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.COMMISSION AGENT AND ETON BOY.

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At Slough, Alfred Henry Barrs, a commission agent, of Atherstone, was fined five guineas for sending an invitation to an "Infant" at Eton College to bat.

The "infant" was Gerald Ather ton Brown, son of Mr. H. A. Brown, the amateur steeplechase rider.

DUTCH E. INDIES.

PROPOSED CHANGES OF CONSTITUTION.

BILL IN PARLIAMENT.

A BI has been laid before Parilament providing for the amendment of the Constitution of the Dutch East Indice..

In its present form the Volksraad consists of a President, appointed by the Government, and 60 mem- bers, of whom, 30 are Dutch, 25 The boy, who said his age was natives, and five members, of the fourteen years and ten months, Chinese and other groups. The stated that he went to see Barrs in Government now proposes to change his office, and had bets with him, these proportions to 25 Dutch, 30 Barrs did not not ask him what his natives, and five other members, age was. When he went back to hitherto by the Government. It is the President being appointed as Eton he telephoned to Barre and intended that 15, 20 and three mem- told him he was returning to schoolbers respectively of the three groups and when he was at college he com shall be elected, and the remainder municated with Barra by telegram appointed by the Government. and received a letter signed "Harry Barrs," a book of rules and ac- counts.

Superintendent Tucker:

Have you at any time sent Mr. Barra a cheque 2-Yes, for £10.

What was that for?-Money had lost.

Mr. Ryland (for Barrs): Is it true to say that, to some extent, there is racing in your blood?Yes. Mr. Barre carries on business near your home?—Yes.

Brown said he received a cheque for £26 2s. 6d. from Barrs for win- nings between April 21 and April 20, and afterwards had a letter from Barra limiting his account to £20 a week.

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HONOURS LIST.

"MASS OF INEQUALITY,” SAYS WOMEN'S LEAGUE..

LETTER OF PROTEST,

The Women's Freedom League has written the Prime Minister ex- pressing disappointment at the few honours that have been bestowed upon women.

In a letter to the Press the League mentions that no woman has been raised to Reference is made to the fact that the peerage. the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs had been made a Privy Counciller, and it is asked why the Duchess of Atholl, "the outstand- cretary to the Board of Education ingly competant Parliamentary Se had not received distinction. Only once had the Order of Merit been conferred on a woman-Florence Nightingale,

In an explanatory memorandum Government states that the

"Why are the services of no wo- changes in the composition of the man' doctor thought worthy of re- Volksraad Introduced by the amend cognition? Very few women brain ments which the Second Chamber workers appear in this list, although, made to the Government's pro- several women are given minor] Iposals of 1923 had caused dif- honours for services to troops, for ficulties, If only in regard to the providing entertainment and hospi- appointment of members.. The tality for men on H. M. ships, and, Government regarded as even more for charitable services Are not serious the fact that the composition Lady Heath's achievements in the introduced by the amendment had air worthy of recognition?" caused dissatisfaction among tho It is pointed out that the Prime native population. It was just Minister, speaking on the Equal those sections of the population that Franchise Bill, said, "Once this bill were prepared to collaborate with is law, the last fraction of truth the Government which were disap- about inequality will have gone." pointed. Dutchmen in the Volksraad The League expresses the hope that expressed a similar opinion, and the next Honours List will not the Minister identified himself with "show such a heavy mass of in- the objections raised in the Dutch | equality." East Indies. Although the amended plan for the composition of the Volksraad could not come into force until 1981, the Minister held It to ho necessary to meet those objections at once.

For the present. the Minister is not prepared to con- cede to the wish expressed in a tension of the number of members. motion of the Volksraad for an ex-

Barrs was called, and stated that he thought Brown was betting rather extensively, and decided to limit him. At the time he limited him to £20 a week he owed £19 15s. and he wanted to stop the account, The total amount owing now was £30 109.

Mr. Ryland said Brown had "horsey" bload in him, and it was not unreasonable that Mr. Barrs should bet with him. He therefore asked the magistrates to dismiss the case.

MOSCOW GOLD.

WHITE PAPER TO FOLLOW STATEMENT.

Sir William Joynson-Hicks has decided to defer his statement on the subject of the channels through which Moscow gold for use by Com- munists has been finding its way into this country,

SMALLPOX CASES.

THE

LONDON

OUTBREAK.

The Government further proposes to Increase the number of mem bers of the Council of the Dutch don shows signs of abating. The smallpox outbreak in Lon- East Indies from five to seven in There were only two fresh cases order to render possible the inclu- on Monday, (says the "Daily sion of non-Dutchmen in that body Telegraph" of June 18) and, as two other patients have since been discharged from hospital, the total number remains the same-67. There were no fresh cases.

also.

garding the sources from which "the Russian Soviet authorities finance subversive propaganda and political activities in this country," but also what steps he proposes to The Home Secretary's dis-take to prevent similar activities in closures will be of great im- future. portance,

One of the new cases was from Wandsworth, where there is also a "suspect" case, and the other from St. Marylebone, a man aged 76 who has never been vaccinated.

"There is a serious shortage and it is the be- I understand that it is now cer- of accommodation for treating lief in well-informed quarters tain that Sir W. Joyson-Hicks will

infectious diseases, including: that it will be impossible for the supplement his statement by last small pox, and this is a distinct Government to refrain from actioning à White Paper containing a

danger. In some areas there is in connection with them.

mass of documentary evidence re needed, and in other areas none more accommodation than is Major Kindersley and Sir Williamlating to the investigations which at all," said Sir Arthur Robinson, Davison will have questions on the have been in progress since the be- secretary of the Ministry of paper dealing with the matter. Sir ginning of the year. This publica- Health,. William proposed to ask the Home tion, I hear, will be of great interfore the Royal Commission on giving evidence be- Secretary not only whether he can est". Telegraph" Correspon- Local Government, at the House inform the House of Commons re- dent.

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