Mr. Lloyd George, the leader of the Liberal Party, speaking at the National Liberal Club to-day, characterized the recent attack of: Earl Grey on his leadership as "rather shabby."
He appealed to Earl Gray not to discourage the Liberal Party at time when it was really making headway. "I believe honestly that if Earl Grey were left alone, he would respond to that appeal Mr. Lloyd George added that if Mr. Ramsay MacDonald wanted Government to continue, he must come off his "high hobby-horse." The members of the Labour Party must get into their minds that the Liberals were an independent party.
The Liberal leader described as "exceptionally silly" the, statement: in the Glasgow weekly "Forward alleging an intrigue between Mr. Winston "Churchill, Chapeelior of the Exchequer in the last Govern: nent, and Mz. Lloyd George precipitate an election on the subject of India—Reuter.
Jan. 20.
Mr. Lloyd George, referred to the Naval Conference. He said:
"There may be differences between parties. There may be differences inside parties but we all agree la Wishing well to the "Conference The Government might be a minority Government, but in this respect was the National Government and:
The Old Bailey was packed to-da at the opening of the trial of the ones prominent financied Cinvence Harry, and his three asso" clates, Edmund Daniels, John Dixon and Albert Edward Tabor, who were committed for trial December 16 on a charge of obtai ing £209,141 by false. pretences, ball being refused. Four days later, however, Tabor was released bail of £5,000.
The defendants appeared to-day before Mr. Justice Av Hundreds of applications foe seats, notably from City men, had be retused.
The reading of the indictment occupied 10 minutes.
The prosecution is calling 50 witnesses and it is anticipated that the trial will lest a fortnight.
Two women axe on the jury.
All the defendants pleaded "nob Thirteen counsel have been gaged, including Me. Norman Bir-Kett, xc who. is appearing for Hatty, Sir Henry: Curtis-Bennett, els, Mr. Cecil Whitley, xc, for Dixon; and Mr, Roland Oliver, x.c,, for Tabor.
Mahan Accused at Liberty Tater.
The trial of Clarence Harry and his associates hi i 'The Attorney-General, iam" Jowitt, X.c, in the cou: fof his speech for' the prosecution, referred to the accused as directors Austin Friars Trust who: ial is, he said, totalled £19,000, 000 and whose assets amounted ta £4,000,000.
'The history: of this case, Mr. JJowitt declared, was mainly' the history of a desperate struggle by the Austin Friars Trust and thes four men to recover $1,500,000, [which was raised and intended be used for the purchase of steel, which had been used for other The Attorney-General announced that the remaining director of the Austin Friars Trust, an Italian by, the name of John Gialdni, recently; went to Italy and, unfortunately, Jeould not be extradited under 1873 Extradition Treaty.—Reuter,
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