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LAMMERT BROS.

AUCTIONNERS, APPRAISERS AND SURVEYORA.

-Public Auctions-

INTIMATIONS

BEAUTIFY YOU HOME.

FLOWERS BEAUTIFY AND MAKE ATTRACTIVE THE HOME

AS NOTHING ELSE

CAN DO.

FOR SALE

FLOWER AND VEGETABLE

SEEDS.

GRACA & CO., Dealers in Garden Seeds, Postage Stampe, Viw Postcards, Toys, etc.

No. 10, Wyndham 82;401,

P. O. Box 420.

Hongkong.

SHOEMAKERS.

(case Hand Made)

Evory kind of Footwear. MADE TO ORDER.

CHERRY & CO.,

6, D'AQUILAR STREET,

'pposite Kayamally & Co.

Telophone Central No 491

Bongbong, March 20, 1914.

JAPANESE MASSAGE.

N. AKAJI,

Graduate of Tokio Massage School,

From 10.30 am. to 5 p.m. No. 2, Quicon's Road Central, 2nd Floor,

Tel. Central 4097.

MASSAGE.

Mrs. HONDA, Mrs KISAKI and

PPON

R. SAMIOZU,

No. 24, Wyndham Street (opposite to the "China MaIP")

MASSAGE.

Mrs. BEKAI

The Caton Tank, 2nd Floor, No. 2, Dridell Street, Hongkong-

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Dentist.

the late SIN TINO, 14 D'Agata Hermas

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THE CHINA MAIL.:

66.

CAPSTAN

Cigarettes and Tobaccos

The Popular Smoke

SOLD EVERYWHERE

from

Timbuctoo to Tibet Rio to-Rangoon Piccadilly to Pechiti

"CAPSTAN-THE NAME THAT COUNTS

CRIME

MODERN METHODS OF DETECTION.

PIONEER FRENCH POLICE CHIEF.

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The unending combat between criminals and the defenders of ecciety has in recent years become a real scientific way. New discoveries are aeimilated with amazing rapidity by the up-to-date criminal, and the policeran must keep "at the page or confess himself impotent to protect

or arenge.

In most countries there are more or

British-American Tobacco Co., (China) Ltd. Distributors

point where the paper 6bres are broken and the "size" injured its progress becomes irregular both in speed and in direction. This extreme ly simple meare shows the spots which have been interfered with. It is then a matter of restoring the primitive

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RAILWAY WAGON IN HOUSE.

11, ALTERATION BY SURCHARGE. The original text may have been altered either by clever changes in the original numbers or letters or by new words superimposed after erasion. In WOMAN AND DAUGHTER HURT the first case microphotography will IN BEDROOM COLLAPSE. show the joint between the alteration! and the origias).

crashed into a brake van.

A railway engine that was standing In thecase of pencil-writing it is ai- The most difficult case is when it is in a siding at Peterborough mysteri most always prasible to find out what claimed that a whole line or paragraph ously set itself in motion and travelled was rubbed out, by photographing has been inserted after the original backwards for half a mile and then the bark of the page in oblique light. signature. This is a common frand The point of a pencil producesa groove in France in cases concerning partner- which no rubbing can entirely efface. ship deeds. In

one auch Cade In the case of ink it is more difficult. microphotography showed clearly that There are three systeme Betillon's the capital letter of the place of sign-of system, which he called carburation, ature bad i's loop superimposed on who Was lying ill in bed consiste of making the paper very hot the tail of the letter of the line com-

The van was driven 6ft. through the side of a houss occupied. by Mr. Ernest Coles, causing a collapse B bedroom, Mrs. Colen,

in an oven. This often works, but plained of. Therefore the latter bad her body was braised. Her 17-years- was badly out about the head and Ires sericus attempts to help the police nearly always incompletely, and at been written first, and the complaint old daughter, who was attending her to outdistance in knowledge and the same time the document (often a was not justified. But it is extreme-

was also badly braised. weapons the experts in crime. In precious picce of evidence) is ruined.ly difficult to say in many cases which Mrs. Coles's mother was imprisoned. France especially, police laboratories in a case at Annecy-an affair of is the first written, as even under in the pantry, but except for shock and schools are taken seriously, O postal fraude-the expert, in using microphotography the heaviest line was unhurt. Mr. Coles, who was all the ectablishments of this cort this method, entirely destroyed the looks the most recent. By photo about to have his breakinnt also with which the country is endowed only proof of the innocence of the graphing the passage, however, by escaped injury. the most famous and probably the accused.

oblique light such letters appear in most efficient is that of Lyons, where the brilliant Dr. Locard is in charge. Though still comparatively young, he is already wall advanced in bis life's ambition to lay the bases for a co ordinated and complete acience of crime detection.

