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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY OCTOBER 18. 1910.

The Wanchai Fire.

'BIG" DAMAGE.

What the cause of the fire wai, no'one seemi

Z's it was, the inflammabló chemcter of the

FIRE BRIGADE,

ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.

WOMAN 15 OLGUED AND HAS BANGLES WRENCHED OFF.

Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, at the Cilmical Sessions bit m raing Chan Yuu Tebi and Li Yee worn indicted on a cborge of armed robbery at Shau-ki-was on the 4th sum of $1, two bangles and a few pieces of October last whas the defendants stole the clothing. Mr. Alabaster prosecuted. Pritenes,

was undefended

wrist.

ZEE GRANT CASE.

-DEFENDANT DISCHARGED, Before Mr. Justics Unroland, Acting Puisze Judge, at the Crimleal Sonsloan this momlug, John Grant, formerlyn Land Surveyor in the Fublic Works Department, wat indicted under eleven charges of obtaining the sum of Si hom Hon. Mr. W. Reas-Davies, Attorney-General, various villagers by means of false pretences instructed by Mr. H. L. Dannys, ar, from the Utown Solicitor's office, prosecuted and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. J. H. appeared for the defendant.

The Jury was as follows:-Mesus G# F. Eberins (foreman), Bị cong Hạ A¿'O, da Silva, A. M. 3011/K/Gal J. Topple,

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The Attorney-Couoral stated that poisoner

ppeared under an indictment of Shing money from a number of parons under false. pretences Theformidable document whichthey had just heard read out to them not but that pri- soner had obtained money from sleven persons in most cases St was obtained and is a few id-

hut the frand he would submit was scandalona. it was evidently the outcome of a carefully can. sidered plan to defraud the villagers." On the th September fast, the defendant vislied the village of Tai Nak Shang and on the previous day he had been to the village of Wong Nat Wo. The mode of operations was very simple. Defendant went from house to house and ró- presented himself as a Government official. He told the villagers that the Govetement had enacted new laws for the re-numbering of houses and that the sum of $1 was required in respect of each house. Having obtained the St, be presented; each of the parties with a slip bearing a corresponding number and said that an official would come the vast day

ances $a. The facts of the cass were simple

Changed since thep. We have beard a amusements and pursuits which are beyond very angry naval officer cry out at a their means, and, however refined and well- bluejacket who was not "putting his back bred such people may be, they are only a into it" when hauling at some rope or other, cause of embarrassment and awkwardness

As we reported in one issue of yesterday a while some work was being dour, "Here you, when they are prompted by a mistaken Tompkins, are you afraid of hurting your social ambition to attempt to do so. We wish very serious fire occurred la Waschal last even A. S. WATSON & CO., dainty fingers, you pretty darling? That to point out that many genlib folk are mising, when an outbreak took place in the timber man instantly put his whole strength into the understood because they restrict their yards fronting the harbour almost opposite M. job, and his face of disgust was really worth acquaintance as far as possible to those Mody's coal depot and the Praya East Hotel secing. We believe that in the Way of to who have attained their ideal of gentle hood to know, but it may be readily surmised that day, swearing and abusively foul language We have heard a burly sea captain comwhere boat-building la carried on sed shaving

One of the prisnoors stated that the other are barred as bad form, by the officers most plain of the slights which he averted were ars Leattered about In profusion, a dropped certainly, by the petly officers probably. constantly being put upon him on account match or the end of a cigaret'e might well by: defendant tork off the ban les from the woman's And the Navy works as hard to-day as ever of his belonging to the merchant service, set the place ablaze.

The Chief Justice (To the Court interpretes) it did. With regard to the drill sergeant, it He said also that it constantly happened to is unfortunately, true that many recruits are him to be "dropped" by men to whom he contents of the yard where the fire first occurred-Tell him not to sy that.

