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SUPREME COURT.

Thursday, January 18th.

EN CHISTINAL JURISDJEJJON. Berom His Hoxour the Churr JUSTICH

(SIE FRANCIS PIGcorr),

DETAINING CHILD.

Leung Ho was charged with detairing a child under the age of 4 Frars. Mr. C. G. Alabaster instructed by the Crown Solicitor, Mr. J. II. Kemp) appeared to prosecute. Prisoner pleaded not guilty, but was un defended. The following jury was em- panelled-A. W. Snowman (foreman), J. M. Vieira, C. E. Warren, G. M. Smith, H. S. Kennett, A. Murdoch, H. Finke, After lengthy evidence had been, heard, prisoner, was convicted and sentenced to tive years Imprisonment.

STEALING PROM A CIHLD.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19г, 1912.

THE REVOLUTION.

prisoner's youth, and he would respectfullv impress upon his Lordship to deal with prisoner in an exceptional way. If his Lord-YUAN SHIH-KAI AND THE POWERS. ship sent him to a long term of imprison- ment they all knew that the surroundinge were likely to tum him into a hardened criminal.

His Lordship-I don't know. The long sentence prisoners seem ta come out better." It is the short sentence prisoner who comes out worst, Continuing his lordship sald he felt some difficulty in that case, as prisoner was very young. It was im possible to believe that he ws a mere tool, He would defer sentence: until to-morrow

facts were morning, as the were very complicated, and he was not their prepared to say what would be an adequate sentence having [ regard to all the facts.

Prisoner will come up for sentence at 30 am, this morning in the Second Court,

ARMED ROBERT.

FOREIGN INTERVENTION YEARED,

Buyi

PROCLAMATION BY THE REVÕLU

TIONARY GENERAL,

1

OFFICERS IN THE MERCANTILE MARINE

PROPOSALS OF THE MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD.

сеп-

The suggestions, 14 in number, which were- put forward by the Merchant Service Quild for the consideration of the Shipping Foderation are as follows:

That the Federation should ho ompowered (1) to give su seurance, as far as possible, that firms of shipowners would always be willing to receive and onesidor memorials from their masters and officera either through the median of the Guild or otherwise.

CONDITIONS OF BERVICE TO BE DISCUSSED." The following in a tran lation of a 1 roolama-

Representations have been made by the re- tion issued by General Li Yuan Hung on oative of the Imperial Merchant Service Guild receipt of the notification that he had been to the Baigning Federation urging that some The Poking correspondout of the Timer elected Vios-President of the Republic of China: stops should be taken to improve the conditions wled under date, Shanghai, December 24- The news conveyed to us by telograms de

of Mervice now existing among the captains and No reply has yet been received from Yuan patched by the assembly of provincial delegates officers of the Mercantile Marine. With a view gblk-kel, and there is no change in the sitas and by the representative of this province to supporting thosa representations the Guild tion, but evidence is scrummulating showing (Hupeh) that I have been elected as Vice-recently invited its members to furnish informa that the unreasonable fear that Japan and Great President has filled me with a souso of unworthi tiom concerning the conditions under which The result was Britain are pledged to take concerted measures neas and uneesiness owing to my inferior they carried on their work. to provent the establishment of a Republican qualifications. Since the first ontbreak at Wu that some thousands of replios vers received, Government is blocking the way to Yusu Shi chang, confidential and matoal co-operation

and as the tenor of the Shipping Fedoration's kai's freedom of action. Yan Shil-kai declares amongst my fellow workers have been chisely reply to the Guild's communicaticus was that he has been informed by Mr. Ijain, the instrumental in bringing about, within a short aiderats and favourshlo," a spesial committes was Japanese Minister to Chiou, that Japan will in space of two months, spontaneous demon formed to deal with the question; after several no circumstances recogize a Republic in China;stration of repaticauiam in provinces meetings the committeo forwarded a lotter, also that Wang Takeich, the Chinese Minister and in effecting a blessed cunncipation of containing numerous suggestions. in Tokyo, has telegraphed to him that Japan is our 300 years! boudage under the Manchu nato

reaping the harvest prepared to despatch two divisions of troops to cracy. And now I am Wachang should China deside

