Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Export Co., ltd,
ELECTRICAL PLANT AND ACCESSORIES OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.
SOLE DISTRIBUTORS IN CHINA & HONGKONG,
ARNHOLD BROTHERS & Co., Ltd.
IA, Chater Road,
STORIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE.
SIR GUY FLEETWOOD WILSON.
"SMACKED" BY QUEEN VICTORIA.
'Phone 1500.
SECRET WILLS.
ROYAL FAMILY'S PREROGA-
TIVE. -
writes to a home paper--
THE CHINA MAIL.
SHANGHAI'S BOGUS IN-and they could not get them out if
SURANCE COMPANIES.
EVIDENCE OF NON-EXIST- ENCE OF THE CONCERNS.
MONTE CARLO SPIES.
they had no typewriter. They cont round a compradoro cheque for the balance and the machine was returned MEN to them. The obeque was mat.
His Worship-Now then, Mr. Faithfull, why did you say the com. Here is another instance to the pany did not pay its debts 1 contrary.
The case of conspiracy to defraud through the medium of alleged bogus
Mr. Faithfull-I do not suggest that insurance was continued at Shanghai Police Court on July 21, G. Chalicers is the crux of the case. now answering the charge in company with the firstdefendant, A. M. Spence., make comment on matters you are Die Worship-Well, please do not The original charge against Spence not proparel to prove. read That between May I and July 12 he did unlawfully conspire with others to defraud sach persona as should thereafter be induced to part with money to them as agents of the German-American Fire and Marine In-
surance Co. of Baltimore, Maryland, and the World's Insurance Under writers, of Jersey City, New Jersey, by falsely representing these com panies to be genuine Grs insurance companies.
Mr. R. O, Faithlall, for the pross- cution, said that since the adjourn ment of the case last week the police had been very active making inquiries regarding the machinations of the two defendante, with the result that they
WHO NEVER FORGET!
A FACE.
at Monte Carlo, various scribes posted The firm's time you go to the Casino
behind a counter ook for your papers of identity and fill up a form for you.
but-wait! This proceeding is harmlem enough,
Two or three individuals are walk-
A Chinese clark in the advertise- ment office of the Sinanpao gave ing up and down there nonchalantly, vibrace as to the insertion of an banda behind their backs. One of advertirement for a compradore on thom makes some idle remark to you March 24. The advertisement was some innocent joke; you turn round given in by a foreigner. On May 21
an alvertie.ment was put in stating and receive full in your face the con- that the American-German Fire and centrated glare of two or three staros, Marine lusurance Co., with a capital Ping! Like that, and the picture is of G.$1,500,000, was prepared to taken. undertake fire and marine insurance, and was repeated.
In answer to Spence, witness said that the last two advertisements appeared over the name of Macager Wallace.
An interpreter in the C. 1. D. gaze evidence as to having translated the
a themselves to be the agents of two old required, and was signed, Wallero,
established American insurance com-manager. pasies.
PRINTING OF POLICIES,
་་
FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1922.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
DAIRY PRODUCE
FRESH MILK
also the following forms:-Sterilized, Skimmed, Bulter and Soured.
FRESH CREAM
Full Rich
BUTTER
Daisy, Dairymaid and Shamrock Brands.
CHEESE
Edam, Australian Cheddar American Stilton and Picnic.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.
AFTER MANY YEARS.
If you should not reappear at Monte Carlo for ten yeare you would be recognised and ideatified. These oficiale, who are known as "the physiognomists," have the gift of
aver forge ting a face once seen. 69 AND 72 IN DIVORCE COURT.
They are said to receive large salaries.
A
PREMIER ON J HN WESLEY.
FORCE THAT PUZZLES THE CONTINENT.
"There are such things as interna- an accident occurred during
tional misunderstandings," said Mr. holiday over forty-three year ago Lloyd George at a luncheon attended was related as proof of unfaithfulness by leading Wesleyan Methodists at Mrs. Suenurah Black, of Longwood, the Hotel Victoria, Northumberland- near Huddersfield was the muccessful avouae, W.C., to inaugurata a restora petitioner for a decree uisi a ainst her tion robome in connection with John Warwick. The suit was rudelanded. roid. E.C, which be visited earlier in husband.
