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[Stephane "Otto; the king of im-

Washington, April 12. Does environment or heredity Geneva, April 12.

posters, who hoaxed the French

Budapest, April 12.

The United States Supreme play a greater part in the farma- The preparatory disarmament

authorities on the Riviera

a fow The trial has opened in the ex-Court has decided that any Brilon of what is commonly known as committee disposed of the remonths ago by representing himself

intelligence? traordinary court of Zoltan tish subject apprehended by the maining points of divergence in to be Lord Ashdown, entrusted with

In a debate as St Peter's Young the British and French navala mission on behalf of the Prince of Szanto, the former Communist Federal authorities and brought Men's Club Inst night between the Wales, has been arrested again, commissar who fled abroad after in to the United States under the Club and the Rong Kong University armaments drafts.

The question of limiting effec-this time for posing as a French the collapse of the dictatorship of Anglo-American rum-running Union, the "house" decided that the Lives has been reserved for second oflear attached to the Inter-Allled Bela Kun in 1919, and subse treaty can be tried for conspiracy grantust factor was heredity tho quently returned and lived at to violate the laws of the United debaters from the University taking reading in the hope that an ac- Disarmament Commission.]

Otto had packed into his short Budapest under an assumed name, States.

this side). ceptable formula may be found:

Viscount Cecil-agree to limita- currer she is only 27) far more ad- and Stefan Vagi, lander of the

This judgment was given in the i Loading the cellate for environ. venture and romance than fall to Socialist extreme left, and nine case of the British tion of the total effectives on the lot of the here--or the villian teen others.

steamerment, Mr. A. E. Lea argued that "Quadra," seized off the Farallon intelligence was not ingrained 4102 condition that all the contracting of sensational Action...

the human being but rather was ac- The public prosecutor declared Islands in--the Facife. At the age of Afteen, Otto ras parties also agreed.

It was held that the seizure was quired in the course of evolution away from his home in the pesupied that the Third International waa

from the lowest forma of life, western within the zone prescribed by the through the assimilation of the ex part of Belgium, pussed through the aiming to overthrow German lines and tried to join the civilisation by force of arms. He treaty, but whether it was withinternal influences of environment Belgian Army. At that time the alleged that the aroused at the in- the prescribed mits would not in the depth of tropical jungle or Germana were using many aples to stigation of Moscow had under-affect the question of the guilt or at the bottom of the sea, life would be found to be atriving to get information about the strength taken to organise a secret Com-innocence of those on board.

the United States found itself.

Was not the aim of parents in res coastguards were within their rights in seizing the ship and that they should be able to and gard to their children's education, Budapest, April 18. cargo. they had no right to them to Oxford and Cambridge. After examining Szanto and punish the officers and crew, since And what was this but recognition. the other accused the extraordin the treaty had not made such that the greatest factor in educa ary court decided that the casa violation of the laws of the Unit-tion was the refined atmosphere to The ed States an offence. Router's be obtained in the environment of was outside its competence.

the University? And was not the! trial was therefore referred back American Wireless Service.

movement behind the abolition of the slums, recognition of the fact to the ordinary courts-Reuter.

that a change from sordid to bright- er" surroundings' would' influence the children's intellect and lendito a higher standard.all round?

the Belgian troups, and the boy munist party in Hungary on the Defendants counsel contended conform to the conditions in which

Drisoner when Gaby well-known "cell system Reu- that while

He reiterated the reservation that Britain could only be able to make concessions on her own be half and not as regards the naval effectives of the Dominions..

Mr. Gibson (United States): de- clared that the limitation of the

Hell under suspicion. number of ships would lead to

He was limitation of effectives.

Desleya, the must-halt star, visited! Viscount Sato (Japan) was un- the Belgian front to entertain the able to assent to limitation of troops. She heard the story of the effectives, though he might be mystery boy, from the camp com able to reconsider the matter onrunder and obtained permission to a second reading.. The opposed viall him in his cell. He was al dividing the fleet into home and ways glib, attractive, and weil mannered, and he appealed to her, colonies, and, in this respect

Adopted by Gaby, agreed with Britain America

Raly. whereupon. M. "le in just a child," she insisted Boncour (France) abandoned the the Belgian officers, "but a child distinction between home and colonial fleets; ---. |

M. Brouckere (Belgium) said

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Mr. K. A. A. Toft opened in sup Gaby Succeeded in obtaining his it was now possible to submit release and wanted to take him to

port of heredity as opposed to an- single text

to, the conference Paris to give him in education, but HAND PINNED TO BOUGH BY Eight well-known professional vironment and quoted scientific au-

