1938-11-18 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

"Modern Portia "

Duel With

18, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER

Renews Her Building Society

TAXIMAN HUSBAND TYPED DOCUMENTS

Known as the "Modern Portia" because she has shown such ability in conducting her defence in a building society action in the Chancery Division, Mrs. Elsy Florence Eva Borders, wife of a taxicab driver, again acted without legal aid when the hearing of the case was resumed recently.

She arrived in court carrying five law books and a bundle of documents typewritten by her husband and herself. The hearing was adjourned.

then

Bradford Third Equitable Benet was before him that he thought the Building Society claimed possesion case should be storied all over again.

Mr. R. F. Roxburgh, K.C. of a house at West Wickham (Kent)

for the take on the ground that Mrs. Borders was stated the three months in arrear with repay-society. ment instalments respecting a £0031 advance inade by them on security of a mortgage.

building

The question of collateral security, the he wald, was one which affected every

bullding society.

The case had to be adjourned last

"MUST BE LIMIT"

January, us the services of Mr. It was a matter of palley which had Justice Bennett were needed in the the approval of Parliament. If a decision were obtained that it was Court of Appen?

"Parliament must During the Interval Mrs. Borders ultra vires, obtained leave 'to amend her de-right the muddle that Parliament has

created," fence and counter-claim.

"MISLED"

She denied that her payments were in arrear and claimed damages, alleging that she had been "wilfully and fraudulently misled in to the bellef that the house was good security for the money advanced.

By her amendment, Mrs. Borders challenged the validity of the mort-

Kore.

She said that as security for thei money advanced the society took not merely a charge upon the house, but also, by way of collateral security a charge upon money deposited with the builders from whom she them by bought the house.

This, Mrs. Florders contended, was a teonsaction outside the powers of the society, as prescribed by their own rules and by the Building Societies Act,

Mrs. Borders' only Interest hr the society was that she owed it money and she had no power to impeach the transaction.

1938.

RADIO BROADCAST

"Love Needs a Waltz"-A B.B.C. Recording

GASTON D'AQUINO' Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 893 k.e's. and on Short Wave from 0-11 p. on 9.82 m.c's, per second,

H. K. T.

0.00 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the Hong- kong Hotel.

(a) My Camp-fire Dream; (b) Satan takes a Holiday; (c) Solitude; (d) I'm nuts about screwy music.

6.14 Record: Song Of Paradise 'Puriton (King); Always (from Lullaby-Smith)....Albert Sandler Plano, Organ and (Violin) with 'Cello.

0.20 (a) Dream of Love; (b) Waltz of the Gypsies; (e) Tropic Night; (d) Sombrero.

0.35 Records: Waltz Selection;

Intro: I See You Again; Falling in Love Again; Love Will Find A Way

The Desert Sont; Deep m my Heart;

Dream Lover.....Reginald Dixon (Organ); Roberta Fam Reginald Dixon (Organ)

Selcetion.

0.44 (a) Smoke Dreams; (5) Joseph, Joseph; (c) What will I fell my heart; (d) Let that be a lesson to you.

7.00

tions.

Closing Local Stock Quota-

7.02 B. B. C. Recording "Love needs a Waliz."

A Musical Comedy in the Viennese Hook and Lyrics by Jumes

0.00

Music by K. Leslie

Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,

8.03 Marck Weber and His Or chestra,

The

Suite Orientale (Popy); Czarina (Ganne); Czardas From "The

Mr. Justice Bennett: There must,

His Excellencs the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northrate, accompanied by tradition. nellvities of

Lt. Col. H. B. Rose, the Volunteer Commandant, Captain H. 8, Bally- Dyrenforth. be some limit to the

Smith, A.D.C. and L. II. A. de B. Botelho, when he made his inspec-Smith. building societies.

