Here is a new and exclusive study of the Duchess of Wind- sor, the former Wallis Warfield of Baltimore. The picture was taken at her residence overlooking the Bois de Bologne which she and the Duke recently rented in Paris,
Puzzle Of Held-Up Air Films
CONSIDERABLE mystery attaches to two British films, both dealing with the subject of flying on a big scale; and both hung up unexplained reasons.
NERO TO LINDBERGH
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer com.the leading male part, but official pany, which has already made three feeling has always been in favour of Important Briush films, "A Yank a British actor in a British uniform.
at Oxford," The Citadol" and "Gd-bye, Mr. Chips," announced two years ago that it would make a fim with an RAF selling called "Shadow of the Wing"
The other film. "Conquest of the Air," which deals with man's el- farts at flight from the days of Nero lo-Lindbergh, was begun at Denham by Alexander. Korda, in 1935, then
MINISTRY HELPED Complete assistance from the Air|put off. Ministry was promised and given. Recumed In 1937, It was completed
What is not generally, known is in February, 1938, that the film was actually started; What is happening to these two that R.A.F. machines, pilots and inen have taken part in it, and that some
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 13, 1939.
£1,000,000 TO CHARITY Head for Spring
Gifts Of "Sleeping Car King's" Widow
LADY DALZIEL OF WOOLER, who inherited £2,276,000 from her husband 11 years ago, died last December, leaving more than £300,000 of her £465,607 estate to charity, making her total gifts to charity about £1,000,000,
Although, in her will, published recently, she states that since her husband's death she had given upwards of £500,000" to charity, her solicitor said that the figure was certainly nearer £900,000.
And he admitted that even he did not know of all, her charitable gifts as Lady Wooler preferred secrecy whenever possible.
Lord Dalziel of Wooler, the "aleeping-car king of Europe," formerly Sir Davison Dalziel, M.P. for Brixton, was chairman of the Pullman Car Company and president of the International Sleeping Car Company,
Within two years, the few cabs which the company put on the streets of London had increased to hundreds. OVER MILLION IN DUTIES On the £2,275,000 which Lord Dalziel left to his wife death duties of £140,125 have been paid on Lady Dalziel's estate,.
A.R.P. MOTHERS
FA WARNING is mothers Was elven by Sir Auckland" Geddes In a speech at Northampton recently. He said:
Young mothers should reallie that looking after their own children is the first part they should play. Wo have had instances where young mothers their children over to somebody else while they went off to drivo thought I was necessary to hand anbulanceu.”
H.K. Stock Market
The following quotations wero issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar- ket this morning:
BANKS
H.K. Banks S............. H.K. Banks Lon. £.
1,350 sa.
0914 n.
Chartered £..
.B n..
Mercantile, A. & H. £
.27. 11.
Hewett
Mercantile, C. £.
.13 .
East Asia S..
.00 n.
Canton" $.
,230 80.
Unions $.
485/70 sn.
When the General Motor Cab; Hewell Myring and Philip Company was formed over 30 years Myring, both of the English Speaking ago, he guaranteed personally the Union. initial £250,000 needed to see the Her servants were not forgotten.
Ula Fletcher, scheme through.
her cook-house- keeper, receives £200, an annuity of bedroom suite, and also all £150, a her animals, birds and other pets, "to be taken care of by her or others wise painlessly destroyed." Draper,
"the butler, geta Ernest £200 and an annuity of £156;
Knight,
the mold, £100 and an Emma annulty of £104; George Seward, annulty of £78; man, an Albert Wyatt, chauffeur, £100; and to each other £20,000 to St. Bartholomew's Hos- one your's
's salary goes pital, to be added to the Dalziel of domestic servant, Dea Wooler
The
of the residue Discretionary Fund,
property is left ditional upon the Governors main-to King Edward's Hospital Fund. taining the family
Mr. Charles Galt Crisp, her soltel- tor and a trustee of the will, said: Highgate Cemetery. £10,000 each:
"Lady Dalziel did not consult me every time she gave away money, bút I know she was very generous to St. Bartholomew's Hospital and Dr. Barnardo's Homes.
The biggest bequesis in Lady Dalziel's will ore:
mausoleum
con-
In
The Newspaper Press Fund; Dr. Barnardo's Humes, for the upkeep of the Dalziel of Wooler Home;
National Institute for the Blind; London Hospital;" Church Army:
Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables, Putney;
The Cancer Hospital.
MANY BIG GIFTS There are also seven bequests of
air films? Recently London Films £5,000 each, eight of £3,000 each said that it was impossible to say and 27 of £2,000 each and several of of the most wonderful photography when "Conquest of the Air" would smaller amounts. from the air has been achieved. {be shown.
Casting is understood to be one off The delay over "Shadow of the the causes of delay. It was proposed Wing," in that no satisfactory story to bring ayer Clark Gable to play has yol been written,
Apart from legacies to relatives, Lady Dalziel left £3,000 to Dr. A. T. Dulkeley Gavin, of Berkeley Square, W., and £1,000 each to Mrs. Estelle
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One of Lady Dalziel's close friends said: "She lived a very plain exis- tence and gave generously to charity, but we never knew.about it. It was all done.secretly."
U.S. Makes Big Arms Sales
Washington, Apr. 12.
The Department of State to-day! disclosed that Britain and France during the first three months of this year obtained licences to purchase.
than..
million twenty-four worth of American war
more
dollars materials.
of this total more than twenty million dollars were for military air- planes, motors and accessories.—- United Press.
