REFERENCE BOOKS.
versity buildings instead of the City Hall.
it
stated in
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 23,
CRIMES UNSOLVED
Provincial Police and Their Methods.
The balling murder of Keni Reeks is disturbing the minds of police and public, and seems likely to add one more to the list!
Anyo
Famous Crimes.
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ENGLISHMEN AND
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With reference to Mr. R. D.
100 YEARS AGO.
The Thames Frozen Over.
Frost FairThe toy surf.co
The
some novelty, Gaming, in all'ity branches, threw out different
of orime detection leaves a good HARNESSING THE SUN. deal to be desired. "Marders| beyond the precise range of the Bis Lordship said that it was
metropolia have had an om zing Application for Transter of the stipulated that they should be
"habit of late of opening my- Morrison Library,
kept in the City Hall, but if Mr. Morrison were living at the
steriously and ending more 60, erri si un vory rick Denman's story of Sir Henry between the Bridges, now called noon. I wi ged a very remark Hozier, the late Secretary of Frost Fair, was during the latter able fi illustration the us28 to Lloyd's, challenging Sydney part of the week visited by present time he no doubt would
Take a few examples. In the Supreme Court, thie have thought that they should be
The slayer of Mrs. Luard in the whiel the power of the sunmay Baxton to fight & duel in Belgium, thousands, drawn by curiosity morning, before Sir William Rees in the University where the people Davies (Chief Justice) "the Hon would have access to them and of undiscovered country orimes, depths of the Seal Chart Woods be put, says a writer in the the Manchester Courier remarks from all parts of London, 86. The Daily News. But why? was never brought to justice. In Standard. The story of how this that since the death a few years Returning frost having rendered Attorney General, Mr J. A. 5. kept in buildings more suitable.
The Attornoy General said the It is by no means so hopeless as this case the higher intelligence hacame possible reads like a Jales back of the O'Gorman Mahon the frozen m689 more secure than Backaill, made an application for the traneference of the Morrison books were strictly educational, other crimes which have been un-of C.I.D. was imported just late Vorne romance,
several duels probably no other most timid found resolution to Library from the City Hall to and there was no passing of pro-avelled by the police. There are enough for every cine (and thoy "Some seven years ago," said we if hot youth hur fought it appeared on Wednesday, the the University, as referred to the porty; there was no suggestion several possible motives to point were several and significant). Mr. W. H.. Robbins, publicity.P. has had a similar experience.venture amidst the various groups however, one casionally lights footpath in the centre of the river Telegraph of February 28. The that the University would own to the end of the young Australian This" method of county satho- manager of the above company.
one is rities clothed the whole fabric of Mr. Frank Shaman, of Phila-n reading latter-day memoirs, which occupied the ice. application was made, he said, the books; it was simply the engineer. The mosin
was bard and secure; and sent to most unlikely persons. At under section 640 of the Code of suggestion that they should be robbery, but there are very likely the Lord murder with a chequer.delphia, attacked this great
mong the pedestrians we obsery- Civil Procedure and Ordinance 3 housed in the University. others: revenge, haired, jealousy ed mantle of sheer fares. It did problem with a well-organised upon some instances of challenges of 1901 in connection with a certain His Lordship would see that the romance of a woman be- another thing; it broke the spirit force and, has now in operation at the time of the Russo-Turkish four donkies which trotted a Even then the of a good, honest, painstaking, and Cairo a very practical and pront war of 1877 E. A. Fresmen was nimble pace, and produced con affidavits hind the veil. Oharity which was concerned was in the deposit of certain books that they were rarely or over estalogue of "probabilities is not clever detective who (with the able irrigation plant, deriving its challenged by a retired Britiel nidorablemente scope He quoted the exhausted. It is clear that in a solving of the problem within his power entirely from steam gene- admiral, who was incensed at the glance the spectator mét with in the City Hall. He would tell made use of. bis Lordship about it very affidavit of Mr. Denman Fuller in business of this nature our country very grasp) was tossed off the rated by the rays of the sun
old shipmate, Admiral Hobart- shortly.
support of this. It also stated
enterprise or imagination or clear tances too incredible to be borne ides he was aided greatly by Hampden (better known as Hobart allurements while honesty was all the papers and what he woulded by the lending library which-headedness. They are excellent, anywhere outside the doors of anggestions made by Professor C.Pasha) for fighting on the side out of the question. Skittles was
His Lordship said he had read that the space was badly need police are not distinguished for track by a combination of cirooms from water. In developing his way the historian had reviled his
played by several parties, and the its present state of practical
When Sir Edward Malet was drinking tents were filled by like the Attorney General to do had grown so much, and that if painstaking officers when they transpontine theatre or the covers V. Boys. To bring sun power to of the Turks, was to show him the authority the library was housed in the are called upon. to perform the of a Monsier Leeng romance.
