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at the Criminal Sessions this morning, Li Fok, Before Mr. Justice (Gompare Pulane Judge,

of one on the 18th March, 1906, Thare were allas Li Ka! Miug, was in 'icted on charges of alleged conspiracy whereby be obtained thesum

being that prisoner on the 18th March four charges in all, the principal allegations 1906, forged a certain Instrument,

deld open for a concentrated Conservative others were abandoned on account of the into the law something which is unreasonable, we can make it out in to reverse all our natura) attack on Wirral, with the result that the malo. We do not wish to go into the ques in that it makes a master liable regarding habits and arrange to get as close as pos Goverment candidate who had been adoption of molly-coddling the tender shoots who personbanished from any foreign country with sible to a mummified state of existance, ed at the last moment was ignominiously play football la- Hongkong-because that is out the master having soy opportunity of know-The only difference between the mummy ejected from the constituency and Mr. Ger quite beside the point-but we should like lug whether such person hasbeen an hauished, and the follower of Metchnikoff is this-the A. S. WATSON & CO., the bad management or over-confidence of team from playing an advertised match, and wonder how the master of a ship is to disco- When the scientific animal decides to put shom Stewart lustalled in his stead. Through to see the drizzle that would deter a home We have only got to stop for a minute and Egyptiķa fods it undecessary to breathe, the Liberals, therefore, the cause has lost we should also like to hear the expressions of ver among a crowd of coolies whether any his clothes on, he has to be fumigated and one seat, which is equal to two votes the crowd when they learned the reason why single one of them has ever been banished sterilised sad drenched with antiseptics and a division, while their raid of the game had been abandoned. But even from any part of the world, to discover the what not. Then he bauls his clothes out of the Ormskirk citadel, and the rebuff if these white-haired pets might have stood a absurdity of such an obligation. It predica the oven where they have been baking and received will have a very detrimental effect chance of catching cold while they were gates omniscience: on the part of master shakes off the germs which have committed Section B of Marlos Lot 16) to

deed, purporting to be amer on their chances at the next election. It banging round their opponents goal wailing mariners and it certainly presumes a know! suicide on entering this mansion of the repayment of the sum of $10,000 and was erroneously stated in one of the morning until the ball came in their direction, there ledge and apprehension of legal phraseology doomed. As for Mime. Megard she will thareon to Ma Fa, Sam, with fatent papers that Mr. Gershon Stewart had won was no danger of such a catastrophe hape that would not be amiss in some of our not here the company of beasts or birds to defraud, with conspiracy with end his way into Parliament over the prostrate body pening if they kept in motion, and in rus budding lawyers. But it appears that while because they are all germ carriers. There Leong to obtain from Ma Fu Sam thà of Mr. Lever, but that was quite evidently aing Marathon races it is usual for the com.there are these defects in the Act itself, will be no tabby, cat on the hearth-f $10,000 and with impersonating" the duetoa misapprehension, the facts for which "petitors to display some small signs of acti- the new order complained of in Pentag rug for two reasons-first, because cats defraud. Sir Henry Berkeley, C, lontracted

owner of the property with Intent we are indebied to the Hon. Mr. Murray vity. Of course such a grandioso tills as is still more objectionable. As our con- Stewart--being as stated above. Mr. Murray Marathon" ought never to have been ap temporary says: "This order, in worded won't be any hearth rug.. As for the lady's ad for the Crawo and Morats. M. W. Slade '4 are taboo and, second, because there by Mr. H. L. Dennys, Crown Solicitor, appear- Stewart got news of this brother's victory byplied to a race which a moderately good as follows Mosters of vessel telegraph yesterday and he has supplied runner would have regarded as little better allowing any person who has been banished that can be thoroughly sterilised each day. er, of Mesam. Deacon, Looker and Deacon were for apparel she will wear no furs except those C. G. Al baster, instructed by Mr. B. W. Look with the official figures of the election at than a hop, step and jump round the corner. from any foreign country, or who has been At her toilet her hair will be enhed with Wirra' which were: Gershom Stewart 0,309; Still we have no doubt that those who pro- ordered to remove himself therefrom...... pneumatic comb, la each tooth of which is Jones-8,862; majority, 1,447. But whether moted the event were animated by the best to the Act itself it might possibly be argued tiny passage through which, by vacuum, a McGershom Stewart's political opinions or his intentions. They probably thought that an bonhomie carried him through the fight, it is amateur who would not condescend to

that the shipmaster is given sufficient notice strong current of air passes. The brush inasmuch as the words shipped from any which smoothes her tresses will be modelled technical language which the jury bad Sir Henry Berkeley stated that the obvious that he must have captured the heart appear in a hundred yards' sprint might foreign country by the authorities of the of the country people of Cheshire: These be loduced to take part in an alleged Government of such country Imply neces drop of water, whether for toilet or drinking plainer, everyday language amcanted to this

on the basis of a vacuum cleaner.. Every just board read ont in the ludictment in „countsy electora. are usually more concerned

