1949-12-03 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1949.

"No. Mr. Skouras, I hardly think teaching all our stars to play the zither will, put the film industry on its feer"

"

London Express Service

THE MAN WHO WENT BROKE

BECAUSE HE

A

ME

RICH

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MARRIED

WIFE

"But I have always worked for my living and will never allow myself to be a 'kept man. My wife spanda her money on herself.

"All her investments are

nlar allowance over heze.

abroad,

WHAT'S

IRIUM IN PEPSODENT GOING GIVES WHITEST TEETH

ON

By: EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE

XPECT A flare-up be- Etween Mr Bevin and

Mr Averell Harriman, Mar shall nid Ambassador In Europe.

Harriman .wants Henri Spaak, former Premier of Belgium, as permanent in- dependent chairman O.E.E.C.

of

This would mean Spaak's re- moval fron the active leader- ship of Belgian Socialists.

Mr Bevin, for whom Socialism comes first, opposes this. The struggle is becoming more tempe. Guns for Texas

OFF TO TEXAS with a ter-gallon hat and an order! book is Mr Tom Purdey.

Hin object, to sell guns, but not six-shooters,

A

He and his

Audley

Kunst.

brother Jim run frm in South

All over the world sportsmen recognise the supreme quality of their wHTER.

But the sportsmen of Britain arc chiefly interested now in how long they enn make their grandfathers' "Purdeys" last.

For today a pair of 12 bores

that X might seek residence cost, with purchase tax (£140

a gun), £700.

In 1939 the same pair would £280. And grand- have cost father paid a mere £158 10s.

Fair game GUNMAKENS today

"I was ordered to deposit £600 before I was given back my passport and allowed to go to New York on business, and 2400 before I could get it again to France. I have suffered to po great humillation in the bank- ruptcy court when I have never

a penny in my wed anyone

In

life.

R CHARLES Income tax offelals made THOMAS O'CALLA- sure of that. They are satisfled

there is no extravagance GHAN, of New-

And short of a search of his the United States. She has only market. married the person which they have power daughter of

American to carry out--they are certnin

he possesses only da dollar millionaire

The Callaghans today well- live happily in appointed 20-room mansion on the edge of Newmarket Heath, waited on by two

nervants.

But because his wife is a wealthy woman-and he is a man of stubborn scharne- ter 65 year old Mr O'Callaghan has gone krupt. He cannot pay wife's income tax.

H

Forbids her

Went farming

NON of Jack O'Callaghan, the sportstnan who built Hol-

ern Stadium, Charles was the £1,000-a-year managing direc- Blackfriars, tor of the Ming. and £2,000-a-year managing director of the

By SIDNEY

RODIN

"Now I see no Immediate hope

Juve to cater for women as well

us men.

One of the best game thate in England is Mrs George Philippi.

Purdey.

perhaps with his eye cocked to the future, made a miniature gun for her daugh- ter Gcorgina when she was five went with it.

of embarking on any business years old: but no cartridges venture, for whatever I earn will be grabbed to pay my wife's The Dutchess of Marlborough Income tax. I refuse to allow takes her place in the line at that to happen.”

Blenheim shooting partics. Mrs Tom Sopwith, though she does not use a pearl-handled gun, is sal to be the most personally

Sorry for him WHAT does Mrs O'Callaghan, who lives up to her stallon Ring Football "According to Engilsh low in life as a rich heiress and Pools before the war.

Marjorie is British and if she loves fine clothes and refiery, spent only a

few weeks every think of her baked's plight? year over here the Treasury tells me I must st pay for Income

so long

am resident born, 113 I

He promoted boxing and skating events in London, Parks, ban- and New York, and was an ne

cepted Agure in International tax his

sport

The war ended all that, and Mr O'Callagha be-

came

When the turned to IS only creditor is

Inland

and to font Revenue,

farmer.

canie he peace

pinnned sport and

14:-

here.

"American law does not recognize her British na- tionality and makes no

for the allowance

fact that she is laxed again in Britain. to de-

two public companies

although he has always with £450,000 capital paid his own income tax, he velop Bradford City and Pty.

cannot find the £7,919

tax

mouth greyhound tracks,

"I now also allow Mr O'Cal If the dot had gone through laghan to contribute towards the assessed over the past four his reward would have been cost of running the household, But the 16 £50,000,

Treasury but only to the extent of meeting the expenses her own presence honned the flotation That was his last enterprise as & prome- here entulis. her er.

years on the dollar sent Britain from his wife's American fortune for personal needs.

