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CABLES.

LATEST CABLES, 1- ¿TERQUUM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

REPARATIONS DECISIONS. COME AS A BOMBSHELL TO GERMANY.

PARIS, March 3rd. The Reparations Commission's decisions Inolado: Of the 1,420,000,000, gold marka in kind Frease will receive $50,000,000 and the suspension of payments tempo rarily permitted will be considered by a commission on May 31st who, if not satisfied with the efforts being made, to meet the instalments may demand pay. ment of overdue amounts within a fort night.

In addition to stipulating that any unpaid balances in 11 and 1999 will be considered me a debt as five, per cont interest, the Reparations Commission de mands that Germany shall immediately draw up scheme for increasing taxation in the 1922-1923 budget by ap lout sixty milliards of paper marks and for reducióg expenditure.

SEVERE AND HUMILIATING DEMANDS.

BERLIN, March 23rd. The Reparations decision arrived like a bombahelf. The Foreign Affairs Com mittes was hastily adjourned and the Cabinet" was summanel The Varische Zeitung says that instead of alleviating Germany's finance the decision has done) theoppusite. The Druische Allgemeine do' colates that the decision is krimming over with unprecedented penalties. The For uberta" predicts unusual excitement, espe- aially among the workers. The Berlin Tageblatt describes the demands as expo-

cially severs and humiliating,

TES HONGKONG WAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH Sixa,, 1995,

PRINCE OF WALES' VISIT TO JAPAN,

RECEPTION C,MMITTEE,

The full names of the Reception Committee in connection with the Prince of Walesa visit to Jupan are announced as follows:

HI. Prinos Torihito Higashi Fu- shimi, who is well-known in Great Bri tala, having been there on two official visita (once when he represented the Imm- perial Japanese Court at the Commation, and again when bo was sent on a special mission to present the sword of a Marvlial in the Japanese. army to His Majesty the King).

PRAYA MURDER TRIAL

ENDED.

JURY FIND THE PRISONER ·

" QUILTY."

M1S-DIRECTION ALLEGED BY COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENCE

At twenty minutes to six last arraing- after a retirement of half-an-hour-the July in the Praya Murder Trial found the prisoner guilty.”

Mr. Jenkin: The question of the Forr man was “irrespective of whether or not ba saw him first" and your Lordship day back in your chair sad said, "Yes tak-j ing all the circumstances into effect." So thank the Jury were thereby invited to find him guilty merely on the ground that he left the rear of the rickshs.

The Chief Justice: I understood the question to be (to the Foreman) -Kindly inform me of your question again. **

The Foreman: What we were an doubt The last incidents of the long drawn about was as to whether you said that out drama were of an unusual character if we were satisfied, beyond, reasonable and will how be related. Concluding doubt, that the man who left the rear evidence for the defence having been of the ricksha and who was chased by given during the first hour of the mora-Capt Morgan-ibe is the man in the advisers to the Regent, having bouing, contas! for the defence addressed the lock-then we ward to find him guilty appointed to this post hat November.

HLE, Count Sotami Chinda, a former Ambassador in London, and more lately known to the british people as a member of the suite of H.I.. the Prines Regent

Count Chinda is now one of the chief"

Viscount Yoshitami Matsudaira, Master of Ceremonies, who has spent many years in London. and who accom panied Prines Higashi Fushirai in 1918. Marquis Tsuneyasu Nakamitado, & Master of Ceremonies, who has only recently returned from tour through Europe and America.

Major-General Toyohiko Yoshida, whi was with Prince Higashi Fushimi at the time of the Coronation, and is now attached to the Imperial Housebold.

Rear-Admiral Kateuseshin Yamacashi, "who was closely associated with the

British Nary during the war.

Mr. Nobumichi Sakenobu, of the Forrige Oce, who served in London a Councilor.

