The Huron News-Record, 1889-04-10, Page 4iet
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TOLERATION.
An old philosopher wrote : "I
fear ptlesious more titan the arrows
of an' enemy, and the slavery of
them more than the fetters of a
conqueror." We have looked upon
the recent vote in the Huse some-
what as a victory for the Roman
hierarchy. It may be that our
sympathies and passieus have blind-
ed our better judgment. There are
at least differeut ways to look at the
Jesuits Act. On another pege will
beefounil the views of an influential
French Can titian Catholic journal
pointing oirt the Jesuits Act as a
triumph of the Jesuits over the
hierarchy, and he deplores it ac-
cordingly. The principle involved
is a constitutional ono, not one of
religious ascendancy. Our Protest-
ant sympathies are naturally alive
to any uuduo concessions by the
State to Romanism or -any other
ism. But we must be tolerant as
well as critical. Even Protestants
are sometimes intolerant. And re-
ligious intolerance ie the basest, of
all paseivs. True religion is based
upon sympathy. If others err we
shoti;ld bo sympathetic and tolerant
with them. Eveu so practical a
man as Adam ,Sinith, the great
politico economical writer, says "the
origin of all our moral sentiment.* is
synipathy." This being the case we
should sympathise with those who
differ from ua, for true sympathy
means tolerance. Was it moral
sentiment that actuated the 188
who voted against dieallowancel
A passionless review of all the cir-
cumstances will probably load one
to, think it was. Those who so
voted do not appear to have had
any selfish motive. When the vet -
ern ex -premier and staunch pro-
testant, Hon. Alexander McKenzie,
with bowed form and tottering steps
came down to the House at two
o'clock in the morning to vote
against disallowance he no doubt
was. moved by a moralobligation
that he owed to the constitution of.
the country and therights of religi-
ous.opponente. Let ue be tolerant
if we would bo just. History ah itys
tts that religiotie intolerance has
been the bane of ell ages. The.
most memorablo instance of suffer,
ing from intolerance is that of our
Saviour himself.It was in • vain.
that Pilate asked the Jews, "Why,
what evil hath ho done?" The
only answer that could be obtained
was "crucify hitul er ucify 1 i in!"
And the great St. Paul was a con-
senting party to the stoning to
death of Stephen. He afterward
was the apostle of tolerance and
benevolence. The most intellegent
men have been carried away by
their passions, and human nature is
the same to -day as it was 2,000
years ago. Are we sure that the
accusations brought against members
of Parliament for violating Protest-
ant principles and voting againet
thorn are any better founded thou
the accusations brought against our
Saviour and against Stephen? Do
the 188 deserve stoning to death or
decapitation because iu carrying out
their conscientious convictions they
ran counter to popular prejudices
even honestly eutertaiued ?
Whether in discussing the religi-
ous or constitutiodal aspect of the
Jesuit Act as passed by the Quebec
Legislature, and the no nenterference
of the Dominion Executive and
Perliament, lot us exercise tolerance.
Tho great duty of toleration is quite
intelligible ; it is founded on the
great axiom of morality, that we are
to do to others as we think it jest
should be done to ourselves. Impati-
ence with what we consider wrong is
justifiable so long RR it deers not end
in persecution, and persecution
means a denial to others of the same
right of opinion as wo claim for
ourselves, and the punishing of them
for exercising that opinion because
it differs from ours.
J. V. Smith W Toronto Conference,
Rev, A. 0. doortice B. D. to Lon.
dou Conterence, Rev. S. T. Bartlett
B. A. to Toronto Conference, A
umber of applications were not
granted as an even exchange could
not be made. Without regard to this,
some of the Conferences might be -
wine crowded.
The Annual
Conferencecs will
soon convene, the first of which'
meets in May. The Guelph Con-
ference meets in St. Mary's the first
Thursday in June.,
Aa our town cutout dabbles iu
church as well as poliiioat program-
mes about which he is not consulted,
here his au opportunity for him to
station a number of clergymen iu
advance of any action of Conference.
