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SUPREME COURT,
Wednesday, May 31st.
IN SUMMARY JUEMDICTION.
BEFORE HIS HONOUR MR. H. H. J. GUMPERTE (PUISNE JÚDGE).
A QUESTION OF ASSIGNMENT.
Loi Fang Chiu saed the truston of the estate of Young Nai On. a bankrupt, to recover 2627, boing the arst dividend declareil payable in Tearact of a sum of $2,000 das de plaintiff in bankruptcy 33 of 1902, in which the said Young Nai On was adjuilleated barikropt.
Mr. J. H. Gardinor appeared for the plaintiff and R. A. Harding represented the defondant,
NOTES AND NEWS.
LA CHEROUELLE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNÉ 1st, 1911,
„DREAMING WINNERS.
A THIRTY-THLEE TO ONE CHANCE, That a dream may be as trustworthy as ♬ have been recorded from time to time. ** tipster" may be inferred from incidents that
oames
DEFENCE OF EASTERN WATERS,
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OPINIONS OF ADMIRAL SLADE.
M. Lofort, President of the Academy of Dancing, brings out at his classes dancers wour ing a jape-eniotto christened by him
The earliest caso brought before my notice
Admiral Slade, speaking to a representative Cherouelle," It resembles the spali's uniform (writos a correspondent of a London paper) le
of the Pross at Colombe on the question of Bust or waters, said: The East Indies Squadron is worn by the late don, de Gallifot when serving data 1845, the year when the Dr. Grat mall, but in talking about the role that the as a sergeant in the crack cavalry regimentwisko, a grast owner of racehorses in his day must not ke forgotten that there are no other by The Merry Monarob, belonging to Mr. Grainquadren has to play in Imperial defence, it formed to guard the Prince Preadout as the but now almost forgotten by the general paf- time for the Coup d'Etat drew acar. That is tolle, though still remembered, no doubt, in Susarships out here of any other Power with which it will have to deal. The business of this BOX, whenco say, the logs are distinotly pegtop, but more Mr. sud Mrs, Clifton, a City wine merchant and squadron is to keep open, the line of com-
In that yenc a certain full at the knees than in the spahi's trousers bis wife, proposed, as boose their nationality, musications and nothing else. If anything referred to above. The close, deep plata at to "go to the Derby, and so obsessed" comes from Europe, or from the East, it would the balt give fintuess to that part of the figure they say nowadays) by the idea was the good becary to send similar reinforcements to The legs are gathered closely in at the antics; lady that she dreamed thrice consecutively that bring the spandron up to the proper sighting Notwithstanding their puffiness, adds Truth, rider wore a green cap and a brown jacket with Indeed. For all practical purposes the equniron, she saw the Darby won by a bay hozzo, whose strength, but, since nothing esa come out with
out our knowledge, the danger is very small the silhouette is graceful and certainly not im- crimson sleaves" Of course she had informed modase when the form beneath the chorup.he husband who was impressed by the repoti sufficient for the work that it will have to do as at present constituted, is probably quits tions, and, "es it
three times," ho вай,
It may be necessary to enlargn it a bit, but if A CHINESE COMPORITE BOW.
the young lady said in the poem. Accor of much the sano class; not There has just been placed on exhibition in thsingly lo meds up his mind
the same Ethangphical Gallery at the British Museum horse that carriol the colours revealed in the class, because theso aro old, but of a similar class
dream.
