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AUSTRALIA WINSĮ

AUTHOR

"An altogether unusual travel book of a man who fell in love with

continent," ៤ the publisher's description of, Arnold L. Haskell's new book on Australia, Waltzing Matilda. The contract "for the book has just been signed by A. and C. Black Ltd., London.

SOCIAL

WOMEN'S PAGE

ROMANCE MARRED

Waitzing Matilda.. the secondary BY ROBBERS

title of which is A Background for

Australia... will be released in the

spring of 1940 and will be of about ALLEGED HOLD- UP

90,000 words, with 32 ustrations.

The author, who made the, Russian Ballet an everyday topic

with Dancing Round the World, Balletomania and other books, bald in a letter to his publishers that he was aggressively anta- gonistic to the thought of Australia until his first visit there four years ago.

"The book will tell the letter read, "how I became disabused and then enchanted and then returned

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STOMACH TROUBLE

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IN SHANGHAI

Even with

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is not always as agreeable as it may sound, particularly if the ter- rified sweetheart dashes away and goes into hiding after two "arm- ed" robbers stop the delightful session of flirtation abruptly.

Mr. Tehdo Tseng-yong, 17-year old vegetable hawker, and Miss Zenk King-mel, 16, his sweetheart who is still missing. are able to confirm this.

IMITATION PISTOL

The romantic, couple went "for a walk along Rue Delaunay, in Shanghal, at 11 p.m. on Aug. 27, when two meri, one of them armed with an imitation pistol," put" ai sudden halt to their delightful romance by cold-bloodedly anoving his "weapon" into the ribs of the gabalero and going through his pockets while the gay young Indy took to her heels and has not yet returned to the paternal home.

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The robbers, after

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WEDNESDAY'STM

MENU

BREAKFAST

Melon Cereal

Ham Waffles

Syrup Coffee

LUNCHEON

Cream of Corn Soup

Cole Slaw Salad Pork and Baked Beans Artichoke Hearts

String Beans Sponge Cake

Lemon Sauce

Thu

DINNER

Frult Cocktail Grilled Sardines Roast of Beef Potato Soufrie Glazed Carrots Baked Onions French Pastry Coffee

third

WIFE WILLING THREE PRIESTS

TO BE THRASHED

Magistrate & "Code Outside The Law"

DIE IN PLANE WRECK

Father Joseph Kirschbaum, one

of the best-known men in New

Quinea, was killed in a plane crash ab Bek Harbour. Two German Catholic missionaries Fathers J. LONDON, Aug, 16 (By Air Mall)—weyer and Otto Baler-Pilot W, Mrs. Florence F. Starkey. of Schafhausen and a native also Estcourt Road, Watford. who had lost their lives. summoned her husband, Frederick}

The Fokker

owned by the

A. J. Starkey," for assault, yesterday asked the Watford Magistrates for Catholic Mission had taken off leave to withdraw the summons,

and seemed to stall in a turn.

Father Kirschbaum was a fore- The Magistrates' Clerk said that!

missionary.. anthropologist, most Mrs, Starkey took out the summons

snd explorer

author. He was complaining that her husband had beat her on her bare body with a travelled unarmed For years' he known as the man who always whip.

had access to places where no Mrs. Starkey.-No. I had my other, white man could go with clothes on.

safety.

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in

The Clerk said he understood it For more than 25 years he was on the bare back and that the adventured

the unexplored then put his wife in the wilds of eastern New Guinea. In garden.

1926 he came by chance on a race of Mrs. Starkey.1 gave him some dwarfs not seen previously by white sauce and he will not have it. He men. He lived with them for two threatened me, and I said: “Come days. and do it." He hit me with a whip. Father Kirschbaum made scores forgive him for what he has done los trips into central New Guinea. Information The Chairman (Mr. David Black-Collecting scientific ley)-Have you decided you will about tribes, he travelled hund- not give him any sauce?Yes. reds of miles up the Sepik River. And if you do, are you quite He wrote a book on his life and

work. willing that he should thrash you? ~Yes. •

20 He had been of great assistance to the New Guinea Administra- Hon He gultied parties into unknown country and had been a [force in, the suppression of head-

hunting in the Hinterland.

you

The Chairman. It seems to me arranging a new code

are

altogether outside our law here.

