WILL
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1931.
DRAMATIST'S
SUICIDE.
Sequel to the Loss of a Friend.
KILLED BY A TRAIN.
THE
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ARABS AND INDIANS THEFT OF WALLET.
VISIT LONDON.
Men From the East to Give Evidence.
SETTLERS AND TRIBESMEN.
022 Case,
VICTIM..PASSING THROUGH FROM AMERICA.
CASE REMANDED.
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A young dramatist's grief for
This month London will see, in
Ng Chuk-nam, a licensed hawker, friend who was killed in a motoring the House of Lords, as polyglot and
was brought before Mr. E. .H. of wit- accident led to his suicide, It was cosmopolitan a collection
assembled for this
Williams in the second Police Court suggested at an inquest at St.nesses as has ever
morning charged with the Pancras.
larceny of a wallet, the property of To-morrow-Reception at Japan- The dramatist, Mr. John The case concerns the future of
Yung Hang Fong. The wallet ese Consul's residence, 4.30 p.m. Buchanan McCreery, aged 24, of the East Africa, and Joint Com-contained a draft on the Bank of Washington ilotel, Curzon Street, mittes, under the chairmanship of Canton for $2,000, a draft
Entertainments. W.. jumped from the platform of Lord Stanley of Alderley, is con-National City Bank of New York
To-day- King's the C.M.S. "electric" station at sidering it.
for $7,000, a Canadian paper dollar, "Ingagi." Euston and was killed by a train.
The committee has already heard U.S.A. paper dollar, two American Abant a week before his death his the evidence of many witnesses in $10 gold pieces, and 18 subsidiary "Billy the Kid."
To-day Queen's play. The Force of Circumstance, Britain; during the Inst week of coins of various denominations.
Today -Central at produced
of the Grafton April and the first two weeks
Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for "The Benson Murder Case."
the Report of the General Agents, Theatre in Tottenham Court Road. May it will hear evidence from local the defendant.
To-day- Mareable Theatre: together with a Statement of Ac- Mr. McCreery was the son of the witnesses,
Passing Through.
"Street of Chance."
counts for the year ended the Bist late Mr. Walter McCreery, an They will include, besides seven
Inspector John Murphy, for the
To-day-World Anglo-American
in white settlers, nine native East prosecution,
Theatra; December, 1930, well known
said that the com-Story of Movieland," Part II. polo, rneing and hunting circles on Africans, two Arabs, and four plainant
ная likely to sail for (Chinese picture). Honolulu in a few days. He was "My Life is Finished."
The nine natives consist of three only passing through Hong Kong Mr. Blchard Lowton McCreery, from each of the three great from America. of the 12th Lancers, stationed at copies, whose closer union is the
Arked for the facts, Inspector Tidworth, said the dramatist, who subject of the Committee's de-Murphy said that at 5 o'clock yes.
his brother, had been upset liberations, Kenya, Tanganyika.terday evening, by the death of one. of his friends and Ugaudu. who was involved in a motoring ac-) cident at Barnet.
both sides of the Atlantic.
WAN
at his belside for a whole night.
"My brother said
T
Indians.
Tribal Conditions.
Lammert's Auctions.
To-morrow-t 5A, Luna Build- ings, household furniture, 10.30
m. the complainant,
Saturday at 74A Nathan Road, who had recently come from Canada Kowloon, household furniture, 10.30 and America, was walking alonga,m.
The groups of three have been Connaught Road Central, and on!
Home Mails. This friend was taken to Barnet chosen by the Government Au-reaching the Fire Brigade bullding To-day-Inward from Europe via) Hospital and Mr. McCreery stayed thorities to represent the various near the Yaumati Ferry Wharf he Siberia (Felix Roussel).
tribes and interests as fairly as felt a tug. He immediately turn- To-morrow-Outward for Europe to me: My possible by far the largest part ofed round and caught hold of de-vin Siberia (Chichibu Maru), 8.30 life is now finished. I shall have the East African native population fendant who dropped the wallet to a.m.; for Europe via Marseilles t start life again. There so utili lives under tribal conditions.
the ground. A crowd collected (Perseus), 2.30 p.m. and later a district watchman took the culprit into custody. Murphy added that he had been un- able up to the present time to pro- Each of the three groups of cure a witness of the actual theft. As far as he knew, his brother tives will come to Britain in charge He added that the complainant had
troubles Jove of a high British official, who will money in every one of his pockets.
much to do, ami! I don't know how
I shall carry on."
