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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 15, 1940.
By Walt Disney
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It All Happened Half A Century Ago
THEY DON'T
A Look Through
The Telegraph
50 YEARS AGO
HE ENTERTAINED A TOWN LOOK BECAUSE HE MET A GIRL
GIRL HAPPY
Two Wireless
Traitors Condemned
PARIS.
PAUL FERDONNET am An- dro Obrecht, accused as traitors because of their broadcasts over, the Stuttgart Radio, have been sentenced to death by a French milliary court.
For
EVERY one of the 1,000 or so house- holders in Higham Ferrers, Northants, found a 5s. postal order in his letter-box.
Every Higham Ferrers soldier and. sailor and airman on active service received one also.
It was all because of that Toseland girl. Only 16, she was,
She used to fetch materials from the
a handful of gold, they boot factory at Kettering where young Al-
have sold their honour," said the prosecutor.
"For it they have dragged the good name of our homeland in the mud. Only their blood can wipe out their crimes,"
Should the accused men now appear in France or be captured they will be shot as traitors.
The beating of drums and the sound of trumpets in the court- yard before the judges assembled summoned the accusert to appear. Thele failure to answer was the moment when they became rebels against the State.
Witnesses told of Ferdonnet's long career as an agent in Paris of the Nazim,
fred Sudborough was an operative.
Jolly bonny girl, she was, and Alfred was a
well set-up likeable Tellow of 20.
It
The neighbours saw it coming, of course. was no surprise to them when Miss Toseland be- came Mrs. Sudborough when she was still short of sweet seventeen.
That was on February 2, 1890. Just 50 years ago. Hence the Golden Wedding postal orders.
'For Alfred Sudborough didn't re- main a boot operative." "He set up as
a manufacturer hinsett. In a very small way.
Food and cof-
fee brought up
I knew the stuff
"I didn't worry. She was made of," said Mrs. Sud-
STAR FINDS
BABY DEAD.
| borough' recently,
'She helped the new firm by doing some of the work at home, just as she: had done when she was "that Tose- |fund girl.".
Glasses Raised
In the honeymoon coach.
Later, when Mr. Sudborough used THE eleven-month-old son of to make business, journeys to Seol- Dick Merrill, U.S. airman who land, she always went with him--and twice flow the Atlantic both the railway officials always put them ways, and former film actress, Toby Wing, was found strangled in his cot at their New York home.
The
firm grow. Now a hundred boot-workers draw their pay at the Sudborough factory every week.
In the largest hall in Highum Fer-
golden wedding) rers, there was party.
A fold of the baby's sleeping suit had become entangled round his
And as the Mayor proposed the neck, says British United Press.
of health of Mr. and Mrs. Sudborough Merrill, a chief pilot in one America's air lines, served in the in the hall ut p.m., every guest British Royal Naval Air Service there and every householder in every haust Highum Ferrers, raised his during the last war.
with glass also,
His Arst Atlantic
trip was
Broadway singer Harry Richman, In
September, 1938.
· Coronation Films
They intended to land at Cray-
don in their converted passenger plane, the wings
of which were
packed will ping-pong balls for buoyancy, but they lost their way
in bad weather, ran short of petrol and landed in Wales.
Winner of
Stork derby
On the return trip they crashed in in London
a bor in Newfoundland, but were
.unuşured.
through the Ger- wirin wire, in special metal con- tainers to the troops
front on lines. These German soldiers are looking terri- bly discouraged perhaps it'd Ersatz! specially camouflaged hel- mets.
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LETTERS Vanished
"Erbert 'Iggs Again
To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph."
decr inister editer,—ave you natlsed the gals skirts getting shorter.
After
Decoy Call
April 14, 1800. (corlovaduck alf an me went darn the The Rev. H. N. Shutte, a Portsmouth races the uvver day on all the Kals have been responsible for the dis-
parson, as just given is reasons for was sittin on them steps-but as
separating the male and female worship-
changing
pers in his church-1-That it is an old wos sayin fashions are custom. 3.-That it diverts the attention which reminds me about alf an me
of a man to sit behind a bonnet. That an our elvvies
women wear tight fitting dresses and
A DECOY phone call is believed to.
| appearance of a Trowbridge man.
old taxi owner-driver.
