SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday 3rd August.
IN CHIMINAL "JURISDICTION.
MANSLAUGHTER.
The trial of Auron Ellis, tailor's entter, os tho charge of manslaughter preferred against bin in connection with the death of Gunner Bumpon, LA, at Battery Path, on the 17th July, was oposed.
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And you saw his knucklee eat?--Yes. Tot you had no anxiaty about the matter?- I did not think the motter was no sorións..
What did you intend to do with the badge you took from the soldier I intended to identify him with it.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION
A FAMOUS SINOLOGUE.
Miss Helow E. Legge has just published a
biography of her father, the late Jan Large From a view in the Singapore Free Press we take the following extracts:-
He faly presented himself before the Direc tors of the London Missionary Society and was accepted subject to the medical report as to his fitness for a hot climate. The doctor's verdif we are told, was unfavourable, and was to the effect that thero was a
he would
sumption, and that if seat toney to con
But Legg
probably die within six months. like most true Scotsbuien, was moved -in- his purpose. He went and consulted another doctor.
Sir I. B. Berkeley K.C., Klorary, Gonoral | Owl Grill Room leaving the soldier prostrate BEFORE MR. A. G. WISE (PGISNE JUDGE). This immense joy he was pronounced it`and :
instructed by Mr F. B. L. Bowley, Crown Sobeitur,
prosecuted, and Nr. E. I. Sharp, K.C.. instructed by Mr. P. W. Goldring (of Massre. Trution. Hett and Goldring) appeared for the Asfeuen. Major Parry, R.GA, watched the case on inhall of the Military
authorities.
Prisoner pleaded not guilty, and the fallow lug jury was empanelled:
1. Gionedin, C. R. Scott, E.
G
L. Tomlin
JANET BELL 1. A. RUMJÄIN. The plaintiff chimed from the defondant, the
proprietor of the Burlington, it Feilder Street, the sum of $1,000 damages, being for alleged breach of agreement.
Mr. H. N. Ferrers. instructed by Mr. O. E. H. Beavis (of Mosses, Wilkinson and Urist) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. E. (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Mastor represented the defendunt.
A. Ram, H. W. Robertson, W, J. Saunders people up Battery Path an hour afterwards Pollack, KC.. instructed by Mr. H. J.. Golen study of the Chinese taugunge. Besides
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the man, then, in order to know who he was, she stooped down and took from his shumllor Da B.G.A. badge. Gontlemen, I attach Importance 10 that object and would ask you to remember it. At the time when the man was first knocked down sto removed his shoulder strap, but she did not take away the ladder which was found near Witness, in reply to a faryman, stated that BEFORE SHE F. T. PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE), the body of the soldier. It would be a most the light was shining on the soldier when she Temarkable coitciflence if, after the woman had took of the badge she know how to take it off gone, the deceased got up, walked away, emnotecamo sho could see the pin sticking out of the back and again fell down in the same place; sud side of it. the
Hearing continues: question is, did or did not the deceased remain where he fell. The prisoner having come down from Battery Roth, rajoined the two women. They took riestas and went to the on Battery Path. What occurred at the Grill
perfectly sound. The doctor was afterwards Room will be given van in evidence. It is not clear how long they remained there, when they
widely known as the famous Sir William Jenner. went to a club culled the R.A.Q.B. I now pass
Loggo thereupon started for the East, but as
open
to Europeans he was a to 1.30 am. when, having had refreshments
Chins was not yet at the R.AOB, they returned in ricsbus along
ordered to go to Bialeves and become the Queen's Rond to Therans rill Room whore
principal of the Anglo Chinos Collage al- ready started there by Dr Robert Morrison Here he remained some years they all 1.vod: instead of going into their roszna after leaving the riches they west up Battery
(1789-1834) Path to look at deceased. What took there
