Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-09-02
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.srnmsnt-English Libel Lave to 6s
Revised.
Especial Correspondence Associated
Press1.
London, Sept. Turkey has at last
definitely awarded the contract for a
battleship Of the so-called Dread
nought.' type to w. G. Armstrong.
whitworth & Company Of Newcas-
tle-on-Tyne and to Vickers Limited, the
latter to furnish the armament. The
government reserves the right Of or
lering another vessel at the same
rrice. ,.s
The new battleship. 1t Is said. will
be the largest warship in the world.
The price to be paid is considerably
higher than that at which the Bethle-
/ hem Steel Company Of America in con-
/ Junction with another English firm
\ offered to build the ships. However.
az the Grand Vizier candidly told a
| diplomat who was supporting the ten
der Of the American company. Turkey
by placing the contract with the sue
cessful tenderers viii obtain compen-
cation in other directions which will
more than make up for the increased
cost Of the ship.
4 It has not yet been disclosed OF what
these compensations will consist, but
1t is generally understood that the
British minister at Constantinople was
able to inform the Porte that the ac-
ccptance OF the Armstrong tender
might induce the British government
to look with kindlier eye on the
Turkish proposals for the settlement
of certain questions outstanding be-
tween the two countries Among these
were questions arising out of the
steamboat monopoly held by British
company to operate steamers on Turk
ish rivers: Observation-Disclosures with Tur-
keys plans in Albania; and the long
standing dispute over the building Of
the Bagdad railway. On the latter
subject active negotiations are now
proceeding in the Turkish capital. with
good prospects of success and the ultt-
mate completion Of the line.
Besides the support of the govern
ment the British shipbuilders have
good press agents and frequent para
in which 1t is intimated that among
other contracts that for the building
of the Chilian- warships is to be Civ
Ell to England. AS a matter of fact
these contracts have not been let and
It may be months before they are.
American. British. and continental
firms will have agents in the Gillian
capital apd even before the fall OF the
late government very little progress
had been made toward the signing Of
the contracts.
An effort is at last to be made to re-
lieve the newspapers Of England from
some OF the evils they suffer under the
present law Of libel. Besides having
to pay many claims Of Matchmaking
character. invariably when newspa-
per defends an action for libel the jury
gives the claimant heavy damages. very
often against the advice Of the judge.
To avoid this Sir George Toulmin has
introduced a bill in the house of COM
mons. which provides that II a Judge is
satisfied that the alleged libel is trivial.
and that the words complained Of have
been published in good faith. he may
stay all proceedings. unless the plain
tiff siyes security for the defendants
costs.
other provisions Of the bill are that
fair and accurate reports OF public
meetings, proceedings in court and the
finding Of the courts, altho the finding
be subsequently varied, and any fair
and bona fide comment thereon. shall
be privileged. AT present paper can
not comment on any verdict until II
has reached the final court. by which
time in many cases, all public interest
IN the matter has been lost.
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The house Of commons has lost one
OF ito Oldest and most popular figures.
in the sudden death Of Collins, the
headwaiter Of the smoking room. He
had charge Of what is known as the
upper smoking room. one OF the exclu-
sive rooms into which the members
can not introduce a stranger. Collins,
an Irish cockney, was one OF those
quiet, unobtrusive servants Of the old
school; who knew the wants of all his
+ clients and took them their accustomed
drink 40 soon as they entered the room.
He. too, was full Of Information and
Chancellor Lloyd George once said that
when he wished to know what the
house OF commons was going to do he
went to the best informed man-Col-
Inns.
ono Of the interesting features Of
the procession Of the Gorsedd Bards to
the Mystic Circle at the Eisteddfod.
the national assembly Of Welsh bards
at Carmarthen, Wales. was the pres
entatton Of a daughter Of the poet
Henry w. Longfellow to the venerable
Archdruid.
In company with a party OF 100
Welsh-Americans, the poets daughter
made the pilgrimage from Boston and
the Welsh-Americans expect to make
ar, annual pilgrimage to the gathering.
Before the presentation a representa-
tive OF the Breton Gorsedd mounted
the Losan-stone and made an address
in excellent Welsh. The same day also
saw the investiture and initiation of
the successful candidates for bardic
degrees.
Tho town Of Northampton is all
excitement over the refusal by its
Of aroSapf2fiOn NOR.