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INTIMATION

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TMn, 1968.

in the first instance, realising that if hienol In question, "is found to be really up victim escaped ble life was ondangered, had to standard and if La Yao Case can instil practically po option but to add murder lessons of honesty and impartiality into the to robbery. Subsequently when the death judiciary of China a great and good work penalty no longer attached to the offence will have been done for this country by his of robbery there was no incentive to murder, voyage of inspection." And so say we. because whether be was convicted of that

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like mannerit might be inferred that murder and violence would cease to be so commión,

Bir Bibert Hart was monived by H. M the King at Buckingham Paísos on Juns 26th.

The American Fleet left Honolulu for New Zealand on July 22nd.

Shanghai is to have another olub, the latent addition taking the form of a yacht and social isolab.

in China as at present were robbering and piracies and other offences not met with capi al punishment. We do not say it should be done, but the suggestion perhaps worth. considoration by those interested.

Unlike the laws of other countries, the law of Chios is codíñed and accessible. But it is arobate, and it is perhaps not too much to say that in many cases those who practise it and obeyit do not pretend to understand it. The fact that it has come down from their ancestors is enough for them. The old law which has descanded to them bas been preserved merely because it was old. 20.00 But while we do not value law because it is old it does not follow that we regard old 21.00 law as valueless. By no means. There are

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Laws, the foundations of European legal systems, which we appreciate perhaps all the more because they have been recognised "and obeyed from time immemorial,--but Western-systems-have-developed from the Greek and Roman Codes, whereas the Chinese system, which was contemporaneous with these, but independent, is practically the same to-day as it was in those early days. Mongol and Manchu adopted the Chinese Rystem of Government and ethics as they found them and proclaimed them incapable of improvement. That time has passed, and the opinion is now freely expressed that improvement is necessary and desirable.

Without attempting a discussion on any TOO WELL KNOWN TO CONNOISSEURS theory of jurisprudence a subject, which TO NEED COMMENT, AND WM CAN. presents tor many subtleties for any but the CONFIDENÆLT. RECOMMEND.

trained legal mind to grasp it may ba indicated that the law of China is based on the patriarchal theory. The unit in China is not the individual but the family and the

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DYKE BALL points out, "a family is respons WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.ible for the good behaviour of its members, a neighbourhood for its inhabitants, and sa official for those governed by him," To replace this system by one based on e Western model making the individual responsible would involve changes of too radical a mature to be appreciated by a Conservative people like the Chinese It would be subversive of the existing social system, and to submit a scheme involving

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. Our communications relating to the news 19% s Thould be addressed to THE EDITOR,

Chrdependents must forward their names and ad- dresses with communications addressed to she Editor; not for publication but as svidones of gróp

By the steamer “Hangmang." which left Banghal Inat Tuesday, the ponies of the inter- port pole team left for Hongkong. In all- there were ten animals, Mr. A. W. Burkill and obbare had two aplece.

· „Dr. Keylook Essing three esch, while the

On Saturday night the polies found the body of a Chixons girl, six years of age, banging from a team in a house in Wanchai, a. rope being attached to the neok. It is a one-of. suspected murder, and the mother of the girl, two women and a man have been arrested pending inquiries.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE DISLOCATION OF THE TELEPHONE SERVIÕE.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRIS"].

3rd August

DEAR STB,-I should be much obligedüf you can find room in your valuable solames for the following explanation

I have received a great number of shits and verbal messages complaining of the unfortunate dislocation of the telephone service. Quite

CANTON.

[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.}

2nd August. NOTEL MATHOD OF TESTING. PROFESSIONAL

• PROFICIENCY.

Owing to considèrable sickness and numerous deatha amongst the men in the Army hare Vioergy Chang has given special instructions to all the offcors in charge of the Military Hospitals to End out and report to him the Proficiency of all the Doctors engaged in these E. Chaug suggests that olanification of the institutions. In order to do this effectively diferent kinds of asses in the bapitals be made,

Farther reports have been forwarded to the large proportion of those messages show police of jauka stranded and lives lost in the curious`misunderstanding as to the nature of and those who are suffering from the same

The lies at the Central telephone line and I think that if the matter

Bishop Awdry, Bishop in South Tokyo, Just recent typhoon.

operation,

month went into a Loadon hospital for an Station yesterday showed that 357 persons were were explained more patioase would be evident

malasing, 206 were drowned, 66 were killed-on-such-ecossions as the pressut. ashore while 14 were reported injured. This One gentleman informs me that he cannot understand why his telephone should bo-wrong as in the offon overhead they are using their; another that to put his telephone right can only be a matter of ten minutes' work as the one next door is in order.

