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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1932.
TOO MANY LAWS THE EMPTY - TOMB||
BRITAIN BAD BUT U.S. WORSE.
NEW SIDELIGHT ON
SCRIPTURE
Lord, Macmillan, speaking at the
Bible scholars all over the world dinner of the Society of Incorpora are keenly interested in an inscrip ted Accountants and Auditors nt tion on a marble slab found some the Guild-hall said that, if com. merce and Industry were not on-car ago near Nazareth which has joying a full measure of prosperit been deciphered, ty, it was not because the world was poor, or because men had lost their ability and capacity, but be cause somehow the machinery their administration and their ex-warning was issued at the instigs- Some scholars suggest that this changes had become jammed.
the disappearance of the body of tion of the chief priests following.
Jessa from the tomb.
"It is only a matter of arrange ment and adjournment of the mec- hanism to put the machine right, and therefore we can cherish the thought that the dopression through which we are passing is only a phase in an evolution of an In the even greater prosperity future,
It was inscribed in, the firk century A. D., and is an Imperial tombs under pain of death Decree forbidding the violation of
the Chief
WOMEN'S GOLF WOM
|BRITISH TEAM TO PLAY AMERICA.
to
The British women's team meet America in the International golf match-the first offcial wo- men's encounter between the two nations at Wentworth, Virginia Water, Surrey, on May 21st.
Miss Joyes Wethered (Capt:). Miss Wanda Morgan, Miss Enid Wilson, Miss Diana Fishwick, Miss Elsie Corlett, Mias D. Park, Miss Molly Gourlay, Mrs. J. B. Watson.
Miss Park and Miss Watson aro from Scotland: all the rest are at- tached to England clubs.
The Bribed Soldiers
how St. Matthews recorde
With the exception of Miss Wil- Roman Watch went to the
son and Miss Park, the players Priests and told them of the hap nominated represented Great Bri penings at the tomb.
(the And when they "There are some who think that the legislative side of the law has priesta) were assembled with been too active. In the 12 years elders and had taken counsel between 1919 and 1930 Parliament gave large money unto
which All Boldiers. has passed 732 Acts
tain against France last October.
chlef
The team is oxceptionally strong the in its inclusion of Ming Wethered, they Miss Wilson, the British champion, the Miss Morgan, the English chum- pion, Miss Park, runner-up for the 8,466 pages. In law, a citizen ja Saying. Say ye. His disciples last three. Scottish championshipe, presumed to know the law, and, in come by night and stole him away and former title holders of their another place at another time,
while we slept.
respective countries in Miss Gour- shall announce that with duc
And if this come to the goverlay and Mrs. Watson, while Miss solemnity. The man who knows nor's ears will persuade him and Fishwick has held the Women's all the faw must be a very good secure you.
Open Championship. citizen indeed.
So they took the money and did
I
antong
"Still, we are not so bad FLA as they were taught; and this say- America. I am told that they haveing is commonly reported passed 02,000 Statutes in the last the Jews until this day. five years. True, they do not quy quite so much attention to them.
Profit and Loss,
that
Sir Thomas Inskip sald from time to time he had been in vited to direct his attention to the!
The Translation.
The following translation of the decree in published in the Quarter-, Statement of the Palestine Ex-1 ploration Fund:
"Imperial Decree: It is my de-
activity of certain people who hadleision that tombs and graves which usest or misused the Company Acts
one
SPANISH EXILE'S
DEBT.
COURT SENTENCE
REDUCED.
Paria, Apr. 14. An appeal against a sentence of
six months imprisonment and t
of 10,000 franes (roughly £100) passed on him in February was made by Don Luis Alfonse de Bourbon at Montreuil-sur-Mer yesterday.
Don Lula was convicted of gly. Ing a cheque for 150,000 francs (about £1,500), which was after- wards dishonoured, to the Casino of Le Touquet.
for the manipulation of companies have been made for the cult of for their own profit and other Ancestors or children or relatives, people's kiss. He had been invit-that these remain undisturbed for ed to consider whether fresh legis- | ever.
to cir- "If then anyone says information Intion was not necessary
that someone has destroyed them or cumacribe their activities.'
believe the mere multiplica-in some way or other has exhumed tion of enactments is not a proper the corpses, or has malevolently remedy for such evils that may transferred the body to other places exist. It is only a year or two ago to the prejudice of the corpses or since the last Company Act was a displaced inscriptions or stones, passed. Whatever mistakes there I ordain that against such a
In his defence, the Prince, ex- may be in the Act, whatever short- there should be a trial just as in Icomings there may have been in respect of the cult of mortals is in plained that he expected to receive the deliberations of Parliament, respect of that of the gnds. For the sum of 80,000 pesetas (£1.800), the proper remedy is a higher much more should one honour the which a smuggler was to convey
dead.
across the Franco-Spanish frontier. standard of honour."
"Although, then, let no one be Unfortunately the smuggler was Comparative Values.
permitted to change their place, caught by Spanish Customs officers, was temporarily "Mr. Justice McCardie, respond- Otherwise it is my will that the and Don Luis
Ile hus since paid ing for the guests, recalled a story offender undergo capital punish- without funds. about Ben Davies, the famous ment for the violation of graves." the debt, and he asked in conse
Dr. S. A. Cook, editor of the quence that the conviction should lenar, who was once playing golf. Someone went up to the enddie and Palestine Exploration Fund, states be quashed.
The Court reduced the sentence said, "Is that the famous Ben that: "It is certainly precarious to Davies The caddle replied, associate it with a particular into a fine of 600 francs with benefit "Well, it's Ben Davies, but he's jeident as though it bare directly of the First Offenders' Act. upon Matthew XXVIII, 11-15 not famous, his handicap is 24."
Another story told by Mr. Jus-but it may have been well known
lee MeCardie was of a vigorous to many of the Apostles." young counsel who cross-examined
a woman.
He said, "What is your
An accountant to-day, added Mr. Justice McCardie, was only a mere expert in figures. He
not
nge?" and she replied, "Thirty-probably did, but I am not the sort was half a lawyer, if not three- two, sir." He said, "But I cross of girl, I would have you under-quarters. He was a guardian,
xamined you. five years ago, and stand, who says one thing in one custodian, and a watchman and a " occasion and another on another great trustee of the public In- you said your age then was
I occasion."
The woman replied. "Yes, sir,
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