1938-04-23 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,” SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1938.

COMPOSER OF MILLION-SALE MELODY "DESTINY WALTZ” DIES IN ENGLAND Famous Song That Saved Life Of Australian Soldier In France

Beautiful Dance Number Captured The Whole World

MR.

59.

[R. SYDNEY BAYNES, who wrote "Destiny," the famous waltz, in 1912, died in London recently, aged

Nearly a million copies of "Destiny" were sold in Britain. There were enormous sales, too, in Germany and America.

"Destiny," it is related, anved the life of an Australian soldier, who was stranded in "No Man's Land" on the Western Front. He had lost all sense of direction, when he heard the waltz played on a concertina. He made for the sound, and reached the British trenches in safety.

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At the age of 12 he was organist at

"This chemical compound, recently Highgate Hill Unitarian Church at a discovered through laboratory prac-salary of £10 a year. In November, tice, has already been used int

1918 his "Endure to Conquer" was number of shock cases," an official played by the Welsh Guards band at

the Armistice Thanksgiving

service in St. Paul's, which was attended by King George V, and Queen Mary.

he

at St. Bart's said.

Raising the blood pressure in the case of severe shock lessens the risk of death.

INTRUDERS "JUST SLEEPY"

WEST PALM BEACH, Flo-Mrs.

Apart from his broadcasts, "musically directed" drama, revue, vaudeville and minstrel show, and in 1837 practically re-wrote Öffen- bach score of "The Grand Duchess,' which he conducted nt

R. A. Stroniger had a surprise when Theatre.

she awakened. In one of her bed- ¦ == rooms she found two boys fast asleep.

Daly's

QUINS ARE MILES APART

IN TEMPERAMENT

Annette 'Social Lion'; Marie, 'Rebel'

New York. Two doctors, studying the behaviour of the Dionne quinta- plets at Callander, Ontario, have discovered that the Quins are "miles apart" in temperament.

Annette is a "socini lion," receiving most of the attention from the other four. She is given to "experimental" naughtiness. Maric is the smallest and least affable of the Quins, and when she rebels against nuthority she means it.

Cecile and Yvonne rank second and third in sociability. Emile and Mario have not the affability of the other three, and are consequently shy and neglected.

Because of premature birth the Quins were mentally retarded, but are now advancing more rapidly than average children, and within a year will have a normal "intelligence quotient."

Two Years' Jail For Letter About Nazis

Paris.

GEORGE RUBIN dropped a letter, addressed to Melbourne, into

a Berlin letterbox. The authorities opened it... unfavourable to the Nazis.

.

and it was

So Australian-born Mr. Rubin, son of a distinguished Ger- men doctor, was arrested and brought before the "People's Court."

He was sentenced to two years' im- prisonment in a concentration camp.

Kubin found himself in the company of 235 Protestant pastors.

Every night they knelt together to y their prayers, while the Nazi Kuards jeered at them and mocked their religion.

WIFE BEATERS LASHED REGINA, Sask.-Two, wife beaters from the northeast section of this province have received jail sentence: and lashes, Royal Canadian Mounted Wives of the men brought the charges Police headquarters here revealed. in both cases, R.C.M.P. headquarters

said.

Following efforts by, the British Consul, he has been released after nlac months of hardship, in which all his teeth have been knocked out.

Now he is wandering about the patriated. He

She called police but the boys wards, the two youths said they streets of Faris walling to be re- money for food. escaped. Captured shortly atter wore "Just sleepy."

has practically no.

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