1939-02-08 — Page 2

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 8, 1939,

WANDERING ROMEO IS SEARCHING

FOR A NURSE Vicar Weds At 72

Now He Has Vanished

BELFAST.

SOMEWHERE in Britain, a slim, handsome, 26-

years-old "Polish Romeo" is looking for a nurse.

But he is required here to answer a charge of contravening the Allens Act by entering the United Kingdom without a pass- port.

..

Wife Dies In Ice Rescue

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N aircraftman's 21-years-old wife lost her life recently when she tried to save a boy who had fallen through the ice covering a disused reservoir at Sherburn Hill, near Durham,

The boy was rescued by the woman's father.

Mrs. Bertha Thompson, former girl Enkle and Brownie leader, was pass ing the reservole with her parents

when she heard screams,

She Law 10-year-old Joseph Turn-) bull clinging with his flogers to the edge of the leo.

Mrs. Thompson run out to help the boy and was within a few feet of him when the ice gave way and site dis- Eppeared,

After diving three times, a youth Joseph Kenney, succceded in bring- ing Mrs. Thompson to the surface. but when other helpers, wing a

dead.

He is Lon Appelbaum, a textile) worker from Polind, and his questi was mentioned here recently when| he tolled to appear for the resumed) hearing of hls care.

A statement sald to have been munds by Appelbaum was read by a policr witness. This · sald that Appelbaum had fallen in love with a nurse in a London hospital, but had lost trace of her.

for her, and his search had brought He crossed to Bray, Eire, to look him to this city.

The 72-year-old vicar of Ashington, Northumberland, the Rev. Samuel Davidson, was married at Newenstie- on-Tyne recently to Mis Edith Waller, aged 35.

Miss Waller is the daughter of a former vlear of Longhirst, ‘a 'neigh- bouring parish Ashington.

Mr. Davidson's drot wife died four years ago.

EMPIRE NEWS

MOSLEMS. WARN CONGRESS

Bombay.

the

A resolution authorising the Working Committee of the Moslem Head Constable Murphy, who pro- League to nunch civil disobedience acuted recently, said that the mat-10 safeguard Mosiem rights and ter had been adjourned

interests, if necessary, in Bihar, while Appelbaum's case was referred to United Provinces and the Central the Home Office, which had directed Provinces, was passed unanimously that an application be made to the it an open session of the League

or for the issue of a deportation Patna recently. These Provinces are

ruled by Congress Governments.

order.

APPLIED FOR PASSPORT

Mr. Leslie Morris, Appelbaum's solicitor, said that no trace of him could be found here.

"This man is a Polish Romeo looking for his Juliet," Mr. Morris said.

"His ballsman is a stranger and

went

at

The resolution referred to atroci ties committed in these provinces," and to "the systematle manner in which even elementary Moslem rights are trampled upon by the Congress Governments.""

The Governments of these pro- vinces, it was stated, failed to redress grievances in spite of the constitu-

dder, got her to the bank she was lacurity out of the goodness of tional methods adopted so far,

heart.

Head Constable Murphy said that- Representatives from all parts of Aircraftman J. R. Thompson learn- Appelbaum had applied at Liverpool Indin, including the Moslem Pre- ed of his wife's death when he for a passport a few days ago, but he tiers of the Punjab and Bengal, sup- returnert home from Christinna Was not arrested because he was festivities at Usworth aerodrome, where he is stationed.

Mrs. Thompson leaves a son, aged seven months,

KILLED TRYING

TO SAVE BROTHER When 45-year-old Michel Bolam,

then on bail.

ported the resolution. Sir Sitandar Ilyat Khan. Premier of the Punjab, The case was adjourned for a fort- offering the solid support of the Pum- night in the hope that Appelbaum Moslems to the disobedience! would return to answer the change.

leapt after him and tried to pull him clear of an oncoming train,

Gerald was killed, Michael was

movement, stressed the right of Moslems to live in India unpersecut-

ed,

Mr. Jinnah, in his presidential ad- dress recently, warned Congress

Temporary probation was granted Paul Frame Ham Gallagher, 15-year-old orphans who "ralded" the San Francisco mint. believed impregnable. Federal Judge A. F. St. Sure con- cluded the youths did not have criminal Intent, when they climbed a drain pipe, raised a window and entered. They told him their exploit was "just for fun."

Gracie Turns Crazy News Reel Editor

of Elm Park, Essex, fell in the Haken injured to East Ham Memorial that the League would take up the GRACIE FIELDS has now become a news-reel editor. She has

ot East Ham railway station. his lospital, where he was stated later Mostems cause in the States if Con- brother, Gerald,

aircraftman, to be comfortable.

an

Brenda

(Champion) ( "Deb."

Meets

2,000 In 'Moonlight'

Kress exploited them. STUDENT ACQUITTED

edited an edition of British Movietone News and makes a riotous success of the job.

The script was written by Howard Thomas, and Gracie acts as commentator and appears in person.

Calcutta. Ajit Bardhan, n Hindu student, We see her ousting Leslie Mitchell, bit, Leslie, but you've got to have a charged with the attempted murder Movietone commentator, from his holiday sometime, you know, Jud." of St.-Major W. J. Berragan, of the desk with "Hello, Leslie, love, you've Leslle: But I'm supposed to help 2nd Bn. the Border Regt, stationed got to it. I'm gaffer to-day. I'm with the number. Gracie. in Colcutta, has been acquitted. taking over Movietone for one.

