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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1933.

SPORT ADVTS. MORPHIA DISCLOSURE WOMEN PREACHERS

THE HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB

The EIGHTH EXTRA RACE MEETING will be held (Weather Per. | mitting) at HAPPY VALLEY on Monday, 5th June, 1933, com. mencing at 2.00 p.m.

The First Bell will be Rung at 1.30 p.m.

MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Members are notified that they and their Ladies must wear their Dadges prominently displayed.

No One without a Badge will be admitted to the Members Enclosure. Badges admitting Non-Blembers to the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $5.00 for Gentlemen and

him, and for Payment of All Chits

BY DOCTOR'S WIDOW

Inquest Story of Drug-Taking

A wife's disclosure that she used to take morphia was made at the Westminster inquest on Dr. John Theobald Hill, 66, formerly of Limerick, who was found poisoned at Charing Cross Hotel,

A verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind" Avas recorded by the, Coroner, Mr. Ingleby Oddle.

year.

MUST BE OVER AGE OF 25

The Archbishop of Canterbury' has brought his own diocese inta line with others by approving re- gulations for the special recogni- tion of women's work. These now conditions will permit women, not under the age of 25 and possessing special qualifications, to receive the Archbishop's licence to speak in churches at other times than the regular services.

12,000 MURDERS A YEAR

STARTLING U.S. FIGURES

MALCOLM CAMPBELL'S

NEW RIVAL

RICH. YOUNG MOTORIST

Motor races have another idol, Whitnoy Straight, the 22-year-old

WORLD'S HIGHEST rich Cambridge undergraduate.

New York.

In the Juntor Car Club's new With about 12,000 murders and handleap race at Brooklands driv- homicides last year, the Uniteding his 2,514 c.c. Maserati, Straight States still leads the civilized played a terrific game of hore and. Dr. Lang explains in his "Dioce- nations of the world in 1982 in the hounds with Sir Malcolm Campbell aan Gazette" that the object of the number of homicides, according to

on the famous 4,000 e.e. Sunbeam regulations "is to regularise the The Spcotator, an insurance per

Tiger. cognition to those engaged in it, work, to give authority and re-lodical.

Basing his conclusions on

standard for the

have

ro-

The doctor's widow, Violet Gladys

The race was of 260 miles, and $3.00 for Ladies (Both including Tax) Hill, n young woman who gave as and to bring its methods into line ports from 180 cities in the United Handicap was novel: the biggest are obtainable through the SECRET her address an hotel in Pombridge with other dioceses which

there were 29 competitors. The ARY upon the personal application of a Member, Buch Member to be respon-re, Weld she had lived Leon foremost in giving it a right- States, the writer found that the cars had to drive through a series sible for all visitors introduced by apart from her husband for about ful place in church order." rate was 10.8 per 100,000 of popula- of exceedingly difficult bends, the Where a woman attains the tlon and did not vary from that of medium cars had an easier set of The Coroner: Why did

Archbishop's 1931. While the returns for the bends, and the smallest cars had a separato 7-11 was because I used licenca a guarantee will be offered year are not yet complete, actual circuit with no bends.

for an adequate stipend for her figuras for the five years beginning to take morphin.

services,

In 1927 and ending with 1931 showing before Straight got going. Campbell was well on the bank- A woman worker, with the Arch-that 1.206 persons in the country Then he began his thrill stuff. bishop's licence to preach, will not mot death by homicido. be permitted to administer Holy

The first benda, which Campbell Communion nor conduct any of

treated with contempt at 70 m.p.b. was taking at 50 m.p.h. Straight those services belonging particularly to the clergy.

The Secretary's Office 3rd Floor, Gloucester Building. (Tel. 27794). will close at 12 o'clock Noon.

Badges admitting to Members' En- closure will NOT be on sale at the Race Course.

On No Proteft will Children he permitted in either Enclosure during the Meeting.

Tins are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered from. the No. 1 Boy In advance. Telophona 21920.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. The Price of Admission to the. Public Enclosure is $2.00 including Tax, for all-Parsons, Including Ladles, ́and is payablo at the Gate. "Soldiers

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

Where as he practising?-At Tunbridge Wells.

There are now 248 denconesses in Why did you take morphila?--the Church of England. had neuritis in the arms. He used o give it to me hypodermically.

sistent with having been made just Then you got it from his ner-before death. gery?--Yes.

not be permitted to operate within How long had he been assistant the Precincts of the Hongkong Jockey at Beckton-road, Canning Town a little on his finger. This he put Club during the Race Meeting.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary. Hongkong, 29th May, 1933.

About 12 months.

must have been water."

