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inny bo, will, however much the contrary may be wished, be settled by a belligerent mation as it may see fit, notwithstanding any decisions on the abstract principle that may bo arrived at by any outside tribunal. The only consideration which a nation once
The British Umanl at Nowchwang telegraphs TELEGRAMS. that free pratique, is now being granted to arrivals from Hongkong,
On Saturday Mr. Amos F. Wilder, American Consul-General, leaves on a short holiday. He intends calling at the most important catal
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The return of visitors to the City Hall Library aud Museum for the week ending the 6th October, 1907, shows that of non-Chinese there were 376 to the Library and 143 to the Museum; and of Chiness 153 to the former and 2,051 to the latter.
The Library was, therefore, used by 51.9 persons and the Masshm by 2,199.
The Daily Dispatch, Manchester, commenting possibly be a guide upon the occurrence on the nowepspor criticlem of the Crown Agenta of a national emergency, and whatever system, comes to the conclusion that the system principles might be agreed to at a Confer is a bad one. It urges an offcial inquiry, and nce, it may be taken as cortaio that no considers that, before long there will be a nation would for a moment risk the chanesitation with a view to either monding or suding the existing arrangement, as being of national annihilation or even serious wasteful and unnecessary. disaster, if, when its enemy were attempting some supreme movement, it could avert it by some other movement of a supreme per ense, por eihe. character, though the latter might not have 1 doz.qts, 2 doz. pts.the approval of the Hague or any other 8 8.50 conference, who had dealt with it before- 9.00 10.00 band in times of peace upon merely abstract 13.0 grounds. Supposing, for example, it had been possible for the Hussieus to destroy 20.00 any serious portion of the Japanese fout dur ing the late war by raining explosives upon 24.00 it, does any oue believe that she would have hesitated to do so because the Hague Tribunal had devided that this was not a desirable mode of warfare? If such an opportunity of possibly averting mplete national disaster presented itself, depeni upon it, thit with the passions which are of necessity aroused in war, it would be made use of Indeed it is obvious that the failure to do so would be open to grave consure not only upea loyal and patriotic grounds, but in some instances actually
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It is expected that Bocretary Taft will arrive in the Colony on Friday. He is to be the guest of Eir Frederick and Lady Lagard during his stay here. At noon he will attend y arranged by Consul-General Wilder at the Tung Tien Lan to meet the leading Chinese citizens, and in the afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock a
reception will be held at the Hongkong Hotal Mr. Taft will leave by the transport McClellan on Saturday for Manila;
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OBITUARY.
LONDON, October 8th. Dr. David Masson is dead, aged 85 years.
[David Mason, LL.D., Litt. D., an eminent Bauttish writer, has bon Historiographer Royal for Scotland since 1893. He was Professor of Rhetoric and English literature in Edinburgh University 1665-95; was engaged in journalism in Aberdeen from 1842-44; in literary work in Edinburgh from 1844-47 aud in London from 147-65, being cditor of Macmillan's Magazine from 858.65.1
INDIAN CROP PROSPECTS.
LONDON, October 8th. The rice crop prospects in India are looking very gloomy
NEW GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER.
LONDON, October 8th.- Herr von Scheen succeeds Herr von Tschirschky as German Foreign Minister.
SECRETARY TAFT AT SHANGHAI,
WARMLY WELCOMED.
MOROCCO.
LONDON, October 6th. Henter's correspondent at Mazagan wires that 2,500 fresh volunteer horsemen have ained Malai Hafid. At Marakesh, Mulai Hand's followers are so numerous that they cannot all be armed.
LATER.
The Socialists of Paris at a meeting protested most strongly against the Mo roccan expedition, which they declared wag tempting Germany, to provoke. » European war,
BILLIARDS.
LONDON, October 7th. Waisa defeated Roberts on the new Arçoral billiard table, by 14,000 to 12,536
THE TRIAL OF ADSETTS.
The trial of Adsetts on the capital chargo was continued before Mr. C. D. Melbourne at the Police Court yesterday afternoon, when Mr. G. E. Morrell prosecnted on behalf of the Crown Solicitor, and Mr. R. Harding appeared for the accused.
