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MORE "PROFESSOR ·

TROUBLES.

TWO SEAMEN IMPRISONED.

He

pressed. He does not say that the point you scared, and you had whem the truth would have meant FULL COURT OF APPEAL. China Mail ever said or suggested scored it in the a..ness-box, and serious consequences, and we are If he we were counsel cross-examining. I-not ashamed of it. If it he wrong misappropriation of funds,

The ppeal of Tse Tak, former did, we should talk to him difer- these are the questions we would to lie in order to protect an outside Fently. But he says, fnsmediately put to you, with frowning face and informant, in such circumstances, postma found guilty of feloniously

after a reference to our transgres-sternly pointing finger

we regret it but we shall always secreting a letter and sentenced to sions, that that belief has become You suggest that these resigna-feel obliged in similar circumstances three months imprisonment at hard

J. Fennesay, and T. Casey, firemen prevalent." It is the first time wetions had nothing whatever to do to act that way. Toshield ourselves, labour by Magistrate N. L. Smith, have heard of it. He says that it with proposals to cut," entirely nevet. Regular readers know that several weeks ago, was denied by the of the s.s." Professor," were charged betierer we find we have made a full Court of Appeal, sitting yester before Commander C. W. Beckwith at is a lie.

He mentions the kind for partly, the Arts Faculty?

You demonstrate that this is so mistake we readily and fully adrait day. partial report of which proceed the Marine Court this morning with lie it is. If anybody bold that lie, we agree with him. Intention-and must have been so because they is. We are not of that petty and was published in yesterday's disobeying the orders of the Chief

China Mail. The court comprised Engineer on May 31. ily or unintentionally, bis remarks resigned before the Commission wased sors that pretends it can nee Mr. H. J. Gompertz, Acting Chief Capt. Jackson said he had core ba in error. All along our phrase Justice, and Mr. J. R. Woodsiderable trouble with the defendants. are hable to convey the impression | guzelted?.

Very well. Why was the Comology in discussing the University Acting Pusne Judge. The Hon. Mr. He had two entries in the log book that the China Mail sail, suggest el or insinuated misappropriation. mission appointed as there a sensation has been carefully chosen J. F. Kemp, K.C., Attorney General, against Fenresay, while Casey had sen represented the Crown, and Mr. Fbeen sentenced to six weeks' hard which is not so. Such was never discovery first? Was anybody dis-even the "God knows" in our minds. We said the Eniver- satisfied with the University Actence that evoked the Mackintosh Jenkin (Instructed by Mr. A. Elabour by Captain Taylour. sity managers had not cut their counts Was there what may bean scorn-to provide for the con- Hall of Messrs. Lo and Le) argued really believed that Fenresay was

the ring-leader of all the trouble. coat necurling to their cloth a vulgarty termed a row? Was there tingerey that our information about the case for the appellant.

Mr. Jenkin, continuing his argu- Commander "Beckwith: I want adage or figure of speech which haseniber, Sir. you are on path the happenings at the University a restricted meaning, and we have any interregnum between what might be insecurate, or icon-ment, submitted that in this case

to tell me what actually happened: said nothing since from which any we will agree to call the row and strued. But, by George, the any there was not more than mere suspi-you to state the facts. I want you Capt. Jackson continued that at intelligent reader could get the idea the appointment of a Commission? thing but ingenuous methods of clon that the appellant opened the

During that interregnum, do you Mackintosh and Middleton Swith letter, that he found it worthless, and 11.30p.m. on Sunday night the two de of misappropriation,

We adnaire his trium now say that the three who have have not strengthened our doubts. that he threw it away or put it into fendants came on board quite drunk. now resigned did not hear anything They have strengthened the sus another pillar box. There was no They created a disturbance by sing- He said that ing at the top of their voices till mid- phant air as he of the cow, that they were not in-picion that we had the right end evidence of this.

criminal intent had not been proven-night. There were a number of pas terested in it,concerned by it, post the stick."

In regard to application for rehearsengers on board. Yesterday the sibly influenced by it?

ing and admission of further evidence Second Engineer went to the fo'castic. Mr. Jenkin said he could bring evidThe defendants had not turned to ence to prove that the handwriting on and were ordered to do so. The the envelope was well known to matter was reported to him (witness) appellant, as the Inspector, Mr. Watt at 8 o'clock by the Chief Engineer. conducted a school for postmen in one When the Chief Engineer went for of the basements of the Pest Office. He the men at 9.30 to tell them to wanted to bring evidence that appelcame on the bridge they did not do

They came So, lant had no opportunity to effect. opening of a letter while on his Fennesay said he did not care what Fennesay had happened to him.