He was under great emotion and I tried to comfort him." said Mr. Richard McCreery,
had affairs.
no money
Op
The two Arabs come from Kenya. where there is a considerable Arab population. The Indians come from ull three districts.
look after them in London. "Working Very Hard."
Several of the natives spank Mr. Goodman Roberts (for the English, and all of them take a keen relatives). He had been working interest in cotton and in agricul- very hard in connection with a play, ture.
be produced-Yes, it was his first! play
Inspector
His Worship fixed the hearing of the case for to-morrow afternoon.
It has not yet been decided where STABILISATION
He also had a great deal of they will stay in London, but it is hoped to give them "a good time" there.
"Shall I go over it again, sir?" "No. thanks-I heard word."——
every
Nobody in
the country knowa the exact method by which the nine men were chosen. The Arabs and Indians and, of course, the 'repre-
WARNING.
The Public Letter to THE CURRENCY MISSION in favour of
sentative white settlers, have been STABILISATION
selected by their own people. This Process was not possible in the case of the natives, coming as they do from so many different tribes.
The Committee is already meet- ing twice a week at the House of Lords.
Everybody's Weekly, London. PLANE THAT FLIES
work in connection with the death of his friend,
ÍTSELF.
will be closed
for
SIGNATURE
at
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LIBEL ACTION AGAINST MESSRS. WOOLWORTH.'
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Mr. Hilbery, K.C... for Messrs. Woolworth, made the application to strike out a paragaph of the statement of claim on the ground of non-compliance with an order of the Court, It was complained, he said, that in 1927 Messrs. Wool- worth and Company sold an American magazine called Detec- tive Story Magazinė, in which there was an article headed: "Swind- lers and Scoundrels: Horatio Bottomley, Editor and Embezzler." Copies of the exclusive pictures Selected passages. were act out which Mr. Bottomley sald
of the TRAIN DISASTER ap were derogatory to him, and he com- plained that there was an innuendo that he blackmailed people.
Mr. Hilbery said that the plain- tiff, in his submission, had trifled with the order of the Court con- An advanced stage has been cerning particulars. Counsel 'ex- threw existing world air recard for dis-reached in the plans for increas- plained that the firm's system in- He has tance in straight line.
ing the number of policewomen in volved huge buying and they did which The record of 4,800 miles non- the London Metropoliton area, and not necessarily keep track of every a de-stop is at present held by France. an additional 50 fromen are to be article.
No serial distinction is
The magazines were out- more engaged;
American Journals and The decision means that the were bought in bulk. "I might force is to be doubled.
put it this way," he said. "They The Blackheath murder and buy two tons of American journ other attacks on girls in lonely dis- aliam. This enables them to send
George Edward Hopkins, of Stone- bridge Park, the driver of the train, said he saw the man standing on the edge of the platform. He dived underneath the train and it was im- possible to pull up.
The coroner aid there doubt that Mr. McCreery himself under the train. written a letter to a friend left no doubt of its being liberute act.
was no
Britain's Non-Stop Flight Bid.
During the next few months at- tempts will be made both by France and Great Britain to increase the
A verdict of suicide while of un-coveted or considered of greater im- wound mind was recorded.
CAR BANDITS' RAID.
POLICE SEARCH LONDON HOSPITALS.
portance from an international point of vlew than this supreme test of
London's Women Folice To Be Doubled.
of-date
engine performance, aircraft de- aign, and personal endurance on the tricts and on isolated London com so many hundredweights to each of part of pilots.
mons, have led the Home Secretary their shops." to decide that the patrols must be strengthened as soon as possible.
he Mr. Hilbery sald
wanted particulars of the various shops in which plaintiff, said that copies of the magazine were sold, adding: "Then I will call, people from those Miss Peto, who has completed a shops who will say that they had
It is probable that later in the year the total number will be rafs ed from 100 to 125.
The French aviators Bossoutrot and Rossi performed a wonderful A gang of men in a car raided light in Algeria by covering a dis- tance of 5,470 miles in a closed motor car showrooĦTI in Station Parade, Balham.: They had just circuit, remaining in the air for
a window of the show-three days and nights. While this;
is a world's distance record, it does year of service In charge of the not the slightest, idea what was in room when a policeman arrived.
