaimed, "Oh, my God, what iles."
.
"A Raving Bully." ."Do what you like with me; I will continue to love you," was an ex- pression in a letter said to have been written by the doctor to Esterhazy.
"Do you still love her?" asked Mr. Vine. Dr. Bernard-I don't.
International
(85027).
Frost, Mrs, and Misa Frazier, Rienze-Overture (Wagner),
Mr. and Mrs. F. Groves, Mr. Philadelphia Symphony Orch. and Mrs. H. A. Graves, Mr. J. N.
(8614-16). Sakuntala-Overture
Grant, Miss Y. Guller, Mrs. E. (Cari Goldmark),
Geary.
Victor Symphony Orchestra (22536). 9.30-9.48. p.m-Gems from the Talkies,
Following Thru Hold Everything
1.
Messrs. H. Hobdon, W. Harris, G. M, Hemsworth, D. K. Hielop, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hunter. Miss S. Higgins..
D.
Messrs. P. N. Jester, J. E. Victor Light Opera Group Joseph, Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Joseph.
(36970).
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Langston. Mias M. Murphy, Mrs. Michael.
Mr. Vine submitted that there was no case to answer, and that the prosecutar had only used this court The New Monn", because he had been scorned by the
woman.
Speaking. of
Dr. Bernardi's "de- meanour in the witness-box, Mr. Vine referred to him as that "ra ing bully who does not know how.
"Whoapea"
Victor Light Opera Co. (35960). 9.48-10.30 p.m.-Concert Items. Clair De Lune (Moonlight) Pianoforte Solo (Debussy),
to behave himself in the witness-A box.
It was announced, after the Bench had retired, that there was not enough evidence to convict, and tae magistrates had decided to dia charge both defendants.
Mr. Vino said that his clients would be generous and Dr. Bernardi could have the plecs of tim back as soon as he liked."
India will exhibit at the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference In Regina, in 1932, according to word received from M. 8. A. Hydari, B.C., secretary of the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi conveyed through tho oice of His Excellency the Viceroy Grain and fodder crops will con stitute the display:
Song
Novellette in D (Schamar),
Harold Bauer, Pianist (7122). Good-Bye (Tast!), Oh, Lovely Night
(Sir Landen Ronald),
Mr. F. H. Nezle.
A
Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Palfrceman, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. P. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Perrin,
Messrs. C. M. Roberts, E. Schall, P.. Smart, P. H. Suckiing, J. Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Dame Nelle Melba, Soprano Robertson, Mrs. M. S. Rose, M. and Mrs. E. Storie, Mr. and Mrs. (1222) Violin Solo
P. Sykes, Major W. F. Soames. Larghetto (Weber-Kreisler),
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Taggart, Dic Fritz Kreisler (1505) and Mrs. J. A. Tarrant, Miss E. C. Song→
I Love to Hear You Singing Tarrant, Lady H. M.. Tothill, Mr.
(Lilian Glanville-Haydn Wood), and Mrs. J. Tully.
John McCormack, Tenor (1425).
Pianoforte Solo-
Caprice Espagnole (Meskowski), Bohemian Dance (Smetana),
Wilhelm. Bachaus (7121).
Sang
は
: Love's Old Sweet Song
(Clifton Bigham J. Molloy),
Madam Amelits Gami-Curci,
Bopra
Mrs. E. K. Boddam Whetham.
Brandon had its first electric: power over the province's new steel transmission towers from Portage La Prairie the offer day. The test conducted by A. Trott, chief on- ginger of the Government Bower Cocanission, was considered satis factory and within six weeks the City of Brandon will likely receive ((1442), most of Its power over the new
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