1939-01-26 — Page 15

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January, 26, 1939.

Countess Vanishes

From West End Hotel

BOOTLAND Yard detectiven recently searched the luxurious suite in Rovtnal's Normandie Hotel, Knightsbridge, of the Counte Mart Kageneck, beauti. ful Assirian Jewess.

Countess Kogeneck, wife of the old Viennese aristocrocy, was miss- ing.

"Hotel amelals who have known her for two years became quacious when the did not return after leaving her room dressed in town clothes.

The countess, who is 45, rarely goes out of the hotel without leaving a message na to when she will return. LUGGAGE UNPACKED.

When several days hud passed the police were told and it was found that her room had been left untouched and her toute unpacked.

"The countess was a very wealthy woman," a friend said.

"She had made her heme at the Normandie Ilotel for the last two years, but she was always travelling and spent considerable periods in? Parin, Switzerland, and the south of France.

"When In London she took a pro- minent part in the suein? He, and was well known to a great muny people in Mayfair. She was ac- companied nearly always by English society woman,

HUSBAND A NAZL

In

"I understand that her husband 5) prominent oftelal in Vienna under the Nazi regime and that the counters! since the Anschluss has been dis-

tressed because the wis Jewish and her husband Aryan.

Through a photographer's error, the above photograph published on Saturday, was wrongly captioned as being that of the Ladies' Night Dance held by the Cathay Lodge, No. 4373. Actually the function was the inaugural dinner of the Northumberland and Durham Association held at the Hongkong Hotel on Friday, January 13.

Hostess Of £1,000

Party May Own

Home Of Queens

an

MRS. Nora Albertini, red-haired wife of "Despite this, she appeared to car- American millionaire and hostess of some of London's ry on her life of travel as usual, almost spectacular parties, may soon have as her home though I know she did not return to Vienna.

of four Queens-the present King and Queen lived there

"I also notleed during the few days after their marriage-and birthplace of the Duke of Windsor. looked very worried and at times She negotiating with the Com-

before her disappearance that she

seemed almost ill.

missioners of Crown Lands for the "She was a very sentimental type lense, given up three months ago by of woman

excellent Viscount Lee of Fareham, King and spoke English. During the last two years] George V. granted Lord Lee a life- she talked constantly of her regret lease in 1826.

at the difficulties which prevented hermis year, for the first time in its seeing her husband more frequently." 200 years' history, White Lodge came

Surgeon's Fatal Experiment

London.

A verdict of death by misadventure was recorded by the Coroner Mr. Ingleby Oddie, at the Westminster: inquest recently on Dr. Julian Kas-

into, the market."

The Theatre

Of To-day

London.

Mrs. Albertini, a sister of Reginald Denny, the film stur, is anxious toENERALLY speaking, the London take the house on a long lease.

Theatres are doing well. They Her present home is in Windsor have beaten off the Cinema attack

and

are carrying the warfare into Great Park,

the provinces, where new theatres jare actually being built and repertory companies are becoming like mush-

DAWN BREAKFAST

It was in this house nearly two rooms. years ago that Mrs. Albertini-at- Yet there is nothing very outstand telian. 23, assistant resident obstetric rearly known as "the £1,000 partying in the world of drama. Only one! surgeon at Westminster Hospital, hostes-gave a Coronation party to one-grown play appeared last year who was found dead in his bedroom 400 guests, including West Rid stage which could be called frst-class- at the hospital with an anaesthelle stars, film stars, an Indian maha-Charles Morgan's "The Flashing maak over his face. Dr. Solomon rajah, a famous motor-racing driver Stream." It also ranks as the Sur- Kastelion, of Manor Road, Newings (and an Atlante fer,

prise succers. Being (1) a shade ton, said that his son had no love Her guests breakfasted on the lawn more thin merely literate; (2) Ly affair causing trouble, or worry. lietas dawn was breaking, while dance, an Intellectual novelist; (3) on was very interested in selence, and music played in the ballroom. Įserious, even profound theme, it was often conducted experiments at home. A year ago he experimented A year earlier Mrs. Albertini hadnerally expected to lie down and with a sun-light apparatus he had brought a tibel action after a party expire quietly. made himself. Dr. Alan Dods, house he gave to 500 guests at a cost of surgeon at Westminster Hospital, who £1,000. The suit falled.

discovered the tragedy, said that on

a chair beside the bed was a gas apparatus and Dr. Kastellan's mouth was covered by a music

strapped to

Windsor will be sorry if Mrs. Albertini noves! She has been hester at many Christmas par- tles to poor children of the dis-

triel, She gives generously to local charities.

