THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
APRIL THURSDAY,
7, 1938.
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RANCHER EARL'S COWARD'S
FIRE RESCUES
Children
Saved, Home Destroyed
Calgary.
THE 24-years-old Earl of
Egmont-the
"Rancher
Earl" who preferred life on the Canadian prairie to his ancestral Avon Castle, Hampshire-has
ranch home.
în
lost his
It has been destroyed by fire. He and the young countess awakened just in time to rescue their three children from the blaze.
They had only a few moments to spare when they hurriedly wrapped up the children and ran through a wall of flames.
The night was bitterly cold and the family found shelter in a ranch employee's shack. they went to the countess's former home in Calgary.
The ranch, which "Freddie"-- as the young carl insists on be- ing known in the district--took over after his father's death, has been in the family for many
years.
Later
100th Anniversary
NEW SHOW
Of
的
GOWN INSPECTION BY
Noel Coward and Mil Peggy Wood. She plays
in a new show, Oper
ette," opening at
the
Opera House. Man. chester, next Thursday
AUSTRALIA BARS DRAFT
Canberra.. Prime Minister Lyons has an- nounced that Australians will never be conscripted for war. He de- arts such a question has never been considered here or at the Empire conferences at London.
"Riviera King" Jailed As International Swindler COCOS Island treasuro; real estate coups in the south of France;
a bogus international "bank"-these are spectacular pages
from the career of William Henry Billil Quilliam, ones him
gaol.
of the Riviera” and dealer in millions, who at 52 finds himself in Quilliam, a retired solicitor, was sentenced at the Old Bailey
Huge Armies
In Europe
with
Here are the strengths of armies in Europe:-
Germany.-800,000, 120,000 more to be added.
Britain. Regular Army, 199,000;
150,500. reserves,
Territorials, 159,000. Total. 588.500.
France. 699,000, with re-
serves of 4,000,000.
Russia. 1,500,000. Italy-1,300,000. Poland. 280,000.
Girl's ClaimTo Huge
Polar "Cruise
By Otto Janssen
United Press Staff Correspondent
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WASHINGTON.
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES' NA- VAL EXPLORING EXPEDITION, COMMANDED BY LIEUTENANT, CHARLES WILKES, TO BE CELEBRATED THIS YEAR WILL RE- 'MIND THE WORLD OF MANY UNSETTLED CONTROVERSIES CONCERNING THE DISCOVERY AND OWNERSHIP OF THE VAST ANTARCTIC CONTINENT.
Explorers of a dozen countries have visited the great frozen land at the bottom of the world, and claims to large areas have been made by or in behalf of Great Bri- tain, Norway, France and the United States. The United States government, however, has not finally and officially recognised any foreign claims, nor waived its own. The problem is vexed because discovery has never been follow- ed by permanent occupation.
United States' interest in the Antarctic had its inception August 18, 1838, when Wilkes, commanding six vessels, sailed from Hampton Roads for an extended cruise that took him around South America, twice inte the waters around Antarctica, and twice across the Pacific.
The expedition reached Rio de Janeiro late in November and remained there until January 6, 1839 when it sailed for Orange Harbour at the southernmost tip of South America. From this port several of the ships made a brief excursion into
waters Antarctic
but were forced to return to warmer waters because of fog and heavy ice.
WILKES COURT MARTIALED
Was
.
ONL
*1-
The crowning blow came when Wilkes upon his returna to the United States was court maritaled on charges of exceeding his thority, illegally punishing sub- ordinates. being
unnecessarily harsh and falsifying his claims. Regarding the latter charge, several of Wilkes' sallors charged he "doe- tored his accounts relating to the discovery of land.
vindicated
all Wilkes charges except that of illegal punish- The ships left their Orange Har-ment of subordinates, for which he It is a matter of bour base and arranged to meet in was reprimanded. Valparaiso. Only live arrived, how-record, however, that Wilkes was n domineering individual who ruled ever. The tender Sea Gull ran into with a firm hand.
