1936-07-28 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH... TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1936.

FORMER H.K. NEWSPAPER-WOMAN IN "JAIL" Mary Knight Tells How It Feels To Go To Prison

"I HAVE BEEN

IN A

IN

JAIL CHINA"

NEWSPAPER people-men and women-get all sorts of

queer assignments from their Editors.

Miss Mary Knight, Staff Reporter for United Press in Hong- kong for almost a year until her recall to the United States last May, was told to go to prison for. a day almost as soon as she reached her destination.

The following is the story she wrote about it.

By MARY KNIGHT

New York, July 13.

La rullery mald. Their lipstick rund powder are inken away when they 1 spent this morning in

enter the prison, as they might con- women's prizon with the seventy-j jala nsrenties or quisou, but they are nine prostitutes whose testimony allowed to buy 5-10 cametles

"Lucky" frog helped

convict 1x

:100 comunissary! Craretien Lucio and the gangster who may be bought here, nul candy.

handkerchiefs and knick-kaneks are | bossed the brothels of Mahal-for wate

lan,

Later today, the authorities will begin to release them, secretly and a few at a time for they will feave the

The voll ore spacious, each with

mad

alwet

own window and private Invatory. There is a rug on the Hour, a table rud a wall bed with a rubber-euvered gol in imminent danger, of underguts are allowed to vigiruider special and pillow. The world vengeance, perhaps asesina-

Ben if they wish. I saw one such) tkan.

They gave evidence against New set neatly decorated in blue cross York's Vire Lard, now facing lang stitchi prison term. And well may they fras retribution, for the vice, trust they helped to sinush was powerful enough to offer an assistant proses estor a supreme court kidge-ship or $250,000 to sell out the case against İnciano. Tenthinony nt the trinhi brought out death threats girl witnessER.

*BREAKFAST AT 730 Breakfast is served at 7:40, an hour Linch is at after the rising hell. 11:45 and dinner comes at 6:30. For the hours of recrention there is an playground OT the roof at four where shufflchoard, tennis and volley nrr offered. Fo musicians #gainst ball

there are planos, for artists there are 1. paints and canvas. Paintings by in-

mates decorate the recreation rooms. Four of the "Luckade girls" were sitting together in a recreation robhu Two of them were amazingly pretty. nimest beautiful. If I had seen them anywhere else I would have thought they were debutantes.

Thomas

Special prosecutor Dewey has no illusions about the probable future of his star witnesseR, nut soetul welfare organisations have hopes of helping them to more re- spectable positions in society. The girls will be urged to return to their houses and special railroad rates have been arranged. Most of them are from the States,

I can trathfully shy that I would rather be inside eling out than outside looking in it were in their shors, not only because of the danger they face, but because of the comfort and security of their Jall quarters as compared to their past and probable future existence.

!

CHINESE JAILS

THEY WANT TO STAY

The nutrun told me that any of them do not want to go back home, but prefer to stay here, keep under enver for a while and eventually take their oldi profession. They Up Wondin't tell me their names, which do not matter anyway, because they are changing them, and the ones they.

Juse are not their real ones,

This is a big moment for most of these girls. Most of them have more than $280 from their $4 a day fers

us witnesses. Several whe were

users of narcotics have been coral. And the ones who drink--and makt of them do can now get all they want instead of the liquor "rations" given then by Mr. Dewey's men to keep their nerves from going to pieces,

There were "420" Inmates" of the Prison to-day, most of them "delin- quents" and far worse off that the Luciano trial witnesses. More than

Heiress Is Richer by $150,000

Ann Cooper-Hewitt, heiress to the 10-million-dollar estate of Peter Cooper-Hewitt, has been awarded $150,000 by the company bonding her mother, Mrs. Maryon Cooper-Hewitt, it was announced in Ban Francisco Meanwhile, trial of two doctora pressed of mayhem in connection with the sterilization of the girl has been postponed

"THAT IS THE ROOM IN WHICH

I WAS MURDERED" Bride's Amazing Statement

DR. CANNON'S NEW BOOK ON

"POWERS OF KARMA"

DR. ALEXANDER CANNON, student of the occult and former Hongkong University lecturer, is a firm believer in the an- cient rites and ceremonies of the East.

have been in French and Chinese jalls, but when it comes to the comforts of home there is no Jail I have been like the New York House of Detention for Women. When I went in this morning asked the matron

to "pe through," to give me the "works," I didn't actually strip off my clothes, Lake the compulsory bath or don the three-piece jail ensemble of unbleached domestic. But I saw has it was done, and there was no bull dozing of the prisoners, not even a hurah word. The mutrons are matare under treatment for sacinl dis-ANY people on visiting A ronly enough; some of them

place for the first time have barder on the mutherly lypt.

half were Negroes, and two-thirds evenson. Those-under-treatment wear brown dresses, those whose health

He is now a Harley Street mental specialist. He was on the L.C.C. mental hospitals staff, but resigned last year. The story of his life was told in the Hongkong "Telegraph" last week. Dr. Cannon tells some uncanny storica, which he claims have all been authenticated.

