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Important Arms - Case:

GERMAN OFFICER PROSECUTED

"DEFENDANT CONVICTED:

zzed inst. to the Police Court, this morning, before Mr J. H. Kemp, the case in which Mr. Rudolf Babram, second officer of the German steamer Ambria, was charged with illegal possession of quantity of firearms, consisting of five sport log sifles and four revolvers, was resumed after being remanded yesterday,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26 1908.

ALLEGED PERJURY.

CHINESE WOMAN IN TRDUELEM!

RAUB WOLD MINES

BANA"VISIT TO THE PROPERTYBL

chemical process, much gold, which previously weni'to waste; in won` from it.” The tailings aro

troughs called Wilffer tables where imos and other autobides are extracted. From the Wil-

TYPHOONS

DOW Ida over a succession of four facliped THEIR ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT.

than in high latitades, where it frequdatiy becomes rapid.

Avessel warned by her barome by the character of the winds and

typhoon is approaching should, if the TOOM permits, seek to avoid. It by rupal

The Griminal-Gessions resumed last Monday From Raub, a well made road trending today table the water runa off at fallings, leaving chart of the United States Hydrographic-De-30 genel formait may be said bar the

The September issue of the North Pacific morning the Psïine Judge, Ma» Justice Gom the northward-iends through a plonFan Myrlds a deposit behind known as concentrates, l'acs-partment has, a tímaly "article on'typhoons.in circle of the storm towards the equator: is the perir, on the bench, The first, case on the which broadens", after about one and a half calendar was that in which an aged woman, miles into an open tract of country surrounded are taken away, and having passed through, a swer a charge' of false declaration in, the Mino. But the cistomary ugliness of a ming them at Raub) containing cyanide in soluri month than at other times. Ths, typhoan'ol | sökeros, show a constant tendency to move to--

the by name Lam Kiu, was called upon to no by jungle-covered hille; and here in Haub Gold small mill, go lato a large vat (there are five of mechanic waters, more prevalent during this less dangerous, as storms centres in boss leade

western Pacific Ocean is in many respects wards higher latitudes. A vasset in this sendi- 5 Here the fold in

apitaled " by gi

the counterpart of the West Indian burricane Supreme Court on the 16th of May last. is missing, writes a special.commissioner of the

of the Atlantic, Both classes of storms have circle, therefore, is free from the danger, of When arraigned before the Court, to-day she Malay Mail No huge dumps disfigure the gantic stirrers. From the vats, the cyan-

• prašos through a the of extractor boxes their origin in the vicinity of tropical groups of 79 meeting the typhoon" after::recurring ba the fall of the barometer" and, the shifumit pleaded not guilty. A jury accordingly was the scales From out of sight, Healed her containning sing shavings which collect all the the tailings are out of and there

tions; both undergo the same slow develop is yet at a distance, and in wifi wussa), Follows Mazors, P.-R the roofs of buildings and the beads of shafts gold in the solution (wechnically the Fold islands," and under similar, barometric cusdi of the wind are slow, it means that the stori empanelled.

The jury was as. Mr. E. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings and Wolf R. Lauroux, F. 5. Allen, G. A. Caldwell){ ut nd out of the green undergrowth of the javal-f said to be precipitated" upon the shaving? | ment and exhibit the same,tendency to recurve-taking advantage of the increasing favour upon reaching the northera limit of the Eable wlads, may manage to outstrip it: add trades, & typhoon, or tropical cyclonic storm of thus escape the loss of time incidental to leav the Pacific, is due primarily to the appearance, ing-to or seeking the southern semi-circle t

Hastings, appeared on behalf of the defendant.

The defendant was the first person to be examined.

The cyanide to solution, after leaving the ox tractor boxes,

runs into two enormous vots called "sumps" where it receives any additions necessary to keep it up to the required strength, and used over and over again. Meanwhile the at last are ready for smelting. zinc shavings are treated with acids and thes

You are the second officer of the ss, Ambria? | defendant; and a man who alleged that if the workers in the mine and supply the and whence it is pumped up to the vals above generally within the son unclosed by the Philip | showever, only in the outlying portions of the

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firearms 7-Yes.

Are you the owner of an You had them in your cabin on board the Ambria 7---I had them in my 'cablo.

Has it been your habit to have arms with

you ? Yes.

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For what reason did you have so many on board?-1 expected to require them for sport ing purposer.

