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JUDGE AND CAPTAIN CUNNINGHAM-REID

"Not Penniless Adventurer"

Mr Justice. Langton, in the Divorce Court, gave his decision in the maction brought by Capt. A. S. Cunning- ham-Reid, M.P. for Marylebone, to vary a Registrar's re- port dealing with his application to change certain settle- ments.

The judge directed that the Registrar's report should be upheld with one difference-that Capt. Cunningham-Reid's former wife should make, an appointment of one-third of her income as between the two children.

The matter arose out of a divorce compense Capt. Cunningham-Reid granted to Capt. Cunningham-Held. for his losa by taking the Sir Felix The application to the Registrar had Cassel fund and taking it out of the been made to deal with the detrinen- power of Sir Felix to deal with it by tal effect which the dissolution of the apportioning £3,000 a year to Capt. marriage, he alleged, had had upon Cunningham-Reid and £1,000 a year this marriage selliement and the fu- cach to the children. ture provision for the two childen.

Mr Justice Langton referred to the marilage of Capt. Cunningham-Reid o a lady of immense fortune." 11 was obvious that the position of a man of very much less fortune mar- ried to a wife of such tremendous means could easily put him in an unberole role, he said.

The proposal was not an unattrac tive one, but it left many important factors out of account.

Changed Positions

Immensely changed. The position of The positions of the parties had the former wife had been much more seriously affected than that of any "Indeed." continued the judge, increase in surtax and Income-tax, of the others owing to the immense belleve it is u almost a claim of fle- which had made what at one time tion that when a hesitating hero is looked like an immense fortune op- confronted with the terrible prospect pear to be a very moderate income of marrying a beautiful millionairess judged by the standard of only a few -so far as my recollection of carly years did, the the hero generally

rombaces

though

On his own showing, too, Capt. always protesting he Cunningham-Reid was not a penni- would not, marry the beautiful and less well-endowed lady in the end.

adventurer,

"So there may be in these circum- tances precedent for saying the un- herole role was not the only one in which these ronances were cast."

Ufe will forgive me for saying that in the witness-box, to which he was most ready to go and in which he showed no desire to perplex me,. Under the terms of settlement of explain his own

he was singularly unable really to itigation in 1938 the wife had solemnld Mr Justice Langten.

Anancial affairs," charge of the younger child and the "He is simply husband charge of the

#gentleman not elder so accustomed to dealing with the more Capt. Cunningham-Reid's case was intricate that owing to his wife's action and This much has

side of financial matters. misconduct he took the natural and a present income of some £3,000

has emerged that he has proper course of applying for the year. That, custody of the younger child as well. obligation

It is true, carried an Children's Education

his mother, who had already reached advanced

years. In That meant that he was now sad- addition he has some £20,000 In died with the expense and education American securities, the present sta- of both children. In addition, he tus of which is really obscure." was no longer the husband of his im- mensely wealthy wife and could not

Benefited By £25,000

at the

a

Monday,

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U-Boat

In

porter.

Ace Captured Wild Dog-Fight

Kretschmer wrs lionised throughout Germany as the "Wolf of the North Atlantic." With great but imprudent daring he at- tacked a convoy. at night in poor visibility. As a result two- probably three-U-boats were sunk.

In view of all the relevant facts, I can now reveal that Cmdr Otto Kretschmer, the succeed under the antenuptial settle the judge said, he did not think that Nazi U-boat commander, whose capture was officially nent to the reversion of £3,000 a the detriment suffered by Capt. Cun-announced was taken prisoner after what is described as year in the event of the wife's death. ningham-Reld was

By one of the post-nuptial setile fairly to be verpts wife, thought it marines ever known," writes a "Daily Telegraph" re- one that ough "one of the wildest dog-fights between warships and sub- nients, Capt. Cunningham-field re- pense of the former ceived and sill received-£5,000 a was true that the detriment had year free of tax. Dy the other deed been caused by her setion. Sir Felix Cassel was appointed trus- He was not excluding the fact that tee to deal with another £5,000 a Cupt, Cunningham-Reid, on his own year free of tax--both sums belig admission, benefited to the extent of inken from the income of the wife. some £25,000

Under

by his association with the latter trust there were his former wife, four

possible beneficiaries-Capt. "I have tried to exclude front my Cunningham-Reld, each of the child-mind any question of prejudice ren and the former wife. Sir Felix gainst the lady," concluded the judge. had said he regarded the trust in the "It is not to the point that she should light that Capt. Cunningham-feld have behaved badly in the moral was intended to be the primary bene-sense

sense since the fetary.

