THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,
JUNE 10, 1938.
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Father Admits: "I Am To Blame"
Plea For Daughter's Freedom
Made in Court
A BEDFORD father last month wrote a remark- able "confession" to the Home Secretary in which he admitted that he-and only he was to blame for the downfall of his 18-years-old daughter, who, at Chichester Quarter Sessions was sent to Borstal for three years.
He was Mr. A. J. Davies, a builder, father of Ivy Davies, a cinema usherette, who found guilty of stealing £10 from the manageress of a cinema cafe-idmitted that she had absconded from an approved school,
After she was sentenced she turned towards her father, who was in court, and cried:
"Let me out! Let me out! Daddy, daddy, what have you done to me? It in your fault. I was only 14 when you did this to me."
"She Is right. In my fault and I shall never forgive myself." Mr. Davies told in reporter That is why I have written to the Home Secre- tary. have told him that it to
through stupid mistake on my part | that she has had hey freedom taken from her.
"I suppose I cannot hope to regain
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THE MAN WITH AN INQUIRING MIND
Finds You Can
Get A Bible
Bible Free
By Alan Tomkins.
A man said to me the other day "Why do they keep
her love, but perhaps I can get her asking for money to send Bibles to blacks in Africa, and
her freedom."
"BEGAN TO HATE ME Mr. Davies described how, when
queer people in all the odd corners of the world?
hin daughter was 14, he asked the He seemed so positive that I said I would find out.
"I bet, if I was hard up, nobody would give me one!"
maglilrates to send her to an up- proved school because she was keeps ing late hours and he was worried about her.
I
Well, while I am not the sort A third large man joined us. (They of fellow used by tallors to ad- have some big-built people here "People may Judge me hardly for vertise their finer products,
thought.) this action," he said. 1 did it be.
flatter myself that I do normally cause I thought it was in the best in- Lerests of my daughter. I was wrong, look as though I could buy stupidly wrong, and 1 only impe that | Bible. other parents will not make the same mistake.
"My daughter begon to hate me She wrote me bitter letters and then escaped from the school. It was the beginning of the end, for her whole mind was embittered,
"There in nothing wrong with her.
I am solely to blame."
Bridesmaids Die In Fire
Badly burned when their dresses caught fire as a wed- ding picture was being taken in a studio, two bridesmaids died in hospital at Coventry recently.
They were Miss Eunice Naylor, aged 23, of Kensing- ton-road, Coventry, and Josephine Russell, aged 6, of Sovereign-road
After a wedding at St. Barbara's Church, the bride, Miss Lola Kendall, a concert purty star, the bridegroom, Mr. Charles Mitchell, a Melton Mow broy electrical engineer, and seven other members of the party were grouped in the studle by the photo- grapher, Mr. John Clayton und hie! wife, of Ford-street.
Suddenly their laughter changed
So put
Shoca with a Bapping sole and
Koppingt upper,
A double-breasted blue Unl Last ned for crawling under a ear to lighten a coupling disc,
A shirt that won't fasten At the neck, and
My enp which is rather dread. ful, though I like it
·
I was, withal, clean and shaven. Aly ret and only call was at the British and Foreign Bible Society, whose imposing head- quarters
five-storcy building in Queen
Victoria. street, London, É.C.4.
are
In
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opened
curious
The windows contained boots of the Scriptures in languages, with statements about the millions supplied, and the hundreds of translations involved.
FRIENDLY
A direction sign pointed
ат
"Just wall in the hall, he said, ushering me lo a seat. "I afraid I cannot promise you A new Bible."
FL
I w left about ten minutes in the hall, in front of L table with collecting-box and a visitors' book. The pluce had a solid and tranquil
with The third man returned Bible in his band. "1 am afraid it is
not new," he said apologetically.
air.
The Bible looked new to ine and did so later under closer examination, except for a slight wrinkle in the in- side paper backing to the leather
cover.
This looks very good," I said. "Thank you."
"What is your naine?”
"Tomising."
"Will you promise that will look after 11?"
"YCB."
“And read 11?”. "Yes."
you
Bibles
"We are very glad to help you. Unfortunately, we cannot always
giving to the make a practice of sales department on the ielt away." ignored this, went through the big min entrance, to be confronted by a big man of inquiring aspect.
"Can i get a free Bible here?" I
"sked, doffing my cap.
Most courteously he directed me to
the inquiry office on the first floor. This was off big hall, and resem bled counting-house, with public counter.
Another big mon was In conver nation with a clerk by the swing door of the counter. He asked what he could do.
"Do you think I could get a free Bible?" I said,
"Well," he maid in a friendly fashion, "we usually sell item. unless the applicant is in fndigent clrcumstances, Why do want a Bible?"
you
I hesitated, then answered wuth-
to screams as a bridesmaid's dress fully, "I have not read the Bible for brushed an electrle fre, burst Into a very long time,"
stairs.