Jury and ended his speech just after the tiu interval. The Attorney-General, re÷ tied and reviewed the Crown evidence, "and the Chief Justice began his summing un at a quarter ta tour o'clock. He con ended at five minutes past five o'clock A sungary, necessarily much condensed. of these thres addresses, which accupied many hopts in utterance, is given as the

of this repost.

irrespective of whether Capt. Morgsa saw him fire the shot,

The Chief Justice: "Actually saw him fire in other words, whether you are satisfied that Capt. Morgan's evidence is correct that the prisoner is the man whom chaseth, whom he followed up as being the man who fired.

The Attorney-General: May I say, Capt. Morgan did not say he saw the shot fired at all.

Mr. JenkinNo; he merely surmised that he had fired the bot

DECISION BY THE CHIEF

# JUSTICE.

ted

THE EARLYER FROCEEDINGS.

FURTHER EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.

tho

the prisoner and Capt. Morgen"; it was equally open to him to go to these coo and call European witnes

to prove What #

Later when the subject was referred to

morning the Attorney-General announced Jenkin thinks you might have called, in

When the hearing was resumed in the again by the Attorney-Genera

Chief Justice remarked, I take it, Mr. that he did not propose to cross-examine, de any further, the witnesses for the defence. the first instands, other Europac, if you Bu

position was that there was a direct had any, to confirm the evidaces of The Attorney-Ginaral confict between them, and the Crowd Capt. Morgan." witnesses and that the witnessas for the replied that he submitted that the Crown defence must be telling fa sehoods.

case was perically clear and convincing Chief Warder J. C. West

as it stood. gave,

evidence so far as he could see nothing by the defence at Victoria (ino to render as done at an identification parade hold the identi. cation valueless, The witnesses for the defence identified the prisoner without hesitation.

that

A

To meet the charge of fabrication of cridores, a foreman who found some of the witnesies for the defence was permitted in spite of the rule against admitting hearsay evidence to say what the men told him in the first instance before they

aaw ao leitor's clerk:

·

The Attorney General expressed the hope that the Crews would be granted the sama privilege on occasion,-it would help in numberless cases.

The witness

licitor, clors called on him he did

that when the not want to tell him, at first, what he had discovered from the joki.

"Why not?" asked the Judge. "Becas regarding things in Hong kong it is better not to interfere," replied

the witness,

"So

if it was neces–

As to the witnesses for the disforce.

route of the pursuit. Each told a abort Mr. Kemp said they each came (with one exception) from a different section of the impè stary (which was all the more withcult to break down in cross-cumina tion); as two men were not called from one spot their evidenco could not be tested one against the other. He hoped the Jury had noticed their demeanour avar and dstinct in answer to my frend," said Mr. Kamp, but when began, stupid and evasive." On the other hand, Mr. Kemp said that although there were naturai discrepancice, due to difference of recollection and so on. in the Crown evidence, the witnesses were that Capt. Morgan did not lose incor trustworthy and. if the Jury believed the prisnor they must find the princur. guilty of murder.

SUMMING-UP BY THE CHIEF. JUSTICE. The Chief Justica joiced with learned Mr. He Cheuk was then re-called at the counsel for the defence request of the jury. He said the risksha Bhry" in asking the Jury to banish any re-concliveu lucas from their minds cool who pointed out to him the ro volver in the Bank Cardon said "Bomoealing with the evidence, the Chint one threw it there." He saw the coolie

Justice said:

LE you are prepared to accept the again next day but on neither occasion evidence for the prisoner the cass for did he take his number. the defence, was called as to the identispiracy on the part of a number of Mr. G. E. Hall Brutton, solicitor for evidence it will involve finding a con. Le Crown fal If you rejoic that

fication parade at the Gaol. Mr. Jenkin hincse witnesses to defear the adminis asked him if (in feet) anything was done ration of justice in this Colony, Gentle to "fake" the identification parade. men, have had experience, now, for Mr. Jude: I think that is quite un-same years of Chinese witnesses and am necessary. I am quite sure a gentleman 10. fectly justified in saying “him to you ; of Mr. Brutton's standing would not. that white most Chinamen come into the COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENCE. bux to speak the truth and promote the administration of justice, I am bound to Mr. Joakin then, addressed the Jury on tell you that collusion of witnesses to bell the prisoner's behalf. After expressing story having no regard to the truth The Chief Justice: I objected to re-sympathy wish the victims (in which he of that story at all is not, I regret to serve it for this Full Court because I was, later, joined by the Attorney-ay, uncommon. I have had to find, ihought it unnecessary to do so. Had it General) by said :-..

