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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1938.

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BOYS

BE

EXPELLED

God'Ordered' Him

On No-Limit Fast

$sccmust God nas ordered

him

to do 11, Luther Hill, above, ex- hotel clerk and Bible student of Chattanooga, Tenn., undertuak a no-mit fast. recently entering his third week of abstinence from food. There is

nothing like a fust to take the worldli- Tes and arrogance out of a person," commented Bible Stu- dent Hull

Gossip Drove Spinster to Death

SCANDAL

MONGERS

have claimed another victim.

At Tewkesbury, Gloucester- shire, recently a verdict of Sul- eide was returned by a coroner's jury at an inquest on Miss Lucy; Gravenel, aged 43, who was driven to take her life because of the rumours which were cir- culating about her.

Whacking Deanna Durbin?

Refused

Expulsion

or a "whacking"

were the alternatives offered to two loole boys by the head- master, Mr. A, W. M. Greenfield. They decided against the “whack- ing," and have been expelled,

The boys are Roy Lloyd, aged 10, of Ravenoak, ermitage-road, Parkstone, and tonnid Higler, aged 17, of West-street, Poole, and they talten assert that this action Was against them because they were scen smoking out of school, and out of "uniform.

Roy Lloyd told a Sunday Dispatch Correspondent: "On Sunday i was seen smoking in the street near my home, which is more than two miles from the school.

"Oll

*THING WRONG"

morning Mr. Green- feld told the school at prayers that smoking had to be stopped.

"On Wednesday he came to our classroom and and at Rigter had I been seen smoking the night before

"Later he came back, called me to his study, and he gave me the choice of taking a dogging or of being expelled,

"I did not think it worth while faking a flogging when had done nothing wrong. Boys who were seen snuking

Bournemouth cigars at Pavillon a short time ago escaped with tanning.

"RANK INJUSTICE"

"I would not go back, even to take my Oxford,"

Roy explained that he was due to take his Oxford school certificate.

His mother, a widow, said: " think it is rank injustice, Roy has not even got a reference. I wrote le Mr. Greenfield on Wednesday, and have had no reply."

Ronald Rigler is a sturdy boy of nearly 6ft.

Smoking his pipd-In the pres- ence of his family-he said: " would not go back for love nor I am 17, and I was

out .of. park,

money. smoking in the school, and out of uniform.

It practically means ruining my career if I cannot take the Oxford school certificate. If anyone asks for a reference chanot give one."

is father declared the whole business was "nonsense," and added: "Boys will be boys, and they will I am making a strong protest smoke. to the governors."

"HEAD'S" VIEW

The headmaster declared: "The boys were dismissed for conduct de- the school and for trimental to slacking in their school work. I gave them the choice of taking a Gossips sald she was about to be-whacking, and making a promise to behave themselves in future, or of leaving the school.

come a mother.

An

The vicar of Tewkesbury, the Rev. E. P. Gough, said, "This is abominable thing, and I am going to denounce these scandal-mongers from the pulpit on Sunday.

"I am sorry to say that towns the size of Tewkesbury are all much the same. [The population of Tewkes- bury is about 4,500.]

"I do not say that scandal is not talked in the cities, but it is a fact that it is heard more in the small

towns.

- L

"I hope this frightful thing will be a lesson to these people-ther are not all women, either. Alen do their share of the damage, too. "This woman was

of one

my

her

parishioners, and I intend to casti gate the owners of these. slanderous tongues which drove her to death."

Mias Gravenell was found uncon-

which selous In her bedroom,

Was Alled with gas

Mrs. Eliza Smith, a friend of Miss Gravenell, told the coroner, Dr. W. H. Shepherd, that Miss Gravenell often turned round in the street to see if people were looking at her. "OVER THE GARDEN WALL"

She asked her if she was in any trouble, and Miss Grovenell repiled that she was not too well. When she heard the rumour she said: "Oh, how dreadful! It is nothing of the kind."

Dr. T. H. Holroyd, of Tewkes- bury, said that the rumour was quite unfounded.

Several times within the post fort- references have been mode

publicly to gossiping tongues,

night

ecently,

of

"I gave them a whole morning to think the matter over. When they had decided to leave I point-

ed out the consequences.

