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HUSBAND WEARING SOME ONE ELSE'S CLOTHES.

LORD LANGFORD TALKS OF ** BIGAMY " ACCUSATION.

WHEN A WOMAN DYED HER HAIR.

BARMAID'S CLAIM FOR £50

DAMAGES.

WHAT IS THE VALUE OF A

BARMAID'S HAIR

Judge Higgins had to decide at Brentford County Court, upon a claim for £50 dathages brought by

“MUCH ADO ABOUT

"NOTHING

"SMUGGLERS CAUSE ANXIETY IN CANTON

(From Our Own Correspondant.)

CANTON, Feb. 20. A peores stood in the witness-BOX

Lant Saturday, shortly after at West London Police Court and

midnight, people residing in the between soba Loid the magistrate

south-western part of Canton were how she had kept herself for ninen former barmaid and waitress suddenly startled with incessant against a Hounslow hairdresser.

rife Are. It was thought that Last August, she said, she was a whom she alleged, spoilt her hair, something untoward had happenou waitress in a London tea-top earn-turning part of it grown.

and that these rife shots were an ing 108, a week. In some weeks her Mrs. Eileen Britto Tummons, of ominous prelude to some big catas Hips brought it up, to £2.

Manor Cottage, Prospect-road, trophe: Upon subsequent investi Twickenham, sild that she went togation, however, it was found that

Youry."

Then her husband, Lord Lang ford, gave evidence. He said he had no means. The clothes ho had on were not his own,

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Lady. Langford, of St. Helen's gardens, North Kensington, is suing her husband for maintenance. Lord Langford's address is given as Jermyn-street, S.W

Lord Langford was unable to be present at the last hearing because of illness. This time he sat at the solicitors' table. He was represent ed by Mr. J. D, Cassols, K.C., M.P.

Restrain Yourself,"

Mr. Cassels said he had questions, to put, to Lady Langford..

Lady Langford broke down a soon as she took her place in the box.

Mr. Mr. Bingley (the magistrate); -You must try to restrain your

self.

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hairdresser named Taylor in the shooting was merely the out- Douglas-road;, Hounslow, for a per.coms of a group of smugglers refus- manent wayo,and a "henna" dye," ing to halt at the orders of Govern

The hairdresser, she alleged, was ment detectives. The smugglere negligent in his work and her hair wore trying to get away with was so bad that she considered it { several sacks of salt, chili, salt-poter hopeless to try for a job as a wait-and dye-stuff without paying duty, ress or barmaid.

Behind the Bar.

Her hair after the treatment was broken, shorter by three or four inches in parts, and every kind of colour.

Mr. Salter-Nichols, (for the de- fence): You have not tried to got job-how do you know it is hope

less

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and on being pursued by the detec

tives, they soon abandoned their | boute and jumped into the water

and anoceeded in escaping.

BISHOP GORE ON DYING.

VIEWS PUBLISHED DAY,

AFTER DEATH.

Judge Biggins. Your knowledge "Bishop Gore, whose death was re- is probably more accurate and more ported recently "shows, in his recent than mine, but an attractive. pamphlet, Reflections on the lady behind the bar was supposed Litany (18. ed.), that he remained' in my youth to be an attraction to an independent theologian to the

end.

After an interval, Lady Lang-people. ford was able to answer questions,

Mr. Casucls. Did you make up your mind in 1923 that you would never again. live with your bus band ↑

Lady Langford.--No,

Mr. Calsels referred to a letter of July 7, 1028, in which Lady Langford wrote:

"I was working for my living in London, but I had to go home to mother, as I was not strong enough to do it is quite true I have sold the furniture, as you have refused to send me any money, and I have got to live.".

Mr. Cassels.-You are, denounc ing your husband sa a worthless individual, one who has not work ed and mahutained you, and say you are not prepared to live with. him again. And you were not, were you I was

Have you ever written to him saying you are prepared to share a home with him --Yes, in 1924.

Mr. Cassels asked Lady Langford -You do not want to live with him again, do you?

Lady Langford (sobbing).—I do not know. I cannot say just now.

