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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER

30, 1936.

Home Secretary May Stop 'Black RADIO

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 "un- likely" the sentence would be executed. The "prerogative of mercy" is exercised only by the King acting on the advice of the Home Secretary.

A plan to avold what has been called the "solemn fares" of tonning

PEER'S AUNT IN SLANDER SUIT

"VERY SERIOUS

ALLEGATIONS"

SETTLEMENT

APOLOGY

AND

A slander tellon against the Hon. Barbara Lols Yarde-Buller, aunt of Lord Churston, of Chesterfield House, Mayfair,

settled before Mr. Justice Swift in the King's Division recently.

was

Mrs.

Bench

The plain was

Johanna Augusta Beardoc-Grundy, et Manur Cottage, Buckland, neur Anton Clinton, Bucks,

For the plaintiff, Mr. C, L. Bender- son and that it was n term settlement that he should make statement.

He did not propose to call atten tion, to the specific allegation in the de- statement of elnim and in the fence; it would sulke to say that very serious allegations had been made by the defendant against the wu:1 absolutely plaintiff, and t necesary that Mrs. Beardoe-Grundy should bring the action in order to vindicate her character.

It was never her intention that she should bring this action for the pur- pose of making money; her sole de- sire was to malte il known that there war no substance in the allegations made against her.

"In

plea of 'privilege.

of

Į

the black cap and rending the words of the death sentence will be suggest- ({]m

that all murder cases should be adjourned after the gullt of the accused has been established by the verdict of the fury or a plea of guilty.

During the adjournment the Honie' Secretary would decide whether the death sentence should be passed,

RAPID REPRIEVES

I understand that this and several other plans are bring exumined by Home Office experts. Shnilar pro posats have been brought forward. in the post, but rejected on the ground, of Impracticability,

Sir John Simion has Introduced the it novation of rapid reprievra, avoid- ing the customary delay of weeks between sentence and canimutution. Be intends to continue this policy in suitable cases,

Sir John was responsible for the quickest reprieve où record; when, seithin eighteen hours, he swept aside The death sentence pored in March on Mrs, Carmen Swann for the mor- deg of her night-year-old daughter,

In other cases Sir John commuted the death sentener within 24 hours, two days, four days and three days.

The case that brings up anew the question of avoiding the formality of sentence is that of Hilda Querre, sentenced at the Okt Builey last week for murdering her four-year-old son and reprieved within two days

Eugenic Babies Are Popular

Chicago, Nov. 24.

They Strive for Maritime Peace

With complete tleup of Pacific Const shipping threatened when agree. ments with maritime unions and shipping interesta terminate, U. 'B conciliators work in San Francisco to bring peace. E. HI. Fitzgerald. left, and E. P. Marsh, Labor Department conciliators, asked employers and unions to co-operate by extending existing agreeinenta pending negotiations for new contracts,

BE

T'LL NEVER BE A

MR.

OBERON'

New York, Nov. 25. MERLE i in love-but DAVID soyu: "I'll never be Mr. Oberant,

IIOPE deferred maketh the "HOPE

-DAVID NIVEN

Hollywood chains prevent him from going to England with the girl of his heart,

drbtful It is even whether work will permit him to get away to his home country by Christ mas.

clause in her film conlrnet for-

heart sick" is perhaps thei thought in the mind of Morle REPORTS have it that Merle has a Oberon as she stays here await-bidding marriage. Those familiar ing the arrival of film star David | with Hollywood routine say that such

avimuse is mythical. Niven:

Intending to`sall in the Aquitanin 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.-

Creation of "eugenic babies,"

He hopes to arrive here at the end increasingly popular because of of the week in plenty of tinie to see its success, has brought the the sight of New York with her

before she sails in the Queen Mary: possibility of divorce, black- mail, and disputed paternity, WHEN the glamorous stor arrived in New York she was very non- two New York physicians said committal about the prospect of her to-day in the journal of the marriage with Mr. Niven. It was "No," or "I don't know," or "Maybe" "Yes, but not yet."