"The keeping of school rules is a condition of the membership of the school.

it would be rather unusual for boys to take the examination after being dismissed, I suppose.

the "But they were entered for exam, while they were members of the school, and they are still eligible to-alt for it."

RICH

Well, Not Quite

If you think the young Indy above in Dennon Durbin, you only make the same mistake that has tripped up hundreds of autograph hunters in, Salt Lake City, Utah: This is Melba Dodge who looks so much like the singing movie star that she couldn't be blamed for wonder- ing about her own identity. Melba is just one-half inch taller than Deanna, tips the scales at Miss Durbin's weight, and has the same sparkling.

gray eyes.

GUN FIRES

7 MILES

IN THE AIR

WILL THIS

BE NEWS?

Parkes (N.S.W.).

HEARING the drone of un apparently low-flying_plane,

Yarral the garage-keeper in bandat, a small village between Condobolin and Parkes, went outside to have a look.

LEESTU

Ha was astounded to see a amalt machine land in the main alrect and taxi to the bowser.

Λ helmeted figure calmnly ordered four gallons of petrol, and when it had been supplied, took off again.

The airman was Mr. Warren Penny. He had decided to land in the village for supplica when he found himself running short of petrol.

MAN DRAWS SWORD IN CAFE

A

MAN flourishing a thin 4ft. long sword figured In an amazing scene at a coach station at County Oak, near Crawley, Sussex, recently,

A Southdown coach from Brighton to London pulled into the station at about 2 p.m.

One of the passengers, a man

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12.0-12.20 p.m.

Intercession

Cathedral.

Relay of Service from St. John's

12.30 Lilan Harvey and Willy Fritsch.

(Soprano)

Dancing Into Heaven With You (From 'Die sieben Olurfelgen'); China- man (From 'Die sieben Ohrtelgen') ....Lillan Ifnrvey and Willy Fritsch; To-day I Am Happy--Waltz Song (From 'Black Roses'); Fantasy From Film-Black Roses'....Lllian Har vey; But For You (From "The Only Girl')....Lillan Harvey,

12.45 Crech chestra.

Philharmonia

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Slavonic Dance No. 14 In B Fiat Major (Dvorak); Slavonte Dance No. 15 in C Major (Dvorak); Slavonie Dance No. 10 In G (Dvorak); Slavonic Dance No. D In B Meur (Dvoruk).

1.0 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.

1.03 lay Fox and His Orchestra. Ettle Old Lady-Fax-Trot; In The Mission

Sea-Fox-Tro!; By The Sympathy-Waltz (From 'Firefly"); Afraid To Dream-Fox-Trot (From You can't have everything"),

1.15 Reuter and Rugby Press, weather and Announcements.

1.25 Excerpts From Gilbert and Sullivan.

"Trial By Jury" Oh, Never, Never Jaged about 28, went to a table to Shefteld, Winifred Lawson, Baker and Chorus; May It Please

Hosklag You....Arthur George Baker, Winifred Lawson and Chorus; That She Is

Reeling....Leo Shefeld, Winifred Lawson, Arthur Hosking and Chorus: Oh, Gentlemen, Listen

and ordered a cup of tea: A waitress told him he could only be served at the counter, and the man shouted, "I want it brought here."

The waitress did so, but when alio gave him the bill he pulled a sword from-beneath his coat and rushed out to the empty coach.

There was the sound of breaking

tlasy.

LOCKED IN ROOM

Mrs. Galford, the manageress, ushered the other passengers and

So powerful is the latest waitresses into a store room, which

anti-aircraft gun now be-she locked.

Derek Oldham and

Arthur

ot Girls; That Seems A Reasonable Proposition...

Leo Sheffield, Hosking and Chorus: A Nice Dilem- ma Derek

Leo Shemeld, Arthur Hosk- George Baker, Oldham, Him....Winifred Winifred Lawson and Chorus; I Love Lawson, Derek

ing.

Oldham, and Chorus.

1,40 Relay of the Matary Tifin Speech from The Roof Garden of the Joha Bpeaker: Hongkong Hotel. Cameron. Subject: "Observallons on Recent Travels in North China."

