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December 20, 1938.

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Their Majesties King George and Queen Elizabeth thown in happy mood in the royal box at the Coliseum, London, where they aliended a variety show, recently, The British mon- archs are planning to leave England on May 10, on the battle cruiser 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, 1935, a month before Steel reached 21, and another in 1937.

"Then," said counsel, "this young man's ardour had ecoted tremendous- ty, and he took an engagement ring which he had given the plaintif from her by force.

marry me? I am old enough to please myself and 1 have got plenty of money saved up.""

She accepted him, remarking: "I will try and make you a good wife." Last year she noticed that he was more or less Indifferent to her.

Dr. Chappell said the parties met in 1923 at Scarborough, and he added: "There passed between this pair a great number of affectionnie letters, many have heaps of crosses. There to marry was rescinded by mutual are 24 dozen on one alone."

Steel berame A partner in a butchering bushess. He bought A motor-ear and a racehorse.

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

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Steel, In the box, said he wa re celving only 50s, a week from the business and he had partly to support his mother and a sister.

"TURNED AWKWARD" He deeled making any fresh .pro- undermise to marry Miss Gregory in 1937. They were friendly until the end of February Just year, when Gregory "turned awkward."

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

The girl, a brunette, who gave her age 6 24. said that at the time she met Steel in Scarborough, she was an assistant cook at an hotel.

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

"He tanked into my eyes," she eeded, and said: 'Darling, will you

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

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

M.P. To Live In House With Evil Influence

"INLUCKY" 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.

terrible about the place. Since the day we came we have never felt happy. The convent seems to have some evil inthuence over us. It is uncanny to the last degree."

Mr. Henry Channon, M.P. for Southend, and his beautiful Lady £20,000 - 4-year-wife, Honour Channon, have trans- formed the severe convent buikl ing into a beautiful country house, complete with 'swimming pool, bathrooms, and electricity.munity was la Somerset there had

What were once nuns cells and been no trouble.

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furnished with Kelvedon Hull a little child fell in vakttable 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 Ivengh,

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

The Channona 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 1036, Mary D'Alton, the Sister Superior of the Roman Catholic com- munity, said:

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

A Tew weeks afterwards a little girl who had been with the Convent for nine years developed pneumania and died within three days.

FRIEND FOLLOWS FRIEND

In February 1030 sister was drowned in the lake in the grounds. When taken from the water her hands were clasplug 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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