THE
''Highwaymen'
Roam In
Old Mansion
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 17, 1939.
LAW-BY CHARLES COBORN
'I could do a Grand Burlesque of it
THE years rolled back recently
for a noble Lord of the Privy Council and a humble lord of vaudeville, and the setting of
HIGHWAYMEN in black capta a dreary legal debate was trans-
and three-cornered hata roamed the corridors of Osterley formed into one of bright lights, laughing people and a funny
Park, ancestral home of the Jer-ittle man with bushy eyebrows sey family, recently.
singing
In the grounds lords and ladies in Broke the the costumes of Georgian days at Carlo." on barrels drinking beer or danced
to the music of minstrels in black- and-white costurres. 'The revela went on until dawn.
Nearly 1,000 people
paid a guinea or more to attend the revels, ar- ranged by Lord and Lady Jersey. The money goen lo the Georgian Society for the Preservation #f English Architecture.
Since May Osterley has been a muscum bringing the Earl of Jersey £100 a week.
The "highwaymen“ test night were the men who guard the man- sion's treasures on museun days.
Several hundred pounds' worth of fireworks were large ornamental lake, and floated as they threw directions.
thrown on to the
brilliant colours in all
Lord and Lady Jersey entertained] forty guests in town before driving down for the ball.
"The Man who, Bank at Monte
But alas only in imagination. The noble lord. was Lord Russell of Killowen, and the humble, but equally renowned, lord of vaudeville was Charles ("Evergreen") Coborn. the man who made Bie song-and himself-famous.
Charles Cohorn, who is 87 left his Maida Vale flat for the Privy Ceun- ell chambers in Whitehall, wherei Lord Russell and
four
other lord were hearing the film companies v.i music publisher's appeal in connec- tion with the famous 18-years-old |
sont.
little comedian to that austere and The entrance of the still sprightly much-plushed room caused a mild
sensation.
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were
Lord Russell beaned all over his Jovial face, half rose in his chair, and bowed etnowledgment as the DRESSED AS ANCESTORS
"guest" WHEN ushered to scat. Coborn's
bushy Lord Jersey come as Francis Chikl,
eyebrows the founder of the Jersey fortunes twitching with delight as he bowed and bulider of Osterley. His costume buck to the noble lord. and was a copy of the blue velvet and whispered to the usher. "See, white whch Mr. Child sat for Aion recognised.“ Ramsay.
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Barristers in their wigs and gowna | Lady Jersey come as one of the looked up from their voluminou.. | "black sheep of the Jersey family briefs, und Lord Russell, still beans-3 -the fourth countess, who was, the jing, got up and spread the news posthumous daughter of the notori-jamong his four colleagues. ous Dishop Itaphoe, spare-lime high-
Charles Coborti, the man who wayman.
made. “The Man who Broke the] With the Jerseys came the Couns¦ Bank at Monte Carlo," had arrived. tess Haugwitz-Reventlow, Count and Countess Paul Munster, Mr. Robert At the previous day's hearing of Sweeny, and the Maharajalt of the dispute over the use of the title for a film made in 1935, Lord Rus- Jalpur.
sell and that mention of the title
Deportation to native Australia is urged for Harry Bridges, centre, West Coast CIO leader, charged with Communist activi- tics.
Daughter Jacqueline at left, with counsel, Carol King.
English Girl Marries Without Husband
MORE than 6,500 miles separated an English bride
and her Dutch bridegroom at a wedding cere- mony at The Hague, Holland, recently, in which the groom's father acted as proxy for his son and was "married" to the bride under the ancient Dutch practice of "marriage by the glove.”