He is Stanley Hooper, a 29-year-
Hooper was sitting down to supper
senaly, underclothing. 4 Thut men if all sald we orter wear ties why the at his home at 10.15 p.m., when he [reated near women will think of studien
of the female figure, That a girl, if coloured shirts we got to go inter the received the telephone messngo. seated near young men, will be tempted to, honkong olel so we got some ut nj It asked him to go at once to the do things that we cannot talk of Japanese shop in wanchal (pure silk | George Hotel, Trowbridge, to pick up That the Church knows nothing of family six for a buck) they looked a little a fare for Melksham five
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arrangement, and cannot recognise the destre of a husband and wife to worship | bit of orlright when we put em on away, together.
we both ad the same colour sort of Telling his wife to keep his supper blue and yeller wly a bit of pink warm, he he would not be long, he
went off and vanished.
Police cannot trace any call from the George Hotel for a taxi. They
The NSW, Minister 'for Landa' estimate, says the "Sydney Morning Herald," of the necks time we goes out we the cost of rabbis fencing required for goes to the peninsula to have a dekko, the Central and Western divisions of the colony, to £3,000,000 or a total of 43.632 miles of fencing When we atate that this is but a part of a contemplated ex penditure, which is regarded of necessary, it will be reallard by our readers what y's and he shoves me an all dara costly pest the rabbit has become. The on a sofa and us all the blinking: attempts to exterminate him have already chinks dashing abart fillin us up wiv cost £700,000 with the result that it is beer an giving us plates, a chipped acknowledged that the country on which
at the painting in the cocktail bar have asked C.I.D. officers throughout
we ony just got in when up jumps the country to try to solve bloke un sez weil well a couple of old riddle.
le large Kum was expended is now a spuds and askin us wevver we ad a badly Infested as ever it was since these good game tiny Troublesome enemies crossed the Southern border. The rabbit-proof fence is suil in existence-Ed.)
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mister ediler berlleve me or ber- lieve me not it was 2 am, befor all and me found out the bloke thort we were a couple of old callthumpians becos we had the old school tle on
Our Inte piquant visitor, charming Miss Nella Dly, the lady journalist, who put a girdle round the earth, or rather a con- Alderable portion of it, Insido te says, without male companionship, is evidently
a daisy. Two years ago, says, a London out of the peninsula alf an me fol- writer, she feigned insanity and succeeded owed a gal all the way along nothan In being committed to an asylum in order
an wol was wurst when we come
to render her journalistic experiences sen-road befor we found out she was a sational she hinted that the doctors in-seaforth highlander Bulted her,
do the gals leave orf closes when The charge was proved to be mistaken, it gets at in honkong mister editer
i think alf and me is going to like
but the article had served its purpose. Since this Miss Bly has followed her favourite newspaper work. On one beta- sion she went to Central Park and made it eve eyes at the passing men, until one responded to her advances. He made her acquaintance, suggested `n drive, which was necepted, proposed a visit to a quen'
yores trewly
"ERBERT 'IGGS
ps did you ere wot the sytmajar onable resort, which was accepted, offer-said about is buttons at the signal kor ed refreshments in a private apartment, inner-outside the elena may too.
which were accepted, and then made pro- posals to her which the asserts this re- jected with scorn. She had secured inaterial for a good sensational article. and the used it to her pecuniary profit.
