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SUPREME COURT BILL

APPOINTMENTS

Outspoken Attack By Lord Chief Justice

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London, Dec. 11. A sensational outburst by Lord Chief Justice Hewart electriaed the normally calm atmosphere of

the House of Lords last night when he attacked the Lord Chun- cellor on the Supreme Court Judi- cature "Amendment Bill, which pro vides for an additional two judges for the King's Bench Division and for the appointment of a Vice- President of the Court of Appeal from the existing Lords Justices without regard to their seniority.

After Lord Sankey had moved the second reading, the Lord Chief Justice complained that in his official capacity as Lord Calef Justice

congestion in the

the Master of the Rolls and five Lords Justices. The Master of the Rolls presides always in the First Division and the Senior Lord Jus- tice im the Second Division. Lord Justice Stesser is now in the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1934.

NAVAL TALKS IN LONDON

The Question Of Adjournment

London, Dec. 12. The British delegates are ex- pected to announce the adjourn- ment of the naval "talks till the spring after the Cabinet meeting

this afternoon. The "last contacts

will take place this week and the Americans will leave to be home for Christmas No oficial com- Second Division. The Sentur Lord ment is forthcoming from Ameri. Justice would replace Lord Justice Greer case of illness

The B provides for the up- pointment of two more Judges, raising the total of Pulsne Judges in the King's Bench Division tu

aineteen.

A clause also provides 2. Lord Justice' to préside in the Sec ond Division of the Appeal Court but not necessarily a Senior Lord Justice.

as to

of England he was not DISGRACEFUL MEASURE

According to Lord Hewart, the shown the draft Bul nor had be been consulted beforehand on the Bill, as drafted, places in the hands terms of the reference and the per- of Government the Whips' decision "sonnel of the Royal Commission, composition of the King's Bench. The Bill was a disgraceful appointed behind his back, to in-

measure which would enable the vestigate the

Lord Chancellor or one of his scc- King's Bench Division.

Regarding the clause of the Bretatles by a stroke of the pen or to -appointing a Vice-President of the tek phone call to order who

Court of Appeal, the Lord Chief preside at a Court of Appeal or Justice suggested that this was an Law Courts and it had nothing to Lord affront to Lord Justice Slesser do with political "opinions. (former Labour Solicitor-General) i Hewart explained a fortnight ago on account of his political views.

The Lord Chief Justice, conclud- "ed that the Bill was a disgraceful measure; unfair to Bench and Bar and public.

"If its odious features are not removed I shall adjourn my court every day during the Committee stage of the Bill in order to attend the House of Lords and fight the axious features, not clause by clause, but line by line, and word by word," declared the Lord Chlef Justice.

When he had ceased speaking, the House of Lords immediately adjourned.-

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A RARE EVENT

London, Dec. 12. Yesterday's spectacular address by Lord Chief Justice Hewart in the House of Lords is featured as a front page story in the news- country. papers throughout the

Justice

that Lord Justice Slesser was told by the Master of the Roils be was not to preside at the Appeal Court in case of Lord Justice Greer's ab- sence and that if Lord Slesser did not agree, the compost- tion of the Court would be changed which Lord Hewart contended was contrary to the practice of the past Sixty years. Lord Justice Blesser insisted on his rights and, to Lord Hewart, the according

the Bill enabling the proviso in Lord Chancellor to say who is to preside was a sequel.

The Government has not yet're- piled to Lord Hewart's onslaught. Reuter.

DEBATE DATE FIXED

London, Dec. 12. When the House of Lords met t-day, Lord Reading asked the Leader of the House when he pro- posed to resume the debate on the Supreme Court Judicature BIL which was the occasion for Lord As the dispute is between the Hewart's speech. Lord Hailsham Judiciary and the Government, it

said he and the Lord Chancellor is a rare event, the more ́s S naturally, wished the earliest re- Lord Hewart displayed unusual (sumption possible as it was most virulence and stressed particularly undesirable, that the statements made last night remain undea't the proposed appointment of a Vice-President of the Court of with by the Government Ovel Appeal, which he argued was aimed" deliberately at excluding the Bo cialist Lord Justice Elesser. ►

The Court of Appeal consists of Reuter.

INTERNATIONAL FAITH

STRENGTHENED

League's Efficiency In Settling Disputes

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the League and both have loyally accepted "Its verdict.-"

It might also be added that if in the circumstances either Power had refused the pacific but just

London, Dec. 12. The Geneva meetings which ended yesterday have unquestion- ably greatly strengthened Inter national falth in the efficiency of the League. Within a few days the proposals made by the League it anxiety and uncertainty which would thereby have at once allen- the prospect of the Saar plebiscite ated all international opinion with had caused for many months past any pretence to Impartiality. were completely relieved and reconciliatory method of settling dia- subject of adjournment was displaced by a feeling of confidence Dutes has been vindicated in a cussed by the delegations, Al-

event would past. off being actively

calmly under the arrangements discussed at though it is not

present, and they stated that no definite forecast could be given.

can circles while "the matter is pending before the Cabinet.

The British admit that the

On the other hand it is known

that the

which the Council was enabled to make for maintenance of order.

A further urgent threat to the that the Japanese are seeking European situation was removed guidance from Tokyo as regards by the handling of the Yugosla- procedure. It seems probable via-Hungarian dispute in a man- therefore that the question of announcing the adjournment of the discussions depends on the nature of the Japanese reply from Tokyo.

نعمة

announcement

no Presumably could be made until the Japanese have received instructions---` Reuter.