∙upon &

while you have all the time, been laboriously cau Government. Questioned by Tang

the seed of republicanism... Bowing

Now that the poses negotiation is still in Japanese Councillor of Embassy who is on special duty denies the truth of both stories. the air and that hostilities aro temporarily. It be said that the whole zation is await suspended, I beseech you, my brothern, to keep the decision of one man Y dan Shib-kai mast an nusserring anlitade towards your ideals for ing Ng. Hung was arraigned on a charge of Three Chinese, Sci Tai, So Loi and Chicause the issue of an Imperial Edict inviting the enjoyment of triumphal peace and pros. the expression of ko, pouple's will by means perity. I implore you to abstain from personal having stolen a bangle from a child.

| Mun were charged with having on December of National Assembly to be convened in advancements and encroachments upon pleaded not guitry, and was undefended. The 8th last, at Taipo market, stolen with actual Shanghai, be must resume hostilities, or must rights, to entertain. no prejudicial opinions jury was the sure as in the previous case.

violence a quantity of jewellery from Cheung resign the Premiership, to which he is being against one another, to countenance no political

(2) That shipownors show a much more rea- Prisoner was sentenced to five years aim-Chan Sai and Chan Yee. The Attorney urged by many friends. Personally Yuan Shilfactions, to shun pride and avoid lorking with sonable attitude towards shipmasters and officers kai desires peace, personally he is willing to contempt on your foes, and fast of all to tolerate who may have the misfortune to meet with prisonment with hard labour and twenty General (Hon. Mr. Rees Davies, K. C.,) in abide by the decision of a National Convention, alt. hardships without shattering your idealaoident to their vessein, for which quite prob four strokes with the birch.

structed by the Assistant Crown Solicitor but be fears, if the decision should be for Upon these will depend the well being of the abiy they may not have been at fault, Thare

are far too msuy diumissals and r (Mr. P. M. Hodgson), appeared to prosecute Republic, as there is overy indication, sab Republic and international respect,

soquent complications with Great Britain and

demanded without any real source of on behalf of the Crown, Prisoners were un- Japan.

lion. Further. it is a gravo hardship that so defended. The following jury was "em-

many masters are requested to give up their panelesh-0. F. Riberio, J. McCorquodale,

positions when their vessels have been at the time of an resident in oborgs of a compulsory S. M. O. Remedios, W. Whiteley, J. M.

pilet. Tavares, A. Hamilton and J. M. Irving.

The Attorney-General, in his opening statement, said the evidence showed con- clusively that there was a robbery. Eight en entered the house of the complainants, Hon. Mr. W Rees Davies, K. C.,

an two of them were armed with revolvers. Attorney General, instructed by Mr. P. M. Alt three prisoners were boatmen or fisher- Hodgson. Assistant Crosa Salicitor, m-men. The prosecutor definitely identified the peared to prosciute on behalf of the Crown, first prisoner, as he saw him with a revolver and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. in his hand. He was also identified by a F. W. Goldring, represented prisoner. Mr.pawnbroker as the man who pawned part C. D. Wilkinson watched the case on behalf of the stolen property. Another pawnbroker stated that the prisoner attempted to pass of the International Banking Corporation.wo gold ornaments, which were also portion Prisoner pleaded guilty to all the counts, of the stolen property, and when, arrested fifteen in number.

BEFORE MR. H. H. J. GoмPERTZ (Pusse Junort

FORGERY BY A BANK CLESK. “

Ablood Rajack Samy, 17, formerly a clerk' In the International Banking Corporation, was arraigned on a charge of fulgery, and falsification of-arcounts,

the man had some of the stolen articles in a bundle. As to the prisoners two and three the evidence was not so conclusive. The evidence against No. prisoner was his own admission that he went with a number of other men to the house in question. No. 3 prisoner was seen running away from the scene of the robbery and part of the stolen property was found on him.

So Tai was sentenced to seven years' im- prisonment with hard labour, and the other twe prisoners were cach sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour.

REMARKABLE DISPUTE.

The Hon. Attorney General said prboner had been employed by the Bank uah apprentice ne two ledgers at a stary of Szo a month. There were three charges of forgery, divided into eleven counts. The charge of obtaining money by fraud was divided into two coints and the falsification of the counts was also divided into two counts. As ergards the forgery the first eight counts were in, respret of night, cheques forged in the name of Li Po Cliun for various suns drawn on the International Brink amounting to $6,000 between the dates of July 31st and September 13th of last year. The other three counts for forgery were with respect to four cheques forged in the name of Lo Chun Wang amounting to $17,000. These cheques were between the dates, of November 1 and November 11, Counsel deing that scribed how the accounts were manipulated and added that he had been requested by the International Bank to state that $15,000 had been traced, and had been attached by an

order of the court.

His Lordship What are the total defalca tions?