How long have you been in the habit of carrying arms 3-Since two years ago, when

Ambria,

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What do you was the revolvers for?-For

Two bave not been used.

target practices. The remainder have been used by the captain, doctor and myself. ...What was your idea-af getting the ones not used?--In order to practise.

Do you practise on the target on board the ship itself?—Yes.

And he handed them to the defendant to

ground, ringed with its encircling dark green. Bills, But as one goes further alors past Chinese vegetable gardens, and through the large village which has grown up to house wals, one becomes aware of a railway and an electric cable line, the latter stretching for away till it disappears among the bills, and all the while the increasing roar and claok machinery: tells of the far from primeval methods the primeval jungle holds,

plass, the Western Carelines, and the Mariana

centre the vessel must'hs hove-to under as little of low barometer, brought about by the

canvas as possible, and much depends upon Islands, or within the China Sea, of a local area storm that it is possible to carry Ball Near the This is the process of treating all the quarts qualities in the temperature conditions of the proper tack: of

the atmosphere. In its incipient stages, the brought to the surface at Raub, excepting that deficiency of atmospheric pressure throughout the ore from one of the crushers, instead of passing under the stamps, = pounded"in's large revolving mill something like a churn called." Huntingdon mill."

Here, thirty years ago, by tailsome journay ing from the far east coast, came the pioneer of modern mining in Pabang, Mr. W. Bibby. Coimaginable, up more than ico miles against Here, through difficulties of transport almost the stream of the swift-flowing Pahang river and over thiny-nine miles of jungle tracks, he brought the heavy plant necessary for deep mining. Here, in a practically unknown coun

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POWER.

Around this central low temperature, which constitutes, the heart of the storm, the winds

À TERRIBLE DEATH,

CONTRACTOR'S COOLIE PINNED UNDER-A

RAILWAY TRUCK, W

Cheung Fok, a workman, of the Kowloons

Canton Railway, came to a terrible end on the 18th inst., and two others had hair breadth ercapes, as the result of a truck accident, which occurred somewhere in the vicinity of Shatin.

The fatality took place about moon,'- Cheung:

truck, which was being drawn by a locomotive. The pace was not very fast. Rounding a bend the truck, in which were these three men, QVBI- turned. Cheung Fuk was pissed under the track, while his companions, who were mora lucky, were shot out into the road, receiving slight bruises.

R. O. Walker, A. E Asger and D. W. Towne,

The Aflomby-General, Mr. W. Reea Davies, in presenting, the cass to the jury, said to the effect seat on the day in question the name was Lai Loi, made an application for administration in connection with certain property at Shau-ki-wan, which, stood in the declaration, alleked, that the supposed Lai name of one Lai Man, Defendant, in her

this area may be light, amounting to only a Lot was Lai Man, who as a matter of

few hundredths of an luch. According to vary- fact, was away in the interior and knew bothing of the transaction until recently. The

ing conditions, such a depression may either be dissipated or it may deepen and ultimately real La Loi was a Hak-ke, a native of

develop into a well-defined storm-centre, giv- Kentyfour years ago. He went to live at

All the power requisits to drive the compli-ing rise to winds of burricane force. At the Kwal-shin, and he came to Hongkong some I became the second officer of the van. After about two years be built at

cated machinery we have attempted to des centre, and during the height of the storm, the cribe, as well as the 45 horse-power Cornish barometric pressure may fail as low as 18.50 house and lived in it for about ten years. I believe you were always fond of keeping There was a Crown lease which Lai Loi took

pump and yo home-power Hauling engine atisches. The space, however, over which this gups of diferant, sosts ?—Yes.

When you were et, home, you used to visit out in 1894. He died the following year, leave

Bukit Koman, is provided by electricity, which exceedingly low temperature prevails is general guosmith shops, and if you fancied any bow widow, who was not aware that ad-try, he sank the first shaft called Raub Hola, Falso works the machinery in the large repair-ly small, sometimes not more than a faw milės. Fuk, and two other workinen were riding 'on'u

ministration papers were necessary, How. from which much gold was won, now abandoning shop near the crushing mill, where all but in extent. guns, you would purchase them 7-Yes.

ed fifteen years ago and overgrown with jungle. very exceptional lejuries to the plant are made ever that may be," a few months later the Do

