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'ANGLO-SOVIET TREATY.

DENOUNCED BY MR. GEORGE.

"A FAKE AND FOLLY":

PREMIER HELD UP."

(Reuters. Serviui.)

LONDON, September 10.

a speach at Penmaenmuir, Mr. Lloyd George denounced the Russian Treaty as "a fakes and a folly."

He said the Premier had been held up by Socialist gun-men. ‹,

It was an act of criminal-recklessness to guarantee huge sums to be spent by organisers of anarchy. The Liberal Party, he said, would forfeit the respect of the nation if it shirked the challenges Government would suffer an unparalleled defeat if it appealed to the country on the Treaty,

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IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.

LOEB AND LEOPOLD SENTENCED.

GUARDING THE JUDGE,

STATE LAW · SAVED THEM.

aza American Service)

CHICAGO, September 10, Find Nakaneopold have been to losprisonment for life for the murder

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT JUDGE.

Uppaalleled precautions were taken to ensure. the safety of Judge Caverly, Extra guards : occupied "the Court-Room all night long, the force being increased to 500 at dawn. The final proceedings fasted 10 minutes

The fudge pointed out that no minor had ever been sentenced to death, in filinols on a ples of guilty

While Anding no mitigation in the crime itself, accepted full responsibility for declining to nor In the defendants, personalities.or aptecedents, impose the death penalty on minors.

Mr. George supported the Government's Irish policy and approved Lord Birkenhead's letter to Lord Balfour in March, 1922, strongly contending that the boundary clause meant that the BoundaryIn order to comply with technicalities, separate Commission was intended to make only minor sentences of life for murder and 99 years for readjustments, and saying it was inconceivable thatngsping were Imposed!! any competent and honest arbitrator could take an opposite view.

ST. LEGER.

VICTORY FOR SALMON-TROUT.

FAVOURITE FINISHED THIRD,

(Reuter's Service),

LONDON, Septembar 10... The race for the St. Loger (Im. 6f. 133yds.) rup at Doncaster to-day, resulted in a victory for Salmon- „Trout, the second favourite.

Sant Orb, a 40-1 shot, not given as among the probables yesterday, finished second, with Polyphontes, the favourite, thirdetet

THE RACE DESCRIBED

De The barrier ascended to a good start. Arcade quickly gave way to Hurry Belle, the pair being, followed by Baglestone, Sant" Orb, Watford, Irisraond, Polyphontes and Zodiac. With Salmons Trout last behind Sansovino. They raced in this order for half a mile, when Eaglestone forced the pace clear of Hurry Belle, Arcade, Polyphontes, Sant Orb; the whipper in still being Salmon Trout

When half the distance had been covered, Polyphontes was running third. There, was no further change until entering the straight, when Poly phontes shot to the front, pursued by Sant Orb, Watford, Transvaal II, Irismond, Cape Horu and Salmon-Trout.

A quarter of a mile from home, Sant Oib closed with Palyphontos, and took command "st the distance post. He however, promptly challenged by Salmon-Trout, who came through “with a wet sall" and won come fortably by two lengths with the favourite third, half a length behind Sant Orb.

Sansovino finished eighth and Spalpeon last It was only known late in the morning that it had been decided to run Sant Orb

Won by 2 lengths, Time 3 min. 13 1/5 secs. There were seventeen starters.

[Note:-Fourteen names are mentioned in the description of the race so presumably the absentee was Winalot or Shambles, as Jellies is given as being engaged to ride both.)

Starters And Jockeys.

Arcade Winalot... Cape Horn Irismond...

Obliterato Polyphontes.c Salmon-Trout

Sansovino

Transvaal II Watford

...Childs Jellisa

...V. Smythe

Donoghue

Burns

McLachlan

Carslake

Weston

Ferro

Great Barrier...

Spalpeon Zodiac

"Smythe Elliott O'Neil Archibald

Bucks Yeoman

Hurry Belle Eaglestone Sant Orb

The Betting

Leach Hulme

100-30 agst Polyphontes (3-5 takon),

6-1 agst. Salmon-Trout. 9-1_ngst......."Hurstwood (taken and offered):

agst. Sansovino. (offered),..

13-2 Paget. Irismond.

agst. Cape Horn (offered).

Transvaal IL taken and odored),

Obliterate

REASON FOR SENTENCES.

The sentence of 99 years, 'on the kidnapping charge, maana that the, prisoners cannot be released on parole for 37 years, whereas a life-term alone, would permit release after about 20 years.";

The Court urged the department of públic welfare never to adniit the prisonëră to parola.

HISTORY OF CRIME..

NEW YORK, September 10, The sensational trial has conchuted in Chicago, in which Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, aineteen year old students in the Chicago Univers sity; sons of two Chicago millionaires, ware,secused of kidnapping and murdering a fourteen-year-old school boy, Robert Franks, son of a well-known Chicago bifoess man, from whom the accused were alleged to have, demanded ten thousand dollars.

am Loeb and Leopold confessed to the crime. Picly alleged that the oflier struck the blow, which, killed Franks. The crime was apparently carefully planned

The defence pleaded for imprisonment rather Hon death on the ground that the accur werd suering from mental dickness W

die pase aroused the greatest excheinent, and Chicago police Havetiker, extraordinary mensures to prevent a demonstration when sentence.. is pronounced to-day, Threats to lynch the accused have been freely made, and many persons connect- ad with the case have received anonymous letters from the Ku Klux Klan and other secret societies.

HOME CRICKET.

END OF AFRICAN VISIT.

POOR START: AT SCARBOROUGH.

(Reuter's Service.)

LONDON, September 107

At Scarborough to-day, the final match of the England XI, commenced in fine weather and on a present South African tour v. Mr. C.-L. Thornton's

soft wicket

At the end of play, the South Africans had ton, Cambridge and Middlesex?) took 7 wickets been dismissed for 143. Allon (G, O. Allen,

or G1 runn

Mr. Thornton's team were 83 up for a wickets.

SOVIET AND, FRANCE.

PROTEST RE-ICEBREAKERS,

PROPOSED AUCTION OF VESSELS:

(Reuter's Service.)

MARKO LEWLONDON, September. 10.

* The Surlet. Lögation. In London has sent M Herriot a note, strongly protesting against the proposal to Auction at Marseilles twu Icebreakers- and other vessels of Wrangel's fleet. The note claims the vessels arm the property of the Soviet Union. It says the Soviet Government has often declared it will: not recognise the legality of much transactions, and expresses” am conviction that, messures, will consequently be taken to preserve: the vessela intact notil hinded "over to their lo tal proprietory, the Soviet Siste.oyna

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