THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,
AUGUST
7, 1987.
JACK DOYLE WINS
Ex-Manager's Claim For Arrears Of Salary Fails
ball artist.
Judgment with costs for Jack good-looking fellow," adding that hel Doyle, the Irish heavy-weight thought he would make a good musie boxer, was granted by Mr. Justice Atkinson in a case in which Doyle's former manager, Mr. Fred Conway, professionally known as Fred Curran, claimed
The first engagement he svcured was In Dublin. "It was his first op-! pearance on a music hall stage." Me. Conway continued, "and I had--to- teach him how to walk on the stage, arrears of salary in the King's face, show him how to bow, and write his lines for him, make up his Bench Division, London, recent-arrange the stage settings. ly.
"I was with him day and night,
Mr. Justice Atkinson, giving Judg.because I thought he was a really good ment, said that the plaintiff, rather proposition." than run the risk of censing to work for the defendant, pretended to assent to the new terms proposed by Doyle.
After Ali, ir Doyle frad
not subsequently pak him enough, it was always open to the plaintiff toj leave his employment.
EXTRAVAGANT WAYS
Mr. Allerman-As a result of the advice and instruction you gave to Doyle, is he in a position to-day to earn his living ns à music-hall artist if he wanted to?--Yes.
AIC. Faulks (eross-examining for! Doyle) When you first entered into "The plaintiff's cpse musi fale grement Doyle was an Infant? | said Mr. Justice Atklason, "arul there-Yes. will be judgment for the defendant
large sums of
with costs. I should like to pay this He was an infunt who had not been tribute to Mr. Curran. It is quite used to possewing obvious that he did extraordinarily money?-He hnd hud fights before, well for the defendant. I think he and received huge sums of money for has been very frank in the box, with them. the unfortuniste result that he hos proved he had no ease."
But his former manager handled #13; Yes.
When you became his manager hei Mr. Conway, who is known as Fred gave you his money to handle because Curran, alleged that he had been he knew how extravagant he was?-- wrongfully dismissed by Doyle, and No.
£1,622 LAW SUIT
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In put
Fadland the nation-wide appeal for ohl iron to maintain the out- intel is already having results. The pictme shows u London
housewife who is disposing of an old bedslead.
AUSTRIANS ARE NOT NOSTALGIC.
Ten Per Cent. Live Abroad
claimed £1,022 for arrears of salory! He would often deposit large sums
Vienna, July, and commission on theatrical, Allen, with you for sale keeping-No. 1 Almost Aun per ceni. and radio engagements,
could not stop his extravagance, no Austrians live abroad, matter what I did.
WANTED TO "GO ON HALLS"
Alderman, for
Mr. W. J. Conway, said at the claim based on three agreements in mude when Doyle was under 21.
F
all
Co-operation In Shipping
TRAMP OWNERS'
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Relay: Orchestra of The Hongkong Hotel
VARIETY PROGRAMME
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B,W. on wavelengths of 355 metres (845 kc's.) 31.49 metres (9,52 m.c's).
H.K.T.
12.30-2.18 pan. European Pro-
grumme.
12.36 Choral Muzic.
Unrequited Love; Venus On Earth (Lincke)....The B. B. C. Wireless Chorus; Mystic Woods (Thomas); Crown Of Life (von Suppe)....The B. B. C. Wireless Chorus; Down in Demerara....Raymond Newell and the B. B. C. Male Chorus.
12.50 Violin Solos by Krisler. Liebesleid; Liebesfreud (Kreisler); Serenade Espagnol (Gluzounov and Kreisler).
1.00 Local: Time signal and Wea- ther report.
Ballat
1.03 J. H. Squire Celeste Oetet. Valse
Bluette-Air De (Drigo); Narcissus (Nevin); Memo- rtes Of Chopla (arr. Willoughby); A Venction Barcarolle-Serenade; Curnival of Venice; introducing: Serenade (Vocal) Venetian Waltz; Venetian Barcarolle; Venetian Sere nade; Berceuse; Italian National An- them; Santa Lucia; Caprice Itdien; Serenade (Vocal); Carnival Venice. (arr. Willoughby).
1.24 Micheletti (Tenor).
of
11 Est Un Doux Pays (Nutile and | Laurent); Columbella (De Pierlas
and Fernay).
