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FOLLIES

UNSALKABLE U`S. TONNAGE,

SUPER-RIMINALS.

AEROPLANES.

SCOTLAND YARD ON

T

THE WATCH.

HE HONGKONG

LIBERAL PARTY T

CHALLENGE TO EXPLAIN RELATIONSHIP,

The United Staire Shipping “Baani had · nol yet announced

what hids have been received for streraft in carrying out certainTimes Parliamentary correspond The possibility of the use of Writing an February 13, the £400,000,000 worth (normal rate) classes of crime is roosiving at- ani remarked of Government-owned or oparated tention from Sir C. Markady the tonnage, but the invitation issued Commissioner of Police, sag to, the leading bankars of thegested in his report for 1918-19.

ing public in the value of abipping securities Indicates (says the New York correspondent of the

country 'to. Interest 'the invest That such possibility is no mere figment of the brain of the melodramatic fictionist is borne

mant will ba forced

ro outside shipping circles it

vessels, Foreign interesta are not bidding at all, and it is believ-

by aircraft.

Z

FRAUDS

FROM 290 TO £41,000 IN BIX MONTES,

M.P. SUGGESTS MINISTRY

OF RECREATION.

supposed to have been lost by brought more leisure to the --Many thousands of pounds ars New labour conditions have fems in different parts of England workers, and in order that thin There was some plain speaking in thịts dealings with the British about the position and prospects and Argentine Packing Company, may be used to the best advant of the Liberal Party at a meeting of London and Liverpool.

ago, Mr. John Hinda, M.P., who of Liberal members of the House

Arising out of the hangsetions, is also Lord Lieutenant for of Commons Irst night.

throo brathers were charged with Carmarthenshire, suggests thai a Mr.Georambert.in acknow- conspiracy, and at the Old Bailey Minister of Recreation should be

with interest...

Daly Telegraph) that the Govern-font by the story from America of lodging his; alaction sa Seksión recently - thể” prosecuting counappafuted,

aeroplane burglars, who, having ni chairman of the Parliamentary sal said they had been guilty of to

*held-up"

bank at Benson. Liberal Party, made an earnest the most sabatantial and oun to a reproseqiative of the Daily "Leisure tims,” said Mr. Hinda arder to disposa" of its feet of Minnesota; escaped with £25,000 | appeal for a real cooperation of ning commercial frauds for many | Chronicle "is not directat in the

the supporters of Mr. Lloyd years." George and of those of. Mr. Asquith.

Prisoners, who live at Chiswick Poper way, and, on the whols, of personal animosity, and, at and Thomas Mackennis. They be investigated, because it is His demanded an and and Fulham, are William, Arthur, very little is done to provide his suggestion, the meeting un-carried on the company, and dangerous for this leisure to ba recreation. The question shauki animously decided to invite the counsel said that in sir'months Prime Minister to meet them for their banking account rose from spent in loafing." the purpose of explaining exactly £90 to £41,644. how he stood with regard to

• One of the chief forms of re Liberalism and the Liberal Party.way, and the accused obtained doubtedly the cinema.

Business grow in an amazing flaxation at the moment fo' un- The reply of the Prime Ministar large quantities of goods on to this direct challenge is awaited credit, which were never paid for. the Cinguisto rraph Exhibitors Mr. Gavami King, asaretary' of These goods, said counsal; were Association, discussing the pro- then resold to retailers,

nogal, said, the tradɔ would rather Last year tha business crash-bava

soms kind' of central and the liabilities to authority. than the various unsecured creditors amounted to authorities who now imposs cóa- Although you have been good £18,759. enough to elect me as your Chair orash a coacera-known as the

Shortly bafora the [ditions. man, I am is no sense a leader. Anglo-Argentine Packing Com-sing authorities, and the local "The Home Ofisa, the icons The leader of the Coalition pany, Limited, was formed, with authorities, are all concerned with Liberals is Mr. Lloyd George, a nominal capital of £10,000. The leader of the Independent

our control." he pointed out, "and Liberals is Mr. Asquith

Counsel said an ingenious move the result is that we are ban- not want an additional forms of My was then adopted by which the barded with conditions. We do

transferred to the limited com-interfere with us too much; but Packing Company was ontrol-the tendency has been to pans, and the only thing which should not object to s Minister was registered was the sale of the of Recreation if the other con goodwill for 100 shares. The trolling bodies were removed."*

The meeting was a private one, but I have been supplied with the following report of Mr. Lambert's (ad, speech-

When two brothers ere od that the few bids recaired charged with the crime they American steamship men advanced an almost impregnable have been so low as to arons the alibi by proving that they were ire of the Shipping Board officials in St. Paul, a hundred miles and to inspire them to map out a from Benson, on the afternoon campaign by which they hope of the bank raid. Evidence was under the cloak of patriotism to forthcoming, however, that the folst the ships upon a confiding men possessed an aeroplane, and public. The Board did make they were remanded until the an attempt to operate some of the machine could be found. seized German liners in the South American passenger trade, but soon abandoned the effort, and the chairman, Mr. Payne, is believed to have written to President Wilson declaring that he is forced to offer the vessels for sale because of prohibition.

