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SUPREME COURT.

Friday, November 15th,

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION...

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and in the matter of the Chinese Extradition Ordinance, 1889.

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The question of fact was one for the magis trate and one upon which his Lordship would not sufer, is learned friend, after arguing on the unsat

satisfactory evidapca

a man

would use no stronger words to whether or coming before magistrates the Court as a rule he had put a wrong construction upon them,{ not a grave mistake had not been made in did not upset the finding of a magistrate on a The question whether an engagement was enter- alleging t

that this man, a man of high character question of fact, but in extradition__cases ed into, or whether an errangement was made

was guilty

the rule was not exnolly the same, of the charge laid against

In this prior to habeas corpus being granted, was bim. with a doubt that the Chinese Government had his decision, given his ressons for the conelt in the two cases quoted. As far

giving totally irrelevant to the decision arrived At been deceived by witnesses tempted by the re-slon arrived at. Upon the facts as proved the authorities oitet by his learned friend Baron MR A. G. WIS (ACTING CHIEF ward, who came forward weeks afterwards to prisoner ought to be discharged because of the wenk,

there was anthing to say nature of the evidence brought against no engagement should be entered into, cent All in the blanks left on an open warrant.

that was not, his Lordship would see by the because of the anworthiness of the male wit contended that it was purely an exsontiro

him, H ought

also to be discharged prior to the surrender of the fugitive. He evidence, until July 16th that the two witnessen De

from Swatow to prove the nese evidence, His Lordship would have in mater. In the first place the magistrate bad case agaleat

swore falssly before the magistrate. In the would inquire into a prime committed in Hong- eir Henry Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. the leaders of a band of armed robbers who, Da

April 16tb, attacked a house in

deurso of his examination a donbt arose. #B ZOBE != Oito Kong Bing applied for a writ of haarahhed a mas. The question at ones suggested to his character. He put himself forward

Fisgehow and

The defendant now cams before his copus for the delivery up of the body of In itself to anyone--Why this delay P Why, if the as being

on an application of habeas corpa teacher only, bas it was stig. and tast Kai-shing who was somioitted to jail on s

question his Lordship had to devide yemen Fügner charge of armed robbery in China, pending the iness Government knew on June 24th that gested that he was really

one way or the other. In the event of his the isoner

and know the prisoner well, Ha decision of H.E. the Governor regarding bis robbery, did they not say so before April 16t for the purpose of getting the reward,

was the man who committed the

came

here Lordship ditcharging the rule, the case would

then lie with the surrender, The Hon. Mr. W. Reen. Davier, Why, having regard to the fact that Swaton is and concocted

of the part

executive authority to Attorney General, instructed by Mr. G. Ewithin a few hours' steam of Hong kong, the would have the magistrate believe, and He story,

the Morrell from the Crown So'ioltor's Offic,delay? The only legitimate inference, to any apparently made the magistrate believe that

five bat subjat to the of section 4 subsection 3. lication.

That was a mattor beyond the pared to oppose the api,

he was really the torati he said he was. In this Court to decide. It appeared to him on purview of Attorney-General informed the Court capable of inductive reasoning, was that

the course of his examination that man made reading subsection 1 of section that the that he was present under a ale nisi granted armed robbery the Chiness Authorities had

in their minds when the man WAR

Was arrested on

use of certain words in the Mandarin language. ultimate right to surrender was in the hands of by his Lordship calling upon the Superintendent Ju . of Victoria Jail to show cante why he should June 24tb was the robbery of arms and The fact was at once noticed by ike interpreter, the Governor. às to the questions of fast upen who called the magistrate's attention to it. which the magistrate decided the case, ha sub-

president of the New York Fxobuage, con- not bring up the

the body of Ia Kaishing under a unition from the Yomen at

gratulating him on the new and cheap develop- writ of habeas corpus.

