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`THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22xD, 1907.

Sir Henry Berkeley objected to conversa. tion going in as evidence.'

but the man who called there asked to bare the to death purely for the purpose of plander Ho Man and the woman enter the room about 11).

would not, bizerd a guess as to the lidse of o'clock. He recognised prisoner as the man- trunk sent to Holhow lya ship sailing the next

the defence. The prisoner had the advantage On the following day he saw the man after 11 Witness, proceeding, said he was not in day. He asked if the box could be sent off at

Witners went up to the Room 184 a position to identify the man who oiled with the one, but was told by the clerk that it would go of the inestimable servicer of his learned o'clock am. cff' in due course. The man gave the name of friend, Bir Beary Berkeley who would lay befoer in response to the boll, and prisoner told him to box. This man had aanversation with witness F. Jacksor, and asid the box was in hoe zent to the jury everything that could possibly be, sall i get two voolies to take a box below. Witness and then went away, returning an hour after. on bis ulient's behalf, and Counsel invited jurors saw no one in the room besides prisoner. Howards. They had's further conversation. The man did not romain more than fire' minutes on accused.returned and said he wiehed the box sent close af teilion to. the ovidence as a whole, and it hold the coolles and they went up to the room to Fydney, saying that the addresses would it appeared that the facts were as ho had detailed While in the room he had noticed the trunk his second visit, and #ben be laft the box was

A. H. Jack About an hour afterwards the

them, then there was only one verdict it was. possible to bring in. The law of most civilized countries determined that for murder there was one punishment only. Regarding that the duty of the punishment,

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houry. The jury Lo investigate tbe Case

whole, Bad unless some defence of a praetical character was put before them; unless his learned friend in the exercise of his ingonuity created some doubt in their minds, then it was their duty to find the prisoner guilty of one of

J. H. Qaberry was the first witness. He said he was runner employed in the Hongkong Hotel. On August 3rd he went aboard the 8,8. Eastern from Australia via Manila. He brought four passengers zahore, one a Mr. Rose, and other two were Mr. and Mrs W. H. Jones. Witness

identified Adeelts as Mr. Jones. When witnes look the passengers to the hotel he saw the sccused took a room for Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Joe, Witness previously saw prinaver, bere last year. He was then on the ss. Taming The book predneed, was the Hongkong Hotel launch book.

eventually go to Australia, and that it would be more convenient if the box was sent there This was on Sunday, and the shipping clerk requested the men to return on Monday mording in ordinary ffice

prisoner, after making two visits to the office in the course of the day, sppeared to have changed bin mind again, for in afternoon, between four and five o'clock, Le cogaged two street coolies pear Pedder's Wharf-one would

the foulent and baseet murders that over staiend swer to his identity--and took them to Marette annals of crime in any country.

Buties fie'd and Swire. Thero be obtained the trunk, and instructed the ocolies to carry it.10 the bamboo wharf ju freat of the offer. Thea be put it aboard a sampin, which was controlled by two women, and there were two children on board. One of the women positively identified the prisoner who, when the trunk was put on b card directed them to go to Wanchai, and after- wards to the Monteagle. Here was a ̈pices of evidence not given before the Magistrate which ke proposed to tender. On the way in the sampan the two women would my that the prisoner gat up, went to where the trunk was lying by the mast, put it overboard and held it by one hand as it to tent whether it would sink. Finding, apparently, that it would not, he put it on board again, and one of the women remonstrated with him for nearly capsizing the boat. All the occupants had to get to starboard when the trook was pat over the port side. Having made this attempt; the acota d Instruoted the two women to proceed to the Monteagle. If he had sucoocded in sinking the tronk the ghastly discovery which was after- wards made might never have been effooted.. It was received on board about 6.30 p.m. by the quartermaster, who said the prisoner, whom he identified, requested that the trank should be put in the hold. It was, however, put in the baggage room by direction of the officer. If the Track had been put in the bold it was ponsible that the tragedy would not have been discovered at the early stage it was. The pri: soner remained on board some 20 minutes, and left his victim's body in the trunk on the atcamer. He landed in the same sampan at a stono wharf, and was identified as baving

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C088-examined-Witness was speaking from emery as to the identity of the prisoner. He brought four passengers ashore on the day in question, bat could only remember the nameR of three. He saw Jones register at the Hotel, but did not inform the manager that he had registered under a wrong name. Witnessbrought from 35 to 40 passengers ashore to the Hong- kong Hotel a week, but he was not prepared to recognise all of them.

