1933-11-21 — Page 7

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1933.

"OLD MASTER”

BOUGHT FOR

10 SHILLINGS

Stored For Years In

An Attie.

BIRMINGHAM WOMAN'S BARGAIN

BANKER GAOLED FOR BLINDNESS..

PERJURY

False Statement In Affirmation.

EVASION OF ESTATE DUTIES

Kwan Wai-chow, a banker, of 163, Queen's Road Central, charged with perjury, through which letters of administration were wrongly grant-

THE CHINA MÁIL.

NO BAR TO

SCOUTING

Many U.S. Girls Carry On Activities.

NO CONCESSIONS WANTED

New York. Hundreds of blind girls BUCCORS

activities of

An Old Master" once bought ed, who was yesterday remanded at fully carry on the

for 10 shillings and

Landen.

stored

for the Criminal Sessions, pending fur-scouting despite

their handicaps,

many years in an attic has been ther inquiries, was this morning said Mrs. Helen Ward Stevens, a placed in the Birmingham Art Gal-sentenced to two months' simple im-member of the Board of Directors

Yes . is labelled "Van

Dyck-prisonment by the Acting Chief i

of the National Girl Scout Organl Fremish School."

Justice, Hon. Mr. J. R. Wood.

The picture, described as a Por- Mr. J. A. Fraser. the Assistant sation, in a report to the American trait of a Gentleman, and measur-Attorney General who appeared for Braille Press.

ing 15 inches by 12 inches, has the Crown, yesterday stated that in "Regular Girl Scouting can be been lent by Mrs. J. G. Bendall and 1928 an application was made at

the

being

Miss Bendall, of Thornhill-road. the Supreme Court for letters of ad-given blind girls and it is

eslete of done by leaders with ingenuity and Handsworth, Birmingham. It was ministration for hung without ceremony in the Gal-Leung Ki. The petitioner was imagination," said the report lery after the director, Mr. C. S. Leung Yeok-chi, the eldest son. The

"It is the judgment of experienced Kaines Smith had convinced him-petition for letters of administra and successful leaders, both in Girl]

self that it was genuine.

The story of the discovery, told by Mrs. Bendall, was that on boli. day at Bishops Stortford several years ago her attenti Was at- tracted to the window of a smalli General hop hu willow-pattorn plate

tion showed that Leung Ki died In

U Lam Village in the Kau Kong Scouting and in the field of educa- District in 1927, but there was notion of the physically handicapped, death certificate to confirm this and that changes in the regular require. an affirmation to confirm the date

[ments should be made only if abso- was called for.

The affirmation was made by the lutely necessary, and should be con- defendant who state that he knew [sidered as exceptions always. The and was acquainted with Leung Ki.girls themselves want no changes, A Dirty Old Painting.

ho died on July 8, 1927. Leung Kino concessions. To do what other "Hanging in the corner I saw a actually died on July 16, 1916 at 30,1girls are doing, just as they do them, dirty old oil painting framed in New Market Street Hong Kong. 18 one of Girl Scouting's great gifts heavy black wood" she said. "1 Mr. H. C. McNeill, who appeared to the physically handicapped. Dif- could only see the eyes and they for the accused, said his chent was ferent ways of doing things may be attracted me. They were so very a man of good class and respec- made a game and an adventure. expressive."

tability and would he vouched for "In the United States there are The shopkeeper did not accept by the compradores of Messrs. Jar Girl Scout troops in 18 schools for an offer or five shillings and she dine Matheson and Co., and the the blind." paid the ten shillings he asked. Hej Chartered Bank.

"To many girls, Girl Scouting is said that it might be #grond pic-} Acrused had yesterday pleaded an opportunity to became directly ture and she did not think he knew guilty to the charge. By his action acquainted with Nature, to matted about 1. She understood in the matter accused could have for the fun of it many things which from what he said that he bought gained no advantage but the peti. are outside the regular school cur- it from a hat of old rubbish in an ioner hoped to evade treble duty on riculum, to learn to do, as well as aftic during a male at the house of the estate which amounted

(to accept, kindnesses, and, above all, a Dutch family who had settled in about $8,000, said counsel, Bishops Sturt ford.

Estate Duty Evaded.

AA%

10

thir

"It was in a filthy state.” whe Mr. Fraser in his address said, "and when f

brought morning said that since yesterday home to Birmingham i remained certain inquiries had been made in the attic for several years.”

and in consequence of them the

A considerable time afterwards Crown's view of the cuse had en- Mrs. Bendall had the picture clean-tirely changed.

ed.

