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POLICE COUPT.

Thursday, April 26th.

Barone Mx, F. A. HAZELAND (FIRST

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

CAMILERS.

Point.

His Worship found that the first two defend ants were the keepers and ordered tham to pay a due of 830 each, while end of the players wa4 fined $2.

After further evidence was taken the defend- ant's cross-summons was bosed. Mr. Brutton called

Georgo Korble, a son of the defendant. Ha said he accompanied his brother and mother to Mr. Mooney's house in Arbuthnot Road. When they arrived the windows of the house wore He heard his open and the door was shut.

Sergeant Les procveded against 16 natives father's voies inside. His mother koccked for gunding at No. 22. Tai Wo Street, East quietly at the door, and when a boy opened it the naked if George Kasble was inside. The boy said he was not and shut the door. Defendant then knocked again and said she knew Kooble was within. Mrs. Mooney came out and struck his mother on the face, whereupen his mother As the result of a raid on No. 13, Lower Las-sent his brother to bring a constable. When car Row, Detective Bergen Murison placed the policeman arrived defondant kuooked at the 13 natives before his Wordip on a charge of door again. Mrs. Mooney came out and again gambling.

struck his mother in the presence of the consable, and Mr. Moonpy coming out caught hold of bis mother's wrists. He did not seo bis mother fall down; neither did he heat hor 136 abusive language.

The first defendant, who was found to be the kespor, was fined $75, and ach of the others $3. Another 10 natives who wore oaptured by Dotective Sergeant M. Sullivan while gambling at No. 46, Square Street were found guilty.

His Worship held that the first defend ant was not the keeper, but was of opinion that the secoad was and fined him $50. Each of the other defendants, including the first, was fine 83.

HOUSEBREAKING.

Clan Him was charged with barglariously entering house No. 41 Wing On Stroot.

A lakong informed his Worship that while on duty at the corner of Des Voeux Road and Wing On Stroot the defendant fell at his frot. On searobing him he found clothing and money on his person to the value of $54. He was romoved to the station, and it was afterwards fonni that he had force the door of the house and broken open boxes from which he extracted the goods.

Hin Worship convicted the 'defendart and sentenced him to three months imprisonment with hard labour and six beurs' stocks.

Beroes MR. C. D. MELBOURNE (SECOND

POLICE MAGISTRATE).

DISORDAKLY BEHAVIOUR.

Mr. C. Mooney, secretary to the Hoagkong Hotel Co, proceeded against Wong Abdic, on summons for (1) helasing in a disorderly manner; and (2) using abusive language towards Mrs. Mooney, whereby a breach of tho pouco might have been occasioned. The defendant had taken out a orges-sampons for assault.

Wong Ah-ho said George Keeble was her husband, and on February 4th alto went to Mr. Mooney's to take him home. When Mrs. Mooney came to the door she slapped witness' face and scolded her. Witness then sent for & policomin and asked him to kaook at the door. Mr. Mooney came in response to the knook, and again struck ber. Mr. Moony then came out and catching bold of both her bands told her to go away. She said her husband was inside. Later he came out and she and her son accompanied the policeman and her husband to the police station, where ale went to make a report. She did not use abusiré hanganga.

His Worship thought it was a pity that the case was ever brought to Court. He did not think either Mr, or Mrs. Mooney acaulted the defendunt. Ho dismissed both summonSCS.

FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN.

CONTINUED EXCESS OF IMPORTA,

of imports over exports, writes the Orientul Tipo a ser depots, write to the excess Economist. In January the excess amounted to Y9,240,000, Y5,510,000 in February, and Y3,000,000 to the middle of March. This state of affairs is inevitable so long as the Govera ment continues its loan policy, which causes the expansion of currency and the rise in the price of commodities. The general_trand of foreign trade sinos the beginning of last year may be seen from the following figures- 1905.

Jan.

Mr. G. K. Hall Bruiter appeared for Wong Ab-ho, while Mr. Mooney conducted bis own

Feb.

March

Case,

April..

May..

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Ang.

Sept.

Dat.

Nov.

Dec.

196.

