1937-10-19 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1937.

Drama Of Sick Wife Nearly Takes Ex-Kaiser Back To Berlin

Berlin, Sept. 18.

PRINCESS HERMINE, lifty-year-old second wife of

ex-Kaiser Wilhelm, underwent a serious operation in a Berlin hospital on August 25. Her illness was kept. secret: arrangements had been made for the former German Emperor, who is seventy-eight years old, to travel incognito to her bedside in case of emergency.

This would have been the first i visit the fallen ruler had puld to Germany since he, went into oxile at Doorn,-Holland, nineteen years ago. Herr Hitler, who now wields over the ex-Kaiser's ́old subjects a power more abso- lute than was over his, granted him permission to cross the frontier if the doctors gave up hope.

100

Needles

in Boy's Body

Romo, Sept. 16. Police at Chieti, in the Abruzzi |

For two and a half weeks after the operation they feared they would have to summon him. The region of Italy, have arrested ex-Kaiser telephoned every day, the mother, grandmother, and

nent red rosen for his wife,

But a week ano the Princess pass ed the crisis and began to recover. To-morrow she will get up for the first time.

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Next week she will be taken to sanatorium in Sajɩ Gérmany,

unclo of a five-years-old boy, inj whose body doctors found 100 needles.

According to the account in the Rome newspaper La Stampa, of Turin, the doctors found whole neats Schoennich-Corotalli, of needles in various parts of his|

Princess Hermiac, widow of Prince von married the ex-Kaiser in 1922.

WOMAN'S

YACHT

SHELLED Captain Arrested

(From A Correspondent)

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Two Jachts-one with famous Society hostess and her friends on board, the other with a leading Turf figure and his family-have had exciting ad. ventures while craising in waters off the Mediterranean.

Venice, Sept. 10. When the yacht Sister Anne (250 tons) arrived here with the owner, the Hon. Mrs. Heginald Fellowes, on bourd, it was reported that the vessel had narrowly escaped being sunk by shell-fire in the gean Sea.

body. The needles had been Inserted

in the flesh and hot travelled all over the body. They were about two inches long.

Police say that the trio did their best to bring about the boy's death In on unusual manner in the hope

of avoiding suspicion,

The boy is in hospital in a serious condition.

DISCOVERY

OFFICER

DROWNED

The body af Lieutenant

Duncan A. M. Watt (R.N.R.)

(61), officer in charge of the re-

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OFS

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Right To Birch Children Must Go,' Inquiry Holds

A FTER four months' work five men and two women' who form the Government Departmental Com- mittee on

Corporal Punishment have decided to recommend that magistrates should no longer have the" right to order children to be birched.

The committee's report will shortly be presented to the Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare.

search ship Discovery, moored Their decision on the birching of children is near Temple Steps, was recover-unanimous, and it is probable that Sir Samuel will bring ed from the Thames recently.

in the necessary legislation to give it effect early in Parliament's new session.

Admiral A. V. Campbell. Chief Commissioner of the Sea Scouts, who own the Discovery, told the News Since 1927 birching has been increasing, though in the Chronicle recently that Mr. Watt twenty-five years 1902-1927 there had been a steady drop.

had been missing since the previous Wednesday.

"We did not know what happened

in good order. to him. Everything in the ship was

The Sister Anne was alleged by the Greek authorities to have entered o militarised zone off the Island of

"He had been an officer in the Æginn, 20 miles south of Atteus, and Merchant Service and was employed! Mrs. Fellowes and her party were latterly by the Scouts." fired on by a Greek worship.

BULLETS WHISTLED OVER

The, yacht's cajitain was arrested

and releused the following day.

Then Mrs. Fellowes and her guests

were allowed to proceed.

Mrs. Fellowes to-night left Venice

for Buthpest, where-she-will-meet

the Duchess of Windsor,

Powell in Black, Won't

Mr. Wiliam Carmichael, master of Talk of Jean

the Sister Anne, told me here to-

night:

Plymouth, Sept 10.

Powell

"We were making for Piracus, the port of Athens, when several rife William ("Thin Man") bullets whistled over the yacht. arrived here to-night on board the

Then a shell from a big gun, sent up Dutch liner Statendam in deepest a fountain just-attend of us.

GUARD ON VESSEL

mourning on his way to Holland, France, and Austria for a brief-cure holiday. All through the voyagy he

"When we docked a party of had remained in his stateroom. omecre came aboard, arrested mc, and set a guard on the Sister Anne. Haled before the magistrates, I pleaded that the forbidden zone was not marked as autch"on my charts,

und was released,

In 1935, for example, 118 children' were ordered to be hirched, Last year the total was 164,

The committee consists of the Hon. Edward Cadogan, Lady Ampthill, Mrs. A. E. Astley, Professor Brierley, Sir William McKechnie, Mr. H. R. Duff, and Mr. C. Whiteley, K.C.

when he Was

One-fifth Cent Loot Alexander Girian

The abave pleturę, which has been, sentenced to six months for burgbrought from the seat of war in "the" lury of a store safe in the village Enst, shows a few Japanese soldiers Kiskunhalas Hungary, bajn. His total booty was one unluckiest burglar in the lone Aller-equivalent to oneth during the advance on the Shansi

ttle calmed by of a U. S. cent.

front.