Was that they had on their ainst him, Counsel's fare he aqked this man how it was

The case progressed, and when it came to misted that the question of fnot was one for the The proceedings werd

ment of talegraphic communication supplied by instituted under the Chinese Extradition that they intended to bring forward s

ho spoke in Mandario, sud the witness denied sited in his judgment stated the position which received later in the day.

magistrate, and that the authority which he

the Marcout system. An acknowledgment was Ordinance, 1859, and in accordance with the bait gond, he authorities on reflection, or on

being advised, found that the extradition laws the fact. Corneal wacted to convince the Court it procedure here in matters of

smoothly,

"From sli to take! lion would not permit a man to be surrendered if the that this man was a yamen runn tradition. The Attorney-General read sojura

accounts everything is working a on the question of offence four of Ordinance

"said an edical of the company last 7 of 1889, and said tbe

rising: The

The service from shore to shore is prisoner, and he was only noting from a high charge against this man was one of

Castionni ith violence.

decisive

that point.

sense of duty and justice. When the witness

sages over the land linee ocen pics about 90 por with the defence set

was seked in cross-examination if he spoke

out. of the toful time of trenamiesi n. From The case was a rising in before the lingis rate was

in one of the Cantons twofold. First of all evidence was called, to administration, and in the course of that rising Nolan's evidence would prove that, howazer.

of the Swiss Republic against the koosl Mandarin be enid dno, and denied that he had

spoken in that language to the interpreter. Mr. werd by the prosecution, drew a distin forty to fifty words a minute can be despatched i establish an alibi, and the second contention

a deliberata set of homicido was committed

from Clifdent. raised by Bir Heary Berkeley WAB that the

between a man tried in

And which appeared a somewhat unnecessary set. offence with which the Chinese Government The extradition of Ces ionni was sought, but which

His Lordship- He

Hongkong three giyos werde, two of tried in Obine. The law for the purpose of this tributed in the

The messages received at Clifden are dle- really sought to

are also Cantonese.

the ordinary way through a private charge the prisoner was age of.

case drew no distinction whatsoever. WAR refased

Tho Sir Henry Borkeley And one Mandarin. question as to what view a Chinese Court might on the grounds that the killing fugitive

telegraph offloa." political okaracter, and consequently the

The Clifden station was decorated with the the Proceeding, Connel could not be surrendered under the subsection to argumaster was one of the incidents in the

the said

point was that

lake of it had nothing to do with the case. flags of all nations in honour of the opening of which the Attorney-

General has just referred rising, and the offences came under the category the men denied. boving need the words, and He submitted that there was conflicting evidence the service. The station itself is dimelt of

of that of a political character. That was

therefore hs was an unworthy witness. There sufficient to raise in the mind of the Court a access, being located in the middle of a desolate The facts of the case wers fully set out in what would have been set up

here, exhaustive judgment of the learned magistrate.sridence brought by the Chinese Government for years à merekant in the Straits Settle His fearned friend drew attention to the fact one of the westernmost points of Co. Galway.

was evidence to show that fu Kai-Shing was strong and probable presumption of guilt, bog, three miles from the little village of Clifden, Sir Henry

-Not fully sat out. Lo endeavour to obtain the rendition of ments, and he was a man of starting at Johore that the story one of the witnesses toid Attorney-General, proceeding, said he this leader, had boon to the effect that he and the Straits. The presumption was there- amounted The

From a distance nothing on be seen but was present to sustain that judgment.

to He led the people to commit a robbery of arme for in his fever; it was an takkely thing It might be so! Possibly it was so! But the 150ft. to 2006, There are only three buildings ligation of murder, the eight triple masts ranging in height from nindarstood his learned friend was going to raise further point which did not appear to have

Bad ammunition from the yamen. Conasal put that this man was the leader of a gang of

Chinese authorities having regard to the-the power house, which contains the boilers it to the Court that the acthorities in Chins robbers. The offence which he admitted was been dealt with before the magistrate : that

information given that thirteen or fourteen men and dynamos for generating the enormous was, there was no evidence that the Chinese

became subjects of a deception on the part that which any man of high character wight ba of witnesses from Pingehow, and he further pat guilty of the political offence of a reformer. He robbery, might have supposed that there in which messages are received and transmitted. entered a house that night and committed electrical power required, the condenser house, Government had given an engagement, and that it that these witnesses wore tempted, in the pat it to the Court that this man in the absence of such engagement there was hope of getting £1000 reward, to come forward before the magistrate with a promption in

was not ensisient evidence to pick out one and the bungalow occupied by Mr. Hatwistle, no jurisdiction to commit or to retain the

partionlar man and obarge him with the offence the chief of the station, and his assistante, and fugitive, With regard to that, that point was by saying that they knew this man

