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¿Co-day ́s Advertisements.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED.

NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS,

IN accontece with Section 120 of the Alcas

of Association the General Agents, wih approval of the Consuliing Committee, will on the 3d fatcary, 1898, side INTEREST WARRANTS of $5 per Share, PAYABLE at the Hongkong and Sharghat Banking Corpora

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1897.

Intimation.

A. S. WATSON & CO.. LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

THE "pirate chalı" is becɔming qulle an in- stitution here just now. Two toughs who had | a chair and no license were each fixed fato-day

for sucking at foot pais, ngers

lien, the some belt g at the Rate of so per cent WINES & SPIRITS. little altp, the case being very vold of humorous meelleg of March 19th he had not spoken at all

per anuum on the paid-up Capital of the Office for the your 1897.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the CourANY will be CLOSED from the 18th to the 31si Instapt, both days inclusive,

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., General Agents, CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE, LIMITED. *x855 Hongkong, 15 December. 1897.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

HONGKONG Harbour.

اگر

N and after TO-MORROW, the 15th De- Gember, 1897, anti further notice, floating obstructions will be to the South of Stone Cal-. ters' Island. The Southern limit of the obstrac- tions will be marked on the East by a buoy camping a red flag, about 750 yards South of White Point, Stone Cullers Infind, and by * similar teor on the West,

Imaglay lines due North from these boys will give thi Esstern and Western Ilmly sospec. tively of the obstructed aven.

All vessela are prohibited from padog through or anchoring in this area,

R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comdr. R.N,

Harbour Department,

ALL these are Hause, bought direct at first hand, imported in wood and bottled by ourselves, thus saving all Intermediate profits, and enabling us to supply the best growths at MODERATE PRICES.

incident so far.

THE SCImun's Church and Mixulon sanaal tea

of Leigh and Orange, Us to May, 1895, wrogasbas. Then they asked Mr. Dinby what he had had no conventions whatever with Mr. thought the retalaleg will would east, Mr.. Danby regardlog the ground. Meurs. Lefab Dinby worked out the fares in pencil wat sild and Orange ware architects for whiness' firms, would certainly not cost more than $1,100, Mr. Beli los mokid Mc Danby, ngala to be sure About the cle 1381 was put up fər sile, he did not secollect whether he spoke to Mr. Dinby would not cost more than år 300, whereason MR. SILAS, while giving evidence In the Syna-about the land. Mr. Danby was noisefering to Mr. Danby worked some figures again with

witness at all. After the ground had been pencil and said that he was almost sare thu gogue case to-day, made a fanny slip, bat It wAS

would not cost more than $1,200. They sild one that perhaps dies him credit. In reply to purchased witness knew that Mr. Danby was

aware that Leigh and Orange bad been engaged to Mr. Hollis that just to plasse him they * question by his Lordship, the witness said by the Jewish communly to mike plans for a would give $600 for the half cost. Mr. Balles "No, my dear." He corrected himself at orce

now Synagogue. Mr. Danby did not like it and

then said he could not setile on that point | ecause the retaining wall might cost more or but the people in Court made the most of the said it was not fair. From that time till the

leas and the trustees should pay half. They std to Mr. Danby regarding any of the lots. He that they could not accept such lablillas because had never heard a single word from Mr. Danby boy had not means to do is and that as they wanted to meet him amicibly they would not on the subject befura that meeting. Before the

સાત mestlag Mr. Belilles told witness he laiended mind paying him up to $1,000. Mr. Bellles quarters jay baking like blocks of dried mud putting up terraces on the upper lots He never spake of using the two upper lots in conjunction with 1381. Mr. Bellin on 15th March, before the meeting. 61st spoke to witness about wanting an approach to the upper ols through the lower lot. Up all the time witness read Mr Billos letter of March 8th, "he never heard that Mr. Bellilas wanted apostlen of 1381. He never heard such a suggestion from Mr Esekiel of E. D. Sasso D's was one Anybody. of the committee. He never fald wliness of any difference between Mr Danby, Mr. Batilios,and the Land Investment Co. about the upper-lois. He rembered Mr. Mosent letter of July 30 asking the trustees to be present at the sale of the land Leigh and Orange whether the Land Investment Co. were golag to compete for the land.

walected by our London and meeting will be bold at the Kowloon in

atliate, on Tuesday, December 28th, 1897. The ten will commence at 6.30 p.m., and the meeting at 8p.m. Commodore Swinton C. Holland, RN., A.D.C., bas kladly consented to take the chair, and the programme will include addresses carols and solos.

