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A collection of relics of Mary Queen of Scots, sold in London at the instance of Sir George Clark of Penicuik, Midlothian, owing to the burden of taxation, fetched a total of £100. The collection included a LONDON, March 16th.

gold necklace, tortoise-shell fab, two Mrs. Russell is appealing against the verwelled pendants, silk handerchiefs, and dict of Mr. Justice Hill, who, in summing iso a lock of Prince Charlie hair, up, said the questions the jury had decided A pendant of diamonds, rubies, and were: Was Mrs. Russell guilty of adultery pearls, given to Queen Mary on her marriage with a man unknown, whereby she became the French Dauphin, the property of the mother of the child? Did the respon- Major Tytler, realised £1,000. The watch dent commit adultery with Mayer? The that Mary gave to her attendant on the eve

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paste buckles worn by Prince Charlie at Culloden sold for £33, A London Arm acquired the Clark collection on behalf of a body of subscribers, including His Majesty the King and the Prince of Wales for the purpose of saving the relics for Sectland. A Now York firm bought the diamond-pan dant and the watch.

FUTURE OF GIBRALTAR

LONDON, March 23rd.

IRISH REBEL BLACK LIST.

LONDON, March 16th. A Dublin message states that the military authorities Bure issued "black list-captured from the re- bols, detailing fourteen classes of persons whom it is decreed must be shot at sight. The list includes those supporting execu tions, members of firing parties; judges,

In the course of the debate in the Government solicitors, certain detailed Sun House of Commons before the passing of ators and military officers of all ranks, the Navy Vote, Mr. Carlyon Bellairs civilians, and military oficials employed at suggested that Gibraltar should be handed ministerial headquarters, over to private enterprise, the nary, re- aggressive civilisu supporters of executions, taining certain rights of entry and so members of the C.ID, proprietors and forth. Lieutenant-Colonel Amery replied directors of the Press hostile to the that it was quite true that in the al- Republic, including senior officials, mest animaginable contingency of war

sub-editors, 19 editors,

and with Spain, Gibraltar was fable leader writers. A further cup-bombardment and stated that if this hap- tured list mentions persons whose pre-pened there were measures which the Bri- perty must be destroyed, including all tab could take, but he contended that the Senators, all persons representing the more from Gibraltar on that account would British Government and barristers and involve not only enormous coats in solicitors appearing in the courts without establishing a new Gibraltar elsewhere, but

Republican permit.

there were low other positions where so valuable a base could be created. The sug. gested alternativo of holding Cauta in Morocco would involve much larger current and capital expenses in view of the military defence force required.

such

The Government are taking action to prevent the closing of theatres and kinemas in accordance with the de Valera "ban." Last night they ordered the theatres to re-open, but when the patrols had gone the performance was stopped..

to

The kinemas opened later under a military COUNTRY MANSION FOR LABOUR guard,

PARTY.

The theatres dbd kinemas in Dublin have been closed as a result of the pro-

LONDON, March 24th. clamation recently issued by Mr. de Va The Countess of Warwick today formal- lera's officers decreeing an indefinitely handed over her mansion, Easton Lodge, period of national mouring. Free State- near Dunmow, standing in many acres of troops visited these houses and ordered park land, to Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, on their reopening. A performance, however, behalf of the executive of the Labour Party: was given only in the Abbey Theatre where It has been decided to use the Lodge for the military guard remained,

summer schools, for educational meetings, as hostel for delegates to international conferences and as a week-end rest-place for Labour members ot Parliament. A number of Labour ·lenders and their wives subsequently enjoyed them, gelves on the tennis courts. fr. B. G. Wells is entertaining the Labour members at dinner to-morrow at his house, Easton Glebe, which adjoins Easton Lodge.

EX-CABINET MINISTERS' PENSIONS

LONDON, March 20th. The question of pensions to ex-Cabinet Ministers was again raised in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. George Lansbury (Lab. Poplar), who drew attention to the fact that Lord George Hamilton, who was receiving pension of 82,000 a yours and was director of the Bank of Australasis

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LONDON, March 25th.

of the Metropolitan District Railway, joint dep of the Phoenix Assurance PRANCE'S SUPERIORITY IN AIR

and deputy-chairman of the

London Centrai

Railway. Bir. Lansbury asked whether in these circumstances be would be asked to make a new statutory declaration with regard to his means George

Baldwin replied that Lord corgo Hamilton had asked that payment of bis pension might be discontinued from April 6th.

