INTERNATIONAL LAW

Southland Times, Issue 17599, 11 March 1914, Page 5

INTERNATIONAL LAW

CASES OF IMPORTANCE. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. WASHINGTON, March 9. Numerous cases of importance, including mooted questions of international law. will be decided by the international Tribune of Arbitration, which will begin its second session in Washington to-morrow. The Commission lias created a treaty by which it will adjust all outside pecuniary claims on the United States and Great Britain. It is expected to hear 26- cases —10 American and 16 British. Interesting historically and of great importance to the State of New York is the British claim of 1,000.000 dollars on behalf of the Kakugo Indians of Canada, which is based on the withholding from them of annuities which were pledged under the Treaty of Ghent. An American claim is that of the heirs of William Webster for lands in New Zealand purchased by Webster 70 years ago. and there is a similar claim for 1,000,000 dollars (£200,000) by the heirs of an American mimed Studer of rubber lands at Johorc, whose concessions were alleged to be vacated by the British Government.