THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
1998.
WHAT IS LINDBERGH UP TO?
How Does He Come To Be Europe's Busybody?
What is the mysterious, secretive, curiously over-publicised Colonel Lindbergh up. to?
Many people in Britain and on the Continent are perturbed about his recent activities. Always when trouble has been bubbling his black and orange airplane has flown him to the storm centre.
He has been to Germany, Russia, Czecho-Slovakia and
France. He resides, course, in Britain.
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Early last year he went IN COURT
to Germany. There he met
Hitler, Goering and the air generals.
He paid another visit carly this year. He is there again now. And in between these visits he has busled himself spreading alarming stories in this country about Germany's strength compared with ours.
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"BETTER THAN OURS" Germany's machines, he tells oil ears that listen in this country, are better than ours. She has more of them. Her production is five times greater than ours.
Japanese Utility Bonds
Some return of popularity to the Government Japanese depressed
Mr. St. John. Hutchinson, KC, bonds has been noticed recently. famous criminal lawyer, defender of These securities now stand about 20
murderers. who
Mrs. supported Casserley when she fainted after her lover had been sentenced to twelve years' Imprisonment, collapsed at the Old Bailey recently.
He was defending a prisoner in an involved fraud conspiracy charge that has been before Mr. Gerald Dodson, Recorder of London, and a jury for some days,
He was St.
He had just resumed his scat after a twenty-minutes cross-examination when counsel saw him turn pale.
Counsel, ushers and policemen
ambulance In an And when these facts are firmly helped Mr. Hutchinson out," planted in the listener's mind the taken colonel will then, it is said, strong-Bartholomew's Hospital.
pact His ness is only slight. ly advocate some sort of a between Britain and Germany as Britai can avold the only way disaster.
vital decisions that France la com- mon with Britain had to make.
UNEASINESS
per cent, higher than at the begin- ning of October,. and unless some totally unforeseen circumstance ne- curs are unlikely to fall below their present level.
Interesting in this connection is the position of Japanese public utility bonds.
Last July It was announced that the Government had passed a law whch was intended to bring about a forze measure of State control over electric power companier. A concern
of a semi-omelal nature, styled the Japan Electric Power and Transmission Com- Generation pany was to be formed to take over the properties of existing under- takings in return for its own shares. COVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS
were
In order to protect foreign bond- holders of the various concerns ab- Borbed, It was laid down that, if the He always insiste firmly that he is
on which the bonds anti-Nazi himself, but those who are
The air industry in Britain feels assets tavoured with his views say that he never hesitates to voice his glow'ng admiration for Hiller and the Ger- that it has cause for its uneasiness specifically secured were taken over, about the activities of Colonel Lind-the Imperial Government would man State.
Early this year he was in Russia, bergh. If he is so frank: about the make itself unconditionally responsi As the properties in question are As an honoured guest he was given Air Forces of Germany and Russiable for both principal and interest. unusual facilites to see Russia's Air in his conversations in Britain and Fored. Russia's flying men took him France, no doubt he is equally ex- already in the process of absorption on the subject of Britain's the bonds are assuming the status
of Government obligations. fully into their confidence,
Air Force when he is in Germany.
pansive
What nobody seems to know, and what many people would like to know is: What is behind all this myelerious activity?
Then he returned to this country and began to spread the story that the Russian Air Force was usełem. When the crisis was developing. too, he took himself to France and
Does Lindbergli represent any one told the same story there. That alory shook France; and may have or is he merely a somewhat indis- had considerable influence on the creet private person?
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In keeping with the Roosevelt family custom for adults, 21 candles were placed on the birthday cake presented to Mrs: Franklin D. Roose- vell by the Women's National Press Club, in Washington, on her 64th birthday. Above, Mrs. Roosevelt cuts the cake as Hope Ridings Miller, president of the club looks on.
POLLY MARRIES
AT
SIXTH ATTEMPT
After five unsuccessful attempts, Polly the Newsgirl- whose picture has hung in the Royal Society of Portrait Painters was married recently at St. John's Church, Lon- don, W.C.2, to bullder-decorator Frank Humphersion.
"We began to think we'd never get Red-haired Polly Cole, who har
outside the inner married!" said Polly in her pleasant, Government sold newspapers corresponding securities, probably because the full Temple gateway in Fleet-strcel for 10 refined voice, giving one of the wide
Frank for eight years. has not yet been appreciated. significance of the new legislation years, has been "walking out" with smiles that made her famous with
This point is worth noting in view of the fact that some of these utility stocits are quoted slightly lower than the
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"The first time we postponed It was last year when Frank's father died.
"This year we've had to put it off at least four times for health reasons, The last was the most serious-I had appendicitis,
"Yesterday It seemed almost no though we were doomed again-my wedding things weren't nearly ready. DRESS RUSH "Six girla were working on dress till late. My hat had to be too light in made again-it was colour. But somehow everything wat ready in time”
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"Well, it's beautiful, love," sald onc of the women guests, admiring Polly's two-piece suit and velvet hat.
"The only thing we haven't got is
n kettle for our new home!" laughed Polly. "We're having a fishing week- end honeymoon, and then, we shall
buy a nice big kettle.
"Frank has decorated the house
walls and it's marvellous! Cream all through. It is over Frank's shop in Harpur-street,"
In a tiny cafe Just off Red-Lion- square, Paily and Frank, gavo r Wedding reception - champagne stort or beer with sandwiches of crab. ham, fole gras, and a large wedding cake.
Toastmaster was elderly Mr. Corne, an Inner Temple barzister, who gave away the bride.
Three years ago, another barrister, Mr. Ernest Lever, bequeathed £5 to Polly in his will, as a tribute to her sweet smile and cheerfulness.
"I've never known a couple, that Atted in as well as Frank and Polly," sold rotund barrister Corne. "It's a tonie to see them together. I hope they have a jolly good honeymoon!"
Polly's picture was painted in 1933 by Mr. Bevan Petman and exhibited Her at the RS.P.P. in Plecadilly. family has held the Fleet-street news- paper pitch for 80 years.
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