1.30
DECISION
Reuter Press; Rugby Press; Local: Weather forecast and An- nouncements. Loudon, July 22. Mecungs of owners of tramp ships the country were held throughout yesterday morning and afternoon al the Chamber of Shipping to consider the future of cooperation. Sir Verson Thomson presided. Owners unanini- ously decided to accept the principle of continuing cooperation in the in- dustry on a voluntary basis and that
While Austria at present numbers The only time he gave me, le armoney to keep was while he was on 4 million inhabitants, more than 193341 in the dressing-room. Was the stage and did not want to leave 600.000 Austrims have made their homes in foreign countries, according In answer to a question by Mr. to a computation by Austrian con Doyle maintained that he had paid that he was paid by theatres far:
Neville Faulks, Mr. Conway agreed sulates. all his obligations under these ngree~ | Doyle's services, but he did not deduct 370,000 live in the United States. details of a scheme which was sub- ments up to June 1930, when they what was due in himself. were summerlly determined. He Mr. Faulks What stopped you de- also claimed to set off £400 in res-ducting it? pect of any liability incurred when he was in America.
Mr. Conway, who had been in the theatrical world for 34 years, met Doyle in 1033 and Doyle told him he was anxious to go "on the halls" and to learn to act.
Mr. Conway-You don't know Jack Doyle. (Laughter.)
Witness added that what stopped him was the fear that Doyle would put somebody in his place.
A DUBLIN ENGAGEMENT Questioned about a Dublin engage It was agreed that the rate or ment, Mr. Conway explained, "If we commission should be 1241⁄2 per cent,,had appeared that week we would Mr. Conway to receive £10 a week) have been hissed off the stage and In addition to his booking and pro- would have had bricks thrown at us." duction fees. He would say that he' Doyle had done something to the trained Doyle's voice, coached him in Catholic fulth and was denounced stagecraft, taught him how to act and secured his engagements.
The majority of these, namely further study should be given to the New York with 127,100 Austriansmitted with a view to a final decision living there, is the third largest
LIS to its precise form in the early Austrian city after Vienna with a population of 1,861,856 heads and autumn. Graz with 153,000 inhabitants.
Curiously, the number of Austrians who have made their home in the vast brother country of Germany is but slightly larger than the Austrian element in New York. Only 128,850 Austrians live in the Third Reich.
Czechoslovakia counts Austrian citizens.
Next come Canada with 37.000, from the pulpits. The papers come Brazil with 31,000 and Argentina with out saying "We don't want Doyle." | 22,000 Austriún settlers.
that there was no case for him to
When Doyle got into arrears with his payments and was asked about answer. them, he said, "I will pay up
arrears when
engagements."
Mr. Faulks (for Doyle) submitted) The rest of the Austrian emigrants
When appearing at the are scattered over the entire world. the Alhambra in 1934, Doyle said to the
The majority of the emigrunts are get some Inore plaintiff, "the agreements are worth-
farmers by profession. Austrian less,
peasants I am going to pay you what I pe
ure said to have been particularly successful in Brazil and think At."
Plaintif had admitted in
bis Argentina.
Among the #beral professions,
CABLES FROM AMERICA Mr. Alderman read a number of cables which Doyle sent to Mir. Conway, Among these were:-
March 22-Go to 521 Edmond O'Connor Immediately.
Austrian number of
The
EU
of
1.10 Dance Music and Variety. Slow Fox Trot-Poor Butterfly: Viennese Waltz--Vienna, City Of My Dreams... Victor Silvester and
1 Love Dancing; Orchestra; ! Ballroom Lonesome Love-Sick Blues... Josephine Backer with 2 Fianos; Fo Trot-Supposing; Six-Eight Samb, The Sergeant Major's Daughter.... Max Murray and His Musle Makers; Rumba--Buscando Millonario; Tango El Adios Del Boyero....Orquesta Tipica Roberto Firpo; Chorile Kunz Piano Medley; Intro: One, Two, button your shoe; On your toes; Goodnight, my love; Harbour Lights; There's something in the air; May i have the next romance?....Charlie
Waltz Three Minutes Of
Kunz; Slow Fox Trolled.
Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra,
2.16
Close Down1, 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-11 p.m. European Programme. 7.00 London Paladium Orchestra. Classica Selection (Arr. Ewing); A Birthday Serenode (Lincke); The Valley Of The Popples (Ancliffe); Scenca PittoresquesAngèlus (Maz- senet); Fetes Boheme; Bells Across The Meadow (Ketelbey); The Phan tom Melody (Ketelbey).
7.00 Closing local Stock Quota- ilons and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.
7.35 maninoff.
Prelude In B Fiai; Polichinelle..... Pianoforte Solo by Pouishnof; Pre- lude In G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5.... Planoforte Solo by Levitzki.