Her next exploit was to advertise for the position of "amanuensis." The lari- guage of her advertisement was equivocal; so were the replies. From the mass of
DANISH TELEGRAPHS
Awaiting Instructions
letters received she selected those most From British Government useful for her purpose, and called on the writers, By her actions and remarks sho succeeded in bringing the conversation Dunish firms in the Colony, includ into the desired eliannol, and thus sacured several more dramatic opportunities for ing the Great Northern Telegraph rejecting proposal which never would Co., Jebsen and Co., importers and have been made to a woman whose actions agents for the Maersk Line, the East did not invite them. Afterwards she pub-
ished on account of her experience, with Asiatic Co. Ltd. and the Northern the names and addresses of her victims. Feather Works are awaiting in- It's a good job Nelli Keind to be structions from the British Govern- married; the matrimonial hatter should
ment. ellectually-put-a-stop-lo-her-somewhat dangerous inquisitiveness.
25 YEARS AGO
April 14, 1935.
In the fouse of Commons, Mr. Tennant April 11 were 130,317.
WHETHER the new "frozen sleep" treatment for cancer kills or cures is a question still debated by medical men,
But a woman patient in a New low freezing) to 140 degrees, or 42 announced that the British casualties to Tuesday. The Company has main
describes the effect |hbove normal body temperature. Jersey hospital
two "freezings" of
in words that leave no doubt the treatment has given her relief and new hope.
So, grave was her condition at the tine that her doctors did not believe she could live out the month. Now, following the second treatment, she ays she is without pain, and is be- FATHER of Canada's "Storkning to hope. Her message t The following May Merrill set Derby" prize family, Mr. Arthur other cancer victims is:
"The feeling of hope that has com oif again with Jack Lamble as co-Hollis Timleck has arrived in pilot to fetch Aims of the Corona- England to see his son, serving die, is something so marvellous ! over me, since I was sure I would
ary Force at Aldershot, secretly in 1930. Mrs. Merrill, a striking blonde, is twenty-one.
Field Marshal French concludes: "The
to make the most satisfactory progress, |
The Danish Great Northern Tele- graph Co., which has been establish- ed in Hongkong since 1860, has been cut off from Scandinavia alnce last tained a service between Northern Europe and the Far East vin Siberia 12 Hours On Ice
Prince of Wales is the bearer of and a cable service between Kong- When Mrs. "B.L." was laced in despatch. His Royal Highness continues, kang and Shanglisi. the bag, a slight fever gave her a He was on my staff as liaison officer at
Omelals of the Company said they instructions from temperature of 99.0 degrees. She the battle of Neuve Chapelle, and the had received no was given a mild sedative to allevi-report of the Generals Agree in com their head office at Copenhagen nor
thending his thoroughness. I myself was from te the pain of freezing. At 2 p.tn. very favourably impressed with the quick-
Shanghai. Communication he refrigerating machine was started. ness with which is Royal Highness has with Sweden had also been cut off. AL 2:45 p.m.,
her temperature had acquired knowledge on service and his In the meantime the Company is allen to 99; at 3:15, it was normal; deep interest in the welfare of the men, continuing to handle traffic to Russia who greatly appreciate his visita. Thá it 4.45 pm. It was 95; at 6:45 p.m., Prince did duty for a time in the trenches and the Baltic and in the Far East. t had reached DI.
with his battalion."
Under ordinary conditions, when a
Reuter's correspondent at Tenedos res Mr. C, Shepherd, chief officer Klangteen, tient's temparature reaches this low ports that M.S. Renard on Monday has gone chlet onleer Irene.
scouting bb, physicians despair of life. But, entered the Dardanelles on a
Mr. D. Ferguson, from leave, has goDO with a doctor and nurse noting expedition and steamed at full speed for chief engineer, Klangtoo.
Mr. E. Berthet has been appointed third You remember the "Stork Derby" bottom of my heart-please, please very pulse-beat, the temperature of furler than any salt probably
stilps have; engineer, Klangyu. Arthur Timleck's wife Lucy Alice never give up all hopeli
Mrs. B. L." was kept at 91 for 12 hitherto been.
