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FRIDAY, MARCH

ENGAGEMENT

PREMIER SPEAKS.

MUSIC FOR ALL

HOUSE POSSESSION CASE.

SUNDAY,

PRESSED TO REVEAL STRIKE SOLUTION.

Negotiations Proceeding.

SATURDAY'S PHILHAR- MONIC CONCERT.

LEGAL AUTHORITIES QUOTED,

Those who have not already booked. their seats for the London Mach 27.

Philharmonic Society's cancer was continued in which_the Yesterday afternoon the case Amid Labour cries of "Oh!" and on Saturday, should do so without owners of a row of houses in First Opposition cheers, Lord Curzon further delay as all the best Street sought to obtain possession asked in the House of Commons seats are rapidly being taken up of eleven of the houses, Mr. H. C. whether the emergency com An attractively printed pro- Macnamara was for plaintiffs and mittea of Ministers, whose gramme giving all the words of Mr. C. A. S. Russ for defendants. establishmant Mr. MacDonald the various items will be on sale foreshadowed yesterday, had and copies can be obtained after which Mr. Russ addressed Further evidence was called, made buy proposals to mitigate beforehand if desired from the the Court, the hardships resulting from the Anderson Music Company, where. tram and bus strike in London; what the Government proposed to do to protect the public if the strike extended, as threatened, to other essential services; and whether the Government would fully protect those prepared to maintain these services.

Mr. MacDonald repled that the committee had formulated pro- posals which he hoped would be in the public interest. The rest of the question should be postponed, as he had arranged to see all the interests concerned, to-night to negotiate a certain offer-Reuter.

London. March 27.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in the HouseofCommens announead the resumption of negotiations in the traffic dispute to-night, the con- ) ference later adjourning until to-

the booking plan is still on view. points were two. The first was Mr. Russ said Mr. Macnamara's We understand that the concert that a is expected to finish at about Law either mantaly or weekly could notice to quit at Common 11.13 pm, so there will be no terminate at any time, and further danger of missing the last tram that this being more than a month. or ferry.

Law.

The members of the Philhar it was a good matice in Common monic Society bave been work-even if it was not a good notice at The second point was that ing hard. and will thoroughly Common Law the particular ward- deserve the success which they lag of the Increase of Rents Or are anticipating as a result of their efforts to provide the Colonydinance made it sufficient for the with high class and at the sama landlord to apply for possession time popular music, worthily after the Ordinance had been pass- rendered.

ed.. He would del frst with the question of whether the notice was good or bad. It was decided very, FOLLOW THE LAWYER! early that in the case of a quarter- ly tenancy a quarter's notice was sufficient Taat was in 1814 and the notice was terminable on the

monthly and weekly tenancies, it quarter day. But in the matter of

MR. WEBSTER LEADS

THE WAY","

A ship's crew, twenty strong,

which is down for hearing at the Supreme Court.

morrow. He said he found both are plaintiffs in an action against had never been definitely settled} sides most desirous of effecting a their employers, the Yuen Hing what length of time was necessary. settlement. The Premier bewailed 5.5. Co., for $1.000, in an action the fact that since the beginning of the veAT A whole series of industrial disputes maturing for months, and even years, had come to head. Government would do its best to meet the public con- venience, while the dispute lasted, and in the event of its spreading his first step would be the issue of a proclamation of a state of emergency. Every hospital would be provided with facilities for bringing or taking away patients. The larger public services must be

ever had it been suggested or though: possible that any personj Mr. R.EA. Webster appeared should terminate a tenancy in the this morning on behalf of the de middle of the period. It had never fendants and stated that he had even been mentioned, and the rea

was because only just been instructed and son he considered

one wer doubted therefore knew very little about to

it. In wildest

nightmares thei

the case.

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FELIX THE CAT IN

IN

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CANTON NEWS.

GUARDED BY GHOST.

Sir Philip Sassoon's Discoveries.

With an enthusiasm born of experience with the late Lord

INTERESTING ITEMS.

If plaintiffs would

About fifteen commanders of come round to his office, be Judges of the middle 19th cen- gunboats of the River Defence would see if a settlement could tury never thought of it. It had Force have jointly petitioned. Dr. always been taken for granted that Sun Yat-sen protesting against be arrived at.