ARTN FACIETY.

veals the sectet that the Arts Faculty is in no danger of being deleted or

that they left of their own ac iconal.

vate ter

WU

LOGALS AND OMNERIL.

To-day's dollar is worth 45. 1d.

Last week thirteen Hoogkong Chinese died of influenza.

up at

9:50.

Notiñable disease last week-13 rounds and that appellant had found cases of plague and seven of enteric an unaddressed and unstamped parcel been before him on six occasions. In the subsequent 48 hours, two of in a letter box on the same morning and had been logged twice. Casey

at the Post Office.

had had complaints of Casey doing plague, one of enteric, and one of which he turned over to Mr. Hynes had been to prison once. Witness

Mr. Justice Gompertz, said that so far as Mr. Jenkin's contention that no work while the ship was in port and leaving the ship without permis- cerebro-spinal fever.

the facts were not sufficient to supsion.. He was a very good man at sea. port the conviction, was concerned, the Court was against him.

Fennesay said he did not come aboard with Casey. He did not open Mr.. Kemp said he had intended to his mouth to sing a note. address the Court on four points, but Casey said he came aboard at 9 if the Court thought, on the facts. p.m. Fennesay was not with him. He that there was sufficiently grave was not singing.

The

I admit that they may hava cut that the three professors re-been influenced by what they heard sigued before the Commission was gazetted he does not say why was gring on, do you still regard and that the China Afail was sirgus ingenua to suggest that they

resigned of their own accord, larly nahappy in announcing falsely that the Arts Faculty was threatens thereby suggesting that there was fed, and then remarking in view of nonnection between the events? Those are questions which in Midleton Smith's letter) that the such cirentnstances we would put inne knew whether it was true or

But the posi-you. You are, of course, at Chettia +mot.

tion is quite simple and consistent.berty to answer then now if you Let us state it.:

Meanwhile, if you desire to dis- We new tor, rather, were told credit any more Chine Mail an [ before we knew of the Commission.

that mying to reckless expenditure,nouncements, yg really must be

The tennis match for the Singles retrenghatent was demanded, andure careful, how you go about it.

We have referred

Championship of the Colony has had that this retrencisment affected the

a ross lightly and in pass again to be postponed owing to the Arts Faculty. We were told he

MSREPER ing to the complaint state of the ground. It will be play Dre we knew of the Commission,

SENTATION. of Mr. Mackintoshed as soon as conditions permit. and told by a professor, that it was

that he is criticized the eut

Arts proped to

For things he never said, and to

For the theft of a blanket in Faculty

Then we learned that there Arts our fellow feeling in the mar Professors had resignea, and weter Happily, we are not at the Samshuipo, a Chinese, who was this doubt of the Magistrate's conviction, with regard to not turning to, Fer- real Mr. Mackintosh's retuar merey now of a report that can bemorning charged by Inspector Land he had nothing more to say on that nesay said he was called, but fell

gan, before Mr. R. O. Hutchison, was matter. He proposed to address the asleep again. He only lost 1 bours" challenged. The copy*** LILITA From the Universtiy and ray be sentenced to four weeks' hard labour. Court on the facts. Mr. Kemp then work.

dealt with the general principles laid

Chief Engineer, Mr. W. Two Chinese who were this down in granting a rehearing, and Mackay, said on Sunday night just Then we, read Mr. Middleton considered a just recount of what Smith's letter showing that they did say at the Warren present morning charged before Mr. N. L. mentioned several appeal cases, in before midnight he heard a distur Smith with attempting to export $10 which various principles had been bance outside his cabin. It continued Arts Farmly was safe for another tion. On the strength of it

accuse him of the worst, the gross and $15 worth of Hongkong sub laid down, which had come up in the for some time so he went out and year least.

Then we sail that God ainest, the most inexcusable wisqota-sidiary coins respectively, lose their Appeal Court of Hongkong in past saw Fennesay arguing with the Third "Officer.. Defendant was drunk, but tion and misrepresentation we have Ik the cruith

Mr. Kemp said, on the question went forward when witness spoke to Anyway-let us have a heart to ever encountered in thirty years

of admitting fresh evidence, it was him. Casey was not with him.. On heart talk right here with Friend! working experience. It is so very marked as to look intentional, Mackintosh

case on the Magistrate's depositions. fo'castle at 6:40 as he had been Say: Assuming that there never though we are reluctant to believe

open to the Court to consider the that morning witness went to the that. We will be generous, and

