1938-03-19 — Page 11

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH

1988.

Roulette Game Won Beautiful Bride

Prince Fled From Luxury, Runs Motoring School

If you want to book an appointment for a lesson at a motoring school in Holland Park-avenue, London, you will interview a handsome dark-haired man of 44, suave, court- eous, helpful

But while he makes an entry in his books, smiles, and completes your business, his thoughts are far away. He is dreaming.

Dreaming of the Court life of Imperial Russia, of gambl- ing days in Monte Carlo, of one of the most beautiful girls in the world.

For the secretary of the motoring school is Prince Maximilian Melikoff, the only living member of a Georgian Royal House. MONTE CARLO GAMBLING ROMANCE

Once Prince Melikoff had everything the world could offer- His home was a stately palace at Tablak- wealth, horses, cars.

hembl, near Tiflis.

Then came the Russian revolution. Prince Melikoll fled from

Russia, penniless.

tennis

In turn he became t envatry Instructor in the Persian Army, a ballet dancer in Rome. teacher in San Remo, a partner in chicken farm enterprise at Nice, pru- fessional gambler af Monte Carlo, a trapper of icouards in Kenya, an em- ployee of the Food Distribution Cor- poration in New York..

It was while he was making a livelihood at the tables of the Monic

EMPIRE

NEWS

Curio Casing that he first met the SOUTH AFRICA AND

beautiful girl he was later to murry.

Is wealthy Miss Pauline Curran, known as "The Belle of Tasmania."

"A British syndicate arrived at Monte Carlo with a new system of winning at the tables," the prince told the Sunday Chronicle, GIRL'S WARNING

"They wanted people to play for them and I was one they tuoli on. We had instructions how to play-it was roulette-and we were paid wage plus a percentage of the win- nings.

"I was playing one day like this when an attractive girl, standing behind my table, said to me: 'You are being foolish.. Somebody is stealing: your money.

"While 1 was taking a Arm grip of my money the girl walked nway..

"But few days later I saw her again al dinner given by a British admiral. We fell love....

3

In

"Our marriage at. Hobart Cathe- dral, Tasmania, in 1926, was a brill- Want event."

ITALIAN SHIPS

Cape Town.

Government

I understand on the best authority that it has new definitely been de- cided that the Union will not renew the subsidy of £150,- 000 a year to Itailan shipping when the present agreement expires at the end of March, says a correspondent of

London newspaper. The agreement was entered into in 1933 for five years.

Mr. A. P. J. Fourie, Minister of Commerce and Industries, will prob-. ably make a statement in. Purila- ment soon after it meets on Friday next.

It is possible that when the sub- sidy ceases an effort will be mode to maintain the trade connections with the West Africa and the Mediter- rapeau ports which have been estab- Ished as a result of the Italian or- rangement. The Government, it is believed, may consider tenders from all shipping lines which are prepared to provide services along the west | and east coasts of Africa.

Dynamite Factory Explosion.- Eleven people--two Europeans and nine nativeswere killed to-day In

After eight years together they an explosion at a dynamite factory

parted in 1934.

TRAGEDY OF LOVE FOR JAPANESE

New York.

For a year Jean Salsmen was woord by Sam Kurihara,, a Japanese immigrant, who worked on a neigh bouring ranch at Dinubin, Collfornia. Her fatber Wis enraged. He ordered the girl to obey California's "unwritten

racial law." . Zused,

She re-

One night the lovers met at Jean's window.

As they parted she heard shots out alde, saw her father return to the house with a shotgun.

"He has killed him!" she cried to her stepmother, and rushed to her room to take poison. Presently she died,

But her lover had not been killed. He was taken to hospital, wounded

In the side.

Now his friends have put him in hiding, as they fear the wrath of the Californians.

belonging to Cape Explosives Works et Somerset West, 30 miles from Cape Town.--Renter. Canada

NATIONAL DEFENCE

ESTIMATES

Ollawa.

Now that her children are growing up, Mudonum Rachele, wife of Premier Mussolini of Italy, accepts more philosophically than formerly the presence of cameramen. Here, attending the wedding in Rome of Rora Mussolini, daughter of the Premier's deceased older brother, she smiles readily. Her escort, with the German military mustache, is Count Tecdoroani, Father of the

grooms.

SOLDIERS HATE

CORONATION BLUE UNIFORMS

RADIO BROADCAST

Relay of Rugby Football: England v. Scotland

A LONDON LOG

Radio Programme Brondenst by Z. B. W. on Frequencies of 845 k.c's. 9,52 mic's. "per second.----

H.K.T.

12.00-12.20 p.m. Helay of Service

froin of Intercession

St. John's Cathedral.

12.30 Excerpts from Bizet's ‘Car-

Prelude To Act 1; Entr'Acte, Act 4....Philadelphia Symphony Orches

tra conducted by Leopold Stokowski; Qui Sait Do' Quel Demon; Parle-Moi .F. Heldy (Soprano) Da Ma Mere.... and F.. Ansseau (Tenor)-Orchestra conducted by Piero Coppola.

