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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5,
1938.
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Ronald Colman Kept His
Marriage
A Secret, Said Nothing To His Sisters
Ronald Colman, the film actor, writes regularly to his two sisters in England, but his recent marriage to Miss Benita Hume was a "surprise packet" to them. He told them nothing about it.
A police judge performed
the ceremony. There was
no Hollywood display-just 6 TRAPPED IN CHASM
a few friends as witnesses, Miss Heather Thatcher, the English actress, Mr. William Hawks, his manager Colonel Tim McCoy, close friend and star of wild "Westerns.”
of
The "confirmed bachelor" screen romances, It was announced has married Miss Home, the London actress, quietly, at Santa Barbara, California. He is forty-seven, she is thirty-two.
NOT A HINT
Mrs. C. W. Vining, wife of a Lects
ters, said:
AS WATER RISES
SETTLE.
CAUGHT like rats in a trap, six young Yorkshire- men huddled together one night recently in a 200ft.-deep chasm on the mountainside near here watching flood water rising foot by foot at their feet.
Water colour paintings by Lee Byng which will be shown at the Hongkong Art Club annual exhibition; at the St. John's Cathedral Hall, which opens on the November 8.
H.K. ART CLUB TO HOLD EXHIBITION
The Hongkong Art Club annual exhibition will open at St. John's Hall on November 8. Will mem- bers send their pictures, photo- straplis or Arts and Crafts exhibits to Mr. G. W. Arnold, Standard- Vacuum Oil Co., Union Building. 4th Floor, or
or to the Helena May Instituté, Garden Road, un Mon- day, November 7. On Tuesday,
November 8, exhibitors may send their entries to the Cathedral Hall, not latter than 10 am,
Pictures must be framed readly for hanging with fostering and cord attached. The name of the
owner
SIR LANDON
RONALD'S ADVICE TO
WIFE IN WILL
311. and title must be written op the back of each picture.
The titles of pictures for ex- hibition with price (it for sale) should be submitted to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. N.
Brown, 175, The Peak.
CHARGE AGAINST
as an
or-
"SQUATTERS" "Organised Seizure of Private Property
At Motherwell"
SERIOUS OFFENCES
was described What ganised seizure of private property ut Craigneuk, Motherwell, had a sequel at Hamilton Sherill Court, recently, when a number of men were charged with contravening the Trespass (Scotland) Act by lodging In houses at Ladysmith Street. Fiscal explained that charges arose out of the seizure of houses in respect of which the Local Authority had issued it closing or demolition order.
The
the
he
Sir Landon Ronald, composer of "Down in the Forest," formerly Prin- cipal of the Guildhall School of Music, and director of the Gramo- phone Company, left estate of £30.-
In his will, published recently, names three trustees, and says:
"As I know my dear wife's gener- ous heart and her ignorance of finance it is my wish that he should consult these trustees on all matters of busi- ness and finance and be guided by their advice,"
He left £758 to his wife, and all royalties and performing rights of his musical compositions, £1,000 to his Son Vernon,
His furniture and personal effects | he left to his wife, desiring her but without creating any trust, to give mementoes to Sir John Pakeman, Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Henry Wood, Sir Hugh Allen, Sir Loul Stering, Sir Misom Rres and others.
The residue is left to Lady Ronald
for life.
BRISTOL
CITY FINED
£100
The Local Authority had removed Following allegations of improper of the houses to other payment to amuteur players, Bristol
ats in slum clearance City Footimil Club were fined £100 }
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schemes. The procedure in Mother-recently by a joint commission of the well was for the Local Authority FA. and the Football League. Immediately to render the vacated houses absolutely uninhabitable, but Hewison, is suspended until May G. The manager of the club, Mr. It. in this case an appeal was made by
acting as secretary, the owners of the property against | 1939,
demolition order and, pending manager, or
secretary-manager for Eat at the decision, the property could not any club under the F.A. Four players
who accepted with
money forfeit their The
the
from
The nightmare of all climbers had overtaken them-a storm beweised and their families then amateur status,
had struck the mountain while they were underground, and flood water pouring down the chasm cut off their retreat.
took the opportunity to relze posses- sion of the houses. They knew per-
Mr. George Jenkins, chairman of
physician, one of Mr. Colman's sis- one of Yorkshire's highest mountains, the sky was grey
When they arrived the day before on the slopes of Penyghent, i feetly well they had no right to be the club, said that he had called a threatening, but they lowered their rope ladder and made descent safely.
"Surely it is just another rumour? We've never had so much as a hint that he might be getting married.
"Donald writes regularly, and there's been no mention of it.
"Perhaps he, has been saving it As a surprise.".
For several hours they explored the labyrinth of caves that open out of the main chasm. Then they re- turned to the foot of their rope ladder to climb back to daylight.
As they approached, an unexpected rar made them uneasy... But no one
spoke.