PRICE LISTS, =[th Full-Detals, to be had on

Application.

PORT after removal should be rented a month before use. When required for drinking st once it should be ordered to be decanted at the Dispensary before being sent out. SHERRY-Excellen Dioner and After Dionor Wloes of very superior Vintages. All are true Xeres Wines. CLARET-Oш Clarets, including the lowest priced, are guaranteed to be the gensloe product of the juice of the grape nad sto not actificially made from raisins and currants, as is generally the case with Cheap Wines.

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Harbour Master, etc.

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Hongkong, Igth Perember, 1897.

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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

HONGKONG HARBOUR. ROH the 18th December, 1897, will the 20th January, 1898, sanken obil actions will be laid to the Sath of Stone Carter' Island. The obstructions will be rt to 1s feet from the bottom.

The Southern limit of the abstracted area will be about 600 yards North of the Northam Fair. way Busy, and will be marked on the Esat by a black conical budy, and on the West by a red conical boy. Red lights will be fixed on these buoys at night.

Imsglasty lines drawn due North from these buoys will mark the Eastern and Western mits respectively of the obstructed area.

B

BRANDY-All'our Brandy if guaranteed to be pure Cognse, the difference in price

being merely a question of age and vintage. WHISKY-All our Whisky is of excellent

quality and of greater age than most brand, In the market. The SCOTCH WHISKY marked "E" la universally popolar, and la pronounced by the best local corpoisseurs to be superior to any other brand in the Hongkong market."

We only guarantee our Wines and Spirits to be genuine when "bought direct from us in the Colony or from our authorlied Agents at the Coast Ports.

Similar obstructions will also behlaid to the North of Stone Catter's Island over an area which will not be buoyed, but will be bounded roughly on the East by a North and South line through the Hygela's moorings, and on the West by a beating due Norib from the A. S. WATSON & CO., LD.

Northernmost point of Stone Cutiers' filand.

Alf vorrels are pro1ibited from anchoring in.

the abstracted area.

R. MURRAY RUMSEY,

Re.d, Comdr., R.N.,

Harbour Master, etc.

Harbour Department,

Hongkong. 15th December, 1807. {1855

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1897.

REUTER'S MESSAGES. GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE IN

WEST AFRI’A

LONDON, December 13th. It's understood that at an interview between Mr. Chamberlain and Baron de Courtel the settlement of the West Africa quealian was distinctly facilitsied.

THE GERMAN CHINA SQUADRON. The Emperor William will go to Klel on the 16th instant, to bid farewell to Prince Henry and the China rquadron.

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ITALY. Count Rodial his informed the King that he in unable to re-construct the Cabinet.

THE ENGINEERS STAIKË, At a ballot of the Englaceri su stilke 95 per cant rejected the mastess' proposals.

· LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The buying rate for sovereigna is $10.18 per £-

A BATCH of boatmen had to hand over $1 each lo-day for mooring loskorețin pickibited hours. THE dime of cloalag the English and American m-iis tomorrow is 10.45 am instead of the usual hour,

THE annual meeting of the Hongkong Bene- volent Society will be held in the City Hall at noon on Friday, the 17th Inst

WONG YER, for having assaulted Wong Kat, widow, in a row over a small bay at the Markat, was fired $6 to-day and ordered to pay Mrs. Kat $1 as compensation.

