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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1,

1988.

Heiress Must Wait 10 Years for Legacy "I AM HAPPY WITHOUT THE MONEY”

She Cares More

About Her Job

Misa Pamela Capelli, twenty-two-year-old daughter of a Brighton sea-front holel keeper, who was credited by rumour with inheriting £40,000 under the will of her millionaire uncle A. E. Capelli, learned recently that she will receive nothing for ten years.

Then, presumably, die will sunrei

In a division of the estate ainong pri latives which is ordered in the will, i Meanwhile her father receives 160!

a werk, and a similar sun goes to his brother and two sisters.

How much Mr. Capelli left is not disclosed, but he gave £100,000 to public institutions in South Africa,! where he died,

'NO FALSE HOPES'

Max Capelli, who has been carry- ing on the holed during her, father absence In South Africa, zakel: "7 häd no false hopes, ca l-am ant disappult- terl.

EMPIRE NEWS

ELECTION DATE IN

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland,

The Peine Minister, Mr. Savage, announced recently that the General Election will be held on Oct. 15.

It has also been offeindly -

"During the past fortnight people have been coming into the hotel and talking to the about my supposednounced that the Government gue- £40,000 lewey; and people from all

anteed price to the farmer for butter over the enunti; have sent me let-

for the present enson, which began on Aug. 1, will be 14,83€ per ib and ters and congratulatory telegrams.

b. These But all the time I said the rummetaj

for cheese 8,424 was non esse,

figones show a rice as compared with "Money does not mean much in my la aeron of 134d for butter and

Bid for cheese.

hf, anyway.

'A NEW CAR' Cather If any

Well-to-du, sa ugh the better, but am an happy tul comfortable in my job, helping my father, as ever I could be,

"I not likely that my father's legary will under any differener to us

wept that I shall probably set j new 12 hp. car nut of him in place of the 11 thing I truelle around at the moment. Hut he had pro- mized me that after the Motor Show, why why.

The fundon equiv.dent.. of these prior: are 124% 3 per cwt for butter and 735 84 per ewt for chre,e.

The new season's dry trading! deficit is estimated at 1,534,000, against which han to heet a surplusj of £600,000 for in secon

The delay in the nounerment of! the guaranted price has buen cue of Mr. Narh, the to the digitalti

Albowing! The Fine Minister, In Dairy Arcount, le ingred the re-! commendation of the ody, ory rom- "My father is not likely to retire. mifire appointed by the Government) "Brighton Corporation have beat higher prices Thunld be fixed to trying to buy the hotel from us for raret bucher co,1%. a long time to give a sea frontars to the new lown hall they are tall ing of, I heard, when it was summed that i was an heire, that a pronin- ent member of the council id: Now we'll get the lustel for a song, and have the whole building razed to the ground in no time.

"Well, he's wrong."

Babies Beat the Camera Girls

Women have registered one more shock to masculine pride by stealing the Professional Photographers' Ex- bition from their male colleagues.

After visiting the Royal Institute Galleries last month the men had to admit that the camera portraits and stills by women were, except in the case of child studles, greatly superior

their

to

UWN.

Mrs. Davkl Jagger, wife of the Reulptor and portrait painter, was astonished when her husband praised the women's work.

"I've nver before heard him say anything so complimentary about

artists,

women

he said.

The males are now BBd below the of committee's demonstrated cost production, and this is feading to juntests by the farmers,

New Kipling Scholar.The first Zealand boy to be awarded a itud- yard Riding Memorial Scholarship

John Spencer Pallat, 13, a pupil of j Kinta College, Auckland.

College. Windsor, for three years, -

FRONTIER FIGHT CASUALTIES

Simla.