Dr. Maofarlane, medical offer in charge of the public mortuary at Kowloon, stated that at 7 o'clock on the night of the 7th August last a trank was brought to the mortuary- The trunk which was opened in the presence of witness, Chief Detective Inspector Hansen, and other officers, was found to contain the body. of an adult female, which was placed with its back towards the front wall of the box and lying on its side. The legs were heat and the
SHANGHAI, October 8ththighs were bout on the abdomen. The face was
Mr. Taft, the American Secretary for War, arrived here this morning and met with a warm reception, every- where. Unfortunately, the festivities were much impaired by a perpetual downpour of rain. Mr. Taft opened the new building of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., and subsequently attended
partly concealed by the arms. The body, which was very much decomposad, was placed on Iaside the trunk' were
the mortuary tablo,
trunk in court looked like the one from which
Ho found a bolt
two towels marked Hongkong Hotel". The the body was taken. He made a further ex- amination of the body. knotted round the neck. The knot was just to the left of the middle lins. To the right of the middle line the handle of a hair brush had bean crashed through between the skin and the belt, and one complete turn of the belt made
round the boodle. The belt was tight round
a large reception at which all the the neck. On andoing the knot A representative Chinese merchante, marks airo alar depression was seen-rauning
Josie Marshall was then called. You are a single woman Yes.
When did you arrive in the Colony ?-On August 9th.
From P Manila,
Where are you, now residing ?-18, Holly wood Road,
Did you know Gertrude Dayton ?--Yes. How long have you known her?-Four years. Do you know this man - Yes, What is his name?-Walter Adsetts. How long have you known bim ?—I first met him in July last.
Do you know whether he was noquainted with Gertrude Dayton-You.
Mr. Harding objected.
You have seen them together?-Yes.
In your company - Yos.
That is, the three of you - Yes.
Manila On the 31st July,
Do you know when Gertrude Dayton left
Do you know when Adsetts, left?-At the same time, He left with Gertrude Dayton,
Have you ever seen Gertrude Dayton alive' since she left ---No.
Cemetery.
You saw her deel body 7-Yes, at the
And you identified it, as being that of Gertrude Dayton?--Yes.
Ware there others there ?-Yes, there were Sve Europeana present at the identification.
How did you recognise the body as that of Gertrude Dayton By her teeth, arais and Rogers.
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What was peculiar about her teeth were gold fillings in the tooth and the two front feath were sbzormally large.
Aud her arme? Were they beautiful arms? No. They were zgusre,
And her fingerz --Long with pointed pails. You lived with her?-Yes two years and three months.
And you have no doubt that the body you aaw was that of Gertrude Dayton P-No doubti ́ ́· Had Gertrude Dayton any jewellery P-Quito a little.
You mean quite a lot - Yes,
Would you identify it again?—Yes, Shown Box IP-Yes, that belonged to her
all the pioues except one are engraved with the name of "Gertruds.
Do you recognize these four? (shown jewele, You.
Mr. Morrell-She recognises everything, except a Hongkong copper cent, na Miss Dayton's property.
And this small waich, with gold chain P-
Persons corresponding between England and stances a commander might be excused if he Hongkong have to thank the Postal Authorities adopted Midshipman Easy's principle and for nothing, in connection with the new reply threw the half dead man overboard first coupons. For enclosing stamp for reply, the WE DAY CONFIDENTLY RECOMMEND THEN and then came aft and argued the question. English and Hongkong stamps bearing the
The only way to prevent this would to King's hand abonld be interchangeable. Why officials and gentry were present. In round the neck, just about the Adam's apple. Yes, that as her's
the Buglish correspondent should have to pay threepence fore four cent stamp, and the Hong kong man twelve cents for a penny stamp, is cae, of those official curiosities which no fellow est understand.
