Page
Inter esting
THE
THE
London:
HE Invitation Otto Stern' received to present himself as a "murder suspect" at the Savoy Hotel Inst week was a joke. á Joke he could not see. That is why the 82-
year-old Vlerinese re- fugee died in the bathroom of his Marylebone flat-the vietim, sold his son, of his own fear. On a table in the lounge of his home in Dudley Court, Upper Berkeley Street, the Invitation tay just as Mr Stern left il.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER
1957.
Stories
Parts
World
MURDER JOKE HE COULDN'T SEE
oked like a police summons, But it
was simply an invita- tion to Mr Blern to attend a two-gulnes "Crime Lunch" at the Savoy in ald of a cripples' charity. The day it arrived old
bir Stern, who spoke little English, had reached for his well- thumbed English- Austrian dictionary. Slowly he began trans- "You are lating
..
a suspect in a murder case... allend at your peril." He was **They frightened.
want me for murder,"
Committed Suicide
tio
he kept telling his son, Felix, A manufacturer.
"Don't be silly, father," Felix Stern, sald "It's only a Joke. Come on, let's go to the police and I'll prove it." Still, Olto Stern
WAN
convinced he WBs wanted for question- ing in a murder case and that the "Invita tion" was just a frick - to get him to the
Savoy. He was found hanging in the bath room. Last week the St Pancras coroner, Alr W. Bentley Pur- chase, adjourned the inquest, saying:
"The origin" of this document is not clear. I want something found out about this thing."
Mr Felix Stern Bald at hls Church Mount, Finchley, home: "My father had a рек-
secution monta and genuinely thought he wds involved in a murder.
"Ho accepted the invito- tion he was interest- ed in charity,
"He had no personal worries, was nan-
cially prosperous, and Was In Excellent health. But you see,- he just couldn't· ́see the joke....
If Otto Sterri hind gone to last week's luncheon he would have seen the joke. Other "murder suspects" were there,
among them Sir John Nott-Bower, Commis- aloner of Metropoll- tan-Police, armichalr deteclive Ernest Dud- loy, detective writer Jolin
Creasey, Mr
J. C1 Masterman, Vice Chancellor of Oxford University. Each guest found a message In Invisible. ink at his place. The writing became visible by heat from the dishes. One of the guests found him- self the "murderer." It might have been
Otto Stern.
Mechanical Shoe-polisher Really Works
INVENTORS' SHOW
HAS SOME
WEIRD MACHINES
Turin,
Hundreds of Italy's amateur inventors are down- hearted these days. Someone has finally invented B mechanical shoe-polisher that
really works.
machine
model of this curious as well as various detalls of its was exhibited at the operation pending patent rights. recent "National Invention It WDA simply called #1 Show" In Turin's annual
"Lastraseprpe" which is Italia Technical Exhibition. I drew for shoe, polisher. Electrically "considerable interest-among-operated three specially design
about 150 othet, quaily curious ed brushes do the job in a third an, au- of the time it takes to do it inventions, including
After a side brush tomali fishing-rod, a fountain-manually.
pen for writing in the dark, a applies the polish a front and ilking clock, # Bo-called back brush, fitted on the shoe,
crooked car and "moneygglo rapidly to machine."
12
The use of the inventor of the slice-polisher is unknown
MRS BIRD TRAPPED ALL NIGHT IN A BUSH
London.
mirror-like shine,
ENEZADRI
create
MOST POPULAR
証
A mechanical shoe-polisher was one of the several most popular creative targets of inventors. Italy's amateur not far behind beiter mouse- traps
and perpetual-motion machines. While the "Lus- tradcarpe" did not win the first prize of the show, it did however, draw the most Interest from business re- presentatives and the pabile. YEAR OLD Mrs Hotel owners of Milan place
orders for several machines Louisa Eva Bird was after suggesting a few modlilca- rescued lust week tions. But representatives of Italy's Sidewalk Show-Shiners after being trapped Association discarded the inven- all night in a black-tion berry bush.
EIGHTY THREE
to
at
because of the rupkl Degling brushes. They sold eir clients with comms or those Mrs | sensitively ticklish Every week for 21 years
would not Bird, mother of 14 children,iko it. has taken flowers
the of her grave
husband Mortlake, But on Saturday, as she left the cemetery, her memory faded ...she wandered down a railway cmbankment into a thick blackberry bush. The thorns caught her clothes and she was trapped. That was about 4 pm. At 8.20 next morning Mrs Bird was still
there.
AMAZED
Al breakfast-time Mrs Eva Boll looked out of her back bed- госпа window at Burlington Avenue, Kew.
