THE HONGKONG
PHANTOM DRIVER
Methodist Conference Surprise
LAWRENCE
An unlooked for 'declaration in favour of State Cantrol of the ilquor traffle was a fenturd of the address to the Methodist Conference at Hull,} delivered on his induction recently) by the new president, Dr. W. Lans delf Wardle.
Kenerations, Coming
Dr. said Wardle, would, he believed, look back with incredulous surprise at charge of a day when those in molor-cars were constantly being adjudged guilty of driving under the Influence of alcohol and the whole business was treated most as matter of course,
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"The liquor traffic," he added, from the beginning of history been regarded as a fit subject for national regulation.
OF
-Say Villagers
New Mystery Of Secret Papers
AT
MORETON, DORSET.
T DUSK INHABITANTS OF THIS TINY VILLAGE DECLARE THEY HAVE SEEN A PHANTOM MO-
THE STREETS.. TORCYCLIST DASH THROUGH THEY ARE CONVINCED IT IS THE GHOST OF LAW- RENCE OF ARABIA, WHO WAS KILLED NEAR HERE IN A MOTOR-CYCLE SMASH IN 1935,
I accompanied Mrs, Dolores Smith, the well-known London medium, says a Correspondent, to the cottage in which Lawrence lived, half a mile from the gate Mrs. Smith began to tremble. She walked straight to a shed in the garden, and groping in some bushes, picked up an old deed deed box. "This has been forced open," she said. "It con- tained some important document." Mrs. Smith looked strange;
shed.
"And, though I am fully aware and tense as she stood by the that in this respect I represent only a small minurity of Methodists, I wish we had not only State control, but also State ownership, with the elimination of private prößt."
M.P.'S INTIMIDATED"
On gambling, Dr. Wardle suld the pools had gron jo such an extent that even uur islators had been Intimidated by the power of their promoters.
The spirit of gambling seemed to be inherent in most people, and i hard to persuade even good men was that there was something immoral about R.
"We may hope," he continued, better understanding of the -"that a
ethics of property stewardship will
Christians from encouraging; this evil. We shall never banish it from the life of the outsider.
save
the
"I feel that the papers related in some secret engine on which Law- rence was working," she continued.
"I have a conviction that this box and papers have been stolen from a secret hiding place, and that Lawrence is unhappy about
"I also feel that he met his death by foul means. A wire was stretched across the road as he sped by at 90 miles an hour."
LIPS SEALED
Mr. P. Knowles, an old friend of Lawrence, now caretaker of the cot- tage, said to me:
"Lawrence
certainly had 12 secret,
am bound to
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hut silence. He trusted me implicit
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and
113 Bps are scaled.
"I have heard that he has been Been also in Syria and France, but
No More
Devil's
Island
Paris.
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The penal settlement of French Gulana, including the dreaded "Devil's Island, where Capt. Dreyfus languished until his vin- dication, is legally abolished by a decree law published here. Although banishment to the penal settlement was stopped in December, 1936, the bill then introduced by the Blum Government was not actually voted by Parliament. To-day's de-
ituation.
The new measure affects convicts who have not yet been sent tu Guiana, but have been in France since the decision of 1936..
According to the preamble to the The penal settlement will deeree: disappear by extinction, and French Guiana will thus be able to adapt itself progressively to
"We imperil our right even to pro-I know he is dead. These rumours therefore legalises the de facto test about it when we permit raffles were probably started by a foreign In our church activities, compara-Power anxious to keep alive the tively innocent as they may seem," Lawrence legend."
Mrs. Smith later went over to the NERO, GENTLEMAN!
eritage. the three rooms of which Dealing with
international contain a minimum of furniture-a situation, Dr. Wardle said if the lives couch to lie on, a table to work on of Englishmen were to be poured out on armchair to rest in-telling of the for any use at all-which God simple Spartan life Lawrence lived forbid he would far rather that it among his books,
"There is an air of uncertainty should be in the cause of freedom and justice for others than in the here," she said, as though Lawrence preservation of our imperial posses-had left unfinished a great work he
slong.
Protesting against the persecution of the Jews, he said that "the per- sistent and devilish tortures inflicted un them today are such that beside their instigators even Nero might poss for a gentleman."
New Light Thrown On
had in hand.
"He is worried because some- thing of vital importance to the Empire has been lost."
Before going to the cottage we had driven direct to Lawrence's grave.
"AS IF EMPTY"
On it is a simple stone monument, Inscribed with the words: "And they that hear shall live."
omy,
new econ-
There can be 10 question of bringing back to France the convicts already sent out to the settlement.
PRESTIGE DAMAGED
The preamble goes on to recall the reasons for the Blum Gov- ernment's decision. It points out that for many years, despite Improvements made in the con- vict settlement, the system had heen subjected to severe critt cism.
Apart from this, the presence of a Mrs. Smith went into a semi-penal settlement in the only French! trance, picked a flower from the colony on the American mainland exercises a most unfortunate Influence Krave, and said:
on the good name of France among the States of Latin America and even in the United States.
"There seems to be an unhappy feeling here. It is almost as if the grave were empty."
