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MURDER CHARGE AGAINST AN AMERICAN BLUEJACKET,

EVIDENCE OF THE POLICE.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH, 1910.

into Sharp Street he saw some people standing pposite No. 2. Sergeant Grant told him thero was an American sailor upstairs who had thrown

THE OLD SCHOOLMASTER.

AND A NAUGHTY PUPIL,

The master of a private school at No. 22, Japaneso downstairs, and was throwing articles into the stroot. Witness looked up and Wanchai Road, named Lo Tin Kni, was pro. saw the defendant, who after throwing a large eroded against on sumunons on a charge of John William Hoys, ou remaid, appeared piece of broken tile shouted, "How's that for aasauli bafora Mr. E. R. Halifax at the Magis. bofuru Mr. F. 3. Hullifax at the Magistrae bot Witness got a walking stick, from one tracy yesterday by a pupil named Lau Fak. yesterday to answer a charge of wilful murder, of the bystanders, but when he returned the de-

Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared for the com- and two charges of assault, causing grievous fendant was not on the verandah. Hersa over to plainant, and defendant was represented by Mr. bodily kin

Mr. II. I. Dennys, juur, from the offer of the foot of the stain of No. 2, and heard a noise Davidson (of Moears. Hastings & Hostings),

Mr. Kong Sing stated that the defendant the Crown Solicitor, presented, and Mr. Lo coming from the back. Shortly afterwards, bo

saw the defendant coming downstairs and told asked the complainant to kneel down, he did not d'Almada Castro appeared for the accused. P. C. Watt, who went and stood beside him know for what purposo. The boy was not quick Mr. Anderson, the American Consul-General, When defondant reached the bottom of the rough in doing it, and the defendant struck had a seat on the bench with his Worship.

staiza.witness arrested him, and he was taken him. The boy said that the schoolmaster truck Detective-Sergeant John Grant deposed

Ha was not very trouble-him with a piece of bard wood across the lead, | nud beat him with a cano. There was a doctor's same, but Sorgeant Ogg feared trouble, strip certificate dosoribing the bruises, but Mr. Kong that on September 25th he was walking from out on to the stroot, the Police Club at Happy Valley towards town.

pinin hit up and held him down. Then several" He was not on duty, and was wearing Morrison Hill Road he heard police whistles when the outsiders came in and took u

hold of him. They carried him about a hun

- HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

LONDON, Sept 21st.

POLITICAL PROPHETS.

There are people who prefer to know what is going on beldad the scones and they are predicting a Conoral Election in January, Fersonally I think that depends on what hap- pens to the conference on the veto of the Lords, and we are not likely to know mach about that before Nerember, when Parliament meets. And I may rentare another prediction it will take all the efforts of the agitators to rouse eathusiasm next-time for either side. On the last two occasions violent passions swept the country, bai there seems to have come a swing of the poadutam backward, and at the

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should be done, so Mr. Burton is anxions to ask the men who know most about it what they would advise.

STATE PAFERS AT WINDSOR, CASTLE.

Secretary, Ivan Chong, with being the author of the principal jokes. His term in London has resulted in several important delegations | being sent to the West to study European and American administrativo methods, of which he

Since the death of King Edward thoro has himsolf has been a clogs student. The last of been a general overhauling of Windsor Castle, these commissions has hoon here for some weeks, for King George means to live there a good studying our prison methods and ponal code des). Incidentally two sealed dood boxes lave generally. Some of the members are already on bon come upon, containing papers of very their way to America, to continus the inquiry great historical interest and importance. They farther, and the rest of them will follow next deal with matters of Stato un Court life, up to week, so that they may attend the International, the end of the life of Queen Victoria, and they Prisons Conference, to be held in Washington bear marks clearly showing that King. Edward early in October. As the former Consul General went through them and made notes of their in the Transvaal, the now Chinese Minister is, contents. King George is now perusing thena of course, a ine English scholar, with a wider also, at Balmoral.

knowledge of our ways and nations that most of the ropresentatives of his race. I am asgared that he is also a man of admirable address and

clothes. At the junction of Morrison Street and people came to his resistance. Prisoner stra..Bing asked his Worship to examine the com-time of writing it would take a political volcano striking presence

plainant and see what he was like.

