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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] WASHINGTON CONFERENCE. CHINESE DELEGATION AND AN OTHER SCRAP OF PAPER.”
WASHINGTON, December 20th. The Chinese delegation has issued atatement that unless the twenty-one Japanese, demands sto cancelled the principles adopted by the Conference will only amount to a "scrap of paper.”.
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THE CHINESE STATEMENT. The Chinese delegation in the statement demanding the cancellation of Japan's twenty-one demands declare that the proceedings at Washington have em- phasised China's desire for unification. Without a strong Central Government,
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NAVAL RATIO QUESTION. INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED FROM
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WASHINGTON, December 20th. It is understood that instructions have just been received by the French dele gation from Paris roquesting M. Sarrant to astisfy the American Government respecting the French savai ratio to the utmost degroo, consistent with France's interests. If-a-low-percentage of capital ships be accepted then a correspondingly higher ratio of submarines and other amsiler craft should be substituted.
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LONDON, December 19th. M. Briand received the Ambassador, Col. Harvey, at the Carlton, American
PRIME MINISTERS' CONVERSATIONS.
GENERAL ECONOMIC QUESTIONS DISCUSSED.
LONDON, December, 19th.
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THE DEATH OF MR. EDWARD EZRA.
HIS CAREER IN SHANGHAL"
The N-C. Daily News, reporting the sudden death of Mr. Edward Ezra, a The British and French Premiers' con-notable figure in the business world of versations began at Downing Street this Shanghai, from hemorrhage of the morning. Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Robert Horne, some little time recently, though not brain, says: He had been unwell for Mr. Lloyd George was accompanied by while M. Briand was accompanied by seriously indisposed, and meeting adjourned til to-morrow.
yesterday M. Loucheur and M. Berthelot. The (December 15th) appeared to be in excel lent health on arrival at his Kiukiang
12 o'clock he suddenly collapsed, fulling Road office in the morning Tewards
into unconsciousness Le hemorrhage of the brain.
the result of He was ro moved with all speed to the Nursing Home and there died an hour and a half later, without regaining consciousness.
The name of Edward Isso Esra will
tions. The matter will be submitted to A communiqué says that there was general talk on general economic. ques the Treasury for investigation. British this afternoon and report to the full con and French financial experts will confer
ference to-morrow.
the
An interesting development roturn to London of Dr. Rathenau, negotiator of the Wiesbaden agreement.
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THE SOUTHERN SITUATION. VIEWS OF A PEKING-CABINET
OFFICIAL.
CANTON AND CAPITAL.
[BY-ORIN-KEITH JOB-THE-HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. ''I
„General Wood is reported to have de
PEEING, December 7th: aned a stable government as one under
A Cabinet official who recently returned which capital seeks investment at normal from the South says Canton's northern rates of interest, Exception may be taken expedition was planned by Dr. Sun Yat- to this as a final teat, but nevertheless sen, who arrived at Kweilin on the 4th the attitude of capital to a government instant with 8,000 ärmed men. He says furnishes at least one very important test that the report that General Chen Chiun- of its quality: Applying this test to theming is not in favour of the expedition government which has now been in power is entirely erroneous. Many of General in Canton, for nearly fourteen months Chen's troops-are-still-in Kwangsi-and- what do we find), ⠀
First, it must be said that the last few years have seen a great expansion in Canton's silk trade. Last year the total export was over seventy million dollars, double what it was top years ago. This increase has been brought about by the
General Chen fears that if these man join in the expedition the scattered forces. of General Lu Yung ting will come together again and attack Canton in rear of the expedition. Many of the former Ewangai troops are now bandits and pedlars, scattered from one end of
It is thought that he may interview Long be remembered koro, principally for awakening of Canton's merchants to the the province to the other, but they might
Briand and M. Loucheur.
THE FRENCH ATTITUDE.
