MAN TO DIE FOR "WOMAN IN BATH
NEW
TUB
MURDER
-Jury Sit All
Night
New York, June, 12.
YORK'S famous "bath-tub" murder case was written off as solved to-day when the jury of business men, after being deadlocked throughout the night, decided that John Fiorenza was guilty of murder in the first degree.
$5 FOR
THE WORST HAND AT BRIDGE
New York, June 21.
Fiorenza. sleck, handsome, twenty-four-year-old ex-conviet; was accused of mudering Naney Evans Titterton, wife of York- shire's noted writer and radio executive Lewis Titterton.
She was found dead in the bath. of her luxurious New York apart-1 ment on Good Fridny.
One Juryman, impressed with the evidence of 'aliealsts; remained convinced for fifteen hours that Fiorenza was insane. The defence was based solely on the plea that Fiorenzn was a "potential manine." All night long eleven jurors wero
FLY CULBERTSON, world- forced to spend the time in high-
.STEP-FATHER PROTESTS
famous bridge expert; re-backed chairs, locked up in the Jury cently announced he has a room, because of the twelfth man's pocket full of five dollar bills couvletions. for the best or the worst hand in bridge. The only conditions governing the "contest" are that the hand must be dealt in a bona fide game and must be authen- ticated by notary public.
**
Culbertson believes that his offer will settle once and for all periodical reports of hands on taining thirteen cards of une suit and will "check statistically" person's chances of drawing such The worst hand in bridge, as described by Culbertson, consists of
a hand.
They were unable to announce their decision until shortly after ten o'clock this morning (3 p.m. London time).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1936.
VEILED
A distinct from the Turkish woman, the Egyptian, woman sticks to her veil when appearing in pukle, Our picture shows the Egyptien Prime Minister's wife, necompanied by a friend, en route to Parliament.
NO DIVORCE
HERE
Fifty-three 'per cent., of Aus- tralia's full-blooded aborigines have never been married, and only one-tenth of one per cent. have been divorced.
These figures are given in the
DISEASE FROM THE AIR WE BREATHE
SCIENCE MAY CURE IT
Kansas City, June 20. HE science of chemistry THE
which has given mankind important foods, most of its clothing and all of its pure drinking water has just been revealed to be experiment- ing with the air we breathe.
Ahead of the research worker lies the possibility that *some diseases may be cured and normal health given and added zest by merely changing the mixtures of gases in the air we take into our lungs.
Work toward such a goal was described before the opening meet- ing of the American Chemical Scelety's 91st annual corvention recently by J. Willard Hershey of Melherzon College, M:Pherson. Kansas.
Already, medical aclence las learn- el to use a breathing mixture of high axygen content in pneumonis cases. by another It provides anesthesia breathing mixture of nitrous oxide and oxygen. Recently a mixture of he sobered quickly was concocted.
RADIO BROADCAST ARROW
Daventry Commentary On
First. Test Match
ZE.K. PROGRAMME. From 2.1.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kiloceycles):
3-8 p.m. European Programme. 6-7 pm. A Relay of the Hongkong :) Hotel Dance Orchestra,
7 p.m. A Relay from Daventry, The First Test Match, England. All-India. A commentary by Howard Marshall, from Lord's Cricket Ground. London.
7.15 p.m. A. Recital by Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone).
1. The Bandolero (Stuart); 2. Bedouin Love Song (Pinkull): 3, Don't let the river run dry (Harper): 4. Just Keepin' Oa (Phillips).
7.30 p.m. From the Studio: Jazz Banjo and Piano Recital by Fred Carpio and Sofronio Faller,
2
Programme
1. Banjo Solos-Dance Hongroise. Fret Work; 2. Plano Solo-Bluin' the Binck Keys. Serenade for a Wealthy Widow; 3. Banjo Solos- Plinka Pink. Mazurka de Concert: 4. Piano Solos-Lazy Rhapsody. I've got my fingers crossed
8 p.m. Local: Time Signal Wea- ther Report, Stock Quotations and Announcements.
8.05 p.m. Chinese Studio Concert. 11 p.m. Close Down.
8.05-10.16 p.m. European Pro- gramnie From Z.E.K. on a Fre- quency Of 640 kilocycles,
Fiorenza, looking more like a fim latest census, says Austral News, Kanes whereby a drunken person can game). When I grow too old to
star than a prisoner at the bar winced at the words which mean death for him in Sing Sing's elec. trte chair.
Ignazio Cupani, step-father' of the doomed man, muttered in broken
The term "married", however, bas been taken in some cases as refer ring only to legal and not to tribal marriage.
