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WANTS TO BE "POOR MEN'S RULER"
Virginia Shouts At Laurel
New York.
Stan Laurel, perplexed-looking half of the Laurel and Hardy Alm comedy team, kissed his new wife, Russian singer Illiana, good morning. rushed to his car, and drove to Holly- wood studios.
His honeymoon, disturbed by the pursuit of the toriner Mrs. (Virginia) Laurel during the week-end, was -over, but the trouble continued.
Virginia burst into town yelling at Laurel and at linnu, and culled for lawyers on all sides.
Laurel continued his policy of Alght.
Te nvold a stormy scene he con- cealed his new wife in a baggage car when he drove to his home late last night.
All to-day fillana remained in- Vir- doors. Laurel refused to see ginia or her representatives on the set, said. "My marriage Is O.K.; we will have a new honeymoon later."
Billion
GIRL'S MOVE WINS CHESS GAME AFTER TWENTY-TWO YEARS
·
A girl travelled from Hull to London recently to com- plete a game of chess which began by post 22 years ago. ·
She made one more, won in a winning position, his the game, then left on her letters suddenly censed. réturn journey to Hull,
Lieut.-Commander Rogers wondered why- until ho The girl was Miss Elleen learned that his opponent had McNamee, a post-office tele- died in action. phonist.
The lieutenant-commander The original rivals were left the chess board un- her father, Lieut. McNamee, touched, with the pieces R.N., and Lieut.-Commander pegged. James G. Rogers, of Chiswick. At that time Lieutenant They were in different McNamee's only child was a ships during the war, but the baby in arms. game went on,
Letters containing moves were posted regularly.
It was that baby, now 23 years old, who recently travél. led 400-odd miles to win the
Then, with Lieut. McNamee game-in ons move.
Candle-Power Officer And
Beam From
Arc
Stanford University, Cal, Jan. 30.
A mercury are light, no larger than
a kitchen match, but which, with a
30-inch reflector, con produce a beam
Wife Fight
Hotel Thief
Pretender To French Throne Gives Interview
By STEPHEN HOUSE
Brussels.
The Comte de Paris, Pretender to the French throne, told me as we sat in his Brussels home recently that the first thing he would do if he became King would be to put France on a co-operative basis and encourage social reforms.
"My father (the Duce de Guise) and I are not opposed to Socialism," he said. "We have looked with great favour on several of the reforms which the Popular Front Government has carried out.
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"That most of them have turned out to be of little use is not the fault of the Government, but of present- day conditions in France.
"Our country lvás no leader, no focal point. It needs a King just like you English have. A King would give France the rallying point it needs,
"If I were King of France I would try to be a second Louis IX (the
THE CASE AGAINST Good King). But would use more
ALBERTA
Ottawa. The hearing before the Canadian Supreme Court on the power of the Dominion Government to disallow Alberta legislation began to-day.
The Credit of Alberta Regulation Act was disallowed by the Dominion Government on Aug. 17 last. There- upon Alberta's Social Credit Premier, Mr. Aberhart, introduced three billa -one dealing with taxation of banks, another with credit regulation, and a third with control of the Press.
To these the Lt. Governor of Al- berts, Capt. J. C. Bowen, withheld his consent. His power to do this
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Ever since he last saw France as student of 10 he is now 20-the Comte has studied social conditions in the land of his fathers.
Always he has been preparing for the day when his people will recall him.
He hates the thought of a coup. Those around him constantly emphasise that neither he nor they have had anything to do with the Cagoulard plot. "The main problem before France to-day is the improvement of the conditions in which the poor live,"
Comte added.
the AIDED BY HIS WIFE, A BRITISH EX-NAVAL
of more than one billion candlepower, OFFICER ROUTED A NEW YORK BURGLAR RE- has been perfected here.
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The light thrown, from the match- like tube in greater than that given of by any searchlight developed to date.
So great are the possibilities of this new Invention that it has already attracted the attention not only of military authorities at. Washington but also those of foreign countries as well.
Medical men niso are investigating, la possibilities for medical use, es- pecially in the treatment of skin disease
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OFFICERS MAY LOSE BATMEN
PLAN FOR PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES
The lamp had its scientific premiere when it was demonstrated before some 100 physicists attending the
here meeting
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American the Physics Society.
Officers in some British regiments may lose their batmen."
The shortage of men in the Army has enused the War Office to review The lamp consists of a small quartz the position, and in some cases, it is tube, not big enough even to serve as stated, it might be essential, in the
A bedroom in the fashion. able Wyndham Hotel was the scene of the struggle.
Captain Kingsley G. Howe, who is 54 years old, woke about two a.m.
to see a man creeping towards the dressing-table, where Mrs. Howe's Jewels, worth several hundred pounds, were lying.
Jumping out of bed, the captain tackled the burglar, who fought back. Mrs. Howe then joined in the struggle.
