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'mamel assuming the title of Roman Emperor if he is bent upon it. But in a not very romote past auch am ambition would have plunged Europe into bloodshed. That singular phan- tom of the Middle Ages, the Holy Roman Empire-which, as has been
said, was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire was responsible for endless wars and civil strife. How the Empire" went through strange transformations, from its invention by
the crafty Augustus to its final aboli- tion in 1806, has been set forth by many scholarly pens, Between the Empire of Casar's nephew, Empire of Diocletian and Constantine, the Em- pire of Charlemagne, the Empire of
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Overland Chius Mail..!! will have a pisture of the Volunteer Camp in the cover,
at the Magistracy to-day in wont- www Enod 19, for being in unlawful pan session of 500 rounds of uniqunition.
Bandwaster Hawitt, of the Bulls, has boon presented by the Gorman community of Singapore with a handsome silver bow! mark of appreciation of his services in
| Toutinia Club music.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
A young insi named Chan Son nào 18 died in Wo Hu Street, in the Hung Bom district yesterday, from heart failure,
The news of the death ofte Vaughan Pendred, who was for nearly 40 years editor of the Eaginser, will be received with deep regret by his many friends in the engineering world.
of
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1918.
THE BUAMEEN MURDER CASE. by on the night, of Sentimber 4th. There
werd Ave cartridges missing.
Farther Evidence.
This closed the case for the prosNOT tion, and Mr. Jenkin, in addressing the jury, said never in his experience had be horses of murder prove, so extra- ordinarily difficult and so full of suc pris There was, but can thing they could fairly do, whether they might think he did in or not, and that was to find hi
As the Supreme Court today the trial was conting before the Chief Justies (Hon. Mr. Rare Davies, K.Q.) in which a private in the 12th Baluchi
an Infantry, is charged with, the murder af Ali Shala, a rubadar in the arus regiot guilty. On the former occasion mine ment, at Shameen (Canton);
witnesses were called, and, they include The Attomey Geporal (Hon. Mr. J. one who was not called in Canton. Now In celebration of the 80Cthiperformance S. Buckmill, I.C.), instructed by the instead of nine witness they had twenty- Punty Pulls the Strings," a fancy Crown Solicitor. (Mr. J. H. Kemp, proine Ho was in a position of difficuity. dress ball was held at Prisce e Restumatamuted, and Mr. F. C Jenkin (instruated with regard to Majca Barrett, and if he felt he wanted to say anything about hiur The following comprised the juryho would say it. He did not mince words A small fire broke out at 124 Templendus on November 18. The profits are by M. R. A. Harding) dofonded.
Messrs. A. Shields(foreman); Win a case of this sort Major Barrett, Brown, E Jacobs, J. FI. Barr, C. St.. Yamati yesterday through the up Benevolent Association.
from the evidence he had given and the setting of a herosene lamp which ignited mosquito curtains. The police extinguished
Roberts, 31. G. Wells, and W. G. Goggoneral coustict of which he had been gin.
mi the fire, but the damage was vary slight..
Major Earrets concluded his directly in this case, was, they could"
say. without branding him, takon. Major Barrett had admitte Cross-examined by Mr. Jenkin, Major to him that two men called 'Ali
to have the zile at Cantor which was dirty and bars evidence of having ben fred, produced in Court.
The Erl of Roubory has e atributed 2100 to the Ganord Booth Memorial Fund, eratribution of £1,000 from himself and
to be devoted to the funds of the Actoru
Lord Haldane has been installed as Chancellor of Bristal, University and con- Ferred a large number of honorary degree, Ho dolivered an address on Civic Univer between education and democracy.
evidence.
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Otto anil hin successors, the Empire and Lord Rothschild writon that joint sitios, in which he spoke of the relations Barrett was asked it occurred to him) Zonar and Raja Bal bad said at Canton
his brothers is a token of the grust regard they had for the late General Booth and of their respect fup his memory and work.