Mr. William Black of Wesley's chapel and tomb in City- Counsel for the petitioner said that the day. the parties were inarried in 1873 at Huddersfield, and in 1878 petitioner was forced, oD acourt of her
Sir Guy Fleetwood. Wilson has With reference to the announcement lived long in the great world of the that the will of Lord Leopold celebrated, and his charming "Letters to Somebody" (Cassell and Co..ountbatten, son of Princess Beatrice 78. 6d.) is packed with anecdotes. He and cousin of the King, who died last had a volume of evidence showing advertisements. The first stated a is a modest and geniai raconteur, but April, has been sealed up by order that without doubt defondante were compradore was required by a newly
Friends of mine who six months be- A woman aged 69 Was- the with it all one glimpses a strong and is not open to inspection in the guilty of the charge brought against established American insurance come-fore, lind epeat but an hour in the petitioner and a man aged 72 the personality and a man who knows his own mind. His book is full of gossip, ordinary way, a legal correspondert them, with conspiring with Wallaer paty, who wanted a man able to casino, explained at the barrier that respondent in a divorco case in which
and others-Boyhow. our therto serane agencies. The second gavella he had forget'en to bring his card and but it is full also of the intimate
defraud the public by representing list of the cities in which agents were his passport with him. history of recent times and it too the "Undoubtedly this step is value of authentic pen portraits of recourse to the family custom which
"You are Monsieur X., are you some of the most famous politicians gives the Sovereign a general control
not?" aid one of these walking card and soldiers of the last half ceriary. over the domestic affairs of the Royal
indexes, and you live in the Rue Z., NO RECORD OF SUCH COMPANIES. A representative of the laterat Nantes? Irrengnise you. Mr. Norton, the herrine of Family. With regard to royal wills.
Herbert A. Wiley, manager for tional Printing Prese, a Chinese con- Meredith's Diana of the Crossways," so far as the monarch is concerned, China of the American Foreign In cern in Range Roud, stated that bis the able stand tall lackeye in blue Now go into the sanctuary. Rebind once gave him her beauty secret; they are in modern times kept secret, earance Association, said he had been firm printed a number of policies. onuniforms embroidered with silver, "Ever since her girlhood be bad, and no court bas jurisdiction to grant in the insurance business for 24 years, the instructions of a man named after washing her face well, passed probate of the will of a King. Before He only recently heard of the two Bowe, of No. 1 Peitaiho Lane, whom ready to make friendly answer to any ever it a sponge dipped in quite fresh 1688, however, the willa of English
demand for i ormation,
But do not trust appratances. milk into which she had squeezed a sovereigns were often recorded so that companies in question operating in witness believed to be an American. There was no mention of Witness did not know where he was China. perfectly fresh lemon. She did this their contents were in course of time them in the American record last now. They printed 1,000 copies of These splundid puppets, with the just before she got into bed, and she available for inspection, at least published and officially accepted as each policy and witness took them to bulging white calves, are not meant assured me that she had never applied by the antiquary and historian. anything else to her face and neck Notable among these was the will of being a correct rects appointed for Lowe's residencs, and he signed the only for decoration; these gla.sy eyes throughout her life. In her case at Henry VIII. in which he bequeathed never known agents for a receipt. At the end of the month can sco, these mouths, with the fixed
company in the United States with witness took the bill to No, smile, can talk. any rate, the result was marvellona." the kingdom,
out power of attorey, agency agree. Kiangas Road where new offices bad keeps under his personal surveillanco His familiar glimpaca are inimitable. disposition in which no modern
one or two of the old habitues of the ment or certificate of aguloy. The been opened. Here is one of an investiture by Queen ( monarch could indulge,
American practice was for an in- He had known Bowe for over a "We had a Victoria at Oeborse;
"Possibly, the change to secrecy surance company to report and receive year. He was then connected with very indifferent-luncheon and the in- followed upon the accession of
a-licence-from-the-insurance-commis- W.-S.-Job-&-Co.,-Szechuen-Road- vestiture began almost immediately George II, who according to an
testamentary
·
TOOMA,
Each attardar.
