THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1935.
NAVAL OFFICER'S SUICIDE SEAPLANE ROUTE TO H.K.
Love For Mystery
Girl In H.K.
LETTER TO. “TONY”
The drama of a young married naval officer's in- fatuation for a girl in Hong- kong was told at an inquest, at Eastdean, Sussex, on August 3 into the death of Lieut. Derek N. T. H; Web- ber, who was until 1931 at- tached to China Station in H.M.S. Devonshire.
Lt. Webber was found dead at the foot of a 400 ft. cliff near Belle Tout Light- house, about five miles west of Beachy Head on July 31.
A letter to the girl in Hong- kong and a telegram stating that' there were no vacancies in the Chinese Maritime Customs ser- vice were found on his body.
It was disclosed during the inquest that LA. Webber had been staying at Cobbe Cottage with his mother and 20-year- old sister Joan for three months.
On the day of his death the mother, son and daughter went! 10 Birling Gap, where Joan and her brother went swimming.
They returned to the cottage
for dinner and Lt. Webber an- nounced that ho was going to Brighton to a dance.
He took the car from the garage and drove off. That was the lost his mother and sister saw of him.
Both were broken with grief
at the tragedy,
NEW FRENCH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
To-
Colonel Rene Hentschel, newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French military forces stationed in China, arrived in Shanghai by the . Chenonceaux en route to Tientsin to place Colonel Roucaud. He was met at the China Marchants' Central Wharf by Colonel Fichepain, Commandant of the French forces in the Shanghai area and by members of the French Diplomatic and Consular services. Picture shows Colonal Hentschel inspecting the Guard of Honour, consisting of two companies of the French Colonial Infantry, which was furnished at the Wharf.
Sixty Australian
Girls
Coming To Hongkong
“FLAPPER" INVASION IN FORTNIGHT SIXTY young Australian girls--ranging in age
from sixteen to twenty-one years--left Sydney yesterday on the most exciting adventure of their lives.
They are travelling to the Far East by the A. 0. liner Taiping, which is bringing them to Hongkong under the auspices of the Young Australia Lengue.
"I thought Derek had come in They will arrive here on Sep-for a reception at the Women's quietly during the night." Mrs.tember 10 and remain until Fri-International Club,
Wobber snid. found out that he was not in his bed did we become alarmed.
"Derek had a brilliant career, full of promise, in the Navy, He went into service straight from Dartmouth, where he was top in many of his examinations.
The Young Australia League, which is sponsoring the tour for the sixty Australian girls, is [remarkable organisation.
Miss Vivien Leigh, the nineteen, year-old actress in London, who achieved fame as the result of her acting in "The Mask of Virtus", ha recently signed a film contract for
"Not until we day, September 13, before con- On Thursday night they will tinuing their tour to Shanghai again be the guests of the and Japan.
Australian and New Zealand Association at Chinese dinner.
Friday morning has been ten- atatively left free. On Friday afternoon the visitors will be One of its chief objects is to guests of the Youth Section of "He was stationed In Hong-broaden the education of its the League of Nations' Society.
A kong for some time in H.M.S.young members by travel.
They will sail for Shanghai Devonshire. That was his last large party of young men, none at midnight on Friday by the ship. He returned to Portsmouth over 21 years of age, have just Dollar liner President Grant. and was undergoing a signal returned to Australia from aDuring their brief stay in Shang 25-Years To
when his health tour of Africa. Next year they hat they will be the guests of the course there became bad and he voluntarily
may visit the Far East.
Anzac Society, an organisation resigned.
the Australian and Most of the 60 girls travelling similar to
"When this was remedied he tried to get back into the Navy, but nothing could be done.
"He was very much in love He called with a girl out there.
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her "Tony. He was not engaged to her, but he said she sweet girl and he wanted to be back there with her.
"He had not seen her since he left China, but he spoke of her frequently. But I did not know he corresponded with her. I do
not know who she is.
"If he was so desperately in love to do this for a girl, then never realised it, for he seemed to be happy.
