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JAPAN'S "EMPIRE Said The Duke Was Angry
With Author
DAY"
February 11 To Be Proclaimed
Tokyo, Feb. 7.
The terms of the amnesty to be pioclaimed on February 11 as "Em- pire Day" have been decided. by the Cabinet at an emergency meet- ing held on February 5.
Before the measure is announ- ced, it will have to secure Imperial | approval.
As the prelude to the celebration. of the fiftieth anniversary of the promulgation of the constitution on Japan's "Empire Day" (Febru ary. 11, bronze statues of the three great Japanese statesmen of the Melj Period will be unveiled In the Diet building on February 10.
The unveiling ceremony, which is to be held at 9 am. In the Cen- trai hall of the building. will honour Prince Hirobumi Ito, Mar- quis Shigenobu Ohkuma and Count Talsuke Itagaki.
On behalf of bath chambers in the Diet, Mr. Yukio Ozaki will pre- sent branches of a sacred tree in honour" of the memory of the famous statesmen. Mr. Ozaki ig the only person, among the 800 members of both houses, who en- joys the distinction of having been acquainted with all three men (Reuter).
AGE CONDEMNS AGGRESSION
A Settlement Was announced in the King's Bench Division on Jan 20 of a, libel action arising out of a paragraph in "The Lea- der" in connection with a book which Mr. Compton Mackenzie had proposed to write about the Duke of Windsor. states
Evening Standard"
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"Two or three months passed and Mr. Mackenzie had commen- ced work оп the book when there unhappily appeared in Sunday organ of the Press highly-coloured and sensational article purporting to deal with the matter.
"The Duke thereupon. did that which he was entitled to do. He changed his mind.
Mr. Compton Mackenzie was the plaintiff, and it was stated that the defendants, Associated Periodicals, Ltd.; and Newnes and
SOLICITORS' STATEMENT "fle, no doubt, took the view Pearson Printing Company. Ltd., that. having regard to that publishers and printers tively of "The Leader," had apoiog- he should give consent or official respec- į publiefty. It was undesirable that
approval to the work.
Ised and agreed to pay Mr. Mackenzie a substantial sum as compensation, and his costs,
Mr. Justice Charles allowed the record in the case to be withdrawn an these terms.
Mr. Gerald Gardiner (for Mr. Mackenzie) sald that the par- agraph complained of was publis- the heading. "The Duke of Wind- hed on December 11 last, under
sor Angry Unauthorised Life Not Wanted."
termed a project to write a book "In July last Mr Mackenzie
about the Duke of Windsor." con- tinued Mr. Gardiner
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INDIGNANT
"He was highly indignant at certain rumours that were current, and took the view that the ab dication had given rise to certain Constitutional questions which had not received adequate con- sideration.
"He held the view-and still holds the vlew-that the Duke Kwelyang. Feb. 7.
and Duchess of Windsor had re- Kwelyang held a unique meeting
ceived from this country-and against foreign aggression when particularly from certain elements over 1,000 grizzly bearded old men the consideration which thes gathered at the local Party Head-deserved." quarters to denounce the Japanese military invasion of China at one o'clock yesterday afternoon.
"He accordingly placed himself in communication with the Duke in order to ascertain whether The city's grandfathers, mostly such work would meet with his septuagenarians and octogenar- Royal Highness's consent and ap- lans, formed a most impressive proval. gathering. Displaying their philip- pic eloquence, many of them de- Hvered lengthy addresses con-
demning Japanese imperialism.
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"The Duke's reply was that he would gladly welcome anything which Mr. Mackenzie might feel
inclined to write.
A resolution was passed to cable |=== the International Anti-Aggression men: was sent admonishing the Association asking their help to youths of Kweiyang to enlist in China, while 8 circular letter. the Chinese Army for the defence signed by every one of the old of their country (Central Newa).
**H solicitors caused to be published a statement to the effect that. In view of what had ap- peared in the Press, it seemed desirable to state that the Duke did not intend to give approval or authortly for the writing of any blography, or to give any in-
work." formation for the, writing of such
Mr. Gardiner said that "The Leader thereupon published the
to the effect that the Duke was paragraph in question, which was
very annoyed with Mr. Mackenzie. It implied that Mr. "Mackenzie
Was
falsely pretending that he was writing the work with the consent and approval of the Duke, and had made that false state- ment for the purpose of "puting" the sales of the book.
That was an imputation which Mr. Mackenzie had to challenge and the present action was begun. It was only right to say that, as soon as the defendants found there was no warranty for any such imputation. they published further agreed to pay Mr. Ma- an apology in "The Leader" and
ckenzie's costs and 'a äubstantial sum by way of damages.
Mr. Mackenzie had agreed to accept those terms of settlement, 4t having been established that there was no such warranty for the allegation complained of.
fendants) said that they welcomed Mr. Cyril Hardy (for the de- the opportunity of retracting the imputation made against Mr Mackenzie.
Mr. Justice Charles agreed to the record in the action being withdrawn on the terms endorsed on counsel's briefs.
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