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TAKING OF EVIDENCE.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
OF LOCAL LAW.
by the officer of the Court. That is not the English practice, and it is not the practice here with regard to declarations by persons who are not it is either Christians or Jews. thought that requiring the witness to repeat the words of the oath himself is more likely to impress him with the importance and solemnity of the oath, and, in any case, in making this alteration we are going back to the English practice.
CHILO LABOUR.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL EXPLAINS THE BILL.
f THE CHINA MAIL.'
ODDS AND ENDS.
MAINLY SCISSORS LOOT.
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Armada Bhip Found?
Delightful task-to sift the sand So fine and clean through idle band, To watch the ripples foam and glide, To hear the shingle crunch and slide. No hint of bust, loss or gain To irritate the idle brain. Merely to mark, with passive eye, A brown sailed boat go dipping.by. Bun spanglendeek the jade blue seas, A tang of salt is in the breeze, And, to complete this fair estate And crown tranquillity-a mate.
-JESSIE POPE, in the l'indsor
Magazine.
QUEEN MARY.
A SHOPPING TOUR IN BATH.
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Walking along Milcom-street, whers the tide of the city's life pursued ita normal course, the Queen reached an antique shop, which she entered.
In a few minutes Milecm street filled with people. Business wor abandoned.Every window overlooking! the Street became occupied by people eager to catch a glimpse of the royal visitor Wher the Qanen came out of the antique shop ste smilingly acks wledged the welcome given her by delighted promenadore.
*The Queen next visited the collec tion of valuables in the Octagon Chapel, where Sir William Herschel, the astronomer, used to play the organ. It was while in Bath thint Iferechel discovered the planet Uranus.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 1622,
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Ex. "Empress of Canada”
CANADIAN POTATOES
Fine,
Choice, Mealy.
PRICES RIGHT.
Unannounced, the Queen motored An iron cannon, four foot in length | Moving the first reading of the and in a good state of preservation, over to Bath from Westonbirt, Tetbury, Child Labour Bill in the Legislative one of the armaments of the Spanish Gloucestershire, where sbe in the guest Council yesterday afternoon the At Armada galleon sunk in the bay of of Sir George and Lady Holford. torney General said: This Bill has Tobermory, has been recovered, as been drafted to carry out the recomwell as part of the timber of the mendations of the Commission on the Florencia." For the past fortnight industrial employment of children, the divers were of opinion that they appointed by His Excellency the were over the bulk. Now they are sure, Governor on the 24th March 1921, and and the operations are being vigorous. which reported on the 24th October 1y pushed forward while the favour 1921. It is also intended to carry able weather late. Out, as far as is possible, having Baloyon Hoare. gard to local conditions, the spirit of the provisions of the Draft Conver tion which was adopted at Washing ton on the 28th November, 1919, by the International Labour Conference, which relates to the admission of children to industrial employment, The practical detailed provisions ap pror in the regulations, printed in the schedule of the Bill. It is not suggested that these regulations are a final settlement of the problem; they are tentative and may, of coures, as we obtain more experience. It is require alteration as time goes on and Clause 5 merely provides for the use obvious, I think, that we must attack The Mirage in the Mal'.
By some trick of the atmosphere the street to a silversmith's shop, of the Scottish form of oath when the problem of this kind very carefully This Jill, Sir, deals with various mis- witness wishes to be sworn in that and slowly, because too much inter- the mirage near the Admiralty Arch where ebo bught some Persiaa which has been constructed at the city were seen in the sheep dog trials Every year the dogs and their few days," says the Morning Post. buying nine little pieces of old glass sten, Southampton, is to represent cellaneous points and I propose to way. It is merely a repetition of un ference with the existing system of deal, shortly, with oach clause in existing section. Clauss 6 is now in child labour in the Colony would hs been very plain during the last enamelled cups, and finished up by Supermarine Aviation Works at Wool at Tring Agricultural Show.
