Friday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 27,
1939.
SHAKING HANDS WITH
I Meet the Oldest
HISTORY: Officer in the Army
From A Correspondent
FARNHAM, (Surrey). TO-DAY I touched hands with history. I have just heen received by Colonel George Chrystic, oldest
officer in the British Army, one of the two surviving veterans of the Indian Mutiny (1857), whose uncle sailed with Nelson, whose god-father fought at Trafalgar, and whose first Commanding Officer in India had fought at Waterloo.
White-linired, with scarcely a line on his pink checks, he lives in a big house in Farnham, surrounded by the swords, dag- gers, knives, heads and skins he brought back from India 70 years ago.
"We are a Servite fam ly," he said; unɗorm of my regiment was khak. in bla strong voler. "My brother ur ash-colour," was in the Royal Enginears. I was During the hot weather men of In the Third Madras European another unit had marched in scarlet Regiment, later the 100th Regiment, jackets. I heard they suffered muel. now the Second Battalion of more than us. Colonel Apthorpe. Royal Inniskilling Purifier I sull our CO., marched the men, in the correspond with the Regiment?” shirt-sleever."
Is grey-miltoned hunds swept to gether the patience-cards with which he was playing "Speak up. I'm years old and i don't hear a strange voice too well. What do 1 de***
"My father
reads history and biography--that it, I reart then to hit, for his slacht is not very strong," sold Miss Chrystic.
3 MONTHS' MARCHING
DAZZLED BY BEAUTY One vivid memory, is taut of tog up his first peacock; "Its dazziln, buty took away my breath, and didn't fire at IL"
Horse Fly
Grows Sinister
Berkeley, Cal.
The ordinary horsefly may be responsible for the sprend ot Infantile puralysts, accord- ing to the latest research work of Dr. L. L. Lumsden, director of the U. S. Poblle Health Ser- vleg at New Orleans, who is now lecturing on the Berkeley campus.
Elderly Fiance Chooses Ring
Thirty-two-year-old
Miss Con-
slange Edith Currie, engaged recently to Sir Maurice Jenks, sed sixty- put-six, Lord Mayor of London in 1931-2, did not choose her three-diamond engagement ring- Sold she: "Bir Maurice chose I don't know very much
Only about jewellery. mother has seen t so far." Miss Duane was nurse for three years to Maurice's first wife who died last June; the in the same AgC na his "Sir He said at the Carlton eldest son, silll calls her fiance Maurlee." Club where they had tea together:~~
"liss Currie's devoted
care and attention my we created a band of sympathy between us. Other nurses came and went-but Con- stance slayed.”
Od memories flash back at run- do to the veteran's mind--1. re Riment equipped with muzzlz-leading Laflets; id-guna drawn by bul- locke: a disormed regiment (whe har mutinted) "Itrading all about India. Very baly, and the parading with ranrots the Madras Infantry armed intersting intleed," said the colonel with "Brown Begg" muskels, sharply. "When I went to India- Although he is 07-"did I tell you landed there February 12, 1858--it ! was 97 years old?" he said as a took us three months marching to] left-Colonel Chrystle is still in the reach my unit. To-day the railway Army List, does it in hours."
HEALTH WALKER IS 90
Conneaut, O.
Thay marched with a white cover over the forage emp and a curta's over the back of the head and neck, Mrs. Sophronta Milen. 98, attri- Helmets of wieker and leather were hutes her excellent health to exer- introduced in 1958, anel *34 was in '58 vive. She is fond of the outdoors and that khaki was first introduced. The takes walles on sunny days.
Killywood
Hollywood MUSICIANS
MUSICIANS
UNION:
REFUSES TO
ARBITRATE
UNION O
UNFAIR TO
ARL CARROLL GIRLS/
n. Currie, of Monk's Orchard-road,
Said Miss Currie's mother-Mrs. W.
Beckenham (Kent): "My daughter is not the modern type of girl. Boy- friends do not interest her and I think this is the Rrst time she has been in love."
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Musicians' Union in Los Angeles ruled that Earl Carroll should pay Ray Cavanaugh, orchestra conductor, four weeks' salary and transportation from and to New York, after Cavanaugh claimed Carroll refused to hire him for Carroll's theatre restaurant, as agreed. Retaliating, some of Car- coll's beauties picket the union, to swing music.
NEW REX & PARLOPHONE RECORDS
9435 Small Fry. F.T. (Sing You Sinners.)
All Ashore, F.T.
9430--Woof Yap Bow-Wow-Wow. F.T.
Joseph, Joseph
9440-Georgia's Golla Moon. F.T.
I Hadn't Anyone Till You.
....BILLY COTTON & HIS ORCH.
F.T.
9444-There's a Moon on the Mountain. FT.
(UFS
Down on his back, but wrestling with his attacker, here is Mayor Florello li. La Guardia, indicated by arrow, as he grapples with James F. Hagan, who suddenly rushed from a crowd and hit the Mayor on City Hall steps. Aldes are striving to help the Mayor. Inset showa Hagan, later taken to a psychopathic ward. booked by police.
Had 19 Mansions, Lost a Fortune, is Penniless at 58
IN 1918 Gregory Mark Siew, wealthy Russian paper merchant, had to flee for his life.