There is moting to prevent a The sale of intoxicants upon similar exploit being carried on: Americaulinors is forbidden under here" be declared. "America the new law, and in consequence apart from New York State, has the bookings to South Americano air laws, New York itself function is to bring about a real business of the British and Argen and also to Europe on ships flying possesses aerial police scouts,peration of the Liberal forces. tine the American dag have been but they have other things to dolieving that Liberal ideals of

than chase burglars."

sane, ordered progress will have the approval of a large mass of

cancelled on a wholesale scale.

TOTALLY UNSEAWORTHY.

been

The possibility of the super- criminal utilising the most modern form of transport to carry out his schemes in this country was discussed with a Daily Chronicle representative by an experienced airman.

our countryman and women.

"In Great Britain the Air Regulations lay down that all aircraft must be registered, and that the displacement at the transfer of the stock (which had It is no use disguising the fact thing that really mattered-the if to be flown over sea, passed as Asquith Government in 1916 and not been paid for) to the company airworthy. There are also four the coupons system at the fast-did not appear.

appointed aerodromes."

General Etection has caused in- "Bat matters stand, an

tense personal 'bitterness. It is enterprising criminal could use time personal animosity should

·

the subject was a very biz one, hat that such an appointment Sir Oswald Stoll remarked that

might be very banuficial"; and The bearing was adjourned.fiss Lens Ashwell declared her

It has been many times stated, and proof has been forthcoming in many instances, that ships built under the direction of the United States Shipping Board are jotally unseaworthy. Accord. Ingto a special writer of the “New York Globe," who has

self wholly in favour of the investigating the Board's activition marks, or with dad letters. chiting eight million new voters most ourselves koow where we

an seroplane withoy: identifica-cease. The Reform Act enfran- but before we can do "so proposal. "It ought to be very tles, the officials have been guilty He. would not use the official has decisively changed the politi- stand and where our leaders standMinister should be a man who useful,”, sha, sald; “hat the of irregularity in management aerodromes, but would rise and cal situation. The Labour Party The time has come for a frank really knows all about recreation. and waste of effort and public descend at some out-of-the-way has emerged, strong and aggres- interchange of opinion. 1 suggest And why not a Minister of Fine:

H would laugh at thesive, and does not hesitate to say therefore, spot. a rested

that all months' imprisonment for con-both your Houses." | penalty-a fine of £200 or

Liberal Arts, too? she asked. six to both parties: A plague on members of Parliament, Coalition travening the regulations.

or non-Coalition, should invite The Labour Party desires to the Prime Minister to tell therm nationaliza all means of pro-at an interview exactly how he dartion and distribution. No standa with regard to "Liberalisez more grave question can come up and the Liberal Party. I hope for the decision of the electorate, that Mr. Asquith may be by that AUSTRALIAN'S PLIGHT AT

Britain is a great industrial time a Liberal member of Parks- country built up by the courage, meat, and that he, too, would initiative, and enterprise of its attend, such a meeting, so that citizens. Its industry owes noth-we

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citizens into

CURATE LIVING IN WORKHOUSE.

CHIPPENHAM:

On

money so serious that many of them could be and put in prison. The writer concentrates his attention on the Board's attempt to construct re- frigerating ships for the tran-

"A highly organised band of sportation of meat products criminals could arrange for the Every refrigerating ship turned airman burglar to transfer to ship oat by the Government yards, he and the men have an excellent at res. The plane could be sunk saya, is quite useless for the tran- sportation of

chance of escape food,

with their and America must to-day depend upon

booty. British ships

“Exen unofficial trips to and

less Liberal lights may ham curate, is living in the carry her 10

Rev. AF Maltin, a Chippen- surplus, mex: supplies abroad. from the Continent are not im The Liberal Party have worked our landers stand, and to enable Workhouse with his wife because

ing to Obrernment interference.know where we stand and where Among

the latest tragédies possible. Coastguards are suppos- of the Board's irresponsible ed to watch for aircraft which strenuously for the past half cenas to give counsel and guidance they cannot get a house _crgy of mismanagement

of cross the coast, but it is obvious against State control of to perplexed Liberals in the lodgings, write & Doily Chronicle public affairs which the New that they cannot carry out such industry by tariffs. The new fight country.

correspondent. York Globe writer charges are

task properly.

now before as is not of tariffs, but The Parliamentary Liberal Mr Miltin, who was born 26 the cases of the refrigerator shipa

whether the State by its officials Party is the organization of the years ago at Bub, sang in Bristol "We have not yet arrived at shall contro! all industry, turn-Coalition' Liberals. Neponset. Mocassin, and fier- the tima when unauthorised

