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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES. (MEROKÉM AKUTER'A MZINOT

IMPERIAL WIRELESS.

EMPIRE CONFERENCE RESOLU......

"TION.

LODON, August 4th. The Daily Telegraph learns that the Empire Conference has passed a resolu tion in favour of the Imperial Wireless

Committee's schema, with modifications.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1981.

LATEST CABLES.

BRITISH NAVY ESTIMATES.

LESSON“, OF THE BATTLE OF JUTLAND.

WAR MEDALS FOR DEFENCE FAR EASTERN CABLE

FORCES.

QUESTION IN PARLIAMENT.

Jonson, August Erd.

NEWS.

In the House of Commons, the Hon. OPIUM CULTIVATION IN CHINA: Mr. Gideon Murray declared that Defence Forces in Crown Colonies and Protecto-

LONDON, August 3rd.. rains, which were, not delaed officially: Is the House of Commons, replying to in a theatre of. war, were considerabir dissatished at the non-award of the Warto questions, Mr. Hartsworth said that in war-time had already received medalssion to Parliament as regards opium Medals, while the Defence Forcea in India papera were being propared for submis.

Sir L. Worthington Evans said that as it had been decided that, with certain cultivation in China China undertook specified exceptions, the War Medal to put down cultivation as a condition on should not be granted for home service which the export of opium from India in the United Kingdom, it would be ob-

CONTEMPT OF COURT AT SHANGHAI,

PRESIDENT SUN YAT-SEN AND KWANGSI. LAWYER COMMITTED TO PRISON INAUGURATION OF NEW REGIM

FOR BIX MONTES

Eformation Bureau, Canton There was another sensational somnion of the United States Court for China, on

August 1st, 1931. The destruction of the Tuchunate July 28th far the M.-G. Doily Howe). | Ewangai by the forces of President S when Mr. WB. Fleming, senior partner Yat-sea's Government has boon quick of the law firm of Fleming, Daries & followed by the appointment of fir

committed on July 28th by Mr. F. J.appointment marks the inauguration Ligierenrought before Judge C. Chun-wu, distinguished son of Kwan Lobingier on the charge for which he was, as Governor of the province. I Schubl the Commissioner, namoly. criminal libel of Mr. Stirling Femender, the new régime which President S the senior member of the American Bar Promisor would be introduced direct in Shanghai.

Mr. H.

Rodger (Acting District tins, the last Peking War Lord in th

South-west. the prosecution, whilst Mr. Fleming this: The appointment of Dr. Ma Chun-d time conducted his own case, though Mr. ́is a guarantee that the system 'ingop

i J..B. Davies, one of his partners, sat with cation in Kwangtung will be extende Mr. Fleming announced at the outset pean-trained Chinese, who has a com to his native province. He is a Euro that he desired to. Ale a petition and mand of the cultural resources of Eng motion on an application for a change of land, France and Germany. A scientis veaua. He then read the petition.. and a scholar, the is of that rara typ The Judge: Have you anything in sup- which combines great gifts of learning port of that

with the temper and methods of the mai Dofondant. I have an affidavit.

of science. For the, new Governor is German-trained chemist; and he is the Chinese translator of Charles Darwin? Origin of Species," John Stuar Mill's political essay оп "Liberty Rousseau's epock-making "Contrat

Australia has withdrawn from the be agreed to at Washington would be viously inequitable to grant what would as stopped. At that time opium-grow Attorney), with Mr. J. Ross, appeared for |

NEED OF MORE MODERN SHIPS.

LONDON, August 4th. During the debate 02 the Navy Estimates, in the House of Commons, Washington Conference is sincere and Mr. Churchill said "Our hope in the intense and par interest in it superior to that of almost any other Power, but, unless the ships under construction in Japan and Americs were to be scrapped, no disarmament proposition that might relevant to the decision in respect of the construction of these four ships. If the It is pointed out that, under the preconstruction of these four ships were on scheme, Australia would be the last not commenced now, we would be in a to receive transmissions, whereas Mr.

position "of naval inferiority in the Hughes considered direct communication between the British Isles and Australia, future. az at least a system with only one rition of Great Britain. She would never transmission. would be possible. Mr. allow British wa-power to fall to a Hughes intends to leave the Australian point, where we may be tempted to make Parliament free to adopt any scheme, compromising agreements in the despe State or privately controlled, Australia rate hope of supplementing our undertaking financial responsibility.

achamë, but promises co-operation.