Asked as to whether the two-Power standard peciuzen, In seotions, of the celebrated Chinese
But when the Cliftons arrived on the caprae
should to in eroased. Rear-Admiral Blade said composite bow. These bows, which were in aecat Epsom no snoh horse could be discovered in among the Chinese and Tartars from the the list of competitors, though there was one ourliest times, are made up of cane, born, sinew, and he led the "parade") wearing the exact
colours required with
the
exception of the and hard wood. The oads are of wood, mortised which was white. The impulsirs wine merchant ints the cafe, and are tipped with horn, a thereupon exclaimed to his wifo-"That's near strong piece of wood being inserted at the grip, enough; I'll go and back him." "You'll not
do anything of the kind,"
Bald The back of these wespons was covered with dreamer of dreams; "the horse that I saw had the confidout birch bark, and the grip with cork; the edge is a green esp." And, even as she spoke, appeared supported by a long strip of cano
upon the scone another horse, stable companion of the aforesaid, and wearing the very same colours, with the exception of a green cap
with conviction; "go, my
Mr. Gardiner informed the Court that hoelle is all right. held two promissory notes given by tho bankrupt as far back as May, 1902. Subse- quently the defendant went bankrapt, and the Official Receiver was now paying the first dividend. There documents were given in the name of the Tak Leong, and the wason for this would be explained. The plaintiff was origin. ally a member of the old Tak Loong shop,
His Lordship Who is Mr. Harling for? Mr. Harding-The new Tak Loong, We bought the business, and say we bought those Askėte,
Composite bows, in their various forms of relation, are also met with in India, Persin,
CENSUS COUNTING BY ELECTRICITY. ( The roport on the census, will be for the first time in English history smacking-made article. All the interesting, shocking, and pathetic details which the consus reveals to nu astonished world overy ton years will this time be sorted out, counted up,
and fabulated
by electrically. propelled labour-saviar machin
ifting mountains of foolscap in order to aver
Instead of a boat of gentlemen in spectacles, armed with quill pens and incredible memories, tain the number of undertakers in the land, or the ego of thirty-seven, a youth or maiden with
proportion apinsters to bachelors at the doft and will place bundles of cards in the top of a machine, then turn on the electric current, and presently take out the cards in the separate packets into which the, ceasus machine, us sorted them.
put the separato panico's la another machine, The same simple goath or maiden will then
count the bundles, record the numbor, and show and turn on the fanes," this machine will the figure by means of a dime in a small dial,
"I take it as a sign," enlarged it would probabli do get her dhin like a money register.
bave a bet on the
to
This counting washino is such an uncanny contrivanco that it will do two things at tho same time; That is to my, it will not only count with breathless rapidily tho prosis nam ber of undertakers, but will, if asked to do so, between the age of thirty-five and forty, and tell exactly how many of the undertakers are
If we have suficient ships to come up to the sufficient for all purposes all over the world, two-Power standard in Europe, it is quite because, if any ships, more from Europe Tufifty, and so on. combined strength of the two Powers in Europe ships out to follow the ships of the onomy, with maten legs, or those whose hair is red ia theraby su reduced that we can afford to send inhabitants who are deaf and dumb, or those If it bo desired to fabulate the number of Shins geunct be in two places at
and whose eyes are yellow all that has to be
mation. The machines will not count and done is to All the cards into the machines, turn the switch, and take out the tabulated infor mat tabulate fants which are notetated in the papers led in by the houssholders, but any facts
ence.
In reply to a quory as to the influence of Japan Until the question of the treaty with Japan on the question, His Excellency said: comes up for revision. Japan is our ally. Bren taking Japan into consideration as possible onemy, the two-Power standard
among the partuers of tho Turkey, and among the Esquimaux, but mostly hoish him from the other. "That is my is suficient. It meraly means that we shall ro. which are stated con bi otracted by these
said the At 33 to 1 the obedient / quire a re-distribution of the fleet to meet the marvellous machinos.
Mr. Gardiner--The issue is whether on the nsignment of this business this debt of $2,000 was assigned to Mr. Harding's clients. The plaintiff was old Tak Loong, and ho says that debt was
not duo
tho firm, but a personal loan by himself to Young Nai On.
His Lordalip-Is Young Nai On going to be called?
・
ment.
to
this
in regions in which a naturally pliable wood was either very source or not obtainable.
FANCY GOES A LONG WAY,
altered strategia conditions.
war
one
A chili can
dear, and back
But for the fact that it costs a good deal to husband did so, and the happy couple "realised,“ it is enid, some £2,000, more or less.
