1911-03-25 — Page 14

MY MURDER.

[BY STANLEY J. PAY];

THE

a yawn, he turned round, and was about to lay the paper on tho tablo, when he noticed my attitudo of tense expectancy. With a It is exactly a your to-day sincopellant gesture he opened the committed my one and only murder; and the occasion seems appropriato for giving to the world a brief account of a opisode not, be it widerstood, in a spirit of remorseful confes

sion, cation.

some friends in the North of

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH

that will bo very generally used this sonson. It needs the utmost caro in arranging, forn"scrappy" effect is one of the pitfalls of this stylo that only tho really clover dressmakoreansuccessfully avoid. In the green velvet dress the nar- row high-waisted skirt showed a amall train of brocade lmt started about two-thirds of the way down from the waist and a deep hem of brocado trimmed the front of the

SATURDAY

THE BOAT RACE

FINAL MAKE-UP OF THE

CREWS

MARCH 25

In the main, too, the work is being done moro in one piece. Bow seems the exception. He has a capital reaoh, but is still somewhat slow with his hands, and finds it difficult to row his

1911

PHOTOGRAPHIC NOTES.

"Red photographs as white," says J, T. Bertrand of San Fran

oisco.

CHINA AND RUSSIA. CHINA'S SECOND REPLY,

China's second reply to Russia.

The following is a summary of blade right through in one pioco contentions concerning the es China maintains that Russia's By comparison they are not so tablishment of Chinesemonopolics amateur photographors and well together ss. the Oxonians at have no real foundation. Acbably cause contemptuous laugh- this stage. Nor aro they quite 50 cording to Article 12 of the Treaty ter from veteran professionals. steady, perlimps. But they row of 1881, Russions have the right of with greater power, and, given

Every one who has ever takon

mont of Customs duos, in Ili,

This stateinout will puzzle -pro-

papo once more, and, drawing

THE CANTABS AT ELY, his chair still nearer to the fire,

All boing well, the Oxford and sartoon the Commercial

Cambridge Widuosday, miss training next Wednesday, says Supplement.

This was more than flesh and

the "Pall Mall Gazette" last blood could stand. Noiselessly

month, souted thus:

Oxford: (Bow) 0. A: Gladstone but rather by way of vindi-crept up behind him, gripped his

skinny throat in my fingers, and dross. But the novelty was the (Christ Church), L. G. Wormald continued advance-especially in free trade, that is without pay half a dozen pictures knows th I was journeying on a visit to life loft him. Then I sinateked up the waist to the beginning of the sity), E. Millington-Drake (Mag-sharper beginning and a sustain and places near the Tienshan or does not photograph at all.

held him till, with a gurglo, the opening at the left side. From Magdalen), C. E. Tinno (Univer- tho important essentials of a

Mongolia, Urumtsi, Kashgaria red either pliotographs os black' Bagland, Leaving the main line the "Times," concealed it beneath train portion the seam was thread-dalen), C. W. B. Littlejohn (Newed finish they promise to turn at Sibbloigh, I found I had throny travelling-rug, and left the ed over and over with a thick College), A. S. Garton (Magdalen); out exceptionally speed.

range. Russians have also the But "rod photographe AB quartors of an hour to wait before hotel, unperceived by a mortal silk cord with big tassolled ends, . E. Burgess (Magdalen), R. C. Practice will be transferred to tight to inport into, and to export white," Mr. Bortrand of San the branch-line train started for sout. I boarded the train just na and from the top of the front hem Bourne (Now Collego) (stroke), Ely from to-day-a chango which foreign goods. As tea is a native Francisco insiste, and because

out of, the places, all kinds of my destination so I thought that it was starting, and spont a very the skirt was loft open to show a H. B. Wells (Magdalon) (cox.). will be beneficial in every product we can apply to it only some I could not do botter than pur-Friends, to whom I showed with and ankle, according to the taste or (Trinity Hall), R. Davies (St. surroundings will act as a tonic of ducts; and, those regulations do wouldn't or couldn't believe it,

pleasant work-ond with my pretty petticoat or a pretty foot

Cambridge: (Bow) S. E. Swann respect. Physically, the fresh regulations for trade in local pro- the Los Angeles Camera club members of chase a "Times" From the

waiting-room.

Trinity), O. F. Burnand (1st Tri-livelier Ouss water should help to this, special arrangements in Railway Trains. particularly

An original evening frock, nity), R. Le Blanc Smith (3rd them to acquire the further im-wore made in 1907 respecting the wanto to see the "Times" that

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bookstall, and rojair with itto, the pride my letter on Window Rights, physical perfection of the wearer. Catherine's), F. E. Hollyor (1st the right sort just now. And the not allow it to be sold. In rogard ho gave a public demonstration

I have said that 1, write this

for the same lady. The dress W. M. Arbuthnot (3rd Trinity) the under ano-with a train (vox.).

