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ACTOR'S CLASSIC

SUICIDE,

BOOK BY SENECA BY HIS SIDE.

THE

LORD HAREWOOD'S BIG CUTS.

SELLING FAMOUS TOWN HOUSE.-

What was described AR

-Drastle economies, including the claaste suicide" by a young actor sale of his London residence, was the subject of an Inquest at Chesterfeld House, the letting of Cambridge on Herbert Ball Ei- Goldsborough

Hall, Knares lott Duncombe, aged 30, who was borough, Yorkshire, and reduc- engaged at the Festival Theatre,, tions in his Newmarket racing Cambridge.

establishment, are being made by

Harewood to

that

Dr. Apthorpe Webb and Duncombe died from haemorrhage taxation.

left wrist being cut.

This was cinanic Bulcide adopted by the ancients, he sand, uni u book written by Seneca ny open by the side ef Duncombe at a chapter headed; "On taking one's

life." There were drops of blood on the

meet new

HONGKONG

SAVINGS BANK DISCLOSURE.

WHEN DEPOSITS WERE LENT.

MR. RUNCIMAN'S STATEMENT.

TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1931.

London, Oct. 26. Mr. Walter Runciman, speaking in Newcastle on Saturday, dincios ed the fact that during the inat through the radial artery in theputed to be one of the wealthfentment, theving

"Lord Harewood although re-months of the Socialist Govern- anxiety about has been Post Office Savings Bank deposits. country, form of men in the

harder hit by the present crisis, Mr. Snowden, in a statement yes tton, than many people imagine," with its demands for fresh taxa-terday, described Mr. Runcitno's

warning as "well founder." nid a close friend

In his broadcast speech on Fri- the Earl to News Chronicle

diny Mr. Arthur Henderson said representative, round economies, but whatever nisut Post

The time has come for all that there need not be any anxiety Once Savings Bank may have to be cut it is the dederitis Mr. Runcima, in his Duncombe, he said, was kneeling termination. both of Lord Hare- on a mattress in a crouching pal-wood and Princess Mary, that, speech, replied: "I happen to know tion in front of the fire with basin containing blood and water shall be thrown out of work."

as far as possible no employee that in the months of April and At hia side. A blood-stained j

August Inst, the Labour Govern razor blade was found near,

Chesterfield House, has been in ment were anxious about the post- the hands of estate agents

for tion of Post Ofter Savings Bank Home months for sale by private deposits. This is what had hap-

pened.

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Several interested parties view- no

Mr. Hugh Ferguson James Williamson of Chelsen Park-gar-treaty. dena S.W,, a merchant banker, said that Duncombe was his brothered the house last week, but in-law. He was not aware that purchaser has been found up to Duncombe had any love affairs. the He knew Miss Hilda Bruce.

present. IL ja in South of Agiley-street. Porchester-square,

who WRA very old friend to the family.

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"The Only Solution."

Letters lait by Duncombe were read by the Coroner. In one he

wrote:

There is no suggestion of the house passing into the hands of a syndicate, or, like Dorchester House and Grosvenor House in Park-lane, being pulled down for the building of an hotel.

Prines Mary has not been in residence at Chesterfield flouse since July. Only a small staff is maintained there.

"My dear Hilla,-You may not hear of me for some time to come, Do not be noxious; I am going away. I want you and Dad to know how much I love you and what a great comfort And hap-smaller house for town use, piness you have been to met me, rat un a child and during the past year.

When conditions have improved Lord Harewood will acquire

An Historic House.

a,

"A substantial part of the as- Bank had already been lent to the sets of the Post Office Savings Insurance Fund. That brought home to the Cabinet the difficulties with which they would be faced if serious distrust of British credit set in.

"If that was not enough to open their eyes to the situation nothing would be, because there is nothing in which we trust more than the inviolability of the Post Office Suy-

Everybody who had a Post Office Savings Bank book or a home safe. Mr. Runciman added, was as much entitled to call on the Govern- ment for anund finance 19

arty

Lord Harewood purchased Ches-banker or financier.

terfield House in 1920, two years before his marriage to Princess

Mr. Snowden's Endorsement. Mary, and spent a large sum in Mr. Snowden, on being shown Mr. redecorating it and making altera-" Runciman's statement yesterday, tions to the taste of his Roya), added: bride-to-be.

"I know I am selfish in going away suddenly like this, but I feel it is the only satisfactory solution, It is merely keeping a promise made to myself nearly three years ago and which it is now time to Later, the third floor was adapt fuit, hope to have a successed as a nursery saile to accom- ful journey, with no interference modate the two

BOTK of Lord from anybody to wreck my plans; Harewood and Princess Mary. that would be maddening after The house today is substantinis wards."

ly as it was when built by the fourth Lord Chesterfield in 1749.

