SUPREME COURT.
Tuesday, 24th August,
"IN 'Original Jurisdiction.
Before His Honour Sia FRANCIS
PIGGOTT (CHIEF JUSTICE),
MITCHELL V. LEMM.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRE'S WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25th,*1909.
His Lordship-You don't mean to represent I Was it not to him that you gave these partï. that you were sitting on your veradah to watek soular pages - after they were cut out of the Mr. Lemm? I may have done it out of register P-No, I handed them to a clerk of i curiosity.
Mosere. Deacon, Looker and Descon,
Continuing, witness said that there were two separate accounts in the names of Lemm and Mitchell, but there was nothing to show by the books who paid, although he mow that Mr. Lemma paid.
Why out of curiosity ?—I thought it was a'
· thing to arouse myone's curiosity.
Sir Henry Berkeley How many occasions liave you sat on the verandahP-Pretty- often, I could not my the number..
Mr. P. A. Pervíra, samatant manager of the Do you remember being on board the Prince hotel, gave corroboratire ovidence, and the
case was adjourned sine die.
FOOD FROM CHINA.
NOTES AND NEWS.
KANACLED MAN'S SWIM.
BERLIN'S MATCH PAMINE.
Berlin smokers recently have bena in grievous troulike. Not only has the associd-
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THERE IS SKILL AND
OF CONSTRUCTION
IN ALL
PIANOS
A remarkable fest was socomplished by Julosion of German tobacconists decided that Gautier, the long distance and trick swimmer. the consumer shall pay the whole of the THOROUGHNESS With hands and feet manicled ho awam from new duties on cigars, and accordingly notified Patney to Mortlake, towing a large rowing the public that all cigars will be advanced in bost, and did the full boat race course in a free price from 15 to 25 per cent from August 1st, tion over ninety minutes. Gautier has already but, simultaneously, there has been an almost som from London Bridgs to Richmond complete earth of the humble bat necessary about seventeen miles with chained hands and matol. It will be remembered that the prios feet.
of the ordinary wooden match is to be advanced THE "PRETTY MAID" OF DEVONSHIRE.
in August by 150 per coat to meet the new The judgment of Paris was a simple business which lately cost one penny will now cost 2
teration, This means that the doten boxes beside the ordeal of the rector of Holsworthy; The result, of course, has been an unprecedented t24d. who has just had to select as a proper
object of PORI, BEEF, EGGS, FOULTY AND GAME. traditional charity" the single woman rash on the tobacconists, grocers, and iteres, The London Daily Mail has the following sident in the parish under thirty years of wholly unable to cope. Wertheim, the Whitely with which the producers of matches have been reference to the Palermo's cargo
age generally steamed as the most deserv Nearly 5,000 frozen carcases of pigs sent alling and most handsome, and the most sale of matches by the gross of boxes, and has of Berlin, has been obliged to spend the the way from Hankow, in China, for oonsamp noted for her quietness and attendance at
It is a precious conjunction of five dozen boxes wing that not more than process of passing church.". tion in England are now
of posted placards Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by What I am submitting is this: that for the the inspection of the Port of London Sanitary -virtues, perhaps les rare in former ages than the Friedrich-stresse, Berlin's Piccadilly, the be sold to any one customer, Mr. B. W. Looker (of Messrs. Deacon, Looker purpose of showing continued familiarity Authority at Dapiford. Their arrival in the to-day, when the virtues show a lamentele popular tobacconists have long since sold out STAMPING THEM IN EVERY WAY
Palermo, with many cases of Chinese tendency to specialisation. It is significant of beef, poultry, deer, gams, and eggs, marks the popular pervarsity that the heroine of Hole. commencement of a highly interesting experi-worthy is generally known as the "pretty goos (quietly) to church. But, no doubt, the roster looked deeper.
The hearing was continued of the action în | Bigismund on June 21st, 1907P-I took the which Captain T. A. Mitchell, of the Indo-ship out, but I am not prepared to swear to China Stemu Navigation Co., proceeded the date. against John Lema to recover $15,000, general moral damages, and $17,187.23 special damages for money paid and payable in connection with divorce proceedings in Edinburgh.
and Deacon) appeared for the plaintiff, while the defendant was represented by Mr. M. W. Blade, who was instructed by Mr. P. M. Hodgson (of Messrs. Ewens and Harston).'
