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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

FEBRUARY 15, 1937.

PRISON FÖR NATIONALISTS

CRYSTAL PALACE:

"OFFICIAL ARSON" STORY DENIED

THE suggestion

that

""Can't you?' he answered, still smiling.

the Crystal Palace was burned

"And then bortold me how the Ger- down as an air raid precaution, mans had said that on no account made by Lord Ponsonby in an must the Crystal Palace ever be article in the current issue of touched. Its glittering roof made the Peace News, was emphatically most splendid mark, and its immense denied by Sir Henry Backland, length was sumelent to give any

bombing plane Its bearings. general manager of the Palace, recently.

The article stated:

"I was talking the other day to an architect friend of mine who had served in the air force] in the Great War," he writes. "We were discussing building materials and fire precautions.

"I made some comment on the fact that it was surprising that a building like the Crystal Palice, constructed

exclusively of stone, iron and glass,

should have made such a blaze.

smile.

Very surprising, he said with a

*I CANNOT UNDERSTAND"

So completely demolished was it,' I went on, 'that it could not be re- constructed:*

much inflammatory material.

So, you

two make the ended, two and

"Omcial arson! It had certainly never occurred to me.

trialy very well done. It was cer-

Air Fald pre-

cautions with a vengeancel"

"RIDICULOUS"

Sir Henry Buckland's comment was:

"It is perfectly ridiculous," he said.

do not want to be unkind, so I will make no further comment.

Sir Henry also said: "We should

Bing Crosby is the highest paid male film star in America and he has to pay tax amounting to $30,000 p...

BURNING OF WELSH BOMBING CAMP

"LAND OF MY FATHERS” SUNG

WEL

OUTSIDE OLD BAILEY

7ELSH Nationalists, men and women, stood bare- headed in the dusk beneath the grim walls of the Old Bailey one day recently singing with fervour “Land of My Fathers."

Three of their leaders had just been sentenced by Mr. Justice Charles to nine months in the second division for setting fire to the R.A.F. bombing camp in North Wales.

The sentenced men were:

John Saunders Lewis, lecturer at University College, Swan-

вед;

Lewis Valentine, minister of the Welsh Baptist Church, Llan- dudno; and

David John Williams, master at the county school, fish- guard.

much like to ascertain the cause The picture above shows the film been waiting outside, sald: "I am now going back to my two little

of the fire, The Heine Office sent three experts and the Fire Brigade also made investigation, but the cause

could not be determined.

star with one of his many racehorses.

"AI 7.35 that evening our own are-made before the end of March, man- most reilable man-left the he said. building. He told me that ot that time there was no smell of burning. I was on the scene wilhin six minutes

* *

film com

When the verdict was announced, Mra, Valentine, who had

children. I have nothing to say about the case." The wives of the other two men had stayed at home.

Professor J. E. Daniel, an-j; other Welsh Nationalist leader, said: "There is only one thing to fight for Welsh Bay. The Nationalism will go on."

After the trial was over, the

Park where a protest meeting Welsh visitors went to Hyde

was held.

"United States And no lives were lost," he added, of the outbreak and there was a great panies," Mr. Ostrer went on, The wind of course was favour-blaze, on which the water had no are receiving between $7,000,- able for such a blaze, I said. 'But 1 effect."

The royal yacht Victoria cannot understand why there was to Albert, which will be required for from British cinemas; the net and 000 and £10,000,000 a year net King George's Coronation review of revenue British producers re the Fleet in May and probably for ceive from America is probably Cowes Week in August, went into dry dock at Portsmouth recently for between £200,000 and £300,000. Owing to the limited accommoda- "Unless our American distri- tion, most of the Welsh visitors were buting organisation can produce pubile gallery in the famous No. 1 disappointed at the Old Bailey. The a substantial nel revenue we are Cou

Court accommodates only 35 people, not prepared to continue produc-and seating for another 50 people was tion.

provided behind the deck. There

THE EX-KING

***SILENCE

NOW IS BEST"

overhaul.

OF

FUTURE GAUMONT- BRITISH

-Primate

GAU

Their Second Trial

The three men were charged with "causing

unlawful and maitelous damage to buildings, timber and other artleles, pro- perty of the King, and setting fire to certain buildings on September 8."

The trial was first heard by Mr. Justice Lewis at Caernarvon, but the jury disagreed and the trial was transferred to, the Old Bailey.

was a large queue outside the public English. Williams was then allowed entrance as early as eight a.m., but an interpreter, but said he did not. the case was not opened until after wish to put any questions. the luncheon Interval CONTEMPTUOUS

OF WELSH NATION

His voice was stern and firm as he

spoke, but Lewis shook his head.

