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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 31,

£43,000

CLAIMED

1936.

AFTER ALHAMBRE

MAJOR'S SUICIDE

Shot in Taxi 3 Minutes Before

AN

Insurance Lapsed

N hour and a half before; claim Major Rowlandson's credi

Major Charles William St. tors would get something like 168. John Rowlandson ahot himself in in the £, and it was on their be

a taxicab in Pall Mall he called half that the action was brought. on is solicitor, and told him he would not be alive at three o'clock.was identical in terms to the rest. One of the policies for £20,000 "This was stated when the re- It stated that "the company vill

pay the sum insured... upon goodi and sufficient proof to the satis- faction of the company happening of the event of which the sum Insured is to become payable."

markable circumstances of his death were described before Mr. Justice Swift and a streelal jury In the King's Bench Division

recently.

The Royal Insurance Company, Ltd., were sued by Mrs. Agnes Emily de la Poer, Beresford who, na administratrix of her uncle's estute, claimed £13,000 alleged to be due under. insurance policies.

The defence was that, as Major Rowlandson died by his own hand, the policies were void.

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Opening the case Sir William Jowitt, K.C., said he believed that never before in the history of

English low had an insurance company resisted such a claim on on the ground of suicide except some clause contained in a policy.

on the

The "event" was the death of Major Rowlandson.

On June 10, 1934, a premium of}

Major's £494 was due. At the

30 days' request the period of

race for payment was extended until July 31.

The King of the Belginns was

Major. Rowlandson telephoned the company for further extension and was granted until three o'clock recently present at the latest ex the following Friday, August 3. At 1.30 p.m. on the Friday he was rung ap and told he could not have further time.

"In this case," Sir William con- At that time Major Rowlandson, tinued, "there is no clause in any was insured for one and a half of the policies which precludes hours. He left his flat and called the Insurance company from pay-un bis solleitor in lincoln's Inn, | the The matter of the premiums was ing, but the company rely on

discussed and the major and he doctrine of public policy."

would not be alive at o'clock.

"Have you taken something?" asked the solicitor.

"HOPELESSLY INSOLVENT" Major Rowlandson shot himself) a few ininutes before three o'clock; on Friday, August 3, 1934.

"Yes, but I am not going to diej here." was the reply," have played for high stakes and I have

When he died he was hopelessly insolvent. Eleven years previous-) failed." ly he had become interested in

il

Major Rowlandson

went

Professor periments undertaken by Piccard with warm air balloons. The picture above shows King Leopold shaking hands with the renowned stratosphere aviator,

America As Radio Wonderland

Washington July 21.

out America may soon become a neesa for hardening steel, in leaving behind three letters. One radio wonderland, with the which he invested and lost hist was to his solicitor and stated: fortune.

If judgment was obtained by Beresford in the present

Mrs.

Women's Swim Team "Jinx"

THREE MEMBERS ON SICK LIST

Heclaring

Berlin, July 30. that This Americus officials

chances excellent for discovery Between you * me the of so many millions of new position is this: ... has let me radio frequencies that every down to such an extent as to be citizen can have his own radio unthinkable. Much *f the money is borrowed, I am the old system, president David Sarnoff of the Radio Corporation of to start again.

America predicted here.

... must say this: To do what I am going to do-an idea which has lived with me night and day for a long time-takes courage,

I love life and although we have been brought up to believe it is the enward's way. I entirely disagree.

Major Rowlandson left his

Speaking before a conference of the Federal, technicians called by Communications Commission to con- aider use of high frequency wave- length, Sarnoff startted even the ex- perts in his predictions for the next decade.

Caliing television an accomplished fnet technically, he anki work was

women's awimming team at solicitor's office at about 2.40 and proceeding "under pressure and at

drive

Olympic Games is "Jinxed." toulay revealed that two of the best chartered a taxicab to breast-stroke swimmers, Anne Albemarle-street. Govinil and Dorothy Sekiller, were

On the way Major Rowlandson umble to practice and were drabifub asked:Will you kindly give-me starters. One has an abscessed ear

a match? And as they were in and the other an abscessed tooth.

Pall Mall he asked the driver: Dorothy Dickinson's training is WIB you please notice the time?" hampered by a sore shoulder ligament. it was three or four minutes to

three.

Mrs. Eleanor Jurrett, another of the U.S. swimming hopes, has been senti

The driver heard a noise which | home for disobeying training rules,

be thought was a back-fire, and Meanwhile, Spain has announced when he stopped the cab outside that its terein has been withdrawn 23, Albemarle-street he found the From the Games, on necount of the major dead in the cab. revolution. Piited Prena,

GENERAL KEOGH

PASSES AWAY

SERVED IN SOUTH AFRICAN WAR

Landion, July 30. The death is announced of General. Sir Alfred Keogh, G.C.V.O., G.C.B. General Keogh served in the South African War in 1900, being mention- ed in despatches and receiving the C.B. decoration. He was Director- General, A.M.S.: from 1904 to 1910 und again from 1914 to 1918.

