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His Lordship: Before Juae he' MORE SPECTATORS
didn't say when he would marry you No, ho never fixed a date. Adorning the Brentford board-
Why not?-He just promised but room are two hardsome new silver { did not fix a date, shields, presented by the chairman' Did you ever tell any one that of the club, Mr. L P. Simon, to he had promised to marry you be commmemorate the gaining of pro-fore you went to the hospital in motion and the winning of the Lon June 7-No.. don Combination championship for the second year in succession.
These symbols speak of achieve ments which in themselves, augur well for the advent of the "Bees" to Second Division football for the first time.
this
Why didn't you tell your mother -Because I was afraid she might scold me for being engaged to be married.
Why should she cold you- cannot explain.
UNITED STATES NEGOTIATING RECIPROCAL TREATIES
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The president's instinct for keen bargaining has been shown in many spheres since his entry into the White House. Veteran politicians marveledi at his cool discretion in withholding the majority of federal public appoint- mente until congress has accomplished his will with respect to major logis lative proposals. Many congressmen
Washington, Aug, 22-Starting the with Ambassador Espil convinced him administration's drive to open new that it was opportunity to encourage markets in Latin America, Under the negotiations." Secretary of State William T. Phillips today began conferences with Minister Fabiy Lozano and Pompino Guzman, special agent, for a reciprocal trade treaty with Colombin. expected to be undertaken next.
A similar treaty, with Argentia was President Roosevelt's skill at bargaining will lend interest to the tions with Latin American countries here, particularly with Argentina, in the opinion of experienced diplo matic
observers. The bilateral parleys will also include Brazil and Chile and perhaps other countries.
RATS IN SHIPS
Proofing As Preven tive Method
The annual report to December 31; 1932, of the Medical Officer of Health for the Port of London (Dr. Chas, F. White), contains, among other matters a number of interesting observations on question relating to rat-proofing in ships and the hygiene of ship's spaces.
Can you give no reason for not projected reciprocal trade negotin and senators were very reluctant to the point of view both of new vessels
Talk About Love.
Everybody is now wondering whe-telling anyone?-No. ther the -terrific
and speed Gerceness of
"cockpit" of professional Soccer will prove too much for a team who in the last campaign did not give any great evidence of the ability to adapt themselves to rough stuff."
It may be taken for granted that, will go straight into the League eleven-Astley, a full back from Southport, or whom a big transfer fee has been paid, and McClure, an experienced middle-man from Ever
at the start at any rate, new inen
ton.
Otherwiser the old brigada will be viven an opportunity to justify the promotion" which their work has gained.
"As far as I am concerned," Mr. Harry Curtis, the secretary-maaag er, "I think we shall be satisfied if we succeed in holding our own.
Team Spirit
Naturally we have yet to find ous the sort of football we shall be required to play in order to do this and it may be necessary to improve Ion our already encouraging playing
resources.
Cross-examined by Mr. D'Almada senior, witness said: I went often to Mr. Sivanni's flat "to
see his wife, and I occasionally met mein- hers of the Peninsula Band who were staying there. Defendant did not stay at the flat until the middle of January and I was introduced to him frat in February
I fell in love with defendant during our acquaintance and we first had relations on February 5th. The only other occasion intimacy took place was on February 2.
On the 5th they had been talking about love together and he then made suggestions saying that he would marry ber.
ME. D'Almada How often did he say that I-Witness: Fle WAS always saying it.
Canton: "
Did he ever take you out -No, not even to the cinema.
Did he ever write any letters to you? No.
To Make Concessions.
A sub-committee of the Joint Sanit- ary Committee of the Chamber of Shipping and the Liverpool Steam Ship Owner's Association, Dr. White observes, had been set up to inquire into the question of rat-proofing, from
doubt that rat-proofing is the only and of existing vessels There is no measure of rat repression which will Trapping, poisoning and even fumiga- tion frequently leave a few live rats behind from which a new colony rapidly growa But even if these inethods are completely effective. re-infestation will inevitably occur if The President's major purpose in there exist on board, good neating this and other legislation was to pro- places and notes. "He cooly refrained from an
Accessible supply of un increase in commodity food and water Good homes for rats nouncing the ultimate point at which the dollar would be stabilized and thereby encouraged a general upwar movement in all apeculative markets.
assume any attitude which would jeopardize the claims of their can etituents to public appointment.
A second indication of the pre-give results of permanent value. sident's capacity for reserving an nouncement of his intentions was in the matter of gold content of the dollar... On May 12 congress empower The president, it is believed, willed the President to change the con- keep in mind the elemental fact that tent not exceeding 30 per cent. the United States has a large favour able balance of trade over Argentine, and he will doubtless be disposed to make some concessions to meet the southern republic's avowed intention to extend real advantages to United States commerce.
Previous governments here bave, been so diaturbed over the miner antagonisms of farm organizations, that they have ignored the larger as- pects of the problem for the protection of minority interests, sometimes repre- senting only a fragment of the total trade..