The pieces of glass are for the doll's international marins race for the Walsh mountaine to compete with our Statute; it is a copy of a section cause great hardship to the poorer
Cross eide of the Arch outside the detail. Clause 2 deals with section in the English Oaths Act of 1888 classes and probably to the children "Anyone elanding on the Chating from another ant que establishment. Great Britain in the forthcoming mastera come specially from the intelligenes that must be seen to be 29 of the Evidence Ordinance of 1889, which provides that where an oath themselves,
Regulations 1 and 2 provide that bank and looking down the Mall will house that is being made for her, and Schneider Cup at Naples.
them to Beckingham Palace. machine has beu carried out othalieved. These sheep dogs are not That section providea for the rending has been administered duly, and
Pedestrians and passing vehicles are
While the Queen was in this shop Southampton with the greatest the grey, shaggy haired variety t years of age is to be employed in any clearly reilected in it, and nob.dy at the trial at the Sessions of de- taken, the fact that the person to no child-that is any person under 15 see the roadway covered with water. instructions were given to forward The designing and building of this one another io an exhibition of anima which we are accustomed in England; positions taken at the Magistracy whom it was administered has no re
witress, for various ligious belief does not affect the vali-dogerous trade, and the dangerous who had not put the illusion to the the propriet css of an adjacent cafe secrecy. It was first conceived as the Crown at the trial. Obviously if a person takes an oath without boiler chipping, manufacture of fire. proof could doubt the existence of sent a message inquiring if she might early as Ji ne, 1921, and since that but emall, sleek, black, little animals trasons, cannot be produced by dity of the oath. It is obvious that tradea specified in this regulation are
Mise Applegate, a young assistant, car has been going on, only three people faces. Arch the water gradually disappears, there must be such a power as raiting any objection, neither he nor worke and glass making. It will be actual water. As one approaches the foffer a cup. The Quorn acquiesc d. date special work on the machine with pointed cars and quick, alert otherwise witoessen for the Crown anyone else can be heard to say that noticed that it is not only trades that and on entering the Park one finde ried in the tra and Miss Lewis. an- being aware of the real reason of 18 i might be kept out of the way the oath is of no eflect because the are dangerous that are aimed at, at the roadway of the Mali as dry as other assistant, accompanied her with construction-Mr. H. Scott Paine about a quarter of a mile away. At
In the Legislative Council yester day afternoon, the Attorney General moved the first reading of a bill intituled Aa Ordinance to amend the law relating to evidence and to the administration of calbe. He said
where the
by the other eide. It is desirable because witnesses.
bone."
Also trades injurious to Lealth. also witness had no religious belief. Bome- Clause 7 is more complicated, but Regulation 3 provides that no child timer disappear for other reasons I do not think I need go into detailu oz 10 is to be employed in a fac-, 5
because it is fully explained in "the tory. A factory is defined in clause 2 Objects and Reasons." Pulling it in terms taken from the English his
or die. It has heen found in practice that the present section 29 is not
fabour,
NEW FLYING BOAT.
At the Octagon the Queen bught CGNSTRUCTED WITH GREAT several specimens of the work of ex 'SECRECY AT SOUTHAMPTON. Service traineer. She then crossed;
A wondor'ul British dying boat,
WONDERFUL DOGS.
BLACK SPEPHERDS OF THE MOUNTAINS.
Wonderful exbibitions of dog anga-
Three sheep are slipped from a cart (mauaging direc'or), Commander J. some dainty cakes.
a word om its master, the dog The Queen asked Miss Appiegate to Bird and Mr. H. J. Mitchell (designer). daabes off and collects them, driving When Guard Richard James blete! Pour out tea for her, and while taking Some idea of the extent to which them in the direction of a gap be-
tea chatted with the girls.
secrecy was adopted in the building of Years on a railway,
Before driving away the Queen ac- this new fiying boat may be gathered whistle nad waved his green flag
tween two hurdles.
