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8 THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN FRIDAY NOVEMBER 30 1956 DUKE'S SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES GOING TO CHARITY Scandalous Rumours" in Newspaper SI Model 65-RO-2 powered by Rolls-t'l Rovce a tlant ol ample margin for Model 600-RO-2 powered by Rolls-Royce oil engine is an ideal unit for big construction schemes. Model 120-RO-2 shown in the photograph-Will operate two medium breakers or rock drills. Also avail' able in 175 cu. ft. size.

OBITUARY) Sir Austin Hudson, M.P. Sir Austin Hudsop. Conservative MJP. for North Lewisham since .1950, died yesterday in Westminster Hospital, where he. had been a patient for several weeks.

He was 59. Sir Austin was the son of a surgeon, the late Mr Leopold Hudson. From Eton he went to the Royal Military College. Sandhurst, and was commissioned "directly into the Royal Berkshire Regiment. From 1915 until 1920 he with the Guards machine-gun regiment.

He was elected Conservative member for East Islington in 1922. In 1924 he was returned tor North Hackney, and was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Sir Henry Betterlon Uater Lord Rushcliffe) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister, of Labour. In 1931 he was appointed assistant Conservative Whip and a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, and from 1935 until the outbreak of war he was Parliamentary Secretary to the: Ministry of Transport. Shortly after the outbreak of war he was appointed a Civil Lord pf the Admiralty, a position he held until 1942 In 1945 he became Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Fuel and Power, but lost his seat at the next election' to average construction needs. concerning it It was stated that the lady, whose unidentified and unidentifiable photograph the Daily Sketch had been at such pains to include in the published picture, was a family friend, "The lay-out and composition of.

the photograph and caption and the circumstances of its publication were well calculated to confirm in the minds of readers of the Daily Sketch the suspicion already planted there that the Duke was estranged from the Duchess, and to cause them to think that he was carrying on an improper association with another woman. It is difficult to believe that this was not the deliberate purpose of the publication, more particularly having regard to the incidents at the theatre on the previous evening." A libel case arising out of the Duke of Norfolk's visit to Rome in February was disposed of yesterday in the Queen's Bench Division when it was stated that proprietors of the "Daily Sketch," Associated Newspapers, and its editor had agreed to pay substantial damages, which the Duke had directed should be paid to charities he had nominated his. costs would also be paid. The Duke had complained of publications in the Daily Sketch issues of February 15'-and 18. Mr H.

P. Milmo, for the said that thtf nr-tinn was for damazes and an the Labour candidate. In 1946 he was-adopted as prospective candidate, for East F.pwisrLam. nnrf under the redistribution injunction. It is' common knowledge that the Duke is the leading Roman Catholic layman in this country and it is unnecessary to -sav more about him than that he was married to the Duchess in I93' and that there are four daughters of the marriase, which has been a particularly hapDV one.

Early in February, following a visit by Use Duke to Rome, where he had an audience with the Pope, the Daily Sketch' saw fit to give currency In its columns to. scandalous rumours, which it asserted were being circulated in Italian news oa oars, concerning the Duke's marital affairs. "Thus in the issue for February 9 the eye of the reader was attracted by an article headed 'Scandal Unsets a and orinted in extra-heavy type, in which Italian newspapers were auoted as reporting that the Duke and Duchess had separated, and that the reason for his visit of seats stood for North Lewisham in 1950 The newspaper, however, ne coniinuea. was not content to let the matter rest there. Having thus stimulated and maintained the interest of its readers in alleged rumours, which it knew to be false, it returned to the topic on February 18 in a column entitled Inside Information." On this occasion it reverted to the technique of printing scandal ostensibly with the view to denying it.

It stated that it was being rumoured that the purpose of the Duke's visit to Rome was that he desired his marriage to the Duchess to be annulled, because he only had daughters and had no heir. "The Implications of this monstrous suggestion, made against the leading Roman Catholic layman in the country, a happily married man and the father of four children, do not require to be enlarged on. Nor did the brief denial of its truth which appeared later on in the column alter the grossly defamatory character of the publication." Mr Neville Faulks. for the defendants, said that they sincerely regretted having published the matter, which they now recognised was calculated to convey to readers the meanings which the Duke had attached to them. They freely conceded that the offending publications were completely without foundation.

WeMtt Model 210-RO-2 is a medium capacity OI He was returned with a 2.000 majority. He was returned again in 1951. with, an increased majority. and again in 1955.: Later that year his opponent at the May election challenged him to resign his seat because of the Autumn Budget and to fight a by-election. Sir Austin rejected the challenge.

Sir Austin played an important part in-the Conservative party organisation. He. was one of the members of the. committee set up, by Mr Chamberlain in January: 1938, to Inquire into the working of the party, and from 1932 until. 1934 he was chairman of the Metropolitan "area of Conservative and Unionist Associations He was chairman of.

