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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

MARCH 27, 1940.

Continued To Defame Her Husband

WIFE JAILED FOR CONTEMPT

(Committal

Second

A WIFE who wrote defamatory letters to her husband, his solicitor, relatives and friends, was sent to jail for a second time by Mr. Justice Simonds in the Chancery Division.

TOBACCO MAY

COST MORE

She is Mrs. Emily Charlotte McMahon Brandon, of Woodford Bridge, Essex.

Mrs. Brandon was first sent to full on the Judge's order last May on motion brought by her husband,

Mrs. Brandon

SHELL FELL

LONDON, Mar. 20 (Heuter)-A Mr. Albert John Brandon, of Tucker ON NORWAY

hint that spirits and tobacco would be taxed more severely was given to day when a Customs excise order restricted withdrawals of spirits und tobacco from bond to 92% per cent. of the January figures until after Budget Day on April 23.

Lodge, Marloes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,

He alleged she had disobeyed an or der of the court not to molest him. Before being released Mrs. Bran- don had expressed regret for failing to observe the injunction.

I was stated that within three

British Destroyer In Alleged Incident OSLO, Mar. 26 (Reuter),--An allegation that д British

FAVOURABLE U.S.e reitast she resumed destroyer in attempting to stop

TRADE RETURNS

This was £30,700,000

more than

the value of imports and the largest clifference for over 11 years.

the writing of defamatory letters and postcards.

Cross Contempt

a German vessel fired a warning shot which fell on Norwegian Her husband had described them as soll was made in an official state- NEW YORK. Mar. 26 (Reuter)-being of a highly scandalous nature ment issued to-day. The value of US exports for Febru-making untrue aeruations,

According to the statement, the ury was £80.700,000.

said she had made threats incident occurred near Obrestad on against his safety and welfare,

Mrs. Brandon, asked by the judge did not stop the destroyer; which it is March 22. When the German vessel to explain her conduct, made a long alleged was within territorial waters, statement repenting

allegations abstained from further force, Making the order for her committal shell fell without exploding on the

The statement continues:

"The Mr. Justice Simonds suld she had shore not far from the road and near been guilty of the grossest contempt the railway station." of couri.

The Norwegian Legation in London It was in her own interest that she has been instructed to protest ener-

Greece Celebrates against her husband.

Independance Day

ATHENS, Mar. 26 (UP),-Greece; celebrated her Independence Day should be committed to prison, where getically against this violation of the to-duy. The occasion was marked the would be subject 14 medical neutrality regulations.

by a review of the Army and mem- supervision. bers of the Youth Movement, from

whom King George II and the Pre-

mier, M. Metaxas, took the salute.

S'hai Rugger Player Killed In North Sea

SHANGHAI, Mar. 26 (Reuter) — News has just been received in Shanghal that R.F. "Peter" Blix, a Norwegian subject and formerly of Reuter's Far Eastern Staff, was killed; recently as the result of the for- pedalng of a Norweglan ship in which lie was serving in European-waters Full details the ineident have not]

yet been received.

Peter Blix wa

was well-known in Fur Eastern sporting eireles, having `re- presented Shanghai at Rugby against Hongkong in the 1934-35 match. which Shanghai won by 17 points to 11. Blix was Shanghai's scrum-hhifi on that occasion and in the following year travelled down to Hongkong for his second Interport.

Hongkong F.C. Annual Dinner

The Annual Dinner of the Hong- kong Football Club will be held in the Roof Garden, the Hongkong Hotel, on Saturday, March 30, at 7.30

p.m.

-Germans Ration Footballs

BERLIN, Mar. 20 (Reuter).-The latest thing to be rationed in Ger- many is footballs,

Just as in the case of food and clothing wid so on, permits will now be issued but only to recognised foot- ball teams,

COPENHAGEN, Mar. 26 (UP). The "National Tidende" estimates that new Indirect taxes shortly to be! introduced in the Riksday will in- Denmark's revenue by $0 million Crowns.

crease

WASHINGTON, Mar. 26 (Reuter). -Mr. Stephen Early. President Roo- sevelt's secretary, has denied the re- purt that President Roosevelt is pre- paring a formal statement covering Mr. Sumner Welles' tour.

LATE NEWS

COPPER STRIKE MAURETANIA AT

SETTLED

NDOLA, Northern Rhodesia, Mar; 26 (Router)--The strike by copper I workers has been sellled following the arrival. here of the Governor, Sir John Maybin.

CANAL

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CRISTOBAL, Mar. 20 (UP).-The British liner Mauretania left Gatun Locks at noon to-day and is expected to reach Balboa about 6 p.m.

She will probably sall from there

It is learned that all the strikers: are ilkely to resume work to-morrow. this evening.

SWEDEN WATCHES RUSSIANS

SWEDEN also has her crack ski troeps, who are concentrated on the Northern frontiers, ever watchful of Red moves in Finland-Domei.

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