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With dramatic sudonness the casa in WHICH Mr. Horatio Batiomiey, M.P, ohargait Renban Bigland wah. criminal libel, collapsed at the Old Baily, and Bigland was discharged within an hour of the beginning of the
Following
unsuccessful application for an adjournment desiel by Mr. Bottomley, bis counsel Sir E. Marshall Hall offered no evidence against Big land, who was formosity acquitted.
There had been the keenest; competition to securò admission to the court and one of those who occupied a front seat in the public gallery was A man of colour.
Riglard entered the dock carrying a capacions leather bag which bulged with documents;| in the corridors counsel and solicitor's clerks staggered under bluebags heavy with further documents.
It was not surprising to hear Mr. Comyns Carr (defending Bigland) state that, on their side, they bad a van load of papers, &c., or Sir] E Marshall Hall declare that he also had 50 Shannon Eles fall of them.
.GOUTS AL-
Scarcely had the serabled then a gray-haired man in the gallery created a distur bance. He asked indulgence and was making a statement when the judge ordered his removal- an order quietly and quickly carried out.
Bigland pleaded. 'Not guilty." He said he wished to read a ples of justification. It contained
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JAPAN BUYING ART
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Morrison Collection Purchased by Baron Iwasaki. The splendid collection of
He was told that this could A political movement, which is be done after the jury had been still limited to only a few non- books belonging to the late Dr. swom →→ proceeding delayed partisao bat highly influential Morrison, 20 for half
DOMBAS.
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library and this house will be the repository of several houry old volumes that Dr. Morrison fored so much.
While Baron Iwasaki
W&S
A0 hour wbile politicians, is the plan of organiz-Chins and Japan, has opposing counsel engaged in aling a few party with the Koku-purchased by Baron Iwasaki, legal argument.
minto nucleus. Those who Japan's Rockefeller. The books VICTORY WAR BOND CLUB. are in sympathy with the move- have been dousted by the Baron Sir Edward Marshall Hall, in alment are said to include many of to the public and will be avail- low, even voice, bere asked for an those who are thought to side I able to all. The Baron has also adjournment on the ground that with the baresacrats, and who presented one of his Tokyo the prosecution desired to secure are regarded as possible Ministers residences in
Hongo-for the attendance of certain wit of State at some future time.
The question of army limitation "The gravamen of the libel." has become so popular that even said Sir Marshall Hall, is to the Ministerialists have found expose what Mr. Bigland says is themselves confronted with the a fact that the Victory War necessity of action instead of re-busy endeavouring to bay up the Boad Club and affiliated under maining indifferent, as is usual valuable collection of books that takings are fraudulent both in.in-when the initiative is taken by Dr. Morrison possessed, Mr. K. ception and carrying out"
any of the opposition.
Mataukate, Kobe's great shipping) Three urd rtakings, he added, The new party now being pro-magnate, was busy purchasing were dealt with the War Stock jected is likely to make this issue works of art in Europe. Mr. Combination, the Victory Bond one of its most prominent planks. Hatsukata returned to Japan Clab, and the Thrift Prize Bond and in view of the fact that the this week and with him came It had now been intimated that Kokurainto is practically taking about one thousand works of art, he wished to plead justification. the lead in this issue is thought valued at several hundreds of Until that plea was actually that the promoters are in a posi- thousands of dollars. Mr. Matsu made it would not exist, and it was tion to join hands with the Koku kata-it is not generally well open to Bigland at any moment into.
known is the third not to make that plea.
800 Marquis Matsukata
of Then the only one would be a
who was once Premier of Japan. general plea of Not guilty."
