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THE MAJOR-AND
6 BLANK CHEQUES
Major Gerald Stapley, formerly of the Royal Field Artillery, who lived with his wife and step-child at a ten-guinea- a-week Piccadilly flat, appeared at the Old Bailey recently with his friend, white-haired Colonci Walter Kirby,
They are charged with conspiring together in an attempt to obtain goods and money by false pretences. Kir. G. B. McClure, prosecuting, sald: "This in the story of a strange day in the lives of these two men-when nelther Colonel Kirby nor Major Stapley had any money at all.
there.
Court Stops
Girl Marrying
"The major had the advantage of living at Stratton-street, off Picca- dilly
a very good address, though "I think your father is right," said he did not always pay for living Mr. Ronald Powell, the Westminster magistrate, recently to 20-years-old "The manager of these flats, Mr. Una Fellingham, of Danvers-street, Carl Dabempre, had a banking e-Chelsen, S.W., who had applied to count, though there was no money him for permission to marry a man of 30 whose acquaintance she said in it on July 0.
she made a few weeks sign,
"On that date Major Stapley, who $nd introduced the colonel as friend, asked Mr. Dabempre to give these were obtained from the
nix biank ebeques,
hank, and Dabompre signed them.
"At the time the colonel had just been turned out, owing rent, from
ten-shilllag-a-week
his
West Kensington.
100m in
"TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE' Mr. McClure sald the two men went to Sullon, Surrey, Inspected two houses, got the owner's visiting card (to inspire confidence"), then tried to cash cheques at shops.
Stow-
The father, who lives at market, Suffolk, had refused his consent to the marriage, and wrote to the court stating that he did not
think his daughter old enough.
Miss Fellingham said that the man, Mr. David Kelly, of Coicstown-street, Ballersen, S.W., Зуля tul present unemployed,
SHORT ACQUAINTANCE
Mr. Powell and to Mr. Kelly, "If you are really fond of this girl and want to marry her, I see no good
reason why you should not wait until you have got sufficient means to pro- vide her with a proper home. You have only known her a few weeks.”
Mr. Dabompre, in the witness-box. cald Mojor Stapley rented a fur- Mr. Kelly replied that he was ex- nished flat at Stratton-street, W.. for five weeks, but paid no rent necting to make profits to the amount
The Common Sergeant (Mr. Ceck Whiteley, K.C.): What In- duced you to part with six blank cheques to Stopley?-He always talked to me in hundreds of thousants. He said his money was tied up, but
Some would
soon be cumlug lo- litn.
Mr. Dabompre continued:
"Once
I typed a letter for him about the
Western Australlon Gold Mines.
"It was to a man in France.
It was to arrange for a paymont
of £3 10s, a week out of a con- fectionery and cafe business be pro- posed taking.
Mr. Powell: I don't want to do anything to stop you marrying her, and if you are genuine you will still want to marry her later. I think it
would be most Improper for you to got married until you have had a ittle more time to consider things. I shall not give my consent."
of £50,000 and subsequent pay- ment of £40,000 a quarter to the major."
B.B.C. Hunt for 'Golden Voice'
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THE
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1938.
Great crow of sympathisers gathered to watch the funeral procession recently of eleven of the twelve victims of the Edmonton air disaster. Here is the head of the cortege entering the Edmonton Parish Church, where a servico was held. It will be recalled that a full report of the tragedy appeared in these columns recently.
Spinster,
Britain's Greatest
But She's
Mother
MISS MABEL LIDDIARD is the greatest mother in Britain. In a great house in Highgate, London, N., she takes care of 260 babies every week. And she's been tending children for 17 years.
EMPIRE NEWS
RIOT INQUIRY IN INDIAN STATE
Calcutta.
A committee of inquiry has been appointed to investigate the rioting in Dhenkanal, one of the Orissa States, which broke out recently. The dis-
started affected peasants who rloting will be represented on the committec.
the
The unrest, which affects the small State of Talcher, as well as Dhien- kanal, is part of a movement in the amal raja-ruled States to obtain re- Police government.
presentative
have been obliged to open fire, and a number of lives have been lost.
Troops of the 2nd Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers recently Jett Calcutta for Dhenkanal to assist in maintaining order.
The appoint penerally welcomed.
of the committee
of Inquiry Ja
N.
Prime
Mr. N. Crefeld, a State official who was injured by stone throwing dur- ing the rioting is making satisfactory progress in Cuttack Hospital,
Arsim Ministry.Mr. G. Bardalai, the new Congress Minister of Assam, has appointed the following Minister: Mr. Akhroy Kumar Das, Scheduled Caste; Mr. Ramnath Das, Scheduled Caste; Mr. Kamini Kumar Sen, Independent, Tribal and Mr. Rupnath Brahima. He will add three Moslem members- to the
Government,
"The Drum” la India Indian
"The agliation against the tim Drum," in the belief that it conveys n false impression of treachery by frontier tribes, is spreading. It is unilkely that the flim, which has al- ready been banned in Madras, will now be shown in Calcutta. Sabu, the 14-year-old Indian boy, appears in the lm, which was produced by Alexander Korda,
Sir Rabindranath Tagore.-Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the poet, in the Japanes reply to a letter from poet, Yong Naguchi, deplores "the bombing of Chinese women and chil dren and the descecration of ancient temples and universities as a way of saving China for Asia,"
SOUTH AFRICA
JEWS & BOYCOTT OF GERMAN GOODS
Cape Town.
