THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, DECEMBER
1985.
Girl Bride Made "A Wonderful
Sacrifice," Says
Coroner:
"IT'S
"It Was Murder," Says Law
IT'S ALL RIGHT, DARLING, I AM COMING with you. YOU WON'T BE LONELY," MURMURED TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD BERTHA STERN, JEWISH, BEAUTY, AS SHE BENT OVER HER TUBERCULOSIS-STRICKEN AND ALREADY-DYING HUSBAND, AND DRANK POISON FROM THE SAME CUP THAT SHE HAD HELD TO HIS LIPS A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE. SHE DIED TWO DAYS LATER, ́
SAID THE LAW (but not without protest from the East Ham Co- roner's jury); She was a murderess and a suicide.
SAID THE CORONER (Dr. P. B. Skeels): This young woman has made a wonderful sacrifice. Although healthy and on the threshold of
HOLLYWOOD LINK WITH H. K. Įwith the man for whom ERROL FLYNNE has been given the titl
role in Warners' Captain Blood, Mr. Flynn was born in Co. Antrim, Ireland, twenty-five years ago. When he had grown to be alx feet one and a half inches tall, thirteen stone in weight, a notablo nil-round athlete and a useful baritone singer, he went to Australia to find gold,
Not finding much, he returned to London and went on the stage. One day last year. he called the Warner Brothers' British studion at Teddington, determined to have a shot at films. After the first day's work, he was given a long-term contract. And within a month, he was on his way to Hollywood,
Now he has the biggest part in what should be one of the year's biggest pletures. And in the meantime he managed to take a
Errol Flynn. fortnight off to clope to Yuma with Lili Damita. Fast work!
As far as Hongkong is concerned, Mr. Flynn's chief claim to fame lies in the fact that, whilst passing through here from New Guinen to Hollywood, by the steamer Tanda, he was the victim of a daring robbery, in which he was relieved of diamonds said to be worth $60,000.
Rocket Flights Into Stratosphere Soon
Roswell, New Mex, Nov, 20. rotection of radio waves,
Lake
A series of rocket flights, in place. Another mission will be which automatically-stabilísed | astronomical photography without
•projectiles will be sent into the interference of the earth's at- stratosphere, will be carried out { mosphere." by Dr. Robert H. Goddard from Practical phases of the rocket his experiment station bere development are secondary, af- within the next three months. though it follows that Goddard, if Inspired anew by a recent visit he perfecta a rocket which wh from Harry F. Guggenheim, successfully carry his scienti- whose family foundation is back fic instruments to such heights, ing him, and Col. Charles A. might well open a new field for air Lindbergh, a member of the
transport. board of control of the founda- tion, Goddard and his three as- sistants were continuing shop work on rocket development.
Already, it was revealed while Lindbergh and Guggenheim
miles an hour, or more.
Ex-Kaiser And His Mother
Empress A Prisoner In Her Palace
NEW light on the strange atory of the diary of the Em- peror Frederick of Germany, who died in 1888, is thrown by Lord Howard of Penrith, in his "Theatre of Life" published this month.
On his arrival in Berlin as third
life she decided to go secretary of Embassy. Esme Ho- ward, as he then was, discovered she had so much devo-that the Empress Frederick was tion. They entered the virtually a prisoner in her own Great Beyond together.
What say you? These are the facts revealed at yesterday's two- hour-long inquiry on which the law, the jury, and the based their conclusions:-
corner
Visited Him Every Day On Christmas Day. 1933, the then twenty-year-old Bertha Rob bine became the bride of Michael Stern, B. Sc., twenty-four years old and with a brilliant future as a chemist before him. They made their home in Osborne-road, Forest | Gate, E.
On the Jewis' Day of Atonement,
(October 7) Michael fell seriously ill. It became known that he had contracted tuberculosis. It was the beginning of the end..
Gripping the table before him in the crowded court, Michael's father said that Bertha vfailed her young husland every day.
Then, on October 21, came a tele- | phone call from the hospital: "Only a few hours to live,” sufd the dog- Lors.
Asked To Be. Loft Alone...
Both Bertha and Michael asked Mr. Stern to leave the bedside, to i leave them together."
paince. Even letters and telegrams, from her mother, Queen Victoria, were not delivered.
"The long-drawn-out agony of the Emperor Frederick's illness had no sooner cone to an end thon his son, the Emperor William II., then a young man of 29, ordered a cor don of soldiers to be placed round the palace at Potsdam where he died and where the Empress was still living... The whole reason for this extraordinary behaviour on the part of the young Emperor was, I appeared later, that Bia marck and William II, both feared
that the Emperor had left behind a diary which might contain palatable Information about people | and things, and especially, it was
supposed, about the conduct of the
war of 1870."