Chancery proceed- ings,

Mr Justice Langton directed that Mr Beyfus, for Capt. Cunningham- the former wife should pay the costs Reid, were that the court could re- of the proceedings.

The suggestions put forward by

Borneo Would Be Great Problem for An Attacker

A bird's-eye view of Borneo, giant oi! island athwart the Equator, shows how difficult would be the problem of any attacker, and how simple the task of defenders with adequate equipment.

A ground survey backs up the conclusion drawn from the air, from which can be seen thickly-matted jungle rolling down from the tops of the highest mountains to the shallow and dangerous shore, where It is met by nightmare swamps, cables a special correspondent of the Australian Associated Press from Tarakan, Dutch Borneo,

It is the jungle which is Borneo's greatest defence. A beleaguered in- vader would have little chance of existing, particularly if he was ham- pered on all sides by trained Jungle guerilins, if the few centres Jinbitation with their food, water.] and other supplies were blown up, and If his supply ships were harassed

of

Dulali Borneo,, with Dutch owned Billiton Island spaced nicely in the centre of the water Jamp. So, the lot of an attacker on Borneo would be a difficult one, and any invasion plan is immediately confronted by binumerable difficulites.

Unrest Grows Under Nazis

-

a variety

Earlier in the evening one of the escorting ships had sighted a U-boat on the surface audaciously shadow- ing the convoy. Immediately

I raced to the attack,

The

submarine there was no apparent sequel to the crush-dived, and dropping of depth charges. The warship's

Low Living Standard commander therefore re- joined the convoy, and all the escort vessels maintained special vigilance.

Rebellion against Nazi

Myranny, is It was a black, moonless night An countries.

growing day by day in the occupied unpleasant, swell developed and a Evidence collected from a slight drizzle reduced the visibility of sources by the International Trans- still more. Keen eyes straining into port Workers' Federation shows how the darkness could only dimly dis necessary the Germans are finding cern nebulous shapes as the ships ploughed a slow, course.

The Alarm the escorting vessels began a furious "Suddenly alarm bells clanged. All hunt for the unseen U-boats.

Star sheils were fired and the warships circled and twisted, sweep ing the depths with their Asdic detectors.

it to increase the severity of measures designed

to hold

down and crush the spirit of the peopic. Holland in the latter half of February The strikes which broke out in caused the Nazis the greatest concern, end-have-led to the introduction in

the country of the German system of forced labour to which all inhabitants, including foreigners, are liable.

is paid the local wage rate, however A man in compulsory employment much lower it is than what he has been earning.

Luck speedily came

the way of one ship when the commander spot ted a submarine only a few hundred yards away. He signalled full speed ahead to the engine room and at- Also, the Germans are not allowing tacked,

the riso in the cost of living to be Half-a-dozen of the U-boat crew offset by an increase of wages. This flung themselves into

the sea as is a deliberate attempt to force down their craft sank. Then, while, the the Dutch standard of living to the British sailors were dragging some German level. of the Germans on board with ropes, the unbelievable happened-a second U-boat surfaced near.