I is stated that the Department of Com-gives a total of 843. manications of Japan has persuaded Okins to join the postal union.

Viscount Komuta was to leave, Europe, on the 27th ult. for Japan, travolling by the Trans. Siberian Railway,

The Belgian Consul at Hankow, M. T. de Snick, has committed salaide by shooting himself with a revolver, in a fit of temporary insanity.

The native editor of "The Korea Daily.

News" has been committed for trial for alleged embelement of subscriptions for the redemption of Korea's indebtedness to Japan.

A Spaniard named D. Francisco Grisolin has base arrested at Shanghai by order of the Consul for Spain on a charge of "attempting to provoke a duel and with insult contrary to is."

The directore of the Eastern Extention Australasia and China Telegraph Company, the quarter ended March 31 last of 28, 3d, per Limited, have declared an interim dividend for share, free of income-tax,

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Poking has informed the Wal-wa-pu that Dr His Excellency the Austrian Minister in

Karl Bernomer, at pressut Austrian Conmal in Tiesteia, is to be transferred to Shanghai to take up the post vacant by the death of Mr.

von Buri.

The Japan Chronicle regrets to record the death of Ciptain Heaty Pape, formerly in command of one of the Rickmere liners, and well-known personality in the Far East. The firm for more than twenty years, and opened deceased was in the employ of the Rickmers their service to the Orient,

A Japanese Consulate is to be established as Batavia this year. It is the rule of the Nether Lands Grernment to cunolude & Treaty of Consular Bervice with any country whlok establishes Consulate in a Dateb colony. In Service in Batavia has been concluded, and mpliance with this usage, a Treaty of Cousalar ratifications will be exchanged in a few days,

AFoochow dispatch states that BE. Suag Shon, Viceroy of the Mia Che provinces, has informed the Throne that he has ordered the oultivators of the 27,500 mow of land which

Apropos typhoon signals. Some comment was caused on Sunday night by the long Interval allowed to elapse between taking down the "daylight" signa's and hoisting the night signals. For almost half an hour no signals conld be observed on the "Tamar. It would be interseling to have an explanation of this dolny.

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Every subscriber must bave two separately inculated wires from his telephone to the Ex- change and every possible means in employed so that they shall never in any mense go shores with the man next door."

disease be placed under the treatment of cash Doctor for a certain period and at the expiration percentage of patients cured. It is reported of the fired time to decide their marita-on-the that almost 80 per cent of the patiente recently taken into the Military Hospitals are men suffering from sholera and the death rate amongst them has been very high. Doctors I believe, will have very little chanse of proving who are placed in charge of the cholera wards,

their compotanoy.

FOOD AND ICH.

It is again rumoured that an Ice Factory is going to be put up here. That there is scope. On an average nine-tenths of each line is for an los plant, nobody doubts, has 1 do not The Blue Fannel steamers, mays the NC. anderground and is therefore unaffected by the think the water here is very suitable. We are Daily News, are experiencing a remarkable ran storm, but the other tenth has been blown getting very good los from Hongkong at prac of ill-luck. Yosterday (last Tuesday) a fireman away.

sically the same price as in Hongkong and A great number of wires have to be re-thanks to the new hours advertised by Mesare, broke his ribs, The seaman who fell from the erected and this must be done in proper order; i Patell & Co., we can get los at almost any hour fore-top of the "Agamemnon" and whose life individal lines cannot be attended to out of of the day. was only saved by th, plucky intervention of their turn without setting the whole work-back- comrade at the expense of a fractured ankle and

01 the "Patrosius” fell down the bankara and

wrist, lion with a broken back in the General Hospital, Shanghai, where in ali probability" ko will be for several months..

reduction of the military forces in Indo-China, that regret is expressed in certain organs at the A Peris message to the London papors štatos

decided upon sa a messure of retrenchment by 1,19,000,000 (£760,000) for that purpose in Parliament. The Budget, which amounted to

1907, has been reduced to t. 15,000,000 (£600,000) for the current year. The French forces in Good his home 1948 à ma er a total of 25,500, of whom 732 are offers. This total indudes only 12,059 whites, officers anil

the rest being natires.

indefinitely-Iam, Youri, &o.*

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THE COMING BOXING CONTEST.

