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SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, 16th September.

IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION,

BEFORE Ma. H. H: J. Gozraziïz (ACTING.

PUIGNE JUDGE).

MUCH ADO ABOUT A HAT.

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRFES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1908.

Any other tenants autor damage to their proparty Yes, A Indy had all bar sitting- room furniture damaged,I am told over 5,000 blankets belonging to the Army Ordin ango were destroyed.

As a matter of fact this is only test case? I am going entirely on my own responsibility. If you succeed the other tenants will send in their claims P-I don't know.

Plaintiff's "coolio" also -evidence in

of For the

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HAMBURG LETTER.

WRITTEN FOR THE "HONGKONG DAILY, PRESA.”]

bas been steadily decreasing and a slight diminu tion in that of sick pensioners; the total, however, is some 4,000 above that of the previous thres months and if it continuca to grow at the same rate the first million will be reached within another twelve months.

AISTER REGATTA.

IND COOPE'S STOUT.

LIGHT PALATABLE AND WHOLESOME.

QUALITY AND CONDITION UNEXO LLED.

TER DOZEN QUARTS.

SOLE AGENTŞ-

PINTS SPLITS

H. PRICE & CO., LTD.

TELEPHONE No. 185. Hongkong. 18th September, 1908,

$4,15

1:50

WINE, SPIRIT & CIGAR MERCHANTS,

Hamburg, August 20th: 'FTE SIQUEL TO THE AIRSHIP. DISASTER,

The news of the destruction of Count Lap- pelin's airship on the day before I mailed my The annual Alster rowing regatta took plass on the 8th and 9th inst. The lake presented the last letter, as well en fall particulars of the When the action in which J. C. Mooss suedo deciso, Mr. E. Seth, sporetary of cofdent will have reached yon by wire and mall nepal tentive appearstes, gally-decked bages 8. E. Allaus for $20 the value of a Papams hat the company, asid the house in question was before this comes to hand, rendering an account filled with members of the Bamburg clubs and alleged to be wrongfully detained by the defen-only eighteen months old, Beyond the notice

had received on the 21st August, he bad got on my part superfluous, but I cannot refrain their ladies in bright summer attire lined the dant was called, Mr. Dirop, of Mesra, Hastings no other. The company had no resson to mus. from adverting to the wonderful effect the event course near the winning post, whilst numerous and Hastings, en behalf of the plaintiff said he pose that the house moded repairs. When he bad on the national mind. Everybody in rowing boate, sailing yachts and motor craft had that morning received a sum of money and received the notice he went over to Mr. the wide world must have feltsincere sympathy fitted to and fro or lay moored along the inner Goldring's honse, sxamined the damage, and with the man now a septuagenarian, who, has ring or wherever sise they found room, the banks the action was settled.

returned to the offies and reported it. On the dafondant,

following Saturday, accompanied by Mr. Bird, for the last thirty years or more, in-fact since of the lake were crowded with spectators who "Mr. Christ, who appeared for denied that there Hid been any nettlement so he examined the roof but could find nothing he was obliged to lose the army in which he evinced the must lively interest in the proceed. bad distinguished himself, on soocunt of ill-ings, The weather on both daje was nearly far as he was concerned, and added that they wrong..

Cross-examined: The company had pre-health-devoted his energies and his fortune to perfect, a light brees tempering the heat of the fepadinted liability.

vicusly paid compensation to other tenants for the conquest of the air, who after having August and which at times was hiden behind

THE RED, RED NOSE. damage done, but in those cases notice had been given and the damage repaired. The compensauceeded in producing a dirigible balloon, white summer clouds. 29 Clubs, German as demonstrated by his fight from the Lahongation, and Dutch had entered for the sport

According

to the Medical Press and Lion paid was 850.

of CDstance to Mayauce, saw his hopes of but no English orews wore present Most of the Circalar, ved nose is by no means a sign: events were well contested, the hours of the of drunkeness, and is na common among accomplishing the final test shattered by a

