BILLS OF LABING.
OPTIONAL CLAUSE,
Messrs. Messageries Maritimes and Co. have Issued the following.curçalar notice :--.
Shippers are requested to note that on and after ist October next the arrangamani made .00 20th Jaunary, 1905, will be altered and, a' charge of 10 per scale ton will be made for each group of optional ports availed of, whether wholly or in part only, as one Bill of Lading, whether the option thus taken 'is finally used
or not..
The three groups will be as under:- GROUP I. Trieste, Venice, Fiumo, Adcoas,
Brindisi.
Fort Said, Tripoli, Latakieħ," Jaffa,
Beyrouth.
Salonika, Piraeus, Šmyron, Alex- andris, Rhodes, Vathi, Alexandret. la, Batoum, Odessa, Constantin. ople.
'Alvali, Chios, Mityleno.
GROUP 2. Leghorn, Mentina, Palermo, Naples, Gibraltar and Malta.
Spanish and Portuguese Ports. Marseilles od all other French
Pons with trapsbipment. GROUP 11. United Kingdom, North Contíseo
tal Port (except French Ports with transhipment) American and Canadian Potts, and any other port, not covered by Group 2, cargo for which in transhipped at any of the said ports is this Group. The minimum optional charge will be there fora is. per son and maximum, 38/; per ton.
THE CHINESE SENATE.
DRAFT REGULATIONS.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11 1000
SWIMMING.
The Victoria Recreation Club will hold their Annual Aquatic Sports on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the 23rd, 24th and 25th Septem bar, and after catelul consideration, the Bath House Sub-Committee of this Club bave draws up the following interesting programme:—.
1-HALF-MILE (Open) 1-Two LENGTHS (Army, Navy and Police) 3-Four Lengths, Bardicáp, (Mein- beri Onły) |
4-HIGH DIVE. (Open) 5-TWO LENGTHS, HANDICAP. (Members only, over 30 years of aga) :"
6-TWO LENGTHS, HANDICAP, (Members only!
AL
7-THREE LENGTHS, 100 YARDS, (Open)
TEAM RACE, (Members' only) $—Hurdle Race, HANDICAP, (Members only)
JG-SIX LENGTHS, 200 YARDS, (Open) 1-BOYS RACE (under 15 years) Two Lengths, Handicap.
11-BACK RACE, 2 LENGTHS. (Open) * 13--THROWING POLO' BALL." (Open)"=
14-TWELVE LENGTHS, 400 YARDS, (Open) 15.WATER POLO. (Members only) 16. PLUNGING., (Open) 17-DUCK HUNT.
18-RUNNING HEADER (Open) -19-Tram RACE (Open)
30-CONSOLATION. (Members only), 21-WATER POLO, (Open),
All events marked "Open" are interport Events. Entrance Fee, St each Event (1-3/7, Nos. B. 15. 19 and 21; Nos, 2, 11, 20, free. All 9-10, 12-14, 16-18); 50 cents for each competitor entrance fees must accompany entries, E. tries close on Saturday, the 18th September.
The "Buffs" Aquatic Sports will be held in the Victoria Recreation Club's enclosure on Friday next, the 10th September: The Open Members has drawo quite a large number of event, 3 Lengths, Handicap for the V.R.C.
compelltors.
A Chinese report says that the members of the Senate will be divided into nominated and elected bodies, each of which shall contain one hundred members. The nominated members shall be appointed Imperial ciaosmen, colonial
The Corinthian Yacht Club's first Ambuat nobles, officiale, gealry or eminent scholars and Aquatic Mesting takes place on Saturday, the elected members from the Provincial assemblies, 3th instant, and judging from the large number The Prince Regent and the Government-have--of-entries, a good afternoon's sport is antici decided that the session of one month originally pated. The ladies of Hongkong are cordially fixed upon for the Senate shall be extended to lovited. The Water Polo Match will be interest: eighty day within which time sll matters to be ed av both teams comprise picked men from passed and discussed shall be dealt with. Re. the different Water Polo teams lately competing cently some ameadmeati have been made to in the Hongkong Water Polo Shield Com- regulations for this chamber to the following petiljon and will be worth seeing. The teams effect :-
are captained by R. C. Witchell, and O."). Cooke and are as follows -
In the event of the Grand Council or the Ministers disagreeing with any resolution pass- ed by the Senate in the matter of tariffs, national debt or new laws, such resolution, should be reconsidered by the Senate, and failing adjustment there it should be referred to the Throne for decision. The Senate may Impeach any Government official for any illegal encroachment of its rights. It will decide dis- putes between the Provincial assemblies and the provincial governments and will deal with any encroachment of the assemblies' rights by Vice roys or Governors. With the exception of cri minal and legal proceedings, the people may submit memoranda of suggestions to the Senate which may convene spacial meetings to discuss Important affairs on an application being made to the Throne. Members of the Senate may be removed for violation of its rules or continued absence from its sittings. On the passing of any resolation which sets the Throne at naught or threatens peace and good order, Imperial permission may be asked for its dissolution and for a re-election of the House.-N. C. D. New
-DEATH OF MINING COOLIN
SERIOUS ALLEGATITNS AGAINST A EUROPEAN.
