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WHEN WE ARE ALONE!

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you think, is that he has no con- Evictions?" says someone, self-con- sciously striving to preserve the in tellectual level of the conversation started by the men just before the exodus; and then literature is fairly launched, and will continue

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of coffee until a woman writer, if

one is there to suffer, desperately introduces babies or servants as red herrings.

OUTBREAKS MAR ELECTIONS.

OPPOSING PARTIES CLASH IN PHILIPPINES

FREE-FOR-ALL FIGHT NEAR

MANILA..

Manila, June 3.-Although yestery day's general elections in the Philippine Islands are described as

to be tossed about on a choppy the most peaceful and orderly in many years dispatches arriving here to-day told of several clashes, At Cagayan there was one fatal stabbing. On the outskirts of Manila, 600 Nacionalistas and Democratas engaged in

Lee-for-all fight, Several persons were injured but there were no deaths in the rioting

There were

other pipor

The Blights that "Falls.

Men have done women i bad

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turn in making fun of their famous inclination to talk about these two things, for now neither

disturbances,

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The

hostess not guests have the nerve to start on them, savé in extremity, All was quiet in Manila. though they are often the only sub-elections in the capital were the jects on which everyone present can most orderly in many years, speak with some knowledge. It may not be exciting for the unmor- -ried to discuss infant welfare with

Defeat,

Leader Faces De

In most places the Nacionalista the experienced baby-fancier, but or majority party is maintaining its at lenst it is better than an argu-strength. The only real upset here ment about,modern architecture, is the apparent, defent of Dr. Pedro of which both parties are equally Gil, Democrata member of the ignorant. And much less exhaust Philippines house of representatives ing intellectually.

and an outstanding leader in the Democrata party.

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One of the greatest blights of drawing-room talk is the fact that we have all heard so much of the widening of the feminine horizon during the last few years that most of us feel bound to expand propor- tionately in mind, especially after food.

AFRICAN TRIBAL

CUSTOMS.

CHIEF'S RIGHT TO BEAT

HIS SUBJECTS.

(CHIEF TSHEXEDI KHAMA *. BẬTSHORA. AND OTHERS.]

Count Judicial Committee of the Privy Conneil.

Lord Sankey), Lords Blancsburgh Jonars The Lord Chancellor

and Tomlin, and Sir Lancelot Sanderson.

COUNSEL-Mr. Geoffrey Lawrence, K.C., and Mr. F. O. Langley (in- structed by Messrs. Gedge, Fiske and Company) appeared for the appellanta; and the Attorney General (Sir William Jewitt, K,C.) and Mr. Wilfrid Lowis appeared in

support of the findings of the Court bolow.

This was an appeal which raised, among other issues, a question whether, according to native law, a Bechuana chof has the right" to. burn his subjects' houses as punish- ment for an armed attack upon him. in Council, when he and two of his Counsellors were wounded. The ap pellant is Chief Tshekedi Kharma, and the respondents Simon Rat shosa and John Watehosa and the Attorney-General, who intervenes,

The appeal is from part of a judgment of the Special Court of Bechuanaland Protectorate held at. Dr. Git is running in third place Lobatai in connection with a dis in the latest returns. Running pute between the Chief of the Bamangwato tribe and his subjecta. ahead of him in competition with The case was before the Judicial the Nacionalista candidate is Sr. Committee of the Privy Council last Alfonso Mendoza, a radical candi-October, and the Court then refer red certain questions to the Coloniat Office. 'date,

The voters trooped to the polls. If the guest who is battened, upon yesterday to elect insular, provin for conversation is

business cial and municipal officials. Most woman, she is likely to be offered of the voters are Filipinos although

a

up to the others with the paraly American citizens were privileged

The appellant is acting chief of the tribe. In 1926, the three brothers Ratahost were summoned by 'him to attend a Council to dis cuss with him and the Resident Magistrate matters in dispute be- to vote if they so desired, Interest tween them. They did not obey the summons, but went to. n wedding. in the election has been keen. Up Later in the day, when they attend- wards of 1,000,000 votes have beened the Council, they were oudered to lie down and be beaten. Simon and Obeditae Ratshoss got away, Eleven Senators are being elected but Tom was caught and beaten. for six years" terms and 83 Repre-Simon and Obeditee returned and sentativos are being elected for terms of three years 'cnek.

There were no women at the polls since suffigge for women has not yet been achieved in the Philippine Islands.

sing description: "Miss Smith, you know, is so clever; she man, ages the clothing department at the Children's Hospital 1” “Not cl. _h-east. ing, catering," corrects Miss Smith, but this is lost in a chorus of "No, really? How manvellous of

you! I'm sure I couldn'tt"

Then everyone talks to her about clothing, and she does her beat, saving of intervals, "It's a hos pital for women, not children," but if this is heard at all everyone egrees generously that it must be just as interesting, and pleasanter, really because it is much more pathetic for a child to be ill than

grown-up person, isn't it? (A5) this point no one ever has the courage to let in a food of cold

conte by asking, "Why

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NEW CANADIAN TARIFF.

fired on the Chief and his Coun cillors. They were sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. On appeal this sentence was reduced to four years, for attempted murder.

