THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 1, 1938.
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RECAUSE HE DREADED
DIED He Fought, Could Not
Forget
Cardiff.
His nerves shattered by his experiences in the last war, Mr. David Morris, stockbroker and former
president of the Cardiff Stock Exchange, told friends he dreaded another. Recent- ly he was found gassed by the kitchen oven at his home in Tydraw-road, Cardiff.
servant
is body was found by a when she come downstairs ko pre- pare breakfast.
A friend said that Mr. Morris had never been able to forget his ex- periences on the battlefield, and was always talking about them.
international crisis made him very depressed. He feared that war was going to break out again and that his son, who is of military age, would be involved," the friend sald
The i
KEEN ON BUSINESS
"Although he WON keenest business men in the docks he had a constant fight with ill-health. The Stack Exchange presidency was
year before offered to him a mudly accepted and his cle TPHEON for postponing was that he was 19- well.
he
a
Mr. Morris, dapper and with toothbrush moustache, was forty-fre $10 financial years old. He had
Troubles.
Besides his son, who works in London bank, there is a nine-year- old daughter.
This is the second tragedy in the Arm of Gwilym Price and Co.. In which he was the sole partner. The founder of it, Mr. Gwilym Price, a musiclin dropped dead in his othee soon after the war.
Pressure of British and French governments on Czecho-Slovakia finally prevalled and kept the hille republie from Bighting against dismemberment. Up until the et minute Cachs were ready to battle German Invasion. Here is a radio detachment of Czech Dragcon Regiment No. 1 setting up held station near the Hungarian border. A number of Czech reservist "specialists" have been called to the colours in view fo the tense situation between Czecho-Slovakta and Hungary.
Air Contracts
"PALM-GREASING” MENTIONED, SAYS SQUADRON
Allegation
LEADER
A Squadron-Leader in the Royal Air Force alleged at Bow Street Police Court recently that a former col-
Posed As PCs league in the Service talked about "palm-greasing" when
In Hyde Park, Robbed Women
--Court Charges Grave offences in Hyde Park have posed as police officers were alleged at Marlborough Street police court recently,
Pred Con Maloney (23). of Street. Paddington, and John Jones (21), of Baronet Hond, Tottenham. N., both labourers and powerfully built men, were sent for frial at the
Old Bailey.
they were discussing the question of an Air Ministry contract.
State for Air.
:
FURTHERMORE,
DOSTAL traffic at Cujbusy,
village of bachelors near Letterkenny, in Co. Donegal, has increased 400 per cent. since the young men let it be known that none of them could find a wife. English girls are responsible,
LINER
ESCAPES DISASTER
Two big ships bearing down on one another in the gathering darkness the shrill blasts of sirens a hurried command . a last-minute change of course
and disaster averted by seconds.
"OUR ONLY CHANCE"
Quickly Captain Philip Symons, commander of the Vandyck, signal- led that he too was turning to star hoord.
WAR
RADIO BROADCAST
'Cello Recital by Ettore Pellcgatti from Studio "NEW WORLD" SYMPHONY
Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on A Frequency of 845 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 0-11 p.. on 0.52 m,'an, per second.
it. K. T.
0.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kon Hotel,
(a) Beside a moonlit streap; (b) Sheik of Araby; (e) Silver on the Sage; (d) Skrontch.
6.14,
Itecord: Memphis Blues Wrong (Ur- (Hundy); Somebody's
cell)....Ern Pettiffer (Clarinet) with piano and gultor.
0.21 (1) Day Dreaming; (b) Mocking bird; (c) Stranger in Parce (d) Snake Charmer.
Errant-
0.35 Record: Nymph Selection (Cole Porter); There's A Iting Around The Moon (Green).... Plano Ducta by Carroll Gibbons and Jolin W. Green accompanied by Their Boy Friends; Broadway Melody Of 1930-Selection.. .Reginald Foort t the D. B. C. Theatre Organ,
6.44 (a) Now It can be told; (b) My walking Stick: (c) Shadows on at the the Moon: (d) Waddlin' Waldorf.
7.00
tions.
.7.01
Closing Local Stock Quota-
Programme.
B.B.C. Recording-Vaudeville Cast: Alexander and Mose; Charlie!
Williams; Anonn Coborn; Bransby
Winn; Tommy Handley: Lily Morris; The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra cand. by Henry Hall, Programme com- pered by Tommy Handley.
8.00
Time.
nouncements.