The jurors werD :----
Messrs. E. J. Hughes (foreman), J. W. Bolles, E. Shellim, M. S. Sassoon; M. S. Northcote, G. C. Moxon and E. H..Hinds.
Captain Mitchell, recalled, was further prow examined by Mr. Slado. Ho said he was captain #of the Fau Sang on August 17th, 1903. The letter produced, which was not signed, sppearod to be in his handwriting, and he remembered certain circumstances which may have prompted him to write such a letter. In that lotter he asked defendant to look after his bouse, and his wife had given Mr. Lemm a power of attorney I put it to you that is a copy of what you wrote to Lemm, made by yourself and given by you to your wife ?—That may be.
And that the original was roturned to 'you at your request -I cannot recollect that.
Mr. Blade then produced a letter dated 8th March, 1904, which, witness admitted was in his handwriting. The letter requested Mr. Lemim
Was Mrs. Mitchell en board?-Yer, she was going to Australia.
Mr. Blade To what portion of the ticulars does this refer?
par.
Sir Henry Berkeley-This is after the decree.
evidence can be given even after the decree,
Mr. Slade My Lriend has had his way now. He has put it to the jury and that is sil he wanted..
Sir Henry Berkeley-My friend should not make a suggestion like that.
His Lordship-I will put everything straight to the jury.
he
stoamer
ment.
WE IMPORT
"Chiness pig has never before been offered maid,” not as the worthy maid or the maid who single box of matches, Smokers have beon SUPERIOR VALUE
se an article of commption in England," or plained a director of the Union Cold Storage Company-to whom the carge was consigned. As regards the Chinese beef, poultry, deer, game, and eggs, I am not quite certain whether they are entirely new. The experiment may Cross-examined by Mr. Einde, witness sail so far as they are concerned, have been tried in took tentative way before certainly not on so large a scale as this. Upon the success of this experiment, in which the resources of China are seriously called upon to all the markote of
that Captain Mitchell knew proceedings against his wife for achaltory in 1905. He was called to give evidence on com mission, and on that occasion he mentioned some of the facts he had now sworn to. He remembered being shown a photograph and asked who it was, and he replied Lema. When asked if he know anything about Lamm, he said nothing more than that ho was a fre- quent visitor at Mrs. Mitchell's house. That
war becanio ho was not saked.
How many hours wore you cross-examined Only a few minutes.
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London for the first time, dopends the hailding up of a new tide."
introducing to England Chineso pige fatteund As long ago as last December the idea of the bangland Chinese pige fattest mooted among several English Arts. Thomas Sutherland alluded to it at the annual is Day 11 of the Peninendar and Steam Navigation Company, when he expressed the hope that this first shipment would make the beginning of a very large
Chinese trado.
above.
The recent high prices of baron and other Minutes -Please don't look black at me. food stuffs decided the arms concerned to wake I am telling all I know as far as I can remem at once the experiment of an initial consign bor. I was a very short time under cross-mant," explained the authority quotid Those Chinese pige, brod by farmers near Hankow, are said to make excellent eating. They are carefully fattened, and the orcases among this
to return a letter witness gave him, and to note examination. that in future they met as strangers.
Witness then asked, and was granted per. mission, to explain the circumstances which prompted him to write that letter. When Mrs. Mitchell went to Chefoo in April, 1903, he said, she left instructions with Mr. Lemm to look- after her house. She sub-let the house to a man by the name of Keeney, and she did this without commalting witness in the matter at all. Mr. Slate--I think you told me yesterday that you know this before Mrs. Mitchell left Hongkong?The day she left. I came into port that day,
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not, however, undersell.
first consignment which have so far been inspected by experts are pronounced to be in remarkably good condition.
Your exumination in chief took sometime About half an hour.
You are a friend of Captain Mitchell's, aren't you ?--I am a esptain myself,
It's curious thing that in 1905 you never. "The idee sise some to provail that if gave any of the details at all which you have this consignment is favourably received in given now ?—I was not asked.
the English market there is merely wait,
exploited practically an an ing to be limited ampply of similar food stata from China This is not the case. The supply, particularly as regarda pigs, is at present quite limited. It might, of course, be developed with the impetus of a steady demand from England. The price at which the Chinese pigs are to be sold in England has not yet been fixed. They will be introduced as quite a superior
Before you gave your evidence in chief you had soon Mr. Deacon, who was seting for Captain Mitchell In the usual way, I
suppose
And he had taken your proof?— That is nsual, is it not?
