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Wednesday, HONGKONG TE LEGRAPH

February 1. 1939.

BIG GAME HUNTER'S SHOT AT FOXHOUND COSTS HIM £11

Wounded Dog He

Meant To Kill

A POULTRY-BREEDER and former big game hunter,

whose "shot to kill" a trespassing. foxhound only succeeded in wounding the animal, was fined £5 and order- ed to pay £6 8s. 6d. costs by Axminster (Devon) magis- trates recently.

The man, Frederick Philip Poltock, of Kota Pundok, Woodhouse Hill, Uplyme (Devon), was summoned for causing unnecessary suffering to a dog.

Members and followers of the Axe Vale Harriers, to whom the animal belonged, filled the court.

Mr. J. McGahey, of Exeter, prosecuting for the R.S.P.C.A., said Mr. Poltock occupied a poultry farm and in January, 1930, he wrote to the secretury of the Ash Vale Harriers saying that he did not wish any part of the hunt-and particularly dogs-to pass over his land.

He The letter was not answered, and in April another sent by Mr. Poltock complained that dogs had crossed his land.

cense im- added: "Please understand that this nuisance must mediately. If there is a recurrence I shall take measures to check it, which will be most unfortunate for the animals concerned."

In- Mr. Poltock's solicitors then wrote threatening an junction.

A reply was sent pointing out that it was impossible to make a fox run in a desired direction, but promising to keep clear of the land so far as is humanly possible."

Mr. McCahey sold that from April.; 1930, the hunt scrupulously kept away from Mr. Pollock's land, but on December 3 the fox took the hounds In that direction and two or three of

thens did trespass.

"IN FULL CRY"

A shot was heard and one hound

Lodger Proposed Marriage

WOMAN alleged in Maryle- bone police court recently was found shot in the right hind leg. that after proposing marriage apparently by something in the na- to her and being accepted, a ture of a dum-dum bullet. The mini had been in great agony since miner disappeared with her life- and was still carrying the injured leg savings amounting to about

up.

£240,

The miner, Walter Evans (39), who has no fixed address, said he wished

Miss Brenda Frazier, left, called the richest and may

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of New York debutantes, shown in the gewn she wore at her $50.000 debut, New York's biggest deb party in years. At right. Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter of Hall Roosevelt, who bowed to Wash- Ington society at a simple dance recently.

German Girl Not A Spy

"Nothing Further From Truth"

to marry me on December and on December 28 had said that it was a very great very unwise played part in what happened later."

The Coroner: That is very frank of you. I take it that if she had a British subject? Yes.

GLAMOUR GIRL GETS BILL FOR £4,000 For Her "Coming Out" Party

New York.

MISS Brenda Dionn Duft Frazier, 18-years-old glamour girl de luxe of the season's American debutantes. taking as recently

n look

at a C4 030 bill.

The bill was for her coming-out arty-the most littering ond lavish 'ન New York for years, which was

ttended by 1,000 guests.

As she has some £1,000,000 to her name, it did not dismay her.

But just for record, here are the. 1etails'

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Breakages

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Champagne

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Other drinks

300

Music....

500

Private detectives

100

Decorations

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Tips

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Sociol secretary

500

Incidentals

100

It sounds a lot of money for one night's party, but is well below the 15,000 debut of Countess Haugwitz- MISS was Reventlow when she Barbara Hutton.

Grand Old Man Of Cycling

MR. HENRY REVELL REYNOLDS,

MR.

who died recently at South Kensington, aged 82, was a grand old man" of cycling when "Daisy Bell" was just coming out.

He claimed just before he died to have ridden over 400,000 miles,

Henry Ewart Cumming, hon, secre- Lary the barriers, said that on De- ermber 3 the hounds were in full cry;} fraudulently converted the money to A denial that the German art married you she would have become end he was still going irong last

and it was impossible to keep control over them all.'

to plead guilty to a charge of having

his own use.

year..

student, Helene Elsie Stolt (22).

Old friends there are not many She had threatened to take her Chelsea, recently, Road, Miss Florence May Flint, of Lumley who was found gassed in her flat in

not believe that it would be possible. in an effort to recall Mr. Reynolds' Mr. Cumming, in reply to Mr. B. H. Buildings, Pimlico Road, S.W., said King's

On Sepiem was a spy for Germany was made at life. He took it seriously, but could left who put their heads together The last time he saw Miss Stolt they early cycling days had to cast their Waddy, of London representing Mr. he let furnished rooms.

to boneshaker days, Mr. Donald Melstyre, who appear- Pollock), said the first letter was not her 14 Evans took a room in the the Inquest at Hammersmith.

At New College. Oxford, he made ed for Mr. Moller, a friend of the were on good terms, and kissed good-minds back over 80 years nearly answered because it seemed an unhouse and stayed until October 4.

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and Tring reasonable complaint to make before paying fs, a week.

