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GENERAL
MR. GUEDALLA Dramatic Disappearance Of LOOKS BACK Businessman From German
·
When Britain Held Ship Bound For Singapore
Control Of Corsica
The dramatic story of how a London business man, on his way to Singapore with his wife and two children disappeared from the German liner Potsdam, and was never seen again, was related when the Potsdam arrive in Singapore.
There is only one form of export no country can survive, that of made Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1856 refugees. This assertion was
by Mr. Philip, Gurdalia, the author, Mr. James Williamson, aged 45, at the dinner of the United Wards general manager and promotion Club of the City of London at manager of Macfadden Magazines Grosvenor House recently.
Ltd., was on his way to Singapore, Mr. Quedalia, who proposed the to do business for his London firm. toast of "The British Empire," said He was popularly known to his in- umate friends, as the globe-trot- it might be well to make clear was they ere drinking to-to the ter. because his business took him Dominions. the Colonies, and the th many countries on frequent oc- Mandated Territories as they 'stood to-day. us well os the United Kingdom
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The
rastons,
down in her course, and swung about to search the sea. Searchlights gleamed through the dark, but showed nothing more than the whitecapped waves. For two hours or more the vessel nosed cautiously about, while shouts were flung from the vessel in hopes of re- ceiving an answer from the waste of water. But no answer
caine.
1.
One night, when the ship was very nearly through the Red Sea, 'fancy dress party was held. Mr.
Radio messages from the Pots They were not drinking to the James Williamson appeared as a dam dashed the news to Londen Empire as it stood in the time of perriot, and his wife and two that Mr.
Williamson. a London Henry II. which included a large young
also in fancy business man with an annual in- part of France, nor the Empire of ress. Mr. Williamson on that
come of £15.000, was missing from George III. which would involve night was. according to people on the ship. a claim to Hanover.
board, in very happy, spirits, and
sons were
It was said that Mr. Williamson
Then there was Corsica, over the party continued until late in was an extremely happy man, and
which we exercised authority before the morning. there was even born into the world a kingdom called Italy.
a complete mystery in so far as how the incident occurred.
Then came the sad news. Be-to the people who knew him on the tween 4 am. and 5 am. somebody journey seemed to have no worries He had been looking into history lodged a report that Mr. William whatsoever. His disappearance 1 in the matter of Tunis, which was son was missing. At first people almost on the site of Carthage. Would not believe that he had dis Tunis owned Sially for a long appeared. They said that it was time. He did not know that the Impossible-that he must be some-(children left the Potsdam at the claim of French undergraduates to where on the vessel. "Immediately next port. Colombo, and returned Vesuvius was well founded. bus search was 'organised, but with- to London by the German vessel they had an unanswerable claim ut success. Mr. Williamson could Scharnhorst, to Etna,
"LANDS OF FREE PEOPLES” Bank's Head Office in London undertakes Executor and! They were drinking to the Trustee business, and claims re- | Empire of King Ovorgé VL, and its covery of British Income Tax endurance. There had never been overpaid, on terms which may be
a refugee from the British Empire ascertained at any of the Agencies and Branches.
R. A. CAMIDGE,
f
Manager
THE CHASE BANK
HEAD OFFICE:
not he found.
SEARCHED THE SEA The huge liner Potsdam, with bridge bells ringing slowed
or the United States of America A.R.P. DEMANDS
· lands of trec peoples. ·
DA
Lord Lloyd, responding, sald we had walked the broad road
disarmament so many years and
It brought us to Munich. There
ON ARCHITECTS
was no man in the Empire to Sir John Anderson's
whom he thought we owed, so much for standing bravely and
and
Warning
Speaking recently at the amual 16, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL giving courageous warning" as Mr.
Winston Churchill
banquet of the Incorporated As-. clear Only
courageous sociation" of Architects and Sur- leadership interpreting the feeling reyors at the Dorchester Hotel, St: of our people would lift the cloud John Anderson. Lord Privy Seal Was it not time we learnt that and Minister for Civilian Defence, what the people of this country said his cepartment was greatly wanted to-day was to be told what beholden to arohitects for valuable Inssistance in devising methods of
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SHOU J. CHEN,
INJECTION
Doctor's Body Four Weeks In Forest
It was revealed at the Inquest at Waltham Abbey recently that
Heher the body of Dr.
