1937-12-13 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1937.

20 COCKNEYS START A NEW LIFE

Each With A House,

EAST END

FAMILIES

DOWN ON

THE FARM

TW!

By A Correspondent

Sandy (Beds). WENTY unemployed Cockneys, with their wives and families, will be moving from the East End into Bedfordshire in a few months' time.

They are going to the village of Wyboston, alx miles from Sandy, to be taught to be farmers.

Housen with three and four bed- rooms, equipped with efectele light and bathrooms, are being built for them. They will have allotted to them four acres of land, two greenhouses, a piggery, pigs, and 100 laying hens.

For Aften months they will pay no rent; the slock, And sved

CALL

plants for the greenhouses will t provided free,

130 A YEAR RENT

All this is part of an experimen by the Land Settlement Association It has been made possible by t London Parochial Charities and this Carnegie Trust, who have

con.

tibuted £10,000 towards the cust Another £10,000 has been given by the Government.

On an adjoining estate, at Wyhose ton, recently I saw what it is possible

to achieve.

for these settlers

After

they

Breen months' training become capitalists-tenant

of the association paying a modest £30 or £35 a year rent for land house and farm buildings.. They buy food and equipment through the association's bulk pur-j chasing system; sell their produer through a marketing organisation a a commission charge of 5 per cent. instead of the usual 10 or 131%, pri rent.

heard of one man, a former Durham miner, who, in his second Avc-acre smallholding, year on 丸 made a proat of £255. There are many others showing profits of X150 to £200 a year.

Did Not Know She Was A Mother

Pigs, -100

Hens-All Free

* Duke of Wiridsor, received a porcelain Indias elephant and his Duchess was given, a magnificent gold lacquer vase as mementoes of their visit to the Meissen porcelain centre, nene Dresden, Germany. They also visited the Radebeul labour camp and listened to a lecture, as above, Next to the Duchess is Dudley but wood. the 'Duke's equerry.

Man Saves His Life By

With "Jekyll And

Character

AMAZING RICHMOND INQUEST STORY

Dr. John Dancy, of Queen's- road. Richmond, cararred in his study, saved his life by falling to the floor and "foxing"

Als brother-in-law-“a man with a Jekyll and Hydo character"-shot at him.

as

"I went to the door at once and saw my brother-in-law coming from

communicates the bathroom, which with my wife's bedroom.

"I shouted "What have you sione Alaurice?"

"fle was advancing towards me with a revolver in his hand painting

"I tried to reason with him, but that of all I shouted at him said: 'Don't point that at me."

The brother-in-law. -forty-there- year-old Maurice Odell Tribe--nad already killed his sister. Dr. Naomi my head. Dancy, by shooting her through both eyes as she slept. Tricked into think ing he had killed her husband, too; he left the study and committed suleide. Dr. Dancy told the story at the Ichimanit inquest recently on his forty-nine year-old wife and Tribe, 1 oled against the door in a

n ex-Army officer,

The verdict on Dr. Naomi Daney was Murder; on Tribe-Streide while he balance of his mind was disturb-

"ife ill came on. I could that be ineant to choot me in

and

Bee

the

position of assumed ease, but all the Jaime I knew that there was switch

and I put my hand on it.

10

na

PUT OUT LIGHTS, DROPPED TO FLOOR Dr. Dancy. grey-haired, he. spectacled father of three children.

"When he stopped advancing and

preparing aid his brother-in-law was a pen- knew that he was sioned

put the lights out Army officer, and since re-shoot

0310 move- ceiving severe head wounds and dropped to the Boor in

using the sight of an eye in the war ment, had been a heavy drinker. Des Moines.

Tribe, by amicable agreemen, wasį foxing. The whole plove was in

TWENTY - ONE - YEAR OLD Mrs. James Wel- born, unconscious forty- eight days after a motor- car-train crash, died at Des Moines,

without Iowa, knowing

That she gave birth to a healthy hab y · boy four hours

after she was injured,

That her husband was killed

In the accident.

Mrs. Welborn's husband was apprentice in n steel works. twenty-one.

He was

Cheese From Grass Planned

London.

A plan to "short-circuit" the cow and make cheese directly from grass to provide food for Great Brital's population in event of war was out- Ined to the British Association's meeting at Nottingham.

Mounted Police Favoured

Memphis, Tenn. Mounted police, after having been discontinued two years ago, may be placed back in service on Memphis Commissioner Ciliard Da- vis reported one officer on a horsN could do twice as much traffle work

streets.

as one policeman, afoot.

Canada Pensions Blind

Oltawa, Con.

soon begin

Canada's blind will

1

living apart from his wife.

THREATENED HARM -THEN WAS SORRY

"He fired at me as I fell, dropping his aim, and I lay on the ground

darkness then.

"I lay on the floor for a few seconds thinking as fe fumbled for the switch the hall and turned it on.