"Mr. Runciman's warning to de- positors in the Past Office Savings Bank and other thrift societies la well founded.

"The Labour leaders, when they ran away, were well aware that I bad warned them of the peril which threatened the savings of the poor.

BOGUS DOCTOR IN A LINER.

TO AUSTRALIA AND BACK.

ПА П

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC.

A young man who posed doctor and aniled in that capacity in liners to and from Australia was charged at West Ham with false-Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 005 To-day's radio programme, from

ly pretending to be a doctor of medicino.

Defendant, Charles John Powell (21), of Knollys-road, Streatham. pleaded guilty.

Mr. Clayton (prosecuting) said that Powell had some medical education, for he had been Bort of an attendant at a hospital.

In March he applied to the Com- monwealth and Dominten Line for the post of doctor or surgeon in a ship going to Australia. He was given a form to All, and apparently went to a public library, and from name of Dr. Duncan Pick. M.B., the Medical Directory chose the Ch.B.

To

Treated Patients.

Australia as a doctor, and attended He went in the Port Denison to

FL number of patients, but nothing wrong was noticed.

land in the Port Arthur, again as In August be returned to Eng- a doctor.

A delective said that Powell told hira be started work at a hospital when he was 11 years of age. He held a post at 369, a week and when his father died he wanted to go to another hospital to qualify as a cer tiflented mule nurse.

Is a Month Wages.

he get, on the ships?

The Magistrato: What wages did

The Inspector: tie signed on at 18.- month and his food.

The Clerk: And he did not draw his wages 7-No, he did not.

Inspector Cockburn enid that what happened was that doctors who had taken their degrees in England were taken back to Aus- tralia free; and similar privileges were given to doctors in Australia who wanted to come to England to take further degrees.

Powell said that the ship he went in was one that did not generally carry a doctor and the vessel he came home in never carried a doc for at all.

In a letter to Mr. Williams Lace Walpole left a vivid ne- That peril is passed, due to the a man's name, and that is a seriou

he wrote:

peace

#t

"If you ever receive this letter I hope I shall be at tast and that you and K. this sister) will forgive my selfish- ness in causing this suffering,

In

count of the house-warming. 1849 it was let at £3,990 to Lord Abercorn. Over 30 years ago It was bought by Charles Magnine

mensures which the National Government has taken.

There is now no danger, but if the Labour Party, with its pro-

for £175,000, and from him I pass-gramme of huge lorrowing and increased taxation, were returned,

I desire that my body shall Deed to the late Lord Burton.

cremated and that the ashes shall J1 jy the finest house in London, it would at once become a real be distributed to the winds of the and was designed for entertaining | dancer again." country."

the

Mrs. Katherine Williantson, wife of the first witness, referred

on a large scale,

The sale of Chesterfield House is not the first sacrifice Lord Hare-

ta in her brother's letter as "K." wood has made this year.

At Sotheby's Inst July he sold said she thought that her brother was depressed owing to the fact the famous "Canning Jewell" for that his father, a wealthy man $10,000,

The jewel was after who died inst year, bad disinherit-wards presented by an anonymous ed him and left the bulk of the itizen of the United States to the

Victoria and Albert Museum.

the

estate and family heirtonais to a cousin who would carry o family name.

A verdiet of suicide while tem-{ MISER'S GIFT FOR

porarily insane was recorded.

HONGKONG SHARE

MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.

The market this morning shows signs of a fair recovery, prices being well maintained,

Sales.

Chartered Banks, -£18.1/16. Underwriters. $5.05.

Hotels (old), $15.80 and $15.70,

Hotels (new), $14,00,

Ewoo, Tis 15%.

Peak Trams (old), $144.

China Lights, $274.

Constructions (new), $2.

Unions, $120.

Bayern.

Underwriters, $0.

Shanghai Explorations, Tis 2.10.

Wharves, $15014.

Providents (old), $5.15.

Providenta (new), $2.45.

Hotele (old), $16.30.

Hotels (new), $14K.

Lands, 281.

Humphreys old), $18.

Reales, $12.10.

Ewon, Tis. 15%.

Trama, $21.

China Lights, $27.15.

Telephones (part paid), $26.10.*

Electrics, $70.

Cements (combined). 818%.

Dairy Farms, $20,

Constructions (new),

1,90.

Соли,

$2%

Bellers.

H.K. Goverment

premium.

Indo-China (Def.), $43. Raubs, $43.

Venezuelan Goldfelds, $2. Cementa (combined), $19%.

WEATHER REPORT.

LONDON POOR,

THE ECCENTRIC OF

THE RIVIERA. The Metropolitan police court poor boxes fund will receive more than £160,000 from the estate of Mr. John Albert Drinan, the ec centric Londoner who "dressed like a searecrow" on the Riviera and whose estate. hing been the subject of investigation in the High Court.