Marathon. Not for the sake of thesarily that the banishee in question was put

or cooking, will be first boiled, tested for that the prisoner, who was known as Li Fok: satisfaction of winning it in Hongkong, on board under Governtent supervisióp, and perfect sterilisation, and then cooled by and als: Kal Ming and also a few olbæ

sterilised air. No perfumes will be allow aliases, along with his brother, who was bothe

there. the's bound to have perfumes if that be (prisoner) was LI- Fuk Skas, lần ru ed-only disinfectants and antiseptics. Now the sons of a man who was now doad, agreed we hold that old Metchy is making a mistake between themselves to obtain the sum of $10,000 from 003 Ma Fu Sam, by representing only to get a breathing rest from the eternal gistered owner of the property known as might as well spend her life in an iodoform ject of the representation being that Ma Fu odour of Jeyes' and' Condy's fluids. She section B of Marine Lot 163, the ob•

In pursuance of that object, negotiations were

med Li Tin Pav. opened with Ma Fu Sum through a broker- Chun Sam, Mr. Ollo Kong Sia's clerk, were The Instructions to

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and ale than the question of taxation and but for the honour and glory which presumably in police custody, and the master is trembling in his shoes at the bars the land of the brave and the free and cognizant of his character, but in the Pen representation; and what the vicar, who would fail to the hero when he returned to might therefore, presumably be held to be possibility of disestablishment, has to say modestly proclaimed that he was the cham-order nothing of the sort occurs. There is against the Radicals is usually enough to nion Marathon lightfoot in China. That no suggestion that the persons have been move the flinticst-hearted old profligate of would sound good in suburban circles, and put on board by Government, but merely Radical. Between them the squire and the nobody need be any the wiser that the the statement of fact that any 'banished per- REFRESHING. vicar run the parliamentary division by ap Marathon in question was only a seven milca soù or person, ordered to remove himself factory as to wallow in disinfectants. Curious. Sam would accept the security for the loan

trot. There are some people in the United must not be landed. It is conceivable, in

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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 1910.

MR. GERSHOM SIEWARI, M.P.

The news that Mr. Gershom Stewart, who 'spent practically his whole business life in

one of the divisions of Cheshire in the re-

constituted House of Commons, which meets about the middle of next month, will be-re ceived with genuine feelings of pleasure by his friends and even by his political loes in Hoogkong. The additional fact that he has converted an enormous Liberal majority

into a Conservative victory will also con tribute to the satisfaction that he should

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pealing to Hodge's stomach on the CD hand and his future salvatius on the other Kingdom or, at least, such is our informisdeed cases arise we believe when a person But we cannot believe that the debonair ion--who think nothing of doing an eight is ordered to leave a country within a certain Mr. Gershom Stewart won his seat by riding or nine miles' canter on a Sunday morning period of time, and the police duty merely on the shoulders of the country gentry merely for the sake of being considered consists in seeing that he does leave. Is the They will be met by a servant who will ask by the prisoner. Ma. Fu: Sam saw Chun given by. Ll Leung and wire confirmed Rather we would attribute his success to his "travellers" and therefore entitled to the master to be expected to know when he sees we personal charm, daudour, straight-fur handsome reward of a bottle of beer at the such person coming on board and maintain

that the deeds of the property were not in Bong- Sam and through his solicitor was informed wardness and obvious honesty. Mr. Stewart first country inn. It just accurs to us that ifing all secrecy possible that such a person has being brushed with a whisk of the old fashion. kong but in Canton and ware therefore not pr was known to hold strong, and cameo cut there had been a hint to the affect that liquid been ordered to leave the country ?" Appar. fed type, an apparatus which will suck in curable. The borrower than made a statutory

pinions on political subjects while he refreshment would be provided at the winently so. Everybody will sympathise with the

was in Hongkong, but he was never what is known as a violent partisan. was too good-humoured to be rabeorous and

shipmasters who have to conform to all these laws and orders and rules. We certainly do not eavy them their task of committing to me

CHKAZING THE GRBAI LEVELLER.

at the Legislative Council than he did all ledge to themselves. The H. K. A. A. A. contingencies, the time he sat alongside Mr. Robert Shewan may be doing valuable work in some direc They were a great fighting pair, only Mr. tions but they certainly cannot be congratu- Shewan did the fighting and Mr. Gershominted on the result of the Marathon race. Stewart supplied the cheers. Mr. Ste-

