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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1924.

ALLEGED LIBEL.

OPIUM SMOKERS. « LADY TERRINGTON'S SUIT PLUCKY PATIENTS AMONG AGAINST "DAILY EXPRESS. "

CHINESE.

London, November 13:--Lady The following is taken from the Terrington, of Marlow-on-Thanies, minutes of a meeting of the com

THE CHINA MAIL.

STUDENTS OF CRIME. ALLEGED DESERTION. TRANSACTIONS OF MEDICULADY DELME RADCLIFFE

LEGAL SOCIETY.

The scientific detective of fiction

how dar

MONEY LENDING.

AGENCIES FOR THE POOR the signed paper, paly siguides

IN CHINA.

CITY "TOUGHS."

the borrowed sum is mentioned in the document. For example, if $15 | is borrowed for a period of 60 days, that the borrower, agrees to pay the lender 30 cents per day for sixty day commencing at a certain date. In actual practice, the money

IN COURT.

•HUSBAND'S. DISTANT WAYS. Liberal M. P., in the last Parlia-mittee for Public Health Educs-is no longer without his parullel in Delmé Radcliffe in the Divorce the principal money lenders in paid back in coppers, which

London, November 8-Lady

Banking Institutions are naturally is often lent in silver and ment for the Wycombe division tion, held in the Principal Medical real e, says a writer in the "Daily Division sought a judicial separa China, as in other countries. But further bewilders the ignorant of Buckingham, was plaintiff in Officer's office, Kuala Lunipur, on Nows." the King's Bench Division in a November 13

Siz Bernard Spilsbury husband, Brigadier General Sir

tion alleging desertion against her the banking service is only avail horrower and helps him to lose libel action against the London With regard to the success or ari Julia Webster. Dr. Brouts and Charles Delmé-Radcliffe, which he able to the more prominent firms sight of the rate of interests he is Express Newspaper, Ltd., arising otherwise of anti-opium treatment, few others have often deanons deuled.

and individuals or those with ade- paying. In many places such out of an article in the "Daily Dr. E. A. O. Travers put the raped in the courts

Mr. Bayford, K.C., for the wife,quate securities. Modern barks sharp practice is officially prohibit Express" on December 3 last, dur-following report before the com-suite has preprost in the inves said that the marriage was in 1902 operating under the banking laws ed, but the systems is too deeply ing the general election.

mittee:-

tigation of the puzzling phenomen Sir Charles went to Uganda soon as security. As a rule, says the when no other adequate credit the are not allowed to hold real estate rooted to be eradicted, especially . The works complained of, it was Up to September 21,980 Chinese | whil present themselves in stated, wers published as, the re have been admitted. Of those, many minal cases. But it is pur-years. During this time the wife native (old-fashioned) banks makely shiftless people, the lenders

SU afterwards and was away two

Chinese Economic Bulletin,"

borrowers of such money are most- sult of an interview. between 755 have completed the ture haps not so generally known that who was the only child of the late advances on personal credit alone, mast keep constant watch over Lady Terrington and the pews and reniained in hospital 21 there is in us.stence a society-thu Sir Frederick Treves, the eminent but to the poor and needy, these their loans, paper's representative Mrs. days Six were discharged for Medico-Legal Society--whose chiol surgeon, remained with her parents, Burghes. The articia was bad conduct: Two died, one from object is tire study and discussion From 1904 they lived in Madrid, institutions might as well be non- method to bring a delinquent to Woman MP. Lady Terrington's rhage from a perforating gastric bolor lawyers, ductors, rondrs Rome, where he was militis about 14 per cent per annum, terms not being recognised. Every "The Best-dressed pneumonia and one from hemor of just diese problems which come and from March 1906 they went to existent The average rate of book, partly because they have no interest charged by the banks redress in litigation, loans on these aim if elected: Furs and Pearls. ulcer. Two hundred and seventeen and seientates generally.

attaché The husband left his wife! Lady Terrington alleged that the absconded, and of these 105 left

About ones every month this alone's good deal. She had to go varying a good deal with the city and town has its quota of innuendo in the 'article was that the hospital within seven days and

time and place, but for the poorer toughs" who are able to maintain she was extravagant and frivolous, abandoned the treatment, 56 left, sive society holds a mating about by herself.

In the summer of 1912 they were classes, the rate is much higher their prestige among the poor and helpless by physical prowess. fessional money lenders if they

hended

boasted about the character of her establishment

newspaer article stated:

The latter,112 cases went through Land's End to John o

Groats.

about ten days.

