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COWBOY AND THE
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Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 15, 1940.
By Walt Disney
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It All Happened Half A Century Ago
THEY DON'T
HE ENTERTAINED A TOWN LOOK HE MET A GIRL HAPPY BECAUSE
Two Wireless Traitors Condemned
PARIS.
PAUL FERDONNET and An- dre Obrecht, accused as traitors because of their broadcasts over the Stuttgart fladio, have been sentenced to death by a French milltary court.
"For a handful of gold they 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 accused to appear. Their fallure to answer was the moment when they became rebels against the State.
Witnesses told of Ferdonnet's long career as an agent in Parls of the Nails,
STAR FINDS
BABY DEAD
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 boot factory at Kettering where young Al- fred Sudborough was an operative.,
Jolly bonny girl, she was, and Alfred was a
well set-up likeable fellow of 20.
The neighbours saw it coming, of course. was no surprise to them when Miss Toseland' came Mrs. Sudborough when she was still sho of sweet seventeen.
That was on February 2, 1890. Just 50 Hence the Golden Wedding postal years ago. orders.
For Alfred Sudborough didn't re- main a boot operative. He set up as
a manufacturer himself. In a very small way.
"I didn't worry, he was made of," borough recently.
knew the stuff
sald Mrs. Sud-
She helped the new firm by doing some of the work at horne, just as she had done when she was "that Tose- land girl,"
Glasses Raised
Later, when Mr. Sudborough used THE eleven-month-old son of to make business journeys to Scol- Dick Merrill, U.S. airman who land, she always went with him-and twice flow. the Atlantic both the railway officials always put them
in the honeymoon coach.
The Arm grew. Now a hundred ways, and former film actress, Toby Wing, was found strangled boot-workers draw their pay at the in his cot at their New York Sudborough factory every week,
In the largest hall in Higham Fer- home.
there was a golden wedding
A fold of the baby's sleeping sulirers,
party.
-had become entangled round his neck, says British United Press. And as the Mayor proposed the
of
Merrill, a chief pilot in one America's air lines, served in the Air Service British Royal Naval during the last war.
trip was with Broadway sager Harry Richman, in September, 1936.
His first Atlantie
Coronation Films
They intended to land at Croy- don in their converted passenger plane, the wings of which were) packed with ping-pong balls buoyancy, but they lost their way
for
In bad weather, ran short of petral:
and landed in Wales,
On the return trip they crashed in
a bog in Newfoundland, but were uninjured.
"
KEPT DIARY OF LAST HOUR
A DIARY of his last hour lay near Red Indian, Yuda Sundown, aged twenty-seven, when he was found! shot dead in his brother-in-law's home at Buffalo, New York, with n rifle beside him.
health of Mr. and Mrs. Sudborough 0 pm., every guest in the hall at there and every householder in every house in Higham Ferrers, raised his glass also.
Winner of
Stork derby
in. London
ruddy-faced A
Food and cof-
fee brought up through the Ger- man wire, in special metal con- tainers to the troops on front lines. These German soldiers are looking terri. bly discouraged--- perhaps Ersatzl specially camouflaged hef-
mets.
it's
TOO
PATIENT DESCRIBES FROZEN SLEEP'CURE
WHETHER the new "frozen sleep" treatment for cancer kills or cures is a question still debated by medical men.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
A Look Through LETTERS Vanished
The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
April 14, 1800,
'Erbert 'Iggs Again
To The Editor,
The "Hongkong Telegraph."
After Decoy Call
A DECOY phone call is bellaved to Ave been responsible for the dis- sppearance of a Trowbridge man. old taxi owner-driver.
Ho is Stanley Hooper, à 29-year-
deer mister editer,-ave you notised the
gals skirts getting shorter, corlavaduck alf an me went darn the The Rev. R. N. Shutte, a Portsmouth races the uvver day an all the gais parson, has just given his reasons for was sittin on them steps-but as separating the male and female warship.
fashions are changing culom, 2mirhat it diverts the attention which reminds me about nif an me pers in his church-1-Thant it je an old was sayin of a man to sit behind a bonnet. That on our civvies women wear tight fitting dresses and scanly underclothing. 4-Tist men senied near women will think of studion of the female figure. That a girl, if coloured shirts we got to go inter the seated near young men, will be terapted to honkong otel so we got some at a 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 Arrangements, and cannot recognise the desire of a husband and wife to worship together.
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alf said we orter wear ties wiv the
Hooper was sitting down to supper
at his home at 10.15 p.m., when he received the telephone message:
It asked him to go at once to the
six for a buck) they looked a little n fare for Melksham, five miles
bit of orlright when we put em on away.
we both ad the same colour sort of Telling his wife to keep his supper blue and yeller wiv a bit of pink warm, he would not be long, he
went off and vanished.