Bat nobody could have day falling to the Roio en Zeilvereeniging de teotstallers så tippiers. Indigestion is respon squall of wind. foreseen the extent to which the German Amstel of Amsterdam," which, starting in two sible almest more than anything else for rod races only, won both. The much-coveted ones, while excessive to drinking is apt to play people bad identified themselves with the Schumacher" prize was carried off by the the pose in particular. Sometimes the congested havoo with the complexion in general and with Pannonia Evezas Club of Buda Pest, nosa is a sign of some serious disorder of the dertaking since the partial success attained by the Count a few years ago, for not since Mayence taking the Senates Challenge Cap heart, or it may point to a sloggish sirculation. the declaration of war, in 1870, has such a

which was but feebly defended by the bolders. The pernicious habit of inhaling cigarette contribute to the external wealth of colour. Hamburg orewe did not come off well, for their For many of these conditions relief is obtainabis

ir daba with 18 entries secured but six prizes, from skilled medical treatment. her the seven Berlin olate with 37 entries were victorious in eight races.

Mr. Dixons replied that the money he had received enabled him to accept it as settlement of any claim which the plaintiff bed against

the defendant.

Mr. Grist asted that the dofondant disputed all flability and asked that the oase be struck out. The hat had been handed over.

Mr. Dixon interrupted with the assertion that that was not quite correct. The bat was banded to him by the defendant before his friend was instructed. Defendant had called

with him.

Mr. Grist asked where the hat was now." Mr. Dixon At my office.

Mr. Grist 'repeated kis request that the case should be strack oat,

This closed the case for the defence. Mr. Hodgton submitted that it was necesary for the tenant to give noiles, to the laudlord of any repair that was needed. The case was important to all landlords in the colony.

His Lordship is also important to tenants, Mr. Hodgson contended that the roof was lat to the telant and if the landlord went on the roof it was trespass.

oboked,

witnessed. Within twenty-four hours after the seeldent fad happened all the leading newspapers had opened subscription lists for the con

His Lordship-I think it would be going with view to a settlement and left the hat rather far to say the landlord would be a tres spontaneous outburst of patriotic feeling been in a very olose race with a Berlin boat, The smoke and paflug it through the nostrils may

paseer if he went on the roof of his own bons, I don't know that he ought to go there, but I don't think he could be legally prevented,

Mr. Hodgson added that landlords could not be espested to keep a staff of inspectors to instruction of a new airship; the corporations of pect roofs every day, and ses if pipes were all the more important towns, and of smaller es too, voted aums varying from 50 to 5,000; societies and private clubs of all kinds raised contributions amongst their members; industrial establishments, mercantile Arm and private individuals promised considerable children parted with the con- amounts and even tents of their saving boxes, whilst the Govern. ment at once placed at the disposal of the Count the £25,000 agreed upon as the price of the

His Lordabip-The plaintiff has got all he withey

Mr. Grist-Somebody has paid the money on defendant's behalf,

His Lordship-The plaintiff's case is this: If landlord in this colony lata property, he is an insurer against demego gaused by weather. Mr. Grist-I don't go quite so far as that. His Lordship-Fretty fear it Mr. Grist-I say that in view of the dir His Lordship-Is there anything as to conteonstances of the typhoon he was negligent in

not going and seeing to the roof. which turns on this paint?

Mr. Dixon-I am not suggesting he paid it.

Mr. Grist--I think it should be entered as withdrawn.

Mr. Hodgson submitted that as there was no structural defect alleged this clause did Alis Lordship decided to record that the not apply to damage caused by a choked drain, invention, if the airship stood the test of re- Mr. Grist having replied, his Lordship said plaintiff reported that the matter had been that as both sider considered the case one of

importeres he would reserve his decision,

"settled and saked to withdraw the case.

LANDLORD AND TENANT.

P. W. Goldring, solicitor, claimed the sam of 8500 damages from the Humphreys Estate and Finance Company, Limited, for breach of contract.