THE INVISIBLE SURVEILLANCE.
husband's conduct, to leave him. She had not brought proceedings before because she could not afford to
so.
"John Wesley was responsible for it. (Laughter and applanse,)
"You thought. I was responsible. Renewed laughter.) Or M. Poincaré, or what not. John Wesley is respon ible. Would you like me to tell you why? Cries of "Yes.')
afterwards. I was the very last, and historical anecdote, when his father's/Bioper of the State of origio. The Witness received saveral other orders gentlemen, dressed in black, with an against the woman's presence in the marcial supremacy of England was
by that time her Majestywne evident
ly tired and distinctly cross.
"When I knelt at her feet I could not for the life of me avoid being completely absorbed by the pattern on the footstool. It was covered by a fearful and terrible presentment in worsted work of a King Charles spaniel, with a blindingly blue rib. bon round its neck, and the most scarlet tongue ever seen in life or death. I cannot accourt for it. but that spaniel made me forget my drill. Instal
Mrs. Black said that after a holiday "I will tell you. You cannot get in 1879 she went to Stoke-on-Trent, them to understand on the Continent where her husband was then living the motives that led hundreds of He bad brought into the house thousands of young men to face death another woman, whose condition the and mutilation in the Great War. husband said be was responsible for. They are always seeking for material Between-tho--tables-move-quiet when she (petitioner) protested reasons. They say. Ab, the com Policies air which is both nonchalant and house, her husband said she could challenged. will was handed to him, put it unread company was required to register and for printing from Bowe.
to file a sworn statement of their entire were printed for four insurance com-acute.
Othere, men and women take her hook "if she did not like was defed
Her maritime strength into bis pocket. No public disclosure
dressed like you or I, mingle with the the position. He said the other coasta.
Sho was in fear of her of its contents.was over made."
operations within the period of the panies. currant year, and in the absence of His Worship-Are there
None of groups of players.
those things. any such sworn retorn, were denied charges in connection with the other
the (Cheers.) Take up your position in front of house." Since then she had bad the privilege of transacting business two
the croupier, this automaton with the
"I attended many recruiting meet to work to support two children of ings, and there are many here who in any State. In company was re-
mechanical gestures, who, perched up the marriage. She saw her husband did the same thing at the beginning Mr. Faithfull-No. His Worship-Then I don't want on his bigh stool, scoops in the to hear anything about them. counters with that inexorable rake of living with the other woman
of the war and bive known the ap- Witness went on to say that printed his gently scraping the green cloth. husband and wife at Warwick,
paal that was made to young men. copies of insurance policies were given Keep your gaze on him and with the petitioner, and there saw the to go and face deach on the battle.. A solicitor said he went to Warwick When you are asking plain, blunt men respondent with a woman pamed fields there are no screen words. there
NIGHT CLUB COCAINE.gistered in America, the operations of
FRENCH DRUG TRAFFIC.
a China agency would automatically go to the insurance commissioner of
any
the State of origin. It was not necessary to register here, but it was
Asked how his attention was drawn companies. On taking the policies to ceptible movement of the eye in the
that his clerk showed him an advertise-informed by Chalmers that the account haps, is leaning too far forward on tho
to him to make copies from, the only time you will observe in this
women waj ** mistress of
де
The ravages of cocaine in France the practice of American companies. alterations being in the titles of the wooden face an all but imper Eliabeth Blackburn. In answer to the are no vagos mesLings; you have got
of putting are even more serious than in Londo
citation, the man said that "they had to tell them what the purpose is,
out my forearm at right angles to the judging by statements made to the to these two companies, wispers said No. 8 Kinugac Road, witness was direction of some player, who, per- lived together," and, pointing to a because it is a serious matter for them.