the clubrooms, 321 South

day because, all being well with with no feelings of remorse. The showing à vory artistic treatment Trinity), J. B. Roslier ist Tri-provements mentioned above.foxport of tea from Ili and Tar-Hill street, Saturday after- the editorial brain, itslemid haves not strictly true. As far as the of the two materials, was mado | nity), "G. E. Fairbairn (Jesus), R. Captain. Willis will suporsedo bagatai, and Articles 3 and 4 of noon. Then the conflict between. subject of Window Rights inmy conscience is entirely at ease; had, the effect of a triplo skirt, (stroke), C. A....... Skinner-« (Josus) holis just theman to inculente antions of the Treaty of 1881.

until the last finita, and tho train must be reckoned as such. But the second, somewhint shorter, pro tem., Nos. 5 and & both scale March 6, The new Simg racing not have any bearing on the

justible homicide, this surely eng of yellow, ninon over satin; Cambridge are the heavier crew migrate to Bourne Endaboutment of a tea monojoly ca-will do things heretofore impos

deed of violence is concerned, contained a letter from me on th Railway Carriages and as I had for if over thord was a cano óf. delayed my departure frean liqine was a non-stop express to Stove not been able to forget was cat in one with the corsage, and consisted of gorgeous gold that, in my excitement pract brocade; and the third skirt con-

haso a copy of the paper before.

Now, I om aan of the world, in the sense that is always to get to fullest value for my money, Why, I asked myself as I suod

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WISDOM WHILE YOU WAIT.

Mr. Bruce as soon as maybe, and that agreement confirm the stipt his statement and photographers certain amount of polish ore they follows that the datablish knowledge was explained, Ho has a wonderful now plate that. over 13st., while only two of the craft should be ready by that date, declaration made by the Rus ourson-the right ones are or, at any rate, a week later, when sian Government that restraints

sible in photography, bigh, I had con unable to purcally stole the hotel's copy of thisted of a kind of modified "sari under 12st. Prosidont Rosher's] Dr. Etherington-Smith takes over

The plate is to be manufactured, that right to-day by son linged-from-the left shoulder across amble him to get down to his last 4 Tinos." However, I am putting of yellow nion. This was drap-weeke training, however, should

weight is 1st, 121b.. A few tho eoaulting..

were boing placed on Russian in the East and will soon be on the threepence in stamps. On second

commerce through inonopolies market, but meanwhile Bertrand, Moreover, Russian merchants are who is an enthusiastic camera thoughts, I shall make it, two- the front of the corsage to the your's racing weight: 14st. 411:

authorized to purchase from these crank of many years' experience, in front of the bookstall, shombi i Panice, bequse, after all, at least Tight sigle of the waist, the skirt Le Blanc Smith scaled 12st. 6lb,

Chinese Corporations, on condi-is oxplaining it to other camera tion, however, that they submit cranks along the coast. He calls to the existing rules prohibiting it the "spectrum" plate because the sale of merchandise during it makes possible for the first time transit.

the photographing of all the As regards Mixed Court proco-

colours of thespectrumi stone time. dure-and its bearing upon the For instance, sentences written Guan I Shan Bank case, we sub-in red, yellow and green inks on it that the matter was concluded a black background were photo by the settlement of the case in graphed just as if they had all question by Mixed Court proce-boon written with black ink on duro.

white paper Only one who has stunt can fully appreciate what an advance this is in photography. triod this kind of a photographic

ons of their guests hand mado full pay threopened for the Times, me of the paper before me.-

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LADIES' COLUMN.

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being cut short on the right side, nod gradually sloping to a deep point ou the loft, The drapod nie is fast dusting the tight, straight one, and the Eastern idea of taking the draperies over one shoulde, and foaring the

STRAW TOQUES FOR THE her free, ns in the sari, is ba

to rend it in the draughty discom-Pall Mall Gazette." -fort of the waiting-room, whos by going to the adjoining Station Totol and exporting a precisely similar sum of money I emild obtain a cup of cofee, a luxuri- ous armchair before a bright fire, and the loan of the "Tinies" thrown in? · Without further ado I walked into the seemingly de Kortal Station Hotel, and mado at org for the dour inbelled "Roading Room."

The apartment had only one other occupiunt when 1 ontored. He was an elderly man with wispy, yellowish-white, hard, and he broathod audibly. I took

SPRING.

coming quite a rage.

last year, but will probably row woll up to 13st. on April 1. Skinner should have no difficulty ingetting down to something like 8st. 5lb. again.

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OXFORD QUITE AS

POWERMULA Only AS. Garton extends 13st. in the Oxford boat. Thore were Some of the spring toques in

A CURIOUS MUFF.

four-stoners in the 1010 crew, Paris are very pretty in lead,

which to many appears à dis The new spring muffs that quietening fact. The Oxonians especially those made of soft are now being worn in there uniformly just as powerful, straw in two colours, in Rivior will find many admirors Great stripes, somo in narrow when they arrive in this country. ones, Cherry colour and black, At present it is far too cold to royal blue and black, white and think of wearing anything but black, greens and white, and fur, but as soon as the sun through a whole senle of colours, makes his belated appearance make up a wide choice in this new every smart woman will be

however, and quito capable of producing the best results. The majority of thom are wiry, spare- vel men-such as lauded by Kingsley-and should stand their training woll.

