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THE CHINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1936.

"NOT USED TO

FAILURE

Car Suicide Of Law Student

FATHER GIVES EVIDENCE

CYCLIST KILLED BY CAR

£3,000 For Widow And Children

SUNDAY SHOWS

IN LONDON.

All-In Wrestling Bouts

WOMAN CONTESTANT · "UNCONSCIOUS"

In the King's Bench Division last month Mr. Justice Lawrence awarded £8,000 to Mrs. Elsie E. Garden, of Holden-avenue, King Oxford-The suicide of a law student, who. his father bury, Middlesex, and her said, was "intolerant of failure." children for the loss of husband was described at an inquest at and father, Mr. Charles Hector informers under the Lord's Day Eynsham, near Oxford. recent-Gordon

что

A series of actions by comman

Observance. Act, 1781, concerning

ly, on Claude Alfred Bradford, M. Gordon, who was head of Sunday all-in wrestling, came be aged 22 a solicitor's articled the pasteuring milk plant of the fore Mr. Justice Atkinson in the Co-operative Society at King's Bench Division last month. He clerk. of Buxton.

Pas London

The first was against Mr. Alf found dead in his car in a lane, Willesden, was killed by a motor- with a tube beside him leading car while riding a cycle. The de Allen, of the Black Prince, Wal- fendant, Mr. John George Chad-worth-road, S.E., who, it was al- from the exhaust.

ad-leged, conducted an entertainment Alfred Frank Bradford, the wick, of Geary-road, N.W..

jat the Chelsea Palace on Sundays,'] father, a manufacturer's mana- mitted ability.

Mr. Justice Lawrence awarded June $0, July 7 and 14 last year. ger, said his son appeared nor- mal and cheerful when he last 2735 to the widow and £135 and The plaintiff was Mr. Francis of Royal-avenue, saw him after lunch on Monday. £150 to the children respectively. James Kelly.

Chelsea, who claimed £500 ་་ penalties under the Act.

Highly Strung

The Coroner: Would you call your son highly strung?--Yes, he had a very quick brain. He was quick to learn and quick to take action in everything he did.

DIVORCE CASE RETRIAL

Adultery Charges -

Refuted

A Divisional Divorce Court re-

Mr. Gerald Gårdiner, for Mr. Kelly, referred to the other 30- tions as follows:

The second action was against | the printer of advertisements of the entertainments. at Chelsea Palace: the third was against a Mr. Gregory, alleged to be the

Was

I gather from this letter (produced but not read) that The thought his career was not successful?-He had passed his cently granted the retrial of a suit manager of an entertainment intermediate examination and in which a decree nisi was granted Hammersmith; the foun

He to Mr. Harold Edward Manners, against the Evening Standard, who was working for another. had not been successful in of Vicarage-road. Leyton, E. The published advertisements; and the

was given on bit decree nisi

the fth was against a Mr. Lane bookkeeping. He was troubled. He was not used to round of the alleged adultery of respect of the Hammersmith mat- failure. He was used to doing his wife, Florence Cecilia Dorothy ter.

He may Manners, known as Thelma, with Mr. Kelly said that, when Jeverything quickly.

have had at the back of his William Marcus Fortescue. mind that the examination would be troublesome.

Something Snapped

he went to Chelsea Falace on Sunday,

Mrs. Manners asked for a re-July 7, he saw a poster outside trial on the ground that the pet-the building which said “The sport tion was never served upon her, all women adore: all-in-wrestling.”

She desired to attendi

From the letter it seems that and that she had not been guilty Mr. Gardiner: Did you like the he intended to take his life. Is of adultery with the co-respondent performance?

your opinion that he would or anyone. not know what he was doing? the trial and to defend.

Sir Boyd Merriman, in his judg-first bout I began to doubt whe-

I think he came out to clear

“Sport All Women. Adóre” Mr. Kelly: Noj At the end of the

his brain and clarify it.. Then ment, said that when the petition ther it was sport at all; at the he got far away, lost his bear- was heard by him last June there end of the second bout I was sure ings, and something must have were affidavits that the petition it was not.

> snapped.

Mr. Bradford said his son Magdalen College went School and knew Oxford and district very well. He added: "This is a part of the world he loved. It was full of happy memories for him. Something must have attracted him."

A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned.

