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SDAY, JANUARY 14, 1932.
PARIS WATCH ON AN EARL
TROOPS" TARGET
PRACTICE.
TAMMANY HALL CORRUPTION
WOMEN IMPERIL THE INSURANCE FUNDS.
NOVEL SIGHT FOR INDIANS.
SERIOUS REVELATIONS"
"FAMINE" 'PLANES DISPLAY.
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COUNTESS OF LEITRIM GRANTED DIVORCE.
The Countess of Leitrim granted a doorne misi in the. Divorco
Marches by troops to show the Court on the ground of the miscon-fing are imerensingly popular in the duct of her husband, the Earl of Bombay countryside and tend to Leitrim, with an unknown woman counteract the seditions ideas in Paris. There was no defence 10 spread by Congress among the
ignorant peasantry.
Four planos recently loft Poona
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LEADERS ALARMED.
Departures.
TOO MANY CLAIMS TO SICK the ms. Chichibu Maru for Los
BENEFIT.
FILM WORKERS AND U.S. FIRMS.
·PROTEST AGAINST STUDIOS
IN ENGLAND.
A deputation from the National Association of Theatrical Employees waited upon the Board of Trade, to
The following "pasacagers left by
Angeles and Ban Francisco viả Japan and Shanghai yesterday London-Women are making such Miss F. Legrand, Mr. M. L. Boyer, claims fer health insurance benefits Mr FX. A. da Silver, Mr. that the fauness of approved 80- Mr. Yes. Kol Dr. Kepler, Mr. and
F. C. Young, Mr. R. O. Gauthier, I New York, Dec. 19.-Leader of Tammany Hall wore to-night con
cieties are becoming disorganised. Mrs. E. E. Warren, Mr. and Mrs. Protest against the suggested estab.
Disturbing and
"diaquiet. Abe, Mr. G. Mata, Misa H. C.ishment of film studios in Eng- farring behind locked doors resting is the description applied to de Kruijt, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gant and by American firms. ing the best way of meeting the the situation by Sir Alfred Watson, Wasadorp, Miss T. Lorenz, Miss C. voort, Mrs. O'G. Anderson, Misa H. staggering revelations just being the Government actuary, in his re- H. Rest, Mr. Nai Smahu Punarata banxdhu, Mr and Mrs, R. S. made before the Cominittee of the
Moore, Miss M. Moore, Mrs. C. B. Pendleton, Miss K. Schick, Mr. and Mrs. C: Jhoobs, Miss J. Jacobs.
Arrivala.
lives at The Capite, West Gria to show large crowds how, a flood New York State Legislature which port on the societies' finances.
stead, Sussex.
had no children,
reasonable explanation.
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The asacciation was under the
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The deputation, which also re- prosented the intaresta of employeeŋ in the Aim industry, was accom- panied by Mr. G. D. Slow, a in- ! * Serious deficiencies, Bir Alfred
dependent expert. The delegatesS- ed villago could be relieved by is investigating municipal corruption)
were assured that their representa: The marriage took place at Nut-dumping food from the air. This
tiona would receive dus considera- this city. In the past few days ways, are in prospect, and he urges hurst Parish Church, Sussex, on "bombing" demonstration, which
tion sad would be communicated to October 22, 1902, and she and her was striking and impressive, was it has been shown that dozens of the rovision of the finances
explained simply in the vernacular.
vite oficin
bave acquired in the women's health insurance.
The following passengers arrived the Ministry of Labour sa for as husband lived at Portman-square It is significant that the village course of a few years hundreds of Sickness claims for beneft made from the United Kingdom by the that department was concerned.
