Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 8, 1939.
WANDERING ROMEO IS SEARCHING
FOR A NURSE
Now He Has Vanished
BELFAST.
SOMEWHERE in Britain, a slim, handsome, 26- years-old "Polish Romeo" is looking for a nurse. But he is required here to answer a charge of contravening the Aliens Act by entering the United Kingdom without a pass- port.
Wife Dies In Ice Rescue
He is Leon Appelbaum, a textile) worker from Poland, and his questį was mentioned here recently when he failed to appear for the resumed; hearing of his case.
A statement sald to have been ads by Appelbaum was read by
witness. This
that police
AN aircraftman's 21-years-old Appelbaum had, fallen in love with
wife lost her life recently when she tried to save a boy who had fallen through the ice covering a disused reservoir at Sherburn Hill, near Durham.
The boy was rescued by the woman's father.
a nurse in a
in a London hospital, had lost trace of her.
but
He erosied to Bray. Eire, to look! for her.
and his search had brought him to this city.
Head Constable Murphy, who pro- cuted recently, said that the mat ter hud been adjourned wilai Appelbaum's case was referred to
Vicar Weds At 72
The 72-year-old vienr af Ashington, Northumberland, the Rev. Samuel Davidson, was married at Newcastle- on-Tyne recently to Miss Edith Waller, aged 30.
Miss Waller is the daughter of a former vicur of Longhirst, a neigh- bouring parlish to Ashington.
Mr. Davidson's first wife died four yearn sgo.
EMPIRE NEWS
MOSLEMS ́ WARN CONGRESS
Bombay. resolution authorising Working Comunitice of the Moslem League to launch civil disobedience and interests, if necessary, in Bibur, the to safeguard Moslem rights United Provinces and the Central Provinces, was passed unanimously
gulde and Brownie leader, was pass-that m application be made to the Patna recently. These Provinces are Mrs. Berthu Thompson, former girl the Hosne Offlce, which had directe at an open session of the League at ing the reservoir with her parents "ourt for the issue of a deportation ruled by Congress, Governments.
when she heard screams.
She saw 10-year-old Joseph Turn-! bull elining with his fingers to the edge of the fee.
Mrs. Thompson ran out to help the boy and was within a few feet of him when the ice gave way and the dis- appeared.
After diving three times, a youth Joseph Kenney, succeeded to bring-i ing Mrs. Thompson to the surface, but when other helpers, using
Indder, got her to the bank she was dead.
Aircraftman J. R. Thompson learn. when he Christinas nerodrome,
ed of his wife's death
returned home from
order,
APPLIED FOR PASSPORT
Mr. Leslie Morris, Appelbaum's solleitor, said that no trace of him could be found here,
"This man is Polish Romeo looking for his Juliet." Mr. Morris zaid.
"His bailsman in a stranger and went security out of the goodness of his heart."
The resolution referred to "atraci- ties committed in these provinces," and to "the systematie manner in
even elementary which
Moslem rights are trampled upon by Congress Governments."
the
The Governments of these pro- vinees, it was stated, failed' to redrean! grievances In spite of the constitu~; tional methods adopted so far.
Representatives from all parts of Head Constable Murphy said that India, including the Moslem Pre- Appriboun had applied at Liverpool miers of the Punjab and Dental, up- for a passport a few days ago, but reported the resolution. Sir Siltandar Wis not arrested because he was
Hyat Khan, Premier of the Punjab, then on ball.
The case was adjourned for a fort- offering the solid support of the Pun- Jab Moslems to the disobedience Mrs. Thompsen leaves a son, aged night in the hope that Appelbaum
stressed the right of would return to answer the charge. movement,
Moslems to Ilve in India unpersecut-] ed.
festivities at Usworth
where he is stationed.
seven months.
KILLED TRYING
TO SAVE BROTHER
When 45-year-old Michael Bohom,
leapt after talin and tried to pull him clear of an oncoming train.
Gerald. was killed, Michael was
Mr. Jinnah, In his presidential ad-j dress recently, warned Congress
Moslems' cause in the States if Con-¡ gress explolled them,
Temporary probalion was granted Paul Francis, lett, and WJJ- liam Gallagher, 15-year-old orphans who "raided" the San Francisco mint, believed Impregnable. Federal Judge A. F. St. Sure con- cluded the youths did not have criminal.intent, when they climbed a drain pipe, raised a window and entered. They told him their exploit was "just for fun."
Gracie Turns Crazy News Reel Editor
of Elm Park, Exex, fell on the line taken injured to East Ham Memorial that the League would take up the GRACIE FIELDS has now become a news-reel editor. She has
at East Ham railway station, his Hospital, where he was stated later brother, Gerald, aircraftman, to be comfortable,
זה
Brenda (Champion) Meets
( "Deb." )
2,000 In 'Moonlight'
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK'S champion society debutante, seventeen-
STUDENT ACQUITTED
Calcutta.
edited an edition of British Movietone News and makes a riotous success of the job.
The script was written by Howard Thomas, and Gracie acts as commentator and appears in person.
Ajit Bardhan, a Hindu student, We see her ousting Leslie Mitchell, bit. I sile, but you've got to have a charged with the attempted murder Movietone commentator, from his holiday sometime, you know, Ind." of St.-Major W. J. Berragan, of the desk with "Hello, Leslie, love, you've Leslie: But I'm supposed to help 2nd Bn. the Border Regt., stationed got to it. I'm gaffer to-day. I'm with the number, Gracie. in Calcutta, has been acquitted. taking over Movietone for onu.“
AUSTRALIA
TAKE YOUR HOOK
Then the turns to the audience and remarks confidentially:
Don't you
Grncle: Give over chuntering. Go think it's a shame the way they over-on, take your hook. work Leslie? Poor chap, one week he's dodging the bombs in China, the
It was alleged that Dardhan enter- cd a train in which Berragan was travelling from Calcutta to Darjeel ing and attacked him with an iron
As he leaves she calls him back rod and a knife.