In, this case, Mr. Jenkin asked for informed that four men. had was any truth in the suggestion put it down as wantna and inexcus

permission to bring in fresh evidence turned to. He saw Casey, dressed that there was official talk of cutable carelessness. We quote verba-

to prove several things. Mr. Jenkin for work, but in hi bunk. He told

turn to but wanted to put in evidence to show the men to ting ut Arts, assuming that the Tam three professors did resign of their **(2) The Face of Arts is to Inspector Kent of No. 2 Police that the handwriting of Mr. Watt did so. He went back to the was well known to the appellant. fo'castle and told Fennesay and own free will; and, without any to cut out of a result of this Com Station this moralag charged before That evidence might have been pro Casey to go and see the Captain. was a good ruler, figuring as the reference to what we have shorts sign. I see that the China Mail Mr.R.O. Hutchison, at the Magistracy, enced at the hearing. If that evidence At sea the men were as good as

University sen- benevolent autocrat which some described as the "* BARRACLOUGH.-On Easter Sua people think is the best rye asation" (which you have certain clinis the responsibility ośy having two Chinese, with unlawfully wound was called, he (Mr. Kemp) would could be wished but in port they

reported this piece of news.

to show that the Bandwriting on the Commander Beckwith found: both wife of Lieutenant E. M. C. Bar many constructive improvements.admit, won't you, that the resignment is not true. It is a Double

envelope was disguised. As regards guilty, and, taking into consideration day, at Wallassey, Cheshire, the country can have. He established done your best to suggest you will dentiemen, I know that this site

ask for permission to call evidence were useless and hopeless.

Education and public works are sion of three professors, coming Distilled Liet

the evidence which Mr. Jenkin wanted their previous bad conduct, sentenced caclough, of a daughter.

If Mr. Mackintosh can point to

to call that the bandwriting W43 Fennesay to nine weeks' hard labour RENDALL-On May 25, at Shang- said to have been developed under together at such a time, is a Re

a praiseworthy manner. mdrkable Coincidence?

Before Mr. R. O. Hutchison at recognised at the Pest Office, he and Casey to twelve weeks." hai, ro Mr. and Mrs. G. H. bim in

Not one. That could have passed issue of the Chino Mail con- raining those words, " as a result He was, however, a dictator, stip-

the Magistracy this morning wished to point out. the extreme Rendall, a sort.

we will make Inspector Caygili applied for 2 danger of admitting such a state- ported by an always mobilized arib-naremarked. Not two. That would

If he further remand in the case in which ment at the present time, when it up the University deficit. ed force, and we read that his have looked odd, but passable of this Commission, people grew discontented with their But three Arts men, all quitting can poin: to any words of ours a Chinese, a fok of a tea house in might well be manufactured Mr. worth the candle. Further, if an out MACFARLANE-ATKINSON.Onutter fuck of freedom, of Tree just now, and with you very earn deemed capable by an ordinarily Yaumati, was charged with the mur Jenkin had stated that the appellant's side thief had taken the letter, there April 6, at Eastbourne. Lieut. speech, and with his obvious tyranestly assuring the public that educated man of bearing that conder of another foki. The case was tour was through a populous district. would have been no motive in re-post

fized for Monday afternoon... The revolution was shert. had nothing whatever to do with struction, cur offer holds good.

Their Lordships would know the ing it. The letter did not contain Chasenies. Ruthven. Momgomerie

district, or a portion of it-Peak waste paper, as Mr. Jenkin had said, Macfarlane, M.C., Royal Field sharp, and successful, news of it it-come! You must admit that it

Road and Garden Road. They would but contained a G.P.O. form. asking Artillery and Royal Air Force, coming to us over the wires as a is a most unfortunate coincidence. If you beard on

realise how easy it would be for the addressee to return the form to the fact accomplished. Another who Just iniagine.

appellant to slip behind a tree and Post Office a method adopted by

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THE SIMPLE LESSON Or GUATEMALA.

caste.

RAIN

ADVERSARIA

ONCE MORE.

He invents a statement and calls

it a Lie, first claiming to have seen

LIAR?

money.

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ing a motor chauffeur in Praya East The case was fixed for Friday after on the 1st May, with intent to rob.

noon for hearing.

years,

no:

nant

Before Mr. N. L. Smith at the it in the China Mail. That" piece Magistracy this morning, a Chinese lived by the sword has, metaphoric good authority that the China Mat of news, that statement." is a woman was charged with kidnapping ally speaking perished by the was in bad trouble, and then sa lie, and must be a lie; but it dilan infant from the country. She open the letter. This evidence which the Post Office to check irregularities. not guilty." The Police Mr. Jenkin wished to call was not of Being a postman, the defendant knew that if the form was not HARRAP-MARTIN-On May 22. sword. Tractice makes perfect, and the Adversarian's name in a list of not originate in the China Mail. pleaded

usual rule reposted and later returned to the at Shanghai, Leslie, Austen Harconscription makes fighting revolu departures, wouldn't you add two So far as we know, it originated in said they were not prepared to go such a nature 29 would justify

on with the case, as they had not departure from the to Margaret Livingstone tionaries. as soon as ideas arrive and two together? If the editor the mind of M. Mackintosh.

