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TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1919.

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AVIATION.

FONTA DELGADA, May 27, The N.C. started at 9 20 this morning, dyine splendidly. She ex-

CRICKET.

PONJONBY FANEY XII v.

GARRISON N.CC. AND MEN.

DELAYED BED-TIME,

IS DAYLIGHT SAVING A DANGER TO CHILDRENT

THE

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OUR LOST SHIPS.

MR. BONAR LAW" STILE

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SOLDIER PRISONER SHOT DEAD.

The Lambeth coroner opened the In the House of Commons, inquiry recently into the circum April 7. !

stances of the shooting of Pte. Savage, Sir Arthur Fell put to the Prime of the Labour Co., Army Service Minister д question, inquiring Corps, hy his escort as he was endea- whether he could state the amount vouring to escape from custody while of our claim for reparation in respect, being taken across London. of the 8.000 ships and their cargoes L.-Cpl. W. J. de Bues, 16th London destroyed by the enemy during the Regt., who was in charge of the

as actual damage: and ranks with the to escape by deceased and Pte. damage done to collieries. factories Kitching. He said he shouted, and buildings in other countries and "Stop these men." and he called to should be satisfied part pass with prisoners repeatedly. "Stop, or I shall them out of any cash or ships fire," but they continued running, obtained from Germany as repara and having no equipment gained tion.

pects to reach Lisbon this afternoon. A first knock, Claxton,and Wahl bar.L.C.C. by a Daily Chronicle re war, and if this claim was presented escort, told the story of the attempt

Lisbon is 800 miles away.

BELGIANS READY.

AMSTERDAM, May 27, The Belgian frontier is closed and all leave troops are recalled. General! mobilisation is believed to be pro- ceeding owing to the approaching termination of the period allowed for

signing.

POLAND AND PADERIWSKI.

The suggestion has been made that) children are so reluctant to go to bed This match commenced this mor-in daylight that they lose several ning on the HK.C.C. ground. At-hours sleep, and are so listless at horne, Turley and Sharman failed to school the next day that they derive put in an appearance which weaken- no benefit from their lessons.

The point was put to a high official ed the Garrison team:

Ponsonby Fane's team took the of the Education Committee of the ting to the bowling of Baines and presentative. Conner. 4 were scored when Clax- ton was bowled by Baines with a "yorker Wahl war bating steadily and was joined by Stapleton who seat up 30 with a fine boundary to the cf. Stapleton gave a chance with his next ball but Goodman failed to get near enough to effect a catch. With the score 35 Allan took the ball from Conner, and Strange relieved Baines. From the second ball from Strange Wahl gave a chance behind the wicket, Lawrence falling to hold

The change had effect as Wahi was bowled without further scoring, and Strange also bowled Rawonth.

At the time of closing down for going to press the scores were

PARIS, May 27. The Polish national committee announces that the Polish. reopsi took possession of Tarnopol and other eas: Galician towns where the local Poles had successfully revolted against the Ukrainians. From War. saw Paderewski's resignation is Baines denied. The Die: 0311 Mow 22 unanimously passed a vote of con. 'fidence in him.

KING'S BIRTHDAY,

SPEECH MAKING AT HONG. KONG CLUB.

A very interesting and patriotic ceremony was performed at the Hongkong. Cleb this morning when, a large gathering of mem- bers and friends were present To honour H. M. the King on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday, which is being celebrated quietly in the Colony.

Mr. Graham said: Gentleman. It is a privilege of the Chairman of this Club to have the honour of inviting its members to meet him on the 3rd of June to tcast His Majesty the King and I feel myself particularly fortunate that the privilege should be mine under hap pie circumstances than had fallen to

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A. A. Claxtor, b Baines........ Capt. D. R. Wah..b Strange C. 1. Stapleton, e Horrocks.. b

.......................... 23 Lieut. A. 3. Raworth, b Strange... Lieut. Col. Coles, b Baines.... | Yew Man, Taun, b Pascall

A H. Rumjcb,c Keenan, b Allan G. E. Marley, not out.... Extras

AUSTRALIAN ARMY.

million

416,000

AN OBJECT LESSON..

had enlisted

men and women.

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Special inquiries have been made to ascertain the result of daylight saving on the health of children the official said." There certainly is a darger, especially fa the country, that children may be tempted to stay out late at night playing. We Fave had reports from head teachers that this has happened, and as a result a special leaflet was prepared, which was approved by the medical officer, for distribution among parents.

"The leaflet points out that many children have been found unable to do justice to their lessons because they have had too little sleep..

