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Notice To Contributors. --
JUDGE'S ADVICE TO BARONET
"He Should Stop Betting"
BOOKMAKER'S CLAIM FAILS
Here There and Dall Everywhere.
MUSICAL F.S.T.
All communications intended for Mr. Justice Rigby Swift made] publication should be addressed to some poignant remarks about bet- the Editor, and be accompanied by ting losses and bookmakers. when there was evidence that British At a recent political dinner the Writer's Name and Address he gave judgment at Leeds Assizes politicians do not-lack entertain- not necessarily for insertion, but last month for a Yorkshire
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WHY QUARREL WITH IRELAND?
HOW DISPUTE COULD
BE SETTLED
STRENGTHENING THE LEAGUE.
WITHIN A LEAGUE
(By Commander King-Hall)
1. Great Britain recognises the right of the Irish Free State
Mr. Morrison, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury, who Sir Henry Samman, of Browns-
plays both the violin and the holme, Cottingham East Riding bagpipes, gave an imitation of an was sued by James Maclean Ltd.! for £1,176, less 550 which he had ancient Scottish coach-driver go to become a Republic, paid It stated that Siring through the Highlands.
Was
2. Great Britain and the Irish Free State agree that Lord Titchfield sang *John Henry lost the former sum during
geographic, economic and cultural circumstances make it desirable eix days racing tansactions in Peel" to his own accompaniment for the Irish Republic and the United Kingdom to negotiate a 25- jon a hunting horn. The effect is years Treaty of Friendship and Assistance. This treaty to be
negotiated within the Covenant of the League.
¡1934.
the
Contract Denied
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کوه
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The ex-Kaiser
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3. As a symbol of this special relationship between the two countries the Irish Government will afford special recognition to the was Founwealth of Nations.
*
was "German
4 The citizens of both countries will enjoy equal rights of residence, travel, commerce and entry into Government services both in Great Britain and Ireland.
THE
un-
DEATH
Mr. G. H. B. Streatfeld, for the said to have been terrific. JOHNSON—At the War Memorial bookmakers, state that when Sir Mr. Oliver Baldwin gave his Conservative Nursing Home on Tuesday, Henry failed to pay his losses Performance of a 16th June 1936, Charles Bul-ther threatened to report him to M.P. cpening a sale of work under British Crown as being the symbolic head of the British Common- mer Johnson, aged 53. Tattersall's Correspondence be the impression that (Shanghai and Manila papers tween
ders Day at the local school. parties followed,
please copy).
and Messrs Maclean alleged¦ that Sir Henry made a contract to HE THE VICERE par the debt by instalments in The Italo-Ethiopian Empire Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 17, 1936 consideration of Tattersall's not seems to be modelling itself, so
TH supremely important. The British Government de- being notified.
far as nomenclature is concerned, problem in world affairs clared that this was a violation on the Indian Empire. Victor to-day is the issue between the of a formal and explicit under- Sir Henry, represented by Mr. Emmanuel is King-Emperor Redemocracies and the dictator-taking," to which Mr. de Va- British Ships For
H. B. Hylton-Foster, denied that Imperatore being King of Italy ships. When robbers and mur-lers replied that he was Safety
jany such contract was made.
and Ethiopia. This follows the derers walk abroad, honest men aware of any such undertaking. "The arrangement was that Sir title, unique until last month of fences, and to consort measures claims of Great Britain" would do well to look to their debut that the "est and lawful annual meeting last deary should pay $100 each fort the Kings of England, who are
of mutual protection.
be scrupulously honoured month the Navy League covered night," said Mr. Streatfield.
Mr. Justice Rigby Swift: A little also Emperors of India. the whole field of national safe-
In order to ascertain the The heart of the defence of rights and wrongs of this mat- ty. In urging that the British optimistic, wasn't it? Here is a
ia the struggle ter Mr. de Valera offered to yo defences are
insufficient and man who losses £1.176, and he Emperors and Kings of Austria." democracy.
în addition to being Kings of which hangs so gloomily above to the Permanent Court of In- require strengthening at all cannot raise more than £50 to pay Hungary.
our lives is the British Comternational Justice, but the Bri points, the speakers of thellt is deplorable. We are not here)
Marshal Graziani's new title of monwealth of Nations.
tish Government insisted that, League are at one with the to moralise or to admonish, and if
Vicere". e Gubernatore-Generale is It is therefore especially ne-in accordance with the agree Government. Where they dif-people like to lose £1,100 in this!
exactly modelled on that held bricessary at this time that we ments made at the Imperial fer is in asserting that the pro- way it is not our business.
Lord Linlithgow.
should by all means in our pow-Conference of 1930, as the dis- gramme to which Ministers are Later Mr. Justice Swift remark-
Though the title of Governor ister strengthen the unity of that pute was an Empire matter a committed is insufficient for itsd: A distinguished writer depicts familiar one to Colonial Italy. League within a League which Commonwealth tribunal declared purpose of making the bookmakers
always losing neither Viceroy
For Governor-it is usual
to call the British the proper body to adjudicate. Empire safe against aggression, money and always looking more General has hitherto been known. Empire. It is well that an awakened and more prosperous. I won't;
Deadlock Within this association of sovereign States there exists tile attempt was then made to Here was deadlock, and a fo- dispute between the Govern-resolve the issue by economic bements of Great Britain and the war. The British Treasury was of expansion to meet all needs. Having read the correspon-able to speak at the rate of 220 words Irish Free State which should empowered to levy such duties With a little more prac be settled without delay and on Irish products as would pro- really could be settled if both sides duce a sum equal to the de
would attach less importance to fault; no outward forms and concentrate agreements were made at Ot- Anglo-Irish trzde against which Sir Edward Grigg Giving judgment for Sir Henry,
Diner: "I have apple pie for des-more on the realities of the si-tawa and foreign rates im juttered a warning. The respec-with costs, his lordship observed: sert" ́with *ARDENA* skin tonic, a mild astringent tive needs of the Army, the "I can understanding that this Waiter: "All out."
port duties were levied on im- Two Parts Navy and the Air Force have defendant was not comfortable!