The cleaner was impressed

Mr. Fraser said that his in. by quiries had revealed that he had

the painting, photographed it, and been misinformed sent a copy to Mr. Kaines Smith.

By this time Mrs. Bendall be

gan to think that the

the payment

of the datate duties, full payment having been made. never

were assessed

The

and

painting estate duties might have some value and decids found to be $12.138.25 and this ed to place it for safely in a bank amount, lese the sum paid by the petitioner in 1928, was still out- Manding.

It was while it was in the bank that Mr. Kalnes Smith inspected it and remarked that it was the most

picture!

His Lordship remarked that he interesting picture he had seen or could see no justification for any

He took the Home time.

plea of leniency. way and research was earned out! with the result that it now hangs E in the Art Gallery.

During recent years high prices. have been realised for Van Dycks. The highest price was in 1928. when a sum of £30,000 WIN paid.

during late Other prices.

years have been £14,000, £17,000

and! £20,000-Reuter.

OLD FILMS FOR SCHOOL USE

Jesse L. Lasky Suggests New Movement.

NO PROFIT TO PRODUCERS

Hollywood, California.

Mr. M. Neill asked His Lordship For to grant a certificate of leave: | lo uppeal.

CHARITIES CONTROL

LEGISLATION.

Action By Government Of New South Wales.

TO ELIMINATE IMPOSITION

1.

karn

Back in the Ring

Apparently quite recovered from the wounds sustained when an Austrian Nazi attempted to assas- sinate him, Chancellor Engelbert Dollfusa, Austria's "Little Napo- Iron," addresses the citizens who gathered to welcome him at Kirn-

berg, Austria, his birthplace.........

BOY INVENTS A MACHINE-GUN.

600 Shots Per Minute From Bicycle Pump.

TOY HAS POSSIBILITIES

STOLEN JEWELLERY IDENTIFIED

Articles Taken From Peninsula Hotel.

EUROPEAN LADY REGAINS

LOST PROPERTY

A quantity of valuable jewellery, which was recently recovered by the Police and offered for identi |fication, has been claimed by Mrs. [S. J. Easterbrook. Mrs,' Easter- brook missed the jewellery on Oc- Įtober 21 from the Peninsula Hobel.

where she is staying.

The lost articles Included four Anger rings, set with diamonds, jade and mother of pearl respec- tively, a lady's gold wrist-watch jand a gold · chain bracelet. ‹ Оде piece in the hands of the police, a gold neck-chain with pendant,, has,

been identified. I

"Yu Chun-hol,

MCLAUGHLIN-BUICK KING'S

SALES AND SERVICE

The McLaughlin-Buick has been AIR-CONDITIONED THEATRE made in Canada since 1907. No local tax. No. Canadian pre- mium. Delivered Hong Kong- prices from $1,390.00 U.S. Cur^ rency.

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, LTD. Telephone 30228 33, Wong Net Chang Road, Happy Valley.

when

radio

may is out of order

COMING SHORTLY

На гол away from life...from the past... Fromlovat: Until he met a girl who gave

him cour

age to

face fate.

FOX FILM PRESEND

THE

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noty Chas hol, unemployed, who is I always ring DEVIL'S

to appear before Mr. Hamilton at

up Radis Services

(the Central Police Court to-morrow morning on charge of theft of jewel- lery to the total value of $2,800 LEA from the residence of Mr. J. D.

Lloyd, "Superintendent of Imports ¦ · and Exports, of 406 the Peak, will be further charged with theft of the jewellery belonging to Mrs. Easterbrook.

SHOCKING MURDER AT KOWLOON CITY

Woman Killed With Chopper.

A terrible murder, followed by

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BE A GLYN.

Sole Agents:

suicide, occurred about 8 o'clock Wm. POWELL, LTD.

| last night at Lalchai Garden, Kow- loon City, when a man named Lal Fan, in the course of a domestle Brighton, Sussex, quarrel, killed his wife, Lai Smith, A 16-year-old Cheong-ahi, with a chopper and boy has invented athen cut his own throat. machine-gun which will fire 000 Police Investigations revealed ahota per minute.

that the married life of the deceas He made the model as a toy from ed had not been a happy one. ja bicycle pump, three old tins and a They had been in the habit of quar

Ronald to fraternize with seeing girls of Brighton their own age."-Reuter.

HOUSE-BUILDING cylinder which originally belonged relling violently recently, and 21

IN BRITAIN

Splendid Record By Manchester.

CHEAPENING OF DWELLINGS FOR MANUAL WORKERS

London. To-day. The Health Minister, Sir Hilton Young. opened the 20,000th Municipal house built in Manchester.

yesterday afternoon.