He was. Rector of the Imperial

An inquest was held by Mr. Ingleby Oddie and the verdict was That Major Rowlandson felonious ly killed himself.

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grent east to give the art" to the public. RCA will open an experi- mental television station in New York shortly.

Regarding high-speed facsimile- communication, he said:

"It is difficult to imagine limits of the use of such un invention. It dash shoukl make the dot and system of telegraphy as outmoded, as the pony express. Pictures, sketches, handwriting typewriting and every. other form of visual communication will be transmitted as easily as words are now sent over a telegraph wire. FACSIMILE RADIO

"Even in its early stages, facsimile the instant a medium for will be dissemination of information of n Sir William and Mr. Roland hundred different types, from weather maps to statistics, from educational Oliver, K.C. (for the insurance data to comic-strips. Far from dis- company), agreed that the prly alucing the existing media of informa question for the jury was whether tion and particularly the Major Rowlandson was not of papers-facsimile should contribute to be in their progress, providing them with RS not sound mind responsible for his actions at the swifter and more effective facilities." SariiT snic Lechnicians were time of his death.

the pushing forward steadily info higher frequencies field.

FOREIGN AID FOR SPANISH REBEL FORCE?

(Continued front Puge 1.) -

College of Science and Techentory correspondent, Mr. Wendelin, of the from 1910 to 1922, and a former Pre-U. S. Embassy, reported that Spain sident of the Society of British Gas had declined to provide a special train Industries-Reuter,

VITAL PROBLEMS OF DEFENCE

FRANCE INAUGURATES STUDY SYSTEM

to evacuate foreigners, who have been offered the alternatives of remaining in Madrid, facing the consequent dangers of war; or proceeding to the

Mediteranean by regular train.

The necessity of giving first pre- ference for transportation of troops, foodstuffs Was war materials and pointed out.

Mr. Wondolin said diplomats were considering the feasibility of evacua- ting foreigners by special coaches Paris, July 30. attached to regular trains. Ilo denied The Ministry for War has an- the reported confiscation of American nounced that a College for the Higher properties, United Press.

Study of Defence will be established. Here military science, armaments and related economic problems in connection with defence, will be atudled.

Appeal For Aid

Madrid, July 38. Premier Azana conferred all night The officers of the three fighting with the officials of the Ministries Aorvices will study at the College of Interior and Finance,

together with the object of attaining

A greater unity between branches-Router Special.

ther

Flower,

"Beyond the ultra-high frequencies lie the micro-waves, frequencies that pscillate at the rate of a billion cycles second, wave lengths measured in centimeters instead of meters. Fu- ture developments in microwaves

may well prove revolutionary. *

"Instead of numbering the usable channels in a few scant thousandy the radio urt will put millions of frequencies at the comniand of cam- munications services of every kind. There will not only be an unlimited number of mass communications ser vices, but an unlimited number of Individual communication connections, "In that day, each one of our mil. llons of citizens may have his own assigned frequency to use wherever he may be."United Press.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEBATE IN COMMONS TO-DAY

London, July 30.

On the motion for the adjournment of the House to-morrow, there will be a. debate on foreign affairs, which Earlier, the fiery woman Com- will be opened for the Opposition by

Ibarruri, deputy, Senora munist

Mr. Philip Nod Baker, who was re known as "the Passion broadcas! a radio appeal to Liberala contly returned at the by-election at A dinner dance will be held on the in the American republies, France. Derby.

Britain and Belgium, saying: "Spain At the end of the debate, which is Open Roof of Repulse Bay Lido, is fighting Fascism and has hopes that weather permitting, and at Repulse Buy Hotel in event of bad weather, Liberals throughout the world will regarded me an oppurtunity for ex pressions of back bench opinion, Lord on Saturday, at 9 p.m.,

the aid in preventing the triumph of

democracy." United Cranborne will speak for the Governi usual ten, dance will be held on Sun-opposers of

ment.British Wireless. day, ai 5 pm. at Repulse Bay Ilolel. Press.

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TYPHOON HEADS THIS WAY

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The typhoon has now taken a 'more northerly turn, ve- cording to the Manila Observatory report issued at 8.30 a.m. to-day, which shows it to be in Long, 117, Lat. 19, moving N.W. The position is about 250 miles from Hongkong, and tho' direc- tlon is towards the Colony. Another typhoon is situate in about Long. 129, Lat. 16, moving W.N. W.

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