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TER HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1935

CABLES.

LATEST CARLES, (THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY.} GENERAL ELECTION IN

IRELAND.

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DE VALERA TO OPEN CAMPAIGN NEXT WEEK.

Loynoy, August 6th. The general election in Ireland, which takes place on August 7th, follows closely on the dissolution of "the Dail Eireann yesterday: The contest promises

to be most keen..

Forty-two candidates have been already named for twenty-three seats in Dublin, and twenty for seven vacancies in Lême rick. It is expected! "that. altogether,

five hundred enndidates will nominated. The Republicans and the Labour are the atrongest parties with the Ministerialists next in numbers, but the Farmers and "the Independents are fighting vigorously. The Government's continued "detention

EARLIER CABLES, GERMAN REPARATIONS, FRAMING BRITISH ANSWERS TO ALLIES,

LONDON, August sch

FAR EASTERN CABLE THE RUSSO-ASIATIC BANK.

NEWS.

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ALICE DOLLAR " 'INCIDENT.

AN INTERESTING REPORT FROM "PARIS.

Le Zara newspaper in Harbin has itist received the following information

Blect

DIVORCE REPORTS. KING'S PLO.TOR'S VIEW,»

PUBL CITY & DETERRENT Giving evidence before the Committee of the House of Commons which (Regulation of Reports) Bill on July 5th Sir J. P. Mellor, King's Proctor, expressed that the publication of divores cuses acted ne a deterrent. Sir Ellis Bune-Williams, the view that the measure went too far, and

K.C., M.P.. took the same view.

In reply to Sir H. Nield, witness agreed that the non-publication of details "with regard to physiology would not interfere with his duties, but when it cams to the question of telling the story and the evidence of the witnesses he was afruid'it would affect him.

A fact that the Cabinet meeting fixed for ADMIRAL PHELPS HOLDS INQUIRY. from its special correspondent in Paris is easid-ring the Matrimonial Causes he very much doubted whether the reliex

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IcHasd, August 9th Admiral Phelps returned yesterday afternoon. He has held an investigation

The Commander-in-Chief of the Upper into the allier Dullar incident. Yangtze, Genecal Wing Ju Chin, de manded the Deputy-General. who hail been detained on the U.S.S. Label, but Admiral Phelps determined to hand him to the Tuchun himself.

today to frame the British answers to "France, Belgium and Italy about reparations. and, the Ruhr was postponed till to-morrow is regarded by some pacers na indient ing the existance of dillerences in the Cabinet on the subject of the policy to wards France, that the "Diehard" section France and belgium in daaunting Gur many to unconditionally abandon passive resistance, and the others being of the opinion that the limit of British con-

The thirteen guards were handed over to the French standpoint has been cassions

to General Wang Ju Chin, but it has what their resched.

The Manchester Guardian BAYS Cabinet is between two alternatives: () Tot yet been ascertained record publicly the incompatibility of the sent will be, while the Deputy of Paris and London, bat maintain the General is still detained in custody on

the Zobels Allied basis for a European settlement; and (9) to attempt a separate Anglo-German agreement.

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that the

Meanwhile, the Paris Press is again giving prominence to the independent Rhineland idea.

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MOBO FANATICS WIPED OUT.^

MANILA, August 9th, "Practically the whole band of More' Fanation has been wiped out in a fight with constabulary at Lake Lanao, on the island of Mindanao, when 58 Moros were The Moros started the fighting. Some of their leaders who recently returned from Mecca were bent on expelling Christians from the leland.

regarding the negotiations between the Russo-Asiatic Bank and the Soviet Gov.

Easteru Railway in Paris: ernment and the status of the Chinese

The question of the fate of the Russo Asiatic Bank continues to serve as the theme for lively discussion among the circles in Berlin and Paris which are interested in the matter.

Two projects have recently beer brought forward.

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Sir J. P. Mellor, King's Proctor, said that be had held his present appointment since 1909, and bad had considerable experience of divorce proceedings during the interval.