This was communicated to the these tenancies should nat end in the appointment of Lam Yaek-si Carnarvon and Mr. Howard Car- men and the Puise Judge an- the middle of the period. If his as Commissioner. It is stated thatter in the Valley of the Tombs, aounced that they were going to Lordship was going to admit the they have refused to assemble of Sir Philip Sassoon has been follow him:

otherwise, they notice terminating a tezaney in the

Whampoa. find their

Tang Chak-yue, the newly-ations on the Camlet Most at]

engaged in a series of rast cxca. protect those engaged in their legal might nat

way.middle of a period it would be just Occupations. He emphasised that (Laughter).

Ja logical, to hold that it could appointed Chief of the Opium Trent Park, Now Barnet.

Suppression Bureau, has, owing Government would not act merely

selling opium, refused to assume to the impossibility of preventing the military from importing and

office.

maintained and Government must

as a strike-breaking organisation. HOW TO GET OUT OF DEBT.

Mr. Macdonald, after referring

to various outsidė suggestions to

Riga. March 27.

terminate at a certain hour.

all tex: books that. & monthly From 1864 onwards it was held

tenancy required some notice to

quit, probably a month and he did

AIR HOTEL.

has

Here Dick Turpin used to hide,

in the Fortunes of Nigel," and here ir Walter Scott laid the scene of the murder of Dalgarno

around the spot have been woven endless fantastic and ghostly: stories.

cope with the strike, including Present a Bigger Counter Claim flooding the streets with soldiers

not have the smallest doubt that secured rights for the taxation of

The syndicate which and commandeering the employ-

A message from Moscow says must relate to the mouth and was lacrated waters has established ers property and material, dec- that in the course of his report on to end at the end of the month.

Success at last has crowned lared that the only rule the Gov- the international situation to the

itself on the Bund and will com-sir Philip's efforts, and there have He went on to quote many cases mence business on April 1st. ernment would adopt was the Congress of Russian Engineers, over a long period of years, relying

bean brought to light the founda- rule of practical convenience. It M. Zinorief stated that Britain mainly on a recent judgment by

tions of the original Manor House was quiet, calm action that told had presented to Russia a claim Mr. Justice Lush in the Divisional

of Enfield that belonged in the in the end. and Government for 10,390 million gold roubles,

early days to the Mandevilles, would do nothing to broaden or excluding three milliards repre-

Earls of Essex, and the draw. deepen the existing divisions. seating interest no loans since

Hi Honour adjourned the case

bridge with chains complete that Mr. Baldwin said he entirely 1915. He added that Russia did not Provisionally to April 7th.

spanned the moat, approved of the Governmert's intend to make concessions in the foresight in making this pro- matter, and she had presented a clamation. He hoped that later counter claim exceeding Britain's on the Government and the House demands.-Reuter.

would consider what was possibly

the most serious question the

country had to face, namely how END OF TREASON” TRIÁL, to get some kind of even tem- porary peace in industry, that would give the country a chance of recovering.

Munich, March 27. After five weeks the trial of Ludgedorf and Hitler has been Mr. Lloyd George supported concluded. The verdict will be the suggestion as regards com given on April 1st. The accused mandeering, if insufficient volun- had sp ovation and were present tar assistance be given.

The ed with flowers by the public as Premier need not imagine this they left the court-Router. was an extreme proposal. from which any section of the House would sbrink if it was necessary. -Reuter.

MACLAREN PROGRESSES.

Civita Vecchia, March 27, Squadron Leader Maclaren has arrived. He will resume his flight,

to Rome, to-morrow.—Reuter,

THE HUMAN 200

ceart.

South Sea Cruises In Dirigible.

The first flying botel! The Ritz-Carlton of the clouds! These

TOYS OR OFFERINGS ?|are the descriptions being applied

"Children of Old Had

No Playthings.

How long have children's toys existed?

to the world's newest and finest [airship-the ZR3 now being built at the Zeppelin factory at Friedrichshafen.

The ZR3 is to be flown across to America, where she will be used to take millionares on pleasure cruises in the South seas. their specialised and elaborate plete, with the exception of the

A theory that, at any rate in

The machine now stands com- forms, toys are a modern develop equipment of some of the luxury meat was put forward by Mr. suites in the big passenger cabin. Edward Lovett in a lecture at which is built into the keel to- Horniman's Museum the other wards' the front end of the ship. day.