"

After inspeeling the gear of the Cremer Bfeboat which successfully participated in the Trevessa Trophy racy. Mr. H. 8. House and members of the Committee are seen lu consultation, while the cosswalat of the wha-

ping boal, Mr. Boorsma, looks un-Pictorial News,

POLICE GUARD FOR 4 SCHOOLBOYS ¦ HIPPO'CHARGES

Jugoslav

Princes

Come Back to Work

MAIL-VAN

As the mail-van from Kalate, in Uganda, to Munrara drew near the river at Nongezi, the African driver law two bulky shapes crashing about

na elad of dusd.

Two hippopotami had chosen the (main road as their battle-ground.

The noise of the ent's approach dis- tarted them, and t

of them charged the ear, overturning it and

mashing it beyond repali.

"Good-bye, Tommy. See you soon!" shouted Prince! cholarshift is leable at Kipling old Alexander to his cousin, Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, school, how the Imperial Service on the Continental platform at Victoria Station recently

Plain-clothes policemen, silent and alert, stood among the crowds when four princes, all English schoolboys, arrived in Eng-l

and for the Christmas term.

Two of them, Prince Tomislav-ten-years-old heir apparent | The driver sat Gght, and the hip- to the Yugoslav throne, and brother of 15-years-old King Peter pos wont crushing -down into the The Razak Brigade, while re-and his brother Andrei, aged nine, climbed into a large touring flyer. All night long the driver turning from Ladho to Bazmak re-jear which was to take them into the country for three days be-loyally remained by his mails, until rently, was sharply engaged

with fore their term at Sandroyd School, Cobham, in Surrey, starts. help come out from Mbarara. hostile part.es. Its casuales were

The other two, Prince Ales-1 pe indian soldier killed and one British anch four Indian soldiers ander and Prince Nicholas- wounded.

The enemy casualties

un-cousins of the King, and sons of now, but nine dead were observed Prince Paul, the Regent-went in one deflic. East Africa

arc

KENYA'S OLDEST

COLONIST

Nairobi.

The death has occurred of Mr. Frank Watkins, 35, Kenya's older

culonist.

On one occasion

many

Formerly Mr. Watkins represented Barberton let the old Transvaal "Or Assembly.

years ago his death was reported, and the Assembly adjourned as a sign ofļ mourning.

course, he was grudging about it, but he could not hide the truth."

After sleeping on the problem. Mr. Jagger gave me his theory,

"WORK SHY" "Women make poor painters and sculptors. They are no good at that Eind of url, which requires patience, imagination, and much hard work.

a

But they are far quicker than men at picking out esential de- tally Bo, it you give them machine to do all the work, they produce better result."

All the experimental photography work and most of the colour portraits ure the work of women.

off with the Yugoslav Minister

in London, with whom they will stay until term commences.

BORN IN ENGLAND

FILM CHIEF DENIES INCITING CROWD

LOVER'S QUARRELS

Girl Allegedly Pushed Towards Lorry

A series of quarrels between two lovers, which culminated in one allegedly pushing the other towards a passing motor lorry in Kennedy Town, were related at the Criminal Sessions yesterday when Cheng Shuet-wah, alins Cheng Chup, 23, was tried before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, Acting Chief Justice, on three counts.

Accused, who pleaded not guilty,

charged

Wat

with (1) causing

grisvolta bodily harm to Yung Wal- ping, 29. with intent to murder her; with intent to ntain or disfigure her: causing grievous bodily hun

(3)

and (3) unlawfully and maliciously inilleting grievous bodily harm,

The case was adjourned until to- morrow morning.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Donations to Charitable And Other Objects

The Hongkong Society for tho The following comprised the Jury: Protection of Children acknowledges Misses, L. E.

the N. Ryan (Foreman).

following donations received Chem Kam-to, Hui Wal-pang during October: Julinston Wong, A. J. Rozario, Chiu Mr. Fok Che-ting Tse-plug and Wong Sung-ki.

