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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15824, 24 July 1913, Page 7

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LONDON, July 22, Mr Asquith addressed a serious warning to Turkey to consider the conseqnenoes that her breach of the treaty of London would entail.

The crowd who witnessed the arrest of Mrs Pankhurst cried : "Burn her." Six other suffragettes were arrested at the same time. One hundred police were engaged.

The Times, writing on the Chinese revolt, declares that only enthusiastio theorists cherish the persistent delusion that a race will be suddenly and completely changed in. its structural' character by a re-arrangement of political institutions. The struggle now proceeding is frankly a struggle for power and place between the new bureaucracy at Canton and the old bureaucracy at Peking, wherein the leaders will serve their own personal ambitions and those of their hirelings, The armies will not recognise any binding allegiance but the longest purse. (Received July 23, at 6.40 p.m.) At a meeting of the British Medical Association at Brighton it was decided, by 5262 votes to 1556, not to form a medical trades union. Dr Barr, the retiring president, declared that the Insurance Act was a fraud on the public, and its monstrous administration had cost more than the amount paid to the doctors, without whom it would be unworkable. In an interview Barry said he relied en the same old tactics in the sculling Tace. He let his opponent cut out the pace to Hammersmith and then began rowing. Pearce was faster than Arnst. Pearce said he did not want to make an excuse, but both his arms were cramped when ha was leading, by four lengths, and he was unable to hold hia sculls, which jarred in the Tough water.

The court , declined to Testrain the Corporation of Leeds from holding the annual feast on Woodborne moor, but the plaintiffs were entitled to costs because they were justified in bringing the action.

Further numerous insurances have been effected on the London market against the risk of riot on the Rand. Considerable business has been placed at hardening rates. Risks on private houses and offices in Johannesburg have been accepted for six months at £1 per cent., on commercial buildings at £1 10s per cent., and on shows at £2 per cent. In the Honse of Commons Mr Asquith said the Government intended to carry the Appellate Jurisdiction Bill before the House rose on August 16. It was absolutely essential that the Bill should be passed if justice was to be done to ell parts of the Empire and the self-governing dominions. PARIS, July 22. As the result of experiments at Toulon and the experience gained from the Balkan war, military aeroplanes, both for soouting and attacking, will'be armoured. ' . . BERLIN, July 22. Heavy rains have caused a failure of the harvest in the Ems Valley and .the Lower Rhine districts. ROME, July 22. The members of the Swiss Papal Guard have been disarmed owing to insubordination. The men demand the removal -of the prohibition against frequenting wine shop 3, and the suppression of useless drills and the climbing of roofs to protect the Vatican against imaginary attacks on the Pope. Cardinal Merry del Val is considering the situation. ~ „