The plaintiff alleged that the defendant firm failed to comply with 14. agreement whereby they undertook to keep the roof and exterior, walls of the premises ho occupied at Kowloon in a proper state of repair. Mr. E. J. Grist, of Mears Wilkinson and Grist, sppeared for the plaintiff, While Mr. P. M. Hodgeer, of Mesars. Ewens

rented from the defendant firm s

foor in

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

A number of coolies on the Peninsula have found a cource of amusement lately in ringing people's door bella and then running away. One of the offenders was caught on Tuesday, however, and was oberged before Mr. J. R: Wood yesterday. A One of 35 wes imposed, the alternative being 14 days'imprisonment.

A trader from the country was charged before exclusive rights of the Postmaster General by taking letters out of the Colony: He was ordered to pay a fine of $25, in default, one month's imprisonment.

A FREE PARDON FOR A FAMOUS-JOKER, The "Captain of Kopenik," who two years ago created such intense amusement all over the civilized world by the logo practical joke be perpetrated on the Mayor and Treasurer of the corporation of Kupenik, for which he was sentenced to four years' imprisonment, has bear granted a free perdog in consideration of his exemplary conduct whilst in jai!. At the news of his release the street in which his sister lives with whom he was expected to take up his stode, maining in the air in a navigable condition for

was crowded, so that an extra force of police 24 hours, engaging at the same time to bear

What had to be despatched to keep order; bateke the loss entailed by the catastrophe. the subscriptions may total up to in the end it evidently did not relish the prospect of a public is impossible to conjecture even, but it is ovation for he kept out of the way until the stated that at least £100,000 have already crowd had dispersed in the evening. It was been received. This manifestation of naiver-proved at the trial that, after having spent the sal sympathy put new life into Count Zeppegrester part of his life in prison, he had been a who for a-moment-seems to have been endeavouring to earn an honest livelihood, but that the indiscriminating seal of the police had dumbfounded by the blow, and he has lost no time in making preparations for the construe-driven him back to arizao; whereupon a colles- tion of new airship, for which many parts of lion was started in his favour which produced the old one are still available. In order to something like £1,500, a fair sympathizer even accelerate the completion of it he has asked for

making him auffer of marriage. It is said experts and an advisory board has been formed word and has accepted the port of ashier for the purpose, consiling of some of the most to the Variety theatre at Kiel at a salary of 212 1 a month, bat on condition eminent scientists and engineers in the oruntry that his name shell not be used for paffing The suggestion of Oberbaurath Rathonsu that & committee of control be appointed to watch purposes. Be this as it may, there can be no over the application of the funds collected has doubt that he is receiving offers of all kinds been instently scented by the whele nation, the from various quarters and cus cannot help general desire being that the amount shall be feeling, although willing that old jailbirds like at the free disposal of the Count in recognition the Captain" who are anxious to turn over a of his disinterested and untiring labour in the now leaf should be assisted both morally and pacuniarly, that the thing is-being-overdone.in the present instance from a love of the The visit of King Edward to Friedrichshofenational, and that there are thousands more and the conciliatory speeches of Mr. Lloyd worthy of public sympathy and help than he is. George, Mr. Haldane and Mr. Winston Churchill have created a good impression in this country and, if the yellow-press on both aides of the Channel would but cease from troubling," more friendly relations might soon he established between the two peoples. At the same time it does not seem as if the suggestion of the "Daily News" that Mr. Lloyd George shonid, daring his intended visit to Berlin, endeavour to come to an understanding with the Imperial Government regarding a mutual limitation of their naval program ass, were viewed with favour in this country.

and Harston, acted on behalf of the dolendente. Mr. Wood yesterday with infringing the the co-operation of zölantille and technical that he means to take the good lady-at ber!

Mr. Grint stated that Mr. Goldring had one of their bulidings at Kowloon. Only The fàt in which plaintiff lived was let to him But not the roof which was the property of the landlord, whose duty it was to keep it in proper condition for the use of the tenants, On the 28th July last, there was's typhoon in Hongkong. Eight or ten days later there was a heavy rainstorm, which caused water to spcumulate on that portion of the roof above plaintiff's fcor. The water came through and damaged a considerable portion of his pro. perty. A carpet was spoil, also a gramaphone

and a number of records.

Hi Lordship Supposing the typhoon took the roof right off, would you still have a remedy?