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The Skerries, which puf in here yourerday on her voyage from Singapore Tsingtau, the master being doubtful
of the Hohenstaufens, the Empire of
Mr Masterman, M. P., answering Charles V., and the Empire of the
questions la tha House of Commoné, said Habsburgs, there is little in common,
that the number of insurance stamps sold but the one central idea of the
up to the last day for which the figures essential unity of Western civilisation,
were available, was 134,968,448 Some zocular and religious, was never entire
members of friendly societies are paying ly forgotten. Even after the abolition or the coal supply. Is changing her their off amtributions in addition to th Laser firemen for Chinese. The Las-insurance contrisation, thus voluntarily of the Empire its influence survived. cars are stated to be the chint factor that paying 104. a week to secure sickness Napoleon, who, as the new Charlecessitated the ship being, put back. sagne, ind wished to take the old title
It is interesting to note that Inspectors
9.30 p.m. -Sale of Crown Land at Land bimself, was forestalled by Francis Meta-dy and Fenton, who were presented II., who resigned the Imperial dignity with long service medals by the Governor and called himself Hereditary En-yesterday, both came to Hongkong, frum peror of Austrin. But the Man of the Edinburgh Police on Oct. 31st, 1881, with twenty other men. Mr Fenton has Destiny consuled himself with newer Imperial purple, and with the birth of his son created a colourable
General Memoranda.
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does represent with some closeness, though in a narrower sense, the medieval idea of the Empire: and British Imperialism is in some Hexaxose, Pribay, November 29, 1912. ways reminiscent of the old vision of
“ ROMAN EMPEROR.”
IT is interesting to note, rennurks
one law and suc hith, though the law is not Roman, and the faith is political and social rather than religious. The "Austrian and Russian Empires do not closely approximate to the traditional the London "Standard" that Indy idea, and Italy, though her capital is is credited with the intention, or at
Rome itself, will even less satisfy the leust the desire, of reviving the old title of "Roman Emperor." The nation, carception of the Middle Ages. That it is thought, will gain in prestige if fact, however, will not greatly concern its Sovereign bears a title aanhagous King Victor and his people. The to that of his allies, the German and one sound instinct that led the Austrin Kaisers. No doubt there Makers of unified Italy to select Rome is something in that view. Titles areas the capital, in place of more far more important than philosphers obviously suitable places for the sent would have us think. Among crown of Government, is apparent in the el heads they have a practical as proposed revival of the august ad- jective Roman. Granted that Em- well as a sentimental concern; a step
peror now only commotes a larger kind of King, Roman Emperor" is of all titles that which appeals most to the historic imagination.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
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In the Sixth Mom, in a village north of Tientsin, one of the elders fearing that the village would be flooded made a breach
in the river, and the waters that escaped fooded the district around, swamping several villages and destroying the crops, says the Prking and Tientsin Times. Much
the lid is still under water. The villagers have ceased him, and he is being tried by board of nine officials in the Governor's yamên.
The pushfal characteristics of the
Japanese are illustrated, says a Capetown correspondent, by the arrival there of an misy from Daka, who is about la maka a tour throughout South Africa, for the purpose of prom ting direct trade between bis cuntry and South Africa. When he returns to Japan ke inten is to publish n which he has been entrusted by his
bok in fulfilment of the coniinission with
Government
A match between the Chinese Recreation Cob id the Eungkung University Cricket Club will be played on the former Club's ground at Causeway hay to-morrow at 4.13 p..
The following are the teams:
C. R. CLUE. 1 Un Hew Fan
(Capt.)
2 Ng Sze Yuen 3 Ng Sza Kwoo 4 Ng Hon Ting
Ng Sze Cheung John Yew
7 Mok Hing 8 Ho Nai Chub → McPherson
10 F. M. Mohler
H. K. ... CLỰ
1 Ho Wing Kin
(Capt.)
2"Ho Wing Ching 3 Professor Smith 4 W. A..Turnbull 5 Wei Wing Lok 6 Chau Yat Kwong
R. Anderson
Fang Man S
9 William Hall 10 Mok Hing Kiu
11 Wong Po Kaung 11 Chari Wing To
Reserves :-
Young Suk Piog Wong Lai Kwong
Reserrus Woug Po Kie W. J. Hinton
Hongkong Cricket League.