BOUND OVER FOR A YEAR

careful scruting of their victim's pockets, and his accomplice and a managed to put their hands on member of the gang, the latter ac- $2.30 in cash and on something tually being the "brains" of the which ΠΟ money in the world

trio, having conceived this method could buy the picture of the of getting rich quick but carefully young Miss Zeng, „

walting at the hide-out on Hung- Mr. Starkey said that they had The robbers as a matter of fact jao Road for the return of his two been married 19 years and he had took so long to go through, the heroes with the loot that was to hit his wife only twice during that pocket of their romantic victim, have been evenly divided. As period. that by the time they had anish- things look at present, it seems as The Chairman-I want to makë ed. a Tonkinese constable of the though the trio are to go out of it quite clear that you cannot treat French Police came along on his business for the next few weeks your wife as of she is a slave. Her bicycle and was able to lay his which they will spend in the statement that she is willing for hands on the "armed" member of French Concession Gaol. the duo. He placed the criminal Into the custody of the victim while he chased the other. without

success.

Meanwhile, the money and the picture found in the pockets of the delinquent have been returned to Tchao who is now anxiously roam ing the streets of this city in search for his one and only Miss

"GET-RICH-QUICK" At the police station, the robber told detectives where they could Zeng.

NEWSETTES

circular

was

you to thrash her if she answers you back will not work in a free country like this,"

The Chairman added that Star- key would be bound over for 12 months not to assault his wife "with or without a whip."

SCULPTOR BUSY ON MODEL OF KING GEORGE V

It is expected that the Duke of Kent will umvell Canberra's. £21.-. 500 national memorial to his late father, King George V.

Construction has not started yet, although the contract time will ex- pire next June. An extension is

likely.

&

Addressing Mrs, Starkey, the A technical committee advising Chairman advised her not to give the Government will examine the her husband any "sauce" and said: final clay model of the central "Try to remember you are a woman figure in a symbolle group. This and not a dog. You are not to work is being done by Mr. J. E. let him thrash you."

Moorfield, of Sydney, an associate

Mrs. Starkey said she had three of the late Mr Rayner Hoff, whose children, and the Chairman i design won a Commonwealth-wide remarked: "What sort of education competition.

is it for them to see you thrashed?

انه

Capt. and Mrs. George Anderson An anti-Wang Ching-wei mass It does not happen in a decent will be arriving in Hongkong on meeting was held here yesterday home:" Sept. 15 by the President Coolidge. Following the meeting, a Cant. Anderson isa partner of telegram denouncing Wang

despatched, according to Central Messrs. Anderson and Ashe.

News.

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Mr. James H. Taggart, managing

Director of Hongkong and Shang- hat Hotels Co., Ltd., is due back In Hongkong on Sept. 15 by the 8.3. President Coolidge.

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When the sculptor's model is ap- proved it will be sent to England for casting in bronze..

About half the cost of the

When Starkey asked for the case to be kept out of the newspapers memorial will be for an architec- the Chairman sald:-"I think this tural background for the statuary. sort of thing should be put in¦ every newspaper and given all the| Hearing was resumed yesterday publicity possible. If there are people in the case in which I Pa Chun about who think they can treat a ruing F. W. Kendall of 13. woman in this way in this age, Leysing Hall for $190 being one then they should be shown up." month's rent, and was adjourned

Mr. and Mrs. John Bruins and to 215 pm, on Sept. 12 for judg- their son are due to arrive in the ment Colony, on Sept. 15 by the Presl-

Mr. Wong Hok-tang, student, A raw silk testing"bureau is ex- dent Coolidge, Mr. Bruins is the

of No. 4, Yick Kwan Avenue, and pected shortly to be established new United States Consul in

Hongkew by # **certain Hongkong and will relieve Mr. Mas Law Kam-san, of No. 7. Fuk in

Lo Tsun Road, were married yes-party.": to take the place of the Donovan.

