WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1928.
For garments
that adapt themselves
Vivela
MADE $22,000.
MR. BOTTOMLEY'S WAR LECTURES.
THE CHINA MAIL,
And that is what you call black- COLONY'S HEALTH. mall--Yes.
NOTIFIABLE DISEASE LAST WERK.
ENTERIC FEVER DEATHS.,
Mr. Houston said that, in his book he had faithfully endeavour, ed to set out all that was good about Mr. Bottomley as well as COURT PROCEEDINGS.
what was bad. "I gave illustra
Last week's return of notifiable The hearing was continued oftions of his amazing generosity,"
he added..
disease in the Colony, according to the libel action brought by Mr.
"You Earned It" Horatio Bottomley against Messrs.
Mr. Bottomley: Do you serious reports to the Medical Officer of
Health, was as follows: Hurst and Blackett, publishers,
Small-pox: 2 cases from the city and Mr. Henry James Houston,ly say that I drew £22,000 out of formerly in. Mr. Bottomley's em my war lectures! Yes, 1985 ex-total 2, 1 Portuguese death dur-
Ing the week. M ployment, in respect of a book, penses.
Were there not sometimes The Real Horatio Bottomley,"
Entorio fever (typhoid): 6 cases Josses? No, and thera were written by Mr. Houston and pub-they were borne by the promoters from the city, ⚫lished by Messrs. Hurst and
"But I am prepared to say "Mr. Blackett.
Mr. Bottomley complained that Houston added, "that you were en- he had been accused of blackmail titled to every penny. It was very
hard work, and you earned it." In the book,
Mr. Reginald Baker, managing Mr. Bottomley (who conducted his own case), in cross-examining director of the International Cor Mr. Houston, called his attention respondence Schools, Ltd., giving to the particulare in the defence evidence, produced two of the com- in mitigation of damages. They Pany's cheques payable to Mr. stated that in consequence of Bottomley for 8500 each and dat widely disseminated publication of ed April 20, 1913, and April 1, On the face
to every climatic variation reports of proceedings in which 1914, respectively.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
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Mr. Bottomley was concerned Mr. of one were the words "Special Bottomley was "a man of infamous payment for services to this com reputation." Those particulara, pany. In 1917, sald Mr. Baker, said Mr. Houston, were settled by Mr. Bottomley wrote stating that The had some arrangement with the counsel and not by him.
from Kowloon total 6 cases (3 Chinese cases im- ported), 5 deaths, ⠀⠀
Cerebro-Spinal fever: 1 death during the week."
Puerperal fever: 1 case from the city-total 1,1 Chinese death,
Influenza (not notifiable): *11 deaths during the week.
BABU ENGLISH.
PRETTY EXAMPLE FROM SHANGHAL
Says the "North China Daily Newa
Though "Babu" English letters Mr. Bottomley: What was it that company for regular annual PAY have been turned out. in their! made you call me a blackmailer? /ments and that he had had no thousands and tend to become -Somewhere at the end of August payment since 1916. He therefore
placed a number of dossiers at my disposal.
Did those dossiers have any re ference to the specific charges of blackmail raised in this case? think some were there. I am sure of one of them.
able sum due.
monotonous, occasionally a real
1922 Mr. Bigland and his solicitor. claimed that there was a consider gem comes to light,-and the one] The company replied that they below appeals to one as standing had no record of the arrangement very high in the list. It is guar- and eventually the matter dropped: anteed genuine, and was received
Shanghai piece goods agent. A payment of $500 was made in a few days ago by a well-known 1916
Regards to the Position. Mr. Bottomley: Did you know
Hearing from some. strangers anything that would justify the in the Nanking-road Tea Shop Za statement that I obtained £500 as consideration for nat publishing various complaints received by me relating to the schools?-Personal- y I didn't because I had nothing
- Mrs. Houston's Money. Mr. Houston produced ten cheques signed by Mrs. Houston and payable to him.
None of
them, he agreed, was payable to Mr. Bottomley nor did they refer
The
to the $1,500 which Mr. Houston owed his wife, as was shown in his bankruptcy proceedings. cheques referred between himself tomloy.
HONG KONG HEIGHTS
to do with the arrangement.
Disappeared From Ship.. Mr Edgecumbe Brighten, for merly vice-chairman of the 1.C.S.,
to transactions and Mr. Bot-,, aald that the alleged arrange
"The money in the cheques," he added, "was money Mrs. Houston lent to you. Mr. Bottomley, and they were payable to me so that I could cash them and hand you the money. At the time you wanted ready money quickly."
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Mr. Bottomley: These cheques were not produced to the Official Receiver as evidence of your in- debtedness to Mrs. Houston?-No, I don't think so.
ment was made with a director who
disappeared from a ship on the
Journey between England America.
The hearing was adjourned..
and
TO BE HAPPY THOUGH HOT.
A Secret Worth Knowing.
Sung Low that there was a vacancy in your esteemed office I at once pricked up my ears and listened and having heard I at once seated myself to apply for the position because I know of the worthy of myself to take over any positions which require com- mon sense but not of the quantity of brains. I will proceed with
career, I am Chekiang man 28 your indulgence of my past years of age and well-educated and I joined in the big war of Kiangsu and Chekiang thinking like the great English people say I must have got Tuchun's baton in my haversack and maybe I will in futures great warlord.
But my sorrows and great dis- appointments were very great fleas on The chief secret of keeping and many as the cheerful and "fit" no matter how elephant's back. But as I learnt high the temperature climbs is to in America "I should worry" I de take due care of the liver and in- cided to run away and become a testiaal tract. Used when needed, big business man and therefore I Flukettes keep the system clean apply to your generosity to grant and cool, prevent liverishness, me the vacancy in your great de to go to Beston's, the Birmingham banish headaches and billous at partment. bookmaker?-If I was a party to tacks, aid the appetite and diges-"And at last he was the ruler blackmail, yes; but I did not at tion. Obtainable from chemists of the Queen's Navee!" Such an the time realise what it really everywhere.
Mr. Bottomley: You say in the book that I never asked you to do anything unfair or anything that was outside the law. Do you think still that it was outside the law
meant.
Do you still tell the jury that in your opinion I am a blackmail. er?-I do. Taking the circum- stances into consideration-that no work was done for the payments received I say that the money was not earned.
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