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PUGILISTIC VICAR
*FINED
ASSAULT CASE
WAS "MORE SINNED AGAINST THAN SINNING"
A BLOW ON THE JAW
London, Oct. 14.
"It is not often that one has a
CYCLONE IN THE ARGENTINE
MUCH DAMAGE
15 PERSONS KILLED AND 50 INJURED
IN CORDOBA PROVINCE
Buenos Aires, Yesterday." Fifteen persons were killed and
pugilistic vicar to deal with, and 50 injured as the result of a cyclone
A U. S. A. OIL “KING”
ABOUT TO RETIRE
DOHENY'S $43,000,000 PROPERTY
PROPOSED NEW COMPANY
New York, Yesterday.
Mr. Edward Doheny, whose Call-
In this case I am instructed to press in Cordoba Province. Thirty build-fornia Oil Companies are estimated the sunimons to the utmost limit."ings were destroyed, including the to be worth 43 million dollars, has Mr. A. W. Fullwood made this re-electrical works.-Reuter's Ameri- decided to retire. Two New York mark at Okehampton Petty Sessions can Service.
when he prosecuted the Rev. E. W. Herbert, Army chaplain and vicar, assaulting George Maurice
for
Ewens and bla son, farmers, of Coracombe Farm, Okehampton.
MR. BALDWIN
(Continued from Page 1.)
banking houses are arranging to take over his petroleum securities and to form a new company, to be known as the Pacific Western Oil Company.
Mr. Herbert pleaded "Guilty" to MacDonald was in office he never It is stated that Mr. Jacques two summonses, and was fined £2 wavered in the application of that Viamont will be chairman of the 108. and costs in each case. "I have method of dealing with the Euro-new company's board and Mr. suffered from sunstroke," he said in pean situation and his efforts were william his defence. "I know I have a hasty successful.
McDuffle, ex-production The present Govern-manager of the Royal Dutch and temper, and that is the long and ment did not mean to deviate from Shell Companies will be president. short of it."
that policy, which they had tried! About thirty million dollars will to pursue ever since they had been be subscribed by the public if the in office, which so far as its cordial present plans are carried out-
Reuter's American Servicc.
Mr. Ewens said that while driv- ing sheep, with his son, in Okehamp ton market on August 4, a car ap- proached, and he signalled to the driver to slow down or stop,.The car came on up to the sheep.
Mr. Ewens asid his son asked the vicar why he did not stop, and defen- dant jumped out of the ear and struck him (witness) a violent blow on the jaw. He then rushed at the son, and hit him a glancing blow, which caused him to fall head first Into a ditch.
ASST. CROWN SOLICITOR
Following the announcement, exclusively, in the "China Mail" some months ago that Mr. L. R. Andrewes of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master is to join the Government Service, comes the official appointment by the Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, reading:-
"Lieut. L. R. Andrewes, A.J.F., to be Assistant Crown Solicitor, Hong Kong.":
MR. HOOVER
SOUTH AMERICA INTERESTED -IN HIS TOUR
FURTHER INVITATIONS
New York, Yesterday. The State Department has re- ceived cordial replies from Peru, Chile, Uruguay and Brazil to its Note asking whether they had any objections to Mr. Hoover's visit..
The Argentine has not yet re- plied, but a number of countries! not Included in the projected tour, such as Costa Rica, Colombia,
I have four witnesses-three ab- solutely independent--who will say that the defendant acted like a wild man without any justification or pro- vocation," said Mr. Fullwood. "It was an offence aggravated, because defendant was dressed in the un-understanding of the French was form of an officer of His Majesty's concerned was the Bane as had Ecuador, Bolivia and Cuba, have Army."
been pursued by Mr. MacDonald. telegraphed asking Mr. Hoover to It was not an exclusive policy and visit them.
Vicar's Defence The vicar, giving evidence, said was not directed against anyone. It is announced from the White he saw a flock of sheep scattered It was a policy of working in close Ilouse that Henry Fletcher, the across the road, slowed down, and co-operation with France but also American Ambassador to Rome, endeavoured to pass them. He in co-operation with all other will accompany Mr. Hoover, whose stopped before the sheep.
