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NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS

Perplexing Pride

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The difficulties confronting monarch who has to serve kingdom of 48,000,000 people, an Empire of 450,000,000, were no-

shown where better

than In Northern Ireland recently, where ultra-loyalists, were grumbling" be- cause the King and Queen will spend only one day on Ulster soll when they visit Belfast in July.

As greatly annoyed were provin- cials throughout the Six Counties because the royal visit la to be confined to the capital.

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Provincial Uistermen citizens are proud of their loyalty jealous of Belfast as the capital's

to the throne, and between the two a Royal visit never has been

pleasure trip.

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In arranging the date of their Majesties visit, the bluff and sporty Duke of Abercorn, Governor of Northern Ireland, wisely passed over the early part of July, always hotarlous as an uneasy period in Belfast.

Monarch's Motors

they are unable to see what is happening above them though they are tally visible to aircraft over- head

OBITUARIES

Authority On

Forensic Medicine

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Mr. C. T. Symons, Adviser to the Home Office on the Application of Scientific Alds to Police Work, died suddenly at Birmingham at the age of 57.

Mr. Symons, was Government Analyst of Ceylon from 1918 to During that period be studied the development of scien-

аз ап be used on a tic methods

nid to the investigation of" crime. When he returned home in 1934 the police' were paying particular atten- tion to forensic medicine, and he was appointed by the Home Office as their adviser.

According to correspondent 1934,

£ Transparent Cloud is being made in Italy and can large scale.

Premier's Generous

Son-in-Law

Unlike Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's Prime Minister, of a acceptance, some years ago, when luxurious his old school- Alexander Grant, no controversy will be aroused by Mr. Baldwin's acceptance of his Eaton

motor-car from

fend. Sir

Square house from his son-in-law. the Hon. Arthur Jared Palmer Howard,, generous brother of Lord Strathcona.

Son-in-law Howard, who mar- ried the Premier's daughter Loma

Stanley in 1922. is proud of his

remon

father-in-law, knows

not he is rich, contrary to recent sugges- tions in the Sunday Press, and Since King George is a. keen decided to make a practical ges- motorist and shrewed judge of

ture of affection. cars, can handle a steering wheel At årst Mr. Baldwin as skilfully as the Duke of Wind-strated, but Mr. Howard insisted. sor with his Buick or the Duke They went round the house to- of Kent with his underslung black gether. The Prime Minister ad- Bentley, manufacturers for weeks mitted it would please his wife, wondered hopefully what Cars was spacious enough to would be chosen for the new modate all his books, and even- reign

tually accepted.

accom-

At the time of his death he was'

RACING

MOTORIST

FOR TRIAL

Charge Of Dangerous Driving

At. Epsom Pulice. Court recently Frederick William Dixon, the rac- ing motorist, of Wray Common- toad, Reigate, wis summoned for driving a car in a da gerous man- ner in Kingston-road," Ewell, at 10.50 3.m., on February 8. He was also summoned for driving with- out due care and attention.

nisances of £50.

Dixon pleaded not guilty and elected to go for trial at the Sur- rey Quarter Sessions, Kingston. engaged in Birmingham on pre-Ball was allowed in his own recog- liminary steps for the establish- ment there of a new forensic science laboratory to serve the police forces in the area.

LADY STIRLING-MAXWELL The death occurred at Pollok of 'Lady House, Renfrewshire,

Stirling-Maxwell, wife of Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, Baronet and eldest daughter of Sir Herbert

Maxwell Baronet.

Lady Stirling-Maxwell, who was 65, took a prominent part tri social, philanthropic, and chari-

table work more especially wo- men's work-in Glasgow.

MIR. EDWARD BROMET Mr. Edward Bromet, who 'dled at Denewood Grange, his home in Bath, at the age of 70, was an old Rugby Blue of Cambridge and went with the first Rugby team' to South Africa.

He had lived in Bath for sixteen years and was known as a keen horticulturist

ADMIRAL A. J. HÖRSLEY Admiral Arthur John Horsley, who died at Worthing at the age

Concerning the King's State cars speculation ceased when his Majesty ordered from the Daimler Valuable Baldwinania of 84, entered the Navy, seventy

Company two 32 hp. straight- eight models with Hooper bodies. One will be a limousine, the other a landaulette. to be ready in Juné,

New War Weapon

In the search for new war wea- pons one discovery has now been made which

have vital effects on naval tactics. It is called Transparent Cloud.

may

This is a smokescreen laid on the

which

town house at 19, Eaton Square, Mr. and Mrs." Baldwin's new which was given to him by his son-in-law, is being rapidly pre- pared for occupation. Almost every day the Premier's wife has been to inspect the work.. Pain- ters, plumbers and electricians are swarming

the building. over Cream has been chosen as the predominating colour.