HAWSER. affirming the principle of limita-be randway en route, managed to

thorities in support of the conten- racing drivers. including Leo and was

Nomis, the famous movie "stunt" was to be observed in all organisma tion that the influence of heredity tion of all effectives capable of join the Belgian Army.

severely wounded on the Yer. For two hours and a half man. take part in a road race and characteristics. fighting on land-Renter

He wrote to her from the mili- Charles Edward Skeets, aged 18 atene which provides many of the that there was more than coincid

He claimed tary hospital saying he was lone. of Thornton Heath, Surrey, was spine-tingling thrills in "The ence and still less of environment in She replied that she considered him: "STRANGE HUNTING. as her adopted so, and that hence a prisoner on an elm tree 60 Lucky Devil"

the fact that historienly great men forth.he belonged to her,

The story is a screen original when their geneology was traced She from the ground in Whitworth threw op an engagement at the Road, South Norwood, S.E. his hy Byron Morgan who wrote were found to have descended from Folies Bergere and hurried to the hand trapped between a heavily "Code of the Sea" and "The Air ancestors of equal genius... hoepitel to nurse him but the Bet weighted stee! hawser and a Mai Frank Tuttle, who directed Teftis argument, asked the audi- Another speaker supporting Ma Zian doctors refused to have her bough."

Dix in Too Many Kisses," made ence if they could visualise an ass Ullswater in their institution, and she had to With his brother he had been this one also.

being anything other than an ass if bonite had a unique experience sentent herself by living in the selling elm trees on a Saturday Dix plays a young man who it was placed amongst horses. while hunting in the eastern, foot-ighbourhood and taking walks afternoon. The stezi hawser was longs for what he hasn't got. Ee Mr. Gec. Zimmern, in supporting hills of the Pennines.

with him when he was convalesc fixed round a heavy bough which wants it so awfully bad that he environment as against heredity, re- The fox look them up a slope of ing Cmes Fell, the edge of which bord

Challenge to Duel,

was being sawn through, When Anally succeeds in getting it. ferred to great men who had de ere on Westmoreland, Cumberland Apparently he fell in love with severed from the trunk the bougs Randy Farman is a demonstrator scended from parents and ancestors nd the North Riding of Yorkshire. her, as she tells in her reminis swung down hanging by the of auto camning outfits. He falls of humble origin and of no great It was hard pressed by the cences how she Was dining hawser, the other end of which in love with the beautiful car that ability because they had been diff- gent and removed themselves from! hounds when suddenly it was at with certain prince in

had been passed over a bough on is in the department store win-the crabbing environment of their Backed by a raven, which repeated- Paris Jestaurant after the war, which was Skeets. The hawser dow.

y estrended to worry the running

when Otte, who was posing as unexpectedly slipped and caught Deciding that he'd like to own Cox! The latter savagely bit Belgian Baron, strode in, drew off, Skeets's hand..

one, he invests half of his savings the bind in a counter-attack.

glove, amote the man across the His brother, with the help of on chances to win a car at a face, and challenged him to a police officers, cut through the bazaar. Then the fun begins, be- duct. "really believe that a duel would hawser with a hack saw, a long cause he wins. But he hasn't have been ought" said Gaby, "but and perilous piece of work in the any money to run it with. Love, thrilla. races and auspense enter for the fact that he was exposed as fog and gathering darkness. un impostor. I was sorry for the

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The raven made off as the hounds closed and brought down their MAETY.

Another remarkable kill was made by the Coniston,foxhounds in the Lake District.

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parents' sphere of life.

Environment as against heredity in influencing intelligence was de feated by 23 votes to 15.

WORLD THEATRE,

.AND TOMORROW.

Neither the injured. man now into the story. They're all, here. THE NE'ER DO-WELL" TO-DAY | The hound run a fox from 1.30 boy, He was an vallant, so natur-his helpers.could get down, and a and plenty of them to each foot. in the afternoon until 8 p.m. and all noble, and so charming." fire escape was called from of flm. killed him in darkness,

The

woman: An-.

"Gunboat"

Thomas Meigham has a delight-

In spite of all she had done for Croydon Fire Station. By means Prominent in the supporting neighbouring residents.him Otto swindled muny of her of a rope chain Skeete was hoist-cast of the picture are Esther ful role in "The Ne'er-Do-Well." hearing the baying of the hounds. Frends in Paris, London, and Brus-ed to the escape and then to the Balaton, leading went to a lake and lighted matches.sels, to whom he had given him They Yound the fox lying

ground, where he collapsed.. and even Water.

pretended that he was the roman

His rescuers were also taken Lie offspring of a secret morganatic to safety, marriage between Gaby and a cer tain European sovereign.

