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He says: The expulsion of a student "from the university of Shantung for "refusing to bow the knee to CoNrverus "is a disgrace to the country. But while thus express myself in regard to the "narrow view of the Chinese, I cannot refrain from saying that there is room for a change of view on our side of the
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In the Shield match between the Hockey Club "A.” team and H.M.S. Albion, on Monday, the latter won by 4 goals to 1.
We are requester to state that the meeting
of the West Point Building Co; will be held at 1145 am, on the 26th just, and not at 11.30 a,, as previously stated,
The week before last in Shanghai two American prisoners who were serving their time in the British gaol escaped in broad daylight. They were arrested in the evening,
and have since been sentencod to be kept in donble irons for three mouths and to have a broad and water dist for ten days. Four Chinese prisoners confined in the Shanghai' Mnuicipal gael emulated the Americas pri. oners and escaped from the gaol intirniary
the same week.
terms of abuse, he will probably not fool very much hart by being treated to some himself.
A Japanese telegram from London on the 30th Decembar suye that Russia is despatching | seven additio:al destroyers to the Pacife.
It is reported that My, and Mrs. Streng (battar knowu formerly as Miss May Yohe, or Lady Francis Hope, and Captain Strong) are still at Enecon Ayres, and have no intention of returning to the United States.
Viceroy Ynun Shi-kai luws sent in a memorial to the Throne, applying for permission to sup-
press the lottery established in Chibli doring the late Lệ Hang-chang's tenure of the Viceroy-
Alty of the province in the beginning of the
last Chinese year. :
With reforemen to the disturbance in Kansu
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"DAILY PRESS” SERVICE.
GENERAL NEWS.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT]
LONDON, 12th January, 5 p..
THE FRENCH BUDGET.
The French-Budget Committee reports
that it is unnecessary to raise a logu of
41,000,000 francs and reevininends reducing
ENQUIRIES INTO COLLAPSES
OF BUILDINGS.
TUNA LOI LANE.
The suquiry was 'concluded yesterday after- noon before Mr. F. A. Hazeland and a commen jury into the circumstances attending the fatal collapse of two houses in Tung Lei Lano (near the Harbour Office) ou 12th November last, Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Crown, and Mr. H. W. Looker on behalf of the contractors (the Wing Sing firm), the shurers, and the architects, Mesare. Leigh and Orange,
The jurors were-Messis. W. Goldenberg, C. H. Blason, and E. W. Torrey,
Yk Foo Mun, munnger of a Chint se mercau- tile firm which at the time of the collapse
of which we wrote yesterday, it is interesting the expenditure by 37,500,000 and increas. occupied premises in Wing Lok Street
difficulties betreou the Mahommedans and dis-
Christian crusades so that the missionaries at
latter bave not loft as intends. Now the dis- buaded soldiers have been dispersad and this. province is as quiet as con ba”
POLICE COURT,
Tuesday, 18th January,
BEFORE MR. F. A. HAзELAND
SOUTH AFRICA.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
and Tang Loi Lane, was recalled and examined by Mr. Bowley as to the goods stored in No. 12, Tung Loi Lane when the accident occurred. There were 130 bags of popper and mago-flour, 50 bags being on the first floor and 60 on the ground floor. The extru supports to the first floor were put ap three years
go, when the firm took up tenoney of the premises, and some of the old joists supporting the first floor were decayed when the collap
occurred, but none of the supporting timbors
were decayed.
In anavor to Mr. Looker, witness said that the entries in the book from which he was quoting the amout of goods stored in and issued from the premises were made by a lead addie, but witness could vonok for their accuracy, as the book was showa to him every night for the purpose of enabling him to check LONDON, 11th January the satries by an examination of the goods.
By a jurynian-The goods moutiqued were not having against the party wall between Nes, 12 nnd 14, Tang Loi Lane.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION, IN
SPAIN.
