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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, MARCH

.6, 1937.

Baron Says Wife's Stepfather RADIO

Slandered Him For Revenge

"POISONOUS ENTOURAGE" OF BARONESS

-Husband's Letter-

A BARON who alleged that his wife's stepfather slan-

dered him "for revenge" following a dispute over up- bringing of the baron's young son claimed damages in the King's Bench Division in London recently.

Baron Victor de Stempel. of Hallam Street, Portland Place, W., sued

Mr. Walter Dunkels of Devonshire Street, Portland Place, for aliegert slander and breach of contract in conaretion with his employment with a City Arm of diamond brokers,

ous for a young woman and mother."

"1 letter from

the Baron

In The Case.

Baron de Stempel. is of Russian birth and a member of the Russian aristocracy. He be- naturalised- on March 29, 1935.

came

Mr.

Walter Dunkels' described by counsel as a director of the Dia- mond Corporation, and a man of position, in- fluence and wealth. According to evidence by

Baron de Stempel, the Corporation controls about 85 per cent, of the world's production of rough diamonds.

During the henring counsel quoted

went to Finland, Sweden. Helland to his wife in which he referred to "your disgraceful entourage, so polson-and France. He was first married in 1916. Between 1018 and 1028 he had spent the money he had on leaving was not very well and he had been professional dancer at one time to give her the comfort and care she neerted.

Opening plaintiff's case, Mr. Nor- hater was a most damaging state-Russin. During that time his wife man Birkett, K.C., sald that Mr.ment and was calculated to do him Walter Dunkels dented that he spoke the most grievous injury. Beran de the words complained of or that they Stempel will tell you that there is were defamatory. He also pleaded not a word of truth in the suggestion privilege and justification, ond denied that he is a Jew-hater." that he induced Mr. Otto Dunkel to dismiss the plaintiff,

The Inst slander was in the

Otto Dunkels:

After questions about his married life, Mr. Birkett read an extract from a letter which the Baren wrote to his

Hongkong Government Shuffle

An extensive shuffle of staff is contemplated by Government as a result of the impending departure of His Excellency the Governor, Sr Andrew Caldecott; the Director of Medical Services, Dr. A. R. Welling ton, and the Colonial Treasurer, the

Hon. Mr. Edwin Taylor.

the Governor is His Excellency leaving Hongkong for

for Home on Apri 10. He will

will go on leave pending his transfer os Governor of Ceylon.

Dr. Wellington and Mr. Taylor are retiring from the service.

It is understood that the Hon. Mr. Norman Smith, Colonial Secretary, will become Ofleer

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complained of middle of November, 1035, when the defendant sild to Mr. present wife in December, 1932; Baron de Stempel, said Mr. Blr- kett, was of Russlan birth and a

"Regardless member of the Russian aristocracy the negotiations between Victor and how unpleasant all this has been to of the document of "I do hope you will understand who became naturalised 20, 1935.

tourage was poisonous for wife and mother.

Op. 11 No

No. J

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on March Dawn (his wife), Vietor must never me, and that your disgraceful en-to all intents and purposes become (Tschaiku Novelly Duet (White);

Mrs. Vera Dunkels, formerly Mrs, Beawnout, Was

the mother dr Stempel, plaintiff's

Baroness wife.

"CONTROVERSY

AROUND BOY"

of

enter my premises again.

Victor is no longer allowed to assist This will ease things for you,

As

Mr. Birkett: What was the nature You and the Corporation, he is worth much less to

of your complaint?-Unfortunately You can kick him to you. aut, or reduce his sntury to £500, my wife was very young at the time because any clerk receiving

and she did not realise that the people eve Jess than £500 could do his work with whom she was mixing acted Upon. Mr. Oito Dunkels saying rather a lot and were people who, in badly on her. They used to drink In June, 1928, when he married

you doing this for revenge, or Miss Denumint, who was then 19,essure, or punishment?" the defen- my opinion, ved rather loosely. the baron was not a man of means make it timeult for him to employ dant, it was alleged, replied: "It will Mr. Walter Dunkels had powerful influence in the diamond trade, and

solicitors." Baron de Stempel became employed defendant's house at Worniestion,

When

the boy Michael was at the by Dunkels and Company, which Surrey, in June, 1934, Mr. Dunkels was really Mr. Olto Dunkels, a cou-told the father that he was not to

inside the house,

but could Shortly

afterwards Buron de only see the boy in the garden. Next Stempel and his wife went to live at month Mr. Dunkels Instructed the Chester Pince, Hyde Park. The child's nurse that the boy was on lease of the house had been given no necount to be left with the father. by the defendant. In 1929 the only When the boy was ill he told the child of the marriage was born.

