1937-07-12 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, JULY

12, 1937.

Apology Ends Simpson Slander Suit

'PAYMENT FOR

DIVORCE' TALE

MR.

IS SCOTCHED

London, June 12.

'R. ERNEST ALDRICH SIMPSON, six-foot former husband of the Duchess of Windsor, who divorced him in October, denied three times in the Lord Chief Justice's Court yesterday that he had been paid, or given any considertaion, not to defend his wife's petition. His deep voice boomed former wife on July 23, 1928, and she round the court as he said divorced him at Ipswich Assizes on "Most certainly not" to his

October 27 Inst.

"Then Mr. Simpson's troubles be-| counsel, Mr. H. J. Walling-gon," said counsel, "because certain foreign newspapers and periodicals ton, KC., who put the ques- belonging to a class of journalism tion to him.

"Was there any promise to pay?" said Mr. Wallington.

more intent on sensationalism than accuracy, published certain matters,

this

"As result, the circumstances supposed to be relating to None whatever," rapped out divorce became the subject of irre- Mr. Simpson.

sponsible gossip in many countries, "Or to give you any considera-and in particular in this country. tion?"

"Absolutely not," come back the

answer.

With Lord Newart's murmured "Be it so, the slander suit brought by Mr. Simpson against Mrs. Joan Sutherland, wife of Colonel Arthur II. C. Sutherland, 0.B.E.. of Con naught-square, W., ended with an unreserved apology and complete withdrawal,

This action," said Mr. Wallington,

"A rumour went round and rapidly spread that Mr. Simpson hadi been paid a large sum of money as the price of his silence in the diverte. Proceedings.

'GREAT INJURY.

UFS

FAME CALLS INJURED BEAUTY—Jessie Simpson, 18, of Hack- ensack, N. J., beauty contest winner, recently lost both leg under n moving train, Life seemed to halt, but she didn't quit. Now she hing a contract to pose for a watch company's advertising and five artists, including Hal Phyfe, New York photographer of beautiful women, assure her of other work.

SHORTAGE OF

BRITISH FILMS

If of course, ony such charge FEARED

could be made Rood against any man it is plain that his character!

trievably.

"presents no unusual features, but we gone and gone re- Uncertainty Over

the circumstances out of which it arose have been rather unusual, and

"I neled on Mr. Simpson a for that reason it has attained a very great injury. He lus suffered significance und importance that the bumilation of having this thing otherwise it could not possibly have helleved of him without having any! had,"

power to put an end to it."

He said that Mr. Simpson, mem- ber of the firm of Messrs.. Simpson, Spence and Young, shipping agents and charterers' brokers, married his

Mae West

:

And Chaplin Most

Unpopular Cinema Stars

Charlie Chaplin cut the most un- popular figures among London cinemagoers,

MAE WEST and

This is shown in the voting by 168.723 pcople who answered the questionnaire issued by Sidney L Hernstein, the picturehouse owner. Here in order of popularity, are the first dozen women stars,

Norma Shearer, Myrna

Hardy.

men

The women (though several of them

lgh anong the favourites) were:

Mae West, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, the late Jean Harlow, Zasu Pits, Joan

In this analysis are also

Counsel deserthed how AIrs. Sutherland went to private lunchron

In party

December.

Industry's Future

QUOTA LAW MAY. BE BROKEN

Seated next to her was Mrs. Muriel (Froni A Film Correspondent)

Kerr-SmBey, wife of Major Peier! Kerr-Smiley, a former M.P., and Mr. Simpson's sister.

ENGLAND'S WORST MONTH FOR ROAD CASUALTIES

.

Road casualties for May were the highest this year.

total number of killed and The

In May, 1936, injured was 22,063.

it was 21,270,

A new problem is facing the

Deaths were 584 in May, this year, d 504 in May last your.

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Orchestra from The Hongkong Hotel

ZE.K. PROGRAMME

5-8 pm. European Programme. 8-11 p.m. Chinese Programme. 5 p.m. Relay of Dance Music from the Roof-Garden of the Hong Kong Hotel,

Programme

5-5.15 p.m. 1. I'll never say Never again; 2. She's a Latin from Man- hatten: 3. Blue; 4. You're the Top." 5.15-5.20 p.m. Interval of record- ed dance music from ZBW.

5.20-5.30 pm. 5. A Blues Serenade; 6. Sweet Georgia Brown; 7. In the Dungeon; B. Who's sorry now?