"form of the ceremony." This is un
to vote that H.E. Sung Fan, Viceroy of Shensi ing the estimated receipts by 22,500,000 admimbly enlightened standpoint, which
It appears from a telegram to the Shanghai and Kansu, recently telegraphed to the autho-
francs. dues "the greatest credit to the man who Times that a German poet, Herr Paul Boch,ities of Chibli stating that "thore has been holds by it. The writer goes on to compare has replied in the Berlin Tuglat? to Mr. Kip-handed soldiers in Kanau with the result that Of the Finest Quality and Vintage another Chinese rite which is purely bug's verses in regard to the coalition with
Mr. J. B. Robinson, chairman of the rumours were invented that they were auth-South African Banking Co., declares that it civil, the worship." of the tablet of the Germany in the, Venezuela morament. The living Emperor, of which he says: How-German writer bids his countrymen abandon Ping Liang were about to take refuge in quieter is a serious delusion for the Imperial Govern- Fever little we may admire this sort of ill-will toward the English and try, to cultivate
regions. I at once appointed depaties to ia- j un-worship. it is man-worship and friendly relations with that people, and to pay vestigate and preserve peace and the local ament to imagine that it cau guvern any
no attention to the vapoutings of "the Indian aathorities used every effort to retain mission- portion of South Africa from Londyn. not the worship of God. It is not
drummer." As Mr. Kipling is very free with aries and promiss every protection, so the "forbilden tu Christian official; Hor "is the worship of the sage forbid "den." ↑ The worship of CoxruCIOS WAS forbidden by the Papacy to the Roninte A Shanghai Times telegram dated London, Catholic converts, and other Christian | 7th January, aye:--Nows comes from Vienna proselytisers have followed the Romunist policy. Dr. Mantis calls on “Protestant " missionaries to take an independent stand and to teach their converts to look on the worship of CENFUCius as a merely civil rite. The conscience of our Christians," he says, “would at once be set free and one of the greatest barriers to the spread of Christianity would be taken out of the way, The immensity of the barrier will, we fancy,
The defendant is alleged to have been one of be questioned by none who have any markable pamphlet, entitled Hongkong Parsee au apothecary's shop at Mong Kok and We have received a copy of a rather re- againg of four armed Chinaman who entered knowledge of the labour of introducing Bricket Club: A Short History, and written terrorised the proprietor and bis wife with Christianity among Chinese. For more
by Mr. R. D. Vanía, ex-president of the Parsee threats and the brandishing of weapons. They than two thousand years have the Emperors, C. Judging by the cover, we might imaginedecamped with what booty they could lay hands it to be a record of the doing of a praiseworthy on, but the defendant was subsequently arrested. little collection of sportamen, who have done a His defence was an alibi, good deal for what we may call second-class cricket in Hongkong; but a perusal of its pages shows that it is really the history of a dispute within the Cluh. As such we cannot consider
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of terrific effects of a smallpox s ourge in the Fuerul Islands, Greek Archipelago (? Aegean Sea. Those islands are occupied by 80J Greek families, and there are said to have been wore than 1000 deaths. Turkish quarantine was imposed against the islands when smallpox
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COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Chan Sze was committed for trial on a charge
While the King of Spain was returning from church on Saturday evening, a Madrid man fired a revolver at the second carriage. No one was injured. The men, who is a
pearl, and because of the shortage of phy. sicians the people resorted to the expedient of Teccinating with lymph taken from the who of being concerned in an armed robb-ry at Spaniard called Feito, apparently insane, da
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of Chim been Confucianists; indeed it is proverbially an indispensable quality of the Emperor. The Mongol dynasty inaugurated by KUBLAI KHAN was no sooner seated on the throne before Confucianism became its rule.. The present dynasty has followed int it would be of advantage or of general
Among all the educated the
interest to discuss it in these colains, and Confucian rule has prevailed, and the though Mr. Vania may have a strong grievance foundatious of Chinese political and social (we do not commit ourselves on this point) he life are the precepts of this remarkable.would do better not to call into the discussion system. The honour paid to the philoso- the whole community, at least not more than A. S. WATSON & CO. pher's memory, which is what is meant by the Parsee community, if an appeal from the
the expression "CONFUCIUS-worship" is Parede C. C. is necessary. but the most outward sign of this miscall this "idolatry" and thus make it impossible for a Chinese convert at once, to be Christian and to he, from the Chinese point of view, a good citizen, can in no way le considered wisdom. We trust that Dr. MARTIN's words will not be allowed to pass
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Among the Bills which the French Chamber of Deputies was to diamus immediately after its Christmas and New Year holidays is one to transfer the remains of Balsac, Ronan, Michelet. and Edgar Quinet to the Pantheon. Notice of an amendment in shape of an additional" "claus e to include the remains of the late M. Zolu in
the proposed translation has been given, among its aumerons eigastories being M. Brisson, the well-known statesionu, several times Prime
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Mong Kok on the night of the 7th ult.