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THE woman who was charged last week wilb kidnapping a girl and who made some alarmlog revelations as to the character of the Chloese constable who charged her, was again brought up on remand at the Police Court this morning.

not agree. They found that Mr. Belllor was way unresssable and then witness lett them and went to his office. Exhibit 63) was not produced or owed at that meeting. He did not recollect a carve being drawn as the contour plan.al that meeting. He could not recellect anything of a portion of the upper lots After Mr. being given to the community. Orange had explained to the trustees that a certain portion would be sufficient for the Synagrgae, the trustees approve of it and agreed to give Mr. Batilios 10,000 feet. Between the meeting and the letter from Mr. Danby of 9th March giving the estimate ** $9,000,

bali were walking. A wall the abidiars there wers sama elderly bat disinguished looking mon in ruchens, tw Mohammedan women In En open dies, and a launant of the Hae who was Acting Magintime or something that way, and therefors attended as a civil öfficial without unfirm. Tas everly natives wre gentlem-n valanteer searchers who come to help Tab the soldiers in ferretting our cases, women-"Mem Sahib," they called them ➡eza paid sulelante, who searched the Moham medan barems, into which it would be sacri legbas fra Tommy to enter. The Maham- medin, you see, does not permit strange man to even look at the fates of his women folk,

Well, the whole pity, saldfer, women and sil, matched off out of the lines to where the nativa

in the ow well risen sun. The streats it may . ba meatlosed were fal∙ly wide in this particular secilan of the Cantonments; but the alless that run at right angles to them were mere nar row 'reaks of pes. Most of the houses in them sre one stoilet but sorna ofthem are two Very many of the boutes adjain, being balli in blacks like modeldwelltogsand from a cursory inspection it seemed hat the ground spice of each dwelling was about twelve feet by twelve. Thele doors seemed to be uniformly built of diled mud, ugan which the poor wretches teemed oslep inte and death with equal strendly. When this sec- ilan was reached the campiar of stdiers brake

and the are of the paint pals became immedia tely apparent. While tw mon soarchet exch bavel, one stood outside to catch stragglers, und, when the search was over, the man with the patat pt slathered a big capital "A" in red paint on the mud wall beside the doorway. "T's," ap, "Q's, and various other capitais that were scrawled all about the outer wall, like hieroglyphs on an Egyptin monumica, bore mate winess to the many previous visits of the sold'ert.

The magistrate was satisfied that she had been | They did not attend. Witness et gaired through thing in the matter was done. On the receipt | up lato fin rear:h parties of three mia each,

M. Pollock said this certainly was not rebut

evidence.

falsely accused and she was discharged. She was then taken into the detaining room for the purpose of giving evidence against the conglabla whose caso comes on to-morrow morning,butting her squeaking cries and the obiceos language usually used by Chinese women when out of temper, give one the Impression that she did not approve of her treatment.

A LITTLE passage-at-arma took place this morn» Ing between Mr. J. J. Francis, Q.C., and Mr. H. E. Follock during the heating of the Synagogue case in the Supreme Court, Mr. Francis was

examining a witness and Mr. Fallock objected to certain questions, saying they were leading ones. Mr. Francis retorted by tyług “My friend had better go to school agals and learn what a leading question is." His Lordship made nome remark, with the idea of throwing oil on, the troubled waters. Mr. Francis said. "The definition of the term is abondantly clear. If my learned friend was half as competent in examining witnesses as I am we would have shortened the c11e very considerably," Truth is mighty and will prevail, and modesty batters no parsnips. Mr. Pailock solled and the epfrode ended at that

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Mr. Francis salé it was distinctly and clearly

Mr. Bellilor made rebatting ewid yes,

the trustees did misleading statement that not attend as they bad given ap all Iden of the land. His object was to dlecily, rebut Mr. Belillos' statement and show be resi reason why the trustees did not attend the sale,

His Lordship and he had clearly indicated last night what the leadings were. It was for the plaintiffs to show that defendant bad bought the land as a trustee. The defence was raised that he really intended to give a portion, and was a more proper delence than a mere denial. The plaintiffs in reply might meel that and they could give evidence an the polot. He could not allow the question.