Mr. Hoxburgh said the question tion of the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps at Fanding last week-

be raised by a share | end.—King's Studlo. could only

a real holder or somebody having interest in the

society. Mr. Justice Bennett: Is it the in- continue tention of this society to to make advances, not only on lite security of the house but on that coupled with collateral security,

by bullder? security given

Mr. Roxburgh: If such transac-|

vires their powers tions are ultra under the statue, which they deny, they do not intend to continue them. but they do entend that they are entitled to fortify their freehold or

by security

Mr. Justice Bemett said so much teasebold time had elapsed since the matier security.

Open Verdict On Highlander Who Fell From Verandah

or

collateral "HE cause of death was shock and haemorrhage from a fractured skull as a result of a fall from the top Hoor, but the evidence before me Is insuficient to show whether the otherwise." fall was accidental said the Singapore Coroner, W. G. Porter, recently, following an the death of Pte. Linquiry

Williain Stranach, aged 2 years, of the 2nd. Battalion, Gordon High- landers.

Mayfair

Major Now Plans World Tour

Mrs. Kathleen Stapley, fair-haired artist wife of Major Frank Goldsmith Stapley-the "monocled major" who ran a ten-guinen-a-week Mayfair flat, set out for the Old Bailey recently with heavy heart to await what she felt sure would be news of a jail sentence on her husband.

SAVERNAKE

TO LOSE ITS DEER

When the major pleaded guilty to obtaining credit without disclosing

into

An open verdiet was recorded. Stronach, who lived on

Mr.

the top floor of block No. 6, Selarang Bar- racks, Chang, was found lying in a pool of blood on the pavement be- low, shortly before midnight on Oct. 23.

Britain

Has Best Bombers In Europe

Omcial

that

Spirit Of The Voretode" (Grass- mann); Potpourri Of Woltzes (Ro- brecht); The Music Cuines (0. Straus).

8.30 Next week's programme. 8.35

Studio Gaston

with

(Tenor)

(Piano).

E.

O'Neil

D'Aquino Shaw

1. O Paradiso (from "L'Africana" Myerbeer); 2. Nel verde maggio "LoreleyCatalani) (from

Gaston d'Aquino

(Tenor) necomp.

by E. O'Neil Shaw (Piano); 3. Pieno rolo by E. O'Neil Shaw: 4. Cangia, cangia (Fasolo); 5. Star blcino (Sal- vator Rosa); 8. Caro mio ben (Glor- dano)....Gaston d'Aquino (Tenur) E. O'Neil Shaw with accomp. by (Piano).

9.00 London Relay Tood Thought'.

Three short

topical interest.

for

talks on matters of

9.20 Orchestral,

Overture L Scala Di Sela"

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(Rossini)....The B. B. C. Symphony Particular men know the importance

Orchestra cond. by Arturo Toscanini

0.30 London Relay-The News. of good grooming. We take particular 0.50 Songs by Maria Eggert);

care to see that your sult is thoroughly (Soprano). issued Figures

Burns Me "ZORIC" Odourlessly Dry Cleaned Fiercely recently A Longing Britain now te dled in the ambulance, on the show

possesses (alm Always, When I am Happy'); and professionally pressed by sidilled. Europe's longest-range bombing Manola (flm 'Always. When I am that he was an undischarged bank-way to hospital.

(Mr. rupt, the Common Serjeant

A friend of the deceased, Pte. Gar-planes-machines capable of reaching Happy'); Always, When I Am Happy operators and with modern methods. Cecil Whiteley) had said: "There rarch, who was with him that night, must be a term of imprisonment for told the coroner that Stronach had Stapley, but I should be influenced if been ill some months ago and that he that money he owes is paid."

had been upsel over his illness.

Not a penny of the £250 Stapley owed for rent, wines, dresses und groceries had been paid, but the Common Serleant decided to give him another chance, and let him walk from the dock a free mun.

Earlier witness was with Stronach in the canteen and Stronach hind six pints of beer, but he was quite sober It was quite normal for him to drink that quantity of beer.

