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He Has £500,000 But Does Not SUPER
Know What To Do With It
"HOW CAN I GIVE HAPPINESS TO PEOPLE?"
By Garry Alligham.
A MAN with £500,000 to bequeath has asked me to advise
him on the best way of leaving it so that it will "give tho most happiness to the largest number who need it most."
This, one of the strangest problems I have ever been sei, is outlined In a letter:
"As you know, I am not by any means a poor man and, at the age of 53, with blood pressure and what the doctor discreetly calls a tired heart, I may not be long for this world.
"I want to do the right thing with my money, and wondered if you, with all the worldly wisdom men in your profession acquire, could advise
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Wants To Make a New Will
"I what the new one to use my money in the way that will give the mori happiness.
"As you know, I am a widower and my only son, now 28, has had the best possible education and is firmly set on a career in law which can only avoid being brilliant by his own foolishness.
"Apart from him I have no near relatives except a brother who is head of a bly electrical concern in the United Stnets.
are the wisest bequests that I can make.
the United States. What do you
suggest are the wisest bequests that
I can make,
"My state will finally realise not less than half a million ami- rather late in life, I admit I have begun to feel the responsibility of I want to possessing wealth,
Ety discharge that responsibility leaving my money wisely appor. "I have no rigid preferences or but am considerably of the opportunities for intelligent philanthropy which must come to n Journalist's knowledge. What do you advise?"
What do you suggest
EMPIRE NEWS
FRUIT PRICES IN SOUTH AFRICA
Cape Town.
Mr. Du Toit, a prominent member of the United Party and a Member of Parliament. to-day drew the aten-
“ORDEAL INtion of the Government to the plight
ENGLAND"
Sir Philip Gibbs's Book Withdrawn
Sir Philip Gibbs's book. "Ordeal in England," has been recalled by the publishers, although it has been on sale for nine months.
Even in New Zealand booksellers their have been asked to copies to England, though many have already been
solit.
return
of
the South African fruit industry which, he said, was facing disaster.
at
In the last citrus season the Union exported 4,000,000 cases of oranger, Mr. Du Toit sald, and these were sold en average price of 118. 4d. per case, whercas the production and marketing in the United Kingdom of that fruit cost growers not less than dustry was facing very strong com-
per case. The 125. 3d. petition from the Argentine in the British market.
citrus in-
The Ollawa agreements had been
African of no use to South
Trull Toit. experters, continued Mr. Du and he suggested that, the British Government could help by imposing
a quota on foreign fruit.
The publishers, William Heine- mann, Ltd., stated: "That book has been withdrawn because the
A Publicity Drive.~A suggestion is author wishes to make certain.
made in the Press to-day by influen- It will changes in one chapter.
tial producers that the Union Gov- be reissued at a later date.
ernment should subsidise a publicity "Withdrawals of this kinglish drive, both within the Union and everyday occurrence in publishing, and no importance should be attach-overseas, for the marketing of South: African agricultural produce. The scheme proposed £500,000. NEW ZEALAND
cd
to them."
"Ordeal' In England" Sir Philip Gibbs quoted the opinions of people he had met on the problems of the day and built up a picture of the mind of contemporary Britain. began with the denth of George and ended with the Coronation.]
American Aviator Still Held
Rigid Examination By Japanese Police
It
V.
Tokyo, Apr. 25, Asked to-day the legal grounds on which Mr. Melvin Gibbon, the Ame- rican aviator, hus been arrested, a Foreign Office spokesman declined to make a statement. The matter was mub judice, he said, and had nothing to do with the Foreign Ofice.
Press reports suggest that Mr. Gibbon may be detained indefinitely "'em- and possibly charged with barassing public safety," under which the maximum punishment is execu- j tion or life imprisonsular ometals were permitted to see Mr. Gibbon in the prison cell yesterday afternoon.
The Police have dropped their
Two American
I original mask of cordiality and are
of the prisoner.
jurs
BEAUTYAmong 250 giri con- testants. Miss Irmgard Dietel was chosen "Miss Florida of 1938," at the sixth annual Miami Altmore Country Club contest at Coral Gables, Fla. The 17- year-old beauty was born in Germany. More than 6,000 va- catlonists watched.
MORE SHIPS
FOR ITALY
DECISION AGAINST AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Rome.
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FLYING BOATS PLANNED
By Brydon Taves
United Press Slag Correspondent
New York.
THE NEW
SPRING, FOULARDS
RADIO ARE ON SHOW BROADCAST AT
Ettore Pellegatti From
The Studio
ROTARY CLUB SPEECH Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Frequencica of 845 k.e's.; 0.52 .c's. per second.
