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Wednesday, 'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
MARCH 27, 1940.
Continued To Defame Her Husband
WIFE JAILED FOR CONTEMPT
Her Second Committal
(Her
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.
Confidence In Air Force
Britain's Plans Based
On Long War LONDON, Mar. 27, (Reuter). -"We have every reason to be confident of the future," Sir Kingsley Wood stated yesterday in a Press interview.
She is Mrs. Emily Charlotte| McMahon Brandon, of Woodford
Bridge, Essex.
Mrs. Brandon wan
Orst sent to.
Jall on the judge's order last May on ja motion brought by her husband,
Mr. Albert John Brandon, of Tudor Lodge, Marloes, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire,
He alleged she had disobeyed im or- (der of the court not to molest him.; Before being released Mrs, Bran- don had expressed regret for failing to observe, the injunction.
Cross Contempt
Mrs. Brandon
SHELL FELL
ON NORWAY
British Destroyer In Alleged Incident
OSLO, Mar. 26 (Reuter).—An
that It was stated that within three allegation
21 British months of her release, she resumed destroyer in attempting to stop the writing of defamatory letters and]
a German vessel fired a warning Britain's efforts and equipment will postcards. be continued and extended until she
shot which fell on Norwegian has established mastery in the air. Her husband and described them as soil was made in an official state-
"Plans are based on expectations being of a highly scandalous nature, ment issued to-day. of a long war, Whatever the future making untrue accusations.
According to the statement, the may
Britain's bombers, you hold,
He said she Itad made threats Incident occurred nent Obrestad on insy be certain, are ready if Germany against his safety and welfare.
March 22. When the German' vesau! compels reprisals, to hit
Mrs. Brandon, asked by the Judge did not stop the destroyer, which it la hard, bli
allegations abstained from further force. repeating
The statement continurs:
to
often and keep on hitting conclupe her conduct, made a long alleged was within territorial waters, i
sion that he would rather have 100 against her husband.
The
Sir Kingsley rep
repeated Wellingtons, Splices und Hurricanes Minking the order for her committal shell fell without exploding on the thinu
a much larger number of Ger- Mr. Justice Simonds sald she had shore not far from the road and near man counterparts.
been guilty of the grossest contempt the railway station." Germany, he admitted, was still of court. expanding her oir force, but she had It was in her own interest that she has been instructed to protest ener- The Norwegian Legation in London been meeting with dificulties because should be committed to prison, where getically against this violation of the feveral of her much-boosted types she would be subjeel to medical neutrality regulations, were proving a disappointment, supervision.
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COTTON CONTROL COPPER STRIKE MAURETANIA AT STAR THEATRE
TIGHTENED
SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter) --
SETTLED
NDOLA, Northern Rhodesia, Mar".
In an attempt to tighten the control 26 (Reuter)-The strike by copper
CANAL
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CRISTOBAL, Mar. 20 (UP)-The
noon to-day and is expected
of cotton produced in the province workers has been settled following British liner Mauretania left Gatun of Cheklang, the provincial authori- the arrival here of the Governor, Sir Locks
John Maybin. ties have increased the selling (mar-] It is learned that all the strikers kel) price by $7.50 per picui, while
She will probably sail from there cotton merchants are granted Ave per are likely to resume work to-morrow. this evening."
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SHANGHAI, Mar. 27 (Reuter).--
A warm welcome was extended toļ Mr. Tan Kah-kec, Chairman of the China Relief Association in Singa- pore, and party which arrived at Chungking by plane from Rangoon yesterday, says the "Sin Wan Peo
Over 500 persons, representing more than 200 public organisations In Chungking and Government off- cials, walted at the aerodromo to greet the party.
LATE NEWS
Big Fines For Two Chinese
Two Chinese appeared before Mr. T. J. Houston' at the Central Magis- tracy this afternoon charged with the possession of secret codes or cyphers. The men, Yu Tung-san and Shum Stu-kh, pleaded guilty to a breach of the Defence Regulations. They were charged with the possession of secret codes or
or cyphers at No. 24. Morrison Hill Road on March 12. The second defendant, Shum, was also charged with possession of secret codes cyphers on March 13 at No. 153, Wongnolctiong Road, 1st floor,
or
Mr. J. P. Murphy, Assistant Crown Sollellor, was present for the prose cution.
Yiu was fined $2,000 or six months imprisonment, whist Shum was fined $4,000 or six months' imprisonment.
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