SECOND COURT BALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 139, 14 June 1935, Page 7

SECOND COURT BALL.

Prince of Wales Deputises for The King. 2000 GUESTS PRESENT. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 13. The Prince of Wales, in the absence of His Majesty, escorted the Queen, in a pow n of pink lace, on entering the Buckingham Palace ballroom for the second Court ball. The Prince led his mother to a single gold throne, about which a Royal circle was grouped, including the Duke and Duchess of York, the Duke and Duchess of Kent, and the Duke of Gloucester. There were 2000 guests.

KING GOES FOR DRIVE

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS

LONDON, June 13.

The King went for a drive at Sandringhani again this morning. His Majesty is progressing satisfactorily.

BIG LIBEL SUIT.

Author Takes Action Against

"Sydney Bulletin."

FAR-REACHING ASPECTS

SYDNEY, June 13.

The "Bulletin" Newspaper Company, Limited, is the defendant in an action for alleged libel before the Chief Justice and a jury, in which £10,000 damages are claimed by Clarence Vivian Crockett, journalist and author.

Plaintiff's novel, "Mezzo Morto," was trenchantly criticised In the "Bulletin" on October 10 under the heading: "Through Muddle to Half Death."

Plaintiff claimed that he had been held up to public contempt and that his professional reputation had been permanently damaged. His counsel, Mr. A. B. Piddfngton, K.C., said the action was of a far-reaching character, and it would be necessary to deal with certain aspects of literary criticism and literature regarded as reputable.

The offending article was written for the "Bulletin" by Urian Penton, of the "Daily Telegraph" staff. The case was part heard. .

BUILDING SOCIETIES

HUGE ASSETS IN" BRITAIN. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 0.30 a.m.) RUGBY, June 13. At a conference of the National Association of Building Societies at Folkestone it was stated that the societies' total assets expanded in 1934 to £555,000,000, compared with £501,000,000 in 1933. The amount advanced increased in the same period from £103,000,000 to £124,000,000. For the first time on record the number of borrowers exceeded 1,000,000. Share investors and depositors also increased, with the result that the movement now controls 3,010,800 accounts.

NON-PARTY APPEAL.

LLOYD GEORGE CRITICISED.

LONDON, Juno 13.

"The Times" says that Mr. Lloyd George's newly-issued manifesto to the electors of Britain urging peace and national reconstruction, professes to make a non-party appeal, but the list of signatories shows that its origin owes much to one particular party. There is no indication of any definite measures to remedy the evils which all admit. The appeal purports to be a call for union, 'says the paper, but it is in essence a call to refuse any union under the present National Government. It seems, f'.i fact, to be mjp concerned with politics thsxL with . C&Stiaiiity.