After visits to the Fiji Islands and agale shortly after leaving the base with all and went to the bottom
Malato,
trouble where there was hands. Another vessel, the slow- sailing store-ship Relief was ordered with natives, the Expedition salled for Hawall and after a visit there 10 return home,
the headed for the American coast, where four. squadron to
it arrived near the mouth After visiting the port of Calino, Columbia River on May 2, 1841. Two the expedition
the of the ships went up the river to ex- Pacifle. A month was spent survey-plore. The third ship, the Pearcek, ing the Low Archipelago in mid-was to follow but falled to arrive.
observatories Pacific and temporary
she was It was learned later that
reducing
started across
of the
were established on various islands. wrecked at the mouth of the river.
At one of the islands, Clermont deAll hands escaped, however, Tonnerre, a landing party from the From the North
of
Unfriendly!
American coast
expedition encountered
them by the ships returned to Hawali stop- natives. Wilkes subdued
expedition ordering his men to fire mustard-ping at Honolulu. The seed at their legs. This was the first returned home by way of the China
series of incidents with natives in New York Harbour in July, 1842.
Sea, Manila and Singapore, arriving that brought sharp criticism of Wilkes
Although the expedition, from the and resulted, among other things, in standpoint of selentific discovery and his being court-martiated upon his exploration, was one of the most im- portant ond thorough ever under- The ships visited Tahiti and then taken by the United States, it has re- proceeded to
Samoan Islands.mained obscure in history. Temporary headquarters were es-
More than 280 Islands were sur- tablished at Tatuilu. After stops at veyed, 800 miles of the coast and ti number of small islands, the vessels
return home.
T
the
Fortuned for Sydnee for the
New York.
be
be their base Antarctic exploration.
at Sydney Island in November,
nineteen-and after basty preparations denn the most complete maps ever drawn.
recently to two years' imprisonment for conspiring to defraud BRIGHT-EYED,
year-old Olga Zaharoff re- ed the day after Christmas for the accounts of native customs and draw-
CAUGHT IN ICE JAM
were
streams of Oregon were traversed of land on the An- arctic Continent were "Inid down."
The expedition supplies some of
Botanicol and
speelmens, un geologic Boston for south. One of the tenders was ings of Httle-known people parting with money to Heilbut Symons and Co., Ltd., and cently laid claim in a
places obtaining money by false pretences.
court to "the £50,000,000 fortune" forced to turn back shortly after the brought back to form an important
scientiße ta. Two accompilees, Charles Fre- In 1919 he promoted a fish com- of Sir Basil Zaharoff, reputed to departure because of the heavy ice, part of this country's
Wilkes, before his death, was gen- derick Davies, aged 51, a Harrow pany in London with a capital of have been the world's greatest
ernity upheld in this country.
in his clerk, received four months' Im-£2,000,000. He
appointed was
including The three remaining ships pushed
claims. In many maps, prisonment,
on despite the constant danger of
one published by the British Ad- and Joseph Jacques managing director at £1,500 a year, munitions, agent. Sir Basil died Leon Helon, aged 38, merchant plus expenses.
in France in November 1936.
being crushed by icebergs. The first miralty, a portion of Antarctica is Over 6,000 people subscribed, 2,500 months.
documentary report that land had been sighted labeled Wilkes Land. Nevertheless, Olga waved The trial
had lasted eight days, being women. In March 1922, when,
the vessel Porpolse on the map claims this area was dis- to prove that she is came from evidence and it. was alleged by the prosceu compulsory winding-up order was tion that the flrm conducted made,
gross liabilities to creditors a grandniece of Sir Basil. She January 13. The commanding offi- covered by a British expedition.
cer reported great numbers of sen- scheme for financing business abroad amounted
and is still studying at Boston Uni- elephants, dusty-appearing icebergs over £222,000, which was a new and dangerous nearly £510,000 was owed to share-versity. holders.
The will of Sir Bash, leaving her his fortune, has disappeared, she sald.
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form of fraud.
It was said that the company circularised firms in Palestine, the United States, India, Canada, and European countries offering loans of from £25,000 to £500,000. About £25.000 was obtained, but no loans were issued.