blowing, if shortly afterwards a Chinese apdaruh yards on the way to the station, then bo with a big bandage round his hond. On his

proached him nud made a statement. "In congo- quence of that statment he went to Bowrington Road Witness is a broken kerosene cil lamp lying on the road, and the oil around it burning. He hoard considerable noise coming from the rh flour of houses Nov. 27 zemi 29;

The noise indicated that people were rushing and sonaded like the breaking of wood. Smoke. wals coming out from the verandah. After witness heal boon there a few minutes Lanes- Sergeant Ogg and Constable Wattcame up and spoke to him, and he went upstairs with the intention of extinguishing the fire. Hearing a shopt from Sharp Stret Wost he wont there and saw an American sailor hanging on by the brackists of the verandah of the first floor of house No. 1. Ho sppeared to be in the Aot of coming down. Witaows could not

promised to walk if they wonist let go his feat. Acensed appeared to be in his right mind at the tag, and apparently ho was not drank. On the way to the station he behaved as an ordinary

sane person.

In cross-examination witness said he thought the defendant. mas have been drinking to behave as ክዑ W19 doing. He did not think he was mad, and he was not furious; bo was quite calm. Witness lid not hear Sergeant Graus tell him to get police assistance to sur

round the house.

Complainant then appeared before the Court

cost boing removed another was observed round the middle of his body, while Itis armis aad shoulders were striped with black and blue

Darks.

Mr. Davidson-There was no baudage on the boy's head - and no blood there yesterday,

Mr. Kong Sing-At all events your Worship sees the state of the complatannt.

The papil then took the witness stand, and Blated that on Saturday, between 9 and 10 am. be went to school. Shortly after his arrival the defendant told him to kneel down, and struck

hima, The schoolmaster had o ruler in one

After you were beaten what did you do? Became giddy, and did not know anything. going into the kitchen to get a firewood shopper

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to stir the Londen masses into electoral interest. Even tho professional, wranglings in the revis ing barristers' courte as to the votors' liste for the next contest bure failed to rouse the popular interest, and slen a little inquiry is made one finds that there is a very widespread inclination to distrust the talk of the appeal to the country within four months. Rather, in the popular opinion, a working arrangement will be come to whereby the election will be staved off till January of 1912. That will leave next year clear for Coronation oslebrations and all the attentant gaioty,

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THE LATE MR. COWIE.

THE LABOUR CRISIS.

circles is just what is to come ont of the labour The great question of the time in political

crisis in consequence of the judgmout in the GERMANY AND CHINA.

Osborne case, preventing trude anions from mak- But if China has been liberal with her ing lovies on their members for the fighting of westward commissiona iu lato years it would elections and the maintenance of Labour Mem- appear that Germany is returning the compli-bers of Parliament. A big Autman campaign. ment to the Far East. For in addition to is being planned, but the situation is serious for Hers Dornburg, the ex-Colonial Secretary, and the Labour party; for tho voluntary contribu- the Crown Prince himself, thern is talk ia tions that so much fuss was made about do not Berlin of despatching, a Gorman Military Com. amount to more than a few pounds apicon for mission to Poking, to help in the reorganisation the present party. The workers could not have of the Chinese array. Moreover, there are shown maro clearly that they do not mind very communications passing that prove still further much what happens to the men who are sup the importance Gorman statesmen attach to the posed to represent them in Parliament, That relations of the Fatherland with the Flowery the Osborne judginent must in reversed is the Land. But for tariff (1oubles, particularly as ery of these oflicted Radical politicians, and there is a supporting ery for payment of mem- affecting American fertilisers at the moment,

law pand bows. Seeing low often the Liberals bare advo- through the potash monopoly by tho Reichstag last summer, there would ba * clóso probability of an understanding between Germany, America and Chius. Eren as things are, such a development. is spoken of as being quite on the cards. Itho

cared that, itis funny to witness their shynees now that the question is raised insistently by the La- bour mon they have professed to admire so much. And no wonder, in view of the mounting ex- penditure of the country. But there are young-

identify that man, as his back was towards him the ohild, as well as several superficial buras. How did you get home? Defondast said he was physique as well as in character. I had business German government muintains the prosont tirni bloods in the Conservative party who are also

The bearing was again adjourned.