The market value of the 10,728 Canadian Pacific Railway shares which he owned was at the time! of his death between £92,000 and £95.000.

Mr. Henderson's Reply. Me. Henderson, in an interview by Mr. Runciman and Mr. Snow- yesterday, said: "The statements den regarding people's savings are simply an attempt to alarms the the clcctors at the eleventh hour.

"The security of the Post Office savings Banks deposits was never threatened in the slightest de- gree by the Insurance Fund,

It

is not significant that Mr. Snow- den's statement, although it ap- Pears to confirm Mr. Runciman's allegation, does not in fact do any such thing?

"If, indeed, Mr. Runciman's charge had been well founded no one would have carried a greater than the Chancellor of the Exche share of the responsibility for it

quer himself, who was in control of the nation's finances,

DUBLIN, THE

you

The Magistrate: but you forged crime; and the worst of it is that do not seem to realise that. Here you are, man sweeping out nursing home, posing as a doctor and going on a long voyage of six or seven weeks to Australia. might have had several deaths on board and if anything happened to the people you treated and they died, it is pretty clear you would have been charged with manslaugh. ter

Yout

Powell was fined £5 and 3 3. costs, or in default 31 days' im- prisonment.

A DRAWN MATCH.

QUEENSLAND DO WELL AGAINST S. AFRICA.

Brisbane, Nov. 24. The match between Queensland and South Africe was drawn

To-day Queensland scored 160, Brown taking 4 for 20.

Africans

Up to the close of play the South had compiled 195 for 0, Gilbert taking 4 for 46.-Reuter.

202. [Eurller scores,—Queensland South Africa 106.)

With these conditions it la not a matter for wonder that the cinema

CINEMA PARADISE. habit is so pronounced in Dubila.

By F. W. MEMORY.

are

more

The pictures to-day popular than politics--and that, when you consider the Irish tom- perament, la a very strong state- ❘ment indeed.

One Sunday evening recently 1 tried to get a seat in a cinema.

were

Mr. Justice McCardle having If Hollywood is the birthplace of decided that documenta under the Alm, then surely Dublin must which Mr. Drinan was alleged to be the home of the cinema. have

given the shares away were

I doubt if there is any city In | After visiting eloven, one after forgeries, the amount will be Europe-London not excluded the other, only to find that there added to the estate, which for pre cinemas. As a matter of fact, the-not even on the steps, as one at- which for its size har во типу was not n seat to be had anywhere liminary

probate had been sworn

old term "picture palaces" would tendant put it-I gave it up in as worth £75,000.

all

of It

despair. goes to the poor boxes at botter describe them. They are,

course, there the London police courts

after indeed, palaces of entertainment, many more that I could have tried, provialon has been made for un with luxurious

accommodation in but I quickly learnt that unless you annuity of £300 a year to Mr. some of them for at least 3,000 book days beforehand you have no Drinan's daughter, Miss B. Drinan Pe equipped.

others

are smaller but just chance of getting a seat in a

Dublin of Berkhamsted,

house on a Sunday evening. picture The Attorney-General,

There is one in O'Connell-street Every night in the week the viner to the Charity Commission which will challenge comparison houses are filed, but on Sundays ers, will co-operate with Messra. with

with any cinema in the world. It y are literally crowded to over- Theodore Goddard and Co. the has risen on the site of two hotels flowing. Queues stretch for hun-

Herta.

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as ad-

solicitors acting for the Public and a government department- dreds of yards down the street Trustee, u seltling a scheme, to post office which were the centre hours before the evening perform- be approved by the High Court, of some of the most desperate fight-ance is timed to begin, for the investment of the capital ing during the Republican trial of As a matter of fact, in all tho. and the distribution of the in- strength with the Free State in principal cinemas in Dublin

very come among the 18 poor-boxes. 1922. It is, perhaps, a fitting many of the seats are taken for the It is expected that each of the monument to the triumph of the Sunday evening performances for boxes will reserve an equal share. Free State, for it indicates in ita one and two years ahead. It is Each magistrate is responsible excellence the perfection to which done something on the principle of for dispensing the money allotted this, the youngest member of the the London library theatre book- to his court. If he comes across

British Commonwealth of Nationeings, but instead of an organisa- an obvious case of distress he can aspires.

tion buying up a block of seats an order assiɛance to be given.

one or two seats

Flims v. Politics.

indry Sunday evening in the The interior of this particular for Ho is provided with a ticket

your. building, decorated by well-known and a register is complied, with the

to

In attempting to scale the side of Irish, English and Italian artists, resuit that he has only to present The Royal Observatory roporca vessel by means of a rops a coolie with a roof which simulates the his voucher at the box office that the antleyclone in central to of the Kowloon Godowns yesterday canopy of heaven, with twinking obtain the seat he has reserved. If the north of Vindivstock, moving juries to his back, ile was removed stars and effulgent mason. Is he cannot use the seat himself he

lost his hold and fell, muffering in- Dast Another la forming over to S.E. Mongolia.

the Kwang Wah Hospital In Ideni notting for the romantic ple- is permitted to hand his voucher

tures of which the lelah are ao fond, to a friend.

somewhat serious condition,

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metros.