To be quite exact, and we have yet succeeded in tracing the child's and admitting evidence which could G.P.O. by the addresses, enquiries been called earlier. would be made. The second theory, to stir them. The simple lesson of then published the statement that Guatema is that the late Cap-the Adversarian had gone because

He submitted that the story about another impossible one, was that the bell-Burman was quite right he wanted to, wouldn't you smile?ooked up all our references to the parents. A remand until to-morrow well bave

the appellant finding a parcel earlier letter was stolen or mislaid at the matter, we did not even say that was granted. when he said that even a good But if three of the Mail staff re- the Arts Faculty was to be cut out

A novelty in Hongkong trans in the day and restoring it to the G.P.O. Mr. Watt was waiting at the 19, at government is intolerable when it signed all at once, with the Adil We said we hear it is," which is. Ronald exists by deprivation of freedom. admittedly in a hole, and the Editor a different thing. However, over-portation took place yesterday, when Post Office was irrelevant. The fact Post Office specially for the appellant, It may piat to its good deeds, to kept on saying that there was no looking that, we certainly did not a local resident had to remove his that the appellant had resisted to see if he would produce the letter Although it was prove that he had resisted it on the had collected, and there was no Naga-justify its existence, but a people connection between the events, refer to the Commission at all furniture from Breezy Point to the temptation on one occasion did not in question from among those he

imbed with the idea of freedom what would you think of him?!

As a result of this Commission Happy Valley.

mislaid once the appellant will not be able to see them because Well. rightly or wrongly, and atmakes a tremendous idition to pouring with rain the removal took second occasion. Besides, the parcel possibility of its having been stolen reached the Fost Office of the shadow that its major feature present God only knows which the misgotation; and in view of Place, a motor truck belonging to the was not as valuable to the finder as or

On the point of fresh evidence, he The third theory was that, in opening that's what we have been thinking the fact, triumphantly mentioned Dragon Motor Car Co. completing a $10 note would have been to him. had

the job in four quick trips. of you. Now, honest, can you by himself, that the Commission

submitted that nose of the evidence the box and clearing it, he dropped blame us? Can you have the has not even had a sitting vet, in: China had women soldiers long it was proposed to call was decisive the letter on the road. This was of it might be most unlikely,, but not impossible. ¿f nerve?

was a wicked injustice to attribute before they were known in Russia- evidence; some Don't however, as it to us. As an honourable man. During the Taiping rebellion in 1850 dangerous because it may have been he had dropped the letter, it must surge that we dewe confidently expect him to with-women as well as men served in the invented afterwards. No good rea have been picked up by either an Genesis says it rained

duced from the de- draw it at once.

ranks. In Nanking, in 1853, an son had been given why this honest person or s dishonest person. It an honest person had found it, he forty days and forty

The speech of Mr. army of 50,000 women was recruited. evidence should now be allowed.

On the facts of the case, Mr. would bave posted it unopened. If nights. This seems to parture of the three the things we

WHO IS THE Mackintosh, pab. They were divided into brigades

each, and were Kemp submitted that there was a dishonest person had found it, he confirm the theory that the Garden said about the University. We said

lished by ourselves of 13,000

officers. enough evidence to support the con would have throw it away. He of Eden was situated not far from them before their resignation was

last night, plainly commanded by women Hongkong. The persistent heary announced. It seems a long time

but accuses" the China Mail of telling And were there not some feminine viction. He would go further, and certainly would not have walked to say that the evidence led to no other the Post Office and posted it. The rain of the last few days reminds ago now that we heard

"Dare-to-Dies" in 1911 and 1913? "Double Distilled Lie." The

conclusion. The appellant had the evidence: Mr. Kemp thought, pointed Manuel Estrada Cabrera Eas

us of the story of the Scottish there, wy were nearly letting too a

A Chinese woman riding aj only key of the box, the letter was clearly and descisively to guilt ruled the little country of Guateminister who had a gardens of newly much out. You know, we do know. lie. is stated in terms; and in terms

