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Poetic Justice has been visited on Mr. Montagu Norman. His in- cognito, appearances and disappear-| |ances have sometimes tentalised twi
continents.
Now, within the Bank of England Itself, a section of the staff are
"BREACH" ACTIONS TO DAY
BROKEN HEARTS LOSE
CASH VALUE
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BLACKMAILING ACTIVITIES
CURBED IN AMERICA
(By Margaret Lane)
sheltering behind at anonymity! more baffling than any pseudonym the, Governor has yet employed in order to produce The Outburst,” flourishing industry that for conscientiously perhaps) cuts her. ļa curious "house" magazine" which
years has been providing self off from all other "prospects" is the work of the staff.
handsomely for the old age of num-while she has the one young man Satircal criticism of the banking berless attractive young women and on hand, and then finds herself. system. and of conditions in the buying little comforts for almost as when the young man kas márried. Bank itself, an irreverent series many broadminded lawyers receiv some other girl who has made him called "The Drawings of a Simple ed its death sentence in New York no embarrassing sacrifices, minus Clerk," which includes an imagin- State recently. The breach of pro-all the others sho might have had, ativa representation of the Public mise-or, to give it its more scepti-as well as what in breach of pro- Trustee taking the Corporate Seal cal name, the "heart balm"-action mise actions are always called the for a walk, and дл unsparingly is no more. From now on no wo "best years of her life." : |candid notice of a Bank operatic per-man in the States of New York or
The mischief begins to creep into formance are among the contests." Indians (the Middle West thought breach of promise only with the of it first) will be able to claim awarding of sentimental damages, monetary consolation for her That is the real menace, the menace wounded feelings from the man who that in America has developed into For some years there has been has finally closed the law courts in ¡has failed to marry her,
a racket of the first magnitude and a growing feeling in Britain two States to this kind of petition.. though they have never developed against breach of promise actions.)
The Matter Of Damages
ATHLETIC ADMIRAL
A Popular figure has taken over the duties of Fourth Sea Lord from Admiral Geoffrey Blake."
He is Admiral Percy Noble. "Admiral Noble was a fine athlete in his earlier days. He still looks it into the blackmailing propositions It is impossible to believe that # In 1907. when he was a lleuten- they are in America. There are woman of any real pride can go ant, he played Rugby for the Navy not quite so many clever gold-dig into court to claim damages for here. In 1928, when he was flag-captain gars in Britain, nor so many well wounded feelings. The broken. In the Barham, he captained the off men who are only too anxious heart to which monetary damages First Battle Squadron cricket eleven to pay blackmailing prices out of are certain balm is too easily Admiral Blake was then flag-court rather than have the un-patched up to be above suspicion. captain in the Queen Elizabeth, desirable publicity of a suit; but in flagship of the squadron.
Britain, too, the privilege of bring BIRTH
approve of is "bad for "the na- As a captain the new Fourth Seing a breach suit is only too often tion," and must be stopped, has Lord was in command of the boys' abused, GOLDMAN-On the 24th April, proved intoxicating in all ages. training establishment at Shotley. 1995, at French Hospital, to It has carried Lord Arnold away In 1928 he turned H.M.S., St. Betty, wife of L. Goldman, a so far as to afford beer an ad- Vincent into a training ship. He team of young beauties, working can be made quite to believe that It is just three years ago that of an actress. Nowadays no jury daughter. Both doing well. vertisement in the House of was her first captain. Shanghal papers please copy. Lords.
DEATH
SHENTON-At Canton, suddenly, on Wednesday evening 24th April,, 1935, William James Shenton of A. S. Watson & Co.,
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The China Mail
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A Word To The Wise
Lord Chesham's warning to motorists to consider all whom
Blackmailing
Thirty years ago it was possible for a jilted woman to claim damages well worth her trouble. I think the record in this country is £50,- 000, contributed to the broken heart:
Ilis son is a lieutenant in the together in London under a mana-a fallure to marry a certain man ger, were run to earth as the prin- means the end of all hope for any cadet training cruiser Frobisher.
cipals in a lucrative breach-of. woman, or that her feelings' can' promise combine. The girls wore and should be assessed and settled Your Daily Smile!
