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Woman Breaks Up Dope Ring In Melbourne's Underworld
Night after night for weeks a policewoman, in the guise of
a strect walker, bas dared Melbourne's underworld in a success- ful effort to smash one of the city's biggest dope rings.
She was helped by a young police recruit, who also posed as a drug addict and recently the Vice Squad swooped on houses at. Carlton, North Melbourne and a city enfe.
Thirty charges relating to the
sale and possession of cocaine
have been laid against four wo-
men and a man arrested.
Enormous Profits
Police action is also to be taken against a prisoner serving a sentence at Pentridge.
"BOY MEETS GIRL"
This was the third cocaine raid in Neat Production six months, and the police claim to have now smashed big ring of illeft
suppliers.
n
"Boy Meets Girl" is a deli- ciously flavoured three-act Enormous profits, sometimes as much as £80 an ounce, are made, comedy which is given conscien- for cocaine is severely broken
tious treatment by a well select- down with chemical powders
ed amateur cast at the Kowloon and sold in a diluted form.
A substantial The main trouble the police have Cricket Club. in stopping the dope racket is to get audience gave the opening per- direct evidence Inside the distribut-formance on Saturday an
centres. That was the important role the couraging and well deserved
reception. policewomon and recruit played, by posing as addieta and buying packets of the drug
ing
Met Coke Sellers
en-
The dialogue is brisk and at times neatly subtle while the situations are cloverly imagined and quite often bilarious.
Cockle, Bob Leigh, Nan Moodic, Gerry Davies, Willie Robertson and Jim Moodle, and each gives highly creditable performances.
Appropriately dressed as a street-Principal parts are taken by Harry walker, the policewoman was not re- cognised, because she was new to the service, and was able to wheedle herself into the confidence of people who would introduce her to "coke" sellers.
The police recruit worked in- dependently on the same tactics, and gradually the police built up their evidence.
Then Detective-Sergeant Jackson mustered his Vice Squad for the raids.
Cackle and Leigh as Imaginative Hollywood script writers enjoy the eream of the dialogue and both give convincing and sustained studies.
Charm And Discernment Nan Moodio plays "Susie." the parlourmald who has a baby by a bigamist who subsequently died, with great charm and discernment. A With detention and search wacaleasing and wholly effective por- rants, the raiding teams, comprising troyal.
constables, went simultaneously
11
Willie Robertson has a hand-made
STILL THERE Picture above spikes reports that Britain's princesses, Elizabeth and Mar- Picture taken about a month ago garot Roso, have loft England to escape bombing raids. shows them with their parents, King George, right, and Queen Elizaboth, as they inspected the R.A.F. Coastal Command.
German Wife Adventure Seeker Called
Fined 1/-
"Punished Enough"
A German-born woman
was
Spy, Sentenced To Death
William Olaf de Wet, 28-year-old Briton, has been sentenced at Leeds Assizes to death by a German People's Court in Berlin to death for to houses in Queensberry Street, part as "Mr Friday (C.F.)" the fim fined 1s. Carlton, and Capel Street, North executive and his performance is recently for breaking the black- spying in France, it was announced recently. The sentence, it Melbourne, and to a shop in Lons- sound and businesslike.
was added, had not yet been carried out. dale-street, city.
J. Moodie is a very acceptable Mr Justice Tucker, imposing large quantity of cocaine made up wanes as the play progresses, in packets ready for ealc.
oul.
Lay Reader Buys Church At Auction
A LAY reader in a Sussex church went to an auction sale recently and bought a church in another parish for £1,275. It is the church of St Richard de Wych at Coleman's Hatch, deep in Ashdown Forest, 400 yards from the nearest road,
It cost between £20,000 and £25,000 to build and equip about 60 years ago, but was never dedicated and never had any parishioners.
Although the purchaser re-| - mains anonymous, he is known. as a well-known figure in the Brighton district, the chairman of a rural council; and a big pro- perty owner.
His Promise
"This is not a business deal," he said to a reporter.