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The Chairman; The Committee anxious to hear you more particularly on the point as to whether you think this bill would interfere with your inquires when contemplating taking proceedings as King Prope

The first is that the Russo-Asiatic Bank as it is operating at prosent, with the whole staff of the central board of mau- agement and with all its branches be that Moscow shall have the right to up- Witness: I think there can be no doubt "point its representatives everywhere it that it would to a bonsiderable extent. A brought under Soviet control in the sense

thinks necessary.

great deal of the information upon which I have to act is received in consequence of the publicity given to the proceedings, not only in the London Press but in the local naspapers in the country, Very often cases are reported locally which are not referred to in the London newspapers, and I not infrequently have communications

Parallel with this proposal, and in view of the very reserved position which the French shareholders take, a proposal is mande that a new branch of the bank, or a separate bank on similar lines bo formed which is to be independent of the Soviet Government. This now organiza Mr Batolin, is to bear the name of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, to take over the in ventory of the bank, and to enjoy the right to realize on the natural resources of Russia.

of political prisoners is likely to be the Sgotian-is the sole obstacle, to it, appeals to killed and three constables were wounded. tion, according to a proposal inale from persons in the country saring that

chief issue. This was the chief topic at the Labour Congress held in Dublin, which passed a resolution demanding the release of the internees, after heated debates in which the Government was denounced for allowing Irishment to ret in jails and convict ships, which were described as infested with rats and ver

min.

The first centre of interest will be County Clare, where De Valera opens

"THE PILOT OF PEACE” Le Matin, which declares that British Mr. Baldwin to accept Premier Poincare as the pilot of peace, as Great Britain accepted Marshal Foch as the pilot of victory.

The French papers are giving prominence to the presence in Paris of Lord Robert who conferred with Premier Poincare Cecil to-day.

Le Journal describes him as the most suit, able man to effect an Anglo-French rappro chement,

STATEMENT BY HERR CUNO.

BERLIN, August 8th. Herr Cuno, in the Reichstag, said that the principles underlying the British proposals for a solution of the reparations problem. were in no way pleasant to Germany.

Herr Cune declared that the invernment was unable to acquiesce in the French

his campaign next week. Both, the Re-demand that it should suggest to the people in the Ruhr to abandon passive resistance. publican and the Labour Parties are

DR. CUNO SPEAKS OUT.- troubled with internal dissensions, which

BERLIN, August 5th. may counteract the Government's un-

Before Dr. Cuno's speech in the Reich popularity.

stag, the President, Herr Loebe, delivered a tribute to the late President Harding everybody standing. -

The election will be conducted on a All proportional representation basis. persons over twenty-one will be entitled

to vote.

THE MADRID BANK STRIKE WORKERS RESUMING UNDER OLD CONDITIONS.

·MADRID. August 8th. he bank strike, mentioned in a cable message dated August 8th, is said to be collapsing.

The strikers are. seceding from the unions in large numbers and resuming under the old conditions. A number of the strikers have been dismissed, for most of the banks have profited by the situn. tion to reduce their staffs.

BABLIER CABLES.

AMERICAN CABLES,

ASSOCIATED PRESS RADIO TO MANILA-

PAPERS-]

COTTON UP $7 A BALE.

NEW OREANS, August 1st. Cotton futures to-day soared $7 a bale after receipt of a Government crop report placing the condition of the crop at 67.7 per cent of normal. Traders hal x perted a figure sightly above 70 per cent.

of normal.

EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT A' EURCHASER.

CAIRO, August 1st. It is announced that the Egyptian Government has decided to enter the cutton market as a purchaser with a view to maintaining the price of cotton.

GASOLENE DOWN 2 CENTS

SAN FRANCISCo, August 1st. The price of gasoline has been reduce two cents a gallon to-day to the consumer. The reduction affects the entire const terri tory, incluring Hawaii.«

Dr. Cuno, in the course of his indict mont of the occupying forces, said, so far a hundred Germans in occupied districts bad lost their lives, ten had been sca- tenced to death, 110,000 had been deported and milliards of marks, had been stolen. He recalled that France and Belgium since the occupation End ouly received pre. fifth of the coal and cok in comparison with former German deliveries, and declar ed that employers and employees would not work, at the point of the bayonet. The Intest threat, to place the pits undercents gallon.

Franco-Begian regie, would make no difference.

