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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY, 20, 1987.

Murdered At 60 m.p.h., Menjou

Body Flung At Pursuer

The Outlook - at Westminstor

None Too Bright

"Extraordinarily unplea- sant," was how Mr. Mal- colm MacDonald, Dominions Secretary, described a politi- cian's life to a literary lun- cheon in London recently,

"Everyone should have the leisure to contemplate beauty," he said, "but look- ing across the House of Commons at the Opposition you would know you were not contemplating beauty.

"The view from the Op- position side was quite as bad."

Madeleine Carroll

Saved By Husband

M

HUNDREDS SEE CHASE

New York, July 1. A man was murdered by gangsters in a car doing 60 m.ph. with police shricking in pursuit early to-day.

The police car, a hundred yards behind, swerved to avoid the body as it was flung out into the gutter, continued

killers.

to chase the

Roaring through New York's streets, the gang- sters gained a little, then crashed into a pillar, wreck- ed their car.

They drew uns, stopped a taxi- eb, forced the driver to Face before the paliceman, alone in the pursuing cor, could Blow up and open fire.

JOE THE BOSS'

The policeman finally lost his quarry in a maze of side streets.

The murdered man was found

be John Masseria, Money- Tender brother of Giuseppe Maa- seria, notorious white slaver and rarketeer known Boss,"

who was murdered 021 Coney Island in 1931,

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"Jor the

"Joe the Boss" was Al Capone's New York, July 28. greatest friend, was credited with ADELEINE CAR-10 murders, died with five bullets

in his back and the ace of dinmonds

murders" followed his death.

in hits hund. Several "reprisal

JEAN'S PART- Rita Johnson of Worcester, Mass., reported a possibility to complete the nim "Baratoga," left unfinished by the sudden death of Jean Hor- low. Miss Johnson, 24-year-old blonde, achieved distinction in Ocorge M. Cohan's musical com- edy. "Fultan of Onk Falls.” II chosen, she will take up the far- low role opposite Clark Gable.

BABY CAUGHT

BY TIDE

Seen Just In Time

Deal, June 20.

Two eighteen-year-old boatmen plunged into the sea to-day to rescue four-year-old Doreen Cuthbertson, of being

was

Middlestreet, Deal who carried away by a strong tide.

When the boatmin-Harry Pit- her and Ben Bailey-first saw the child in the water they thought she was swimming, because a group of children paddling a few yards away were taking no notice of her. Then

Taxes the Taxers

ADOLPHE

RADIO BROADCAST

An Operatic Recital By Gaston D'Aquino ROTARY TIFFIN SPEECH

Radio Programme Broadcast by 2.B.W. on wavelengths of 333 metres (45 k.c's.) 31.40 metres (0.52

New York, July 1,

MENJOU, sometimes called "the world's best-dressed man,' "ICS.). offers the United States Treasury a knotty tax prob-ramme, lem.

to

The Treasury wants him pay another £6,000 on his carn- inge for 1934, but, claiming that half his engagements spring from his "sartorial perfection," the film star complaine that the tax collector should have al- lowed him to make deductions for his "superlative wardrobe." The matter is being con- sidered at Washington.

The Sailor's

Farewell to His Steed

Devonport, July 1. With full ceremonial honours usually accorded an officer when The leaves a warship, a horse to- day retired from the British Navy.

years

Bobble has been for 20 serving at the Royal Naval Barracks, and 500 ratings lined the pathway from his stable to the gate when he

eft.

He was preceded by the sailors' band, playing "Boys of the Old Brigade, and the guard presented arms and boatswains' pipes shrilled their farewell

ROLL, taking a day off from picture-making in There would have been no chase Hollywood, was saved from to-day when Musserla was taken for drowning to-day by her hus-side had not Patrolman Edward they saw the child was dressed and where a local resident will care for

He left in a horse-box for Dawlish,

H.K.T.

12.30-2.15 p.m. European Pro-

12.30 p.m. London. Big Ben. Cafe Colette. The return of the famous Cafe Colette orchestra directed by Walford Hyden, in a programme of dance music from the Continent and other parts of the world.

1 p.m. Local. Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.83 p.m. Charles Kullmau. Two Songs. Sungs.

to-night.

The World jg mine

chestra..

(Marvell & Postord). By the Dark Lagoon; (Baddeley and Leigh).

1.00 pm. London Symphony Or-

Chanson

Parole suns

(Tchai- kowsky); Bavarian Dances Op. 27 Nos, 1 and 2 (Elgar); Dance of the Tumblers; Storm Music; (Rimsky- Korsakov),

1.30 p.m. Reuter Press. Rugby Press, Local Weather Forecast, Time and Announcements.