Worked for Nine. Yearn

Lady Langford said she had kept berself for nine years. She was laas employed, in August, & waitress in a denshop. Her salary was 10s, a week and with gratuí ties it was brought up to £2 in some weeks,

Ms. Cassels, addressing the gistrate, said:

Strange as it may seem, I pro

Mr. Salter-Nichole: Well- Judge Higgins. I don't want you to commit yourself, or even speak from experience.

Mr. Salter Nichols: I quite agree, though I may not be speak speak from personal experience,

Another hairdresser, giving ori- dence for Mrs. Tummons, said that hair should not be formansıtly waved, if containing compound henna dye, within a year or more of the dyeing If it were done it might be expected, that the hair would be broken. He thought that Mrs. Tummons hair had been "over-cooked."

The court was adjourned, and the witness was naked to examine the hair.

***Neglected."

After his examination he said ho found Mrs. Tummons hair abortor by three or four inches than when first he saw it and there were green patches:

Taylor said, he took on 'the job knowing that Mrs. Tummons had had her hair henne dyod. Ho had carried out the waving in similar cases and never had a failure.

Mrs. Tummons' hair was in þetter condition at the present time than when she came to Him. The hair looked sa though it had been sadly. neglected.

Hi

Mrs. Tummons had a very poor Two other hairdressers said that head of hair and had neglected it

for years.

Judgment, was given for the hair. adresser.

pose to put Lord Lanford befait

you

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a man in that position, BURGLARS RESTORE

"without means and without opper-

tunity to get manns. He will stand before you as a plain individual

The marriage took placa iş 1922. Lord Langford was impecuni- ous even in those days. He had debts and no work. He realised property and even pawned in order that they might live."

The Magistrato.-Ho, pawned ring to pay for the honeymoon!

"You must be careful," said Mr. Cassola in cate where

has gone so low that, he has pawn- Fed an engagement ring to pay for

the honeymoon."

World Wanderings.

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BIG HAUL.

STATION TICKET FOR PARCEL.

Works of art and silver worth £1,000, stolen from a house in Hydo Fark Gardens, Loudon, have been zecovered in a strange manner.

The property was taken by burglars from the house of Mr. Otto Gutekunst, and melutled, four Rembrandt: etchings, an engraving. by Durer, The Virgin Stated on Graasy Bank," a Ben, and' ink Mr. Cassels told how Lord Langstudy from this engraving and. ford-had been practically round the silver cutlery. world in his, wanderings, earning a It was a railway cloak-room. few shilings here..and there, but ticket, delivered in a dirty envelopa never being in, a position to maint, a City office which led to the re Lain, his wife:

covery of a parcel containing the. property,

Lord Langford, in evidenco, mid he had no means. The clothes, ne wore were not his own.

Asked by the magistrate how he came to contract his second marro ago. Lord Langford said:

The parcel was recovered from the cloak-room. at Liverpool Stroot rail- way station.

Apparently the thieves, realising the impossibility of disposing of their haul, deposited it in the cloak- room,

I am sooused of having made what you might call a Bigmous marriage. With your permission I They forwarded the cloak-room will take, Jenya noe to answer that I ticket to Mesra. Frank Brown tha question," a damaged wi

asersors who insured the property, The magistrate said Lord. Lang and offered a reward. This firm ford was entitled" to the protection sent a representative to the station of the law.

und, he obtained the parcel for which the ticket was issued.

All the stolen property was in the parcel

The case was concluded. The zagistrate said he would give his dealelone at-a-label"date

Roforring to the phrase "over-: lasting damnation," ha remarks r

If this was intended to mean, as we cannot doubt, everlasting: tor- ment for those condemned, our conscience "rebels. We cannot re- acneile the idea with diving, good....... ness or justice.

With regard to the controversy - whethan a doctor should tell his patient when he is near to death, Dr, Core observes

It is hard to understand how any reverent soul can fail to ask to be allowed to know when he is approaching the awful moment of transition between the world we know so well and the world of which, wo know almost nothing, Except that there "God is all in all

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