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[FROM CEYLON PAPGUS.] WHOLESALE POLICE RAIDS IN CALCUTTA.

Calcutta, December 12th. The Calcutta police raided four houses in search for arms and seditions Herzture,

At a students' mess photographs of the Inilan

leaders and a lecture of "Gota," by Lala Bajpat Bal were taken away, and from the Battle press

thousand letters were removed.

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STORY OF MILLIONS MANIPULATED.

In many respects this strange (ale reads like a few chapters ont of a romantic novel or the plot of is melodrama, Here are the characters: Charles W. Mor, young widower from Maine, with two sons afterwards known as the

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Uncle Jim" Morse, uncle of C. W. Morso, wealthy retired shipowner of Boston.

» Aba? Hammel su unscrupulous lawyer. Charles A. Dodge, a hotel man, always hard "Wiliam Trarers Jeromo, district attorney of New York county.

Sweetzer, a lawyer.

Edward A. Bracken, a private detective. Mrs. Katherine Gelshonon, a wealthy widow of a bank president,

unbatantial fund on which-Hummel irnow living in Paris, Colour is given to his state- ments by the recollection of the surprising ignorance of "Uncle Jim" us to the details of his alleged consultations with Hummel and the legal stops taken at his direction: The devolop ment of this last act in the Morse-Dodge melodrams is being watched with the keonest interest, as the startling climax to one of the

most remarkable human documents that has become public in recent years.-Cincinnati "Times-Star.

DEATH OF MR. H. C. NICOLLE

The Hon. Mr. Nicolle, who was formerly auditor in the Government service at Hongkong and was some years ago transferred to Ceylon as colonial treasurer, died at Colombo on the 11th inst. He had been attacked by enteric ferer to which he succumbed after a month's Mrs. Clemence Cowles Dodge, beautiful illness. A large number of mourners followed grass widow, proprietress of a fashionable board. the remains to the place of interment ing house.

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The late Mr. Nicolle was born on September Two Bangalis, lately associated with the Bande

15, 1855. He was, therefore, just a little over 53 Mataram paper, have been arrested, also Baba

years of age. He was Assistant Auditor, Cyprus, Act I, opens with the arrival in New York from February, 1880, and Auditor General in Kristina Kumar Mittra, editor of Sangibani, Who is the angle of Arabindo Ghose, the chief city, in the early nineties of Charles W. Morse 1883. He was British Delegate of Eucaf. in Mittra was formerly of Maine and his two young sons, Morse has addition to his other duties, from Jane, 1986 and Rocased at Alipore. Professor of the City College, but was forced to come to the city to make his fortune. With cow appointed Teal Auditor, Hongkong, in resign by the University Syndicate on accountsiderable capital already amassed in the ice busi. January, 1890. Early in 1904 during the Damaged packages must be left in the of his agitation and boycott tanties.

ness in his native State and credit at his home administration of Sir Henry Blake, Mr. Nicolle's Godowns for examination by the Consignes'

wore loaned to the Ceylon Government and the Company's representativent an appointed -

No Fire Insurance will be effected by me in any caso whatever.

A number of searches at the houses of pleaders bank, he sets out to corner theNew Yorkice busi-Berries mouths to perfect a new syston of huur. All alaims manst be presented within ten

and seminars at Dacos, have taken place.

Ten searches were made at Comilla and others st Sorajganj and Barisal in East Bengal Among the seizures were a number of Swadeshi The police activity here and in East Bengal is causing esternition.

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AUSTRALIA AND CHINESE STOWAWAYS:

London, December 11th.

A telegram from Melbourne states that the House of Representatives has passed a Bill rendering shipowners liable to a fine of £100 for every Chinese stowaway.

GERMANY AND TROOPS IN CHINA.

London, December 11th. The Foreign Minister, speaking in the Reichstag last night, said it was deemed expo- dient to refrain from the immediate withdrawal of troops from China, as it might have disquieting effect on the population at the prevent juneture. Government, he said, was stall determined considerably to decrease the force, as soon as possible. T

SIR PAOLO TOSTI, K.C.V.O.

London, December 11th.

Signor Tosti, the famous song-writer, has beon created Knight Commander of the Victorian Order -

THE DISGRACED GENERAL

London, December 11th. Major-General Guron has been removed from the Army.

THE PANAMA CANAL. "

London, December 13th. Twenty-seven tons of dynamite exploded prematurely at Basobispo, on the Panama Canal, killing ten persons and injuring Bfty.

London, December 14th: Prior to his inangaration as President, Mr. Taft will make a visit to Paname, it is reported, in connection with a disgnistams report regard ing the prospects of the Canal works.

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.

London, December 14th. The engagement is announced of the Earl of Granard to Miss Esstrice Ogden Mills, daughter of the American millionaire banker.

THE TURKISH NAVY.

London, December 14th. Great Britain has agreed to lend Turkey Bear Admiral Gamble to reorganize her Navy

SACRIFICED. ANOTHER BILL

London, December 15th. The Hops Bill has been dropped, owing the opposition of the extreme Free Traders.

THE NAVIGATION OF THE AIR.

