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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THINK HOW IT'LL LOOK SPREAD OUT IN

FRONT OF YOUR FIREPLACE!

OKAY!,

I'LL TAKE IT!

Dundated by Kay Kates and

WIFE LETS OTHER GIRL' WIN

turns gas

Then EVIDENCE "TO SHOW UP"|

A MAN

LAST LETTER to her husband written by Mrs. Jessie Walford Crompton before she took her life at her home in Benedorroad, Sheldon, Birmingham, told him:

"I am letting Evelyn win, but it is for your happiness.

"Evelyn"Miss Evelyn

Field,

friend of the dead womm's Inusband! -aid at the Inquest that a few days previously she had received a letter from Mrs Crompton,

It said: "Can I appeal to you to give my husband up?" It also asked i her: "Please leave us along."

Dr. W. H. Davison, the coroner, said to the jury: "This wife decided to take her life because she had not received a satisfactory reply after writing the other woman."

Earlier, he had closely questioned the husband, had referred to the evidence he was bringing out and said: "It is the only possible way in which this man's behaviour can be shown up."

Wife Know

.

Mr. Crompton had said he met h wife while his divorce from another woman was pending.

About a year agu he became frendly with a single woman

who

was aware that he was married. His wile knew of the friendship and had suggested it because she was worried about her health.

He agreed that he tried to conceal

on

herself and child

GERMANS CONTROL THIS FORT IN NORWAY

KVARVEN, (on loft) is the fortified entrance to Bergen Harbour and is now in German hands. The port of Borgen is on the extremo left and oil depot is across water on extreme right.

KING HONOURS MEN

IN ALTMARK FIGHT

THE KING has honoured 16 officers and men of H.M.S. Cossack and H.M.S. Aurora for their work in freeing the 300 British prisoners from the prison ship

his wite's last nute from the police Altmark in Josing Fjord on February 16. and said this was because he wanted

to keep the other woman out of the

case.

Mra. Crompton's three-year-old daughter was found dead with her in

a gas-lled room when her husband returned from o visit to the other woman.

Capt. P. L. Vian, who commanded the Cossack, and Lieut.-Commander-B.-T. Turner, who led_the_boarding party, are awarded the D.5.0.

The official announcement of the honours in the "London Gazette" says that

verdict, "That she killed the Capt. Vian showed "out-

child and took her own life walle in standing ability, determina- Man

a distressed condition of mind." was

recorded.

Troops Learn What They Are Fighting For

Lectures and Debates On Causes of War THE men and women in the Army of to-day are being told what they are fighting for.

tion, and resource in the preliminary dispositions which led to the rescue."

as-

His "daring, leadership, and terly handling of his ship in narrow waters" enabled him to bring her alongside the enemy, who tried to blind him with the glare of a sturch- light, worked his engine full ahead and fall aslern, tried to ram him and drive

Im ashore and Film

so threatened the grounding and loss of Cossack." Lieutenant-Commander Turner is honoured

"for

daring, leadership, and address in command of the party which boarded Altmark while Dio were manoeuvring under high ships power, changing relative positions, and not in full contact,, so that he had to leap a fathom to reach her.

So many of the forces have ex-

He pulled up the petty olleer next pressed the wish for accurate know- ledge of the political and cultural behind him, who had jumped short enuses which led to the war that the and hung by his hands, made fast the Army's education authorities have hawser, and, cheering, led his purty engaged experts to lecture and lend at the double to the bridge. discussion groups in camps and bar- racks throughout the country.

Fay Wray divorced

found dead

NEW YORK.

JOHN MONK SAUNDERS, cx-husband of Fay Wray, who wrote the scenario of "Dawn Patrol" and the basis of "A Yank at Oxford," was found hanged in a cupboard at his winter cottage at Fort Myers, Florida.

Miss Wray, Canadian-born film "Having disarmed such enemy off-

Jast December. married eleven cers as carried firearms, he took over star, divorced him from a German first the starboard They had been Both aides of the question are then the port telegraph and set it to years, and had a daughter.. lecturers give a complete inter- 'Slop instead of Full Speed Ahead,

the so that Altmark

being falihfully presented, and the

One of Miss Wray's charges was could not Tain that Saunders said life with her was background since Cossack, but grounded aft on a shelf,teo monotonous."

making about 4 knots sternway."

national Treaty of Versalles. Dr. Basil A. Yeaxley, Oxford University Reader in Educational Paychology, who has been specially released to become secretary of the Centrol. Advisory Council of Adult Education in the forces, guld:

"It is an amazing feature of the war that the теп are so anxious really to grasp the reasons for the conflict.

