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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 20, 1939.

JURY STOP TRIAL AFTER

TWO "NO'S" TO JUDGE'S ADVICE

HAVING twice declined to accept the judge's sugges tion that they need not go on with a case, a jury at West Riding Assizes in Leeds recently announced that they did not wish to hear more'evidence.

In the dock was Mrs. Edna May Hague (27), charged with the manslaughter of her father, Alfred Perks, of Sheffield.

Husband Collapses At Wife's Inquest

CRYING "My darling wife,"

Mr. Walter Edward Brown, husband of 30-years-old Emily

in

Dorothy Brown, who was found dead with their four-month-old daughter Valerie at their home Telnily-road, Wandsworth, S.W.. collapsed recently at Battersea cofo- ner's court a few minutes before the court opened.

Mr. Brown, who had for some time been separated from his wife, re- covered in time to give evidence of

It was stated that before he died the father stated on oath, identification. The proceedings lasted that he had stumbled and fallen upon a knife.

Mr. Clive Salter, prosecuting, stated that on August 3. Mrs. Hague won visiting her mother when her father came in and hit her on the face, plcked up a chuir and threaten- eto do them all in."

When he made as if to attack Mrs. Ungue again she picked up a carving) kalfe and, nccording to one withers, Ihrew it at her father, inleting #

Won A Bride

In 36 Hours

Dartmouth, Devon.

fatal wound in the stumuch. MR. GERALD QUINN, of

"CARRY ON. MY LORD”

only a few minutes, and the inquest was adjourned until January 10 for further inquiries to be made.

SURPRISED

Mr. Brown sald later:

ter: "It has come

as a great surprise to me that the Inquest has been adjourned.

"It is a great trial, in addition to losing my wife and baby, to have to come here again." Mrs. Brown la

believed to have died some time before the discovery was made.

Valerie is thought to have storved

flat.

the

death in the locked and deserted

previous Saturday he had called

Capetown, back in his At the conclusion of counsel's pennative Scotland on holiday, snil- ing statement, Mr. Justice Lewis ed for South Africa recently Shortly after the tragedy was dis- stated that the jury were quille en- with a bride he woood and won covered, Mr. Brown said that titled to say If they did not want to hear any mure of the case, but after in 36 hours. consultation in the jury box the fore- man remarked: "Carry on, my lord." After her mother and brother had given evidence about the way in which Mrs. Hague was attacked by her father, the judge again Invited 1800, and married there. the jury to say whether they had ago his wife diet, and since then he heard the baby still crying.. heard enough. Eleven members of the jury said they had, but the fore-seen travelling the world.

man persisted in saying "No."

When the case for the Crown hul concluded, the foreman rose and said: | We don't wish to hear any more."

"YOU ARE A GOOD GIRL"

A formal verdict of not guilty was returned, and addressing Mes. Ilague the judge wald:

at the fat for Christinas reunion The bride was Miss Elizabeth Begt, with his wife, which they had plan- Emslle, with whom he went to school ned, nearly 50 years ago in the Moray He knocked and rang, but could Firth flabing port of Portsoy.

get no answer. Inside, he said, he could hear the baby crying, Several times be returned to the house and

Mr. Quinn went to South Afrlen in Two years

Last July he visited Porisoy. Miss Ematin, who had n job as a companion in Kingswear, South Devon. was al On bolkiny there. They met.

to

to

When Miss Emslie retumed Kingswear Mr. Quinn promised

all and say "Good-bye" before go- ous back to Capetown.

"Quite obviously it was through ! your hand that your fatlar met his Thursday. The next day he proposed He arrived at Kingswear on à death. I am told you are a good girl

The and have always been good to your and Mia Emslie said "Yes" father and mother. 1 am quite sure following day they were married by you will never forget to your dying cial cence at the centuries-old day that it was through your hand, parish church in Kingswear, that your father met his death.

" entirely, agree with the verdict of the jury, and I personally accept the view that your father was a vio-j fent man and that on this night he

Mr. Quinn, who, like his bride, still peaks with a broad Scots accent, raid afterwards: "We will have our haneyinoon at sea.

"Yes, I found proposing rather dif-

had twire attacked you. Yet id ult. I am not very good at that what anybody would do if they were

kind of thing. I broke the ice by

in fear of their liven. You are in-asking Is this place by any chance stantly discharged,"

anther Gretna Green?"

Huge U.S. Air Force

13,000

funds to develop one of the most

Planes powerful air deels in the world.

May Be Built

AMERICANS were surprized ru

cently to learn that President - Roosevelt - may ask ih anew. session - Congress to authorise a fleet of aeroclancy numbering as high

It was indicated that by so doing hir. Roosevelt will be following i recommendations

the war and avy departments to ask for funds to Beet of between 12,000 and build well as two 45,000-ton battleships. 10,000 naval and military planes as

ESERVE DE RESERVE OF AIRMEN President

He stated he had explained the position to a polleeman and had been fold that he must not force his way in.

