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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 9, 1938.
IRONY OF FATE IN POLICE TRAGEDY
A Chinese police
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who had just recently been decorated with the long service medal, was killed last night in Queen's Road -East in endeav- ouring to escape from the police!
The victim, Chu Ping, in a house in which gambling was proceeding, which was raid- ed by Sub-Inspector Darkin and Sergeant Bentley on a warrant. Chu Ping tried to evade detec- tion by climbing from one ver- andah to another, missed his footing and fell to the ground. He was critically injured and died at 10p.m. in hospital.
The deceased sergeant was 50 years of age. He joined the Force in 1916 and was promot- ed Lance-Sergeant in 1931. He was commended by the Officer Administering the Government in 1927 for his zeal and cour- age in effecting the arrest of an armed robber at the Sun Co.
An inquest will be held.
MADE LOVE FROM LIGHTHOUSE IN MORSE CODE
SCUFFLE, SHOUT IN B.B.C. NEWS
Sound of a scuffle and a shout breaking into the middle of the B.B.C.'s ten o'clock news SUMI- mary recently... mystified thou- sands of radio listeners.
It was followed by an apology from the announcer, who explain- ed that there had been “a slight mishap in the studio.”.
The announcer had given the weather forecast and announced that the news summary would be followed by a talk by Major-Gen- eral. R. D. Liddell, when the in- terruption occurred.
Listeners heard what appear- ed to be an argument between a number of men, sound of a scuffle, a shout of ““Oi!” a gurgling sound, the slamming of a door and the clatter of feet? then silence.
ART OF FOOD LIVING
Taught in London
A lesson in the art of food by- ing has been given by M. Andre L. Simon, President of the Wine and Food Society, in a speech to the Royal Society of Arts.
"There is one way to avoid
most sins against gastronomy" he said. “It is to make mistakes and to remember them. Every day of our lives we have at least one opportunity of training our palate, of taking notice of what- Love laughs at the lonely light-ever we happen to be given tỡ house and the waste of waters eat and to drink; however, simple between it and land; and Morse it may be.
code is as quick and as accurate "Then it is up to us to remem- fas Cupid's dart.
ber what was unpalatable and That's what Mr. and Mrs. Rob-what was to our taste. Also ert Henry McCarthy found when what we liked very much at the they did their courting-Mr. Mc-time but was followed by indiges- Carthy on Les Hanoise Light-tion later: and chiefly what gave house, Guernsey, and his bride-us pleasure at table and a better to-be on shore.
night's rest, or a clearer head the Mr. McCarthy is now. principal next morning.” keeper at Portland Bill Light- A host who confers upon his house. He is due to retire this guests or a guest who confers month after forty-one years' ser-favours on his host, is laying vice, and he and his wife plan himself open to severe criticism. to celebrate thirty-eight years of Both, according to M. Simon, happy married life by returning are equally hateful. to the place where they first met.
"Neither the one nor the other falls within the meaning of the French name, L'Hote, a Flag and Lamp Signals name which indicates perfect "Love-making is a great pro-tween two persons entertaining equality and understanding be- blem to the lighthouse-keeper," each other," he said. Mr. McCarthy said:
When my wife and I were sweethearts, we found we could
not see nearly enough of each KISSING BY DEGREE other. Then we hit on the bril- liant idea of signalling. It was the only way the bench-in-the- park was out of the question for
us.
An
A committee was secking attractive girl to operate a "kiss- ing booth" at a school bazaar in "My wife quickly learnt Morse. They wanted one that
New Bern, North Carolina.
would By day we talked to each other by flag signals and at night by ing back again for more,
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was that we were still unable to cuddle.
Hospital "Practice”
"Have you any qualifications?" the committee chairman asked her.
"I went to college,” replied the
"Shortly after we were mar-blonde. ried I was transferred to the “You're engaged for the job, Coquet Lighthouse in Northum said the committee as one man. berland; and we still carried on
signalling to each other.”***
While driving car No. 2440
Mr. McCarthy has just recov- ered from a seven weeks' illness. His wife visited him almost daily Talpo Road yesterday, G. A. Flyign in Weymouth and District Hos knocked downy Chan Chúng, nged 9, pital but she did not take her who ran into the side of the car leave in the conventional way colliding with the rear _–_mudguard Standing below the window of and sustaining Injuries to the nose. his ward she has signalled in He was taken to the Kowloon Morse!
Hospital.