They will use any

Women con“

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given to vulgar` ostentation," and between eight and fourteen days as Loudon, “Many of its manberlent a villa near Genoa, where the They may obtain loans from pro. These persons are used by "the

luxurious and 56 between 15 and 20 days." Dave names which are known from wife went expecting her husband, have real property such as house money lenders. The defence was a denial of the atrepine treatment and left Some famous authors Mr. Her but he only visited her, there for and land deeds to offer as security stitute the majority of the victinis malice or that the words were because they could not afford to hard Shaw among them are mom He then said he was going to An interest rate of from 1.8 per

of these loan sharks. capable of any defamatory mean stay "longer.

or were afraid of busts: but in the complete list there Australia and left his wife.

cent to 3 per cent per month, or -log...

losing their employment. Most of many names of men who work-In fact, said Mr. Bayford, he did 21.6 per cent to 36 per cent. per Sir Ellis Hume Williams, K.C. those had lost the craving for behind the closed doors of labor not go to Australia. In March annum, is commonly charged. If for Lady Terrington, said the opium. I am of, opinion, that any oudy, quelly Carrying on 1913 the wife was still at the house only small articles are available large majority of those who remain investigations in the vast real, of in Rome, her husband staying there for security, they usually go to "If I am returned to West- in. hospital for the complete iminology, and quite unknown 10 for a fortnight, and from, that time the pawnshop, where interest is minster" said Lady Terrington twenty-one days are actually cured the public at large. The society is married relations ceased

charged at 2 to 3 per cent. per to me. I intend to wear my best of the opium habit. Those who in Thet, the only one of its kind in clothes when I go there. I shall have not the necessary strength of Fingland, which has amongst its write her husband:

In a letter of June 4, 1923, she month, which is equivalent to 24 to 36 per cent. per annum. As a rule, put on my ospreys and my fur mind or capacity for physical motubes the leaders of this "giat coat and my pearls...

endurance obscond from hospital, professions,

Dear Charle, TAs I told you to only an amount equal to half the P. & O. S. N. CO. and the "Every woman would do the (2) The Chinese are a shrewd, thorities en particiar siljew able. You have skilfully little by may be obtained. In the case of the Fritest day, the present position is under market value of the article offered same if she could. It is sheer

bearing upon the medicul and scien- little pushed me out of your life pawnshop, the period for the loan is hypocrisy to pretend in public

tile aspect of uses which have and got rid of me. I cannot endure limited to 18 months, while the pro- STRAITS, COLOMBO, STEAMER FOR life that you have no nice things

one, or ning at ang time come, it any longer.. You are my hus-fessional money lenders are always and fo display them openly in your own home.”

Lady Terrington said no men tion was made in the interview of ospreys and pearls, and the fur coat was only mentioned in answer to a question by Mrs. Burghes as to how she explained the capital levy to the people. What she had

-stated-was-all-twisted-in-the-article. Lady Terrington, cross-examined by Sir Edward Marshall-Hall, K.C sald that when she granted the

„wearing her pearls as now.

Sir Edward. Only now the pearls are underneath...

Lady Terrington (displaying al necklace she was wearing): Oh,

There they arc.

DO.

before the law ecurts,

is built up.

cannot be happy,

more dollars.

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sensible people, and there is no doubt but that, if a majority of those undergoing the treatment were not cured, the number of

band, and I must ask you to make on a sharp lookout for an op those applying for admission

The methods pursued by the body a home for me, so that we may portunity to foreclose on a plece would rapidly decrease. As it is far simples epongly in themselves, live together, and that I may have of desirable property and in this the rush for tickets is so great that Amember who has had an oppor- the benefit of your society and case the time limit would be much

to the unity over 100 Chinese come

shorter. These, however, are all- studying some subject or affection, of getting one of the few vacancies experience) prepares a paper dosing Sir Charles, answering her letter considered excessive. It is the issuing effice every day in the hope case time the coupe of his actual

Lady Delmé Radcliffe said that rates, though high,

legitimate transactions, and the Through Bill of Lading is for THE Uadaraigned have received daily and the secretary of the withhis and reads this to the society. saying he had pushed her out of labourer or street peddler with no Anti Opium Societies and

his General discussion follows, in which his life, said it sounded grotesque adequate security to offer who EE Stormar clerks have to make those present the prevent who have had her and added draw for tickets, otherwise they

encounters the most unreasonable juxpérience give their views or, raise Why did we marry? Surely for

Capt. G. would be mobbed.

