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CHURCH VIEW OF MURDERERS.

Primate's Opposition to Death Penalty.

Arguments in favour of the abolition of the death penalty were put forward by the Archbishop of York (Dr. Temple), in evidence be- fore the Select Committee of the House of Commons on capital punishment recently.

The meeting was held at the un- usually early hour of ten o'clock

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MAGIC KEY.

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TUESDAY, ‚· AUGUST 19, 1930.

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Paris, July 2 unbroken regularity, trees havo Alcohol taken in quantities noti jotted down an accurate history of exceeding 10 cable centimetres per the times, and by learning how to hour will furnish a fairly active read these records a magic key has person with 17 per cent. of his Leen discovered to open the book daily chemical energy-require- of American history from the pre- ments, enemies of wine drinking sent time back to eight centuries are being told by Professors II. before Columbus set the Spanish College of Medicine at Bordeaux, flag on our shores. This fascinat-, right in the heart of the wine re ing story was told at the music gion,

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chaeology and meteorology. "Total prohibition is a mistake Originally Dr. Douglass' work was since it deprives the individual of the study of sun spots. It is a healthy aliment, and it often known that there is a periodicity leads him to look elsewhere, in a in their occurrence, and that they less healthy manner, the true satis- are most numerous at intervals of faction afforded by the absorption 11 years. As an aid in that as of natural wine."-United Press. tronomical investigation, the scien-Į

tist studied trees, for solar changes

The chairman: You think if the PRINCES FOR FEDERAL affect the weather, and the weather

State were to abolish the death penalty on account of the sanctity of life, that would immediately be- gin to have a far-reaching, In- fluence?

Effect of Abolition..

rather than otherwise.

IDEAL.

A Plea for the Round

Table Conference.---

London, July 23.

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in turn, affects the trees, Arizona's dry climate.

While living trees record the later years, earlier records were

obtained from beams in old ruins; which were matched together until a whole ring progression from 700 to 1929 A.D. was established,

POPE ILL.

SURGEON SUMMONED FROM FRANCE.

Rome, July 2.

Dr. Marimen, the famous French

surgeon, was summoned to Vatican

Several expeditions were sent City last week, to examine the Pope, a slight out by the National Geographic who is suffering from society, with Dr. Douglass as the tumour. leader, to carry on this work,

The Archbishop: I think it would begin. I suppose some mur- ders would then be committed which otherwise would not have been committed. But I think the A largely attended reception in

An operation was not necessary, general effect would be in the other honour of the President and Coun- direction, and I believe it would ell of the East India Association which has taken a number of years, but the Pope must undergo a special reduce the number of murders was given by the Chief of Bhor, With careful study, Dr. Dongings cure, and work less hard.

His condition is stated to be who addressed the gathering on believes that we shall perhaps be Mr. Ramsbotham asked Dr. Tem-"Indian Princes and the Present able to trace the movements of Improving.

The Pope referred to the disputo ple whether it was not the case Constitution."

clans and test tribal traditiona that the murderer had possibly The Chief reviewed the problems which have been so often quoted with the Maltese Government, ad- In order to enable the Archbishop ended the victim's life suddenly, affecting the States and expressed as the early history of these people.dressing a secret consistory to-day. to attend the morning session of whereas the murderer after gratification that the Butler and The combination of climatic condi- He said that in spite of the sincere the Lambeth Conference.

wards had time to prepare for Simon Commissions had been con- tions with tribal activities pre-desire of the Vatican peace had Dissenting from the view that death.

vinced of the justice of many of the sants a rich field for studying in- been made impossible by the conduct punishment was regulated venge-

The Archbishop replied that claims and contentions of the fluence of climate on human his-of persons outside ita jurisdiction.

The situation was grave, and bad ance the Archbishop said that the when one thought of accident it States. Though some points still tory.

been discussed with the British central element in punishment was was quite imposalble to feel that needed further consideration, he had

Government. The Holy See was on retribution.

eternal life depended upon the no doubt that the Princes would frame of mind at the particular receive full justice. He made it BID FOR FREEDOM. most friendly terms with Britain. moment of death as compared with clear that the States were not op- point of view, the Archbishop con- the general tenor of life, and posed to the idea of an All-India tinued, vengeance was entirely

the though

consideration Mr. federation, while rejecting compul- illegitimate. Society had a duty to the whole body of its citizens Jn Ramsbotham had mentioned was sion. eluding the offender,

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WANDSWORTH CONVICT'S SMART ESCAPE.

and, he hoped their relations would even grow tore Intimate and cordial.