AD inquest was held at Ipoh, on August 16, by Mr. Langston on the cause of the death of a Chinose coolic named Ng Hoi who died at Diu Pish Mine on August 18.
of
In the course of his evidence, Chen Kong, n mining coolle working at Ula Piah, Tambun asid that on August 23 they were cogaged in removing machinery, under the. supervision M. Tivert and Mr. McDonald from a platform Into a bullock cart by means of levers. The deceased was on the platform near the ladder, bolding a stick and helping to remove the machinery. A European, Mr. McDonald, xave some orders which witness did not understand, and then sealched the stick from deceased and kicked him in the shomen and pashed him on the chest, knocking bim off the plat- form into the rifle box. Deceased fell on bis right side. He got up immediately afterwards and started walking with great difficulty, hold. Ing himself with both hands-one in front and one behind towards the kongsi. He walked about two hundred paces and fell down. Subsequently, he learned the man was dead.
J
R. C. Witchell, (Capt,). L. E. Lammert,
Private Cloke ("Buffs") G. Witchell,
Gunner Burch (87th Coy, R.G.A.)' O. R. Chunutt,
Y. Abbas.
C. J. Cooke, (Capt.)
A. H. Carroll,
Corporal Burke ("Buffe")
J. Forbes,
H. C. Saye
Private Williams ("Buffs")- Dandsman Barrand ("Buffa");
INTERPONT SWIMMING. Shanghai bas accepted the invitation of the very strong representative team. We pader- Hongkong swimmers and are sending down a stand the faterportmen leave Shanghai pext-
HONGKONG street inNDEX
THE LATEST EDITION,
THE DECLINE OF THE JINRIKISHA.
It has been statistically proved, ways the Japan Adureliser, that with the electric tram. way the jizrikishas in Tokio are gradually decreasing in number as the following table will show :-~
DECISION.
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THE CASH OF MR, MEARS. microscopical examination seems to indicate a suspicion that the disease would have besa The following is the taxt' of the judgment | found. Had Doctor Hart had na pravions given by H. M, Consular Court at Riuklang knowledge of the case, which has "boon the'. The fourth and latest edition of the Street
on August 12 in the case of the prosecution of subject of so much talk and writing and pobli Index of the City of Victoria dad districts,
Mr. John Mears for the alleged manslaughter cation in the English sud Chinese newspapers. compiled by Mr. Arthur Chapman, Govern
of a Chinese.
Vit seems to me that he could not under ment Assessor, has just been issued. The re
cumstances have connected the symptoms ha motes! district in the Colony and Kowloon
I have carefully considered the evidence saw with an imaginary. blow klieged to have (not including the New Territories) in covered
Single Double Jinrikisha which has been brought forward for the prose been gives eleven days previously. There by the publication which gives in Dumerical
seated, seated. Total. men. cution and the arguments of the learned Coun. in, as I said, too keen a desire on bla
part order the numbers of the lots (whether marine,
1905......
