POLICE COURT.
Friday, January 4th,
BEFORE ME. F.-A. HAZELAND - (Finst POLICE MAGISTRATE).
1.
A FEROC QUS-DOG--
Esther Oliver, of the Now Travellers Hotel, wan summonei för keeping a ferocious dog.
Inspector Ritchie stated that the dog and bitten in bog on the 20th December and ha had been ten days in the hospital. It had also bitton Mr. P. d'Agostini on the third of the
same mouth,
His Worship-What have you to say? You know a dog is only antilled to one bite.
Dofondant Yes; can it be settled by com pensation? I do not wish to destroy the dog. His Worship You must compensate the boy. Dofendsat-I do not wish to destroy the dog; will it be sufficient to muzzle him?
His Worship-Tau aust muzzle biw. The
dog does not look very ferocious.
Defendant-He is a very good beass dog. Inspector Ritchie-1 bara received ordera
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LOCAL SPORT.
CRICKET.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5TH, 1907.
The following teams will meet in a match to-morrow, commencing at 1.13. p. :—
Over 30. (1) Hoo. Mr. T. Bercombe Smith, (2) "Major H. "E. Lowis, 119th Inf,, (3) Capt. It E. E. Kriokenbook, 119th Inf, (1) Major B. W. R. Stephenson, 3rd Hidd, (5) H. R. Phelips, (6) RE. O. Ried, (7) A. Mackenzie (8) II. W. Woodward, (9) C. E. Morrell, (10) S. Robinson, (11) A. N. Other.
Under 30. (1) W. C. D. Turner, (2) E. A. Fowler, (3) N. H. Rutherfort, (4) Lt. H. E. Stanger- Loathes, 1.8, (5) Lt. J. M. G. Taylor, 19th Inf., (6) Eng.-Lt, Boltur, B.N, (7) P. Jaoka, (8) J. Hall, (9) J. H. Chalmers, (10) R Pestonji, (13) A. N. Other.
CRAIGENGOWER . TELEGRAPHS.
The Cruigengower C.C. and the Telegraph Company. will play a cricket watch on the ground of the former Clab to-day at 2.15 p.m. The following will represent the Craigongower C.C.-L. F. Lammert (Capt.), R. Fasa, A..O. Braxa, J. D. Kinwird, L.. A. Hone, E, Irving. 8. E. Grees, R. Postonji, R. B. Cooper,
Lo, press this charge, as the dog is dangerous. G. Evans and J. Craik. Reserve:-C. II. The Deputy Superintendent thought the deg❘ Lyson. ought to be destroyed, “
His Worship-If as it bitten anybody sins?. Defendant-No. I have had it for four years, and this is the first trouble 1 have had.
Mr. d'Agostini, who had bad his log dressed at the hospital, did not ask for compensation, and his Worship discharged defandout with a caution on paying 15 compensation to the bag.
LICEERING OFFENCE.
You Wo, of the compradors'sshop, 111 Queert'a Road East, was fined $10 for selling liquor without an appropriate licencs. He had failed to take out a Been so this year, but continued alling liquer.
BEFORE ME. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND)
"Potter" MARTRATE
مبسم
KICHHAR AND KORAK TRAFFIC.
Mr. H. Logan, of 4 Austin Avenus, Kowloos, summoned a riesha conlis for not observing the rules of the road. It appears that Mr. Logan was driving to his buggy along Robinson Road when the defendant either took fright at his approach or wilfully gottis front with his rizsba, Inator Langley said the coolies were get accustomed to horse traffic. That was the first case of the kind, Fined $1,
CHARGING EXCESSIVE FAKE.
The master of 8.9. Ticutain summoned the owner of a sumpan for demanding more than tho legal faro on Jannary: End. Complainant stated that when be und another man wanted to get to the ship between one and two o'clock in the morning the man in charge demanded two dollars to take them to the Tienkin, to bar previously obtained two dollars from two Ger men ́ofaers who were in the sumpan. On gotting to the ship he paid the men a dollar, a that Le got $3 in all, instead of 81.20, which was legal fare.
LEAGUE CRICKET.
----GFVII.-SREYICK ERGA
BOYCOTT REVIVED,
AMERICAN PROMISES UNCEPT: CANTONESE
ANGRY.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)...