SHIPPING NOTES.

to strike me, so I got up and ran home.

Did you go to the Police Station? Yes, the sergeant took me

In cross-examination witness said he did not

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The death of Mr. William C. Cowie, the Dr. W. 1. A. Moore, Assistant Superin-hand and a cane in the ether, He struck him managing director of the British North Borneo tandent of the frorornment Civil Hospital, with the cane and poked him with the raler, and Company, at Bid Nanhoim, came as a shock to teatiful that the Japovese child taken to hospital finished by hitting him on the hand with theme, and the surprise was repeated when on the 25th September was in a dying condition rulor,

I saw that bo res over sixty years of when aduitted, and died a few minutes after

Was **611e of the finest ago. For be. adinission. There were numerous wounds on

specimens of hemsalty I have over, men, in

He found death to be due to fracture of the skull

relations with him on several occasions and within the present your I dined with him at the Whitehall Rooms and discussed with him sharp rise in British North Borneo stock. Then le soumed in high spirits and good health, but I understand that for some time he has been ailing. Everybody knows that it is das largely to his skilful management of the affairs of the Company that Borneo has been developed-in recent years. For a quarter of a century this handsome and adventure-loving Scat has been the biggest man in British North Boraco affairs. But not so many people know how he founded British fortunes in those wild parts in the early days of settlement. An American, J. W. Torry, At one time manager of the Hongkong Distillery Co, had obtained concession from the Sultan of Sula years before Cowie got to Borneo, but had failed

the first floor be started to throw articles on tord laceration of the brain. When he pulled himself on to the verandah of

the people in the street, Then he passed on to the varandah of No. 2. Sharp Street, and disappeared into the hense. Shortly afterwards witness saw some people tumbling downstairs. Apparently they came down hoad first and rolled out into the street. Then wit ness saw something burning at the foot of the stairs, and rushed forward to pull it away to prevent it getting fire to the house. He saw young child lying in the centre of the fames, seized hold of it, carried it outsida and handed. It over to some people who came forward! from the crowd. When he went back he found the burning material had been removed into the street. It was giving a very bright light, and be could see the defendant standing on the verandah of 2, Sharp Straat. Defendant continued throwing pieces of wood and other articles on to the street,

The Tayo Kison Kaisha, which has recently oncluded a connection with the Western Puciño Railway Company, is reported to be opening a Yokoham-San Francisco through service with out calling at Honolulu. The voyage across the Pacific will thus be made in eleven days.

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At the last meeting of the Straits Legislative Council, the third randing of the Freight sad Steamship Bill was adjourned to enable the Attorney-General to make clauses 3 and 9 more stringent to set the possibility of the Shipping Ring increasing rates out of proper. tion to the duty.

Witness then aw bim, re-enter No. 2, and heard a ornak in the back yard. He rushed to the back of the premises, bat

Quite a lot of changes are taking place in the could see nothing.. Ou roturaing to the front hestevedoring business. The Tokyo Soko Kaisha saw the thefendant in the custody of Lance has taken over the stevedoring business of Sergeant Ogg no P. C. Watt, Witness accom- Massrs. T. C. Christenson & Co., of Kobe, who panied them to the station, and shortly after will, however, continue to act as landing and wards he saw the child whom he had rescued in forwarding agents. Now we learn from the Japan Gazette that Captain A. Weston, Customs house broker, stevedore, landing, shipping and forwarding agent, of No. 40, Yokohama, has disposed of his business to Mesars. Nickel & Co., Ltd., of Kobe, the formal transfer taking place

the arms of a Japanese...

In otos-examination witness said he thought

account

A man was setting fire to the house of information given him by the Chinese, There was a large crowd in Sharp Stroot when witness arrived.

Did this man, appear to you to be drunk or madHe was certainly not drunk in my opinion, but he was seting in a mad manner. His actions were such that he appeared to mo to be nors mad than drunk.