Mr. Eu Tung-sch Prosecuting. Mr. J. Whyatt, Crown Nanyang Bros. Tobacco Co., Counsel, said that necimed and the Ltd,

$1,000

Son

Hiri were betrothed about three Anonymous (Contributlur Year ago in Lam Ping village, and for blind boys) They remained on good terms union. Mr. & Mr. S. Calne the early part of this year,

The Hon. Mr. M. K. Le

500

53

On January last they came to Mr. M. K. Lo Hongkong and went to live with Profesor M. H. Ruiter accused's sister in Yaumati,

Mr. J. P. Dawson girl's mother was already Mr. A. H. Compton Belcher Me. Wan Kang-sun

Diving i11

Hond when Mr. & Mrs, D. J. S. Crozfer

Street, Kennedy

she heard of her daughter's arrivid

W. Fald

Mr. W.

she went to Yaumati and asked her The Thrift Shop

with

to come and tive

Accused objected very st

strongly to this and threatened to break IT the of this, how- engagement. To spite ever, the giri went and lived with her mother and, as often happened in lavers quarrels, accused did not reak off the engagement but instead visited her fram time to time.

Relations Worsen

On Februngy 9, the girt visited) azured's sister and stayed with her!

For three or four days, after whlchi

“A friend I, w.

Kowloon Police Magistrate

for September

10

6,30

5

(Contribution for "Kung

& "Leung Man'

& Oclo-

10

40

$2,322.30

ber)

Donations already acknow

hedged through the South China Moraitig Puat

Total

Further donations will be gladly

ise owe more returned to her motherjeepled by the Hon. Treasurer, Mr.

Later, she distalued employment sil

McKellar, C.A. e/o Mackinnon

the Hongkong Rubber Factory at Mackenzie & Co., P. & O. Building. West Point. Accused als objected to thi: beuse, as he put it, there were bas many men in the Factory. The girl eventually gave up her employ ient and went to live with accused's sister.

PONTY DAY FUND Further contributions received by the British Legion for the Puppy Day Fund, 1938, are as follow Previously neknowledged

... $2,815 At that time relations were not as st. George's Society, Hongkong 100 logy as they used to he, und after St. Patrick's

of Society other quarrel, she went back to

Hongkong

100 mother. They remained, how- Anonymus ever, betrothed and accused continued Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell to visit her from time to time.

Dr. J. H. Montgomery

Continuing, Counsel said that mat- C. C. Willson ters came to a head on August 20, T. 11, G. Braydeld when accused paid one of his cus-] N. Croucher tomary visits to Belcher Street to vee the girl.

$2,075

On that occasion, it was the girl;

who was not pleased, and she asked In yesterday's list the R.A.O.B. that the engagement be broken off. (G.L.E.) China's donation of $75 was She requested urcused to sign af erroneously listed as R.A.O.B. document to this effect, but he re-(G.L.E) Club,

med, at the same time saying that) Further contribulona will be if he was forced to do so he would gratefully received by W. J. Cole,

suicide. Eventually, comm

hef Acting Secretary, Eari aig's Fund, suggested that the girl should accom-Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Build- pany him to Kowloon to see his ing. Cheques should be made pay-

father about the

way

ST. VINCENT de l'AUL

agreed, and the matter. The girl able to Thomson & Co., and crossed

two of them left "Poppy Day Fund." Belcher Street about 6 p.m.

The atmosphere then was not a

happy one, and on the

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul there were some heated words. As acknowledges the following dona- Among 16 people arrested dur-get a better film?--I do not know,

they approached Collinson Street, tons to the Fete on November 6: They were both born in England,ing the demonstration in White-but he was inviting the crowd to

they were seen by a lorry driver, St. Joseph's College

$50 break through.

a lorry towards "Sparrow" and appeared perfectly at home, par-hall recently was Edgar Arthur

who was driving Ansley, in the witness-box, said Ite ticularly Prince Alexander, who with

West Point, in the opposite direction. Mr. A. J. Raptis his fair hair and complexion looks a Anstey, 31-year-old productions

director of the March of Time went to Downing Street thinking This driver, who had just overtaken Mr. M. Nemazce

there might be some news suitable for a private car and was driving along. G. typical English schoolboy.