PARIS, December 19th.
the feet of his commanding position is the business world and, by members of the Jewish community, for a very practi cal and generous interest in ite affairs.
supported by strong parties throughout Hotel last night. The French Prime Paris in M. Briand's surroundings, the We believe It was some 80 years ago that manufactured products is beginning to whereas Dr. Sun is very unpopular in
the country, they say, China cannot avail. herself of the advantages from the prin- ciples adopted by the Conference. They point out that the Central Government, also strong men like General Chang Teo- lin of Manchuria, General Teao Kun of Tientsin, General Wu, Pei-fu of Central China and Dr. Sun Yat-sen of South China are fully convinced of the neces- sity for co-operation... Chang Tsolin
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Minister informed the Ambassador that France would accept the original 5/5/3 under France's proportion is fixed nt. 1.75 naval proposal of Mr. Hughes, which and Italy's at 1.68.
A CONTRADICTION:
PARIS, December 19th. -Reports from Washington that M. cated to Franco by Mr. Hughes in the Brioud had accepted the tonnage allo final draft
latter is going
From opinions gathered by 'Fcha de recognizance of France's rights to full Payments. Only then can sho entertain the idea of a general conference, on Europe's economic situation.. On the whole of M. Briand's associates are very optimistic.-Havas.
insist in London upon
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of the naval agreement THREE soheme seem inaccurate. It is pointed out that the ratio fixed by Mr. Hughes affected only Britain, the United States, and Japan, and that France did not in- this. The French delegation, if it seem
New Your, December 19th. Three bandits entered a cinema theatre
Д
Mr. Ezra's father Iscas came to Shang hai and set up in business, conducted for many years at an office in Kiukiang Road. Edward Ezra, the elder in family of four brothers and four sisters, was born on January 3rd, 1889, and was thus on the threshold of his 41st year School and was one He was educated at the Shanghai Public the late Mr.
possibilities of the slik trade, the intro- easily form numerous bands and concen- tion of new, methods. In addition to the duction of new machinery and the adop-trate.
General Chen is held in high esteem by port of raw silk a certain amount of the gentry sad merchants of Canton,
handkerchiefs and other small articles. tion of new taxes which he has imposed This trade has already reached a total to provide funds for his expedition. Dr. be sent abroad. These include hosiery, those circles, largely owing to the collec
of several million dollars although three Sun's disciples are said to have in- or four years ago it did not exist.
aigurated a hundred so-called labour This great increase in the export trade organizations which carry out the cultus- of Canton has meant wealth for her mer- tion of the taxes. These labour tax- people. chants and increased prosperity for ber
During the regime of the gatherers also investigate title deeds and Kwangsi militarists, however, this new the registration of land and large sama wealth remained in hiding, stowed away the river front, which in many cases has have been derived from Shengkeland on or Shanghai. Capital did not make any master's interest in a promising young effort to seek investment under the rule
pants for hundreds of years. This land ater extending to the privilege of private too many ways for dollars to leave the per cent of the proceeds go to the cx of Mok and his satellites. There were
is put up for public auction and seventy brief career, Mr. Ezra, was keenly inter- way to those of the beneficent rulers of the discoverer. In this way Dr. Sun eated in education and, when he became went on, therefore, was due to the activi- with the riffraff, but to have earned the the province. What development work is said to have made himself very popular a member of the Municipal Council, oo ties of the politicians themselves, using enmity of higher social grades. which he served from 1911 until 1918, this their ill-gotten gains Capitalists whose Chiung-min's name is said to be execrated heir miltary power to greatly increase In Kwangu, however, General Chem interest was recognized by his appoint money was safely out of reach took good by the conquered people, owing to iment as Chairman of the Chinese Educa care to keep it m
the behaviour of his troops. At Wuming tional Committee, and as a member of Chiung Ming and the election of Dr. daring and after the first battle the local Since the return of Governor Chen hsien, the home of General Lu Yung-ting, the Council's permanent Education Com-Sun es president of the Southern Gov-residents were very badly treated, many ease-in-Avenue Joffre was a splendidly after another the exiles in Hongkong and withdrawn, and the people then banded mittes. One of the features of his residerament, all this" has changed. Capital of them being driven out of their homes. bas suddenly recovered its courage. One Later on most of the invading force was equipped library. A now rapidly fading Shanghai are returning to Canton. And together and drove away the remainder. phase of Shanghai life is recalled by the They are buying land, building houses, trict in which it is stated that most of they are bringing their money with them. This led to another conquest of the dis for six years a member of the Mib Hadustries are springing up on all sides. their property taken over by Chen's men- fact that as a young man Mr. Era was stores, godowns and factories.