countries. It had been felt in the tour is expected to last about seven "The old man was very nice, but remotest corners of Europe and weeks. The party will travel by the young man was shouting at the had contributed to a settlement of the battleship "Maryland" to Val- top of his voice," said defendant. disputes which might in times paraiso, and then cross the Andes "He got worse, and I got out of past have led to very serious by rall to Buenos Aires. Another the car and went to the young man troubles. "Our one desire in our "Florida," will then convey them to | American warship, the "Utah".or The old man got in my way, and foreign policy, is the desire to Montevideo. Rio de Janeiro I struck him. I went after the heal the wounds caused by the elsewhere. young man, and in doing so I war and see the peace of Europe stumbled into the ditch, and when consolidated for the benefit of
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"Idiosyncrasies"
WORLD PEACE
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SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S
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SPEECH IN OTTAWA
Ottawa, Yesterday.
got out I saw him with his feet sticking out of the car, which had come on the scene. I am extremely
Mr. Baldwin concluded with a sorry I have upset the old man reference to the statement made had no animosity against him. His by President Coolidge that it was son was very provoking, and I did always plain that Europe and the not like him to shout at me. The United States lacked mutual un- rest of the evidence, I think, is sheer derstanding. He thought Preal- imagination. I think I was more sin. dent' 'Coolidge was right. He represence of members of the Cana- At the Canadian Club in the ned against than stuning. I took gretted it profoundly and it was dian
Government, Sir Austen the law into my own handa, and I am very difficult to find an
anawer Chamberlain, who is now restored very sorry about that."
why it was so. But he had notice to health, made his first extended ed one thing during his term of address since he left London. He U.S. NAVAL POLICY office which was worth consider-eloquently pleaded for the co-opera- ing. European statesmen had got tion of the Dominions with the Into the habit of meeting at Motherland to promote pence in Geneva and there they learned not the world. He declared that the only each others point of view but British Empire could make a con- what was very important each tribution to the world's peace such others idiosyncrasies as Indivi-as no other people could do.-Reu- Washington, Yesterday, duals, and he thought there was ter. The General Board of the United among European statesmen States Navy In a statement declares sire in their negotiations to see that its policy will be to build and the other, viewpoint and to com- maintain an efficient and well-promise If something could be apparently beyond hope of redemp- balanced feet in all classes of effected by that compromise. This
when the workmen of fighting ships, in accordance with state of affairs existed far more Lancashire were starving, Lanca- capital ship ratios. It will replace than before the war, American hire men, to their credit, wrote all old cruisers with modern 10,000 statesmen, however, did not know to Abraham Lincoln and said: ton cruisers carrying 8-inch guns European statesmen nor did Euro-Carry, on.". Lincoln, in "reply,] and will bulld similar cruisers at a pean statesmen know American falshed his letter with these rate that will mulatain an effective and there was no personal inter- words: "I hail this interchange of cruiser tonnage in conformity with course; the only intercourse being sentiment as an augury that what- capital ship ratios.
the written dispatch sent across ever else may happen, whatever mis- The small cruiser will have no 3,000 miles of water. In those cir- fortune may befall your country place in its future naval policy in cumstances it was far more difi-or my own, the peace and friend- view of its "small value in pro-cult to get mutual understanding. ship which now, exist between the tection of our trans-oceanic trade
two nations will be as it should
and outlying possessions."--Reu- [ter's American Service.
INDIAN REFORM
A CONFESSION
Bombay, Yesterday.
Advice to M.P's
a de.
tion and
To members of the House of ba my desire to make them per- Commons he pointed out that it was petual" "So be it," concluded the important to All who spoke on
Premier amid the cheers of the America or
our relations with House British, Wireless Service. America to study and understand
“First. Lord's" Views⠀ THE RECENT MYSTERY BOMB the political system of the United
Mr. W. C. Bridgeman (First Lord EXPLOSION"
States. If was so different from of the Admiralty) in winding up the any of the European systoma and debate said he still believed there on those differences, relatione had was a chance of getting an agree- been wrecked more than once. It ment on a basis of what was, the was most important for the avoid- maximum in countries likely to The mystery bomb explosion on ance of future shipwrecks that we build within the next six years. a train from Allahabad to Bombay should be familiar on this eldexperience had shown that, armed en October 7 is now cleared up with the difference in the systems merchantmen had not the slightest Bhatte Charli, one of the eight of the two countries. Some of the chance against cruisers with injured, has made a statement that best work done Internationally similar or even smaller armament, The and two others were taking
bombs from Benares to Bombay since the war had boon the work Britain was prepared to consider with a view to committing an out of Anancial reconstruction, and in any way possible towards the re- rage there during the visit of the this America had boon engaged duction of armaments, Simon Commission. One of the with us and others
Amendment Hejected conspirators" was among the threa Sixty-five years ago when America Mr. Lloyd George's amendment killed and the others were arrested was not the great power she was was rejected by notes 826 to 168- at Benares-Reuter,
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