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DAIRY FARM NEWS.

Received new shipments

LAMB, MUTTON,

BEEF,

RABBITS, HARES,

&c., &c.

from Australia.

KIPPERS, FINNAN HADDOCKS, FILLET HADDOCKS, direct from the Scottish Fisheries.

PICNIC

CHEESE

Prepared by us

and put up in neat glass jars

at 30 cents per jar...

THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE Co., Ltd.

SOUTH CHINA ELECTRICAL IMPORTS.

who was formerly a member of the Westinghouse Electric staff in America, stated that alternating current, is nct very good for projection on the due to the fact that

THE CHINA MAIL.

MEDIUM'S EXPERIENCES. "STARTING LIFE AGAIN."

-BISMARCK'S "SPIRITU"

NO FAME WITH PEN.

G. R. SIM'S ANSWER. Speaking on My Psychic Experi- The question "What would you ence" at Portsmouth, Count Checco do if you started life again,” which Meljatovich, for many years. Serbian, the Globe has submitted to many Minister in London, sald Bismarck's well-known people, is answered by spirit appeared to him during the war Mr. G. R. Sims, the famous writer. at a seance. It said: "This war will in a delightful article below. Look be finished very badly for us Gering back over an eventful career he mans."

thinks he would begin very much the same, but would shape his life in after years in a different way,

Another story aroused amusement. Whon his wife died he disposed of her Court dresses to lady friends in Lon- don. A few weeks later he had letter from a clergyman of a Bosnian village telling him that there was a peasant girl of strong mediumistic powers in the community. A strange spirit had appeared at seances, pur- porting to be the wife of Count Ched- do.

She gave instructions that message was to be sent to the Count, **I entirely disapprove of the way you distributed my Court dresses,"

teries. The Chinese are becoming very much interested in electrical products, and shops are constantly springing up in the Colony which deal exclusively in these articles.

I

If I had my life to start over again thank goodness I haven't! I think should begin again very much where I did before. I might, in view of peat-youth pains and penalties, be more careful in my diet in my student days. I do not think 1 should in my eighteenth and nine teenth years live mainly on veal cutlets and red cabbage, pancskes and potato salad, raw ham and raspberry vinegar, sauerkraut, herring

CHINESE CONSTABLE! CONVICTED OF "SQUEEZE."

HAWKERS MADE TO PAYİ WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS.

The well of MẸ, N. L. Smith' Court was crowded to overflowing yesterday afternoon, by a crowd of interested Chinese to hear the case against two of Sergeant McAlvie's jokis Chinese constabes C11 and C79, who were charged on remand with accepting a bribe of $5.40 from some flower hawkers.

Mr. M. K. Lo sppeared for the Įdefendants.

SUN

HATS

Made on Cork and Rubber or Felt bodies, covered with a strong white Drill, leather bound sad chin strap. Have smart white puggarees are light in weight; thoroughly Sunproof and Waterproof, $7.50,--88.00, $10.50 to $12.00 each.

MACKINTOSH

CO. LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists.

16,, Des Voeux Road.

LEAGUE TENNIS.

Telephone: 20..

GUN RESCUED FROM SCRAP HEAP.

The first witness to be called was. Sub-Inspector Murphy who deposed that he had had numerous interviews with hawkers recently with regard squeeze" by Chinese to alleged constables. On Sunday, he met the complainant by appointment at the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs He salad, and Frankfort sausage. might also go to bed a little earlier, was there given $3.40 in ten-cent say at two o'clock in the morning pieces, and after marking twenty of instead of four or five. I should put the caits, he returned them to the in as much foreign travel as circum complainant. The man then pro

The following will represent the stances would permit. I should go ceeded to a tea house in Des Voeux about my own country and other Road, witness following him at a dis- people's countries as much as I tance. The complainant handed the Chinese Recreation Club team. to

The Arst annual dinner of the 20th That South China is walking up to picture

team London Old Comrades' Association The Hongkong Tramways Com- could, studying men and women, money over to C.C.79 whom he met play their Tennis League Match the use of modern electrical products screen

amusement Soon afterwards withess entered the on Saturday, 29th. May, at 4 pm was held at the Borough Royal Hall, and machinery is proven by the ex- the crater of the are jumps from pany has ordered a sample set of but I think I should try to find in the tea house by appointment. against the Kowloon C.C.