New in the inhabitants were killed outright and The value of real estate in the city has Reports of a somewhat similar character. almost doubled in the last year.
have been received from other districts in" Kwangai.
Lanning's favourite pupils, the head in the banks of Shameen or Hongtong been in the possession of the present occu
naturally considers his region the most tervene in the discussions concerning in the Broadway this evening and held tuition. Throughout his comparatively pockets of their owners and make their pedition fund, the remainder being given
likely to be affected by the Washington decision. They proceed to state that the Japanese delegation has delayed delibera- tions regarding China and is deter- minedly holding on to its privileges in Shantung The staterent declares that there is a feeling that the interests of Manchuria might be bartered away since Japan refuses to scrap the twenty-one demands affecting their future. It refers to Chang Tso-lin's earnest attempt to secure co-operation by all the leaders in China and believes there is a very strong likelihood of a Wu Pei-fu rally to the patriotic call. It reiterates that all man in China are thinking about unification
and asserts that the leaders are willing patriotically to yield their positions to a leader supported by the people. It con- cludes: "The Chinese delegation at Washington has the continued support of the people and, whatever happens in China, they represent. China in truth.”
WORLD'S AIR. RECORD. AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 198.8 MILES
PER HOUR
ed disposed to entertain the American up the manager and three employees views in regard to capital ships, with revolvers. The bandita stole ten made it clear that France's require thousand dollars from the safe and ments in cruisers, torpedo-destroyers, escaped. and submarines were the indispensable coasts minimum for the defence of the French and communications with the colonies.
LATEE.
···'UNCERTAINTY
"CLEARED UP."
attitude on the battleships ratio has The uncertainty respecting the French beca-cleared up by a communique trom the Ministry of Marine stating that M. Briand, on his arrival in London, ex to America's wishes regarding the ratio, Pressed the desire that France conform but that no percentage has been fixed. NAVAL COMMITTEE'S MEETING
POSTPONED.
WASHINGTON, December 19th. Hughes postponed the meeting of the At the request of M. Sarrout, Mr
naval sub-committee until to-morrow,
THE IRISH TREATY. "THE MOST IGNOBLE DOCUMENT
EVER SIGNED.”
LONDON, December 19th. The public session of Dail Eireann, which is finally to decide the fate of the Irish agreement, opened at Dublin in an atmosphere of intense excitement.
There were heated-passages-between Mr. de Valora and Mr. Griffith. The latter, who moved the ratification of the LONDON, December 20th.
agreement, said that the signatories and At Marticaham, Suffolk, aerodrome every man with a scrap of honour would stand by the treaty, which absolutely to-day J. H. James on a Bamel machine, safeguarded Ireland's interests. Its re 450 horse-power Napier Lionjection would mean the resumption of engine, broke the world's record by against the sympathy of the British Em war in which Ireland would be fighting attaining an average speed of 196.6 miles pire and the world.
Mr. de Valera urged rejection of the per hour and a highest speed of 212 miles treaty, which he described as the most per hour. The French Lecointe hitherto DELEGATE'S ASSERTION CREATES
ignoble document ever signed.
held the record with 195 miles per hour.
SITUATION IN INDIA.
with a
CONFERENCE,
· SENSATION.
GOODS BY SEAT THE NEW HAGUE RULES. In an address to the Shipping Staffs month. Sir Norman Hill, Bt, dealt with Association of the Port of Liverpool Inst the new Tague rules on the carriage of goods by sea, which were drawn up at pointed out that these rules, followed the recent Maritime Conference. Ho Imperial Shipping Committee, and there very closely the recommendations of the
fore reproduced with great exactness the provisions of the Canadian Act, which followed closely the Harter Act." The result was that so far sa sen carriage was concerned, all cargoes would be Harter Act conditions. The rules differ known for the last twenty-five years as brought under what had been commonly
Loong Rifles.
