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HONGKONG THE

TELEGRAPH,

TUESDAY,

RENTS WERE DUE BUT NOT

ONE TENANT PAID A PENNY

Wives Leading In Strike to Force

Reductions

From A Special Correspondent

Rents were due in Quinn Buildings, Russia Lane, Bethnal Green, recently, and the agent, Mr. Harry Smart, spent the day trying to collect them, but not one of the 246 tenant families paid him a penny.

Without exception they had banded together in the Quinn Square Tenants' Association, which has sent the landlords, R. and P. Properties, a statement that no rent will be paid until rents are lowered and repairs made.

"It's us women who are the power behind the Association, and we're keeping the men's courage up." I was told by Mrs. Ernest Baldwin, wife of a local house-painter and mother of tive young children. Her husband carns £3 a week.

"I've sat down and cried my eyes out after paying out 17s. for rent with nothing left in the house to buy food with," she added.

Here is one of the 70 cases which ure being investigated on behalf of the Association.

Mr. Arthur Antill, a bookbinder, nhowed me documents concerning fat No. 171, where he stated he hat lived for 18 years. Included was a paper from the Bethnal Green (own clerk, Mr. David Keep. Axing thef controlled rent at 11s. Bd.

NEW TENANT

"The landlords agaved to this," declared Mr. Antili, "but when later I moved to another flat the new tenunt

of 171, Mrs. Buron,

charged 175."

Wa

Mrs. McGrath, who is making out with four young children as best she can on a separation allowance, In one of the leading spirits.

Threatened with eviction. she struggled to have her case heard in the courts. On June 2 the Shore- dlich County Court established that her rent should be between 8s. 7. and B. Dd. Instead of the 13, she wag paying. and wiped order for eviction.

Atlantic Flight

Difficulties

GALE PROBLEM FOR GERMAN SERVICE

Steady Progress Of

British Scheme WESTWARD direct fights

across the North Atlantic have been very few, because wind conditions seldom favour them.

This is a factor which would pre- vent the Focke-Wulf 'plane, which reached New York recently after a direct Night from Berlin, or any

UFS

Angel Esteban Antongior. Nationalist leader, slain by police in Ponce, Puerto Rico, after an attempt was made to ussassinate Governor Blanton Winship, who was reviewing the Occupation Day civic and military parade.

Anglo-French Unity "Never Closer Than To-day

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SEPTEMBER 6, 1938.

RADIO BROADCAST

"Looking Westward" And Other London Relays

ROTARY SPEECH

Radio Programme Broadenst by ZBW on a Frequency of 843 k.c.'s, end on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. per und -11 p.m. on 9.52 m.c.'s second.

H.K.T. (KA). 12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service of Intercession from St. Cathedral.

John'

13.30 Debray Somers Band. Overture "1914"-A War March Memory (Arr. Debroy Somers); Intro--Dawn; Sumbre et Mouse; Colonel Bogey: Light

Fool. Punjoub; Song of the Brave; Le Reve Passe; El Abanico; With Sword and Lance: The Last Stand; La Madelon; Pomp

Circumstinees; Cens and

of

Fire: Abide With Me: Finale 1812 Overture. There's A New World- Fox-Trot (From George Black's Pal- Production 'O-Kay For

ladium Sound'); The Fleet's in Port Again Sound

(From -box-Trot

'O-Kny For

un

Sound). The Open Houd-A Hiking Medley Door Melodies. Swing Along Medley (Atr. Debray Sumers), Based --Selection: Intro-Trafalgar Square; Unbelievable; Another Dream: Gune Wrong; Ballet Music: A Love Song: Like a Tin Can Tied to a Puppy Dog's Tail; Swing Along.

1,0 Time and Weather.

Orientale.

1.03 Beatrice Harrison ('Cello). Sarabande (Hande!); (Cul). Melody (Dnwes); Serunde ("Hassan"-Delius).

1.15 Reuter and Rugby Press, Weather and Announcementa.

1.25 Dance Records.

His

"

Fox-Trots-Amoresque (Phillips) ; « Manhattan Holiday (A. Strauss and Dale)

Jack Harris

Can Orchestra. Nice Work If You Get It (From 'Damsel in Distress'); Foggy Day In London (Fre

(From 'Damsei

in Distress')... Juck Harrts & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots--Blossoms On Broadway (From the Film): Sailing Home Jack Harris & His Orch.