35,772 0.51 42,182 43.183 sel on both sides with regard to the charge to connect the discoloration" with a -blow inland, or farm) and street names arranged in 1900............ 40,161, 3,102 43,273 44.537
which was laid in this Court on July 31 last by after he had said he could not swear whether alphabetical order with their equivalent in Chi- 1907. 25.793 1,016 26,809 26,519
Yu Tsau-hsing against John Mears, and I the discoloration was due to a blow or to do nese characters. Well printed on stout paper, by
1908.......... 25,138 864 16,00 35.46%
with to thank the able Counsel engaged on composition. This, as well as the absence of the firm of Government printers, Messrs. May, 1909.... 22,889 695 13,387 23,118
both sides for the patience they have shows microscopical examination, added to the ex- Noronha & Co., of 6 Des Voeux Road, the
Of the above, total 1,636 belong to the under very trying climatic conditions, I
traordinary conditions under which this illegal book contains over a hundred and fifty fool- suburbs. Most of the 'rikishomen who have think that Counsel for the prosecution will Autopsy was held, ralas in my mind the convic." scap folio pages from cover to cover. To given up their profession are now employed by admit that he has received fair treatment, tion that Doctor Hart's evidence is not of the landowvers, insurance companies, architects, factories, and their 'rikishins were sold to the and that every facility has been given to kind which can be allowed to have any weight sorvayois, sad ostate brokers the compilation neighbouring prefectures and places on them for access to all witnesses and sources of at all agelost the accused. is invaluable. Had it not been for the laborious Natasendo, where electric cars are not available, nonmation. The question I have to decide character of the undertaking and the size to This state of affairs has badly affected the is: Am 1 of opinion that the evidence is of which the work is certainly to holk we feel alrikisha carriage manufacturing industry.
such a kind that it is sufficient to put the accus- most tempted to suggest that in future editions Several years ago there were over too factories a party on his trial for the offence which is an effort might be made to include the names in Tokio, but these have been reduced to hall evidence. I have to exercise. my judgment as charged against him? After considering the of the registered proprietors of the respective that. number, lately. Akiba & Co., in the lots, when the Index will be nothing less thatta Gure, is the largest frikisha factory in the city miniature 'land register and as such its value ever 100 being manufactured every month, but to others than insurance managers and estate mast of these are exported abroad. The agents very considerably enhanced.
Dowest 'rikisha has rubber tired wheels and ball-bearings, COCAINE ON 188 “HONG MOH”
„OFFICIALS FIGHT WITH SMUGOLERS
AT RANGOON,
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of cocaine on August 35, on the steamer Hong The Customs authorities made a large seizure Mok, which arrived at Rangoon from the Straits and China-on August 18. About 3.30 m. on the Friday as she lay at the Godwin Road buoy three Chisamen werd Doticed in the act of lowering five packages into a sampan which lay alongside. Customs officer Davis, Dare and Greatorex sprang upon them and prevented the packages from being lowered. Then a fight took place which resulted in two of the Chinaman jumping over the side of the ship into the river where they are said to have been picked up by the sampan in waiting and carried away,The other Chinaman and the packages were taken ashore to the Barr Street police station where the packages were found to contain 1,456 bottles of cocaine, 181 ounces, valued roughly at Rs. 14,560.
-AMERICAN CONSUL-GENERAL.
I
DISTINGUISHED REPRESENTATIVE EN ROUTE TO SINGAPORE.
The Hon. James T. Dubois, recently ap pointed. Consul-General for United States at Singapore, with Mrs. Dubois and his son, who has just graduated from Yale Univenily, sail from America to-day for this port via Europe, says the Straits Times of 31st ult, They ex pect to make a very leisurely trip and are not due to arrive here. before November. Mr. Dubois, junior, will not remain bere long, bow. ever, but will continue the voyage around the world via the Pacific.
In the person of Dubois, the American go verament is sending to Singapore the most distinguished representative ever stationed hère for that country. "He has had a wide experience in the foreign service and has also done notable work for his country at home. He bas served with great success in turn at the following stations: Aix-la-Chapelle, Leipzig, Callas, and St. Gall (Switzerland). He was appointed by the late President McKinley to the post. editor of the laws in the. Department of Staig
MOSQUITOES.
This is not a treatise on entomology. Neither is it the result of the investigations of an enthy has suffered mosquitoes gladly in the cause of siastic savant, who, in some malarial swamp, science.