superintending the printing press attached to aut applying himself messiduously to look for this man? Why, when they came
to the e this ho had to teach and preach and succeeded back, did they not go off to bed? The prisoner
whom The Attormy General-Mag it please your
TUN well aware from the very first that decensent. tir. Ferrers, in outlining the case. Said that in converting several Chinese lads among Lordship, and gentlemen of the jury. The received a strious womat. Miss. Desbien says about the beginning of this yor Mr. Rumjuha were doh Boon Siew. Leo Kim Lin. and Song prisoner is, as pen have heard, charged with the erime of manslaughter. This name of the the muddier was lying at a spot above whow the decided to open a dressmaking establishment, at Hond Kiam, all of whom, afterwarde scoon person whom the prisoner is accused of having pool of blood was, but wa ray the spot where the now premises opposite to the Hongkong Hotel, panied him to England where they were given unlawfully killed was one Richard Fompson, pool of blood was, was the pince where the soldier now known as the Burlington, and ongeged a liberal education and had the bonour of beitig was knocked down. The soldiers who came Mrs. Bell as dressmaker under an agreement proscuted to Queen Victoria as Buckinghara who was a gunner in the RG.A. The outl of Ba
Sampson teek place on the night of the down the Path and saw the deceased did not set out in the statement of claims. He would Palace. Mr. Song Hood Kiam on his return was only call special attention to clause 1 of this for many years the chief cashier of the P. and 1786 July and this injury which caused his do anything with kim as they thenght, he was denta the rown alleges he received at the bands drunk, and they were going down town to have which provided that if the business did not pay O. 8. N. Co. boro and died a few years ago soon He was better known of the prisoner, such injory baing inflicted some supper. After that they returned in time it would be at the employer's option to giru after Legge's death. upon him on the previous evening, the 16th to see the prisoner and two women going down three mouths' notice. The basiness was not as the father of Mors. Song Ong Slang. July. The medical evidence I put hofore you the Pail, but the soldier had then be ready to open until May 1 and everything M.A., LL.M., and Song Ong Joo both of will leave no doubt in your minds that the roared. What happened in the meantime went along satisfactorily nutil June 1, when this plane. To return to our subjcot. It was was this An Indian Police Sergeant on Bra. Bell received a lotter giving her Larse in 1843 the De Laggo remsfod his whole mab Sampson died from a fracture of the trol, going down the Path at one o'clock in mouths native. They said month establishment from Melucen to Hongkong, and skull as the realt of a fall. This isans which the morning, fonul deased lying with his was not a reasonable fime for Mr. Ramjaha it was here that be was destined to perform you
will have to determine will be whether
Tho Sergeant to say whether the business won't pay or the work which made his name famous
CONTEMPTIBLE BLANDERERS PILIORIED. that fall was or was not the result of the head in a pool of blood. lawful act of the defendant.
called out to the Indian constable patrolling. not, I will put
Rumjaha's interests, the travelation of the Ubineso Classics. How India has been ventilating a few astonishing in evidenes before you a statement voluntarily in front of the Hougheng and Shanghai Eank, and did he Ball worked very hard, indeed, sinologues and Europeans resident in Chine made by the prisoner-voinutary but belated and together they put the man in a chair and The defondant alleged incompetence, insubor the stupendous rebene uterol his bond is this, domestic scandals of late, two of which have As he had now come closer to the groat land excited the widest interest all the way from in which he admits that he knocked fles man took him to the Central Police Station. From dination and insolence. The first ground he
As where he bad set his whole heart upon going Trincomalee to Poskawor, The more important Sampson down on Battery Path at half past there the gunner was taken almost imediately did not think the defendant relied on.