The King's two brothers, smaller News Film Company.

a film. He dented that he was "work- the tram track, notleed them when and darker-skinned, wearing neat.

he was about 150 yards away. He Before Mr. MeKenus at Bow Street] Ing up" the crowd in order to get a

grey overcoats over grey suits, were he was charged with using Insulting picture that would be worth taking.

ter mure shy,

years ago,

Mr.

with

saw the girl walking on the tram

feet to the right of her.

30

a push

sald accused gave the girl truck and the man about six or seven when the lorry was about three feet

Prince Tomislav, however, said: words and behaviour, and

An application for costs against the The case was dismiss-police was refused. "We enjoyed our holiday tremen-obstruction.

going from her. The vehicle was TSETSE RESEARCH

dously. Most of it we spent at home, ed.

Pushed Toward Vehicle

about 14 miles per hour, and ac- and we did a lot of fishing, Naw wer

Among others accused of insulting Dar-Es-Salaam.

J. S. Williams, solicitor, behaviour was a 38-year-old typist and in the way

Seeing the girl on the tram track cused's action appeared to him to be are looking forward to this term and

of the lorry, prosecuting (said it was alleged that Iris C. Ryder, of St. Edmunds driver sounded his horn, whereupon Capt. H. E. Hornby, Director of to playing football at Sandroyd.

the intentional. King Peler was at Sandroyd four Anstey was urging the crowd to break Terrace, St. Jolin's Wood, Charged she went over Veterinary Services, Tanganyika, has been appointed Director of Tsetse

to the right the police cordon.

Edmond Warburton closer to the man. esearch for the territory. He suc- tragic death of his

Police-constable Taylor said that ceeds Mr. C. F. M1. Swynneiton, who Alexander, assassinated in France, Anstey had his fist raised and was was killed in an aeroplane crash in first reached him. centrai Tanganyika, on June 12.

shouting: "Down with Hitler, Save Capt. Hornby, who

the Czechs." 48, was veterinary officer In Northern Rhodesia from

1913 tu 1920, and] joined the Tanganyika service In

1022,

Is

COCOA ORDINANCE

REPEALED

Accra,

The most unusual exhibits are thosn by Miss Ursula Powys-Lybbe, Gold Coast

with who surrounds her portraits miniatures of the sitters' hobbies and homes. A beautiful portrait of Lady Mary Dunn is decorated with plc- tures of a pair of skin, a horse, a couple of children, a musle score, a dachshund, a saloon car, and the facade of Lady Mary's home.

of the when the news

father,

King

DOG IS LEFT 10s. A WEEK

with her

was

(20).

whn

obstruction.

also nerused of

A police-constable said Miss Ryder was throwing pamplilets into people's

himing a booklet.

Anstey made a statement deciating that the officer who arrested struck him in the stomach.

Constable Taylor denied that he struck Anstey.

"A BETTER FILM" Nippy, n cocker spaniel, has been When Mr. Anthony Marlow (de- left a pension of 108. a week in the fending) explained that Anstey was will,

of published recently, his productions director of the March ofi The Cocoa Control Export Ordin-mistress-eighty-seven-year-old Mrs. Time Company, P.C. Taylor cald: "It ance and the regulations attaching to Donna Evans, of Fawnbrake-avenue, would have been a much better Alm i have been repealed. The repeal Herne Hill, SE, who died recently. if the crowd broke through the police will be effective as from Sept. 30. She referred in her will to her curdon." But it is not the women or the men

Cocon control was instituted at the "dear dog Nippy." She left £31,447, Mr. Marlow: Are you suggesting who receive the mort enthusiastle end of April to ensure orderly mar-nost of which goes to the London that he was inciting the crowd to appreciation. It is the babies-keting of the 1037-8 crop. Menn- Association for Uie Blind.

break through in order that he could scores of them-mostly photographed while a dispute had arisen between by men.