[TO THI IDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRES,””]

U. B. 8. Wilmington,"

Hongkong, August 3. Six-Having heard several remarks passed so the offeat that the Simms-O'Rourke bout was going to be a fake light, I take this opportunity to express myself in the promises.

This book will nudeabtedly be the best user pat on in Hongkong. In Shanghai last year, Simms and O'Rourke fought a fifteen round United States Court for Malas was reopened by bad feeling batween the two parties, and the After a closes of some seven months the draw, which subsequently, resulted in much

sivil es called that day was one in which the Judge Wiley on the 28th ult. Among the coming fight will decide the best man.

Sporting men of repate in Shanghai stat. Hongkong Milling Co, wore plaintiffs anded that the fight of Simms and O'Rourke, More Fraser & Co. defendants Plaintiffs at that place, was the best ever witnessed attorneys Mura. Drummond, White Cooper there, and also elsewhere in the Orient, they and Phillips did not appear. For the defendants believed. The reports of the fight in the Mr. Sterling Fessendon appeared and said he Shanghai pspors will corroborate this statement. was Instracted by his clients to make appli

On board the Wilmington" there is much at Honour remarked that plaintiffs counsel ought force, and the other on deck; and all who are olon for the ease to be discontinued.His stake, one of these men being in the engineers' to have been present to make the motion acquainted with man-o'-war affairs will readily On his. Honour's suggestion Mr. Fessenden Fessenden-The matter was settled amicably. understand that each side will be faithfully

supported, go to file a written motion for dismissal.

Mr. J. H. Kemp was the only magistrate

Al-latters for publication should be writion on that proposition would be for its promotors comprise the entire area upon which poppy is presiding at the Police, Court yesterday, and reputation which it can't afford to lose. -

one side of the paper only.

No anonymously signed communications that haus already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra pics of pabitsation. After that DaAILY should be

hour the supply a limited. Only supplied for Cash

Telegraphic Address: Panes.

Codes: A.B.O. 5th Bd. Lieber,

Fa O. Box, 34. Telephone No. 12.

BIRTHS,

On July 24th, Shanghai, the wife of J. Y, G. DASIE, of a son.

On July 28th, Shanghai, the wife of R. 1,

·1. M. Customs, of a daughter.

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to court delest. At the same time it must not be overlooked that the principle of the responsibility of the individual has been extended very materially since the Code was originally framed, and progress, accessarily slow, may reasonably be anticipated on similar liner,

planted in Fakien province, to begin sowing corals on it early in the autumn, u.der pain of nation to Government if the poppy plaat

In addition to the above reasons, the "Wilmington, has acquired a sporting

although he had a comparatively long list of U.S., Wilmington," widely known in Hong- Eariga W. D. Grestham, U. B. Nary, of the

who had been employed at the Hongkong Hotel who know Ensign Grethau, known as vases there were few of public interest. A boy kong, has consented to referee the bout; and wet to the servants' quarters at 11, Wellington Mr. H. K. Cimmbers, A.M.I.C.E., Assistant Street on Sunday to remove his clothing, but que sa and a good sporteman

W. H, BAROWSKI, Civil Engineer in the Director of Work . did not obtain permission to enter. One of the

Manager. partment at Hongkong Dockyard, who was boys in the quarters refused to allow him to

is still cultivated there.

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“...* -- MILITARY AND OPIUM SKOKINO.

Sometime ago à Buread was watablished ex- clusively for the suppression of opium smoking amongst the Civil officials and it is reported to have done good work, His Excellency Viceroy Chang, on receipt of a satisfactory report from the above department Immediately gave instrad- tions to the Military anthorities to establish similar Bureau.

THE RECENT TYPHOON.

