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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1925.

MISADVENTURE.

VERDICT IN KOWLOON DOCK TRAGEDY.

A TRIP OVER WIRE?

in

YULETIDE GLOOM.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENTS IN AMERICA.

EIT

MANY CHILDREN KILLED.

Heater's Amerusan Service.)

New York, Dec. 23.

ut

BURIED ALIVE.

HINDU FANATIC'S WAY TO PERFECTION,

COVERED WITH BARTH,

An astounding story, even for

a land of religious fanaticismy

told

THE CHINA MAIL.

"DON Q

DOUG, AT HIS VERY BEST.

QUREN'S GREAT PICTURE

For-

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Queen's College Old Boys' Association will be held in the Elall of Queen's College on WEDNESDAY, the 90th of December 1926, at 5.30 Ep.m. for the following purpose:--

1. To consider and I thought;

fit, to pass the resolution that the financial year of the Association'shall extándi from 1st of January to 31st of December in each year and to amend Rule 4 of the } Constitution accordingly. * NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN | that the Sixth Annual General Lovely and loving Sharmila Appro-Meeting of the Association will dates his charm at sight; a thirsty be held immediately after the at i-hard Arclubiko becomes his Extraordinary General Meeting companies; and romance, both referred to as re for the follow- des and adventurous, meets himing purposes:

1. To rdve the General every arm. Elis stock whip is to

Committee': hem what magic wands are lo les

report and Statement of Accounts for religious #hletic (airies, aand, wildrif he cracks

Das way toniglanew,

the Financial Your ending I serves him in

30th November, 1925,

The death of Mr. D. A. Morris,

Fem the sublime to the delight ate third engineer of the ..

such as India. of a man who was fully ridiculous, excluded a critic "Mausang." formed the subject

buried alive by his own orders in in a Home paper. What a boy thi4.|| Distressing

to the belief that he was attaining Wurtanks at accidents of enquiry yesterday at the Kow-

And what an in loon.Biagistracy before Mr. E. W. children have cass a gloom over a state of perfection, was

recently to the Sessions Judge at fordions, Dong-is-home-for-the- Humilton, Coroner. Mr. W. the Yuletide celebrations.

A panic Wwws cuased

a Barabank, near Allahabad, dur- holidays" spirit he distils! Edwards, G. Webber and Tang Christmas present distributioning the trial of Sita Ram and Siking Bagdad and the Dumasin Shin-dun. Jury!

lowing to a seat breaking in Brie Bhagwandin" on a charge of Abrasions of the chin and (Pennsylvania). The children alding and abetting the murder scene, he hurries us this time to

sipeipt where the endles are.. mentioned the rushed the exits, and three were of Baba Dwarka Puri. head wer

trumpled to death. and seven The Baba, a Hindu ascetic, course of medical evidence. Ask others injured. When order was took Samadhi (buried himself ed if these were consistent with restored the door was found ative after spending breath) disetruseni mawing, tripped over jcovered with broken toys. Fand it was alleged that at his în- A mother left her three little stanee Sita Ram and Bhagwan wire or some other obeta thus children at home in Buffalo whilst din dug a grave into which the fallinn mi the No. 1 Tork at doing her Christmas shopping. Baba descended and had himself Kowbon Dock, where his Gods When she returned she found the covered with earth, while

10 They had continued was found Boating on 12 night (children"- suffocated. of Bomber 5. Dr. T. Smalle procured matches and set fire to a hymns. suit that it was possible these in-waste-paper basket. juries were sustainosi in that Inner

recite

H The accused admitted the acts (Pklis nilamenta as a substitute for AL Waynesburg (Pennsyl-imputed to them, but their dee everylbing from a cigarette lighter vana) four volunteer firemen fence was that Baba Dwarka a shirts; ib takes him forconit, were killed and five injured at a Puri Was an advanced andhu diverte his friends and pulverizes There was nothing abnormal in disastrous tira in the business (mendicant saint), that he took his enemies. He imposenados even the contents of the stomach and striet. Several buildings were what is known in Hindu phike own Beler, to say nothing of there were no signs of alcohol, destroyed, and the damage is sophy as Samadhi, that they were further stated, Dr. Smalley estimated at a million dollars.

carlas (disciples) bound to obey "Very kind of «ddie”, „inam" "the Other evidene was given by wit-

At Bellaire (Ohio) ning persons his commands, and that they perry on guard to the fenerals 21

Who huf been with de- died in ent within a short period of Wehb coul mine which is attri- stainment of

a tire last night in the formed the act to help him in the off it; mind before the riotors a inudable roll. I happy ending is reached. Bagdad the arendent and they stated that buted to a short circuit. Seventy- gious objegt.

las dwindled to Main Served, aad demoed had not been drinking. aine men, who were temporarily They also urged that the Baba - D'Ataquen to your car me, in cat- Mr. 6 Huncan, of the Hong-imprisoned, were rescued. hat performed several miracles, qm with the Spanish extrem kong and Whampoa Dock fo...