doing very well out of getting for in terms of pounde, shillings, tangled up with young men whose and pence. Teacher: "How do you account for parents were gratifyingly ready to Judges have several times in the
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they meet on the road as "biit- the phenomenon of dew?" hering idiots" convey's with
Student: The earth revolves on its pay £100 or so to get their young-last few years shown what they szis every 24 hours, and, in consequ-aters out of the engagement. The thought of sentimental damages by, Home force a hint which the wise ence of the tremendous pace, it per-settlements were all made out of awarding the angry, party, the sum driver will not neglect: Idiocy, spires freely."
court--the threat of an action being of one farthing, and telling her not so far ne road-sense is concern-
the blackmailing weapon,
to be silly. Jed, is a relative rather than an
Prominent Position
On the face of it, of course, thei absolute term. The driver who now book a place of honour on your awarding of damages for breach of in more ways than one. Nobody la
"I'm glad to see you're giving my
Feelings can be deeply wounded. claims that he has never taken bookstall," said the proud author, promise to marry may often be per-financially recompensed for other Hong Kong, Thursday, April 25, 1935. & foolish risk in his life will re- "Yes, sir: I put it on top of these factly just, but the trouble is that kinds of heart aches
ceive no more credence than the papers to stop 'em blowing off the the women who bring the suits should cheques, be made out to the so why pedestrian who says that he has stall."
often do go from greedy or spiteful kind of women who think a court Intoxicating Thoughts never stepped off the pavement
at a rash moment..
Please Repeat
motives. This extortionist attitude of law. the best place for airing: Since motorist and pedestrain you not, on the date in question, or established for the righting of de-
Lawyer: "Now, sir, did you, or did towards a legal privilege originally their unsuccessful love affaire?: Lord Arnold's sad little Bill alike are liable to moments of at any other time, previously or suh finite wrongs is what is killing the for restricting the advertise"idiocy," it is the business of equently, say or even intimate ment of liquor is no more. supporters dropped their weak-ingly sane.
may possibly A good eye and ening burden recently in the sensitive wrist may make in fact, a stranger, that the state modify the breach law in Britalo. House of Lords. without carry-skilful driver. To be a ing it to a Division.
A post driver requires something more was a matter of no moment or other mortem would probably show that reserve of control which wise? Answer me, yes or no." that it died of ridicule. The secures him against all
Witness: "Yes or no what?" cause of Temperance, said Lord prises. Arnold, was making too much
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Its the safe driver to be compensat-ther friend or mere acquaintance, or, in America and
the defendant or anyone else, whe-heart balm" suit State by State
intoxicating
LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES
ament. imputed to you, whether just or good unjust, and denied by the plaintiff,
sur-
progress thought; hence the campaign of those who opposed Temperance: was being carried on by sinister: means. Posters proclaim that For causing bodily harm to Mul "Beer is good for you." Wine Tal Chai, a rickshaw coolle, Ngan merchants send out their tempt-Ngok was this morning fined $25, ing catalogues. Private per- in default one month's hard labour, sherry. Truly a matter for the Magistracy. House of Lords' eagle eye! But
UNUSUAL BURIAL
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Police Investigation
At Au Tau
Male Plaintiffs '
There is usually. little sympathy for a man who brings a breach of promise action, though this is per- haps a very unfair prejudice, men commonly spending considerably more money than women in the pro- grèss of a courtship. A young man who has spent his salary on a girl]
TRIBUTE TO WORK OF DR. GIBSON New Ward Will Bear His Name
RETIREMENT AFTER 38 YEARS' SERVICE
As a tribute to the great work.
on the definite understanding that which Dr. R. McLean Gibson, M.D., The was "treating" his future wife! C.M., F.R.C.S., the retiring Superin- Village gossip at Au Tau with might perhaps be justified in feal-tendent of the Alice Memorial and regard to the death of Sau Ahing the money had been wasted Affiliated Hospitals, has done for Chinese doctor, Tang Wong Ting, though no such justification will residence in the Colony, it was of Taipo, has caused police in prevent ble looking a great nobody announced at a special meeting of why halt here? Are there not An Indian" constable, B756, who vestigation.
when he brings his complaint into the Hospital Committee held yester. posters from the Temperance was charged before Mr E. I. Wynne- It was rumoured that Sau Ah-court.
day that a ward in the new side proclaiming that beer and Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy tui had not died from natural. The damagos awarded to women Nethersole Hospital would; be all its alcoholic fellows are "bad yesterday afternoon with entering a causes and had been buried in case of this kind" are also named the Gibson Ward. The pro- for you?". Do not the grocers brothel at No. 157. Woosung Street without the customary Chinese diminishing remarkably another posal was put forward by send out circulars with the price on April 14, while on duty, was cou-rites, The body was exhumed sign of the growing unpopularity Chairman, the Hon. Mr. S. W. Ta'o, of tea? Are there not orgies of victed and fined $30.
and it was found that the corpse of breach of promise cases with the and was seconded by the Deputy tannin-drinking in the suburbs
had not been buried in the pro Jurles. Judges have always hated Chairman, the Hon. Sir William overy afternoon?