Greenwich. Captain I Hamilto: pansion in imports of electrical pro- one carbon to the other, resulting Westinghouse gears and pinions, a cheaper form of

In direct which it is believed will reduce the than backing the wrong horse tea house and searched No. 79. On on the Chinese Recreation-Club ducts, sold by Hongkong concerns, [in an. unsteady arc.

racecouree and the wrong his person he found sixteen of the ground, Causeway Bay-Ng Sze in the past year or two.

current, due to the fact that the noise of Hongkong's Juggernauts on a

It the experimental numbers on a roulette board; and if marked coins.. C.C. II was also in Kwong and Choa Man Ping, Wong Bean, M.P-boribrary colonel, ́pre.. In addition to a considerable. In current always flows in the same considerably..

including Licut-Colonel Pownall, crease in the number of motor cars direction, one gets a steady are and set is successful it is stated that they ran shert et the extra money the tes house, Witress searched him Po Keung and. Lo Man Pan, M. K. sided over some 400 met and officers, M.F., Colonel Eric Ball (commanding in the Colory, the business in electri-a better projection, which is much will be installed as standard equip needed for the full sampling of the also and in his pocket found the Lo and M. W. o.

joys of life I should try and find other four marked coins. Both defendants bad besides

oficer of the battalion), and the cal machines and sundry articles tas casier on the eyes of the spectators, ment on all of the dear old Juga.

as well as easier on the operator. For the devourer of statistics it someone who would let me have it the

marked coins, accelerated greatly,

some other as a loan. He had meant to refund, Meyors of Lewisham and Greenwich. on them. When witness the money at the end of the month. References were made to the fdes that The local company, Messrs. Gerin,! The plant consists of an alternating may be mentioned that Westing at less than sixty per cent. If the Drevard & Co., has.met with success current motor and a 75. volt direct house Electric makes over 300,000 had a good chance in the City, as I money

This gives diferent articles, ranging from an had in my original adventure, accused them of receiving bribes, the He had arrested a number of hawkers. deputation of the Old Comrades generator. in introducing Westinghouse pro currert

the first defendant said he would reserve The Magistrate said that was Association was recently received by sacrifice not 50 to 52 volts at the electrical hair curler to a 70,000 I

earn a his statement for the Magistrate correct. The defendant was a very the Greenwich Borough Council, and ducts. The Hongkong Electric Co., from

order to considered which is has purchased and installed a Wes- arc,

tok.v.a. turbo-generator. The corpora certainty in tinghouse frequency changer set for be an economical transference of tion embraces 22 large manufactur- precarious livelihood with my pen The second man said, the other bad assidous constable, and had brought that afterwards the Council desided to

three or four hawkers before he reject all forms of war memorial. A flower hawker was then called, Court each day. connecting up their two power sta-power. It is said that 100 volt ing companies. In its main plant in and subject myself to the demoralis given him a loan of $1.

Captain W. R. Ejot aid the Addressing the Magistrate, Mr. Lo Greenwich Council accepted a gun tions, North Point and Wanchal machines can also be used for this Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 400 tons of ing effects of casual employment. I This machine ties the two stations, purpose, but that they are not as coal is burned per day the plant should relentlessly crash any ambi and said that every week he and five

occupies 91 acres of floor space the tion I might have in the direction of other hawkers had to contribute 90 said that persons of the defendant's which was captured by the 2nd Batta- cents each as "tes money" for the position always made many enemies, lion at Solmes, when some of their together so that, in time of an efficient as the 75 volt type. unusual load, either station can be Notable business has been done in capacity of the power house is fame or notoriety, and do my best to

electric fans, in particular, having valued at

the other.