Mr. C. Mooncy, sworn, said the defendant created a disturbance zal used insalting July language to bis wife on February 4th. The defondant's master, Mr. George Keeble, was an old schoolmate of witness', and was dining with him that day. While they were having dinner defendant knocked at the door and demandéd adruittance, which was refused. She then became noisy and leaving the house returned with an Indian constable, and again demented admittance. His wife went out to see what was the matier, and a few moments afterwards witness went out, as the poise continued. He asked the defendant what she

Jan. Feb.

Same period 1905 Same period 04

21,632,112

24,402,026

22,954,666 381,004 24,287,982 27,590,574 29.632.468 20,218,431 31,208,275 36,537,927

Y321,533,615 Y 488,538,017

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1906.

RATS AND THE PLAGUE.

INVESTIGATIONE BY AN INDIAN RESEARCH COMMISSION.

The following notes upon the work of the Bombay Municipal Health Department in regard to the destruction of rats have been supplied to the Times of India by the Executive Health Officer, Dr. J. A. Tarner During the past eight months the Hasith Department has been engaged in prosect poisoning, and collecting rata. At present over 30,000 rals are being coffreted and sont to the Farel Laboratory for bacteriological oxumipation every month. The d'ingne Ro search Commission is supervising the work there, and a report on the result of the examina tons of each rat is erat daily to the Fxecutive Health Officer. Whan a rat is found to be infected, the house or gully where it was found is marked P. R. and data, so that the promises and the neighbourhood may be under esserva. The Plague Commission working tion. at Pacel visits as many of the places daily as possible to collect material for their work, and provide cards, which Are filed in by the District Regis trare, giving information in detail about the rate and infected place, and the condition of the locality and its plague history. On an average results sont at once to the Health Department 1,100 rats are examined daily at Parel and the

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JAPANESE IN MANCHURIA.

THE ALLEGED INTERFERENCE WITH

BRITISK TRADE,

In reply to the statement that a Commercial Attache-Mr. Alezandor Hosie--had been soat by the British Minister at Peking to Newchwang to investigate the charges made against the Japanese of impeding British trade, the Man churian Daily Report, a Japanese official journal,

"bare

Mr. Hosin may bave already submitted the results of his personal investigation at Now- chwang, where be arrived on 26th February, We trust that us leasing on the 6th ult. report it already soutin, has clearly set forth the baseloanncse of this complaint.

For the plain truth is that no barriers have been raised al Nowchwang by the Administration in the way of any goods, least of all British morohan- dise, intended for the interior, since the return of panca, except, with the best of reasons, during the plague soare in October and November last year. If a vindication avou by a partisan may be tolerated because of its truth, Licat. Col. Yokura, the Administrator alnes Japanese entry into the port, law earned the local reputation of being the last officer to deliberately exceed his authority, in exercise of which foreign interest have received, as the created freaki changing circumstances justinble claims on his position, all tho solicitons special arrangement bas been made for consideration consistent with the exacting in- poisoning rate with the common-sense rat exter-structions imposed upon him. Talking apart tho extraordinary war time, QU minstion. The baits are laid at night. and the from

permission from him has been necessary, na dead rats and baits not taken are collected early next morning. In order to prevent any arroneously alleged in a comment made by misconception between poisoned rats and rat the Hongkong journal. for a merchant to dying of plague, the places where dead rats establish a busiuses here, for every foreigner are found the re-opening of the Consulate here) lins been are picked up are marked R, and the places with the only exception of Russians before where the plague-infected rats are marked P. R., and the inhabitants of left to bis freedom to stort at Newchwang any where plague rats are fonad kind of legitimate business consonant with the to house are warned, so that they may vacate the peace and order of society. Only a

establishment in such live of trade as pawn. bonse and have it disinfected. The direction in which the Plague Commission is working is to broking, for instance, in which the local polico ascertain the relation of rat plague to human acquire an official interest in discharge of

of their beings, and much valuable information in being duries, is required to be reported merely,

Some idea of the relation of About a month ago, it is added, as application collected by them. the rat-plogne to haraan plague may be gathered for a license was made by a member of one of from the fact that since the examination began the leading firms in Newswang terapungod in July the ratio of plagrio-infected rats to the club for Chinese. When informed that no total number daily collecter has risen from 2 existed for a license, the applicant explained that without une from the Administration, the per cent, to 20 per cent., and this should be an!

natives would be shy of patronising the resort. incentive to the people to assist as much possible in the extermination of rats, and in thereupon, he was requested to submit in writ- infected rats are found, as it in anticipated that taking the necessary precautions whereverting the nature of the contemplated enterprise, a corresponding rise in human plague will follow the rise in rat plague.