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In any event, whatever are the carly young couple's hope, of marriage, beautiful Meric reveals her

affection for David romantic cousing Korda's audios in England to wait a weel: for the heroine of "f Charalius."

IT

is almost

certain that

most

by

American Medical Association.perhaps Hollywood's way of saying M threatened to walk out of the

the defence, the plen

Drs. Frances 1. Symour and justification," continued Mr. Hender-| Alfred, Koerner set up hypothe- son, "s not raised, but there

iscal cases, together with legal safeguards, against them."

They advised the "absent "In the circumstances Mr. Norman treatment" only with signed} Birkett, K.C., with whom Mr. G. 0.

consent

APOLOGY AND COSTS

Is

of both husband

and

Slude appears for the defendant, prepared to make a full apology on wife and only after a physical behalf of his client, who is willing to examination has determined the pay the plaintiff the full amount of | husband's sterility. her costs as between eltent,

solleitor and

"In these circumstances the plain tiff is glad to take the opportunity of composing the differences between her and the defendant to show that she could afford to be generous in this matter."

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

Was

"Otherwise," they said, "a woman with maternity complex might resort to a ruse by introducing to the docto. some one willing to help her attain her wish."

The donor, they said, should be known both to husband and wife. Consent of both parties legitimises

the child and establishes it as the legal heir.

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There is also Mr. Niven's say in the matter. Despite his acknow- ledged affection for Merle he is determined to carve out his own career in films.

"THEY WILL SAY I WAS ' VULGAR-"

GEORGE ROBEY ON THE VERDICT

OF YEARS

but

"I suppose I shall go down to

vulgar man "surmise Posterity us a

vulgarity. I say, is merely a ques-

"One may, by stretch of the

they said, imagination, certain hypothetical situations that might arise. Suppose that for some reason, about 10 years after the birth

tion of time and place."

George Robey speaking-to famous of the eugenic baby' the legal father actors and actresses at a dinner should tire of his spouse and institute given in his honour by the The publication alleged in the pleadings was of an extremely limit-divorce, proceedings. He might easily Playgoers Club in London recently.

obtain

ed and special character.

It

WILS

not a case that the allegations were broadcast, or that there was any

ceret or furtive dissemination.

A plea of "privilege" had been raised and that would have been the only matter before the Court.

It was never the intention of the Hon. Barbara Yarde-Butler to justify the matters, but merely to explalu the circumstances in which the words were spoken. That however, was not now necessary.

Mr. Justice Swift said he thought the parties hadi

ucted

extremely wisely and Mrs. Beardor-Grundy- could go away resting assured that there was no reflection remaining in regard to the matter.

a

Old

decree If the consent papers were not avaliable to the doctor or "One of the biggest outrages of my he saki, describing his 45 to his associates in the event of his | enreer," death. The jury would certainly not years on the stage, "was when Mr. under his consider the apparently fantastic Sydney Carroll took me

wing and put me in Shakespeare. story of the wife,

"On the other hand, the wife, in "People often come up to me and her furn, could plead that she did ask. Wasn't it difficult? 1 tell them not know what she was doing and that I have worked under all sorts of had understood that her husband was, dificult conditions and have had to the father of the child. The physt- find my own material. cian would be la for because the Jary would naturally sympathise with the

plaintiff."

pretty lawsuit,

The physicians recommended that recipient and donor be hospitalised as "it eliminates the question of paa- sibility of blackmail, by the donor.

"This time I went into the theatre with a script which was wellen by Mr. William Shakes- peare and I found that all I had lo do was to say it!

"My ability to achieve happiness Mr. Birketi sald a sum for casts

He has no possible way of knowing in life has been that I have been atie who the recipients are and no one to mix with had been agreed, ond the record in

all kinds of people can learn the identity of the donor." equally well. the case was accordingly withdrawn. F—United Press.

The Schoolgirl

Budapest, Nov. 20.