BEFORE MR. J. H. KEMP (ACTING
POLICE MAGISTRATE.)
THEFT OF MONEY.
Li Pak, unemployed, was sentencel to three meaths hard labour for stealing $200 from Choi Chin San, a traveller doing business in
Singapore.
The complainant, who arrived here only a for daya age, changed some money at a shop
in Queen's Road Central, and put it in his box in the presence of the defendant, who resided in the same boarding-hes. The money was, afterwards missed, and Pas found in the possession of the defendant by Inspector Gidley.
TREFT BY A BEACHCOMBER. Benjamin Jackson, a blachcomber, was sen tenced to six weeks' hard labour for stealing s letter containing two sovereigns, a silver watch, and some articles of clothing from William Brander, a sqaman on the steamer Benvenue. Thu lolter was given to Brander to post by the Jackson's company, becaras intoxicated, and was robbed in the manner indicated.
This concluded the evidence, and Mr. Looker. said he wished to put in a copy of a letter which night threw some light on the subject-one written by Mars, Stephens and Thomson, solicitors, "to Mr. Chathani, Director of Public Works, on 27th December, 1901, requesting him to inspect these premisss at 126-128, Wing Bok Street and to declare the wall dengoreus. In bia answer, continued Mr. Looker, Mr. Chant- ham sa it he could not accede to the request, and alded that be regarded it as little short of miraerlous that there had not been a goricos. collapse of the laulding hitherto, as on visiting the premises he found bags, presumably con- taining tice, stacked about ten feet high in on the two upper floors. The point he places Wales has scored 3 goals and 2 tries against wished to omphasise, said Mr. Looker, was that England's 1 goal.
these people list witness's firm-were in the habit of storing cargo ten feet high on tha upper floors of the premises.
clares that he wanted to kill tho Graud Chem- berlain and not the King.
KUGBY FOOTBALL-THE USUAL
RESULT.
MARCONI TELEGRAPHY.
The Murcosì system between England and America will be open to the public about the 20th instant.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.] CHINA PROVIDENT LOAN AND
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE DAILY PRESE,"
"His Worship-I don't think it is evidencs.
Mr. Looker think i. is evidence of the way these premires were used as glows.
Mr. Bowley-There is nothing on the face of il letter to show that it refers to honses in Wing Lok Sirent, or ert to houses in Hongkong.
His Worship-I don't think the letter ought to he admitted. Anything with reference to what took place a your age is not rale vant, Mr. Looker-Very well, your Worship. Addressing the jury, Mr. Looker referral to the objects of the enquiry, und mid thers was a good deal of difforenes between criminal negligence and ordinary negligence. Under the forms head the jury had to come the conclu inn ibut somebody, from the owners down to the men settally employed on the work, had been guilty of negligence of such a description as to be utterly reckless; but if the jury found, on the other hand, that the precautions which batt been taken in the present case wore the precau tions suggested by earlier experience in similar cases, then they had no right to bring in a verdict of criminal negligence. Mr. Looker said he had been informed by the Crown Solicitor that there was no ponsibility whatever on the architects in connection with the collapse, and he woud therefore bring the care down to the contractor and shower, evidence that oculd possibly convict thora as will be seen, in addition to $2,285.56 brought the history of the houses, and compared their of criminal negligence. Mr. Looker detailed
forward from the preceding year's account, a collapse with that of the Leaning Tower of the position indicated by its maine, bad recently sum of 83,000 written off as unclaimed dividenda. Pisa, which, after standing for yearsand years in
fallen. Now, who could be blamed for that?