Pipe Sergeant Major Dickie, N.C.O. in charge of block No. G, stated that he did not think it possible to fall over the verandah

any one of twenty Continental nations with half a ton of bombs and flying home again without finding to re-

fuci,

Wellesley 800 h.p. engined mono- planes are the bombers similar to the four long-range planes for the Australia non-stop flight attempt.

(from the flim)....with Orchestra.

10.00 London Relay-A Recital of Peter Warlock's Songs by Stanley Pope (Baritone).

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.

Rd., Mongkok, Kowloon, 1. Captain Stratton's Fancy; 2. The Head Office & Worka, Kwong Wah Jolly Shepherd; 3. The Toper's Song: 4. The Bayly Berith the Bell Away: 5. Bethlehem Down: 6. As Ever 13 Saw: 7. One More River; 8. Youth.

10,20 Peter Warlock-"Capriol'

With 1,800-lb. of bombs they can cruise 2,590 miles non-stop at Sulle, 158 m.ph.

Played by The Constant Lambert A radius of half that distance-toString Orchestra conducted by Con-

stant Lambert.

10.30 Berlin State Opera Orches- tra and Marla Olczewska (Contralto)

"Jubel" Overture

(Weber).....

Savernake Forest, oldest and re- puted loveliest private forest in Great Britain, over 4,000 neres in extent, is to lose the deer which have roam-

Mrs. Stapley awaited the verdict ed among its trees since Saxon days in a restaurant. Her little son David caravan at Thames

of the top floor by accident. He allow for the flight home-drawn The Forestry Commission, which was in the

anyone could fail from the R.A.F. airfield at Hawkinge. did not flink recently toolt possession of Severnake Ditton, Surrey, which has been the

Folkestone, takes in these over under normal circumstances. near on a 90-year lease, will shortly Stapley home since they left the

A member of the R.AM.C. station countries: Germany, Italy, France Berlin State Opera Orchestra cond. undertake a seleme of renovation, luxury of their Mayfair flat three

Poland, Spain.

Crecho-Slovakia, ed at Changi, stated that Stronach including clearance of dead timber months ago.

Olczewska (Con- the Through

*****Marla and replanting with beech, oak, and

doors died without regaining consciousness. Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Jugo- by Dr. Leo Blech; Dedication (Schu- by George tralto) with Plano accomp. by Inspector Yeo ied evidence for the Stavia, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, mann)-- other broad-leaved species for which came the nfty-year-old major, at-

Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Reeves; Torch Dance No. 1 in B Flat Weissmann the forest has always been famoustache - case, swinging, his face all Crown.

Portugal, Albania, Rumania, and Major (Meyerbeer)....F Mrs. Stapley leaped into his One of their first steps will be the smiles.

big slice of Algeria.

The May diminishing of the deer herds by arms.

.Marla Olszewalta means of the provisions of the Deer

and the loc of the boot," comes Removal Aci.

side the bombers' radius.

Deer and young trees, they have discovered by experience in other forests, do not go together.

OLD PRIVILEGE GOES

restaurant

She said afterwards:

"I thought

I had failed him, that everything TEN

weeks 1 had been trying to raise the money, but all I have in my purse to-day 19 a chilling.

was hopeless. For three

"I went to many friends of ours

An old custom, exercised by privi- lof the good old days. Some were lege, is also likely to disappear. This, people on whom my husband had Is the collection of fallen wood, per-spent hundreds of pounds. Not one mittod to inhabitants of Savernake would help. parish by the Marquis of Allesbury's!

estate.

Under the Forestry Commission, clearing of the undergrowth and cut- ting out damaged timber will be

"But I'm so grateful I have Frank back. That's all that matters."

"TWO BOB LEFT Major Stapley has frittered away ho says, his £750 parties, his yacht,

MILES OF BEAUTY SAVED ON THAMES

in-

and Berlin State The whole of Italy, except Sictly | Sapphic Ode Brah Pera Orchestra;;

Night (Brahms).... (Contralto) with

ith Plano accomp. by George Reeves: "Der Rosenkavalier" (R. Strauss); Waltz Movement from Act 3....The Berlin State Opera Orchestra cond. by Alols Melichar.

