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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST “5TH, 1920.

BOLSHEVIKS MARCHING ON

WARSAW :

RECRUITING FOR RED ARMY IN E

EAST PRUSSIA.

STERN MEASURES IN IRELAND:

TRIAL BY, COURT-MARTIAL

AMERICA

UP

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CHALLENGE FROM NOVA SCOTIA,

EARLIER CABLES,

(TUAUVOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

POLAND'S PERIL

KREST LITOVSK CAPTURED.

다

LONDON, August 2nd.

A fermat wireless temage says" that

Brest Litovsk has been enptured.

ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS

COMMENCE

The Trane correspondent at Warsaw says that the Polish Armistice Commis

■ion. headed by General Boner, has arrives at Baranovitchi. They were delayed by a broken railway bridge. The Soviet delegates are reported to have been relievek to see the Poles.

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THE DEFENCE OF LEMBERG. Harah Pilsudski and French officers are riding to the defener of Lemberg.

"BOLSHEVIKS EXPECTED AT-

WARSAW.

The Morning Post correspondent at Warsaw says that the Pelish defence has been stiffened, owing to the menace to the

capital which has been completely girdled by trenches and entanglements. The news papers are preparing the public for the arrival of the Bolsheviks.

POLISH RESISTANCE

STIFFENING.

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LONDON, August 2nd. The report that the Polish resistance is stiffening is supported by the latest. Polish “communiqué, which states that fighting in the regions of Brody and Toporowo is pro- oeding in favour"!" the Pies The Bol- sheyists suffered heavy losses in the latter region. The Chief of Staff of the Bol- shevist cavalry was killed. The Poles re pulsed all attacks on the Sereth. The Situation on the other fronts is stationary. POLAND'S ARMISTICE

CONDITIONS.

The Times' correspondent at Warsaw says that M. Deszynski, Vice President of the Polish Ministry and the leader of the Socialist Party, interviewed, declared that the Polish conditions for na armistice were the independence of Poland, no interier ence in the internal affairs of Poland by the Bolthevists, no disarmament, and the establishment of the old frontier of the -Congress-of-Poland-He said-that-Poland- would, howover, accept the line occupied by the armies when the armistice was! signed.

ALLIES MAY INTERFERE. There is reason to believe that the Allies

AMERICA CUP

A CHALLENGE FROM CANADA FOR 1922.

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"MONTREAL, August End, An ex-Member of Parliament, Mr. A. C. Ross, has sent a challenge to the New York Yacht Club on behalf of the Nova Scotia

Yacht Club, to race for the America Cup

in 1999.

If the challenge is accepted, it is pru posed that the beat be designed by a Briton, built in Canada, and manned by Nova Scotia fishermen.

The yacht will be numed the Maple Leaf, and the cost is estimated at over $1,000,000, which will be raped by popular subscrip- tion.

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UNREST IN IRELAND.

INTERESTING DEBATE IN THE COMMONS.

LONDON, August 2nd

THE SPA COAL DECISION,

FRANCE NUT SATISFIED.

LONDON, August 2nil. The French Press. is bitterly comment- In the House of Comtuens, rise ing on the Spa decision in regard to coal, Callum Sovet suggested that in view of the which is regarded in France as a conces murders in Ireland, the Government should sion to Germany, secured by Mr. Lloyd reconsider its decision to postpone the George at the expense of Franco. Home Rule Bill till after the autumu holis

days,

..

The Times, on this question, emphasises the' necessity "for "Alied unity in view of Mr. "Lloyd George declared that the carry the criticniness of the European situation. ing of the Bill before the adjoining the British and French Govern would not immediately end the outrages in

ments definitely to settle and clearly to Ireland,

declare their common policy in order to prevent serious misunderstandings. -

Mr. Devlin affirmed that the ontrage were largely due to resentment of the | Liovernment's proposals.

Mr. Lloyd George replied that if he thought so he would regard the Trish situa tion as more desperate than ever. An in possible situation would be created if the fact that the Government was doing it bent to satisfy the legitimate demands of Ireland were made the excuse for 'murder and outrage.

BRITISH YOTE TO BENEFIT FRANCE.

