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“SUDDEN SURPRISE." PITIFUL SCENES.
President's Nicaragua Cinema Disaster Funeral
Message.
UNPLEASANT CONSEQUENCES."
New York, Jan. 11. The "New York Wetid," comment-
Service.
THE AGONY OF SUSPENSE..
Montreak Jan. 11. The sonorous tones of "Le Gros ing on President Coolidge's message Bourdon," only tolled at times of Pas regards Nienragua, says that national grief,'rang from the tower
the President speaks of a series, off of Notre Dame Church while
un running incidents al Nicaragua funeral service was being held in as if it might develop a cusus belli a neighbouring church for the with Nicaragua, he is springing thirty-six children killed in most sudden surprise.
chema disaster.,
We do not believe this country is ready to go to war or even to break off relations with one country because Arms have left thad, country for another, neither of which is in joun jurisdiction"
the
LEGAL TRIBUTE.
1
SIR JOSEPH KEMP, K.C. CONGRATULATED.
TO-DAY'S FULL COURT.,
At a special Fan Court this morning before: Sir H. C. Gollan (Chief Justice) and Mr. Justice
R. Wood Puiane Judge), Sir Henry Pollock, R.C. speaking on behalf of both branches of the legal profession which were represented. in large numbers, safe they were met together to congratulate Sir Joseph Kemp, the Attorney General; The service was attended by thou-on the honour of knighthood which sands, including a representative of had been conferred upon him by the Governor-General, Lord Wittings Majesty the King.
Thle honour, sald Sir Henry, is
on.
the
Sir
There were pitiful scenes, a sor-most thoroughly deserved, rowing multitude fling past the Joseph has, during the past 28. The New York Times" foresees long rows of little white coffins years, had a very distinguished career in the Civil Service of the in the nets ordered by the United Banking the main siste Stapes possibilities of unpleasant. Meanwhile, one Montreal home Colony and after filling with great conseqarners, and hopes the ad still endures the agony of suspense. Credit a number of posts in the ministration will combine reason-Louis Tremblay, thirteen years old, Service, which it is unnecessary abletjess with its display
of who went to the fateful cinema, is for me to, enumerate, he became acting Attorney General in March,. Extrength, and thus in satisfactory lesbig.
and peacelub adjustments, whether is anxious parents visited every 1924, being subsequently given the in Nicaragua uexico-Reuter's hospital, and Brully went to the substantive appointment in Novem- American Service.
mortuary, where they peered fruit-bar. 1915. In this present post, he fessly at seventy-six smoke-blacken-has shown outstanding and con- I title faces.
spicuous ability.
War Services. The Great War brought with it many difficult and intricate legal problems in regard to many
*FLU EPIDEMIC,
WORST IN EUROPE SINCE THE
. WAR.
London, Jan. More thas FOO deaths have joccurred in the past few days and several hundred thousand persons
in western Europe are ill with in- fluenza in the worst recurrence of the disease since the wartime epidemic..
form and not atal
-
A. careful search of the debris failed to reveal any trace of the burned body--Reuter.
HANKOW POSITION.
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Councils.
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of
man.
courteous,
which there were no precedents to go by and it may be confidently affirmed that Sh Joseph, handled and mastered all these; complicated subjects with great acumen and British guards there to use their succese, sticking to his arduous and weapons, in order that another hard-worked post through the en spurious agitation may be stirred tire period of the Great War. up, remarks the Singapore "Free For these services he was justly. One dispatch says that there Prees. So far, despite the pro-made a Commander of the British have been 95 deaths in Madrid and vocation, it has been possible to Empire and since then he has fur- that Spain is hardest hit of all avoid the use of force in pro- ther enhanced his already high re countries. In spite of every pre-tecting, the concession, but sooner putation by the very able manner Fenation the disease continues to or later there is almost certainly which he has discharged his spread Many business boudes bound to be a slip made and then duties us Attorney General and also have been forced to close. we shall have the old tale of a Bavaria is also seriously affected. brutal Imperialism slaughtering on the Executive and Legislative Many cases are reported from Ber-innocent people again. These in-
But whilst Sir Joseph is admir- lin but they mipear to be a mild citements are most likely the able as an official he has no feas work of the extreme section of the Kuomintang Party and very prob-claim to be admired as ably the leaders of that Party Genial, kindly and have nothing to do with them, but accessible at all times to all who the unfortunate thing is that have sought his counsel, he has. neither Mr., Chen, nor General earned the respect and affection of Chang Kai-shek ever seems to the legal profession, the Civil Ser- make any move to check the dis-vice and a large circle of outside Rugby, Jan. 11.
