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HOME GOVERNMENT. THE EIGHTH DEFEAT.
LONDON: July 2nd. The Government saffered its eighth deleat, in the Lords yesterday when, the second reading of the War Charges Validity Bill was negatived by 24 votes
to 21
NO CHANNEL TUNNEL.
Laspex, July 2nd. unibestund that sa meeting of the Committee of, Imperial Defence yes- terday, attended by all members in addi- tion to the ex-Preiniers, Baktwin, Lloyd' George and Asquith, negatived a pro posal to build a Channel Tummel,
BRITAIN AND SOUTH AFRICA
FIRST CHIEF FRIEND."
PRETORIA, July 2, In a speech at, a Nationalist, banquet General Hertzeg declared" that Britain would alway's te, as far as his invern ment was Copcerned, their first chief friend. Unfortunately in the past there had been accusations against them bes cause they insisted on the ducnine of South Africa first, but many of the accusers were now with then on this point. It would always be their, aim to
perate with Britain and heartily with the rest of the Dominions. (Applause. į
OBITUARY."
THE WORLD'S SPORT.
HOME CRICKET. SECOND TEST MATCH
BANY WIN FOR ENGLAND,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1924
LIFEBOATS IN LONDON,
LANDON, July 1st.
Londoners overe affered an interesting spectacle in sowing and comparing the types of various nations' lifeboats, gaily Laskook, July 1st. decorated, moored in the Thames. This England beat South Africa in canseerion with the Royal National an innings and eighteen runs, The Lifeboat Institution centenary celebra South Africans in their second innings compiled 240. -
At Lard
tions.
FAR EASTERN “CABLE
NEWS.
[TRAQUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW.
JAPANESE INCIDENT.
LONDON, July 1st
The Japanese Embassy announces this shortly after noon-to-day a young man Sir Godfery Baring, presiding at the lowered and carried off the aerican flag! The attendance at Lord's was four thou and. The South Africans made a game opening, appreciatively referred to the flying at the Hurstaff on the site of the attempt to save an inning. deleat. Sus presence of Count Zozeyoshii, who had American Embassy at Tokyof which was kind was the put-tanding batsman, rungay, travelled from Japan in order to in pre-destroyed in the big earthquake. ficent in his defengy, Catterall was too sent. rouident, and eventually "Tell in Tykes- ley, The English bowling way good, and the friding very ken and occasionally brilant. The match finished at five o'clock.
The scores were:==
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Japanese police chased the uan, but The International Lifgboat Conference did not catch him. The authorities have has passed" à resolution, in accordance immediately taken all steps to discover with a suggestion by Count Kogoyoshi, the perpetrator:
rging all maritime countries pot posses sing a lifeboat service, in organisation, on the lines of the Red Cross Society. This resolution is being sent to the League of
- South Africa, ist Iunings:-273..
England, 1st. Innings:-331 fe 2 Sations. wkts, dre.
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SOUTH AFRICA 28D 18SINGS, Deane e Sutcliffe. b Hearne 4'ominale, 1.b,w, by Tyklesley
Nourse, 1.b.w., b Gilligan Susskind, low... 5 "Tyldesley Taylor, Gilligan "Catterall, e Gilligan, h Tiydesley... 43 Blanckenberg. e Hobbs, & Fender-13
Faulkner, run out.....
Pegler, Tate
Ward, not out Parker, Tate
Extras
Gilligan Tate Tyldesley
Fender
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Wooley
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MONEY FOR PORCELAIN; HIGH PRICES FOR CHINESE SPECIMENS.
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Losno July 1st. A total of eat was realised at Christie's sale of a portion of the Benson collection of early Chinese porcelain.
A pair of hotties of the Ming period was sold for 6400 guineas. Another bottle of the Ming perind fetched 4.106) |
guineas,
SOVIET SILVER.
LONDON, July 1st.
WASHINGTON, July 2nd. The State Department attaches hit little importance to the flag incident at Tokyo, which it declares, is nu act of
́ipresponsible individuals.”
Confidence, however, is expressed in the Japanese Government taking the arllest opportunity to reiterate the pe- pudiation of such incidenta.