LONDON, August zud The House of Commons has approved the Supply Vote towards the £5,000,000 advances in respect of deliveries in order to

deliveries to France.

German coal secure regidar

| CRUCIFIX AS WAR MEMORIAL

OBJECTION TO ERECTION IN HIGH

STREET IN GUILDFORD.

Judgment was delivered recently by Mr. G. J. Talbot, K.C., Chanceller of the Diocese of Winchester, in the Commissary rider-street, Doctors' Commons, in the case Court of Surrey, as the Registry. Kuight-

BANKRUPTCY.

ONE OF THE LAST LETTERS OF LORD FISHER.

Writing to The Times, a few weeks bo fore his death the late Adpiral. Lord Fisher said, “

my dammable iteration! Forgive Heiteration is the secret of enviction!" of Field and others v. Qumanney and others, ¦ 1 ells Buggine's soap and somebody' The case related to the erection in cinses, little fiver pille! Advertising is the soul crated ground adjoining the church of St. of business and the seret of political suc Nicolas, Guildford, and fronting on the MANN, As a dear friend once said to me High-street of a crucifix to the memory the very eminent !), "I don't care a of Lieutenant Uminutney (a, søn, of the, then what they my of me so long as they' Rev. E. A. Ommánney), who was killed in | say something." "(And they "have !!), the war. The Chansollar, was attended by | Advertising is reiteration 3 Pence, Re-

Mr. A. W. D. Mongo, the Registrar.

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trenchinsent, and reform" was my Mr. Harold Dow@all, K.C., and Mr. | letter but one to you under Observer's W. J. Donald appeared for the petitioners, | splendid` letter"of June 1st. (The man In opposisjon the erection of the who wrote that letter ** loveth our nation "2 crucifix: Mr. Rawlinson, K, C. and Mr. and you well know to be justly famous !) Harold Hardy for the respondents.

Some one has terely said, We raise our The Chancellor, in delivering judgment, voices against the madness of illimitable said-In this case a faculty is sought for commitments and, indefinite, réponsibili- the removal of the crucifix, which was setties (Mesopotamia and Poland). It's up withone faculty and wag wolemanly" dej insane to have Crystal Palace follies, atd. Mr. Lloyd George replied that he could not hope that any meste carried by any not necessitate fresh burrowing as it would plication was made afterwards to the Court mortal khaki of the trenches," when wo It was pointed out that the vote would dicated by the Bishop of Guildford." Ap- and to spend an extra three millions an

- gaudy substitute for the im- British House of Commons would meet the unreasonable demands which the bulk of the supplied-from-nttunt-recepts under the--for-a-configuntory-faculty-and-it-waere are suffering from the must exacting st tem of taxation over in this world! (Will fused on November 24th. There was no

Limehouse end by swallowing the Tories, The crucifix or have the Tories swallowed him? Alasi appeal from this decision.

were regarded in Ireland as an insufic

Mr. Devlin declared that the proposals!

the Irish people whom Mr. Devlin did not

represens were at present making.

Mr Devlin declared that the Grover ment's policy was driving the moderates in Ireland into the camp of the extremists,

Mr. Lloyd George emphasised that the Governant had done its best according to its view of what was right and fair for both partners of the British Isles. He did not agree that the moderate in Ireland would | have anything to do with the outragus, which, he firmly believed, were the work of

reparation clauses of the Peney Trenty.

Six Lionel Worthington Evans stated

that the arrangement for advances being made in seder, to provide the miners with adequate food. Replying to Freuch criticism, he showed the benefits accruing to France, while Britain was not receiving a single tou, but getting equitable con- a very small minority. The moderate, were sideration in other directions so terrorised that they did not dara to ex-1 been signs that moderate opinion had begun ( press their views, but recently there had agreement made at Spa

Mr. Lloyd George emphasised the neces to assert itself. The latest instance was the

under the

THE FINANCE QUESTION. "HALIYAN, Nova Scotia, August 3rd. In regard to Mr. Ross's challenge for the America Cup in 1995, a representative of the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadronry fearing, verdict of wilful murder "ity for the advances, and said that British

representatives had reported that

declared that the Squadron was willing to co-operate with Mr. Ross, but he doubted the practicability of rusing sufficient funds by popular subscription in Canada. He estimated that the Row project would cost nenzer $2,000,000 than $1,000,000.