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the watter has not since come up again before the attention of the authorities. Admitting that the Japanese have control of the railway" as a dearly-bought spoil of war, as long as withdrawal of troops has gone on it has anturally taken up the greater part of the transport capacities of the line, leaving for tradul purposes just a meagre portion, in dispensation of which, however, no partial discrimination has been made in favour of the Japanese traders, while the departing winter has closed the Liao to traffic. Not a foreigner has an get applied in person for the booking of merchandise at Ninchiatus Station, which was, by the way, shifted from the charge of the Administrator early in February last. If Chinese agents have acted for the foreign rivals" in this matter, they have shared the railway facilities equally with Japanese. On the whole, concludes the Maashurin jurnal, comment framed upon faulty premises is calculated to give rise to serious misunderstandings and to do gross injustice Japaness Administration,-Japan to the

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Cairo, March 11. Miss Mary Hall, the first lady to accomplish the feat of crossing the whole length of the African Continent from the Cape to Caire, is fatigue of bor wonderful journey, now making a stay in Cairo to rest from the though north- words from Gondokorn the courageous traveller left the adventurous phase behind her, and abandoned herself to the luxurious comforts of tourist steamers to Khartoum, and of Nile delabahs and wagons lite from the exploit is The most remarkable feature of perhaps that Mix Hall (who of course, is no novice at travelling, or even exploration) jour- peyed with ne companion of her own sex. No less wonderful is the fact that throughout the rivera, and thousands of miles of forest, plains,

Great strength and Superior to lakes travers 1 by the intrepid lady. she was

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This was roughly, Miss Hall's, itinerary: From the Cope to Chinde by sea; on from Chinde overland as far as Kitats, ander the auspices of the Africau Lakes Corporation of whose assistance she speaks with deep gratitude. Then by land and lake, and along the grout Stovenson road to Lake Tanganyika, where a wait of several weeks for a Borthern bound steamer enable Miss Hail to visit some of the Dr. Christian missions of this region, anch Hether wick's at Blantyre, the University

On disembarking mission at Lakoma, the Livingstonis, and London missions.

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before ber-the the entire journer lay 300 miles of wild country across German territory to the Victoria Nyanza. But even here civilised society was available, for a Germsu officer detached a small escort of soldiers to safe conduet their charge into safety at Bukoba.

FORE ALWAYS FRESH LEY'S, SCHULTZE'S, AMBERITE by bellicoso observere. The journey then con

KYNOCK'S SPORTING from Menge to Lake Albert Nyanza, which tinued round the Victoria Nyanza, striking north was crossed in a rowing bost, the travel or and ARTRIDGES 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20 BORE her native servants camping on shore by night, and NEWCASTLE CHILLED SHOT in From Nimule land marching was resumed al Sizes, Nos, 10 to 8880. AIR GUNS and

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Hongkong, 5th April, 1966.

CARTRIDGES.

JAPAN AFTER THE WAR.

CHANGED ATTITUDE OF FOREIGNERS. According to the story of a Japanese who EXPORTS. Imports.

recently returned from a tear of commercial Y20,766,577 Y36,261,815 and industrial inspection abroad, a remarkable 24,631,473 40,023,54 change of attitude is noticeable in the reception of Japanese by manufacturers in Europe and 52,336,035

America. Formerly every convenience and 30,433.063 freedom was almost invariably accorded by these 57,133 585

factories to all Japanese who wished I to inspect 48,234,779 35,600,142 them. After the war, however, while every 34,580,156 attention and courtesy is givan in other matters, 30.526,517 anufacturera show reluctance to throw open 29,287,639 their factories to Japausse risitors. The free 32,212,849 dom given to Japanese before the war, says the 33,878,059 Tokyo Mainichi, was evidence of the low estimation in which Japanese capabilities were hold by foreigners, and what the people hare demonstrated in the war has apparently 24.983,183 34,29,319 bred a feeling of apprehension in other 26,536,018 32,077,333 countries as to the possible competition of Tapanese in the field of manufacture, Lonor the Y51,519,231 Y66,300,852 | ebanged altitude.