DIET PROCEEDINGS,
TONTO, July 1st The resolution on the American ques tion was passed unanimously by the Lower House. A somewhat similar mo- tion was also unanimously passet by the
In the House of Commons, replying to | Peers. Sir C. Onun Mr. Snowden said the silver coins being struck at the Royal Mint for the Soviet were fine hundred fine. Ne
The speeches in both Houses were couched in Gr. but moderate language,
THE
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The CRAIRMAN OF THE MUNICIPAL Cory v said that he had not had time to con- sider the mnendment fully but thought that the cost would be about the same as the figure stated for the engaging of Sikh police. The addition of a foreign inspector would double that nagpunt.
air. De Corner asked if the Hongkong Government would co-operate with the Council'in securing adilitional galjoe!
SOAP-BOILING IN HONGKONG IS IT AN OFFENSIVE TRADEI
An interesting discussion was raised at the Sanitary Board meeting held yester day afternoon on the question of soap- boiling as an offensive trade. The dis cussion arose out of an application for a soap-koiling licence en Inland Lot No.
7 Whitfeld Road, Causeway Bay, -The CHAIRMAS (Mr. N. L.Smith) ex- plained that De zorio had minuted.
tion "up the ground that a similar ap approving the granting of the applica-
The CHAIRMAN OF THE MUNICIcal Corsi plication had been granted to the Hong- cuz I am sure that we shall have theirkung Sitenin Laundry sometime ago, and pointing out that the Laundry was' out- full support.
side an offensive trade aven,"
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There being no further discussion on the amendment, the amendment was put to the meeting and carried.
"H. RAL Consri-GENERAL : That being so Resolutions ghand Se will not now he put to the meeting.
The MEDICAL OFFICER DE Health (Th W. W. Pearcee) said he well-rementæred the case of the application of the Steam Laundry Company. The Company wished to make its own soap for use in the. laundry and this was granted. A certain small quantity of the soap made was sold, That this special general meeting hat it was nothing in the nature of a of ratepayers siluetions the purchasing whole-sale trade. It had always been the " and installing of a burglar-proof fence
Proposed resolution 2 is given above, Proposed resolution 2e was as follows!",
around the Concession, with entes policy of the Board to keep these offen- where required, at a-gapital expendi-sive trades within certain tare, of $27.500 to be collected at ones to avoid trouble with neighbours. as an extra tax divided equally between
eN,
Tr
house and land and requiring a rate of these offensive trades were scattered alt 28174 per cent, for house ths and 13% over the Colony a great deal of trouble- per cent. for land tas The agendment was then put to the meeting as a substantive resolution and
carried.
HI.B.M. Cussi-GENERAL then read out Resolution No. 3 which had as its object the juprovement of the telephone ser. vice on Shameen. The proposed scheme is to cost $2.000 for an exchange building
would ensue. Sealing, was the least offensive of the offensive trades provided it was carefully supervised, hat it it was not it could be extremely offensive. He was therefore not in favour of granting this application. There was a big area at Shankiwan and another at Kennedy Town reserved for offensive trades, and if the applicant wished to establish a
thauge was contemplated in the fineness the belief being expressed that the US 82,000 for the present scheme and $5.00 | soup-boiling industry he should establish
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By a coincidener, there was the same margin of defent in the first Test,
LONDON, July 1st.
for the future scheme-this money to be it within one of the offensive trade aceas Congress netion was remediables In raised by, taxation.
the meantime, Baron Shidehara reassured- the House that the Government wax determined to maintain its stand against
OLD AGE PENSIONS. GOVERNMENT PASSES BILL, LONDON: July 1st. Susa at Brighton heat. Cathridge
The House of Commons has passed the Fuiversity hy eighty-right runs cared 200 and 200. Cambridge scored 101cond reading of the new Old Age Pensch legislation,
sions Bill
and 280.
COUNTY GAMES.
Suvex
SCOTTISH ADMIRAL CHIEF,
LONDON, July 2nd. Admiral Sir Charles Dundas is dead.
