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The topic of our debate last month was "It is a necessity, to
OBITUARY.
AWAY IN CANTON.
now that the war is over. If such. is the only reward they are offered they will probably start other little have lady friends." Taking the MR. J. S. MURRAY PASSES wars on their own account. Thätirmative side, S.K.S. assisted by is the great stumbling block in the a great number of supporters, de- path of "* retrenchment and feated, FT.F. the leader of the reform which the politicians negative side.—Queen's College fondly imagine now lies before Magazine, The Yellow Dragon, them, and no practicn? means have
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GIRL'S PASSION FOR
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CHARMAINE'S" LIFE.
FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER IN
SCENE.
deputy
The death took place in Canton,
The inquest on Beatrice Edna yet been outlined for removing it.
When Chinese
was following an operation, of Mr. Doust, known as Woman
"Charmaine," Usually the difficulty has been com- brought before Major C. Willson at John Smith Murray," a very old aged 15, who was found wrapped pletely ignored by those sentiment the Central Magistracy yesterday resident of Hong Kong, and well-in bedclothes and apparently gassed in a house in Great Ormand-street, alists, responsible for the political morning on a charge of obtaining known as a former Chief Engineer Bloomsbury, was concluded by the programmes which are published $30 by false pretences it was of several vessels of the Hong Kong,
coroner, Mr. Danford to the world at regular intervals.stated that she posed as a fortune Canton and Macao Steamboat Co., Thomas, at Holborn. They apparently labour under the teller and.would drug her clients during the past 30 years. He was
Sho bad written a letter to "Sandy," in which she said she was delusion, common to many good in order to relieve them of their later in the service of Messrs.fed up and sick of this life," and people, that troubles will magically money. In sentencing her to thres Banker & Co., his last ship being that she had no money and no glothes, so that life is not worth disappear if one steadfastly closes months' hard labour his Worship the 13 Kong Ning, and also with living,
Mesara W. S. Bailey & Co., until he was recently obliged to retire on account of illness. The deceased, who was 64 years of age, was a brother of the late Mr. P. H. Murray and has many relatives in
ones eyes to them,
Fortunately the bankers and merchants who have joined with Mr. T. V: SOONG in a National Economic Conference, have more 'commonsense and refuse to blind
themselves wilfully to the realities of the situation. But even their resolutions on the subject do not inspire us with any great confid- ence. The resolutions are admirable in form, but who is to enforce them? All power in China to-day is in the hands of those who have armies at their command and we do not anticipate that the military lenders will quietly give up their power at the request either of a national, economic committee or a so-called-cational government. The
bankers and merchants in Shanghai unanimously agreed that all sug gested reforms for the benefit of China would be nullified unless the
on
disbandment of the armies was carried through successfully and rapidly. In this they were absolutely solid ground. They also realised that demobilisation would need money, and being shrewd business men they wished to make sure that the funds, which they know perfectly well they will be
called upon to subscribe, should be used for "iba purpose intended.
described her DS woman.
were
*
dangerous
A Chinese hotel boy and a ricksha coolle who at loggerheads outside the Savoy Hotel on Wednes- day appeared before Major C. Will
at
Hong Kong. the Central Magistracy
An
2
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The remains were brought to
yesterday. It was stated by Insp. Bloor that the boy was sent to get Hong Kong and buried in the motor car for some guests and the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon, the ricksha coolie resented this argument ensued and the police Rev. Father Brookes conducting the were called. The ricksha soolie was fined $3 and the hotel boy was discharged.
Further evidence was take yes. terday before Mr. W. Schofield at
abrvice.
Chief mourners were the deceased's wife, Misses Dorothy and Evelyn Murray (nieces) Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Grimmitt, Mr. A. J. Reed, several nephews and other relatives.
the Kowloon Magistracy in the case Among friends present were Mra ia which two Chinese were charged J. Gibson," Mrs. J. R. Capell, Mr. with highway robbery. They were and Mrs. J. Schlötke, Mr. George alleged to have overpowered a school girl and stolen i gold bangle valued at $30.
A friend of the vietim, however, managed to escape and raised the alarm. The case was again adjourned.
A Chinese stali-holder appeared before, Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday as complainant in a case in which an- other man was said to have obtained
from him by representing him- self as a police constable, Com-
Williams, Capt. Laurenson (repre- seating Mr. Stokes, of the Marine Engineers' Guild of China), Mr. Cotton, Mr. G. C. White, Mr. J. Landolt, Mr. B. C. Randall, jr., and Mr. Leo Fung.
The Wreaths,
Among the many floral tribute, were those from "His sorrowing wife," Jeannie; Dorothy and Evelyn; Flo, Arthur and family; Georgie, Pat, Johnny.
At the opening of the inquest a Belgian, Mr. Verhaeghe, gave evi tence as to having seen the girl in
distressed condition in the street and taking her to his dat at the Great Ormond-street house where she was to be allowed to stay for
week.