Hon. Attorney General $23,500 approx.

imately..

divided tater.

of that sort.

THESE PERCUENTE

KING ALFONHO AND HIS AUNT.

THE AMERICAN SHIPPING INDUSTRY.

LACK OF ENTERPRISE COMPARED. WITH

JAPANESE,

A CITY OF REPUON. The Shanghai settlement presents on oxira- ordinary spectsole. Immanen ambors, of Chinese refugees, ex-Viceroys, Governors, and high officials have sought the protection of Shanghai, as the safest place in China. Even judicially murdered a Chinese merchent who the city magistrale, whe last year almost fought protection in the foreign settle. "In a Convular report quoted" by Commer- ment, was one of the first to claim proton cial Intelligence, the American Conent-Generat tion for himself. A largo additional cast has in Yokohama (the Hon. The Sammons) laments bron thrown on the community by the sudden the lack of enterprise in the American shipping call to save the lives of officials and to protect industry, as compared with the Japanere In Chinese Government property. The settlement the handling of heavy cargo," he writes, such is much overcrowded, and the area is inadequate, as strel, cotton, machinery, and herowse- therefore it is hoped that one result of the products in which the exporters of the United revolution will be a friendly raadjustment of Staten are particularly intersted-it is notice the Boundary to include the extension which able that American slips are not largely in has been claimed for many years. The natural evidence as compared with Japan's rapidly ex- boundary desired would facilitate the admial-panding merchant marine. Asido from the stration, and presumably the the Viceroy Jui- auf the one large steamer operated by the Great orrangment, would vessels of the Pacifio Mail Stormship Company not be dioult for one interiously oppad the Northern Steamship Company, the Americus cheng, for example, whe extension and are now living under the protes fog rarely appears merchant vessels in the tion of the foreign settlement police. I under- Far East. In recent instances, when two anw stand that friendly proposals for an extension transcontinental railroads reached the Facific will be submitted by the American chairman of Cost and desired trans Pavito steamship cou the Municipal Council to the revolutionary nestions. It was the Japanese who responded to the demand for more steamers with which to authorities with rossonable hope of saccess.

carry on this trade with the United States While only fivo sleamors bailing from San Francisco and one from Seattle touched ro- gularly at Japanese ports during 1910, entoring or clearing to the number of 114 times, and thus showing a total tonnage of 841,698

and entered

oleired, the Japanese operated four lines in the Japanese- Amprise trade -one to Seattle, another to Taorms, and still another to San Francisco, in silition to their line to Mexico anil South America. This latter line is building op trade with Mexico

of and South America, and it is the hope those way bring this staple into the Japanese market, in addition to oil and fertilising products. When the South American line was projcuted it was feared little freight would be availablo. With transportation accommodation provided, however, numerous commodities were soon offered, and the future prospects are decidedly encouraging."

HOW GENERAL LT WAS APPOINTED.

Yone Noguchi, the well-known Japanese writer, mys in the Graphic: A few days ago I received a letter from a friend.at Hankor, who doubtless interviewed General Ld Tuang bung, the general director of the revolutionary army, who startled the whole world with the desk shot against the Manchus. In part of the letter I read: "It was on the 11th of October," General Li remarked, when they, the higher Alfonso and bik aunt, the 'Tofauta Eulalia, who is at ber residence in Paris. The Tafanta General, Chang Fise, mainly on the subject of received a telegram dated from the Palace of how to deal with the revolutionists, who, it was said, most freely entered among their army." Madrid, Dev. 2, from King Alfonso, and runn. Yone Noguchi then tells how Li was chosen.

(3) That mastera and afflcera in all classes and types of ships should be provided with their

INTIMATIONS

JOHNSTONE'S

M.P.

WHISKY.

food when on board, and also with bed and Our argument is there is nothing

bedding.

(4) That when a ship is in port and food is not provided, at least half-ser wn a day should to paid na subsistence in addition to the ordi- nary poy granted.

(5) That in ships carrying highly dangerous cargoes, such as tank steamers carrying oil, in balk, or otherwise, or sailing ships carrying oil, the pay should be 25 per cent. more in respect to each grade than in vessels carrying ordinary cargoas.

(6) That the three-watch system should be generally instituted on merchant ships. at home or abroad, unless absolutely indispens 17) That Sunday labour, when in port, either able, should be abolished.

