PRINCESS ALLEGES CONTRACT BREACH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 265, 9 November 1939, Page 8

PRINCESS ALLEGES CONTRACT BREACH.

VISCOUNT SUED. Says He Sought To Restore Hohenzollerns. EVIDENCE IN COURT. United I'ress Association. —Copyright. (Heci-ived ] I a.m.) LONDON', November 8. Allt'triiijr that Viscount Itolherinerc lind lior as liis personal foreign representative, the Viennese Princess Sle.fauic of Hohenlohe WaldciihoiirLr, divorced wife of. a Hungarian magnate, sued Lord Rothermcre for breach of contract. Her conn-el, Mr. C. H. Beyfus, K.C., declared that Lord Kothermere sought a feature for the '"Daily Mail." The Princess persuaded him to champion the rau<e of Hungary nnd siij>i>lied him with information for itn article in the "Daily Miiii" published on June 21, 1!)27, which CM-γ siiu-o liikl Imm-m coK'hmted in Hungary us a day of national rejoicing. Tin- IYiiHc-s ilminir I'SM rejected a that. Lord l!otln.'riiiere*.-t son, tin: Hun. i'..-iiHiii<l llaimsuorth. should In- iiiiininsili-d a< King of Hungary. Tlii'i'i'sii'tiT t licit- was , col<liu'ss in Imm - relations with Lord Kuthermcrc, who. hearinir she intended |»uhlinhing .irti<lcs nlioiii her part in the Hungarian treaty revision -'ainiiaijrn, j>uiil her £S(MM) liol l(» |iiil)lish any more. -Mr. Ueyfus >ii'ji;estc(l that Lord Kothcrmere did uot want aiiyiiiu , to share his glory. Personal Representative. \e\t Lord Kothoitncrc appointed the I'linios as his personal foreign represontativo at Jt.'jUOU a year, he had derided to seek to restore the Hohenzollerns and Hapeburfja to their thrones. Mr. Beyfus declared Lord Rothennere wanted to oe a modern Warwick the Kitijfinnker, and arked the Princess to contact the Empress Zita and the exKaiscr and acquaint them of this campaign to establish monarchy as a bulwark against Bolshevism. Lord Kothenrore corresponded with the e.\-KnWr, the Crown IVince, Hitler ami the Hejrent of Hungary on equal K'ims. us though lie was a sovereign power hinu'i'lf. 'J'lic I'lincess acted a> ainliassinlress. Lord Itothermere. added Mr. Beyfus. offering the Kmpress Xita all annuity of ,C:2">.<)()() for five years, although on'y a year or two before he told the I'lincess Jie found it difficult to keep his head above water. Visit to Germany. The I'lincess advised Lord Tvotherineie not to deal with the Empress Zita or the ex-Kaiser, but to contact the. frown Prince. As a result Lord Rothennere accepted an invitation the Princess obtained for him to go to Germany, where he was given a royal reception.

Lord Rothermere promised the Crown Prince to restore the Hohenzollerns, and told the. Princess that Hitler should make her a duchess. Sir William Jowitt, K.C., appearing for Lord Kothcrniorn, said he did not dispute the contract f»r the plaintiff's valuable .services, but contended that a yciir's notice was sufficient for its termination. Mr. Beyfus pointed out that the Princess had accepted Lord Kothermere's advice not to take action against articles libelling her in the French Press. Lord Rothermere was fearful of the publicity, and assured her all would bo well. Meeting With Hitler. Lord Rothermere promised to pay her £5000 a year for life, saying: "I never let down a woman." Afr. Heyfus stated Lord Rothermere had paid the Prinreas £40.000 during r>l years. He requested her not to keep accounts of her expenses, which included expensive jiifts for various notabilities. The PrhiCTsa continued in Lord RotJiermere's service, and secured an invitation for him to meet Hitler at I lerchte sadden in 1 !»:»<>. Sho escorted him there from the frontier. Lord Rotherniere sent her on a vital mission in January, 1938, to Hitler to discuss tlie return of the colonics to (Ji-nnany. Thereafter tlie Princess and Lord Kothermere quarrelled over an income tax return, and Lord Rothermere dropped her without .a single word. Tlie hearing was adjourned. ITALIAN REPLY. ATTACK BY MOLOTOFF. LONDON, November 8. The speech by the Soviet Foreign Minister, il. Molptoff, in which he attacked Italy for waiting to claim a share of the spoils in the war, was the subject of a reply from the Rome radio station, which said: "It accused the United States and other neutrals of profiteering, but the Russians seem to forget that they themselves have marte important industrial and commercial concessions to Germany. The charge of opportunism against Italy can be refuted by citing Italy's peace efforts and impartiality since the present coni flipt started."