M. Bonnet's Comments To Paris vocal refrain. Swirg Music

Legion Gathering

of Paris;

and

TELEGRAM TO KING

M. PONNET. Ue French Foreign Military Governor out the other type, from being used for a Minister, spoke informally of Gen. Herbillon, Commanding the

regular service with a big pay isad world affairs and of Franco-British Paris Garrison. during the long seasons of westerly relations to French and British ex- gates, writes Major C. C. Turner in Service men on the occasion of the

A telegram was sent to King reviving by the Paris branch of tha the Daily Telegraph.

British Legion of the Flame of Re- George in the name of the French The Mercury seaplane, launched at membrance beneath the Arc

de and British ex-Service men express- Foynes from the back of the flying Triomphe, on the 24th anniversarying determination never to forget boat Mala on July 20 and flown to of Britain's entry into the war. The their comradeship. New York via Montreal, a total dis- ceremony has taken place annually

from which the 24 hours stop at

Montreal should be deducted.

and

NO CUPBOARDS

be the Fifteen shillings should maximum for any fint in the build ings, the tenants believe. Incomes

30s, ant £3, run between families are large.

Decontrolled rents are as high as 12s. 6d. for two rooms, 14s. d. fortance of 3,240 miles, took 25 hours, since the end of the war. three, and 20s. B. for four rooms.

The flame was revived by Mr. J. all without cup- These fints are

D. Porteous. Colour-parties of the The Focke-Wulf is the machine in British Legion und of French ex- boards, running water or lovatories. On each floor is a small sink with which I flew from Berlin to Croydon Service men rendered honours, and few wecks ago, writes Major a French military band played "God tap where four families, (in one case a comprising 20 people) do all their Turner. It then carried 25 passen-Save the King" and the "Marsell washing up as well as personalgers, nblutions.

all

4

It has

OWNERS' ATTITUDE Mr. H. A. Smart, the landlord's that, in an representative, told me effort to satisfy tenants, controlled rents had, after investigation, been acceded to.

"The case of decontrolled rents Is different," he said, "because these fixed between landlord

and tenants, and tenants were content to pay until they were stirred up by

agitators who were outskic faction

were

not

after is to fly to Montreal from Hat-

a

lenants. In my opinion the dissatisfield vin Colinstown, Ireland, and

is purely political.

During

the past fortnight we have reduced all decontrolled rents, the majority by 1s. ed. a week.

Hallies Camp, Newfoundland.

ALBATROSS TYPE

laise."

Gen.

Swing As It Comes; Swingitis Bert Firman's Quintuplets of Swing. Fox-Trots Old Pal Of Mine; Roses In December (From 'Life ut the Thorburn and Bl Party') His Music with vocal refrain. Trum-

Frankie Trumbauer

bology

His Orchestra; Goose Pimples Dix Beiderbecke & His Orchestra. 1.40 Relay of the Rotary Tin Speech from The Roof Garden of the Hongkong Ilotel

The

2.15 Close Down. 6.0 Variety Including Jean Wiener, ami Murgatroyd Ralph Silvester.

Kayc M. Bonnet, addressing the French Winterbottom, Moreton and and British soldiers as comrades-in-and Jay Wilbur's Band.

I'm A Learner In Love-Fox-Trot; arms, recalled his first contact with

The Seune Changes-Fox-Trot the British troops at Aveshes in 1914. He assured his beavers that, Jay Wilbur and His Band with vocal rather refrain by Sam Costa. Outside An speaking as an ex-soldier

Old Stage Door (Noel-Pelosi--Pat- than as Foreign Minister of France. he could state that never before had ison); So Many Memories (Woods) Great Britain and France been more... Ralph Silvester accompanied by

four B.M.W. engines,

After There was an intimate gathering closely united than they were to Fred Hartley and His Sextel. Dinah: You've Gone Nobody's Sweet- day. The King, he added, had ex-

St.

Blues-Some heart; Luuls and British ex-Service pressed entirely the same view. maximum speed of 233 m.p.h., and, of French

at a hotel in the

These Days

Iver

Moreton and Famous A cruising speed of 220 m.p.h. The men afterwards

It des Champs Elysees.