If congratulations are due to anybody it is wart was in the height of his glory to the men of the Buffs that they must be at a' convivial gathering and as Chief of the St. Andrew's, Society be was one of

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against them. They are barassed and wor.

enough, it is not proposed to forbid visi. live for 100 years. But they will be expected tots calling on the lady who is determined to to conform to the ways of this weird household.

quite in the Japanese fashion. Instead of them to remove their shoes and don vandals

every particle of dust will be applied to their clothing When the dweilers of the model house go driving they will carry screens before their noses and mouths that will keep

LOCAL AND GENERAL. The English mail of the açık December was delivered in London on the sand inst THE trial of Mopsa Ebrahim for alleged een commited, under the Bankrupicy Ordin ance has been fixed for Wednesday.

declaration that he was the man whom, he asserted himself to be. A declamation was also made by Li Loang that Li Fuk was his younger brother. At the time that the declamation was made, a photograph was attached to the declara.

against Li Leasy and Li. Fast After man time, Li Leung was arrested and convicrat the past he had takes to the matar, Coom would mild, prove through winsKINKŲ prisoner was the man who kigued the doc and received $10,000

Evidence having been called, the case adjourned,

TRR-WEATHER;"""

offen-l-ector of the Hongkong Obsenatory hetsy gift

The following report is from-Mi-f.G#F{g}}*

On the 24th at 13,10 pi-Tha báromialar fasti rises slightly over S. Chion and Japani,' atid fallco a Httis at Windiwostok,

The anticyclonic aros sommion over the Con

tinent

to the North of the Yangtze valley,

Heng post to those who passed, the judges within a certain time there might have been too cheerful to harbour a vindictive thought knows. Possibly the failure of the race may mory the things they must not do; rather Away all dut and germs and be highly anti-tion. That photograph was alleged by the

a larger number of entries, but one never

A. S.. WATSON & CO., [great speaker-what he bad to say was said which the preliminaries were arranged. Hard they may'do. It is evident, however, that Mme, Megard may enjoy herself to the top might not be so and was a question to be At the Legislative Council he was not be attributed to the hole-and-corner way in they should make' a list of the things that septic. Well, so far as we are concerned defence to be tolike prisoner. „That might ot in a business-like way, short, sharp and dey anybody knew that such an event was on shipmasters trading to Penang should make of her bent. · A tramp would not envy her decided by the jury but it was a matter, oil cisive, Probably his brother, Mr. Murray the tapis, and those who might have been ex- themselves acquainted with the terms of this

choice of life. The only exigency which which very little turned, as it was one of the. Stewart, has made more and longer speechespected to spread the news kept their know-order so that they may be prepared for she seems to have forgotten to provide for is incidents in the case against the prisonsti the possible decay of the physical shell. If What the broker Ma Fa Sam was relying upon Metchnikoff would guarantee that his follow said that he was the owner of the property. Naj was that the man who borrowed the money- er would be suppiled with fresh home-grown he swore he was. He told prisoner be wis leeth at stated periods, that buld henda would prepared to lead the money and a day 118. blossom like a nursery mop, that, rheumatic fixed. Continuing, Sir Henry stated that the So much has been heard of "the simple legs would gain their spring and elasticity, prosecution would prove that the Sin,opo wat life" and the open-air treatment of disease, that dyspeptic stomachs would be rejuvesivna to the pritoner. A short time after that, the most pronounced successes who ever WORKies of shitmasterS, Indulging is mud baths, that it is refreshing fresh and vigorous, and above all, that one's and Fuk and she proved to the satisfes

the advantager of living in windy gullies and hated, that dottled heads would become an action was brought by the mother of Li fengse quaff, d from the quaich. It will be some time before we may expect to read Mr. Ger

When we consider the numerous laws and to come across a scientist who runs to the that we might not become antiquated fossils ently assorted that Li Lunog was the equati

best friends would still remain on earth so

tion of the Count that the real nwier of the pro- regulations which have been framed directly opposito extréme and who would have us alvithout a single interest in life, then there |The mortgage was yet aside and Ma Fu Sam perty was dead and that von none bad frendal 'stom Stewart's maiden speech, for new mem- Hongkong, has been elected to representbers of Parliament will not have much chanOrient it seems to us little short of marvel. nothing" but antisepties and sterilised air, 1 might be something to say for the science of fost bis mocey. He isshed, warrints of i

gainst masters of vessels trading in the live is hermetically sealed houses, breathe ce of catching the Speaker's eye this session, but the time will come, as Disraeli used to lous that they manage to keep clear of the avoid the draughts of heaven as one would longevity. As it is, a clear conscience, say, and one never can tell what may happen