Canton, January 2nd The Chinese boycott of American goods has taken a new longe of life. The Boycott Union here received is ablegram from the Chinese morobents at Portland (Oregon), stating that at the meeting of Congress the question of illtreatment of the Chinese and the modification af. the emigration laws, etc., were nși brought pas promised. On receipt of the telegram a meeting was convened at the Kwong Chal Hospital to discuss what methods of retaliation should be adopted, Thousands of people attended the meeting and Meat Shup, one of the former borealt leaders, was elooted to take the chair. He first read the telegram and then propowd 12 rosolutions which were passed and adoptal,
make the baggott af setive; no American goods The first was a desicion to devise means to
whatever to be bought,
The second was to establish a depot in the city in which all the robaata and dealers are to deparit their atoakes of American goods for disposal as may be deemed expedientas antailing less loss.
CHINESE RAILWAY COMMIS- SIONER'S VISIT TO MALAYA.
$500,000 SubscrIBED IN SINGAPORE, Some time ago, we [Straits Times called attention to the pressaos in Singapore of His Excellency Chung Pao-seng Director of Railways in the Province of Fokien. This Chinese official is on a tour among his Jurists in Malaya for the purpose of suns. lug their i interest in the railway course of promotion in the Fokian Provins and if all we hear is true he has aucceeded admirably in his mission.
about "hard times," Cheng is reported to have
In Singapore lo
alone, in spite of the eatery obtaini I subscriptions for no less than 100,000 shares. As each share is valued at $5
currener, or tho not know if this is loosi Chinese doller, of
of varying degrees of
of floomers now being turned out in the various provincial tent mints of China, or the convenient, but
amcuni disappearing. Mexican coin-the bollected in Singapore amounts to $500,000 This
satisfy this
delegate ought to
peripatetic of Chines mandarindom, and, if the money is well laid out, the Straits Chines may lay the flattering auction to their souls that they have barne un insonsiderable share in the reform of their Fatherland. and fta dovolopment by means of rapid transportation.
His Excellenor left Singapore on the 8th | instant for Penang. We are informed that he will spend thras wosts in perambulating the Native States in search of farther sab. scriptions, From Penang he travels to Rangoon, and, upon, his return to Singapore, will
go on to Java. His mission, terminated and he will then return to China ris
The third resolution related to venue of thi
The following team has been sylocted to repreregtar meetings and the provision of permanent
at the Ciril Service to-day in this match: Messrs. H. T, Jackman (Capt.),F. A. Bidon, E.
hadquarters.
The fourth agreed to prepare auti American
B. Bord, L. E. Brit. J. Dr. J. Mng and to gage men to sing them every where in public, so as to propagate and spread Atkinson, P. T. Lauble, £. Bolton, G. A
the boycott feeling. Wondoock, P. R. Adams! Bullock, and Tucker. Reserve: -Mr. Châwklay. Umpire :—” Mic. W. H. F. Smith.
H.K.C.C. "1" " AK PALICH. The following will repraasut H.K.D.C. "A" in this match on the Naval ground (by kind pormission) this afternoon at 2.5 p.. II. W. Colomb, 1.8., Lt. Dudgsu, 8.3.. S. Risson. N., T. ( Gray, & More, II. II. Taylor, B. F. Chapman, E. G. Ferguson, Rar. H. R. Wells, A. N. Other and S. Ö. Elso.
LEAGUE TABLE.
Resolution No. 5 provided for the publication of a book detailing the illtreatment of Chine in America.
The sixth arranges to post pics of the telegram from Portland in all conspicuous positions possible.
In the seventh, the newspapers are ordered to refuse advertisements of American goods; and the public requested not to subscribe to any paper pablishing such.
in Singapore, Chang out out broad- cast an
"Exprons prated in Chinese explaining the objet of his mission and soliciting Ausncial support. The document the following is's summary of its principal is too long to repreduce in our colawns, but
- atutemente
resident in China have awakened to a sense of During the past ten years, the Chinese
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THE KOEFENICK COMEDY.
VÕLGT HENTENDED.
WINE MERCHANTS,
devortance of railway construction for the tounded and amused the world by the marvel.