Reverting to the defence of Eastern waters, hire, the census machins would be one of tho And if any sceptical carper should object, and the speaker sall-As things stand at the pre-work it. Any intelligent youth or girl can
most popular toys over iareated. any that the colours and the distinguishing cap sent moment, the aquadron is small, and would take a roomful of causes schedules which have lift, the antwer is that Mr. Gatwicke hat the right lines. The question of increasing cards, put them in the machines, and take out would have been set forth plainly in the printed probably hose to be ineroased in war, but it in
been filled in by the householders, propare the obanged his colours, and that the "e'reet cards" or changing the squatron in any way
the results which manat be decided solely on the strategical
The cens machine does most of the mechani tail as these to which we are now seenstomed cons
bzeeka It only remains to add that the wearer of the white cap started at much shorter odds than he parposes at the present moment the squadron voted lerks. It is just one more illustration of
ont.. For practical
peaor
fallen to the lot of our painstaking and de of the green cap (which was The Merry gots along fairly well. In dealing with all Monarch), and the marvel is completa,
theso questions it it impossible to look farther the simplicity of making electricity do the shood than the first few days of war, or even the
drudgery of fito. first few hours, and then things wey occur in table on which is a kind of pocket typewriter. First of all the censas, "operator" sits at a the political world which may necessitate the He takes a small manila card, loupor and thin. complete re-organisation of the whole of theerthana postcard, which is printed is columns feet. The only thing that can be done is strength which one thinks is likely to be required.
to
Giving an instance of How montal force enres disuse." Dr. Josiah Oldold toll the Mr. Gardiner No. He is out of the Colony, members of the Polytechnic Health Society He has disappeared. Proc ding, Mr. Gardiner | that when he was a medical student at St. Bar- of 1845 were not so "orect "in matters of de; } conditions which occur at the moment that cal thinking and fingering which have hitherto
the In support of the plaintiff's claim he tholomew's Hospital a man same to him with that advertisements appeared in something tha watter with his hand. He did gard to the sale of the business of not know what was the matter, but he practib. Tak Doong to the new Tak Loengin
ed some ointment which was practically lard |
LOED VIVIAN'S VISION. which it was expressly stated that this dobt was (Laughter.). The man returned to the hospital
The nert "case "ebronologianlly that is mon- axcluded from the sale. This also appeared in the following week and said: "Ah, air, I begin tioned is pretty stale, one would say, so often the assignment given on the transfer of the to recognise why it is that St. Bartholomew's has it done duty. It is the story of how Lord biness, so that the sela issue is Lordship frosu Leicester, and have been to all the doo- 1873 would be won (or was, won, in the dream) keep the squadrors as Day as possible to the corresponding to these in the census paper.
Hospital has such a great reputation. I come Vivian dreamed that the City and Snbarian of would have to try was whether or not this debt tors in Leicester. Your ointment has dose me by a horse called The Teacher (a 3-mr. of $2,000 was or was not included in the assign.mor good in ona wook than all the ointment of old onlt, haviuz
gamosoke of the the doctors of Leicester in many months." same age, but of the other say), Ha could not (Laughter.) That result, sided the doctor, was find a horse of that name among the owing to the fact thai the' nian came to Stacos, and on his way to Epson was informes mander-in-Chief said:- Bartholomew's believing that he could be erred that The Teacher had been round Aldrich
Wheranpon his lordship and others backed the dream" to some purpose, for Aldrich won
Another "oase (in 1892), who dreamed, on the night before the fe that of Mr. Harding Cox Jubilee Stakes was rau for, that he was advised dream it seemed to him that he could ses nothing of the race to grant was the crowd), could make out distinctlyltbat it was No. 9. Next day on arriving at Kempton, and ambered 9, and promptly backed him to win of Jubilee winners a thousand pounds, which he did, as the recorde should have done.
will testify that he
Adjourned.
A DOCTOR'S CHIVALRY.
DRAMA OF A WOMAN'S HONOUR,
there.
LOVE AS A QUES FOR AILMENTS.
Speaking of the Australian Navy, the Com-
bound to come up sooner or later, but whether The Australian Navy is a thing which was it is au uppoctune moment to bring it up or not is another matter.
The dramatic confession of Mrs. Jarne doctor: "That medicine I, had last week did be his brother-in-law to back Enclid. In his assistance from the Home country.
Fame
TTMA
hoisted, ho
Euclid was
cannot man her fleet and will not be able to do One thing is cortain and that is that Australia- so for many years to come, rithnat considerable Exactly what the effect of the Australian Navy will be is rather diflcult to say, at the and until we see what actually comes of tho present moment. The whole thing is on paper.
to try and fix oneself upon what is going to happen.
I think people try to draw conclusions on far too insuficient data.