Courts after any slagte voyage. Everybody

the blasts from the other place, and 604-digestion and a roof for raing nights, when the honourable member for Wirral, down upon them; their smallest yet if live on a dietetic scale which would con-with-sufficient sucker to keep the liver lively, Hongkong rises in his place.

liable to misinterpretation and it is curious.

siat mostly of tabloide and sour

is about all that most people need-and ä urlik, For HUNGRONG'S MARATHON KACE. section of the law which may be invoked that the true disciple will live, but a writ-

if a zealous prosecutor cannot find some the moment we do not remember how good job too."

long the followers of the gipsy iden guarantee

have found a seat in Parliament at the first are in the habit of referring to Hongkong as Sydney. If some contrabandist has secreted the vacuum tube life that they will encum- Many of those who ought to know better ned by Customs officials from Hongkong to a promise is made to those who adopt time of asking. For the past two years, the home of sport, but after the fiasco of the whole cargo of oplum on the ship and the the earth until they are giddy young Mr. Gershom Stewart has been nursing his Marathon race on Saturday they will have to master or his officers fail to discover fit, then tures of and years of age. Professor constituency, and nursing it to some purpose, adopt a new title. Of all the sporting com- the Customs people are liable to hold up the Matchaikoff, the famous, discoverer of the but we scarcely think that the Central Con-munity in ongkong, outside the ranks of vessel until the fine is paid: If two or three-milk cure, the author of this great pervative Association placed Wirral among the military, only one solitary representative Chinese hands escape from the ship and get the ides being sufficiently wild and rerolu scheme to evade the Dread Scythemini, and the certainties, it might have been regarded surned up at the starting place according to shore in Australia, Canada or America, tionary to attract the attention of all the as a possible seat for a popular Conservative those who recorded the result of the race, is the master who suffers. If the authorities candidate, but that was about all that could and he was amongst that classie band wiso in Manila decide that a cargo of cattle madcaps in Christendom he has started out be said for it. At this distance, it is impo come under the general head of "also ran." sible; of course, to divine what special issues Now if it had been a real attempt at a south, the has comes out of the captain's approach of old age. The lady is time to embody his ideas in a house which is to been ill-treated or neglected on the way to built in Paris for a lady who fears the were fought at this county election, or whe Marathon distance of something like a pocket. And so an ad infinitum. The Therese Megard, and as she is only thirty ther the voters paid much attention to the miles, and so many odd yards, and if the intest law which has for its principal object years old she is looking forward in the great questions of Protection us. Free Trade weather had been sultry and depressing, the irritation of the shipping community full hope of seeing another 170 years who are on their way from England at the ve or Tariff Reform us, the Budget or Peers es. we could understand the reluctance of

MESIRS, Matthews and Wilson, the angivetra People. The probability is that local in civilians, who are more accustomed to landing of banished persoor. It is only the great Unknown. But what a life she Commerce to report on the Husopps Conser emanates from Penang and it deals with the over her head before she departe forest of the Shanghai General Chamber of terests were quite a much to the front as the easy delights of an office stool, to another scheme whereby the unfortunate is going to spend if she follows out the vancy Works, have been delayed in Singapore any of the great and revolutionary proposats take a part in such a physical test, But in shipmaster may be roped in by the scientist's principics to the very letter. It and will not arrive at Shangh until January 30, submitted to afree and enlightened electorate, stead of that the total distance covered was authorities. Our contemporary, the Singin't even a dog's life in a kennel. To begin THE German steamer, Halilis, Corner, 2,593 And probably, the greatest maset that the only about seven miles, and probably half pure Free Volodists and Conservatives of Wirral had that or more was either downhill or along into the law on this subject and a directions, had a house designed, not one of pay and renamed, the Daikucki Taman Mera, and Hainanāsame as No. 22 saati szalag

Preas, has been looking with, the bas, under Professor Metehhikoff's tonu gross, has been sold to a Tapansin Com in this election was the genial personality comparatively level road. And as for the curious law it is. According to the Act to whose as rooms has an angle in.it: Where The transfer was affected in Kobe harbour on of Mr. Gerbom Stewart himself. Some-weather, a sharp fun in a slight drizzle never prevent the landing and leaving of decrepit the callings join the walls and the walls the January 14, when the German ensign was CHAN PO, founas-year-old youth, described lifelong and natural habit while in Hong-not to be beguiled into unnecessary exertion kong of warping himself into the affec- and if it had not been for the soldiers there