Queen so that she might lay her hend Matin by a magistrate,
on it for me to kiss. I tried to take
it is
to kies the back of her band. The question, which is becoming Queen instantly, withdrew he hand veritable national danger."
I wonder if anyone else, other than
the royal children, ever got amacked by beloved Queen Victoria; God bless her!"
KITCHENER,
a
of attorney.
OPENING OF THE OFFICE,
a
In the hubbub of the crowd, the
ORIGIN OF MAN.
DARWIN THEORY.
was when you go there you say. This is to tail them why you are asking, and why we are asking you to go.
"And at no recruiting meeting have I ever heard a sordid appeal made to any young man of Britain. ("Hear, hear.") The appeal was the most chivalrous that has ever been made
upon his ea doing Wallace gave him turmoil of the awarms which gather SIR ARTHUR KEITH AND THE for young men to go into battle since
compradore order for $255. The and disperas again, one does not catch compradore refused to pay, and re-a brief dialogue in undertones or note terred witness to "the foreigner." the swift exit of two persons which Witates received another compradore marks the removal of a broken gam order, but this was not paid,
bler or a delinquent.
A COUNT OF JUSTICE.
the days when the knighte and peasants of the Middle Ages went into & Crusade to rescue the Holy Bepal indignation against brute barbarity. obre, t fight for the w.sk, a righteous
CONTINENTAL SUSPICION.
her fingere between mine to enable me authorities dealt seriously with the that they were American comparies, made out to the Celestial Mercantile the counters he has won, or at a face our eldest son, who was killed in the bave to quit their lives, and you have was unable to trace them. He was of the maurance companies at No. 8 torted by soma pervous trick or other. Witness looked up the records and Co., whose office was just below that which is too pale, too ravaged or dis-war." He said his wife left him. The decree niei asked for anable to fad that they existed in Kiangae Road. Witness never saw Behind you, be sure of it, come of granted, with costs. and gave mine a little amack, not a The difusion of the ice, he say America. Their names did not appear Bowe there. Chalmers said the ac-it, someone has noted this movement pat, but a genuine angry little smack. has become so great that two judges among the ins and outs," a list of counts would be paid by the insurance of the eye. The invisible surveillance have been set aside to deal exclusively companies formed or projected daring company, and witness did not nek is concentrating, is drawing in upon with cocaine caBRE,
The whole of the drug seized by the 1920. Unquestionably, they muet what insurance company. He told the spot. French police authorities since the have appeared in the record had the witness to go and see Wallace, and start of their recent campaign has companies existed for 50 or 60 years, There is an excellent picture of Lord been of German derivation, 99 per If defendants had been appointed Kitchener during the Boer War. Bir cent bearing the mark of Darmstadt gents, they ought to be in a position Guy had been sent out to act as his origin. How the drug passes the to produce their agreement and power
deen University. Professor Sir Arther At a meeting of students at Aber- financial adviser, and just occasionally frontier remains a mystery, despite the two did not see eye to eye. rigorous investigations,
Keith, M.D., lectured on the recept "As a rule we found ourselves in The wholesale traffickers are mainly
discoveries of fossil man and their entire agreement, but now and again people of apparently
C. W. Porter, secretary of the
Bebind the scenes at Monte Carlo a bearing on Darwin's theory of man's
"But you cannot get anyone on the | Shanghai Mutual Telephone Co., Ld., we diangteed. On one such occasion resources, who frequent luxurious stated that application was made for
permanent court, with judges, wit- | origin."
