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STRANGE DILEMMA

CASE OF MAN

WHO DOES NOT

LEGALLY EXIST

Birth Not Registered In Any Country

BORN OF FRENCH PARENTS VISITING LONDON

Behind a recent announcement! in the personal columns of The Daily Telegraph lies a strange story. It concerns a young man -of French parentage who is trying] to establish his legal existence by -discovering someone who can give evidence concerning his birth in London before the war.

Early in 1914 a Frenchman and his wife came to Londer on a visit. They stayed at a small hotelj in Leicester-place, on the, north side of Leicester-square, then known as the Hotel de Paris It! has since disappeared,

On the night óf January 23, 1914, a child was. bom. The man-. ager of the hotel sent for a doctor and a midwife, who handled the case successfully.

NO IMPERIAL ABYSSINIAN LJONS FOR MUSSOLINI

SHOT BY EMPEROR'S ORDERS

Three ne lions with magni- ficent manes were found dead in

Prince Ali Khan (below) san and heir of the Agha Khan. noted Indian sportsman and spiritual leader of the Ismaili Mosleme, was married in Paris to Mrs. Loel Guinness (above), Yardew

the former Bon. Joan Buller. Ali Khan was named co respondent in the recent divorce of the Guinnesses. Loel Guinness is Conservative M. P. and a -member of the famous banking

and brewing family.

their cages by the Italian troops LARGE BRITISH

entering the palace of Haile Selassie.

The story goes that before the Emperor left he said to some

of his faithful fellowers:-

"I have heard that Mussolini likes tions. See that he gets none of mine."

In obedience to his command, they shot them at the last moment in their cages.

IF

FILM CONCERN

B.B.C. AT PLAY

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1936.

STAFF TURN

TO AMATEUR

THEATRICALS

Sir J. Reith. In Role Of A Butler

"THE SPORT OF KINGS" AT FORTUNE THEATRE

Sir John Reith, Director General of the B.B.C., was the perfect Butler one night re- cently---but not for long.

He played the part of Botes

in

Ian Hay's "The Sport of Kings,”

COLONEL IN TROUBLE LOSES £11 A MINUTE AT

CHEMIN DE FER

COLONEL SUED FOR £1,000 AFTER VISIT TO WEST-END FLAT

A Colonel's loss of £1,000 after 90 minutes" play at chemin de fer was mentioned in the King's Bench Division recently.

Mr. Robert James Gibson. a com- Mr. Beyfus suggested that the mission agent. of Parkstreet, May-law was clear that money lent to fair, sought to recover £1,000 a person to pay a gambling debt from Col F. J. Roberts. of Stan-was absolutely and wholly recover- hope House, Park-lane. W, who able.

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was described ચક A mining In April 1934, Mr. Gibson dined jengineer.

at Grosvenor House with two Mr. Gilbert Beyfus, KC., said friends, a Mr. Simpson. and а the main issue was regarding Capt. Turner, who was leaving for performed by the B.B.C. Amateur £1.000. This. Col Roberts denied India next day. Dramatic Society at the Fortune was lent to him, but said it was They went to Mr. Gibson's flat respecting gambling losses. while afterwards, and during the even- He called junior members of his staff "Sir." he was cheeked by son's flat

Įplaying chemin de fer at Mr. Gib-jing a Mr. and Mrs. Asher, a Mr.

It was therefore. con- Piper, and Col. Roberts called. a-diminutive page boy aged 15 tended Col. Roberts, not recover-

Game Suggested and appeared to enjoy himself im-able- mensely.

Theatre.

Bates in the play is butler to a parsimonious Puritan.· Sir Amos Purdie. Bates proves to be a re tired bookmaker's clerk. Gradua]} demoralisation of the household sets in after the arrival of two punters as paying guests. Eates finally goes back to his old job,

OXFORD COMEDY OF FLAGS

CLIMBERS FLY UNION JACK OVER SOCIALIST COLLEGE

Oxford

undergraduate roof climbers were bacy recently again during the week-end

Students at Ruskin. Oxford's Socialist College, awoke to find

QUITS ELSTREE the Union Jack floating gaily

Buys Interest In New Studio Corporation

NEW PREMISES SECOND TO

NONE IN ENGLAND

The British and Dominions Film Corporation Ltd. whose Elstree

from a tall sexffold pole which had been lashed to the chimney stack 100 feet from the ground.

A little later the Union Jack had disappeared, and in its stead the red flag, which Ruskin alone recognises, waved defiantly from the top of the pole.

Next day that tou had appeared.

dis-

NEW METHOD FILM

PRODUCED

Story Built To Snit Musical Score

"THE ROBBER SYMPHONY”

The problem film of the year was recently seer at the Palace Theatre-"The Robber Symphony.” presented by Mr. Harold Holt, the concert impresario.

