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FUTURE OF SCIENCE: BRITISH ASSOCIATION PROPHECY."
DANTE CENTENARY: CELEBRATIONS IN ITALY.
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FUTURE OF SCIENCE.
BIR EDWARD THORPE'S PROPHECY.
LONDON, September 15thi
The British Association has concluded "one of it. most memorable gatherings at Edinburgh, and will meet in Bull in 1992 in Liverpool in 1993, and, 'probably, in Canada in 1924
The President, Sir Edward Thorpe, in his concluding address, said the pro- eedings showed that selenor was on the verge of a great new epoch.. There was no question that science was, now at the parting of ways, and in the immediate future the foundations of science would receive the most fundamental develoo
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THE DANTE CENTENARY, CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT
ITALY.
Roug. September 15th.
The six-hundredth anniversary of the death of ants is being celebrated throughout Italy. A national holiday was observed yesterday, and a church. servies and a great banques were held. at Ravenna, where Datte died.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS TRIBUTE
GENEVA. September 14th. At the close of its deliberations the Assembly of the League of Nations paid sixth centenary is being celebrated to-day honour to the memory of Dante, whose All the delegates rose in their seats. M. Motta (Switzerland), M. Hanotaux (France), Signor Scialoja (Italy) and Sir Bennell Rodd (ex-British Ambassador to NORWAY'S LIQUOR IMPORT Home) paid eloquent tributes to the great
"BILL.
ment..
PASSED BY
LAGTING.
CHRISTIANIA. September 18th.. The Lagting has adopted the bill which is now to be ceted prohibiting the importation of spirituous liquors of over 14 per cent. alcoholic strength.
SIKH TEMPLE CASE. DECISION OF COURT.
LAHORE, Septryber 15th.. All, except ten, of the accused concern
ed in the Nanakana Salib affair have been found guilty." "The priest is among the guilty. Judgment haa berri deferred till October.
LANCASHIRE COTTON TRADE DISPUTE.
LONDON, September 15th. The dard-room workers have withdrawn their claims, and the danger of stopinge has been averted
order
poet. The solemn and imposing mani- festation clearly won the hearts of the Italian delegates........
SINN FEIN'S REPLY. APPOINTMENT OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES.
LONDON, September 14th. The two Sinn Fein envoys did not pre sent a letter to Mr. Lloyd George. They were merely deputed to discuss certain difficulties. They returned this morning) to Dublin. where Dail Eireann held a 2 hours private session to-day and unanimously approved the Sign Fein Cabinet's reply to Mr. Lloyd George, and "in view of a possible conference with representatives of the British Govern ment." ratified the appoinment of five plenipotentiaries: Messrs. Arthur Griffith Gavan Duffy, and Commandant Duggan (chairman) Michael Collins, Barton,
The last named is deputy for Meatb (South).
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"THE RUSSIAN CRUSADE." DR. NANSEN'S APPEAL TO THE
BRITISH EAIPIRE."
LONDON, September 14th. The following is the call to British peoples on behalf of the "Russian Crusade," issued by Dr. Nansen from Geneva on the 10th insta
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THE ARBUCKLE CASE, JURY ADDS RIDER TO VERDICT.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 13th. The Coroner's jury, in giving it verdict of manslaughter against Arbuckle. adds a rider recommending the authorities, to take steps to prevent further occur- rence of such events, so that San Fran
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PLIGHT OF CHINA.
LONDON, September 13th. Commeating on the plight of the Chinese, owing to political conflict, the Times says that, nevertheless, China ro
MR. ROCKEFELLER'S
ENTOURAGE,
MÊ ROCKEFELLER ON HIS VISIT
Mr. John D. Rockefeller, »Junr.; Mei and Miss Rockefeller, same to Cains with a party numbering about thirty to attend the opening and dedication of the Poking Union Medical College.
"BOYCOTT" OF LORD NORTHCLIFFE..
EMBASSY DINNER CANCELLED.
LORD CURZON'S. ORDERS.