12.43 The Fair Malá Of Perth'----- Buile-Bizet

Pinyed by The London Philharmo- nie Orchestra and conducted by Sir Thomas Beechiam.

1.00 Time and Weather..

1.03 Gerry Moore At The Piano. No More You-Quickstep (Towers- Grundland); A Message From The Man In The Moon (From 'A Day at the Races'); Sweet Heartache Stow Fux-Trot (From The Ilit Parade'), Jammin'-Quickstep (From "Turn off The Moon).

1.15

(Art

of

the

Chicma Organ Music,

....Anton and The Paramount

Beli Theatre Orchestra; Al Bollington at the Organ; Escapada (Phillips); Speak To Me Of Love (Lenoir)

Al Bollington at the Organ of the Paramount Theatre, London;

Lionel Monckton Melodies Stanford Robinson) .AI

Organ Bollington at the Paramount Theatre, London.

Reuter 1.30

and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcements. 1.40 Variety Programme. Dance

Orchestra-Blossoms Broadway--Fox-Trul (From 'Blos- soms on Broadway'); I Still Love Το Kiss

Goodnight--Fox-Trot (From 52nd Street').

.Carroll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Or-

You

On

pheans with vocal chorus; Organ

Solo-Jan Klepura Film

Marcel Palotii: Dance Orch Stop! You're Breakin' My Heart- Swingstep

(From

and 'Artists Models'); Everything You Said Came True Slow Fox-Trot (Friend- ....Jack White and His

nklin) with vocul refrain; Vocal

Pancho's Widow (From 'Dodge Trail'); Even A Crooner Must SOLDIERS HATE THE "CORONATION Eat (Sonin) Connor-Phillips') - BLUE" WALKING-OUT UNIFORM SO Sold Damsel in Distress-Selection; Bacon with Orchestra, Plano MUCH THAT IT IS TO BE WITHDRAWN BY Medley ..Patricia Rosseborough; THE ARMY AUTHORITIES.

Dance Orchestra My F'nda Love- Fox-Trot (Trent-Alters; Am I Blue? -Fox-Trot (Clarke-Akst) .Dor- with

Comparatively few units have received this bluc serge outfit,sey Bros. and Their Orchestra but those that have say it makes thom look like postmen, com- missionaires, special constables or car-park attendants........

Army commanders declare that one of the greatest aids to recruiting is an attractive uniform that could be worn with pride by soldiers off duty, but, after more than five years of considera- tion the War Office experts are still unable to reach a decision.

The national defence estimates for 1938-30, which provide for an ap- proximate expenditure of £6,800,000, have now been tabled in the House, They promise to be sanctioned this year with less difficulty than last year in the first place the danger of the international situation has its effect. Over and above this the estimates show a reduction of about £400,000 question is "still under netive con- as compared with the current year, sideration." but not even Mr. Hore- and Enolly the two recent by-elec- Belisha, the Minister, knows when tions have shown ample approval for the "plunge" will be taken. the armament programme.

There will be a certain amount of opposition from the element in the House of Commons whose pacifism nothing will disturb, but this will not

be serious.

Five Miners Killed.-Five miners were killed and 10 injured to-day at the Levack mine, belonging to Inter- national Nickel, seven miles from Sudbury, Ontario. A enge which was being lowered down a pit-shaft struck loose rock 8501t. below ground.

India

OPEN-AIR HUNGER

STRIKE

Calcutta.

To-day Jean was buried. Crowds angrily murmured: "She's been,

The agitation for the immediate good as killed by that Japanese.'

release of all political convicts In Kurihara bears his grief in silence. Bengal and Bihar-among whom are refusing to accuse Jean's father, men sentenced for murder and **Real life coples Shakespeare.crimes of violence was further com-

In "Romeo and Juliel" the Mon- tagues and Capulets had the hunger-strike. "racial law." Juliet took polson when she thought that Romeo was dead.

LUCKY MELBOURNE

PEDESTRIAN ALL TRAFFIC TO CEASE FOR HIM

plicated to-day by

open-air

Five young men lay down outside

the gates of the Government Rouse at

It was stated recently that the But the Army's dress-reform committee is not only concerned with ceremonial off-duty uniform. Wide- spread mechanisation has made it necessary for a more suitable uni- form to be introduced for use on duty.

vocal refrain by Bing Crosby,

2.15 Clase Down..

6.00-7.00 Chinese Programme. 7.00 Songs by Tino Rossi (Tenor), Paname Ville D'Amour-Slow-Fox

Chante (Musique de Fredo Gardoni et J. Chavolt); 11 Existe Une Blonde -Slow-Fox Chante (Musique de Fredo Gardoni; Les Fleurs C'Est De L'Amaur_(Montier and Tillymoon).

7.10 Closing Local Stock Quota-

7.15 London Relay-'Will You Be nine....7

tions.

