1930-02-14

BOXER'S STORY OF HIS LIFE.

MAGISTRATE" AND MONEY

PAID FOR ARTICLES, -

John William Somers, known as Johnny Summers, the boxer, whose address was given as the Fishery

· Estate, Maidenhead, was summon- ed at West Ham police-court for being £ 12a ed.. in arrears OF E wife maintenance order.

Mr. H. M. Lynde, for Mrs. Somers, said that an arrangement was made that Somers should pay off the arrears by instalments from moneys he was to receive for writ ing a story of his life., Four ar ticles had appeared, but Somer had not paid anything off the ar reara. His wife was now in actual want and had nothing on which she could raise money,

Mrs. Somers agreed that her hus band had spent money on his daughter and paid for her educa

tion.

Samera said that he had spent £20 on clothing his daugher.

Mr. St. John Morrow (the ma- gistrate): On frocks? Mr. Justice McCardie would be very much shocked to hear that.

Somers: I also pay for educa

tion.

Mr. Morrow: You must be just before you are generous. An un dertaking was given that you would pay of the arrears, but you have not done so, though it is clear you have had money. Will you write down for me the amount of money you got for those articles?

Somers did so, and the Magi strato, having looked at the figures, "exclaimed, "It makes my teeth

·water."

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930.

THE CAPTAIN FROM THE A PLEA FOR PURE

ARGENTINE.

LONDON POLICE SEARCH.

Special efforts were made last month in the Brixton and Balham areas of London to trace a man of

many aliases who proposes to young women and then disappears aftor having secured control of their finances. A description of the man has been supplied to the police at Brixton by a young woman to whom he proposed marriage and vanished after borrowing a aub- stantial, sum from her father on

the excuse, that his allowance, had not come through. "

It has been found that the man's record is known at Scotland Yard and that before the complaints from Brixton he had been duping wo men in other towns.

He is known

as the "Gallant Captain" and claims to possess the D.S.O. and the M.C. His description has been circulated among the Metropolitan Police but it is thought that he has now left London.

He is well dressed and it is his practice to make himself very Agreeable to the parents of young women. In the case at Balham he gave himself the title of captain, and told the father of the young woman to whom he bad promised marriage that he was engaged with a firm in the Argentine. In the early days of his courtship he in duced the girl, who is 18 years of age, to purchase a riding habit and he took her out riding. He told her some very plausible stories of his position in the Argentine... To her father he pictured a very pro- mising future for the firm with which he said he was associated and succeeded in impressing the man to such an extent that he was sl lowed to continue his courtship. In the end he succeeded in borrow. The a.. Mencatheus, which arriving from the girl's father a sub- ed from Singapore and ports yastantial sum as a loan" until his el- forday, paid har first visit to this lowance came through. Immediate port. She is one of the Blue Fua- ly he obtained this loan, however, ael boats and was built as recent he disappeared. ly as last year by the Caledon Ship-

Eventually the case was adjourn ed for a fortnight on Somers un dertaking to pay a substantial sum off the arrears and 258. a week.

A NEW ARRIVAL.

building and Engineering Co., of Dundee.

The vessel, which is an her maiden voyage, is under the rom- mand of Capt. Arthur E. Dodd and has a crew of 04 British and 1 12 Chinese Danish seamen with greasers. She leaves this moraing for Japan.

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LEARNING.

THE SPIRIT OF RESEARCH.

A plea for the support of scien tine research work was made by Professor Wiaifred Cullia in ber presidential address to the Confer ence of Educational Associations, which opened at University College, Gower Street, London, last month. "There are certain people who always want to know What is the use of it? sho said. "I remem ber three years ago on Degree Day booming behind me- Making frogs at the Albert Hall hearing a voice

jump. That was intended as a description of physiology. The rea- son why we were supposed to do nothing except make trage jump was that we were interested in the very extraordinary phenomenon of animal electricity.'

A Queer Toast.

It would be a very sorry day if we gave up the search for abstract truth. The world would be much poorer if we lost something which is described very completely by às teast in the older universities:-

Here's to pure learning, and may it never be any damned use to anybody. (Laughter.)

"I think we ena go too far in the direction of feeling that if the facts are right people need not look after the application of those facts to practical life.".

Professor Cullis pointed out the initial experiments which made possible synthetic dyes..

"We want both sides," emphasis- ed Professor Cullis. The world would be infinitely poorer without the spirit of research after abstract knowledge, but at the same time We must not despise the turning of those results to practical use."