It is difficult for the madera traveller, who, good. The electricity is generated by water you generally have plenty of sport on

widow gave the deeds to the real Lai Mas *board P--Yes,

leaving Kuala Lumpur in the early morning, and conveyed along wires a distance of nine circulate in a direction, contrary to the motion reaches Raub with ease and comfort after some miles to the mine itself. It speaks well for the of the hands of a watch, not in circles, bow- keep. At that time she was a tenant in the

ever, but in spirals, which continually approach willow's bouse, paying the Craws rent and one eight hours' journey by rail and motor bus, to progressive policy pursued at Raub that the dollar a month for her cubicle. Soon after she imagine the isolation of the place when there installation dates from bine years back, and the centre; the curve described by the air was no road over the mountaing to the wast-the-excellence of the plant is testified to being similar in many respects to the familiar. had come into possession of the deeds she began conspiring with this alleged Lai Lai, toward and the only communication with the by the fact that breakdowns seldom occur path followed by the water in escaping from u circular basin, by a cecital opening in the impersonate Lai Man to apply for administra world lay to the cast along the river Pahang. and serious breakdowns never, and this

bottom. To the north of the storm centra wa tion, The widow knew nothing of this until pro- But perhaps some idea may be gained when it though one of the generatora is similar in

thos have easterly and north-easterly winds; ceedings were taken by defendant in the Police is remembered that not for a considerable time make to, though of smaller size than, one of Court to have her ejected from her own house. after the opening of the mine did any one come those which convey from Ulu Gembak to to the south, westerly and south-westerly winds; to it by the western route, and then the travel- Kuala Lumpur so variegated a supply of elec.east of the centre, southerly and southeasterly of course, the case was dismissed, and the ar

tric current: Of course all the light required | winde; west of the centre, northerly and north- rest of the defendant followed soon after. He lera bad to ride upon the backs of elephants.

But this article has to do rather with gold above ground at Raub is electric; underground, westerly. The strength of the wind diminishes explained to the jury the law on the subject and

mixing as it is no carried on at Raub than candles are used. Although electricity is as we go outward, the winds of typhoon force evidence was called.

The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, with stories of the past, Besides Raub Hole, Mr. W. Bibby opened, the celebrated Bukit and the prisoner was discharged.

Koman Shaft, which, after being worked at 140 feet, is still a paying concern at depths of 240,,| 340, 440 and 540 feet. Three years ago the Stope mine shaft was opened about half a mile south of Bukit Komap. This was first worked at a 65 ft. level and work is now going on at the 160 ft, level. Here it is intended to follow the lode, not only deep into, the ground, but further The Criminal Sessions was continued last to the south again where a new 'shaft named Tuesday morning. Mr. Justice Gomperiz pre" Anderson," after the chairman of the Board of siling. The second case on the calendar was Directors, is being sunk, and from which, as that to which Tour men, supposed fishermen, soon as the installation of pumping machinery were charged (1) with committing armed rob is completed (and it is very far advanced), the hery within the waters of the Colony, and (2) Jode will be worked backward towards Stope being in possession of stolen property.

mine as well as southward. Besides these two Mr. W. Rees Davies, Attorney-General, with shafts there are various, surface alluvial work whom was Mr. R. Dennys, of the Crown Soliings but, though they may yield valuable citor's office. nrosecuted. The accused, who

returns for a time, they are quite apart from the were undefended, pleaded not guilty to the

perntanent business of the mipe. charges.

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Is that the target Detective-Sergeant Terrett saw ? Yes.

a permit was required to have Did you know a firearms in your possession in this barbour? No.

Did you know you were not allowed to sell firearms in this Colony ?-I know that.

Has anyone ever asked you to sell firearms here have, been saked to sell, but I never actually sold. Very often persons inquired.of me the price of the arms..

Can you account fur. Sergeant Terrett's statement that papers were fouad that had evidently been used as wrappers" for the fire- arms? They were used for wrapping up the double-barrelled guns.

Did you attempt to conceal the firearms in any way? No. They were lying in more than one place in my cabin in an open condition.

How many of them were there in the cabin when the Police saw them on, the previous occasion ?~~Five-four guns and one pistol.

Nothing was mentioned to you on that occasion about their possession-being-illegal

Nothing at all.

Are you an officer of the German Navy Reserve?—Yes, I am.

What is your duty as one?-Every two years, I have to serve for about eight weeks &a active duty.

Do the regulations.require you to have a revolver always:?—I don't know.

a shelf.

Edwin Deinat, master of the 1.5. Ambria,

was next called.