Did he take it I suppose so,
sure.
I am not
And he was asking you all you know about the matter ?—I have come here to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, His Lordship instructed the witness, to
There was no sourət shout it?-She told mo Mr. Lemm was to collect the rent. In the meantime Mr. and Mrs. Keeney left the house in charge of a man named Logan,, who took several people to live there. When this came to my knowledge I was anxious as to whether the furniture in the house would be looked | answer. after, and in some way or other I asked Mr. Lemm to give on sye to it.
Besides Mr. Lem you have accused, havo you not, a number of other men of committing adultery with your wife?—I have accused nobody.
Have you accused Mr. Lemm R--I took ceedings against Lemm...
pro:
His Lordship-Making people co-respondents is nesusing them.
Mr. Slade--Hare you made other people co respondents No, Other people were brought into the notion...
Have you nooused your wife of committing adaltery with other people besides Lomm?-No
What? When I took thone proceedings they were entirely on account of Lemam. In the meantime other knowledge came to me and I took advantage of it.
Witness-Please ask the gentleman not to look at me as if he is going to swallow me.
His Lordship-You can look at him as if you were going to swallow him.
Wituose--I don't want him to look at me as if I'm telling lie
Mr. Slade-Ya certainly did see Mr. Deacon? All right. We'll say I did. You did not mention any of these facts to him, did you? Which facts do you mean ?
Bis Lordship-The facts you have told us about sitting on your verandah.
Witness-No. As I say, I was not naked.
The reception in England of this first shipload of Chinese produce is to be carefully studied before a second shipload is ordered from Hankow."
Included in the consignment are numerous cases of Chinese beef, venison, eggs, and some 15,000 head of partridges, pheasants, ducks, geese, snips, and poultry. Should the imports tion prove financially successful other consign mente will certainly follow and a new and fruit fal source of supply will be open to the English markets.
The analytical and microscopical examination of certain of the carcases and the general examination of the remainder, which was under taken on behalf of the Port of Loadon medical suthorities, has proved entirely satisfactory Not a single porcine carcase, it is stated, was found to show any signs of deterioration. The whole of the consignment, with the con
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COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA.
Interesting details as to the increased cost of living in Americs are furnished by Bradstreet's and quoted by the World. It is shown that between July 1, 199, breadstalls and live stock have nearly doubled in price; provisions, fruits, hides, and leather have increased. 60 per cent, textiles 60. Flour costs 100 per cent. more, beef 80 per cent pork 150 per cent, mutton 125 per cent, home 35 per cont, bacon 170 per cent lard 180 per cant, butter 70 per cent, and potatoen 130 per cent. Since the beginning of the year four has risen nearly 60 per cent. pork and mutton 20 per cent., hams almost 10 per cent, batter 18 per cent, and coffee 25 per
cort.
LADINS HATS AND DANK - NOTES, It does not require a great amennt of dia crimination to see a connection between indies hats and bank-netes, but it is something new to learn from a French contemporary that the two things are plant. Frensh bank notes have been made from material grown on the in fact, which were formerly made from silk are now made from the fibre of ramie, or Chins grass--a substance long used in the East for ropes and cordage, and for cloth in China and Japan, The French Government imports each your boat-60 tons of the fibre, which" is trans formed into bank notes at the Government paper factory at Bierey, The Abre is also largely used in the manufacture of ladies' straw bats of the more expensive kinds.
LEFOEKS AT THE VATICAN,
A Rome correspondeat writes It would seem to be the ambition of Pope Fias X. to pass down to posterity as the Reformer. He has already instituted several notable reforms, in the total roorganisation of the financial dapart. ments of the Vatican, in the ecclesiastical congregations, in taxes, and in the ceremonial music. At present the Pope is contemplating a number of important changes within the walls of the Vatican, with a view to reducing Doodless That expenditure. He has expressed the o opinion there are far too many idle people about the premises officials who are costly, but whose offices are pare sinecures. The guards, For
instance, are practically valueless. The Guards Guards, the Palatine of Nobles, the Bwiss Guards, the Gendarmerie--all alike necessitate a vast expenditure for which little is obtained in return. If His Holiness noted in accordance with his real wishes, he would abolish all these; but consideration of historic interest will prob ably induce him to confine himself to
reduction in Dumbers.
