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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1938.

LEADING THE WAY TO

BETTER LIVING

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Westinghouse research has contributed greatly to the ad- vancement of electricity; and Westinghouse products have earned a reputation for quality, dependability and attractive design, Modern electric refrigerators, radios, ranges, fans, laundry equipment. . . whatever electrical convenience you may name... all are made by Westinghouse, and made to the same high standards.

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COMPOSER'S LAST SONG

PLAYED AT

Organist Locked Door

To Practise It

Twenty-six people in mourning sat in the pows of Golders Green Crematorium, N.W., recently and heard the last great love song that Archie Emmett Adams had com- I posed.

Emmett Adams, who wrote "The Bells of St. Mary's" and the war song, "God Send You Back To Me," composed the song when he was dying.

His sister arranged It because he was too weak and his hand wavered. Then he scaled the score and sald

It was not to be played in publle until his funeral.

LIFE'S INSPIRATION IN THE MUSIC

It was str. Bell Chamber, the chapel organist, who gave the nong Its frst expression. He had locked the doors when he practised the day before.

Divorce Law:

Beats Judge

In the Divorce Court recently Mr. Justlee Langton said he had tried to grant a deerce to a husband, but was unable to do so.

A dental surgeon. Mr. Erle Wolter Marthews, of Bolingbroke-grove, Wandsworth, S. W., sought divorec, on the ground that his wife, Mrs. Linda Marthews, had deserted him.

He said he felt proud. He knew that there was the inspiration of a man's life in the music. Emmett Adams, whose melodies sold a million copies, said the song

Mr. Justice Langton said he would was the greatest of his life. He have hnd no difficulty in Anding wanted to be remembered by it, and desertion proved were it not for the he put all his talent into the tune. fact that Mr.. Marthews filed

The organist had played "Abide petition for separation in February,! With Me." Below him was the 1937. coffin, Inden with red roses and pur-

'FOOLISH ADVICE'

pie anemones. There was a minute's At that time less than three years pouse then the rich, romantle tune had elapsed since the date of the floated down. The choir were silent.alleged desertion, and in January, The song was typlen of all Em- 1938, Mr. Morthews withdrew this nelt Adams's love songs. He called petition. it "Life's Great Sunset."

Adams who wrote so sensitively of love, was a bachelor.

He left careful instructions with his sister, Mrs. Edward Mahon, about his funeral. After the song there was to be the blessing, then his burial, and red roses on the collo. He did not want too much weeping.

It became clear, continued Air. Justice Langton. that in Cling the original petition Mr. Mar- thews was the victim of some foolish advice on the part of a solicitor's managing clerk in the employ of a solicitor who was at that time, but was no longer, acting a legal adviser to Mr. Marthews.

He knew he was dying. He staged confess that I have aided and abetted "I am, therefore, not ashumed to his funeral deliberately.

WORKED MONTHS ON SONG

The song was his requiem, and he spent months working on it. It was arranged for the plane, and Emmett Adams was the only person who had played it through until the previous day's performance.

FUNERAL

CBS

Mass hysteria swept America during a broadcast of H. G. Wells fantasy, "The War of Worlds," and led thousands to believe that widespread death lnd visited New York and New Jersey. Innumer- able telephone calls were made. Above is Orson Welles, who made the broadcast, as "The Shadow," left, and as he is in real life.

Broken

Mended

Marriages, Blamed Films

"PEACEMAKER" DIES

Mender of Brighton's broken marriages, Mr. Ben- jamin James Saunders, nicknamed "The Peacemaker," died at his home in Springfield Road, Brighton, recently, aged

82.

For 24 years he had been a magistrate, and in that time Mr. H. J. A. Temple (counsel for scores of couples who came before him for separation orders left Mr. Marthews) in his praiseworthy the court arm-in-arm-thanks to his sound advice. He could efforts to attempt to find loophole."

He held that the case must fall be. Speak with authority. Until his wife died a few years ago, they cause proceedings for a separation had for more than half a century been the ideal married couple. that the period prevented a petitioner from pleading running while the suit

of desertion

Mr. Saunders thought that films were the cause of a great deal of unhappiness in marriage. being maintained.

was

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He hated jazz. He called it the "dregs and off scourings" of musle, and he hoped his last song would was going to be a real Adams suc- bring a revival of the old romantic cess. love lyric.

Within three hours the score was Every one service saying

from the being played in the trial room of a It was one of the music publisher in Mortimer-Street, most beautiful pieces of musle they W. had ever heard. Stage stars said it! "Swell," said the planist.

went away

Guy Fawkes Thrills

251 London Fire Calls On Nov. 5

Nine people were injured and taken to hospital when an auxiliary fire service van on which were seven firemen crashed into a wall at the junction of Lavender-road and Greek-street, Battersea, on Guy Fawkes night,

To add to the irony of the accident, the call was a needless one merely

to stamp out a little smouldering rub- bish.

This was one of the major casual- ties of Guy Fawkes night.

Over 640 square miles of Hertford- shire the Bash of giant crackers, the

Golfer Hit By Ball, Lost Eye

whistle of rockets and trackers, Lost

bonfires heralded Britain's greatest; A.R.P. black-out.

A golfer who alleged that he was During the "black-out" 200 vil-struck in the eye by a ball played by lages and towns fringing London were course brought an netten for damages darkened for three hours,

"They give women wrong ideas about life," he continued. "Many discontented by what they see on the working-class wives are upset and

merely because they are fed up' with films and apply for a separation] their husbands and homes.

"Husbands have their faults, Just

the same as wives. A man should. not think of her as his slave. He should always treat her as his sweet- heart."

Prison For Woman Motorist

A woman motorist was sentenced

On another occasion, he declared: "Husbands wont comfort Brst; too to six weeks' imprisonment by the many wives want pleasure first."