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The following is the table up to date
Club
P. W. L. D. I'ts. ....3 * L Ú Craigengover Κοπίηση
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Staff and Depts... R
A Chiness, stated to have come from Hongkong "B"
HI.K. Polies Hongkong 1"...
Singapore, was charged at the Magistracy this morning, with being in the unlawful possession of annis. He had a revolver, which was of very large size, and said it
would not kill a man but was mean to frighten thieves-Me-Melbourne.differed. frun this riew, however, and bid he had never seen a revolver to carry a cartridge of the size of the one shown that would not kill a man. He fired the defendant 810 or 7 days.
in dignity is often the prelude to a increase of power. It was perhaps the most foolish of the Hohenzollerus who got himself acknowledged as the first Prussian King-h man whose absurdities were the laughing-stock of Europe. But his achievement was n real asset to his House. It became
The six hundredth performance of Bunty Pulls the Strings" was reached st quickly apparent that even a brand-the Haymarket Theatre on Nov. 2nd. new Majesty was more important
As a means of preventing a boycott, than any Highness, Serene or other-
Before Mr.Melbourne at the Magis. the Chion Merchants' Company has de wise. In the same way, it was not tricy today a Chine was charged with posited T. 101,000 in the Bankow Chinese stealing four pounds of hacon from Messrs Chamber of Commerce, which will be used
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Witness said he was not in charge of the case in Chatan, but was only the interpreter.
immediately after this offence that other people were implicated in this crime and bad instigated Torahim to commit the erime. These a might have bee callest, although they might have helped the Crown, caso, or they might have helped the defence. That evidenco had been stifled.
Mr. Jonkin: Did you take any initia
You were a witness. here at the lat
His Lordship: You are not justified in tive in the case in Canton No. trial. Did you take any initiative then saying that, and there is not the slightest when you got up and sald that the evi-ronson for it. The accused had a solicitor donco was wrong ?-I was detailed by and could hayr called any witnesses. A the military authorities to watch the cow, a. matter of fact the prima facis evidenës
What part did you take at. Cantom "--
is strongly against your statement. The At Cantoù I was the Commanding Officer. | nw were clinrged alter suggesting that Did you know that this ride was lu one of the otheera jastigated the man to Court dirty No.
commit the crime. Therefore it susp ported the case that this man domumittedī
Who is the offer in charge of this Puss-What do you mean ?.
Will you tell me you were not the where in charge do not know what You mean. As far as I know the police are in charge of it.
You stotel yesterday that you had all the ammonitim counted out and only ore mound was uncounted for --The uninition was all counted out.
When did you have that donr 2-It was done when I came down frean Canton,
How long after this occurrenen did you
fine down frun Canton ?- should think
out a fortnight or thave weeks.
Are you prepared to wear that
munition was used between the night of the recurrenes and your going down Certainly,
this what ground can you swear that
Bernuo it was not used,
To your knowledge-To my certain knowledge. I am in charge of it, and know everything that is going on.
Did you tell the Consul at Canton that you mounted the ammunition and there www only one round missing?-Not Dor
I am aware of.
But you did not toil me it the last trish of this very important evidence?—I was uct asked,
But you were nop asked last night. You volunteered it?-After questions which led up to it.
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the murder.
Mr. Tonkin: It is a question for the jury to consider.
His Lordship at there is a limit t Cansel and his commenta to the jury..
Mc. Jenkin, proceeding with his ad- dress, said that many links were missing in the chain of evidence, and he wanted to know why they were not there. They wanted to know who as the person, who first found the big of the subadur who was shot. They had mention of a man's
name Havillar Mahomed Khan-but he
had not been called. Why was be. 201 called? He was samped to be the nan who fret fond, the body: Why did not Major Barrett prodave all these litte evileners which looked black against the. in? Why were not these things pre- served, including the blackened ride which was tired and the bullet? The rose was by no means a simple one, apă the evidener was not elvar-not sufficient- jy fleur to support a charge of murder. The whole of the evidence was abaniutely doubtful. The ease was a mystery and it was impossible to do anything but say that the evidence they had was not sof- Reient to warmut them in finding thie man guilty.
