1939-04-21 — Page 14

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 21, 1939.

TORE UP SECRET PLANS-THEN

W

WROTE A POEM IN GAOL

TILLIAM HENRY DUPEN, AN ENGINEER, WALKED INTO THE OFFICE OF WORKS, SEIZED SOME SECRET PLANS AND TORE THEM UP. AND HE SAYS HE HAS NO REGRETS.

Even the time he spent in a police cell he enjoyed. While ho was there he wrote an "Ode to Bow-street," where he was sentenced recently to a day's imprisonment and ordered to pay £6 costs,

He offered the court a silver cup in payment: this was re- fused.

In court, Dupen, who lives at Kinfauns-road, Goodmayes, Ilford, told the magistrate, Sir Rollo Graham-Campbell, that he tore up the plans as a protest after being "jockeyed out of his job" at the Office of Works.

When he was released, after mnnslip-they told me they were the court rose, he talked about secret, and I could not be allowed to, his experiença..

A short, grey-halted man, aged 58, he was dressed in a double-breasted Jacket and farmer's gallers.

"I spent the time in the cells quite

seo them.

"One was a plan of naval build- ings."

At his home, where ho Ilves with his wife, two sons and two daughters, Mr. Dupen has a workshop where he

comfortably," he said, a smile play-is perfecting devices which he claims ing round his humorous mouth,

would be of invaluable use in war

"While I was there I wrote this time. little ode, which I am calling "An Ode to Bow-street."

TORPEDO CLAIM One is a coupling device to trans- ENJOYED THE RIDE

mil power between moving units of Drawing a magazine from a pocket a machine. Another, li a steam tur- bulging with engineer's blue printa bine which he claims will increase and other documents, Mr. Dupen the and range of submarines. showed me the fruit of his time in

prints

out before the cells, scrawled in the margin: him, and unwrapping part of a work- I spent a day in a government celi, ing model which he was carrying in For which I must pay £5 as well. | luis

overcoat pocket, he launched into

An one of the competent unem-¦n technical explanation about “double

ployed,

oscillating cylinders," "crankshafts," and steun pressures.

I gave some work to the Govern-

inent boys,

I tore up some of Whitehall's plans, Enjoyed a ride in one of their vana, Lived, in fact, on the fat of the

land, So now I will soon be "a leading

liand In this busy part of the "Better

Land." "Not

perfect," Mr. Dupen remarked, but you can't get that perfect polish in a police cell.

"Even Oscar Wilde and Horatio Bottomley didn't do their best work in prison."

Mr. Dupen has no regrets about having turn up the secret plans, "I did as a protest," he said." "I have worked all my life, and up to the stump in 1931 was doing quite well.

OFFER REFUSED

"I took on a temporary job at the Ofice of Works, but got fuckeyed out of it after three years.

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It was thought that the machine might be from the German aeroplane nervice ship Schwabenland, 8,188 tons, belonging to the Lufthansa company which at that time

was 300 miles off Cape Town. ***

The Schwabenland, which arr from the Antarctic.

carries seaplanes and catapult apparatus,

It is denied by the Schwabenland that her planes made any fights.

A question was asked in the F1358. Assembly yesterday as to whether an F1350. express invitation had been given by: the Government to three German air force officers who recently flew to South Africa and South-West Africa: Mr. Pirow, Minister of Defence, re-: plied in the negative.

Broadcasts from Europe-Replying F2029.

Sucation in Assembly to-day, Senator C. F. F1301. The King visited the British Industries Fair at Earls Court. Our pic-Clarkson, Minister of Posts and ture shows His Majesty with the Hon. Vincent Massey, the Canadian High Telegraphs, anid that at present no F1302. Commissioner, who is pointing out on a large-scale map the Lake Superior check was kept on broadcasts to township of Sault Ste. Marie. Its 23,000 Inhabitants are preparing to travel South Africa by European countries, R2633. the 100 miles to Fronz, the nearest railway station, in order to see the King and, whether they contained news of and Queen when they visit Canada this summer.

propaganda they were not fran- scribed. The matter, however, was receiving attention. AUSTRALIA

"Met In Film Studio"

AN

N ACTION FOR SLANDER IS BEING BROUGHT AGAINST SIR OSWALD MOSLEY, 43-YEARS-OLD LEADER OF THE BRITISH UNION OF FASCISTS, BY A 27-YEARS-OLD ACTRESS, MISS MARY TAVERNAN, OF LINTON HOUSE, HOLLAND PARK-AVEŅUE, W.11.

