1938-11-01 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

NOVEMBER: 1, 1938.

HOW TWO DETERMINED Naval Officer WOMEN GOT THEIR WAY

One by Sitting In a Hole

Trowbridge.

Was ever woman in such a hole as Mrs. C. Parkins,

of Rutland Crescent, recently? Here is her story:

"We are purchasing this house, and the huge tele- graph poles they are putting up in Rutland Crescent are unsightly and ugly.

Commander Hugh V.

King, R.N., and his bride,

the former Miss Brenda G. Billings, who were married

at St. John's Cathedral

last Friday afternoon.t

"My husband and I both refused permission to a representa. | King's Studio. tive of the G.P.O. telephone department for a pole to be erected

on the pavement outside our house,

"But while we were having break- fast G.P.O. telephone men started! digging there. My husband, a rall- way guard, had to go to work, but I determined to stop that pole going

up.

THEY GAVE IT UP

"1 took my husband's garden spade and shovelled the earth and clay back into the hole as fast us the workmen could throw it out. I kept pace with them, and at Inst they downed tools and decided to send an SOS to the Trowbridge Postmaster.

"When they left the pit I jumped in and remained on guard for nearly three hours. The Postmaster arrived and I got out when he guaranteed that no man would dig while I was out.

"We went into the house and the Postmaster promised that my objec- tlon should be dealt with by the pro- per tribunal."

Hound one to Mrs. Parkin. Later a high Post Office official in- spected the hole and ordered it to be Alfed in at once.

ONE BY SAVING FOR HER SON

Determined to

tet her only "son, from home. There was just one, and back from Australia, a widow saved it contained a ticket to London from every penny the could, fellow vil-a steamship company. lagers helped by whist drives, dances und sales and recently the man reached Tilbury.

"I had no idea who sent it," he said. "My mother and I had dreamed about that ticket for years, but we were both without funds."

His mother will tell him how for In the village of Hedley Hill, Dun- ham, young George Charlton will years she saved every penny, until learn all about her struggle from his she had got £5 together; and then widowed mother, Mrs. Mary Charl-how the village people did the rest

£51 in all was raised. ton.

man of 27, Mr. Charlton emigrated to Aus- tralia when 10, but bad luck dogged him. He was injured while riding! and had seven- operations, with! months in hospital.

A pleasant, bronzed on board the Orlent liner Oramn, in which he had travelled from Sydney, that it was "the greatest he Bald puzzle in the world" how he had got here.

Home, mother and a job Mr. Charl- HE WAS ILL AND "BROKE" ion considers the best things in a One day recently he had come in man's e. Now he has the first

And he hopes soon to And thei ill, homesick and "broke" from the two. bush to see if there were any letters third.

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DYING MAN'S WIFE FIRST TO HELP

His offer of a blood transfusion for a dying friend, only to find that the man's wife had already volunteered, was described by a motor-driver witness in the City flat murder charge at the Mansion House recently.

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tipped a little of the fluid on the back." of his hand.

He said, "It is turning brown and Budd did not taste it burns a bit." the whisky.

About four minutes later Mrs. Newlands entered the bedroom.

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A "Miracle" operation by a soldier; now it has resulted in his Snowden, who lived at Bromes- well, Suffolk, was shot through the head in France in 1815, when he was twenty-four. German soldiers found him in no-man's-land.

The German surgeon to whom he She was wearing a green overall was taken removed part of Snow- den's skull, and grafted on a plece und she lay down on the bed.

the worried and rather of his own She looked

skin to complete you operation. remarked, "Surely pule. He

She repiled, When Snowden came home after the armistice, English doctors were at the operation' amuzed

have not been drinking this, have

Mrs. Newlanda?"

No

and its

take up

He asked Newlands If he would like to see a doctor, but he said: "I success.

all right." Budd brushed

CAR SKIDDED Horace Budd (29), single, described as an engineer, will be

some "trothy stuff of Newlands'

Snowden was able to of Hacton Drive, Hornchurch (Essex), and Elsie Rose ot TURNED BACK

{work us a Jobblag gardener. He Newlands (39), whose address was given as Temple Newlands then left with him in his was able to drive a car. Chambers. EC., are charged with murdering the wo-car, but he turned back as Newlands

appeared to be ill. man's 40-year-old husband, Francis Cyril Newlands, by the administration of poison on August 20.

Nowlands the steward of a block of offices and flats known us Temple Chambers, died in hospital on August 21.

The Lord Mayor (Sir Harry bottle of whisky containing about

an

the

Two days ago his car skidded on On the Sunday morning he went a wet road. He got a bump on the to St. Bartholomew's Hospital to top of his head--just where offer a blood transfusion.

piece of bone was removed twenty- Mrs. Newlands was at her hus-two years ago. band's bedside. She said, "I don't

link he will last much longer."

Mr. McClure: Was she in great |

Mr.

Twoford) adjourned the hear inch of liquit, Counsel for the de-distress tealy: As a matter of fact

ing.

fence smelled the liquid.

you did not have to give the blood"

Mr. Riley said he decided to taste transfusion because Mrs. Newlands

It has been stated by the prosecu- the whisky. tion that Budd was n friend of the Newlands, and had gone to the Dat

had already given one for her bus band? I did not know that then,

"It tasted very salty," he said.ut 1 know it now.

the floor as And you know that she offered on August 20 taking with him "and I spat it out on articles for solderingt an urn, includ-soon as it touched the back of my herselt? Yes. ing spirlis of salt.