Mr. Holt was associated with filas before he took to presenting: prime donne.

Story To Fit Frederich Feher, the man who wrote "The Robber Symphony and directed it, believes that Imusic and sound are more vital than dialogue. He wrote the sym- phony first, then planned a story to illustrate the music.

This has been done in Mickey Mouse films, of course but it is a new departure for a film of this

Unfortunately, in the anxiety of the moment, the father forgot to take the names of the doctor and the nurse, and the birth was never studios were destroyed by fire in! registered.

February, is to transfer to the and takes his employer on to the scale which is, in fact, called the Harge new Pinewood Studios at: racecourse to recoup betting]"first screen opera.” Iver, Bucks.

The directors are recommending ft to travel, the family returned shareholders to accept to Paris, where, it is understood, visional agreement by which the was the model of dignity and de-its stars.

Ambassador's Help

When the mother and child were

2 pro-

of share-

losses as a bookmaker.

The composer-director's company

Col Roberts, who, counsel said, was a great gambler, suggested 2 game of chemin de fer, and finally he, Mr. and Mrs. Ather, Mr. Piper

and Mr. Simpson played in an ad- joining room, while Mr. Gibson Ichatted with Capt. Turner.

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They played for about an hour and a half, at the end of which Tel. 20135. Col Roberts had lost about £1,000. He asked Mr. Gibson to lend him that amount to pay his losses.

Mz. Gibson handed him £536 in. notes and a cheque for the balance of the £1,000,

(Continued on Page 11.)

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EMPEROR'S GIANT CHINA YEAR BOOK

DRUM-MAJOR

Executed By Italians

Addis Ababa.

Balahu the giant ex-um- brella-carrier to the Emperor, and later dram-major in the Imperial band, has beer executed. "He was condemned by the Italian military tri- bunal for espionage and bri- gandage.

Balahu, who was 7ft 5in, was the tallest man in Abyssinia. Bej was discovered by the Emperor in

Sir John plays Bates in an en-has spend £80.000 on "The Robber October. 1934, when, having ku-{

a butler he Symphony." His wife and son areled a rival in love, he was brought

tirely novel way. As

tachment, save that he introduced

the house down. “I have no de-.

When he showed his true character 25. the bookmaker's

I

Wendy Barrie Finds London Too Hectic

NOW SHE IS ABLE TO PLAN HER FUTURE

to Addis Ababa for trial.

The Emperor, "who was presid-| ing over the Supreme Court, was; so struck by the extraordinary height of the 'man that he paid £100 blood-money, and made! Balabu his official umbrella-car- rier. Later he transferred him to the Imperial band.

the legal formalities were over-company become partowners. looked perhaps the rumours of

In a statement convening an ex-some topical gags that brought QUIET HÖLLYWOOD. approaching war and its sub-traordinary meeting sequent outbreak put the matter bolders for Tuesday, the directors ire to dictate to the staff or in- out of the parents' heads.

say that Pinewood Studios Ltd. terfere with your private lives," To-day the baby of 1914, now a has in course of erection entirely

he said. Later he dismissed the married man of 22, is without new sound studios which are ex-

domestic staff with the simple er- legal existence.

He cannot secure pected to be ready in two or three pletive. "Scram." a passport to travel abroad, be-months. cause the French authorities will The directors have decided, sub- not grant one without proper evi-ject to ratification by the share clerk Sir John suddenly adopted a| London life is a "giddy whirl" FELL ON TO MILK BOTTLE dence of the birth. He can have holders, to transfer the company's rich Glasgow accent.

under-after which Hollywood seems saze

Mrs. P. Clements, Station Par- no case at law, and cannot be con- studio interest to Pinewood, and stand that Mr. Ian Hay, the au-and quiet, according to Miss scripted.

acquire half the share capital ther, was present at a rehearsal Wendy Barrie, the · 23-year-old |ade, Kew, while putting out her It is hoped, that someone, either of Pinewood Studios Ltd. The and was delighted at this new in- British film star.

empty milk bottles, slipped-and- the manager of the hotel, a ser- studios cover over 40 acres, and terpretation of the part..

"Since I left London for Holly-fell. One of the bottles broke vant, or the doctor and midwife will consist of five stages equipped

Sir John Reith's "employer" in wood I have been more happy and severing an artery in her wrist. concerned, may see the advertise with latest-type sound system and candidates for the post of male contented with life than ever be a ment and recall the case.

all auxiliary buildings. The direc-Lionel Marson, who played the fore," she declared, in an inter- tors consider that the facilities part like the professional he once view. for producing

Leslie Mitchell, one of the "Hollywood is the only place 1 -high-class films was. economically will be second to candidates for the post of male have found where you can live a pone in the country.

television announcer, made a com- really sane life. Since coming to

GIRL'S BODY DISCOVERED IN MOUNTAIN FIRE

Beaten And Tortured To Death

The discovery of the charred body of a young WOMEN Or 2 burning mountain-top near Chen- terfield, New Hampshire, has brought 10 light ал unusual crime.

