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LORD A. DOUGLAS.

Plaint in a Libal Action.

Old Scandal Ravived..

The De Profundis of Oscar Wilde.

(Continued.)

In the King's Dorch on April 17, before Mr. Justice Darling, and a specia! jury, Lart Alfred Brice Douglas, the third son of the late eighth Marquess of Queens- bury, sought to recover damages for THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND alleged bel contained in a book entitled,

MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.".

PATMENT OF INTERIM DIVIDEND ON SHANIA FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30TH Jeær, 1013.

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UE Beard having declared an IN. TTERIM DIVIDEND of 33%. (three

and half per cant), free of Income Tax, for the year ending 30th June, 1919, holders of Busror Shares and bolders (of Dividend

Oscar Wilde: a Critical Study. Tho defendants were

Mr. Arthur Ransome, the author, and the Times Book Club. Mr. Ransome justified the words co- plains of, and the other defendants de- nied hegligence, and said that they were

not aware of the alleged Uibol...

Counsel: Mr. Ceuil Hoyas and Mr. Harold Benjamin (instructed by Mr. 0.]

Warrants received from Londen en roust of Registered Shares, will be paid their Dividends on presenting No. 1 Coupon of. Cran) for the plaintiff; Mr. "J." II., the Bearer Share and Dividend Wanne Campbell, K.C., and Mr. H. A. McCafdic on Registered. Shares, to either of-the- followinBanks

The Hongkonghai or Tentsin:- (instructed by Masera. Lewis and Lewis)

Shanghai Banking

The Corporation.

Chartered Bank of India, Australia and Chian,

The Rusap-Asiatic Bank

The Banque Belgo Pour l'Kiranger, The payments will be made in either Dollère or Taola, zv halder many wish,

at the buying rate of archange of the day,

GENERAL MANAGER,

KAILAN MININO ADMINISTRATION.. Hongkong, May, 15, 1912,

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for Mr. Ragane: Mr. F. E. Senith, K.C., and Mr. Eustace Hills (instructed by Messer. Sounes, Edwords, and Jones) for *** Tho Times "'-Book Club,..

THE "DE PROFENDER.

The withess denied that the unpublish- id part of near Wildg's "Do Pro fandi referred to him.

to publish may lotters without my per- mission or to dedicato, pocas to me tunasked, "though the world will know nothing of whatever, words of grief, of passion of remorse or indifference you may choose to send as your answer or. your appeal... .. In the very heart of, our friendship while you wero with nươ, you were the absolute ruin of my heart. Ishould have forbidden you my hotsp and chambers, except that I specially invited "you.... I blame rayself for having allowed you to bring mo intö atter discreditable financial ruju..! When I tell you ist between the autumn of 1872 and the dato ng my imprisonment I spent with your mid on

you a sum of £5,000 in actual money, Inpective of the bills I'incurred, you will have some sort of 'idea of tho Efe in which your “existed. . . . My ex- penses for an ordinary day in London, luncheon, dinner, supper, suiusements and the rest of it--manged from £17 to £20, and the week's expenses wero naturally in proportion, ranging from £80 to £130... Step by step with' the bankruptcy receiver, I had to ju neir overy item of my life. It was horrible.. Plain living and high-think ing wow, an ideal that you could not af that time appreciato... but of the reckless dinners with you nothing re- haine but the memory that too much was enten and too much was drunk.

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ing away all, this money on you and letting you squander my fortune for your own burt as well as mine, give me, in my eyes, a noto of common pro- fligacy to my bankruptcy that makes me doubly shame of it. I was made for other things, but most of all, I biame mysell for the entirs degrada. Mr. Campbell produced the mansion I allowed, you to bring me... scripts, and the plaintiff admitted it was

My will power became absolutely sub in the handwriting of Oscar Wilde. Comel said that part of the De Pro-to say, but it is zono the teen true.

ject to yours. It is a grotesque thing fundis" took the form of a letter ad- dressed to the plaintiff. The witaces re NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,plied that he had seen and read the un- published portion of what was called De

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HE THIRTY-SECOND ORDINARY MEETING - SHAREHOLDERS will be held at the Offices of the Under-bo' here4 signed on WEDNESDAY, the 21it Instant; 458 | «2 11,43 AM.

