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AUSTRALIA'S GROW- THEATRE-BUILDING WOMAN'S CLAIM TO

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ING LEGISLATIVE CRISIS.

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IN LONDON.

SEVEN NEW HOUSES,

"A THRONE.

ACTION BY SOLICITOR "CHANCELLOR.” -

PAYMENT TO A “SPY."

Claims to the throne of Greece by the elderly Princess Paleologue,

OLD-TIME TRAFFIC |

"COP."

WHEN THE MOTOR-CAR WAS AN INFANT.

SCANT ENCOURAGEMENT FOR PIONEERS.

The early corts of automotive. of Charlesville Boad, West Kensing pioneers recived scant encourage ton, were referred to in the High ment from the public Press. When Court when the princess was sued Henry Ford organised his automo by Mr. George Stanley Brighten, bile company in June, 1903, with

solicitor, of Iverna-court, Ken-a paid-in capital of only $25,000, sington, who claimed £778 as the most of the daily papers of the balance of cash due to him on a time ignored the undertaking en- long series of transactions carried tirely. Some 20 years later the out on her behalf.

$28,000 had grown to assets exceed.

Le London at the present time The Spoon-feeding Evil. "there is a boom in building theatres If the industry is to be rehabili- such as has probably never been ex- tated, indeed, if it is to be saved, perienced before. Throughout the prompt and drastic action must be West End there are in process of taken, and such action must not be building no fewer than seven Dew the lines of Governmental theatres. Three of these are group "spoon-feeding" and patchworked together near Cambridge Circus The "Soho," for which Mr. E. A. as in the past. Every month wit- nesses the change-over from coal to Stone is architect, is going up on oil. Coal at 50 per cent over prea site in Greek-street; Mr. Bertie war prices is cheaper than import Meyer's new house has been planned ed oil, therefore the change-over by Messrs Wimperis, Simpson, and will only be arrested by the redus Guthrie on ground at Seven Dials; tion in cost of the coal at the point third, the "Phoenix," is rising

The case was heard by Mr. E. 'W.ing $300,000,000. of consumption.

from the ashes of as, old factory Hansell, K.C, the Official Referee. When Detroit capitalists brought nearby...

The princese, whose full names the Packard factory from Warren, The architect for this last playaro Maria Erelic Eugenie Orades taken in the public prints of the Ohio, to Detroit, brief notice was hause which, from the singular Iaurentia Vincents Nicola Antonia fet that several acres of land had generally that which was put for lack of publicity heralding its Wickham pleaded that Mr. Brighten, been purchand for the purpose,

but the land purchase was ward by the Economic Commission coming, has been called the "my-who was her trustee under the will|phasized rather than the fact that from Great Britain: Australia is stery " theatre-is Mr. Bertie

of her mother, had not rendered an automobile factory was to be borrowing too freely and living to Crewe, an architect who was asso-her any account, and that he owed erected. extravagantly, and the costs of production are in a general way ciated in the design of the "Picher £4,345. This was denied by too high. Unemployment has becadilly." come serious, and it is likely to be

"Bijou" Type. acute during the winter months in the capital cities. Unemployment

Yet another house is well on the and all the distress that follows it read to completion in Tottenham are attributable to the legislative Court-road, the Dominion," plan shifts and the unions' demands for

A new element has come into in dustrial relations. The view of more studious economists is

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Extravagance. Mr. Brighten..

Instead of encouraging the in Mr. Gilbert Beyfus, for Mr.dustry in its infancy, what editorial Brighten, said that the princessed generally was rather a warning and news column comment appear claimed to be descended from Con- against abusing the good nature stantine the Great, and had some of the public too much."

"The demand for a claim to the throne of Greece.

speed of 13 miles an hour is too extravagant," maid an editorial in one Detroit paper in 1903. It was about this that brought with it so many fatali- the Paris-Madrid race, ties to drivers and others, was

Kennel Glaim.

Mr. Brighten really acted as her banker, and in her claims to the throne of Greece the princess always called him her chancellor."

the improvement of the workers ned by Messrs. W. and T. R. Mi- conditions. Large bodies of men burn, the Sunderland architects. have grown up from childhood with

So much for the north side of no knowledge of any system under which their

been Piccadilly. To the south, there are wages have regulated, except that of legal three new playhouses in prepara award. The economic factor i tion. The erection of the first, Mr. entirely unknown to them they bave never experienced the un- Jack Buchanan's theatre, designed

Mr. Beyfus, referring to a claim pleasantness of being suddenly by Mr. Andrew Mather, will com- by Mr. Brighten in connection with thrown out of employment because

mence as soon as its site in Leices running some kennels in Dorsetabire enterprises have failed.