T

Justead it has turned out a hit

11

the production costs were paid at in Afteen performances. The profits |exevedcd £5,000 before the 100th!

erformance came along. More than 103,000 people have now seen

The

only show with musie worthyį of the time and attention of anybody above the mental age of six was Herbert Farjeon's clever Little Thea

his head by an elastie harness. The apparatus was not delivering gas be- cause the suction device was so xel that unless he breathed in 110 કયુ She said recently; "My money is was delivered. A dilal on the ap-American (her husband is a grand paratus showed that it had been de son of Willam Reynolds, the Ameri- fivering the maximum

more than amount of can railway millionaire], and there nitrous oxide; no oxygen was reis no obligation on me to spend it gistered, so that when the doctor here. But I like to see people happy breathed in he got full nitrous oxide, around me."

Heaven In The "Fourth Dimension"

THE suggestion that Heaven may he in a fourth dimension of space was made recently by Sir Ambrose Fleming 80-year-old scientist,

Monument To Lord Oxford

withdrawn on the 14th January after tre revue "Nine Sharp." It will be

400 performances. is concerned are "Dear Octopus." by Other successes so far as finance Dudie Smith, Emlyn William's "The Corn is Green": "Spring Meeting.” and

"Goodness How Sad." Commer- cially, the year's No. 1 was "Dear Octopus pulling in the ready-made

:

Annabella, French moyle star. as she arrived by Brazilian clip-i per at the International airport at Mizmi, Fl. She was return- ing from a South American trip,

· having arrived in Rio de Janeiro at the time Tyrone Power, American Mm stär-sighted the Brazilian capital.

Heads Of The Famous Reveal-

Roosevelt could not be a dic-

Infor;

Low the cartoonist, would have done well in industry; and

Sir Henry Wood might have een a painter.

These opinions, expressed by Mr. E. W. Cousins, Fellow of the British Phrenological Society, in a lecture at Kingsway Hall, London, are based on his observation of the skulis of selected "men of the moment.

"Roosevelt," said ΑΣΤ Cousins, "could not be a dictator. His love of his fellows is too strongly developed, his outlook is so broad. Dictators have narrow minds. There is no thing cruel or relentless about his {head."

GRACIE'S "FORTE"

Of Low, he said: "He could ud- minister, organise, plan, discipline. The organ which recognises incon- gruities and also the organ of in- cividuality are strongly developed.

"The cryan of caution is a little too pronounced, He is too apprehensive nd hesitative. He goes through a purgatory of thought to produce hits idens,

Sir Henry Wood's head indicated to Mr. Coustris very strong social ins- timels, friendship and love of chi- dren.

Gracic Field's forle is "utter self- abundon in her job, exuberance of spirit and intensity of mental and physical force.

"Acquisitiveness makes her shrewd in business affairs," said Mr. Cousins.

TOLEDO WARS ON

DISEASES

TOLEDO, O.

A rivis, health committee is to be formed here to work with city health offlelals in an attempt to reduce mortality rates from tuberculosis. jdiphtheria and childbirth.

Wrote To Court, "I'll

Frederick

Commit Suicide"

Jumes Drodribb, dto-p

ble of the authoress, John Gielgud scribed as a financier, filled to Dancer Gets £450

of

For Loss of Toe

and Marie Tempest,

appear at his public examination at American importations have been Kingston recently and the Omeinl almost invariably good. The play of Receiver. Mr. C. Roy Waterer, read the year was unquestionably Robert letter which Brodribb had sent. Sherwood's "Idiot's Delight." A most This was dated October 5 and post-as a dance instructress and to be un- Slated to have laken up a career emotional experience was provided marked London, November 13. Partable now to do ballet or toc-dancing. by Clifford Odets's "Golen Boy."

