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THE HONGKONG -- TELEGRAPH. · WEDNESDAY,

NOVELIST

LOST FAME,

DIED ALONE CYNTHIA STOCKLEY, at the

popular novels, solved for others

height of her fame as a writer of

many human problems, in print. Fame dwindled. At the age of fifty- eight a problem of her own' defeated her.

She was found dead in a gas-filled room of

her flat in Pembridge crescent, W., this month. A length of rubber tubing led from a-gas bracket to her mouth.

Cooked Her Own. Meals

Her books were not selling well. She had not published a novel for two years.

Miss Stockley (Mrs. Pelham-Browne) had lived in her flat for a month and a-half., She cooked her own meals and did her own washing.

She rarely went out.

On Tuesday night she went up to her flat. carrying three large books. Early yesterday, says a London correspondent Mrs. Thomas, her charwoman, opened the door and found Miss and Stockley dead,

Mrs. Thomas called Major Town shend, proprietor of the Pembridge

FEBRUARY

1936.

THIS FILM STAR IS

"HAPPILY MARRIED'

A more charming group than this of Harold Lloyd his beautiful wife and children would be hard to find,

The Last of the row is Mrs. Lloyd's brother.

Manor Hotel, where Misa Stockley Universal Language.

had lived before she rented the flat.

Major TownshendTM wald:-

1.am a friend of her husband, Caplain Pelkam-Brownie. She was

BREAKING DOWN

always bright and cheerful when THE BARRIERS

she stayed here, though she "did" ocensionally discuss suicide os a topic of conversation,”

Captain Pelham-Browne is at present abroad.

gia of the Rhodesians." TH

krówn novels were "Poppy" and

The Claw."

OF BABEL

Canberra Feb. 10.

Miss Stockley's first novel "Vir A movement in favour of a world language published in 1904. Her two best was launched at Canberra recently by Senator Macartney Abbott. The Senator is a member of She was born in South Africa, one of the Commonwealth's leading wool- married the late Philip George Watts Stockley, in Rhodesia in growing families and is a Wales Legislative As- 1898 and came to London. She sembly:

was on the stage for two years.

In 1916 she married Captain Pel- 1am-Browne. Her eighteen-year- old son Pat Stockley died in 1923.

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NEW AIRSHIP'S MAIDEN TRIP

The maiden voyage of the DEZ130, the new German airahip. will not end at New York, na was anticipated, but at Itio de Janeiro. This step follows the action of the Brazilian Government viving financial aid to the erection of a new shed for Ger- man airships at Rio.

In

After the maiden voyage the airship will return to Friedrich- shafen and then start on her regular service to, New York. This will probably he inhugurated in May.

Chinese Apprentices In Britain

The motion he introduced in the Federal Parliament here runs as follows:

That, to encourage the breaking down of barriers, and in the inter ests of mutual understanding and peace among the nations of the world, and to enable the founding of an international public opinion and literator..

Plan Of Co-operation

- (1) It is imperative that a means of international thought exchange bo established by a common lan- guage to be compulsorily taught in their respective primary and ace |ondary schools:

An Early Beginning

In order to achieve this exchange of thought Senator Abbott would 'have 'children of all the nations taught some simple longunge which would be common to all, in addition to their own native, tongue..

The Legislator suggests that a be- ginning, bo made in the kindergarten and that the teaching be continued through the primary and secondary schools, with the result that in 10 for 16 years there would be growing up in the world a great" body of people who would understand what 2 For this purpose the Govern was said when the wireless was ment be asked to list this question turned on, irrespective of the coun- on the Agendo of the next General | try from which the broadcast came. Assembly of the League of Natione;

3. That the Government, be asked

Great Hofp-In Radio -----

In outlining how the world lan-

to "stract the delegatea represent, ing Australia at the next Assembly guage could be put in practical or- of the League to take action to en-der Senator Abbott said:

any

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1 This two-plece garment (seven · and six) went out with the com ing of plus-fours.

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8 Why get mad about the letter?

It's only an outline.

0 "I wasn't there.”.