One of the accused' men said that Vigna and its hero." This is the he was suffering from leprosy of trumph of a singularly engkring a severe type and his fingers were sand borted per cauley, whose suping

whom wha ..12 the scene shortly afterwards, igive evidence, alsoj

Mr. B. Wylic who was dining| SHANGHAI AFFAIR,

with him at the [me.

Mr.

Duncan. asked if he could ac- court for the accident, said he could not. The place was! Tensiuly luminated by a large Jamp, Witness was inclinet to believe that thy deceased · hud wäiked straight into the dock.

The Coroner: In merçan docks, is it usini to put guard chains around the sides!

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Witness: Only at the hopf of 21 instand, say that not the dock but where the steps are handen de Biet that the I do not think it is negussury and į it would be in the way.

Carnagesondy vil bli unijos bemang khus

After the Coroner hats, mod Tumang-sin n!. Kupiny "sonemde up the jury returned a ydin fier Probierer divom. Plume, Mr. Me Eners, death from misadventure.

Commigeaner a Pobl Air. Iveson, that Blisted on wise wastin Bourge of the Lanza Madon of a Cute of far shenang, land serolerent Make 401

XMAS WISHES.

FELICITOUS MESSAGES

EXCHANGELA,

HUER AND HONGKONG.

M

1.E. the Governor. Mr. Ceval Clementi. C.M.G., hás received

Tafe gerit, arcem away

Man Thok, te je #happyant af Plan qplistada ningar, Atom gignations

quedas of apprchulin The meritorio „privets Shes Since a bid a nsfered in Bus pask,

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2. To elect the Officials for the

year 1925-1926.

3. To transact any other bus-

ness..

By Order of the General Committee.

C. G. ANDERSON, Hon. Secretary.

eLittle, Adams & Wood. Hongkong, 23rd Dec.. 1925:

HONGKONG HORTICULTURAL.

SOCIETY.

Society and all those interested in Horticulture will be held in the Board Room of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., ltd, on THURS- |↓ DAY, 7th January 1926, at 5.30 pm, with a view to decid-

half consumed, and "by worship- Suremate only a Walt Whitman, A SPECIAL MEETING of ping, and doing service to the in tyreal voin, angli ndeyoudy Members of the above Baba his leprosy had been - fom- pletely cured. Almost every pro- secution witness claimed to Indebted to. Baba Dwarka Euri for some blessing or other. One stated that, his sister เหง # lomatie, and by the verbal orders of the Baba she was cured. An- other claimed, that his wife was safering from palsy and completely cured by the prayers of the Baba.

Was

CHANTING SONGS IN HIS GRAVE. The Judge in agreeing with the" assessors and acquitting the accused, said he was not pre- pared to attach much weight to the alleged miracles, but what surprised him most was the fact that Baha Dwarka Puri. was

TABLE RESERVATIONS FOR THE CARNIVAL

to be held at the.

REPULSE BAY HOTEL.

ON

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NEW YE L'B EVE are row closed RESERVATIONS MAY NOW.BE MADE FOR

stated by all the prosecution wit A Special Dinner Dance

nesses to have quite voluntarily and happily suffered This self- imposed ordeal. From the pro Secution witnesses he also gather-"f ed that the Baba had not strug- gled to come out of the and...to the very last was found to have displayed any arpe Cameil fund vie des mes de feeling of pain or anxiety, as was

grave, not

observed before

ex-

a case

of

de espressions of regel nt commonly the following Christus mese, the boss of life on May it as tinetion of life in

La muck of sympooths to the wounded suicide. The Baba was said to Sil Heartiest Christmas greetings and the wiilived of large prestars have preserved his consciousness and sincere wishes for a prosper- killed eneives a ciwone for $75,00n to the last moment. chanting his nus New Year-from the City of, which the Congelares so, e religious songs. This atter in-.

mit to the Clone Forrige Tom difference of the Baba to

Hull. Lord Mayor.

The following reply has been missioner for distribution which would ordinarily re it senc by His Excellency:

Hongkong cordialy recipro cates your good wishes for Christmas and the New Year.

