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Paris-The lock-out at Le Havro is at an end, and work is resumed.

Calais-A treaty of friendship between Persia and France was signed in Teheran,

New York.-Ah agreement re gulating passport visas between the United States and France has bern reached by the two Governments.

Aukland.-Major T M. Wilkes, Director of New Zealand Air Ser- vices, is leaving soon for England, where he will be attached to the Air Ministry. Capt. J. L. Findlay, of the New Zealand Air Force, is also going to England for a year's refresher course

1914-1919."

RHODES MEMORIAL

LECTURE.

M. HALEVY'S SURVEY.

At the new Rhode's House in Oxford recently Professor Elis Halévy, of the Ecole Libre, des Sciences Politiques, Paris, the Rhodes Memorial lecturer for the

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LONDON CONFERENCE.

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OXFORD A

“INCOMPARABLE.”

EARL OF BIRKENHEAD'S

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FORGOTTEN PROMISE.

Lord Birkenhead made

great

claims for Oxford when he recently. unveiled two stained-glass"windows"

discussion of questions affecting the health and welfare of the merchant navy at home and in ports oversea, at the Old Ashmolean Library, one was held recently at the Royal the gift of members of the Old year, delivered the first of bis series United Service Institution, White- Ashmolesa and the other the gift of lectures on "The World Crisis, | ball. It was convened by the of Sir Dugald Clark. 1914-1019, an Interpretation." British Social Hygiene Council and As an Oxford man," he said, Profesor Halévy thanked the the British Council for the Welfore I have often reflected on the im Rhodes Trustees for having inter-of the Mercantile Marine, to een-pubive cultivation of acieuse by

Cambridge in the last few genera tions. It has been forgotten how much more science owes to Medim. val Oxford than to Medieval Cam- bridge."

Athens-Adimal Konduriotis, the President of the Greek Republic. has yielded to the representations nationalized the Rhodes Memorial sider points to be commended to the of M. Venizelos, the Prime Minis- lectures, and in particular for hav- International Conference of Volun- te. and of deputations of wenntorsing invited a Frenchman to deliver tary Organizations in Geneva and and others and has withdrawn his i refusal to accept nomination for this year's lecture, giving in this to the members of the British another term of olce.

way the Entente its true meaning. Delegation to the 13th session of Oslo. The Crown Prince and not as a political contrivance made the Internations). Labour Confer- It was in the fourteenth century Princess of Norway, who had ar- to serve the transitory purposes of ence. Lord Linlithgow, President that in an Oxford Collège the first rived in company with the Queen diplomacy, but as "something more of the British Social Hygiene experiments in science were made, Fon their return from their honey-

moon. were met at Bergen by permanent and spiritual-nin En Council," was in the chair, and and there was then in that pity a the King of Norway. The whole tente based on faith in the pos- there were present representatives school of medicine hardly second to Royal family started for Oslo by sibilities of furthering through of local authorities, the shipping any in Europe. The study of the night train.

international co-operation the wel industry, organizations assocated ierce as it was understood and fare of mankind as a whole. He with the mercantile marine and measured by the standards of these days showed a degree of intelli- devoted his first lecture to a review other bodies interested in seanien.

gence which he believed had never been exceeded.

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Athens-The Greek Government has paid 340,000,000 levas (appro ximately £209,000) to the Bulgarian Government under the terms of the Kaphandaris-Moloft Convention on the Exchange of Populations be tween Greece and Bulgaria and at. tendant conditions.

Munich.-Herr Adolf Hitler's libel action against several persons who had alleged that the Patach it 1993 was partly financed by Italian subjects has ended at Munich. A verdict was given against the de- fendants, who were ordered to pay fines ranging from £0 to £30, with

costs.

Hertford. The body of Helen Pigrat, 55, an unmarried woman, bas been recovered from a back- water of the River Stort close to her home in London-road, Bishop's Stortford.

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of the revolutionary forces which, The Chairman said no maritime in the last years of the pre-Warnation could afford to be careless of the condition and surroundings. period, made responsible statesmer. in all countries anxious about in which seamen lived when in the political and social future of foreign ports. The proper conduct Europe.

