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MOSLEM ASSEMBLY.

HOLY CARPET EXHIBITED ÁT

MECCA.

MONDAY MAY

SERIOUS ASSAULT.

TWO MEN IMPRISONED

WITHOUT OPTION.

Mr. Leo d'Almada watched the proceedings on behalf of the Kow- loon Motor Bus Company...

NO DISAGREEMENT.

DR: FLEXNER SAYS WHY HE RESIGNED.

London, May 26, Dr. Abraham, Flexuor, Director

Mecca, May 26. The seriousness of the offence of taking the law into their own Deputations from India, Java, hands, was strongly commented on South Africa, Yemen, Syria, By 1, W. Schofield at the Row of Studies of the General Educa- Egypt, Tunis and Algeria, in res loon Bingistracy on Saturday, when tion Board, interviewed at Oxford, stated that he was resigning, be ponse to an invitation from the case in which two Chinese case he wished to be free to de- Saud, attended a grand assembly were charged with assaulting the vote himself to writing on the gen at Motamar Hall, representing all conductor and driver of a bus ineral subject of American and the Moslem countries in the world. Canton Road again came before European University education. An address was rend praising Ibn his Worship. Saud'a religious and political policy since he entered the Hedjaz, and the Holy Carpet, which was made in India this year, was then exhibited. Its unique workman" ship was universally admired.

Ibn Saud, who bore the whole cost of the carpet's production and transportation from India congra- tulated the Indians on their crafts- manship and thanked the various delegates for their appreciation and presence. Refreshments were then served and there followed free exchange of views among the lenders of Islam. Ibn Saud de clared he was n Moslem first and then an Arab. Ho is giving banquet to the delegates to-night -Reuter.

WHITSUNTIDE RUSH.

FINE WARM WEATHER IN ENGLAND.

London, May 26.

The holiday trafic, which began yesterday, was exceptionally heavy to-day when fine warm weather set in following a prolonged sunless and rainy period. On the rail- ways many trains ran in duplicate. A feature of yesterday's traffic was the large number of Continen- tal bookings.

While the vast majority used the stomer services, many travelled

According to the New York Telegram, Dr. Flexner's brother states that there has been no dis agreement between, Dr. Flexner The second defendant called a and the Rockefeller trustees. His witness from a tenhouse, but be-resignation has been accepted re- yond the fact that the accused had luctantly-Reuter. had tex, he could throw

[Earlier messages stated that further light on the incident. He the Board was founded by Mr. said he heard a commotion out-Rockefeller and is empowered to side his shop and he was told that the defendant had been arrested.

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His Worship, summing up the evidence, said that it was are markable fact that the witness called by the second defendant had said that he heard a disturbance in the street, whereas neither of the two defendants saw anything

unusual.

His Worship thought that the defence WAS undoubtedly very weak and that the case for the prosecution was reasonably strong. The two' defendants would there- fore be convicted."

Mr. d'Almada, addressing his Worship, said that on behalf of the Kowloon Motor Bus Company he would like to mention that an incident of the description which was before the Court was most serious, not only to the traffic of the Colony but also to the people in charge of buses, trams and other public vehicles.

distribute over £10,000,000 con- tributed by Mr. Rockefeller. Dr. Flexuer is at present lecturing at Oxford under the Rhodes Trust.]

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THE PRAYER BOOK.

ARCHBISHOP ISSUES A DIOCESAN CIRCULAR.

London, May 26.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, in a Diocesan Cireular relating to the new Prayer Book, recommends the text of a special short prayer for divine guidance in the Parlia mentary deliberations.

Meanwhile, further step to.

in wards the union of the churches in Scotlund has been taken Edinburgh, where simultaneous meetings of the General Assem- blics of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church of Mr. d'Almada mentioned the Scotland overwhelmingly adopted fact that drivers were required to the report of the committees on render assistance to victims of Church Union erubodying a plán accidents and pointed out how this as a basis of union and resolved:

by air and the entire fleet of Im-was prevented by incidents of that it be referred to presbyteries perial Airways was brought into this nature. He produced a copy for further suggestions,-Reuter. use to accommodate passengers. of the Hongkong Telegraph and Forly air liners of various nation- asked his Worship to peruse an alities were required at Croydon article in the editorial column re- in addition to cope with the Con- lative to the present case. tinental trafic.

Premier's Holidny.

lle further asked his Worship

to take a serious view of the offence and suggested imprison-

Extremely Serious,

The Prime Minister with Mrs.ment without the option of a fine. Baldwin left London yesterday to spend Whit week-end with thei Duke of Portland' On Tuesday the Prime Minister and Mrs. Bald- win will return to London and leave later for France for tour of the Eastern battle fields-British Wirelens,

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people? You will both go to prison for six weeks with hard

labour."

Second Defendant: No fine? His Worship: No; you must go to prison.

on

Laichikok Incident. Addressing the defendants, his The incident at Loichiko Worship suid that the case, which Thursday, when a bus conductor was proved against them, was ex was threatened by a crowd of tremely serious. The witnessed Chinese, was again mentioned be- for the prosecution had actually fore Mr. W, Schofield at the Kow, seen the defendants atart

theloon Magistracy on Saturday, when attack, and having done ao, other the evidence of the conductor and coplies joined in.

the driver was takon.

"The extreme seriousness of this

offence," continued his Worship, "consists of this-that when people have an accident in the street in the neighbourhood where many coolies live, if they see any signs Tokyo, May 26. that they are going to be attacked The Premier handed Japan's

by the coolies, they will drive off reply to Mr. F. B. Kellogg's non-without giving any assistance to war proposal to U.S. Ambassador Maevengh, after which copies were handed to the British, French, Halian and German embassies,

Mr. Marveagh is tabling the contents. to Washington after which it will be available to the State department,

the person.

Your proper course was to have helped these bus people and to have offered evidence to the Police

and

The conductor said that he was at Laichikok at 4.30 p.m. on Thurs day dust when the defendant accosted him and accused him of causing his foki to fall from the bus. This witness denied after some argument the bus left, On its return on three subsequent occasions, the defendant and a largo crowd had collected at the bus terminus and threatened" to strike the witness. Beyond using threats, however, nothing was done.

in the case of a trial for knocking At about 8 p.m. a report was down the boy. Instead of that, made to the Police and detectives you go and assault them, nearly were sent to the scene. On ar- breaking one man's ribs and send-rival the defendant was pointed The next out to the Police and he was ar

It is understood that the reply ising him to hospital, brief and expresses approval with time there is an accident in Can-rested.

"After further evidence the çnac or modifications-ton Road, do you think that the

bus people will stop to help was adjourned till to-day.

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