Dr. Cuno, while exhorting a strong maintenance of passive resistance, dig

criminal violence countenanced

outrage

and

The speech was frequently, interrupted and, the House received it somewhat coldly.

LATEST CABLES,

GERMANY'S EFFORTS TO HELP

HERSELF..

BERLIN August 8th

Herr Cund, dealing with domestic Affairs, declared that Germany must show the world that she is doing her utmost to help bersell

LATE PRESIDENT HARDING, THE LAST RITES."

WASHINGTON, August stb. Fennsylvania Avenue was lined by silent crowde, who had been waiting for hours, danger of having imports cut off by the

With regard to finance. the collapse of the currency was the worst thing that had befallen Germany, which was in

The leading companies announced that the reduction applies to service "station and garages. The new delivers price is 17| No explanation is given, but it was announced, recently that the ilustry was facing as over production.

PELSHING

MENAUE.

ON RED

"DELMONTE, CAL, August 1st. General Pershing speaking to the civili- Ra military training camp hero to-day, warned his hearers against the "insidious working

of Red pruganda on the Pacific Const He said he believed the Ameri can nation would for years need the aid of dier civilian citizens in suppressing

Red activities.

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NO. 25.

New Yozz, August 1st. Babe Ruth made his 25th heme run is the ninth inning of to-day's game, off Smith of Cleveland,

A FRENCH DEMAND.

This complicated combination of two banks on similar lines has been brought forward owing to the fact that the French, who agreed conditionally to the Sovietization of the present Russo-Asiatic Bank and transfering to it part of their rights to the Chinese Eastern Railway, nt the same time insist on the creation of a branch of the bank independent of the Soviet "tiovernment, promising to form the capital of the independent bank exclusively with French money.

their attention has been drawn to a particular case and enclosing a newspaper cutting.

From your experience are you in "favour of the principfo of the bill That is question I cannot express an opinion upon, but I think I may say that I think. the bill goes rather too far.

A diainction

Can you say how you would propose to limit it-I am afraid that would not be altogether an easy matter. ought to be drawn between the criminal courts and divore courts in the public. I do not think it tion of indecent matter. would be easy to report divéres cases with out referring to any matter which might bo perhaps objectionable. At the same A Milleranil, the President of the time I think if the bill restricted the Republic, and banking circles in close publication of anything indecent. that that touch with him, are keenly interested his as far as we cun go. the possibilities for the exploitation of the natural resources of Russia."

M. Millerand has already more than once emphasized the fact that, indepen- dently of the political structure of Russia, Franco must rostore her former comme tions, both commercial and economic. with her former ally.

For this reason the French Govern- meut, which insists on an independent branch of the Russo-Asiatic Bank. gur antees to that branch" 25,000,000 cold Irnnes from the Government and 25,000,000 gold franes from private French capital

All the efforts of Messrs. Futiloff And Batolin, who have now united, have been directed recently to elucidating the point of view of the Moscow Governcut.

However, in connection with Joffe's successful policy which has led to the beginning of negotiations with Japan, Aloscow has clearly decided to delay the final reply to the offer of the Russian shareholders of the Russo-Asiatic Bank.

The position of the Commissariat for Foreign Affairs toward the Russo-Asiatic Bank is now as follows:-

Without finally breaking off negotia- tiens with Futiloff, the Soviet Govern- rent, will not reject the rights and privileges which Putiloff and Batolin desire to transfer to Moscow, but it will at the present time make no concessions to the Russo Asiatic Bank.

Moscow considers that

the

Russo-

In reply to further questions with ess said of divorce cases had contributed very Sir Ellis Hume-Williams, K.C., MP.. said he had practised in the Divorce Court for a good many years. He thought that largely to a greater laxity of moral

publicity was of the utmost importance with regard to divorce cases.'

The Chairman: Do you think publicity is a very great deterrent?--Yea

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la acswer to another question by the chairman, Sir. Ellis said: My experience of the Press in relation to the reporting of divorce cases has been extremely god. 1 think they exercise a wonderful discretion, more particularly considering the tempta tion to which they are exposed of making good "copy."

le contection with cases in which he had bean ongaged he had been asked, not once, but a thousand times, if he could not keep them out of the papers.

