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A NEW node of punishment has been resorted to, says the Universal Gazelle by the Soochow authorities in dealing with the local offenders. On the 17th ulto, three of them were ordered booed and afterwards to have all their hair shaven off leaving two little tufts on each side. These aro plaited with red cotton cords and the offenders are then paraded through the city in canguies.
THE YELLOW DWARF":
FIRST PERFORMANCE BY THE AD. C.
The dresses of the Choras, designed by Miss "Alias (whose real name is—but no, we pro- mised not), Mesars Sexton and Noble, were of the Shanghai Shipbuilding, Engineering, At the Theatre Royal, City Hall, last night very pretty and becoming as regarde the ladies, courtiers, pages and heralds, while those of the and Dock Co., Ld., to view the docks and the Hongkong Amateur Dramatic Club gave works, which, are nearing completion, at Poo-their first performance of the pantomime of cooks, flunkies, cats, monkeys demons, and tung on the 28th ulto. The dock bids fair to "The Yellow Dwarf, or Harlequin, the Knave of other "furious and untamed animals, as the pro- Hearts and the Fair Princess.". Hongkong is gramme styles them, were triumphs of imagina be soon finished and the works seem of.a very prond of its A. D. C. and the yearly comictive design. The orange and lemon dresses of opera or pantomime is eagerly looked forward the Orange Grove ballet were most effective and blended capitálly with the scene for which to as one of the events of the season, so that it was not surprising to find a large crowd collect they were designed. The costuraes won by ing outside the Theatre sometime previous to the the Misses Remedios in the fan dance were opening of the doors and long before the cur- most becoming, being diaphanous affairs of a tain rose the house was.crowded. In the stalls rather pale blue, and admirably adapted to and dress circle hardly a seat had been left show off the graces of these two artistic little maids, and it is seldom that Hongkong is were disappointed in obtaining seats,
exhibited by them last night. The dresses or ribbon dance," of the pas de six were very effective, especially when rainbow lights were thrown upon them, and the tinkling jingle of the silver bells attached to the ends of the ribbons was very pleasing, The costume worn by Miss Anita d'Almada e Castro in her skirt dance deserves, especial praise. It was of a rich burnished copper and had a very dazzling effect as this graceful little lady fitted about the stage with the electric light danced in Elizabethan costumes, was much playing upon her The. gavolte, which was
stately measure does not appeal to the audi- ence so much as the more sprightly ones of the appreciated, though perhaps its slow and
other dances. The costumes were very ar tistic and becoming to the wearers and the font ensemble of the scene almost made one imagine that. Sir Francis Drake or Sir Walter. Raleigh would appear ushering in Queen Bess.
NOTES AND COMMENTS, When we are in the throes of the rainy season we grow and grumble at the muddy state of the Hongkong streets and when a period of drought acts in our voices rise in 135 protest at the dust, and between the two we by the Chief Deputy of Police, Liu, to be bam-unbooked and the result was that many people treated to such a display of talent as was INSUE-spend a sorry time, for there appears to be no intermediate stage. At present we are suffer ing from an excessive amount of dust, but this Is not our only cause of complaint. In addi- 4334,000,000 tion to the dust we have stones, for the long 12,950,000 spell of dry weather, by transforming, the 887,000 greater part of the binding matter of the roads THE Undersigned Agents for the above into dust, has released chunks of the Socios de pretuired to accept RISKS metalling which become scattered about the against Fire in CURRENT RATES. surface of the road and play havoc with both foot and vehicular traffic. A good DAVID SASSOON, SONS & Co., Hongkong, al Lanitary, 1899. [24 example of this states of affairs is to be seen
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A_DESPATCII from Nanking to the Univers Gazette says that Viceroy Liu Kunyi has decided to permit the extension of the Saigon The construction-of "our roads also
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THE INSURGENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Things were, however, put straight by the interpreter of the Bureau for Foreign Affairs who went on board the Descarter to apologise to the French
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THE China Gazette of the 19th ulto, says Very little has been heard of late respecting the doings of the French Consul-Genental at Nanking before which we believe he is still sitting down in the Defcartes, in sullen deter mination to tire the old Viceroy out by the sheer force of his pertinacity. The Chinese report that the Russian cruiser Grimiaschy is.now anchored off that city with the apparens intention ef strengtheuing the demands of A statement has been published on Brimlf-of-Count de Bezaure and backing up the Deacurs Prince Victor Bonaparte in which he declares er. But this is a mistake, as the Russian that he is preparing to act as soon as events, cruiser left the Yangtse three ar which are nearer than supposed, occur. The days ago for Port Arthur. Prince says it is useless to attempt anything warships, the Iphigenia