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THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

RACE

The EIGHTH EXTRA MEETING will be held (Weather Per. mitting) at BHAPPY VALLEY OF Monday,

5th June, 1083, com- mancing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will ba Rung ot

1.80 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE,

Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Badges prominently displayed.

No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure. Dadges admitting Non-Members to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) are obtainable through the SECRET ARY upon the personal application of a Member, such Member to be respon

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Faints Before the King and Queen

While singing before the King

FEWER

MEN & WOMEN IN PRISON

NATION GROWS MORE SOBER

and Wales.

and Queen, Miss Elizabeth Aveling is superior in education

The prison population of to-day to the the senior pupil at the Royal Col-prison population at the beginning lege of Music, fainted and fell at of the century, says the annual re- the conductor's feet.

the Royal College of Music, was in

The concert, which took place at port on the prisoners of England celebration of the jublier of the College. The opening item was an Ode by Swinburne, which was set to music by Dr. Charles

Wood capecially for the opening of the present College building by King

TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1933.

MORPHIA DISCLOSURE

BY DOCTOR'S WIDOW

Inquest Story of Drug-Taking

12,000 MURDERS A YEAR

STARTLING U.S. FIGURES

WORLD'S HIGHEST

Now York With about 12,000 murders and

A wife's disclosure that she used to take morphia was made at the Westminster inquest on Dr. John Theobald Hill, 55, formerly of Limerick, who was found poisoned homicides last year, the United at Charing Cross Hotel,

A verdict of Suicide while of States still lends the civilized unsound mind" was recorded by nations of the world in 1932 in the the Corener, Mr. Ingleby Oddie.

number of homicides, according to The doctor's widow, Violet Gladys The Spectator, an insurancs per- Hill. a young woman who gave-as

lodical, her address an hotel in Pembridge- "Many prisoners above the average in intelligence, whos husband for vel

gence are capable and alert, re- sourceful and aggressive men of determined character.

East, the Medical Commissioner, On this subject Dr. Norwood

says:

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sible for all visitors introduced by Edward, on May 2, 1894. It in for and many othora of average Intelli apart from her husband for about Staten, the writer found that the

him, and for Payment of All Chits, ete.

soprano solo chorus and orchestra, and was being conducted by Mr. Reginald Jacques, of Oxford.

The Secretary's Omes, 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building, (Tol. 27794), During the singing of the open- will close at 12 o'clock Noon.

ing verne by the choir, Misa Ável- Badges admitting to Members En-ing, who was dressed entirely in closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.

On No Pretext will Children be permitted in either Enclosure during

the Meeting.

Tifina are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from the No. 1 Boy in advance. Telephone, 21020,

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission

to the Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all Fermons, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers and Sailors In Uniform are admitted Half Price.

Bookmakers, Tie The Men, &c., will not be permitted to operate within the Precincts of the Hongkong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 20th May, 1933.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB,

SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS

AND

AUSTRALIAN PONIES.

The lists of subscribers to the above will clone with Wednesday, 31st May, 1933.

By Order

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary,

Hongkong, 29th May, 1933.

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white, looked very pale. She sang the second verse alone and suddenly fell forward in the middle of the laat line.

-THEN CARRIED ON.

Two violinists hurried from the orchestra and raised her up, and sho actually managed to completo the line. She was then helped from the platform, and the director of the College, Sir Hugh Allen, hur ried to her.

Aveling recovered, returned to the In a very few moments Miss platform, and sang the third verse of the Ode. Her courage WITH rewarded by loud applause.

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Mise Aveling in the daughter of the Registrar of the College, Mr. Claude Avellag, and although still a scholar, has made several public appearances

professional singer.

The whole of this jubilee celebra- tion programme was of music writ- ten and performed by students and ex-students of the college.

Was

"They tend to raise the general mental level in prisons, but create special administrativo problems."

MORE LAW-ABIDING NATION.