"Murder more than ever is be coming an 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 Vales per 100,000 population was the rate for 1931 in England and

0.0.

of course."

The second bends. Straight took 15 m.p.h. faster than Campbell, the idol cach lap accelerated to 80 or crowd roaring its joy as its new 90 m.p.h.

HALF-HOUR THRILL.

The coroner showed Sir Bernard

On the third lap ho had almost a colourless The report concludes that Amer-caught Campbell, when, swooping Her husband had been contri-bottle containing and Sailors in Uniform are admitted buting to her support, she said.

finid and said: "This must belean crimo-detecting agencies are down from the banking into the Half Price.

morphia."

"inefficient, helpless or corrupt to straight at over 130 m.p.h, the rear Bookmakers, The The Men, &e., we sent a cheque every week.

Sir Bernard took it and poured degree that should startle an of his ear snaked badly. The car pathetic public which has become looked certain to overturn, but it even the righted itself and Straight flashed to his tongue and then sald: It habituated to look on #

does not taste at all. I thought it most ghastly murder as a matter past Campbell, got into the first LAST MEETING.

bond, before him, and was almost The Coroner: He may have The City of Memphis continued Campbell had rounded the

through the second After the separation, she added, brought it to make up a solution.

bend before first she went into a nursing home.

to head the homicide list with a Mr. David Morris, a solicitor, rate of 54.2 per 100,000 of popula-ing nearly 90 m.p.h, for each lap.

curven. And Campbell was averng- Her husband sold his practice and said weat to London. She last saw him It was obvious that the doctor was had rates exceeding 40 per 100,000 was Dr. Hill's executor. tion. Seven other Southern cities THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. on the day of his death. Ile for in very poor health and was wor-of population.

hade her to see him, but she feltried about it. He got the impres- she wanted to,

slon that Dr. Hili was very deeply The rates for the five largest attached to his wife,

citica were Chicago, 12.8; Detroit, INCOME TAX DEMAND, 9.6: Los Angeles, 8.4: New York, "On going through his papers,"8. and Philadelphin 7.8.-Renter. anid Mr. Morris, "I found an in- come-tax demand dated Jan. 6 for £140."

SUBSCRIPTION GRIFFINS

AND

AUSTRALIAN PONIES. The lists of subscribers to the

above will close with Wednesday, 31st May, 1933.

By Order

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary

Hongkong, 29th May, 1933.

Jimmy's

1. D'Aguilar Street.

Mrs. Hill gave her evidence under stresa of great emotion, and her volee was almost inaudible.

She said her husband was an noyed at her coming, but there was no quarrel. They parted on the Underground about 5 or 6 pm. on Saturday.

Hill very depressed. influenza had undoubtedly left Dr.

the job of

For half an hour longer Straight continued the thrill and then had leaving Campbell to head the field. to retire with back axle trouble, Brian Lewis took ou

hound," and for an hour there was not ton yards hotween them. After two hours running Campbell came into the pits, and Lewis won. Mrs, Wisdom, the only woman driver, was splendidly consistent,

80 and lapping at between

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The result was 2h, 68min. 12sec.; spced, 88.07.

1.-Brinn Lewis (Alfa Romeo),

2.-E. R. Hall (M.G. Magnette 1086c.c.), 3h. 9min. 37 2-58cc.; The coroner sald Dr. Hill was speed, 82.77.

3--Mrs.

E. M. Wisdom (MG much worried about his health and anxious about his financial posi-Magnette), 3h. 12min. 1-4aec.:

speed, 81.24.

Early In the race Mr. J. C. Elwes's M.G. akidded and turned. Elves crawled out with no bones broken.

It has stated that Dr. Hill went I do not think he even mada £140 Dr. Hill's practice and. later made m.p.h. for the 250 miles.

"In the short time he was at Tunbridge Wells I think he was carrying on his practice at a loss. Dr. Max Acland said he bought to the Charing Cross Hotel

onet profit. If we had known about him a partner. Dr. Hill owed the Saturday evening and was found this we should have got this na- money for the partnership. Hu, dead in his room on Sunday even-sessment discharged altogether. was hard-working and conscienti-" ing.

"He had mentioned the possi-ous, Sir Bernard Spilsbury, who made bility of having to go to prison over a postmortem, said he found 40 it. He was very worried about it, punctured wounds made by a but it was absurd because he did hypodermic needle across the abdo- not owe a penny of it. pien, and 30 on the left thigh. "I do not think he drank to ex- Death was due to carbolic acid pol-cess, but he certainly had a glass soning. Most of the punctures or two of beer in the evening."

vere con- Mr. Oddie said that an attack of

were very recent, and

tion.

Recording his verdiet. Mr. Oddie said: "I think he was worried to death."

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