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AN. UNWRITTEN CONTRACT- The case concluded in which Mesars. Wilks and Jack, Ld. sped the Yee Fat, of Wing Lok
to, and attendanceat, Lantan Island, near
B. Eolus.
for the defendants.
of the converentions, took place through the medium of an interpreter, an engineer who was an old employce of Mr. Wilks, and who was at prosent in the employ of the defendants.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 1909.
'H.M.S. "KING ALFRED" AT SAIGON. Į 20 This British Admiral's flagship, the King
NAVAL AND MILITARY,
THE WORK OF. DR. LECOQ. to road out to the House, but that he would have
Dr. Locog went out from Berlin to Chinese them printed in the Votes and Proceedings. The limit had been fired at 10,000, in view of the Turkestan in 1901. He chose as his centre of Commenting on recent naval promotions, the immediate requirements on mobilization. The operations the country about Turfan-an
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a depression among the Mountains.
Into
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The version of the lofondante was that the admiral, to the officers and crew of the English pleasure." In the case of Sir Gerard Noel, present day armies of the Continent of Europe.] them, subdued them, and then spread westward
whole of the work done was not to hav
$2 certain born charged for. That to extent was borne out by the plaintiffs thomasolves, and the gu-between was possibly absolutely mis- understood. The paint really on which the
cruiser King Alfred.". Admiral Lambton, in response, said he was sincerely touched by the warm welcome, received on landing at Saigon, and for this he wished to tender thanks to the Governor Geueral and the Lieutenant-Governor.
parties came to issue was as to whether or not / Ho also expressed the hope that the uniq made, the First Lord might be asked what it ears.
uny definite orders were given to engage the
· David Gillice and to repair the pump. All the conversation took place in pidgin English, and probably there was a misunderstanding. The. defendants say they never gave any authority.
His Lonisbip-Is the man who acted as intor. pretor one of your people?
Mr. Goldring-Yes. Mr. Stephens On a visit to the wreck the defendants said it was necessary to have tha tug, and Mosers. Wilks and Jack went to the Docks and ordered it. As we know Chisamsen
will talk sny amount, but it amounts to nothing. The more they talk they think they will gain como information, and probably they did in this
case, and acted on it.
"Lan Yuen Choi was called for the defence,
He said he was an engineer on board the blus. He saw Mr. Jack at his office on or about Angast 23rd, and the latter asked him if the Eolis was all right. Witness replied that the rossel was aground, on a reef. 11e spoko in pidgin English Mr. Jack asked why witness did not see him before, and be replied that he wished to get it off himself, if possible. He then asked how much Mossrs. Wilks and Jack asked to shift her. Thoy decided to go and inspect the vessel, nothing was said. about the cost on
between the two great European nations of France and England would become more fruit- ful. He concluded by proposing the healths of the President of the French Republic, the Governor-General and the Liontonant-Governor of Cochin-China and Mr. Inspector Outrey.
The Admiral and the Officers afterwards proceeded to the theatre to witness a represent ation of Herodiade.
THE SHATIN TRAGEDY. The hearing of the charge of murdering Jewar Singh, an Iulian watchman on the Kowloon Canton Railway, proferred against a Chinese named Lau Fang, again came on at the Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
After the evidence of the principal witness for the prosecution. and his cross-examination by Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro (of Messrs. Goldring. Barlow and Morrell), Mr. King, Deputy Superintendent of Police, asked his Worship's permission to withdraw the charge.
This was granted, and the charge against the accased was withdrawn.