turbances or to curb the agitators, friends all of whom unite in Wish- Major de Havilland and two as Probably this is because they are ing him long life, happiness and sissants have left England for Ans-afraid to do so inasmuch as there prosperity, tralia to establish the first aircraft is always the possibility that they la conclusion, we desire to ex- factory theru.
may'
y"find themselves in the same tend our "congratulations to Lady The factory which will be near position as the unfortunate Rus Kemp whose good work on Commit Melbourne, will build small Mothian moderate leaders of the Re-tees is well-known and also machines and will sell them, "com-volution, did-after angry pass-Stephen who, we hope, will in the plete for the air" at £625.
iens had got the upper hand. If fullness of time follow in his Spare parts suficient to equip the however trouble does arise and father's footsteps, factory will be sent out to Aus-the concession guards are forced Judges' Concurrence. tralin, but it is hoped Inter to dis-to fire Mr. Eugene Chen and his The Chief Justice: I do not think pense with imports of machinery co-adjutors will be the first to can very well add to what has and parts, and ultimately to or-turn the incident to account by already been so eloquently express- kanise an Australian service which citing it as one more instance offed. I only desire to associate my- will provide for all the materials foreign tyranny. necessary for manufacturing Moth neroplanes.-British Wireless Ser-
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Spoils to the Victor, The British reply to the "For- The Puisne Judge: I also wish to sign Secretary's note to America associate myself with every word Hair Dressers & is a very straightforward docu-that has been spoken by Sir Henry ment and takes due advantage of Pollock, my feelings being all the the fact that what the Cantonese more strong in that between" Sir now deplore we should allow Joseph and myself has been a others to do, they have already friendship lasting for more than) done themselves long ago. The quarter of a century. Delhi, Jan. 11.
Southerners must fight their own
Sir Joseph Replies. The Government of India will battles and not expect foreign
Sir Joseph Kemp: I thank your soon report to the League of Powers to twist the terms of an Lordships most sincerely for ex- international agreement to favour Nations on the fhal abolition ofthem only, for the spoils are to Sir Henry Pollock has said. I wish ipressing concurrence with what slavery in Kalat State, Baluchlaton,the victor and if Canton cannot to thank him too for what he said, the administration of which has overcome Shanghai or Peking 1 is far too kind and too flattering. awakened the interest of the Khan of then it has no ground for claim- Kalat, who has decreed that herce-
for the good wishes and congratu-THE Directors of the Hong forth no man, woman or child shalling to rule there, or to receive the
such muddle lations expressed with regard to my Kong & Shanghai Banking be sold, bought, gifted, inherited advantages of such rule. nox forcibly separated from his or and the external aspect of it is wife and son. I also wish to thank Corporation announce that, sub-
not made less difficult by Mr. all those members of both branches ject to audit, the Dividend and at Ramsay MacDonald's apparent of the legal profession who have Bonus for the half year ending. special pleading on behalf of the been so kind as to come here this 31st DECEMBER, 1926, will Government policy, although it mording. should go some way to let the. All this, by Lords, might tempt Kuomintang
understand that me to some degree of complacency there is little hope of dividing Bri-where I not so conscious of my own Mexico City, Jan. 11. tish opinion on the memorandum,de-merits. I am, in fact, depressed Twenty-one people are reported to Events will have to take their by that consciousness but to some have been killed and ten wounded own course and sooner or later extent I am relieved by the reflection in an affray between Catholics, and that course will almost certainly that this honour which His Majesty the municipal authorities at the involve great danger to foreign the King has been so graciously town of Cocula in the State ofers. Jalisco-Reuter's American. Ser-
her kin-Reuter.
FATAL AFFRAY.
TWENTY PEOPLE REPORTED
vice.
KILLED.
together it is
SYRIAN REBEL LEADERS,
Beirut, Jan, 2
Al-
pleased to bestow upon me, is an honour shows to the profession which often represent in this court.
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VIOLENCE IN FASCISM.
STREET, CHASE DEATH.
This ceremony is one more in-
Rome, Jan. 6. It is reported that the French stance of the constant courtesy and The Premier, Signor Mussolini Knocked down while chasing an authorities cancelled their recent kindness which, I have always ex-to-day issued orders to the prefectu unlicences hawkor, the Chinese decision to execute el-Atraid and purlenced from your Lordships and of all provinces in the kingdom to accountant of the Ling Dai Inother Syrian fasargent. Jeaders from members of both branches of Institute ruthless suppression of surance Company Ltd. died of his condemned to death in 1922. Many the profession is Hong Kong. Tevery track of Fascist illegalism and injurfás, following admission to the of the latter are atül, under arms thank your Lordships and them violence, espacially when it is Government Cell Hospital, early and the move is interpreted as con- most, sincerely.
directed against representatives of this mot
The Court then rose.
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