The Chairman: Then you do not think that the publication provided for in the bill would be sufficient?-People would not read it, to start with. It would only be published in the London Gazette.

PEELING OF THE CHURCHES. Evidence by clergymen of varions Chris- The than decorainations was given. Bishop of Loudon said that the Christian community throughout the country was entirely in favour of the bill. Especially was this so on the part of headmasters of public, schools, who might be called to give evidence with regard to the demoralising effect which the reading of divorce reporta in Sunday newspapers had on their pupils.

The Chairman Are you in favour of these cases being heard in camera -No. I don't think so. You have to pay great attention to what the judge says. think the offiender ought to have the punishment of publicity.

The Chairman: Interest in the question scoms to be widespread. I got á lattar a day or two ago from Washington, which expresses approval of the bill, but suggests I am not quite sure that it is within the possible criticism that if there is too much scope of your official work, but would you evidence in camera it will encourage: say that sometimes in the reports in ques-divorco because unscrupulous persons will tion "there, may be nu spocific indecent not have their misdeeds published abroad. detail, but the whole suggestion and insians Lord Apsley (C., Southampton): Would tion of the report might be objectionable the publication of the judges' summing up, I think that that is so, but this question is but not that of any of the evidence, most whether we are going to adopt the policy of the case-I think on the whole that would keeping from the public mind everythingbo my line of procedure. that is of an indecent tendency, and I think that that would be very difficult, and i am not at all sure that the exposure of a state of affairs which is very objectionable may not bring about a reaction. People are not made critical by reading criminal cases. If people find that there is a greater tendency towards immorality, it would tad to bring about a feeling of disgust and reaction: I think the general tone of the public is healthy.

Would you say that the publication of such reports as have occurred from time to time affect the tone of the public morally?

My impression is that on the whole if the public thought things were getting into bad state the public would became angry. Familiarity with these cases might produce a strong feeling the other way.

You attach importance to publicity ?--I think publicity in matrimonial" cases is as important as in criminal easca.

HOW JUSTICE IS HELPED. Do you think the publication of these cases acte na a deterrent?-I think it Asiatic Bank is one of the secondary probably does. 1 think that the news- factors in the scheme of the international papers are what people are very largely interests concentrated on the Chinese afraid of, and they hesitate to ignore them. Eastern Railway, that this question def divorce proceedings were secret I think divorce would become much easier, and we China, Japan, France and America, and that the present prerogatives of the bank Insive cases. constitute merely a pretext to prevent Hussia extending her influence to the Railway.

Sir T. Bannett: You have spoken of dis- gusting details. Is it not possible for a report of a divorce case to have no disgus ting details whatever and yet to be as per- ni ions a publication as if it were full of. rant: obscenity-I think it is. My point is and not any particular phrase you can pick that it is the atmosphere of the whole thing,

out.

THE BALANCE OF POWER

ENGLAND'S IDEA OF IT:

4. Professor A. FPollard delivered

presidential address on“ The his Doctrine of the Balance of Power" before" members of the Social and Politiend Education Leagito at the annual meeting Gower held at University College, street. Mrs. Henrietta Barnett, C.B.E., presided.

the only sounds audible being the hoof-exchange blockade. The final rehabilita:'/ DEVELOPMENT OF EMPIRE pends exclusively upon the position should have a "far greater number of cal-power. Monopoly of power gavo rise to

beats of the horses and the rumbling of cannon as the procession passed. A few windows showed lights subdued, and the street lights lent a sombrences to the scene.

The caissan, followed by cars containing President Coolidge, Mr. Taft, Mr. Hughes and others, entered the White House at midnight.

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The cofin was taken to the cast room, where there were endless banks of flowers from monarchs and governments through out the world.

President Coolidge and the members of the Cabinet stood for a moment beside the coffin, and then they departed.

Mr Harding went to the White House before the procession, whom arrival she did not witnesi.

A guard of honour is watching the dead till the State funeral to-day.

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WASHINGTON, August 8th." The last rites for the late President Harding were held at the Rotunda by Baptist pastor and the Chaplain of the House of Representatives.

General Per-

tion of Germany's finances and currency would only over when the foreign pull- tical position had been cleared up and the reparation problem settled. In the meanwhile, the fall of the mark must be stopped.