1,40 p.m. A Relay of the Rotory Club Timn Speech from the Hoof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

Mr. Paul Scheffer (former editor

Tageblatt) of the Berliner "Malayals."

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2.10 p.m. Close Down. 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7-11 pan. European. Programine. 7 p.m. Variety. Piano Slow Fox Trot Medley.... Gerry Moore: Mandoline Serenata Mediovale., .Prof. Giuseppe Gur- gano; Vocal Serenade in the Night; The Way you look to-night. Webster Booth; Orchestral E Flat Blues.

...Nat Gonella and his Geor- glans: Vocal Me and My Dog, Swing Frances Day: Violin Song of Paradise; Always....Albert Sandler, assisted by cello and organ.

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Slock Quotations, and Hongkong Exchange Market Report.

7.35 p.m. Stewart Murray, Win- nie Melville, and Unn Bourne.

Tenor Solos I Love the Moon (Poul Rubons): Because (Teschemacher- D'Hardelot); Plano Solos Pierette; His successor, Betty, arrived just Danse Creole... (Chaminade); So- before he departed, carrying two at-prano Solos My Man Adams); Sleep They had to dive several times be- tache cases, significant of the recent

On (Offenbach, arr. Kerngold); Tenor fork rescuing hen. Doreen was change in naval equipment-the sub Solos Pagllace, Harlequin's Serenade brought round by artificlat respira-stitution of attache cases for ditty (Leoncavallo); Les Millions D'Arle-

quin, Serenade (Drigo).

sitting in his police-eur, Henri ‡ was turning over in the water severat į hlm. band, ex-Life Guards officer one quickly suppressed scream: yards from the beach.

"Help! They are going to murder Captain Philip Astley.

me."

Hundreds of pedestrians www They had gone for a long swim the chase. Other motorists drew off Malibu Beach, near Holly- to the side of the road.

wood, when Miss Carroll was struck by several heavy waves: which almost knocked her sense-i Jess.

Captain Astley saw his wife Was in trouble.

swam with

strong, quick strokes to her aid.

When he reached her she was un-' conscious. Captain Astley swan with her to El shore, workesl desperately to bring her round.

Others on the beach helped him. and docter upplied artificial re-

'spiration. It was three hours before

Miss Carroll recovered.

tion.

ATTEMPT TO

boxes.

KILL STALIN IN AMAZING PLOT

Dramatic Arrest Of Friend

Warsaw, June 25,

EXPLOSION IN THE latest victim of Stalin's

BOATHOUSE

KILLS OWNER

Preparing For Cruise

On Windermere

purge is one of his closest! friends, who has been flung into Moscow's political prison, charged with conspiring to kill

the Soviet Dictator.

The greatest sensation for years was caused in Warsaw to-day when this news, heavily censored within Soviet Russin, leaked out.

An explosion in a boathouse on the banks of Lake Winder- It is believed that this latest mere last month killed Mr. arrest is connected with world- George Outhwaite, a wealthy | wide

about Stalin's

- retired company director.

¡ health.

rumours

"HEART ATTACKS"

Mr. Outhwaite went alone to the These rumours stated that boathouse, which is about 100 yards the Soviet Dictator was suffer- from his house at Nab Wood, Shortsing from heart disease and was afterwards there was n explosion, subject to very severe attacks. which blew off the boathouse ron! A famous Viennese specialist and wrecked a cabin cruiser. It was was summoned to Moscow. He heard two miles away,

Mr. Outhwalle was

examined Stalin and diagnosed blown into slight gastric trouble.

the water. Neighbours found him

there with injuries which

have killed him instantly.

According to the Viennese must specialist there was no trace of

heart trouble.

William Thexton, the dead man's Following this newa, Stalin head gardener, said: "I think Mr. decided to make more frequent Outhwaite must have been preparing public appearances.

the boat for a cruise on the lake and! was starting the engine when the ex- plosion occurred."

GUESTS AMAZED

Yesterday Stalin made an un- expected attendance at a lun-

The carise will not be known until cheon given in honour of the experts have examined the boat. Esthonian Foreign Minister.

Guests present at the party were amazed at the appearance of Stalin.

Food In Wartime:

The Soviet Dictator seemed

"Progress Made" quite frail. His enforced rest

and treatment have apparently

Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for undermined his robust constitu-

the Co-ordination of Defence, told tion.

Mr. De In Bere (Cons., Evesham in

the House of Commons that a good dent of progress had been made by the departments concerned, in con- Junction with the Commitice of in- perial Detence, in working out plans for safeguarding food supplies in time of war.

