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besides irritating the Chinese, and inciting the Anglo-Indian Government, to a more active policy. The only desire of the Tibetans is to preserve themselves from foreign invasion, even the invasion of

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went so far as to shoot twenty-one persons Before in the territory of the Dalai Lama. the appearance of this article in the Vicdo- mosti Prince UKHromky in sad to have had a long interview with the Tit

The English, mail of the 6th July was delivered in London on the 6th inst.

The 7th Rajputs, nów stationed at Peking, will leave there to embark at Take on the 21st instant for Calcutta.

The Austriau cruiser Zepta srrival yoster- day morning from Canton and loft again in the afternoon in company with the Kaiserin Elisabeth for Leme. The British hospital-ebip Carthage left for Calentta

The old U. S. gunboat Laguna de Bay has WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.envoys. But whether this gives any special

significance to the concluding reinark in the been sold by the authorities in Manila for article to which we have been alluding it is $8,100 (gold). She is a sidewheeler, and was difficult to say, it is not safe to deduce bought by the U. S. Government from Mesere. 100 much from either official or semi-Yuchanati & Co., of Manila, in 1899. She has

been in ninety-three engagements. official, much less from individual expro. sions of policy from Russian politicians. We quote, however, the fuml words, if merely as a matter of interest: Know ing, then, the truth regarding the pretended gravitation of the Lhasa hierarchy towards Russia, ons asks oneself whether indeed the Ambassadors have not been “sent to request us to interest ourselves "rather less or in a less aggressive form in "the destiny of a country which, through "its geographical position, is certain to "remain res nulline,”

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THE news of the death of the Empress FREDERICK, mother of the Gerinsa Em- peror, hus by this time been received with sorrow throughout the British Empire only in a less degree, than in Germany herself and in German possessions. It has never been forgotten in Britain that the deceased lady was formerly VICTORIA, Princess Royal of Great Britain and eldest daughter of our own late Queon. The strength of the bond which united the two Royal Families of Britain and Germany was strik ingly shown in the opening month of this year, when the Kaiser hastened to the death-heil of his grandmother and by his devotion at once won his way back to the affections of a people who he had for a ting somewhat alienated by certain political actions. At the present motient there ́can- be no lack of sympathy with the Emperor and his people in their affliction, aud in this colony, where we have so many German fellow-residents, our condolences. are sincerely offered. We hope also that this may be shown in tangible. form by a memorial service in St. John's Cathedral.

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and will no doubt receive full-consideration.

The oxamination of witnesses in the trial of Li Yang at the Supreme Court continued throughout the entire day, re-terday, and the Court again adjourned until this morning.

Mr. A. Hampt, of the firm of Messrs. Melchers & Co, has, we understand, been decorated by the Faur with the order of St. Staixdaus

The defending solito in a case at the Suprema Court yesterday looked surprised when informed that the windlass on a junk had a permanent plnen on deck, and was not to be found at the top of the mast.

A luiated item of news comes from the Central Police Station to the effect that a New

Territory fisherman was struck by lightning and killed during the thunderstorm on Sunday night. He was watching his nets at the times

There was a rumcur in legal circles yesterday that sixty-five specially selected Siberian dogs belonging to the recently formed Australian Antaratie expedition hail been landed and taken to Mr. Kennedy's stables for a rest mutil the arrival of the members of the expedition. We wore unable, however, to verify the rumour, as MI. Kennedy had received no doga.

The s.8. Melpomene, which arrived early yesterday from Shanghai, reports that she passed through a very strong typhoon on the second lay out from Ehanghai: She suffered considerable damage to ship and rigging, and lost her anchors, life-boats, top-mast, etc. The weather was very dirty all the way down.

The arming of the new Russian battleship Prince Potemkine Taurique, has just bean com.. plated at Sebastopol. The battleship will be the largest in the Russian Black Sea fleet, measur ing 371 ft. in length, and 73 ft. in breath. and 27 from deck to keel. Her displacement is 12,450 tons, and her engines are of 30,600 horse-penser, giving a speed of sixton knots.