It was alleged that Bardhan enter- Then she turns to the audience and

TAKE YOUR HOOK ed a train in which Berrogan was remarks confidentially: Don't you Grack: Give over ebuntering. Go travelling from Calcutta to Darjeel think it's a shame the way they over-on, take your hook, ing and attacked him with an iron work Leslie? Poor chap, one week rod and a knife.

he's dodging the bombs in China, the As he leaves she calls him back NEW YORK'S champion society debutante, seventeen- The defence alleged that Spt.-next week he's helping a duchess to and implants a smacking kiss, mair- Major Berragan challenged Bard-launch a lifeboat in Weston-super-muring that the likes ein with year-old Brenda Frazier, granddaughter of London's hon's right to enter the compart-Mare.

moustaches. She goes on: Sir Frederick Williams-Taylor, made her sensational if, which Bardhan took from him ment and attacked him with the

"I know it's nice to get about a "Let's go up north and get some reat happy-go-lucky stuff, All debut recently in a ballroom flooded with simulated and used in self-defence.

together with buildings, will cost aboard, folks. First slop Hovindale!"

£250,000, moonlight.

Hounds, though it is true the M.P.H. looks like Movietone's well-known

NEW YORK.

AUSTRALIA

Sydney,

Staff Corps Commissions-More

stair cadets than have graduated in

18-stone cameraman.

124 on

From midnight to dawn she Miss Frazier, famous for her low. NEW AIR SQUADRON was formally introduced to twout pink gowns, chose heavy white

any single year since the war have FOR QUEENSLAND

Our volatile guide Lakes thousand members of society rok. The dress had a tight bodice

just left the Royal Military College Bentong trips to Burkburn, Preston. duchess malin for her coming-out

at Canberra to accept commissions who have seen her at parties, and 5 very full hoon skirt. The sole

und Manele ter. The last the calls the Australian Stuff Corps. Beenuse "Our famous Laire lliday night clubs and balls almost trimming

As part of the plans to increase of the expansion of the defence forces was .casente of white the Royal Australian Air Force, and the neute demand for officers the about A.R.P. No

sort. They don't have to wurry every evening since the begin-otrich feathers extending from the new general purposes squadron is to Federal Government has decided to there. They're used to it."

masks needed ning of the season.

waist to the bottom of the skirt. be established at Amberley, near shorten, from four years to three, the Ipswich, Queensland. It is to be course being undertaken by certain the most photographed debutante for SUICIDE AT OLD BAILEY 'planes of the selected cadets.

and portly of

Although Miss Frazier has been

years, vaneramen Jer debut.

were barred at

solent forces

of the citizens' forces.

SOUTH AFRICA

LONDON. The squadron is to be equpiped 50 PER CENT, FALL IN Death defeated Justice for the first with 12 aircraft and to have a com- ONE ACT SHOW

time in 30 years at the Old Bailey, plement of 150 airmen from the per- Two orchestras provided musle for London's famous and ancient criminal manent

FRUIT CROP all-night dancing, and guests were court, when Alexander Ratner, G1-115 airmen from the citizen forces,

forces,

ces, and 26 omcers and also entertained by act of year-old electric lamp manufacturer, to be recruited in Brisbane and Ips- "Hellz poppin." Broadway's crazy killed himrait by cutting his throat wich. An area of 800 acres is to be show which Mr. Anthony Eden saw with a cigar cutter in a cell. He was required for the aerodrome, which, on le Tesent visit,

waiting to be sentenced for fraud. (Continued on Next Column.)

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with 03,000 tons last season.

Then to Liverpool and references to football pools-1's Liverponnypuol now. Next » Lancashire knocker-up with his pole with which he laps the windows of early-risers.

LONDON GAS WORKS

The scene shifts to Broadcasting House, which Movietone's new Editor describes as "the London gas works."

We are Movietone studios, and Gracie, in the whisked back to the midst of phoning and eating black puddings, is interrupted by Victor Slivester, the dance champion and band leader, to have a dance lesson.

reel but Victor assures her this is She protests she's making a news

news.

Trays of peaches which a year ago fetched from Is, to Is. Gd, are now | realising from 3s, to 45, in Cape Town.

Canners Anxious-Mr. J. L. Moore, It's the newest dance. the Trek general manager of the South Afri- from her im "We're Going to be can Food Canner Council, says that Rich." It's the newest dance cruze his coune!! has been watching the and they've invented it between market position in Britain with some them.

anxiety in view of the Anglo-Ameri- Ee, by gum, Gracie's Jannock as a can Trade Agreenicut,

Under this news reel editor. Africa agreed to

agreement, la ferences on canned

reductions in

fruit sala

alad and pineapples, in whien the Union has been building up an

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Brothers as Rhodes Scholars-Ong

of the newly-elected Rhode Scholars

18-YEAR-OLD BOY'S SAVAGERY

A mother objected to her 12-year-

for the Cape is Mr. Willem Bok, son old son being remanded in custody

of Mr. Justice Bok, and a brother at Liverpool Juvenile Court, and Mrs.

of Dr. Louis Bok, a Rhodes Scholar Remain, the presiding magistrate, of 1931. This is the

second

the history of the scholarse in said that he might have committe

two brothers have earned the honour, is that he caused

that murder. The case against the boy In 1903 Mr. P. T. Lewis was aherm to a boy of seven,

grievous bodily Rhodes Scholar, and was followed in ment the accused sald he and another In a site- 1905 by his brother, Mr. V.. A. boy took the younger boy to a shed, Lewis. Mr. Lewis has been acting as lumped on him, lift him in the face Governor of Southern Rhodesla during with their fists, took off all his clothes the illness of Sir Herbert Stanley, and threw bricka at him.

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