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NEWSPAPERS IN PARLIAMENT.

Books, newspapers and letters may not be read by M.P.'s in the House. That is a very old rule. It has been changed in the past to allow members to refer to books" or letters when they are preparing to Įspeak; but the "ban" on newspapers

has remaineds.

Sir Dennis Herbert gave a ruling precedent. He was asked by Lord Winterton whether it was in order

THE PALACE CLIQUE IN CAIRO

POSSIBILITIES OF A

THE

REGENCY

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POLITICAL SITUATION

EXAMINED

(By Sir Percival Phillips)

Cairo. supporters These changes have

ING Fuad's unwillingness to naturally been hailed by the over without the inter- Wafd as proof of its support by

for 3LP's to read newspapers durvention of the so-called Palace the Government. ing a debate.

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Palace.

clique has brought about a crisis ...... Grave Menace To Security He ruled that to read newspapers in the internal administration of Labour is now being organised would not be regarded as out of Egypt The Ministry set up five by the Wafd. order if the debate in progress was months ago in consequence of permitted to hold a Congress The party was about something the newspaper in British intervention has failed two months ago which was question had printed.

to accomplish the reforms to sensational success. Among the which it was pledged because of resolutions passed was one de- constant obstruction at the manding the immediate retum of the country to the Constitu- This situation which is contion of 1923. Shortly after- of order for an LP to read an explicated by the King's ill-health wards the Wafd created what-it [tract 'from a newspaper in the]

is causing grave anxiety both in calls the Higher Council of course of a speech. It is now quite)

Egyptian and British circles. «

Labour, to improve the condi- {z common practice.

The obstacle to the new regime tion of the artisan class by The right to do so was won in is Zaki Thrashi Pasha, the forming trade unions. 1340 A member was called to manager of the King's private order by the Speaker for reading an estates, and his close friend and intended to supplant the Labour- The Wafd Labour Council is- extract from 2 newspaper.

present Barear set up by the Govern

At one time it was strictly ont

deals with all

Jarviser. Until the Sir Robert Peel, maintaining that Cabinet came into office, Ibrashi ment, which the matter was relevant to the de Pasha, while occupying no official economic questions affecting the bate, protested against the ruling position. openly gave orders to workers.

the majority of the House Ministers and in other ways organising labour has been der This scheme for agreed that the speech should go asserted his influence over the nounced as a political manoeuvre,

King.

which it undoubtedly is, despite

and

ona

Subsequent Speakers- bave held this 23 a precedent when the question has been raised."

Your Daily Smile!

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Teacher: "I feel sure your son has political career in front of him.” Disturbed Mother: "W-what would you advise?"

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The Solo

Prime Minister's Big Task

the denials of the party leaders.

It was hoped when Tewfik There is no doubt that the new Nessim Pasha became Prime unions will be manipulated Minister that Ibrashi Pasha through the "Higher Council" as Iparison with the great war of

would be eliminated from public part of the political machine. 1914, put an enormous strain

Jaffairs But the change of If the Waid. is permitted to *Never mind,” she whispered. upon the military resources of

After the first in a minute.

expect he'll play something you know Government has done no more carry out this plan of using than relegate him to the backlabour for its own ends it will jchecks the war became “very

ground, where he has continued become a very grave menace to uruch à matter of improvisation.

to interfere in ways hardly less internal security, as the largest land Lord Dimdonald was one of

objectionable, to the discomfiture employers of labour in the comm- the people who were given the

and discouragement of the Prime are the public services. Any task of improvising. Refused a

Minister.

political crisis that might arise command by the authorities at

in the future will be rendered This impasse has had an un- London, the greatest port in Home, he sought service from Sir the world, sees but little of the Redvers Buller, then in com-

favourable reaction throughout still more serious by the danger A violin and piano concert was in the country. The people believe of a general strike. Fleet which guards her trademand in the field, making his way progress, and the music being played that the King has triumphed

The record of the Wafdir As a rule the Medway is better to South Africa at his own ex-called for a number of solo exorta by over Great Britain in her at office is convincing proof of acquainted with warships than pense. He proved an inspired dear old lady leaned forward and pok-tempt to curtail his autocratic

the violinist. During one of these, s

what may be expected if it is the Thames but in connection leader of the regular Horse, of ed the youngster at the piano with her rule. They also believe that the permitted to return to power. with the Jubilee festivities Lon which he was placed in command umbrella don is to be made aware of sear That body of hight cavalry was

Wafd party, which is notorions. There will again be general dise ly anti-British in policy and tion due to its demagogic form

organisation of the administra="" power The Fleet which will be uniquely equipped to deal with "I know, sir,” replied anchored off Southend during the the elusive Boer horsemen by

