Eastern Potentate
Siam's Ex-King Spends £20,000 On His New Home
AT
PLAYS GOLF AND DRIVES
SEVEN CARS
Ta country house in Surrey a young squire is enter-
taining two princesses.
The squire used to rule twelve million people. He is ex-King Prajadhipok of Siam.
His guests are the Princesses i Swastinatna, aged eight and five... They arrived a few days ago injį the care of their grandmother. the Lady Nuang Puri Navarasth, who is herself only thirty-eight.
All are old friends of the Siamese royal houer, and the laity Nasog's Inte husband Wax Ambassador 10% London and Washington.
The ex-king and he queen, Ram buiturni, delight in the presence of the tle girls. The king has talten. them for walks and for drives in one of his seren motor-ca.
He has introduced them to thr villagers in the neighbouring Vi ginia Water, who nte genuinely fond of the royal couple,
The king has just moved into his new hume, Glen Panmaut, Knowle Cranleigh, where he b stayed since his arrival in Britain two years ago.
OPEN-AIR LIFE
fromic
EX-KING OF SIAM An English nquire.
Prajadhipok Is leading an athletic, open-air life which has restored him to perfect health.
His new home, a red brick house standing in Biteen acres of pleasant gardens, was chosen for him by a friend Judge Buzzard, n
fosteri
Flying Bishop
High Court Judge in Bangkok. 1: Plans New
has four receptian roams, twelve bed-
rooms, and is bathrooms.
Prajndhipok has spent more than
£20,000 on altering the house
laying down the gardens.
He has extended the garage. Be
Crusade
is a skilled driver, and likes prod. THE flying Bishop of Melanesia,
I diminutive staturi he is
the Rt. Rev. Walter Badde-
just five feet tall-makes it neces-ley, former vicar of South Bank, sary for the driving seat to be near Middlesbrough, who has right up to the steering wheel, He has bad two hard courts laid been holidaying in Britain, is down for his tennis-loving consort, shortly leaving to embark on a who plays with other members of the new crusade in his 2,000-miles household.
Prajadhipak prefers golf.
GANGSTER FILMS
long diocese in the South-west Pacific.
Bishop Baddeley, with two assist.
The royal couple ofien walk through ants, plans to convert newly-discover- the lanes round their house, accom-fed tribes of aborigines in the Mount panied by a sealyham dog which islingen aren of New Guinea. the ex-queen's prized pet.
His ssistants will be the Rev. W
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, - MAY 25,
Becomes An English
Flight Is In
Memory Of Airship Pioneer
SKIP back twenty-six years in the history of aviation... Glimpse
the first "crazy-as-n-dream" attempt to fly over the Atlantic.
Six men, swathed in wool and leather, huddied together
in a cradle like a glorified tin hath tub.
Wind all but tore them from their perch.
They gripped the singing, ropes
જ્ઞ the tiny airship Amerien plunged, down, down, towards the Atlantic,
"Cut loose the auxiliary enginėľ”
Britain's
shouted the navigator, Commander Nudists
Murray Simon, R.N. (retired),
BURIED HER NOSE
The engine plunged Into thei
| ocean. And-
Airship America followed.
She buried her nose In the
waves.
Magically, she bounced like a rabber hall-up-up-up,
Up to 3,000 feet, with her crew safe,
"And so we went on," Comman der Simon said when relating about that famous trip.
"We covered! 1,008 miles-about a third of a proposed journey to Europe-when we had to abandon
her.
"We dropped our Hfebont into the sea and followed.
"We were rescued by the Royal Mail steamer Trent."
That airship was constructedį
American Walter Wellman, Journalist, pioneer, adventurer.
it was carried by 315,000 cubic feet of hydrogen.
On May 6 Wellman's dream ship leaves Frankfurt for America.. Hindenburg, Bfted by more than | 5,000,000 cubic feet of gas.
Have An Uphill Fight
London, May 20.
1936.
Squire
More. than 25,000 British Two men who had the best view of nudists, stripping for summer's the English Cup Final. They are press fun, have launched an educational photographers who now over the Wembley Stadium in an auto-gyro `in campaign aimed at the "prudery" order to defent the Stadium ban en
photographers. of the English people.
Miss Maria Lili, spokesman for the National Sun and Air As- sociation who keeps her clothes on when she talks about nudism to newspaper reporters, admitted they were in for a bitter fight.
For the average Englishman is more at home in a hard-boiled shirt front than he is in his simple epidermis.