Rodent arents have revived the development, the labour of many Minister at Cairo he had hard females and their companions, under which he could make the University it would be likely to day-by-day duties of the common
be of greater use than at present. round, give them a problem of memories of the Merstham Tun-men was employed for seven work to dissuade General Gordon fanging scels to the panda fiddles, while others sat round The Attorney General said The University was prepared to murder to work out, then their net mystery, in which Mary rears, and the expenditure of
to me one large fires, drinking rum, grogy that Mr. Morrison was, he believ-maintain the cost of keeping the matter ators, as often ne not, Money, the young dairy maid, paid £50,000 wes required for experi- from fighting a duel. ed, one, of the first Protestant collection until such time as the glaringly lacking. It is not to be the penalty of her life, nine years mental and construction work morning," relates Sir Edward, and other spirits.Toa, offee and San-power plants, of course," and told me that he intended to eatables were provided in ample missionaries in China and a very City Hall desired them to be wondered at. Their system of ago.
The murderer of Miss Mogg, dispense with all fuel, and would call out Humbar Pashs for some order, while the passengers were interesting mao. He had de returned and that they should be training, their methods of work, posited, as his Lordship kaew, returned unconditionally on de-o no find themselves to exaays at Chemberley, in the spring of in no way be affected by coal disparaging remarks he had let invited to pat, by way of woord "The meat important part of fall his presence concerning ing their visit. Several respecta- books in the library in mand. There was nothing being the higher flights of criminal 1906 was never discovered and strikes. the City Hall unloc the changed but the location inquiry. Their roove is far too to this day nobody is supposed to
His Lordship said that it seemed leaply carved. They are deplor- have the slightest idea of the tie machine are the ann beat my predecessor, Mr. Vivian. Ible tradesmen slax attended with somewhat ourious terms which
after all Vivian was here in aand trinkets of every description. his Lordship would see given in
to him to be very desirable. able conservative. The machinery solution of the Pessenhall puzzle borbers, which generate the argued with him, saying that their wares, selling books, toys, urder and partial team required to ran the engine. public capacity, and I could see Those who made purchases were burning of the Generally speaking, from every songe of local pride (no doubt pretty
girl, Rove acre of surface covered by mirrors no reason why the General should presented with a label, setting the minute book, and that was Mr. Bowley, Secretary of the Comthey use is out of date and thoirthe all that was known about the mittae of the City Hall, and Mr-excellent as far as it goèu),
having matter. The books were a number Franklin, the Registrar of the Units them from calling in Hareent, for which William Gar-250 h.p. can be obtained. It is temp so seriously a passing forth that the article was bought
number of printers, of Bibles and sermons and diversity, had also made affidavite specialists
for
consultation. diner, the village carpenter, was true that, compared with the coal-remark, for all officials must on the Thames frozen yog
But," said Gordon, "Vivian brought their presses, pulled off ho believed, there were some books He then quoted Lord Halsbury mechanism of detection through the Attorney-General to be taken up, but the matter is a C.B. and I am a C.B. too. I various impressions which they tionaries, books of reference and, which his Lordship would see. Sootland Yard, with all the twice tried, and finally released burning plant, much space has
should be looked at in the light will not permit anyone to speak sold for a trifle. One of the its command, of early travel in China, and gag bis authority for his Lordship's at
the entering a nolle prosequi.
The oss mentioned above are of growing coal' or
in such a way of a man who articles printed and sold contain- books which would be connected
power.