A minute search of the palace was made, but without success, the Byzantinism of the proceedings coming as a great shock to the youthful mind of the Esme Howard, Meanwhile, the diary, had · been entrusted to Mr. Inman Barnard, An American newspaper polident, and he walked out of the palace with it conveiled under his waistcoat and delivered it to Queen Victoria,
corres-
"I had a premonition some-
Lord Howard's book covers the thing was wrong" be said. "years 1863 to 1905 and in the øyer went to the door of the ward af to-day it reads like the record and saw her give him some of the golden age in the diplomatic thing from the cup. She saw | service-delightful society, nbun- me approach, snatched it from dant sport, and not too onerous his mouth, and drank the con- duties. tents."
An aura of mystery sur- rounds all the work done by Goddard and his aides. No visitor may approach within 200 The cup contained milk and yards of the rocket tower. enough sense to kill several None may enter the laboratory. people. The rockets, it is known, are
An Ambassador Arrested
He tells the interesting story of how Lord Lyons, Ambassador In
It was pretty-blonde--Nurse Paris, and Edward Malet,......._big were here, Goddard has sent about 19-feet long and two feel O'Connor who
found Michael secretary (afterwurda. Ambassador rockets many thousands of feet in diameter, and are propelled by into the air, at speeds of 700 Kasoline and liquid oxygen, God-clasped in the arms of his girl-wife in Berlin), were arrested as spies dard having turned to liquid fuel and heard her say: "It's all right, in 1870 when the French Govern darling, I am coming with you." after many experiments with pow He has solved, too, the problem der rockets. of automatic stabiliantion of the
Many difficulties confronted rockets while in Bight through-use Goddard when he started his roc- of a gyroscope.
ket experiments. Some of them Now the former head of the he has solved. Many of them re Physice department at Clark Uni-main to be solved. Nobody, but versity, Massachusetts, is working Goddard and his scientifle in-1 to improve his rockets, making timates know just how far the use of the knowledge gained in work has progressed. preliminary experiments, to the
Iment moved to Bordeaux. They were marched through the streets Bertha's brother, Morris amid hooting cries, to be lodged in Robbins, said she told him just jall before she died: "If I have saved him an hour's pain the rest of my life is well lost,” Word Murder Is Horrible
More poignant evidence, and all One problem is that of unleash-yes were on the jury as they filed point that they will carry scienti-ing from gasoline the tremendous back into their suits after the sum- fic apparatus beyond the earth's power, necessary for carrying aming up. The foreman, obviously atmosphero, and return un-rocket
to vast heights without moved, told of their verdict that damaged,
creating heat so great that Mrs. Stern murdered her husband Lindbergh and Guggenheim, would destroy the instruments sent and then committed suicide while while here, did not witness an
aloft with it.
of unsound mind. He added: actual rocket flight. The famous fller, however, studied reports of provious experiments, and worked in his shirt sleeves with Goddard and his men in their laboratory
and around the 60-feet tower of shining stoel, 17 miles northwest
Another problem-a few years ago considered insurmountable by the rocket to earth again without conservative scientists-is to bring shattering the instruments. Some method of breaking the fall is necessary,
to
"Lord Lyons, Instead of making trouble about the indignities offered to him and reporting the matter home, not only accepted in the friendilest way the apologies of the master of the prison, as they left,
he made Malet
Bromise that |
be would never say a word about.
to anybody. He then im
that
mat,
1-
on his mind this lesson:
It is the business of a diplo wherever he is, to avold un- pleasant incidents. If a diplomat unfortunately becomes the centre of an incident of this kind, ft in pro- bably largely his fault and he had better keep quiet about it.”
In April, 1888, Queen Victoria
"We have to record that ver- dict in accordance with the laws of our land, but we feel terribly distressed in having
come to those decisions. spent some weeks in Florence: The word 'murder' is horrible, Goddard has not published his
and none of the jury would'' results. But he has convinced! use such a word, especially in Guggenheim and Lindbergh! such circumstances." that the solution of these pro- The coroner added his epitaph-- blems is in sight.-United Press. "A wonderful sacrifice."
4,000 PAY £7. 10s.
EACH TO
VANISHED
HUNT FOR
HEIRESS
BOMBAY, Nov. 28.
FOUR THOUSAND people have applied to a Bombay millionaire for permission to search for his kidnapped daughter.
The girl disappeared a year of Roswell, from which the roc-ago-in the wilds of Burma, it kets are designed to be fired.
is stated, though it is believed
Goddard is chiefly interested in she was carried off in Bombay. the scientific data which may be Her identity has not been reveal- obtained if the rocket lights to ed, nor that of her father.
: great heights are successful.
