1941-01-03 — Page 7

January 3, 1941.

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

NANCY

BEIN' A CHEER LEADER

AIN'T NO CINCH-..

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IT TAKES ALL: D STRENGTH AN'. STUFF A GUY'S

GOT ---

---BUT AS LONG AS YA GET ME RESULTS-

By Ernie Bushmiller

IT'S WOITH IT!

'RAY'

Girl Wife's Bigamy After Separation

Married when she was only just 16, Margaret Patricia Ivy Richards, aged 21, was bound over for two years on a charge of bigamy at Northants Assizes recently,

Prosecuting counsel said she was first married in 1936, bat in 1937 there was a separation.

for Charles Henry Cartidge and went through with him. describing herself as form of marriage

a spinster.

In February, 1940, she formed

an

attachment

While she was away the second Husband made some inquiries, and when he taxed her with a previous marriage she said she had, had a

divorce.

Farm Wife Freed

Of Killing Beggar

Luftwaffe To Help Italy

The

Rome, Jan. 2.

newspaper Piccolo an- nounced to-day that German air [oqundrens were coming to Italy to fight in the Mediterranean basin. The paper also announced that the Italian air corps on the English Channel const was turning to Italy; only one group of chasers would remain at the Channel-United Press,

Reuter adds that the Comman- der-in-Chief of the Italian

re

Air

A coroner's jury in Dosquet. Force, in his. order of the day, Eugene Laroche, 21, for shooting country in its aerial war against Quebec, fully exonerated Mrs also declared that German planes were coming to Italy to help the and killing a 70-year-old beggar Britnin. who refused to leave her pre- nilses, and who allegedly threatened to kill her three chil dren.

"I didn't mean to kill him, only to scare him," the young farm)

Show In Aid Of The S.P.C.

Variety entertainment in uld of Protection of

Thought She Was Free Proceedings had been entered for wife told Coroner Dr Joseph the Society for the divorce, but it was not until June Lamontagne. "After he told me Children will be given at the China this year, after the second "mart-he would kill my children, Tre-Fleet Club Theatre, to-night.

cited three Ave Marias, then I David Kosslek, who is producing age," that the case was heard.

took the gun and fired." identified as James Dewing, to, called at her farmhouse while her husband was absent, and demanded money. She told him she had none, but he remained at the door, mymbling threats, she declared.

The jury now

In her defence it was pointed out

in March, 1939,

that her first husband left her, and received notice of divorce proceedings. She heard nothing more for 12 months and thought she was free.

Mr

over,

Justice Oliver, binding her sald the accused was little more than a girl, and at the time of the first marriage little more than a child.

Mrs Laroche wald the beggar, lalec}

of

returned a verdict "death caused by a fire-arm, used in legitimate self-defence," and absolv-

the show, has called it "Funfety" and is helped by a strong cast of artistes, him in the many of whom were with

"Vaudifun" strccessful recently. There are to be dance performances numbers (arranged by Nellie Field), vocal numbers (arranged by Freddy Archer), besides several surprise items, so that a thoroughly enjoyable evening is promised,

The show begins at 0.15 p.m. and tickets muy be . obtained

ed Mrs. Laroche from any blame, Anderson's,

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THE DUKE OF KENT jumping from a plane which carried him to an operational training unit in the North. The Duko saw pilots being trained in Britain's latest fighter machine..

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Stock Exchange Official Suminary issued yesterday says:

The New Year opened with a good general demand for scrip, and prices | advanced in some cases,

Buyers

Bank of East Asia $74.50 Canton Ins. $200 Union Ins. $100 H.K. Fire Ins. $157.50 Wharves $93

H.K. Lands

Trams $17.76 Star Ferries $01

Yaumatl Ferries $24

Electrics "O" $40 Electrics "N: $39.75 Sandakan Lights $11.50 Ropes $7,40

Dairy Farms $18.75 Watsons $10,70 Entertainments $7 Constructions "" $1.00

Sellers

Wharves $95 Trants $18 Vibro Piling $7.70

Sales

Docks "O" $18.30

Electrics "O" $40.25 Dairy Farms $18.80 Watsons $10,05/70

Italian Prisoners

In India

Bombay, Jan. 2.

The first party of Italian prisoners from the Western Desert has now arrived in India. It comprises four generols, 300 other officers, and 627

men.

Except for the four generals all the Italian prisoners were taken to Ram- garh for detention.

An Italian colonel told Reuter-- "We have been very well treated."

The prisoners were escorled from Egypt to Bombay by Indian troops. One general was Second-In-Command of Die Italian forces in Libya.- Reiter.

SIX MONTHS FOR

LOOTING

Pleading "Guilty" at the Central Criminal Court recently to stealing q bottle of hair off, five packets of cigarettes, and a shaving stick, of thei total value of Os. 3d., from a hair- dresser's premises damaged and ex- pord by enemy, action, Joseph Oliver, 28, an auxillary fireman, was, Een- tenced to six months' imprisonment. Ile attributed his lapse to having been for 14 hours an continuous fire-fighting.

Passing sentence, the Recorder (Sir Gerald Dodson) sold that Oliver's previous good charteler on- abled him to reduce the sentence for an offence which Parliament re- garded so seriously as to indict the death penalty In' extreme cases.

NEW YEAR GREETINGS

ex-

Hongkong and Macao New Year greetings were changed between His Excellency the Acting Governor, Lieut-Generat E. Norton, und His Excellency the Governor of Macao, Comdr G. M. Teixeira, according to a communique issued from the Colonial Secretary's Oflice yesterday

General Norton sent the following telegram: "I wish your Excellency and the people of Macao prosperity and every happiness during the Now Year."

