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CRAGADOUR TO SENSATIONAL AIR

RESUME STRONG WORK.

VETERINARY'S REPORT.

COLT SUFFERING FROM INDIGESTION.

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Lowcos," May 20. -

An encouraging statement by Mr. Lawson, the trainer of Craga- dour, the Detby entrant, says that a veterinary examination shows that the colt is suffering from in- digestion. He is expected to re- sume strong work on Wednesday.

DAVIS CUP. TENNIS.

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HAVANA, May 20. In the Davis Cup Tennis contest, Cuba beat Mexico.

TENNIS TOURNEY IN BERLIN.

VISITORS SUCCESSES,

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BERLIN, May 10. Foreigners have proved success- ful an two of the premier com- petitions at the Rotweiss Tennis Club's aucual tournament, which attracted a fairly, big international entry.

In the final of the Women's Doubles, Mr. Neave and Mass Hae (South Africa) beat Frau Stephanus and Fraulein Peitz by

7-5, +5.

In the final of the Men's Doubles, after thrilling struggle, Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet (France) defeated Dr. Prena and Moden hauer by 46, 6-3, 10-8,'

American Ladies Wis.

Paris, "May 19. The Franco-American women's Lawn tennis match at Auteuil re sulted in the Waited States beat

ag France by four matches to three,

Results: Madame Mathieu beat Miss Edith Cross, 6-3, 6-2.

Miss Helen Wills beat Madame La Faurie, 6-0, 6-2.

Madarte La Faurie, beat Mies Cross, 6-3, 9-7.

TESTS.

PILOTS DEATH DIVES.

EXPERIMENTS TO AID.

SCIENCE.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1929.

A GRETNA GREEN MARRIAGE.

CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRADUATE AND HEIRESS.

ELOPEMENT STORY.

After being missing for a day and half Miss Olive Emily "Ridadel,

DEFENCE OF THE EMPIRE.

CO-OPERATION · WITH ·

AUSTRALIA.

RE-ORGANISING THE FORCES.

"So much of the experimental flying done by Royal Air Force

Major-General Julius Heory pilots at Farnborough, Martlesham, an eighteen-year-old heiress, of Bruche, who since 1927 had been and Felixstowe is in secret types Wickford, Essex, and Mr. Hector | Adjutant-General of the Australian of aircraft that little is known Graeme Mappin, a nineteen-year Forces, has gone to London to act old Cambridge undergraduate, were in the dual capacity of representa- about it," writes an aeronautical traced to Gretna Green where it correspondent in & Home paper. was discovered they had been secret-tive of the Department of the Chief "Without mentioning the cames of ly married. The brief Scottish of the War Office, and as Military ceremony was performed carly in the aircraft or pilots, I am able to the afternoon in front of the famous Representative in the Office of the give two instances of the astound-smithy at the village groen, whers High Commissioner of Australia. ing tests which are carried out

General Bruche, has served with from time to time at these Service

distinction both with British and Australia "Forces

stations,

"The spinning of aeroplanes has been for several years the subject of experiment. One type of service aircraft was suspected of becoming uncontrollable in a spin, and ca experimental pilot was detailed to discover if this was "go." The machine was modified in readiness for this experiment so that the side of the cockpit euld easily be knocked open to allow the pilot to escape by parachute,”

"Spin" at 18,000 Test. "Rails were also fitted to the top 'plane so that the pilot" could wrench himself out of his seat if centrifugal force was tending to

hold him down, and there was a

special step fitted on the floor to give him a good purchase with his feet in harling himself from the

machine.

"The pilot went up to 18,000ft. and put the aeroplane into a spin. The machine instantly spun so quickly that the pilot was unable to make any observations and be Kan to lose consciousacas. After spinning for 9,000ft, he succeeded, by violent use of the rudder and elevator controls and by opening the engine throttle, the machine from its spin.

extricating

After this experiment certain modifications were made, and an other spin was carried out, with the result that the machine again pun with lightning rapidity, The pilot fought with the controls, but could not extricate the machine, and so he decided to jump with his parachute. By this time, however, he found that he was unable to see clearly, and he could not pull him self out of his sent. For some 15 yet unexplained reason, however, the machine suddenly righted it self.

Successful attempts to jump Miss Helen Wills beat Macame out of a Bristol Fighter during & Mathieu, 8-4, 6-0.

apin were made by the late Lead- Miss Morrill best Madame ing Aircraftman Dobbs, but Kleinadel, 198, 3-6, 7-5.