COAL GLUT PROPHECY.

OUTPUT OF BRITISH MINÊS.

LONDON, August 4th.

We must maintain the naval

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exertions by the strength of others. We must rest upon our own independent strength. Only thus shall we be ablo. at the Washington Conference, to play the part of a real peacemaker!'

· EARLIER CABLES.

A. cosi glut in Great Britain in the near future is the prediction of the Lon EMPIRE CONFERENCE RESOLU,

don Coal Exporters' Association in A letter to the Premier protesting against the present high prices, which, the letter says, are militating against export and against industry. The Association points excess of any period this year, although the minca are not yet fully working.

TION.

LONDON, Augint 3rd.

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be the bome service medal to members ing in China seemed to have been satis of the Defence Forces in the Crown | factorily suppressed. Colonies and Protectorates. He did net Mr. Harmsworth added: "I regret know what Defence Force in India Mr. that recent reports indicate a marked Murray had in mind, but, as far as he revival in certain provincts. There is was aware, no members of any volun- evidence of smuggling Chinese opium into teer force had received war medale un- Hongkong on a considerable scale and Shang less they had served in a theatre of no doubt it is also smuggled into war.

Is adding protests have been repeated to the Chinese Government, but hitherto those have remained entirely unheeded. The League of Nations is now actively interesting itself concerning the mattor

FAMINE IN Russia. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE

ORGANISED. ".

MRU.S. AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN. Raa, August 3rd. An International committee has been

LONDON, August 3rd." organised bere to relieve starving Russia.

Colonet Warren, the now American An- GERMANY TO RENDER MEDICALbassador to Japan, sailed in the Olympic

from Southampton for New York.

AID.

BERLIN, August 4th. A committee haa been formed to con on the Navy Estimates, Lieut.-Colonelsider Russia's request for Resistance. It

In the House of Commons, speaking

ATTEMPT TO DISQUALIFY THE COURT. The defendant then read a lengthy affidavit, in which he made many allega. tions against various Court officials and members of the local American Bar.

Mr. Rodger: In regard to what the Social" Ernst Haeckel's "The Biddle o accused has said, I submit that this is a the Universe," and other importan Court that has jurisdiction. This appli-searching questions suggested by modern deliberate plan to disqualify the only foreign worke, dealing with some of the cation is made for that

purpose and that science and the economics of capitalism. only. He 20 other Coting & lawyers well knows that

ABOLITION OF TUCHERATE.. ANALI can try this case. It is a As in Kwangtung so in Kwangsi, there deliberate attempt to discredit anyone will be no military governor or tuchan who has anything to do with this prosecu- and no licensed gambling, nor any of from punishment for the offence charged raising of money which Lu Wang ting against him in this way. It would be a practised here, in Kwangtung, and in great mistake to allow it. He knows there is no such remedy. He has not wangai. Soon after Dr. Ma Chan-wa affidavit, in that he is guilty of the province, to be followed by District quoted any law in support of his conten installation in Nanning, a municipality tion and he cannot do so. As for this will be inaugurated in the capital of e grossest contempt of Court. It is all mis self-government on the model of the representations and wild, irresponsible system now obtaining in Ewangtung, statements, made by a person charged and general scheme of compulsory with a very serious offence, in an attempt education, whereby every child of school to confuse the issue and make such a age shall receive at least an elementary muddle of it all that he will thereby education in a Government school.⠀ His escape trial.

A BULWAY SYSTEM..

out that the coal cutput is already in L. S. Amery stated that the question of har been decided that Germany is Do8 VASE OF CARUSO'S DEATH. tion. I think he hopes to gain immunity those other sinister measures for the

NEW FRENCH LOAN.

SATISFACTORY ISSUE.

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TRIBUTE TO FAMOUS TENOR.

the desirability of building capital ships, in a position to supply foodstuffs, but is or concentrating on submarines and aero willing to derate her highly-developed p'ance had been most anxiously and pharmaceutical industry to the preven Bearchingly investigated by the Admiral- tion of the spread of disease. At pre- ty and the Sub Committee of the Imsend it has been decided to despatch perial Defence Committee. Nothing had doctors with medical supplies. emerged from these deliberations to PARIS AND WARSAW PLAN RELIEF. Fratres. There is no que accepted conclusion that the capital ship change the general and universally

PARIS, August 4th.