Mr. C. Mantey, acting master, Poschl, shared with three other Canadian
has gone chief omeer, Klangteen. women an estate of 600,000 dollars! All hope had been given up for our except for one slight rise per-
Mr. W. D. Murray, second officer, King- fuitted when her pulso slowed. Even
sing is awalling orders. left by Charles Vince "Mrs, B. L." when she was taken this was three degrees above the tem (£120,000)
Mr. . Todd has been appointed super. Miller, wealthy lawyer with odd the hospital last October from her rature used in some freeze freat-
numerary third engineer. Tuckwo OF LAST HOUR deus, for the women who should home in North Bergen, N. Alchments the practice being to vary
have the most children between 1920 suggestion of her family physlelun, for the ladividual.
Dr. Aloysius P. Rieman, of Jersey and 1936.
City.
A
tlors,
He and Toby. Wing were marr With the Canadian Expedition-can't express it. I can only say t
KEPT DIARY
A DIARY of his last hour lay hear a Red Indian, Yuda Sundown, aged fount twenty-seven, when he
WOS
shot dead in his brother-in-law's home at Buffalo, New York, with u rifle beside him.
His "death diary" read:--
The sun is pointed at my heart. Time is now 11.16 a.m. I do not feel nervous but I am happy.
dollars (£30,000).
Arthur,
all other men and women who cut-
fer from cancer--I say it from thr
B. L." said:
of GUT
谶
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. King left by the Yokohama Marn for. Japan "yesterday,
China Coast Gazelte: Mr. J. C. Bos, from reserve, has gone second officer. Hoihow.
Mr. J. Christeln, second officer, Hothow, has gone second-offleer, Shangking.
Mr. W. II, Mainwaring from reserve,
had gone second officer, Yingchow.
Mr. F. P. B. Kidby, second officer, Ying- chow, is on rosaryo."
Mr. J. W. Duncan has been appointed! chict officer, Pelping
Mr. W. Elis has been appointed moster Bularra.
10 YEARS AGO
April 14, 1030. Lam Hg and Lam Ming, who wETO sentenced to death at the Criminal Bessions on March 7 for the murder of Kiai Singh, an Indian guard, during the attempted piracy of the Halching, Mr. J. L. Crulekahanka, supernumerary, were executed at Victoria Gool this morni= } Fengiion, 1148
third engineer.i ing.
..
G. Campbell, third engineer
"The pills made me drowsy," said Arthur and Lucy Increased their
the patient in describing her rensa. family by aire-to fourteen-In
month before, chneer of the tions later, "but I knew what was those years and won 150,000 breast had spread to a lung, "Mrs happening. I knew when they zip. pered the bag shut and I heard the ruddy-faced smiling "I thought it was no use. For days, noise of the refrigerating machine.
terrible polas, like a
"My feel felt a little cold of first, Kant, is going to see his nineteen-I had sharp.
knite cutting through my chest. but that went away. Then floated Wuchang.
5 YEARS AGO year-old William.
"I guess I'll lose no time at all," coughed all the time, and that mode
I to sleep-a deep sleep. Then' I Mr.
April 14, 1939. he said. "You might think that with It worse."
began to dream.. I dreamt about my wachang. has gone supernumerary, Hain The steady rise in the sterling value "Eleven thirty-seven and ail is well. ten boys and four girls we would not, "Mrs. B. L." went on to tell of mother-good soul, she's been dead Peking..
of the longkong dollar has given rise I have always been a writer and have miss one so much. But that isn't so the first freezing treatment, which for 13 years and about my sister. Mr. F. G. Wedlock, seccad omeer, Chill, to rumours of the possibility of Govern- *** has gone acting chief oficer Tamsul: Mr: ment action along the lines either of written a lot of stories, and I intend No, sir. Bill's mother and I have Heft Ittle impression, because she and my daughter.
W. lanbye, from reserve, has gone seconú stabilision or some other form. of to keep on writing my anger missed him like he was our one and was so ill. At the time, a complete
unth
"I woke, slowly. I didn't feel officer, Chihll.:
managing the currency. pulls the trigger of this gun.
"freezing apparatus was not avail- had an ache in my body, except a Mr. W. J. Hodge, chief officer Holbow, "Eleven forty-two. A dog barked
"He won't be the last of our family able, and Dr. Meiman employed small ache in my back. That awful
The League of Nations Council, after a officer. Ichang, is an and I looked out to see who it la.
