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"I think that will be fair and reasonable," abserved Mr. Justice Wood (Pulsne Judge) in the geologist working in the quarries at Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdic-Chowkoutien, 36 miles from Peking tlon) this morning, when he ad- has made a nopsational scientific

discovery. journed a case and put forward a suggestion in regard to P.W.D. rates of wages.

The dispute concerned the rate of wages to be paid to paiters and the price per catty (1.1/3 lbs.) of a certain kind of of used in painting work.

His Lordship asked the parties to approach Mr. E. Newhouse, one, of the Engineers in the Public Works Department, to law down the rates, and he also said that plaintiff's quantities might be accepted; on the joint basis arrived at, defendant to consent to judgment.

Part of Work Sub-Let Hop Yick, of No. 95, Woosung Street, Yaumati, painters, aued Li Hing Brothers, No. 12, Wa Fong Street, 2nd floor, Hungħom, .com. tractons, for $311.72, for materials 'supplied and work done. Mr. J. T. Prior was for plaintiff and Mr. Frank X. d'Almada for defendant, who had paid $102.56 Into Court.

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Rugby, Saturday, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry

Jackson died this morning. He was in his seventy-fifth year. He was Chief of the War Staff from 1912 to 1914, and was later Principal It consists of a completa un Aide-de-camp to the King. He was broken skull, belonging to the promoted to be Admiral of the species of the

famous Fleet in 1919. DOW Peking Man the "Sinanthropus The King's Mesange Pekinensis," This is associated

Rugby, Yesterday. with the period of the Piltdown and The King has sent the following Java ape-mun.

message to the widow of Admiral. Pieces of a jaw, and several teeth,of the Fleet Sir Henry Jackson, who which after exhaustive study, were died yesterday, expressing his named "Sinanthropus Pekinensis," aympathy with her in her sad loss. were formerly found in the same His Majesty says, "Sir Henry Jack- quarries-Reuter.

son will be remembered not only for his distinguished service in the Navy but also for his devotion to the cause of science and research as a member of the "Royal Society." In Press tributes to the dead Ad- miral' be a described as having been the greatest scientific fellow of the Royal Society (which la the honour accorded to none but eminent scientists), for his re- searches in electrical physles. He was also a member of the Institu- tion of Electrical Engineers and of the Institution of Naval Architects, and was honoured by many leading societies. As a scientist bis ser- vices in the Navy were invaluable. He was one of the pinceera of wire- leas telegraphy and was the first person in this country to apply Pedro Nolasco, the young Portu- hertzian waves to the transmission guese clerk employed by the Nether-of telegraphic messages. This he did lands Bank, who was on Saturday remanded by Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham on charges of forgery of a document Involving $186, and em- bezzlement of $100 belonging to the Messrs. Llang Sa-tun, Lu Chun- Bank, made another appearance in wu and Chien Tai, of the Judi Court this morning, when he was cial Yuan, and Messrs. Hau Moh, sentenced to six months' hard Chi Ching and Liu Sze-chieh, of labour for forgery. The embezzle- the "Walchlaopu." have been apment charge was not proceeded pointed representatives of the Na-with. tional Government at the forth- The accused, who was not legally coming negotiations in connection represented, pleaded. "guilty," and with the Shanghai Provisional it is understood that he had also Court.

written a letter of admission.

The work was alleged to have been done at the Kowloon-Canton Rail- way (British section). It was stat- ed that defendant was a Government contractor and that he had sub-let a part of the work to plaintiff. Plaintiff claimed $1.25 per day per painter and 55 cents per catty of oil. Defendant's case was that he only agreed to pay plaintiff whatever was received froin the Government in respect of the work done.

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