I relieve the Government of their dificulty favour which the magistrate bed unfairly dis-

of murder. At any rate it was not material to definitely

regarded. Was such a man, who for years. dealt with by the learned Chiof,

the question before the Court. As to whether been a merchant, to be held capable of being an Justice in the case of Wong-Ka-Chaan which one of fourteen people who at the dead of night was decided before your

went into a house at Pingobow some three or

at med robber upon the testimony, of such wit- the toase that night, Sir Houry Berkeley relied the prisoner was one of the robbers who raided Lordships in July 1906. four mon he age and committed an armed rob He contended in any event, that the engagement herz, and there witnesses were prepared to come

Dorses as appeared before the Police Court? The other wilses was an old, semi-blind At any

great

deal on the respectability of his client, referred to, which was a condition precedent to to

Hongkong

and pick him

Tomar, who might very well Lelieve every the fugitive gave before the magistrate, he wee according to the statement which ont, They the surrender, could only possibly be give after the point had teen dealt with in the Coart no difficulty; there are already people in

said to themselves" Wo will have word she said, and who naturally, after her husband had been robbed and killed, was

a leader of

is gang of men seeking to bring about here. Although the course of procedure; who know him, and he has been

disturbance, and

which

to his own When he presses the transmitting key, blind- accorched. required the Crown in this case to show cause,

showing brought about

The ing flashes of light-lang sud short, scoording should be punished; who came with her as be had

said his position was to already

and in due course they appeared before kong,

bot concerned to to the duration of contact-fill the room, neces- and wholey General sastain the judgment of the learned magistrate, the mog

prejudiced at every points

What bl sharaster magistrate. What did and that being so he thought it would be

they my? told their story about an armed robbery at evidence of this so called teacher who wis

.6, or anything sitating the wearing of smokod They male witness. The case

easily by the else, but he submitted that it

Similar

spectacles. Henry Berkeley would midnight cu April 16th. One of them, he convenient if Sir

which sende the put proceded with his argument,

building to the serial wires outside. These at currents from the it to the Court, slightly exceeded his instrue alleged to be a yawen ranner, and if he in the Sir Henry Berksfoy said the Attorney- tions, and in doing so gave them an index to

once set up vibrations of the ether, which course of his croExamination either dizers General only declared generally that he sup

travel in waves soross the 2,500 miles of ocean, the whole of his conduct. Not only did he dited himself entirely or beamadged himself, ported the magistrate's decision, but so far that the fugitivo committed armed robbery, but then the Court ought not to take the step

through his telephone receiver. and are heard by the operator at Glace Bay no cause had been shown. He thought it

be said he committed murder. This man, he said, which was practically sending the fugitive to convenient to adopt the course proposed, and be

when he led his gang into the house after ha

his death. The Court ought not to send the would place before his Lordship the reason had finished robbing the inhabitants, happened prisoner back to China except on evidence of which he submitted should induce, and indeed

trustworthy character. The witness was do- compel Court to order the discharge of the to hear his name mentioned by the master and

the

bentally shot and killed him,

This witness worthy of credit after deliberately and boldly prisoner, who was now detained on the opposed absolutely aid that he told that foot to the denying in Ceurt that he had used - Manda

magistrate. Counsel proposed Chinese authorities on the night of 16th

words. On the ground of these facts the ought to be discharged, because of the committal to awaitition, instead of applying for his extradition on fagitive, and his subsequent

a charge of armed robbery have demanded his the order of the Governor to be surroidered to

surrender the ground of murder. Murder was

case and the facts which led to the arrest

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In one room of the condenser bowse are great sheats of steel which act as a reservoir to store jars which magnify the electrical currents electrical energy, and strange looking brown received in consequence of the ether vibrations. Mores Instrument with a double, telephono The operator at Clifden sits before an ordinary receiver fastened over bis ears.