Quilliam's bijt-business genius was his downfall. He had a head for Bgures and company-making, In- eluding hunting for pirate treasure: on the Cocos Islands.
Ironed
RIVIERA FORTUNE
tween
he
his
Quilllam disappeared. He was Eight years ago she visited him at
He told her next heard pf on the Riviera, his Paris estate. where he became a famous char-planned to leave her his money. acier. His business genius again
LEFT NO WILL said her father's brother, Olga came to the fare, and he purchased options on siles at Juan-les-Pins. Basil Zahuroff, is now fighting in the He made a fortune developing the French courts for her interests.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kuzma resort.
Russia before Next he turned to the low-lying Zaharoff, fled from
the district
revolution, according to Olga. of Douches-du-Loup, be- Sir Basil, she added, was an of- Nice and Antibes, and tried make it a second Juan. The feer in the Russian Army before the
ile married young, but War. scheme failed.
wife ond baby girl died. When Not to be outdone, Quilliam then floated a company for the exploita Olga was born, Sir Basil (ook "the
greatest interest" in her. tion of marble mines near Nice.
Sir Basil left no will. His estate in England was valued at £193,103. He was said to have given awal the greater part of his fortune ten nected with a firm called the Bar-
years ago.
said his property tholomew Investment Syndicate, Ltd. His stepdauthers of
Later Helbut Symons and Co. was
in France was worth only £100,000 the bank for loan scheme in
French
does not compel law Zurich, for which a man was sen- publication of the value of estates. tenced in Switzerland in October to six years in a penitentiary.
Himself
For Rheumatism According to Detective Inspector
Carter,
Robinson, Quilliam returned to Eng
It was stated at a Hammersmith land about 1932, and became con- inquest that William John
bootmaker. aged 88, former Dieppe Street, Fulham, treated him- selt for rheumatismn by:
Rubbing his limbs with paraffin
and
Ironing himself with an ordinary household flat-tron.
A warrant was in existence
He was found semi-conscious on Switzerland for Qullam's arrest. the Boor of his room, and taken to THREE WIVES IN CELLS hospital, where he died next day,
the
In
£100 Weekly To Lord Warwick
and other indications of land nearby. Ile also said he thought he saw dis- southwest. tant mountains to the The ice field prevented the ship from getting nearer.
Three days later, all three vessels reported they had sighted land. They
More Wealth In
United Kingdom
tried desperately to get closer but 860 Persons In Britain With the ice barrier blocked their path. Incomes Over £30,000
13ay.
There were more millionaires
Income
Number
348
100
180
178
71
85
Another vessel, the Peacock was forced ont of the search when she was caught in an ice Jam which broke her rudder and caused other in Great Britain and Northern serious injuries. She limped into Ireland during the financial year Sydney February 21 in a "shatter-1935-36 than during the preced- ed and sinking condition."
ing three years. The two remaining vessels, the
The Commissioners of the Inland Vincennes und Porpoise, persisted. Revenue, in their report for the year On January 30 the Vincennes sighted ended March 31, 1037, show that the land which Wilkes named Piner's number of persons assessed for Sur- One naval commentator wrote tax-incomes exceeding £2,000-on that the name of Antaretle Conti- September 30, 1937, based on the nent was now for the first Lime 1935-36 figures, was 80,951, with a Elven to the newly-found land." total Income of £440,525,506. The At the same time Wilkes was in net tax assessed was £52,953,584, the this region, a French naval expedi-highest since 1931-32. tion under Capitalne de Vaisseau M. Of these, 800 may be classed us J. Dumont d'Urville was carrying on milionaires, having incomes exceed!- explorations. Many authorities as aing £30,000 a year. result of exaraination of the ship's In 1934-35 the number was 842; In logs carried by both men contend 1933-34 it was 783; and in 1932-33 It Urville sighted land in the Antarctic was 800.