and Linnet, still keep by legal means and that he is therefore plan- watch and ward off the city with the obvious ning to act by force, aided by the Military idea of giving the Viceroy Liu strength to prestige and talent of his brother Prince Louis. refuse and backbone so maintain his refusal to the insolent and most unjustifiable French demands. And so the deadlock continues; neither party has as yet given way, and so long as old Liu keeps his courage up and the big guns in his forts shotted all will be well, for it is a matter of common knowledge that no force the French can bring against him, even if they had a free hand, which they have not, would suffice to frighten him. The whole question is being now threshed: out in Paris, and Peking and Nanking is of no imponance for the moment. We do not be- lieve that the Russians will do very inuch to support the Descarter particularly as the British seem ranged on the Chinese side, but it is as well that Liu Kun-yib should be reminded of the complete safety of the game he plays as Jong as he gives nothing away. If he gives way to the French he will have to face the whole gament of the independent demands for concessions and sentenichts frons every Power having treaties with China. By. Holding out against one he will stave off endless demands from all quarter. -------
A Spanish official telegram states that the insurgents at Balabac have massacred all the Spaniards in Balabac (Palawan) with the exception of the women.
WEATHER REPORT,
The Observatory report says:-On the 5th a11.50 am. The barometer has fallen on the China eest. The high pressure area is spread ing over Japan. Gradients moderate with fresh monsoon on the coast, and in the N. part of the China Sea FORECAST fresh to N.E. winds; fair.
LOCAL AND CENERAL... Ar the January sale of opium at Calcuta Patna reatized Rs. 1,142 and Benario Rs. 1,140.
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AFTER a thorough search the launch, which was yesterday sent out to look for the body of Wilson, the second steward of the Glenavon, returned unsuccessful.
FOR supplying intoxicating liquors during pro hibited hours, viz. 5.50 a.m., the proprietor of the Colonial Hotel was bound over in the sum of rod to be of good behaviour for six months. A 'RICKSHAW coolic was fined Bro for refusing to accept hire when unemployed in Queen's Road, and another 'rickshaw coolic was fined the same amount for refusing to complete the journey for which he had been engaged.
THUS the New York correspondent of The Scotsman writing under date of 30th Novem. bor:-"The War Department purposes sending a strong force to Ilolfo, whence it can be distributed to other place where its presence may be necessary pending the evacuation by
the Spanish army."; -
ACCORDINo to native advices, owing to the recent failure of a native bank in Soochow financial transactions there have been much bampered. It is stated that the bankrupt bank has appointed trustees to liquidate the estate and after paying off all the official deposits.in full, a dividend will be declared to other depo sitors,
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PROPOSED TONNAGE DUTY AND THE NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA. Commenting upon the proposed tonnage duty for ships, a bill in favour of which is new awaiting the decision of the Diet, the Shegys is of opinion that should such a bill be passed by the Houses it would not only cause great hindrance in the development of foreign trade but would prove a distrous blow to the ship ping business. The company destined to suffer most under the proposed new tax would be the Nippon Yusen Kaisha; as is demons trated by the following table of its services and tonnage:-
Tonnage, European service.....
77.347 11,018 American service. Australian service
10,992 Bombay service
............... £3,899 H'kong Vladivostock service... 3,601 Yokohama-Shanghai servies... 7,558 Kobe-Tientsin_service.
1,409
Kobe Vladivostock service ... 2,890 For Special service Laden 41435
and
scenery,
was
des. was
With the plot of the piece, if a pantomime can be said to have a plot, everyone is acqua inted, and if the education of any of our renders has been neglected in this respect we must refer them to the Cast of Characters Synopsis of Scenery, which will supply all necessary information on the
which subject The igned and executed by Mr. Bird and his assistants,
exceedingly artistic and eminently suited to the pantomine. The "Oringe Grove scene was perhaps the pret tiest of the lot, but all were so well executed and praise aright upon them, otherwise we should be obliged to take them in order, omitting none. carefully thought out that it is difficult to bestow The transformation scene "Under the Sea," was very beautiful, the fishes being particularly lifelike, while the opening of the scallop shell which brought to view Bliss Phyllis Seth, a dainty little dark-eyed maid, snugly ensconced within the shell was most effective and was applauded to the echa. The Harlequinade scene, laid in Victoria Street, Kowloon, in 1900, was, as all well regulated scenes of this descrip- tion should be, comic in the extreme. The Kowloon Banch of our very own Bank was depicted in the centre with a prominently thermometer 'well in evidence displayed showing the fluctuations of the almighty dollar," the bank being flanked by the regulation lodging houses, the usual shop, and last, but not least, the office of the "China Snail."
