WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1925.
Tutankhamen..
£5,000 DAMAGES.
,
GHASTLY» STORY.
SIBERIAN GOLD QUEST.
FAMINE AND CANNIBALISM.
poured towards
THE CHINA MAIL.
NOTABLE DECISION,
THE KUTTLEWELL CASE JUDGMENT.
SILANGITAL COMMENT.
victory, and that she only people who have benefited from the action ar the lawyers. They generally are 1).
LONDON SOCIETY "ACTION CONCLUDED.
· THE DENNISTOUN 'CASE,
The judge Wbserved, in his deci- sion, that is regards, the question of defective eyesight-the crux of the One of the Most Degrading Ever Heard. A ghastly story of the adven
claim-Captain, Rotflewell · · hugl tures and sufferings of victims of Pow legal actions in the Far pasted the Board of Trade visión One of the most remarkable—and in many respects one of the the gold fever in the Yakutsk Bast in" ofeent years have been test and find river zilificate most degrading-cases that has ever occupied the attention of the the Rul from the Amourskaga with some interest as the re- company prior to the dismissed of Province of Siberia is quoted by followed by the general public of competency. The fendant High Courts of Britain was virtually concluded, when Mr. Justice Pravda. As already reported, the resitly conclude use at Rons/plaintiff, had not kid down any M'Cardie and a special jury in the King's Bench Division awarded discovery of unusually rich gold kong, in which Captain Kettlewell, standard of vision, but had tacitly Mrs. Dorothy Muriel Denistoun 25.000 damages against her former deposits at Tommet, on the Rivern master meainen, sted the Chinn cepted the certificate issued by husband, Lient-Colond lan Onslow Dennistoun whom she divorced Aldan, has completely turned the Navigation Campany for substati sul of Traute, in France in 1921, and who subsequently married Almina. Countess heads of the Inhabitants
The judge of Carnarvon, the widow of the Earl who discovered the tomb of Siberia. For more than a year a dismissal and it is sufe to say dust the s.8. Aposy on which yousel of tial images for alleged wrongful commented further that the master stream of intending diggers has weighty written judgment of Captain Kettlewell had served after Dorado from every side.
the new E Sir Henry Gollan, Chief Justics of his dismissal by the China Naviga
Lice Company, had given gooit, Hongkong, running into some- The remnant of one party which thing like 8,500 words, will carry practical runs for his belief that struggled through to Tommol stated that, like many other gold-heyok the fines of Britisk petent bridge officer. The judge up-
an afthority and an importance far Plaintif was a thoroughly com ekers, they and their comrades jurisdiction in the Par Eust, lost their way in the jungle and marks they.. Daily Newsive to weeping and upholding the parently had no posible alterna- wandered about till, they had ex. hausted all their supplies of food. The case is appears to us to our of Trade eyesight test and They even ate the tops of their of particular importance, nicate and to ignoring the pri
vate test institute by the Com- High boots. Then came a moment that exactly simibur hetión seems when the whole party appeared ever to have been brought Before: Pony. This was inevitable. While doomed to death from famineer, so far as adayınar could follow is no mor in our province tha The desperate situation was disthe progres of the case, does
it was in than of the judge to com- cussed in all its aspects, and after som at any
tare the respective merits and de- of the enim many hesitations it was decidedusel engaged were able to quite merits of the Board of Trade test to consume the bodies of those of any previos action which this with that of the Company. it
cbvious from the begining that, the party who died of sickness or Yes nvold Weres strictly exhaustion. The legs and arms of magnos in slugse of this,masel
mless the authority and com- a dead Chinaman were cut off, Sir Henry Gallan das integorilenes of the Board of Frade were
Bendly decided Clack Fuptover "The 14 be geonedmond floutind-
ajuku emptingency how-
The case itself was comp vrative during the war, Mrs. Dennistoun Jy simple. Mrs Dennistoun, in the was, with the knowledge of her first place, claimed repayment, stand, virally the mistress of twith interest) of vitious sans t General Sir John Cowans, and that money, amounting in ab to £1,335 these relatio is continued right up to' -nearly half of it borrowed for the the General's death in 1921. The purpose which she said she "bad only difference between parties lent to her husband of advanced was as to whether this was, as Mrs. to pay his delis. Faddisjon, she | Dennistoun alleged and her
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PRINCIPAL IN “GENERAL X“ SUIT.
MRS. DOROTHI M, DENNISZOUNT.