The bride was Miss Rose Marie Brousson, daughter of Mr. had brought him reminiscences of Robert Brousson, a director of Shell-Mex, and Mrs. Brousson, of Charles Coborn. Well, here was de-The Manor House, Chipperfield, Hertfordshire. #ghtful old Charles in person,
Quin Must Wear Eye Patch
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The bridegroom, Mijnheer Johan Herman van Millegen, is an publishers. appealed against a de- Callander, Canada. Jelsion in favour of 20th Century official of the Royal Dutch Oil Company and is stationed at Marie, smallest of the Diemme Fox Corporation, Ltd., and Famous Tjepoe, Dutch East Indies. His father, M. J. H. van Millegen, quintuplets, is wearing a black patch Players Canadian Corporation, Ltd., of The Hague, acted at the ceremony on his son's behalf. over one eye following an examina- concerning copyright. tion by a specialist who found fer to be alightly shart-sighted.
Dr. Datoe, the Quins' guardian, said: "There is no need for alarm, Placing a patch on the good eye for
An hour passed. Suddenly the Registrar cried: "AH out of court,) please." The case had ended a day, before it was expected. Judgment, it was announced, would be reserved.
a few hours each day gives the weak Charles Coborn whispered: "Man,)
eye a chance to develop. This may obvinte the necessity for later."
could do a great burlesque sketch glasses | about this on the stage. I would be
riot."
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ARMS BOARD FOR CANADA
MONTREAL.
Mr. Mackenzie King, the Federal Prime Minister, announced recently the formation of a new Arms Pur- chasing Board, which will control the allobnent of orders and super- vise the manufacture of arms and equipment required under the Da- minion Government's new defence The announcement was programme. made following a special Cabinet meeting.
The Board consists of non-party business meri and technical experts. It includes Mr. R. C. Vaughan, or Canadian Nationa! Railways, who wil net as temporary chairman; Me. C. W. Sherman, bead of Dominion Foundries and Steel Ltd., and Mr. 1. Chase, the trade union leader.
An expenditure of £12,000,000 will be handled. This is the sum allotted in this year's Federal Bud-
maintenance and get to the equipment of the Dominion defence forces.
rc-
The Board's netivites will be con- Aned to Federal Government arms orders. British contracts are not affected.
It is expected, that Dominion de- fence
will be speeded up and
into line brought
with Imperial defence needs. The programme is at present held up on account of a controversy between the Opposition and the Dominion Defence Ministry over the placing of Bren gun con- tracts.
AUSTRALIA
WIRELESS BASE FOR FLYING DOCTORS
SYDNEY.
A new wireless base, serving an area of 400,000 square miles, has just been opened for the Australian Aerial Medical
Service by the Governor-General, Lord Gowrie, at Broken Hill.
Lord Gowrie said that such bases would make closer settlement of isolated arcas possible, and would be a boon to the people of the outback.
The Australian Aerial Med.cul Service last year covered more than 100,000 miles on emergency flights. and spent £25,000 in maintaining the bases.
The idea behind this mar- riage by proxy, is that in the event of international trouble Mering Export Embargo,--Mr. E. Mrs. Van Millegen will travel 1. Body, president of the New South wales Sheepbreeders Association. with greater freedom as the urges the removal of the embargo on holder of a neutral nation's the export of merino sheep. He passport.
suggests an export duty as a com- and says he has been told
She left for Batavia, Java, the next |
During the week ending 3 am, on be a religious ceremony. Saturday, there were in Hongkong Miss Brousson met her husband 105 traffic accidents, as the result of two years ago while staying with which four people were killed and friends at The Hague. 49 were injured.
| day, and upon her arrival there wil) repeatedly in Canberra that the only reason for the continution of the embargo is the opposition of the Graziers' Association. Mr. Body de- clares that Australia cannot starve the world of an essential commodity. NEW ZEALAND
UNIVERSITY PLAN FOR REFUGEES
Of those killed, two Chinese males, aged 24 and
53, died from injuriesjured while alighting from moving received as a result of a collision be- trams and moving buses rsepectively. tween vehicles and
les and alighting from A bus passenger was injured while a P.W.D. lorry while in motion, re-attempting to board a moving bus. spectively. A Chinese male, aged 21,
Of 105 necilents, 37 were collisions was knocked down and killed by ( between velddea: 10 were collisions lorry which skidded and a six-year- between vehicles and pedestrians; 28; old girl was knocked down and lill-accidents were due to other causes. A suggestion that distinguished
Type of vehicles involved. Private scholars and scientists who ed by a lorry, while running across the road.