In fact he appeared to be very farious on the verander?-That is so.

on the 30th ultimo,

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1. Some time ago it was stated that Mr. Kubota,

chief engineer of the N.Y.E. steamer Chefoo- maru, cisimed to have invented an improve mont for turbines. He went to Nagasaki, says the Nagasaki Press, and the invention has Leon Deshimo, and it is stated that successful trials have been carried out there. The invention will. shortly be tested offent,

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know why ho had boou beaten. The ruler with which he was struck was made of wood, and was about nine inches long-

When you came up here yesterday you had no bandage on your head?--No, when I went home last night my hood gave me great pain.

When was that bandage put round your body When I got book Inst night.

You've been really a very troublesome boy, haven't you --No.

How many strokes of the one did you get

I don't know.

Twenty P-More than that. More than thirty ?—Still more.

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Three times-More than three times, His Worship-How old are you?—Thirlean. At this stage his Worship sont the squi- plainant to have his hond washed, and the bandages removed.

How many times were you hit on the head to make use of it. whereas Cowie was just into opportunity the man to turn an with the ruler P--I don't know.

atility: The older son of the late Mr. David Cowic, manager of the Wardmill Works at Arbroath of Messrs. M. C. Thompson & Co. of Glasgow, he finished his apprenticeship in that town, then spent a little while in Glasgow, and abusquently shipped as chief engineer on a little trading steamer, the argyle, bound for Singapore. A local-Sulton bought the Argyle and Cowie went into his service, till he took up a partnership with a Singapore merebant and established the business of the established the Best English trading station in Labuan Trading Company. Then in 1872 ho

North Borneo. Establishing also friendly rela- tions with the Sultans of Sula and Brunei, they granted to the syndicate he formed in 1978 the greater part of what is now British North Borneo He discovered and developed the Muara coalfield and sold it to the British North Borneo Company

Mr. Davidson said the defends was that this boy had been troublesome, and be thought there was some feeling between the schoolmaster and the boy's family. On Saturday the complainant was thrashed by the master and dismissed the school. He was given about ten strokes with the cane, and while boing thrashed he tried to moderate correction, which schoolmasters were get

under the table. The thrashing was only legally entitled to give

whole

position in regard to the potash law the United erring for some scheme of payment of members, States will, under the spur of the fortiliser to reconcile the working classes to the Con companion, probably try retaliatory tactics.servative party. Clearly, then, the However that ouds, it is likely to delay the question has possibilities of interesting develop results for which diplomatic wirepullers are monts in the near future. working just now. But in any ovent Germany means to "keep her end up in the Orient.

THE COLONIAL OFFICE AND THE

CROWN COLONIES. Lord Crow, I understand, has revived the former, custom of sending representatives of the Colonial Oleo-on-tones-of-inspoction of the Crown Colonies. That plan was dropped after the last Imperial Conference, but Lord Crows thinks as the Crown Colonies are governed so much from Downing Street these in positions in that powerfully populated thoroughfare should know more about the lands they have to deal with: So Mr. R. E, Stubbs, of the Colonial Colonial Office, will presently be among you "taking notes," aftor ho has taken slook of conditions in Ceylon, the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States.

H.M.6. "NEWCASTLE," Captain G. F. Hunt will cousand the new fast ornirer Newcastic, which has just gone into commission at Chatham, preparatory to setting out for the China Seas to replace the wrecked river Bedford. With the exception of the destroyers she will be faster than anything else in Far Eastern waters. Captain Hunt gained the D. 5.0. for service in the Natal Naval

and was mentioned in Sir Redvers Bullor's Brigade in South Africa during the Boer War

dispatches.

THE ANNEXATION OF KOREA,

IS THE WORLD GOING MAD?

FAMOUS LUNACY EXPERT'S STARTLING

THEORY.

