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WESTMINSTER ABBEY AS PARISH CHURCH!

THE HONGKONG/ TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1936,

THE question whether Westminster Abbey is a parish church was raised at Bow-street Court in London last month during the bearing of summonses arising out of a scene in the Abbey.

Henry John Cole, described as a guide, of Albert-road N., was summoned by the Abbey authorities for alleged violent behaviour, and be in turn summoned George Drake, head verger at the Abbey, and Charles Barnes and Evelyn Foote, two other vergers, for alleged assault.

Cole handed to the magistrate a copy of a letter which he and ho had written to Sir Edward Knapp. Fisher, custodian of the Abbey, and in which he stated, "Unless I receive an apology, I shall tako certain action."

"I intended to write to the Home Office," Cole added.

Past Withdrawn

the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London."

The Magistrate. We have got to prove that the Abbey is n'parish church.

..

MF. Tanner. Yes, we can prove that.

Cole said he was proving that the Abbey was a public building. and they had no right to exclude him. There were great public men burled there, "Including the Unknown Warrior, who might be my brother or anybody clne's brother."

Cole maintained that all violence had been committed by the police and the Abbey authorities.

Mr. L. E. Barker, who appeared for the Abbey authorities, pointed out that Cole originally had a pass to act as a guide in the abused this by Abbey. Cole bringing people into the Abbey on Sundays, which was not allowed,

"Only the other day," he added. and the Dean gave instructions

"the biggest constable in the for the pass to be withdrawn.

After this; Cole persisted In Metropolitan Force, P.-e. Hunter, in. He got held of going into the Abboy, and he in- was called terfered with other guides. On me, pulled me off a chair and December 30 he went in just throw me out. before the afternoon service.

He was asked to leave first of all by the bend verger, and then by Sir Edward Knapp-Fisher. In order to avoid a sceno just as the! . Bervice was starting, no stepe

could be taken to put him out.

When the service was over, Cole was again asked to leave by two vergers, but he refused to go, and pushed his way into one of them. Mr. Barker said that Colo was shouting and struggling, and he- having in a violent way, and the, police had to be called. He made

TO INSPECT JAPANESE UNITS

Admiral Noboru Hirata, naval aide-de-camp to the Emporar of Japan arrived in Shanghat last week. He was dispatched by Emperor Hirohito to Shanghai to convoy the Imperial consola- tion to the members of the Japanese Third Fleet in Chinese (second from right) waters. Picture shows Admiral Ilirata leaving the steamer accompanied by the staff of the Third Fleet.

How League Sanctions Affect Britain

The effect of Sanctions on British imports from, and exports to, Italy is shown in the trads returns for December recently issued.

Comparing with December, 1934, there were striking decreases in Italian exports to this country, including the following:

a remark outside about the Abbey ETHIOPIAN JUDITH Wheat Products

officials being drunk.

Mr. Barker added that in spite of an undertaking not to go into the Abboy, given in the court n fortnight ago, he had been in the

day Abbey almost every then.

since

"A Parish Church”- Lawrence Edward Tanner. Keeper of the Munimenis. West- minster Abbey, gave evidence that the Abbey was constituted under Letters Patent granted by Queen Elizabeth in 1560. He

of the privileges con- cause ferred by the Letters Patent, the Dean claimed exemptions from the jurisdiction both of

PRIME MINISTER IN FULL DRESS

During the Proclamation of King Edward VIII the Prime Minister Mr. dress. Starley Baldwin were this The photographer snapped him on his way from Downing Street to St. James Palace.

Decay Perils

WITH A PUNCH

women

Desnic, Feb. 28. Judith is being told at Dessie. The story of an Ethiopian Ethiopian Three ruptured in the North were taken to an Italian camp. In the night one of the women Reized the guard's sword and killed him.

Taking his gun and ammuni- tion she eranted through the Italian lincs to safety.

be

The two other women, sei the story runs, were executed nert day.

BREATHED AFTER HEART

STOPPED

Mr. Francis Joseph Durkin, aged thirty-three, of Wors ley-road, Winton, Lancs, lay on the operating table at Salford Royal Hospital. He was chatting to Dr. William Broadhurst, who was to give him an anesthetic while he had his tonsils out.

The doctor adminis

chloroform and tered

seconds other. "Thirty

after Mr. Durkin had stopped speaking his.. heart stopped.