The Naval Department has reported to the Viceroy that they have lost 31 gigs ontol 33 in the recent typhoon and the report also mentioned that all the metallis covers for protecting the big guns at the Fa Moon Forts have been demolished. The wireless telegraphy apparatus at Wal-Yawn was also blowe, down,

GUNHOATS COMPLETED.

Owing to insuloisney of light draft gam Viceroy Chang instructed Admiral Ll Team bosts for patrolling the West River, last year

is

to order four shallow draft gun-boata from Hongkong. They are to be equipped with mo dern guss. The contract prios for building the four vessels including the supply of their outfit said to be oror 300,000 taste to be paid In three instalments of which two instalments have been paid. Recently Admiral Li reported to the Viceroy that the gunboate bave been com- pleted and requested that instructions be given to the Likin Birsan to pay the final instal ment of 100,000-tals.

THE BERESFORD-SCOTT SIGNAL

INCIDENT..

The following is the communication made to

Lord Charles Beresford :- Scott disobeying a signs given by Admiral the Times respecting Bear Admiral Sir Percy

one-saether on a parallel course, 1,200 yards apart. Lord Charles Beresford made a gual to them ordering the Argyll to turn 16 points to mbar-board and the Good Hope to turn 16 points to port.

The Good Hope and Argyll were abasm of

A most hopeful feature of the budding rapently invalided home owing to ill-health, banter. The result was a quarrel in which the BANKRUPTCY OF MR. C. EETTI. Vistoria and Camperdown. The Arygli obeyed"

duty. He will be succeeded at Hongkong by the band. been appointed to Portsmouth dookyard for defendant drew a knife and out the boy serosa Me. Komp informed the accused Mr. H. F. Bowen, A.M1,0.B., Assistant Ciril that he was not justified in using a knife and Engineer, of Portsmouth dockyard, who called Aued him 820, in defalt three weeks impri- last month,

sonment;

TYPHOON WARNING.

reform movement is the fact to which publicity a given by a Chinese organ published in English that Commissioners have been sent, to various foreign countries to make special studies in this line [swa Apparently all is not quiet on the Korean and their administration] and the low-border. A telegram from Kirin dated 25th July, ledge which they have accumulated states that Yi Fan-yin, a Korean, with his men should prove of benefit to the country fought with the Japanese at the sea port of

to the number of six or seven thousand, have the Not only the codifying of laws is Wenkwei and killed over forty Japanese soldiers And received at the American Consulate at besar, the Oriental Store Company, Limited, the

and three officers. The Koresus of Chin ghain left there for Kirin to take refuge and the Chinese authorities are taking grast precautions on the border of Kores.

Had the signal been obeyad the Good Hope "and" Argyll would have collided, as did the

disobeyed the signal. the signal; the Good Hope, to avert a collision,

& sitting of the London Baakraptor Court was held on 2nd July before Mr. Registrar The case is in some ways parallel to that of Brougham for the public samlastion of Sir George Tryon in the Victoria, but there is Charles Emmrich Etti, late of 99 and 101, the following difference, Admiral Markham, Leaden ball-street E.C., whose accounts show although he realized the danger, mast-headed total liabilities £1,338 and a deficiency of £1,763 his snewer, and was thereby compelled to obey In reply to Mr. Daniel Williams (Official the signal. Elr Party Boett, seeing that by Receiver),

the debtor stated that he came over obeying the signal a collision would take place, from China in 1905, and had since been in did not mast-head his answer, thus leaving 15 terested in the Exetern Asia Traders Ansonia open for the lagship to negative the signal, or tion, the Anglo China Trade Journal, the Infor the Good Hope not lo

obey the

signāl At the Victoria Court-martial the Court in Russian Transport Company, the Liopinski their fluding expressed regret that Admiral 5.30:

Gold Mining Syndicate, and other andertakings. Markham did not communicate his doubt se to "Cyclone on typhoon East of Bashi Channel, accommodation bill transactions, in respect of added that it would be fatal to the best interests He had also been concerned in various the signal to his Commander-in-Chief, but they moving . N.E. or N.E."

which a liability of £1,256 rested upon the estate of the service to say he was to blame for carrying at the date of the receiving order. The

ent the dimotions of his Commander-in-Chief, examination was concluded.

who was present in person.

