Sir A. Crosfield Killed By
Fall From Train
Toulon.
Sir Arthur Henry Crosfield, former M.P. for War- rington, was killed recently by falling from the Geneva- Ventimiglia express while travelling with Lady Crosfield to his villa at Cannes.
An investigation has been opened into the accident, which happened when the train was near Muy.
Sir Arthur's valet was also in the train, which was travelling at full speed.
Death way instantaneous.
First
chairman of the National Playing Fields Association, Sir Arthur Crowfield was for many years associated with the Warrington soap- making firin established by grandfather.
hils
He was only 19 when his father alled and he was left to carry on the business. He proceeded to expand it until it had ramifications all over the
world.
He resigned to follow bis real interest-polities. From 1900-1910
he was Liberal M.P. for Warring-
ton.
LESSON DRAWN
FROM CRISIS "WORDS NO MATCH FOR PISTOLS" TERRITORIAL CHIEF'S
VIEW
Gen. Sir Walter Kirke, Director-
Sir Arthur, member of a well-General of the Territorial Army, known Quaker family, was promin-pening a drill hall at Middlesbemus
acquisition of Ken Wood. the late | M
Lamme herve,
THE ́HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1938.
HOLLAND
J. G. Kuiji, 60-year-old retired planter of the Dutch East Indies, is shown with two com~ pantons on his 30-foot smallbont, in which he left Montauk, L. 1., for a transatlantic crossing. port for which he act rail is Zaandijk, near Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Amerien via Africa and South America.
KNEW ONLY ONE
UNJUST
IN
WILL
50 YEARS
The
He made the cruise to
RADIO BROADCAST
The Male Voice Choir Of H.M.S. Dorsetshire
Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on a Frequency at 845 .c.'s,
"POSTMAN'S KNOCK" Speaking of the new Inheritance (Family Provision) ent among those who promoted the truth, and that we had recent-Act at the provincial meeting of the Law Society at
Iv Pissed through Lord Iveagh's home on the lampacking experiences, and many Manchester recently, Sir Reginald Poole said that in 50 and on Short wave from d-11 p.m.
sems for the future could already be clearly drawn.
yours' experience he had come across only one unjust will.
stend Heights, for the was the frat baronet.
public. He
FRIEND OF VENIZELOS
The Arst," he said, "s as old as history
Estory that Where the carcase is ere wil the eagles be gathered to
He was a elue friend of 31. Veni- {gether, zelus, the veteran Greek statesman.
Wimbledon fortnight.
Sir Arthur,
who was 73, was a sportsman. He was fical amn- teur golf champion of France.
M.
on 9.52 m.c.'s per second.
ILK.T.
6.0 Studio Chlidren's Jour.
7.0 Closing local Stock Quotations. 7.0% A Variety Programme with Hildegarde. Cartis & Ames, Len Ball-
room Orchestra.
Dance Orch-Something Tells Me -Quickstep: I Won't Tell A Soul-
Lly Croßeld is the daughter of in every conf," a far greater scale. I alsu sud Ual in a font experience he with a view to committal for trial His Boy Friends. Piano-Melodica from elays of power politles and that who teriigas tok! of a testator committal they granted 1,000 certi-Shine Boy; When the poppies bloom
Elladi, a distinguished Greek magnate who traced decent Homer.
A strand hason was that we livel diplomary depended entirely on the armed strength behind it.
with
-OVERCOATS-
-in
Readiness
Overcoat
timo approaches
and finds Mackintosh's in
readiness with a notable dis-
play of AQUASCUTUM Coats.
There are costs in the nowest
designs, colourings and styles
for overy occasion of autumn
and wintor, and remarkable
examples of value for price.
MACKINTOSH'S
Here's Luch!
