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Cineme end-the-Young. A number of young lade were before the Sutton Coldfield magis, trates charged with a series of
COMMON INFORMER- AWARDED $18,000.
Sir Samuel Montego and 'the
Indian Contracts."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1914.
DYSPEPSIA AND HOT.
WEATHER.
"I look upon it that he who, does not mind 'his stomach will
Mr. Justice Rowlett gave hardly mind anything else," of thefin, and the assertion was judgement in the King's Bench wrote. Dr. Johnson with char made that their appearance ia Division, on February 18 for soloristic brasqueness. the dock was largely due to the penalties amounting to $13,000 In these hot, moist days, every harmful influence of certala pic against Sir Stuart Samuel, B., man must mind his stomach ture theatres. In several oases P., for the Whitechapel D.vision if he wishes his stomach to mind the lads were bound over not to of Tower Hamlets, for sitting and him. If he does not, dyspepsia enter picture theatre for 12 voting in the House of Commons will be his lot. with its long month. The chairmen said the at a time when Messrs. Samuel, train of diengreeable symptoms. town had been made notorious as Montaga, and Co., a firm of as a den of young thieves, and foreign bankers, in which he is shopkeepere had been terrorized. beneficially interested, had enter
ed into certain silver contracts with the India Conncil,
To avoid dyspepsia, or to over come it if prosent, it is imperative to nourish the nerves as well as supply, easily digestible food, For this purpose, nothing com The action was brought by paree with Sanatogon, which is a Mr John William Bird, of Hamp highly concentrated, putritious eesd, suing a scommon informer, food, chemically combined with
Foxes Poisoned. ... A number of fɩxes have been poisoned with strychnine recently in the parishes of Great Worley and Cranham, Essex. Pieces of rabbit containing the poison have also been found on Upminster for each day of sitting and voting, which it exists in the body. The statutory penalty is £500 phosphorus in the exact form in Common. The Master of the
so that the award comprehenda Exceedingly digestible itself, Easex Union Hunt, Captain twenty-six days. Stay of execu-it also helps the digestion of Godfrey Heseltine, Lae offer-tion was granted, in view of an
other foods. It thus, rapidly ed a reward of £50 for informa: appeal, of which notice must be restores digestivo power and ner- tion which shall lead to the
given within seven days.
vous vigour, discovery of the perp trators, and a reward of $10 is also an nounced by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals.
The Roger Bacon Anniversary. The seventh centenary of Roger Bacon's birth in 1214 is to be celebrated at Oxford on Jans 10. A status of bim, by Mr. Hope Pinker, will be unveiled by Sir Arobibald Goikio, O.M., at the Museum; and the Chancellor, Lard Curzon, hopes to be present and to receive it on behalf of the University. It is expected that delegates from the Vatican and from the Franciscan Order and from many learned bodies will
attend.
Find of Old Coins. While workmen were demoli shing an old building in the High-street, Ayr, they discovered 683 coins, mostly silver, of Mary Queen of Scots. The coins are of somewhat rude make, but are in an excellent state of preservation.
Women as Police.
In veiw of the Bill of Indemnity before Parliament, c. unsel for Mr. Bird asked for an order that the $13,000 be paid into Court, bat the judge refused the application In two previous actions of pre cisely the same kind brought against Sir Stuart Samuel, one by Mr. O. V. Forbes, aud one by Mr. Burnett, judgment was entered by Mr. Justice Scrutton for the defendant, on the ground that the suits were brought under the wrong statute.