Pigeon Flies Home

After Three Years

JUFS

TROUBLED PREMIER-What with attempting to balance the budget and ralso an 8,000,000,000-frang loan, Premier Leon Blum of France has had his difficulties. The Bocialist Premier is shown at left with his brother, Rene, manager of the Monte Carlo ballet in London, at the Premier's home in Paris. Franco is making a new effort to overcome ftonncial troubles

Arctic Trip To End Loneliness

THE wife of an explorer has the loneliest job in the world," THE

said golden-haired Lady Wilkins, wife of explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins, in a recent interview.

p.m. Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

8.03 p.m. Brahms. Double Con- certo in A Minor, Op. 102, played by Thibaud and Casals, with the Pablo

Casals Orchestra, conducted by

Alfred Cortot.

8.35 p.m. Irene Scharrer, Andante and Rondo Capriccioso

sohn); Elude No. 1 in F

Chopin

Etude No. 3 in D Flat Major; Trois Nouvelles Etudes)

B.45 p.m. London Philharmonie Orchestra.

Merry Wives of Windsor-Overture (Nicolai); Elegy, Op. 58....(Elgar); Lyric Sulte. (Grieg).

1.

3.

4.

Shepherd Boy:

Norwegian March;

Nicturne;

March of the Dwarfs.

9.15 p.m. Studio-Operatie Re-

cital by Gaston D'Aquino, accom-

panied by Lindsay A. Lafford.

1. Mimi e una civetta (La Boheme)

་

Puccini; 2. Donna non vidimal

(Manon Lescaut) Puccini:

3.

M'Appar (Murta) Flotow; 4. Apri

20

tua fenestra (Iris) Mascagni,

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

9.55 p.m. New Variety Records. Vocal Blue Venetian Waters

(Kalin, Kaper and Jurmann); To- morrow is another day Kahn, Kaper and Jurmann) Peter Dowson; Hu- morous The Lancashire Toreador: The Window Cleaner......George Formby with his Ukulele; Fox Trota September in the Rain; A Melody for and His Or-

wack Hylton

At-

10.13 p.m. London-"World fairs"

A talk by H. Wickham Steed, 10.30 p.m. Dance Music.

Fox Trots I'd Love to take orders from you; I'd rather listen to your eyea....Jacques Renard and his Or- chestra; Sump'n about Rhythm; I'm ratisfied....Duke Ellington and his Orchestra; Black Beauty; Slow Fox Trot Black and Ton Fantasy....Duke Ellington and his Orchestra; Waltz A Garden of Illusion; Tango The Tango of the "Mula" Orquesta Tipica and Francisco Canero: Fox Trots Take my Heart....Dick McDonough and His Orchestra; Let it be me.... Jay Wilbur and his Band. 11 p.m. Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

The following wave-lengths, and fre- queneles are used by Daventry:

Frequency Wavelength 6.500 k.c.

19.30 metres.

D.BAS k.c. 31.50 mnetrea 11,700 k.c. 20.02 metres k.c. 25.20 metros

CSA

Stin She was discussing Sir Hubert's intention of visiting the North Pole by submarine as soon as he has found a suitable vessel.

"I am not exaggerating when!

I say that my husband and I have

GSB 9.010 k.c. 31.55 motrea

GSC GSD

GSK

11.463

GSP 10.140 k..

10.63 motres

GSC 17.790

14.88 metres

GSI,

21.410 k.e.

GST

G8J

CHL

GSO

Make Good Busmen

car

not been together more than six Soldiers, Sailors-

months of our six years' marrieıl

Ilfe.

13.07 motres metres

10.200 .c. 10.60 21.040 k.c. 10.60 metres 6,110 k.c. 40.10 Inntres 13,100 k.. 17.70 motres 13,313. X.. 19.00 metres

Transmission (08.B., G.3.0, 0.5.0.) Points put by Mr. C. O. Silver, 1230 pm. Big Ben, The Cafe Wolverhampton, in hila presidential Orchestra. speech to the Tramways and Trans-1.10 p.m. Empire Exchange." "To lessen the loneliness I have port Conference

(Continued on Page 5.) Portsmouth,

adopted a little girl."

"I was once alone for nearly year--when he was on the Ellsworth expedition. It was terrible.

were:---

at

• Motorists should revise their park- Lady Wilkins displayed a photo-ing habits in busy streets. A. racing pigeon released at New.raph of seven-year-old Susanne, a

Public vehicles deserve preference castle in June 1934 on a 300-mile pretty dark-haired child.

since they accommodate' more pas- But even Susanne cannot com-sengers for the road space occupied, changing circumstances. It was not It was in an exhausted condition, pensate her for losing her husband and

Such plans, he kald, must be sub-race reached its loft at Dartmouth ject to constant review

owing to last month.

Many of the best drivers and con- a matter in which any final decision but gave obvious signs of recognising so long. That is why she is going ductors come from the British fight- was contemplated.

its owner, Mr. Arthur Jeffery,

to the Pole,

ing forces.

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