Thy Attorney-General, in bis daring spoel, wid that the lind prosecuted and innůnated scores nad scores of murders, Major Barrett, in further'
and the present one did not stand put in examination. said, rach man had 150 hội mind as ane which was more than
Ail rounds of ammunition. at Canton.
simply, commonpiuer, deliberate and the ammunition was counted, and it was
wicked erine. It was a very bad case. found that one cartridge was missing.
It was a case which: if true-if the ran Have you heard of a mum, ended. Ali
was guilty was as bad as they could Zouar?-Yes.
conceive. So for us they knew, for Where is he -I believe he is in Can-petty reprimand by a high officer, possibly
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each noorded two wins. Tom Tulák Par
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in a fit of temper, the accused, man deli.
Do you know that he is in Kowloan?-berately went and fetched his ride mod
At the present.radment.?
Yes? I cannot sweer to it..
shot this man, and after he had abo hirn, said he was glad he' bad done it.
You know he is on the strength of the Could they imagine a mora detestable regiment?—Yes.
erine, and one which could be more Major Barrett said the man had been) | subressive to every instinct of discipline. If the witnesses had wished to concocĚ given six months' imprisgament.
Mr. Jenkiu: Why?—He was given im-evidence, it would have been easy for prisonment for a military, offence that many of them to add a bit more to the occurred in Canton.
ovidence they gave, and to have put Which happened after September 4th ?riieces in to fill up any gaps which might
possibly have been left.
The case was still proceeding when wer traued our first edition.
Mr. Jenkin: What was the offenes ? Major Earrott said, to the Judge that he did not know that it was expedient in all Court to guter into questions that
OBITUARY.
Mr. F. N. Dresing.
His Lorsip: You must give it. Major Barrett: It was a question of military discipline, my Lord
It is with deep regret, says the Bhang Mr. Jenkin: What was the offende Major Barrett said that two men, of whom Ali Zonar las one, anale au acelissai Times" of Nov. 15, that we have to inst a certain Indian officer of not anounce the death in Feking of Mr F. N.
simply vanity, but a mixture of vanity | Lane, Crawford's premises. A reprezenta- | for the compensation of the merchants that eight mounts was successful on no less than had been settled with regard to military and shrewd policy, that lay at the tive of the firm said that a great many petty Į lust their goods in the godowns of the con seven occasions. First place in the table is discipline. root of still earlier contentions over thefts had been committed at the firm's pany burned daring the Revolution. At jointly held by F. Wootton and Danny ranks and dignities. To Spain and store.
·Defendant was sent to gaol for coa present the company is reported to have 1 Maher, each with 101 wins to his crédit | France, the title of Majesty, jealously month, and was ordered to be kept in lost a good dest of business, and it is be- while A. Whalley was unable to record
Auccess. The chief wccrers after Griggs socks Ler four hours outsida Lane, Crawlieved that some of the many merchants werd F. Wootton and E. Wheatley with claimed as the exclusive property of ford's premises.
Have taken their business to other com three each, while J. Clark improved his the Holy Roman Emperor himself, was a quite reasonable object of desire. It
We are
by twelve for third position in the list, placed their monarchs on, something Francisco for the East or Normaber 2vd,
Mail Co.'s stainer Nile wil lentu Saw boyeotheking Daily News.
E Piper, W. Bazley, and F. Bickaby like an equal footing with Caesar, and is the usual ports of call. It is expreted In poling the appointment of Sir William impressed the imagination alike of their that she will all from Shanghai for Conyngham Greene, R.C.B., as British Ambasador to Japan, the L. at C Empres subjects and the outside world. Even Manila direct on December 17th, arriving
thee on the morning of the 21st, and of the 5th ultimo ray :—It may be noted to day the prestige attaching to the wiling thener-fur Hongkong the same day, that Sir William in a descendent of x very title of Emperor by the British Monarch she is dus in Hongkong on December 23rd. famous Parliamentary ortor, for his EVERYTHING FOR
has had not inconsiderable political As it be somewhat unusual for a Pacific mother was a daughter of the third Berou EVENING WEAR. consequences, and everyone remem
boat to sail direct from Shanghai to Manila, Flunket, brother of the second harum, and
Plunket, the rant champion of Catholic 15. Kay, 55 bers the eagerness of King Ferditaudutorest will probably be taken iu the trip son of William Conyngham, first Baron 11 Badey
on this account.
