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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1889.

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RUSSIA AND GERMANY. The Crar will visit Berlin this month.

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It is semi-officially stated in Athens that the Sultan has conceded sil the Cretan demands.

THE LONDON STRIKES.

September 16th. The strikes are at an end, and work has been

resumed.

THE MONETARY CONGRESS. The Monetary Congress in Paris has con- cluded its sittings. The debates show that the advocates on both sides are pretty equally

divided.

CAPTAIN HUGH CHATO, one of the most popular skippers that comes to the port, has resumed command of the E. & A Co.'s steamship Guthrie, relieving Captain S: Green, who has been appointed to the Menmuir, lately employed on a yachting tour in Far Eastern seas:

WITH reference to the Pawang mines, the Straits Times of the rath inst. Bays:-Yesterday the Resident of Selangor arrived in Singapore, and with him Yap Kwong Sing and another Chinese Towkay who are prepared to make offers for carrying on the Rawang mines. To-day two of the directors of the Company expected to have the opportunity of entering into negotiations on the subject, The Resident has insisted that the coolies must be paid and fed, and that the work of the mines must not be stopped under peril of losing the concession. Accordingly the Bank at Kuala Lumpur has been induced to advance wa presume, that the property in Selangor will be held for the advancers, or at least on some form of preference.

entirely ignore the utterances of the Hongkong Telegraph and its Editor, has started a campaign against us in which gross defamation and personal abuse are

LOCAL AND GENERAL. reél y used, and if we elect to stoop so low as his level and to use the weapons he has THE steamer Natal, sold at Singapore the other selected, he will have no grounds for day, has gone to Rhio to be registered under the certain further sums of money, under guaranted, that it seems to me that section. 37 of the

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THE local agents for Hartmann's grey paint, specially-manufactured for coating the insides of steel ships, are Messrs. Blackhead & Co. THE World states that Lord Knutsford, Secre- tary of State for the Colonies, is desirous of retiring from that position, owing to the fatigues of office.

Under section 37--read with section 3 of Ordi Dance 17 of 1886, which given the same power to an excise officer as to a police inspector-te obstruct an excise officer is, probably, an offence But in this case no obstruction has been proved Mr. Spooner has given evidence that when be went to exercise the right of search the Captain'Į said he might search." I do not think Mr. Spooner could call on him to do more than let him search. under the Ordinance. With regard to the charge under section 2, I am of opinion, looking at the Ordinance, that it is absolutely prohibited for anyone to be in possession of opium, other than the Opium Farmer or a licenses, except under a license; it is an absoluté probibition, and ever an innocent party cannot defend himself against that prohibition. That being so, do no know that it is necessary for me to de more than refer to the possible cases men- tioned by the learned counsel for the defence in his very able argument, further than to say Ordinance provides a remedy for the public sort of protection against the arbitrary exercise of the very extensive powers given to the Opium Farmer. If a frivolous charge is brought by the Farmer or his officers the magistrate can On Tuesday last three Chinamen-constituting deal with it under that section, and very severely, the firm of bankers carrying on business at the by fine That seems to be for the protection of Kim Kat bank, Queen's Road Central-hired the public, and to justify to a certain extent the two steam-launches and left this colony and the extreme powers given by section 3It is really unnecessary for me to go further, but waters thereof without an export permit-bother should like to allude-not of course as those opium cases-we mean without giving founding my judgment upon it in any way to notice to their creditors. They thus saved about the reference made to section 7. It is a very thirty thousand dollars, One of the individuals important section, and one that the Oplum Farmer and his excise, officers should bearin defrauded sought the strong arm of the law, and mind. One object of it, I suppose, is this- in a short time Mr. Rodyk had telegraphed, by a person may be perfectly well-known as ar authority of the Acting Governor, to the British excise officer, but he may forfeit his badge, Consul at Canton, Mr. Alabaster, to lack out warrant, and the enly security the public would have against him being a swindler is the THE reason why the importation of opium into and have the men watched if they arrived. That production of the badge, to show that his Annam has been forbidden is owing to the taking gentleman went and saw the Viceroy, who pro-acting up to that very day as an excise officer, over of the Opium Farm by the French Governmised to send out a squad of soldiers to assist. But the words are "Acting against any person. A promise was made later on that they should be

