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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN; TUESDAY, MAT 26, 1925. 11 CHANCELLOR'S HIS SILK CONFIDENCE DUTIES. NO SIGN OF AMUNDSEN. COMPULSORY LABOUR IN KENYA. HUDSON MEMORIAL.

COMMONS QUESTIONS, GRAVE AND JOCULAR, DISCUSSION CUT SHORT. In tlje House of Commons yesterday, Mr. OADOGAN (C Finchley) asked the Under Secretary of State for tho Home Department, as representing the First Commissioner of Works, if he will state who was "PERMANENT FEATURE OF OUR TAXATION." BRITISH FREEDOMS. FRENCH STUPEFIED BY KING GEORGE AT WEMBLEY. WHY NO FRENCH DIGNITARY DARE SO UNBEND.

(From our own Correipondent.) Paris, Monday. Quite a flutter has been caused here by the publication in the' illustrated papers of two Wembley photographs, one showing the King and Queen INDUSTRY'S BURDEN UNDER SCHEME. PROMISE OF RELIEF TO COME. The second reading debate of the i 1'inanec Hill wns marked bv it searching criticism of the Chancellor's proposals by Mr. Snowden, who prophesied that the silk taxes would eventually be the end of Mr.

Churchill, by a brilliant and even inoie effective attack bv Mr. I.lovd I'corge, whoso thrusts found an ap-pri'ciativc reception even from the MiiJisti'i-uilist arid bv c-oti-mli-nt and unyielding reply bv the author of the Budget. Mr. Churchill declared himself confirmed in his belief in the wisdom nf the silk duties, for which he boldlv IN PENSIONS predicted a permanent place in the national taxation, and disavowed in the light of his lately acquired know ledge of the silk industry the lear he expressed jn his Budget speech of reduced consumption. An interesting passage in his speech was that in which he promised at a later stage arrangements which would relieve industry of the extra cost of the deficiency period the Unemployment Insurance Fund as a setoff against the new burdens.

Mr. Baldwin, winding up the debate, ridiculed the idea that the McKenna duties or the silk taxes were of a protective character. AND taxes on industry. Moreover, the opportunity had been missed of giving iciiei io iocai taxation. Jills ill tv minuter speech was one of: l.n M.

II I 1 i in i II .11 1 ii lentallv it to demnnstrnlo hi rapidly growing command upun the atleutinn of the new members. Thorn were frequent, Opposition cheers, and the i-i I. tl IT i Mil; lilllhLS V.tlS verv ci, liciinl ami pressed Mr. Churchill. Mr.

Churchill's There Has little Reply. HOW lor Ml'. to say reply, but again, though he spoke up and spoke well, there was a note of retreat in the sneech 1 He assured the House more once that before the pensions ai Ul'limiin n'Dlln mln Ar.nn..iA.. mi. ins nuuiu lime wen mauc to relieve the extra cost of the de-! hciencv neriml in I Insurance and that, relief woT, 1, 1 almost balance the burden of thc scheme JJut he asked the House to I allow the Government to unfold their by stage.

I I I I i i EVERYBODY HOPEFUL LUNCH-TABLE TIPS BY DERBY H0RSE0WNERS. UNANIMOUS DISAGREEMENT. There was much good-humoured talk ot Derby prospects at the London Press Club yesterday, when racehorse owners and jockeys were entertained to luncheon. At a similar gatht ring last year Lord Derby tipped his horse Sansovino, which proved to lie the winner. The first toast after the King was that of "The pious memory of the founder of the Derby Stakes, the twelfth Earl of Derby." The Chairman read the following wire, which, he said, he had just received Regret too late to get to luncheon.

Horses are well but the detectives are coughius. Jarvis." (Laughter.) Lord Derby, responding to the toast, said he felt a confidence in speakinp which he did not have last year, because since then they had been good enough to make him an honorary member of tile Press Club. He could therefore address them as brother members. Tho honour had been conferred upon him at the instigation of the chairman, together with one Baldwin, Ramsay Mac-Donald, Birkenhead but," he added, why I mention all these smaller fry." (Laughter.) Thanking them for drinking to The pious meition of tho founder ibe Derby SUike" the originator of the race from which I am popularly suppo-ed take niv name Lord Derby said he wns amused "because of what he hud read of his ancestor at their calling it a pious meinorv." Yon mieht just as well," he said, think of Mr. Thomas's speeches being compared with the Archbishop of Canterbury's sermons." (Laughter.) Scope for Good Copy." "What I complain of in journalism at the present day," Lord Derby said, is that it does not seem to have any enterprise.