WASHINGTON TREATY

TERMINATION'

Japan's Draft Notification Approved

ner which, although indicating certain limitations of the League, nevertheless displayed its possibil ties and its powers in a very fav-

ourable light.

The "Times" - today expresses the view that "It is as certain as anything can be that if those two countries had been left to settle their differences between them selves bloodshed" would not have been avoided but both govern- ments turned to the Council of

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A further point made In the British comment is the "need for the return of Germany to Geneva i only to play her natural part 4 3 counterpoise to certain in- creasingly active influences.", The best interests of Germany herself in this view stand second only to the need for resumption of the Disarmament Conference as a mo- Live for her return- British Wireleu..

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Tokyo, Dec. - 12. The Special Committee of the Privy Council has approved the draft notification of termination The of the Washington Treaty. Committee's report will be sub- mitted

the on December 19 ta plenary session of the Privy Coun.

Hamburg, Dec. 12. cl) which is expected to confirm

London, Dec. 12.

With the famous Swiss aviator, Press reports state unanimously.

A consistent effort to administer Mittelholzer and a load of Ger- that the Government will notify America and other signatories the relief according to the need to man Christmas trees and twelve

remove the present hardships and canaries on the Treaty on

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termination of December 20.- Reuter,

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BLIZZARDS

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New York, Dec, 11. Death destitution and an epide. mic of fires in various parts of

the United States have followed the severe blizzards which are sweeping the country from coast to coast.

Twelve degrees of frost were re- corded in New York, where two deaths occurred. Shelters are be- lng opened for 10.000 boneless.

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Beceived, December 12, 730 p.m.) Berlin, Dec. 12. "Forgeries and calumnies" were the words used by General Goer- ing in addressing foreign, diplo- mats and newspaper correspond. ents in the course of a reception by the foreign affairs department of the NS, party, in denying the charges levelled at the NS. party

A fire caused $20,000 damage at and him personally in connection

the Steeling shipbuliding plant at with the Reichstag fire. He said somerset. Massachusetts that the highest : German Court New low record temperatures had with, the minutest exactitude are being registered in the neigh- gone into the matter and passed bourhood of the Adirondack Moun Its judgment. Goering also refer- tains. Six inches of ice covers the red to the "equally base and central Maine lakes, and there

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members of the new. "College of Peace" at Marselilcs declared that the Marseilles events had been discussed without menace to the peace of the world. The policy of circulate again and only then rapprochment on the part of ex- would the crisis be removed servicemen which is entitled to servicemen would use their en fall into the sphere of diplomatists still at their, disposal to remove is entirely warranted. Only after any traale possibility of a new the war bogey had disappeared, war and thus serve their countr confidence would return in France. anew.

BRITISH BATTALIONS

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Police Arrangements Concluded

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Brigadier JKT. Pilestman), the 1st Battalion of the East Lan-

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FINAL DETAILS

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Received, December 12, 4-30 p.m.) Vienna, Dec. 12. Nolsy demonstrations for and against Clemens Krauss, the new ly appointed director of the Ber-" lin State Opera as successor the famous Vienna State Opera graphic stages Ordinance, 1894 Herr Furtwangler took place in (By Telegraph, Copyright, Tele

and a number of persons, said to Received, December, 12, 14-30 p.m.) be Jews. have been arrested by

London, Dec. 12. the police.

The two British battalions-de- Krauss was conducting Verdi's | tailed for police duty in the Bair famous opera "Falstaff." The mo- will leave England on Sunday,

London, Dec. 11. ment he appeared, roaring cheers Tuesday and Friday next week,

The League Council concluded ‘a. while from the stalls which were Free transit will be given them greeted him from the gallery, travelling via Dover, and Calais.

notable session to-day with a brief occupied mostly by Jews, hisses through France.

meeting at which the report was adopted of the committee dealing clumsy forgery" respecting the al- has been a 10-inch owfall at and catcalls were heard. The de-

The commander of the interna- monstrations soon died down but tional Saar police force, Major with the question of international when after the interval Krauss General Brind is at present hold-Baar force. was about to raise his baton, ing consultations with the War Force, contributed from Great The Council decided · that the

pandemonium reigned for some office anent his task. General minuten. The whole house seem-Brind who is 50 years old, was stan Britain, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden, will be placed at the dis- FRENCH EX-SERVICEMENed to be in an uproar. A numb officer during the War and Brisposal of the Saar-Governing Comp of persons blew whistles and cried dier-General attached to the Bri- IN POLAND

"shame" to those frantically tish General Stan in the last year mission, which is responsible for cheering.

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the soccer match at Highbury to day by scoring the only goal of the mately-

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Warsaw, Dec. 12.

A regular scuffle ensued in the gallery, and in the stalls and for the first time since the existence of the State Opera, the police had to charge the audience. Numerous arrests were made on the gallery, The annual commemoration of the arrested being French ex-servicemen residing in according to a statement Issued Poland was attended by the later. Meanwhile the pro-Krauss French Ambassador and the chair demonstrators gained the mpy man of the Association of Polish bant and succeeded ex-servicemen, General Goreck their antagonists who urged the necessity of a bet After a quarter of an

STRENGTH OF 1,500

London, Dec. 11. As a result of the League Coun- all Jews cil's request that a British oicer should be Commander-in-Chief of the international force in the Baar the War Omre Usa ippoint- ed Major General GES. Brind; DAO, CMG to that post,ght

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Any expenditure involved over. that for which provision has al ready been made wit be met by France and Germany,

The French representative, M Massigil, announced that his Gov- ernment would provide free tran sport for the detachments throtigh France/

The Couned" adjourned - "until"

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