JUFS

Trate into Jerusalem is slowed down by this concrete road tower on the Nablus rond. The highway also hos been obstructed by concrete blocks. Idea is that warring Jews and Arabs must be searched for arins, A British and an Arab policeman and two Jew- jsh supernumerarles are shown. Jews have rifles, but Arab cops carry only sticks,

Decree adopted by the Spanish Insurgent council of ministers grants all rights" to former King Alfonso. This is seen as the first step to restore the Bourbon monarchy in Spain, backed by General Francisco Franco, and the possibility of raising Don Juan, Alfonso's third son, to the throne Alfonso and Juan are shown above.

n authorities would work out the details of the plan, which would be

13,000. If such a request is made: ced a loosevelt to-day unnoun-supervised by the National Youth!

3,000 'plance would be for the Navy and 10,000 for the Army.

Congress has already authorised 3,000 for the Navy, but there has been no previous suggestion that the Army needed anything like 10,000 'planes.

PRESIDENT'S METHODS

for the annual training of Administration. 20,000 civilian pilots to be a reserve

The scheme will be started almost

of aviators in the event of a war. at once with about 300 students, who The President told a press con-will be placed in a dozen colleges ference that the civil heronnuties which specialise in aviation training, authority had formulated the plan, and it is hoped that the whole pro- both ag means of stimulating gramine will be in operation by the private dying and in order to provide beginning of the 1839-10 school year, reserve of experienced avintors in There will be military, naval," and time of war.

civillan Instructors. the In the early stages of their training-

Spaniel Brings A Woman £2,000

W

Claygate (Surrey). HISPER, ten-year-old spaniel,

has brought Miss Lilian Eather Glibert £2,000.

Whisper belonged to Mirs Phyll's Louise French, of Claremont-road, Claygate, who died 4 month

apu,

Her will, published to-day, revealed that she had left £2,000 upon trust o. Miss Gubert, an ois servant, pro- viding she looks after the dog.

When Mise French, thirty-five and a semi-invalid, bought her lorge house in Claygate a year ago, she told Telends that she chore it because was between two large commona where Whisptr could

romup.

But Miss French was too ill to take him out herself. Her maid, Khoda Cowics, took him out.

In her Will Miss French left £500 to Miss Cowles "if still in her service."

She left an additional £1,000 to Miss Gilbert. The total catalo

£35,520

was

Doctor Poisons Himself At A Will Hay Film

BRIDGWATER (Somerset).

WAR-WOUNDED Dr. Graham M. Robertson, without a practice since June, was to have taken over one

It is understood that President! Expressing his approval of Hoosevelt will present to Congress project, President Roosevelt said it the students will try to quality for in Bridgwater recently. But he had an obsession that Two separato national defence would cost about $9,000,000-regular pilot's licences, and they will appropriations—one embracing the approximately £2,000,000-a year. not reesive way sghting training until people in the streets poked fun at him, and while a cinema regular needs of the Army and Nu new legislation, he said, would be their Navy and the other requesting; vast required except that there would be Selected men will then enter the

course has been completed. audience were laughing at Will Hay in "Convict 99" he Increases on arcount

The the necessary appropriations. "extraordinary" International situa-

Army and Navy reserves to obtain poisoned himself in a seat in the circle. turthier experience at tion. In the second he will ask for.

military, and Air Force aerodromes. | He had taken a hypodermic injection of morphia and

hyoscine.

of

METHOD OF TRAINING The president added that the civil

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His pretty widow told they coroner of his abnormality at the inquest when a verdiet was returned of "Death from poison,! self-administered while the balance of his mind was dis- turbed,"

A note Dr. Robertson had written was not read in court. It throws

"Sand Artist No. 1"

Will Apply For Permit

no light on why he did it," said the: James Cook, aged sixty-six. of | cozezer,

Hastings (Sussex), who claims to be Dr. Robertson was forty-two years the first man to exploit "gand- old, te ted to practise in Well-scratching," recently bowed to Hast- chfl-an-Scs. He gave up his workings llcensing by-laws by applying there because of his obsession.

for a permit to practise his art.

A friend said:

"On ever occasions Dr. Robert- For the first time in his forty-two son went up to his own patients and years' work on the beach Cook was accused them of laughing at him.

Between his fits of depression he summoned recently under the by- would be perfectly normal, a very law. His case was dismissed. Jolly man, and he could always make

up with any one he had offended." Dr. Robertson was born in India: his father is an official of the State rallways. During the war he served with the Royal Flying Corps, and was shot down. Ifc ured to say his two years in a German prison hospi- tal were the best times he had ever (kad.

Arms Broken, Drives Car

Richmond. Cal.

Il presumably never occurred to California législators that they should ennet a law to forbid people with

JACK BENNY

JOAN BENNETT

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broken aus driving ent. M MODELS ABROAD

Mary Renlink, 44, however, demons- trated that it can be done, when. suffering fractures of both her arms fri on automobile accident, she con- tinued to drive the car home, where 'she summoned medical aid.

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