President Roosevelt's usual political tactic here has been to avoid premature commitments and to allow an air of suspense to develop until such time as he would move decisively and aggres- he was ready to proceed, after which sively.
Air Of Perplexity.
Skill Noted.
do not long remain attenanted. Afloat as well as ashore it is essential to build against the rat,
·with his
'New York's Experience
During his visit to New York the Latin American dipolmats have also Medical Officer had the advantage of noted an instance of the President's spending several days with Mr. R. G. bargaining skill in the administration Holsendorf, of the United State of federal relief. The federal govern: Public Health Service, and of visiting ent has ande help to the states ships under construction and ships in contingent upon self help on the part commission which had been rat of the state governments and has com
proofed in accorciauce pelled co-operation all along the line. specifications. Some of those who Although not attributed to the have studied Mir. Holsendorf's recom President personally, the coincidence mendations critically may consider of congressional agitation on the that it is unnecessary to rat-proof coffee tax with the arrival here of Brazilian economic delegation in May potential rat barbourage, are, from spaces which, though they" provided suggested that Washington officials their situation, unlikely to become rat This bargaining instinct, it is weapon afforded by the United States that rats de establish themselves in are not losing sight of the bargaining infested. But experience had shown I am confident, however, that, with the maintenance of the wonder
believed, may find expression during immense consumption of coffee. Talk such places, and though in considering ful team spirit which prevailed all after I had esine from the Hospital the consideration of trade relations of a tax became acute among members any particular case, the risk of in through last season's campaign, we mother became very angry and enid an air of uncertainty and perplexity tee about two days before the coat of rat proofing, care must be and found out my condition. My with Argentina. For weeks there was of the house ways and means commit festation may be weighed against the can hardly fail to command a de: she would insist on defendant here as to the United States intentions Brazilians arrived here. A month taken not to underestimate the former. gree of success which will enable us
on this matter. Experts prepared au to say that in our part of London marrying me.
after his departure an arrangement we have said Good-bye' to Third witness stated One day in Jane kept this counsel untill a conversation 1 sums of blocked exchange in Brazil.
another question, immense amount of data. The president was made at New York releasing large Division fare for good."
The club are to be congratulated I went to Mr. Sivanni's flat with on the enterprising way in which my mother and she said to defend- they are laying themselves out for ant "You hare disgraced my the increased support which they are entitled to expect,
More than £4,000 is being spent on ground improvements, which involve the concrete terracing of the whole of the Brock-road end of the arena and the erection of roofing over the greater part of it.
When did you first inform your
mother of this promise and
In answer to
her, " daughter. I want you to marry
plaintiff gave corroborative evi
Vivianna Bautista, mother of the
dence.
she said she did not know that her Cross-examined by Mr. D'Alma-da daughter frequented Mrs. Sivanni'a
COMEDIAN, 81, STILL GOING STRONG
Millionaire Friend
Mr. Coburn used to wear a badge with a swastika on it. He doesn't now...
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There was nothing sinister be- hind the badge," he said, "It was that of the Surrey Walking Club,', to which I was elected during my
fat or she would not have allowed He Used To Wear A various walking tours, which ended
These improvements, with the pro-it vision of refreshment buffets all
round the ground, will be finished when the season opens, and will bring the accommodation up, to 30 000 people, of whom two-thirds will be under cover.
Following is a complete list of professionals who reported for duty to-day: -
Goalkeepers: W. Baker, J. Clough (Walsall), S. J. Godden (Tunbridge Wells Rangers).
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When she interviewed defendant
about the question of marriage, he protested and said he was "not the first man." She thought defendant was "fooling her daughter and him to marry. sent her son round to try and force.
David Bautista, brother, said he pital bat as soon as he heard that was a patient at the Kowloon Hos- his sister was in trouble he obtain- ed; leave. He saw "defendant in the
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London, Aug. 9. "Charles Coborn, the veteran varie
only two years ago on doctor's or dlere following a slight operation. If I wore a swastika now it is the emblem of the Nazis, it might hurt the feelings of my many Jewish friends, whose co-religionists are suffering from Nazi persecution.
CHICAGO MAKES WAR ON
GANGS
Court Action To Be Speeded Up
Chicago, Aug... 17. Outraged at a wave of crime. including the slaying of 12 police in the last seven months, and a series of kidnappings, Chicago set about to clean house of gangdom to-day.
Two of the best friends I ever had were Jews. One was a million- Laying much of the trouble to aire, the other moneylander. The the tardiness of courts, a judicial latter never pressed me. He kept
"new deal"
was inaugurated, the roof over my head when there wherein judges gave up their glad to see it fall. It would be over-time.
started working ungrateful of me not to acknow
Immediate trials of a woman and six men. accused of murder were ordered.