As a surprise for Mr. Baldwin,

years ago and attained Flag Rank in 1907. He retired in that year

Ronald Ketchell, taxi-cab driver,

Hampton Wick, stated that he was

driving towards Kingston and saw a car with headlights on approach- ing on its wrong side. To avold a head-on collision he went on to the verge. About 30 yards bebind him

to swerve but was struck by the there was a car which attempted

on-coming car.

Walter Hopper Bean, Mount Combe Hotel, Surbiton, driver of the other car, said that when the collision took place there were only 18. iriches of his car on the road. the remainder being on the grass verge. The other car came straight at him.

Police Constable Cooper, of Relg- ute, said that some days later he interviewed the defendant, who was positive that his car was not involved in any collision. He did

not stop when signalled by the two. drivers because he never stopped after dark in response to waving by other people.

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came an Admiral on the retired without hoisting his flag and be-HOME FOR THE AGED list in 1916.

MAJOR CECIL WILSON

the murdered Field-Marshal Sir Major Cecil Wilson, a brother of

Henry Wilson, died at his home. Lyddington Manor, Wiltshire, at the age of 68.

Wilson Major

in the South African War, gaining the

served

his wife has ordered a special D.S.Q.. and the Great War. glass-fronted

surface of the water in the or-

cabinet for the dinary

way, but

does Ubrary, in which the retiring Pre- not consist of black "smoke." Itj mier will be able to display his is, in fact, practically transparent, great collection of pipes, already and when vessels enter the screen of considerable historic value.

ALLEGED

MURDER

IN HOTEL

Story of Jealousy

DAUGHTER'S “VISION” OF

ME. THOMAS HACKING A mill boy who became a bar- rister and a prominent 'agricul- tural scientist died at Newcastle..

He was Mr. Thomas Hacking, who

last year retired from the office of Director of Agriculture and 'Agricultural' Organiser to Lelces-

tershire County Council

Starting life "half-timing" in a Nelson cotton mill when he was ten, Mr. Hacking attended night schools and won a scholarship for the University of Durham at

FATHER'S DEATH Armstrong College. where he

gradunted as a master of science in agriculture He was afterwards Miss Margaret. Clarkson, only called to the Bar and quickly daughter of Mr. John Clarkson, established himself aa an expert aged 69, a night-watchman, of on questions relating to land Beech-grove, Stoneferry, Hull, tenure.

while in a nursing home a few months ago suffering from pneumonia, had what she descri- bed as a

Fire vision foretelling her

Albert Boddy, aged 31, a brick- layer, of Lane End-road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was charged on remand at High Wycombe "with the murder of a woman, Mrs. May Godby, aged 38, |‚father's death in tragic circums—,, wite of a former Royal Flying | tances. Corps officer, of Mill End-road, High Wycombe.

Mr. E G. Robey, for the Public Prosecutor, said Boddy lived with his married sister and, with Mr. and Mrs. Godby, was a regular visitor to the Hour Glass public- house in Sands.

From the statement Boddy was alleged to have made after the shooting he was in love with Mrs. Godby.

On March 27, when Mr. and Mrs. Godby anɑ Boddy were in the public-house, an incident occurred which apparently upset the pri- Boner and made him jealous. Boddy left the recreation room and went to his lodgings. He was seen with a gun, which was taken from him. He told his sister he had some argument to settle. At another house he was lent a gun and returned to the public house. People were startled by a loud re- port, and Mrs. Godby received the charge full in her face.

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I distinctly saw people pulling my father from the water." she said. "It all seemed so real that when my father visited me a few days afterwards, I could not help exclaiming. 'Ob, father, I thought you were dead."""

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Nothing was missing from bis clothing. It is understood that death was not due to drowning, and Hall and East Riding police are co-operating in an effort to solve the mystery.