RADIO BROADCAST

Vocal and Instrumental Recital from Studio RELAYS FROM DÁVENTRY

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

7. p.m. A Relay from Daventry. Big Ben: England v. All-Imlin. A conumentary by Howard Marshall on the second Tent Match. From Old Trafford, Manchester,

7.15 p.m. Iussian Melodles.

- Tosen--Woltz (arr. Schwartz): Broken Life Waltz (arr. Schwartz) ....Russian Novelty Orchestra: Pre- Jude Slav: Prom Sunrise to Sunset; Beautiful Moon; Along the Petrograd Road and Bake no Bread....Russian Vogabonds.

7.25 p.m. From the Studio. A Jazz. Plano Recital by Pomplag Vila.

Programme,

3. Chinatown, my Chinatown;, 2, 1 found Dream; 3. On Treasure Island; 4. Sophisticated Lady; &. Ronn Morle: i. My Sweet: 7.

Dinh 7.45 p.m. ' sec you artal" {"Bitle: Sweet") (Coward) sung by Pergy Wood and George Metaxa.

7.50 p.m.

From the Studio.

"New Books worth Rending" by D.E.A.

8 pan. Time, weather, Stock Quo- tations and Announcernents.

8.05 pm.

Nelson Eddy (Bari- tane). Fritz Kreisler (Violin).

1. Songs-When 1 grow too old to dream; I'm falling in love someone; 2. Violin Solo Jota (de Fun); Serenade Espagnol (Spanish Serenatle) (Glazoumov, arr. Kreisler);" 3. Sengs-All Sweet Mystery of Lite. Auf Wiedersehen.

witht

8.25 p.m. A Relay from Daven.

try:

England v. All-India. A commen tary on the second Test Match by Howard Marshall. From Old Traf ford, Manchester.

8.35 p.m. Excerpts from Operas by Creatore's Band.

Selection Traviala (Verdi): Selection Pagliacci (Leoncavallo); Rusticana Selection Cavalieria (Mascagal),

9 p.m.

Daventry News Bulletin' and Announcements.

9.20 p.m. From the Studio,

A Concert by Doris fair (So- prano). Mme. Eville (Fianoforte). M. Evelie (Violin).

Programme.

1. Songs-Voi Che Supete "Nazze- di Figaro." Deh Vieni non tarde (Mozart)...] Doris Blair: 2. Piano- Schumann. forte Solo-Papillons

....Mme. Erilie; 3. Songe-Air do Louise Charpentier. Air Rossignol Sani-Saens Doris tilair; 4. Violin Solos-Berceuse Faure. Eludo... Scriabine... Mme. Evilie; 5. Songs-My Lovely Celia enen of the room, but declared that Munn. A Pastoral arr. Lane

Wilson. hu-kaya had been lost.

The bride, however, was able to:

· 10 p.m.

A Relay from Daven- had try. she

Commentaries by Captain H. B. T. On entering the room Dr. Cannon suggests that this

she ex- Wakelam and Colonel R. H. Brand, I have seen a lot of misery in a

claimed, "There are two bodies in on the Davis, Cup Challenge Round. Tut of countries besides this one. experience is a demonstration of there. The skeletons of two people from Wimbledon, and by Howard have seen how women are punished | reincarnation.

were found in the room, and by the Marshall on the second Test Match, for getting off the straight na Here is one story which he side of one a rusty dagger,

from

Old Trafford, Manchester. narrow. But I haven't seen any

"It is the room in which I was 10.15 p.n. "Foreign Affairs," by places where I'd rather go for a few tells in his Intest book "The Power

murdered," she exclaimed, and, then Sir Frederick. Whyte, R.c.8.1., LL.D. years' visit if I'd just been convicted of Karma", just published in

fainted..

10.30 p.m. Commentaries (cont'd.) London.

(as above).

The girls are asked what kind of records are clear wear white, and experienced a feeling that the tell him where the keys were hidden! work they prefer and have a wide those who are to be released within new scenes are quite familiar to and they were found as

the next twenty-four hours wear them. range of choice-from fancy sewink brown and white checked model.

HONGKONG CENSORS SHOULD DO THIS

By "Telegraph" Film Correspondent

of a crime.

A young lawyer of Budapest

said.

