London, Nov. 11.
Fire today endangered the artment of the Prince of Wales St, James's Palace. when an cil stove in a room below the apartment exploded and set fre to the furniture Firemen smashed a door leading to the viazing room, and ex tinguished the flames before they could spread—United Press. which, however, the presiding judge, Mr, Justice Atkinson, said there was not the slightest foundation.
Tu the course of his judgment, Or. Justice Atkinson made stinging 7 ferences. to the. business. conduct some of the more prominent defen-ants, including Mr. Walter P. Chryal 'A remarkable feat of endurance on the part of Mr, Justice Atkinson was the delivery of the judgment, which began yesterday morning and was not concluded when the Court closed for the day. It was delivered ex tempora throughout, Tt Is estimated that, the case cost £600 dally. During the trial, Justice Atkinson underwent an oper: Yon for appendicitis, The trial cost defendants 280,000 plus their own costs. Damages, plus interest, amount to £55,000, while costs come to £25,000—Reuter
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