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MARQUISE'S CASE FAILS,

NO SLANDER BY LORD REDESDALE.

• Tho Marquise de Andia

Yrarrzaval, of Stanmore

Court,

St. James's, lost the action she brought in the King's Bench Division for damages for slander.

She alleged that Lord Redes- dale, of Swinbrook, Burford, Ox- fordshire, and Mr. G. R. Willans, of High Park-gardens, Kew, had suggested to Sir. Alfred Fripp that she and the Marquis lived together without being married. and that the Marquis was an im postor.

Mr. Justice Horridge told the jury that there was no slander by Lord Redesdale, and judgment Was given for him. The jury without retiring returned a verdict for Mr. Willans.

Lord Redesdale, cross-examined by Mr. Rayner Goddard, K.C, for the Marquise about a visit which he paid to Bow-street, said that he went there to find out whether the Marquis was still on Chilean papers. He was contending that

not the Marquis was

even a Spaniard, and he wanted to find out.

Mr. Goddard-Is there the least doubt that you wanted to make trouble for the Marquis with the police? I certainly did not.

You wanted to find out if ha were an imposter. You though! he was?-Undoubtedly.

How did the question of the

come Marquis's marriage

up?

Dld Sir Alfred Fripp say it apropos of nothing? No. When the question of whether he was a Marquis or not had been gone into, Sir Alfred Fripp turned to me and said. "Do you suppose they are really man and wife?" I said. "I know they are man and wife."

DERBY PROSPECTS OUTLINED.

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9th Race

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10th Race.

1 Winsome Stag.

2 Monterey Bay, Misty Eve.

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Osiris.

Lonsome Night.

3 Snaefell.

Up to yesterday the record of owners and jockeys was as follows:

Successful Owners.

Mr. Ho Kom-tong Mr. Chan Tin-sion Mr. John Pool Messrs. Hynes and

Mr.

Markie

Mr. Yam Man

Dynasty Messrs, Sturt and Lobel. Messrs. Lau and Lee Mr. Mogear

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Mr. W. E. L. Shenton ..1 Messrs. Hinson and Yam

Man

Mr. Aitch Aitch Messrs. Liang & Wong 1 Mrs. K. E. Beith Mrs. Pearce

Mr. Hau Un Messrs. Dyer & Beith... Mr. Eve Mrs. Dunbar Mr. Mac

Messrs. Beith & Heard.. Mr. Gichh

Messra.

Bellamy

Gordon Messrs. Bennett & Cave Mr. C. M. Leitao Messrs. Taeg and

Priestley

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THEFT OF BRITISH LEGION FUNDS.

PRISON FOR LONDON AREA OFFICIAL

London, Jan. 6. Major Harold Ewin Cheesman, of Aubert Park, Highbury,.secre tary of the Metropolitan Area of the British Legion, was summoned at Westminster Police Court on Saturday for stealing £486 128, 7d. belonging to the Legion."

Mr. Douglas W. Money, defend- ing, said that Major. Cheesman wished to plead guilty, and to give as little trouble as possible.

Mr. Gerald Dodson (for the Legion) said that Major Chees- man had a salary of £500, a year, and was a highly trusted servant

In November it was discovered that the accounts of the Metro- 1st. 2nd 3rd.politan area over which he had con- trol were not in order, and he ad- mitted that he had misappropriat ed certain sums.

When he was faced with the matter, said Mr. Dodson, he said he would like to put his explana- tion in writing. He wrote to Colonel Crosfield, chairman of the National Executive Council, an November 18 as follows:

Mr. Wong Ping-shun...

Successful Jockeys.

Mr. L. P. Quincey Mr. T. L. Wong The Marriage Certificate.

Mr. C. Encarnacas Mr. A. J. P. Heard Mr. Goddard-What happened Mr. G. U. da

Roza Mr. F on the morning of June 127-The Mr. V. M. Haimovitch.

Noodt Marquis's secretary rang up and

Mr. Y. S. Chang asked if he could come and sea

Mr. W. Bowling me. When he arrived he said. Mr. E. Leighton

have brought evidence to satisfy you that the Marquis of Mr. A. E. Arnold Andia is in fact a Marquis and Mr. R. H. Charles that he is in fact married to his Mr. L. G. Frost wife." I said. "I don't know what- you mean by all this." He told me that the Marquis was extreme- ly anxious that I should be satisfied on both those points. He then produced a very much de used copy of the Almanac Gotha, by which he hoped to prove the Marquisate. I told him that I had seen this book almost every time I had seen the Marquis, and

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"If only I had gone to someone like you in 1926 when I joined the staff of the British Legion and told you of my difficulties, I would not have brought this humilation

on

myself and family. What hurts me so much is that I have brought disgrace on the British Legion, and the shock to so many people who thought well of me.

"I do not want to whitewash my self or to plead any justification for my wrong-doing, but I want you to know the cause of it all. Those who know mo will, I am sure, believe me when I say I have not benefited by one penny, and everything has gone to others."

Pressed by Creditors.

Major

Mr. Dodson said that Cheesman then referred- to his house having been burned down in Ireland, and how he got inte debt there in connexion with i work for ex-Service men. He came to England in 1926, and be- came the secretary of the area In 1926. He brought his family to England, and obtained inferior, accommodation, and was involved in a law suit which cost him 591. He was pressed by creditors, and had recourse to moneylenders which made his poistion worse.

Major Cheesman added in his letter that he had not squandered CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN SIAM his money in gambling or drink-

TEAK FOREST.

HEROISM OF TWO ENGLISHMEN.

