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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1930.

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CHAPLIN GOING TO LUBECK INFANT

LONDON.

SCANDAL

MAY GROW A BEARD AS FUTILE ATTEMPTS TO WARD

A DISGUISE.

AVOIDING THE CROWD.

OFF TUBERCULOSIS.

FORTY NOW DEAD.

GREAT HAUL OF DRUGS.

£800,000 WORTH SEIZED IN FRANCE.

Á TON OF HEROÌN.

Temporarily abandoning alm

Forty of the infants whom the Astounding disclosures have. work, Charles Chaplin will leave municipality of Lubeck made an un- (just been made concerning the dia- for London in September to enjoy fortunate attempt to immunise (covery and seizure at Marsollies,' a rest and holiday amid the against tuberculosis have now died. the headquarters of the drug scenes of his boyhood and to 're- new associations with prominent English friends.

extensive laboratory work, which WLS to investigate whether the the severe blow at the vast inter-

⠀ Biggest Cargo of "Dope.”

The Minister of the Interior, Dr. traffic in France, of £800,000 Wirth, told the Reichstag that worth of heroin, sald to be a teb report on the case could only be in weight, the largest over made In an exclusive interview at his Prepared in six weeks' time after by the French suthorities.

Those who are responsible for Beverly Hills home Mr. Chaplin confided that he is extremely an-

organisation of drug xious to avoid the crowds which culosis bacilli, with which the trackers are two modest inspec

weakened Calmette bovine tuber-national acclaimed him during his last visit Lubeck authorities believed they tors-M. Thalamas and M. Lambi, to London in 1921.

were dosing the babies, could who acted without any help from He is even considering disguis- develop any virulent bacilli." the customs police and at the risk ing himself. Perhaps a full

of their lives, for they had been In a letter to the Temps Professor watched and followed from Paris beard would hide my identity," he Calmette himself answers the ques-by an agent of the drug dealers. said, adding, "but, there, I am tion, on the basis of his experience sure the newspapers would dis cover me and make fun of me." of many years, with an emphatic [When Mr. Alister MacDonald, negative. He points out that the

They heard some time ago that Pasteur Institute only senda cul- the Premier's elder son, visited tures of the bacteria, and not actual the steamer Italia had left Con- Hollywood recently wearing an

emulsions, given to the children.stantinople with the biggest cargo "Imperial" Charlie Chaplin was re- These must be prepared locally. of heroin that had ever been ported to have assisted a party of He concludes that owing to some shipped in any steamer. A merrymakera in shaving it off. It tragic mistake the test tubes must wealthy foreigner, who lives appears that the alm comedian

have been changed at Lubeck. part of the year in a luxurious may afford Mr. MacDonald an op-

hotel in Paris, was, it is said, in- portunity of returning the com- The evidence continues to accu formed by telegram that the pliment.]

mulate that the possibility of error "goods had left." The inspectors slight as was first stated. It is left for Marseilles a day before in that town was by no means so put two and two. together and admitted that experiments were not the Italia was due there. About made on animals before the germ 50 huge boxes were landed from was applied to the children, and the ship. that the cupboard in which the cul- tures were kept was not locked. Further, they were not developed by a bacteriological specialist.

Mr. Chaplin will attend the firstnight of the silent film "City Lights," his latest picture, at New York, and then sail for Eng land, accompanied by his secretary and valet.

Boyhood Scenes.

"

When M. Thalamas and M. Lambi arrived at the store room where the cargo had been taken and informed the customs authori- ties that they wanted to Inspect The doctor in charge of the treat the merchandise they not only ment poured away the cultures met with a cold reception, but when he realised their devastating were surrounded by a number of effect instead of keeping them for foreign merchants who protested scientific examination.

and . threatened to throw The blind indignation which was them into the sea. originally directed chiefly against Professor Calmette is now being turned against the authorities of Lubeck.

Protestors Vanish.

He said that he is keenly an- ticinating visiting back-stage at the Duke of York's Theatre, where in 1905, "when I was just a lad, I played a pageboy part in the of 'Sherlock stage production Holmes."

"But first I plan to look up Mr. H. G. Wells, for whom I have the fondest respect and whom I ad-

They insisted, however, and mira as one of the world's greatest

opened some of the boxes, which were found to contain carpets, authors and playwrights. I also

currants and other Eastern mer- want to visit Sir Philip Sansoo, The Soviet Embassy will move chandise. The inspectors even- whom I met in London in 1921.

shortly to Harrington House, tually found, skilfully hidden "T'll also have some hearty chats with Thomas Burke and Sir former residence

Kensington Palace Gardens, the among these goods, a large num- of Sir Lewis ber of big tin boxes. By this time James Barrie,

and Lady Richardson Sir Lewis the merchants who had so violent- "In the company of these has been in South Africa for ly protested before had all dis- friends of the literary world I three years, and Lady Richardson appeared. In the boxes was a hope to discover satisfaction left

join him white staff done up like sugar which will measure up to the hap-recently. Harrington House, loaves, which proved to be heroin. piness with which I shall revisit which was acquired for nearly The boxes were officially-to

£40,000, stands in an the scenes of my boyhood.”

acre of be shipped on an Indian steamer grounds, with gardens, conserva- for Hamburg, but it is believed tories, fruit trees, and tennis that they were intended for courts. It is a palatial West End agents of drug traffickers in Mar- house. It is on a Crown lease seilles. which has another fifty years to As a result of the inspectors' run. There are several dining find the Italla has been seized, and and reception rooms and a large a thorough search of the vessel in

"Huge Delight."

to

Mr. Chaplin added that after visiting London he may go France and Spain. While in France he may visit some French psycho-therapists.

The comedian is greatly. In- terested in psycho-therapy-an interest born of watching the hypnotic healing of Miss Leona Barry, a 19-year-old dancer, who recovered from a form of para- lysis. A close friend of Mr. Chaplin's treated the girl, who afterwards was employed in film work by the comedian.

"But I am going first to London, a visit which I am anticipating with huge delight," he said, "Whe ther or not I travel elsewhere will depend entirely on the time. I have -left"

FANLING GOLF.

STARTING TIMES FOR SUNDAY.

9.16 a.m.-M. G. Mills and J. R.

Collis,

9.20 a.m.-L. Yates and H. Lowe 9.24 a.m-A. Hoffmeister and J. M.

McHutcheon.

9.28 am C. B. Terdre and É. V.

Parker.

9.32 am B. B. Anthony and J.

Smith.

4*

9.36 mL H. Geare and A. D.

Humphreys

9.40 am. D. J. Keogh and J. S.

Dykes

9.44 G. G. Johnston and W.

Mackenzie.

9.48 a.m.-E. R. Hill and C. Mycock. 9,52 a.m===W. .G. Selds and .0.

Eager, 9.58 B.

10.00

Forbes and A. Brown 0mV. E. Ferrier and A. G. Coppin.

10.04 2m--P. T. Carey and L. J.

Backburn

10.08 a.-Y. R. Gordon and A. C.

1. Bowker.

10.12 a.m.-C. E. Watson and C. W.

Jeffries.

10,16 am A. Leach and Capt.

Welr.

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