In the House of Assembly Mr. Morris Alexander, United party, and the spokesman of the Jewish com- munity, denied that there was un organised boycott of German goods
by South African Jews.
How was it, asked Mr. Alexander, that the people who, according to
the of the
allegations in the brld had not been
THE B.B.C. is seeking "the golden voice of Wales."
"We want to find a Welsh equivalent to Stuart Hibbard (chief London announcer)" a B.B.C. official said. "Mr. Hibbard personifies perfect English speech. We want someone who will set the standard for Welsh looking after them and their mothers. In 1920, as a young crensing by more than £1,000,000 in
speech."
It was her love of babies that made her dedicate her life to sister at St. Thomas's Hospital, London, she heard of a doctor in Stuart Hibbard is world-famous as the man who has in-New Zealand who was pioneering in maternity work. troduced "B.B.C. English." Who will standardise “B.B.C. Welsh ?” It need not necessarily be a man,
DYING MAN NEAR
BLOWN-UP SAFE
Tudor Junes,
B.B.C. director of Welsh programmes, says that the
Welsh: commentator for whom he is rearching will set the standard for "Welsh speech." He wanta to es- tablish a standard of spoken Welsh,
"We will not apply our rules of
POLICE DISCOVERY standard Welsh to non-staff broad-
IN CELLAR BROTHER WEEPS IN
THE DOCK
Insp. Corrigan told the Gateshead Bench recently how he found a dying man beside a safe which had been blown open, and then arrested the Inan's brother.
While the inspector was giving evidence, the brother, Waiter Richards, 34, of Noble-street, Els- wick, burst into tears and continued to weep until the end of the hearing. He was remanded in custody for a
susters who will, in fact, be en- couraged to retain their OWTI individunt pronunciation und In- flexions.
"Our own staff speakers, an- nouncers, and commentators, however, will laye to conform to B.B.C. Weinh"
a
To discover Welsh talent of all kinda the D.B.C. are to hold "National Eisteddfod" at Christmas. Musical, dramatie, and literary com- positions are invited from Wels' writers. These will be submitted to the public's verdict in a broadcast competition.
When the opportunity came for her to learn his methods she went to Dr. Truby King (as he was then) and took a three months' course.
a
When Dr. King returned to New Zealand she started "Truby King" clinic in two small houses in Earl's Court with Nurse Patrick (now Lady Victoria Braithwaite).
MUSSOLINI MAKES SHAW RE-WRITE PLAY
Mussolini has made Shaw re- write his latest play! Shaw told me so himself recently.
In "Geneva," performed at Malvern this summer, Mussolini
week on a charge of breaking into M.P. on Why He and Hitler, thinly disguised as
the Prince of Wales publie house,
Romulus-street, Gateshead. and
stealing approximately £50.
Insp. Corrigan and that after re- ceiving telephone message, he
front door with P.c. Coatsworth.
Did Not Vote
Bombardone and Battler, state their political faiths and argue about them.
drove with Detectives McKim and Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger
Bombardone tells Battler he is Mellugh to he public house. They Keyes, Conservative M.P. for a fool to persecute the Jews and found Walise Richards outside the North Portsmouth, explained in reminds him that, since every- Richards shouted to him, "Get in," statement recently why he one is descended from Abraham, inspector, our lad is badly hurt. abstained from voting on the there is Jewish blood in all of was blowing the safe up when Government motion in the House (us-even the Fuehrer. Aomething went wrong with the of Commons debate on the Czech wires. You will find him In the cellar."
settlement.
F CLIMBED OVER WALL
the
As all the entrances to the house were barred, continued the inspector, he ordered the detectives to climb
wall. When the back front door was opened he went into the cellar, where he w Robert Hlchards lying unconscious near the
over
Since these days, when they were celighted if ten mothers a week came to them for advice, they have grown ut they have clinics all over the world.
HELPING MOTHERS
Now Mina Liddiard presides over the headquarters of the Mothercraft Training Society at Hghgate, where 200 mothers and babies attend each weck.
"We do everything by demonstra- tion here," Miss Liddiard suld.
"Bathing tho baby, feeding the baby, cotmaking and clothes are all demonstrated so that the mothers know exactly how to do everything in a practical way. "Mothers bring their babies here! and we treat them for any complaints and show them do everything for them.