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The following is the programme of the Hong. that occasion. On the following day Mossrs.kong Philharmonic Socisty's Concert, which Willos ant Jack went of with witness is to be given to-night in the City Hall :-- to the Bolur, and after sarreying her, Br. Jack said all the heavy work would have to be taken off the ship. Mr. Wilks said the boat could be pulled off with the Dook Company's tug. Witness said they would also have to get a wire rope, and he did not know who would pay for it, if it broke. Mr. Wilks said that was the Dock Company's business. Mr. Jock remarked that the pomp on the vessel was too small, he would lend one, if they gave him a job. Witness did not Bak Mr. Wilks to go to the Dusk Com- pany to inquire about the tug. At about eleven o'clock on the following day all the heavy Fear was removed into janks from the Eclus. Then witness called on Mr. Wilks and asked
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to have been neither more nor less than "Turkified Scythians," as Dr. Lecoq has called thom. During the first five centuries of the ROBINSON PIANO Christian era other invasions followed from the called them, were followed by various races of West. The Haus, or Heung-nu as the Chinese Turks, who in tara subdued the lanil.
Both art
AN ECHO OF THE WAR.
A MELBOURNE LAW SUIT.
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Street, to recover the sum of 8300 payable by Alfred has recently bean cruising in French Naval and Military Record says Whatever the totals of all arins ware:-South Africa, 541; ansiant kingdom on the Northern Road which '
waters, and the visit to Tudo-China has been tiff as consulting engineers. Also for journoys made the occasion of factivities and friendly ton years, it has certainly conspired with conina and Hongkong, 64, Gibraltar, 22, India elty and les
greetings. On December 15th the flagship spicuous success to clear the way for young and und Burma, 603; India West, 16; Jamnica, 1; foothills of the Celestial
The whole British Navy possesses much younger loaders 3,153; Falkland Islands, 2; New Zealand, 100 to fertilise the anals and eventually
Uganda, 1; British Contral Africa, I-general lost in the southern marsh. Capsuimoon Pass, and for advice with reforanca arrived at Kamranh Bay and Sir Hedworth brilliant offcere, who are now passing on to the Malta, 332: Mauritius, 2; Straits Bettlements, this depression mountain torrents
total, 5,097.
depression is dotted with villages, and in the to lightering and raising the wreck of the Lambton was cordially received and shown the flag list. Whatever may be its defents, the 55; British Guiana, 1; Australia, 165; Canada, through rocky ravines. Those streams serve
interesting places of the locality. Later, the
mountain gorges to the north are scattered the Comment has been made regarding one Mr. M. J. D. Stephens represented the King Alfred sailed to Saigon, where on behalf than any other force in the world. plaintiffs, and Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared of the Government of Cochin-Chini, a banquet
was tendered to Admiral Lambton. M.Ontrey, onrious point in correction with the promotion Accerling to Le Temps, France maintains ruined temples and monasteries of a bygone The Chinese aunals tell us that in the Second to this exalted rank is the only instance where making au alliance with any other power, it is Mr. Goldring in opening the defence, said inspector of the Civil Services, represented the of Sir ferard Noel to the rank of Admiral of the that if England is to be sure of the morrow, if civilisation. Near the present town is the site Western Kingdoms a race of city-builders army which she does act at present possess, the case practically turned on the question of Lieutenant-Governor who was absent. After Fleet which has escapod notice. Advancement she is, in the European senso, to be capable of of the ancient city of Turtan the circamstances under which the services expressing regret for the absence of his chief, he the Sovereign has always' exercised the right of necesary that she should endow herself with an.Contury before Christ there lived in the it was made on the Sovereign's initiative. other European armies, the British Army was powerful people who dug for gold and iron. than it is According to the aanals the pooples who were said to have been rondered. The whole said the French colony was happy to salute se selection, and the appointment has invaria he should remember that. compared with who set up cities having forty-five walls; $16
instance, when Sir Edward Hobart In a better position a century hide from her. dwelt on the southern borders of the Great distinguished an officer of the British navy, He been announced in terms so se to indicate that followed this by asking the company to drink Fer
Desert in the region about Sa-chu came upon to the health of His Majesty King Edward, to Seymour was promoted, it was officially stated now. She should not attempt to the closer, union of the two great nations, to you, that it was in purnance of his Majesty's self the knowledge that as compared with the
however, the announcement centained no sach levied by conscription, the British Army is through the valleys which ochalou the Tian Shan, phrase, and it appeared as though it were made thing for derision. The Liberte, which like the ont upon the plains of Western Turkestan on the sole initiative of the Admiralty, without reat of the French Press gives pronzinonce to Thence they must have descended upon Bactria King. There may, of course, Lord Roberts's speech, foresces the practical and found the great Indo-Scythian Empire. Chinese authors of this period tell us that the reference tot
in procedure. Since, how. comparatively early date, however distasteful people of the Western Kingdoms had blonde hair taken as a chanj hare beou an ac dental omission, or it may be application of conscription laws in England at a over, a change in the phraseology June been the word conscription may be found to British and bius ayes, an oxpresion very saggestive of
European allnities,
presence of a Scythian popalation in these kingdonts of Central Asia means.