But he continued to breathe.

Artificial respiration was applied and the heart was masanged direct. In vain. Mr. Durkin died.

At the inquest at Salford last month this story was told. Verdict: "Death by misadventure."

Dec, 1934 Dec. 1935)

S

£

(Meal and flour)

7,616

Total grain and flour 12,487

767 2,030

Cheese

27,075

04)

Lemons

76,309

42,008

Wine (In casks)

22,860

10,370

Sulphur

31,936

483

Silk (raw)

Slik (waste)

2,780

4,591

126

Hemp

43.823

1,082

(undressed)

33,387

10,535

Miscellaneous raw

Miscellaneous goods 33,924

materinla ....... 14,724

1,852

Marble

32.007

8,174 20,858

Pottery, glass, &c. 41,261 Hides and skins

24,730

Woollen und worsted 15,008

2,5-17

Silk Forn

16.030

627

Other textiles

38.387

2,298

Apparel

45,283

2.680

Chemicals and

drugs, &c.

17,689

12,377

The Increases

Dec. 1934 Dec. 1035)

4,057

£ 36,080

There were certain increases, as follow:

Almonds

Bottled and tinned

fruit Tomatoes...

6,726 39,890 There were also some big

12,207 54,331

Sailor Recalls

Fete By 'Bounty'

Mutineer's Kin New Bedford, Mass. Feb. 29.

In this city lives a man who more than a half century ago was guest of the daughter of the leader of the Hounty mu- (incers on Pitcairn's island.

Samuel W. Brush, then o whaleman, was entertained by Maria Christian, a daughter of Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian bride. Marin, who was 104 then, was the second to be born on Pitcairn, immor. talised in both motion picture and novel entitled "Muliny on the Bounty."

of

Several other members the crew of the sperm whal ing vessel Canton were so en- franced with life on the South Sea Island paradise that they left the ship, married Tahi- tian girls and settled on the island. United Press,

Negroes To

"Reform" The World

RADIO BROADCAST

Programme Of Russian Songs

JAZZ PIANO RECITAL

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 kilovycles):

2.10 p.m. (Approx) Close Down... 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programms. European 7-11 p.m.

Programme. 7-7.30 p.m. phony Orchestra.

Overture

The B.B.C. Sym-

"Coriolan," :Op: C2 (Beethovan); Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (Beethoven); Hungarian Dances

Porture "Light CayERY".

p.m.

Concert Items.

Solo-Zigeunerweisen (Sara." nato, Op. 20)....Mischa Elman; Songs The Two Grenadiers (Schu mann); Midnight Review (Glinka).. Theodore Challapine (Bass); Songs -Les Sirenes-Valse (Waldtoufel); Doloron Vaino (Waldtoufo).... Ninon Vallin (Soprano); Violin Solo Serenade in G Major, Op. 30 No. 2 (Arensky)...Mischa Elman; Song- Take, O take those Ups away. (Poter Warlock)...Parry Jones (Tenor).

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report: Closing Local Stock Quota-

tions.

8.05-8.30 p.m. From the Studio. A Jazz Plano Recital by Bill Cameron.

8.30-9 p.m. Song Memories.

Орел Dixieland Selection: The Road A Hiking Medley (arr. Debray Somers): Vocal Gems The Vagabond King (Frimi); Vocal Gems--The Love Parade; Sunny Side Up.

9.-9.15 p.m. A lelay of the Daven- (Copyright by try News Bulletin Reuter).

Marek Weber

0.16-9.30 p.m. and his Orchestra,

Reminiscences of Grieg (arr. Ur- bach); Menuett No. 1 (Paderwski):

Coeur Brise (Gillet).

9.30-9.45 P.m.

Α

Recital of

the Studio.

of Russian Songs by Marina Mockalenko (Soprano) accom panied by Nura Kanis.

9.45-10 p.m.

Five Songs by

Dick Powell (Tenor),

Down Sunshine Lane; 2. The 1. Down Words are in my heart; 3. I'm 4. Lonely goin' Shoppin' with you;

Gondalier: 5. Outside of you.

10

m. Blg. Ben: p.m.

10-10.30 p.m. Dance Music, 10.30-19.45 p.m. A Relay from. Daventry.

A Talk on "Imperial Affairs" by

H. V. Hodgson.

10.45-11 p.m. Dance Music

11 pm. Close Down.