R. Soonderam, sworn, said he was a counter clerk employed by the Hongkong Hotel Co. On the morning the sq. Eastern ärrited one of the passengers entered the office and registered the names of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones. Wit ness sesigned him Room 184, The Hotel re giater was pr: duced, and witness pointed out the signature of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones.] Witness failed to identify the prisoner as the man who had registered at the Hotel.

Criss-examined-The man who registered a W. H. Jones was not accompanied by a lady. It was a fact that witness failed to identify the prisoner, and picked out another min.

produced in court. That day witness noticed that two towels ware missing from the room. The place where he slept was close to Room 184. Cross examined-He had no convarastion with the man on 3rd August, and on the 4th the only conversation he had with him was with regard to sending up the coolies. The next time he saw prisoner was on 25th Sept when he identified him. He had never seen the man hofors 3rd Angust.

Re-examined-He identified prisoner on the 25th September frem among a number of other

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Wong Cheong, room boy at the Hongkong Hotel, said he worked with the laat witness on the same flat. He remembered a man and woman coming to Room 184 on 3rd August been he was given some dirty clothing by the woman to have washed. He entered the room and saw a ntau, the one who came with her at 11 o'clock. About 4 o'clock that day he was asked to make toa, and on taking it to the room as both the man and the wom. there. About a quarter to ten that night he saw the couple go up by lift, enter the room where they remained for a quarter of an hour, and then went out. He did not see them again that night. Next morning at 6 o'clock he saw the man standing outside Room 18-i. He was fally dreseed. Witness saw him again at o'clock leave the room and pass him. Prisoner made a statement to him.

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The Attorney-General submitted that the statement made by the prisoner to witness was evidence provided the Court was satisfied that the witness identified the man.

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stijl there. Witness issued the ordinary parcel receipt for the box, and when he returned to the office on the following morning the box was oot there. Chisore shipping clerk handed him the parcel receipt on Monday morning.

Sir Henry Berkeley objected to this evidence. The Attorney-General-We have evidence gaged to prove the fast that the prisoner. certain coolies to carry the box to Jeser Butterfield and Swira's, and I propose to get in evidence what took place there. I submit that what took place between a certain in dividuel whether he can identify the pri- soner or not-and the prisoner, is evidence,

His Gordship-I take it that I should tell the jury, after considering the whole of the evides ce, that if they come to the conclusion that it is probable the man who west there was the prisner, they can do so.

Sir Henry Berkeley-In the meantime, un. less the witness can identify the prisoner as the man with whom he had the conversation, it is not evidence.

The Attorney-General-The effect of my learned friend's suggestion would be to shut ont material evidence as to what took place. I have a group of witresses who will identify the prisoner as the man who bad the trunk taxon to Mesers. Butterfield and Swire. I want now to get from this witness what actually took place there.

His Lordship-I take it be wont identify him?

Sir Henry Berkeley-He does not. His Lordship-I don't think it's worth whilo going into that conversation.

The Attorney-General-1 an only auxiour to His Honour-I am not satisfied. Witasse then spoke to seeing the box produced at the jury in possession of all the facts so far.

as we know them. the room on August 3rd,

Cross-examined-Most of the visitors to the hotel bad Saratoga trunks like that.

What other rooms had occupants on August 3rd -It is a long time ago, I cannot remember.

You have told us the movements of the occupants of Room 181, when they had tea and su on? Can you tell me the movements of Room 1797-36.

Let me look at your watch ---I have not got

orė.

I thought you had from the particularity with which yon garethe times of prisoner's movements, Can you identify the man who sosu pied Room

prisoner.

Li Bing Hing, baggage clerk at the Hongkong Hotel, deposed to baving certain baggage taken up to Room 184, and produced, his book giving details of the baggage All the articles except the camphorwood box be recognised.

Cross-examined-He was unable to identify the accused as the man who registered as W. H. Jones.

Bir Henry Berkeley-I would like your Lord- ship to make a formal note of my objection that wabipping receipt given to one F. Jackson, by this witness, is not receivable in evidence

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And is it not lact that the article round deceased's neck was a waistband P--Yes,

And there's nothing in the appearance of the band round the neck or the knots, inconsistent with suicide No.

Is the habit of indulging in excessive drink likely or not to cause suicidal tendencies in women I dont think it necessarily causes them to commit suicide.