Province of
the
of the resources of the country, though they are, unfortunately, ignorant of t of engineering knowledge themselves: The people of the Hekion (or Pokion) Provines have just become aware of the necessity for railways throughout the Province, and the accersity for linking up their railway system with thus already constructed or contemplated in the of Kwangtung and Kwaugai. Anhui Closkiang The Board of Commisioners in Fokien Provider, therefore, petitioned the Emperor sad the Board of Trade to allow the construction of railway in their Provings, ander the management of mus Mr. Tan Poh-thim (Chang Pro-Rang)
who was once, about twenty years ago, a Ministor, but who has new retired fram official position. This petition was grante
ted, and Mr. Tax Poh-thim, who is reputed to be Amoy, Canton and Shanghai to learn something a man of
experience, has already visited great of railway management and also to cosanit engineering experis regarding the routes and
All prosent agreed in No. 6 to post notillen-and tions on their own doors to the effect that they The following is the League table up to would not, bay or use Amoric goods, and date:~~
recommending students and others to advocate alike abstention.
, CLUR.
Civil Service
Craigongower Hongkong Polico Kowloon HK.C.C. "A
Staff
Army R.G.A. R.E....
3 points a win.
1 point a draw.
Played.
FOOTBALL
BLATCH RS.
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HONGKONG VOOTBALL CLUB
TONY Pointa.
The following hava barn eliosen to play for the Club verams Y.M.U.A. at Happy Valley,
this imposed a fan of 35, and thunk-o-day (Saturday). Kick off, 4.5 p.m. :-in
ed the master and bis companiou for coming op to the Court to prasscate. Il others would do the same the practies would be stopped.
CROWN OR PRIVATE PROPERTY. O. F. Ribuiro, of the Chios Import and 1 x. port Banking Company, was summoned by the Building Authority for having on the 201 December exhibited a show case at the est eusi || of Qazen's Read Central in Daddell Street which encroached on Crown land. Mr. Oltë Kong Sing, for the dafence, asked for an adjournment in order to make application to the P.W.D. for permission to use this place for the purpose required. The show case was a small one containing post earths and was bung ou the wall. For five or six years, he under stood, the premises bad been used for a dunilor purpose, and he wished to know if the promises were private property. If an, the oxhibition of the case was logs If it were not private property, then he would apply for the required permission.
-Remanded for a week,
THE FRST PIHLIPPINE ASSEMBLY,
J. Clarke; Backs, H. Garrett and G. E. Morrell; Half Backs, H. C. Gray, E. Humphroys and A. Morley: Forwards, W. H Williams, R. Miller, J. Mant. Weston, R. R. Turnerand J. Med. Referee:-P S. Jameson.
The nort was to sable the Portland merchants enquiring if they had wired to other places in
China, with a view to repair! ng sny omissione.
The truth resolution decided dates for further
meetings, two more to be held immodatoly,
The eleventh wes un pauibus resolution: it
invitos the 09-operation of the thirty principal construction of a rystem in Potion be
guilds, giving them responsibility for the boycott Having obtained this if they will take it; agroan to petition. Viceroy Chen Fu to forbid Chinese laborers to go to Panama, and decides to memorialize through him the Central government to vigorously re-open the emigration question with the American Minister.
Finally. Mr. Li Show King wus oppointed secretary of the Boycott Cuion.
Wilhelm Voigt, the Tilsit cobblar, who lous andacity with which ho assumed the character of an officer of the Pramian Guards, their aid buld possession of the town of tank command of Prussian soldiers, and with their o Roepenick, took high officials into custody, end ruled the comuns, treasury, was on Dec. Bat sentenced to four years imprisonment for the crimes committed in carrying out his exploit. The acone in the Court house recalled who had obesinol silmission belag numbers of brilliant premiere, among the favoured parsona well-dressed ladies, ofle rs, lawyers, and eminent Embers of all professions.
The President of the Court gave tone to the Proceedings by announcing at the outset that aff dou of censationalism must be excluded, and the trial was conducted throughout in a formal and slaid manner.
Voigt had nothing of the appearance of an had assiduously earned a hard livelihood at the officer about him. He looked like a man who cobbler'e beschi, and the visitors were evidently at his general insignificance and disappointed total absence of any of the fruits usaully a meeting, la the Province, of regre
BrSocintil with a rubber captain. sentatives of the Board of Trade and the Board
When Voigt begated its-lf, and he told
to speak, however, his! of Commissioners (This latter body seams to his life story ilt & maker
extreme intelligune
which undrabtely | some sort of Board of Directors or Company aduenced Lensers in his favour. He dealt, as h promoters--Ed. Straits Times) At this meeting, it was decided that the Company should
previously done, with his tims, emphasis be Joint Stock Compay. Mr. Tan Peh-thim
the sizeerity of the fealings which would at this meeting that judging from the Bookdance, with which he had
him to injaro his follow citizens, and in products of the Pravinse and the possibilities of
appropriated development of its natural resourons, there was funds belonging to as impersonal community. likely to be sufficient bejus for a railway line, be reiterated his complaints the the polio boastracked by them and be made just as luota- They harried him from pings in place, the on- and be had no reason to doubt that it could be would not allow him to follow a useful calling
place tire an enterprise as railways were in other countries.
