Dull Offices
For Weddings
of London's register offices
Me Auth duit and dingy places
to be married in..
Brian Grover and his wife were married recently at Chelsea Register Omce, where Mr. S. G. Marah, Lon- don's youngest superintendent re- #istrar, is in charge,
Although both the Grovers have become famous as the "all for love" couple, there was not a flower in the marriage room.
It might just as well have been an In offee, where rates were puld.
fact, sume collecting offices are n great deal brighter than Chelsen Register Office, which is next door to the mortuuITY.
Mr. Marsh has ideas about bright- ening the room.
" you come back in a week or two," he said, "you will find vases of flowers on the table and window ledges, Blinds on the windows and pictures on the walls.
"admit it isn't anything great to look at to-day."
Because he knows young couples [:c bright room in which to be married he has had the room strip. ped of its dark oll paint and light oak panelling put in instead.
Now he is waiting for a desk and chairs to match, instead of the Vic- torkan mahogany that was used for the Grovers weddingg
Then he will get the flowers, which he will have to pay for him- self,
UP STONE STAIRS
But he cannot do anything about the approach to the room which is on the first floor at the top of a flight of stone steps.
There is dull tron railing with
a chipped mahogany hand-rail. The
walla are covered with a dirty grey Pare Tottenham
topped by a dark brown dado. register office,
where bland Mr. Walter Grimaldi
rules, is a big contrast.
Mr. Grimaldi is waiting for beautiful new office which ia being planned.
it
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While he waits, be perfonas wed- ding ceremonies in what was once the home of the head-master of 2 Krammar selvol.
OWN FLOWERS
There is a pretty carpet on the
four, the woodwork is ercam and the walls duck-eng green. There are cream curtains at the windows and hawls of flowers placed that the trids ean gee them.
Mr. Grimable's was the only re- gister offer at which are seen pics of enfelli asitle the door.
"I have to buy the dowers my- alf," he told me, "but 1 buy them make the ecremony as beautiful
as possible for the bride."
OUR INQUIRING PHOTOGRAPHER
THE QUESTION:
Is it true that "Men Are Such Fools""?
THE ANSWERS:
WAYNE MORRIS "Potire-
ly not! Look at
all the great
men of history! Look at Wash ington! Look at
Napoleon!... Look at me!"
PRISCILLA LANEA¢¢
they fools? You
betchal A1) a girl needs in a good line to get
Ry of them!
And when it
comes to good lines...!"
HUMPHREY BOGART –
"I'm not talk.
in', see?... Anyhow, why should take
the rap for a lot of churapa I don't even know?"
HUGH HERBERT-
wool A thou-
A sand times mooi
And, in conclu
sion, do i look like a fool? Woo-wool E know the an- awer!"
Don't miss
-"Wao.
"MEN ARE SUCH
FOOLS"
JOHNNIE DAVIA PLÁNY, MINGUTTON
TOMORROW
AT THE
ALHAMBRA
Tuesday.
HONGKONG TELEGRAP
February, 28, 1939.
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GILMAN
Father Burns Son, Is Torture Tale Parisian Grill
Fined £5
AFTER he had pleaded that he held his three-years- old son's hand near the fire as a warning, Thomas Vickey Walker, aged 25, was fined £5 at Newcastle recently for ill-treating the boy.
Mr. J. E. Hunter, who prosecuted, said Walker lighted a cigarette and held the match for his son to blow out. The boy did this and asked his father to "make another light for him."
This apparently caused the father, five seconds. The read died to love his temper," said Mr. Hunter, down. "and he seized the child's right hand and held it close to the fre. The buy se earned with pain.
"Mr. Walker tried to get the boy away from the fire, but Walker than her oil, and continued to hold the hand against the fire. This went on for some time, and the troy was i screaming.
"His grandmother then intervened. said there need for that, and, fold Weiker to let the child go. She applied flute and outment to the!
treated burn, and it chemist.
was
"LEFT HER HUSBAND"
by at
fended, said Walker intended merbly {
Later. Mrs. Walker and her little in returned to their home after staying for a week with her parents.
she said. He has gut over the ex- "Tommy is quite all right now." perience and seems to have forgotten all about it."