WASHINGTON, July 9th. On the front page in every American Mr. Rockefeller's immediate party in newspaper to-day there is an account, includes, in addition to Mr. and Mr some cases of several columns, of the Rockefeller, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A.
Ryerson, of Chicago, Miss Pauline A ban upon Lord Northcliffe's visit to Charles O. Hayott.
ein shall not be made the rendezvous mains, in its people's habit of stubborn attempt of the Foreign Office to place Bennett, sh Lillian M. Kline, and M
of gungs of debauchees."!;
Arbuckle is now confronted with two charges, mely, purder and slaughter.
Is
The District Attorney saya that he has, so far, not decided what course to purane,
as regards the murder complaint, in view of the mauslaughter charges, but, will when Arbuckle appears at the Police Latth the matter before September 18th
Court to answer a charge of murder,
work and its immense natural resources. Washington.
country with singular resources.
The
manager aos certain hopeful features for the solution of the situation, and thinks that the spread of European" ideals pro- vides an opportunity for the best that Europe can give, and the journal hazards the hope that advantage may be taken
Conference of which after all China of this opportunity in the Washington
must be the chief theme.
"The Times believes that if the Powers were sincerely, bent on establishing a system of ardent co-operation in the interests of the best ideals of our present system, then the way of hope could be opened up in China. Otherwise, China, like Russia, must purane its way through darkness and destruction to the light of
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WIFES EXPLANATION OF HUS.
President Harding very emphatically indicated his feeling in the matter by granting Lord Northcliffe the longest audience ever granted to any private in- dividual, extending, for an hour and 20 minutes." Thus speaks the Philadelphia. Public Ledger.
The "semi-official Washington Herald, which is controlled by a member of Mr. diplomatic Washington is still attempting Harding's Cabinet, saya Official and to recover its breath from the sudden can cellation of the Embassy dinner, the invitations to which were sent to members of the Cabinet and other prominent of cials, including the Vice-President, Mr. Coolidge."
•Other members of the party are Union
Dr. J. A. Armitage, Trustee of Poking Medical College, and Armitage.
Dr. J. G. Clark, Professor of Gyne cology, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Thontas Cochrane, Founder and first Dean of former Deion Madical Cochrane. College, Peking, and Mrs. Thoma
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vania; President-elect of American Medi
Dr. G. E. de Schweinitz, Professor-of Ophthalmology, University of Pennar cal Association.
Dr. S. S. Goldwater, Superintendent Mt. Sinai Hospital; Export and Consult
at in Hospital Organization and Ad- ministration.
Dr. J. B. Grant, Member of Staff of "The exact circumstances surrounding international Health Board Associate Lord Curzon's astounding blunder are as follows:--When it became known that Professor of Public Health and Hygiene, his world tour, he received an invitation. Urunt. Lord Northcliffe was about to start on Peking Union Medical College; and Mrs. from Washington from a very high official Dr. H. T. Letper, Professor of Helmin quarter. Sir Auckland Geddes, or hear.thology, London School of Tropical Medi- ing of this invitation, asked Lord North-cine. tish Embassy. He told Lord Northcliffe Union Medical College, Director of clife and his staff to sojourn at the Bri- Dr. Paul Maroe, Trustee of Poking that he had arranged a dinner at which School of Education, Teachers College; members of the American Cabinet would and Miss Monroe.. be present. On Lord Northcliffe's arrival in New York this arrangement was con- firmed.
but knowing Lord Curzon's INTERNATIONAL COURT OF arrangements with regard to his stay in methods when he dealt with the Indian Press, Lord Northcliffe made his own Washington.
BAND'S CONDUCT. SAN FRANCISCO, September 14th- National interest in the case of Arbuckle is unabated. The papers are printing columns daily of the evidence at the in- quest. Mrs. Belmont, & friend of Miss app, said that liquor flowed freely at the cal party, some members of which when rauckle entered the bedroom with stated that Miss Rappe did not object were undoubtedly drunk. Mrs. Belmont the fir-aổ day.
ber.,
told her that there had been intimacy be A nurse gave evidence that Miss Bappe tween her and Arbuckle.
fed, is going to San Francisco to support Arbuckle's wife, from whom he separat her husband. She declares: Fatty is just great, big, lovable overgrow.n boy, whose success has been a little too much for him.' She is convinced that he is not guilty of the hideous charge THE HEROIC DEAD. GENERAL PERSHING'S MISSION TO FRANCE.
