Monday
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 16, 1939.
KILLS
ERRING
WIFE
ADOPTS HER BABY
Sister Who Told
Says: I Did Right'
BRIGHTON.
FIRST thought of George Alexander Badham after he had been sentenced at Lewes Assizes recently was for 18-months-old George Alexander junior, of whom, he said during his trial, he was not the father.
Badham, described as a mild, inoffensive man of 22, killed his 25-years-old wife Aline in their Brighton flat after she hnd confessed that she was unfaithful,
He was acquifted of murder!· and sentenced to 12 months' im-
prisonment for manslaughter. Archduke Otto:
In the cell Badham told his mother: "I want you to take the boy, now being cured for in a farm collage near Lewes, is to be given
a home with one of Bud- ham's relatives.
It is hoped that Dadham's old Job In an electrical assembler will be open to him after he leaves prison. THEY TOASTED HIM
New Fight
For Crown
ARCHDUKE OTTO
OF
HABSBURG, former Pre- tender to the Austrian throne, recently left Paris after super- vising the establishment of a new organisation, which has been set up to carry on the fight for Habsburg interests in Europe.
Itl Brighton mea who hal worked with him at the focul en- gineering firm of Allen West toasted his acquittal on the murder charge.
An office has been opened in They had raised more than £100 for his defence, which was conducted Paris and a former Austrian by Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C. Men diplomat has been entrusted at the Southern Railway's Brighton works contributed their shilling and with the representation of Otto pennies too. Another £100 was in France,
sent anonymously from 'Ditchling by The Archduke has made continet with Roynlist and Right Wing quar-
» man and woman.
It was after he had been told bytes in Paris, and has asked for, his sister, Mrs. Ivy Elliott, of his support for his activities.
wife's confession, that Badham killed her.
"I still think J did right in telling him the truth about Aline," Mrs. Elliott sald. "1 didn't imagine that it would turn out tragically, but my con- science in still clear."
Badham met his wife when they played in local amateur theatricals. Both had good voices and she was known as "Little Linnet." "RIGHT TO LOVE"
Mr. Justice Atitinson, in his sum-
·ming-up at the trial, described Bad- ham as an extremely mild man whe ind comunlited an act of terrible savagery which was wholly alien to his nature.
a man had the right to "If ever expect love, devotion, and sympathy in a woman, he had," he went on.
"If you were trying to realise the scene In that flat, it would take a Conrad to paint the pic- ture.
"It must always be borne in mind that here is a man of limited gifts
This contact has been made pos sible by n
an Interview which he' previously had with the French Pre- tender, who
lives In Delgin, #150 the Due de Guire.
Otto's Dances have been severely weakened by the Nazi absorption of Austria; his endeavours are directed Itowards saving Hungary from the ¡Nazi grip.
now
Hungarion Monarchists are alone in providing for the upkeep of the miniature court of Steenocker- zeel, in Belgium, where Otto, his mother, the former Empress Zitn, and her aller children live.
Among Austrian personalities, pseudonym of his "Duc de Bar," whom Ollo-staying under seen during his Paris stay was Major has
Lahr, former Vice-Mayor of Vienna,, who was appointed Mayor when the Schuschning Government was over- turned.
the
Announcement. Was recently made in Rome of the engagement of Princess Maria, above, young- est daughter of King Victor Emmanuel, to Prince Louis c Bourbon-l'arma, The Princess
formerly was engaged to Arch- duke Otto of Austria.
EMPIRE NEWS
EUROPEANS JOIN OPPOSITON
Youthful members of the Czech Labour Corps, organised along the lines of the Nazi Labour Battalions, bullding one ut the new motor roads in Sudetenland, to connect Czech industrial towns and to replace always. Much of the work is being financed with British Joans. The picture was taken at Zdibi, near Prague.
Slander Suit Judge Told Child Is 56
"SOLDIER and
singer who malled me for money.over the action entertained troops at Bulford ter slander and Carter and Bell, Camp, Wiltshire, during the war solicitors, are waiting for Meyer to were parties in slander sult re- come out of prison." cently.
Eugene Meyer, her solicitor, had, They were Mrs. Florence Garrard, sald Mr. Blanco White, been guilty [of Russell-mansions, Southampton-of fraud and had gone to prison, ¡row, claiming dummages from Mr. Mrs. Garrard, in evidence, said, Joseph Jepson, now a tea merchant, "Although we occupled the same flat, of Harp-lane, Great Tower-street. Mr. Jepson and 1 had separate bed- E.C.
rooms since 1929,"
own
Mr. G. R. Blanco White, K.C. (for Mr. Graham Brooks' (for Mr. Mrs. Garrard), said she was married Jepson): Is it not fact that you in 1911 and separated four years regularly took his clothes, boots, and Inter. After the war she became a hat from his bedroom and put them professional singer, and in 1927 she into your
room?-Ridiculous, and Mr. Jepson Ilved in the same Ife locked his room. I was not al- house at Gidea Park, Romford, Es- towed in it. He had a bolt put on. The European group joined the sex.
Lord Hewart: This was a some- of description trying to get you to Opposition in the Central Assembly At the end of 1932 Mrs. Garrard's what monotonous proceeding. How realise what happened."
to-day in resistance to the key17-year-old daughter Phyllis came old is this "child?"-50. clause of the Government bill toto their home and Mr. W. II. Hay- The hearing was adjourned.
NEW DELHI.