"He looked at me and I groaned.

4

A

"Foxing" Hyde"

Babies Silenced' In

Church

SPECIAL porch has been built

Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church New Southgate. N to solve the problem of what to do with baby while mother and father go to church.

From the glass-walled porch mother can see and hear the service perfectly, but any noise baby makes cannot be heard by the congregation.

OVERCROWDING

AT THE ADMIRALTY

Staff Increased By

Over 1,000

EFFECT OF NAVAL EXPANSION

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of the `Hongkong Hotel Orchestra

LONDON RELAYS

Itadio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Wavelengths of 355 metres (845 k.e.'s), 31.40 metres (0.52 m.c.). 11.K.T.

.

12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Special Service from St. John's Cathedral.

12.30 Vartely.

Piano-Sweet And Lovely (Arn- helm, Tobias and Lemare), Many Happy Returns Of The Day (Kennedy and Dobson). .. Raie da Vocal--A Little Ramble In Sprin time With You (Rotter, Jurman, Surony), Trust In Mc (Wever,

You've

Schwartz, Ager). Greta Keller;

Two Pianos-Dinah, '

After

Gane: Nobody's Sweetheart, St. Louis Blues, Somo Of These Days. Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye with drums by Joe Daniels; Vocal-Sweet

Confessions. (Epping

Listen To The

Old

Well's

Lohner).

AVAL

(Alimann-

Joseph Schmidt (Tenor); Orchestra--Moon Glow

|(Hudson-De Lange-Mills), Nobody's Sweetheart (Kahu-Erdman-Meyciu-

Schorbel). Joe Daniels and His Hot Shots In 'Drumnasticks'.

1.0 Local Time Signul and Weather Report.

1.03 Light Orchestral.

Neapolitan Melodies, Medley, Love In idleness Macbeth)..... Columbin Concert Crchestra; Indiana Sweet- heart (Hansen). .... Albert Sandler and His Orchestra; William Tell- Andante (Fantornie) (Rossini-urr. Waller); Traumerei (Schumann-arr. Walter)... Massed Orchestra of Cellos; Johann Strauss Waltz Pot- pourri (arr.

Gloriu IIoline). Accordion Orchestra.

1.30 Reuter und Rugby Press; Local Weather Forecast and Announce-

ments.

1.40 Cesar Franck-Prelude, Arta

And

Finale,

Played by Alfred Cortot (Piano), 2.05 Orchestral.

Waltz Of The Hours ('Coppelki--

Deliba

Nights At The Ballet:

Intro Carnaval (Schumann) 'Preamble'; Les Sylphides (Chopin) Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky) Dance of the little Swans': Bou- tique Fantasque (Rossini-Respighi)— Tarantella' Casse Noisette (Tchai- kovsky)-Danse de la Fee Drager'; Bolero (Rovel).

Symphony Orchestra.

2.15 Close down,

5.0-8.05 European Programme, 0.05-11.0 Chinese Programme.

5.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra rom the Roof Garden of the long- kong Hotel.

7. Love is good"—for ̄unything; ̄2, Now you'

u're talking my language; 3. Was It Rain?; 4. Sweet Heartache.

5.15 Interval of recorded music from

5.20

Z.B.W.

donce

5. Where the lazy River Goes by; 6. There's Something in the Air; 7. I'm an

nn Old Cowhand; 8. So Rare. 5.35 Interval of recorded dance musle from Z.B.W.

on

5.40 9. Whispers in the Dark; 10. Stop that Bass: 11. Blossoms Broadway: 12. Lady be good.

5.55 Interval of recorded dance musle from Z.B.W. state of

As a consequence of the naval re- hearmament programme, n 50 Dr. Dancy and his wife thought He thought he had got me

overcrowding now exists in the Ad- their duty to keep him. He was turned round, walked to the lavatory nirulty building in Whitchail, and it using the sight of the other eye, and and locked himself in.

hus been found necessary to acquire 011 the "I got up and banged under specialist's direction they had.

a number of branch premises in 'Come out, been giving him injections for his eye lavatory door and said:"

Maurice. Give

London, writes the Heher parts of me that gun. every nonil.

Daily Telegraph naval correspondent, erled: 'Stand away from these panels, He had been making great pro-for I will shoot you down like i dog'i

In the last two years the personnel gress but a week befure the tragedy "I went into the bedroom to see had a relapse through drinking. what he had done to my wife." Dr of the Admiralty has grown from

times threatened to harm Dr. Naomi, bad as that."

Tribe, the doctor continued, bad at Daney continued. "I knew he had 2,494 to 3,531, and a further increase hurt her. did not think it was as muy be necessary, Examples of the

Increases since last year are: but was always sorry afterwards,

After rousing the housekeeper, Dr.