In a new country there is pro ter square is cleared. The other two for the breeding of Alsatians, said gress all along the line, and if a are of the "bijou" type, and hold that this was an enterprise entered man loses his job in one place he each 500 persons only. Mr. E. Ainto at the princess request with quickly finds it in another. But

Stone has prepared plans for the her grandson, Lieut.-Commander C. Australia has

developed How enough to have a general economic Whitehall," in Charing Cross, or Dalrymple-Hay." situation of her own, whose the site now occupied by the his- primary requirement is reduction

toric Olde Shippe" inn; the in the cost of production. The wage-earners will not accept that other, the "Duchess's," is nearing situation, and the law cannot en completion in Catherine street, force it If the employers attempt

to bring about the necessary redue Aldwych. tion, they will meet with dogged

The most interesting fact about resistance. It is probable that these proposed new playhouses is

some process will be evolved which will avoid the necessity of frontal that they are all removed from the attacks. At present, however, each recognised amusement centre of side seems to be determined, at Piccadilly. There are definite rea- whatever cost, to get its own way,

song which account for this Enormous ground values render the

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held.

Automobile racing," said one editorial writer, is a dangerous fad, calculated to fascinate the porty element of society." Then, seemingly in thankful rain the paper continued:

In the United States the roads

Legitimate. Purpose.

are utterly unit for a sustained fears, if they keep within the speed of 49 miles an hour, Chaul- bounds of reason, will be allowed Mr. Brighten gave evidence, and, considerable latitude in the matter questioned by Mr. Barnard Fara good nature of the public too. of speed, but if they abuse the day, for the princess, concerning much they will provoke the par- the payment of £80. to a person he held down to an uninteresting sage of restrictive legislation and named. Fedora in 1923, said that rate of speed." Vedova was a Greek spy employed by the princess Mr. Brighten said that he entirely disapproved of the period appeared this comment. payment and told the princess so. "The automobile, like the Mr. Brighten was asked to ex- bicycle, is a useful vehicle with plain a remuneration of £1,200 re- ceived by him for services to the stitute for horse-propelled vehicles a legitimate purpose. It is a sub- princesa. He said that he used to on the common high-way, and therefore it is subject to the orde nection with her claims to the throne mary rules of the highway.. of Greece.

Thousands allowed themselves to be carried away by the new found pleasure of wheeling.

TWO GIRLS IN A ROAD acquisition of leading rites well-pend, a great deal of time in con-

TRAGEDY.

FALLING LAMP STANDARD KILLS A DOCTOR.

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nigh impossible in view of the very doubtful" advantages that no- true from them. The traffic pro blem is a very acute one for the theatre owner.

The increased competition of the The remarkable tragedy doctor who was killed by a lamp cinema, and of the many outlying standard, part of which fell when theatres, is one which must largely motor-car came into collision be met by facility of approach to with it, was the subject of an in- quest at Fulbam on Dr. Edward the theatre. Many theatre-goers Wallace Hamilton, aged sixty-five, from the suburbs would visit West of Carlton Road Buttcy, who bad End houses more willingly if they surgeries at Wandsworth Bridge could do so by car. Road and Fulham Road.

Sidney Bond, a conrete leveller,, of Sandilande Road, Fulham, said? that he saw an omnibus coming to wards him, and coming up from a behind was a private car traveling

in the middle of the road.

Crash Into Standard,

Driver's Evidence.

Exit the Pit.

Mr. Faraday: Was this £1,200 money out of her I never made the only attempt you made to get any attempt to get money out of

her.

In another editorial of the same

The Traffic Cop. "Public authority was compelled Words Dented.

to appoint special police to look The princess arrived in court from breaking the necks of their alter acorchers to prevent them later and gave evidence.

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to Mr. Brighten and describe yours along the highways. The Mr. Beyfus asked: Did you write flow citizens in their frenzied daughter, son-in-law (Colonel Dal- bycle has ceased to be a racing tor, but the automobile is a more rymple-Hay), and not. "the unholy trinity-No, I did dangerous successor."

The speedometer registers 25 The letter was shown to

miles an hour and F'll have to take the princess, and Mr. Beyfus read from our names." It was an early 1903

traffic cop on it the following sentence:

bicycle not a "My Again, the practice of advertising son-in-law is simply driving me biule. He had motor-cycle, but

ordinary play his "grown to such an dotty in fact the whole of the prominent Detroiters of the time four enormous extent that the need for them; they are making me ill.".

unholy trinity, I cannot acht

who had opened wide the throttle prominent central site is nó The princess said that she wrote of a steam automobile just placed longer of primary consideration the letter, but denied that the the market. Almost epent, the

her writing.

chase when the motorists encoun- bred some poor pavement.

Paving blocks stood up like telegraph poles," said one of the speeders, and the machine pitch- ed and lurched like a tall boat in a storm."*!

It was a front page story!

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MAJOR'S BRILLIANT CAREER CUT SHORT.

During a point-to-point race at Morpeth, Major William Fortescue Armstrong, D.SO., M.C., of the Royal Artillery, Newcastle, was badly injured when his horse Jumbo turned & complete somersanit

aline, glanced off the offside rear definitely made up as to the play

The motor-car took a right in- Most playgoers have their mind words" unholy trinity" were in traffic officer had won out in the wheel of the omnibus, and then

Mr. Beyins: Did you appeal to crashed into the lamp standard," they wish to see." The proportion Mr. Brighten for protection from he said. "The standard fell on which stroll casually into the your son-in-law and grandson 1-1 the borget of the car. There was nearest piece is definitely very may have done so as they were. amashing of glass, and then I smalLe The theatre-building owner trying to interfere in my affairs noticed a man lying face down-to-day, therefore, looks for his site

She denied that her bedroom was wards on the pavement."

in a West-End ares a little off the ever turned into a place for doga. Miss Honor Margaret Bennett, a recognised "busy" streets.

