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It was somewhere about this time that Paron de Horn Began to entertain Strango beliefs about his unevstry. "Not only was "hy the wai of Alexander of of the actual modo of life et this rerúark- || Russia, but hey éonceived himself to ba able man of late" years owing to his seclu. an inenenation of Alexander the Great. sion und erwsion of European sequint. He wore his hair in a thick lock curved Bramble apes, same fow wanarks might be madhe roual behind each car like u ram's born, Britomart about him, saya the Singapore Free simulating the statutes of Jupiter Ahmon. Cartman That was not all. He presently exhibit Cherub Press,"
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The Baron de Horn, who died recently, appears to have come out originally to Hongkong where he practised us specialist for opthalmic ailments as von der Horek. He has stated that he was a pupil of the famous Professor Vir, claws He remained in Hongkong several years, and seems there to have already Inttructed attention as a personality quite out of the contron. He thereafter pro RESTAURANTS inceded to Sumatra where he was prob.eleter that his mutal was gravely affected.
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Honglung
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380
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Yangtze
1040
Capt. F. C. C. Pasen
Lahunn
14 B00
97,000
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Tokohama
$800
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Weihaiwei
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Lt. Cmdr. G. P. Faith
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480
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240
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Ronglong
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Shangbai
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240
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Yangieza
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Hongtoug
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710
2
900
Lt.-Com, H. R. N. Cottrell-Dormer Yangtze River
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7500
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Hongkong
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353
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Lieut.Com. A. D. Adair-Hall
Hongkong
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620
451
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Singapore
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290
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Shanghai
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360
5
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Shanghai
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105
2
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Cum. M. H. Willing
Upper Yangtage.
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150
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1500
Lt-Com. M. Blackwood
Tangoes
150
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500
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Fangta
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Hongkong
Lt.-Comdr. A. A. L. Feuner
Hongkong
Lt. Comdr. J. R. A. Codrington
Hongkong
Lt. Comdr. Handley,
Hongkong
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Hongkong
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West River
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West River
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For a time I lived at the Mansion, witch he had all to himself, and it was then that thus alleged robbery took place by which he declared that a number of valuable jewels had been stolen from him.Nightingale All thús is related in the Pulics Court Otter The late owner appears to have left reports of the day. Then the Baron ap. Ribble all his sevumulated wealth to his widow pears to have migrated to Tasjong Khu. Rosario ami this, with the proceeds of the sale living in a small hut, and from this tine Robin
o be seetos to bave never desired to Sandpiper uftis estate, fu Dr. von Horea and his wife, with the remmurd of great wealth, speak to my European, or to let anyone Snips
What seems to have happened after how or where he feel. Later on they preceded to Europe was that he he is reported to have lived at a "kranat alatål, by purchase or the induenet
or shrine on Fort Canning slope near the int mettey de control, the title of Baron | rkl veinetery, and to have been supported de Horn. Proantly, when the rogala of by the offerings of fout brought by natives the late Hamper Supalea JL. and
who went to worship there." Then cam crow jewels belonging to the Empress the last scene, his death as a pauper at Eugenie were put up for sale by snction Tan Tock Song's Hospital.
For some of those who tried to disewer by the orders of the Republican Gonem. ment of France, the bulk of the regalia whether he was still in Singapore or in- and crown jewels were purchased by the dead alive at all, it was hopeless to End Bara de Horn, whe appears to have in-out anything about him, completely Whiting vested in this transactions a considerahi seressful was he in covering up his Widgeon
Woodcock prpurtion of the capital at his disposal. tracts. This purchase attracted miversal atten. Dr. you ter Horek, the Baron de Horn, Woodlark tion throughout Europe, and Teuth."or Uis Imperial Highness Prince Aloz.
C.36 if those strange the London journal then conducted by maler Tsary, is Mr. Labouchere, who, as is well known existeners that will always prove to be
0.38 had a particular interest in the course of a mystery. As to his scientific accom». French affairs at that time, had a two-plishments, his skill in several languages. .035 jectumn article in that werkly on the de his artistic. gifts and his intellectual exl-US6 Torn purchase, with a description of the rite, coupled with the easy anal curs 037 enormously valuable diamonde and jewels filent nunners of a min of goal sreisty, that studied the various articles of the there was never any question in the regalia, and the parures, coronets, neck. minds of the few who get to know im lacus, bracelets, rings al other items and wore admitted some way into his that were worn as state jewels by the efidence. Empress Eagentie.