The following reply was received from

Comdr Teixeira: "With my best thanks for the kind telegram of your Excellency my heartiest wishes of all prosperity and happiness to

your Excellency and to the people of Hongkong in the coming new year."

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SUNER EXPLAINS HIS CASE

Defends Tangier Action

MADRID, Jan. 2 (Router). .—Reasons for the Spanish occupation of the international Zone of Tangier were given by the Foreign Minister, Sr Suner, in an interview published in the review Haz.

Asked what had been the reaction of the other Powers to Spain's action, Sr Suner said that those countries which had been friends of Spain in the civil war reacted in the natural, way of real friendship. With others "natural differences" were produced. "One people still very much en- gaged in war," the Minister continued, "adopted on attitude to a certain extent understanding because the j reasons for our rights were clear and because their practical sense, mado their think that tho Tower of Babeli of Tangler had no interest for any- body.

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Sanatorium Plan

"Another people whose military the establishment of a sanatorium for As already reported, proposals for valour has not been accompanied by tuberculosis victims, by the Hong- fortune surprised us by its Iesa under-

standing reaction and argued about kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association, unilateral and bilateral rights as if were discussed at some length at a what was a matter of natural right of the Association held last week.

meeting of the Executive Commitee could be a matter of contract."

After referring to the "mere.

occupation of Tangier in police June, Sr

Sundr said that what

the

Wu

It was deckled finally to appoint a sub-committee consisting of Miss Interested Ruby Mow Fung (Convener), Spain was the end of the inter-Rev. J. E. Sandbach, Dr T. P. national greed by which the great and De N. C. Macleod, to inspect a artifice of the internationalisation of house in Shouson Hill, available for Tangier had been employed which renting at $150 per month or for pur- representated a constant aggression chase at $30,000. against Spain.

Germans Attack Convoy

The sub-committee was instructed

Sr Suner stated that the difculi to draw up a detalled report for sub- siluation caused in Tangier at the mission to the Finance and Scientific outbreak of the war was aggravated Sub-Committees, and it was agreed by Italy's entry into the struggle, that if the house were. considered adding. This critical and very dan-suitable it should be leased in the gerous moment required immediate first instance, with option to purchase netion on Spain's part, Hence then twelve months.

There followed discussion on

the

June accu

accupation!" The formal occupation and taking over of the administration in Novom-Association's financial policy to be her hud in reality already been de-oot be" in debt being the question, cided upon

before he took office us and the Committee generally favour Foreign Minister, he continued. The eu a bold policy. The issue was re- time was chosen because

ferred to the Finance Sub-Commitice someone who no doubt did not

with a request for its opinion und properly un- derstund

the

present realities of advice. Europe wished other forces to share with Spain in the defence of the city. It was when this inexplicable Sub-Commitico's suggestion that free it was decided that the Sociological. and bold aspiration was made that

the

After a statement by the President,

decision was taken to make the medicines should be provided by peseta legal tender, name the Colonel Government could not be supported. of the Moroccan Troops of occupation it was also felt that a further pro- Governor of the city, and dissolve posal that four nurses should be ent- the Internationul Police and Ad-ployed by the Association for follow- ministration.

Ing up cases could not be approved, Spain's action at Tangier was an because the financial position uld not expansion based on a natural right, Justify such expenditure and because declared Sr Suner. Taken by any patients whose names and addresses other people such action would have are submitted to the Deputy Director violated a sutural right and been of Health Services can, in most cases, aggression against Spain.

be seen by Government Health

Asked if the "natural right" was Visitors. the inspiration of Spanish foreign policy, Sr Suner said "Each people tving conditions in the Colony now In connection with the survey of chooses the road its nature indicates; being carried out by the Sociological some choose

economic others a theory of living space, some

expansion, Sub-Committee, the President agreed

the seaways of their existence and to seek the co-operation of the other strategic doctrines of defence Chinese hospitals, and to approach of an empire, and others again the the Auxiliary Nursing Service with a road of materialistic interpretation view to securing the services of auxiliary nurses to assist in filling up of history.

"I shall not say which is best. I forms at clinics. amply affirm that the way of Spain is that of the natural right."

Cadre Parades Put Off

A suggestion by the Publicity Sub- Committee that street lecturers be employed, was discussed arkl-it-was- agreed to appoint one for an experi- mental period of four months.

The Chairman revealed that the been found impossible for the Train-through its Chairman, Mr Ho Kom- Resumption of parades: It has Hongkong Chinese Relief Association ing Cadre and the Training Com-tong) had given a donation of $500 to pay to resume parades on January the funds of the Ani-Tuberculosis 6 and 7 as was previously announced. Association.

The next parade of the Cadre will Those present included the Han. accordingly be on

on

Tuesday, 03 January Mr M. K. Lo. (Chairman), Hon, Dr

a

that of the

Company S. Selwyn-Clarke, Sir ShouKOT! 21. Both parades as usual will be hold

Chow, Messrs B, Wylie, W. Yinson at Lee, Jo Kom-tong, the Rev. J. E Murray Barracks, Garden Road, at Sandbach, the Rev. J. R. Higgs, the- 5.15 p.m. The training of the Veteran Hon. Dr Li Shu-fon, Dr T. P. Wu, Squad will not be resumed for three Miss Ruby Mow. Fung, and Dr N. C. months.

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