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KING.

THE RUSSELL DIVORCE CASE.

LosDos, March 6th. Lord Ampthill, giving evidence in the DEFUTATIONS RECEIVED BY THE Hassell Divorce Ciss, said that he and his son had raised money in this case on their life interest in the family property and on their life insurance. "Ultimately, LONDON, March 5th, H. M. the King received a number of demeanwhile it practically means ruin to me". it will come from my son's pocket and patations at Buckingham Palace presenting addresses of congratulation on the forth coming marriage of the Duke of York and the birth of a grandson. The deputations included the Corporation of London and pha

and

headed respectively the Lond

the Archbishops, and also the Universities and the Dissenting Churches. most impressive, deputies appearing

and

The

the

CUCnicipal robes,

LONDON, March 7th. Giring evidence to-day, Mrs. Russell denied that she had aver committed adultery, and also denied the state- ments in regard to her association with Mayer. She said that there has never been the least familiarity between them.

She admitted that she took the marital vow with reservations, because she told the theclergyman that she refused to say that she ecclesiastics in canonicals. The King, in her any it, she would say it not meaning the would obey any man and that if he made separate replies, expressed his anxiety at it Sbe declared that at one time she the difficulties on the Continent and in fre- thought that 'one had babies if one kissed land, and also at the state of unemploy

young man." ment in Great Britain. He trusted there would be a generous response to the appeal. on behalf of the Near East refugees,

INCREASE OF NEW DISEASE.

Losnos, March 7th, Sleepy Sickness (otherwise encephalitis lethargics) bas broken out in Glasgow in an aggravated form, the victims being of all ages. There have been several deaths after an ill- ness of one or two weeks. The cases are not is usual in the early stages of the discase readily recognised, as the drowsiness which is often absent. It is noteworthy in this connection that the report of the Health Section of the League of Nations says

A SCENE IN THE HOUSE.

Loypos, March 8th, A question by Mr. Lansbury in regard

pensions for

ex-Cabinet Ministers Decasioned an incident in the House of

to

Commons. Captain King, replying, said that four ex-Ministers were receiving pensions, but that the recipients andor took to surrender their pensions in the event of their financial position improving, that cases of the disease have not yet

Mr.

Lansing

naked who were the been reported in a suficient number to gentlemen

this unemployment

menjastify the

Word

epidemic," hat pay y.. (Laughter) and pointed out that one rather frequent

occurence worthy . of had stated in the Press that noto. Its recrudescence W49 first ap his winnings on horse-racing ·were parent in Scandinavia Inst November, £00,000 per year. He

"that one declared of the last

of

nt

Balfour of Bun ripients, namely. Land since then there has been a steady

rise in the number of cases in Great had died extremely Britain, while there has also been an in- wealthy, and should be reviewed similary, to

suggestext that the pensions crease in Belgium, Switzerland and Greece, to Old Age the returns from the rest of Europe being Pensions. (Cries of cheers and cries order and Labour small

Not because

37%

Mr. David Kirkwood said: they are of your own class."

Sir Henry

Crafk declared that Mr. Lansbury's reference to Lord Burleigh was absolutely untrue.

Mr. Lansbury, amid load cries of "Order," tried to add

address the House and shouted at the Ministerial benches for several minutes before quiet was retored.

Mr. Kirkwood then raised a laugh by pointing to Sir Henry Craik and shouting "He's the naughty boy."

LONELIEST MAN ON EARTH,

LONDON, March 7th.

at

The inquest has been held at Westminster en Henry Frederick House, a retired Indian Civilian, who died suddenly at Charing Cross Hotel, where he had been staying at irregular intervals for years. He arrived the Hotel on Saturday in a taxicab, alighted, groaned and fell against the door- keove died

He was taken to hospital and found to

from heart disease. BEQUESTS FOR OXFORD UNDER- the High Commissioner for India, said Mr. Max Sweeney, Executive Officer to that Mr. House had been an Opium Agent at Benares and had retired from the Civil Service in 1911 on an annuity. of £1,000 a year, having in addition a private income of over £1,000 & year. He added that he knew that Mr. House had no fixed home and was unmarried. The Coronera Officer said that Mr.

GRADUATES.

LONDON, March 8th. Aftor various bequests in his will to the amount of £21,000, Mr. John Williden Oddie has left the residue of his property to Corpus Christi College, Oxford, with directions that the incoms derived from the bequest be expended on graute to

The Coroner said that Mr. Horse was undergraduates in need of pecuniary assistance. Provision has also been made possibly one of the loneliest men on earth for a number of classical scholarships of and it was incredible that he had no £100 per annum for duly qualified impe-ing because they were unable to find the relatives. £2,000 a year was going begs- cunious candidates.

GROTESQUE CAMBRIDGE BAG.