Malaria was causing millions to auffer because not sufficient notice had been taken of the discoveries of Sir Ronald Ross. The research work done had been done for thỏ love of it and for the love of truth, but this was unnecessarily limiting the number of people who were able to take up this work. A man who took up scientific research would never make a decent income, and a certain number of people who could do useful work would be de- terred in consequence.

"We shall never deter the cream of researchers from carrying an, but there is no reason why they should not be paid. We want to awaken public conscience to the fact that research work is a work that will pay the nation hands down to support. We have come to a point

when if we don't encourage the spirit of investigation we will never hold our own as a great and pioneer

nation, and else.".

HONG KONG VOLUNTEER

DEFENCE CORPS:

[ORDENS BY LT.-COL. L. G. BIRD, D.8.0.,

O.R.K, COMMANDANT; }

No. 7/10. 1.-G.0.C.'s Annual Inspection 1930,

The G.O.C. will inspect the Corpa on Thursday, March 13, or Murray Parade ground at 6 p.m.

The Corps will parado at Volun teer Headquarters at 5.25 p.1.6 for ceremonial, in four Companies.

No. 1 Company Under command of Capt. A. M. Thornhill to con- aist of the following units, which will be sized independently and parado in this order-

11-Scottish Company. Parades: Thursday, February 20, 1030. Squad drill with arms. Belta and side arma will be worn.

No, & Platoon at Kowloon Dock under Lieut. G. Duncan, M.B.E.

No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. under Lieut. H, R. Forsyth.

12-Portuguesa Company.

PART 1. HUSKETRY..

be fired by the Company at Stone- Part I. Musketry Table "T" will

cutters on Sunday, February 16.

Dress: Optional but rifles and bayonets, belts and pouches must be taken.

Launch will leave Hong Kong at 3 a.. calling at 8.15 a.m.

Range Officer: 2/Lieut. J. S. Rodrigues.

'PARADES.

The Battery-Dress: Helmet,

The Company will parade at jacket, breeches, putties (roll. nd downwards). Bardolies Headquarters on Friday, February 21, at 6.30 p.m., for Company Train- with belt Rifle and bayonet. Machine Gun Troop-Dress: Asing. It is most essential that as above, with shoulder chains many as possible will do their utmost to attend the next three Friday and spuro. Armoured Car Co-Dress: As for parades.

Battery. Engineer Co.-Dress: Helmet, jacket, shorts, putties, belt, rillo and bayonet.

Corps Signals.-Dress: As for En

gineer Co.

No. 4 Company, Machine Gun Company-Dress: Helmet, jacket, shorts, putties, belt, rifle and bayonet"

13. Reserve Company. MUSKETRY.

The Company will firo Table "T" Rifle Part I. on Sunday, February 23. Full details will appear in next week's orders."

14.—Annual Rife Meeting.

The Ranges at Stonecutters have been allotted to the Corps on Sun- No. 3 Company, Scottish Com-

day, April 20, and Monday, April pany-Dress: Review order, khaki. 21. All ranks are reminded of this No. Company, Portuguese Com-ovent and are requested to keep pany. Dress As for No. 2 Com the dates free. pany..

Medals will be worn by all those in possession.

Members of Reserve Company will parade with their original units.

Officers for King's Colour and Regimental Colour will be detailed

Isteri

PRACTICE PARADES.

There will be a practice parade in uniform on Murray Parade ground on Tuesday, March 11. Parade at Volunteer Headquarters at 5.30 p.m.

The parade ground at Volunteer Companies to hold practice parades Headquarters will be available for

in multi as follows:-.

No. 1 Company-Friday, Feb: 29,

and Monday, March 10. No. 2 Company.-Tucaday, March

No. 3 Company,Thursday, March

"G.

No. 4 Company-Friday, March

Band will practice playing on the March as directed by the Band Pre- sident.

Officers will wear swords on prac tice parades and. be, exercised at

sword drill by Company Command

СТА

All manks are required to attend the G.O.C.' inspection unless

having arrived from, the above Port surest and most soothing, resently nation and nothing one, serviton specially exempted by the Com

on 11th instant, Consignees of Cargo Bra hereby informed that their Goods an being landed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited, Kowloon, and stored a Consignees risk and expense.

All broken, chafod and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowas, where they will be examined on Monday, 17th instant, st 10 N.

All Claims must be presented within 16 Days of the Vessel's arrival here, after which data they cannot be ro. cognised,...

No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th instant, will be subject to Rent.

No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned

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