In this case Mr. Spooner did not act against any person, and he was not bound to produce any sent back if arrest d. Up to date that desirable badge I think. He did not act against any event has still to be anticipated.

person-the opium was not searched for by the evidence it was given up. Therefore the section would not apply. With regard to the penalty, a severe one is not asked for. There is lorce in the Opium Fariner's contention that the opium was from 7.30 pm. until late in the possession of the Captain, coupled with the fact that he did not allege any intention of surrendering it to the police any more than to the Farmer. I should like to say, with regard to section 7 again, it seems to me it is not on a footing with section it is not an absolute prohibition, it is simply for the protection of the protection absolutely i think the production of subject, and if the subject chooses to waive the the badge would be excused by that waiver. "In this care the plaintiff has sworn at be was known as an excise officer, and there' is absolute proof of that, because the defendant said he might search. The proof of authority was formally dispensed with. But I think the excise officers should carefully bear in mind this section 7. I shall say no more, but impose a nominal penalty of one cent.

THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Sydney, with mails, &c, from San Francisco to the 31st uito, has arrived at Yokohama, and will leave for this port to-morrow.

complaint. The law courts will not assist him, as it is a well established principle that when two public newspapers choose this method of settling their differences the Courts willnotinterfere, but will allow them to fight out the battle in their own way. However, we are desirous of narrowing the issues between ourselves and the China Mail, and therefore, before taking further steps as regards the outside contributor's lajest bond file literary production, have an sidered by all impartial persons as fair offer to make which we think will be con-

and reasonable, and also as a convincing proof that we are quite prepared to stand or fall by the position we took up in the case decided in our favor by Acting Chief Justice FIELDING CLARKE on Mondayment from the 20th inst. last. Here is our proposition, which we offer to the Editor of the China Mail and; his anonymous contributors for acceptance. and to the Hongkong public, and the supporters of this journal in particular, for their impartial consideration.

In last night's China Mail the assertion is deliberately made that had the libel suit Fraser-Smith v. Bain been tried before a jury, instead of being left to the legal acumen and ripe experience of

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the Acting Chief Justice, the verdict certainty have gone the other way-that the defendant and not the plaintiff would have triumphed. Now, that is a fair challenge, and we accept it with all due courtesy and without the least hesitation. And this is how the point can be most satisfactorily decided. The fact that Mr. GEORGE MURRAY BAIN his been mulcted in damages and costs for this particular libel-he says unjustly and illegally mulcted-does not in any way absolve the actual writer of the anonymous, letter. from legal responsibility. Mr. MURRAY BAIN, and presumedly his associate in this business, asserts that a jury would have vindicated his action in publishing and the other person's in writing the alleged defamation. Well, we are willing to accept this test and give both these authorities the opportunity el proving that their Justification is not a hollow sham, that it is something more than idle, chatter, Let the writer of the letter come forward and show that he possesses the courage of his opinions, that his honest indignation at " our alleged inconsistency was not a paltry excuse for indulgence under the cloak of convenient anonymity in a criminal

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Ware informed by the agents (Messrs. Russell & Co) that the "Union "Line steamer Callingham, from Lordon, left Singapore for this port on the 16th inst., and may be expected to arrive on the 22nd.

CAPTAIN COLLINSON, of the 58th Regiment, had a capital day's sport." up country" at Amoy last Saturday. Three tigers composed the "bag" ard they were shot under circumstances that

equired pluck and nerve of no menn order.

WE observe that the efforts to obtain coolic labour from Irdia for British North Borneo and Sarawak have been favorably entertained by the Government of India. So far the supply of atour from China has fallen far short of requirements.

A LUNDO telegram dated August 30th says, in connection with the naval manceuvres, that H.M.S. Galatea has captured the Arethusa, under the command of Admiral Baird, in the Mersey. The Arethusa was preying upon the Afautic steamers.

