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Crown Prince Frederik and Grown Princess Ingrid of Den- nurk who arrived at Son Pedro, Cal., recently. They will open. the Danish building at the NewYork World's Fair-and-will-be guests of President and Mrs. Roosevelt at Hyde Park,

Doesn't Know What To Do With Fortune

New York.

MISS HELEN WINTHROPE WEYANT, who sang and danced in Broadway choruses ten years ago for £5 a week, has been left between £4,000,000 and £6,000,000 by multi-millionaire Colonel Jacob Ruppert, brewer and owner of the world champion New York Yankees baseball team.

Helen is thirty-seven, looks ten! years younger.

She is bewildered by the legacy. Besides the £4,000,000 she has also Inherited a one-third interest in the New York Yankees.

That is a gold mine in itself-and she does not know what to do about

it.'

Already she has received £60,000 as specified by Colonel Ruppert's will, but Miss Weyant, who is now classed with such rich young women us Countess Haugwitz Reventlow (Barbara Hutton) and Doris Duke, still shares a modest Manhattan Ant with her mother.

Colonel Huppert was a bachelor.

"NO ROMANCE"

URSULA JEANS ARRESTED

Ursula arrested recently as she was leaving her home in Fairholt-road, S.W., for rehearsal at the Old Vle.

Jeans, the actress, Was

Thursday,

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Bronches of the now German politi- enl party in South-West Africn-the Deutsch-Atrikanische " Partel ➡háve been established in threo lowna, be- alden Windhoek. The party is openly opposing the Deutcher Bund, which is supported by Germans with Nazi leaningbiects of the new party are lo share in the political life of the terri tory, to co-operate with the authori ties in its economic development and to link the South African and German sections in cultural and social matters.

The leader of the

Mri -the-new-party Mortin Maier, prominent farmer, who became naturaliied in 1924. He belleves that acceptance of orders from the German authorities as to how local naturalised Germans should conduct their political activities is most undesirable.

AUSTRALIA

LOUD SPEAKERS AID SURF RESCUES

Sydney,

The undertow of on exceptionally

big wave carried out 50 bathers into ring surf at Manly, one of the best known surf beaches.

Rescue work

was organised by means of a newly-crected 74ft obser-

vation tower at the bathing pavilion. Loudspeakers directed 35 members of

the voluntary surf life-saving club. Seven men swam out with lines and

others launched a surf boat.

All the 50 distressed bathers were brought to shore.

found and

On the same day 200 bathers on five Sydney

beaches were carried out to sea and all were rescued.)

Darwin Radio BallonThe-Com- monwealth Government has decided to install at Darwin two long-range radio stations at a cost of £40,000 for use by the Royal Australian brown coat and Navy. They will be among the most

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Shortly afterwards she stepped in- to Bow-street Police Court dock wearing a light smartly tailored

trousers.

Miss Jeans was charged on a warrant in her married name, Mrs. Ursula Livesey, with exceeding the 20 mlle-an-hour speed limit al Constitution HU), a Royal parki

She had been arrested by Polica Constable Johnson.

After it had been stated that her

She said: "He never asked me to marry him, and there was no romance. We never tried to define our friend-speed over a measured furlour was ship, but it was just like father and 31 miles an hour, Mt. McKenna asked daughter."

her why she did not answer to her summons. She replied that she went Helen came to New York frona leiter to the court on the first Springßeld, Massachusetts, nineteen hearing. years ago. She studied dramatic art and dancing, but her parts were small.

Her father, a Springfield brick manufacturer, tlied several years ago.

SCOTTISH REGIMENT TO BE FORMED

Auckland, In announcing that the Government had approved the formation of a New Zealand Scottish regiment, the Minister of Defence, Mr. F. Jones, stated that the kit would be brought back among New Zealand troops for the first time since the various Highland units were disbanded on the dispersal of the voluntary organisa- lion in 1010,

General Hugh, 5. Johnson, spokesman, presents American Hebrew medal to President Roosevelt for promoting better un- derstanding between Jows and. Christians.

'Phone Threat To Relative Of Dr. Benes

MYSTERIOUS threats and warnings "not to talk politics" have been received by Mme. Bohus Benes, wife of the nephew of the former President of Czechoslovakia, at her Putney home.

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Behind locked doora, Mme. Benca told how one man tele- phoned and warned. her, describing, himself as "Inspector Alison of Scotland Yard,"

The Foreign Offlor and Scotland Yard are trying lò trace this man, who may be a member of the Ger. man Gestapo.

There is no Inspector Allson Scotland Yard.

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"The man spoke with a pronounced German accent," Mme. Benes said. "He was rude in manner and voice as only a German can be."

Deeply hurt at this attempt to in- timidate her and her husband, Mme. Benes is taking no chances,

She has been recelying phone calls accusing her of spying and inform-

SAFE IN ENGLAND ing.

"In England I feel safe," she said. "I am as happy as I can be, but these calls and threats have been very worrying. They have been so

and vindictive. mean

who said he was from

"The mad said I would be Scotland deported if did not stop talking

The new unit would be organised on a basis of four companien, each of six officers and 119 men. The com- alpantes would be formed in Auck-politics. I WIS very upset and

(Continued on Next Column.) phoned Scotland Yard."

She was fined £1 and 28, íd. costs and later said, "The letter to the court was brought by a friend. thought everything would be right.”

N°5

TEETHING TOPICS N° 5

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She smiled. "But I am not afraid. You do not have terrible things in England like We Jave had in Czecho-Slovakin."

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"Tiger Girl' Is Left Fortune Royal

AN Income for life from half his residuary estate, and both his "op parks"--worth thousands of pounds have been left to Ninon Bunyea, "Tiger Girl" of the silent alms. by American millionaire Charles W. Beall, who died on February 15,

Beautiful blondo Ninon was secretary to the millionaire. Vice- president of the Chase National Bank until he retired to join Frank Buck in film work, Beall had tigers, lions, Jaguars, bears, leo- pards, and wolves roaming about his Long Island eslato.

Patricia Reynolds, his ex-secre- tary, receives nothing in the will. Two years ago Patricla went to court to fight the "Tiger Girl," alleging that Ninon was keeping her

employer prisoner op his estate.

Mr. Beall himself told the fadge. that he was perfectly contented with his mode of living, that he wished to be left alono-particu- larly by Miss Reynolds. The case was dismissed,

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No person clad only in a buthing will be allowed in the costume licensed parts of Hove Corporation's {new en front baths and sports pavillon.

The condition was imposed by Hove Licensing Committee recently when granting an application for a licence.

The Black Watch had agreed to the New Zealand Scottish being allied to them and wearing the Black Watch Mr. Eric Nevo, K.C., for the Cor

tartan.

Radio Contact with

poration, said the seafront scheme, London now being carried out at a cost of Direct radio communication was £150,000, provided for two swimm- recently obtained between the Aling baths tennis courts, putting Ministry, London, and a Itoyal New greens and indoor bowls. Zealand Air Force Airspeed Oxford. during night-flying manoeuvres over Christchurch, New Zealand. Short- An underground car park with ac- wave transmission was used. Recep-commodation for between Uion was excellent.

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CAFE AND TERRACES

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asked for * the inauguration of the Government's licence for a saloon bar for the cafe housing scheme about 2,400 houses the terraces on each side of it and have been completed and let, and for the cafe root garden. The appli- more than 2,200 houses are under cation was granted for all these parts construction. The main difficulty is except the saloon bar..

to obtain skilled workers. About "Wo do not consider it desirable," 10,000 artisans are required. The said the chairman, (Mrs. A. E. Bur Government is recruiting men in benshaw) "that there should be Australia.

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