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VOTE OF $253,500 FOR: SITE.

QUESTIONS IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

·MATTER 'SETTLED „LAST YEAR.

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At the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Coun cil yesterday afternoon, questiong were raised by the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton regarding the vote of 8955,300 for acquiring. the site of

the Diocesan · Boys' School, na

Bonhamn Road for the" purpose of reconstructing the Government Civil Hospital.

RECENT JERUSALEM TO-NIGHT'S DEMO-

EXCAVATIONS.

MASSIVE WALLS OF 200 B.C

IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES.

So important have been the re- sults of the last season's excava- tions at Jerusalem, conducted by the Palestine Exploration Fund, that it is hoped that much of the mystery which still surrounds the history of the City of David will be dispelled within the next year

or two.

In 1924

the remains of the original Jebusite city captured by David were uncovered. This city, afterwards known as the City of

David, was situated at the south-

CRACY DEBATE.

LOCAL Y.M.C.A. VERSUS. OREGON STUDENTS.

What should prove a very in- teresting debate takes place this evening between a team from the University of Oregon who are on

debating tour of the world and the local Y.M.C.A., on the motion, "Ia Democraes # Failure."

A correspondent A.0.0, has sent us the following matter which by says should prove to be of in- terest to certain sections of your readers" and give both useful tips on either side o" the controversy and also an idea of what the opposition Will say:They are the opinions adranced by Dr. Will Durant, author of The Story of Ebilo- sophy and Transition, and Mr. Bertrand Russell, in a debate recent-

It was then pointed out that the vote had been, in effect, approved · by the Finance Committee in July,rn end of the great eastern ridge, in the centre of which stood the 1926, and that the payment had now,

Temple area. On the opposite side been completed.

of the ridge formerly ran the Tyro-ly held at the Marca Temple in New poen Valley, now practically filled York on the same subject. Owing with debris, and it is here that Mr. to the lengthy nature of both W. Growfoot, director of the speakers addresses, I cannot but British School of Archeology at Ferusalem, and Mr. G. M. Fitzgives below only the most salient Gerald, the assistant director, have points that were uttered. been working during the past sea son with funds supplied by the Fund nad Sir Charles Marstoo

The official explanation of the vote on the agenda of the Finance Committee yesterday was as fol.

lows:

It is proposed, as soon as the financial position of the Colony permits, to re-construct the Gov erament Civil Hospital and in connection therewith more land will be required. A favourable opportunity occurred to acquire the site of the Diocesan Boys' School on Bonham Road, and the sum now required is for the pur chase thereof. In July, 1928, the Finance Committee agreed that this sum might be offered."

Three Periods...

Mr. Crowfoot is now in England and he has prepared a report on the work, in which be states that the uncovered ancient walls may be grouped in three periods:

(1) The 2nd century B.C.," the time of the ware between the Maccabees and the Syrian kings. (2) The period from the end to the 4th century AD.

(3) The Byzantine period of the 5th and 6th centuries.

Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton:] Since this matter was last before the Finance Committer, several members of the Committee "have been changed. I think, therefore: "The walls we assign to the first that the papers dealing with the of these groups," Mr. Crowfoot re-

marks, consist of two very m subject subsequent to the meeting sive structures which look like the when the offer of this sum was aides of a great gate in a wall run- authorised might be circulated toning along the west side of the City of David" The finds of most such dimensions that it is reason able to regard them as city walls. "If this be granted," Mr. Crow foot says, it may be concluded that the kernel of these walls is to be carried back through Nehemiah to the Hebrew monarchy and even carlier."

that democracy was a failure, said. Dr. Durant, who contended

inter alia:-

Democracy's Fallures.

It is conceivable to me that some form of democracy should be a sue- cess, but our question is whether democracy is now a failure'or some- thing else. If there is any one here who thinks that the people rule in this country-that they decide war and peace, agricultural policy or tariff rates or nominationa such a person belongs to a different century from the one in which I am living.

original purpose to establish Gov- Democracy has failed of its

erament of the people, by them- selves. In various degrees and places it exists, but in the large "ny tyro. and sophomore, known that the Government of America had even given us not a Goverd

-the-present-members of the Finance general interest include walls of is not the people. If democracy

Committee. It is a big sum of money, and at least three members of this Committee, including myself, know nothing about it. I would suggest that this vote be adjourned until our next meeting and that in the meantime members might be given an opportunity of seeing the papers dealing with the question.