The trouble nowadays is that the

Devised by Robert C. Stern. With extracts from the novels and plays of commissionaire of the modern super-

Charlotte Bronte, William Shakes cinema has taken on so many bright | So far no colour has been found colours that he bears too close a to replace khaki, which is the best care, Charles Dickens, and St. John resemblance to possible "swagger" known camouflage, and it is possible usual response to this question was: Ervine. In the Victorian era, the uniforms. On this ground alone that a solution may be found in a This is so sudden-or: You must numbers of projected styles have new type of material of lighter tex-asis my father. been rejected.

ture.

Landowners Must Help To Defend London

WAR OFFICE APPEALS FOR SEARCHLIGHT SITES

But throughout the centuries the fashion in proposing changes. Production by John Rich- mond.

7.45 Love Songs.

My Lovely Celia (Arr. Lone Wil- son) ....Elisabeth Schumann. (So-

prano) necomp, by George Reeves (Continued on Page 13.:)

HOW TO DRIVE A CAR

YOURSELF AND BE

FREE FROM:-

A. Mechanical Repair Bills.

A straight-from-the-shoulder War Office appeal has. B. Costly Tyre Replacements.

Patria, and declared that they would been made to British landowners and farmers.

remain until 16 hunger-strikers in

the Hazaribach prison were released,

or the Bihar Congress Ministry re- signed,

"A refusal to help,” it says, "may lead to an enemy bomber getting

C. Monthly Oiling & Greasing,

through and raluing fire and the dew of death on London's millions," |D. Replacements Of New Parts. Siles for an unbroken ring of ponsiblity for this vital safeguard

Mr. Gandhi and other Congress searchlights and anti-aircraft guns rests on the R.A.F. and Anti-Aircraft E. Depreciation In Car Value.

in the countryside outside London divisions,

Jeaders have condemned the strike,

are to be chosen by air-raid experts, A Bengal Government communique

Landholders are asked, says the publishes a list of the hunger-sirikers' The Melbourne pedestrian is a

grievances, together with the com-Dally Sketch, to help to make things inents of the board of visitors. These as easy as possible." It is pointed tinues, "there is the necessity favoured being. Experiments cominents suggest that the prisoners out that "It is not a question of tres- are being conducted by which are "pumpered! In a manner Incredi-pass but of training."

he will be able, at peak periods, ble in any other

world.

standards and stop all trafic.

the

The new chain of defence will be tested for the first time in the "bla- Kest ever" sham air attack on Lon- don and the Eastern Counties in the first fortnight in August.

country in to cross from the four corners of en inter-acction simultaneously,

Man-Killing Leopard.~The [copard "Cross Now" will flash from four which attacked and mauled 10 men near Bangalore on Jan. 23, and has

WHERE DEFence begins · · been terrorising the countryside since, has been accounted for. The animal

The usual Red Tape atmosphere is Thus will be avoided, not only ne- was fred at by a European, Mr. missing from this simple, Landhold- cidents but the annoyance caused by punkett, who was undin he died adds: Cars making left hand tums. Special is atm was amputated,

injured, 'ers-It's-Up-to-You appeal, which trame-actualed Bghts with which the in hospital yesterday. On Jan. 24 ""The defence"of. London 'sgainst "cross now" will be worked in con- the leopard was seen by a function, are already operating in wana, Me Nowcome and Bydney. Brisbane and Hobart, but. Mr. Anderson. Mr. Newcome was Hays Austral News, it is the first time sadly mauled and is in hospital, The wecial provision has been made for beast subsequently killed a boy of pedestrians

and

the

terror, that Blos bý nlabi bo- gina, not within the City's bound- arles but in the agricultural area spreading to the court.

HOMBS. WONT TAKE A 'NO'

"In pence na well as war," It con- for closest co-operation between these two forces, and between them and the owns and tenants of lund with- in the scheme of operations."

The War Office appeal ends on a very simple note:

It is caay to any "shan't" to a sur- vey, but it's no use saying "shon't" to it' bomb.

Programmes Won't Rustle

Northampton, Mass.

No rustle of programmes marred

a Clef Club concert here. To insure "The air menace must be met be quiet, the programmes had been fore. It has a chance to strike. Reprinted on blotting paper.

HIRE A CAR FROM US AND

LET US WORRY

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1937

ACHIEVEMENTS

We.... carried over 70,000 passengers. Flew over

6,000,000 miles and carried over 7,000,000 ton miles of traffic

commissioned the biggest fleet of commercial flying-boats in the world

made ten crossings of the North Atlantic Ocean In accordance with a pre-arranged timetable

.... brought into operation the All-Air Empire Mall Programme which, when time brings it · Into true perspective, will be recognised as a landmark in the history of civilisation

.. made the first commercial flying-boat flight between England and New Zealand, 13,000 miles away-the Empire air route of to-morrow

.... established the first British trans-ocean air service between a British possession and the United States of America

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