The dog is too far from his master.
quite strong enough to cover all shortly the clause is intended to/Statute on the subject. Regulation 4 and the 11.50 8.m. South Wales ex-ee; ted rome white carnations offered, from the fact that, although the to bear shouted directions, to be possible eases and this clause 2 simplify the law on the subject of 48 an attempt to deal with the press sleamed out of Paddington her by ore loyal spectator and a machine was designed t take a power makes all his movements in response proposes to strengthen it by providing affirmations and make it approximate employment of children in cashal Station one day last month, the official horse shoe of white heather for ful Napir engine, another engine, to his master's whistle or a wave of Magistracy may be read at the trial if Clause 8 is practically a copy of an mended that no child under 18 after having completed 52 years City an hour and a half, and was carry out its preliminary trials, no ha belts, his eys fixed on the man Clause 9 is certainly an innovation.ed in any form of casual labour. That the last 20 years, covered 81,000 miles, even a rousing cheer when she left. dication being thereby provided to the directing him. Then a soft, crooning
that the depositions taken at the to the English law on the eu jáct.
The Commission recom- said his last farewell to the station, lack from another. She was in the of smaller power, was installed to his stick. A short, shrill whistle and (Chines reckoning) should be employ association with the Company and, in
to Gloucester, and worked it bark on the newly constructed narrow gauge. Night Colour:
The question of the effect of artificial
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curious of its special qualitire. It is kind of whistle, and be creeps slowly, a very small type of flying boat, the wing apan being only 28 ft., while the step by step, towards the sbeep, and after they have fried every direction overall length is bot 20 ft. Ite petrol but the right oor, he shepherds them capacity is 80 gallons, and although gently through the narrow gap. it is specially built for racing, yet it bas all the characteristics sad strength of a scagcing aying boat, and is cap able of going out in all weathers.
The story of the Cesigning, building and dispatching of this machine is one ties. Its construction was well in
of a determined fight against dificul
Two more such gaps follow, just wide enough for the shep to pass thr.ugh. Having got them ro for the dog's master gives a sharp whistle and waves his stick to the left. The dog at once forces the cheep to execute a left wheel round a small obstacle.
class of evidence is, of course, in cases officer which purport to relate to! of work and so on. Regulations 6 to fight, and this must naturally influenca,it inadvisable to take their children.short time before the race was otigiinfinite patience until his master's
An industrial
tones.
Fit
older children, those between 17 and sundown.
ROYAL WEDDING.
Tho dog never touches them. He works quietly and surely and with
will is accomplishe '.
C-UrBo ia half time allowed
the witness cannot be found, at his existing section. last known place of residence in the Colony. Of course every effort is It is an attempt to deal with the was not found possible to carry out Mr James joined the G.W.R, as a made to find the witases and to difficulty which sometimes occurs because it is extremely dieuit to porter at the age of 21, and a year in England. Medical Olicers in the define what casual labour is, and we later became guard. In 1892 he took produce him if possible,
Clause 3 of the Bill deals with Government service, of course, fre- thought we would make a beginning the last bread gauge train from Londen section 32 of the Evidence Ordinance, quently go on leave, and when they by providing that no child under 12 1899. That section deals with what leave the service, finally, they often go (English reckoning) should be employ we call dying depositions. Where a to places far distant from the Colony cd in carrying coal, building material
light on colour has to be considered A children's hotel, recently con. prospective witness is dangerously ill and it is impossible to get them back or debris.
Regulation 5 provides that, at every when arranging a colour scheme verted from a large residence, St. it is the practing to take h's deposition, to give evidence. The section provides tally at tévedloepital, so that his that in any pro:ecution for murd F or factory where children are explores (writes R. W. Bypads in August Winifred's Broad: taire, should solve Briance may be perpetonted in case manslaughter say medical entries or the owners must keep a record of the Good Housekeeping.) Some colours are the dificulty of many parents who of his death. The common use of this report of any Gryartment medical children employed, showing go, bis extremely susceptible to artificial want to go for a holiday and consider hand when the Italian authorities, a The establishment cap accomally due, brought forward the date A the deceased will be admissible in evi- 10 deal with hours of labour. No
care of a room which is mostly used modate 60 children, while an annexe, by fourteen days, necessitating of manslaughter and murder.