Admiral Sir Charles Duudas of Dan- das, K. C.M.(., had a distinguished career
fetester beat Derby at Chesterfield by "in the loyal Navy, which he joined as a
carlet in 1874, being designated to H.M.seven wickets. Derby compilial 22% (Hut- Aducts, which was then the China flag chinson 143), and then 69, Geary taking for 10. Lejester complied 270 and 199 ship. He served in minty parts of the world, and during the Great War was for 32
He P.N.TO... France, for two years. succeeded his father as eth Chief of Dundas in 1991. The family estate is
Yorkshire led on the first funing, agninst Essex at Hull. Yorkshiris scored Douglas taking for 97, and then
Durvi, south Queensferry, Sentland. Daugias taking 3 for Essex cumplied
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INTER-EMPIRE - QUESTIONS. WIRELESS AND EMIGRATION.
LANDUS, July 1st. The Congress of Empire Chambers of <Commerce his passer à. Pesolution urging the establishment, of an Emperial wire less chain. and urging the Boards of Trade and -Clutchers of Teismerce to -devote increased energy to promoting
emigration within the Empire.
MILITARY CONTROL IN GERMANY.
248. Rnd 68 for 8.
RATIFIED BY IRELAND. LAUSANNE, TREATY.
Dumas, July 2nd. The Dail has ratified the Lausanne Treaty without a division.
...
Mr. E. U. REID: Speaking as a rate payer I beg to propose that this resoln- tion be adopted.
Mr. C. E. PEACOCck; I beg to second
that."
There was no discussion on the motion, which was put to the meeting and carried H.B.M. Coss-GENERAL: That is all the business before the meeting. Gentle
"Dr. Ozono questioned whether the grade was affusive. He was present at the meeting referred to when Mr. Tenle of the Hongkong Steam Laundry con truded that senp-boiling was "not an offensive trade. It he rightly remember- ed, the decision of the meeting was that the trade was not offensive,
Speaking in the Lower House this afternoon, the Minister for Finance re: ferred pessimistically to the adverse halance of trade and exchange deprecia. tion. He declared that, retrenchment and habits of thrift were most imperative NOT WHAT HE LOOKED FORM. Tratman then handled the matter and MANCHESTER AND COTTON. He announced that the Governmens THREE MONTHS FOR DAYLIGHT us a preliminary to
WORSE. POSITION BECOMING
Losos, July 1st.
..In
t
would not float further loans, but would meet, expenditure under its old loan
men.
ROBBER.
Reclamation Street on Tuesday afternoon
with a wicker portmanteau full of the
it
The CHAIRMAN, said that according to the huw soap-boiling was, offensive trade. The question was raised when the Steam Laundry made its application. two ninin points were considered, namely making tallow was offensive, and whether making the tallow into soap was offen- Hampshire at Sonthampton beat "Surrey
A Chinese who entered his bedroom in sive. It was decided that both these by wicket. Surrey scared 200 and 340 (Sand am 94), and Hampshire 1 (Tenny-
speech at Manchester, Sir Colicy, by appropriating 108 millions
prozesses were offensive within the mear- son 75) and 235 for 9 (Tennyson 4)
154 found another just preparing to leave it ing of the law. That was to siy Warwick at Birmingham beat Kent by Macara said the jusition as regards both from the recent foreign loans,
have to get a fat-boiling licence and a eight wickets Kent scored 973 (Bryan
forner man's possessions. 121) and 80; Howell taking 5 for 42. War-American and Ryptian cotton spinning millious from deposits, and 35 miljons
applicant wanted to make song he would Theirste owner gave chase with the souhoiling licence as well. The Board, wick compiled 20 and for 2 (tntail was hecoming rapidly worse. The pre-by means of low value popular savings
Lancashire led on the bret innings sent short time movement had proved bonds. He further announced that the result that Leung Shi, an unemployed when considering the application of the supplementary estimates amounted to is coolie, of no fixed abode, appeared at Stenin Laundry, took into consideration 1983; not out),
the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. He that the area in which the Steam Laundry Notts insuficient to meet the situation.
millions.
said that he did not go into the house stood was likely to develop into a nu- Ile facturing aren, and not into a residential against Notts at Manchester.
to steal, but to look for somebody." scored 217, and 21 for a, and declared. "Lancashire stored 258 (Makepeace (16)
admitted that two years ago he was senarea which, in their opinion, was not the tefeed for obtaining money by false pre-same as being in the middle of a lot of and so for 2
tenement houses.