5.35-5.40 p.m. Interval of record- ed dance music from ZBW.

5.40-6.55 p.m. 9. My Gal Sal; 10. Who; 11. Moon glow; 12. Swingin' the Jinx away.

5.55-8 p.m. Interval of record- ed dance music from ZBW,

6-0.15 p.m. 13. Underneath

Western sky; 14. Love me for ever; 15. Naughty Marietta; 16. Pity me)

6.15-0.20 p.m. Interval of record- ed dance music from ZBW,

6.20-0.30 pan. 17. So do I; 18. Bugle Call Rag; 10. Japanese Sand- man: 20. High Society.

6.30 p.m. Light Orchestral Music. "Out

the Bottle"

Selection

(Ellis)

New Mayfair Orchestra. Dicky Bird Hop (Gourley) New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra.

"Tell Her the Truth" Selection (Tunbridge)... New Mayfair Or chestra.

The Clock is playing (Blauw) New Mayfair Novelly Orchestra

Petite Suite de Concert (Coleridge- Taylor)

. London Symphony Orchestra.

7 p.m. Children's Records. Vocal-Alice in Wonderland-tia

the voice of the lobster, Beautiful

In April 1937, the deaths were Soup, Queen of hearts, They told me

Mrs. Sutherland did not know her already problem-ridden British neighbour was his sister. She refilm industry. It is the likeli-402, and the injured 17,014. peated the slander.

hood of a serious dearth of

In the London and Metropolitan

the "Mrs. Sutherland is quite unknown British pictures during the next Police Districts.

totale were to Mr. Simpson," said Mr. Walling-; ion, and in any case it is most im-nine months, and possibly 5,031 killed and injured in May 1837,

and 5,523 in May 1936. probable that, when she was repeat-longer. Such a shortage will bers of killed were 94 and 86 respre- ing the rumour, she even paused to consider whether it was really mean that the present quota dively. worthy of credence, and was merely law which the Government doing what many other persons have

to

dune without any intention of n} hopes increase gradually, consideration

malicious character at all, and with-cannot possibly be fulfilled. out any intention of doing harm to Mr. Simpson."

WES

The mum-

Factors which must be taken into when Coronation and the strike of omnibus men occurred during May. Th κλισία of the Whitsun holidays came in the month, This situation has arisen as an off-whereas last year they were spreadi Mr. Wallington said Mrs. Suther-shoot of the crisis which began last over two months.

January. Pending reorganisation of land fad intimated that she

The effects of the omnibus strike salistled there was no truth what the industry, either from within or by

and of the enormous crowds of ever in the rumour, and offered the Government, credit for producers pedestrians in London for the apologies, 50 that Mr. Simpson wanting to make new films has al- Coronation ennnot be accurately de- would not ask for damages but most ceased to exist. Financlers, termined until the fuller London only for his costs.

insurance companies, and banks have area analysis comes out in about a "But a report of these proceed-generally speaking, been cautious fortnight's time. ings, counsel added gravely, will about lending any more money till

In

far as the London and

you had been to her. Luther,

Frank

Vocal-New Nursery Tunes for old Nursery Rhymes (Max Saunders, arr. Kester),

7.10

pm. Turner Layton (Tenor) and Sam Browne (Baritone).

Turner Layton-Heart of gold. Sam Browne--I'm sittin' high on a hill top. My shadow's where my sweetheart used to be.

Turner Layton-When my Mammy smiles. I feel like a feather in the breeze,

Sam Browne-Lost,

7.30 p.m. Closing local Stock Quotations and Hong Kong Exchange Market Report.

Variety. 7.35 p.m. Orchestra-Taking a stroll around the Park, Turning the Town upside down.

Louis Levy and his Gaumont British Symphony.

Piano Medley-No. R. 13... Charlie Kunz..

Vocal-I'm an old cow-hand from

The Rocky

Slors are.

are significant it would seem that the

shop lollipop special trame conditions made to Mountaineers.

deuths were in- Hawaiian-Hawaiian difference. The

by B, and the injured by gleaming, Ohl Rosalita....Linn Mit-

ford and his Hawaiian players.

7.57 .m. TOLL OF CYCLISTS

Local: Weather Report, Announcements und Time.

RESORT TO "QUICKIES"

that soon it will be impossible for 200.