The sunken dredger--a phrase that is now quite stereotyped-will soon bo bat a metnory, The Canton Ibeer is lying in doek waiting for a purchaser, and the piles that marked its resting place at the bottom of the barbour have, now. sove for about half-a-dozen which wil soon ge, been removed. Simultaneously, too, will disappear opportunities for the jokes that have for so long been levelled as the unfortunate

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In the Ass Gazette are to le fond some extracts from the Administration Reports of the Nag With District and the Khasi and Jaintia Hills District for 1900-1903. TE xppears that the material condition of the people in both districta is steadily improving, though the Nagas are not Progressing very well from the moral point of riew. If on the one hand hand-hanting he

been given up as a pastime, the more civilieed vices of gambling and strong liquor are on the incrasse, loading to greater record of crime. particularly theft.

THURSDAY, AUGU T STH 1901

TELEGRAMS.

"DAILY "PRESS" SERVICE.

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GENERAL NEWS.

* LONDON, 6th August, 11.15 a.in.

DEATH OF THE EMPRESS.

FREDERICK.

The Empress Frederick died at Cronberg at 6.15 on Monday night. All of her family were present, excepting Prince Henry of Prussia, who was unable to return in time from his mission of weeting the German squadron from the Far East.

Delayed in transmission.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 5th August,

THE EMPRESS FREDERICK. King Edward goes to Cronberg to-day.

THE MANCHURIAN QUESTION. The effect of the recent Tibetan Mission to St. Petersburg is already noticeable in the eagerness of the Chinese to renew negotiations concerning Manchuria."

THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF. The Times states that the now Chinese tariff will come into force on the 1st of Octuber. -

LONDON, 5th August.

DEATH OF THE EMPRESS

FREDERICK.,

The Empress Frederick is dead.

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The end of the Empress Frederick was quite quiet. Fer Majesty was conscious to the last,

LONDON, 5th August,

THE ROYAL ACCESSION DECLARATION:

In the House of Lords, the Accession Declaration has passed the third reading.

THE NEW CHINESE TARIFF. The Government has approved of the

SUPREME COURT

Wednesday, 7th August

A Chinese coxswain in the Commissarist Department was next called. He depered that He was standing on the Commiserist Pier when the pony was about to be hoisted ont of the cargo-boat, and he remarked to the poonle on board that they should um strong tackle, the pony was a big one. Witness then described the hoisting prosess and the secilent

By the Court Witness war of opinion that the rope was a good one, because the horse-bộx and pony wore hoisted so high

IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION.. BEFORE HIS HONOUR T. BERCOMER-SMITH (ACTING PUISNE JUDGE

CAPTAIN TREPUSIS CLAIMS DAMAGES FOR A

Robert James Glendinning, assistant to Mr. DEAD PONY

·Captain the Hon. H. W: F. Trefusis, aide-de- Kennedy, was alen standing on the wharf when camp to the General Oficer Commanding in the pony was being loaded. He told Mr. China, saed Kwok Kong, master of the serond. Hastings that the pony was quiet during the

operation

and did not fnp-at least so for is class licensed junk No: 532, for $325 daagse witness's recollection wout. The ammal might on the ground of the negligence of the defen have given a jump or two, for anything he could dunt in carrying a pony by junk from the transport Nurant to the Commisariat Pour-onmined by Mr. Pontifex un to "this jump or two, Glendinning said the pony did

whereby the said pony was so much damaged that it died.

Mr. J. Hastings (of Mosare, Dasoon and not seem to be excited or frightened, and was Mr. Hastings-You don't remember him try Hastings) represented the plaintiff, and Mr. quiet when being hoisted. Pontifex (of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and

ing to Master) the defendant.

Mr. Hastings said he hail just learned that very important witness had gone to Canton, and although he (Mr. Hastings) was propared to go bo afforded un apportunity of examining the on with his other witnesses, ho should like to one who had gone to Canton. The er might be held over till his returu,

Witness No.

sort, set out of the bus, or anything of that Mr. Hastings-As far as you could soo, he

Witness-Yea was quiet but rather nervous

By the Could not keep his attention fixed continuously on the horse box sa

broke.