50-Feet Doop Fit.

Sir Charles Marston, in a state- ment written for The Daily Mail,

cat by the people but a Govern- neat by the best, then we might have forgiven ét a great deal. But if there is any form of Government in history that has failed to attract the best into office-failed to bring mea of ability and integrity into public places-it is democracy, Such men have got into office in the last 100 years through epochal accident only.

What I see. before me as the Jundamental reality is that the The wonderful results of excotomic freedom of the individual ploration in Bible hands will, in the course of the next year or

has disappeared, that the economie two, restore the Old Testament equality of opportunity has disap- to the position of importance peared, that even economic frater which it held in this country bety and brotherhood has disap fore German materialism con- which economic liberty, equality. peared. And in a country in aigued it to the region of myth and fraternity are a hypocrisy that and legend. Unfortunately it is

smells to heaven. And, with the not easy, even now, to excavate decay of depocracy has come a "Jerusalém. Apart from Meham- medan fanaticism, which still must be taken into account, Jerusalem has been besieged and destroyed like no other city is

The Colonial Secretary: --There is ¦ says: " no objection to the members of the present Committee seeing, the papers, but you must understand that the vote was approved in 1928 and that the Finance Committee definitely committed us to the ex- penditure of this sum. The matter was brought before the Finance Committee before any decision as to the site had been taken and it was upon the advice then given that the present policy was adopted. It was agreed then that the price now paid- should be offered. As the Finance Committee decided on the policy and fixed the price the Government were definitely com- mitted to it and have to pay the money. We have, as a matter of fact, completed the payment

Hoa, Mr. Shenton: In the case of such a large sum as this I think something more than just a state- ment that the Finance Committee had agreed to the expenditure might be offered to the members of the present Committee. Pet- sonally, I find it difficult to speak on the subject because I only know, what is printed upon the agenda. I think the Finance Committee should have something more tang- ible before them, some details of what has taken place, before they sanction this, vote.

The Colonial Secretary. It is a little unfortunate that members of the Finance Committee who sate tioned the vote should not be pre sent now. The Government, how. ever, has to regard the Finance Committee as a continuing body and acts on that basis: When the Diocesan Boys' School made its

the world.

The gateway which has been discovered by Mr. Crowfoot and Mr. FitzGerald is about 10ft. n. wide. The foundations of many houses above and beyond the gateway indicate that the Tyropoen Valley was here an urban area of Jerusalem in the time of Our Lord, It was no light matter to dig a great pit fifty feet deep, and the fact that the recent

severe earthquake caused no subsidence of soil testi- fies to the skill and precautions that were taken,———

growing complexity of Government. A Government, is a laborious and clumsy mechanism for the adjustment of thousands of disputes

Among

hundreds

of warring groups. Yet we deliberately dis qualify educated people from office in democracy by arranging that nobody shall get into office except by life-long servitude to a machine, and no educated man will pay the price, and the result is visible right here in New York State. Only those who follow the machine can. advance themselves.

time to

"Every State every party and every trade union is ruted by a small minority that devotes all its the mechanism of thr machine. In the decay of de It is hoped to continue the mocracy it has developed mechan work next season. Subscriptions tiens and congresses. The people.

isms, politicians, parties, nomina are urgently needed and should who devote all their time to the be acut to the Palestine Explora

machine are called politicians; tion Fund, 2, Hinde-street, Man--

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The vote was then formally ap proved. The other votes on the agenda totally $5,844, details of which were given in yesterday's issue were agreed to without ques tions."