(8) That when in port officers who may be rainired to work at any time between 1 pm. on Saturday and 6 a.m. on Monday should receive an allowance of not less than 14. per hour in addition to their regular pay. This also to apply to work in part between 6pm. and 6 a.m., and on recognized British holidays,

(9) That should an officar bo on duty in port for a continuous period of 24 hours, he should then be free, from duty for the following 24 hoers; that is, of course, unless the ship sails in the meantime. In any case, an officer taking

(10) That where officers are on duty prepara night duty is port should have the next day free. tory to the ship tailing, the officers taking the first watch on sailing shall have at least four hours absolute rost prior to doing so.

A dispute has just broken out between Kingoials, held a conference with the Commander. interested in the cotton trade of Peru that they soch 12 months' service, soven days of which

receive

my

Astonished from newspapers that you are publishing a book as Comtesse Avila and by other news. I suppose that this will cause a great sensation, and I order you to suspend until I have knowledge of the book and you

permission to publish." Tha infanta replied:

"Much surprised that you judge a book be fore

perusing That is a thing which only happens in Spain, Haring never cared for Court life, and having always bald aloof, I take this opportunity of bidding you farewell, as after this proceeding, which is worthy of the Inquisition I consider myself free to act as I may think fit fo my private life.”

Chuugius," of

returned home at evening of the day of the conference referred to above and changed his dress, and was falking with his family people when, to his surprise, about 30 revolu tonlets rasked into the room, of course with drawn swords, and forced him to accept the sexl of the generalship of the people's army. The only alternative open to him was to be beheaded on the spot. The fast. is that he accepted the seal of the generalship: He said to me: "I have not the slightest know ledge where and bow are my family people who

left behind from that moment you see, I bave not even a change of clothing.".

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(11) That all shipmasters and officers should be entitled to 14 days leave on full pay after. sheall be continues where practicable. (It is frequently urged that this is impossible in many cases, but our contention is that it is not im- possible if abipowners or their experintendents will only faftists proper systems-and-extend-- their personal supervision to them at times.)

(12) That in all cases where shipmasters er INEXPENSIVE ofloors require to travel to join their ships at owners' orders they should receive full expenses for doing so.

(13) That where shipmasters or officers, who are very frequently quite unaware of the fact when sailing from home ports, are compelled to retain trading in waters abroad, for some con- Mr. Luther Barbank, the horticultural wizard, siderable time, they should be entitled to higher has announced the discovery of a process by souce from home, and that in quarters of the

pay Es compensation for long and enforced ab which he is able to manufacture a whitewash, globe such as Australia, New Zealand, or the paint, motor-car tyres, and printing paper frum United States, where definits scales are in the leaves of the spinelesa axotus, which grows vogue, the pay of the masters and officers of wild in the desert wastes of America. "The home ships should correspond. (This not being, whitewash is waterproof," said Mr. Burbank in

who, he continues, told him that "After the most anxions to obtain a foreign lost, even a way in which her son had been treated lately, very small ferwigu lona. The sum arked for is one castra Jaaf makes ten gallons of paint, with than the men serving under them, and the

es I shall be

with

a to

MR. PIERPONT MORGAN'S WEALTH.

grantly, in consequenca). interest of owsers and of ships suffer very (14) That greas improvements in the accom- modation provided for captains and officers of merchant ships are urgently desirable. Each officer is entitled to, and should be provided with, a separate cabin with suficient room and and relaxation. where he on Lake, proper mest art of the thir The recommodation so often provided is inferior in character, niggardly in point of space and in highly unsuitable--sometimes insanitary-parta of the ship.)

The Shipping Federation placed the letter containing the suggestions before the General received by the Guild: Council Meeting, and the following reply was

Shipping Federation.

MODERN ART JEWELLERY

ENGLISH MOUNTED

CHINESE JADEN JEWELLERY

GOLD BRACELET WATCHES

IN GREAT VARIETY.

MAPPIN & WEBB'S

STERLING SILVER AND

LEATHER GOODS.

CLOCKS AND TIME-PIECES

of all descriptionE..

