1938-10-29 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 29, 1938.

Husband On Hire

TWO WOMEN IN AMAZING DEAL

One of the most amazing cases in French Legal History will come before the Courts next month when two women will tell how a husband was ac- quired by hire purchase!

Monthly payments were arranged, and when they were not kept up the husband was claimed back again.

Purchase

BRITISH "PEACE" PLANE CRASHES IN FOG

London, To-day.

The British Airwaya Plane used by the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, on his first flight to Germany for the meeting with the Fuehrer at Berchtesgaden, crash- ed when trying to land in dense fog near Heston aerodrome.

The pilot escaped unhurt while the plane's two passengers were slightly injured.--Trang-Ocean,

Though strange things can happen under French marriage laws, the facts of this suit would seem incredible were they not attested by affidavits in which all three parties to the strange bargain ad-trial in the ordinary way when mit them.

The case is that in which a thirty- five-years-old Frenchman, named Andre Dubois, is being sued for divorce by the wife to whom he was wed eight years ago. An English- woman, living at Le Harve, is nam- ed as the "woman in the case."

In the pleadings it set out that from the outset the marriage was not a success, and the association of the man with his woman friend is blamed for the trouble between husband and wife.

DIVORCE SUIT FOLLOWED

A separation followed, after which the husband and the other woman admittedly lived as man and wife.

It is part of the case that there was understanding between the parties that in consideration of a sum of about £3,000, spreadin monthly payments over a period of five years, Mme Dubois would surrender her rights in the erring husband to her rival.

the vacations end next month.

One of the alternative pleadings of the defence has its amusing He pleads also that as the wife side. It is contended the price ex- was a party to what she now stig-acted was in excess of the commer- matises as adultery, she has no right cial value of the husband, and a to divorce.

revision of the hire purchase agree- ment is demanded.

Following the usual practice in Authorities, however, contend matrimonial suits in France, the that this claim must be struck out divorce judge returned specially because French law, while recogni- from holiday to try to bring the sing that a wife has a cash value, parties together. But his efforts has never recognised similar value failed, and the suit must go for for a husband,

Ten Murders In

BAND CONCERT

AT PENINSULA HOTEL

The first Orchestral Concert of the season is being held in the Peninsula Hotel at 9 o'clock to-morrow evening, when the Band of the Royal Scots will perform.

The programme is as follows: 1. Spanish March-Amparita Roca.

Texidor.

2. A Nautical Overture-Plymouth

Hoe....Ansell.

3.

4.

Concert Solo-L/c A. Weller. Valse..Moonlight on the Alster.

..Straus.

:

5.

Selection of Sullivan Songa.

....Sullivan.

This selection contains tunes from

several of the Savoy! Operas.

6.

Interval

Selection- Trovatore....Verdi.

7. Xylophone Solo -La

Juana.

(Bdsm. R. Phillips)...Howgill,

8. Fantasia-Alpine Memories.

.... Winter.

9.

10.

Violin Solo-Souvenir (L/c. A.

Alsey) .Drdia. Selection-The Thistle.

.Myddleton.

MERCHANT SHIPS WITH 6 IN. GUNS

Signor Mussolini is planning to build 60 merchant ships within the next eight years. The larger ones

Chicago Gang War will carry bin, guns.

Police Smash Capone Dens With Hatchets

Chicago's gang warfare has re hernalia and furnishings. opened with ten slayings in ten The State Attorney charges that weeks, and stern measures by the the operators of these resorts are State Attorney. Thomas J. Court-hirelings of "Scarface" Al Capone's She agreed to refrain from tak-

ney, to break up a ing divorce proceedings, or other-dollar gambling racket, which he making business alone the gang multi-million gang, and that from their book wise risking scandal to the pre-claims is controlled by the Capone gets at least £200,000 a year. judice of the couple when passing vice and gambling syndicate.

as husband and wife in another part of France, where they were not known.

to the recent assassination of Paulf

The port and dockyards of Trieste are to have a big share of the work connected with this. programme.

Signor Mussolini has promised the Lloyd Triestino Line a further subsidy and five motor ship of 9,000 tons will be built for them.

Trade in Trieste has suffered from the union of Austria with Germany, but it is hoped that a mo- dern flect of vessels and expansion compensate for it. in the Levant and Far East will

Italian shipowners deny that they It is believed that an amount of are able to compete against British Spectacular raids on gambling money is set aside by the syndicate lines because of the large amount resorts by policemen with axes are for Al Capone when he is dis-of Government subsidies they re- The agreement was kept until a interpreted as Courtney's answer charged from Alcatraz Prison, ceive. They argue that their over- few months ago, when loss on share Battaglia, racehorse tout and for-ties, the Chicago Church Federa- minimum and that their boards and Concurrently with police activi-head charges are cut down to a holdings made it difficult for the "second wife" to keep up the month-mer member of the "42" and Genna tion has asked Governor Horned to clerical staffs are very much smaller

gangs,

initiate an inquiry into the political than those in Great Britain. in 1924 by the Capone syndicate.

The Genna gang was wiped out relationships of Chicago's gam-

bling racketeers. According to police officials, Bat taglia had been sought as a "tips-the Federation, which represents 1,-

ly payments. When lawyers' letters failed to obtain the arrears divorce proceedings were commenced, and facts laid before the Court.-

allegation, but alleges that the con- tract is not vaild because it strikes at the sanctity of the marriage contract and is, therefore, against public policy::

to have held up several betting es- tablishments operated by the syndi

In an open letter to the Governor, POPPY DAY FUND The husband does not dispute the [ter" for a gang of robbers, believed 060 Protestant churches in Chicago, Drummond $25; Major C, M. Manners Previously acknowledged $1,940) D. charges that there is a link between $25; N. J. Perrin $25; A. Ritchie $25; the gambling racket and city and S. T. Williamson $100; J. Petrie $25; county politics.

Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell $25; J. F. Mac- Two other murders, those of

"A acandal of first magnitude is gregor $50; Trustees of the Parsee Zo- John O'Brien and Harry L. Minor brewing in Chicago," the letter Faid $20; Dr. P. S, Selwyn-Clarke $20; roastian Charity Funds $30; Prof. W. shot down in the streets-are also says.

Lt. Col. E. D. Matthews $10. attributed to vengeance against robbers.

U.S. TO HAVE FASTER BOMBERS

cate

No explanation is offered by the pofice for the other eight slayings, and no arrests have been made.

Police raiding gambling resorts have ordera to carry axes and Bombing 'planes capable of flying wreck establishments which have faster than 300 m.p.h., which could not been closed down after their reach objectives. 100 miles away in operators have been convicted in ] less than 20 minutes, were visaged by Major-Gen. Henry day, police suddenly increased their. Arnold, the new Chief of the United attacks to six in one night. States Army Air Corps, in an inter-

view.

en-

He pointed out that when the present programme of the Air Corps was completed in 1940, the United States Army would have 2,300

planes.

Gen, Arnold suggested that atten- tion would next have to be concen, trated on the intressi speed

trines

court. From one or two raids each.

CLUBS WRECKED Invading the State-Washington club, they drove hundreds ‹ of patrons into the street, arrested three men, and spent an hour smashing 84,000 worth of furniture. and equipment with their axes, Simultaneously, two other sq raided five other resorts, ten men, and embarked on a wh Igalo wrecking

Here's Luck!

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