Loodg
found inscriptions written in Brahmio characters sufficient to show that the language Mr. T. A. Bramadon, M.P., speaking at the THE
OF na now been amply been proved. In Torfan Dr.
of the period was of Indo-European origin. Offcars Society (Portsmouth Branch) said be
Hence the peoples of Chinese Turkestan two annual dinner of the RN. Executive Fetty
centuries before Christ were apparently of thought that they would all agree that the last few years the Admiralty had done a great deal
During the past century the deserts of Egypt Scythian race and Earopeno affinities. Indeed, for the lower deck. The victualling and the cooks' departments had been improved, there have yielded countless treasures to the archie- the "Tarks" of the early Arab writers would had been an improvement in the men's pay ologist, and have shown clearly oneugh that so something had been done towards a free kit, sand is the great preserver of the records of and the double petty time grievance had been antiquity. But it is not every desert which redressed. Mr. Bramsdon mentioned that al-marks the site of an extinct civilisation, and though he had worried the First Lord, the only in rare instances does it pay to plough the
The most stable civilisation ever existing in Financial Secretary, and the heads of depart desert sands. Egypt is one of them, and ments a great deal, he had met with the greatest
with twenty years to be another."
Turkestan is the hollow which divides the Turfan would seem to have been that of the consideration, and all alike were actuated with Chinese Turkestan has proved in the last the desire to do all they could for the mon
But, he
continued, three nidos it is bounded by almost impassable discovered in the ancient city remains in plenty quarter-deck officers. of the nary, and this also applied to the great Tibetan tableland from that of Siberia. On Uigar Tarka, a civiliantion of which Dr. Lero
A gumimens for ilireotiens in an action there were other grievances that still required mountains, and on the other the cast-it opens In one place be found the ruins of a terraced to be redressed. They must, however,
to aorth, to south, sud to wast flow down tained images of the Buddha. In the centre of brought by Peter Ferdevitch Varawa, of Shang- considerably rivers, which disappent and are lost the city, on the other hand, stand the ruins hai, shipbrokor against Howard Smith and Co., to work gradually. In the Magus Chart on the great Desert of Gobi. From the mountain pyramid, inset with recesses which had once con
Dealing with some in the desert which fille the grant basin below. of three enormous hails with lateral bald-Ld. shipowners, of Melbourne, in which plaintiff their grievances were given expression to in
is ne if the sands of Gobi were an immense ings. The decorations and the inscriptions in claims £20,000 damages for false imprisondent most respectful way of the pointe, Mr. Bramsden strongly upheld
In 1904 plaintiff was acting as agent the claim that ciarating should not take place an overflowing into a bay ringed round with Uigur and Manichean characters show plainly and abras of the processes of the Court, was the Rnx80- except by courtmartial. He also touched on the mountains. Below the foothills along the edge that this must have been the Temple of the recently before the Sydusy Practice Court.
