WIT & MYSTERY.
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Carter's Bewildering
Tricks.
You are wondering if your husband will come back to you. It is your fault beaver left. You have made him jealous and half crazy. You are thinking of com- mitting criminal act Les me have something you have touched. Your purse will do.”
Hare the audience tittered. The magician looked solemn. He took the purse that was held out to him. "I lied to you, madam" he said, "I am going to open that purse." Carter took out of the black leather handbag a small boule with the skull and crossbones on the label.
"You were going to commit | suicide. You had better let me hare the bottle, and, as for your husband, you will find him at your mother's with your daughter. Go
at once."
It was the climat of the even- log, says the Mande Times, which continues: "Ask Carter, the great- magician, the man who knows. It Carter does not know, be is a good guesser. Last evening the Opera House was filled. Most of the people came half sceptical, ball in earnest, and aside from the scoffing expression of their lips almost every eye bad the wistful look that shows the bu mansoula-ingry for mystety or miracle. The wise had carefully checked all their secrets in the lobby, not wishing to be caught with any incriminating thought on their persona.
audience
'THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 25. 1923.
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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.
Alleged Intimidation.
Chui Fo-hing came before the Puisne Judge, at the Criminal Sessions, this morning, charged with menaces and intimidation.
demanding
money by
Mr. A Dyer Ball conducted the case for the Crown and Mr. F.C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Leo D'Almada) appeared for the meni detence.
any
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
A dignified headomater who and who never drank anything prided himself on his self-control- was invited to a dicaer-party hy
society woman-and proud mother whose dinners were known to be rather gay. As tha headmaster was champagne, and
expected. there himself well in band, te drank keeping couple of glasses.
At this point somebody suggested that the hestess should exbibit ber children. She rang
the bell,
The jury were Messrs. G. H. Elliot (toremen), Sin Man-tai, T. J. Kew, A. S. Mackichan, R. and the nurse appeared with a Douglas, W. S. Drake and A. R. dainty pink basket in which re- Csborne.
got round to the beadmaster, posed twins. When the nurse he zoзe, steadied himself, and exclaimed: baby!!
What beautiful
Carter has the voice of a revi valist and the wit of a Yankee When Carter did the drick trick he offered the ja tbe brand from squirrel poison to hair tonic, and after several gentlemen had had their favourite Cordial, he broke open the bottle and revealed the presence of a According to the prosecution's livoguines pig, with a lady's finger story, oa Aug. 25th, a woman. ring in its ear, which Carter had named Chan Cheung fai, went previously borrowed and destroy to the Po Hing boarding house ed by hammering it to pieces.in Connaught Road Wess The first part of the programme to enquire whether there was any revasted Carter in a dress suit news of her husband, who was a
When Swaziland, whose chiefs and possessed of a vocabulary that steward on
Ara now on an official visit to aa O. Henry medicine salesman America.
a ship going to England, got a set of stamps it The master might bare envied. He did all boarding house and the woman necessity. Zalcland had obtained was due rather to pique than the fascinating sleight of hand conversed for sometime, when an over-printed set from England, work from the gold fish atuat, knock came at the door and so Swaziland made application when he booked a toppy Kold voice enquired for the steward's to Pretoris. This resulted in the fish from the shoulder of a man wife. The woman went to the in the orchestra, until after the door and saw prisoner and some
issue on October 18, 1839, of the trunk and cabinet aer, to the dis other men. Prisoner asked her year later by the 2s. 6d. 33. and values up to a shilling, followed a appearance of a lire, ferocious, if she had the money. The woman bage African lion.
replying that he had not any found that the
10s. But on their receipt it was Carter is assisted by Evelyn prisoner seized her, pointed overprint had been carelessly
"Swinieland Maxwell-apparently a telepathic revolver at her and repeatedly done, for one stamp in each sheet
buman recaiver of demanded money. thought. How does he do it!! The keeper of the boarding If it is trick it is clever house intervened. There was also gar, and 50 well done evidence, said Mr. Dyer Ball,
detection
is impossible that the other men also threatened letter. This resulted in
sensitized
that
were
But 12 more cards and envelo Counsel mentioned
of the
certain cases the whole word was lacked the foal "," and in
upside dowe, in addition to the
and
This is a great year for Sweden. for it is the 100th, anniversary of! the coming to the th
d of Gustavus 1, who **.
Gelivered Eis country fre
n the Danish yoke, ecame the first Swedish king ince 1997. He bore the Swedish standard at the battle of Brane- kyrka in 1518, when the Kioz of Denmark was defeat d, and was one of the hostages exchanged during the negotistions that fol lowed. Treacherously
carried
The easiest explanation is that offed the woman, saying they would with the word inverted and a "d"
one unique specimen, a 5s. stamp.j thought transference. When Car- kill her and cut her up. ter passed out the envelopes and The woman
short; was so alarmed, negligible, its issue price was s
its orginal cost was blanks for questions the orchestra counset continued, that abe looked as if it had suddenly did
ut present value the equal of a Do! 60 home that become a pool of nothingness, night. Next
good. car. marning she and in it thoughts swam around went back to her village, like fishes. Because suddenly accompanied by her amab and the aulience felt that material followed at a distance by two things were secondary, and that men whom the boarding some presence, something in house keeper had sent to guard angible, was abroad. After her. On the following dar semi-humorous lecture
on the prisonersw the boarding bours way he did not do it, and keeper and threatened after the caled envelopes if he did no.:
to kill him collected, Carter
produce the woman. sent! ♫.
* visit and on them wire to be written house keeper on July 16th.
opes from prisoner to the boarding Pequests things on the stage for somer said the steward owed his Pri the girl to do. He was to give friend several thousand dollars. the envelope to be opened by some one in the audience to see ceived addressed to the boarding and disguise, working on the On the 19th. a letter was re-
off by the Danes, he escaped, and for a time wandered in poverts if the thought had carried house keeper and the steward as correctly. After buffling the follows:-"As regards the matter "blood bath" of Stockholm i
farms and in the mines. The envelopes he gave one to a little of a few days ago you shall give 1520, when the Danes masssc.ed Miss to bold. In the silence, with bis face to the staze otherwise we shall deal with you him the opportunity to rouse the
tense mes reply by 12 noon to-morroa,
a great number of Swedes, gate be called "Conurence." The little with revolvers." The letter was asoeiaz giri stood up and looked signed Member." rigid and blank for a few seconds to the Secretary Every one was rigid and blank Affairs. watching her. She smiled and stooped suddenly, and oh anti- elimax pulled of the s'ipperiram her foot and scratched her head with it. The little lady in the audience who had selected the who has been posted to the com- Lieutenant L C. P. Tudway, savelop, had to blushingly a mand of the gunboat Robin on knowledge that her card held that the Chias Station, bad request.
dik. "Some questions were in en war.
tinguished career ja the late velopes nawed up with machine treble mention in dispatches, but
Not only did he get stitchias and Carter with bis he won the Companionship of the
96 systal ball on his should ar, which Distinguished Service Order and be fondled as an old witch might the Distinguished Service Cross, her black cat, advised and answer-His appointment to the gunboat ed questions about othersin peni dates from Jan. 27. Sentaries, not guilty, but the wo
manlied, mothers who would
marry again, journeys to be
The case is proceeding.
It was taken He drove out the Danes, captured for Chinese Stockholm in 1523, was elected
king, and after 40 years' rule left) his country A peaceful and civilised realm, with a full ex-1 chequer and a fine army and fleet which he had created.
miners and peasantry in revolt.
taken, missing bant stock, which for what he does, but the easiest
to
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