ROME, August 3rd. died from an abscess between the diaph- Signor Caruso's doctors state that he

tion of purulent peritonitis, for which he was operated upon seven times in Ameries. The operation, however, did not have the seat of infection.

The newspapers state that Signor body is to be embalmed. There will be.

A an impressive funeral. constant | stream of people is passing through the room where the body lies, paying the last tribute...

PARIS, August 3rd. The success of the recent issue of the French Government's short-term, Nötes exceeds all expectations.

According to official figures, the net proceeds are nearly $220.000.000 at patarger and more powerful ship than af and similar organisations. This decis Caruso left a fortune of £500,000.

Harar.

SILESIAN PROBLEM.

EXPERTS TO REPORT BEFORE SUPREME COUNCIL MEETS.

PARIS, August 3rd. The Allied Experta Committee is still examining the question of the apportion ment of Upper Silesia. The exports aro to make their recommendations known previous to the meeting of the Supreme

Council-Haras.

INVITATIONS TO SUPREME COUNCIL.

is still the basis of sea-power. Ναταλ The "Government has decided to des battles in the war had indisputably patch relief supplies to famine-stricken proved the immense advantage of a Russia through the Bed Cross Society sion does not affect the refusal to recog aise the Soviet

A Warsaw message states that a relief committee has been formed there to afford help to Russia. A

submarine, which was very "formidable and had come to stay, but its power hay in concealment, for which it had to sacrifice speed. Its offensive and defensive power and the power of con- cealment had been most seriously im- paired, in any case, temporarily by the months of the war in scientific measures. remarkable progress during the closing against" submarines.

BRITISH WIRELESS

} PROPAGANDA. QUESTION IN HOUSE OF COMMONS:

PANAMA CANAL TOLLS. PRESIDENT HARDING IN FAVOUR

OF NEGOTIATION.

WASHINGTON, August 4th.

BIL

pursuant to the law. PA, August 4th.

The Judge: I will hear you first of all In this connection it may be of interest on this question: Why you should not be be to mention that President Sun's Govern punished for direct contempt, committed ment has under consideration the ques deliberately, openly and intentionally, intion of linking up, by railways, the two the presence of the Court.

frontier provinces included in the South- Defendant: Irrespective of the conse West. Federation. It is intended to con quences to me, I have got to defend my struct a great trunk-line from Canton to It is absolutely certain that any Chungking, in Szechuan, and other from defendant is entitled to trial before an Canton to Yunanfa, the capital of unprejudiced tribunal. In the United Yunnan.

The most difficult section of States, Judges sit with a jury and do not the latter line has been surveyed, Le try the facta in criminal cases themselves the section from Yunnan to Kwangsi, the The Judge: I want to hear why this is rest of the line following level ground not a criminal offence.

Defendant: This cannot be contempt of Besides the construction of these trunk court if it is done pursuant to the rights routes, there is good reason to hope that. the law gives me, and I claim that it is the completion of the Canton-Hankow

If I have filed an Bailway will soon be taken in hand.. affidavit pursuant to law, and I claim

SANTON AND HONGKONG, that I have, if I have that courage to file

The construction and operation of these. it, it cannot be a question up to your three trunk roads will, it is expected, Honour or any other tribunal. That is transform Canton and make it one of answer and I am prepared, if you the greatest trading esatres in the world.

file a brief if you will not give me time.

province of China with an area as large Defendant read his brief, which con- as Germany and a population equal to He interjooted "The affidavit-I have England, and resources that are truly täined a number of cases on the subject. the combined populations of France and filed complies with the Statutes and there fore your Honour is disqualified. That and for many years to come Hongkong

continental in scale. For the present is the law of the United States. We will must be the ocean port of Canton.. now take the Alaska code, then finished reading the brief and con- tinued:

The aeroplane had become an indis. pensable factor in naval warfare, but it

LONDON, August 3rd. was not yet capable of carrying, or dis- Complaints were recently made in the

It is understood that President Hard- charging accurately at moving objects, Norwegian Parliament that the informa

ing has informed the Senate Rapublican projectiles more formidable than those tion supplied by the British Foreign leaders that he is opposed to early against which the modern capital ship Office to the Norwegian Government action on Senator Borah's bill restoring M, Briand has issued invitations to

was already protected. Its fange was belated and unreliable, and that the Supreme Council to Great Britain, very limited, and, except for in-shore accordance with the views of the British tree tolls to American coasters using the President Harding's Italy, Japan, and the United States. warfare, it depended on the aeroplane Government it was published without a Panama Canal. Baron fabii will represent Japan, and

carrier. All new elements of naval war statement as to its origin.