Of Mr. G. H. Sexton (the King of Hearts) two many good things cannot be said. We feel sorry that his Royal Highness had such a tarter of a Queen, but when he sung or cracked any of his royal jokes we laughed long and food. Occasionally he so far forgot himself as to batter his Queen, but the wretch deserved His Majesty was troubled with two it. things liver and art supplements. The scene in which he worships the picture of his Queen, whom he supposes to be lost, and then invites the girls to come on," was awfully funny, and brought down the house. The domestic quarrels of the Royal pair were enceedingly amusing, but when the household furniture also took a part in the quarrel we felt rather alarmed. Their advice to their daughter on the day of her wedding shewed that they had had much experience, on the matter. His Majesty tried to win the heart of the Maid of Hearts, but his Quecu came in sight and so he had to leave hurriedly. From the time that His Majesty takes break fast until the fall of the curtain in the last act fr. Sexton thoroughly amused and pleased the audience he was never dull. It is hard to know which to praise most, his singing or his dancing. Perhaps "Le Café Chantant" was the best of his songs. His sporting dress, with the life-buoy collar, into which his head oc- casionally sank, was as fuany is anything could he
The Queen of Hearts (Mr. G. A. Caldwell) was a frivilous and naughty creature; she was a tarter of the blackest dye, and made berseif so objectionable and suspicious of the King's actions that it was not to be wondered at that when he heard of her loss, he showed his deep sorrow for the calamity by performing some extremely good and mad dcns. The Queen had no dignity about her person, but she had a tongue, and knew how to use it. She adopted the very test fashions, and her dances were excellent. Queens don't as a rule dance in the Royal kitchen, but the Queen of Hearts is an exception; in fact she danced any. where that she could find room to smite the air with her royal legs. Some of the dances she performed with a grace worthy of a camel. Her smites woubi strike terror into the heart of any inan. Mi, Caldwell doesn't possess the voice of a nightingale, but he makes one of the drollest and most disreputable Queens we have ever had the pleasure of looking on. His bon wets and erratic dancing kept the house in a continuat state of laughter.
pretty, both in her
Little Queenie Lambert, as the doll, fairly brought down the house and fully meritied the loud applause with which the conclusion of her dance was greeted, and it was only with diffi- culty that a second encore could be avoided. We venture to predict that this small lady will not want for floral and other tributes during the run of the pantomime. We really think that the Committee of the A.D.C. should be Superintendent of Police on account of their severely remonstrated with by the Captain. imprudence in introducing such a charming collection of housemaids to the Colony. We feel convinced that the hearts of the whole of our European Police. Force will be broken by them, and then-!
themselves.
The greatest of credit is due to Mr. Cald- well for his arrangement of the dances and the march of cooks and housesmaids. We heard it remarked during the evening that better dancing and marching would be difficult to find on a first class fantomime stage at home with professionals instead of amateurs, and for, ourselves we fully endorse the opinion ex- pressed....
The Yellow Dwarf breaks up the regal furniture and the Company indulge in the usual break down.. Scene III The Nursery of the Princess.
! Doll Dance-Miss Q. Lümbert. Scene IV. The Royal Kitchen
Grand March of Cooks and Housemaidis- First appearance of the Good Fairy who plans to set maiters straight- The Queen of Hearts--she makes sonid Lurts."
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CURTAIN..
Scene V-The Dismal Swamp.
Demons, Donkey and the Dwarf to the
fore, assisted by various animals of sorts. whose ancestors never saw the interior of Noah's Ark Serne VI.-The Grange Grove. (The Dances especially designed and arranged
To by bấn A. Caldwell.)
1. Pas de Trois-Misses Hilda Lang, Lily
King and Phyllis Seth
a. Pas de Deux-Misses M. & F. d'Almada
Remedis.