"When M. Daladier and myself Dave Kaye Harry

"Hoy's same type is next year to be fitted Avenue

attended by M. Bonnet: M. took part in the recent conversations Pianists on Two Planos) with Drums with more powerful engines, which was

de Ribes, Pensions in London with Mr. Chamberlain by Joe Daniels. Hungry Women will bring its top speed up to 265 Champetler

Mr. Ronald Minister; m.p.h.

Campbell.

and Viscount Halifax," went on M. (From "Whoopee"); Makin' Whoopee! Eddle Cantor British Minister in Paris: Col. Beau-Bonnet, "we fully realised that the (From the Film) Ed To-day it is particularly interest-ment-Nesbitt, British Military At- bond uniting Britain and France (Comedian) with Orchestra. Hold ing to compare the Focke-Wulf with tache;

Falling-Fox-Trot; Me Tight I'm Gournud, former Could never be broken."

Jay Glory Of Love Fox-Tret a new British air liner, the D.II.

Wilbur and His Band with Vocalists, My So

Songs From The Shows by Marle Albatross, which on Sept, I or soon

(Show Boat); Burke: Intro-BILI When You've fallen in Love (He wanted Adventure); Can't help lovin' Dat Man (Show Boat); Within My Heart (Song of the Drum); Like a Star in the Sky (Waltzes from Vienna); You Came to mc (He love Wanted Adventure): For we you still (Waltzes from Vienna) Marle Burke (Soprano) with Orch. La Cumparsita, Tango (G. H. M. Rodriguez);

Garufa,

Tango (Juan- It is designed to carry 22 passen-

Antonio Collazo). Novelty Plann gers and weighs one ton less than the

Duet by Jean Wierer and Clement German type as presen; powered.

Doucet. Empty

(From Saddles The British machine is to carry a

on the Range'); I'm An Old He exercised his discretion in that his wife deserted him without

the pay load to 1,000 lb. a distance of 2,000

Bing Crosby with Jimmy miles against ta continuous favour of Mr. Frederick Ernest cause for a period of at least three Range').

I Love To headwind of 40 m.p.h.

immediately preceding the Dorsey & His Orchestra. Herod, of Hampden-street, Not-years

Whistle-Fox-Trot (From 'Mad About There are in preparation British tingham, and granted him a presentation of his petition,

Long Sweetheart- Music'); So designs of greater speed and range, decree nisi,

It appeared that from February | Fox-Trot

Jay Wilbur and His

by

Jack but at present we have no air liner

1934 until December 1937, when the Band with vocal chorus

Harry association was broken off in view Couper. Rockin' Chair: Georgia On of his petition, he had committed My Mind; Lazy Day Ha

Tiger-Ragamuffins (Ivor More- his housekeeper,] Roy's whom he desired to marry if he ton and Dave Kaye), Scientifically,

Of Course! (M. Crick-B. Frankau T. Handley); If You Pretend You're Blue (M. Crick-B. Franknu--T. Murgatroyd and Win- Handley)

The Albatross type is at four- "Our new average rents are 9s. 3d, engined land aeroplane designed for for two rooms, 125, 5d. for three and the Atlantic experiments. It has 188, 4d. for four. If we went further approximately the same maximum

Wulf.

it would leave us only £4 or so aand cruising speeds as the Focke- week for the entire property,

"Our outlay for repairs is consi- derable."

Mystery Of A Baby

"DRUNK IN CHARGE" CASE

In service equal in performance to

He promptly arrested Brogan on a Gulf, to Ismallia. charge of "belug drunk in charge of

and

ros

Husband Wins Divorce "Test" Case

SIR

QIR BOYD MERRIMAN, the Divorce Court president, de- cided in a "test" case recently that a divorce can be granted on the ground of desertion when a petitioner has himself or herself committed misconduct since the alleged de- sertion began.

Mr. Herod, who alleged that his the Focke-Wulf, a type alrendy wife left him in 1027, admitted that operating on the Copenhagen-Lon-he bad committed misconduct Mrs.

Herod did not defend the sult. Holding a year-old baby boy indon service.