She said that another sister living near Hull knew nothing about it.
Colman was
Then suddenly they were in sight born at Richmond, of the waterfall, Surrey, started work
* office
CUT OFF boy, served In
the war, IN WALK wounded and invalided out.
His first part as an actor was that of a black-faced herald in a playlet by Tagore.
Court
Stops a Wedding
and there. They removed boards - and the barricades which had been erected at the houses to prevent persons en- tering. It was apparent that it was an organised seizure of the houses. This was a type of offence which had been common at Hamilton, and it seemed to have now found its way into Motherwell.
The accused were liable to be sent to prison, without the option of a
flor
"INTOLERABLE" POSITION
special meeting of the clirectors, when
be gone into,
this of the commission will
There is considerable doubt regard- 'ng the postion of Mr. Hewison. It is not known whether he is barred from acting in the capacity of, say, coach or scout for the club, and this will be one of the subjects dealt with at the meeting.
on
Another point is whether the four players who have been named as Mr. Robinson, solicitor, Mother-professionals will be re-signed Thousands of tons of water fell Mr. Paul Bennett, V.C., sitting at
well, for accused, said the offences professional forms by the club. down the sheer wall of rock, flinging Lambeth
prose from the housing shortage. It in thought they may be engaged police their aimsy ladder about like a piece stopped an impending wedding.
court recently, Craigneuk was the worst word in as part-time professionals. give way, and in any case to try to Ball (34), daily domestle, living in of the accused were married for an of culton. At any moment it might The bride-to-be in Mra, Ivy Joyce point of view of overcrowding. All
Motherwell and Wishaw
from the elimb it would be suleide.
Abercalen Road, Streatham, who, average period of five years, and yel Far above was the little circle of according to Detective Clutterbuck, not one had been able to get a house light that wan safety-unattainable. was divorcet last August and has in the district. During their married
Meanwhile the innkeeper who had one child. aeen them off, and relatives of the
life, in came cases, the husbands stayed at model lodging houses while six men in Halifax and Bradford, £2
the wives lived with relatives. The Indian Government
Krew anxious,
Police and expert climbers set out,
position was absolutely intolerable. to-day on the Stock Exchange, con- and after hours of searching found
houses, and it was hoped this would The local authority was building marconed men's' cars,
meet the situation.
STOCKS FALL ON WAR
RUMOUR
Calcutta. stocles fell
sequent on rumours spread by un- the searchers thought they must in all "beenuse she was in à flx."
scrupulous speculators that war had! broken out.
Nitam
The
be dead.
The Fiscal sald he would have no objection to a brief adjournment to houses.
Mrs. Bull pleaded guilty to stealing from Mrs. Rogers, Cricklade Avenue, Streatham, her employer. way to the police station Mrs. Ball The detective stated that on the admitted that she had taken £2 10, He added that Mrs. Ball was going Batin Congress The
But they had climbed 60ft. up the to be married on the following Satur-cllow time for accused to leave the Nizam's Government has forbidden slimy rock to ledge, where the organisation of a State Congress clung shivering.
they tiny. party in Hyderabad, en the ground sandwich between them. that "whatever its outward protes sions, it will be animated by com- munn and subversive ends which will retard Instead of advancing peaceful Constitutional reform with-rescue party reached them. Double Mr. Frank Shepherd, of Newlands-
After they had walted 24 hours, the Roberts, of North-parade. Halifax, Male Beauties Parade In the State."
life lines were made fast, and after; crescent, Halifax, Mr. Harold Hobin-
Guymon, Okla. Benares Monkeys-Benares has thours of dificult
Some of the scrawniest legs ever work they were on, of lawes-lane, Halifax, Mr. A. seen in a bathing beauty contest last become so tired of the monkeys brought up to safely-just in time, Nichols, of Park View-avenue, Hall were displayed here. The competi which infeat the sacred elty that a because in another hour the water, fax, Mr. Herbert Ambler, of Hedge tors were all men-42 of them. They large sum has been voted for their still rising, would have made rescue Top-lane, Halifax, and Mr. Inrold pirouetted under floodlights while capture and deportation to far-off impossible. Hungter.
Brown, of Carlington-street, Brad- the Guymon Cowboy band played The rescued men were Mr. Albertford.
"The Old Gray Mare."
They had one Mr. Bennett: Not next Saturday. Sheriff Walker sakd he took a scri- Accusest is remanded in custody unious view of the offences, but would They kept up their spirita Monday next and will be brought delay imposing sentence, singing until their volren gave
before me on that date. way,
Mr. Percy Coleman,
the ex- director of Bristol Clly, who brought the charges against tho club, said: "The very best of luck to Bristol City and sport generally. I hope things in future will go all right for them.
"I maintain that sport can be run must be run according to rules." according to the rules, and that sport
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