Mr. Francis asked that the point be reserved, His Lordship said he would make a note of i Mr. Francis asked for the poist tabe reserved in order that effect might be givin in It by the Fall Court i necesray. In answer to Hit Lordship he said he referred to no provision of the Code; the Code was most facómplete and imperfect and only referred them back to the old practice of Common Law. Counsel again con- tended that it was rebutting evidence that he was geiting.

His Lordship said he had decided the question which meant rejection of the evidence.

Mr. Francis sold that in the face of such a INTELLIGENCE.decision he might open the quesitos on a further

SUPREME COURT,

IN ORIGINAL JURIDICTION.

(Before His Lordship the Chuy Furties, Sir

John Carrington.)

December 15th.

D. GUDBAY AND OTHERS 2. E. R. BELILIOS

(Continued.)

The plaintiffs, Mestre, D. Gabbay, A J. Rar. mond and A. T. Darid, sued on behalf of the lewish Community of Hangkeng for the recovery Mr. J. J. Francie,” form (hrudsited*84 mar. Thamron, of Mesirs, Deacon and Hastings), apparsed for the plaintiffs and Mr. H, E. Pallok (lairected by Mr. C. D. Wilkloran) for the defendant.

were,

application to the fail Court. He also made.re. ference to the proceedings in Patav. Jack.

His Lordship said the evidence hoof be strictly confined to the points and must be strictly to rebattal. This evidence had no direct bearing on a porilen of the lat belag in question ar the whole lot.

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Mr Francis read the letters from the trustees regarding the safer ol the whole at 1381 and Mr. Bellilas' reply thereto on March rath. Wit mess said it was maurprise to the tarees to know that Mr. Bellias only intended to transfer a por- loo. Witness drafted the letter and it correctly expressed his own views and those of bla co- trustees on receiving Mr. Bins reply. The

to Une way his man for Meat lear and refusing to transfer all of 1381. Witnenj went in company with Mr. Raymond and Mr. David to see Mr. Belilios. They saw him in bis office; witness thought it was authe 15 h March. Mr. Chaler was with Mr. Belllos at the time and they went in after he left. They asked Mr. Belillos why he had related to transfer the whole of 381 as he knew very well that it was the intention of the trosices all along to have the wheld of the site.

Mr. Pollock abjected to this evidence, saying Mr. Belillos should have been cross-examined on this meeting.

Mr. Francis suggested that Mr. Belillos could be recalled if necessay,

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His Lordship arstated to the latter course, Witness, resuming, sald they asked Me, Belilies how it was he had refused to transfer the lot. He sold be wanted an approach to the upper fat through the obers That was the first time he bad heard anything about an approch. He said it would depreciate the upper lots fa value If he had not an approach.

Mr. Francis read from his noler and paid that Mr. Bellites had already been cross-examined about the meeting referred to.

Witness, con inning, suld that then they asked him what he meant by an approach and ba answered that ko mesnt a roadway. He was a-ked how much he wanted and be answered. MI will require a very smail pieces. If you will kindly meet me in the afternoon in Mr. Danby's

office I will be able to tell you exxctly," The meeting at Danby's office was the direct result of that interview, Witness asked Mo Orange to be present at the mening.

Mr. Francis-What was the object of that meeting as far as you know?

Mr. Pollock objected to this quillon, stating that a question as to what he thought should not be asked, but the proper question would be what took place at that meeting.

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David Hal Silue, as assistant la the firm of David Sassoon, S ́n & Co., deposed that be wat member of the Jewish community and arrived here from Shanghai about Jannary, 1895. Shortly after hit filval, eight or nine months, he took over the duties of bon, secretary to the Jewish body. Mr. Raeburn wis here then and witness took over from Mr. E. D. Sassoon all the papers relating to the new syingogne. At the time witness became hon. secretary, there was so commities appolated. The management of the old Synagogonsffairs was beinglooked alter by E. D. Siwoor. Witnen took carïiderible in. terest le the matter of a new Syasgogue and applied to Leigh and Orange to prepare plans and drawings för such a place. There was n regular commitire in existence when he applied, As to the letter from the Jewish community to Mr.