His wife could pay. though she is already heavily

the taxed on

in the money United States. But Mr O'Callaghan forbids her to do so.

same

Left a fortune

เง wife 1s Marjori

Schwehnert, the daughter Schweinert, the of Chattes former Schrader tyre valve chief

Tals Is the first time I have ever had to ask her to do this, but I have no choice for the time being.

of Amerien," said the man with 44

Mis

ho

Unfair demand

HAVE spent much money trying to escape from what be an unfair and "When her father died, Mar- I consider to He would forbid her, jorie inherited 40 percent, of a ridiculous demand by the Inland declares, even if it were a foffans of more than a millon Revenue, and twice they con- fiscated my passport out of fenr matter of only two shillings, and a half dollars,

Under British law he is

responsible for paying his wife's income tax, although

he does not benefit from her fortune.

Assets 6s.

MR O'CALLAGHAN, onco

и prosperous sports pro-

moter, has always paid his

way and discharged his

bejewelled of shooters T-

-Watchdogs

THE STERN eye of H.M. Customs and Excite all things great and Amail. Visitors to

the Schoolboys' Exhibition in Lon- don next January will fearn how small

She told ne: "Charles is stub-watches over

this bu 1. too, think double tagation unjust. I am sorry for n.

"Alt we can do is to ret A divoret and visit each other as lends. Then Ne would not) ave to pay the penalty to having loved wealthy and man4 American.

"

For directora Peter Rungo and inn Lyle, of Tato and Lyle, } . are sending a hand sugarmill to the exhibition. It will show how from the sugar is extracted

cane.

But visitors will not be al- the sweetness lowed to sample

not? Be- Why Local tradeis topk fright when of the syrup.

bankruptcy cause Customs and Excise have they heard of the proceedings. Some at once sent pointed out that it is subject to In their bills-Mr O'Callaghan duty. even gol ang for two pairs of kippers.

"They

needn't get alarmed."

'Juana'

IN LONDON'S Пudolf Steiner Hall, a dark-haired

he told me. "For 20 years I have girl has just made her British been known to the biggest book-dancing debul

She is billed

13 **Juana."* makers at Tattersalis as a man

Under that name she has made who has always paid what he owes, and sometimes I lost bets a reputation in America, of £4,000 or £5,000.

Who is she? English daughter of a Dutch father; real name. Joanna Jurgens.

"Now I can't bet at all-Just to make sure that the Ashmon- ger gels paid for his kippers."

-(Londen Express Service)

MOND HORSESHOES.

Surprise ending

WHEN Martin Quint, 71,

responsibilities. But since W married Ellie Rey-

the war he has found busi-nolds, 34, their friends in ness failing.

Nyack didn't give the union

His last money was ex-much chance of succèss,

by Billy Rose

Then Ellio closed the door After the embarrassed guests

pended on settling his wife's Five years later, how and switched on the lights.....

in 1933.

B

of his examination his assets friendlier than anyone had

with the amply milk glass, was taken away.

Early the following morning a detective_rang Ellie's doorbell.

"I have a warrant for your

?

Iter father,

Gerard Jurgens, who died four years ago, found- ed a great margarine businces, made a merger with the Van den Bergh family, hud became joint head of 'Unilever

-(London Express Servicek____

That smoker's cough

It may be worse if you DON'T inhale

By .CHAPMAN PINCHER

income tax claimed for the ever, they were ready to had left, she said to her hus- arrest," he said. "According to SMOKERS who have the habit first 11 years of their admit

they had narriage, which took place wrong-Ellie was doing a to pack?"

been band," suppose you want me the coroner your husband died of leaving a cigarette droop- of cyanide poisoning and the ing from their lips often develop good job of taking care of "Why should I?" cald Martin.; drugstore in town reports that a worse cough than people who When he appeared in the Martin and as for the old "It's only human nature for you bought a bottle of the stuff habitually, Inhale. Cambridge Bankruptcy Court

lot you to take up with someone two weeks ago." coot-well he was

This warning is given by recently for the conclusion.

your own age." nearer

Irish physician-Dr Bernard "Don't you want a divorce?" "That's right," said Ellic. Galligan, of Ballinagh. Co. |ever thought possible.

