1936-11-30 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

NOVEMBER 30, 1936.

Home Secretary May Stop 'Black

Cap' Farce

By A Special Correspondent

JUDGES may soon be given the right to avoid passing

the death sentence in cases where circumstances make it unlikely that the sentence will be carried out.

When Parliament. reassembles Sir John Simon, Home Secretary, will be pressed to do away with the death sentence in these cases. There is reason to believe he sympathises with the demand, although there are administrative difficulties in the way.

The most important is that it would be left to the judge to decide in which cases it was "an- likely the sentence would be executed. The "prerogative of mercy" is exerciseil only by the 'King acting on the advice of the

Home Secretary.

A plan to avoid what has been enlled the "solemn farve" of donning:

PEER'S AUNT IN SLANDER SUIT

"VERY SERIOUS

the black cap and reading the words of the death sentence will be suggest- ed

that all murder cases should to adjourned after the guilt of the accused has been established by the verdict of the jury or a pleh of guilly.

During the adjournment the Hone Secretary would deelde whether the death sentenee should be passed.

RAPID REPRIEVES

I understand that this and several ather plans are being examined by Home Office experts. Similar pro- posals have been brought forward in the past, but rejected on the ground of impeneticability.

Sir John Simon has Inirulured thr Tomovation of rapid reprieves, avold- ing the customary delay of weeks between sentence and commutation He intends to continue this policy in

ALLEGATIONS" | suitable cuses,

SETTLEMENT AND

APOLOGY

A slunder action against the Hon Barbara Los Yarde-Buller, nunt of Lord Churston, of Chesterfield House, Mayfair, Wha seiled before Mr. Justice Swift in the King's Bench Division recently.

The plaintiff was Mrs. Johanna Augusta Beardoe-Grundy, of Manor Collage, Buckland.

Aston Clinton, Bucks.

near

For the plaintiff, Mr. C. L. Hender-

son said that it was IL term

settlement that he should make statement.

峋

He did not propose to call after- lion to the specifie allegation in thei

de- statement of claim and in the fence; I would suffice to ray that

Sir John was responsible for the quickest reprieve on record, when, within elightren hours, he awept aside the death sentence passed in March Mrs. Carmen Swann for the mur- der of her eight-year-old daughter.

In other cusca Sir John commuted the death sentence within 24

24 hours, two days, four days and three

ree days. The case that brings up anew thei question of avoiding the formality of gentence is that of Hilda Queery, sentenced at the Old Bailey last week for murdering her four-year-old son | 4T and reprieved within two days.

HELENA MAY CONCERT

FINE PROGRAMME FOR FRIDAY

They Strive for Maritime Peace

With complete tieup of Pacific Coast shipping threatened when agree. ments with maritime uniona and shipping interesta terminate, V. 8. conciliators work in San Francisco to bring peace. E. H. Fitzgerald, left, and E. P. Morsh, Labor Department conciliators, anked employera and unions to co-operate by extending existing agreements pending negotiations for new contracta.

I'LL NEVER BE A

MR.

OBERON'

New York, Nov. 25. MERLE is in fore-but DAVID saya: "I'll never he Mr. Oberon...

--DAVID NIVEN

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music from the H.K. Hotel Roof Garden'

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z. B. W. on u Wuvejength of 355 metres (845 k.e's), 31.49 metres 19.52 megacycles).

5-8 p.m. European Programme..

5 pm. A Relay of Dance Music from the hoof-Garden of the long- kong Hotel.

p.m, The London l'alladium Orchestra.

The Phantom Melatly (Ketelbey); La Siesta (Burcarolle), (Norton, urr Lotter); Through Night to Light Old Vienna Moon Cordew);

(L);

Zadowski, arr. Moontime (Collins); Les Sylphides (Coussans, arr. Lotter); Wedded Whimales (Humorous Fantasy), (arr, Alford).

7.30 p.m. Closing Locul Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange Morket

rket Report.

7.35 p.m. Scottish Music. Songs-There'n (1 wee

blt land

(Grieve), My ain wee hoose (Men. Wilson & D.R. Munro).... Laidlaw Murray (Baritone).

Orchestra-Triumph (Traditional}, The Haymulera_(Traditional) Scotch

Dance Orchestra. Country Songs-The

autd Scots songs (Bethune & Leeson, arr. Moffat), I'm led my he'rt's my ain (arr. Inglis).. ..Margaret F. Stewart (Soprano).