Mr. Potter asked his Lordship to bear in mind the extreme youth of prisoner and said there were certain-facts-and-circumstances

These despatches ware, says M. Jules Bole, in the ease which he hoped would satisfy who contributes an article on the subject to the

esrapted justice. He submitted that it was his Lordship that prisoner had fallen in with Tempa, shown to him by the Infanta Eulalia. Fror The Times:-The Imperialists are Į describing bis discovery "and its possibilities at present crestes more dissatisfaction." are further advanced than the paint, although Officers are frequently receiving much less pay impossible to imagine that prisoner, who

ho havfog responded with patriotic devotion by was only a boy, could have been the prime making a capuigo in Monoco without receive indeed no small as to excite the suspicion that oil colouring matter mixed, after the leaf has mover in that apparently systematic frauding reward the cap was full. She had given it is not desired so much for its own sake as ia beon dissolved in sloohol, which gives a amoilage order to create the impression that the Pears basis for the paint. The fibre romalning Mr. Poiler endeavoured to show that the ardore for the sale of her estates in Spain, and

favour the Government as against the Repub when the mucilage has been extracted makes Hloans. That of course is just what the Powers a ne substitute for rubber, sad will, I believe, fraud commenced long before prisoner joined preferred to retire absolutely into private life,"

Sho added: "I shall bo

do not wish to do, and what they cannot do make more durable motor-ear tyres and similar the bank, and that the cheque which formed allowed to retalu my personality." the subject of a prosecution at the November M. Jules Bois goes on to explain that the without reducing their professions of imparti-things than rubber itsoif. The fibre is also

title of the book Assizes was part of the fraud.

Un Fil de Mach is shunt to appear is Governsent is re-esimalla boder a stable risk for marufacturing paper where wood

The name of the author re-established, a loan in which pulp is hard to obtain, His Lordship-He appears to have got will be Confess Avila, but the preface, in which all the Powers interested in China shall abare

Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan and group of thirty $15,000 out of $23,000.

she assume responsibil ty for lis work, will be may become desirable. Until such a Govern-

men associated with him represent or control Mr. Potter contended that it was quite He describes the ok as written in a flowing and present, no loan to either side can be male holly signed: Enlalia, Infanta of Spain, ment again existe, as it certainly does not exist

£4,000,000,000 in the United States. The possible that the money was lying neinar style in the French language, and say stated very frankly their intentions on this

with common fairness. The Republicans have estimated wealth of the United States is prisoner's name and had not yet been that the principal chapters deal" tho.

per cent of the country's total wealth. The annual divided. Mr. Wilkinson who sppeared for general causes of happiness, the training of subject. They have warned the foreign banks 25.000 000 000, so that Bir. Morgan controls 16 in Shanghai that they will not recognize any lacome enjoyed by Mr. Morgan and his thirty the bank informed him that prisoner told the will, the complete independence of wom&D. Ioan which must be regarded as opposed to the ssociates from the coutrol of this aum ia said The Secretary,

quality between the classes by moase of odissa

Imperial Merchant Servios Guild, popular movement. In so doing they have acted to be over £10,000,000, and it is understood that Mr. Wilkinson that the money was to be ices, and traditions." The Infante said to within their clear rights. Evald they carry the capital of enterprisen entirely owned by Mr.

tion, with Socialism, religion, marriage, pre

Dear Sir,-I beg to inform you that the him:

the day, it would be monstrous to enggest that Morgan and his partners in £2.400 000 000 question of the wages and conditions of employ- "In the evening I write one near my

they should be responsible for money a

raised His Lordship-I cannot take statements (brary the notes that I take in the morning suppress them. The best security for a loon PROPOSED DRAINAGE OF THE ZUYDER ZER, ment of officers and engineers in the Mercantile

rond the Rond Point d'Antenil, which remains would be a genuine compromise between them

A great project is again before the people of Marine came before the executive council of the Mr. Potrer said. i was obvious that there me a little of Normandy, where I often pass the and their opponents We are not without Holland-the draining of the Zuyder Zee. Shipping Federation for consideration must have been other persons implicated summer, Nature is my mistresa. I am always hope that, despite the unbalanced republicanisin The sea which, as everyone knowa, is at the 17th inst, but it was deemed impracticable | about at sever, after having had a doli bath of the students, each compromise may be north of Hollasil, and covers an area of 50,000 to properly discuss the question in fall Council, in the swindle, as priscoer was not charged. In the evening, when I am not at parties-Edhieved by the patriotism of the older and hectares, so Mundua, the polyglot Italian weck, and it was, therefore, remitted to a Committee to consider and report to a later meeting. I I hardly go out more than twice a week-I work. Temperance and hygiene have kept more statesmanlike leaders of the two parties ly statasa hectare being practically two cores hope to communicate with you again on

me subject. me my energy and my health.

to drain the southern portion of the sea was from a xenewal of the civil war." M. Jules Jais states that the hook is in favour separate rosive the external dangers in-aud a-half. Just half a contury ago a schame

Yours faithfolly The Globe We would urge that Repablican first mooted and although it received consider-

