THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. :: THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937.
Millionaire Besieged In Hotel
After Gang Kill Strike Leader
WHEN FISHĮ
USED HIS DON'T BITE
WIFE AS "GUINEA PIG"
AND MADE BIG
DISCOVERY..
Los Angeles, Mar. 15. A frail, graying young acientist who uses his wife as a “guinca pig" has offered the world a new major develop ment in anesthetics-non- explosive ether which medi- cal men believe may be the
most important contribution to that field in the last 60
years.
The discoverer, Dr. Garnet King, former stretcher-bearer for the Royal Medical corps
who served in the Dardanelles! and Mesopotamia during the World war, has made his find-1 ings available to 2,500 phy- sicians who have been experi- menting with his method for the last several months.
SIMPLE PROCESS
The procedure is simple," Dr. King explained, "based on a prin- -ciple that has been bought since 1876. All I did was devise a method for pre-heating ether before it is drawn into the patient's lungs.
"Explosions are now impossible
and
there enn be no ether pneumonia
or nausea following the operation. Previously use of other often was followed by a sickness more danger- ous than the original illness.
Dr.
King
believes his new method will permit use of ether-recognized as superior to any other known anesthelle because it gives a wider margin between surgical anesthesia and death-instead of more monly used chloroform and spinal Tierve blockcs.
com-
Behind his prosaic announcement of successful experiments with his method, partially verified through use in scores of operations in local clinics, is the grim hospitals and story of years of bliter fighting against poverty and lack of adequate equipment.
"TEST" PATIENT
Dr. King used his pretty wife as a "test patient", putting her under the-pre-fented ether-anesthelle_dur.
ing early stages of experiments. He also underwent the other treat-
REFUSES TO GIVE EVIDENCE
It takes more than a downpour of rain and rising floods to prevent
Wus
Paris fishermen from trying their luck in the River Seine. These men
bite. The picture stand along the quays for hours waiting for a taken at the Pont Royal, well known to tourists.
Red Gap Shouts for Ruggles to Come Back
By LOUIS MORGAN
THE Perfect English Butler is once more in demand by
American millionaires.
HAD BEEN DEFIED
ON TUNNEL WORK
....
New York, March 10. DIAMOND SAM ROSOFF, multi-millionaire ́builder of tunnels, rod-faced, angry, locked himself yesterday in his sumptuous apartments on the eighteenth floor of a New York hotel, surrounded himself with lawyers, and defied detectives who wanted to ask him about alleged threats he had made to tall Liverpool-born Norman Redwood.
Redwood, fifty-one-year-old descendant of a family of contractors who built the Severn and Blackwall tunnels, was murdered by gunmen's bullets as he drove home to his wife with a surprise packet of strawberries.
He was the union leader who controlled the destinies
of all tunnellers, or sandhogs, as they are called, because they burry under Manhattan's rivers to provide new transport ways to the island metropolis. He had refused to call off a strike at a subway project launched by Rosoff.
Rosoff is technically under arrest because he refused to obey the com- mands of New Jersey detectives to surrender himself as a material wit-
ness.
From his privato barber's chair in his rooms he snorted: "Nobody's going to throw me in the can over holidays"the week-end was the anniversary of the birthday of George Washington "anybody says I wanted Red bumped off is a damned liar."
Claim For
31,000 Million
Francs
DEMAND ON FRENCH GOVERNMENT
Paris, Mar. 15, The French government is
SECRET WITNESS Latest news is that a girl has witness with come forward us valuuble information about the kill-. ing, but not even her name is known. Redwood, who left England thirty years ago because his father advised again faced with the demand for him England was riddled with tun-payment of 31 billion francs by nels but there were few in America, members of the Thierry family
dictator of cannelling tabour
was die through trades unions.
who, throughout the centuries,
Other politicians were fighting have demanded the restitution of Redwood for that control, and detectives bellove they have
Won
Just arrived!
SPORTS SHIRTS
|COURTAULDS
ART SILK
LOCKNIT
NEW RANGES HAVE JUST ARRIVED. THESE SILK-LIKE GARMENTS NOTED FOR THEIR- SOFTNESS OF TEXTURE NEED NO INTRODUCTION. THEY ARE DURABLE IN WEAR AND WASH, AND BEING UNAFFECTED BY PERSPINATION ARE IDEAL FOR TROPICAL WEAR
BEAUTIFUL COLOUR RANGES IN STRIPES, NEATCHECKS PLAIN COLOURS
Prices $3.95 to $4.95
ART SILK LOCKNIT
UNDER WEAR
IDEAL FOR PRESENT WEAR ALWAYS COOL AND COMFORTABLE SPORTS OR ATHLETIC VESTS NICELY CUT AND FINISHED IN EVERY DETAIL. MADE ESSENTIALLY FOR COMFORT THESE CAN BE SUPPLIED IN SAXE OR WHITE ALL SIZES IN STOCK
Price $2.50 garment
KNICKERS
Note the laundry resting band gi neck and agnhole
Allibilic Style-nosleeves
WITH ELASTIC WAIST BAND
CUT ON FULL LINES TO GIVE MAXIMUM COMFORT, ITS SOFTNESS OF TEXTURE WILL APPEAL TO EVERY MAN, NO CHAFING OR UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING DURING
STICKY DAYS
SUPPLIED IN WHITE and SAXE
Price $2.50 garment
MEN'S WEAR DEPARTMENT
the estate left by Jean Thierry in Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
the argument in the usual manner1675 and confiscated by Louis
with the gun.