Mr. Gris-I don't think so. Did you give notice to the defendants to repair the roof-No.

Was the roof damaged by the typhoon - esn't sty that. All the pipes were choked with

leaves which must bave been blown on to the roof by the typhoon, causing the accumulation of water. We do not pat the damage down to the typhoon. The defendants are under a obligation to keep the roof in good condition, and as there had been a typhoon it was their duty to see whether any repairs were necessary His Lordship You do not say whether it is due to the typhoon or not?

Mr Griet-We say defendants should bave in spected the roof after the typhoon. We could not get on the roof, which was not let to us and we would be trespassers. if we went there.

His Lordship-Yee, you wouldbe Plaintiff then entered the witness box and related the faotsas outlined by Mr, Grist. On the morning after the rala storm the water entered his silling room in terrents. were about three inches of water on the floor, Under cross-examination be admitted that the zoel was vary good...

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All the damage you speak of occurred nearly a month after the typhoon -Y68.

You don't buggest that this damage was done

A basket filed with choppers, knives, files and fighting iront was placed before Mr. Wood yesterday, and fire natives, were charged with being in porté asion of these without the permis sion of the Captain Superintendent of Police, also with cutting and wounding. The defendants, with three others, not in custody, are alleged toonuse of science and of kis country. have entered a brothel at Bhektonsui and attacked a girl. A man on the premises who wout to her assistance was stabbed on the head, while s pecond unfortunate who endeavoured to protect the girl received some pasty gashed co The hearing of the case was the right arm, adjourned..

Deniel Antonia Sonten appeared before Mr. J. H. Kimp on a charge of abstrnoling an Indian constable in the extention of his daty Acting Inspector Les prosecuted.

Indian Constable 756 told the court that be saw some Portuguese boys throwing stones at street lamps, and when he went to arrest them defendant stopped him.

▲ GOOD IMPRESSION CREATED.·'

THE STAT407_TRADŽ Defendant stated that he offered the const- able his addres, but the Indian throw it in bis Signs of a revival of tende, although still face. Complainant struck. Els younger brother, faint, are beginning to show themselves. There and he went up to take his number to report is better demand for investments on stook", him to the Captain Superintendent. The constable arrested him and palled him all the way to the station, although he did not reface to go. At the station the policeman told the sergeant on duty that defendant, bis cousin, and some boys were threwing stores at him and at the street lampe.

His Worship-How is it you have not got your cousin here as a witness?

Defendant-He told me he would come up. but I think he is too busy in the offioa Pro. oeding, defendant stated that while in the charge room the police took everything out of his pockets, including his private letters, which they read and then langbed at him.

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OLLA PODRIÐA.

TYPEWRITER FOR THE CZARINA.

A silver typewriter, with keys of mother-of- pearl, has been made for the Empress of tusis, whose latest hobby is to type all her personal correspondence.

WHISTLING NINETY MILES.

Three zaval Beers, acting on behalf of the French Admiralty, succeeded on August 5 and in telephoning without wire bets oen Paris and. Dieppe, & dielanos of about ninety miles. The experiment included an ordinary, converes- tion, calls, songs, and whistling, all of which were heard perfectly clearly.

LONDON'S UNDERGROUND LAKE,

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"IN RESTRAINT OF MARRIAGE.",

The whole world seems to bà disonssing the marriage laws just now, and we notice that the of a young fellow who married after having correspondent of a contemporary quotes the be signed an agreement with the firm which employed him not to do so during certain time. It cannot be too widely known, says the Leadon paper, that all these agreemente not to marry are utterly veld to law, and that anyone who discharges an employe for breaking one makes himself liable for damages for wrongful dismimal.

REPARTEE,

Miss Mary Gawthorpe, the Buffragette who so completely turned the tables on an in- terruptor, who is a clamay attempt at ridicale asked her, "Don't you wish you were & man by replying, "No, do you ? has added to her laurels, according to the "Woman. Worker.” Don't you think mothers should stay at home eager to soore off s well-known married with their children P" asked a osilow Fonth Balfragette who had just spoken Mis Gawthorps reflected for a second." Well," she said her voice taking an earnest, intimate note, "I don't know about that; but I do think children should stay at home with their mothers."

