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Whitler was extraordinarik "patient with f chianel, that, the cost of the Army of Occu him. But he made himərli lo watragfors | pation on the Rhine amounted to the that he could not be denied, and then, after paltry sum of £300,000 per month. yowing that he would not withdraw till be. It was likewise informed that the size of was carried out, he tamely rose and went: the mid Army wa, 13,000 mơn odd was
chalk 16 was urged that he had been It was a silly more morsel of play. Little interest was Bromed by these for many years in the Colonies, and while seting for the expectam gallery in Ireland, statements for the very obvious reason that there had sunstroke. He came home and
theatrical effort which entirely lacked it la « ‘popular superstition that the Hun
pay for the whole show. Doer het An- joined the Army, and was demobilized in Farther violent ebullitions were naturally other popular perstitios ta that our January shis year with the rank of captain, expected from him and MT. P. O'Connor Army on the Rhine is one of occups. The Colonel Lader whom he had served. Math | elated that he was an excellent, oficer, par“ The latter wisely stuck to strong language. tion. He got in early with
on the
„word **** superstition ? sicularly in the Labour Company,- becsung which he was called to order by the Chair advisedly That Germany pay for par he had good knowledge of Chine He may, and wound up by describing the thine Army is probably true, bin is may had tried his best to get a sivumenti, bai Government the creators of a hell of remembered that from the mighty in failed, and because he could get nothing to snarchy and chaossiter atigmatising the demaity that our late enemy has to pay do he took to drink and gambling, and got Prime Minister's speech of the day before the Allied conquerors the vary firas band up for momsy as the most hopeless, and wicked, he had item to be deducted in list of the cut of
ver heard. But no one heeds Mr T Pthe Armies of Dccupation O'Connor vituperations, he he himself is, therefore obviously interesting to those who adil have a faint hope of sen- sat down and took snuff with in war of reading the colour of German money to reduce enjoyment. Mr. Devlin's torn cams later to the lowest possible amount the cost of on the vital sub-section of the hill which any Watch on the Rhine, To do so provides for the substitution of trial by one of the simplest propositions in the court-martial instead of trial in the existing world. courts in places where the latter have utter
broken down. Major. Barnes had moved its omission, and when he had finished up jumped Mr. Deylia ostensibly on point of order, but, as was speedily seen, simply with the object of making a sewne:
1. DESPISE THE HOUSE"
Nether the Prime Minister am the Leader of the House was present, and be
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[COMIC "MAYİ.
In the first place to occupy Cologne and the immediste district thereof which is all we do today, does not require any thing like the services of 13,000 men It could be done very generously with at the most half that mumber
Let us, to use round figures say that with 6,000 men we could perfectly well
Mr Haclennan, prosecuting, explained that samand - canes of "vary suspectable people in Marsyshire. He served his up preationship as civil engineer in Javer near and went to South Africa, where he erred in the war, From there he want to the Colonies, and finally landed in Hong kong, where he was employes as a civil engineer in ■ Government department, Since that time his career had bean some whas ohequered. His relatives in Moray. shire had not heard much of him. The value of the actual goods obtained in hotels, sto the articles got by theft amounted to £17 without payment, amounted to £67 68., and 10 while the sums involved in attempted fraude mounted to from £30 to £40.4 imprisonmen
seized on that as his ene. Was the House at arme the function allotted to an Accused was sentenced to eight monthe-
67 occupation." Personally I am convinced that with 1,000 foot and monated police and, say a full battalion of infantry, we could more than ade quately perform the task that the present
Army has allotted itself,
3.
THE US. SHIPPING ACT,
ADMIRAL BENSON'S DEFENCE.