Discussing his policy with regard to gun- running in the Persian Gulf, the Admiral said that his polloy was exactly the same as it bud always barn-be had made no change -simply thus make certain that there was nobody to to drive the Afghans away from the coast and buy the arma. The purchasers having been removed there would be nobody to import them. bad gore, to the best of his belief, they As far as the present operations
had been quite successful and the amount Persia this year had been of arms which had been landed in Southern
had
very small indeed. Continuing. Hear Admiral Skile said:--We Certainly the oxpedition this year was a
a strong-
writer, and as some one reads out from the census This manila med is slipped Laneath the typo.
paper returned by Mr. William Bones the various particulars which Mr. Bones has written about. himself, or his wife Amelia, or bis non John the instrument punches a small round hole in Henry, the operator taps the typewriter, and the card in the correct enlumn, and at the proper peint down the colania.
INTIMATIONS
RINGWORM WITH LOSS OF HAIR CURED
Almost Impossible to Describe State Head Was In, Row from Using Unsuitable Ointments. Thought Hair Would Never Grow Again.
Used Cuticura Remedies. Hair Now Thick and Full of New Growth.
Us
"I feel it my duty to let you know, that Outlara Song, Culcura Gintungnt and Cutf-
curo itsuivat cu Melely cared, ing grt of ringworm. Her heud het been troubled with this tribe Paws for over twelve months, dining which tage a tried many rein- enite settleout resulta. in e se wefe so powerful that they over Estreller hvad and ride wore, I also ebissulted a ski honpl tal. It is almost im possible to describe the state her head was in, for it was a moes of the eruption. There was one place large me a four-shilling plece without hair at it remained like thai for a year, Ljute thaugin her quir would never grow, again, havig kerel a great deal about Calleira Onsmous, I got a tki of k and also all of Unicura Baap. After wing the two lur a week i say de improve- ment, so I la bought a boldia of Oulicura Besolvent. After using the three for about Shen months het wal was completely cured. "I hartu ta ut her hair in great patches before at rise, Chiberen temedio, but after a short treatinent wils them, the hair began to grow, now it la thick and full of new growth. I only wish I had led them at Brok, in they would have saved the onlid a lui of afering, for her head was raw though using unoutatile ointments." (Signed) Mrs.
167. Markby Rd., Winsor Green,
, gaid, May 21, 1910.' Qutteurs Remedies are rold threughout the world. Depola Londra. 27. Charterhouse 84.: Calcutta, B. K. Paul. Na A feira, Lenzon, ... Cape Town, ew: URA. Tozer Drag & Chen, Corp, Bate Pp, stein, Pose-free, Cutters Bosli on the at bul care ne treatment of skin and scalp.
GOLD
AND
SILVER
WATCHES
THE MANILA CARD Bones-hia ngo, his birthplace, Lis coupation, ENGLISH,
All the ascertained fucts in the life of Mr.
his matrimonial condition, and so forth-are quickly rapresented by a manila card, panotarod Bers and there in a systematic and scientifically exact mauner.
For every person in England and Wales a
for a duka one card and no more; for a dustman, ho lean. The operator just goes "tut-tat-tat- tattern-tat." and puts the duke's card next to the dustman's. All the vital facts of the English nation will be represented by so many little round holes in 36,000,000 manila cards.
Then comes the sorting process:
Coutioning, Dr. Oldfield told his hearers that it offon happened that a patient said to the Schmidt, says the Daily Mail New York or before.
not do mo so much good as what you gave me
It was not the
color respondent April 21, a young lady rell dont in A. Lou, who married Buy (Laughter.) It was probably the same medi- eine, but with less of the colouring mattor. an agonised mental struggie, voluntarily branded Those things showed that there wase Fenderful herself
Have an innocent man from life-long field for the performing of "miracles" to-day imprisonment, has given a startling and tragio Ho knew of people who would not the 'ract" card, be found that chasing Rohemes that have been put forward, it is futilemanils card is being prepared. There will be inen to the case of Dr. Haldaco Clemisega, a vine if them were no colour in it, and many well-known doctor in Chicago, who was recently patients thought they could not be cured a loss
guilty of murdering his wife.