Why should you go round and ask trainers what they think of their horses? Why should you not ask trainers what they think of their owners? It would he infinitely more interesting- and possibly libellous. (Laughter.) Why should not Dick Dawson tell us how the Aga Khan would be, if with rather weak knees you ran him fast downstairs? Why should not Denman tell us exactly what Mr. C'ohn's detectives and special journey have cost him, and also what he reallv thinks of him? (Laughter.) Why should not Mr. Lambton give von nn interesting relation of what I looked and felt like after lie did mv bod of straw. All these suggested inquiries seem to me to afford a certain amount of scope for journalistic enterprise, and I recommend them to you for next year.

After saying that if Lnrd Astnr won tl.e Derby he would drink his health in ginger beer. Lord Derby continued of his' own candidate: "I am glad to suv that Unhorse has never been better in" its life. I do honestly think that I have as good a chance as anybody, and better than most. If next year you are good enough to ask me to be one of your guests, I sincerely hope that I shall be in the position of recommending vnu to back yet another of my horses, and do the hat trick." Oilier owners of Derby horses spoke. Sir ficorpc Bullnuih said his bnre "id a gain the other day, and pleased verv much indeed.

Ho could only think that if the botse reproduced that form on Wednesdav ho must auquit himself nohlv. Sir Charles Hyde said: "We see nnt the verv slightest reason wbv Dignity should not win the Derby 011 Wednesday. On the other hand wo see not tho slightest reason why ie should LIVELY ATTACKS BY MR. GEORGE MR. SNOWDEN.

(From our Parliamentary Correspondent.) Westminster, Monday Nic.ht. Though members crowded in to hear Mr. Churchill after the debate on the fecond reading of the Finance Bill in the House of Commons had been pro-ceding for three hours, there was quite small attendance when Mr. Snowden ppcued the debate with a motion fo hu rejection of the bill. All the priu tipal people, however, were present, nml if Mr.

iSmiwdrn's audience wa few jl as fit. The C'lydesiders in his own parly, including Mr. Wheatley, were absent, but Mr. Maxton. probably the ablest of rhrni, came in before the end nf Mr.

den's speech and defiantly displayed on the back of the bench iii mint ot him a pair ot brilliant re socks, which cast the rest of the lloii-o 1 nil iii iin" Mi.iiii.Mi, oauiwin, Mr. i nur chill. Mr. Hamsav MacDonald. ami Mr 1 1 I- tl .1 v.eorg.- lonowcii tne ix- iiinintiiui linn iuLi iiiuni.

Fiirhrinir Artnck riMiunL, AUHCK. It was a sound Parliamentary I'mht- in.n spri'cli. The Governnicnt, he said, had now been in power as lonn as the Labour party had been in oilier, and they had raised the number of the un A. 1 employed by and depreciated increased know ledge had confirmed his Ihc aluc of the securities. At a conviction of the 'wisdom of the tax.

time, when it was unanimously agreed; His tcry considerable concessions had that taxation should bo reduced, and 'fciircil a large measure of agreement when taxation could be reduced only in the trade. With an air of triumph he by reducing expenditure, their quoted llic Guardian increased expenditure. Mr. Churchill's' Commercial" in support of his contcu-brondeiiing of the basis nf taxation that the Lancashire cotton trade meant Kettim; iiun-o out nf the indirect was onl tilth on the list of industue tiixe. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, using artificial silk, but the point was apparently thinking that the mass nf rather blunted by interjections of L.ui-llie people did mil pav their fair share.

cashire Labour members to the effect making a tour like ordinary folk of the toy railway at the exhibition, the other showing Admiral Jellicoe glissading, silk hat in hand and all smiles, down a spiral toboggan. To the sober Repub lican mind these photographs are utterly incredible. The Illustration prints them side by side under the heading "Psychological Documents," together with a column of most profound comment thereon. M. Cldment Vaudel devotes a similar column to his reflections on the main page of the "Journal." How comes it that the most august monarch in the world and the illustrious victor of the greatest naval battle in history can do such things without the slightest loss of dinjiity? It is quite evident, says M.