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His Lordship, in giving judge- His Lordship expressed the mens, eaid that most of the points view that he could not take into which were argued were really consideration the possibility of a governed by the judgement of Mr. Bill of Indemnity." Justice Soration in the case of It was agreed that notice of Forben v. Samuel, whose decision appeal should be given within he should follow. Having dealt seven days to allow of application with these questions in detail, his being made for the appeal in this The suggestion that a force of Lordship game, bo said, to the case being taken with those in women police should be appointed last entrenchment of the defence, the other actions. for Glasgow was made by Sir and it was curious that cae should The Indemnity Bill; Samuel Chisholm at the annual came to such a point in a case The Parliamentary correspond- meeting of the Na ional Vigilance where so much money was in-ont of the Daily Telegraph writes: Association of Scotland, held in volvoil. The statement of claim Sir Stuart Samuel will probab- Glasgow. Sir Samuel said he alleged, that on January 10, 1910, ly appeal against the judgment; Bir Start Samuel said that he favoured the recommendation of defendant was elected to serve as the committee to appoint women member for the Whitechapel felt the matter very keenly, be police to investigate cases of Division, and thereafter at all cause bie firm duly took up the criminal asemalt and similar material times eat and voted as silver business at the earnest re- crimes and misdemeanoare. such, and it went on to allege the quest of the Indian Government, votes were given in 1912. That who wanted to get out of the With the idea of providing an was a mistake, beotuse the Parlis-clutches of a "silver ring," and absolute guarantee to exposition mant summoned in January, 1910, the firm saved the Government visitors that the San Francisco was dissolved at the end of the £1,000,000. Moreover, the firm hotel men will furnish any special year. As a matter of fact he was could not have been proceeded number of rooms at any specified not elected to any Parliament on against had they been & limited price, ranging from 15 cents to January 10, 1010; that was the liability company. $15 a night, the newly organiz-date of the Proclamation dissolv- The Government have not yet ed San Francisco Hotel Assooining the old Parliament and sum- decided not to proceed with their tion, after electing permanent moping a new one
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A Palpable Blunder.
viding for the organization of a Technically the date required bureau, whose work will be to amendment, and his Lordship had make certain the fulfilment of this to decide whether in his discretion guarantee. At this meeting sixty. two hotels were represented, these
If, under the Parliamont Act, he should allow it. Was he to the Speaker were to certify the refuse it merely because this was Indemnity: Bill to be a Money in turn representing 50,000 penal action and the penalties Bill, then, of course, the House of rooms. With these accommoda-were enormous? It was thought Lords could neither amend nor tions. the hotel men point outfit by the framers of the Act to reject it.
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that they will have no difficulty appeal to the cupidity of in- Bir Stuart Samuel is reported. in providing conventions, fratern-formers to ensure punishment for by an agency to have stated that al organizations or other largo certain actions The Court was his legal expenses in connection assemblages with any number of not called upon to mould its with the action have already rooms at any price which they proceedings in a beneficial spirit reached theamount of the penalty, may specify in making their to help those who came forward so that he will have to pay reservations.
to obtain these great penalties, 820,000 if the judgment stands. $20,000 Damage by Subsidence. bat he had to exercise, a judicial Plaintiff's Explanations.
The worst subsidence in the discretion.and in a proper case,
Answering the questions of a history of the Black Country amendment was the right of the Press representative as to why he district of South Staffordshire party and not a matter of favour. had brought the action, Mr. Bird, occurred recently at Cradley The difficulty in this case wis who is a M.R.U.S. and L..OP. Heath, near Dudley. At ab: ut due to a mere palpable blunder. replied: "What I want to make o'alook in the morning residents The date of the fact could not be quite clear is that I brought this in the locality of Five Ways wore in dispute, nd there was no colion from motives of public startled by the shaking of the ground which he could stata for polioy, and I fully realized in earth. Almost immediately the refusing the amendment except institating it that I was incurring street for a distance of 40 or 50 a general determination to pre-very heavy expense indeed." yards Bank 4ft.' or '5ft., and for a vent the action succeeding if he As to an appeal, Mr. Bird stat- length of 100 yards the shops and could. He was not at liberty to ed: "I cannot say exactly what premises were left in a very act in that way, and must there will be done in that respect, but dangerous condition. It is feared fore amend the statement of claim. if they go to the Court of Appeal, that, some of the buildings will by striking out the words "apon, if necessary the case will be taken collapse. A special meeting of January 10," and sabalitating to the House of Lords. Assuming the Traders Association was held in December." Og the plead. I win in all the Courts, as I shall in the afternoon, and it was ings as s amended, defendant only be allowed party and party decided to engage a mining admitting that he had sat end costs, and not solicitors' and engineer to investigate the causevated on certain dates, judgement clients' costa, a large proportion! of the subsidence. The damage moet therefore be given for plain of the £13,000 will, of course, go is widespread and is estimated at tiff for £13,000 "with fall costs in exponses." £20,000.
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"What do you think," Mr. Mr. McCardie neked for a stay Bird was asked, " of the probabil- Mr. Denye Hague, of London, of exeontion pending an appeal.ity of a Bill of formerly of Sheffield, has contri-
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Stuart Simnel himself requested Mr. Powell, asked for the that the former bill for indemnify- ing him ebould be dropped. He did this because Mr. Biner Law that, having hoard that very Large game of money had brea
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