402
p.m.
8.05 p.m. Evie Hayes (Con- traito). Nelson Eddy (Baritone). 1. You are free (Love is just a dream, Nelson Eddy: 2. If you love me. My Heart and I. Evie Hayes; 3. Auf Wiedernchen. Love's old Sweet Song. Nelson Eddy.
8.25
from A Relay Daventry.
The First Test Match. England y Marshall, from Lord's Cricket Ground, Londen.
8.35 pm. "Love Tales" (arr. Hall)
8.45
from Relay p.m. A "Your Programmes from Daventry". Daventry. A Talk by the Empire Programme Director.
9. p.m. News Bulletin and An- nouncements
English, "No fair, he should go to de. He is crazy. They should lock full bloods, the grealer proportion of stratosphere air craft is stuck All-India. A commentary by Howard thing up."
Florenza,
an upholsterer's asist
Contrary to some opinions, the Aus- tralian blackfellow lovs not appear
be dying out.
There are still 60,000 whom are in Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
four cards of one suit and three eards jant, tied Mra, Titterton's wrists with There are only B in Victoria and none animals to various mixtures of such played by the New Mayfair Orchestru.
Jan 1
SYNTHETIC AIR Hershey's experiments envisaged the possibility of the need of synthetic air mixtures for use in deep
in diving, in mines, submarines or were far more elementary, however, than the production of such mixtures. Ife studied the reaction of ania}}
of the other sults with none higher | cord when he attneked her. Before
in Tasmania. Of the total 24,000 are elther in employment or livng
common gases ns make up the air and than the five-United Prean
leaving the apartment he cut the cord And, " he thought,
put it in his supervised camps. The remainder to more active gases rarely known pockel.
are nomadic and still live more or less outside, the laboratory.
"Animals cannot live in an at- in the stone age. Fifty-four per cent,
carbon dioxide, helium, nitrogen, One pives was found by the palies are males, and a shortage of prospec-mosphere of pure oxygen alone, ur under the body, however, and this live wives is imminent.
argon, mean, and so forth," Hershey eventually led to his arrest.
said. "So far as we know there is single gas in which animals can live. In a series of 40 experiments, it was found that the animals would die in a pure single gas within from two to six days.
Hunt For
Famous Treasures
San Jose, Costa Rica,,
June 21.
ANOTHER search for the
legendary treasure which Sir Henry Morgan, Welsh buccancer, was supposed to have buried on Cocos Island in the saventeenth century ap-
The judge, whm will formally pass sentence on Friday week, nald to the jury: "It was a shocking crime. You have done a public service."
AIR SUPREMACY
More than
8,000 profess
the
Christian religion, most of them claiming therince to the Church, of England. Eight aborigines served in the war. Besides full bloods, there are nearly 21,000 half-castes.
AMERICA IS. MAKING
BIGGEST
PLANE
Los Angeles, June 20.
parently has failed with the WORK has begun at the Douglas plant upon a revolution- ary. 40-passenger sky giant, twice as big as the China Clipper, upon which five airlines are gambling $480,000.
withdrawal of the Treasure Re- covery, Lid., of London. :
With the failure went the hopes of hundreds of share- holders in the venture, many of
It will weigh 50 tons compared to the ocean-going whom invested their life savings in the expectancy of being made Clipper's 26. Staterooms will be larger than those of rich suddenly through unearth-Pullman cars. ing of chests of gold. The lure of pirate treasure is as strong today as in the past, and promoters of efforts to recover Morgan's gold had little difßleul- ty in finding backers for their project.
The huge plane is scheduled to be ready to take the air by January 1, 1938..
expired
The ship will be able to cruise 225 miles an hour with only 60 per cent, of its power. Engineers count upon this surplus to onable the giant to maintain high speed against storms and heavy- winds and keep rigid railroad time schedules.
"With of the synthetic at mospheres experimented upon with animals, oxygen always seems necess- ary as one of the gases.
Herstrey found that by varying the percentages of oxygen and whatever other gas he was using in synthetic mixture he could change the length of time that animals could' live.
DIOXIDE NECESSARY
9.20 p.m. A Planoforte Recitn) by Simon Barer.
1. Waltz in A flat Major, (Op. 12) (Chopin); 2 Etude in F Minor Islamey Oriental (Liszt); Fantaisie (Balakirev).
9.37 p.m. Juck Jackson and his Orchestra.
maki
Fox-Trot This!
you Whistle. -There isn't any limit love,
H.
to my
his
"
He discovered that carbon dioxide
also apparently was vitally necessary to support animal life. Experiments
Comedy
on the Wagon..
