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The new Turkish Liberal Party hold its best menting last wook in Constantinople with All Fathi Ber as chairman and President Kemal Pasha's sistor, Makbule Hanum among the members of the party.
fact which caused both sensation. and a good deal of speculation as it apparently confirm, and war in- tended to confirm the reports that the Ghar was in favour of the
party do model
Lord Sankey will receive a de- putation after the present vacation un the subject of the present cost of litigation in England.
If a dog bites a man, it is not Mr. and Mrs. Sydney M. Ehr. man, of San Francisco, have endow If a wan bites a dog, it is heted a research fellowship at Kings College, Cambridge, in memory of newsta ed people on the ses front recently College.
A visitor to Herae bay astonish their son, who was a student at the by picking up his foxterrier and biting it. The dog gave a startled The news that Indian women have
eat infertile, yelp, ran after his maser, bit him been persuaded to
then followed docilely at his eggs as being vegetarian and there heels. The dog is continually tore not fobidden-reminds
A financial dictatorship has been napping at people, but I do not. (writes a correspondent from an established throughout Spain by a think it will bite anyone else for ogg-exporting Dominion) of a story royal dearen conferring upon the new Minister of Finance extraor a time," the man said afterwards that deserves to be set beside this. "I have tried all kinds of things A medical woman who was stay hoary powers to check the down- to break the dog of the habit, but ing in a vegetarian boarding-house ward movement of the pesate and everything has failed up till now. was eating an egg for breakfast to rehabilitate the country's cur- I do not want to get rid of the when another inmate of the house rency by rigid economy as well as dog, so something had to be done entered and exclaimed in horror at by dealing summarily with all to keep it quiet.
the sight: "How could you," she speculators in foreign exchange said with up-lifted hands, bear to values.
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annihilate the motherhood of the hen The good lady was not, ap- parently (as was the medical wo man), aware of the phenomenon of the modera poultry farm-the non. fertila egg-
Lord Thomson visited the Irish Free State Air Rorce Headquarters during the Dublin Horse Show, week and paid a visit to Mr. W. T. Cosgrave, President of the Execu- tive Council.
General Walter Reinhardt, the too many glass houses in Europe last War Minister of Prussia, died at Berlin on August 8, He was and America and
even in Aus-chief of staff of the 7th Army on tralia-to warrant any reckless the German side at the end of the throwing of stones. Yet in China Great War. things are done by the power of the parse which are unparalleled in Weymouth Town Councillors at a recent meeting of the Council, other countries-not necessarily expressed annoyance at what were more wicked, but certainly more described as "invidious distinc extraordinary. Where else in the tons" in the list of names inscrib ed on the brass tablet (6ft. by 3ft.) world is money paid to pirates on the town bridge recently open whereby a safe passage is guaran-ed by the Duke of York The Ma- An acknowledged authority on teed to vessels moving about on yor, Mr. Percy Boyle, is given his the practice of healing in all de- M.B.E. and J.P., and the name partment, surprised his friends re- EMPIRE TRADE AGAIN.
their lawful occasions? And where of the deputy-mayor, Mr. Bartle cently with the statement that else in the world would it be Fye, appears with J.P. after it.it was reckoned statistically that, THE cable from London summaris- possible for a man convicted of Mere aldermen and councillors, owing to the medical and surgical however, are not given any letters information Required during the ing a reply to the recent bankers & criminal offence openly to buy after their names. Among them is war, and as a result of the war. statement supporting the Empire his freedom? Some very question- Alderman Comben, who was award more lives (which otherwise would Trade crusade makes most interest-able incidents have occurred in the ed the C.B.E. It was decided that have been lost) have since been United States at times, whereby the matter shall be rectified, and saved than were sacrificed in the the town clerk said a new braas ing reading. The views now pressed represent the opinion not wealthy men have been enabled to plate might have to be obtained, only of bankers but of manufac escape the punishment which would at a cost of £100. turers and merchants-men who have fallen upon a poor man in possibly are just as keen and in-similar circumstances. But this is telligent as those whose activities not the state of affairs existing in are confined to the financing of Peiping, where a much more simple method of obtaining freedom is in
international trade.