"I don't propose to touch the bullding for the time being. When!
Oppenheim's Greatest Adventure
Over a late breakfast in a
better times come it may be taken Bournemouth hotel recently I down and reconstructed in another listened to the latest Oppenheim district, where it may be needed.
"One thing
I can promise the "thriller," writes Clifford Webb building, and all that is in it, will in the "Daily Herald." nover be used except as a place of worship,"
Once A Month
...
It was Mr E. Phillips Oppen- heim's own story of his and Mrs Oppenheim's war-time journey
The church was built by Mr T. C. from the South of France, where Thompson, a former local Lord of the they lived for many years.
Mr Oppenheim, short, plump and Manor, and his wife.
.to passed It eventually
the extremely alert, is 73, his wife 74. Chichester Diocesan authoriiles, who It took then just seven days to make gave orders for its disposal.
what they proudly claim to be almost Once a month the Vicar of Cole-a record-breaking trip in existing man's Hatch held a service there, conditions, but only a few used to attend.
"We were lucky," the famous writer of thrillers told me.
"I managed to raise suffelent Arst-class tickets, but were forced to travel in wretched dirty old hulks of rallway coaches, which had been out
POLICEMAN'S WIFE money for this journey. We bought
SAYS HE TRIED
It is alleged that they found a Larry Toms, a Alm star, whose glory the fine, said he thought she had war correspondent, who came to China at the start of the Sino. [TO HANDCUFF HER (of commission for years,
The four women and a man ar- rested appeared at the City Court the next day, and were remanded,
Man Said Beaten To Death For Small Bill
An unknown Chinese malo is alleged to have been beaten to death by a number of teahouse employees at 7 Cheung On Street, Kowloon City, on Friday night. The man was assaulted when he falled, to pay his bill after a meal, it la stated.
with
and
Writing in the "Daily Express," O. D. Gallagher, the noted. David Kossick enjoys himself and been punished too much, as she Japanese hostilities, has this to say about de Wet:
in audience with his had been prison three entertains the
If elegant; care-free de Wet, | characterisation-of-Rosetti, publicity months awaiting trial. manager for Larry Toms,
The woman, Mrs Frances Hol-is a spy, then I am a Japanese. I know de Wet well. He was Gerry Davies plays "Rodney Povan"
sincerity and understanding, and land, of Grosvenor-place, Leeds, romance scenes with Nan Moodie was said to have shown a light one of a small group of adven-
delicately
and sympathetically from her house during the black-ture-seekers whom I came across handled.
Addis Ababa; Barcelona, Shang- Ernest Ferry sings two songs with out. She was facing her second in one war city after another vim and he and Spud Spary, as song trial for the same offence.
hal, Madrid. writers vainly endeavouring to secure an audition with the film executive, make some effective entries.
his
are
Jury Disagreed
Nazi Plot Against U.S. Charged
In Addis Ababa in 1935 he appoint- and diverting Earlier in the Assize, before Mr
ed me his second for a duel. It Justice Cassels, the jury disagreed.
It was stated that her husband, happened in this way.
A vast Nazi-dominated party Smaller, but necessary parts are
About fifty whites and moneyed confidently and smartly handled by whom she married while he was in Gerile Goddard, Aleitha Hirst, Phyllis the Army of Occupation in Germany, Abyssinians were lined up on high aimed at damaging the United John Gilchrist, Victor was now serving agein as a sergeant-stools at the bar of Mon Cice. a bar States is reported as operating Colledge, Mamak, Bill Colledge and Walter major. One of her sons was also in cum-cinema run a Greek.
A captain of the Belgian Military from the Canadian border to the Western. with
The prosecution sald 'there was no Mission attached to the Emperor of tip of South America, according the touch of an expert and much of suggestion that Mrs Holland was at Abyssinia sat on one of the atonis to a report from Mexico City.
beside a liquid-eyed, honey-colour- the success of the play is due to his tempting to help the enemy.