·J. E. Sartoon, on Oct, 23, 1893, nolilylag the up- pointment of a commilice, witness was not then fathe colony anddid not know who the committee Quen lourd by Mr. Francis as to a leiter We to Mr. E. Samoon on May 20, 1896, from the Jewish body regarding the bellding of a new Synagorce, giving particolars of cost and asking for ald, witness said he rre pared the_letler, clerk in the offici writing it. The report referred to was that of Leigh and Orange, of October 19th, prepared at witness request. Plans and drawings were forwarded with the report. Mr. Bellos was one of those signing the letter, and bad read the draught before he signed it. It was sent to all trastors for their approval Before the letter was on Mr. Heillos saw Leigh and Oring's plaps and drawlags. Witoor wasted to know their position as to means and the cost of the new boilding, and be therefore asked Leigh and Orange to carefully make a small plan and a His Lord-bip told that it was a fair question, report. They did so and sent the plan and Witness answering said that at the result of the interview the meleg at Mr. Danby's report to witness. He showed them to Mr. D. R. Samoon and Mr. Mages and took office was to by and sea if they could them to Mr. Bellfos himself, Witness sim meet Mr. Belillor demand for siks of perce. It Mr. Belilios at the time, He examined was not an Mr. Bellas had stated for the pur the plan and report and asked

witness

poss of ascertaining what was the ground that several questions, and he also asked why was a they necessarily required for the Synagogue. 11 small portion on the plan left b'ask. Witness was for the purpose of seeing how much | said it was an idea of the architects to leave the communly would give to Mr. Balillow out the portion shent 10,000 square fact, and ask and not what Mr. Belilton would give to them, the Government to put up the lead less that It was Mr. Danby who explained how much portion. If the application had been accepted was required for the Synagogue, and witness ibat portion would have been quite useless for remembered bin producing a contour plan (ex. ballding and witncis told. Mr. Belilies this 56). This was produced at Mr. Drange's re- "when he asked about fi, and it was what A CLERK named Francis Cris, cative of In- Orange had and. At the time altaas les gustine had never belate this seen that teak or a similar plan in Mr. Panky's office. Mr dia, got on a rampage at Sefira Lydia Jong. | over the backs, &c. from Mr. Bastos Danby did not explain what Mr. Hellas aliho's house the other night to First St., and he he believed Mr. Lemm's plans and those intended to do with the upper lat. He did not of Messrs Darby, Leigh and Orange were recollect whether Mr. Danby made pencil was locked up for being drunk and disorderly, amongst them. Mr. Belllios asked withoss marks on the plan, Witness explained what took Inspector Hennessy bore testimony to the man's about the funds available for building a syns place at that mesing and said that Mr. O-ange ability in pecially and the halle costs Cruz| gogus. He belloved they had between $25,000 had a plan on the table and he was discussing $15 or twa moniks' hard.

and $26,000 svallable which Included the with Mr. Danby, Mr. Orange wis marking on $5,000 experied from Mr. Jacob Biascon, He that plan how mach the communty could give THE Royal Hongkong Yacht Club's race for did not know of any application to the Govern to Mr. Beltilos and then be found, after x litile dis- Capt. Philips' prize will be salled on Saturday ment to put up the land between October 1895, cussion betweenhimself and Me, Danby, he could Dext, et 2.p.m. The course from Maya's and May, 1896 when the letter was written spare something over 10,000 setare feet. Then at Bacy (port), round Kowloon Reck (ster-badMr. Sassoon he know that Mr. Danby Mr. Bullilos and Mr. Danby approved of it and bad appiled on Mr. Balillos festructions to the Mr Beilles xalted the questies of a retelelog board), Meyer's East Buoy (part) and Channel Government to put 1981. He received wall between the ground that the community Rocks (son). Boats 4, 5, 6 and 8 allow 1 and 2 letter from Mr. Moses to that effect. Up to could spare and the Site for the Synagogue and May, 1896, ba could not recollect if he had said that the community should pay hall the aj maluutes and 7 six ml»ute;

communicated with Mr. Belliios about the cost of the retaining wall. They sald directly

that it THE Band of the West Yorks Regiment will play upper lots or as to how he intended to

was not fair for les put the following programme at the Officers' Meas treat the whole lot. He heard nobleg from Mr. them to that expense after they had given him