H.K.T.
12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of
THE vision of giant pas- Intercession from St. John's Calbe-
senger airliners capable of spanning the Atlantic Ocean in half-a-day is no longer a dream of future.
the
Designs for a transoceanic "super-clipper" so efficient that It is almost inconceivable even in terms of the relatively mo- dern flying boats now cruising the Pacific, have just been com- pleted by Seversky Aircraft Corporation engineers and sub-1 mitted in competition with other designs to Pan American Air- ways..
If selected, the new sky-liners will be used to realise the long- awaited trans-Atlantic air ser- vice between Europe and the United States.
The Seversky "super-clipper" has been designed to carry a pay- load of 43,000 pounds, or over 20 of a cruising range tons, with 5,000 miles at a minimum cruising speed of 250 miles an hour and a top speed of over 300 miles an hour.
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cargo a distanct
In other words, the glant flying- boats would be able to carry 120 Passengers and equal to that from London to Delhi, de India or New York to nie Janeiro, without a stop. It could New transport passengers from York to England in a little over 12: hopra
dral.
12.80 Experpla from 'Gilbert & Sullivan.
Trial By Jury: For These Kind 'Words"; "When Good Friends.....
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'Swear Leo Shefeld and Chorus; Thou The Hury...Arthur Hosking George Baker--Derek Oldham
Chorus; Leg Sheffield and Male Where Is The Plainti?....Arthur
Baker Hosking-George Lawson and Chorus of Bridesmaids; "The Yeamen Of The Guard": Alas! Waver To And Fro....Nellie Petex Walter Glynne, Briercliffe,
..Derek Dawson: Is Life A Boon? Oldham; Here's A Man Or Jollity..... Chorus: 1 Have A Song To Sing ....Winifred Lawson, George Baker
Chorus.. and
Municipal 12.46 Bournemouth Orchestra.
Oriental Dance Novelty Dust (C. (L. While); Carlsbad Doll Dance
Daneer Of Seville (C. Pieter); Grunow); The Two Imps (K. J. Al- tard).
1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 Variety Programme,
Vocal- "Me And My Girl"-Selec- tion....Teddle St. Denis, Lupino Lane, Wallace Lupine and Chorus with Orchestra; Piano Solo-Quick
Bob Fox-Trat; gands Slow
erry Moore (Plano) Quickstep....Gerry with String, Bass & Drums: Plano Solo-It's A Long, Long Way To Your Heart; Once In A While.... Leslie Hutchinson (Plano); Accordion Who Band-Little Anne-Waltz;
Jungherr's Cares? Intermezzo Accordion Melodians; Orchestra- Mal De Ausencia-Tango....Orques
Canaro with ta Tiplea Francisco vocal refrain.
1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wea- ther Forecast and Announcements,
1.40 Rotary Tiffin Specch relayed from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel. Speaker: Professor E. "Managed Robertson, at.. Subject: Money."
2.15 Close Down,
0.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 1.0 Mozart-Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216.
Duplicating the United States gov- ernment's plans for the construction of three ocean liners which could be quickly converted into ulrcraft ear- rier in time of war, the designs for the "super-clipper" provide for their transformation into bombing planes on short notice, when they theorem) lically would be capable of trans- ten, 2,000-pound parting a load of bombs from London to Australia in less than two days.
USE IN WARTIME
levelled at
In wartime the projected airliners Admi. Cavagnarl, Under-Secretary would be able to carry a fair-sized for the Navy, to-day presented the torpedo-boat slung under the central would effec- Naval Estimates for the financial control cabin. This year which opens on July 1. He tively answer criticism stated that they totalled £21,000,000 aircraft in general because of their with an increase of -£1,000,000 on inhability to enforce a blockade by The stopping and searching vessels. cost those of the current year. would
radical construction of the dying- boats would permit them to alight even in rough sea.
BIG EXODUS TO BRITAIN
Auckland.
Five thousand New Zealanders are going abroad this season, and the majority of them will be visiting Britain. This total equals that of the | 1937 Coronation exodus.
Thanks to the Duce, Italy would have approximately 700,000 tons of warships by 1941. The oldest would' not have seen as much as 12 years' service.
Designs for the "super-clippers" are different from anything hereto fore projected in aircraft construe- Tonnage would be distributed as tion. In fact, the ships would con- follows: Battleships, 240,000; cruisers, sist of an enormous "flying-wing" of 100,000; lighter units, 190,000.
