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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 been 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-haired, with scarcely a line on his pink checks, ho lives in a big house in Farnham, surrounded by the swords, dag- gers, knives, heads and Akins he brought back from India 70 years ago..
"We are n Servies fanrly," he said] uniform of my regiment was khuk. in his strong valve. "My brotherjer anbicolour."
was in the Royal Engineers. I wis
In
During the hot weather men of the Third Madras Europsán another unit had marched in searle. Regiment, Tater the 108th Regiment, jackets. "I heard they suffered inucl
more than us. Colonel Apthorpe, our C.O., marched the men in ther. shirt-sleeves."
now
The Second Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fucillers. I still correspond with the Regiment."
a grey-millened hands swept to- gether the patience-cords with which be was playing. "Speak up. I'm 97 years old and I don't hear a strange voice too well. What do I do?"
"My father reads history und blography-that is, I read them to him, for los sight is not very strong," soli Miss Chrystle.
3 MONTHS' MARCHING "trading all about India. Very interesting Andeed," said the colonel sharply. "When I went to India- landed there February 12, 1858-1 took us three months' marching to reach my unit. To-day the railway does it in 48 hours."
They marched with a white cover
over
DAZZLED BY BEAUTY One vivid memory is it of put- tag up his first peacock; "its dazzling auty took away my breath, mad didn't Are at it."
Horse Fly
Grows Sinister
Berkeley, Cal.
The ordinary horsefy may he responsible for the sprend of Infantle paralysis, accord- Ing to the latest research work of Dr. L. L. Lumsden, director of the U. S, Public Health Ser- vice at New Orleans, who is now lecturing on the Berkeley campus.
Elderly Fiance Chooses Ring
Thirty-two-year-old Allse Con- stance Edith Currie, engaged, recently to Bir Maurice Jenks, aged sixty- six. Lord Mayor of London in 1931-2. did not choose her three-diamnund engagement ring. Said she: "Sir Maurice chose it. I don't know very much about jewellery. Only mother has seen li so far." Miss
to
Odd memories Dash back at run- do to the veteran's mind—his_re
To was nurse for three yeara Hinent equipped with muzziz-leading Enfields; fld-guns drawn by bul- iir Maurice's first wife who died last locks; a disarmed regiment (whic
Juno; she is the name, are as bis had mutinied) parading with ramrod: eldest son, silil calls her Bance "Str Maurice." He said at the Carlton unly, and the Madras Infantry armca
Club where they had tea together: with Brown Dess" muskets,
care and Miss Curric's devoted Although he is 97-"did 1 tell you: was 27 years old?" he said as attention to my wife created a bond between us. Other left-Colonel Chrystie is still in the of sympathy
nurses came and went--but Con- Army List.
stance stayed."
HEALTH WALKER IS 90
Conneaut, O.
Sa'd Miss Carrle's mother---Mrs. W. R. Curse, of Monk's Orchard-road, Beckenham (Kent); "My daugliter is not the modern type of girl. Boy- friends do not interest her and I
the forage cop and a curtain over the back of the heat and neck. Mra. Sophronta Millen, 90, attri- Helmets nl-wicker and leather were' butes her excellent health to exer- introduced in 1858, and “It was In '68 cise. She is fond of the outdoors and i think this is the first time she has that khaki was first intruduced. The takes walks on sunny days.
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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 Cavannugh claimed Carroll refused to hire him for Carroll's theatre restaurant, as agreed. Retaliating, some of Car- roll's beauties pleket the unlon, to swing music.
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All Ashore. F.T.
0436-Wool Yap' Bow-Wow-Wow.
F.T.
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..BILLY COTTON & HIS ORCH,
9440-Georgia's Gotta Moon. F.T.
I hadn't Anyone Till You, F.T.
9444-There's a Moon on the Mountain. · F.T.
Down on his back, but wrestling with bis auceser, ne is Mayor Flarello H. 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. Aides are striving to help the Mayor. Inset shows Hagan, later taken to a psychopathic ward, booked by police.
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Had 19 Mansions, Everybody says:-
Lost a Fortune, is Penniless at 58
IN 1918 Gregory Mark Siew, wealthy Russian paper merchant, had to flee for his life.
Recently, aged 58, he ap peared at the London Bank- ruptcy Court with liabilities of £5,385 and no assets.