Mr. Pontifex-Iohjest to the dolay, my Lord it was being hoisted; he was talking to some Mr. Hastings-Oh, you would object to soldiers. The box was on a level with the

pier, and was on the point of be

swang in anything.

when the rope

The case was adjourned until tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at 2-15; for the examination of the witness who had gone to Canton. He is the mon deputed by Fackoza to engage the junk,

His Lordship agreed to Mr. Hastings' request. Opening the case for the plaintiff, Mr. Hustings said the pony in question was con- signed by Commander Erskine, of the Alacrity to the care of the plaintiff, Captain Trefusis, in Hongkong, with instructions to land it here and to keep it for him notil his arrival in Hong kong. In pursuance of that request, Captain Trefusie, through the contractor of the Commis xarint Department, engaged a junk for the rosoof landingshopony at the Commissariatier, and the owner of the junk, the defendant, either by himself or by his servants, agrand for u certain sum-84-90-to tako delivery of the pony from the steamer. to and it at the Commissariat wharf, and to provide the neces sary tackle and machinery for hoisting it from the junk to the wharf. In pursuance of that agreement, the defendant took delivery of the pony from the steamer and brought it to the Commissariat Pier. He then proceeded, by means of a derrick and windlass, to hoist the pony, which was in a box, on to the wharf, but when the pony was up to the height of the whart the rope broke, and pony and kex fall back into the cargo-boat. The pony received very severe injuries and tied shortly afterwards. The junk people then ran away, all except one old woman, and the defendant had never heon seon since. Thus deserted, the cargo-boat grounded, and coolies had to be obtained to haul her of. A steam launch was than hired to tow the carga-boat, with the corpse of the pony on board, down to Causeway Bay, what the animal was buried by Mr. Kunov, of the Horse Repository. In view of the facts the defendant was charged with néglige in performing his agreement to carry pony ately from the steamer to the Commuriat Pier. That agreement, of course, implied the providing of the necessary tackle for the hoisting of the pony, and the azorgfse of due care in the process. The present aotion was commenced in the name of Captain Tryinsis, and was so commenced on the authority of several cases doubtless within s Lordship's knowledge. Captain Trefasis was the tailes of the pony, and the authorities in question showed that a bailes had power to sue for damages done to his bail, and to pony, had suffered some damages which ho recover. Captais Trefusis, as bailao of the

The evidence of Captain Trefusis, which had been previouely heard in chambers, was read by Mr. D'Almads e Castro, Clerk of the Court It was to the affect that Commander Erskine, of the Alacrity, whilst at Welkainei, wrote te the plaintiff and asked him to take charge of the pony until Commander Erskine's arrival in Hongkung, Tho Nurani arrived in the afternoon of 4th July, but the pony was injured whilst bring hoisted from the junk to the wharf, and died. Plaintiff did not see the pony till after its death It was an Arab, and was valued at thirty guio25.

Before a very good, attendance, the replayed match in the Water Polo Shield Computition between the R. W.F. (Right) team and V.B.C. proposals to include in the Chinese five per cent.

B team took phase last evening at Kowloon. | ad valorem tariff, articles now free from dnty.was entitled to recover from the defendant. The game was splendidly contested. At half-except rice and corcals. time the R.W.F. led by three goals to two, and finally won by five goals to three-although they were handicapped during the latter half of the game by the abeones of one of their men, who had to retire owing to cramp. The 25th Co., F.D., R.A., will play R.W.F. (Loft)

at V.R.C., Kowloon, at 5.45 pm, sharp. in the second round of the competition to-day

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In spite of what we have heard of the entirely nou political character of the recent Tibetan mission to St. Petersburg, we are

Mr. Chamberlain at sixty-fiva, writes a recent now told in RaUTER's telegram, published

observer, ja arongst, the youngest man in the Horse of Commons. He could very well pass to-day, that the effect of the mission is. already noticeable, in the eagerness of the

for ton years younger; in broad daylight and Chinese to renew negotiations concerning

at times he looks positively youthful. The last two or three years have tonehal bis raven locks Manchuria. We do not, however, learn from any other source that the Chinese are

The Secretary of the Hongkong General with gray, but his figure is as slim and alert es The Colonial Secretary is a striking “cager" to renew negotiations about Man.

