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His WorshipIt is extremely atrange that the card had disap poured. "

Mr. Brooks proposed to call ovid- ence to support hia" allegation.

Against this course Mr. Leask objected as being irregular. The prosecution had closed its case and be (Mr. Lenak) was raising this question of the card because arose from the point as to whether the defendants had guilty know- ledge of the rights of the film,

Mr. Brooks sald that the evid ence of Sergeant Kennedy was in respect of a card. Whether it was the proper card Mr. Brooks submitted that they still had to discover.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1926.

BRITISH GRAVES IN ITALY.

CEREMONY AT VENICE..

Sir

Lord Cavan anveiled a monu- mont récently to the memory of the British soldiers who fell fight- ing on the Italian front. Ronald Graham, British Ambas- endor at Rome, and Count Volpi, Chancellor of the Exchequer, were present at the ceremony, together with many English officers who served under Lord Cavan,

There are nearly 8,500 British soldiers burled in Italy, and their graves are well cared for in 102 cematories, some ever, so far away as Gradisco; these are mostly of the men of the heavy batteries, who, were the first English troops to join the Italiana in the spring Discussion then aruse as to the of 1917. There are two English possible whereabouts of the off-gravca: at.. Montecchio Maggiore, cial record of the censorship, and where the ruined castles of Mon- oventually. Mr. Brooks, submitted tagues and Capulets crown the that it was up to the dofendants hill in sight Montebello, to produce it if they really had Portia's Belmont. The largest cemeteries "aro, ht. Montecchio Precalcino, near Vicenza, and at Tezze and Glavera, on the Piave. while there are many scattered graveyards on the mountains of Aslago.

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Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Brooks went on to say, was a great admirer of Charlie Chaplain films and he cer- tainly would have recollected if he had passed "The Kid." He was pretty positive that he hadn't. Mr. Leisk questioned the ex tent to which a man's memory could be trusted as evidence..

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The memorial unveiled consists of bronze doors for the English church, designed by Mr: Hum- phreys Johnstone, who adapted a Byzantine Dyptich very success- Mr. Brooks in pursuance of his fally for the design. The doors. point of guilty knowledge, refer- have been cast from British guns Fred to the previous attempt to by courtesy of the Admiralty and show "The Kid" at the YM.C.A. the Venice Arsenal. and to the withdrawal of theGreat disappointment was felt alm under the very same circum-that no opportunity was given for stunees as were present in this the speeches prepared, and many have expressed a wish to read the moving speech of Lord Gavan in the English Press.

case.

Mr. Leask replied that since theo, a's had been the ease with many other mushroom CORN- After dwelling on the friend- panies, the Haw Woo Trad-ship between Italy and England, ing company had changed hands, consecrated by the brotherhood in and they were different people fàrms, Lord Cavan continued: "In who were in charge then.

that greater Italy, now at last Mr.-Leask:-Since they could wholly enclosed by the Alpine mit produce the eard to support wall, which, with the sen, makes their evidence, they suggest my her in the South an island counter- ened was not genuine,

part of Britain in the North, we know that our Italian comrades will never forget that "in the beautiful cemeteries they have assigned to us at Vicenza, and in the mountains our British dead ure left with theirs the silent sentinels of an inviolable frontier."

His Worship Intimated that if the card was produced to show that the film had gone through the censor's hands, he would drop the case without further ado.

Mr. Brooks:-My friend has it. The can produce it,

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His Worship:-There was no suggestion in the evidence that it was, banded back. You cannot ask the defendants to produce it

At this stage the. Court thought that perhaps the card may still be found amongst the official re cords, and his Worship adjourned

the ease.

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Mercantile A. and Bg $30) n Mercantile O., 413) n.

F. and O., 492 m. East Asia, 383 n.

Murine Ins.

Canton Ins., 3615 b.

China Underwriters, $1.80 b. North China, Tls. 145 11. Unions, $288 sa. Yangteze, $37) h

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Shipping Douglasos, $241 Steamboats, $24.60 b.

Tugs, $228.

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S'hai Explorations, Tls. 5.25 n. Shanghai Loans, Tle. 7 n. Raubs, $5.00 n. Tronohs, 65/- ‚n. Ural Caspians, 3/- n.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharvos, $123 b. Whampoa Docks, 355 n. Hongkews, Tls. 175 b. New Engineeringe, Tls. 5.90 Shanghai Docks Tis. 105

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"All around they lie, in what was, once Venetian carth, and here in Venice itself, in the beautiful city of immortal. and

heroic memories,the city whose fleets! were the first link between the East and the West, and the last defence of Europe against invad ing Islam, in the city which has An amah living at No. 67. Won-inspired our greatest poets and acichong Road was admitted into held our hearts enchained, we de- the Government Civil Hospital suf-dicate this monument to those who fering from the effects of opium died in Italy. It will, I believe, poisoning. It is stated that she help to cement for ever a friend- attempted to take her life soon after ship which has stood the test of she had returned from giving time, which survived the ordeal evidence at the Central Magistracy of battle, and which is destined against a man whom she accused to grow more cordial. in our com- of having committed an indecent mon effort to maintain that peace assault and who was, as a result, and goodwill which will, we trust, sentenced to four months' hard be the fruit of so many-and such "OTHER-NESS" IN SEX.

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THAT DIFFER.