MICHAEL BRETT, of divorce, which the Infants defends in the

Fecretary. name of reason and of facts"; but she wants it institutions are only tolerable uso pisalter. The abla sapport, the opposition was greater; hat to be "a law of justies and not, as often hap great problem of Republicanism is what to do now na association has been formed, and a Bill,

with ex-Presidents. It can be solved, in a fashion, our contemporary states will be.

introduced pens, o tacit agreement covering libertinage." She holds that "woman is in principle the by making the head of the Executive com into the Chamber. The promoters so that

An American girl confesses to the New Fork Accurately Fitted equal of mun," and she wante her to become parutively powerless: 6, for example, in with an increased population means must be

olearly

takon to onlarge the country, and this reclam the weful enllaborator withent casing to be Switzerland. but that solation is Mr. Potter-It is impossible that any the generone companion in the sharing of joys impossible in Chins, where the Government tion of the sea is anggasted as capable of recom- Fork that Amercian women are just orang

breaker of hearts Le rules alone, person would take a cheque from that boy and sorrow". Such is the substance of M. must needs be highly centralised. As splishment. If the sea is conquered there are about the London "bobby" She says:

several fakes which can be dealt with later, matter of fact, it is. certain that any Chinese believing it was his own money. Whoever Jules Bois article in the 7'emps:

sharm for the feminine tourist is nothing King Alfenso's ebellious annt, the Infant President who securely established Limaalf in the person was who presented the cheques Ealelis, has vot been at loggerheads with the ice would regard himself as the founder of

abort of magiol. The stunning hair wave of srmy must have known that they were not

America's League of Commercial Travellers the since god, the gilt of brail in the Banish Court for the first time. Years ord a now dyausly, and the ultimate ressit of the prisoner's own. It was noticeable that there she and the Queen Mother found themselves at Republican frumph would be to establish in last mouth issued a formal notice that after man, the soft, sweet ceo of the ship's first munte, was no fault found with prisoner up-to variance, and the Infanta betook herself to

state of affairs which prevailed in the Jannery 1 they will abandon tips and only pat- yes, even the massive aboulders of one of the Paris, where she has resided more or less ever lator Roman Empire. Finally, a Republic, ronise hotels, where tips are prohibited. The King's Life Gaards wither and fade and are as August 1, and that at the time of his arrest ince. However, at the Coronation-or Instal would certainly be unpopular in the northern league, the Telegraph states, has autoient in- paght before the simple helact of the London

a friend who used to prisoner made a clean breast of the whole fation, as it is cstled in Spain-the Infants was provibeon, and might bring about the breaking fuence to sustain no-tip hotels, in every city. Foliceman, and the only, only manner banesth thing, and confessed his own part of the invited to be present, so as to have a united up of China into a number of separate States, and the no-tip altimatum is already having a

Royal family for the occasion. Her husband, That development must be avoided. As we good effect. Simultaneously the hotel waiters srazy about the treffe police on Fifth-avenue. affair to Mr. Wilkinson. His Lordship would Prince Autonio, from whom she had been long pointed out a me days are, it would involve the and hotel messengers have declared their read. She knew the city like a book, but every obance Assumption, by the Great Powers of spheres of mess to abandon tips if the employers would she got she'd ask a trafficker where some street with a hardened criminal and would treat together as also invited, and they appear inftaengs with all the resulting complications.increas their wages or give tonnsea: The was. All she wanted was to get a good look at

nt the ceremony. Prince Antorio is a ţ

θα All son of the late Duc de Montpensior, who was and oor stitutional, we believe that compromise, tested that the tip system was pernicious, un-

grounds, then, domestic, international American travellers, in a mass meeting, pro bim. She was an artist. And I did the same thing in London. just to bask in that always an unmanageable young person--a fact to do so, would lend a different life after the bich was emphasised than the family hennar giving the Bonth the desired reform of system American, and degrading. It has grown a beautiful scurtesy which, amitless and dignified gtonsther_glisfying, after the forse-eyed bitter lesson he had received. It was an and the greater part of the estates were left to and Satisfying the North by holding the armingis-in-big olio in recent years, and adderations one gown from the sworded police of

Monarchy, would be the best solation of the largely to the expensen of people using hotels exceptional case, particularly in regards to his brother.

problem before the Bhanghai Conference. and restaurantă.

with ottering the cheques. Somebody must have presented them, and apparently that person was not prisoner. It was incon ceivable that a boy of 7 could dominate a grown-up-gman and cause him to present the cheques.

His Lordship~The person who presented them might have been an innocent tool?

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