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Cowper Glr 24Oct39 Funeral Report PAGE SIX THE DAILY GLEANER, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1939. the very large gathering. NOTABLES PRESENT Among others present were Miss Mary Cowper (daughter), Mb W. Feurtado, the Hon. W. M. Freser, 2Sl Finnish Delegation I.S.O.; Messrs. Basil Park*, R. H. Fletcher, E. B. Nethersole, N. J. '1^;/^:'--/^R>^ : Fraser, C. L. Cawley, R. E. H. Nel­ son, Douglas Fletcher, the Hon. Sir "*•..<••- * • • Charles Doorly, the Hon. S. R. Cargill, Messrs G. M. daCosta, E. Resume Talks With McL. Morales, R. J. Miller, R. M. Murray, Mrs. H. C. Bourne, Miss Jeffrey-Smith, Messrs. A. J. New­ man, Oscar Browne, L. T.. Moody, What did the F. W. Day, E. S. Hendriks, G. V. Helwig, D. C. Mais, Dr. W. N. Dickenson, Dr. W. E. McCulloch, Engineer say — Russians At Moscow Messrs. Horace Reid, J. B. Powell, R. C. Marley, N. Marley, V. R. Parkinson, V. Dayes, L. P. Alberga, W. S. K. Gordon, G. E. Grosett, when the Bridge Indian Congress Committee Calls on Min­ Vernon Streadwick, A. D. DeCas- seres, K. D. DeCasseres, V. E. Man- isters To Resign Over Viceroy's Declar­ ton, A. F. Gaynier, H. N. Walker, D. H. Nethersole, Messrs. Spence, was finished 1 ation — U. S. Neutrality Amendment Roy Martinez, B. D. Magnan, W. Lopez, Dr. S, A. Maltland, Messrs. Cecil B. Facey, H. M. Brandon, G. Expected To Be Passed Friday—New J. deCordova, G. A. Forbes, E. L. Jack, A. F. A. Smith, G. S. A. Amusing Nazi Theory About Sinking Smith, E. C. Sutherland, A. D. Soutar, H. A. Lake, R. K. Nunes, Of The Athenia—King George Pays A. B. Rennie, the Hon. Dr. J. M. Hall, Messrs. L. Davidson, Donald First Visit To MMitia. Motta, A. B. Cunningham, A. R. Facey, Rev. Fr. Leo. T. Butler, S.J.; Messrs. Leslie Ashenheim, C. EMPIRE NEWS BULLETIN AND THE REUTERS RLGBV WORLD SERVICE S. Morrison, H. deV. Sicard, Dr. H. (COPYRIGHT NOTICE) H. Hollar, Messrs. E. Wells Elliott, Copyright In the Reuters News contained In the Empire Press News Service H. H. Dunn, W. A. Campbell, M. *nd Reuters Rugby V.'orld Service Is strictly reserved by Reuters, London. Through a special arrangement with "The Dally Gleaner" of Jamaica, tills V. Hearne, R. A. Foster, J. F. news will be published bv this paper everyday. rh» news cannot be com­ Harris, M. G. Smith, G. H. Scott, municated to the public by printed slips, lantern slides or other devices. Un­ Alan Ritchie, Dr. F. A. Ritchie. authorised reproduction in any form renders the person responsible liable to legal proceedings. Messrs. V. A. Valentine, Arthur Hendriks, jr., A. C. Squire, E. jr^ ONDON, Oct. 23.—The Finnish delegation, headed by Davidson, R. W. Bayley, O. K. Del- Dr. Passikivi, arrived in Moscow this morning to re­ fosse, B. Marsh, Dr. L. M. Moody, sume their talks with the Soviet leaders. The delega­ Dr. C. H. Barrington Armstrong, TAKING LEAVE OF JAMAICA COLLEGE Dr. Branday, Messrs. W. L. M. tion went to the Kremlin at 6 o'clock this evening. The at­ i Pall-beartrs at the funeral yesterday afternoon of Mr. William Cowper conveying the coffin from Garcia, A. Garcia, A. Hendricks, mosphere was considered hopeful by Finns as the diplomats I the St. Dunstan's Chapel (Jamaica College) to the hearse. Seen in the picture are His Honour Mr. A. C. L. Delgado, C. P. Stephen­ son, F. A. Foster, R. A. Foster, J. stepped from the train and were received by Vlandimir Bar- j Bertram Burrowes, Mr. C. McL. Morales, Mr. Owen Samuel, Mr. C. C. Calame, and Mr.. V. C.- Mc- I Cormack, Mr. N. N. Nethersble, the sixth bearer, is paired" with Mr. Samuel Williams, J. A. Arts, F. R. Martin, koff, Chief of Protocol in the Russian Foreign Office and a Dr. J. Stockhausen, Messrs. George the broadcasting networks protest as specimens of Swedish alf'chite'c- from Revelations 21, and Canon Cole, H. S. Campbell, H. M. H. handful of minor Soviet officials and the envoys in Moscow ing against which many of them ture. Reid briefly addressed the gather­ Cox, H. A. Hamilton, F. N. Isaacs, of all Scandinavian states. Observers pointing to Russia's described as the spread of this The authorities have now releas­ ing. Rev. W. A. Aitken, Rev. D. T. LORD BISHOP'S TRIBUTE Thomas, Messrs. R. C. B. Foster, declared intention of remaining neutral expressed the belief "futile rubbish." ed three Russians- who were ar­ This morning's New Yorl. Her­ rested yester.day for taking pho­ He said the Lord Bishop had T. H. Geddes, Councillor E. R. D. 'or she would not try to push Finland too far and risk war with ald Tribune says one would hardly tographs of the docks.