ARMED ROBBERY

SEQUEL

MAN ON TRIAL AT SESSIONS

An armed robbery in Kowloon City in the early hours of December 1s last had a sequel at the Criminal Trang Sessions this morning when Kan, alias Tsang Ting, 24, unemploy

J. Kayden ed, was charged before Mr. Justice

ANGLO-AMERICAN CO-OPERATION ··

New York, Feb. 24. Assured by their god that decreases President Roosevelt and King in British exports to Italy, as follow: Edward must co-operate or come Dec. 31 to grief, 5,000 estatic white and £ negro followers of Father Divine 3,267 of Harlem have begun the re-ng, with others not in custody, com 14,001 formation of the world.

6,229

Herrings

Coal

Wool

Doc 31

1934 5 21,678 .349,073 61,091

Coke and mana-

factured fuel.... 16,739

18,681 Pottery, glass, &c.

12,945 Iron and steel.... Non-ferrous metals 18,242 bardware 16,943

Cutlery Foods... 44,960

1936

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Their first goal is a law compel ling the telephone company to take 1,380 cenisance of "Peace" us a greeting 098 supplanting "Hello", but they in 827 teniled, as soon as that is achieved, 3,747 to obtain laws to:

Machinery

60,313

6,284 Cotton goods

22,912 Woollen and worsted 22.012

8,440 21.703 741

181

ROT

Chemicals and drugs 12,220 Leather Miscellaneous

6,459 20,073 3,047 force on Sanctions came into November 18. The Order in Council provided that the Beard of Trade could authoriso importation prohibited goods, if satisfied that the price had been wholly paid on lor before October 19.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

IS THERE ANYTHING IN LIFE SO DISENCHANTING AS ATTAINMENT?- Stevenson.

The forthcoming wedding is an

of Llout. Collingwood nounced Ravenhill, R.A.,, and Miss Violet

House Dickens Made Famous Spinks, of Bowen Road,

Yarmouth, Feb. 25.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day totalled 0.07-inch. The total since January 1 is 3.99 inches, against an average of 3.19 inches.

Ng So, coolie, working at the Netherlands Harbour Works, Hung hom, was admitted to the Kowloon Hospital yesterday suffering from in- juries received while working at an

The boat-roofed house which Charles Dickens made famous in "David Copperfield" as Peg gotty's is fast becoming a rain, and local Dickens enthusiasts are trying to arouse interest in preserving it as a museum. The boat forming the roof of the engine. house belonged originally tou smuggler. Caught in the Thames ono night with an illegal cargo, he. was permitted to keep this boat only on condition that he use it on the river again.Later he bailt a house near the Thames and placed the vessel ovór it for a roof and bedroom.. "Window frames were cut in the hull, and the bedroom reached by a step-ind- dor, ··

nover

Pleading guilty to the theft of a wall clock and n plocs of black cloth from 1, Wing Sing Street, first floor; Bo Kong-man, 27, unemployed, was sent to prison for two months hani. labour by Mr. Balfour at the Central Magistracy this morning.. Detective Bergeant Gulld was for the pro mecution.

The Director of Ambulance acknow ledges with grateful appreciation and thanks the following donations

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A dinner dance will be held at Re- pulse Bay Hotel on Wednesday, at 8.80 p.m..

It is announced that the local Mo hammedan community will celebrate the festival of Eduz-zuha on Thurs-

day. The service at the Mosque will

commence at 9 am,

Dr. D. J. Valentine, M.C, M., D.8. (Lond.) D.T.M. & B. (Eng.) will give the third lecture in first aid at St John. Ambalanes Headquarters on Friday, March 0, at 5.30 p.m.

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Make physicians guaranice cures; Abolish tarifs; Effect government operation of financial institutions:

Trohibit vaccination; Compel the government to operate idle factorien;"

Prohibit words drawing a race or class line;

goods

Dofentiant was charged with hav-

mitted an armot robbery at No. 12 Cowshed, Diamond Hill, Kowloon City, on December 15 last, and steal- ing Jewellery and clothing to the total value of $96.60, belonging to Wong Yuk, alias Wong Po, a woman.

Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant Attorney General, instructed by Bir. J. B. Prentis, Assistant Crown Solici tor prosecuted, while Mr. George She, instructed by Mr. Peter II. Sin, ap peared on behalf of the defendant.

