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praying from time to time for the death of A coolie in the service of Commodore Lyon

a leading Vivisector, and that always the whe resented being pushed by a lakeng at the TELEGRAMS.

races struck the policeman on the ribs. For this offence he was ordered by Mr. Kemp, before whom he was brought at the Magistracy, to pay a fine of $10.

Vice-President Fairbanks intends to visit

Manila when his term of office expires next. month. Another well-known & merican publicist now on his way to Manila is Mr. V. Hamilton Lewie, a former Congressman who advocates the abandonment of the Philippines as being the country in trouble with the Orient. ontside America's sphere and likely to involve

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man indicated had died. We would like to know something about the principle of selection be adopted, but the lady was not a sceptic in the matter. The man's startling and terrifying tale made a profound impression on her mind, and being herself a member of an anti-vivisection society it struck her as a happy ides and she resolved

Tokyo, February 23rd. to try the experiment herself. Accordingly

The Hawaiian legislature has re- she prayed earnestly that the Almightly,

jected the Bill to prevent aliens fishing if her prayer were in accord with

in the waters of the islands. It was His will would promptly remove the man most likely to cause fatore suffering from 5.15 to 7.15 at the Technical Institute, by necessary to the development of the Economics," are to be delivered on Wednesdays, recognised that the Japanese were to innocent subjects of his experiments. Mr. Stuart L Faller, B., commencing today, industry. According to the lady the result was im-The course will consist of about fifteen lectures, pressive. "About a fortnight later one of and a nominal fee of 22 will be charged, though It has been decided to thank our most distinguished medical scientists students on the roll of the Institute on applica President Roosevelt for his efforts in CHAMPAGNE dropped (presumably dead) and the news.tion to Mr. Ralphie, the Director, may be allowed regard to the alien question in

papers were lumenting the loss to science of to attend free of charge. this vivisector and the discoveries he was just about to make." The success of this experiment the lady evidently regarded as Divine direction, and she accordingly called spon all opponents of vivisection to join in general death prayer for the aunibilition of all operators upon living animals. Nothing but wholemia destruction would satisfy the lady. Let us not," she urges, "confide our prayer to our own country...

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Presented the Parsees was not, he says,, then second eleven, and, moreover, was not entirely composed of Parsees, thore being two Europeana and three Mahomedans in their team.

Judge Raïus Thayer, who has recently been appointed by the President Judge of the United dinner by a number of friends at the Chery Chasio Club Washington, on the 16th ult, and was to leave Washington on the Zlat to take up

States Court in China, was entertained at

The

SUPREME COURT,

Tussday, February 23rd,

IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTT

2. (ÜHIEF JUSTICE),

ARMED ROBEERY AND KIDNAPPING. Shek Yan Kwai was indicted on charges of armed robbery and kidnapping at Kato Island on January 11th.

Accused entered a plea of not guilty, and the (foreman), S. H. Dutton, J. J. von West, following jury was ompanelled-E. W. White.

G. R. Edwards, L. E. Lammert, J. McCubbin and H. S. Handry.

man was found in possession of stolen property he should give "sama reasonable account as to how he became possessed of it. In what wGA known as recent possession, the burden of proof was placed on the man to show that he became properly possessed of it.

His Lordship That is not quite the law, I think.

The Attorney-General-I will leave it to your Lordship.

His Lordship-That is French law; not English.

tracted by Mr. Dennys Jr., from the office of The Hon. Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.", ins-

the Crown Solicitor, appeared for the prosecu. tion, prisoner being undefended.

The Attorney-General informed the Court and jury that this affair took place on the sen near Koto Island at Mirs Bay on January 11th. The prosecutor lived on the boat was arrested he took the police to a house in with his wife, and they had on board | Lyemun Village and asked for certain bundles. their own two girls and a boy who was which were handed to him, and which were

son. found to contain property identified as stolen. alleged by the prisoner to be his This child had been apparently sold to the promontor, not an unusual thing for Chinese to do where a family was composed of daughters and they wished to adopt a son. On the night of January 11th, prosecutor and his family who

The Attorney-General remarked that he was robbery took place at Autarkok of January putting it gonerally. It would be proved that

