THE CHINA; MALL, AUGUST 20, 1938:
MAN CARRYING BRIEF CASE FIRES CHURCH
Terrorises Village
Maidstone, (By Mail).'.
an
ac-
seized The man next A man carrying a brief case and cumulator and broke every remain- Then wearing a buttonhole of white ing window in the garage. flowers set fire to the church at he wound the flex of an electric his Detling, two miles from Maidstone, iron round his neck, filled recently and terrorised the village's pockets with bicycle bells and re- 300 inhabitants until he was cappair outfits, and decorated his arms tured by the police.
and legs with twelve pairs of co- The man, aged about fifty, walk-loured cycling clips. ed into the village from the direc-
tion of Maidstone.
He banged on the door of cottage and demanded, tea.
The occupant,
said "No."
Miss
* Clements,
So the man rooted up every plant
in her front garden.
He went to another cottage, banged on the door, demanded a breakfast. When the woman who answered the door fainted, he broke every window in the house.
Police arrived and the man was taken to the county police head- Maidtone. He was quarters in
He walked on, rolled a dozen later sent to the mental hospital at empty tar barrels against a gate] Maidstone. leading to the church and tried to
set fire to them. They would not burn.
He then ripped off the church PAVLOVA OF INDIA
gates, threw them into the road, and smashed the glass frames of notice boards. In the church porch he tore down notices, put a match to them, and set light to the church doors.
On leaving the church he pushed over the tombstone of a former vicar and broke a marble cross into three pieces.
After.a. rest of ten minutes sit- ting in a telephone kiosk he broke a window in a garage belonging to Mr. E. D. Rogers.
DEMANDED. FOOD
Prefers Work To Love
Love or career. That was the choice that had to be made by lovely Bani Madjundar, nineteen- years-old Hindu dancer, now pearing in London.
ap-
She chose her career as a dancer and, in doing so, sacrificed pros- pects of wealth and luxury.
Miss Bani, a noted Society beauty of Calcutta and a university gradu- By this time some people were ate was appearing before members telephoning for the police, some
of the Italian Royal Family in Rome for were cycling into Maidstone
when she caught the attention of help, others were putting out the
a handsome youth, the son of rich fire in the church.
parents.
'RUDDIGORE" CHOICE OF PHILHARMONIC
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Society announce their intention of presenting the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera "Ruddigore" on the following dates December 14. 15. 16 and 17. It is understood that the production is to be in the hands of Cyril Brown.
After her dancing display, which was highly praised by Mussolini and other leading Italian personali- ties, Miss Bani was invited by her admirer to visit his home and be received by his father and mother.
DEVOTION TO ART
A few days later. the young Italian proposed marriage, and held out to the little dancer the glitter- 'ng prospect. of a life of luxury and happiness as his bride.
Miss Bani asked for a day to think the proposal over and when the hour came for her decision she wept. but calmly and firmly she told her lover that much as she tempted, and strongly as she felt the call of love, she could not de- sert her career as a dancer
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"That is all over now," Miss Bani qaid "Henceforth I must devote my- self to my art,."
Rehearsals are commencing al- most immediately the first being on Thursday September 1st. at 8.- 45 P.M. in the China Fleet Club Theatre and subaeguently, in the same theatre, on Mondays at 5.30 and Thursdays at 8.45 until fur- ther notice.
This production will mark the Known as the, "Pravlova of In- -revival of the Savoy Operas in dia," this attractive girl has been Hong Kong after an interval of praised in the highest terms by almost five years. "Ruddigore" such eminent people as Lord Lin- is tuneful and spectacular and has lithgow, Viceroy of India, Sir Ra- bindranath Tagorð, «famous Indian enjoyed increasing popularity
poet, and the King of Italy.
· home during the last few years.
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