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bled against the animal's fank, and had no hesitation in swearing that an elephant is more like a huge boulder than a tree. The third, bandling the swinging trupk, called them both fools. It was beyond the A. S. WATSON & CO., slightest shadow of doubt that the elephant resembled a serpent. We can easily imagine the heated debate that sugged, and perhaps it will be lesa hard, remembering that, to reflect in future controversies that both or all parties may be in the right, as the blind men of the parable certainly were; from their several points of view. The story might be extended to include two bystanders, que sceing, the other blind. It is impossible in the nature of things, the blind bystander logically would argue, that all three could be right. A snake is nothing like a rock,
for instance, therefore, obviously, qe.d., and so on, either the second or third witness must be falsely
Most of us
the position of the blind bystander when confronted with life's little problems and discussions, and it is only a few seers who are able to smile and admit thu justice of each claim It is erroneous aphorism that pats truth between two extremes, then; both extremes truths; and propositions that may appear to the blind bystander to be mutually destructive may actually be complemer But this is metaphysical. In his latest publication, which we recommend military men wed to ranil, Mr. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW says the universal regard for money is the only hopeful symptown our civilisation shows. He says it is an impudent lie and extreme hypocrisy to teach the young that it is "wrong to desire money. The following striking passage
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The balance sheet of the Allianz Insurance TELEGRAMS.
| Company of Barlin shows the institution to be in a very flourishing condition. The capital of the Company has been increased this year to £2000, and a comparison of the assets and liabilities is very reassuring to the shareholder and to the insurer. The reserve funda total £75,561.
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The resources of the Shanghai-Municipal Police are tazed severely sometimes, bat seldom nas embarrassingly than at an early hour one infnt, evidently in ne.d of neu-ishment, was mening laat week when a newly-born Chinese
pawnlod, at the Honkew charge room. offer wore equal to the emergency however and a married detactive promptly produced a foding bottle and some warm milk. The child w then put to sleep and remained satisi d wil its lot, natil the time arrival for convoyanco the Mixed Court where it was handed over, to tors pracʻised vures.
There must be a god many cricketers bere who have never seen in their personal experience s cas of “out, Landled ball" An iust noe of the happened in the match between the South Afdans and Sussex, when Nourse of the South Afkan team, lost bis wicket in as nousual mamer, being given out for handling the ball. Mentarily forgetting himself, he sapod op Le leather with his left hand as it rolled anto verde his woket after he bad played it. II, was of course given "out," and the scorebook shem the uncommon entry "Nourse, baudi d ball 1.
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Houarono, ArocsTM 15гú, 1907,
Ora special commissioner to Macao has covered the ground of his enquir ̈ so exhaustively and conscientiously, and has prevented his conclusions in such fair sequent that it would he mere damnable iteration to retraverse the one or paraphrase the other.
We refer to the matter only in order that we may address a sort of sermon to those who, whether idly or of malice aforethought, dared to tax this jourual with the fault of wilful exaggeration. It is clear that there have been misunderstand inga; there always are; but in the case of Macão tantion and our published comments these have not been coufined to one side
only. After the long article appearing in our yesterday's issue has been digested by. hh sides, we anticipate that the atmosphere will seem clearer. It is less easy to find
but.
On the other hand, a less famous writer in Blackwood's Magazine, while smiting and slushing the American plutocrats, with great apparent gusto, has this:
Te recent daring robbery at the warmm sut Trors in Acheen, where the burglars secured 1000 guilders in bank unites, has resalte i in Barkable piece of official bungling. The dotation of the barglars dopended upon the CorTutuess of the official lists giving the namers of the stolen notes. It now turns out that the lists are worthless, owing to numerous arros having crept it. For instanes, a series rang under the beading R. B. was headed B. I. Soms of the Byures also were given wegly. Fresh lists have been published?, but er these are said to be not free from misstakes.