THE IOYAL ROMANCE.
mere
their whole stock, and one may go into half-a- on shops without being able to obtain a
while agenised housewives have been bombard going about offering kingdoms for a match,
ing the offices of the principal match arms in Berlin with orders for innumerable dozens of boxes-orders which the firm has been totally BUILT THROUGHOUT FOR unable to carry out.
I
a
out the ordinary boxes,
matches
THIS CLIMATE.
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REBUILDING OF SAN FRANCISCO.
Mr. W. B. Hearn, British Consul-General for San Francisco, reports that the rebuilding
resulted from the passing of the vote arranging As an illustration of the rush" which the match tax, one Berlin firm received and axented in one day orders for matches to the value of £100,000, while one big café ordered In advance no less than £80 worth of wooden matches (16,000 boxes). The factories are unable to turn quite apart from the matches themselves, and are sending ont their goods in plain ROBINSON - PIANO cardboard boxes with a plece of "striking paper added separately. The match famino eren extended to Court circles, and a nest
CO., LTD. is going the reand concerning the Karters method of dealing with the difficulty. The well- known marine painter Willy Stower was asked to luncheon on the Imperial yacht, and after the meal the Kaiser, as anal, offered his guest cigar took out of his pocket not a match-box
cigar from his own caso,
as, and to light his owa hut one of those little silver electric torches. The painter coat a curious eye on the apparatus, and the Kaiser, noting his interet, said, as of the city made steady progres during the past bought this thing a few days ago. Now that year. Over £7,000,000 was spent in buildings matehes are going to be so dear one has to saVO. And alterations, and the new structures in the
am a big smokór, and use up a box of
business part of the city are large and immes- day, so with this thing I come out better.urably better that those which were destroyed. The Kaiser thereupon handed his guest the rided, and more travellers can be housed than Plenty of hotel accommodation has been pro- torch to light his own ofgur. But behold the
before the disaster. The Chinese portion of thing refused to work. The painter tried and the Kaiser tried, but it would not work, and the city, which was formerly a nucleus of filth, finally the Kaiser sent for a box of matches, is now a model of cleanliness. The sabarbs of San Francisco have profited immensely by the observing." Hun: the old method may be dear disaster, which settled a large population among but at any rate it is reliable!”
them. The residents in these districts have action. They have, generally speaking, pashed accomplished great results by their concerted along street improvements, artificial lighting, etroot railway, and all other necessaries, so that the suburbs, which developed so rapidly, are places of comfortable abode supplied with all the con veniences of old residence districts. After the return of practically all the retailers to the business quarter during the coming and when adjustments have been made after this radical movement, approximately normal con- ditions should prevail. San Francisco's rapid reoperation and rehabilitation in the remark- ably short period since the fire bas only been possible because the city was little in debt, was wealthy with the wealth well distributed, and with very few poor people among its population It also has the resources of the State of California to support it and to some extent those of the entire Pavifle coast. An inland city with all these things in its favour might have been rebuilt in time, but the ocean com- factors which has made the rebuilding possible merce of this port has been one of the important
in less than three years.
CHINESE DEPORTED FROM MANILA
WITHOUT TRIAL.
The Manila Cablenews of Saturday says: As the result of a fight betwean Ng Bi Bang, a member of the Chinese chamber of coramerce, and his nephew Ng Kow, over financial affaire, seven mon of the Ban Shung Tong, 10 of the Goe Hock Toug, and several other Chinamen were deported last night by the secret service without a hearing in any court,
The tong members claim that they had no part in the Bght, the trouble occurring only between the two men mentioned. They say that the first intimation they received from the searst service was last evening about six o'clock, when the principal men of both tongs were called upon
with Chief Trowbridge. confer They claim that they were told they
were in no danger of any kind, but were simply to give A Madrid despatch says:-The declarations the chief the facts concerning the trouble. The which are attributed to the Infante Don members of the tong say they know nothing of Alfonso of Orleans, stating that his marriage the deportation until they were informed by with Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg was outsiders that these men had been put aboard a approved and even advised by the King and the launch and taken to the Fuensang for shipment Koral family, and that it was owing to the to China. alerical influence of the Prime Minister that disapproved it after it had taken place
samt of the authorities, was cleared from the "onsidered here as apocryphal. It is well over, and it is claimed that they did not even
the a Palerme at the Royal Albert Docks and placed in the chambers of the Union Coll
Are
The deportees were not given any notice what-
have a change of clothing and were given no the opportunity to arrange their business affairs,
Mr. Slade-Ent you were asked to tell all von Storage Company. Pork, of course, is not known that the Royal decree degrading, his The men of the Bay Shung tong are all well.
knew all right.