THE Switchback railway here is not switching to any great extent yet, owing to the strike in The rails are on that side, and as the London. strikers seem strangely indifferent to the neces

sities of this colony the Company have cut their rcquaintance, and are getting the rails from Singapore. They will be here about the time the cold snap reaches us.

THE Band of the Argyll and Sutherland High- landers will play the following programme at the Barrack Square to-morrow evening, com-

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THX European Mail of August zed says Holyhead wore rather a festive appearance on Saturday, July 27, when the Teutonic started upon her trial cruise, The new boat is what is called an "armed cruiser," "and" has been specially built from designs approved by the Admiralty, with the intention of placing her at the disposal of the Government in case of nieces sity. The Teutonic may be described as a flush deck ship, with a poop, bridge house, and top gallant forcastle, promenade and shelter decks, the poop and forecastle being open at the. ends. She has been built at Belfast, and is 582 feet long, 37 feet 6 inches broad, and 39 feel finches d ep (moulded), with a gross tonnage of 9.500 tons. Her outside appearance is very striking. She is built throughout of Siemens Martin steel, the framing and plating being according.to, the Admiralty specifications. In order to gain the necessary longitudinal strength, the plates are made very long, but to avoid the increase of resistance due to outside butt straps

the plates are made to overlap, and altogether ste presents a very graceful appearance. Below the water line great care has been taken to diminish skin friction as mu has possible, and to accomplish this the skin plating has been thoroughly cleaned and sealed, and coated with Suter Hartmann's and Rahtjen's well-known com- position. The effect of this is that the skin of the ship is as smooth as the hull of a racing yacht, the composition presenting a beautifully hard, smooth, and enamel-like surface. Much of the speed that fast vessels attain is due to the amount of cate bestowed on the outside of the bull, and the builders of the Teutonic, in using Suter Hartmann's comp sition, have given prac. tical proof of their faith in its efficacy. The stem, sem framing, rudder framing, and keci are of forged steel. The Teutonic has no double bottom, but she has numerous transverse bik heads, and a longitudinal bulkhead extending the greater part of the length of the ship and

Mr. Webber-That is all we ask for simply a conviction..

Mr. Robinson-It is a conviction, under section z..

Mr. Webber-The defendant is fined one cent, then? Of course the opium will be forfeited to the Opium Farmer.

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and that in July last she was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment for keeping, a temple for the worship of Phryne. She appealed, and then her property was put into bankruptcy, but two days before the apeal was to be heard she and her moveable property, to the extent of about £400, were missing,

At the Police Court before Mr. Wodehouse, Pauline was called up this morning to hear Mr. Stokes give his evidence.....

He said: My name is John William Stokes, and I no a police-constable stationed in Melbourne, Australia. know the defendant," I have known her for Pauline Francois. about two years. I produce a warrant and the depositions in her case. The warrant is dated the 28th August, and is signed by Frederick Call, police magistrate. She is charged with absconding from Melbourne after her estate was sequestrated. The depositions of Bernard Michael, trade assignee, show that he was appointed trustee of the estate of Pauline Melbourne, tobacconist, which was sequestrated Francois, late of Lygan Street, Carlton,.

merchant. She was still insolvent, and had not at the instance of Mark Hermann, diamond delivered up her,property, as required by law. He had reason to belleve that she had gone to Hongkong by the steamer Chinglu, with property to the amount of over £400, the property of ber creditor.-Louis Charles Lefevre, wind:

merchant, Melbourne, also deposed that the prisoner was indebted to him in the sum of 64 9.

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At this point Mr. Webber, who defends the accused, came Into Court, and asked for an adjournment until to-morrow, which was granted.

AMOY.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT)) |

Amay, September 17th, 1889. Last week two Chinese opium-smokers, tired of being taken to task for indulgence in the hrbit by their friends, ended their smoking by taking a header into the harbour. They were fished out next morning.

Captain Collinson, of the Northamptonshire Regiment, a visitor from your port, has succeeded in breakding the record of our local shikarees by bringing down three tigers, two males and a female, which he shot on Saturday evening.