Do you recognise these firearms?-1 dö.. They are the property of the second officer at your ship?-Yes.

What use did he make of them on board the Ambrial-Target practice.

Did you know that Mr. Behram had these arms po board?-Everybody who passed his

cabin could plainly see them,

ALLEGED PIRALY.

YOUR SUSPECTA ON TRIAL AT THE CRIMINAL SESSIONS:

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The jurymen empanelled were:-Messrs. J. H. Underwood, A. McDougall, A. W. Wardigan, V. A. de Paulo Collaco, T. Neville, O. D. Barretto aud S. Musso. Mr. Underwood was elected foreman.

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.. METHOD OF MINING.":

the chief motive power, there is a certain amount of steam, as for instance, the temporary pumping engine at Anderson shaft and the lacomotives on the light railway.

LABOUR.

The superintendence of the mine is entirely in the hands of Eurapoads of whom there are thirteen, including the Manager, Each man is in charge of a certain section of the micer or plant, and for his section he is always responsible day and night, for work at Raub never ceasos. The stamps ruD continuously from year to year, if we except the pauses of a few minutes necessary in each individual battery while the amalgam is being collected, while below ground the work of ex- cavation always continues, The labourers work in three shifts of eight hours each. The underground work is done entirely by Chinese, and all work is given out on the contract sys: lem. Above ground the labour is Chinese, Malay and Tamil. The drivers of the locomo tives on the railway, and of any steam engines which happen to be in use, ara Malays, the labour required in connection with the electric plant being Tamil. Altogether there are 850 men employed on the mine.

When our representative pald a visit to the mine a short time ago he descended, nat Bukit Koman, which mosi visitors set, but the' com- paratively new Stope mine shaft which already produces the largest amount of gold and which leads to workings in the same lode as that to be approached from Anderson shaft, which latter will become in time the principal shaft in the mine. Down at the 150 ft. level in Stops miss the lode is perfectly obvious, even to the funinitiated lay observer, for it is entirely differ eut in colour and general appearance from the dark shaly rock which walls it in on either side Also it gleams and glistens with thousands of minute fragments of pyrites which, sparkling in the flickering candle-light, make its appear ance quite picturesque. The disadvantage of Stope mine from a spectator's point of view is This is accomplished in the following way. that it is a good deal waster than Bukit Koman

and what with dripping from above and splash The level is stoutly tin bered for some distance from the wire in both directions. Then, framings from below, no one who has been in it the winze, the quans which comprises the lade long can emerge very dry. It is surprising, is removed in a sloping direction from both however, to notice how cool the atmosphere is, alder. Part of the space-thas-made, is filled for one somehow expects the air to be outraga with waste rock, excavated for the purpose, only stuffy. Bukit Koman is, we believe, a good deal warmer; in fact from the mouth of which rests on the timbered roof and forms a

rarely extending farther than 300 miles from the storm contre.

If the storm centia ramaized stationary, a vessel hove-to under storm canvas would experience Do stendy shift of the wlads, but would simply feel the force of the. gnie increase until its full violence war attained, after which it would gradually blow itself out, all from cae quarter. Such the movement of the air around the storm however, is never the case. In addition to centre, there is a progressiva, movement of the. centre itanif, carrying with it its circulating system of winds. In low latitudes the direction of this movemost for all typhoons has a waster- ly compoobot, soma stormis continuing this course and entering the mainland of Cochin China; others recurve towards the northeast and skirt the coast of Japan. Omitting the typhoons which recurve in the China Sea, the Middle Dog Lighthouse, at the northern ea- mace to the Formosa Channel, in the centre of the region of recurvature. The velocity of the progressive mation of the storm centre varies; within the tropics it rarely exceeds ten miles an hour, being much more regular bas, in higher latitudes, where the velocity ranges, from zero, the centre at times appearing to be come all but stationary op to forty milos an hoor.

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Assistance was immediately summoned, and after a very arduous task, as could be imagined, the unfortunate workman was oxiricated and taken to the Cottage Hospital". "Brerything possibla was done to relieve the pain and to bring him round, but his injuries were too serious and he died some misales later.. Death was due to a compound fracture of the leg, followed by shock.

Deceased was about thirty-seven years of age, and was employed by the thin Tal firm of

railway contractors.