Mr. Alabaster stated that the prisnoers provokingly stupid, and that many non-had been introduced, and who had been-namely, Hoog Tai's-ondered it impossible commissioned officers are unnecessarily bra. qulle civil to him at the time, and on other to stop, the Games ard the whole yardware charged under two counts, Prosecutrix tal. This has often been said of the German,ccasions. He could dot understand it. sovu in a scorching blazs with plenty of gare evidence at the Poi ce Court bat the material to feed upon. The whole establish subsequently became ill and west to hospital, We, remembering another sea captain, also ment was soon in such a siste that the corpen. The case was allowed to stand over from the and especially of the Prussian, army, yet we have knows, with admiration, a Prussian of the merchant service, who was a personders had to 1: for their lives and discard their last Sessions but the woman was still in bos. drill sergeant put a recruit through his drill grata in those very circles which were closed tools. Last night it was feared that one very pital and he therefore asked the Court to allow with surprising success, without once using to the other, could understand it very well. old man had been left behind, but upon inquiry him to put in her evidence which was given at the name of the Deity or of any holy or unThe truth is that the former, though one of this morning our reporter learns that he get the Police Court. The woman knew both the holy spirit, without using a word that bis the most gallant and efficient scamon in the safely away from among the burning sheds, prisoners since last year at Talpo. On the date in question they wont to her house at about three mother might not have heard, and yet that world, notorious for his courage, capability Needless to say, the

o'clock in the morning. She opened the door recipit was more than once boiling with in- and physical strength, was a terribly foul-

were on the scene instanter and Firemaster and was nearly throttled Themen then gagged dignation at the withering sarcasm which his mouthed man. Though he was well educated Macdonald was amongst the first arrivals At her and took her things. She called out, upon clumsiness had brought upon him. To and well read, and cameof one of those families that time, the wind was blowing from the which the man ran away. Next morning, both plead therefore that workmen won't or can't which seen specially ordained to provide the Kowloon side and the blocks of dwellings men went to a pawn shop and pawned the ban. understand orders without being swom at, Navy, Army and the "Professions" with fronting the shipbuilding garde were in imples. The men were identified at the Palice and that the habit thus engendered ie one officers and distinguished men, he found him- minest danger of becamlog involved in the Station, where one of the men stated that it accustomed to command has become in. self excluded by the class of people which coagration; so. that as soon as the hoses was the other who stole the bangles and added:

coupled up the. Firemaster's

"He did not even give me, one cash." The veterate, and that he cannot express himself gladly welcomed his cousing., His horrible were

secure the safely of mas also said that the other pilsozer gaggad forcibly without using words "which are not and revolting bad language was in reality the consideration, was to even to be found in the Bible", as a sailur sole cause of it. And men who desire to fre- these buildings. Already the shop sign-boards the woman and he put her bands behind her had been, scorched and the lobabitants back and took off the bangles. The bangles Dace put it, is to offer a defence that is quest the company of gentlefolic must not of the apper floors bad cleared out in alarm were pawned for 5.83, ont of which he received bound to break down. Whether it was ever imagine that it is sufficient to be "one of but after a plentiful spray of water had been 40 cents. Go that evidence, a verdict of guilty true, in Marryat's time or before it, is doubt Nature's gentlemen" in order to be entitled thrown over the frontages all danger was aver ful, and we see that it is untrue of the Navy to claim that privilege as a right. A gentle-ted. And, luckily, the then prevailing wind and Army of our days. Even if there were maii is not by any means a mere product of veered round in the opposite direction, sonte excuse for misusing sacred-names Nature, but rather of the most careful. nur and for employing terms of foul abuse when ture. and culture. It is insufficient to be engaged in very strenuous and exacting brave, loyal and honourable; to be a gentle labour. there can be none of any kind man and fit company for gentlemen demands at all for doing so in ordinary speech, all that and more, much more.. One of the that they went up like match-wood, to the this morning the adjouroid iequity lato the and every instanco was obtained entirely by The King's English is a rich and expressive

man, therefore, who has only three adjectives in his vocabulary wherewith to express em- the outward expression of a clean and rever and vast clouds of smoke were ascending to. Tatto. Mr. M. J. D. Stephens appeared for the Mr. Potter was going to set up but as far as he phasis, every one of them either an unneccsent mind. sary reference to the future state of the wicked, or a horribly and revoltingly filthy word, is either grossly ignorant of his mother tongue, and therefore to be pitied as a half; dumb uneducated barbarian, or is a wilfully foul-mouthed ruffian, to be shunned by people of refined manners and good taste A. S. WATSON & CO., Aud this, we must point out, is the reason why the latter so often, quite unjustly, are accused of snobbishness or proud exclusive at the Criminal Sessions this morning for kiding multitudes of Chinese vultures. ness. In a community likt curs in Hong-napping an eight-year-old child, kong, where numbers of men live near 10- Six natives appeared at the Magistracy this (18 gether in a very small area, social distinc-morning for fishing with explosives at Stanly tions are apt to become marked, and there- One of the men was faed $go nod the rest Sto fort social jealousies keenly felt and bitterly each.