fact, that the most extraordinary gone, as you suggested it should, and the I beg you move earnestly to steel your tails, carefully interwoven; one witness jury convicted, it would have been a loop aclves to withstand the jocular, cynicisms building the foundation, another adding Tas Chief Justice: Taking the whole hole for quashing the conviction. It is of your fellow dubmen should you find the super structure and a third London and but hence Assembly's refusal if

quite

that a conviction might have this m forward, the petions of French del gatce by the indigne golfivtest must use of Capt. Morgan's evidence, ou, you been quabod, as a result. As you with wedly because a los amare people fritezes, dedure so conclusive thas the guilty." I say that ad- it a little further until the chain o will be subject to Parlamentary approval. Military expenditure, especially the rejection should find him respective of whether the your objection I do not consider with whom we are all in daily communi- Court, in ordinary aircumstances would ground for granting your nation and I know, as you know, that be convinced; I have have to had to find ication. As regards the second point-the outside of this Court this man has been as a fact that such evidence has been absolute unfounded aud Attomey-General, banding up to the condemned, hanged, draws and quartered entirely and

La vier parer been inside this Court. They pick the evidence on both

that observation,

to weigh Even if I had, I have made to rolernes to it whatsoever to the Jury nor did I. UP scraps of the evidence from reading

the defence that what the by the newspapers and, though knowing suggested any way, reflect in questions to the witness's upon any statement they made absolutely nothing about it, they feed European witnesses say in incorrect but to the

made a mistake Insanuch as thei Bearing on the ease.

Justice and Jury and decide the verdict." 機

As regards the

You will not be able to go into the I think it best that I shou'd read it that you may have

FRANCE'S CHANGED

ATTITUDE,

BOUND BY LONDON AND CANNES

ARRANGEMENTS...

Paris, March and ang in the Gothrament's in- teating as regarde international meet- ings is contained in

annonco- «tating that in deference

ment

to the Allied

ימט

:

yea

The usual enting of the irin came about in thawing. Thy Chief Justice, injo his summit-up, had wild the Jury that. ak between the stories of the prosecution and of the defence, dure was complete conflict and they had to decide which chey point. Mr. Larkins' evidence being in- The Chief Justice: As regards the first would necept. The Judge also said: "I admigaibas I say, I might have re- you think Capt. Morgan's story, corto joset it but for the fact that you with borated as it now is by Mr. Larking as drew the objection to it. Had I well as other witnesses, is a truthful story it. no question could have been raised as I rejected Mr. Setanzo Sawad a, also of Foreign

will find the prisoner guilty."

to its inadmisibility one Ofice.

way or the After they had been in consultation for other. I am not saying you have not Lieutenant-Col. Masanosuke half-an-hour, the Jury returned to the power to do it, but it in quite novel to

Taunoda.

Court and the Judge said to the Foreman me, when counsel representing the accus" (Air. H. W. Bird), "You wish to ask meed withdraws his objection to evidence something ??

going in--whatever the reason may be The Mareman: Yes, my Lord. We and contends afterwards that it is inad understand you, to say that if we have no misible. reasonable doubt that the man- Captain | Mr. Jenkin': I respectfully' submit 1 Morgan saw Iraying the rear, of the ị hại ng option but to withdraw on your ricksha is the prisoner in the dock we refusal. ean fud him guilty."

The Chief Justice: That is exactly what I did say

The Foreman: Irrespective of whether he sow him fire. the shot, or not!

Beuter's Pacific Service.

INDIAN FISCAL MATTERS. GOVERNMENT DETERMINED TO HAVE FISCAL FREEDOM.

DELHI, March 22nd. The Legislative Assembly heavily re opiaior,jected the proposal to max imported silver.

