THE
HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1937.
SELF-PORTRAIT OF A KILLER-KIDNAPPER-HOLDUP MAN
TOOK CAPTOR FOR DEATH RIDE FOR THE RACES
AS POLICE PURSUED
The Earl of Gainsborough, who
will be 14 years old next October,
will be the youngest Eori
the Coronation of King George VI. The picture shows the Enri of Gains
borough wearing costume of the 1840 perlod.
"Gutter Bishop" 90-Won't Retire
London, Feb. 15.
PREBENDARY CARLILE. "Bishop of the Gutter." has just celebrated his 90th birthday.
Yesterday he talked of his work with the Church Army, of which he is the founder and head, of the mur- derers, plck-pockets, and Royalty, who are numbered equally among his friends, and of the guidance and help that he receives from his dead wife.
My wife died 12 years ago," he said, "but I know that she is always by my side, encouraging and guiding me,
"I have learned a lot, chiefly the fact that very often there are better Christians
burglars and among murderers
than among so-called
He Argued, Guys Can't
Do That
With Me
By C. V. R. THOMPSON New York, Feb. 15.
HERE is the self-
portrait of "shoot- first think aftor wards" Frenchy Benoit, typical U.S. criminal, dope-crazed, confessed kidnapper and murderer of State Trooper Richard Hammond,
It was painted at Monroe: (Michigan) police station to-day, and released by the police for publication.
Hammond's body, chuined to Q post with his own handcuffs, was found yesterday soon after he had detained Benolt on suspicion and was taking him to town in a car.
"Sure, 1 phot him," said Benoit, "He put up
argument. Guys! can't argue with me. Kidnapping-
an
that's my racket:
1 take 'em for a
ride and then get their dough. I been making a living that way since
I got out of lows Prison.
Trail Of Crimes
was
I
LONDON'S NEW BRIDGE IS RISING
The new Chelsea Bridge ac ross the River Thames is nearing completion, and is expected to be open for irame shortly after the Coronation. Pedestrians will use the section on the right,
CHURCHES' Divorce
QUEST
IN SPAIN
TWO DEANS ON
COMMISSION
OF INQUIRY
Not To Be Granted For Drunkenness
"How many have I done? Say, I've done hold-ups in every city in the
country-Detroit (that easy) Chicago lots, Toledo, Grand Rapids, Pontiac, Cleveland-lord, can't even remember.
"Saturday night a guy got tough THE personnel of the joint House of Commons. Com- mittee which is considering when I took him for a ride, and I commission of Inquiry which the Marriage Bill sponsored by took his money and burned his car. is going to Spain on behalf of Mr. A. P. Herbert and others has They can't get tough with me. the England and deleted the section, which pro
frisked me, but I'd my gun
my gun soon as we got
members will be:
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About His per guy Hammond Free Churches has now been posed to make incurable drunken player, jazz drummer, and Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd. dropped through a hole in my cost. finally constituted. The six ness a ground for divorce. tap dancer, Teddy Shill, of 1 bought that in Chicago.
***
Mr. W. P. Spens, KC. (Con., Ash- Red Lion-road, Tolworth, ODLAS pulled m started. I I told that trooper to hand
The Dean of Rochester, the Dean ford), who had moved the amend of Chichester, Mr. Henry Brinton, ment striking out the clause, pointed Surrey, has formed his own over his got, He did, but he began Mr. Philip Usher. Rev. to
Henry out the difficulty of deciding what band, which has given many speed up. I socked him.
Carter, Mr. Percy Bartlett, "Then I
[degree of drunkenness should be a EDW
behind, and you guya
public performances. pushed my gun in his ribs and told of Friends. Mr. Brinton is the author
Mr. Bartlett represents the Society ground for divorce. him to stop on it.