Chamber of Commerce informed as yesterday ever. churin, and it is difficult to see why they that the Chamber had learnt from the Govern proof of the truth that every man is a law unto should be so. As a matter of fact, it can.

ment that a telogram has been received by himself. He boasts of never having takes any not be said flat the Chinese have at any the Colonial Secretary of the Straits Sottle-physical exercise, and walks only when it is stage shown any anxiety to negotiate about ments to the effect that the prohibition on is possible to ride. Yet he always appears to the northern province. A small clique of Chinese immigration has been removed, but be in perfect training," and a touch of gout now and then is the only remainder the right hon. gentleman gets that fleeh is mortal. self-seeking politicians. algicst entirely that quarantine is maintained at Singapore. Manchu, have proved themselves willing to When are we to have the first-class" rick-

Young America has been making conquests, listen to Russian advances in the mutter, shas for Europeans which were tried and and La Hure-CHANG has displayed his presumably approved by the Captain Superin-home papers report, not merely in the field of usual pro-Russian proclivities. The eager-tendent of Police and Mr. Badeley over two English sports, bat in a far more unexpected ness bag been all on the side of the Russian months ago? Haa Mr. May been worried into quartor. The aged Pope Le XIII is reported diplomatists who have taken advantage of forgetfulness, or does he intend to leave their to have lost his heart to a number of young their sovereign's peaceful and non-aggressive introduction to his successor when he goes declarations to make his promises worthless home next month? People are just about tired in the face of the world. Among the of the present promiscuous carriage system, Kussian public men whose words and and any change that promises a better condition

of things will be welcomed. actions are always worth studying, from the

Threo fresh cases of plague and thres deaths fact of the influence which he is known to possess, Prince UkuTomay occupies a pro- tall Chinese) were reported during the 24 hours minent place, and ecrtain remarks which ending at noon yesterday. The European occurred in a recent article in the Fiedomosti plague patients at Kennedytown Hospital now of St. Petersburg, the Prince's organ, have not mumber only three-Miss Herbet, the boy Mackenzie, and James Stavers, the lad who was unnaturally attracted considerable attention. admitted on Tuesday morning. Miss Herbst The publication of the article was directly will be discharged to-day, and Mackenzie and due to statements widely published in the Stavers are both doing well. There has been Russian Press to the effect that the Tibetas an improvement in the kitter's condition since a big political his admission. His temperature, 101 in the Embassy had come ou mission, and in particular for the purpose morning, rose to 1024 in this afternoon. of bringing about the establishment of a

permanent Tibetan diplomatic representative in St. Petersburg The article commences by remarking upon the extravagant and absurd statements of the newspapers with regard to the Embassy, and remarks that the stories told as to the prospect of close relations between the Dalni Lama and Russia are simply impositions on the public, and have the further disadvantage of fur nishing England with a pretext for interven tion in Tibet which Russin would find it xery difficult to prevent. The idle talk of a Russian protectorate over Tibets continues the writer, can only be productive of harm to Russian travellers going to the country.

..

Latly Blake and Miss Blake left the colony

yesterday morning by the Empress of Ching

Americans, men and women, whom he has lately seen. They have had allotted to them a quite disproportionate number of the private and favour was given when a charming young lady inces granted at the Vatican. The crowning from New York-not even a member of his flock-asked him for a souvenir, and received the only thing he had at hand-his pocket. handkerchief. Nothing is said to be much valued by a lady that she cannot wear, and no doubt the Papal pocket-handkerchief will de double duty as a relie and a decoration.

The German Emperor sketched the ideal German officer in a speech which he made when he formally gave his second son, Prince Extel First Regiment of the Guards. The Emperor Friedrich, his commission as an officer in the said: The Prince to-day enters upon the duties of the life for which he has prepared himself. The noblest task is the defence of

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7th Angust.

POLICE COURT.

Wednesday th August.

BEFORE MR. HATSLAND,

STEALING BARTH. S

A Chinose was charged with unlawfully removing earth from Crown land, having no permission to do so. from the Pablo Works Department. The deliquent got off will a 810 fine or fourteen days hard Jabone

BEFORE MR. KEMP.

**A MAD FIT

Robert Mervin, who was up before the Court two months ago on a charge of theft of $310, from man named Invent, and had only been released owing to von appearance of complain nut, was charged yesterday morning by Detective Bergeant Sallivad with the thettot a hairclipper, valued at $10.75, from Chinese barber ut Ne. 27, Stanton Street

Complainant stated that on

on the morning of the 31st ült, defendent called at his shop whil he and his fokis were out. He pretended he wanted his hair out. When he left, be took the hairclippers produced in court with him. complainant's wife saw defendant take the clipper

A Chiass barber of No. 85 Wellington Street, testified to having purchased the clip- pers in question from defendant for one dollar on the morning of the 31st ult

Defendant stated that complainant had often. helped him out with monay. He went to his shop on the day in gasstion to borrow a dollar. He had been drinking, and in a me fit he took the clippors, intending to return their the next day. As he wanted a dollar badly he sold them for that sum to the second witnessPANA Accused was sentenced to tures weeks hard labour, BRYANT OBSTRUCTING THE ROAD..

