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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THE

FRIDAY,

JULY

30,

1937.

Polar 'Peter Pan' Will See Land

Never Trodden Before By Man

Peter Pan of the Antarctic-wealthy, adventurous, fifty-seven-year-old Lincoln Ellsworth, who has said "I'li never grow old as long as I can keep exploring"-is now completing final details of the new airplane that is to carry him on a 2,000-mile flight over the South Pole.

On the last of his flights to the Antartic he and his companion, Hollick Kenyon, were marooned for seven weeks before Discovery II. rescued them, but the South Pole is "in his blood."

This time he plans to fly from Enderby Land, nearest Antarctic

const-line to Africa, right over THERE WILL

the farthest end of the earth tol the Ross Sen.

As his powerful *plane wings over ·

BE FOUR

the frozen wilderness beyond the CANDIDATES

pole, he will follow the return

route of Scotl and his four brave i

colleagues who won deathless fame FOR U.S.

there twenty-five years ago.

For days they struggled agains! blizzard and hitler cold und human! endurance enuid stand no more.

Ellsworth expects to do the same, Journey in as many hours.

He is now in Switzerland examin- ing the newest selentific instruments: Mr. Ellsworth is in London, Shei told recently of her Inusband's most adventurous project.

10,000f. FLIGHT

The first successful fights to the North Polar regions and the first Transpolor airship flight from Europe to America were largely due to the Initiative and financial backing of Lincoln Ellsworth. He made bath nights with Roald Amundsen, the month beat Norwegian, who by a Scott to the South Pole.

Ellsworth's supply ship. Wyatt Earp, is being refitted at Bergen. She will take in stores for two years and is expected to leave for Capetown in January.

PRESIDENCY

(y Dan Iogers!

Waited Press Stad Correspondent)

London. There will be four candidates for president of the United States in 1940, Dr. Nicholas Mur- ray Butler, president of Colum- bia University, predicted in an exclusive interview.

He said there was a distinct possi- bility the thief executive finally will be elected by the House of Re-

presentatives.

"Nineteen-forty is two soon for any clearing of the present fog." he said. will be chaos, but 1944 should "JI see the rather clear-cut lines of new political forces."

Butler predicted the finish of the Republican and Democratic partles and the evolution of two major par- His nirplane will be built in Amer-ties. The most powerful would

bc:

fea. She will embody all the ex-a liberal-constitutional party, a com- perience gained in his previous flights, bination of wiil

undergo the

present

beral

Re- De-

Conservative most exhaustive publicans and tests before being shipped to the Cape.mocrats, whose purpose would be to Flying weather in the Antarctic is accomplish needed referms within the best from the end of October to the constitution. middle of December.

Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth plan to goj

REACTIONARIES

to Capetown in the early spring of The second party would be com- next year, and the expedition will posed of "all reactionaries, radicals leave for Enderby Land in August. and turbulents opposed to constitu-

The interior of Enderby Land has tional procedure." never been seen by man. No one

Butler expected the beginning of a knows whellier 1 In flat or moun- !

in 1940 to name presl- tainous, sheltered or exposed to the movement

condidates dential

representing Nerce Polar winds.

Before the Polar fight Ellsworth present Republicans and Democrats, radicals" und "a liberal con- Intends to make a series of short "new Nights 400-500 miles into the Institutional alliance." lerfor to find out what the land is!

Before the 1936 presidential elec- like. Whether he will try to land at the tion Butler forecast a Republican de-

feat and disintegration of South Pole will depend on weather conditions. The flight across will be Republiena party.

the t

made at a height of about 10,000 feet. "There isn't any, Republican party Ellsworth is coming to London Innow," he said. There is no organisa- October to receive the Royal Geo-

¡tion and no leadership, although graphical Society's gold medal for his previous explorations.

Millionaire Falls Dead On Honeymoon

London, July 5.

there are 18,000,000 Republicans.

"The Republican party must change its name as well as its prin- ciples and methods before regaining power."

It was belleved Butler was refer- ring to his possible liberal constitu tional party.

Near Ahlbeck in the Bnitle Sen a battalion of German engineer troops recently held their manoeuvres. The picture shows the landing troops cmbarking the bit airfiled rubber boats in which the soldiers paddled to the shore.

SWINDLER GIVES

£500 PARTIES

Carried Thousands In His Pocket

Horsham (Sussex), July 2. VILLIAM ALAN BARKER, aged forty-three, mem- WI

ber of a respected county family, ex-public schoolboy, former member of the French Foreign Legion and Royal Flying Corps, owner of racing ponies and greyhounds, and receiver of stolen goods was to-day sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment at West Sussex Quarter Sessions.

He was found guilty of receiving goods, valued at £1,250, knowing them to have been stolen and of obtaining by false tences the sum of £650.

It was his love for the beautiful young

placed her brothers in his care, musical comedy actress that eventual

brought about his downfall.