It is rumoured among the Chinese that a most disastrous fire has occurred at Cheang Chew, destroying over one hundred houses. It is stated that several lives have also been lost.

The weather for the past fortnight has been most enjoyable, nics and cool at night and not too hot in the day, There is, however, a lot of low fever among the natives, but otherwise the health of the port is very good.

A CHINESE tragedy.

St. Paul's warnings against that mischievous class called "busy-bodies" is truly exemplified by a sad tale which comes from Peking. It appears that a man named Chea, aged twenty.. six, and his wife, who is a year younger, had a son aged eight years; all three lived happily by themselves, but for some reason unexplained were not on good terms with the other membera of their family, which consists of a mother and an elder brother. One day last month, having occasion to visit his relations, Chen had a wordy dispute with his mother and no left his brother's house in a passion. This coming to the ears of the neighbours, it is unnecessary to say that it was made public capital of by certain buy- bodies amongst them, who thought, in the inte- rests of "Filial Piety and the other four Chinese Virtues, that Chen should get a "fright" so as to stop further quarrelling with his mother. Accordingly one of them called on Chên the same day and gravely told him that be had a most fearful crime to account for, in that his mother, after his violent altercation in the Mr. Kobinson-No, that does not, follow. morning, had committed suicide. On hearing There is no proof before the Court that the 24this Chen turned pale and after consulting with tins contain opium at all.

Mr. Robinson-With regard to whether the defendant would be protected by the laws of remedy he must take advice, but a person putting opium on his manifest should be requested to remain on board until the ship is out of the waters the colony, because there may be a case like this a person many unlawfully get possession protect bimself put it on the manifest, in case of prepared óplum-by stealing, say-and to the Opium Farmer found him out.

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Mr. Webber I take it that the opium will be handed over to the Oplan Farmer.

Mr. Webber-I can easily prove that-they have been all pricked this morning there is no. doubt about what they captain.

Mr. Robinson-It is in my discretion-I must forfeit it, but it is in my discretion, to deliver it to the Opium Farmer, and I presume if it is not handed over to him it will have to be destroyed. Mr. Webber-No, I think under Ordinance bonded to him.

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his wife came to the conclusion that there wakƐ/

to other way of escape for them but death. So Chen went out and bought a sufficient quantity of boiled opium of which, having mixed with water, he fint administered a portion to his eight year old son, and having stoically seen the child die, made his wife drink the potion next, and then finished up the rest himself. The next

A TELEGRAM in the Sydney Morning Herald of August 31st says that Rear-Admiral Heneage, in command of the British naval establishment carried up from the keelson to the deep load-line | of 1884, section 36, you will find that it must be ¦ was ucasually quiet, at first concluded that

in the Pacific, has forcibly removed a German barque from her anchorage in the harbour of Esquimault, Vancouver's Island. The naval authorities assign no reason for this proceeding. The harbour-master at E quimault declares that Rear Admiral Heneage exceeded his authority in this action, and has ordered the German vessel to return.

offence, that he is not ashamed of the views and opinions he took upon himself to publicly advocate-and we promise, on our part, to give him the full benefit of a trial before a jury of his own selection at as early a date as possible. We will even go a step further to induce this anonymous beller to throw off the mask and honorably face the consequences of an action of which we are even yet told he considers THE E. & A. Co.'s steamship Guthrie, Capt. he has good reason to be justly proud. Hugh Craig, with the Australian mails, arrived We shall be most happy to agrae with in port early this morning from Sydney, via this person, if he will come out of his Newcastle, Cooktown and Thursday Island, after a passage that is about the fastest on record. The shell and face the musle' before a jury,

Guthrie's total steaming time for the trip was to stake the sum of $500 on the issue of days 5 hours. It is noteworthy that on ber the trial, the loser to hand over that trip from Foochow to Sydney with the new teas, amount to the Alice Memorial Hospital.be Guthrie beat the China Navigation Co.'s This, we think, will be considered a fair offer, as it affords the individuals now resting under the stigma of having

