1939-02-07 — Page 15

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February

M.P.'S WIFE ESCAPES

BY ROPE FROM

FROM FIRE BRIGADE PLOUGHS Mauled Girl

THROUGH SNOW

Notgrove (Glos.).

A ROPE of knotted bedclothes saved the life of Lady Anderson, wife of Sir Alan Garrett Anderson, M.P. for the City of London, when she was trapped in her bedroom by fire which wrecked ancient Notgrove Manor here recently.

Horoine of the fire was 19-year-old Doris Sell, kitchen-maid at the manor.

Wearing only her nightclothes ahe raced a mile through a snow-storm in the early morning darkness to give the alarm. On reaching the village post office she hammered on the door to rouse Mrs. Edith Fluck, the postmistress,

Mrs. Fluck sald: "Miss Sell was exhausted and half fabiting after her dash through the show. As I opened the door she stumbled Inside and gasped: 'The manor is on fire, ring for the brigade.'

DAUGHTER'S ALARM

"I telephoned Cheltenham and| Stow-on-the-Wold and Kave Mits Sell a hot drink. Then she insisted on returning to the manor to help in the salvage work."

Lady Anderson was staying at the manor with her daughter. Mics} Dlarm Anderson. Only a few per- vants were in the building when Miss Anderson was nwakened by the sound of burning woodwork.

GIRL 'LOST' COMES HOME

A MESSAGE "I'm coming home" was the first news Mrs. Kettle, of Sheerness, Kent, had re- ecived of her daughter Muriel. aged 22, since she vanished five years are.

Goes Back To Leopards

AXCITEMENT in plenty came to

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the London Coliseum, and to 15-; year-old Austrian understudy, Trudi Bora recently.

At 0.30 in the morning "Professor" Curt Doorly, whose 101-scenes-in- Rocket," 130-minutes show, "Christmas is running, arrived at the

theatre.

Awaiting him was telegrain from his versatile lending lady, Ruth Hasse, Bave nervous breakdown, so think I'll go home to Belgium."

Trudi, her only understudy, was lying

In Charing Cross Hospital, re- covering from a painful mauling re- cently from one of the leopards, used in the show.

But the "professor" went to the hospital, Interviewed Trudi and the doctors and departed with the in- Jured girl sharing his taxicab.

Later, Trudi went through most of the leading lady's assortment ot talent displays.

working in Famous Hotel May

"Muriel has been Bristol," Mrs. Kettle said. "Shc came home for a flying visit. then went back to Bristol. Sho is coming home for good in a fort- night.**

Be Rebuilt

Anderton's Hotel, in Fleet-street.

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While President Roosevelt, left, looks on, in the White House study in Washington, Harry L. Hopkins, centre, former WPA Administrator, takes oath as new Secretary of Commerce. Oath is Riven by Associate Justice Stanley Reed of the Supreme Court, on a Bible furnished by Mrs. Roosevelt, which she later gave to Mr. Hopkins.

She Complained Of Honeymoon 'Snaps'

ORDERING a wife to return to her solicitor husband,

Mr. Jutice Henn Collins, in the Divorce Court re- EC-built on the site of Dr. John-cently, referred to letters which, he said, were obviously Rousing the staff she sent a ser- vant to awaken Lady Anderson, who drifls of snow which

and a rendezvous of the outpourings of a man who sincerely loved his wife. we bad to journalists and actors--may close was sleeping in a bedroom above the charge into. We could not be sure shortly. main hall, where the fire had started. if we were on the road or on the

He granted a decree of restitution of conjugal rights to Mr. The

staff of Et has received a Kelth David Erskine, of Upper Grosvenor-street, W. Mrs. Kath- Flames and smoke, however, barred Acids, as in places the snow was level month's notice. the way to the room.

with the hedges.

An official said that an offer to buy leen Diana Erskine, of Eaton Hall, Retford, Nottinghamshire, Awakened by the shouting Lady "On one occasion we drove into a the hotel and adjoining property has defended the auit on the ground that she had just cause for Anderson attempted to escape from ditch and the fire engine sank. wel been made by a company and is, leaving her husband..

room, but was driven back by had to dig it out and cut down bring negotiated. the heat.

branches from the trees in order to through, it is intended to pull down ried in October, 1930, at East Ret- "We think that, if the deal goes

Mr. and Mrs. Erskine were mar- Then, tearing the sheets and bed-iny a path for the engine. clothes, she hurriedly knotted them "Our main difficulty was water.

the old hotel and build n ΠΡΟΣΩ modern one."

the

into a rope which she tied to the leg

of the bedatoad. With a cent over her

BROKE ICE ON POND "We broke the ice of a pond but

nightclothes she swung from the win- emptied that is no time. Eventually Hitch-Hiking Cards

SNOW UP TO HEDGES

dow of the bathroom adjoining her we got a supply from the private Toom and slid 20ft. to the show-hydrant and our men, together with covered lawn.

