BELOW: Rehearsing in the studia for the next edition of Daventry'a new Variety show, Up with the Curtain,' are (left to right) Geraldo, the well-known band leader, Tommy Trinder, the popular comedian, Juanine Dec, and Peter Vokes. Up with the Curtain' will be broadcast in Trans- missions 4 and 5 on August 18 and 2 on the 17th.
Wanted---A Red Rose That Won't Go Blue
THINK of a rose,
What colour is the rose you are thinking of? It is a hundred to one that you are picturing a red rose. hybridisers are concentrating on red ruses.
The
"ited roses have a tendency to blue,' and to stop that is the one aim and object of the hybridisers;
"It is most difficult to get a red rose that maintains its colour and the red rose is, perhaps, the most popular of roses.
"Yet the yellow Anch coppery
If you could produce a ne red rose without any tendency to "blue" colours make a great appeal to the you would immortalise your naine public. People always race after a and, perkups, muke quite a lot of new rose and are inclined to turn
the others down mucli 100 200.
money.
Mr. Courtney Page, hon. secretary of the National Rose Society, whose summer show, the most beautiful and varied display of roses in the world. was held recently.
MOST POPULAR ROSE "They are trying to get a red pose
is an age of newnesa.”
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Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 8, 1939.
Boy of 17 Found Guilty Of Child Murder
EMPIRE K. C. Says He Developed
K.C.
NEWS
ARMS SMUGGLING IN
TANGANYIKA
A 20
Dar-es-salamin, Tanganyika.
seven weeks' A line of £40 or imprisonment was imposed here on a German, Kurt Modrach, for evading customs duty on arms and ammuni- tion und making an Incorrect declaration.
An Appalling Kink
A SEVENTEEN - YEAR-OLD van boy, Kenneth Meirion Derfel, was found guilty at Manchester Assizes recently of the murder of Patricia Carney, aged five, and Mr. Justice Stable ordered that he should be detained during the King's pleasure.
Derfel, who showed no signs of emotion as sentence was passed, had earlier heard his counsel, Mr. N. B. Carefully concealed within his 20 Goldie, KC., urge a verdict of manslaughter and say to packages of luggage, it was stated the jury: "It may be many a long day before medical were three revolvers, two rifles.
of rifle am-science can say why this lad developed this appalling shotgun, 4,000 rounds munition and 600 rounds of revolver kink."
ammunition.
In addition there were a. rifle, revolver and shotgun which Modrach
declared,
Pleading guilty, Modracks sald be
was fond of unns.
The case has reawakened suspicions of other smuggling, and precautions have been redoubled. AUSTRALIA
$1
Mr. Edgar Lustgarten, prosecuting, saki that the girl's strangled body was found on a rubbish heap in a field about a mile from her home at Wythenshawe, Manchester.
No Damages
EMERGENCY SUPPLY For Camel Bite
OF FUEL
Canberra.
Derfel mode a statement, In which he said: A lot of kiddies were sing- ing and were dressed up in May Day clothes. I saw a little girl on the footpath. I asked her to go for a ride."
When charged he said: "I did not murder her. "It was not intentional."
"RE-EDUCATION"
Mr. Justice Branson, giving judg- Iment al Surrey Assizes. Kingston, Dr. Thomas Henry Blench, police recently, in an action brought by a surgeon, asked by Mr. Goldit if there man who was bitten by a camel at was any special treatment for sexunt Chessington Zeo, held that a cumel perversion, replied:" was a domestic animal.
woman under 18.
The Federal Government hopes shortly to make arrangements for the permanent storage in Austraila
"Yes, there is re-educalon. It may of sufficient liquid fuel to supply all
He gave judgment for The pro- be done by psycho-astalysis, hypnosis, national services for an emergency
prietor of the zoo, Mr. it. S. Goddard, or drugs, but it is for the Individual period of up to 12 months.
One cannot lay The question is now being discussed who was sued by Mr. Robert Me-to readjust himself. with representatives of the leading Quaker, an engineer, of Cumberland-down a set rule for cases, all companies by the Minister. for street. Victoria, S.W.
The judge, summing up, explained Mr. Harold Brown, for the plaintiff, to the jury that senjence of death Supply. Mr. Casey.
Governor-General's Tour. The said that Mr. McQuaker went to could not be passed on any person Governor-General and Lady Gowrle Chessington Zao with a
"There has been some indication. recently had n extensive lour of friend. They had a picnic lunch on Central Australia and the North-West the lawn near the camel enclosure, he said, "that the dead giri was not mesh the only one about that time who Territory. Places they visited Include which was surrounded by a
was improperly assaulted by Tennant's Creek, Darwin, Wyndham, wire fence eft high.
One of the camels put its head over accused. The evidence on the point Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne.
Tasmania's Premler.Mr. Edmund he fence and Mr. McQuaker started was quite properly introduced, not Prime Minister of Tasmania since and when Mr. McQuaker held up a nothing to do with the charge. Tut the number
camel selzet! his right millions previous and
by the defence. at employers has risen from 500 June 13, was recently contrined in his fourth the
appointment at a meeting of the hand, savaged him and lifted him Lover 2,000.