New YoEK, September 14th. General Pershing has sailed for France
la is
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JUSTICE. FEATURES OF BALLOT FOR
"JUDGES.
GENEVA, September 15th.'
In the Elections for the Court of
He was right in his anticipation. To the surprise of Washington society, the Secretary of the Embassy personally visited each member of the Cabinet to Buy that the invitatious to the banquet tish wore cancelled. It is customary for Bri-
Dr. F. G. Peabody, Associate Professor- of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Resident Physician, Peter Bent Brigham
Medical College, and Mrs. Reid. Hospital, Boston; and Mrs. Peabody.
Mr. J. C. Reid, Trustee of Peking Union,
Dr. F. F. Simpson, Pittsburgh, Penn sylvania.
Sir William Smyly, Gynecologist, Ade laide Hospital, Dublin, and Miss Smyly.. Mr. G. R. Vincent, President of Rocke- eller Foundation,
International Justice, the States voted P. subjects to be introduced to the of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns"
alphabetically. Senor Barboza beaded the first bället with 38 votes and was followed by M. Weiss with 30.
One of the noticeshlo results of the
on the steamer foris to deposit, the Con-elections is the success of South American Fressional Medal of Honour on the tomb candidates This is attributed to the of the Laknows French Soldier. understood that he will escort from clannish feeling of Spanish nationalities
the boy of an unknown American and preliminary elever wire-pulling.
of
soldier for burial in Arlington Cemetery.
WEST LE
LEWISHAM BY-ELECTION.
VICTORY FOR CONSERVATIVE
ANTI-WASTE CANDIDATE. ..
LONDON, September 14th. The by-election at West Lewisham resulted as follows: Sir Philip Dawson (Conservative Anti-Waste), 9,427; Lieut.. Commander Windham (Anti-Waste), 5,580; Mr. Rafety (Independent Liberal).
11.
NETHERLANDS NAVY ENTERTAINS BRITISH.
AMSTERDAM, September 1stb
EARLIER CABLES. DETAILS OF VOTING FOR JUDGES.
GENEVA, September 14th.. Prof John Moore (United States) was elected on second ballot to a judgeship of the International Court of Justice. The third and fourth ballots for the eleventh and not judgeship had negative results. The proceedings have been adjourned.
Prof. Huber (Switzerland) was elected to an international judgeship on the fifth
ballot.
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The result of the voting of the Council was identical with the Assembly's ballot ing. with the exception that the Council did not select Senor Alvarez or Prof. (Belgium), and M. Nyholm (Denmark); Huber, but appointed Baron Descamps consequently the sitting of the Assembly was suspended to enable the result of the balloting to be referred to the Council, LATER.
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SUPPLEMENTARY JUDGES.
Dr. W. H. Welch, Director of School Hopkins University. MR. ROCKEFELLER ON PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT
Mr. Rockefeller in a statement to the "We bave come to the Orient," said press "for the purpose of attending the Medical Collage, which are to be held in opening exercises of the Peking Union Peking during the week of September
by the Ambassador, but in this case Lord Northcliffe received a direct invitation from the State Department and the diplomatis world in general wore (the Foreign Office). The invited guests astonished at the curious and unexpected ton the news had got into the hands of dénouement. On his arrival in Washing; reporters, hat Lord Northcliffe declined to make any statement on the subject.
everal news agencies gave more or less
On Thursday afternoon, however, sisting of exact accounts of the cecurrence, and, in order that the matter might be correctly placed on record, Lord Northcliffe issued the following statement:-
18th to 23rd.
school, a hospital and dispensary, a This medical centre, con- medical und pre-medical nurses' training school, and the many. buildings and residences necessary in connection therewith, has been built by: the China Medical Board, which is a foundation and was organized to "do subsidiary organization of the Rockefeller. medical and health work in China.