The ultimate motive, however,
Unlike With reference to the accounts is organizing &
the rest of the family, Kobe's Cew political Mr. Mateukata abandoned politics connected with the three great party of sufficient power and for business, and has taken a undertakings, which amounted to magnitude to count is the politic place in the nearly one mill on pounds, Siral developments of the country wealthiest in the world.
ranks of the Edward continued. it was of vital must be sought not in the neces-
"ONLY A HOBBY,” importance that a properly detail-sity of coping with any a vecia! Interviewed, Mr. Matsukata: ed and audited report should be situation like the limitation of declared that "this est raid is only pat before the Court before the land armamente, but in a desire a hobby of mine. I commenced question of their fraudulent that has long existed of pravent-making a collection of art trea- character could possibly be entering the predominance of any sures during the war. The idea of tained.
single party.
This feeling basCreating an art gallery in Japan) In the early days the whole of long been entertained by those became 80 the documents. vouchers, books, politicians who are free of party wherever I was in Europe, I took fascinating that c.. connected with these com- affiliations and are generally the panies were handed over to the classed as bureaucrats.
opportunity of making purchases of some Receivers. His client, Mr. Bot-
The Japanese word which is adding to my collection." tomley, bad applied for certain translated bureaucrats is konryo.
TWO REMBRANDTS. accounts, but was unable to get But kunyo are them.
not exactly Mr. Matsukat, bas nearly one bureaucrats 2.1 the word is thousand works of art that, before Under an order of Mr. Justice understood in Eaglish speaking the war, belonged to Europe. Sargant, however, an advertise- countries. Kanryo are those Amongst these are ment had been inserted in the politicians who owe nothing to brandis of which he speaks with two Rem- papers giving all persons who had any of the political parties, but a feeling amounting to devotion claims.until February 28 to send are men who have been in the and love. He has also some of them in. Until those claims service of the Government before the best works of Gainsborough, came in it was impossible to say any of the political administra-Constable, Raynolds, J. ShannoE what was the position of the tion.
and Wilson Steer. The second funds of the firm.
It is a group of this class of of only two existing sculptures The whole case for the defence ex-government officials and their known as "The Gate of Hell" was that large sumy bad been sympathizers who would organize was also recently bought by Mr. obtained to the detriment of the new party which they expect to Matsukata. people who subscribed. About be free from the traditions and £25.000 he added, had been hand-usages of the existing parties. ed over by Mr. Bottomley to the Receivers.
A SOLDIER VILLAGE-
sort
and
£1,000,000 ART GALLERY. Mr. Mataukata intends to build NEED FOR A NEW PARTY. an Art Gallery in Tokyo. When When the late Prince Katsura completed, the Gallery and its organized his party known as the contents will cost £1,000,000, The. Rikken Doshikai which is the Gallery is to be built according precursor of the present Kenseikai, to the English style of architec The Fifth Regiment of the Sec-kaaryo who joined the party.pared by Mr. Brangwyn, one of there were many of the so-called ture, and the design is being pre- ond Army Division encamped in Viscount Kato and Baron Goto be. the best living artists of Britain. Soochow has recently striven to ing the most prominent. But the Along with his pictures and organize a "Now Village" to the Kenseiksi, having failed to reach sculptures, Mr. Matsukala also east of the Mitu Bridge under the the expectations of those who intends to place some famous auspices of the officers. A special hoped the party would be strong piece of tapestry purchased in Committee has been nominated enough to form a Government Belgium in the Art Gallery, in this connection, and it is as whenever an opportunity should
cortained that bospital. race-arrive, the need has long been
course, factory, recreation ground, felt for another party sufficiently on the contral figure. Another
and market will all be provided powerful to stand in opposition to Kataura is wanted to facilitate
for around the barracks. It is the Seiyukai, and in view of the the consummation of a new party. also contemplated that a large fact that a very popular issue is and the progress of the movement building will be constructed in now to the fora in the form of is considered worthy of the the centre which will be devoted army cuitaliment, the promoters closest attention, seeing that as the social centre and the office are believed to be leaving no Prince Yamagata, long regarded of self-government. →→ Pao.
Chingkup stone unturned in their efforts. as the backbone of the kanryo, is
But everything largely depends now removed from the scene.
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