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most imperative of these demanded require which even if it is not, at least ought to be,

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tax Military Barracks at Mount Austin, the Peak, have breu dying the "ponnant for the last few days.

The Royal Arthur let this morning for Home with the paid off crews of H.M. Ships in the China Station.

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A CHINESE was given three years hard labour

first

This change of breers enabled the Brigade

to bring all their energles to bear upon ibs borning timber and boat sheds, which, kow ever, were of such

FLINSY STRUCTURE

meanwhile thousands of people had assembled warasiting to a great height with fi srce brilliancy

the skies. As a spaclacis it was well worth seeing bad it not been that personal prope.ty was concerned,

one Priya to witnes; the sight. The flames

About half-past four o'clock a squad of blue. jackets from H.M.S. Royal Arthur strived in a steam pinnace and rendered excellest service, principally in taking a big jolly-boat out of the danger zone. Also on the plotace there came an armed marine guard, who were a welcome addition to the Police la preventing the burn. log yards from being looted by the surround.

Cn the Hebour side one Police launch, and the steam plasace from the Royal Arthur

took card that none of the sampao people made away with apoli.. One boaimaas was arrested in the act of purloining a number of planks and was handed over to the Police,

So fierce was the conflagration that the wied

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must by Lecerned.

Prisoners were found guilty and sentenced to three years hard labour each."

MORRISON' Street COLLAPSE,

the

to re-number their hautes. He left the "valu- able" document in their possession and went gway, but, needless to say, nobody appeared | the next day to re-number the houses. All the

woman said that the defendant told bor if she did not pay the, money, she would be arrested. and-lined and ons er two other'witnesses gavo stories to the same effect. The money in each

witserses would relate the same story but one

INQUIRY AT THE MAGISTRACY. Before Mr. E. R, Hallifax at the Magistracy

Morrison Street collapse was continued before defendant's false pretences. The defendant

following jury:-Mossrs. A. L. A. Hissink (foreman), 11. Q. Hildebrandt and F. D. Bar

Usian lesurance Society and she Patriotic In- surance Compady, Me P. W. Goldring, of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow and Marrell, repro sented the Kiu Hung fiạm, đà

Folice-Sergeant Leo stated that at about 9 p.m. on the 17th of September last, be saw A collapse mear the Westera Market, and on going up close to the place, be found that No. 13 and 15, Morrison Streat had collapsed. He tried to save life from among the debr,s, There was no fire.. Fire wis seposted about a quarter of an hour afterwards at No. 15. He then proceeded to sasist in the work of rescue.

His Worship-Can you say from your view, of the collapse which part fell first and which afterwards?

Witness-No.

was fortunate enough to secure the services of Mr. Potter. He did not know what defence

was concerned his case was very clear,

Witnessas ware then called.

The jury raturned a unanimous verdict of "not guilty" and defondant was discharged.

DEPARTURE OB ME. R. P. SCHWERIN.

„A HEARTY SEND-OFF. Mr. R. P. Schwerir, Vice-president of the P. M. S. B. Co., lelt yesterday aftaincon by the s.s, Sibertà for Maolla. He had a hearty sand- ff by the Chinese business, community of Hongkong, who boarded the steamer is steam launches Bring the "Stars and Stripes", and " strings of flug. Chinese Lands wore on board. the steam launches. As the Chinese boarded the Siberlathey were received by Mr. Schwerla

depulation. The ceremony lasted for over a quarter of an hour, after which the party adjourned to the saloon, Crackers were let-ofl as the steamer steamed slowly away from the barbour.

On October 13, 1910, ki Shanghal, the wife of expressed. There is also a natural tendency | SIX weeks' hard labour and fonts' stocks was carried it Into the adjoining yards, which The rear walls of Nos. 13 and 15 were still who shook hands with each member of the

for people to form little cliques each a little awarded a native at the Magistincy this morn extend along that part of the Fraya to an On October 12, 19 0, at Shanghai, Joka Her. "Society" as it were. This is quite as it ing for stealing a blackel and a few other extent of about'ane hundred yards and all in the street. Shorings were put up at No, 11.

mana Teesdale, of Shanghai, eldest son of Marmaduke T. Tresdnic, of The Gables, Wat ton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, to Winifred Mary Gull, aaly daughter of the inte Aribur Gull, of Rio de japelro,

DEATHS.

On October 13, 1910, at Shanghai, Hope, dearly loved elder daughter of R. S Dougal Interment in Scotland.