But as hisjournalis no more the
organ of the Methodist church thau.
it is of the Orange Order, it is not
likely that its authority will be
acknowledged ; and its items about
the stationing of ministers may be
taken with the same distrouut off as
must be allowed when it is selecting
a candidate to suit the Orangemen,
or its report of Conservative con-
vention proceedings which never
took place. •
MI!JTFIODIST- DOINGS.
sm•amrsoie
httple platform ,end conseqnently you
should not criticise him, hope you
will take this letter in good part.
•Yours.
OUR UNRELIABLE Coeem.—Ve
have to reiterate that our town cotom
published an untruth wheu it stated
that a resolution pledging the Con-
servatives mooting to support F. W.
Johnston "for the postmaster
Goderich" was discussed or decided
either for or against Mr. Johnatono.
The writer is as good authority as
the Era can furnish, and he was
there and positively assorts, backed
by the minutes of the secretary,
that no such resolution was voted
on or eveu put to tho meeting. An
attempt was made to put such a
resolution, and The president asked
if the meetine would consider it and
they positively declined to consider
it. The Era or its alleged informant
tells a positive untruth in this mat-
ter, evidently for the purpose of
creating dissensions among the Con-
servatives. it was to prevent dis-
sensions that the meeting refused to
ontertaiu any proposition endorsing
any ono for postmaster at Goderich.
This all truthful members present
will admit, and we have no reason
to doubt the veracity of any of
them, but will prefer to allow the
onus of the untruth to rest upon
our totem whomwe have so often
shown to have a penchant for gett
lug hold of the wrong' and of a
narrative aud to Orbit) it at that.
The tollowing is offieial!: .
Fee NEWS•RES:OR0,-011 iirocorrect in
saying that the meeting voted not to allow
the introduction of the motion, (of a mo -
tin) making a recommendation for the
position of 1'. M. at Goderich. 1 do nut
consider that the resolution offered, but not
accepted should find a place in the min-
utes. It was not received in any sense by
the meeting, the decision being adverse o
the introduction in any form of the ques-
tion of the appointment. 1 certainly eon -
side: the view you have stated to bo the
correct view of the ant ion 01 the meeting
I am, d50.,
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Seery. W. H. Lib. Com Association
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The transfer committee of the
Methodiet• church met in Toronto,
in the parlor of the Metropolitan
chureh lest Thursday, whoa a nutn•
ber of trireme were made. The
following aro 8 few of thorn : Rev.
W. C. Ilendeveon D. D. to Guelph
Conference, Rev. E. B. Ityckman
p. D. to NE ontt cal Conference, Rev.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
We wish it to be dastoetly understood that we do
not hold ours,Ive* responsible for the opinions
zioressrd by correspondents.- ED. Nictivoi.Re-
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Editor News -Record.
DRAR 811L—Some one in this to An wlto
signs himself "a member of the Catholic
church," has seta tne letters and books
lately. Will you permit me to tell my
unknown correspondent that I ant a busy
man, and have riot time to read books and
letters to learn what I knew before. 1 5111
not unapproachable and I can assure my
friend --for I am sure he means well—a
cordial welcome if he will call at nty house
and speak with me face to face. 1 am
willing to learn, and probably I may he
able to teach.
Yours truly,
W. CRAIG.
IT IS EASY TO GO WITH TL -IE
CROWD.
Editor News -Record.
Dara, Sue—With much pleasure
did I read your editorial last week
on the recent vote in the Commons
on the Jesuits Estates Act. With
much of what you say I agree. 'rhat
the O'Brien resolution should never
have come up in Parliament is a
proposition that all leyal men should
agree to.
It was both a sectional and sector.
tan tneasure. It was sectional in
that it was notably the offspring of
an agitation confined almost exclus-
ively to the province of Ontario. It
wee sectarian in that it was an en-
deavor, by Protestants exclusively,
to control the civil affairs of another
province and the polity of a religious
sect of that tirovince.