He was married (some 15 years ago, we believe), to a Shanghai lady, Miss Sapher, daughter of Mr. M. A. Gopher,
two sons, Cecil and Denzil. & Co., and is survived by his wife and former manager of Mears. S. J. David
necessary for General Chon to keep a In view of these conditions it will be
in question considers that it will be im- large force in Kwangsi. Thus the official possible for. Dr. Bun to gather together a force of sufficient strength to offer a
ed in form from the Acts, because they On the death of his father, Mr. Eers were for general application in all tradas continued in, the business of the hous, ed. This was true alike of the Central serious menace to the Yangtze regions. and on vessels under all flags.
which
byd.M
interested principally i
Reuter."
4.
THE PLAGUE FLEA.
Asked as to the reason for this, the merchants and capitalists with whom I discussed the matter were unanimous in investing public felt in the present gor ascribing it to the confidence which the ernment The men in office now were trying to better the conditions of the coun- try. Squeeze had been all but eliminat Government under Dr. Sun, the provin "It would be possible," the speaker Indian importa. Under his hand, the cial government ander Governor Chen, continued, aa is suggested by the Im business prospered immediately, and its and the municipal government under perial Shipping Committee, to frame chief went on to engage in many enter Bun Fo. In spite of the financial diff- legislation for the British Empire in the prises, displaying in each an ability and cuties under which all three were labour of Parliament in that form would be in form of the Canadian Act but an Act surenoss of judgment which commanded ing, they were building along lines of no sense a code, and it would be never
success. The undertakings which claim honesty and fair-dealing. Under such an India and left other parts free There Why has plague affected some parts of understood, far less could it be adopted, Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., of which he be far rather invest their money in the where the known conditions are definitely ed his special interest included the administration wealthy Chirkese would is practically no part of the country that a real code, that is one which is Eastorn Insurance Co., Ltd., of which he ly Chinese enterprises than in joint ven- ment of an epidemic, yet parts of India by the world at large. The advantages Game managing director in 1907, the Far development of their own cities and pure- and permanently against the catablish complete in itself and sets forth in language which is both simple and pro- of which also he was chairman, and the remained in non-Chinese hands.
was Chairman, the Shanghai, Gas Co.,tures with foreigners where the control such as the southern portion of the cise the subjects with which it deals, Chine Motors, Lid, and he was a direc- not only native Cantonese were bringing eastern coastal area and of the Central possesses over Acts in the form of the
Hez Madras Presidency, large tracts of the Harter and Canadian Acts, are manifest. newspaper world also latterly claimed men of other provinces to the North were Assam-have remained free from the tor of numerous other companies. The their morey back to Canton, but even India Placau and of Eastern Bengal and Even the British Empire is not self- contained; it must trade with other Mr. Ezra's attention, and he bold large coming down to invest in the southern disease although they are near to and in form which can be both understood and panies he was chairman and president. nations," and therefore any code that is proprietary interests in the China Press metropolis.
communication with regions which have. adopted for the Empire should be in a
and the Evening Star, of which com.
One striking evidence of the confideno experienced aevore epidemice. A tenta.. of the Cantonese in their present govern- tive answer to this interesting cosundrum The Hague rules, therefore, define with naturally held a leading position, and all stitution started just after the return to Major F. W. Cragg, I.M.S., who has been adopted, if they will, by other nations. In the Jewish community Mr. Ezra Bank of Kwargtung, a Government in Indian Journal of Medical Research, by ment is the prosperity of the Provincial is given in the latest number of The precision on the one hand the respon- hand the rights and immunities, which gibilities and liabilities, and on the other inedebted to him for consistent and other morning just before ten o'clock. It was for some time supposed that the its activities have for some years been power last year. I passed its doors the examining the distribution of rat fleas. sro, to be established by every bill of President of the Jewish Communal or ing desperately to the iron-grating that fan of any importance, but it has now generous support, particularly no Vice Outside were forty or fifty Chinese cling flea known as cheapia was the only rat lading, and they prohibit the insertion ganization of China, and Vice-President they might be the first to get in, when the been found that this is not the case, that, re any bill of lading of any agreement of the Synagogue. It was chiefly on his door were opened. I had just been read there are three species, and that of these big the carrier from such respon initiative that Babbi Hirsch came out ing of the runs on the Bank of China astia is as common and widespread ar sibilities and liabilities." Hague Conference they bad at last a
