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MARRIAGE MART PROFITS.

£20 AND £25 "PAID BY CLIENTS.

SECRETS OF THE BUSINESS EXPLAINED.

WATER FAMINE FEARED

AMERICA WANTS DIAMONDS.

IN ENGLAND.

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RESULT OF INCREASED BATH HABIT.

EXPLANATION OF £7,000,000 SALE.

"SERIOUS OUTLOOK."

Lord Desborough, chairman of the Thames Conservancy Board, presiding at one of the sessions of the Chemical Industry Conference in London on May 14th hinted at possible water famine in the near future.

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OUTPUT ABSORBED,

LONDON, May 18th. News that the diamond syndicate consisting of Mr. S. B. Joel, the Anglo-American Corporation, and De Beers, has completely disposed of its stock of diamonds, which About eighteen months ago was

MADMAN IN THE AIR.

NEW YORK ORDEAL.

HAMMER BLOW AND 2,000!t. DIVE.

NEW YORK.

A new peril of the air was strangely demonstrated when Harry. Anderson, a commercial pilot, was attacked by a mad passenger when his aeroplane was 2,000it, above

The residents of Pontiac, Michi the ground."

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The supply of water in Engworth roughly £7,000,000,"marks the gan, observed the acroplane leisure- land," he mid, "is going to be climax of an unprecedented rush by approaching the town at dusk. a very serious thing at no distant

Mr. Thomas Owen, editor of the Matchmaker, residing at Sussex- Victoria, S.W.. gave xtreet, evidence in his action before Mr. Justice Avory and a special jury for libel against Odbam's Press Ltd., proprietors of John Bull,

A and Mr. Sydney Moseley, period, owing to the large number for this particular jewel.

There has been a demand during of houses that are being built. In journalist, of Seymour-place, W.

each of these there is now a bath the past three months for five Mr. Owen complains of articles

and the consumption of TOOM, written by Mr. Moseley and pub-water has therefore largely extend-quality rough stores which has ex- lished in John Bull accusing himed. We shall be confronted with a very great difficulty as to how this of cheating his clients. The defen supply of water is to be met." dants pleaded justification.

Miss I," one of the clients of the Matchmaker, who gave evidence on Wednesday, was re-examined by Mr. Stenham, counsel for Mr. Owen:

The Thames Lord Desborough added, supplied sixty per cent of the drinking water of: London, and a London with a population of seven millions would be impossible but for the Thames water supply,

ceded the supply. Shipments of Kimberley diamonds have been an tirely sold out immediately they have been shown in London by the Byndicate, and in the open market there has been a great scarcity of diamonds of any size beyond a carat.

Work To Full Capacity, Merchants with orders from cus- tomors have had to be satisfied with much smaller stones than they re- quired

She did not, she said, take any

Mr. Birkett read a letter par steps to find out something about Mr. Newman, to whom she became Porting to come from "Mary B." engaged. She afterwards broke off/and published in "the Matchmaker twerp, though working to

the engagement, but his behaviour They was always quite proper. were meeting every day and were in constant telephonic communica tion. Moreover, Mr. Newman was about to go abroad.

Worth Three Guineas.

Mr. Stenham: You thought you were quite able to take care of yourself?-Yes.

And you still think so-Yes. Mr. Justice Avory: Lots people think that.

of

Mr. Stenham: At that time you thought you had got your money's warth from the Matchmaker Yes.

Mr. Justice Avary: You thought worth threa Mr. Newman guineas.

Wat

Miss X said that her parents ap- proved of her marrying Mr.

J. F. A. D.." to whom she be- came engaged on October 9th and to whom she was introduced by the

Mr Matchmaker. Apart from Moseley, she had not met any ad- venturers through the introduc-

tions she received.

Mr. Owen, in evidence, said he was nearly 52 years of age and lived with his wife and family He had been carrying on the Matchmaker business for five years Mr. Stenham: Up to the time of your dealings with Mr. Moseley had you ever introduced to a wo- man client who sought marriage any male client who didn't want to get married ?-No.

Judge's Questions.

which stated:

full Cutters in Amsterdam and An- capacity, have been calling out for more stones. In March the syndi- cato put up prices five per centi, but this has scarcely had any deter rent effect.

I live in one of the most beautiful spots in creation, yet I am very, very often lonely. My inter self tells me that some where in this great big world There was considerable curiosity there must be the man of my

on the part of the public whether the dreams a-lying a wait for me.

recent opening of new and fruitful have seen him many times and have even felt the thrill of his mines would lower the value of the warm breath on my lips, but diamond. But the syndicate, sup- each time just then--just when ported by the Government, has com the magic contact of his touchpletely mastered the situation. The seemed indeed a reality, I have output of small diamonds has been again and again awakened from restricted by law, and the output my sleep to see his form float of large ones is not great enough

to meet the preacht demand.

away.

He most certainly must exist somewhere, and I want you to help me find him out. hope he is one of your clients, and I hope he joined your agency expressly in search of me, as 1 myself am doing in search of hizi.

Mr. Owen maintained that the letter was a real one and that he might be able to produce the original. He denied he had writ

ten it himself.

Put In As Stufing.

Mr. Birkett dealt with a number of advertisements in the Hutch- maker. One was From a woman- good figure, dark eyes, stylish in dress, tired of monotony of lonely oxistence, wanting a well-educated generous man of literary tastes and disposition as a real good pal to come and have a cup of tea.