As a lover of rny country who is
willing to abide by its constitution,
I must agree with the Minister of
Justice that the people of one pro-
vince have no right to call upon the
Dominion Parliament to interfere
with the civil legislation of another
province, so long as that legislation
is upon matters they are competent
to deal with. The voting of money
by the legislature of Quebec for
educational purposes is us much
within the cpmpetency of that legis.
lature as it hi:within the competency
of the legislature of Ontario to vote
money for similar purposes. The
untenable opposition of these who
asked for disallowance 18 88 apparent
as would be the position of the peo-
ple of Catholic Quebec did they ask
Parliontent to disallow grants of
money for educational purposes made
by the legislature of Protestant On•
tario. The people of one province
are. preponderantly Catholic, and in
the other Protestant. Each may
look upon the acts of the other with
jealousy, but neither hos the right to
interfere with the other. I might,
liken the position of the two provin-
ces to that of two Individual neigh.
bore. Brown gives of his abundance
to help his needy neighbors, and
they happen as well as himself to be
all Methodists. But Jones, who is a
Presbyterian, does not. like those
ranting, pestilent fellows and asks
the law to prevent Brown from doing
what he likes with his own money.
At the same time Jones•wouetold
lelbe
very indignant were he to be
that he must not help his Presbyter.
ion neighbors if he so chose to do.
It so happens that I aui a Protestant
—I was bort) that way. Other people
are Catholics—they wero born that
way. I will contend for my liberty
of conscience, and am bound to grant
and respect that of others. It there
ie one trait more thah another that I
admire in that revolutionary hero
and elective sovereign of England,
William III., it is that he acknowledg-
ed that in accepting the crown of
England he considered ithis first duty
to preserve the Protestant religion,
he was bound to "protect all men front
persecution. for their consciences, and
that n7 one sh,puld have sued hard
thoughts of him as to imagine that he
had any other design thah to proeure a
settlement of the religion and liberties
and properties of the subjects upon so
sure a foundation, that there might .be
no danger of the nation relapsing into
the like miseries at any time hereafter."
Eel Ito,. News -Record.
DEAR Sia.—I have very carefully
read your paper this week on the
Jesuit question. You bring Sir
,John Thompson to task on the Act
of Supremacy. That, gentleman
maintaining and very truly, that the
Act of Supremacy as passed in Eliza -
belles reign is not now enforced in
any part of the Dominion. That act
makes the Queen not only supreme
in political but alSo in religious affairs.
If that, act could be, put in force by
law there would be but one church
in the British realm with the Queen
at its hett,i, there could be no Catho-
lics or Dissenters. When that Act
became law many were put to death
both Protestants and Catholics, be-
cause they wished to follow the die.
tates of their conscience and enjoy
religious liberty. That Act is not
required of any Canadian citizen, and
has been a dead letter even in Eng-
land for more than a hundred years.
As supreme hoed of the state the
supremacy is acknowledged in this
country, but not otherwise. She has
no naore.authority to determine the
religious convictions of her subjects
than you have. When you state ebe
has, why do you not give us some of
your philosophical reasonings? If
you state that the Act of Supremacy
does not require the Subjects of the
Queen in this country to acknow-
ledge her as supreme in religious
affairs, hut only in such as pertain to
the state and not the church, you awl
Sir John Thompson stand on the
generally amend discrimination, I
beg to differ from you, 1ton will
observe that Sir John Thompson
when be refers to and denies the
supremacy of the Queen in Quebec)
is talking of spiritual supremacy—
supremacy over the consciences of
the people. And when he denies
the right of the conqueror to impose
conditions on the conquered, he
again refers to matters of conscience
only. In both cases he merely ele.
nies an authority which I think you
sir, would bo the last to recognize as
belonging to any worts', the right to
stipulate how you shall worship God
whether it be through the intermedi•
ary of priests and saints, or through
the intermediary of Christ alone, or
by soul offering direct to the Almigh-
ty. Did we acknowledge.the Queen's
supremacy which Sir John Thomps
son denies, we should have neither
Methodist nor Presbyterian, nor
Baptist, nor any religious sect but
the Established Church, a very de-
plorable state of things you will
adinit.
I am not, unaware or the bad odor
in which the Jesuits have been and
are held by protestants. I can even
recall from history how Campian,
Parsons and other Jeduits entered
into comspiraoy to assassii.ate Eliza
both, for which the fernier was exe'
outed in 1581. Nor do I forget bow
the House:of Commons in fixing the
succession to the throne of England
declared :—"That James II having
endeavored to subvert the constitu-
tion of the kingdom by breaking the
original contract between king and
people, and by the advice of the Jesu-
its and other wicked persons having
violated the fundamental laws, has
abdicated the government, and that
the throne is thereby vacant." But,
neither can 1 forget that many of
the nobility and people of England at
that time advised and worked for
the retention of the Stuart dynasty.
