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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
DESIGNER ACCUSED OF STEALING BOAT PLANS
Held A
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Good Position"
STATED to have held until the day before a "good position" with { the British Power Boat Company, Ltd., of Hythe, near Southampton. Walter Whiting Moore, aged 25, design engineer, was charged Southampton Felice Court recently with stealing nine plans, the pro- perty of the firm, within the last! six months.
When the magistrates granted an application that the accused be re- manded Superintendent D. Lucey, for the police, opposed bail.
On being told by the chairman that he would be remanded In custody.) Moore observed:
"I don't understand the position. I don't understand what is happening. What does that mean?"
The Clerk: You will be brought before the court again on Friday of next week when this charge will be heard.
Moore: And in the meantime? The Clerk: In the meantime you will remain in custody.
NO MEANS
Moore, was about to leave the dock when he turned and asked if he could have lognl ald, explaining that he had no means to obtain it.
He was, he said, a single man and his pay with the company was 25 10s. a week.
He was told that he must apply for legal aid when he appeared "before the court again.
The British Power Boat Company is engaged on important contracts for the Government, including the con- Etruction of motor torpedo boats.
Charles Laughton Advises Actors
Homes Are Worse
Than Shanghai Slums
HOUSING Conditions that busted that their height to the caven la description" and are "worse than about Bit. The house is divided into could be found in the native quarter two rooms by a thin partition, one a of Shanghai," are indicted in te re- living room and one the sleeping port of a committee of inquiry Into anil-tuberculosis services in Wales and Monmouthshire, published re- cently.
chamber.
In order to provide further sleeping accommodation, boards are put across trom wall to wall above the sleeping chamber. This room is colled a "grogloft," and the height at the
Different than the silent, greet- ing to Chancellor Hitler in Prague was the eager, enthusia- stic welcome given Der Fuchrer when he arrived in Memel, to tako over the Baltic
senport. This picture, shows Memelland- ers eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of Hitler.
'Swimmer' Of
18 Months In Show
The report says the high death rate from tuberculosis is largely caused by bad housing. Local coun- apex varies from about 5ft. to eft. MISS HILLARY MA VIS
ells are accused of apathy, neglect, Mr. Charles Laughton, apeaking at and even "sheer dereliction of duty." the annual dinner of the Critics'. Circle at the Savoy Hotel recently, I is significant, says the report, said: "Actors to-day must be more that the disease is referred to in vidgar. They must get some of the Wales by the fatalistic name of vitality of the old-time drama and "Y dical" (The Decline). the sex m of to-day into modern drama."
The Inquiry has been made by two Mles Fay Compton said: "Nowa-Commissioners, Mr. Clement Davies, days at nights reem
then K,C., M.P., and Dr. F. J. 1. Coutts, ever, The stalls are full of bored, formerly a tuberculosis expert in the apathetic people completely unre- Ministry of Health. presentative of real theatre-goers. The gallery is full of fans who are intolerant of all but their OWTI favourites."
worse
"TAILED AS TRUSTEES" The report adds:
"In fact the councils have failed in Mr. Tyrone Guthrie said that once their trusteeship as guardians of the the National Theatre was built health and welfare of the people we would undoubtedly have to amalgamated with the Old Vic. There were not enough netors to stair
he
elected them."
In a description of the old-fashioned both, or the public to support them. Celtic houses in which many live, it is
Grandmother Has First Air Trip At 91
CROYDON AIRPORT, from which scores of her compatriots, fleeing from Nazi rule, have had to be turned away re- cently, meant security and happiness for ninety-one-year-old Frau Krampflicek.
Jewess,
FIRST, TO LEAVE
and tapers down to nothing.
"Nothing can be done to make those houses habitable or even sanitary. The only thing to be done with them is to pull them down, and pull them down ng 2001 45.possible,"
The Commisioners summarise their opinions of individual counties and. county boroughs. Some of their com- ments are:
Anglesey: The record with regard to tuberculosis is an unenviable one, but, considering the housing condi- ons, it is not surprising. In many parts of the county they remain in- describably had.
At Llangefni we measured one house; the living room was 11th, by ft. by 8ft, and contained two double
beds.
10 HOUSE
WAND, of Ilford, is just eighteen months old, thirty in- ches fall, and a member of the Dally Ducklings Swimming Club.
When her brother foined, Hillary went to watch and soon made it plain
hat she was going in, too.
May 4, 1939:
EMPIRE NEWS
MACHINE GUNS FOR COMMANDOS
CAPE TOWN.
The conference of commondants and honorary colonels of South Africa's burgher commandos, which has been sitting at Cape Town, re- cently unanimously decided in favour of the modernisation of commando forces.
The proposal that machine-guns should be issued to each commando and that 50 pleked young men in each should be given a thorough military training was received with remarkable. enthusiasm. The result will be a considerable strengthening of the Union's defence forces.
The
commandants, many with flowing beards, were yesterday enter- toined by the Prime Minister, Gen. Hertzog, at Grooteschuur.
Sir J. Maffey's Visit-Sir John Maffey, director of Imperial Airways, who arrived at Cape Town recently stayed at Government House. He will confer with Mr. Pirow, Minister of Defence, and other members of the Cabinet this week on the do- velopment of commercial flying in Central Africa.
Surplus Expected. The "Cape Argus" states that instead of a deflelt of £100,000, which the Minister of Finance budgeted for last August, Mr. Havenga will probably be able to announce when he introduces the Budget, a surplus of more than
£1,500,000. KENYA
COMMITTEE REPORT ON INCOME-TAX
NAIROBI.