EWO
Sir Reginald, a member of the Council of, the Law When the tiger kalls, the reser Society, described the Act as dangerous. "I dislike and Greet and Victor Silvester's The former Greek Pelte Minister | carnivora are reatly to snutch Brir was actually married at Sir Arthur bit, and the scramble grin on for deplore fettering in any way the free will of the testator,” and Lady Crosfeld's home at Westportions of Czecho-Slovakia shows he added. HU, Hugsgate, famous for the an- what a calamity it would be for nual parties at which International world peace if the ident Kol about [Under the terms of the Act as of summary jurisdiction found de-Stow Fox-Trot... Victor Silvester tennis stare ar entertained during that
the British Empire could not noi possible for a man to dispose of fendanta miilty in 750,000 cases, yet & His Ballroom Orchestra. Vocal- protect its world-wide posessions. his properly without making pro-they granted only 335 legal aid cer- The Glory Of Love (Billy Jill); The
"In such an event the problem. of vision for ha wife and family.] tificates in respect of cuses heard Touch Of Your Lips (It. Noble)" Czecho-Slovakia might be reproduce di Mr. T. A. Needitam, Manchester, before them, whereas in proceedings Hildegarde with Carroll Gibbons & simultaneously
had known of only one unjust will. they granted 486 certikales, and on Of The Month, No. 20: Intro--Shoc
Mr. J. P.
a will in which
fleates,
again; No regrets; Take my heart; stated, "I desire my executors to
RENTS IN WAR
South Sea Island Magic: There ka't express my regret to my sisters that
any
limit to my love ... Len Green The new Increase of Rent and with Drums accomp. Vocal Ducts- I was unable during my #fetime to "Good words and good intentions,"houses without risk of
ask them into any of my dwelling Mortgage Interest (Restriction Act You Can't Pull The Wool Over My he added, are pour equipment with insulted."
was discussed by Mr. Frederick G. Eyes (Ager, Newman, Mencher); Jackson, of Leeds, who said that Cheer Up (from the film) which to face loaded pistols. We
Curtis must be regarded, to some extent, must then be strong, und, rightly or
And
Ames at the Piano, Dance as a retrograde measure.
The Hongkong Stock Exchange wrongly, we depend on voluntary
Orch-Let's Waltz For Old Time's official summary issued at 12.30 p.m. effort to make us sp.
The setting up of State burvous to The weighting of the scales of Sake-Waltz; I Fall In Love With give legal aid to poor persons was justice against property owners til Swing Teacher Swing') -day
You Every the
Day-Slow Fox-Trol yesterday, says: door is open wide to suggested by Mr. J. E.-Allen-Jones, [far from being relaxed was in some. everyone who wishes to do his or her of Manchester.
respects enchanced,
Victor Silvester & Hils Ballroom Ordu many duors are open in fact,
"The Swedish system suggests that
Vacal-Fritz (Hart & Bligh); The the market was quietly steady will that there may be some uncertainty in a town with a population of 100,- 000 it would be sufficient to employ unly a sollellor and Jour
typist," he rial Army is a very said,
Every P.C. to
Be a Scientist
A fully-equipped London centre of forensic science
for the detection of crime, and a series of laboratories throughout the country for the use of every police force was shortly be established
by the Home Secretary.
it.
DEEDS, NOT WORDS
as to which should be entered.
"I will only say labelled Territorial
table
Jetl
health
that the
ther
LEGAL AID BUREAUX
being
on for any young man with deducting the costs obtained in suc-
and the right spirit.
cessful actions, would probably not
"The cost of such a centre, after
"It is not only the anti-aircraft exceed £1,000 per annum, portion of the Territorial Army that requires such men. The Teritorial Field Arny must form the bulk of our effort on land.
Mr. Allen Jones pointed out that
"The third lesson is that the Ter-
in 1935 magistrates sitting in courts
ritorial soldier can be relied upon absolutely unit to carry
out
evert
in carry at any task allotted to him, the one thing the Tories were sup The way in which officers and men posed to understand, a strong Navy, came up at a few hours' notice was a strong Army. and a strong Air) beyond all praise."
Force.
DEMOCRACY
NEED FOR UNITY
This action is likely to be MR. EDEN CHAMPIONS Apparently they had not got my taken as the result of a report issued by the Departmental Committee on Detective Work and Procedure, which states that science could help the de- tective to solve 10,000 crimes a
year.
Kuns, and he thought the manufacturers of war material bad been living up to the old cry, "no price too high when honour and Mr. Anthony Eden, former Foreign freedom are at stake." Secretary, said at Southampton that only when men and women were of munitions, added Mr. Pritt, ind Nationalisation of the manufacture free and governed by free institu- become urgently necessary. tions could they give of their best.
"For
my part," he said, "I could never subscribe to any other doc-
'MEIN KAMPF WORKING OUT
Legacy Costs
£8 a Week
Frances Countess of War- wick left her housekeeper, Miss Nancy Galpin, £400 a year and 500 pet birds--but Miss Galpin said recently: "I fear the dear countess did not know it costs £8 a week to keep them."