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that they would at once combine against anyone who was guilty of such a dereliction -but does anyone believe that practical diplomatists would ever set about establish ing such a principle, or that there was any likelihood of its being acted upon, should remark which has for a long time been given utterance to on the possible dimicu. tion of wer is that recently made by Prince
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Hongkong, 7th October, 1807;
At one of the small Chinese hongs and at the Auction Mart on the French Band, et Tientsin, there has been exposed for sale a number of
1-# Pane; Watch had evidently formal
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portion of the cargo so my son from Amerios, in aid of the famine in Central Chios On one side the brand mick "Poppy"
Except the mark mentioned there were no the evening he was entertained t bruises to be seen
on the neck. Decem dinner by the American community position would have hidden them. There at the Astor House Hotel, and made were no other external marke to be seen. The skull was normal, but the brain was a green an important speech, although he was patrid fluid. There were two gold crowned silent regarding America's relations teeth on the right upper jaw. Most of the organs were decomposed. The hands were with Japan. With reference to the
open. The fingers were very long. From the Philippineży ke indiguted that chore call of his axustion he could not say
Mr. Morrell The larger watch is the aconsud's. She identifies the larger pin and the opal carring. She does not identify the ameller pic..
Shown bracelet-Yes that's her't. You know she had a rouble note ?-Yee.. You cannot identify it.
Mr. Morrell-Witness identifies the cigarette bolder and lockat as belonging to Miss Dayton. was no intention on the part of the what was the cause of death. He thought the belonging to
Witness recognised other jewellery, as
Miss
she Dayton. When band round the neck tightened by the brash American Government to sell thecould have caused death.
was asked to identify the trunk there were He found no
tears in Bul w, who pointed out that this would was shown, and on the other was printed the islands. America's duty, he said, was
other possible panse of death. He saw the the affirmative. Articles of clothing, a
her eyes when she answered in by degrees be brought about by the increase whom the cargo was consigand, and who delivered either to retain the Philippines, main-again at the Happy Valley on August three emply jewel cases, the contents of a
when it was exhumed It was in a of common interests between nations, which it over to the Famine Fand Committee or their taining a stable government, or they of He identified the body by the incisions portmantean, ad fourteen portal. money ONLY Communications relating to the news column doul make them more and more averse to agents. It would sextainly be very interesting! I should hand over the islands to the/he bad made in it. The swelling had gone down orders made payable to Mrs Hupper (Misa Correspondents must forward their names and ad.lacur the evils which would necessarily foue that was sold there, and bow it came inhabitants for self-government. In Several officers were present ́aud a woman'who remained here, at the request of the police, to and the features were more recognisable.. Dayton's sister) were exhibited. Witness dresses with communications addressed to the result to both; whatever might be the
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Even with regard to minor matters, such na might fairly be hoped could be settled by international arbitration, the results are extremely disappointing. The attitude taken by Venezuela at the recent conference in mipporting a proposition that no nation should resort to force merely enforce mouey claim, when Venezuela Jerself was in the position of having failed to pay up a miserable sum of £400,000 which had
name and address of the American-offisint 10
says a contemporary, to find out who tole the
to this part of the world.
reference to American trade with said her name was Jonie Macaball. The woman identified the body as being that of Gertrude China, the importance of which could Dayton. Afterwards he took on the liver and not be overestimated, he demanded nostomach, and part of the intestines, and placed more than strict adherence to the the Government Analyst for analysis to see if them is copper glass vessels and sent them to
there were any traces of poison.
Cross-examined -The height of the deceased. romsa was 5 ft. 8 inches.
possible for the deceased to haya committed the
been done by a second part n garak, bean act of strangulation, or must it necessarily have
highly improbable. There have, however, been two cases recorded during the last fifty years,
Lord L, the new Chiness Ambassador to Great Britain, is expected here to-day, and to-night will be entertained at dinner by Sir Frederick, sad Lady Lugard at Government House. Other guests will be:-Hon. Mr. principle of the open door. American F. II. May, Mr. Justice Wise, Hoo, Mr. merchants.
