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WOMAN'S $250 CLAIM AGAINST NEWSPAPER.
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There is nothing like English fruit, remarked the Duke of York
BRINGING COSTS DOWN, SEQUEL TO ARTICLE.
as he stood in the Empire Market-
The third annual Convention of In the Court of Session, Edin- ing Board section of the Big Adver burgh, last month, Lord Moncriefftising Exhibition at Olympia last the Advertising Association open- approved an issue for the trial by month. They gave me fruit abroad, ed at Olympia, London, in mail jury of an action in which Mrs. and it tasted like nothing on earth. week.
Mr. C. A. M'Curdy. the Mary Martin or Farr residing Strawberries, for instance, tasted president, who presided, said that at Myrtle Cottage, 21. Cherryhill-like cotton wool."
during the Convention they hoped The Duke expressed keer admire to explore some of the problems view, Larkhall, sues The Hamilton Advertiser, Limited, 5 to 9 Camp-tion of the beautiful Colour of the affecting British trude to find out bell Street, Hamilton, for £250 as butter from Northern Ireland, and if they could where mistakes wers damages in respect of alleged at the New Zealand section be studi- made and to see what improve
ed a pleture paper showing fishingments could be made.
Whatever problems the Empire The pursuer states chat in the scence in that country.
I had some splendid times fishing had to solve were by no. means issue of The Hamilton Advertiser" of Saturday, January 15, 1927.in New Zealand, he said, and it insoluble." We were not witness there appeared under the general contributed greatly to the enjoying the decay of British industry. Neither had. British industry hending District Intelligence," ment of my stay there.
The Duke was, received on his ar- and under the sub-heading devot ed to Larkhall an article entitled, rival at the exhibition by Mr. L. S. reached the saturation point and Amery, Dominion Secretary: Mr. he predicted that the future would "The Reward of Kindness: A
M'Curdy, President of the Adversee a great increase in wages and Tale of the Blessings of Giving."
The artiele narrated that on a tising Association; and Sir Law. Profits which would make the pre- certain evening in a public-house, rénce Weaver, chairman of the Ex-sent figures look insignificant called "The Sodger Man," a num ber of persons were gathered, und that one of them, the owner of a dog called, "Gipsy Iad," issued a wager to the effect that his dog was the best dog in the town, and inviting anyone who thought otherwise to put his money down. In time to hear this challenge, the article proceeded, "in stepped wet dumpy Billie Faur," who proceed ed to praise up his own dog, "Poosie, Nancy," with the result that a race between the two dogs was immediately arranged.
Each dog owner straightway de- posited £2, 10s, with a stakeholder. The article narrated that the con- census of opinion amongst the that Billie Faur company was must, he demented to venture to appose his dog to. "Gipsy Lad." The article then proceeded to de- scribe the race which was expectedly won by Billie Paur's dog.
her name is
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hibition Committee.
His Royal Highness immediately get out on a tour of the numerous stalls and exhibits.
The Duke spent some considerable time inspecting the large exhibit staged by the Empire Marketing
Board:
On leaving the exhibition His His Royal Highness expressed his thanks and said he was deeply interested in everything he had seen. Certainly, it was one of the mest wonderful exhibitions it had ever been his pleasure to visit.
HUSBAND AS STOWAWAY.
FROM NEW YORK IN HIS
WIFE'S CABIN. ·
indeed.
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 17, 1927.
ARTIST'S VOW OF SUICIDE.
TRIAL FOR KILLING A WOMAN.
Paris, July 14. Extraordinary evidence was given in the Paris Assize Court during the trial of. M. Marcel a well-known portrait Hunns, painter, charged with the murder of Mme. Jeanne Garilbe, M. Huaux had a big self-inflicted sear across his face.
He said that Mme. Garilbe told him that she was unhappy in her She had married married life. when she was only 16 and had
never really loved her husband.
