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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
FEBRUARY 2, 1938.
GENIUS TELLS OF MY ALHAMBRA
£25,000-A-YEAR LIFE'
LEAVES FOR
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Sir Edward Ellington (right). Inspector-General of the R.A.F., left Hongkong on Sunday after a tour of inspection of the Far East. Ho is shown above as he loft England, where he was scen off at Victoria by Sir Cyril Nowall, Chief of the Air Staff,
A BISHOP CRITICISES
BARONET M. P.
"Strange" Decision To Leave The Church
R
is
where The decision of Sir Francis that--even
church to Acland, M.P., leave the established'-the law of the nation in
10 marriage Church of England because of regard
should not
its attitude towards marriage is modify the law of the Church, and commented on by the Bishop of the officers of the Church should not Ely. Dr. Heywood, in his be expected to lower their standards. January Diocesan Gazette., in consequence of the lowering of the standards of the secular state, it is After quoting the clause in the strange that a member of Parliament Matrimonial Causes Act which pro- vides that no clergyman is compelled (who represents himself as having to solemnise the marriage of a been a strong churcliman) should divorced person, the Bishop writes: have announced his intention of Church because the "In view of this remarkable nd-leaving the
Parliament Church has not come into line with the world' in respect of its standards of marriage.
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THE GREAT SURRENDER"
"The Church in fact, he writes, has no intention whatever of bring-
spirit.
STOP PRESS ing itself into line with the modern
NO KNOWLEDGE OF JAPAN'S NAVAL SCHEME
"It is certainly to be hoped that this is indeed the case. For, if the Church in England or anywhere else at any time were to modify its tench- ing and ideals into conformity with those of the world,' such a Church would have made the great surren- der."
Pointing out that the whole tenor of Christ's teaching was to the effect That his Church was to be unlike the world, the Bishop quotes a number Washington, Feb. 1. His sayings "in order to establish Continuing his testimony before the fact that, in the Lord's intention, the Naval Committee of the House the Church was to have a
moral
of Representatives to-day. Admiral standard quite different from that of WIllum Leahy, Operations Chief, the world."
said that as far as his branch of the
or
service knew no nations possessed "So only will the Church fulfil its
battleships mission," adds Dr. Heywood. constructing Way larger than 35,000 tons, although in- formation had been published in Italy! that Jopan was building ships very much larger.
ASSEMBLY DECISION Referring to the Church Assembly's decision regarding the re-marriage In The United States Government hud church of divorced people, the Bishoo no official knowledge of Japanese states: naval construction,
any
Admiral Lenhy added that the "To one who reads the marriage
take United States had no intention at service can reasonably present of building ships larger than other view than that its terms are 35,000 tons unless forced to do so by entirely Inappropriate for such the activities of foreign powers. It matinges; and the Church Assembly, is almost certain that the Treaty having been challenged, could hard- nations will invoke the escalator ly have arrived at any other decision clause and bulld larger ships if it is thun that which was reached after determined that other countries are the récent debate. doing so, he pointed out.-Reuter,
SILKSWORTH CASE
CONSULTATION
The Telegraph understands that the Harbour Master, Cmdr, G.F. Hole, held a consultation with the Crown! Solicitor this morning on a point of law with reference to the Shksworth
case.
Charges of assault are pending against a Japancee member of the crew of the Silksworth.
"For my own part I was not an- xious for the subject to be brought before the Assembly, but, in view of the fact that the Matrimonial Causes Act comes into force at the beginning of 1938 It may well be that representative body or the Church of England should have thus declared itself."
that
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B
By A Special Correspondent
R.YNAR JAMES OWEN, former £3,000- a-year genius of scientific farming, came out of Pen- tonville Jail a few days ago stripped of his university degrees to begin life again at forty-one.
seven-
He had just served a n.onths' prison sentence for ob- taining credit without disclosing that he was an undischarged bankrupt.
It was his second prison sentence. Six years ago, Dr. H. J. Owen, re- sponsible for mony Government publications still standard works. was sentenced to four years penal servitude for obtaining 205,000 by forgery from two farm tractor com- panies.
£2,000 A YEAR ON LUNCHES
Brynar James Owen told me re- cently his story of the ruin of n Great carcer.
He said: "Living at the rate of £25,000 a year when my annual income was £3,000 brought me to prison.
"At one time I had a house at Oxford with ten gardeners, another house at Cannes. I owned two cars, each of which had cost a My couple of thousand pounds. luncheon bills at one London hotel were about £2,000 a year. Now 1 have tuppled right down the ladder.
"In 1910, when I was only twenty- three, I was appointed chief engin- eer of the Ministry of Agriculture. Then Oxford University set up, at the suggestion of the Government, un Institute of Agricultural Engin- cering. I became the first director,
"I developed new schemes for the drainage of land and the drying of crops. I went to Italy on a commis- sion to Inquire into a process for developing sugar from beet.
"At Oxford University I developed certain patents during my Investi- gations. These patents, with the authority of the Government, were sold to a private company.
"When the company had spent £800,000 on their development more money was dificult to obtain. I tonka drustic step, one which made me into a criminal,
A JUDGE LENT HIM 215,000
"I forged a letter, purporting to be signed by Mr. L. L. H. Thompson, an official of the Treasury. With this letter I obtained, without much dificulty, £65,000 from two tractor companies. I had hoped to procure sufficient money from a Government grunt-to-repay the toan
"Many of my friends who help- One ed me were wealthy men. judge put up £15,000 I
Was never able to repay him. The head of a big chemical group also sank a small fortune. Members of the peerage sold good stocks to invest
my sugar-beet schemes.
in
"They regarded them as first- class security because of my associa- tion with Oxford University and the Government. My family, particu- larly my father, also plunged to their sorrow.
"Unfortunately, events moved swiftly. I was enjoying life at my villa at Cannes when Government auditors investigated the depart- mental accounts in routine way. They got into touch with the two firms who had paid the money to And out the reason.
"Now I am hiding away from all the people who once knew me in a cottage in the country. Although they have taken away my degrees and distinctions, they can't take away the knowledge which is all) in my brain. I shall begin-again.""
HAROLD LLOYD'S 4d. SPECTACLES. Insured With Lloyd's For £5,000
Harold Lloyd, the film comedian has insured a pair of spectacles worth id. for £5,000,
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IT is impossible to say with any accuracy what the right mea-front on
sure of damages is," said Mr. Justice Singleton at Manches ter Assizes recently, referring to claima for loss of expectation of life. He instanced the following awards:
Woman in her twontler, £1,000) Man of 28, £1,000—« judge, -the Court of Appeal.
He awarded £982 with coats Child aged three. 290–mize to 74-years-old Mr. Henry Feny, of Halo Barns, near Altrincham,
Jury.
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MR. J. LIPSON-WARD DIES
London, Feb. 1. The death is announced of Mr. H. Lipson-Ward, barrister, formerly of Platt, White Cooper and Co., Shang-
haleuter..
arrested in
Tokyo, Feb. 1. Following mass arrests of about fessors. Fifteen were 400 leading members of the popular Tokyo and the rest in the provinces..
December 22, the polico A spokesman of the Metropolitan authorities at 6 am to-day arrested Police said the arrested people had another 30 for the alleged (deological their headquarters in the Tokyo guidance and financial assistance Central Association
Ditarian to various they gave the popular front move-tributing MCTL
magazines and giving Onancial as- The 30 arrests Includo seven un!-sistance to the popular front move... versity professors and assistant pro-ment-Reuter.
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