The jury must not be influenceded girl. work. The settings are excellent,
Ordered Off
man
a sequel, four employees of the teehouse were charged before Mr D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon Magis tracy on Saturday, slaughter.
Accused are Chan Tak, 29, Cheng Chan-leung, 20, Chan Ming-lap, 21, and Chung Yu-shing, 20. They were remanded for three days in Police custody for further inquiries.
Det. Inspector A. E. Carey is in chargo of the case.
Acknowledgments
A total of $1,737,336,62 was reached on Saturday by the War Fund inaugurated by tha 8. Č. 51, Post, Ltd., with the follow. ing donations:
Yusang Shrapnel
donation)
A Bet.
Box
(second
$ 50.28
10.
3
to
Mr H. J. Fountain (in memory of
the late Mr E. J. Ainatie) H.KER.C. Bwindle
The China Defence League is glad to announce a ret profit of $3,217 on the film "Pastor Hall," on April 2.
Creil Houghton's producing reveals
the Forces.
and generally speaking it is a show by the knowledge that she was born that should not be missed.
In German territory.
Very Foolish
The proceeds are to be divided between the Bomber Fund and the B.W.OF., and further performances; Mrs Holland, after being committed will be given to-night and again for trial, had been in custody until ball after the first jury released on next Saturday-S.A.G.
disagreed.
Mr Justice Tucker told her, "You have been punished quite enough for this offence by having been in prison three monthe-in fact, I think, too much.
Hankow Shooting
Hankow, Apr. 11. M. A. Pleca, 61, a prominent French businessman' here, was shot at 2 p.m. by a lone gunman who escaped despite quick action by the French for that. Police. M. Pleen's condition is not serious-United Prest
What Is Chastity In A Husband, Court Asks
Under a separation deed made 15 years ago Captain Frederick C. Booth, V.C., was to receive £500 a year from his wife so long as he led a chaste life.
This was disclosed in the Chancery Division recently in an action brought by creditors concerning the catate of Mra Dolores Booth, who died in July, 1988. UNDER
"But you have been very foolish and you have only yourself to thank I shall fine you one shilling and when you have paid that you can
Bomber Over Atlantic
{
off
Anti-Nazi Germans and a group of self-styled patriotic young Mexicans were the sources of the report.
According to their version, the
other
When the Belgian left this stool < Wet Look it and began talking to the girl.
The Belgian returned and per-party's history is this:
Four years ago a Mexican party emptorily ordered de Wet to buzz of Nazt leanings was organised as unit of a continental association. "I beg your pardon," sald de Wet. There are other units in the United countries of the looking down his aristocratic nose Stutes and and over his bristling cavalryman's continent.
Chief Purpose moustache. "Who are you?"
Its chief purpose was to im mobilise, or weaken, the United De Wet clicked his heels, bowed States by stirring up hatred for the slightly, and said: "You will hear Washington Government; creation of from me, M. le caplainc."
political, diplomatie and economic He came to me and sald: "I will problems in the Latin countries, and have a duel with him to-mor to provoke discord, striken and other morning. Will you be my second?" labour troubles in' key industries in
"All righ you can't use a sword.
I replied, treating it the United States. as a joke, can you? No. Well, is it going to be pistols?"
In anger the Belgian slapped de Wet's face with his leather glove and shouted: "That is who I am."
The party, the informants sold, t composed of men only, and for each member there is a rifle, military and subotage activity.
Ferry Pilot's Record It was to be pistols, and I had training, and education in espionage
job of finding a pair, Six a.m. was Breakfast in America, a re-the time fixed, and when Mon Cine
Simultaneous Attacks country- cord Atlantic flight, and Captain closed at four am. I met a
"They said the party, in co-opera- but the tion with Russians, Communists, Pat Eves--lent by British Airman of mine-a South African-whe ways to the Ministry of Aircraft said: "You'd never guesa,
Belgian's appointed me his second.""
Falangists and Radicals Spanish Production for the trans-ocean We decided that if the duol tool generally, might attempt simultane ferry service-was able to have place the Belgian would kill de Wet ous attacks on United States diplo- ten in Britain.
