1927-06-04 — Page 16

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The above photographs were taken yesterday morning on the occasion of the King's Birth- day parade at Happy Valley. In top picture, the Scots"Guards are seen marching past the Saludog Buse, and in the lower picture, II.E. the Governor is seen arriving on the parade ground with an escort of Mounted Infantrymen from the Volunteers. (Photo: Mee Cheung).

DIVORCE DECREE

RESCINDED.

KING'S PROCTOR INTERVENES

IN

SHOCKING CASE."

BOLD MEN OF BATH.

BAN ON WOMEN LIKELY TO

"RAISE A HOWL.”

Should women be excluded from

SOVIET OVERTURES.

AMERICAN COMMERCE AND

"FEELERS."."

It is reported that M. Krestin- In the Divorce Court, London, political clubs, is à question that sky, the Soviet Ambassador in before Mr. Justice, Bateson, the being widely discussed, follow- Berlin, has been summoned to a King's Proctor intervened to showing the decision of the Larkhall conference at Moacow with M. cause why a decree nisi granted to Liberal Club at Bath not to have Litvinoff, the Acting Commissary for Foreign Affairs, and the Soviet Mr. Harry Lionel Commander, turf women members.. commission

While Mr. Philip Snowden ex- Government. This news is gener agent, Cambridge Road, Birmingham, should not be pressed the view to a Press Asso-Jally held to cannote fresh develon- cialion representative that it was ments in German-Soviet relations, a perfectly silly thing to exclude on both the economic and the women from the elib, a member of political sides. the ladies' Carlton Chub thought the club at Bath had done the right thing in bunning women from their club.

minde absolute,

Mr. Victor Russell, appearing for the King's Proctor, said the petition was filed in May. 1926 against the wife, on the ground of her alleged misconduct with Archibald Wood. No answer was entered, and it came on as an undefended case at the Birming ham Assizes, on July 20, 1926. A decren ist was pronounced.

I don't agree, she said, that wo men upset things altogether, but I do think men are entitled to have a club to themselves. Personally, I am not in favour of mixed clabs

The King's Proctor now alleged that material facts were not brought to the knowledge of the Court, and that the petitioner at the trial gave false evidence in that he said that within a month of the marriage the respondent left him and would not live with

Miss Lilian Dawson, secretary him, whereas, in truth, within of the Parliamentary Club, saias: three weeks of the marriage the seems to me ridiculous that petitioner himself deserted the women should be barred from a respondent withent enuse. The plea further alleged that the peti tioner himself had been guilty of misconduct,"

Subsequently information came to the King's Proctor in which his plen was amended, alleging that the petitioner had connived at the respondent's misconduct, and that the petition was presented and prosecuted by the petitioner in collusion with the respondent. The amended plen gave details of the connivance, and the materials! were of a very serious nature, and he ought to tell the Court a little about it,

Important for Public.

Mr. Justice Bateson-Are the people here?No.

The Judge-Does it matter? Ought I to know anything more about it than that the King's Proctor makes the various allega- tions, and the petitioner does no! appear here to resist it?--It shows rather the important work the King's Proctor does in finding out) gross cases of this kind.

In German circles, however, it is asserted that, contrary to popular assumption, even in Germany Ger man diplomacy had really very little to do with the recent, if very partial, reconciliation of Moscow and Berne. (regarding the Vorov-

ky murder).

Regarding the question of fur- anywhere. You get a type of mather German commercial credits in mixed clabs which I would de- scribe as the "silly old man type. for Soviet Russia, it would appear know that some women will go that the great German bank, up an awful how about the Bath the Disconto-Gesellschaft, which no enthusiasm for last decision, but I don't think it will showed

year's £16,000,000 operation, looks be justified.

askance to-day at the idea of ex- tending auch credits, unless it be tain private meetings of Continen with American cu-operation. Cer- club simply because they are wand American steel, oil, and men. in our own club, men and other magnates are being held in various European capitals, includ- women meet and work together ing London,

on the eve of the There is no jarring. Geneva Economic Conference, and, "Women Upset Everything."

judging from thess conferences, is is possible that both German in- The Larkhall Liberal Club's ban dustry and the German Govern-

very well.

at Bath folldive closely upon the ment, since the disclosures made Wells (Souterset) Bowling Club in the Daily Telegraph ten days decision to put a ban on women ago, are extremely anxious, owing members, one member declaring to the Reich's own need of Ameri- that women were "an, absolute jean credits, not to forfeit the good will of American financiers and in- nuisance."

them dustrialists by outbidding toe openly in the field of Soviet concessions.

Aiderman Vezey, who presided, suggested the rules, be revised to admit women as members, The suggestion brought a hornet's nest about his cars. Here are some of the views expressed-

Mr. Geo. Gray-i am hot and strong against the idea of ladies coming into club (heur, bear) though I am very fond of them in the right place.

our

The chairman (surprised)-Oh! Mr. Price--I, for one, shall with draw my membership if women are admitted.

