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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 1926.

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ALLEGED BREACH OF OFFICIAL'S SECRETS ACT.

An ex-governor of a London prison appeared last month in the dock on a serious charge of contravening the Official Secrets act.

OWNERSHIP OF 190,000 SQUARE MILES.

Within the next few weeks the 'Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will give A decision by which either the Dominion of Canada or the Colony of Newfound- land will gain possession of more than 120,000 square miles of Labrador ter- ritory, the ownership of which has been in dispute for a quarter of a century.

Recently, in the Committee's council room at Downing-street-a cosy oak- panalled chamber, whom four coal fires mada a homely crackle and blaze--the fast shots of a verbal battle which has lasted nearly a month were fired.

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GREAT INSULIN DISCOVERY CLAIM.

The accused was Major Frederick Wallace Blake, ex-Governor of Penton ville Prison, who was charged at the Man mon House Police Court with disclosing cortain information in sa article in the London Frening News, which has been publishing Major Blake's reminiscences. Sir Travers Humphreys, who prosecut ed, said that Major Blake was from August 3rd, 1919, Governor of Penton ville Prison. He was placed upon the It took five years for the parties to sick list on Nevember 6th, 1995, and re-reach an agreement as to the wording tired on penson on May 15th of this year. of the question to be decided by the

In January, 1923, he had under bis Judicial Committee. This was: "What STEP FORWARD IN THE DIABETES of his discovery, but scientists have charge Frederick Bywaters, who had been is the location and definition of the convicted at the Central Criminal Court boundary as between Canada and New- of the murder of a man named Thomp foundland in the Labrador peninsula son, and who was executed in Penton-under the Statutes, Orders in Council, ville on January 9th. With Bywaters there was convicted, ra. Thompson, the wife of the murdered man, and she was also executed. འགོ,- - ་

and Proclamations?"

Briany, Canada's contention was that Newfoundland could lay claim only to the coastline of Labrador,, which had been granted to her to enable her to carry on Ber fishing industry. On the other hand, Newfoundland held that her jurisdiction extended to a certain depth inland.

WAR.

Dr. Casimir Funk, who has succeeded in decomposing insulin and isolating the substances contained in it recently ex- plained his discovery when seen at his laboratory in Warsaw.

· Tavüling, which has been nied so success- fully in the treatment of diabetes, is now proved to consist of two components One is useful, while the other is distinct ly harmful.

The case, it will be remembered, caused an enormous and painful sensation in England as it was the first-time for many!

Blood tests were carried out with a years that a woman was placed in seriens

The disputed territory is a tremendous- danger of the gallows and the whole prisly rich prize, for it includes 60,000 square number of rabbits which had been in ciple of capital punishment was consider miles of spruce forests representing un-jected with the newly discovered sub-

told wealth in pulp wood for paper- stancos. making. Even at a very low estimate, the territory, undeveloped as it is at the moment, is said to be worth £30,000,000.

ed at stake.

On October 27th, continued Counsel, there appeared in the Evening News in article under the head, "What Bywaters, said to me. By Major Wallace Blake, In this ex-Governor of Pentonville." article Major Blake said that at the end of an interview on the day before the execution Bywaters asked him as a favour to come to him the next morning at 8.30 the execution was fixed for nine-to have a laat talk with him

She Was Not Gallly."

Major Blake went on to say that he had a bad headache and went out to dianer, drank champagne which made his headache worse, but in spite of these phy- sical disabilities, the next morning he kept his promise to Bywaters and, to use his own expression, staggered into the prison."

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Major Blake went on in these words:- The young man shook me warmly by the band and said, "It is her I want to speak to you about, sir. I will swear she was not guilty." I said, "My boy, that is no good now. She was tried and found guilty; she appealed, and there is nothing left; in any case it would not be a very happy life for her after all that has happened."

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He said, "I cannot bear to think of them mauling her about."" I replied."" "They will be very gentle. Don' think of it. There is only a minute.or two left. I should like to hear you say that you are sorry for what you did."

"I am, sir; dd sorry," said By- water, and then the door opened and they came in,

That means the executioners for the purpose of pinering the young man,

aid Sir Travers]

We shook hands and he said, "Yes, sir. I really am sorry. Good-bye," and they marched him to the shed to send him on his last voyage.

That piece of writing, said Sir Travera, might possibly appeal to the magistraté as being an execrably bad taste.

But be (Bir Travers) was not concerned with questions of bad taste or want of decent feeling on the part of persons who were-ex-Civil servants." The prosecution was brought for the purpose of estab lishing that persons in confidential posi tions under the Crown, whether they were governors of convict prisons or warders or anybody else, who received information in their official capacity and subsequently published that information were liable if they did it while they were in the service to be dealt with for breach of regulations, and if they did it after leaving the service were liable to be pro secuted for a criminal offence.

So strict were the rules that even if a coroner during the course of an inquiry into the death of a man by execution. asked if he had made any confession, the duty of the governor was to reply" am. not at liberty to 247,"

A Belief In Last Words, "From the point of view of the Home Office, not the least, perhaps the most, undesirable part of this story," proceed. ed Bit Travers, "is thes it purported to bay that the last thing Bywaterə mil was that a woman was innocent, who in Tact was executed on the same day as be, was, It is most andesirable to publish abroad such a statement, inasmuch as there are persons who believe wrongly that what a man says just before his death must be true. It might be a cause of great un easiness to many people who learned that was the last statement made by that per

Evidence having been i called Major Blake, who reserved bis defence, was committed for trial, bail being allowed.

WOMAN SHERIFF OF HAMPSHIRE.

DUTIES PLEASANT AND

APS UNPLEASANT.

Mrz. Foster Welch has been elected Sheriff of Hampshire. She is the first. woman to hold this buice in any county borough in England or Wales. Mrs. Foster Welch, who is the wife of a local doctor, has been prominently identified with public work for some years. The shrievalty of Bouthampton dates back to 1447004

A heriff is responsible for the execu tion of the 'death sentence, and Mrs. Foster Welch may therefore have to attend executions. Other duties are at- tendance on the judge at assizes, and the "execution of wriła,

Both Canada and Newfoundland have spared he expense in their efforts to make good their respective claims. "It is understood that the total costs of the action will considerably exceed £250,000.

The Judicial Committee reserved judgment.

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He emphasises the fact that he is s chemist, and does not, therefore, pretead to prophesy concerning the medical valua endeavoured to decompose insulin since it was first known, and the accomplish ment of this feat is a certain step for ward in the war against diabetes."

Further details of Dr. Funk's discovery are awaited, says a London contemporary

to hand with considerable interest by British specialists, :

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"It is undoubtedly an important" forward in the treatment of diabetes, said Dr. O. Leyton, one of the greatest authorities on insulin, but it is too soon to express an opinion on its prac tical value.

"Dr. Funk has a great reputation as an accurate observer. The theory that One of the components which con-insulin consists of two components, one stitutes 10 or 15 per cent. of the insulin of which increases blood angat and an- strikingly increases the quantity of blood† other which has the oposite effect, seerns sugar. The other component has an to me to be very likely true

Dr. Funk's discovery will certainly exactly opposite effect.

help us very much."

Dr. Fank's object, now is to find the amount of each substance required to produce the greatest curative effect. He hope to complete his experiments with- in a few days

The insulin curo for diabetes was dis- covered only two years ago by Dr. F."G. Banting, of Toronto, Hundreds of lives have already been saved by the treatment.

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