TRAGIC DEATH.

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

TRAGIC DEATH.

HUEY P. LONG'S ART.

Seven-Hour Speech Attacking

Famous British Judge Found Dead in Room. SIR HORACE AVORY PASSES. (Received 1 p.m.) LONDON, June 13. The death is announced of Sir Horace Avory, famous English lawyer and judge, in his 84th year. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Hewart, says: "My wife and myself yesterday motored to Rye, where Judge Avory was spending a holiday. We found him manifestly ill and immediately got him to go to bed. He refused a doctor and nurse being summoned, protesting that he was perfectly well, but he was found dead on the floor this morning."

. Sen of a well-known lawyer and court clerk, Sir Horace Avory became a barrister of the Inner T>n:ple at the age of 24. By his sound knowledge of law and his ability to handle difficult witnesses, he soon built up a good practice. This reputation gained him appointment as n junior counsel to the Treasury, with promotion to senior counsel ten years afterwards. In 1001. when he was aged 50, lie was made K.C. He acted as counsel in many famous cases, a notable instance being his masterly defence of the Duke of Portland's rights to his estate in the action brought by members of the Druce family. Knighted and made a Judge of the King's Bench in 1910, he presided over some of the most sensational trials of recent years. It was Sir Horace who tried and sentenced Clai'ence Ha try and his associates for frauds involving many hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Roosevelt. LOUISIANA'S COOKS. WASHINGTON, June 13. Mr. Huey Long, Democrat member of the Senate for Louisiana, has seized the centre of the political stage again. In oho of his most determined attacks on the Administration he spoke steadily for more than seven hours on the floor of the Senate, and was still talkhig as this message was being written.

Mr. Long is making an effort to prevent (the passage of the resolution to extend the life of the National Recovery Act..

First Mr. Long launched an attack on President Kooscvelt, and then he varied his method. "If>the President does not do any better," he said, "I may have to take the Presidency. I will be chosen practically unanimously by both parties. It is the stumbles, blunders and mistakes of my enemies that have made the man Huey Long."

Then the speaker gave a dissertation on the art of cooking as practised in his native State. Other members sat sleeping, waiting for him to grow weary, and the sitting promised to continue throughout the night.

RECORD ATLANTIC TRIPS.

NORMANDIE AT PLYMOUTH. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 13. Plans for a welcome to the French liner Normandie on her arrival at Plymouth after her record runs, were interfered with owing to heavy seas. Four hawsers connecting a tender on which were Customs and immigration officers, snapped before communication with the liner was established. The passengers could not leave the ship for several hours. Before their departure the deputy Lord Mayor of Plymouth and other civic officials went on board and congratulated the commander of the vessel on his groat achievement.

FEELING THE PINCH.

ECONOMIES IN DANZIG

DANZIG, June 13.

The Danzig Government has issued a decree introducing a system of exchange restrictions similar to that in Germany. The banks are besieged by tourists. Foreign currency is unobtainable and traders also are in difficulties.

Herr Greiser, president of the Senate, speaking in the Chamber, announced drastic economies. He said eveiy individual also must revise his economic position.