Does it not affect the nervous system - Yes. Do

under the influence of drink very Ferrons frequently commit suicide I don't think so.

witness said the body was ex

eight days after it left the Mortuary. Josie Marshall walked righ up to the body. looked at it and came back, Witness thought she would rather not have entered, and she did not stay long, as she could not stand the small.

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And you can stand the smell? Yes, I'm acous"omed to it..

Will you swear that the box is the one out of which the body came?-No.

The Attorney-General-On the emption that this was a case of suicide, some time I take it would elapse before blood would issue from the mouth or nostrils ?--It would depend on what violence was used,

Would it have beau posible for deceased to have put her band out on to the table and left i bloodstains - No, I think she would bare tecome unconscious immediately.

His Lordship--Would anyone knowing the i droos sed before, find it easier to identify the f body after exhumation in consequence of - the

welling having gone down ?-Yes,

Sir Henry Berkeley-Do you meat to say that a face in that state could have been

fanless the witness man swear that the prisoner welling a person anywhere When the

is Jackson, and the witness declares his inability to identify the prisoner with the man Jackson to whom the note was given. I don't press my objection just now because my learned friend has been arguing to you that W. H. Jones went to Bullerfield and Bwire's, and the persons who took the parcel swear to the prisoner being W. H. Jones, but it appears that the shipping

man named Jackson. There is no evidence before the Court, and Do one knew the prisoner as Jackson, ecnséquently there is no evidence to connect W. H. Jones and Jackson.

His Lordship That is, the reason I am allowing it.

ir Hoary Berkeley you tell the jury that I will be quite satisfied,

goes down the features become more zoticeable.

Do you mean to say that after eight days the body could have been recognised by the Lace aloue P-I think it just possible.

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Only just possible - Yes,

In other words very unlikely ?—I should my

unlikely.

Fang Yee, licensed sampan owner, said the prisoner engaged her sampan on August 4th. He told her to go and wait for him at the bamboo wharf, where two coolies carried a box and put it aboard her boat. The box was placed an boord amidabipe and accused sat in the well of the sampan after they had started. Prisoner put the trunk over the port side of the sampan, holding on to it by his hand. He put it right into the water, and it floated. Witness asked him why he put the box is the water and he the box pat replied Shut up." Afterwards he hack and told witness to go alongside a steamer with four meta. When the accused put the box overboard they were in the centre of the barbour. Prisoner paid witness 82 · for her The Attorney-General-If your Lordship work. This was not the u.ual fare, but part

The damske. is going to regard the polat raised. by my Cross-examined. When before the magistrate

His Lordship—I have overruled his objection.haring put the trunk everboard. learned friend I should like to add something she had not said anything about the Europton

Wong Kan, declared, said he was at Pedder's 184 on August 3rd. He identified the articles produced: The camphorwood box was not Wharf on August 4th, and was then called by taken up till next day. He took the tranka Europese, the prisoner. They went to the they got a box the socused pointed out to them, from Room 184 in the lift where the boarder office of Messrs. Batterfield and Swire, where and carried it to the bamboo wharf. The box took it in charge.

Cross-examined-ils was taken to the Police in Court was the one they carried: They put Station on 25th September but failed to identify the box aboard a sampan, and prisoner went on He was able to identify bim board with it. At the jail witness picked out

the prisoner et опов. the prisoner.

Cross-examined--Witness was taken to the better now. He was constantly, taking boxes

jail on 25th September. He had never seen and trunks, like those.

the European before the day he saw bim ab Butterfeld and Swire's.

Chun Leung, house ccolis in the Hongkong Hotel, spoke to having taken luggage to Room

the following day gone to a pawn brokers in Queen's Road and pawned two loose A. B. Soonteram, another counter clerk em- diamonds for 325, He then signed the name ployed by the Hongkong Hotel Co., said he H. Jones, Room 184, Hongkong Hotel. The knew the accused, whom he saw at the Hong theory for the prosecution was that those kong Hotel on August 4th. Acessed then loore stones came from a ring belonging to asked him for a loan of $10. Witness asked 1.184 ?--No, he was a man of about the height of receipt was given to a deceased. On August 6th, the following day, him his name and the room he cccupied. Wit

the accused left the Colony by the Tons Maryness then gave him a chit to sign for the money; having booked a first class passage to Shanghai he compared the signatare with the signature under the name of Jackson. On August 7th in the register and then handed over the money, sout for on aboard the It was estimary to advance small lonna to Monteagle, and from information received boarders. After receiving the money accused they proceeded to the baggage room: There told witness to get bim two putajda coolies. He the corpse of s KOKAU was found in a