"He tried to join the Chinese Customs Service so that he could stay in China after his last visit, but he failed."
During the course of the in- quest it became known that Lieut. Webber was married.
A solicitor's words, "I appear. for the widow," were the first intimation of the fact.
It was also disclosed that the name of the girl in Hongkong whom the farewell letter was addressed was Doveroff.
to Hongkang are still at college New Zealand Association in
or university In Australia. They Hongkong."
have been drawn from every The travellers are assured of the Commonwealth, an enthusiastic welcome in
State In the largest contingents coming
five films for the sum of £50,000.
Wipe Out
Linking Empire Ports By Air
SEAPLANE SERVICES
A huge scheme for linking the principal ports of the Empire and America by fast seaplane services is being considered by members of the shipping, commercial and | banking worlds.
The scheme is being promoted by Mrs. H. B. Tate, M.P., Mr. H. B. Tate, and Sqdrn.-Ldr. Winfield-Smith. It is a develop- ment of a project put forward by Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation, shortly before he was killed in the R101 disaster in 1930.
By using the latest type of scaplane using Diesel engines and flying day and night, it is claimed that journeys to the Cape and to Buenos Aires will be made in two and a half to three days, and the services can be run profitably without a subsidy.
Harbour "Landing Grounds" Mrs. Tate discussed the pro- ject recently.
"We have worked the thing out to the last detail," she said, "and its advantages are enorm-
GUR.
"In my view the cost of pro- viding landing-grounds is pro- hibitive in any large scheme of Empire air communications. We propose to make use of the @harbours instead.
"The seaplanes would have a working arrangement with the shipping companies for booking passengers and freight, and for meteorological services. Our rudio services are also in exist- Jence already.
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Universal Picture
with FAY WRAY PAUL LUKAS
"The machines which we con- template using at the moment will fly at 188 to 190 miles an hour, and their range at full load will be 1,200 to 1,500 miles. They will carry crews of five, working in relays, and between nonconsconce 30 and 40 passengers, with sleep- ing accommodation for 20.
Service To Hongkong
"We propose to operate a ser- vice to New York via the Azores and Bermuda. By means of the seaplanes we can bring Port Darwin within four and a half
Canada's Debt days of Southampton.
from Victoria and New South Japan, where arrangements have NEW PARTY PLANS
Wales.
An ambitious programme of entertainment has been arranged for the girls in Hongkong.
already been completed for large scale receptions in their honour. They will remain in that country for about a fortnight, and will
LIQUIDATION
Ottawa, Aug. 18.
pass through Hongkong on their Drastic reforms are proposed return to Australia some time in in the programme of the new
They arrive here on Tuesday, September 10, und will be enter-October. taineil that day by the Rotary Club, at whose tiffin they will be the guests of honour.
guests of honours will be the Garbo Rumour
guests
af
His Excellency] the Officer Administering the Government and Lady Southorn, nt afternoon tea at Government House. The Australian And
Dispelled
New Zealand Association will £60,000 A PICTURE hold a moonlight launch pienie at 9 p.m., to which the fair visitors will be invited.
Visit To Canton
By A FILM CORRESPONDENT!
Reports that Greta Garbo, now enjoying holiday in
Retire and settle down in her native land,
Bright and early on Wednes-Sweden, may day morning, the girls will leave Hongkong by train for Canton. They will spend the whole of that day in the Kwangtung capi- tal, returning to Hongkong by river ferry that night.
Make a film somewhere on the Continent, and
May make a film'in England, Grief-Stricken Wife
are all hopelessly astray. She has signed a long-term Mrs. Webber, a tall, attractive, Members of the Australian fair haired woman, with deep and New Zealand Association contract with her employers, blue eyes, was very distressed have arranged to show the girls Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, under over the tragedy. She told a the sights of Hongkong during which she is to receive £60,000 reporter of her marriage, but Thursday. The visitors will be a picture. From time to time she was at a loss to explain the entertained individually at tiffin it is suggested that she is for and will be taken around Hong-down the list of profit-earning reason for the tragedy.
been
our
run-
..