This cabin is entered through There are no records that the vestibule reminding one of an Crash Caused by Air Pocket.

children in ancient Greece or hotel on land. Then, on either Rome ever played with toys," he side of the spacious passageway, Honolulu. March 27,

said. Three . S. army airmen were drawings of these civilisations ing towards the bow.

"We have figures and lie a series of apartments extend killed and one was injured when which show children playing at Shower batha &c., lie on one

U. S. AIRMEN KILLED.

a kitchen as has never before cooked in the air.

a Martin bomber crashed, after competitive games, but that is hand, while on the other is such dropping into an air pocket and an entirely different thing. catching fire. - Reuter,

In the British Museum there are many small articles labelled

EVERYTHING ALUMINIUM. possibly tog." but, in my view, Every utensil is of a gleaming By C. D. Batchelor they are not toys at all, but metal made of aluminium alloys, thank-offerings to the gods made and the cooking equipment, en-

Marie, 122), Ls Pabila toieer Company

GOLD-MOUNTED DAGGER. The drawbridge is 38ft. long,, 17it. wide on the inner side, and 8ft. 6in. wide on the outer side, and the timbers, all of oak, are 1ft square and in excellent preservation.

In addition to the foundations of the Manor House, and the drawbridge, there hare been found many valuable relics, gold, including a dagger mounted in curions horseshoes, and many some Roman Handala,

very old tiles on which appear the most qusint designs.

Mr. S. H. Widdicombe, the local historian, places the greatest value on the discovery, as it dis- pöses for all time of the grave doubts that have existed as to the exact locality, character and proportions, of this vast ancient] Manor House that sheltered many great historic figures, not the least important of whom was Geoffey de Mandeville, one of the Earls of Essex, and Constable of the Tower of London about 1130. He proved traitorous to both King Stephen and Queen Matilda, land on being attainted for high treason, fled to Trent Park, where he lay hidden for many months. One night, according to the legend he stumbled into a well in the corper of Carlet Moat and perished.

in the form of tiny figures of tirely electric, is such that the sheep, horses, and on.

chef will be able to prepare, high "I do not think children played in the air, a dinner Just as choice with toys to any extent in old as that to be served in any first- England. The oldest dolls, we class restaurant on the earth's have only go back as far as Queen surface. Anne, and there are no records of them. I believe, at an earlier marvellous view outward and At dainty tables, commanding

At the bottom of the well, so period.

downward, the travellers will on- runs the story story which "This does not mean that joy their aerial meals. After-ha been handed down in mediaval children did not play,wards they will be able to repair Barnet from generation to but only that they played with to a sung little fire-proofed smok-generation-lies a great chest-of natural objects, which they founding lounge.

gold and precious stones, with the

ations dictated.

not.

for themselves and invested with At bed-time no noise, or vibra- ghost of Geoffrey, 'de Mandeville the qualities their own imaginion will reach them from the oa guard.

engines, which will be installed in It must be soine satisfaction to "You will often see in a miner's cars quite separate from the pas-Sir Philip to know that no ghost cottage a diminutive pick, shovel, sengers saloon.

has been seen near the wall for aad hammer suspended over the As soon as her cabin furnishing three years since he took over the mantelpiece. People who know is complete, the ZR3, which is estate. nothing of the local ways may 650ft. long, will be inflated with One of the neighbouring houses think they are toys but they are 2,500,000 cubic feet of hydrogen was sold by the owner, s City and, after a 23-hours' test flight magnate, in 1669, to pay his losses They are relics of the time in the neighbourhood of Fried in the Fire of London. Another when votive offerings to the richshafen, will set out across the was occupied by a shining light household gods were hung on the Atlantic for America, flying visat Court, who was sentenced to walls of the home...

Cape Finisterre and the Azores, desth after the Battle of Worces "I have no doubt that if such to the south of the Bermudas, inter in 1651, but who afterwards objects were put into the hands of order to avoid the gales of the became an Ambassador, and suc- a child, he would play with them more northerly route..

cessful at that, to the Court of} In fact, the origin of toys, as we Then she will work up north- | Portugal. know them, is probably that chil-ward to Lakehurst, New Jersey, The well in which Sir Geoffrey dren got hold of objects intended where she will be housed. This de Mandeville was drowned, and as votive offerings and diverted voyage is expected to last about which contains the valuable chest,

four days.

is to be excavated this spring.

THE VILLAGE COBBLER; "I do believe, Betty, that they by Reason them to their own play." Jones and this Gets Kinky

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