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VANISHED PEARLS.PUBLIC AND CRIME.

A £50,000 PEARL NECKLACE.

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Cuplain Fred Guest, Liberal A pearl necklace valued at A protest against what he £50,000 has vanished in transit termed an "insatiable crazo" on M.P. for North Bristol, who was between Paris and London. So the part of the public for details abroad when the recent by-election far those concerned are unable to of crime was made by Mr. J. T. in West Bristol took place, has re-suggest whether. It has been Proud, the Durham Coroner, stolen or lost says a Home paper holding an inquest at Sunnybrow plied to letters which he has. re-

to hand,

on Nellie Jane Sewell, the six- coived from his constituents since The necklace consisted of fifty- years-old girl, whose body was his return. He says:

seven cream rosy pearls, weighing found in a garden not far from "I have never had any thought of 669.28 grains, with a three-stone her home at Sunnybrow.

diamond snap. The pearls were: After evidence of identifica- breaking the pledges which I made, of very fine quality and beautiful- tion had been given by the father, and which they approved at thely graduated. Messrs. Tyler and the coroner, addressing the jury, last election, and whether or not Co., of 45, Holborn-viaduct, and said: "You are empanelled to in- 18, Rue Chauveau Lagarde, Paris, 'quire into another brutal murder, they choose me as their candidate underwriters, are offering £5,000 the third within a very short dis- at the next election, I will be no reward for the recovery of the tance of this village within a fort- night. I think that in its circum- party to any action which might re-necklace, sult in the return of a Socialist. A representative of "The Daily stances it is probably more member and possibly the formation Telegraph" was informed that brutal than any of the others.

the necklace was sent by a West- "In the first case (the Ferry- end firm to Paris for sale, and the hill bank murder) there was rob- Captain Guest proceeds to state, Paris firm, failing to find a pur- bery and plunder; in the second int some length what he believes to chaser, despatched it to London case it was one of a child not be the facts in the situation from by registered post, writing to the wanted; but here this child was the Liberal point of view. He London firm that it had been wanted. She was the child of a says: "The question to be anawer- sent. It was packed in cotton-happy household, and her sorrow- ed is not what the Liberals will do wool in a wooden box measuring ing parents want her here to-day. when they are a Government, but about 6in by 2in, wrapped in When one looks for the motive what they will do when one of the grey paper, tied with string, and which may have been behind other parties is a Government. In 'sealed in three places.

this brutal murder, one shudders other words, which does a Liberal Although it did not reach the at the thought, of what it might piefer, a Socialist or a Conserva West-end house, no immediate have been.

Black Spot. tive Government?

action was taken, parcels of this

of a Socialist Government."

ised.

"This is a black spot in the

"It is no use deceiving ourselves description being often delayed into thinking that an alliance with through diversion from the Gen- the Socialists for the purpose of cral Post Office to Mount Plea-county of Durham, but I do not sant for Customs inspection. think we need take that to heart: carrying out a Liberal programme When, however, the consignees entirely, because it seems to me is possible. No doubt Mr. Snow-:

received no notice to attend at from reports in the public Press den and Mr. Thomas would be Mount Pleasant inquiries were that there is a wave of crime quite willing to make such an al- set on foot and the loss was real-passing over the country, and it liance, but they cannot deliver the

Is no worse here than it is in goods. The bulk of the Socialist; Investigations were made by other parts. You cannot pick up so that you may judge for yourself whether party are committed to a pro- the Post Office without resuit, and a newspaper to-day unless you see gramme-the nationalisation of in- the police were communicated black headings of crime and dustry, the surtax, and the with. So far nothing has resulted horrible murder. £1,000,000,000 Budget, which com- from inquiries, and the loss re- "I suppose there never was in pletely contradicts Liberalism. mains a mystery. Hundreds of your memory, as there certainly There is neither peace, retrench-, registered packets come over, and never was in mine, such an in- ment, nor reform in the class war. the loss of one is a difficult mat-satiable craze for the details of crime, and I doubt if there has "These are the broad reasons ter to trace. why, if I cannot hope for a Liberal The disappearance of this valu- ever been before a better and Government, I prefer a Conserva-jable necklace recalls a similar loss more completely competent Press tive Government. Those who re- about fifteen years ago of a pearl to deal with the facts and to lay fuse to face these facts may pre-necklace consigned from Paris to them before the public. I am not tend that my attitude is cowardly, Mr. Mayer, of Hatton-garden. If quite sure if the publicity given but they could only make good such the necklace has been stolen, as to the sordid details of crime is a charge if the polley of the Con-was Mr. Mayer's, it is regarded as not a breeder of crime itself.

"It is not within the memory of servative Government gravely im- very clever coup by experts. perilled Liberal principles,

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"I have, therefore, studied the fiterature and speeches of the West

that it has merely been mislaid.

