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SALVATION ARMY'S | JUNE MUST GO TO
NEW MOVE.-
A PARLIAMENT ACT FOR
REFORMS.
Genora Higgins, as head of the Salvation Army, is to apply to Parliament for an Act of Parlia mant establishing the reforms which have been decided upon by tho Conference of Commissioners now sitting in London,
The reforms concerned are those which have already been announced, affesting:
SCOTLAND.
PETITION FOR NULLITY
: DISMISSED.
Lady Inverclyde's petition for nullity and also her petition for alimony during the proceedinga are dismissed.
This was the considered judg mant of Mr. Justice Bateson, in ths Divorce Court regarding the summons brought by Lord Invor olydo, arising out of the petition' for nullity brought by Lady In-
1. The retiring age for Genvorclydo (Juno, the actress). erala, whether men or women, which was fixed at 70 years, an
2. The succcasion to the leader
The summons raised the question whether the only court which bad jurisdiction to hear June's peti
Scotland. 11
ship, the decision being that notion was the court of the domicile, General shall appoint his succes sor, and that any successor shall always be elected.
F
The
3. The Army's assets. Conférence decided to form a
trust company to take over all the property coming under the can- trol of the Ganera).
To these decisions was added an- other, the Conference resolving to set up, a Board of Arbitration..
Uproar Denied,
The decision to apply to Parlia- ment was decided upon, following the publication of reports that the proceedings of the Conference had been characterised by disachajoti and uproar.
These reports were omphatically denied
Below is the communiqué issued: It was decided that a body be constituted" which may he called a Board of Arbitration, consisting of five leading officers relected from a panel of not less than 20 leading officers (the Chief of the Staff not being included) to be nominated and always kept in being by the General, two of such five to be ap- pointed by the General, two others to be appointed by the officer con cerned in the questions to be dealt with, and the fifth to be co-opted by the four appointed...
The Board's Powers.
June based her petition on the ground of the alleged incapacity of Lord Inverclyde to consummato the marriage.
his judgment Lord Inverclyde sue Mr. Justico Batoson said that: in
coeded,
Lord Inverclyde was domiciled in Scotland and resided in Scot land, and June was domiciled in Scotland and resided" at · Hamp stead.
Alimony Issue.
He entered an appearance un- dor protost upon the ground that the English court had no jurisdio tion, and he took on another sum- moms to dismiss the petition for alimony duding the proceedings upon the same ground, and both
summonses
court
were adjourned into
Mr. Justice Bateson said that no question arose here as to the terms: of the marriage contract nor ite validity, nor as to the failure of justice when the Scottish court was
available.
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He was told that June could not, the proceedings, though she could In Scotland, get alimony during | TERMS:-Cash on DelivKEY,
do so in England..
Mr. Justice Bateson said that judgment was for the husband upon this issue, and he added that ho would give leave to appeal.
Mr. Birkett (for Lord Inver "Such Board of Arbitration to betyde) asked if Lady Inverclyde's empowered to deal with such mat- summons for alimony would be tors hereinafter indicated as shall dismissed 1 lic between the General on the Mr. Cotes Preedy (for Lady In- one hand, and any Commissioner, verclyde) suggested that the dis territorial commander, chief secremissal of the summons should wait tary, or head of department at to see if there was any appeal. International Headquarters, direct- ly responsible to the General, on the other hand, in all such matters consisting of differences or mis understanding or grievances of any description whatever, except any such as are administrative, or have direct relation to appointment or rank, either the officer concerned oi
AIR TRAFFIC CONFERENCE. the General to be at liberty to in-
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PRESIDENT HINDENBURG DECLINES THE PRESIDENCY.
Berlin, Dec. 14.-Authoritative. quarters confirm the Press report |that President von. Hindenburg has declined his nomination na honorary member of the presid ency of the International Civil Air Traffic Conference now sitting at Paria and also attended by à German delegation.
The reasons for the President's refusal to acoopt the honour have I not been revealed but the Press conjectures that it was based on the fact that Gorman civil aviation is stil subject to certain restrictions connected with the Versailles troaty while some papers say that the President was actuated by the fact that he is still listed as a "war criminal" in certain Allied coun trics.
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voke the assistance of this Board of Arbitration, whose decision shall `be final and binding on both parties. "This resolution was carried un. animously.
Second. Summons.
Mr. Justice Bateson: I give
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judgment for the husband upon the THE Undersigned are received issue of jurisdiction. In a senso that was all, there was before, me at that time. You have got to BOU the petition dismissed.
Mr. Birkett: We took out a sum2. mon with regard to that matter, which was adjourned into court.
Mr. Justice Bateson: You havà not got rid of the petition. by get- ting judgment upon the issue.
Mr. Birkett: The second sum mon, is before you, is it not?
Mr. Justico Bateson No, the first summons. I have only given you judgment on the issue at pre- sent.
The Conference decided by a very large majority to authorise the General to apply to Parliament for an Act of Parliament establish- ing the reforme which had been Eventually Mr. Justice Bateson resolved upon by the Conference, said that he dismissed Lady Inver- with anch modifications (if any) as clyde's petition for nullity and Parliament may approve or ré-also her petition for alimony dur
ing the proceedings,
quire,"
The Conference is now discussing
what alterations may be required in the supplementary deed of 1904.
Reports Denied.
The following report was issued by Commissioner Mapp, Chief of Staff, on behalf of the whole can ference:
view, which in some cases diverged from those expressed by other American Commissioners,
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"Reports of the decisions already agreed upon by the Conference (in most cases by nearly unanimous vote) show that the powers possess "It is absolutely untrue that fed by the general of the army under anything remotely approaching up the existing copstitution have al- roar has occurred at any time ready been very considerably modi- | TERMS:-Cam on DelivELT. during the conference, nor has 'afied in several material respects. crisis of any sort emerged.
While opposing views have been' freely proponnded, the debates have been carried through in a most harmonious spirit.
American Views, "The suggestion that the Ameri- can Commissioners have united in opposition to General Higging is entirely without foundation. They fellow commissioners from all over have co-operated heartily with their
the world in arriving at decisions amendments put before the Confer based upon the resoluticus and
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"Utmost Goodwill," _ :-
"The resolution further to modify the powers of the General of the Army was not put forward or seconded by the Commissioners Inamed.
"While it is quite true that”a substantial minority favoured more extensive modifications, they have accepted with the utmost goodwill the decisions of the majority.
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