Destruction of Houses,

The Ratshosas claimed damages for the deartuction of their houses, and the Chief contended that the destruction was in execution of law. ful orders given by him. He coun terclaimed damages for the wounds inflicted upon him and his Coun cillors..

The magistrate held that both Siman and Obeditse had rebelled against the Chief, who was justified in his action, and, ordered each of the brothers to pay the Chief £500 2-damages and half the medical ex- reta-pensea. The Special Court on ap- protee peal reduced the amount to be paid

200 AMERICAN PRODUCTS HIT BY RATES.

Happy Relief at Last"

Ottawa, Canada, June Sometimes the company is Canada's long threatened luckier, and escapes both culture fintion" against the high and women's, professions together, tive tariff schedules of the United and then, in the relief of finding States became effective to-day. that the topic may be one on which all may speak with authority, in- herited, not acquired, everyone finds that there is practically no rates. good working alternative to men. Some of the schedules, range as Two main schools of thought are high as 40 per cent. Among other usually represented the indulgent affected American products are one, which maintains that men are automobiles, coal, coke, cunned just overgrown schoolboys, that's all and the truculent one, with goods, fruits and many farm pro

ducts.

Canada represents one of the

the motto, "We will show them-! ".

With the enforcement of new Canadian import duties approxi mately, 200 products of the United

States became subject to high tariff

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to the chief to £150;

Mr. Lawrence, K., mid the two respondents did not now appear, but the Attorney-General and Mr. Wilfrid Lewis represented Colonial Office.

the

The Crown, as intervener, submits that so far as the jurisdiction of the magistrate and the Special Court was disputed, and the law and customs of the natives as relied pen were alleged or to and cond patible with peace, order and good government, the appeal. should be dismissed. as the Judgment of the to be nirmed.

In the first group are all the biggest markets for the products Special Court was right and ought

elderly ladies whose married ex- of the United States. When the perience, limited to twenty years with the same man, enables them American Smoot-Hawley tariff law to lay down the law on what men became effective the Canadians, like (the narrower the experience, eating the high import schedules the greater the self-confidence effective in the United States, gave shown). In the other are the warning of reprisals, women who make a point of ex pressing their enjoyment of the after-dinner interval "I hope the men don't hurry? -

However, Mr. R. B. Bennett, the Dominion Fremier, has repeatedly stated that Canada has enacted her own tariff scheduler with complete But both parties, like Andromeda disregard for those of the United bound as possible victims for a States, Canada, Mr. Bennett line monster of boredom, who may or said, is interested only in encour may not appear, kept at least anging bar own economic progrças, third of their' attention oriented Business circles aro walching to that quarter from which may be with interest the effect of the new expected, sooner or later, the bright schedules on "Canadian-American gleam of succour, the sliping trade. 10 MI armour of delivery, the shirt front of a man.

THE DIOCESAN LIBRARY.

No RetaliationI,

Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2.--- Senator Road Broot, Republican of Utah and the chairman of the United States Senate finance com- mittre, to-day told the Väited Press that the promulgation of the Some two and a half years ago the aged was sown for what has now Canadian tariff shedules has since become lonown as The Dio not changed his favourable opinion besen Library library control of the American tariff law. led by the local Anglican Church

Senator Smoot virtually wrote the Body and housed at St. John's American tariff schedules which Cathedral Hall. This free library are now in force.gson. pedi Was organised for the beneft of

He believed that the prosent

The magistrate and the Special Court had jurisdiction to hear and determine the case, and the ap pollant by voluntarily submitting himself to the jurisdiction of the magistrate was estopped from dis puting such jurisdiction.

...

In the circumstances the laws and customs of the natives were incom patible with peace, order and good government, and those laws and cus toms were not clearly proved.

The legal argumente had not con- cluded when the Court adjourned.

BURMESE REBELS DEFEATED.

CAMPS DESTROYED: ANTI;

INDIAN FEELING.

Lendon, June. 2.-A report on the situation in Burma during the week ended May 30 was circulated. in the flagse of Commons to-night, It states that two large robel camps; have been attacked and destroyed in the Tharawaddy district and some important londers killed and the parishioners, and to day i tariff schedules must remain in captured. Other minor successes boasts of more than a hundred books, force for the protection of Ameri- by Government fo.c. coeurred all of which deal with religious and can industry. Senator Smoot is and there were no successful attacks femi-religious toples, including also of the opinion that there is no | by nbels, -turis

umber of most interesting bio evidence of retaliation in the new Hostilities continue to break out: grandes, etc. More books are, to be Canadian tariff schedules,

but there was no marked change in added from time to time. The Avoarding to Senator Smoot, the situation during the wek At- library is open to the congregation Canada has found it accessary to tacks upon Indians still occur twice weekly, on Sundays after the force, now tariff schedules it and hayd sproud to the Myaung- 11 o'clock service and pn, Thursday order to maintain her present wage myd district Anti-Indian feelingi evenings between 6.30 and 4.00. BÖBIÓN,l in

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