The effect of this check will mean creased exhibitors to hire the necessary 20 per cent. footage of British pictures

which

for show in their cinemas. Such a One remarkable thing situation might have an injuriously emerges from an analysis of the wenkening effect on the start of any Ministry of Transport's return new legislation or reorganisation. that among people over 15 years of

for

8 pm. A Relay from the Ko Shing Theatre (Chinese).

II p.m. Close down.

0-11 p.m. European Programme

Ben,

be very widely printed not only in the futuris development of the indus-Metropolitan police districts' Agures the Rio Grande, Peter's Pop keeps Greta Garbo, Ginger Rogers. Usis country but also, probably, all try has become more certain. Claudette Colbert, Shirley Temple over the world. If anybody should

Francis, Jessle Matthews, Kay

hereafter repeat this rumour he will Meric Oberon, Loretta Young have very little excuse for it at all, Jean Arthur and Marlene Dietrich and if it should be done Mr. Simpson receiving most votes will certainly pursue the slanderer The were:

with all the rigour of the law." Clark Gary

Gable, Cooper, Charles Laughton, Robert Taylor,

'SINCERE REGRET” Ronald Colman, William Powell, Franchot Tonc, George Arliss, Sir Patrick Hastings, K.C. for Mrs. Fredric March, Robert Donat. Sutherland, said she never had "the Lesile Howard and Fred Astaire.

slightest Intention to injure, any "most disliked"

If exhibitors are unable to hire pre-ac, pedal cyclists have been killed from ZEK on a Frequency of 040 In the list of

more. I suppose, than the thousands sentable British films they will either and injured in greater number than Kilucycles. of other women who were talking on have to break the law by falling short 9,772 pedestrians were killed or in- Bransby Williams, the famous char- stars the leaders are:

| pedestrians. In May of this year B p.m.

London Big Jumes Cagney, Ralph Lynn, the same subject at the time. Charlle Chaplin,

of the quota or subsidise their pro- Laurel and

in Great Britain, and jured

5,714 ncter actor in a selection of his popu- and grammes with auch "quickies" us are r "Sho

accepis absolutely

"Quickies" are those films pedal cyclists. For the five months lur studies with Reginald Foort at wholeheartedly Mr. Simpson's available.

made,

(Elec ended May 31, 18,285 pedestrians of the B.B.C, Theatre Organ. statement that there never was any

mainty by foreign-owned com- foundation for it. I am only foo panies producing films in this country, over 15 years of age were killed or trieal Recording).

8.20 p. m. A programme of light glad to express her alacere regret at a minimum of time and expense injured, and 20,302 pedal cyclists.

eyelisis were variety. for any share she took in H.

quota purposes. The presentation Of these, 107 pedal

Vocal-Someone to care for me, of too many "quickles" and the dearth killed. "I can only hope that, having had of more ambitious, bona-fde British

The Kiss.... Deanna Durbin the opportunity to make the matter films would go far to destroying such

In May, in the City of London and '(Soprano),

1,348 Orchestra Speakeasy-Cuban perfectly plain, this statement will prestige as has been gained by our Metropolitan police districts, do something to remove any damage) studios in the last two years.

pedestrians over 15 years old were Dance Odeon Theatre Orchestra. whleh may have been done to his

killed or injured and 1,042 pedal Instrumental Neapolitan Folk reputation."

The summer months are the most cyclists. In both areas the numbers Song Medieyo Important for the British trade. of pedal cyclists killed were smaller doline Orchestra. Mr. Simpson, who wore morning| Lacking the climatic advantages of than the numbers of pedestrians clothes, his black hair smartly brush-Hollywood, full use must be made of killed. ed back, marchell out of the court the longer and better lighting con- Considering the small numbers of like the Coldstream Guardsman heditions for shooting outside scenes, if motor cycles relative to pedal cycles

only for

economic

reasons. If the present state of indecision continuon on the roads 10-day, the number of Outside, when a London reporter till the end of the summer the best motor cycle riders killed and injured congratulated him on his vindication: months of the year will virtually be is high. In Great Britain, in May, his lips parted in a charming smile, wasted.

110 motor cyclists were killed and (German)....New Symphony Thank you very much," he said, tors will be lower during next winter drivers of mechanically propelled certo in D Major, Op. 77, played by

Stocks available for exhli-22

chestra. pililon passengers, against 20

0.04 p.m. Brahms Violin Con- 1 um so glad It is all over. I hope and spring than they have been for year-old son to a cot was sen-you will give it publicity."