Continent of Europe to realise that he and I had a serious altercation. night resorts and whose only business the installation of a telephone at the
nesses, and advocates, is in session, He said opportunities had come to that was the appeal that moved We both lost our tempers
He is described as "something in the offices, and on May 16 a contract was
The kindly president will advise the him, more than to most, of examining Britain and not a commercial one-- stalked up and down the room on city."
made with the German-American
A Chinese, formerly employed in despairing gambler to leave Monts the evidence on which scientific men at a material one. And I say the one ride of his work table railing at The sale of the drug is a moat Fire and Marine Insurance Co.,. and the office of Messrs. Barkhardt and Carlo and return home; will add, may must base their thoughts concerning difference is John Wesley. (Cheers.) me in loud angry tones, and I did the remunerative occupation, Two
be, rome philosophical reflectionn upon man's origin. His office at the Royal "It was a movement that gripped pounds of cocaine, taken illegaly Bigued by W. Wallace, manager. The Amidani, gave evidence that, being the instability of Fortune, her incon College of Surgeons of England the soul of England, that deepened its came on the other side of the talle.
While we wernhard at it' Milner across the frontier and sold in the installation lea was paid, and rent op out of employment in Marob of this stancy, and her fashion of coming brought fresh facts under his eyes spiritual instinct, trained them,
year, he answered an advertisement back.
daily. Every year bad strengthened uplifted them The result is when s Appliance Co., gave evidence as to The result was that he went to 8 bar is absolutely at the end of his ro-written in his own body and brain. England or to America there is always H. B. Joseph, manager of the Office which appeared in the Sinwanpao Still better, if the prisoner at the Lis conviction that man's history was great appeal is made either to supplying a typewriter in May to the Kiangee Road and there saw Chal-sources, money to pay his hotel bill As yet they saw clearly but a little the response, and it is due to the World's Insurance Underwriters, No.wers. Whilst they were talking and his ticket home will be advanced way. Some day science might scaler ut religious revival of the eigh 8 Kiangse Road. The machine was Spence came down and handed wit-to him; but he cannot return to the the citadel of life itself and reveal its teenth century. A CASE FOR PROHIBITION. not paid for and Wallace wrote nness an agreement which witness said casino until he has discharged his beginning and meaning; but that
letter.
he would take home and carefully debt to the authorities.
limitless
entered the rcem in that pussy.cat night haunts of Paris, brings between fasion characteristic of him and 250 and 190, or six times the price stare! at US in amazement, paid for it. Kitchener pan round and Baid, Milner, here we are; thres clever men! Am I right or is Flestwood Wilson right? You shall decide,'
"Milner hesitated for a moment, and then said he thought my plan would work best.
"I maintain that much milk can-
to the end of Juno.
do with the case?
In noswer to his Worship, Mr. Faithfull said Chalmers was doing business in the name of the Celestini Mercantile Co.
CHINESE EMPLOYEE'S STORY.
His Worship What has this got to examius. He did so and found that As for the delinquent he will be they wanted Tla. 3,000 security punished more or les suverely, but "In a moment the cloud left not be taken by man with impunity, Mr. Faithfuli-It shows that they
Witness would not agree to the terms always with the same penalty, ex Kitchener's face, and in a cheery and and, further, that it is responsible for furnished the office and did not pay set forth and a second agreement was pulsion from the rooms-for ever, for kindly tone bo said All right, more
disease and deathe than for anything. The whole thing was made out and signed. Under thien years, for five, for one,
document. the amount of security Fleetwood. Wilson, go ahead. Do it alcohol."-A Harley Street physician bogus from beginning to end. your own way.'
His Worship-You are not justified a reduced to Tls. 1,000, at Tle. 8 debts. They did. in saying they did not pay their per month interest, Witness paid Tls. 250 on the day he signed the agreement, and another Rs. 250 on May 5, the receipt being signed by
11
LORD VISIER AND A BIRHOP.
Of Lord Fisher Sir Guy also has pleasant memories, though he admite that he had "a mania for using bad langungu."
"He was, I think, quito unaware of the pain he sometimes caused. On ohe occasion I travelled up from Buthampton with Fisher. The only other occupast of the carrings was an Anglican bishop. Without the small- est provocation Fisher began to dilate on the entire lack of discipline in the Church of England and to dwell with watha:iasm on the, creed of the Unitarians. When we stopped at Basingstoka flis poor histop, although bɔked for Lon lon, could stand it no lunger and got out. I asked Fisher what on earth he meant by being su gmtuitously offensive, and the reply I fot was: 'Didn't you see what Dastly legs he had got ! ''
in a letter to the Timer.]
