Tuesday
•HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
December 13, 1938.
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HUSBAND BLAMED FOR WIFE'S EMPIRE Ask him what he'd like from
CHAUFFEUR
AFFAIR WITH
His Entries In Journal About Woman Named 'K'
Callous treatment of a wife was commented on by Mr. Justice Hodson in the Divorce Court recently when he dismissed the husband's petition, and, on a cross-prayer, granted the woman a decree nisi.
Petitioner was Captain John Martin Hanchard Goodwin, giving an address at Brae Court, Kingston Hill (Surrey), and the respondent wife was Mrs. Audrey Craven Goodwin, late of Lamb Terrace, Leamington.
Captain Goodwin alleged adultery by his wife with a chauffeur named Leonard Thomas, described as a married with four children.
Mrs. Goodwin charged her husband with adultery.
Captain and Mrs. Goodhwin were married at 1hghgate, N., in 1921, and afterwards ved at Studley Manor, Warwickshire, and other addresses. the last being Brae Court. There are two children.
Giving juigment, Mr. Justice Iod- sett sald that Captain Goodwin, who, whatever his feelings towards his wife may have been. And in her on affectionate and devoted wife, de- elded in 1931, if not earlier, that he would explore experiences of cun- jugal Infidelity.
"A BLONDE IN HULL" He made an entry in his yourna! In July, 1933, as to "meeting a blonde in Hu" and Rating. "Nu have been an doubt there would
the given Affair with her. portunity."
up-
But the journal went on to des- Woman eribe his meeling with a described all the way through a "K"-whose name need nut be men- tioned in April, 1932.
At that time Mrs. Goodwin be lieved that she and her husband were happy together.
Mr. Justice Hudson said the hus- band's attitude towards his wife was rel down with complete frank- ness in the journal, and he found, as a fact, that Captain Goodwin did not care whether his wife took a lover or not,
"A SCANDAL"
In 1934 Captain and Mrs. Goodwin came In contact with Thomas.
Goodwin tal: stran Captain
น
ww about the matter, for reasonsį
ich did not commend themselves
to his lordship.
Chinese Girl Is
an
'Envoy' In Europe
Lacy Tou, twenty-two-yrar- old Chinese student, who has fought on China's battlefronts, is in Europe to plead China's cruise, She has lectured in Eng- land. Her mission was mapped
ut by her friend, Mme. Chiang Kafeslick, wife of China's Gen- eralissimo.
Commander A. 11. Spurgeon, R.A.N. and Miss Ruth Owen after their recent marriage at St. John's Cathedral-King's Shalio.
The New Lipstick Is -And
Black
Pearls Are Now Blue
The fan is here-made of tulle, painted silk, or very fine canvas.
One had li-
lies of the valley so cunningly mounted on net that when folded the fan looked like
a spray of real flowers. An actress is collecting signatures on her pale pink paper fan-a debutante carries a black star-spangled fan with a white taffeta frock.
A handful or two of salt added 101- bucket of whitewash makes it stick better.
Newest Upsliek is black...not only! Jurt the holder, but the actual paste within. Once on the lips, the result · is a soft warm natural rose,
The Chinese coat-real, with its rleh embroideries or cleverly copied His attitud seemed to have been in printed silk-has always been this said the judge, that if she has a popular for house wear. Now
regard as font, high-neck design has crept in Tair with a man whom a decent nereon of my own social for other models. In black it forms poallon, or higher if you like, and an afternoon coat above a plain dress, i don't knew anything about it, the Chinese inituence reflected in red shall not mind, but it is really 100 dragon buttons.
much that she should get on terms!
of intimacy with one of the servants We all use aluminium. It was first
"I think it would be a scandal if I exercised my discretion in favour discovered 100 years ago, but every
facture.
of the husband in this case." said year brings improvement in manu- Newest cooking pols have Mr. Justice Hodson. "It would be to strike a blow at the moral sane- dead flat base which cannot develop tion of marriage if I do so, having rooves or wrinkles, no matter what the heat. And covers are designed regard to his conduct."
to take on and off with least danger of burning or waste of time.
B.B.C. SAYS:
1. Make Your Own
Fireworks
2. Don't
New-Type Aeroplane Rises Vertically, Carries 20 Men
BRITAIN IS BIDDING AGAINST GERMANY TO SECURE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IN A NEW TYPE OF HELICOPTER THAT WILL REVOLU- TIONISE TRAVEL, INDUSTRY AND WAR.