2.13 Close Down.

0.0

Post

Milliary Band Music.

And Peasant"Overture

The man re-entered the restaurant. ing secretly tested that gun- and Mrs. Gatford focked herself in ners' cardrums would be shat-the office, tered every time it is fired} A crash of broken crockery and (Suppe, arr.

it not for the special splintered were

arrived from Crowley, policemen helmets they wear.

and there was a struggle, during

wood followed.

Three

Relford) .The Band

of H. M. Coldstream Guards_con-

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R. G. Evans; Royal Licut by

March (Bassett Tudor Rose (Combined

Of The

The gun is the 4,5in. high-velocity which one of the constables received

"Quick

Bands Aldershot and Eastern conducted

W. N. condu

gun and it is being supplied to every an injury on his wrist, and a pocket Band and Bugie March-Trayton anti-aircraft brigade in Britain. book In his breast pocket was Adams)....Massed

Its effective range is between 35.- damaged. 000 and 40,000 feet, and the shell it fres has an explosive spread of at

The concussion

least 200 yards, within this area would be sufficient to crumble up the wings and body of the strongest built bomber.

One thick concrete emplace- ment was cracked clean through when the first shot was fired from the run.

Experienced artillerymen, standing behind the gun, were deaf for days afterwards.

GOLD

IN WELSH

Ancient Kings' Mine

A rich vein of gold has been itscovered In the Merionethshire kills of Wales.

But fearing a "gold rush" the men the Belinst coroner who know where it is are keeping "evil-tongued, babblingsilent. gossipers" at on inquest

on

Mr.

Slavonic Rhapsody (Frit

Eastern

Commanda conducted by

mam later accompanied the police to Crawley Police Station.

Mrs. Gatford told a Daily Mail re- Massed Bunds of the Aldershot and porter:

"After I had locked the passen-W gers and my staff in the storeroom remembered that another waitress was due to come on duty.

"I crept past the man with the sword to the door, just in time to prevent her from entering the buitet. I told her to run, and she made of down the road while I managed to lock myself in my office."

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HILLS

PLANS WORLD TRIP FOR £2 A WEEK

A

PENNILESS boy of 14 rested on the oars of his se dinghy and looked wistfully at the gleaming white steam yacht that rode lazily at an-which works out at £2 a week for chor in the Thames.

"I don't know a thing about deep- navigation," Mr. Baker said, "but I am taking lessons,

Nearly thirty years afterwards

"This voyage round the world will take two years and will cast £400,

each of us.

W. N. Campbell; Tournament Quick March (A. Young); The Standard Of St. George Quick March (Alford) ....Massed Bands of the Aldershot and Eastern Commands conducted by W. N. Campbell; Three Dale Dances Callenders' Senior Band. (Wood)

Robertson 6.33 Songs by Staart (Baritone).

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Down Among The Dead Men Funicull, Funicula (Traditional); (Denza), Little Brown Jug (East- burn): The Three Crows (Ensiburn); The Mermaid (Arr. W.H.M.); Polly Wolly Doodle (Arr. W.I.M.).

Gertrude 6.43 Noel Coward and Lawrence in "To-Night at 8.30."

Scene From "Red Peppers" (To-

at 8.30"-Noel Coward). night

“Has anybody seen our ship": "Men About Town." Scene From "Shadow

at (To-night Play

Intro

Coward). Intro - "Then-Nocl

"Play

-

Orchestra, Play"; "You were there." Scene From "Family Album" night at 8.30"-Noel Coward). Intro a Toast"; The Musical Box

His and Flowers.

7.08 Closing local Stock Quotations. Including Ollver

7.10

Variety

Wakefield. Kilty Masters, "Elste and Doris," The Hill Bullies and Henry Jacques & Its Orchestra.

"You can't call that expensive, can Lisbona)

Merle H. Kirke, 39-years-old secre- One of them is Mr. Thomas Wil-that boy is to realise his childhood you? tary to Sir Dawson Batos, Minister liams, of Mynytho, near Pwllheli, an dream-but in a different way. for Home Affairs for Northern Ire-x-gold miner with 14 years' expe- Jand,

Recently the Recorder of London, Mr. Gornid Dodson, bound over ni the Old Balley two married women for publishing a defamatory libel on two G.PO. men, in which they ne- cused the men of stealing stores.