attempt to combine the thras of fast steaming ships for automatie stoppage of men's leave because they of the desert the rivers can be controlled and priesthood of the Manichean religion. that
Christ, Buddha, and Japanese war, and certain cables passed between were put in the report, which was unjust, he turned aside to water the land before they flow grandiose
as out to be lost in the desert. Thus it comes that great religions of thought, and with hospital stoppages, as well as
river on the plain there Zoroaster. In this temple Dr. Lecoy found the one Moller, shipbroker, at Shanghai, and ono Captain Miles, who purported to act as agent with the claim that the Royal Fleet Reserve at the issuing of should be open to all rating. He also advocated is an oasis, often a meal country in itself. But only Manichean wall-painting known, Exciva the opening of the warrant raak to all rating on in course of time the sands shift and the rivers tion in other parts of the city brought to light for Musars. Howard Smith & Co. Eventually, oaloged that a contract had been entered into the lower deck, a pension of is, a day for 2 chaage their courses. Then these casis-king-wany documents in Syriae, copies of the Gospels as a result of these cables, Howard Sinith and years' service, and the granting of pensions for doms are overwhelmed and buried. Fortunately and devotional writings, obviously the work of
Manichees, sud Buddhists red here together of the Steamer Pergerine at £29,000. In the the mon's widows, as well as with an absolute the sand which buries them leaves many of their the Nestorian hurch. The fact that Nestorius, between Varnwo and themselves for the purchase free kit.
Continuing, Mr. Bramsdon con-treasures unspoilt. demned the search of bluejackets in the streets, To get to China erexiant from India or the nad built their templas side by side speaks negotiations Singapore had been mentioned as Elgar and insisted that there was no reason why the West is a very difficult proceeding. The straight volumes, as Dr. Lecoq asa asid, for the power and the port of delivery of the vessel. When the Pergerine was not an 18-knot boat, as stipu lower-deck men should not send deputations to road from the West leads over the great moun- toleration of the government. The early Arab Varawa came to Sydney in 1904 he found that Gaul the Admiralty to explain their own grievances.tains behind Kashgar and down through the writers, however, lint that the Chinese, who were
All this could be obtained without money Desert of Turkestan. Consequently long ago Lords Paramount, were not so tolerant, and in lated, and that the company refused to deliver at Possibly this may be the purchase the vessel, and was arrested under a Gurlitt Alluding to the claims of the men that would there grow up two great routes along the edge later years attempted to put an end to these Singapore. He repudiated any contract for the
cost money, he said £600,000 would cover all of the desert, threading the casis-kingdoms, or, foreign religions,
There he was detained 11 days, and RE. CROVE & MR. DENMAN FULLER. Two Songs (a) My love for you" Denman Fuller that was asked for in the "Magna Charta," as the Chinese called them, "the Kingdoms of secret of the carnage which must have happened writ of habeas and lodged in Darlinghurst
(b)The dawn of joy"
small sam spread over so many men. Conclud the West." Along these two roads passed all long age at the rained temple, where Dr. Lecoq Goal. ing, he promised to do all he could for the the Eastern mees in their descent opon Western found scattered about the bodies of three hundred then released on lodging the sum of £4,000 as a which Howard Smith and Co. were bringing. Asis, and along them also passed the great Manichean priests--their bones still covered by "Britain ask of theyself". Elgar lower-deck men.
religions
which the West gave to the East: the priestly roles in which they met their death. See to abide by the result of the action purchase the Fergerine. This action was pro- Recruiting for the Territorial Force is on the Perhaps the most remarkable contribution which All those temples and bustlings date from the against him for alleged breach of contract to
has ever made to the general development seventh to the ninth centuries A.D. upward grade, and most satisfactory returns have been received from all stations. If the present rate is maintained until next fankind was the missionary movement which and architecture show very plainly irow many were socuted in the courts of New South Wales, with when the Territorinis go into camp, they should prend Buddhism over Central Asia, China, and the conflicting influences at work. The Buddhist the result that on trial the company was awardeЛl 2185. EDWARDS, MES. GOLDSMITH,
It shows unmistakably was through the Western Kingdoms" that statuary and decoration of what is known as the very nearly reach their maximum establishment the Far East, and Chinese records show that it temples in many cases are ornamented with rich | £10,000 damages for breach of contract.