As a result of the inhours of The hai Joway Another of Mr. Ezra's it financial pillars of the Peking Govern the only pebble on the beach. The vari from England to be a leader in Shang and the Bank of Communications, the cheops. The latter is in fact no longer
cident to the carriage of goods by sea,
timate interests was Masonry. He atment, and I wondered if the panic had ous species, however, appear to be un- to be assumed by the sea carrier under of alice has was Post Master. A man of of its banks. I returned shortly after relation between the predominance of the an influential member of Lodge Saltoan, mert too, would have to close the doors servations point very strongly to a close a bill of lading. The code-set forth in, of which he was, oft. Ears, found litle ward. The doors were opened, and the iniquitous white astia is the predominant ordinary business language what was time to devote to sport, but he was a
cheopis and
plague aked for by the cargo interests the ex: od deb mao, a member of the Shang the tellers windows. Still they crowded; fles in those areas which have remained porters, importers, underwriters, and bankers. It was in a form suitable for Clab, the Shanghai Bace Club, the they reached frantically through the bars free from the disease or have suffered adoption by all nations, and not only Masonic Club, and the Cercle Sporti! of the cages. President Ohing asked me lightly. If this theory is proved by fur by those countries whose laws were Francais, and also he was a most hospit to come around into his office. The way ther investigations to be sound, the im founded
led past the tellers deska and when I portance of the discovery is obvious. As on English Common Law, ablo host,
got behind them the aspect of affairs was Major Cragg says, "If it is really the be placed on an equal footing with the
quite changed. In every band was a roll case that cheopis is the plague fles,' bill of exchange: its holder would be
of bills, some large, some small, but all while astia is not, it will be possible, by entitled as against the shipowner to cer
A new building, six stories in height, deposite
an examination of the fleas of a locality, is in the course of construction at Shang The Provincial Bank has over a thon- to estimate precisely its liabiliy tain definite rights of which he could bai for Mesars Brunner Mond & Co. and depositors, nearly twice as many as plague; in fact, to map out the not be deprived by any agreement of chuen Road A certain distinction may Most of them are focal merchants and been mapped out. It would clearly be occupying prominent position in Bao- the cheaput arrangement entered into between original shipper of the goods and the be claimed for the new premises, says the the total of their deposits is in excess of unnecessary to take elaborate and ex shipowner. If the goods were carried N-G., Daily News, on account of the set- $4,500,000. WASHINGTON, December 19th.
The bank is extending its pensive measures against plague in a under terms other than those set forth ting back of the entire structure about activities by opening branches in the district in which the rat fleas were of Mr. Davis, Secretary of Labour, has in the code, then no bill of lading could 24 feet from the main road line, whilst a NEW YORK, December 19th.
ordered fines to the limit of the statue be put into circulation.
small cities of the province and its busi-a species which is not a vector of plague." In view of recent inaccurate statements to be levied against the Cunard Line rights so conferred by a hill of lading party. Additional light and air space protected by an ample reserve and are
Although the private road lies to the south of the pro- ness is increasing rapidly. Its notes are Times of Inda. in regard to the international Consortium owing to the arrival on the 10th inst. could not be varied, the code, was not has thus been obtained and will create a accepted at par by the local merchants. for loans to Chins, Mr. T. W. Lamont, abroad the Aquitanis of three hundred made the master of commerce. The precedent for future building construc Canton's-healthy financial conditionin in statement, denies that the Consor Hungarians, although it is alleged that parties to a contract for the carriage of tion in that important, business artery of in striking contrast with the delirium TYFIST'S MISTAKE COSTS £1,000. tiun seeks financial control of China and the Immigration Burenn on the lat, inst. goods by sec are left free to agos with the Settlement.