decision is believed to be ascribable to Colonel Harvey, the Ambassador in acquired an increased relative import- A question was raised in the House of dare to avoid international disputes London, will be asked to represent the ance. The fighting fleet of the future Commons, last night,

Harmsworth ex-coming conference. It is also believed mended to service was trans that President Harding prefers a settle the question of the Leipzig trials is Cabinet had considered the whole pro-mitted by the Admiralty wireless and was ment of the tell question by means of blem of the naval security of the Empire, prepared by the staff of the Foreign Office diplomatio negotiation rather than legis. and the conclusions were embodied in aasid, would be continued as long as the that Senator Borah is disposed to press

among its other duties. The service, he tation. Nevertheless, it is considered -resolution passed at a meeting of the

Prime Ministers of the Empire on July House was prepared to sanction expedi-his till 7th.

The resolution was:-

BRITISH JOURNALIST'S OPINION.

United States

discussed.

The invitation will be conld no longer be regarded simply in plaints, and Mr. Carding these comlikely to prejudice the result of the forth give me a day to get my authorities The Canton-Chunking railway, for in

LOED BYNG.

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LONDON, August 4th. General Lord Byng has left for Canada,

RETRENCHMENT POLICY. INFLUENTIAL COMMITTEE.

LONDON, August 4th.

An indication of the high commercial standing of Bir Eric Geddes' Advisory Committee is shown by the names of the man who are understood to have been invited to join it. These names include those of Lord Inchcape, Lord Colwyn," Lord Faringdon, Sir William Plender. Sir Richard Vaser Smith, and Bir John Beharrell.

EARLIER CABLES.

COMMITTEE OF BUSINESS MEN TO

ASSIST

While recognising the necessity of cooperation between various portions of the Empire in providing ench naval defence as may prove to be essential for ecurity, and while holding that equality with the naval strength of any other Power is the minimum standard for that purpose, this conference is of the opinion that the method and extent of such co-operation are matters for the of the several determinatiop Parliaments concerned, and any recom. mendation thereon should be deferred until after the forthcoming conference on disarmament."

final

ture.

IRISH PROBLEM.

PREMIER RECEIVES GENERAL. MACREADY.

Mr. Robert Donald, in a letter to the papers on this subject, anys that other | countries are using wirelan very largely.

for propaganda.

purposes. We should do the same, but, da we are instinctively:

LONDON, August 3rd. suspicious of news selected by a Govern- meat department, the selection should be Criccieth, received a visit. from General The Premier, who had arrived at handed over to an independent agency, which would act quicker and Macready, with whom he conversed at better than the official aowaman, who in gth. evitably gets the wrong perspective, and national interests would be kept in view all the same."

DOW

DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

LONDON, August 3rd...

In the House of Commons, at ques tion time, Mr. Chamberlain stated that the date of the Washington conference had not yet been fixed. No question of postponing it had been raised. The British representatives have

DAVIS - CUP.

U.K. AND AUSTRALASIA RIVALS IN SINGLES."

PITTSBURG, August 3rd. For the Davies Cupy the British Isles' singles representatives will be Max Woosnare and Gordon Lowe, Australasia being represented by Anderson and Hawkes. not yet

Play, begins to-morrow.

COURT OF INTERNATIONAL

JUSTICE,

BATIFICATION BY BRITISH

EMPIRE.

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GENEVA, August 4th. - Great Britain has officially notified the League of Nations that the British Em- biro as a whole, his ratified the statute providing for the creation of a permanent

ourt of International Justice.

AMERICA'S "UNKNOWN

WARRIOR."