Hongkong, 13th January, Sra. The report and accounts of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Co., Ld., for the past year have been published in our local prints and offer a fait subject for criticism. We see that a sum of 281,022,02 is represented as the set profit for the year, out of which 580,000, or practically the whole, is to be distri. hated audividend. This is magnificent liberality, especially when, on looking a little into the Company earned during the year. It includes,
invayumisty signest communications that have Wirit the conclusion yesterday. of the Minister and President of the Chamber, M. Orders for catrò cupics of DAILY PRESS should inquiry into the fatal building collapse in Jaurès, the ohiei Socialist leader, and M. de † chief officer of the Benvenue, but he fell into accounts, we find that this sum is more than the against whom, he submitted, there was no
Naders already appearedīíw other papers will be inserted.
1.0. Bos, 33. Telephone No. 12
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On the 18th January, at 1, Queen's Gardens, the wife of Capt. F. D. Guddard, Marine Surveyor, of a daughter.
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Pressous. In spite, however, of powerful support, and at least the tacit countenance of tho present Franch Government, it is diffluait
to say whether the amendment will be adopted-ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB. This is the first time in the history of a local
It will in any case encounter violent opposition on the part of the Nationalist Party, as well as on that of the pseudo-Republicans led by M.
Méline.
QUARTELLY MERTING.
The prospects of a large entry wore rained by the heavy rain which rendered the course almost unplayable for the last two days of the meeting. The following cards were returned :---a
MACEWEN CUP.
Commander Farquhar, R.N. Mr. A. B. Lowon Mr. W. J. Saunders ... Dr. W. B. Drow, R.N. Mr. C. B. H. Beavis ...
Mr. E. J. Grist... Mr. C. G. Barnie...
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sat beri 12 6. on clay of publication. After that. Tung Loi Lane, the series of collapse hour the supply is intal. Only supplied for Carb.engairies came to an end. The net result Telegraphic Address: Peas. Cudes: A.B.C. 5th Bd. of tour mouths of magisterial investigation,
Licher's
legal eloqnence, and public attention, as shown by the jury, is that no one has been found responsible for the deaths of thirty Chinese, caused by the falling of the various buildings. There were in all five enses. beginning with the Kowloon City Road
The agitation to remove Li Yo-Yok, one of case, involving the death of ten mon; here the Ministers of State in Cores, still continues, the magisterial enquiry failed to locate any hot without effect, says the Kobe Chronicle, the blame. Next came the First Street collapse, Emperor strongly refusing to listen to the The trouble is said to be due to where one man was killed; the contractor agitation. was committed for trial, but discharged at jealousy among the officials. It appears, how- 1 Crinual Sessions. Third was the ever, that the Japanese ferernmont has inter- We find in a recent issue of the North-China Second Street affair, where the victims rened in the dispute. A Seoul telegram to the Mainichi stutes that, in reply to a Note addressed numbered four; two contractors were com- Daily News an article dealing with the mittel for trial, but also discharged when
to the Corean Government urging the dismisani treatment by missionaries in China of the the case had come to the Supreme Court.tcetion of a foreign Government, the Corean Dr. W. L. Martin, R.N. rec. 11 strokes 2 up
of Li Yo-Yok, who is said to be under the pro- worship" of CONFUCIUS. The author of
Fourth was the Praya East collapse, killing Government stated that Li Yo-Yok was not Comdr. Farquhar, R.N this article is Dr. W. A. P. MARTIN, whose thirteen: the architects and contractor were appointed to his office by the recommendation Dr. W. B. Drew, R.N. name must compel respect from all those committed for trink, but the Attorney of the Russian Minister, but by the command Mr. M. G. Daruie... who have the slightest acquaintance with General, seting in the capacity of a graud of the Emperor, and he was not under the pro Mr. W. J. Sanadors missionary and educational work iu China.jury, threw out the bill. Lastly there was taction of any foreign Power. A request waR The subject is one which bas given rise to the Tang Lei Lane case, which ended therefore made that the Japanese Government some little discussion of late, not only yesterday; two men were killed, but the should withdraw its advice. M. Stein, the missionary circles, and the views of so jury could not sign the blame. We do Russian Chetry d'Affaires in Seoul, hasaddressed Dr. W. L. Martin F.N. experienced a man as DR. MARTIN just not propose to go into the details of theseNote to the Japaness Chargé d'Affaires, de Comdr, karqahas, E.N. therefore be all the more welcomed. It
claring that Russia has no inteution of gaining Mr. A. B. LOWON
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improve the estimation in which the Company is hold by the public. But the fact serves to show bow great is the anxiety to declare a big dividend.