could be coached and 180ged on the tremely improballe the prisoner spent his time oharo ashes are emitted from the "die-

to give bis lordship shortly the history of the If that was true, would not the Obines a priced before the magistrate what

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in Hongkong in the house of two men who were in mach

very much inferior position than he Probably the learned magistrata had that in two men. The Attorney General submitted to bis mind when be rejected the evidence of thess bis Lordship that under no circumstances could the disturbance created by the prisoner to de scribed as a political offence within the meaning of the act

His Lordship reserved his decision.

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The first regular Transatlantic wireless service was opened at 10.30 am. on Oct. 17th between the Marconi stations at Gisco Bay, Nova Scotis, and Clifden, Conaty Galway

Strict precautions were taken to exclude all persons from the station eave those holding permits issued by the Marconi Company in London.

CABLE COMPANIES NOT ALARMED. Mr. George G. Ward, vice-president of the Commercial Cable Company, in discussing the opening of the Marconi Transatlantic service,. said:

"I would not be understood as minimising Mr. Marooni's achievement in its scientific aspect, but we have never regarded the wireless system as a possible rival to the Travastiantic oable, which is a more certain method of transmission.

"In proof of this fact, I may say that we bave just completed a new direct cable between New York and Havada.

continue to invest money in new cables. "In other words, the cable companies will A number of congratulatory messages from Furthermore, although we expect the Marconi well-known persons were exchanged between system to be improved in the course of years, the effect of stimulating the telegraph business generally,

The

bistory of kindred enterprises show this to be the probable result."

transmitted.

Mary privata mewages were handed at the Marcool offices in London for trapsmission to America, Int, with a few exceptione, they were refused, as the service was not to be available for ordinary ocmmercial business for some days.

Que of the first wirless messages received in London was the following from Bir Wilfrid Laurier. Welcome! By this Bond betwa n Britain and Canads one more triumph for

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12,000 MILES BY-WIRELESS.

ought to be regarded as conclusive evidence to refute the Chinese Go

Government. The first material.

ial one of the subjects for extradition, and surely the two witnesses to prove that at the time he was the charge against him. He called fact was that in May of this year there was a Chinese would have demanded his rendition on supposed to be leading a band of armed rolhars against the local administration opis there the vaperior rather than on the inferior charge, ¦ on April 16th he was la Hongkong, and the rising in the Swatow district of the

I the province. That was a fact which Counsel desired, big He put it to the Court that this excess of account he himself gave on cath, and that of the

instructions throw

as witnesses he called, was consistent with reason such a light on the case me Lordship to boar in mind, as it was part of the

to abow where the truth really was. The end basis of the argument which be intended to Chinese Government did not, on June 24th, with others in orgsuising this riot. He had

ability.

Hesteted that he was engaged pro address to his Lordship. In May, thou, when they asked for the rendition of this man come to Hongkong sometime previously, and there was

ng against the local Govern-

ern-have the facts which were subeequently put for ment,

that rising a town

was in Hongkong motit May. Was that not -called

ward' through the months of these witnemes. probable Must there not have been some pre- Wongkong was captured by the insurgents What they really had on their minds was the paration for this riot? Was it not much more and vertais arma, ammunition and yanen by the rebels, What might be regard inhabitants abonting from various people, was the leader of a riot would be in Hongkong the stations, and a number of Preis messages we satioipate that all sub progress will bave! sion of a message, are to be found at Clifden and warlike stores were taken from the official act of taking from the yamen Government pro-likely that a man who acknowledged that he

party and the not of ed in ordinary circumstances as shot of

place, cortain supplies on April 16th preparing for the riot which Gecessary armed robbery wes on that occasion committed.

for an army of insurgents. So that took place a there was no aspersion upon the Govern. We case, rather than that he would be in few weeks afterwards, in May ? The rebola seized the Jamen, and took