Mrs Ball said: "I thought it was a dog, but when I walk- ed down i was amazed to see an ald, white-haired indy caught in web of brambles." It was 20 minutes' work for three polleenen and another man using cutters la free Mrs Bird.
Al Richmond hospital Mrs Bird was treated for shock and ex- posure, then went by ambu- lance to her home In Black Lion Lane, Hambersmith,
12-Year-Old Head Of
The House
The first prize of 500,000 lire (IK84,530) for the most praeli- cat idea in the "National Inven- Show" went lo Also tons Matticoll for designing a brake for movie camera trolley used in fim productions. A simple and practical invention, but of itje interest to the pubile.
CROOKED CAR
SHE ONLY HAS FOUR MOTHERS-IN-LAW
Jimmy and Barbara Lim Cok Kah at home in London-Express Photo..
-TREMENDOUS FAMILY-
A
-GATHERING HERE-
London.
ary.
they emigrate to Canada after PRETTY 22-year-old her baby is born nexi Febru- housewife arrived back in London last week from Singapore with her Chinese husband after a trip to meet her four mothers-in-law.
The parents are interested in the Chinese way of life.
"They were all wonderful to me," sald Mrs Barbara Lim Colt Kah at her parents' home in Burbage Road, Dulwich,
Barbara, who was a secret- ary, married 23-year-old acro-
Jimmy nautical engineer Mr
last Lim Cuk Kah in London FebruRTYnd found she had her Increased the number of relatives by more than 50.
Apart from the fur mothers in-ny there were 40 nephews and nieces
brothers and Ave and sisters-in-law.
However, a doctor's inven- tlan, dubbed the "crooked bar" by group of boys, draw a big crowd, I was an ordinary looking racing car Ils four wheels not except only went round but also
"Jimmy's parents are dead," slanted both ways. Dr Enrico
had Del Bildng reasoned that an she said, "but his father
pitoinobile could go faster five wives, four of whom are around a curve if its wheels still living"
Blant like those of a could molorlitke, A kuto lever released the upright position of the wheels when fle auto takes the curve,
1
SISTER NO. 6
"We had a tremendous family gathering in Hongkong. They are very traditional Chinese
A Florentine sculptor and and beautiful people. I was not painter, Stefano Mugnai, invent-called Barbara but Sister No,
ed an automatic fishing rod. as I am the wife of the sixth He said that white painting or brother.
just admiring the view he often
lost a lot of fish. So he desimi- "Even the mothers-in-law are ed an instrument using a trig called to numbers.
The only
I
per spring. The rod could be anng about having such a com- is the inverted and at the slightest plicated family tree touch on the line the spring was birthday card problem, Wakefield. released raising the rod just hardly dare think about it.” A court fined, Mr. and Mrs like an alert fisherman,
Ba-bara and her husband will Audrey. Lee £30 for leaving The "monty matchine" whs à
her parents unații their 18-year-old shughter, highly technical invention for sing with Patricia, to look after herself use in bank, it actually turned and their three other children out choques of any amorint given while the parenta went on just by pressing a button. The holiday,
name of the person the cheque Beautiful Jumbo
Neighbours complained to the was for, the neare and written National Society for the Pre- amount in a special farm were vention of Crucily to Children all_prajted, Bulomatically. when the youngsters came down The talking clock Incorpoirat -
Palisades Park, NJ.
Not to be outdone by Miss
with Aslan fu and it was dis-ed a lapo recorder. Anything | America and Miss Univerze, covered theỷ Bád been left to be remembered at any time | Palisades Amusement Park
of the day could be registered officials, will hbid: "The World. gone two and the look set the tape going First Beauty Contest for Ele
at the set timer -United Press,” phanta."--United. Prom.
alone.
The Loes were weeks.—United Press.
I am an expert at preparing Chinese dishes," said Barbara's mother, Mrs Molly Watkina "I am going to spend the next few months teaching her how to cook them."
A Bookful
Paterson NJ, Francisco Gerema, 10, of Passaic, NJ, will be arraigned on one of the longest-and mast detalled-traffic complains in the history of the police partinent.
-ар
The Man Who
Laughed His Head Off
London.
ARMER BERT MILTON went the rounds of his 150 acres at Woodchurch, Kent, recently in a loud check, cap. Then the
story came out.
The story of a secret meet- ing which ended with a doctor; dressed in singlet, shorts, and slippers making a four-mile dash in A car.
The story of Farmer Milton- waking up after a whiff of gas to and that he had lost quite a lot of his already thinning light- brown hair.