The NSW. Minister for Lands' estimate,
of the necks time we goes out we Police cannot trace any call from - SAYS the "Sydney Morning Herakl." the cost of rabbit fencing required for goes to the peninsula to have a dekko the George Hotel for a taxi. They the Centret and Western divisions of the the painting in the cocktall bar have daked CJ.D, oMeers throughout colony, is £3,000,000 or a total of $3,632
miles of fencing. When we state that we ony just got in when up jumps a the country to try this is but a part of a contemplated ex bloke an sez well well a couple of old penditure which is regarded as necessary, boys and he shoves me an alf dam it will be realised by our readers what n
costly pest the rabbit has become. The on Kofa and as all the blinking attempts exterminate him have already chinks dashing, abart fillin us up wiv cost 100,000 swith 10e result that it beer an giving us plates a chipped acknowledged that the country on which
this large mum was expended is now as spuds and askin us wevver we ad a badly infested an ever it was since these good game tiny troublesome enemies crossed the Southern border. (The rabbit-proof fence mister editer berlleve me or ber- I still in existenco-Ed.)
Ileve me not it was 2 am, befor alf and me found out the bloke thort we Our late piquant villor, charming Mias were a couple of old callthumplans | Nellie Bly, the lady journalist, who put a girdle round the earth, or rather a con- berns we had the old school tle on siderable portion of it, inside 60 days.
a dairy.
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companionship, is evidently an wot was wurst when we come without s years ago, says a London lout of the peninsula ali on me fol- writer, she faigned Insanity and succeeded towed a gal all the way along nathan In being committed to an asylum in order road befor we found out she was a
to render her journalistic experiences se11-
sational she hinted that the doctors in-seaforth highlander. aulted her.
I think alf and me is going to like
do the gals leave orf closes when The charge was proved to be mistaken,it gels of in honkong mister editer but the article had served its purpose. followed her Since this Miss Bly has favourite newspaper work. On one occa. sion she went to Central Park and mastot ere eyes at the passing then. until one responded to her advances. He made her acquaintance, suggested a drive, which was accepted, proposed a visit to a ques•
yores trewly
'ENDENT 'IGGA
ps. did you ere wot the sgtmajor
{"tionable resort, which was necepted, offer said about is buttons at the signal kor
ed refreshments in a private apartment. Į dinner-outside the clena may too. which were' accepted, and then made pro- posals to her which she naerts she ro fected with scorn. She had-
secured material for མོ་ good sensational article. and who used it to her pecuniary profit.
Her next exploit was to advertise for the position of "amanuenals." The lan gungo of her advertisement was equivocal¡ so were the replies. From the mask 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 remarka abe succeeded in bringing the conversation into the desired channel, and thus secured
Danish Arms In the Colony, includ-
several more dramatle opportunities for ing the Great Northern Telegraph. rejecting proposals which never would Co., Jebsen and Co., Importers and have been made to a woman whose actions
Northern did not invite them. Afterwards the pub-agents for the Maersk Line, the East lished an account of her experience, with Asiatic Co. Ltd. and the the names and addresses of her victims. Feather Works are awalling in-
golog to be structions from the British Govern It's a good job Nello married; the matrimonial batter should effectually put a stop to her somewhat ment. dangerous inquisitiveries.
25 YEARS AGO
April 14, 1918. In the House of Commons, Mr. Tennant
The Danish Great Northern Tele- graph Co., which has been establish- ed in Hongkong since 1889, has been cut off from Scandinavia since last Tuesday. The Company bas main- tained a service between Northern Europe and the Far East via Siberia Field Marshal French concludes: "The and a cable service between Hong- Prince of Wales is the bearer of this kong and Shanghai, despatch. His Royal Highness continues to make the most satisfactory progress.
April 11 were 130,347.
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But a woman patlent In a New low freezing) to 140 degrees, or 42 announced that the British casualties to Jersey hospital describes the effect above normal body temperature. of two "freezings" in words that leave no doubt the treatment has given her rellef and new hope.
A month before, cancer of
the
B. L." said;
12 Hours. On Ice
When Mrs. "BL" was inced the bag, a slight fever gave her a He was on my staff as inison officer at temperature
Communication
Neuter's correspondent at Tenedos rá- Mr. C. Shepherd, chie! officer Kiangteen, port that HMS: Renard on Monday has gone chief officer Irene.
Mr. D. Ferguson, from leave, has goan: entered the Dardanelles on a scouting expedition and steamed at full speed for chief engineer, Klangtoo..