"The Board of Trade has suc-

Turning to Lewis the judge said, ceeded in establishing a reason-

"John Saunders Lewis, do you wish to |able ratio between exports and

asic this witness (meaning Davies) LAUMONT - BRITISH may imports. It can do the same

Mr. W. N. Stable, K.C., outlined the any questions? If so, you will ask it cease to produce films and for the film trade as hetween

case for the prosecution and describin English, or not at all." confine themselves to their England and America. Onlyed the incidents of the night of theatre business.

thus ean British film production September 7-8, when the R.A.E. camp

was set on fire. in this country be saved."

The Gaumont-British com. "It was perfectly obvious that this pany have a complete pro-destructive fire had been deliberately gramme of pictures arranged lighted by someone," declared Mr. for 1937,

the examination of the witnesses, the statement handed to the police judge asking Lewis and Valentine it by the defendants when they gave they wished to ask any questions and themselves up at the Pwllheli police both replying in Welsh that they did station was then read.

THE Archbishop of Canter- bury, Dr. Lang, speaking in the Upper House of the Convoca. Mr. Isidore Ostrer, president tion of Canterbury, which for of the

company, made this the first time in history met in statement on his return from Westminster Abbey, referred America recently. briefly to the recent Constitu- A decision will probably be tional Crisis.

Dr. Lang said: "It is only a year ago at this very time since Convocation met to express, however inadequately, its feel- inga about the death of King George V., and of our loyalty to his eldest son who had succeed- ed to his Throne.

"CALMNESS

full of

"And yet that reign, so promise, came unexpectedly and sud- denly to an end by his own choice. "As to the circumstances which led

to his abdication, silence now is best. "Yet, though the. Duke of Windsor passed from our midst, he will not pass from our remembrance and

his

our prayers.

"It is only right that we should record our thankiulness for the caim ness and steadiness with which the peoples both of this nation and the whole Empire met an unprecedented crisis in tucir history."

Judge's Kind Word For The "Unorthodox"

W

7ITH a verdict for the plaintiff for £490 damages ngainst Mr. George Foster, nature-cure practitioner, of Forest Road, Walthamstow, the lawsuit brought by a patient, Mr. William Sones, of Dudley Road, Ilford, ended in the King's Bench Division recently.

An issue had been raised during the case-which lasted nearly five days--whether Mr. Foster represented himself to Mr. Sones as a medical practitioner.

Mr. Foster denied having done so and the Judge pointed out that it was not alleged in Mr. Sones's statement of claim.

Mr. Sones claimed damages for, there were certain associations which, alleged negligence in the treatment by examination, sought to achieve foot, as the result of which, a certain standard of skill among the he sald, his leg had to be amputated. persons who practised nature-cure.

Denying the allegation. Mr. Foster plended that he did his best for Mr. Sones.

PUBLIC SERVICE"

"I suppose," he said, "that every- body will admit that we owe the present-day benefits of fusting to the teaching of naturopaths.

"Therefore it does not do to dis parage these unorthodox practitioners or to jeer at them, or to pour con- tempt on them,"

LOYAL ADDRESS The Houst unanimously decided to send an address to the King, which reads in part!

"Just a year ago, when present-"RENDERING A ing a

a loyal address to his Majesty King Edward VIII on the day of his prociumation as King, we spoke of Mr. Justice Alkinson, summing up, the achievement of your Majesty's advised the jury to put out of their King George V., in having minds "all prejudied that might be bequeathed to his successor a stable imported into these cases against un- throne.

orthodox practitioners." "The full measure ar that

"We know," he said, "that the achievement has been strikingly

The judge said the issue became demonstrated by the events which Inedical profession likes to think it is most serious when the fury consid- bave resulted suddenly and un- the sole repository of knowledge ered the evidence of Mr. Sones, and expectedly in the accession of your connected with the art of healing, the evidence of denial by Mr. Foster Majesty to the sovereignty of this but I don't know that everybody that the latter told him, after the

agrees with that,

father,

realm.

Stable.

The judge put exactly the some question to Valentine, who replied "No" in Welsh.

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the

This procedure went on throughout DRYCLEANING

not.

It was in Welsh and a translation Willams was asked, through the was made. It began, "We who sign interpreter, whether he had under- this letter acknowledge our responsi-stood the evidence of each witness bility for the damage which was done and whether he would like to ask any to the buildings at the bombing camp question. this night, September 7."

Each time the reply came in Welsh: The statement concluded "Lawful "Nac ydwyf, f' arglwydd" ("I do not, and peaceful methods failed to secure my lord"). for Wales even common courtesy nt the hands of the Government of

England.

"Therefore in order to compel attention to this immaral violation of the sure and natural rights of the Welsh nation, we have taken this method, the only method left to us by a Government which is contemptuous of the Welsh nation."