Another method, more up to date, the form of a cross, and it is easy to consists in the use of chemical means, see which arm is continuous and thus This operation, however, demands a the most recent, Chemical reactives foreknowledge of the chemical nature are also useful in this class of pro- of the ink used, often a difficult biom. matter. Analysis of the ink of the context must first be done-s most

III. FORGERY BY TRACING.

An interesting exchange of let- ters between the Shanghai branch of the Seamen's Union and the "Com- plementary Seamen's Union is report- ed by the Eastern Times I am able to give a sketch of the difficult and delicate operation. The

Here the expert should always win. The Seamen's Union wrote main heads of what is likely in the only technique extant of this operation Sometimes the forger places the paper politely requesting payment of near future-at any any rate if the is that (faulty) of Professor Fraser, and the copy on a retoucher's glass vy on members' wagen "as hopes of Dr. Locard be fulfilled-which only applies to black inks. plate strongly lit from undergrath.

a reward for survice rendered by this to become an exact science for the The third method ia by The faults revealed by microphoto- branch during the strike." The Com positive and unquestionable identific-photography. This is called Fogel's graphy consist of "quavers" of plementaries, in an equally polite ation of handwriting, no matter how method, and was invented by the "tremblings" and points where the manner, replied refusing the request. cleverly disguised. It may be recalled Berlin scientist over fifty years ago, pen is lifted. The study of the for- We consider it a duty," they said, in this connection that it was Dr. in the following circumstances. A mer demands a knowledge of the ab to support your Union, but not to Lecard, by his expert examination of lady went to be photographed. While struss at of "shakes" in handwrit-pay you a levy on three months' the anonymous letters of Tulle, in the the plates were being developed it was ing. The expert must know the per- wages for services rendered.”

Tiger Eye Case," who finally solved discovered that MABY obacure fectly distinct varieties of such, and

1. Erasion, or scratching.

2. Surcharge.

3. Forgery by tracing.

4. Freehand forgery.

5. Dieguited writing.

Was

worst.

the mystery, and brought the odiously blotches and spots covered the face. be able to distinguish the pathologi. clever and perverted young woman As the customer had a perfectly cal tremblings, ihose dao to epilepsy, responsible to justice.

beautilul complexion the photographer neurasthenia, rarelyle &o. from those or from mere habit. The forger who The principal classes of case which asked her for another sitting. She inseparable from this form of forgery. is touching up a signature he has the handwriting expert is called on to did not reply, and it

The forgera ahakes" have a char faked will naturally alway seek in this Bolve aro:-

later discovered that she acter of irregularity in extent, ade to get nearer to the original, whereas had contracted smallpox, and velopment in the upstrokes, a thin the innocent retoucher will always that the faithful photographic airg off in the commencements, a fra- make his correcting strokes at places plate had revealed the tell-tale quency of occurrence, and an ex- where greater clearness is required. eruption while she was as yet unaware aggeration in the joints, which are The forger retouches the best written that anything was wrong. Naturally recognisable to the,oye of the expert, lettere; the other thoes which are with Fogel'e method a apreial technisccording to the claim of Lecard."

On the other hand, the freehand que is required. Chromolithic plates IV. FORGERY BY IMITATION.

There are two chief varieties of this, imitation has few retouches. The most are used, and more commonly, thore sensitised by iodide of silver. Reiss the work of the forger of the highest general thing in such cases is to resort: had done even better than this, by akill. Sometimes there is a slavish to the delicate, long, and difficult successiva photographs taken cao imitation of the model, and sometimes method of composite photography. When a document has been tamper after another in a long series, each the forger, alter having practiced im- Fraser need this method with brilliant ed with, either by indiarubber or with new plate showing up a detail which itation of the handwriting, makes a success in the case of the forged sig a penkoife, the fact is revealed easily, was invisible on its predecessor. At free imitation. The first class in as naturen of Washington. The compos either in looking through the page the present day hardly any cass of ually tackled by search for the held up to the light or by soaking iteration,, no matter how thoroughly retouches. Many people have the in benzine, Benzine spreads in a done, is beyond the powers of the habit of touching their dwn agnat circular manner in an untouched expert to detent and to reconstructures or writings, alther in order to „decument, bat when it arrives at a 230 words.