Geddes to take the blame for this faut par It is sportsmanlike of Sir Auckland upon his own shoulders, but the instruc tious were sent by Lord Curzon, whose relations with the Press are not, as a rule, said Mr. Rockefeller. "I am looking for.
This is my first visit to the Orient, more fortunate than were his dealings ward, with much interest to the oppor with the Commander-in-Chief in When Viceroy Lord Curzon was very tunity thus afforded of cuming to know much afraid of criticism. Then, ze now, something about the great countries and he endeavoured to stifle comment on his great peoples we are to see. ladian newspapers, mistakes by shutting off news from Anglo-
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As to the embargo on news for my not require his news journals, would point out that we do
in The Times.
Mr.
"My visit has no political or inancial significance whatever. I come amply ss. CONSTANTINOPLE PLOT,"
his fellow-men and eager to do what he a private American citizen interested in.
GREAT GREEK DISASTER.
prevent my paying my respects to
The attempt to can to strengthen the bonds of peace and "Millions in Russia are confronted
President of the United States has been internationally, throughout the world. the goodwill among" men, nationally and LONDON, September 15th
with imminent death. Famine and pestil
equally futile. The result of this Wash After having carried out the mission enco are taking merciless toll. The cala. CORDIAL SPEECHES AT BANQUET
American newspapers I have seen to re- having travelled a little about China, ington incident has been to cause all the which has brought me to the Orient, and The Daily Express Constantinople cor- mity is almost without parallel, and respondent, im a despatch mailed in challenges the very beart of the world.
print the criticism of him which appeared. Mrs. Rockefeller and are looking for Timeliness is the prime essential in deat avoid trans- Hellenio cable ing with it. The distribution of sup to
At the Dutch Navy dinner in honour consorship, declares that the result of plies in actual famine areas, and in these exchanged.
of the British Fleet cordial speeches were
ward to spending three or four weeks in "Some newspapers here state that the quietly visiting Japan. Mr. Roger S. Admiral Hodges, recalling The Council of the League has elected issued notice throughout Canada, the his wife will be of our party during that, the recent fighting in Asia Minor is a for adequate
alone. safeguarded convincingly. past Anglo-Dutch wars, said they fought ProL
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Prime Minister and Lord Curzon have Greene, who formerly lived in Japan; and and binding guaran. like gentlemen and sportsmen, which must Nyholm (Denmark), thus completing the tralia, China, Japan, the Straits Settle are hoping to get a comprehensive view Huber (Switzerland) and M American Colonies, New Zealand, Aus time. Thus, before sailing for home, wo decided disaster for the Greeks, but the toes have been offered by the Ras tend to favour friendly relations in the election of eleven judges.
Bian weakness of Turkish transport prevented have
Government, which guarantees future, been approved by the joint
ments, Burma, India, and Egypt that the of this beautiful and interesting country, the latter from taking advantage of the council of the International Red Cross Admiral Hodges bade farewell to Nether- After visiting the State Museum, Bear-
privileges generally accorded to British which we have long looked forward to LATER.
subjects are to be withheld from me. My visiting." situation.
Committee and the League of Red Cross lands officers aboard his flagship, H.M.S. Societies. These guarantees include ad foventry, after which the British squad-judges by adding Prof. Huber and M. boycotted with vigour at all ports of call. Rockefeller intended returning ou one of
After completing the election of eleven private tour of investigation, is to be the return trip on October 17th:
visit, which, by the way, is purely & The party is expected to reach Japan on mission into Russia of a représentative ron sailed for Ediaburgh.