BANKRUPTCY IN 190

HAD YEAR FOR SINGAPORE, The annust report on the working of, the Bankrupicy Department during 1007 was init on the table of Council last week. The balance of receipts over expenditure in Singapore was nearly eight thousand dollars, a high percent-. age, when it is then that the total receipts were only twenty-two thousand add. In Penang the balance: wallabout one thousand. Tha Official Astigare says that on general principias 'a large excess of rövande over expenditum is. not to be desired.

AMOUNT OF Insolvency, The report goes on to state:—

The year 1997 proved to be a record one for

Orders mado. Towards the end of the year' Singapore as regards the number of Receiving there was a good deal of uneasiness in business circles, to which the slump in the price of tin and the financial crisis in America with its unavoidable reaction all over the world un- doubtedly contributed. In addition there was a large amount of unhealthy speculation st in exchange which proved disastrous for many, of these concerned Credit, on which Singapore lives, was shaken. There is good deal to be said for settlements outside. without coming into bankruptcy. The creditors an get cash dowo, they know exactly where they re

time with, possibly, sainguards against further land, and business can be resumed in a short losses. On the other hand it is for the general good of the trading community that, insolvent, traders should go through the Bankruptcy. Court. They are at least prevented from trad tag in the same way as before. They are liable to be punished for offences against the Ordin- ance, and publicity is given to their methods of trading. As the centra

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES, PETITIONS, ETC, There can be no doubt that many palitions are still filed merely for the purpose of extorts.

ous cases of several poțițione against a debtor, ing money from debtors, and there were numer _baing withdrawn one by one as the_zespectiva. creditors were settled with. A postponement of the bearing of a patition when 1. bona

secure flour for the men to stand ou. Further the shaft a mist caused by heat continuelly Fatitudes, a good mercurial barometer, dur fide settlement with all creditors is being “

The method of working employed in the shalts at, Raub is identical with the method in general use on the Rand. It is easy to understand when one is actually in the mine, but not so Here, Detective-Sargeant, Terrett asked if It was stated by the Attorney-General, that easy to make plaia on paper without the help of a plan. The position of the lade, which uns the arms produced in Court ware the only the case was ons of piracy, which was per

with the strata, having beso ascertained, a ones witness brought to the Colony this time.petrated near Tai Loong Village in the waters

shaft is sunk a little to one side of the lode. Defendant's reply was in the affirmative. of the Colony on August 9th list. A junk, he

What about & Browning pistol found in your stated, belonging to a man named Li Ng, left When the required depth is reached, a tuanol, cabin 7--Ah, yes, I have one.

Hongkong some days previously for Ping Hoi is driven across the strata of the lode and this When the Police searched your cabin, they There was a crew of five meo aboard, and the is called the cross-cut. When the lode is re- searched it pretty thoranghly 2-Yes.

junk carried a cargo of flour and kerosine oil. ached a tonnel is driven along it (at right angles. to the cross-cur) until a point decided upon is Where was the Browning pistol lying-On About nine o'clock on the night in question reached. Then, midway between the commence

when the junk had arrived at the entrance to Tai Mr. Kamp at this juncture diew defendant's Loong Bay a boat put off from the shore, and ment of the tunnel at the end of the cross cut attention to the fact that it was rather extra- the crew could hear the voices of and the tunnel's end, a small shaft called a ordinary that the pistol was not found if it was calling upon them to stop. This was follow-winge is sunk from the surface of the ground to lying on a shelf. Defendant concurred with ed by the report of a gua. The master and the the level, as the tunnel is called. The winxe His Worship.

crew fled to the hold, where they concealed ventilates the level and also provides a guicing themselves. The boat came alongside, the point in the next stage of the proceedings, and that is the removing of all the lode from the pirates boarded her, and the marauders pro-

level upwards to within a few feet of the ceeded to possess themselves of all there was on board. From the stern of the junk they surface by a method called stoping. took away a quantity of clothing. Two of the Crew were stripped of their clothing and they were relieved of all the money they had on them, There was not much money, the Attorney-General remarked, but what there was (57) they lonk. After a wallathey searched Did be sell any so far as you are aware?-the hold and transferred to their boat a quantity No.

of four and kerosine. The pirates next took Have you any idea why he kept these arme? charge of the junk, and with their own craft -Nass beyond the fact that the defendant is alongside, made for Tai Loong harbour and along the level, the process of working from a German Navy Reserve officer and his former beached her. In order to protect them other winzes is repeated. Bo the work goes on till almost the whole of the lode between the connection with life in a forest.