• "The world"

was the

300

A

YEARS

HISTORY IN

CITY VAULT

The Chamberlain of London-the City Treasurer-presented recently his annual report, of 321 pages, on the Income and expenditure of the governors of the richest square mile in the world. In due course it will be placed in the fire-proof vaulis, below the ancient Guildhall, which alore the Corporation's accounts as far back as the year 1933,

31 10s.; for Wax Herrings and Sturgeons due at Michaelmas, £5 0s.

An iron staircase leads to this of treasure-house of history, which is

bright with crearn-enamelled walla " and glossy white ceilings.

Wreaths of flowers from him are dally being put on the grave Jean Harlow in Hollywood, and his £5,000 marble mausoleum is being erected to her memory.

"Mrs. Fellowes and her guests,

He smiled wryly as he sat in the were on deck at the time of the dining saloon the sluister smile shooting, but there was no alarm which had him cost alwayd as villain Just, indignation."

in silent films. He spoke with the voice which made him a fiero the Mrs. Fellowes, who has been de-mament talkies came in, and ensured

·scribed ng the best dressed woman that in the end he would marry the the world, is a close friend of the girl. Duke and Duchess of Windsor,

SON OF LORD CHANCELLOR AND J.P.

MAGISTRATE QUITS COURT AFTER "SCENE”

And in the budget of 1705 there is In one of the rooms recently | this item: "To Sergeant Samuel an American girl was trying to Walker, of the Green Regiment of trace, In volumes written on Train Bands, one year's allowance, vellum, her ancestors' connection he being disabled by a wound re- with the civic Hire of London cen ceived in his head by a musket ball turies aro.

when doing duty against the rioters was so quiet that a clock ticking in June, 1780-£20.". In an adjoining room echoed loudly as an official brought out a heavy volume bound in oak, with stout

would falk of anything, brass ends, turning block with age. Anything, except Jean Harlow, the On the front page, in copper-plate girl he didn't marry, whose death made him a broken man..

BLACK TIE

- His black suit and black to were testimony of the grief. that was in his heart,

British

hand, was this inscription: Merchants

"T10 Rental General of All Landes and Tenements belonging to the Chamber of London for one whole year ended at the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel 1033 in the Seventhe Year of the Baigno Our Soveraigne Lord Charles by the Grace of God of England, Scot- land, France and Ireland.. King, Defender of the" Falli”

or

"I've been working very hard for years," he said, "and I have had my private troubles. Now I am 15co from contract obligations for a while. All items were set out heully in "When I go from Holland to Paris words. Figures were not then in use

for such purposes,

When Mr. Quintin Hogg "son of 1 shall decide just how to spend my the Lord Chancelier), defending in a time for the next

caso

charges. I take exception. This is

three months,

"EFITC-

Salary: £12,500

Plan Trip To

Get That Tiger'

PARTY of prominent British merchants and industralists are setting out in the New Year for a "get that tiger" cruiso.

They will be away just over 70 | days and each is paying 750

guineas.

A soldier behind Japanese anti- alrcraft battery naar the Interna-

lonal Settlement, Shanghal, looking through his field-glasses for Chinese airplanes. The Inrricades behind sist of hammocks rolled' together. which the battery is encamped con-

at Willesden Police Court Chiefly, I expect, in Austria

party are to shoot ilgers from, the recently was cross-examining Hungary. When

backs of elephants, witness, one of the magistrates (Mr. Tellywood have to inake the-Dlm Mayor's salary is set out at £12,000

I to back to - In the Ialest accountà the Lord Manchester and the north of. Eng- S. P. Viant, M.P. for West Willesden)

Every guest is guaranteed that he land is to be represented in tho remarked. "These are not in the Jean.

n year. In the olden days it was Powell did not mention the made up of perquisites. In 1637 the party, which will be about 20 strong, will shoot his own tiger, and will be

"England as a trophy,, Paul PNE case, with a view to prejudicing the 20,000 a week which he la to be paid total Inbiltes quite cord it and is described as "strictly private. cllowed to bring the skin back to

Lord Kinnoull told the Sunday £41,750. In the present budget that Dispatch something about the pro- Milder forms of sport, such as dear-stalking, will be provided for. gramme, which includes: gure has sweiled to £17,003,000 ds.

Hhe women in the party. There are entries in the present accounts which have been appear

Mr. Quintin Ilour-It is material

for that.

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"It is not true," he continuq,

4d.

to know what is behind the case. It "that I objected to the title of this le most improper conduct. on behalf flm or to possible associations with of the Court. I think you don't understand, sir.

'He then naked for the case to go "I think I have been working loo before a reconstituted Dench, and hard, and I should like new contracts added. t. is quite intolerable that leaving a large part of my year free, opinion of this kind should be stated so that I might free-lance or before my chao has developed." You know, it is not possible to do Mr. Viant sold that he would leave your best work it you have to play the court, and the,case proceeded. In too many flok

Test,

First class travel to India.

A servant provided for each tra- voller on. arrival.

Lord "Isitmoull declared; that the

Ins for 150 years ni leant, such as

A special train .with private purpose of this cruz was not pure- the item for the livery allowance shower-baths, writing-rooms, card- the eyes of those who are in a posi~~ of the Recorder of London's clerk, rooms, and dining-rooms. £1 Coil, and for the City Trumpalers, £24 148.

ly for pleasure, bul to show, through

tion to exploit Indian markets, the Impression of luxury every-vast potentialities which lle open to where, and

Invitations from three Indian

An

them.

lie promises further cruises just as

In 1720 the Chamberlain made this entry: "For the provision of wine, £80; for newspapers and pamphlets, Sitting in gilded howdahi the exclusive, and—just as expensive,

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