GOLD MINE IN IRELAND, Jaishowen Head, Co. Donegal, is trying to become a Klondyke. Two years ago Lord Shaftesbury greated as xty years losse to a Mr. Johnston, of Belfast, who had a strong faith in the goldproducing prospects of this part of nearly 3,000 tons of ore, which is claimed to Ireland, Gold was actually discovered, and contain a considerable percentage of gold, oog per siver, and lead, have now born exposed. A goldfield, and after receiving a favourable report group of American Ananciers heard of the new from a mining expert whom they sent over they have formed a syndicate to work the mines. Quite a number of people believe that the wealth of the Rand will be colipsed by the wealth of Inishowen,

ELEPHANT-HUNTER BUSY.,

The "Bulawayo Chronfole" gives some interesting experiences of a party of Dutch hunters who have secured a heavy bag of big game. Eighty-one elephants were shot and. safest 2 Viljoens of Zeerust, who was seven captured at a spot sixty miles from oharge of the party, persocally accounted for fifty-three of the suimels, nearly all of which were taskers. About a ton of ivory was soured, The party encountered everal large herds within a radius of eighteen miles. eleplaats were often tackled in the thick bull. and Mr. Viljoen in one cass had his hat knocked off and his horse struck by a charging beast. He killed twenty elephants single handed within su borr.

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AWFUL AGONY OF

ECZEMA ON FACE

And Head was Beyond Words-Suf- fered for Six Months-One Rem- edy After Another. Failed-Even Medical Aid was Ineffectual.

WAS CURED IN A MONTH

BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"My trouble started with swelling on my face which became red and very painful and irritating. From there t went to my head and it is impossible for me to give any idea of the agony I went through during the six months that the cosma continued. I tried. Ares one remedy and then another, only too glad to test anything that my --friends suggested. Nothing seemed to be of the ass good. I went to a doo- Yon Neveral times and hals, treatment was as ineffectual as the rock, I was almoet in despair. One day I read of esimler case of eczema having been cared by the Cutique Remedies, so I thought I would have at least one mora try to got my head and face right. I bought the whole treatment (Cuti- cura, Soap, Ointment, and Pills) and persevered with it for a week. By that time the improvement was ap parent to anyone and the relief I felt was great.. I continued with the Guti- cura Remedies for about a month, using two complete treatments, and I can tell you candidly and heartily that I was cured. I have occasion to have great faith in Cuticura for økia allmenta not only because of the great good it has done me but because of the Benefit I know has accrued from its ues in other cases. My experience with other remedies for coses, and I should think I tried them all, anables me to appreciate Cuticura tó the full Miss Maggie-Hynes, Esker, Kilkelly Mayo, Feb. 13, 1997."

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the Tepl. Thanks to King Edward it now But promises to concentrate at Marienbad. Bobemin has not a monopoly of theas dramatic experiences,

It was at Gastein, between two glasses of foundation of the Tripis Alliance, at Sprudel, that Bismarck and Andrassy laid the Ems that -Boudetti spoke the fateful words out of which grew the new German Empire, Biarritz was the scene of Bismarck's famous temptation of Napoleon III, and it was by the The mineral springs of Plombieres in the h that Cavour hot the momentous interview Ete Emperor which made Italian unity. A luss known and, happily, less socseful incident of the same kind-was-the-late Conut Muravisff's boliday jeans to San Sebastian in Oc.ober, 1899, to form a Baropean coalition to interres0 in the South African War.

FRIVILEGES OF PEERS.

statuto

"BRAVO, ANGLAISE!” exchange, chiefy for gold-edge securities and

The work in connection with the West. A young Swiss girl was recently wheeling two bankshares, but industrial paper is slowly minster improvement sohome of the County babies on the banks of the River Aar, st Borne, participating although speanlation generally Council has been somewhat delayed by the dis- when she negligently left the perambulator.

