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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1935.

NAVAL OFFICER'S SUICIDE SEAPLANE ROUTE TO H.K.

Love For Mystery

Girl In H.K.

LETTER TO "TONY"

The drama of a young married naval officer's in- fatuation for a girl in Hong- kong was told at an inquest at Eastdean, Sussex, on August 3 into the death of Lieut. Derek N. T. H. Web- ber, who was until 1931 at- tached to China Station in H.M.S. Devonshire.

Lt. Webber was found dead at the foól of a 400 ft. ! cliff near Belle Tout Light- house, about five miles west of Beachy Head on July 31.

A letter to the girl in Hong- kong and a telegram stating that: there were no vacancies in the Chinese Maritime Customs ser- 'vice were found on his body.

It was disclosed during the inquest that Lt. Webber had been staying at Cobbe Cottage with his mother, and 20-year- old sister Joan for three months. '

On the day of his death the mother, son and daughter went,

to Birling Gap, where Joan and

her brother went swimming.

NEW FRENCH COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

Colonel Rene Hentschel, newly appointed Commander-in-Chief of the French military forces stationed in Chian, arrived in Shanghai by the . Chenonceaux en route to Tientsin to re- place Colonel Roucaud. He was met at the China Merchants Central Wharf by Colonal Fichepain, Commandant of the French forcei in the Shanghai area and by members of the French Diplomatic and Consular services. Picture shows Colonel Hentschel inspecting the Guard of Honour, consisting of two companies of the French Colonial Infantry, which was furnished at the Wharf.

Sixty Australian Girls

Coming To Hongkong

"FLAPPER" INVASION IN FORTNIGHT

They returned to the cottage SIXTY young Australian girls-ranging in age

for dinner and Lt. Webber an-

nounced that he was going to Brighton to a dance.

the

He took the car from garage and drove off. That was the last his mother and sister

saw of him.

from sixteen to twenty-one years--left Sydney yesterday on the most exciting adventure of their lives.

They are travelling to the Far East by the A. 0. liner Taiping, which is bringing them to Hongkong under

Both were broken with grief the auspices of the Young “Australia League, at the tragedy.

"I thought Derék had come in They will arrive here on Sep, for a reception at the Women's quietly during the night," Mrs.tember 10 and remain until Fri-International Club. Webber said, "Not until we day, September 13, before con- found out that he was not in his tinuing their tour to Shanghal again be the guests of the i

On Thursday night they will bed did we become alarmed. and Japan.

Australian and New Zealand The Young Australia League Association at Chinese dinner. which is sponsoring the tour for

Friday morning has been ten- the sixty Australian girls, is altatively left remarkable organisation.

free. On Friday afternoon the visitors will be "He was stationed in Hong-broaden the education of its the League of Nations' Society, One of its chief objects is to guests of the Youth Section of kong for some time in H.MS. young members by travel. Devonshire. That was his last large party of young men, none at midnight on

A They will sail for Shanghai ship, He returned to Portsmouth over 21 years of age, have just Dollar liner President Grant. Friday by the and was undergoing n Hignul

"Derek had a brilliant carcer, full of promise, in the Navy. He went into service straight from Dartmouth, where he was top in many of his examinations.

Miss Vivien Leigh, the nineteen achieved fame as the result of her year-old actress in London, who

recently, signed a film contract for acting in "The Mask of Virtue", has

five time for the sum of $50,000.

course there when his health returned to us in from During their brief stay in Shang- 25-Years To

our of Africa. Next year they hai they will be the guests of the

became bad and he voluntarily

resigned.

"When this was remedied he tried to get back into the Navy, but nothing could be done.

"He was very much in love with a girl out there. He called iter 'Tony. He was not engaged to her, but he said she sweet girl and he wanted to be l back there with her.

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"He had not seen her since he left China, but he spoke of her frequently. But I did not know ho corresponded with her. I do not know who she is.

If he was so desperately in love to do this for a girl, then never realised it, for he seemed to be happy.

"He tried to join the Chinese Custom Service so that he could stay in China after his last visit, .but he failed."

