1927-01-29 — Page 16

RECENT

HANKOW

HAPPENINGS.

This photo, taken from the roof of the A. P. C. building,.

shows Chinese agitators gathered at the British War Memorial.

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A bird's-eye picture of Chinese troops marching along the Bund in the British Concession.

General Chang Kai-shek, followed by Mrs. Sun Fo and Mre. Borodin, coming ashore at Hankow:

General Chang Kai-shek anopped as he came ashore at Han-

kow, near the Customs House,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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FAMOUS CLUB.

CONVERTED INTO À COMPANY.

SATURDAY, JANUARY

BANK ROMANCE.

FREE & EASY DAYS.

A BIRTH MYSTERY.

YOUNG LADY REFUSES TO

ANSWER.

1927,

HIDDEN IN HAYLOFT.

· HUSBAND “LOST” FOR, THREE-

CHO YEARS,

IN PARLIAMENT.

SOCIALIST ATTACK ON

BRITISH COLONISTS. Bank clerks the world over owe

Some of the minor Socialists White's of London, the oldest a debt of gratitude to an assistant

Mine Josephine O'Daro, a pretty,

The Berlin correspondent of the made an ungraceful attack on Bri- and most famous club in the world, in a Stamford bank 56 years ago, dark-haired young woman, who Manchester Guardian bays?— tiah colonists when the Bill to on- Is to be floated as a company. who, by his dishonesty, established has declared that she intends to

A weird and terrible story of a able the Government to guarantee. Founded in 1807, it has been for for them the principle of an an-win the Derby in 1928, refused to

workman named Hugo Pressor, loans for development in East centuries the exclusive home of

mial fortnight's holiday.

divulge certain information at the who was found after having been Africa and Palestine was consider- artistocrats and sportsmen,

This nameless here was a para- London Bankruptcy Court recent-

lost for over three years is told ined in committee. "." It has on its list of members, past and son of industry and regularity,ly, find was told several times that the "Far."

Mr. Dalton (Soc., Peckham) present, a great number of the who never took a holiday. Then she would be reported to the judge. { Coblenz married in 1922. He went ya from the benefits of the inan Preaser, whoso 'homo le near moved an amendment to omit Ken to live with his father-in-law. He on the ground that the Social was unemployed, and seems to Party objected to recent ordinan- have been mentally deficient, alces in Kenya promoting the flow though quito Tarmicas.

One day his father-in-law told to the estates of the white planters. of labour from the native reserves.

most famous pames in British his one day he fell ill.

Somebody else took over his tory.

It is the gaming room at the books, and his grim secret was first Whito's, which was burned out. He had been embezzling, down in 1793, which is depicted in and to cover his defalcation had Hogarth's "Rake's Progress," with forgone his holidaye, so that no the members so intent on their one should and the faked entries

in his ledgers.

play da neither to see the fames nor hear the watchmen who are bursting into the room to give the

alarra.

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It was

In Genesis. about the end

On one occasion the Registrar observed: "The only obvious re- mark that I can make on that is that you are a liar," -

After the luncheon Interval. Mins

O'Dare was missing for some time, but aha arrived at the court a little before 3 o'clock.

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him to find work or leave the Other Socialists joined him in

house,

allegations that the natives word Every officer of the bank should

"Presser was frightened, and hid being exploited by the British. be obliged to take one holiday an The statement of affairs filed in himself in a hayloft. He remainThis drew a sharp rebuke from Mr. nually of not less than 14 consecu- the bankruptcy showed liabilities of there for two years his wife Orms' Gore, the Under-Secretary tive days' absence from the bank, of £8,503, and assets showing a bringing him food every day.

So it is related in a monumental surplus of $57,430. 'She attributed

for the Colonies, who, in resisting Wife Tites. of the History of Barclays Bank, Limit her failure to having lived beyond,

The neighbours believed he had tish settler in Kenya was singled the amendment, said that the Bri soventeenth century that comed." just published, which in effect her income and to losses on invest-left the district, and had become out to be blackmailed by people pany of gentlemen, who had been a history of British banking meats and by betting. Her a tramp. At the end of two years who had never been to the country. In the habit of meeting at what from the days of the goldsmith-address was given as Parklane, W. his wife grew tried of him, and It was unfair to say that there was then called White's Chocolate bankers to the days of the "Big. House, assembled formally to five draw up rules, and at the gather ing White's Club was born. .

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Cab Fare Tip.

Miss O'Dare said she came to London in 1021. Her means at

decided to obtain a divorce.

Britishers were different from any She had little difficulty in doing others,

A so, for the story that he had ill-

Mr. Johnston (Soc., Dundee): " Hoved.