"MY GREATEST FRIEND"

It was alleged that the polson which caused Newland's death was spirits of salt, and that it was placed

In some whisky which he drank,

Me. G. B. McClure prosecuted;

throat."

Mr. Riley agreed that Newlands

He felt a tingling in his mouth as thought his wife was ill that after- Though an electrle wire had been noon. placed there and went to the kitchen and rinsed his mouth.

Budd was there.

"I said. 'Who has been messing Mr. Maurice Healy, K.C., appeared about with Mr. Newlands" whisky?

for Mts. Newlands; and Mr. William Bidd said nothing. Daybell represented Budd.

Mr. Cecil Albert Riley, motor dri-

"A POOR JOKE"

Gardens, Vic- of Desborough

"I said to Budd. 'It is a very poor ver, torin, said he had seen Budd at the Joke, whoever Newlanda' flat as a visitor since lley. about three months ago.

"SHUT HIM UP"

once introduced to Budd there.

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Aston

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Ereitement at the Brentford

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Villu

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Cross-examined by Mr. Daybell, recently proved too much for Jack Riley sak that up to three months Francis, 40-year-old bricklayer-the

go he owned a public-house which spectator who ran on the Beld.

was Francis pleaded gulity at Birming

lam Police Court to a charge of Mr. Newlands visited, and he

disorderly art. He spoke to Mr. Newlands about committing Burk, and Mr. Newlands "shut him was bound over for eight months.

Mr. G. A. Butler, for the up." saying that Budd was a friend.

He knew that at the fat Mrs. New Club, gald there were nearly 50,000

and lands had a bath just after 2 p.m. spectators at the ground After she had the bath he heard that police officers on duty. Led-she had been sick.

"After about 35 minutes. Biddle- the Villa goolkeeper, stone, called upon to save a shot, and be- fore he was able to clear he was approached by one of the Brenford forwards, who either charged him ar obstructed him, with the result that the referee blew his whistle and ordered a free kick to the Villa.

did it," added Mr.

П

known

They both went back to the room with a Mr. Grin.

Budd plcked up the boltic.

He gathered that Budd was

(Riley) hod

friend. He

Newlands for. three years.

"VERY JOCULAR"

Mr. McClure: Are you able to say Was a particular whether Budd

friend of Mr. or Mrs. Newlands?--

Mrs. Newlands.

Mr. Hiley sald that Newlands

He did not know if Budd had a and bath after her.

BROKE CANE ON CHILD

Smor hit was necused of assault-1 Questioned by Smorthit she sald after his five' used to keep, his whisky in his bed-ing his daughter Grace, aged 11 that she had looked

chlidren. She had never told him. to hit Gracle.

room and when he wanted whisky years.

he said: "Excuse me a moment," left

the room and went there.

On August 20 he visited the fint spector of the N.S.C.C., sald that

about 130 p.m. and had a meal. Newlands was very Jocular.

Mr. Henry William Wilson, an in- when Interviewed Smorihit "Who has told you this?

said.

Ноя

"I TOLD NO LIES"

Budd passed the dining-room duorjbeen Mrs. Craig?". going towards the bedroom while ho (Riley) was in the dining room.

Budd returned

minules.

or three in two

PLAYERS STOPPED HIM

was

"At this moment, defendant, who was in the crowd at the back of the Villa goal, climbed the relings andį Smorthit handed a letter to the ran on the pitch, gesticulating wildly. Inagistrate, and Mrs. Craig agreed "Whether his object was to attack that she had written it. In it she complained that Gracie told lies, and a Brentford player or simply to make had eaten the other children's a protest will not be known, for he was impeded by the Villa defenders sweets.

and removed by police officers."

Mr. Butler read a statement in

"Oracle tells lica I Henry Smorthit, the accused man's! He added: have threatened and threatened her. jeldest son, gave evidence, and was Newlands was going with him to hit her because she had been asked by Mr. Watson: "What sort of which Francis said: "I do not know look for a flat and after lunch went telling lles. I told Mrs. Croig child is your sister Grace?" He re- what came over me. It was in the

would hit her. I hit her about twice piled: n shout with the cane and it broko."

into his bedroom,

"The next I heard was

"I

was down.

excitement. I like to see clean foot- "Well, she is all right. The rea-ball and he kicked him when he from Mr. Newlands: 'Cecil, come The girl was present, said the In-son this happened was that the wo

"There was a great deal of pub- quick"." said Mr. Riley.

apector, and she said, "No, you hitman who was looking after her told

licity attendant on this incident, went to the bedroom and found me more than that and I had not me to tell my father to chastise her."

Replying to his father; he said Mr. Buller said, "because immediately Mr. Newlands sitting on the side of told lies, daddy."

that he had never seen him give her after defendant had been removed a the bed with a handkerchief to his

Mrs. Ethel May Craig, of Leswin- a hiding. He was a good father, small penknite was picked up by 'n mouth.

"Ile was pointing to a bottle of ront, Stoke Newington, said that she and had brought up the family since Brentford player, who honded

the referee. on the girl, and later their mother died. whlaky on the chest of drawers and Baw matka

Mr. Watson said that Smorthit had said: What is the matter with that spoke to Smorthit, who said, "This

is through liat --, I will break her had a worrying life, and had looked .whisky?****

after the children well, Mr. McClure produced a quarter back."

to

-“Inquiries make us belive that the presence of the knife is capable of Innocent explanation,"

I killed him at once.

At the inquest at Kesgrave, near Ipswich, it was explained that the operation weakened the skull.

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