1935-12-03 — Page 15

YOUTHFUL KING OF 77

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1935.

THEY TRAVELLED 90,000 MILES IN SEARCH OF THRILLS AND FUN

Fragrance

ARRESTED AS SPIES

B.

C. LUMBER FOR THE KING

HE DIED

FEARING JAPANESE VENGEANCE

SECRET SOCIETY MENACES WIFE

Day and night for the past two years, Professor Timothy O'Conroy had been haunted by fear that a Japanese secret society would wreak vengeance on his wife and himself. died Inst Profosnor O'Conroy

month at Ifampstead.

His wife was not with him. She

"I am Japanese

la still in Japan, her fate unknown.

Two years ago he said: afraid they will kill her. secret societies are cruel."

"Very Lovely" He had then just returned from Tokyo, This was his story:

"I went to Japan as Professor of English at Keio University, Tokyo,

"While there I met my wife. She belonged to

aristocratic Japanese family, and was very lovely.

"I fell in love with her, and she promised to help me with a book I was writing.

"She knew she was risking her life in helping me unearth inform tion for my book, which was to be called The Menace of Japan."

"Immediately The Dragons,' a notorious secret society, heard my work, the persecution started. **I was warned. My wife was

IN JAPAN

CHASED BY BANDITS IN

NORTH CHINA

OLDEST SURROUNDED BY

KING in the

world-in petra only seventy- seven - year - old King Gustar of Sweden was in festive mood at a Stockholm function. Secret of King Gustav's youth. ful spirit in lagen tennis.

SHORTHAND ON GRAVESTONE

A shorthand inscription is carved into the headstone for a grave exhibited at the Arts and Crafts Exhibition at Dorland House, London.

The stone was designed by Eric Gill the sculptor.

CRICKET BAT HEIRLOOM

In his will, Mr.. Albert Vivian

Moore, of The Hurst. Hagley, Worcestershire. left to his son, Christopher Edward Moore, the "All-England cricket bat formerly belonging to my father, William Henry Moore."

The story of the old bat, worn and, to modern eyes, shapeless, was told by its recipient.

In "Top-Hat Days"

"I wouldn't part with it for any thing," he said. "In the top-hat

WOLVES

Two young

just

men, who, have arrived in Southampton, went roaming the world in search of adventure-and found it.

Travelling 90,000 miles in the past seven years they have been chased by armed bandits. arrested as spies,

almost dying of thirst, surrounded by wolves,

and often been lost in the wilds.

Two Victims

The adventurers, Zoltan Sul- kowsky, n student, and Gyula Bartha, a mechanie, set out from Budapest in 1928 with a motor- cycle and side-car.

With them was Misa Tin, at young art student, and Hodsi, an Alsatian dog. But only the two men survived the ordeal, Mins Tiln falling a victim to malaria, and Hodai dying in India,

Tanned and alert, the two men told something about their wander- ings.

Sul-

"Our main object." Mr. kowsky said, "was study. At the same time we looked forward to the fun of it,

Bandits' Bullets

Splendid samples of British Columbia's finest timber in the form of masts and booms for his Majesty's new yacht (which will replace the fated old Britannia) were loaded from the Canadian National Railways' dorks in Victoria on S.S. New Westminster City, bound for England.

GIANT

'PLANES

FOR

ATLANTIC AIRWAY

Mails and Passengers to Cross in a Day

"Vigiling 63 countries we have FIRST TESTS 22 YEARS AFTER

habited by wild people.

FAMOUS

£10,000 PRIZE

experienced every kind of weather imaginable; we have driven our willing machine over areas which possessed no fonds, and have sampled districts infeated by Within a few months Great Britain and the United disease and wild animal, and in-States will be linked by a commercial air service.

This dramatic announcement made recently, was to face starvation, and to brought the seemingly fantastic dreams of deserts we have come across Visionaries only a few years ago into matters of

fact.

"We have known what it

run short of water. In the

skeletons of less fortunato mcn.

"In the Syrian Desert we were! Details of the careful plans laid for this new era of chased by Arab bandits, and had aviation were given by Sir Eric Geddes, chairman of lets.”

Imperial Airways.

narrow escape from their bul-

Potral Bonfire

days of 1863 my grandfather was

They mean that soon mails between London and New one of a Walsall 22 picked to play against an All England eleven. He party returned to Hungary with train and boat.

