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LEOPOLD

THE HONGKONG

OWES

HARRIS, THE

HIS LIFE

TO

"SERMON ON HE WAS TAKEN

THE MOUNT" THERE.

GERMANISED

BISHOP MUELLER'S NAZI TRANSLATION

Berlin, April 27.

The Nazis now have their own Germanised "Sermon on the Mount." It has just been published by the former Reichs. Bishop Mueller, Nazi head of the German Evangelical Church,

In his foreword he writes: "For

you, my comrades of the Third Reich,

I have Germanised, not translated. the Serman on the Mount,"

"A DYING MAN"

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, -MAY- 1936.

FIRE-RAISER

PRISON

DOUG, LADY ASHLEY ON HONEYMOÓN

Tostad Every Stitch that's why it's so

dear and lovely

HOLEPROOF

HOSIERY

To the well-groomed man, no detail is too small to cicapo his notice, And that's why ho insists on Kiwi for his shops.

Fit And Well Again, He Is Hoping To Have His

Sentence Reduced

THE fourteen years' penal servitude sentence imposed on Leopold Harris for fire-raising has saved his life. He went inlo' prison almost a dying man-ho is now' fit and well. The great physical and mental innocent man who has been made, a changes which have come over victim, and does not mix with the Farris since his sentence in 1933 other prisoners whom he regards as criminals, while he is not-in his own view

In Eishop Mueller's version all re-were told to me by a who who ferences to, and all terms faken

!came in close contact withhim from. the Old Testament are studious-

avoided. Words such as "meckjat Maidstone gaol, where he is find peaceful" live been replaced serving his sentence. by more "manly" terms, and entre- ly new passages have been inserted The following is a comparison of the English Authorised Versions and that 'of the Bishop:

ENGLISH AUTHOR BEHOP MUELLEUR || 15514 VERSION-

Marthew to 4.

Hleted

BJP 17

that mourn: fur they

slinil be comforted.

G.

13

RIC The merkt far They whall inherit the earth.

6.9-in

VERSION

My informinat is now living withi his wife and daughters in a London suburb, and wishes to remain anony imous, hat the authenticity of his story

aquestionable."

DRASTIC

Harris is now a new

While Leopold Harris is in excel. lent health in prison, his wife. Mrs.

Florence Harris, is ill in bed at her suburban home.

Her health was undermined by the

worry and suspense of the trial, and she is now recovering from a serious but of haffu

haffuerza

Mies Harris her daughter, said to mo: "Mother is not well enough to het are man."

anybody. She just wants to be I ennot tell you any- Mesud be when saith, "After the trial he was broken left in ponce. THELEN ha ruttering manfully: he will find in health and spirit, and when he thing about my father, but I know the strength over tjenteral Maidstone was suffering from that he is in very good health," become discouraged, pernicious anatakin.

Hitene i kom perszen "He was brought under the care of

of all times by n gevol

succeed in the world.

who prescribed The General

LA

montade. Jim will the

prison doctor,

I know that drastic treatment.

ferd to part of the treatment was him for several week with nothing i but raw liver.

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Glomd

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who keep pace with

Compate

the pecker: for

bey find be called their the children of Good. They do God's will.

Matthew 6, verses 22 onwarth, where the Sermon deals, inter alia, with the law "Thon shall not kill," and reconciliation with adversaries, is rendered by Bishop Mueller follows.

"The regularity and strictness of prison life were the chief allies of very thorough Seots doctor. Leopold Harris is now 99 per cent. fit man. Prison, in fact, has done something which specialists tried to do for him for and failed in spite of years, Ali cnormous expense, "He said to me, I owe my life to he win enters to destroy him marshy William Charles Crocker if it were or mestres titres dentroys the nation's unity and to allly of the secret punk not for.hus should be under the

turf

Y must konw that anander is the realt of wavy mit hatred, 1e webes subules In whales le quilo, But he who frems such centiments reviles and Bernevitten bin cnpotplats Barsane lavereneanty guilty, mul

montres Gest nad 11.