B}}

occur.

to a toy ateam engine. It is con- was in the heat of one of these structed so scientifically that it will quarrels that the traged; fire lead pellets with great force for red. 500 yards.

The pellets are fired by means of pressure from compressed air and it is believed that a large gun made. on the same principle could projecti shells a tremendous distance.

Ronald has also invented a gun; with a searchlight attached which enables the gunners to sight objects | an clearly by night as during the day. Reuter,

NEGLIGENT DRIVER WITHOUT LICENCE.

OVERLOADING OF LORRIES.

Four Drivers Fined.

Four cases of over-loading of motor-lorries were dealt with by Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the

Cen- tral Police Court this morning.

Yip Tong, driver of larry No. 2389, was fined $25 for having two tons in excess of the weights al- lowed while Chan Chun, driving

lorry No. 3978, was fined $10 for over-loading his vehicle to the ex-

He said that more houses were now built in Britain by private enterprise than ut any previ- ous time.

A house of the type Garage Mechanic Fined needed for the lower-paid wage $20 On Two Charges.

being erected, on

tent of one ton. arner was average, for £281, compared with

Keung Shiu Fan, driver of lorry Ko Wing Lee, a garage mechanic £295 when

the house subsidy employed by Messrs. Alex. Ross No. 2240, was fined $12 for carry- scheme was abolished at the end and Company, was fined $20 by Mring a ton and a half, and The Chi of last year.

E. W. Hamilton at the Central Kan, of lorry No. 2368, was fined $8 A total of 169.000 houses were Police Court this morning for driv. for carryng one ten in excess. built by private enterprise in the ing twelve months ended in September. negligent manner. In the same period 49,213 houses had been completed by local au was driving thorities.

without

a license and in a

It was stated that the defendant a car under repair

News In Brief.

Sydney, N.S.W.

when he collided with a private] Chan Hing-wan, aged 30, who! The State Cabinet has decided to

The demand for houses to buy vehicle parked in the stand at the Jumped from the top of tram car bring down legislation to

WAS nearing satisfaction, and, corner of Jackson and Murray No. 87 at Quarry Bay, was sent to ordinate and regulate various chari-when it was satisfied, private en-Streets, causing damage to the ex- the Government Civil Hospital. tice in order to eliminate impos- terprise would turn its attention tent of $15. tien on the public.

increasingly to the erection of The Chief

A fine of $15 was imposed for Secretary (Mr.

cheaper houses, to be let to manual negligent driving and $6 for workers-British Wireless Service. having a license.

now

Filmland's immense vaults hold Chaffey) said that he was huge stores of motion

pictures drafting a bill for next session which cost millions to make but which would register and regulatej which are now of scarcely any all private charities, money value. They eat up thou-

The measure, he added, would sands of dollars in insurance provide strict control of collections money every 12 months, but so far for charities. It would render_it

no attempt has been made to re-impossible for people to run chari- lease them except on rare occa-tles for their own personal benefit. sions, such as the revival of "The No one would be permitted to col- Birth of a Nation" and a few lect money for any charity without

■ Hoence.

others.

Ledse 1, Lasky has suggested a Every charitable organisation movement which would release the will be required to submit period!-į Aims for the good for the public. cal accounts, which will be subject

He would turn many of these to audit by the Government,-i pictures--some of them only a Reuter.

year or so old

over the board

of Education for the instruction of school children in history, geo- graphy and other subjects.

"My plan would not bring a cent of profit to the producera", BRYS Mr. Lasky, "It would provide the means for turning over to schools; and scholastic groups such old films as have educational merits-ple.

SALESMAN CHARGED

WITH THEFT,

Bound Over In $50.

Charged with stealing silk

tures that dramatise the customs scarf and a neck tie from the of the people and that deal with Central Company, 108 Des Voeux authentic historical and georgra Road Central, Liu Ping Kwil, ta phical facta.”

salesman of the Company, Was He named a number of authen-| bound over in the sum" of 850,0 -ile-historical "dramas" such - si Defendant's excusa was that de "The Covered Wagon", "Old Tron- was taking the goods to a customer *sides", The

Rough » Ridern” for examination and, as he had no Abraham Lincoló”, and “America”,] pocket large enough, he connealed

examples. -Beuter,

the scarf under his shirt.

Court Sequel to Nazi Fracas

between Nasl vympathisers and Bedi

9, Queen's Road Central.

HONG

IN LOVE

VICTOR JORY LORETTA YOUNG

VITREJŠE OSHOHIŠE. BAVI MARINES C. NENÍY DORVOSE BENSONT PASSION

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