The story of the financial embarassmants of continues to hold back. The metal markets are covery of an underground lake at a depth of Buddenly it started to run down the bank, sad more active, and prices are advancing; there is twenty-eight feet. The lake, which has been plunged into the river, the two babies being ord Dormer, s told in the Court of Bank- formed by springs, covers, says the "Pall Mall thrown into the stream. A young well-dressed raptey last week, will, says the Law Times," of direct attention to the fact that the legislative pause in wool and woollens after the late Gazette, a large area, and is about ten feet deep. English woman, he heard is a disappearing rights of a member of the peerage are suspended of Rimated business. In the dottor market bril. For six months powerful engines have been alarm, and then saw the skildren disappearing

only during bankruptcy under the liant prospects of the new grop in the United pumping out the water, occasionally so many as in the water, at once plunged into the river keso rights cannot under any other

bat and all and after a long straggle ancoraded States and the persistence with which the trade 300,000 gallons being discharged in an hour.

in safely landing the babies. A crowd had has carried out its policy of abstention from buy-

"STORM UNDER THE EARTH." collected by this time, and lendy cheered the English woman, who refused to give her game, ing have countersered the effect of the steadily

Professor Milne who for many years was in A gallant cabman offered his service, and drove decreasing stook in the American and Earopena markets. The total visible supply of Ameriosn the service of the Japeness Government and the dripping girl back to her botel, the orond

has set up apparatus for seftomologioil observa- ¿ disappeared, cotton last week amounted to a million bales no resides at Shide, Isle of Wight, where he shouting "Bravo, Anglaise" as the carzinge sgnizut 1,450,000 bales last your, whilst the stock | tions, wrote to a London. last month

paper in New York was 68,000 bales against 105,000 The storm inside our earth still goes on. Yesterday I rep rted that three earthquakes. fourth, which commenced at 1.8 a.m., and attain ad ite maximum twenty-six minutes later. Its origin was 3,800 miles distnat.

by the typhoon -No. But there were hos Worship anked- Why didn't you take the piece bales and in Liverpool 310,00) bales against had been recorded at Shide To-day we had a

rains in August.

It te quite possible that on the night of the 20th August during the rain leaves and rubbish were blown to your rool from the other roofe? I don't think so.

Why not think it was a gradual oboking

of the strain.

Next morning did you know the pipes were choked --How could I know t

The Indian constable was recalled, and Lis of peper from the defendaal -There was nothing on it. What was the good of my taking it P

If you bad taken it, it might have been evidence against the defend it.I did not take it because there was nothing on it.

727,000 bales at the corresponding data in 1907. It is surprising to what extent the general depression has affected the trade in articles auch a picture postcards; it appears that while Germany exported something like 500 million Tein the first six months of last year, the number during the first half of the present on does not exceed 250 milions, ■ falling of of 50 per cent These figures show at the same time the import suce the industry ban attained in this country her chief customers bring the United States which took about 50 per cent of the experts and Great Britain and the British colonies.

You ought to have taken it. If you had, we would have known whether the defendant gave bis name and aildress or not-There was nothing on it at all. Did not the defendants, after receiving your bis Worship then questioned Acting In

as to reading defendant's letters, letler, go at ones to clear the pipes?--I don't spiller or to tend that do bad searched know if they did or not.

You have said that you had av urease of asthrough the papers to find whether defendant. certaining if the pipes were choked? How do you suppose the defendente weald know. 1 understand they can do so from the end house.

Inspector

had taken the donsible number or he stated. " i ho polio» did not usually read private letters.

Pelardan ere are the fetter

033MAN OL-KOT PENSIONS**

The Old Age Pension Bill having besoma law,

SPECULATION AND BETTING.

circumstances be forfeited, cancelled, or limited, Apeer onunot surrender or lose his nobility but by death or attainder. A peor contiot d of felony by his peers can sit in the House of lat or hindrance, whereas a member of the Lords and take part in its disenssions witheat House of Commons on conviction of falooy ceases to be a member,