Wha the tenders were invited in July by the Crow Agents for the construction of the Tanjong Pagar lagoon and straightening and strogthening the wharves, the limit of period for moption was placed in the middle of August, but has now been extended to September 1. Thisteration will surprise acbody, as six weeks see anconscionably short. The firms, who hope! to receive the invitation to tender and tid na realise their hope, may take heart when I feltham that they were not wantonly ignored, Somtems, sash as thoms of Messrs, Jackson
A Straits Time: correspondent writes:
the got for some time and were primed with all and le Mesors Aint, had been represented on
the censory details, and, therefore, it was felt that, with so short a period as air weeks, it woulbe manifestly impossible for other ürms to teler firly to themselves, and so those other firamwere not invited. Such is the explanation I capire to those who bara suffered from the frostshish nippad their budding expectation, and lirast it will console them to know that it w the Crown Agents' humanity and couailration for them which shut them ont.
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Their bank books are the index of their folly, They waste their years in a vain pursuit, which they cannot resist. They exclude from their lives all that malcos life worth living, that they may acquire innumerable specimens of a precious. metal eld is their end, not the gratification it
may bring. Mr. Ruckefeller will go out of the world as limited in intelligence, us main- strmotet in mind, na. he was when he entered it. The league of history and literature are last joys for which wise men strive upon him. The have n.ver bean Lis. He is the richest man on
The Japan Chronicla remarks. Many non- earth, and his position and influence are the Chrisan people have expressed surprise that heaviest indictment of wealth that can be made. profeaing Christians moura at the death and A lively debate is a thing, an neuality fanen of another, whereas to be logical, they' that may be enjoyed, and its two or more should rejoins. We observe from a London extremes make it a complete whole. With paper hai in connection with the death of a one extreme missing, or inadequately prepastor the Rev. F. C. Spurr, made an emphatic doace of a London Nonconformist shapel, the seimel, it is not complete, and becomes protest against what he called the "paganiam as flat as a Band of Hope lecture. It is of Christian funerals. If we honestly believe, really an epitome of life, and the seers he say, that death is hat the entrance upon a who as this cannot help being optimists. Large and truer life, then we should have the When they unke the mistake of thinking depreeing and pagan symbols of monruing. Ha course to act accordingly, and Hing away the that each of the blind witnesses was declard the present system of mourning to be a they are pessiniets, and as pessimist's contraction of the Christina creed, and an behave cordingly. But bere again the mountd his intention of dressing in grey for the two extrumes farm one, and the omission faners service the suit he wore on ordinary of one leaves no remainder. If there were
occasing. It will be interesting to observe how may Christians will bars suficient faith no pessimists, there could be no optimists to follow this sensible pastor's example. Out hore, he loss of one member of the small foreign community usually causes mire general sorrow that home, where the relatives are the principi mourners and the personal friends and nequainances are necessarily fewer. Yet there are for ontward sigus of moursing at funerals in the cosmopolita a communities of the Far
for the seremony to be more impressive than it. East the at home; but it would be impossible
is out here.
C'est la vir!
The Hongkong Government has proclaimed Singapore to be a port at which infectious disease prevails.
The next shoot of the Volunteers Right half at the King's Park rango on Souday, 19:h No. 1 Co. for the Niobolton Cup will take place iustant.
A coolle who made his third return from banishment, was yesterday sentenced by Mr. F. A. Hassland to twelve months' imprison zaent and six hours' in the stocks.
Two coolies convicted yesterday at the Magistravy of negligently driving a track were ordered to pay $50 compensation for having smashed the wheel of a ricsha.
sad Mr. C. D. Melbourne comes back to the Second Court,
The Russian Government was represented at application for the extradition of one of its the Magistracy yesterday in presenting an subjects on charges of forgery and larceny. The case was concluded yesterday.
Mr. H. l. J. Gempertz left yesterday by excuses for a person who, resenting coin. the Monteagle on leave. Mr. F. A. Hezeland ments in one journal, writes to atotbergin takes the First Court & the Magistracy insinuating that there has been deliberate and calculated misrepresentation. "That is mean, and so, providing its advertency be admitted, is the act of the journal which Consents to publish auch philippics. We perhaps should not go to quite such a length, for the text of our secular sermor is. practically that" you never can tell." The Buddhist parable of the three blind men and the elephant supplies it. One goped his way to a kind leg, and on the evidence of his own sense of touch declared that no elephant like a tree. The second stum-
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Application was made before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the Magistracy yesterday on behalf of the American Government for the extradition of Emmanus Ozoric, a broker- from Manila, on a charge of criminally falsify- iag commercial documents within the juris- diotion of the United States. He denied the offence and the case was remanded for a week.
