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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 25, 1940

NO LOVE AND KISSES IN MAYFAIR FLAT: WIFE'S ACTION AFTER A SPANKING

London, To-day.

A SPECIAL JURY OF FIVE MEN and two women

BALKAN

yesterday awarded £3,500 damages in a King's ENTENTE Bench decision to Mrs. Valerie Porter, 26-year-

old wife of an Army lieutenant, who alleged that TO CONFER her husband's parents enticed him away from her.

ISTANBUL, TO-DAY.

M. SARAJOGLU, TURKISH FOR- MINISTER, WILL LEAVE ISTANBUL ON JANUARY 31 FOR

BELGRADE, WHERE THE CONFER-

The award was made jointly against her father-in-EIGN

law and mother-in-law, of Grosvenor Square, Mayfair.

The jury took nearly two hours in considering their verdict, which was given on the eighth

day of the hearing.

The Judge entered judgment with costs and granted a stay of execution for 21 days regarding £3,000 of the damages, pending notice of appeal.

He ordered the balance of £500 to be paid to the wife with- In seven days, and the remaining £3,000 to be paid Into court. Mrs. Valerie Porter alleged that her husband, Bertie, spanked her in her mother-in-law's flat.

FLUNG OUT

Thereafter she hit her mother-in- law and was flung out of the flat.

Summing up, the Judge said the son was forced to choose between his wife and parents, and a word of love on that fatal evening might well have prevented "this tragic happening."

"No-one had suggested that there was an act of love, an act of kindness or a kind word spoken. It is a great pity that there was not."

Mrs. Valerie Porter was radiant with smiles when the jury announced the verdict.--Reuter.

CANADIAN DIVISION IN BATTLE DRESS

London, To-day. The first Canadian Division

to appear in full battle dress paraded at Aldershot on Tuesday. It was the first oc- casion that many of the Canadian officers had worn battle dress.

NORWEGIAN FREIGHTER SUNK

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Oslo, To-day.

The Norwegian freighter, Byd- ford (4,000 tons) has been sunk off the coast of Scotland, alther by a mine or torpedo.

Nineteen have been rescued but It is feared five are missing.- Havar

ENCE OF THE BALKAN ENTENTE -TURKEY, GREECE, YUGOSLAVIA

AND RUMANIA-IS TO BEGIN ON

FEBRUARY 2.

It is expected here that on his way through he will have a meeting in Sofla with the Bulgarian Premier and Foreign Minister.

In an interview with a leading Tur- Premier kish paper, the Bulgarian

depart

says that Bulgaria will not from her policy of absolute neutral- ity as she sees no advantage in war.

as to Yugoslavia in ever-growing friendship.--Reuter.

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SCHEME TO OUTWIT SCUTTLERS

London, To-day. Captain A. U. M. Hudson, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, stated in the House of Commons yesterday that special orders have been given to His Majesty's ships with a view to frustrating the regular practice of crews of German mer- chant-ships of scuttling their ves- sels to avoid capture.—Reuter.

BRITISH

SUBJECTS CAUGHT

IN POLAND

A

London, To-day. number of British

Bulgaria is tied to Turkey as well subjects were caught in Poland by the war and are now suffering consider- able hardships both in the German and Russian occupied areas.

HORTICULTURAL SHOW

The annual show of the Hong Kong Horticultural Society is to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5 and This was revealed by Mr. Neville 6. Copies of the. schedule and rules Chamberlain in the House of Com- can be obtained from

T.mons yesterday when asked whether Bagram, Hon. Secretary, Stock Ex-he had any Information regarding the change Building.

conditions of British subjects in Po- land.

Mr.

TURKEY ANXIOUS ABOUT NEW NAZI PACT WITH SOVIET

J.

The Government, said the Prime Minister, had news relating to a total of 74 British subjects and 268 Palestinians, about half of whom were in German-occupied territory and the remainder in the area oc. cupied by the Boviet forces.

FACILITIES REFUSED

All were belleved to be suffering PARIS, TO-DAY.

considerable hardship. Efforts had PERSISTENT REPORTS OF A NEW AGREEMENT been made to supply those in the BETWEEN GERMANY AND_THE_SOVIET RE- of food, through the Red Cross, but German-occupied area. with parcels CEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM SOURCES AVAIL-the German Government had refused ABLE TO THE TURKISH NEWSPAPERS, the necessary facilities. WHICH YESTERDAY CARRIED CIRCUMSTAN- TIAL REPORTS OF RECENT NEGOTIATIONS. According to these reports, Germany is to be given

military control of that part of Russian-occupied | had sent members of his staff to Poland which borders Rumania and will exploit Lwow to organise and assist the with- the Polish oilfields.

As regards those in the Soviet area, the International Red Crosa. was examining the possibility of affording relief.

The British Ambassador in Moscow

drawal of British subjects and Pales- tinian citizens, and had made funds available for this purpose-Reuter,

teet" the railroad passing through THE UNITED

EMPIRE

MORE DENIALS (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Final agreement is said to have, tion zones in Galicia is intended to been signed in Berlin this week be- permit Germany not only to get a The parade was watched by Ma- tween von Ribbentrop and the Rus-share of the oilfields but also to "pro- jor-General McNaughton and his staff.sian Ambassador. The Canadians' own bands played ap- Reason for the agreement, accord- soifthern Poland, Havas, propriate music for them.

ing to the Turkish newspapers, is the His Majesty the King spent yester- | Inability of the Soviet to carry out day at Aldershot with some of the contracts for the delivery of oil to Canadian troops who are undergoing Germany. It gives Germany the training there. He motored down Galician' oilfields, and access to the from Buckingham Palace with an es-Rumanian frontier. cort of Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice in khaki battle dress.---Reuter.

Inspected By King

London, To-day.

The King yesterday inspected the Canadian Division. He saw

A serious view is taken in Istanbul

of the situation.

Reuter.

FRENCH VIEWS (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

Paris, To-day.

No extreme importance is attached young men whò last year had travelled of the oil industry in Rumania, al- many to the recent measures for the control miles to catch a glimpse of His Ma-though British and French companies jesty during his Dominion tour.

are suffering somewhat from the new regulations..

The King was received at the Cana- dian Headquarters by General“ Mac- haughton and the Canadian High Com- missioner.

Political cirdies in Paris "point out that King Carol has repeated. ly demonstrated his unwillingness to submit to Germa Hreats. On the other

Altogether His Majesty spent, over Ave --hours with the Division⠀⠀⠀and,

mongst other units, reviewed the 22nd par

Regiment which is en- th

ch, CanadiansA

res in

Paris, To-day.

It is reliably learned from occupied Poland that the presence of Germans in mastern Galicia apparently does not foreshadow changes in the territorial demarcation.

reports

Meanwhile Italian press categorically deny rumours that Rus- sla is to code to Germany a corridor along the Hungarian frontier, which

with Rumania.Havas. would provide free communications

GAMBLING FOR WOMEN

gambling especially for

London, To-day.

In a message to the United Kingdom Government, expressing the apprecia tion of the New Zealand Government. and people of the greetings convey- ed by Lord Willingdon who is in New Zealand representing the British Government at the centennial - cele- brations" the Prime Minister of New Zealand declares: "The people of this dominton

one with the people of the United Kingdom and other portions monwealth In

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peace, but

the British Com- determination to confilet to a suc- to safeguard security through-

tish Wireless,

ilüed at $45 were stolen

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