UNSTAMPED RECEIPTS.
OVER THIRTY SUMMONSES.
Interesting Point Raised at the Police Court.
HOLLAND AND THE
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Great Britalo in the
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Mr. W. E. Shenton, of with that particular part of following committee :-Mesers. Deacon, Looker, Deacon and Holland will realize the reason-George J Steiger, president; John Harston, appeared for the defence. blants of this view.
D. Hatter, John R. Stalder: M. F. Mr. Shenton said that his.
The military sitantion is Rcesti, A. Campana and Robort clients were dealers in sharks contemplated in Amsterdam, at lauser. This committee is now fiue and they supplied them the Hague, und in Rotterdam taking suhaaiptions, and a great to Chinese dealers. The dealers will great calmness. It is Swits gathering was arrang. came to the defendants' office to believed that the authorities ed at Shellmound Park for purchase so many cases of sharke' have taken every possible pro- Sunday, September 13, to raise ans at so much per picul. It, was caution, and that the most perfect funds. zever certain how many picula a arrangements have been maile for The Capture of Apia" case contained and therefore in the flooding of the famous Water "I am very pleased that the the defendants' office it was Line. 1.
capture of Apii by the British estimated that they contained so
The only possibility of danger bas eliminated the-one cause mach and a sum of money woul! which ie discussed it an anioten of anxiety to the
United be paid by the dealers on that tional infraction of Datch nent States in the Eastera situation," basis. A stamped receipt was rality by Great Britain. "It said Consul General Namnno if given. Then they went to the England in her desire to protect Japan, at San Francisco. godown, where the onse were Belgium," it is said, "or possibly As to Japan," he continued, opened and the sharks fine with a desire to protect Holland," the danger of German ambition weighed. When the number should get into Dutch territorial in the Orient having been re- of picule, was thus ascertain waters in the Scheldt abe night moved in this direction, my ed, the price was arriveri at, unconsciously play Germany's country can now proceed with and in some cases it was more game. The same would be the the siege of Kiauchan with Hongkong 9th October, 1914. than the sum which had been cass if she proposed to occupy unaided strength. After its cap- paid, and, at other times, lose. the fielder. But we do not believe ture has been stated by the Japan-according to intelligence reaching fellow he was. There was no If the dealers had to pay the for a moment that Great Britain ese Minister of Justice, Japan Basol to-day. The Emperor is braver man on the field: He got defendants further moules, it would intentionally trespass, and will become merely an interested passing continually between the knocked over early with a piece was placed on the receipt which we are also prepared to accept onlooker like the United States," two cities, personally directing the of shell, which smashed his leg. had been given in the first Germany's assurances that she instance. The case for the pro-has done her best to respect our
armies in the fighting in Belgium. He must have been in great pain, secution was that there should frontier."
Halifax (N.S.), August 31-
Belgian Prisoners Harvest batkaselio on one knee, he was have been two five cent stamps"
Eight hundred British regulars
German Crop.
cheerful, and kept saying, My London, August 29 Accord bonnie boy, make sure of your one for when the first sum of
will be withdrawn from service ing to in Bermuda and replaced by an Reaser's Telegram Company at "When he was takea sway
the correspondent of raan. money was paid, and the second when the balance was handed
number equal
Canadian Ostend, Monsignor Coenraete, in the ambulance he shouted. over. His suggestion.wae that
for the Gloucestershire Regiment,
volunteers. Later the Canadians vice-rector of the aniversity in Keep cool, and mark your man!' fouth Wales Borderers, Cornwall may also be sent is the front in Louvain, was one of the pro- The lads feel proud of themselves, GRAND ASSORTMENT OF BINOCULARS. Light Infantry are almost in ba Governor-General of Canada; 80 Germans there. All the able-congratulated them. otherwise they would, of course,ing already. The second battali-the. Royal Canadian regiment to the correspondent, have been the Germans again.
announced to-day in reviewing bodied men of Louvain, according plead guilty.
"I suppose we aball anon be at ons will be proceeded with as His Worship: It is one transic-
They are tion; Sergt. Watt hav: you ex. speedily as possible. All these which has been selected for sent by train to Germany to aid
more like mad Zulas than bumazi battalione will be practically fit
beings.' for any service by the end of the year,
it was only one, transaction, and
consequently needed only one
ARMY NEWS.
The first of the new battalions
Canadians to Replace British
In Bermuda.
of
15
stamp, but if his Worship held Light Infantry, and Yorkshire/Europe. The Duke of Connaught, minent residente shot by the and so does our colonel, who
amined those receipts?
Sergt. Watt, (who was in charge" of the case) :-Yes.
Do you they say ?-Yes, your Worship "There is one transaction, but two
payments and only one stamp.
Mr. Shenton said the position
think it is as
was this the Chiness came
service in Bermuda.
in harvesting the aropa.. U.S. Officer as War Critic.
Dreyfus' Son Hero in Battle of Washington, August 31,-
Charleroi. Louis Livingstone Sesman, a first London, August 31,-A dis-
British Soldiers After Action!
The following impression of the lieutenant of the United States patch to the Exchange Telegraph British soldier after action is inactive list, has been called on that the eldest son of Mejor Aldent at Ronen: army medical reserve corps on the Company from The Hague Bays given by the Times' correspon-
Quartermaster Sergeant W J. Stalla 3, Cornwall Light Infantry, Watkins, Sergeant-Major F.
and Sergeant-Major A. Barker, been promoted to a quarterma5-(cieme
York-bire, Light Infantry, have by the war department to explain fred Dreyfus, who is serving be a Here, then, was insular and
wanted so many picola of abarka'; tive regimente, and will take up attributed to him in nowe dea-the battlefield. His father has blooded by battle.. He was cheer.