the
going to allow the bill to proceed in their absence His clenched fat demanded to know. The Prime Minister had declared war on Ireland on the previous day now he had gone off to another department to conuict against Ramiz This, of Included in the Army of Occupation is course, drew the lions and Mr Pal the Navy thereof The Navy supplies the
In a letter to the Commissions of the mer, who rose on a point of order was naked humour of what is generally a more or less by the Chairman to leave rim to riduct comic show. It consists of a few motor port of Seattle, Wash, Admiral Benson, the debate. All this time Mr. Devils relaunches heavily officered and crewed Chairman of the United States Shipping mained standing and talking hard. One which make but few sorties save when the Board, says that the provisions caught amid the abbab Auch phrases Commander-in-Chief" (so-called) chooses Merchant Marine Act giving preferential infainous transaction," bambug and to take the air on the bosom of the historic rail rates on export and impors commodi- farceall, the choices flowers of speech Rhine, As regards the actual Army, that ting carried in American bottoms are in in the Devlin nosegay. He shouted that it impresses the German with the might line with practices Adapted in Germany, and majesty of Great Britain is not to Japan, France Spain and other countries. he would not allow the discussion to probe imagined for one moment. It is indeed. The provisions were inserted by Con- ceed till Mr. Lloyd George, and Mr. Bonar seldom to be seen save in the persons of Free at the request of the Shipping Law were sent for, and said that the Prime few well-behaved boys walking out" Board, Admiral Benson said, and are Minister was again aboring his contempt when their military duties ao permit them designed to offer the countless dis for the House. Your contempt. said In the early days of our occupation when American abipping with which the Bhip. criminations ( ́s by other nations against Commander, Bellstre I am not surprised the Guards were in Cologne, route marches he should have matempt for it when yes with bands were of daily occurrence, bating Board ships and privately owned are there, fished the retort courteous of those days of glory have long gone pastels of the United States have had to the Falls-road champion. It was like The one military pageant offered to contend danging match in the East-end. Again Mr. Whitley roserand stood waiting for silence,
thy admiring eyes of the 'inhabitants of. Allowing differential export Cologne to-day it the changing of the lower than the domestão rate upon the rail
shipments within the country is purely declared Each uation may in
quarters of the British Army of the Rhine,
2 OCCUPATIONE:
but the Irishman was now in full blast. guard at the Excelsior Hotel the hende domesto prerogative, Charria and nothing could stop the ch Bow of najuralabasas Mr.Why bac his chair. The House is outraging nation," shrieked Mr. Berlin
outraging the House of Comarons, obres. ed Mr. Jameson... ** 1. despis
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In addition to the Excelsior Hot Fay be made and that they shall be Emited occupy the famous Dom Hotel oppe in applications to cargo carried in vessels sits. This is mainly given over to that of its nationals. The Board of Trade te amazing body known as the Rhineland port to the British Government made in High Commission—a seni civil, mi 1918 regarding shipping policies conceded MWhitler tried again. This time he i military organisation; whose chief function that the control of such practice cannot began to put ibe question, but at this there seems to consist in quarreling with the properly b Der made the
of Commons, was the qual
were angry protests from the Liberals and Army, across the way. Those who occupy treaty ALENE If such, it {
the dom Hotel could very well be housed for, at the most, a third of the present cost, Indeed, if they were not Loused at all the world would probably go on ex- ceedingly well verily believe that what worries most of the members of the High Commission is how to justify their ezin
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the Labour benches, and Mr. Hogge lifted up his sonorous voice motioning Mr. Devlin to sit down. And it down he did, but he was up a moment inter, and then, Mung to action, Mt. Whitley warned him, I'll obey no Chair" was his answer. 8o at last he was named and asked to with draw from the House He refused, No thing should move frim; an awory * Bring in your, Army of Occupation. he shouted the floor and invited him to withdraw people, and Catholic Club girls, and solo const operations to Vancouver should be behind the Russian Consulate, with an The Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms came down The Irishman waved him away. Mr. T. P. And so forth, the necessity for the perterratia ratra be granted for Ameri
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O'Connor who protected his collaigue's majority of whom is really not very ap can hips, were not worthy of considera right flank took sniff violently. TheWe could save £150,000 a month on the
parent in these so-called peace days, tion.
Unless American ships be substituted gallant, valiant Kenworthy as close at Ehine and the world would probably be for 101eign ships in the carrying of the hand.
the better for it-Daily Kapreu, or greater part of your Oriental commerce, ANUNDIGNIFIED. EXIT..!