The Hon. Mr. C. G. ALABASTER, K., referring to the Ordinance on the matter, said the Legislature told them that this was an "offensive trade. As recently as
J
WIMBLEDON TENNIS.
Lostos, July 1st. At Wubon the weather was fine and a small attendance. cooler. There with The first centre, court game was a fifth
and manifacturing, instead of improving,
DUTCH POET, SHOT.
JERUSALEM, July 1st, Doctor Oc Haan, the Dutch poet and writer of the orthodox anti-ionist Jews, was shot dead yesterday evening in the Jewish quarter: The murderers escaped.
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CHINESE POLITICS. „MORE RÉSILNATÓNS.
tences.
PERING, July 1st. His Worship. (Mr. Hamilton) pasar (1) Sun Pan Chi attended a Cabinet meet-sentence of three months' hard labour. ing this morning and announced his in- tention of resigning, whereupon the
round match in which the American. Wil} [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE [other Cabinet Ministers decided to resigTHE BOY SCOUTS ASSOCIA. Blast September the Legislature had an
fintas. entered the semi-hual. eliminating! of the last remaining Britisher Kingente,
5-1. 6-1, 6-3, -4.
In the fifth round, the South African, Raymond, entered the semi-final, defeating the American, Washburn, 60. 7-5, 17-13.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. NO DEFINITE RESULTS YET.
NEW YORK. July 2nd No nomination was secured after the
Boutra entered the sera final by defeat. ing the danerican Vigent Richards, 6-4, 2018 ballot. 1-8. 80.6-3.
In the second round of the mixed doubles, Gilbert and Alisa McKaar beat Lycett and Mis Ryan, the holders, 6-4, 1-6, 4,
Pants. July 1st The German Note has created a not un- favourable impression in competent Allied quarters. The question of the date on which inspection will end is unlikely to Gerente diffentbies. While rejecting the Taben of a fixed date, the Allies will pro tably promise complete inspection as early as possible compatible with thoroughness.
In the fourth round of the ladies Two mere erious obstacles are, firstly doubles. Mrs. Gross and Mrs. Jesup heat the absence of any mention of the five com Mrs.. Ponverte and, Mr Heil, 6-2, 2-6, 9-7. ditions which the Ambassaders' Confer
In the third round of the mixed doubles. ence declared must be carried out before unter and Miss Charman beat J. Park ontrol can be handed over to the League and Mrs. Middleton C-4, 2-6, 6-1. O. of Nation had precise with plan Turnbull and Mrs. Craddock brat Rich
a preliminary agreement regard
all-faction on these fire conditons, while
Vincent R
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New York. July 1st. The Demcratic Convention's sixteenth balot resulted in Mr. Meadoo polling 478, Governor Smith 35), and ex-Ambassador Davi- 63.
There was excitement in the twentieth bant, when Missouri deserted the McAdoo ramp, casting its thirty-six rous for ex Ambasador Davis, making the posat 377), the leaders-Meador Smith and Davis 122.
LATEN.
The Convention went into fons after
Jap, 6-3, 4-6, 6-t. chards, who was the favourite, to ways and means of carrying out the inspection. There is no reason to antici I was absolutely volleyrd out of the chan- pate that the Ambassadors will forgo piesily by the victim Corred the the twenty-fourth ballot, which showed no the priminary agreeurate must onet, and salad and voilage Richards material change mampared with the twen imply restriction of the ful exi- of the services and forceful drive, with wonder leth. Mr. Meade, he gained five votos right of inspection.
and remarkable spel. He and Mr. Davis eren. ful Pon
FRENCH MILITARY
·APPOINTMENTS.
up his services and covered,
en blog The resignations went to the President this evening.
TION OF HONGKONG.. THE TRANSFORMED OFFICIAL ORGAN.
