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LORD HARRINGTON
A Hunting Field Fatality
The Earl of Harrington was kill. ed while hunting with his
Own pack of kounda at Holbrook, Derby-
shire.
LAND OF PIGMIES Explorers Film Making Expedition
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson, the American explorers, whose
THE CHINA MAIL.
HUNTSMAN'S CREDO SUED FOR "BREACH"
"I Believe In The Unknown God"
"I Shall Never Marry You"
LARGEST 'PLANE
"First Goods Train Of The Air"
Mr. Henry Alfred Wadworth, of new Breinton Court, Hereford, & mem- film "Across the World" will be re-ber of the North Hereford and leased early next year, are about South Hereford Hounda, who met to set out again on a new adventure with a fatal accident on August 25 At the top of a hill his horse hadto Africa, to make film and sound last, aged 77 years, left a remark jumped a wall and was then faced records of wild animal life, and to able expression of belief on the Re- atudy closely a wonderful race of aurrection of the Dead in his will, by a gate. The horse slipped, Lord pigmies in the hitherto unexplored which was proved in mall week. Harrington was thrown, and the forest of Iturs. They arrived in This ran:- horse rolled on him. He received England in the "Leviathan" head injuries from which he died Their equipment includes a new natural colour process of photo- within half-an-hour.
graphy which will be "tried out" for the first time and from which good results are anticipated.
Mrs. Wheeler, in whose house, Natherlea, Holbrook, Lord Haṛring ton died, described the accident.
Mr. Johnson, in an interview, said that the pigmles were the most remarkable race he had ever seen.
"We don't know how numerous they are," he said. "We had only a short experience of them before, and we think it worth while living among them for an extended period.
"The hunt," she said, "atarted from outside our house. They quickly started a fox, and were cir- cling round in its wake. The ac- cident happened at a corner of Hol brook Hall Park, three-quarters of an hour after the hunt had started. "The trail led up a steep hill, and
The Itura Forest, for some, -8 when just at the top and about to yet, undiscovered reason, appears take a high jump, Lord Harring-to be the home not only of there ton's horse slipped. It failed to small
but people
of pigmy clear the jump, and threw Lord elephants, and other wild animals Harrington heavily on to the other in miniature. One of our aims will side, and then fell partly on top of be to discover why this area should him, injuring his head. It was all contain so many examples of life la over in a second.
miniature.
"With Lord Harrington were Lady Harrington, his sister-in-law (Mrs. Seaton), and Major Phillips, "Members of the hunt picked up Lord Harrington and brought him here. He was semi-conscious, but recognised Lady Harrington, who was with him at the end."
The body was later removed to Elvaston Castle.
The Earl of Harrington was born on October 9, 1887, and succeeded
"We shall also try to photograph the Okapi, an animal which, at first sight, looks like a cross between a giraffe and a zebra, although it la totally different from both."
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been travelling and photographing wild life for twenty years, since their honeymoon, and Mrs. Johnson is a good shot. Their home is in Nairobi.
to the earldom only twelve months
A German experimentalist, aaye ago on the death of his father. HeRouter, has reduced to figures the was the tenth holder of the title, very indefinite period of time known His son, Viscount Petersham, is seven years of age.
as "the twinkling of an eya." This he determined by means of a photo- graphic record, and the period is two-fifths of a second.
a distinguished soldier and states.
Lord Harrington served in the 15th Hussars, and at the time of hia death was Captain and Brevet- Major of the Reserve of Officers, He married, in 1919, the second man during the reigns of the first daughter of Major H. H. D. Seaton, two sovereigns of the House of of Bulford, Salisbury. There were Brunswick.. two children, but the first, Charles, fived only four days.
The family name is Stanhope. the first Earl of Harrington, was
The family sents are Elvaston Castle, Derby; Gawsworth Hall, Macclesfield; and Breadsall Lodge, Derby.
At death my body shall be placed in the cheapest decent re. captacle and taken in my own trailer and car to the most con.
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CHANGED MIND TWICE
Before Mr. Justice Talbot and a common jury, in the King's Bench Division. Mrs. Dora Mabel Evelyn Miller, of Clarendon Buildings, Balderton Street, London, brought marriage against Dr. John Martin, an action for breach of promise of
of Loring Road. Whetstone, Middle-
30X.
Sergeant Sullivan, K.C., for the
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1929,
THE NAVAL BASE SUNDAY THEATRES Sir Ian Hamilton's Moral Competition Of Pictures
From Carthage
In New York
A movement la afoot Is New York in favour of opening the theatres for Sunday night perform- arces. Fifty-three producers and
matter with the Actors' Equity As- twelve playwrights discussed the sociation.
Berlin-At Dessau the "drat Sir Ian Hamilton, who spoke at gooda train of the air," which is the a gathering in London, of the Royal new land plane, G32, made her first pore base might be all right, but best description of Germany's great Naval Division, said that the Singa trial flight from the Junkers works. it would not be so long as we There was genuine enthusiasm for handled it as if it was a purely an achievement which challenges Naval question. It was not. From
though in a totally different field. that of Dornier's flying boat, the defence point of view the pro-
The former declared themselves blem was just as much one for the unanimously in favour of the pro- G32, the world's biggest aero-
Army as for the Air service.
posal, which they said would result plane, is constructed on an entirely visited Singapore," said Sir Ian; might even make all the difference "Two Inspectors-General have in greatly increased business, and new plan. The motors, of which the late Lord French and myself. between the success and failure of Naturally we had to consider, some plays. They added that If the amongst other things, the compara Equity Association opposed the move tive proximity of Formosa and they would endeavour to get legisla
plaintiff, said that in March, 1927, there are four, two of 800 horse- a breach of promise action was power and two of 400, horse-power, venient crematorium and cremat brought by Mrs. Miller, but that was are built into the wings. They are ed-my gardener William Gittos compromised, the defondant agree-visible to the two pilots the whole and my chauffeur will accompanying as one of the terma of settlement time, this making for an increase of South China. As conditions have tien passed to prevent picture my body and no one else, taking that he would marry Mrs. Miller safety. The Junkera firm, who de- completely changed since the War palaces and muste halls opening on
a small hox (deal of about 12 inches each way) to bring back the ashes, which are to be broken up and scattered in my wood at Breinton Court, as were my daughter Alice's ashes in 1901.