Mr. E. Ben
has been appointed third over ten miles up the traits, probably
ships have engineer. further than any of our
Mr. C. Manley, neting master, Poochi, hitherto been.
has gone chief onjeer. Klangteen.
Mr. W. D. Murray, second officer, King sing. In awaiting orders.
Mr. F. Todd' has been appointed super. numerary third engineer, Tuckwo
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Mr. and Mrs. T. H. King left by the
督
China Coast Gazette:
Mr. J. C. Box, from reserve, has gone chief officer, Priping, second oilleer, Holhow.
Officials of the Company said they instructions from So grave was her condition at the
of 10.8 degrees. She the battle of Neuve Chapelle, and the had received no time that her doctors did not belleve she could live out the month. Now, was given a mild sedative to allevi. reports of the Generals agree in com- their head office at Copenhagen nor
mending his thoroughness. I myself was
Shanghai. following the second treatment, she te the pain of freezing. At 2 p.m. very favourably impressed with the quick-froin
he refrigerating inachine was started.ness with which liis Royal Highness has with Sweden had also been cut off. bays she is without pain, and is be-
acquired knowledge on, service and, hia
In the meantime the Company is niessage to At 2:45 p.m., her temperature had deep Interest in the welfare of the men, continuing to handle traffle to Russla
allen to 99; at 3:15, it was normal; who greatly appreciate his visits. The FATHER of Canada's "Stork ginning to hope. Her
at 4.45 p.m., it was 05; at 6:45 p.m., Prince did duty for a time in the trenches and the Baltic and in the Far East.
with his battalion." "The feeling of hope that has come
it had reached 01. The following May Merrill set Derby" prize family, Mr. Arthur other cancer victims 19: off again with Jack Lambie as co-Hollis Timleck has arrived in
over me, since I was sure I would
Under ordinary conditions, when a pilot to fetch films of the Corona-England to see his son, serving die, is something so marvellous I tion.
with the Canadian Expedition- can't express it. I can only say te atient's temperature reaches this low all other men and women who subb, physicians despair of life. But, nurse noting He and Toby Wing were married ary Force at Aldershot,
fer from cancer-I say it from the with a doctor and nurs secretly in 1938. Mrs. Merrill, a
You remember the "Stork Derby"? bottom of my heart-please, please very pulse-bent, the temperature of "Mrs. B. L." was kept at 91 for 12 striking blonde, is twenty-one,
Arthur Timieck's wife Lucy Alice never give up all hope!"
hours except
for one slight rise per- shared with three other Canadian
had been given up for fitted when her pulse slowed. Even Yokohama Start for Japan yesterday. All hope women an estate of 000,000 dollars (£120,000) left by Charles Vance "Mrs. B. L." when she was taken this was three degrees above the tem-
Mr. J. W. Duncan has been appointed Miller, wealthy lawyer with odd the hospital last October from her serature used in some freeze treat- the women who should home in North Bergen, N. Jut the ments the practice being to vary it
Mr. W. Ellis has been appointed master Питта. ideas, for have the most children between 1920 suggestion of her family physician,
Dr. Aloysius P. Rieman, of Jersey for the individual.
Mr. J. Christain, second ofleer, Holhow,
10 YEARS AGO Tho pills made me drowsy," said City.
April 14, 1030. and 1038.
the patient in describing her sensa-has gone second officer, Shengking. Arthur and Lucy increased their
Mr. W. 11. Mainwaring from reserve,
Laming and Lam Ming, who were Criminal tions later, "but I knew what was
sentenced to death at the family by nine to fourteen-in those
150,000 breast had spread to a lung. "Mr. happening. I knew when they zip- has gone second meer, Yingchow. WOR and years
Mr. E. P. B. Kidby, second officer, Ying. Bessions on March 7 for the murder of Kalal Singh, An Indian guard, during the pered the bag shut and I heard the
chow, is on reservo. dollars £30,000).
attempted piracy of the Halching. "I thought it was no use. For days, noise of the refrigerating machine. miling
Mr. J. L. Cruickshanke, supernumerary, were executed at Victoria Cool this morn- Arthur,
third engineer, | ing. gone My fect felt a little cold at first, rongiin.
5 YEARS AGO His "death diary" read:-
knife cutting through my chest. I but that went away. Then I floated Wuchang
Mr. J. C. Campbell. third angineer year-old William.
April 14. 1033. The gun is pointed at my heart, int, is going to see his nineteen-1 had sharp, terrible pains, le
"I guess I'll lose no time at all," coughed all the time, and that made off to sleep-a deep sleep. Then, I
began to dream. I dreamt about my Wuchang, has gone supernumerary, Hixin
The steady rise in the sterling value Time is now 11.16 n.m. I do not feel
he said. You might think that with it worse."
of the Hongkong dollar has given vis nervous but I am happy.