A single set of course!oup i than aning burch. The evil

Init

*An eye for an eye and a trolls for a fortis

that only human, I tell ye it is benter

to live with your conspatriote én much a

national emmunity is n high and neered irensure to widely must make macr

Finally colnes readst

AUTHOh,

VERSION:

DISTOON MULLER'

Dow.

That remark shows how philosophically he is taking things

HELPING THE POLICE

Mr. Wulin Charles Crocker is the 16anber that ye agree with one another, 17ily rolleitor who, acting on behalf! of the leading insurance companies, į Verse 44. which was responsible for rounding up the

fire-raiser and his gang.

"Harris looks forward to exercise, time, and says that he is alf the better thee in the face a kis for not being able to drink or smoke, "The betterment of his general the Cortet ealth has made an already brilliant this back wind mure brilliant and he is doing Immediately, 1 nure manly to pre valuable work in helping the police serie a superior raim, to put an end to the activities of other They comrade will

But any vinto you,

"Love your enemies, Slew them that eure yon, de gonna

Patte yanı, and pray for them which pitefully use you and periculo you."

Beater.

1

if thy comrade FL

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it not

probably be ashamed

of himself.

BURIED IN WRONG Grave

London, April 20. As she entered Porchester vill. age churchyard this week, Mfrs Burgess noticed that the grave of her husband, who died 29 years ngo, had been opened.

incendiaries.

"Harris is confidently hoping that the assistance he has given will be burne in mind when he petitions for a reduction of his sentence.

He is basing all his hopes th that petition.

"He is doing his utmost to make amends. Every now and again Mr. Crocker and Superintendent Yandell, of Scotland Yard, visit him to talk about various things.

CAPTAIN MILES

They Retire MAJOR-GENERAL Sir Allis-

Couldn't

ton Champion Toker ded Hast month at his Bedford home.

aged pg.

He was probably the oldest general in the Indian Army, and

with an l active list for the whole time. He could not be re- tired.

MR. AND MRS. HOUGLAS FAIRBANKS AND TIMOTHY BLACK

Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and his recent bride, Lady Sylvia Ashley, are pictured as they departed from the Croydon airport following their return to England from Furis where they were married. Timothy Michnet Black, Lady Ashley's nephew, is seated on her lap. This is the first picture of the couple since their marriage.

New Ray in Sun's Halo

Paris, Apr. 20.

HITHERTO unknown ray has been discovered in the luminous circle which surrounds the sun.

|

į

even

Another scientifle authority sold: be it This ray--or

may series of rays--can be described n a new light on the sun

"The rays are of vital interest to humanity, Dis Try studying, the

pectrum of the sun and noting the

various colour bands that emanate

This is the claim made to-day by M. Esclangon, the scientist. from its surface that we can estimate

in n report which he submitted to its effect on vegetable life, and the Fredel Academy of Scientists on human beings who seek cures by sun- the observations of M. Bernard Lyot, bathing."

During the past two days three M. Iyet, as been analysing the sun's light at the observatory on the distinct Inluca have been observed

Pic du all, during the past year," around the moon by French astrone- 31. E-elangon states "His apparatus mers. The outer one was broad and divides the halo of the sun into the sea-green in colour, bands of the spectrum, each of which; An under- is a different colour.

take a

Sir Alliston encried out a survey of the Chindwin district in Durma in 1886 to 1887.

For that he received from the Com- Lord Roberts, the fander-in-Chief, honour that he could never be retired from the active Hat, but he was on retirement "for practicni purpoers" during the past in years.

When 72 he became graduate at Cambridge-to degree in Orientul languages.

Old Sailor

A

"While examining a red band, M. Lynt came across this new ray."

Carried

Lady's

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Handbag ROYAL

JOHN IVAN CAIN, an old, weather-beaten sailor, who claims to INTEREST

be the last living survivor of the Titanic wreck in 1912, thinks

it quite a proper thing for a man to carry a lady's handbag."