QUEER PALS

"Not long ago, I stayed overnight with some extremely posh' people and had a grand time putting on my

la-di-da manner.

(

BROADCAST

Dance Music from the H.K. Hotel Roof Garden

2.E.K. PROGRAMME

Radio Programme Broadcast by 2. B. W. on a Wavelength of 355 metres (8-15 k.c's), 31.48 metres (B.52 megacycles).

14.30-2.15

gramme.

p.m. European Pro-

12.30 p.m. Marek Weber and His Orchestra.

1 'p.m. Local: Time Signal and

Weather Report.

1.03 p.m. Variety,

1.30 pm. Reuter

Press, Local:

Weather Forecast, Time and An-

nouncements.

1.40

p.m. Dance Hits of 1995.

2 p.m. The Light Opera Company. 2.15 p.m. Close Down 5-8 p.m.

European Programme.

D.1.1. A Relay of Dance Muste from the Roof-Garden of the long- Long Hotel 7 p.m.

Orchestra.

The London Palladium

The Phantom Melody (Kele/bey); La Siesta (Barenrolle), (Norton,, arr. Lotter): Through Nigh to Light (Lauklen); Old Vienno Moon (Lebert, Zadowski, arr. Cardew), Moontline (Collins); Les Sylphides (Coussans, arr. Lotter); Wedded Whimsies (Humorous Fantary), (arr, Alford).

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations and Hongkong Exchange

arket Report.

7.35 p.m. Scottish Music. Songs-There's

wee bit land (Grieve), My nin wee hoose (Mrs. Wilson & D.R. Munto)... Laidlaw Murray (Baritone).

Orchestra Triumph (Traditional), The era (Traditional) Scotch

Duner Orchestra. Songs-The ruld Scots banks (Dethune & Leeron, arr. Muffat), I'm Ingita).

let my he'rt's my ain (arano).

Margaret F. Stewart

Sangs The bloom is on the ryc, (Fitzball & Slr H. Bishop, arr Moore). Bonnie Mary of Argyle (Traditional).. ...Heddle Nash (Tenor).

8 p.m. Local: Time Signal, Wen- ther Report and Announcements,

8.05 p.m. A Relay from, the Po

| Hing Theatre (Chinese),

11 p.m. Close Down.

8.05.11 p.m. European Pro- gramme From Z. E. K. on n Fre- quency of 640 Kilocycles

8.05 p.m. Pinno Medley by Gerry Moure.

Slow Fox Trot Medicy. With all my heart.

8.35 p.m. Three Grainger Melo- dies..

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

An-

6.45 .m. London-St. Andrew's Day. The Wall Gomme at Eton. Mr. Collegers v. Oppidanu. A comment- Pandro Berman, the producerary on the last quarter of an hour of responsible for

the

the game. Astaire-Rogers and Katherine Hep-

9 p.m. London-News and burn filma, will leave the Radio-nouncements. Keith-Orphean (RKO.) organisa- tion for an important executive post Vocal-Until the real things comes

0.20 p.m. A Variety Programme. with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

along;

Valaida. Fox-Trol Medley-It's love again,

The Keyboarders. Vocal-Did I remember.

Dick Powell. Organ Solo---Nola...Sydney Gustard. Gracie Fields Request Record,

Gracie Fields. Plano Soles Limehouse Blues,

Orange Blossom....Billy Mayerl. Humorous-A spot of Fishing.

Clapham and Dwyer. Instrumental-Broken. Doll,

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

Twentieth

Loretta' Young, who

Century Fox Studios after refusing two parts, one because it was not suitable, has settled her differences with the company.

THE interlocutory divorce decree THE

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

*

MISS Mae West, who has had to keep to her roam at Hollywood with a severe influenza cold, fold a Daily Mail reporter on the telephone: "You may say I am not going west."