Saratoga trunk and moved to the mortuary wanted them to carry a sample case to a certain tirm, and would go with them. Witness did where the doctor held postmortem er. amination. He found lady's belt knotted not so the sample case, but he was sure the famly round the pook, and twisted tight prisoner, was the man to whom he advanced the with the sexistance of a hair brush.. There was money. To the best of his knowledge the shit also in the box two Hongkong Hotel towels, & bad not been met, man's might dress and a glove. The body was in such a state of decomposition that it was impossible to say what had caused death, but the medical opinion was that death could hav been caused by strangulation by the band round the neck. No other possible cause could be May Hempstead, who resides at 52, Helly- found for the death. The body was ddlywood Road testified to knowing Gertrude buried, and the police removed the contents Daylon. On August 3rd she called at witness of Room 184. In it they found some luggage | house, accompanied by a man, about ten or which was identified as part of the property half past les SLe had never seen the man who of Mr. and Mre, W. H. Jones The mattress on the bed was found to be blood companied her before. I was about 28 or 29 years of age and clean shaven. When Miss stained, presumably from bleeding from the Dayton entered the house she said I feel tipy." She introduced the man with her as

mouth or nose, which the doctor would say might have been caused by strangulation. The

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Cross-examined-Witness and never seen the person for whom he got the coolies before. He recognised the prisoner, bat could not say how many persons to advanced money to at the Hotel.

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Yip Sai, hopse ocolie at the Hongkong Hotel, the who assisted the previous pilness to carry luggage, gave corroborative evidence,

Lai Lok, hali porter at the Hongking Hotels who gave instructions on August 4th to two coolies to carry a box for a visitor from the

boarder leave with the endlies.

Why didn't you mention it then I was asked to tell the truth now.

You were asked to tell the truth then - Yes I was confused. I was frightened,

Who taught you to tell the truth afterward? I remembered the truth and no I am telling the truth.

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THE VOLUNTEER CAMP.

The Volunteer Camp at Stonecutters has

You must be a very forgetful woman when opened very auspiciously Though the nam- al' you"ssy your pan was nearly capsized ber of men who went under car as on Satur- you did not remember, yet you remember the day afternoon was not quite a large as ou considerable man.six weeks afterwards-My gall is small. previous occasions there were

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mattress had boon turaed øyer, apparently Jones, but said it was not his proper Daire, hotel to Butterfield end Swire's, said he saw the called on witness at 18- Hollywood Road. and joint owner of the sampan was called, She

to conceal the stains. Spots of blood were also fonud on the fable close in the bed, and these had the appearance of tager marks. The camphor wood box was also in the room With referense to that, the theory the Crown put forward was that the prisoner bought the box with the object of placing the body of bis victim in it. Probably he foned the box was not so suitable as he imagined, and selected the Saratoga trunk. A bat nad siit of clothes were also found in the room, and the clothes were

The visitors slayed at her house for about two hours, and had nine pints of champagne, for which Gertrude Dayton give a bit. Witness Lore it up after she heard of the woman's death, as she did not wish to be mixed up in the fair. She saw the Post Office Orders which the man produced, but did not have them in her hands. The decesied was wearing some rings the sight she was at witness' honte.

Cross-examinedertrade wanted to bar-

row money on s. Post Office Order. She

Can you identify the man Slightly. Is be in court-Yas

Where? Prisoner.

What do you mean by slightly-He was there for about a week sad.I only saw him oncs. Then the police came and made inquiries.

What do you mean by slightly--I only say bim once.

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Are you sure this is the man I only saw

With few brcoptions the camp shows the same

The Interpreter-That is to my, Sho has accessions during the week-end and by on- Sir Henry Berkeley-We don't wat any day morning there was a good muster for H. W. Kant recalled, in reply to Sir Henry

courage. I enggert this was manufactured by the commencement of gun drill Notwithstand- Berkeley, said the box he saw had labels on it.

ing that many were-out of practics the men Boon Lolita Lesritt said she lived at 44, Lynd you subsequently.