The most delightful light evening

rend:

Felicity Ann Wood, aged 19, of was supplied by Lynn Fontanne and a great deal of trouble and time. I recently given judgment for £450 "In order to save you and myself Nyetimber-lane, Bognor Regis, was THE Commons recently approved

Alfred Lunt, the incomparables, have decided to commit suicide, and damages in a settled action rd Sussex He made a vigorous defence of the a motion by the Prime Minister that Sun Behrman's graceful, scintillat- by the time you get this nute I shall Assizes, Lewes, for lac loss of u bli Bible in a naper read on his behalf the House asks the King to direct the only other important cul-of-the-rut

ingly witty "Amphitryon 38." The be dead.

toe in a road accident. before the Victoria Institute in Lon-rection of a monument to the late trainatie session

have had several long talks Judgment was also given for £75 Earl of Oxford and Asquith in the "Geneva"-ur rather the last act of killed in the Inst war, and they have

with few friends of mine who were for the father. Palace of Westminster,

Mr. Chamberlain saki he thought

sion.

He affirmed his belief in miracles and prophecy, clalined that the re-it was a wise rule which prohibited: cord of Christ's teaching was, sub-the introduction of a motion of this stantially correct, and said that the character un ten years had passed report of the Archbishop's Commis- alon on Christian Doctrine (publish- since the death of the statesman who ed fast year) would emphasise dif-was the subject of 11. ferences in the Church of England.

CHARACTER, INTEGRITY

st.

In

was with Shaw's!

Where Japan Is Vulnerable

London.

"There is a gulf between animal "Great men are like great moun- and man that no evolution hypothesis tains." he said, "you have got to get has been able to bridge," said Ste a certain distance away from them TWE Financial News, in a leader. Ambrose.

before you can measûre their stature,] A

states that for the Western and see how far they tower above) Powers to Intervene directly in China their fellows."

now is obviously Impracticable. Mr. Attlee (Lender of the Oppost-

three

ausured me I can be with, them and that it is nothing to worry about."

Mr. Waterer said he could not imagine that the threat had been carried out

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offered this week

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TWEED SUITS

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Reduced $35.00

to

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Now $30.00 to clear

WOOLLEN DRESS

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20%

OFF

FANCY CLIPS, BUCKLES, BROOCHES. ETC.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Ltd.

GRAND SERVICES CONCERT

on

FRIDAY, 27th JANUARY, 1939, at 9.00 P.M. TO BE HELD IN THE ROSE ROOM, PENINSULA HOTEL.

Under The Distinguished Patronage of

His Excellency, .ne Governor of Hong Kong. Sir GEOFFRY A. S. NORTHCOTE, K.C.M.G.

ARTISTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:~~-~- - MISS AUDREY OAKENFULL Ballet & Acrobatic Dancor

from the Arcadia Salon and Rochester Casino

Gaston D'Aquino (Tenor).

Helen Lockhart (Soprano).

Eva Turner (Soprano).

The Harmony Three.

out or something would have STOMACH PAINS Peanut Roach (Balancing Act).

been heard about it.

The Registrar. Mr. J. Sackville

Belt: It is hardly your duty to yo

may end in

round to the mortuaries to see if he DANGEROUS OPERATIONS!

is there.

I was stated that Brodribb had assessed his liabilities at £70,000. The case was adjourned sing die.

"The defence of Great Britain's Man Who Stopped

The War

Defending the Bible, he said: — "Although it is the custom to speak of the abode called 'Heaven' as if tion) said Lord Oxford was pre- were some region in our space of eminently a man of character and

economic interests, however, 1s dimensions, yet Belentine Integrity. He was a great English-

another matter," SAYS the news- analysis has shown that our space

paper, "we are armed all points may be only, as it were, one section man, a great servant of democracy,

and a great Liberal salesman,

there. Our weapons are keen and!

London. of a large four-dimensional space Sir Archibald Sinclair, the Liberal

powerful and we should use them.' ( time continuum, and that passage fender, said it would not be forgotten

Mr. F. H. Pennington. of inc from one to the other is by a move-by the people of this country that

The leader declares markets, not Brighton Telegraph Office, who gave

"Cense Fire" algnal on capitul, ment in a fourth dimension.