Dr. Cannon saya: "It is scarcely add that the medical necessary

Speed-Up On had recently married and set off men who attended the bride

Far East Air Lines

MYSTERY invariably sur- rounds the work of the film censors in Hongkong, owing to their refusal to supply newspapers with the names of films that have been prohibited or cut.

No such secrecy exists in class mails without surcharge,

AUSTRALIA'S PLAN

In conjunction with genera!

Singapore.

in hospital) were quite unable to nc- for his honeymoon trip along the count for the phenomenon." Danube. The bride had never i CHILD'S "PAST LIFE" visited the locality. But, arriv Dr. Cannon tells of a child of eight ing at Passu, where they changed steamers, she displayed consider- able uneasiness and declared that every scene was familiar.

LOST KEYS.

As they proceeded further, she speed-up of air services throughout described the curious landscape, the Far East next year, the Austra and even the meadows hidden lian Government is planning to from view by the hills. organise a daily high speed air ser- vice, linking the six capitals of the Commonwealth and carrying all first

The new high-speed services will be timed to link up with arrival of mails Names of films that have been from Europe and Hongkong, and will censored are publishet periodic-co-operate with Imperial Airways feet of giant flying-boats which are

10.45 pm. Dance Music.

11 p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Special

Far Extern

Lor programmes steners will be broadcast from. Zeeven as

DJB

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years living near Delhi. The girl, follows: from the time she could speak, told he was the wife of a certain man strange stories of her past life, how

living at an address which she gave in a town many miles away.

m

She declared that she had died a certain date, and had left sorrowing relatives. whom she; mmed.

Neither the man whose

name

she gave nor the town was known to the child's parents.

An Englishman investigated the

She told of a castle sume dis- tance away, describing the place accurately, and in order to calm his bride the husband made in- story and discovered that in the town and at the address given by the child; quiries. The castle existed ex- netly as the girl had described, lived a widower whose wife had died on the date the child stated, and that and the pair visited.

every incident wincerning the mar-: ally in the Government Gazette. to be placed on the Far East route caretaker round the pince, and told

The bride whs able to guide the ried life of the man and the woman Here is the latest list of pic-shartly.

who had died as stated by the child was correct. Lures banned from the Singapore Expenditure of a further £100,000 him that Ju a certain part was

on the improvement of nerodrainer room which had remained locked, for "Les Yeux Mysterieux" (Egyptian for the scheme is expected to be in years.

The caretaker admitted the exipt-

screens:

"Tough Guy", (M.G.M.);

eluded in the Federal estimates for 1934-37.

"The First World War" (Fox); Cabinet tentatively adopted the "Never Too Late" (Universal): plan last year, and allocated $100,000

Jaws of the Jungle":" "Robin Hood of El Dorado": (M.G.M.);

"Woman Trap") (P’aramonat); "Walking Dead" (Warner) "Mary Buran, Fugitive": (Para- mount);

"Show Them No Mercy," (Fox);

as a first Instaiment for the équip ping of aerodromes with night flying Apparatus and other improvements.

1250,000 SCHEME

The strangest coincidence of all was that the woman had died nine months before the birth of the child.

DAY. BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

WHEN A TRUE GENIUS APPEARS IN A coolie, Leung Kwan, 28, was THE WORLD, YOU MAY KNOW HIM BY admitted to the Government Civil THIS RIGN, THAT THE DUNCES ARE ALL Hospital suffering from injuries re IN CONFEDERACY AGAINST HM-Swift. [reived when he was working 'cargo

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DJB *South Asia Zone broadcast, (19.74 metres) and DIN (31.46 metres).

4.55 pm. Garman Folk Bonn.

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5 p.m. Hitler Youth ProgrammŅO 1 5.15 p.m. Klisabeth Bischoff playa

Violin Sonata in D. 5:30 pm. News and Review in English, 1.45 p.m. Cheerful Chornnes, 6.15 p.m. Famous Mksicians: Cari Bitner,

Harpsichord.

with A Theme Variations to B-fal major by Ifandel; Prelude and Fugue by Firblz.

6.45., News and Economic Review Li

German. Concert of Light Maste.

7 0.27. 8 D... News in English, 8.15 p.m. Greetings to aar

New Zealand,

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9.06 p.m. German Folk Song,

9.10 p.m. Greetings io por Listeners in the Dutch East Indies. #.15 p.m.

News and Rerlew In Cerman. 9.30 p.m. Aboard the Etherbun

Germany.

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ED D.M.

10.15 p.m. Today in GerSANT.

News and Economie Review In English on BN.