22nd at two in the morning, a house in which

police at midnight on February 2nd, and, when several families lived being plundered by masked | robbers. The prisoner was arrested by the

charged, stated that another man had told him to carry the stolen goods. Some of the stolen property was found in the house of a woman who would say the prisoner took it there on the same night as the robbery took pines. When he

TOKYO, February 23rd. Empress of China," which were asleep on their boat, were awakened by got aground in the Inland Sea, and coming on board. Prosecutor naked what was the matter, and was told to keep quiet or he was subsequently docked at Kobe, would be shot to death. The boating was the scized, and a second man who boarded the craft leaves Yokohama on the 1st prox.

seized his wife and they were both bound. The robbers then pulled up the anchor and sailed the boat to Wantung wah. There a third man went on board whom they recognised as the

were first confined in the cabin.

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$52.00 Languages." This is witchery in its modern form. As one of the critics saya, if everyone praya (with even moderate success) Mr. BERNARD who among us will be safe? SHAW, who has entered into the controversy, speeches and an evening of general good taken is usual a broad view of the question. fellowship and regretful farewells, hinese "Think,” he says, “of the enormous nation-music, by gramophone, was played while the al economy which will result if the experi- dinner was in progress.. ment should happily succeed in proving that

Not long ago, according to the Bystander, our vast military and naval expenditure is Chinese lady, wife of one of the members of the entirely unnecessary, and that the destruc- Legation, was ontertained to dinner by a dis- tion of the country's enemies may in future tinguished Loudon hostess. After the ladies be cheaply and comfortably conducted at had retired into the drawing room, one had home upon our knees!" But to begin in a the hardihood to ask of the Chinese lady if she' smaller way, we wonder what the attitude would be so sweet as to show the assembled of the Bangettes is in regard to this dan. party her feet. They had heard so often of “the tiny Chinoso feet," but had never seen gerous doctrine of destroying the “enemies them, and so on. The tiny owner of the tiny of humanity” by means of the depth toes is said to have smiled an ioy, enigmatic prayer. Will they henceforth abandon exile, and, after a moment's hesitation, replied, their furtive raids upon Downing Street"Oh! I shall be delighted to show my feet, if

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Correspondents must forward their names and addresses with communications reddressed to the Editor, not for publication but as evidence of good faith.

the famous circular to sympathisers with the anti-vivisection movement? It seems that the question whether it is right to pray for the death of those whom we bolisve to be enemies of humanity is being discussed emotionally by many people in England un interested in the ethics of dissecting and

you other ladies will first show me yours. But

had no ides until now that it was the custom- their feet after dinner." for Englishwomen to make an exhibition-of

The remains of the late Mr. Edward H Strobel, General Adviser to the Government of Siam and Minister Plenipotentiary, were cremated at Bangkok recently with State ceremonial, His Majesty the King, the Grował

LAUNCHED.

LONDON, February 22nd. The "Vanguard," the seventh ship of the Dreadnought type, has been launched at Barrow.

THE HONOLULU FISHING BILL.

LONDON, February 22nd, The Honolulu Senate has shelved the Alien Fishing Bill,

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The Attorney-General asked his Lordship to tell him in what material respect he had misstated the law.

His Lordekip The law does not absolutely state that the burden of proof is on the prisoner.

It is for the Crown to prove the robbery, and for the prisoner to show how he came into possession of the stolen property.

Lordship sutenced him to imprisonment for The jury found the prisoner guilty, and his

two years with hard labour.

THE CHEUNGBHAWAN ARMED ROBBERY,

Lai Yau, Lai Hing, Ho Shai Ching, Leung Ching and Cheang Kwai waza placed before the

Court on seven charges of armed robbery, and

Afterwards on one charge of receiving The first and the three children were taken out of the cabin

second prisoners pleaded guilty on the first count, The robbers then proceeded to clear the boat of and the other three ploaded not guilty on all the with thes. Regarding the charge of kidnap The Attorney-General told the jurors that its possessions and left, taking the three children counte. The same jurors heard the case. ping, the Crown only alleged the kidnapping of the five men before them were at the bar on a the two girls, as the prisoner alleged the series of counts charging them with robbery boy was kis son. The little girl of nine with violence, while the last count on the gave valuable evidence, as she says the indictment charged them with being in receipt. prisoner was the man who took her ashore of stolen property. The reason the Crown made at Hongkong. The accused was arrested at the indictment so long was that although all the Shankiwan by an inspector of police, and owing larcenies formed part of one transaction it had to information received he found the children boon found desirable to allege the various here. When charged at the station the pri-thefts from the various parties concerned. He' soner made a statejnent denying that he had thought the jurors would be of opinion that this robbed. He said his only object in going on board was to carry away, his own son, but that statement did not carry much importance having regard to the fact that he carried away the other two children as well.