Yachting cureles consider that the pro- Ject should be financed by an individual.

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MEXICO.

CONTROL OF OIL PROPERTIES WILL BE MAINTAINED.

in the pass of the Rt. Hon. Frank Brooke.

Sir Hainar Greenwood formally present

the

ed the Restoration of Order in Ireland people were not receiving within 60 to 70 Bill, which passed its Arst reading without per cent, of the food they enjoyed before discussion. The text is being issued on the FA August 3rd.

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Mr. Bonar Law stated that a guillo motion would be proposed in respect of the Bill on August 5th.

NO NEGOTIATIONS ON DE "VALERA'S PROPOSAL,

LONDON, August 2nd. in the House of Commons, at question- time, replying to Commander Kenworthy, Mr. Lloyd George stated that the Govert ment had nut considered the possibility of negotiating with the Sing Feiners on the baris of the proposal of de Valern, ande at MEXICO CITY, August end.

Washington, on July 5th, that Ireland be President Huerta has announced that given independence similarly to Cuba, The the Twenty-seventh Article of Constituindependent Republic for Ireland, to which proposal would involve the aceptaser of an

tipunan Law, controlling the oit properties, the Government would never consent. will be unintained in spite ut outside interests.

The

rebel leaders, Larraga QUE Martinez, have surrendered uncondition

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AN EXPEDITION INTO LOWER

CALIFORNIA

WASHINGTON, August 3rd,

The Government has refused the request of "Mr. Cantu, the Governor, of the

do not intend to allow the Bolshevists to northern district of Lower California, for permission to import arms from the United States, to repel a threatened occupation by the forces of the Mexican Provisional

protract the Armistice negotiations un- doly,

EAST PRUSSIA RECRUITING FOR THE RED ARMY..

BERLIN, August, 2nd. The Berliner Tagebinit's correspondent in East Prussia telegraphs that the Polish retreat has slowed down. The Poles have taken up positions on the River Narev as far as Metralenka.

The stiffening of the resistance is ascribed to the arrival of the frag large batch-of- volunteers,

A mass of Bolshevist infantry, in the vidinity of Lomaha, supported by General Budanny's cavalry in the centre, is moving

towards Warsaw,

Government,

THE IMPERIAL PRESS CONFERENCE.

ENCOURAGING MESSAGE FROM

THE KING.

CASUALTIES DURING JULY.

LONDON, August 2nd. In the House of Commons, at question ime, Mr. Lloyd George said that the following casualties had occifred is Ire land during July:-

Policenien

Soldiers

Killed Wounded.

15

30

1

3

5

Civilians backbon HOW A PATROL WAS ATTACKED.

LONDON, August 3rd.

An official account of the attack of the!

AVIATION.

ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA IN SEVEN MONTHS.

PORT DARWIN, August 20d." The Australian airman, Lieut, Parer, has arrived here, thus completing the Right from England which was begun in January.

THE PRINCE OF WALES: WILL VISIT SAMOA

WELLINGTON, August žod:

The Premier announced that the Prince of Wales will visit Samoa on the home ward journey.

AMERICAN COMMUNISTS

SENTENCED.

GOVERNMENT.

CHICAGO, August 3rd. The millionaire Socialist, William Brosi Lloyd, and nineteen other members of the

is therefore standing where it is without Mr. Sour Law What a fatal mistake the authority required by law, and, primayu made swallowing the Coalition Pill on "That very night you frete, the petitioners are entitled to have May 17, 1915!!!

vare sure of turning cut the Government it removed. It would only be in expand winning the war You know it! but which requires a faculty has beep art-up tional circumstances that when something ron became & minority in the Cabinet instead and also became a participator ithout it and a confirmatory faculty hain 14 times too late" as so vividly por. heen refused, the Court would nevertheless decline to grant a faculty for removing it trayed in Mr. Lloyd George's most famous if it were applied for properly and with

• undo delay. It was argued on their behalf (though not pleaded) thit the form that the Court had no power to refuse to killed by the Coalition Goverbment. er decision of the Court was wrong, and really to take on the government of the country at a moment's notice! That was We sanction a thing delicated by the Bishop

Your

peech!