Was it not more likely that this would be ment of Chins involved in the

саве, away Government weapons, etc. The next

granting a habeas corpus by this Court. All that it Pingchow important fact was that among those who would amount to would be this: that the robbing people at night f His story was running over the country and were loading the rebels on that occasion was the

Government of China had, subsequently to its corroborated by two respectable witnesses, ene fugitive before this Court That fact was

requisition, evidence given to it which justified of whom had been the head forau an in Jardine a abundantly established on the evidence before it in proceeding with that requisition, but which Say

Works for shout ifteen years. That These facts were all important: svidence the Court did not believe, and therefore evidence was disregarded by the magistrate, who the

magistrate; Thea the rising, the political disturbance, the revolt

would not permit the fugitive to be surrendered did not even take the trouble to notice it In against the local Government of the province, p. Before they determined to not thos

the fact that the prisoner was one of the information--this faissinformationid hetaredgment, while the evidence of the unworthy Empire and Foience has been achieved."

this his bod

witness who perjured himself before the the flee information they proceeded with the if they spoke the truth, conclusively whowed that them. This deceived them, and in believing in magistrate was accepted. These two witnesses, case thus far.

He was not present to admit the prisoner was not one of those who robbed to for one single moment that the Court would be the house at Swatow. In an extradition onse actuated or controlled by a leader regard for the magistrate ought, on the evidence, to be 30th the susceptibilities of any Government. The satisfied of the guilt of the sensed. A prims the authorities offered roward or the

Court sat

facie case was not sufficient, Counsel seked his capture of the leaders of this rising. They found it, and should there appear to be mels Lordship to grant the writ on the facts before

simply to administer the low as it offered $2300, he thought for sertain of fides in hease then the Court, in accordance him. the leaders, and they offered $1000, for, among with the traditions of the English beneb, would be discharged by the Court

He submitted that the prisoner must others, the fugitive before the Court. They not beerste for one moment in refusing to

There was had it then, that on June 20th thara was a surrender the fugitive. Counsel thought that had given an engagement, which according no evidence that the Chinese Government reward published in the neighbourhood for as the case went on his Lordsbig would $1000 for the opture of the prisoner. Now, dosht lefs apo his mind that whether this man Chinese Extradition Ordinance was a condition section 4 subsection -3 ol the in what capacity did they offer lot for committed the offence of armed robbery on precedent to the surrender of the fugitive, bis capture On June 20th the possession of April 16th or his body was sought for by the Government did not the real object of the Chinese Go sovereign of Great Britain to arrest and mand

not-which they said be. There was no inherent prerogative Authorities At a leader of rebels, and that enly.

sending to get him was out of the country sa alen political offender. June 24th the fugitive not for that robbery, but to got hold of was discovered

His Lordship There is be in Hongkong, ard to

statatery power. on that day a requisition was made

rebel for whom they offered 2.000 rew

reward. to the Sir Henry quite confidently rested his claim to

Sir Henry Barley and statutory authorities at Hongkong for his apprebenaien

observed. If there is power hera

leaders of that political disturbance. The rising failed for ressons not necessary or materical to discuss, the insurgents were dispersed, and the leaders fed. The next material frotto Which Counsel desired his Lordship's most

careful attention was that on June

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THE FIRST DAY.

Private messages poured into the new ofdues of the Marconi Company in Water-gate-bousa, Adelphi, all day for transmission by wireless to Amarios. With the exemption, of a few on gratulatory telegrams from eminent mos, all of

them were refused,

PEAISE FROM SCIENTISTS, The following congratulatory telegrams from well-known soientists were received by the "Express."

gratulate Marconi, and am sending him a Sir William Crookes. I heartily cou- similar message myself direct.

A new record has been established in wire- less telegraphy by the reception at the Mar soni wireless station at Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, of a message from Manila, 12,000 miles away.