After prosecutor had given his evidence the

Are you willing to come before the shrine and

LONDON, February 22nd. Reuter's correspondent at Teheran telegraphs that three men were arrest-neused asked.- ed in the Bazaars, and were found to swear that I oozomitted armed robbery ↑ have bombs in their possession.

The witness replied--I dare. Prosecutor's wife then gave evidence and was Didn't you and your haiband between you questioned by the norused.

steal 33 note last year!--No, it is false. My

One has been hanged and the others will suffor the death sentence to-day.

was really a bad oase, and he thought the evidence would be considered reliable. The five prisoners, together with others, among whom was a man named Chan Hung, went to the house on the night in question. Chan Hang had turned what was known King's évidence, and he would appear in the witness box and give ridence which would be corroborated. Gener ́ally speaking, when an informer came forward and gave evidence, the jury were advised to see that there was ample corroboration of his did not think jurors would have any doubt story before they convicted. In this case he that his story was materially corroborated.

inoculating living animmle; and who can say Prince and a large member of `other, royaltion THE U.S. STREL COMPANIES. husband and myself earn our livelihood by The evidence for the prosecution was that the.

how many experiments in various directions are being made? The Conservative be loves his Radical rival to be an enemy of humanity. In the same way the Free All letters for publication should be written on | Trader thinks of the Fair Trader. Indeed ans side of paper only.

Ne anonymously signed communications that there are limitless possibilities of applying have already appeared in other papers will be this new method of smiting one's enemies.

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Opium merchants will be relieved to lowen that the appeal issued by the Church leaders in Great Britain at the time this discussion was in progress in The Times, does not suggest marking them down in the direst fashion suggested by the Indy anti-vivisectionist. They may be At "Craigieburn" North Finchley, anden en the 24th instant, LILIAN LEISHMAN CRAWFORD, killed financially, but the ethics of the widow of the late D, B. Cranford in her death-prayer in its application to persons year (by oble)..

are not discussed by the religious leaders HONGKONG OFFICE: 10A, DES VEUI ROAD C their prayer is for death to the tradic, LONDON OFFICE 131, FLEST STARSr. EC

“Prayer," wrote the old English poet MONTGOMEET, "is the soul's sincere došire uttered or unexpressed," and thin in a definition

can all accept, while may doubt its efficacy to govern In another part of our issue to-day we print any action bat our own. TENNYSON has the text of the appeal for general prayer in told us that "more things are wrought by Great Britain for the eradication of the prayer than the world dreams of" but what opium evil which Reuter announced & month sane person will believe that the deaths ago had been issued by the Bishop of which have given rise to London and the Nonconformist and Scottish cussion, were accomplished by the prayers religious leaders. It is rather singular of the lady and her eisual friend of the that it should have been issued at butel coffee room?

The Daily Press.

HONGKONG, FEBRUARY 24TH 1909.

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this dia.

a moment when one of the strangest The sale of about fifty of the race posies controverain of modern times on the power by public roup takes place this afternoon. of prayer was engaging some amount of opposite the City Hall public attention in England. The Times, which usually devotee is correspondence columns to the most serious subjects ouly, had opened them to the discussion of "the death prayer"—which appeous had advocated as the most effective method of

A juror summoned to attend at the Magistracy yesterday for a death inquiry failed to attend His name was Mr. A. Legile Sutton and at the close of the inquiry the Hagistrate ordered that

■ Summers should be issued

The premises of Mesars Arnhold, Karberg and Co at Shanghai on the 16th instant "were burglariously entered by thieves who made off with clocks, watches, eto, to the calus

smiting one's enemies. The controversy was started by a circular signed “M, addressed to a number of licenses, onder the Vivisection Act. The Roo, STEPHEN COLERIDGE, who is the kading spirit of the

of several hundred dollars.