6.00-7.00 p.m. Chinese programme. 6.00-0.30 p.m. Chinese children's progeanime.

7.00-11.00 p.m. European pro. grammió of Columbin

and regal re

corda.

7.00 p.m. Mall notice, atë. 7.03-7.20 p.m. Band and Orchestral Selections.

The B'Hoya of Tipperary (Amera),

H. G. Amera nad The Eastbourne Municipal Orchesten. 100. The Little lock on the Mantel

(Wheeler), Dancing Don (Poldini),

11. G. Aniera and The Eantbourne Municipal Band. 5401, Radio (Pecking).

ileg. Band of H. M. Grenadier

report.

Guards. 6437. 8.00 p.m. Local time and weather 7.20-8.12 p.m. Variety. Humorous Song-Tell Mo Moro

About Love. Humorous Song-I'm Perfectly

Satisfied,

Florence Oidhun. 513. Piano Solo-Sweet Nothings, Piano Solo-Jasmine.

Billy Minyor. 6071. Humorous Monologue-South Sea lalands Pidgin English.

Gifford W. Collinson. $400. Organ Solo-Father's Favourites.

Teranca Cacoy. 6525. Orchestral-It's an Old Spani

Custom. Orchestral-Give Yourself a Pat on

the Back, Jack Payne and Hin B. B. C. Danco Orchestra. 5789.

Instrumental-Kawaihau. Instrumental-Honolulu. Hawatian Silver String Quartet. 431. Vocal Duct-P. C. Lamb. Voeni Duet-The Modern Diver.

Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam with Plano. 5087. 8.12-8.38 p.m.

Operatic. Orchestral-Madame Butterfly-

Selection (Puccini arr. Tavan). New Queen's Hall Light Orch. 9300. Piano Solo-Rosenkavalier-Fantasy on

Love Themes (R. Strauss art. Grainger)

Percy Grainger. DB28. Orchestral-La Boheme-Selection (Puccini orr. Gauwin). Now Queen's Hall Light Orch. 9807.

8.38-9.00 p.m. Concert Items. 'Cello Solo-Reverie (Dunkler).

W. II. Squire L2059. Song-Castles in the Alt (Traditional). Margaret F. Stewart (Soprano). 5665. Piano Solo-Caprice Chinois (Scott). ilano Solo-Penaceo (Scott).

Cyril Scot DB41, Song-Sea Fever (Masefield and Song-Gae Bring to Me a Pint O' Wine

Ireland).

(Burns-Short).

Roy Henderson (Baritone). 0395. 9.00-11.00 p.m. Dance programme. Fox Trut-Body and Soul. Fox Trot-Samething to Remember

You Bv. 2207D. Fox Trot-Sing Another Chorda

Please

Fox Trot-Coo-Choo.

2491D. Fox Trot-Redskin. Blues-Love Mo, or Leave Me. 6657. Fox Trot-Song of the Blues. Fox Trot-Song of Siberia. 1940D, Fox Trot-What a Fool I've Been. Waltz-The Twilight Waltz. CB339. Fox Trot-The Wedding of the

Birda.

Fox Trut-Song of the

Congo. 2283D. Fox Trot-Glad Rag Doll," Bluca-She's Funny That Way. 6266. Fox Trot-A Big Bouquet For You. Fox Trot-In My Heart-It's

You. 22830. Waltz-Failing in Love Again. Waltz-When It's Springtima in

the Rockica. OB106. Fox Trot-Down Beside a

Dutch. Canal. Fox Trot-The Way to

Paradise. MR401. Fox Trot-San. Blues-The Lonesome Road. CD03. Fox Trot-Wrap Your Troubles

in Dreams.

Fox Trot-Whistling in the

Dark. MR400, Fox Trot-Viktoria and Her

Hussar-Mousic. One Step-Viktoria and Her HURRA-Following the Drum, GB344. Fox Trot-What's Keeping Hy

Prince Charming?

Fox Trot-You Can't Stop Me

From Lovin' You. CB342. Waltz-The Kiss Waltz, Waltz-All Through the

Night. 2207D. Fox Trot-Without a Song. Fox Trot-Great Day.

..2023D. Fax Trot-Mama-Inez. Ono Step-Cupid's Army. Waltz-Viktarin and Her Hussar

Pardon, Madame. Waltz-Viktoria and Her Hussar-

Good Night CB343. 11.00 pm. Rugby mid-day press

Tow..

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