Now comes the most difficult part withers is seriously injured, he is dence, on proof of his bandwriting child is to be allowed to work the choice of colour, capecially in the
any industrial undertaking at night. All colours are toned down opposite can accommodate another day and night work to fish
When of the test. The last obetazio is à than nize hours in any by artifical light; for instance, a 200. It is courtected by Mrs. the machine in time. taken to the Hospital, a Magistrate and proof of his death or absence from in is eat for as quickly as possible and the Colony. In a recent murder trial more
was completed a period of Maltese Crose formed of burdles, with primrose yellow roem which by day. Jeannette Newman, who accepts the
particularly bad weather set in, with each am just wide enough to take a hi evidence is takes. If he sub before the Supreme Court, medical period of 24 hours. sequently dies before the accused can evidence which we would have liked undertaking is defia din clause 2, in light has a very distinct yellow tour, children as gunsts, with or without terms tased on the definition in on
severo gales blowing, and although sheep. The three sheep have to be be brought to trial bis evidence to call would have been given by a
To a reporter Mrs. Newman asid the crews were at the wor's at day driven firat through one way, then cream, Rooms of blue, red, and may be read on preuf of his doctor not now in the Colony and he English Act relating to the employ by artificial light appeare to be a pale servants.
hand on proof that certain could not possibly get back to give the ment of children and young persons purple, because of their light abso:b." I have 53 children here at present, break, the caly opportunities for through the other. The dog's master
When the Malleso Cros requirements of the section have been evidence. We got over the dificulty No child is to be allowed to work ing qualities, require more illumina the eldest bring 18 years and the testing the machino wero during tem- is now allowed to help. required pits. It is also possible to because it to happened that the police more than five hours control te tha than those d'esora ed in yellow youngest six months. Of course the rporary falls in the storm well after
negotiated, it only remains for master 18. go out to dance in the evening When the tests were passed, and alt and dog to fold the sheep it to a pra real fe evidence it the witness is so officer in charge of the case had re-any industrial undertaking, and there ill that he is unable to travel to the mained for the post-mortem exmination must be a certain interval of relaxa
Whe invented spre neles? These and put the meelves to bal, but the was ready, owing to the fact that no at the end of the course. The Court. The requirments of section and had taken a keen interest in it, tion after each speli of work. No Who Invented Spertmoles? 32 are rather technical on certain and was able to describe exactly what child employed in an industrial unde aid to vision app ar to have come younger ones 1 laok after. They play guarantee could be obtained from the length of tho
trial is 11 minutes. points and there dying depositions are the results of the post mortem were. taking is to work for more than six into use about the fourteenth century. ou cands during the day and usually Continental railways that the machine a mile, and the frequently rejected here and in Eng We might not always be in a favour days continuously; there m t be out The earliest referencnt them is in the amuse t'emselves in the garden would be delivered at Naples in time, for the
il arnt that way it seemed as though One of these Welsh sheep dogs can Britain would be again unrepresented be treiard in eix #onths, and many land on technical provoda. The able a position and we think it day's rest in seven; and no chid
ia tho contest. But the situation was of the do,s weco Luly a yar old. Courts are naturally very jealous of safer to provide that where the must be employed in any industrial work of Bernard Gurden, Professor of during the evening."
um, devised by him, which allowed a
saved by the patriotic action of the Bat it is an instinct that is bred in admitting the evideate unless it com doctor cannot be called, because undertaking between the hours of 7 outpellier, who sparks of a collyri or alerace from p. and 7 km.
General Steam Navigation Co., who them, and the first time they see a plies fully with the requirements of of his death
Regulation 2 is an attempt to deal person to read with at spectacles. In 1300 Guy do Chaulino, ia bis treatise the Statute Two of the r qu're the Colony, bis record of the post-
diverted their steamer "Philomel" to shep they instinctively circle out and examination shall bs with the very difficult and vexed pro-
on Surgery, refers to the use of the ments of the suction deal with points mortem
Of course, b'em of the carrying of weighta by lenses. The invention of spectacles DELAYED UNTIL CASTLE HOME, Southampton Water and took the start to drive it in to their master. technical for admissible in evidence.