How does this proposed appropriation of the Company's fands compare with what has been dinned into our ears recently about the danger of milking our cows too dry, and the wisdom of a policy of consolidation and concentration? In -story well-managed Company a proportion of at least 15 to 20 per cent. of the net profits is
Mr. Howley-It wasn't the Leaning Tower of Pisa, it was the Companile at Venice that fell. (Laughter.)
Company that has been in existenes barely four years that such a lago amount of unclaimed dividends has been proposed to be
Mr. Looker begged pardon, and said that forfeited. I presume that the Company, of course, is within its legal rights in dealing with the blame for the collapse of the -Campanile could not resonably be fixed those dividends is that manner, but it cannot
on anyone. In the casa, under review. thera Le contended that this drastic step will was certainly asonable ground that it wis No. 12 2nd the extra weight being placed on the rottenness of the first floor joints of them that caused the collaps first of the floor and then of the wall. What actually caused the collapse of the wall it was ios posible to say, but that it did collapse was not necessarily any body's fault, and, Mr. Looker concluded, be would submit that, so far sa concerned any of the parties who were engaged in the pulling down and rebuilding and the shoring of the wali, they were not guilty of any negligence at all.
Dr. Bowley said they were not trying the case of the full of the Campanile; If they were. he thought there would be oridance to show that building operations were going on in vicinity, and that the tower had not been pr
up. Regarding the present esse, porly However, there were two theories to account for the collapse, one that the brat floor of No. 12 broke and brought the houses down, and the other that the wall being shaken by the building operations, fell through, and e used the collapse. The evidence. Mr. Bowley thought, went to show that the floor was not excesively weighted; and therefore the jury might dismiss that theory of the collapse. ultoge bar. The cause of the collapse, as showi by the evidence, was the disturbance of the wall by the building operations, and the contractor aufshorer were the only persons responsible for the work. It had been given in evidence that the owner of No. 14 refused to remove the goods from the premises, and at his request the contractor and shorer put up a partition after the goode had been moved only a few feet from the wall to permit the lateral shores to go up.
6 down put wide for contingencies, for reserve or B down equalisation of dividend funds. Why is not the suine course recommended in this instance? I am unable to fathom the reason, bat the result will be, since the market price of shares is regulated as a rule by the amount of the dividend, the stock of this Company will com- unand, at least temporarily, an undeservedly high ralue and investors will consequently burn their fingers.
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We are officially authorised to state that
In the case of a encorn with assets worth more than five times their book value, an extra dollar was grudget the shareholders so that the
per cent. of the net profits for the year. And now we have a company that proposes to pay the shareholders a larger am iu dividends