The defence alleged that Sgt.-next week he's helping a duchess to and implants a smacking kiss, mur- likes 'em with Major
Berragan challenged Bord-launch lifeboat in Weston-super-muring that she
moustaches. She goes on: `year-old Brenda Frazier, granddaughter of London's han's right to enter the compart- Mare.
ment and attacked him with the "I know it's nice to get about a "Let's go up north and get some Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor, made her sensational knife, which Burdhon took from him
read happy-go-lucky aluir. All together with buildings, will cost aboard, folks. First stop Rochdale!" debut recently in a ballroom flooded with simulated and used in self-defence.
£250,000.
Hounds, though it is true the M.F.. moonlight.
Stan Corps Commissions. More Jooks like Movietone's well-known From midnight to dawn she' Miss Frazier, famous for her low- NEW AIR SQUADRON staff cadets than have graduated in 18. one cameraman,
any single year since the war have
volatile guide takes us on was formally introduced to two gut pink gowns, chose heavy white FOR QUEENSLAND just left the Royal Military College fightning trips to Blackburn, Preston, thousand members of society frock. The dress and a tight bodice duchess salin for her coming-out
at Canberra to accept commissions in and Manchester, The last she calls: the Australian Staff Corps. Because our famous Lanshire holiday re- who have seen her at parties, and a very full hoop skirt. The sole As part of the plans to increase of the expansion of the defence forces sort. They don't have to worry night clubs and balls almost trimming Was a casende of white the Royal Australian Air Force, a and the seule demand for officers the about A.R.P. No gas masks necded every evening since the begin-rich feathers extending from the new general purposes squadron is to Federal Government has decided to there. They're used to it."
waist to the bottom of the skirt, ning of the season.
be established at Amberley, near shorten, from four years to three, the Ipswich, Queensland. It is to be
course being undertaken by certain partly of planes of the selected cadets.
and partly of
SOUTH AFRICA 'plones of the citizens' forces.
Although Miss Frazier has
the most photographed debuteer SUICIDE AT OLD BAILEY as partly a
yeors, enmeramen Jier debut.
were barred at j
Sydney.
The squadron Is to be equpiped 50 PER CENT. FALL IN
FRUIT CROP
Cape Town. The deciduous fruit crop of the
Then to Liverpool and references to football pool-it's Liverpennypool now. Next a Lancashire knocker-up with his pole with which he taps the windows of early-risers.
LONDON. Death defeated justice for the first with 12 aircraft and to have u com-
LONDON GAS WORKS ONE ACT SHOW
time in 30 years at the Old Bailey, plement of 150 airmen from the per- Two orchestras provided music for London's famous and pacient crimini manent forces, and 26 officers and
The scene shifts to Broadcasting House, which Movietone's new Editor} all-night dancing, and questa were curi, when Alexander Ratner, 61-115 airmen from the citizen forces, also entertained by one act of year-old electric lamp manufacturer, to be recruited in Brisbane and Ips-
describes as "the London gus works," "Hellzapoppin," Broadway's
We killed himself by cutting his throat wich. An area of 000 acres is to be Western Province is expected to be
are whisked back io the i show which Mr. Anthony Eden saw with a cigar cutter in a cell. He was acquired for the aerodrome, which, about 50 per cent. less than last year. Movietone studios, and Gracie, in the on his recent visit.
waiting to be sentenced for fraud.
The total ultimate exports for the midst of 'phoning and eating black season that has just begun are es- puddings, is interrupted by Victor timated at 69,000 tons, comparedĮŠlivester, the dance champion and with 93,000 tons last season.
band leader, to have a dance lesson.
crazy
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Trays of peaches which a year ago fetelled from 1s. to is. 6d. are now reel but Victor assures her this is She protests she's making a news realising from 33. to 48. in Cape news.
Town.
Canners Anxious-Mr. J. L. Moore, It's the newest dance, the Trek general manager of the South Afri from her film "We're Going to be can Food Canners' Council, says that Rich." It's the newest dance eraze his council has been watching the and they've invented it between | market position in Britain with some them.
anxiety in view of the Anglo-Ameri- Ee, by gum. Gracie's Jannock as a can Trade Agreement. Under this news reci editor,
agreement, South Africa agreed to
reductions In preferchees on canned
fruit salad and pineapples, in whicn
the
Union 15 been building up an
export trade for some years,
Brothers
hers as Rhodes Scholars-One
18-YEAR-OLD BOY'S
SAVAGERY
of the newly-elected Rhode Scholars A mother objected to her 12-year-
the Cape
Mr
far
Willem
Bok, son old son being remanded in custody
of Mr. Justice Dok, and a brother at Liverpool Juvenile Court, and Mrs. of Dr. Louis Bok, a Rhodes Scholar Remain, the presiding magistrate, of 1931. This is the
second m
ime in sald that he might have committed
the history of the scholarships that murder. The case against the boy two brothers have carned the honour. Is that he caused grievous bodily In 1903 Mr. P. T. Lewis was a harm to a boy of
of seven. In a stale- Rhodes Scholor, and was followed in ment the accused said he and another 1905 by his brother, Mr. V. A. buy took the younger boy to n shed, Lewis Mr. Lewis has been acting as jumped on him, hit him in the face Governor of Southern Rhodesia during with their fists, took off all his Clothes the flness of Sir Herbert Stanley. and threw bricks at him.
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