SLIPPERED BRIDE WAS LATE
On her way to church to be married Miss Elate Whitfield, of Allesicy Old Itnad, Coventry. found that she was wearing bed- room slippers.
The bridal car, in which her father accompanied her, dashed back to the house, only to find that her mother, who was at church, had the key,
off again to the church for the key and back to the house and back again to church with shoes
on.
And after only a quarter of an hour's delay Miss Whitfield became Mrs. George Godwin, wife of the Cromwell Engineering Company's secretary,
Children Learn Music By
Colour Instrument
Was “All Lies"
AF
sald
had FTER police officer
that a German's story of perse. cution and torture was untrue, Mr. Dummelt, the Bow-street magistrate, sald recently:--
"This man threw himself on the mercy of this country, and he has Ilect and tied and lied."
He
Simon
Siegfried sentenced Gembicki, aged 39, described as a Annial agent, of Forest Court, Edgware-road, W., to six months' hard labour, with a recommendation for deportation.
Geinbleki was charged with being in Britain without leave and making a false statement to police offeer. It was alleged that he was found by the police in his bath, after Eliza beth Lensing, aged 39, described as a German student, had stated he was not at the Bat.
The woman was also charged with making a false statement. She was sentenced to seven days' Jali and was also recommended for deporta tion.
Det.-Sergt. Grifin said she had living with Gembicki since December 31...
[C#7]
According to her records she was
March, 1937, she told the authori
Mr. Swinburn J. Wilson, whe de- COLOURS are helping to teach children the elements single, but when she landed here in of harmony and counterpoint while they sing, play tios she was married, and was sup- to deler the boy from going near the and dance in the Peckham Play Centre every Saturdayported by her husband, who was in
dre.
On on beension. the bay had! sented himself badly, and on ane inther, piere: of burnt paper
were reund in his bedroom. This time the child made towards the fire, and to deter him, Walker held up his band to warn him of the danger.
"A week ago," he added. "Mes Walker left her husband, and it is since then that the proceedings have been taken,”
ONLY FOUR SECONDS Walker said that he held the buy's irund near the fre for only four or
!
afternoon.
They owe this to the invention of Herr Hirschfeld, a Ger- man living in London who is known as "Mr. Muck." His mother, of Scottish extraction, was formerly a Miss Mack.
He has devised a musical instrument which automatically tenches the children the basic chords of accompaniment as they strum to their songs.
"Mitchel Strogoff” Is Dead
PARIS. Famous star of silent films, Ivan Mosjoukine, died in a Paris clinic
sides.
Switzerland.
Later, she said she was preparing to marry Gembickl
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In evidthee she stated that Gem- F1327. blcki had asked her to stay at the FI328. Bat as his "visitor."
do
F1313.
Mr. Dummett: From whom you get your money?--From a friend. What is his or her name?--I can- not say I
I do not want him to get into trouble.
It consists of 2 block of wood When Gembickl entered the dock F1320. about two feet long and two-and-a Mr. Dummett read a medical report, half inches sqptare. A sound-box is and commented: "This means that F1321. | hollowed out about two-thirds of the the police medica! cflcer does not way down; there are three strings believe Gembickl's story about his along the length of each of the four having been flogged in Germany.” F1303.
Chief Inspector Salisbury said A forg cylinder of wood, topped brought here by boat on January 3
Gembirki's story of having been F1301.
cylindrical spike, like violoncello, forms the ately to cmil a
perfect chord. At the top edge
Nautical Psychology recently of tuberculoals. He was 47. by a knob, forms the handle; was untrue. He arrived on Decem- F1305.
Hazy
Honolulu.
At the age of 30 Mosjoukine was lawyer in Moscow. Then he went into pictures, quickly rose to top most heights, became known as the
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that on buse.
her 11 at Newhaven from Dieppe Each
with a a false passport. He had been set of three strings is tuned accur with
*here for w moaths in 1936. of each side is Mr. Dummett: Apparently he Just why a sailor should want to "Star with the magnetic eyes." painted a bar of a strong
was able to go freely between here colour. climb a drain pipe onto the top of
Most famous of his films was Mr. Mack sits in the middle of the and Germany, and this story of tor- building and go to sleep iero isi
"Michel Strogoff." a problem in nautical psychology
He was also in dancing, singing, playing group and ture and persecution is obviously
untrue?—Yes. strikes an indicator with his fool. that the police department is trying "Casanova" and "Pere Serge."
