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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1931 re

200 PC. INTEREST

ON LOAN.

REFUSAL TO ENTER JUDGMENT,

UPHELD BY SIX APPEAL

JUDGES.

"HUSBAND AND

MICROPHONE.

LISTENING-IN IN THE HOUSE,

DOCTOR'S "HONOUR.

VINDICATED.

#NATION OF THE VIRGINS.

WHERE WIVES DO ALL THE WORK.

-E

DIVORCE BY SAYING GO

THREE TIMES.

Virgins"

All the six Lords Justices of

Two of the most remarkable na he Mention of the installation by a Appeal, under the presidency of the Master of the Rolla (Lord Han-husband of a microphone in histions in the world-The Nation

of the

And The Blue- worth), ant as one Court to decide house so that he could listen-in, to

conversations were made in the Eyed Ossetiana”“”—liva „within a what was described "as a matter

couple of days flight of London, Divorce Court. of practice in the Master's Officer on concetion with me action to The ca

and yet their existence is almost entirely unknown to the world. which a plaintiff took proccedings against an alleged debtor upon money lending security where the rate of interest was 200 per cent. per annum upon £400 for one month, a percentage above the sta tütory restriction."

The case was in the list as "Milla Conduit. Investment Ltd, 'v. Denholm."?

Sir Patrick Haätings, K.O., and. Mr. H. J. Wallington were for the plaintiffs, who appcaled against an order of Mr. Justice Macnaghten affirming the Master's refusal to enter judgment for them. The At torney General (Sir William Jowift, K.C) and Mr. Wilfrid Lewis intervened to assist the Court on a matter of public in portance, Mr. Basil Blagden was for the defendant.

The case was one in which allo- Association gations of an intimate between a doctor and the young wife of his personal friend were

nado and denied.

Mrs Elaie Florenco Bridgman petitioned for à deores of restitu- tion of conjugal rights against her husbandh, Mr. Leonard Traveri Bridgman, a mead antesman, for merly of Norfolk House, Beulah hill, Upper Norwood.

Both live in Azerbaijan, the "Land of the Eternal Fire,” lying between the Black Sea, the Cas pian, Russia.cn the north and the Cauensus on the south.

The Jasssians, called by their neighbours The Nation of the Virgins, "livo: in 接 dark canyon. without a name. The men do no work, but lie about under the In his answer Mr. Bridgman trees, except once a year, on the pleaded that the alleged adultery are of the New Year, when they of his wife with Dr. Joseph Harvey take their wives weapons and go Kemp Sykes, formerly in practice hunting. at. Brixton-road, Brixton, was good cause for his refusal to return to her, and he petitioned for dissolu- tion of the marriage on that ground.

A special jury, without retiring, found that there had been no adul-

In the result, the appeal was dis-tery between Mrs. Bridgman and missed.

W

Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., for the plaintiffs, said that the question was whether the Master could give judgment for the appellants for the amount of their claim when the defendant consented to judginent, or whether the Master must refuse judgment because of the high rate of interest, although the defendant was willing to accept it, and put the parties to the expense of the hearing of an action which neither wanted to fight."

The difficulty of the position was that the sum claimed had been paid by another party, who also had

Woman's Prerogative,

The Jasaian man when bored with doing nothing, goes fishing. That is not regarded as work, Real work for a man is "a shame, an. unlawful action, for which there is no forgiveness."

"Work, any kind of work," saya Ersad Bey, is the exclusive pro Dr. Sykes. Lord Merrivale accord ingly dismissed Mr. Bridgman's vience of the woman. And the wo petition, with costs, and also disman is also the first who forbids missed Dr. Sykes from the suit, her husband to work, who unsta him out and mocks him if he begins to work; for it is an insult to a woman if her husband works, says Jassaian wisdom."

with coste,

The position regarding Mrs Bridgman's petition for restitution was the subject of consultation be tween counsel.