THE MURDER CASE. Yesterday the Hongkong polies experienced Daily Prees that 'A leott, the man suspected of a feeling of relief when they learned from the comm og the murder of last wesk, had been capturiat Chefov.
Our news was confirmed later a official telegram to the Colonial Secretary.
It is not known yet whether the Shanghai police Il bring him to Hongkong or whether member of the local feros will have to go up for him. At any rate bs ought to be on his trial he; within two or three weeks.
ANOTHER JEREMIAD OF SPORT.
It w nieo of John Bull
Tiret divers sports, Aud povide to the falt
Cups of various sorte, Aud dampionships and Blue Ribbons,
And rivers, and coarses, and courts. But seem rather bard 1
When it cloarly. is shown That atsiders regard
Evry prize as their own, And move all the lot from his keeping, And leave him bereft and alone,
World.
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["DAILY PRESS" AXCLUSIVE SERVICE.] THE BELFAST RIOTS.
Losos, August 14th. All is quiet at Belfast.
MOROCCO.
LONDON, August 14th. No
further disturbances have occurred at Casablanca.
REUTER'S 'SERVICE."
THE SLUMP IN AMERICA.
SUPREME COURT.
Wednesday, August 14th.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION,
Berous Me. A. G. WISE (PUINE JUDDE),
A. MATTER FOR THE RAILWAY.
Alin Din med Munshi Gulbark to recovor $151.81, coches wages appropriated by defend
But to his own use.
LONDON, August 12th. The announcement that the New York Central, and Pennsylvania Railroads, con- trolled by Mr. Harriman and his associates, would be prosecuted for alleged infringe-adjonrad. ment of Anti-Trust laws, his enhanced the sensation, in American financial circles, some of the members of which however attribute the slump as much to the stringency of
money.
FUNNELS AND FLAGS.
Case Wa
BEATS FOR WRONGFUL, AKIZU25,
BANKING PROFITS.
DEPRECIATED INVESTMENTS FOR THE PAST HALF-YEAR.
It was generally anticipated that even if the London banke were able to show increased
profits for the past half-year the sharehollers wouki gat no boaeft in the shape of increased dividends, and this view has been fully beruer out by the announcements that have far been made. From these it is, in most cases, possible to calculate the amount of profit for the half- year, and the main laterest of course contres in the aution taken with regard to the further Me. E. J. Grist (of Messrs. Wilkinson and writing-down of the book-valne of the bauks Griet), who appeared for the defendan, said holdings of Consels and other securi ies. he bal referred the matter to the railway £334,907, against £330,316, and it applies The London City and Midland's profit is authorities but had not received 薅 definite Espino to writing down Consols and other Answer He heard through his client that the investmonts to below marker value, aud £5,1K). dert over there, who went through the accounts to premises and pension funds last year. The and seiled there, would be in court, but he carry forward is reduced from £168 057 at this was net prssont. Mr. Grist applied for an South-Western Bank, which was the first to time last year to £140,776, Tho Fondau sad adjournment to enable him to subpoons the make ite announcement, report that it clerk.
earnings for the half-year ageant approe- His Lordship suggested that the accouutimately to £91,040, a ompared with £95,211 in the June half of 19-6; but as £22,00) more might be referred to him.