LONDON March 22nd.

France, will consent to be bound by.

the arrangements in which she participai An interesting. position has been created

necessitate

guilty.

have

dre

"

do

of

It is added that this attitude was defined

Mr. Jenkin wheli Mr. Lloyd Coorg aaked M. Pons of the proposal to increase the cotton care to go to Genoa with a view to import duty. While the Tiesas declares that he fired the shot or not!

After a brief consultation with the tering pledges on behalf of France. the refurál will probably 'AMERICAN BANK SENSATION. Hanchester Guardian, reflecting the views that they were ready to give their rer

dict of cotton exporters to India, sympathises

The Clerk of the Court: Are you un- OKMULIGEN, OKLAHOMA, March 23rd." with the Assembly's action and declares

animous ? I A warrrang has been issued for, the that the only solution is Government

The Foremad: Yes. acrest of the Govenor of Oklahoma, Mr. borrowing, combined with retrenchment. Bobertwin, and the State Bank Commis. It is noteworthy that the amendmen accepting bribes to permit a bank toto retain this coton import duty of eleven ank business after it was found insolent per cent. led to a split of the Democratic Party in the Assembly, s section of which

{reconsider hive of Indian reports, the Jary, in the box, the Foreman indicated court some document--I did not road it i hundreds of times by lay judges who have built

up purely for not

Is is alleged that they accepted twenty tied to fix the duty at 114 per cent. In Eve thousand dollars. The Governor also charged with depositing one hundred the course of the debate. Sir Malcolm Hai- and Afty thousand dollars worth of State Jer strongly denied that there had been any funds after the insolvency was discovered. influence on the part of Lancashire. He said the Government was determined 10 have fiscal freedom in India at all cost

MR. BOTTOMLEY IN

⠀ TROUBLE-

TWO MORE SERIOUS CHARGES

NAVAL REDUCTIONS. NOT DEPENDENT ON RATIFICATION OF PACIFIC TREATY

LONDON, March 23rd. "In the House of Commons, replying to Bir Frederick Hall, Lt.-Col.; Amory Haid while the naval redpetions wore naturally dependent on gederal ratification at Wash ington of the Naval Treaty they were tot necessarily dependent on ratification of the Pacific Agreement.

A RUSSIAN PROTEST.

REVAL, March 23rd.

་་་་་

Republic bas sont notes to Japan. Britain and America profesting against alleged support of the White Guards and the ex- port of Republican property from Vladi wastack

PROPOSED ARMISTICE IN ASIA „MINOR.

PARIA, March 22nd, The Allied Foreign Ministers resolved

Two

ANNOUNCED.

Deutschland, and fraudulently converting to his own use 100,000 represented by allotment letters from the Bank of England in respect of Victory Bouds,

THE GENOA PROGRAMME. FRANCE, BELGIUM AND JAPAN

RELUCTANT."

→

the

LONDON, March 22nd.”“ jointly to telegraph Athens, Constan The Pall Mall Cozetle states that the months andising in proposing are conference of Allied experts in London armistice in Asia Minor and the which is deliberating upon the Genos establishment of a neutral zone, ten kilo

considered metres wide, under the control of Allied game yesterday

question of a general treaty with the Soviet, mmmissionNOTE,

the chief'ellect of which would be da jurs recognition, which it is believed Britain and Italy are prepared to necord; but Frande and Belgium are relosiaat; while the main apposition comes from the Japanese, who appear to consider that a strengthened Moscow Government might be aggressive regarding Biberia, particularly Saghalien,

IRELAND'S

WARRING

.

APPLICATION BY THE DEFENCE

in

the third

point-i-dire

on

>

witnesses Ire

Do you find the prisoner guilty or not too palice, that would have the alightest quite fitted to take the place of the Chief that thence was taken some days ago guilty!

"QUILITY." rupied the Foreman, in ingin reply agations by the Jury Club and Sout the Colony without frock in your minds witne Baid firm and steady tones.