Mathe Chairman, said, “the shipyards of So the farce went on. “I won't go,?? the
Fuget Sound, which have given employ playboy shouted I won't come in, and
(F the general discussion on the Coming abundant prosperity to your com- ment to many thousands of workmen, bring- I won't go out. This drew FOREN of laughter. The Deputy-Sergeant-at-Armas mittee stage of the new Irish bill little unity, must, close their gates disias advanced a few feet and reported that the need be said. Several members vented their employees and as an industry cease By member, WRE, contumacious. So, in their dislike and suspicion of conrismar to exist. Fow if any, repairs to foreign or desirable deed, he was; be kept his seat like a great, fish, and others who shared neither the dis-shipping are made in Američan yårds, nor inliky schoolboy and folded his arms like nor the suspicion feared that a great does the live in our trade of Foreign ships By this time the Speakers who had been wave of popular prejudice would be creat encourage the building of American ships sent for, came in, cool and masterful Meed against these courts, which will do ne in American yards, the benefits of which Whitley reported the fact, standing at his good to the Irish executive, Sir Hamar should be apparent to the merchants: in Chait, like a second master reporting to Greenwood, speaking will great earnest, other busines, interests of Puget Sound." the head. The Home Becretary got up and ned and moderation, defended the scheme FOREIGN PREFERENCE RATES formally moved Mr. Derlia's suspension, Mr. Hogge and Captain Wedgwood Bean, who had been playing up to Mr. Devlin as far as they dered, then had a great and six o'clock, and the remaining stages of discount upon export freight moving in brilliant idea. The Mace is not on the the bill were passed without further debate French vessels to New York and other table they creamed in unison. The amid a clatter of futile and purposeless Ports, including those of Great Britain, Bpmaker in the Chair, and no Made All divisions. It was then taken ap to the and that Spain, also was being that method along with many other preferential, in the was anded and void till the bauble was to Lords and read a first time trand, and the Deputy Sergeant camo rungen
way of subsidies and subventions with
shipe
as the best in the circumstances, and made Discussing the giving of berferential out a strong case. But his opponents were rate in other countries, the Chairmata in so moord to listen. So the guillotine fellinid that France had given a 20 per cent
ning up the floor to prop the tottering I STUE DIVISIONS Constitution.Br. Devlin now nearing
A
spanese ship, in the past a spide were able to quote the same rates to interior points in Japan sa other Dations were able to quote to the seaports of that country a
a differential quite aufficient to siva Bir Donald Maclear voted with the have enabled them in the absence of like Government feeling bound to support the Preferential rates within the United States Chair Mr. J. M. Hogge and Captain for our own ships, to control the rail rout Wedgwood Bean, however, with other In 25 within the United States, and they dependent Liberals, voter with members of have done do in many instances to the dis the Labour party on the other side. The advaning of "American ships and st times scene was withossed from the Distinguished cersain American ports – Pakru
the end. The book was in his ac and Mr. Joseph Devlin's suspension from the telling His Icaps out of the water were House of Commons last until the end of almost over. One more effort remained the non, In the division in the antporty He tried to make another sperch--just to put his cane The Speaker cut him short The rules forbade. There was nothing do bat" vote, and by 330 to 43 the vote The Speaker then firmly calle on him to quit and he quitted. If would take a really dignified actor to leave the Chamber with effect on such occasions Mr. Devlin was unequal to the effort, and Wisely did not make the attempt He Fimply wont
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A LABOUR STEPATHY
ABERS.
which the amy ofigic
DOORIDA WIN the famous Test
rangers Gallery by Dr. Fitzgerald who at a Nationalist from 1588 to the death of Farnell and in whose time such incidents were part at the regular life of Parliament. Mr Dillon was $320, Trevent during she But the later did not even end here criting the Labour
to show how
Arply The following Coalition: members voted their hearts best in sympat) with against the Government on the second fead- Devline
and pared out
ing of the bill: Captain Coote Mr. Joan. Atonejer Mr. George Lambert, Colonel A took Murray, Mr. MacCallum Beot and and the Ceneral Eeely, Coalition Libera Elliot, and Major Malone fits Mr Ia affectionate me Clem Edwards, National stio party, Game of these mem
Also Voted with the Opposition on
word And
Out only Mr Clynel and Mr.Tyson Wilson kept, Weir places the hosts of the Coalition maked them with jeering laughter. They should bare taken Jesson front: Bir Ed”. -Carmine For us, the divisIDIE
rard Carson, strode hind the
Beach Ind members had neered him. swung his arm in icy contempt
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