10.30 p.m. Among the Lake and Woods

af Brandenburg. 11.15 m. Ellandeth Buchoff will play the

Violin Sonata in D. 11.30 p.m. Germen Maclean,

It is now regarded as inevitable that the Federal Government agree to co-operate in the British

with

flying Government's service

A women, Leung Sze, 36 years, bonts from London to Sydney and the living at 38 Po Kwong Road, was Singapore's authorities also necessity for a speedier internal ser admitted to the Kwong Wah Hospita! Tam Ling, 19, was admitted to the state the reason for banning, vice to link with this scheme is re-auffering from sealds, caused when Government Cell Hospital yesterday "The First World War", which wognised by the Government.

pot of boiling water upset on her. suffering from injuries as a result of UAVENTRY PROGRAMMES The inter-capital scheme was pro- was screened in Hongkong with-

being knocked down by out deletions, was banned becauso poued by the Post Office..and is esiin;

Lam Sze-mee, aged 27 years, who 130. in: Pokfulam Road at about it was too "political". "Tough ated to involve capital expenditure of

0.15 p. £250,000. The annual cost of air ser- attemptsi to commit *uicide by Gay," "Never Too Late" (serial), vice contracts is set down at £150,000 drowning himself at Tai Wan Bay "Woman Trap", "Mary, Burns, and the additional anmuni expenditure yesterday, was rescued by fokia of Ip Kwai, 31, boiler maker, Fugitive" and "Show Them No by the Civil Aviation Branch would the bathing beach. He was admitted arrested when going out of the East Mercy" were banned because they be about £25,000.

to the Kowloon Hospital suffering geto Taikoo Dockyard yesterday, and The Post Office suggests that the from the effects of immersion. when searched was found to bavo depicted gangsters aut excessive

concealed three brass bolts under- gun-play. "Robin Hood of El inter-capital nie mall should rst be | established and carry malla at the

Li Pun-ying. Dorado" was banned because it present 21. rate for about a year. hart Nord, appeared at 158 Lock-nenth his hat which he was wearing bofora Mr.ut the time. He was charged before depicted "excessive gun-play and A fleet of multi-engined neroplanes, Burgess at the Central Magistracy Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central sinughter”. “Jaws of the Jungle" with as cruising speed of 100 miles an this morning, alleging that her hus-Magistracy this morning, with lax- was "most gruesome" because it hour, la envisaged in the plan. bund, Wong Pun-yim, residing at No. ceny, and sentenced to two months' depleted human sacrifices and The Journey from Brisbane to 7. Wing Fung Street, had failed to hard labour. Sergeant Danbrowsky Perth would be flown in two daya, provide reasonable allowance for her. I prosecuted. It was stated the bolts Was bringing Hongkong within four days One week's formal remand was order were specially made for a submarine

undergoing repairs,

"Les Yeux-Mysterieux"

'gruesome,"

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2:0

A Recital of Scale Songs. 2.76.p.m. Davis Cup. Challenge Handi 2.5 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwick Time Sigesal ni 1 pun,

Transar salon 2

(0.80, 0.8.FL.)

7 pm.

Big Ten, England v. All-India. T.15 p.. The New Victoria Cinama Gr-}

.cheatre.

7.15 p.or. A Bonata Heeltul.

125 England v. All-India. 8.33 .. A Polk-Song real.

Greenwich Time Signal at 5 pm.

9. p.m. The News and Annesacementa.

7.20 p.m. The Hirmingham. Theatre Royal |

Orchiatru.

10.15

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CHEVROLET,

Manchester.

"Patelan Afaina,“ 14.30 pm. Commentaries teent'd), 11.55 .. The News, and Annogneemenis.

Greenwich Time Signs) at 12 m. 12.15. The Varie Trie.

Kill Kidney

Trouble Quick

9.34 p.m. Commentaries by Captain I. H. Thoende

Ot

sufferers from Kidney

T. Wakelam and Calonel 'R. F-trouble and fladder weakness have "stopped" Brand on the Davia Cus Chaling Galing Up Mights, Leg Pains, NervosanYME,” Round, from Wimbledon, and, by

Transmision 3

-Vigour

of

Howard Marshall on the second Rheumatism, Dissinese. Lumbago. Burning, Test Match, frem (11d Traford, Itching, Smartion. Acidity and Manchester,

· Doctor's new discutery called Cystex (Slantex). Bendly... sociben, 10x00, mleans, and hami, raw soze, kidneys. In 1 minute Cratex siarte 'burifying' jour 'blood. Commentarire by. Captain H. Brings new health,, youth and viality in de T. Wakelas and Colonel R. 11., hours, dosranteed to end your "trobowym B Brand on the Dayla Eny Challenge days "or monej. back. Get Crites, 120 mil Hound, frass Wimbledon, and by Thomista.

74.8.0., G.S.F.. Q.S.D.); 18 p.m.

Howard "Marshall"en" the #4654

Test Batch, from Old · Traffard,

No. 3.