A childo 4 should have 12 hours, children from 5 to 7 should have 10-11 hours, those of 8 to 14 at least 10. These leaflets are distributed at the discretion of head teachers, and have certainly done good.

"The need of adequate sleep for children has needed special emphasis since daylight saving was adopted. but, of course, insufficient sleep has always been a difficulty. Many parents let their children stay up to the same time as themselves, or with

on witness and Riseman Clarke.

Mr. Bonar Law said that the Inter-"We paused," continued witness, Allied Commission on Reparation had and I said to Clarke. We shall have not yet returned to the Conference, to bring them down." I told him to and until their report was received it load his rifle, and I said, "Aim low. would not, he thought, be right for As we had paused they had gained him to make any statement on the considerably Clarke put a clip of subject.

Sir A. Fell asked if the right hon. gentleman was aware of the anxiety that was felt in regard to this ques- tion, and the feeling that because our ships were at the bottom of the sea, and therefore out of sight, they were therefore out of mind."

1 the elder children, instead of putting FLYING MAN LIBELLED. 18them to bed at a regular hour."

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The

CORNISH CLIFF TRAGEDY.

STORY OF A FATAL FIGHT AND A GIRL IN THE CASE.

A story of a fatal fight in what has been called the Cornish cliff tragedy, was told at Camborne re- cently, telegraphs the Daily Chronicle correspondent.

was a retired captain of the Royal Sussex Regiment. His name was mentioned during the inquest on Miss Billie Carleton.

five rounds into his rifle and took aim. I noticed he was aiming low. When he fired the men were about 70 yards away) and running hard. I saw Savage fall and bring the other man with him to the ground."

Rifleman George Edward Clarke said that when ordered to fire he aimed at Savage's lega

Mr. Bonar Law. My hon. friend, must not assume that the Govern- Pte. Wm. Kitching, 11th Rayal ment do not agree with his views. Scots, stated that Savage had been All I have said is that. it is not pos- sentenced to ten years, reduced to sible to discuss the matter until we five, for desertion, and witness's sen- have the report.

tence was three years. On the way to Waterloo, Savage said to him, "I would like to see.my wife and child- ren before I go to Portland. If there is a possible chance I will see them. Will you make a dash for it?" Witness replied, "I will leave it to you. A few yards farther down the road Savage struck Clarke and said, "Come along." Witness heard the A brother of Commander Samson, corporal shout to civilians to stop Captain: William Leopold Samson, them, and he also heard someone RA.F.. obtained £200. damages shout, "Stop, or I shall fire." They recently, in the King's Bench Divi- continued running, and immediately sion for a libel published in the afterwards he heard a shot and Aeroplane.

Savage fell forward. with witness on top of him.

The inquiry was adjourned.

UNTRUE STORY OF HOW

U BOAT WAS BOMBED.

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The article complained of was headed Earning à Decoration," and stated:

The big boat people tell a story desired a decoration of some sort. of an RAF Staff officer who much Although he scrupuleusly avoided active service of the more dangerous kind. he regarded the big boats as safe enough. So he set forth bravely as an observer to search for submarines.

General Monash said that the Australian community of only five mitted to the Assizes on a charge of Albert John Nicholls was com people voluntary Army of no fewer than Schiff, at Carbis Bay (near St. Ives). killing Ernest Frederick William Australian Forces had distinguished Schiff, a nephew of Sir Ernest Schiff, themselves on land, on sea, and in the air. It had put into the field five complete divisions of troops. besides a Camel Corps and other

A police-sergeant of St. Ives said Forces in Egypt and the East, and

The article went on to say that was the only Dominion that had that the accused had spoker to him equipped and maintained its cwn concerning relations which Schiff when a Hun submarine was sighted complete fiying force. The Austra was alleged to have had with the the officer" was in the preliminary

other man's young the lot of my immediate predecessors.lian army was, from first to last,

daughter. agonies of air sickness and did not At this tithe last year the Empire a purely voluntary force, and Nicholls was

very indignant and observe it, but he released two bombs was passing the greatest crisis of its was, in fact, the only voluntary upset and said that he himself would on or near a submarine by accident,

thus earning the D.F.C. history. The Germans were smash army among all the combatants see Schiff. ing their way through. All eyes in this war.