"The one secret of our greatness has been ጸ effective" Exrliamentary Upposition

fem!

ary now what we' are in Parliament ||with full knowledge of the fact. It was

fully understood by all concerned that the through that supposed great patriotic It was an artful, trick! It is dedication by the Bishop was subject to leading us to bankruptcy and ruir because and I considered, I think rightly, that the there is no Opposition! an application for a conarmatory faculty,

application was to be treated in all res- pects as if no dedication had isken place. But,apart from this, I know of no authority for saying that dedication by the Bishop in any way affects the jurisdiction of the Court to refuse to confirm or to allow the removal of the thing, dedicated.

__THE_TWO QUESTIONS AT ISSUE.

-SHARK-SAVES-A-MAN-

Kalutara, Ceylon. Two men were fishing A singular Ash story is circulating in

with lines and hooks for big fish at Katu- kurunda One hooked a shark, and bo asked the other to hold the line and "swLIA I intimated at the hearing that I was

to knife the fish which was giving tromble. not disposed in the circumstances to allow

As he sank the "fish the crucifix to remain where it is, and the He got entangled in the line in deep water respondents thereupon suggested that I and cried for help. might, notwithstanding, properly allow it came swimming past him. He clung to I think that I its head, somehow, and was safely piloted to be set up elsewhere. hase power to do this, tales the crucifix shallow water. The fish was set free.

Which reminds us! is a thing illegal in itself. It thus becomes Secessary to consider the comestions of the peritioners that a crucifix is forbidden by the law of the Church, illegal by ecclesiast on raised their hats when they passed the cal law, or, in the alternative, that in the crucifix, several women nude the sign of circumstances the Court ought not to allow the Cross and bowed or bent the knee, and it to be set up in the suggested or in any several children made the sign and howed athur position. Those are the two questions their heads. It was farther stated that which I have to decide-one a question of

on one occasion a woman knelt before" the las, and the other a question of discretion.crucifix in the street. I have no intention

"It

patrol at Brures on July 28th. ways that fifty mea.

patrol of eight men" was ambushed by Communist Labour Party, have been Court. If, therefore it is illegal in the i ton of what they did that, being reminded

A private was seriously wounded in the

found guilty of conspiracy to overthrow first volley and lay on the road. Two or three of the assailants lay down on the roast the Government. Most of them have been and used the wounded man's body as a sentenced from one year to sve years in rife rest and took cover behind it. Their are could not be returned, but, after half the penitentiary, and were also beavily an hour's fight, the sailants were driven fined. -back

in now clearly established that there of attempting a definition of superstition. is no legislation in force, either socular or For the present purpose, it is enough to ecclesiastical, which forbids crucifixes. say that it would at any rate, include the Anyone (including the authorities of any attribution of sanctity to the image of the religious-body-other-than-the-Church-of-Crucified-Saviour as distinct from Him CONSPIRACY TO OVERTHROW THE England) may if he pleases, set up. p. whose image it is. Such notion, for a- crucifix in any place, however public, over ample, as that prayers said before a parti- which he has layful control, and this would gular image are specially efficacious, would, extend to property held for the Church, conceive, be clearly superstitions. Am such as a chapel or mission hall, so long as I to conclude from the evidence that any- it was pot enrerated, or vested in a thing of the kind influenced these who made to this jurisdict.on of the Ecclesiartial the crucifix? Or is the simple explans- ecclesiastical corporation, and thus subject acts of reverence or prayed when they saw