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It is suggested in the bill that the names of the parties should be published; do you think it would be desirable that the addres. ses should be published as well?-From the point of view of the King's Proctor it would be most desirable that the names; addresses, dates, and places where the matrimonial offences were alleged to have taken place should be published.

Professor Pollard said that ecotomi- cally, politically, and morally national isolation was an impossibility in the world to-day. Only a small minority of the human race desired warfare for its own sake, and it had evolved thros systems whereby it hoped to avoid war, namely, the monopoly of power, the balance of power, and the community of

· RESOURCES.

intense rivalries between national States, resulting in the international anarchy COLONIAL REPRESENTATION AT

with which the world had been familiar ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

for the past 400 years. It was to the com

LONDON, August 8th,

NOT A SOLUTION,

unity of power, represented by the League of Nations, that mankind had The British Empiro Producers' Organian The Government's programme. included

Furthermore, Moscow is convinced that

looked after the war, but our hopes in tion bas nenorialised the Secretary of State the issue of an internal gold foan, the

for the Colonies urging him to invite to the even if it should reach an agreement with

that direction had grown diminer and imposition of fresh taxation and the pro-Imperial Economic Conference

two tho Russo-Asiatic Bank regarding the

dimmer. The maintenance of the balance motion of German industry. The Reichs-

not officials Chinese Eastern Railway such an agres

of power became the object of English international policy from very early. bank, in its stabilisation policy, was faced representives of Crown Colonics, not o

but representatives of the producing in- ment would hardly remove the obstacles with a tremendous task. Imports would

Don't you think giving the addresses of times, but it had mosnt sundry things to the ground that the fature of to the actual acquisition of the Railway. terests, have to be restricted to the absolute British industry is bound up with the

The failure to receive definite proposals the parties would be unfair?-I should sundry people. The trio conception of balance of power wae not that it meant minimum and exports supported in every development of tun tropical and sub-tropical from Moscow and the sudden recall of think it would be safer to give the rames

resources of the Empiri way. The Government was doing its

Krassin, are two factors which have done and addresses. The publication of the equality, but something over and abo best to cope with the food question and

much to undermine Putiloff's influence names and addresses draws the attention of equality. It did not admit of inde would strongly oppose extremist intrigues

in the French circles of the Russo-Asiatic the people in the locality to the case, and I pendimce, which meant nothing, or of liberty, which meant less. Such terms frour whatever source they might emaIE

have known cases where people have com- ate. He demanded to know whether the

The freecat policy of the reconcilia municated with me and called attention to

were merely part of the propaganda of statesmen. Although England had at Government Had the Reichstag's con-

of the bank with Russia at first the fact that a false story had been put be-

tached itself to the principle of the fidesce. (Prolonged applause.)

vielded to the tactics of waiting, and fors the Court.

balance of power, it liad never avinced when the waiting brought no tangible re- With regard to the advantage from the

the desire to see it.. carried out on the sults the French group in the board of

seas, in South Africa or America The directors of the bank repreached Putiloffing Proctor's point of view could not

popularity of the idea sprang from the with having, by his separate negotiations the difficulty be got over by having a with the Moscow, Government, merely special report prepared for hits only notion that England should remain ent mixed all the cards and spoiled the agree That would help, but I do not think it side, and incline the balance to this side King's Proctor has always access to the other words, Europe was to provide the achieved by Herriot.

Putiloff was very sensitive to the recent tiles of proceedings. It would be imbalance and England the power. Later sentiment of his French colleagues and at possible for him to carry out his duties if European policy had approved the forma one time the atmosphere became so tense he had net. But the important thing for tion of great units of power such as the that there was talk in Paris of giving publication is that the people in the locali. Triple Alliance and Triple Entente, and Putiloff a year's leave of abgenre.

ty concerned should know something about in the deadlock in the Great War it had

sechod as if, the world held at last The conflict was fually lived through the case. You often find cases going perfect example of balance of power. It by Putiloff giving an undertaking to carry through the courts very quietly, and unless was then discovered by those who ad- on no more separate negotiations with there is a report in the newspapers the vocated this policy that it was impossible the Soviet, Government.

neighbours do not know anything about to obtain peace until the balance of power them, and do not hear about them until bad first been destroyed. it is too lato for me to do anything. IỀ A intervene I have to do so within six months

Herr Hermes, Minister of Finance, said that stable tariffs were being introduced in order to restore healthy conditions in the State railway and postal services. The question of the introduction of gold values would be decided simultaneously with the Income Tax reform, and the

TRISH TRADE UNION LARBOUR CONGRESS. STRIKING DOCKERS DISTURE PROCEEDINGE

of the Mansion House.