were awaking to the E. A. Hewett, Mr. F. A. Hassland, Capt. and Mrs. Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. Browia, Mr. opportunities of the Chinese trade,
Judging from the fact, the body of the de- Moreno, Mr. and Mrs. Pereira, Dr. and Mrs. and would view any political obsed was found with a bolt twisted ro ́nd the Jordan, Dr. and Miss Anders,. Die to stacles to its expansion with deep neck by the handle of a brush, would it be Hor. Mr. Wei Yok, General Broadwcod Capt. On October 8th, as the Government Civil been awarded against it, shows how flower, Mr. W. R. M. de Parr, Mr. Fang Government's policy. At the same Bonham, Commodore Stokes, Mr. Blanch concern which must react on the defective any tribunal of the kind may be Wah-chuen, Mr. Lsa Cha-pak, Mr. Hó even in a matter of this simple and prosate Chak-abong, Mr. Swart, Mr. and Mrs. Volpicelli, time the relations between the two London Office : 131, FLEET STREST, EC. description. This is, no doubt, an extreme Major and Mrs. Chitty, Major and Mr. Ste-countries were of the friendliest
instance, but it is none the less a marked phasson, Major Parker, Dr. and Mrs. Tait,
Comm. illustration of the inherent weakness of the
Liert.
Bamber, Liont Comm. nature, and it gave him great pleasure whole system.
Darwall, Capt. de Horsey, Lient. Comm. Stea-to think that those Chinese who were venson, Rev. and Mrs. Pearse, Mr. and Mrs.
largely responsible for promised re- Morov, Mr. Leung Pui-kai.
forms had been educated in America. Mr. Taft then paid a glowing tribute to the work of Judge Willey in rooting out undesirables and prosecut- ing violators of American law, and concluded by promising a new. Con-th sulate building instead of the present inadequate one.
The Daily Press.
HONDRONG, October 9th, 1907,
It seems almost impossible-to-disbelieve that the Hague Conference is not destined ultimately to be of some practical use seeing that so many eminent diplomatists take part in it, and that the nations generally appear still to have unbounded faith in it.
His collency Sir F. Lugard has kindly consented to become the Patron of the Konigon.
Cricket Club.”
Au ofee boy and a servant bay from the Branch Prison at Causeway Bay were yesterday. Red 2 each for stealing flowers from the Government Gardens at So Kon Po.
A fino of $100 was imposed yesterday by Mr. But the more that we see of it in action, the Melbourne upon Wong Wing for infringing anore palpable are the shortcominge which the exclusive rights of the Postmaster General experienced statesmen at once saw must by bringing letters into the Colony otherwise attach to any auch machinery for the than through the General Post Office. settlement of international disagreements.
..
No fewer than 34-chair and richa coolles
It has become evident that there are only were placed before Mr. Melbourne at the two kinds of questions with which it has the Magistracy yesterday charged with obstruotioni power to deal effectively-first those of in Chater Road and neighbourhood. The police purely speculative character in which said that many complaints had bear made general expression of international opinion regarding the nuisance and though the coolies had been cautioned they persisted in loitering.. may possibly form a guide to international The defendants who had been before the court feeling and action upon a future occasion, previously wore fined $2 each and the others such for instance as the just fiability of $1 osob. throwing explosives from an airship, "and" secondly questions of so small a nature that it is not worth the while of the least self respecting nation to fail of its own initia. tive to carry out the decision which an arbitration tribunal appointed under the
As we anticipated yesterday two men have been arrested for participating in disturbances at West Point. They were brought before Mr. Melbourne at the Magistracy Festerday on a charge of taking part in an unlawful assembly. One of the mon was picked up by the police Jying insensible in the street and the other said rules of the Conference may decide upon. he was in the vicinity and hearing a noise looked In a practical point of view but little is round whereupon he was bit on the mom with gained in either of these directions Mare-a-hammer. His Worship committed them-for- abstract questions, important though they ox wooks.
THE ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF- CLUB.
The monthly competition for the Captain's Cap and May Cup were held at Happy Valley from the 5th to 7th October, 1937. The follow. ing erds were banded in:
CAPTAIN'S CUP.
Mr. H. W. Slade Mr. E. V. D. Farr Mr. J. Clark...
Mr. P Toster....
25 *85
Lt. Col. H. N. Dumbleton 81 Mr. D. B. Murray *** Mr. A. Morfey Mr. E. F. Mackay... Mr. H. Pinckney
(19 entries.)
MAY CUP.
90
* Mr. D. E. Clark... Mr. P. K. Kayrett Mr. H. G, Moore, E.G.A, 116
(4 entries.) POOL
Mr. G. W. Slade ... Mr. T. §. Forrest Mr. E. V. D. Parr.... Capt. E Bentham... Mr. D. B. Murray... Mr. B: Pinckney
(1 entries.)