Songs-The bloom is on the rye, (Fitzball & Sir 11. Bishop, Moore), Honnte Mary of Argyle (Traditional).

Heddle Nash

(Tenor).

8 p.m. Local:

8.03 p.m. A

Ars".

Time Signal, Wen-

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ther Report and Announcements.

Relay from the Po Hing Theatre (Chinese). 11 p.m. Close Down. 8.05-11 p.m.

European gramme From Z. E. K. on a Fre quency of 610 Kilocycles.

Pro-

8.05 p.m. Pinno Medley by Gerry Moare.

Slow Fox Trot Medley. With all my heart.

Hollywood chains prevent bim from going to England with the girl of his heart. It is even doubtful whether work will permit him to get away to his home country by Christ" | dies.

8,35 p.m. Three Girninger Melo-

Molly on the shore; The Shepherd's hey: Muck Morris Dances,

8.15 p.m. London-St. Andrew's REPORTS have it that Merle has a

Game clause in her film contract for Day. The Wall bidding inarriage

Elon. Those familiar

Collegers v. Oppidans. A comment- with Hollywood routine say that suchary on the last quarter of an hour of

8 p.m. London-News

"HOPE deferred maketh themas. heart sick" is perhaps the thought in the mind of Merle Oberon as she stays here await- ing the arrival of film star David Niven.

Intending to sail in the Aquitania to-day. Merle changed her mind when she learned from David that he could not bid her good-bye at the pler. Influenza, he wired, had got him down while holiday-making in the south.

a clause is mythical.

carlu

In an enent, whaterer are the puting couple's hope of an marriage, brautiful Merle reveals her romantic affection for David by causing Kurda's studios in England to wait a week for the heroine of "I Claudius."

the game.

nouncements.

nt

and

An-

9.30 p.m. A Variety Programme. Vocal-Until the real things comes

along

Valalda, Fox-Trot Medley-It's love again,

The Keyboarders. Vocal-Did I remember,

Dick Powell. certain that Mr.

Organ Sulo-Noh...Sydney Gustard, Pandro Berman, the producer

Grace Fields Request Record, for inust uf

Grneis Fields, the Astaire-Rogers and Katherine Hep-

Plano Solos-Limehouse Blues, Keith-Orphean (R.K.O.) organisa burk films, will leave the Radio-Humorous-A spot of Fishing

Orange Blossom. Billy Mayer!. tion for an important executive post Instrumental-Broken Doll,

Clapham and Dwyer. with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

almost

very serious allegations had been For the second of the present series made by the defendant against the of Helena May concerts, which takes plaintiff, and it was absolutely place In the Helena May Hall on

IT necessary that Mrs. Beardoe-Grundy Friday next, beginning at 9.30 p.m., u should bring the action in order to delightful programme has been pre-

responible Those Interested are looking vindicate her character.

pared. forward particularly to the madrigals

He hopes to arrive here at the end of the wack in plenty of time to see the sights of New York with her before she sails in the Queen Mory,

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It was never her intention that she and part-songs by a group of well-HEN the glamorous star arrived should bring this netion for the pur-known singers to whose work it is in New York she was very non- pose of making money; her sule de- always a pleasure to listen, Port- aire was to make it known that there singing; as old as the history of committal about the prospect of her was no substance in the allegations civilisation, cover loses its appeal "No," or "I don't know," or "Maybe" marringe with Mr. Niven. It was anel made against her.

ull too seldom included in

perhaps Hollywood's way of saying MISS modern concert programmes. "In the defence,, the plea of

"Yes, but not yet." The

soloists are Miss Caroline justification," continued Mr. Hender Braga, whose artistry places her play-

።። A son, "is not raised, but there

log in the front rank of the Colony's i plea of 'privilege."

pianists, and Mr. Maurice Barton, whose well-trained barilone invartable pleasure_10_an_audience...

APOLOGY AND COSTS

"In the circumstances Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., with whom Mr. G. O, Slade appears for the defendant, is prepared to make a full epology on behalf of his cllent, who is willing to pay the plaintiff the full amount of her costs as between sollettor client.

"In these circumstances the plain- tiff is glad to take the opportunity} of composing the differences between her and the defendant to shew that

Fives

There is also Mr. Niven's say In the matter. Desplie his acknow- leized affection for Merle he is determined to carve out his own career-in-flms,-

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

WE MAY TAKE FANCY FOR A COM- PANION, BUT MUST FOLLOW REASON AS

OUR GUIDE. Johnson.