Bank.

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thing on horseback, fel the funeral pro Government had already appointed ex- Darricading the doors, while the ment which, it was cininted, had been i would really make much difference. The or that as best suited her. intereste In

cession from White House to the Capitol, through sorrowing throngs. As the body was borne out from White House a bugler appeared at the portico and sounded a single note of call to attention. The cavalry sharply saluted, and there was a flourish of drums and a ten-gun salute from Fort Meyer

Mrs. Harding ascended the steps

perts to investigate the practicability of the employment of stable values,

GERMAN MARKS. "JOKE LEVEL" REACHED. -

LONDON, August sih. German Marks reached whin the market

heavily, veiled, and escorted by Secretary terms the folre level of 27,000 to the Cbristian and Dr. Sawyer, she entered a sovereign. car which followed the pall-bearers. Next The opinion is held that Germany came a car with President Coolidge, then coner or later will write down her Ex-Presidenta Taft, and Wilson... King currency to the most limited business by George's personal representative was pro negotiation. minent in the pageant, as were also the Canadian and Australian cavoya

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A solemn procession was formed from the Capitol to the railway, where the casket was placed aboned the funeral trait for conveyance to Mitrion, wher the body will be interred,

Bareheaded crowds again lined the thoroughfares and the guns of the war ships on the river fired a parting salute its the train moved out of the station

The rate finished at 18,000,000 to the

sovereign.

French Francs were 70.50 and Belgian Franca 102.45. SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION,

LONDON, August sih.

The investigation of M. Rakovsky's alleged auli-British utterances is unfinished, and the question whether he is pronto. prata with the British Government is still undecided

LONDON, August Hih. The Irish Trade Union Labour Con gress at Dublin. was again disturbed by 150 striking dockers forcing an entrance to the

the Congress with suspended, the de-

kept hack the inträderk The President pacifies the demonstra- tors, after which the Congress passed a resolution demanding the immediate release or trial of the thousands of citizens still "imprisoned or interned.

ANGLO-GERMAN TRADE..

LONDON, August 8th.

The extent of British trade with Germany is set forth in the floord of Trade which states that during the first six montle of 1023 United Kingdon imports were £17,000,000; exports, £21,000,000; and re-exports of foreign and colonial serch andise, from the

United Kingdom

tie same,

FREE STATE PARLIAMENT.

At any rate Paris is following with tense intorest the conferences between, Joffe and Kawakami, the reports of which are now appearing in the whole French

prees.

have increased our control over

| £10,000,000, compared with £27,000,000,

£32,000,000 41017,000,000, poctively,ural forces a great deal faster than we soring the whole of 1922.

„Plus values in both priols were practically have increased our ethical reserves of

| strength-Bishop of Manchester,

When I went into the House of Con mone I was appalled at my ignorance, but I found it was nothing compared with the ignorance of some others theer-Lady Aster, M.P.

Laznoy, August RUI, The Free State Parliament has been dis

solved

af the decree nisi. Il constantly happens that after a decree has been made absoluta people write to say, "I see Bo-and-so's decrés has been made absolute. That ought not

have been. I could tell you great deal about So-and-so." Supposing publication were restricted, would it be necessary from the King's Proctor's point of view to lengthen the time between the decree nisi and the decree absolute-I think that that would impose more hardship than the advantage would

warrant.

NEW AMERICAN RIFLES The United States Army Ordnance. on June 27th Department announced successful tests with military rifle which fires sixty shots a minute.

It is similar to the 1003 Springfield, and weighs less than the modified Enfield produced in large quantities during the The weapon is semi-automatic, and while it has some qualities of the machine-gun, the trigger must be pulled for each shot. It is said to be very

war.

Accurate,