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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1938.

150 WARSHIPS IN U.S. MANOEUVRES HILHOUSE & Co. War Games Sweep From Aleutians To Panama Canal, With

WIZARD CROOK OF THE WORLD

London, Mar. 15. Bearded, spectacled Willlanı Cooper Hobbs, 73-year-old soli- citor's clerk and accountant charged with forging a will pur- porting to be that of Willie! Clarkson, wealthy cccentric

theatrical costumer, has been accused

being "wizard

of

crook of the world," but there stands against him only one conviction.

In 1924 Hobbs was sentenced to two years hard labour upon convic-

! tion of conspiring to defraud a rich young Indian prince, Sir Hari Singh, the "Mister A" In one of England': most sensational court cases.

Sir Harl, six foot two inches, Jinnd- some and reputed to be the second richest man in fabulously rich India, has been Maharajah of Jammu and Kashmir since October, 1925. He is f ruler of more than 3,500,000 subjects and 80,000 square miles of territory in northern India.

VISITED EUROPE

Against the wishes of his uncle. whose her he was, the young prince visited Europe in 1910 to have a first hand look at western civilization. In England he was the guest of the government; he lun

he lunclied with

the

King and the Prince of Wales, Years later he entertained the Prince of Wates in Kashmir, as he did the former Barbara Ilution and Prince Mdivani, then her husband, when they visited India.

The maharaj ly estimated t

£12,000,000 to wealth is vurious-

£40,000,000. His income is said to be in excess of £1,000,000 a year. During his European visit in 1919 he

is said to have spent more than £180,000, not including two cheques for £150,000 cuch allegedly given to blackmailers. It was in connection with one of these cheques (the other never was presented) that Hobbs went to the penitentiary.

COLOUR BAR

The Sikh religion, an especially strict form of Hinduism, forbids a Sikh from associating with white women. Yel, as court testimony Inter disclosed, Singh was found in a Purls hotel bedroom with Mrs. Char-

ITALIAN GIRLS START NEW FASHION IN SWASTIKAS

ANTICIPATING THE forthcoming visit of Chancellor kler of Germany to Rome, as guest of Premier Mussolint, women's styles already have adopted a new trend, This italian girl wears for a scart a fabric that contlines the colours of Italy but that bears the Nazi swastiku in the colours of the Reich. The Hitler visit is planned about May i.

Official Secrets Act Charge Against Widow

MYSTERY CAR DRIVE AFTER

COURT APPEARANCE

RRESTED in her hairdresser's shop in Dundee, Mrs. Jessie Wallace, or Jordan, 51-year-old blonde widow

Hawaii As Centre

MIGHTY

ARMADA

OF PLANES AND SHIPS IN ACTION

By OTTO JANSSEN

United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington.

The "defence of Hawaii" will be the major problem in the 1938 U.S. war games, which are expected to bring into action some 155 ships, a mightly armada of planes and between 70,000 und 80,000 men.

Kames

Although the urmy and navy are expected to conduct their independently, it was believed de- fence strategy woul drequire a high degree of cooperation.

No official announcement has been made of the fleet's plans, but It Is expected the detence--known simply as "Problem 19" in navy parlance~~ probably will begin at the Aleutian Islands off Alaska, stretch south through the Hawaiian Islands In American Somon in the South Paci- fe, and then possibly cut cast to the Panama Canal.

GAMES START IN MARCH

RADIO BROADCAST

Town To-night And Other London Relays

HOTEL ORCHESTRA Itadio-Programme Broadcast by Z.D., on Frequencies of 135 ke's.; 9.52 me's. per second,

The navy's manoeuvres are ex- pected to benin in the middle of March and last until April 29. The flect ሃፍ scheduled to leave for Honolulu Tate this month following routine manoeuvres off San Diego, of Cul.

į

II.K.T. 12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service frum St. John's Intercession Cathedral.

12.30

The army's games will begin some- time after mid-March, It was under- stood, and will consist of protecting: the strategic island of Oahu against a hypothetical enemy. bably will be in locate and engage an attacking force somewhere Hawaii.

The fleet will be divided into "attackers" und "defenders" atal commanders of both groups will sail to their positions under sealed order stating the objectives to be attained.