And you did not mention any of these facts? I believo I was asked, Will you answer the question, plouse-Let
me answer in my own way.
aesson during the present month. cally fod," declared a Chinese gentleman, who "Pigs bred in China are certainly hygieni- holds an official position in London. "When young they are given grasses growing over water, and later they are fed on wheat or barley, bran, and
pigs are generally kept in styes, as believe is the case in England,
lafante was
scend
agreed on by thed on Don known, business men, and as far as is known
were men of good character. Among them were By Chian, a baker, having a place of busi, ness on calle Santo Cristo; Chua Tin, the swer of a soap factory on the same street; Sy Australian coal dealer on calle
Ministry in Council, and it was sion for his marriage, as he was bound to do, not Alfonso omission to sak the necessary permis only as a member of the Royal family, but simply as an officer of the army. The declara
Don Alfonso are in Kis, an tions attributed to mother, the Infanta Eulalia. The opposition to the marriage was well known, and the King had warned the Infante that he would deal with him in accordance with the low.
COMING COMET.
year,
APPROACHING AT 1,731 MILES, A MINUTE,
The astronomical world is eagerly awaiting the appearance of an historis comet which is now approaching the earth at a rate of 2,500,000 miles a day. This is equivalent to 1,731 miles a minute and twenty-nine miles a second.
Answer the question first, and you can ex”] enbbages, cal mixed with turnips. and. contradiction with the one made by his own Caballeros: Gan Tih, the owner of a bag factory "Halloy's Comet," as it was in that year that,
Therefore, taking advantage of knowledge given to you, you charged your wife of complain afterwards I offered to state these facts, mitting adultery with other people Parely on but I think it was decided that they were not
worth taking down.
account of Mr. Lem.
Will you answer the question, and don't fonce ?--Yes.
Remember you are on your oath--I am on my oath and that is why I want to toll the trath.
Don't fence with my question then-There is De fencing at all about it.
How many people besides Lemm ?——ľ′breë. Did you take the photograph shown you yesterday-Photograph of whom ?
The one which represented your wife and your daughter-Certainly not,
XINGĦHA HAMB.
FROM HOME TO THE BRA.
on calle Jaboneros, and Pan Kan Oh, a clerk. Agapito Uy Tongoo, the president of the Ban Shang Tong, was also among the number. “A very large number of pigs are bred Pau Kai Tak deposed to being rock and side of the Yangtze River. It is noted for
The cause of the whole trouble appears to in the Kiang province on the northern
have been the desire of Ng Kow, employed by boy to Mrs. Mitchell at Erani Bangalow, them, but the finest specimens come from within easy distance of the seaside seems about rise of salary. The rise was denied, with the The long-talked-of scheme of bringing Rome Ng 8i Ben as a manager of his business, for s Observatory Road, in 1905. Mr. Lemm was just south of the river. Kingwha hams
have the same reputation in China that York to have a practical beginning, The Communal result that a fight between the two ensued. Ng often at her house. He usually called at 7 p.in. hams have secured in, this country, and the authorities of Rome have made a contract with Bi Beng claims that the members of the tong and stared until two and three am. There favour, cured as we care them, is even better A Belgian firm for the constraction of an
took the part of his manager and not only
Mitchell's and the other for Mr. Lemm, in which the speculation, but I am sure there is no reason were two sleeping rooms in the house, one Mrs. I know nothing about the commercial side of electric railway to ran from the Porta Ban conspired to beat him, but did ao nomercifully, Pablo to the seashore a little beyond Ostin, with He asked police protection and the chief of the there was a boil which was not much used At why English people should not safely eat and two or three stations on the way. One of these secret service detailed a Filipino detective to that time Mr. Lenn lived at 7, Cameron Road enjoy the splendid pork which we raise in will be close to the excavations of the ancient with him day and night and to act as his
China"
senport, The railway is to be completed before cochero when he drove out on the street at English butchers and other experts who have the end of 1911. It is to be a double line any time.