The president said Mr. Herod his arms, James Brogan, 30-year-old In milliary aircraft, which are

civil asked for a divorce on the ground bricklayer, boarded a bus in Station perhaps not comparable to Road, Wealdstone (Middlesex), half types, we have the Wellesley Bom- an hour after midnight one night ber, four of which, lying in forma- recently. A little trouble broke out

from Cranwell on July 7. tion and a constable was called to eject covered non-stop a distance of 4,300 ja the Persian him.

miles via Bahrein,

The nights of the Mercury. Albal- a baby."

the improved Empire flying Brogan appeared at Hendon Police boats across the Atlantic in the next consistent develop- court later in the day. Then it was few weeks are discovered that nobody, not even ment steps to lead to a reguiar ser- Brogan, knew to whom the baby be- vice next longed. All that Brogan would say Stops are made in Ireland and was: "The child was given to me Newfoundland, not because of lack three weeks ago."

of range capacity, but because a Police Constable Wade, who had regular service is to be run in co- arrested Brogan said he did not operation with Eire, Newfoundland know to whom the child belonged, and Canada, and those countries are Brogan was thereupon remanded, giving flannelal and other assistance. The baby. bonny, well-nourished boy, with blue eyes, red hair and four teeth, was present in court, nursed by a policewoman.

Rustlers in Bay State

Year.

Strange Suicide Recorded

Porterville, Col.

An Innovation in suicide was listed Attleboro, Mass, on the coroner's records here when Cattle rustlers have stolen a calf Miss Frances May Farquharson, 47, from Antone Vincent's farm. Au ended her life. Investigators-found the that Miss Farquharson” mountéd' a tomobile Ure marks indicated means used by the thieves Several ladder and put her head down into other cattle thefts have been reported a partly filled irrigation standpipe. In Bristol coumly, which has many The coroner found her death was duo

to drowning. dairy farmE.

SIR WALTER OUTRINE is one of the members, of the newly- -appointed Royal Commusfusion on the prežiems of the West Indies,

misconduct

with

obtained a divorce.

NEVER RETURNED

Rnd (From "Rhythm

on

Dick

From 1924 onwards Mrs. Herod,

It Be Me who used to go to dances without terbottom with plano accompaniment her husband, admitted that she was by Monte Crick. Lei

'Broadway Hostess')-Fox- Interested in another man. In (From August 1027 she left home, ostensibly Trot... Jay Wilbur und His Band: for a short holiday, and never re- Take My Heart-Fox-Trot...

with McDonough & His Orchestra. turned. She left their child

7.13 Closing local Stock Quotnilons. her husband,

7.15 Edward German's Compoal- The husband's deliberate election ifons:

Coronation March And Hymn lo found his petition solely on the ground of desertion raised the ques-Regimental Band of H. M. Grenadier tion whether a petitioner who had Guards conducted by Major George committed misconduct since the be- Miller, Merrie England Vocal Gems ginning of the alleged desertion- and in particular during the presen tation of the petition was precluded In law from alleging that he had been deserted without cause during the statutory period, or whether the law was that such misconduct was n defence to the charge of desertion, a matter for the or was merely exercise of the court's discretion.

Miriam Licette, Clara Serent, Francis Russell, Dennis Noble, Robert Carr and Chorus with Orchestra, Robert Radford Glorious Devon

Piano. "Henry. (Bass) with Dances-Morris Dance; Torch Dance; Shepherd's Dance...New Symphony Orchestra cond. by Dr. Malcolm A Princess Of Kensington Sargent.

Selection.

The Rogimental Band of H.M. Grenndler Guards conducted The president continued that there by Capt. George Miller. in his opinion, no authoritys Violin Solos. binding upon the court for the prin Folies D'Espagne ciple that, if a spouse committed Georges Enesco (Violin) with Son- misconduct after he or she had beenford Schlussel at the Plano. Hun- deserted, desertion was necessarily

(Grahms→→ garian Dance No. terminated as a matter of law, re- Joachim); La Fille Aux Cheveux De gardless :-of whether the deserter Lin (Debussy) .. Grizhh Golubolt knew of the misconduct, or whether Vidiin) with Ivor Newton at the It had any influence on his or her Plano (Continued on Page 2.) conduct.

was,

..

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