1939-07-25 — Page 2

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

ADVENTURE OF LONDON

SCARLET PIMPERNEL

"How I Got Jewels

Out Of Germany"

TWENTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD Miss Mary Henry, of Kensington, Londona modern Scarlet Pimpernel who attempted to evade Customs duty on jewellery and a fur coat to help German friends-described her adventures recently.

A few hours earlier it had been revealed in court at Dover that Miss Henry brought out of Germany two diamond and platinum rings, a gold locket and chain, a diamond and platinum wristwatch and a Persian lamb

coat.

At the Gloucester Road home of her father she said: could not speak German and was feeling terribly nervous when the train taking me out of the country stopped at the frontler post.

"There the adventure really began. Three smart-uniformed Nuzis enter ed my compartment and approached a man sitting opposite to me. For a few minutes, the guards and the pas senger argued. Then the man was

"HOME IN TEARS"

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"They will be leaving Germany in a few days as refugees and will be forced to abandon their money and valuables.

"My friend's father has been in, a concentration camp and is still in from the terrible treatment he re- ceived.

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U.S. Gifts To Princesses

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"I WISH the children could see all this," said Queen Elizà- beth while she was looking round the World's Fair at New York.

president of the Fair, overheard the Mrs. Grover Whalen, wife or the remark, and had a bright idea.

She collected all manner of sou venirs and toys modelled on World's

Fair sights. She accumulated more than 100 different objects. Twelve of cach kind were then slowed away in diplomatie pouches and are now on to Princess Elizabeth and Princess

the way across the Atlantic addressed

Margaret Rose

News has reached that when the presents arrive they will be displayed and distributed at n. World's Fair party the Princesses will give at Duckingham Palace.-

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removed from the train. The guards) "To get the things over the Ger- period of study before they may be returned and searched the seat in man frontier my initials were sewn placed on the Brush Medical Re- vain, pulling up the cushlung.

into the coat; the watch, which had│gíster is three years, and until they "Made in Germany" on ll, was cover-1are on the register they cannot prac-| Next they spoke to me. I shooked by the long sleeve of my dress, tise. my head, showing them my English and I wore the rings."

This is the arrangement made be- passport, which had the word It was stated in court tant when tween the Home Office and die Bri- actress on it used to be on the questioned at the Dover Customs the

tish Medical Association. stage.

Rirl refused to revent the name of the

They ex-

the period of study only. Residence Actually their permit to slay' is for

It is possible třiat & few others may

July 25, 1939.

AS

GIRL

In brief, religious ocremony to solemnize the death of the 71 French seamen who lost their lives in the line of duty aboard the French submarine Phenix, the French community of Shangkat at- truded the services held at St. Joseph's Church recently,

Fic- tured above is the French Consul-General, M. Baudez, necompan- ied by the local French military and naval commanders. In the lower picture are seen a group of bluejackets from the French cruiser Frimauguet,

Seaside Murder Charge: Man's I Want Fairness'

Apparently the way I was dressed, German family until she was assured in Britain depends on thele obtain- with fur cont and diamond and plati- that it would not be disclosed. It ing the necessary qualifications. num rings on my Bngers convinced was not mentioned in court.

WHEN 70-year-old Joseph Williams, of Ingworth them I was an actress,

The Bench imposed a pennity of be allowed to come to England for Road, Bourne Valley, Branksome, appeared on remand. amined my English money, but I took £78 125. 8d., the amount of duty on research and other special work, but at Poole recently charged with the murder of Walter care that they could not

the goods, and this sum included 15 they will not. If they come, bu al- the fce locket and chain. They they passed', Kuinces costs.

lowed to practise.

Dinnivan (64), Mr. Norman King, his solicitor, appealed for the assistance of the Bench in preparing the defence,

on.

"At Dover I could have made things easier if I had explained my story at first-but I was afraid that I might involve my German friends,"

Miss Henry's father said: wwe had no idea what Mary was doing. The first we knew of her escapade was when she reached home in tears

"I made the attempt to help a refugee friend and his parents," Miss Henry added, "I had no intention of defrauding the English customs all I wanted to do was to bring out of the country things of value to the parents.

Don't Mind The Army! saying that Williams was destitute.

He was told that the Bench were unable to express an opinion at the moment, and Williams was remanded in custody for eight days.

From the dock Williams declared: "I am just as innocent as anyone in this hall. I know nothing about the beastly people

PARENTS of girls at Queen Ethel | years during the Great War without' burga's School, Harrogate, were ask- uny disaster. the speech day recently not to be culnted in Harrogate and elsewhere ed the headmistress, Miss Young, at "Legends, I am sure, will be ci alarmed because a militia camp was about our deings, and people will en-> being bullt near.

joy being horrified at the wildest and most impropable Imaginary scandals. legends states that the girls spend

"For instance, one of the current who done it.". their summer evenings motoring défence," said Mr. King, "is that' men. It amazes We had camps for two consecutive people can be."

me how gullible formation of the grounds on which the charge has been brought against him."

"The trouble in preparing the

"While we should naturally have preferred to retain the peace and quiet our isolated position has given us for so long, I cannot see my real about the countryside with young we are entirely without any in- reason for disquiet," she said."

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Jack Jones Pleads

For His Play

JACK JONES, the Welsh play- wright, who has written his way to ployed, made an urgent appeal re- fame from the ranks of the unem

about," at the Globe Theatre. cently for his play, "Rhondda Round-

The police had interviewed a great number of persons, some might be of great assistance to the whom defence. Those persons were under the impression that they should not give any statements or assistarice to play," he said, "and I make no bones, the defence and had refused to make any statements,

"You will realise the position of this pour old man in presenting his de- fence," and Mr. King.

PRISONER'S PROTESTS

"I do not want to interview persons whom the police Intend to call, but I only ask that we should be given 10me facilities and that those persons whom the police do not intend to call

should be entirely free."

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The Bench was about retire when Willams, who had been stand- ing between a policeman and a plain) clothes dective, remarked: "I only want fairness and I am all right."

After Mr. King had been told that the Bench could do nothing at the moment the Mayor asked Williams if there was any reason why he should not be remanded. Williams spoke several disconnected sentences, in which he said:

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"Thousands of people who Impressed by the symphony of praise played unanimously by the crities after the first performance fought shy of the play, fearing its truth and reality.

"Truth, thought many, can be so its connection with the life of the unpleasant, and reality, especially in people of Britain's most distressed area, can be so terribly grim.

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"But those who came to see the play during the heat wave, when the play was fighting against odds establish itself, were so pleasantly surprised that they have been to see it again since.

"Never has the Globe Theatre rung with heartier laughter than that which now shakes the place nightly.

"We have laughter and tears with unfailing interest for good measure, and I want to know from playgoers what more they can possibly expecti from any play.

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"Well, I have that reason to say this, that I think the people who saw me by Haskin's nursery about nine) "Already some have replied that in o'clófk that evening ... I may say addition to the above they want a that the police and Scotland Yard 'star' actor or actress, preferably people were informed on the day | both. Well, Mervyn Johns, After poor Mr. Dinnivan's death that plays the part of Shoni was by the came back on a bus passing the entire Press made-n 'star' övernight." station at 10.50. They ought to have taken that up at once and they didn't do so apparently. I also saw a young

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At this point hlá solicitor advised him to say no more.

was found by his two grandchildren Dinnivari, a Poole business man,

dying at his flat in Poole Road, Branksome, on the night of May 22. He had severe head injurles.

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