On October 3 1910, Bournemouth, James Markham Dow age 41 years

On October 13: 1910, at Shanghai, Mer. 20, aged 25 years, beloved wife of Mr of the MA, Yale, Professor and Director of Im perial Polytechnic Institute, after suddenliness.

The Yonghong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1910,

FREE SPEECH AND SNOB-

BISHNESS.

We remember once. hearing that among the Japanese there are no "swear words,"

A NEW Chinese paper called the Min Zi pas (mensing "paper established by the people") made its appearance in Shanghai, on the ith

istant.

"THE Triangle" continues his, onslaught us Republican Macao lo an article on "The Breadless House," for which we regret there in Do 100m antil our next issue.

turn were involved in the flames. The gards destroyed are the Hang Tai, Loobg Fing Les, Sam Lee, Kwan Leung, Oban Tal Ken and Man Hop-all of which are believed to be losured, though two are doubtful, the owners belog in Canton at present,

Damage is variously assessed at from $75,000 to $100,000. This morning the Fire Brigade was still engaged in throwing water upon the barning debile.

Proceeding, witness stated that there was only one party wall, Part of the rear wall fell, standing.. The debris extended right across Sergeant Garrod spoke to finding some dead bodies among the debris and the identication One of the bodies was in a terribly of same, mutilated condition and could not be identified. The corpse had reached an advanced singe of Dord relies enTERTAIN- decomposition.

IMENT. The proceedings were still la progress when wa went to prass, *.

CORRESPONDRÁCE.

SECOND NIGHTS PERFORMANCE.

should be, provided that exclusiveness in Br.icles. acquaintance does not mean the exclusion of Christian Charity. It is absolutely impos. sible in a place like this to know everybody, and all one can do is to settle down to know a few people, with whose habits of thought and of life one is in sympathy, and as far as possible to restrict one's acquaintanceship to them only. It is cr roneously supposed by some that women are tire greatest suobs, and are more eager to get on" in the secial world (whatever that may mean) than men-are. It is imagined by some that to dine occasionally at Govern Bent House is the height of felicity and should be the aim of every aspirant to social success, Many think that the highest classes in the Colosy are the official, Naval and Military, etc. Bitter heartburnings are felt The lady la question being practically a new document purporting to be signed by 5. Wat kong claims to be about the second rare beauty and the pretty duet was sung with--

because Mr. So-and-So of such and such a service has not seen fit to extend and deve lop into nearer acquaintance that nod of recognition which may be the only result of

& Scortish newspaper records, with evident surprise, that a policeman and a reporter bars been added to the roll of elders in a Stirling church. The appointment is a proof, it says, that the members of these professions are Dol all so black us they are sometimes painted. In our report of Saturday night's performance in old of the B.dfod Relief Fund, we inadver really stated that Mrs, Schofe14 did not sing comer on local boards, she was confused with Another local ariste through an error of identification, THE Java mail brings word that the Chinamas arrested on the charge of defrauding the Rong kong and Shanghai Bank at Sourabaya bis He refused to disclose whore the money was lept. Suspicion fell on him because he was

pending money freely.

(We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this columst.) MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICERS.

FRAUD BY 'SHAMAN.

GOODS OBTAINED IN CAPTAIN'S NAME,

To Tits EDITOR of tile "Hongkonů Telegraph." EIR,There has been a good deal heard of Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Fightons the number of marcaatile marine at the Criminal Sessions this morning, officers ashore la Hongkong out of employ Robert Start, a seaman on the 1.1 Drumeltonment. So far as I know, the number of mates was indicted on a charge of obtaining goods by ashore at present does not exceed a desin, but even were that number twice as big there means of file pratences, to wit, forging a

should be nothing alarming in it Hong. Captain of the D. umetes, on the gib October largest shipping port in the world. When I lost, Mr. Q. G. Alabastor, Instructed by Mr. was Home last year, there were hundreds of H. L. Dennys, Sr., from the Crowa Solicitor's ship's officers ashore in every principal port in office, prosecuted, whila prisoner was go- Great Britain, such as Liverpool, London, defended.

Glasgow, etc. Indeed, one only needs to The jury was as follows:-Messrs. C. K. glance at the waiting batches of sea bronzed Haxton (foreman), J. Simpson, A. L. Dawien, men that congregate each morning round the Bridger and W. Wanning.

in order to realise that this port is comparative Defendanton balog asked toonter his pleaad; | ly very favourably situated.—Yours, dic... mitted signing the forged document but added,

A MASTER. "I can bonestly say I didn't mean to defraud,

• The Chief Justice-You can say that uficie wards.

