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"PILLOW PREGNANCY" CASE Extraordinary Story In Divorce
Lurid Details In Ankara Court
Istanbul, Jan. 6. Newspapers and citizens here this week have been wagging their respective tongues over the lurid details of the trial in criminal court of the "case of the pillow pregnancy." According to testimony brought out in court Kemal Temizhan was a devoted husband who loved his wife, Fatma, He loved her until he discovered that she would never bear him a child. Then he began to leave his wife at home in the nights and seek entertainment else- where.
IT WAS FUNNY
Copenhagen, Jan. 6. "Funny," said a young Copenhagen housewife to her girl friend дд they were bicycling in a subur- ban street, "to-day it is ex- actly one year since I was taken to the hospital the Jast time." H
The next moment she crashed into a parked car, bumped her head and was taken to the hospital right away.-Associated Press,
Warning To China
Shanghai, Jan, 6.
In a lecture here yesterday Dr. Mrog sien-chang, a Central Bank ecimamie expert, warned that China must not give up her veto right at the forthcoming Japanese peace con- ference in order to prevent a re- petition of
af "the tragedy Versailles ronference wherein China was secretly betrayed by the par- ticipating power,"
Now Fatma loved her husband dearly too, according to her own testimony, She mourned the fact that she could brar him no child. Sho knew that he loved children and more than anytang eise in the world wanted a child of his own. She decided to go to a doctor to see what could be done, Nothing could be done. Hoid the doctor, and she went from one doctor la another. Finally she found Dr Asim Omir, said trial testimony, and he told her Romething could be done. For 5,000 lira (£500) le promised to arrange a pregnancy and a baby. In order to hold her beloved hus- bond, Fatma agreed.
Daughter "Born"
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Kemal was overjoyed when his wife told him that at Jast blessed event was in the making, sald court testimony. In fact he became a devoted husband again and even agreed to the strange orders of the new doctor that as husband and wife they were now to sleep in different rooms and because of her "nervous and de- licate condition" he was not to Louch her.
As months went by. anxious Kemal saw his wife ge cff to visit the new doctor regularly and watched signs of her "deli- cate" pregnancy increase. Then, one fateful day, a telephone call
Dr. Meng also said there was lit the chance of pushing through suckame to his office that his wife suddenly felt pains, was carted off proposals
the return of the to the hospital and daughter Ryukyu lants to China if China was born, surrendered the veto power,
Among the nine points which he the thought should he included in Japanese treaty were the allocation of 50 percent of the total Japanese reparation goods to China, abolition of the Tenon system, return of the
Ryukyu Islands China and the lawing of all kinds of secre! societies-Reuter.
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Off Kemal dashed to the hos pital und was so glad that he was Not even when not susplektus he saw his new daughter had dark hair and skin, while both he and his wife were blond and
fair.
Adjutant Dorothy Stewens of the Salvation Army performed the unusual ceremony of marrying her brother at the Congress Hall, Clapton, London, on Dec. 27. The bridal couple were Peter Stevens, bandiman with the Salvation Army, and Janet Henry, a nurte, Ad- jutant Stevens travelled from Germany in officiate at the Salvation Army wedding. The groom is wearing the uniform of a Sergeant› Royal Engineers. {d Photo)
WASHINGTON
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TALKS ON CHINA
Washington, Jan. 6.
State Department experts and Chinese officials will meet today to work out details of how the aid to US$18,000,000 United States interim China will be spent.
The meeting is expected to result in definite deter- mination of categories of supplies to be furnished under this credit, as well as actual tonnages for each item.