"We went away together," the artist said, "and shortly after I was attacked in the street by two Ever afterwards I men. about, at Jeanne's request armed with two pistols and a knife.
went
"Let Us End It!” "Last September she left me, but she returned looking very frighten- she said. Then she said Dear one, ed. "My husband is fellowing me let us end it all; it would be so much simpler Kill me
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Mr. Amery, Secretary for the Dominiona declaring the Conven-
"I kissed her. Then I shot her tion open, said it was destined to be memorable not only in the pro-and she fell to the ground crying Kress of the great modern art of Marcel! Oh, Marcel! I thought advertising, and in the public re-she was "dead and and took my 12 One that mounts. cogition accorded to it, but also in second revolver to try to commit 15 Small lake. its effect on the whole, develop suicide, but I only deprived myself viscous.
When my sentence 17 Story. ment of Empire trade. He was of my left eye. glad to welcome delegates not oni, is served I will fulfil my vow over 18 Foliole.
I must die!" from the British Isles and other Jeanne's grave. parts of the Empire, but also from many foreign countries.
Although we were naturally in tensely interested in pushing for ward the development of our own Empire, we were not of a jealous and exclusive disposition. We believed in developing and cul- tivating our own carden, he said, but we believed that in so doing we are contributing to the general welfare of the world.
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An Essential Element. London, July 14.
The field of their discussion After hearing the story gesterwould be a remarkably wide one. "Trickery and Guile."
day of a stowaway in the Cunard Heimagined the main object of The pursuer further avers that liner Francenia, in which his wife the Convention would be to help way the pronounced locally and son travelled as third-class and improve in every "Faur" and that the description passengers from New York to efficiency and pregress of the art of Billie Faur represented bur
Liverpool, the Liverpool stipendiof advertising which was such an husband. She says the articleary remarked, "In all my experi- essential element in modern in- falsely and caluminiously repre
ence I do not remember such a dustry, capable of contributing in
our no small measure to
soci :1 sented her as a woman whe with
case as this."
needs.
Especially in the sphere in modern conditions of in dustry advertising was essential to promote efficiency, cheapness, and production.
the 5bject of procuring the vic- The stowaway. Thomas I, a tory of the dog in which she was British subject living in Canada, financially interested, took displeaded guilty to the charge of hencurahle, dishonest, and decelt-
fe in such
stowing away.
ful steps to ensure by Lamper According to the police, I ing with it, that the other of the secreted himself in his wife's two dogs should condition that it could not win,cabin and mingled freely with the and thus, by trickery, guile and passengers, but was found when cheating, ensuring the victoryenming ashore at Liverpool.
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20 Pertaining to Aaron. It was stated that the painter 22 In a visionary manner. Inter tried to commit suicide by 23 Guide. hanging in his prison cell.
.26 Fat.
19 Italian coins.
21 Hindu cultivator of the" soil.
24 Money box.
Famous school,
Wither.
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Fool covering.
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34 Otherwise,
31 Flower,
32 Feebly.
35 Worn in ancient wars.
37 Melt again,
33 Spikes of corn.
41 Drug from plant roots.
33 Wooden frame used by painters. 10 Small principality in France. 36 Perennial plant, 31 Unhesitating dash. 39 Estate in land.
M. Garilbe, the woman's hus- 20 Female relative. band, told the court that he refused 32 Stocked. to believe his wife had entered into a suicide pact.. "I do not know why my wife left me first," he said. "She came back after a time, and 12 Similar.
She was holding asked to see me.
a tiny pair of white shoes for our baby and she pleaded for forgive-
ness.
45 Examined with stendy
severance.
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Mohammedan chief.
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Act of cating away. Black woman). Public vehicle. Hawk. Every
"When she spoke of her lover she said, I am frightened of him. She lived with nie for eight days. 51 Then she went away again and he 52 killed her."
53 Produced from borax. He left 54 Sparkle. Huaux was acquitted.
55 Present time. the court and went quiety to the home of a relative.
IN "DEFENCE OF HER CHILDREN.”