Mic. Barbier Anu Madame Borde's beat Miss Morrill and Mrs. Bundy, 6-3, 86.

Mies Helen Wills and Mia Edith Crosa beat Madame Mathieu and Madame La Faurie, 6-2, 2-4, 6-4.

Davis Cup Tie. SCHEVENINDEN, May 19. Holland has eliminated Egypt from the Davis Cup contest, win- ning by three matches to one.

modern single-senter aeroplanes spin faster than Bristol Fighters. When wing slots are fitted the rate of spin is much reduced, and in some slotted machines it is difficult to hold them in a spin."

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GIRL'S GRIM JEST.

LAUGHTER AFTER TAKING POISON.

hundreds of eloped couples have been made man and wife in the past. Mrs. Rennison, the wife of the blacksmith, officiated in the absence of her husband.

Miss Ridsdel is the danghter of Mr. E. B. Ridsdel, of Downham Grange, Wickford, near Billericay, Essex. Mr. Mappin is a friend of her family, and is son of Major G. F. Mappin, of The Turrets, Upper Walmer, Deal." He is at Pembroke College, Cambridge.

A Dash to Carlisle.

The new duties of General Bruche are concerned with the ar- rangements for the courses of instruction for Australian officers at the colleges and schools in Eng land, the exchange of officers, and the consideration of question of Empire defence.

Mechanisation.."

The Australian Military Forces General Bruche said were interest Mr. Mappin had been stayinated in mechanisation. He hoped to Downham Grange with Mr. see, something of the work of the Ridsdal's son, who is also an under-experimental mechanised brigades graduate at Cambridge. He left in

this year at Aldershot and Salis the afternoon, and Miss Ridsdel bury Plain. The authorities in Australia had not done more than disappeared at the same time in one of her father's cars. From touch the fringe of mechanisation. that time until two days later no They had a section of Mark II. couple. Then it was disclosed that news had been received of the Vickers (Medium) Tanks which were costly, and some six-wheeled they had visited Gretna Green,

vehicles, and the Commonwealth where they inquired after Mr. Reauthorities were not prepared to nison, Mrs. Rennison, to whom make a further advance in that

direction until

something ap- they spoke, told them her husband was away, but that she was qualified proaching finality had been reach-

ed. to perform the ceremony.

They drove up in an open car," Mrs. Rennison told a reporter; "a benny couple they made too. The girl asked if they could be married.

asked the young man if he had been living fr. Scotland for twenty- one days, which is necessary before the ceremony, and he told me with a downeast look be had not. So I had to say I was sorry but I could not fed them. They went away saying they were going to Carlisle to get a special licence. Then just about two o'clock they drove up again.

"Well, I'll Be Hanged!"*

Mr. Mappin jumped out of the car and lifting his iweetheart out rashed up to me and said's all right. I have consulted scme- one in Carlisle, and he tells me we can be married after all,'"

The Australian Military Board were agreed about one thing, and that was that the organisation and administration of the Common- wealth Forces must be an exact re- plica of the British Army. In the past there bad not been that co- ordination so essential in military organisation.

In pay future war in which the Austrálian Army took part with the Mother Country, the units of meat and numbers, would be the a division, both as regards equip same as the British divisions-not one man more or less.

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ENGLISH COMEDY COMPANY.

THREE NIGHTS AT THEATRE BOYAL

THE MOST POPULAR PLAYS.

After highly successful season at the Star Theatre, the English Comedy Company will transfer to the Theatre Royal for three nights only, beginning to-morrow.

The three most popular plays in the company's repertoire have been chosen for the Theatre Royal. The Best People," which will be given to-morrow,

"The Ringer Thursday and "A Cuckoo in the Nest" on Friday.

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"The Best People" is a farce from the Lyric Theatre, London, whère it ran for over 300 consecut tive performances, the Prince of Wales seeing it more than once. The mother in the stary wants her children to marry into The Best People," but inclinations are other wise.

The Ringer, is one of Edgar Wallace's greatest thrillers, and when played by the Banvards nt Kowloon had the house tense with expectation, The story of the criminal lawyer, Meister, and the Ringer's vengeance and brilliant escnpe, is well known.

A Cuckoo in the Nest" has had a tremendous success wherever it bas been played. In India and Malasa the theatres were literally stormed by people anxious to secure seats and it also played to capacity houses at the Star Theatre. It is people who are put in a highly a delightful comedy of two innocent,

ridiculous and compromising situa- tion.

