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̈ ́ THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 10, 1940.

SIR OSWALD MOSLEY IN PRISON:

"NO BRIDGE, SILK UNDERWEAR OR BUBBLY"

LOCAL DUTCH

FUND TO GO

FOR PLANES

A COMPLAINT THAT a newspaper article had libellously suggested that Sir Oswald Mosley while detained in Brixton Prison was indulging in every form of dissipation was made to Mr. Justice Bennett in the Chancery Division by Mr. G. D. Roberts, K.C.

Mr. Roberts, on behalf of Sir Oswald, was mov- THE NETHERLAND.COM- ing for an injunction against Sunday PictorialMUNITY OF HONG KONG HELD Newspapers restraining them from further publica- A MEETING IN THE JACOBEAN tion and circulation of copies of the "Sunday Pic- torial," in which the article appeared.

ROOM OF THE HONG KONG HOTEL ON TUESDAY EVEN ING, DURING WHICH THEY Mr. Justice Bennett refused the tion in this division is made in DISCUSSED WAYS OF DISPOS- injunction asked for.

open courts in the King's Bench ING OF THE FUNDS COLLECT- Division it would be dealt with in Chambers. It has been com- ED BY THE LOCAL COMMIT- menced in this court because the TEE OF THE NETHERLAND RE whole thing. can be mentioned in LIEF FUND. SO FAR $31,590.12 open court with the suggestion HAS BEEN RECEIVED, IN that the article is a tissue of false- hoods.

AUGUST AN AMOUNT OF

"This is a very serious libel and a bad example of kicking a man when he is down," said Mr. Roberts, who explained, that Sir Oswald was detained under the Defence of the Realm 'Regulations,

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“Bridge And Bubbly”

•

FUND IN BATAVIAN

"I say it is not defamatory. $21,400.00 WAS REMITTED TO The offending article, said. That is the sole, question. There THE QUEEN WILHELMINA counsel, came right at the end of is no case. for an Injunction." the newspaper under a large, type heading Mosley in Prison; Bridge and Bubbly."

The article read:

Fascist Leader Mosley, No: 1

"Guest” at the big house on Brixton Hill, pays £4 a week for his board and lodging..

In his long teleure hours he plays bridge with Captain Ram- Gay and a few of his selected {{eutenants.

They play for, several hundred cigarettes a week. Matches, pro hibited ́ ́throughout the history

of gaol life, are now permitted

them.

Every morning his paid bat- "man""delivers 'three, newspapers ⚫at the door of his "master's"

cell.

Breakfast, dinner and tea ar rive by car. After his midday meat at 11.30 a.m. Mosley' for- tifies himself with alternate bottles of red and white wins dally. He calls occasionally for a bottle of champagne.

A list of Sir Oswald's purported weekly expenditure followed; and the article continued:

There Is No Harm

Mr. Justice Bennett: There is drinking "bubbly." Many of us do. no harm in playing bridge and

I do. (Laughter.)

It will be recalled that H.M. Queen Wilhelmina recently de-

Britain for the purchase of bomb. ended to present five million guild- ers out of the latter fund to Great ing and fighting planes. This "The innuendo is," remarked donation has made it possible to Mr. Roberts, that in a time of add 58 planes to the R.A.F. · national danger Sir .Oswald is strength. leading the life of an extravagant. sybarite."

The Queen Wilhelmina Fund "You can't do that on £4 a was originally started for the week," commented the judge."

Mr. Roberts: The regulations do purpose of providing relief for war not allow it. The only way he velopment of the situation in victims and refugees. The de- could get privileges is by corrup-Europe has, however, made it im

possible to carry out the original plan.

tion.

"There is no accusation of that,' said: his lordship.

The localNetherlanders have Mr. Justice. Bennett, giving now, by a great majority, decided judgment, said he was quite to remit the balance and future clear that it was not a case In: monthly contributions of the Neth which every jury would say erland Relief Fund direct to Lon-

that the article of which Sir don.. Oswald Mosley complained was

libellous.