MAJOR'S WIDOW ACQUITTED
OF SERIOUS CHARGE. London, July 26:-The trial by the High Court of Mrs. Lud- gate, widow of the late officer of vice, was concluded to-day.. the Indian Army Veterinary Ser-
There was a great outery on the that the part of the producer price he received for his goods Hill said his mother was seri-was very small compared with the of the dog in which she was finanously ill in Manchester and he price the consumer paid, due to eially interested.
wanted to see her, but had not the excessive greed of the middle
Mrs. Ludgate was originally ar The defenders deny having enough money for all their fares man. He believed in one alandered the pursuer. They ex- le ate from the company's that was a mistaken accusation be- plain that the article is a bumer-tables on one or two days only cause there was no doubt that the rested on a charge of murder,. oes sketch, the terms of which at other times he ate bits thi cost of distribution amounted to but the charge was reduced, and 50 per cent. paid for the article, she was charged with having dis- showed that
entirely were left over, it was fiellious. They depy that any "You must have given yourself Therefore in the field of distribucharged a pistal loaded with a part of the article was of or on- to a most elaborate fraud all the tion there was plenty of room for bail cartridge at her husband and To this acensed pleaded not cerning the pursuer. It was be-way," said the stipendiary in re-advertising in order to promote killed him lieved and averred that the pur-manding Hill for one day for more efficient methods.
Advertising helped to bring guilty, or alternatively, that any act that she had committed was in suer's husband had never at anyquires..
down the cost to the consunier. time taken part in dog racing.
The old adage that good wine defence of her children and her- Lord Mencrieff said that if the article fell to be taken seriously, Billie Faur." It was averred by needed no bush no longer heid self
The chief witness, Rosamun that was to say, if it might rea- the pusher that William Farr (her good under modern conditions
a prominent and where so many different articles Ludgate, a 19-year-old daughter, testified to her father's drunken- sonably have been, read by a husband) was casual Fender unacquainted with well-known citizen of Larkha!), | Gore produced on a large scale.
Advertising was also an in-ness and violence. the facts as referring under what-and the phrase under which Billle ever circumstances of caricature | Fair was described was with telligence service, for by advertis- Witness said that, on the night to be a ing we were able to buy good soap of the tragedy her father assault. to an actual event, he did not some candour admitted
improve the complexioned her, whereupon her mother doubt that it contained defamatory pen picture of the local resident,
laughter)-coth brushes, and so came to her assistance. ilis Lordship did not think argued for the matter. It was
Mrs. Ludgate was acquitted an] the ar- defenders, however, that
was for the Lord Ordinary, upori
Moreover, our whole political discharged. ticle contained in its form and the state of the averments, to de- presentment sufficient advertise cite as a question of law whether life depended upon advertising. ment to all who should read it, or not a casual reader would un-Modern democracy depended on
A German salt celler of silver- that it referred only to an infailingly realise that only a jest a cheap and abundant press, and aginery and not to un'actual event was intended. A jest might be that was only possible because gilt and enamel, 9in. high, and at Nuremberg in 1577, It was clear that argument made, the medium, and might even the Press was a great advertis- inade
the dis-realised £3,260 at Messers. Chris- to that effect was open, and would be made the cowardly medium, ofing medium as well as
tic's on the second day of the sale require to be carefully consider the launching of an insidious and tributor of public knowledge.
Finally, advertising was cap-of old Italian furniture, objects ed by the appropriate tribunal.
venomous attack. In the case of á newspaper which published by ible of rendering great imperial of art, majolica and porcelain, we belonging to the late Sir George way of jest a statement of this service. In this connexion order. he was of opinion that par- were not advertising articles-he Holford, much of it removed from ties who claimed to have suffered was referring to the Empire Mar-Dorchester House, Park-lane, W.
keting Board-so much as an idea The total realised on in reputation as a consequence the publication, were entitled to beeatise we were contributing in-day's sale was £63,290. A set of have their claim investigated upe directly to the great development three Louis XV. vases, 19%in. an examination of the facts, and of our national industries at home and 14in. high, obtained ought not to be deprived of their and abroad, providing better em 045; while four panels. of Gobe- right of action by any straining ployment and bringing about the lias tapestry (18th century), da- the law in favour of dangerous greater unity and prosperity of picting Old Testament subjects,
the Empire.
went for £2,730. and very doubtful humorists.
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"The Villain of the Piece." The article was presented in a smaller type than was used for the presentation of items of local news; the article would probably be described by the writer as being written in verse; and in contrast to the undisputed items of news, the article was signed by the writer by initials,
it referred by name, as to the villain of the piece, to "wee dumpy
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