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*London, December 15th. The French Gaverpigent is summoning an International Conference to consider code of laws for regulating serial navigation. INDIA AND FACTORY LEGISLATION

London, December 15th, Mr. Buchanan, in reply to Mr. Shabbaton. said: The Government of India is awaiting the opinions of the local Governments before deciding the sction it will take on the recom mendations of the Factory Commission. The recommendations of the Fraser-Smith Com- will be considered in connection there

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ness. Seeking fora home for himself and his boys, for

he ftuds the boarding house of Mrs. Dodge, who accounts, by which the Auditor-General'a a days of the steamers's arrival here after which

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has been divorced as she supposes, from her partment was to be relieved of the work of dalo they cannot be recognised. No claims will husband, Dodge, whose present whers about she keeping accounts by the Treasurer. Towards the be admitted after the goods have left the Has no idea. Morse takes up his domicile at end of May, the Hon Mr. H. H. Cameron retired her house. She takes a motherly interest in from the Treasurership and left for England. the two boys, and attracts. Morse to such an Mr. Nicolle was appointed Treasurer and Com extent that, before his fortune building is more missioner of Stamps and Chief Commissoner of than well under way, he marries her,

the Loan Board. In the interval Mr. Nicolls had roturged for a term to Hongkong. His appointment to the Treasurership of Ceylon came as a disappointment to the Civil Service, one of whose prises it had been; but the Service was compensated by the Auditor Generalship appointment Mr. Nicolle being made a staff soon began to lay the foundation of a new and simpler system of accounts in the Treasury, so that within a short time of his arrival Sir Henry Blake was able to lay hofors the Legislative Council a clear and comprehensive statement of the Colony's finances.

In. Act II. of this true melodrama of human hearts matters become more complica ted Morse is getting rish quick. His new wife in rolling in laxmny and his two boys are being prepared for college. His acquaint ance in the financial district becomes widened, as he places que powerful man after another ander obligations to him by the simple proces of allowing them to rab the Aladdin's lamp of the American Ice company and take down a million or two in profits. Rumours of his waard-like command of money are in strcala tion. Among those who hear them Mrs. Katherine Gelahenen, a beautiful widow. She has a large fortune, left by her late husband. She makes the acquaintance of Morse, and through his manipulations, her fortune is dout bled. Suddenly, and without warning Charles A. Dodge, the former, bushand of Mrs. Morse, appears on the scene, and, through his lawyer, Abe. Hummel, declares that Mrs. Dodge was nover legally divorced from him, he was served with her complaint and consequently was unable to pat in any defence. Sweetzer, who was Mrs. Dodge's lawyer, is unable to find proof to satisfy the court that he ever did serve Dodge, and the Supreme court sets aside the Morse Dodge marriage and declares Mrs. Morse, the legal wife of Dodge. Mrs. Dodge goes to Europe Morse hires a housekeeper and makes frequent calls on Mrs. Gelehenen and Dodge again disappears.

Act II brings in new characters and reveals, part of the villany behind the plot of tangled lives. Another lawyer calls on Sweettor and says that among the letters and papers left by his partner, now dead, he has found one from Dodge, acknowledging service of the papers in the original ivorce suit and asking the dead lawyer to defend the case For him. Sweetzer takes this letter to the district attorney, and lays it before the court as the basis of a motion to set aside the annuiment of the Morse Dodge marriage. Search is begun for Dodge. Detectives trace him to Atlanta, Ga., where he was employed in a hotel. He bas been Haretly indicted on the charge of perjury, and makes a quick jump to Texna. Funds are being supplied to him from some Beret Bourge, he appears to have money enough to travel in the best of style. The detectives lose his trail overal times, and inally he is the chase goes on for months. located in Houston, Tox., with Abe Kaffenberg, A partner of Lawyer Hummel. In the effort to extradite him to New York on the one hand, and to get him over the Mexican border on the other, the parties to the chase nearly come to open warfare in which Texas rangers are placed on guard to prevent Dodge's escape, which he nevertheless nearly effects. Finally the United States authorities take a hand and he is brought back to New Yorkload

Act IV. Bees the

straightening out of the Legal fazgle Lodge makes a full confession to the district attorney. He says he was legally divorced by Mrs. Dodge and was served with the complaint in the case, but that his testimony by to the contrary was given for money pald Himal's firm. Hummelisindiétodos the charge

of perjury and tried. At of saboration trial T

Ugole Jim Morse first appears as a factor in the hidden movement of the drams. Uncle Jim testifies that lie. representing members of Morse's family, who objected to the ics king's to: Mrs Dodge came to investigate. marriage He called on Haning, to whom he had been recommended as is shrew criminal lawyer and asked him to investigate the marriage could be proved illegal... Uncle Jim and see if there was any way in which it that he never thought of Inciting to per jury and believed Hamel was telling the truth when he said the. Dodge divorce and been legal. Ha testifies that he paid nearly $100,000 to the lawyer for his services, merely because of his Interest in

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Fifty men of the Foreign Legion, recruits of bells of spcrst work done, for German nationality, held ay and turned Back a tram containing General Vigy in Southern Algeria. No violence was attempted. The men Bed towards Morocco, bat forty-nine have since hoon captured.

London, December 16th. freed from Mrs. Donal in the

With the advent of Sir Henry MoCallum there was another re-adjustment of the accounts in order that His Excellency's new schemes of public works might be presented to the Secretary of State for sanotion with all the confidence that a thorough knowledge of the Colony's finances inspires. In Mr. Nicolle, Sir Henry McCallum found an able adviser and a willing and hard-working condutor. Ho attended his last meeting of the Legislative Council on October 29th. A commanding Agure, of parennial cheerfulness and always the picture of ride health, no one who knew him or used to see him or meet him in the course of business expected to hear of his death so soon. A good man gone, will be the universal verdict, and a public service the poorer for the loss of his brilliant talents.

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