We note some interesting Havas telegramis in been convicted of an infamous libel the the Saigon papers. The Count de Paris bas very opportunity they pretend to desire for issued a proclamation calling ppon all enemies

composed of their own fellow citizens, If coming Parliamentary elections, and support our challenge is not accepted by the Royg'ist candidates. The son of the Khedive. anonymous libeller, only one fair inference of Egypthas arrived at Paris to see the Exhibition. can be drawn, and that will not be favor. The Russian Heir Apparent is also expected to able to the vaunted bond fider of the China visit that city shortly. A deputation of Itailan democrats, come there for the same purpose, has Mail and its select contributor, Should been warmly received by the Muncipal Council our masked opponent's courage fall, As of Paris. The Emperor of Germany was to seems most probable, we shall know what leave for Strasburg on the roth instant, steps to take to again bring the Editor of our evening contemporary to his proper

steamer Trixan about opé day--a good per- formance for the E, & A. Co.'s “crack" steamer.

plate, sothat she is enabled to carry a large amount of cargo-more in fact than might be supposed, considering the space taken up by bunkers and propelling machinery. The sub-division of the ship is very carefully arranged, and the Teutonic can float and possess stability with any two compartments flooded. Thus safety has been secured without the sacrifice of other valuable and necessary qualities. The cruizo lasted till

Monday, and in the preliminary run on Saturday afternoon, with only 12 boilers fired and the engines running at Gofrevolutions, a speed of 18 knots was attained (by log) without any effort on the part of the engineers.

Mr. Francis-That is certainly not the case- the section says "it may be,"

Mr. Webber-Ever since there has been an Oplum Farm here the opium has been forfeited. That is all I ask

without a magistrate's order.

Mr. Francis-He will find it difficult to get it

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morning the neighbour who caused the cata- strophe, having observed that Chen's bourd

be had run away in fright, but after waiting until noon and still seeing nothing moving in the house, be reported the matter to the police. The door of the house was quickly broken open, and the police were face to face with the ghastly sight of three dead bodies lying in different parts of the bed-room. The child lay as if placidly sleeping on the bed ; the mother, with her hair let down, lay a few paces from the bed, and Mr. Robinson I think under the circum- Chên himself, with the fatal opiuma bowl will. stances I shall with-hold any order for a few grasped in his hand, was stretched out, cold la days. All ships are exposed to risk, as in dealt, near the window, his eyes protruding and this case, and there is not one atom of his face looking stern and bearing the impress evidence to connect, so far as the allegations went, of a fixed determination to die. Much curiosity referred to his licensee. I think there reasons that led to: this triple suicide, Chên's they peter Farmer with any improper dealings, was manifested at first as to the probable is meritorious conduct on the part of the mother was then called to see her son, and defendant, and as the matter is in my discretion in her sorrow accused herself as being the I shall leave the case open for two or three days, cause of the suicide, as she had. Been too to see whether anything by way of tender for harsh, with her son the day she last saw hims meritorious service is made.

alive. Yet this reason did not appear to be Mr. FrancisWe actually intend to petition sufficient, as Chên was known to bave had the Government to amend the Ordinance in that numerous other quarrela with his mother event respect, and make the oplum that has been more severe than the last one, and if he were to found under such circumstances be eliber be affected that way, his suicide would have? destroyed or a portion handed over to the Steam occurred years before. At last, however, the boat Company, to cover their risk and expensea. Í story that he had been imposed upon by his Mr. Robinson-I do not see how there can be busybody neighbours to believe that his mother. were-Messrs. F. A. R. Abesser, H. F. Ozorio, confiscation in any case that does not go before had committed suicide on the day of his quarrel

Osborne and M. M. C. Ro1a.

SUPREME COURT.

IN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(Before Acting Chief Justice Fielding →Clarks:)-

At the resumed sitting this morning the jury

The Hongkong Delige vindicating their actions before a tribunal of the Republic to make common cause at the ". Cachwind, M. Gilroy, M. J. Robinson, J. W: a magistralt. What the Captain would have to with her, leaked out, and new Chen's mother

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1889.

“OUR EVENING CONTEM.

PORARY"

bearings.

TELEGRAMS.