250-foot span, attached to which are The considerable Increase in battle-two large fuselages, or "out-riggers" ship tonnage would greatly reinforce which house retractable landing pon- Italy's naval power. Further addi- teens and support the tall surfaces.
The traveliers are spending £600.-tions might yet be made between STATEROOMS IN WINGS
000 on fates, and the average slay abroad is six months. Passages arc fully booked from January to May, and agents are bewalling the in- sumciency of the sailings.
of
now and 1041.
aggressor,
SUBMARINE FLEET
Passengers' staterooms with pri- vale tollet facilities,
promenade Although Italy possessed the largest | deck, dining room, smoking room, bar submarine feet in the world she had and other quarters would be in not yet reached full capacity in this stalled in the wings and upper part is suggested that further
respect. Experience lind enabled her of the fuselages. facilities for passengers, in the way
to build submarines more quickly
when re- The pontoons which, up-to-date vessels, should be pro- than other Powers. The reserve of vided.
personnel was ample. The Italian tracted in light, actually would form Totalisator Rovenue-The tax on
the lower surface of the two hulis, navy would be In
to position betting resulted in the totalisator
defend itself against the strongest would store cargo and fuel. Special safety devices, including the super- New Zealand Government netting a sum of £30,820 from the Auckland
Adml. Cavagnarl revealed that the charging of the entire interior of the
flying-boats
maintalt an air-pres- four-day mid-summer meeting and Duce had decided not to build air- the Auckland Trotting Club three-craft carriers with landing decks. sure equivalent to that at 8,000 feet day meeting-Reuter.
Signor Mussolini was right once when the airplane is flying at 20,000, more, he said. The rapidity of would eliminate discomfort and the AUSTRALIA
technical progress in aircraft combles, Seversky officials said.
possibility of fire and ignition trou- pilented the problem of landing decks
Eight engines, cach rated at 2,000 and the clelency of aircraft gen-horsepower but developing a total of erally,
18,400 horsepower for take-off, would power the planes, according to the design.
TRIBUTE TO LORD GOWRIE
she
and build ships for
The Estimates were passed amid scenes of enthusiasm.
Canberra.
Forty's dockyard cry out her own Gowrie, was the guest at n Govern-programme
The Governor General, ment luncheon Lo-day. He leaves, foreign States as well. with Lady Gowrle, on March 22 for
holiday in England. Lord Gowrle stated that lie be now carrying on a rigid examination tieved that it was necessary to get Mr. Melville Gibbon, 27-year-old in intimate touch with the outlook American, was detained by the Police at home to enable him better to per- on April 22 on arrival in Yokohama form his work in Australia. Mr. aboard the Empress of Asia on which Lyons, the Prime Minister, said that Lord and Lady Gowrie had become through passenger
good Australians and had endeared themselves to the people throughout the Commonwealth.-Reuter.
INDIA
he
Was 0 Vancouver-Reuter.
Statesman Passes
Prague, Apr. 25.
to
FRONTIER TRIBE WARNED
New Delhi.
Young Canton
Man Stabbed
1
Chau Man's first introduction to Hongkong proved a painful, one...
Each engine would be completely housed in large nocelles which could accommodate two mechanics, so that servicing and repairs
can be em- ciently carried on while-in flight. There would be two propellera for- ward and a central one aft of the control cabin, each powered by, two engines, and along the trailing_edge of the wing two more power plants, each equipped with a single engine.
CREW OF SIXTEEN
A crew of sixteen would be, re- He arrived here from Canton by quired to man the "super-clippers," express train at midnight last night according to specifications furnished and within four hours was in Kow-Pan American Airways. loon Hospital, with serion throat wounds inflicted with selasor blades.
a
The pilot and his Immediate as pair of sistant would be housed in a central control "bridge" forward and above
A serious warning has been ad- Immediately after arriving in the the wing. is announced of the dressed by the Government of India Colony, Chau, aged 19, went to a Thé "super-clipper," according to The death former Czecho-Slovak Premier, M. to the Madda Khel tribe against hor- tenement in Fal Yuen Street, Mong the Franz Udrzal, at the age of 72. He bouring the Fakir of Ipl, the notori- kok, where he is stated to have be- ted prications, would be construc-
shot-welded stainless steel,) was the first Minister of Nationalous trouble maker on the North-West come involved in
in a quarrel with one impervious to corrosion,
and with Defendo after the creation of the new Frontier, whose activities havo neces- of the residents.