of these was the Mymensingh Slander Case, so twelve or Theratonts on the morning of the 10 the Government Civil Hospital and hunded | regards the latter allogations there was neither when a young man, be felt more and more en-
that he borer insubordination nor insolence, If there were vinced that be should not consider himself fit to called, wherein thu district judge of Mymen 17th ultimo. It is not quite clear what the over to Dr. Boll, srho will tell you the o'clock Bttin acts ou the complainant's part they did work mong the Chinese if há did ̈Eọt now set singh was sued for criminal libel by a certain defence for the prisoner is, but I gather that gained consoler pess and died at
question at
not amount to fnsolence or iusub lination himself at once to study their classical hooks. Mis Moll, a resident of the same station. they will put forth an hypothesis that thongh on the following morning. The
issue is this fed that unconsciousness, which Mrs. Bell, sworn stated While in the cploy Ho found that in no country is the admiration lady appears to bave boon atrocionaly malignet it is true the prisoner knocked the mae Sampson down, that full did not canse dundonbtedly existed at the time the man was of Messrs. William Powell, Mr. Rujahn of soliolastic excellence so developed as in China. both by Mr. W. H. Lee, the defondant, and Incurso de man's skol at that he found by the Indian constable, existed from the offered me a higher rate of salary, and I resignad No kingdom where learning is so highly re the "Rev" Mr. Nevülo, a Baptist minister
ntly time-deceased fell to the ground from the blow and entered his employment. On the 1st Juneoreuced. He further foul that the Chinese of the same place, who scous to have bee must have subaquvatly, or if the ruth and from the prisoner. If the blow of the 1 received a letter from Mr. Bonjohn complain possessed a treasured Iterature and were the real author of the slanders but who was not get up, walk a short distanes up the path
not paying
dis eminently a roading nation. It is true," "Lo prosecuted. It transpired in evidence timf. have unlawfully caused the death of the mun missing me. I replied that Mr. will be to ang: did the deceased fructure his
are far removed from bar cirmulated the rumour that the unfortuanto
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By Mr. Pollock--I had no intention of boing rude to Mr. Runjab Perhaps my letter of Jane 16th was a little hasty, but it was not a rade letter, although it may not have been polite. They seemed to try to make all the trouble for me they could. I took a letter from Mrs. Bisney regarding her dress to a solicitor. but I did not want to make trouble,
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retraction reason with the judge and secure a of the slander, but he was thrown out of the trouse and assaulted by the servants of the latter; and thereupon. is despair, the girl precipitatel an enquiry by periomily horse. whipping hor traducer. The horsewhipping of the highest offoal in the station was a matter that naturally forced an issue. And the issues lady expelled fram the station club, and also was brought about by the judge getting the getting the only two subordinate officials who attempted to deful ber, transferred to another station. Then Miss Mell brought melion for slaader before Mr. Justice Stephen in the Calcutta Higher Court, and that action resulted a couple of weeks ago in a judgment of In 12,300 rupees and costs for the plaintiff. delivering judgment, His Lordship's indictment
iyet, of Mymensingh society was seathing:1 the testimony, the scathing was well deserved. Not cry dil the Res" Mr. Neville seem to have failet in Christian charity, but the methods of the "Rav. Teignmouth Shore, the station chaplain, also came in for the biting criticiem of the beach. The whole affair was one of the most comfortable repos of Anglo-Indian
Sip and fall. In other words the bend for von prisoner was on lawful oue, he tasting that the business was Rumjha hodnotenid. "thnt eir civilisation is very different, the minister and the judge between them skull by a lip of the foot, or was it fractured as Sampson, and mast, korafore, be guilty. The given me a chance, and that I would hold him from ones but they r iu mind that for four young Indy was the mistress of the Bajal
day after the gunner died, a postmortem to the agreement that When the result of a blow ressived from the prisoner examination was hell. It was found that he of work was not a professiond perfonazon for thousand years the people have been livier hand down on Battery Path The prisoner is had over wound over the left eyebrow. The a month, and that he had good grounds for flourishing there, growing and increasing, that nations with some altributes perhaps of u Datise of Hongkong. The deceased was skull was badly fractured immediately under the dismissing me. After numerous complaints M powerful: man standing feet 2 inches, wound, and the fracture went right away Eumjahn offered me $500 if I left the Colony higher character-the Assyrian, the Parsian, the round to the base of the skull. At the when his new dressmaker strived. I did not recing, the Roman, and mare modern empires. The 16th July weya uday, and c
base of the skull apposite the wound was a large accept the offer as I did not want the money have all risen and culminated and decayed, and that day deceased had been on duty en the bos
clot of blood-The cause of death was certified I only wanted a chance to see if I could make yet that the Chinese Empire is stil there with pital ship Meanze, Witnesses will tell you what doces, ed was doing from seven o'clock that by the doctor to is a fractured skull. Now it the business pay. On the 20th June Mr. ts four hundred millions of inhabitants, why ovening, until the time he was last seen alive than boot a second blow to fracture a Rumjan gave me notice to go at one, and it is clear that there must be among the people At a quatter to nice o'clock he reported himset zet hary fractured it. It is also very hard out he told me I had no business there, not sidst virine and power. Legge thus began his man's skull, and the doctor says such a blow when I went back to the shop after going certain moral and social principles of the great for patrol duty, which ho finished about right, when he returned at 12.10 am
fer a man walking down a path to slip, fall and he would put me cut or have me arrested life-long work, and studied the doctrines of He then fructure is still, and at as likely to occur as if I did not go. It was not always possible to Confucius and Morcius and other classical thereabout. to the Prorost prison.