The destruction of an indecent per way.
Shenton, No doubt Lord Arnold and his placard was ordered by Mr. Scho-
them alw A post-mortem will be held on For the pathetic type of woman Those present at the meeting in friends consider alcohol harm-field at the Central Magistracy yes- the body, and, in the meantime,, who has suffered serious loss of addition to the Chairman and ful to the nation. There are terday after a woman, Kwok Sau- the first wife and two villagers money or work by being let down Deputy Chairman were the follow- people who feel the same about ving, licensee of the Hang Fa Chun have been detained.
sons invite their friends to take by Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Tai, aged 20, a concubine of a when she marries somebody else, the Hospital during his 38 years.
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tea, about meat, about tobacco. restaurant, had been fined $50 for
But unless these are made ille exposing it to the public. The
the
at the last moment, there is as yet ing: Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, Hon. no satisfactory substitute for the Mr. T, N. Chau, Hon, Mr. W. H breach of promise: case, and if the Bell, Dr. R. McLean Gibson, Dr.
gal to consume, it seems hard placard was for the purpose of ad- Fleading guilty to the theft of a actions were confined to such cases Frank R. Ashton, Dr. Annie Syden- to see why it should be made vertising the congee sold in the fountain pen from H. Singh, a of definite financial loss, breach of ham, Miss M. Ward (Matron), Mrs. illegal to Invite their consump. restaurant. tion, If prohibition of alcohol
police reservist, Chuk Tak, unem promise might lose its present un- A. Hughes (Assistant Matron). were introduced into Britain
ployed, was this morning sentenced savoury flavour.
Meanrs. Tang Shiu-kin, M. F. Key Ngan Shing-kwan, Stanley V
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and the American experiment Lal Ho, a woman, was thla mor- to three months hard labour, by Bona-Fide Cases was not encouraging it would, ing fined $5,000 in default one Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Cen There are still one or two per Boxer, A, W. Hughes, A. Sommer no doubt, be made illegal to of year's labour, by Mr. W. Schofield trai Police Court. Chan Chuen, fectly bona fide cases in every law felt, Rev. H. R. Wells and Dr. R.. fer it, but it is a queer manoeu- at the Central Magistracy for being charged with receiving the pen, was form the middle-aged school Maitland Alderton (Hon. Secre-- vre to introduce Prohibition by in possession of 52 taels of prepared sentenced to two montha hard teacher who gives up her job under tary). way of the hoardings: Queerer opium.
promise of marriage and then finds Apologies for absence were re- still is the suggestion that the
herself without a husband, a job, coived from Lady, Ho Tung, Mr. brewers and the wine merchants Ho Chat, a travelling tradesman, Appearing before Mr. E. and the best part of her savings F. S. Cassidy and air. A. Stoven- deserve blame for deviating was sentenced to three months Wynne Jones at the Kowloon the woman who bas, over an son from the "scientific truth hard labour by Mr. Q. A A Mac- Magistracy, this morni
engaged partod of five or six years, In the course of his speech, the What, we may ask, Is the scien- fadyen at the Central Police Court charge of having in his lon beep – spending, her money, on Chairman referred to the urgent tific truth about the flavour of this morning for breaking into : & a radiator cap, which he admitted furnishings for a house which is no need for more funds for the build-- [ripe Burgundy ↑ What (80 Mr. warehouse at No. d. Staverley Street stealing, from a car. In Sal Young use to her as a spinster at the end lag of the new Netherola Hospital..
Gandhi, who disapproves of both, and stealing 250-padlocks: Defen- Chol Street, Chan Shiu-ka
The estimates for 1986, showing might ask) is the truth about dant gave every assistance to the year-old unemployed, was manded There is also the girl who looks an expenditure of $49,200, with an the favour of bacon and eggs? police and all the goods to the value for 48 hours for enqui toba on marriage has the only vialble estimated deficit of $8,000 on 15- The thought that what you dis- of $75 was recovered.
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