the medicine was nasty. He recognised that The murder forms
ono of the most there was something beyond drugs in the oure bafting mysteries in tho Annals of Illinois orime. A year ago Dr. Claminson force. Falling in lore was commented by the occurred to "Mr. A. C. Little, the well-known of disasso. and he ventured to call it mental
ACTOR'S INSPIRATION, In the same year, 1892, wa are told a "ease" reported to the police that his wife had been
doctor na a most effousious cure. "Thoro Lre," murdered in bed while he
was sleeping he said, "far things more mentally valuable than actor," who, it is added, "singularly endowed beside her. The only explanation of the crinie falling in love, sul if I bad the power I would with the faculty of obtaining useful hints in his he could apparantly suggest was that burglar sen to it that every girl fell in love. It heats a sleeping moments," and who, on the nicht befcro and abloroformed them both, and killed his wife. great many people, and I have observed with the Arcot Stakes, "dreamed that he was on a Yesterday, after the Supromo Court had con firmed, the sentenes of imprisonment for lift after having been under treataient, have said, topic of conversation was the abnormal size of the greatest interest onses of women who, rough sea," where with follow-voyagers, the prouonsoad upon him. Ma, Schmidt appeared .. weeping befor the authorities and informed
You need not come any longer, doctor. I am the waves (or billow). going to thom that the priscuor had role sined chival ferrod to the bad effort of fear and hats, and our the rammers a horse called Billow, which Next day, at Ascot, he observed that there was get married." (Laughter.) He re- rously from proving his innocente in order to aid there was nothing more valuable in curing di buok "at rememorativo odds." Billow, as considered that he was inspired to back and protect her honour.
tamper was one of the most serious causes of and the incident." indigestion than to practise good temper. Ead the book will bear witness, won the race; we are assured, became dyspepsia he knew.
kuowu, and was the subject of much comment in the Royal enclosure.? The last part of the statement can be swallowed anelly,
I was willing long ago," she said, "Lo face the ordeal and speak the words to free him from this terrible charge, but he would not permit mo. I had known Dr. Cleminson for five months. My husband and I disagreed, otor a trivial matter and Thad gone to Chicago to five with a relativo.
A FREMIER'S BRANDY.
ht
In 1895 the Manchester November Handicap was won by Ivor, and it is "on anthentie record" thaf, on the ove of the race, the trainer of the horse received a letter, in which the writry said :—Ivor will win the handjesp My sou for writing is that I dreamt
reason
The now Prime Minister of France, M, Menis, is the proprietor of a very excellent cognac, to which attaches a story of King Edward which "I did not know Mrs. Claminson, I knew is going the rounds in Faris. His Majesty was only that like many married couples they were fond of the Into General Marquis de Galliffst, not congenial, and he sought the society of and whenever he could dined with him, in a others. I I am not trying tổ pallisto his short-restaurant quietly ex camarades, Dae eroting gontings or mine. We did wrong and we have they were dising at the Restaurant Voisin fast night. I was on a racecouris. There was been and aro being punished. How hard it together. After dinner some Mouis brandy orowd round a statue just erected. It repre was to speak the words that might take from was served, and his Majesty draak of his grass vented a (female) figure holding at arm's length
the love of parents and the respectat om gulp. Galliffet, with the soldierly rough-
a pair of
scales
erenly balanced, and engraved of husband I cannot describe, butness which his friends loved, exclaimed, "Sire, upon the pedestal upon which she was standing when a man would face death on the you have committed a crime," "Why?" said in letters of gallows or life in a prison because of his King Edwar: laughing. Brandy like that," believer in dreams, although I pronted by the Chivalry for a woman I felt I could be as brave said the old soldier. "should to savoured. You success of Dutch Oven in the St. Lager under as he and make the only merifice in my power should lift it gently, pass it under your nose, and surrender my all-the good name I had enjoy the aroma, and then put it back on the always born.
table." And aftor that "d King Edward, After that," answered Galliffat, "you should
..ma
my
THE ADAPTIVE GERMANS,
The following extract from a speech by Dr. Albert, who was prosident of the German Section of the Brussels International Ex- hibition, has been communicated to Washington by the American Consul General in Antwort:--
Mrs. Schmidt stated that long before the trial opened she had written to Dr. Cleminson | talk about it, sire.” making him to say where he spent the night on which his wife was murdered, and thus prove a perfect alibi, but even when he know "ho was almost in the shadow of the gallows he refused to make the statement which woald wave him, declaring that her honour and rood name wore worth as much to her as life to him It seems that when Dr. Cleminson roturned home and found his wife murdered he weighed the situation and decided that if he denied ho
the murderer he would be
obliged an alati. That would sacrifica the good name of Mrs. Schmidt, so he told the polics that the
was
to
prova
T
somewhat similar direnzastances."