Government Testing terday at the Registry, Supreme Chinese

Reuter Role

For Muni

Warner's chief in England has offered Paul Muni the title role of The Man Reuter, its. first British flim for a big-scale world release. James Cagney is offered the title role of The Card. Edward Q. Robinson. Norma

Because of the death of Edward Court, before Mr. T. J. Gould, Bureau which had functioned in Paul, a leading Marysville player, Deputy Registrar of Marriages. Shanghai The Chinese Govern- Shearer. Charles Boyer, Roland The witnesses were. Mr. Wong ment Testing Bureau had hitherto Young and Madeleine Carroll have Marysville football team abandon-.

undertaken the testing of raw slik arrived in England, Robinson says ed is match with Mansted Shing-tsang and Miss Elleen Law.

for Chinese and foreign exporters, Confessions of a Nazi Spy" is not Mr. C. L. (Chuck) Sharp re-graded and cerified these com strong enough, his main part in Paul was killed when a tree fell turned from three months holiday modities before Customs clearance it being the scripting. on him."

in America on the Pan American Papers were issued.

Bruce Cabot is in England to act Airways" Philippine Clipper last

the thwarted German spy in Trai- tor Spy.

United Battery.

Phyllis Moreton, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Moreton.

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SHAW OBJECTS

The engagement", is "announced of Mr. John Stanley Willis, eldest his duties in command on the passengers who will disembark at Sunday. Mr. Sharp has resumed The following are among the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Willis, China National Aviation Corpora-Hongkong from the s.s. President of Shanghai, to Miss Winifred

tion's passenger and malls services Coolidge on September 15-Capt Laise Rainer is unable to and a between Hongkong and China. and Mrs. Richard Cassidy, Mr. desirable film role in England. She and Mrs. Charles Cooke. Mr. and wants to play St. Joan, but Shaw Rudolf Hannefeld, 22-year old Mrs. Clare McCall and daughter, objects to it being fumed The marriage took place at the student of medicine," a refugee Mrs. V. McClelland and 2 children, The Hardy Family flm players Holy Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai from Graz, Austria, arrived back Mr. P. A. Patel, Miss Helen Tates, will appear on the London stage on Aug 23, of Mr. Richard Peter in Shanghai aboard the Empress Mra, J. 8. Adair, De and Mrs. H. efore the King and Queen. Kordz Montague Mann, only son of Mr. ur Russia on Sunday after having C. Groman, Rev. P. 3. Joy. Dr. proposes Alming Old Bill. and Mrs. E. M. Mann, of Shang been the first Jewish refugee here, and Mrs. Chester Lawson and son, Wendy Hillier is 11 with poisoned hal, and Miss Dorothy Mary Clay, to have stowed arsen elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs, outward

an Mr. Ralph McKee, Mus Gertrude tonsils, and her studio work is at bound · steamer trom McMorran.

a standstill b Shanghai. He spent a week in the

Metro plans to build super film Hongkong Gaol and was than m a speech before the members bomb-snefters

quarters, - in England with big The Shanghai Chinese Yarn deported from the Crown Colony of the Shanghal Rotary Club at Merchants Guild, in compliance

London's Alm favourites at pre- the Cathay Hotel Mr. E Kant sent are Gracie Fields in Bhipyard The newly formed committee prominent local broker, pleaded sally, and Beau Geste in a new of Economic Affairs, will conduct transactions only among its studying the question of the for a continuation of the edition. ww members, and not with the Jap- Jewish refugee situation in this understanding and sympathetic anese, nor will they participate in city, met for the first time on attitude that Shanghai has dis any Japanese-sponsored vam ex- Aug. 25 when Mr. G Cattand, played towards the Jewish change that is being organised. French Vice-Consul, Mr. 8 Refugees in the past. Mr. Kann Ishiguro, Japanese Consul, Mr. E traced the development or the

J. G. Clay, of Tientsin."

with recent orders of the Ministry

EATEN UP WITH

- CURIOSITY?

The Ending of a pearl in a of the former Austed-| Bay oyster by Mr. 18. Cá Empire who?

of Pakington Street, Ges for the ed a keen demand for

A memorial service will be mon- Hann of the Jewish Refugee Com Jewish Refugee Committee from ducted at the Confocius Tmple m mittes and Mr. E T. Nash of the the original small group of Shang- Hongkong on Sptember 14 for Mr. Semetariat, 6. M. C. held a con- bat resid Hano Fu-chen, well-known rice ference at the Japanese Consul Hungark merchant and member of the General at 4 p.m. to discuss the Chinese Central Government, who definition of a refugee and the passed away in Blum some time regulations which will have

ago.

drawn up in this connection.

the

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