Mon received in prison on convic- tion in 1931 numbered 32,471, and

fewer women 4,954—1,081

men and 612 women than In 1930.

The total for men was, with the exception of 1929, the lowest since 1924, and for women substantially the lowest since 1924.

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Sentences for indictable offences counted for only 28 out of every (that is, serious offences) 100 men received into prison.

Before the war the annual con-

victions of women for drunkenness numbered over 35,000, and there were about 15,000 imprisonments of women for drunkenness each year,

In 1031 the convictions had de- creased to 7,131 and the imprison- ments to 2,365.

Dr. Norwood East, discussing the suggestion thut psychotherapy Sir Landon Ronald, who was a might cure many offenders, saya: "It is a travesty to suggest that student and member of the Or- crime is a disense. But it is clearly chestra from 1887 to 1891. given a wonderful reception when the result sometimes of a neurotic he appeared to conduct the ex-disorder.” hilarating "Jupiter" movement from The Planets," by Gustav Holst. The other ex-student con- ductors who, in addition to the director, Sir Hugh Allen, took part In the concert ware Sir Don God- frey. Dr. John Ireland, Major Geoffrey Toye and Mr. Arthur Bliss.

LLOYD GEORGE AND

· LEADERSHIP

"HAD JOLLY WELL

ENOUGH OF IT”

Strong appeals to Mr. Lloyd

George to lead the Liberal Party back to the right course" was made at the Welsh Liberal Convention at Llandrindod Wells,

HIKE ON BIKES

7,000 AUSTRALIANS

TAKE PART

►

Sydney, N.S.W. Stretched over a distance of two to three miles, the 7,000 cycliats who participates in a mystery hike on bikes", took half an hour to pass a given spot,

The hike was conducted by the South Australian Cycle Retailers' Association. Led by a silver band on a motor truck, the "hikers" paddled their way to Hazelwood Park, Burside,

So large was the procession of cyclists that all other traffic was held up.

Among the wide assortment of bicycles were the tandem and the "penny farthing".

a year.

did you

The Coroner: Why soparate? It was because I used to take morphin,

Have you been cured?—Yes. Did you get the morphia from his surgery Yes.

Where nvas he practising?—At Tunbridge Wells.

Why did you take morphin 7-1

hnd neuritis in the arms. He used to give it to me hypodermically.

Then you got it from his aur very 7-Yes.

Her husband had

been contri- buting to her support, she said,

Ho sent a cheque every week,

How long had he been assistant at Beckton-road; Canning Town?— About 12 months.

LAST MEETING.

After the separation, she added, she went into a nursing home. Her husband sold his practice and went to London. She last saw him on the day of his donth. He for- bade her to see him, but she felt

she wanted to.

Mrs. Hill gave her evidenco under stress of great emotion, and her voice was almost inaudible.

She said her husband

wus all-

|

Basing his conclusions on re- ports from 180 cities in the United

ente was 10.8 per 100,000 of popula- tion and did not vary from that of 1931. While the returns for the year are not yet complete, actual guten for the five years beginning in 1027 and ending with 1931 Bho that 51,206 persons in the country mot doath by homicide.

"Murder more than ever is be- coming nu ingenious art, if not a trade, in this country" said the article.

In contrast to the record in the United States he pointed out that the rate for 1931 in England and Wales per 100,000 population was 0.5.

The report concludes that Amer- ican crime-detecting agencies are "inemelent, helpless or corrupt to A degree that should startle an Apathetic public which has become habitusted to look on even the most ghastly murder no matter

of course."

The City of Memphis continued to head the homicide list with a rate of 51.2 per 100,000 of popula tion. Seven other Southern cities had rates exceeding 10 per 100,000 of population.