Baron that he could not see him. "It is around this boy that this MRS. WALTER great controversy has been aroured," said Mr. Birkett.

sin of defendant.

The father thought the environ- was becoming undesirable be- cause of certain people with whom his wife was associating

December"

come

DUNKELS

7, 1035,

Mr. Birkett then read a letter from Baron

ron de Stempel to his wife dated 7, 1933, and beginning "Little

*I think

you know too well my fond feelings towards you, and 1 sald don't wish you to return in any through the child."

IL

Baron de

and Mrs. Franklin, friends of the Baron de Stempel said he met Mr. Dankels, after a visit to his wife at and told them he did not like the way her mother's house in August, 1933, the boy was being brought up. He was angry bernuse of an incident at the house.

an

Mr. Justice Swift: What made you angry? My wife was not well and was in bed. There were two triends a man and a woman-with her, and Indecent conversation was taking place. It naturally upset me. I told my wife there was no room for me there and, on the way home. I met the Franklins. I sald what I did to them on the spur of the moment because I was dissatisfied, CABLE FROM

MID-OCEAN

and

"For a considerable time this On January marriage was quite happy. Then Stempel olijccted to the conduct of there began to arise differences of Mr. Dunkets, who thereupon forbade opinion which were largely concern-him ever to go to Devonshire Street, ed with the upbringing of the boy and said: "I shall do all I can to and the environment in which he kick you out of the country if you lived.

the nurse." persist in seeing the child without

The Baron explained that friends with his wife were a young girl and Referring to the defence, Birkett said that among the particu-whom she afterwards married.

the brother of lier flance-a surgeon Mr.

that Baron de Stempel had criticised 1932 onwards you frequently criticis- lars relied upon was an allegation

Mr. Birkett: It is said that from defendant's wife in the presence of ed the defendant's wife to Mr. Ollo other people and had referred to her Dunkels, referring to her in light, dis-

n "dreadful womain." It was also alleged that he had I have never criticised Mr.

courteous terms as a dreadful woman. he would

Ketils

revenge Mrs. Walter Dunkels in front of Mr. spirit of sacrifice..... "It ran:

"IE either

It was true that upon occasions the Otto Dunkels unless he started, him- us has to suffer, Baron had criticised of us

self, to criticise them. would

rother It was not you, not- Dunkels to Mr. Walter Dunkels, but Mrs. Walter withstanding that the circumstances not in the highly defamatory terms where you originally lived with your Was the house Cheater Place, known to you have

unfortunately alleged and only as he thought it wife, a gift to her by the defendant? been discussed too much and left-right. At one time Mr. Walter Dun--Yes. only bitterness in the heart... only kels was in no mood to disagree with HÉR £1,000 A YEAR hope

that you

you will soon realise that him. your disgraceful

Mr. Walter Dunkels alleged that ALLOWANCE entourage 30 poisonous for a young woman and the Baron caused the Baroness un-

me go on living in

happiness by constantly referring to her

Was she in receipt of a very large social inferiority to himself. financial allowance?-She had £1,000 The Baron's case was that, be- That he denied. cause he took a firm line about

free of income tax It was also said that he had re-

from her step- access to his boy and had proposed ferred to the superiority of his first

father. terms which were not in accordance wite.

On November 19, 1935, Mr. Otto the wishes with

of Mr. Walter Dunkels, the latter slandered him in said Mr. Birkett. "All that he had to go because you refuse to let me Thot in the unkindest eut of all," Dunkels said, "Victor, you will have. his business and procured Mr. Oto Dunkels to break the contract of said to his second wife who agreed negotiate bet you refuse

and your Arst wife

wife." employment so as to make the plain-was that his

WAR T charming and gracious woman tiff powerless,

who hnd

In a letter he proposed that the had the best possible influence Baron should receive 20 per cent, of Mr. Birkett said that Mr. Walter on his life, and that he wished that the net profits up to the end of the Dunkels had used his good offices to the soul of his first wife would enter year and a monthly allowance at the get the employment for Baron de their child so that he might grow rate of £500 a year for three years, Stempel.

The Baron's remuneration, based good."

up equally charming, gracious and on a percentage, had been:

mothe

this

1928

1920

1930

$116

720 1932 (The Orst £2,080 signs of re-

covery)

£200

£550

1931 (The depth of 1033

the slump) 1934

Nothing

1035

"YOU OUGHT TO

£900

and

£2,000

4

DENIAL OF

SUICIDE

THREAT

Another complaint made against

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Moscow, Mar. 5. decided to expel M. Nikolal Bukharin The Central Communist Party has und M. Aleksy Rykoft from the Party, Bukharin was until recently editor former President of the Council of of the Izvestia, whilst Rykoff is a People's Commissara,

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the

Both men came under a cloud at the time of the trial of M. Komene!!