3. Pas de Quatre-Misses Misses Mabel Seth, Ela King, Maid Parker and M. d'Alutada.
4. Pas Seul-Miss Anita d'Alminda a
Castro Scene VII-The King's Smoking Room
When the Cat's away the nice will play,—
Wonderful effects of a cup of Tea, Scene VIII Fancy Ball at the Royal Palace.
Pas de Six... Misses Aulta and Minte d'Almada e Castro. Misses M. and F. d'Almada e Remedios. Misses Mabel Sayer and Mabel Sell
Their Majesties hold 'n' Grand Reception In honour of the Marriage of Princess "Allfair to Prince Dulcinuir.
THE GAYOTTE, Grand Dance-"The Georgeacaldwell
Curtain.
EXTRAORDINARY SHOOTING AFFRAY ON BOARD SHIP.
SHANGHAI, December 28th. An extraordinary shooting affray occurred on
Christmas night on board the 9.3. Friching while she was lying alongside the Kin-los-yuen Wharf. It appears that the second engineer Perhaps the most attractive of the dances is Richard Tourney, who is said to usually be a the "Georgeacaldwell" which is as merry well conducted man, had been drinking on the romp as the youngest and sprightliest of the day in question and about dinner time had some audience could have asked for, the fancy altercation with the third engineer A. Eveleigh dresses and the particoloured ribbons carried and the second mate Mr. Barrier in the saloon,
while the. Christmas dinner was, in progress... by the dancers leading a pretty variety to the ate whole of the dancers cheering and shouting between, the second engineer and the second
High words ensued and an altercation while the grand gallop at the exit with at, the top of their voices, makes one long to nate outside the saloon. The third engineer leave the audience and join the jolly throng on appears to have interfered on behalf of the the stage. The dances of the King and Queen, second mate, and the second engineer there
apon, went to his cabin while the others went are beyond description and must be seen to be
back to dinner in the saloon. Tourney suddenly appreciated. They can only be described as killing and our readers must see them for appeared at the door and fired two shots from a revolver at Eveleigh one of which, struck him in the abdomen while the other grazed his hand. Tourney then fired at Darrier, hitting him in the back of the head, but Barrier pluckily grappled with the infuriated engineer who was thrown down in the struggle, during which tha revolver, which was clutched in Barrier's hand, went off twice again, one bullet passing through the thigh of a Portuguess named Fonseca whp happened to be on board. Tournes then appears to have gone back to his mom while the three wounded, men were hurried off for medical assistance. Dr. Cooper extracted the bullet from Fonseca's leg and then carried him and Eveleigh to the General Hospital where Barrier who was bleeding profusely had just arrived.
Drs, Henderson, MacLeod, and Milles were soon in consultation with Dr., Cooper, and it was concluded that young Eveleigh was the most seriously injured and should be first operated on. Ether was administered and eurgical preparations were made for the per formance of the highly interesting operation of excision of the stomach, when just as every. thing was In readiness, Dr. Milles suddenly discovered that there was no orifice to the bullet wound and a further search resulted in the bullet being discovered in the lining of Eveleigh's, waistcoat into which it had been deflected by a metal button on his inside drawers, the button alone causing the superfi- cial wound in the abdomen which is not ctious. Eveleigh had thus a doube escape of his life in an hour! Barrier's wound is also only superficial, the bullet merely grazing, the skull which is grooved but not broken, but "Fonseca's injury, being through the muscle, is by far the most painful. After the shooting the and engineer went ashore and all trace of him was lost till he marched into the Central- Police Station and gave himself up this mom- ing
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The task of the stage manager is a thankless one as a rule, for few people appreciate the many hours given up to rehearsals and the pains and patience needed to arrange all the little bickelings in the chorus and to see that everything goes with a swing and no "waits occur. Mr. Mitchell as adapter of the pantomime and as stage manager is therefore deserving of the highest pmise, fork is owing to his energy and untiring zeal in the cause of the A. D... that we are treated to these performance, in the winter season. On him falls all the hiri
work and we fear but too little of the kudos.
In the Harlequinade there is room for im provement as it was inclined to drag, but this will doubless be remedied in subsequent per
whole the pantonime formances. Taken as cannot be described but as a success and we heartily congratulate the A.D.C. upon their performance and recommend our readers not to iniss the treat provided for them.