A member of the House of Commons ein be expelled for misconduct within its walls or without. A peer is anaffected in his Parliamen tary status by any misconduct, however heinous, as his fellow peers have no power whatever to expel him. There is, 'vo doubt, an instance in the reign of Edward 17. of the degradation of a peer by Act of Parliament on account on his poverty. Blackstone says this is a singular instance, which seems at the ime time, by

Parliament hath been in exerting so high s having happend, to "show how fender the

TO REPLACE CELLULOID, According to an American Consular report from Chemnitz, a German chemist has lately perfected a process which brings into competi tion with cellaloid a now composition possessing eimilar plastic and elastic properties, but free from the easy and somewhat dangerous com bastibility common to celluloid articles. Such A firat meeting of creditors was recently held hollow objects as halls, dolls' heads and the like in London under s-receiving order made against are now as easily prepared as from celluloid. Mr. G. H. Holt Freeman, late of Mount-street, The Istest application, that with regard to Berkeley-square. It was stated that the unsecured sine hatograph films, is among the most power."

Its manifest superiority aver liabilities Amonnted to £22,000; and the debtor important. stated that in 1903 he was possessed of £20,000, celluloid for this purnage. but that he lost £50,000 on a roing stable, noncombustibility. A exposed for tea $50,000 in a mator-car hasiness, £30 000 on the minates to the concentrated light of an aro lamp Stock Exchange, and £50,000 in betting. A does not exhibit the slightest alteration. At resolution for bankruptcy was passed, and a celluloid film, under the same conditions, burafs trustee appointed.

intolame after the spa of only three sons

BOUDAN SUJOERNS OF

OVEREIGNS_

His Wone ofour looked at them in England it is intarring to note the resultsHE KERRY FEDLAGA ZIN when the quation was raised about the piece of the old age and invalid pansion organisation

There has baren teonble at Bada Perth, A

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results from its. FINE SILK FROM COTTON WASTE.

In a factory at Yarmouth solence and inven are smulating Nature with astonishing Stone B5. This bailding reosives cotton waste from the Langsahiro mla worth sid per pound, and converts it. iuto lustrous, elastic, bist silk worth from nine to ten shillings pound. No lower than forty-five fitment. How many gramaphone records have you? of paper with the constable's number, and he in this country after having been in operation Lady of that city went to a menagerie ons day,

go to a single thread of this artificiul silk, Mr. Lucien Wolf, writing in the "Graphic" that is finer than the silkworm weaves the real Two hundred..

was quite right in doing so,

d to call since January 1st, 1891. On April lat of the and the monkeys broke loze. When she got on the holiday sojourns of European sovereign article. Each filament is indeed as siender as Defendant then stated that he wished

that spun by the spider for its web. It is another witness.

present year there were 980,505 penslopere Bome and took off her hot which was of the and states, enys: A generation ago some Hin Worship-If you had called him this on the books viz. 845,238 invalids, 114,378 god "Merry Widow" type, she found a monkey of the most important transactions of internatriumph of invention, and of the introduction of the ohemist into the factory, for the inventor morning his evidense would have had more people and 19,894 incapacitated by Ill-health; fainted, and is now bringing an aution. Carlsbad and Toplife. The conferences at of the prosess, Dr. Thiele, has his laboratory in

grinning at her from among the dowers and tional polities grew out of the Imperial "eures” weight with me.

Defendant-He has too much to do. If he on July fest the respective figures were We should have thought, remarks & London. Carlsbad in the early sixties remade the way of the works, where he is still continuing his ex- had time he would have come up, but he 852,821; 112,096 and 19,642 or 994,564 altogether contemporary, she would have been rather taken Eurep Teplits was the cradle of the Quad-perimente to perfect the process. The method

This shows a further decline in the number of with the monkey as giving just finishing touch uple Alliance. The spirit of Metternich, in- of production is, of course, soeret, waiting for the English mail.

The bearing wa, adjourned until to-day.

deed, hovers over the whole pine-clad valley of old age pensioners, which for some time already to her appearance,

How long have you fed them -Twenty-five. of them less than six months.

Was the gramaphone damaged P-The legs

came off,

As a matter of fact your lou is purely a centimental one!- No, I am not worrying much about the money; I am bringing this action on principle.

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