this judgment. The first facts, of course, are to its weight or value and form my decision on that the man Yü Fa-cb'eng is dead and that a charge has been laid against John Mears (or causing his death. Does the evidence raise a strong or probable presumption that the uccused | John Mears is answerable for the death of the "man Yü Fa-ch'éng? she'death took placeen April | 36 last and the charge was laid ao July 31 last, We may hold our own opinions as to the causes of this unusually long delay and also us to the causes which led to the insuration of the action. As Counsel for the defrodant put it, the case had been siminering all these months and I certainly agree with him that though there have their lives accidentally, fow, if Ray, have occurred beso many cases in which natives have lost
in which the case has been brought forward in se extraordinary a manner. The case is one in which a Chinese has inid a charge against an Englishman, and of the three foreigners who have appeared against this accused Englishmas charge has been laid, and into the mo two are of American nationality.. Yet the slagpaut bilgetives for laying it, whether they spring from fruitful and multiply exceedingly. Disturbed not my present duty to inquire. My duty is to water is Dow for ever at resi," they are private spite or Diter inferior sentiment, it is only by the occasional jar of a steamer coming decide whelber the evidence brought forward alongside, when, with so angry which of count- 'is of such'a'kind that it raises a strong or pro- less tiny wings, they gird up their loins, so to bable presumption in my mind against the speak, as the bulk's old skipper might have
accused. bitched up bis pants, and go on deck seeking whom they may devour.
It is merely a wail. A cry from Fat Cathay. The vapeurings of a' soul, almost lost, and tin- ged with that madness which is akin to genius. too unless our theor
Of all the pinsquitor ere below, sad above fa Better Land are ae Chinese variety is quite coucous, sure the worst. Aad of a the places in China where mosquitoes most do congregate, surely a' certain old, hulk at Swatow is the most densely populated. Deep down in its cavert nous depths where the
Slap! I awoke from a blissful dream in which a buge iced lemon squash figured largely, to find myself bathed in perspiration, and-my-left-eye almost clored with the force of
my semi-conscious blow,
The similarity of the evidence of the Chiness witnesses is a real that it raises the opinion Alas! Not fat; nor long have they to seek. in my insed flat they must have been well What light from yonder porthole breaks? What drilled in order to produce such exactly similar have we here? A passenger? A beautiful, accounts. For Chu Ju-tang, and Chou white, lender passenger? A barbarian? A far sino-ch'tag, simultaneously to make the stale. eign devil? A fe.si for the gods, let us disment: "You have wounded my mau" is, to semble.
say the least, an extraordinary coincidence. As Counsel for the defendant pointed out, the si milarity throughout is perfectly' extraordinary, and the hands placed on the same place, etc., all sug words used, the gestures, the
gest both some inducement and that the case get up, to find my cabin alive with mos had been talked over between the various Chi quitoes. They had entered by the port, which
uese witnesses at the mesting on the German iD: my pristine innocence I had left open.uk if not at other times also. The 'ino part and bland, and with a guileless smile queries closed their, shop, came to Kiukiang' and Boy, call. He comes along childlike hers Chou, employers, of the deceased, also
Mosquitoes have got?"
though they admitted they were poor, appear to have been able to support themselves without doing anything. It is not in the Chinese nature. for poor people to take holidays of this kind un benefit therefrom in the near future. Those of us less they see some certain prospect of deriving who have been any lengths of time in China
nese evidence. Thasost ofevidence brought for. ward is so easily procured that it is of no weight, und nach unit of it being of no weight, the whole must have no weight, and the whole of this Chinese evidence is, therefore, in my opinion, insufficient in low and valueless as against the accused in the present case.
Was it only yesterday that I was fuminating on the cruelty and barbarity of Chinese justice? Surely not, for now, even the torture of a thousand cuts seems humano. Undoubtedly he knows best how to treat his own country
men.
The charge against the defendant in a very serious one, but it seems to me that the allege-. tions of the witnesses as to Mears' connection' with the cause of death are not either conclu sending the matter to the Supreme Court. After sive enough or of sufficient weight to justify me ia
the medical evidence in so far as it is against caretul consideration 1 am of the opinion that
the defendant is altogether insufficient, incon clusive, and unsatisfactory, and that Í cannét – conscientiously attach any weight to the home. geneons evidence of a file of well-drilled coolies and other natives closely associated with them, and that these two sets of evidence, even when combised, are not sufficient to justify putting the accused party on his trial. The defendant is accordingly discharged...
(Signed) E. T. C. WERNER, H: B. M. Consul and Judge of the
Provincial Court.
H.B.M. Consulate,
Kiukiang, August 12, 1909. M. C. D. News,
A SEVERE SENTENCE,
LIFE MADE UNBEARABLE,,
Before Commander Radcliffe, at the Marina Court, yesterday, says the Singapore Free Press of 31st ult., Sydony Blvy, a young English trimmer on the British steamer Walth Prince,
Accused pleaded not guilty. was charged with desertion.
....