Cook's 'Choerful Work'

Saunders was forty-two. He was formerly a Rhodes Scholar at Ox-

time in England.

The King has also approved the ford, and he spent a good deal of following awards!

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Geofrey craven, R.N.V.R, H.M.B. Cossack; for out- standing ability and resource as an ex- Bential member of the boarding party,

Mr. John James Frederick Smila, gun. nor. H.S. Aurora; for prowess, leader- ship, and devotion to duty, in command of the second section of the boarding-

Study Circles "There are already study circles, party. dealing with modern Germany, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL French foreign polley, and the trends. Comack: for Kauantry and loader- Patty Officer Norman Lelia Aikins, of British policy.

ship in charge of a section of the boarding

party.

Bignalman Donald Phillip Samuci Davies, Stoker First Class Norman Leslie Pratt, II.M.9. Afridi (tent Cossack), I.M.8. Aurora;

for gallentry and devation in duty in the boarding of Altmark..

Charles

MENTIONS IN DESPATCHES Lieutenant-Commander Hector Donald McLean, H.1.8. Cossack: for out- standing ability and resource in helping her commanding offteer to handle Cossack in the fjord, and for distinguished service on Stan Officer (Operations) to Captain (D.). Fourth Destroyer Fletilla.

Petty Offleer Bleward Rosario Asciak,

"Discussion groups are debating Petty Omeer Herbert Tom Barnes, the causes of the Russo-Finnish war ILMS. Aurora;

Able Seaman Peter John Beach, IL.M.S. II.M.S, Cossack; and its possible repercussions.

Cossack;

Pelly Omcer Cook Dominick Spiteri,

"Scandinavia and the Balkans, Able Seaman James Harper, HLM.S. Cos-} at34.9. Comack; Mussolini's Itnly, the Americas aro sack: all having their

Able Beaman, Albert William Marshall, various policies

H.M.S. COMEack:

examined and discussed in the troops' lecture halls,"

Able Beaman Stanley Douglas Bennett, HM-S, AuroT

Petty Officer Steward Carmato Kammat. ILM.S. Comsek:

for cheerful and ready work in caring for and feeding 65 officers, prisonUTË released from Altmark.

UNION

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1916 Enemies 'Tommies' Now

A BRITISH soldier and a German who fought against each other on the Somme in 1916 met recently in Liverpool.

QENERAL GAME L'IN, Commander - In - Chlef of the Allied Forocs, is at l General Ironskie. Commander of the UEC., Jeaving after a meeting of the Supreme War Counell in Paris.

THANKS TO JEREMY

DAILY EXPRESS STAFF REPORTER

CAPTAIN THOMAS GUY DILLON ROWLEY, whose marriage was dissolved six months ago, came home from France on leave a few days ago.

He went to see his four-year-old son Jeremy, staying with Mrs. Rowley, at Lydwick, Slinford, West Sussex,

And then Captain and Mrs. Rowley were remarried at Caxton Hall Register Office.

A friend said: "After meeting his son Captain and Mrs. Rowley talked things over. Mrs. Rowley told the household staff that she and Captain Rowley were going to London to be married."

BREWERY

友

UB

啤

SHANGHAI

LIMITED

A few minutes inter they were both British soldiers.

In the recruiting office marched a six-foot German refugee of the Nazi system

Kater

to join a

corps open to approved refugees.

To recruiting Sergeant G. Dou!- herty he revented thas in the last war he had been a sergeant-major in the German Ariny,

On The Somme

His paper gave details of his pro- vious army experience

.. in the German Army

showed that in the last war he had twice been award- ed the Iron Cross.

"We-got talking." Sergeant Doug- herty said, "and I found out we were both on the Somme at the same time. "I told him perhaps he was one of the fellows who tried to salpe me occasionally, and I couldn't help

thinking what an amazing thing it

was that one of those who was op-

site us ill the trenches so many years ago should be sitting opposite me coming to fight on our side.

"When I told him he might be sent abrond with his unit he said, 'Right. That's good,'"*

MEDICAL REGISTER

It is notified that the name of Dr. A. L. Thomas has been added to the Hongkong register of medical practi- tioners.

Beer

Repeshing

W. R. LOXLEY

& Co.

Co. (China),

Ltd.

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