P

Bangkok.

every Interview always began The heroism of two Englishmen in a cholera-stricken section of the teak forests in North Siam de serve a place on the annals of British valour.

with an explanation of how he was a Marquis, and that that in itself would not satisfy me. He then produced a marriage certificate from some registry in London to show that they were married on a certain date. I did not really examine the certificate. I told him that it was quite unnecessary, as I knew quite well that they were married and also the cir-

were married.

It is the story of two men who, when cholera broke out in the camp, averted a panic and by their work and coolness saved the lives of many who had been stricken by the disease.

The men are Mr., Foster Peg cumstances under which they stated to be a Londoner, and Mr. G. E. Higgins, of Rayleigh, Essex. Mr. Goddard-What do you They were in charge of a large mean by that? The circum-party of native carriers and camp stances related in Sir Alfred men at Memawk Forest, which is Fripp's evidence. As I under- owned by Messrs. Louis T. Leona- stood it, the father-in-law of the wens, Ltd., of King William-street, Marquis was to give his daughter E.C. a dot of £10,000, but that he found later he was unable to do so, and therefore it was proposed that he should guarrantee the Marquis's account at the bank for £7,000. That is a perfectly normal thing for any man to do in the circum-

stances.

"Frothblowery."

Mr. Willans. the second defen- dunt, gave evidence that he was an engineer, and was at one time in the Army. He first met the Mar- quis in December 1926, and he was relained by the Marquis from that time until July, 1927, generally to advise him in all matters relating

to his business,

Speaking of the interview with Sir Alfred Fripp, Mr. Willans said that his recollection agreed sub- stantially with what Lord Redes- dale had said was stated about the Marquis's title.

15 Sufferers.

Fifteen men were stricken with cholera, and the Englishmen knew that at any moment panic would break out among the workers. They immediately broke camp and sent the natives to another station at Wang Tong Dol, they them selves remaining behind with the sick men.

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ing, and he had had only one suit in two years. Besides the hous- ing trouble he fell into another trouble, "which brought down the whole of ray family of kiddies to some form of sickness or another, two with operations." "He. was a Regular soldier," said Mr. Dodson. "He enlisted in 1909,

was commissioned on the feld in 1916, promoted from Lieutenant to Major in three days in 1917, and awarded the Military Cross."

Mr. Money said that after the War Cheesman went to Ireland and found that the ex-Service men were unorganised. He took the matter up and guaranteed a lot of accounts, and used his own money for that purpose hoping to get paid back when it organised.

Was

"Then the revolution came," he said. "His house burned down

and he was taken into the hills and tried by a so-called Court- martial and threatened that he would be shot.

"He never had the money back. and got into the hands of money- lenders, not for his own debta but for the men he tried to assist."

The Magistrate passed sentence of four months in the second divi- Major Cheesman-I should like The Englishmen to say I greatly admire the way buried them at night. Two more the Legion have carried out this died a few days later,

prosecution. I take my medicine and things looked black.

There were still seven victims like a man. You have stripped

The Englishmen were able to get only I lose everything. I shall go and me of my rank and decorations.

rewarded by seeing the sufferers, shall come back and make re occasional sleep, but they were serve my sentence and hope that showing signs of improvement, siitution to the Legion and my and later on they were able to little family. I only hope while leave with the two Englishmen.

I am away my friends will Congratulations, reached them member the work I have done for this wild country. The directors and that they will do their best from many fellow-countrymen in the Legion, that I have suffered, of Messrs. Louis T. Leonowens to take care of my family. Ltd., have presented each of them with 50 guineas and

a gold cigarette case-Central News.

In spite of their efforts six of sion. the coolies died soon after camp: was broken.

Mr. II. L. Macaskie (for Mr. Wil- lans)-How did the conversation urise with reference to the mar- riage of this lady?-We were get ting up to go at the end of the interview, and Sir Alfred Fripp said: "Look here, I can't let you people go without making you they parted with Sir Alfred Fripp Frothblowers." (Laughter.). Lord

on excellent terms. "I have never Redesdale said that he was one, been so well received by anyone," and I said I was one. Then Sirhe added. Alfred suld: "By the way, are Mr. Goddard-That must have these two people really married, been because you were Frothblow- or man and wife?"

ors. (Laughter).

Is it true that you told Sir Al- fred that the Marquis was a liber- tine? Certainly not.

Is it true that you explained to Sir Alfred that you called the Marquis a libertine because he had been living with this lady be- fore he married her, and did you go on to say: "If indeed he was ever married her"-1 certainly said nothing of the kind.

In cross-examination by Mr. Goddard, Mr. Willans said that

BRITON'S £5,000 LUCK AT MONTE CARLO.

THREE "17's" OUT OF FOUR BRING IN £1,670 EACH.

Monte Carlo, Jan. 30.

re-

A British subject named Davie, calling, yesterday, at the Monté

sion. It was a very frothblowery 17 at two tables for maximum Mr. Willans-I got that impres- Carlo Sporting Club, backed. No.

atmosphere. (Laughter),

stakes of 0,000 francs dach.

he was of the opinion that there tables.

Mr. Justice Horridge said that Number 17 turned up at both wag no slander by Lord Redes He collected his winnings and dale, and there would be judgment left his original stakes; and 17 for him with costs.

turned up at one of the tables:- The jury, without retiring, re-

Mr. Davis then cashed in, ro-: turned a verdict for Mr. Willans,ceived 630,000 francs (more than and judgment was entered for him £5,000), and left the Principality. with costs.

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