(3) It is common for a man who questions to be elucidated Finally happiness! The situation treatment from the hands of the carrying is Majesty's Mails, will he loan sharks. Such loans which despatched from this Fori on or about interview to Mrs. Burghes she was has been through the treatment to and circulated privately to members.

die whole transactions are printed is intolerable, and I am not content

with it.

are generally known as Yin. The WEDNESDAY, the 24th Decembar, I am as unhappy and Chuan are made on the basis of 1924, at Noor, taking Panongere and bring several of his friends to apply for admission. He would alter your this goes on and so wretched as you say you are. It doubling capital in a year of even Cargo for the above Porta not be likely to do this unless heel edifice of curious knowledge seems such a pity that our lives less. They are for comparatively Silk and Valuable Cargo for Italy, I want small amounts, varying from a few Fruce pnd London (under arrangement himself had been enabled to give the volume of transitions for to make you happy more than any hundred copper cents to 30 or will be scoureyed by this. Steamer pro-

p that babit.

(4). We are getting very few session makes strange and

For a sum above coding to Bombay and thers trau- 30 dollars, however, it is necessary shipped to the on-carrying Steamer for and the class of patients tends to yin. The ethics of suicide, at- decrepits among the admissions, sometimes marubre, reading for the improve. It is conceivable that a tempte to defraud insurancuz

for the borrower to furnish some Marseille and London. sort of written guarantee from some comfort of the treatment vagrant might undergo the distic, the use of that extrahim on his travels, and he would reliable store keeper, while for Ore real and one imitation," order to be well fed for three troscope in the detection of bed Lady Delmé-Radcliffe explained is all that is necessary. The

In ordinary instruint, the microsper look out for a place in Vienna Smaller añiounts, a word of recom. The contenta and'value of all packages |

mendation from a mutual friend but, weeks,

not stains, ane but a few of the shits that--it was an impossible proposi borrower is required to sign 3 does the ricksha apply 10

puller, pvered..

tion, as she knew her husband healthy coolies, clerks, and small

We often hear that do blia could not give up his "wha paper on which he agrees to pay shopkeepers, who daily competetion of details of sensational orines, travelling all over Europe. She the leader so much a day for a for vacancies. The fact that an is not good for the public. increasing number of hospital may or not be true.. But if only the her husband.

That had never declined to cohabit with certain number of days. Not even attendants, who provide substi-general public could also read and being admitted is a strong argu- the Medico-Legal Society I think tutes-to-carry-ou-their work, are understand fully the transactions of ment in favour of the success of that, as a deterrent, the effect the treatment

would be as great as any punish many of whom speak English,

Well educated Chinese, ment which the State could indict

It makes one shudder to think of King-who died last year, left discuss their feelings, craving, nowadays in have been admitted and freely what end passionless solence can dot nearly £100,000 to Lady Treves the detection of for life, with reversion to herself te, with ane. One cannot fail to crime! solution of the great majority of

(Lady Delmér,Radcliffe). be impressed by the plack and re-1

& the patients.

Sir Edward said that some pa pers published a statement that she possessed a rope of pearls.. Onei photograph suggested that it was

a double rope.

said Lady Terrington.

Sir Edward: Did you say." The Conservatives are the most fearful snobs. To show you what snobs they are I will tell you of one woman who used to go to church

_with_a_purple rope and rope her-

self into her pew" (Laughter.) I told Mrs. Burghes that there was a anar neighbour who roped her. self in her pew, but I did not refer to politics at all in that connce

tion.

Sir Edward (to Lady Terring; ton): Did you say, Since I came qui as a Liberal all the local Conservatives have cut and snub- bed me"?-No.

Lord Darling: Hve you got ospreys? No, I am particularly kind to animals and do not wear

Ospreys

Lady Terrington denied that she

(5)

this

Europeans with

It is not reasonable to compare discussing the possible, cure of the Chinese when opium habit. It would be impossi ble to control half-a-dozen Euro-

had worn long damping feathers peans who were secretly taking

at the House of Commons. She di not think that she wore a

morphia, let alone expect to cure them by the method now employ

different dress each day of the first ed to break the Chinese of the week she was in the House of Commons. Nor did she ever tell Mrs. Burghes that when she went to meetings she hung her fur coat over the back of her chair so that people could see the lining because it cheered then all up

that

was

Sir Edward: Did you say, "It's the likes of the rich that keeps the poor"? All lies. We are not rich.

Lady Terrington said although her signature appended to an interview she gave to a woman representative of a fashions publication she did not say all that had been published.

opium habit whereas the 150 or so Chinese at the District Hospital behave themselves as ordinary individuals, and make a well as very genuine effort to co-operate! in their cure.

Chinese towkay, with

I know of the instance of a

I was on terms of intimate friend. whom ship, who was a heavy opium smoker but who would leave it off at will for any length of time.. He was inconvenienced fora few days, but soon lost all craving for it.

(6) As it is only four months since the present experiment was

other person in the world.

Lady Delmé-Radcliffe: That is all humbug.