Emocipation. Further, Lord Rathmorer14 Dopogh and King Nicholas of Montenegro to
At the Shakespeare Theatre, Liver still remembered in the Hunse of Commons 17. determ assume the regal dignity. Of course there is another side to the question, pool on Friday evening, Oct. 25th, Mrs the alogarat David Plunket is his Forbes-Raberton produced the revised uncle, while Mr Harry Punket Greene, the side sneeringly emphasised by version of Mr. Bernard Shaw's Car and the well-known singer, is his younger American. Gibbon, namely, the tendency for the Cle patra" before a crowded and an
informed that the Pacificpanies, though there is no organised position, with lour, Whalley leading bim sctually baving instigated the morder, Brasing, Chief Superintendent and Ad
hot at any rate, of having been concerned visor of the Chinese Telegraph Admio
It was ou time afterwurde, und tration. The came, which reached Bhang they were tried by a military court. und bei yesterday, exnie as a great shock to hir sentenced The other man was, how many friends, deceased, having succumbeat dead.
after an attack of pasamonin which Mr. Jenkin: Did this man protest that only busted three days. Mr Drasing, Ibrahim was innocent 7-Certainly not.
who was '67-gears of age, was a cative
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THE KING AND RACING,
were in the service of the Great You do not know what statements they Northern Telegmph Co. For the las 261974 made at the Court Martial ?No, I was eight years he has occupied the position 2301220 mot there
which he held up to the time of his death, A Sentor Jemidar of the regiment was and bin able administration, has attracted called, who produced a clip of cartridges, the attention of pratically all foreig one of which had been fred.governments from whom it one fios de
Cross-examined by Mr. Jankin: Why another he was pirsired decorations, were the cerizidges nos produced in Court untimely end will be keenly falt not only before I was never asked.
in his public capacity but sncially, his Yesterday you walked back to the ferry kindly spirit and courteous mammas erdiar with Major Barrett 7-Yosing him to sil, with whom he owe in
Did you tell Major Barratt that you contact Droned, who was cama that them in your pocket P-No-
your pocket On Monday, the fateday,
Did anybody know you had them in hability the hole debe brought pr wo came here, I told Major Barrott that the rifa, the full rounds and tla empty. were presant. He suid, You "keep. them, and when the oficer asks you for #then disclose it
thusiastic audience, with himself and Miss
A total of 250 steamers have been purple to grow in gaudiness us the Gertrude Elliott in the mame-parts. The
We read myn Garthet in the Referer sceptre waxes feeble. Augustus, the chief alterations from the original version adapted for burning oil fuel, the largest being Toye Kisin Kaiska liuers Tenge Brst Emperor, was a despot in the oisted of the addition of a rulogue Maru nad niyo Matu, of 18,154 tone that is Majesty proposes to sever his con guise of a magistrate, wielding auto-attenuto instruation a Roman and 18,401 tons respectively. The now nectim with racing story, which I do In course of construction on the Clyde, placed fo it round about the neighbourhood FEMININE TENACITY.cratic powers under the decent forms history. This prologue was characterically Cuerdas Aquitants, of 50,000 10, blore nor, L-fancy, is soy credis The King's horses are of republican simplicity. Constantine,pularily eda-atod." To the play is to bo similarly equipped, walle White of Egerton Ho in an age of superficial splendour but itself there was restored the
FOR Star bost, of 18,000 ton, which is now entered up to the gray 1018, incidentally inward decay, revelled in sounding act in which Clarpstra is throws tole the being built at Bellast for the Cape, and Australia roule, and which is to he named titles, gorgeous robes, and a com-sen and carried by Coser to land and the Ceramic, is also to use al quite s plicated household; while his feeble lighthouse. The reception was not sterge Dumber of bumers are now employed In the Pacific two of them, the Ventura and Sonoma, recently in
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