Sergeant Meffarde prosecuted a Chinese oil-dealer, of Connaught Road West, with obstructing the road with his oil cases.

Mr. Grist appeared for the defence, Sergeant McHardy stated that an Indian constable brought cole in defendant's 'omn- ploy up to the station for obstructing the read. Ho was told to clear the obstruction, but failed to obey the order. The read at the place in

son is about fifty fest vide, thirty fest of which had been blocked by the masked

The coalio stated that he was engaged in removing oil casks from his master's godown to beat and vice versa. An Indian constable took him in charge and brought him to the station. The Interpreter told him he would give kim jast ten minutes to get the casks out

of the read.

Mr. Grist, addressing the Court, maintain- ed that to either load or unload a boat with oil

In cross-examination by Mr. Master, plaintiff said he had not lost anything through the death of the pony. He had paid nothing, and would have to pay nothing, to Commander Erskine. Commander Erskine had telegraphed the value of the pony to him; that was his quly rossen.

Mr. Hastings I think Captain Trefusis cake it was panssary that they would be placed for valuing the animal at thirty guineus, said-although it is not given in that statement on the road. The work was done as quickly sa en the Toud could not be construed into an obstruc- that he had not suffered any damage except possible, and consequat the casks being on tion. Nobody was hurt, and everything was Evidence was then led Abdala Fackers, contractor for the Army done to clear the casks away without manecessary that he had to bury the pony

SIR-Whose business is it to look after the places along the roads, beth on the lower levels and in the Peak District? It should be the duty of the Aforestation Department, I itagine, but it is clear that no one pays any attention to the waste places or endeavours to keep down the rank vegetation so prolific of

orders to engage a junk to take the pony the charge, ak no case had been made ont mosquitoes and fine. All along the sides of Commissariat Department, said he received delay. He would ask ale Worship to dismis which ashore. Eince July, 100, he had received many His Worship had just inflicted & $10 fine to similar ordors. It was the custom for the hen Sergeant M&Hardy informed him that de the paths and roads several intensive and pernicious weeds have sprung up threaten, if not promptly checked,

tackle to be provided by the cargo boat people fendant had been convicted on a like offence overrun the colony. Among these the sen-

except at the time of discharge from the about two weeks ago and was then tued $10. steamer. At half-past three on the day of the In consideration of the previons conviction sitive plant-au imported nuisance-la es pecially to be remarked. It grows and spreads accident witness was called by s messenger, and the fine was increased to 2259 It is, in many pony lying dead in the defendant's cargon bost The only person on Bosed was an old itself with amazing rapidity, and takes a most au going to the Commissariat Pier aw tha woman. Witness looked round the junk, and tenacious hold of the soil.

saw a derrick attached to the mast, two blocke places choking the turf, and is of a decidedly

and a wooden windlags-the tackle need in 158 taols drowe opium, selen, ins, blighting and mischievous habit, being alto thorny. A weed that bears a rather ugly blue

Several other plante-im- was hanging from the derrick and part was in six months the

the hold The rope was greatly worn, witness months, and the inst flower is also much in eridence wherever there hoisting the pony. Part of the broken rope One oses, whe carpat

saw on examining it. (Rope produced.) The and the third with 350 or wo months hard

Labour. ported woeds from other places-require to be

But who will do it? combined weight of the horse box and pony is any moisture.

rooted vigorously up. In the absence of Mr. Ford, who will undertake might be balf a ton. In its present condition STONES AND HAD LANGUAG

unable to bear that weight. Word of the Mrs. Joseply of No 1, Hollywood. this work? The Afforestation Department is witness was of opinion that the rope wie Mix Babataan, az Ara sadly undermaaned, but a body of coolles, under accident had been saut to Captain Trefuais, with pelting her with stones, and masandiy with a task. Will not His Excellency the Governor-hours later. Captain Trefusis then gave orders ancestors back to the sixth gen a gardener's supervision, could carry ont such and witness waited till his serival about live abreing her, her daughters and even

