1947-10-25 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1947.

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1. In 1833, the rat vennoi

Cross the Attanile

steam oulu leit Canada.

was the

Charlotte

under

She

Dundas, Comet,

Savannah, Iloyal William,

Atlantis, Pioneer?

2. Can you name the authors

of these school-masters and

futors of flellon-

BTT Chipping

Squcers, Dom

Dombe

Ar

Lewisham?

Wackford Sampson,

3. The most famous battle ai Stamford Bridge was between- Chelsea and Fulham, Eng- land and Norway, Chelsea and Dynamos, England and Scol- land?

4. Hyde Park orator, cen- ductor, M., preacher?

5. Which of these composers were Germans—

Jalkines Brains, Robert Wayner. Richart Schumann. Edward German, Louis Spor? 6. Can you give these islands their alternative namer-

Fåndisfarne Isir

Vectis?

7. John Walker. ton-on-Tees.

4

was

of

Mist,

of Stock- famous for

Matchra, whisky, aliips? Where would you Bkely lying buttress-

Airfeld, farm, church, shop? * 9. Which university is re- sponsible for ihu Encyclo- paedia Britannica-

London, Harvard,

Orford?

NO WONDER

THE JURY

ASKS FOR

A DAY OFF!

LONDON, Oct. 7.

F all began three and a half years ago when a quiet-spoken grey-haired man, like a typical City solicitor, came into his Scotland Yard office and looked at a letter on his desk,

Detective Inspector Cheaney read the letter, spoke to the Board of Trade about it, then started the long investigation which at last has led to this.....THE LONGEST trial of the year in still going on after a fortnight in the wood-panelled, glass-roofed No. 1 Court at the Old Balley.

There might still be fourteen days to go, so`yesterday the jury asked the judge for a day off. And they are going to get it-next Monday-because they have had to listen to.....

THE WONDIEST case in years. Anthony Hawke man who never ikely to take up nearly one bullies In cross-examination; enjoys million words. Day after day the any humour that comes up in the court note-taker Jota down between case He handled the prosecution 30,000 and 40,000 woreta in his note in the Heath case. hook....

THE STRANGEST trial ever for Mr David Weitzman (Socialist A1.P. for Sjølte Newington). He is a Tartster. has often conducted Mees in the Old Balley, Now he sits in the dock, argured-with five other defendants; of an offence to which be plads Not Gulity.

問

THE POLITEST tria! ever 31 this court, it goes on and on and un-quietly, nedutely, with no "sernes" between Judge, counsel, OF wilnesses, There

a human tins background to

Cross- Case. examining a witness for the Crown Mr. Gilbert Paull, K.C., extracted the information that

when Mr. David Weitzman was 13% he was Mr Wong Stuling, talented young THE YOUNGEST Judge of the s fatherless to look after bis Chinese artist, who, during his King's Bench, 48-year-old Mr.

One has

nine years' stay in the United States Justice Denning, preskles over the

Another has won many prizes and high praise Infancy. trial Instead of writing copiour in deaf that Mr. Justice Denning for his work, is to give an exhibi- notes he

most of memorises

the

at the St allows him to sit in the well of the flon of his paintings vital evidence, turns every now and

of the dock. He Francis Hotel on October 28, 20 and again to the jury and gives them listens to the proceedings through 30.

simple, easy-to-understand farm-

heart-phone.

mary.. most

Chicago,

SCREENING P. I.

CHINESE

THE UNLUCKIEST ballot

fur women Jumrs has turned up in this

Lrial. The

would interesi

them more than men, but on the little cardboard tickets of jurors nomes no women's name appeared seven overworked men wit listening, occasionally making pen- elled notes.

THE EARLIEST

to lawyer interest himself in this ease wus Mr. "Razgle" Seaton, Treasury Counsel, who just over a year ago

Look home to Bushey, Herts, n pile of documents, invoices, state- Investigation of the wartime acti-ments, so that he could study them

naturalised of 50

Villes

Filipino for the week-end instead of

citizens burn of Chinese parents has golf. Before he was ready to been ordered by the Philippine Deine 'rector of Public Prosecutions, partment of Justice.