Fas brought into the Mr. Grist agreed, and the
account, the sum available ie £154,000, against £13241. This giros bat lille margin for writing do a securities, His Lordship-I should think we have the carry-forward being increased by 221,000)- nothing is duvated to that purpose, staff of-the railway here this The Union of Loudon and Smithe bas half tas morning, but the right man is not among them. cose harter, the profits amounting to £279,3%, To Mr. Grist) re they all your witnesses ? against £254,039, and the directors are able with
• Mr. Grist-No, my Lord.
the
221,4 from profits and the aconmulated balance in hand to dovete £150, His Lordship-I'm glad to hear it,
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to writing down securities, though this involves reducing the balance forward from £184.558, at this time last year Benking Protite to £145,379. The profits of London and Westminster are
put £50,000, to reserve, and £14,000, to writing approximately £235,300. against £193,599, the first half of 1906, Out of this the directors down investments other than Government sr- ities, carrying forward £1800, against £41,152. or writing-dows. In addition, the directors ou Last year, however, nothing was put to reserve this occasion transfer £100,000), from reserve to a rodution la regarve and balsans forward of reserve against the depreciation of Gorerument
securities, The net result in applied for an attachment of the property of been made known, there is very little increase the pressat plaintiff on the ground that he was in banking profits; and whore writing.down removing his goods and chattals from the juris. it off-cted, fans are mainly drawn from diction of this honourable court. Mr. trist would A noteworthy eiraumatano). Apy's
the scoumulated profits of previous years. be able to show his Lordship that the allegation Duguid, in the with a considerable amount of landed property is mida as to
World, that in the was absolutely falso. The plaintif was a ma 11 cases wo bara mentioned where the ralus of asonritio is written down, up statement to the ni guro at which in Hongkong, which was valued at present at Consols are to be taken. Parr's Bauk, however, 2000. He also had in his shop at the time of makes the announcement that its potits are seizure goods to the value of 34,00 though the sum required for the purpose is no
arrived at
after wi
writing down Consals to affidavit üled at the time of the attachment said mentioned. The London Joint Stock Bank the sale of these goods was $300, 979 the paintiff's claim was for $71.94, and the all securities, including Consols, to market valun In action also states the sum available after writing down amount he paid into court, including costs,
or under; and, as we have seen, the Lenton when he was served with a writ, was $125 City and Midland's statement is to much the Mr. Grist did not dispate that the defendant buks which say nothing, more information will same sifet. Perbup in the case of the other was smiled to issue a writ, haaause the be accorded when the full reports are issu
Bo Sum-yan, tending under the name of the Sau eg firm, sought to recover from Wai
$500, being damages for the wrongfal seinare Kong, trading as Wai Hong Koe, the sum of
or altament of,'plaintiff's property under an interim attachment.
Charles
PUMP.NG "PORRIDGE Whilst on her homeward rogage from the Black on the " Craigellachia," of Leith, with a cargo of graic, barley meal, &o, came into collision with an iceberg in the son of Azov, and started sono rivets on the water line in Mr. E. J. Geist appeared for plaintiff, aud the fore pook. This caused a leakage through Mr. F.X. d' Alurada o Castro for the defendant the rivet ficles, and, encountering gals and hesry see in the Bay of Biscay, the captain,
Mr. Grist referred his Lordship to summary instead of proceeding to his port of destination action 7, and stated that the plaintiff in that (Hamburg), thought it advisable to put into action was the defendsat in this, and aunt 1573,010, Thus, as far as resulla have Plnenth, arriving there about 5 p.m. on April ih. A drm of engineers there arranged with the capisi to pump out the fore peak, from which several handed bags of barley meal had boon brown overboard between the Black Bea and Plymouth. The remaining bag baring teying a pump, of teised locally, it was decided burst, the fore peak was full of a thick sub. stance, mixture of the meal and water. After
to wire for a larger its of
which wa pamp accordingly done, and a pump sent by passenger train ragbed the sbp1630 p.m. on April Stk. This pump was fixed in the fore pak of the "Craigellachie, started pumping at 3 a.m. Tuesday, and coatiuued till 8.30 pm. the discharging. it was reckoned, about 600 to 20 me day, the pump working splendidly and tons of the porridge" The ship sailed from Plyment sé sp.co, on the Tuesday, and much dent of the company and all concerned at the satisfaction was expressed by the superinton xpeditious manner in which the work had
been executed.
