POOR LAW RELIEF

Evening Star, Issue 19787, 10 February 1928, Page 8

POOR LAW RELIEF

RETURNS IN BRITAIN LONDON, February 9. Official returns show that the number of persons in England and Wales in November, 195", receiving poor law relief in their own homes was 051,50), compared with 366,78/ in 1913.—A. and N.Z. Cable. RULERS OF AFGHANISTAN ARRIVE IN BRUSSELS. BRUSSELS, February 8. The Amir and the Queen of Algbanistan have arrived hero as the guests of King Albert, and were warmly welcomed. NORWEGIAN POLITICS RESIGNATION OK GOVERNMENT. OSLO, February S. A motion by the Radicals censuring the Labor Government’s declaration of its policy was carried by 86 to 63. M. ilorn.srnd announced that the Government. would resign on February rO. WIRELESS TELEPHONY G E R,MA N-A MERIC AN SERVICE. BERLIN, February 8. Commercial wireless telephony he. t ween Germany and t lie United Staves begins on Fcbinary 10. BRITAIN’S UNEMPLOYED KURTHEII I'ECREASE REPORTED. (British Official News.) Fires* Association —By Wireless —-Copyright, RUGBY. February 9. A further reduction oi 19.80<i in the number of persons unemployed >n Britain is recorded in the .latest w/vkly rot urn of the .Ministry of Lal>or. BRIBERY ALLEGED STOCKTON BOREHOLE INQUIRY. SYDNEY, February 9. Mr E. A. Buttenshaw, the Acting Premier, announced that the Council of the Miners’ Federation had written to him .stating that “in view of the fact that Mr Hoare alleged that Mr T). Cook, who claimed to he acting on behalf of Mr N. R. Kirk, who, wo understand, is a, director of the Stockton Borehole Colliery, had paid him considerable amounts from time to time to keep the mine continuously working, and that Mr Hoare further alleges that Mr Cook, by strong inference, implicated others as having received payments for such purposes, wo ask the Ministry to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into Hie charges.’’ Mr Buttenshaw informed the council that he would have, to discuss the matter with Cabinet before a Royal Commission could be appointed. INDUSTRIAL PEACE FUSION OF INTERESTS, SYDNEY, February 9. The Council of the Employers’ Federation of New South Wales has decided to co-operate with Air Bruce in any approved scheme to bring about industrial peace and order. With the aid of the Prime Minister the federation will call a. conference of employers and employees within the State. LEGISLATORS’ SALARIES LABOR S PROPOSALS. SYDNEY. February 9. A resolution will be submitted at the metropolitan and provincial conference of the Australian Labor Party, commencing on Saturday, nest, that, in future conference fix the salaries ot members of Parliament. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY SYDNEY, February 9. Mr George H. Bosch, head of a prominent Sydney firm, has given £27,000 to Sydney University for the endowment of a chair of histology and embryology.

CIVIL SERVICE INQUIRY PREMIER OUTLINES PROCEDURE. (British Official News.) Press Association—By Wireless—Copyright RUGBY, February 8. The Prime Minister informed the House of Commons of the procedure being adopted regarding the inquiry into certain statements affecting Civil servants made in a recent law case. He said: “The matters in question arise out of the special obligations of the Civil service. They should, therefore, in the first instance, he investigated by a service tribunal. This is the method which would be followed'in the Array or Navy in courts of inquiry. Proceedings in such cases are private, and the evidence is not usually taken upon oath, nor under the limitations which prevail in courts of law. The reports of courts of inquiry are published only in exceptional circumstances. Courts of inquiry are not for the purpose of inflicting sentence or punishment, and have no executive value, their function being solely to ascertain the facts on which higher authorities can act. In the present case the Government will be informed of the facts by the Board of Inquiry. They will (hen decide what action is necessary or appropriate, and will inform Parliament accordingly. In view of all the circumstances in this case it is proposed that the report of the Board of Inquiry shall be presented to Parliament simultaneously with the announcement of the decision of the Government upon it.” LEE BEVAH RELEASED SENSATIONAL CASE RECALLED. Prasj Association--By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, February 8. Gerard Lee Be van has been released from Maidstone Gaol, twenty-one months of his seven years’ sentence having been remitted for good conduct. [Benin was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on December 5, 1922, in connection with the failure of tire City Equitable Company, of which he was chairman. The charges, which involved several hundreds of thousands of pounds, were of fraud, embezzlement, and publishing falsa balance-sheets. Bcvan was the chairman of several largo insurance concerns, and was also the senior partner of the stockbroking firm of Ellis and Company, which was in debt to the City Equitable to the extent of £865,665. The immediate cause of the company’s failure was Bevan’s highly speculative dealings. At the height of his success Bevan mixed with men of influence and position, and many well-known people were among his clients. He spent lavishly and entertained sumptuously, but neither drank nor smoked. At the time of his trial he was absolutely ruined.]