books of China until the results of his toil were Went out on to Queen's Road, and it is suggested though he was being pursued and running, and do things to line with. Chinese tailors to my mind by the evidence, and I submit it received a blow which knocked him on the head, worked even harder in June than I did in May.radually given to the world in his magnificent will is suggested to your minds, that he was Undoubtedly the war did fail with great as I wished to show e Rumjahn that the edition of the Chinese Classics consisting of attracted by a couple of girls who passed by the violence, and it is for you to say whether the business would pay, even with the shop ander sight large volumes, with copious critical and
exegetical notes, prolegomena and indexes. The next tiran fractured skull was occasioned by a slip without stocked. prison the same night.
When the translation was partly finished deceased was son after leaving the Provost assistance, or by a blow. It was a long time prison was apposite Thomas Grill Room, wherefore it was found out who caused the soldier's
Legge was bewildered us to bow the expense of publication was to bo met. But with the aid ho was seem sperking with a woman sau death On July 27th Inspector Hauson male Lilian Desbion. With this woman ho appears inquiries from the woman Destien, and on the
offroad he soon found a patron in the persin to have had an altercation, and according th, in the billiard room of the Hongkong
of the late Hon'ble Joseph Jardine, one of the Hotel be arrested the prisoner who, at the
merclmnt pridees of Hongkong. to her evidence he asked her could he Lome with her, and she refusel. With her at Contral Police Statier, made a cenfession which the time was a friend of her's named Bessie was written down by Mr. Goldring, solicitor Radcliffe. The latter woman lives with the The medical evidence clearly establishes the fact that death was cared by a fall, and if you are prisener in the annexe to Thomas' Grill Room, and Miss Desbion lives at the same annexe. I satisfied that the prisoner assaulted the soldier shall prove th
that these two woman had died under thus circursstances related, you must that meaing of the Oxi Grill Room, that after certainly way it is so unlawful act. His course sintag there they went to the Metropole Hote was sol to cet sea prostitute's bully he should getting back to the Owl Grill Room about have taken the scldier's number and had him midnight. Then, they took ricsbas, and went up before a magistrato next day. away as far as Arsenal Street, returning to Thomas Grill Room about 12.30 am. Presumably they were then on their way home. To go from Armal Streat to Themans Grill Bog it is necessary to pass the Prorest prison, and it was possibly while passing there that 1 ruay have seen the girls. It is, I think, - quite clear that deceased did accost Miss Deshion and ask her to go with him, and
Mr. Sharp-It is for you, Sir, to get up the in doing that he was only doing what ale invited others to do; it was part of case for the frown justly and impartially, and her business. She appears, however, to have not to endeato le get agyonviction against resented the invitation, and he appears in the this unhappy man by the
of the vidence to have taken kald of berriesha. She evidence. Ten know that the proprietor of Hays that ou refusing to go with her bo struck hotel said the men and had two drinks, and
Was called.
deceased
her on the mouth, cutting her lip. Having
scum
The evidence adduco{ iu tho Police Court for the prosecution was again heard.