Grace-Buddhist style. MR. G. H. EDWARDS & ME. BEAVIS.
strong, and can only recruit about the strength from the land of its birth. Occasional re- kim-how much he wanted to salve the wreck, Chorus To Sylvia" Schubert Two infantry battalions are already over 800 the religion of the Buddha came-not directly its classical origin. The Buddha is at one time an from this latter Court to the High Court
CHORUS & ORCHESTRA.
ferences, marenver, in the Chinese annals have Oriental Dionysus and at another an Eastern Guilmant of another company. • Scherzo......(Two Pianos)
long led scholars to suspect that the Buddhist version of Zeus. But all show cbvious signs stern that the culture came not direct from Europe, MRS. COCHRANE & ME. DENMAN FULLER. Choral Fantaisie
No little interest is being manifested in the missionaries brought with them to the Western Viscont
experiment new being tried at Aldershot of Kingdoms their language and their art. But but from Gandhara, in the Poshawar Valley, trace remained, and where Western art took an Eastern form in the abolishing military pickets, and there can be no of these apparently not two opinions that Bir H. Smith-Dorrien has the information to be gathered from the records centaries immediately before and after Christ, made a wise appeal to the good sense of the of ancient travel was almost valueless. From Other, and perhaps later, shrines, or the con private soldier. Hitherto every regiment has the Fourth entury onnard many Chinese trary, show clearly the ancient Ludian pictorial on the 21st of last month, and the action is now had to furnish six men and a corporal for picket pilgrims passing through Turkestan on their art exactly as it is seen in the Ajanta care proceeding. The usual order for pleading An interesting experiment is being prosecuted duty, so that the experiment will reduce irksome way to the shrines of India have, indeed, made paintings. Other temples, again, were plainly discovery and interrogatories and trial before a by the Indian division of the Salvation Army labour very appreciably. Whatever the result, brief notes of their itineraries. But their built ata time when Persian influence was strong, Judge and jury of 12 was made--Sydney Morn-
In the mountain ravines to the north-east of for the subject of orpelling the rat from the says a service journal, this experiment is worth eyes were fixed on the shrines of the Buddhs, for in appearance they are says Dr. Lecoq-ing Herald. precincts of the average Indian village but, it making, as it can hardly fail to convince the and they apparently took no note of the civilis. sometimes indistinguishable from Sassian ruins. Tarfan Lr. Decoq found the ruins of many Budd- THE FIRST DISCOVERIES,
Twenty Chinese, the majority stated to be is generally admitted that the rat is an all too rank and file of the Army that the authorities ations which they passed on their pilgrimage. successful carrier of bubonic plagae, and it was wish to treat them as sensible men. It is not to
It was in 1890 that Colonel Bower made the hist monasteries built into the rock walk. In discovered that an effective way of clearing the be expected that broiling will entirely canse, house of people of the rat vormin was by intro- pither at once or in the future, but offenders first considerable find in Chinese Turkestan, their day they can have differed little from the covered with loathsome eruptions on the face A search will be dealt with rather more seriously than At Ka-cha, in the rains of the old city, he Llamaseries of Tibet. Here were foundmann. and hands, were discovered on board the steamer scripts in many different characters and langu- Eastern, which arrived at Sydney from Japan ducing a strong and vicious-tempered cat.