He himself nonchalantly carrying¡ "Yes," replied the little sailor man. one In Pitt street Sydney one day" bought them, but don't know recently. when Detective-Sergeant where, and I have lost the receipts. Milgate hailed him and expressed a "Harris

certain amount of curiosity at the his custody which might be suspecter Charged with having had goods in visits. He has developed a She found that one of her affection for Mr. Crocker and admits Where did you get that bug? he to have been stolen. Cain said

beaten fair and square' asked."" Was

looks forward Lei their

neighbours who died recently at that he the age of 91 had been- traried in by a more clever man

It.

groali

My sister bought it for me," the sailors the sole living survivor Harris is in the same gaol as Cap man replied and made to move on. 1912

of the Titanic which was wrecked in It was revealed that the old tain Miles, the salvage chief who But the sergeant persuaded him to lady's grandson, knowing that she was sentenced to four years penati go to the Central Police Station,! That was the evidence heard when where a senech unearthed a bottle of Cain was fined £3, with the alternative wished to be buried with

"They see cach other at exercise perfume and a lady's dress clip from of six days' imprisonment, busband, hatt searched

the sometimes, but never get near enough Cath's pockets. graveyard and picked 011

the to talk.

"Yours?" said the Sergeant, polite- wrong grave.

"Miles still keeps up the pose of any.

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Prison Plot For Biggest Break Nipped

San Francisco, May 1.

IN AVIATION

London, May 1. British aviation enthusiasts

of King Edward VIII in flying to are counting on the avid interest: make, this year's King's Cup Air Race the greatest in the 15 years of the event's history.

King George, although recognizing the commercial benefits of aviation, was wary of speed contests and al- though he gave royal sponsorship to the King's Cup Race during his reign he had little enthusiasm for the affaire The 1936 Cup Races, bringing out the latest and fastest design of Bri- tish and foreign airplane mamafns- tures, will be held July 10 and 11 at Hatfield airdrome. King Edward is expected to attend the features event, A 350-malle race in which planes will on estimated piformance

handicaps.

The Royal Aero Club, sponsors of the races, said the King's interest in

A former San Quentin convict inviation and the lead which he gave has asserted that a whole plot for to private airplane ownership and the staging the nation's most violent Prince of Wales should encourage use of air transport while he was and wholesale prison break exists manufacturers to take greater in- within the Marin country prison terest this year. walls and awaits only a favour facturers have paid only cursory at In past years most aircraft mana- ablo opportunity for execution.

tention to the races, despite the fact The man, Don Castle, former "shon window" ovent for the Britishs that it is billed as the most important Sacramento newspaperman, said aircraft and nero-engine Industries. written plans for the break are fused in other years to permit Royal The Air Ministry, which has re- secreted somewhere within the Air Force machines to participate, prison. Details of the plat, he may have a number of entries this claimed, call for the blowing up year

are entered by wealthy sports-

of prison administration build- Many of the finest planes in the ings and one cell block, housing mon 1,500 prisoners, with dynamite The R.A.F, engines of high horse stolen from the stone quarry under competitivo, conditions, it is could be given gruelling tests and other high explosives, ⚫

ammonal

are

power

the

pointed out, and speeds up to 300 Ingredients for manufacture of milles un hour could be flown. nitro-glycerine and

Aircraft entered in this year's racer available to many convicts, he sald, will be divided into three classifien- writing in

tions for the elimination tests. The the San Francisco Chronicle. He also said numerous first class will include single-engine prison-mado revolvers and other planes powered by engines not ex- weapons are enched throughout the maximum permissible revolutions per

ceeding 150 hornopower nt Prison, most populous in the world. minute.

charged that prison "gangsters" numbering about 2,000

The secaral division will includo hardened single-engine craft with no restele- criminals, malatain a constant relin tions regarding power. of terror over the remaining 4,000 inmates.

In the third division will be mult!- Castle, during his 17 months im-power.

engined

planes with no restrictions on prisonment in the penitentiary was The elimination tests will be over a editor of the prison monthly magazine, 1,240 mile course covering most of The Bulletin, and onco was filing Great Britain and Northern Ireland. clork for Warden James B. Holohan. Last year the course was 853 miles, Castle went to prison on a check Fifty per cent. of the starters in each charge involving $10.-United Press. clasa will compete in the final race.

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