In recent tests the plane was proved capable of rising vert tically from the ground carrying a load equal to a normal machine of the same horse-power.
NEWS
STATUS OF SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg,
Radical changes in the constitution of the Dominion party will be pro- posed at the annual congress at Dur- ban. Many branches want to change the name to the "South African Party" or the "Liberal Party."
The Durban branch will advocate that the party abandon the campaign against the Status Act which deted the sovereign Independence of South Africa. It will also be proposed that the party abandon its insistence that South Africa shanid return to its former status as a dominion.
into
The Dominion party came existence as a pro-English movement In protest against the Status Act of 1834 which brought the Unton Con- stitution into agreement with the Statute of Westminster. AUSTRALIA
STATE PREMIERS AND
FEDERAL SEATS
Sydney.
Mr. B. S. B. Stevens, Premier of New South Wales, is reported from Canberra to be seriously considering entering Federal politics and possibly, the Ministry.
Mr. Butler, Premier of South Aus- tralia, I already nominated for the Wakefield seat in the House of Representatives, now vacant by the death of Mr. C. A. S. Hawker in thr liner disaster. Sir Kycema alr Frederick Stewart, the former Mhuis- ter, may ercate vacancy for Mr. Steven by by
hls resigning from
Federal sent.
Sir Frederick is a keen admirer of the ability of Mr. Stevens and has already hinted that he would be pre- Federal members pared to resign.
are eager to have Mr. Stevens in the Cabinet, and state that his financial sense, popularily and knowledge of Cetail would make him an exception. ally able Treasurer,
ft
Allen Registration. Legislation providing for the registration of alt Allens in Australia wil be introduced by the Federal Government during the current Parliamentary session.
trial Kerbside Parking.-For neriod of six months from January.
of Kerbside parking prohibition of motor-cars is to be enforced in the ity of Melbourne. It is expected that the prohibition will greatly re- duce congestion in city streets. Free parking areas for short periods are to be provided adjacent to shopping
areas.
Increasing the Militia-Brig. A. G. Street, the New Minister for Defence, stated that he. Mr. W. M. Hughes. xternal Affairs, and Mr. 11. V. C. Thorby, Civil Air Defence, all mem- bers of the newly-created senior "roup of the Cabinet, will meet on Tuesday to consider a nation-wide the Militia campaign to increase Forces to 70,000.
INDIA
TOO MANY DOCTORS IN TOWNS
Calcutta. According to the Director-General of the Indian Medical Service; Major- Gen. E. W. C. Bradfield, 35,000 to tising in India. Although one doctor 40,000 qualified dociers are now prac to roughly 10,000 of the population unemployment has become a serious Brittin has won the Best round.graphers, and map enemy territory would appear to be very inadequate, They could also carry sound-problem among the younger members The Air Ministry has secured anand movements. aption on a military version of the
payment of localing apparatus, and flash warn of the profession.
The reason is that in many towns machine for at
ing from over the North Sea of the
of doctors to the pop- £8,750
proportion of form aerial atlon is higher than one to 1.000. The inventor is handsome Oskar approach of enemy raiders.
The Navy hopes to of i noble
wartime squadrons of these helicopters armed Members of the profession are dis- family, and
inclined to settle in rural areas. to merchant shipping.
cash
It is hard in believe that there can von Asboth, member be blacker black, but there is. Made Hungarian
in rich silk materials it can never director of the Austrian Air Research with depth charges to act as convoys look grey nor that greenish kind of Station. tone other black materials show with! wer'.
Newest
Jewellery
sensation is
20 YEARS' SEARCH
He has toiled for twenty years to And the elusive secret of how to make vertically when n helicopter rise
secret
in
alightly blue tinted pearls. A woman heavily loaded and descend in the has made ear clips of a very while samne nunner. Now the metal with the initials of the wearer his. engraved upon them.
Recently the B.B.C, brought an amateur firework maker to
Kippers are Krand-except the the microphone to talk about cooking smell. Try this-Put them talls upwards. fireworks with Mr. Richard in an ordinary juit. Greenhalgh, director of a fire. Pour boiling water over, and stanil
for fifteen minutes. Drain and serve. int once.
work company.