Ordinance 9, of 1906, Section I of that act offers lodgment of dust, for it is dust that is GENERAL Prisco Fushimi, tha honorary Japan, the alleged theft from a fock fast box of Sach as un apprentice, this afternoon appeared before tions of those with whom he came into would have been no race at all. What strikes of vessels landing decrepit persons not hay chnikoff ideal of the two hundred years spention, leaves for London in the middle of March, ring, el a total value of $175, the propelty of

hu the following marginal note:—"Masters one of the bottom enemies of Profesior Meta Prasidant of the Anglo-Japanuje Exhibi, in monny, one gold bangle and ons gold døger contact, and it is evident that he stills most particularly about the unsportsman- ing means of subsistence liable to punish of life. Inside the house no dust gathering The Emperor has granted permission for the farmer al Chanag Chan, sarly the morning retaine, that gift of the gods. Otherwise, it like attitude of the efyll community towards mente." The preamble also refers to "die- or dust scattering broom or carpet sweeper | sak bition of bis portrait and that of the Em Hit Worship sanimaced the defendant to af is difficult to believe that on purely political this late duck of a Marathon is the fact that cased" persons but makes absolutely no men: will ever cuter, Every room will be cleaned press in the London office of the Japanese hours' detention and sa strokes of the blịch and grounds he could have succeeded in resting they hadn't even a decent excuse for banging tion of banishees, and it is not till the second every day with a vacuum cleaner that gathers from the Liberals a constituency which was back. Here we are in the middle of the half of section I is read that banishees unto itself the dust, The house will have The Stout Prait mater that the consps taking of the defendant, otherwise, be considered to be a veritable stronghold of football season, when the brawn and muscle appear at all. The second half makes masters double windows and double doork, with an

in dolog so took into consideration, the you ranke Radicalism. So firmly convinced of of the youth of Hongkong should be in its staunch adherence to the great principles the pink of condition, when outside wing any person who has been banished from spy to deaden the noise from the streets so fack that the registration papers prepared before Criminal Sessions

liable for allowing the landing of "

in "Körnaˇis steadily progressing. It là stated awarded him a longer term. which have been enunciated by the Governmen should be taking advantage of every origo country, or bas been shipped from lak to tired unrves, but more particularly to les concerned sxpect that the total population

intervening space of two fachen between each that the population is en noexpectedly large eggs ment that the sitting member, Mr W. B. opportunity of increasing their speed and any foreign country by the authorities of insure the barring of entrance to germs. Atill exceed fifteen millions.

band have been found insufficient. The author Lever, one of the Lover Brothers of Sunlight || strengthening their powers of endurance. If the Government of such country with a view all dervons the doors and windows will be a fat series of performances of Soap lame, waladaced to pack his carpet there had been a dozen league matches on to his being repatriated, other than a peřídá | folii Seŭ by scrooem of finest antiseptic nelling, bag and journey to a far county-Ormskirk, the list to be decided mod players were It was believed by the Liberal Party wanted to uphold the banner of their re managers that there was a sporting pective teams, there would have been some is remarkable for several facts. In the chance that Mr. Lever might win back excuse for the light brigade who were en-plate no hint is given o that constituency to the Libéral fold. But gaged on other fields of renown, but as it proviso in the marginal noto, in the second of this very important not only did Mr. Lever fail to secure a gain was there appear

appear to have bess for Liberalism at Ormskirk, but he left the matches played on Saturday afternoon. The prsumble, and in the third place it

only two, place no hint is given about banishoes.

how

months' bard labour and six hours' stocks for being in possession of house breaking tools. A CHIMAMAN Was this morning awarded two

of 6 per cent, and a bonus of Tis, 1 per sbare AT a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Land Investment Company Ltd

for the balf-year ending December 31, 1909. It was decided to recommend a float dividend

antennas

Pressure is relatively low to the E. of Japan, ad over the S. part of the Chign Semen masy

Monsoon gates may be exp cted over the Chies Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending ́at so mim, to-day, 0.35 inchas.

NE winds, fresh or strong's rain at Brat, pro- FORECAST.

Formosa Channel, N. and N.E. winds, bably improving later.

-Hongkong and Neighbourhood; N, and-

strong to a gale,

and Lamocks, same as No Fire!), dndant : : 3-South coast of China baiwas Hongkong

4--South coast of China between Hongkon?

or another, Mr. Stewart had a harmed anybody yet. But the civilians were beggars in the Settlements ** amended by foors again arė sweeping curecs. Yo angle / biuled down and the Japanero flag helstede. Mr. Z. K. Haliffas, First Police Magistrada, forį

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Malay States. This part of the clause bom to the Colony add the Federated Thes

Commissioner.

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