པ

JUPITER THE STAR Master Jupiter Pluvius Junior, a 12-months-old with a mischievous

·giint in his eyes, is so good a sitter that he has been given four spaces on the wall.

Me. W. G. Briggs has "shot" young Jupiter splashing In his "barf," sucking two podgy fin- gers, poking out a shiny tongue, and screwing up a tiny nose. Ho la Master Peter Brookes, of Highfeld-avenue, Kingsbury, Middle- sex. His face would be worth

the cultivators and the cocoa-buying pool.

In February 1 was announced that a Commissiort' wedid be sent out from England to examine the situa- tion, and the producers Thereupon agreed to stop burning the crops. The Commission is now drafting a

report.

THIN MAN (10in. by 82)

GAOL RUNAWAYS RECAPTURED

The two men who escaped from Lewes Gaol recently were recaptured one near Grays (Essex) and the other at his parents' home at Southend.

First to be taken was Archie Lewis Wainwright, aged 25. Police-constable Waylette, of]

Two were posted at the back whlie

Taul Pak-ying, motor driver, and side, Fong Kau, coolie, gave corroboralive when evidence. The last-named, As the lorry was almost level with questioned by accused, denied he was them, accused was seen catching given money by the lorry-driver to hold of the girl with both his hands become a witness. and he deliberately pushed her to-,

Cheng Shu-ching, sister

of ac-

faces and Warburton was brandisti-ward the vehicle, Counsel said. cused, said her brother had always

“MY LITTLE CONTRIBUTION"

Ms Ryder. in evidence, said she went to Whitehall "to make my little contribution, towards rallying the prople to stand firm for peace be cause who wants war?"

She was fined 50s. The charges against Warburton were dismissed.

Ernest Ayres (39), of Bruce House, Covent Garden, who was alleged to have shouted, "Down with Mosley," was fined 401. or seven days.

The charge against David Wolfe Thornas (22), an artist, of Chelaca, was dismissed.

A constable sald Thomas was shout- ing:

"Chamberlain must go." and was striking out at the pollee.

A charge of obstructing the police against Cyril Allken (26), shop assistant, was dismissed,

John G. Stewart (28), author, of Lambeth Road, was fined £4, or seven days, for obstruction.

2 MEN FICHT WHALE

immediately

The driver stopped but not in time, and the girl struck been on good terms with the girl.

Acting Sub-Inspector R. G. Baker the nearside mudguard and head- testified to having found

a blood- lamp.

The incident was witnessed also from the pavement.

atain at the scene, about eight feet by the driver of private car, which was then about 10 yards away, and Sergeant T. McInnes deposed that alone, who happened to be walking the motor lorry was in good me-

The

at the time.

chanical condition and other wit- girl was rendered unconsciousnesses who gave formal evidence were and she was subsequently taken Constable Chan Sam, C424, Sergeant the Queen Mary Hospital, where she J. Allen and Yu King-yue, Police remained for about three weeks, Interpreter.

suffering from concussion and in-

Giving evidence in the wliness- Juries to the left side of the face.

box, accused sald that when he told Accused was taken to

No.

the girl of his intention to go to Police Station, and when charged Canton, she asked him if he wanted with causing grievous bodily harm to break off their engagement. He with intent

to malm the girl, helsald no, but she insisted that he made a statement to the effect that should write out a document break- he pushed the girl as he was angry Ing the engagement. Eventually he at her change of offections, and that promised to do so, whereupon she he did not know at the time a lorry asked him to take her to his father was coming.

and sister to talk the matter over.

the recent outbreak of school rob- The Thin Man has been blamed for fortune in Hollywood, but his father berles at Iord. The police have Stanford-le-Hope, found a car.aban- their colleagues went to the front door River Trent at Gainsborough, Lin- † member if he had used one or both the middle of the road, and after

doned on the rond near his hone.