They were Cathedral choir as a lad, and put into the Canary aeroplanes will be challenged and this country of energetic joined yesterday by a few Free afterwards went to Australia Islands unseaworthy: the Polar spot down. Until then there is bureaucrary. This is a subject of the discussion on the position when the war broke out, and be sutomatons of Liberal members for the renewal He was studying for the Church Sea, with a cargo of meat, which always the possibility that some was thrown overboad, has been daring criminal will lannch out can be no paltering with it. Mr. adopted by local Liberal associa

so momentous and so vital, there of candidates who, after being joined up as a private. towed in off the coast of Brazil into a new sphere of crime." Asquith has spoken strongly that tia, found themselves opposed journeyed from Australia he was On the transport by which he and the Mocassin, which should

The will not countenance have been inspected before sail.

the by Liberal-Coalition candidates. seized with appendicitis, and two nationalization of industry. The subject was raised last operations were necessary. ` Tue ing from New York to Buenos

Last week we had an illustra Session by Mr. France, a Coal-report reached his parents._ at Aires, has been taken out of be taken out of the service. The tion of the attitude of the Inition-Liberal, whomored a resolu-home that he had been buried at commission.

Shipping Board goes on with its dependent Liberals. The Labonition of protest against the sea. SCATHING ISDICTMENT. pirate tetes, destroying com- Party demanded State manage-nomination of a Government The writer declares: "11914 marce in

lamb,

andment of the coal industry. Mr. candidate against Sir John Simon into the fighting line, and he His illness prevented him going the Shipping Board was urged to butter under the United States Asquith has decisively rejected in Spen Valley. The discussion build refrigerator ships, buraya, and diverting it to for that policy. In the divi son on was adjourned over the recess, Salisbury Plain. When the war spent most of his Army life on ing a game of its own, it held in Powers. There are many the Address, Sir Donald Maclean and Mr. France resumed is res-ended he went to Darham Uni back on the most necessary lines other critics of the Shipping did not vote," but ten at least off terlay, without, however, bring versity, and a few monthikizo. Laf production which the needs of) Board's actions, including Me this party rated for a motion fingazx motion before the meeting-accepted his first corsoy at SL

the entire world, to say nothingPhilip Manson, president of the , which Mr. Asquith, their leader,

Mr. Lambert's suggestion pro-Paul's Charch. Chippenham. of the needs of the American Pacific and Eastern Steamship unhesitatingly rejects. The vided a way out, and it wa people at home, were clamouring Company, who urges upon the Liberal Party never can be re-supported by Sir Henry Datziel. "All the afforts of the rector, for. When it decided in its own Senate the imperative necessity stored to vigorous political health Sir Ryland Adkins, Sir Richard members of the congregation and

for immediate, investigation of be thus paliering or playing with Winfrey, Mr. Kiley, Major Guest, Dyself," Mr. Makin told the Shipping Board, and charges vital economic questions.

and Mr.Shaw. Mr. Briant, & Fras correspondent, "have failed to some of its officials with being We want clear thinking and aLiberal, declared that unity could secure lodgings or a house, and ] actually dishonest and incom-clear policy to meet the new not be secured unless the Govern-have had to come to the work- Petent. M: Manson says the situation. Political parties. are ment Whips made it clear that bouse, where my wife and I am meat to rot instead of preserving Board's cossels have been so in confused condition. The ther would not oppose Liberals quite happy... It, with bulls capable of making recklessly built that for every Liberal associations of the adopted by their associations. A "Yes," said Mr. Maltin, "I but four kaps an hour, with con-dollar actually required in con- country to-day are perplexed and formal resolution incorporating prefer this to lodgings; there is straction so bad that as soon as a struction three or four dollars perturbed. They want guid Mr. Lambert's suggestion was after all, a touch of home about boat is recommissioned it has to have been spent.

ance. We must give it them, then adopted.

way to squander the public money

on refrigerator ships, it built the worstassortment of Boating follies that ever disgraced a dry dock, with refrigerators that caused the

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1

DOINGS OF THE DUFFS

MOTHER, WHAT

DO YOU THINK OF THAT BOY?

OH, HE'S A LITTLE DARLING! I'M PROUD

OF HIM ---

NOW WATCH

DADDY!

WHO DO YOU THINK HE LOOKS LIKE MOTHER?

HELEN OR ME?

CH, TOMMY, HE

LOOKS LIKE

YOU!

NOTI DON'T!!

FLOOK LIKE

MOTHER

OH, YOU DON'T WAUT TO LOOK LIKE YOUR

MOTHER-YOU WANT

TI LOOK LIKE YOUR

BADDY" WHEN YOU

GROW UP-***

WHY NOT?

No! DON'T

BECAUSE HE LOOKS LIKE

You