"Take an adjournment for a month her licence was suspended for two Marylebone magistrate recently and was his advice when husbond and years. wife were glaring at each other from opposite sides of the court. -- "You She was, Mrs. Violet Marle O'Con- don't want all your private affairs dis-nor (42), a naval commander's cussed here. It whil only make mat- widow, living at Winding Wood, fers worse,"

Tilford, Surrey. It was alleged that Then Mr. Saunders would get to while in charge of a car.

she was under the influence of drink

work behind the scenes and out of court hours. Often husband and In January, 1937, it was said she wife would call round at his house to was fined £5 with costs for a tall it over, or Mr. Saunders would similar offence and on that occasion go round to find out how things were her licence was suspended for 12 going.

months.

TRIBUTES FOR THE POOR OMeinl Brighton funeral service at the Parish Church, attended the where he had been a warden for many years.

had

INEFFICIENT BRAKES

Mrs. O'Connor drove into the rear of Mr. E. A. Carse (prosecuting) said a stationary taxicab. She said to the brakes are no use." cab driver: "I am sorry; my damn

was slack and the brakes were hope- That proved to be true; the cable lessly nemelant.

was always forthcoming-but it was was pulling up beh anottier golfer on the Cliftonville

trains travelled with drawn blinds in the Northern Ireland High Court always anonymous. He gave away was terrifled while she was being

Main line

Into the church also went poor and unknown people. They were prople he had helped, some of those he had saved from prison or been forced to sentence and after- wards assisted. There were happy couples to pay a last tribute sherries with friends, but was quite ΠΟΥ Mrs. O'Connor sald she had two to his patience and understanding.

sober. Everything was all right un- Help for deserving cases before him til her brakes suddenly falled as she behind the taxicab. hundreds of

The

collision enused shock and the and all types of road vehicles drove recently.

pounds. with dimmed lights.

Mr. Saunders wanted to die work-examined by the police doctor, Twelve thousand A.R.P. volunteers Potter, plumber, of Belfast, against happy if I go suddenly one morningful case, but there

made by Albert ing. He once said: " shall be quite l The magistrate said it was a pain- were on duty throughout the area. Samuel Carilsic, Junior, linen clerk, when the user says That's all the course in view of the previous con- They included medical services, fire at Belfast. He alleged negligence business of the Court."

was only опе brigude personnel, decontamination against Carlisle,

viction. and general utility squads and air Ciftonville Golf Club in the

and against the raids wardens.

Overhead roared R.A.F. bombers.

DANCING CROWD

The claim was

con-

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POPULAR PARLOPHONE RECORDS.

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struction of the course.

Mr. E. S. Murphy, K.C., for Potter, said that Potter dro

drove

a ball which slightly overran the seventh green.] At Lewes a mile-long procession of He had just used his putter when he men, women and children in fancy was struck in the left eye by a ball costumes danced through the streets driven by Carlisle from the 8th tee, to maintain the traditional bonfire about 30 yards away. night demonstrations. This year the dictators were burned in clligy.

(It's the Natural Thing To Do, F.T, (Yours and Mine. FT.

(Your Broadway & My Broadway, QS,

F000 (Shall We Dance. FT.

(Slap That Bass. FT.

(Let's Call the Whole Thing Of. F.T.

(They Can't Take That Away From Me. F.T.

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"PULLED SHOT"

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were

ones were started, by the wing of that he would not drive off the eightli

Fifty people were arrested for Potter, whose eye was removed in discharging ireworks in the streets hospital, said he heard no warning

lahout. Firemen were booed and pelted Replying to Mr. Beattle, K.C., for with fireworks by children in Fins- the club, Potter said that he bury Park when they arrived to ex- the real reason for the accident was supposed Linguish bonfires In the roadway. As that Carlisle pulled his shot. fast as one fire was put out smaller

children.

F780

(Swing High, Swing Low, F.T.

(Big Boy Blue. FT.

F056

(Alexander's Ragimo Band. F.T.

(I Can't Give You Anything But Love. FT.

F020

(I Got Rhythm. F.T.

Sidney Fairweather, professional to

(After You've Gone. F.T.

the Malone Golf Club, Belfast, said

F676

(Cuban Pete. Rumba,

While children fireworks at Lowestoft a rocket fell into the yard of German herring ex-the front part of the seventh green.

too when a player was standing in, porters setting fire to stacks nitty feet high of boxes prepared for shipment. lutely safe on a golf course.

He added that no person was abso- Forty thousand were destroyed and the damage was estimated at £2,-

(Beale Street Blues,

JOE DANIELS & HIS HOTSHOTS IN DRUMNASTICKS.

R2530

(Escapada.

(Tarantula.

112022

(Creole Love Call,

The hearing was adjourned.

(Dinner and Dance.

R2473

(Ding,

000.

If I Had You.

Four undergraduates were arrested Fate Ironical Luck Kind in the Cambridge firework Tag last

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night. They turned out street lamps.

Chico, Cal.

Five hundred pounds damage was Ray Grant believes In the irony of caused in a Southampton cycle shop fate. It was his fate to be driving when fireworks exploded there. But to a safely meeting when another car the busiest people of all were the came crashing into his machine. LCC, fire brigade who, by 10.30 p.m. However, he escaped injury and im- had answered 281: calls, compared mediately speeded up for the safety with forty to fifty on a normal night, meeting.

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EDDIE CARROLL & HIS SWINGPHONIC ORCHESTRA. (You're Looking for Romance. F.T.

(Let Us Be Sweethearts Over Again. Wallz. (On the Pampas. Tango.

(Madre. Tango,

VICTOR SILVESTER & HIS BALLROOM ORCHESTRA.

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY,

Marina House, 19 Queen's Road 0,~: Tel. 24448.