CAST OF CHARACTERS..
The King of Hearts, who in an absent ma- ment, had proposed to and been accepted by
Mr. G. H. N. Sexton, The Queen of Hearts, his lawful wedded wife,
a regular Tarter" and mother of
Mr. G. A. Caldwell: Princess Allfair, their only child, a sweet young thing in short frocks who gave up playing with her dolly for the sake of the.
Mrs. Fullerton, 'grent Prince Dalimar, a" Royal Mint" who wooes and wins her despite the opposition of
Mr. F. P. Harold The Wicked Fairy, a horrid old cat whose cruel machinations in conjunction with her Mr. J: F. Noble. The Yellow Dwarf, an ugly gnome (all yellow
and nasty-ugh ) and aided by...
Mrs. Fullerton, as the Princess Alfair, by her bright acting and very pretty and pleasing voice delighted every das. All her songs were
enthusiastically host clustered pets, both in her short frocks before she met the sad Prince Dulcimar, and in the beautiful white silk dress at the marriage ceremony. Her first song "Cupid and I was the best sung and prettiest
neplen of the evening, and she well deserved the beautiful bouquet that was landed to her.
song
Prince Dulcimar (Mr. F. P. Harold) looked and acted like the good young man the love sick prince was supposed to be; he sighed and
he moaned as the orthodus prince in love with a princess always does do. But having won the heart of such a charming Princess as Mrs. Fullerton (in a fine white silk dress too) he certainly might have emiled, and endeavoured to look a little happier; his sad looks indicated a funeral rather than a wedding. The Prince's songs were well sung, the first one in parti cular, and one could at once see that he had a bad attack of love sickness.
The Wicked Fairy, a horrible old cat, was capitally played by Mr. J. F. Noble. Mr. Noble makes a good substantial fairy, without any delicate corners. When she frisked o'er the forcibly reminded us of an elephant dance we green glades or danced along the dales it rather once saw at a circus. This airy had many reverses, but the hardest of all was at the last when she was transformed into a sampan. woman, and compelled to carry on her back a child possessing feet of enormous dimensions. The Maid of Hearts (Miss Murray Bainy is occupied most of the time scorning the love of the Kaaye of Hearts, or of any other Kaave, which she does remarkably well. Her first sang Kentucky Babe" was well rendered and received an encore!
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The Yellow Dwarf (Mr. H. Seth) wasn't yellow at all he had a good deal of red about his body but he was quite ugly enough to suit any one's fancy, Altogether. Mr. Seth played his part very well. A will be seen the total tonage on the The make up of the Demon Cat (Mr. M. D. Company's ships, now engaged in foreign Silas) was very good, and he performed the shipping services, comes up to 134,130 tons, so usual antics of an energetic and highly
respect- that in the event of a tonnage duty being Imable Thomas. posed at the rate of 30 se per ton the entire The Knave of Hearts (Mr. E. P. Skrimshire) sum thus to be brought under contribtion will be although described as an unfortunate mis- considerable, about 40,000 yes per year. Under guided youth, didn't look as if he was either these circumstances the Shogyo says that so lost, or unfortunate; in fact he looked particu long as the Yusen Kaisha is favoured with the tarly happy, and not a bit sorry that the Maid yearly subsidy of 880,000 yen towards its for of Hearts didn't return his love, AFTER the gunpowder explosion in Hangchow, oign services under the Navigation Encourage The Good Fairy of Miss Sayer reminded us the high authorities ordered an official toment Law it cannot but be recognized that the of the lady with wings that we used to -proposal for levying the tonnnge duty would worship when we were little boys in knicker- Hallchow to purchase 5,000 piculs of sulphur entirely defeat the purpose of the encourageborkers. She looked very pretty and spoke and saltpetre for the manufacture of gunpowment and expansion of shipping business. Weher lines well.
der to replace those lost at the explosion, A manufactory of smokeless powder will shortly be established there and further purchases of sulphur and Kattpetre will be made,
Japau Tivies) cannot believe that the impos!-- tion of 40,000 yen upon an aggregate tonnage of 134,000 as instanced by the Shopyo, Will defeat the ends of the Navigation Encourage ment Law?
Mr. H. Seth, The Demon Cat, a Grimalkin of the worst feline type nearly spoil the magic spell of
Mr. M. D. Sitas. The good Fairy, whose story about the Orange Grove almost compassed the death of
Miss Sayer.