After Miss Tila was taken ill the York will be carried in one day as against five days by scored a century and nearly made her and started out again. enough runs to win the match, but, On the second journey. in in fact, was 11 rups short,

Central India they found them- "His alde presented him with the | selves surrounded at night by a bat, on which they engraved an in-pack of wolves, and in order to My house was burgledseription in silver."

keep the animals at bay they had six times, and eventually i had to

to light a bonfire with petrol from Ace the country.

their motor-cycle tank.

warned.

"I am now trying to raise enough 'money to bring my wife here."

Hix Sacrifice

He sacrificed his health in this endeavour.

Last June he went to Hampstead General Hospital us a patient. There he died yesterday, aged fifty- i

two.

"Only once he spoke of his wife," was told at the hospital. "From his remarks it was believed that

he feared she might be in prison

The will hopes that My, Moore will hand the bat down as an heir loom.

STALIN'S COLLAR TURNS SOVIET GAY

Moscow, Nov. 24. SOVIET Russia's one hundred and fifty mil- lions will now lay down their tools for three days."

in Japan."

Professor O'Conroy was born in Cork. After serving in the Navy; These words, brondensat from he worked in a Bloomsbury hotel, every station in Russia at four Then he taught English at a Copen-o'clock this afternoon, Inaugurated hagen school.

the eighteenth anniversary cele brations of the Bolshevist revolu- tion,

After that, he held a post at the Russian Court, where he met Rag- putin and Tolstoy.

When the revolution came, he escaped to Japan.

WHEN A HORSE

EATS THE TAIL!

AIRMEN MUST. WAIT

These two flying, storles are told by Austral Naica:-Dangling by the arms from a monoplane over Nowcastle, New South Wales, Mr. R. W. Hall a passenger tried to kick into place a strut which might have counteracted damage to a land- ing wheel. The damage had oc- curred owing to n bump as the machine took off some mîinutes pre- viously.

by

Moscow 10-ight looks like A burning city, illuminated 5,000,000 red bulbs and thousands of searchlights.

On the wall of the Kremlin is a picture of Stalin, fifty feet by sixty-five feet in size, flash. ed out in electric lamps. Over 'the 'city, thrown by the world's largest magic lantern on the low-lying snow clouds, is a picture of Lenin, first dictator of Bolshevist Russia,

In the Australian bush they were stranded for several days until rescued by n camel caravan; in China bandits let. them go after taking their guns and ammunition; in Japan they were arrested as spics. Now the adventurers arc turning

machine on its back, climbs to several thousand fect where the mail acroplane flies off. Such a machine could dy non- stop across the Atlantic.

It is a dramatic coincidence |· that the first experimental flights are scheduled to take place almost exactly 22 years after The Daily Mail April 1913, with a prophetic

As Sir Eric revealed, the com- gesture, surprised the world pany has also under construction by offering £10,000 for the first a flying-bont of normal character- "waterplane flight" across thèisties, but of sufficient range to fly Atlantic.

the Atlantic.

3 Miles A Minute

It is understood that it will have

·Doubtful crilles scoffed; sixi years later the prize was won by Sir Arthur Whitten Brown and rethe late Capt. Sir John Alcock. four enginen, a range of more than to Hungary. Their Now commercial machines to carry 3,000 miles, accommodation for a trophies include the badges of 220 is seen are under constric limited number of passengers in motoring organisations through Atlantic occun are construc-addition to large mall-carrying out the world, 2,000 photographs, ation beautiful sword from the Sultan of Two types are being built. One capacity, and a cruising speed of Johore and two carved stone is known as the Mayo-Composite from aircraft--a combination of two Agures, 2.000 years old.

machines-and the other a giant, Korea.

multi-engined flying boat.

GRAND SLAM!

have at

players Four bridge achieved the "impossible" Balaclava, Victoria, says Renter. During one deal, each player got a complete suit. The odda against this happening are enti ated to be so mormous na to be beyond calculation.

The pla John Guthrie ere Mr. and Mrs. Campbell and Mr. and fre. WV. A. Skinner.

Mr. Campbell held 19 clubs. His wife held the 13 hearts. Mfr. Skinner held 13 diamonds, while Afra. Skimer held the spades.

Carrics Mail 'Plane

The first, Sir Eric explained. "has been specially designed to

about three miles a minute.