- Altogether asked him to express his deep re­ Evans, Messrs. John King, O. G. ; Brown, P. A. Cover, T. C. Mercier, her northern neighbour. On the other hand, Finland was imagine that even a Propaganda seven people including a German gret to-all those who mourned, for Minister would be so grotesque as j woman, have been arrested since his absence that afternoon. He R. T. Thompson, Ken R. Cameron, scid to be prepared to yield somewhat to the Soviet's de­ to drag up the amusing Nazi theory the law came into force, . was at the other end of the is­ C. A. McPherson, John Crook, H. Air services between B'rjtain and land, and had engagements which L. Harris, J. J. Mills, A. Moore, Dr. mands possibly by allowing fortification of island in the Gulf : about Mr. Winston Churchill hav- | ing sunk the Athenia. It adds that the Channel Islands are to be re­ made it impossible for him to be Chambers, Messrs, H. O. A. Dayes, of Finland. The discussions between the Soviet and Finnish one could not under-estimate the sumed to-morrow. They will oper­ there with them. He could assure W. A. Logan, J. A. Williams, T. R. representatives lasted two and a half hours. peculiar and profound inability of ate twice between Guernsey and them of the Lord Bishop's deep MacMillan, sflr., H. D. M. Orrett, the Nazi mind to understand the and sincere sympathy in the loss K, Carnegie, H. V. Alexander, L. BRITISH FOLICY IN INDIA | r.avian, German, French and Eng-rest of the world was not com­ i Jersey. they had sustained in the death A. Henriques, J. Reece, John P. There's something very The Working Committee of the j lish languages. of Mr. Cowper, and though he Fraser, J. Henderson, Dr. G. Ma- posed of Nazis. The paper con­ satisfying, very comforting, Moslem League had a meeting at NEUTRALITY CONTROVERSY cludes with these words: "The • Death And Funeral was absent he felt sure that he chado, Messrs. F. C. Hall, Herbert New Delhi yesterday and authnris- j The United States isolationist United States, as Goebbels says, was very much present with them Macdonald, S. V. Myers, Archdea­ in the genial mellowness of ed its president to seek a clarifica- , Senator, Mr. William Borah, broad- has not lost its senses to believe ia spirit. It was not once or twice con Harris6n, Dr. McFarlane, 6.on of the Viceroy's declaration cast last niaht on the neutrality Of Mr. Wm. Cowper —and very recently — \his His Messrs. E. Clarke, L. Barton, Johnnie Wtlker. It's the the repetition of this yarn which is (Cojitinued from page 1) about British policy as regards the controversy mid attacked both this chiefly interesting as a rather grim Lordship had expressed himself in Cedric Barton, V. Barton, Keith future status of India, that rinrn- country and the British Ambassador Mr. Cowper assumed the posi­ terms of highest appreciation of Henriques, Karl Brandon, R. K. result of the very skilful Born 1820 and amusing revelation of Nazi­ tion of second master of the Jamai­ inion status. If the president is sat- In Washington, Lord Lothian. Sen- dom." the life and work of Mr. Cowper. Stimpson, A. V. Lee, S. W. James, blending of all Scotland's -•till going isfled with the result of his effort ator Borah announced that Naziism ca High School, now Jamaica Col- Very dear to him had this figure P. M. Sherlock, B. Williams. itrong r.e may give the Bn.tish Govern- • had had no bcllei- friend than the BELGIUM DENIES REPORT. • lege, in 1891, holding that post with in the educational world become. finest whiskies, each of them ment assurance of Moslem support British Government and Lord Lo- The Belgian Embassy in Paris ;' distinction until 1901 when he was Most of them who were there knew Messrs. S. Smith, K. V. McDon­ matured to perfection by and co-operation in the pms-.ecu 'thian who had been working to get to-day denied reports that Bel­ appointed headmaster of Wolmer's a. good deal of his good work, and ald, E. G. Allsopp,- R. Hunter and tion of the Avar. | the arms embargo clause struck out gians of military age have been j School. He held this office with the Lord Bishop had become en­ H. Smythe, students of St. Peter's long years in the wood. The Working Committee ahoiof the Neutrality Bill, recalled from France. Far from great credit until 1915 when he was deared to Mr. Cowper, through his Theological College. iemanded that the entire army of PASSAGE SEEN THIS WEEK this beine the case, Belgians who appointed headmaster oH Jamaica recent association with St. Peter's India be thoroughly examined and ' In Washington to-day the Senate live in France, and at the mo­ College.
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