48,998,045

The recognition by foreigners of the real 78,285,399 48,078,168

58,031,944 merits of Japaness is more to be welcomed than the poor estimate in which they have hitherto As shown above, the large amamt of imports been held, continues the Tokyo journal, but as was making the row about, and on his approack-that continued up to June last was mainly an undue feeling of apprehension or suspicion ing her she thraw berwolf on the ground and brought about by the purchase of military towards the Japanese is likely to be in- behaved like a mid woman, on which be told supplies, together with the expansion of imical to friendly international relations, any his wife to return with his into the house, and currency and the consequent rise in general error tending to this must be removed. The

prices.

With the stoppage of the importation boycott of American goods by Chinese. be slammed the door in the defendant's face. of military supplies the total imperis naturally in retaliation for the unfair treatment to which They continued dinner, but finding that the fell off, but since November they have agus tho Intter are subjected in America, bus value, because the state of things contemplated This set of courtesy is worthy of being noted IMPORTED EVERY MONTH, THERE. ncise without continued her master said begun to rise, and at present there is no surprised Americans. The Chinese are quite

was the indication of the tide turning. This result ins le would go out to see what

no doubt been consed by the high prices that the ride in domising of America adoption of the same principles which the trouble. The amab, he believed, went for prevailing in the market. On examining the latter wishes to be applied iu respect to Chine. her master, tearing his jacket,

principal articles of import it will be observed

It is satisfactory to obserre that this view is Cross-examined Defendant had her two sons that there is a considerable falling-off in wool, being shared by the more intelligent section of

Isather, and other articles for military use,

the American public. But the impression which with her when she called at witness' house and while the importation of muslin, slirting, appours to prevail among some Americans that asked for her master. His servant not knowing woollen olotis, etc., has made a marked Japanese are behind the Chinese bogentt who she was said "No got." Defendant increase.

movement is a misleading as it would be mischierons in its effect. That the Chinese, as know that her master went to gee witness. He

the result of the Japanese victory over the was not present when his wife went out the

Russions, have become changed in their first time to ascertain the cause of the trouble

attitude towards foreigners may be true, but se he did not so what happened. The polizoman

this should rather be regarded as a reaction of the oppression which the latter havs long exercised over the Chinese. If America hed treated Chinese fairy and reasonably the horcott movement would never have begun. It Japanese with instigating Chinco in their attitude against Amorieaus Even if American articles are excluded from the Chinese market Japanese manufactures have not reached a stage as to supply the market, and if there is any country to be dronded in this direction it woult be Germany, though it can hardly be imagined for a moment that she has instigated the Chinese in their boycott agitation.

called about three or four minutes after his wife wont out and knocked at the door. His wife followed the servant out, but witussa

Turning to exports it will be seen that many articles have been adversely affected owing to the increase in the cost of production, It was only in November and December that exports totalling over 30 million yen were recorded. The total au ount, of saporis for the first two months of this year reached the large sum of 1 million yen, but this was owing to the large eales of raw silk brought over from last year cotton fabrics, porcelains, etc., while a large decrease has taken place in cotton yarn, silk fabrics, straw braid, mailing, etc. Cotton yar shows a decrease for the first two months of this year, us compared with the corresponding period of 1905, amounting to Y3,696,000.

OLD SCOTS LAWS.

QUAINT STATUTES 10 B3 REPEALED. Entertainment is seldom to be had from a schedule of a Parliamentary Bill, but 126 pages, containing the names of obsolete Scottish Acts from 1424 to 1707, which the Lord-Advocate of Scotisu wishes to repeal, supply at once a lesson in the Sests dialect and on amusing commentary on life in Scotland in the Middle Ages, and, indeed, down to the Union of the Parliaments.

Th. Acts in question lave consed to be of no longer exists or has changed by more lapse of time. Ws quote the more interesting titles, with the cintes

1424 Of Slunchter of Salmonde in Tyne Forbedyne be the Law.

1424-Of Strangeris that Sellis Merchandise in the Realme and Takis Mone Tharfor. 1424-Of Flaying at the Fat Ball. 1424-Anentia fleretikis and Lollardia. 1424-0 Wapyaschawingis Archery (luter ride meeting).