The second performance in aid of the Bed- ford Relitt› Fund was girap at the Oity Hall last gight and was attended with as grost a success as the initial performance on Saturday. right. There was a big bouse present, who showed their appreciation of the efforts of the various artistes by continued applause. -

not even such "terms of endearment among an introduction. All this is in reality very confessed. The confession implicates a carbier.. L. Silva, O. 8. H. Van Delden, R. I. shipping offices at home to see the "super" graceful effect, following it with Star ́and.

sailors?" as are contained by, but do not adorn,

RETURN of visitors to the City Ha Library and Museum for the week ending the 16th vctober, 1910:—

Library Museum, Non-Chinese........

188 -

279 Chincsenea micardi 171 2,891

Toul

silly. The people one meets at a dinner at our language, and all European languages. Government House are not, as a general If this be true we are prepared to concede rule, more interesting or worth dining with to the Japanese an immeasurable superiority than any other people of the same birth and in this respect over all other civilized tongues, breeding, and as for distinction of classes, For there is no reason why anyone should among gentlefolk there isn't any. There is be of the opiatop of the man who, on hearing.] no reason to resent Mr. So-and-So's apparent this said of the Japanese, expressed his exclusiveness; the poor man's "circle" of wonder how they managed on board a sail people whom he is obliged to remember to ing ship, when something had to be done in recognize is almost more than his memory a hurry, or how in the world a drill sergeant can bear, that of those to whom he is bound succeeded in changing a raw recrult into by many nearer ties of intimacy is already some semblance of a'soldier without using uncomfortably large. The lightness of his foul words and awearing at him. The answer recognition is therefore no alight intended to is that there is in truth nothing to wonder the person recognised. Some men are, of ing from banishment.

$59 9.1 20

AT the Criminal Sessioon this moralog, a native was sentenced to three years Hard labous for larceny, The defendant, who pleaded guilty to the cheage, has previous convictions recorded egalost him and bed in several in- stances to serve terms of six months for return

medical evidence.

at. There is a story about the mate of a courig, so versatile and so adaptable A CORONER's lequest as held by Mr. E. R. sailing ship who when expostulated with by that the number of people they know Hallitax at the Magistracy, this alternoon to and associate with is enir quire into the circumstances attending the somebody for using such lurid language in quite well

Feath of a Chinese prisoner in the Victoria giving his orders, retorted that the men ormous, Their-memory for names and G The jury was as follows:-Mossza. A couldn't and wouldn't work properly without faces and characters and idiosyncracies. A. Hission, R. C Hildebrandt and F. D. Barretto. The medical evidence showed that these expressions, which they, so he said, is really wonderful. Even if such a man, death was due to extreme exhaustion. A understood as an integral part of the orders, however, fails to include one in the remem verdict was reforced in accordance with the. He tried doing without them, but it didn'tbered number, there is not the smallest cause work. The men did not appear to under for chagrin or surprise. He has reached his Saurus of Chietes ground-nuts received at stand their orders unless they included the limit,, that is all. People who are well the Imperial Institute from Hoogkong, show most blood-curdling abuse. We think, but endowed with the goods of this world natural that at least two forms are cultivated to Chica; coe.of these produces a fairly large pod con- ago not, sure, that a similar story is told byly incline to each other's society, and not talaing two seeds, and the afber a small one Marryatt, and that Mr. Chucks, the boat unnaturally exclude those less well off than to two seeded pod withibereticulations strongly marked on the surface. So remarks the is the real hero of it. There can be themselves. This is not necessarily being fastinte fulletin. It is very strange, however, no denying the fact that in Marryatt's days purse proud. On the contrary, such an that jo its list of the principal ground-cut pro there existed a number of "good old cus- altitude, may be prompted by the most decing countries, that journal entirely ignores Chian's position. As a matter of fact, China toms" which we should not tolerate for gebuine and kindly good-feeling. It is immands amongst the foremost of grayed out

goment pow-a-days. The Navy bas vastly possible for the poorer people to join lg producers,

17th October, 1910.`

HBRA DERNBURG IN HONGKONG.