But shall we hunt, up the descen-
dants of these tollowers of the house
of Stuart and deny them justice and
equal rights as a punishment for the
sins of their forefathers. These
descendants are as loyal subjsots
to -day as any to be found in the
Queen's dotniniOns. Nor should we
put the ban on the Jesuits because_
members of the society to which
they belong were undoubtedly deep.
ly dyed traitors against those who
were in power in accordance with
the well understood wishes of the
people. The teachings and whole
body of Episcopalians, Presbyterians
an Methodists must not be condemn•
ed because we find ministers and
laymen of their respective denomina-
tions guilty of murder, adultery and
many other heinous offences? Not
at all.
The unanimity ofjParliament in vet.
ing against disallowanceis proof to my
mind that the majority ot members
were guided by the very highest and
tnost elevated principles and states-
manship, and were acting according
to their oaths of office binding them
to legislate in accordance with the
constitution of the country and
without fear, favor or affection to
any party or sect. Certainly nine
out of ten of all the members outside
of Quebec could have no possible
fear of the newish hierarchy so far
as that body could affect their re-
election, for a united protestant
electorate in their constituencies
could have secured them against
possible defeat. Therefore, let not
bigoted protestantism prevent our
deingjustipe to the 188 who preferred
tetnporary unpopularity to violating
the constitution and their oaths to
support it. It, is easy to go with
the crowd.
As an ardent admirer of the im-
mortal William, than whom no more
wise, patriotic or liberal sovereign
ever sat uyon the throne of England,
I tun glad to be able to credit him
with sounding the key note of equal
rights to all which hue been more or
less followed by every sovereign
since his time, and which has made
England and her coloniits ever since
an asylum for those who have been
persecuted for their conscience sake,
either in civil or religious matters.
I find William's liberal views em-
bodied in the compact which hand-
ed over to George III and his suc-
cessors the dependency of Canada.
Here is one clause :
"Ms Brittonic Majesty itt his side
agrees to grant the liberty of the Catholic
religion to the inhabitants of Conacla. Ile
will consequently give the most effectual
orders that bis uew Roman Catholic sub-
jects may profess the worship of their re-
ligion, according to the tights of the
Romish Church, as far as the laws of Great
Britain permit. llis Ittittaitic hlajesty
further agrees that the French inhabi-
tants of Canada may sell. their estates,"
etc.
The common sense and liberal
views of William are paramount
throughout the British ernpire even
to this day. Admitting that the
Jesuits had no right to these estates,
and the Act does not say they had,
for it distinctly affirms that they are
the property of the people of Quebec,
granted to them by the crown of
England, what right have the people
of any other part of Canada to say the
owners shall not sell them and use the
proceeds for their own purposes 2
None. 0, say the objectors 8240,000
of "the proceeds goes for the pur-
pose of higher Catholic educational
purposes and 5160,000 tolthe Jesuits
for missionary educational purposes,
also Catholic, and we object to public
money going for specially catholic
purposes." But 1160,000 goes for
protestant educational purposes,
which is considered a fair proportion
of the gross sum. And the protestant
people of Quebee outside of the
clergy agreed to this arrangement,
I humbly submit that when this
matter is thoroughly thought out by
by my fellow protestants and orange
men, the vote in the House against
disallowance will be endorsed by
every faireminded man among them, " ourselves to use every 'awful
The chief agitators seem to be the , " means to have the Jesuits Estates
protestant clergy, and it conies
very bad grace from them, who as " Act carried to the Imperial Privy
nies with '
if opposing clerical catholic interfere i ,. 1
" Council and have its legality cep-
ence in civil legislation are overturn• tester ; and that we invite the co
ing earth and heaven to intrude " operation of loyal Protestantand
themselves into civil matters. , " Roman Catholics to that end.''
And, sir, there are two points you I. t WAS ordered that the above be
expressed an opinion on last week, 1 inserted in THE NEW8-RECOnnt the
on ehich, with all !week for your Empire and Sentinel.
Yours,
LOYAL PROTESTANT.