Mr. Lansbury suggested that the same proceedings should be taken to inquire the mcasa available to Lord George Hamilton during the time he had been receiving persion as would be taken in the case of an old-age pensioner, and that he should be prosecuted if he had been getting money under false protences.

The speech made by Lord Birkenhead in the House of Lords, in which he drew at tention to Britain's inferiority to France in the matter of air strength, has created much comment in the Press. The point is generally made that, while the superiorily air of France who is Britain's Ally cannot of course be regarded as menace to this country, but is to be considered as imply ing France's feeling of her own insecurity, at the same time this country must be as- sured equally of its security.

We are ready

The Observer to-day enya: for any extent of mutual disarmament, but in all circumstances, whether the standard is maximum or minimum, our security.wast be assured as

as that of our rights. To create MEMOIRS OF CABINET MINISTERS. at any cost air equality-no more or less-

is AD issue of

second to none. public life. The Sunday

Times "SAYS: We do not LONDON, March 20th. The recent criticism of Cabinet Ministers, want to start a competition in air armament, We co-ordinate defence with our particularly of Mr. Churchill, on the ground that they used confidential information general policy. If we decide on a one-power standard in the air as we should, we want

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THE PHARMACY,

THE RED BUILDING (OFFOBITE ICE Hoca Br.)

noction of mer

of memoirs, has

to

} been carried a stago farther. The Prime dar position to add when that stan..

is established that we regret this ex- Minister told a questioner in the House of penditure, that we would like a Conference Commons that the subject had been referred to do for air armaments what Washington

did for naval armaments and that it

such to the Cabinet Committes and an announce- ment would be made in due course. The a Conference meets we shall, have definite matter also applied to ax-soldiers and sailors who had held high commands..

to submit to it.

Po newspaper have generally emphasis

ed that

hat British policy in the matter of armaments-military, naval and air-bas since the Armistice been that of reduc tion and they have unanimously deplored the prospect of any return to the old race of armamants.

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IMPERIAL · DEFENCE.

LIBERAL REUNION MOVEMENT.

LONDON, March 21st. The cause of Liberal reunion has been advanced by the tenour of the replies of Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George to a large group favouring co-operation. Both pressed willingness to consider suggestions to facilitato common action in the House and the constituencies. A meeting of the Lord Falisbury in the House of Lords that It was announced a few days ago by groups decided to appoint a committee Lord Falour was added to the Committee comprising leaders of both sections to din.

of Imperial Defence for the purpose : of cuss the necessary plans.

ex.

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES.

LONDON, March 28th.

dation in its discussions on air defence.

con.

Mr. Eonar Law stated in the House of Commons that Earl Balfour

bad sented to sit on the Committee. Earl LONDON, March 21st. Balfour's appointment is interesting since British ship builders are well to the it is the second

time

that

without being forefront with the construction of large a member of the Government, he has been passenger liners, propelled by Internal added to the Committee. At Mr. Asquith's combustion engines. In the course of the invitation he served on it in the years im- next few weeks four such liners of 17,000 mediately preceding the war tons will be toder construction

and they

will be the first four, in Clydo one is plready

for

the

Line of New Zealand, while the Tyne bas order for the Swedish

Line

down

DACOFTY IN CALCUTTA

CALCUTZA, March 27th, Calcutta recently has been singularly free

just received BA Ballet will fus from operations of armed dacoits but a

American two shortly.

They will will design. The mofu

&guly

he sensational attempt at highway robbery, in matter of machinery. The liner being buils which a merchant's employd was" killed on the Clyde, for instance, will have four outright, and another seriously wounded, screws with a motor of proved power occurred in Chitpore Road, in the heart attached to each shaft, while the Belfast of the city, on Sunday night. The em- ship will have four engines of similar pattern ployé was proceeding towards his buf coupled in pairs on to two shafts..

"BOTTLED MUSIC.”

LONDON, March-23rd.

master's house with a bag containing Bs. 1,400, followed by his master and a friend, when a gang of four upcountry men opened fire with revolvera and shot the man carrying the money, who then Battled music" is the latest develop dropped dead. His maastor seized the bag ment of broadcasting, whereby a concert and a Borco fight enated, during which given by a famous artist singing in an area the friend was hit by several bullets. The not reached by these possessing wireless of hooligans oventually made off empty-hand- limited rungo can be transmited by téle ed, and several arrests have since been phone, and broadcasted auaw from a made. central station.

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