a man who had once been in
been in prison. The judges took this latter fact into considera- Mr. Tan Pob-ibim is now in Singapore residents in the schems he is premating, and hence rules and regulations which aramed in soeking to eülist the interest of the Chiperetion, and made it almost mitigating diamo
that Voigt war
WARA victim of anke them to come forward and give it their ice raise support by purchasing shares in the Company.
bare *10 eded! legal limits
aniform,
*
the Werry to prohibit these meetings and this I hear that the American Consul has asked Propaganda. On January let the Folico called at the Kwong Chai Hospital and mid no more Deputy Chin posted a proclamation at the meetings must be held. On the same day Hospital, by the Kwangeliow Protect, against such meetings. There was a meeting next day, The following are the extries for this season's but the chairman read out the proclamation, and Bat he is here not odiy 19 dispose of shares but punished for i pauling representations to the Viceroy, the to ask your nicles and to foarn more about anco against competition --
meeting was adjourned sine die.
HONGKONG FOOTBALL CHALLENUE SHIELD,
H.M.S.King Alfred" H.M:S.Diadam * Hongkong Ragby Club Hongkong Football Club "A" Co. 3rd Middlesex Bog. "P" Co. 3rd Middlesex Reg. "Q" Co. 3rd Middlesex Reg. Royal Engineere
Royal Artillery
Y.M.C.A.
A case to
railway management and milway construction," of their liber,
to
wearing a
HA
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BEVIEW OF EXCHANGE, BAR SILVER AND-BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT up to him after the sentence was pronounced
FOR 1995.
Average Rates of TT. in Hong kour (Approximate). FOR THE
Mouik. Quarter. Half
(BY MG, TH, CHRISTIANŲ),
HIGHEST AND LOWEST.
Hongkong,
Loudon
Months.
'T.
'T,
Bar Silver. Book rate
of Dis-
count!
January Za Ojd February 28 jd
3333 23 old
313-16 30,
March 241 1162
2 vj
Corinthian Yacht Club fixtures for to-morrow
April
2 id
2x40
301
30% 30 0.16 201
29 11-13 4
28 09.168
4
2k vid
1
28 011-16a
May
28 1
2,14
31 5-16 30 7-15
216-16d
re-
June
28 1 9-16d
2. Id 1-16 314
94 9-16
Lusitano F. C. R.A.M.C.
YACHTING.
29
23 154 24 ld 5-16 36 7-10 9913-16
Commodore's Cup roce. Ons design. Couras:
Jay Kowloon Rock (starboard), Meyer's last buoy
21 11-160 2x d 20 14-16 2 (port), Lyemnt Bacon
312 (port), 19 miles September 28 29.164 211d
30; October In 3z4 Starting gun goes at 10,45 a.a.
2.2jd 82 9.10 31; November-Bo-3-11-16A-E-3-1-16--334- First Club Motor Boat race,
December 2s 3 3-16 25 2 13-16 321 MEMO
Coarse From
In reference to the first Philippine Assembly, Club Home, Lyeman beacon (sturboard, and Mr. Fiska Warrell, writing from 8, Mouit back, seven and a Julf miles. Starting gaa at 3 Veraon-place, Boston, Mas, From this a
roader wonk! uaturally infer that the Filipinos are about to make their own laws and that Ike Philippine Commission is to disappear as a law.
In other words, a making body.
p.m.
WEDDING.
BATES
BOLYKK
HIGHEST-19th November, LowEST-12th March
HIST 19th November.
| Lowsnr--12th March
2d
Your.
*s 5][] * *!_* 2-13 1
3121d
For the year
rabbing and forgery. Thus P sident of the Court, who had condnoted the trist with a certain benevolence towards Voigt, wont
audi anid "Moy God give you strengik
to weather four
Voigt was visibly relieved that a koulenge was not more severe and that it was not lance fabour. A feeling of pity ultinnutely pervaded
Year
}
the court rooms for a un who was evidently. inspired with good intentions, int who was
unable to escape from the textsels of palies, xupervision.