Compositions of Ruch-
7.48 Derek Oldham (Tenor). Nocturne (Curran); A Little Love, A Little Kiss (Silesu); You Will Re- member Vienna Hammerstein and Romberg); Under The Lilac Bough (Ross-Clutsam).
8.00 Local: Time signal and Wen- ther report and Announcements.
0.03
Variety Programme. Broadway Melody of 1938; Broad- Rhythm; You are my Lucky
I've
♫ Feelin' You're Animal Crackers
yesterday scheme discussed would ensure the continuance of the measures of cooperation which were 115 condition of the introduced gront by the Government of a sub- sidy to tramp shipping from the be- of 1935. 'The Kinning
subsidy scheme is still in existence, although 45,700 there
Is every likelihood that ne call will need to be made on the £2,000,000 which the sum of Government set aside for 1937, required. The subsidy scheme pro- vided that if the average rates of freight for any subsidy year equalled the average of 1029 nothing would be payable. The full amount was paid in respect of 1935 and 1936, but, owing to the strong demand for tonnage that has developed in vari- In 1934, Mr. Conway secured film contract for Doyle, who received
trades
during the last few £3,350 and paid Mr. Conway £325, evidence that he pretended to accept Ame
montlus and the rise In rates, the average for each month of this year In January 1935, Mr. Conway the position and therefore, Mr. Faulks architects and evil engineers seem to
Cua has been much above the level of secured another film contract, this submitted the agreements were auto-have prospered especially. The con-
sulate in Buenos Aires reported that 1929. The Government has time with a New York company. Amatically concluded.
made I clear film test in Hollywood was not
"I agree with Your Lordship." he Austrian architects are quite popular
that the Industry should success, and Mr. Conway returned to added, "that Mr. Conway received in Argentina, and that Austrian organize itself that the system England, leaving Doyle in the United about 121⁄2 per cent, during the three
engineers were instrumental infreight cooperation should continue States.
years in question."
organizing the water supply of that after the end of this year. capital. Similar reports came from The scheme which has been pre- Bogoti
pared provides for the observance of United States In the
minimum
freight rates and condi- 1lons, standard forms of charter and engineers constructed a bridges.
Maritime Board
ས National
agree- Turkey's first electric railway was ments, and the regulation of tonnage,
way built by Austrians. The majority of I would be voluntary and be Star foreign architects engaged in the con-controlled by the industry itself and struction of modern Ankara were would contain
sanction.
Foolin'; Curly or penalty, Austrians. Kamal Ataturk's palace for the purpose of
in my Soup; The Simple Things la Lite Curly Top....Reg
..Reginald Dixon there was built by the Tyrolian form and effective coring its uni-
cooperation. The (Organ); Cinderella (A Burlesque architect Clemens Hozmeister.
plan would take effect when the Pantomime) played by; Effie Ather- Most of the 140 Austrians living in owners of 90 per cent. of British ton, Bertha Willmott, Bobble Comber, China are physicians and surgeons, tamp tonnage had subscribed 15 it Leonard Henry and Company; What Practically all of the 50 Austriansand it would continue until Decem- Have You Done To My Heart settle my Income-tax for me pul THIRTY-THREE-years-old who found n home in Japan are ber 31, 1930, unless sooner deler- Twilight Serenade; Intro: Love's old
Frank Sibbles, youngest of musicians or skiing teachers.
sweet Song: By the Fireside; I'll see you in my dreams....Clarrié Wright und The Twilight Serenadere; AU My Life; Sundown In Old Walkiki. George Elliott's Howalian Novelty Quartet (With vocal chorus); Keep- |ng A Stir
Play Upper; Up And
Pay The Dame....Humorous Monologus by Oliver Wakefield; Charlie Kunz Piano Medley: Intro; I'm in the Mood for Love; Everything's been done before: Dancing Time; In the Middle of a Kiss; Cheek to Cheek; My Blue Heaven... Charlie Kunz; Serenade In the Night; Old Sailor....The Street Singer (Arthur Tracy); Fox Trot--You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes; Fox Trot-You Gotta Know How To Dance....Harry Roy and His Orchestra; Comediennes Gert
Daisy and the Tandem; wort and Huntin'..
....Elsie and Doris Waters;
or Medley
Serenades; Serenade Frasqulta (Lehor); Serenade (Hey- kens); Serenade (Schubert). Serenade (Tosclli); Second Serenade
April 23-Am very much in love with Judith.
May 2-Expect honeymoon, Ireland, mid-July.