This experience (enys Commissioner Nicol, hitherto. In the Navy, too, the experiment will found leares of birch bark on which were
These ages. The monasteries themselves were decorated and Hongkong on December 4. written in Sanskrit Buddhistic texts. writing in the Journal of the Incorporated Society he watched with interest.
leaves were the first tangible proof of the exist with pictares of Buddhist ceremonies, and some party of ten men under Customs Officer Connell of the monks depicted were obviously painted went on beard, and the search had progressed ence of an Indian culture in Central Asia, of Destruction of Verrain) led to the more frequent employment of the cat as a sentinel and defender of the home. But the cat is less
little light on the civilisation in which this was that for the most part they were blonde and naturs being disclosed, when the party suddenly indigenons to India than is the rat, and it was presentative of the " Daily Mirror," is reported though such chance acquisitions could throw from life. The extraordinary thing about them for some time without anything of an unusual "Hitherto the British soldier has been treated ancient Indian learning bad flourished. But it had blue eyes. This Dr. Lecoq considers to show came upon one of the neatest places of conceal- found next to impossible to procure a sufficient number of the eat tribe with which to extend somewhat like a baby. He has been dry-aureed turned the attention of archeologists to the beyond all doubt how little the original Soythian ment ever found on a ship in Sydney. Abont. decks, all of it consigned to Melbourne, was His Lordship in delivering judgmant said he the experiment. The docile and peaceful type I am now trying to bring about a change, and possibility of solving important historical pro. population had been changed by their successive 20 tons of cargo in No. 1 hold in the 'tween
of cats made little, if any, impression apon the I think I shall succeed. As a matter of fact, biems, and Dr. Stain determined to explore conqueror.
Chinese Butafter all wo are to-day only at the beginning shifted, and underneath was found an entrance the British soldier is a gentleman by instinct. the sand-buried rains of Khotan.
the divisions had to look at this matter as jury and ascertain fierca, destructive and disease spreading rat;
no mera of communication. what exactly took place and what should be paid but the moment the strong, fearless British He is s different man to-day from what he used records suggested that this little kingdom of things. So far the knowledge we have gained to a vacant place. The whole was divided into
appeared on the scene, torror seized
to be. He is absolutely sober. He is more had played an important part in the in- bns simply served to show how many and how two sections, and between for that which was done. It was not denied that, "tom"
the to explore, many inscriptions to leeipher, and led so close as they could get, and on the the plaintifs were entitled to something. In this on the native rats, and so her. Bramwell intelligent and better educated. He represents terchange between civilisations which went complex are the problems which centre in Chin- there were
the disposition of the ruins case the go-between was a man on friendy terme Booth conceived the notion exporting a con- the keepest type of man in the kingdom, Eis on in this mountain-locked desert. Judging ee Turkestan. There are still very many ruins On the port sido eleven Chinese were hud-
tigent of "recrue
one idea is to keep fit and well. You have only from
веет would of Khotan
to many languages to master before we can begin. to starboard side there were In dus course two cat farms were opened in to let him know that he is on his honour, and inhabitants
That has always been
the invading sand As the river changed answers lie buried beneath the sands of Turkes every case the features of the stowaways were almost hidden by masses of revolting sores. One Bombay and stocked with a number of selected he will play up for you.
of the search party had to creep in among You cannot wish for finer its course the desert overwhelmed town after tan-Morning Post (London) British cute. Anumber of these, however, did my experience. So long as you trust him he bar waged a rain, eternal warfare with solve the great riddies of race history whose loathsome sight was presented, as in nearly the piles of cargo and pull the Chinose out one not take kindly to the Indian climate, and died, will play up for you. Others gradually lost their native aggressiveness men than British soldiers,
"Whenever I have trusted the soldier, town, and others were built in their place." The ruins are scattered at intervals along a
by one. The whole party were examined by two. and became practically unfitted for the work
In the Divorce Court, Londen, recently Sir medical officers, and found to be free from con- A few overcame the climatic conditions and whenever I have placed him on his honour, line measuring roughly three hundred mil
gentlemanly response from east to west, and, though varying greatly
who had dragged them from their place of the first item, consultation for the floating of confirmed the experience acquired by the officer I have bad an absolutely is year's generalin date, they reveal a uniform and well-defined Gorell Barnes gave judgment in the case of Mrs. | tariens diseases, much to the relief of the officer the steamer, a reasonable charge, and allowed it. who first declared the cat to be a natural and For example, during
The hiding place was covered by about 300 With regard to item 2, 3125, the two plaintiff successful opponent of the rat. Though the 6x-manceuvres, which lasted ten days, I removed all civilisation. The culture seems to Dr. Stein to Louise Venugopal Chetti, an English woman;
periment at this stage would appear to have been restrictions in regard to visiting public houses have rasted mainly ou Indian foundations, but against her husband, an Indian district judge, concealment. themselves want ont to the wreck, boarded it, only a comparative success, there are, neverthe- The men were free to go where they liked.the fascination of individuality is added by of Chinloput, in the Presidency of Madras.