The prison claphia, the teacher under whom
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
MOTHERS
WHO THINK
USE
ONLY
Cuticura SOAP
For baby's daily bath, be- cause it unites the delicate, medicinal, emollient, sana- tive, and antiseptic proper ties of Cuticura, the great -Skin Cure, with the purest of cleansing ingredients and most refreshing of flower odors. Hence it is not only themost effective Skin Puri- fying Soup for baby rashes," itchings, and chalings, but it is the purest and sweetest, for toilet and bath as well.
Hold Cughout thewond Landon Deget: 1. Newfery Soul Care
19 Drug & Chi 1-Corp, Hole Pupi, Hoston, Mass, E. KA
54-31 LITTERED WITH WEALTU.
he was an efficient help as singer in the eboir of the prisou. the inspeeter, all aridence that Voigt was a modest, retiring. and respectable prisoner. His employer at Wismar testified to Voigt's being a brave, honourable, and reliable workmen until the pollon supervisors drove him out of Mecklen 2/14 | barg, sud a movement of concurreren passed A remarkable romance of an old country
through the staters, when defeuding consself mansion that was found to be actually littere кай that Voigt bus sinned against society, with wealth was told in Dublin before the
32 2s 24d 28 1;d=227-168
6
+
A
2, 31
3. BU
G
282 15-160
10
31 9-16 Average T.T. rate for the year 19 5: :1-17;
being a rim of about 541. T.T. rate on 31st December, 19052, §§ 9.164
de 29th do 19-623 A being a rise of about 101,,
TABLE SHOWING THE HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF BAR SILVER IN LONDON, RATES OF EXCHANGE IN HONGKONG, AND BANK OF ENGLAND RATES OF DISCOUNT,
FOR THE YEARS 1877 TO 1900.
187
1878 1879
Har Silver in London. HIGHEST LOWEST.
53;
HIGHEST
4s 3d
404
1880
53 13-16
Rs 1+d
49 1A
3 514
Exchange in Hongkong Back Tale of Discount
WIRE
in Loudca. LOWEST.
EST. LOWEST 33 24d Davent
1981
50%
501-88
1985
liberal autonowy to be conferred like that of Australia, or
The wedding was solemnised at St. John's Canada, within the British Empire. The facts are otherwise, and it is a to be regrated that The Cathedral on Thursday of Mr. Herbert R. r. Thames should have been vúded into afording the Tiancock, of Mosers, Showar. Tomes and Co, I hospitality of its columns to a statomost so and Miss Mary Janelle Stobart, daughter of misleading.tection 7 of the Act of Congress, Mr. D. W. Stolars, of Pahes Court, London. upproved
3902, July 1st, provides:bat two years after the completion and publication of the The ceremony, which was conducted by the Leasts, in case such condition of general and Rev. I. T. Johnson, bristed by the Rr. G. A. complete prace, with recognition of the Bunbury, was witnessed by a large and fashion. authority of the United States, shall have uble congregation. The bride was given away 1882.
islands no continued in the territory of· ssil· inhabited by Moros or other non-Christian by her brother, Mr. James Douglas Stobart, 188 tribes
the President shall direct said who made the journey from Londos for tha: 1884. Commission to call
election for the General Astolf of the special purpose, he wore a white astiu princess choice of
of delegates 1 to a popular
dress, with old Limerick lace, and white sutin 197 1880 people of said territory in the Philippins I which shall the known as the Philippine court train. For oranuests included a diamond 1585 Ansambly. After said convened and organized, all the bar and turquoise ponda ut and a diamond brooch: 100% heretofore conferred on tas Philippine Commis. the presents respectively of the bridegroom and 1890. all that part of said islands not inhabited Mr. Sidney Hancock. As brideswaids she had 1992 by Horne or other non-Christion tribos shall be four liftis, girla, Misses Moron, D. May, 183
Houses verted
of two the Philippine
Commission a
Phibppine Assembly Under this Commission, which, ou the one hand, is stiller other of the bridegroom, asted as beef, cust retain the full executire p
Howe, checkmate
sion
Islands,
all the legislative
1885
478-
39
1114
a
4 3x410
449.36
414
15-16
1891.
48
3a 5d
and
system,
the
a Legislature consisting the Philippine Margaret. Stewart Lockhart, and Betsy Siade, 1894
38 13-16
313
while her train was hold by the two little sons of to Commodore Williams, Mr. Harry Hancock,
tice perrer, san, on the
1895 16970. 1897 1897 1906
31 5-16
3-16
31 9.16 29 13-16 281
:
Overy more of the Assembly, or
Laser
Is Juta
1900.