It is also attacked, of that
maschine on board from a lighter for rather ore
is sometimea attributed to Roger deals with the the question of the weight of that children
conveyanco to Naples, example, one "caption" which must appear on the evidenco is another matter. I might course, by regulation 4, which pro- depositions. The "caption" is the ray that it does not seem to be a very vides that no child under 12 is to car, Bacon, who died in 1225. Further 1315 Savigno degli Armatí, a Floren- statement of the circumstances under important change to make these ry coal or building material or debris. research, however, has shown that in which the deposition is taken and records evidence: because, after all, if Regulation 2 provides that no child tine, woe lhe first who worked glass Crown Prince Frederik, after his shows the authority for taking it. a trial takes place after a considerable whatever that is any persua under into the form of a lens. For him, marsiage to Princess Olga of Greece, Cases have occurred where a deposit lapse of time the medical off er 15-is to carry, in any case, more than therefore, may justly be claimed the will live at Amalienborg, in the castle the 40 cattica in weight, and no child is honour of having invented spectacle hitherto occupied in winter by the ion otherwise perfectly in order bas obviouly cannot remembr
That his stepmother had seared bra rejected because of some techni- details without refreshing his memory to entry a weight unreasonably beav He died in Florence in 1317, and was Dowager Empress of Russia, sister of eni error in the caption. The section and what he does is to po to bis record, having regard to the child's age and buried in the Church of Santa Maria Queen Alexandra. The castle is to also requires certain notice to be given read it and giva bis evidence after physical development. In casa Bay Maggiero. Cu his stone is a Latin undergo extensive repairs and will both his arms with a red hot pokerly performing,
old John Thomas Spivay at Hulin a to the accused, and cases hav, occur-refreebin; his memory in that way. members of Council may wish to cou!
translation: "Here lies Savigno degli year. re! where the deposition has been The longer the time that slapses the pare this Bill with the recommends.uscription of which the following is a not be ready until some time next was the allegation made by 10 years case brought by the N. 8. P. C. C. wook terrace, Lockwood street, Hall. or injustice has been done to the note or record rather than on the mention
report give the ages is Chinese acles, May God forgive his sins. certain officer's own recollection.
On July 7 the boy and his sister prisoner werely becauro
Clause 10, i», I think,-though the reckoning and the Bill, of course, slates We bavo
went out, accompanied by a little
The story of an unsolved Kettering requirements as to notice were not
dog. They lost the dog, and out of
marder i recalled by the death of properly complie! with. Clauso 3 point is not quite clear- practically it in English reckoning.
BABIES DO NOT CRY fear the boy did not return home uo- of the Bill, under paragraph (g) pro declaratory of the existing law. At converted the ages from Chinese to
til midnigh. He was sont to bed im. John Sudborough, a furniture dealer, FOR FUN.
of Wo khouse equare, at the age of pases to add this provision to the all events it clears up certain doubts: English reckoning by doing out
it provides that any observations year in cach case. It is intended that was taken to an asylum a hopeless
msdiately without anything to eat. original reation:
Thu healthy child is a happy child,
Next morning, while he and his sis-seventy one.
It was on Christmas Eve, 1888, that No such statement shall be rej etmade by the accused in the course of a Protector of Juvenile Labour maniac. Soeluma was told by the
other men 18 lew daya after You may sue that if your baby is ed on the ground of any failure to the hosting at the Magistracy and any appointed under this Ordinacce, be
the cross and crito a great deal, rofuses its ter were kindling the fire, they insert- sub-section (1) with regard to the no down by the Magistrate and proved some officer in bis Department, and "judge had fooled him." In 10xd at the proper times, alcops badis, ad the poker in order to make it Samuel Osborn, an old man well comply with any of the provisions of evidence given by him must be taken the decretary for Chinees Affairs, of his stival in prison that
frequently vomits, has pain and trouble bura. Mrs. Spivey came into the kit-respected, was found foully murdered sub-section captivit unless the court is at the trial by the production of the Chodin tot het in reality be had been sentenced to with its teelhing and continues thin and oben, caught hold of John and at the in his cottage down Newland-street same time acized the poker which had where he lived by himself. He had of opinion that the wrong, which was substantially prejudiced by each of doubt as to how the remarke made menced without the consent of the guards would take him scaretly to the is retarding its progress.