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BIGGER LABOUR MAJORITY

L.C.C. ELECTION RESULT

London, Mar. 5. on condition that Mr. Otto Dunkels tions to the London County Council The final result of yesterday's elee- received letter

confirming that the is an increase of the Labour Party's Baron was satisfied, had no grievance majority from 14 to 20. and would not make any statement reflecting unfavourably on the con- the other 49 being held by Municipal Labour holds 75 out of 124 seats, duct of Mr. Otto Dunkels or his firm. Reformers-British Wireless.

He declined and the offer was re-

peated.

that the offer made was fantastic in In December, 1035, the Baron wrote

the Baron was that he had had the circumstances and he could only

greater love for his first wife and That, if he had not married Dawn, he would have married a rich woman who would have enabled him to live in luxury Instead of having to work for his living.

CHAPEL DEDICATION

London, Mar. 5. The King and Queen will be pre-

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TO-MORROW'S PROGRAMME Brahms Recital By Mrs. R. Sanger

MILITARY BAND

assume that it was made as a result sent at the dedication of the 'com- Parade Service of pressure which had been brought pleted

to bear on Mr. Otto Dunkels.

H.K.T. TURN VICTOR OUT"

0.10 um. A Relay of the Military from St. John's Turning to the alleged slanders,

Hoval Millinry College Cathedral. Mr. Birkett said he would deal with

Memorial Chapel at Sandhurst by 10 in. Close Down. those in which the defendant admit-

the Archbishop of Canterbury Denying that he threatened to come Sunday, May 2. Subsequent to the Service from St. John's Cathedral.

on 11 .m. A Relay of the Morning mit suicide, the Baron said: "I told dedication service, His Majesty will ted, in answer to interrogatories, It was said that he had threatened my wife on one or two occasions that, inspect Gentlemen Cadets. British having used the words complained to commit suicide. He

12.15-2.30 p.m. European Pro- never did. if she would persist in going with tireless. Another ailegation was that he had these people she would drive me to

gramme, In November; 1995, defendant said struck his wife on one occasion. His despair, and then I might commit

12.15 p.m. A Concert. to Mr. Oito Dunkels: "I am not in- wife was in the habit, when she lost suicide,"

Bass-Baritone Solo-Room for the terested in Dunkels and Company, her temper in public places, of strik-

Walter Dunkels had been very kind Rossini); Planoforte Solo-Hungarian

Factotum ("Barber of Seville or their clients' business, so long using him across the face.

to him.

of.

(the is your em-

The Enron nald he allegation

parilcularly

because

vou

Ploy Between January, and Now- Ho remonstrated in private and, on his wife that. If she was going to have alleging

In 1939 did your wife leave you Rhapsody, No. 12 (Liszt)....Mischa

that she

Soprano Solo-Tales of Levitzki WDS bitterly Hoffmann" ember, 1935, he repeatedly said to a public place, he pushed her away. another child, he would compel her reiterate to her the desire that the Korjus: Tenor Solos Still as the

(Offenbach)

)-Olympia's Mr. Otto Dunkela: "You ought to He did not strike her, and it never

would Aria (The Doll's Song)....Miliza to have an illegal operation. turn Victor out."

soul of your dead wife should enter night (Bohm): Homing (Del Riego) occurred again. The next slander, said counsel, Another allegation was that he sald must be careful because, when she never spoken about the soul of my "What I said to her was that she the soul of her son?-No, we had

.Derek Oldham; Flute Solos was in October, 1935, when the de- that, if she was going to have another had the first child, she had to under-first wife at that

(Continued on Page 5.) fendant said to Mr. Otto Dunkels: child, he would compel her to have goo "Victor is a Jews-hater."

serious operation and the an illegal operation. The Baron specialist told me that if she had "YOU CAN KICK

would say that the matter of an another within three years it might

legal operation was never mention-prove fatal to her." ed.

HIM OUT”

4.

BARON IN

WITNESS BOX

“A KIND OF

REVENGE"

"Baron de Stempel will tell you,' continued Mr. Birkett, "that: the members of the Diamond Corpora

Cross-examined by Sir. Patrick tion are for the most part Jews, and

*Giving evidence, Baron de Stempel Hastings, K.C. (for the defence) to way that the Baron was a Jew- sold that after the Revolution he Baron de Stempel agreed that Mr.

Ume

Later Sir Patrick asked;

Do you think it a fair and honest way to describe the situation by say ing that Mr. Walter Dunkels was seeking to engage in the degrading satisfaction of a personal revenge?-- I think there is a kind of revenge in punishing me for not having given my wife grounds for divorce when I was opproached.

The hearing was adjourned. '

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