Belillos av to his intention to ase the three lota piece dor his own use. Mr. Bellon would not 'for his own purposes, nor did he says he was listen and said that the retaining wall was to going to build a house for himself on the three support both los and therefore the community lola comblard, He never spoke to winces should pay half the coal. After a long dispute of building villa on the upper bots. It was a they thought it was not worth while' to couple of days after the roth October, 1895, quarrel" over a small matter and 11 11 wan when witness saw. Mr. Balillos with the plans | small thing they would mest hlin also on

A LARGE number of "oplura cases" were dealt with at the Magistracy to-day and files of from $ upwards were imposed, all helping to gal date the military "mulct,"

The first advices received here respecting the outward French mall boat Luer leaving Singa- pore were incorrect and the heal Agent of the Mesageries Mailtimes now courteously informs un that the Zoos did not leave Singapore all LEMONADE 3 o'clock this morning.

SODA WATER.

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Special terms to HOTELS, CLUBS, MESSER and Any complaints should be addressed to the [1305

other Large Consumers.

Manager. Hongkong, 1st March, 1897-

TAKE NOTE

IT IS UNIVERSALLY ADMITTED THAN "O`indicate exact use of words, no

Tina te neon pass with the New

Edition of

WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY.

At the office oliva Hongkong Tekgraph you can see, and procure lor Six Derizare, a'Copy of the Webster af. Wekslers, the fliest and most sexphase pecat khat Labor omgla vietii.

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of that exifmate the trustees' declston was that they would not have anything to do with

the matter and the whole matter was at 10

end. Witness bim self drated the letter of 19th March to Mr. Bellllos asking him to ang for the transfer of the ground. After the reply was received saying that he would not do so after the decliloa amrived at Mr. Diaby's office, the matter was at an end until it came to

the Court,

Mr. Bell's decision : Mr. Dinky's office was that unless the traices agreed to pay him half the cost of the retaining wall, whatever it would came to, there was nobing settled. About that time witness went with Messes. Orengé, Raymond and David to look at the ground.

The Court adjourned for luncheon.

On the Court resuming Mr Silas continued ble evidence. He had that he went to see the site before Mr. Belle letter saying that he would only give a potion. There were no visits to the she’by the nostees or himself after that letter, 8th March, Witness never went to the site on the 11th or sabiequently. He never saw Mr. Danby on the 11th and never told him that he was golog to the site Mr. Orange, and Dever isvlied

Ia Danby

ben bim, accompany the trustees and witness visited the alte in the beginning of March it was because Mr. Raymond had only lately arrived and they wanted him to show them where he wanted to

with

Mr.

have the Synagogue placed. He remembered Mr. Bellios' letter of 18th March and his later- view with im on the previous day. There was nothing said either as to giving or taking a por- ilos only. Witness never told him that he did not want or conid mat » fford to take more than four or five thousand dollars worth, Witness atkel Mr. Pelillos what was the area of 1381 and what was the price hepid. Hesald that thy ares wat 50 000 square fest and the cost over $8,00 Witness sald that it must be somewhere about 40,000 agsare feet

and the cost $7,000, under

Mr. Bellidos then sald that he would let him know the exact figur:s when he went to the office the next day. He went to Mr. Bellis on the

Though the majority of the peo sie were asleep when the inspecting party arrived, the nolie of their advent awakened all sloggards, and la a very few minutes the slays were alive with natives-turbaned men in white and red and heaven knows what, principally white and red; girls, and, wamen In white and red, with worderlal eyes under wondertal lasher, all imidly watching the soldiers. Tots of chlidren gambolled here and there, as naked as the truth of the gospel. With grest nolie and many oatht, a bearded ruffia persoaked the 'wo patient oxen attached thereunto, to drag the covered gharry or cart wherein the sick-or dead, as the case bepponed to be--were turled la the wake of the soldiers.

