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THE

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(2) It it thoroughly UP-TO-DATE and its tone is surprisingly lifelike,

THE

HOKOKONG

(3) Although absolutely first-class in materiale, design an appearance, its

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THE

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Matinee $1.00 and 60 cts.

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DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 78, 1983

AHEAD OF THE MAIL

[SUPPLEMENTARY, WIRES FRUM INDIAN 'PAPERS.}

THE OTLEY OLUB SWEEP.

Lesvos, July 8th. Answering a question in the House of Commons today, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman stated that the police were stopping, the Otley sweep.

Mr. A. Harnes (Lab, East Hasi) romarked that

hat the law which allowed the rich to gamble while it prùscented the poor was an Almurdity

Me. Bridgeman replied that the Court's decision was confusing and handicapping tho police and promised that the question of the growth of lotteries should be looked into carefully.

(A cable catel London, Jane Oth, stated that a factory band, Mrs, Ford, had won the first prize, valued at £31,517, in the Otley Derby Sweep.]

LONDON, July 15th."

The Otley Sweepstake case was dismissed, the Court holding that the prosecution haul "not proved the sale of tickets,

BETTING TAX COMMITTEE.

Loxes, June 18th. Members of the Betting Tax Committee speat an hour witnessing a cineruatograph demonstration in the House of Parliament of the working of the Totalisator on Austra Ban race-courses.

A WAR-TIME SCANDAL RECALLED.

LONDON, Jano 19th.,

Alleged store-keeping irregularities in war-time are being investigated by an Army and Navy Canteens Committee, pro- aided over by Sir Frederick Banbury, J.P.

A witnes deposed that canteen managers in Mesopotamia were instructed to sell goods

to troops and Indians only, but soli to the Arabs at 100 per cent above the regulation prices and pocketted the margin, although Officers took steps to stop the practice when it was discovered. Much waste also occurred in getting the gods 10 Persia, owing to the difficulties of sau and donkey transport

BATTLE CLASPS FOR MEDALS.'

LONDON, June 19th. Thelton. Walter Guinness, answeritig question in the House of Commons, said that owing to the present financial strin gency, it is impossible to proceed with the issue of clasps to medals for battles in the Great War.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE CAPE.

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LONDON, June 4th. Capetowa-A strange scene took place in the House of Assembly while the Min- ister of Lands was replying to the delto ou the unemployment vote.

Three representatives of the Witwaters rand unemployed chained themselves to the railing of the public gallery, suffragette fashion, and harangued the House, denoune ing the failure of the Government and Parlimens to relicre distress, and demand

work.

The proceedings were suspended for a quarter of an hour.

Mr. Grieve, a representative of the Totaling isatora Company, explained the system, and issued specimen betting tickets to piembers,

The Minister of Lands claimed that who were most interested, some ejaculating

What luck, when witnessing payments | Government was spending more than ever

in providing employment, of dividends on the winners.

Mr. Grieve said that the totalisator had diminished the number of bookminkers. -

DUKE

COMMITTED FOR TRIAL.

LusDON, June 18th. The Duke of Leinster, James Fraser and Thomas Webb were accused of conspiring to incur a debt of £4,000 with Messrs, Straker: Squire and have been committest for trial at the Ol Bailey. At Marlborough Street Police Court, they pleaded not guilty. Bail was allowed to the Duke of Leinster of Boy and to the others of £500. 31

Au earlier message stated:

The Duke is a little hard up for cash, but lae is worth £3,000,000, and has paid £42,000 in death duties.

This statement about the Duke of Leinster,

which is said to have been made daring negotiation for two £1,000 cars for him, was quoted at Marlborough-street Police Court when the Duke of Leinster again appeared on a summons alleging that he obtaine! £2,00 eredit without dis the fact that he was an naischarged

krunt. The Duke was called on to answer a new summons alleging that he conspired with กร

ot Sarre-road, Hampstead, and Thomas H. Webb, of Westminster House, Great Smith-street, SW, ta indar a delt of £2,000 either by false pretences or by means of fraud other than falsa pre,

tences.

Mr. Cecil Whiteley, K.G., in opening the at the last hearing, alleged that the Pake, acting through Fraser and Webb, or dered two cars from Straker Squire, Ltd. One was never delivered. The other was sold Fraser, and the cheque was nike dut in favour of the Duke.

ow asked the magistrale to Mr. Whiteley now deal with the cases as one, and to commit the three persons for trial on each charge.

Sir Edward Marshall Hall, who appeared for the Duke, asked that the charges be haard separately, and stated that he propos el to call Webb and Fraser as witnesses for the Duke.

