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Pleading guilty to navigating in the harbour; without lights, the mistress of a fishing: „boat was Bned $10 at the Marina Court, on Saturday.

Arriving with 150 deck passen- gers, the s.a "Bourbon" reports the death of one male en route, at 10.30 am on Saturday, no cause being stated.

MONDAY UCTOBER 8, 1928.

SMOKING IN BED

WOMAN'S DEATH FROM

DROPPED CIGARETTE .

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A tourist tells this tale. You can believe it if you like. He was

s strongly condemned by Mr Country and happened to be page-- The practice of smoking in bed travelling, he says, in the West H K Oswald, then Paddington ing a little town when he noticed: Coroner, at an inquest on Miss a post on which was marked the The body of a man named Ng Emma Perry, aged 60, of Bal-height to which the river had No. 53 des Vaux-road Central, was found unconscious on the The white mark was six feet || Kan_(56), formerly residing at combe-street, Marylebone, who risen during a recent flood.

was removed to the public mor-floor of her bedroom at 1.20 a.m. qu tuary. Foul play is suspected.

The tourist approached an in-

logue of practical achievement may seem to "give the lie direct"

1

Archibald Baker, a fire brigade officer, said that a number of habitant and said: "Is that a fact: A Chinese was taken to the partly smoked cigarettes and used that the river here rose as high as. Government. Civil Hospital yester matches were found in the bed-six feet?"

"Lor bless 'e, naw. You see,. day after having been knocked room. He thought the fire was down and injured by a motor car caused by Mias Perry smoking in zur, the chi'ren 'ere used to rub- outside The Sun Co. on Des Voeux-bed and dropping a lighted cigar-off the horigginal mark, so the: volk on the Parish Council order-- road Central, w...

A Chinese girl was killed in stantaneously, as the result of a fall into the street from the second floor of No. 4, Western- street, yesterday. The girl was climbing out on to the verandah to dry clothes.

A Chinese woman named Yue Hing, 23 years of age, residing at No. 51 Caine-road, 3rd floor, at tempted suicide by drinking a quantity of lysol yesterday. She was taken to the Government Civil'Hospital,

A Chinese painter, while paint- ing a Chinese school at No. 2, Hollywood-road, yesterday, acci- dentally fell into the street and was fatally injured. He died soon after admission to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital.

Yung Hsi-ki, a clerk, residing

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Mr. Cawald: It is a dangeroused it to be put 'igher up-out.'o. and unwholesome practice for their reach," people to dope themselves to sleep.

Baker said that some people "Excuse me, sir,” said the call-- seemed to be soothed to sleep byer, "but is this Mr. Dougheman's smoking and there was always office?" the danger of a lighted cigarette "No, it is not," cume the angry or pipe igniting the bedclothes.reply from an individual seated

Dr. Hallett said that Miss Perry behind a roll-top desk.

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was not burned. Death was due "Much obliged!” muttered the to cerebral hemorrhage caused by intruder.

a ruptured artery predisposed by

He departed, leaving the door partial asphyxxia. by smoke. wide open, and a gale blew in on

Mr. Oswald, in returning a ver- the irate man at the desk. diet of Death from Natural Causes, said: "I think the fire back and shut my door, will you!""" "Hi, you!" he shouted. "Come was caused by Miss Perry smok Smiling, the other re-entered: ing in bed. If I had anything to the office. From his bag he pro- do with an insurance company I

would not pay compensation to anyone who caused a fire by smok- ing in bed."

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"Here, sir," he said, "is the very latest type of automatic: door-closer on the market. Closes: your door without a bang or jar and is guaranteed to last a life- time."

Deliberately the man eyed the.

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it raced from the tuunel · and swayed along the track of gleam- ing metals towards him;

With a queer, breathless laugh, he took hold of the points lever

alists are unconscionably long in Lam has stolen from a locked settling down, which we maintain, runk by means of a duplicate seems to be the case notwith-ey, a quantity of clothing, valued at $58 and $2 in money. The standing what has been done. It cook has absconded

New York. Just how big the at the side of the line; he pulled is to be hoped that the powers-

political chests of two great it over purposely so that the parties, Democrat and Republican, oncoming train would be switched that-be at Nanking will some day

Tang, Yuk-tong, accountant to must be to carry the Presidential into a side track where stood a realise that their country is the Hung Fat Bank, No. 78, Wing election expenses is a matter of string of motionless waggons.

He drew in his breath and still very much in a backward con- Lok-street, reports that an assist-mystery..

ant accountant named Yik Hin- Democrats announced a budget exulted with gloating eyes and dition and that if It is to be re-yuen, 25 years of age, and a native recently of £600,000, which, ac-/twitching Angers as tho flying en- garded as a Republic in some-

of Hokahan, absconded on Oct. 1, cording to Mr J. Raskob, the gine and passenger-coaches took thing more than name only it is taking a cheque with him drawn Chairman of the Democratic Na- the points with a fearful swaying, more than time that those in upon the International Bank for tional Committee, must now be and, with undiminished speed, Nanking, in the parlance of our 56,000 payable to bearer, which he placed at £800,000. He requires crashed headlong into the im-

had since cashed.

£100,000 for a raid on the Ra mobile, trucks, American friends, should be "get-

publican corn belt States and i There came a harsh, grinding ting a move on.""

£150,000 for campaigning by chaos, A hopeless piling and top- means of wireless. Speaking of Pling of coaches; a scream of the Republican needs, he said; racing wheels

a sudden silence.

