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LICENSING BENCH THE BURNING OF

"TWADDLE.”

A MAGISTRATE'S CRITICISM

INEFFICIENCY IN ADMINIS

TRATION,"

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THE "ASIA.”

ARAB BOY'S BRAVERY.

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RICH MAN WHO VANISHED.

SHARE IN £200,000 FOR HIM IF ALIVE..

17-YEAR-OLD RIDDLE.

A man who disappeared 17 years go in London may share in £200,000 estate if, as his former legal adviser believes, he is alive and will return from the jungle lands of Quintana Reo, Moxied,

The man is or was Joseph W. Martin, once a wealthy cotton broker here.

WOMAN'S CORNER.

CULTURE PEARLS. Bay where for many years he ex-

HISTORY OF JAPANESE:

INDUSTRY.

perimented. After long, hard and weary years he discovered a way of producing the gem by applying science to the little shellfish, and success at last crowned his efforts in 1898. Even to-day it may be claimed that the Mikimoto pearl. culture farm is the only one in the world which undertakes the exten sive cultivation of the preciour molluse and produces "culture pearls" on a commercial scale.

It is generally know that the pearl is the product of the Orient by the name "The Oriental Pear!" The most famous places for pearl Preduction in Japan are Ago Bay and its vicinity in Iso and Omura Mikimota Pearls" are formed Bay in Nagasaki. In these places in exactly the same manner as wild fishery of the pearl oyster was pro- or Oriental pearls, the only differ- Mr. S. M. Neety, former attor-hibited during the Tokuyawa ara, ence being the way in which the as they used the pearl for medicine.process is begun. In the case of now giving At that time, the oyster was pro-wild pearls, the irritant, which ney for Martin," is

rapidly, but during the Restura-enters the oyster accidentally in testimony in the Chancery Court tected and naturally thrived very forms the nucleus of the pearl, at Memphis Tennessee, preparatory tion, when everything was dis, Mikimoto pearls, it is placed to the distribution of the £200,000 organised, great quantities of pearl there intentionally by scientifiz methods. From then on, the "de- Mr. Cikimoto first realized that velopment of Oriental and "Wiki- state of the late William M. Wood, oyster were left to be caught.

the pearl fisheries of Japan were moto Pearls" is exactly the same r being rapidly depleted and at- and in both cases the oyster per- tempted to restore the supply by forms the work and produces the cultivating the oyster. In 1850, he pearl"

TheMikimoto Pearls," formed exhibited some living pearl oysters in the Aquarium of the Third by deposits of concentric layers of National Industrial Exhibition in nacre: upon a tiny nucleus, is Tokyo. Here he made the acquaint perfect sphere of the highest lustre

the finest specimens of.. ance of the late Dr. K. Mitsukuri, Just as Professor of Zoology at the Im-pearls from other Oriental seas. perial University of Tokyo, whoMikimoto Pearls" take at least suggested to him the possibility of seven years to grow and are ab- producing pearls by a cultural solutely identical in every respect method.

with those produced accidentally by nature.

Eldridge now is said to be in Log Angeles. It was stated that his de- position would probably be obtain- ed within the next two week.

All Well" Letter.

The disaster to the pilgrim ship. Asia off Jeddah and the gallantry of an Arab bey in one of the re- Sir Alfred Davies, who recently scue parties are described by a gave evidence before the Licensing Statemman eorrespondent in what Commission, made proposals at is perhaps the only first-hand ac- conference called by the Magis-count of the episode that has yet trates Association at Bournemouth beent published. The Staterman last month for ensuring greater correspondent heard the story dur efficiency in the administration of ing a ship's stay at Kidderpore, the licensing laws Sir Alfred where are the principal dockyards suggested that a committee of the of Calcutta. He writes

visit Three ship's officers, who were licensing justices should. licensed premises in their aren an- casual acquaintances, secing an nually, if possibly, and periodical Arab boy in the clutches of some ly certainly. Licensed victuallers roughs in a back street in Aidder should be made to live up to their pore, set about them with six name and supply something more hard-hitting fists and brought the than beer, which brought in profits. boy in safety to a banian shop. The licensed should be protected There the boy and one of the off-grandfather of Martin.