Neither the Captain, nor the doctor, nor for that matter any of the other officers-civil, mill- ay or nitive volunteer-attemp'ed to en er sny of the wretched rund hovels antil a sold er an nounced the discovery of a case or a corpse. When such an announcement was made, how- ever, bithhe Cap'aia and the Surgeon Captein, with one or two of the quive gastlèman, at sace hastened to the stricken tenement which waS duly entered by the medical officer. Dead or alivo he had to examine the "essa "mtɑ fe-1 the am plis and the groin in search of the evidencer of the dread prat. In ras Instance no such evidences existat the n'ortuna'e had died of consumption or sari" kín (red complaint. I really does not matter what.

becane be bad heard that Mr. Beliling ob):cred/'cket in a Japanese door way, but anildiy ballt

to place a tablet which Mr. Jacob Sisson requested the commonly to place in the Syotgorus and granted by him and his ofainers,

and "went to sik him what his objecilon was. The meeting referred to in Mr. Belles letter f 18th March was for the purpose that Mr. Bellidos should sta eihe reason why be | objected to the tablet and xls to disciss the whole question of that ab'et. The question of the tablet was discussed at the meeting.

The searchers peggal ai ́ng, da one alley, down another, the lumbering ballo le gbarrie trandling laboriously in the rest. Here at a corner la cled do w-lew and narrow like the

into the mad masonry of the will. The three Tommler stopped a while and kooched with their hames, clicking no response. More knock- log followell, and then preparations for a final thove were being, mide when the marri door swung open and a hour bearded Mohammedan, writhing in wra hi and foaming with lodignation, bounded "ivo, the rasdway with a yil). Without knowing a word of his

Cross-examined by Mr. Palleck, witness seid that he took up the quilion of building a new Synagogue about eighter alac months after bisa jurgitions contained in the same. You could arrival here. He was an honorary secretary of the trustrees after they were appointed. He was scling voluntarily when he received Mesurs Leigh and Orauga's repot af rgth October, 1895 They were not paid for it and it was m de an the understanding that they would get the job of building, the new Syang gae when the question was settled, He remembered that Mr. D. R. Sassoon objected to the site daring part of 1896. He said that the place was too con- spicuous. He did not haut directly from Vr. A. } David whether he objected to the site or not but he beard that Mr. David was indifferent and would not object if the diber frosteen agreed to the slle. Before the leller of 8th March, 1897, Mr. David was in favour of the rite, he having told whiness s 10 In January.

The cross-examination of witness was not concluded when the cue was adjourned if?

10.30 am. to mo-row,

Mr. Francia aald that no doubt that the eri- dence could be finished before the fre (Saturday) but he did not think that the argu-

ment could be finfished before that,

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PLAGUE-HUNTING IN POONA.

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A FIW EPISODES OF A SUNNY MORNING.

(From our Special Correspondent)

guage it was as easy is wlaking to gather fa the fall import of bli sweuing. He was mingling all the epithes of a lugarge that rekt with fouineis, with all the obscena

almost are his ear-es! The soldiers understiod him, hut with forbearance unatu i in their set, they drew back and remained leat. Tes Captain gave * piessant sort of leach bl app, ovd at the steadings of his man and shouted an order for the "Mılım Sahlb” to be sam- moned. He did no: ny "Mem Sahib," but Madem Sahib," and so they call the lady Mabammidin teacher. The old chap con- llowed the seemingly (hexhaustibla litany of bla corse and was hurling them bruxdent with ever increasing fo y when the Madım Sahib srived. She was fall, allm, and dark, a vonan of maybe thirty. She walked up to the two re ing parlarch and rited her hand to her fɔre- bead and spoke soms words in a low vsico which it was useless to attempt to comprabend. He subilded log'anter,and valeamed, and shb followed bios Into the wre'ched tenement. A "n ive gentleman walunior-a Makammedin- swalled her exit, ani when she did came out there was a nad sort of a conclave. It ended in one of the soldiers diuting the capital. "A" on the left of the door post sad another one comlag over to the Cap'als,