-Jump an
Rhythm in a Great
Big Way.
-My Young
Man's
Ever so nice. -Orchids to my Lady.
--The Girl with the
Dreamy eyes. 10 p.m. A Relay from Daventry. Big Ben: The First Test Match. All-Indin. Commentary England v Cricket Ground, London,
10.15 p.m. Close Down.
ZEESEN PROGRAMMES
that syntitetic atmospheres could be by Howard Marshall, from Lord's
contrived until he was able to say:
"In a number of cases, it was found prepared that
supported life. In white mice, from their general appearance, we breathe every day."
•Niore effectively than the normal air
Hershey discovered during some of
Speciai
the experiments that animals could tenors will be broadenst from Zeesen be revived by exposure to ordinary air of oxygen as long as their hearts had not ceased beating."
The physiological effects of various gas mixtures on the animals were expected to produce the sign posts Five airlines joined in a contract covering the cost of the along the road that any lead to at first experimental plane. Aviation experts believe if the air-rosphere treated for breathing 'as liner is a success, orders will come in for at least 60 more, costing carefully na mankind now treats his (water before drinking.—United Preat, some $12,000,000
The contract between the re- covery company and the Costa
Twenty five more of the huge; Rican government
onships will be built immediately if April 20, and the company has be-the experimental plane is a success. gun evacuation of its camp. Re-Five planes each. in the
crder.. quests for extension of the cannamed, will be delivered to United cession were defied, despite the Air lines, TWA, American sending of a special representative Lines, Eastern Airlines, and Pan- from London to confer with the American govemment.
DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
MINE BE THE HEART THAT CAN] Air ITSELF DEFEND.-Shakespeare,
Chu Wan, 28, coolie, was admitted Airways. By 'agree- ment, none will be put into service to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday suffering from injuries caused when until all have been delivered. the A government boat will aid
A survey of present routes in- be fell off a tree at Tsun Wan. expedition in leaving the island. The concession provided that the entire dicates, it was said, that United
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours expedition must be withdrawn from Air Lines and TWA. will require the izinnd by the company's of ship five additional planes each after ending at 10 nm. to-day totalled 0.36. inch. The total since January 1 is the Veracity. The vessel, at present delivery of the first 25.
European air lines are counted130 inches, against an average of
37.51 inches in Balboa, Canal Zone, is owned by
tentatively for orders for Captain Arthur, a director of the or
Je reportedly has twenty five more.-United Press. company, refused to permit its use by the expedition... The government, there- fore, has been obliged to lend agistance to the expedition and employ its ships in the evacuation.
to
but
It is understood that the members of the expedition lack funds to return England, and reports said that upon their arrival on the mainland the government will be requested to provide suficient money to repatriate the men.
Aro
CRASH
FROM
SKYSCRAPER
BUT IT WASN'T A TRAGEDY
PEOPLE were waiting outside
Melbourne's latest
Two enges of Typhoid and six enses of Measles were reported to the local Health authorities on Friday.
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Mme. J. Leurquin and her son will leave Hongkong to-morrow by the news at 8 pm. M: M. liner Sphinx, sailing at noon. She intends to come back early in November.
The Burns, Philp Line, m.v. Neptuna from Melbourne, Sydney Salamaua, Rabaul and Manila, left Manila for this port this morning and is due to arrive here on July 1
A married woman, Au Sung, 25, at 10 a.m. was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday suffering Charged before Mr. E.. Himsworth she at the Kowloon Magistracy this mor- from injuries received when jumped off tramear No, 8 while it was ning with trespassing on grounds la motion in Des Voeux Rond West. under the control of the Royal Obser- vatory, Lo Kan, unemployed, was fined $1, or seven days imprisonment. Chan Kwai, 44, grass cutter, was Detective-Sergeant Davies stated that bound over in a personal bond of $10 defendant apparently climbed over to be of good behaviour for one year the fence, and was arrested by Mr. B. when he appeared before Mr.
D. Evans, acting Director" of the
.
this morning, on a charge of tires. skypassing
on military property at Scandal Point. Inspector Logan said defendant was cutting grass when | arrested....... He was not specially eng
aged by the military authorities to cut grass...
Royal Observatory, The prosecuting officer mentioned that there had been servants' quarters at the Observatory. a number of petty larcenles from the
With the collapse of this new effort to find the treasure, the Costa Rican scraper to catch their trams and government has received applications buses home, after the day's from all parts of the world from work.