Mr. Hugh Roberta, general spaVO, Acnens-Mr. G. W. Brigge.. and Cadogan-square, London. They chosen was near Sholapur, where thousands of pounds which are hid by women have exceeded expect Mr. and Mrs. J. Cameron, Mastersary of the sacciation, explained
dianatrons riots occurred recently,
afterwards that the vions, but the coat of disablement and H. & Cameron, Mr. and "In Hyderabad a rogiment hus just don in private bank accounts, and The case of the Counters of Lei completed a flag march of 200 miles, for which they are able to give no hement has proved to be of graver Mr. J. Campbell, Master L. J would welcome any now avenue of trim was that the marriage was, and reports that it was woll reeciví
„bus is should not be only on Some import. Disablement claims have Campbell, Mrs. K. M. Campbell, employment that could be created;
F. M. Campbell, Mr. F. happy until about 1913, when her ad "throughout. An armoured car husband completely changed, Incompany has also just returned from series teld in attempts to account exuded expectations by as much Davison, Captain A. Diggina, Mr. and Mrs. C. Duttson, ME W. a similar tour the Kanara dis- for these sums are so absurd that as 38 per cent. the spring of 1928 she went with him trict, where targets were placed in
Sickart, Mr. T. N. Frost, Mr. impression, he said, that Americans. to Egypt, and on the return journey
Hayward, Mi E. M. Hinds are setting up business in England he left her at Genes and went to the scht and riddled with machine the spectators at the hearing have
marsh, Miss M. Johnson, Mr. M. in order to get over the provisions of the Cinematograph Film Act, the Riviera. Since then stre. had gun bullets. The village crowds burst into laughter, in which avan
Curing. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Mar and no control the industry, as FORTITUDE OF A SICK K.C. Been him only once. Later she had vere derply interested observers.
the witnesses have sheepishly join-
ting Me. W. Martin, Miss B. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. 5. N. Man, they did largely prior to the Act.! her husband watched, and it was
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It was the desire of the associ❘ HELD UP WHILE SPEAKING. Masters D, C. and J-W. Moes, learned that last July he stayed with another woman at an hotel in
Mr. and Mrs. J. Roberts, Mr. and tion that the Act should be carried out in its entirety and that there Mrs. 7. S. Roxburgh, Masters R
So it that, he had to be support, 1. and J. S. Roxburgh, Mr. S. should be no exploitation of labour. Sanderson, Lady Hope Simpson, especially at a time when exchanged while speaking, Sir Herbert Mr. V. G. Stott, Major P. Grates are of benefit to certain coun-Mield," E.C., insisted on presiding at the banquet of the Guild of Free and Mrs. Walker, Miss Y. J. Swann, M. A F. Tompson, Mr
men at Guildhall..
Sir Herbort, who has been in m Walker, Mr. A. J. Wood, Mr. Srived at Manila on January 13 at a poor state of health for a year," is I. Wood, Captain E. Hardic, Miss.m., leaves to-day (January 14) at the Master of the Guild. Wong AR Phoy, and Miss Yo Sung,
Paria.
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Saved" 260,000 in Six Years. To-day, it was shown, for example, that ons minor official of the city whose salary is £1,700 has "saved" £80,000 in the past six years. A other man who has £6,000 for which ho cannot account says a friend now dead lent him the money with which to bet on horse-races and that be
It seems as though the Govern- cut is now acting firmly to repress pen sedition. Recently a Bombay magistrats sentenced an Indian journalist and Labour leader to twe years in prison, with the option of heavy fine, for delivering a speech praising violence for the overthrow The magistrate of British rule. stated that a reference he made to the murder of the Tour and European officials was bound to in fame the passions of ignorant mobs, The saner elements are hoping Evidence was given by Lady Lench prosecutions may damp the trim and by employees from the ardour of hundreds of other revolusimost always won. He paid back bobel
On the question of the Earl of Leitrim's domicile, it was stated that he was born and educated in England. There was an Irish estate, but after the trouble in Ireland in 1918 Lord Leitrim decided he would not live there again, and he bought a farm in Kent.
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Tammany Afraid.
The fovelations of the past few days, which have badly frightened the leaders of Tammany, have grown so serious in scope and size that Judge Samuel Seabury, who is conducting the State Legislature's investigation, has no hesitation in | declaring that corruption is so wide- spread as to be practically univer- dal.
Thus far Tammany's only attempt at defence has been to say that Judge Seabury wishes to be Pre- sident of the United States, and is seeking to ham-string Governor Franklin Roosevelt, of New York State, who is on friendly terms with Tammany: This charge, however, is so absurd that the public has ignor ed it and Tammany is obviously gravely alarmed over the effect, of the revelations upon its prestige.
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INDIA'S GOLD RUSH.-
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These claims (reporta Alfred) have been almost univer sally heavier, and in many cases very much heavier than the pro-
vision made for them...
In the case et a representative group of approved societies the sickness claims of unmarried women rose between 1993 and 1927 by 29 per cent. Married women's claims increased by 49 per cent.
ture.