Clement Vaudel, that British sovereigns and great functionaries of the Crown could join publicly in a sack race without losing a scrap of their prestige." Both writers try in vain to imagine a similar thing in France, say President Doumerguc indulging in a swoop on the scenic lailway at the Decorative Arts Exhibition, or Marshal Foch being whirled on roundabouts at Neuillv Fair. Vll'deI' "Phast at the very "as hoi ji. rrianu tnrown 01lt of solnc two years ago by thu publication of nhnt-nm 'showed him i.kvimr coif Tl 1 I 1... riu unit was nothing to these. The writer nf the Illustration nroblpm after frankly gives up the trin c.iln which he is thrown.

He advises further thouidit linon the inattci' Mieht not soino v.iln.-ihi drawn which would (h fiithomiilili. Ki-iticb ci i. toooggan ami tins toy railway might tl I euiignien us on certain mysterious points of British policv." -vr ni- n. nuael aoe? BOt 80 nesl" lle 's a lesson to draw. Do not llntlsn naval officers play football with their men, despite the immense gulf between them, a thins unimasinabln in France' Yet, he points out.

when tho game is over the gulf remains as deep as ever. "Birth and fortune reassert all their Here, then, is the paradoxical explanation. England is a country of castes, France a democracy. A caste can do with impunity what'a mere otticial Hare not risk doing. And tins is why our great personages never iiile on roundabouts, nor launch themselves down the slippery meandering of OLDEXBURG DIET ELECTIONS.

REPUBLICAN LOSSES. (From our own Correspondent.) Berlix, Moxday. The election for the Oldenbum Diet took place vesterdav. Tli. results show hraw Socialists.

lVmnnil, (,.. "nu uv0 tllc vct "'11 have none in the next). Nevertheless, the Conservative It'if. made up of the National Pennle'o iui. me i copies Party, the Landbtind and the patriotic unions, 1 still in a nmiked minoritv as compared with the Republican parties.

the number of vntnr 4.. poll was relativelv smnll A llmdenburg on April -26. which shows that the of the Field Marshal attracted even Republican votes. This is probably true of the rest of Germany also. THE GERMAN PEOPLE'S PARTY.

A DESIRE TO BE THOUGHT LIBERAL. (From our own Correspondent.) Berlix, Moxday. The Congress of the German People's party has just come to an end. The Foreign Minister. Dr.

Stresemann, was reappointed leader almost unanimously. The party claims to inherit the tradi- 'tions and ideals of the old Xational ku. ouii in. lit tn-iiuini IIHIL 'hat the contention was common know h'dge. increase His concessions, he said, the "turn" in favour of the BUT EXPECTED ANY MOMENT." INTENSE EXCITEMENT AT SPITZBERGEN.

POLAR WEATHER STILL GOOD. (By Wireless from the Farm.) Spitzbergex, Monday, 7 p.m. To-day there is an excellent prospect of the airmen finding the ship as expected. Bad weather is reported from the Russian and Siberian stations, but this has not yet reanhed the Polar zone. Thcs sky is clear at Danes and Amsterdam Islands and also the sea to the west and north.

Visibility northwards is good. We are anticipating every moment to sec the airmen return and to hear the whirr of the motors. Intense excitement prevails. There are many false alarms, but all are keeping a close watch. If the planes leave the Pole at noon as the most favourable hour, then they arc probably due at 10 p.m.

AH is prepared to receive the airmen. Central New world copyright. The above message was received iust before three o'clock this morning. No news had been received from the waiting party at Spitzbergen during Monday, but the following telegram from Oslo was couched in pessimistic terms: IF THE MACHINES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. Oslo, Monday.

The Gazette" publishes the following from Spitzbergen As late as two o'clock this morning tliera was no news of Captain Amundsen. The Hobby has returned to Wellman's Bay, having patrolled to the north and east of Danes Island and found the iec conditions difficult. Among the members of the expedition a certain depression pievails owing to Captain Amundsen's having failed to appear. If the machines have been damaged, the aviators will have a long and dangerous journey back. The weather is now cloudy and raw, with the temperature somewhat below zero.

From the top of Amsterdam Island the captain of the Farm saw open water to the northward, where the machines might have gone down. "an 'ft. vr I) Kings iSPITZBERGEN Opinion in Oslo is very divided in the matter, and multifarious hypotheses appear in the newspapers, but the fact is that nobody knows anything. Reuter. POSSIBLE DESCENTS.