Meeting on a Boat. against signing agreements which cery.recognised each other as hav-

aing recently left the same ship in The lawyer states that a man contained clauses that were denial of the elementary rights of Bombay, and the officer started named Clarence S. Eldridge told Englishmen. All documents under his companions, by declaring that him that he was recently a pas which a licence was held should be the boy was the biggest hero he senger with Martin on a boat a long ses bound for Yucatan, and later deposited with the clerk to the had ever known to

Explanations were despent a night with Martin at-a magistrates fourteen days before career. the annual licensing, meeting inmanded, and the following story chicken ranch he owned near Santa

Cruz de Bravoo, Mexico. order that they could be thoroughly was told:- examined.

"We were lying off Jeddah out- Mr. Neely produced a number Sir Alfred said there was a great side the reefs (the officer said), of letters from Eldridge, and said

and besides ourselves there were deal of inefficiency in connection three steamers, inalading the Asia, he had learned that Martin was. with the licensig" administration, which, anchored a quarter of a haunted by the fear of debts, and the inefficiency led to demands mile from us, had just taken on

which at one time, are said to board 1,500 Arab pilgrims We for alteration of the law which were six miles from Jeddah town; have totalled nearly £38,000, but would not have been put forward on account of the reefs ships of our all of which have since been paid if the existing laws of England size can't get nearer. The first off by relatives..

cer and the rest of us were engaged were better understood and ade-in a game of bridge when the Asia quately administered. It led to de- caught fire. The French provide mards for Prohibition and other the pilgrims with reed mattresses to lie on deck, and I suppose some- remedies.

body dropped a match on

one. Sir Alfred gave an amusing Fifteen hundred pilgrims and the imitation of what he said was a ship on fire from stem to stern. typical speech by some chairmen It's the worst show I've ever been in-and I've seen some queer sights of licensing justices. The dele in my thirty years at sea. We put gates obviously appreciated Sir out seven hoats, each commanded Alfred's histrionic abilities, for by a European. they laughed unroariously as he mimicked the pontifical airs adopt-

"The French captain tried to get ed by characters with which they the boats out, but the pilgrims, mad with fear, swamped the only were familiar. The speech, said Sif two he managed to get on the Alfred, always ended "The licences water. He attempted to induce are renewed." Sir Alfred added the pilgrims quietly to descend the, I venture to say that when & Bangways, which were down the side of the ship, but they fought chairman of the licensing meeting sa frenziedly that the gangways makes a speech like that there is collapsed under the strain. One

Two weeks after disappearance a not much real administration be- of our fellows was knocked out of London friend of Mr. Martin re- big boat by the pilgrims us they ceived the following telegram from hind it. No one with a close and feil. Some of the passengers flung Vevery, Switzerland: Cease in- intimate knowledge of all that went themselves overboard when we 4p-quiries; alf well, writing-J. W. on behind the scenes could con-proached, but not all reached us. Martin"

Those waters are shark-infested. scientiously indulge in poems of We pulled in under the Asia's stern praise and mutual admiration on and called

pilgrims such an occasion. A knowledge of to jump. We could do no more. The sides of the strip were red-hot,. the facts would be too strong for and to look through the portholes him, and a consciousness of the was like looking into a furnace.. enormous amount of work yet to be The passengers fought each other for a place at the handrails. At done to get through Beenaing ad- the back of the deck, unable to ministration in the area would be penetrate the jostling screaming too restricted. Those things would mob of men, was a large number lie too heavily upon his mind and of women who were too frightened

to move. It seemed all up with From the bathing-place at Wal- conscience to allow a justice to in them when Abdul here (the boy), vercote, at which the Oxford City who was in my boat, volunteered Council has decided to erect buts, dulge in any such twaddle."

to try and rescue them. The an- comes the story of a councillor's chor chains were glowing, but he misfortune. While men and boys climbed up them. Goodness knows were bathing Councillor F. Glagrove how he did it. And how he got arrived and, it is stated, endeae through that mob is equally a my youred to persuade them to desist. stery. The decks were falling in, When he was standing conveniently and even the most panicstricken of near the water gentle persutsion the men were finging themselves was used and the rasay spectators into the sea. Most of the women then saw a

very wet councillor were unconscious, and all Abdul climbing back out of the river.