The soldier Li has beep sentenced to two months imprisonment in each case of bis attacks on British and Italian suḥ- jetta, and to three for the attack on an
With the commencement of a new American, who was lightly assaulted. A rmission of one month given in a con- volume (Vol. IV.), the filter Wolf, the xideration of Li's imprisonment before Ecial urgan of the Boy Scouts Associa and after trial. Li will then serve threation of Hongkong appears in an enlarged months and three days."
EX-CHINA MISSIONARY.
LONDON. July 2nd.
opportunity of reconsidering the Ordi- nante on the matter and be noticed that soap-boiling was coaisdered an offensive tradë. It was no good laying down. offensive trade areas if they were not used.
The CHAIRMAN: If we grant this licence
Even if: grunting similar applications. we shall have no possible excuse for not this was a hard case I should feel oblige! to vote against it, but I don't even admit. it to he a bard case.
exceptional.
Dr. W. V. M. Koen asked whether the
and greatly improved form. Besides ac counts of the doings of the 13 Troops.
Mr. Wosa KwoNG-TIN thought a similar and the Wolf Cap Packs which exist in licence should be granted in this case as the Colony, the present issue contains!
the case of the Steam Laundry. quite a variety of interesting articles by
The CHAIRMAN reminded Mr. Wong that The Res. "Dr. Hoppys Rees, is dan-ul contributors. Mr. Cyril Champkin, the case of the Steam Laundry was 217 The application was the Acting Commissioner, in a letter
exceptional one. which serves as a forword appeals for refused twice before it was finally de- gerously ill,
recruits. He understands that there decided that it was an exceptional case more than 700 seouts in Singapore, while He did not think the present case was NO PASSPORT.
in Hongkong there are but half that num ber. He feels sure that there are hun- SPAXTARD SENT TO GAOL. -
dreds of hays in Hongkong who would,
The CHALEMAN: No, it was already there. Spanish merchant sumed Jose Liza-inake splendid Scouts if they know how Steam Laundry licence tras granted be by Mr. "R, R Lindsell, at the Central scouting.
Among the articles is a very interesting
The MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH pointe raggs, aged, was yesterday sentenced gul the Association is to teach them fore the hospital was established there.
on the Chinese out that the district office of the Sanitary Magistracy, to four months' bard labour
Jeft
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for aut Teing in possession of a passport. one by Ex-Sapper"
The defendant said he had a passport Soldiers in the South and how to d Department was quite close to the Steam "Borctra has
INTROCHEMIÙ Richards of thei
tinguish then: O.E." contributen verso which was lost in Singapore.
from the manufacture of Wimbledon championship, which is gen-
EXPLOSION ON STEAMER. erally regarded as his for the playing.
that the man was charged ander the Pass-targes a shart article on " Shifting scrtita sells arising frapector would have Inspector Pincott, prosecuting, stated on the Bruges Mr. M. J. B. Mor fundry and if there had been any back. Richards was"
cavalry ap the DESTROYED BY FIRE. ps by Bonotra
soon investigated it. port Ordinance of 1923. He had no valid in Northern Afrien? from tactics,
Richards driv-. which
The CHAIRMAN then proposed that the and kept him to the pathetic
New Yox. July 2nd, ang powers
document to prove his identity, but man's point of view: the District Heout- PARIS. July 1st.
The MEDICAL OFFICE OF HEALTH second- The Cabinet has appointed General task of lebbing back. The American won in America steamer, the unbuty, possessed a worthless paper, which stated master writes inverse of Hiawatha at
thes Beratra wor
The four of the first games, Walch to be president of the Control Com the next fire for the set. In the second belonging to the New England Steninship 1 he had lost his passport in Singapore, Pinewood Camp"; Professor Middletaa "pplication, he refused.j
Mr. Leask. appearing for the defendant, Smith contributes, an article on
votes to two. mission at Berlin, replacing General-
be im- Claxton (Director of the Royal Obser
A further application of an offensive Nollet, and has also decided to pince again heron lost many ces at the net. In the Company, was destroyed his fire at New
Boreira won eight games running Redford owing to an explosion. The pleaded guilty to n tehnient offence and Engine of a Motor Car Bir. T. Fed, and the motion was carried by five
The transit of Mer- on the active list General Sarrail, former.
love sel, he led by to Conany's dock and freight shed were asked that a nominal sentence,
vatory writes on Commander-in-Chief of the Allied armies and winning a
ite the fourth. He kept the American run-also burned, The Inss is estimated at posed.