His lordship agreed to a decision: regarding her petition standing over for a fortnight.

Unlike other woinen

of the Orient, the Jasscian women do not veil their faces; they carry daggers and axes, "and," says Esand Bey, Mr. and Mrs. Bridginan, were "are more warlike, than the men married in St. Paul's Church, of other tribes."

Herne-hill, on July 16, 1918, and When babies dro born the women Mr. Bridgman alleged that while go and hide in the forest. they were living at Norfolk. House,“The woman," it is said, “car-

been a defendant in the proceed-Beulah-hill, a close association rien the weapons, chooses her fu ings, which concerned a promissory developed between his wife and Dr. Sykes, who was their medical at tendant and personal friend:

note."

Harsh and Unconsatenabis. Lord Justice Seruttom said that 200 per cent, might be held to be barsh and unconscionable, even though the defendant agreed to pay

it

..

Card Parties". Card parties were frequently hold at Norfolk House, and it wie alleged that after the guests had

ture husband herself and makes the marriage proposal. She re fuses to give up to her husband the loast of her rights and duties, Sho does not like to permit him to leave the village and go abroad.”

If a woman wants divorce she calls in two witnesses and anys to

Lord Justice Slesser: The statu-left and Mr. Bridgman had gone her husband: "Go from me for the tory restriction is 48 per cent. to bed on account of his early first time, for the second time, for morning business duties, Dr. Sykes the third time," and that, is the remained behind with Mr. Brids divorce. "The Nation of the Vir renn, Adultery was alleged to havegins helds that "It is a sin to taken place then.

Sir Patrick Hastings: It seeing to bo the recognised practice of Masters to refuse to enter judgment by consent in any money lending action where the interest is now 49 per cont

,

from

[live with a' man of whom one has

become weary."

Summing up, Lord Merrivale In an afidavit, Mr. Michael Jones, manager for the plaintiff, described; the case as one of "terri- firm, said that the defendants told ble gravity" to the parties. Until another Azerbaijan people who The "Blue-Eyed Ossontinos" are him they wished to purchase the summer of 1920 Mr. and Mrs claim descent from "Alleman” valuable colour process France, and desired to borrow £600. Bridgman lived happily, and it (German) Crusaders, and possess They hoped to make a good profit was quite plain, said the President, Crusaders swords and armour, out of the deal, and were prepared

Baku, the capital of 'Azerbaijan, to pay £100 for the loan of the that the most terrible shock of Mr. money for nine or ten days. Bridgmann's life was when an accu-in one of the richest oil grounds in His fria lent them £400 for antion was made to him about his the world, and since 1914 it has

month at interest amounting to £06 13s 4d, which was a much less rate

of interest than the defendants had offered to pay. Mr. Jones sub mitted that no question of the in- terest being harsh and anconscion able arose. The deal was a business one between business meni.

wife's association with Dr. Sykes.been held by Armenians, Moham.. An unhappy discussion took medans, and Turks, and finally by took place between Mr. Bridgman the Bolsheviks, and his wife. As the outcome a

Essad Boy was in the town when legal document was drawn up and the Armenians massacred the Mo signed by Mrs. Bridgeman, who pro-hammedans as a return for the Ar- menian massacres twelve years' be- mised not to see Dr.. Sykes again. fore. The Armenians killed 20,000

There was reconeliation, but people..

Massacre

Shocked the Conscience. The Attorney-General said that he thought the matter was one of within a week of the signing of the considerable publio importance exagreement, Mr. Bridgman alleged, Esand Bey was also there when tending far beyond the interests of his wife, despite her promise to the Mohammedans, a year or so the parties in that particular liti-hian, was communicating with Dr. Ister massacred the Armeniana gation

The Moneylenders Act of 1827 Sykes, Mr. Bridgman installed a The Mohammedans killed

microphone in the house so thitt he he heads for every one 100,000 proceeded Sir William Jowitt, could listen-in to conversation

was designed to protect borrower which look place against their own folly or, to be perfectly, accurate, to control very stringently the actions of money

lendors vang in oglektu

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A Torrible

Scene.