Mr. Jenkin said he had nothing The Attorney mala for 22 years. He has been planted seedlings. They were wilt. We know about the cable message. he says he saw it in the China Mail bicycle is surely rather a novelty. in the box, and be must have taken .ousted by a revolution led by 3 ing in the dry soil and hot sun, and We know-well, you'll understand The statement that he saw in the One was to be seen yesterday be. it out. He did not deliver it at the further to submit man called Herrera.

he prayed for rain, a nice saft that we have been trying to play China Mail what he says he saw tween 12 and 1. in Bubbling Well Fost Office with other letters which General had introduced a possible is 47,500 miles square, hasweeting rain." own came

a the game by the University. The is a lie that is to say, it is utterly Road. She appeared to be about 40 he had taken out at the same time. theory that another person might -population of two millions, includ heavy shower such as we had yes mistake you made was in not a false and untrue. We don't say it years of age and looked like the wife The seals on the letter and its bulk have handled the letter. If that was fie, not of some prosperous gardener or car- would suggest that it contained a possibility, it must weigh as much It. Washed, the young cepting that advice not to talk pub-isa Double distilled terday. the same as the country. Its total plants out of their places, and helicly. You forced our hands a bit. knowing what that means. We penter. And she rode remarkably paper money. The letter clearly had in favour of the appellant as against Annual revenue was £600,000, and fished his prayer by saying "But

We can imagine don't even say it was a deliberate well, sitting very erect and riding been fastened down with gun and him. There must be grave doubts not require that the appellant had done it all, the ripple of laugh and calculated lie, because we are perfectly straight-in marked con sealed, and it did ter and applause naturaily reluctant to believe that trast with the average Chinese male great care or a long time to open and if these doubts existed, it would that greeted your he would go that length. But what cyclist, who has added a new terror it. It was possible the appellant not be in accordance with the strictest had handed it to an accomplice canons of justice if the appellant was to open it. There was no money inside, not given the benefit. The fact that THAT DOESN'T announcement that are we to do? We have been given to traffic.

the three profes-the lie; and are prepared to prove

When a Chinese woman was this and the accomplice had re-posted it. no instrument was found on the sors resigned everything we bave said about the 1917. It exports chiefly cofee,

an opportunity to fore the Commission was gazetted, University sensation. We are pre morning charged before Mr. R. O. He thought there were three theories appellant when he was searched at with sugar, rubber, hides, bananas, and timber as subsidiary products. tell the public how right he was, and certainly before it bad sat. Pared to disprove what he has said Hutchison, at the Magistracy, with possible, any one of which would the Post Office, was surely some Now, about the China Mail. Now, who the unlawful possession of 4 tacks of make the facts consistent with the evidence that he did not open the oplum dross, she said the drug was prisoner's innocence. The first theory letter, for it undoubtedly needed a is the lar The inhabitants speak Spanish. and how very, very wrong the How ablutely crushing 1

The Court, having considered their Ba an honest con brought by her uncle, from Annam. was that someone unconnected with sharp knife to open the letter. About Herrera, we have been China Mail was: (See report pub-listen. We are prepared to be con-

He gave it to her to take to some the prison r had duplicate keys of YOBLIES unable to find anything to aid to linned last evening.) He has been vinced, if more than mere sess

fession, in the last friends in the country. The Police the letter box, and made it his particu- verdict, retused the application for a the information given in the tele- criticized for things he didn't say tion is offered, that these resigns-

GENERALLY four months we said the drug was found in a rattan lar form of crime to open the box and rebearing, and confirmed the convic grams; but since he has established he says, and that gives us the fel-tions were merely Remarkable

have told one con- basket which the defendant was carry steal the letters. This was, however, tion.. No order was made as to coats. new government in precisely the low feeling that makes us feel more Coincidence. We concede that it same way that Cabrera established kindly than ever towards bite. He is possible, but faa Mark Twain scious he in the China Mailonly ing. She was going on board a Canton impossible, else there would have bis, by force of arms, there is prob has all the tricks of the controver would say tough. We are not one and it had no reference to the boat when she was arrested-$25 been wholesable reports. As it was a letter box, the game would not be sialist. We know them because denying what is possible. But if University. It was forced upon us, fine, or one month's hard labour, seldom that valuables were posted at we use 'em ourselves, when bird the issue of a case depended on the in order to shield a third person to The opium was confiscated.

Guatemala

ing 90,000 in its capital city, nausea

its national deb is four millions Lord. This is muist redeecal- sterling. Cabrera is a man of ous. Max O'Rell tells the story nearly 64. Guatemala is the most in slightly different form, Dortherly of the central American states, is violently volcanic, and bad about 620 miles of railway in

ably little to choose between them. According to his lights Cabrera

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