the ground of her husband's desertion. They that the chances were strongly against it being and gave a considerable amount of advice less, two facts at least established by it namely, What was the result? There was less than half influences coming both the West and from The petitioner sued for a judicial separation on tors of cargo, all consigned to Melbourne, so The question as to how far the art of Greece, were married in London in 890, and since the shifted, and though only 20 tons were removed, It had He could not treat the surrey of a vessel that the presence of the cat in the village hut the normal amount of crime, and there were Chine lying in that peculiar position on the rocks has the effect of driving the rat out of it into only two cates of drunkenness during the whole
the jungle, and hat the cat remains apparently period of the ungures. And there were and Rome Penetrated into Asia has puzzied birth of a child the wife had not seen her husband. that task occupied about two hours. From the
He denied the desertion, and contended that general appearance of the "cubby house and fascinated scholars for many years, Dr. Vessel tying in
20,000 troops engaged! Bo far the customary objection to the introduc- "With regard to the abolition of picket daty, Stein has thrown much light on the subject, the marriage was not legal, he being a domi- only been occupied about twelve hours, though tion of the cat to the rat infested village has been I first looked up the statistics and found that for in Khotan he found many classical seals cited Hindu; and he also maintained that he even in that time it had got into a shockingly that it may only add to the number of carriers there was very little crime in the district. I impressed in clay. These seals bore the heads could have more wives than one. He said he Bitby condition. a of baboule plague, for if the rat is responsible was told that was because the place was well of Pallas, Athens or of Erea, but where or by was a Hindu of the caste of the "Twiceborn" It would seem probable that it was constructed The holds were all battened down when the marry any person ontside his own caste ronsonable amount. With regard to the Dock for the distribution of the disease, why not the patrolled. I said I would remove the patrols whom they were made cannot at present be de- or Regenerates," and therefore able to while the vessel was on the Australian coast.
cat also? But so far as the experiment has gone and trust the mon to bahars. I was then advised termined. It is certain, however, that they were
His lordship found as a fact that both parties Eastern left Brisbane, and No. 1 was under lock currently used reduce the patrols by a few at a time. No.
by defendants gave any reasonable suthority to the this fear has not been justified.
The writer adds: Whether this is at- I said, 'I will abolish them altogether, put the two or three centuries of the era, and that they went through the ceremony of marriage intend and key as well. plaintiffs to engage it. They believed they tributable to the superior cleanliness of the cat men on their honour, and you will see how well had great influence on local art. The remarking it to be a binding marriage according to our would get the contract, and his Lordship thought, over the rat, or the care of its owners, or the they will respond. These are the lines I bursable diversity of the cultural influences," says law, and as it had been defined in this country
& voluntary anion for life, one man, one wife as they expected it, they male arrangesnouts. shaggy nature of its cont. I cannot say. The always worked upon. When in South Africa I Dr. Stein, which met and mingled at Khotan
There was not a title of foundation for any Therefore the amount of 575 would be disallowed, information assess on the question is too was particularly struck with the excellent daring the Third Century A.D. is forcibly brought to the exclusion of all others. There was no doubt that the defendants did scanty with which to arrive at a definite con- conduct of the mar, and their high sense of home to us by these records from a remote Cen
clusion; but if it can be demonstrated by further honour. I have always encouraged the men to tral Asian settlement, inscribed on wooden tablets suggestion against the petitioner's conduct. The contemplate the pump going off to the wrecks experiments that in contact with rats, the rat does think for themselves and to act on their own in an Indian language and writing, issued by correspondence showed that there was desertion but again, the pulsometer would have been got not contaminate the cat, the opponents of this initiative, and I have never been disappointed.
seals carry
us to the classical world far away in petition was filed.