July 20-1 won my two fights as you no doubt know, but I hate the Hame. fights so I'm very little for the stuck. I
want you to
I
am very glad I married Judith. She
PAY WITHOUT PLAY
By A Reporter
is a great help to me. I wish you the 22 players whose names could fix everything for me. I would be happy then.
src inscribed in the Lancashire-
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle came to Eng-County Cricket Club's list of land in January 1936, and appeared | beneficiaries, was not distressed on the halls together.
when rain caused the abandon- Counsel read other letters and tele- grams to indicate that plaintiff was ment of the first day of his endeavouring to arrange engagements benefit match at Old Trafforil, for Doyle, and then come ariother Manchester. letter from Doyle's wife in Brooklyn
which said, "I want to save money.
The rain fell ull day-the gates Our act is just this. Jack is intro were never opened-but Frank, sit duced and goes on and sings "Motherting in the pavillon, smiled and
Machirce. Then he does an introduc-nited and smiled--because he kne tion for me and I enter. We have he was sure of bis 1000. couple of minutes dialogue then he leaves me and I do a thing from Hell and Water' after which Jack re-enters home. and sings 'When Irish Eyes Are
Smumg.
Be
sure
arrears.
of
He explained it all to me at his
"The answer is insurance, he said. "We ali doityou can't afford to take a chance on the English weather."
£170.
mined by the Industry itself.
Women Spellbound By
Shiloh the Ruler"
مم
By A Correspondent
Tenby, July 16. WHILE women disciples of white-bearded Charles Geard--the Somerset stonemason, aged 85, whom his followers hail as "the Messiah" were engaged about the farmyard adjoining their communal home at Wooden to-day, the husband of one told me how his home had been wrecked by his wife, aged 50, and their daughter Brenda, aged 14, coming under the influence of the movement.
at 101
(Heykens); Serenade (Romberg), Al Bollington (Organ); Charlie Kunz Piano Medley; Intro: Pop goes your
Toots....Charlie Kunz,
whole thing takes about ten or twelve minutes. We are having a
The man, Mr. T. H. Butland, an employee at Bonville Court grand time on this tour and hope you will have interesting things for us:
1900 WHATEVER HAPPENS Colliery, near Tenby, is not the you get a guarantee
"I took out a policy for £100 for only one who complains of the Geard holds over his wife and other salary."
Certain cash advances of about £s which I paid premium of about magnetic personality of Charles women followers.
"Many of them used to come from Geard. were made by Doyle out of his fees.
around Bristol and but he made no effort to clear up the hours stoppage through rain during "If there is an aggregate of three
Only last week-end two Lon-a time. My way for weeks at Heart; believe in Miracles; Okay
and daughter left Without giving Mr. Conway any the three days the people with whom doners, Mr. W. Pope and Mr. A. home for seven weeks and stayed ni warning, Doyle sailed for America in am insured make up the gate money Gascoigne, had reason to believe Geard's farm," he told me. June, and plaintiff, who was left with to £000. It rained on Saturday, and that their womenfolk had run out employment, fell int he had we didn't play, which means that I been shamefully treated, and issued receive £800 now, whatever hap away to Geard's Welsh retreat in pens. Subscriptions and collections this remote part of Pembroke
shire.
his writ.
*A GOOD LOOKING FELLOW".
Dissatisfied with the response to their inquiries, the visitors protested, and finally left to visit another of Genrd's communilles in Devon.
THE SPELL
"I never found out exactly what they did, but they seemed to spood most of their time in singing hymns and praying. They returned home as
suddenly në they went.
"One day last year they left again, saying that the end of the world was near.
are naturally extra."
The average sum made by a pro- As a result of Mr. Conway's efforts fessional cricketer from a beneft Doyle earned £0,736 158. in fees, and match is in the neighbourhood of all plaintiff received ns wages and £1,200. commission was £925, out of which Frank Sibbles added that Jack he had to pay all his own hotel and Iddon, another member of the Lan- travelling expenses. He had no clain cashire side, Insured for £1,000 for Mr. Butland, who is closely related in respect of Doyle's engagements in a three hours' stoppage in his bene- to one of Geard's most faithful de-Farm with Mr. and Mrs. J. Williams; America.
At match last year. The match was votees, Miss Susan Thomas, has tried Mrs. Williams's twin sisters. Analo Mr. Conway, in evidence, described stopped for an hour and a half-lie overal times to discover the secret and Pattle; and Mrs. William's daugh Doyle, who was not in Court, as "a lost!
of the spell which the patriarchal ter Enid.
"The end of the world never came, however, and now they seem to be Heve that 'Shiloh the Ruter, as Geard Is called, must be the rea! Messiah." Mr. Geard is living at Holborn
0.10 Studio-Frank Read 03 Sports.
9.20
Stuart Robertson (Buss- Dorliene).
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