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12, 1924.
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THE WORLD'S WHEAT.
London, D. 11. Mr. E. F. C. Wood, Minister for Agriculture, in a speech before the Council of Agriculture of England said that the agricultural prospects were rather more hopeful. All statistics led to the con- clusion that the total world consumption of wheat had greatly developed. The Eastern demand for wheat was steadily increasing and India was gradually eating more and more of her production while China was becoming the largest customer for United States, wheat.--Reuter,
INTER-ALLIED DEBTS.
New York, Dec. 11.
An Associated Press despatch from Washington says that some official circles are uneasy fest Mr. Churchill's statement in the House of Commons, in regard to Inter-Allied debts, may delay the settlement with France. Some officials Interpret Mr. Churchill's statement n herakding another attempt to induce the United States to participate in an Inter-Allied Debt Conference. Renter's American Servicn.
FRENCH PREMIER ILL.
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The nanouncement that M. Berriot is confined to his room with influenza has led to alarmist reports in the French press.
Le Matin suys he is suffering from seistien and that his heart is affected. The doctors recommend a long rest,--Beuter.
FRENCH FINANCE.
Pari-, Dec. 11.
The papers announce that the French internal loun of four billion franes clored yesterday, oversubscribed, and resulted in a sharp recovery of French rentes-Haras.
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING STRIKE.
Sydney, Dec. 11.
In the Assembly, replying to a Labour member, the Premier said he was not disposed at present to remove the Shipping Bureau. The questioner retorted at the Gght would continue. ---feater,
GOLD FOR GERMANY.
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WHAT IS A MOTHER-IN-LAW?
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AUSTRALIAN CRICKET:
Un On was then called and said
silting room.
cross- examination he said that when the defendant and his wife s'ept at Eastern Street they slept on camp bed in the sitting room.
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TEAM FOR THE FIRST TEST. Sydney, Dec. 11-The Australian for the first Text Bydney on the 10th inat is na follows: The mother-in-law question was raised in earuest at the Summary Collins, Burdsley, Gregory, Hendry, Court yesterday afternoon in a Kelleway, Mailey, Oldfield, Ponsford, case in which there was argument Arthur Richardson, Victor Richard- between solicitors as to whether son, Taylor, god (twelfth 11) she was included in the "family." Andrews-Reutre. The case was one in which the landlord of 41 Eastern Street, Chani Sam, elained possession frous Leung Chi-ping. Mr. M. M. Wnt-he occupied the cubicle and shared son appeared the plaintiff and Mr. the E. S. C. Brooks for the defendant.
Mr. Watson said the plaintiff claimed possession of 41 Eastern Street from defendan', who was the tenant. On August 2nd notice was given defendant to quit on Sept. 3rd and there was no dispute about the notice. The defendant would raise the defence that he was covered by the Rents Ordinare and he therefore submitted that is was for the defendant to begin and that the burden to prove, that he was in actual occupation was
Plaintiff gave evidence and said his. Otherwise plainu Win
there was a space of two months entitled to judgment.
when no one cecupied the place, al- After argament His Honour though defendan paid the rent for úphold this and Mr. Brooks opened that period. The mother-in-law MASSAGE his case. His client, he said, was that had been mentioned was not
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the Mr. Walion, addressing Court, said his case was that when defendant went out some entirely different perple went in. When! plaintiff asked who they were, de- fendant said they were relatives, and when plaintif found they were not near relatives notice to quit was given, as they did not come within the Ordinance.
in the Government service, being always living there. Witness chief assitant at the Bacteriosta ed she was the mother-in-lawi logical Institute, and he Was of Un On and not of the defen-{ tenant of the premises in question. dant.
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nine years and during the whole For the defence Mr. Wataon sub- of that time his wife, family and mited that the question was whe- | mother-in-law had lived with him ther the mother-in-law was one of
The mother-in-law was dependent the family. He argued that the| on him. He had lately been-ap-family was the tenant, his wife and pointed to his present position and children, although he would not ex-* it had became necessary for him elude the mother or father of the to live in Government quarters in tenant. The only way the mother- Caine Road, so that he was avail-in-law got into the family was by! able when he was wanted. He
marriage. went there in May this year but didn't move his furniture and his mother-in-law did not go with him; she was still occupying 41 Enstern Street. He would have given up famly. It was never intended by the tenancy entirely, but Govern-he Ordinance that distant rela-LONG TACK SAM AND HIS member of the troupe, is also the Some idea of the gorgeous na-
Later Mr. Watson caused some amusement by remarking that the spirit of the age was against in- cluding the mother-in-law in the
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vantage. It is a wonderful net,'sces a joke. Ho le irresistibly and a tremendous laughing and droli. The audience recognises applause hit
him at once as a man with an Long Tuck Sam, the principal Occidental sense of humour.
ment general orders were that tions should be included in the
comedian. One must not demand ture of the setting is supplied by quarters were intended for officers, family, and the fact that Govern-
Long Tack Sam an his Wonder too many Western virtues of the the fact at the splendid Eastern their wives and children and not ment general orders did not allow
half for dupendeats. The mother-in-mothers-in-law to go In'o Govern-Workers are a company of Chinese Oriental. But Long Tack Sam is hanginge tock three and n
Oriental the exception to prove the rule. years to embroider, and are valued law therefore contaued in this ment quarters was N popular artists who prenent an
includes in company of richy tobed con-at £5,000. place and defendan paid the real. reason that they were not part of novelty number that
singing, dancing, juggling, magic, tortionists jugglers, magiclans, He also aub-let one cubicle to
the man's family, mn named Un On.
Mr. Brooks argued that being consortion and a host of cthor and tumblers cannot help exciting dependent on the defendnat made 'unis of mystifying character, Interest and wonder.
But it is smiling, shalling, loy- Capt. Thomas Drake is starting the mother-in-law one of the do-not forgotting that comedy pre-) Defendant gave-evidence bear- fendant's family, and went on to vails throughout the entirs offer- able Long Tack Sam himself who from Victoria, B.C. on a cruise': wins the hoarts and the reapon which should broak all previous ing this out. He said ho was contend that by actual occupationing.
The programme offered by this sive Inaughter of his audience. For records for small boat voyagos. asked by the Government to move the Ordinance didn't mean phy-
continuous! He expects to travel well over to the quartera he occupied now: sical occupation. The fact that aggregallon of Orlen'al Wonder he makes his net a A part of his furniture romained plaintiffs'll had rent from Workers is seemingly endless, fusilade of jokes and quips, sotto 50,000 milos in his little thirty-vo- at Eastern Street. His children the defendant after he left to There is a snap to their work that voles imitations, parodies and foot cruiser, the Pilgrim. On wore being educated in the Wes- go to Calne Rad was sufficient pushes the various stunts over in gro esque foolery. tern district and aomimes his evidence that he was a tenant in a rapid manner. They have ovid He can pucker his face into the he.cavernd 37,000 miles Pilgrito antly caught on, to the gingery way quizzical fussiness of Londonor will dross into the. Allsaila byF sen had tin thare and sometimes actual occupation.. alept thore. Witness and his wife Hi Lordship reserved sometimes alent there.
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