If the

games follow the course anticipated, the manoeuvres will take in an area of thousands of square miles stretching from the mid-pacifie Island "chain" to the Pacifle side of the American const from the Panama Cannt to Alaska.

Primo Seala's Accordeon Band with Sam Browne (Baritone). Of The Moun In the Mountains (Box-Cox-Roberts): You Needn't

The navy's specifie objective pro- Ilave Kupt It A Secret (O'C¿cola;

HUB AT HAWAII

Silver-de Murcia)....Primo

The One Rose off Accordeon Band:

Fell

Out (Lyon & McIntyre); A Star Of Heaven (Gordon & Revel)...Sam Browne; Old Ship O Mine (Pelosi

Arden).

Primo Scala's Accor deon Band; When The Swallows Nest can't Again (Stevens--Edmund): You

Prime Full The Wool Over My Eyes (Ager

Newman-Menclier) Scale's Accordeon Band; I'm Sittin' High On A Hill Top (From "Thanks Million').... Sam Browne; Boo- ΣΤΟΥ

(Heyman-Lombardo Loeb); Delyse (Gilbert-Nicholls)....Primo Scala's Accordeon Band.

1.0 Local Time Signal and Wenther Report.

The hub of the island defence line will be Hawall, where fighting ships and about 20,000 troops will be concentrated. Radiating out to the north

and south probably will be the scouting force, consisting patrol planes and heavy cruisers.

of

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XILS

1.03 Alfredo Campoli and Orchestra-Mabel Wayne.

Love In Idleness--Serenata (Mac- Beth): The Knave Of Diamonds Orchestra: Romance In

.Orchestra; Some

Slede) ***

las Robinson. The woman's bus- of a German killed in the War, has been charged at Dun-air bases and flect anchorages at Sun In The Slot (Ashworth-Hope); The

band sued the Midland Bank In Lop-

don for £125,000 BALANCE of a dee under the Official Secrets Act*

check for £150,000, said to have been

pat

Ly

the rajah as “hush_money;"

When the case was tried, an at- tempt was made "for reasons of state"

to hide the rich Indian's identity Fakir's Peace At

Sword Point

under the cloak of "Mister A," a de- vice often employed la England. Long before this Singh had returned to Indin.

It was with his permission that the India Office finally revealed his identity as the notorious "Mister A." although American and continen-an. tal newspapers had broadcast the in- formation long before.

SERVED TERM

Among several persons concerned. Hobbs was convicted of conspiracy in the case. He served his term and Immediately he was released, began a series of suits against English publica tions claiming damages for libel

They had described him variously as the wizard crook of the world" and "Fagin" who organized and

Ananced erin

crime. They said he insti-

of

On the American const, the naval My Songs... Mabel Wayne; Penny Diego, Seattle and San Francisco Fiddlers At The Forge (Ïves)............ will be fully mobilized. Troops will Orchestra.

1,40 Hawaiian Music.

I maintain continuous watch, working! 1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wea-. After making a brief appearance on 4-hour shifts. All communication in the police rourt and being re-will be placed on a war-time unther Forecast and Announcements.

Smiling Eyes (Nawahi); Hawaiion manded in custody, she was asked and all times dunng the manoeuvres

officers on a strict radio silence. will be enforced. Love Bird (Denniter & Razaf) .... police to accompany

I was unofficially orted that King Nawahi's Hawailans; Tropical mysterious journey.

her were

....South Sea Accompanying

Chief the attack on Oahu will be staged Hulis.. Constable Neilans, of Colonel Hinchley Cooke, of the War

Office and policewoman.

The Fakir of Ipi is in the news A serious warning has been addressed by the Government India to the Madda Khel tribe In Waziristan threatening punishment Station after

than two hours. of those responsible for harbouring

Mrs. Jordan. the Faktir.

border.

Drift-

Dundee, by the battle fleet, which will leave lug and Dreaming and Chi-

2.15 Close Down.

for the island from some base on quite, Waltz (Wayne)....Ferera and the American coast. At the "zero" Paaluhl (Hawaiian Cultar Duet).

1.55 Latest Dance Records. The party travelled by motor-cur, hour the defending force will come

Fox-Trot-Nice Work If You Can crossed from Dundee to File on the out to meet the invaders and engage

them in the crucial battle of the Get It (From Damsel in Dis

Distress); Tay ferry and then drove on.