DOCTOR SUED.

in the letters of introduction,

CAPTAIN'S CLAIM FOR DAMAGES DISMISSED.

London, March 22.

After a hearing extending.over 15

Whole Army Hoaxed.

After the Armistice he made all Europe Jaugh by hoaxing Major- General Allen, commanding officer of the American Army of Occupa- tion in Germany,

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"ARE PARENTS PEOPLE?” TO-DAY & TO-MORROW.

The story has for its theme the regeneration of a young man who is regarded as a ne'er-do-well. Mr. Meighan in the role of Kirk Anthony, the son of a wealthy railroad magnate, is drugged and sent to Panama without a penny in his pockets by a crook In Panama, Anthony meets a beauti- ful Spanish girl and falls in love "Are Parents People?" featur- with her. He gets into many m Baron Tierzny und have

ing Adophe Meniou, Betty Bron-difficulties, but everything turna days a jury in the King's Bench been sent by my cousin, the King of

son ("Peter Pan") and Florence out for the best in the end. He Division stopped the ease with the Belgians, to decorate you with Voronoff's

The "Lancet." reviewing Dr. Vidor. is an adaptation of Alice makes good, and his father for- verdict for the defendurts in an the Order of Supreme Merit for ment, points out that his heter Post serial and has to do with a

rejuvenation treat Duer Miller's. Saturday Evening gives him. Caplai action by

Frederickthe part, you played in liberating

Lila Lee is Mr. Meighan's leadi Humespry, who claimed damages Belgian soil, the imposter, who grafting from chimpanzees young girl who comes home from ing woman. Other prominent against two doctor for alleked was dressed as a Belgium captain, eclipser other specialists who use boarding school to find her par-players in negligence in eartifying him as in-old General Allen upon arriving at human homo-grafts, raising the ents. who are forever quarrelling Milter and Laurence Wheat..

ae in March, 1923.

question whether the ape is over trifles: with trunks packed, The case was remarkable for al The General asked the Belgian superior to man. lexations of misconduct made bylission in Coblence to confirm this In the quality of organs, con- the mother-Reno.

the father on his way to Paris, the plaintiff against his wife and onour and the chief of the mia stitutional freedom

They have two other doctors and the fact that 'sion reported that he did not know thritis, alcoholism and simian; ed home their daughter so she from ar deeded to separate and have call- the wife gave evidence against the Baron Tiergny," but that his plaintiff,

papers were in perfect order.

thyroids the ape has demon-ean choose which one she is going

IN THE "MAIL." strably excelled the human being with. for grafting purposes.

"How does Betty decide?

Entertainmenta The "Lancet," however, says.no

She doesn't, that's just it. and

April 13-Queen's Theatre: "Are attempt has been made to analyse that's why "Are: Parents Parents People?" The next day Otto decorated Dr, Voronoff's 1,000 cases of People T. promises to be one of April 18-World Theatre: """The

animal grafting and 600 cases of the most pleasing pictures you've Ne'er Do Well" in the parade ground at Coblence man grafting. with some faked medals, and afterwards all the

It asks how many cases. American troops were paraded in his negative and how many honour.

successful.

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Mr. Justice Me Cardie said that he would retain the documents for the Public Prosecullir to consider whether he should take criminal proceedings against the plaintiff. for perjury or any other offence.

"CLARK'S FOLLY" SOLD.

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The palatial bus eccentric, New

York home of the late Senator, Wil-

Cablunce.

"In fact, I recommended that you se decorated," the Belgian officer confded, which seemed to sweep

way any doubts.

General Allen and his entire staff

General Allen even issued

an

liam Clark, the "Montana copper order of the day calling attention king," which he had built twenty to the signal favour that had been five years ago at a cost of about done them by King Albert in send- secrets" to £1,500,000, was sold for little moreing a member of the Royal Family Powers. than the value of the ground upon to confer the decorations.

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Shadows Before.

COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED

seen in months.

April 13-Star Theatre; "The Written by the author of Lucky Devils." were "Manslaughter." eft, directed by

Sporis. Malcolm St. Cla. who made! April 16-Seventh tournament of Find Your Man" "The Light- the Hong Kong Boxing Assn. att house by the Sea," and others, Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m. and with a "perfect cast." this.