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In the college in which he was UNNAMED GIRL WITNESS. an undergraduate-Wadham-in a room still maintained in its entire

of all ports was the common conty, the Royal Society was founded, Ceme of every Country

And then there came a day when whose

an endeavour was made to present a collection of scientific exhibits to the University of Oxford on certain conditions with which the name of Aahruole would live longer than most of those there that lay.

In Germany the big Social-nationals earned their living in Democratic Party was founded upon ships. Happily, signs were not that most unrestricted revolutionary wanting that both governments and doctrine. Marxism. It was, how ever, difficult for a party which had public opinion throughout the in the Reichstag more than 100 re-greater part of the world were presentatives, sent there by 4,000.000 inclining more and more to a due. voters, to remain a purely revolu appreciation of the importance of

tionary party,

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Exhibit as Fuel.

the name of Ashmole would be re As long as those walls endured,

in their called with pious gratitude. It was to Christopher Wren that the beauty of those buiklings was due Wadham man.

seaman should

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HIGHWAY ROBBERY PLOT ALLEGATIONS.

name,

COURT REVELATIONS.

A stylishly dressed girl, whose address, and occupation were not disclosed, gave remark- able evidence at North London highway robbery. Police Court in a case of alleged

Michael Dixon, aged twenty-five,

a bootmaker, of Playford-road, Upper Holloway, and Joseph Browne, aged twenty-three,, a mat- treas maker, of Campbell-road, William and Mary came to the violently assaulting Mr. George It was only a few years before Finsbury Park, were accused of throne that the Duchess of York Stone, & fishmonger, of Hornsey- and Princess Anne opened the old road, Hornsey-rise, and robbing Ashmolean Museum. But the him of a brown paper parcel con- Evans Collection it contained be taining £199 in notes, £8 in silver, more neglected, and a cheque for £3 10 at Hol- and it was said that some of the land-road, Upper Holloway. most venerable of the exhibits were used to aid the heating resources.

The collection was given to the University on the sole condition that suitable housing should be provided, but be feared the original promise had been forgotten by the University,

came more and

self face to face with difficult prob- ports.

Germany in those days found her, improving conditions lems, not economic but political. Mr. H. B. Butler, of the Inter-Sir Christopher, who was also a London. To celebrate the In Could highly industrialized coun-national Labour Office, referred to auguration of the first complete try" submit very long to a purely the International Labour Confer- radio-telegraph circuit between military form of government? Could ence to be held in October, when London and San Francisco without a Constitution founded upon uni- questions relating to the welfare of relay over a wire line system, greet versal suffrage very long resist the seamen in port and health insur ings were exchanged between the introduction of responsible governance for seamen would be discuss Lord Mayor of London and Mr.ment? Could so large a party as ed. He said it was not enough that James Rolph, Mayor of San Fran- the Social-Democratic Party remain the conditions for cisco.

very long a

party of social and be satisfactory in his own port, Cardiff.-Henry Edwin Morris, political outcasts ?

but they should" consider the risks formerly employed as a rate collec-A-political crisis was in view; and to which he was exposed in foreign tor by the Llandrindod Wells Urbanas the only large party which stood countries. It was thought that an District Council. pleaded "Guilty" for democracy was Socialist as well international agreement could be of

was difficult to real assistance. at Llandrindod Wells to charges of as Democratic, it falsification of accounts and em- see how see how the thing could bezzlement, and was sentenced to have happened without some kind four months' imprisonment in the of social upheaval. accond division.

Francs-Revolutionary Centre. Finchley-Miss Mary Savory, In Western Europe, France was younger daughter of Mr. Lionel the revolutionary centre. Discredit Memorial Hospital Committee, died about the success of a new Socialist Savory, chairman of the Finchley of Parliamentarism had brought at her home in Torrington Park, and revolutionary doctrine. Syn North Finchley, from burns receiv dicalism. It advised the workers ed while cleaning. & dress with to use the weapons not of the ballot hut of the strike so as to win within the factory victory after victory over the employers, until the last battle, the revolutionary general strike,

petrol. She was to have taken a leading part in the Finchley Me morial Hospital .fetc.

Glasgow. A woman tourist, who was out on Loch Lomond in a row. ing boat with her two sons, was trying to take photograph of Mr. Ramany MacDonald, who was enjoying a motor launch trip on the Loch, when the wash from the launch mused her boat to tilt suddenly. She fell into the water, but was pulled out by her soca unhurt.

