1937-01-25 — Page 19

SPINSTERS CLAIM ARMS KING'S MONEY

Two aged spinsters living in an old wooden house at Kadikeuy, on the Asiatic .coast of the Sea of Marmora-the little blob of water between the Dardanelles and the Black Sea are laying claim to the fortune of Sir Basil Zaharoff, the cosmopolitan King of Arms who died on the Riviera nearly a fortnight ago.·.

They are the Misses Zaharopopulos, who say they are first cousins of the dead millionaire, and, as such, have first claim on his estate.

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Their names are Iphigenia (a name famous in Greek legend and Greek Tragedy) and Melpomene (the Greek Muse of Tragedy). Iphi is 80; Melpo is 70,

SOLD NEEDLES

They possess documents and ple- tures in support of their claim, which are believed to prove thni the young Zaharof born in Tatavia, the poor Greek quarter of Constan- tinople (it had not then been re- named Istanbul), entered into part- nership with his uncie, M. Zaharo- poulos, In a haberdashery shop at Scutari: selling nothing more lethal than cotton which could hardly strangle and needles which could scarcely stab.

If they make good their claim, Iphi will give her share of the mil- lions to the Greek Government, but Melpho, to make things even, will hand her over to Ainturk, the Tur- kish dictator, for the benefit of the Grecks hereditary enemies.

Zaharoft himself, who gave Greece

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JANUARY 25, 1987.

MADRID'S ENEMY

GENERAL VAZELA who is in command of the Na- ! tionallat force besleging Madrid.

SURGEON

GIVES BACK HER BEAUTY

-Disfigured by burns in early life, a 26- year-old girl has had her good looks restored by a miracle in plastic surgery.

For years the girl, who lives in Aber- deen, could not face the world.

RADIO BROADCAST

H.E. the Governor's Speech At Burns Dinner

AN

EMPIRE EXCHANGE

Radio Programme Broadenst by Z.B.W. 07/1 a wavelengh of 355 metres (845 ke/s), 31.49 metres

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

7 p.m. Hits

So sensitive was she that job after job was (0.52 megacycles). given up; she could not bear public scrutiny.

Then, in despair, she applied for help to the' Aberdeen Public Assistance Committee.

Her case enme before the committee's medi- cal staff and it was decided to attempt to remove the disfigurement as far as possible,

NORMAL APPEARANCE-

She was sent to St. James's Hospital, London, where a number of operations were performed by Sir Harold Gillles, the famous plastic surgeon. The ugly scars were removed and new skin was grafted on. Now the disfigurement has gone and the girl has been restored to her natural appearance.

Sheik's Son Appeals,

For More Night Life

Bagdad, Jan. 1.

SAYID SALMAN, son of Sheik Daoud of Badgad, wants to bring the gaiety of London's night life to Bagdad-a city where cabarets and music halls are banned. Sayld Salman, In an appeal for "more life" compinins that Euro- pean tourists in Bagdad have nothing to do in the evening ond have to go to bed at nine o'clock.

lie gives the English as an exam-

the first submarine, and then seid..ple of a cheerful people whom he iwo others to Turkey, would smile, admires, and says there is more night his old sardonte smile of this.

Be in London thun in Paris or

Berlin.

ants.

HAMMERSMITH CLAIMANT Meantime, there are other claim-

The daughters of the Duchess of Villafranca, whom Sir Basl! Zaharoff married as her third husband, are the most probable heirs, and there is a shoemaker of Hammersmith who claims to be a son of Sir Basil by an earlier marringe in Eastern Europe.

There is much virtue in an Iph.

POLICE SIEGE

OF

NEW YORK FLAT

ONE MAN HOLDS 125 AT BAY

WOMAN COMPANION

WOUNDED

Lonilon's cabarets, theatres, and muale halla appeal to lum as "the best form of relaxation."

He has often visited London on holidays, and he thinks it is a "elty of good taste and perfect breeding. One can listen, to jazz and dance afternoon and evening."

JACK-IN-THE-BOX ISLAND

THIRD APPEARANCE

Recruiting In Irish

Free State Whitehall Letters Left Unsealed

(From An Irish Correspondent) After a lapse of some months, recruiting for the Defence Forces of the British Empire has restarted in the Irish Free Stale.

Recruiting for the three Defence Services in the Irish Free State was suspended after the murder of Vice- Admiral Henry Boyle Somerville at Castletownshend, County Cork, last March. It was established that Ad- miral Somerville had not worked as an agent for recruiting, but that a number of young men of the neigh bourhood had approached him to ask for advice ns to the procedure for Joining the Royal Navy.

All recruits for the Defence Forces from the Irish Free State have to go to Liverpool to be interviewed and to undergo a medical examination. The cost of the journey to Liverpool and back, if the candidate is rejected, is defrayed by the Crown subject tó Lake certain provisions.