Kentenced
A
The man
business here for
money ma due, by if he had not insde an attach. ment of the property the plaintiff would bare had to pay into court only $18.10. Now be had FINED FOR FEATHERS,
to pay $.16, therefore he inourred actual loss The Audubon workers of the United States, by reaan of, the attachment and suffered we see from Bird Notes," have just won a legal damages impossible to estimate. battle in Louisiana which, it is believed, has had been carrying on established a precedent upon which milliners in a number of years and had parer had the sale or possession of the plames of the herons bailiffs in bis house before. Necessarily the all but eight of the States may be fined for the and egrets of Florids, Juge Chretien, of people in the neighbourhood would think he the First City Criminal Court of New Orleans, was in table, therefore he must suffer damages
millinery stere proprietor to a âne of lifty dollers or thirty days to his reputation and credit. The ground of action is the present case was the falsity of the imprisonment for this offence, adding that made it thermote feeding grounds of the birdlidavit úlod which led his Lordabip to suppose
to impossible
detect pronus that there was culs 8300 worth of property on committing cruelty, and to meet the essa sellers and wearers would held responsible.
the premises. The case was taken to the Supreme Court, the prohibition of the statute being against the shic has armed the decision, holding that killing of an-game birds, the not of buying killing. Those who buy the plames of the birds tea is included, for the principal cause for killing is the consideration received for the must be held to know that, be buying they hold out an inducement to hunt them and shoot theni, This sys"Bird Noles" is just the point on which it seems impossible to convince the average
the plums trade. The Audubon Sugieties intend woman when an attempt is made to convince her of her reaponsibility for the iniquities of to follow up this judgment with prosecution of offending tailliers in every State where their
model.law is in force,
WEATHER REPORT.
Lo Hongkong Observatory-yesterday issued the following report:-
On the 14th at 120 p.m.-The barometer has fallen moderately orer S. Japan and N. China.
The depression lying to the S.E. of the Lonaboos yesterday, appears to have recurved to the NE.
Pressure, however, has not increared over Luzon, and it is still in defoot of the normal by
Chios Se pressue trough is lying over the N. part of the about et inch in Mazila. Probably a low
Mr. Almada-Plaintiff could have applied to bara thalaterim attachment removed at once.
Mr Grat--That would have cost him money. This is the proper coarse, I submit.
Witnesses
Me. Almada--I submit it is not.
stated that goods were being removed from the thep and the defendant naturally blies af they were being removed from the jurisdictiau:
His Lordship was
of opinion that the
trouble between the parties, but the plaintiff was afidavite were sworn without sufficiul know.. ledge of the facts. He thought there was some to blame for not having paid up the money before. But as defendant he not salient grounds for swearing those affidavits he should get some punishment. He would pay St
and cos
DISCOVERY OF A COPPER MINE
IN CANADA.
A correspondent writes to the Japan Chro sielo englosing the following outting from a Japanese pablication with reference to privilogos grauted to some Japanese for mining in Canads
the
chibori, aku, started in fishery in
Some yurs ago Shibazo Aways, at Kioma.
Arichika kela, who is well angustated with neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada, getting affaire of America, to take charge of the businer He invested a large capital in the Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours endins de mandi en exploration avor the fishing tract busine but the result being unenccessful,
Light to moderate variable winds neo indi cated in the Formosa Chanziet, and the N. part of the China Sen.
at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches.
The fracast for the 24 hours ending at aoon to day is as follows:-
in the beginning of last year. When he Charlotte, 100 nautical miles from. Vane Juver, visited a staroely inhabited island called Queen
but the impression conveyed so far is that they
have cogio to the conclusion that too much It is a fault with which they seldom hora const candour has been displayel ou formor occasions. to reproach themselves.
POSITION OF CHINA TEAS.
The following letter has appeared in the Times:--
The Times that the first shiptaoat of new SPRUD'
Sir, Tt may interest some of the readers of China teas strives this week
Prices in China have ruled exceptionally high owing to the increased demand from Russia and buyers bave already bought 25,000,00016.. and this country compared with last season. Russizes English buyers have shipped twice as much as last year to this country.