Weather and An-
8.03 Studio Cello Recital by El- lore Pellegatti with
Plano accom-
paniment by Lindsay A. Lafford,
1. (a) Lullaby (C. Scott); (b) The Tarantelle Swan (Saint-Saens); Derecuse (A
(D. V. Goens): 3. Junctelt): 4. Czardas (Fischer); 5. Andante (G. Mann): 6, Grande Valse de Concert (Grutzmacher).
B.30 Songs by
Luigi
DOUR
Fort (Tenor).
Don Pasquale Serenata (Donl-
-OVERCOATS
-in
Readiness-
Overcoat
timo approachos
and finds Mackintosh's in
readiness with a notablo dis-
play of AQUASCUTUM Coɔts.
There are coats in the nowast
dosigns, calourings and styles for every occasion of autumn
and winter, and remarkable
examples of value for price.
MACKINTOSH'S
Here's Luck!
EWO
zetti): Farewell, Mignon (Thomas); WHEN THE DUKE OF
Ay, Ay, Ay (Perez and Freire); Ideale (Tosti): Si Vous L'Avier Com- pris (Denza).....with
accompaniment.
Orchestral
KENT WAS IN HONGKONG
(Continued from Page G.)
8.45 Billy Mayer at the Plano. Three Dances In Syncopalion (Mayer]); 1.
1. English Dance; 2. Crle- carcer. He was drafted into the Dance; 3. Harmonies Dance; Foreign Omce, where he studied Parade Of The Sandwich-Board Men diplomacy. He has also been attach- Fluter's Balled to the Home Office ag an honorary French-arr. Mayerl). (Vocalist: factory inspector. Mayer!); Phit The Flu
He is an expert dancer and gered Gentleman (Mayer).
literary tastes, 9.00 Greta Keller (Vocal) and Ted Fio Kito and His Orchestra.
Trust In Me Ager).
Scott-Coomber);
Grela
has
into Qe
LTD.
BEER
THE POLICE RESERVE
Orders for the Current Week Issued
Police Reserve Orders by the Hon. Ir. T. H. King, Commissioner of
Constables R23 But the Duke's Chinese mandarin.
G
Flight-Lieutenant (retired) Frederick John Sharer! Short, of Park Road, Regent's Park, was committed for trial charged with unlawfully and corruptly offering This sea drama off the North
Chinese Company cently when the Lanport and money to Alfred Basil Woodhall as an inducement for Spanish const was revealed re-
Patrol Duty. Nightly between p.m. and midnight by members as tons) by two men who were said to doing an act in relation to the affairs of the Secretary of Holt steamer Vandyck (13,250 returned to Liverpool
WHEN in Hongkong, the Duke, detailed by the Officer in Charge of
Company. (Wever, Schwartz. then Prince George, took every
Fart 11. The Islands and Morocco. Short pleaded not guilty and reserved his defence. He was after a cruise to the Atlantic
Training Course Keller with Fred opportunity of entering allowed bail in his own recognisances of, £50.
The Vandyck was proceeding slow Hartley and is Quintel Never Social life of the Colony when off undermentioned members of the Chinese Company will attend Chin- Mr. Vincent Evans prosecuted
ly in poor visibility when the Russian Conna
(from duty, and quickly made himself a Dance-Fox-Trot
He was present ese Company Headquarters for Part steamer Bessarabia loomed up abeat! Swing Time)....Ted Fio Rita and general favourite,
II of Training Course on Tuesday. and Mr. W. R. Perkins defended.
and blasted her signal that she was His Orchestra with vocal chorus by at most functions, attending one Squadron-Leader Alfred Basil
turning to starboned.
Muzzy Marcellino
Lau Wing-shing, and Debutantes: fancy dress dance as an old time November 1, at 6.30 p.m.: Woodhall said he was now en-
Did You Mean It? (Dixon, Grecr).. Keller with Fred Hartley
Hongkong was chiefly spent R39 Victor Shim, 147 Chung Fal-lam, Greta
stay in They were charged with posing as gaged on staff duties at the Air
and is Quintet: Night In Manhattan in cutdoor sport, riding being his H49 Poon Man-kit, R9 Chan Pak
Leung Joe-ling, Reo police constables, robbing Margaret Ministry.
