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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 20, 1939.

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AUTHOR LIKES SHAKESPEARE---- FOR CROSSWORDS

IF you want to write well you must read the Bible and

the great classical writers of the past and present. That is the unanimous opinion of five distinguished modern authors who were questioned on their reading. All of them acknowledged their debt to the books they were

| forced to read at school.

Jailed Ex-Magnate Actress Sent

Gifts Back

AMSTERDAM.

WRES. ZYNSKI, ex-million- aire, against whom a re-

·ceiving order has been made in London, spent £1,200 in a fortnight in Amsterdam just before he was arrested for alleged frauds.

SIGFRIED

He showered furs, diamonds and orchids on Eva Busch, a fair-haired German stage and radio star, with whom he was hopelessly in love.

BROKEN-HEARTED

He gave chmopapie parties night after night in Amsterdam clubs in her honour. He went to prison broken-hearted beenuse she did not return his love und rejected his gifts,

While Dutch detectives watched him shave in his luxurious hotel apartment before they took him to prison nearly two months ago his one thought was to telephone Mies Busch. He could not find her. She j haul left Amsterdam.

Mr. Cor Steyn, a broadcasting or- ganist and band teutter met Wreszyn- į ski when Miss Busch was singing at the City Theatre here.

"Mr. Wrenzynski often told me he was very rich,” sald Mr. Steyn. His pockets were always stuffed with notes, and he threw them around as if he were a millionaire.

DICKENS, NO JOKE

Evelyn Waugh, who confessed that tils principal use for Shakespeare was in solving crossword puzzles, de- clared: "An author should read the classles and the newspapers and not worry about what his contemporaries are writing."

Tested on a list of 70 nuthors of classic rank Waugh put up a good

score.

"Yes, I know Milton pretty well- (especially his proe, Dickens? Yes, but I cannot tirur his jokes and for |that reason I cannot stand Piekwick

Papers."

A. 6. Macdonell: "You have not to read the classies in order to write the English language, and the Bible should come at the head of the list,

JOB'S EXAMPLE

"No author knows his stuff until he knows his Bible backwards and forwards and the whole of the 38th Chapter of Job by heart.

In the 38th Chapter of Job God | speaks to Job at of the whirlwind.) | supreme creator of character, but 1

"Dickens?

No! Dickens was it world not go to him to learn to writei English,"

R. C. Sherriff: "I make a point of reading the classics whenever I go un long train journey or sea voyage.

"I also make it a penance to read the classics in Hollywood-a penance and an anildote. Consequently, 1 have read more the closales in Hollywood than anywhere else in the worki.”

Miss Tennyson Jesses passed the test

t with a high peretntah of marks. Bible from beginning to end. Milton: The Bibl Yes, I know my Everything except, I am ashamed to say, Paradise Lost', and naturally low my Shakespeare."

READS WRAPPINGS Miss Tennyson Jesse re-reads one! volume of Dickens, un volume of Thackeray and the whole of Jane Austen every year. In addition, she, Ands time to read four serious bruks: and four novels every week,

"I cannot live without print," she may

have even rend the newspaper wrappings round the breakfast kip- pera for want of something better,"

Sax Rohmer reads the classies-or

"I have known Miss Busch, who at least a fair number of them—with

is twenty-three, many years.

Mr.

Wreszynski told me that although he

a deliberate object view.

"I and," he explained, "the great

had been married three times e authors of the past the finest cor had never really been in love be-reelive to the slipshod Americanised fore.

slip so easily. style of to-day into which one can

donkey's years!

"Aiton? Haven't read him for

Dean Mathews Worried

Pasadena, Cat. Denn Shaller Mathews, head of the Chicago, told the Pasadenu townhall Diviulty school of the University of

meeting that America's three great- est contributions to the world are being threatened, These he said are religious liberty, a written con- stitution and written guarantees or treaties between nations.

Expanding Fleet Air Arm

"I have never seen a man spend money like he did in those weeks, He gave her a mink coat, a bl diamond ring diamond bracelets

"Yes, I read Shakespeare some- and a goki cigarette case.