Special prosecutor Juan Lad:hy, of the People's Court, has been assign

ed to screen the cases with a view

Jeff

three brothers. crippled

since

overt Instead

been

cases.

The above picture is a specimert

f his clever work, Entitled "Lady with Red Scarf" this oil painting won for him second prize at the 12th

Annual California Exhibition,

THE DULLEST trial could hardly draw fewer spectators to the Old Bailey. The public gallery is half- ply, while in other courts packed galleries listen to bigamy blackmail frauds, From Here & There:

cases, During the whole fourteen days than six women have looked in at wy hearing to listen. And yet this must be a trial in which women Jurors would be inore Interested.

ant more

For

this case, which will cost £10,000 or more in legal fees and

expenses is all about--

LIPSTICK

Waterloo,

Ar Wong Sialing. who was born in Kwangtung, came to Hongkong for its studies. Entirely self-taught, he joined the Hongkong Art Club in 1932 and won prizes at its annust exhibitions. He left for the United

And

States in 1938 has since then made impressive progress in his art. A preview of his exhibition has been arranged for Monday, October 27, which will be attended by and

Grantham.

Warning Against

CLOSE

BBC Third Programme. Enters Second Year

By RUSSELL LANDSTROM'

The British Brondensting Corporation's youngest brainchild, its highbrow Third Programme, has started its second year, while listeners dispute whether the prodigy should be permitted to live.

Operated to give radio au- ginal, hear about cosmic rays, diences esthetic relief from the history of the bad warming swing, vaudeville patter and pan or the temperament of other frivolities on the BBC's tulips.

other two Services, the Third Irish whimsy rates high, of course, has insinuated culture into and so do chats about birds, Much homes, which once had to be more of a novelty were the micro- content with as much Goodman phone appearances of a rat-catcher, sewer an elephant keeper and a ng Gounod and literary and

cleaner, who talked frankly about dramatic masterpieces cut

their Joba, culture in these instances down to fit between music hall standing in the wings in favour of skits and Jive.

overtones of social significance.

Slave neither to time tables nor popular tastes, the Third Programme fills its wavelengths leisurely for its allotted hours nightly with highly ser-

such an ambitious programme. ious music, full length plays, seeking to present superior enter- scholarly talks and a variety of tainment and instruction, in deflance intellectual or eccentric features of popularisers. addressed to the higher sen- aibilities.

Not Their Cup Of Toa

Those who from the first cheered almost snobbish sallaloction, five with

avowed that all this has its place on

offer Greek

The opposition says that the Third is too smug, often priggish, and 1 lot of average people complain: "It's Social Overtones

not our cup of tea." The in-betweens call to step in the right direction, Britons tuning to the Third

but believe the Third should Programme may listen to u

1ower and more humour discourse on Petrarch, a critique plays in their entirety. of Nietzsche, gain insight into

The Third Programme has been a and folklore of the pygmies or the mark for comedians' parodics

It is critical satire, and not long ago Tasmanians, enjoy-if that the word-Elizabethan mad- provoked George Bernard Shaw

a "public Inquiry into the Vir- ask for rigals and music of the

-mental condition of the BBC" be- cause I broadenst a description of a bull-fight on its Olympian pro- gramme.

Untried Utopia

Modorate Succes

to

the ex- On the whole, however,

a periment has been set down as moderate success, with about a mil- lon listeners to its credit for the best liked broadcasts and an average level

valued at £1,200 Ontario-The Prime thwart aggression on the part of any other 110 ounces Minister, Mr Mackenzie King, In an nation.

from the same reef recently. cautioned Canadians address here

WEDDING COLLECTION against accepting "at its face

value Copenhagen--While cross-examin- Singapore. Following signals from any untried Utopia or proclaimed ing in a murder case in which the Air Force and Navy headquarters in panacea tor social ills, real or accused had confessed to shooting London, local ar and val unita of some 350,000. maginary." He urged citizens: "Be the wife of a local clergyman, the have been raising voluntary sub-

not "Though this does

compare. careful to see that we do not per- public prosecutor, Mr Vagn Bro, de- scriptions for wedding gifta for

ranging from well with the millions reached by the mit any form of dictatorship to gain monstrated how the killing could not Princess Elizabeth,

the the least foothold in Canada. New possibly have been accidental. Un- 51d for ratings and aircraftsmen to Home and Light Services, it is

biggest minority audience for serious social and economic systems infortunately, the revolver was loaded, 2s. 4d. for officers.

