THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, ' 'FRIDAY,
JULY
20, 1938.
WHAT IS
IS THE JOY OF LIVING WORTH?
Judge On Husbands Made More
Valuable By Death
DOES
a dustman enjoy life more than a millionaire?— a man aged 23 more than a man of 44?
These were questions which Mr. Justice Langton put to himself in the Admiralty Court recently. He is the latest judge to be in search of a formula which will translate "expectation of life" into terms of hard cash.
"Unfortunately, we have no thermometer of happiness," he said before reserving judgment in the cases before him.
Mr. Justice Langton's reflections were prompted by cross- appenis from an award of the Registrar of the Court in the ease of 22 claimants, relatives of nine men drowned when the French steamer Boree turned turtle after collision with the Spanish steamer Aizkarni Mendi, in the North Sea in March, 1936.
Boy, 16, Charged
in Child's Death
Held for investigation sluce shortly after the mutilated body of 6-year-old Shirley Ann Woodburn was found near her home in Cincinnati, Lindbergh Helst Trent, above, has been charged with the murder of the child. Detectives announced that the 10-year-old Trent had confessed stabbing the child to death, but the youth told re- porters he couldn't remember committing the crime.
SENTENCE
IS DEATH'
the Spanish
The owners of ship complained that the Regis- trar Influenced by decisions of the King's Bench judges, hati we his assessment higher than nautical practitioners had been used to. This was a £17- 000 claim, for ship and cargo, brought up by "life" claims to a total of £30,000.
CASE OF "LITTLE HAZEL" The law on the pot, aliserved Mr. Justier Langton, was extremely perplexchat.
His lordship recalled a reeem Pro in which, he said, Mi Justler Charles disagreed with a jury who hadi awarded £350 to one of two children
jured in a perambulator, and gave £1,000 in respect of a child, retocred to a "little Hazel," who was killed.
Mr. Justice Charles said he thongol the damages were excessive,
Refering to the present ease, his fordship said the Registrar gave the widow of the second engineer £4,000, her baby son £700, and his (the ea gineer's) mother £490. He gave the widow of the cook £1,020, à son of two
£270, with £300 betwch years
Ewo daughters.
The widow of a stoke was given | £1,950, & senman's widow £1,650, a
i sailor's wide £820.
RICHEST WIDOW
of
richest In
The one had become the
a French widow France and the other, at the age of 28, was a more affluent woman than i her sister next door who had not lost her husband.
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"Are we to make it more valuable to retain husband then him?" asked Mr. Justice Longton.
Hr observed that the comments af the Judges uded this problem ter- ribly difficult. Some of it was very AOL tangled thought and he did
the wonder that Lord Roche, in House of Lords, said, "You had bet- ter not tell the Jury toe muet."
Mr. G. 11. Wilinei (tor the French- men) said one of the points of his cross appeal was that the Registrar had put
down an equal sum of £150 Tor each of these lives lost.
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say that his miserably adequate and that the modern doc- trine of damages for loss of expoet- tion of life, and for pain and suffer
cannot reduced to a uniform ix.
minimum in this way."
CAN ALGEBRA SOLVE IT7 Mr. L. Bateson (for the awners of the Spanish ship) suggested that A young man enjoyed and expected Mlle. mare of life than the rider, and the Thirty-year-old
court must be specially generous to Marie Antoinette
Deille, youth.
Mr. Justice Langton: I Paris lawyer, arrived in
think a person enjoys life more t London recently with
23 than at 49, though he may expect draft of a petition to thelu, and I have to get at the value of
his expretation. It
do not
does not come
King on behalf of Friedrich down to an arithmetical stam, yet Beckert, master forger, jail-cannot, in exploring the intangible, Ignore arithmetic. Do I give damages ed at the Old Bailey for for the loss of a life? I would not four years.
give much for the life of a man who has chrhosts (hardening) of the il mis liver!
She said: There Wis
understanding about the date of his Mr. Bateson: His expectation
court.
plus "y"
trial. I shall reprouch myself all would be "X" years, instead of "X" my life for not having been in "My presence would have forted him and given him courage.