Fox-Trot (film The Dig Broadcast principal pastime. He was often toluen, 187 of 1937). Here's Love In Your Eye be seen at the Polo ground, and Phillip Chan, R91 Yu Wah-sul, R102 -Fox-Trot (film The Big Broadcast figured in the list of winners nt the A. V. Wong, R103 Hok Sal-ling, and
1037)
rode in the R104 Anderson Siu. of
Ted Fio Rilo and His xymkhana, while he Orchestra with vaent refrain: When Unted Services Cup race at the I Learn French (Thomson);
Would Jockey Club annual meeling, falling, You? (film 'San Francisco)....Greta however, to get into the first thres Keller with Orchestra: Follow Your He followed the Drag Hunt at Fan Heart-Watz (from the Alm); Ma-ing frequently,
the His contact with
Hongkong nolias In The Moonlight-Fox-Tro! (Aim Follow Your Heart)....Ted publle was mainly that of a naval Flo Rito and His
Orchestra with onleer, and not as a member of the Abdul Ghant Khan is commended he by the Commissioner of Police for dild vocal chorus by Stanley Hickman.
zeal and vigilance, when off duly, in Royal Family. Only twice
official function, the
September 9.30 London Relay-The News. perform any
securing the arrest, on occasion 9.50 Dvorak-Symphony No, & in second
-being when he e
Chi- a 27, near Wanchal Market, of
was convicted for E Minor, Op. 85 ("The New World") invested the then Governor of Hong-nese male who
Played by The Royal Albert Hall kong with the insignin of Knight of
larceny from person. Orchestra conducted by Sir Landon Grace of the Venerable Order of St.
Patrol Duty. Nightly between John of Jerusalem.
and midnight by members an Ronald.
10.27 Sours by Maria Olszewska In March 1925, he acted, by Special detailed by the Omcer in Charge of
Warrant, on behalf of his Company. Royal (Contralto).
The May Night (Brahms); Sapphic father at an Investiture when Ode (Brahms) with Plano accom-signias of honours previously con- paniment by George Reeves; None but ferred were presented to H.E. the Appointment. Crown Sergeant the weary heart (Tchaikovsky).... Governor,
causing!
AN INTRODUCTION
Continuing, Squadron Leader Woodhall said: "On August 10, i met him on my way buck from lunch, 1e as told me he was connected with a firm sine of contractors.
Ward of her handbag and contents, Several years ago he became value 25, and using personal vio-
nal vio- acquainted with Short while lence towards her; Maloney with as they were serving together in saulting Charles Eighteen, bolly harm; both with assalting the Air Force. May Smith with intent to rob her: and Maloney with Indecently as
her and
bodily causing saulting WiFi..
The charge that they posed
adjourned police officers was
"On August 17, he telephoned and dtc.
W. C. Sharpe, proscenting, asked ine if I had any money. I Mr. said: Both these men were obvi-promptly replied 'No. ously in Hyde Park with the inten- tion of robbing whoever they could Miss Smith and Eighteen were to gether in the park just before 11 p.m. on September 17 when these two men came up.
KNOCKED HIM DOWN They said nothing, and then re presented they were police officers ordered Eighteen out of the hit him very hard park. Maloney and knocked him down. Jones
and
on
"He then said "Would you like to make some? and he said, It will be something that will not impliente you in any way. It will simply mean a matter of an introduction.
"ile suggested an appointment, reported 10 my superior officer, Captain Maynard, the Deputy Direc- tor, und, acting on his Instructions, kept the appointment.
"TENDERS"
started talking about the stood by the woman Smith and Ma-possibilty of my introducing his loney came back and tried to get firm, Whitehall Contractors, Limitex, her handbag, and knocked her down. to some meinher of the Air Mints-
hier to keep try's contract branch who would be "Smith managed handbag, but while she was lying willing to have his palms greased,
"This Individual, t 1 found him, he indecently as the ground
und she WBS budly was to be prepared to open tenders saulted her
for whatever contract was being knocked about.
The prisoners were not arrested appiled for by his firm so that his
lower tender, in but about midnight Maloney firm could put the Airs. Ward and made
was told that I would probably declined. get about £3,000 If a contract for which she suggestion, Maloney pushed Mrs. Ward and got 120,000 was placed with his firm,
"It was also suggested that I could Join saw him her handbag. She Jones and hand someiling out of the probably ablain expenses with n handbag to him. Mrs, Ward apoke view to entertaining the
supposi and fortunately the titious contract branch man I was to "I said it was ouside my duty, and of that I knew nobody who dealt with contracts, but I would consider it.
