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MAN WHO MARRIED ANOTHER WOMAN.

SATURDAY. APRIL 2, 1927.

JUTLAND MYSTERY,

ADMIRAL TELLS HIS STORY

OF THE BATTLE, «

Mr. Churchill's account of the Mt. Justice Talbot, in the King's Beach Division, London, recently, Jutland battle in his new volume awarded 60 damages for breach of "The World Crisis" has Induced of contract of marriage to Miss Admiral Sir Hugh Evan-Thornas Amelia Emily Dorothy Finn, to break the silence ho has sted shorthand typiss, Stockwall. The fastly maintained for 11 years, defendant was Mr. Charles Ed-and in so doing to illuminate one ward Mann, a saxophonist, of the of the most mysterious épisodes of

the battle Palais de Danse, York

Mr. Morle, for the plaintiff, stated that although the defend- ant in his ploadings donled the promise and added that, if it was made, it was rescinded by mutual consent, he had not seen fit to attend the Court. Therefore, all the jury had to do was to assess damages.

Writing in the Times the Ad- mirat saya?---

The signal for "Steam for full spood" had been made, and all the battle druisers were drawing! their coal.fres forward and mak ing a tremendous smoke, which made it impossible to distinguish flog signals from Fifth Battle Miss Finn was 25, the defendant Squadron stationed Ave miles off, being about the same. age. They oxcept possibly on very rare occa- became engaged in 1923, and Blond.

Had signals been made by mattera went quite happily for

some time, the defendant's busi- searchlight, as they had been on ness taking him about the coun-other occasions on the same day, they would have been seen im try.

When the engagement was mediately."

So far as the Rear-Admiral broken off in 1926 the defendant was leader of an orchestra at Commanding Fifth Battle Squn- Whitley Bay. In September of dron was concerned, he knew that that year plaintiff went to Whit-two enemy light cruisers had been ley Bay for her holidays and dis-reported and that the battle-erut cussed an early marriage with the aera were turning, but to what defendant. It was arranged that course it was impossible to acc as soon as the season was ended and they rushed off into space the defendant would return to without his having received any London and they would get mar-signal from the Vice-Admiral in ried.

command, neither searchlight nor wireless having been used by Lion.

When plaintiff came back to London the defendant wrote lov ing letters, and then, like a bolt from the blue, at the end of the menth, she found out that he was going to marry another woman.

Earning £12 a Week. On October & he did, in fact, marry that other woman, and the excuse he gave plaintiff was that the other woman was expecting a child, of which he was the father.

Lost Minutes that Mattered.

The only way I could account for no signal having been received by me was that the Vice-Admiral was going to signul another course to. Fifth Battle Squadran-possi- bly to get the enemy light cruisers between us. Anyway, if he wish- cd us to turn, the searchlight would have done it in a moment.

It was not until Tiger asked Lion by wireless whether the sign- On September 24 the plaintiff al to turn was to be made to Bar- had no suspicion that defendant ham that the Vice-Admiral seem- intended to marry someone else.ed to realise the situation. But One of the letters she received these lost minutes turned out from the defendant ran:-"My afterwards to be a most serious own darling, I received our beauti-matter.

ful letter containing the money. After all (concludes the Admir-1 Just think, instead of waiting for al), isn't it one of the fundament- the postman, we shall be waiting al principles of naval tactics that jon each other."

an admiral makes sure that hie orders are understood by distant parts of his Fleet before rushing covered by a smoke into space, screen? Also, if, as I believe, ha knew that German heavy ships were at sea, should be not have seen that his most important ships were close it hand?

It was from the defendant's parents that plaintiff knew he was married to another girl. 10 be

Plaintiff went to Whitley Bay and saw him but it was then too late, In her evidence plaintiff stated she had known the defendant six became engaged years. They

under age. when they were

[Note. Barham was the Flag. Plaintiff further stated that ship of Admiral Evan-Thomas, who commanded the Fifth Battle Squadron. The Vice-Admiral re- ferred to is Beatty.]

the

had defendant

no dif-

ficulty in getting an engage ment. He earned on an average 49 a week and at the time he was married he was getting £12 a week.

THE PIANO NEXT DOOR.

SIR LANDON RONALD'S PLIGHT,

Best Fighters Out of It. Both in the oficial "Jutland Narrative" and again in Mr. Chur- chill's book, Evan-Thomas is blam- ed by implication for failing to bring prompt support to Beatty. Admiral Evan-Thomas's latter throws a new light on the matter. On the day of Jutland, Evdn- Thomas was in command of the Fifth Battle Squadron, which Jel- licoe had placed under Beatty's orders, so that in the event of his meeting the German battle crui-

The Fifth Battle Squadron was

Sir Landon Ronald, the famous conductor, was 80 disturbed by ses he would be able to bring a the playing of a piano in the flat crushing weight to bear-ton next door to him in Warwick-ships against five. avenue, Paddington, W., that he gave evidence in a lawsuit in the at that time the most powerful King's Bench Division recently.