Harley Street of the police prac- with the public they were pro
His Lordship said that that titioner, but an incredible mileage only one or two standing put pro- farming. A 250 h.p. coal-burn-
Behold, the River, Thames is bably not very interesting. They seemel suflicient.
of red tape too often liebes the minently amid a number of other ing plant would consume two tons belongs to the same order of ed the following lines
frozen ofer might be important for reference
In answer to a question from criminal specialist to Whiteball." undiscovered" country crimes of oal per day. Now, if this knighthood as I do." Eventually
Which lately ships of mighty
burden bore; purposes. He believed his Lordship as to whether the Special application has to be made. They suggest, surely, that there is daily two tons of coal, without however, the scandal which such Morrison was the tent of books were English, the Attorney to the metropolis by the county much to ho desired in the modern any cost of cultivation, could be a duel must have ocused was General said that he thought they authorities, there are certain system of detection, and that a raised on one acre of land, what
order.
s minute which was contained in
the Bible into Chinese and also
made a Chinese dictionary. His labours were carried on at Macao.
He only mentioned that because
The Attorney General esid
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Kentish servani
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power
"Gordon came
submit to criticism,'
averted.
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were both English and Chinese. dignities and jealousies to be little co-ordination, a wider and a profitable kind of farming this Bie Lordehip decided to make borne in mind, antil at last, when more generous method of proce would be. If the coal could be the order in the terms of the draft, public clamour has demanded dare. Less conservatism and some sold at £3 per ton (its cost in CINEMATOGRAPHY_FOR the Attorney General to apply some more strenuous action, it is (if not mob) infusion of the the most internally situate: 1 tro- father afterwards.
SOME **HOLIDAY" STORIES.
too late.
spirit of imagination in the brew pical countries), this would bring of criminological enterprise would in an income of £2,190 from one The Case of Great Wyrley. In this respect the Staffordshire go a long way towards better acre. of ground covered with police have been particularly success in that most thrilling of mirrors. unfortunate. The Great Wyrley professions, the tracking of the maiming outrages several years murderer. ngo set the whole country by the ears. They continued, sonson after season, at.set times-antil the very name of Cannock Chase created a shudder. Each outrage
WHOSE CAT.
Feline Refuses to Ald Justice.
No Danger Label.
THE AMATEUR,
The
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Now different arts and pastimes
here you see,
But printing claims the super-
iority.
The difficulty hitherto has been is at Queenhithe, does the ice rise the large amount of film which and fall in one mass with the
With the it remain at the greatest height: had to be stored in the namera food and ebb of the tide, or depe for any long picture new machine a small wide piece of the flood, bearing its own of film takes the place of the costly weight during the ebb? Either spools now in use, Lft. of the wider case seems equally wonderful."
central News. film being employed for every
Printed to commemorate a it might concern the point to which he was coming. The City
remarkably severe frost, which commenced December 27,1813. Hall trustees and the Council of
The Oko machine, which accompanied by an unusual the University were really the
thick fog, that continued eight two parties who were nominally
"Sun power can be generated was shown in London for the first
days and was succeeded by a The concerned in the matter.
in large plante located in the time last month is an invention
tremendous fall of snow, which City Hall trustees felt, and very
desert propar on the border of obviously possessing great possi-
prevented all communication rightly, that they could not take
ealtivated land, and the power bilities, which looks like opening
with the Northern and Western that step without approaching
transmitted by electricity over up the whole range of cinemato,
roads for several days. The the Government, and incidentally
large areas. Tue construction of graphy to the amateur.
Thames pressmed a complete the Attorney General represented
the Egyptian plant is particularly, machine, which weighs about 71b.
field of ice between London the public; and when the matter
simple; any ordinary engineer in all, serves a double purpose,
and Blackfriars Bridges, on Mr. Henry Holiday, whose was deliberately conceived and a
can run it, and owing to the fact for it not only takes the photo- was placed before him he felt a
Monday, the 31st January, great difficulty in giving assent Reminiscences" are just pub- deliberatoly carried out; it was
that ordinary materials are used graphs but afterwards projects
1814-A Fair is this day, as representing the public with lied, was so intimate friend of actually announced in prelim-
(February 4, 1814) held, and cat mentioning the matter before Mr. Gladstone. Their first meetiniary notices (on postcards) Elliot Scarborough appeared in its construction, repairs can be them on the screen, and it will at West Ham to answer the easily made and everything is soon be possible for a country
the whole apacs between the. his Lordship. He thought, subing occurred in 1868, when the the unhappy police.
two Bridges covered with ject to what his Lordship ruled, statesman-invited. Mr. and Mrs. To save their face, the police complaint of Arthur Stacey for above ground and accessible. The house party to determine in the
spectators."Champion." that it was only right that some Holiday and their little daughter had to make a desperate move to unlawfully detaining a black half film showing the working of the morning to produce a picture Egyptian sunpower plant is now play, to aot it in the afternoon,
and to see it on the screen in the frozen over, as the Thames now; Quere:-When a tide river is sort of advertisement abouli be to tea at Harley Street,
"I mentioned to Mr. Glad-arrested the wrong man, and to
match their desperate case. They Persian cat, value 56
Complainant said he lost the being shown at the cinemas."