Bristol campaign, in order to find TRAFFIC IN WOMEN.the public in them. People would

out where the danger lies.

is certainly, within my memory as a boy, that when public execu- tions took place in England there was a horrible, sordid feel- ing evinced by some sections of travel many miles and stand all "Is Free Trade threatened be-

night in order to see these exhibi- cause the Conservatives are apply-

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wrong; this must not be," and vented by Mr. McKenna? On the Provisions for the suppression public executions were done away contrary, they are solemnly pledg-of traffic in women are included in with. That was to the good. ed not to introduce Protection, Lord Parmoor's Traffic in Women

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Is the Parliament Act threaten-bill, states the memorandum is to .."In our own time grent publi- ed because the Government put for supersede existing provisions re-city was given to the immorality proposals for the reform lating to procuration and to living of people qualified for the divorce of the Lords? On the contrary, on the immoral earnings of a wo-leourt, but then enlightened opin- those proposals were killed by the mun. The bill. also deals with the ion came along and said, 'Now Conservative party itself.

question of employment abroad. this is wrong. It probably breeds The obtaining of women by con- immorality and it must be stop-. "Is peace threatened? On the contrary, the Conservative nego made punishable with penal ser-

spiracy, fraud, or intimidation, is ped."

"A further enlightened nation tiated the Locarno treaties and re-vitude for seven years, and in its to-day says it is not good for the worst forms for ten years. The public that details of crimes and penalty of flogging is abolished. murders should be given to the threatened? What about the The habitual use of premises for clined to think that the feelings extent they are to-day. I am in- phenomenal progress of housing certain purposes is made punish-

fused to begin a competition in naval construction. Is reform

taken the keenest interest is the revision of the Prayer Book.

and the Widows Pensions Act?

of the public, will compet legisla fable on conviction on indictment "Is retrenchment threatened?

with imprisonment. with or with-wrong also,' and I hope that will tors to step in and say, "This is Yes, indeed, not by the Conserva-

out hard labour, for two years, or be so." tive Government, but by those who added £59,500,000 to the national prisonment, with or without hard evidence that on receiving in- on summary conviction with im-1

Superintendent Headen gave expenditure through the General Strike act. It does not, therefore,

labour, for one year, or a fine not formation of the crime the police At were quickly on the scene. surprise me when I find that the exceeding £500, or both.

Trading on immorality is made the spot where the child's body subject in which the electors of! West Bristol are reported to have punishable on conviction on indict-had been found all or any traces ¡ment to penal servitude for ive that might have been there had years, or on Bummary conviction to been obliterated by the search "For Liberals who face the facts not exceeding £500, or both. The inquiries had since been continued a year's imprisonment, and a fine! party. Diligent and exhaustive must realise that then, though the offence can be committed by wo-by the police. Conservative programme may not men as well as men.

"At present," he added, "a wholly agree with them, the Social

Penal servitude for five years is black cloud hangs over the 'vill- ist programme is pure polson, not the punishment provided for a Bri-age. The police have already had only to Liberalism, but to the natish subject who marries an allen notices exhibited

asking for tion. I have learned too thorough woman in order that she should assistance from the inhabitants ly from Mr. Lloyd George himself lead an

immoral life. Such a of Sunnybrow, and we again ask the lesson of 'Country before a marriage can be declared void. that any person knowing any- Party to forget it now, or to ask my Liberal friends in Bristol to forget it."

DO YOU POISON YOURSELF?-

Thousands of people are poison-

£50,000 LOSS.

GERMAN NAVY AND BACON.

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thing that may be of assistance to the police should come forward.

"I should like to make it clear that

we are dependent on the public at this critical time for any assistance of value. Apart from the evidence which may be ob- tained from the public, nothing can be traced unless they come forward..

The inquest was adjourned.

ing their systems by overlooking It would almost appear as if the the duty of daily regularity. Naval Section of the War Ministry! Waste matter quickly accumulates, had aspired to the functions of uni- and if it is not expelled dally its versal provider, writes the Berlin polsons are absorbed by the blood. Correspondent of the "Daily Tele- |.. The Immediate effects are depres- graph."

War Ministry, who also entangled alon, loss of appetite, and ill-tem- Before the discussion over Its that department so disastrously in per. Few people can avoid con-adventures in the sphere of alms the Phoebus Film Company. In stipation and torpid liver without has perceptibly diminished, the the provision business the Minis- the occasional aid of an opening "Berliner Tageblatt" discovers that try lost 1,000,000 marka, (£50,000) medicine. Fortunately, there are it had also entered the field as pur in less than fifteen months. Pinkettes, the dainty laxatives, veyor of bacon to England.

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