The rates for the five largest noyed at her coming, but there was cities were Chicago, 12.8; Detroit, no quarrel. They parted on the96: Los Angeles, 8.4; New York, Underground about 5 or 6 p.m. 8, and Philadelphia 7.8.-Reuter on Saturday.

to

It was sinted that Dr. Hill went the Charing Cross Hotel on

Saturday evening and was found MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S

dend in his room on Sunday even- ing,

Sir Bernard Spilsbury, who made a postmortem, said he found 40 punctured wounds made by hypodermic needle across the ubdo- nien, und 30 on the left thigh. Denth was due to carbolic neid pol-) soning. Moat of the punctures were very recent, and were con- sistent with having been made just before death.

NEW RIVAL

RICH YOUNG MOTORIST

Motor races have another idol,

Whitney Straight, the 22-year-old rich Cambridge undergraduate.

In the Junior Car Club's new The coroner showed Sir Bernard handleap race at Brooklanda driv- battle containing a colourlessing his 2,514 c.c. Maserati, Straight fluid and said: "This must be played a terrific game of hare and morphia."

hounds with Sir Malcolm Campbell on the famous 4,000 cc. Sunbeam Tiger.

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Sir Bernard took it and poured a little on his finger. This he put to his tongue and then said: "It does not taste at all. I thought it must have been water."

brought it to make up a solution.

The Coroner: He may have

In his reply Mr. Lloyd George

Mr. David Morris, a solicitor, said he spoke as "one who has had

Baid he was Dr. Hill's executor. jelly well enough of leadership."

It was obvious that the doctor was Referring to flattering remarka

in very poor health and was wor- by a previous speaker, Mr. Lloyd

ried about it. He got the impres- A little boy four years of age, George said: "When he has had covered the whole of the journey,sion that Dr. Hill was very deeply as much falters and condeman- which was about fifteen miles, unattached to his wife. tion ns I have had for the last 50 bis diminutive bicycle, and the

INCOME-TAX DEMAND. years, he will be perfectly indif- oldest cyclist was aged 80.-Re-Bald. Mr. Morris, found an in- "On going through his papers," ferent to both. I cannot recall five fer. minutes sleep have lost through

come-tax demand dated Jan. G for either."

£140."

He described the resolutions for this month's Liberal conference at: Scarborough as "tepi, turgid and arid."

"There is no recovery there," ha added, "you cannot revive a droop- ing party with mass of buska boiled in lukewarm water

WOMEN PREACHERS

MUST BE OVER AGE OF 25

The race as of 250 miles, and there were 20 competitors. The handicap was novel: the biggest ears had to drive through a series of exceedingly difficult bends, the medium cars had an easier set of bends, and the smallest cars had a circuit with no bends.

Campbell was well on the bank- ing before Straight got going. Then he began his thrill stuff. The first bonds, which Campbell' was taking at 60 m.p.h. Straight treated with contempt at 70 m.p.h. The second bends Straight took 15 m.p.h, faster than Campbell, the crowd roaring its joy as its new idol each lap accelerated to 80 or 90 m.p.h.

·

HALF-HOUR THRILL

On the third lap he had almost caught Campbell, when, swooping down from the banking into the

"In the short, time he was at Tunbridge Wells I think he was carrying on his practice at a loss. I do not think he even made £140 net profit. If we had known about this we should have got this ns- sessment discharged altogether.

"Ho had mentioned the posal-straight at over 130 m.p.b. the rear functorily stirred. It makes bad has brought his own diocese into it. He was very worried about it. looked certain to overturn, but it The Archbishop of Canterburybility of having to go to prison over of his car sanked badly. The cur porridge and is not much use nonline with others by approving re-but it was absurd because he did righted itself and Straight flashed poultice. You must have some-gulations for the special recogni- not ove thine with real life and real pur- tion of women's work. These now pose in it"

conditions will permit women, not

per-

What was the good of talking of national development, re-housing or afforestation and then anying you must not spend money?

under the age of 26 and possessing special qualifications, to receive the Archbishop's licence to speak in churches at other times than the regular services.

rc-

penny of it.