1. Petr no mis di hoon whatever in it. mocking this class of question: What !

In reading over the 20% of the My direction to the Jury was that if they You found that man not guilty!! You nccepted the evidence of Cant Morgan are bound to meet it you have met it principal witnesses for the Crows the Chief Justice referred to Capt. Morgan's as whole they would be entitled to while you have been the jury. E annvist begonil reasonable doubt. They This man has been pre-judged and corretion of a slip be rundeins to some now ask me if they have any right, or I keg you to care naught for these one's position and remarked: It is

inlet irrespective of the fact of whether peopia oua ids who any that this man is thing I constantly have to comment on be hired the shot

You are strong enough to take in this Court, that inte ligent Earobeam guilty

hararding a guess re always the right decision if you think he is not instead of mying don't know. They gulty:

Oh, yes, I think it was so-and-so, Reviewing the evidence, counsel said: The cracial, point is the place at which and later have to withdraw it. And then

counagi, batura 17, comment on it,' Capt Morgan's evi- the chase started.

"The only observation I have to make dence failed signally there. After dis on Capt. Morgan's evidence leave it cussing that evidence in detail Mr. Joakin to you-is; that if the story put forward advanced a theory that the revolver by the defence is true his vision is most must, from its position, have been drop defective. He saw nobody excent the ped from Les Veur Road, as his wit prisoner in front of him; the defence any there were several people. With regard Breet, as the Crown suggested,

Mr. Jenkin was on his fect immediately, "My Lord," he said, "I must ask you to entertain an application. I trust it Will most with greater favour then the one I made in the course of the trial. I move an arrest of judgment on three grounds and ask your Lordship to re- serve the point for legal-argument. The first ground is misreception of the evi donce of Mr. Larkins after the closing of the Crown ease."

it!

The Attorney-General: At this stage, I should like to refer to Capt. Morgan's evidence. He did not actually, poo the prisoner fire the shot. "He sawa inaa there; he saw the imoko,

not murder.

SENTENCE PASSED. "The prisoner was then asked, in the

.

15 the fireman, I have only way that

The Chief Justice: I wish we had dis his evidence, though he was called by the sus od that when we were at the view. Lecwn, is a large measure corroborates I did not see anything in its position the evidence of the defence; if his story from Wardley Street.

down the case for the Crown so I ques

Heptying to thy Attorney-Generas suggest on that the evidence for the dened Chair J

The Chief Justice read from a short- for co had ben fabricated counsel said.

hand note of this nart of the evidence. that it was easy, for Mr. Kemp to say so. Mr. Jenzin: Perhaps your Lordship, it was easily said bit it was not so easily would not mind stating that in the main, Frowd and the jury wou d. ask for some

br

Mr. Jenkin: A wisp of smoke, and he The Chief Justice: But you agreed to never saw him throw away the revolver

and there is evidence, contra, that some LONDON, March 22nd... Mr. Jenkin: I will explain the circum-body ele fired the shot. Runting away is

Your further charges against Matances under which" I serond. Heratie Bottomley were announced at Bow Lordship refused when I applied that the The Chief Justics (continuing his reply it and not from Wardicy Street to-day, when the hearing of the point should be argued under Section 63 to Mr. Jenkin): You have your remedy charge mentioned on February 22nd was of the Code of Procedure. Considerable in petition to His Majesty's Privy contindumely, the taking of 215,000 argument rated and your Lordship said Council. I see no reason whatever for from an account of which he was Trust you would consult your learned brother reserving the point The Government of" the Far Eastern to purchase the ex-German submarize (tho Pulate Judge) in Chambers. I then, Mr. Jonkin. May I apply to your to prevent it from having been thrown was to be accepted it very largely broke as your Lordship refused to reserve it, Lordship-I do not quit know what is considered that was driven into with the usual practice that the judgment on drawal of the objection because of the this man be suspended while I make this fact that the effect of this 'ovidence had

application? been, to some extent, stated in the hear The Chief Justice: I no reason ing of the Jury.

wha over to suspend it. I shall certainly The second point is that there was pass sentence upon him, handed to the Bonch by the Attorney- General a police report, or statement that is your Lordship's opinion I ha of the witnesses for the defence was Justice remarked that it was for the Jury Mr. Jenkia: Carly my Lord; ifra proof of it than the mere statement gave the same evidence at the magis

of tb Attorney General The evidence, terind inquiry.