His lordship was unable to find that the law ready in any case. He thought he would be scheme will have to alter their views as to the By being treated is gentlemen British soldiersons with strangely nn-Indian titles, whoas for a period of more than two yours before the
learn to know they are gentlerden.
the West," Since he published his first reports Dr. Stein has gathered much more meaterial. But of India was in favour of the respondent, nur doing equal justice if he halved the amount of utility of the cat family. $50. As to the last consultation regarding the
The Secretary of State for War was recently until this is described by him at length we must could he find any sufficient reason from which asked what reserve soldiers receiving pay were turn for further information to the north of it would follow that the Courts of England rates quoted, looking at the case all round, he thought that this item ought not to be allowed to Dr.
do it. Her Judgment would therefore be entered for the Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Pouder arme did they belong; what were the numbers for the last four years. Here he has gathered case as this, where the respondent had acted in whale Western Presidency at the grievous and plaintiff for $175 and costs. The defendante Specialities for the Skin are the study of a residing in each of the principal Colonies; and much valuable information, which he is engaged defiance of the laws of England. The petitioner only had themselves to blame for not being more Hetima. A. B. Watson & Co. Ltd. Sole Agents, why was the number limited to 10,000. Mr. at this moment in imparting to various learned was therefore entitled to a judicial separation,
Haldane replied that the figures were too long sociatios in this country." 262 business like.
He replied, "Suppose pull ship off I get good Bande: your munster very much laugh, come off everything finish, $2,000, Suppose no come off your firm pay all expenses, about $700." Witness made a counter offer of $1000, but Mr. Jack said, "no good, Finish."
4. ross-examined-Witness went twice to Mr. Wilks' offles before he went to the wreck. When Mr. Wilke said he must get the pump ready, witness did not object, but he asked rat what the charge would be. Fermission was not giron Mr. Wilks to order the tag: he was only asked the charge of it.
But Mr. Jack told you he would want the tag, didn't he?—Yes.
And you and your master went to him for advice --Yes.
And acted on it Only as regards removing the heary machinery from the vessel.
Did you agree to send your launch for the pump? Yes, but the whole business fell through and I did not send it.
with both parties, consequently matters were, not conducted in the same business like manner that they would have been between strangers. The whole thing was a further difficulty by "reason of the fact that all the consultations were in pidgin English. His Lordship thought
on the same lines as
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the harbour. Therefore, having in view the
circumstances of the case and the fact that the
plaintiffs wore both experts, he thought $125
tag bis Lordeliip was not at all clear that the
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THE CAT AS A PLAGUE FIGHTER.
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Gen. Smith-Dorrien, in an interview with a
to have said:
to
Khotanese officials in the first
HINDU'S MARRIAGE.
and be pronounced a decree with costs.
:
On appeal the Full Court directed a verdict to be entered for the defendant An appeal resulted in a declaration that the correspondance did not diselen any contract at all, and that Howard Smith and Co.'s claim failed. The present notion was commenced on March 2, 1905, and on the 14th of that month an order was was paid into court. This amount was paid in made staying proceedings until a sum of £200
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THE INDIAN COTTON ROP. The third memorandum on the cotton crop of the current season for India, excluding Eastern Bengal and Assam, issued Try the commercial Intelligence Department, estimates the outturn increase of 598,000 bales or nearly twenty per cent, above last year. at 3,623,000 bales of 400 lbs. each being an
A genuine and spontaneous expression of sympathy has been evoked in all castes and
untimely death of Lady Clarke the gracious and the worthy and popular Governor of Bombay, benevolent wife of Sir George Sydenham Clarke,