-London, July 4 While the convicts of Wandsworth Asked by Sir Gervala Rentoul | felt that the Butler and Simon Prison were at their morning exar- for a man who was wholly evit. whether he thought there should Commissioners had tried to take cise this week the warders sudden-i bo any retributive element in away with one hand what the other ly saw two men dash from the The chairman (The Rev. James punishment, Dr. Templo said that had given. The Chief referred also squad and make for a twenty-foot

there must be means by which it to the grievances of the States was made plain to the criminal and which were non-permanent members others that society condemned and of the Chamber of Princes and ad- repudiated his acilon.

vocated in this connection the re moval of anomalies when the Con- stitution was revised.

Barr): You hold nobody is beyond

the hope of reformation?

The Archbishop: That is exact

ly my point.

When you rule out vengeance, you are thinking of the words "Vengeance is mine, I will repay" -And of the whole spirit of the Sermon on the Mount.

He considered that capital punishment was not specially effec tive as

a deterrent. Whatever value there was in the death penalty was counter-balanced by the example of the State Itself tak ing life.

A Politician Of Six. Six-year-old: "Father, may I have a penny for a poor old

"Certainly, my Where is he?"

Father:

boy

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wall which the fleeter of the two men, named Turner, managed to Sunrise and Sunset in Hong climb. The other was caught, but Kong for August (Standard time Turner, who had the assistance of of the 120th Meridian, East of outside accomplices, with a rops Greenwich) are as follow:

Sunrise Sunset | ladder. succeeded in making one of Loyalty to Crown.

Augusta.m. p.m.. the smartest escapes from a prison After referring to the traditional on record The accomplices drove

6.02 0.62- 6.02 6.52: loyalty of the Indian Princes to the up to the house beside the prison

4,02 6.51 Crown and their sympathy with the just before eight. A man alighted

6.08 · 0.50 aspirations of British India on the taking a window cleaner's ladder basis of the solidarity of the British into the garden of the house. He Six-year-old: "At the end of the connection, the Chief of Bhor ap placed it against the wall which road, seling ice-cream." pealed to the British people gener- separates the garden from, the Six-year-old probably got his ously and dispassionately to con- prison exercise yard and threw penny. He deserved it, if only for aider all aspects of the present over a rope ladder. The exact his politic approach to the delicato political situation in India In order, minute for the execution of the subject. Some of our wee Dues are to reach a satisfactory solution coup had evidently been precisely born politicians, when it comes to getting things--they wart-such as He appealed slao to Indians of all fixed, for in a few seconds Turner Ice-cream. And after all such little parties and opinions to attend the appeared on the top of the wall," treats, now and then, do them far Round Table Conference, an, in view was keafsted over by a man on the more good than harm. There's little of the sympathetic attitude of Mr. Inder and the two rushed into a harm in leo-cream, eaten slowly, and so long as not too much taken at Benn and Lord Irwin, the presenting car which drove off at top once. And on those occasions when seemed the most propitious moment speed as the prison bell pealed" a child has over-indulged in some for zooching the goal

The other man, Sparks, was foll such chlidish Joy parents will find. The Chief of Bhor was thanked að brd wardero, truncheon as ho the cal corrective in Baby's Own the State so respecting life as to Tablets by Sir Leslie Wilson, who refer was trying to mount the rope lad refuse to take it would undoubted. Those pleasant-tasting litla tablets to the notable loyalty of the Bhor der. It is believed that Turner and ly be greater than the effect of its have been specially prepared to meet family, which was exemplified dur- Sparks Communicated with each se condemning murder, as to take the demand for reliable yet gentle ing his Governorship by his co-other in prison by a system of

health anteguard for infants, and lite the life of the murderer. The re

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Sanctity of Life.

The chairman: What would you. reply to the argument that the life taken by the murderer was sacred, and that the sanctity of life was still further emphasised by the community taking the life of the murderer?

The Archbishop: The effect of

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operation at great expense in the signaling through, tapping metal

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of s uis Dane, who pointed out the im- motor banditgang described by the ance of the kubject of the Indian Common Sergeant at the Old Baller

end gave an assurance that JBED MAY the sould be done to satiify: both were unde:

sentences

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