It
THE
MEANS INVENTION
CARRY- THAT HELICOPTERS ING 20 PASSENGERS WILL DE FROM ABLE TO START OUT
THE HEART OF EVERY GREAT
CITY FROM MINIATURE AIR- PORTS.
The Happy
Ending
Eighteen years old Dorothy Irene ("Dinkic") Dale was ru cently married to her jockey sweetheart, William Alan Sylvester, 23. who had worked for her father. Miss Dale made an application at eltenham police court for consent to marry, saying that her father, Mr. David Dule, the racehorse trainer, of Mills. Bishopstorie, Seaford, Sussex, obiected.
Factories will be able to load up helicopters with tons of freight from An old-fashioned recipe-but it their roots and send them speeding helps. When a cold begins, go to bed to far-distant buyers.
warthne the new machines icarly with a piece of brown paper
well greased with tallew on the chest, could carry observers and photo-Tide
Later, in the "In Town To-i night" programme, they told you not to take his advice. Here is the reason: necessary for makers of fire- works to take out a licence-ai fact that Whitehall officials! quickly told the B.B.C.
According to Mr. Greenhalgh, the amateur made it clear in his! draft that it was necessary to have a licence, but the B.B.C. cut it out to save time.
IT IS ILLEGAL
This is what the B.B.C. said
In a statement that was almost!
an apology:
*
In
there was a home-made
should like to
ALL-SO-DIFFERENT
TRIPLETS ARE 16 NOW
Middlewich (Cheshire).
The Broome triplets, Sylvia, Joseph and George, from the this programme village of Cronage, near Middlewich, were sixteen recently but discussion about they were too busy to celebrate it. fireworks. Wel
All three work on farms. The boys start at 6 a.m., Sylvia warn listeners at 7 a.m., and they all cycle to work,
that the making of fireworks But farm work-which makes though the nearest one is four miles is illegal and liable to a heavy them all "happy and contented" from home.
even for one's own personal use
ponalty, unless a licence has
-and cycling are the only been obtained from the author-things the triplets have in com-
tios.
mon.
Sylvin, youngest, is dark-haired, her round-faced, plumper than brothers and thinks the Lambeth Walk makes you "look silly." The three started working two
years ago when they left the small
SPECIAL LICENCE Her mother wrote that she did not nol object. and
and an Mr. Dale did appear to sustain his objection, the magistrates gave their consent.
Notice was published of the in- tended marringe nt Cheltenham Register Omice and it was under- stood that it would take place at the end of three weeks. But earlier & special leence was obtained and the marriage took place.
PARENTS ABSENT Mr. and Mrs. Dale were not pre- sent, but four or five other relatives attended.
Miss Dale had been employed as a receptionist at a Cheltenham hotel.
Sylvester, after leaving Mr. Dale's
stabies, worked with Mr. B. Piggott,
the racehorse trainer, of Cleeve Hill,
near Cheltenham.
They are now living at a bungalow | near the training stables.
Girl, 16, Solo Flier
Hamilton, Ont. Joyce Reid, 16, believed to be one Their mother, Mra. Caroline of the youngest girls ever to make a George, with tousled auburn hair Broome, baked a special cake for le flight in Canada, announced after falling across his forehead, is friend them when they had finished work she brought her airplane down safely here that flying alone was "well." ly, nolay and likes going to cinemas, lan their birthday.
Joseph, the eldest by four hours, "A number of accidents occur la shy, quiet, fair-haired and likes two-room village school together, every year in making home. made fireworks, so our advice to playing whist Don't**
those thinking of starting is
the
Cairo Cotton Agreement. -Indlan cotton interests are concerned at the agreement concluded in Caire for new quota arrangements strengthen- in Lancashire's position in Egyptian markets. It is feared that India's tranle will suffer a severe setback, KENYA
CONSULS IN DISPUTE OVER PRECEDENCE
Nairobi. Owing to a dispute between the consuls and the Kenya foreign Government about official order of precedence at the Armistice ceremony the consuls did not participate at the general gathering.
Several hours later they attended together and laid a Consular Corps wreath. They are dissatisfied with the fact that they were assigned a lowly position in the order of preced-
ence.
ROTARY MEETING
At to-morrow's meeting of the Hongkong Rotary Club, in the Roof Gardien of the Hongkong Hotel, Mr. Phil, S. Delany, Manager of Pan- American Airways in Hongkong, will show Q film entitled "A Tour by Air."
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