Lady Caldecott is to distribute the prizes at the Quarry Bay School on Monday, December 7, at 5.30 pm.

Loretta Young, who threatened to walk out of the Twentieth Century Fox Studios after refusing two parts, one because it was not suitable, hing settled her differences with the company.

THE interlocutory divorce decree granted to Mrs. Moc Elizabeth Keaton, wife of Buster Keaton was made absolute yesterday. Although the application of his wife, it was the original decree was granted on Buster Keaton who applied for it to. be made absolute.

A. 27-year-old morried woman, ILM.S. Sandwich left Hongkong this | Young Ching-ming, residing at No. morning for Macao under the com- 1052 Canton Read, fell off her bed mand of Cmdr. R. E. F. MacQ. Mac-MISS Mac West, who has had to she could afford to be generous in on Saturday, and received a fractur-kenzie, D.3.0., to represent the Royal keep to her room at Hollywoodi

- this matter."

Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., said all that remained was to make it quite plain that no aspersion of any kind rested upon Mrs. Beardoe-Grundy The allegations were fully, un- equivocably and completely with drawn. Mrs. Beardoc-Grundy was entitled to leave the Court with the knowledge that her character Was completely vindicated.

The publication alleged in the pleadings was of an extremely limit-

raised

and

ed skull. She was removed to the Navy in forthcoming Independence Kwong Wah Hospital, where she died Day commemorations by the Portu- later.

Kuese community,

Lt. C

her the

No.

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The exhibition of paintings by Mr. Wong Slu-ling opens to the public on Wednesday on the top floor of the Hotel Cecil, and will remain open on December 3 and 4. A preview, to which a number of guests have been Invited is being held to-morrow (Tuesday) in the Buil, Room of the ilotel Cecil, from 4 to 6 p.m.

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Brian Lawrance and the Landowne House Sextet. Vocal Two hearts divided,

Dick Powell. Hawalian-Samoan Love Song.

Nohea Muolau Lani.....Andy'

Inca and His Islanders. p.m. London-Big Ben. A Programme for St. Andrew's Day. With Margaret Allin (Soprano); John Mathewson (Barllone); Harry Carpenter (Violin); and James Anderson (Reader) Devised and introduced by Andrew P. Wilson.

10.40 p.m. Dance Music.

11 p.m. Close Down,

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following was-length and frequencies.

are barred by Daventry.

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BRONCHOSCOPE

AIDS STUDY OF

TUBERCULOSIS

Denver, Nov. 15.

A 52-year-old widow, Wong Kiu. Constantly on the alert for new appeared before Mr. K. Keen at the and effective ways of combatting Magistracy this morning, tuberculosis, medical science now is

possession of

A little girl, Leung Tal, aged six, was knocked down by car No. 1226 in Pokfulum Road yesterday, recording to a report made to the police by Yeung Sang-ping, the driver. The girl received slight injuries to right foot, and was taken to Government Civil lospital.

Shearer, of ed and special character. It was Bungalow, St. Stephen's College, was not a case that the allegations were proceeding along the new military broadcast, or that there

Was any road at Stanley about 5.15 p.m. on secret or furtive dissemination. Saturday when he knocked down charged with unlawful,

A pica of

of "privilege" had been Yeung Ilo, aged 50, who ran in front large quantity of heroin pilis. She employing the bronchoscope as its would have been the of the car. Yeung was taken to the stated that the pills belonged to some latest weapon in the battle against only matter before the Court.

Government Civil Hospital suffering one else, and she was only looking the disease.

Chief Revenue Officer A. It was never the Intention of the from injuries to the left side of his after them.

W. Grimmitt asked for Hon. Barbara

Use of the bronchoscope, an in- Yarde-Buller to justify face.

formal remand. This was granted strument for peering into the ma the matters, but merely to explain the circumstances in which the words

and ball in $2,500 was fixed.

windpipes of human lungs which has were spoken. That however, was

won: wide publicity through its not now necessary,

21. tailor, was sentenced to two One of the features of a sale of success in aiding removal of safety Mr. Justice Swift said he thought months' hard inbour by Mr. Wynne- work being held at the St. John's pins and other articles swallowed wisely and Mrs. Beardoc-Grundy this morning. Det-Sgt. Riddell said: 11 am., will be a could go away resting assured that that on the night of November 27, stall. Household articles, Christ-Dr. Harry E. Kleinschmidt of New there was no reflection remaining in Fung Yuen-ching, master of the Laimas gifts and cards, home produce York, director of health education of regard to the matter.