He told Mr. C. Bruce Park, Official Receiver, that he was
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 the finest in Petrograd,
and were world re- nowned. I was in the Czar's per- sonal bodyguard.
"Now I have nothing.
born in Russia and came to Eng- Croydon To Be
land in 1923, but had not been inaturalised.
Before 1010 he was employed by This father, a produce merchant, on whose death the business came to kim.
He was successful until July. 1918, when he had to leave Rus- sla, fosing the business and most of his assets. He restarted business In Fenchurch-street,
E.C., but incurred heavy losses. The examination was adjourned. "My father was one of the most wealthy-nerchants in Russia," Mr. Siew sald.
ROLLING IN MONEY "When he died everything came to me as the eldest son, and I was simply rolling in
money.
"My arm 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
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.HARRY ROY'S ORCH,
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THE 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 said that Heston, another Ar Ministry-owned airport, in being en- larged and that Falricp, Ilford, will be nvalleble as an airport when it is completed.
When these additional facilities are completed it may be possible to close Croydon temporarily for improve- ments.
Croydon, for hanger accommoda- tion and surface, is one of Europe's worst airports. Recently an airliner became bogged while taxi-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 planes have been parked cut every night because the Air Ministry have, not built hangars to take them.
QUICK RECOVERY AFTER ILLNESS
Very often valescence is much
a period of con- more critics!
any
Horlicks rebuilds your exhausted body. Convalescence is shortened.
Committee was formed in the House of Commons at a than the actual illness that preceded meeting which was addressed by Sir John Hope Simpson, and its. Your whole body is left in a state of complete exhaustion. You chief objects are to influence the Government and public opinion have no strength to combat In favour of a generous and comprehensive policy on the refugee renewed attacts. question wid to stimulate interest,
Doctors and and provide information for Mem fugees.
nurses realize the been importance of a speedy recovery bers of Parliament and the general arranged that Mr. R. W. Butcher after illness. In Horleks they have public upon the refugee question. Its (Liberal Nat. Member for
Holland found a highly nourishing food that interim Statement of Policy points with Boston) should
as Hon. con be easily digested when all other out that efforts are to be made to in- and will deal with any cases which
Secretary for individual applications, foods catise nausea. duce the Government to initiate im- M.P.s care to refer to him. mediately proposals for assistance cases he will refer to the appropriat You feet full of vigour and vitality. towards the settlement of refugees, refuger body and others he will whether by an international loan or with directly with the Allens De Always keep Horlicks ready at hand. atherwise, and to simulate other if they approve of the steps taken and and worry, the task of carrying on partment. MPs are being asked
In these difficult times of anxiety Governments by stating what the the majority do there is no doubt and doing work which must be done Government is prepared to do others will co-operate.
the Committee will develop and be- is a doubly difficult one which must come a very important body.
tend to exhaust che's nervous energy. Horlicks builds up strength, vitality and prevents that listlessness and tiredness caused by constant
strain. nervous.
H. M. Hodges, i Kayamally Buliding, Queen's Rūpo, Hongkong.
A King Taught
Her To Eat
It is also hoped to induce the Government to set up, or
to asslet and if necessary Onancially ald voluntary organisations to set up Camps or Homes or other provision for the temporary rec.pon au maintenance of refugees, pending schemes for the'r permanent settle- ment Inside or outs de, the Emp re. while finally increased facilities will) PRINCESS Mario Louise of Bul-
asked for immigrants,
ungezi goria, aged five, recently lost her suitable safeguards
the interests appeille, refused to eat, and become of British workers, and to speed pale and thin, the proctas of obtaining visna, es- Her worried father, King Boris, pecially for refugees in serious dan tried an experiment. Every day for ger, including those from Czecho- a week lie invited eight poor children alovakin.
to lunch with the PrinecS).
be
for
The Committee will be mainly con The table was abundantly spread, cerned with general questions of and everybody nie with good appetite policy. But it has been discovered |---0xcept the hostess. that the Allons Department at the For two days sho merely looked on Homo Office is somewhat seriously in amusement. The third day she inconvenienced by the number of began to be interested in her food. letters received from M.P.3. concern~- After that she ate heartily, and ing applications from Individual re-'now her appetite is normal.
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to the Pictorial
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