Bense contended for, it must be be by the crucifix of the redeeming Passion of cure the Ordinary is forbidden by law their Lord, the thought it, or had been to sanction it in cases in which his taught, to express thankfulness or rever be found (if where) in positive fairly differ us to the taste or Windom of This iuw is to ence by outward gestures? Opinions may sanction is required. cactment, but in decisions expressing the such gestures, but it seems to me both un common law of the Church. They come charitable and unreasonable to insist on ultimately to no more then this, that the seeing superstition in what admits of so Court ought not to allow the erection of a innocent and natpral an interpretation. crucifix if improper practices are likely Similarly, if a Christian man or woman to casus. Counsel for the petitioners felt is impelled to pray, and that publicly, the difficulty of contending that a crucifix when reminded of the Lord's Passion, it is actually forbidden by law, and he sought to escape from it by arguing that there our or less courage to pat an unneccmarily is a point at which discretion becomes law, unfavourable construction on the action. and that the current of decision and the To describe it or the gestures a worship- age of the Church from the Reformation ping an image seems quite unreasonable. to recent times make it an improper exer- In my opinion, therefore, the evidenco falls cise of discretion amounting to illegality short of proving that superstition or im- to sanction it now. It would be altogether propriety is likely to result if this crucifix beyond the scope of judicial decisions to set up in the place proposed... create a binding rule of law that a parti- abused that it ought not to be allowed, cular kind of sculpture is so likely to be

Whether it is likely to be abused or not must form its own opinion. - is a question of fact on which each Court

His comrades then dragged the wounded CANADIAN PACIFIC man to a cottage, which the raiders ur- rounded, and into which they poured a

ed.

ROBBED,

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TRAIN

heavy fire until the arrival of reinforce DARING EXPLOIT BY AMATEURS. LONDON, August 3rd..

meats, H.M. the King has telegraphed as

One assailant was found mortally wound-

CALGARY, August 3rd. follows from the yacht Victoria' Albert, to THE FEAST ASSUMPTION. Three bandits hoarded a Canadian Although the Rusaion cavalry has not Lord Atholstan at Montreal:- yet crossed the East Prussian frontier,

In connection with the preparations for Pacific train at Lethbridge, and when the recruiting for the Red Army has begun. → The Imperial Press Conference, which the Feast of the Assumption on August Prospective recraits must haves belonged to is gathering representatives of all parte 15th, Cardinal Logue has written a letter rain resumed ber journey passed through one of the Bocialist Parties since the of the British Empire, marks a fresh epoch which was read at all Roman Catholic Chur the coaches very leisurely and robbed the in the history of fournalism May your shes at Duzadaly, In the letter, after passengers of all the money they could find. RECRUITS FOR THE POLISH joint efforts be crowned with success, and condemning acts of violence, he forbids

by securing the freedom of the anyone, subject to his jurisdiction partici- The bandits, whom the Police assert ar Preas aid in the formation of a well pating in political meetings or processions amateurs, escaped with their loot. They instructed public opinion and promote all on Assumption Day, as is usual. that tends to the advancement of civilian- thon and of the well-being, moral, social and material, of the world."

OBITUARY.

Revolution.

ARMY

WARSAW, August 3rd. Numerous Britons and Americans, including many officers, have joined the Polish Army.

A BREEZE IN THE HOUSE OF “COMMONS,"

LONDON, August, 2nd, There was a slight breeze in the House of Commons this afternoon when virions members beckled Mr. Lloyd George ro garding a recent article in the Evening News by Mr. Winston Churchill, which has been interpretes. awuggesting that Germany's military assistance should be invoked against the Bolshevik.

they

TILAK, THE NOTORIOUS AGITATOR

BOMBAY, August 2nd." The death is announced of Bal Gang hadar Tilak, one of India's most notorious agitators.

[The Bombay riots of 1909 occurred as a ult of the Government of India doport ag Tilak, to the Andaman Islands on a charge of treasonable activities.]

Replying to Sir Donald McLean, who asked if the article was an expression of the agreed policy of the Government, the

was of policy us a Premier said he did not think the article CREEK PENETRATION INTO hankering.

Sir Donald McLean; Does the Prime Minister-approve of-this-hankering on the part of one of his colleagues on matters vital to European, politica? 2.

TURKEY.

ALL THRACE OCCUPIED,

KILK-KILIBRE, August 3rd. "The Greeks have occupied all Thrace as control my colleagues' desirea (eries of far as the Tchatelja line.

Mr. Lloyd George:-"I really cannot

"Oh, you can "; Get rid of him.")-

In response to further questions, Mr. Lloyd George said he did not think that the article contained hay declaration which war inconsistent with the policy of the Government,

COUNTY CRICKET.