1426-Anent the Sewing (Sowing) of Quhete Teis (white peas) and Kenis.

1427-Avent Lipper (leper) Folk. 1138-Taiching the Selling of Salmonde to Inglishnes.

1436--Of Bylag of Rbyas fra Flemyngis of the Dam Rotterdam).

1435.

5.-That Na Scottisman Bring in the.

No less extraordinary than the courage aut endurance dieplayed was Miss Hall's success is inspiring rospect, and loyalty among her native portors and attendants by prudence and kindness.-Globc.

WASHINGTON AND TRADE UNIUNISM.

did not go. He did not me his wife go out and A variable increase is noticeable in copper, rice, manifestly wong therefore to charge the Realme ony Inglism (engines) that lat the for, his courage in peremptorily refusing to

isenult the defendant while the policeman was there, neither did he catek hold of the defendant by the wrists.

Mrs. Mooney said her mother took a friend of her busband's to see her before she went to hospital. The defendant would not allow the friend, George Keable, to go to her house, but be said he would go, and arrived there. He stayed to dinner and while they were dining witness heard a row outside. She went to learn the cause of the trouble, and saw the defendant there. Her nother astail the defendunt in, but she refused to euter, saying she would not go in for all the world's money. Georgs Keeble was afraid of the defendant; she took all his money and only gave biu brandy in rataru. Defendant brought two Indian policemen to the door, which she bagau to baug, and welled witness all sorts of She saw her pulling Mr. Keable about,

nomes.

Witness Her

so pushed her bands off.

the first time Cross-examined-This was defondant had visited her house. boy said she wanted to see Keeble. mother asked the latter to go and see her, but he sxid "no," She did not see who tanged the door, neither did she know why defendant went to get a policeman.

The future trade outlook is by no means reassuring, continues the Tokyo periodical. The Government will before long carry out the redemption of the fourth and fifth domestic war bonds, and though a greater part of these issues are held by fursiguers, from 50 to 80 million" DESIGNING CORPSE FACTORIES. yen worth of hands are in the hands of Japanese. That amount will consequently go to swell the currency already in circulation, while an in- created issue of convertible notes, of ru swall amount, will be found necessary for payment of the now domestic losu. These avonts alt tend towards further ivoressing prices, and to the continued excess of imports over exports,

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Although there are ustural climatic differen- ces between Hongkong and Singapore owing to difference of latitude, the former having a much wider range of tenperaturo than the latter, the both towns suffer arises from identical canses both towns sou on niisas dread it from which The first of these, saya the Singapore Free Press, consists in all the evil conditions that are con

nated in the expressiro phrase "buck to back building including permanent exclusion of

light and air, and permanent retention of sth./

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Soltis (smoults) to Pus to the Se (sax).

1407 Thet

Briggis of Burdis (bridges of boards) b muide a Ferryis (ferries) for the eis (ense) of Schipping of Hore.

1473-fariis of Ginerra (war courts). 1486-Of an Ambassat to Our Haly Fader the Paip (Pope.

14-That the Army of Scotland be mi- sait except. Greit Berozis.

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unionists who attended at the White Hones repreconted, it is estimated, a voting power of twe millione, being much more than sufficient to turn the serdo between Republicans and Demo orata at the next Presidential election. But 1487 (by an extraordinary misprint given in strong party leader though hebe, Mr. Rocnerelt! the Bill 847--Of the Execucion of the Act positively declined to associate himself with the

doputation.

It was certainly a very extensive Bent the cumin to Courtis in sobre and quiet further crusade against capital demanied by the wise.