Mr. Owen agreed that the ad- vertiser was married living in Hyde Park. He explain- ed that he meant the Hyde Park He did not recollect district. whether she was Mrs. G., and thought the words describing her were put in as stuffing to fill up the space,

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The price of a fae-quality, clean, one carat diamond to-day, roughly £100, is double the price of a com- parable stone twenty years ago, and, allowing for changed money values, this shows an appreciation of thirty per cont.

tity

The explanation is mainly the enormous demand from America. In February America imported

of 14,811 carats of cut from Amsterdam the record quan diamonds, valued at £300,000. America is absorbing eighty per cent. of the world's output, and it is computed that she now possesGCS 10,000,000 carats.

Demand from Britain, small" as

it is in comparison, has notably improved lately a sure sign, it is said, of better times.

It is also said in trade circles that wealthy Americans are buying up large diamonde se a safe in vestment in case there should be a. sudden collapse of prosperity,

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Suddenly it went into a spiral turn, and then madë a sheer drop of some hundreds of feet. It was rapidly! "fattened out," but the wheels of the under-carriage touched the ground, sending the acroplaus over on to its nose.

I buried itself in the ground and was ruined. The two men who were found inside were injured but not seriously.

Into Hospital For Insance. One, the pilot Anderson, told a strango story. He said that the hired him to fly from Roseville, passenger, Harry Frechette, had Michigan, to Pontiac. When ap

hammer prosthing the town and 2,000ft. up Frechetto had seized a and attacked him.

"I must have been unconscious for at least a minute," said Ander- son, "for when I came to we were in a nose dive. I jerked the con- trols and righted the aeroplane, but as I swung out of the dive I felt the wheels touch the ground."

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Frechette refused to answer ques- tions, and will be removed to prison for a sanity test when he has re- covered sufficiently from the accid-- en't.

An additional touch of the grotesque is added to the incident in the grounds of the State hospital by the fact that the aeroplane fell for the insane.

A letter found in Frechette's pocket was addressed to a girl, and read "Death is my message, sweet- acart."

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Mr. Justice Avory: How do you know whether the male client wants to get married-I can only take his word, the emphasis he puts on it, and the way he impresses me, If I think he is not genuine, I make inquiries before I proceed

Mr. Birkett caused amusement any farther. No man could do

by reading the advertisement of" a more.

Mr. healthy widow of 83 who wanted a Owen stated Mr.

that Moseley sent a fee of £10, but he man of independent means and of

with a view. did not receive from him a letter her own age

A business man, in which he said: "My wife and matrimony." I have not hit it for many years, married, and living near London, to which he came every day by car, but she refuses to divorce me.

"If I had got that letter," add-advertised as being fond of frolics

Benguete ............ I would have kept and desirous of learning dancing

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Mr. Justice Avory: generous, I see, but what has that Mr. Justice Avory: So that is got to do with learning to dance 1 feature of your view of the law-Certainly. Is cake-walking a Mr. Justice Avory: You like platonic friendship! making £10 out of a man who tells lies!

Mr. Owen agreed that the con- women tracts he had "with his clients would bring him a gain of.

£25 and £20 in some cases on their marriage. He stood to gain more from other clients.

Mr. Owen: He is simply stating his qualifications,

Mr. Birkett: I am suggesting that these advertisements are used to conceal something more sinister

-I say no.

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Mr. Owen asid that after he found that Mr. Moseley was marri- ed he wrote him saying he was difficult to suit.

tion was matrimony.

Mr. Justice Avory: A man does not carry his intentions on front of his hat.

Mr. Owen' said Mr. Stevens was

Another advertisement read by Mr. Birkett was from & foreign prince in his thirties-tall, manly appearance, ambitious to marry English lady, very large income. "I don't want a brainles doll, but I would like a jolly, lovable, sud-

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On my books," he said, "I ductions Ltd., was formed by Mr. United Asbestos... Letter Of Mary B" Cross-examined by Mr. Norman have a number of war widows who D. Williams, formerly organiser Dairy Fas Birkett, K.C., Mr. Owen maintain- have pensions which would cease if of First National and managing Walma ed that the Matchmaker dealt only they married. They are very lone director of British National Filma, Der & Wings

don financial group-the Parent Mackintos in matrimony and in platonic ly and want companionship of men Limited. He is backed by a Lon Lens Crawlords..

As a result of the for a theatre or dinner in the way Trust and Finance Company, Ltd. more....... friendship. libels his profits had fallen from of platonic friendship."

Mr. Justice Avory: You meant Mr. Williams has been described as Wm. Powells 2888 in the year ending February 1927. to 2194 in the following year. by a better list, a list of war the pioneer of British filma. An H.A. Amusementa

When did the widows, yet when you put an ad- American citizen, bs came to Eng LK. Constractions; nom. Mr Birkett: fashion in platonic friendship vertisement in your paper his re- land in 1923, and his success in en- Eque, India. G. Bonda,,.43% nom. spring up in your business 1-quirements were said to be a smart tering the American market is re-Hall. Gork. Louna casa premi, nom. garded in British Blms quarters as beybuyers; sel-sellers; m ZLİKE young girl of 20.04.

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