"but you seem to set such a small value spirit will shortly return to on my time that I didn't think it mat-power, prepared to restore the of government; the provincial third week of this month, in-tactics much resembling their tered much, answered the young man Constitution and renew the fight authorities will again be at the cludes some of the most famousį own

for independence. Besponsible mercy of local deputies, and dis vessels afloat. The Nelson and South Africa gave great the Rodney will be there, the two opportunities to the man of re-

location of finance will inevitably LOCAL NEWS Egyptians who welcomed the follow

change of regime are now "com-

During the last Waid. BREVITIES great battleships which express source, but throughout his

plaining that Great Britain.egime there was wild specula the ideas of naval architects

career Lord Dundonald bas lafter the

having brought it about, is not tion, in which the Government Two cases of small-pox and three giving sufficient support to the cotton market during the first six war, and so will shown himself to have the equip

lost nearly 10,000,000 on the the 'Hood, sole representative of! ment and the individuality for asses of diphtheria were reported Government of her choice. ja post-war battle cruiser-the difficult task. He brought then the Colony during the three days The King's illness, concerning (Continued on Page 11)

months of 1930.0

the

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the youth,

which many conflicting reports are in circulation, has added to

She man

PICKPOCKET TAKEN RED-HANDED

Detective Sees Him Steal Watch

FOUR MONTHS'S GAOL FOR UNEMPLOYED

largest warship afloat and posinews of the fall of Khartoumended Monday- sibly the most beautiful With and the death of Gordon to head- her will lie two vessels which, by quarters in Egypt when he could The RMS. Express of Asia left the perplexities of the Prime no means share her beauty but only find the track across Vancouver last Saturday for Hons Minister through his reluctance which embody the latest desert by his knowledge of the Kong via Honolulu and Japan ports to put undue pressure upon a sick development in naval warfare, stars. Many years later he took and is due here on May 22 [the aircraft carriers. Furious and an unconventional course when will sail the next day for Manila. Nessim Pasha, who had been

Courageous. There will also be he publicly criticised the inter-

twice Prime Minister, agreed to a contingent of destroyers whose ference by politicians in the The MLS. Empress of Japan take office on condition that the names, all beginning with the affairs of the Canadian Militia, arrived in Shanghai yesterday and King dissolved Parliament and letter "F" indicate their moder-lof which he was then in com-will leave today for this post, gave him a free hand in the nity.

mand. If that ended his active arriving here on Friday morning direction of policy. The Consti Thanks to Navy Weeks career with the Army it did not She will sail the same afternoon for intion was abolished, and he Britain's ships are more than

came into Power pledged tochain valued at $10, Chen Ping For the theft of a watch and mere names, and a good percentous service in the Great War by

prevent him rendering conspicu-Manila

right wrongs, remedy abuses tage of those who visit the air his revelation of the "secret

Three Chinese, Chan Wah, Yung and reorganise the administra2 35-year old unemployed, was craft carriers in the Thames will plan" of his grandfather, which Fai, and Li Wing-pong, were each tion." He is credited with hav this morning sentenced to four have memories of teas served on fed to the use of smoke screens fined $5 by Mr. W. Schofield at the ing attempted in all sincerity to W. G. H. Grantham at the months hard labour by Mr. their immense decks. But it is by the Navy Lord Dundonald Central Police Court this morning do all these things one thing for Londoners to visit had lived into a generation that for not placing revenue stamps on Revival Of The Ward the Fleet at Portsmouth and could have little memory of his bills for which payment of Chatham and another for them most brilliant achievements, but $20 had been received. to welcome it in their own water there were days when his name way. It is 15 years since the had almost as much glamour as Fleet last went to the mouth of that of Lord Kitchener as the Thames there to land the organiser of successful war. sailors who headed the victory

march through London Ten MILITARY TAILOR years earlier occurred that memorable visit which first enabled Londoners to see the

GAOLED

Central Police Court

Defendant was seen by a de

over His position, however, has tective in Queen's Road yester- been one of extreme difficulty, day peering bystanders' pockets.. with the King on one hand, to He also felt them, which arous Six months hard labour, in addi-whom he is deeply attached, ed the suspicion of the detec- antion to 15 strokes of the birth, was obstinately refusing to dismiss tive. The defendant very clever- imposed on La Po, unemployed, by his favourite, and on the other is detached the complainant's Mr. W. Schofield at the Central the Wafd pressing him for con- watch and chain without his Police Court this moming for cessions and threatening to knowledge, but was arrested by anatching a goid ear-ring from the become strongly hostile if they ithe detective, who was just be fear of a Chinese woman, Leung Lin, are refused.

thind him.

Dreadnoughts about which they Rough Material Illegally

Pawned

had heard so much. Some! readers, now middle-aged, will frecall the youthful enthusiasm

with which they boarded the Kwan Yau, a 26-year-old tailor,

at the junction of Western Street The Ward was practically and Queen's Road West, while she moribund when Nessim Pasha

was watching the Chinese proces- took office last November, but it has since renewed its strength in a manner which is as remarkable That they had come to long as it is disquieting. Many of the

Koas to witness the Jubilee nele more moderate members have brations was the excuse given by seceded The leaders announced rand Lan Su Cho to publicly a short time ago that Wong. Chuen,

monsters and walked between was sentenced to terms totalling the decks, up and down endless 14 weeks hard-labour when he, flights of steps, and marvelled at appeared before Mr. E. I Wyme the long barrels of the big guns Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy. [On that occasion vessels went as this morning on 14 charges of, Mr. A. W. G. E. Grantham at the the present Government is mere

far as Westminster. This year larceny by ballee and illegal Central Police Court this morning,ly a bridge over which it is not proposed to send ships pawning

up beyond the Pool, but it would Detective Sergeant Davies, be a happy thought if some the Water Police Station, stat element of the feet even if it that the defendant was be only some of the big ships in the Whitfield Barracks launches could also be moored that he had had a lot of work under the shadow of Big Ben do for seven-Indian gummers- of

the 1st Mountain Battery,

A Brilliant Soldier

The death of Lord Dundonald

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Defendant pleaded

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