Nyholm, the Assembly elected four supple. What a pity it is that some people have the "State" ships, but he and his party or representatives of the Russian Famine Relier Fund in Great Britain to super. DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE, Wang (China), and M. Yvanovitch (Yugo-fee lanes Bir Auckland Geddes for the tions have been made for the return trip. mentary judges-namely, Senor Alvarez (Chile), M. Negulesco (Rumania), Mot a sense of humour." vise and control distribution of relief
were so comfortable on the Empress of Newspapers here state that the Foreign Asia on the onward voyage that reserva. material.
Slavia) COUNCIL AND ASSEMBLY DIFFER. tive reports that Lord Curzon is not to be Empress of Asia, which sails from Yoko- LONDON, September 14th.
blunder, and the United Press representar. The party will therefore return on the. Telegenine from General Harington of these stricken people may yet be saved. invited to participate in the disarmacion Assembly and the Council as to whether knows that Lord Curzon sent peremptory
and adequate solution of that, the bulk The Government has sont all the Powers A conflict of views arose between the surprised, but as for the
found. Lord Northcliffe says he is no bama November 18th. show that the plot. mentioned on the 13th In these circumstances I appeal directly conference list of the topics suggested Benor Alvarez or M. Descamps had been orders to the Embassy hero.
blunder," be inst, was widespread. Hitherto none of the loaders have been arrested, but the per Commonwealth, who
to the peoples" of the Imperial British for discussion. sons detained ware found to be in touch responded with a fine spirit of helpful. merely tentative and calculated to need that a joint committee of three mem electod, as the latter obtained an absolute have heretofora The list of topics for the Conference in majority in three successive ballots. The with the Kemalista. They endeavoured
ness in such emergencies, to subscribe as the basis of agreement.
Council, and finally the Assembly, decid- to play on the Moslem feelings of the generously to the national fund organised replies are not expected, as time will beers from the Assembly and three from Indian troops, amongst whom quantities of seditious pamphlets wore There has never been a noblar opportu opinions in regard to possible objections.
large by the Russian Famine Relief Committee: required to study the list and to oxchange the Council should mediate in the matter. spread, and they also aimed at assassinat nity than the present to reader a like ing the Sheikh-ul-Islam and other pro-unreckoning service. minent Turkish officials as well as the the British Empire are not lacking for Resourcca within Allied military leaders. The situation meeting this emergency, but those who 18 undoubtedly serious, but there is posseen these resources in money and in reason to believe that the movement has food must give generously and give now
topped in time.
(Signed) FRICTION NANSEN,"
High Commissioner ADMINISTRATION OF BRITISH
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ATTEMPT TO TAMPER WITH INDIAN TROOPS.
CROWN COLONIES
ADMINISTRATION.
DENIAL OF "TIMES" REPORT.
LONDON, September 14th.
The Colonial Office is ignorant of any definite schome for a new form of ad- ministration of the Crown Colonies as outlined in the Times,
There remains only the formidable problem of finance. Given some prompt
FUNDS.
LIST OF SUBJECTS.
WASHINGTON, September 14th.
Immediate
M. VENIZELOS MARRIED.
LONDON," September 14th.
registry-office to Miss Schilizzi, daughter M. Venizelos was married at a London
of a weathly Greek merchant. The honey. moon will be spent on, the Continent,
months'
f
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS." FRENCH DELEGATE. DEFINES ITS OBJECTS..
and one of the leaders of Washington to-night by Mrs. E. B. Maclean, wife of Lord Northcliffe is being entertained the proprietor of the Washington Port society. At this dinner will gather all those who were to have been present at the Embassy on Thursday-Times;
ELECTRICAL ACHIEVEMENT CURRENT OF OVER MILLION VOLTS TRANSMITTED..
DUBLIN SENSATION. WRIT AGAINST GENERAL MACREADY.
Dublin to the judgment given recently by An astounding sequel has arisen in the Irish Minister of the Rolls in the: cases of John Joseph Egan and Patrick Higgins. Egan sentenced to death by a military court in Limerick for improper sentenced to death by a military court on possession of ammunition, Higgins was a charge of levying war.