Alan Barker intended to sit for the Civil Service examination. Shortly pre-before the war, however, he threw up his studies, went abroad and en- listed in the French Foreign Legion. of the French In it he won two Army's greatest honours, the Medaille Militaire and the Croix de Guerre.

His arrest on these and two other charges, of which he was found not guilly, followed a police chase over the length and breadth of England. Barker heard the verdict with The Columbia educator said inter- emotion and when asked if he had nal dissension over the polletes of anything to say he first shook his hend, then almost incoherently dis- President

was Roosevelt likewise disrupting the Democratic party, claimed responsibilty for the two - ONE YEAR -

men (one of whom, 'Con- birth of the young Thus facilitating the OLD millionaire liberal constitutional party.

naught, had stood in the dock with him and been sentenced to one year's American play boy John "The whole thing is complicated by

witorn he had Edward Mullins, honey-the lack of leaders, Roosevelt being imprisonment) with

the only one before the American been associated. mooning in the Italian liner public" he said. "The other side Rex with his third wife, fell does not have a courageous man with vision. You can't meet leadership by throwing stones--you must have leaders to oppose leaders."

THIRTY

dead in the lounge after merely dinner yesterday.

Tall, handsome, popular man-

about-town, he was never

hind a sudden heart attack.

ill He

He was taking his bride to his

Riviera home, the Villa Quo Vadi

the ballroom; flugs and garlands were rendy.

ROOSEVELT'S ULTIMATE

DEFEAT

the

Butler salt the proposed rc-

The two young men referred to. former Borstal boys, are brothers of the woman Barker loved, and who passed as his dece and also as his half-sister,

Her name is Margaret Ellls. She is sometimes called Margaret Barker, Mrs. Bentley and Mrs. Barclay, ell

at Juan-les-Pins. Ils friends were organisation of the Federal Judiciary, names used by Barker used by Barker She was at one time a nurso preparing a welcoming party la the although harmful to Mr. Roosevelt, himself.

would not defent him in event he and was also on the stage. famous Hollywood Club,

sought another term. He predicted

Barker himself described his love ultimate defeat Life-like emales of bride and Mr. Roosevelt's

she had bridegroom were to have decerated would be by a growing belief among fer her in court and how

voters that there would be no end to the New Deal's spending policy.

Speaking on international affairs In alience John the Columbia president said he did not expect n general war soon, but emphasized that A savage economic war now is in progress and that it Speaking from the Rex two days would lead ultimately to a military out from New York. Mrs. Mullins war unless checked. anid her husband fell dead ni her!

The party will sill be held, Bags half-masted.

Mullia's frienda will foart

absent guest.

feet.

the

He foresaw an economie depression "There was no warning; no time early in the 1940's which would be to do anything. One moment he worse than the last unless various was laughing and talking; then he countries prepare a programme of pubile works developments to take war dead." Mr. Mullins was the only son of the place of the present tremendous John Henry Mullins, who made a industrial occupation employed in fortune in real estate. His mother manufacturing armament Suel: le staying at the May Fair Hotel with plan, he said would stabilize and case his sister, Countess Alexandre Orlow- the economie let down when the re- armament programme is completed. all, wife of a Polish nobleman.

a

After the armistice he begs to live the life of a man of means.

Ho frequented ble racemeet- Ings, visited Monte Carlo-where he once lost several thousands of pounds on thetables-kept a string of racing ponies at Northolt, owned hunting horses, at times occupied a luxury flat in London. Some of his parties at London hotels cost him £500,

He made a habit of carrying valu- able scrip round with him. He once showed Mrs. Ward, wife of the vicar et Dockenfield, Surrey, from whom he later obtained £800, bonds and share certificates worth £40,000.

It

stated was

that In court "People of high position who' did not wish to give evidence against kun have been induced to part with thousands of pounds." Barker's charm of manner people belleve in him even they had been swindled. Mr. Mrs. Ward, the viear of Dockenfeld and his wife, are two of his victims who still belleve in him,

UNCONSCIOUS MINISTER

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of "Merry-Go-Round"

From London

STUDIO PROGRAMMES Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. wavelengths of 335 metres (845 k.e's.), 31.40 metres (9.52 m.c's.).

12.30 Leslie Jeffries and His Or-- chestra.

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Musical Comedy Gems: Part 5 f Dreaming; Salzkammergut; Lover Come Back; Charming Wen- thee; Mr. Jeremiah Esq.; Part 6 March of the Vagabonds; Serenade; The Waltz Dream; Only a Rose; Bar-

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bizon; Dance of the Ickles; The Call

Frolicsome lure; Ravini's Serenade; Automne.

12.40 Three Songs sung by Turner Layton,

Sweetheart Let's Grow Old To- gether; Lost; Dirty Face.

1.00 Time and Weather.

in at

Mackintosh's

1.03 Marek Weber and His Or and get their advice

chestra.

