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lIUSIRALIAN AND N.Z. OABLJC ASSOCIATION. commandiir-tn-ci i iff ok INDIA. LONDON, March 20. It is reported that General Jiird"ood lias been appointed Commander-imi-Chiof in India, ..c. is reported Jilso that lie has licen promoted to Field Marshall. OBITUARY. nONDO.V. March 20. Obituary:—Major General I lolled (Smith. EMPIRE PRESS CONFERENCE. tßocoiveil this day at 9.25 a.in.) LONDON, March 20. The Empire Press Union announces that arrangements are being complel e<l for the assembly of the Imperial Press Conference in Australia during the autumn. A delegation of fifty under the Chairmanship of Lord Burnham will consist of thirty from the United Kingdom and Ireland, eight from Canada, four from New Zealand, four from South Africa, four from India and Crown ('(.lonics. Among those from the United Kingdom will he Lord Burnham (Chairman of the Conference), Major J. J. Actor, Lord Apsley, Commoner Powerman, Sirs Harry Brittan, Kinsley Carr, William Davies, Howard Degvillc, Edward Iliffe, Roderick Jones, a.nd Joseph Reed; also Messrs IT. Cadhurv, David Davies, J’orcy Vallarulon, Ernest Woodliead, Biigadier Cuthbertson.
AIIDLAND BANK CASE. ROBINSON'S APPEAL DISMISSED. LONDON, March 20. In giving the Appeal Court’s reasons for dismissing the. appeal liy Robinson in the Midland Bank case, the Master of the Rolls, said the aide-de-camp. Robins and Newton, were, parties to the conspiracy to catch Sir Huri Singh with Mrs Robinson. Tt was clear the conspirators never intend;;! to pay the money to plaintiff. 'They used the name of Charles Robinson for convenience, hut it was a mere cypher and title for an account. Judgment would lie varied by allowing the plaintiff costs, due to his having proved that lie was not a party to the conspiracy; but these would he set t.ff against the costs on the other issues on which he was liable to the Bank.
Lord Justice Atkin said the only evidence connecting plaintiff with the conspiracy was the evidence of Newton, who was a convicted forger, a self-confessed blackmailer, and an accomplice to the conspiracy, and who was paid £3OOO for giving evidence. The jury was entitled to reject Newton’s evidence. The authorities had apparently given Newton immunity from criminal proceedings and the result was distinctly encouraging for Newton’s infraction ol the- criminal law of the country.
lION LUCY JKLLTCOE ILL. LONDON, March 19
The Hon Lucy Jollicoe has been taken to hospital at Gibraltar to ascertain the nature of her illness by X-ray examination.
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