Defendant

be found justifying the filing of such

Your Honour had no jurisdiction, as an affidavit and the reading of it in

own acts.

soon as this motion was filed, to proceed open court. If that can be done it with the action, and if you'do su & writ would be necessary for the Court to the higher Court. of habeas corpus may be taken out from close its doors. There is only one way have alleged that in which such conduct can be met, and your Honour is a party to this conspiracy, that is pointed out in the decisions. and that Mr. Fessenden is a party to it, which have been cited. to charge me with a criminal offence, and

Now as

to the statements in the therefore your Honour is a party directly affidavit themselves, Many of them do interested in the prosecution. The state, not relate to the question of change of ment has been interjected by the District venue at all. Many of them relate to Attorney that I have no proof. The public persons not involved in passing. affidavit is the proof. It is all that the on the question of the change of venue. law requires, and the truth of the facts so far as they relate to myself they are therein stated is matter you cannot absolutely and unqualifiedly false and yourself inquire into, because you would the product of a diseased imagination. be whether you wrong and no man, cha judge his out or in referring to me as his greatest enemy No man can be judged by his greatest he has only stated something that enemy, as I have ahown here and, by what exists in his own imagination. Until I have shown here, your Honour cannot six months ago or more, slightly more, sit. It has been suggested, who then

there was never any indication, there sit? If there is some lapse in the law, I has never be any indication, on the am not responsible. If I had made it 1 part of the defendant that he had the abould have made it different to what it slightest grievance against the Judge of ia If a Judge puts himself into a pori. this Court, There has never been at tion in which be is disqualified that is any time in any personal communica not the fault of the party before him." tion, up to the time of the disposal of In the course of his summing up, the the Boulon case anything but an expres Judge said:

sion of cordiality and friendliness, and The Act satablishing the U.S. Court a statement that the Judge of the Court. for China is a separate and special Act is his greatest enemy is merely the pro of Congress. It provides for the estab. duct of his own imagination. If 1 lishment of a Court independent of the listened to such statements I would Appellate Court. There is no provision simply have to adjourn the trial of all for the interchange of Judges. There is casus, civil and criminal, if an attorney. no way by which any other Judge can desired to gain immunity by making come here and exercise judicial functions, such statements.

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Colonel Amery 'further said the Com. mitte had approved of the policy of laying down four capital ships, which, solely, was the policy of replacing scrapped shipa It was the relent less pressure of the Grand Fleet which finally brought down the Central Em- LONDON, August 3rd.

pires, but the fleet was now largely obsolete. The few hours fighting at been chosen. In the House of Commons, replying to Jutland had revolutionised ideas of arma Mr. Olynes, Sir Robert Horns stated that meat and battleship design. The lessons the Cabinet had concluded that it would of that fighting had been open to the gradual replacement within the narrow- be of great assistance to them to have whole world. Other Pawers had not been. est limit and postponed to the latest date the advice of a special committee of slow to use them, and were constructing, which the safety of the Empire per- businessmen in dealing with the reduc at present, a whole battle fleet incommitted. tion of expenditure. Sir Eric Geddes, parably more powerful than anything Colonel Amery emphasised the fact that who was resigning office almost immed. afloat at Jutland. Japan was construct risks could only be taken, because, owing

ately, would be chairman of the coming eight; one had already been com

to the unique war experience in person. mittee, the composition of which would pleted, and others would be completed nel, we were well ahead of the other be announced in due course. The Cabinet by 1095. She had voted money for eight Powers for the next few years. The sory would continue to decide questions of more to be completed by: 1928. policy, but it would doubtless be within

existence of the Empire was completely America-not counting four battleships staked upon the high morale and pro- the purview of the committee to say of 32,000, tons, equipped with 18in. guns, fessional efficiency of the Navy, which what particular policy would. cost, which were far more powerful than our could not be sustained indefinitely on and the committee would report to the latest typos will have completed, by the obsolete ships. Cabinet The question of the publication end of 1924, no fewer than twelve supreme It was proposed that the four battleships of the reports would be considered.

unless he were appointed by the Presid Now there is only one thing that re engines of war, each of 43,000 tons. should be of the Hood type, with improve

ent and confirmed by the Senate, The mains and that is the performance of Therefore, as regards Japan and America, monta in protective armaments embodying

defendant is well aware of this. He is what is disagreeable but nevertheless is LONDON, August 3rd." COWES REGATTA We were dealing, Calonal Amery said, the experience of the War. As Japan's and

At the burial of America's

also aware that the Acts of Congress or Unknown the laws.

a duty. This offence I must find is a

ANGIO-AMERICA QUP..

the United States are not direct contempt committed in the face hid only one post-Jutland ship, namely dimensions of the ships would not necca be present to deposit a wreath of British certainly would relieve the Court of em-

16in. guns W

the we would do likewise, but

mother, who lost her son in the War, will are applicable and suitable. the flood, and were building others sitate

docks. larger equipped with merely 15in: guns. There merely to furnish modern ships, in which frose.

