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December 20, 1938.

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Their Majestics King Georgo and Queen Elizabeth are hown in happy mood in the royal box at the Coliseum, London, where they attended a variety show, recently, The British mon- archs are planning to leave Eng and on May 10, on the battle erulser Repulse, for their visit to Canada, which will include a trip to the United States.

EX-BUTCHER BOY BROKE PROMISE TO MARRY COOK

"He Looked Into My Eyes": Damages £50

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FORMER butcher boy who courted an hotel cook was ordered at Leeds Assizes recently to pay her £50 damages for failing to keep his promise to marry her.

The girl, Rose Gregory, of Guilthwaite, near Rother- ham, sued Christopher William Lawson Steel, now a mas- ter butcher, of Greame House, Muston, near Filey.

Dr. E. C. Chappell, for the girl, said there were two verbal promises of marriage, one in June, 1936, a month before Steel reached 21, and another in 1937.

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"Then," said counsel, "this young marry me? I old enough to man's ardour had cooled tremendous-please myself and I have got plenty ly, and he took an engagement ring of money saved up."" which he had given the plaintiff

from her by force."

She accepted him, remarking: "I

Dr. Chappell said the parties met in will try and make you a good wife." 'Last year she noticed that he was 1933 at Scarborough, and he added:

greement.

"There passed between, this pair amore or less indifferent to her. great number of affectionate letters, The defence was that the promiso mung

have heaps of crosses. There to marry was rescinded by mutual are 24 dozen vi one

atone." Steel became 22 partner in n butchering business. ite bought motor-car and a racehorse....

Miss Gregory bought articles for her "bottom drawer" and these were the subject of a claim for special damages.

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'CROSSES Dr. Chappell added that promise of marriage, there was in- timacy.

The girl, a brunette, who gave her age as 24, said that at the time she met Steel In Scarborough, she was an assistant cook at an hotel.

The promise of marriage was made in Steel's car when he was taking her for a ride,

"He looked into my eyes." she edded, "and said: Darling, will you

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Steel, in the box, said he was re- ceiving only 50. a week from the business and he and partly la support his mother and a sister.

"TURNED AWKWARD"

He denied making any fresh pro- mlse to marry Miss Gregory in 1937, They were friendly until the end of February last year, when Miss Gregory turned awkword."

He denied taking the engagement. ring from her by force. He said she gave it to him in the car and got out, threatening to drown herself."

Steel denied that he had bought a racehorse. His grandfather, he said. bought à horse; but it was not a race- horse and he gave only £50 for it.

M.P. To Live In House With Evil Influence

"UNLUCKY" Kelvedon Hall, near Ongar, Essex, from which nuns fled two years ago after an uncanny series of tragedies, will soon be one of the show places of England.

Mr. Henry Chanuon, M.P, for Southend, and his beautiful £20,000-a-year-wife, Lady Honour Channon, have trans- formed the severe convent build- ing into a beautiful country

terrible about the place. Since the day we came we have never fell happy. The convent seems to have some evil Influence over us is uncanny to the tast

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house, complete with swimming During the nine years the com pool, bathrooms, and electricity, munity was in Somerset, there had

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furnished with Kelvedon Halla Hittle child fell in valuable antiques bought and collect the play-ground of their school and ed by Mr. Channon and his wife, who died within a week from tetanus. is the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Iveagh..

More than £20,000 has been spent on renovations, and another small fortune on furnishing the house.

The Charnos defled local superstition in buying the con- vent.

Villagers remembered the amazing accidents which happened one after the other during the four years Kelvedon Hall was' a convent,

"SOMETHING, TERRIBLE" After the last, tragedy, in October 1990, Mary D'Alion, the Sister Superler of the Roman Catholic com- munity, said:

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unanimous in the feeling there fs something

Later'a workman was injured, and as the community. was not insured they had to pay him 12s. 6d. a week for the rest of lus life.

A few weeks afterwards a litle girl who had been with the Convent. for nine years developed pneumonia and died."within three-days.

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In February 1930 a sister waa frowned in the lake in the grounds. When taken from the water her hands were clasping a crucifix,

Seven months later one of her best friends was found dying,on the lawn. She had fallen 30 feet from her bed- room window.

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