The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-13
BRIDGEPORT AS IT WAS ? 1Oo-5O-20 YEARS AGO
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ton was made by MT Quay MT. CockereH then moved that the Sem ate proceed to consideration of the bill, and the motion was agreed to by the above vote.
 Vice Presiden Hall of tFe New Haven road yesterday confirmed the report that that road is 10 equip cer- tain of it's Massachusetts branches with electricity. He says that the and are mostly used in the summer, season.
 Rev Father Murray who with Fr O'Connor became a curate at St. Au- gustine's church about year SEQ
 was yesterday transferred to Port land. Father Murray left immediate ly to be assistant pastor of St. Thonas' church. Bishop Terney has named Rev. William Blake of Hartford as his successor.
 William H. Bennett, who has charge of the weather signals at Seaside park, received a telegram this morning; directing him in re- gard to the signals for the day. On going to the pole to raise the flags, he found that someone, during the night. had stolen two sets of haliards which had been procured but a few days ago. There was no clue to the thief.
 BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
 At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen last evening, the resigna- ton Of Frank D. Clark as a member. of the board of Public Works was presented and accepted Mayor Bostwick presented the name of Will Ham T. Ferguson in nomination to fill out the unexpired term of MT. Clark. and the npminadon was con- frmed. The resignation of R. F. Lasher as member of the board of Public Works was then presented and accepted. The Mayor then nom mated Frank E Clark to i'll out the term of MT. flasher, which expires in March, 1896, and the nomination was confirmed. MT. Lasher resigned be- cause he has been appointed Street commissioners and MT. Clark wished to resign because of business pres sure.
 f Thomas DoIan. freighter at the freight depot sustained a confusion of the right foot last evening, a truck running over it.
 ENGnAND,s VIEW
 OF CoNERABAND.
 A writer representing the English f view or COnITaDand N11ISS The New Republic: Tt is accepted that under l the term contragband are included com nfnodities needed by benigerents primarily for warfare, and Chief Jus tice Marshall has laid down that war Ecreates two indefeasible rights-one the right of the neutral to export con- i traband, the other, the right of the I beI1igerent to seize contraband. Il I is further accepted by British and Aferican law that contraband may be seized when being carried in neutra- bottoms to neutral ports if 1t can be I proved that the consisnments are u1- tifnately destined for the enemy coun- | try. Many such seizures were made during the Civil War. were upheld bS I the Supreme Court, and were. ac- qniesced in by Great Britain in tho case of cargoes consigned to British vessels to Mexican and West Indian ports but in reality destined for ths I Confe ederate armies.
 I All that, Great Britain is trying tc do is to bring up to date her practice I of this principle. If her contrabanc lists have been enlarged, it is becauss the necessities of modern warfare I have been so broadened that mann things that were non-contraband il the days of the last great war are nov
 of vital military irnportance.,