drawing-room in the evening. put in the paper notifying publicly the application which had stone," says Mr. Holiday," that this very day the spectre of Eualji, cat about a month ago, and. been made so that if any mem-our daughter of 12 wis greatly their hapless victim, stalks before gaining some information, he bers of the public had any objec-disappointed at not coming with the filmy eyes of the Staffordshire went to defendant's house and tion, which might have substance us, owing to a cold, adding constable on his tightly round, saw the animal but they would For carrying gun powder with to that proposal, they would have gravely that she was a keen poli. And to this very day those out not give it up. They had had the out a "danger" label, a Chinese cat all its life-about sixtean was fined $25, at the Police the opportunity of representing it tician, on which ho naked with to the Government and of even equal gravity, 'Ah, but is she
When the combined detective mouths. Defendant awore that Court, this morning..
The Largest Paddle Steamer. Probably very few, except those taking the matter before his sound?"
intelligences of Wolverhampton, he bred the cat, which was only Lordship. His Lordship would
We get here some excellent Cannock, and the Trent Valley fourteen months old. They missed
the North America continent, The pictures, which are almost see that his position was a little specimens of bis table-talk collapsed in, despair, Scotland it last November, and his daughter who traversed the Great Lakes of 100ft. ander the old conditions. bit difficult because he represent recorded by Mr. Holiday himself art was implored to step in. found it straying in New road have any conception of the vessels microscopic in size, are taken in a ed both the City Hall and the with the fidelity of a Boawell. Scotland Yard (with its expenses
The cat was produced, and to be found upon those great series of straight lines and are The Soldiers' Club Tournament." University, and he also represent We find the old statesman reeling assured, stepped io, and for many
fresh-water seas. Recently, we projected in the same way, the first ed, and wassupposed to represent, off his memories of Peel and weeks an eminent detective from on being released proceeded to learn from the February Cham-line passing the lens from left to On Saturday evening further Johnnie" Russell; exulting in the Special Service patrolled the explore the Court. There's Journal, a record has been right, the second from right to games were played in the match and did humbly represent, the public in the matter.
the sharp perceptions of his wilds of the Chase, caught severe to the Justices' end however made in those waters by the ap left, and so on. The light is between the 88th Coy. R. G. A.
but the call of Mrs. His Lordship:-Did you grand-child, Dorothy; discussing colds in hiding behind the clammy advertise?
a-t-paychology with reference to gravestones of Wyrley Church-Stacey, "Thomas," provoked no Fearance of the Seeandbe, which obtained either from accumulators set a B. 1. M. R. GA. wheel steamship afloit. Her candle-power, and the whole outfit Billiards Tonrasment. As a result they had not. He felt that the recalling at his wife's request a there and caught nothing else." Nigger," but it took no noting overall length is 600ft. Her lines including the appliances for the R. G. A. are 88 points ahead The Attorney General said half-forgotien men like Dyce; and Fard Edalji's father was vicar response. Defendant called it rane as the largest side-paddle or from a little electric bulb of 80 round of the Soldiers first tholic had rights in that matter favourite story like this of the The ingenious aud distinguished contenting itself by walking follow those general to the lakes, developing and printing, is of their opponents, a lead which
69 while the four smoke-stacks give as compact late Sir Andrew Clarke, the inventor of Sherlock Holmes also round and parring. and very important rights,
that of will take some good play to make The Magistrate: The cat's her an imposing appearance The snapshot camera.