Mr. Ormaby-Goro: Does the hon... member object to the whole tot?:

As the years went; an, momber. Hanks bad some very free and that time consisted of an allowance treated and abandoned her was be- Of course they are not.

Jensy ways the middle of the last ships became one of the hall marka century. When the manager of of gentility, whin gaming for high the Lewes bank had to send stakes was the pastime of every $2,000 or $3,000 to London overy gentleman of fashion--with now Monday morning, his method and then a duel to follow.,,

Tone-..

Ak far back as 1754 "The Con- To walk along the platform for noisseurcontained a article the London train, and select an decribing gambling as White's inobliging gad reliable customer of ornate style. One phrase was the bank who could be entrusted 4tates are almost as frequent to take the tash up to Williams ly made over by whist and bizard Deacon's and Co. The customer us deeds and settlements, and the always receivel half a crown for charlots of our nobility may bois au fare.

Famous Sportsmen.

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said to roll upon the four aces," There fa a good story of Lord At White's they would bet on parlington's failure to break the anything, as long na the wager was Backhouse Think In Darlington. not for a small sum.

The earl instructed his tenants to pay their rents in Backhouse It is reworded that Lord Eglin-notcs, and ploued to let these ne ton staked 100 guineas that "he cumulate till he had a greater finds a man who shall kill twenty number than the banker could pay shipes in three-and-twenty shots. in gold on-sudden demand.. Lord Montford took tento one But Backhouse got wind of the from Ave members against his rid-scheme, and posted to London for ing 36, 25, 20, 15, 10, and 6 miles bullion to meet the notes. On his in successive days. He won his way back in a postchaise with the bet.

gold, one of the front wheels came A favourite wager was to stage oT. Rather than wait for a new money on which of two persons wheel the banker piled the gold at would outlive the other. There the back of the carriage to balance were bets. on whether a certain the loss of the wheel. netor would live longer than a With his cash and wagon” thys particular Bishop, and the life of a balanced he drove into Darlington privy councillor was once set on three wheels; and had all the against that of a noted courtesan gold he needed when the earl-pre-

Eccentrics.

sented his notes.

Tales of the eccentrics who visit.

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The volume, edited and compiled ed White's are numerous. Thereby Messrs. P. W. Matthews and was, Lord Alvanley, who would Anthony W. Tuke, is available to have a cold apricot tart served for the public at two guineas.

his lunch every day, and Lord Alf len, who could not sleep away from the noise of London traffe.

Perhaps the best modern story

of £1,000 which she received through Mr. Thomas Dobbs, solici tor, of Worcester, She declined to give the name of the person from whom she had the allowance.

Born in Shanghal? The Registrar ordered her to write down the name, but she re- fused, adding that her presence in court was due to malice.

I shall report you to the judge," said the Registrar.

Miss O'Dure adhered to an

earlier statement that she was born in Shanghai in

1902. She was so informed by a Birmingham solicitor, whose natie she refused to give.

The Registrar: That will be an other matter to be reported to the judge.

Mr. Alleorn, the Ofeial Redei- ver, produced a passport in which Miss O'Dare had declared that she was born at Bray, County Dublin. Miss O'Dare: It is my signatur but I cannot make out how It came to be there.

Mr. Allcorn: Which is the le- that you were born in Shanghai or the other?-Neither.

You also give the date of your birth as 1901-That last is wrong.

Mias O'Dare said she was recom mended to sign that declaration by a Mr. Wilfrid Burton, a solicitor,

of Birmingham, an acquaintance

of hers. She did not know that since she was at the court last

John Skryn, of Hereford, had sworn that she was born in wod- lock, and was the daughter of his

BLUE BOOK HUMOUR. wife, and not an adopted daughter.

of White's concerns Mr. Arthur)..........

PUMPED OUT BILGE."

Bourchier and Hewitt, a hall por "CLEARED THE DECKS AND ter. Bourchler was playing "Henry VIII." and grew a beard! which the porter had not seen.

Bourchier asked for his letters and the porter asked, "What! name?"

"Henry VII replied Mr. Bour- chier,"

Hewitt solendly opened the-book containing names of those permit ted within the portals. Then after

a lengthy examination he observed, "No longer a member."

A NEW TENOR.

POLICE SINGER WHO OUT

CARUSO'S CARUSO...

She was born, she said, 12 miles from Shanghai. Mir. Dobbs could produce the certificate.

She explained that she received a gift of £7,000 when she was 21, Flashes of humour, and phrases, in 1993, and a few weeks later a containing a tang of the sea, give further £5,000. The money can sparkle to a Blue Book issued by through Mr. Dobbs. She knew the Industrial Assurance Commis-more or less where it came from. isioners.

but would not say.