Inspector Pincott sail that the Policecury across the Sun's dise" Mr. R. B. trade licence a rag storing Ixisiness- in the Near East.
on the sideline corn: | $330,000. ning, placed skilfully
pressed for a heavy sentence ned expal Saiishury (of The Quaine") describes the premises of Kowloon Inland lot No. "The Art of Entertaining Aids for 1550, was not considered, the Chairman ers, and was a dominant, purposeful
Airman Badge is the title of announcing that all the members hat minuted against the granting of the aggressor to the end,
The Magistrate asked why the Police the
another article: the Acting Commissioner application. should press for a heavy sentence,
Inspector Pincott without coinment describes a tiger hunt in India; in an of Billy Speke "; and there is yet an handed the Magistrate a bundle of docu- other contribution he relates The Story The documents were returned in due other interesting article from bis pen
NEW GENERAL FOR BERLIN.
INDIAN AKALI RAIDERS.
perforated ankle sustained Raymond was!
A defeat of Washburn was a
from an
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U.S. AIR MAILS,"
Bion.
the Davis Cup contest; Williams defeat NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO. of Κι
Kingscote was due to the American's deadly drives to the baseline corners.
authoritatively is
It.
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MOTOR COLLISION.
SABA, July 1st. All the twenty-two leaders of the Akali raiders who were arrested on February 22nd, have, been convicted of forming an unlawful assembly, with attempt to mur-
stated that de
The Chung Mei Garage Co., Ltd., is A new daily air mail service between
of the World." In addition there are der. Sucha Singh, who led the mob on
nons, with a drawn sword in hand, basrurien will not participate farther at New York and Ban Francisto wax in-course to the Inspector without reference bearing the title Climbing on the Roof
orders
The Magistrate then ordered defendant various instructive articles on such sub-suing the Chun Hing Hoog Motor Bas augurated this morning. One plage left being made to their contents. Wimbledon, under doctor
the third round Gibert and Miss the Pacific coast, but two were requried to
that altogether the number of the taga- tiffs' car hy the alleged negligence of one. McKane beat Condon and Mrs. Mallory, carry the large mails, from the Atlantic to be sent to prison for four months with jects as carpentery judging distances, so Co. for $500 damages done to the plain- Mr. Leask asked for leave to appeal zine just issued manker attractive reading of the Defendant's drivers. Mr. Lyson 6s, 6-2. Lamb and Miss Harvey heat seaboard, owing to the prevailing winds hard inhour with expulsion to follow.
and Mim Colyer. 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 bring from the west. A third aeroplane
The Magistrate: On what grounds do not only for Boy Scouts for a wider is for the plaintiffs and Mr. Campbe Aeroplanes
public. The Silver Wolf, maintained at Prosser (instructed by Messra Deacon The account of her..sex
you wish to appeal, Mr. Leask?
Mr. Leask On the severity of the this high level should admirably are for the defendants. The case came bes were sentenced to. Sve years' rigorous, Miss Wills beat Miss Austin and Colyer, at Chicago, with n large mail.
"Each
aeroplane is capable of carrying
to stimulate that greater interest in the fore Mr. Justice Dyes Ball in the Sum- and the other three, on mount of their 6-4. Mesdames Lambert Chambra
The Magistrate: That is no
ground, Boy Scout maremment which is its primary mary Court on June 30th and standi
Ladjourned age, to three years' rigorous. All except und Shepherd Earro, and the Ameri- six hundred pounds. The westward jour sentence.
ajm. but I will make a note of its the woman, were riso fined a thousand cans, Men Goes and hirs. Jessup, entered. pey in scheduled to accupy thiry-five hours
the semi-final.
and the eastward thirty-twc rupces.
been senteneed to ten years', rigorous imprisonment. A Sikh woman charged with inciting the moh has also been sen- tenced This woman was sentenced to four years ordinary imprisonment an heatley can. 3 Wightman and will join the westward bound
Seventeen Akalis