McEcaliran, chtet
private session which lasted for an hour, Time is near. "I hear a noise, I hope to fight for the old Empire. My cracked Ice and an air-conditioning pain in my chest was gone, and I
adjourned again to-day unfil, to-moTTOW no one don't come in row until 11.49 eldest boy Arthur-he is nearly twen-machine. The results were encourak-wasn't coughing. I was hungry, too.
Mr. J. Smith, chief engineer, Ichang, when it will discuss the French appeal and when they gave me food, it tasted is on wave,; **
respecting Germany's violation of the Ver- "Eleven forty-three and one half-two-is training in Canada now. Ing, and, when time came for
Mrs. Timleck' did not como to second treatment, the latest apparatus good-for the first time in ever so
MF. T. X. Mclatyre, chief engineer, alles Treaty, Meanwhile the Scandina- vian nations have storted a movement to England because she is too busy was on hand.
Anbul, har kono chlat engineer, lchang.
Mr. T. Henderson, chief engineer Tamrut Placato Germany and also to tone down running
French resolution rebuking the Ger- seventeen-roomed her
This consists of a "freezing, blon- "I know I'm not cured yet, I know has gone chief engineer, Anhul. house, their shop, and their present kei" which is actually also a heating all about it. LookI even have king. I on reserve, Mr. W. B. Chilton,
Mr. W. McDonald chief ameer sheng-man Government. family of Bfteen,
blunket. Looking rather like a cor- some colour in my cheeks! And I 1 naked Mr. Timleck whether it rugated sleeping bag, it contains don't feel hopeless any more-that's hier meer shengking has gone acting Minister, conferred with Sir John Simen.
hollow coils through which the beat of £!!!”
Ah, life is so short,
"It is now 11.45 and I can't pult
the trigger. Someone is shooting at
the pheasant out in the cornfield, Too bad I'm not a bird...
only.
started it again. I hope it stops n noise of a healthy family of Aficen.
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"Clock stopped at 12.13 p.m. I just was rellef to get away from all the refriger unit at the fool
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pumped
from
Д
-
of
it also
contains
so that the tem-
12.15.
It's 12-15 now. There's the post- man. I'll have to wait.
"An awful feeling when the time
comes for you to plug yourself. can't pull this triggër,
I
"Any moment now I'll pull-—-_"
"Nolse," he asked in astonishment. the bed. But "There's no noise in our family. Bir heating wires,
you could come Into our house at perature of the patient can be speed)-
long.
ROTARY MEETING
J
At to-morrow's meeting of the seven o'clock and not hear a pound, ly raised if the occasion demands. Hongkong Rotary Club Rotarian P. C. We've a quiet family. They all be- The bag thus bna a farge of tem- Young will speak on "The Romance have one. Yes, sir."
'perature of from 20 degrees (12 be- of Rubber,"*"
has gene cilet officer, Ithank Mr. A. R
loste.
Mr. Peter Munch, Norwegian Foreign
chiet officer, same slip.
the British Foreign Minister to-day, after Captain. E. P. Jonés, from leave has which he urged ʼn more vague resolution, gone master Klukiang.
not condemning Germany, Mr. R. A. Wait, acting master Kluklang. It is also learned, that the Tirilish are is on reserve.
fearful that the Anglo-Italian declaration Mr. A. Buchanan, "supernumerary Hin for co-operation, reached at Stress, may Poking, has gone shlet engineer, Tamsul, be misinterpreted In Berlin as a threat
Mr. S. Smith, neting chief officer Kwong- to the Nazi Government.
tah, has gone second officer, same ship. It is learned on high authority that Captain C. Alewart, from leave, has gone | Great Britain and Italy, are prepared to
Kwangtah.
give military sexistanco to France it Gør-
Mr. J. Davies, acting master, Icwangtah, any violates the demilitarized zone along
has gong chtof officer, same ship...
the German frontiers.
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