Last Year Now

037

"He had o very kind side 10 his Dancy forced his way into the lava- nature, and when she was not at tory and found Tribe with his throat home to receive him was very hurt cut. He was not quite dead. and afruld that he lind feelings.

hurt her

"One side of him was very fond of her. The other side very jealous." Tribe had had Dr. Naomi insured for a large sum fifteen years ago.

Tribe paid the first few premiums. Dr. Dancy paid the rest. The Sitial payment was due this week.

Tribe knew that. He was drawing commission on it and was pressing her to reinsure.

The night before the tragedy Tribe and Dr. Naomi had argued about it. "Tribe threatened my life then," said Dr. Daney.

"Later I calined him down and succeeded in passing it off as a joke." 'HANDLE RATTLED,

I HEARD SHOTS' He sent his wife to bed, telling her to get off to sleep na she was tired, It was then after midnight. He went back to the study, started to type Metiers.

Ife could hear Tribe moving about, and left his door ajar so that ho could ace what he was up to. drawing pensions for the first time.to another room, and thought he had About 1.10 a.m. he heard Tribe go Pensions up to $20 monilify will be paid all blind in the Dominion over thờ ngw of 40, under a scheme to ha financed by the Dominion and provincial governments.

locked the door.

"Ho rattled the handle, so I thought it was quite safe. Shortly after that I heard hole.

Secretary's Dept. Naval Staff

0.0 13. Halt Way to Heaven; 14. Dream of Love: 15. Waltz of the Gipsles.

U.15 Interval of recorded dance music from 2.B.W.

0.20 16. The Door is open again; 17. Bluer than Blue: 18. I Can't Break the Habit of you; 19. Where are you?

6.30 Children's Records.

More Very Young' Songs: (A. A. Milne-Fraser-Simson).

(a) Shoc

Shoes and Stockings; (b) For- given; (c) In The Dark; (d) Us Two: (e) Knights and Ladies; (f) Nursery 923 Chairs; (g) Waiting at the Window; 145)(h) Spring Morning; (i) The End.

George Baker (Baritone). 0.45 Sea Shanties. Ten

121

355

128

Mr. Rhona Jermain Conder, sister Naval Construction Dept. 203 of Tribe's wife, raid she, too, had Engineer-In-Chief's Dept. 70 hoticed his two ldes "une really Naval Ordnance Dept... 240 wonderful; the other terrible,"

Torpedoes und Mining

Scotland-yard, attended the Inquest!

Superintendent Jack Sands, of Dept. ... with other Yard officers.

Urban Russia Expands

Moscow.

During the years of the two Five- Year Plans the urban population in the U. S. S. R increased from 26,000,000 to 40,000,000 inhabitants.

Dole Familics Larger

Montreal.

360 lan); and Mile Away (Wil-

Away, Joe; What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sallor 70 125 (arr Terry); Fire Down Below: Hullabaloo Balay (Harris)..... John To-day there are no fewer than Goss (Baritone) and the Cathedral eight Admiralty branch offices in Male Voice Quartet London.

Ultimately the question of rebuild- ing the main Adinirsity Ofce may arise.

Town Gets First Policoman

Woodbury Heights, N. J.

6.55 Alozart-Symphony In B Flat Major, K.319.

Played by Edwin Fischer and His Chamber Orchestra.

7.16 Mozart Songs.

Scold Me, Scold Me, Oh Dear Masetto (Don Giovanni-Mozart); What Is

Is This Feeling? ('Le Nozze Dí

Figaro'), *** Elisabeth Schumann

(Soprano); Let Wine Flow Like A Fountain: Don Giovanni's Serenade (Den Glovanni')... Ezio Plaza (Brgs). This town of 800 inhabitanta kaa | 1.30 Closing local Stock Quotations police protection for the first time and Hongkong Exchange Market Re-

In its history. A committee of 150 port. Jobless living on the dele here patrol the town from 9 p.m. to 5 am.

residents hired Leroy Henning to 7.35 Variety, marry less, have larger families and and to escort school children neruss die at an alder nge than the working the main stroct. citizens of Quebec province,.

City Burns $159,814

Scrip

Toledo.

and Dwyer; Plano Plano

Humorous-Tennis, .... Clapham Medley. Ronald Gourley; Vocal-Sleepy 1922)

Head (Alm 'Operator 13'); Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet (Murphy and Wenrich).

The Mills Brothers; Indian Fightor Marks Dance Orchestra-Favourite Favour

Dato

Joliet, Mont.

ites No. 2-Fox-Trot Medley. The Ballyhooligans.

8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather County Commissionera sauntered An 03-year-old Indian War veteran, Report and Announcements. casually over to the county gaol and John Stanley, and his 70-year-old 1,03 Chinese Programme-Relay tossed $169,014 into the furnace wife celebrated their 50th wedding from the Po Hing Theatre. all in retired serip, part of a $210,000 anniversary, Stanley was stationed Un, miasɑ down; isoud released in 1933.

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