Copexiiaqex, Monday. There is still. a complete absence of reliable news regarding Amundsen's night. The only rcpons reaching here discuss ihe weather which are variously interpreted, but seem mainly to point to this probability Amundsen, having succeeded in re.nrhing Pole and then finding himself able to s-tart the return flight, has been led by native cautiousness to descend en route to await clearrr atmospheric conditions -North Spitzbergen before attempting to complete the journey. It also Migpested that he may have htii'led wilil part of the Xorth-east Spilzbeifien Islands, whence lie lias been unable to establish communication with King's Hay.

One report, admittedly nner-nlirniod and probably speculative, states that Amundsen readied Kinc's Bay yesterdjy. Exchange. AMERICAN SEARCH PLANS. Washington. Monday.

It is believed that the Navy Department will ftnd the airship Shenandoah or Los Angele3 to search for Amundsen should the next few days make it certain that ihe explorer is stranded. Iu this ease the Potoka, equipped with a mooring-mast, will probably anchor near Etah or Spiubergen. Reuter. FUND FOR RELIEF EXPEDITION. Sax Diego iCaliforxiai, Monday.

Mr. Nansen, the nephew of the celebrated explorer, announced to-day that he intended to raise a fund to finance an expedition for the relief o( Captain Amundsen. Reuter. the Hope of delay at the POLE. Commander Woraley, of the Alearwon Xorth Polar expedition, which is expected to leave Liverpool during the firs; week of June, staged vesterdav that good news may et he received of Amundsen.

"It is quite ui.a.u, uu.eiei, iuiu 11 mere is no news iihin five days the outlook will be a bad one." Commander Worsley added that if the Algarsson ship Island is able to sail within a fortnight he might be in time to help Amundsen if he was in difficulties. MUSSOLINI VISITING DAXNLNZIO. Rome, Monday. Signor Mussolini left for Gardoue yesterday evening on a niit to Eignor d'Aanumio. Reuter.

100 MORE DETAILS. MINISTER PROMISES TO LAY PAPERS. In the House of Commons yesterday, in reply to further questions about compulsory l'i-tive labour in Kenya, Mr. OR MSB GORE (Under Secretary for the Colonies) said that the power of calling up labour for Government purposes is conferred on native headmen under the N'ativo Authority Ordinance, 1912, as amended in 1922, in accordance with the decision of the then Secretary of State contained in the dis-pitch published in 1821 as Cmd. 1509.

In the selection of labourers efforts are made to choose those able-bodied males who hau neither undertaken work for wages outside the rescrxjs nor have shown willingness to pioduce economic products tor cxpor from the laud in the reserves. The period of enlistment is limited by the Ordinance to 60 days in any one year, and it appears that for the Uasiii-Gishu line tho bulk of the labour will only be required foi-two months in order to hasten the completion of this all-important connection. The rate of pay for compulsory labour wai originally fixed at 14s. a month, with tha special railway scale of rations in iddilion, ibis rate being 2s. a month less than tha anient rale for experienced voluntary labour.

Since then the labour market has become somewhat easier and the rate for voluntary unskilled labour has fluctuated between 16s. and 12s. a month, plus rations. In the Onlinancc the penalty for disobeying any lawful order given by a headman is on conviction tine of or in default of payment two months' imprisonment. Vapors nintaining the correspondence regarding and the reasons for the use of compulsory labour for these particular publia works w.ll be laid before Parliament at an eai ly date.

Mr. THL'RTLE gave notice that he wouid call iittentiun to the subject at the earliest opportunity. TRIP TO BLACKPOOL. BABY LEFT IN PASSAGE TILL RETURN. When Lily Slnck (25), of 418, Rochdalft Road, Oldham, was charged at the local police court yesterday with abandoning hei child it was stated that she left it asleep with a bottle of milk by its 8ido in a patsage at the back of a Mumps boot shop about midday on Satur.lay, went off to Blackpool, where she spent the afternoon and evening, and returned lo Oldham attei midnight expecting to find the baby wher she had left it.

The child was found by the n-anagercsi of the boot shop early on Saturday afternoon. It was well dressed and well nourished. At 1 0 a.m. 011 Sunday Police Constable Hawkes saw Mrs, Slack standing at the top of tho street leading to the Central 1'oliee. Station, and when he inquired.

what she wji doing there she asked if the police had found a baby. She was taken to the poiioa station, and in a statement ie she taiil iliat alter leaving woik on Saturday morning hi: went home and dressed herself flu her baby to go for a trip 10 itlackpool with oilier operatives from the mill. When tho alighted from the ear she tho child to the piisago and placed on. ihe ground. It was then asleep, and she put a bottle ot milk near to it.