French Miners Strike

In occupied France food supplies Well Defended.

are bad, and this led recently to a To avoid the possibility of being two-day strike by the miners of Britain, units of her Empire, and torpedoed, by bombers, subinarines, naval sur-the United States have strong inter-sped away. But, as it happened, the

the victorious warship Bethune. fuce units, and motor torpedo boats. ests in Dornea. Portion of Borneo second submarine had been damaged unionists who have shown themselves Borneo's Importance lo-day is that is controlled by Britain, und much by depth charges dropped from a hostile to the regimentation of the The Gestapo are rounding up trade it is the producer of various petro- of the leum products without which the and High-petone fuel for air force.

force sister ship and had been forced to workers' unions and the oxpatriation modern war machine is paralyzed. Ind

operations in Malays the zed. Indies, Australia, New Zealand, and

East come up.

of French workers to Germany. The main oil centres are at Ballk the Philippines comes from its Dutch tured by a sister warship, and the passed recently in Norway. Arthur "Numbers of the crew were cap Thirteen death sentences have been portion's oil centres. Other petro- While at Balik Papan

work of rescue went on. leum products, such as petrol with Tarakan, 1 mw corroboration of much less tetraethyl lead, and crude which had dropped a number of arrested.

Ruud, president of the Telephone and During the hunt one the recent

warship Telegraph Workers' Union, has been Netherlands Government statement that the armoured cars, artillery tractors, and U-boat had been sunk.

Indies oil are needed for transport trucks, depth charges believed that a third From Poland, Czechoslovakia, Den- defences of the all centres had ships and submarines. The oll wells

mark and Germany Itself-where the been considerably Improved, the have been

death penalty is now enforced for arid Dutch capital

distribution of anti-Nazi leaflets- fences are new, and their quality

come other pieces or evidence, all and quantity cannot be revealed,

tending in the same direction.

Papan and Taralean.

correspondent writes. These de-British, American with combined

It is enough to say that the Dutch

and ingenuity not by the Govern meats, but by private companies.

Production for the democracles is

Making Army Boots Last

The

roport on

are taking advantage of every going on at speed in Borneo, and in natural aid to finish off quickly the interim the Island has been, und what the Jungle and the swamps is still being, well defended. If an concerning a test for treating the Criticism of the Ministry of Supply: would take a little longer to do. Invader were fortunate enough to get leather of Army boots Defence Co-ordination. a few thousand men ashore, at great their life. appears in a

to prolong Like that of other islands in the loss, all that would fall into his supply services of the Select Com- Netherlands Indies, the defence of hands would be blazing

wells, mittes

on National Borneo is based on close co-opera-smashed drills, sabotaged refineries,

Expenditure, tion between the Netherlands Indies and torn-up pipe lines. .Borneo, agreed to make a test on 200 pairs report states that the Ministry Navy, Army, and Air Force. The would be uselcas for the production of boots. Six months straits and port approaches

afterwards of oll for at least two years. have

reports received covered only 180 been heavily mined, shore

the 400 und machine-guns cover likely land- ing places, and military aerodromes Ard in positions commanding all approaches. From them, too, air- craft can bomb transports and supply ships long before they reach the shore.

batteries

SHORTS STORY!

June 9, 1941.

MAY BE

FEINT FOR

EGYPT

Possible German SUMMER

Tactics

ANKARA, June 8 (Router), -Well-informed circles here are. wondering whether the German provocation in Syria is not de- signed to distract the British while the main attack on Egypt is launched from Libya.

It is pointed out that air-bome troops would be useless in Syrla in face of the heavy tanks which tho British are able to bring Into action while the task "of supplying the Germans in Syria would be extreme- ly hard owing to the proximity of numerous Brilish air bases.

Therefore, the Turics argue, the British should take over Syria as quickly as possible before the Ger- man preparations for a Libyan, attack Le complete.

Turkey's Position

Turkey's own position is benefted by the withdrawal of German troops from Greece and Bulgaria, mainly lo Moldavia, and military experts express the opinion that it will inlce the Germans at least a month to build up armies in these areas to their former strength.

Tokyo Press On Uncle Sam's Fleet

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, June 7 (Domei)-Point- ing out the mounting tide of patriot- ism in the United States and the im- proved quality of American sailors. The "Yomiuri Shimbun" warns tho Japanese people against under- ating the United States Navya

power.

The traditional idea of most Japan- ese about American sailors has bean that they join Jn the service "only the world" or, that they are

sec

κα no pampered that they will make strictly third-class seamen.

Citing statistics, the paper shows that recent applications for the Naval service were more than ten times the large proportion of the enlisted men acceptable number, Moreover, Is drawn from the tough Scan- dinavian sea-loving stock.