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were present. Mr. Strobel was an American, and the coffin was draped with the Siamese remarks the Bangkok Times, that the body of a fing and the Stars and Stripes. It la saldom,

European dying in Siam in cremated, though cremation is the regular mode of disposal of the dead in this country. In recent years at least, the only instance that anyone seems to recall is the cremation of the late Dr, Gowan, who was at one time His Majesty's physicisa.

A POLICEMAN'S DEATH.

At the Magistracy yesterday M. J. H. Kemp, sitting as coroner conducted an inquiry into the

circumstances attending the death of William

LONDON, February 22nd.

The United States Steel Corpora- tion declares that it will not reduce the price of steel rails.

It is stated that five of the largest companies have a tacit understanding to maintain the price.

-The reductions of smaller companies will therefore not affect the trade generally.

THE SITUATION IN THE BALKANS.

fishing, not by stealing.

Didn't you say you would give me one of for you for certain nets?-No, You are a thief; your daughters in lien of the security. I stood you stole my daughter.

The next witness to be called was a girl, nine years of age, and his Lordship asked if she was fold enough to be sworn.

acensed broke into a building divided into three houses and situated at hoangahawan Different parts of the house were occupied by on January 25th at two o'clock in the morning.

the prosecutor, his son and his nephew. The Did you not give your daughter up as a prisoners carried armas, knives, choppers, pledge, and because you could not redeem hier revolvers and torches, created great terror you wanted to keep my son?-It is not so. I amongst the inhabitants, and practically koted know nothing whatever about this. The only the whole place. Prosecutor would say that he thing I do know is that you committed this went downstairs when he heard the noise, was armed robbery.

met by the robbers, and one of the men knocked him on the head with a revolver and told him to keep quiet. He did so, and fortunately for him they left him below while they went upstairs. Prosecutor proceeded to famehlupo and re- ported the occurrence to the police. On the Information of the informer, who was arrested, the police want to the village of Kowloontesi, where all the prisoners were arrested coming out of the same bouse. In this particular house the police found nearly all the stalen property, alio a large number of instruments nad in the burglar's trade. Apart from the informer, there would be evidence of identity of all the men.

Witnesses were called and hearing adjourned."

The Attorney-General referred him to the Ordinance, which stated that any child over sayan could give evidence.

Tyrrell, Naval Yard policeman, who was

His Lordship-Do you think you will get a mised from his best on the 31st January and

just impression of the facts from this witness f whose dead body was found Boating in the

LONDON, February 23rd,

The Attorney-General-Out of the mouths of harbour on the 9th inst. The jury was com

Despite Austrian semi-official state-babes and sucklings we obtain the truth. posed of Mesum T. Neares, M. Manak, and J.ments, the situation towards Sérvia Manners

remains unchanged.

Staff Burgson Bains spoke to having examined the body which was very much decomposed.

The Government is undeviating in He believed that death was dus to drowning. ita policy of peace, but the Vienna

Sergt. Thomson of the Naval Yard Police stated that he saw deceased on his best press is excited and resentful over the once and saw. that report that the Powers intend making that night mare than he was perfectly sober. When deceased representations to Vienna, did not put in an appearance shortly after midnight, as ho should have done, witares

Simultaneously the Belgrade papers sont an Indian sergeant to look for him. He attack Russia who they accuse of returned and reported that he could not see the deceased whereupon witness and Bergt. Taylor backing up Servia AZADIZZOTE instituted a search, but, although they kept it. It is announced in Berlin that Ger- up till four o'clock, they could find no trace of

will not support the many

represen By a juryman-Was there any examination tations to Vienna, made in order to ascertain if there we say loose planks or any dangerous place in his eat?--Yes. We axamined the wells and other places in the dock but without szedem,

Sergt. Taylor said he identified the body of the deceased at the Naval Mortuary on the 9th inst.

aaw at

WEATHER REPORT. The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued

the following report zime!

On the 23rd at 11.32 am-The baremeter has fallen moderately over the whole of China and the Eastern Sea, and has risen generally over Japan, and the coasts of Annam.

¡ Hokkaido.

His Lordship-That was in the old days. After the witness had given her evidence his Lordship naked-Are you going to put the suckling of three years in the box P

The Attorney-General-No, my Lord, I'l limit myself to the babe, I think.