She caught the train and spent the after-noun in Blackpool, returning 10 Oldham at 12 JO a.m. on Sunday. She then went to the passage, and wheii that tha baby was not there she went to the polio to ask them to help her to rind it. She surry for her action, and did rot know what made her leave the child. As it was the woman's first offence lh magistrates discharged her.

PEER'S DAUGHTER DROWNED. FIVE MONTHS' MYSTERY PARTLY CLEARED UP. The mystery of the disappearance of the Hon. Gwyneth Morgan, daughter of Lord Tredegar, was partly cleared up yesterday by the recovery of hei body from the Thames, at Itotherhithe. The body, which was fou id lying in fir feet of water, was in an advanced slags of decomposition.

It was clothed in a brown costume. The marks on of the clothing, E. and G. E. Morgan," afforded the first clue, and last evening th biidy was officially identified.

An inqucsl will.be held to-day at Rotherhitlic. Miss Morgan disappeared from a house in Wimbledon, where she was staying, on Dc cember 11 last. She was widely travelled, and it was uhile abroad early last year that she. had had a serious illness, from which she had not recovered at, the time of hei disappearance. She lived with a medical companion in the house at Wimbledon, which her father had provided, and remained almost continually at home.

Early in the mornini? of fttMnbr 11 day on which London experienced one of th worst iogs 01 me year a maid at the houst heard the door opened and closed. Latej MiS3 Morcan wan miened. Mm u-ai helluvaI to have taken a suit case and a large uin ol money. From that moment all trace of hei was lost, in spite of the activities of Scotland Yard and the Continental police. -mas was m.

was decriDed ai an unconventional girl, who had no tasM for sport." be was interested in litirafurA ami w. fond of Cue theatre. GOLF SURPRISES. CHAMPION AND EX CHAMPI0NS FAIL ON FIRST DAY. The first two rounds of the Amateur Golf Championship, played Westward Ho yesterday, produced an un usual crop of surprises.

In his fint game the holder of the title. Sir Ernest Holdernesa, was beaten by John Cruick-shank, a Scotsman on hoUday from Buenos Ayres. Roger Wethered, the champion of 1923, who spending bis honeymoon in Devon, won hi AW. round only to fail on his second outing to Douglas Grant, and the defeat of E. A.

Lassen Ly tha and St. Anne) and H. H. Hilton fRoval T.ivenw,lS saw two other ex-champions quickly removed from the contest. In fact, the only previous winner directly interested in further proceedings Is c.

J. H. ToIIey, the winner of i 1 "covered from a had start to beat Hans the German challenger. Samek, the only scratch goiter Germany, was a striking figure, his outfit, consisting of a tartan pull-over, plus fours, and white spats. Bpielal dticrlptlon ol play ana rtnilte sports pt-l toboggan, nor even dare to go to the circus.

responsible for the selection of the etone panel recently erected in Hyde Park to the memory of W. H. Hudson. Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSOX: A sketch design was submitted by the Hudson Memorial Committee and was accepted by the First Commissioner of the day (Mr.

Jowett) after consultation with a committee of experts dealing with such questions at that time. Mr. CAD0GAX: Is the First Commissioner the ultimate and absolute authority to sanction the erection of monuments in the royal parks Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSOX: That is so. Lord H.

CAVEXDIs'H-BENTINCK (C-Xottinghum): Will the First Commissioner make the "Daily Mail" the absolute arbiter in this (Laughter.) Dr. HADEX GUEST (Lab. Soutiiwark) Is the hou. member aware that a large nuiiioer ot people regard tins panel particularly distinctive and appropriate for the Hudson Memorial? (Cheers.) Sir II. CRAIK (C Scottish Universities! Will the hon.

member convey to the First Commissioner the expediency of excluding as lar as possible all erections wnien are apt to provoke acrimonious discussions in the parks (Cheers and lauehter.) Lieutenant Colonel JAMES (C Bromley) Is the hon. gentleman aware that it nas Deen suggesteu mat tne sculptor, owing to his inadequate knowledge of the English language, thought he had to produce a sculpture dealing with birds and erected a iLaughter.) Ciintain EDEX Warwick) Will the hon. gentleman ask the First Commissioner to give at least six months whidi to enable a section of the public to learn to appreciate tne merits ot a work of art, and whether in point of fact there has ever been 3iiy work of merit that fias not Jed to a storm of ahucef (Cheers.) Sir W. DAVIIISOX Can the hon. member inform the House whether the deformed female figure with elephantiasis of the hands (laugh ter 1 The SPEAKER: Order.