Capt. A. Sheppard, master of the Welek Prinze; said the accused signed on as a trimmer at Shanghai on the stb of this month. The ship arrived here on the 21st and on the same day Elvy left the ship with his belongings. Winess had given him $5 and leave to go asliare. He had not returned to the ship since. There was ab entry in the logbook Witness reported at the Shipping Office. The vessel was to have salled on the 18th or 29th. It was advertised in the papers. They were only de lained by cargo...
Elvy said that on the 5th of this month be was forced through circumstances to sign on the Articles of Welsh Prines. He was not in very board, he found the majority of the crew below good bealth at the time. Whan he got on
were Germans. He had to live with them is the fo'custle and could not understand what
they were saying. At Hongkong, & German came on board to work his passage. Arsson, as he started working, the Germans did not want accused. He had two or three tows with - them which he did not report. He was 10 miserable that he was determined to obtain a let him off. He started work as an engine driver with John Aird and Co. on the 23rd and or a good for three years. He was crew for the Captain, but met some of wrote a letter to John Aird's chief engineer on the crew and they advised bim not to. Ho Sunday and was apprehended by the Inspector at night.
week by one of the Indo-China Steam Naviga at Washington which position he has retained give is an ao aihifating glance but what, owing know what estimate to form of the value of Chi situation in Singapore and ask the Captain to
tion Company's steamers. ---
THE AUSTRIAN LLOYD SCHEME
DETAILS OF QUICK PASSAGES at reduced RATES.
ever since. He has also been largely identi- fied with other interests at Washington. For a long time ha has been one of the trusteca of the Carnegie Library, there and one of the directors of the Loan and Trust Co. He is also director of several enterprises in his "own State (Pennsylvania), und was recently un. animously elected second vice-president of the Sons of the American Revolution, of which fraternity he is a charter member. Mr. Dubois bas attained considerable renown by his public addresses and articles on political questions, being a writer of grest force and ability and a public speaker of more than ordinary quality Over 40,000 copies of a speech delivered by him before the National Civil Service League on the pressing Needs of the Consular Service were distributed by the National Business
As already reported in these columns, the Times of Inulia publishes detalls of ao important scheme organised by the Austrian Lloyd Com Pany commencing from February 1 next, for quick passages between Bombay-and-Loadas and vice versa at greatly reduced fares. The basis of the scheme is that the whole of the bined into one class, and the fares for this accommodation on all steamers will he com. single class, including surtax, will be less than League of Chicago and proved very helpful in the charge hitherto made for second class creating sentiment in favour of the complete passengers. Those who have travelled by Austenrganisation of the consular se vice which trian Lloyd's unaccelerated service in the past recently took place under the administration of will remember how successfully the one-class principle operated in that case. It is not pro-
Secretary of State Root.
posed to make any alteration in the way of lowering the quality of the accommodation The same accommodation will be available at offered to passengers, but rather the reverse. reduced prices and the food provided will be similar to that which has hitherto been, served in the first class saloon,
THE FARES.
The distinction between accelerated or ordia. ary services will still be retained, but the fares by both kinds of steamer will be approximately
BORNEO HEAD HUNTERS.
PUNISHMENT DIFFICULT OWING TO ABSTRACT JUSTICE.
The head-hunting forays by Sarawak Dyakı into Dutch territory, in West Borneo, have given rise to serious difficulties. The Dutch authorities asked for the surrender of the ringleaders, and the Sarawak Govern ment refused to give them up, says the Juza Bode. It grounded the refusal on the argu ment that, the ringleaders once surrendered, Was no security that they would ther
I look at the Pagan with what I fondly im-
to my swollen eye, must appear a facetious wink, then with a studied calm, under which lies a seething cauldron of frenzied emotions, order him to put the mosquito curtain up and depart in peace lest I do him an injury. Once more I tura in, after carefully tucking the cur tain all round the mattress,
Again I compose myself to slumber, soothed by ngeling of perfect security, and lulled to sleep by what now seems the musical hum of
the countless horde.
find that I was not alone under the net. I had Slap Stap! Again I am wideawake, to merely conserved myself for a favoured few. A feeling as of Daniel in the lion's den comes and getting it! over me. Yea? A Daniel, come to judgmen,
There is a last straw for even the most stoical of natures. I jump out of bed-bed, a place of I make frantic slaps wherever I see one of the rest forsooth-seize a carpet slipper with which fiends resting, bat invariably miss, and only succeed in making footprints all over the beau 'tiful white paint, and awakening the Chief Engineer, my next door neighbour.
