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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1936.

YOU EVER MET YOUR DOUBLE?

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TO LIVE" THEN DIED BY OWN HAND

DOCTOR gave Leslie

A Frederick Hawkins, a

Chichester ex-officer who refused to undergo an opera- tion, 18 montha to live.

Now that period has ex- pired, and Hazekin is dead -by his own hand.

He asphyxiated himself by inhaling exhaust fumes from his car.

By his side in the back seat of the

саг wia 籍 detective magazine opened at A story called "When Sleep Spelled Death."

This strange story was told to the Southampton coroner, Mr. Parey B. Ingohiby, at an inquest at Romsey, Hampshire, on law-

Trouble Lurks in

Resemblance

MAN WHO FOUND IT SAFER

TO STAY IN GAOL

Have you ever been mistaken for your double? It is a much more common occurrence than you may think.

Anybody is liable to find himself in the unfortunate predicament of Samuel Strachan, a Glasgow man, who has been arrested twice in the last ten days for crimes committed by a man closely resembling him.

Cases of this kind are constantly occurring. In Cincinnati, in 1984, a man who found himself in the same position as Mr. Strachan refused bail and went to gaol, believing, quite rightly as it turned out, that his double would commit another crime of the same type while he was in gaol and so establish an alibi to clear him,

FIVE TIMES ACQUITTED

Then there was the Grimsby man, Mr. E. A. Watson, five times charged and acquitted, of separate offences committed, by his double; while the case of Adolf Beck, who suffered two terms of imprisonment for the crimes of a double, has become a classic example.

It can be just as embarrassing ifį your double happens to be a famous personage, though some people enjoy the vicarious glory that falls to them in this way. Such a one seems to have been the artist, "General Jones," who was the double of the Duke of Wellington.

Mr. Lloyd George appears to have)

The first performance of an artistic film, named "Truxa" will take place at a forthcoming internallonai. Artist Congress in Berlin. One of the wo- man parts In this film is executed by the famous dancing star La Jana,

who is seen above.

GINGER ROGERS TIRED

OF DANCING FILMS

New York, Nov. 10.

more doubles than any man in Eng-MISS Ginger Rogers and Mr. Fred Astaire have been

lish publie Hfe to-day. One is Mr.

F. O. Roberts, the former Pensions

Minister, and another D Welsh barrister, Mr. Morgan-Morgan,

DOUBLES OF KINGS

Mr. Baldwin, and pipe, is another iman of many doubles, and the Royal. Family is not immine. King George Chad, a striking double in Mr. T. E.

Ellis, n Londoner in Australia; and Lone of the many doubles of the pre-

sent King came over from America

la few years ago to try to see him.

Mussolini's double is an Italian barber in New York, Hiller's, they

jmen in Germany.

is one of the most highly and

II job is to stop assassins' buf- lets that might be meant for the Fuchrer.

A complete double, such as hap- pens in the case of identical twins. is a possibility sa remote that It may

Professor out,

Lancelat

kins, whose home was in Murray-Hogben, who has done a lot of work road. Sebey.

Hawkins, a garage manager, aged 36, was found dead in some woods at Pittleworth, near Romsey. A rubber cycle tube was connected with the exhaust of the car.

War Wounds

The widow, Helena Ethel Ilawkins, said her husband served as an oflleer in the Indian Army In Mesopotamia during the war until he was in- valided out neverely wounded.

He had never fully recovered, but apart from this he had no worries.

A doctor stated that death was absolutely painless.

Verdict: Suicide while of Unsound Mind.

on "twins," told a reporter.

fi IN psychological, peculiarity that people are more impressed. by similarities than by differences; | hence their readiness to spot doubles.

CHINA ALSO HAS A SPY SCARE

Shonghai, Nov. 10.

A "py scare" has the Chinese press editorially up in arms follow- ing the announcement that Japan ese tourists visiting China increased 20 times in the past year.

-United Press.

Women's Gift for Juliana

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Rotterdam, Nov. 10. The gift is from the women of collectively and the Every woman in Rotterdam Rotterdam who wishes to do so will be en- proved by her Royal Highness.

colours and design have been ap titled to tio four knols in a The carpet is being made by n Smyrna carpet which is to be local firm under whose direction the made in this city as a wedding thousands of knots will be tied. It is expected that it will take six present for Princess Juliana.

weeks to finish the work.

advised by the Radio Keith-Orpheum Company that they must immediately begin work on another dancing film to be entitled "Stepping Toes."

Miss Rogers recently signed an R.K.O. contract under the impression that she would begin a serious dramatic role almost Immediately. "Mother Carey's Chickens," the film in which she was to have played, has now been postponed, and the studio states that the new dancing film is being produced in response to the great public demand.

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visitors should be permitted on her sets while she is at work, which fol- lows the practice started by Greta Garbo.

Misa Rogers bad changed the colour of her hair to dark brown for her serious role; now, she must change it back to golden reil. According to the ILK.O.

"I have no quarrel whatever with tives, film tests show that Mer | Me

Miss Astaire."

Rogers said, Rogers loses her glamour when her "and never have had, but I don't hair 14 dark. They think that she want to make any more dancitur pic- mul have dark hair for serious rales,tures as they are wearing me out. but fear that the public world not like her as a brunette.

Her new contract includes a spectal clause inserted at her request that no

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It was stated last Saturday that Mr. Astaire is to have a new partner--- Margo, a Mexican-in a picture to be made in Hollywood irexi January.

