1938-12-13 — Page 7

Tuesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 13, 1938.

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HUSBAND BLAMED FOR WIFE'S EMPIRE Ask him what he'd like from

AFFAIR WITH CHAUFFEUR

His Entries In

Journal About

Woman Named 'K'

Callous treatment of a wife was commented on by Mr. Justice Hodson in the Divorce Court recently when he dismissed the husband's petition, and, on a cross-prayer, granted the woman a decree nisi.

Petitioner was Captain John Martin Hanchard Goodwin, giving an auldress at Brae Court, Kingston Hill (Surrey), and the respondent wife was Mrs. Audrey Craven Goodwin, late of Lamb Terrace, Leamington.

Captain Goodwin alleged adultery by his wife with a chauffeur named Leonard Thomas, described as a married man with four children.

Mrs. Goodwin charged her husband with adultery.

Captain and Mrs. Goodwn were married at Highgate, N., In 1921, and afterwards lived of Studley Manor, Warwickshire, and other dresses, The last being Brae Court. are two children.

There

Giving Julgment, Mr. Justice Ho- Lou said that Captain Goodwin, who, whatever his feelings towards his wife may have been. had in her an affectionate and devoted wife, de-¡ cided in 1931, if not earlier, that hei would explore experiences of con-

gal infidelity,

"A BLONDE IN HULL” He made an entry in his journit In July, 1933. ПЕ to meeting a blonde in Hull and stating "No! doubt there would have been, an

with offatr

her, given the Op- portunity."

Bat the journal went on to des cribe hu meeting with a woman described all the way through as "K"--whose name need not be men- Homed-in April, 1932.

At that time Mrs. Goodwin be- lieved that she and her husband were happy together,

Mr. Justice Hodson said the Jun- band's attitude towards his wife was set down with complete frank- ness in the journal, and be found. as a fact, that Captain Goodwin did not unre whether his wife took a lover or not.

"A SCANDAL"

Chinese Girl Is

'Envoy' In Europe

Lucy Tor, twenty-two-year- ok Chinese student, who is fought on China's battlefronts. in Europe to plead China's rause. She has lectured in Eug- land, 1er mission was mapped tit by her friend, Mme. Chiang Kai-shel, wife of China's Gen- evali singo.

The New

-And

Commander A. H. Spurgeon, R.A.N, and Miss Ruth Owen after their recent marriage at St. John's Cathedral.—King's Studio,

Lipstick Is Pearls Are Now

Black Blue

The fan is here-made of tulle, painted silk, or very fine canvas. One had li- lies of the valley so cunningly mounted on net that when folded the fan looked like

a spray of real flowers. An actress is collecting signatures on her pale pink paper fan-a debutante carries a black star-spangled fan with a white taffeta frock.

A handful or two of salt added to buckter of whitewash makes it stick better.

Newest Hpstick is black...not only In 1934 Captain and Mrs. Goodwin } Ju'l the holder, but the actual paste came in contact with Thomas.

within. Once on the lips. the result: Captain Goodwin Look strong is a soft warm'natural rose. views about the matter, for reasons which did not commend themselve to his lordship.

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The Chinese coat-real, with its rich embroideries or cleverly copied in printed silk-has always been popular for house wear. Now fong, high-neck design has crept in for other models. It black: it forms

this

1ls attitude seemed to have heen, said the judge, that if she has a affair with a man whom I regard as a decent person of my own sucial position, or higher if you like, and I don't know anything about it. 1 the Chinese influence reflected in re

shall not mind, but it is really to much the she should get on terms

of Intimacy with one of the servants, "I think it would be a scandal if

an afternoon coat above a plain dress, dragon buttons.

We all use aluminium

It was first

I exercised my discretion in favoug discovered 100 years ago, but every

New-Type Aeroplane Rises Vertically, Carries 20 Men

BRITAIN IS BIDDING AGAINST GERMANY TO SECURE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS IN A NEW TYPE OF HELICOPTER THAT WILL REVOLU- TIONISE TRAVEL, INDUSTRY AND WAR.

In recent tesis the plane was proved capable of rising vert tically from the ground carrying a load equal to a normal machine of the same horse-power.

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NEWS

STATUS OF SOUTH

AFRICA

Johannesburst.

Radical changes in the constitution of the Dominjon party will be pro- posed at the annual congress at Dur- bar. Many branches want to change the name to the "South African | Party" or the "Liberal Party."

