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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 1938.
DEFENDERS OF TOOK GIRL TO
THE DUKE
New Society
London
MACAO:
SURNAME AND MARRIAGE
Defence of the Duke of Windsor [against slanderous attacks, and ful- ler recognition of his past services will be the theme at meetings and social functions to be held shortly A lenient view was taken by Mr. throughout Britain by a movement R. A. D. Forrest at the Central styled the Octavians. Its members | Magistracy this morning in the will wear blue, white gold bad-case in which Mak Chik-yung plead- ges, with the initials "EW.”
ed guilty to harbouring a girl Mak
The Octavians' founder explained: King-fook, aged 17.2 "Our purpose is to combat ungener- ous treatment of the Duke of Wind- sor. We wish to create E friendly atmosphere for him when he re- turns home, and he should return whenever he desires:"
A smaller. Windsor society, the "Henchmen of Honour" are planning a deputation to the Duke, to make certain proposals.
the girl had had some trouble at Sub-Inspector Darkin said that
home and had told her aunt, who was living on in the same floor as the defendant, that she intended leaving home. The aunt, though she later denied it, arranged for defendant to take the girl away and the couple went to Macau where they liped topether in of hotel.
They were brought down by the Hong Kong that she was missing. Police when a report was made in
The
Film Screened In Hotel Bar Sitting in the lounge bar of the Coach and Horses Hotel, Hounslow, 150 men and women saw for the
defendant and the girl were first time in Britain a film based on both sent to the Secretary for the life of the Duke of Windsor, Chinese Affairs, where it ap entitled "The Life of Edward, ex-peared that most of the trouble was King of England, who gave up the with the girl's parents. He said World's Greatest Throne for the he was willing to marry the girl, Love of an American Woman.” but could not as they were of the
same surname.
The film showed scenes from the Duke's youth, including the trium-, phant American tour, and concluded with his abdication speech. During the showing barmen walked about among the audience with "trays of drinks. The dart boards, pin tables and other bars were deserted.
"
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs had instructed Sub Inspector Darkin to ask that a lenient view be taken of the case.
When told that the custom for- bidding intermarriage between families of the same surname was now dying out, defendant still said he could not marry the birl. He was bound over for one year on a bond. of $100.
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Report Of An American: Visit The "Daily Mail" publishes a re- port that the Duke of Windsor will visit the United States, probably in the spring. The Duke's recent pro- jected visit to America to study working and housing conditions was postponed indefinitely owing to an outburst of criticism in the United States of his association with Mr." Charles Bedaux, an American in- dustrialist, and the Nazi leaders on
London, To-day, his previous visit to Germany.
Greater economic activity last According to the "Daily Mail," it velling public is reflected in the in- year and the prosperity of the tra- is expected that the Duke will make a broadcast speech in the United receipts of the Southern Railway crease of £1,312,769 in the gross States and it is understood arrange in 1937 compared with 1936. ments will be made by the British dividend of one and half per cent. Broadcasting Corporation for a reis being paid on the deferred stock: lay to Britain. A relay to the Do- as against one half. per cent. Victoria minion, it says, also is planned.
year ago.—British Wireless.
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