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UNION.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928.
-LETTER GOLF.
Help! Hel "olice! liere we PRACTICAL CERTAINTY NEXT have a CROOK right on his way to a CRIMEI In fact, he's just YEAR
eight steps away. But don't get excited, it's just in letter golf.
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Edinburgh, Nov. 21. The negotiations for the reunion of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church, which has gone on for twenty years, were lo- duy advanced a momentous stage; which makes union a practical cor- tainly next year.
Adjourned meetings of the Gen- eral Assemblies of the two Church- 03 were held in Edinburgh, at which the basis of a plan of union, as finally adjusted in the light of suggestions and amendments re ceived from the Presbyteries of the Church during the past few
submitted and months, was
up- proved. There Was
over whelming majority of several hun- dreds in each Assembly in favour of sending the basis and plan of union back to the Presbyteries for neceptance or rejection, ་་
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Assuming acceptance by the Presbyteries, the Assemblies next May will fix the date for the formal act of union.
This is expected to take place in Oétober, in the presence of the King and Queen, in the Church of Senland Assembly."
The Ret. Dr. John White (Glas Row) said that the marvellous un naimity on fundamental faels ren- ilered it impossible for thein to de- tay a single moment longer. One of the first duties of the United Church would be to map the country intu ecclesiastical districts for bringing the Gospel to the doors of the entire population.
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V. C. INJURED IN WAR FILM.
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GALLIPOLI SCENE
EXPLOSION.
A V.C.'s action against a fim pro- ducer following injuries received while re-enacting for film purposes the exploit for which he gained the coveted award was heard before Mr. Justice Horridge and a special jury in the King's Bench Divaton recently.
Mr. Leonard Keysor, of Maida- vale, who won the V.C. in Gallipoli in August 1915, sued Mr. G.B. Samuelson, the flm producer, of Wardour-street, W., for damages for personal injuries, and breach of contract.
In October 1927 he was taking part in the making of a film to be entitled "For Valour" at Mr. Samuelson's studios at Isleworth, when, owing to the explosion of a bomb, his jaw was fractured and his left arm and knee were damaged.
He alleged that Mr. Samuelson 1-The Idea of letter, golf is to
was negligent in taking the film, change one word to another and
and and that as a result he had been do it in par. stroken. Thus to change COW to permanently disfigured. Mr. Samuel- Hen, In three strokes, COW, Bon denied, negligence or that there
had been any breach of contract. HOW HEW HEN.
2-You can change only one letter at time.
3--You must have a complete word, of common usage, for each jump. Slang words and abbroving tions don't count.
4-The order of letters cannot be changed.
One solution is printed on an- other page.
TOKYO SCANDALS. DISSOLUTION OF MUNICIPAL
ASSEMBLY.
Substantially Satisfied. The Rev. Principal Martin Edinburgh), in the United Free Church Assembly, expressed the conviction that the Church as a
Tokyo, Dec. 21. whole was substantially satisfied Owing to retent revelations of with the documents. Seldom had various scandals involving more the Church to make i more mo-than a third of its members, the mentous decision. They would be Home Minister has ordered the faithless men if they did not ac dissolution of the Municipal As- rept the great benefits that wouldsembly. As the accused persons arrrue to them from union,.
include members of the Seiyukai The amendment in the Church of and Minseito, the Government's Scotland Assembly was general dis-position is unlikely, to be affected. approval of the basis of the plan of
The election of a new body; to| union, but it received only seven be carried out within three months, vates, The Rev. James Barr,' So will be the first election of the cialist M. P. for Motherwell, Jed Tokyo City Assembly under uni- the opposition in the United Freeversal manhood auftrage.-Reuter. Church and received 48 votes for
a motion declaring that the main causes of separation had not been removed, and that the Church of Seutland remained a Church by law established.
CLAN LAMONT OFFICER
RELEASED ON COMPLETING HIS PRISON TERM.
London, Dec. 21. Mr. Brewer, the second officer of the steamer Clan Lamont, who was arrested in Portuguese West Africa on a charge of theft and against the severity of whose sell- lence a strong protest was made hy the British to the Portuguese been released authorities, bus
after completing his term.;
It understood he suffered from fever contracted during his imprisonment. The belief was widespread that the conviction was unjustified, and Mr. Brewer, while awaiting trial and serving his sentence, was in prison 360 days, as a result of a charge of stealing goods valued at £1.
The matter is still receiving the attention of the appropriate thorities.-British Wireless,
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SINGAPORE FIRE.
SEVERAL FIREMEN INJURED.
IN GODOWN BLAZE
Shanghal, Dec. 21. Damage estimated at about $750,000 was caused by "h fire which broke out in the godown.of Jaya, Sumatra Handel Manta- chappij, situated a congested godown area last hight. The building was alight from end to end and was still. burning this morning. Several firemen were hurt and one was sent to hospital La recçive treatment.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN DAREY
THE RELIEF OF PEKING RECALLED.
Toulon, Dec 21, This death has occurred of the led the international troops into Naval Captain- Darey, who In-1900
Peking, where the Boxers, were surrounding the Legation-Ren
ter.
Mr. J.D. Cassels, K.C.. for Mr. Keysor, said his client won the V.C. for picking up live bombs and throwing them out of a trench. When he returned to England his V.C. was stolen by thieves, who subsequently returned it in an unstamped envelope.
On the occasion when the accident ccurred, Mr. Samuelson, who was directing the film, thought the scene was not realistic enough, so be bad a charge placed in the trench, Mr. Keysor got into the trench and dropped a sandbag on a bomb when the charge put in the trench explod od injuring Mr. Keysor.
Mr. Keysor, who estimated his elaim at 1443, said charges were exploding from behind the trench hiring the scene. He "jumped a bit," but Mr. Samuelson sold it was quite safe.
He had no iden there was a charge in the trench.
Willam Henry Keeling, an elec- trician, shid Mr. Samuelson told hins to fire the charge when the vindbag was dropped.
Mr. Samuelson said there was no truth in Keeling's, statement. It was quite obvious that the accident occurred because the charge was Gred too soon.
The hearing wan,adjourned,
CHARFIELD CRASH PUZZLE SOLVED.
'SCHOOL JACKET NOT
WORN BY VICTIM...
Que of the mysterica connected with the recent Charfield train disaster has beeis cleared up.
Part of a school jacket on which was the motto "lace Magistra," as found, and towns thought that this had been worn by one of the victims.
Wátlog-linder-Edge police have: now bien Informed by a frm of Bradford Clothiers that on October 12; the div.before the math, they sent by passenger train a parcel of ten blizers with the "Lure Ma-. gialyp" badge to the Gli High. Scholl Fruro. It is apparent that it was one of these blazers that was recovered; week after the wreck
is that the Identities of the youth A strange feature of the accident and young girl whose bodies were buried with nine others at Char- field churchyard remain known.
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