Theatre-goers are advised to book sents at Moatries without delay. Prices of admission remain at the popular figures of 33, 82, and 31.

LASH FOR "MAN-MAD" GIRLS

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that used to be made against our shops were true," said the Rev. J. churches that they were courting Arnold Quail, Congregational pas tor of Mansfeld, in an address at Stamford, on "Bobbed Hair and Plus Fours."

Naucleus Organisation. The annual training establish British peace establishments, were ments, which corresponded to the It is simply disgusting to see the way the game is carried on is based on war establishmente They our towns and cities, and our had been drawn up on the prin- ohurches should be really compét ciple that it was preferable to eat courting academics, among He then made a statement to her maintain in peace the nucleus of as other things even more important. concerning the residence question, as a result of which she was able many as possible of the units to be Young people's organisations especi raised in war, rather than to main-ally should provide opportunities to marry them. They drove off

tain at war strength a limited for the right kind of boys to meet again in the car immediately after number of units, and to be com- the right kind of girls and get into wards and took the road topelled to raise complete fresh units the right kind of courting which Carlile, but they did not tall her

on the outbreak of war.

alone can lead to the right kind of " they were going there, and, indeed,

marriage." they might have turned off at the crossroads which leads towards Dumfries..

The citizen forces consequently consisted of a nucleus organisation of all the units."

"Anything in Trousers,”

Under the provisions of the De-

To the girls Mr. Quail said ' A Kendal journalist interviewed fence Act the Australian Forces"Some of you girls are just man Mr. Hector Mappin, who was 'ae consisted of a permanent force and mad. You would follow anything companied by his wife, at Storrs citizen forces. The permanent force in trousers. What sort of a fellow Hotel, Windermere, which they left

was made up of Corps maintained is going to take up with you if you later at night by car. Mr. Mappin for the purpose of providing com- go trapesing and trollopsing after who incidentally mentioned that he manders and staffs of the various him? Do you think the fellows are' played as an English international formations for the citizen forces. all fools? against Scotland at golf in 1937, It was recruited. by voluntary en- said that he first met his bride five listment and corresponded to the months ago at her home, when he Regular Army in Great Britain. was the guest of her brother, Mr. The citizen forces were raised for girl's that Bramwell Ridsdel," who is a close the defence of the Commonwealth MAN AND WIFE WRONGLY A's laughs, confession that friend of mine at Pembroke College of Australia, and constituted the at an inquest at Aberdare, Glam On Saturday night I met Miss field army for that purpose, and orgaa, in mail week on Eurice Ridedel by arrangement in Cheims-except the light horse regiments

were recruited on the basis of county school ford, and we suddenly made up our Grifiths, aged 18, rupil and daughter of a minez of minds to go away and get mar pulsory service.

ried." Mr. Mappin, when asked if Margaret Street, Trecynon.

they were married at Gretna Green,

ACCUSED.

MAGISTRATE AND ALUDI

CROUS CHARGE."

Severe criticisms of a laundry company's business methods were passed by Mr. Marshall, magistrate, at West London Police Court when he discharged Mr. Ernest Byn aged thirty-seven, a furrier, and Ara. Mary Byzn, his wife, who were accused of stealing liren from

said he would, say nothing beyond the fact that they were married.

In the visitors' book at the hotel the couple's names appear as of

She took rat poison before she went to school.

Her father said that she had been corresponding with a young man for more than a year, and a fortnight before she received a the Marine Hotel, Turnberry letter from him which greatly upset Turnberry is in Ayrshire,

"Well, I'll be hanged!" was Mr. her,

tidsdel's exclamation when a re- porter broke the news to him that his daughter had been married.

Lucy Winnell, a friend, said that a furnished flat at Elgin-orescent, the dead girl called to see her as "We chatted for half Notting Hill.

end, before

9.30 am.

Mrs. Carter, the landlady, stated an hour," she said, that Mr. and Mrs. Ryan left the she went she tapped or on the fat owing tent and she missed the shoulder and said, I have taken linen. She communicated with the poison.' I said, You haven't police and the Ryans were aricated.

have you? Then she laughed loud Mrs. Carter, replying to a solily and tapped me again, I took it citor for the defence, agreed that joke.' on the day Mr. and Mrs. Ryan laftDr. Ivor Banks said when the Mrs. Ryan told her that she had gun was admitted to hospital her whole body was in convulsions. sent the linen to a laundry at Pem bridge-road, Notting Hill.