Mex, Barothy Mariel Drang foun, whose pevelations, in the Lunden courts, her suit agaret her former husband, Colonel Jan bienaletoun; tow the husband of the, Bart of Cappangue's prides, shocked all Enghood
also claimed dimages for alleged breach of agreement in respect that, at the beginning of her divorce proceedings in France against the defend tnt, he request ed her not to obtain an order for alimony, and agreed with her that if she would retrain from endeave ouring to obtain alimony he would, as soon as he was in a fiancial position to do so, make proper provision
natural life.
of
husband denied, the price Colonel Dennisong's promotion in the Army, or whether it was.to gratify her own personal ambition. as her husband alleged and she denied. There was naturally much cross-swearing, and counsel on either side exhausted vocabulary in describing accomplished untruthfulness of the
his
the
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Fugids, all the British maven-haaneti
boiled, and devoured..
Finally, However, all the avail-defending dampnav" swir able humnar flesh had been consiglt tests may have been, her inadequate the B.01. fest sumed, and no further member of fact that ini sed the may be considered by (ume--the the party had died. By this time Hent of Pede testalisproved comical certificate lud to be upheld. the adventurers had almost accus.pletely the barge od fective eyes
16 may not be cut of påtry here to tomed themselves to a cannibalight. What the fort of this real that the present BO.T. diet, and apparently no longer decision will be raits to be standard texts were formulated by recoffed from the thought ofeen, for many private companies. Even, of whom at least is werB a varely-clausen comuútive of kiing one another for food. It was not in the Far Rad alone. have decided to.
cast lots as to who we belirten their own private exports of the highest order in res should die to save the rest from sight tests, and His effect of artgard to the human vision; 11 starvation. The lot fell on a man which Heggies withrat never before seriously been sig who was accompanied by two sons.ravil det the Board of Trade tested, we venture to say, shal By their entreaties the young men
legile the "outes
stanekurd texts, affecting persuaded the wanderers to wait to be liv be regnisest, wify thewands of davigating yet one more day before their rube any mad every private text lines, were inualeqant to the father was sacrificed. This delayeally and lo pl pretical pa, or tact so offer who. "was saved the life of the pre-destined victim. Before the fatal term hade lk and yet. expired a
The de-ision of the Hongkong Table of passing them satis dead hors was en is dusts regarding love poorly might be considered as ins countered, and on the flesh of this site, that by reason of visio, to have animal the party kept themselves
To this lunge, of the luidge of a ship. alive till they succeeded in reachilly differ and sec ling Tommut.
case the lure deals that although he whole question of BOT, cys the plaintiff, beving completed five sight tests and qualifications versus Imbar suthe with deb adapt, was thusg off private companies would (de fus six months have on hillende appear to condense itsel fur, it was a goodies of love all follows: The B40 das an ment as set out in the pleadings bring per take airlicial eyesight test, by passing was not made; also, that the parties ht furwank Cotine, in Wich any officer who is otherwise mutually intended that any wordske god that, as be modded is üffed to take charges of used by the defendant should had a confined, he and the brilise olen, ship in tiny part of constitute a legal and binding old toner giving autor
ths world; yet, apparently, this agreement between them. The Dis Head Php. de visiour will alleged agreement was nos part of a hectant bearing on the the arrangements for a collusive wide question of love for British divorce.
Later, at the request of plaintif People so excitimét in the Fur Pal who seem to prefer that certain ofi
set of this judgment avies shaft undergo a probably ar that the drag an that of the Board of Trade laurs of Huse or contra in
Turtle test even "lines, stringent
counsel, the Judge asked the jury to consider the damages due to Mrs. Dennistoun for breach of
contract on the part of the defen-
thes can be podenkt av a
dant, The jury retired again, and i need to be revised on their return the foreman an- nounced that they assessed the damages at £5,000.
mofatent be some of the pire's greatest experts, is not asateral advooute and KALIS factory by some private companies.
Radojkönä), "neoficina festa mom to be condoned and upheld, the whites analogy wheld present it: Why stop at the eyeright frets of the B.O.T. only?
Why "mut additional and more
private tests in avigation, sama- ship and the like? and why not. private texts, over and above" the
AVTO
and clarified. so that both can plures, and empluti will kin euette how they strach If the As to other questions submitted Kettlewell case brings about this. by the Judge, the jury found that thing obe, it will not have the plaintiff paid on behalf of then fought in vain. other side. Perhaps the main plea defendant in 1913 the sum of £616 SEAFARERS VIEWPOINT,
The Full text of the judgment an Mrs the defendant to the plaintiff in
May, 1923, was not a payment on gates the Chin Navigation Com de tors and others whose know- account of the £616. The sumsy arrived only a shore tire leage is technical ang
Tarts covered by of £336 and £136 claimed by the before we went to prs, ay's quilicutions plaintiff were loans,
Shipping and Magineering and officially issued or recognised cer- though, for that reason it is ficuties is of course quite feasible at any comprates are difficult in the very limited time at
for her during her of the defence was that the action. as a loan, and that £100 paid by the elum by Captain Kordest official oues, for engineers, ship's]
Wils
merely blackmail.