Sheen via Harrow her and girl, suld that he wanted to make on parting.- He proposed

It clear that although it had been there was any poultry on the land.

marriage

stated in one quarter that she was a "We get to any of these silly com- she accepted him. Y

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REIGATE HILL MEDAL The University. Club gave him à

Imew Miss Stolt at one time had He then suggested that they should! "Dy nothing could be farther from the Stanley Studios, Chelsea, said sha Oxford without a dismount-that in A verdict of suleide while of un-promise of marriage and that that intly take a restaurant in Peckham,

promise had been broken. Richard Quick, a fariner, said he telling her that the business had sound mind was recorded, heard the shot, which seemed to come turnover of £10 to £20 a day, and

Mr. Christopher Blackburn Moller,seemed to be very depressed about Miss Stolt stayed with her from from a rifle atted with a silencer.

A member of the Bench, at this hat she would soon get her money of King's Road, Chelsea, a financial i

reporter, eak that he was a British December 27 until January 7, and at She drew her life-savings and suit.. Miss Stelt was not married, times was very depressed and did medal in 1080 for riding up Reigate stage, was heard to. remark to a col- league: "A waste of time."

Mr. Waddy immediately objected the mates to Evans to put in and was a German subject. She was not sleep at all. On one occasion she Hill, no mean feat ther-or nave joint account for the purpose of not a Jewess. She came to England threatened to take her life, Miss Stolt But Mr. Reynolds, from first to last

on October 29, 1938, and stayed with had mentioned a frother in Germany was tough. He said! "I am sorry to hear a mem- purchasing the business.

Inspector Owen salt inquiries had Out

of the money he bought him and his wife at Highbury Cres- who was in a concentration camp. ber of the Beney saying this is n waste of time. must protest."

wedding-ring for her and a watch for cent until April, 1937. She When Mr. E. G. Conisbes, a veteri- himself, and then on October 4 dis- went to live with friends. He saw been made to trace relatives, and the her throughout the summer, and Interpolice had communicated with the nary surgeon, was giving evidence,

appeared. court

nothing from either. the hound was brought into

The Clerk: Did you know he was there was a divorce and he asked German Consulate. They had heard

Miss Stolt to marry him. limping. It was placed on a table and Mr. Conisbee pointed out the in-not coming back? juries,

then

The Coroner (Mr. Stafford): Dld that is correct.

Miss Flint: We were supposed to be Police-Constable Thomas sald Mr. married on the 5th. I had a sort you reconsider that decision?--Yes, Pollock timilled firing the shot-of presentiment. from inside the house. Ir produced the rifle and a soft-nosed bullet sim!- lar to the one he had used.

SHOT TO KILL

Mr. Pullock sald in evidence three

or four hounds were trying to bore

Evans was committed for trial..

heart of one hound. His intention was to kill it outright.

In the early 'eighties he twice won the Bath Road "100" then run by the London Bicelle Club, and in 1882 rode from Landon to York in 21

hours 43 minutes.

Forty-five years ago he habitually rode to Brighton from Croydon to see his parents on a Saturday and back before breakfast and the office

CARRIED EAR TRUMPET

"INACCURATE STATEMENTS" At the close of the evidence Mr. McIntyre told the Coroner that cer- tain inaccurate statements had got on Monday. DIFFICULTY OVER PERMIT

round about Miss Stolt. It had been Miss Stolt's permit to stay in Enguid in one quarter that this un- His client had Innd was due to expire on April 8, fortunate young girl was a spy for he went on. She would have had Nazi Germany. diflculty in getting the old permit known her for a considerable time, extended. They had been living to- and nothing coukl possibly be farther member. very geflier for some time, but not during; from the truth.

re-the past two weeks. He last saw her

alive about 10.35 a.m. on that day.

"I am quite satisfied," he added, said

"that the fact that I had asked her

He went after the wounded hound, but failed to catch up with it.

Mr. Poltack later sald: "I

through under a wire-netting fence. much regret shooting the dog. He expected the fence to come down.gretted it at the time."

He fled his rifle, which had a After the hearing Mr. Poltock telescopic sight. and aimed at the he would not appeal.

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The Cyclists' Touring Club knew him as its oldest member except one and he was easily its oldest active

Mr. G. H. Stancer, secretary of "The beat evidence of that, Ithe club said:

"The fact that Reynolds was stone should have thought," he added,

the evidence "was

given in this dout and had several times been court to-day that at this moment her badly knocked about had no effect brother is in a concentration camp in whatever on his enthusiasm. Germany, and from what you have coon as he was patched up. off he heard of this young lady and her as-went again, sociates I need only say that such a statement is quite obviously inaccur-eveling ato."

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"Only last year he went for a tour in the Lake District. With his ear trumpet, which he car- Mr. Stafford said that he thought red and used wherever he went, he Miss Stolt's depression had unbulance was an unforgettable character in the ed her mind and as a result she had minds of innkeepers all over England

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