That was a sufficient ground for refusing the injunction asked for. There was the further ground "Mosley still takes great pride that this article was published in a Sunday newspaper. There was in his appearance. He selects a different smartly cut lounge suit no evidence to suggest that Sun- every week. His shirts and silk day newspapers were underwear are laundered in May-published.

fair."

Practically A Teetotaller

Dealing with the article in de- tail; Mr. Roberts said it was quite untrue that Sir Oswald paid £4 a week for his "board and lodg- ing." With regard to playing bridge, Sir Oswald, he thought, did not play bridge,

It was also untrue, to say that Sir Oswald had a paid batman or that his breakfast, dinner and tea arrived by car.,

There was loud laughter, in which Mr. Justice Bennett joined. heartily, when Mr. Roberts called attention to the newspaper's des- cription of Sir Oswald "fortifying himself with alternate bottles of red and white wine daily and oc- casionally calling for a bottle of champagne."

"It doesn't state whether the call is answered," Mr. Roberts

commented: "It is entirely un-

true."

"Sir Oswald is practically - a teetotaller. It', is untrue that he' has taken wire, în prison as was

ever re-

The motion failed and must be refused. The costs would be costs in the action.

-Ninety per cent. will be destin- ed for the Prince Bernhard Fund, which has recently been: formed with the object of purchasing military aircraft for the Royal Air Force and the Royal Netherland Air Force.

The remaining ten per cent, will be handed to the committee for entertainment of Netherland sai lors and soldiers in England.

NIGHT DENS COST

MAN ON LEAVE

£10 IN TWO DAYS

SERVICE MEN on leave in London, described to

a reporter how they were inveigled into visiting Soho "gold digging dens" and were parted from most of their money.

It is the touting for thèse dens, about the stuff we had been given. "They danced languidly and seemed interested only when some new opportunity presented itself for them to make us spend money.

in the list of the weekly expendl-masquerading as night clubs. ture."

and_bottle parties," that social Mr. Roberts said the descrip-workers want made a criminal tion of Sir Oswald's personal offence. attire was a gross exaggeration. "A" Scottish corporal's - experi-

corduroy

the men' told.

He did not wear silk underwear.ences were typical of the stories Carried Out He simply wore trousers:

"During the first two days I At the time the article appear was in London touts took me cd Sir Oswald's appeal to the to dens that must have cost me advisory committee was still un-over £10," he said. der consideration. It had since been decided 'adversely to him.

In an affidavit Sir Oswald des- cribed the article as grossly; un- true and defamatory of himself.

".

No Time To Answer

Reopened

"Some people were getting rather drunk, and a girl was ear- ried out.

"My mate and I were still not very thrilled with the procéudings, and told the girls so.ale

"‘Ah, if you want some real "You can get beer there all fun, you have to come upstairs," night, you can dance, there are my hostess told me, and asked girls; you will have a wonderful for money," Then wo decided it time, a tout told a friend and was time to go.”?!. myself in the strect--and he pro-

Mr. G. O. Slade (for the "Sun-pelled us round the corner, f day Pictorial") said he had had no time to answer that affidavit and ho did not require to do so. He ubjected to the injunction from the legal aspect."

"We paid. 58, entrance fee, and went down to a basement,

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'A walter served us with near beer, at 18. Od. a glass. Dr. Wilhelm Karo, a German We danced with a couple of modical specialist and authority the hostesses and had to buy on homeopathy, of Ladbroke them cocktaila?, which" looked gardens, London, tvas talcon'.- by like coloured water. #1077) Scotland Yard” detectives, to

The girls brought us some clearing centre to await; transfer "An application for an injunc-real beer when we complained to un' internment camp.

"There is only one possible rea- són why this matter: was .com- menced in the Chancery Division, said Mr. Slude,

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