On the prisoner's evidence, the Chief taken by the police, of one of the wit is dow

aped with honaty by the identifica aesson for the Crown, whoso avidenes WIS

to say whether his silence when picked in parade 118 Saturday, favourable to the defauch and which was

Ths Aternoy Gene at said, "Why had up after arrest was reasonable. Was consistent, here, with every word he said

they not come forward before! As to statement to the police that he was "pass in the Police Court. That statement was whment should do this agertha, did furoreans.

judgment not be passed

forward "Ining Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

I en rot knew what was the matter" a read by the Bench

the Chief Justice: No, Mr. Jeckin, if him. He said he had, but hontop the atrets and the Clth, s remarked Mr.

trasonab A "are ots of Europeans who saw

remark in view of the fact, Jenkin, make his statement from the wilness-box. was not, I did not read it.

Mr. Jenkin: My Lord, I am sorry→→→ "No, you cannot do that," said the what harpadat least they say they tha: he his if said he had been run- ning from Queen's Square in company happened. aw what

They take your The Chief Justice: I have not the Judge. What you wish to say you must place on the jury and

man with the case wih others who had run tsinfest idea what it is. I did not raut say from there.”

It is all clear conscienco would desire to clear it and I rejected it.

The prisoner then began to repeat the Why don't the come

himas 1 I think," said the Chief Justice down and saw that he will rot

cross- me pentances of this, the Jadge said exa-ine be witness's. With its minions, defence is fresh in your memory, desto "You have told us at this before. Ugde e tive fanartment and

propose to read it, unless you desire lets you have anything to way in addition, Orwa. in the preparation of its case, it

The Foreman: No, my Lord. bid fore re Mr. Rention had done, had it is a waste of time.".

The Chief Justice then noticed that fe gone in all of the officer which over coked the leur im and hid elected the adorartered Mr. Lurking evidence and ha read salient portions of it. At one azilere

was available then they might here hep abin to say, i poin: Mr. Jenkin intervened to rend a Fans do the aridament number of portion from the Latin Fr report Your Lordshin has not got it question Furncane et ste-ding and it la în direct co-fiet with the

ezidenos for

the and nsw," he said.

Finally, raid the Chief Justice.!! If The Att:mney-General: Your evidener you" zec pt the defence, you-say that all the wit 81 for the proci are in {ཀུཞE Lung Wo-The Jury, after a VA'Y

Maankin asid. (inter): It was error about he man running, The ques- patine bearing and after very ablé ehvi, n- tha, he the can taken the tin is whether, faking the evidence of eatrasfied defence on your hola'f, have found roa t'on- whh i' might have taken the Crown a whole au pa guilty of murder, and in that verdict Phite at rist at its hand. It could as to rock On the other hand, your ntirely omer. It was a daterfly h va mata meraldareh v larger rumber verdie of me fy will invalve saying. crime and you took away the life of a¦ Isim-es hen had been frem nied to the whole of the evidence mit forward for ma's, for some motive best known to the day in amprt of the Crown case. you, and, so far nawe koow," a man who had done you no barm: For the offence of murder there is on's one punishment known to the law, and it is my duty to rasa sentence upon you Bantenes of dea'h was then pronounod The Prion'r cried out, Immitted hips d'roction to them was: If they no effect: I mua: say something more

FACTIONS..

ARMY'S ALLEGIANCE TO THE REPUBLIC.