BRONCHOSCOPE

AIDS STUDY OF

TUBERCULOSIS

Denver, Nov. 15. Constantly on the alert for new and effective woys of combatting tuberculosis, medical science now is employing the bronchoscope as latest weapon in the battle against the disease,

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Use of the bronchoscope, an in- strument for peering into the main windpipes of human lungs which has won wide publicity through its success in aiding removal of safety pins and other articles swallowed by, children, was explained hero by Dr. Hurry E. Kleinschmidt of New

York, director of health education of

the National Tuberculosis Association,

Dick Powell. Hawulian-Samoon Love Song..

Nohea I Muolau Lani....Andy Inon and His Islanders.

10 p.m. London-Big Ben. Programme for St. Andrew's Day. With: Margaret Allan (Soprano); John Mathewson (Baritone); Harry Carpenter (Violin); and James Anderson (Reader).

er Devised and introduced by Andrew P. Wilson.

10.10 p.m. Dance Music, 11 p.m. Close Down, DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-length and frequenelen are observed by Daventry,

Stan Frequenes Wavelength

8.000 1.4.

49.89 metres 9,10 k.. 31.56 metres

0,585 . 31.30 metres

GSA

Сен

GSC

CSO

CHE

GSP

686

GYN

21.170 k..

- CAT

GRJ

15.265

*.. 21,540 k..

10,44

metres 19.60 metres

G91,

13.750 .. 25.52 motren $1.865 k.. 25.28 metres 16,140 kr. 19.81 Metres 17.390 ha. 10.02 meirea 13.07 metres

0.11b Mt. 4.10 metres Transmission 2

(G.8.F., G.8.1L.)

7_p.m." Big Jen." "A Wisp of Lacer

7.32 p.m. Empire Exchange."

7.17 p.m. Haydn Heard and his Band, H.16 p.mt. Variety Act.

8.35.b.m. Haydn fenid and

Leant'd)..

Il

8.45 p.m. St. Andrew's Day.

p.m. The News and Apnoeactments, - Greenwich Time Signal at, Þ.15 p.m. 5.20 p.m. An Organ Recital.

Transmission 3

(G.S.D., 0.8. G.B.H.)

10 p.m. Ben. A Programme for it.

Andrew's Day.

10.40 p.m. Short Blary, “Pigs 10 Pigs" 10.54 mm. Dance Music. 1124 pan. V Hwper Mawry, 12. A Beata Recital, 12.10 m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Aignal, at 12.45 .300, 12.50 *.m. Light Orchestral Music,

Dr. Kleinschmidt emphasized that the instrument is an "old" - in diagnosis of tuberculosis and not "cure-all." It is being used the diagnosts of successfully in

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS seme tuberculosis cases, he said. "Sometimes it is dificult to

alle "Next. day when they saw me offferentiate between tuberculosis, and FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS TO at the station a party of convicts malignant infections of the lungs and

MEMORIAL FUND shouted out, Hullo, George, old boy. abscesses," Dr. Kleinschmidt sold.

"While the

The Hongkong bronchoscope cannot

and Shanghai a civil servant, plucked her eyebrows to make them fashionably up,

"My posh friends' eyebrows went

and my la-dt-da manner felt look into the recesses of the lungs. Bank has received the following thin.

and

porler exclaimed it can look into the main windpipes further donations to the King George 'Dtimey, he's got some queer pals," and with its use is proving possible V Memorial Fund: When she arrived at school to-day, her Latin master re- Sir Cedric Hardwicke sald it was in some cases to malo proper Previously acknowledged $19,002.55 100.00 buked her and told her upt to go to school again looking like a matter to congratulation that diagnosis which might be impossible G. K. Hall Brutton & Co.

500,00 against those whose names flamed by any other method.

100,00 and died they had great artistes ke Miss Marle Tempest and Mr. George Rabey who had kept their

$91,702.55 flame alight for 50 years.

that.

Violet Cseloe, 16-year-old Budapest schoolgirl, daughter of

Violet went home dejected and drank some veronal. She is now in hospital in a critical condition,

away.

Standard Vacuum Oil Co. B. Wong Tape, "It might be described as a peri-ți scope which allows the physician to look into the patient's lungs."

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