Apr 16-18 Second Extra Race several Continental production is real. human and Meeting of Hong Kong Jockey Club,

Race Course, Happy Valley. funny. Eventually he appeared in Lon

April 18-Fancy dress carnival which, it stands. The house is a That night the American officers don with a forged letter from King:

dance at Royal Engineers' Theatre, huge, granite structure, containing gave Otto a magnificent banquet. Albert which introduced "Our well-

Wellington Barracks, 8.80 p.m. 120 rooms, four art galleries, during the course of which, he sue- beloved' and valiant Major de

April 20-Seventh bi-annual raco swimming pool, and a theatre, and cedded in making few loans. Beney," and, after eslling .on a New York's youngest bandits, àfor the "Trevesse" Trophy, com was known here as "Clark's Folly." When he left the next morning the number of distinguished British scholboy 12 years of age. was mencing 4 p.m. ...

For its construction materials army band escorted him to the train Admirals and Generals, drove to caught and disarmed after he had], ́-

Meetings. were obtained from all corners of and played the American and Bel- Buckingham Palace and demanded at dear a abonkeeper whom he April 14-Twenty-seventh annual the earth. In building his man-gian national anthems. The artilan audience with the

Duke of was attempting to rob. His name meeting of Kowloon Bowling Green sion Mr. Clark bought a quarry inery also gave him the salute of a York.

Ha Michael Ponkraskow. and in Club, Club-house, 5.45 p.m. New Hampshire, and later he pur- king's envoy, and the commanding

He was kept waiting in an ante confessing the crime, he declared chased a bronze company, with ́200) offfeer and his staff went down to room while

April 21-Second Meeting or someone sent for a that the pistol went off accidentally. China Light & Power Co., Ltd. employees, to manufacture, the fix- Bae him off.

Scotland Yard man, and he ended He merely Intended, to rob the till 11.30 am. tures for his home. The oak for General Allen sent a letter of up this escapade in prison for in order to get money. because, he the main dining-room came from thanks to King Albert, and the swindling hotels and shopkeepers. said, he had been away from home annual meeting,

April 23-Telephone Co.'s second Sherwood Forest, and some of the hoax was only discovered when the

After he was deported from Eng-for two. dava and eaten in that Bldg., 11 a.m. cellings had been taken from a astonished King made an investiga- land he enlisted In the French ne-ind only a few sandwiches which Lammert's Auction. French chateau.

tion.

Foreign Legion in Algiers.

he had takon from schoolmates.

April 14-At-No. 88A. Nathan) -The great mansion has been for

According to the police Michael sale since Mr. Clarke's death two Later, Otto started for Constan years ago. No purchaser could be tinople, posing a Prince Charles not adventure of the Lind which lad in knickerbockernantered the furniture, 214eous.

Adventure he had expected, but a blond, chabby, ruddy-cheeked Rd., Kowloon, valuable household found except at scrap prices. of Belgium. As the alleged son of came his way. He suffered untold leather goods shop of Marcus Gold. April 18-Lenten Mission i will be demolished Immediately, King Albert he managed to borrow hardships and finally managed to and presenting a trembling. pistol] and a great, luxurious apartment money in every capital between escape... house will be erected on the site, Parla and the Bosphorus, and when

at the proprietor. demanded money, Catholic Cathedral, Glenealy, 6 pm. Going to Paris, he became a dope Before he died Gold told, the police reaches: Rev. Fr. G. Byrne, 8.3. each of which will sell for £4,000,"

be finally arrived at Constantinople seller in Montmartre, but the police that he was more amused than April 14-Thensophical Society's Johnson: "Do yo' fink. Jackson, the Belgian Government" the Sultas Riviers, as “Lord Ashdown charg. but without warning the bay fired.

as the "Envoy extraordinary of got on his trial, and he went to the frightened at the boy's audacity, weekly lecture, Duddell St., 6 p.m. April 16-Vocal and instrumental yo" can support my daughtah?"!

loaded him with presents and in-ed with a mission on behalf of the The boy was found by the police recital, St. John's Cathedral. 15 Jackson: "Suttingly."

stalled him in one of his castles Prince of Wales,

fhiding in a back room of the shop, p.m. Johnson: “Hab yo' ebbar, seen for several week!, a

After he had run up some big and submitted quietly to arrest. April 17-Opening of Tung Shan

•her eat?"

He turned up in Paris A few hotel bills on the credit of the Under examination he said that he Hotel,

April 22-Practical demonstra- months later as an ex-secretary of British Government he was und had seen a lot of "cowboy movies. Trotsky, and succeeded in selling masked and sent to prison for and Hiked to read stories of ad-tion on "Home Nursing Matilda sumb imaginary Bolshevik milltary swindling,

venture,

Hospital, 3.80 p.m.

Jackson: "Buttingly!"

Johnson: "Hab ys ebber seen

her cat when nobody was lookin'

Housed in a Palace."

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