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RESTORING ORDER IN COST OF STAIRWAY MEN'S WEAR IN
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BRITISH POLICY
COMMISSION OF INQUIRY APPOINTED
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SUB-CONTRACTOR WHO WAS NOT PAID
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How a defendant who had not SENSIBLE ATTIRE DURING HEAT been served with the writ ** summons met a witness called under subpoena in a tram this morning| was mentioned to-day in the Supreme Court, Summary Jurisdic fion, to his Honour the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood).
London, Yesterday. The Colonial Office, after mak- ing référence to the steps taken to restore order in Palestine, and the measures adopted in respect of the trial of many of those ar-sented Cheng Sun, sub-contractor. "Cissy" shirts, opened at the throat, rested, announces that a Commis- No. 20, Lee Yuen-street East. The and very comfortable looking. sion of Enquiry will proceed to latter sued the Kin Wu firm, No. 16. The "China Mail" reporter was Palestine this month to enquire Tsung Sau-lane East, ground floor, unable to observe whether his into the immediate causes of the contractors, and Wah Sal-on, part- Worship wore “shorts" or "longs," recent outbreaks, including the ex- ner therein, for $190 werk done and, but that is neither here nor there as tent to which they may be regard materials supplied in the building of far as this story is concerned. ed as preconcerted, or due to or
a staircase at No. 58, Wellington- Having succeeded in keeping him- ganised action.
self cool, his Worship showed that
Mr. E. W. Hamilton, acting First Magistrate at the Central Magis- tracy, created a precedent when he Mr. A. el Arculi, appearing for appeared on the bench this morning Messrs. d'Almada & Mason, repre-wearing one of those much discussed
The Chairman of the Commis- | 3900364939236389987 he was prepared to consider the alon will be Sir Walter Shaw,
with whom will be associated three Members of Parliament, selected from each of the three political parties.
[Sir Walter Shew was formerly Acting Chief Justice at Granada, and Chief Justice, British Honduras, and the Straits Settlements (1921-25). He was Acting Administrator at St. Vincent from 19:1-12.)
creature comfort of others also when Degrees he made an announcement to Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., Deputy Superintendent of Police, of a con; cession which he was prepared to make to Police Officers appearing in his Court.
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street. The defendant firm not present nor legally represented.
Evidence in Proof Evidence in proof of the debt was given by plaintiff His Lordship asked why the defendant firm would not pay. Plaintiff said that all he knew was that the defendant är had told him that it had no money.
Mr. Wodehouse was in Court in connection with a case against an Indian constable, reported elsewhere, and before proceeding with the case, Mr. Hamilton made the following statement to Mr. WodehouSA :------
Dispense With Ties
"On account of the extreme best at present, Mr. Wodehouse, I am prepared, as far as my Court is concerned, to allow Police Officers appearing before me in mufti to diepenge with neck ties provided they appear in tennis shirts ΟΣ other appropriate appeal."
The Palestine Mandate
London, Later. The Colonial Office, in view of the suggestions made in certain quarters, states that the British Government wishes to make clear that there is no idea of recon- sidering the British tenure of the Palestine mandate. No enquiry is contemplated which might alter Great Britain's position in regard to the mandate, or the policy laid down by the Balfour Declaration. The enquiry now initiated, there- Mr. Arculli informed his Lord- fore, will be limited to the immedi- ship that he had issued a subpoena ate emergency, and will not extend on the owner of the house in which considerations to the major policy. the staircase had been erected and When the report is received the that the owner could give evidence Government will earnestly con- if his Lordship desired. This morn. sider along what lines, within the ing, added Mr. Arculli, the owner terms of the mandate, their future had come to town in the same tram house to pass the information on, policy in Palestine should be as the second defendant (the partner remarking that, of course, it was directed.
in the firm), who had said that he entirely for the plain clothes Om- knew the case was on and that he cers concerned to decide if they was not going to appear. The first prefer to wear collars and ties in defendant (the firm) was legally; represented at an earlier stage of the case,
Position Generally Quiet
London, Yesterday. The situation in Palestine is described by the Colonial Office to night as generally quiet, but local incidents cccurred in the north.
An attack on the Police bar- racks at Hattir, eight miles west
of Tiberias, on Sunday night, was successfully repulsed. There was
Judgment was given against the firm in the claim and costs.
slight hand-to-hand fighting at OPIUM FOR EXPORT
Yesudhamala, north of Lake Tiberias, and some arrests were made. British troops suffered no casualties. The general attitude of the trans-Jordanian Tribes is satisfactory, except in two small areas in the north. Reuter.
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Mr. Wodehouse was clearly taken by surprise, remarking: "No tie; tennis shirt." Then he recovered and added: "Yes, Officers appearing in mufti, your Worship."
Mr. Hamilton asked Mr. Wode-
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Mr. Wodehouse promised to pass his Worship's remarks
on to the Officem concerned.
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London, Yesterday. Charles Michael Palairet, C.M.G., a Counsellor in the Diplo- matic Service, has been appointed British Minister in Bucharest.----
A Chinese appeared at the Kow- loon Police Court this morning, Reuter. before Mr. T. S., Whyte-Smith an [Mr. Palairet, who was educated at charges of having in his posses- Eten, became an attache at the For- sion more than five taels of Goreign Office in 1905, and the following year was appointed to Rome. In ernment prepared opium (the 1907 he because third Secretary, and maximum) and with attempting to was transferred to Vienna in 1908. went to Paris es export 12 taels of opium by the From there he
second Secretary until 1913. In 1917 The League of Nations' opium "Empress of Asia."
transferred to Athens, and he was enquiry committee leaves to- Revenue Officer T. Fallon told attached to the Peace Delegation in Inorrow.-Reuter.
the Magistrate that he arrested sellor of the Embassy at Tokyo in Paris from 1913-19. He was Coun- [The committee is enquiring defendant on the No. 9 wharf at 1922, and was transferred to Peking into opium-smoking in the Far the Kowloon Godowns, where he in 1925, where he remained East
Geneva, Yesterday.
It was announced last April] that the required sum of 250,000 Swiss france was available for the purposes of the enquiry.]
The artists section of the Stage Guild has passed a resolution ex- pressing opposition to Sunday open- ing of theatres.
had the opium in twelve pots.
year.]
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