selves they cut the sails of the junk, and decumped. Next day the owner of the junk level and the surface has been removed, and set sail for Ling Chung Wan and on arrival

its place taken by waste rock. Then the shaft is sunk lower and the process repeated with, there they gave information to the police,

The question now, the Attorney-General cross-cut, level, and upward excavation to the Two of floor of the former level. The actual excavation said, was one of identification. the accused had been identified as being is done by blasting, and the rock so loosened the men. If the jury were not satisfied that is rolled down shoots to the level, along which all of them took part in the robbery, then they must say if one or the both of the identified men were guilty. The fourth accused had been identified by reason of the fact that he went down into the hold to give the master some congee. He played the part of the good Samaritan and or result he was identified by the crew, whom he also took part in stripping. The second and fourth accused were later identified in gaol, being picked out from a. gang of other men. As regarded the others, part of the stolen the accused were all arrested in a matshed at property had been found in their possession. Tytam-tak. Under a bed in the shed the police found a number of tins of kerusive oil, on the bed was a quantity of clothing and somewhere else in the room were several sacks of four, all of which bore spe; Between eight and nine o'clock yesterday cial marks by which they could be recognis morning a number of farmers who had gone to ed. The other two men-Nos. 1 and were Sha-tau-kok to sell their produce started to

ant identified, but as they were found in pos return to Kat O in a passenger boat. Theresessing of some of this stolen property the law were on board about five men, the same

quired that they give a reasonable account signs. Eumber of women, and a cargo of vegetables fow they came into possession of it. Unless which had been left over, Salls wero

After further evidence had been taken from the 3rd officer, Mr. Davidson submitted that the purpose of the firearms in defendant's posses BioD was quite an innocent one, and, therefore, the Court ought to impose a nominal fine.

Mr. Kamp found the defendant guilty of a substantial offence. He fioed defendant $100 or the alternative of three months' imprison ment. His Worship directed the firearms to be forfeited.

PASSENGER BOAT OVER. TURNHD,

·FOUR LIVES LOST BEAR HONGKONG,

19th just A passenger boat trading between Sha-tau- kok and Kat O capsized off the south cast end of Ap Chan Island yesterday morning. In all four persons were drowned.

Ap Chau is an island a few hours! sail from Hongkong, and is situated between the two places already mentioned.

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NOTABLE JOURNALIST FOR SINGAPORE,

STRAITS TIMES "

MANAGING

·EDITOR..

Mr. Alexander William. Still, one of the best known journalists in England, is due to arrive

made is desirable, but the cases de cided in England make it quité je clear this a petition should be dismissed when it is fled solely for the purpose of extortion. Frds in re Atkinson exp Atkinson 9 Marrell 193. In re Ulway exp. Olway a Manson 1744 Referred to with approval in In ra Bebro:7 Manu 284]

ABSCONDED DEDTORE,

The present, theory of tropical cyclone storms requires that there shall exist at the centre, towards which the incorring surface winds. are directed, rising column of warm, moist air. Upon reaching the higher levels of the atmosphere, the eater vapour Sorce aloft by this air la condensed into clouds, which are carried by the now outward curving winds away from the centra on all sides. These clouds, then, which are of the cirrus type, radiating in tong feathery streamers from the region of the ascending colume constitute for the sailor the best indis cation of the approaching typhoon, sometimes making their appearance when he storm centre is 1,500 miles distant. approaches, the density of the cloud canopy deepens, until the belt of airbus, from which torrents of rain descend, is altained. The width of this belt in front of the centre is, in general, about 150 miles; in the rear it is loss,

The first barometric indication of the approach of typhoon in the disturbance of the diurnal range. In those low jog settled weather, should show a decided maximum about. 10 am,, the reading at that hour (after correction for initial error and for tempemture), standing between 29.85 and 20.93 inches (758 2 to 9607 millimetres), while about 4 p.m. there should be a corresponding mini. mum, the reading at that hour being about 10 inches (2.5 millimetres) less than at com.

It would be more satisfactory if before, a The same thing is repeated at so pm, and at petition was allowed to be withdraw p 4 a.m. If the forenoon maximum is appre- it is conveyed to the bottom of the shaft in by the North German Lloyd steamer Zielen op

clably below: 2985 inches, or if the descent affidavit was submitted by the debtor slating who the creditors, were, and also a statement trucks which aro kaùled to the surface, and| Saturday to take up the position of managing

between this and the afternoon minimum is

signed by all such creditom to the effect that taken along the narrow-gauge railway by loco-editor of the Straits Timer, says our contempo- motives to the crushing mill where the process rary of 15th inst, Mr. Still, who is a native of markedly greater than one-tenth of an inch, of extracting the are takes place.

