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*The closing day and distribution
of prizes of the Taikoo Club Lawn MAN SHOT AT A
Bowls Section will take place next} Saturday afternoon, commencing |
at 2.30 p.m.
RIVER CLUB
Cartridge Put Into Gun
PROPRIETOR SENT FOR TRIAL
The Euro-American Returned Students' Union is having a Din-! ner Dance on Wednesday, and the following artistes have promised | to contribute to the programme:} An hotel proprietor. Edward Miss Colleen Ng Quinn, Mr. E. 5. Dimond, aged 26, of Woodhall Nelson, Mr. Li Chor Cai Miss Egham, was committed, st Elvie Yuen, Miss Gloria Yee, and Chertsey last month, for trial Mies Nora Kew.
on a charge of maliciously shooting with intent to maini
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It is notified that Lieut. Weir. M.B. and Lieut. T. Martin, both of the Royal Army Mr. E. G. Rober. for the Medical Corps and stationed here, Director of Public Prosecu- have been promoted Captains, totions, said that Woodhall was date from October 24 and 28 re-la riverside club. the members spectively.
of which were mostly young men between 20 and 30. On the The body of an unknown Chia-afternoon of Sept. 23 some of ese man, who is believed to have them obtained horse chestnuts! been murdered by strangulation, from a tree to pelt each other. was found in a culvert by Saikung Mr. Bobey submitted that Road. near Kai Tak yesterday. the shooting occurred because Enquiries made at Kowloon City Dimond was annoyed that the Police Station were unable to elicit throwing went on while a horse any further details beyond the fact was being brought out of the that a post mortem will be held stables. this morning to decide whether or not the men was murdered.
G. A.Henry Monty, of Chiswick, at D. MEgham, on Sept. 231
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later for Canton. it took passengers. They were Leang Fat-sin. Banks, and Wraith.
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THE CHNA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1936
That Elise Landi, abore, charming movie star, is going to New York soon was admitted by Nino Martini, inset, operatic star, upon his arrival at Manhattan. But except for admitting that be in fond of Elissa, Nino was evasive on their rumoured romance.
BRITISH RAIL
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In Six Hours
66 MPH. AVERAGE FOR 400 MILES
ACTOR'S NEW TRIUMPH
Charles Langhton As Rembrandt
£1,000 FRAUD CHARGE Questions On "Share Pools"
LADY (MART) BUCKLAND'S. AFFAIRS
of
Lady (Mary) Buckland. Bark-place, W., who gave evidence at West London Police-court last month regarding her financial dealings, was questioned about an alleged share pool
Before the magistrate, Mr. Paul Bennett, was Roy Jardine Angus. aged 46, independent, of Carlton- court Pall Mall-place, S.W, charged with obtaining in the of Major Stuart, #181 by false pretences from Lady Buck- land
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Angas was also accused of ob- įtaining £900 by false pretences from Dr. Henry Robert Oswald, a former London coroner.
Lady Buckland stated that ins March she was introduced to Angus by a young man named Faul Mitchell Angus said he was formerly of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Shares Mentioned
"At a later meeting he mention- ed shares to me," continued Lady Buckland, and said he would buy! them from a friend, Capt Augus "I later gave him a cheque made out to R. J. Angus for £60 in pay-
FAR BETTER THAN ANYTHING ment of 100 shares in a Trinidad
HE HAS DONE BEFORE Loil company.” Charles Laughton's character
Lady Buckland added that sub-
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heard shot and fell down. He miles between King's Cross and/cester-square Theatre last month 1500 similar shares at 12s a share
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Monty was seriously injured by shots fired from a bedroom window from a 12-bore shot- The C.N.A.C. plane Kwangtung. gun, and at first it was feared which arrived yesterday from he would die. Shanghai, brought two`passengers, Henry Walter Percy Monty, Messrs. H.-S. Dinsdale and Michael of Staveley-road, Chiswick, for Ching for Hong Kong. Leaving whose recovery the case had three been adjourned, said he and Messrs. other club members threw J. S.horse-chestnuts about. He was
crossing the car park when he lined train
A regular service by stream-study in "Rembrandt," his talkie sequently she gave him a further.
to cover the 398/which was presented at the Lecheque for $200 in was detained in hospital for Edinburgh in six hours will be far excels anything he has done On May 19 she gave him a cheque 13 days.
Norman Sidney Head, a soli-July, 1937, it was
inaugurated by the L.NE.P. in on the screen before..
for a further $100 for some eitor's clerk, of Notting Hill last month.
announced The part is a pleasant change shares in Vass Ltd.
from his portraits of ugly charac-. She had never received W, declared that Dimond said to him: "My God! This is what mph. necessary will be
The average speed of 66 ters, for Rembrandt in the period certificates
the Trinidad comes of acting about. I didn't fastest ever maintained
the of the picture was a sad figure. shares. know he was there."
over reduced from fame to poverty by! Did Not Understand such a distance in Britain, and his devotion to his own ideas of Police-constable Harris stat-one of the fastest in the world. art. Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. Hed that when he went to Wood-
Mr. F. Ashe-Lincoln, defend- King, Inspector General of Police hall in response
The six-hour schedule com-
There is little plot in the fiming: Did Angus tell you he was General
to Dimond's pares with the present best and it is a personal triumph for interested in a share pool? Yes, telephone message Dimond time of Thr 15min taken by the Mr. Laughton and for Alexander but I did not quite understand The results of the
Revolver handed him a double-barrelled Flying Scotsman for the same Korda, the director, that out of aj Match fired at the Kennedy Roadshotgun and a spent cartridge, journey. Range on Friday, December
4th saying:
The fastest schedule mere character study they have Did you say you would like to was as follows:--
run for the 401 miles from made a Slm which engrosses the share some of the profits of that "This is the cartridge. I did Easton to Glasgow is 7hr 25 attention, without flagging, for an Chinese Company 833 points know the thing was in there. It min.