For eighteen years Miss Galpin
thetrine, or take any part in public Life Beccles, Norfolk: Mein Kampf is Dunmow, Essex.
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, M.P., at was housekeeper at Easton Lodge,
Ultra-violet lamps, X-rays, special photographic apparatus. ** usual laboratory equipment of nder scopes and test tubes will be mo- bilised to ald
fight the crime,
against
Scientific experts will work in close collaboration with the police.
THE SILENT WITNESS
It is also proposed that detectives should specialise in some branch of scientifle investigation.
Responsibility for carrying out crucial examinations will con- tinue to rest with fully-qualified experts, but detectives will he expected to carry out such tests as the analysis of dust and mud, the identification clothing materials, and the examinatio of documents by ultra-violet ray lamp for possible forgerles. One of the most dramatic of recent crimes in which selence proved an invaluable
of
Scene Changes (Billy Hill) Illide garde with Orchestra.
7.40 Bralums' Waltzes, Played by the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Gochr.
7.40 Studlo—ILMS. "Dorsetshire" Male Volen Chair.
1, Rolling down to Rio (Kipling— German);
Low 2, Swing
Sweet Chariot (Negro Spiritual); 3, O' Who will o'er the Downs so Free (Tradi- tlonal).
0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.
8.03 Studio-IALS, "Dorsetshire' Male Voice Choir.
4. The Comrades Song of Hope (Stallybrass--Adam); 5.
Wel A Sheet and a Flowing Sea (Cunning- ham-Lloyd); 0. The Song of the Jolly Roger (Chudleigh Candish); 7. The Sailor's Chorus (Edwards- Parry).
8.20 Martial Moments (Winter). Played by The Band of H. M. Coldstream Guards conducted by Lieut. R. G. Evans.
0.5 The Comedy Harmonists, Congo Lullaby (flm Sanders of the River'); Love Me A Little To- day (Herbert and Brodszky); In A Persian Market (Ketelbey).
fairs'.
A talk by H, Wickham Steed. 9.30 London Irlay-The News, 9.50 B.B.C.
Miss Galpin said: "A thousand 'man's Knock." times I have asked myself 'Will her
Recording "Fast-
STOCK MARKET REPORT
During the short session to-day,
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LATEST CABLED
QUOTATIONS
December
New York Cotton
very few changes in prices. There were buyers for some of the public Jan. (1939) utility counters, but shares were dif• Mar. (1039) fcult to obtain at quolations.
Buyers
Honchong (Lan) 30 1.K. Lands $37
HK. Tramways $15% Peak Trama (C)ld) $88; Yaumati Ferries 123 China Lights (Old) $10.00 China Lights (New) $19.20 II.K. Electrics 150% Telephones (013) 134.68 Watson $7.03
Closing
New York, Nov. 1. Opening
0.53/52 0.54/54
8.41/41 8.44/44 8.40/41 8.41/42
8.26/26
May (1939)
8.22/22
July (1930)
8.10/10
3.15/15
Oct. (1939) Spot
7.78/78
7.00/90
9.01 Norn.
December March
New York Rubber"
10.80b/953 16.70b/84 10.08/07 16.80/82 16.81b/90a 18.82/82 16.84/85 Sales for the day:-1,800 tons.
September
Chicago Wheat
May
65%/65%
ILK, Govt. 4% Loan 0% pm. 1.K, Govt. 34% Loan par.
Bellers
Dec.
83/8316
6334/8334
May
0514/65% 65%/00
July
Hongkong (Lon) Il H. & B. Ilotela 8.30 China Light (Old) $10.00 China Lights (New) $10.40
Tuesday's Sales:--
18,532,000 bushels.
Chicago Corn
Dec.
442/44
444/44%
Sales
Hongkong Bank $1.360 Union Insurance $500 H.K & K. Wharves $120 Irovidents (Old) $0.30
May
48/48
48/40
July
40%/49%
Winnipeg Wheat
Dec.
May
H. & B, Hotel $0.70
H.K. Tramway 10% Ching Lights (New) $10.30 Telephones (Old) $25.00 Maramana (Lon) 17/0 Antamaks 1%.