"We shall operate short ser vices between Cherbourg, Copen. hagen. Lisbon and Gibraltar. From Gibraltar machines will fly! via Suez to India, Ceylon, Singa- ) pore, and Hongkong."
"Reconstruction" Party which FILMLAND NEWS
has been formed by IL H. Stevens, the former Conservative which has
Minister of Commerce, the forth
coming election.
The manifesto issued on be- half of the party includes the following points:
A vast public works plan, in- cluding housing and isighway construction;
Vulform wagen and hours throughout Canada:
A protective tariff, with re- duced duties on machinery in- tended for primary industries;
of Solution
the railway problem, without amalgamating the Canadian National and Candian Pacific railways and putting them under private ownership, as has been suggest exd;
Liquidation of the national debt in 25 years by development of the country's mines;
Nationalisation of the Bank
of Canada;
A new taxation system, which would avoid the duplication of Federal taxes by the provincos;
and
An amendment to the British North Americn Act.
In halting sentences she said: kong until late in the afternoon, stars. But the fact remains There has not and never has when they will return to the city that nobody else is paid such a gigantic sum for a picture, about any secret
though probably. Gracie Fields, marriage. It was not a away love affair,
having been left by Lt. Webber, making three pictures a year "We were very happily and which, he said, read: "Please for a salary which, with per married and 1 cannot under-sell all my belongings to meet my centages of profits, may bring
Mr. Stevens puts himself for- stand the reference that has been debts. Forgive me. I have lived hor £50,000 each, is earning a
ward na the champion of the made to a woman friend of his my life too quickly, and I find I larger income. in Hongkong,
cannot slow the pace up
now. Miss Garbo's last production, small business man against the "Recently my husband had Selfish-yes. I have always been "Anna Karenina," with Fredric big combines, which are such a feature of Canadian industrial March as hor leading man, was life. been ill and he left London to go so." to his parents to recuperate... The letter was signed "Derek." her 21st in America. In the
Mr. Bennett, the Premier, de- "We had made plans to leave On the back of the letter, Mr. same story, then entitled "Love," for Scotland this week for a Vimall said, was a list of debts, she scored one of her greatest clared to-day that steps would successes in the silent days, be taken without delay to shooting holiday, and arranged totalling £87..
secure constitutional changes to live in a cottage up there.” "I come to the conclusion," opposite John Gilbert,
Mr. Gilbert, was then a bigger He wae convinced At the Inquest the deputy Mr. Vinall said finally, "that coroner, Mr. H., J. Vinall, after this young man put an end to star than Garbo. Now he lo no changes were necessary to per- police and medical evidence had his life by throwing himself over longer an active star, while mit substantial action towards been given, referred to a lotter the cliff, and at that time he was Garbo's prestige stands higher dealing with social and economic
than ever.
problema. which had been identified as of unsound mind,"
certain
Pictures Which Create Racial Prejudice
PEERS' CRITICISM
Criticism of certain types of films was expressed in the House of Lords when the Government of India Bill was under discussion. Viscount Bertie of Thame point- ed out that there was no control whatever over cinemas. "And," he added, "your Lordships know how polsonous fiims enn be. I feel that the Government should put In some amendment to cover cine. MRA."
Lord Runkelllour supported Lord Bertie. He said he gathered that the Governor-General could pro- hibit films which were actually seditious, but in the case of films which put the white races in an unpleasant light, or which, wore frankly immoral, the Governor. General had no power.
The Marquess of Crewe id that this was a question, not mere- ly of treasonable films or of those designed to create racial pre- judices.
"There have been complaint," he continued, "of a number of Alms produced at different places in India. These were filma of the lowest character which have tend- ca to deprecate the white races, and they were very largely of Ameri can origin. There has been creat- ed a certain kind of racial pre- Judice, which is social rather than political. I believe, however, that there is a strong movement to try to circulate throughout India films of a higher character. I hope that may succeed, but I cannot help expressing a certain degree of sympathy with the object which Lord Bertie has endeavoured to press upon the House."
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