TRAPPED.

A Chinese woman deposed that the prisoner called on her and offered to make her a present of a child, whom he said was his daughter. She had no children and be would make her a present of the girl for 830. witness said:-I don't know whether this child willery or not, or whether it will remain." Accused told her she had better keep the

The Italian told the Magistrata that she child for a night, to see whether it would cry. asked the witness Grant to come to her house, The Attorney-General-What time did this but he replied that he had a house and that she might come to his house. She believed him and pollos call at your house?

Witness-I am not sure, as I had no sleep the followed him, and he took her to the Polica might before, owing to the continuous crying of Station.

The Frenchwoman admitted that she witness but explained that when she said "good night" to him abe was under the impression that she had met him before at Saigon. He asked her for her address bat as she could not speak English she could not give it to him. Then she was seized by the arms and rudely taken to the Police Station.

Three women, Helene George, a Greek Marle Chasser of Lemet, a Frenchwoman; and Lisette Vittalini, an Italian; were brought " before Mr. Kemp at the Magistracy yesterday on a charge of soliciting. They were prosecuted by P.E. Grant and P. C. Bell

the child,

N For the defence prisoner called his master, spoke to the Lai F's Po, who said accused was not on board his boat on January 12th. He gave him leave on the 10th.

10th-You are lying; I was not breaming.

Accused-Were you not breaming on the

The son of the last witness was called to the stand, and examined by sensed PS When I asked for leave didn't you ask me where I was going, and didn't I say I was going nowhere P-No

The jury returned a verdict of guilty on the LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS. three counts and his Lordship sentenced the The H Linte str. Spezia left Manila on

labour and 24 strokes of the birch.

His Worship convicted all three of importan- ing, but cald that, as it was the first time they had appeared on that charge, he would only imposa

fine of $10 ondb.

Lance Bergt. Pitt, of the Hongkong Follo

An area of high pressure still occupies the stated that about 11 am on the 9th inst. he central parts of China and the lowest pressure proceeded to North Point where he is also still to be found to the north east of Fenwick's Reclamation the dead body of Ordinary N.E. mussoon conditions prevail European floating close to the shore. He was but in a more moderate form than yesterday.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending By kind permission of the officers, the Band fally dressed in the uniform of the Naval Yard at 10a.m. to-day, 0.00 inches. of the 132 Rajputs under Bandmaster Cole wil polico, The cap however was naissing, Witness The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon aconsed to five years' imprisonment with hard the 22nd last at 5 pm, and may be expected Anti Vivisection Society in England, play the following programme of music, at the hut the body removed to the Naval Mortuary to-day is as follows repudiated the kiter as having any consec-King Edward Hotel, during dinner, on Thurs. In a pocket was found £6.20 and another con

tained his note book He made inquities and tion with the body, and the authorship is day, the 25th Feb., (weather pern-itting.) consequently ascribed to a lady of "a pions Vale

Blue Dubs found deceased was not in financial difficulties FortOS

His Worship asid deceased might have fallen and most respectable character." This lady Piccolo Bolo de sented one day in the coffee room of a Belec in

Ecoffeesion of Vartiot water when chasing sampan people: Il Prov. 4, Tviita, Rigoletto, Tebucadatosor, Thero was nothing to suggest suicida, on!

The jury found that doccased list, hii dəsthe... London Hotel overheard a man, say that he

Anna harr Wior by draming. knew a person who was in the habit of

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Hmgkong and Hairan.

Moderate to N.E. winds, doll, hasy, some drissling rain,

RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. Chan Lam wasarraigned on a charge of receiv, ing stalen property at Lyenan Village on

February 2nd, ploded not guilty, and his coac

here on the 25th Inst. a.m.

The Bank Line sh, Insario arrived Tacoma on the 18th inst

The Bank dne str, Suveric left Kobe on the 22nd just. for Beattia via. Yokohama.

The Bank line str. Kumeric left Seattle on the 21st Inst. for Hongkong via Japan porta.

The NY.Ely. Totomi Haru (Bombay Line)

www heard by the same jurors,

The Attorney General said the prisoner in this case was charged with being in forensionelt Bombay for this port via Singapore on the

of stolen property. The law required that if and instant, and is expected here on the. 16ta

prox.