IN EIGHT YEARS Although no part of Australia is volcanic or is subject to earthquakes, # curious phenomenon, so for in explicable to scientists, has just made its reappearance Victoria, at the south-eastern comer of the Commonwealth, in the shape of an island.

In

visions is that the candidate should Most important among these pro- have a reference as to character This Island, in existence three or

signed by an officer on the Active New York, Jan. 1.

four years ago, suddenly disappeared Forces. This provision is not re- or Retired Lists of his Majesty's Harry Brunette, wanted on water. Now it hus, as

and was submerged by 4 foot of quired except in the Irish Free State. several charges of bank rob. emerged three and a half feet out of or Air Force, whether on the Acilve suddenly. Thus every ofleer of the Navy, Army, beries and kidnappings. was water and twice as large as it was or Retired Lists, living in the Irish captured carly this morning 4,000 square feet in extent, and its the part of would-be recruits, and formerly It is at present, about Free State is subject to approach on a battle with police in a surface although cracked is quite for this reason they are ap! to incur West End Avenue flat. His solid, says Austral News.

the wrath of the Anti-British Ter- woman companion was wounded, The island made its Arst ap-forist factions, did

as but there were_no_police that it had been furced up by the In-recent months the situation has Admiral pearance in 1928, and the theory was Somerville, casualties.

pressure of petroleum gas. The been aggravated by lack of under- 19 till unsupported by standing of the peculiar problems of clentille evidence, however.

these officers on the part of the nuthorities in Whitehall, Letters have been sent to some of these

after

For 35 minutes Brunette theory withstood a stream of bullets poured through the doors and windows by 100 police and 25 G-men under the personal direc- tion of their chief, Mr. Edgar Hoover.

Old Musical Comedy

"The Good Companions"Let me give my happiness to you; "Follow [Through"-Vocni Gems: "The Hous

That Jack Built-The thought never enlered my head: "C. B. Cochrane's 1030 Revue Vocal Gems,

7.20 Organ Solo-Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin, arr. Muclean), played by Quentin M. MacLean,

7.30 Closing Local Stock Quota- tions and Hongkong Exchange Market.Report.

7.33 London-"Empire Exchange." Dominions and the Colonies. (Elec Points of view by travellers from the

irical Recording).

Sir Harold carried out the opera lens free of charge and, Aberdeen Public Health Committee was respon sible for the maintenance and travelling expenses between Aber-Pinno.

deen and London.

7.45 Leslie Hutchinson at the

Enat of the sun; My heart is

tired eyes; Wake!

The girl has just entered St.haunted; These foolish things; Two James's Hospied for a final minor | operation, but the triumph of plastle

Rurgery already is complete.

TASK OF SEVEN ST. BERNARD MONKS

SEVEN monks from the monastery on the Great St. Bernard Pass, Switzerland, are building a hospice, 12,000 feet up on a mountain on the border of China and Tibet.

8 p.m. Time, nouncements.

Weather and An.

8.03 The New Light Symphony Orchestra.

Solemn Melody (Walford Davies); Benedictus (Mackenzie); Spanish Dance No. 1; Spanish Dance No. 2, (Granados); The Mill in the Forest (Ellenberg); Salut d'Amour (Elgor); Romance In E Fint, Op. 44, No. 1 (Rubinstein).

8.30 Royal Naval. Singers-Sea Songs and Shundles sung by the Portsmouth Royal Naval Singera.

8.38"Burleske" (Richard Strauss), played by Elly Ney (Planoforte) and the Berlin State Opera Orches- tra

8.55 p.m. London News and An- nouncements.

9.15 Roy Fox and His Orches.

Four of them left Switzerland in 1933, They were followed in February last year by three others, A monic at the Great St. Bernard Monastery told of his colleagues' | tra. Jonely work.

"It is a very distant place they chosen for the hospice," he sald.

have

9.53 Scottish Music

10 p.m. London-Big Ben, Baritone Solos (a) Deil's awa' with Exciseman; (b) The Piper o MULE TRACK

Dundec; Ae fond kiss (Scott Gatty) "It takes seven weeks for letters to reach us by mule, rait and boat The Haymakers; Triumph

Alex. Carmichael; Orchestra-- or one month by air. The nearest tional)

(Tradi- railway to them is three weeks away

Dance Scotch Country Danc and the nearest town is further still. Burns Light Opera Company.

Orchestra; VocalMelodies of

Robert "My comrader do not expect to come back. If they do it will only of the Immortal Memory of Robert, 10.16 (approx:) Relay-The Toast be for short: stay. Others of us intend to join them out there. the Governor, Sir Andrew Caldecott, *** | Burns, proposed by His Excellency

tion, such as even we know it on our Andrew's Society Burns' Night Din-

"Although I is far from civilisa-

I.C.M.G., C.D.E. Relayed from St. lonely pass, about 100 Chinese tra- verse the mute track cach day,

ner at the Peninsula Hatel Rosen "They are mainly travelling Room. dealers and an occasional priest

10.35 The New Mayfair Orches- the monks are building the hospice it

"Despite the great height at which tra is below the eternal snow line.