IN CEYLON

The care with which animals were being tended in one part of the town (the Kennel Club show Barrack was being held in the Square) was contrasted by the Governor with the neglect which human beings suffered :In udther parts, when he laid the foundation stone of the Home for the Aged in commemoration of the Jubilee' of King George V.

The comment was occasioned by the regret expressed in the report of the Committee administering the building fund at the fallure" of the public to respond to the endowment appeal to create an fund for the maintenance of the Home.

In the course of his speech the Governor referred to the reputa- tion for charitableriess of the peo- ple of Ceylon.' and 'In urging the formation of an endowment fund drew attention to the discredit that would come upon the people of Kandy should the scheme be faced with failure.

Walker's Feet

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Burned

ATTEMPT BEFORE PROFESSORS FAILS

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It was soon discovered that Mr. Mr. Ahmed Hussain, an Indian from Cawnpore, in a garden at Hussain's feet had been burnt and Carshalton, gave a demonstration that blisters would emerge almost of Bre-walking. Ten prominent immediately. All the same, three On March 10 Clarkson left home professors were in the company of "volunteers" who had agreed to and never returned. During the 100 which attended, the demons- follow him were not deterfed.

The performance was ' Mr. R. Adcock took six hurried week-end his body, showing signstration.

steps through the pit. Mr. A. J. of Injury, was found on the Ham- broadcast by the B.B.C.. writes a

Bould took five steps. The ten- ber foreshore at Hessle,

Home special correspondent.

I was present throughout the perature of the pit was then 480 W a gardenter degrees Centigrade. Mr. Adcock ceremony, and rake the surface of a log tire was badly blistered on the soles of the feet Mr. Bould suffered lesa which, I was assured, had been burning since 5.30 am. The fre, severely.

Mr. D. C. Russell, a student in which was augmented with char- coal, had been it in a trench 20 psychology, then took the pit. He MLA

stated: Clarkson also "From the night my father

feet long by, five feet broad. It weights twelve stone, and has ex- perience of "anmathesta produred went out until the day that his was twelve inches deep. body was found, all doors at home Mr. Hussain, who was Recom-by hypnosis. "He ran quickly had been left unlocked in the expanied by his agent, and whose through the pit in five steps, and pectation that he would return. appearance had been heralded by remarked at the end that his feet He, was in good work, had no war- a long disquisition on the part of were tingling: They showed, how- ries, and was always cheerful.". - a B.B.C. announcer, took his place ever, little trace of his experience. at the edge of the fire pit He turned towards Mecca and stood

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Mr. Adcock repeated his walg`in rope-soled shoes. 1. “I LOVED HER”

for a few moments in prayer. Hé Meanwhile, it was suggested: Boddy, Mr. Robey alleged, said, Boddy was like a man in a stupor. then stepped into the pit took that Mr. Hussain should repeat "I have done, I will wait for Mr. Filat submitted that there seven hurried steps, and emerged | hits performance. The company, the police." When cautioned be was no case to go for trial. The at the other end. said, "I loved her. She, made me prosecution had to prove that the Jealous. I did not mean to kill | death of this woman resulted from her."

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At the police station Boddy made a statement and said when he left the Hour, Class, he spoke to Mr. Godby. “I walked home and got my gun to do some poaching. I looked into the Hour Glass: Mrs. Godby was with several other men, and on the impulse of the moment I got my gun out and shot her

Police Constable

Latter said

WITNESSES

however, was informed that the use of rope soles in the fire had caused pollution and that the at- a voluntary act of the accused. In Among the company which then mosphere caused by the presence other words, that the act of shoot-closed round him were Mr. B. J. of so many professors had, upset ing the woman was a deliberate Worsley, Acting Principal of Lon- the psychological environment and a complete act, and that there don University; Professors Cyrli necessary to the successful perfor was no accident in it at all. Burt, CE. M. Joad, and J. C.mance of the feat.

The evidence showed that this Flugel, Sir Patrick Kelly, the Rev. "Mr. Hussain," I was informed man and the woman were friendly Professor E 8. Waterhouse, Fro by Mr. Harry Price, "states he has enough a few hours before she was fessor O. A Pannett, and Mr.been unnerved and broken down shot to arrange a game of darts Harry Price, hon, secretary of the by the presence of the company for the evening

University of London Couneli for and the tests to which he has Paychical Investigationsskar been subjectod, during two days.”

Boddy: was committed for trill.