The world is going mad. Dr. Forbes Win- slow, the famous expert in oriminal lamey, propounds this startling theory in his volutae of reminiscences just published by John Onseley. Limited, entitled,Recollections of Forty Yours

"By a simple, prithmotical calculation,” he writes, it can be shown the sxnot your when there will be mora insune persons in the world We are gradually approaching. than so with the decadence of youth, a near proximity to a nation of madmon. By comparing the Imacy statisties of 1860 with those of 1909. forty decades having intervened, the sta. tistics being so takon, my reflections are Kad incloed. A terrible but real curse is in

stors, and an insane world is looked forward to by ine with a certainty in bo not far distant. fulare. In 1868, ont of a

t of a population of 22,223,899, there were 53.177 registered Imation in Eng land and Wales, there being one lunatic in 1909, out of a a population of 35,756,615, the every 418 of the total population; wherent in number of registered lunatics

128,787, making on an average one lunatie in every 278

dreadful future for nations still unborn to have of the population. So that in forty years an enormous increase in lunacy is seen. Surely a

to cope with. These are facts, and sad to reflect upon. They must be accepted; they cannot-in- any way be challenged."

atmosphere of lanacy for a period extending Dr. Winslow says he has "breathed the over sixty years." and the conclusions 16 arrives hesitation in doclaring that the human race has at are possimistic in the extreme. He has no degenerated, and is still progressing in a down-

I'll put it to you that he was furiously and perfected under his supervision in a workshop at in Hongkong for about forty years. Com director, After a long holiday in Arbroath he raised by the British Government and British ward direction. The youths of the present age

-He was in furiously bad temper. He

cortainly acted very furiously, and in a very

wild manner.

For how long was ho acting in that wild manner before he went into the house -About five minutes.

Wan ho shouting --Yes.

What did he say -Every time he threw on artilhe would say, "How's that for a shot?" You did not think it wise to go up the stairs? --Cortainly not,

Why? We had sent for asistarice,

Mr. Kong SingIt that is my friend's de- fence it is equivalent to a plea of guilty with justification.

So mary objections have been raised to the His Worship-The defendant had better get

annexation of Korea by Japan that it is satis into the box, and we'll see what he has to say.

factory to note that communications are passing Lo Tin Kui said he was the master of a private school at 22, Wanchai Road. He was

between Tokyo and Londen with a view to 74 years of age, and had boos & school teacher in 1882, of which company he became managing meeting at any rate the commercial points plainant was one of his pupils, and on Saturday settled in London and set to work on the affairs, tradors. Sir Edward Groy has presented to he found I it necessary to alastine that pupil.

What was the reason? He was always of the Company, with results that havo attracted the Government in Tokyo a proposal that, if troublesome and playful. I warned him many general admiration. It was not until the early accepted, will exempt Great Britain from many times, but it

it did him ao good. On Friday he was absent without leave, sud when he came part of the summer that an internal malady of the terms and conditions threatened by the on Saturday he did not read his books, but proved serious and an operation was performed annexation. Frince Tokugaws, the leader of disturbed the school.

What was the nature of the punishment you for life, but at last bes to go under. Mr. Cowie don, stated that the Japanese government

in Germany in Juir. He made a beave fight the Japanese Upper House, before leaving Lon. along the sireat."

Son, & Co. have arranged to carry midshipmen administered ?—I struck him with a rattan, and was about 63 years of age, and lentos a widow intends to spend an annual sum of £200,000

nothing else,

In order to moot the demand for mOTE opportunities for the training of officers for the Mercantile Marine, Messra, John T. Ronnie,

in their new steamship Iefaba, recently launched at Aberdeen for their South African service.

Speaking at Hull, on the 19th ult., Mr

How Tay streken did you give him Tes, Did you hit him on the head --No. I strack him according to the school discipline.

After you hart punished the boy, what did not move. I was suffering more hardship than When he left the school was there any sign of blood sbont his head ?-None at all.

Cross-examined by Mr. Kong Sing

and after that I was tired out

You had two more constablas with you - Hardlook Wilson, president of the Seamen's Fou do ?--I was breathing very hard, and could he was called. British forces chased the trouble expenditura, they will not be definitely decided

They were extinguishing the Bre.

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he was.