You have carried many Europeans since, got into strids and handled the ffteen pounders hurat Terrace, and on August 3rd was living Are you able to recognise them all? No, as ad the maxims in a fairly business like st 18, Hollywood Road, She knew the

soon as they pay me there is an end of it. deceased slightly. On August 4th deceased Chan Sam, mother-in-law of the last witness maoner. There was a ten with her, and witness took bim to be an American. She did not know him wee a fresh witness. She spoke to a European featuros sa prerias year. The bell shaped tents

She being taken on board the aspat. before. The pair stayed in the house from

wes not able to identify him as her sight however have been discarded in favour of large, twenty minutes to half an hour, during which time they had two pints of champagne: was not good but the prisoner locked like him, tents, and on the whole the innovation seems to The man who accompanied decessid appeared The European told them to row to Wazolai be appreciated. The infantry and the cycle young, and she thought was clean shaven, and in mid stream the mau suddenly threw the companies have not yet matured but doubt lens She could got see any resemblance be be overboard. Then be placed his hand upon

en board again; almost something will develop during camp when the prisoner and the man who called and afterwards pulled at her house. She did not know what the capsizing the bat, afterwards he asked them men are together and their desires find expres to take him to the four-masted steamer, which sien, The T..M. C. A. reading and recreation person looked like who called at her house. Misa Dayton gave witness a bit for the two bottles bearded. Soon two Chinese came and took tent in charge of Guaner Macpherson is again the box on board the steamer, Prisodër osms

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identified as those worn by the aconsed when asked the man with her to give her the Orders him once bat be talked to me and I think I of chart pagus: Deceased was wearing some ring back to the boat and they rowed him ashore.

he took the trunk on board the Monteagle. A hat and a quantity of clothing, identified es belonging to Gortrade Dayton, were also found As a result of these discoveries telegrams were despatched by the police, and on August 13th. iho prisoner was arrested at Chefoo and taken to the United States Consulate there. He was fonadto bare an his person aguantity of jewellery including a lady's watch, also a number of Post Office Orders, Nearly all this jewellery identified by Miss Josie Marshall, who arrived in the Colony from Manila on August 9th. This woman was an old friend of the decessad, and knew all about her belong ings. The prisoner was afterwarde shipped on board the U. S. cruiser Galveston to Manila, and as a result of extradition proceedings be was brought hore under arrest, The woman, Josie Maribal, knew Gertrude Dayton and

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Witness could not recognise the prisoner.

By the Court-When the woman arrived she said she was tipsy, Did she appear tipsy

to yen 7-Yes.

And when they left the long after the champagne did she appear tipsy-Sho appeared all right.

The Attorney-General-I have just had a medical certificato put in by Miss Leavittatation that she is unable to attend. I require her attendance, and do not consider a certificate signed by a doctor is sufficient.

His Lordship-There is another course: take the doctor's evidence,

Chan We identified Adsetta as having tought ex at his shop on 4th August and tondered an American gold coin in payment.

Cron:-examined-He remained a short time

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remember him,

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Lo Yau, soolie, said that on 4th August he was engaged by a clock in the longkong Hotel to carry, with another coglie, a box from there to the office of Butterfeld and Swire. A European accompanied them. The box be carried was something like that produced. The European was the prisoner. He paid them 20 Witness identified prisoner at the conta agh, gaol on September 5th,

Cross-examined-He was often asked to carry luggage to and from the Hongkong Hotel the people from the hotel ware not able to carry the luggage themselves they asked him.

Could you identify people for whom you carried luggage like this six weeks afterwards?

--Sometim

that night. She also wore a blue skirt, a blouse and a small jacket.

Cross-examined-Witness was taken to the jail and asked if she could pick out the man, but she could no

H. Macfarlane, medical, officer in charge of the Public morinary at Kowloon, remembered trunk being taken to the morluery on August 7th. It was opened in the presence of witness and Inspector Hisneon, and other police officers were present. The trunk contained the body of an admit female. The legs were boat on the thighs and the thighs on the abdomen. The head could not at first he seen, as it was in the bottom of the box and hidden

the arms. by The body was very much swollen by decomposi tion. A blae waist belt was firmly knotted Found the neck, and a hair brash had beco inserted under this and given one complete of turn. Assuming the woman to be in a gate. intor estion and with the band round her nook as described, it could have caused instantaneous unconscioneness and subsequently death.

the assumption that the wornau

strangled would you expect to find bloeil on any part of the body?-Blood wight

moath.

bad boon

flow from the nose, ears and

Proceeding witness said when he examined the body at the cemetery a woman Dammed Josie Marshall was prosent. Self inflicted strangulation by mechanical means like a brash or a stick was very rare.

