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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. «

May 29, 1940,

. Raised Blinds, QUEENS & ALHAMBRA

Refused Cover -Warned By Ministry

CURIOSITY killed the cat; it may also kill people, if actions such as those which occurred on a Saturday night during, the aerial activity off the South-East Coast are repeated.

Though shrapnel was falling and there were some narrow escapes, police received abuse when advising some watchers to take cover.

lights,

Other people pulled up blinds to see what was going on-and did not bother to put out the

This was disclosed by the Ministry of Home Security in an argent warning against the danger of showing lights, and of failing to take cover when gun- fire is heard or when aerial com- bat is taking place.

Casualties Caurod

Of the raising of blinds, the Minis- try statement said:

"Such action, which is in direct contravention of the lighting restric- tions, is attended with great danger from the point of view of national zecurity, and is also punishable by heavy penalties,

Youth With Split Personality

Gave £300 Savoy

Party, Slept In

Watchmen's Hut

"Fragments from anti-aircraft A FORMER public schoolboy with a "split person- shelle or machine-gun bullets from ality" who gave a £300 party at the Savoy, Hotel, London, aeroplanes," It was added, "may come

to earth at considerable distances on one occasion and on others slept at Salvation Army shelters and in watchmen's huts, was sent to Borstal for

from the point at which they were fred.

"Cusualties have ulready been

ended through-people-ignoring-pasta period not exceeding three years at Bath Quarter Ses-

sions recently,"

warnings.

"Anti-aircraft guns may come into aeton in any locality, and occasional bombs may be dropped without the warning sirens have been sounded."

The Mayor Was Not

Amused

He was charged in the name; of Roland Jonen, a soldier, and he admitted obtaining food and wine worth £10 from a Bath hotel, posing as an officer, and forging and uttering two ban- kers' borders.

As he was sentenced a woman in the public gallery shouted: "May I be allowed to speak? I am the boy's mother." She was told she could see her son before he was taken away.

Bogus

Officer Had Military Wedding

WHEN Joseph Knowles

ALDERMAN W. S. Burgess, Lord Mayor of Bristol, has Two other soldiers accused with (34), of Wrotham. Road, watched young people dancing-Jones on the false pretence charge. Northfleet, was married on Douglas George William Cooper (21) March 16, he wore the uni-

and he was not amused.

He has also seen them klking ... but that is a different story.

"I am afraid I have sometimes been critical of modern youth, and felt there has been ground

For fee told the Youth Hostels

Association at its annual meeting.

have gone to some of our ma- dern dances and have heard what have been called first-class dance bands but to me It sounded like a cacophony of misery.

"Paralytic Shuffle" "The dancing was a paralytic shuffle which had no form or beauty, and the dancers had a look of com- plete boredom.on their faces.

"this represents the youth of England," he

hé commented, "then God help England."

and Thomas Victor Viggars (27),

were discharged, no evidence being form of a lieutenant in the

Royal Engineers.

offered.

Secret Service Story

His brother John, aged 33,

F. entered an R.A.M.C. captain.

Mr. C. F. Ingle (prosecuting) sold was at the ceremony dressed as

an officer and had amazing audacity were shown in court al Gravesend offleers' messes, had been received as Photographs of the wedding group

son of birth and breeding.

He had a kink that he was a per- when the brothers, who are bullders, were sent to prison for six months

He told the other two men that he for masquerading as Army officers was in the Secret Service and in and obtaining credit by fmud. vited them to become Secret Service

Weeping Bride officers. They went to London to.

Joseph's bride of a month wept gather and Jones gave a dianer party bitterly when the brothers were led at the Savoy Hotel, attended by from the dock. large number of guests.

He

Detective-Sergeant Wagstaff show-

ed the Court a uniform from which

said he found in the brother's pos- session.

It was a most lavish affair and Jones left without paying the bill.

Detective-Inspector- Coles-soid dangled a monocle, also a stetho El his faith in young people was Jones's correct name was Patrick De, sword and revolver, which he rostered after he had seen hikers George Michael Cecil Johnson, "trekking up and down the country, attended Bedford School and Cran- full of cheer and vitality--although leigh. they, wear clothes that would have In 1038 he posed as the son of Lord Joseph Knowles had previously shocked their grandmothers.

Manchester. He had also posed as described himself ns a civil engineer, "After seeing those young people, owner of a yacht and heir to a for-and had used degrees to which he who take almost a pagan delight in tune.

"They are cunning, evasive and plausible," said the officer.

the beauty and freshness of Mother When he appeared at Bow Street was not entitled. He had incurred Earth." he said, "I feel there is some last September for obtaining credit by debts of £600, and apparently had hope for yuath and for the old world a trick, a Horley Street doctor said John Knowles had posed as --a after all,"

he was a person of split personality.doctor, using letters after his name.

no intention of paying them.

and he had in his possession forged references

in Australia. posts The brothers told the magistrates

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HOLLYWOOD, May 28 (UP),— The death is announced of Walter Connolly, the well-known film actor

Walter Connolly was born Cincinnati, Ohio, 52 years ago. He attended St. Xavier College there and completed his education at the University of Dublin,

His first professional work was as Jockey but when he became too heavy for this, he turned to the stage.

He made his debut in Norfolk, V

In 1909 and a year later went on to Broadway. He remained there until 1032 having refused offers from Hollywood Producers for 15 years,

However, he finally accepted a Columbia contract in 1032 and his first film role was in "The Bitter Tea

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Later he appeared in "Lady, for a Day" with Mary Robson, "A Mon's Caatto" with Spencer

Tracy, "Paddy,

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Janet

One of his last pictures to be seen in Hongkong Wos, "Fifth Avenue Girl" in which he co-starred Ginger Rogers,

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