He was informed that a man who

Graya.

intends to keep him gurgling in his

been amazed at the way he has Kingsbury nursery,

Competing for the honours with squeezed through narrow windows, Master Jupiter is a curly haired girl but he has made a record by squeez- who has lain her young brother ng through a window 10in. by 8% in. left the car had walked across the nursery table and is busy

Gat Goodmayes Bowling Club. patching his form

He made a fruitless search of the pants."It's never too late to mend," by Mr. Hugh club for money, climbed out again, Greaves, is the sort of picture, that crossed the road to a new school, and makes women visitors sigh, low ransacked all the class rooms. sweet!

t.

towards

The omeer went after the man and at Hangman's Wood, five miles on, come up with Wainwright, who ní once surrendered.

He was neatly dressed, but was desperately tired and a few minutes after entering the cells at Grays to wait an escort from Lewes he fell

Laier four delectives went to the

Photographers were at a loss to "Man can look at a baby and ra- explain why men, wusid make ntain detached,” he said. "He can better baby pictures than women. forget the human aspect and think of | asleep. Patr. A. F. Bucknell, weretary of the baby in terms only of a camera

the amociation, thinks the reason subject. That attitude is more dif- home of George William Harris (23), is psychological.

flcult for a woman.”.

in Durham Road, South-end. ?

and knocked.

PRISON INQUIRY

Harris, it is alleged, was seen by the officers at the back to climb through an upstairs window, drop on a shed and slide to the ground.

He ran down the garden, but was caught as he tried to vault the fence, He was taken, handcuffed, in a van to Southend central police station.

The escape of Wainwright and Harris was the second from Lewes In five weeks.

Warders on duty at the time at tended an inquiry held by the pri- son commissioners at the gaol"

After Sergeant T. Mackay. Pobed

Words of Disagreement photographer, and Mr. G. 1. Gandy, surveyor of the P.W.D., had given

On the way, they had some words formal evidence, the girl told the of disagreement. She was

talking Court of her trouble with accused loudly, and he gave her a pat on the and of the Incident. Questioned by right shoulder, at the same

Alme accused, she said she could not give asking her not to speak in such A two-tons bottle-nosed whale, any reason why he deliberately gave manner. Immediately afterwards. over 20ft, lank, was caught in the her the push. She could not re- the girl walked sideways towards colnshire, recenlly. This -second found stranded there within

the hands, but she could recollect it was several paces she slipped. Thore- a month.

u push and not a pat.

upon he stretched out both arms in Dr. T. K. Llen, of the Queen Mary order to catch hold of her, but un- and his mate, Mr. Stanley Odlesky, Skipper J. Chapman, of Newark,

Hospital, testifled to having exfortunately a lorry, which was tra- rammed the whale with the bow of

amined the girl and found her suf-velling very fast, happened to pass fering from concussion and Injuries by and knocked her down. He had motor-barge. then altacked it with a boat-hook,

Mr. Odlesby to the left side of the face and left no intention of causing her grievous and the two men worked for an hour before they succeeded in taking the monster in tow.

their

It is to be shown in Gainsborough to raise funds for the local hospital, and later it will be sent, it is under stood, to the Naturalistory.! Museum, South Kensington.

ankle.

Lapse of Memory

bodily harm.

Leung Chou, mother of the girl, Cross-examined, accused admitted spoke of the quarrel at her house, that it was as a result of his pat that her daughter occasionally suffered that it and added that niter the incident the girl, was injured, but maintained was sheer misfortune tist from lapse of memory and giddiness, the lorry happened to pass by.

Evidence of having seen the inci- The case was adjourned until 10 dent was then given by Ld. Ping-fat.am to-morrow for accused to call driver of lorry. No. 3469, Witness witnesses to testify to his character.