Importance To Science
In the words of Guggenkoim:
Private detectives have hunk
The millionaire demanded from every applicant a deposit of £7 10s, as a guarantee of good faith. This brought! £22,500.
He has now made a "short liat"
"She came with her Indian mun.
shl, and John Brown in his high- Jand kill. These attendants great. ly interested the Florentines, and the papers of Florence suggested that her Majesty must have made n mistake in the dates and thought she was coming for the carnival.'
A Disciple of Rhodes
On a visit to South Africa Ho ward made the acquaintance of Cecil Rhodes.
As we walked up to the Parlia- ment House I saw a large figure of a man, with a rather rolling gait,'| in not over-clean
somewhat battered flannels, with straw at on his head, itis hands thrust deeply into his trouser pockets and his facket pulled up to the waist, show. Ing na enormous breadth of beam I gazed on the curious back, deeply impressed with an astonish- ment that was only to grow as i got to knew him better."
Rhodes made a great impression on the young diplomat, who now affirms that. "uearly everything he foresaw has come true." He spoke an "an inspired prophot."
Filled with Rhodes's ideas on the political and economic development
of six to conduct the search. A of the Empire, Esme Howard went for her, without result, and when woman selal worker has been home in the confident belief that he lvertisements, appeared in tho placed in charge of it, and pledg. would be able to inspire others with "It is of the most importance nativo nowapapers. offering £7 10s.ed to sucrecy.
the same enthusiasm. Ho re- science to obtain data in a month expenses to anyone who, It lc. stated that the girl's signed from the Foreign Office to regions exceeding 30 miles in would search for her, and £1,500 family are aware of the identity stand for Parliament. The attempt heights, whore plectrical pheno-reward for her recovery, letters of the kidnappers. She has a per- failed, and he once more entered mena, including lonization and the poured in.
sonal fortune of £46,000...
the Diplomatic Service.
to
In the Abyssinian Army there are numerous Mohamedan soldiers and commanders. In the picture, abaya such a Mohamedan officer is ROAD during an inspection of the troops in Addis Ababa before leaving for the front.
Steel Highway of Empire
GOLDEN JUBILEE OF A GREAT ADVENTURE "To this green earth I'll say farewell “And run a railway line through hell." Fifty years ago a simple workman, helping to build. the Canadian Pacific Rail- way through the almost im- passable Selkirk Mountains, wrote those lines on a skull found by the roadside.
And the grim words typify the spirit In which a band of men, in the face of tremendous odda, built the great steel highway to the weat across Canada, n railway which was then two-thirds longer than any other system in existence. On November 7, 1885, the last spike which connected Vancouver with Montreal was driven in. It was a simple ceremony, to which not even the Governor-General was invited, although he had ordered a silver spike to be prepared and mounted as a souvenir.
But Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, Chairman, Second Pre- sident, and one of those almost legendary figures to whose efforts the successful completion of the line was duo, was of the opinion that spikes of silver and gold were not so good as plain iron." He also insisted that all present at the ceremony must be connected with the railway, a sentiment with which the workpton wore in hearty agreement.
Great Risks Faced
So, as Dir. John Murray Gibbon writes in his book ("Steel of Empire a history of the Canadian na tele- Pacific"), "There were graph wires to carry the sound of the hammer across the continent, and no
arrangements to fira salvoeg of artillery in Montreal or Vancouver,
"Nor, as had been arranged at the driving of the golden spike on the Northern Pacific two years
..
efore, were any Indian Chiefs. brought in formally to cede their hunting grounds to the great chief of the Canadian Pacific to the ac- companying blare of a brass band. Yet the ceremony
was a fit- ting climax tn the greatest ad- venture in railway history."
Donald A. Smith, as he Was then, who was later to become Lord Strathcona, drove in the aliple iron spike in the presence of a small group who ranged in rank from Van Horno himself to Miller, a porter, and E. Mallan- daine, described simply as “a boy." The first through passenger train from coast to coast left Montreal Station on June 28, 1886, and passed over the entire · system, without mishap,
And so was successfully brought to a conclusion a work to which a devoted band of men with vision, Lord Strathcona, Sir William Von Horne, Lord Mount Stephen, and many others, had set their hearts," They had taken charge after a government attempt to build the road had failed ignominiously, they had faced bankruptcy more than once.
Prospecting In Rockies
With men of such temper at the head and subordinates of a similar spirit-a party of surveyors in 1875, attempting to And
a pres through the Rocky Mountains, "travolled 900 miles on snow shoes with the thermometer averaging 30 degrees, below zere for 20 daya" -the great railway conquered.
During the Intervening 50 years It has not looked back, "and now, with Its stonmships, harbours, hotels and 22,000 miles of track, it is probably the greatest organisa- tion for "selling transportation” In the world.
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