Case basis. If the cases contained contained and charged on
a grester weight than Wae estimated, the dealers had to pay the balance. If they contained less, then the defendants had to make a refund.
"
patches. Yorkebire
Major Boulton, Light Infantry, has bees posted to the 2nd Battalion on return to regimental dutý.
appoint-
A number of staff one to For Estern garrisons has been cancelled owing to the war.-Londonand China Express.
His Worship (to Sergt. Watt): -If you are satisfied, are you prepared to go on?
Red Cross Nurses Fired On. Sergt. Watt must, the money was paid twice and two France has submitted to the
Washington, August 28.- receipts were executed, but only United States and other neatral one of them stamped.
"His Worship thought he would governments a sworn statement
to published reports in which Dr. Attention of officials was drawn Seamon, diicassing the attack on Antwerp by the German Zeppelin, was represented as seeing the Germane fall on the city "like a hyena in the night, murdering helpless women and children."
Major Alfred Dreyfus is the French officer who was convicted in 1894 of having divulgad State As Dr. Seaman is on the secrets to a foreign power. His insotive list, he cannot be court- caso agitated France for years... martialled. Officials say his name King Joins Soldiers on the Firing list, however. may be dropped from the inactive
Line.
London, August 29-Accord- ing to the Antwerp correondent
The General
whether he made adverse criti-sergeant in the French army, Imperial Thomrs Atkiss apon the of the German army distinguished himself before Continent of Europe, no longer to the defendants' shop andere commission in their respec operations in Belgium, as Charleroi and was promoted on for pleasure and junketing, but fins. Talati estimated what the duty with the new battalions.
written relatives in Utrecht, the fal, steady, and confident; con- that his application for a com-naively surprised. correspondent continues, saying siderably sobered, and a little mission in the French army has He and his fellows compared bean granted by Minister of War notes. It was much the same tale Millerand.
Heavy marching, under a hot aun, everywhere amongst the infantry. with 97 lbs. upon one's book.
"Feel it, sir. himself felt the weight of it and the men threw them away. They said it was too much." Some of
had to do that or fall out." was reached. We got the order Then a fight the moment Mons of the Daily News, King Albert to load when we got into the that after an engagement at London, August 31.-In con- constantly mingles with his troopa town, and when we reached the Mr. Shenton hoped his Wor. Moncel, a German officer fired on firmation "of the story that mines and was in the trenches in the bill boyoad we found ourselves ship was not thinking of pay two and wounding the third.
three Red Cross nurses, killing have been laid in the North Sea fighting around Malined. He was by vessels disguised as neutral always at the point of the greatest ments on account. They were separate transactions; but thin
fishing boala a woman arriving danger, assisting and enocuraging in London from Bergen tells of the men was all one transaction and wRE
He went among them not a payment on account for give a receipt for $50 and then the sinking of such a mina layer attired simply an a soldier, and money owing.··
you find that another $15 is due, by a British eraiser.
his sympathetic conduct had a His Worship, looking at the then you must put another five. The ship on which she was remarkable effect. section, said he thought that each cent stamp on it. The prosecution travelling found itself one morn of the receipts ought to have a admitter that these were the ing close to a number of British stamp:
facts; there was no intention to cruisers, one of which had caught Mr. Shenton pointed out that defraud, but at the same time he a German trawler flying the in the first instance money was thought it was necessary for them Norwegian flag and engaged in paid, but the actual amount was to put the second stamp on. not yet ascertained..
His WorshipI am looking tioned.
have to convict,
The defendants were
CB0.
How a Mine-Layer was. Sunk.
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German Bluejackets Rushed“ to Turkey. London, August 29-The cor- respondent of the Rauler Tele- gram Company at Athens esys: laying mines.
"According to somi official According to this woman, the statement, news been received British commander gave the crew from a trustworthy source in at the Ordinance and the receipts Nice similar summonses were of the trawler three minutes in Constantinople that 800 German ontght really to have a five cent heard against Ismail Hoji which to leave their vessel and officers and sailors, as well as a stamp on them.
Ameeraddin, of Ourmally Abdoola they came tumbling over the side quantity of ammunition, passed Mr. Shenton Two five-cont & Co.
of the passinger ship. Then the through Bulgaria on Friday, in MONDAY, 12th October 14, AS IN FINE OLD slamps?
His Worship-Yea.
England Buys Chinese Eggs.
Wounded Captain Cheers
24 His Men.
A Britisa non-commissioned
OneSeattle, August 28.-The im- officer in the battle, at Mons has
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Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who aperuiser backed up and rammed a special train, on their way to peared for the defendants, said the offending trawler and at the Constantinople." Mr. Shenton id if his the frets were similar to those second attempt out her in two Worship held that it was essential outlined in the previous case by and sent bar to the bottom. that they should have two five- Mr. Shenton. They had been cent stamps they would have under the impression that it to alter their procedure and have could be considered na
of Chinese eggs will written to a friend at Redhill, the money paid at the godown. transaction, and he asked his cease during the continuance of Surrey, as follows:-
"The Germans were furious, What they had been doing was Worship. to trent bis client the European war, according to customary among the dealers in in a similar way to the last Mr. E. Blcok of Shanghai, a large but from what I noticed their sharks' fins, and had been going esse.
exporter of Chinese egge. Mr. firing was not half as good-ce on for years. A
Bergt. Watt said that if the Blook says that Russia and Eng- ours. Our artillery was deadly, Mr. Gardiner, who said he was second receipt had been stamped, land have placed orders that will and our rifle fire was grand. We MONDAY, 12th October, 1914, being's BANK HOLIDAY, appearing in other similar cases, he doubted whether he would take up all the Chinese eggs on piled up their dead, but they still agreed with his friend that it was have a case with regard to the the market,
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