Alternative Solutions.
To restors women's insurancs to financial soundness Sir Alfred Wat son submits the following alterna- tives :-
The present benefits being re- tained, the wookly contribution to be increased from the present rate of Bhd. to 10d.
The present contribution being retained the rate of sickness benefit to be reduced from. 123. to 108. per week, and the rate of dis- ablement beneft from 7s. 8d. to 38, per week.
The present rate of sickness benefit being retained-
1.—The weekly contribution to, be increased from Bid, to Bid.. and
2. The rate of disablement benefit to be reduced to 6s. per week.
Another point to which Sir Alfred culla attention is the abnormal loss of contributions arising from wide- spread unemployment.
"The present position," he says, "is that while full benefits are being paid regardless of ar rears arising from unemployment; less than 90 per cent of the contributions required to support these benefits are being collected. Such a position is wholly incom patible with the maintenance of the soundness of an insurance or ganisation.
Sir Alfred Watson's report is on the third valuation of the assets and liabilities of approved societies.
The valuation showed that 7,001 societies, and branches with 15,222,- 143 members had surpluses, aggre- gating £6,035,344, or £2.41 pur Gold to the amount of £20,000,000 member, while 418 societies and has been shipped to London from branches, with a membership of India in the past three months, and 790,131, had deficjencies amounting nome £3,000,000 to £4,000,000 is now to £847,887, or an average of £1.17 belioved to be on its way. It is a member. The not surplus was thought that the total amount | £38,790,877.
which may be shipped will reach
£30,000,000. The total hoard of gold]
in India is reckoned to excook,
·£400,000,000!”
SEAPLANE SOS DRAMA,
DISABLED SPEED-BOAT.
DANGERS OF LOW FLYING.
VULGAR FORM OF SWANK"
Air Vice Marshal Ą. M. Long- more, commandant of the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lines, in Keen eyes of airmen in a seaplane his report at the prasing-out inspot over the English Channel at dusk tion, of flight cadats, said: “An led to the rescue of a man in examination of the more serious speed-boat, adrift with her engine accidents during the past six years disabled, about three miles south of reveals the fact that these mostly the Needles, Isle of Wight.
occur in the cadet's third term, in The airmon, dying from Calshot, his early solo work in service types. noticed the motor-boat showing when his skill no a pilot may not fares of distress, and wirelessed an have reached the level of his con:
fidence." 308 to Calshot. The Yarmouth (1.
"Low flying and low stunting of W.) motor lifeboat was launched. constitute one of the most vulgar After a six-bour cruise the life forms of swank it is possible for anyone to see," and Air Vice Mar boatinen found the missing craft shal T. 1. Webb-Bowen, in an ad Anchored off Christchurch Headdress to the cadets. This comment about five miles from the Needles, was made after the commandant had mentioned that he had taken and towed it to Yarmouth.
disciplinary action against a cadet The sole occupant, Mr. G. Downe- who turned at a low height, Martin, of Christchurch, had drift-i ed with the tide from 2 to 3 o'clock, when he was picked up by the lifeboatmon. He set fru to the cushions in the boat as a distress signal,
Vice Mirabal Wabb-Bowen added that he hoped low flying would never again be mentioned in the commandant's report, and that the cadets would put it right out of their minds. It was an offonis, which might bring disaster to their
Careers
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4 p.m., and is due here on January
Ho 'remained' acated when receiv 10. at 8 a.m., berthing at Kowlooning the guests, who numbered mora Dock prior to dry docking
than 800, but at the dinner, when SHIPPING MOVEMENTS. The m.v. Ermland (H.A.L.) left proposing two toasts and making.
Bingapore yesterday at 8 a.m., and two speeches, he stood and was sup The P. & O. a.a. Karmala loft dus here on Monday, the 18th ported by the "toustranter and an
attendant. Shanghai for this port on the 12th inst., at 4 p.m.
The 8.8. Scheer (H.A.L), left" The guests were full of admira inst. at 4 pm, and is due here on
Vladivostock on Tuesday, 12th tion for Sir Herbert's courage and "It is won. the 15th inst, at about 7 a.m.
The R.M.S. Empress of Asia'arist, and is due here on Sunday, the one told a reporter:
(Continued on next Column).
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