In half an hour, added the witness, Sir E. Marshall Hall, for the plain were turned to the Western Front be supposed to be taking sides on Nicholls returned and said: "I have tiff, said Captain Samson joined up and our hearts were strained almost the issue of conscription, or to appear had a strap with Schiff and knocked early in the war and was engaged at

to agree or disagree with Australia's him down, and said to him. Now do Ostend and Dunkirk with the Royal, action in having rejected conscription, your best."" but the fact remained that the volun Schiff's housekeeper said that her tary character of the Australian employer and Nicholls went out He was also present at several army was one of the principal factors together, and the foriner was assisted engagements in Belgium and in its prestige, and that it placed on home a quarter of an hour later Ypres. He afterwards served in the the Australian soldier a ruoral obliga-seriously hurt.

her, Dardanelles, had fought in German East Africa, and was engaged in flights in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria.

states."

He did not wish to

He said to

AWFUL EXAMPLES,

Perhaps as many as half of the new members of the House of Com mons have yet to make their maiden Speeches, which give them precedence over all competitors for "the Speak- er's eye." It may be useful to those members who have thus yet to break the ice to recall some maiden speeches of our own time which have had a disastrous effect upon the subsequent careers of their authors.

The gentleman who defeated Si William Harcourt at Darby in 1895 devoted his maiden speech to fight- Antwerp in the front-line trenches. ing his battle over again, and in dulging in a kind of Roman triumph. Sir William was a great Parliamen-

Naval Air Service, and served at

at

to the bursting point for the fate of the Empire seemed to be trembling in the balance.

Germany who had sold her soul to Kaiser and Militarism was making her final effort in her bargain with the power that had bought her, knowing full well that she had burned in the tion which he had not failed to full. Don't worry, I'm all right." flame of the war shekindled the patent The experience of this war had shown A retired civil servant who was of her rights to rank among civilised that the Australian had the true war visiting Carbis Bay at the time of

instinct and that the practical the tragedy told the court that, when In October last he left Felixstowe To-day our anxieties are over and training of the citizen forces of the walking along the cliff, he saw the most prodig. war that the Commonwealth, while it had not Schiff on the footpath crawling on world has ever seen has come to an given them all that was necessary in all fours and crying to rise. end. But Peace is not yet and the the way of technique, had endowed Evidence was given by a local King has expressed the desire that in them with the soldierly quality and doctor who said Schiff's eyes were time, in his life he was seized with the matter <if the ceremonial had justified their years of training blackened, his nose broken, one lip air sickness, observance of his birthday the prece in the handling of men in the masscut and three ribs fractured. dent of the last four years shall be and directing their efforts to one told witness: "Someone set on me, followed and that there shall be no common purpose. Not the least of and he had cause.".. Schiff died three

the influences which had operated days later. with them was the magnificent and inspiring example of the original British army which left these shores for France in 1914.

One of the outstanding lessons of)

HAT WHICH SPOILT A FRIENDSHIP.

He

with Captain Webster as pilot in one of the large flying boats. He was sitting in the cockpit with the bombs under his control when for the first

tary figure, and the House, Unionist as it was, resented the bad taste of his conqueror, who, an exceedingly able man, virtually ended his Parliamentary career there and then. Another rich- ly endowed meriber, being given the distinction of moving the Address at the opening of the 1906 Parlia ment committed the doubly fatal blunder of making his maiden speech

sharply controversial. not recovered in 13 years of effort

A third has

Despite this, when the pilot called from the breach both of Parlia his attention, by the somewhat mentary and forensic etiquette of orusque method of kicking him in speaking, in his maiden atternpt, the back, to the fact that submarines upon a legal cause in which he had were about, Captain Samson dis acted professionally for one of the charged the bombs, and though there was no absolute proof of the fact, it was believed that a submarine

had been sunk.

HIS BIT

It was during a cold snap. A biting East wind, a cutting rain, and a long overdue tram had driven us for shel- ter into the open doorway of an empty

shop. our public men to believe that so claimed damages for breach of pro- Eight o'clock struck. One by one

parties.

And finally not to exhaust the writer of the last 30 years (the same memory-the most gifted newspaper

keen politician who described a re- spected Eishop as having "the brain of a rabbit in the skull of an an- thropoid ape") was never heard of more in Parliament after a wonder- fully clever maiden speech-again in 1906-in which he damned Mr. Chamberlain in a hundred inspired epigrams-Daily Chronicle.

- PAINTED "GOLDFISH."

demonstrations of a public nature.