PROVERDS
He shook hands of the top of the
"My very best wishes," he said. "Thank you," I replied.
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Outside the wurm April sun streaming through a break in watery clouds. Its bright rays made me feel excessively shabby. Or was it just the sun?
I turned over the pages of my free Bible to Proverbs (12—19) and read, for the first time:
The lip of truth shall be establish ed for ever: but the lying tongue in but for a moment."
So may it be.
Lion Hunting Profitable
"No Man's Land" Jews
Tell Their Story
WEEPING WOMEN, HUNGRY CHILDREN Maribor (Jugo-Slavia),
May 9.
RADIO BROADCAST
Relay from Nottingham Of First Test Match
H. L. OZORIO (PIANO)
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12.0-13.30 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. John's Cathedral.
12.30 Musical Comedy.
C. B. Cochran Medley....C. B. Cochran (Compere) assisted by Janet Elisabeth Edward Cooper Jose. Welch and Ray Noble and His Orchestra; Ball At The Savoy-- Selection (Abraham)....Drury Lane conducted by Theatre Orchestra Charles Prentice; Why Is There Ever Good-Bye (From "Careless Rapture" Olive -Ivor Novello Hassall)... Glibert (Contralto) accomp. by the Drury Lane Theatre Orch, cond. by Charles Prentice, Mus. Bac; Conver sation PleceSelection (Noel Co- ward)....Charles Prentice and s Orchestra.
1.0 Time and Weather.
1.03 Albert Sandler's Orchestra and Keith Falkner (Baritone).
Fairy Tale (Jonny Haykens); Play Of Butterflies (Jonny Heykens). Orchestra;
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Press, Rugby
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1.30
and
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1.40 Grleg---Violin Sonata In C Minor.
Played by Marjorie Hayward and Una Bourne.
2.13 Close Down. 0.0 Dance Musle.
In the hilly Austro-Jugo- Slay border country I visit Weather and Announcements. ed to-day the fifty-six out- cast Austrian Jews who wander homeless, country- less, hungry, sick, penniless
Slow Fox-Trots-Goodnight My and hopeless in the no-man's
Hours' Lucky Day (From 23 land between Austria and Leave'); The Mood That I'm In... Jugo-Slavia, rejected by both Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans with vocal chorus, Tungus countries, says a Correspon-Desconfiate (Canaro-Petay); Novin (tofcano Gorrindo).....Orquesta dent.
Tipica Francisco Canaro with vocal refrain; Fox-Trots-In Cherry Blos
Lane; You're Looking For Romance....Eddie Carroll and The Cassoni Club Orchestra with vocal Valley retrain; Waltz-Moonlight (From Secret Service'); Quickstep- A Sailboat In The Moonlight.... Victor Silvester and His Ballroom Orchestra.
They
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victims of were programine in Burgenland, Austria's most easterly province, month ago, when they were stripped their possessions and papers and told to get out of Austria before worse happen. to them.
Originally they were forty-three, ranging from the ages of four to eighty-seven. In the last few days thirteen more pitiful refugees have Joined them, likewise expelled from
Burgenland towns.
Death if they go back
SOITI
Relay.Tho First 6.25 London Cricket Test Match England v. Aus- tralla
A commentary on the opening. overs of the match by Howard Mar- shall from Trent Bridge, Noltingham, 6.40 Mozart-Concertos for Ilorp- sichord and Orchestra.
Concerto No. 1 For Hurpsichord And Orchestra....Mme. Marguerite and Orchestre
They have been threatened with death by the local storm troop lender Roesgen-Champion
they return to Austria. Jugo-Symphonique of Paris conducted by Stavia cannot accept them because M. F. Gallard: Concerto In C For they have no passports.
Harpsichord And Orchestra (Bach) The Jewish community in Jugo....Mme. Marguerite Koesgen-Cham- Slavia send up a little food to them pion and Orchestre Symphonique of with Freat difficulty daily. The Paris conducted by M. F. Gaillard. Itobertson (Плза- 6.37 Stuart British authorities in Palestine are being urged to give them visas of Baritone) and New Light Symphony entry. Otherwise they will starve Orchestra. le death.
Spanish Serenade (Bizet); Spanish (Moszkowsky.... No. 1 ♫ car from Dance, To-day I drove in Murska Subota, the nearest Jugo- Orchestra; The Waltzing. Doll (Pol- Slav town, and finished the last dini); At Dawning (Cadman).... section of the journey on foot. Orchestra; The Mermaid; Polly Wolly came in sight of a low whitewashed Doodle (Arr. W.H.M.); Little Brown slone hut about thirty fce: long. Jug; The Three Crowns (Eastburn) Before it in the sunshine were ....Stuart Robertson; "Princess Ida" gathered about thirty people, sus--Selection (Sullivan)....Orchestra; Danse Des Apaches (Cuthberi piciously watching my approach.
one
traila.