"After all my
with all my conversations
him in
com-
in the Sente Prison, in Paris,
while
months
I
ten defending him for
Mr. Justice Langton: Do I do it in algebra flien? (Laughter.)
gainst British extradition He Coped
demands, I know he will never live
through four years a penal servitude.!
It
"That sentence means death to him.
overwhelms me.
"I shall try to see him and arrange,
With
Tongue-Twister,
with the help of an English lawyer, But Was Drunk
my petilien to the King.
am full of despair nt the way misunder- that poor man has been stood."
WOMAN DOCTOR
· OPERATES AT SEA
Saves Girl's Life
Belfast.
"Round the rugged rocks the ragged raseni ran," is what a 47-year-old commissioned boat. · swain, James Henry Fry, of the Farlous, WDS atrcraft-carrier asked, to say when he returned on board after taking a parly of men to church,
"from
At Devonport court-martial It was stated that he pronounced this He was, tongue-twister perfectly. however, found guilty of being drunk when he returned
of the charge duly as officer in
church purtles," Miss Winifred Dillon, 25-year-old Roman Catholic London-born Canadian, lying in He was sentenced to be severely re- hospital here, told how the Anchor primanded,
ner Letitia hove-to in mid-Allantle Surgeon Commander F. E. Fitz- while she underwent an operation maurice, who examined Fry, said for acute appendicitis.
he was asleep in his chair. "I could It was at midnight that ductors un not walcon him by shouting, and had board decided to operate to save her to slop his face."
life.
Old Foes Fly to Honour Comrades
Flying high neer the blondy Belds of Gettysburg, where 75 years ag their comrades-in-arms cla shet in the greatest battle of the Civil War, the two une-lime ene mies pictured above unlied to honour their slaan companions. Union Pilvote William H. Jack-
E Wilson, , #5, at left, and Cunfederate Major Robert
shown at right, few ha ou ateliner fronts Washington to drop wreaths of poppies over the Gettysbury battlefield.
Rosita Forbes Sues Travel Company
London.
An allegation that "a super luxury tour to the India of the Ruling Princes," proved "a complete fiasco" was made at Clerkenwell County Court in a case in which Rosita Forbes (Mrs. Arthur McGrath), the explorer and author, sued Orientourist, Ltd., of Mr. Hale (for Mrs. Regent Street, W.
McGrath) said that Mrs. McGrath acted as "hostess" of the tour.
Girl, 12, Victor
in Spelling Bee
was
it
advertised that the tourists would spend their Ulme substantially as the guests of the Ruling Princes and see India as no tourists had ever seen it be- fore,
RADIO BROADCAST
Rev. C. B. R. Sargent With Puccini Programme NURA KANIS AT STUDIO
Broudcast by
Radio Programme Z.B.W, on a Frequency of 845 k.c's. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. 0.52 m.c's, per and 8-11 p.m. on
second.
H.KT. (AK),
12.00-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service from $1. John's
of Intercession
Cathedral.
12.30 Cleely Courticldge (Cote- dienne), and Jack Hulbert.
Our Greatest Successes; Intro:- There's something about a soldier; My hat's on the side of my head; " rainbow; We'll all go riding on The les crawled up the window; Sweep; All for a shilling a day; But not to-day; Gentlemen, the King.
Jack Hylton and is Or- 12.49 chestra.
Ev'ry Single Little Tingle Of My Weather Man- Heart-Fox-Trot; Fox-Trot: A Melody For Two-Fox- Trot (From the Film); Sull More Old Songs; Intro:--ilold your hand out, naughty boy; Syklork; Navaho: Lite Alabama Coun: Sing me to sleep;
La Mattchiche; Pennies From Heaven-Fox-Trot (From the Film); One, Two, Button Your Shoe (Fox-
*Pennies from Trol)-(From Heaven').
1.00 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report.