He also preferred charges against his seen the carcases speak generally as to their capable of carrying fairly frequent trains, which healthy appearance, and especially as to their will do the whole journey in half an hour. The manager and against Agapito Ng Tiongco for great weight. The average size is much larger line will be the property of the Belgian co theft of money. but the case did not come to of one authority, and the than we breed in this country, was the verdict pay for 45 years, during which time the trial. The men were bailed out, their bondsmen Commune of Home is to receive 12 per cent, of
Bince 175 the comet has been known as
Edmund Halley, an eminent English astronomer established the identity of the comet which had appeared in 1531, 1607, and 1682, and he pre- dioted its reappearance in 1758. It was last visible in 1835.
discerned before the middle of September or It is not probable that the comet will be possibly October, for its distance is now 420,000,000 miles. The rate at which it is travelling sanwards and earthwards, however, will soon bring it within reach of human eyes.
All the most powerful telescopes in the world be are occupied in searching for the illustrious comet, which shone so brightly in the spring of 1066, and was supposed to presage the Norman invasion. The redetection of the object is likely to be brought about by photography, which is capable of revealing a fainter image than can
discerned by the eye.
be
Dil Mr. Lemm ever use this bed in his room to your knowledge ?—Yes, and I wed to go to his house for sleeping garments,
Continning, the witness said that when Mr. And the other, is that your photograph Lemin got into his pyjamas he went into his And all you can say is they are like the people own room, but he took his liquors in the Mrs. are all that one could wish colour and firmness the gross profits, and at the end of that perford giving P.1,000 bail for their appearance 1910, when it should be quite conspicncus to the
No.
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they represent? They are the people they represent.
They resemble them There is no question about that.
room." Mrs. Mitchell was then dressed in long sleeping dress.
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for."
In cross-examination witness stated that from that of the home-reared birds. there were two sleeping rooms in the kouss, and Mrs. Mitchell slopt in the same room as Miss Mitcheli, and in the samo hod.
4,663 carouseн. 8,410 cases.
10,674 cases.
21,048 coses,
1,345 carcasek. ...1,280 quarters.
THE MANILA OPIUM CASE.
TRAVELLING AMÒNG CANNIBALS.
in court.
When seen last evening and asked for a veri- fiction of the story Chief Trowbridge denied all knowledge of the affair in spite of the fact that four of his secret servies men accompanied the deportees in the patrol wagon to the dock, and one of them had been detailed for some days to guard Ng Si Beng.
Chief of Police J. E. Harding was also reached by telephone last night, and stated that he did not desire to be interviewed on the subject.
At about 8 o'clock last night the arrested Chinese, to the number of over twenty were taken down to the Legaspi landing. The prisoners were in charge of a number of plain clothes men from the secret service bureen and were hustled aboard the launch, Bohol, of the bureau of navigation. No time was lost, for as soon as the Celestials were safely aboard the lines were cast off and the launch steamed rapidly away. It is presumed that the prisoners were taken out to the steamer Fuensang, which was to have sailed at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. but which was delayed until last night.
The comet will be at its brightest in May,
naked eye, and become a popular and highly attractive spectacle.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :-
On the 24th at 12.05 p.m.-The barometer has risen slightly over. China and Japan, and fallen a little at the Boxins.
Pressure is low over the Pacific to the S.E. of the latter ares. It is high to the North of Japan, and considerably above the normal over the N. part of the China Sea and the Pacific towards the Loochoos.
Light S.E. winde may be exposted in the Formosa Channel, and light variable winds over the No part of the China Sea.
(frozen) pheasants arrived at Leadent all Market, contractors will also undertake to make a road Two years ago a consignment of Manchurian it is to be handed over to the Commune. The The flavour was hardly, if at all, distinguishable by the side of the line for ordinary traflo, at least 32 yards in width, and planted throughout The entire consignment, which was shipped with four rows of trees. The same company also proposes to undertake the building of Captain N. G. Major, sworn, said he was i
from Hankow, includes:-
Pigs ...
bathing establishments and hotels on the site of Poultry master mariner, and in charge of the steam
the new watering place. The beach there if tug David Gillies. He knew Captain and Mrs.