ex-
This latest
manifesto fully confirms the views force
Because the prisons in Peiping expressed in these columns on the
as are crowded beyond their capacity, subject of Empire Trade advocated by the BEAVERBROOK the local authorities are reported Crusaders-that it is an impractic to have decided that persons who able proposition, and can only can afford, to do so may buy their result in harm, however good the freedom by payment of substantin! Jums. The Chinese Press states intentions of its advocates.
The self-styled Crusaders fail to bat two men already have accept realise the utter impossibility of ed the offer. The two mentioned are leaders of drug-smuggling making the British Empire à self-sustaining and self-contained rings. One is said to be a former economic unit. The idea of the chief of a Tax Bureau, who was Dominions all trading freely with sentenced to 30 months and a fine cach other, and almost--if not of $5,000 for smuggling opium and entirely-closing their doors against heroin. The prisoner is reported all non-British communities is to have paid an additional $5,000 quite obviously impracticable. More in lieu of the 30 months! Another man who had his headquarters in than half of Britain's exports go
war.
He added that before the war Germany was easily ahead in medical research, but since the war Britain and France had easily out
The Pasteur Institute has dis-stripped her. covered a new rat poison, for which it is claimed that it is innocuous to human beings, domestic animals, game or poultry, and at the same time terribly rough on rats,
Mr. T. Graham" Robertson. K.C... & leading member of the Scottish Bar, has become independent chair- man for National General Confer- ences in Conciliation Claims in the British Shipping Industry, in suc- cession to Lord MacMillan.
Prince Tokugawa Iyesato, pre- sident of the Japanese Upper House and of the Japanese Rad Cross, arrived in Borlin last week from London where he attended the inter-parliamentary conference. Her will represent the Japanees Red Cross Society at the September meeting of the International Red Cross, at Brussels and in the mean- time will stady various German welfare organizations.
The Air Ministry have issued new rules to minimise the possibility of collision risks in flying from zero- dromes within the neighbourhood of London. The rules are experiment. al and due to the increased air traffic round the metropolis.
The engagement is announced of Helen, only daughter of Mr. Hugh Guthrie,.C., of Ottawa and Guelph, Ontario, the former leader of the Canadian Conservative Party, to Captain C. V. R. Blun- Scots doll-Hollinshead - Blundell, Guards, A.D.C. to the Governor- General, Lord Willingdon. Captain Blundell is the sixth A.D.C. in
a Canadian bride. Dokka Ottawa in recent years to choose
Some 130,817 aliens landed in Great Britain during the second quarter of 1930, and 107,153 embark- ed from Great Britain. 483- aliena Fere refused leave to land. Theso-
figures show considerable increases on those for the corresponding period of last year.
No: 10,000, the London and North Eastern Railway Company's name Ics, "hush-hush" engine left King's Cross, London, recently on the A sea of gossip and intrigue is world's longest non-stop run from still raging in Bucharest around London to Edinburgh. The case Queen Helena who, it is reliably
The number of rickshas in Japan: and silence with which the 166-ton reported, is determined to seek re- | monster hauled her 450-ton load fuge in a convent. However, King was impressive. The previous day Carol is reported to be equally dais decreasing in a direct ratio to According to the inves No. 10,000 brought the south-bound termined to prevout such an irre the increase of motor cars in the Scotsman: to London and exactly vocable stop which would proven country. eight and a quarter hours after heavy blow to himself as Queen tigation of the Home Office, motor- cars are increasing at an average leaving Edinburgh she drew into Helena is still extremely popular.
rate of 10,000 per year, the total King's Cross. The run had been The King's emissaries have already
gone to the Black Sea resort, Con at the end of 1929 having been completed without the loss of a minute. Originally designed for stanza, where Helene is living in 8,379, in which 21,719 trucks are was reduced to 58,006, which wes short express runs she has covered retirement, paving, it is said, her included. The number of rickshas about one-half of the number of the 44 miles from Darlington to days in religious contemplation.