1.03 Carroll Gibbons (Piano) and His Boy Friends,
If You Were The Only Girl Me- mories; The Composer Nat D. Ayer Presents:if you were the only Girl in the World; Oh, you beautiful doll; my baby: If you talk in your
You're
I sleep; don't mention my name; Mov- ing day in Jungletown; Another little drink. Let the Great Big Wor keep turning: Widows are wonderful; (From Love, Anywhere Love Is 'Let's Fall In Love'); Let's Fali In Love (From the Film): There's A The Around
Moon (3, W. Errant Selection: Green): Nymph Intro: It's bad for me; How could we be wrong: Experiment; J Double Dare You (Shand and Eaton); lave You Got Any Custles, Baby? (From Varsity Show).
1.30 Weather
ments.
2.40
Reuter and Rugby Press, Forecast und Announce-
(Soprano).
Songa by Anza
Korjus
Ln Danza (Rossini); Funicull- Funiculo (Denza, text Zanardini).
1.50 Haydiuartet In Major,
76, No. 4.
Frisen Quartet. Played by the
Prisca 1st Violin, Will (Walter Smith, 2nd Violin: Eugen Korner, Viola; Hans Munch-Holland, 'Cello).
2.16 Close Down. 0.00 Variety.
Light Orchestral and Vocal Orchestra---Neapolitan Nights (J. S. Zamecnik)...London Novelty Orchestra; Vocal-Serenade In The Night (Bixio, Kennedy, Cherubint). ..The Street Singer (Arthur Tracy) with Instrumental Accompaniment; Pot- The tee per "guest, which
Orlen-Orchestra-Hungarian March
Peesl-Prichystal). fourist Ltd. was to receive, was 750 pourri (J.
George Bau
Boulanger and His Orchestra; guineas.
The Vocal-When
Gipsy Played
The prospects, said Mr. Hale, were
("Glamorous Night"--Hnasail and
Ellis Mary Novello)..
(Soprano) fulfilled. Many princes men- necomp, by the Drury Charles Theatre Lane tioned as being prepared to receive Orchestra, conducted
not
.....
the tourists knew nothing of the Prentlee; Vocal-Sweet Confessions
matter. The tour was 3 fasco.
Savoy
Widow Waltz
Corroll Orphesma Vocal-Villa
(From "The Merry Widow': The
Jentinette
....
(From the
(So-
Mer
Joseph Schmidt complete (Gunther Ernst).
(Tenor) with Orchestra; Orchestra......
Ended The Song Is
("Concert Ver- Berlin) Several times
ving tourists
the ston bad
the Gibbons and the bumiliation to be stranded In strange
with
chorus: Vocal towns with no money to get away.
When the party arrived at Colculta
Filmo Mrs. McGrath, who had been put to
with of humiliation,
prano) a good deal
was Orchestra; ;
Orchestro-LI anxious to leave the tour.
From City Lights); Violetera (From Geraldo's Gaucho Tango Orchestra; tered into an agreement whereby no Mandoline Orchestra-Love's Dream After The Bull (Czibuika); Sylvla thing more was to be said about any Ballet ("Pizzicato" Delibes) elnim, and she was to receive as com-
Mandoling Orchestra. pensation and expenses for herself 0.40
0,40 Georges Thill (Tenor) In A The claim arose French Programme. and secretary £225, out of that agreement.
Dance
On the advice of sollektors she en-
Flowers-Valsa
the Ballet"-De-
Wireless MIU-
The defence, said Mr. Hule, was (From "Le
libes). 'The B.B.C. that the agreement was procured by tary Bond conducted by B. Walton
duress,
"CEREMONIAL VISITS"
Mrs. Juan Rosita McGrath Enid that when approached concerning the tour she was told that her expenses and those of a secretary would be; paid and she would have £500 to cover clothes and personal expenses necessary for ceremonial visits.
Holding her trophy proudly is Marian Richardson, above, 12- year-old form girl who won the 14th annual national spelling
She denied that before the agree- she bce when the spelled "pronun- ment was signed at Calcutta
the
with threatened Jean Pierce of ciation" after
company publicity. Buffalo, N. Y., had faltered on the word. Miss chardson, who lives In Floyd county. In- Won diana, also
$500 prizo money in the contest at Wash- ington, D. C.
Miss Bannerman Divorced
On the ground that his wife Mar- guerite (Ming Margaret Bannerman
him, Mr. actress) deserted 'tho
manager, was granted a decree nisi in the Divorce Court.