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The Knave of Hearts, an unfortunate and misguided, youth, in love with every girl he meets with a special weakness for
M. E. P.-Skrimshire. The Maid of Hearts, a dainty lass all "made
of hearts, who scoms him thinking him better suited for Miss Murray-Bain The Kitchen fald, a wild and rabid creature
who is entirely ignored by
Castro-M.
POLICE COURT PROCEEDINGS, The prisoner, Richard Tournay, second engineer of the steamship, Fetching, was brought up in the British Police Cour: this. morning before Mr. Ker, charged that he with feloniously, wifully, and of inalice aforethought, did attempt to murder on the 25th inst., on board the ss. Fetching, lying, at Kin-lee-yuen wharf, at about 7.20 p.m., Arthur Barrier, A. Eveleigh and S. Fonseca, by shooting at and wounding them with a revolver.
The prisoner made no reply when the charge was read over to him.
Chief Inspector Howard and Detective D- cers Armstrong and Wood conducted the case for the Police.
Inspector Howard said he only intended to produce sufficient evidence to justify a remand. Inspector Howard swom, stated-Ai about 7.30 this morning prisoner came to the Station and sald he wanted to give himself up for what he had done. He was taken into custody and searched. A six-chambered revolver, some papers and keys, were found on him, Five chambers of the revolver had been discharged and the empty shells were in it still-One cartridge (full) was found in his pousession, The charge was made out and read out to him,
him
He the usual caution being given to made no statement.
Mr. H. S. Holmes. The Chamberlain whose amorous dutiescompel him to keep a watchful eye on all of the Mr. Arthur Chapman. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, House
maids, Cooks, Flunkies, Hemids, Pages, Cats, Monkeys, Demons, and other furious Dr. Walter Jennings Milies, sworn, stated- I was called to the General Hospital about o and untamed animals,
Pan. on Christmas Day to attend three men 3fesdames.-A., d'Almadae.
d'Almada e Castro,Ida Armstrong-who were suffering from bullet wounds. Arthur Elfrida Bohm-Olivia Bohm Colout Barrier was injured at the back of the head, A. Herbst.. Herbat. Mabel Hendley the bullet wounds of entrance, and exit being May Hendly-Elle King-Laetitia King separated by about 3 inches, but the skull was -Lily KingElsie Lang-Hilda Lang, not penetrated. Louis Fonseca had a wound -Qucenic Lambert Logan, Claudia on the left thigh, the bullet, having been re- Mitchell Maud Parker-M. d'Almada moved before admission to the Hospital. Remedios d'Almada Remedios Arthur Eveliegh had a circular contused wound penc Maud Sayer. Mábel Seth-Phyllis Seth of the atomen, which also bad not
trated, but was evidently produced by Skertcitly and Waterhouse. MESSRS-Armstrong Aithen.H. Bain-J. büllet which was afterwards found in his There was a small circular hola Cumming Chapman-J Danby waistcoat H. Grant Smith C. Hance G. C. Hay in the waistcoat, the cloth being burnt ward-C. B. Hayward.-E. M. Hayward. around it, (bullet produced). He was probably -E Herbst-H S. Holmes C. Hum- saved by the bullet impinging on one of the phreys Humphreys-- Heaton..buttons of his trousers which was bent H.Kennett. Lammert-H. A Lam Eveleigh has been discharged from the mert Lammert, LoganW, Hospital well; the other two man are still in Nicholson, S. Seth Sayer-Sulas, the Hospital and are both doing fairly well. Witchell and JWitcheily
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The Kitchen Maid (Mr. H. S. Holmes) and the Chamberlain (Mr Arthur Chapman) were well gromed looking creatures, but we would, Scene rather see them at the Royal Palace, than in our-own-household.
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The Garden of the Palace, Cats Gate Cots! The Yellow Dwarf drops in suddenly to confer with his aunt and liat a "hot time
The Royal Palace.
Early morning breakfast, a scene of domes ric bliss-Arrival of Prince Duldimar
In reply to Inspector, Howard-The wounds are not dangerous to life. It is not necessary to take the men's depositions
Prisoner had no questions to ask. Inspector Howard sald he had two further witness whose evidence he would like to have taken this morning
Arthur Eveleigh sworn deposed I am third engineer on the s.s. Felching On Spor day evening I went aboard and brought some