1931-07-20 — Page 16

The

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Monday, July 20, 1931.

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FATHER'S FIGHT FOR SON.

Puzzle of International Law.

COSTLY LITIGATION,

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HUNGARIAN HUSBAND U.S. FLIER'S MISSION

POISONERS.

End of Remarkable Case.

TWO. WOMEN HANGED.

Budapest, June 17. The hanging of two women this morning for poisoning their husbands brought to a conclusion one of the most remarkable cases in the history of Hungarian crime.

A British father's fight for his- ten-year-old-son, who is now held hy the mother in Belgium, has re- vealed an astonishing problem of iteesional law revolving the British Foreign Ofice and the High Chorts of Justice in Bel- gium.

Instigated by the local mid- This child is the son of Mr. wife, who, pointed out how easy Philip Harris, an Australian liv- and profitable it would be to put -ing-in-london-His-mother-is-a--an-end-to-their-menfolk, and who Belgian-born woman who mar- supplied or administered the poi ried Mr. Harris in Australia, and son, the women of the village of afterwards went to reside with Tiszabug got rid of their hus her husband in Britain.

bands, sons and lovers so rapidly Some years ago, the mother that the authorities became sus- -without the knowledge or con-picious, with the result that 31 sent of her husband-returned women were brought to trial on to her parents and took the boy January 17, 1980, with her. The father since then has been unable to secure the custody of his son.

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Judge's Decision, Action has been taken by Mr. Harris before the Belgian courts. One judge gave a decision in favour of the father, and order. ed, the child to be returned to him.

Some were acquitted, others were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment ranging up to 30 years' hard labour, and in these cases the death sentenco was awarded.

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Manufacturers Missing Great Chance.

BRITISH PRESTIGE.

Lieutenant "A" Williams, America's only active Schneider Trophy pilot, who is in Britain to invite a crack British airman to join an international aquad- ron at the Cleveland air pageant this year, is the centre of small storm which has broken out in the flying world.

Lieutenant Williams took] Elight-Lieutenant-Atcherlov, the British Schneider Trophy pilat, in his foreign "squadron" which demonstrated at Chicago last year, when the R.A.F. high. speed ace walked off with the honours.

"Atcherley was the hit of America," Lieutenant Williams' said to a Daily Express repre- sentative. "Let us have another like him!

com-

But there is trouble brewing round this harmless visit of good will. British airmen are plaining that aviation clubs and societies the official organisa- tions are doing nothing to help Lieutenant Williams, which in turn will help British flying.

The Royal Aero Club have not invited him to visit them, nor offered the have they even 'American, flier an honorary nem- bership.

Mrs. Harris lodged an appeal against the decision. Both parties were approached by the judge of the appeal conct

Rugby, Saturday. through their lawyers, and the

The Conservative leader, Mr husband was asked to give his Stanley Baldwin, in an important undertaking that he would not political speech held last night, bring any action for any matri-said that if after the General Elective asked Commander Perrin, monial offence against his wife

before a British court.

This he refused to do. The ap- peal was heard, judgment given went against him, and the child was allowed to remain with the mother.

A Daily Express representa- secretary of the club, why no wel- come had been extended to i.ieutenant Williams.

tien his Party were returned to power their first duty would be to impose a general emergency tariff. He declared that subsequently he

"If he does not come in here," the reply, that is his would set up a permanent Tariff was Commission of a non-political pigeon," which means that the pature and on their recommends-Royal Aero Club are, waiting for After that Mr. Harria Ations tariff's would be made subae- the American to call, when they proached the British Foreign quently, subject to the assent of will deal with his case. Office. There was correspondence Parliament. British Wireless Ser British manufacturers whom

about the boy between. White- hall and the British Minister in Brussels.

vice,

VERY NICE!

Reuter in Sentimental Mood.

Foochow, Saturday.

"Now I am told," said Mr. Harris to a Daily Express repre- sentative "that I have not ex- hausted all the legal remedies of the Belgian courts which are at my. disposal, and that the For- eign Office are therefore unable

No ransom has been paid for to make any representations to the Belgian Government in the the release of Larey Sites. matter.

Details of his rescue furnish-a. "Meanwhile, I am deprived of "remarkable example of the value my Bon. I want him to be of ChrisHan teaching." At brought up as a British subject At a recent missionary meeting not as a Belgian. What can I do? addressed by Bites the young ban "Already the litigation has dit leader, who was present, in- cost me a great deal of money. Idicated his desire to change his Subsequently, on am told that I can still pursue the mode of life. matter before the Belgian courts, hearing of Sites's capture he and and the higher court may order hundred followers scoured the hills the whole case to be tried again." for four days. They found Sites, surrounded the house, rescued him,

“HUSBAND KILLED FOR £60,

Murderer's Allegation Against Woman.

Charles Obate, aged twenty-six, has confessed that Mrs. A. Zubit sky, wife of a "speak-easy" pro- prietor, paid him, and his cousin, Frank Ravina, £60 to murder her husband.

and brought him back to Kutien in

a sedan chair-Reuter. A [A. Peking message of July 14 stated: An American misalonary,. Mr. Lacey Sites, of the Methodist Episcopal Mission, was captured by bandits on July 8 in the Kutien district, north, Fukien.].

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send machines to compete in races in America have failed to Lieutenant Williams' point of view.

"Why should we," they re- plied, "show our machines for you to copy 1"

£3,000 Race. Lieutenant Williams said that one race alone. is worth £3,000. -. "Your machines will walk

what's more, we want you to away with it," he said; "and, Come out of friendly motives

There is nothing else."

a possibility, how- ever, that the Air Ministry will release a service pilot of con- siderable experience and skill to perform at Cleveland.

But in the meantime Licuten- ant Williams is lonely. He has

apply for permission to watch been told that it is useless to our Schneider Trophy team in training even at one hundred. yards and on old machines.

He has met no one who will help him create. enthusiasm among aircraft firms and pilots for his Cleveland pageant. A

"I'm terribly sorry," he said, "because Atcherley made such a fine impression last year, and every one is looking forward to n big British show this year. It is a fine opportunity.".

BOY OF NINE AS PREACHER. A Middlesborough boy has won Obato declares that he and his fame in a night as a preacher at consin stabbed Zubitaky, and then the age of nine. dismembered his body.

He is Jackie Sutton, of Haddon All three have been arrested. Street, and he thrilled a congre steady brown eyes. He said The woman denies that she had gation with a fifteen-minute serYou know there are things anything to do with the murder, mon at the evening service at we can tell you grown-ups. asserting that her husband left Woodlands Read Wesleyan Abraham Lincoln was a great home with $220, and never return The police are Inclined to be Heve the youth's story, as the woman's first husband, Adam Vilentis, was found battered to death in his home. At that time. the woman declared that the mur der had been committed by boot-

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Church there. He required no man because of his home train- notes, and spoke so fluently that ing. His father and mother gave he has been invited to preach background to his life.

And Jackie's ambition is to be again

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