"war" The ear returned to Dundee Police

A Foldy Day (from 'Damsel in Dis tress'). Carroll

Gibbons and the absence an

of more

LOCATIONS KEPT SECRET

Hotel Orpheus: So

Muny (Woods); Waltz - Don'! Neither side will know the exact Memories 51-year-old blonde, 21 is a native of Glasgow and is a location of the enemy. It will be Forget The Old Folks At Home (Noel

the the mission of defenders, by Pelosi)....Billy Thorburn & His He is believed to have spent the grandmother.

of scouting. to locate and Musel; Fox-Trots-I S111 Love To winter in the Madda Khel country, Mrs. Jordan has several relatives means

Kiss You Goodnight (From '52nd which lies between the upper reaches in Scotland. She left the country destroy the foc.

Broadway 20 years ago, having Each ship engaged in the battle Street'); Blossoms On of the River Tochi and the Afghan more than

.Carroll Gibbons married a German whom she met in will carry an umpire to decide the (From the film). It is in the spring that the tribal Dundee while he was visiting Scot-winner of various engagements. In and the Savoy Hotel Orphcans

the language. Her Deu of guns, ships will flash their "shooting season" returns, and white land to study

diente hits. Planes will drop flares the Fakir remains at large the Gov-husband was killed Bghting for Ger- searchlights on enemy craft to in-

rmany during the war. tuted a passport offer for internation-

The home of Mrs. Jordan's half- to represent bombs, and submarines brother, Mr. William Inddow, in will end up smoke bombs to sym- al criminals, became a receiver for

was bolize torpedin hits, stolen property, run gambling den,

The Fakir, who advocates on in-Breadalbane Terrace, Perth.

At the end of each day, umpires! (a) Swingin' the Jinx away; (b) made over £200,000 In criminal dependent republle of Waziristan searched by the police during his activities and then "turned his at-tribes, with two of his colleagues has absence but

taken will send their reports to the chief Rockin' In Rhythm; (e) Pennies nothing was

arbitrator-Admiral Claude Charles From Heaven; (d) So Do I. tention to wealthy young men." recently sent a message to Pandit away.

5.15 Interval of recorded Dance Peter

Mr. W. Haddow, a short, sturdy Bloch, the fleet's new commander-in- They told the story of young

Jawaharlal Nehru, ex-President of

conclusion of the Musle from Z.B.W.. Robinson, 20, who inherited a fortune

5.20 (a) Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen; the Indian National Congress. It de man of 45, told the Daily Mail: "fchlof. At the and became Intimate with Hobbs clares:

never corresponded with my sister games, high officers will meet with while she was in Germany, so that Bloch for a "erifique"-a general (b) I Still love jo kiss you Good- They charged that Robinson "died at the age of 27 from drinking brandy "You may rest assured that until I was rather surprised to receive a discussion of the flaws and strong night; (c) Bug House; (d) Sunday. 5,35 Interval of recorded Dance after most of his £650,000 fortune we dislodge these invaders from letter from her about a year ago points of the manoeuvres.

Although no ocial announcement Music from Z.B.W. aur soil at the point of our sword offering to act as my housekeeper. has passed into the hands of Hobbs

5.40 (a) Silver Sails on Moonlit and his associates."

or get exterminated in the struggle. She came here and looked after the has been made, it is expected the

twn next highest offcers to Bloch water; (b) I've Bitched my wagon to there can be no peace between us house.

Ina Star; (c) You can't stop me from and the Government of India."

"Six

months ago her doughter and will command the two forces.

this event, Admiral Edward C. dreaming, (d) Have you any Castles In conclusion, the letter states that trandlehlid arrived, and shortly after-

while Vice Admiral William T. 6.55 Interval of recorded Dance the present situation in Waziristan is wards Jessie left me to open a bat-Kalbfus will hend the attacking force Babe?

24 LIBEL SUITS

опе

Hobbs led 24 libel suits. He dkl not lose one, despite a hard-fought trial in which Lord Chlef Justice Hewart directed a verdict of farthing damages but "judgment, with costs, for the defendants. A new trial was ordered, but before It took place the defendant publishers actiled out of court, as others had done before them.