Other "Coses" of successful "tipator-dreams," no doubt, might be forthcoming readily, but they would require too much space for a bare recital; and if to them were to be added "assee" of the unsuccessful, the famous Alexa drian Library, probably, would not contain the volumes that should be written.
+ MRS." OR "MISS."
German Feminists have adopted a new line of policy by putting forward a domend that the appellation" Mr," ahall not be confined to married ladies, but shall be conended to spinsters who have come of age and who desire to be addressed in this style. At a meeting of Fem
was adopted----
The sorting machine le fascinating to watch. with a small electrical apparatus on the top, and It is like a four-legged stool, made of metal,
is about tiro foot high:
it
Up and down, between the four legs, Tuna pop the cards into their proper bazes, an endless series of neat little carriers, which
The operator places a bandle of cards in a roseptacle on the top of the machine, and turns the switch. Immediately a small brass roller boglas to revolve, and a tiny electric brush is One after another the cards are "fed over this roller, and herg
expedition last year and one this.anilowards it.
er ope, end wo. were able to strike a heavier the selective faculty of the machine comes int blow, but the policy has been sxactly the samar.play, for the brush can only form an electrical On this occasion soms of the marines were contact with the brass roller through one of the Janded with the force that marched to Blat in holes in the mannilu card.
marck.
Mekran," but we had no fighting on that Biaban coast, in which the force under the com
There was an action in the hills above the
maad of Colonel W. 8. Delamain, D.9.0., took park, mud the fighting was quite successful.
The people who wanted to get arme were driv- getting to the coast. on into the hill country, and prevented from
What will keep them from the const districts account of the drought, there is no water in a now is the weather. They cannot come down on good part of the country after the middle or end of this
month, and the Afghans, if they are to go back to Afghanistan, rust do so now.
They
usually sta
ally start operations about October, but your ther came very much later. this year until I see what the permanent results I cannot possibly express an opinion about of the expalition are. I hope it will hare gone a long way towards stopping gun-running.
Communications Bra so diffoult in that moun- tainous country that it is impossible to ret information of what is happening in the bills for weeks sometimes, so that some time must elapse before we can find out what the effect really ban hean,
..
THE HOKKAIDO FIRES,
A TOUCH IDES IT. By a touch of the finger the trash can ko sot agalust say one column of the manila cazda—. that which indicates sex, age, or any other condition
Then, if the brush bo set to select all the stockbrokers, every manila oerd which comes over the rollor will be submitted to trial by electricity.
broker in the column of the card set apart for If there bo no little hole meaning "stock-
"the card will pass "profession or calling unokallenged, and be dropped by the machine into a
bex for" uuesorteda. But whenever a card comes by, stamped with hole in the stockbroker section, the
through this tiny hole, the tearila card is tip of the brush makes a contact with the roller instantly diverted into a carrier for the stock- brekers only, and the operator finally takes out bundle of cards from somewhere down below and saya, Here are the stockbrokera
a
A score or so of consng machines have been hired by the census authorities from the British Tabalating Machine Company, which is grada. ally introducing this intist American wonder in this country. Some of the railwaysand other great businessre have these tabulating machines in use, for estimating the cost of work and ather things.
The last two American consuses bare boen tabulated by the machine, which is the invention
murder was evidently committed by burglars | thoroughne in work, based on soiesinials held in Berlin the following rosoldtion tire Office, dated the 21st instant, reports a ƒ of a man at Washington.
while he
s Baleep
A telegram from the Hokkaido Administra
assist in extinguishing the forest fires. The heavy rainfall, and this, it is hoped, will greatly Japan Gamette gives the following particulars of the damage done by the fires during the past ten days.