In Detective Sergeant O'Sullivan's cross. examination. Mr. Sharp asked: Did the proprietor of the Praya East Hotel not tell you that deceased had had two drinks there That in a
Why did you gol give that evidence in the Police Court-Because I was not asked.
offert died evidence to that effect, yet he
dlove that, he turned off and proceeded up
Chief Detective Inspector Hanson, sworn, Battery Path, leaving the two girls at the foot
stated-On the 24th July I called the prisoner of the path in their virshas. It would from the evideres that almost immediately and the two girls into my office and question
them concerning the affair. Miss Radcliffy- after deceased left the girls the prisoner came up in a riosha and was told by Miss Deshien said that neither she nor Miss Desbion had boon what had happened. He asked where the soldier maltreated by anyons. I told her I assumed the prisoner was the man who had avenged the was, and the woman pointed as Battery-Path thereopen the prisoner ran up the path after insult. She saidHe was in bed when we ake saldier. Miss Derbien starte:l; abe says, to got home; it could not possibly havo ben him. sprained ankle. after him, but slates that she stumbled and as he was suffering from fell. The fact that the stumbled and fell Ells heard this conversation. Da leaving I will have to be considered, because there is said to him-Im very sorry you are not only her statement to rely on that the soldier inclined to tell me something, as I have my struck her on the mouth. She may have own ideas! if you won't I shall have to content
sup
fell
really in
His Ifononr-I do not thick Mears, Wilkin son und Grist would to judges as to whether the dress fitted or zel.
By His Honaur-No. That is not part of a solicitor's business.
efter further extremes had been heard in support of the plaintiff's ense. Mr. Pollock
the defenco. Ho mid that Mrs. Bell Lui misconceived her position at the Burlington, She did not look upon ber employer as being entitled to any information, and that led to insabordination. Plaintiff took upon herself to consult a solicitor regarding Mre. Binney's dress, and such action was not in keeping with her position as dressmaker. He would call Mr. Bisney as a witness
His Hooour-Is be an expert, too? Mr. Pollock-I don't know, but be actually see the dress tried on
Mr. Eisney deposed that he saw the dress in
with it. question tried on and his wife was dissatisfied
Mr. Ferrors objected. He did not think the witness could give evidence as to his wife's
feelings.
In 1879 Legge left-China for good to remain in England after completing nearly forty years work in the East. I was presented by the Chiness of Hongkong with a chasts silver tabla (which is illustrated in the book) as a mark of the esteem in which they held him. His China friends wishing to son bim continue the China virdies founded a chair for his in the University of Oxford.
THE POSTAGE STAMPS OF CHINA.
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The following notes appear in an appendix to the Chinese Post Office Report for 1904-
In 1874 tho Castonis Postal Department was extended and allowed to accept correspondence from the public for transmission between Treaty ports. Postage stamps being required for the purpose, a first issue was prepared, but only yalnes in the tael correuoy, viz, 1-candarin appeared in 1878, comprising a set of three green) 3-candarin (red), aud -canderinti yellow, lu 1985 a second issus took place, the stamps boing of anualior sizes und different colours but His Honour-Oh I think so. I should think of about the same design and of the same values in the previous issue, viz. I-candarin (green), he would know if his wife were dissatisfied an iconare), and 5-onndaria. (bistro): (langliter).
Mr. Ferrers-Now I put it to you that you these were water-marked with a dosies known and your friend Ramjahr get up this latter as "shell"
А third issue occurred towards the end of 1994, against Mrs. Bell.
known as the "Jubileo Isste, on the occasion of Her Majesty the Empress Dowager's sixtieth birthday. It consisted of a set of nine different value, viz., 1-candarin (geranium rod), Zandarin olive-green). -candana (yellow). 4-candarin (rose), candarin (doop chrome-yellow), 6-candar- (grey green), 12. (carmins-brown), er udarit cundaria (orange), and--axlari (carmine). The rat aix values were of the ordinary size, but the last thres of a large and oblong form they were water-marked with the "pin-yang" symbol, and tere printed in Japan after new and varied driges prepared by the department
Shanghai.
Witness You have no right to uss those words. That is not so.