Interviewed by a reporter the had time to do was of drop them over to us. We then had to beat councillor said As the bathing- off the sharks. The boy was up place is by the side of the road there five hours saving those women, and women have undressed in the open many residents have complain- and we never thought to see him alive again, Several times heed. I was merely suggesting to the looked to me to have fallen into the roaring hold. Now what price

hero

Illelt Practices.

Mad With Fear.

טק

the

Many justices never darkened the doors of the licensed premises in their own area and knew nothing about the practices indulged in, to draw trade, often illicitly through the back door or other surreptitious means, such as by lotteries, which sailed very near to the wind in in fringing the Garding Act. He had known of a case when a man had constituted the brewers' secretary his attorney to make all statements, sign all documents, and give all

the Asia was a total loss in necessary consent to what to consequence of the fire. On May throw him out of the house. Even so her owners announced that 100 the agreement but before the magis- people perished in the fire or in trates was sometimes supplemented attempting to escape it.]

by another agreement which had not been before the magistrates. It was up to the licensing magistrates to stop such a state of affairs. "They wanted" fair play for every- body. The public were deceived and the magistrates hoodwinked.

The disappearance of Mr. Mar tis, in Londou in April, 1913, is one of Scotland Yard's unsolved mystories. The American was in London on business and left two friends at the Royal Automobile Club on the night of April 3, and was never seen again.

He was in evening dress and his opera hat and wallet were later found on the bank of the Thames at the south end of Hungerford Bridge. The wallet had been rip- pad open and the money it had contained had disappeared,

Came

and eventually the investigation

-Th promised letter never

was dropped.

COUNCILLOR GETS A

DUCKING.

END OF BATHING PROTEST.

bathers that, there should be no mixed baters till the building of the dressing hata which the Council are erecting at a cost of 2000. While we were talking someone did give me a push and in I went."

ACIDITY CAUSES 90% DIGESTIVE TROUBLE.

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which are not given to the humblest brewer or the rich railway director publican in the land," he said. While many things, directly or

indirectly, may use Treat all alike and you won't go trouble, any medical man will tell far wrong."

Mr G. T. Whiteley, clerk to the you that over nine-tenths of all Newington Justices, speaking of cases of indigestion are due to or

Being deeply interested in the subject, Mr. Mikimate then settled. on an island in the centre of Ago

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A woman delegate wearing Salva- the laws of evidence, said they accompanied by suidity and food "MONTMARTRE FOLLIES”

tion Army uniform questioned Bir must treat constables na other men. fermentation. Excess acid accumu It was true that some of them later in the stomach and turns the Alfred about licensed grocers, who might confer with each other as to food into a souring, fermenting offered many temptations to what they were going to say, mass, which produces painful gases. but," he added, it is not only and still more acid, and is usually. constables who do that.", directly responsible for indigestion, Sir Alfred said they might, or

acidity, Mr. G. H Stuart-Bunning, chair-dyspepsia, heartburn, might not approve of licensed man of the Newington Bench, re- flatulence, and gastritis. To rid was yourself of this harmful acid CHINESE Scottinted an instance, whern he was

women.

selves and be was afraid they would threatened to lay information, should take a little Bisurator Mag- have to put up with them. Bir He not only told me to lay in nesia after eating or when pain Alfred, replying to further quis formation, but he told me when I is felt. This not only gives quick could lay it," said Mr. Bunning relief by instantly neutralising tions, said he was opposed to fancy amid a roar of laughter. At the stomach neid, but soothes and heals licerces of any kind. I dislike end of it all be informed me be your acid-inflamed stomach lining, favours being shown to the rich was leaving the house in the mara Bisurated Magnesia (powder or

tablets) is sold by all chemists. (Continued at feet of next column.) Ling."

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