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OUR LONDON AIR-MAIL

LETTER

Jutland Hero's Big Chance: Reynolds Portrait

for Milan: Body-line Bowling Inquiry: The late Lady Cynthia Mosley: Lord Read- ing's Son: A Promising Politician: The Ambassadors Club

(Special Air-Mail Service)

* JACK "TOVEY.

LONDON, May 23. In the North Sea "war" be-1 tween Red nul Blue, which begins on Monday, Admiral Sir John Kelly, C.-in-C. of the Home Fleet. wilt be serving under Capt. J. C. Tovey, of the Rodney, who for this recasion commands a division of which the Nelson is a unit.

"Jack" Tovey is one of the com- ing mer in the Navy. He won the D.S.O. at Jutland for conspicuous gallantry as captain of the destroy- er Onslow,

in features and colouring, had sent many an artist ecstasies.

BOY'S HONOUR .

VINDICATED

Bombardier Wells' Son

WESTMINSTER SCHOOL

INCIDENT

A settlement was announced in the King's Bonch Division yester- day of the action by Mrs. Helen Wells and her husband, Mr. Wil- liam Thomas, Wells (Bombardier Wells), against the Governors of Westminster School, claiming dam- ages for breach of contract..

Son wae

Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., for laintiffs, said the case arose out of an incident at Westminster ach School, where their into scholar. It was one of the most important actions one could. im- agine, because, though it кая brought for damages for breach of contract, it really went to the root of the future life and prospects of the boy.

PASSIONATE ENTHUSIASMS

Her closest friends in those days were Sir Edwin Lutyen's children, low all grow up and married, and the families of Lady Lytton and Lady Essex. With them she de lighted to spend bathing and sail ing holidays at Thorpeness, on the East coast, thers an undiscovered" holiday sanctuary.

The action was brought to put right a real misfortune which had happened to him-all the more im portant because the position in life of the father gave additional pub licity to the facts. The boy had left, a private school with highest character to go to West- In recent years her enthusiasm for minster, where his record was one the causes championed by Sir of which any father might b Oswald had almost exceeded his proud. It was a very remarkable

record.

In this little ship he first engaged a German light cruiser at point-own. And so impassioned was her Blank range, peppering her with 4 advocacy of them, that she came inch shell, then went straight for near to converting her elder sister, the enemy's battle-cruisers and gave Baroness Ravensdale, to doctrines them his torpedoes.

which would have found little favour with their father, the lato Lord Curzon.“

A TRAGIC COINCIDENCE

tho

In his first term he got his co- jours, cricket and football, for his house, and was in the school eleven which played in the big match against Charterhouse in his first year. That was unique. The best performance in the match was re- corded on a cup, and the boy whose name was added held the cup for the year.

Interview with Headmaster.

A REYNOLDS PORTRAIT, The director of the Breza Art Gallery at Milan, Commendatorn Ettore Modigliani, has acquired the

But one could not withhold praise Reynolds portrait of Lord Donough for the spirit which animated her,

Then his parents received a call more for that collection.

and in public life she was an able to the school. They interviewed the for This picture,

which the

and attractive speaker, ;: Government has Italian

headmaster, and were told there paid

"The past few months have carried had been thieves in the house, and £2,500, was, painted between 1778 and 1750 in Reynolds' best period too many virile young people. that suspicion pointed to their Ron. and represent the young Lord It is a tragic coincidence that her There was a difference as to what Donoughmore as an officer of the death should follow so closely on happened. The parents understood her childhood's "friend, Lord Knob that, unless they took their son Irish irregular forces.

worth, and come in the hour of her away that day, he would be ex- sister's happiness in her engage-pelled.

It was much admired when sold in the Ruffer sale at Christie's last

year.

HOW LONDON HELPED

The purchase was rendered possi. ble owing to a residue of profit still available from the exhibition of Italian art held in London in 1930 To this were added contributions from the Italian Ministry of Educa tion and from Milanese patrons of Tile, Commendatore visits London quite frequently, and last year he dropped in at a sale at Sothe by's and gave £1,000 for a powerful portrait by Tintoretto.

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LEG-THEORY

The sub-committee appointed by the M.C.C. to consider the whole question of "body-line" bowling will, sit under the chairmanship of Lord Haileham himself. -

Though the full membership of the committee is not yet definitely settled, it will probably number upwards of half-a-dozen.

are under-

Among these who stood to have signified their willing, ness to serve an it are, I hear, Lord Lewisham, Lord Hawke, Sir Stan- ley Jackson, Sir Kynaston Studd, and Mr. Leveson-Gower,

ment.

The headmaster's view of the in terview was that the parents ex- PRAISE FOR LORD ERLEICH pressed a desire that the son should be taken away, and that he (the Sir Ernest Wild, the Recorder of headmaster) never stated or in London, does not withhold his contended that the boy should be ex gratulations to counsel if he con-pelled. That was the only defence siders that they have conducted to this action, but it was now made their case with conspicuous ability. immaterial by the settlement.

When a boy left a Public School The latest recipient of his praise

is und Erleigh, Lord Reading's suddenly, where there was a su eldest son Sir Ernest declared picion of theft, a metaphysical dis that his closing speech for the deansaion as to why he left was idle, fruce in the recent fraudulent pros- added Sir Patrick. Shortly after information reached the pectus case was reminiscent of his wards

A greater parents and the headmaster simul distinguished father.