Aberdeen, was educated at Aberdeen and Lon the weather should be watched with great they had been settled with. S

care. Several successive days of light vari. don, and entered journalism in 1876. After able winds and Caims; a. period of hot, To arrest a debtor under Section 24 ja not The trucks are drawn to the top of the slope saving several journale in Scotland and

of an easy matter, especially under (1) (a)-the ultry weather; increasing moisture on which the mill stands and there they are England, he became editor of the Birmingham the atmosphere, shown by the diminishing absconding section. It is difficult to prove

tipped, the rock they contain boing abot on to

Daily Gosalt in 1830. This position he resigned screens which allow the small pieces to fall

when the journal was taken over by Mr. C. A. difference between the wet and dry bulb thera man has absconded, placed himself through, the pieces too large to pass through

Pearson in 1904 and amalgamated with the mometer, increasing amount of cloud and an outside the jurisdiction of the Court by Midland Express. Mr. Still then became lead- ominous having of the sea, are all conditions leaving the Colony, without the evidence the screeam being picked up by hand and flung the mouths of monstrous animals, and there is 1906-7, Mr. Still was editor of the Pineer st iato, the crushers. These have a likeness-to er writer on the Morning Post, London, in forerunning the occurrence of the typhoon of someone who saw him op an outward To fix the direction of the storm centre from bogad ship or in a foreign country. On the something animal-like in the ease with which Allahabad, getting a close insight into Indian the vessel, it is thus only necessary to face the other hand if there is reason to believe they champ the solid rock into tiny pieces in affairs, and, since his return to London he wind, in which case the centrs will listen man is preparing to leave the Colony, by the space of a few seconds, and then go out of the Fall Mail Gateife. He was rough value of the distance from the the not entail much hardship on him. Whatever

has been engaged as leader writer on the points to the observer's right. By assuming the time the warrant is obtained, he has pro

uably gone. Absconding to a Chinamas doBa mouthing their fearful jaws as though eager to

(remembering that, in general, se lang at the deal with the next piece thrown to them. Hare president of the institute of Journalists barometer continues to fall this distance, is di- he goes he can usually find classmen and the noise is terrific, but when one descends to In 1901-3, and took an active part in. the next floor, where the alamps, are at work, spreading the influence of the Institute minishing), and observing this rule, it is often friends, and his tracks can be successfully the country, Apart from his high possible to obtain a fair idea of the path covered up." In England a man probably suit followed by the latter. In this process the fers less bardship by remaining where he is shout is inaudible and all orders are given by respect and esteem of his colleagues in the course and distance made by the vessel It would be more efficacious if the section used

must be takes into count. A second me- the word "biding " for "absconding, thod of estimating the direction of the storm" "INBOLVENCY, LIABILITIRE AND GROSS direction of whose motion is often at right an gles to (eight points from) the bearing of the storm centre. This method often farmishes a more frustwanby result than the former, es pecially in the neighbourhood of the cost where the direction of the surface winds is apt. to be disturbed by the presence of the land, Too great reliance, however, must not be plac ed on a single observation by either method Conceming the incurvature of the winds, it may be stated that the value generally assem. sd, vit, two points, is only approximate, being the average obtained from a study of the wind observations in large number of typhoons The actual value may range from, rero, which would place the storm centre eight points to the right of an observer, facing the wind, to From the table of insolvency during the par four points, which would place it twelve points ten years in the Colony little can be dednood on, his sight. For the same typhoon the from the estimated per centum lossils The per incurvature of the winds of fall hurricane force centage varies from a little asorat Premar opar the centre of the storm is apt to be less in 100% to 100 per cent in Malkoça ÅR 1904 and than that of the more moderate inde in its 96 in Panang in 1900. Het it may be mad chan outlying.portions, the former winds frequently extraordinarily high percentaget ocen blowing almost parallel to 15g: isobars. The the number of insolvencies is very incurvature in also apt to be a point or twa liabilities la Blogapore, bays greater and much more uniform in low lukudes, aloca 1904 is have the mount

it becomes literally dusfening. The loudest aroughties, Mr. Still has won the

THE STAMPS.

sal and not long afterward the boat was they chaid do that they were equally guilty. The stampr. of which there are facty, at During ble residence in Birmingham, Mr. Still centro it, by, oberving the, lower clouds, the

under way. All went well until she got abreast of Ap Chau island when a sudden gust of wind caught the boat and capsized her. Passangers and crew were thrown into the sex and at that time of the morning a strong cor- rent was running. Everybody inanaged to save themselves by clinging on to the upturned craft, except four women, who wore drowned.