2

Aghting

Fighting Spirit Commending the high spirit shown by the American Navy throughout its history, the "Yomlurl" says that it has a noble tradition. In the study of naval strategy, the United States ranks in excellenco with Germany, There is no other country where the Government and the people are so interested in the rate of naval warfare да the

that

States.

Discussing the relative scarcity of naval officers, the paper says the advancement is much slower than in reason is because the rate of other navies which means that the United States Navy has any

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TO FRENCHMEN. Hitler's Comic Romance

With Elderly Heiress

-From Allies British advance has been followed by CAIRO, June 1 (London)The the issue of a number of proclama- tions, namely, (1) from General de Gaulic to the French forces in the Levant and another from General to win a wife, and his tragic wooing of Renate Muller, the film Revelations of Hitler's love affairs, his ludicrous attempts Archibald Wavell to the French

Sir

farees, and (2) from General Catroux star, are put on record in "Hitler's Girls, Guns and Gangsters" to the troops and people of the (Hurst, and Blackett, 16.). Levant respectively.

Contrary to popular belief, women have played a big part General de Gaulle's proclamation in Hitler's life; he is fascinated by them and is easily says: "Officers, NCOs, soldiers, infatuated.. '. Now Is the hour to resume the fight sailors and almen of the Levant

Erna Ran Away When Hitler read the article, he furiously summoned his bodyguard and left Bayreuth and Frau Wagner -within an hour.

sentative and commander-in-chief of

Leni Riefenstahl, the famous flm brought to an end and Hitler must for the liberation of France. I have star, was given the special mission return to Berlin. the Free French forces in the Levant.siness, and he got her to buy him pased the question: Was Richard appointed General Catroux repre- of captivating Hitler. She falled.

The result was an article in the Instead of love, Hitler talked bu- "Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung" which You are to obey his orders. This securities for investments abroad! time we shall get. them and France

Wagner a Jew?" In 1931 when Goebbels will win the war. A bientot"."

and Himmler were worried about Hiler's Wavell's Words

infatuation for his niece, Angela LONDON, June 8 (Reuter)-Gen- Raubal, they agreed that "Adolf must eral Wavell justifies the British action be married, and married quickly," by declaring, that Syria and Lebanon background to please the old women was that of Eran Hantstacngl. Erna,

The

lady must have a romantic

Another unlucky Hitler wooing are the first stage" in the German of both sexes in the Party.", sald# cultured Society girl, treated his conquest of French colonies.

We have come

would be useless," added General Wavell.

Iri considerable Goebbels, “And I have found the courting as a joke. force and any resistance on your part real thing.

Daily he sent her flowers; blush- Money, plenty of money, ingly ho presented her with his best romance, Nordic tradition Frau painting. But so tired did Erna be- Siegfried Wagner, Richard's Wagner's come of his attentions that she ran widowed daughter-in-law, the heiress away to Switzerland.

"And Is she agreeable to the idea?" asked Himmler, "She doesn't know anything yet, but leave it to mo replied Goebbels,

A Smoke Screen

Service Men's Mr Matsuoka Throws of Bayreuth

Dependants

Fixing Allowances

Incontrolla subjected to the test, three Services-other than

as

Renate Muller, the popular Ger- man dlm actress, who made a film in England, was introduced to Hitler by Goebbels.

They had many meetings, but the profected romance did not materia ise.. Miss Muller died suddenly Reports that she committed suicide were officially denied.

MYSTERY V.C.'s

NEW AWARD

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, June 7 (Domel)-Ever Frau Wagner, English-born, mid- since the Foreign Minister, Mr die-aged and mother of three child- Yosuke Matsuoka, received a letter ren, was not beautiful, but had great Details of the concessions in allow-from the Anti-Smoking League natural charm.