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Mr. Cumpbell: It is from the British buseam. It was given to them by Mr. The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Combert Bows, who was the literary execu pany will be "CLOSED from the 7th to the 21st May, both days (polusive.........

tor of the fats. Oscar Wilde, and "they JARDINE MATHESON &C., L., Profundis, but he left out of it hocepted it. Mr. Robert Rows published General Agentz. Hongkong, May 5, 1913

THE

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There was an argument as to whether the unpublished manuscript would be STAR' FERRY CO., LTD read, and his lordship, turning to the

witness, who repeatedly interrupted, sak el lain to abstain from arguing points, of Law with, the court.

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JOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. Campbell (to the witness): Ain the FIFTEENTH ORDINARY T right in saying that this is a terrible ANNUAL MEETING of this Company indictment of your conduct? de pot will be held at the Offices of Messrs know that it is a terribly indictment. It WEDNESDAY, the 21st May, at 12.30 is written by a man in prison abusing rat, for the purpose of roceiving the another and trying to save his own face Report of the Directors together with a. by artarkime one who had helped him. Statement of Accounts to 30th April, 1913 Mr. McCardlo proceeded to road to thio The REGISTER OF SHARES of the court the buily, unpublished manuscript Company will bọ CLOSED from,THURS.. DAY, 16th, to WEDNESDAY, 21 is Incluire

W. S. BROWN,

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PEAK TRAMWAYS COMPANY,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the NORDINARY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS of the shore Company will be held at the Boog. kong Hotel Hongkong, THURSDAY 32nd day of May. 1919 mb Noos, for the purpose of roGelving the Report of the Directors together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ending 30th Aprit,

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of De Profundiay but he had not-pro seeded, far when the withres left tho. ber and spoke to his counset On returning he asked the judge: Is it necessary Ihould sit here during the whole read- Eng of it? I have read it all before."

MrTesting Darling: Where do you. want to go? Do you feel unwell ?--No.,

Mr. Justico Darling: Then sit down, The long manuscript road to the court contained the following pag

Dear Bric-Alter long, and trailles, waiting have determined to write to you myself as much for your sako as for mine, but I would not think thint I had passed through two long yours. of imprisonment without ever having

-- rozcived a single line from you or any newer rosage even except auch na

to the 20th instant both days Inclusive pain Our moet lamentablo

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,ordably has ended faruia and pub-

Q General Managera,..

Hongkong, May 14, 1913), ---

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you happen to be as your meals will be Courteously, and Promptly serred Fast tho Same. Only at The ALEXAN. DEA CAFE

Her infanmy for mo, yet, that memory of our ancient affection is often with f me, and the thought, that loathing bit- 2 terrcus and contempt should for over Laka taat place in my hours ons held by, lova, fu very, and to mo, had you yourself will, I think, feel in your heart that to wrtalo muse I lie in the loneliness of prison lifa la better titan

Afr. Justice Darling read one pas

Your appetite for luxurious living was never so keen. My expenses for cight, diaya in Paris for myself, you and your Italian seryant was Learly £150, Pail. lard alone, absorbing £85... Another partiend by the Judge was

Our friendship feally begins with your begging me in'u most pathetic and charming letter to assist you in a posi. tion apposting to anyone, doubly so to a young man ut. Usford. I de so, and altirantely through your using my use as your friend with Sir George Lewis, I begin to loso his esteem and friend- slúp, q, frigulships of 15 yours stand. ing When I was deprived of his adə vice and help and regard, I was de- prived of the one great safeguard of: my life. You send me very nice poem of the undergraduate school of verso for my approval. I reply by a letter of fantastic literary conceita :: 7 compurg you to Hylas,

Jonquil or Nareivaus, or someone whom the great God of Poetry favoured, and honoured with fix-fore, The letter is -like, a passage from one of Shake

pears's sonnets, transposed to a minor key. I produce the original letter: myself in court to show what it really

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