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TORY REVOLT.
MONDAY MARCH 15,
GOVERNMENT HOUSE. HOME FOOTBALL.
SATURDAYS INVESTITURE,
PACE LEAGUE MATCHES,
Division 1.
Blackburn R.
1 Newcastle Burnley
In connection with the Investi ture at Government House, of Birmingham which we gave a brief report on
0 Leeds
Saturday, recipients of insignias Candle C. 1 2 Aston Villa
in addition to those then men- Everton'. tioned wore Mr. George White Huddersfield
Royal Albert medal), And Manchester C.
Sheffold U. Subadar Major and Hon. Captain Sunderland Fazal Khan Sirdar Bahadur, of Tottenham
2 Arsenal
Manchester U. 2.W. Ham C.
3 Notts 0."
8 Liverpool
1 Leicester C.
the 5th Batta, 2nd Punjab Ro- W. Bromwich A. 0 'Bolton gimont (First Class Order of British India.)
Arsenal 31'16 6.9.05 50 38
His Royal Highness Prince Huddersfld...33 18:10 5-74 47 46 George arrived at 11 a.m. and Sunderland....32 17 6.9 77 67 40 was, mot by the Governor, Bury.33 17 3 13 73 67 37 the General Officer Commanding Sheffield U.....33 15 612 84 68.36 and the Admiral. He then Manch. Un......30 15 5 10 51 50 35 received the royal salute
and proceeded to inspect the Aston Villa... 32 12 10 10 66 57 34 Leicester......35 13 814:63:66 84. Royal Guard of Honour.
Proceeding to the Drawing Liverpool...32 11 11 10 54 48:33 Blackburn......34 11:10 13 73 68 32 Room procession was formed Newcastle.33 11 10 11 64 62 92 follows-Captain Johnston, Everton...94 8 16 10 60 64 33
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A. D. C., at the head, and then Tottenham......33 12 8 13 55 63 32 Hon, Dr. J. B. Addison and Hon. Birmingham...35 13 6 16 56 66 32 Dr. R. K. Kotewall, Hon. Mr. H. W. West Brom......33 12 7 14 65 62 32 Bird and Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Bolton. 30 13 512 59 59 31 Hon. Mr. E. D. G, Wolfe and Mr. Cardif 32:19 5 15 48 63 28 W. W. Hornell, His Honour Mr. Leeds U33 11 6 16 55. Justice J. Be Wood and Hon. Mr. Weet Ham......32 12 4 16 52 64 28 P. H. Holyoak, Hon. Mr. H. T. Manch. City...32 8 10 14 73 83 26 Creasy and Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Notts Cty.... .32 10 5 17 44 54 25 33 8 9 16 59 30 25 Messer, Rt. Rev. the Bishop of Burnley." Victoria and Rt. Rev. Father
Division II. Spada, Commodore Stirling and His Honour Sir H. Gollan, Lt. Barnsley Halsey, H. R. H. Prince George Blackpool and H. E. the Commander-in-Chief, Lt. Dangerfield and Lt. Churcher. Clapton Orient
The orrcession entered the Darlington Ball Room and advanced to the Derby dais and as soon as His Royal Nottingham Highness had reached his place Port Vale the band struck up the National Southampton Anthem,
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The Chief Justice then read the Wednesday....32 20 5 773 40 45:
.32 19 6.7 63 33 44 warrants authorising H. R. H. Derby C..
.32 16.9 7 67 39 41 Prince Gerge to perform the in- Chelsea vestiture.
South S'ids.... 32 16 4 12 59 46 36 After the investiture of His Port Vale.......32 16 4 12 66 53 36 .....30 15 510 63 46 35 SIXTEEN MEMBERS TABLE Excellency the Governor (Sir Swansea.
.31 15 511 56 45 35 Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G., Sir Oldham...... A PROTEST.
Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Mr. E. Blackpool...33 14 7 12 61 55 35 The Political Correspondent, of R. Hallifax and Mr. George Middlesbro...34 17 116 65 59 35 the Daily Chronicle writes:-
Duncan, came the investiture of Hull City......32 13 7 12 51 43 33 The White Paper setting forth Subadar Major and Hon. Cantaia Wolves.32 14 513 54 48 33. the agricultural policy of the Fazal Khan Sirdar Bahadur of the Portsmouth....32 13 7 12.61 64 33 Government, which I referred to 5th Bn 2nd. Punjab Regt. with the South'pton......33 12 615 53 51 30 recently as causing amusement Insignia of the Order of British Bradford C..32.11 8 19 37 49 30 Preston .32 13 4 15 52 69 30 in Liberal circles owing to its
India (First Class), pioconmeal and inadequato pro-
Finally came the investiture of Barnsley, visions, has come in for consider Mr. George White who was sup- Darlington. uble criticism from Conservative ported by Commander Hole, R. N.Fulham.. agricultural members.
on his right hand carrying the Royal Stoke...... Sixteen Conservatives, includ. Albert medal. Mr. White stood Clapton..... ing Major E. Ruggles. Brise, Mr. before His Royal Highness who Notts For 30 8 7 15 31 52:23 Percy Hurd, and Mr. Lamb, placed the medal upon his breast. Stockport.
The incident for which Mr. White tabled the following amendment to the Address:--
received the medal occurred on the
Aberdare But regrets the omission of 5.5. Paul Beau on May 4, 1925,
B'mouth adequate proposals to relieve the while that vessel was proceeding Bradford acute depression in those agricul- from Hongkong to Canton. An ex-Brighton tural districts which consist plosion, occurred in the starboard Bristol C.
boiler. The two men on duty on Crystal chiefly of arable land, and are the boilers at the time of the seci- Millwall advoted to the cultivation of dent were Hau Foong and So Hau.
Norwich cereal crops; or to provide
Plymouth Hau Foong was immediately over Southend measures for the maintenance and increase of production of come by the stream of boiling water Watford essential food-stuffs and the em- and steam projected into the boilor
months of incubation.
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President Monroe, Paul Lecat, 32 12 7 13 57 64 31 Empresa of Canada, Namsang,
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There will, of course, be no immediately wont to his assistance, Reading....32 17 9 6 54 39 43 ployment of labour on such land, room, and Bo Hau, perceiving this Bristol City....33 17 9. 7 54 35 43
life Plymouth opportunity-given for the amend and at the risk of his own ment to be moved, but it is sign the scalding water into partial Millwall. succceded in dragging him clear of Brighton. ificant as showing the dissatis- faction in Conservative circles safety. He then made his way up Gillingham. ...33 15 5 13 47 37 35 with the addled agricultural egg
on deck where he collapsed from Southend. ......31 15 3 13 62 52 33 which has been laid after 15 the severe injuries he had received. Swindon.
Meanwhile, Mr. White, the second Luton..... GENERAL TARIFF `SCHEME, Engineer, observing a thick cloud Northants.. The Conservatives say that this of steam rising from the engine and Newport. now policy is in direct contradic-boiler rooms and suspecting what Watford. tion to the agricultural policy on had happened, wrapped his face in Aberdare. ..31 13 414 62 53 30 Kalyan, President Wilson, City of murder mystery of a most unusual which Mr. Baldwin fought the wet towelling and made his way Merthyr...32 11 8 13 52 61 30 Wellington, Arafura,
nature, such as would have Kanchow, through the steam along the top of Brentford.......32 13 415 55 71 30 Fooksang, Hozan Maru, Porthos, Holmes himself, and in which an rejoiced the heart of Sherlock. 1923 Protection election.
On that occasion the proceede the boilers and shut off the valves Bournem'th....32 12 614 49 73 30 Haining, Suisung, President Grant, English butler was the unfortun of a general tariff wore to bo de./connecting the boilers. But for Mr. Crystal P......31 13 216 52 58 28 Khiva, Suwa Mara, Kashmir, Lai-ate victim, occurred in one of vated to subsidising arable land White's prompt and gallant action Norwich. ..32 11, 615 46 58 25 sang, Kojun Maru, Honghwa, City New York's most fashionable
there is no doubt that Hau Foong Charlton 30 811 11 35 42 27 of Harvard, Kingyuan, Jeypore, streets last night. and the two men on duty on the Bristol Rov....31 10 6 15 50 52 26 Rosandra, Fulda, Laconia, Shinsei
32 96 17 50 58 24 Maru, Altai Maru, Bintang, Yogao James Deering, a prominent It was at the home of Mr. gines would have been suffocated Exeter.