Later the difference became so great he began to doubt and one day accused his wife of being unfaithful. Fatma burst into
So far only two items-food China aid plan, which was re- tears and in order to protect her and fertilizer-have been de ported "somewhat in excesa" of honour, confessed. No, she wept, finitely agreed upon to come US$300,000,000. she had not been unfaithful but the pregnancy was a pillow swin- within the scope of this "stop- die. The baby, she confessed, had been bought from its gypsy mulher for 300 fira,
Husband's Decision
As for ne the interim pro-
gap" programme. It was ex-gramme is concerned, one of the finding pected that nume petrol and cot-chief difficulties in
ton may be included if the Chin enough food for the Chinese to exe are unable to find enough buy. The United States in re- suitable food during the three luctant to let them buy wheat In a towering rage Kemal beat months of the programme.
and other grains because of the his wife and left her, according
arute European shortages and to testimony. He hoped his rage The Chinese have been al- the United States demand on upon Dr. Omar, had him dragged located 58,000 tons of rice for American steeks from that aren. bit court and accused him of the first six months of this year There is also tacit agreement creating his own wife's pregnancy and it was expected that some between
the Chinese and the with padding to carn 5,000 lira.
United States that they will not
The court, which has been denf the interim money would be liberating the case in alternative used to pay for about half of attempt to accur other foods; sessions for months, still has not this rice. reached a decision. But Kemal, the man who love children, has reached his.
Long-Range Plan
in short supply here. For that reason, Bome interim aid may te diverted to cotton and petrol, the Chinese would although Informed circles said no in- prefer more rice.-United Press.
other hold his love, who is now industrial equipment or hospital suffering nervous col "en expendable" material
Of his wife, who
strapped
to
pillows and bought a baby
lapse, he wants to hear no more. would be included in interim Shanghai
A
divorce, he aid baenuse of the desire te
There must be says.
abide by the "stop-gap" nature But the baby produced by this of the measure. plilowed stralegem:
is now her
and
Meanwhile, State Department keep her." United officials were working in detail
of the long-range 15-month
my daughter. I love want to Priss.
Russians Boycott Little Assembly
Cabaret Closure
Shanghai, Jan. 6. Half the number of Jocal commerciul dance halls andl cabarete will close down by drawing lots before the end of March and commercial ballrooms and cabarets will entirely disap- pear by the end of September, it is reported today.
To make the necessary pre-
Lake Success, Jan. 5. parations for the gradual closure The United States today made a double-barrelled of the dance halls, Dr. Wu Kai- plea for conciliation with Russia when the haien, the Commissioner of So- United Nations "Little Assembly," boycotted cial Affairs, has called a meet- by the entire Soviet bloc, met for the first ing of cabaret owners for this
afternoon. time. The United States delegate, the Soviet bloc to end the boy that detailed regulations govern The Commissioner disclosed Mr. Warren' Austin, in the first cott. He assured the Soviet speech from the floor, asked states that they "have nothing ing the banning of commer- to fear" from the new Ameri have long been approved by the dalized dancing in-Shanghat can-inspired agency.
Rates Go Up In Shanghai
SHANGHAI, JAN. 6.
central authorities but have been withheld from promulga- tion due to repeated appeals from loent cabarets for post-
A short time later, Mr. Aus- tin proposed that the Littlo As sembly delay consideration of! the dynamite-laden veto pro. blem until after March 15. The ponement of the ban until after delay would allow Russia time, the New Year-Router, to "think over," 'and perhape
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Shanghai, Jan. 5. Mayor KC Wu predicted "better Shanghal this year" was considered unlikely conditions la approved by the National Economic that Moscow would end the boy when addressing the first monthly meeting of the Shanghai "Nanking. In
cott. The recently-ended Unit Municipal Government staff mem- Under these formulae electricity ed Nations General Assembly bes rates are calculated according sta created the Little Assembly at "He recalled that during the part three etors-fuel costs, metal-index | the request of the United] year the municipal authorities exert- and living index; water rates. ard States.
ed most of their efforte in solving dis calculated according to fuel,
Busala and five other mem-putes and unexpected event, in order electrichy, foreign "exchange Mus
In the living index; telephone rates are bere of the Soviet bloe-Crecho-to malatain peace and security calculated according to the metal la slovakia, Poland, the Ukraine, this city.
:Conditions this year will probably dex and the living Index and the gas White Russia and Yugoslavia-be better than last year, ku added, rates are calculated according to fuel, boycotted the new: organfiation, and, therefore, more emphasis in wili foreign" "ulhange and the living in saying it was illegal, United | be^fald, en municipal reconstruction, dek-Reutet.
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