Alfred Brook, 25, of Cavenhurst. Baslow, weeks Derbyshire, lay for four In Epping Forest while hly rela tives and police were searching for him.
Dr. Brook, who was a ship's surgeon, was stated to have died from morphine" poisoning... empty syringe with
An
Mrs. Willamson and her two
Inquiries by the Captain of the Potsdam, that day, could reveal no clue to the mysterious disappear- arice.
NAVAL SPEED VESSEL
56 M.PH. Motor..
15
Torpedo Boat
Carrying more than her full war kad one of the Latest Motor Torpedo Boats has at- tained a speed of over 56 milea per hour. This speed is be- lleved to be the highest so far attained by a Motor Torpedo Boat. A product of the Thornycroft Yard, this remarkable boat has been built for a foreign govern- ment.
in the near future. There is no part She is a modem development of of my work that gives me greater the famous war-time coastal Mo- concern than the problem of evolv-tor Boats which have been sup- ing the best plan for protecting plied to nearly every naval power. the civil population. This much is 55-ft. in length with 11-ft. beam. clear there is no one single re-her armament comprises two tor- pedoes, depth charges and anti- medy.
Wireless is also aircraft guns: "People talk of deep underground fitted. shelters to provide bomb-proof
Two main twelve cylinder en protection, and this means going very many feet underground. The gines developing a total of 1.200 cost of the London tube is some horse power and specially designed thing like £900,000 per mile, and by Thomycroft for marine service. we have to face an expenditure are installed and an additional which could only be calculated by engine gives a cruising range of
1.000 miles åt slower speed.
astronómers,
"We must try to find some simple form of shelter which will withstand splinter and blast and falling debris to carry out the promise made by the Prime Minister in the House of Commons three weeks agoj "We want a balanced policy of
The builders of this boat have also in hand a number of Motor Torpedo Boats of different types for the British Admiralty and for foreign governments, particulars of which it is hoped will be avall- able shortly.
the plunger co-operation, and those who by CONSIGNEES' NOTICES fully driven home was found near training and experience are equip- the body, and in
the
doctor's ped-to help us can render neces-
pocket were two. needles, one
of sary service, The matter is one of
which appeared to have been the greatest urgency."
used.
A verdict of suicide while the balance of his mind was disturb- ed was recorded.
to
his
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In a paper to the Town Planning Institute at Caxton Hall, Sir Dr. Brook returned
Alexander Rouse, Chief TechnicalTHEM.
*** RHEINLAND mother's home at Baslow after Advisor to the ARP. Dept. of the
Home Office, visualised cities and having arrived hom Hamburg and towns of the future with under- Ports of call, Consignees of Cargo are ground theatres, cinemas, restar-besky noted that their goods are landed placed at their risk ants, warehouses and food depots. into the Brng Kong & Kowloon
To deal with high
Wharf & Godown Company's godowns explosive
st Kowloon, where delivery may be bombe, he said, the ideals of town Planning would be to provide the obtained s soon as the goods are maximum amount of open, space.
a voyage from the East. He left home agam to take 2 post 2 locum tenens. Manager.
After leaving . his luggage at St. Pancras he vanished.
COLLEGE FOR AGED CLERGY
St. John's Wood Home
and spend our retirement accord- ing to our happiest ideas and plans,
"Each house will be run as an "A Collegiate House for retired Oxford or Cambridge college is clergymen is to be opened, pro run; conditions that will make us bably before the autumn, at St. happier than 1ving in boarding- John's Wood, near Lord's Cricket houses on the South Coast. We Ground, NW under the auspices have had the St. John's Wood of the recently formed Retired house offered us at a nominal rent. Clergy Association.
and we have £1,000 towards thé An official of the association | 22,000 we need for our reserve.