A passing fishing boat rescued the others and towed the submerged boat back to Sha- Lau-kok, where she was beached. Later in the day the body of one woman was found drifting with the tide, and picked up. There were no signs of the others op to last night.

RAUB CRUSHING.

The following is the result of work at Raub for the four weeks ending sath inst

Bukit Koman Sions crushed 3800 tons; Gold obtained 869 otaces; Average per ton, Bakit Malacca Stone crushed ́0,546 tonaj Gold clißined 133 ounces; Average per ton,

Evidence was then called.

NIPPON YUSEN ‘KAISHA..

STEAM SERVICE TO SOUTH AMERICA.

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profession, and his coming to Blagapore is a distinct gain to journalism in the Far East. took as large share in the public affairs of the city as his professional duties allowed, and heila Justice of the Peace and Life Governor of Birmingham University:

KORBA

THE EMBEZZLEMENT TRIAL,

The first and third accused were sentenced ranged in baliories of ten each, are not unlike to three years hard labour each; on a verdict of naire Heam hammers. They fall upon 61. The second and fourth arrased ware cachiran blocks resting upon a bed of concrete with a layer of wood between the concrets and the found guilty unanimously and a sentence of on to provide the slight amount of "give" five years:hard labour was passed........'..................

"necessary to avoid the cracking of the beds. It is interesting to nots, by the way, that the new. est idea is to substitute a layer of rubber for wood. The braken fragments of rock which come down the shoots from above are berO

Tokip, September 16, pounded into fius powder, A-constant stream At the third hearing of the case against the of water flows under the stamps and carrying Korean "editor of the native edition of the It is reported that the Nippon Yosen Kaisha these minute particles of sand with it, passes Kerran Daily Naos for alleged embezzlemant Is expending a large sum in investigating the through fine wire gants screens and then of public funds, which was held at Seoul you prospect of a steam service to South America aver sloping copper sheets covered with matterday, Mr. ET. Bethell proved that every. the opening of which is under consideration, cury. The mercury telains the gold, and the thing was in order Mr. Kamitasi, an official of the company, is sheets gradually get covered with a fine silvery Mo H. Cockburn, H.M, Conani-General, now in Peru Investigating the scheme Me matter. This is amalgam and contains 33 leaves Seoul to-day for England via Siberia Uchida, Director of the Marine Bareza) in the per cent of pure gold. At intervals the Mr. Lay, H.M. Consul at Chemulpo, will act as Department of Communications, who is now amalgam is scraped from the marcary-covered Consul-General at Stoal during sir. Cock travelling in Europe, will also make a visit to copper tables, rolled up into lamps, and taken burn's absence. Perd. A scheme is under consideration be away to be retorted. The separated mercury tween the Governments of Chile and Argentina is need again and the gold is smelted into and the Toya Kisen Kalsha to open a regular brick-shaped ingots ready for the bank. sorvice between Japan and South Amarica, Until recently, the stil sandy water which with subsidy granted by the two countries flowed away from the mercury tables was let mentioned, open Chraniols, Agropa, yo au fallinas but now by means of a long,

Eighty-three Japanese Commissioners up pointed for the inauguration of the Oriental Colonization Company, will begin a joint can ference on le sist instant with thiny-three Korean Comicslosers, who are now staying in zokid, N. CILA NONAR

The gross eximated liabilities during-the- year lo Singapore, smounted to 5,1,$72,070.80.4.0 ** The grots, estimated) assets were în÷Singasa poré $512,839,91; while the gross naspin reulsredi were $102,375,34, being 5.4 per cent of the Estimated liabilities, w

in Penang, the gross estimated liabilities amounted to $63,034 78. The gross, Marcia realized amounted to $14,595531 at 30g par gent. Excluding the case of Chop Kwong Weng (No: 30 of 1997) where a composition of 60 per cent was approved, and where no 'siote came into the hands of the Assistant Ofeli Assignee, the total liabilities are redaçad tas 5126,367.14 and the percentage of assets realise ed rises to 7.53 per cent,

WAS