With

While the sailor was in the honse how far dockers willing to join hands with the seamen. declared emphatically that he did not,"

away from the door were you? Ten or fifteen The meeting nusaimously supported Mr. No, I hare not even for my own teath. waistband, He carried no arms, and his manner

yards.

Did you see the man come tambling down tho stairs-Yes, ho came down as if he were com ing down a chute,

Was the child crying when you picked it up?

Wilson's policy.

Borneo, whom I st onco salutod with a tabik." After Mat Salleh's submission he became friendly to the Company and eventually was

a much more insipid than formarly, las manly, and insufficiently developed. Whore ure the manly, broad-shonidered youths who could be seen forty years ago? They are few and far between. They have begu displaced by a narrow, limp, badly formed, waak young man, skousking

THE BEDFORD" APPEAL AT PORTSMOUTH.

A POOR RESPONSE,

The Portemonth correspondent of the Naval

Haid:-

Jiberal

The appeal by the Mayor, of Portsmouth (Colonel Bir Wm. Dupres) on behalf of the dependents of those who lost their live in response as had been hoped for, and as his Worship's appeal was to the nation, and not to the naval ports alone, t this is all the more to be only £154 had beeù received, and su regretted. Up to the end of last week

fully willows, &c, on the same scale as those received required in order to make allowances to the by the relatives lost in the Tiger and the | Gladiator, it follows that unless there is a more generous reponse to the Mayer's appeal a Food deal of

of permanent distress must result, letter written to the Frem by the chairman of

£5.000 v

and two children. In connection with his death in the furtherance of Japanese commercial many stories of his adventures are recalled, interests in Europe and the United States. including his part in subduing the notorious Mat It is known that permanent mass will play a large part; but as to the details of the Salleh," the Bob Roy of the Western Pacific" as

upon till after Prince Tokugawa ratarus to and Miktary Record writing on the 4th b and Firemen's Union, explained the proposals

some chief, and at last he was made to submit to Mr. Cowie at Mengatal River, running up the After the man had gone in from the verandah, for an international seamen's strike. The date

British flag on his own territories with his own

Tokyo.

· COMFLIMENT TO THE BRITISH COLONIES. what did you do? -Waited to see if he would of the strike, he said, was only known to the

hand. Mr. Cowie has described his meeting

A compliment to the British colonies is to come out. Whon Sergeant Ogg and P. C. landers, but the season need not worry. Pro-

So it made you very tired beating this boy? with the chief: “When within thirty yards of Watt came up 1 made some romarks about Farations were well ahead, and in a few daysYes.

this motley group of Tambunas it divided, and be seen in the fact that the Danish Government calling up moro police to surround the place, there would be a mesting of the representatives Did you ever teach boxing in your early from the human avente thus created leisurely has sent out a commission to study the systems H.M.S. Bedford has not met with such

days P Did you go to the door of the house at all?of the dockers in London. It would be a sur-

a loud laugh in which those present emerged a Barncan of striking appearance. He adopted in the principal territories under the Only when I carried out the child.

prise packet to the shipowners if they found the in Court could not refrain from joining, wituosa was dressed in gold cup, amart greon embroidered Union Jack for the packing, collection and

similar commodities, I saw one of these com- You are a very strong mall, aren't yen? tunic, and Batu embroidered trousers, with red transport of meat, dairy produce and other These are fulse and the Witross pulled out and appearance made me aware that I was face missioners the other day after he had covered a two rows of tooth and extended them towards to face with the Rob Roy of British North large part of his investigations, and he told mo the Magistrate for inspection.]

var methods are far superior ia s general way to The strokes must have been pretty hard to

America for speed of despatch and cleanliness bruise bim through his jacket, don't you think?

anything he had seen on the Continent or in -No. He was kneeling down

You made him kneel down No. He knelt

Canada and New Zealand came in for especial the Soldiers' and Sailors Fanilles Association down himself because he knew he was doing

praise from him. I understand that under is mack to be regretted, as it may lead quired. The chairman states that the And you stood over him and beat him soross

encouragement from the Colonial Governments to the impression that money is not re- of Danish agricultural tourists to either of these he is urging his own authorities to send parties.