South Shields.-The Swedish State Railways have bought 297,250 tons of British coal.

capitalism.

men.

to

"The Home Porta. Sir John Sandeman Allen, M.P., presented a report on general con- ditions in home ports.. This stated He was informed that cue noble

withdrawn that perhaps the enactment which room had been had had the greatest effect on the twenty years from the purpose for population was that relating to the suggest it would be a noble mem general welfare of the seafaring which it had been intended. closing hours of public houses. Itorial if you (the Vice-Chancellor) structions with regard to mainten insist on its early restoration.

"Those of us who love Oxford, ance of good order by British owners were so strict that no master as I have loved it all my life, feel would connive at the presence of drep emotion when an act is done unauthorized persons in his drip which adda that beauty, and in the home ports without risk even in these modern days Uxford -should finally abolish of instant dismissal. The cap remains the most incomparable and

tains of foreign ships, finding most beautiful city in the world." themselves, when in the United Kingdom, in foreign port, were naturally more enreless. At Cardiff, and to a certain extent at Manches should be systematically safeguard ter, difficulties were increasing in ed in all ports of the world. It crnnection, with the association of recognizes, however, that the most coloured seamen with white women. and the consequent growth of a half-caste population, alien in sen- timent and habits to the native white inhabitants.

Sir John Allen said there was no

Mr. J. F. Eastwood, prosecut- ing, said that among the articles. found in Dixon's possession when he was arrested was a letter. "The writer was young woman who would be called as a witness.

Walked Out Together,"

The girl referred to elected to give evidence after she had been. cautioned that she need not do so,

identity were handed up on and thus render herself liable to proceedings. Particulars of her piece of paper.

She said that she had known Dixon for aluat a year, and they bad walked out together. She met him at Sloane-square.

Mr. Eastwood: Did he tell you his plans 3-Yes, sir. He told me they thought of robbing a fish- monger at Hornsey-road."

In

With the idea of the general and

Did he tell you how he was gó- industrial strike was combined the

ing to do it Yes. He was to idea of the strike of soldiers in time

wait on the man, santch the bag. of war against war, when the

and get into a car which would soldiers would use their weapons to

be waiting for him. He said that. secure foundation on which to there were to be two other men take possession of the political

with him. One was to drive the power in the name of the working

build an international organization class. The new doctrine made

is an efficient national organization car and the other was to stand on headway in Spain and Italy, spread

in each country.

the corner in case of trouble. to the Anglo-Saxon world. to the

"The conference further·recom- Did he tell you when it was go-- United States, to Australia, to Eng-

mends that responsible port wel ing to happen-Yes, on a Mön-- Strasbourg-M. Gustave Adolphe land. The industrial Triple Alliance country in the world, except pos- fare committees should be establish- day-the next Monday, Reiss, of Strasbourg, who represent was, in the beginning of 1914, pre- sibly Scandinavian countries, where and stimulate activities directed-Yes, he said he had tried it be ed in the major ports to co-ordinate Did he tell you anything more? ed that city in the German Reich-paring for a general strike of trans- so much was being done for the

man got on stag from 1898 to 1907, has died in port workers, miners, and railway welfare of seamen as in Great towards providing recreation and fore, but the bis 80th year."

I next saw him at Britain. He was not suggesting decent ahore sleeping accommoda- omnibus.

He told

me Spirit of Unrest.

that everything had been done. tion for seafarers, and that the Sloane-square. Naples.-The King of Italy, a-

how the job was done. He companied by the Queen, and the In Eastern Europe was another They should support every effort shipping industry and the various two younger Princesses, has left and more serious centre of pessible to bring the international standard branches of the Merchant Navy said there were five or six men should be represented on such in the job, and that they shared Taranto or a visit to Rhodes and revolutionary movements. The real fer dealing with the subject to a

the money between them and had. other islands of the Dodecanese. Russian Socialist Party then was higher level. Nothing in the way committees.