The Durban branch will advocate that the party abandon the campaign. against the Status Act which defined the sovereign independence of South Africa, It will also be proposed that the

party abandon Its insistence that South Africa

should return to its former status as a dominton.

The Dominion party came into existence as pro-English movement

in protest against the Status Act of 1904 which brought the Union Con- stitution into agreement with the Salute of Westminster. AUSTRALIA

STATE PREMIERS AND

FEDERAL SEATS

Sydney.

Mr. B. S. 1. Stevens, Premier of New South Wales, is reported from Canberra to be seriously considering entering Federal polities and possibly. the Ministry".

My Butler, Premier of South Aus- teadis, is already nominated the the Wakefield seat in the House of Representatives, now vacant by the death of Mr. C. A. S. Hawker in tile Куеста air liner disaster. Sir Frederick Sten the former Minis- fer, may create a vacancy for Mr. Stevens by resigning front lls Federal scal

Sir Frederick is a keen admirer of the ability of Mr. Stevens and has already hinted that he would be pre- Federal members pared to resign.

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cager to have Mr. Stevens in the Cabinet, and state that his financial sense, popularity and knowledge of detail would make him an exception- ally able Treasurer.

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Allen Registration, Legislation providing for the registration of all

lens

Australia will be introduced by the Federal Government during the current Parliamentary session,

Kerbside Parking. - For a trial period of six months from January, prohibition of ferbside parking of motor-cars is to be enforced in the

It is city of Melbourne.

expected the prohibition will greatly re- duce congestion in city streets. Free parking areos for short periods are to be provided adjacent to shopping areas.

that

Increasing the Militla.--Brig. A. G. Street, the New Minister for Defence, stated that he, Mr. W. M. Hughes, External

and Mr.-11. V. C. Affairs, Thorby, Civil Air Defence, all mem bers of the newly-created sentor group of the Cabinet, will meet on Tuesday to consider a nation-wide campaign to increase the MILLI Forres to 70.000.

INDIA

TOO MANY DOCTORS IN TOWNS

Calcutta. According to the Director-General of the Indian Medical Service, Major- Gen. E. W. C. Bradfield, 35,000 to 40,000 qualified doctors are now prae- tising in India. Although one doctor to roughly 10,000 of the population would appear to be very inadequate, serious unemployment has become problem

roblem among the younger members of the profession.

of the husband in this case," said Year brings improvement in manu- Mr. Justier Hodson. "It would br facture. Newest cooking pots have to strike a blow at the moral sane- ja dead fat base which cannot develop Britain has won the first round,graphers, and map enemy territors tion of marriage if I do so. having the heat. And covers are designed option on a military version of th

grooves or wrinkles, no matter what the Air Ministry has sectired an and movements.

They could also carry sound- regard to his conduct."

to take on and off with least danger machine for t eash

of localing apparatus, and flash warn of burning or waste of time.

ing from over the North Sea of the The reason is that in many towns £8,750,

the proportion of doctors to the pop- approach of enemy raiders.

The Navy hopes to form aerialiation is higher than one to 1,000. quadrous of these helicopters armed Members of the profession are dis- with depth charges to act as convoys inclined to settle in rural areas.

B.B.C. SAYS:

1. Make Your Own

Fireworks

2. Don't

E

payment

The inventor is handsome Oskar

It is hard to belleve that there can von Asboth, member of #nobic be blacker black, but there is. Made Hungarian family. and wartime director of the Austrian Air Research Station.

in rich silk materials it can never took grey nor that greenish kind of

tone other black materials show with wear.

20. YEARS' SEARCH

He has toiled for twenty years to And the elusive secret of how to minice hellcopter rise vertically when

is

Newest jewellery sensation is slightly blue tinted pearls. A woman heavily loaded and descend in the has made ear clips of a very white same manner. Now the secret metal with the initials of the wearer engraved upon them.

THE INVENTION MEANS THAT HELICOPTERS CANNY-

Recently the B.B.C. brought an amateur firework maker to

Kippers are grand-execpt_the the microphone to talk about cooking smell. Try thila-Put them fireworks with Mr. Richard in an ordinary już talls upwards, Greenhalgh, director of a fire. Pour boiling water over, and stand. for fifteen minutes, Drain and serve: work company.

at oner.

Later, in the "In Town To- night" programme, they told you not to take his advice.