Recently, aged 68, he ap- peared at the London Bank- ruptcy Court with liabilities of £5,385 and no assets. He told Mr. C. Bruce Park, Offcial Receiver, that he was born in Russia and came to Eng- land in 1923, hut had not been naturalised,
Before 1010 he was employed byį his father, a produce merchant, on whose death the business came to him.
and the railways during the Czar's reign.
"I had 19 mansions in various parts of Russia, and my father used to live in a palace.
"Our stables were Petrograd, and
the finest in were world re- [nowned. I was in the Czar's per-
sonal bodyguard.
"Now I have nothing.
Croydon To Be Improved
THE
HE Air Ministry plan to close down Croydon airport-for re- pairs and improvements. Captain Harold Balfour, Under-Secretary for Air, made this clear in a statement In the Commons recently.
He was successful until July 1918, when he had to leave Rus- sla, losing the business and most of his assets. He restarted business [13 Fenchurch-street. E.C., but incurred heavy losses.
He sold
sald that Heston, another Air Ministry-owned airport, is being ca The examination was adjourned. "My father was one of the most larged and that Fairley, ilford, wit wealthy merchants in Russia," Mr.be 'available as an airport when it is
Stew said.
ROLLING IN MONEY "When he died everything came to me as the eldest son, und I was simply rolling in money.
"My firm made the paper for the Russian Government, the Post Office,
Parliament Discusses Refugee Question
LONDON.
THE Parliamentary Committee on Refugees, whose Chairman is Captain Victor Cazalet, M.P. has now passed
Any Broken Hearts To Mend. F.T.......JAY WILDUR'S Onch.the first stage of its activities, and organisation. The
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F1274-Dicky Bird Hop,
Narcissus
CHARLIE KUNZ. PIANO.
VICTOR SILVESTER'S HARMONY MUSIC.
F1200-Musle, Marstro Picase. F.T.
Georgia's Golis Meon, F.T.
F1270-Trek Song. F.T.
....HARRY ROY'S ORCH.
THE BAND WAGGONERS. and all the tunes from ASTAIRE-ROGER FILM "CAREFREE"
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In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peking
completed.
When these additional facilities are completed it may be possible to close Croydon temporarily for Improve- ments.
Croydon, for hangor accommoda- lion and surface, is one of Europe's worst airports. Recently an airliner became bored while tax-ing and) had
to stay in midfield all night. ringed by red warning lights.
A quarter of a million pounds worth of new Imperial Airways plones have been parked cut every night because the Air Ministry have not built hangars to take them.
QUICK RECOVERY AFTER ILLNESS
Very often 转 period of con- valescence is much more Committee was formed in the House of Commons at a than the actual illness that preceded crillent meeting which was addressed by Sir John Hope Simpson, and its it. Your whole body is left in a chief objects are to influence the Government and public opinion have no strengths to combat any state of complete exhaustion. You in favour of a generous and comprehensive policy on the refugee renewed attacks. question and to stimulate interest, and provide Information for Mem-fugees.
Doctors and
nurses realize the It, hits therefore bera of Parliament and the general arranged that Mr. R: w.
been importance of a speedy recovery Butcher after larss. public upon the refugee question. Its (Liberal Nat. Member for
In Horlicks they have Holland found a highly nourishing food that interim Statement of Policy points with Boston) should act as tion. can be easily digested when all other out that efforts are to be made to in- Secretary for individual applications, foods cause nausea.
and will deal with any casta which
duce the Government to initiate im- MIS
's care to refer to him. Some
Sume: Horlicks rebuilds your exhausted
do
mediately proposals for assistance cases he will refer to the appropriate body. Convalescence is shortened. Howards the setilement of refugees, refugee body and others he will deal You feel full of vigour and vitality. whether by an International loan or with directly with the Allens De Always keep Horlicks ready at hand. otherwise, and to simulate other if they approve of the steps taken and and worry, the task of carrying on partment. All MPs are being 'asked In these dificult times of anxiety Governments by thing what Government is prepared to
the it the majority do there is no doubt and doing work which must be done o.hers will co-operate.
the Committee will develop and be is a doubly difcuft une which must, come a very important body.
tend to exhaust one's nervous energy.
Horlicks bulldo
strength, up vitality and prevents that listlessness and tiredness caused by constant nervous strain, H. M. Hudges, Kayamally Building. Queen's Road, Hongkong.
induce
the
It is also hoped to Government to set up, or to assist and
if nectatory financially ald voluntary organisations to set up Camps or Ilames or other provision rec pon unu
for the temporary
Imaintenance of refugees, pending schemes for their permanent settle- ment Inside or outs de the Emp re. while finally increased facili
facilities will
A King Taught
Her To Eat
PRINCESS Marle Louise of Bul-"•
be asked for Immigrants, unuci garin, aged five, recently lost har suitable safeguards for the interests uppetite, refused to eat, and become of British workers, and to speed up pale and thin.
the process of obtaining visas, es-
pecially for refugees in serious dan- tried an experiment. Every day for Her worried father, King Beris, ger, including those from Czecho-n week he invited eight poor children
to lunch with the Princess.
slovakin.
The Committee will be mainly con- The table was abundantly spread, cerned with general questiona of and everybody afe with good appetite policy. But it has born discovered except the hostess, that the Allens Department of the Home OMeo is somewhat seriously in amusement. The third day she; Inconvenienced by the number
For two days she merely looked en
ot began to be interested in her food.
letters received from M.Pa concern- After that the ate heartily, ing applications from individual re- now her appetite is normal.
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