"BABY PAVLOVA"

He can obtain 5 horse-power forj every 2016, weight of engine, he said, as against the present rate of 5 horne- power

for every

25. weight of petrol motor.

"Segrave dk 120 m.p.h, on water," he said, "but I think we could get up. Sir Oswald Mosley's address is discussing the production of a new to 200 m.p.lt.

given as Sanctuary. Buildings, Great film with me. "When you think that torpedoes Smith-street, London, S.W.1.

1 "We became friends and met now travel at about 40 m.ph. you will realise the importance of this idea. I Service of the writ has been several times." think I could not only increase the accepted on his behalf by Messrs. speed, but my torpedo would travel Langton and Passmore, of Bolton- Misi Tavernan, who as a child ap- for twice as long as the present one, street, London, W.1. Plaintiff's which only goes for about eight min solicitors are Messrs. George Hindle,peared in ballet at Covent Garden innd was known as the "Baby utes."

of Piccadilly.

Pavlova," appeared in several films IT'S FUN, ANYWAY

us a juvenile lead with Maurlee Without any of the unsuccessful in-

Including "The Scarlet Pim- ventor's passionate belief that he can Miss Mary Tavernan, the plaintif, and "Darby and Joan." revolutionise the world. Mr. Dupen, who lives with her mother in a West

Recently she appeared In a play, scooped up his plans and materials End luxury flat, is a noted society toyal Scapegoat," which was pro- und said, with another wry smile, beauty, and has appeared on the stage

duced at the Twentieth Century "Well, anyway, it keeps me amused, and in several films.

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"With all this extra work being done on national defence. I thought there was room for me, but I was

"When I offered to redraw the was a sergeant in the City of London Elstree in 1933, when the late Mr. plans part of my work is draughts- | Regt.

Ludwig Blattner, the producer, was

and it's great fun making models." Miss Taverman said that she first A silver cup which he offered in met Sir Oswald six years ago, and at court in part payment of his costs--one

member of the time was was refused-in a trophy he won British Union of Fascists. told to 'Shave off when I applied. In a shooting competition when hel "We met at a Alm studio at

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Kenya Censure Motion-The House of Assembly at New Delhi recently passed, without a division, the Con- gress Party's adjournment motion of censure of the Government for failure) to secure an annulment of the reser- vation policy regarding the Highlands.Reuter,

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parents, Mr. George Hyde, of Beresford Road, be debated, dealing with the con- Hong Kong Deport, Tel. 21270. Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr, Tel. 20038. Newington Green Road, N., claimed stitution and rules. This conference Peak Depot, damages from the L.C.C. and Mr. is the only one at which such matters George Harry Jarvis, the master. Mr. can be dealt with until after the and Mrs. Hyde were also plaintiffs, next general election. asking to be reimbursed certain ex-

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The L.C.C. and Mr. Jarvis denied the assault and pleaded that Hyde tripped and fell against the desk.

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Mr. Justice Humphreys: I know it is strongly disapproved in some circles. think it is only judges who in future may not be allowed to order such punishment! (Laughter.) Mrs. Hyde, in evidence, said that when she called to see Mr. Jarvis about the incident he admitted that he lost his temper.

The hearing was adjourned.

Boy Gives His Arm For Dove

Thirteen-year-old Bob Wilson was indignant when he found that some of his boy friends had a nest with a tiny dove in It, For they had taken it from a tree- top in Whilemore Square, Adelaide, South Australla,

There was a scule. Finally Bob secured the nest with the fledgling still.

1.in it and climbed twenty feet to replace it on the tree-top.

A bough broke and he fell to the ground, breaking his left arm. And now. the arm has had to be amputated to prevent the spread of infection."

"I wanted to be a sailer, but I won't be much good at that now," Bob sald after the operation.

General Store Rolls

Wickford Junction, R. 1. The general store "went for a ride" recently causing anxious' shoppers to follow Its progress along the street for a half-mile or more,The bulld- ing, 30 by 40 fact, rolled to its new location along a four-lane highway.

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