"It'e « daid an, sir" sald be with a salute, It was the only dead Mohamm dan found that morning. Then the wom n had to be crowded out of "right while the Doctor entered. And when he came out a niivet llawer wtih a basla burcled co to bim, and another one wlik ■ blz blue ball of criboite said solution and x cake of carbolic soap did likewe. He washed him hands with the sain! water, then tlased them with the carbolle tulion. Then be seribbled a cenificate of death, which WIS equivalent to ordering the corpie to be balet out and burat in the al fresco style, which ob'alosin Poona whereihere are no crématoiles

last plenty of wood, kerpilos and compres- and then, worst of all, ordered the other In- matand the house to be segregated.

· Hongkong reople who remember the black pest of three years ago and the hsrole work of the soldier boys in the very thick of it, may be interested concerning the detalls of one of the regular matulaal plague husts that occur daily In the British hfil station of Poonas To the writer, that morning's work will remiin an episode for all his days unforgotten; but that may be merely because the circumstances and the environment were so absolutely new to him, and the scenes to strange, and so glamorous withal, in the splendor of an Indian October more, that they then seemed more thin passing pfifal.

Scene: the Captain's teat-the Capala inexorabe gestrament, iley are hurried away to chat, a of the plague pair. The morning star was bloging in the sky to the Eas wad. A mative servant came to the door and said " Five o'dock, Sahib." The Captain granted uniral- ably 11 ane who has board unpleasing news, There may have been so echo to the giust be d'I had been discussing meters that prin- clraly concerned carreres until maybe 3 a m. Herce the unwelcome reception of the ldings brought by the satire.

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Deith these poor pipple tike in good pirt. It is toevilabic, unavoldable, But segregation the blight of the Feringhee, Helpless an

snder the derelible ordere of an In

a comp wherein are cose who have not been

hemselves, and there they are kept in prrclical qualis til a'l pulb lity of thele having contracted the plague his been disproven. Too

the wlsdora often, a happily,

of this seemingly harsh prication is ice plainly demonstrated by

mere of the

subjected to the same grim like of contagion as

asg egiled members of an afflicted family However, there was no help for it had to get evincing symptoms of the plague shortly after up. Already, a couple of tundred yards away,

arriving in the comp. Bly on account of the could be seen the shadowy forms of Khakee very necessary system of arg callin that the clad "Tommies" for m'ng dimly against darker

enifra beasehold genenly deseris the Lovel In which some poor crestere has saccumbed to the shadows b-yond. While dressing, “I learned that these " Tommler," called, were men from plague, We met two such tenement--deserted two white regimenis. Ere y third massmorg of all living habitants-which held a corpse them curled a pot of red paint. Whiles rough esca. The balance of eich household or famliy

3 ready tollelle was being performed, and the

had fled to escape #gregation, and probably ta boy was boxing up the Capian's purtiis-the

spread the pestelsewhere. In one kouse, bow, bands they wind around their legs instead of ever, no one had flid, and in it there roemed galters-seather officer came to the test door, m rá mlity than in any other rpot encountered Surgeon-Captain, He was followed by a To a moroing spent amid the seeking dregs of ileatenant

who said geod morning and went off

all raise y

It wasear the foot of one of the laneways and wiblakdez:n pacerof the bigh road, Tacrá w21 a corpse there, the to'di- ra sâld, and 2's old as the dawn was beginning to gild the clouds, the woman and Ma alip of eglid that seemed to be party left the tent and proceeded to where the ailing." So the docto. wint in, as in duty boa de soldiers with their red pilns and hansmers as the ↑ and capie atit ngala andreposted,

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to gather half the Tommies tato a company and lead them away in a directies opposite to that to be taken by the superlar officer. Thep, just