I should like to see such questions in writing. Sir W. DAVWSOX This has been shown in public press. The SPEAKER: I am not going by the press. THE CAVALRY FIGHT IN IRAQ.

LEVIES FIRM UNDER AMBUSH. KURDS DRIVEN INTO THE OPEN BY SWORD CHARGES. Bagdad, Monday. When the Iraqi levy cavalry regiment, led by British officers, was attacked by Kurdish tribesmen in the neighbourhood of Suiai-miini the column was passing through a alley surrounded by high hills, where tho enemy were able to take shelter in caves from the aeroplanes which promptly arrived to assist the column. Tho levies stood firm, the only trouble being a stampede among the hired civilian transport when the tribesmen attacked the rearguard.

The decisive stage in the fight was reached when the leues made gallant sword charges, forcing the Kurds to retreat from their positions on the hili-side into the open. wheift they were heavily attacked by snipers ot fco. 1. squadron Hoyal Air Force. The tribesmen suffered severe casualties and ultimately withdrew.

The aeroplanes weie frequently hit by bullets, but fortunately escaped serious injur-. The cavalry lost ten men killed and eighteen wounded. There were no European casualties. Reuter. HAILSTORM DAMAGE.

MARKET PLACE FLOODED: TRAM SERVICE STOPPED. The most severe hailstorm within living memory occurred at Batley and Dewsbury yesterday, some of the hailstones being un usually large. Bradford Road, the main thor oughfare, became like a river, and all tram and vehicular traffic had to be suspended for hours. Much damage was done to properly, and Dewsbury market-place became partly flooded. A -torui broke over the Manchester area between five and seven o'clook last night.

Th-re were heavy showers of rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning in some districts, whilst, others escaped with little or no rain. At one period whilst rain was falling fast in the centre of the city no rain fell until twenty minutes later in Higher Brr.ughton. Heaton Park caught the storm oeiween six ana seven, there were numer 0110 nBMies ui loiitninr. and a tren was struck in the park. Xo accidents or damage to property were repimua 10 iiiu ponce.

SWISS INSURANCE REFERENDUM. SOCIALIST SCHEME REJECTED. Bekne, Moxday. iKsictuaj reierenaum on question the establishment of a fund of 250.000,000 francs fcr a system of sickness, duaDlement, and old-age insurance covering not only the insured persons but also their dependent, resulted in the rejection of this scheme by 385.000 votes to 283,000 and by IB cantons In six. sixty-seven per cent of those entitled to vote took part in the referendum.

The result is in accord with the Tiew held by the majority in the Swiss ParliamtLt, and amounts to a victory for the Bourgeois parties who, as opposed to the Socialise, favour the alternative scheme prepared bv the Federal Council, under which only old people and orphans wo aid benefit, the sick ness and disablement of the scheme being reserved until later owing to the flna 1 cial difficulties it would at mesent involve. Reuter. A NEW STAR. CAPETOWN ASTRONOMER'S REPORT. Capbtows, Monday.

Professor Watam. of Beaufort West Obser vatory, this morning discovered "nova," or new star, at right ascension hrs. and declination 63deg. south, near Alpha Pictoris. Photograph! of the spectrum of the new ar were obtained this evening at the Care Royal Observatory.

These phpomena occur at very rare intervals and are very important from both ths scientific and general points of view. Reuter. home producer from 15 per cent to 0 l'ei" cent, lie did not contemplate anv iciliiclion in consumption, but allowing fin- a reduction of I'l per cent the cost nf hiis concessions in a full year would be leaving the vi'eld of the tax He repeated defence of the reim-position of the McKenna duties, denied that his Hiulget favoured the rich, and claimed that his proposals had a preponderance of the solid, silent suppoit of the country. The cheers at the close nl speech were much less warm on the Ministerial sale than those whirh hailed the introiUiuion of the Budget 1 is a brilliant party score. I Mr ill nil Viinii self ii.