Atoka 31
D
Bagulo Gold 24%
Caco Grove
Consolidated Mines 0035
Demonstrations 20
1. X. 1 06
Ban Munircio 1.12 Suyor 21
United Faracalco 35
67/5714 57%/57%
01/01 60/60
BRIBERY CHARGE
Chinese Committed To The Sessions
Charged with having offered bribe of $100 to Mr. A. E. E. Jeffries.
before Mr. R Edwards at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon, on remand, Hung Kwan-chor, 25, head- master of the Communication trical
Engineering College, Cheung Wal-jun, abas Chang, 25, a
the
Elec-
and
W. LL
Sessions for trial.
Assistant Crown
Crimcher, were committed
Roland Mr. Hin-
8.30 London Relay-"At The were any such other doctrine to be working out inexorably, and the re-
Black Dor'). widely accepted in this land. But it lentless German machine marches
Mr. Wilkes at home in his own "For unfailing devotion and dis-bar-parlour: Presented by S. E. won't be. That doctrine of belief on," While everybody was thankful interested loyalty" she was left the Reynolds and Pascoe Thornton. in individual liberty will enditre.
the birds, pet dogs and that a devastating war had been annuity, "Our
9.0 Studio-A talk on The long- to live hope in post-war days was postponed, people were beginning to scores of trunks full of the gowns in kong Benevolent Society by His
live a world freed for ever of wonder
in
whether the Incalculable which the countess dominated Ed-Honour Mr. Justice Rt. E. Lindsell. uppressive militarism. A world price which had been pald had ant. wardian society.
International. where At the same time, "rank and Ble" | !!!
friendships in fact, placed this and other coun- Would
Since the death of her mistress in break down all barriers, a tries in greater perli. detectives will be given more ad- world where, at hume, all sections
July she has been looking for good vanced Instruction in simple of the community would work 10-Seven years ago, Great Britab 12.25
Sir Stufford Cripps at Long Eators homes for 400 birits. chemical processes.
good of the whole. Those hopes the world, but te-day, through the gether in frank sineerity for the the greatest Imperialistic country in
13 DOGS, TOO
3.15 London Relay World Ar-THEFTS ON TRAMCARS were disappointed.
She has sent over 200 budgerigars "Now, when the world outlooking of foreign policy, it is a little ing school" at East Molesey, Surrez, Nationalist Government's mishunds and canaries to the R.S.P.C.A. “By-
Chinese Facing Number dark, the nation is beginning to feet are dog obeying the whistle f once again the need for unity, emu-Hitler or Mussolini,"
Of Charges radestup, and joint national effort:
A New and Original Musical such
us in the Mr. Kenneth Landag, Parliamen-ladyship be annoyed with me? But Comedy written by Claude Hulbert, 413 animated
Alleged to have been responsible to tary (Years.**
Secretary
to the Board I simply canot keep all the birds. Paul England and John Watt, with for several larcentes from the person Mr. J. Education, in
Solicitor, London: The erkis There is the cost of food and the music by Harry 5. Pepper, played by on board framears, a 27-year-old had shown that the principles of our man's wages and I am moving to
cicational system were fundament little house on the estate where there Claude Hulbert, Reginald Purdell, peared on remand before Mr. H. R.
Sydney Baynes and his Band: Cast: unemployed man, Ho Ping-nam, ap-shing Lo represented defendants.
The defendants were alleged to allly sound. The response pupils is ream for only a small aviary. and teachers
Parsons, Anona Winn, Tarry Butters at the Central Magistracy have put the money in Mr. Jedries" Rave during the emergency was a very thing."
21 taking one hundred of the Longhurst, Cyril Smith, Philip Wade, yesterday, and was remanded for a coat pocket, while he was searching the premises for any unlawful radios birds-the ones her ladyship loved!
further week. Warren, Jane Carr.
apparatus. most-with me.
Ausic.
He was charged with larceny from Mr. I submitted that his clients SERVICE MUST BE FULL
The Fox-Trols Say Word And the person of Fung Chak, 35, broker. had no case to answer, but his Wer
Am First Sir William Bragg, Director of the ship's thirteen
(film
Girl'); of 15 cents on board a tramear in ship ruted otherwise.