Between them they were able to beat off the Intruder.
a cigarette holder, inside of which interests of the training and milltury whose name is given there is a drop of mercury and 10emelency of units, to withdraw bat-Williams, aged 23. wire terminals, all sonled.
A current of 15-amperes, passed nen_from_offleers. through at 1,000 volts, is all that is necessary to produce a beamh of one billion candlepower.
Is also before the court,
To-day Mr. Alme Geoffrion, coun- sel for the Dominion, argued that the constitutional growth of Canada into an autonomous State, with limited powers of self-government, had not changed the statutory relationships between the Dominion and the pro- vinces.
Senile Vacancies Vacancies in the Canadian Serrate now number six, following the death of Senator Aime Bernard. The Conservative lend In the Senate is still substantial. AUSTRALIA
AIR FORCE CRASHES
Sydney.
Mr. Thorby, Minister for Defence The police later arrested a man,
as David in the Federal Cabinet, states that the technical committee which has been inquiring into the Air Force The hotel was-in-an-uproar during crashes of Hawker. Demon. machines As an experimental measure, It has the fight. Mrs. Frances Redßeld-obtained from Britain has reported been decided that where, owing to the Captain Howe's daughter hearing that there is no fault to be found shortage of personnel, the strength of the noise, rushed to the assistance of with the mechanical and general When the lamp is used for extreme privates, troopers, &c., In a unit is 26 her parents. She entered their room efficiency of the planes. brilliancies, it develops an interlor
per cent. or more below establish- just as the burglar fed from it. pressure of 15,000 pounds per square ment, the General Officer Command- inch. It is then necessary to encase, ing-in-Chief may authorise servantį it in
personnel is essential for mainten-
water-cooled chamber in allowance, although the establish- ployment of a minimum number of which a
a counteracting pressure of ment includes batmen. 15,000 pounds per square inch.enn do developed in order to keep the tiny lamp from bursting.
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There are many cases where It is
ance.
injured.
Once that minimum was reached, Besides the military and medicate not practicable for officers to have it is stated, baimen could be found uses which are already envisioned for the services of soldiers as batmen, only by laying up horses or vehicles, the lamp, it is believed that it will because of the necessity of the with consequent detriment to train In failure of wheel brakes. find a definite place at Hollywood available men being engaged all their ing and the organisation of the unit.
In the Holly-time on military training. and also in television. wood studios it can be used to light
up the faces of players without This may arise particularly in units causing them the intense discomfort which are completely mechanised, of the hot Kleig lights-United Press, and in horse units where the em
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It is now known that there were nine accidents in Hawker Demon two septer fighters supplied from England. One pilot was killed and six other members of crews were The accidents appeared to be due almost entirely to. Inexperienced 10 poor mechanical piloting, or supervision on the ground, resulting Flying-Boat Services.-Five thou-
Including Officers are reminded that the allot-sand persons,
Cabinet ment of a soldier to an officer as bat- Ministers, welcomed the Imperial man did not imply that the soldier Airways flying-boat Centaurus, which was to be exempted from all other arrived to-day at Rose Bay, Sydney, after a flight of 10 hours from Auck- duties.
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Coleutia.
"I would make myself a poer man's King. My ambition is to give back France to the real Frenclumen, and France is rich enough to support forty million happy Frenchmen.
"The privileges of France should go to the real sons of France-the peasants, sons of the soil."
WAR CROSS
As he spoke my eye travelled toward the centre of the table around which we sat.
On it were two ornaments, one a French Wor Cross--the Duke's proudest decoration-the other large glass bowl.
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In it was the soll of France.
Here in a chateau of a Brusseis suburb is a court, complete in every detail.
The Comte is addressed by his livered servant us "Monseigneur," and his wife, a Princess of Orleans- Braganza, as it she were Queen of France.
The four-de-lis, emblem of the French Kings, Is carved on walls, doors and furniture, and decorates carpet and curtain.
Secret Bid
By Foreign Power For Giant Dock
re-
With the greatest secrecy, presentatives of a foreign Power are negotiating for the purchase of the world's biggest floating dock the 00,000-ton_structure owned by the Southern Railway at Southampton, says the Sunday Express.
While admitting that these repre- sentatives have visited Southampton, the Southern Railway state: "It is inexpedient to mention at the moment the name of the Power that wants to The annual report of the Rallway buy the dock. To do so might pre- board, issued to-day, confirms the judice the chances of a deal.” It is fact that the Indian railways have dented, however, that Japan definitely emerged from years of Interested. depression.
The gross trade receipts of State quarters at Waterloo the Sunday Ex- owned railways are £72,000,000-an press was told: "No bids have yet increase of nearly £4,000,000 as been made for the dock. We under- compared with the figures for the stand that is purchase has been previous years. After meeting all considered in Australia and South charges, the net profit is £900,000.
Africa," The most serious problems which the administration is facing are road competition and illicit travel.
At the Southern Railway head-
The representatives who have In- speeted the dock, which has an over- all length of 800 feet and covers an
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