The following telegram was dispatched from sails Observatory at 3.15 p.m. yesterday

THE VISIT OF U. S. FLEET TO

CHINA.

THE BRITISH ARMY,

"When the Good Hope turned to starboard instead of to port an ordered the following signals were made

HONGKONG, AUGUST 4TH, 1908 CONTEMPORANEOUS with the movement to aimed at, bat the betterment of the put her army on a proper basis and to administration. Corruption, it is generally establish a navy, China has shown a desire admitted, is common in China, but how gan to remodel ber judiciary and to ensure it well to otherwise when officials are in purity of administration. The subject has

adequately paid an1 "squeeze" or "dau- long been under consideration, and we

cours? have to be reckoned as part of the remember that Wv TING FANG, the pre remuneration for the offices which they sent Chinese Ambassador at Washington, hold ? Undoubtedly there are many honest a gentleman with a thorough knowledge

patriotic officials in the Empire, but that of Western methods, submitted proposal does not remove objection to the principle Decem'or B1.If anmutilated, and of not less reduced Chinese Navy, in making preparations light on the poor prospects of Mr. Haldane's clean up before the signal was bauled down,

which gives opportunity for irregularities The system nast be changed: A compre hensive code of laws and an honest judi-

these are attained the purity of the Chinese ciary are not impossibilities, and when

which embraced a revised, code of criminal laws. That, however, only applied to 030 section of the law, perhaps the most need

ful of reform from the outsider's point of view, and did not pretend to take any

Natioe is given in the Straits Government Gazette that the Secretary of State for the Colonies will at tu ca ly date submit to tie King an application for the demonetization of old Straits dollars and half-dollars. Then moins shall cease to be legal tender after that the least earrent weight, they will be accepted at the Government Treasury in exócange for currency notes or local-soin up

the end of the year.

The arguments in the Hongkong case of J.

to

*** Teotai Mei Haing-talen, head of the Tientsin

Sha. Chin ping tor Amoy, via Shanghai, to join Vice Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the

beans of this Shaghat, too, has left that port

Peiyang and Nanyang squadrons of the now

of the..

Will

OUTSPOKEN CRITICISM,

Lord Milner and Lord Roberts turned a keen

the orantry?

port F

*I July, 7.8 p.m, Flag to Good Hope.-Did Good Hope take in the signal for her to tara bo Reply-Tes; bat Good Hope did not go

The method of making signals in the Navy is signal ordering the avolation or mangerre. The other roseols then hoist the answering pennant "to the dip," but do not hoist" oloss up" sutil they sro nesured that they understand have their answering pennante "close up," then the flagship Leuls down the signal and the that the signal was hauled down, thus ordering the evolution to begin, before the Good Hope. had hoisted "close up," to show that the meaning of the signal was understood.

for the Bagahip or senior offer to koist the

'cognisance of the other sections which are administration should be as seldom im. Ullmann & C. v. Laubs and another baforn been instructed to enter all monies spent on this of Is not the supreme object the security. the meaning of the signs. When all the ships in China are most anxious to see tortura pugued, as that of Great Britain. The the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council The Chinese officials will repair & number of on the conditions which ho himself has declared evolution is performed. In this case we are told

no less bulky. Humanitariaus interested

acopaion to the Government's account for 1908.

for the option in American Paing Territorial Army in two striking space at due to at Amoy the National at the Taotal Wei, the Commissioner of the on September 14. Besides Admiral Sha and Trocadero Restaurant last month.