ALLICIT OPIVK

There were only four cases of postemon of illicit opinis, two of which borever, we of ameunts agregating

3500 fine, or

Dr threa

Cone month,

bat

able in

Court who is, I believe, a sworn for to anopheles that the pony was to be sent down to Mr Mrs Rahamas, could not speak very good give the necessary orders for these weeds to be Kennedy's stables for barial. During this English, and very list

time the cargo-boat had grounded, and witness tried to obtain an oxterminated, together with the teo present had to engage some Army Service Corps failed

Complaint then, relsted convolvulus, the removal of dead branches, boatmen to drag her off. He then hired broken English, and all west woll

Causeway Bay. The longer portion of the rope. decaying regetation, and other unsightly and launch and had the cargo-beat forede Megasey, who appeared for the defines se to unwholesome matter P-Yours, etc.,

was used to tow the boat of, and it broke cross-examine her, when she broke down, and twice during the operation. The expenses of became almost hysterical All questions had to Captain Trufasis in the matter wore $10-40 reported three or four times. At hat alte wa told to stand down and is witness for the prosecution was called, a My Jacob, who only

AN ENEMY TO WEEDS. P.S.-I think a little attention might also be given to the very useful gas pipe mils which are provided in some though unfortunately not all-of the dangerous places on the Peak reads, These chould be frequently tarred or painted Owing to long neglest, one of thess railings near the Mount Austin Burracks) is simply falling to pieces from rust corrosivm."--

35 for burying the pony, 8 for the launch, and 10 divided amongst the twelve coolies

for a holiday at home in Youghai, Ireland, the Fatherland, the noblest weapon is the probably returning to Hongkong again in sword, and the noblest uniform is the Prussian December or January auxt. They reached soldier's. Although still very youthful, Le Murray Pier at about 11.15 2m., accompanied shall be a model of zeal, an example in the by H.E. the Governor, and were met by a obertance of military laws, and, above all, un number of friends, European and Chinese, who example as an officer and a man. The finest had come to see them off. Both ladies were thing I can imagine is an earnest officer, in- presented with flowers, among which were two flexible as iron in everything which constitutes

the chivalry of the officer's falling, hard LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. expecting to get a live pony" was at the Com

handsome tributes from the Italian Consule GeneralAfter saying goud-bye to those towards himself, upholning with rigid self- assembled, they embarked, amid general good discipline the traditions of his house and of bis. wishes, on the launch Victoria with H.E the regiment, indifferent is opinion of others, with Gorernor, Mr. R. F. Johnston, Lient. A. Blake, one goal before his eyes, responsible only to his and a few friends, and proceeded on board the God and to his father to may he follow his

path in life. Empren of China, which left soon after noon.

The P. & O. stammer Masayon left Binga. The silk or the NP steamer Duke of Fife Fore for this port on the 4th inst, et 8 a.m. arrived in New York on the 1st inst, for Japan and Hongkong on the 5th inst.

The NP. steamer Duke of Fife Jett Tacoma

with

knew Arabic and answered all questions who pulled the cargo-boat off.

Cross-examined by Mr. Pontifax-Witness: no seves,"" junk was engaged, and could not there until Friday at noon, by which to the services

tained. did not give any personal orders when theThe court decided then to adjourn the case fore say what orders were given. He saw of an Arabio interpreter will have been ob- boat but did not see the pony until after it was killed. Mr. Kennedy, who was to teke the horse-box taken on board the cargo

charge of the grims), and who came down missariat Pier before witness

By the Court The cargo-boat was towed off because it was likely to prove an obstraction to the Army Service Corps boat. The junk would not have gone ashore bed it not wasted for Captain Trefusis's arrival. Had the crow

grounding not ran away they could have kept it from

From Texas comos the story of a boy with X-ray eyes. He seems to have usurped the iter to any depth in the ground, and has lomat- ed a large number of walls, each having an unfailing supply of water. Naturally his services are in great demand. His eyes, which bavo beon examined by local doctors, show no peculiarities in them. He has the ray sight only at night, and the darker it is the better he

conpation of the water-dipiner, for he can sea