During the course of the in- quest it became known that Lieut. Webber was marrie‹l.

A solicitor's words, "I appear for the widow," were the first intimation of the fact.

It was also disclosed that the

name of the girl in Hongkong to whom the farewell letter was addressed was Doveroff.

Grief-Stricken Wife

Mrs. Webber, a tall, attractive, fair haired woman, with deep

blue eyes, was very distressed

In halting sentences she said: "There has not and never has any secret about our

been

marriage. It was not a run- away love affair.

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may visit the Far East.

¡Anzac Society, an organisation Most of the 60 giris travelling similar to

The Australian and Wipe Out

to Hongkong are still at college; New Zealand Association in

The travellers are assured of Sun enthusiastic welcome

or university in Australia. They Hongkong. have been drawn from every State In the Commonwealth. the largest contingenis coming

Wales,

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Linking Empire Ports By Air

SEAPLANE SERVICES

A huge scheme for linking the principal ports of the Empire and America by fast seaplane services is being considered by members of the shipping, commercial and banking worlds.

The scheme is being promoted by Mrs. H. B. Tate, M.P., Mr. H. B. Tate, and Sqdrn.-Ldr. Winfield-Smith. It is a develop ment of a project put forward by Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of Civil Aviation, shortly before he was killed in the R101 disaster ini 1930.

By using the latest type of fsenplane using Diesel engines and flying day and night, it is claimed that journeys to the Cape and to Buenos Aires will be made in two and a half to three days, and the services can be run profitably without a subsidy.

Harbour "Landing Grounds" Mrs. Tate discussed the pro- jeel recently.

"We have worked the thing jout to the last detail," she said, and its advantages are enorm-

QUA.

"In my view the cost of pro- viding landing-grounds is pro- hibitive in any large scheme of Empire air communications, We ¡propose to make use of the

harbours instead.

"The scaphanes would have a working arrangement with the shipping companies for booking passengers and freight, and for meteorologien services, Qur radio services are also in exist fence alreily.

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"The machines which we con- template using at the moment will fly at 188 to 190 miles an will be 1,200 to 1,500 miles. hour, and their range at full load They will carry crew of five, 30 and 40 passengers, with sleep- working in relays, and between SELEZIONARIOADABADABANE ing nccommodation for 20.

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Canada's Debt Darwin within four and a half

from Victoria and New South dapan, where arrangements have NEW PARTY PLANS

An ambitious programme of entertainment has been arranged for the girls in Hongkong.

already been completed for large scale receptions in their honour. They will remain in that country for about a fortnight, and will! pass through Hongkong on their return to Australia some time in

September 10, and will be enter-October.

They arrive here on Tuesday, tained that day by the Rotary Club, at whose tillin they will he the guests of honour.

guests of honours will be the Garbo Rumour

guests

of

His Excellency

the Officer Administering the, Government and Lady Southorn, !

at afternoon tea at Government' House. The Australian

and

Dispelled

New Zealand Association will £60,000 A PICTURE holda muonlight launch pienie"

at 9p.m., to which the fair, visitors will be invited.

Visit To Canton

By A FILM CORRESPONDENT Reports that Greta Garbo, enjoying a holiday in

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Retire and settle down in her native land,

Bright and early on Wednes-Sweden, may Hongkong by train for Canton, day morning, the girls will envej They will spend the whole of that day in the Kwangtung capi- | tal, returning to Hongkong by river ferry that night.

Members of the Australian

Make a film somewhere on the Continent, and

May make a film in England. are all hopelessly astray.

She has signed a long-term

From time to tinie

LIQUIDATION

Ottawa, Aug. 18. Drastic reforms are proposed the programme of the new

days of Southampton.

"We shall operate short 'ser. vices between Cherbourg, Copen. hagen, Lisbon and Gibraltar. From Gibraltar machines will fly via Suez to India, Ceylon. Singa- pore, and Hongkong.”

"Reconstruction" Party which FILMLAND NEWS

has been formed by II. II. Stevens, the former Conservative which has

Minister of Commerce, the forth-

coming election.