Mr. Slip-We shan'i withdraw. They'll throw us out. (Laughter).

Mr Price-If ladies came here they would upset the club.

You mean that is the sort of thing that ought to be brought to the notice of the public through

Another member (mournfully It is im-They upact everything. the Press-I think so, portant to let people know that! they may be found out.

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M. Ossinsky, who will lead the Soviet Delegation at the Geneva Economic Conference, has appar ently been selected rather for his business acumen and excellent manner than for his political ac-i tivities, which have not been very great. He is expected to follow [the example recently act in Paris by M. Rakovsky, who has been as- need to jsuring American business men that Soviet propaganda intends to leave the United States alone,

of the train they seemed so loth since American Labour is Bolshe

TRICKED.

to leave the table that the detec- vism's most obdurate enemy; more,

tive handed over to one of them so, in fact, than American capital-

DUTCHMEN'S GREAT COUP. his thousand-frane banknote by ism. The British Empire, so the

way of stimulating their energy. Mr. Gray proposed the club have Soviet diplomats nover tire of re-

Paris. A case which imposed But neither he nor the informors nothing to do with admitting wo- peating, offers, on the other hand, rather a painfal strain on the left Paris, for the Dutchmen gave Yes, I think you are right. I men members, and this was cara fruitful all for Bolshevik pro- amour propre of the Surete Gen him the slip. do not know whether It will stop ried.

paganda, firstly, because of theerale, the French counterpart of

Generous Dintier, growth of British Communism, Scotland Yard, has ended in two others who still want to do the

In explaining the affair to the same kind of thing. But still it is

and, secondly, because of British Dutchmen, Vandermeul and Van Judge of the correctional "court, worth trying.

oppression of the "subject races,”

der Bllas being sent to prison for Vandermeul said: Counsel added that in reply to a

This is the kind of bait present- swindling the police. Some time: We mlased the train because letter from the King's Proctor, ent to would-be American conces ago the two Dutchmen culled at we had dined too well. We had petitioner's solicitors wrote that nion owners in the territory of the the Ministry of War and informed had vodka, whisky, and wine, and they understood their client had U.S.S.R. Not only this; but Mos- an officer of the "Intelligence were too drunk to leave."" gone abroad early Inst month. cow, which denounces the "un-Branch" that they wished to give

When the judge suggested that The Judge-Can this man be equal treaties" between China and information concerning the activi- the supposed aples had existed prosecuted for perjury?

the Powers, hints that it would, ties of two alleged German spies, only in their imagination, the pri Counsel The paper can be sent nevertheless, be willing to con- Ulrich and Schmidt, who, they soners protested that this was not to the Public Prosecutor, and the elude one with Washington, where said, werd about to set out for the case, and that they had honest- King's Proctor sometimes, under direction of the Bench, sends them, an American Embassy would Maubeuge, where they could be ly intended to render a service ta be established at Moscow without arrested. They were sont along France. The detective 'admitted tried another way and he promised or the King's Proctor on his voll-America being asked to receive to the headquartors of Surete that there had been a generous that he would give her 125 if she tion informs the Director of Public a Soviet Embassy at Washington. Generale; where a detective-ing dinner at the station, but denied would furnish him with evidence] Prosecutions.

Counsel proceeded to say that the petitioner first of all tried to induce respondent to divorce him by promising her £200 and costs. If she would do 80. She was to appear as a poor person but £5 deposit was necessary before she could proceed, and the wife, being hard up at the time, the £5 deposit could not be found.

Having failed in that, petitioner

"A Bad Case."

of her misconduct,

The Judgo I do not know what That she agreed to do, and in evidence you have got with regard pursuance of that, she went to an to perjury, but it is another thing

More than 50 years ago, Mrs. hotel and sent a letter enclosing to prove it before a jury. There George McNell, of New Jersey, un hotel bill and on that petition is no doubt on the allegations you swallowed a needle. No ill effects was found and a decree nisi pro-have here, it was a shockingly bad resulted and after worrying for nounced.

a while, the incident was forgot The husband, in fact, did not His Lordship rescinded the ton. Recently she felt a pain in pay £125, as promised, but only decree mist and dismissed the hor hip and wont to a doctor, who

removed the needle.

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petition.

pector was detailed to accompany having partaken of it himself. them to Maubeuge, where the sup- The prisonera were unable to re8- pused sples were to be pointed out. train their Iughter na the judge, The detective was given a thou- before sentencing them, one to six sand franes to pay the expenses months' and the other to four of the trip, and the party then months' imprisonment, remarked proceeded to the station, where that they must have remarkable he two Dutchmen insisted on din- gifts of persuasion to have been ing-and dining woll-for, as the able to gull as incredulous a body time approached for the departure as the Surete. Generale.