Without detracting fram the merits of the var- ious itemsgiven in the course of the evening, wo have no hesitation in anying that the piece which stood out distinct last night was A bracketted number entitled "tu. Spring Time," by Surgeon and Mrs. Schofield, Mrs. Schofield is the forinnate possessor of a flexible voice of perfect cadence and harmony which were im mensely appreciated, part of the song baying to be repeated owlog to the clamours of the andi", ence. The other item given by the same duettisis **21 I Wish I Were A Tiny Bird," which was rendered with equal charm and skill. Mrs. Maitland sang "A ba quest Midnight!! with Rose, both numbers being well received: Mrs. Edwards' violin solo from Wieniawsk) again' brought out the wonderful skill of the perform. er and was an exquisite interpretation of the difficult composition, Mrs: Gerdoa appesred in "Life", and held the audience by her powerful appreciation of light and shade. Mr. Frank Austin's song from. "A Cycia of Life" was given in, fias 'voics. while Mr.” Herr Dernburg, ex-German Minister for E. Abney's "I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby the Colonies, arrived here this morning from was well received. Mr R. Sutherland again Shaoghal by the German mail. We learn from 6illed the comic 10le and his clever conjuring a Shanghai contemporary that his original in tricks with the aid of this air proved a alde tention was to visit Shanghai y 4 Peulog and splitting performance. His comic recitation This time Mr. Hankow in a week's time, and stay there for with an imaginary wooden aria for gesticulatory ten days or a fortnight, but he has altered his effect also brought dowbibehouse. plass, and proceeded first to Hongkong and Sutherlands. rad comic honours with Mr. W., Canton and will return to Shanghai for a longer | Worcester, whosesang demonstrating the topsy. visit before leaving for Europe.

turvydom of certain things caused a thrid of unrestrained merriment to sun through the audience Mr. Goe. Lammert was heard to "Visions of Hope," bila" advantage in Mrs. Wabb again delighted her hearam with catchy verses at the piano. Not the least entertaining pat of the programme was a rausical sketch entitled "Ooonville's Coloured Band" by Lca Corpl. Peste, Fte. Cellier and Pio. Testtt. The Land of the Buff's wastegain in alles dance and rendered pleasing selections. during the intervals. The performance con cluded with "The Changeliog."

As a result of the two performances, the * Bedford Relief Ford bas been appreciably

augmented, za

Mr. Alzbarer stated that prisoneŻ WAT charged under three courts, which were (1) forgery with intent to defraud; (2) uttering n forged document; and (3) obtaining goods by virtue of a document purponing to come from the Chptain of the Drumalios On the 9th October last, defendant was entitled to a certain sum of money which was in the hands of the Captain, the amount being dus for wages. The trades people could only give the seamen goods, under an order signed by the Captain. On Sunday the ship was to have if, and the Captain mads up the accounts on the previous day. He said he would not givi more chits before the ship, fait but he did sign a few chita. On Sunday the defendant left the ship without permission and gave the ship's tailor a plece of paper and obtained $20 worth of goods. The forgery was bound to be dis- covered. The master had money doe to the defendant in his possession and it was very foolish of defendant to act as he did, because although he gained some advant age by obtaining the clothes, the Cap sain did not stand to less anything. The defendant pleaded that he was not sober at the time and had no intentionofdefrauding anyone,

Herr Deraborg was born in South Germany, but there was the question of depravity to be capsidered, Counsel then laid down the law and is a banker by profession, He began hi relating to false pretences and expisined to the business career in the States, and was Nana- jay that the question they would have to deger of the Bank of Commerce and Industry cide was not whether the Capsin bad lost any when be received the appointment of first thing but whether the defendant intended to Colonial Minister for the German Empire. The post was created as the result of his own defraud.

Evidence having been called, the jury, re efforts to obtain the appointment of a Cabinet turned a unanimous verdict of guilty and Minister for colonial affairs. Her Deburg defendant was sentenced to six months hard is well known in England and be sprike our labour,

Herr Diroburg's-visit to the Est it is no way official, as he is no longer in the Govern ment; but it is only natural that in the case of a man of wide interes's bis tenure of offics should have stimulated his desire to absorb at first hand, the great and paramount interest, both commercially and socially, that the affairs of the Far East have assumed la the develop ment of the world. His visit may be taken in en expression of the very great interest that the business community in Germany is taking lo the development of the East, and as such the announcement of bis trip was warmly received by the competent anthoritian

RAUR GOLD MINE,

The following in the result of crushing opera tions at Raub for the four weeks endlag 8th October, t

TONS RUSHED Bokli Koman 3,605 tons,

Bukit Malacca Tasalan H

TOTAL GOLD OBTAINED AN AVERAGE PER TOR"

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