She times." did not want his friendship, buti he pursued her everywhere. "Big bunches of orchids they must have cost at least £10 a time were delivered to her every day wherever she was. I went will them once to a night club. In All

London. hour I saw him spend

£10 on

The Navy is faced with a formida- champagne,

ble task in building up the Fleet Air "Each morning he sent her a £5 Arm at a time when all the services bottle of scent. Nothing is too are expanding. Even the Boating good; get the best,' he would say branch of the Navy, which in nor- tossing a note to the hotel porter,mal times might have helped the air "In October last year Ming Husch branch by transferring personnel, went in the same ship with him to

now wants to keep all its engine- the United States. They had not room artileere and to get more. been there more than a few days The problem has when he gave her a diamond ring divisions namely, pilots, observers, three sub- worth £1,000,

and mechanies. For years past all "G-men hung about his hotel for the observers have been naval per- three days waiting to arrest him. He sonnel and managed to elude them and fed the is here no question of replacement, mostly officers, so there country. Miss Busch was inter-only of expansion. Of the pilots in viewed by the police but was able the Fleet Air Arm 70 per cent were to prove she knew nothing of his naval ofheers at the time when it financial affairs.

was decided to transfer the arm from "She was left penniless in New the Air Ministry to the Admiralty, York. From Lulse Rainer she so that only 30 per cent had to be managed to barrow some money with replaced, though again expansion which to get back to Hollnud."

Miss Büsch

complicated the inatter. has recently been MECHANICS playing in a

revue, "Rol Albert VII." in a night club, the Gambri-

The most serious business is the nus, in Basle. She later left for provision of alr mechanles, for Paris.

hitherto the RA.F. has provided all Wreszynski owes £13,000 to pet-the N.C.Os and men needed on the tioning creditors in London. Ils carriers and the cutapult ships to principal creditor is Mr. Benjamin maintain the aircraft, engines, arma- Ussher Wood, a West End clubman,stallations

ment, and electrical and wireless la- now the guest of the Maharajah of Navy, starting from zero, has host in proper order. The Rajpipla. "His original claim was for to replace the whole of the R.A.F £6,000 for money lent.

Wreszynski was not present at any

maintenance personnel with navai of the bankuupley proceedings in personnel. Of course it can only be Carey-street, when claims totalling air mechanics have

done gradually, and the new naval £20,000 were mentioned.

to be sent through the R.A.F. schools of techni cal training. It will be several years before the process has been

Women Wrestlers completed.

Will Be Banned

When It has been completed a new question will arise. The RAF, 1 expanding also, and to have to train naval mechanics as well as its own a burden. In the

In no circumstances will women men increases be allowed to take part in public future, will it be best for the pre- wrestling matches in London, state sent system to continue, or for the the L.C.C. Entertainments Commit- Admiralty to establish Ha own tech- tec, reviewing the condition under nical schools?

which licences for public wrestling) As a general principle I should will be granted.

hold that a contmon system of train- Ing would be the soundert polley as From January I the L.C.C. is con-well as the most economical for the frolling premires used for wrestling, country. The Alr Ministry remains with similar powers to those which the Ministry of aircraft now has over boxing halls.

Spelling Bee

the others?

which I

supply, consider the most satis- inctory arrangement. But If it should happen that Fleet aircraft

10 divergo perlously from RA.F. types some other

system might have to be considered; Car- rlers and catapults impose Ilmita-

.came

many of these words are ions on aircraft design. I cannot Horeca and what is torong with conceive that the needs of the two services in nero engines will be very diverse, and so there, should be no need for separate schools for fitters, TRAINING

fossiology semibriuve annuity

onunciation Louis Quatorze annoint

English Oxford Dictionary spell- ings of these words will be found on page 9.

A similar question with regard to flying training arises. The R.A.F. teaches all pilots to fly, but special-

leed naval flying has to be taught at special

is

Miss Jean Gilbert, of Jersey, believes in looking ahead. She has already started training for the 1839 National Diving Cham- plonships which take place at Minehead, Somerset, in July and has moved from Jersey to Lond on to practise dally at the Mar- shall street Buths, W. Bere she is caught by a speed-camera.

HEIRESS BORROWS FARE TO COURT

MRS: Grace Welsted, a pretty brunette, of Sunny Court, Solent View-road, Gurnard, near Cowes, stated at Guild- ford Bankruptcy Court recently that she spent £7,000 in three years, and had had to borrow her fare to get to the court.