Fritz Kreister and the London'

Conducted tenced to four months' hard

Philharmonic Orchestra, by John Barbirolli, labour at Tower Bridge recently. His wife was remanded in custody for a week, the magistrale (Mr. Powell) observing he thought she was more sinned against thing slo-

Crawford, Constance Bennett, Shirley Temple, Gracte Fields, Cicely Courtneldge and Bette Davis.

FATHER TIES 7 YEAR-OLD · SON TO BED

A FATHER who tied hin 7-

ning.

The couple. Henry Weems (28)

and

Ada Weems (27), of Oakley

Street, Lambeth, were summoned

for neglecting three children, Hilda

once was

the last four years,

Fuel And Power Resources

Of The

Moscow.

U.S.S. R.

vehicles other than motor cycles.

Molor cyclists are also numerous among the seriously injured,. 005 coming in this group, ngainst 337 drivers of other vehicles.

CLOSER CONTROL

Carolina Man-

Vocal-The night is young and you're so beautiful, Another perfect

Orchestra-Desert Song, Evensong Groot and the Piccadilly

Orchestral "Henry VIII Dances

night is ending... Turner Layton.

Or-

1st Movement—Allegro non troppe; 2nd Movement-Adngio; 3rd Move- ment Allegro glocoso, ma non troppo vivace,

9.30 p.m.

London-News and An-

The Ministry of Transport Return gives detalls of the casualties by nouncements, police districts.

10.08 p.m. Dance Music.

1.55 p.m. Songs by Alfred Beauty's eyes milliard cubic metres, equivalent to and 309 Injured on the roads in May. roses (Openshaw). Kashmiri Love

In Warwickshire 10 were killed Piccaver (Tenor).

(Tosti), Love sends a little gift of The fuel and power resources 980,000,000 tons of oil. (6), William (7), and Alfred (24).

Peat: Total reserves are estimated During the five months ended May Song (Woodforde-Finden). For you

31, there were 31 killed and 950 in- The man was also summoned for of the U.S.S.R.. as a result of at 05 millard tons. The share of thejured in this county police district alone (Gechi), assaulting William by tying him to many years of investigation and U.S.S.R. In the world's past resources

In the City of London 40 people cent. a cot.

Call- Fox-Trot-It's raining in Munday said he heard a prospecting work, are at presentwood: The total reserves of fire-were killed or injured in May this formin Fox-Trot-Heart of gold.

estimated na follows: child screaming at the house. He

wood amount to 20 milliard cubic year against 10 last. One person Fox-Trot-You were there. Waltz knocked, and as ho could get no Coal: estimated at 222 millard tons metres while the total quantity of was killed this year and one last The Family Album. Fex-Trot --- reply, forced open the door,

In 1913, the known geological reserves | grown wood in the U.S.S.n. is year, Four pedestrians were seri- Week-end. Fox-Trot My Boy Friend. He found William lying in a cat of coal are now figured at 1,240 estimated at 35 millard ruble metres ously injured and one pedal cyclist. Rumba The Gaucho, Fox-Trol with his feet tied by the ankles to the milliard tons, i.c. a five-fold increase. In the size of its forest (705,000,000 The remainder of the casualties are The nover-lo-be-forgotton-melody. footrall, his hands tied above bla In the quantity of lis coal resource hectares) the U.S.S.R, holds the first made up by those who received | Fox-Trot-Eeny meeny miney mo hend to the headroll and a rope the U.S.S.R. holds second place in place in the world.

minor injuries.

Fox-Trot-I feel like a feather in the round his waist tying him down to the world.

"White Conl": The average annual support

These statistics will tend further breeze. Quickstep On the Isle of the cot.

Oil: Oil reserves prospected up-to-capacity of the power resources of

to those who wish to see Kilchymiboko. Tango — My Both defendants denied reglect, dato exceed 3.2 milllard tons. The the rivers of the U.S.8.1. may be closer control exercised over pedal love. Quickstep-} Wasn't lying Mrs. Weems said she was out at U.S.S.R. holds first place in the world estimated at over 200,000,000 kilo cyclists. Various proposals which when I said I love you. Waitz-Oh, work, from 7 s.m. to 10.30 p.m., and for oll reserves.

watts, while the minimum capacity is have this main object in view are Mr. Man In the moon. Fox-Tr" (———— expected her husband to look after Combustible Gases: Reserves are somewhat above 50,000,000 kilowatts, now being considered by the Trome Timber, Goodnight, my Love, the children.

figured at approximately 1,000)—Tass Mail,

Advisory Council.

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