The discovery of 83 gallons of dutinale spirit, contained in six stone individuals and groups anxious to
Suddenly there was a splinter of continue the searche For the moment,
jars fitted with rubber caps for however, it in
the glass, six storeys above. A woman understood
dumping, aboard sampan No. 1420Y. screamed. Two authorities not contemplating looked up and
Appearing before Mr. J. H. B. Lceled to the appearance of three women others fainted, as a body came at the Central Magistracy. this Lo So, 43, Chan Mui, 22, and Shek granting any new concessions,
Tin Loi-yati, 18.
Mbi, aged 72 years, before Mr. J. H. Morgan gathered the huge treasure hurtling down and crashed sicken-morning
the pavement, says employed, pleaded guilty to the. Leo at the Central Magistracy which he is supposed to have burled, ingly on
theft of a dve-dollar note from a this morning. Shek Mal Was dis- through buccaneering exploits in the Austral News.
married woman. Lam Cheuk-king, charged with n enution on account West Indies, along the Central Taxis and trams stopped with American isthmus and the northern brakes screeching. A crowd led by at a shop at 145, Des Voeux Road of her agn. Chan Mul pleaded not accepted coast of South America. He captured policemen rushed to the spot. Central on Saturday, and was re-guilty and her plen being
There was a sigh of relief, and monted in prison until to-morrow she was discharged Lo So was fined and plundered towns and exacted
rams. He fought Spanish jun somebody laughed. The body was for medical examination regarding $250, or, in default, three months
This fitness for a birching. Sub hard labour, R.O; Grimmät stated the drons and, after capturing them, con- quite dead.
Ile was It was a dressmaker's durray clad Inspector: A. J. Johnson stated that second defendant said she hired the fiscated their treasure. named Lieutenant Governor of Jamal in the latest Imported model, which defendant snatched the note as it boat to go to a place in Lanteo to ca and knighted for his exploits, but had been knocked over and through was being passed by the complainant obtain the wine from a man who, sald eventually fell into disgrace and was the window by an assistant in a well- to her friend to hand over the Mr. Grimmitt, was woll known to
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9.10 p.m. Greetings to our Llateners in
the "Far East."
9.15 p.m. News and Noview in Germa 9.40 nm. Wie lustig it's im Wald.” 10 p.m., News and Review in Engilah on
DJN
10.15 pm, To-day in Germany. 10.30 p.m. Der Musikfelną." 11.45 p.m. Sports Review, · "
DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
The following wave-lengths and frequenelės art observed by Daventry.
Frequency
3,050 Le.
Wavelength matres - 49.55 1,518 k... 31.33 zmotek
31.80
metros
• ПВА
CSN
GSC
GAD
11.70 k.""
mirties 35.53- matres
GRE
11,365 k.,
СЛУ
35,140
19.62' metres
GAN,
CBJ CAL
10.?...
10.59.
+
21.470 .... - 13.97 meiren
19.01 metro 21,540 K. (29,65, metros 110 k.e.47.30 metros
A Banata Tacial...
A Religious Bervice.
11.40 a.m. Weekly Newsletter. Sports Sum-
Bury, and Anaouncements
Greenwich Time. Bens) at 11.45 WING
10.8.
Transmission 1
G.B.B.).
13.30 p.m. Res.. The B.B.C), Empire
Orchestra.
1.10 p.m. Landan Bernza. No, kaj
135 p.m. A Recital Margaret Pirie (Aus-
Trallan. Contralto). 1.40 p.m. "Everyman's Club," 2.14 p.m. The News and Announcements..
Greenwich Time Signal at 2.15 p.m.
Transmission Z
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7 pm. Blg. Den, The Pirat Test Haicht
England v. All-India. 7.1 pan. English · Tlumarístan
·7.15 pm. · Intærinde, .....
7,48 pm. The Whitby Hunteibal Orchestra. 1'.. "Pin at Res.
8.13 p.m. Danes Mule.
8.11 p., Cricket Commentary (cont'd). 1.45pm. Danes. Music,
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(0.8.0... 0.8.P., (8D) :
Programmes may be interrupted for caNE• mentaries by Colonel 12. 31. Frand and Cap- tain IT B. T. Wakstam an the All-England Lawn Tennis Club Championship, from, the Ceniza Court, Wimbledon.
10 p.m. Big Ben, ·First Ten · Matcht
England All-India,
10.15 p.m. Holand Powell's Quintet. 10.45pm. Ilaadiorelay
11. p.m. A 'Balled Concerti 11.15 pm. Fint Test. Katch) England vi
All-India,
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