She had been beaten and fortured to death. Her body soaked with petrol and set on fire, according to the New York Mirror."

'The mountain-top was burned. by the blaze which followed. Forest fire wardens put out the.. flames after a struggle lasting all day, and the mutilated re mains were then discovered.

It is estimated that about £500,-petent juvenile lead 000 will be required to cover the cost of erecting these studios and providing the necessary working capital.

Pinewood Studios Ltd is a pri vate company, with a share capi- Ital of £150,000. This is to be in- creased to $300,000, of which £150,000 is to be taken up by the British and Dominions Company.

GERMANY TO HAVE 36 SUBMARINES

19 Already Launched

A Navy List published in Ger- many's Admiralty Gazette reveals!

PRINCE EDWARD TO that she will soon possess 36 sub-

GO TO ETON

Name Now Entered

Prince Edward, the infant son

marines, compared with 23 acknowledged to be building a year ago. Of these 19 have been launched while the remainder are under construction.

The tonnage is not stated, but

of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, it may be presumed that the

go

CID. CHIEF LURED AWAY AND SHOT:

Gangster Crime In Melbourne

Superintendent Brophy, chief of Melbourne's criminal investi- gation department, was wounded four times when an attempt. was made to murder him recently.

In response to a telephone call, Superintendent Brophy went to a house in the suburbs. As 'he arrived, a car drew up, four shots were fired from it, and the assailants, drove

at top speed.

*W*Y

Hollywood my life has become more settled, and for the first time I have been able to plan roy future.

"I could never do that in Lox- don. In London yoz are always dashing about with never a mini ute for relaxation."

Miss Barrie's next film is called "Speed"

MOSCOW'S OPEN-AIR CINEMA

An open-air cinema theatre with a seating capacity of 15,000,Į has been opened in Moscow. The theatre is situated on the Moscow river in the popular "Park of Culture and Rest"--or, as Musco- vites often satirically refer to it, the "Park of Rest from Culture."

Tsinghua Boxer Exams

To Be Held In August

will be educated at Eton, his name majority are 250 tons, with a cer- Peiping-Definite arrangements led this year, the examination will having already been put down for tain number of 750 and 500 tons have been made with the Ministry be held simultaneously in Nanking the school He is likely to The Anglo-German Naval Con- there

some time during 1949. vention concedes to Germany the of Education for holding the and Peiping in August.

Dr. Mei also stated that the Prince Edward Was born on right to build up to" full suo fourth annual examination for the arrangements for the establish- October 9 last year.

marine equality with the British selection of students to be sentment by the University of a Post Viscount Lascelles, the elder son Empire. The only proviso is that abroad, on post-graduate scholar-Graduate School of Agriculture in of the Princess Royal and the if Germany exercises that right ships provided by the National Changsha, provincial capital of Earl of Harwood, is at present at the shall notify the British Gov- Tsinghua University, according to Hunan, are making good progress; Eton, and his younger brother, ermment and engage in friendly Dr. Mei I-chi, President of the all buildings and constraction work the Hon. Gerald Lascelles, will go discussions" before actually laying University.

will be completed in the next” äix. there next year.

down the extra submarine tonnage Twenty students will be select-months.

1935 EDITION

-¿the 25 Chapters of the 17th issue of the GINA YEAR BOOK; edited by IGT. Woodhead, CRE, have as usual been revised or rewritten with the assistance of many experta, Chinese and, fareign, and every effort has been made tó bring information and statistics up to date.

The Chapter on the Kuomintang coves the political his- tory of China in 1984, The Chapter on the Chinese Govern- ment contains the Text of the Provisional Constitution, the Organic, Law, and the Draft of the Permanent Constitution,

The Chapter on International Issues gives the text of the Agreement and Exchange of Notes of the sale of the Chinese- Eastern Bailway, besides the best documents relating to Sino-Japanese Issues

Ching's Communications - Railways, Roads, Post Office, Telegraphs, Wireless, Telephones and Aviation—are very fall dealt with.

Father D'Ess, in the Chapter on Religions, contributes an interesting Chronological Review of Catholic Missions in Chima

Mr. E. Kania again sponsible for the Chapter es Cureency and Banking, and the Loan Tables.

A new feature is a Chapter on China's Modern Industries.

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