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The world of music was familiar to him and his power of play- ing sans yur Beethoven sonatas one after unother showed his high talent and his veusine love for art. We remember his calling at this office and showing us pile of all his compositions for piano and voices, all written in colored ink: one
The Baron and Baroness de Horn serne -to have spent some year in Europe, even tually coming out to the Far East ogaia, and establishing themselves with Singa- por as a headquarters. Next to Lady Clementi Smith, the Barnase took pre cedence of all the other ladies in Singa-bloe, another scarlet, another grgen.
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107
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Lieut. de Jerrille
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1143
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race meetings when the Baron and Daro eroses of varying design. The front Decidée ness drove up to the race course in their page of one piece'was a real work of art, Arges
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the figure of a beautiful woman, That, Vigilante It was not long after this that the de he explained, is my wife," free when: Peibo Horn menige was dissolved, the Bare- he had then been finally-separated. mess and her little daughter proceeding It is a tragie pendant to the above to Europe and the Bura remaining on
that some years ago the Barouss de here on gareon. It was about this time, then living in Paris, became im- that it was noticed by the fow wheplicated in some transaction connected Lynx meninintanay he continued that he began with the sale of jewels with which she Proteo to develop curious conceptione.
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Fronde ever the ernet charge was, it was sub. was the son of a previous Tear of Russia, stantiated by evidence and the Barsness and it was also known that he was in de Horn was condemned to two years Pistolet, receipt of remittances from Russia of mysterious origin. His usual signature to documents and advertisements was "Alexander Tsarv,”; (this for **Taare vitel "').
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Mr Kaniyama, of the Forestry Bureau in the Departme t of Agriculture and Commerce, reports that great progress has been made in the mnafacture of paper, but that the material for the industry is Secretariat.-Chief of Secretariat. H. growing less and less fa sunie of the Tiger H. Prince Zoltykoff, 1st Secretary (for private forests, trees have been cut down Tsingtau
A. Tehernitchef, 2nd to aneh an extent as almost to denude the Vaterland Beerntary flocal matters) E. A. Verbeek, hand. Unless tops, are taken for the Assistant . Forster.
paketion of trees there will sum he felt Calabria Adjutaney. E. Count M. Sandor Japan the lack of material for paper. Crurgarin, A. D. C. and Chamberlain,Thir, we may point out, will be one of the Macao Secretaries Count P. de la Tocite, Boro least of the HP effecta.
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1200
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German cruiser
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Capt. Lent. Berenberg
Tsingtan
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1800
Capt. Lieut. Frhi. Finks
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500
Obit. z. S. Prima
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Comdr. Sommi Picenardí
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Portuguese gunboat
Capt. Martins
Portuguesa gunbost
700
Captain J. Milheiro
Macao Timer
Ensige J. McC. Marray
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Lieut. E. D. McWhorter
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Ensign J. C. Van de Car
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Lt. Comdr. V. S. Houston.
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1883
Comdr. R. L. Jackson
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1900
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Chief Gunner J. Mitchell
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9000
L&E P. Brazzj
U. 8. monitor
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6277
Commander H. A. Wiley
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U.S. gunboat
243
Langt. C. A. Woodruf
Carita
Fist
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Liegt. S. W. W lace
US. Repair ship
Lieut, R. V. Lower
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208
Lieut. J. W. Aphidenfeld
f Rainbow
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1800
L. Comdr. A. M. Mitchell
U. S. gunboat
245
280
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U. S. nitored ceniser
8113
17,401
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test:
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2778
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1397
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Comd. J. F. Hubbard
"All letters, requests, petitions for for paper inanufacturing, and has advised A-2 charitable aid or assistance, or for educathe Fuji Paper Manufacturing Company | A4, tional stipends for poor students, should to follow this practise, leaving the trunks 6 be addressed: Chief of Secretariat of II.1.H. Prince Alexander Tzarv, 5. Beuch Toad, and marked in lower corner Grail. Fund."
This obscure organisation did not ob trude itself. and there were some who considered the Baron and his associates as a secret political agency. It was about this time that the Baron took to driving about the Esplanade in a carriage and pair with strange, corapanions, Jona, DË whoin was the Poet Wilmot," a sort of hermit who was known to have been of good English family but who was paid. to stay away from England. He lived in a small Maloy bus on the sen front just under Fort Palmer facing Malas Spit, Ho produced from time to time little. pamphlets of doggrel and used to go about the business godowns, almost naked. bub for one loose nativo garment of flimsy torture, collecting subscriptions ad-
vance for some new volume alleged to be m the press. Another earringe compan in was apparently a Sikh gure of sorts,
in a bright yellow garment, and turbon, and these three insoparables used to drive
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