Counsel read a letter wherein Sir Charles asked her to accompany

£100,000 LEGACY.,

Charles's father died in 1907 and Lady Delmé-Radcliffe said Sir he succeeded to the Titchfield estates. Her own

father-Sir Frederick Treves, surgeon to the

Mr. Rawlinson, Was not your husband anxious that you should settle down on the Titchfield pro- perty? Yes. But I told him I would never stay there without him...

She added that she and her hus band ceased to occupy the same room from 1904 as. Sir Charles would have the blinds up all night and get up early in the morning. She herself was a bad sleeper.

Sir Charles Delmé-Radcliffe and said that while in Uganda his. Government appointment was ex- tended, and although he asked his wife to join him there she declined, saying he was selfish. On his return he took a flat and she refus- ed to go there as she did not like it. Mr. Rawlinson: It has been said that you deserted your wife from 1912. Did you then or had you ever any intention of deserting her-No, nevér.

Cross-examined by Mr. Bayford, he said that he wanted to have a child and his wife did not. That was a great disappointment to him. The estate he came into at his father's death realised in 1919

QUESTIONS WOMEN ASK. Why do I continually suffer? What asking themselves as they feel strength came to him, with reversion to his questions many women se despairingly

by day! and vitality steadily diminishing day eldest son.

Lord Darling, sumuraing up, said undertaken, it is not possible to say that before submitting to the jury whether the cures are permanent or the question whether the staleot, but there is no doubt but that ments published were trie and several hundred Chinese have atm ta do to regain Leith The P £182,000, of which about £100,000 were fair comment who malice, any rate temporarily given up the he had to decide himself whether habit of opium smoking, the statements were tiers of public interest: Lady Tington Travers for his very interesting The committee thanked Dr. was standing for Pilient, and all he meant to de ide was that

report. the kind of clothes which a woman, Theing #member of

Parliament, should wear in Parlia

A SETTLEMENT.

The trouble with most of them women Å settlement was announced lies in the blond. They are annemic- on the fourth day of the hearing. condition especially ommon in the Far Mr. Bayford, KC, for the wife, East and because of this aqsemis, or blood poverty, the bodily functions have said the parties had come to terms, The American Government' ic fost regularity, the digestion has krown which would involve eventually ment was a matter of publid not answering M. Tehitcherin's weak, the nerves have become run-down a deed of separation.

note of December 16, at which has faded from lips and cheeks. despond Charles), said Sir Charles was sti

the oyor lack lustre, the glow of health Mr."Rawlinson, KC. (for Sir The jury returned a verdict for coastguard, officials. the defendants.

most oney and pains have taken the place of amused,

They point out that that joyous ente free vigorousness which anxious for his wife to return to was similar plates, in order that passers- should be every women's birthright.

interest

Judgment, with costs, entered accordingly.

are

him,

by should take observations, have What is the remedy? It is to restore been fixed in many foreign places to the blood, through the medium of and standardise. The warning Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Poopla against violation inscribed thereon it lacks and whereby now life, Defence Commissioner of Shang

the redones, richness and strength which Gen. Ho Feng-lin, former The "Eastern Times" reports was only intended for. domestic energy, now health, may be carried hai and Sungkjang, is still living that Marshal Tu Chijai is con- consumption. The message re-through the veins to the nerves, to the sidering the issue of a mandate ferred to reads:-M. Tchitcherin organs, to overs mirt £the avatem. Dr. in the, French Concession 1' in re- appointing Marshal Feng Yuhas strongly protested to the Alliemy Pink Pit's have bon dang just tiren ont.". Visited by the chairmen hsiang, High Commissioner, for United States agalost the law it in for this reason that they are famous chairmen of a number of other this work for over five-and thiry years of the Shantung, Guird and the the favesti cation of Military and less acts of American officials," Blood wit Naval Affairs in Eurons and following the discovery on the troughout the world

Tocio remedy canimercial organizations Gen America and Gen. Huang Fu Tchukotsk Peninsula of a brass

"His reported to have said that be 4" Premier

No matter whether you are made will not enter the army again. He in the

regency plate fixed to a rock by a party woman, If you are sufferemy will live in retirement and will cabinet") "chief secretary to the from an American cruiser, In-malady, due to impare, weak blood or Commission. Another report states scribed, threatening Soviet citizens disordered norvers Dr. Williams Pink hwn, nothing more to do with that Tuan has asked Feng to seleci (not 10 interfere

Pille Mill do you good. Your chemist therewith.

hics. Gen. Ho alsode led any post he desires la Kiangsu, M. Tehlteherin warns that are for B butt o from The Dr. Wil Lu Yung-halang the post of sells then, or post from, $1.5 per bottle that he had been offered by Gan Shantung or Hupe), but Feng has pelition of such violation of Soviet iams Medicius Co, 60, Kiangie Road, Associate Tupan of Chibif given no reply.

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