excellent properties of strengüí, Czacho Slovak State in 1918. He stated
recent
Brilish operations. When Chau departed he is alleged rigidity and proof against Are. heid, this post for several years. In A fully representative
Jingữ--- to have been followed by a man. "A Completion of designs for the ship 1920 he succeeded to the Premiership council of the tribe was told that fight origued, and a pair of scissor culminates 22 years of engineering and held office for three years, action would be taken against those bindes were produced by. Chau's, as- - and flying research and experience rostning after the Parliamentary responsible for harbouring the Fakir sallant, Police, who have been given to the construction of nil-metal, high- elačilone in October · 1982--Transe as punishment for their fallure to j'an accurate description of the man, speed, planes the Severnzy
ebay previous orders-Reutersenget expoet to make, an early afrost, organization United Présid
Played by Yehudi Menuhin (VIO- and The Paris Symphony Or- chestra conducted by George Enesco,
Stock Quota- i 7.28 Closing local tions.
7.30 Russian Orchestral Music. "Prince Iger"Overture (Borodin) Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Albert, Coates; Prelude Slav; From Sunrise To Sunset; Beautiful Moon; Along Petrograd Road; Bake No Bread;
My Sleep Baby:
Moscow: Ballet from "Konlok Garbuniok". Russian Vagabonds, Theodore Katz, Director Salon Orch, Russian Pot
(Michallowsky)....Russian. Pourri Balalaika Orchestra.
77.45 Studio "Russian Lyrics" Recital by Mrs. R. Sanger (Soprano), accompanied by Mr. Gerald Sydney. 8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 New Light Symphony Or chestra.
Barcarolle ("Tales Of Hoffmann" Ofenbach); Intermezzo (Coleridge- (Haydn Wood): Taylor); Prelude Turkey In The Straw (Gulon); Handel In The Strand (Grainger); Mock Morris Dances (Grainger); A Life On The Ocean (Nautical Sélec- tion-Binding).
5.30 London Relay Escape-Z First-hand accounts by prisoners of Wor-What a Skeleton Key Will Do'. A. talk by Lt. Col. M. C. C. Harrison,
9.0 Studio Lalo Concerto Ettore Lindsay A. Felleraill (Cello) and Lafford (Plano),
D.30 London Relay-The News.
9.50 Band of FLEE. Coldstream
Guards.
"The Yeomen Of The Guard" (Sullivan); "The Sorcerer-Selce tion (Sullivan); "Trial By Jury Selection (Sullivan).
10.07 Les Allen (Baritone), and Debroy Somers Band.
Northern And Southern Memories; Savoy Russian Memories; Savoy Southern Memories... Debroy So- mera Band; When Did You Leave
Sing A
Heaven You Thousand Love Songs (From 'Cola And Mabel')..........Les Allen; Ballroom Memories (No. 1 Waltzes)
Debroy Somers Band, 10.30 Dance Blaale. Fox-TrotsGoodnight To You “All No More You.... Jack Harris And His Orch, with vocal refrain; Tangod
Fire
Fortuna; Renard Dance Orch.
Can
I
1 Forget You
(From
High,
Wide
& Handsome'); The Folks Who Live On The Hill (From High, Wide & Handsome);....Roy Fox
And His Orchestre, with vocal reftain; Stop! You'ro Breaking My Heart (From Artists & & Models');Whispers In the Dark (From 'Artists & Models). Roy Fox And His Orchestra vocal refrain: That Old Feeling (From "Vogues of 19038'); Waltz-Sympathy (From Firefly').
...Jay Wilbur And His Band with vocal chorus by Sam Costa,
11.0 Close Down.
TYPEWRITING AND COPYING OFFICE
Gestetner
A large selection of the new
season's foulard ties has just
arrived.
The designs are, if anything,.
rather brighter than last year's but there are also a number of more neat-pat---- terns for the man who pre fers them as well as plain colours and stripes. They are all lined with silk and
will tic well,
-MACKINTOSH'S LTD. MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS
Here's Luck!
DRINK
EWO
BEER
KING'S
OPENING TO-MORROW
"YOU'RE YOUNG, PRETTY, INNOCENT
... BUT YOU DIE IN THE MORNING!"
Cedric
Bloody Queen Mary
Nova
HARDWICKE-PILBEAM
Nine Days a Queen
JOHN MILLS - DESMOND TESTER »SYBIL THORNDIKE
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Production
GALA PERFORMANCE TO-MORROW AT 9.30 P.M. (Under the distinguished Patronage of H.E the Governor) "ON: THE STAGE.
"BAND OF 2nd BATTALION ROYAL SCOTS” IN AID OF BOYS & GIRLS EGL FADMISSION PRICH
SERVICEMEN
SOCIATION