A telegram, from Tokyo on

tances should be made payable. :-}|saturday seems to point to desir “MIND AND BODY

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NEW CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BY-LAWS

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The Republicans have set a goal up to £800,000, but I have in- formation that it will go up to

.£1,600,000,"

ARMY IN INDIA

NO CHANGE IN- COMMAND

Then:

little-

"Daddy,**・・・ pleaded· Tommy, "if you have finished, can I play with them for a bit before I have to put them back in my box and go to bed?"!

No news "Well, no," said Lum Domm of Slippery Slap, in re- sponse to the inquiry, of the able editor of the Tumhuville Torch of Liberty and Tocsin of the Times." "I don't reckon I

Reports have been published in India to the effect that Field know any news out my way, ex- cept that two, three fellers got Marshal Sir George Milne or Genshot at a shivaree tuther night, to India to replace. Field-Marshal at the donation party last week case he cannot fully diagnose, he eral Sir Claud Jacob is going out and there was a right lively fight, Sir William Birdwood as Com- and the fiddler of occasion got mander-in-Chief of the Army.

These reports, "The Daily drunk and fell off'n the table and broke his arm, and a newcomer Telegraph" was officially in from Kansas was took out and formed, are entirely without tar-and-feathered for something foundation....

for nuther-I-forgit what--a while The Government has com- back. Well, that's about all. plete confidence in Sir William Wisht I could tell you some inter- Monesting news, but pears like I The reports in question were can't published by the "Pioneer"

Birdwood.

able acceleration with regard to China's relations with Japan, for in it it is stated that "there are good reasons for believing that the Government is expecting a de-

The "Christian Science Watch- finite change for the better in the

man": -states that st the very near future." It seems that request of the Leader the Tokyo, is counting upon Nanking following new By-laws have been

king, referring to the fact the Chinese Japanese commercial model Manual, Mary Baker Eddy,

cancelling the abrogation of adopted:

Duty to Patients. In our treaty, and if so it should certain-provided as follows "If a mem about to issue a loan fury lead to the removal of the ber of this Church has a patient $30,000,000, is at least un indica-main obstacle to the opening of whom he does not heal, and whose tion that China's present masters negotiations between the two may consult with an M.D. on the

now attempting to lick countries, and the hope may be anatomy involved. And It.ahal things into ship-shape. They entertained, of a solution of out be the privilege of a Christian seem to be taking an uncon- standing problems. The Japan-on Ontology, or the Science of Scientist to confer with an M.D. scionably long time to settle ese Government seem to be enger being." down, for though they have now to negotiate as soon as the Chin- In the broader development of been in complete control of Pek-ese Government is ready to do so there must be "equal rights and Christian Science Mind-healing ing as well as Nanking for at and therefore the lethargy that privileges," therefore when aid is least two months, practically no-

is more or less characteristic and sought from a Christian Science thing of a really constructive which we sometimes think is practitioner, who fa a member of character has been done. The chronic among China's rulers, had this Church, by one who is re- Allahabad. usual unseemly wrangles, mainly better give way to a state more (provided, the doctor or surgeon ceiving medical or surgical ald about nothing." in particular and

in keeping with what is asso- has approved such a request) or leading to nowhere, which seem to clated with modern progressive when a surgeon or a medical prac be inherent in Chinese political ways, which, we understand, is shall consult a member of this titioner of recognised standing affairs, still continue to dis what the Nationalists are anxious Church on the psychological effect turb the atmosphere of Nanking, that onlookers should believe is produced by thought on a bodily satisfactory conditions in India a j which evidently the Nationalists their ambition The National condition of a patient, it shall be rendered the tour, unnecessary, I thought you were going to have

the privilege of a Christian Scien, and in the interests of economy are still determined to makeists have now an opportunity, of tist to confer with the physician the proposal was abandoned... your old one repaired, sta se des their new capital

showing to the world what they or surgeon on the Science of Mine" was then slated that St Old Oh, I found I couldn't Too much, of course, cannot be are really, made of how far they and render the metaphysical ald George Milne would make a tour afford that... expected at first, and it should stand apart in breadth of out-tian Scientist is a true mental to state, that there is no inten The rich girl had married a

Kasaxe é required The legitimate Chris in India, but I am in a position not be forgotten that the victor look compared with any of their specialist. tion to make any change, in the poor poet, She had been attract- ous Kuomintang, despite their

predecessors in Peking or in No Interference or Rivalry-supreme command and Sired by his wavy hair and wide local successes, are still novices in

ancient Nanking, and how, now member of this Church shell not George Milo will not visit this trousera

arking, and how a study anatomy medicine, or sur country either in an official or a Laurence, dear,” she said, at ark of government of China that they are the undisputed and gery, neither shall he meddle in private capacNSLAR reakfast a day or two after the Fa whole They seem, as stated, 2RANG

musenge recognised” masters their any way in medical or surgical Definite statements are to be ceremony, does my wealth make valued": "to" Bettle down per-NonInNyfgang i

country, they can and will show practice, but shall leave, auch made by Mr. Young in the Assem lifference in your feeling for Is in Nanking; they have that they have the energy to do those duly qualified, and legally fion, but apparently it is

practice entirely in the hands of bly on the progress of nied hed a kind of provisional Goy- what is expected of them, and in author

"It does, Della, answered the minus a President or a a manner worthy of a Republic thie Church Yehall at all

The girl was hurt. She sobbed. inet: they have made a few. BERBORES LEDER AREAL E

and a nation that aspires to be iplomatic changes among their thorough

abroad. have

modern, to the

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date

A cable from Simla says: Vickers: I'm surprised to hear The facts, are that it was he's been making love to other originally arranged that Sir Claud women his wife simply dotes on Jacob should visit India during him. Alexander Cobbe did in 1922.28, wants an antidote. his term of office, as General Sir Wickers; I guess maybe he

but later, it was agreed that the

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