A telegram from Nova Scotia gives the following account of the incident-

-In the

most unexpected way Marconi- sxperts were in communication on October 8 with the station at Manils, 12,000 miles away. Puzzled at Brat, the operatory could scarcely believe their ears; but the message was were, at the top of the towers at the station at mistakable and distinct. It came when they' Glace Bay,

The

пр

Marconi pa bis brilliant success in the use of orniser "Philadelphia" had arrived there. The

Lord Kelvin. Yes, I heartily congratulate

The message received was that the American ether to carry messages from Canads to Ireland. Marconi experts account for the sccurrence by Sir Oliver Lodge. I hope to-day's rumour the theory that the cone at Manila must have The wireless service, which began at Clifden of the success of signalling across the Atlantio been in perfect une with that at Glace Bay, at 10,30 am, was used almost exclusively for direct from Canada is correct. If so, the Pross messages.

achievement is one for hearty congratulation to half-way around the world, a various question As the distance covered by wireless is about One of the first congratul tory messages to Mr. Marconi, whose energy and perseverance is puzzling the experts. Which way did the Bay, Nova Scotia, was from Sir William Treloar, be sont from London to Mr. Marooni at Glaco are beyond praise. the Lord Mayor, and two others were despatched lations to Marconi on this splendid result of his

beyla Ayrton-Cordial congratu-mine the record so distinct

message travel, or did it both ways, thos by the Duke of Argyll and Lord Strathoona. ingenuity, perseverance, and faith in wires while being sent to some other station on the message from Manila was picked up" The opening of the Transatlantic service was telegraphy. His quick issight into its practi-Pasific or to a war vessel. It was recorded unmarked by any formality. The first message cability and determination to achieve what these perfectly at the time by an operator in the transmitted was ons want by

Mr. Marcoui, who should beat know believed to be impossibil-receiving room at the Marconi station. At the from Glace Bay, to the Dabin "Evening Mailities desarved this magnificent sucess which, in 1898, reported the regatta Professor W. E. Ayrton, Wamly cen to receive messages from Ireland.

time the experts were experimenting in an effort wben wireless telegraphy was used for news faith and datortained courage in experiments! paper purposes. The message was sa follows: inquiry can achieve in the face of con In opening the regular wirelew Trans-elusions regarding impossibility arrived at staulic service, send my best wishes to the by theoretical reasoning based on Dublin Evening Mail, which, nine years ago, perfect knowledge. For years Marooni's work was the first nawspaper to utilise wireless has been splendid object-lesson to every

experimenter. telegraphy-for practical purposes."

Mr. Marconi sent several other personal body, of Dublin, a director of the Marsoni messages' including one to Mr. William Good-

Company, in which be said;——

on the charge of armed robbery, and he has habeas corpus on the grounds be bad disolosed. no power in the entire of England, there | Kingstown-the first cosion in the world gratulate Marconi for having shown what

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WEATHER REPORT.

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The Hongkong Observatory yesterday is med the following report:-...

On the loth at 11.55. B.m.-The barometer has risen moderately in 5.E. Japan, and fallon slightly over the S. Loochoos, Central Chins and Toogking.

Pressure is high and in moderats excess of siderable to moderate defect of the normal over the average over 9.E. Japan; low and in con- Chins and the Locchoes. lowest of the middle part of the China Ses and It appears to be the Pacifle to the 8. of the Loogboos.

He felt almost confident on the facts before the cannot possibly be BBT вву spprehendest on that day. Counsel pointed out

Coart that the Court did not believe the that on the warrant there was no statement of

The Attorney-General-The Ordinance veats witnesses who pretended to identify the the time lace or the person, or when or

the power in the Governor, not in the Const prisoner. They only saw him in circumstances where the robbery was committed,

who was

Sir Henry Berkeley, continuing, said this of confusion and terror and in semi-darkness; was not a question of vesting power is anybody. affected by it. There was no statement in that warrant that the fugitive committed the armed they did not identify him as being one of the The subsection did not invest bis Lordship with robbery at Pingchow as was a

right to surrender the prisoner. Section 5 a long time after. It was quite possible that a house st

Bebbid Pisgahow was wards alleged. There was no statement on the it was quite possible that there were fif. manner provided by the Ordinance. The on the 16th, and said that the surrouder should be in warrant of any particular person. An open teen or sixteen robbers.