The first two categorice are now dsye largely matters of chemistry. Dr. Locard's principal work has been done on the last-class five.

1. ALTERATION OF A TEXT BY, ERASION,

ite photograph climinating accidents! traits of the signature in question results in a perfect "signature type": with which the supposed freehand

WEDNESDAY, BEPTEMBER 20. 1:22.

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KAM HING KNITTING COMPANY.

Manufacturers of :-

Bocks, Singlets, Jerseys, Sweaters, etc.

24, Haiphong Road, Kowloon.

Telephone Kowloon 177, Manager, WONG KAM FØK.

MASSAGE EXPERT HARRY FURUKAWA,

E. SAKI,

19, Wyndham Street

A PODICURE AND MANICURIST Mas, N. TSUCHIOKA, 31 WYNDRAM STREET, HONGKONG PRINTING OFFICE.

First Floor, Room No. 12.

PROTO SUPPLIES,

LONG HING & CO., Kodad Kodak Films, &c. .

DEVELOPING & PRINTING A SPECIALITY.

No. 17A, QUEEN's Road Central, Hongkong."

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HONGKONG:

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Peak Hotel

Hongkong Hotel

Repulse Bay Hotel

Astor House Hotel

Palace Hotel

Grand Hotel Kalee Grand Hotel des Wagon Lits

The Hongkong Hotel Co., Ltd.

In conjunction with on

The Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.

and

The Grand Hotel des Wagons Līts, Ltd.

Tel. Centl. 812. CARLTON HOTEL. Tel. Add : “Carlton.”

The Only American Hotel in the Colony. Nice and quiet yet only a few minutes' walk from the Banks, and Central Districts. 43 Bedrooms. Excellent Cuisine. Scrupulously clean. Under Americas Management. A new Dining Room has been opened at No. 2, Queen's Boad (1st floor). Entrance Ice Honsa St. Tiffing a speciality,

For terms apply to Mra, F. E, CAMERON, Proprietress.

(Two minutes from

Star Ferry PALACE HOTEL

KOWLOON

Recently renovated and refuralabed, slectris light and fans throughout and satirely under new management. Cuisine under the personal supervision of the proprietor, Bar and Billiard Bossus Tarma moderata Fpecial terms to familles on spplication to

Telephone Kowloon 3.

Telegraphic Add,; "PALAOM"

HOTEL

J. H. OXBERRY, Prop.jstor.

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"ASIA”

WEST BUND, CANTON.

Leading Hotel in South China.

First class Accommodation. Electric Lights, Fans 2 Elevators. Roof Garden. Hairdressing Salcon, Splendid Views of City and Pearl River.

Excellent Cuisine:

Moderate Bates.

Under the Management of the SUN 00., LTD., OANTON.

KING: EDWARD, HOTEL

A

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Action

THE NEW VICTORIA CAFE THE HOUSE FOR GOOD EATS

Timas and Bluners (Menu; and 'A`In Carto) at all hours,

· Bakers'and-Confectioners. Cakes made for partios etc. Tel Central 2667.

24, -Des Voeux Road Central.

NEW MACAO" HOTEL. all the comfests of a homa combined with moderate prices Baatimally stunted racing the sea up-to-dala Hotel Larr, and Uchtorfabis Hoorns, - Excel- font Culeine ander Experienced Eupervision, Heparata Tables fint, trend and shower Balin, Piscine Light throughout. Pabllo, and Primtó Bars and Ballard Raon. Bi Glam, kerommy- Aktion for zaradil and Fouriata. Zemia

MK,

SHUN TAI HONG. Dealer in SHANTUNG --PONGEE

Laos and Straw Braid. Ginseng, Door's Horos ote. No. 70, Lower Lastar Row Tel. Central No. 662, Hong Kaug-

HWA LEE & CO. Shanghai and Shantung Hand Made Lace, Hair Hote

and Embroideries, Eto,

No. 70 Lower Lascar Row. Tel. Can, 362

YAN KEE

. T4 Hong Lang Entrance from Jubiles Street. Coal Contractors-for) the Honthold. -----Fel Central 8895,-

YEE SING.

GENTLEMEN'S TAILOR

18, Willington Street,