The Jury returned its verdict affumend the income-tax law, for which ward. Mrs. Garrard's brother, said |
iter an hour and 20 minutes, and Justice Atkinson sald that thoroughly agreed with it.
Britain Wants The Windsors To Live In
England
"Would you like the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to make their home in England?"
Mr.
he
THE British Institute of Public Opinion, put this ques-
special session is being held. The clause seeks to change the basis for the collection of tax from foreign income with the object of catching those who are alleged to
that not only was she Hving with Mr. Jepson, but that she was willing that her daughter should do so also. Mr. Hayward would not apologise. she began u slander action against
be escaping taxation by investments him and it was suggested that Mr. abroad.
Old Black Mare Famous
Sydney.
Jepson would have to give evidence Although this covers subject or jand would receive publicity.
Entreaty, the mother of Phar Lap, the Indian States, it is regarded by Eventually in consideration of Mrs. Australia's crock racing horse, and the Indian parties as discriminaton Garrard agreeing to settle the action full sister of Nea Lap, who was sold favour of Europeans, The Mr. Jepson paid her £6,500 and £3 in 1033 to American Breeders for Europeans decided therefore io a week and stayed with her until $7,000, was described by horse ex-
they parted last year.
perts here upon lter Arrival from
oppose the clause.
A compromise suggested by Sir Among the statements complained New Zealand' as being "just a plain James Grigg, Finance Member, was of was: "She and Meyer have black-old black mare.” nol accepted, and the House ad- journed to allow of the search for a formula.
CHAMBER OF PRINCES Duchess Of Kent May Wear
BOMBAY, The Princes Conference continued
is deliberations at Bombay recently,
tion to a representative cross-section of the British Proposals for reorganisation of the public.
And this is the answer:
61 per cent.
16 per cent.
23 per cent.
said said
YES. .NO.
said .NO OPINION.
It is over two years since that chill morning in December that the destroyer Fury slipped out of Portsmouth harbour, tak ing the Duke of Windsor intoj his self-imposed exile.
per cent. voling against and 38 per cent, expressing no opinton,
Chamber of Princes were considered and
the need for unity.
was emphasised by speakers, Including b the Jam Sahibs of Fikaner. Bilaspur.
Woollen
THE Duchess of Kent may
be asked to set a fashion Mandi and Sachin and the Ministers by wearing woollen stock- of Indore, Kashmir, Rampur and ings in Australia.
Alwar.
to
Stockings
But the suggestion has met with al hostlic reception from Sydney
women,
Mrs. More Cosgrave, wife [ Canada's Trade Commissioner, called It absurd. "Woollen stockings aro people golag back to mid-Victorian frumpy," she said. “I can't imagine
The conference appointed a sub- This would boost Australia's committee of Princes and Ministers)
consider amendments tu the most important industry when times." proposed allocation of seats on the the Duchess goes out this year reorganised standing commitlee,
Another woman said that while as the wife of the Governor-the idea might be good for Austra- la's basic industry, she thought it General.
was an Insult to the Duchess.
FRATERNITY HAS
DATE BUREAU
The suggestion was made and die cussed at a Sydney conference of the Country Women's Association.
A rd said that the Duchess was not coming to Australla to be treated as an advertisement for Australian
Thousands of women and girls in
VOTE OF THE WEALTHY All the different groups of the
It may be that the wealthy, re- population questioned returned the presenting in the main the governing
It was urged that in winter the worl. same majority vote of about $1 per the Duke's return
and Conservative classes, fear that
Los Angeles women of Australia should wear Sigma Nu fraternity at the Univer-woel instead of silk, and have the the United States have been wear- cent. in favour of the Duke's and
would prove a disturbing factor.
sity of Southern California, which stockings in patterns similar to gulfing stockings made of very fine wool Duchess return-with the exception
maintains a date bureau for its mem- stockings worn by men. of the wealthy section of the popula- But, as
which can be mistaken for silk at a wealth diminishes, theers, has a reguler card index system, One official of the association said short distance, since the beginning of Duice's popularity Increases from consult the card index to ascertain association presented the Duchess At same universities
Brothers who want a "date" merely it would be a nice gesture the the anti-Japanese boycolt campaign. For some renson only 40 per cent.per cent., in the case
of those of the name of the giri, ber telephone with
Firi pickets of the above average income group"verage incomes, to as high as 95 number, her weight, height, colour-the royal crest embroidered in the undergraduates discarded their silic pair of woollen stockings with were posted to see that fellow- voted in favour of their return, 24 per cent., in the case of the pooresting and personality,
pattern.
stockings.
tion.
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This suggests that the unemployed | and those who are too close to the "bread line" still remember the very genuine and practical sympathies witich the Duke had for them both as Prince of Wales and King- sympathics expressed in his social work and hals visits to the distressed Arens.
Spelling Bee
How many of these words are cor-
reet and what is wrong with the others?
longetudenal
tocksin
disproveable
Rudgcou pidgeon revocatary
Engilah Oxford Dictionary spell- ings of these words will be found on page 9.
A new picture of Alcatraz Island, the rocky islet in San Francisco bay, taken over by the Depart~. ment of Justice as a federal penitentiary for housing the "hardest" federal prisoners. The govern- ment has installed several escape preventing devices, and in addition, "The Rock" is surrounded by cold sea water. oal wook five convicts unsuccessfully attempted to break from Alcatraz.
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