Mr. A, M. Lyons, K.C. (Con, He drove like the of the
But tragedy has entered his which recently
Baid that if the clause were earned ment, the commendation of the Archbishop accepted it meant entry upon the going blind. "We turned off the first-road-I |
of-York
slippery slope to easy divorce whichAlready he has to wear "strong" cold
Bee, and I stopped the car. Mr. Usher represents the Bishop of
of would lead to misery, trouble and glasses, and there are times when he I got the handcuffs on one of his Gloucester, and the Rev. Henry Car- anxiety far worse than that which cannot see at all. wrists and pulled him out. He put ter is general secretary of the the promoters of the Bli sought to up an awful fight and near got Methodist Social Welfare Depart redress. away.
"NO
case can be made out for the manufacture of this leasehold state and shoot him. I shot him when
of marriage," he added.
Christians who really only make a devil, and the trooper he kept trying) and Shag article ou "Christians Leicester. E.), supporting the amend-{ young life. for Teddy is slowly
pretence of religion.
"I have been asked time and again. when I will retire. Well, I won't retire until I die and I have intention of dying for a long time Jet"
Sleeping Under
Glass
LASS blankets; warm
In
winter and cool in summer, will be one of the surprises at the British Industries Fair.
no
A Yorkshire firm with fnctories at Liversedge
has succeeded, after
Years of research, In producing glass
to pull the car into the ditch.
"I didn't truss him to the past
meni,
The party, whose mission it is to investigate the bearing on religion of present happenings in Spain, has already loft London.
we were rolling over in the dirt. "I could hear the car radio saying the cops were after me, so I got back and drove like the devil till I got stuck. I had to run for it and layed down in a hollow a while.
Held Up Farmer
"Then I moved around 1 I found
a farmer's house. I told the old guy
Specialists have examined him, and he has been treated at London hos- pitals, but nothing can be done.
HURT HIS HEAD
HOMES OR PRISON CELLS? Sir Patrick Hannon (Con., Moseley) was two he fell on his head but no Mrs. Shill says that when her son sold: "I regard the doors wider to divorce to open serious nollee was taken at the time. As he grew older and went '-to our school his sight started to fall and
attack upon the structure of
ns, an
my even
silk which resembles shimmering | 1 needed help with my car. He came Federal Council of the Free Churches munity which is opposed to all kindia say that Teddy has a growth on the
satin and which can be cut scissors to any desired size.
with
Ordinary glass is drawn into fine thread which is then woven into flexible fabric.
This fabric has many other appli- callons besides blankets. It can be used for curtains, wrapped round boilera, cylinders and tanks eariserve heat, and used to doors and walls sound-proof.
to
makto
out and I showed him my gun.
"I said I'd take his coupe, but it wouldn't start. We got out the truck and started over the back roads.
"Driving was tough. Then I saw a truck put across the road by the cops, and I knew the game was up. "What other jobs have I done? I tell you I don't remember."
Champion Wanderer
Has Travelled To All
Countries of World
cil.
Barcelona and Valencia will first be visited, and Bilbao will be includ-
on the homeward journey.
Whether B
a visit will be possible society and a blow at the unity and doctors were consulted. to territory under insurgent control sanctity of the horne."
"I would do anything within is still uncertain
The Rev R. W. Sorensen (Lab., power for my boy, and have The six commissioners will prepare Leylon) opposed the amendment, and offered my own eyes if that would a report, which will be presented to replying to members "who belonged help at all," Mrs. Shill said, "Doctors their respective churches, and to the to a religious section of the com-
sicull behind the сусв. and the National Free Church Coun- of divorco" said:
We are quite as concerned about that Teddy should go to a home, but The county council has suggested the
moral structure of society as they do not want to lose him, and the are. I would ask those who oppose specialists say that no useful purpose the Bill, do they want to close the would
be served by sending him door to prevent the facilities which now exist; do they want to bolt and "He is such a keen musician, and bar It, to put bars across the window entirely on his own formed of the home and convert it into juvenile band, which consists of 13 this Drison
cell?" The amendment was carried with-
children. out a division.
Tho
Committee accepted an amend the bar
Messenger, ment by Mr. A. P. Herbert to delete the sub-clause which provided that a
ROYAL MAIL LINES MERGER MOVE
NE
ȚEGOTIATIONS are afoot for the anion of two great British ship- pinz companies-the Royal Mail Lines, with's capital of £4,000,000, and Purness Withy
and Company,
Total of 1,600,000 Miles Covered by Journeys Of with a capital of £7,500,000.