IL'IIIILJ UJI1J- the singular position of beiimi: to ote for either the bill its ii ieclinn. declaicd that the had budgeted bexoud the re-soinccs of the conutiy. 'L'he Ministerial already considerably depiissid. were positively plunged into "loom by almost unqualified cnu-ilemnation of the 1'iuance Bill by two iiiul ieHuential' cnl- loairues of their ohii, Mr. Brigsts (Man- ter) anil olom-l t.retton.

one ot is As the AccnrdiuuU the, pawl's of supcr-taws I were the special objects of his enmpas- i-it. Yei had doubled, i while wanes had dropped millions in the last five wars, by mil 'JITili millions a war had been remitted in income tax in the last three eai-oiil in ill inns had been lemitted in indirect taxation. Hv the limluct incomes of were lolievod fori. times as much as incomes ot Lai hi. and incomes of (incident ally the awiano incomes of Cabinet Ministers) weie to have seven times more relief than incomes nf LI.

(Kii). Mr. Churchill as the new Protectionist had done what the Tariff Reformer in his maddest moment had inner suggested and had put an import duty on the raw material of a meat liniiie indu-ln. He had eh.ij. lenged his critics to stnigest any 'r miiiiee nl revenue.

What land Milues1 Tii the Inure deliuin nf the House Mr. Sunwden quoted frnni the lr. Chiirebill nf llliif) a perfervul and omplmtie. advocacy of land allies ta s.ition. Mr.

I.lovd (ieorge's Criticisms. Mr. I.lovd tJi-nrue. who bad chuckled Willi cninMiient nur Mr. Churchill's-cvcessnely Lloyd Icoi aian speech nf f-ixlccii wars ago.

in one nf the bc-l of his niniicrous recent c-uu ribut inns to. debate warinlv supported tin- mot ion' for I he rejection of the bill. He took bimer and freer view of I he national position ihan Mr. nowden, but liroughl him to much the same conclusion. Why.

he asked, had r. Churchill not boldly reduced the national expenditure! Our national nnd local expenditure of LiliO millions jiel'i'ie the war had increased to LiWO millions now. while our national i rapacity had drooped -JO per cent. A real cur should hae been made in1 he cost of armaments. How could we hope to compete with Germany, our' thief trade rin-l, when we were spending millions on ai maincnts asiamsl her millions! With additional; f'limmitincuts by Mr.

I liurchill our national liabilities were; between nine ami ten thousand million pounds, as against Germany's millions. 1 tlie pillars of the party. After nilve about 40 members, double blow it was almost superfluous which is four less than the old for Mr. Ramsay Macllonald to add A noteworthy feature of the' election deminciation.s beh.ilt ot tho Labour ,1 election party. The Labour leader insisted nat th "'ber of votes cast for that the Budget was full blown Pro-1 the Conservative parties was far teetion.

an assertion which provoked smaller than the umnber cast for Field win. Mr. H. fc. Morriss said that after read ing all the Sunday papers ho had Conio to the conclusion that nothing could win the Derbv this year.

The Toason why the Israelites of the nid days found themselves in the rich and fertile plains of the Jordan was because they followed Manna. Earning His Winter's Keep. Mr. J. H.

Thomas. M.P., Ti-ponding to a began: "Let me first express, behalf of those who came here to hear something, our profound disappointment. A cheap lunch certainly attracted us, but the prospect of providing for our winter's keep was a greater hope. What is to be learned from the speeches we have heard I am the representative of Derby. I have spoken confidentially to the others.

Sir George It's all Ticlit: if vnu want to retire comfortably take no notice nf ilu. rest." Lord Derby snvs what Lancashire to morrow and the world shouts next day. But when I saw Steve lifting his glass higher than anybody else I thought "I am on ith sncli knowledge as that we pray for the result on Wednesdav and hope for the best. But this is a cosmopolitan riorhv. tinnose.

as resnli i.f Snntimwi efforts to stop the Communists on thp nnr- and those who w.mi In nnhhln itm-un 011 the other, the worst happens and the race in lilliCC those of us who have intpiWa nil, than material will be able on Wednesdav lliEllt to ay (inn of two thinvs i either the franc will take its normal pae. or we wil L-et sometbint' r.nf 11, debt. That is the onlv roiiFolation I can se for Scotland Yard's intervention. If, 011 tne oilier naiiil. the Aga Khan should 1, we sii.Hl lie able to to the pennle 1 iiiuia iti-res a turttier evidence of Britr! Imperialism being Steve Up.