During the case a police officer

rience In South Africa.

"The reef promises to be very rich, indeed,” he said "I have never before seen such a rich veln anywhere--not even la Johannesburg, -

"The ground shows signs of having said, "Tie to case of lille-tatuo been worked as a gold mine at some starting between women who talle previous time, possibly some hun- over. gorden walls."

dreds of years ago," he added,

"Drink Cards" Suggested

San Francisco.

Instead of circling the globe in a luxury yacht with servants to walt on him, he will do so in the boat he

"I'm going to call in and see my sister who lives at Melbourne, Aus-

trolla.

"I expect I shall run into some is getting ready in the back garden trouble on this voyage. I generally of his home in White Hart Lane, do. Tottenham, London.

When The Swallows Nest Again (Stevens and Edmund); Eweetheart, Old Together (Bratton Let's Grow Old and Edwards) Kitty Masters. Gert, Dalsy And The Knot-Hole nters): The Coronation (E. and D. Waters); Girls (G. Eills and Waters) Elste and Doris nea). Me And The Old

Waters (Comedien- At Homa (Leon, Towers and Arden); Jump On The Wagon (Connor and The Hill Billies with

Keeping A Novelty Accompaniment. Sun Upper (Oliver Wakeficid); Play Pay The Dame (Oliver Wakefield)... Humerous Monologue by Oliver Wakefield ("The Voice of Inexperience"). I Can't Remember Her Nemo-Fox-Trot; "Tis Better To Have Loved And Lost-Waltz ..

Correct Jacques and His Henry Dance Tempo Orchestra, Stardust Covered Bundle (M. Hodges) ... Kitty Masters. Susanna From Alu- The Illy Unma (Ted and Ezra); Big Band (Al and Bob Harvey)

The Hill Billies with Novelty Do Accompaniment. El Capullito Alell-Rumba; Allee Blue Gown- “But I was too sure. The boat Waltz ... Henry Jacques & Fil was all but swamped and the life-Orchestra.

8.0 Time, Weather and Announce- boat had to rescue me."

ments.

8.03 Scottish Programme. Triumph (Traditional); The Hay- Scotch (Traditional) makers Country Dance Orchestra conducted by J. Michael Dlack. Kishmul's Gulley (Songs Of The Hebridch

"For instance, some time ago I was To-day, Bill Daker is a prosperous selling a small boat of Littichamp

to tl furniture manu- ton when a storm blew up. contractor facturer.

"I landed the party on board, and "I can't afford a super yacht," he feeling confident that I could sail the zaid, "but I'm getting more fun out boat back to its base, I set off to do of preparing this boat than it I could so.

"It may possibly be the original sit back and watch others do the vein from which the ancient kings of work." Wales obtained their gold supplies."

12,000 FT. VEIN

The main gold formation is stated

#1

Richard E. Collins, chairman of the to be about 250ft by 30ft in a State Board of Equalization which vertical "chamber." One veln enforces the liquor laws of the state, described as varying from 12,00011 favours the issuance of "drink deep to 5in.

card" to all malo citizens so that bartenders can ascertain whether the person has reached his majority and is entilled to buy a drink.

Mr. Baker has paid £80 for the hull ofEstelle V. the £10,000 super speedboat bullt for Mies Bolty Carstairs, the well-known

motor-boat racer.

With a friend he spends every hour of his spare time turning the

"I've two very good managers to look after my business, and if, on my travels, I seo any chance of making money, I may settle down in any part of the world that takes my fancy."

Gold has been found in North hull of the once-famous boat into a The Baker boat will be powered Arr. Kennedy-Fraser); Fear' A'Bhate Wales, particularly around Dolgelly, vessel that will withstand the buf- by two 20-hip. engines and will be for centuries. Small mines were foting of the Atlantic and the stormis capable of eight knots. It 130 ft. (The Boatman)... Moray Mac- working recently.

long.

of tropical sCDN.

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