}XIV.
Rosoff met Redwood last week' in the corridors of the Supreme Court,
A few days ago, Vincent and Rosoft was in good humour.
French Minister of he Auriel, "Red's my friendliest
enemy," sald as they were photographed to- Finance received a letter signed gether.
Said Rosoff to-day: "Those guys Francis Thierry in which the are tough, and when you talk to latter requested the restitution Those who are going to London for the Coronation them you've got to be tough your of the fortune. He had enclosed! have been out-bidding each-other-to-secure-one, because
self."
RIYAL UNIONS
la_stamp___for_the answer...but The New Jersey State Prosecutor could hardly have expected an he would be so useful on matters of Court etiquette, meanwhile checked Rosoff's alibi-
Meanwhile no American town or country house is considered he was driving in Allantic City at the affirmative one, for if the state Kansas, was shell-shocked during really furnished without him, and to be "the tops" socially one time of the murder and rounded up were obliged to pay the sum de-
ment himself.
The slender scientist, born In
the war and was discharged from a should be accompanied by him on journeys to Palm Beach and other figures in the sandhog Industry:\manded, it would be faced with|
militery hospital at Deolall, India, other resorts.
suffering from amaeble dysentery Or the dozens of Perfect English those in the flm "My Man Godfrey." and chronic malaria.
Butlers sent buck six years ago by "During
four years I watched their American employers because doctors operate on soldiers without they could not longer afford them, banesthetics," he said. "I saw husky not a single one now remains in attendanta hold men down on operat England. ing tables; and I decided to devote
MORE HUMAN
what there was left of my life to The last two left for - New York Improving anesthetics."
this week, was told by Mrs. Richard Cobden-Sanderson, who was respon-
Nine years later the young medical alde entered the University
(Continued on Next Column.)
"THEY BOTH PLAY FOR THE SCHOOL NOW. TH SO PROUD
OF THEM NURSE."
Mrs. Cobden-Sanderson, who hos made a special study of the English- American servant problem, believes the Americans are nearer a solution than we are.
From workers he learned that rival sandhog union had been
ruin. bitterly opposed to Redwood's} attempt at dictatorship because of
CLAIM LEGITIMATE?
his sympathy with the author of This claim, which appears to be sit-down strikes la biher industries, perfectly legitimate, hay puzzled Jolin L. Lewis.
every French Finance Minister for
Jean Thierry, who died at the age
Rosol, aggressive, shrewd, the last 200 years. "People who do the work of the obstinate, daring, is worth nearly house should be allowed to enjoy £ £10,000,000. He came to America their share of its amenities, she from Russia via London as a cubia of 82, left a fortune of 00 million said, "and, above all, they should boy. He has built more miles of Venetian gold pounds and gold, in- of sible for finding many of these men be allowed to get out in the fresh subway than any man in the world, gots valued at a further 35 million
their original American posts.
air every day instead of once a often insects them in dinner sult Venetian pounds. Besides this, he Though
the immigration quota
diamonds. Ife talks one syllable left numerous cstates and ships. forbida the entrance of
She fresh re-
thanks It Important that words and
slang. His After his death, Senator Mora of prefers cruits, she explained, butlers who Americans have abolished the use philosophy is "Life's the bunk. Yenice went to Paris to seck the already hold an American employ-of the term "servant." Their word Work's what counts. All I care is helra, but was unable to find them. ment permit may renew It.
that people don't laugh at me.".
"You have every right to be, Mrs. Evans. I can see a wonderful improvement since you took my advice about California Syrup of Figs.
"I could tell from what you said that there must be taxin in their sys tems, When children are cross and peovish and lose interest in their food and games, you can be practically sure it's on accumulation of palkan- ous malter upselling their insiles. I've seen it so often! Just cleanse the system in a safe, natural way, chil dren go ahend like wildûre.
"But do Le sure always to give them 'California Syrup of Figs. It's
a natural fruity laxative which safely
Without exception she finds they prefer
working for
Jug for Americans. The chief reasons they give are: They are rented on a more human, friendly basis, are never regarded as mentals, and have better
wages, living conditions, food and holidays.
Many have
ave travelled thousands of miles with their employers, enjoying precisely the same luxuries. Some have been entrusted with the charge
of the entire household running into
of thousands of pounds, ́THEIR`GODFREYS
tens,
A few describe family conditions
comparable, for extravagance with
week."
11. "help."
and
Girl Climbs
Gaol
Wall, Dines With
Prisoner In
In Cell
New York, March 20.
SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl it was revealed to
he discovered that three However, unscrupulous officials o of the Ministry of Finance had erased the
names of the legitimate successors from all state records and had furthermore obtained from Louls XIV n
n decree making over the Thierry heritage to them
The three morcover had con- the
cluded
Venttian
an agreement with
whereby they Kovernment draw an annual Income from the estate. This lasted untli 1000 when the Thierry family a member of
rights, assorted his rights. These however, were recognised only 100 years later, under the reign of Louis XIV: Finally in 1797, when General Bonaparte had taken Venice, the Directoire, ordered him to seize the
Physictuins and. Surgeons in Rensas A day was found on Saturday hiding in a Detroit gaol Therry
City, and inter served internship in
several California hospitals where he cell, in which the alleged "executioner" of a secret society began experiments which, it fully is awaiting trial, proved, may mark a milestone in a
"But it works," he said. "In one
Dean,
was
*
behind
fortune for distribution among the then 7,000 claimants. took the liberty of buying all neces-
Bonaparte, while obeying the orders
ACT OF WAR
2,000-year. effort of medicine to ful- She had climbed up to his and clambered in. We said 'Hello! sary military supplies for his troops, ill a dream of "painless aurgery."
in regular friendly fashion. I'd and when the Government asked for window, from the women's sew never scon him before, and I was the money it was gone. SIMPLE EQUIPMENT
ing-room below, and had had interested, having heard so much; Dr. King's "equipment" Is A simple-looking apparatus
dinner with him before a police-about him. with an
"He certainly had a nice room, In 1831, when a now request of other container in a tiny hot-water man discovered her behind a
with a bathroom and radio and payment by the Thierry's, the Seine Jacket.
shower-bath curtain.
everything. We had a chat, then tribunal confirmed the decision to - award the fortune to certain claim- Tho girl Lucille Turner, gave we had dinner. chases and purifies the bloodstream er under other for more than twofficials a lively account of her "He had some food some one; had onts. However, there was still no
healthy appetite. was
Dayton left in his room, and, we made result. "California syrup of Mes, surgeon finished operating, she re-ice Legion,troit's death-delim
an with the weekly dose of hours. Fifteen minutes after the escapade. Her hust
Detroit's death-dealing dinner from that.
In 1801, the Thierry succeeded in "Whenever pollcernan came
me convincing the Chamber of Deputies Evans. It's a fine luxative for young gained consciousness and asked for
"You see," Bald Lucille, the through I ducked
to urge the Minister of Finance to nud uld. As a matter of fact I uns it Romething to read several hundred sewing roeni is right, under Dean's shower-bath curtain and Dean just take action. The question was sub- myself and advise you to adopt it for the whole family
cases' in which his
chatting about three decided that the claimants had no had been no fallures like to play and sing sometimes.
A week ago I heard some one hours I tried to crawl back down legitimate claim against the French fornia Syrup of Figs."
During the last years of expert-
sewing-room
State because "The viclorous armies window was locked, so In
poverty. He earned small amounts was Dean.
bathroom. "He_said, "Why don't you
to the eu come Jobs, scraping together
the funds in the treasury of a the doing odd
up and see me some time?" "A policeman locked in there and Republe of Venice, committed an everything he could to buy materials PHON for his experiments.
Saturday I was playing some found me.
shouted, Dean was moved to a
act of war." plainer coll 1 experimented with our gadgets love songs when Dean
coming up? 1 yelled to-day, with no shower bath. They This decision has never satisfied on-her, and she tried them on me” l'Ain't you coming right up the grillo of his luxury duite; a few year," "ono; claimant at least submits he":"said."1e think, wo, tried our back, "SU NICE ROOM”
found he had wrenched a bolt from the Thierry's, and nearly anesthetic Ideas on ourselves about opened the window and climbed more lights work would have the same case to the Finance Minis
up the grille outside to his room enabled him to escape try. Untied Preside
we'd been
Be sure to get the genuine "Cali- Iwas used, there pro-heated ether cell. There's a piano, there, and I gazed out of the window. After mitted to the Counell of State who
"California 'Syrup of Figs"
NATURE'S OWN' DIQATIVE
menting, Dr. King and his wife lived yelling from the window above. It the grating, but the had to go of the French Republic, in seizing
80. times before we know we were.]
United Press.
overy
COPIES OF
PHOTOGRAPHS
by "Staff Photographer' appearing in the
"SOUTH CHINA MORNING, POST".
and
"THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH❞
may be purchased at the Business Offico
of "The Hongkong Telegraph" Morning Post Building, Wyndham Street.
THE
HONGKONG
PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONGKONG HOTEL: REPULSE BAY HOTEL;
&
SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL;
HOTELS
LIMITED.
In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking
RUNNYMEDE HOTEL, LIMITED, PENANG.
The most fashionable
and
leading Hotel.
Finest position with magnificent
Sea-front..
Private Cars.
Sama managementCrag Hotel, Penang Hills 2,400 ft.