Now it and with premeditation. It was not The idea had been LONDON, August 3rd

flower, which will be acat to America barrassment and, in my judgment, it not the result of any sudden provoc

done in the heat of argument, it was' At Cowes the third race for the Anglo- obsolete ships, to be completed by 1925, pire, whose existence may depend on fore, the programme of replacing four the personnel of the Navy and the Em- American Cup resulted in British boats did not contain any element of challenge them, should have every right to feel con..

would be a desirable thing, if Sections tion. It was a prepared attack, brought finishing first, second, fifth, and seventh,

20 and 31 were actually extended to this in here deliberately by one who knows. the American boats being third, fourth,

ar provocation..

fidence

jurisdiction, with the necessary machi the law, or should know it. The defend. and sixth (one gave up). The score at

On the other hand, the Government Mr. Churchill concluded the naval de-

nery for carrying them out, so that a ant knows the consequences of his acts. present stands Britain, ea points; be inferior to other navies, which risk Mr. Churchill urged eloquently for the

was allowing the Navy, temporarily, to bate, after which the Vote was agreed to. ARMSTRONG WINS TOSS AND PUTS Honolulu, to hold this Court. I myself apparently thought with impunity. That Judge might be called in, say, from and proposed to violate the law as he America, 37. There are three more

was justified only by the international maintenance of Great Britain as a frst"|-|

OPPONENTS IN..

would very much like it, but unfortu-ho cannot. do. My duty in this matter. financial situation and by the desirability clasa sea-Power, and asked, “What would

nately this is not the cass. The defend-is plain. The defendant is adjudged SWEPT OVERBOARD.

of avoiding any stop inviting fresh com- the Dominions if we were to say

LONDON, August 3rdant is well aware it is not the case. guilty of direct contempt of Court, com- LONDON, August, sth.

petition upon the eve of the Washington that we cannot guard you; we cannot any lat Liverpool zaiu delayed a start till Nevertheless, he files this affidavit, mitted in its presence, and he is hereby Now, sa to the affidavit itself. It is sentenced to six months imprisonment nearly drowned while participating in a to ascertaining whether, by broad agree has always been our proud boost to supay wicket before five thousand people, Jacht race at Cowes, through being ments of policy in the future, the ever-ply! We had never said that you, and 1 Armstrong won the toss and put Lanca ona affidavit refecting upon the integrity Marshal, Mr. Marshal, you will adjourn ewept overboard by heavy seas. He was increasing competition could be prevent trust that we never shall be reduced to hire in. The county team were dia of the Court constitutes an offence. That the Court. wearing high-legged rubber oilskins, but, ed. But it was unlikely that the other such position."

missed for 100 (Hallows 37), McDonald has been announced by the Supreme good swimmer, he succeeded in keep Fowers at the conference would offer to

took 8 wickets for 08. The Australians Court of the United States in the case jog afliai untļi resoned, which was moat scrap their abips how under construc-

have scored 123 for 1, Bardsley being 59 of in re Terry" difficult, by another competing yacht. tion. Therefore, the proposed British

not out.

"The law quoted by the defendant Sir Charles Beely, sailing his own construction could not affect the problem

applies solely to the question of change COUNTY CRICKET.- yacht, was also swept overboard, and bofore the conference our polan

of venue. No law has been quoted by was rescued by means of a rope.

(Continued at foot of next column.)

Surrey Boored a first innings win him and, in my judgment, no law cao

(Contioued al fapt of next column.).

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with ships actually being built. Yet we America's new sips were armed with Warrior," on Armistice Day, a British in force in this jurisdiction unless they of the Court, deliberately, knowingly

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AUSTRALIANS DEFEAT

LANCASHIRE.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson was Conference, which would meet with a view | longer extend protection which, so far, fs60; then in sunny weather with a soft, well settled that the filing of a scandal and is now placed in the custody of the

£240,000,000 VOTED. When the guillotine foll on the out- standing Voten for the Supply Service Aums amounting to £240,000,000 were voted without discussion:

against Notts,

Mr. Fleming: Under the revised. statutes no Contalar Court can commit Any man for longer than twenty-four hours, or impose a fine of $30...

The Judge: This is not a Consular Court. It does not apply to this Court. This is my sentence, and you are placed in the hands of the Marshal for confine- meat.