She told the Official Receiver that £9,000 came to her under the will of her grandfather, who left about £60,000. She had previously borrowed £2,000, so that she received only £7,000,

She borrowed the £2,000. for personal expenses and to invest in a firm of gown dealers who went into liquidation in 1935. She received nothing at all from the company,

Lost Memory

Man Speaks

naval schools. This ideally the best system and the most The principles and economical. practice of elementary flying train- ings are under the charge of the RA.F. Central Flying School, and they could hardly be improved. It would be a lass if the Fleet Air Arm were to break away from the C.F.S. organisation. The only reason for HALF-DECIPHERABLE writing on having separate elementary schools a piece of blotting paper is one would be if the R.A.F. could not of the clues to the identity of a mys- cope with the numbers of pilottery man who called at Salisbury pupils for both services, and "this Infirmary suffering from loss of does not seem likely to happen, al-memory and was admitted to a ward. though there may be some temporary Two nanies ore being Investigated pressure, Netheravon is the school by the police. A bill found in one where naval pilots are tnught ele-of the man's pockets and receipted mentary flying, but lately the Ad-nt the Crown Hotel, Worcester, on miralty has decided to train some December 14 was made out to "Mr. Royal Naval Volunteer

Reserve Chapman." officers as pilots, and it has not yet A visitor answering the man's des- been decided where they are to be cripton who registered at a Salisbury taught to fly.

hotel in the name of Gibbons left the hotel after lunch recently-about Finally, there is the question of ten hours before the mystery man aerodromes for the naval pilots. arrived at the hospital. This is not a question of training. When fully trained they have to keep firmary the mystery man sald:

Propped up in his bed at the in- in constant practice, and it is not practicable to do all their flying from hotel here. I think I took

"I seem to remember staying at a Carriers. They must aerodromes. Four stations are to be near Salisbury) to meet a friend.

shore to go to Barford St. Martin (a village handed over forthwith by the Air Ministry to the Admiralty, and these

I REMEMBER

FALL' are Lec-on-Solent, Ford, near Little- "I seemed to have met a friend and hampton, Worthy Down, near Win-to have returned to Salisbury and chester, and Doniuristic, on the Fife seen him off by train to London. shore of the Firth of Forth. These After that I recall a tall, will not long suffice for the needs of the Fleet Air Arm, and in due course the Admiralty will have to acquire more land aerodromes, and probably overseas as well as at home.

have

CONTINENTAL

Tha Sturdy Portablo

CARLOWITZ & CO.

4, Queen's Rd, Tel. 31225.

n bus

remember paying on hotel bill, but "I know stayed at Worcester and do not think my name is Chapinan. "That seems to be the name of a friend of mineTM

"I think I am a journalist"

The mystery man recalled spend- ing some time in China, where he was known by a Chinese name meaning "Flower of the West."

Navy Dockyard Men Get Increase In Pay

Dosle pay of copperamlilis in Navy dockyards and other establishments at home is increased, from 489. a (hired) and 40s, a week

week (established) to 50%, and 478. Od., the Admiralty announced.

Prisoners Go On Spree

Sydney, N. 5. W.

A wrong label enabled prisoners

In a Brisbane gaol to have a spree. A four-gallon tin labeled "boiled linseed oil" turned out to bo spirits.

The public trustee, with her con- sent, arranged a settlement in 1936 "to protect herself from herself."

PAY ALL DEBTS

In August 1936 she borrowed a further £1,000, £500 of which was used in settling her debts, and the remainder lasted her She still went on incurring debts.

10 months.

She thought that after she fled her petition in bankruptcy the settlement would become void and she would ave been able to borrow money in the ordinary way.

wert

Her unsecured Jabilities £55 35. S., and her assets £803, leaving a surplus of £256 10s, 78. Estimated value of the reversion was £1,850, which would be sufficient to pay all her debts.

The case was adjourned.

"Residences" Replace Barracks

Rent free: Charming country- side residence, every mod, con, h. and c., central heating: large reception rooms, slipper and shower batias.

And the Jucky tenants soldiers.

The "resider ces" are the new barracks being built to various parts of the country, and plánn- ed by the War Office Designs Branch, which is housed in un- pretentious offices CT Le Strand.

Major-General J. 11, Bekh ("Yan Ilny"), the new-War Offloo Director of Public Relations, was much impressed when he In- spected the Branch recently.

The contrast with condliforN in ile old days is astonishing," he said."

"Apart from the general dis- comfort and squalor, there was nd'such thing as hot water, and you had to go out of doors for everything,

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