Lat mo not forget just ono other important secret. of our success: it is our readiness to adopt from foreigners their methods of labour, when ever we find that they are better and maro practical than our own, but at the same time to develop and improve them through
investigation, and thus to ontrival or original masters and models. I will mention only one Dr. Cleminson was Inst night informed by branch of manufactures that was exhibited in "This assembly considers that the social value his lawyers of Mrs. Schmidt's penfession. He the German section said he was sorry she had made it, though its
at Brussels, namely, of a woman, like that of a man, should not be wwa true that at the hour Lis wife was murdered machine tools. We all know how much we measured by marriage, but by her own per he was with Mrs. Schmidt at a distance that have learned from the Americans in this feld, sonality and achievements. The classification of
Fomen
into those who are married and are called precluded all possibility that be could have com- and that we are engaged in a very force com mitted the crime. Application for a new trial petition with them. It is, therefore, of special Mrs" and those who are namarried and are in now to be made,
interest to learn how this competition ended at called 'Miss' must be regarded in every respect In a public statement today Mr. Schmidt, Brussels, where the American exhibits were as absolutely indefensible. In view of the fact who is a prominent merchant in St. Louis, restricted almost exclusively to such machine that there is no legal obstacle to the sessumption declared that he appreciated the noble motives tools only. The jury, composed of experts, of the appellation 'Mr' by every woman, we call which prompted his wife's snfession and wouldBelgium, four to Great Britain, and only two of their houpar and dignity to cisim for
granted ton grand
prizes to Germany, five to upon those of our sex who have a
to the Americans. I know no better proof themselves and insist
upon being addregand than this to show that we ara werking in the as Mrs. Just as every adult man is addressed right direction, nor can I urge a stronger as Mr., so must every adult woman as reason for continuing in the same, with higher necessity of modern civilisation be addressed as sims for the future, persistently improving this
Mr. Wo call upon the various authorities of
In Toshio province land covering 3,615 chobe distrist has been destroyed, and 197 most usefal, of all mechanical contrivances. one of the most diffiralt, yet at the same time the country to set a good example in this respect houses burnt. The damage in Teanlo district
y conferring the appellation of Mrs., on such and neighbourhood is not yet known. TALK TO EACH OTHER 2,000 MILES AT BT,
hers or other poste under the s WEB-pointed
not suo for a divorce.
'JAPAN'S NEW TREATIES.
According to an official dispatch receivel at the Japanese Foreign Office from Mr. Sagi mara, Japanese Minister in Stockholm, the new Swedish-Japanese commercial treaty was signed at Stockholm on the 19th instant. It ia stated that the now treaty is practically similar to the one now existing, and does not provide shy special agreement regarding the Customs tariff, hayond treatment under the mast favoured nation alanso.
The new Swiss-Japanese Commercial Trusty will also be signed very shortly.
For the first time in history the human voice
has been carried for a distance of 2,000 miles establishing a record which a few years ago was considered an impossible feat.
by
unmarried women så hold "official"
of
PANIC ON TOKYO STOCK EXCHANGE.
to the suspension of bargains for cash since the
A feeling of anxiety has, says the Jupan In Oshima province forest land, measuring
Herait of May 23rd, been prevalling among 1.548 chaba, has been devastated, and forty the brokers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange owing houses destroyed. chohn has been devastated, and saty Lenses accompanied by an excited movement among In Shiribeshi province land measuring 499 forenoon session of the 27th ultimo, which was destroyed
brokers dealing in cash bargains. Yesterday district has been destroyed. due sense In Ishikari province 9,220 chobu in Sapporo Steak Brabange to the effect that bargains (May 22nd) orders ware received by the Owing to the
for cash, irrespective of the methods of suspension of telegraphic communication, the
xnot damage done to properly in other distriots transactions, with the axoeption of mutnal is not yet known.
transaction and written bids and offers, are for- bilden, and that brokers transacting bargains for cash can obtain permission to deal in time bargains if the necessary procedure is gore through before the end of June.
this resolution, it was In support out in several specshas delivered by the louders of the movement that in Switzerland it is already customary to address elderly spinsters A conversation was carrie! en over tele- phons wire on May 9th between New York and "Madame," and that in Sweden there is also ia movement in favour of the extension of this appellation to single women of age or disting
Deuver. The experiment is considered a prac tical success.
tion.
In Kitami province land measuring 6,413 shobu, And 72 houses in Abashiri district were destroyed. The town of Watsukanti has been totally ruined.
In Iburi province land measuring 4,860 choba Horobetan district and eighteen houses have been devastated.
In Hilaka and Kashiro provinces the damage
innkuown.
An order prohibiting transactions in cath was also issued yesterday (May 22nd) to the Bico
Exchange.
Owing to the issue of this prohibition by the Department of Agriculture and Commerce, quotations of shares of the Yokohams Stock Exchange suddenly collapsed yesterday. The directors held a conference to discuss steps to l'be taken in the future after the close of the
afternoon session.
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