GENEVA, September 14th. In yesterday's speech before the League
On behalf of the condtmaed men, ap of Nations, the French delegate, M. Leon
plication was made for no issue of write after which the pair will depart on a six Bourgeois, happ the League, while defined the League's
of habeas corpus. The Master of the visit to America, while respecting each nation's sovereignty, is
objects, stating
PITTSFIELD (Mass.), September 14th. Rolls gave judgment on the application, Venizelos will lecture on the Langue of aiming at the treble object of organizing that, for the first time in its history it tary courts, and, accordingly, ordered The General Electric Company reports tried by court-martial and not by mili
holding that the men should have been" Nations.
international justice, organizing inter-haa" generated and transmitted an excess writs of habeas corpus directed to. course among nations, and protecting the world
peaco
of a million volta" pressure by trans General Bir Neville Mecready, Command.. against all contingencies. The committee on Amendments passed a former equipment designed along stan-er-in-Chief of troops in Ireland, Major- motion of the Ozocho-Slovakian Foreign dard lines with current at the ordinary General Strickland, Brig. General Camo- local ententes among nations Minister, M.Bouce, authorizing, under household efficiency of 60 cycles per ron, and the Governor of Limerick gaol. gravitating towards one another by reason rent over the wires without prohibitive was not intended to produce the mon the League's auspices, the formation of second.
The writs were made returnable a few? naturally It was found possible to send the curdays later, when cottasel stated that it of their community of interest Counter lasted that the test continuat it is
waste due to leakage into the air. It is pending the hearing of the final appeal. Because untimely and running counter
The Master of the Bolls immediately!
CANADIAN RAILWAY
2. FREIGHTS.
to
The Russian Famine Relief Fund, under the presidency of the Lord Mayor, of; that the British respouse throughout the London, represents an attempt to ensure world to Russia's cry for help shall be securely administered. National or other funds for this purpose throughout the The Railway Commission has decided
OTTAWA, September 14th. It is pointed out that there are obvious Empire agreeing to fall into line with all against a general reduction of freight difficulties in devising a homogeneous British offort would enable British help ponding the decision of the tribunal in achome for dividing the Empire into for Russin to be sent as one contribution vestigating the question of reduction of actions, apart from material diversity for sale administration solely by British railwaymen's wages, in its dompocent parts, which is reflected representatives in areas allotted by Dr. "wide" differences of administration. Nansen. The contributions from each Suggestions. bave been made in the Dominion or Colony would remain dis House of Commons and elsewhere for tinct and earmarked, but the British closer, union between the East African effort would be a united one before the colonies, also in the West Indies; but world.. thene have not reached the stage of a
It has transpired that a man who died Bureau Director, M. Thomas, stated that National or other contributions from definite decisio.. The presence of certain overseas may be addressed to the Lord on the 23rd ult. was a victim of bubonic millions of Indian labourers aro, repre Colonial Governors in England is accid Mayor, Mansion House, London, if this
plague. ental, being merely due to the fact that action comments itself to those in charge South Brisbane, where six-infected rats gates of their organisations.--Havased by $110,000,000, exports and imports
Another
case of plague is reported from-nted on the Bureau through the dele- they are on leave.
were discovered.
(Continued of foot of next column.) falling about equally.
of them.
BUBONIC PLAGUE IN QUEENSLAND.
BRISBANE, September 14th.
the Poses Treaty budget, the Com-commercially feasible to use a consider ordered the issue of writs of attachment mittee rejected the motion of the ably higher voltage in the transmission of for contempt of court against the three Indian delegate, Sir William Meyer, that power, and indicates the extent of long Generals and the gaol governor, to whom the International Labour Baresu osti- distance transmission beyond the limits the write of habeas corpus had been maten be paased not only by the Bureau hitherto believed possible.. Board, but also by the League's
Council. In the course of the discussion, the
CANADIAN TRADE,
OMAWA, September 14th. Canada's total trade for August decreas
directed..
He remarked: "This is a deliberate. contempt of court. It is unprecedented
is the case we have come to the days of in the whole history of British law. I do will be resisted by force of arms. If that not know whether the writ of this court
red ruin and the breaking up of lawa."