..33 5 8 20 29 62 18 Maru, Scheer; Suma Maru, Anhui, lawyer well-known in social Taikoowanyl, Taishin Maru, Ak circles, who was on holiday in Maru, Kaying, Kidderpore, Pawlet, Atlantic City at the time. Tjlliboet.
to the extent of £1 per acre.
To theirsurprise and annoyance the White Paper contains the
following statement:
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Division III (North).
by the escaping steam. Directly the Q. P. R. But any general scheme of sub-steam began to clear, Mr. White, sidics to agriculture is open to the effected the necessary repairs, raised. Ashington
though badly scalded, took charge, gravast objection. They would have to be unlimited in duration team again, and thus enabled the Barrow and very large in amount to have ship to be brought safely to the Coventry
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any material effect in increasing So Hau was unfortunately absent Lincoln C. the arable area or the number of in Canton and it was found impor workers employed.
sible to securo his attendance. Even a subsidy of 12 an acre on arable land, which would amount to over £20,000,000 a year, would not necessarily result in any considerable increase Moreover, it is impossible to devise any scheme of subsidies which will not result in the pay- Brussels ment of a bonus to farmers who Amsterdam do not need it, and for which no Copenhagen return will be received by the Berlin
Rugby, March 13. To-day's exchange rates are follow: Paris
nation.
This remarkable volté-fact has b caused general bewilderment.
Madrid-Two_noted Spanish Jay Delage, of Philadelphia. killed Limself authors, Alvaro Retana and Júan accidentally Caballero, have been severely recently in an effort to prove to punished by the Court of Qyer two friends that there was no and Terminer for the publication danger in handling an "unloaded" of novels which the Attorney automatic revolver. Delage was General considered offensive to talking with Francia Bradley, modesty and likely to create a and Donald Broberg, in his room.
Retana
·conversation public scandal.
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turned to sentenced to five months' confine- firearms, and Delage showed a ment and a fine of 1000 posetas now gun he had purchased,
London. Backless, non-slip and was deprived of his rights as pointing it at his friends. Thoyping evening vests for mon are Geneva # citizen for eleven years. urged him to put the weapon
being offered by West End Milan Caballero was sentenced to four away, but Dolage laughed at taflore. With thom. the tailors Stockholm months' imprisonment, a fine.of their fours and, just to show it's
assort they have solved the Oslo it against his forehead and fired.
Lisbon Buenos Aires Shangbal Yokohama Now, York
500 pesetas and deprivation of not loaded, as he said, he placed problem of bulging dress shirt Madrid. his civil rights for eleven years.
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When the front-door-ball of Mr. Deering's house rang, the butler," Herbert Bramall hurried to answer it.
o Mrs. Dearing, who was enter. taining guests, listened uncons- ciously, thinking that it might ber husband returning. Then she was horrified to hear the report of a revolver ring through the boues.AXT
BUTLER DEAD; CALLER FLED. 29 19 64-74:31 44 A maid, who had rushed to the 33 18 7 8 70 4643 front door, found Bramall dend in 32:19 4 9.82 48 42 the hall with & ballet in bis heart. .33 16 7 10-49, 45 39′′ There was no sign of the mur
20.42 Ashington....34 13 9 12 39 48 35 Motherwell. 34 15 8 11 60 44 38derer, and no clue, savo one ex-
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10 Crowe............ 31 15,5 11,55 49 35 Rangers 32 16 5 11.68 47 37 | ploded cartridge onse on the floor, 33 13 911 43 41 35 Cowd'nb'th......33 16 5:12 76 60 37 and the cracked plate glass of the 24 Halifax .... .44% Doncaster....31 11 11 9-60.49 33] Falkirk, 32 13 11 8:51 47 87 door, which the murderer had Coventry. 31 14 512 56-52 33 Kilmarnock 31 14 5 12 64 66 39 slammed with terrific violence, 1/10.5/16
4.86% Durham.33 15 3 15 54 56 33 Dundee.32 12 8 12 38 48 92 when he made his escape,
26.25 N. Brighton 31 13 41451 58 30 Aberdeen......32 11 9 12 45 43 31 So far the police admit that they 121 Rotherham....32 12 614 50 71 30 Hamilton......33 11 8 13 61 70 30 are puzzled as to the identity of 18.12 Wigan.
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