The manifesto issued on bei half of the party includes the following points:

A vast public works plan, in- cluding housing and fighway construction;

Uniform wages and, hours, Broughout Canada;

A protective Farill, with re- duced duties on machinery in tended for primary industries;

Solution of the enilway problem, without amalgamating the Canadian National and Candian Pueltic railways and putting them under private ownership, us has been suggest- ek ;

Liquidation of the nationa! debt in 25 years by development of the country'a mines;

. Nationalisation of the Bank of Canada;

Pictures Which Create Racial Prejudice

PEERS' CRITICISM

Criticism of certain types of films was expressed in the House of Lords when the Government of India Bill was under discussion. Viscount Bertie of Thame point- ed out that there was no control whatever over cinemas. "Anil." he added, "your Lordships know how poisonous fiims can be. I feel that the Government should put in some amendment to cover cine. mak,"

Lord Rankeilleur supported Lord Bertle. He said, he gathered that the Governor-General could pro- hibit Alma which were actually seditious, but in the case of films which put the white races in an unpleasant light, or which were frankly Immoral, the Governor General had no power.

A new taxation system, which would avold the duplication of Federal taxes by the provinces;ly

An amendment to the British judices.

and

and New Zealand Association contract with her employers, have arranged to show the girls Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, under over the tragedy. She told the sights of Ilongkong during which she is to receive £60,000 reporter of her marriage, but Thursday. The visitors will be picture. she was at a loss to explain the entertained individually at tiffinit is suggested that she is far reason for the tragedy."

and will be taken around Hong-down the list of profit-earning kong until late in the afternoon, stars. But the fact remains when they will return to the city that nobody else is paid such a

The Marquess of Crewe said that this was a question" not mere- gigantic sum for a picture,

of treasonable Glms or of those though probably Gracie Fielda,

designed to create racial pre- having been left by Lt. Webber, making three pictures a year "We were very happily and which, he said, read: "Please for 4 salary which, with per- North America Act.

"There have been complaint." married and I cannot under sell all my belongings to meet my centages of profits, may bring

he continued, "of a number of stand the reference that has been debts. Forgive me. I have lived her £50,000 each, is earning award as

Mr. Stevens puts himself fer-films produced at different places. made to a woman friend of his my life too quickly, and I find I larger income,

the champion of the in India. Thess were films of tho in Hongkong.

cannot slow the pace up

Miss: Garbo's last production,

small business man against the lowest character which have tend "Recently my

husband had Selfish-yes.. I have always been "Anna Karenina" with Fredric big combines, which are Buch a ea to deprecate the white races, and been ill and he left London to go so.

March as her leading man, was life.

feature of Canadian industrial they were very largely of Ameri- to his parents to recuperate,

can origin. There has been creat- The letter was signed "Derck."her 21st in America. In the

ed a certain kind of racial pre- "We had made plans to leave On the back of the letter, Mr. same story, then entitled "Love," for Scotland this week for a Vinall said, was a list of debts, she scored one of her greatest clared to-day that steps would political. I believe, however, that MrBennett, the Premier, de.judice, which is social rather than shooting holiday, and arranged totalling £87.

successes in the silent days, be to live in a cottage up there."

taken without delay to there is a strong movement to try "I come to the conclusion," opposite John Gilbert.

secure constitutional changes.of a higher character. I hope to circulate throughout India films At the inquest the deputy Mr. Vinall said finally, "that

Mr. Gilbert was then a bigger He was convinced certain coroner, Mr. H. J. Vinall, after this young man put an end to star than Garbo. Now, he, is no changes were necessary to por-

that may succeed, but I cannot pollen and medical evidence had his life by throwing himself over longer an aotive star while mit substantial action towards help expressing a certain degree been given, referred to a letter the cliff, and at that time he was Garbo's prestige stands higher dealing with social and economic. which had been identified na of unsound mind." de

Ithan ever,

now.

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Lord Bertle hus endeavoured to of sympathy with the object which

press upon the House,"

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