Backs: T. Adamson, J. French, presence of his mother but the latterty artist, famous for his songs, "The were people who would have been vacations J. Astley (Soutliport), A. Stevenson, Jid not send him to force the mar-Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte W. Hodge
Halfbacks: J. Bain, E. Ware, H.riage on Rull. Defendant, admitted Carls" and "Two Lovely Black Watson, D. McKenzie, le McClure Parentage and said he would con- Eyes" was 81 yesterday.
sult his brother on the question of Everton), W. S. Smith (Sheffield marrying the girl. Later he said Wednesday), J. James, C. Smith.
he would wait until the child was Forwards: E. Muttitt, W. Scott, born. G. Robson, A. Crompton, J. Hop- kins, H. Stephens, J. Holliday, R.submitted that the whole of the cir- In reply to the Judge, Mr. Dennys Allan, B. Mortimere (Northamp cumstances, including the giving up ion), R. Gibbons (Tunbridge Wells of the job and the reasons plaintiff Rangers), C. H. Welsh,
In addition, J. C. Burns, the well-ve for her action must be taken known amateur, is expected to re
into consideration as corroboration. tain his place in the first team, and
Why She Left Her Job. other amateurs who will be available include P. Clark, a right fullback Infe of Hibernian, and M. Morris, a forward formerly of Gillingham.
MR. F. C. STOOP
Jedge that now.”
Charles Coborn is the stage name of Colin William M'Callum. engage
When a reporter called on him he was setting off for an ment in a big hall near London.
"I am not going as an old man nor as a young one," he said. "I am engaged as a comedian who is able to deliver the gooda.""
and
to..
Long delays in bringing accused to trial and in., carrying out ap peals, it was argued by those who Bandits numbering about '800, invoked the new drive, permitted who recently appeared ON the many criminals to escape convic- of the events in his long life from opposite to Wusueh, Hupeh, and more dificult for the state
Mr. Coborn has a clear memory south bank of the Yangtze fust; tion because the delays made it the day when, as a child of five, red on a number of river ships assemble witnesses, he was taken by his father, a city passing there, have been dispersed In shipbroker, from their home in and driven to the Sulchang dis- have been shipped out of the city. gangdom many witnesses On this question, plaintiff was re-Whitechapel to see the illumina,trict by marines landed from the bought off or slain. of peace with Russia after the ing to information tions in Hyde Park on the signing Chinese gunboat Chu Tai, accord- received in Crimean War."
called
She first said she gave up her job because she thought she was enceinte hub after considerable pressure ad- mitted that the real reason was that the work was too hard for her. Defendant had nothing to do with this.
His Lordship That falls to the ground as corroborative evidence..
Mfr: Dentys submitted that the evidence of the subsequent promine and the admission of paternity were sufficient, corroboration of the girl's otherwise unsupported evidence of the prior promise.
Mr. D'Almada submitted that there was no case to answer. After quoting authorities he stated that there was no material evidence of the defendant. was alleged to have made amounted to this: "If you will come to bed with me I will marry you."
Rugby Internationals' Father Leaves £388,000
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London, Aug. 9. Mr. Frederick Cornelius stoop, J. P., of West Hall, Byfleet (Surrey), father of Adrian Stoop and Cap. tain F. M. Stoop, the famous Rugby Before Commander Newill, at internationals, who died on July 10, the Marine Court yesterday, a Cht-aged 78., left £398,283, so far as nese coxswain, Leung Kow, was at present can be ascertained." corroboration. The nromiso - which charged with failing to exhibit He left $25,000 to his wife; £3,000 the regulation lights as prescri- to his son, Adrian Dure; £2,000 to ed by the International Collision his son, Frederick; and £1,000 each Regulations, Defendant pleaded to bis daughters, Nellie M. Findley, guilty and was fined $25. -
Janie Corry Ward, Agnes N. Mait That was absolutely bad in law land, Cornelie Dura Collins and because it was immoral. The Inter A Chinese coxewain named Nina Kathleen Stoop, Other be evidence was that defendant refused Kwok Hung was fined $5 for an-
quests include £300 to the Byfleet to marry her. choring the steam launch
Hin Fensions Fund, £500 to the Nether His Lordship giving judgment Hock in a prohibited area in Islands Benevolent Society, and vari for the defendant with costs, said:
ous sums to servants.
"I do not find in the evidence before The residue of the property heme any sufficient legal corrobora- loaves in trust for his wife during tion of the plaintiff's story." widowhood, or an annuity of £1,000 should she again marry, and the ultimate residue off the property as to three shares to his son Adrian Colony, are two resident teachers Among recent arrivals in the two shares to his son Frederick, for St. Stephen's College, Stanley. and one share each to his daughters. These are Mr. G. Phillips B. 85 (Brit. Colum.). and Miss A. Han-
For
The first edition of D. R. Jatland Bay. dine's highly controversial story of last winter's Australian Test tour was sold out in a week. A second edition was being briskly wold to-day.
Mr. Hutchinson confessed that this blunt and courageous story of one of the most amazing periods in ericket history had exceeded even their generous anticipations in the matter of salos,,
The book has been acclaimed by the reviewers as the best and most illuminating of the several that have been written on the highly contro versial Test tour in Australia last winter.
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For dredging articles from the Victoria Harbour without permis-
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ning September 5.
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