DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, described as Prime Minister, was charged,
on the information of HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH, with exceeding the
speech limit while on tour. Mr. BONAR LAW, who appeared for the
defendant, asked for an adjournment and invited the Court to "wait
and see." Upon hearing those words prosecutor broke down and had
to be assisted out of the court.
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HORATIO BOTTOMLEY pleaded "Not guilty" to a charge of
fortune-telling. It appears that the defendant had stated that the
War would be over by Christmas. For the defence it was stated that
the defendant had not specified which Christmas, and even so if he
had said so it was so. Defendant asked for a remand to enable him
to dispense with legal assistance.
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