"Our greatest problem is to And stated that it was also the inten-
to form a housekeeper. We are looking for tion of the association
the a woman with all the necessary these collegiate houses in larger provincial cities as oppor-qualities to 'mother' 30 mather old
and tunities offered.
possibly temperamental "The fe of some of the retired clergymen. Her salary will be old warriors of the Church is often high."
The Archbishop of Canterburg very lonely," he said, "There are some 400 lonely retired clergymen recently entertained the members in Britain, ar 30 of us will live in of the association to bea at Lam- the new house at St. John's Woodbeth Palace,
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MET WOMAN IN SHANGHAI
landed.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1939. --PAGE 13
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Tax 8.8, BENWYVIS." JONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being Optional cargo will not be landed Noel Wynn Brook, 37, company The worker's home should not be here, unless notice has been given 48 landed at their rik into the hazardous director. of Milhouse-lane. Bhef too close to the factory or plant hours prior to vessel's arrival, but and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the field, said that his brother seem and yet within easy reach. The carrice on from port to port to the Hone Koss ND KOWLOON WHALF AND ed quiet and thoughtful when he answer would appear to be a re-firal part of call to which the option GoDOW COMPANY, LTD. whence and/or from the whares Delivery may bị extends
No claims will beadmitted after the obtained. Goods have left the Godowns, and all shareholders," said Sir Alexander, goods remaining undelivered after the "could be made to realise the dan-8th Feb., 1989. will be subject to gera to which they are exposing rent
saw him, but gave no reason for distribution of industry. this.
"If the industrialists and the
"He was not engaged to be married although he bag met a woman in Shanghai, My brother's health had not been very good," he added.
..
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and a Goods remaining undelivered after the eth Feb., 1929, will be subject to rest.
All Claims against the Steam
their employees and their busines- Goods are to be left in the Godowns, be presented to the Undersigned on
ses, and the additional safety they will acquire by decentralisation. Dr. W. R. H. Heddy. Deputy the ideals of A.R.P. would receive Coroner for West Essex, sald that an impetus which would solve the in a Better the doctor said he was problem without any compulsion." depressed about his work in the
connected
with his
before
All broken, chaled, and damage where they will be examined on 7th Feb., 1839, at 10 am, by our Sur- vegars Messra. Goddard and Dougine To
To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance when damaged dutiable goods are examined
future and
himsel! expressed deeply sorry for "the sorrow and
All claims must reach us before the tragedy, he was bringing upon his matters
18th MAY 1938, or they will not be future." family."
recognized. Dr. Brook, he added, might have Dr. Brook, graduated at Cam- | No Insurance will be effecten... been brooding over troubles which bridge and London and was train- Bills of Lading will be countersigned he did not speak about. "One ed at University College Hospital. by
JEBSEN & CO., Agents. feels that undoubtedly his mental Before taking up a post as a ship's state was far from normal, and surgeon he was at Nelson Hos he was evidently disturbed" about pital, Wimbledon.
Bong Kong, 2nd Feb, 1939,
[100-1
not be
tha
20th Feb., 1820, or they will recognised, comply with the General Bonded Regulations, consignees must have a Revende Ufficer in stend. ance when damaged dutiable good, sre examined.
Warehouse
.
All broken, chafed and damaged Good. ars to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 4th Feb, 1939, at 9 sim., by Messrs. Carmichael & Clarke.
No Fire Insurance has been affected Bills of Lading will be countersigted by T.B. LOL Mia Co. (CEING LE
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obtained a moon as the Goods landed. Optional Largo will not be andel bere, unless Notice has been given 48
on
heurs prior to vessel's arrival, but carried from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undalivered after the 8th Feb., 1939, will be abject to Rent
No Claime will be admitted after the
All broken, shafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined on 4th Feb., 1889, st. 10 am. by our Surveyor Capt. Walter C. Weston.
To
comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Begulations, consignees must are a Revenue Officer in attendanos when damaged dutiable goods are
examined.
All claims must · reach" us, before the 6th Man, 1989, or they will not be recognized.
No farmace will be affected. Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
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