The men dashed back to the car, not fulfil the conditions of the off Women Police at Scotland Yard, side the covers
cial record, which require the dis, has attended which started away immediately.
smashed
The application was dismissed,
But one of the men missed his tance to be covered in a straight the Hatter by conferences on
། Lord Justice Scutton remarking:
footing as he ran and clutched the line over all obstacles, including One problem associated with this mountain ranges and in all larger force in the housing of its side of the car as it drove off.
'members and the provision of suit He was dragged for about 200 weathers. yards along the ground, holding on The French airman's achievement able training quarters for recruits, a preliminary It is felt that the most useful to the side of the car, before his i8. therefore, only
canter to an attempt on the official type of work for a policewoman tè companions could haul him fr
record which they are planning to patrolling those places where giria- make from New York to Siberia may be accosted.
The car was a racing model paint
ed dark blue with red linea
It, disappeared in the direction of
across the Atlantic in June, next. A strong demand is being made Great Britain's bid will be made for more, policewomen in the pro- Scotland Yard believed that the in a machine which is now being vinces also, and the matter is to be
Wimbledon.
policewomen.
"i think this is rather an example of the sort of thing which is making litigation expensive."
www.dy!
BOGUS BISHOP, Brighton Traders Hoaxed.
Brighton "traders have been man must have been injured, and in-built by the Fairey Aviation Com raised at a meeting in the House hoaxed by a person representing quiries were made at all hospitals in pany, at Hayes, Middlesex, to the of Commons.
himself to be the "Bishop of the the South-West of London to see. If order of the Air Ministry.
According to official figures, in Falkland Isles." such a man applied for treatment. It will be flown by Air Force England, Wales and Scotland thera. A fashionable firm of hatters A second attempted raid in South pilots, specially picked for their are. 64,692 policemen and only 167 received a telephone Inquiry
on behalf of London was prevented by the timely qualities of skill, and endurance,
the Bishop" asking whether they had a bishop's arrival of a police constable. The icat non-stop attempt by the
hat 'In stock. Three men were Been to alight Royal Air Force, it will be recalled, |
Such a hat would have to be made to order, but bɔrfið from a dark saloon car with red resulted in the deaths of Flight- wings, outside a farrier's shop in Lieutenant Jenkins and Squadron to maintain its course and stable soft grey hats were sent to a cer
Leader Jones-Williams in the hills attitude irrespective of the pilot. High Road, Streatham.
tain address for his lordship's near Tunis. They had previously The aeroplane," by virtue of its approval.) 4. ad qK
non-stop flight enormous fuel tanks, will have a The Hata were delivered, but made a successful from Britain' to Karachi: --
Frange of about 7,000 miles, and will when the porter called at the house They ran back to the car, which- A long-distance flight of this kind render!! possible? the miracle of a the next day he was told that the drove off in the direction of Brixton, is a most nerve-racking experience non-etop flight from Britain to the "blahop" had gone on the previous
The shop doar bord Jemmy marks) for the plate concerned, experi
Cape.
night's too lesbating 2500 While they are theoretically sup There a one remarkable point A firm of coal merchants who A SIGN OF THE TIMES,posed to ralluve one anothar at the about the conditions laid down for wers asked to send a ton of coal to
controls, one must in practice, be this recorded down the same address for the "bishop A sign of the Increasing co-engaged - In navigational duties,
The course must be the shortest made Inquiries, and decided not to The same devision oloration between the Boy Scout while the other files the machine. measurable distance on the surface send the cool.
unremitting of the globe, between the point of was reached, by a'drapery firm who Movement and the Churches comes. Thus the result is from Dover. The Rey G. Kwakefulness throughout the entire ascending and the point of descend had a request for a large ghontity Chadwick, Rector of St. James's peric of the fight a larg
or goods to a minor Church, has set aside a bartior CAT Laeroplanë under construction As there are no two such points The real Bishop of the Falkland the Church as a Scout, and oude being, specially designed to re-more than 11,000 miles part, it will leles is the Right Rev Norman “Corner” A Jarge number
duce the strain off the pilot. It will be interacting to see which country Stewart del Jersey&popular Scouts and Guides - attendéd
Virttafyringa fäelf, ilund, alded, by will be the first to leva the figura at Burgess Hill, hear Bright dedication service,
ton. He is at present in ValpáƑãíáu”
The policeman was: crossing the road to investigate when the men saw him.
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