M. Jankin! If your Lordshin ́did not evidacco he had already given After Tory, w) for 'he Ateral to this maint, "that the evidence for the

read it. I accept that fact without a moment's breitation. I was under the impression that your Lordship dil

LONDON, March 23rd

The Chief Juice: With regard to the Hoferring to the Provisional Govern

point as to Mr. Larkin's evidenco, Prisoner In that case I have nothing ment's ban, Commandant O'Connor FRENCH BALLAVAY BONDS. offered, as I told you at the time, to con- clse to say, but I must ask you to "act director of engineering in the LR.A. de

sider the matter and to confer with my du thnge by reason." elares that resolutions will be submitted

EOTHSCHITUS' OFFER FIVE learned brother, but I quite understood į. The Judge: Is that alt to the convention on March 8th re-

the position which you took. It BLE Prisoner: I do not know how to kay MILLION STERLING. affirming the allegiance of the army to the

that, having regard to the fact that the anything ess. I must lears the mat er Attorney-General bad mentioned the ad in your hands, to have mercy on me and Republic and appointing an executiva

Losos, March 22additional evidence, the Jary migh infer to a things de ording to ran which will have supreme control of the army. He declared that the convention Bothschilds cher five millions sterling the import of it and hence you thought. will represent at least eight per ment of for French Northern Railway six per cent., it desirable it should go ia; if ys in

aiziet on your objection I might have the army and he also declared that the bonds at a price of niarly,

decided to exclude it. I understood you army was prepared to take the offensivo against the Provisional Government even

waired it. if at the sections the majority of the people supported the latter.

EARLIER CABLES. IMPERIAL TROOPS MAY

BE NEEDED. ...

LONDON, March 22nd. In the House of Comitions, questioned regarding tân altuation on the Ulater bono- dary. Mr. Church li read telegrams from "bath Irial Guvernments containig charges and bower-charges of rails and terrorism. He thought the whole question of controll- ing the border must be reviewed at the earliest possible moment by His Majesty's Government, which might have to consider forming a curtain of Imperial troops between the warring sections, similarly as in the cic of Siloela.

DIS MAJESTY BETTER,

LONDON, March 22nd. The King is better but he will remain indoors during the prescut wintry weather.

HOME RACING. RESULT OF THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP.

LOND, March 22nd, The race for the licenshire Handicap resulted:-

Granely 20 to 1.... Monsrch 10 to 1...... Roman Bachelor 5 to 1 ..... Thirty two ran.

.1.

The race was won by five length with half a length between second and third.

Mr. Jenkin: I did not waive it. If was admittedly a novel and new point of law. was driven, as a matter of strategy-I think you apprecisted that iato the position I took up.

Ι

The is my third point (continued Mr. Jenkin) and that is this: A mis-direction by your Lordship to the Jury when they returned just now and asked whether 1hy understood what direction was The misdirection "Is this:

Your Lord

The Judge then donned the black cap and addressed the Prisoner:

of

if the

ADDRESS R" THE ATTORNEY- GENERAL.

tha

the defence in a cornicy to efort the mds of justice. If ymi thirk Capt Worapa's corroborated as it is now

by Mr. Larkins and othie with sees, is The Meal They socar intro truthful story you will find the pris tam mama ka famitted on considera oper gui't. If you have any reasonable. of anem) knit by thought it a little doubt a doubt that lend you to say air to me that the Crown might shall always have it on my conscience hemat the evilanen, far, the defence that I felt a real doubt whether the by calling other eviden

My friend Crown cans was noved; if such a doubt the exists-in-your-minds, you will find the onor was the man who left the rest of The Chist Justice ordered him to be augusta," and the rickebz they were to find him guilty, remove; he resisted vin natly and is Crown might have gone round Queen's prisoner not guilty. whether or not they could find that he spits of his small stature it to thrand Prince's Buildings and collected. The members of the Jury were Mesara. fired the shot,

For four hurly poliem-n to remore him European evidence to show that the evi-

dence for the defence was a fabrication E. W. Bird (foreman), A. §. Gubbay, W. The Chief Justice: I said, "taking to the coʻls below the dock the circumstanore as a whole; the eri- The Court rose at a few minutes part | Well," z

gentlemen, he has to show a large B. Walker. W. Sinclair, H. 8. Bennett, six o'clock.

number of men running at the bead of John Arnold and A. E. Úrapnell.

no re-gonable doubt that the pris-beforTvis P

đañón na a whole,”

at