1939-02-03 — Page 14

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 3, 1939.

DIAMONDS AND GOLD VANISH CONCERNING

-£120,000 TREASURE MISSED FROM SHIP

Brussels.

WHEN the Belgian steamer Elisabethville arrived at Antwerp recently from the Congo it was found that diamonds and gold ingots to the value of £120,000 had disappeared from the ship's safe.

No trace of any attempt to force the safe open could, however, be found.

Police boarded the Ellanbethville ut Flushing and began an inquiry. When the steamer arrived at Antwerp no one allowed to go on board.

FOUND IN LUGGAGE

A newspaper stuted fater that part of the missing valuables had been found in some luggage.

The diamonds and gold were up- parently stolen from a strong-room where postal packages are kept.

He

During the voyage the captain found abandoned a box in which treasures are usually stored,

nade inquiries which resulted in the discovery of the theft-Reuter,

The Elisabethville (8,351 tons) is a passenger vessel belonging to the Cic. Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S.A. (Agence Maritime Internationale, Managers) and registered at Antwerp.

Widow

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FOR

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Mr. Karen Ostrer, wife of cinema magnato Mark Ostrer, who Was robbod ́of jewels worth nearly £10,- 000 on the eve of her wedding an

advised Scotland-yard niversary, officers recently to look for a "top- hatted" burglar moving among the rich in the West End.

The gems were taken from a wall safe in her bedroom, at her home in husband were at a cinema. Portland-place, W., while she and her i

She said: "The burglar took the diamond bracelet my husband gave me when my first baby was born, but left other expensive bracelets.”

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This group of Chinese who recently left Hongkong on the President Plerce were organised for the pur- pose of visiting the two international expositions being held in America this year. They are travelling under the auspices of the American Express Company and being personally conducted by Professor Klang Kang-hu, Consultant of the Library of Congress, Washington. The party will proceed first to San Francisco and later in the summer will journey across the States to see the World Fair at New York. Several members of the party will return here by way of the Pacife while the others will continue round the world via Europe and return towards the end of the year.

The King May Radio Instructions from U.S.A. to His Council of State in London

of State will be

country because he was wanted by

COUNCIL the police, Mrs. Sutton Chapman, # widow, formerly of Queen's Gate. appointed to act for the King Bayswater, W., was ordered at Mid- while he and the Quees are on their dlesex Sheriff'a Court recently to Canadian and American tour in June. The Councillors will be the Duke pay £500 damages for slander, and

the Duke of Kent, the costs.

Gloucester, Princess Royal, and Princess Arthur of Connaught.

The action which was not de- fended, was brought by Mr. Harry Woudstra, aged 31, of Old Onk-rond, Acton, W.

Mr. Rodger Winn, for Mr.

of

If the King had been travelling alone the Queen would have been the first Councillor.

By letters patent under the Great Seal the King will delegate to the

Waldstra, sald Mrs. Sulton Chapman Councillors of State certain of the told members of the club that he Royal functions, including preroga been refused admission to Southị .Africa.

tive and statutory powers. They will also be empowered to receive any

"That is utterly and completely untrue," sald Mr. Winn. "There is

not a shred of truth in any of these the letters patent, but they will not

things that have been said."

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EORGE MARGETTS, fifty-seven-year-old glove maker, sits at home in his council house at Stoke, near Yeovil, wondering when he will work again. knows where his work has gone-to Czecho-Slovakia and Italy, where it helps to build bombers.

Foreigners

sent 071,000

dozen pairs of leather gloves in that time-- that is one pair for every fifth person in England, Scotland and Wales jenough work to Inst 5,000 glove-

makers a year. If grey-haired Mrs. Margetts takes this country at 403. a dozen pairs, Czecho-Slovakia can sell gloves in

do round here, she is paid 30s, a

"Not

In Yeovil and the villages Slovakian must work for 30s, a week. around, centro of England's age-Must George work for that? Provision la made, however, so old glove industry, most of the likely," he says. that if the Prime Minister should world's finest glove makers are ask for a General Election in the

Margetis,

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week, Czecho-Slovakian womenfolk nearest English type is 48s. graph instructions to the Councillors. worked for a year.

are paid only 6s, a week. This opens up the possibility, remote

The industry asked the import Though it is, of the King dissolving

But what hopes? Foreigners are These Somerset men are no Duties Advisory Committee last week Parliament in London by an edle making nearly half the gloves worn plackers. They regard it as an insult for a duly of 25 per cent., with a issued from the seat of the American in Britain. Czecho-Slovakia makes to go on the dole. They and their minimum duty of 15s, a dozen pairs. Government la Washington.

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IN TOUCH WITH CABINET

From every important centre on his tour it will be possible for the King to get into touch with the Councillors of State or his Ministers in London.

the

The Inauguration recently of radio-telephone link between

Britain and

and Newfoundland, which King and Queen

the

Gre to

visit on their way lione, has made these facilities complete.

In the event of any emergency the King would be able to take a personal part in any consultations.

The appointment of the Councillors of State will not require legislation. They will be the first Councillors to be appointed under the Regency Act of 1937. which provides permanent machinery for meeting three con- tingencles: the succession of a minor to the throne, the illness of the Sovereign, or the bence of the Sovereign from the country.

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Because they tried to buy their way in by paying cash to purce-poor peeresses who might sponsor them, 60 girls and wo- men have found their applica- tions to br presented at the British court turned down by the Earl of Clarendon, above, British Lord Chamberlain. Ilis office is rigidly attempting to stamp out this practice.

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