"The building will take about of stone. Although it will not be as three years to complete, and will be Iarge as our own, there will be full accommodation for travellers:

help the monks, and the work is "The natives are being paid to proceeding satisfactorily.

DAY-TO-DAY RECORD

Bonnie Scotland (arr. Pether); Milestones of Melody: Love Tales (Selection of celebrated Love Songs). "Tulkle Hits"-Medley, 1032 (Bor (orr. Hall); "Fanfare"-Selection; chert).

11 p.m. Close Down,

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

"We receive 'n journal from our comrades each month. It contains a

first have now a good command of day-to-day account of their work.

"The

- monks“ who-arrived there |--OSA~~—-— 8,304 – k.č.

GRU the local dialect of Chinese The others are learning it. Most of their time is taken up by building, learn- ing Chinese and by doctoring the natives.

The following war-langtha and frequencies are used by Daventry.

Blen Frequency Wavelength

battle brought only scornful retorts. officers asking for "further particu Just before he surrendered he had rs" of a somewhat personal nature. until the hospice is completed.

"The monks are staying at Welsi assured the poilce derisively, "Take ed "Confidential" have been received get food. There is no milk at Welsi. These letters, although clearly mark- "Their great difficulty has been to your time, take your time. I have in unsealed envelopes. still one shot left." This, however,

They are learning to eat rige like the TERRORISTS emerged a moment later he left empossible for, it to be widely known some vine roots from the Valais can- proved bravado, since when he

Chinese with This practice not only makes it

chop-sticks. "One of my colleagues, took out pty pistols behind.

that the officer has been giving help ton in Switzerland and

them at 5,000 feet.

planted

been very successful and produced "He told us recently that they had 18 quarts of wine. The a small, hard variety. however, were not like our own, but

"We would like to start other

officer.

grapes,

Finally, his ammunition ex- hausted, Brunette emerged with his hands upruised but with a sneer for his captors, saying:

The rattle of the guns and sirena to young men anxious to join the "My, what brave guys,'

of police cars as they brought rein Forces, but is liable to let inquisitive It was a one-sided bottle, in which forcements to keep curious specta-penilai information supplied by the Brunette Bred only 13 shots, empty- tore out of danger, and the bells of dial information supplied by the ing two pistols, while the attackers the fire engines threw an ordinarily riddled the furnishings and pock-quiet neighbourhood into a turmoil, his Service, may, by giving a fearless The officer, loyal to his creed and marked the walls with bullets fram It was the biggest affair of the and unblassed answer to these ques- machine-guns and high-power rifles. kind since the police captured Two-tions, lay himself open to reprisals monasteries in other parts of the They also resorted to gas bombs. fun Crowley in a similar siege, but on the part of the family of an world. The dimculty is that there one of which set the window blinds in a much less fashionable district undesirable, or on the part of the afire.

on May 7, 1931.

Terrorists. Although endangered by Brunet- te's desultory shots firemen succeeded in putting a stream of water through the windows and extinguishing the blaze.

Brunette, who is 25 years old, had been the subject of a most intensive killer in the country, came out with search since he kidnapped a New knees shaking after we had cornere! William him In New Orleans, But not

Stalc

are too few of us here."

Fortunately none except Brunette's companion was injured. The in-among oflcers resident in the Irish in a difficult and

For these reasons there is a feeling their feelings of loyalty to the Service! ferlor of the fint was badly wrecked. Free State that they are placed by position.

even dangerous Mr. Hoover in discussing the cap-

lure said, "Brunette is tough, Alvin Karpis, supposed to be the coldest

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

CERTAINLY THE MISTAKES THAT WE

Turnebull, on November 11. He is Brunette; he was arrogant with the MALE AND FEMALE MORTALS MAKE through being Fun over by ingi No.

to have been betrayed by arrogance of a at fighting when former woman companion..

comered."

? STOLEN PISTOLS

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A detachment of police and G-

men drew a close cordon around the

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the

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TRĒTIE

·Transmission 1

(0.8.3. 0.5.0, 6.8.P.) 4p.m. Big Ben, "This is England." 4.16 p.m. A Becital of Burns' Bongs. Tamo Shanter,"

4.38 p.m.

6.20 p.m.

Musle and the Ordinary Listener'

-10,

540 p.m. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 5.45 p.m.

Transmission 2

(0.8.1, 0.8.6% 0:5,31) I p.m. Ten. A Viola Iecial, 7.18 p.m. Bettings of Burna' ForJER. 7.10 .m. *Empire Exchange."

