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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 10, 1940.

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DAUGHTER REFUSED

ΤΟ GIVE EVIDENCE

BRISTOL.

MONICA BENNETT, aged 22, of Lytton-grove, Horfield, Bristol, refused to give evidence in her father's divorce suit.

Major's

While waiting for a train on Temple in love

an-

hunt

wife with friend

Meads Station she was arrested and taken

'to the court.

When the case was called it was nounced that the girl had refused to attend.

Mr. W. St. John Tayleur, for Mr. Clifford MAJOR ROBERT ALBERT GLANVILLE DINGLEY Henry Bennett, said, "I am sorry to say that this was given £1,000 damages in the Divorcé Court against

girl still steadfastly refuses to come to court.

"A policeman visited her home last. night and was obstructed in every

way possible by her mother.

come.

"He managed to locate her with dificully und told her that she must I understand, however, that for the proposes leaving Bristol Reading this moming, by train. She is a member of the A.T.S. and has a travelling voucher,"

Mr. Justice Lawrence issued a Bench warrant, and the girl was arrested as she was waiting for a train to Reading.

Judga is Stern

Mr. Edward Catesby Paget, a stockbroker, who was n member of the same hunt as the major and his wife.

OBJECT OF INVASION

Nazis Seek Menace To British Shipping

BARBS AT THE FRONT

ONCE

STORK IS THE ONLY VISITOR

NOBODY visits a lonely cot tage on a bleak hill of the Island of Alderney. Nobody-except the

stork.

Mr. Chlyvera, a lorry driver, carns only 278. Cd, a week, but his frugal wife finds it enough to fill eighteen hungry mouths.

Most of the food is

produced at home, And he comes once a year, almost) Seven of the nine girls help in the without fall, to bring another_little garden to plant and gather the veze- visitor to the Chivvers family in the tables, while the seven boys go out tiny white coltage on the hill.

and Bsh at the full moon for ormers, Sixteen bables has ho brought toi the island oyster, or help father Airs, Chivvera in the twenty-twoj snare the rabbits that scamper out- years of her married life, and shej side the door of the cottage.. doesn't think he's been any too generousi

As she reads her family Bible every Sunday, Mrs. Chivvers turns:

pride to the fly-leaf, where the with names and ages of her family are written:

A MEMBER of the Warwickshire Edith Regiment catches up on his wire-Gwend

Gwenda work during Inactive moments on Charles

Nona

the name of the man whom this the Western Front. 1934 at story concerns was

The major, who is adjutant at a military college in the south of Eng- land, was granted a decree nisi.

He and his wife, Sibyl Gladys Rodney, were married In Sherborne Parish Church, Dorset, and lived finally at Newton Longe- ville, Bucks. They have two child-

en

BASIL PANAGHIOTI CHRYSSANTHOPOULOS According to the London Gazette

The major's case was that he and he lives at Shepherd's Bush, W., and

his wife and Mr. Paget, the co-re-has changed his name. LONDON, Apr., 9 (British Wire-spondent, were friends. Jess).-The Intest German aggression

Towards the end of 1935 he noticed

is directed, in the opinion of obser- there Was more than ordinary it is just vers in London, to two objectives friendship between his wife and the securing of sea and air bases in

When the case was resumed after | southern Norway from which Paget. and later she said she loved i

lunch, Mr. Justice Lawrence said to Miss Bennett "Do you understand the English language. A subpoena com- mands you to attend the court,"

Miss Bennett: Yes.

to

menace British slipping and ports, him.

and an attempt to secure supplies After leaving her husband she from Swedish Iron mines.

stayed with Paget at an hotel

On that assumption, observers are Whitby, Yorks. by no means persuaded that the

Mr. Justice Laurence; You have action taken will uetrue to Germany's

at

The suit was not contested. Mr.

NOW

So that

BASIL CHRYSS

NEWS FLASHES

THE HAGUE, Apr. 9 (UP),

caused great inconvenience and ex-advantage. It is pointed out that Justice Henn-Collins awarded costs pense, and if you do not want to see German action in Norway must be against the co-respondent and also the inside of a prison you will obey conducted on ♫ long and narrow against Mrs. Bingley, who has aIt is officially announced that all military leave has been can- the law in future.

front fully exposed to attack from air separate estate.

colled.

Mias Bennett gave evidence. Mr. Bennett was granted a decree nisi against his wife. The girl was released from police custody after the

Case,

THE PADRE

PRAYED

AN Archdeacon, who once saved his ife by jumping 2,000 feet mul of

and seu in an exceptionally difficult He ordered the co-respondent, who country and with long and casily In-Is now serving in the Army, to pay tercepted line of communication.

the damages into court within four- teen days.