3
28 12
1901 1902.
33!
29 9.16
283 -28 9-16 30 5-16
Hongkong, Int January, 1907-
Is 92d
11-16
Is 10
Is Bla
21 11-16 27-16 257-16
Is 10 11-168
19 6d
16 11 9.168
Is t
2.118
19 9 13.16
29 3 11-16d
2s Vid
bante
ban, as (he legislative Upper
and
ས་ ་
mit A reception was held afterwards at the residence 1899. I can thus continue to defeat the popular will. of Mr. Sidney Hancock, at 10 Queen's Gardens. The Commission is a body of sivat men, all Mrs. Stewart Lackhart and a sister of the 19 appointed by the President of the United States bridegroom undertook the duties of hosterzos. 1903. and removable at his pleasure. The Filipines, The happy couple left by the German mail for 1904.
asking for the bread of selfgovernment and this is the stone that is being served up to thenorth, the honeymoon to be spent in Shanghai
1906. and Peking.
them,
1905
Hindimaandin
MANNION STREWN WITH NOTES AND GOLD,
with the administration of the state of the late Mrs. Megan, who owned a hottes in Co. Meath and another in St. Stephen's greēd, Dublin.
hat that the same society had certainly sinned Master of the Rel's last month in connection against him.
With Wilhelm Volgt disappears for a time the most intarestfog yn of windler which the present generation has seen, but the general impression left is that his talente as a swindler buve been developed by the police regulations, which troald seem to be based on the theory that poca au offender always an offouder.
TUE DOCK MURDER,
ined
Mrs. Megan died in 1980, and unde her daughter ber heir and axeeatrix. The daughter
forn died about a year ago.
The personal state was valued at over £50,000, "a targe portion of which was to be dazatad to build. ing three hospitals fin Dublin, and a valuer was called u to make an inventory of the contents.
His report contains some estounding details. Every passage iu tlio as and very room to The Straits Times prints a long sherlock which acc conld be obtain wus packed with Homes sort of lutter referring to the Dock pavouls of vary description, all papers dowel- murder, in which the writer deduces much from | boxes, Talpable
of furnitar, and old pieces of tere misprint. The murderer is reported as silver, all thrawn about in confusion. The main saying to Mrs. Craik, "If you made a noise I staircase and the vestibule were almost kage-deep will kill you ten,” 40
to the writer goos on:-
ia rubbish, It took the valner three days to "Grost importance should be attached to the investigate the litter, and his labours resulted in words
the used ly the murderer in haufing. him
of pounds in clinques, discovery of thousands down, and if Mrs. Craik could give any further took-notes, shares, securities, coins, jewellery, particulars about the voice and pronunciation and silver.
Bank of England and Bank of Ireland notes there ought to be men in Hongkong who could narrow down the plans to whom the murderer were found adhering to old pieces of newspaper,
Rmall number in
Sovereigns were found on the floor of every room,
belunge
that Colony.
the big Chineas population of the pron with or thrown carelessly aside in waste paper baskets, In einelssion, I may suggest that it Is on tha Hairy, and biddon away in ten-cups and possible the murder was committed by or at the vases, and eveu in the kitchen utensils. instance of a dock employee, whose profits bad Thare were also large same zopresented în dated in so re casas upwards then cartaded by the appointment of Mr. uncashed obequez, ©
of fifty years back.
Craik,"
The writer bus deduced that the murderer
Pleie obests containing large quantities
was a Chinese, but our contemporary appends a of silver were found bidden under great piles footnote as follows:
of papers, and judging from their appearance,
Our correspondent's theory is interesting, they hat been untouched for decades. Large. may say, without any imputatico, how-quantities of wearing apparel were also found, ever, that Europeaus of other than British gowns in some instances being covered with nationality are employed at the Docks-Ed., rare old Irish lace.
"S.T.
Wom
In every page of the valuer's notebook oneurs
Yo way add that no foreigner rests under such a phrase as "Found Avo-pound note any suspicion or impotation what ver, since among the rubbish." ovidence was direct that the man was a native. When tha lady's other house in St. There are rumours as Kowloon that the man Stephen's-green was examined it was found to has been traced into. Chineso territory, and that be in, if possible, a worse condition than the bis present location is known; but we do not mansion in Meath, but valuables were not believe there is any foundation for the story. thrown about in such extraordinary fashion.