THURSDAY'S BOXING." US. AND WORLD COURT.
VISITOR ON THE MAIN EVENT.
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OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS IN
SENATE.
We have received the following
Washington, Jan. 15. The Senators who oppose Ameri- Impressions of the main event in Thursday's boxing tournament can adhesion to the World Court from an Australian visitor who have begun to obstruct the resolu- was present;
tion for adherence, keeping up a Gardner,124 lbs., looked con-constant flow of oratory, In the siderably heavier than Bowles. Senate, including Senator Blesse, 122 lbs, but this did not affect reading Washington'a farewell the latter who did all the leading, speech to his generals wherein and a ding-dong fight resulted in accurs the classical advice to avoid Gardner being crowned and deco-entangling alliances." rated the winner after 16 strenu- ous full-of-pep rounds.
Mr. Blease bantered and told the Senators, most of whom knew the
Gardner has a garland of olive speed by heart, that he would leaves or some such, tatooed right not consider it discourteous if across his chest, and it was above
thin foliage that Bowles centred they
proceeded with
other
his best efforts in an endeavour affairs while he was reading- to pluck the fistle fruit.
The first round opened quietly, nothing sensational happening. Each exchanged a few mild tops and apparently they were both
Reuter's American Service.
sizing up each other's weakest GERMAN STEEL TRUST.
line. The second and
third
rounds piled 4 few points In Bowles' favour, but Gard- ner WEA taking no chances
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and during the fourth some nice 'left jabs which he sent out were useful, and so cvened up matters again. The fifth was, if anything, of the, new Rhenich Westphalian slightly in favour of Gardner who Look Bowles to his bosom occasion ally and in the in-fighting proved too rugged and strong for the slim drummer.
The sixth was a dangerous round and it held a chance for Gardner that did not reappear for many rounds inter. The seventh saw Bowles leading and missing more often, Gardner using his head to advantage and moving back out of the danger zone when-i ever there was cause. They each
ITALIAN DEBT.
AMERICAN AGREEMENT
REACHED.
Washington, Jan. 15. The House of Representatives
had their share of the ninth and by 257 to 133 has approved tonth, but during the eleventh the Italian debt agreement. Gardner's left jabs to the face Reuter's American Service. were a source of'annoyance to
Bowles, and so piled up points in
the former's favour. The 12th.
and 13th held little to decide VICAR'S FIRST WIFE. from, and I believe they shared. honours on those two rounds. The fourteenth provided a thrill when a left and right sent over by Gard- mer in lightning-like succession almost closed the squabble, But
SECOND MARRIAGE ENDS IN NULLITY DECREE.
Bowles was not of the kind that On the ground that her husband go quietly and demonstrated this was already married to another! by recovering and fighting baek as woman, who was still alive, the
if nothing had happened,
The
15th. was as sparkling as any of the preceding rounds, but with Gardner always just the superior. There was no doubt as to the issue, scrap and will never although Bowles need not be dis.
bloum
in
couraged. He put up a good Gardner's dreams as a good thing in the Biff and Bash Department.
wife of the Rev. Aaron Emmanuel
Suflrin, vicar of Waterlooville, near Portsmouth, was, in the Divorce Court last month, granted
decree of nullity with costs.
The case originally came before the Court in July, and was ad- journed for further evidence. The facts as then stated were:-
Mrs. Suffrin went through a ceremony of marriago with Mr. Suffrin on April 19, 1905, at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, London. Thore were three children, aged
RUBBER FROM MEXICO. 16, 13 and 10.
HEAD OF FIRESTONE CO. TESTIFIES.
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In 1872 Mr. Suffrin was married in Rumania to Sima Feigha Al- masanu, and lived with her for some two years. There was one child of that marriage.
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Washington, Jan. 15. Evidence оп familiar. lines, In 1874 thero was a Jewish
France owes ita State monopoly urging America to turn her atten-divorce, but counsel said that of tobacco-with which the tion to rubber production, was had no effect in Rumania, and French Government “ia
being tion. given by Mr. Harvey Firestone, the that recording to Rumanian law urged to part as a means of tyre manufacturer, before the Con- Mr. Suffrin remained the husband raising the financial wind-to gressional Rubber Committee, of the lady whom he had married the ostentation of tobacco though he deprecated measures in Rumania, and who was still merchant's wife. At one of his which might be regarded as retalia-living.
State functions, it is recorded, tory towards the British or any
Napoleon was attracted by the other Government.
man.
BECAME A CHRISTIAN,
A
Mr. Suffrin came to England, wonderful jewels worn by one of He added that the first rubber became a Christian, and a clergy- the guests and inquired who sha might be and how her husband shipment from Mexico was at
In 1905 he was curate at Wey- could afford to provide her with, present en route to the United bridge, whore" he met a Miss such adornments. He was told States, despite the burning of Sanger, and, telling her that he that she was the wife
of a buildings and holding up of ship was a widower, he married her.
wealthy tobacco manufacturer. ments by the revolutionaries.— In 1908 he went to the "Oh!" Haid Napoleon, and Reuter's American Service.
Vioarago, at Waterloovillo.
apparently did some hard think-: For Mr. Suffrin it was urged that ing on the subject, for shortly he was only 16 or 17 at the date after he had the tobacco traffic of his marriage in 1872, and that, proclaimed a monopoly of the according to Rumanian law, the State.
marriage, if it took place, was void, because a male could not contract a marriage undor 18,
Aftor the Rumanian law had boon discussed counsel for Mrs. Suffrin said it WAS established that Mr. Suffrin was 19, when married in 1872," and consented.
The President, giving judgment; found that-
Mr. Suffrin was validly mar- led to his firat wife;
that she was now alive; and that he treated the marriage as binding, consenting to be married.
He was of full ago, when he' married in 1872, of legal capacity and consenting, and that mar- riage was valid.
THE RETURN OF THE INEBRIATE.
The law of Rumania was as "How cold your feet are to-had been stated, and there would night, Adela "-Journal Amus-bo a decree of nullity with costs ant, Paris,
for the petitioner.
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