Caressing a sore head, 67- Monte year-old Mr Milton, Carlo Rally driver and sportsman, told the story of his martyrdom to the local bonfire society.
STUCK
Pare
CHRISTIAN NAME: ONE BABY JUST CALLED FEMALE
London.
The parents of a three-month-old baby girl who refuse to give her a Christian name "Just call her Female," said the mother-do not belleve in marriage, a court was told last week.
The mother¦s 28-year-old¡ · John Appleton told the court pin-up model Brenda Appleton he was unble to pay towards (aho changed her name by deed the baby's maintenance becauso pall from Lorich).
of lost businças: Pori, of, his The father is bearded photo-business, he explained," was grapher John Phillip Appleton, hitting out studio space to aged 37. He appeared in court amateur photographers. at Stoke-on-Trent on 'n “surte mons concerning the main. tenance of "Ferbale," who is in a children's home because the parents say "they have inauf- fcient accommodation, Mr Their counsel,
W. R. Kandforth, explained to magistrate
the
why the baby girl
has not been named.
NO BELIEF
"The Appletons association daten since they met in 1948," be sald. "They
havo na to- glous bellet and have lived up to their principles by not going through a hypocritical ceremony In which they have no belled.
"I also used to hire out ziodels, amb them Brends Appletoti, for, art alúdics and pin-up photography,” he said. He was ordered to pay 18s. Bd. week towards "Fentalo's" maintenance; ..
Phoney Suit Salesman
Brescia.
An enterprising saltsman capitalised - pn Tho Russian satollito but risked being lynched by a crowd of enraged "Appleton, the father, beprosonis.
Police sald the salmon, llever a child's name has an enormous inluence on Its whom they declined to iden character and future. He pretify; made handsome Business fers therefore to wait and in the remote Valsabbia Valley choose a name for the child in Italy selling suite which be cnited "Female" until oir told the gullible peasants would oumstances
the them "trom. more pro- safeguard ato
radiation of the ftusslan
pitious."
Mr Handforth added that far | satellite."
When somebody told the from being loveless parets the Appletons were doing extra part-peasants the truth, police were
me work as taxi drivers to try called in-barely in time to make a home for "Female" pave the salesman and their three other children.' lynching-United Press,
He said: "Dr John Thompson, who rung the bonfire society, thought me enough of a local sharüoter to be a good subject. for this year's effigy.
a
.be
"It was decided to make cast of my head. That was why we mot in secret. We stripped down to singlets and shorts because cast-taking can rather a messy business.
"It turned out to be roessler than I had anticipated. When the time came to get the stuff off we found it was stuck fast.
а
Title
"The doctor gave me one or tops on the two resounding head with a hammer, then jump- ed into his car, dressed as he
fetah Officer Robert King charged was, to
portable Cerema with speeding on the anaesthetic apparatus. wrong side of the street; hav- "I waited for nearly half an with ing no driver's licence; passing hour, sitting in a chair
Was a red light; Ignoring a stop my head in plaster. I oljal; failing to obey on laughing when they gave me that and I am told officer's signal; violating the in the gas spection law, and obstructed | when I came round
ugain I vision-United' Press.
was roaring with laughter."
WELCOME HOME.
For only HK$9,000 for HK$9,500 for the 4 door) you can have your NEW SILENT 1958 DKW delivered in LONDON to make sure of a perfect HOME LEAVE.
Cruise it at COMPH, get better than 35MPG, carry five plus luggage in comfort. ENJOY cornering and fool SAFE.
For
T-Safery
*HK$8,500 (HK$8,950 for 4 door) if delivered to Daspidant, dormany.
and sắc di xử. LUND ZU CÓ.
Tower Court, Hyski Avanub
every
Model 62
Bun everything
from
Electrolux
Is built to last!
Electrolux have learned in over 30 yeaİs
of making Qulez Suction CicanOTÉT More snction powe
Electrolux S
This latest Family Model l stand and privest Are the majority Of
Operation by
Electroles Turbo Fotlibér
Forum elth Mindeta 35 and 62 Cleepiera. Polabes poormustoRinde
rature-co
for deep, thorough cleaning. "Throw-away" benzA,
eliminate bandling of dust, Lighter tools, lightweight how and tabat, Backed by a 2-Year Guarantee,
Call and see these world-famous Electrolux Products. At our showroom, Alexandra Arcado. Sole Agents:
SHEWAN TOMES & CO., LTD. 9. Ice House Street, 4th Floor, Hongkong, Tel: 27781,
D-KW3-8!
TO YOUR
DKW
to
A