41
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were chased
and find.
to policeman two prisoners caught."
Miss Smith,
a counter hand Priory Park Rond, Kilburn, corro-
borated this and sold that
when
"Next morning, on my arrival at
A recent postbag, included letters from four widows, and one letter, with wild flowers pressed between the sheets of paper, asked for "four present- able bachelors" for four nurses from Buckinghamshire,
"Ardent Feminine" from Elstree wrote to say that she cannot inltk cows, but she is withing to learn. All the let- ters received are being shared among Culbay's bachelors.
as a representative of Whitehall Con- tractors, Lid.
"237,000 CONTRACT" He said he wished his firm to be. invited to tender for seine building work in connection with the Sir Force expansion.
Taylor said he promised to fɔok Into the matter and would invite them, on the first suitable accusien, to submit tenders for competition.
Later the same day Short tele-
phoned him and united him to mate an appointment to meet a director of the firm.
Suddenly it was realised that the Bessarabla had altered her course to port and was bearing down at about 18 knots, straight for the bows of the Vandyck.
chance of "There was only one
said avoiding disaster
Cape Symons recently," "for if we collided the Bessarabia would have split us asunder.
"I ordered my helmsman to give atarboard. We the Vandyck full Awang around and just managed to avoid a collision although the ships came within 501t. of each other, se close that we could plainly hear pas- sengers talking on the other vessel. The whole incident began and fished in less than four minutes.
MASCOT WORKED! "Very few of my 320 passengers and 200 crew. knew anything about it at the time.
"I don't mind telling you, though, that after that narrow escane went my cabin and gave an affectionate rub to my St. Christopher mascot, which worked harder for me in those four minutes than in the 40 years I have carried it,"
that
When the Vandyck docked, a letter An appointment was fixed for of appreciation and gratitude from the passengers was handed to Capt. August 18 at Shurt's suggestion.
Symons, with the intimation Short and plans were being made for a presen- On that date he saw Mr. Knight, a director of the com- tation to mark his skilful navigation pany, and he had a conversation and resource. with Mr. Knight in the presence of Short.
Mr. Knight said he was executing | a contract for the War Once for about £37,000, atid that he had been
Maloney tried to push his finger/ the Air Ministry, I reported to Cap-| invited to tender for other contracts
down her throat she bit It
tain Maynard.
"Later, the telephone rong, and told the accusel that the suggestion was quite out of the question. When he suggested that I should meet him again, I put up the receiver.
by the War Office, one being of the estimated value of £90,000 and un- other of £114,000.
.
Dive To Death In Mid-Atlantic
the Hon.
Str
In-
Shoufoni
George
Indian Company Strength. Sub Inspector (R) Badan from the Indian Company, as from Singh has been permitted to resign September 1, 1038.
Commendation. Constable 8243
p.m.
Flying Squad
0
Inspector as pointed Acting Sub with Plano accomp. by Karl Alwin, Chow, the Hen, Mr. E. K. Hnilifax, 333 A. W. Nooney has been op- Violin accomp. by Dol Dauber and Mr. George Duncan, Mr.
Cello accomp. by Franz Kvarda.
Subader White and
Major Forni from October 17, 1038 vice Sub- 10.37 Mendelssolus-Quartet In D Khan.
Inspector (R) Chao Ming-ki on sick This ceremony, which was leave. Major, Op. 44, No. 1.
carried out with characteristic pomp,
Patrol Duty. Nightly between Playced by the Stradivarius String was noteworthy for the fact that the p.m. and midnight by members as Quartet.
Scottish company of the H.K.V.D.C.detalled by the Officer in Charge of 11.00 Close Down.
provided the Royal Guard of Honour.
Company.
CROWN LAND SOLD
Bidding at Yesterday's Auction Keen
auctioned off Publle Worka Department before
tors
was
Emergency Unis Reservo
A.R.P.
1
IN 1927, the Duke visited the ranch
Course. The undermen- In Canada, owned by his brother, toned members of the Polico Be- the Duke of Windsor, then Prince of serve have been detailed to attend Wales.
the A.R.P. Courte at the E.U.R. Club visited South on Tuesday, November 1 and Friday, Early in 1034, he Africa and, ou November 29, of the November 4 at 6.30 pm, under S. 1..
he married Princess same year,
Mr. B. C. Randall, A.S.P. (R), Mr. There was brisk bidding for Crown Marina, youngest daughter of Prince / (4) R. P. Dunlop: land yesterday when two lots were Nicholas of Greece and Princess
(R), Inspt. (R) at the onlees of the Helen. The ceremony, brillant Feroz All, ASP.
