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MYSTERY OF A STATUE
Italy's Claim on Berlin Museum.
Berlin-The beautiful statue of There has been much interest- ed discussion in the Law Courtalan enthroned goddass in the Ber
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For a considerable period pro- and in legal circles over the aus-lia Mussom brought to public ceedings in the High Court of cesses at the polls of popular notice by Anatole France on his Justice bara shows that there is The sentral way back from Stockholm to Paris areal need of reform in the law King's counsel figure of congratulation has been last winter has once more given relating to women. Judges have Mr. Patrick Hastings, E.C., who grounds for warry to the museum been outspoken recently on the won upon the Labour ticket at Authorities. This time the Italian subject, but there seena to be a as Mrs. Rutherford Wallsend, "Pat" Hastings, as be and not the French Government condiok
in affectionately termed in the is interested in the return of the pointed out in a well-reasoned which we published, Courts, has added to his fame goddess to her natige placs, ad-letter
Church and State, since he took silk not a great judged by the French robasolo-between while ago, and he commards very kiss Theodore Reinach to be Lokri says the Ti" It is hard to high fore. That his sympathies in Southern Italy. Several Italian see what social or religious pur- are on the Labour side has been papera have interested themselves pose can be served by refusing to the subject here and there of aur-in the mater, and Signor Siciliani, aver a matrimonial bond be prised comment, but it is of in-of the Ministry of Beaux Art is tween an insane murderer and tereat to recall that he has had already said to have approached his wife. It is equally hard to varied career, in which nervy the German Government with understand what benefit there work of the hardest type has view to definite discussion of a can be to the community in figured, and he also went through painful problem.
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fettering woman to a man who reason of disease-undis. The history of the goddess and br the South African campaign.
The success of Mr. W. A.her presence in Berlin is still frest closed at the time of marriage- Jowitt, K.O., has brought him in people's memories. The Ger-is locapable of becoming the This is not a question of many congratulations, and the man art dealer in Paris from father of healthy children. legal world has been gratified to whom the statue was bought, be
AS to encourage a ngle the return to Westminster, fore the beginning of the war, by rendering the law of divorca for the marriage after considerable absence, ofbe German "League of Lovers 80 lax Sir John Simon, K.C., whose of Classic Art"-a private society disrespect position in the front rank of legal with no official connection with bond. There is a serious social stare "is thoroughly recognised. the museum authorities-was still issue which involves the well- be right in bat Mr. J. D. Casselis, an able junior in Paris when the war broke out, being of the nation. If Mrs. sixty counsel, has to be added to the and the statue was sequestrated Rutherford list of the victorious, and also by the French Government on the estimate that there are
lomatics confined in Our there is Mr. J. A. Hawke, KC, light of the ostensible owner. thousand men and woman lied. well-known on the common law When inquiries elicited the tact to
it is side. Mr. Greaves-Lord, another that the rightful owner was an asylums and innumerable thon-
Italian artdealer of the name of Bands of silent sufferers
comprehend how well-known KC., had an
Virzi, in Naples, the statue was difficult to
can bo any public- victory at Norword.
allowed to pass out of the country, there
opposition These represent only a few of and, Italy not having yet entered spirited "the leading cases" of popular the war was smuggled by Virzi alteration of the law. Women barristers who go to the new into Germany over a neutral fron-have been given rightly a part in Parliament, but reference should tier. The actual purchase was the governance of the country. not be omitted to the case of the not made ut til after the goddess They have been recognized, after
Attorney-General, Mr. had been set up in Berlin, but long struggle, Douglas MacGarel Hogg, K.C., French protests at the time were who confirms his appointment as of no avail. the chief law officer of the Crown under the new Administration by passing in onopposed for the! At the present moment the Marylebone Division. Mr. Hogg, voices raised in Italy for the by the way, made his first ap return of the statue are based
But there is another side to the pearacce as attorney-General be-on the assumption that it was fore Mr. Justice Roche in the found in Italy, and as a work of question--s side on which Judges ✰ King's Bench Division in a Peti-art and pational possession bare often commented. The action tion of Right brought by a firm of ought not to have been taken out for breach of promiseofmarriage is North Country shipowners, which of that country in the first place. constant source of criticism. was decided by his Lordship The art dealer, Virzi, managed to It cannot be said that it could be in favour of the suppliants and fight, with success the case in in the public interest that a against the Crowe.-Er.
which be was accused of having couple should be married when Infringed national rights in ex-one of them has lost all lore for porting it, and it is a fact that to the other. There are cases, co this day the cognoscenti are not doubt, in which the woman auf- CITY TRAFFIC PROBLEMS-greed as to the original home offers by loss of the opportunity of the goddess. Only a short while making another match, or by ex- Ago the directors f the Berlin penditure in contemplation of Air Travel and Town Planning. Museum issued an official exposi. matrimony, but, as Mr. Justice tion of the whole affair. The McCardio said in a recent case Mr. H. V. Lanchester, in bis German authorities seem bonestly such actions raise a serious social A contract to marry presidential address to the Town convinced that Greece might as question. Planning Institute last month, easily be the country of origin as cannot, or ought not to, be com spoke of the changed conditions Italy, both from the workmanship pared with a purely commercial with which they had had to deal and the material used. They are agreement. As the Judge said, during the last few years. In the still ignorant whether the majestic it is different from a bargain early days of town planning it seated figure represents & Deme-made in the counting-house, and action based" upon what roassive an was seldom posible to proceed ter or is merely the except by control of private en-ornament of a tomb to be dated amounts to "a life-long contract" terprise. The public schemes of about the fifth century before is in many ways "s degrading one for the woman, because she the last few years had in one Christ.
The original deal is shrouded in was asking a jury to assess the respect been of immeasurable vaine, for they had raised the mystery. Owing to the lack of commercial value of the mad general standard of design. evidence it seerus unlikely that whose affection she had lost."
We do not quarzel with the Finality bad not yet been! Italy can prove her claim. The
dealers silence is arousing great verdict in the action which led to reached. He bad always felt a keen interest in the maintenance interest in German art circles; there remarks by Mr. Justice
this McCardie. We must agree, bow- of the characteristics sad tradi tional aspects of our great cities, point seems inviolable, and the over, with the dilemma which
if
03 international secrecy
authorities in museums
and was put in the summing-up. bot the time was approaching
new Either a defendant has to marry when they would need to undergo galleries to welcome a
treasure are not expected to put woman whom he has ceased to very definite reorganization
indiscreet questions. In the pres- care for, or be bas to face the they were to maintain their
Of recent
years tha efficiency, both from the indusent case it would appear that Ger-ordeal of an action in the High!
roany actually does not know the Court. trial and social aspects.
trath, and at the same time would Divorce Court has been overbur One obvious question to be con prefer not to have the question dened with work. Its task would sidered was the extent to which cleared up. The enforced return be greater were men and women flight would develop, and suitable of the Van Eyck panels to Belgium to marry without affection merely landings would be necessary. The under the terms of the Pesce to avoid legal proceedings. As improvement of existing transit Treaty becomes apparent every Mr. Justice McCardie said, one and transport would also have to time one enters the Art Gallery, must picture "the married life be considered. Roads, tramways, with the accusing blank spaces on which would follow when the and railways were often competi- the walls, and the fame attained woman had been led to the altar tors, and were constantly fighting by the goddess praised by Anatole by a man under the threat of an an uneconomic battle where cors-France seems to have slightly action for breach of promise of bination would result in an im- compensated for that irreparable marriage." proved system. In London tran- toas.
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