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WARDOUR STREET FIRE: CLARKSON OUTBREAK

REVELATIONS

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NOTORIOUS FIRE-RAISER GIVES EVIDENCE OF ARSON

London, To-day.

Startling evidence was given in a King's Bench action arising out of fires on the premises of the late Willie Clarkson, the famous theatrical costumier.

LEOPOLD HARRIS, SENTENCED IN THE FAMOUS FIRE- RAISING CASE, WAS BROUGHT FROM MAIDSTONE GAOL TO TESTIFY.

Honorary Decree

For Il Duce

Rome, To-day › A doctor's degree has been conferred on Signor Mussolinž by Lausanne University, where the Duce studied in his youth.

The diploma will be present- ed to him in June, when the University celebrates its four hundredth anniversary. Trans-Ocean

A number of Lloyd's Under- writers are claiming the return of £25,000 paid in connection with the fire in Wardour Street premises in 1931. ·

Clarkson's administrators denied the allegations and put in. a, coun-

aich ter-claim for £36,000,

the insurers refused to pay following - la fire in a store at Ramillies Place

in 1933.

Harris was put on the witness stand and testified that the War- dour Street fire was due to arson by the so-called "tray and taper method.”

GOOD WORK HELPED ON He added that after the fire Clark- mmson and his (Harris') manager took

Film Star's Romance

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Willy Frisch, the famous

man film star, will shortly marry Fraulein Dinah Grace

a quantity of undamaged stuff up- stairs to be burned and wetted and thus spoilt

The whole of the damage in that fire was about £5,000 but the in- sured received. £25,000, of which Harris got $750 and his manager £100.3

Sensational evidence was given, it will be recalled, when Harris and Captain Miles were sentenced, when - an immense fire-raising organisa- tion in London was uncovered. Reuter.

A notice to this effect was posted Labour Party

at the Dahlem registry office yes terday.

Announcement of the marriage comes rather as a surprise, as Willy Frisch, who has appeared in several pictures with Lillian Harvey, was

And Arms

London, To-day.

After a discussion lasting

over

hought to be engaged to the Bri-two hours, the Parliamentary Lab- tish actress. Trans-OceanA

our Party yesterday decided not to challenge the whole question of re armament.

Queen Mary At They will therefore not call a

Theatre

London, To-day. Queen Mary attended the theatre in London last night accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Glou cester.

The Royal party saw Marie Tem- pest appear in a new play. Beu ter.

KING FAROUK AT MARSEILLES -

Proceeding To St. Moritz

Marseilles, To-day. King Farouk of Egypt arrived

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SEAFORTHS N.C.O. MISSING

The military

have sought the co-op ritie

of the HK Police in their search for an alleged deserter, Lance-Corporal William RI- chardson, of the Seaforth High- landers, Richardson, who is 23 years of age, has been missing since February 27. He was last seen in mufti, his garb in- cluding a sports jacket.

The Rev. K Mackenzie Dow wil 0. liner "Viceroy of India”

be the principal speaker at Sun- His Majesty, who is accompanied day's meeting of the YMCA Dis by his mother and sisters and a cussion Group. His subject is to be retinue of thirty-two, immediately The Resurrection: Fact or continued his journey to St. Moritz gend?"

by tram via Lyons.

King Farouk is spending a few The annual meeting weeks on the Continent before at tending the Coronation of King George in May Trans-Ocean.

YMCA Women's Section is to be held on Wednesday next at 4 pm in the West Lounge of the