:
France and
AMERICAN VIEW OF JUTLAND
PRESTIGE LOST BY
BRITAIN
JELLICOE HAD NOT NELSON TRADITION "But every month," she added, "the prejudice against nudism is growing
"The Battle of Jutland," by more feeble and some day we will! break down the wall of narrow-the late Comdr, II. H. Frost, of mindeilness and have the same pure the United States Navy, which attitude toward nudism that they was published in London this month is the first detalle ac- have, for instance, in Germany."
count of the Jutland campaign Miss L, BIL attractive young to be compiled by an American woman with auburn hair, has her NOT FORGOTTEN
offices almost in the shadow of the historian. Cmdr. Frost's verdict venerable St. Paul's Calliedral, cast on the battle is, on the whole, Wellman died two years ago.
of Britain's deep-rooted propriety. adverse to the British. Navy and His one-time navigator, Com[Only a few wrelts ago the congregits war-time leaders. ander Simon, has not forgotten
tion of 1000 persons at St. Paul's was scandalised when a young woniani
him
a
Reviewing the effects of Jut He crosses the Atlantic in theater found to be a finatie pacifstand, he writes: Hindenburg in memory of Walter walked silently down the nave, slip- Wellman, airship pioneer.
ped off her cloak and stood naked before the altar.
Shipping Firm Seeks Flying Powers
HIGH COURT PETITION BY ORIENT LINE
London, May 14. The Orient Steam Navigation
establish-air-services.-
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN
"It is strongly believed that a 'Tra falgar on May 31, 1910, would have re-established British naval supre Such macy for a long time to come.
upon Ascendancy depends as much The educational campaign, with oral as upon material factors, and, thousands of pamphlets and a corps in our humble opinion, the British of speech-makers, will be conducted lost that imponderable and invaluable on a "refied" basis--no posters of moral ascendancy at Jutland. stark-naked giris basking in the sun.
"Never again would
sailors he
Orican and by the Instead, the National Sun and Air Japanese Association will broadcast the in-powerful, even overwhelming, force of vigorating, healthy life in God's open British naval tradition. The sequel air without any of man's impedi-was that in 1922 Great Britain coll- ments.
coded parity to the United States, having already scrapped, for reasons The greatest supporter of nudism of many of the ships sho Fabian at Jutland by in Great Britain-although he stout- had ly denies practising It himself-ls | tactics.” George Bernard Shaw,
Comdr. Frost argues that after Jut- But he's pessimistic about the land the Admiralty had two possible
courses to follow,
"They land to choose between the nudists in mass quantities.
retention of the Nelsonian tradition
Every one of the rooms in their . Castle, a New Zealander, and Mr. Company are seeking powers to possibilities of turning out
new home has been-specially-designed- and furnished.
The dining-room is in early Queen Anne style, the drawing-reoti in late Queen Ansie. The other rooms are more modern,
A cinema has also been built in which the family entertains visitors. Prajadhipok buys the latest talk- ing films from London, and favours American gangster
pictures There is also an all-electric gym- nasium where the ex-king enjoys a daily ride on an electric camel,
One of the heads of Harrods fur- nishing section, who carried out the alterations, said:---
"The king astonished me by his knowledge of plans and architect's drawings. He examined them all.
B. W. Moure, af. St. Augustine' College, Canterbury.
IN DENSE JUNGLE Bishop Baddeley said:
"It is believed that these tribes number at least 200,000. They were recently discovered by gold *prospectors,
Government and patrols have since established con. inet with them, although they have been difficult to approach.,
"Little is so far known about their made, of living. Fighting between the various tribes, however, seems to
be continuous,
British
placement by the Corbett Jellicoe BEATTY'S "ERRORS"
It was announced in the London "Real nudism as practised in Ger- for the Navy or its acknowledged re-. Gazette last night that the company many and France is unpopular here
long time to come doctrine of
of negative warfare, has presented a polition to the High and will be for Court for confirmation of an altera- because we British propte still cling He considers that the former courag
resignation
tion in its memorandum of associate the desire for sex appeal," he said. tion by inserting this paragraph:
By Inuendo, he inferred that an un- should have been followed. This "To establish and maintain air clothed woman is about as alluring would have entailed the
and that modern of Lord Balfour as First Lord, and transport services, and generally to as a raw potato carry on the business of carriers by clothes are designed to accentuate sex the replacement of Jellicoe, "because air, and to manufacture, purchase, or otherwise acquire aircraft of any description."
appeal.
he is out of step with the Nelsonian tradition, and of Beatty, "because Shaw's theory, Incidentally, is con-ho lacks tactical skill." trary to that of the American humor- Of the principal figures at Jutland The petition will be heard before 1st, Mark Twain, who once said in Cnidr. Frost writes: Mr. Justice Eve on May 27.