·TEA DANCES.

LATEST LEE, GARDENS

ATTRACTION.

these concerned is a compassingslen

The Benjar forystud on the Einstant transmitted, the above to the Forgan Cemmmssiour, adding

I feet sure you will appreciate the friendly spirit which inspired the || Commeil's antalar, **

FULL REPORT AWAITED," "The JuliFind Commus qen ́s report is belig medewed in Peking this Fadbenico, towing to the interrup

time of emmunications, it is Last evening saw the opening- Lea dance of the season at Lee spered in shanghai before Chrisk rans Day. The Comment is in' pas Garden. The tea dances are held in No. 1 House which is situated Post of a summury, which has noz

on the highest point in the Garden ben ven oak,

and giving a fine view of the har-

bour, which with the lights make

a delightful pace to have tea. Prof. Gonzales' orchest of seven -players" furnish the music.

THREE TREATIES.

RATIFIED BY DUTCH CHAMBER,

his

body and the bodily suffering a man place! under similar cir zumstances, led the Judge to infer that no man..covered with earth like the Baba could live beyond three minutes and a half if he were only an ordinary human being but on the authority medical jurisprudence, it had been stated that in the case of suspended animation, a man had been found to have survived" underground up to 33 days.

of

(8 p.m. to 12 midnight)

to be held on

NEW YEAR'S EVE

at che

HONGKONG HOTEL.

ing whether the ANNUAL

FLOWER SHOW should be neid next year or not.

It is hoped that a good atten- All dance may be expected. Ladies interested "are cordially invited to attend.

ik

E. B. C. HORNELL,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong, 24th Dec., 1925.

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"SAMADHI AND SUICIDE.. Commenting on the essential. requisites of samadhi, the Judge xxx**********

There is, however, no, doubt!

said:

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in my mind that a madhi. is quite distinct from a suicide. samadhi, as it is ordinarily under- stood, is one of the highest goals of the Hindu Religion. It is in- tended. to prolong man's life through suspended animation, in which state he remains capable of meditation, and thereby he is supposed to keep his endeavours The Hague, Des. 23. for the attainment of immortali- and the tea dance is under the The First Chamber has ratified ty. A successful instance of such

The tex dances are, to be held every Wednesday from 5.30 p.m. lo 7.30 p.m. and' every Saturday

from 4 p.m. to 7 pm.

The Ritz Cafe furnish the teas.

The opening, night was very Well attended and everybody enjoyed a delightful time.

•

(Renter's Service,}

of

anagement of Mr. Mckenzie. the Trade Treaty with Hungary advanced samadhi practice. pro-.

concluded on December 9, 1924; bably is out of the memory the provisional Aviation Treaty living humanity, and we may with Norway concluded in seriously doubt if Baba Dwarka January last; and the Treaty with Puri attained such state of per- Finland concerning the admission fection by putting himself inside of Consular officers to the Dutch the samadhi as he is alleged to East Indies. Dutch Guiana, and have done. But in the present. Curacao.

An elderly Chinese had to be taken to hospital with injuries to his legs and facé wher he was knocked down by a motor car at Queen's Road East, near the Grand Theatre, yesterday after-!

noon:

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ESTHONIA.

TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH U.S.A.

Steuler's American Scried,)

Washington, Dec, 28. The Secretary of State, Mr.

with

case we are not concerned his fate at all, If once we held that his motive, as suggested by his" determination and overt acts, was not of suicide but something else not falling within the pro- visions of the penal code, the accused persons cannot be punish- ed for abetment of a. ertminal offence."

At the Cena Mugistrucy this morning, Me. M. W. Lo appeared for one of two Chinese charged with alleged demanding of money with menaces. Hehring was adFrank Kellogg, and the Esthonian party. It was evident from the "Minister have signed the Ameri- tears of one of them that some-]

can-Esthonian Treaty of Com-thing was wrong

journed until Wednesday.

(merter-swhich is minNTİKE

American-German Treaty,

Two children were at: à "tea-

WERE TE TC Margaret, dear? but asked her mother, anxiously.

I don't want to sit next to Mary wailed Margaret, Londen, December 28 ParlioBut why dot, dear

Well said Margare

During the progress of un opium raid nt Wanchu Just night, an employed Chinese coolie was found dead in a lane. The man had ap parently attempted to escape und mert has been prorogued. The

feli Tom the second floor of a Hauses will re-assemble on February freckle and house, fracturing his skull,

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