Back in the village Mr. H. Bridle, a gardener employed by Lady Find- toy, said:
Dread Disease garde
'Berkeley, Cal.
"I have heard a motor-cycle pass. by late at night. The last time was
Treatment of the deadly disease a week ago yesterday, at 2 a.m.
of leukemia-overgrowth of white blood cells in white mice by use of
"I leapt out of bed, rushed to the window, but there was not a thing!
radio active phosphorus manufactur in sight.
ed in the University of California's famous atom-amushing cyclotron has
LIKE A FLASH
"I do not believe Lawrence is dead
labourer,
revented new Information regarding myself," added Mr. Bridle, who was the disease, according to John Ha member of his bodyguard in Lawrence, assistent professor of Egypt.
"He may be still alive. It medicine.
ts Impossible to say. Anyway, I do Layrence sall the tissues of the not believe in ghosts."
which
Mr. E. Travers, bones, liver and spleen in
of leukemia cells concentrate have been Moreton-cottage, who also claims to shown to absorb a much higher have been passed by a phantom percentage of the phosphorus than do motor-cyclist late at night, said: healthy cells, and the amount of "It came by in a flash. I saw no phosphorus absorbed is proportional one, not even a shadow. There was to of leukemia present, ing sign of a headlight,'
Rector
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Attacks
Orgies"
Dance
Bitter criticism of carly morning rowdiness by young men and girls after dances in the Oswaldkirk (York shire) village was voleed last week by the rector (the Rev. Dr. G. H.. Richardson).
was for many years in the United States, yet even in Chicago, where they have a reputation for wicked deeds, I have never seen any thing to equal the disgraceful conduct of some of these rowdles," he said. The rector had just concluded by for drinks and then return to the memorial service in the village church dance hall with their menfolk. to Mr. Glibert Douty. 27-year-old nephew of Lord Dulverton, chairman young man who was highly respected of the Imperial Tobacco Co., whose in the neighbourhood will bring this death following an incident after a growing dance and drink problem tč] dance at Oswaldkirk on July 1-is head. being investigated by the police.
"TOO UPSET"
occurrente.
but
Victory For Loyalists Is Predicted
By Franels L. McCarthy United Press Staff Correspondent
San Francisco.
A 25-year-old blind and crippled American college boy, veteran of the civil war in Spain, to-day forecast ultimate victory for the government forces with which he served.
Robert Raven, Pittsburgh youth,
Beutenant in the served as a Abraham Lincoln (American) bri- gade, likened the situation In Said to world war, when Germany the offensive and upper-hand three years before she went bankrupt and lost.
for
"With every town they take, the Rebels are finding they have only captured a Hlability," Raven sold. He is touring the country raising funds for the repatriation of 400 wounded members of his battulion
The Loyalists having nothing to lose are fast goining the advantage. Besides, they have everything-life. home and freedom-o nght for," he said. "The Loyalists will win itt Spain," he added, confidently.
Raven, decorated by the Spanish Kovernment for bravery under fire, joined the Loyalist forces In Decem- ber, 1835, after descrling medical in his first three months of service be was wounded.
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST
"GHOST OF ARABIA
THE 'TERRIERS' SET A RECORD-
Monk of 23 Becomes Heir To Title
mon!:
A 23-year-old Benedictine
become heir to the nacfent has
of Vaux of Harrowden, Darony following the petition made biens! mother, the Hon. Mrs. Grace Gilber, to the King, for the abeyance of the
favour.
barony ta be determined 141 her
The seventh baron died in 1935, leaving three daughters but no son.
Nolice was given in the London Gazette that the King had declared Mrs. Gilbey Baroness Vaux of Hor- rowden, and that the barony shall pass to her und her heirs.
PARTY CELEBRATES
The new baroness gave a dinner party at her home, Harrowdén Hall, Wellingborough, Northants, to celo- brate the occasion.
Mrs. Gilbey, wife of Mr. William Gordon Gilbey, of the Grove, Den-
sons and ham, Bucks, has two
The
1938.
BUT THE DOG WASN'T INTER-
ESTED. For the first time in his-
tory
Territorials
mounted guard at Buckingham Pa-
lace
when the
Ilonourable Ar- tillery Company took up the post-
tion. Right: An amusing picture taken during the
ceremony.
Asia And U.S. May Have Been Linked Together
San Diego, Cal. daughter. Peter Hubert Gordon
The Asiatic and North American de- mainlands, as well as the now-for- Gilbey, on whom the title now
the Pacle. scends, left Oxford six years ago to flung islands of
cluding Hawait, may have been seek Holy orders at Ampleforth.
of linked by a land bridge in the dim the Committee report Privileges, which Investigated the ages of the past, Dr. C. Skottsberg, the Prelac claim, states that Mrs. Gilbey's two, Swedish scientist, told sisters-Mrs. Charlton, of Thrapston, division of the American Association Northants, an
and Miss Dorathy Mostyn, for Advancement of Science. better known as Mother Mostyn. of Relationship-of plant life BOW Farnborough Hill Convent, Hants-existing оп the mainlands and approved of the petition,
throughout the various Islands was
The title, one of the old English the ГСОБОП advanced by Dr. baronies created by writ of summons Skoltsberg for his belief. He sald of the House in 1523
had already examination of plant life on various been in abeyance for nearly 200 years. Pactic Islands showed a wide dis- This was when the fifth baron died in parity in origin, many traceable to 1063 without leaving issue.