New C. In C. For East Indies
London, Apr. 12. Rear-Admiral Ralph Leatham hos been appointed Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station as from to- day, in succession to Vice-Admiral Somerville, who had to relinquish the post' owing to ill health.
Rear-Admiral Leatham will assume command about May 7-Reuter.
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange omelal summary Issued yesterday says.
In spite of the trading hours being limited to the morning, a fair amount of business was reported. The rates at which deals were pit through tend to show the market is keeping steady, although the pollient news leaves a good deal to be desired.
Buyers Hongkong Bank 11.340 Canton Insurancɑ 6223 Union Insurance $ies Douglase $00 Canton Tees $0.93
Ballers Hongkong Bank #1,375 1.K. Elestries 850
Hongkong Bank $1.55Q Canton Insurance as Union Insurance P470/03 H&B. Hotels $3,30 FR. Landa k Yaumati Ferries (Old) 823 Youmati Petrios (New) $24 Ching Lights (New) 2
K. Electricn #55/1544 · Dairy Farms RU, KISVV15 Anlameks P6, 347 Atoks Ps. 20 རྟེ ཏ ་ Baguio Gold P. 241 Benguet Canalidated Pa. 11.30 Coco Grove Pr. 34 Demonstrations --
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Ilogons P. 2412- North Camarines Ps. 1- San Mauricio P. 1.78 Suyod P. 10
United Paracale Pe. di
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China Underwriter, $. H.K. Fire $
SHIPPING
Dougins $.. Steamboats $ Indo-Chinas, R$ Indo-Chinas, DS, Shell Bearers 3/ Waterboats $.
DOCKS ETC. Wharves $. Docks $.
Providents $. New Eng. Sh. $. Sha. Docks, Sh. $
MINING
ח 15
183 n.
.00 b.
13 ZL
60-x-
24 n
.00/71⁄2 11.
9 n
105 s.
..16 m.
4.60 n.
.6.70 n.
1011⁄2 n.
17/0-n.
Haubs S....
.8 n.
.3 n.
Hongkong Mines cls.
.4 n.
.35 sa.
31 sa.
Kaljan s/-
Venz: Goldfield $.
Antamoks Ps.
Atoks Ps
Baguio Gold Ps. Benguet Cons. Ps. Coco Grove Ps. Demonstrations Ps. IX.L. Ps. Itogons 'Ps,
Camarines Ps. San Maruicio Ps.
.25 sa,
1.60 sa
,35 sa .131⁄2 80.
.52 sa,
25 Ba.
.80 0.
1.82 B2.
Suyoc Consols Pa Paracles Ps.
101⁄2 sa.
.03 sa.
LANDS
5.30 sa
Hotels $
Lands $. Lands 4% deb. $.. S'hal Lands Sh. $. Humphreys -$. HK. Realties S Chinese Estates
UTILITIES
Trams S
.33% 5.
104 n. ,8.00 $1.
8.55
.4.40 n. 102 m.
in a new
Dress Belts
Smart Plaited Patents
$1.95 & $2.50 ea.
HAT
Latest arrivals in
American
Straws
Keyed to the
new fashion shades
Priced from
$795 ea.
Fancy Multi-col'd Embroidered $2.95 each.
Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.
‚10 b.| +44
Peak Trams (old) $.
.8 n.
Peak Tranis (new)
.4 1.
Star Ferries $
0714 m.
Y. Ferries (old)
.29 80,
.24 sa.
China Lights (old)-$.
Y. Ferries (new)
China Lights (new). S H.K. Electrics® $.. Macao Electries $ (x.d.) Sandakan Lights $. Telephones (old) $. Telephones. (new) $. Tractions /
Tractions (Pref) B/-
INDUSTRIAL.
0,35 JL
64 8A.
.65 BO
.17 n.
.12 n.
.23 n.
.74.
22/- n.
12/6 n.
Cald: Macg (ord.), Sh. $.14 n. Cald: Macg. (Pre.), Sh. $....13 n. Canton Ices Cls.
.99 b. Cements $. HK. Ropes $.
TEOFANI CIGARETTES
MADE IN ENGLAND
19 n. .3,00
TEOFANI
STORES, &c. Dairy Farms (ex. rts.) $..21 Dairy Farms (rts.) $...154/15 sa. Watsons $.....
Lane Crawfords
74 n.
Sinceres $...... Wing On (HK) 3. Powell, Ltd. cts.
.80 'n.
42 n.
00 п.
20 n.
COTTON MILLS
Ewo Sh. S
S'hat Cotton Sh. Zoong Sings, Sh. $. Wing On Textiles, Sh.
MISC.
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H.K. Entertainment $...
Constructions
Vibro Piling $..
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925
GS Bonds..
.8.40 b. .1% n.
0.30 n.
.641/2
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 4% pm. . H.K: Govt. Loan 3% par Maramans (Lond.) 8/ Marsmans (H.K.) 5/-
18/3 n.
Visitor Robbed At Hotel
A petty thief,, operating at the Peninsula Hotel, has left a visitor to Hongkong stranded, having stolen hils wallet which not only contained a fale sum of money, but a P. and O. ticket to Singapore, together with a vaccination certificate.
The victim is a Mr. H. H. Bell, who, in his report to the police, stated that he discovered the theft at 11,40 last night. He found that his wallet with its contents, the total value of which was $488, had been stolen from him.
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