This conference welcomes the old the car and gone to Newcastle. not that of the Bolsheviste, but of legislation or Government setion

International He told me he had that day put Madrid. A Royal Decree has the so-called Social-Revolutionary should set aside voluntary effort, proposal of the been published in Spain making Party, which had nothing to do with which was a vitalizing force in this Labour Organization to consider 50 into his banking account, and obligatory the possession of an Marxism, and which did not want country. The number of pubile the terms of an International Con posted the book to me. This was

vention for the Health Insurance of done without my permission. international motor licence in the to see Russia industrialized, or wish heuses around ports in this country Seafarers. In view of experience

The young woman added that she case of all foreign motorists enter- her to develop into a Socialist com. had been greatly reduced and ing Spain by car.

drunkenness had decreased greatly

a to the beneficial results of ade- I had never before scen Browne. munity after the Marxist pattern.

in the last 30 years. There was no

quate recreation in promoting the The men were remanded. maintenance of health and in the What they wanted was the return to the village community, which was doubt that the closing hours of supposed to have been the primitive public houses bad been invaluable regime of the Russian peasantry in saving seamen from a great deal The revolution they asked for wasf trouble. an agrarian revolution. They con- doned, if they did not.. openly en courage, the anarchist methods of terrorism and wholesale assassina tions of officials of all degrees.

Thus there was abroad among the

Toronto.-Sir Robert Falconor,

president of the University of Toronto, being unwilling to sever connection which has lasted for more than 20 years, has declined the offer of the vice-chancellor and prin- cipalship of the University of Edin- burgh, of which he is a Master of

Arts.

Berne.The favourable snow cón-,

LASHINGS FOR A LIVING.

MAN KNOWN AS THE "HUMAN FLOGGING

MACHINE.".

reduction in venereal and other Maritime Commission explore diseases, this conference urges the Dr. R. M. F. Picken, medical the position with a view to includ- officer of health, Cardiff, speaking ing provision in the convention for on the subject of venereal diseases recreation facilities in ports for and the mercantile marine, zaid al- the use of seafarers of all nations

The conference recognizes in the though venereal disease might be

a certain extent report of the Maritime Commission diminishing to

Benjamin James Riley, aged ditiona prevalent in Switzerland at working class a universal spirit of among the seafaring population, a valuable summary of those on-

there was still a great deal of it welfare of seafarers in ports, and thirty-three, a labourer, who was ditions affecting the health end the beginning of the week enabled.

and much which did not come un-

at Woolwich Police M. Metroz, M. Humbert Droz and parent. The shapes it took were thoze which the revolutionary move- Herr Muller, of La Chaux-de- ment actually took in the several

der treatment. There were clear urges the International Labour sentenced

fourteen days' hard Fonds, with the guide Fritz Steuri,

indications from Liverpool, Lon Conference to recommend Govern-Court to

labour for loitering at Woolwich of Grindelwald, to make the first countries where it occurred, a few dom, and Cardiff that certain ports ments to study the report and to years later. But when it was in the world were plague spots eq ascent of the Wetterhorn this sea case of a world upheaval, such as

take legislative or administrative Common with intent to commit a as may be necessary to felony, had in his possession a son, about five weeks earlier than that which we had witucaned, both

far as this disease was concerned, action and we had a great problem in our promote safety and to ensure good heavy rubber truncheon.

Riley said that he was known on usual.

order.' military and social, it sometimes

own porta. Paria-An application by the happened, as in 1789, that the revolu Sir Walter Greaves-Lord, M.P..

Mr. J. A. Wilson, Chief Con- fair grounds as the "human flog- Italian Government for the extra-tion came first and then degenerat proposed the following resolutions: stable, Cardiff, zid the number of ging machine and the truncheon licensed houses had been reduced, was not for defence or attack. He dition of Signor Lorenzo Lorenzi, ed into a general war. Things this

Welfare Committees. an associate of Signor Torregiani, time took another turn; the up

but there was a danger of houses obtained a living by allowing That this conference is of that had been struck off on the people to hit him with the trun- the former Grand Master of the heaval began with a war, and the Italian Grand Orient, has been re-revolution only came later. Hence, opinion that in the interests of the grounds of redundancy being concheon.

The magistrate said that he was jected by the French Courts Athe speaker concluded, it must be Merchantile Marine Service there verted into clubs. There were re- similar application, had previously inferred that the forces which made should be an international or freshment cafés which were also a willing to believe that Riley gave some kind of entertainment, bus. over rejected the Cora Ab for car or being of ganisation of all parties concerned, matter af grave.concern, peal at Aix in March, 1928. 8ignor this century, stronger than those in order that the healin of scade The resortsion

(Oontinued on next Column). which made for revolution.

animously,

the charge: Lorenzi was immediately set free.