The Magistrate: It will be better to take the charges separately.

the

31r. Whiteley said that he would take

churge

of conspiracy first, and that the other charge was negligible.

Francia

Joseph Wood, of Bank-parade, Burnley, concessionaire for Straker Squire, L., stated that he had known Webb, who was a Government contractor, since 1916.

Webb," he added, introduced Fraser to me as the Duke of Leinster's Secretary Eventually two cars were ordered by Fraser. Webb dictated the order to a typist, and Fraser said he would take it to the Duke- cr signature. Webb said the cars would be paid for by two £1.000 bilis, payable in two wonthy."

Mr. Wood quoted the statement about the Duke's finances, which, he said, was made to him by Webb, and continued:

for

"On October 5th last I called at Webb's office, and Fraser gave me the order signed by the Duke. It was arranged that, provided bills were all right, thers was to be of one of the cars two days later.

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{ delivery. I went with two other representa tives of Straker Squire, to Prince's Restaurant, where we met Fraser

and Webb.. "Fraser drafted a

Bill

for £1,000 on piece of paper I give him, and two bills were typed at the restaurant on forms supplied by Webb. I expected the Dake to be present to sign the bills, but either Fraser or Webb explained that he had gone to Edinburgh, and would be back next even

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ANOTHER SCENE IN COMMONS.

LONDON, June 19th.

There was a lively seene in the Commons owing to Mr. Buchanan (Lab, Glasgow) and Mavid Kirkwood (Lab, Dunbarton; per- xisting putting questions in regard in the three ships being built at Belfast for the Royal Mail Steam l'acket Company, although the Speaker had called the next question, and there were loud cries of "Daler, Haring which Mr. Kirkwood remained on his feet, endeavouring to widress the House: while still standing.

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Kirkwood was heard complaining above the uproarThere are the many memployed on the Cly in who want a sure of this work

There were cries of "Name him." Mr. Kirkwood shouted that they could carry him put dead.

The Sepaker rebuked Mr. Kirkwood, but Mr. Maston, Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Kirkwood all repeatedly attempted to put questions

Mr. Maxton protested against the hooligan outbreak, on the other side of the Hour, but the speaker said that there was no noise till the Labourites remained on their feet when he rose

The incident then closed. Mr. Buchanan saying that he would raise the matter at the first opportunity.

JUDGE ADVOCATE'S OFFICË.

Losos; June 19th...

A Military Department of the Jadge Advocate-Geneml's Office is being establish- ed on June tat, consisting of a colonel, a lieutentant-colonel, two majors, and two the captains, to give the Advocate-General legal assistance and advice of Commanding Officers in cases in which the outside public is concerned, as, for example the exercise of summary jurisdiction by Courts of Enquiry.. The arrangement at present applies to Great Britain only.

WOMEN ACTUARIES.

Loxvox, June 19th. Two London girls, Miss Gladys Gregory and Miss Dorothy Davis, are the firt wo men to become members of the Institute of Actuaries.

The examination is regarded a

one of Both work stiffest tests in mathematics. for Assurance Companies.

THE STRANDED "BREGONIAN.”.

LONDON, June 19th.

A rate of twenty-five guineas per cent. for re-insurance was quoted yesterday for the British steamer Breconian, sailing from Karachi for Port said, which was reported from Perim to have been stranded of Ras Alarga

It reported that she has been refloated without assistance, and arrived at Ferim with no apparent damage.

A divers survey is being held..

TAXATION OF HOUSE PROPERTY.

LONDON, June 19th. The agitation which is inking place throughout the country with reference to the proposal to reassess all house, property for the ordinary levy of Income Tax on post-war values has evoked the announce ment. of number of Important concession s We arranged to meet the Dake at King's the Commons,

and reduction of

Cross, and have the car waiting there. This allowance for including an increased

was done. The duke endorsed the two bills, and then drove the car away.

THE ENTERTAINMENTS TAX

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LONDON, June 19th. In the House of Commons, rejecting Appeals for the abolition or reduction of the Entertainments

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on the that the tax is killing the th and cinemas, Sir W. Joyinson-Hicks sail that, on the average, every man, woman and child in England went to the cinema once a week. He attributed the the lower wages of the working people, the trouble in the cinema industry inter alia to building

unnecessary halls, the enormous sums paid for American Blius, and the excessive salaries of cinema actasts. Any reduction of the tax would really be in favour of Fatty Arbuckle and his friends. (Laughter.) He pointed out that the $700 per week at which a well-known actor had salaries of seven Becretaries of State, just been engaged for ten years, equalled the (Laughter.) The abolition of the tax wan absolutely unjustifiable as long as we had [1037 large taxes on beer, sugar, tea and incoine.

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