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HUMOUR IN THE COUNCIL ROOM.
INTERPRETER'S STORIES.
MORALS OF KISSING.
A VICARS CONVICTION.
The Consistory Court at Roches- Mr. Paul Mantoux,'' C, B., Director of the Political Section (ter recently investigated charges
FIGHT FOR A FIẤT,
WOMAN'S STAND AGAINST EJECTMENT.
to
An interesting case, arising of the Secretariat of the League of immoral acts and copduations of the difficulties created by of Nations, who acted as inter- brought against the Rev. Harbart the housing shortage, is arousing prater to the InterAllied Con-John Martin, Vicar of Holy public attention at Streatham.
Having failed legally ferance and she Supreme War Trinity, Old Brompton, i hatham, Council in Paris, spoke at a The first charge was for amaple-establish her right to retain luncheon given by the Foreign ing by kissing Elizabeth Gladys possession of a flat in Mitcham- Press Association at the Cafe Topping, a domaatio in his service, lane, in which sho has lived with Royal. M. Christian Sauerwein for which he was convicted as her son for two years, Mrs. (London editor of Le Matin), Chatham on Septembar 19 last; Nellia Best in putting up a dotar- sacond WAS for falsely mined fight against a threatened president of the association, was the
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in the chair, and after the King's stating on oath that he had ejectment and a possible distraint health had been drunk he pro-not committed the offence; the on her furniture for non-payment posed the health of Mr. Mantoux. third was for saying to the girl of the legal costs incurred in You love me as much as you defending her homa. An English- It was he said,
Don't woman's home, she saya, is still solution to Frenchmen, whose love your young man, Hanguage had far the first time at think I want to have any con- her castle
For days a halff has been the Conference ceased to be the nexion with you"; the fourth only language of diplomacy, to was for kissing a domestic in his in possession. The flat is situate know that it was a man of French employ named Florence May ed over a sheps, and Mrs. Bast birth and of French university Hamilton, and saying to her, informed Daily News rapre distinction who had acted as inter-"Do you know that I love you sentative that her weekly tenanDY preter to the greatest world power with all my heart and soul included the ground floor room Don't think I want to have any at the rear of the business part Conference recorded in history.
During the proceedings in Paris connexion with you. I purely of the premises.
"When the landlord told me he frequently felt that his head love you."
Sir E. Hume Williams, K. C..that he had leased the whole of the served the purpose of a sieve, through which other men and Mr. E. W. Hansell prosecut-premises for three yests to Mr. thoughts and words were passed.ed for the Bishop of Rochester, A. Pearce, a local tradesman," Amazing statements, for which he and Mr. Ernes: Charlas, K. Mrs. Best added, he told me was in no sense responsible, dow- and Mr. Thesiger appeared for that my tenancy would remain unchanged, but a fortnight after ed from his mouth. Much bad the respondent.
During an argument between Mr. Pearce took possession I been heard of the Council of Four
he had in rense seted counsel sa to whether the charges as given notice to quit.
"At Wandsworth Court, where as a hith member. (Laughter), came under the ecclesiastical law,
Maurice Hankey Mr. Charles remarked that it disputed the claim for possess And Sir made a sixth. He consequently was a startling proposition to him ion, Mfr. Pearce defended him- had many opportunities of listen that the mere set of kissing was self on the ground that he wanted my at for his shop manager's ing to the other members and of something immoral. It was per
บริ I lost the case, and also koowing quite a lot abou: themainly indiscreet. In the Bible a apart from the subjects they dis-kiss was not regarded sa anything an appeal to the High Court cussed. Mr. Keynes had written immoral. but as a greeting in Being unable to get any other a elever book about the Council of pledge of friendship. To kiss accommodation I am waiting to Four, but Mr. Keynes had never girl in your own house, whether be ejected. My solicitor informs been present at one of its meet-she be a handmaid or not, was me that it is certain that I shall ings. He, with other experts, pot sa act of personal
be put out on Wednesday, and that my furniture on morality.
will be Sir E. Hume Williams repliedremoved to storage unless I pay
Was
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im-
or other or their representatives that the girl had been assaulted £19 or give security for that in a room upstairs-for though by kissing, and the kissing wa3amount. This I refuse to do on
principle.' experts were generally regarded such that it could not be conceiveù
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as bares, they had to be listened as an ecclesiastical greeting, as t--but certainly Mi. Keynes was friendship, or an ecclesiastical never present at the meetings at help to his housemaid. Surely, dows of Mrs. Best's flat is a large Mr. Wilson's apartment down for the vicar to plant a chaste Canvas sheeting, stating in black stairs, where the Council really salute from time to time on his painted letters her case to the
publice. Do he mer and decided the main points. domestic's brow could THE CHAIRMAN AND THE MOON, considered to help her more effect- There Mr. Lload George Balls in cleaning the bathroom occupied a large comfortable armor sweeping the Door. This girl chair: M. Clemenceau occupied was in his service, and to a great another near President Wilson: extent at his mercy.
The Chancellor of the diocese and at the other end of the table.i where he sat, was Signar Orlando, who presided, asked whether Mr. who showed great eagerness to Charles agreed that a kiss might A tains of immorality. know everything that was going have un. Conversation was very in Counsel replied that it was not to the Court to search
Through an Ealing bedroom formal and very friendly. Some-open
to find window there came recently zapid times, when a place of some un-through the evidence known locality was mentioned. something for the Court. The automatic wireless telephony mes- that the sages that were being sent out by such as Jerusalem or Constan- Chancellor decided
Bolshevik operating in tinople (laughter-a large map charges on the whole were within a was brought in, and then those the Clergy Discipline Act of 1792 | Moscow.
A Daily Chronicle represent- great men might be seen crawling Whether the act of kissing was
the floor. (Laughter.) He innocent or not would be deterative, who listened to these com- munications, beard also messages saw it once or twice with great mined by the evidence. delight. He had really a hard Mr. Charles thereupon advised from Hanover and Carnarvon. time. He bad to rush to the the defendant to plead guilty to They were all received on a new Foreign Office at 9 o'clock in the the firs: three charges, subject to and specially designed machina morning, dictate notes of what he being allowed to appeat on the set, which Mr. Poll Rees (brother had heard daring five hours of question of whether the Consist Sir J. D. Rees, M.P.) bas in- the day before, and present some tory Court had. power to deal vented. thing as much like it as possible with them.
It has been named the "H. P. Si: E. Hume Williams though: R. Long Range B ceiving Set." in about two hours, He had to dictate at full speed, like a man that the course taken was the and its manufacture for amateurs.
begin is shortly to running for dear life. He after-right one. and the Court bad
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The remarkable feature of this set is that it is contained in a
and went to President Wilson's advise the Bishop how to act. house where the sitting began a Formal evidence of the con- few moments afterwards. Some-viction was given. times the Council of Four had In reply to the Chancellor, Sir tiny box, and is so simple in its their moments of leisure, when E. Hume Williams said that he mechanism that a child can work documents were required, and the would not withdraw the other. Its range of capacity can be it clumsy. The cost of manufac- interval was passed in story-charges, but he would not offer easily increased without making telling. President Wilson was any vidence on them.
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