which he called Adelie Land-on The 1935-30 total consisted of:- the same day that it was seen by Recording a verdict of death" by Through his counsel, Mr. Roland
Wilkes expedition 400 miles to the misadventure,
deputy coroner Oilver, K,C., Quilliam offered to pay
Los Angeles. east. It is also held th some quar- (Mr. W. R. H. Heddy) said that Car- the costs of the prosecution-£000—
The Earl of Warwick, under the ters that the Frenchman saw what he ter died from shock due to extensive and he was ordered to do so. burns, the case being very vextra-
During the whole of the trial the name of Michael Brooke, has signed called Cote Clarie the day before it
The estimated gross income for ordinary, since there was no evidence wives of the three men sut in court a new long-term contract with Para- was sighted by the American ex
plorers. of the man having come into contact They visited their husbands in the mount, it is stated here recently,
It is believed to be for at least Rear Admiral J. E. Pillsbury, in a Great Britain and Northern Ireland
£100 ย three years of more than
copyrighted article for the US. Naval for the financial year 1038-37 was TOWEL DEVICE
Mrs. Quilliam later told me: week.
Institute publication, claimed £3,530,000,000, the highest shown in The use of a hot Iron is a simple There is a side of my husbund The contract specifles that Lord d'Urville failed to change his calen- the report, which gives the figures method of treating rheumatism which people know very little about. Warwick "be exploited
under his dar when he crossed the Internation- back
to 1927-28. For the previous cognised by lending specialists, writes He is utterly devoted to his family. screen name only.
nl Date Line, making his log read year it was £3,372,043,180, of which the Medical Correspondent,
Scotland'e share was £251,800,558. one day ahead of the actual date. Quilliam, in fact, offered to take all
"GOOD SCREEN MATERIAL" ron is applied over a towel as the The iron
Pillsbury contended d'Urville The number of individuals entirely blame so that his
Officials of Paramount said that his hot as can be borne. This is one of
work in a supporting role in "Bull-sighted Adelie Land the day after it rolloved from tax by the operation the devices for providing dry heat should go free.
was discovered by Wilkes and that of allowances was 4,050,000, again He formerly carried on business dog Drummond's Peril" led them to are electric lamps, hot water as a solicitor. in Liverpool, and had believe that he (others
while was good screen the French officer saw Cole Clarle the highest total in the list, bottles and bags of hot all).
the same day but at a later hour than those chargeable with tax numbered It is more effective than the moist an extensive police court practica. material. British United Press.
3,450,000, making an The Earl of Warwick recently lost it was sighted by Wilkes.
aggregate of heat given by
He speaks soven languages, includ- hot baths or poultices because a much higher temperature in Sheikh Abdulla Quilliam, who Mayer, with whom he was formerly Captain J. C. Ross of the British previous year when the record set up Arabic, and is the son of the an action against Metro-Goldwyn- further complicate matters, 8.400,000, or 200,000 more than the can be reached without burning.
1931-32 was equalled. in Nin at one time the head of the under contract. He claimed £1,800 Navy, in a report of his voyage 1 Was
for services and £287 transportation the some region, ignored Wilker1 Estate ilable to Estate Duty in Moslems in Great Britain.
His father was struck off the rolls for himself and valet. He went to claims and reputedly reflected upon 1936-37 numbered 147,820, of which
the American officer's veracity. 15,931 were in Scotland. -la, timberted in fl or the wax may as a solicitor in 1909, and left the Hollywood in 1938 to be trained us a
Wikon countered with the charge Income-tax for Great Britain' and be painted over with a brush, country. He returned years later sim
star, Recently he came to England, leay that Ross had wilfully copied from Northern Ireland yielded £267,036,- Carter seems to have tried to com- Dr. Henet Marcel Leon, and became bing the two methods. If he used oil Dean of the London School of ing again, for Hollywood a few days chart which he had given the Bri-070 net against a Budget estimate of Instead of wax the iron may easily Physiology, He would never admit ago after his marriage had been dia-lisher when they met at Bydney, £289,000,000, The net receipt from
bases of both expeditions. #red" | Beolland was £14,880,751. have been hot shòugh to ignite it. that his former name was Quilliam. solved.
with any flame.
* Hoé paraffin wax (not oil)
another widely used and bomforts
Ing application. The affected, part
cells.
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