The cloud of sorrow and suffering brought about by the war has not been dispersed and it is this sympathy with his people this desire to associate himself, as far as possible, with their hopes and fears their aims and aspir our experiences of the last four or ⚫ After presenting a Herne-bill widow ations which I sincerely believe has five years was that in the preparation with a velour hat which she wore it given him the unique place he holds for war man-power was last in the the rain, said counsel in the King's in the world today.

order of importance. It might be an Bench Division, Mr. Roland H. Tar- During a period when the here- unpopular and heretical thing to say, buck, a hatter, of Norwood-road, be ditary rulers of other countries have but he was convinced that scientific came very angry and never called been thrust asice ashings of little preparation and equipment was more upon her again. This resulted in the account, our King has been chore important than manpower, itself. widow, Mrs. Bessie Fallowfield, of and more firmy entrenched on his After the South African War there Gabyon-avente, bringing an action throne. While Bolshevism, which

was a tendency on the part of against Mr. Tarbuck, in which she has reduced Russia to a state of chaos, threatens to sweep her Europe we many hundreds of thousands of armed mise of marriage. Mr. Tarbuck's the ligars of the suburban emporiums read with gratification of the won- men were all that was required to defence was a derial derful spontaneous manifestations of constitute an army. We had proved

on the opposite side of the road went Counsel said that when Mr. Tar-out, until only two remained-a loyalty and affection shown by huge in this war that mere marr-power by buck did not call, Mrs. Fallowfield jeweller's and a sweet shop. concourses of prople" in London on itself was the last thing to be con-wrote Empire Day.

We watched with the keen interest The latest frand of the London The sect to

sidered, and that the training of the I have never gone against any of the unemployed. be gentlemen,

Out of the street vendor beats that of the paint. very little danger that front Betal individual man was in itself the last single wish of yours. You have eveller's came an oid man. Fered "canary. During war-time there

thing in the degree of importance. I brought humiliation into my home.

a moment he hesitated on the has been a famine in goldfish, for will over desire to change the Co Of course the training of the indivi-You have broken my heart but not threshold. rtitional Monarging fra Repub-dual did matter a good deal, but my will.

Then, turning up most of those which were hawked his coat collar, he seized a long, about in bowls in pre war days came what he meant was that it came fast. Mrs. Fallowfield said that she lost hooked rod, "and darted out to his from Germany. The allegiance which we dive to He would like to have every ounce her husband in 1910. She then hadiron shutter and gave one strong Means, however, have been dis our Sovereign dee a spring from of effort concentrated upon the maira boarding-house and had continued pall. Down it came, and a gasp of covered of painting small fish, gener- a sense of duty alone, but from affectenance of a high standard of military it. She had two children, a married relict, floated across the street. Aally roach, so effectively that they tion and esteem and this boast, which education of the staff and the scien- daughter and a son aged 19. I have the honour to propose to datific preparation of adequate equip

rapid glance at the wind-swept road. | resemble-goldish, and are sold as Two years after she lost her way, and then a quick run to the such at an exorbitant price because will, I know be responded to ment. We might get a man ready husband she became engaged to a shutter, of the sweet-shop several of their scarcity. In about three days from the depths of your hearts./ for service in three or four months, man who died of wounds at Gallipoli. doors away. Another pull, and that all the colour comes off, and the fish In These distort parts of the Em- but we could not get a gun ready in Mr. Tarbuck was a frequent visitor also was down. Then with hurried is revealed as a roach, pure and sim pire we are ups, perimps, at times three or four months. In the Army at the house, and later he gave her step he turned to the shop door, ple, but still with red fins and eyes. to imaging that we are overlooked, iCorps which he commanded there a ring and £1 a week towards opened it, calling cut cheerily," Good not forgotten. There have been nun were no fewer than 1,200 guns, the expenses. He promised to marry night, Mrs. Smith," and dashed for ours that His Majesty, remembering and which required no less than her in January 1916 but deferred the his own doorway.

Hean form of Govern .

up and down every morning and night. The sweetshop's husband is

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the beneficial results which followal twenty train loads of ammunition marriage as he said there was a "See that old man," said my his extended tour of his Decimus, for a single day's firing, without likelihood of his being called up. She neighbour. He pulls that shutter "intends to set the Prince of Wales taking into consideration the varieties went to Brighton for a holiday with to use pas. Lush us hope that His fof calibre and the multiplicity of him, and passed as Mrs: Tarbuck. Royal Highne will include Hong forms of equipment of attack and In cross-examination Mrs. Fallow in the Army, and she's delicate. So kong in bis itinerary. His reception, defence. He did not say that we field said that she had been separated the old boy does that for her, and I guarantee, would be an enthusias should not continue the system of from her husband for three years be sees to her sunblinds as well--when the one, for there is not one of us wir training large bodies of men for war. fore his death, which took place in there is any sun. That's his bit, and would not welcome such an opportu. but what he wanted to emphasize 1913, and not in 1910.

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