Little was heard of Hobbs until Clarkson died and Habba presented a document purporting to be Clarkson's |

ernment is apprehensive of EL newal of tribal revolts.

conquest adopted by the Government of India.

our sword. So be it. Amen."

wili. Hobbs sued Clark's principal "Heil" Vesuvius

benefleiary, Mox Fred Brezinski, but

the court throw out Hobbs "wlil"

and

declared for Brezspiring with

Rome.

house

other person

5.0-8.03 European Programme. 8.03-11.0 Chinese Programme. 5.0 Relay of Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hongkong

Hotel.

the result of the policy of aggressive/ dressing establishment at Dundee. Tarrant will command the scouting Musle from Z.B.W.

That Is all I know about her.“

00 (a) Our Mile girl: (6) Dream Mrs. Rom, of Stirling Street, force defending Hawaii.

of Love; (c) Merry Widow, Dundee, sald: "Mrs. Jordan came to TROOPS TO BE MASSED

0.15 Interval of recorded Dance "With God's help may India eman-stay with last November. She

me last

The games will bring into play the | Music from Z.B.W.

0.20 (n) I'm getting Sentimental cipate herself from their control and spent greater part of the day in her United States powerful defences of may we free our land at the point of shop, and it was invariably late when mountainous Oahu, site of Honolulu over you; (b) Strullera Bail; (c)

she returned. The police were at my

when I was out and they and Pearl Harbour, Troops will be Avalon.

spotted in vital points throughout 0.30 For The Children. questioned Mrs. Jordan's daughter. the Island to man machine guns, fleld Nursery Rybmes; Humpty Dump-

The section of the Official

1y', 'Little Ho-Peep', 'Old King Cole', Secrets Act under which Mrs. pieces and anti-aircraft weapons.

Among alreraft that will be use

used Oranges and Lenons

A Frog he Jordan is charged refers to any in action are some 175 patrol planes, would n-wooing gu. Sing a song of person who "obtains or communi- about 300 pinnes of other types from sixpence, Boys and girls come out cates to any

any the aircraft carriers Lexington. to play', 'Goosey, Goosey sketch, plan, model, article or note Ranger and Saratoga and others Twinkle, twinkle little star', or other document or information from battleships and heavy cruisers Dilnd Mico', 'Sec-saw Marjory Daw', which is calculated to be, or might and a force of about 140 army

'Little planes.

To my Tucker' What have be, or la intended to be directly It is believed about 12 battleships, you got for dinner Mra. Bond', 'Lon- or indirectly useful to an enemy."

Uncle 14 to 18 light and heavy cruiters, Dodon Bridge is broken down.". to 100 destroyers, 25 to 30 sub- George's Party; Corelesa Peter Visits marines as well as suxillary craft will The Land Of Topsy Turvy (Fay take part.

Dawn)....Uncle Charlie and Peter Ernest Frank Selman hos enjoyed Because of an insufficiency of ships Penrose; "More Very Young" songs Portraits of the Duce and Fuehrer, te drst visit with reiatives since he te make up two deets, it is believed Poems A. A. Milne, Music H. Fraser- Knights and over half a mile long, will be picked joined the navy 22 years ago. He the customary practice of designat Simson): Un Two: The use of automobile horns in the out with mililona of globes. Greet-lost touch with his family during the ing certain ships ar two, three or Ladies; In the dark....George Baker

(Baritone). heart of the elty during the day.ings will be written in twinkling signs war. Recently a sister, Mrs. J.. 3 more may be followed. In this case,

6.43 Bonga by Peter Dawson (Bass- and in the whole of Warsaw during under the canopy of the topmost Hohelm, wrote a letter to the Vet-the enemy would be required to

Baritono). the night, has been prohibited by crater. In the town the streets and eron's Bureau with the result her "sink" the ship several times in order

to finally dispose of 1.

(Continued on Page 5.) the ministry of communications. houses will be smothered in flowers, brother was located.

It was on charges of

.Edmund O'Connor, a a solicitor, to utter a forged Clarkson will, and of uttering a forged will, that Hobbs was brought to the prisoner's dock by Scotland Yari-United Press.

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