S OW li0OM OPENING 1
ROBERTSON'S
ON
SATURDAY, April 6,
Additional Locals.
Mn. FRANK SHEPPARD 18 in To-
ronto. He will return tO•IIIOIToW.
CLINTON BASE BALL CLUB aro
talking of contesting at Wingham
on the 24t1t of May.
CANTELON lleoe., grocers, have
got fairly settled in their now premi-
ses, just north of Young'fr bakery.
T'S snow storm, while it
tastes was Ewe of the worst of the
searson. It wee a fair sample of
what should come the early part of
March.
THE JEUITS.-013 Monday even-
ing the following resolution was
passed by L. 0. L. 710, Clinton...—
" That we view with alarm the
" concessions made aud being made
"(.0 the Jesuits in the Province of
" Quebec ; that the greeting of
" $400,000 to the Jesuits, subject
" to disposal by the Popo, is in
" glaring violation of the principle
" which finds expression iu the
" preamble to the Clergy Reserves
" Bill—the seperatiou of Church
" and State ; that there CAB be no
"Sustificatiou of a measure which
" increases the dorninaney of the
" Church of Rome ; that in view of
" the history and principles of the
" Jesuits, the confiscation of their
" property by the Imperial -Perna-
" merit W88 1111 1ii pci iti vt., duty in
"the interests of good government
" and public morality, and therefore
" they have neither legal nor moral
"claims for cotnpenaation. Be it
" therefore Resolved, that we pledge
"ourselves to act iudependontly in
" politics, aud that while condemn-
" ing the 188 members of Parlia-
" ment, on both sides of politics,
" who voted against disallowance
" (among them the member for
" \Vest Huron), we further pledge.
WHEN WEMAKE A GRAND DISPLAY OF
1111111licry, orl Drams
DON"l' MISS IT.
Robertson's Great Cash Store
SenarrIxe.—There was a vigor.
011* scrnppiug match Saturday after-
noon between two stalwarts who
met in town. On tho 23n1 round
it was declared off, one of the retir-
ing combatants looking very much
liko a carter that had come in con-
tact with a thrashing machine.
WITH HONORS.—At the recent
annual distribution of prizes and
honors' to the graduates of the
Ontario Veterinary College, 'reran-.
to, J. D. Warwick, who received
the greater part of his training
rimier Dr. Blackall of Clinton, re-
ceived a medal and $30 cash prize
for anatomical preparations, in dia-
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tressek:
sectaspeci mons.
A SPECIAL MEETING of the County
Orange Lodge of South Huron will
be held in the Orange Hall
Clinton on Friday, April 19th
at 11 a. ill. A full attendance
is requested as busineas of impel. -
tenet) will be transacted. Tho
Grand Lodge reception committee
moots in the same hall at 2 p. ni of
tho 11th.
Tnekersinttle
Loss.—Mr. E. Turner bad the
misfortune to loso a couple , of fine
horses that he shipped to his son in
Manitoba. Both of the horses died
onthe road, and, they were worth
p4po.
BUILDING NOTES.—Mr.Win.
Townsend intends taking down his
house and rebuilding it. Mr. Wm.
Elcoat-intends erecting a fine brick.
residence on his farm, and gr. Ran-
kin of the Kippeu road also intends
buildiug a splendid brick house Lliis
HORSE NOTES.—Mr. R. Pepper
sold.a four year old mare to an Ex-
eter buyer for $200. This is an ex-
ceptionally good mare and well
worth the money. Mr. James
Broadfoot sold a boys° to Mr. Mc -
Mari for $195. Jiro Landesboro
purchased two very fine mares at
Mr. Barrie's sale in Morris. He
paid $350 for the team.
EXAMINATION.—A Public School
examination was held in. S. S. No.
3. on Friday•last. The school has
been taught by Mr. Scott for the
past four years. The examination
commenced at 10 o'clock, and judg-
ing from the large crowd of visitors
who turned out despite the stormy
weather, the parents take au interest
in the education of their children.
The teachers present were Messrs
Johnston, Doig, Grant, Laudesboro,
Dallas and Sniffle. The school
Board was represented. by Messrs.