Tactless ances to dependants of men in the pleading earnestly that he should their drop his pipe smoking, letters for and

For his first meeting (which Gorb- the evidence was, it wives and children--to which Mr against smoking have been arriving bels

had engineered) with Frau to indicate some measure Richard Law, War Office Financial from all parts of the country, uccess from the treatment, states Secretary, referred in the House of

Wagner, Hitler made elaborate pre- This morning Mr Matsuoka, success

with uic

parations. report. It states that it was un-Commons recently, were given in a pipe in his mouth as usual, was Ile visited a dentist to have his fortunate that the Inventor's pro- White

glancing over some of these com decayed teeth made gold ones, and Paper. posal to treat 10,000 pairs was not In determining the allowance, the ments on the merits and evils of he also replenished his wardrobe. Sensation in St John's Wood,

accepted, and adda: The approaches to Dutch Borneo London.

"If the time that boots can be used tained in the same way as applicants scroll turned out to be an ancient

needs of dependants will be ascer smoking when he came to

long box containing a scroll and a letter. The at first.

Frau Wagner was not impressed—| A- mystery V.C. in the last war are guarded on the eastern and west-

who also won the D.S.C, has now repair is Increased by only for assistance under the Means Teat picture of a fierce looking beggar he liked best, he tactlessly replled ficers' decoration. without aideo by other islands which aro Man scen walking wearily, one week, and assuming that each Act.

When she asked him what opera won the Royal Naval Reserve Of also defended. Outer islands off the wearing RA.F. great-coat and repair averages 48, the saving with aouthern tip of Borneo strutch right no trousers..

Only the income of these denen blowing smoke from his mouth while The Merry Widow.". So, day) He is Commander Harold Auten. an army of up to Mindanao, one of the largest

2,000,000 amounts to Woman rushed home and told her:

after day, Hitler accompanied Frau In the last war he commanded £400,000 per annum, apart from the be examined and aggregated. If the

good

resemblance of your islands of the Philippines. The husband: He's a parachutist. And possibly larger saving due to the in- dependant is a child under 18 the at his pipe and took

Wagner to the Wagner Festival. H.M.S. Stock Force, one of the "Q" Mr. Matsuoka- thoughtfully puffed The romance was developing. Celebes, facing the eastern coast of he has a bundle on his back."

creased total life of army boots."

ships which combated U-boats. income of the parent or guardian the

second look at Meanwhile, Himmler, In Berlin, Borneo, separated. by the narrow

Stock Husband, a member of Scotland The committee recommend that aand of any other sub-dependants of "smoking is a habit with me now, the Nazi party

H.M.S. picture remarking dryly saw the prospect of big money for qualy damaged by a torpedo, re

Force, although seri- Macassar Sea, are only a few hours Yard Flying Squad, rang up the wider test should be carried night from the oil centres, and Ballic Yard. They sent telephone mes

out the household will be examined and but I think you young people should berg.

from

fugon taliated with such effect that the forthwith.

aggregated.

the. Papan and Tarnican are a short air sages and care to St John's Wood.

bailii renowebont was Sunle the The

of allowance will be

quit smoking by all means," owner and film magnate: M distance from the large military and

amount of allo

No detalls At 2.30 p.m. on June 14, Wing-determined by relating the total net

of "Stop that man," was the order.

Every day he was ringing up to

Commander Auton

Auten's The Hongkong branch of the Chi- have a word with Hiller, and every time and when he received the V.C. Commander A. II. S. Steele-Perkins, income arrived at to the number of nese Engineers Society jelebrated the day the excuse had to be given, Dar in the quadrangle of Buckingham

award could bo The police did.

at the publiefied at It is only 600 miles from. Malaya to British Borneo. and leas from R.A.F. footballer in football pants Despatch Corps at the Volunteer net contribution made, by the serving on Friday at a meeting held at No: 74,"At all costs, Hiroler decided the to the amusement of King George V Director, of Ale Raid Precautions, persons whose income has been ex-30th anniversary of the founding of Fuehrer: Is listening to "Wagner mu- Palace the band played "Huab, "hush, And found their "parachutist" an will inspect the Air Raid Precautions amined. It will also depend on the the organisation and Engineers' Day sic." Sumatra to the nearest meelion of going home after a hard match,

hush-here comes the bogey nun Iman before enlistment"

Kennedy Road,

Wagner Sdyll in Bayreuth mint, bel and the spectator

ern

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paval air, bason of Java.

Parade Ground

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