He-the Chief-puts his bead out of his door and calls along the alleyway, "Whit the bleeres dae ye mean by hangin' up pictures at this time in the mornin! Hoo dac ya expec' a baddie toe sleep in a' that row?"
By Mr. McDonald': There were two or three other coolies present besides those from my kongs! They were on the ground under the platform
the witnesses, Chinese, who were work
the same. Accelerated steamers will ran from tag at the same place, were called and gave Bombay twice a month, and ordinary from avidence similar to this witness,
Alexander Evan Charles McDonald stated in Bombay via Karachi once a month. By the the course of bis evidence: We were in the Bombay to Trieste will range between Rs. 385 accelerated steamers the reduced charges from act of loading a part of a winch off a platform and Rs. 5oo. The fares vary according to the Iata bullock cart by sliding it down planks. position of cabins selected. Accelerated steam. We had a tail rope attached to it in casa it
ers will carry a limited number of passengers should slide down too fast. A Chinaman was
the oil reservoir. In what, for convenience, is called intermediata on each side of the dram to keep it from sliding class at a fare of Rs. 350, this being, a of the planks. The deceased was standing on special arrangement planned chiefly to give the platform about two or three feet from the entirely separate accommodation for maids, edge. He had a lover which was wedged in valets and so on. By the ordinary lines between the cog wheel and the drum to keep it from rolling. I was afraid that, if the drum there will be only one uniform "fare of Rs. 405. Return tickets will be issued for weat down too qalckly the level would carry both lines available for two years in the usual him down also." So I put my hand on the way at the rate of a fare and a half. Passengers alick and asked him to come round on the who take return tickets will also be allowed to other side. He did not seem to understand, so make a sea voyage in one direction by the I'motioned him to do so, and in so doing 1 Messagories Maritimes, Navigations Generals touched him with ous beod, lo the other händ
faren for Bombay to London now are: accale:
receive the due penalty for their deeds, owing to the over-strict proof required by Daich law. The Bods admits that the objection is too well-founded. in the province of West Borana, for instance, the Dutch authorities find it hard to bring the guilt of head-hunters home. Direct proot is often wanting. The capture of head-hunters and the mostering of witanes is, besides, difficult in the inland wilds. The Dutch Government intends to deal more energetically with the beadhunting evil in West and East Bornen. Hitherto head hupters have been let off with fines.. The iden now is to treat head-busting as penal offence. But more troops will have: to be stationed in the Dyak districts to take action the moment a head-hunting foray is reported. More trouble Datch, Drak tribes the Bakati and the Poinings have suffered so much from Sarawak
י,
The mosquitoes seem to be dazed by the light, and before they can move the bot current of air sacks them in to a horrible death. Ab such a fine, frizzling, painful death1
Until the groy dawn was breaking, my Seat and 1, kept up the chase, the light of an unholy joy illuminating our features as time after time we emptied the lamps,
Never before had I realized the sweetness of revenge! Taik not to me henceforth of turo ing the other cheek Show me the preacher may cot go hungry!
As regards the medical evidence, "Doctor'
Acting Inspector Tredgold gave evidence of Lambert was the first doctor to examine Yarresting the accused in High Street. He was Fa-cheng after the alleged assault, and he was in company of several of John Aird's people. therefore in a more advantageous position to Winess believed he was employed with the inake a satisfactory examination than Doctor firm as engine driver. the autopsy at least eleven days later. Dr Hart, the American doctor who performed
Lambert. concluded that the maa Was suffering from internal, hemorrhage, which might have resulted from other cause than a blow. He examined the body and found no signs of aby blow, In his opinion death was due to internal emorrhage and to versation with Mears which left a general im that only. Dr. Lambert said he had sume con pression that there had been a poks by Mears but he could not make any positive assertion It seems highly improbable that had 'Mesri said he poked Yü Dr. Lambert would not have had much more than a general impression-- such a statement could not but have made a definite and lasting impression on his mind. Dr. Lambert could not say that Mears had struck Yu, and he could not say that death was due to a blow.