1921. York in 43 minutes,--No. 10.000 ance work to relieve the holiday has been transferred to longist traffic Her freakish lines attract od a large crowd..
A Kente Museum is now to be opened at Kests' house, near Hamp stead, in a building to be built for the purpose by the Hampstead Borough Council. Conditions are said to have precluded the possibi
to "countries" outside, the Empire. the Legation Quarter is reported to have been set free by paying More than half the exports of the
ware Dominions go to foreign countries $10,000. His gang used a
house in the Legation Quarter for Why does trade flow in these non:
manufacture for several Clearly be drug British directions? cause there is a demand of British months before the police learned oflity of using the house itself as n
their existence, goods ia countries outside the E-
Chinese newspapers say that a pire, and a demand for. Dominion
Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith, the Post- products outside the United King-ong list of prisoners has been pre-master-General, in a written reply to a question by Major Colville dom. What is going to happen to pared, any one of whom will be that trade if Empire. Tree trade permitted to buy their freedom if Midlothian North, U.) on the sub
museum.
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An experimental scheme has been sanctioned by the Home Office at Whitehall for the training of 5
men and 2 wouned as full time pro- bation officers to deal with the sup ervision of first offenders and dis- charged prisoners, with a view of preventing their relapse into cri- minal habits.
A rumour that the long-wave National transmitter at Daventry (the old XX) may shortly close down is officially denied by the B.B.C., who stated that they have
never even contemplated such an idea. The station in question is probably the most widely listened to of at the B.B.C. transmitters.. Owing to its long wave-length, it has a very reliable and wide normal range which makes it particularly popular on the Continent besides the more out-of-the-way parts of
The pleasure of the Sunday after noon drive would be enhanced so far as safety is concerned, if the Courts Generally followed the exe ample of a Judge in Omaha, who in convicting & man of rockicas driving, sentenced him to five days if in gaol, with the specification that
ject of an advertisement of Rus each one of the five days should sian oil on the front cover of the be a Sunday. Post Office Guide for July says:
During a rush to register at the have It is the practice of the Post Office
to try to arrange as far as pos unemployment exchange at Han sible for British rather than forley, Stoke-on-Trent, recently, over eign goods to receive prominence in 20 women fainted. For a time the advertisements appearing in there was a danger that some of its official publications, but I do them might be trampled under foot not feel justified in refusing an ad- but they were carried outside and vertisement of a foreign product, attended by others in the queue. due to the fact offered in the usual way through The increase in the number of re- the official advertising agents, to gistrations is appear in a space which might that pottery factories have closed otherwise have to be left blank or down for a longer period than us
ual during the August holidays. used unremuneratively.
comes into operations The Domin- they so desire. There is not room ions will and can not take that for any more prisoners, and it is share of Britain's trade which now asserted that the Courts
agreed to the arrangement. This goes to places outside the "Empire,, nor can. Great Britain absorb that sale of pardons will also serve volume of trade which now goes another purpose. It will provide from the Dominions to foreign funds for the Northern coalition, countries. A self-sufficing and self-which is in great need of money to contained Empire is a myth. Em prosecute the civil war. It is not pire trade can be further developed, clear whether this strange arrange certainly, but not to an extent where ment has any precedent in Chinese by Great Britain and the Domin- law, or whetherit establishes a new problem ions, can say they will trade be- precedent; set to solve the tweca each other freely, but as created by overcrowded prisons, but little as possible with other nations nowhere else could such an extra The idea is absurd, and those who ordinary plan be officially sanction-
ed by administrators of justice. have been carried away by the enthusiasm of the Crusaders cannot have stopped to examine the casily. available facts.
satisfac
Britain. There would be an outery
were closed down.