COLUMBIA, S. C. 20 or 30 villagers, all of whom turn-

Students of the University of South. ed out to help, began to try to sal-Carolina who "thumb" their way vage everything possible.

over the country will henceforth "One of the firemen managed to leave "bitch-hiking cards" with their get out with an amethyst and dia- benefactors. The cards will give the mond necklace and I understand that name and address of the student, Hist Lady Anderson, before she climbed the reasons why he wanted a ride, through the window, threw some of thank the motorist and ask him to her jewels out Into the snow. I visit the university campus.

A thrilling story of Cheltenham fre brigade's dash through deep| snow and ice to the burning Maner was told by Chief Officer James R.

Jones,

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ford, and the husband's case W03 that in November, 1937, his wife reased to live with him, and refused

to return.

Heiress Gave Away Money

Montreal

Mr. Justice Henn Collins said that Erskine two charges against Mr. were that

It was revented recently that Mra, he showed. to his men Maybelle Horlick Sidley, of Chicago, friends, in his wife's presence, 60-years-old daughter of the maited photographs of her in the nude, milik manufacturer, lived to of which had been taken on their unparalleled extravagance before her honeymoon.

death last July at the Toronto home of Mr. Perkins Bull, wealthy Cana- dian K.C.

Mr. Justice Henn Collins said he was not concerned with any question of good taste, but only with how the Mr. Bernard F. Magruder, one of incident affected the wife. He was the executors of her will disposing safirled that she was not affronted. of un estate originally estimated at £3,000,000 but now believed to be In July 1937 Mrs. Erskine wrote only £000,000, made the disclosure to her huchand in terms of deep and at Racine, Wisconsin. He was being amorous affection. She wrote: "The Cross-exainined before Court Com- wind is blowing straight from me to missioner Eugene Haley by attorneys you with a heavy load of love. I for Mr. William Horlick Sidley, son have given it a lot to carry, but of the heiress, who is trying to break trust my friend, the wind, to hand his mother's will, it safe to you with kisses such as only he knows how to give."

"I find," concluded Mr. Justice Henn Coiling, "that none of the wife's charges is proved."

The King May Visit Hollywood

PARIS.

Miss Madeleine Carroll, who sent a cuble to the King and Queen Invit- ing them to visit the British colony In Hollywood during their tour of Canuda and the United States in May, still hopes the invitation will be accepted.

Miss Carroll, who is making n short stay in Paris before going to London to meet her husband, said:

Mrs. Sidley left equal bequests of £60,000 und-one-third of the rest- duary estate to her

son and Mr. Perkins Bull.

REFUSED TO KEEP BOOKS

Of securities given her totalling £600,000, only £143,200 was left at the end of 1037,

She sold these, drew huge cheques as gifts, but it has been found im posible to check them as most of the large cheques were made payable to "self."

Mr. Magruder's testimony unfolded story of an eccentrle woman, pos- sessed of millions, who refused hils appeal to keep books.

Husband Broke Into My House

woollen merchant, of Kensington OHN Walter Bendon, 30-years-old

Park-road, Kensington, W., was re-

"The reply I received from Buck-manded in custody at Mortlake, S.W., Ingham Palace was neither an accept recently charged with breaking into ance nor 11 refusal. It พร ahls wife's house at Landsdale-road. courteous acknowledgment,

stating Bornrs. that their Majesties cannot make any

Mrs. Jennie Bendon said she heard somebody walking about the house. She telephoned for the police. "I want to stress that the invitation on her bedroom door, and a voice Someone came upstairs, and banged

arrangements uni!! they reach Washington.

is not merely a personal affair, -I said: "Oper this door. If I get hold represent the British colony in of you it will be the last of you. I Hollywood, and the invitation is awill kill you," sincere expression of their loyalty, although they are so far froin bome.'

She said she recognised the volce as that of her husband.

Mrs. Bendon added that she was legally separated from her husband

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A police constable said he was The Australian Women's Flying called to the house and found a win- club has announced its intention of dow in the front had been broken. training an extensive corps of women He saw Bendon standing by the aviators for the piloting of com window, and asked what he was mercial and medical planes, and doing.

which will be at the disposition of Bendon replied: "It is my house. the government In the event of war. I live here. I cannot open the door." Members get their training for $200 When charged, he said: “ cama each,

here to see my son,”

Ban On Women Athletes

WOMEN athletes preparing for the 1940 Olympic Games have been warned by their clubs not to play hockey, learn to ice- akate, or take part in any strenuous sport which may result ini strain or injury.

Bald a woman conch, "It is quite easy for athletes to find rames which are helpful. Netball is perfect, so Is lacromo; al- though, this takes so much space that it is not always practicable. mdoors, fencing and badminton help footwork, but the trálninga

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