Lard Oxford was the Aral Chancellor

Achilles Heel, the Jure Japan's "It has been more than once point of the Exchequer to make provision now, and adds: " Britian with her Westem Front retired recently from ed out that the sudden appearance for the payment of pensions to old present unfavourable tende balance the Post Office. As a telegraphist in and disappeneaners of our Lord in people.

decided to reduce the total of her; the Corps of Signals he was at his His post-resurrection period are all

Imports from Japan, what could pre-post shortly before consistent with suen movement In

vent her or the United States for November 11, 1010, when an officer Baronet Cited in determination?

that matter from carrying out her handed him a telegram announcing the Armistice, which he flashed to other pasts of the line... Divorce Action "Meanwhile we can at least neglect

a four dimension in space,"

He Collects Christmas Cards

London.

+

no opportunity when fighting funds') Mr. Eric Martin Smith, the amateur or export credits are being mooted of golfer, is the petitioner In a divorce drawing closer in our present rela- suit against his wife, Mrs. Dorothy tons with China." Joan Martin Smith, whom he married)

the

11 o'clock

of

HAPPIER HUNTING

1

GROUNDS

HARRISBURG, Pa. More than 12.001 eres of game Government, in its now trade drive, lands have been added to Penn-

The newspaper adds: "The British

A man badly disabled as a result in April 1932. of the Great War collects okl Christ- Sir Hamilton Westrow Hulse is would be reprehensibly negligent if it sylvania's vast hunting grounds this mas Cards and recontillions them as cited as co-respondent..

did not take the opportunity In col year, the State Game Commission has an ak to a living. He is Mr. Androw |, The sult was in the defended lint laboration with America of establish announced. The new lands extent Davidson of Braeside, Morpeth, which came before' Mr. Justice Fucking an understanding with the Chinese, into 15 of the commonwealth's 67 Northumberland.

Fill in the Divorce Court recently. Government."

I counties.

Many a stomach sufferer has had to submit to the surgeon's knife---because he dismissed those little twinges that came on after eating as nothing more than ordinary Indigestion-and has paid the price of its neglect.

For those little pains after eating mean that your food la fermenting and forming carrosiva acil to burn away the lining of your stomach wallel Gradually the seared flesh may form an ulcer which must be cut away, if you are to get better at dll.

Don't let your stomach develop an ulcer! Directly you feel pain aftercaling, take a dona of Maclean' Brand Stomach Powder. It will make the stomach acid harmless, and clear the fermenting food Hundreds of right out of the stomach.

then and women, some who had suffered unbelievable tortums after overy meal, have completely cured their stomach troubles this easy way! Get a bottle of Maclean Brand Stomach Powder today, but be sure you do get the genuine Macican Brand Stomach Powder bearing the signatura ALEX. C. MACLEAN"

фт carton and boltle. Never sold loosę. are useless and may only make your Powder or Tablets. Cheap Imitations troubles worse. If you have any diff culty in obtaining it from your local chemist or store, write to Banker & Co., P. O. Box 788, Hong Kong. K5463

P. Cuntrip (Baritone). Malny (Comedian).

B.Q.M.S. Dicks (Comedian). Q.M.S. & Mrs. Flinter

[Comedians),

WO.I. A. Austin, A.E.C.

(Accompanist).

Doreen Ma (Planist).

Mrs. Waldon (Soprano).

Mr. A. R. Colquhoun

(Piano Accordian).

Pietro Macaroni

(One Man Band).

Bud Wheeler (Comedian). Dodger Green & Co.

(Comedians).

C.P.O. Kettle (Caricatures). Wiggins (Male Voice

David Kossick

Quartetto).

(Character Actor).

BAND OF H.M.S. "EAGLE” under the direction of

W. H. A. EVERY, R.M.B. By kind permission of CAPTAIN CLEMENT MOODY, R.N.

In aid of the dependants of the Late Lance Sergeant THOMPSON, Royal Artillery,

PRICES OF ADMISSION,

$2.00

$3.00

„Tickets are now obtainable at The Peninsula Hotel

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