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THE BET'S BILL.
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M.P.'S. PROTEST: ALLEGED BREACH OF PRIVILEGE.
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CLEVER TRICK.
tor from the bookmakers' point AERIAL WASHING. of view. "That,” declared Mr. Hayday, "is a definite threat and an attempt at intimidation. Lord Hamilton says that in other coun- tries legislation has been intro- duced forbidding betting except through the medium of the total- isator. That means that Lord Opponents of the Racecourse Hamilton says that if this Com- Betting (Totalisator) Bill, when mittee does not pass the bill now that measure
came before the he, a member of the House of House of Commons Committes, Lords, a senior member of the warmly criticised statements Jockey Club, will see to it that the said to have been made by Lord totalisator becomes an instrument Hamilton of Dalzell, senior for the extinction of all book steward of the Jockey Club. makers unless the bookmakers Lord Hamilton was present come to their knees. What is Lord throughout the sitting of the Hamilton that he should attempt Committee.
to dictate in a matter of this sort? He is so used to having his own way in other spheres that he imagines it is possible to intimid- ate men like ourselves."
In an interview Lord Hamilton
A new portrait of Bela Khun, Hungarian communist, now held in Vienna, Austria, under serious charges. Khus was exiled from Hungary some years ago and for some time has fred in. Runata. Hla Appearance. In Vienna came as a 'surprise to the authorities.
was reported to have said: "We
have no intention of dropping the bill, and I shall not rest until we get it through.". For these statements Lord Hamilton was now accused by members of the committee, of being guilty of a breach of privilege.
Mr. Rhys Davies (Lab.-Soc., Westhoughton), raising this question of privilege, said a mem- ber of the House of Lords had no right to comment unfavourably on the proceedings of a Com- Imittee of the House of Commons.
The Chairman (Sir E. Turton) pointed out that questions of privilege were reserved for the House of Commons itself, and not for a Committee. "We have," he added, "no jurisdiction over any member of the House of Lords. Any question of privilege must be raised on the floor of the House,”
Extinction of Bookies.
The question having been dis- posed of the Committee proceeded to the further consideration of Clause 1 of the bill. This clause lays it down that nothing con- tained in the Batting Act of 1853 shall apply to any ground used for the purpose of a racecourse for racing with horses when·· races [are held under the rules of the Jockey Club or the National Hunt Committee. The Government proposed to amend the clause by leaving out certain works in order that the exemption should apply to an "approved racecourse." By later amendments it is intended that the approval should be given by a Betting Control Board.
"Intimidation."
Lord Hamilton; he proceeded, said that the bill had had to be altered to suit the wishes of the Government as a bargain for their support. It people were stupid enough to ride the high horse in that autocratic manner and say "my will will be done" it was time they raised the point. Lord Hamilton had threatened next year, to have a bill to do away with all bookmakers, whe- ther in offices or on the course. "I can quite imaginę," he said, "the bookmakers quivering with their pencils on the course when they read what the great Lord Hamilton says. He may intimid- ate some servile beings, but he is not going to intimidate me, and I hope he will not intimidate this Committee."
Southampton-One of the clever- est and most amusing tricks ever performed in the air was carried Two Avro Avian light out here. aeroplanes went up attached to one another by nothing more substan- tlal than a line of white thread.
On the lind" was suspended "the washing," which consisted of silk stockings, bables stockings, and other articles of clothing.
Mr. E. P. Raynham, the well- known pilot, who used to fly
ORVAL BURW
Four and a half ton, or nine thou- sand pound marine monster. This huge beast cats 300 pounds herring a day.
Other members rose to con- tinue the discussion but the closure was moved by Major Glyn, and carried by 22 votes to long before the war, was 13. The amendment to delete the words was agreed to without a division.
in one machine with big wife, and the other was piloted by Mr. E. G. Miles, accompanied by Mias Birkett. An amendment by Sir Easil Experts watched with astonish- Peto (U., Barnstaple) having ment the flight of the machines, and beon defeated, one previously were a little puzzled as to what was moved by Sir Vivian Henderson happening. There was a roar of (Under-Secretary, Home Office) laughter when the machines return- to the effect that the Betting Acted to the aerodrome and made per- of 1852 should not apply to an feet landings without breaking the "approved racecourse"
was thread. agreed to by 23 votes to 8.
London, England.-Hor Grace, the Duchess of Beaufort, who has start- ed a new fad in society circles by becoming Mistress of the Kitchen. At a number of her dinners, the Duchess and her guests have gona into the kitchen to prepare the com- She is the pleta array of dishes. wife of the Duke of Beaufort, for. merly Lady Mary Cambridge, dough- ter of the Marquis of Cambridge and the niece of Queen Mary.
GREEK ECONOMIES.
10,000 PUBLIC POSTS TO GO.
for the suppression of 10,000 public offelal posts.
...
"We wanted to see what would happen," remarked Mr. Raynham. Не was delighted with the success achieved, for it la
a very rare thing indeed, owing to the danger for machines to go into the air joined together.
In Tow.
It was pointed out that experi- ments on these lines might profit ably lead to a development in the towing of other craft behind ma chines.
It was a great day for the Hamp- shire Aeroplane Club. One man who wanted to get from one side of the aerodrome to the other found it was too warm to walk the three- quarters of a mile. He simply stepped into a light aeroplane and made the little journey by air.
Nothing perhaps could have illus- trated better the change that has come over flying.
BED IN FLAMES,
Couple's Escape After Saving Canory.
Mr. and Mrs. Berlis of 30, King- land-road, E., woke up early re- cently to find the head of their bed, on fire. The, flames, which had burned out an adjoining room, used as a store, had burst through the panels of, a, screwed-up door which divided the two rooms and ignited the bed.
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Athens.-M. Cafandaris has tingham, W.) contended that the tabled a bill in the Greek Chamber control which the bill would give over bookmakers would lead to their extinction, because the own- ers of the totalisator would not) He proposes that a thousand allow them to. compete with the posts a year in different public ser- machine
found suffocated. Lord Hamilton was vices shall be allowed to lapse. (said to have given a stern warn-
The funeral took place at Epsom ing to the bookmakers. He sug- geated that if the bill was not recently of Mr. W. W. Champ, aged passed this session the measure 83, for nearly forty years, kitchen Introduced next session might be steward on the Admiralty yacht of a much more stringent charac- "Enchantress."
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