Jury comprised Messrs. H. Graye (foreman), E. M. Ozorio, Chang Sam-chong, Edgar de Chaffoy, Chen Kin-chor, G. A. Smith and Xu Fook-chin.

Outlining the case for the Crown, There were many more objectivesMr. Williams said the complainant Wong Po, who with her son, Lau but some were to be won by moral was a woman named Wong Yuk, alias suasion rather than lawa

Example: "All true followers of Yaen-fat, kopt a dairy at No. IZ Father Divine will stop buying on cowshed, Diamond H. With them lived an old man whom complainant the instalment plan."

referred to as her adopted father. He in a cockloft with two young lived Example: "All stolen should be at once returned, by tokis. On December 14, they had all

ofd the retired at 9

man in the individuals and nations.

The renaissance got under way cockloft with the young fokis; Wong at the end of a three day conven-Po and an elderly woman and two chil tion of the International Righteous dren in one cubicle; and complainant's Government convention of Father son and his wife in another.

THE ATTACK Divine's peace mission. Father,

About 2 a.m. the old woman. Divine, wizened little negro who

awakened the complainant's son and has convinced thousands of persons the two fokis, as was the usual cus that he is God; sat lost on the tom, to go out and attend to the smoke-hazed platform amid his decows. She opened the front door for puties but kept the entire, conven- them and they went out. As they did so six robbers, who had apparent- tion in religious fervor..

John Lamb, his white secretary, ly been walling for them, came up read the platform that Father and forced them back into the kit as a chen. The robbers bound the three Divino's followers will use yardstick next November to men young men and made them face the Whilst one of their number sure the good intentions of all wa

guard over the men, the robbers candidates.

went into complainant's cubicle and and

demanded her koya,

While he' read, negro

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts have received the following buying and rolling quotations from their Manila Agenta this morning: Benguet Can-white disciples milled tumultuously solidateds, 11.60-11.90; Antamoks, 1.20-1.25; San Mauricios, 5800;

26-20% United Paracales, 26

At the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, J. H. Gibbon, of No. 47 Peking Road, was summoned for Chatham Road on February 18 with allowing his Alsatian dog abroad in out a muzzle or lead and was fined $17. Defendant pleaded guilty and stated

that the dog had been Inoculated.

Chu Pak-shul, 20 unemployed,

About three years ago the build- Yag was condemned and Inter of Sir Elly Kadoorie and Bons, $500;ploaded guilty before Mr. Balfour at Mr. Tang Shiu-kin, $200; Mr. Tang the Central Magistracy this morning fored for sale Lovers of Dickens Shiu-kin for presentation), 300 to charges of begging at Queen's auggested at the time that it beard H. W. Halnee, #25 Mr. Road Contral and returning from moved to a local park to serve no Whito, 320: Anonymous, 16; per Mr banishment. He was sentenced to muscum but a lack of moneywan Wai-chuen, Ha Trum), 391.80; six months hard labour on the latter Sub-Inspector J-Walah prosecuted. has prevented carrying out plans per Mrs LA Lam Kib-ying (Panling) charge and two weeks for begging

$10.501 he preserve United Press.

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On

The robbers, it was alleged, oven- around the edges of the Jammed-tually forced open a box and took hall, persona near the platform away articles to the total value of shouted "shush" toward the rear, $90.50. None of the stolen property

*14, a Chinese detectiveTM volce after volce shouted "Ha's was are God" and Republican and Demo stationed at Bay View Felice Station cratic observers sitting by invita received information as the result of which he went to Electric Street tion on the platform squirmed:

When Lamb concluded, he held where he arrested the defentiant.

Mr. Willams added that defondant. up the last page of the document, showing the signature of Father had made a statement to the police, Diving, and all the 6,000 wang "He's but at the preliminary hearing at the God! He's God!" to the tune of Magstracy he alleged, that he had struck with a truncheon and

false confes Marching Through Georgia, buon

Lamb sald Father Divine did not forced into making a fo

Mr. G Intend to start a third party but londence was then given wants the other parties to advocate Wilson, A.S.P., Kowloon, regarding confiscation of arme, racial quality, the identification: parade held after, "and the constitution 100 per cent the accused was arrested. He stated!

but The case is proceding. will, Lamb said. Unlled. Press.... The cas

Father Divins, God, will give us that none of the victims could power over all who oppose his identify the man

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