· J. H. Curle-Has No Intention Of
Settling Down as Yet
Johannesburg, Feb. 10.
Royal Mail Lines owns 12 motor vessels and 24 steamships, aggrega ting about 322,000 tons,
Furness Withy control
tonnnge
of about 800,000, so that the tonnage of the combined fleets will be rather over 1,000,000.
Royal Mail Lines operate on routes between Great Britain, Continental, Ports and South America.
SEQUEL TO CRASHI
This company was formed only
away.
youngest player is Thomas aged four, the mascot, of
nine to 14..
band. The others range from
The band comprises three violins,
ground for divorce should be where two accordions, drums and whistles,
the respondent "is undergoing Im- prisonment under a commuted death and sentence."
The Committee adjourned.
NEWSPAPERS REDUCED.
THE
German Press has been ordered
} public
have already appeared in
**Two nights ago he gave a. per- formance in ald of St. Dunstan's because he realises that before long he may want to ask them for help,
"Teddy is most proud of the action print by 10 per cent.
to reduce consumption of news-recently when he received a personal
invitation from. Walt Disney to ap The wood thus saved will be used pear with, him on the stage of a local for fuel and synthelle textiles.
cinema.
Crowns As Souvenirs
*
Fifty thousand experimental five-shtiling pleces are to be minted four years ago to take over the fleets and issued in Australia ns. Coronation souvenirs. They will be smal- of the ill-fated Royal Mail Steara ler in diameter but thicker than the cartwheel crowns of last century. Packet Company, which crashed at A bill to amend the Coinage Act is to come before the House of that Ume.
Furness Wlthy and Company havo | .**
Representatives. Daa very widespread shipping interests,
Both crowns and half-crowns have long been out of circulation and compete with Royal Mall on cor- in Australin, says Austral News. If the new crowns prove popular
they will be retained as normal currency units.
J. H. Curle, "world's champion wanderer," whose wanderlust has lead him on travels totalling 1,600,000 miles and into every country of the world except Tibet, has returned hero to prepare for another journey,
Curle began reaming when he was plored the two Americas. In Africa fourteen years old, and he has kept he has visited Timbuctoo and a map of his travels. The tracks travelled down the River Congo criss-cross Europe in a tangled not-from the starch for material for a
to the
Bea work, plunge into the heart of Asla In his search to Samarkand, and circle the globe book on gold mining, Curie hus visit in many lines,
ed more than 500 gold mines the. NOT YET IN TIBET
world over. Ho has written a series, He has just returned from a visit of books containing his philosophical to: Afghanistan and little-known musings upon the people and places Nepal, where he penetrated to thee has seen.
The fusion of these. ¡wo com- fringe of Tibel, the only country ho PLANNING A JOURNEY
panies, or the establishment, of, a has not entered.
He considers Brazil the most beau
'close' working agreement between Down through the Malay Archi-most romantic; Jerusalem the place tiful country in the world: India the
them, would probably, yield· nub- polago to Sumatra and on to the in- and country in which he would settle
stantial economies. accessible mining areas of New if he could give up travelling. Ho
Achievement of such a union will Guinep, where supplies all go in by first came to Johannesburg years ago
be facilitated by the fact that the air, lies one route. Australla, he has as mining editor, of a newspaper. Heways related. Lord Essendon s two companies are already in some travelled thoroughly, and the South has no intention of settling down yet, Sea Islands. From the Klondike to and has already planned a journey. Warwick is a director of both com
chairman of both, and Mr. W. C. the Straits of Magellan he has ex into the heart of South America.
Panice:
tain South American routes.
£25 Dog Costs £33,800
New York, Feb. 10.
Blackle, Scotch terries belonging to Mr. William Blafford, member of lap. In his owner's car, which crashed into the car of Mr. James Phlison, the New York Stock Exchange, cost £25. He jumped on the chauffeur's who has been awarded £38,800' damages for Injuries to his family, so
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