"He has been associating with The indicator sends up a colour and
to solve. The problem is one af He made a fortune. Spent it on particular Interest to the police, bo lavish parties. For 15 years lived a cause In the case under investigation life of fantastic luxury. apollewman had to climb the same drain pipe to awoken and arrest the slor.
He could speak only Russian. When tailties came they broke him.
So he has died, in obscurity.
Megan Taylor Slims Ten
Pounds In 14 Days
MISS MEGAN TAYLOR,
DINNER: 4 ounces of meat with
salad, orange or apple.
"I was worried about Megan put-
the children then strike the trio of persons of an undesirable character strings on the side of the instrument and persons who have committed
frauds," the officer aided, bearing the corresponding colour.
Each set of three strings can be ituned to any pitch.
Automatically the children learn, as they strum with, a plectrum, Just what chards will harmonieally ne- company single notes of the air.
Soon they learn to dispense with the indicator, for their ear becomes perfectly attuned to recognise the correct harmony.
GIANT FLUTE
Legs Baulk On Mind
Cleveland, O. Lawrence Krum, 86, discovered that his old legs would not conform to his young Ideas when he tried to jump puddle, misjudged the distance, miss- The instruments are mude ined the curb and tell. He suffered varying sizes. The amallest is lacerations on the forehead as a re- Isoprano; the size larger alto;sult of his "puddle-jumping." ting on weight," said Mr. Taylor, another
tenor: one
and the "That was one of the reasons why
Inventor is going to produce a buss she did not do her best at the recent which will be larger still. The British championships.
soprano instrument is held in dict 7 have devised as hand as it is played. By following a strict diet devised worked wonders. Megan is down to Mr. Mack has made other musical by her father, she reduced by ten ten stones, which is ideal for her instruments, notably a gigantic bass pounds in a fortnight. She lost six height of 5ft 10in. It is by no flute in bamboo, tuned to A, larger pounds in the first week.
starvation diet, and Megon incans
world's chumpion ice- skater, was slimmer when she competed in the Euro- pean championships at Earls Court.
The
the
Detalls of the diet were given by has had no complaints about having than any other bass flute of which
Mr. Phil Taylor:
10 give up potatoes, while bread, aff
BREAKFAST Glass of hot water, starchy foods, and sweets."
one bolled egg, thin slice of brown bread and butter.
11 b.m.: Glass of milk.
LUNCH: 24 ounces of fish with
salad, apple,
TEA: One cup of tea without
sugar.
he
has knowledge,
He said "I am making great ex- sounds but with On her father's advice, Megan has periments and inventions over here
not only with said good-bye to romance in order to colours and the relation between concentrate on her skating.
them. The psychology of the two is "It is true that Megan waited to akin: you use the word. 'lone' or bo engaged,” he said, "but I have both. Also the psychology of shapes advised her that she must wait Ull ins amnity with
un
colour und she is older."
{sound.".
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THE ORGAN, THE DANCE BAND & ME. Harlem Swing. FT. Swamp Fire.
Q.8.
JOE DANIELS & HIS HOT SHOTS IN DRUMNASTICKS. You're Lovely Madame, Stranded In Parts) F.T. What Have You Got That Gets Me. FT.
Two Steepy People, (""Thanks For The Memory".) F.T. Sixty Seconds Got Together. F.T.
KAY KYSER & HIS ORCHESTRA.
I've Got A Pocketful of Dreams, ("Sing You Sinners'.) Q.5.. When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby. Waltz. Two Sleepy People, ("Thanks For The Memory") S.F.T. Summer End. Q.9.
Marvellous, Tango.
My Tango Dream. Tango,
VICTOR SILVESTER & HIS BALLROOM ORCHESTRA.
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