Morgan Brothers (Publishers). publishers 0f trade and technical journals, a governor of Westminster Hospital, and honorary treasurer of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. In 1930 he mar.ried Peggy, daughter of the late. Harold Broad-bent and Hilda. Viscountess Dillon They had no children.

He was created a THE OBSERVER Britain and America How do we stand with America How with the Commonwealth Is it yet possible to know the effect of our actions in Egypt on these, our closest friends Alastair Buchan, diplomatic correspondent of The Observer, has been in New York attending the UJ4. debates. This Sunday he will report, on diplomatic American and Commonwealth, and. discuss Britain's present position. Oil and America Is the U.S.

State Department swayed by American oil interests Are they determined to capture the whole Middle East market Can we see in American 'coldness a result of oil diplomacy A leading article in The Observer Sunday will give an ABC of oil. it will tell who owns the oil, where it is. and how it is transported. It will also analyse British and American interests in the Middle East and discuss the possibility of temporary dollar oil. Egyptian Behaviour What has it been like In Cairo What was the atmosphere during toe air-raids Was it tense enough to explain Nasser's steps against British citizens and Jews What is the truth about Egyptian treatment of British civilians John Gale of The Observer was In Cairo before the bombing started.

He was allowed to travel freely until his arrest on November 4th. In the paper this Sunday, Gale, now back in England, will describe what it was like in Cairo. The Muscular Approach Moby Dick," the spectacular film now running in London, was directed by John Huston. This legendary Irish-American is a specialist in tough, violent themes, including "The Maltese Falcon," "The- Treasure of the Madre," and The African Queen." The sort of man Huston is and three books have already been written about him, his successes and his failures, will be described in a Profile in The Observer this Sunday. Make sure of your copy Th circulation ot The Observer has doubled since 1946.

More and more people buy It each week. This Irneans that you can't be sure or Just plotting one up." So is Important for you to ORDER The Observer. Your newsagent will be pleased to get It tor you. to Rome was that he wanted his marriage annulled." On February 13 the- Daily Sketch published a further item about the Duke, the effect, if not the purpose, of which was to remind readers of the paper of the earlier report that he was seeking to obtain an annulment of his marriage It is true that in each instance it was made clear that both the Duke and Duchess had denied that there was any vrm titmammtsmn AMERICAN CLEARED OF MURDER Arrested by Army After a retirement lasting three hours, a "jury at Stafford Assizes yesterday oaronei in iihz. SIR WILLIAM BARTON Sir William Barton, who died at his home in Sussex on Wednesday at the f-or, tne.

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Throughout the show the Dune and his companion were harassed by a number of press reporters, including a representative of the 'Daily who. tor reasons which are obvious, having regard to Doth the earlier and subsequent publicity, were endeavouring to discover the identity ol the lady whom he was accompanying." "Having failed in this objective, they followed tne Duke and his companion out of the theatre, where there, were a number of press photographers. The Duke managed to get into a taxi, -but this did not deter the "Daily Sketch reporter and other reporters, who followed in another cab, and only gave up the chase when the Duke pulled up. got out and told them that if this Intolerable behaviour was persisted in he would call the Next morning there appeared across the back page of the "Daily Sketch" a large photograph showing, on one side, the Duke leaving the cinema, and on the other, several yards aay from him, the woman who had accompanied him She had her arm across her face, doubtless an Instinctive reaction to the flashlight of incorporating the most important design advances since- portable air compressors came into general use. Power-Vane rotary compressors eliminate, dutch, crankshaft, valves and pistons, and are fast becoming the "first- choice' of Contractors on every type of job.

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After being discharged, Heese walked out of the courtroom, but as he reached the entrance to the court building three United States Air Force military policemen handcuffed him and led him. to a car. The United States Army said later that it was to consider Reese's alleged desertion from a date in 1944, when wartime acts were in force, until his arrest by the English police in September. What will happen will depend on that consideration." In the summing-up. Mr Justice Byrne spoke of the evidence of Reese and a statement bv Constable Booth, and said thai they both could not be right.

Dealing with an alleged confession by Reese, the Judge referred to the very serious allegation made against Detective-Superintendent Tucker, namely, that he had told lies, had induced Reese to make the statement, had written into it things Reese did not say, including striking Constable Booth, and had then not read out all the statement to Reese. It was for the jury to decide, on the evidence that it had heard, whether this was a voluntary statement, and if it was not. to exclude it from consideration 1930. The Nizam had asserted, claims to some-thing very near sovereignty, and his claims had been denied and the doctrine. of oara-mountcv restated in ah uncomprorriising form.

The Nizam ceased to be personally responsible for the and Sir William Barton gave tactful support in carrying out subsequent reforms. He wrote two notable books. "The Princes of India." published in 1934. and India's North-west' Frontier." which was published in 1939 and in which he advocated a forward policy. Except for the works of- Lord and Sir Malcolm Darling, they were oerhaos the last published documents bv British civil servants in India which had a strong influence on thoueht and policy.

MR H. P. HIND Mr Horace Percival Hind. Chief of Bath, died in hospital. on Wednesday night after an operation.

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