LONDON, March 7th

House had lived on twelve shillings a day.

next of kin, but there would doubtless soon be muy claimants.

A verdict was returned of death from natural causes,

LONDON, March 9th.

In an elaborate rag Cambridge under- The Ersuing Standard understands that graduates enacted a play on the events at the will of Henry House bequeaths the Luxor with the opening of Toot-a-whole of his estate to his sister. Mrs. Comin's tomb in the market square. Russell, of Manchester, who declared that There were cativo police, infantry, and Mr. House had been constantly com high dignitario, and finally Cleopatra, municating with her, and last wrote eight Mr. Howard Carter, and Lord Carnarvon weeks ago. He had a number of friends arrived A special feature was a party in London, and the stories of his loneliness of American journalists and a conspicuous were duo to the hotel people not posses- relic was the orgial Ford chassis. The sing the address of any relative. muramy proved to be a well-known wooden Highlander abducted from London shopfront.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA."

END OF TRAFFIC IN HONOUES.

LONDON, March 8th.

a greater desarica

In the House of Lords, Lord Carzon announced that the Government intend to LONDON, March 7th

introduce legislation giving effect to the Honours Commission's Report which will The sixtieth anniversary of the landing tend to ensure

of of Queen Alexandra in England was celebrated to-day when there were affec- circumspection by the Patronage

and Party Managers and finally tionate and copiously illustrated tributes the purely money aspect. in the newspapers, A message was broad casted to the public at night, stating that In the course of the debate Lord Haldane exploded the myth that the Sovereign is a Queen Alexandra wae spending the day mere automaton and declared that on the quietly in the country. She received

numerous

1

contrary His

eliminate of the awards.

messagea of congratulation automaticallajesty by

from all parts of the British Empire.

"

DEFENCE OF INDIA'S FRONTIERS.

LONDON, March 8th. In the course of a leader The Times says that the argument in favour of the Waziristan scheme is strong, but

no

means

All the Ministers

told him. He not only had the right to ask for the most minute explanation, it often criticised in most effective fashion.

ENDOWING WOMEN'S COLLEGES.

Losnos, March 8th.

The Lord Mayor presided at a meeting the location of posts within Waziristan at the Mansion House to consider the loes not seriously prevent the maiding of means of raising £185,000 to endow the the lines of communication Security is four women's colleges at Oxford. Dean

gely dependent upon the loyalty of tho

larg and it will be unfair to pange in the courge of an address, sug-|

too

ploy

ask.

and declared that the male staff at ́Oxford lived in ease and comfort compared with the women.

THE DRIFT ACROSS THE POLE

Lospon, March 8th.

from

Scouts or from British Bested that the University Degree for Women constituted effectual bar to officers. The roads are also very vulnerable and in the event of another general con matrimony, and stated that out of 12,007: women students who had passed out of flagration it migh

might again be impossible for Oxford, only 687 and married. Professor s to support advanced militia posts, and Gilbert Murray described the remanera the to

Government might again be confronted with tragedies such as the withdrawal tion of the women's staff as deplorable from Watia during the last Afghan War.

The Times emphasises that there is no panacea for the North-West Frontier and

that suggests

rent decision cannot the the present be final. "By all meana,"

the papers SILY Khassadars in large numbers tribal

territory, but do not mix them with militia, and do not reader the taak Christiania. Owing to the sun's rays, radio more difficult,

by the communication with Captain Amundsen's constant irritant of advanced posts In ship the fand has become more difficult

not impossibic, by any notable counter-raid, such as that, by sad reports are now less regolar. The Hau the Kohat Frontier Constabulary, there is reported on March 6th bright weather and salutary effect than in ponderous a temperature of 35 degrees centigrade be- ineffective military, operations on crumbl low freezing point. Her

thea position was 74 ing roada. There is no really satisfactory North and 170/30) East, showing a drift since half measure between the old closed Border the 14th of December of 10 kilometres policy and a full, forward policy, bnt, North and is demore Wortherly direction degrees West, which is much neither being practical politics, it can only slower be hoped that the present compromian will than in Autumn, closely approximating to prove effective,'

the drift of 1493

COLONEL'S SUICIDE.

LONDON, March 12th.

Captain Amordson in letter from Cited December 15th, reparted his wrived from Wainwright after Journeying 10 ya, during which ha covard 40 miles daily partly by dog team He and his A verdict of micide whilst of unsound party hava siroul ons to..

Home to "nud" was passed at an inquest at Bowland

the position of the. Ma

and Castle Hampshire, en Colonel Edward also to regulate their watches and codi

scertai George Cartis, formerly Secretary of the tim : expedition

Wain right Army Football Association. His body where by am proceeding this month was found mutilated on the railway line The easier excellent and · Ciptain and evidence showed that he muffered from Amadeo ex eot "tart is flight for the effect of serving his country during the Fol in h. w fille of 1 - His the great was

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