"Mrs. B. L" went on to tell of mother-good soul, she's been dead Peking,
Mr. r. d. wedlock, second officer, Chilli, rumours of the possibility of Govern
Along the lines either of "Eleven thirty-seven and all is well. ten boys and four girls we would not,
hna gone acting chief oficer Tamsul Ms.
ment setion
or some other form of 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
W. Hanbye. from reserve, has done second aiabilisation
managing the currency. written a lot of stories, and I intend No, air. Bill's mother and I have left ittie Impression, because she aurt my daughter.
"I woke slowly. I didn't feel roficer, Chihii. to keep on writing until my finger missed him like he was our one and was so ill. At the time, a completo
Mr. W. J. Hodge, chief officer Hofhow, "freezing" apparatus was not avail- had an ache in my body, except a pulis the trigger of this gun.
The League of Nations Council, after a only.
and Dr. Reiman employed mall ache in my back. That awful has gone chler ofeer, Ichang. Mr. A. R. Mexcahran, chief officer, Ichang, le on
private session, which lasted for an hour, "Eleven forty-two. A dog barked! "He won't be the Inat of our family able.
leave.
adjourned again to-day until to-morrow Mr. Smith, chief engineer, Ichang, when it will discuss the French appeal respecting Germany's violation of the Ver "Time is near. I hear a noise, I hope to Aght for the old Empirs. Mylarnicked ice and an air-conditioning pain in my chest was gone, and I
time came for and when they gave me food, It tasted on leave. no one don't come in now until 11.40. eldest boy Arthur-he is nearly twen-machine. The results, were encourage wasn't coughing.. I was hungry, too,
chist engineer, sailles Treaty. Meanwhile the Scandina vian nations have started movement, to "Eleven forty-three and one halfty-two-is training in Canada now. ing. and, when
Mrs. Timleck did not come to second treatment, the latest apparatus good for the first time in over to B. T. K. McIntyre,
Anhui, has gone chief engineer, Ichang. placata Germany and also to tone down long.
Mr. T. Henderson, chief engineer Tamsul || the French resolution, rebuking the Ger- Ah, life is so short
England because she is too busy was on hand.
I know has gone chief engineer, Anhui seventeen-roomed
This consists of a 'freezing blau- "I know I'm not 'cured yet. running
even have Mr. W. McDonald chlet omeer Shene-raan Governinent.
king, is on reserve, Mr. W. D. Chilton. Mr. Peter Munch. Norwegian Foreign house, their shop, and their present ket" which is actually also a heating all about It Look-
blanket. Looking rather like a cor- some colour In my checks! And second officer Bhengking, hur gone acting Minister, conferred with Sir John Bimon, family of fifteen,
same_ship."
the Tiritis Foreign Minister to-day, after Captain E zone marter, Kluklang,
not condemning Germany. Mr. IL A Watt, acting minster Klukiang, It is learned that the iritists' are refrigerant unit at
is_on reaerVO.
fearful that the Anglo-Italien_declaration was relief to get away from all the ho noise of a healthy family of fifteen.
Mr. A. Buchanan, mupernumerary Hain for co-operation, reached at Sirena, MAY Peking, has gone chief engineer, Tamsul. he misinterpreted in Berlin as a threat "Noise," he asked in astonishment, the
that the tem~ |
Mr. Braith, weting chief officer Kwang to the Nazi Government
It is learned on high" authority, that "There's no noise in our family. Sir, heating wires, so.
At to-morrow's meeting of the tah has gone second omcer; sanse ship. Into our house at perature of the patient can be speedi
Captain C. you could come
giwa military amiriance to France if Chen Mr, J. Davies, acting master, Kwangten, many violates the demilitarized sons along has gone chief officer, same ship. We've a quiet family. They all be- The bag thus has a range of ten Young will speak on "The Romance
the Berman frontiera. perature of. from 20 degrees (12 be- of Rubber.". have fine. Yes, sir."
and I looked out to seo
who it is.
"I now 11.45 and I can't pull the trigger. Someone is shooting atj the pheasant out in the cornfield. Too bad I'm not a bird... "Clock stopped at 12.13 p.m. I just sinrted it again. I hope it stops at
12.15.
"It's 12-18 now. There's the post- man. I'll have to wait.
An awful feeling when the time can't pull this trigger,
her
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I asked Mr. Timleck whether it rugated sleeping bag, it contains don't feel hopeless any more-that's chief omeer. Jones, from leave has which he urged a more vague resolution.
colls hollow
bed. But
through which the best of all"
pumped from
at the foot of
also
contains
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