There was a meeting, compliment could hardly have been taneously. paids

and it was made clear, beyond the possibility of doubt, that the ac Susation against young Wells was without the slightest foundation.

Though the action was brought Lord Erleigh, who took silk four years ago, inherited from his father by the parents, who had no thought of damages, it was really the boy's a strong interest in politics. 1904, when he was only 15, be help-action-though there was no con- rd his father to win his first Par tractual relation with him. The liamentary contest at Reading, and honour of the boy himself was be in 1929 he himself contested Black-yond, price, and so was the honour

of his school.

AN HEREDITARY INTEREST

burn in the Liberal interest.

In

At Oxford he took a great part in the political life of the university and was president of what was then the leading Liberal club-though it is now defunct-the Russell.

He joined up on August 4, 1914, and served in France throughout the

war.

SIR ARNOLD WILSON .

TO GIVE EVIDENCE Evidence of every shade will be heard and carefully examined.."

Among those. to be called before Many good judges put Sir Arnold the committee will certainly be Mr. Wilson, the Conservative candidate Warner, Mr. Palniret, and Mr. for Hitchin, among the two or three Jardine, and probably other mem-best public speakers of to-day. It bers of the team which played in Australia.

will be interesting to see how the House of Commons reacts to his polished and fluent oratory-assum. ing, one must, that Hitchin elects him as its member.

I can imagine him expounding the philosophical basis of Conser vatism like another, and more per suasive Burke.

The findings of the committee will be of special significance in view of the forthcoming Imperial Cricket Conference, at which the future of Test Match cricket will be decided. AN EQUINE REHEARSAL

Bir Arnold-Wilson went into the The Queen was one of the many City after he retired from his pro spectators who witnessed the House consular duties in Asia, but never, hald troops return from the re.I think, felt at home in the world hearsal of the Trooping of the of big business. Colour. Her Majesty stood for some tire watching from the bal cony of one of the first-floor win. dows of the Palace.

It was important it should be made clear that no other boy of the school was implicated in any way. If this action had proceeded it would have been possible to in licate to the Court who was the thief. He was no one who was at the school. The head master was willing that young Wells should return to Westminster.

The last thing the boy would ever dream of would be to make any imputation against his own school. For the rest of his life he would waar the Westminster tit, and his position was as if he had stayed out his term and left with the fullest recognition of the school. Those connected with it were an ready as he was that this terrible injustice should be dispelled.

Completely Innocent.

Mr. Stuart Bevan, K.O., for the school authorities, said they were now satisfied that the boy completely innocent of the charge against him. "Unhappily," he combined added, circumstances together so that the finger of sus picion pointed strongly. Subse quent events, unexpectedly hap THE AMBASSADORS CLUB pening from a surprising quarter,

PASSES

put both parties alike on the path of truth, and it was soon demon- As the various bodies of troops

The Derby approaches, but as yet had pointed wrongly.

strated that the finger of suspicion marched past the centre gates of the there are no signs that one of its Palace, where Maj-Gen. Grant, re-

"The headmaster of Westminster annual concomitants, the Walter School expressed his willingness to presenting the King, took the Faber Memorial Dinner, is to be take the boy back, in the hope that salute, some members of the crowd held. were puzzled by the presence in

this injustice, which had involun such an entirely soldierfy gathering into the premises, now for some red. It was never regarded that With this fact in mind I strolled tarily been done, should be remedi of top-hatted grooms and other years occupied by the Ambassadors the charge was in any way proved. exvilian horsemen.

Club, where this dinner bad al- "The school advised the parents, ways been held, and found a dismal in the best interests of the led, that he should leave, the school. Outside was a board which op Notwithstanding the unhappy cir prised all those who passed that cumstances in which he severed his way that the furniture and contents connection with the shool, his name, of the club and the Bats over were subsequent to his removal, was put to be disposed of by auction to-day upon the cup which he had so de and to-morrow under distraint servedly won, and his name was for rent and rates. D

painted on the board containing

The explanation was "that they. were riding the charges which will be ridden by the King, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and other distinguished figures. at the June 3 ceremony, in order that they should get used to the clash and blare..

LADY CYNTHIA'S MANÝ FRIENDS

scene.

In place of the great horseshoe the names of boys who had attain- table, at which, when last I saw it, ed distinction in the school. This was a gathering distinguished in hoy can go into the world free of Lady Cynthia Mosley's untimely every walk of life, stood, in un any taint of having committed any death will be deeply regretted by a relieved gloom, a smaller, baize offence and free of suspicion." very larga and various circle of covered horseshoe, at which to-day Mr. Bevan asked that the record friends. Though devotion to her the effects will be knocked down to husband had led her into political the highest bidder. environments wholly divorced from'

the circle in which she was brought

up, that fact had never sundered

personalties of affection.

I had known her since she 2 WHE

THE WALTER FABER- DINNER

In the days of its cutward ap

a school-girl, with a mass of chestpearance of prosperity, the place

nut hair framing a face of beauty,

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in the case should be withdrawn.

Mr. Justice Branson: Very well. For Mr and Mrs. Wells: Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C., and Mr. Tristram Beresford (O. L. Richard- son) for the school, Mr. Stuart Bevan, KC and Mr. Wilfrid Lewis Bir Edward Knapp-Fisher and Wartnaby),

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