The Flower of Hawaii-Selection; 1st. Record White Flower of the Is- lands; A Paradise beside the Sea; Beautiful Pearl of the South Seas; My Golden Baby: My Little Boy: 2nd, Record Any Port is Home to a Sailor: Ind I the Words; My Golden Baby; I'm Just a Darkie: Any Port is Home to a Saller; Waltz Child, You Can Dance like My Wife: Waltz Dollar Princess; Standchen; Faithful Jump- Ing Juck; Coer Brise; Menuett No. 1. 1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press; Weather, ani Announcements.

1.40 Beethoven. Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37. Arthur Schnabel planist and the London Philharmonie Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Malcolm Surgent.

4-7 p.m.

Chinese Programme.

7.00 Gerry Moore at the Plano.

Slow Foxtrot Love Me; Quickstep Crooning; Slox Foxtrot An Evening with You.

7.10 Stock Quelations and Hong- kong

Exchange Market.

7.15 Relay from London. London

The Merry-go-Round.

programme devised and presented by Pascoe Thornton.

8.00 Time, Weather and Announce~

ments.

8.03 Studio Radio Imps. Ensemble Business: Vocal- Rhythm is our Kenneth Leslie, Tunes from Pennies from Heaven, Pennies from Heaven; One two Button your Shoe; Let's Call a Heart a Heart: Vocal-Lolita Lea: The Way you Look To-night; Plano Sweet Savannah Sue; Vocal- Kenneth Leslie; Blue Hawait; Top of the Town; Vocal-Lolita Lea; Good- night my Love; Ensemble

Obie Margie. 8.30 Symphony Orchestra.

When dull Lane Wilson Melodies; Whe

Charming Care; Phyllis has suc Gracca; The Sailor's Life; My Lovely Cello Come let's be Merry: Aus- triam Peasant Dances Parts 1 and 2: Ballets:-(Faust-Gounad); Variations du Miroir, Dance de Phryne; Varla- tlons de Cleopatre, Les Troyennes; Les Nublennes,

Antique: Adagio.

Dance

9.00 Relay from London.

Loenl Kayles to St. Merryn.' aviation of the game of skitiles out-

'Cornish side the

Arma pf St.

Merryn.

(gramophone

0.20 Relay from London.

Marches Military records),

9.30 London News and Announce- ments.

0.55 Light Orchestra und Vocal. Waltz from the Sleeping Beauty Ballet played by the Boston Pro- menade Orchestra, conducted by Ar- thur Fiedler; Polonalse Militaire in A Major Boston Promenade Orchestra; I'm the Echo Sung by Llly Fons- soprano; I Dream too Much Sung by Lily Ponssoprano; Forest Idyll Marek Weber and His Orchestra; The Hermit Marck Weber und His Or- chestra.

10.15 Relay from London. Scenes from The Taming of the Shakespeare. Shrew, by William

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to

Kathe

The wooing of Pelruchlo and Katha- rine. Characters: Petruchio, tleman of Verona, suitor rine; Katharine the Shrew; Baptista. a rich gentleman of

Fadua;

Gremio Tranio;

Grumio, Kervant

Blondello;

10 Petruchlo: Hortensio; Haber-

dasher; Tailor; Scene: In Podus, and in Petruchle's house in the country. Production by

by Howard Rose. 10.50 Dance Musle.

Moon Joc Foxtrot Me and the Reichron and His Orchestra; Fox- trot One Rainy Afternoon Johnny Johnson and His Orchestra: Foxtrut When My Dream Bont Comes Home Roy Fox and 11s Orchestra,

11.00 Close Down.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES

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

Sign Frequency Wavelength GSA • 6,500 k.c. 49.59 metres GSB 1,510 x.c. GRC 0503 .. GS0 11,730 k.c. GSE 11.883 X., 15,140 x.c. 17,700 K.c. 21.470 ke. 15.200 .c. 21,540 k.c. 0,110 k.. 15,180 k..

31.83 metreN 31.30 metres 25.52 metres 25.23 metres 19.2 metres 18,80 metres 13.07 moirea 10,50 metres 19.00 metres 40.10 metres 17.74 metres

made when and

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GSH

GAI

GBL

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13,310 k..

Transmission 1

London, June 28.

The Rev. David Douglas, thirty-two-year old Minister of St. Andrew's Church of Scotland, Rodney Street, Liverpool, was dis- covered in his vestry on the floor, by his fiancee, Dr. Elinor Mary Gelling, where he had lain unconscious for twelve hours. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary at Liverpool and died a day later. Mr. Douglas and Dr. Gelling met last July, and were to have been married next month, but owing to Mr. Douglas's' nervous break- ́ down, the marriage was postponed until the autumn-Our Own Cor- respondent...

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The BBC Northern Ireland Orchestra. p. Here Lived. Captain Cook, 1.15 p.m. Old-Umts Music Hall, with

call-boy, chairman, and hammer. 1.55 pm. The News and Announcements. Greenwich Time Signal at 2 p.m. (Continued on Page 5.)

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