It is probable that this ying- boat will be used on the southerly Atlantie

route by way of the Azores, and that its terminus on the eastern side of the occan would be Bermuda.

Here it will link with the Ber- muda-New York flying-boat systern

meet conditions of an Atlantic alr which is to be operated by Im- the perial Airwaya in conjunction with mail service-to overcome great obstacles in the way of long-Pan-American Airways, range flight."

The idea consists of a large acaplane of great power with a smaller, fast machine with large fuel-carrying capacity fitted into the upper portion of the fuselage.

The parent craft takes the air with the overloaded mail

Mos LUSITANIA "FUNERAL"

Good conduct prisoners have been promised a day's freedom on parole to-morrow. Food cards are to be abolished, not only in Mos- cow, but throughout Russia; ment will be available twice a day in workers' restaurants. Prices will be reduced.

Bandon (Co. Cork), Nov. 24. The attempt falled, but the pilot

"Last Post" sounds over the ocean-ship's officers and crew in a spectacular effort landed the

Stalin himself is setting an stand solemnly to attention for two minutes Wreaths are cast on machine en ono wheel and 'faxled

example to Russians on how to the waters-The burial service is read by Church of England and thus for 200 yards. Then it tip-

go gay. He received workers Roman Catholic priests and a Jewish rabbi. ped forward and settled back with-

delegations to-day wearing a

Thus were funeral rites ob- mourners were the officers and out casualty and little damage.

Pilot Small intended to leave dark suit, collar and tie. This served to-day for more than the crew of the Glasgow salvage Young, New South Wales, at an is only the second time that 500 victims of the Lusitanin dis-ship Orphir who located the early hour for Sydney. He was he has worn "bourgeois" dress

in public.

On board the Ophir for the cere warming his engine when be found that a horse had eaten one of the The frat occasion was · Mr. The tribute was paid at the mony were the Lord Mayor of Cork, olovators of the tail plane. The Eden's visit in March.

spot where the liner went down a representative of the American animal, near which were the re-

Kalinin, President of the Soviet sight miles west of the Old Head consul at Queenstown, many civic mains, had evidently been attracted Union, created a further precedent

mon O'Neill, who helped in the by the sweet favour of the amyl by wearing a bowler hut. All the lof Kinsale, after being torpedoed representatives, including Mr. Eam acolate in the fabric preservative. delegates wore collars and ties.by a German submarine. The rescue work as the liner Bazik.

aster of twenty years ago.

wreck last week.

A YARDLEY

CREATION

-2 APB6

KAW

Hypomery

YARDLEY "FRAGRANCE"

the last word in lovely complexion powders.

Miraculously smooth and fine, it clings naturally and evenly. Delightfully perfumed with a fresh bouquet in keeping with the cooler days

Hermetically packed in a floral silvered casket, 6 fints: Fragrance Powder is obtainable in

There are also:-Fragrance Perfume.. Talc, 'Bath Dusting Powder and Bath Salt Crystals».

OF ALL GOOD STORES & CHEMISTS

LOOK YOUR BEST

FOR

CHRISTMAS

After careful comparison, we have ogain chosen the

"PERM-OLIVE WAVE"

for 1936. It lends magic to the hair: prevents "fuzzy, woolly" dis- coloured ends

and besides. It is the easiest setting wave known.

Under the company's expan- sion scheme no fewer than 29 flying-boats and 12 giant land- 'planes are being built, with a standard of accommodation for passengers superior to any. thing yet seen in aircraft. Suitable sleeping accommoda- tion will be provided. Referring to speed, Sir Erle IN anid that there was a great diffor

WerB ence between spoeds that technically possible and those that were commercially practicable.

India In 3 Days

There was far greater pres sure to reduce fares and rules than to increase speed. However, the speed of the new aircraft would bo very much higher than those they were at present operating.

Subject to the ground organisa. tion bon provided to suitablo. standards, the speed of these new aircraft would enable them to operate a service batwaen England and Australia in seven days; bo- in four days; and between England tweon England and South Africa and India in three days...

HELEN'S BEAUTY SALON

3rd FLOOR, ASIA LIFE BLDG.

BRITISH

BRITISH.

THERE'S NO

TEL 34055.

MALT

HOPS

FAULT

ALLSOPP'S

SOLE AGENTS:

Caldbeck Macgregor & Co., Ltd.

Page 15Page 16