GIPSY DENIES

HYPNOTISM

Court Sequel To Garage Visit

was

had been served.

HYDE PARK SCENE

American Accuses Guardsmen

He added that the exhibition was disgusting, and he formed the impression that some of the bouts were "arranged."

Capt. Charles C. C. Lewis, plain- tiff's-solicitor and landlord, said that he went to Chelsea Palace. on Sunday, July 14. He alleged that, during a bout between an Italian woman and a masked woman, the

Mr. Stanley Herbert Picker, an Italian was rendered unconscious | American managing director, of by a neck hold, and her opponent Gloucester-place, W., described at was awarded the verdict. Marlborough-street Police-court

"Threatened To Brain Him”

last month an alleged attack made i Mr. J. P. Valetta (for Mr. Al- Lewis on him by three Grenadier Guardsen) suggested that Capt. men in Hyde Park.

had never seen Mr. Allen in the The accused were Guardsmen ring at the Sunday all-in wrestl- Harold Taylor, aged 22 Brian Far-

ing.

gus, aged 20, and Walter Joseph Capt. Lewis: On one occasion I. Booth, aged 24, who were mand-saw one of the contestants threa ed on bail charged with robbing teming to brain him with a spit- Mr. Picker of £5, and using per-toon.

sonal violence to him.

"Asked For Light

Mr. Joseph Shepherd, of Blen- heimgardens. Brixton, the prinel-

ALLEGED MYSTIC PASSES

he An allegation that hypnotised by a gipsy and lost

Mr. Parker said that Fargus, pal of an agency which supplies self-control was made at New after asking him for a light, seized wrestlers for all-in contests, said

last ton Abbot police-court

him by the throat and two other that, on the three dates concerned.] month by Arthur Sidney Jones, men seized him from behind. There he managed and conducted "the

a garage proprietor.

was a struggle, lasting about 15 exhibitions.

Rose Mitchel was fined £2 for

minutes. His wallet, containing He kept Mr. Allen's name stealing 8 from Mr. Jones, and was ordered to make reve £1 potes, was taken, and he the printed matter purely

was taped on the head with some-matter of business, because, while

Mr. Allen was well

stitution.

Mr. Jones said that Mitchel thing hard. called at his garage and asked

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Dr. Peter David Clein, who said he went to the exhibitions as me dical attendant, denied that Mr. Allen was chased by a wrestler as! alleged. He never had to attend any wrestler injured, because of brutal treatment and he denied

The three guardsmen, while ou (Mr. Shepherd) was not. for two split pins, which he bail, were in military custody. gave her. She then offered to tell his fortune and asked for la piece of silver. To get rid of her he went to the office, took a shilling from a box and gave it to her. She said that she must bless it, and she made mystic passes over it with her rand.

88. Missing Mitchel tapped his hip pocket, and finding it contained money, asked him to let her hold the money and to lend her a hand-

Boy's Attack With Hosepipe

A boy of 16 who appeared at Liverpool Juvenile Court re- cently was alleged to have:

Entered a house in Fisher- street by posing as "an officer of the law."

that any attempt was made, in the. bout referred to by Capt. Lewis, WOMAN to asphyxiate an Italian wrestler.

Mr. Justice Atkinson said that he would give judgment later.

Turnéd a hosepipe on the oc- cupant of the house.

kerchief with which to cover it. Barricaded himself in the The boy was accused of being He took 23s. 6d. from his poc-washhouse by putting the wash found on enclosed premises. ket. A handkerchief was tub and wringer against the He was remanded for eight placed over the cash and Mit- door.

days. chel made several passes with her hand. She purported to re- turn the money, but after she had driven off he found 8s. was missing.

Mitchel denied. hypnotising Mr. Jones, and said that he gave her the money for telling his fortune.

Supt. Martin said that that was not the first case that had come to the notice of the police. "The practice has become a positive ramp among garage proprietors," he added.

Mr. Lancelot Engles Andrewes resumed duty, as Deputy Regis- traz, Supreme Court, and Deputy Registrar of Companies onFe- bruary 21

Mr. Eric Himsworth resumed tham Street, the duties of Administrative As

sistant, Sanitary Department, on February 24

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THE FINAL CHAPTERS (Pt. II) OF "THE WHISPERING SHADOW"

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