ME. MARCONI'S. STRUGGLE. there, but the Ordinance provided that under no circumstances warrant was issued upon which the fugitive pris

LIFO prisoner was

was not one of them, and his should a fugitivo be surrendered unless an enge- was arrested on a

of armed rob

Mr. Maroopi's great triumph has come to him within the

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Juridi Chins.

name was not mentioned at the time given to the gement bad bean given. The next point was.

after years of dogged perseverance and constant iese suthorities. The strong cams for the what was a political fenos? He submitted My that this

Glad to say, regular service just opened so experiments. The first wireless signal to be the only Government was this: here was a man, a that the uncontradicted facts respecting the hasten to send you and Mrs Goodbody sincere sent across the Atlantic was the letter "8" instance in which a warrant had been Bo issued

teacher in the house robbed, and here was the case of the fugitive in leading the people of that greetings and good wishes direst from Cabads. which was transmitted from Poldhu, Cornwell, that there was any depart wife of the man who was robbed. Both cama distriot against the town of Wongkong, captar- zot from custom in the issuing of this forward and identified this man, but the teacharing it, and subsequently engaging in armed con

in December 1901, and was caught by a receiver warrant. What he did point out to his Lord had never soon him before the night of the fist with the statute forces of the Government been ressived at the station from London for of Newfoundland,

Several congratulatory messages had already attached to a kite flying high off the east coast ship, and what would be obvions to any person on robbery on the night of the robbery he heard was distinctly a reflection, was that on such open warrant it was the master, before he was shot, call the a man directing a tavolt against the administra et ind at the instrument shortly before 10.33. Anglo-American Telegraph Company, which

a political offence.

Here was transmission when the chief operator took bie Then followed the famous protast by the possible to put in any time, place and subject fugitive's name, and then he reported the tion of the Government of a province in China. subsequently Such a warrant would not be tolerated for a moment against a British sabject robbery to the authorities, telling them that The causa caueens of the rising was immaterial. Barrday morning. When he called the Glace claimed a monopoly of the Transatlantic tele-

In Chan of the

station the latter answered almost Im-graph business of Newfoundland, British Conet. What

magistrate-would ween a Kairly strong, case, but the hat wold As a matter of fast it was said by the prisoner medistei, and the first-umage was out with By the invitaties of the Canadian Government,

to be due to misladministration of the laws of ont interruption. one a warr-nt of such s autore, and what

atment about the murder would show that the

Mr. Marconi continue his work in Nova Scotia, Court would convicts man upon such

the province. There domla

would be no question of witness was telling a concooted story. He the fact that this was

Forty minutes later the message from Mr. and four towers were erected in 1912 at Table charge, if no evidence was brought as to when submitted that this witness did not tell

political disturbance Marconi to the Dublin Evening Mail" Was Bay. On December 21 of that year wireless to-day is as follows coneladed his address by and when the robbery was committed at Chinens authorities at that time that the pri- Lerdstip to grant writ of hands orking his riesired, and thereafter the stations silternated manages were ogohanged between King Edward Hongkong & Neighborhood { N.E., win is,

compre

Minto, in sending and receiving. The Attorney-General stated that Sir Henry

Lord opportunity was given persons tempted by the have been in the oharga. For those reasons Berkeley had seked his Lordship is the event of was one from Mr. Henry M. A. Murphy, county of large electrical power station interfered when dommercial meshagen reward to come forward and make false allega Counsel submitted that he was entitled to ask his being against him spon the point he raised, to councillez, of Galway, to Fresident itcosevelt.

The first Irish messgo sext from Clifden were attempted it was found that the proximity Formosa Chanze) Lions against the accused? At the very outset for a chees corpus to prevent this man being reserve it for the consideration of the Full Court,

with the instruments at Table Bay

South coast of China between "Counsel "submitted that they should approach

taken 1

rto China on a charge which had not been but he thought that reference to the two os

Among the messages meat from Clifden to One dificulty after another has luce been Hongkong and Lamooks this case with the gravest posible doubt be established against him. In ordinary cases his learned friend had cited would show that News Bootis early in the day was one from the overcome by Mr. Marcosì, and all the latest South coast of China betw.con

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