I believe (and some of the lead. ing scientific men of the day as sure me that I believe rightly) that at my death the organic con- stituents of my bady will be quickly converted into carbonic acid and ammonia, and that these gases will by the law of diffusion be at once distributed over the whole world, and will help to build other plants, and in their turn animals, so that in the future every plant and animal in the world will contain an infinite-I simal portion of my body.
The Inorganic parts of my body, the phosphates of lime, etc., will also be dissolved, and by the agency of rains, rivers, and ocean currents will also be distributed. but more slowly. The energy left in my body at death, degraded to heat, will quickly leave it and form part of the energy of the universe. This I believe to be true Resurrection of the Dead and the Life Everlasting.
within nine months of the order of the Court, which was dated Decem- ber 2, 1927.
In June, 1928, Dr. Martin wrote an absolute refusal,
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Marriage is Impossible "Marriage between us is impor "I would sible," the lotter stated.
I shall re- sweep the streets first. main a bachelor always, for you have taught me horrible lesson. I never want to see you again. It would mean a horrible scene, and only unpleasantness would result."
There was a postscript said Sergt. Sullivan, which read:" mean all this.
Be a woman; act like woman; write to me like a woman. shall forgive perhaps, but, marry you-never, never, never."
Mrs. Miller, in evidence, stated that she had been introduced to many people as Dr. Martin'e wife, and it was a matter of the greatest importance to her that after her re- lutions with him she should become his wife.
"Unthinkable Things" Dr. Martin, in the witness-bux, was asked about his feelings at the time of the first case. He loved Mrs. Miller profoundly, but
I believe in God, but, like the told her that he wanted still a spell GOD of St. Paul's Grocks, it is of completo quietuda before their an unknown GOD, as in our pre-marriage. "She was saying the moat sent state of development we are unthinkable things,” he added, "and incapable of understanding Him, I said I did not want divorce after- His Origin, and some of His laws, wards. I thought I would give her Mr. Wadworth's estate is proved a chance. at £37,724, with net personalty £34,543. His bequests include £100 to Devizes Hospital. -
He alleged that she was absurdiy Jealous. Last November he told her that marriage was impossible
sire to construct one day an entirely tailless plane, have gone a good step towards it already.
Sunday.
SERVED NOVELIST
harm in saying now that we both there can be neither danger nor considered the formation of a very conalderable mobile local defence A little imagination foresees a force necessary for the protection flying house constructed on a similar of a vast a sum of money as it plan. At present the Junkers firm,
was proposed to expend in making deeming it necessary to prove the Singapore into commercial value of the plane, have this naturally to be in addition to
a fortified baseDickens's Parlourmaid refrained from providing elaborate
At Gads Hill full fortress garrison of British passenger cabins, although the G32 troops. What Lord French bad in has room for thirty-four people. his mind I cannot say. In my own Instead, it has space to carry three mind the thoughts of Carthage tons of freight. This can he trans-stretching out to create a fortified ported 2,500 miles, or from Berlin base in Steily, and Russia atretob- to Khartum, at a speed of over 125 ing out to make a fortified base at miles per hour.
Port Arthur, were very present.”
Owing to a new type of air brakes and a new arrangement of the wheels with special axla con- struction, landing and taking off are
rendered smooth, with a minimum of jerks. Technicians' express ad- miration for this new link in the chain of air traffic development.
NURSES & DOCTORS
Sir Humphrey Rolleston
Draws The Line
Sir Humphrey Rulleston, one of the King's physicians, who present. withed prizes to nurses, at the Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, spoke of the risk that the scientific education of probationary nurse might be over burdened with details which proper. ly belonged to the medical student, who did practical work in the Jaboratories and the dissecting room, which she did not.
A horse-driven van laden wood wool caught fire in Trafalgar square. The driver jumped down from his box and released the horses. An alarm was given and four or five fire engines dashed to the scene.
The fire was soon ex- tinguished.
and asked her for a letter washing things out. Mrs. Miller, he alleged, threatened to ruin him.
Counsel then addressed the jury. A verdict was returned for plain- tiff with damages at £250.
There was, perhaps, a danger that a nurse might become a hybrid between a doctor and a nurse, and thus fall to carry out the high Ideale of her calling. A qualified medical woman, or doctress, might make a good nurse, but the converse was not desirable nor practicable.
The death has occurred at- Burnt House, Higham, near Rochester, of Mrs. Elizabeth Eastdown, aged eighty-two, who
at one time was employed as a servant in the household of Charles Dickens at Gads Hill, Mrs. Eastdown was parlourmaid to Dickens for three years, and she left his employ at the age of twenty-three,, on the day preced ing the onset of his fatal illness. One of her most valued posses- alons was a tea service given to her as a wedding present by Dickens. She had a great con- tempt for modern writers who strove to belittle her hero. With other servants she was sakall legacy in Dickens's will.
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