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WALTER ABEL
BRUCE CABOTL EDWARD ELLIS
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BETTE DAVIS
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1936.
WOMAN DIES OF GRIEF GRACE AT WEMBLEY
6 Weeks
After Husband's
Suicide
LIVING in a house of memories
where everything remindedi her of the devotion and love of her husband, who had died recently, proved too much for Mrs. Winifred Sophie Ancliffe. aged 40, of Mawney-road, Rom- ford, Essex.
She was found dead only a few hours before she was to have moved to a new home.
Six weeks ago her husband, Mr. Albert John Aneliffe, a chemist, was found dead in his shop with an empty bottle and a glass beside him. At the inquest on him a letter was read to the coroner stating: "I ask for your! kind consideration for my dearly loved wife." A verdict of Suicida While of Unsound Mind was recorded. "THEY WERE DEVOTED"
A neighbour told A reporter res rently: "Mr. and Mrs. Ancliffe were devoted to each other. They wero always seen together, and looked as thanagh they had not a care in the world.
"After her husband's death, Mrs. Anolifle was so grief-stricken that she never novel from the house for a whole week.
"She has two children, Molly, who ho just started in business, and Jolin, who is only six.
Poon Hill John Bail
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that his father was in hospital but he would be seeing him geti,”*
This remarkable under-water photograph of a modern mermaid and merman moving below the surface of the water taken at the Empire forthcoming nauntie display. Pool at Wembley during a practice for a
They are having a meat—of, bananas--below the surfaceț
ENGLAND'S CROWN IS TOO LARGE FOR KING EDWARD
Betty Bryson, SO IT'S Film Actress,
Weds an
BEING MADE SMALLER
London, July 20. The heavy jewel-studded west with it in the Abbey church. crown of England is too
queathed his regalja to thele care in forder that future kings should be
Ex-Legionnaire large for King Edward. It In
Hollywood, July 15. BETTY BRYSON, the film actress, has been married at Yuma (Arizona) to Leroy Prinze, the screen dance director, who once served in the French Foreign Legion.
Miss Bryson is the niece of Warner
Baxter, the film star-Reiter, Kiss
Miss Bryson has appeared and Make Up" and "Dr. Bull."
Leroy Prinze, who was born in the United States, ran-away-from-home nt 15, shipped in a cargo boat to Europe,
and joinest, the Foreign Legion. He served for nine months
in
Alries and then returned to
France
During the war he served with the French Aviation Corps and the 94th
Squadron, surviving
20NYY TO DAY TO MORROW Aerial
THE BEST OF ALL THRILL PICTURES !
JAMES CAGNEY FRISCO KID
MATINEESZ
"It's time to get these Killers!"
"We've had enough of this wholesola slaughter. No ̈yang of cul-throats 'can make a rhambles of our city streets and get away with it foreveri We've got to take the law out of the outlaws" bands and deat out our own Lusticul I call on every decent cit Izan to join me today to restore low "unde ordar in this tity -- at any cost!!
| Sie gangstarim ol Boday Love My auto-
and ants to reset gold start of the thelp
Select Coping demora de Tring Kid
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The MING YUEN STUDIO has removed to the 3rd Floor of No. 6 Queen's Road Central.
JUST OPPOSITE the Dairy. Farm's Soda Fountain.
crashes.
TOO HEAVY
these dogs, however, there jwere many other crowns in exist- fitted. his father, King
jence, and kings used to parry 'n set George, but Edward's head of regatta around with thein. The rent coronation crown Way tan- is smaller and it might slip comfortably heavy, and could not be ever his cars.
worn during a long publle ceremony. | Even when the King was crowned
it was supported on his head.
The crown that was broken up
Therefore the crown, which will be used at the and sold by order of Oliver Crom- 'coronation in May, 1937, is well's parliament in 1849 was des- cribed as "of massy gold weighing now in the hands of the je-Tibs, Goz.," and enriched with rubles.
sapphires, Emeralds, diamonds an wellers being made smaller, pearls. and having its priceless it was valued at about £1,000, stones polished.
When Charles 11. was restored to the throne, the bill of Sir Robert The crown's official name is Vyner, the famous goldsmith who the crown of St. Edward the supplied the new, regalia, came lo £30,000. This included two crowns. Confessor. For eight and 14
The state crowns were often re- half centuries Britain's kingsmate for the various kings, and a Kinst have had Edward's crown placed special one was wrought for
John. John, however, did not lose it on their heads although there in the Wash, as history records, for have been new ones during that it was still in existence in 1200.