Diner: "Well, then, give me the
ports from the Irish Free all to be considered in relation about being reported to
raspberry."
The Anglo-Irish dispute has State. Tatter- to one another, and the work sall's, because he held his head allowed to be offensive to guests."
Waiter: "Sorry, sir, but we are no: two parts, one economic, the Mr. de Valera retaliated by
other political The latter is imposing duties with ORANGE SKIN FOOD, this fills out the which they have to do must be proudly in Yorkshire and did not
JA British hollows and effectively removes lines
and co-ordinated as never before want it to be known that he did
by far the more important, and goods and subsidising exports. so I shall dismiss the former in wrinkles. If you have a full face, VELVA Unless there is that dovetailing not pay his gambling debts."
This ridiculous economic war into a single plan of defence
Tommy," said the teacher a few lines. Mr. de Valera an- proceeded for three years, when After judgment had been given school. for the expenditure for which Henry Sammon was anxious to
the Little Busy Bee'?"
posed to withhold certain an-absurdities of the situation the country is prepared.
"No, ma'am," said Tommy. "But nual payments to the British agreed to make special trade Despite the new and incalcul- he could.
pay Messrs. Maclean as soon aI know he doth it”:
Government amounting to ap-arrangements (more" Irish cat- jable element introduced into
proximately £6 million (£31tle în exchange for British coal) warfare by the the
million land annuities and £14 which mitigated the effects of million pensions and loans to their previous decrees. local authorities).
(Continued On Page 10).
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What has to be avoided is any dence, the Judge said he could notịa minute. form of panic preparation that find that there was any contract tice he might become. would lead to that "frittering which the law could uphold. efficient vacuum-cleaner salesman. away" of money and effort
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of the routes that link up the Empire will remain the work of the Navy. Sir Edward Grigg expressed his grave doubts whether in cruisers and, des-1 troyers we shall have anything like sufficient strength to pro- tect our merchant shipping against attempts to interrupt the supply of food and raw materials. An increase in the
The Judge: I think he should stop betting.
EXPLANATION OF TO-DAY'S CARTOON
The Deadly Irish Moustache
number of these smaller ships King Henry VI, the Irish 1442, during the reign of he regarded as of more urgent
importance than the provision Parliament exacted a law compel- of battleships. The relative im-ling all Irishmen to shave their portance of the various denom-upper lips. It was the Irish inations of warship, and the fashion then, to wear a moustache. plea, which Sir Edward also If any Irishman were found with urged, that the Navy should re- his upper lip unshaven, the law gain its own Air Force, greatly provided that he should be treated strengthened in numbers, are as an enemy of the King, liable to matters that must be decided by immediately execution without a the new body to which the trial or jury. This law is known whole planning of defence is to as the Statute of Trim, dne to the] be committed. The figures fact that it was inspired by a given by Capt. Norman Mac-conference held at the Friary of millan last month regarding the the Friars Minor at Trim, numbers of aircraft owned by Ireland. ourselves and foreign Powers are not new, but they do raise a
grave doubt as to whether the being driven out of trade along additions now being made to Empire, routes by the competi- our Air Forces will provide any-tion of subsidised foreign ves- thing like a fully effective de-lsels. Lessening of the number fence to the farther portions of of ships means a continuous the Empire.
loss of the sailors and officers An equally important element who are the backbone of the in the whole problem is that of reserves for the Navy. .Com- our merchant fleet Without modore Stockwell, who spoke adequate carrying power Bri-for the merchant marine at the tain could be starved, even if meeting, claimed that with 2 every other phase of defence fair field, shipowners and sailors were sufficient for its purpose.jalike would still win through. The tormage of shipping is de-Since, the war other countries clining, and with the growth in have learned how great an as- the size of vessels a better tar-set the merchant vessel may be get is offered to the submarine i deciding where victory shall and the commerce destroyer. In lie. England gave the lesson; spite of the help of the Govern-its people must not forget their ment and the scrapping of many own teaching, No aspect of of the older vessels, the num-national defence requires more ber of British ships laid up in earnest consideration than that port has increased within the of conserving and expanding last few months, There is im-the British mercantile marine' minent danger of British liners resources.
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Well Named
"Your grandfather is a witty man He seems to be full of originality."
Yes. We call him epigrampa
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"BELIEVE IT OR NOT" by Robert L. Ripley
The LEFT-HANDED HAMMER
BEVELED ON "THE LEFT SIDE
Drawn by AL MASEN
Nal putter
Baltimore
MA
Side
TEA COP
MEL OTT
NY, GIANTS
HIT 3 HOME RUNS
-- AND A DOUBLE-
A SCORES 3 RUNS
BOSTON TERRIER
AND DROVE IN 6 But Despite the fact that Be Accounted for GRUNS-HIS
TEAM LOST!"
Giants vs Braves, Aug 1933
WEIGHING BUT 500NCES
Owned by DOROTHY MAY QUINN
San Gabriel, Colt.
KING HENRY VI
OF ENGLAND PISENACTED A LOWEZ COMPELLING ALL IRISHMEN TO SHAVE THEIR UPPER LIPS.
Any Irishman Found with a Moustache was DEATH WITHOUT TRIAL OR JURY *.
STATUTE OF TRIL,1447):
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