Mr. Beyfus: Why have you made hairdresser's assistant, of West A disturbing factor of these new charges of most disgraceful fraud Kensington, who was a passenger theatres is the absence in mest against Mr. Brighten without a in the car, said that the and Miseases of the pit... It is not notice- I have asked him over and over tittle of evidence to support them ?--- Price, who was injured, and the able that in those London theatres again for accounts, and he never driver of the car, had been for which have adopted this policy on drive in Surrey.

The Coroner: Had you known been any decrease in price, notwith-

building or reconstruction there has gave me any. the driver kong 1-I met him only standing the fact that the space made these charges without a tittle that evening.

formerly occupied by the pit is now of evidence. given over to the stalls-at stalls

£200 Inverted.

recent decision

Major Armstrong was found to of the Was he quite sober1-He had prices. This would seem & poor Lieut.-Commander Christopher

Montreal Court that a Canadian have fractured several ribs and only stopped for one drink at Ox-policy in view of the competition Montague Vernon Francis Dalrym subject married in Canada whe ruptured a lung, and he died later

of the cinema, an industry which ple Hay said that the kennels might

in a private hospital. The accident, a divorce in the United The driver of the emaibus. Edhe just at present, received a have paid if Mr. Brighten had States Courts, remarries in the which cut short a brilliant military career, was described at the in- ward George

United States, and then returns to quest by Capt. John House Philips, Driscoll, Laycock fillip, tremendous though possibly fulfilled his obligations. Mansions, Highbury, estimated the only temporary, from the advent of

Mr. Belfus: Since you entered Canada to live in guilty of bigamy who was riding behind Major Arm speed of the car at between twenty- the tallding" picture.. five and thirty miles an hour.

A polies constable said that he biggest strides forward in cinema has made the spoke to the driver of the car. He building during the last three years smet of drink, but he was not of all the European countries. drunk.

London especially in well served. The driver of the motor car, There is a temporary check to Gordon Ernest · Barnett, B motor sinema building in the West End, mechanic, of Richmond Avenue, but promoters have turned their Wimbledon, said that he had been attention to establishing & ring of driving cars for seven year. palatial hours, seating from 3,000- When I was within ten yarde 5,000 persons, in the more import of the omnibus," he said, "I saw ant suburbs No fewer than three something on the nest side, so large capacity cinemas are planned swerved slightly to the right. It lm Hammersmith alone, and Rich- was either a bicycle or a car with mond is to have two more added out rear lights. My front offside to its present number. The curious wheel cane in contact with some act emerges that in populous dis part of the roar of the omnibus tricts one cinema very often benefits and knocked the steering wheel out from the proximity of its neigh- of my hand. That is all I can re-bour, the probability of obtaining member."

seat in ons or the other without The jury returned a verdict of delay inducing an increased atten- Accidental death," and "ezoner dance, the more empecially in bad ated · Barnett from blame,

weather.

Great Britain

raites a serious question for isto partnership with the young have you induced her to put three remarried in similar circumstances three jumps they came to a point in woman who signs herself "Negaundreds of married couples in strong in the race.

Canada who secured divorces and He explained that after the first hundred pounds into the concern 1- The Montreal decision confirms a grass field where it was necessary I did not induce her to do so. She previous decisions, and is in ne to take sharp left-hand turn put two hundred pounds into it

cordance with the decisions render-round the white flag Without The Official Reforee And hased by the Senate Divorce Commit warning, Major. Armstrong's horse

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that also gonef-Yes. W

Mr. Reyfus: Were you discussing being engaged to "Neg"-No.."

There is a letter, from her which say, So we are engaged. Yours Neg "That does not necessarily mean engaged to be married.

You answered an advertisement in Our Dogs, which asid: "A part nership aired with a view to matrimony and you were a mar ried man at the time ?—Yes.

Mr. Beyfus: Have you pawned things all over England during the last few yearsf-No.

The Official Referee: "I think we have had enough from this witness.

The hearing was adjourned.

fell on its head and turned a com- plete sommersault

The rider left the enddle when the thought that the horse had fallen animal was vertical. Capt. Phillips

on the major.

A verdict of Accidental death" was returned.

tec, but prosecutions for bigamy have been very rare. situation in the Senate recently, Speaking with reference to this Senator Robertion declared that twice as many divorces to re- sidente in the province of Ontario had been granted in Detroit

the as by

Canadian Parliament in recent years, and during 1958 348 Canadian divorces had been secured in Detroit. The body of a middle-aged man He added of those who had secured divorces bushes at Conydale, Welwyn Gar- that the majority was found by children among some in Michigan remarried in the den City. The man had a gunshot United States, returned to Canada, wound in his head and had sp- and lived in wedlock, which was parently been dead about a fort- illegal according to Canadian law. night.