"Jellicoe, in our opinion, conducted discussing apparel that he would The railway companies already rather sce
Cleopatra without his flect ably in accordance with an operate a
conception of Great stinch on than General Grant in full inherently erroneous air services. The
naval Western Railway Company was dress uniform."
committed warfare. Beatty first to gain a service, which started
numerous errors and did not show "IN THE RAW"
tactical skill. Despite spirited and In April. 1933, between Cardiit, Teignmouth,
aggressive leadership, we think him Miss Lili said that Britain's nature-distinctly inferior as a technician to Co., Ltd., was formed by the four lovers in the raw" are sincere de- both Jellicoe and Scheer," troup railways and Imperial Airways Youts ns is shown by the fact that the over
to operate air lines throughout the 25,000 converts were obtained in the that
Ince of stift officini opposition, country.
"It will take us many weeks to "He was particularly anxious Eat reach them. While we shall be able the servants' quarters should heto y a good part of the journey, we luxurious. He remarked, "A good shall also have trump miles
through dense jungle and servant is worth, looking after. “
mountainous regions.
American
'A'
Finds Place In
King's English
New York, May 20. There's a new note in "the King's English" nowadays, and It's a very realistic one, in the opinion of W. Cabell Greet of Barnard College.
to
"In due course we hope to estab- lish missions, schools and medical services."
and Plymouth. In March, 1931, Railway Air Services:
Someone
the Iron Bridge
For King Edward's pronunciation has Stole This about it a truly imperial quality." "With radio offering kings upportunity to become again the per- sonal leaders of their people," said Dr. Greet. " is important that the voice on the ale should not speak a class dialect.
"We are becoming more and more conscious of pronunciation," he said. "We travel more: we listen to the "When Edward VII pronounced radio; we go to the talkies.. 'broadenst' with the Ainerican 'a,' | "This makes for more uniformity. there was a stir," Dr. Greet sald, "and What eventually will be the stand- there were those who sald.it was aļurd, no one knows. But that standard silp of the tongue.
will not be based on elegance; it "Well, if the royal tongue slipped, will be determined in the interests it was In a democratie direction. (of intelligibility."—Associated Press.
WATSON'S
Warsaw, May 10. Polish police are looking for a 50 ft. from bridge--and for the thieves who have stolen it.
We consider Hipper-commanding
"On the British side we consider Batile Evan-Thomas 6th Squadron-displayed the most effec. tive tactics! In many towns we have tried to rank Hood ... Cadership, Next Wo-
"might who
have earned hire baths for nude swimming-that's first place had he ived longer." the way everyone ought to swim--but the authorities Invariably have re-the German battle cruisers-to have fused," she said. "The people who given by far the beat performance in Join our organisation definitely are the battle. His skill and resolute NOT just out for a thrill,
spirit stamp him as one of the greatest leaders in naval history."
As for Scheer, the German Com- mander-in-Chief, "he had personality and could fight, but was deficient in
"The majority of them are people with comfortable Incomes, and some of them are almost millionaires.
"We are contemplating building a skill." new colony this year at a cost" of The story of the great battle is Treo days ago the bridge was in $100,000 and will select a site soon," clearly, told, but soms readers will conclude that the author has not auc- its place over the River Oduin al
It also was reported that one of eceled in holding the balance truo Kutno, sixty miles west of Warsure, the country's must modern und between the British and German ver- The police know it was there, be- "nest appointed nudist centres will slona. The book leaves an impres cause the coinmander of the Kutno be opened soon on the south coast op- sion of bias-slight, no doubt, but un- police drove over it on his way home posite the Isle of Wight. Thirty mistakable--in favour of Germany.
neres of ground will be available and from police headquarters.
Next morning the bridge had will include landscaped gardens, wild gone. It has not been seen since. woodlands and a sea-water swimming Judge Puts Brakes
On Illinois Man,
Wed Eight Times
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Near Norwich a group of nature lovers have purchased 300 peces of land for a camp.
The National Sun and Air Associa- tion reported that among professional,
recruits.
our
-
Marion, I, May 18, Aaron Roberts, 56, must wait at
men, doctors furnished them the most least 12 months before he may apply for a divorce from his "And the number of clergymen in eighth wife and to free to re- ranks, including one bishop, marry, Judge George B. White has already runs to three figures," ruled. added Miss Lili. ?
Judge White held that desertion "One of the clergymen, a rector, by bridge No. 8, Mrs. Clora Has- writes his Sunday sermons while hetings Roberts, two months aften sits with a group of other nudists at their marriago was not ground for
"He hasn't told his parishoners yet. annulment.
one of our retreats.
that he is a nudist, for fear they Roboris has been wed and wouldn't understand. Thint just divorced six times since the bride shows how things are, and what we of his youth died nearly nine must overcome.”—United Press.
yoars ago. United Press..
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