tremens which prevails farther north. asserts that, having been organised informed all steamship lines that the one another on any terms and conditions
But the path of the capitalist is not. Through ha error of a typist, £1,000 originally at the instance of several Hungarian immigration quota up to July, they please, provided a bill of lading Osaka, if is mid, will have one of the all roses even in Canton Like his bro too much was paid to a Glasgow. hotel- Governments, the Consortit, upon 1999, bad-boon wxhausted --
is not issued Therefore whilst on the biggest hotels in Western Japan if plus thers the world over, he must Eave his kooper, whose claim for compensation notice from such Govezimante that its
one hand the risk has been avoided of now being promoted mature. Haring complaint. The new government in was passed inst year by Lord Hunter's services were no longer required, would
forcing the code on trades in which the recently secured a new site, the Osaka honest and fair, but it is altogether too Commission on War. Losses. be prepared to arrange for immediate
bill of lading is not used, or of paralys Prefecture Office hopes to start building favourably inclined toward the labour dissolution. The Consortium socks to
ing enterprise and stifling developmont soon on its imposing structure which will element.
The original award was for £2,414, but On this score it is far from when the draft order was returned from avoid any responsibility beyond being pro
in trades in which it is used, on the cost Y3,880,000. It is proposed by the satisfactory. This is no time to encour London the typist had mistaken the two. perly assured that in any loan operations
other hand no third party can be brought promoters to purchase the old prefectural age labour unions, especially when they for a three, and made the amount £3,414. it is rightfully discharging its respon
AMSTERDAM December 10th into any such transaction without clear building to run a hotel there. It is point put forward such outrageous demands as The order of the court containing the sibility, firstly, to the Chinese people of The Colonial Minister anounced in
notice that the sea carriage is not proed ont by them that the present prefeca day of ten hours instead of sixteen, a providing funds only for constructive Parliament that the oil industry would ected by the code. Bir Norman Hill tural building was originally intended Sunday holiday, and double pay for larger amount was duly signed by Lord purposes, and, secondly, to investament not bo taxed in a way that would pointed out that the code, by voluntary for a hotel, but that in the course of its night work According to the capital- A war Compensation Court, reviewed communities of ensuring that any loans jeopardise the international market. The legislation, could be brought into operates which bully needed a large build- far ouough as yet to warrant this sort the matter
and without waiting for constraction it was sold to the prefecturalists, industrial, development has not gove to China will be properly safeguarded declaration has led to the belief that the tion in all countries other than those ing at that time. With slight alterations of thing. This would interfere with the No loan to China will be made by the additional taxation threatened to the which have deprived commerce of 101 it can be turned into a good hotal, the growth of Osnton's industries and com Conantium except at the expressed Royal Dutch Petroleum Co will not be freedom of contract in regard to bills of promoters sy the new company will be morce Would it stop that growth" No, demirs of the Chinem Government. impased.
lading
before a certain hour or war would be self-contained code defining the risks in-tained high degree in the craft, and was spread to Canton and if the local govern-equally distributed over India, and ob-
Mr. Barton created a sensation by saying that he and Mr. Gavan Duffy FOSSIBILITY OF A ROUND TABLE opposed the signing of the treaty, but ultimatum demanding their signature that Mr. Lloyd Gorge delivered he renowed. Mr. Barton and Mr. Gevan Duffy dared not accept responsibility for war, and, therefore, signed. They now recommended acceptance.
"PARLIAMENT PROROGUED." LONDON, December 19th. Parliament has been prorogued till January 31st
"The King's prorogation Speech ex It is believed that Mr. Presses doep satisfaction at Parliament Under that code the bill of lading would"
approval of the Irish agreement and readiness to give effect to its provisions CUNARD CO. FINED. MAXIMUM UNDER THE U.S. ANTI- IMMIGRATION LAW.
CALOUTTA, December 20th. There has been an important develop iment in the political situation in conse quence of Lord Reading consenting-to- receive on December 21st a deputation of representatives of the provinces which urge the desirability of a round table conference.
Gandhi will attend.-
BABLIER CABLES.
LOANS TO CHINA. PURPOSES OF THE CONSORTIUM EXPLAINED.
"DUTCH "OIL INDUSTRY.
AN ASSURANCE RESPECTING
TAXATION.
"capitalized at 5,000,000,--
bat it would retard it! 2
Hunter...
bad.
.....
For the hotel-keeper, who is now in Australia, it was argued that the Court could not vary one of its own orders.
Judgment-yer reserved.