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HIS VISIT TO KULING

PREFERS WALKING TO CHAIR

The Kuling correspondent of the NC Daily News, writing under date of June send, states-Ealing has just been honoured with a visit from H.RH. Frince George. He arrived in Kiukiang on H.M.S. Bee and left on Friday at about 2.30 p.m. for Kuling in company with Commander Hughes, RN, Surgeon Lieut. Madill, RN., Lieut. Stevenson and Mr. Ogden, British Consal in Kiu- kiang.

OVER NIAGARA IN A BARREL. DEATH OF THE MAN WHO DID IT.

AND HOW IT WAS DONE.

AUCKLAND, N.Z. April 29th 2: Mr. Bobby Leach, the Manchester man who efied death, but narrowly escaped it by plunging ovar Niagara | Falls enclosed in a steel barrel in 1911, has died as the result of slipping on orange peek

Two months ago 'Mr. Leach broke his leg when he slipped on orange peel, in the street in Auckland. The leg had to becamputated, and he died some time after the operation. He was 8 years of age.

Mr. Lanch's daring fest at Niagara, when he was 43, was performed in the presence of 300,000 people.The plunge over the Horseshoe Falls, 188ft, waa Although chairs had been provided at made in a cigar-shaped barrel of steel, Lien Wha Tung the Prince decided to padded on the inside From the time it went over into the Whirlpool Rajids walk, and in company with Lieut. until Mr. Leach was hauled out of the Stevenson arrived half an hour before water 30 minutes elapsed, while the the rest arrived with chairs. On cater-spectators, watching the top of the barrel appearing now and again on the surface, ing the Estate the Prince was loudly doubted whether it would ever reach the cheered by the children of the Redcroft shore. Mr. Leach's hair grew white from

bis terrible experience." School. On arrival at the Kuling Hotel, When the barrel dropped it was im the Prince after partaking of tea, immediately caught by a giant ware which mediately went out for a walk and after wards visited friends. On Saturday he went for an early swim to the Dragon Fool in company with Lieut. Stevenson and Mr. Dunne and afterwards spent the site occupant was receiving, made several attempts to reach it, but in vain. day exploring Kuling, the party par- . Eventually the barrel was caught by a taking of an alfresco tiffin near the Nan-current which brought it towards the king Ridge. In the afternoon the shore, where it was caught. Mr. Leach was dragged from it unconscious and Prince explored the Hanyang. Moun with both knee-caps, broken. It was at first believed that he was dead, but when tains

ed consciousness and was taken to restoratives were given he partly recover-

neighbouring hotel for treatment..

In the evening the Prince and party were entertained at dinner at the Ku- ling Hotel by Mr. Ogden after which dancing was enjoyed till past midnight. On Sunday the day was again spent by the Prince in exploring Kuling and only those who have been in his company tremendous appreciate what B walker he is, never seeming to tire,

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hurled it oft into the air. I wanthen. below the Falls, and Mr. Leach's assist held for 18 minutes in the whirlpool

ants, becoming terrified at the length of time it was in the water and the buffet-

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NEW TOEX, May 19th Fejoin H.M.S. Bee at Kiukiang, from

Why ten times as many murders are which place they will proceed to Han-eommitted yearly in Chicaga as in k, making a short stay there, before going to the upper river.

THE MURDER OF MRS. SIBLEY

DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY-IN SZECHUEN,

London, was explained by a number of convicts who gave evidence before a special grand jury charged with the in vestigation of the American crime wave. The investigation is a sequel to the re- bent murder oy machine-gun fire ba the assistant public prosecutor. Critics of the criminal administration after the murder-emphasised-the-fact that thou sands of pardoned criminals are fly parading the streets of Chicago commit- ting fresh crimes.

To-day & number of convicts who had' Further details regarding the murder

failed to secure pardons or paroles testi- of a member of the United Church of hed that lack of money alone was respon Canada Miasion, Mrs. W. E. Sibley, insible for their continued incarceration. Chengtu on the morning of June 7th, are given in a letter received by

-C. Daily News from the Mission, The murder of Mra Sibley, who was the wife of a Canadian Methodist, mis ionary stationed at Junghaien, was re ported in the local press by cable-----

The message containing the details, of the outrage was sent from Chengtu or the morning of the occurrence,

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Their testimony was given in thieves

didn't have & B grand," wailed one convict, Joseph-Binkowsky. It was explained that B grand means £400, A grand meant £200 and so on to the top release price, Egrand, or £1,000.

ENTERTAINING THE BOARD..

My lawyer," said the convict, "came the stir. (gaol) and said You don't sprung (pardoned) without the dough rice). I asked him why He said, Well, it takes money to entertain the prole board,"

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"Kill 'em and get big money" was the rule they decided to adopt

The dough' for getting sprung the convict testified, is divided among lawyers and members of the legislature.

Another unpardoned convict, Clyde Martin, described the growing displeasure of the convicts at another gaol over the Newton Bowles, had gone on the street increased prices for getting sprung." for a walk just before dinner. It is not He declared that some time ago they known where she went but word was agreed after their release that they would brought us at Si Bhen 8i that a foreigner always kill the victims they robbed in had been killed on the street, that continues by the side of the Dents! Hos order to escape the possibility of ever

being identified by them. pital, Lo Huen Chiso. The facts are not all clear at present, but Dr. Hartwell reported that it was a woman and that

This policy, Martin explained, would her head was chopped of. At once a

ensure them dough to get "sprang," number of our people went to the scenerif ever they were pinched again. ——— but as the head was missing it was not The revelations in Chicago are matched known who it was, but after the head had

by those in New York, where gross abuses. been recovered from a maofeng it was of the parole system are being investi identified as Mrs. Sibley. All that could;} be learned from the bystanders was that & crazy man from Pengsbien had done it. The Consul and Dr. Gi from the Foreign Ofice were on the spot at once and after a short time the body was removed to the Women's Hospital"

Mrs. Sibley came to Chins shortly after her marriage in the autumn of 1906 and spent the first part of her stay in China at Pengshion. After the Revolu- tion, Mr. and Mr. Sibley were stationed at the Jungshien, where they were living at the time of the tragedy, though on 4 visit to Chengtu.“

Mrs Sibley's father is a well known Methodist minister in Western Canada, She is also survived by a daughter who

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The sale in Vienns of a three volume Gutenberg Bible to an American denter for £44,117 establishes: record price for a printed book who

Last February Mr Edward Goldston sold a similar book in two volumes, the earliest known example of printing in movable type, for £21,800 alsó to an American This book he had acquired t a cost of over £10,000 after several months search at various European points necessitating emergency fights by aeroplane, to some of the more remote centtex

Seen by an Evening Standard; repre sentativa to-day, Mr. Goldston said the three-volume Gutenberg was offered to him last July for 220,000 dollars (£45,000),

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