motor car 48, motor lorry 27, motor refugees from Europe might
AUCKLAND,
аге
be
Of those injured, 20 were pedes-bus 19, molor van 1, motor ambulance employed at Auckland University trians, who were either walking or, public motor car 18, motor cycle College has been the subject of cor- running across the road and were tramenr 14, tricycle 3, bleyele 6, respondence between the president struck by vehicles. A bicycle rider, ricksha 2, hand truck 1. a motor cyclist and a passenger were injured as the result of collisions be- tween vehicles,
Car Over Embankment Mr. V. Osorgin, residing at the
Four pedestrians were knocked European Y.M.C.A.. has reported to down and injured by a lorry which the Police that at 1 pm. on Tuesday skidded. A tricycle rider was Injured when he was travelling on a narrow when
his tricycle overturned. A path behind the Shamshulpo Police
in his car it passenger received injuries by station
skidded colliding with a electric standard and fell over the embankment. The while leaning out of the window. steld was apparently due to the road.
A bicycle rider and a lorry passen- being wet.
trum
of the college, Mr. W. H. Cocker, and the Minister of Education, Mr. P. Fraser.
The college council asked the Government to provide £500 a year for five years so that the council might invite, a distinguished scholar or scientist, who was now a political refugee, to become iL temporary member of the staff.
In his reply the Minister stated: "The suggestion is one that requires very serious consideration, as it in-
ger were injured on falling from The damage done to the car was their vehicles. Four trum passen-particularly heavy, but Mr. Osargini volves the making of provision on gers and five bus passengers were in-wus uninjured.
"I Had Great Anxiety
Over Gaol Sentence
FOR days Mr. Justice Croom-Johnson worried about the sentence
the
estimates.
I um
doubtful if such an arrangement can
can be made, and, much ils 1 sympathise with the praiseworthy
of
am doubio pject of the college,
also whether
ther the pro- vision of such a large sum in respect a single refugee could be justified." It was resolved to approach the Minister agal, requesting him to consider whether £250 per annum might be granted for five years, on
the condition that the colleges find
the same sum by voluntary contṛibu-
of six months in the second division which he passed on Wil- liam Ewart Plevin, aged 36, deputy gas engineer to the Southport tions. Corporation, for supplying the public with gas of low quality.
Had he been merciful enough? | your sentence behind the scenes, 1 LLOYD GEORGE, TWINS Had he taken sufficiently into thought it better that you should account the fury's recommenda- i should Indicate why I am actul: ns come before' me in public and that tion to leniency?
I do now."
JOIN THE MILITIA THE
HE Lloyd George twins of Folke- Later Mr. Justice Croom-John- Mr. Justice Croom-Johnson then George Lloyd Newman, of Marshall- | son's mind was made up. Mr. Plevi|bound Mr. Flevin over.
should not stay in gaol.
stone, Lloyd George Newman and
street, received their Millifa "calling Mr. Plevin left the warder at his up papers this week-end. He had him brought from prison to side to join his wife in court. A car
| Manchester Assizes, and said to him: "I have been thinking over this case. It has given me great anxiety.
"I hope I am not letting my own feelings interfere with my duly, but
I am a little disposed to think I did ||
not pay sufficient attention to
| recommendation of the jury.
the
DUTY TO THE PUBLIC
"On further reflection 1 am rather disposed to think that some of the practices of the Southport Gasworks are not unknown elsewhere,
i
"I hope that this trial, and the tragle result of it, may make people In publie occupations appreciate more fully than perhaps they do at present the duty they awo, to the public,
"Although I could · have · altered
was waiting outside. Together they drove to their home—and freedom.
Lloyd George and George Lloyd were twenty-one`recently,
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