Mr. F. M. Marques, manager of the Bos Game...
sandy, and admirably adapted for bathing Eggs...
purposes: Mitchell, and also Mr. John Lemin, whose Vista Hotel, Macao, was shown photographs of
Dear photograph he recognised. In May, 1900, Mr. Lemm and Mrs, and Miss Mitoboll, which
Boef
Captain Whiffon-has reached London after witness was living at 3; Graarille Avenuo, he said he recognised, and stated that the The extent of fature shippings naturally a year spent in exploring the south-eastern Captain and Mrs. Mitchell lived at No. 4, while gentleman and the two ladies risited his hotel | depends on the success of this one.
districts of Colombia, South America. Start Mr. Lemm was then living at the end house of on October 12th, 1904 They stayed the night,
ing from Iquitos, Peru, Captain Whiffen crossed the Ica and the Japura, and tried to the termice. All the houses in the averne had and left on the following day. The names wero
make the Waupes River, with a view to travel balconies, and witness used to see Lemn going entered in the hotel register, which he produced. To avoid arrest on a warrant issued by the ling through the unknown country to Manses, to his house almost daily.
They occupied rooms 9 and 10, and it was court, William Kennedy, the well-known local Unfortunately, he was attacked by bori-beri when he had reached half-way to the Waupes possible to pass from one of these, rooms to the Chinese banker, surrendered himself. He was other by means of the verandah, Mr. Lemam paid released on bail in the amount of 17,500. The River his "boys" deserted him, and he had other Chinaman who is charged with illegal to return. The expedition, however, has been the hotel expenies. The same parties paid a importation in this same case is now in Hong. far from fraiths. He has gained a vast amount second visit to the hotel in December, and Long. He was formerly in the city police, of valuable information on the habits and man
mers of the Indians and on their religious occupied rooms B and 9.
department and went to Hongkong in connes tion with an attempt to put a stop to the illegal ideas the people among whom he travelled are importation that was being carried on from that cannibals, eating the bodies of the members of
There are about 640 reductions in the new bostile tribes, but burying their own dead. port.
No complaints have been filed as yet against Whiffen made is the secret of the systona of are about 180 increases, so that the not result is the more curious discoveries Captain Bill under the Dingley schedules, while there Among the other two Americans who are under surveil- telegraphy employed by the natives. Sound is really a slight reduction on any articles, which lance One of these, says a Momin poper, is now in Hongkong,
the median sol, Hollow trees are selected, will be of real benefit to consumers. It is not and those, being of various thickness, are able an ideal tariff siawed from President Taft's In view of the fact that one of the persons- already arrested has made an offer to turn to give out a lugh and low note when struck. standpoint, nor does be consider it such, but it is plexion, Mrs. Ellen's Crime Charmante, Lait State's evidenca and to pasch on his co-partners The soil travels immerse distances through in line with his election promises, and he con- Charmant and Special Skin Tonic and Poudre in the illegal importation, there is a considerable the bush some thirty or forty miles. A sade siders it an improvement on the tariff rates now Charmant will enable you to do it. Her in force. He is particularly pleased over the Specialities for the Skin are the study of a provisions respecting the arrangement for the lifetime. A. S. Watson & Co. Ltd, Sole Agents, Philippine Islands.
From May to September, 1900, did anything attract your attention is Lamm was going along the Arenne?—He always whistled when pass ing Mrs. Mitchell's house.
What was the result of the whistle! Mrs. Mitchell used to answer him.
Did you see Mrs. Mitchell?—No, but I heard the whistle.
Witness was cross-examined by Mr. Blade. Were the entrips in your register altered since they were written I cannot say when the alteration took place. When I saw the
Sir Henry Berkeley-I will take it this way entry it was in the same-state as it is now. He heard an answering whistle.
Witness stated that Mr. Lemm used to Do you remember a half-caste of the name of go into Mrs. Mitchell's house nearly every Ledbury who was in the suploy of Captain evening. At times he came out between ten and eleven pan., while at other times witness did net remember him leasing at all.
Mitchell :-I am not certain, but I believe have seen him in Court.
Do you remember him visiting you to inquirenasiness among all those concerned, and it is is not employed, but from the different musical believed that some startling information will be notes the native is able actually to recognise the in condition for publication in a few days.
about this matter P-I don't remember.
words that are intended.
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THE AMERICAN TARIFF.
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending st 10a.m. to-day, 0.25 inches.
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-day is as follows:
(Variable winds, Hongkong & Neighbourhood light; thunder
showers. Formosa Channel
S.E.winds,light. South coast of China between?
Same as No. 1.: South coast of China. between Hongkong and Lamocks. Hongkong and Hainan... 3
Same as No. 2,
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