After diffiu Chan Tepi was called. He said he was a street ccolic, and remembered being at Blake Pior on August 4th A European, who was there in a ricsha, asked witness to get two coolies for bin, and he and his foki followed the European to Batterfield and Swire's There they got a box which was lying at the foot of the staircase. They carried it to the bamboo wharf and put it on a samper. The European followed them. The box in court was No. the one they carried. Witness did not know the European before and could not identify him. H. W. Kent, shipping clerk in Messra, Batterfield and Swire's, testified to being in his office on Sunday August 4th, About ton that he wanted to send a box to Hoihow.

a welcome institution.

Major Chapman is in command and it is no Cross examined Her daughter did not give that evidence about thresi g the box overboard idle compliment to say that he is a worthy and popular successor to Major Pritchard. Several Sir Henry Berkeley-Can you see me? Bie Honour-Would you recognise him new officers unks their debat at this camp, the because the was frightened.

latest to receive congratulations belog Lieut. again

Witness-I

might recognise you again to a Blood. Many promotions have just taken place, certain.extent (laughter).

Sir Henry Berkeley-Your eyesight is and the opening of the camp has given the occasion of large orders is the way of wetting And you pretend to recognise this man stripes. I look at him carefully and his face looks like the man who engaged my boat.

defective 2-Yes.

Did the European have a board No.- The prisoner has got a beard Yes, a little The bearing was adjourned until to-day.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS.

The Boston air, Kumzic piled from Manila on the morbing of the 20th inst, and may be expected to arrive dere to-morrow morning. inst, and may bo expected bere to-morrow at Tho H.A.L. str. Shcsin left Moji on the 19th

Gp.

The Barber Lane str. Montrose from New York left Singapors on the 19th inst., and may be expected to arrive here on Friday 27th inst. The M.M. str. Tonkin with the next French Mail, left Singapore yesterday at 1 p.ro, for this port via Saigon.

As usual the men are displaying great keen. nees in their work. The Engineers are decidedly useful in lighting the camp with electricity and at night with a full woon overhead it is diffloult to imagine a prettier spectacle than the oncamp meat so cosily set in the little valley which is. lapped by the sea on either side: The behaviour of the mon leaves no cause for complaint and everybody moms in the best of spirits. Tho weather has been decidedly warm sn the men on the guns appreciated drilling minus their jackets.

It is interesting to note that Right Half No. 2. Company, which is one of the keenest in tho corps, furned pat in great strength yesterday, is unmbers being conspicuous in the morning.

Several changes on the island ara noticeable, The damage wrought by the typhoon of last. wharf has been erected. year has been repsired and a new and additional

the prisoner, and she saw them together at in the shop, paid for the box, and went away in Manis, and would speak of their leaving on riesa. On 25th September he indentified the July 31st. When Miss Marshall arrived here prisoner. He had never seen him before abe was taken to the cemetery, and she identified Aguat. Asked if he could recogaiss all the the body of the decensod, which was exhumed Europeans who came to his shop between 4th for that purpose. She also identified all, or August and 20th September, he replied that practically all jewellery found on the prisoner, there were few Europeane who came to his shor: as being the property of the deceased, The F. O. He could act recognise them unless they wore Orders to which Council referred as being found taken to the Police Station. Witness identified out the prisoner were payable to Mrs. Margaret the box be made boonse it hat two email holes Hupper who, Miss Marshall weald say, was Re-examinedThe box was ride by anothe the sister of the deceased woman, and she believcarpenter but he fixed the hinges, ed, lived in Ohio, U.S.A. Saoh were the detaila Teung Chong, room boy at the Hongkong he had to unfold of this ghastly tragedy, the Hotel, said Room 18 was under his charge. motive for which apparently was clear. It was ) He remembered 3rd August lest on which day morning a man called at the office and 873 bent on aniside takes the rearut article to hand ? Keelung this iftorugon, and be ready to receive lifetime. A.S. is Watson & Co., Ltd., Sole Agents

perhaps a sordid action, as could be easily ima two Europeans cocopied the room, He saw the gined, The unfortunate woman was strangled

Sir Henry Berkeley But not impossible There were no marks of violence about the throat P--I didn't see any,

Isn't it the opinion of medical jurists that in the absence of external marks of violence the presumption is suicidal strangulation P-Yes,

Is it not also the presumption that a person

-Yes,

The N.Y.K. str. Tamba Maru (European Line) left Kobe for this port vin Hoji and Bhangbai on the 99th inst., and is expected here on the 28th inst...

The American and Oriental Lino str. Headley advertised to leave here for New York will leave cargo here on Friday morning.

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