So we planned for them to fight mats in several Latin countries to Mr A. J. Belsham (for the After a consultation between coun-
attempt to wreck the Food-neighbour He flow a new American bomber, with their flats-it they still feel like create "diplomatic incidents" and to
policy husband) sald ono question sol it was agreed that the husband destined for the R.A.F., and the per- fighting at all at six a.m.
should be entitled to prove for formance is no freak, for some time! which had to be determined was 20,047, the capital value of the an- ago the Atlantic record fell to Cap- the meaning of chastity Inn | nuity,
fain Allan Andrew, another British male. This was, he believed,
Airways pilot. the first time the question had -been-raised before the Court. The husband said he had com- plied with the condition.
Annuity Worth £6,547 The Court was asked to decide #from, the date of the wife's death..
New Time A. Secret·
Shipped Home
-
The Belgian turned up and at 30 it is said, married a White Russian
we heard that de Wet was in countess,
He was still in Prague when the mrotective custody at the British Con
Nazis took it. Now he awaits the headman'a axo,
Mr. Belsham: I am disappointed, my lord, since I spent many hours randing up Jeremy Taylor's "Holy The known record for the Atlantic sulalof days later we h heard Living and Holy Dying the only crossing is 10hrs 33min set up by A couple of days later authority on chastity I con, find.......
the dying-boat Cambria in Septent-that he had bent shluped home as a For spying? No, not.de Wet. He ber, 1837, from Botwood (New-DBS." (destitute British seaman), and sples have only one thing In Captain Booth won his V.C. In 1917, foundland) to other (Eire). The The next war city, that attracted common courage. Ife was too fond when he was a sergeant with the new figure and the points of Captain him was, Barcelona and, in, 1038, he of personal publicity, in a not un-
pleasant way, ta be a spy. Fr turned up in Prague.EN serving in the Pioneer Com
whether the annuity"was, payable } South African Forces. + HeßJste How Eva er den letting me BarTIVE ANGEWHe throw. Blaggering parties and,He was an incomiable romanticlea
A wife who alleged that her policeman husband tried to hand- eug her was recently granted a decree nisi on the ground of cruelty.
ever
Ate What They Could "We ate what we could get when
the train stopped and that wasn't much. Twice we were turned out of the train at 2-o'clock-in-the- morning to await connections.
"But We got through: And well, Granting the decree to Mrs Flor- ence Ide Bakewell, of Beresford, here we are.
Mr -Oppenheim talked of life in Street, Coalville (Leicestershiro), Mr Justice Buckhill said the husband, unoccupied France since the Armis- Mr Donald Bakewell, of Lutterworth tice. "I bad a beautiful villa and a Road, Burbage, was "hurd overbear-small, estate on the Riviera," he said, ing, callous in a way which was un-"where my wife and I expected to justifiable, and caused his wife much end our days. mental pain."
"Soon after the Armistice Gorman The wife was given costs and cus-agents arrived and commandeered all milk, butter, eggs, poultry, and cattle. Recovering tody of the one child.
Mrs Bakewell was 10 and her hus- band 23 when they married in 1025:
Denied By Husband
"I think we would have starved had it not been for my vegetable garden, which fortunately they did meat not strip For days we had no
Soon after, according to Mrs Bake well, when she returned from a visit to her parents, Mr Bakewell, locked of any sort. her in her bedroom, tried to bandeuft her and make her algu a paper that she would not see her parents again She refused.
The whole story was denied by the husband.
"Eventually we went to stay at an hotel in Cannes. The food situation there was slightly better, but the |rationing was very severe.
"There are definite signs that the French people are recovering from "I am satisfied that Mr Bakewell the shock of their country's collapse. struck his wife," sald the judge, "al- but they are still in a state of great "I feel that soon there is bound to though the actual blows were not depression, serious. I attach more importance to: his refusal to speak to his wife, and be a revulsion of feeling against the
Germans by the French people." his callous and hard behaviour