should

utilized to augment the service of electrical sundries, the Westinghouse 20,000 h.p.: the monthly output islead the life of a comfortably circum constables. If they refused to pay and it was probable that a number of comrades fell in taking it. The gun over $7,000,000; the stanced City man, with his evenings the money, they would be arrested.. hawkers, knowing that the money was now on the Council's scrap-heap. A number of electrical transformers proved very popular in South China.. monthly worka payroll mounts up to at his own, disposal and other people The money was always paid to C.C. was to be lent to the defendant. There were loud cries of Shame," than $2,500,000; and the to do his work and earn money 79, who divided it with his colleague. | framed the case against him. Under (and from all parts of the ball came

be

more

a loan.

Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, witpess the ordinance, a man must take away

said the money was not given as a money to influence by conduct, but voices. "We will go and get the gun. in this case there was no conduct to back to-night." As the dimer closed At this stage, Mr. Lo asked his be influenced. The money was paid there were renewed shouts of "What. Worship to discharge C. C. 11, sub in pursuance of a Police trap. If the about that gun ?” mitting that there was no evidence Magistrate intended to convier, he I would plead for leniency on the against him.

His Worship: There are the mark ground that the man's career in the

Force would end. coins.

while be was. has been sold, ranging in size from These fans are pleasing to the eye in

monthly shipments amount to about for him 5 to 75 k.va. (kilowatt volt amperes). design, and are claimed to

It may be remarked that these are the lightest in weight on the market 1,000 carloads. The smallest motor holiday-making. I should start life manufactured by Westinghouse and deliver more air than any others. manufactured is one one-hundredth with the object of making Electric in sizes ranging from 3.4 to That they are economical in use of h.p. and the largest 10,000 hp. A comfortable competency in a business 16,000 k.v.a.Several 3-phase generat pewer is proven by the fact that the tour of inspection of the entire works in which I was my own master and involve a walk of ten of building up a home that was a Ing sets, ranging from 40 to 75 k.v.a., consumption of a 10" fan is less would for switchboards, have beer, sold re than that of a 25 c.p. lamp. An ex- miles. Over 30,000 men are employed home and not a workshop with no cently, also a number of motors in cellent business is reported in in this huge plant, and they are conditions as to the hours of labour. sizes from 5 to 50 h.p.

electric lamps, sales having been paid twice a month, but the system And I should from the first end-ed

in sizes Several purchases have been made made

ranging from of payment is so efficient that only heavour to attain a clear and legible in connection with the motion picture the tiny 5 c.p. to 1,000 c.p. lamps. 15 minutes time is consumed in handwriting. Then if my lady typist suddenly developed influenza I should industry, Pathe Freres haring Other sundries which are becoming paying the wages,

not be as I am cow-staring help- bought several motor generator sets. popular are electric sad irons, elec

lessly at pazes of M.S. and striving Mr. Birrell, electrical engineer with tric cooking apparatus, heaters,

LAUNCHES,vily to remember what the writing Messrs. Gerin, Drevard & Company, coffee percolators, and storage bat-

was about.

WALLA-WALLA "

Phone No. 3518.

Mr. Lo: They were given to him by the first defendant as a loan.

The man was discharged. Giving evidence in his orn de fence, C. C. 79 said he knew the complainant very well, and as he was hard up, be asked him for the money

Some 200 men formed faurs out- side the hall and marched singing to the. Shooters-hill-road, depot of the Council. The gates were found to be The Magistrate said that the locked, but they were forced open, defendant, was in a positio, of re- and the gun was rescued and hauled sponsibility and bad certain privileges back in triumph to the battalion's which he should not abuse. He headquarters at Holly Hedge House, would convict him and sentence him Blackbeath, which was reached after to six weeks hard labour.

Famicoight.

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