association undertaking,

its local through its the immediate and tem. representatives, colonies to study the conditions for themselves, porary relief of the sufferers," and adds "that as After all we have heard of the supreme excel-

none of the families reside in or near Ports Lord Li, the retiring Chinese Minister, whoso lence of Danish methods in dairy and similar

mouth, it is of special importance that the cases should be dealt with

where, by

by personal liave a rattan, otherwise the boys would pull three years of service in Londes have expired,, work, this announcement surprised me consider-

Inquiries,

reliable information wlore Do you mean to suggest, when he was being on December 30, lling at Fishguard on the my beard oil the older boys as hard as you has not been so conspicuous in public as Bir

has made a good mary friends bere, though he ably.

obtained. There never has been any desire on carried like that, that he was not very drunk? following day and riching Sydney on February

Do you

the part of the committee of the Naval Disas It was because he was disorderly. He was 17, beginning the return voyage on March 11

ters Fund to unduly push themselves forward, Chih Cheng Lo Feng Lu, the lust Minister but There is ground for stating that when Parlia

but the fact remains that whonorer there is a asried that way for safety.

Complainant, having been washed, returned one scoredited to the Court of St James. Lord ment ressembles Mr. Sydney Burton, sa head to arrive at London on May 1. The Anchises into Court, and was inspected by his Worship. Li assures me that though the appointment of of the Board of Trade, will appoint a special taking the necessary steps for raising and dis- naval disaster there is always a long delay in Did he resist - No. It was not much use of will leave Glasgow on March 3, arriving at who subsequently asked him:-- kis doing so.

Syduvy on April 21, and returning from Sydney Who told you to take proceedings here P-The Liu Ya Lin as his successor may be accepted as commission, representative of Lloyds; the ship-tributing funds. Apparently but for the action of Portsmouth no special appeal Acting Lance-Sergeant John Ogg stated that on May 13. These liners will osch have s

police,

Mayor necurate he does not yet know at what date he owning companies and the Board of Trade, to would have been made for the Bedford walloxers, when he arrived at Bowrington Road ho nawregistered tonnage of 10,000, and are fitted out

Another scholar, ramed Wong In Tong, was called by the defendant. He said the beating will leave London for his native land Lord. devise mans for stopping the admittedly in- and probably no special fund raised. It is not flames coming from the first floor of house 29, to carry nearly 300 saloon passengers only was administered because the complainant Li's knowledge of English he been most help creasing practice of insuring vessels et far above creditable to the nation that while there is so Then, accompanied by T. C. Watt, he went up. The company now owns a fleet of over 60 broke the school regulations. The complainant ful to him. He gained it in early life, and I their market value. There are a bost of prob. much enthusiasm over ensuring an all-powerful DAVY, there should have been such a meagre stairs, put out the fire and witness descended the steamers aniling to varions parts of the world, got the bruise on his head while trying to get have heard bin make some very shie speeches, lems wrapped up in it, but recent exposures response when an appeal is made to assist those

under the table backwards. stairs, ledving Wait behind. Turning the corner | with a total of 397,620 tonnage,

His Worship dismissed the case,

though report sometimes credited his able First in the Law Courts have shown that something ( who have been so sadly bereaved.

No.

Was it still wespped Ap?—No, it was quite

naked.

Did you see the defendant arrested P-No. Was he conscious when you first saw him in custody P→ Yes.

He was carried to the station-He was carried about half way.

The Blue Fannel Line, Mesure. Alfred Holt & Co, have now arranged the sailings of their new passenger service between Glasgow, Fishguard, and Australiau ports. The Aeneas will luavo Glasgow on November 18, culling at Fishguard on the 19th, reaching Capo Town on Desember 9. Adelaide on 'Decomber

28. Melbourno on January 1, and Sydney on January 6th. The return voyage will begin from the latter port où January 28, 'terminat. ing at. London on March 20. The Arcanius will leave Glasgow on the same outward route

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presented with a silver watch engraved with the Company's arms, whilst Mr. Cowie received in return, à wonderful sword with a'decoration of hantat hair. Mr. Cowis showed me this sword

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That is a Chinese practice, is it not P-No.

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