"Not unless you insist on it. "Martin used the cyanide to kill Cavan On their Arth anniversary, All I ask is that you stop pecing, the insects he was studying. The smoke curling from the twopences reimbursed on his Martin sent Elle to New York the young man as long as I'm There are hundreds of speel-lighted tip of a cigarette is more unused cheques wh

which he was on an errand, filled the parlour alive. you'll agree and put mens in the laboratory over the trritating to the throat than,

you'll garage,” with gifts and invited a dozen it in writing' 7'11 0x It And the fiegistrar of the neighbours in for a surprise get every cent I've got." Court said: "I have never heard party.

And that's

how it was ar- for a lookout ranged. Au agreement was

few

were stated to be 6s,-a shillings in the bank, plus. the

ordered to surrender.

of such a case, before."

No extravagance

As

$ we

on

The plan was at the railroad depot

to tele signed and locked in the wall "NEVER heard of his phone when he saw Ellie got off safe, and the couple went

being interested in bugs," the train, and then they would living together.

said 1bo delective. "Can I see now busied himself this Laboratory?"

sat in the drawing turn out the lights and hide.

Martin

Ellie led the way up the gar-

• room, of his home discuss-When Elite walked in and with a new hobby the study of nige stairs and opened the door. ing this strange paradox of the turned them on again, everycan Insects-and spent most of fils There was nothing in the room man. who went broko through would yell, "Surprise!" marrying a wealthy

womart

the whinying of horses could

be heard outside.

For Mr O'Callaghan

tenant of Woodlands, one

the

*

the

of

JELL, what happened was a surprise all right, but thero was no yelling. As

largest racing establish

menta In Newmarket.

Sas

"In äix/52 boxes are the horses of Sir Victor ∙soon,

Lord Delamere, Lord the Duke of

SA and the Prin

Dese: Royal. Hiring his boxes, is costly

"the front

over the garage, mould

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"This will be well oppreciated. by anyone who has the mis fortune to sit by an inconsiderato smoker at the pictures," he

pal PHOTOGRAPHS Journal,

TWO TESTS Dr Gallighan has found that waking hours In a spare room, but a few bits of junk and an who inhale steadily have no many heavy cigarette smokers

photographs Copies of bicycle terfles and beetles on. ex "I swear I didn't do it" old often severely affected.

cough, while non-inhalers are hibit boards,

Ellie Beth Martin and I knew

taken by the South China wouldn't mention this

This is explained by the fact wife. As he wouldn't live long, and we that non-inhalers are more prone Morning Post and Hong Kong he told his

door opened, Quint and his it is, people think I'm not quite plains

I'm not quite signed an agreement which to the habit of leaving the One evening furent dyerything. It's in his elgaretto in the mouth while Telegraph Staff Photographen

for n

after Ellio

She

glass..."

smoking," he claims,

guests heard Ellio whisper,

all there "Sssht He might be awake,"

"I don't like this

ran into the house,

The doctor gives these two oponed around, said the vocaling had brought him the

of a of warm milk, Marlin began to the wall safe and took out a tests for diagnosing a genuine man. Why don't

I't you ask m

ask him have convulsions. Ellly phoned brown envelope, but when she smoker's-cough; a

the floctor.

tore it open there was nothing that her husband was

1. It is invariably brought or but a plece of blank by the first cigarette in the "Think I'm crazy? He doesn't having a heart attack, but by inside paper.

morning. But Mr OCallaghan pays £000 figure to live much longer, and the time ho arrived the old a year rent and 300 rates for I'm pretty sure to get the cay man was dead

word pencilled in a entidian breathing rate as a cough caused 2. It does not speed up the Blank, that is, except for ond the house and stables, and his ings and insuranes Tianks for The docter examined the body, surry, surprise!!

Ly disease does, earnings from Woodlands just taking me home, See you Tues- thon enlled the coroner, and an meet his household expenses day at the regular: time." Lour later tile corpse, together

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