Wheu, in 1996, the impérial Post Ollice was formally recognised by Imperial Edict, the marroney was changed from caurkarins (cel) to conte (dollar), sud u nerisque of 12 different vaines was ordered from Japan; but these were
fusil society that has been made in many years, and it is worthy of notice that some pupers clair, that the majority of other stations are no better than Mymensingh. Commenting upon the judgment, the Calcutta Englishman says:
With the exception of the conduct of the few courageous people who championed the anhappy lady, the ente decided by Mr. Justice Stephen presents not a singo redeoming feature Tnstead of probing the rumours about Miss Mell wo fad I 3 gang of men gratuitously befouling the reputation of a helpless woman, taking the cruel and usmanly revenge upon her because
It is duo, to she protested against their conduct in a violent but thoroughly natural manner. these participants in the affair who appeared in the witness box to recognise that they did not there attempt to defend their con- Into the conduct of the defendant hiuself, the rash and thoughtless element duci. appears to have entered to a greater extent than the malicious, although it is impossible to eliminate the latter from a line of action whion- to reconcile with the canons of English it would take a good many whitewashing resolu tions to gentlemanhood. The heavy atrages which have been awarded to the plaintiff will com mend the judgment to the entire approval of the public, although, as Mr. Justies" Staphon truly observed, no posuniary recompenso cat make up to her for what she has undergone. It in satisfactory, however, to te raminded now and gain, that there is a law which can visit the which may bus en plentifully drawn from the cowardly sesassia of reputations, and the mounts Mymensingh case might he profitably con sidored in other stations, both in the mafusail
and out of it.
COREANS AND THE CIGARETTE,
According to the American Consal at Seoul, Caste which has mormously developed of lato- years unong Corenes is that for sigarettes. Native tobacco is used by the inhabitants in the country districts in their long pipes, but in the citics, and even among the lalparing classes, when they can afford it, the use of cigarettes bus become almost universal. Cigarettes used to be made partially, at least, of American tobacco. In 1982 a cigarette factory, en rather a lurge Chomulpho, but for some reason was not a success. There is at present, however,-a-small- seule for Cores, was opened by a British Brm at
factoryat Chemilyhe making cigarettes which is doing a good business. The demand for cheap cigarettes is so largo that there is no reason why the Indian factories should not be able to enter this new field with satisfactory results.;
Ahmet Fujahu stated-I was the proprieter of the Burlington. I signed the agreement with Mrs. Ball on January 1 of this year. She promised to do as I asked and kept a bool which was not exactly a diary. The particulars that. I required were not all kept in some hurt her month when she stumbled and myself at present by allowing you to gonway." cases the book did not mention the nature of the dress. I also spoko to Mrs. Belt about She fell, and the prisoner un en un thelle said Wel. Herron, you know if there is
you to help you in the meshing a record of the number of tailors en Path after the seller. Miss Desbien says that anything I can do for
matter. I will do it." On the 29th July, at the time the prisoner had on rubber soled shoes, telim I was going to arrest him player, but flais was not faltabant Manley
member writing to Mrs. Eoll about Mrs. Raney's Now, no one except the prisoner
for the murder of Gunner Sampson. Be- position frem oculareridence to say what exactlyfera charging him I cautioned in, and told
complaint and asking for the latter's letter, but did not get it. It is untrue liest Mrs. Eelt bas happened between himself and hand met him be med 201 say anything unless he liked, not been rade to me.. [The Attorney-General bere read the statement
His Honour thought the case was certainly raade by the prisoner of the Police Station]. but if he said anything I would writs it down. The prisoner's statement that decensen's head He raid enn prove all my autions on that us for settlement and said he would be glad to was Towards the north-skle of the path-that night until 12.30 or a little later, I can prove discuss it in chambers. Mr. Pollock and Mr. not ready before a year or two later. Owi is the part facing Queen's Fond-will be of by witnesses that I was in the Hongkong Hotel Ferrers concurred, and when the Court resumed importance in determining the issue, because it outil closing time, and by other witnesses my His Lordship announced that, by content, he to this delay, the 1804 issue had to be continued is undoubtedly true that when deceased was actions till 12.30 am. if not later. I went to would give judgment in favour of the plaintiff but with surcharges marked in dollar-contulmost exclusively imported from Japau, and
values, viz. 4 1, 2, 4, 5. 8. 10. and 30 cents; Yon Wo's, Queen's Road, and stayed there till for $900 and no order as to costs. found by the Indian Sergeant his bead was
A second case in whist the same plaintin: there were also toren stamps surcharged for lying in the direction of Queen's Road. 1230 That I wish to say I then went
iweno, in use from Jaamry, 1897. Chinese houseboy saw deceased speaking to home to the annexe of Themes Grist Rooms.