The sult was not defended. The marriage took place at Mol- bourne, Australia, in April, 1928, and Mr. and Mrs. Prinsep lived at Strat ton Street, Moyfair. There children,
Fry's breath smell of alcohol, and She was rushed into the surgery that was why he (Surgeon Comman- Anthony Leyland Prinsep, theatrical and was given an anaestheile by der Fitzmaurice) came to the con- Mr. James Mathers, the ship's nur-clusion that Fry was suffering from geon. Dr. Susun Beatty, deputy the effects of alcohol. He performed medica! superintendent of the the tests better than was to be ex- Clatterbridge Hospital, Wierall, per-peeled,
Fry, giving evidence, said he was formed the operation.
"I was told that the ship stopped spoken to by an officer for not Bait for about 20 minuter, said Missing the party when the "still" was
Mr. Prinsep's case was that his Dillon,
sounded. Mias Dillon lives in Toronto and
"I was very worried, because his wife loft him in August, 1982 and com- did not return. They had lived to- was on her way to London and told me I had held up the
gother happily unl!l October, 1931. Limerick for a holiday.
mander-in-chief," he said,
O'Donnell; Enlevement (Stephan Bordese and C. Levade),...Georges Thill with Georges Truc at the Plano; Meditation (From "Thuis-Masse- ct)...Boston Promenade Orchies-
(Continued on Page 11.)
QUICK RECOVERY AFTER ILLNESS
A
Very often
of perlod
con- volescence is much more critical then the actual liness that preceded (for it. Your whole body is loft in a that state of complete exhaustion. You re- have no strength to combat any
renewed attacks,
Mr. Fearnley-Whittingstall contended Orientourist Lid.) Mrs. McGrath was substantially sponsible for the failure.
Brigadier-General Alan Hutchin- non, a witness for the defence, sal
of the shooting he had charge arrangements, but Mrs. McGrath at- tempted to usaume control.
MEETING HELD
Doctors and
nuraco realize the Importance of a speedy recovery after illness. In Horlicks they have found a highly nourishing pod that can be easily digested when all other foods cause najtner,
Horlicks robulids your exhausted shortened. As the result a meeting of the body. Convalescence is
train. You feel full of vigour and vitality. shooting party was held in o understanding; Mra. McGrath
here seemned to have been some mis-Always keep Horlicks ready at hand. been given to understand she was in sole charge of the party.
had
In these difficult Umes of anxiety and worry, the isle of carrying on and doing work which must be done The main collec of the tour's in a doubly dimeult one which must failure, witness said, was a brochure tend to exhaust one's nervous energy.
Horlicka are no princes and rajabs and setting out vitality and prevents that atlessness builds up strength, stating that it was at the invitation of
and tiredness caused by constant strain. 11. M. Hodges, Judgment was given in favour of nervous plaintift for the amount claimed-408-408, Asia Life Buliding, Hong-
kong. £30.38, dd, and costa,
their names.
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Storm Over Film Ghost-Dance Religion
New York. Freddie Bartholomew's latest film, "Lord Jeff" is arousing a storm of controversy.
Lives
Klamath, Cal This city remainà the last strong- hold of the ghost-dance religion Freddle takes the part of a young formulated by the Indian "dream
to a reform jewel thief who goes
The Klamath school, and gives up a life of crime prophet" Smohalla. for a career in the British Mercantile indian congregation is known as the Marine.
"Shakers," but it has no connection the Cunard with the well-known Amaricon sect Twelve officera of White Star liner Franconia (20,175 of Shakers. tons) who inve seen filmi, express resentment at what they consider the implication that British ships' officers come from reform schools.
Captain F. C. Harlley, staff captain of the liner said he proposed to draw tta attention of British, murine oficials and the British Government to the matter.
Treasure Hunters
Fined
Oakland, Cal.
Digging for pirate gold still has its lure for some. William Ryan, 30, and Film critica, on the other hand, Peter Sanelo, 37, were sentenced to luud the pleture, and say it may even 10 days in jail for tearing up a long persunde American boys that it is stretch of sidewalk in order to dig better to become cabin boys in the for rumoured hidders treditre be-
neath. Queen Mary than G-men,
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