on Oct. 8 tire was a terrible scene at Norfolk House, and Mr. Bridgman gave his wife twenty four hours to leave the house. Next day she was turned out the Referring to correspondenco be twen Mfr. and Mr Bridgman,

Lead Boy got out before the Bolsheviks massacred the moni Bolsheviks,He says that the Bol ahoviks killed as many as the Art meninus and the Mohammedans did together. That would make about 181,000 people massacred in Baku in three or four years.

When the Germans and Turks together took Baku the Moham medaus insisted on the Oriental

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FEMALE INFLUENCE IN

PRISONS.

"BAD EFFECT OF MEN!8:

MONOPO

ABERDEEN.

If you had a woman commis sioner and developed the women's service in prisons and staffed the hospitals in men's prisons with women nurses, you would do, some thing to break down that monopoly of men which is thoroughly bad for

& strong plea for the greater em the prison service. It helps to

Sir William contended, that in terest at the rate of 200 per cent. shocked the conscience of any por, son, and was four times as much as the Act permitted.

Lord Justice Greer said that the case was that of a man who agreed Lord Merrivale read a letter from custcan of three days freedom to to pay interest at a high rate know the wife in which she denied having pillage the city to do as they liked ployment of women in prisons and warp character."

Women formed only one-seventh of ing fully what he was doing, and broken her promiss, not to see Dr. with, men, women, and children, fore a relaxation of the stringent because of urgent-business reasons. Sykes. The galy time I saw They entered the Armenian houses precautions used in "guarding fo-

I should doubt whether a judge him," heter concluded was and killed the mon, women, and male prisonere, was made at the the prison population, and the pro- would hold, in those circumstances, when I heard: ha--was dying, and children. They collected some National Council of Women's Con portion of officers to women was one that the transaction was a harsh tonk flowers to the hospital, hundreds of Armenians in the city ference to three, which was extraordinarily

Miss Cicely. Craven, hon. secre and unconscionable one," he added. which you knew at the time square and invited, anybody who

Giving judgment, Lord Had His lordship, alluding to the liked to walk up and out their tary of the Howard, Longue for extravagant, worth said the Court was of opinion microphone installation said it throats daggers provided. People Penal Reform; moved a resolution English prisons are mostly old that the arguments of the appel-was, alleged that Mr. Bridginan in dipped, the clothes in the blood requesting the Home Secretary, to fortresses, with everything locke lants could not prevail. A consent room downstairs, overheard on to show it at home, as proof of appoint a woman Commissioner of and double-locked." Theo.abnor to judgment did not limit the versations between; his wife andɛh their rougeancois Prisons and Director of Convict mal precautions against expe are Chowers of the Court nor did it young woman manicurist, whom the When the three days were up Frisons, and urging in the Govern quite unnecessary. We have what

Powhatan you“ diminish the duty cast upon the judge, Ind Famillede is weer order was man gang: the macessity for revision of american call maximum security- Court by the Act to deal with ribed throughout the case as Mini strictly forbidden, hundreds were the methods of dealing with women | přisons - transactions which, in if opinion, W. If those conversations were hanged on gallows in the straster prisoners women-38-minimum-security wore harsh and unconsc

trus they minted to an admiis to show that orders must be boyed, The lack of women influence in so because these facilitate – more Therefore, the Master's order sion by Mra Brids that Dr. and very hangid body born an men's prisons, she said, was one of reformative and, bumane me

no need for il thod we h

Sykes #da Uhers

Batuscription: thescribing the offen the things that made for most evil. Ther

Folder's crimes, such as; Hanged for.

theft of a pound of nuta,

The other Lords Justices concur

Brin

Mrs Bridgmatre dovie wanany: such conversati

It caused more harm to the young bo offender than anything else