11.00 Close Down.

'PRENTICE PRINCE

IN OVERALLS

Air Wood, the Sir Kingsley Minister, is to visit the College of Aeronautical Engineering, Chelsea, in the and talk with young men

Britain's revealed at the South workshops who

may bo

Several thousands of acres of the most beautiful country in the Thames Valley are to be preserved as an open space for ever.

This was

done systematically. With efficient tens of thousands of pounds. Now, Bucks Planning inquiry which con- aircraft designers al to-morrow.

his racehorses, lls country housecluded at Slough recently. "just a far of memory, old boy."

forestry, it is claimed, Savernake can be converted from its present some what neglected condition to one of the best hardwood timberlands in England.

been

Roadside picknicking and wood- land rambling which have allowed in the past is not likely to meet with any substantial check.

Sir Lawrence Chubb, secretary of the Commans.

ans. Open Spaces and Foot-paths Preservation Society, ex plained that no actual pubile rights exist in Savernake, which probably ceased many hundreds of years ago to be a common in the old sense.

The area includes three of the He said: "I have two bob between most famous catales in South Bucks: Cilveden, the home of Lord and mc and starvation. Still, I know I

Astor; shall come

up again. "Kathleen and I are going ahead with our plan to tour the world by motor-car. I shall lecture and write in various cities.

"Now I am going back to the cara- van to rest. It will be heaven after these lost few weeks in prison."

the And, turning to his wife, "monocled major" said, "Come on, darling, let's invest that two bob in

grub,"

"But our fares home. hesitated.

"I'll attend to that," said Frank Goldsmith Sinpley.

The

In seven years 000 students have passed through the college. This year there are over 200 names on the roll, Including that of "Michael Homan- Lady

Grand off." # grandson of the Taplow Court, the seat of Lord Duchess Zenia of Russia, sister of Desborough;

Dropmore Park, once the home of the late Tsar. the late Mr. J. B. Fortescue; and Eton College Estate.

The owners have all entered into agreements with the planning autho- rities for the estates to be preserved for posterity.

GREEN HELT FOR SLOUGH

This seronautical school does not teach flying but why an aeroplane files, what it is made of, how the pieces are put together and what happens inside the engine.

Boys from school put on overalls and start work as student engineers. This means that between six and Three years later they pass out quail- seven thousand acres adjoining the fed to begin a career in the afferaft Thames in Buckinghamshire, and ex-Industry. Major tending along its banks for about ten miles from Eton nearly to Marlow. will not be built on. The famous playing fields of Eton will be enjoyed by future generations.

South Bucks

character of the forest, as well as the question of access.

Hums Way Into Pictures

LOCKING THE GATES "The estate provented them from coming into being by locking all the gates in the forest on one day of the year. No other Important restric tions were made, however, and it in to be hoped that in its plans for de-

Bucks Planning Committee velopment the Forestry Commission Savernake owes its glory to the

anxious to surround the will treat the area with full sympathy fact that it has always ucen a declare also

Pasadena, Cal. for the pubile, who in the past, duous woodland, and in the words of rapidly developing industrial town of

green belt and nt the lia Rae of this city is in motion thanks to the generosity of the Alles-a member of the committee, "It would Slough with bury family, have had extraordinary be disastrous if fir trees were grown same time to preserve the amenities pictures to-day after one of the casiest "bronks" on record. Dancing liberty."

there in regimented rows like caull- and the views of Windsor Castle.

The agreements arc considered with a friend at a Hollywood night A committee of members of the flowers on an allotment," Council for the Freservation of Rural Some of the birches in the forest highly satisfactory by the local au- spot, Miss Rae, humming a song at

her career England has been formed at Mar! are believed to be among the oldest thorities and warm tribute has been tracted the attention of a talent borough to study the possible effects in the kingdom. Its pride in its paid to the public-spirited action of scout. She started

$100 a week, of the change of ownership on the Grand Avenue, three miles long, the owners.

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