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There was a happy ending to

it prevents certain forms of gross JUDGE SETTLES A LOVER'S cruelties. In all the cases that his tory" har ever shown us at the pre- sent day, where one set of men has Mr. Russell, defending, said:the power to govern another set of "If you compare the happiness men, those who will have power will case at Liverpool Amizes in which A young man, Leslie William of the average citizen in your exert the grossest cruelty they can Makin, of Edge Vale, Liverpool, Second Hand Motor Launch. country with the happiness of the use. If you are going to have pleaded guilty to assaulting his plana for transfer to Taumati, ar- The Colonial Secretary: There is average citizen of past tmes, or of people with self-respect, who are sweetheart, Elaise Marshall, and rangements for the sale of the old a vote on next year's estimates for undemocratie countries, it is hardly not viewed with contempt, you causing her bodily harm premises were completed. At that the Imports and Exports Depart possible to resist the conclusion must endow them with their share

Prosecuting counsel said the. time the Government lost control ment for $7,000 for the purchase that democracy has been a con of power, for power is the one of the ground. The necessity for of a launch. An opportunity basatributing factor in the general die thing which in the long ran brings couple quarrelled. The girl throw a plate. at Makin, cutting him over re-building the hospital arose then arisen this year to purchase, an tribution of the welfare. If you the respect of others in the mass; and it was clear to us that the site entirely satisfactory launch for are going to say that democracy in and any class which is destitute of the eye, and he later drew a pen- of the Diocesan Boys' School was $4,500 or 85,000, at any rate at a failure, you must not compare it power will be despised and accused knife across her throat, causing a Welcomecessary for the satisfactory deve considerable saving on the vote in with some remote ideal. When of every kind of crime, and harried scratch.

Mr. Maxwell Fyfe, for the do- lopment of the scheme if the new

fence, expressed. Makin's regret and Visitor building for the hospital was to be

said he had no intention of harm- erected in an approximate position to the old one, a course which it

ing the girl was definitely decided to adopt. The negotiations for the private Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard: sale of the site of the Diocesan What is the age of this launch? Boys' School bung fire and collaps. Is it a good policy to purchase ed. It was considered undesirable second hand launch again to lose control of the area and so endanger the solution of the Government Civil Hospital prcb lem. The Finance Committee was fully consulted throughout and the money required was definitely agreed to and passed. The papers can be circularised to the present

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KEATING'S

members of the Committee, but we are not in a position to go back on the arrangements made.

(Continued on next Column.)

the papers for next year. The offer of the launch has been tentatively accepted in expectation of the con- scot of the Finance Committee and I would ask for your approval.

The Colonist Secretary: The launch has been very carefully sur veyed by the Government Marine Surveyor and he reports that it is well worth the money,

Hon, Mr. Shenton: The launch has been fully surveyed and the Government advised to purchase }

The Colonial Secretary: Yes. It is a motor launch.

The vote was then approved.

cruelty."

one looks at the Governments that and ill-treated, and subjected to. have been in past times, the un- democratic systems that have, ex- isted, ask yourselves, have they been wise men who have governed the world? I think note

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“There is a third reason which I think in the present state of the European world is very visible and Mr. Justice Acton: When are obvious, and that is that democracy they going to get married?. Democracy has certain very makes a

stabler form of Mr. Byfc: That will no doubt great merits, which to my mind Government and makes it easier happen as soon as Makin is in a make it well worth preserving: 1 to guard against civil war and position to marry.

Miss Marshall, in reply to the has in the first place the educational strife than any other form of merit, and that educational merit Government. In undemocratic con- judge, said she had made up the is an enormous one. Do you suptries you get insurrections, revolu- quarrel and intended to marry pose that if in this country you tions, all sorts of changes of Gov Makin. had a Government of the best peoernment by violent means, and the Mr. Justice Acton: The penknils; ple, and by the best people, only way I know of to prevent, & incident will be forgotten and there mean the 6 per cent who have change of Government by violent will be no more plate throwing 1 the most memes, because this is means is to have a rule that the Main was sentenced to wo what it will always be in prac majority shall have the lawmaking days' imprisonment, which moant tice do you suppose if you had a power, because then if you do have his immediate release, Mr. Justice Government of that sort, there an appeal to force the victory Acton, remarking that the sooner he would be anything like the money would go to the constituted authori- got married to Miss Marshall the

better. (Continued on next Column.) ties?