7.46 p.m. Ilayda and his Orchewir

7.AC.

Wouldn't Buit

the

Butter Works.

2.15 p.m. Memories of the London Theatre:

1.15 p.m. The News and Announcements,

Greenwich Time Signal at 9.15 p.

3.16 p.. An Organ Berita).

Transmission 3

(0.8.D., 0.8.V.. ...)

10 v. Big_Bro. John Londoner at Home' 16.11. Dilly Marer.

10.48 m. Buzzestions for your Book Balat'

11pm. Frank Res and his Orchestra. 11.18 m. Tam o' Shanice,'

12.1. A Banats Beeltal,

12.80. The News and Announcementa.

Greenwich Time Signal at 11.45 m., 12.80 mm. Danos Muk.

Demand

EXCHANGE

Belling

injuries to his caused WHEN WE HAVE OUR OWN WAY MIGHT 26 in Wanchal yesterday, L/Cpl. FAIRLY RAISE BOME WONDER THAT WE Morgan, of the Royal Weich Fusiliers, ARE SO POND of 17.-George Eliot. was admitted to the Military Hospital big apartment house at West End- One of Brunette's pistols was avenue, 102nd Street, a fashionable taken from a Michigan sheriff during

Lai Lin-moon, aged 20, residing at residential district, carly this morn-hold-up on July 30. The offer the Tal Chung Wah Hotel, was ad- ing. When the cordon had been

was an army automatic of a type mitted to the Government Clvit bs. of lead from Taikoo Dockyard, drawn G-mon knocked at Brunette's which Mr. Hoover said was being Hospital yesterday, suffering from the Wong Sang, aged 20, an odd job door in the name of the law.

continually

from National effects of oplum poisoning, belloved to colle, was sent to prison for one Apistol

Guard armouries bullet

was their response,

by criminals,

have been self-administered.

menih when he was charged before Police stationed in doorways on the

In this

Mr. J. A. Fraser at the Central Magle- apposite

arms and am- Suffering from an

Sergeant. H. through the windows

overdose et tracy-this morning. should be kept in vsults amytol, Yu Yau, aged 28, a woman when he was leaving the of the ground munition

Donbrowsky said Wong was arrested T.T, floor at which Brunetto occupied.

like money rather than

Da at pre-formerly living in No. 458 Prince yesterday. The lead was valued at Fr. Shangha

dockyard Brunotte and hels woman com- sent in poorly guarded armouries. Edward Road, was removed to panion rushed to the kitchen, and He revealed that when the G-men Kwong Wah Hospital yesterday at dant had taken it from one of the Japan

$3 and it was suspected that defen. Singapore the attackers promptly.

20 p.m. She died at 10. p.m. ships in dock pen him there by shoot ceeded to had entered the fist with drawn niat about 3.20°

through tols they had encountered one The the same

of

T.T. India T.T. U.S.A. the open door with a sub-machine tenants, who, believing them, to be

T.T. Manila gun. This gave them command of gunmen, pleaded: "Don't shoot; I'll For the theft of six dried ducks, the hall, where the attackers sur- give you, everything. I'll be quiet. valued at $7 altogether, from the roof was passed on Leung Kun, aged 20,

Sentence of six months' hard labour.TT. Batavia mised correctly that he might have. Don't shoot."

T.T. Bangkok 1 of No. other weapons and reserve ammunt-

Queen's Road West, Wong unemployed, when he Mr. Hoover disclosed his identity Man, aged 23, unemployed, was sent before. Mr. J. A. Frusor at the Cen-

appeared T. Saigon tion.

T.T. France and pushed the man back into Through the broken windows the corner. Some time later the sound labour, on his appearance before Mr. with the theft of a cotton jacket from

to prison for three weeks with hard tral Magistracy this morning, charged. Germany

TT. Switzerland police hurled gas bombs, and it was of a man coughing from as drew J. A Frasor at the Central: Magis- Cheung Yuen; a coollcat No. after the first of these that Bruncite's

attention to

bystander still.cower tracy this morning. companion staggered out ing behind a stairway and tremend-Hourihan said

Inspector M. Anton Street, first floor. Defendant

·Woman with a bullet wound In the thigh.

complainant, was seen climbing down the water 4 m/s. L/C London ously relieved when the attackers Leung Siu-po, shop master, left the pipe of the house after taking the "TAKE YOUR TIME".

rushed him to a safer place. As a ducks on the roof to dry, and on jacket from the verandah. Inspector 4 m/s L/C. USA.

m/8. D/P, result of this morning's resistance going up to inspect them later, he S. Logan sald Leung had a very bad Brunette will be charged with the aw defendant coming attempted murder of Federal officers, stairs holding six of the ducks.

m/s. France down the record, having been convicted on 30 d/s, India

more than half a dozen occasions.

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