Almost all infantile troubles arise in becoms red hot. She ran the poker beca brutally battered to death by by the prisoner in the course of a trial! Protector, The commencement of death chambon Seelaz Soefuma's the first place from stomach and bowel slowly along, the boy's nalid arms, some heavy weap a. Sudborough, was arrested on Christmas Day Of course, it is for the Court to say should be proved, and though our the Ordinance is not yet decided upon; belief the tormentors enlarged on the troubles To tomely these conditions twice on the right and three times on who was then thirty five years old,
Joks, pictured to him the terrors of Baby's Own Tublets. Those Tablets the electric chair, and told him how stand in a class by themselves, being the left
For the defence Mr. B. Pearlman buman blood bring found "upon his ho would kick, and plunge in agony pleasant in tasto and guarantorssid the woman lost control of-horself, clothing.
ospedally made for childron'a uar They quickly as the electric current was turned into ablutely harmless. his body. One day recently Soeluma reduce simple foxer, cure indigestion. In view of the fact that she was: ex-
exp: wors, relisva croop and colds.nd for leniency, a copy of two nations in the English on path or of any statements made by way would be to call witnesses, and refused to take his seat at the mess check darthog allay toothing mine,pecting to become a mother he plead 4th-1909 and our. Datha bin in the course of the hoaring. This the recollection of the witnesses is table with the other conniels, crying quiet the torvas aud promote beuths. The cusgistrates, in imposing a fine Ordinance of 1010, except that, in claus provides that such statements much less likely to be correct than a that his seat had been wired for kiving, restful sleep in a mural way
Baby's Own Tabl ts are sold by of £0, and that had it not been for the our Oaths Ordinance, the witness and bis evidence, may be proved on note taken in writing by the Maelectrocuting him. Afterwards every
free, tuon the Dr. Willlime Medicico have sent her to jail. not required to repeat the words of the production of the depositions at gistrate at the time. I beg to move objest ho saw took on the shape of chemists, or st 63 cents the vial, post women's state of health they would
the dreaded death ofalf,
Co, 98 Exoshuen Road, Skin bat the oath himself? the oath is repeated the trial. Of course, the only other the rat reading.
IS READY.
It is now atated that the Danish
STEPMOTHER'S CRUELTY BOY'S ARMS BURNED WITH
POKER.
rejected although no substaniał wrong more the evidence really reste on the tions of the Commission I may Armati, of Florence,ieventer of epe taken place in the autumn, bas bean against Eizabeth Spivey, of 21, Lock-{
failure,"
that the Commission
Magistrates' Ordinance provides for so a blank appears in Clause 8. the amissibility of the depositions to
whether the failure to comply with
The Colonial Secretary seconding, tha section was ope which causes pre-
prove the pitscner's formal statement the bill was read a first time, judice to the prisquet or not.
Clanres, 4 to 8 dest with the form at the end of the cans, it makes no
of oath and i frmativa. Clause 4 is provi-lou for the proof of his evidenca
Mado Mad by a Joko.
Driven mad made by a joke played by fellow convicts, Taraichi Socfuma, a Japanese, who was serving a sen-
fence of 10 years in Sing Sing prieco
The wedding, which should have postponed until the castle is ready.
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The macet noticeable thing about the dogs is the tense eagerness of their expression. When a trial was on every dog who was not competing was wat- ching each turn and movement in the game gaivering with excitement. It was easy to see that they were all convinced they could do the job much better themselves than the one actual-
UNSOLVED.
THIRTY-SIX YEARS' OLD TRAGEDY REÇALLED.
At the court proceedings it was
coat was the Imult of a public housG clearly proved that the blood on his affray, and he was discharged.
Numerona oluca 410 followed up
been solved......... by the police, but the crime has peTES
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