work in history," one radio critic some countries have been found to and a bullet whistled through the PACIFYING THE GROOM

wrote. court, missing the accused by inches, totall- dictatorship and

Melbourne. "I don't mind if the tarianism," he said.

LUCKY DISGUST

bride is a bit late. It gives the A symphonic concert and a resume said. Speaking of Canada's place in the world, he said Kalgoorlie-Camille Beghenzani, guests time to get seated, and I of the Third's accomplishments on its that until all nations were prepared who in disgust detonated all his re- usually keep a few sweets handy to first birthday in September touched to substitute

for reason

force, maining plugs of dynamite after keep the bridegroom quiet," said of a train of anniversary features, more Canada, in common with all other months of fruitless prospecting, and the Rev. Gordon, Powell, Minister of making fresh appeals to the freedom-loving nations, will have to In so doing accidentally exposed the Independent Church, Mel- unregenerate devotees of the plebeion Home and Light-Associated Press. make full contribution to means to £1,000 worth of gold, extracted an- bourne,

and it arises from a conspiracy he had spent many similar week charge alleging that Mr. David

M.P.. ends preparing a Crewn brief which Weitzman,

three of ada

a pile of paper 18 inches brothers, and two other men con-lead He piloted the case for the travened Board of Trade orders f

through 23 hearings on the manufacture and supply before

the Bow-street magistrate, of toilet goods between 1940 and Mr. L.R. Dunne.

1040,

All the defendants plead Not barrister THE BEST DRESSED

Old Boiler

is lending for Guilty,

bowler-hatted the Crown. He Is

JOSEPH MEANEY

to determining which members of Prosecution the

for be prosecuted group can treason. Previously the group had

Bud been thought Chinese

slated for deportation.-Assorlated of the

Press.

was

VIGNETTES OF LIFE

JOHN, DON'T FORGET

·THE LAWN MOWER, HAC

TO BE FIXED

ATOES. PLANTED

AND THEN I WANT THE

OVER

THERE

to

AFTER YOU GET

THE TREE

LAITED CRE'S SPRAYING

TO

DONE

AND.

..

"How Did Your Garden Grow?"

Bu KEMP STARRETT

*AFTER YOU FINISH SPRAYING THE BEANS, THERE'S "THAT POISON IVY TO GET AT-

YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT OF PLANNING

AHEAD TO GROW A SUCCESSFUL GÅRDEN,

"ON, I ALMOST FORGOT

THE WEEDS: WE'LL

HAVE TO WEED TI',

BEANS THE PEAS

AND THE CARROTS

AN

AND

AND

Ledger Sundicate

#04, JOIN! IT SAVE

HERE WE HAVE TO DIG THE COMPOST PIT TWO FEET DEEP... AND THE COLD-

FRAME WILL HAVE TO BE ALOVED... AND

THE TECHNICAL WORK WILL KEEP EVERYBODY

AS BUSY AS A PIGS SNOUT.

VIRE PUT ON THE

"LOW DO

BOTTOA AUD....

LIKE MY

ER.

GARDEN

?"

"OU, I THINK IT'S A WONDERFUL GARDEN. HOW

DO YOU MANAGE ALL THAT WORK ALL BY YOURSELF?!

AND AFTER ALL THAT'S DONE SHELL REMEMBER THE TERTILIZER, THE CULTIVATOR..

AND THE HOE... AND, VIAT TO DO VIHI THEM.

GARDEN WORK IT SEEMS, IS EASY AS FALLING OFF A HORSE... WHEN DONE FROM A KAMMOCKÁ

THIS SPÁCE RESERVED.

•FOR COMMENT BY THE HUSBAND.. IT'S ASBESTOS LINED...

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