The National Radio Exhibition. organised by the Radio Manufa turers Association, to be held, at Olympia from September 19.to will be the biggest wireless show ever seen in Britain.
Demand for space has been so great that the Empire Hall has heen taken additionally, and it is: expected that a record amber of British Brms will exhibit. Many of making no attempt to keep secret the larger wireless companies are their new season's models, but it is expected there w revertheless be a number of surprises.
Local Notes and Events
According to a report made to the Police, an accident occurred in Des Feux Road Central, near the Post Office, yesterday, as a result of which a young Chinese girl lost her life: It is alleged that she was knocked down by public car. No 500
Mr. W. Stoker of the Europeart: Looking Back 26. Years. Y.M.C.A. was riding his motor. The new incandescent lamps which cycle near the Blind Home, Kow have been placed at various parts loon, on Sunday when the back tyre of Mount Kellett, the Peak and suddenly burst. This caused the Magazine Cap, were lighted for the rider to be thrown heavily on the first time on Thursday night. They ground. Mr. Stoker, sustained in- | worked satisfactorily, and now juries to the hips, arms and knees. Peak residents who have occasion to and was removed to the Kowloon travel after dark will be lighted by Hospital for treatment. His con- the way-Hong Kong Daily Press, dition, however, is not serious.
Although immediate tion was demanded by Sir Miles Lampeon for the assault upon Mrs. The National Association of Mer- Hearne at Pukow carly last month, chants and Manufacturers quite there has been no news yet of the rightly points out that if Great arrest and trial of the culprit. Britain acts on the advice given by Whereas the gold export for the certain bankers in their July manipurpose of investing abroad in the Mr. C. Charrington of 4, United festo on Empire Trade, a world. Japanese bonds in foreign curren "wide tarifi "war will result, with cies appears to be declining mark Terrace, Kowloon, was bitten by his edly, says the Japan Chronicle, white bull terrier on both hands
September 2, 1905. the still greater danger of a break there is an increpsing inflow of and the right forearm whilst plays down in trade and credit. The specie from overseas countries, the ing with the animal on Saturday.
Looking Back 50 Years. manufacturing industries of Great most noteworthy being that from He was taken to the Kowloon Hos Siberia and Manchuria, through pital for treatment but was not
Warner Baxter, who is not only It has been decided by Britain simply must find an outlet the Bank of Korea, Both the detained.
one of the most popular of screen Government to build a woo keside capiro Government and the Yokohama chent toornament between Bets store hut me of the heat lickinge whert at the foot of Pott The Dominions over they ad fpecie Bank buy up
imported so as to
to repleniente ad Naith Cime will dwing large numbers to the stres, ma mitted British goods, duty-free, an latter's gold reserve, which as the Chinese Y.M.C., Bridges Street, Queen's Theatre where he is portrays wide, and this work WILL DE obvious impossibility, since they result is increasing by Y.100,000 or lasting four successive evenings being the leading role in "Such Men morced shortly The Government even more each day. The total in ginning on the 11th instant. Ad Are Dangerous," Fox Movietone are already building a what 40 have their own infant indus fow of the gold since the lifting mission tickets are sold at $1 ench. all-talking drama adapted from feet long at the foot of Bonham tries" to protect could not absorb of its ban for export is computed Originally 100 tickets were issued Elinor Glyn's sophisticated and Strand West These works will Britain's output of manufactured somewhere at .28,000,000, and this but these were soon sold out, and fascinating story Baxter is co-afford the increased facilities for amount apparently has been em- 100 more tickets were issued later featured with Catherine Dale landing which have long been need- goods. Any attempt to keep Employed to enrich the gold reserve and are now being rapidly disposed Owon, hailed as the most beautiful ed-Hong Kong Daily Press, Sept.
blonde of the films
rmber 2, 1880 pire Trade a purely family" affair at the Bank of Japan.
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