REPLIES TO

JUDCE IN WELSH

All three defendants said that they did not desire to give evidence or call witnesses or make any statement to the jury.

Williams, in Welsh, said, "I am not going to plead my cause, as I do not consider, with every respect to these Engush Jurymen, that they can do justice to our cause or that anyone can do justice to our cause except Juries from our own fellow-country- men."

whether he wished to put a question said that Lewis and Valentine had When the Judge asked Lewis) Mr. Justice Charles, summing up. to the first witness (Davies, the night freely confessed that they had done watchman), Lewis replied in Welsh: what they were accused of doing.

"Nid wyf om fy amddiffyn fy hun to do with the Jury.

Their motives, he added, had nothing gwbl yn y llys hwn." ("I do not intend to defend myself ut all in this court.")

·

He was proceeding further in Welsh when the Judge interrupted and said: "One moment. Are you able to speak

He directed the jury to deal with the case on the assumption that Mr. Foster represented himself as a natur-English?" opath of a high order.

Arst few days, that he had saved his foot, and advised him to carry on to very complete the cure.

"It is a cause of profound thanks- "In fact, there cannot be giving to remember that a crisis much doubt that there are other unique in our notion's history has practitioners who are rendering con-

surmounted with dignity and siderable publie service." self-control on the part of all con- cerned, and that a change of So "Verbalists are recognised legally. vereign has taken place in a man-In the time of Henry VIII. a Statute ner which, hos strengthened the was passed recognising that all unity of the nation and of the people with knowledge and experl- Empire and the stability of the ence of herbs should be permitted to

practise.

1

It Mr. Sones' evidence was right it was not a case of want of skill, but of sheer dishonesty. FEES TO BE

RETURNED

When the jury announced their verdict the judge asked if they found Throne."

that Mr. Foster was guilty of breach When the Address came before the "Curiously enough, that Statute he gave to Mr. Sones?.

of duty in the advice and treatment Lower House, Canon T. Guy Rogers, has never been repealed." of. Birmingham, said he

The foreman: YCE. that all JUDGE SAYS:

was not quite satisßeð

·would possibly concur with the

allusions to the abdication. Was

"DON'T JEER”-

ik necessary for the House to make Naturopathy, the judge went on, 24 combination ΟΙ allusions in that particular way? seemed to be

herbalism with certain treatment, postponed.

He said the total amount of dam- ages they awarded was £400, divided Into £40 fees to be returned, £50 for unnecessary pain and suffering, and

£400 for the loss of his leg.

Judgment was entered for the

Consideration of the Address was described as nature-treatment, and plaintiff accordingly, with costs.

WATSON'S

MELCASTOL

FRAGRANT, SWEETENED CASTOR

OIL

A PLEASANT LAXATIVE

20 & 30 cts. Per Bottle

PETITION TO

GOVERNMENT

"It is no defence for these men to say that they resorted to unlawful means because their point of view was not recognised upon their peti- tion to the Government. There is no Lewis: "Nid wyf am siarad yn defence set before you of any cort Saesneg gan fy mod yn medru siarad or description." Cymraeg yn well." ("I do not wish to Mr. Justice Charles, passing sen- speak in Engilah because I can speak fence, said to the men in the dock: better in Welsh,"')

"You three men are educated men, to a most The judge then called Superinten and you have resorted dent William Hughes, of Pwllheli, to ing attention to what you believe to dangerous and wicked method of call- prove that Lewis and Valentine could be the propriety of your views. As speak English,

to the propriety or Impropriety of With regard to Williams the officer your views, I say nothing. It is not said he had never heard him speak for me to express any opinion,"

Are Deaconesses Free To Marry?

MAX deaconesses marry?

|"meet her fate," marry and have

children.

This question was asked in

Orders being indelible meant tha Upper House of the Convoca-

that, for the rest of her life sho tion of Canterbury recently by would be "The Rev. Mrs. So and the Bishop of London, who

80,"

that declared that it "caused more

The Bishop of Derby said discussion than anything else." there had been, at the most, two

cases of deaconesses marrying. The Bishop of Bouthwark, who By a series of resolutions the presented a report on the subject following were among other func- replied that his committee did notions by authorisation of the Bishop deal with the point because the of the diocese proposed to be allotted Church did not put any restriction to a deaconess: an a clergyman as to whether he should marry or not.

It had been repeatedly stated, he added, that the Church did not put any limit on the marriage of deacon- esses, but it was a general opinion among many deaconesses that they should not be married.

The Bishop of Lincoln sald o deaconess after a few years might

Readlar services of morning or evening prayer and the Litany, except portions reserved to the priest; leading in prayer; Instruct- ing and preaching, except in the service of Holy Communion; and in the absence of the priest baptis ing infants.

The House adjournod."

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