It seems as it the public were at last going to get brighter Blue

Books!

Yet the title of this volume of

129 pages issued by the Stationery Office (2s. 6d.) would not lead one to hope for light reading within its covers. It is called

Since 1923; she added, she had, received a voluntary allowance of $2,000. This money came through

Mr. Dobbs quarterly, but again she declined to state the name of the person who made the allowance

on

F..

Industrial Assurance Commis-

Miss O'Dare said she was taking sioner for the Year ended 31 Dec., steps to set aside the latest will 1925, presented pursuant to the of Mr. Edwin Docker, under which Industrial Assurance Act, (18 and the money was left to his son, in favour of a former will, by which 14:Geo. V., cap. 8), Section 44.

By the beginning of 1925, ex-she was a legatee for £16,000. A new Polish Tenor, Jan Kleplains the Commissioner, his pre-

The examination was adjourned pura, has scored triumpha in But-iminary work had been practically for the debtor to supply the fur-

He recently concluded a completed. Then he goes

ther' accounts required. apest. abort engagement at the Budapest breczily:- Opera House, where he created im But no one, would suppose that mense enthusiasm.

the Commissioner, having cleared His singing of the air in the the decks and pumped out the cond act of Faust aroused so much bilge, spent his time in 1925 ropos- excitement that the opera coulding with head on his swab," not be continued, and the conduc No, sir. During 1925, 555 dis- tor was obliged to concede an e-putes and applications were dis- core-a proceeding extremely rare posed of, as against 890 in 1924, in Budapest, where artistic trade and in the process a considerable tion is taken seriously.

number of new points of assurance law wore settled.

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The critics declare that the word "marvellous" la sufficient descrip

"Country In Between." tion of the quality and range of Keipura's voice. They suggest "It will be seen," proceeds the that the advertising of Kiepura as writer, "that in the course of his "the second Caruso" is inadequate labours the Commissioner had to and that, considering that his age make journeys to a large number is twenty-four and his professional of the least attractive spots in experience limited to one year, he England, Wales and Scotland. should be called nota second Luckily there is some country Caruso," but "the first Kiepura" in between

· PROTECTION OF ALPINE FLOWERS.

ACTION AGAINST THOUGHT-

LESS TOURISTS." Rome, December 8-Through the Initative of the Prefect of the Venezia Tridentina, and with the intervention of the Italian Touring Club, a vigorous campaign for the protection of the Alpine flora has begun with the decree that for- bids -

1. The breaking or uprooting of flowers und plants.

II. The gathering of flowers growing on other people's ground, except in very small quantity!

III. Trading in flowers, with or without roots

✅ Klepura himself calls his career The Commissioner acknowlodges up to the present merely an epl- his indebtedness to various local sode, and admits that he has much authorities for placing a court or This precaution had been made to learn. Some months ago he room at his disposal-usually free accessary by the thoughtless: be- travelled from Warsaw to Viennt of charged and, atrast tion of tourists, including forolg- with the intention of remaining In one case in which a feo was ners, who are in the habit of com- two days, but an accidental meet charged it was described as being ing back from the mountains ing with an impressario who had the same as for a coroner's inquest, carrying enormous fonde - or known him in Warsaw resulted in "A curious, but perhaps not alto- flowers, especially rhododendrons, his making a contract to remain gether inappropriate, parallel," he and causing damaged of varioba. at the Vienna Oporn, for two years, jovially commentsibili kinds

This was in May, 1925. There upon her visits to the hayloft be came less frequent, and sometimes she would leave him without food

for daya.

She also took his clothes away leat he should venture outdoors and reveal his presence.

Weak From Hunger;

Mr Johnston: Land grabbers, that's what they are."

Mr. Ormsby-Gore: If that is the view, why not say, "Hands off all these native, countries and keep the white man out? That is the logical conclusion, but it would not be to the ultimate advantage of the. natives. About three months ago her fa-Many of the settlers, he expla ther died. Strangers came to oc-ed, lived in the bush, la mand cupy his rooms, and chancing into houses. To imagine they were the bayloft they discovered Hugo zlave-drivers was ridiculous. Presser.

The amendment was defeated without a division.

He was in a pitable condition, weak and emaciated by hunger, mere skin and bone huddled in a few rags, his hair hanging down his neck, his finger nails two in ches long.

Th

Mr. Andrew Robertson, who died." at the age of 90 at Hebburn-05- Tyne, was 60 years with Messrs. Hawthorn, Leslie and Co,, alip builders, and as a foreman ship- at-wright held the record of Inurich-

ing about 460 ships.

He was taken to hospital. A warrant has been issued for the rest of his wife,

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