Sun Tallor Shop, 10 Kilung Street, and knitted goods will also be the National Tuberculosis Association. Mr. Birkett said a sum for costs discovered that the machine was offered at extremely reasonable had been agreed, and the record in mlaging. Taxed with the theft, de- prices. The sale is being organised Dr. Kleinschmidt emphasized that the ease was accordingly withdrawn, fendant admitted taking the machine by the women's Auxillary of the the Instrument is on "ald" in and pawning it in Laichikok Road Society for the Protection of dingnosis of tuberculosis and is for $14.

Children.

not a "cure-all." I is being used successfully

diagnosis of

For stealing a sewing machine belonging to his employer, Lau Som,

A

a week's

the parties had acted extremely Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy Cathciral Hall on Decemberworth by children, was explained here by

FOR THE LADIES

..

HOW TO MAKE A BRASSIERE

Woolworth

the

Charged with the unlawful posses- sion of 80 cattles of tree wood at cott, the President of

Lust Friday morning, Lady Calde-some tuberculosis cases, he sold.

the Cheera Barker Road, Li Wan, aged 20, un- Club, accompanied by Captain Cragg ferentiate between tuberculosis and "Sometimes it is dimcult to dif- employed, was brought before Mr. J together with Admiral Sir Charles malimant infections of the lungs and A. Fraser at the Central Magistracy Little, Rear-Admiral Sedgwick, Cup-abscesses," Dr. Kleinschmidt, säld. this morning, and was fined $15, or tain Leach, the Flag Captain and three weeks hard labour. Sergeant A.D.C., Major General and Mrs. Ladies will be interested in the de- Hill said there were two men, but Bartholomew and AD.C., paid a visit jook into the recesses of the lungs, "While the bronchoscope cannot tails gives on Page 2 of this issue for one

got away. Defendant nearly to the Cheero Club, They were re-it can look into the main windpipes the making of a tailored brassiere- escaped from the elin. By following the directions Indian constable who cut of the ceived by Mr. F. C. Hall, chairman and with its use is proving possible carefully, they will be able to add tearing himself free and throwing his P. E. Baskett, chairman of the Ladies' diagnosis which might be impossible arrested him, by of the General Committee, and Mrs. aome canca to make proper this useful adjunct to their wardrobe. bundle of wood in front of the Indian, Advisory Committee. They were by any other method. There is not, as was incorrectly stated thus tripping him up. A European then introduced to members of both

In our first edition, any prize offered who was visiting the hospital stopped the General and Ladles Committees,

"It might be described as a péri-

to those interested in the malding of defendant and handed him back to and afterwards.made a tour of the scope which allows the physician to this underwear,"

the constable.

club.

look into the patient's lungs."

3489

Frequency Wavelength

1,500 k.. 49.55 metres 1,550 3.c. St.55 matres 235 k.c. 21.30 metres 11.760 k.c.

25,57 metres 11,865 ke 25.2% meires 13,140

19.52 metres $7,300 h.e 14.84 metres 21.410 k.c. 12,97 meires 15,240 ku. 10.05 melres 11,540 k.r. 19.68 meiten

110

49.10 metres

..

Transmission 2

(G.R.F., G.B.5.1

3 p.m. Big Ben. A Wop of Lace.' 1.32. Empire Exchange."

7.67 p.t. Harda Beard and his and 8.15 p.m. Variety Act.

8.45 p.m. Haydn Heard, and his

(rent'd).

Band

1.46 p.m. H. Andrew's Day. 9pm. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 9.15 p.m. 9.20 p.m. An Orgen Nreltal.

Transmission 3

(4.8.B., 0.8.0.S.I.)

10 p.m. Elg Ben. A Progranime for St.

Andrew's Day. 10.40 p.m. Rhort Hory. Plas in Piga." 10.24 p.m. Danes Masir, 11.24 p.m. Bwner Mawr." 1a.m. A Bonata Recital.

12.30 .. The News and Announcements. '

Greenwich Time Signal at 12.63.m, 12.50 mm. Light Orchestral male.

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FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS TO MEMORIAL FUND

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