1455-That the Castell of Dunbar le dis-programme of "reform" that they called upon him to endorS". Were it given Irgislative effect troy it.

in the United States American capital wald ANY QUANTITY of PURE FRESH either become the abject slave of labour ur have WATER to the Shipping, both for Desk and lo emigrate to some country where Peonemis Boilere laws are better understood Mr. Roosevelt,

Call Flag W. although vehemently antagonistic to the com

thu binations known as Trusts-or, rather, to abuse of the enormous powers they exercise- most rightly sets his fuce against their entire suppression by legislative mathods. It would be a most monstrous innovation were American capitalists, great or small, prohibited from forming partnerships, on joint stock principles, for the furtherance of their own commercial or financial interests. That, and nothing less, is what American trade unionism aims at as in the United Kingdom, rauk Socialista has largely

teast, original

bick-as also ia superseded its this country-solely sought to protect labour from capitalistio tyranny. That is no longer the position on either side of the Atlantic; both there and bore the trade union forces havo fallen, for practical purposes, under Socialistie control, and we heartily wish Sir H. Campbell- Bannerman could be trusted to display as much moral courage as Mr. Roosevelt did.—Globe.

1600.Act against Scandalous peeches. 1609-Act anent the Egiptians (gipsies of

Little Minister".

ENGLAND AND THE PERSIAN GULF.

1510-For Preating (printing) (Carton was coding vantury) of the Actis of Puliament. working a Westminster at the end of the pre- 1547- Auvut the Disnis,ioun of the Crewne (Mary to James VI.)

1392-Aguinis (gains) Jesuits. 1593-Agains the Transporting of Caif Kil and Cestayne Uther Skynnis. nant and foul atmosphere, and its saturation

1533.-Anent the Custume (Customs duty) noiserie organic emanations and products that to be tane (taken) of Englische Beir. must practically decompose tu xit Another

overcrowding the

that with of these consists in such a race as the lowest class of Chinese is the Barrie inevitable concomitant of the structural evils alluded to. These two causes aggravats each other by an eternal evil action and interaction, with the rasnit that, even in spite of the not. orions Chinese constitutional tolerances of con- ditions destructive to health and life, our urban death-ruto, chießy amongst men of an nge that

Trouble bas arisen at Bauder Abbas betweek is best able to resist causes producing mortality russ up to a figure that is, comparativaly the British and Persian authorities. abnormally high. And it is only that Chiness, At the instance, it is believed, of the Russian imperviousness to insanitary infinences that Consul, the Director of Customs objected to the helps to keep gown the death-rato to aven

telegraph line recently laid by the Indian high figure. We quite admit that the Goveransition stegen for the site of a cable house for ments of former days who sanctioned the fatal Government. The British proposed a site for pattern of land sale allotments-eauty front the bailling, but the authorities dissented, and commenced constructing a telegraph office near age, inordinate mole depth, side by side

the beach, right across the cable, in spite of the opposition of the British Consul, who proceeded to the spot with a guard and formally protested. The Fersions, fearing trouble, posted soldiers to protect the telegraph office.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S REFORM IDEAS.

The Convalar Reform Convention on March 14th added the following to the Executive Committee:-R W. Gates of Los Angeles, Horere McClure of Seattle, Joseph T. Staarns of Richaoud, leador Strauss of New York, and Francis B. Loomis of Cinciuvati. A publicity snd promotion committee was devided on. It was also decided to invite every commercial body in the United States to become a member, and where there is no such organisation in suy Con- gressional district sowo prominent individusi in the district will bo designated as a member.

The delegatos called in a bedy the same day at the White House, The President addressed them as follows: I need hardly say that the one chance for getting the consular service put on a really effective basis lies with just such organisations as this. We in Washingtou must rely upon you to make our people-eminently a back to back were not aware that they were Mr. Brutton-How long has the man been business people-appreciate that the consular desiguing corpse factories. But they were; and service ahould be in its essenoos part of the short of inoculating the population with disease mad?

ganeral scheme of business development of the virus, they really could not have done more to

socure that result. i country.

Mr. Brutton-Although Mr. Keeble was a guest in your house he would not do what, you asked him ?

Witness-The man's mad.

Mr. Brution-Well, that's a very good reason for the defendant trying to get him home, isn't

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Witness-I don't know.

Witness-I don't know.

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DR. M. H. CHAUN,

latest Mathod of the AMERICAN SYSTEM of DENTISTRY.

The Italian newspapers comment bitterly the absence of official German condolences преп es regards the eruption of Vesuvius, in com- parison with the lavish sympathy and helpTHE

Thoy received from other Governments.

It is interpret the Emperor William's telegram Conat Gelachowaki as a threat to Italy, felt in Vienna that the telegram places Austria From the University of Pennsylvanis, U.S.A, in an undignified position.

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