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An old-fashioned recipe-but it helps. When a cold begins, go to bed Here is the reason: It is early with a piece of brown paper

his.

to merchant shipping.

The Happy Ending

ING 20 PASSENGERS WILL BE Eighteen years old Dorothy ABLE TO START OUT FROM Irene ("Dinkie") Dale was re- THE HEART OF EVERY GREAT CITY FROM MINIATURE AIR-cently married to her jockey PORTS. Factories will be able to land up hellcopters with tons of freight from their roofs and send them speeding to fur-distant buyers.

Calro Calton Agreement.-Indian cotton interests are concerned at the agreement concluded in Cairo for new quia arrangements strengthen- Ing Lancashire's position in Egyptian

markets. It is feared that India's trade will suffer a severe setback.

KENYA

CONSULS IN DISPUTE OVER PRECEDENCE

Nairobi. sweetheart, William Alan Sylvester, Owing to a dispute between the

consuls 23, who had worked for her father. foreign

Kenyu and the Miss Dale made an application at Government about official order of Cheltenhum police court for consent precedence at the Armistice ceremony to murry, saying that her father, Mr.the consuls did not participate at the In wartime. the new machines David Dale, the racehorse trainer, general gathering.

and photo- Tide Mills, , Bishopstone, Senfard,

Sussex, Dbjected.

necessary for makers of fire well greased with tallow on the chest, enuld carry observers

works to take out a licence—a fact that Whitehall officials quickly told the B.B.C.

According to Mr. Greenhalgh, the amateur made it clear in his draft that it was necessary to have a licence, but the B.B.C. cut it out to save time.

IT IS ILLEGAL

This is what the B.B.C. said

in a statement, that was almost

an apology:

CA

there was A

ALL-SO-DIFFERENT

TRIPLETS ARE 16 NOW

Middlewich (Cheshire).

SPECIAL LICENCE

Several hours later they attended logether and fald a Consular Corps wreath, They are dissatisfied with Her mother wrote that she did not the fact that they were assigned a not lowly position in the order of preced- ubject, and as Mr. Dale tel appear to sustain his objection, the ence. | magistrates. gave their consent.

Notice was published of the in- tended marriage

Cheltenham at Register Omce and it was under- stood that it would take place at the end of three weeks. But earlier a special licence was obtained and the marriage took place.

ROTARY

MEETING

the

At to-morrow's meeting of Hongkong Rotary Club, in the Roo! Garden of the Hongkong Hotel, Mr. Phil. S. Delany, Manager of Pan- American Airways in Hongkong, will show a flm entitled "A Tour by

PARENTS ABSENT Mr. and Mrs. Dale were not pre- | Air." sent, but four or five other relatives attended.

Miss Dale had been employed as a receptionist at a Cheltenham hotel.

The Broome tripléts, Sylvin, Joseph and George, from the In this programme village of Cranage, near Middlewich, were sixteen recently but

discussion about they were too busy to celebrate it. home-made fireworks. We All three work on farms. The boys start at 6 am, Sylvia

Sylvester, after leaving Mr. Dale's should like to warn listener at 7 am, and they all cycle to work.

tables, worited with Mr. B. Piggott, that the making of fireworks

But farm work-which makes | though the nearent one is four miles the racehorse trainer, of Cleove Hill, oven for one's own personal uso

near Cheltenham. is illegal and liable to a heavy them all "happy and contented" from home.

the only

Sylvia, youngest, is dark-haired,

They are now living at a bungalow penalty, unless a licence has and cycling are

round-faced, plumper than her near the training stables. brothers and thinks the Lambeth been obtained from the author-things the triplets have in com-

Walk makes you "look silly.

Girl, 16, Solo Flier tios.

The three started worlding two Joseph, the eldest by four hours, years ago when they left the small "A number of accidents occur·

Hamilton, Ont. every year in making home-playing whist

is shy,, quiet, fair-haired and likes two-room village school together. Joyce Reid, 10, believed to be one

Their made fireworks, so our advice to

mother, Mrs. Caroline of the youngest girls over to make a George, with tousled auburn hair Broome,. baked, a special those thinking of starting is falling across his forehead, is friend them when they had finished work she brought her airplane down safely cake for solo light in Cantada, announced after Don't."

fly, noisy and likes going to cinemas, on "thole. birthday,

mon.

here that flying alone was "well."

CONTINENTAL:

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