Mrs. Violet Farmiloe sued Mrs. Kathleen Helena Kirkman, secking possession of the flat, a declara- tion that certain piano-playing in

squadron in the world: Each of its great ships steamed at 25. knots and mounted eight 16 in. guns, the heaviest then afloat.

When the enemy was sighted it was a nuisance, an injunction to this squadron was five miles as- restrain the playing, and damages. tern of the battle cruisers. Why Her complaint was that Mrs, the two squadrons were not steam- Kirkman, in breach of covenant ing in company has never been ex- which she signed upon entering plained. the flat, had permitted excessive piano-playing in it.

Beatty (says a Daily News cor respondent) was now in a position Counsel and it was discovered to confront the Germans with a to one. In- in June 1925 that Mrs. Kirkman superiority of two had allowed an Indian, named Menta, who was proposing to be come a professional planist, to use the piano, and he practised prac- tically all day.

were

stead, he dashed into the fight. with his battle cruisers alone, not only without waiting for, Evan- Thomas, but, according to the lat- ter, omitting to communicate with "Jazz or Beethoven?" asked Mr.him by searchlight or wireless, these being the only form of Justice Sankey.

"More Beethoven than Jazz." signals that could be read in the replied consel, "but it was per- dense smoke.

As five-finger

a result, the Fifth Battle sistent. There exercises and things called arpeg-Squadron at the most critical phase of the action was too fur gios."

"I know them," said the Judge, distant to 'play a decisive part. Had its 32 great guns been firing amid laughter..

at close quarters the Gorman bat-i Saturday Concession.

shattered and Before very long Sir Landon le cruisers would almost inevit Ronald had an interview with Mr. ably have been Mehta, and upon learning that he sunk. intended to become a professional pianist, Sir Landon offered to pay for a room for him to practise elec where.:

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to between 5,000 and 6,000 play This is of peculiar paycholo- geora, who will be invited to take gical importance," said the secret up associate membership with the ary to a Daily Chronicle represen- privilege of sacing new plays all tative yesterday. "Nothing so Sir Landon Ronald, in the wit-

the year round at 8s. 6d. and 59. much destroys the flow and con ness-box, said when he first heard

tinuity of a play as two people nd. a performance, After a friendly talk, Mr. Mehta the plane it appeared to be going

A now kind of club which will

A theatre of very beautiful smilingly shaking hands after an promised as a 'concession that he an practically the whole of the

include its own up-to-date theatro though extremely simple design actespecially if one has just would not play on Saturday morn- day with a few short intervals." ing, but later said he would not

The remainder of the building "He generally started with capable of staging plays to an is now being quickly completed.murdered the other be able to continue the concession. scales and arpeggios in the morn-audience of 850 people, will short- Ita auditorium will consist of

Eventually a writ was issued, ing, and then 'Chopia, Beethoven, ly be opened In Great Newport- stalls, circle and boxes, and seat will be just like any other West and an interlin injunction was &c., in the afternoon," he added. street, Leicester-square, in the ing arrangements which will allow end club-dining and grill rooms the playgoer to stretch his legs. lounges, library writing rooms granted Umiting the piano playing.. Not only had the piano playing heart of London's theatreland. to three hours a day-1 hours in interfered with his composition It will be called the Arts The seats are being arranged in an exhibition room and will

reserved principally for the ful the morning and 11⁄2 in the after-work; but with his writing and Theatre Club, and its foundation rows a yard apart.

Club Luxuries, members, who include Dem noon, but Mr. Mehta spread the editoriah work, of which he had membership list of 1,500 names is All its scenery will be handled Madge Kendal, Sir J. Mardin Lig 13 hours over the whole morning, a lot to" do.

already completo. These mem- splitting it up into 20 minutes, It was later announced that the bors, however, are almost all peo from the side of the etage, and vey, Sir Barry Jackeo with an interval, and then another parties had come to certain terms. 20 minutes or quarter of an hour, which would be endorsed upon the pla Intimately acquainted with the the stage itself is extended into the Wyndham, Mise Sybil Thorn

may be acted in front of the cur- Maurier, Miss Gladys: Coo

Mr. Basil Dean. so that Sir Landon Ronald con- briefs, and all that they had to ask theatre from the stage sido of the auditorium ed. that costume scenes Mr. Arnold Bennett, Sir Gera

It is intended to open the club tain stantly found that he was waiting was that there should be a judge's curtain, for the playing to begin again.

order if necessary.