The new Court physician :-
spent long, laborious days and
evidence is not to be relied upon ball is sub-divided by eleven machino should play a PID to the Artillery. Gunner Grover up. Both the games played, wont. A patient of Sir Andrew's, nights there. In vain. whom he diated very strictly, And now the mystery of Kent It is too fickle. I think we had watertight bulkheads, which ex-minent part in developing the beating Pte. MoKechnie by 250 sitting near him at a dinner Reeks's murder is calling loud better administer Solomon's judg-tend from the keel to the main-educational side of cinemato 189, and Gunner Hook gaining party, with the servants were and clear for further and more ment-Have the cat cut in half. deck Fireproof walls extend graphy, as as it will enable a the verdict from Pte. Triebasser filling the champagne glasses, strenuous inquiry. We under
The cat now mounted to the from the main-deck to the top of teacher to secure pictures of any by 260-194. The best breaks Sir Andrew's included, said, stand that the O.ID. Bureau has Bench, and a friend of Mrs. the dome, dividing the craft into subject he desires and then to were Gunder Grover 22, Gunner 1 see, Sir Andrew, you don't already been approached now Stacey called it, but it took no three divisions. The boat is show them in the ordinary class Hook, 23, Pie. Kechnie 10, and follow the advico you give your that all the so-called "class"
The "Oko" ie the in Pte. Triebaser 17. The scores patiente."
His Lordship asked if the books were in trust.
The Attorney General said that the only thing about the matter at all was the minute of 1869, He thought there were several thousands of those books. The minate stated that the library of the Morrison Hill Education Society together with a pain- ting by Vhinnery and the bust of Morrison be handed over to the City Hall for perpetuating the Bervices of Mr. Morrison. The Chinese books had to be kept distinct in the City Hall and designated the Morrison Library in perpetuation of the memory it stopped there. That was the Bolo document that they had concerning the handing over of those books. The advisers of the trustées agreed with him that it did voonstitute some form of charitable " trust. The pliction did not seek to acquire the property in the books, bat what it did book was that they should be housed in the Uni-
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rages go on.
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and took it home.
notice.
.
"How so?" said have trickled away into thin air. Eventually defendant agreed Sir A. "Why, you would not The surgeative mystery of the to give up the cat on payment of allow me to drink champagne Green Bestle, the deep disused 26. 6d, remarking, "If they take as fresly as you are doing coal shaft acar which the body it home it will come back."
The Magistrate: That's a good now.' "My dear sir, you don't was found, the two bullet wounds, understand the exigencies of the missing wad of notes, and experiment. my profession; I dores y you other equally outre, and unusual won't find forty letters waiting circumstances, all suggest that
to be answered when yon get here indeed is a tale to be toid,
Caught Red-handed.
driven by three cylinder com room
Police at Dinner,
BILLIARDS.
pound engines developing twelve-vention of M. K. de Proszynski, W. Tihaser 1 thousand horse-power, which is and is being manufactured in
88th COY, R.G.A. sufficient to produce a speed of England by Mesere. Cherry Bomb, Pritchard twenty-two miles per hour. The Kearton (Limited).
C. S. M. Blies Lake Liner, as she is proudly
Gunner Berry named, is luxuriously appointed,
Gunner Calbert there being five hundred and ten staterooms and twenty-four, par Twenty-seven ex-members of Gauner Grover lours on suite, and altogether the Metropolitan Police, now at Gunner Hook home to-night." "Very likely and that the laying by the heels
there is sleeping accommodation tached to the Hongkong force, not; but you surely don't mean of the young engineer's murderer, A Chinese was removing some for fifteen hundred passengers; sat down to dinner at the Carlton to say that drinking freely of if such on unlikely event over water pitss from dwelling houses but when engaged in excursion Hotel on Saturday. Sergeant Kons champagne is the best prepara- does happen, will raise the cur in Kui Tan Lane undor the pre- traffic she can carry three thou-occupied the obair, and an enjoy. Major Crisp tion for answering forty let tain on a tragedy worthy of tence that his master ordered him sand people. Although there are able time was spent. tere?"" Certainly not," said Sir ranking with the romance of to do so. The rent collector in many imposing vessels plying on Andrew, but it's a first-rate The Moonstons" or the thrill conveniently appeared on the the treat Lakes, the Besandboe, thing for getting you into that of the Speckled Bandage scene and at the Police Court, is the most magnificent which has state of mind that you don't Whatever happens in this case, this morning the man got a ever been launched upon those care a damn, whether they are, it is obvious to the inotaligent month's imprisonment, and four fresh-water sous, answered or not,”
ker that modhe ra sylatem hours' stocke,
Capt. Monteith,
250
250
230
112
Total 1342
E.M.A.0.
136
185
250
250
339
194
Total 1159
Mr. Hazeland Recovered. Lee. Corpl. Mart. Mr. Hazeland, who has been in Lt. Q. M. Cooper hospital for a few days, appeared Pie. Mekechie on the Bench at the Police Court, Pte. Triebasier this morning