Tue China Mail of last night publishes two columns of what may be intended for criticism of the recent libel action, Fraser Smith v. Bain, but what is in reality coarse and vulgar abuse of the plaintiff in that sult. At present we have not decided in what special form we will join issue with the 'responsible editor, printer, and publisher of this fresh series of defamatory ANOTHER MURDER IN WHITECHAPEL libels. The writer, it is quite evident, is the The headless trunk of a woman, without the same individual who wrote the editorials legs and mutilated in "Jack the Ripper" fashion, used with such telling effect when defendant has been found in a sack in Whitechapel was under cross-examination, and whose

THE STRIKE IN LONDON. phraseology is of that pronounced character Nearly twenty thousand pounds have reached which renders identification so easy. We England from Australia in aid of the Dock could institute with perfect safety another! stalkers,

LONDON, September 11th,

A NICE POINT.

In the case of Woog. Afck, the man returning from banishment, his lordship quashed the case because the prisoner's left eyebrow did not correspond with the photographs of the man banished, and he was acquitted.

That concluded the cases. The Ab Yon libel case was adjourned to the October Sessions, on

the defendant's application.

THE OPIUM FARMER AND THE STEAMBOAT COMPANY,

do, and ought to do, would be to hand over wishes to revenge her son's death. But the Chinese," who believe sincerely in the doctrine all opium scized to the first comer-either an excise officer or an inspector of police, he cannot of retributive justice, declare that if earthly. choose which, they bave equal powers, but if he powers fail to see that justice is done, heaven likes he could send up a memorandum to the will surely visit the police station if he wants to protect himself to suicides with their deserts who caused the sad

Any way.

way. Neither Captain Lefavour ner myself are Mr. Francis-Of course that is the proper

possessed of a cent just now, perhaps your Wor whip will allow the fine to be paid later. (laughter). Mr, Webber--I think he ought to be detained, your Worship.

P. C. McDougall, the Bellios-bound hero, foaked out the necessity cipper, and it was handed over to the Court,

THE ALLEGED ABSCONDER.

FROM MELBOURNE,

Mx. Wodehouse re-heard part of the case against Corporal Kennedy, who was recently sen- tenced to three months' imprisonment for stealing a pair of shoes this morning. Mr. Hastings defended, and stated that the facta really were that one evening the prisoner, with two others,

At the Police Court this mornlag Mr. Robin- went into a Chinese shoe-maker's in Queen's Road East, as he wanted to buy a pair of shoes, son delivered bis decision in the case Spponer He looked at some, but demurred at the price, v. Lafavour, heard yesterday. He said :-There A friend of Madame Pauline Francois arrived and the fobis hustled him and his companions are three charges in this case. The first is to-day by the Gufhris. It was P.C. Stokes, of out. A minute or two later he recollected that under sections of Ordinance of 1884, for the Melbourne police a gentleman weighing he had left his stick behind, and when he went attempting to act as an excise officer. There is about 200 lbs., without counting the warrant hack for it the shopmen all attacked him, and no evidence in proof. Captain Lefavour and other accessories which he carried. He turned him out again. Some evidence in support certainly did not act in the character of an mentioned as officio that Mr. Francols used if this was given, and the case remanded, excise officer within the meaning of the section, to be in the cafɗ-keeping line in Melbourne,

HOW TO KIEL " MAN-EATERS!!

A Saigon. correspondent sends the following interesting letter to the Stralis Timisi-p

When I first came to inhabit Cochin-China In 1860, man, woman, and especially airl-eating tigers were rather more plentiful than desirable, and never till my last hour shall I forget my first experience with one of these truculent beastrze It was in September 1861, a long way up country, near the source of the Saigon river, hod of course in the thickest of foresta and Jungles. It had been raining all day, and everything was looking wet. About dusk an elderly woman rushed into my attap house crying bitterly, her girl, au only child of seventeen, had been fast dragged off by a tiger, and she beseeched me to allow the native soldiery to beat a dense fongle into which the unfortunate girl had be carried by the tiger in order to retrieve the dead body of her child, Night had closed in, no moon appeared yelp, and every bit of jungle was in this mort