The Food Problem

Again, while Germany may hope that her invasion of Denmark will temporarily relieve the German food diversion to shortage by securing a Germany of butter, bacon and errs formerly exported to Britain, Den- mark's production of all the com- malities depends fundamentally on imported feeding-stuffe

In 1938 these included approxi- mately 300,000 tons of malze, 300,000

a disabled aircraft, is the padre at an tons of seed and 675,000 tons

Const.

if

Deportation Of Spies

WASHINGTON, Apr. 9 (UP)-The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hall, has issued a statement indicating that the extension of the Neutrality Law to Norvegian waters may be expected.

Is

Me sald the Government assembling "all the facts and circum- stances."

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-WASHINGTON, Apr. 9 (UP).----It Washington, Apr. 8.′′

is authoritatively stated that the President Roosevelt to-day sent a

Line has American Scandinavian message to Congress saying he is ordered two of its ships in Norwegian

for the R.A.F. fighter clation near the East cakes. These will all be intercepted vetoed the Bill providing

deportation of

waters-the only ships under the allen

leave im- He is the only padre who can ! Germany makes Denmark vassal mandatory

saboteura, spies and drug addicts, be- American flag there-to

mediately. cause it might "result in hardship not claim membership of the Caterpillar Britain, on the other hand, can

with the benefits STOCKHOLM, Apr. 9 (Reuter),-- Club, every man of whom has saved obtain adequate supplies from else commensurate

Wireless カー ls life by parachute Below his "dop-collar" he wars the tiny rater where of commodities hitherto Im-which would be derived from this The official German

legislation by the community."

nounced this afternoon thut German pillar tie-pin.

While flying in the Egyptian desert ten years ngo, he bad to "abandon ship, dive headfirst over the side of

state.

ported from Denmark.

LONDON, Apr. 9 (Reuter).-There

the spinning alreraft, count tenure now 226 U-boat prisoners of war

slowly, und pull the rig-cord.

He says that he "prayed hard."

in Great Britain comprising oneers, eight officers and 121 ratings,

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Norway,

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He added that the Government planes landed at air bases in Southern already has power to deal Amly with spies and saboteurs, on which

STOCKHOLM, Apr. 9 (UP)—A states that two will be recalled, he recently signed

Bill increasing the penalties.report from Osto

German pursuit planes shot down a United Press.

four-motored British plane near the Oslo airport.

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NEW YORK, Apr. 9 (UP)-Marine Insurance Companies have withdrawn all war risk insurance schedules on cargoes to and from Norway, Sweden and Denmark..

It is believed that the underwriters are preparing a complete readjust- ment of rates for Scandinavian shipments.

WASHINGTON, April 10, (Domel). The American Minister to Norway taken charge of all business under the jurisdiction of the British und French Ministers, in compliance with the request of the two Maisters.

BERLIN, April 10. (UP)-"The occupation of Denmark and Norway was a lightning operation."

This was the only reply a Nazi spokesman would make to-day when he was asked whether Germany had Informed Italy or Russia of her in- |tentions.

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NEW YORK, Apr. 10 (Domel). The US. Government is believed to have decided to evacuate all Amerl- can nationals from Scandinavia. About 3,000 will be affected.

Newspaperman's Fatal Fall

.

OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Apr. 10 (UP)—Mr. Frank II. Hedges, correspondent in Japani for the London "Daily Telegraph" died here to-day,

Ile. was found near the Imperial; Hotel where he was lying, and It

is believed that he suffered a strokej

Ho and feli, fracturing his skull. had intended to visit Shanghal and Ameries in the near future,

The American Consul is taking charge of the body pending word from Mr. Iledges' family.

Bged 20 Edward

19 Raymond

17 Rhoria

10 Ina

15 Fred

Winnle

He is stringing barbed wire cu Helen Langlements in front of the trenches Leonard after a snowfall.

14 Marjory

13 Ada Dawn

Dennis

12

seven months

Ronny

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* Mrs. Chivvers cooks the meals. When they are pleing hot she goes to the door and calls for the family. "Alphabet!" slio yells, having neither the time nor the energy to call. the names of all her children. By the time they have all reached the table, the meal is rather less than 7 lukewarm.

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But nobody cares a jot, Not for nothing are the Chivvers known as "the merriest family on the island.” And their motto seems to be "The more, the merrier."

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