NEW SPEAR-BLOODING RIOTS BY TRIBESMEN

Nairobi, Nov. 8. RE

ECRUDESCENCE of Masai cattle raiding and spear- blooding by young warriors, egged on by women, is reported on an extensive scale in the region of the Great Rift Valley, Tanganyika.

One-band-of-raiders carried-off-~ 27 head of cattle in the neigh bourhood of Ngarakwa, which is believed to be the site of an ancient civilisation and which has the ruins of a terraced city. In the Maswa district, east of Late Victoria, eight Sukuma tribesmen have been killed and 600 cattle driven off,

This is believed to be a reprisal for fast year's Sukuma - exploit, when four Masal tribesmen were decapitated and their heads currled In triumpl

Hundreds of Sukuma have turned out swearing vengeance on the Ma-

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sal, and-police-patrol-from-the western and northern provinces of Tanganyika have been sent to the

scene.

Tribal riots in the Kenya district caused grave concern to British authorities in year. In June 1935 Major C. E. V. Buxton, District Com- missioner at Narok, faced a riot of 200 native rioters and shot dead two who threatened his wife and family:

Spenr-blooding--the rite by which Masal youths must kill an animal in single combat before being allowed to wear the regalia of warriorhood, has also been the cause of serious disturbances. The death of Mr. T. C. Powys in the Laikipia district in 1931 was attributed to an attack of this nature.

1.1/2 Days From London

To Hongkong

SUPER SPEEDS SOON

A REALITY

London, Nov. 10.. British scientists and aviation experts to-day reported cruising speeds of 300 miles an hour in the stratosphere-a speed that would bring Hongkong to with- in 40 hours of London-should become a reality shortly.

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'They almost unanimously agreed speeds of 1,000 miles on by you than to keep you living ini hour, or even 500 miles, during prolonged flights such as trans- Atlantic journeys were unlikely. Scientists and air ministry officials have been busy during recent days studying data compiled by Squadron Leader F. R. D. Swain during his record altitude flight which reached 49,987 feel.

Professor University, believes advance of en- Eine supercharger development in the next two years will make Allanile crossings in seven hour or He dismisses dreoms less possible. held by a few of flying at speeds exceeding 1,000 miles an hour. Dr. Hill's plane of the future will carry five passengers and a crew of twn, Cabin and pilota'

will compartment be sealed and carry their own nimosphere nt pressure not far be- low ground level pressures. He be lieves the best height for travelling will bo around 40.000 feet. TREMENDOUS WE

WINDS Swain's repe

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hour. miles per Density in

the stratosphere about one-eighth of surface density.

Head resistance is

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British meteorological experts re- port

that vertical currents of wind

in the stratosphere are almost en- tirely absent which means that fight in the higher levels should be extremely steady.

Chief dimeulties

confronting stratosphere lying are provision of reasonable living conditions for crew where and passengers at height the atmosphere is fur too thin to

of support life and maintenance adequate power output.

Recent research shows that human are physiologically adapted

beings

to breathing air, of which one-fifth oxygen, at a pressure of about 15 pounds. The pressure of atmosphere falls with increasing helght, being about one half of its ground level value at 10,000 feet, and about one- ninth at 50,000 feet.

Consequently, nt 18,000 feet the natural atmospheric

pressure does not provide enough oxygen for full human activity.

In an effort to speed development of stratosphere flying the Briush air ministry experimental stations will conduct number of test flights ench week to gather data while engineers, scienbals and weather experts con- tinue to add information.

POLICE MASCOT COMES TO LIGHT

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London, Nov. 8. Police of the Red Hill station were a meek group to-day.

They recently adopted a cat as mascot, and named "him" St. Sobastain. Police insisted be brought good luck to the force.

Whatever they may think, St. Sebastain is the proud mother of 13 kittens.-United Press.

LORD HORDER DEFENDS CORONERS

ORD HORDER, at the dinner of the Coroners' Society of England and Wales in London recently, recalled that it was recommended in the report of the Depart- mental Committee issued last January that the office of coroner should be retained.

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"That is in consonance with my own ideas," he went on, "and, I believed, with the ideas of the whole of my profession.

"I do not think there is any doubt in the mind of the intelligent man that the office is necessary.

There are some cases in general which you cannot define, such as natural death, and I say that deliberately as a doctor.

"A Jack-in-office is not ex- "There are 30 of these 340 coroners cluded from your profession who are both medical and legal. They any more than it is excluded have in ose lifetime tried to be good at two fundamental, vital professions. from mine. He is a nuisance Can it be done?" and gives the rough edge HER PRAYER where otherwise it would be a smooth proceeding,

DOCTOR OR LAWYER?

is recommended that you should have a rules committee and a disciplinary committee. I think that is all to the good, but I am al little surprised that the British 'Medieni Association shouk!

be thought to be a contributory body in the disciplinary commlites. I con- not think what sort of contribution the British Medient Association could make in that respect.

"Then comes the question of who should be a coroner. Should he be a lawyer or a doctor?.

Lord Horder said that when he was opening a medical school recently, he säld, thinking to touch on a light veln, that he woke up in the night some times and wondered whether he had not mistaken his vocation.

"I received a letter two days afterwards," he added, "and I think the handwriting was feminine. 1 was told that my anxiety had been made the matter of prayer and that the writer had received guld- ance. I would give her an ab- pointment, she would come and tell me what she thought I ought to do.

"I am not certain what she would "I notice there, are, out of 310 tell me, but if I had to choose my coroners to-day, 200 lawyers. vocation again I would like to be à That in the answer.

coroner."

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