The fibre seemed to be that there broadcast talk on
ee what lessons could be learned. National Physical Laboratory, in a They cost me za week and 255 Heart (film First a Girl')....Jack of a notebook from the person of Lo
dogs to look after. Everything's In
nd been no
"Mural Renema wages for the widow woman who Jackson and
His Orchestra
with Kwal-chung, 35, clerk, on board of stealing an eur-ring from a pur- with endence of the British
evidence of the de- ment."-"We are grateful for sur helps with them."
race, and, deliverance from
vocal refrain: If I Should Lose You tramcar on October 18; receiving u one moment of
(film 'Rose of above all, we had to see that this recent dreadful danger, yet we can-
the Rancho). ...Roy pocket-book on October 33, knowing ried woman, Lan Yee-koo, 59, a spirit was not dissipated now that not reri, because we fear thal other
and His Orchestra with vocal it to be stelen; unlawful possess.on Wing Lok Street on Tuesday.
Inspector W. Mair said the woman, the crisis was over.
such moments may be in store.
refrain; Rumbas--The Lady In Red of a trameur monthly ticket; and Our
had together with a friend, (film 'In Caliente'); Rumba Tambal unlawful possession of a pocket-book arrived in the Colony from the co must be to build a national structure in which every part is of
Don Itamon and 11s Cuban Or-i
The case will be heard at 2.30 pm.try, and they were walking along Fox-Trol-Accent On Youth on November 10. use. Every member of the
Bail of $300 was the street when La came from behind (from the flim)....Jan Garber and allowed. munity
must feel that he is enred
His Orchestra with vocal refrain. for and is wanted.
11.0 Close down. "Whether our lately-found relief! Is permanent, u we hope, or only
Ruby Stone
Keen
ent
SIR KINGSLEY WOOD CRISIS PROVED NATION'S
FIBRE
Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary for Air, speaking at thai, said that witness was the the crisis proved the fibre and deter-
for which Lesliemination of this country.
wood. Experts were able to prove that a strand of silk found on Stone's jac ket was from the dead girl's dress. and that and on his clothing was from the scene of the crime.
"Don't Save Me”
London.
Worried by the war scare, Walter Alfred Bishop, a 37-year-old Nor-
We had now the opportunity
Another lesson was that we had to make a united and intense effort in strengthening our national defence,
"NATIONALISE ARMS MANUFACTURE"
wonderful
com-
C.
10.42
Dagn
"You see, I also have her tady- It's Yours Rhythm With My Johnston Road on October 22; larceny
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE WAR DEBTS
wich boat operative jumped into the MR. D. N. PRITT'S DEMAND reapite, na some believe, now is the river recently. Kenneth Brown, 17- years-old were passing over the foot- Mr. D. N. Prift, K.C., M.r., speaking time to pull ourselves together. We. bridge at the time-heard a splash at a Socialist demonstration at Nor- see the efficiency of the authoritarian and went to the rescue. At the in-wich, referred to what he described States, and reallze once again the quest on Bishop, Brown said "I went is the new A.DB.C. of politics, "Adolf, power of discipline in a common in after the men but he sald 'Don't Benito and Chamberlain."
Hongkong Telegraph. you attempt to
save ma." The If the exposure in certain news- "Out service must be voluntary, Coroner returned a verdict of Suicide papers as to our lack of preparedness not forced, yet it must be as full and Sir,-Very well. Stick to while the balance of the mind was were true, he said, the Government as ready as if it had been ordered pound of flesh, Shylock. disturbed, on Bishop.
stood condemned AS utterly and by a dictator."
Arronto.
purpose.
To the Editor,
I
Fox
Montreal Conquers
Smallpox
Montreal.
PRISON AND CANING
Young Snatcher Chased And Arrested Sentence of alx months"
The public health department here labour antt 12 strokes of the
Just
and snatched the ear-ring from the old woman. She raised the alarm. and defendant was chased and caught by a private watchman named Lam | Sik-bung.
Remană Grassted
Chan Chlu, 26, unemployed, ap- peared before Mr. It. Edwards at the hard Central Magistracy yesterday charged cane with the theft of a pair of gold eur-
has won its fight against smallpox. was imposed on a 17-year-old youth,| rings from Choung Nul, 61, widow, your The department's records show thai | Li Yau-shing; by Meỷ H. ^R.-Butters | at Gough"Street, was remanded for there has not been a case of the dis- | at the Central Mágistency yesterday, | 48 hours to ascertain whether ha lease in the cli♬ since 1929.
when he was convicted on a charge) would be fi for coning.