"Mothers of all classes can come here. We only charge just what they can afford."
dietle how to
Bolt Turns Sand To Glass
Tampa, Fla. Lightning as a glass-maker was exhibited here during a thunder- storm. A bolt of lightning struck a "Now," said Shaw, n picture of tree, ran down the tree and jumped lanky, rosy health, sitting in his from the tree roots to an under- "I have an immense admiration for Whitehall-court recently, Mussolini underground path the heat fused cosy, warm, book-eramined study In ground telephone cable. Along the Use gallant effort of Mr. Chamberlalu, has altered my play for me by turn-sand into an irregular tube of glass. whose undaunted courage and per-ing on the Jewr aistence averted war and the oblitera-
OLD-FASHIONED
tion of Czecho-Sluvnkiät on the very
"The play is to be given son at und were going to fight-not with eve of zero hour," he said.
the Norwich Macklermärket Theatre bravo front, but drifting helpless- "He has won the gratitude of thei-a wonderful theatre. It in
ly into wor--110 п
quickly sent for
whole world for what he personally mediaeval room ttle bigger than Chamberlain.
"It was not a cano that time of
foot of the steps. There was a bottle did Jnst week to avert the catastrophe, this one, but Monck (the director] Chamberlain going to Hitler, but of i
of whisky standing at his head par "There can be no shadow of doubt has played everything there. Ho tlally consumed,
that the people of Great Britain are has done all of Shakespeare's plays being sent for urgently.
"What le happening now is that Robert Richards had serious in-united in wishing Mr. Chamberlain and, I think, all mine."
success in his efforts to obtain a last- I asked Mr. Shaw why Mussolini We are paying the price of our mis juries to the chest, but was stil
takes in 1018. It the British breathing.
Ing peace by appeasement and nego-had turned Jew-balter.
"I can't for the life of me under-Government had taken the advice I "I treated the wound with Arst-tiation.
gave them then, to treat Germany he answered, shaking his with Christian chivalry, instead of stand," aid dressing," adding Insp. Corrigan. "There is no indication, nowever,
beard. "and as the cellar was hill of smoke that the Government, constituted as
banishment of women from of this would be happening now.
being tyranneus and spiteful, none I had Richards carried upstairs to it is, has the ability or even the will
"ils to make the tremendous effort to understand. Mussolini is a little old-Italian Tyrol is going to be a very
Government positions is easier to "As for the future, the bar.
I think the "Walter Richards came into the
Learm and reorganise their nutional Itobert was being defence on anything like the scale But Mussolini certainly did some- and Hitler. The German 'minorliy
fashioned about women.
awkward bone between Mussolini bar, and while pfreed on a stretcher I noticed he necessary to enable the Prime Minis-thing useful at Munich. was dying.
Of course, there is, as far as I know, a majorily. could beter to go to the next conference and he didn't want to go to war. He has "It is no use for us to be so in taken away in the ambulance
racet on equal terms the dictators who his hands full already. died.
dignant about Hitler. Our record is have aspired to dominate the world. by force of arms.
WENT TOO FAR
not a very clean one. And I think "And neither did Hitler want to we make a great mixtako in lying. "As I am passionately convinced go to war. Hitherto he has always not only about Russia, but also about that, unless the Prime Minister is known with пп extraordinary Germany.
"People forget that Nazism means thus fortified, there is little hope of sagocity just how far to go to get achieving a lasting and honourable what he wants without warfare. National Socialism. If you ask me
difference peace, I felt I could not conscientious- This time he went an inch too far. the
between Russian ly support the Government's motion
were Bolshevism and German National "When he learnt that wo Richards replied, "That's right. I asking for unqualified approval of digging trenches in our back gardens Socialisms, I cannot for the life of will help you, Inspector."
their policy."
and were terrifled out of our Ilves, me tell you."
Before he
Jie
The Inspector said that he searched the dead man's pocket and found £1 10s. 3d, which Walter Richards Bald he had taken from the attache- cose which was against the safe, After the body had been removed to the mortuary he cautioned and charged Walter Richards,
able to prevent the Importation of German goods to the Union from in- i
19377
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Imported Furniture--Mr. Eric Louw, formerly Union High Com-
ΠΟΥ and missioner in London Nationalist M.P., states that last year the value of furniture imported into the Union was £120,000, compared with £56,000 in 1938. Most of the furniture came from Czechoslovakia In sections, and was assembled in South Africa. This type of com- was most petition, suid Mr. Louw,
unfair.
Man In
Proposes
Court
Hull.
When twenty-one-year-old Alice Moran was accused at Hull recently of stealing from the inn where she worked, a young man said to the stipendiary magistrate, Mr. J. R. Macdonald, "I will marry her."
Said Mr. Macdonald to the young man, when putting the girl on pro- batlon:-
"If you are a decent fellow and there is any good in her you can do much more towards saving her than any judge or magistrate.
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