In response to cries of "Steve," Donoghue rose, but as many of the company were unable to see him there were further cries of "Stand on a chair, Steve." Promptly un 10 .1 c-pair, uouogiiuo- sam he understood they were all present in order iu get me trum the Hernv. Well. he added. you can take a etrnicht tip from mo. Whatever heats me will win the Derby." (Lauehter and cheers.) Manna 13 a very handy little horse not a big one, umi eiv ami verv game.

Mr. P. P. Gilpin the tfainer aid: have asked for my opinion, and it is that Cross Bow will win. I think his form is the nest all round, and what I like about him is that he is on the up-grade.

TURKISH EX -SENATOR CONDEMNED. QUARREL IN PRISON CELL. (From our Correipondent.) COXSTASTIXOPLE, MOS'DAY. According to an Angora message, the counter-revolutionary court at Diarbekir has sentenced to death a former member of the Turkish Senate, Scid Abdnlkadir, head of the Kurdish Club of Constantinople. The ex-senator, who was President of the Council of State during the Armistice and one of the elder statesmen of Turkey, was arrested here with his son and some followers after the police had led him into a trap.

The condemnation follows a trial during which there was a violent quarrel between the accused, one nf whom assaulted Abdulkadir in his cell and then tried to save himself bv gtartling allegations that Abdulkadir had! lomented and financed the recent revolt. The Court condemned nil tn rtonth The wounds of the verdict will ner- haps be revealed later. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE. An earthquake shock was recorded at 4 52 Vesterdav niornin? on the spiwnrwranh nt Rathfamham Cattle, co. Dublin.

It was estimateo to be about 11,000 miles distant. Sui'i'lv these t'mures presented a verv formidable prospect for this wh'11 "re the revised estimates Vet the Budm't put up our expenditure 1111 'he yield of the Customs and iiiucn contiiuiiction am excitement. Mr Baldwin replied a soothing, reassuring speech, which, licinc intended 'store the telioerative iemper ot Ilniiso. succeeded in its object. Btport on page 5.

THE SILK DUTIES AS REVISED. TREASURY'S ESTIMATE OF PRODUCE. Excise duties on silk and artificial silk. Mr tc the Tieasury) said: The revised estimates revenue are as follows Natural Silk. Artificial Silk.

t4.3oO.COO HI. fBOO.MO fsc.o:o 500.1X0 loUl rThe original esiiir3ie for a full vear was 7.0W,OX. BOOM IN DUTCH ARTIFICIAL SILK INDUSTRY. Amsterdam, Monday. A consul-: rabi boom seem- to be develop-in-: in Dutch silk industry.

Or. S.iir.-e day of lluich artiticiai s.lk juirrtki, S3 per from 43-? 520. closing somewhat lo-er at 43c. Pros- pects for home and foreign silk markets are I considered to be most encouraging Ex-1 change. I i I Liberal partv, and its wish to appear Posslble- that a favourable land-Liberal was broadlv displayed at the i and to ski on to bis goal would take three I da-vs ffllJ a similar period back to the The party has hardly anything 'planes.

There is also a chance that he has common with the Xational Liberals of land at or near the Pole at which old. nor has it anvthing whatever to tc aIiSht safely, and may spend two or three do with Liberalism. Indeed, it befr-e 1 am hy iriualiy Lie millions, and that without including Mngapore wanton piece of extravagance and provocation and a sheer "a wan- Prosperity Luxury. The silk dm lcs. continued Mi.

Ll-ivdi Gcoixe. had become within the last few days, like the duties, p-areh Protectionist. Assuming that Mr. Churchill had made up his mind to liecome a Protectionist, this was the worst choice ho could have made, and his silk duties implied thai it was luxurious for one of our industries to be prosperous in a time of general depression. Quoting one of Mr.

Churchill's Free Trade speeches, Mr. Lloyd George smilingly added that it 1 was a very poignant tragedy when a man became the awful example of one of his own Both in his treatment of the death duties and the i super-tax the Luaucellor nail shown peculiar tenderness for huge wealth. In it time ot depression super-tax couiu hr-e. relief been given to 'fundamentally illiberal. Since it was founded its policy has been entirely opportunist.

Every German party has had to practice opportunism, but the People's party is the only one which is opportunist and nothing else, except in so tar as it has a reactionary bias. Of late it has moved in the wake of the Conservative "ational People's party, and helped to secure the Presidency or Hindenhuru. although some ot" the party leaders, particularly Dr. Stresemann, did not want Hindcnburg to win..