Jackson and Simpson. The pupils
were carefully examined- by the
teachers present and judging from
their ready answers, they have been
taught to think. Refreshmentswere
served at noon by the ladies. In
the afternoon the proceeds were ex-
hilerated by music rendered by the
pupils. After the examination Mr.
Geo. .Jackson was appointee! chair-
man and after expressing himself
well pleased with the examination,
he called upon the teachers present
and a Lumber of the ratepayers for
addresses. They all expressed them-
selves well pleased with the -advance-
ment the pupils were making under
Mr. Scott.
Bayfield
Mr. John Eason was in town last.
week.
Inspector Ballantine was in town
last Friday.
Harry has to take a back seat now
Neilly's home.
Mr. Andrew Stalker left on Mon-
day for Chicago.
Davy Hays has moved back to
Bayfield and will run stage as
formerly.
Miss Hilda Moorhouse ]eft on
Monday to visit her eister in Pin -
conning, /inch.
Dau Harrison, professional cal-
sominer and paper hanger, has been
decorating the Albion lately.
Some ef our boys got primed
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with lire water at Dick'e raieiug the
other day and had a lively time.
Mr. Johnson of Bayfield has
opened out a blacksmith shop at
Hanley's Corriere, Goderich towu-
ship.
All the hotels are being over- •
hauled and renovated in readiness
for the summer when navy visitors
aro expected.
Be sure and attend the Literary
concert 011 Friday eveuing iu the
town hall; if you don't go you will
miss a rare treat. Admission only
10c.
Voting for the By-law to grant a
bonus of $2,000 for a mill, takes
place on Wednesday 17th, let all
work together and do all they eau
to build up Bayfield.
There is something walking
around town which is neither use
nor ornament, uot small enough fora
baby and too big for a cradle but
has always got a say in everybody's
business. They call him Jack, tho
butter -fly dude.
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Lentiesboro.
Mrs. Raiusay leis returned home
from her visit.
Mrs. Lowery is visiting her
danghter Mrs. Rodgers. •
The recent snow was very sweep-
tabtlieng.as na doubt it will hasten the
sp
Mrs. A. Taylor, at the hill, is
recovering slowly from her recent
Fred II-aggitt has engaged with
Mr. Moutry at the brick yard in
Blyth for the summer.
Wm. Stephenson is recovering
from injuries received •fioni the fal-
ling iu of a turnip -pit.
Messrs Bell, Leafier)) and Meyers
attended the funeral of Mr. Fowler
near Alma, 01:1 Friday last.
With the corning ofspring and
the return of warmer days, wo hope
.to report that all suffering from
colds are convalescent.
John 13arkwell has gone to Ash-
field and S. Woodman has taken
his place hero. Goo. Garritt has
gone to Wawanosh and Juo'. Medd
occupies the place he vacated.
Rev. D. M. Ramsay was in
Toronto last week, attendiug College
examinations, we understand. He
occupied the pulpit in the Metho-
dist church last Sabbath week.
Our. Weekly Round Up.
—John Bright is dead. He was
buried on Saturday. His age was
78 years.
is rumored that Dr. Bethune,
late of Wing -hem, is going to return
there 'again.
—A Leicester ewe belonging to
Mr. Jene; Turnbull, of Dumfries
for this and previous three succcs-
sive , years, ham each year droppeil
three lambs, all of which have lived.
—Three Certley, a farmer from
Brockway Centre, Mich., who was
on a visit to his brother in
Brussels, while taking a walk to see
a neighbor, fell dead at Iris brothee's
side. Heart disease was the Cause.
—Thera is a general impreseion
deli Belem) Waleh will be the
successor of the lute Archbishop
Lynch. Wm ie the feeling among
the Catholic clergy arid laitx, and
the belief is generally shared by
prominent politicians.
—George Gregory a 4 year old St.
Themes boy, was playing with an
axe when Elizabeth Bennet placed
one of her fingers on a stick of wood
and told hip he could not cut it off.
The bov said he could, and the axe
came down and took off a part of
her finger.
—A decision has been given on
the ripper)! of Mr. Kilbride, meteber
of earliament for South Kerry,
recently convicted of offences under
the crimes act, and sentenced to
three months' imprisonment. Th.,
court decided egoist Mr. Kileride
and confirmed his sentence.
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