The Kenya Standing Finance Com- mittee reports as follows on the in- cidence of income-tax.
"We believe the facts of the matter to be that there is no widespread! dissatisfaction with income-tax in Kenya, and we are unable to see that any useful purpose would be served
prolonging the present inquiries. We do not wish to imply that this report is the last word on the sub- Ject. On the contrary, we believe that when the Colony has had more experience of the operation of the tax it will prove desirable that fur ther Investigation should be made." INDIA
CONGRESS SUPPORT
FOR MR. GANDHI
TRIPURI. The plenary session of the Indian National Congress recently passed Pandit Pant's resolution expressing confidence in Mr. Gandhi by an over- whelming majority.
The vo was taken on a show of hands and shouts of "Victory for
She had her first bathe in February. Gondhi.' In about six lessons she has learned Mr. Subhas Chandra Bose, the to jump confidently into the water,Leftist President of Congress, whose of Mr. to float, to do the breast arm stroke policy is opposed to that her feck to order, and to kick vigorously with Gandhi, commenting on Pandit Pant's resolution, stated "to-day that the programme on which be had fought club's spring display in aid of Biford challenged in the plenary
appeared in her his presidential election was not session, Social Service funds. This was open-and that therefore no occasion had ed by four-year-old Cyril Eagland, arisen for his resignation. who can swim a quarter of a mile. Congress also passed a resolution turn somersaults and handsprings expressing "India's national demand
Sho recently
in the water.
....... In that house, up to March-1038,-ten-|---
persons had lived-a man, two wo- men, and seven children.
We are of opinion that Dr. Emrys Jones (the tuberculosis officer) did} not overstate the condition of the house when he said:.
"I think you wil agree that the overcrowding in that house was worse in anything one could find in the native quarter of Shanghai,"
Caernarvonshire Has the highest tuberculosis mortality rate among all
for self-determination."
Scientists Smash
"S" Plan of
I. R. A. Terrorists
Science has been greatly responsible for finally breaking the back of the "S" Plan of the Irish Republican Army terrorists for sabotage in Great Britain.
For three months Dr, Roche Lynch, stains were found to come from sul- the Home Once analyst, has been ex-phuric acid, used to make explosives. amining all kinds of articles for traces EXPLOSIVES EXAMINED of explosives, acids.
On a cap he found traces of alu-
Flying for the first time in her life, this frail, white-haired At Croydon she was the fret to the counties of England and Wales. great-grandmother came alone step from the plane. She walked Houses in Llanberis in some instances from Vienna to join her family with a sticks and on her arm wore a are so wet that the walls cannot be in England. She is a Czech white armlet with three black dots papered.
on it. Indienting that she was infirm. Carmarthenshire: In Llandovery
Explosives expert of the Home In the bus that took her to there is one street where there is a minium powder. The specks were Office. Dr. H. E. Watts, has been deal- London she said: "All my children, row of houses all condemned. They scarcely visible. But Dr. Lynch ex-ing almost daily with various sub- ane amined them under his strong lens, time bombs, explained how they are
stances. grandchildren und great-grand-are all inhabited. As soon children are over here. It will be person dies, or goes out of the house, Identified them. lovely to see them all again." another one goes in.
A drawer of a chest-of-drawers Merioneth: Of her first flight she said: "I was]
We have come to the was an exhibit at the Old Bailey. comfortable. What is the difference) conclusion that the authorities in this Woodwork was stained. So were whether you go by railway or by county have been guilty of serious small articles found in the drawer.
dereliction of duty. air7"
In the analyst's laboratory those
to
Her children in Manchester, fear- ing for her safety, cabled to her to By before it was too late.
Frau Krampilleek had thine pack only a few belongings into a brown paper parcel, but she travel- led in her best black silk coat and a bonnel, tied with strings beneath her
chin.
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He has examined clocks for
Outstanding piece of sélentine de- tection was made by Scotland Yard's photographic department.
What seemed to be a blank exercise boal
was found in the house of aus-
A page had been torn out. Detective-Sergeant Salter photo- graphed the next page, using a light shining on the page at an acute angle. Invisible writing appeared with the name "Jerry Wharton, Camden-road, N.W.1, Waterford, City Unit." Whar ton is now serving ten years' penal servitude.
Chief-Inspector Cherrill, the Yard's. fager-print expert, found a thumb mark on a pylon under which 'n bomb had exploded. The owner is in
Eaol
now,
of
Receipt for the purchase of a type- writer brought Stuart, right-hand man Mason, the DC., IRA., Great Britain, to justice. It was found in an arrested man's house. Detectives set out to trace the machine. They found it in an office in New Oxford-street. When a man returned to the office he was arrested, That man was Stuart,
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*So the condemned man ato s hearty breakfast"
-* Oddly enough he did — in spite of last night's stag party, All set now for the orange blossoms."
*And the little head?”
"Ticking over beautifully old boy, Cool as a frame-full of encumbers. Am I becoming a saturated solution -- or is it just the influence of a good woman i "*
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knowing me as you do' was that pure altrulam" "I'va never hurtown you do an unselfish act in your life old boy.”
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ROSE'S LIME JUICE – THE WISE MAN'S NIGHTCAP
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TONOFF TRIO
in
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This programme has never been played before in the Colony !
P. Tschaikovsky-Trio op. 50. A. D'Alessio Trio Symphonico.
(dedicated to Prof. N. A. Toneff.)
ARTISTS:
PROF. N. A TONOFF-Violin PROF. ETTORE 'PELLEGATTI-'Cello PROF, HARRY ORE-Piano,
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