Mr. Reason, the landlord of the bouse, said the Belgian came to his house in May, 1027. He gave bia came as Dr. Strauss. Sometimes middle-aged woman, who he took
a nurse, to his rooms. Dr. Strauss did not sublet appeared to be the rooms, but he (Mr. Reason) accepted two tenants whom Dr. Strauss recommended and whose names were the Misses Paget, and on other occasions took two nurses when Dr. Strauss was going away for a fortnight, and other women who stayed three weeks and said
they were nurses.
Mr. Gaspar, solicitor, said he le presented air. Paul Verhaeghe, the so-called Dr. Strauss." Mr. Ver- haeghe, he said, never gave the name of Dr. Strauss
ia
"A Splendid Girl.” Mrs. Edith Alice Dickins, the
address. Plashet road, Upton mother of the girl, who gave an Manor, said that after the death of her frst husband, named Doust, the she became associated "with father of the dead girl Subae- quently she married again.
Mrs. Dickins said beatrice, who was in daily service, ran away from one or two places.
Mr. Danford Thomas: She wLS full of vitality and life, was she not?
Yes, she was a splendid girl, The only thing was that she was mad for
finery and jewellery.
Mr. Danford Thomas: She said she was going out to see a boy?-
Twenty Children. -
Yes.
"She was powering her face," added Mrs. Dickins, " and she look. Mr. and Mia J. Gibson, J. R. cu absolutely happy. I said: Let A. S. WATSON They, therefore, proposed that the
Capell, and family, H. Gittins, R me put a little on, and both uur Drude, Chas Kew, Chas, A. Mut-faces were laughing in the glass. sums raised for paying off the plainant was so dense that it took ton, John C. Lang, J. Schlötke, won't be long, and that is the last She said: Good-bye,, mother, I troops should be controlled by the magistrate a considerable times. E. Grean and Mr. D. 8. Green, I saw of her." Board of Trustees. This is very to extract the story from him. He Capt. and Mrs. Philip Going, Mr. well as far as it goes, but it does even admitted that he did not know and Mrs. Fung Mau Hing, J. Y. not go far enough. The merchants the name of his own daughter-in-Lum, Fung Cheuk Hing, Fung and desire that all military forces law. Defendant in the case was family, Siu Kia. should be demobilised except for a fined 8200 or three months' hard standing army of 500,000 men. That is, of course, counsel of per- fection. CHIANG KA SHER himself announces that the troops to be disbanded, are not to number more than 600,000. Considering that | there are nearly 3,000,000 men under arms there is great discrepancy be
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One case of enteric and one of hinges should be lubricated." The T28. cerebrospinal fever, both Chinese, correspondent continues:
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My desires in this direction received courteone consideration, and soon the whining ceased....
ELECTROCUTED BY 210
VOLTS.
RISK, CAUSED BY "A DAMP FLOOR
An extraordinary tragedy, in
The elimination of the squeaks, which a man was electrocuted from however, threw into greater relief
the clanging of metal against a domestic supply of 910 volts, was metal when the gates were shut as disclosed at a Bristol inquest on they were every few minutes, but June 8th on Mr. Cyril Alfred I felt that I could not ask 'iny
immediate fellow-citizens to try Farnsworth, aged thirty-three, to deaden that sound. So I had journeyman butcher, of Staple to endure this noise with what Hill, Bristol. fortitude was left to me with a high temperature and ten thou- sand devils, pounding at my head. in a cellar, He had in his left If anyone will start a fund for hand an unlighted globe fixed to a
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winds,
Mother and daughter entered into an argument, and Mr. Danford Thomas told them that what they were discussing had nothing to do with the inquiry. The scene, how ever, continued, and the corparr again interrupted.
Turning to the coroner, Mrs. Dickins said, "She knew that Edna was wearing beautiful dresses and had rings on her fingers.
Mrs. Eden: I did not know. Mrs. Dickins (to the coroner): If she had told me that she had beauti- ful dresses and had rings on her fingers and was meeting a man, I' would have put the police on her.
Mr. Danford Thomas: You knew on April 18th that she was going
to meet someone.
Begging Letter Writers, Detective Inspector Fitzgerald said there was no doubt that the so-called Dr. Strauss had a succes sion of people occupying his rooms. Mr. Danford Thomas: Evidently from what Mr Benson said the Misses Paget were not very desir able people.
Detective Inspector Fitzgerald said that that was so. They were connected with the writing of beg ging lettera So far as he knew it was a very respectable house, The. parts of the cellar,
girl, he added, was not known to The floor, which was of cement, the polico.NZ
recalled, said it was wet. One of the wires of the Mr. flex was loose, and afterwards came was not his custom to befriend away easily from the brass retainer. women. He realised now that his Amains engineer of Bristol action in taking a girl under six- Corporation stated that in many teen to his rooms was open to sus cases electric shock in 210 voltage picion, but she looked much older. would not have a serious zeault, but He wanted the girl as a servant. in that case the effect of the shock Mr. Danford Thomas in his sum-: would be much greater because of ming-up said 'the girl was very the surrounding conditions. Great temperamental and full of spirits, care should always be used in damp and wanted a life beyond what it was possible for her to have in her places
circumstances. He returned a ver- 'dict of Suicide by Coal Gas Poison- ing while of Ensound Mind."
A verdict of Accidental death from electric shock due to a defect in the flex" was recorded.