Imperial

"If

If we support the movement and Lord Maritime Customs at Amoy will also take in the reception on behalf of the Chinese Milner, "We may be sevused of infidelity to our Government, The Viceroy at Foosk on principles, while, if we do not support it, people Mr. Haldane has found that when he insists question suggests itself What system is occupied four days. Tas Judges present ware ancient temples, will attend to the building of a to be necessary for efficiency he cannot get abolished, and while admitting the value of likely to give such results? The answer is and Sir Arthur Wilson, Mr. Yoaug, KC, rating of a grand stand after foreign methods is no country in the world where the Volunteer Lord Robertson, Lord Atxiason, Lord Collins wharf, the, constraction of news roads, the recruits The fault is not in the mer. There the various punishments inflicted with supplied by in journal to which we have Mr. E. II. Sharp (K.C. of the Hongkong Bi), and bin staff to review Chinese troops, the itself is insufficient. It penalises patriotism.

in the parade ground for the American admiral principle will carry further, but the principle the Empire at the time they were instituted

already referred. It remarks that the. and Mr. A. C. Nesbitt were ounsel for the purchase of several hundred new ricshes from they wish, and rightly too, to secure the British Coloni Administration allows a appellants; Mr. P. Ogden Liwrodos, K.O., and Japan for the conveyance of the American is left to the spasmodic efforts of the patriotic What ought to be done by the whole nation

EMPIRE DAY RIFLE CONTEST. "tutioduction of metho de mère in accord good deal of latitude in the interpretation Mr. D. M. Kerly for the respondents. At the marines and sailors on land and will arrange a few that reason efforts to provide a

WIT moderi tadas. It u te urged adat

DUDUTTER KAT OF EASuptions to the Bajalsang beribes-i-as trung!\ otice Vornqiour wasir nye atomen For Dinty Matt Zapiro Day To Contat the Clupeso are sail a barbarous people,

for 1908, for which 412 rig, clubs and Lord Roberts, spooking a little later, said: naacciations in all parts of the Empics ontered and can only be kept in restraint by bar

"Only two days remain of the time in which it Losus, has now conoluded. The chief trophy, burous-punishments, by to that opinion expedient." In conclusion, it is interesting

was hoped to organiga the Army on the nor the 210 gaines Empire, Cap, is held for the we can bardly subscribe, especially when to note that LA TAO CHEN, having

basis, and up to the present only about half the year by the East London (Capa Colony) Rifle

of the law and is also adapted to local con- ditions by Orders in Council specifying their judgment. modifications which experience shows to be

of the various battleships during their sojourn to Naat Amoy 36 guests of the Chinese. Government.

N-C Daily News.

Mr. Ralph Spencer Paget, who for the past a Siam, has been appointed to succeed dir four years has been the British representative

Gerald Lowther as Minister. in Tangier Ho

Paget, who was Ambasador cosively in

IN THE LIFT.

we remember that in Britain serious crime returned from Japan, whose legal system the younger son of the late Bir Augustar up and down in this lift all day ? .

For

men have come forward. They may come Clu

Club with the score of 824 prints ont of a

now, but even if they do, how different possible 840. The club alao wine ortright the Old LadyDon't you ever feel sick going will the Army be from that of which Mr. 5 games oup for the club waking the best

rapidly Haldane spoke a year ago!

score in any part of the Empire outside-the Lift Boy-Yea'm, Old Lady Is it the motion of the going spoke the number has dwindled to a possible by the Bailway and Works Rifle Club, Brisbane, ****From the 300,000 men of whom he then United Kingdom, Second position was secured

315,000. Nothing is being done for rife clubs, Queensland, with a score of 807 points, while Lift Boy-No'm.

which it was then intended to obcourage. the Bendigo Rifle Club, Victoria, is third with "It is surely an unfortunate position for a 798. The 50' guinea trophy for the alab Minister to find himself in after such a great obtaining the bosteoors in the Brited Kingdom number of speeches."

Was Fouüred outright by the North London Rife Club with a total of 793,

diminished in consequence of the mod he was studying, -bus-been- instract fications in our criminal laws. To take ed to proceed to British Colonies, Rome, and in Vienna; and his only sister is ouly one example. When highway robbery especially those where Chinese are the Countess of Plymouth. He married lant down? persed to be an offence punishable by death, resident, to take note of the methods in Sir Arthur Pagat. Mr. Paget is half Germani your s distant consin, the daughter of General highway murders decreased in number. operation there. "If the reputation of the by birth, his mother havlag been born Countess Walbarga de Hohenthal, and having been at The reason is obvious. The highway-man | British Colonial Bench, adds the jour-one time attached to the Conet in Berlin,

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Old Lady The motion of going up?

Lift Boy-Nom,

Old Lady-What is it, then ?

Lift. Boy-The questions!