She was unable to speak and died in a quarter of an hour. The poi- son she took contained more than 10 per cent, of strychnine.

Police Inquiries, Detective Digby stated that after Mr. and Mrs. Ryan were brought to the court last week and were forinally remanded Mrs, Ryan told him that the linen was at o laundry in Pembridge-road Inquiries were made there and that statement was found to be correct.

Mr. Marsbíll: This is a perfect" iy ludicrous charge.

Mrs. Carter said that when she went to the receiving office of the lauidry and Baked if any linen had been left there in the name of Carter or Ryan she was told that there was none,

A woman laundry clerk told Me

· Marshall that there was no record at the receiving office of linen brought in. A docket was attached when it came back froin the Inuo-

dzy

The coroner, Mr. R. J. Rhys, in returning a verdict of suicide from strychnine poisoning, said that the girl's mental faculties must have Uten unsettled.

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1.46 p.m.-Weather report. 5.30 to 6-30p.m.-Programme of, Chinese music (records supplied by The Pleasant Co.).

7.48. p.m. Evening weather re.

Mr. Marshall The result of this | port... extraordinary system is that these 6 p.m. Evening programme

supplied by two unfortunate people have been (Columbia records. brought here on a charge for which Masers. Anderson Music Co.), there was no foundation.

10.30 p. Close down.

"I don't know what to think

about it," he added in reply to a question. I have had no news from either of them to-day not doing anything about the matter. What can I do? I shall simply have to wait. This news is certainly a surprise. I believe that Mr. Mappin was at St. Andrews for a time, so I suppose the mar ringe is legal."-

STANDARDISING THE MATCH INDUSTRY.

SWEDISH EXPERTS CLAIMS.

At & recent industrial assembly Mr. Amos Kruse, director of the Swedish Machine Industry. Associa tion, announced that, according to the latest estimates, a general in dustrial standardization, if sys- tematically carried through, would net Sweden an annual oneing of interest on capital invested of 100 to 180 million kronor, and in Nor- way the corresponding gain world be over 70 million kronor.

The speaker stated that the estimated gain from the standard- isation hitherto carried through in the United States amounts to about 800 million dollars annually.

In Sweden, a Government Com mittes of standardising experts are hard at work and have made good progress in several directions.

com-

The Act also provided that in time of war all male inhabitants

between the ages of 18 and 60 were subject to compulsory service in the citizen forces, bat liability did not extend to service beyond the limits of the Commonwealth, al- though that service might be volun- tarily undertaken.

CODDLING CRIMINALS.

MR JUSTICE SHEARMAN

DISAPPROVES.

When Thomas Dickenson, aged 30, a fireman, was sentenced at. Liver peol recently to three years' penal coins, Mr. Justice Shearman, said: servitude for making counterfeit "People talk nowadays as if the only thing to do when you get criminal is to coddle him or treat him with leniency and let him loose.

"What they forget is that the function of criminal punishment is It people tu act as an example. think they can engage in coining and make good profit, and then do only a stretch of a few months' m Prisonment, they will take the

risk"

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WARSHIPS IN PORT.

The following is the disposition of warships, now in harbour:

Basin HMS. Tamar, E. W. Basin.-L.15

North Arm-H.M.S.. Thracian. W. W. Dock-H.M.B. Cornwall, In Dock H.K ships. Bruce, Somme and Birdar.

Try to cultivate a little proper maidenly reserve, and be sure that if the right man comes along he will find you and respect you the more for the reserve bare"

that you

Speaking to the boys, Mr. Quail said: "Some of you really do think the heat girls are dying for you, but the best girls have not the slightest intention of doing 50. You must show them that there is

something in you,”

HONG KONG TIDE.

The tide-table given below bas been obtained by aid of the Tide- predicting Machine, which includes 40 components for the better pre- dietion of tides, from the result of the analysis of the tidal observa- tions, taken at the Kaulung tidal observatory under the direction of Dr. Daberck during the years 1837, 1688 and 1889.

The times and heights are given for Karlung but they may be used for the Victoria Naval Yard and Aberdeen, the differences being very small.

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The times of high-and low-water must not be considered to coincide. with the times of slack-water and change of current, the two pheno- mena being quite distinct.

From May 21 to 27, 1929.

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10484 Fri. 94 m. 9,14

Sat 25 m 9.

Foreign men o'war.-Ying Swei- and Hai Yang (Chinese). Min. Mon. 27. f danas (American), Tulsa (Ameri can).

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