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SITUATION EASTERN ERNAD STILL SERIOUS.
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To-day's opening rate 2/11. 5/8
BAMAGES FOR "DICTOR.”
WRONGFUL ARREST PROVED,
HOW OVER RENT RECEL
3.Chinese doctor" who confessed. that his sole chaing, to the title was its
CALICET, October 3, The situation in Fastern Ernad i el serious-The rebel leader Chembrasseris Thangal is seported to have declared inartial art have thiratened to kill every Hinds refsing to jot Islam. The rebels campisİK that the Hindus are helping the Government. Thousands of refugees have appearance on a signboard hang out- Facie his premises, appeared in the arrived at Hanjuzi where they have boen accommodated in shops. They tell persible stories of harbanity. For example. Chembrasseric layed aired ammary Court to-day as the plaintiff man accused of supplying the military with milk The rebels are sheltering in an action for damages (estimated in the hills where they descend at night to the villages where Hoplah women at $500) for assault and fate in- supply them with food and best drums when the military approach.
*DEATH OR INDEPENDENCE."
BOLSHEVISTS AND MOSLEMS FIGHT AT BAKU.
Laxnes, October 3. According to the Azerbaijan information bureau in London thousands of casualties occurred in a fierce battle between Bolshevist troops and Moslems at Baku. It appears that Azerbaijan insurgents hoisted the national flag inscribed “Independence or death!" Bolsheviss warships on the Caspian thereupon fired at the town, whence, afteristubborn fighting, the Tartars retired. An Azerbaijan red regiment joined the insurgents. It is reported that the Balsheists have offered to negotiate.
WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. .
DAY OF PRAYER FOR DIVINE BLESSING.
LONDON, October 3.
priscament. The defendant was a Chinese shoemaker called Hu Pai who Eves at 31 Queen's Road East.
Mr. F. E. Nash, who appeared to support the claim, explained that the plaintiff, Wong King Yin, was an assistant to his brother who was also Chinese doctor. The latter leased a row of 14 houses in Queen's Road Fast and the ground floor of one of them was occupied by the defendant. The plaintiff helped his brother in collecting rent from the houses and it was in connection with certain rent receipts that the dispute occurred which led to the plaintif being marched off to the police station at the defendant's instigation.
In his evidence the, plaintiff said that about 6 pm, on September 8, be went to see the defendant and gave him a proper rent receipt in exchange
The Archbishop of Canterbury, as president of the world alliance for for a temporary one issued previous promoting international friendship through the churches, has sent letters toy. The defendant then asked him to take the reut for the eighth moon but the presidents of the national councils of the United States, European witness declined to accept it just then, countries, Japan and Turkey appealing to all the Christian churches to set not having a proper receipt form with apart November 6 as a day of prayer for divine blessing on the Washington him. Hin Pui then caught him by the
Conference.
ANOTHER 15 PER CENT, DOWS.
IRON AND STEEL WAGEN DROP 132; PKP. CENT SINCE JANUARY, pocket for it the defendant intercept
LONDON, October 3.
Under the sliding scale adopted by the board of conciliation and arbitration of the manufactured iron and steel trade of North England, wages will be reduced 25 per cent. immediately, making the total reductions since January 1321 per cent. The present wage scale is 971 per cent. above thát prevailing before the war.
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LVOKS FAIR OPENED,
A UNIQUE DISPLAY OF FRENCH GOODS.
PARIS, October 3.
The ninth Lyons fair was inaugurated by the Lyons Mayor, Senator Timot, aposted by representatives of several nations. The fair offers a hnique display of French goods, and testifies to French industry's un- remittin reforts towards pre-war prosperity.-Haraz...
AMERICAN COTTO V.
CROP ONLY HALF LAST YEAR'S FINAL YIELD.
LONDON, October 3.
An official report of the condition of the cotton crop on September 25, indicates that the crop amounts to 6,537,000 bales compared with the 1920 final yield of 13,439,000. Stocks are unchanged.
ALLIED DEBT TO AMERICA.'
NOT A QUESTION FOR THE DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE,
WASHINGTON, October 4.
It is authoritatively stated that the United States Government considers the allied debt not properly a question for discussion at the disarmamen,
conference.
COAL SUBSIDY DISPUTE.
OWNERS AGREE TO ACCEPT ARBITRATION,
LONDON, October 3.
A meeting of South Wales coal owners at Cardid decided to accept the invitation of the Mines Department to refer the subsidy dispute to arbitra
tion.
LARGE AEROPLANE GELSKIS.
OFFICER AND FOUR MECHANICS KILLED IN KENT.
LONDON, October 2.
A large Vickers Vimy machine crashed and burst into flames at Marston Aerodrome in Kent. An officer and four mechanics were killed.
IRISH CONFERENOR
ULSTER FREMIER RECEIVES NO INVITATION.
LONDON, October
chess with one hand and struck him with the other, blowing a police whistle meanthie-Witness wanted ta blow his police whistle, too, but when he dived his land into his
ed him. Then two Europeans and an Indian constable appeared and the defendant asked that witness should be arrested. Witares agreed to 20 anywhere with them hot asked to he permitted to go by rich. The Europeans and the Indian constable caught hold of him however, and the whole, party walked along to the No. 2 Police Station at Wanchai
At the police station the Sergeant
in charge questioned the defendant
who declared that witness ought to be
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"Have you any qualifications of any sort queried. Mr. H. E Danys, cross-examining on behalf of the defendant. "Well no," was the plaintiff's naive admission, all I've got in a signboard outside the door." The Court had another smile when he | added that while he hadn't got any diplomas himself his father ind beza a "medical officer to the army." An Indian sergeant stated that he arrested the plaintiff by direction of the defendant who aleged that the intiff had given a false receipt. ight hold of the defendant and
along to the police station. Achug Sub-Inspector Shafton gave evidence that when the party arrived at the station the defendant charged the plaintif with attempting to obtain rent and with issuing false receipts, After hearing what the defendant had to say he decided that the charge was false one and had the plaintiff relea
Mennys submitted at this stage that there was no case to answer but was directed by the Puise Judge (Mr. J.-R Wood) to go ahead with his evidence. The defendant then went into the witness hor and denied that he
was responsible for the plaintiff's 7- rest. The plaintiff, he said, did not give him a proper receipt.
He abused witness who then caught. hiro by the tail of his cost whereupon the plaintiff produced a police whistle and blew it.
Two of the defendant's fokin were called but they were not able to throw mach light on the controversy. Addressing, the Judge Mr. Dennys argued that it had not been shown that the defendant was responsible for the plaintiffs arrest." Heat quite justifled in making a complaid if the police chose to take the mac up. and arrest the plaintiff, then it was nothing to do with him, r
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