People wonder at the amali figure that Chinu tea now cute in this country, but with the low peiros that base been ruling in tes generally
util
justcently the Chinase with their 300,00,000 consumers of their own product Russia. When China had the is de of the bare found a better market at home and in world to herself prices wars 100 per caut. higher than to-day-
4.
It appears that the increased shipments of China tea this year is due to the belief that there of are signs of a change in the taste of a portion
liable to suffer from one's digestion by drinking the ta-drinking public, chiefly, from doctors' rocommendations saying one is bas pure China tes of good quality. scientific experts, the reason given being that -Its merita are recognized by high medical and there is much less tannin in the Chinese variety. So far it is only a portion of the discriminating public who stick to Chias, and while enterpris ing British planters have used all modern methods of increasing their sale, nothing has been done by Chins to keep the virtues of their beaithful her before the world,
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, 24, Eastcheap, E.C., July 6.
CHAS. SCHLER.
THE CHARGE AGAINST A GENERAL.
General Sir George Corrie Bird appeared at ova uso £11.4 12. 78. money h-longing to the the Lambeth Police-court on July 6, on remand to answer the charge of appropriating to his Soldiers' and Sailors Family lastitution.
The General, by permission of the Court, wax Hongkong & Neighbourhood winds, light or
allowed to be seated baide his solicitor. Mr. E, or variable be came to lind a good copper mine accidentally, Thomas Charles, who on his behalf
and then he presented an application to the that it was one of tho e cases which would explaini I mod'te; showery.
Canadian Government for getting the lease of never have been brought into s criminal Variable winds, the mine. Having the approval of the Govern- court if the
proper explanations had been made. light to mod' teet, ha informed the result to Awayo, Al the time that the General handed over the
who thereupon decided to give up the accounts of the association Same as No.1.6sory and start in the mining business.
deficit was showa ou the books, but no criminal proceedings were Awaya went there last year, ard since then taken. It was only later, when Hir George Same as No.1.
then, he has been engaged in the mine, employ ha hecams tackrupt, and the shume of ing about 30 miners. The ore of thin mine. Win bad indused him to hide himself being of fe quality, Huma Englishman bave and to leave unanswered communications Ringlar Brothers" farmonsfat show women, was business, but Aways has rejected a'l tumse applied the occurrence than had at first for purchase or joint carrying on of the addressed to in that the association thought there might be something more intexding to carry it jomf
jointly with some
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Formosa Channel.. South coast of China beton)
Hongkong and Lamecka South coast of China between Hongkong and if sinan.
Miss Sluflet, who weighs 398 pounds, one of
awarded damages at the rate of two shillings
pound in an action for breach of promise 2008, talists, Horotorred bis intention appeared. Mr. Charles andertook that the
against Mr. W. Sadface, the thin man, who oconpied a prominent position in the freak departaxout of the Girous. Miss Stuflet Lestified on the witness stand that two other men had "gone back on her," and that when Mr. Sadface gave her the sip she made up her mind that she would not continue to meet the insults of his sex with tame endurance. The
jury returned a vordiet for 916s damages, and when asked by the judge how they arrived at so odd an amount, stated that they decided Miss Stuflet should have two shillings a pound on her weight. Judgment was entered amid the laughter of the court.
Mr. Henderson, for the association, said that when the books were handed over there was nothing to show that this money was not at the bankers. He was willing to accept the explana- tion that had been offered, and asked leave to withdraw the case.
to the Farlawa family, through the Kawaba society should not lose any of the money, and Skokai in Oska, wherefore the family are going submitted that the case might be allowed to h to sond two experts to make investigation of the withdrawn. nine, It is
provisionally contracted between Awaya and the family that if the investigation of the exports prove the wine to be a promising one, the latter shall pay a reward of Yon 3,400,000 to the former, and then the business shall be jointly carcad on by the parties, a capital of Yen 590,000 being invested by the Furukawa family, Esuke Kitagawa, the manager of Kawabe Shikai and a relative of Awaya, is leaving for Vancouver with the tao experts sent by the Furukawa family.
The magistrate (Mr. Feanela) said that, under ¡ the circumstance, he thought it would not be wrong to permit the prosecution to be with drawn, and the
General was accordingly discbarged.
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