Tasmanian section of the Australian practically over the fence. "So far the season has been very hackward," he said. "Roses are suf-Socialist party. fering from lack of rain, but a goad | KENYA
EFFECT OF DUTY
Mr. Courtacy Page said that since the imposition of a duty on imported roses cultivation in Britain has gone up great deal. There
To 2301
the
which a good grower, has scent imut 22 million plants against 101 Dwyer-Gray, who has been arlingto feed it with apples, I ate three. by the persecution, because it has
at does not 'blue."
Hole-In-One Is
Luck, He Thinks
HARRY GONDER, the Michigan
over or two and warmer weather
JURY OUT 13 MINUTES Mr. Goddard look Mr. McQuaker
"1t way introduced for the purpose elight to Surbiton Hospital, where stilches were put in the hand, and an of convincing you that because o given. He was in the hospital for properly assaulted ttle girls without and there will be splendid rosea by CRUISER ARRIVES AT in blood poisoning two previous occasions he had in
nine days.
killing them, you should draw Chr inference he did not intend to murder the girl in this case but assault ber.
the end of the month. New varieties
Cily gulf professional, contended are sure to be late this year, but only
a little sunshine is
that anyone could make a hole-in-one bring them out."
if given enough time,
He blazed away 1,817 times during two days on a short hole on the Beverly Shores Country Club course before he disproved his argumeni.
"Maybe it is luck after all," he remarked ruefully, when because off n blistered left hand and physical] exhaustion he finally give up trying.
FOR A BET His marathon began when William Voltz did a hole-in-one on the 137yd,
tenth Bole on the same course.
Gonder scoffed.
The unshot was a £5 bet with
needed now to
MOMBASA
Morbusn 11. M. S. Gloucester arrived here flight of recently, heralded by a 'planes, and was given an official biter. events and drawn up. TRANSVAAL
"TREACHEROUS BEASTS"
"The only caution I need give you is don't for goodness sake think any the worse of this lnd in relation to
Any Jewel' Gift For rent ports was reci camels, the, said, "nows that they has assaulted more than one little
Dame Sybil
Mr. Brown submitted that Mr. Goddard knew that the camel was a
"Anyone with a knowledge of what you have to decide because he
are savage and treacherous girt." but the English public are lulled into a sense of security by seeing there in pictures as there beasts of burden, or us objects for giving chikiren rides at zoos.'
The jury were absent only 13 minutes in reaching their verdict.
clearly
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30-YEAR PLAN FOR Rochester (Kent).
THREE PLANTING
known a camel blte anybody there, MISS MARGARET MAUDE SMITH,
Several of the plaintiff's witnesses) Mr. Justice Branson said that Ute Johannesburg,
cumels who had had experience of camels evidence brought of Watts-avenue, Rochester, left in her will published recently "ony
Aplan to secure £1,200,000 revenue said they were treacherous and lable within the class of domestle animals. to article of jewellery she cares
for the city of Johannesburg 30 to bite.
To recover damages done by a do- choose" to a friend who used to live
For the defence, however, Capt. H. mestic animal the plaintiff must show Anyone can do that if he shoots in n house across the road when the years by planting trees in community
forests has been submitted by the E Cross a veterinary surgeon, for that the owner had reason to long enough” he said.
was a little girl
The frierul is Dame Syblt Thorn-Parks Committee of Johannesburg merly canet specialist to the Punjab that that particitur non elleve TWO-SILVER TROPHIES, VALUED $250 Government, said the camet was the gerous because of Its particularly Vicar ni St. Council. Gonder entitled to shoot until he dike. Her father was
Mr. Hilson, chairman of the com- oldest domestic animal in the world. ad temper, or tendency to bite, or scored or gave up.
were vicious the some other viciousness which render- Margaret's Church, Rochester. Miss! On his 900th shot the ball bounced Smith and the famous actress were miller, said that preparations were and although some
a cursed it unsafe. majority were docile. being made to plant 100,000 trees u three inches from the cup. Ils lifelong friends.
On the application of Mr. Brown 1,750th and 1,750th shots hit the ph Ann Cason, Dame Sybil's daugh- year at Klispruit, where there was they were without a vice.
room for 1,200,000 trees. The Counell Afr. II. W. Stiles, of Windlesham, he granted a stay of execution pend-
consideration went into the cap and bounced outter, is to have two branches belong should get £1 a tree after 30 years, Surrey, for 25 years samel keeper ating further again.
at to Misa Smith,
and meanwhile work would be pro-the London Zoo, said he hnd never matter. vided at the rate of one man for every 10 acres.
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Prizes will be allotted as follows: SECTION ONE:
For Story-Telling Pictures. 1st. $39. 2nd. $15. 3rd. $10, SECTION TWO: General Pictorial Section: Landscapes, Seascapes, Architectural, Street Scenes, etc.
1st. $30. End. $15. 3rd. $10.
SECTION THREE: Portraits, Informat Close-ups, Human Studles.
1st. 530. 2nd. 515. 3rd, $10. SECTION FOUR:
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-No employee or member of any firm in the phalographic trade is permitted to compete. 3-The prizes wili bo awarded to the competitors sending in what are adjudged to be the best photo graphs in each Section. Each entry must be accompanied by a farm which will be published during the period of the Com petition, and which must be pasted on back of entry.
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