withdrawn, by comment without order as The fifth issue was filiographed in Japan in Miss Lesbien, but he did not see him snike On the Collowing morning the prisoner and big sued Mr. Rajahu for $1.000 for slander was postage. This may be reckoned to the fouth
to costs, her. He heard them speaking when there was solicitor were present in my office.
1898, and the designs, though similar wors not identical with, and the colours wore, in confession, and that he
many cases, of different shades from, the current (e, the sixth) izene.
The sixth issue was brought out in 1899, engraved on steel, printed by WATERLOW &
with
perforations differing SONS in London, somewhat
from the
wrought having, G name was. There was no answar, and the theory of complaint to the Military aathorities about.
Kuban, und was boided by some Russian geometrical background) and ure of 12 volues, is that the man was stunned, the deceased. She deferred the instructions on
riz., cent (send-brown), 1 cont (orange yellow!, of the prosecutus touch, the deceased's left the mume afternoon, as she heard the man was officers who, however, found nothing to justify tent (cardinal red) 4-sent (red-brown), 5-cent
the in shoulder, after which she went down hospital. Next day she withdrew her their delaying the vessel. They told the salten), 10-cent (doop green), 20.cont (bt Path. The witness then pussel ot and went instructions, as she heard the man was dead.
Re-examined-Why didn't you inform the captain a good deal about the movements of red-brown,, 30-cent (rose). 50-cent (light green), down the stops leading to Queen's Road near
1-dollar (red and palo rose), 2-dollar (yellow and the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, and wont to police of this matter? Because I thought it several vessels and showed that they red), and 5.dollar (grea and pale rose). The
was sufficient to inform my solicitor.
5-cent stamps issued during 1004 were inelined And he told you the best way out of the dim thoroughly posted up in these matters. The
to orange-yellow, and some other issues up caly was not to inform the police -No. He Persens, which was "after" them, had been
"given the slip, and the Russian three-funnet prouched the colour of the 2-cent stamp, and did not.
cruiser seemed to be enjoying her little game during 1905 will begin the issue of n now 5-cent
stamp, mauvein colour, of blaff at the expense of others.
leave the woman and go up Battery Path, He prisoner, him, was absent
Mr. Gold- wished to make a
idently an altercation, and he esw derent ring said the prisoner take it down in said the priamas, who followed btes, who be Ceplain-superintendent of Police,ding to the speak to the women. Miss Deabien Goldring permission. He then returned to my returned to went up the path and the Chinese boy followed office and wrote what the prisoner dictated. on and saw deceased lying on the Path, He
Lilian Dasbien in cross-examination stated
The B. 1. Fazilia, which was stopped in the End Sea some time ago by the Russian cruiser. Kuben, arrived in Colimbs on the 4th Augast and left for Madius and Calcutta lator. The
beard Miss Deslien ask the soldier what his that she instructed or solicitor to write a lutter captain says he was peremptorily stopped by the are: more elaborates st. The stamp: CAMPAIGN AGAINST AMERICAN
Wanchai, where he is a servant. The evidence of the witness that Miss Dosbien stooped down and touched the soldier's shoulder is important, because it is borne out by Mrs. Deabien horselt. The said when she went up the Path she touched
His Lordship Prisoner told you be knocked the man down-Yes..
MONOPOLIES.
After an investigation extending over threa months, and the examination of 100 witnesses, at a cost of 360,000 dollars, the Grand Jury of the United States has indicted 18 officials of four loading American packing corporations. including those of Armour & Co., the Cudahy Packing Co., Edward and Ars Morris, and Edward and Charles Swift.
The accused are obarged with combining to menopolise trade and with legally granting and receiving rebates.
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