What is the explanation ?--Yours, cio.,
J. R. MICHAEL.
shored
the
But
could be predicted that there would be cach enquiry was not the one pointed out by advantage through the influence of Li Dr. W. B Dew, RN. nothing narrow or bigoted in these views; by the facts. There were great difficulties the reader need not expect to be told that involved in the task of getting to the bottom It is by no means ertain the Chinese will the bonour paid to the greatest of China's of all five cases, and those concerned had yield to the suggestion of the Russian Minister suges ja
idolatry," that catch-word of laborious tasks with which to copo. But that the Customs' postal work and exclusive so many well-meaning but ill-instructed it cannot be held otherwise than deplor. mining rights be placed nuder Russian control HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK Decors may be enabled to write off about
58 preachers of Christianity to foreign able that the conditions of this Colony in Manchuria. Newe came from Peking yes- rations. It is true that Dr. MARTIN make it possible for a series of building terday, says the Shanghai Time of the 8th prefaces his remarks in the North-China collapses to occur, leading to the death of inst., that Prince Ching, to whom the sug
gation had been referred, consulted some of subjoot to audit, the Directors of the Hong, than it can be, said to have actually carne. there was no evidenso to show they pointed out Daily News with the question, "Is it thirty human beings, without any censtve
the foreign ministers and that he was assured kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will idolatry" but the answer he gives disattaching to anyone concerned. It is not both at the English and the Japanese legations recommend at the forthcoming meeting a tinctly is that it is not. The article ou long ago since, after a certain number that if he wished to decline to entertain the dividend of £1. 1's. per share; hoous of 10 per CONFECUE-worship seems to have been of collapses, public opinion was demanding suggestion, he might rely upon the moral share, add to the reserve fund $750,000; and suggested by a point brought up in the enquiries into the circumstances. Now we support at least of both Great Britain and warry forward about $1,425,000..... amual report of the Diffusion Society have had the enquiries, and after all no one Japaa. It is said that this assurance has namely the question as to what is the best is better or the worse for them. Yet considerably stiffened his attitude toward the
One of the happiest efforts of the erring way to secure proper regard on the part of perhaps it is not quite true to say that Russing Minister, and that nothing will come printer which we have come across for some
The Imperial German, mail steamer Stuttgart, the Chinese Government for the rights of The Colony is the better off, inasmuch as demands may be based upon it. In that event contemporary's report of the mute the tonet of Berlin of the 23rd ult., left Colombo on the 12th
of the suggestion unless farther diplomatic time was that which finred in an Edinburgh
carrying the German maile with dates from conscience, which as long as China dis- there is now proved what was before very it will be referred to the Wai Wu-pu, and
Scott Club Dinner. roposing
Literature," one of the speakers wound
life, bth inst.
chuse of the deaths of the two deceased was the The A.I. steamer Silesia loft Maji for spis cellupse of the party wall between hos. 12 wall building supervision in Hongkong in to the British and Japanese legations, and possibly and distinguished generals, it weaid, hund
14. Tang Loi Lane, and that the deaths of the goue Jaante upon Junks and written about port yesterday morning. past has been wrong and that it is practically from others, as to the willingness of foreign them, and had been kissed by the Muses." In The C.N. steamer Tainan, from Australian deceased were not the result of. criminal no better now. There is no call for "bang-representatives to stand behind the refusal of the report in question the lust werd was ports, leit Manila for this port on the 12th inst, negligene..
p.m., and is expected here to-morrow, at daylight. This concludes the series of enquiries. ing" anyone; we must hung the system. China
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
The Imperial German mail steamer Prinzess Irene lett Kobe vie Nagmaki and Shanghai on the 11th inst., p.m., and may be expected here on the 20th inst.
to the shopkeeper that there was' danger in what he did. The building contractor and the Beaffolding contractor were the two men who did know the danger, and in spite of that knowledge they dil as the shopkeeper - asked thera-put up the partition and left the first floor unsupported by sloping, shores becausa of that partition, as they said," Mr. Bowley, who reviewed the evidenco at length, submitted that the blame, if there was any blame, restvå en- tirely on the contractor and shorer. authorities for their guidance, and they then His Worship addressed the jury, quoting
regards she must lag behind other nations. strongly felt, that the whole system of definite assurance will probably be invited from thas: "There wero Captain Kettles in pinst., a.m., std may be expected here on the retired, to return later with a verdict that the
But Dr. MARTÍN is far from looking on the
matter in any one-sided way. This is proved
by one paragraph in his brief article, which
wo take the liberty of reproducing here,
rendered nurses.