}
!
My heart sinks down when I behold
A milkman in the street-
Better brewer's dray, I'm told,
Or kegs of whisky neat,
Although he looks a harmless soit,
A decent kind of man,
·
Destruction larka in every quart
And death in every can.
Oh take to vodka, absinthe, rum,
Wood alcobol or gin-
Such tipples, though depleted by
come,
Aro saler forms of sin f
Continuing, witness said tha
SUCKING HIM DRY.
"The same thing applies to posce. time had not yet come.
When you preach the Gospel of Peace Some day science might forecast and say let us have peace, they say, what the future he'd in store for man. What is England after ?" (Laughter.) kind, but on the point of knowledge Trade? What is it? She is after the who know most prophesied something." The idea that she is least. As regarded the future, how preaching peace because it is the ever, one thing was apparent to all. suprous message of her Faith sover In recent canturies human life, enters their head." throughout the greater part of the John Wesley, be continue ), was a world bad entered on a new phase, man who had a special abhorrence o the phase of city life, of arowded any absence of neatuma or clean- millions. The human body and brain liness. He it was who said, Let were plastic in the hands of modern none ever see a ra god Methodiat.” economic circumstances, and they Laughter).
His Worship naked where counsel Wallace wrote saying they were Chalmers as roadager. On May 20, was leading the witness: what had awaiting a remittance from their head he paid in Tls. 500, the receipt for he been called to prover office. Subsequently, ball the price of this amount being signed by Wallace. Mr. Faithfull-His "vidence will all the machine was paid and Wallace At this time, they said they did not go to show that, by means of a ere guided by the courage and hops in- you never can sue one-(Laughter)- marched forward into the future "It is due to him," be said, "that signed an agreement whereby the require witness's services immediate cious advertisement these men got herent in the human heart rather and it is a double unkindness to leave machine was to be taken back if pay ly, as they had no offices When: Tis. 1,000 out of the witness. They then by any leading given them by his tomb ragged. You remember meat for it was not completed by a witness first visited the offices he saw sucked him dry until they could get the light of science. certain date. Payment was not made Chalmers. Later, Chalmera undertook no more. They themselves never put
what he said tɔ a Derbyshire girl who
on
due date and witness took to provide furniture for the com- a shilling into the business, or paid In conclusion, be asked how they ran to the door and cried, Heaven possession of the machine. He simply pradore's office. Witness met Wallace anything.
were to explain the undoubted fact bless you, Mr. Wesley.' 'Young wo walked in and took it. There was no while the offices were being pre- Ilie Worship-Do you charge them that as they went backwards in time man, ho answered, your blessing opposition. Afterwarde he received pared. He began his duty on May with getting a thousand taels out of as represented by geological strate, would be of more value if your face
telephone call from Mr. Speace 20 proceeding to arrange agencies in this man.
mankind became more divores, more and apron were cleaner. (Laughter.) complaining of the action of witness a number of cities for the formau- Mr. Faithfull--No. But I say it in primitive, more akin to the spe. The That was his feeling about untidinem. company in taking the machine while American Fire and Marine Insurance all a part of the conspiracy to defraud, only interpretation which explained Do not leave his graveyard untidy. Oh shun, my friends, the baleful Mr. Walline was away at Hankow. Co. and the Marine Insurance Co. and and that the whole thing is a bogus the facts was that which was first is great memory will be bigger as
juico
Spence said he had to carry on the the World's Insurance Underwriters, business.
clearly formalsted in men's minds by the centuries go oz. (Cheers.) It is
• Exuded from the cow!
business in Wallace's absence, that Fitness made various payments: on At this point, the hearing was ad- Charles Darwin, the evoiation of our duty to look after that memorable -Lucio, in Manchester Guardian, | there were a lot of policies to propere behalf of thess companies.
and sacred shrine.” mankind from non-human ancestry, (jourist
But an for milk its sale and una The law should not allow':
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