As regards Doctor Hart's autopsy, I am not satisfied that sufficient efforts were made to have any representative of the other side present, or that the fear of a crowd is sufficient reason for holding the autopsy in the most extraordinary conditions under which it was held at dead of
I held the stick. The docossed was standing Italian or North German Lloyd. Through is feared now on the Sarawak border. Two who will turn the ather eye that a mosquito the skin, which was peeling off this swollen.
slightly behind me at the time. He let go the lever and stepped back putting one fool on the top rung of the ladder and then fell back warda. I am of opinion that he fell on the ground at the side of the palong and then rolled into the palong. I watched him get up and walk away down the palong. We did not stop work but finish the load, and then I wont to breakfast and shortly after the watch man came and said the deceased was either dead or dying half way between the place where we had been working and the kongal, ·I im- mediately wont to see and found he was dead and had him removed into an old kongsi alonge side. I afterwards went to Tambon and reported the matter. I handed is a written
said Elvy had 15 dan to him on the ship.. In reply to the Court, Captain Sheppard He wished to press the case.
Commander Radcliffe sentenced Elvy to three weeks rigorous imprisonment and he him. was also ordered to forfeit the money due to
Elvy: Can I appeal against the sentence? His worship:-0.
those Germanr
Elvy:-y life was made unbearable by
His worship:You were liable to twelve weeks' imprisonment.
INDIAN GROWN KUBBER.
ACCOUNT OF RESULTS OF SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATIONS,
The annual report of the Imperial Institute contains the following results of the examina- tion of rubber from lodia by the scientific department
Para rubber (Hevea brasiliensis).
The
prepared. at the Government experimental gardens at Kullar and Burliar in the Nilgiri Hills. The rubber from both sources was comparing favourably in this respect with very, satisfactory in chemical composition, plantation Para, rubber from Ceylon, but it was rather deficient in strength. The spect than that from Kallar and was consequently men from Barliar was much lighter to colour valued at a higher price, the quotations being 5, 4d, to 59, 5d. par lb and 58, to 58. zd, per ib., respectively, with plantation Para biscuits at 5. 3. to 58. 9d. per ib.
Castilina rubber (Castillon elastica). Spaci mans of this rabber were also received from Kullar and Burline. The rubber from Kullar was of inferior quality an account of the large amount (32.5 per cont.) of resin present. The trees from which the rubber was obtained wore,
they become older. The specimen from Bullar however, only six years old, and it is probable that the quality of the rubber will improve as contained much less resin than that from Kullar (about 13 per cent) and was greatly superior to 35 8d. per ib. In London with Gas bard Para in physical properties. It was valued at se, 6d. at 5%. Id. per ib. whilst 34. 2d, to 38, 4d perib. was quoted for the specimen from Kullar.
There was only one thing to do. I know Scotsmen. So I explained and asked him humbly to have a drink. He came aloog bringing two lamps with him. Ah! those lamps, Scotsmen are indeed the salt of the earth. Phoenix-like they rise to the occasion when other men would be gnashing their teeth in hopeless incompetency.
The lamps were not unlike the ordinars i oight, by artificial light, os, an open Chinese specimens submitted for examination, were policeman's bull's eye, minus the glass and road, and without any colice or request to be revolving top. You light them, and put the should have refused to proceed, and have seni present being sent to the other side Dr. Har aperture where the glass ought to be over a, to the Consul of the defendant's nationality, i mosquite or two and presto!-there is a sittle fully agree with Counsel for the defendant that of burning wings and the pests lie kicking on this most extraordinary autopsy was not only useless but improper, It was also illegal. The body was eleven days old, and exposed for five days without any covering in, this climate. Though later covered with sand, the evidence shows that as decomposition would take place from inside, this would not retard the process. Dr. Hart admitted that microscopical examina tion of sections was the only infallible method of detecting previous disease, and his request to take these sections was refused, so he could not say there had been no previous disease. He could not say whether the discoloration on
bort also said he could not sell there had been decomposing body, eleven days old, was due to bruising or decomposition. Doctor Lam no disease, without microscopical examina tino, and admitted that diseased organs may rupture spontaneously be found the man suffering from internal hemorrhage, and regarded the conditions he observed as much more like those which would have been present in the history of a mad run over by a cart than as like those which would result men of Coara biscait subber from Kullar was