TEXT OF NEW BILL

LONDON, August 3rd. The text was issued to-day of restoration of Order in any of consists only of two clauses which state-

the

As, ordinary law is inadequate for the prevention and punishment of crime and the maintenance of order in Ireland powers are granted for the extension to Ireland of provisions, of the Defence of the Realm Act as regards trial by Court

Martial.

The crimes so tried shall be punishable with the punishment thereto signed by statute or common law, but it is provided that when a person is charged with a crime include one person, not necessarily an punishable by death, the Court Martial officer, nominated by the Lord-Lientenant, Batch person being certified by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland or the Lord Chief Justice of England as possessing legal knowledge and experience."

CABINET CONSIDERATION.

LONDON, August 2n8, The Cabinet this morning consiriered the problem of Ireland, especially details of the new Crimm Bill, which is boing intro 23 rialaser beat Buwex by an innings and duced in the House of Commons an August

123 runs.

LONDON, August 2nd

5th

are unknown.

THE TEMPLE CHURCH.

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is not for us who have, perhaps, less fory-

OBJECTIONS BY PARISHIONERS. Lastly, it is said that, rightly or wrongly, a large number of the parishion-

BRITAIN AND SOVIET RUSSIA. that it appears from an entry in the of the adult paricifix; (2) that the

TWO DELEGATIONS ALREADY IN

ENGLAND.

LONDON, August 288, It transpires that M. hampe, a mem bar of the Soviet Political Delegation, has arrived in London.

the

genuinely object to the crucifix, and that it is not right that their feelings should be offended. I am satisfied (1) that there is a great body of opinion in the I may add, as a matter of some interest, parish, amounting probably to a majority

which is in fav Inner Temple Accounts that there was a our of allowing the crucifix in the Temple Church in 1874, 1 opposition to it has bees to a great at the hold, therefore, that the question which Itimulated from outside; (3) that of tha have bere to decide is whether this crucifix considerable number of parishioners who can be set up without substantial dangor signed a petition against the crucifix many that improper, practices will ensue. For were influenced reasons quite apart from this question

by representation-mads 1 to am not prepared to allow it to be retained in good faith, but erroneously, that in its present position.

it was illegal, and many also objected to M. Krasin and the members of the faculty was refused solely on the ground.

The confirmatory the position of it facing the public street. Trade Delegation have arrived in New-that it had been put there, sino alter the crucifix in the churchyard nothing am convinced that if a faculty had been castle.

without the duly applied for in the first instance for sanction required by law, and native suggestion had been made I should would have been heard of, any opposition, have granted the faculty now sought to In these circumstances, and bearing in remove it. But there in such a suggestion, mind that the crucifix (even in its present and permission is now asked to put it up position) has the unanimous approval bath in the churchyard (dinged for burial) of the vestry and the parochial church cours behind the church. It's with the question cil, I am prepared, according to the r whether this request should be granted that pondents' prayer in their answer, to decrony I now deal,

faculty to issue to them for the removal of the crucifir from its present position a place at or near the spot marked on the plan brought into Court. This faculty decreed on the condition that it is acted within three months, and liberty is reserved to the petitioners to apply to the Begistrar after that period for the issue of the faculty prayed for by them. If thes faculty granted in the respondents in-doly acted on, ne faculty will issue to the peti- 1-kinninay," I make.no order as to costa.

BRITISH PRISONERS IN RUSSIA.

REPORT OF MASSACRE NOT

CONFIRMED.,

LONDON, August 2nd. In the House of Commons, Et question time, replying to Mr. Ronald MeNeill, Mr. Lloyd George wid that the British repre sentative at Tiflis has sent letters, parcels, and money to British prisoners at Baku, and, was now negotiating with the Bol shevist representative at Tiflis for their release. The report of the masssers of some of the prisoners had not been confirmed. ⠀

ACTS OF REVERENCE!«

The burthen of proving likelihood of abuse is on the petitioners, and they have endeavoured to discharge it by calling en deace of acts of reverence, which they firm to be superstitions.I see no reason to doubt that their evidence was substan. ially true. There was evidonge that on an occasion when a watch was kept several (Continued at foot of next column).

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