pool? I am rather vague about European Contingent.
hour and a half
it all must have been left in there
Have you ever met Hong Kong Police ... 768 points from
The Cheltenham Flyer, how-
another partridge-shooting the ever, is scheduled to cover the
Economy of Emotion Emergency Unit Reserve
Major Stuart?-I rang up Major other day. I only wanted Riot Drill A Riot Drill will be frighten them."
to 77 miles from Swindon to At the same time, the direction and was surprised to hear another Stuart at the number he gave me, carried out by members of
Later in the afternoon Dim-713 m.p.h. In Germany the Fly-jomy of emotion.
Paddington at an average of probably errs in too great econ-voice. Emergency Unit Reserve on Fri-fond said to him, after being ing Hamburger on one occasion day, December 11th All members cautioned: "I might as
Elsa Lanchester (Mrs. Laugh-reply to the 'phone call this man will parade outside Queen's Pier tell you the truth. I did put the covered 178 miles in 145min. ton) is a great success 35 the
came to see her, and said his name jcartridge in.”
ihousemaid whom Rembrandt lov-j led; she is able to show us that;
was also Major Stuart, and that' The decision to start the pro- her familiar ability as a burlesque
was a friend of the other posed six-hour trip to, Edin-actress is equalled if not surpass-
Major Stuart burgh is the result of the suc-jed by her talent in this purely Buckland said that she trusted Answering the magistrate, Lady cess of the Silver Jubilee train, jsympathetic part. which covers the 268 miles from Gertrude Lawrence is excellent Angus absolutely. It was a great New castle to King's Cross in 4 as Rembrandt's shrewish house that he was not Major Stuart, but hours, which is an average of keeper.
ja Capt. Angus.
at 17.20 hours. Dress Optional
(Sgd.) C. CHAMPKIN,
the
D. S. P. (E). Hong Kong. Monday, December
7th, 1936.
WIDOW'S £900 LOSS Sixteen Families Affected
INSURANCE AGENT SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE
A RACE COURSE LIBEL
$500 Accepted As
Settlement
well
Silver Jubilee's Success
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66 mph. Recently an experi- Fine photography by Georges (mental trip was run on to Edin-Perinal and exquisite Dutch in- burgh, and the langer journey teriors designed by Vincent Korda done in just under six hours. round off a picture which strikes
what he meant
he
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Lady Buckland - added that in.
shock to her when she learned
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The hearing was adjourned.
By permission of the King a new note in high-class talkie FLYING COUNT
The settlement of a libel action brought by Capt. D. M. Wood, former clerk of Aintree Race-the new train will be named making. course, against Mr. George Ward "Coronation." It will be in ad-f Hedley, a director of Topham's dition to all the present Sixteen families were said to
Ltd., was announced before Mr.vices, and will stop only at have been affected by the frauds Justice Lawrence at Liverpool As-Newcastle on the journey.
Lincoln insurance agent,
In the autumn of 1937, it was
of
а
sizes last month.
ser-
to
Frederick George Cole, aged 46, Capt. Wood had claimed dam-also announced recently, a new who was sentenced by Mr. Justiceges against Mr. Hedley respect-streamlined train will be run by Atkinson at Lincoln Assizes lasting alleged libels in two letters the L.NEE. from London month to four years' penal servi-which he wrote on August 2 last Leeds, to cover the 186 miles year to the Earl of Sefton and the in 2hrs 45 mins. This compares Earl of Lonsdale.
with the present best time of Cole pleaded guilty to eight
Mr. F. E. Pritchard. for Capt. 3hrs 10mins, and requizes an charges of obtaining money by Wood, said that Mr. Hedley had on-average speed of 68 m.ph. false pretences.*
tude.
IMPORTANT LAW POINT
Banking Account In Wife's Name APPEAL AGAINST GARNISHEE ORDER
Can a banking account in the
FINED £150 When He Came Down To Land A Woman
A Belgian air pilot, Count Serge de Borchgrove, was fined £150 and ordered to pay ten guineas costs) jat Bearsted (Kent) Police Court) last month for taking an unau-
thorised landing, failing to report such landing, and making a false -declaration.
Mr. Douglas. Willson (prose-
reservedly withdrawn his defence These new trains will be simi. Mr. Walter Carter, prosecuting, and 21 different allegations of lar to the Silver Jubilee in all said Cole for nine years had been misconduct and inefficiency by respects, except that minor im-name of a married woman be gar-cuting) said that Count Serge bir- employed by the Wesleyan and Capt. Wood. He had also admitted provements will be effected. General Assurance Society, his hat the letters did bear the de- average earnings being about famatory meaning which Capt. 10s per week.
Wood alleged.
Mr.
Note Left
Hedley had paid £500 into Last August he absconded, leav. Court with an admission of his liability to pay Capt. Wood dam-i ing behind a note which ran: "The inevitable has arrived. Am ages. That Capt. Wood had ac- clearing. Sorry for all the trou- cepted.
ble caused. Deal gently with my
wife and do not worry. her mn-i duly,"
NOT TO DRIVE Court of Appeal last month.
AGAIN
Drove After Wine'
And Cocktails
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Cole was arrested in Woolwich CONVICT ON ROOF never to drive again was fined £25 was in her name.
A motorist who had decided of the Westminster Bank which
He had obtained in
on Sept, 22 all £3,067,
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