11 It's sharper to have a chup, but in an underhand

12 Get the salt

fashion.

14 Generally unattainable, includ.”

ing the Transaction.

16 It's very clear that debts are

here included,

13

sce a dark man.

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7 Cut out, completo with cover.

B Very unhappy owing to the

record being on so late.

10 Continues tọ bò illegal though It may produce an excellent spirit. (Two words, 7, 5).;

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13 Describes a centre of revolution. 17 Insect. 10.5.

20 Famous French artist who

started-es an engineer,

21 Depicts the person who is primly

proper.

23 Time to be tight?

25 If so a Bulgarian town hides, 20 Conscious that internal trouble

Is there..

Yesterday's Bolution.

BCIT PUTT F MAD AM CABRIOLET SEME PAR RAW IN TALENT QUINCUNX

DRIT UNE AT IRRIGATE IMFT LY NETON BADGERS AGGRESS DUHETATU ALIC

TLO-IL|PHTHI S18] DDI NA LI MAKINGUP STROLL

sure the approval of the Assembly "The merits of the different sys- to the above;

tems might be discussed at Geneva, where they would receive an im-

16 Dealing with children, 4 That the terms of this resolu

partial hearing. In necuring a Eat

what pigs love without a tion be communicated to the House standardized pronunciation progress

head. of Representatives with a reques in the last 60 years would again come 21 A fair lady, perhaps, who may ---Several British companies for concurrence therein;

6 That the Prime Minister be to the assistance of mankind. The 22

Subsequently

consumed IN- are encouraging. Chinese ap-requested to communiente the above gramophone has been invented and some languages are nowy being prentices in their businesses. to the governments of the United taught in schools by this medium. 24 Puts art in a wrong position.

This policy has been pursued seeking their co-operation.

Kingdom, the Dominions and India, The body which would decide the 27 Punished at Oxfords

common meana of thought exchange 28 May be taken from a feast in for many years by American

-An Official Language

would, no doubt, commit the chosen Germany. companies. After their train-

words of that language to gramo 20 It certainly would not appear Senator-Abbott is not out to nd-phone records, in order that a stan ing these. apprentices have gone

to be very strong basket.

of the British particular

Empire back to China in responsible voente

language dardized pronunciation record couli 30 State

be multiplied in millions, and

and dix-

(three words)... and have naturauy system, whether it be Esperanto, tributed along all countries. 'positions

"basic English," or Any other ordered the goods with which medium of thought exchange. He By this means the correct pro-i they have become familiar dur-cares not whether it is an existing nunciation of the international ton- ing their apprenticeship.

language or a new artificial system guy could be acquired by all races. to be devised for the purpose. The At least it would be sufficiently essential with which he is general that children would be able S this policy is extended, it concerned is that in each country-the to turn on the wireless and not As

should be good not only for language which may be agreed to encounter the barrier of launder

·China-but for British business. by the nations of the world in con- standing which exists to-day.

Now is the time for British forence- shall be made an efficial unintelligible sounds of to-dny would

langunge.

be the expressed thoughts of every business men to consider paying If international relationships were child, whether it lived in Moscow, more attention to the export encouraged in an atmosphere of mu- Dresden, Berlin, London, Tokyo or, trade.

understanding and trust, said New York." Senator Abbott, "we should have The Senate listened with 'great the chance to establish throughout the interest to Senator-Abbott's speech. new world a state of confidence and har. On the motion of Sir. George Pearce, stabi-mony which muat ultimately lead to Minister for External Affairs, the made understand each other when we can little doubt that the motion will be to the special appeal published to-day, donation of $200...

permanent pence. But how ean wo dobata was adjourned, but there is

The attention of readers is drawn opened the subscription list with a not freely exchange our thoughts?? agreed to.

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SALESMAN SAM

HERE WE ARE, MADAME SKREECHI | AND' BY TH' WAY"? WHAT KINDA DOG IS "THAT

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IKINDA HARD TA

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HE LOOKS LIKE AN AWFUL DUMB MUTT

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4 Trees,

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