Cepra rubber (Manihot Glaziovil) A speci from the alleged cause. Doctor Hart admitted of good quality, containing 82.5 per cent of under cross-examination that he was band- caoutchouc and exhibiting very satisfactory icapped by having to perform the autopsy by physical properties. It was valued at 5. 6d. lamplight, yet he attributes the hemorrhage in per 1b, with Para biscuits quoted at 5 d. to this eleven days' old body to a blow "though he 5. od per lb. A sample of Ceara rubber from could not say that the discoloration of the South Arcot war much inferior in composition peeling skin was not due to decomposition. to the preceding specimen, containing only There seems to be too keen a desire to connect 73.7 per cent, of outchouc azda high percent- the hemorrhage with a blow and death with age of proteid. Ik valued at 21. jd, par Ib, the hemorrhage seen on cutting into a part when fiae hard Para ahod at 3*, sid, per lb. which it is admitted is the first part of Ficas elastica mbbir. Two specimens of a corpse to decay. The explanation this rubber, one ju biscuit form and the other would seem to be that suggested by Coun-in scrap, ware forwarded from Mukkis so the sel for the defence that the body being Kamothe Range, North Malabar, Both sam- in a faz-advanced stage of decomposition, plee.coutained a large amount of resin and no certain conclusion could be reach were somewhat deficient in elasticity and ten- ed without the microscopical examination acity. The biscuit rubber, which was almost which he was not allowed to make and that black, was valued at 20. 6d. per iby and the be bad therefore to base his conclusion, on reddish, vetap rubber at 2011d, per 15 with what he had been told. Refusal to alloy the Sas hard Pare at 36 fidi per lby
rated line, single ticket, Rs. 480 to Rs. 635 a head-hunters that they are meditating venge-usefal pisce in the great universal Scheme, and Other vicious insects, such as bees, have a ingia Rs. 545 to Rs. 585; return Rs. 867 to Rs. retoro Rs. 769 to Rs. 1,022 Ordinary fine,
ance. The Sarawak Dyaks mest in fault be- | have the good taste to die when once they have
implanted their venom. 948, the variation being according to cabin and long to the Batang Lupar tribe. class on railwaY.
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In order to cope with the increasing traffic. The Captain's Cup and Pool were played for, on all their lines, Austrian Lloyd are now. proceeding with the construction of a float-of-
from 4th to 6th September. The following
· scores were returned¿--- seran now fast steamers, All steamers for
CAPTAIN'S CUP, the accelerated service will be new and thoroughly up to date with electric fans free in cabins. The voyage between Bombay and Venice and Triaste will occupy only thirteen ordoarteen days. A ship, sailing from Bombay on February 1, will be due to arrive at Euro- pean ports on the evening of the 14th of morning of 15th according to tide. Special trains will run in connection with the boats by the newly opened roata. These will enable one to travel from the Adriatic port right through to Charing Cross in 36 hours. London therefore should be reached on the 15th day out from Bombay by those who with to travol straight through The Times of India hopes that Angle-Indians will apite to support thé A. Ritable having already secured a qualif. scheme as the opening of a fature of better cation for the Qup, M. E. Montoith qualifies The inquest was postponed as Mr. McDonald things for Anglo-Indian travellers' who 'so fong || this mouth with the next best score. wished to call mare avidsacs—Straide Xingen. - † 'Baru baan subject to a marciines aquone,
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The senior apothecary at the Ipoh district hospital, said he examined the body, bat found no exterasi marks of violence whatever. The splees was more than twice its average length and more than eight times its average weight. He considered that owing to the condition the spleen was in any slight blow or fall might kava caused the rupture. The contusion of the tissues might have been caused by a kick In the abdomen. without leaving any external mucks of violenza..
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But mosquitoes? Do they serve a useful pur pose? Do they die? Not A thousand times; Noll! They fatten and live, and live, and live!!! Lika Professor Teufelsdrockb, I fondly imagia ad that I too had reached a philosophical pin pacle, far-above the petty-trials of the world A pinnacle from which I could look down with
calm garuffled serenity at the troubled multitudes below,
But alas! for the limitations of human andurance. What does it prevail against the emissaries of the Nether Empire, trained as they are by their Master to gat ander the cinsk of civilization, religion and philosophy under which we poor,mortals ostrich-like, try to hide and torment us notil in our agony we cast it off and stand revealed to all our primitive simplici- tycunalo, swearing savages.
Ob ya good people whose hearts and packets are touched to the sending of missions to China, hear my prayer [..... Leave the heathen Just a little while longer to his idols, and devota your wealth, to the extermination of mosqui toes, last through them year white brethren in the East fail from grace.
- J, G. Smith in 2, G&D, Nome:
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