"Having myself had the honour TWO HALVES OF THE FACE: to command" an: Italian Army in which British and Italian corps fought side by side at the cross-

Berlin, April 29-Students, of GRAMMATICAL ERKUR”.

ing of the Piave and in the final Sir-la a description of the advance, which gloriously ended the science of physiognomy have the war in Italy, I have returned, been deeply stirred this week in eek's arrangements made for the not without emotion, to the land Berlin by a totally new theory pro- observance of the centenary of Holy, which I then learned to love and pounded at a meeting of the Lava- Trinity. Brighton, contained in this the generous people whose good ter Society by Dr. Wilhelm Fliess. week's, Observer, writes E. J. and evil fortunes we shared in a number of photographs were Wilden Hart there occurs the

spirit of pure comradeship.shown with half the face darken- phrase" unique service will fere in the Venice of Manin, re-ed. In practically every case the take place." This cacophanousmembering those eventful days, I members of the audience pro- grammatical error is also to be salute my old brothers in armsnounced the photograph to be that found on the back page of your the simple soldier, the captains, of a man when the left half of a esteemed and valued organ, Sunday the commanders, and the flus woman's face was shown, and, in by Sunday, in advertisements sel trious Sovereign, who, never the case of the left side of a man's forth, by those supposed masters doubting the final issue, so sted-face, to be that of a woman. of descriptive phrase the estate fastly maintained the spirit of his agents. The rule surely is that people."

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ment said it was going to stand upon its dignity, and went home without finishing negotiations or giving the T.U.C., the chance, to,

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this miserable, stilted pettigogging. Ramsay MacDonald, excuse the Government was going addressing a London Labour party to plunge the country into all meeting at Kingsway Hall on the sorts of trouble, making the Cock eve of the general strike, said he of Hate crow from John of Groat's This occasionally remarkable and his colleagues were worn out: to Land's End."'

"We will go straight on. difference in the two sides of a They were faced with such a person's face, which every photo-situation as they had never before General Strike may start; but we grapher notices and of which film met in their lifetimes.

are still prepared to negotiate. actors aze acutely awere, Dr. In the House of Commons he The Government has twice rung For instance, we "present a united Budapest, April 27-Last week Fliess explains by the presence had just heard a speech by Mr. down the curtain when we were front," but "punish an untidy Buiapest resounded with the of feminine elements in every man, Churchill, one of the most sinister in the middle, of processes which boy." We give our son "a Univer- chuckles of the faithful who while fundamental male charac- figures in our public life to-day; a I believed would be successful.

"As soon as the danger is over, sity education," unless, perchance, daily visit the minute pump-room teristics are to be met with in man of very brilliant intelligence he possesses a unilateral brain." of the "Hungaria" spring.

These othersex" but of a wayward and unsettling as soon as peace is declared, then We say that there is "à unique oldest inhabitant of the Zoo, an attributes have a habit of comming imagination that made him a Bort thousands of these will, I know, building plot for sale," and also elephant which has been known out more strongly on the left than of Ishmael who had no permanent turn round to the Governmcat and The greater habitation on this earth, but who say, "We protected you that when "a unity of purpose, but "an un: to the youth of at least three on the right side. equal task" and "an uninteresting

the preponderance of these by adventure and misadventure you got into a muddle and out you book" because in the first two generations as "Uncle Siam," re- examples the "u" is long, whist cently fell ill, and the professor elements in any individual, the was constantly seeking new fields go; that is the sort of thing that

who was called in to treat him greater is the difference between on which to exercise his restless is necessary."" in the two latter it is short.

this character and the normal type and destructive spirit.' He was a

Disregarding Warning." If, Sir, you could find room for diagnosed the trouble

of the same sex.

good literary man, but as a politi these remarks, perhaps even the Aammation of the kidneys, and

This is one explanation of thecian or statesman he was a man Mr. Oswald Moseley sald for estate agents will reject "a usage" prescribed a hundred litres of so-called artistic temperament" who had never touched anything the past week the Government had which is such a misuse of the "Hungaria" water to be awallowed photographs showing very wide without turning it to disastrous been trying to do what it should Vienna,-In consequence of the and thousands of hands, especially language; not in "a unit of time" daily. For a time Slam express differences Between the two sides account.

have done two months ago. high tax levied by the municipal- in ladies fashions, would have to indead, but gradually. "A usefuled his disapproval of his novel of a face were in all cases those

"Our line, quite honestly and We see the Prime Minister," he ity, the Austrian Jockey Club in- be discharged. Nevertheless, the nid" to this will be the strict main- drink by spouting it from his of persons of peculiarly distinctive without any simulation, was peace. continued, like a gloopy old tends to cancel the races. It is munh 'pality has declared that no tenance by "a Utopian" editor of trunk at his keepers and visitors, gifts in ong form or other. pointed out that this would mean reduction in the "luxury tax is a uniform standard" of gramma but as ho was deprived of all That this "other-ness" is not We fought for peace; we are not housewife who has disregarded all a most serious loss to many firms, possible.

tical rectitude.

other liquids, he was eventually confined to human beings alone responsible if there is no pence." the warnings of her neighbours of The Editor of the Observer com-forced to awallowed his daily was sufficiently demonstrated by He did not like general strikes, a fire creeping on, and now vain flustor, rushing to and fro, Printed and Published for the Froprietor by FREDERICK mented "We regret the misprint ration,, and the later bulletin various leaves being, folded down but honestly, what could be done? awaking at the last moment in a Cock of Hate Growing failing over herself and everybody PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 3, Wyndham Street, in the City of to which our correspondent calls declares that he is on the road to the middle: the two halves invart- Victoria, Hongkong.

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Early that morning the Govern- clse and getting in the way.

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