JANE Arabe,
NOT WORRIED BY SCANDAL.
| COL/ & MRS IAN O. DENNÍFTOUN „S-ATTORNEY- -*
This photograph was taken as Col. and Mrs. Dennistoun (former Lady Carnarvon) and their counsel left the law courts during the hearing of the trial.
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Replying to some questions put by the Judge in regard to the jury's | finding in the matter of the agree or disposal to make any lengthy satisfied with the adequacy of ment, the foreman said it did not comment there in oge feature the B.O.T. vision tests, but in mean that the defendant was to the judgment, which is of salient as such a case surely the more Torrect support Mis. Dennistoun if she immortant, It count too steryd quitalile procedure would be became the wife or mistress of is emphasized that, this fuchement Bolin (a wealthy Spaniard with carries an esceptical importance, whom she was alleged to be keep in that certain of its decisions cause officers to be re-exam- ing company), nor was it to be feet irrespective of whether she was m
not only British shipping to en unofficial standard and on the Chine Con, but possibly failed. In a matter so vital onnononce the wife or mistress of a rich throughout the chifre, and in this as the excsight of a navigating
Defendant's duty to assist connection the decision ring officers there can was to vary from time to time, e vesight texts of the Board of standards of efficiency, and the according to his means, but the Trade vienevis those of private, the only standard that can of jury had not considered whether companies is one that can he should be recognised is the Govern-i defendant's means were to be con- considered to seriously.
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up to that standard is indubitably qualified and efficient, respective of any real or inngiinuy inabilities. which private and unofficial Jests may or may not disclore.
The [Chif Justice of Hongkong has Lupbeld The Board of Trade eye-
sight text, and that'test teiniins the 7 one and only visional test which | 4 enn be recognised as fitting on officer for navigating duties. This fact has been mede abundantly | A- clear, and it is strongly to be hoped that there will be no further ques- tion of the Board of Trade eye- sight (or any other) test being sub- jugated to any extraneous text the staudaril of passing of which in very much ".." and which' would only be likely to bring about further conflict.
sidered apart from Lady Car-as the material results of the action standard. Any offer who comes parvon's. His Lordship said the converted, it appears to us that jury would have to consider that.
BEWILDERMENT IN COURT.
neither side can claim a complete The jury's findings seemed to cause considerable bewildermentin court. Sir Ellis Hume-Williams, K.C., for the plaintiff, asked for judgment on the loans issues, and said that the finding in regard to the agreement necessitated arguments on points of law. Mr. Norman Birkett, K C., confessed to being very confused It seemed to him that the finding on the agreement contained certain con- tradictions. His Lordship said that the defence was entitled to the verdict, and Mr. Birkett raplied that he would therefore ask for judgment, but did not wish to make any submission until he was confident of the jury's findings. As they had not found that the agreement as pleaded had been' made; he did not mind what happened, and, in any case, he asked for verdict for the
Colonel Dennistoun depied that | Dennistoun having left over her he had had any money except as
claim until defender married Lady gifts from time to time, and. with Carnarvon and had her money at defendant. His Lordship said he regard to the borrowed money, his disposal to settle out
of could not entertain applications maintained that it was paid to him Court-a view of the case which, for judgment then.“. It was obvious against certain furniture assigned. |. Mrs. Dennistoun Indignaptly that there was occasion for full
to his wife,
denied. "A
ärgument. A discussion followed
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THE JURY'S FINDINGS.
on the defendant's counter claims The case, however, was remark- The jury; who were absent for furniture. able mafely for the airong sidelkiht nearly three hours considering the Colonel Danniston abandoned in threw on the manner of life led questions put to them by Mr. the counter-cisim relating to the it those sections of society in Justice M Cardie, Found in effect furniture, and the jury were dis which the pardes moved, allega that the delegdant made an karee charged and exempted from tions of immotany being bandledment to assist to support the service for eight years. from one side to the other, and į plajutiæ from Ulme to tine provided scarcely denied. L. particular, it that he was in a position to do so, was brought out that, for yours but that the alleged verbal" ägiée"
"Arrangements, then proceeded on the questions answered by the
jury.
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