Afterwards in the United States he staged shows in cabarets. He was severely "beaten up" by gangsters."
Among pictures for which he has staged dance ensembles are "Too
Much Harmony," "Bolero," "Murder time. at the Vanities," "Cleopatra," "College Rhythm," and "AIL the Horses,"
King's
The monks of Westminster claimed that the plots Edward had
De Valera On Next
Step To Republic
BICYCLE FOR TWO
An English tandem-bicycle manu- facturer has discovered that it is more practical for the riders to ride side- hy-side instead of behind each other. Here is the result.
bere
Henry V. wore his crown white actually fighting at the battle of Agincourt. It is said, it saved his when the Duke of Alenean aimed a lusty blow at the King's head, chipping a piece off the crown with his sword.
WORN IN BATTLE ·
Richard III. wore his crown at the battle of Bosworth: Field, but it did not save him, and after he was killed, it was placed on the head of Henry of Richmond, later Henry VII.
re-and
Crowns have been made in dif- ages,
ANOTHER step towards the ferent forms throughout the
not all had the present-day foundation of an Irish
arches surmounting them. Ancient public was announced in the Freeegies and pictures of kings often State Chamber recently by Mr. show a crown in the form of a cir- de Valera, President of the Free cular band of gold with crosses and State Executive.
Tilies rising from the edge.
·
He said the office of Governor- Before the destruction of the General-representative of the regalia in 1619 there was a crown called "Queen Edith's." which was King-would be abolished when probably used for the coronation of the new Constitution was in-queda's consort. The records 503 troduced in the autumn.
that it was formerly thought to be
of mussy gold, but, upon trial, found **He agreed that "some one outside to be silver gilt," it weighed 31b, and above political parties should act
Boz.
on publie occasions as ceremonial head of the State," but insista:-- A queen in her own right, such "Such a person should have more as Elizabeth. Anne, or Victoria was important duties. than signing his crowned with St. Edward's crown, dame to bills and visiting garden parties and race meetings."
EXCHANGES CROWNS
After
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN AD, HOWLOON-DAILY AT
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
··
HARDING HERBERT MARSHALL
The Lady CONSENTS
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GARY COOPER & JEAN ARTHUR
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AQUARIUM SOCIETY TALK GIVEN ON VARIETIES OF GOLDFISH
At a meeting of the Aquarium
with
Richard Arlon Virginia Bruca
subject, and himself has bred rate varieties of goldfish. He spake about the variations in body form, fins, shape of the head, oyes, scales and coloration. Among the exhibits were fishes with heads shaped like the conventional Chinese heralde- lion. some with flowing tail. fins, others
Јарарево
to
the coronation the King Suciety on Wednesday evening, which with the dorsal fin absent, several Mr. do Valera was asked whether goes to the Chapel of St. Edward, was well attended, Mr. R.A. Pereira with almost egg-shaped bodies, or the new ceremonial head of the State behind the high altar of the Abbey. kave a fascinating account of the with transparent scales giving the would represent the Crown. and there exchanges the crown of various forms of goldfish, illustrating appearance of being without any such replied:-
St. Edward for the Imperial State his talk both with drawings and with coverings, and a few multicoloured "The person who will occupy the crown, and his coronation robes for live fishes in a tank. It was shown specimens, including
that a great many varieties can be variety with a beautiful bluo among new office will represent the people state dress,
AL and no one else."
A new Imperial crown was made kept as pels, and the average resident its shades.
the conclusion of the talk, those. who purchases the commoner speel- When Mr. de Valera outlined his for the coronation of George IV, und mens exposed for sale locally, cannot mainbers who had remembered programme in the last general eles another for that of Queen Victorin know of the interesting forms which bring receptacles were given a num tion he suld the oath of allegiance to It was Queen Victoria's crown that breeders in China and Japan have ber of small goldfish of different and kinds by the lecturer, who it is hoped the Crown would be deleted from the was placed above the collin of George developed, some very rare,
V. for the funeral procession.
number both fantasile as well as will give another talk at Constitution.
meeting, on the proper This carried on the unclent tradi-ornamental. The office of Governor-General
Mr. Pereira is an expert on the rearing of goldfish. "would be simulated to that of a tion of placiug on engy of the King presidency of n republic, Then we clad in state crown and robes, this
Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICE PERCY aliali have, in all but name, a refuneral. James 1. was the last Brl public, and only the formal set of fish ruler to have such an effly. FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3. Wyndham Street in the City of Victorin
Hongkong. declaring it will remain."
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