A commentary during play by Howard Marshall from Trent Bridge, Nottingham,
Their eyes were red from weeping. Clarke). Orchestra. I told them who I was, One of them 7.28 Closing local Stock Quala- conducted me to the hut. £ was tions.
Relay The First 7.30 London dark Inside, Straw was piled deep round the walls their beds. In the Cricket Test Match England v. Aus- straw lay sick men and women. They had three blankets between them.
In of the corners was a primi- tive slove on which all the coolting
*.40 London Relay-Food for was done.
Outside the hut they gathered Thought'. The question was naked in kindly Steve Avila can make a comforta-
Three short talks Borrowful 11
initered toncu.
ble living out of the cholec sport of crowd, but still with remnants of topical interest. My reply was true to the letter, if hunting mountain Lions. He has dignity. They nsked me eagerly 8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- not to the spirit. "Not at, this chalked up his 151st victim. He what would happen to them. I toldments. best man-Mr. | moment." I told him, and felt a bit gets $45 for each lion in state and them that attempts were being made 8.03 Studio-Jazz Piano
fames, and set light to others R3 friends rushed to her aid.
DRAGGED THROUGH FLAMES
Blazing clothing was torn off whlie desperate efforts were made to bent
out the lames,
Mr. Mitchell, the
"BEST WISHES "
“Can you not afford to buy one?”
Thomas Mitchell, his brother-and wretched.
Mr. Clayton dragged the girls through
the smoke and flames into the street, Curs waiting outside to falte bride bridegroom on honeymoon rushed
hospital. the party to
and
The
bride, who received burns
on the back and severe shock, is detained at the Coventry and Warwickshire Hospital, where last night she was slated to be in
condition.
Sho
has not
a critical been told of the deaths. The bridegroom and the best man,
who were badly burned
on the arms
county bounties.
Salinas, Cal.
Showgirl Leaps To Death Cries 'Good-Bye Broadway'
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New York, Apr. 21.
THEN Thais Giroux saved enough money to leave home in Butte, Montana, she went straight to Broadway. Her beautiful blonde head was Two other bridesmakis, 10-years filled with dreams of her name in electric lights.
while attempting to beat out the
flames, were allowed to go home.
old Miss Leonie Kendall, the bride's
sister, and eight-years-old Josephine
Hollier, were detained.
Mr. Clayton and his wife, Mrs. Amy
Clayton, returned home fter spending nearly 24. hours in hospital for observation with exten. sive hand burns.
Miss Shella Gunn, the nith brides maid, and Bobby Carey, a page, es- caped injury.
Runaways Quickly Found
Haverhill, Mass. Parents of Lawrence Clolicey, 10, and Ellsworth Day, 13, notified potico that the boys had "disappeared." Less than five minuten Inter, local authorities, received a telegram from Portland, Me, police stating that the boys had been found there.
But her name was not even on the programmes of the few shows in which she appeared.
She was just another blonde showgirl earning £10 a week.
round
mc,
to get them into Palestine,
Passports, money
were seized
Tivo German policemen watching us from near by.
were
by H. L. Ozerlo.
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First
Relay The 8,20 London Cricket Test Match England v. Aus- tralla.
A commentary on the closing overs before lunch and a summary of the morning's play by Howard Marshall from Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
8.35 Studio-Rev. C. B. R. Sar- The outcrats include rich indus-rent-300 Series Of Opera trialists, shopkeepers, schoolteachers, clerks, maidservants, glassmakers,}
Then a theatre slump and night-club economies and innkeepers. denied her even that job.
OWED THE RENT, COULD NOT GET A JOB
Thnis was behind with the rent for her room, high up in a Broadway skyscraper. She could not get work.
She tried to forget her troubles Inst night, got drunk with a | married man.
carly this morning. Broadway's
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She got back to her lights were still twinkling.
Thala took off her clothes, climbed through the window. Hoom neighbours heard her scream, "Good-bye, Broadway."
Then she jumped.. She landed at the entrance to the night clubs where she had her last job.
I left. I find been the most har- rowing half-hour in my life.
Heroic Dog Gots Medal
Connell Bluffs, In Jutty, a springer spaniel, may be convinced now that "overy dog has his day," Credited with saving the life of her 10-year-old mistress from drowning Judy has been recognized with a medal from the American' Humane Association.
"More Volces Of The Past." 0.15 London Relay The First Cricket Tent Match Erigland v. Aus- tralia.
A commentary during play by Howard Marshall from Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
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