Westminster David Chau Ching- large number of Interested specialbes, followed by a service acord chu. S.1. (1) Hardil Singh, P.S.1. E. S. Mok, PS.R. 29 ing to the Orthodox ritual at the 13 William
On-tal.... The applicants for the lots were Chapel House in Buckingham Palace. Chan Chung-tung, P.S.I. 30 Thong the eventual purchasers, but an-The honeymoon was spent in Himley Po-hing, L.S.R. 20 Leung
L.S.R. 214 Channon Singh, L9.R. and Hall and later on a Mediterranean 200 Imam Din, 1363 D. Young, 1913 Over 100 passengers on the Cana- other lot, the largest offered dian-Pacific Buer Duchess of York, valued at $34,763, was not bid for. cruise.
D. M. Xavier, PCR. 330 Lee Chan- On October 10, 1935, a son was which docked at Liverpool recently This lot was situated at To Ka Wan "RIDICULOUS"
saw a West African youth make a Road,
born and the following month was Kee, and P.C.R. 269 M. S. Dillon. Patrol Duty. Nightly between An area of about 1,710
christened at Buckingham Palace, Square "He hus rung me up at the Air Taylor said he promised an early mid-Atlantic plunge to death.
The man was James Owens, aged feet, adjoining Inland Lot No. 4780 being given the names of Edward p.m. and midnight by members as Ministry on several occasions sine opportunity of Issuing sultable in-
Nicholas Paul Patrick. A detailed by the Officer in Charge of
wan Company. 21, a native of Sierra Leone, who at King's Road, was For an hour recently bullock then and I have always hung up the vitations for tenders.
Cross-examined, Taylor sald Short had been taken off a West African Mok L. Lungt, No. of Ply-the receiver." raced through the streets
the Competition 10 In cross-examination, Squadron-did say that his Arm might have steamer at Quebec and was being Rond Central, for $9,500. The upset born on Christmas Day, 1936. mouth, terrifying pedestrians, dis-
The Duchess is known lo there wasbeen approached to give tenders. taken to Liverpool to be transferred price was $5,130.
secure the land was keen and it is world as a leader of fashion and organising traffic, and frightening Loader Woodhal! sald
conversation About "palm-Short then disclosed to him the name to West Africa.
understood that a commercial build- even the smallest fashion note intro- two familles when it tried to enter some
Krensing." He thought Short wald of his firm and told him who he was. IIls strange behaviour aboard the ing will be built there.
duced by her is eagerly followed by their houses,
Detective-Sergeant William Bray Duchess of York resulted in Owens The animal was one of two which, many people had made money out of
other land sold was Kowin every woman in the world. She is of New Scotland Yard, gold that on being placed under ሰ guard, but apparently maddened by the smell of aircraft shares,
Lot No. 4044 at Ma Tau also an artist of considerable talent Inland
In Royal Willan Ernest Taylor, of Mada September 21 he served
WAS being
Her blood as they were being taken intojnoad, Orpington (Kent), contractors on Short, who, on reading it, said: while a cup of coffee
Knowledge a slaughterhouse, broke loose.
.of on upset price of $1.395. It was astounding One was captured a mile away by officer escaped the Chung Road, Ma Tau Chung, with and has been nicknamel Adrover who chased it in a car. Air Ministry, auld one firm on the linli whom I could approach in the vigilance of his guard, and flung area of 1,800 square feet and with: circles as "Princess Polllicia",
secured by Mr. Lee Y. Tong, for national politics and her flair for The other covered four miles through contracts list was Whiteholl Contrae-Ministry for a contract for Whitehall imself into the sea.
"Man overboard" was called, and whom Messrs. Way & Hall, archi-finer points of diplomacy, has amazed Contracts, Ltd. I have nothing to
and Cabinel the shopping centre to the fish mar-tors, Lid. ket and on to the seafront before About August 8, he received a visit do with them really. I am on the the ship was turned about, but there tecls, acted. A house will be built on friends,
'was no trace of the man.
Ministers. it was lasted and shot.
from Short, who introduced bimself Stock Exchange."
Bull Holds Up Traffic, Terrifios Town
n
summons
this site.
sold to Mr.
125, Connaught Princess Alexandra,
- relations
Inter-
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ROOM BATH
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