"I do not think he drank to ex-bend before him, and was almost past Campbell, got into the first es, but he certainly had a glass through the second bend before tir. Oddicerad the evening Campbell had rounded the first influenza Rad undoubtedly left Dr. Ing nearly 90 m.p.h. for each lap,

Mr. Oddle said that an attack of curves. And Campbell was averag- Hill very depressed.

For half an hour longer Straight

Dr. Hill's practice and later made to retire with back axle trouble, Dr. Max Aciand enid he bought continued the thrill and then had him a partner. Dr. Hill owed the leaving Campbell to head the field. money for the partnership. He Brian Lewis took

the job of was hard-working and conscienti-"hound," and for an hour there was not tan yards between them.

"WE DEMAND OF HIM". They must be prepared to invest Dr. Lang explains in his "Dioce: the national resources which were sun Gazette" that the object of the lying idle. The country would regulations "la to regulariso tho respond to a halt appeal."

work, to give authority and Professor Levi, of Aberystwyth, cognition to those engaged in it, said: "We ask Mr. Lloyd George, and to bring its methods into line ons. as the only stalwart Liberal left in with other dioceses which have much worried about his health and came into the pits, and Lawle won. The coroner said Dr. Hill vas After two hours' running Campbell Wales-we demand of him-to lead been foremost in giving it a right-anxious about his financial posi- us back to the right course and as ful place in church order."

tion.

ho has saved the country from the Where a woman attains the enemy abroad to save It now from standard

Recording his verdiet, Mr. Oddle for the Archbishop's the enemy at home..

licence a guarantee will be offered at think he was worried to "Are we going to fight the next for an adequate atipend for her General Election", asked Professor services.

Levi, with nothing before us but A woman worker, with the Arch- the miserable policy of Simonism bishop's licence to prench, will not and Samuclism?”

bo permitted to administer Holy

Any of

death."

PREACHERS' PAY

A resolution moved by Councillor Communion nor conduct J. Morris Jones of Denbigh, call those services belonging particularly "SWEATING" CHARGE- ing on the Liberal Party to rango to the clergy. itself in opposition to the Govern There are now 248 donconesses in

AND A DENIAL. ment both in and out of Parlia-tho Church of England.

ment and to adopt a moro Radical

policy, was carried unanimously.

Another resolution urged Liberala

to work for the repeal of tariffs,

FAIR TO SHOWERY

Mr. Wisdom, the only woman driver, was splendidly consistent, lapping at between 80 and 83 m.p.h. for the 260 miles.

The result was:

Brian Lewis (Alfa Romeo), 2h, 58min. 128ec.; spood, 88.07..

2-E; R. Hall (M.G. Magnette 1086c.c.), Sh. 9min. 37 2-5sec.; Apeed, 82.77.

Magnotte), 3h.

3-Mrs. E. M. Wisdom (MG 14xec.;

speed, 81.24.

12min.

Early in the race Mr. J. C.

A protest against preachora Elwes's M.G. skidded and over- salary cute was made at the General turned. Elwes crawled out with Assembly of the Presbyterian no bones broken. Church of England at Newcastle- pn-Tyno.

The Royal Observatory reports The Rov. Eric Philip, Manches-did not see why the Presbyterian Admitting he severed the electric that pressure remains highest totor, objected to the scalo recom-Church should do so, and if econ fittings from a flat in Des Voeux Road, the north-east of Hokkaido and is mended by the Home Church Com-omy was necessary it ought not. which had been rewired, a Chinese, relatively low in a trough

Exmittee, which would, he said. In be at the expense of the worst paid to charged with theft was sent to prison for six weeks by Bir. Wynne-Jones tending from the Annam const volve reductions in salaries of over this morning. Sub-Insp. Smith stated across S. Farmosa and N. Luzon £20, and in one case of not less than people in their churches.

$75.

the house had been let and was ready to the Pacific. unemployed electrician.

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