Australia. to the Asiatic mainland and many to North America.
It remained in abeyance until 1835.
IMMINENT ECONOMIC CRISIS FORECAST
BY LEAGUE EXPERTS
MMINENT economic crisis" is Modifying the immedinte outlook forecast by the League of Nn-are a number of factors which case tions Financial Cominiites which the situation compared with the began recently to discuss report crisis of 1929, on the world economie situation pie sented by the League's experts.
There has been no serious credit inflation and the monetary position stronger than it was nine years Not yet published, the report says ago. Short-term credits are less the word "crisis" is used deliberately than formerly, and banks are well "because the decline in commercial placed to meel ali International activity has assumed such, grave pro transfers. World stocks of raw portions, especially in the United States, where the disturbance seems materials are smaller than in early
1920. to have begun, that it can no longer
General conclusion of be considered a slight recession hold-mittee's discussion is that little can ing out the confident hope at an be done to improve the economic automatic recovery."
unrest is altuation until pollent Confined mainly to the United allayed.
and France, the 'States, Britain, analysis shows the recession spread-
the
"Perhaps this tragie death of a studies in Pittsburgh. Twice with- ing rapidly, though with less inten- DISLOCATED
are not
sity in Europe than Americo. Authan- ile facts and Ogures reveni!
World industrial production in the first three months of 1930 about 15 per cent. below that of 1930, a Inssi
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of all ground gained in the pick-up FIRST CASE
of the past two years;
Lom
frac-
Near Madrid soon thereafter, whille carrying a hand grenade attempting dislodge dozen rebcla from a "I have no objection to well-con- ducted dances and consider them an nearby trench, Itaven was struck In Important part 1
in the social life of n the face by a grenade. As he drop- The service was held at the request village.
ped to the ground, blinded for life, his DANCE POSTPONED of Mrs. Rees-Mogg, the dead man's
own grenade exploded inflicting Unemployment on the increase. The first case on record of a mother, to coincide with the funeral Mr. C. Goodman, secretary of the permanent injuries to both his legs, with the quantity of world commerce dislocated heart without any
down to 90 per cent, of 1920 the
"Italy and Germany-the Loyalists near Stratford-on-Avon,
tures was revealed at a West Ham really fighting, Franco-are
United States production down inquest, rector made no reference to the new hall committee, sald that every-
thing possible was done to preserve both facing financial crises," Raven one-third between December, 1936,, James William Elley (32). order at dances in the hail, and sold in explaining the basis for his and March, 1038, and since August, stevedore, of Slverland Street, "I was too upset at the, way the pointed out that they had no control admittedly blased statement. "Credit 1987, falling almost vertically. North Woolwich, was killed when he good name of the village has been over events outside the hall,
Despite huge rearmament ex- was pushed by a "get" while loading
• Besmirched in the last few days." A dance which was to have been is ever harder to get from munitions
held in the village on the day of the manufacturers, and they (Italy and penditure. Britain' wholesale prie a ship.
Germany) cannot afford to put out dedine was as marked in the eight Dr. H. E. Gibson, of Royal Albert "I wish to emphasise most strongly resumed inquest at York, on Mr cash Indefinitely."
the following the prosperity peak Dock Hospital, sold the man's heart that the dance hall here does not be- Douty was postponed.
He lashed out at people whom he
of August, 1937, as during the eight had been torn loose and buried in the long to the village or the villagers. All the statements taken from described as wanting to see the wor
months after the peak of 1829. base of the left lung, yet there were "A great majority of the villagers people who attended the dance on end, regardless of the ultimate vic
In France, where recovery wino fractures. refuse to attend the dances owing to July 1 have been placed before the tor, saying "Spain is just a baftic
los notable, decline has been general crowds of young men and women who Chief Constable, Lieut-Colonel J. C. ground of the first encounter of the since the end of last year, is now come by car and keep
the
villago Chaytor.
coming world war."
about 70 per cent. of 1029. One of the chief witnesses at the Accompanying Raven dwake at night by their rowdyism.
Forecasting a worsening of the re- "Complaints have been made to me Inquest is Muse Hermione Mostyn, of nation-wide tour, which will continue
ccasion the document ascribes on of the way in which visitors load Harelour Hall, Tamworth, who ac-through: August, is a nurse, Mary
traction mainly to America which their cars with baities of beer. Half-companied Mr. Douty and two friends Tannenhaus, of New York, the young
normally absorbs 40 per cent, of the dressed women have been seen to to the dance after leaving a dinner soldier's necessarily constant com
world's exports of raw materials. › leave the hail, go to vars packed near-inerteil
panion
declared the rector.
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"I have found out that there is no
case like this on record, and that me- dical history has been made," he said. Returning a verdict of accidental death, the jury added a rider that the Board of Trade should revise the sig- nals between the hatchways- und winchmen.
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