83 12
74
9
95
† Winner of Monthly Medal.
Winner of Captain's Cup. Winner of May Cup.
Winner of Pool.
[REUTER'S SERVICE.]
When this woman, who calls herself Josie Marshall, identified the body-did-abo do-so-im-
mediately, or did the do so after some delay
I don't think she hesitated. She was rather alarmed at the smell of the body..
Between the lime she saw the body and the time she said, she recognised it, what was the intervalTen minutes --No, I should think
Labant a minute.
Re-examined by Mr. Morrell,
Were the teeth visible? Yes, I opened the mouth.
Police Sergeant, Watt said that on August last in consequence of Information recolved be went on board the steamer
contengla then lying in No. 1 Kowloon Dook. Arrived on board, he want to the baggage room where he saw a trunk. He opened it and found the body of a white woman. He had it. removed to the mortuary at Yautaati. He saw the body taken from the box in the presence of Dr. Macfarlane the same evening. It was lying on the right side, with the head ander the shoulder, Looking into the track the
give evidence.
box,
Cross-examined-How many goli illador orwoed teeth were in the deposed's left half top jaw-Three, I think in the right? I
don't know.
When you examined the body at Happy Valley did you count the gold stoppings in the tooth ? No.
Do you know whether deceased had any gold atoppings in the teeth of the lower jaw I am not sure.
Had she any teeth missing ?-Not that I know of.
Are you aware that the acoused left Manila to accompany Gertrude Daylon as her husband?
Mr. Morrall objected."
His Worship-I think it is a faix question. it was at the request of decease, but I know Question "repeated ?-I don't know whether
she left Manila with him.
The hearing was adjourned till this afternoon.
FIFTY YEARS A00.
(Extracts from the Hongkong Daily Press of Oct. 9th, 1857.)
The Bir. Fiery Cross, Capt. White, arrivet the 21st ultimo, and Singapore 20th idoms, The yesterday morning, having left Calcutta on
Political news, tho' not so favorable towards the
suppression of the mutansers as was generally hoped for, is overtheless devoid of suy dis- couraging feature. For altho there have been a few additional outbreaks, still they stamp the rebellion with neither prestige nor character and there cannot be two opinions apon the point, that the matineer's case is a desperate oue. The report current at previous advices of Lucknow having fallen to the insurgent, was untrue. It was still hotly besieged but
Exchange on Chins 207 a 20 at 60 da
THE AMERICAN GOTTON TRADE
LONDON, October 6th, Secretary Straus, addressing the Cotton head could not be soon, The knees were doubl Manufacturers Convention referred to the up under the chin: A gentleman's night-General Havelock was hard by growing importance of American trade with shirt lay across the body, lady's waist band
was fastened round the neck with a hairbrushaight, on London at 6 months aight 2s 34d the so called Yellow Baces, and warned the inserted to tighten the band, He examined the country-not-to-build-up the tariff walls too nigh shirt and law a botter either "T" or "1" 22, 12s. 6d. per ton for dead weight, and £3 a 2834d. Freights... were quoted to London- high. Mr. North, the Director of the on the neok band. There were two towels for Bice and Sugar. Census Bureau, forecasts the general in-marked "Hongkong Hotoi",". On the 15th Aug, troduction of Gimpresses.
be my the body again at the mortuary, and at the Cemetery where it, was identified by Miss Josie Marshall as the body of Gertrude Dayton. There was also a glove in the tronk. Cross-examined-How long was Miss Josia Marshall in identifying the body-She walked alongside the body and said "Yes, that's Gertrude Dayton."
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
LONDON, October 6th. At a mass meeting in Victoria, British Colambs, it was decided to form a branch of the Oriental Exclusion League.
LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.
day at 10 am, and war be expected here to-day The I.G.M. str. Gorben left Foochow yester
The C.P.B. str. Monteagle arrived Yokõlama” gain at 6 a.. Wednesday for Kobe where she at 8 am, on Tuesday the 8th inst, and leaves
is due to arrive at noon on Thuraday 10th inst.