penultimate stage of work within They should enter upon their the next few days fully prepared for subsoquent polish. The latest order of seating has brought about most appreciable improve- ment in many respects. Thoy are now a crew-which could hardly have been said ten days 7, seems to couple up Bourne's or a week ago, Burgosa, at No. stroke far more satisfactorily than did Tinne, who, in turn, 3 thwart.

a dislike him as soon as 1modo for millinery. The shapo cortain to possess two or three, saw that he had appropriated the is something like the turban, or more, according to, the num- only really comfortable chair in with a high folded crown lean-ber of her gowns, or the now the room, and was practically ing backwards and sideways, unfls must match the costume. ionopolising the fize; but my and trimmed either with two They may be of velvet, cloth, feeling towards, hin developed quilts thrust through the straw silk, or chiffon, but whatever into positive hatred whon a

ata sharp angle, or with a bly the material, it is essential that closer inspection revealed, the father fixed at the left side well it forms part of the frock by fact that he had got possession of towards tho back, or with a smartsactly matching it. One of the Times, Toping that how of stripes! taffetas, ribbon sot the most fashionable shapes is would soon be finishes with ir right at the back with the bows very curious. Oror the small sat down on a stiff-backed clair sticking out sharply on both sides. padded bag for the hands is and took up the first paper that

Quiton sensation was caused placed a long flap of the material,sooms much better suited at No. camo to ban 1, which hipponed to in the Rue de la Paix, the other with square onds, which fills in bo the "Live-Stuck-Journal" day by two very smart young two flat perfoedly straight pieces

As No. 5 now marks the time Entrenchel behind this, I kept woman in handsome fur coats of back and front, roaching almost better and gets a much sharper sharp look-on on the other in. exactly the same cut, with beti to the knees. One of those muffs beginning, the rhythm is improv Iio had just started on the foreign fully made-up facos, very much was of blus cloth, to match the ing appreciably. Thoy are well nows, and was kooping his boir aliko, surmounted by two green frock, and was lined with blue together for this stage of practice. ings with a toothpick. In five straw tones in the shapo I have satin. Largo buttons of bluehe sliding of both sides of the mmutes hi had got to the bottom described, but made up in bands satin and wide bands of blin of the first colum, and with of straw of about an inch and a soutache braiding were used to albeit the bow side oarsmen seem boat is combined infinitely better, click of impatience I turned the half wide. They were set upon trim it. Worn with a blas cloth hardly up to the standard of the Livo-Stark Journal" the right the loads of these two pretty, frock trimmed with soutache rost which mainly accounts for way up and tried to interest my human dolls at the est rakish braid, and a blue velvet toque, the present tendency to hurry solfin an article onGiont-Breeding. angle, und every single person in also trimmed with the braid, it the slides forward and cut the I recovered my composure som12-

the straat turned to look at them malls a very delightful addition, finisli. what whom I reflected that no as they passod.

and looked oxtremely picturesque, waitor Irul pit in an appearanco,

in spite of its odd shape. so that I was moderno obligation of ordering coffos.

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BROCADE RETURNS.. Brocade is at last coming into its own again. Many years ago was the essential material for ali dressos of occasion," and no

After another five minutes, lowever, I could bear the suit

grown

MILITARISM.

LIFE OF THE PEOPLE.

This is the dominant fault for the moment, and it becomes most marked when the crew gots tired. The old ralo tliat tho strcko is not finished till the hands are right out seems forgotten at times. Instead of a well-field-out finish

pease no longer, and, looking dame felt her wardrobe was com- AUDING BURDENS TO THE there is a hurriel jerk. The found my delight that the elderly individual had

ploie without at least one gown of tired of the foreign nows, and sumptuous flowqred silk. Since was turning the page. The pasthen the material has fallon upon wid over the next two pages, and evil days, and until last year,

over

Whion

Commenting on the madness

bodies are than thrown hastily forward before the blade is

the making by Rough, differs very little in dimensions from tint of last year extronie length, 62-1-2it; maximum_width, 23 1.4in; maximum depth, 91.2in.; forward, G 1.2in.; aft, 53.4in. Sho ought to be ready by the time the crow reaches Ifenley.

FEATURES OF THE CÂN-

Mr. C. G. A. Nix. The ordin ary outdoor gardens in England are quite the most satisfactory gardens in the world:

Mr. Itichard H. Parker. To bo beautiful women's dress must be the oxpression of a woman's mind and the work of a woman's hands.

Dr. Alfred B. Olsen.-Judging from the parsimonious way in which many, if not most, people, utilise frosh air, it seems to be looked upon as luxury.

an expensive

Miss

Morgan. The bottor educated and more refined n she make in the home, woman is the better manager does

times sadder to go to a wedding Dr. Goorgo Wilson.It is some- than to a funeral.

of our young composers would be Sir Frederick Bridge--If soha more cheerful and wako might do something for the joy of up thoy the country.

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questions that have accumulated in Kirin and the alloged illegal With reference to pending

nets of the Kasligar authorities, we have already given instruc- from all other commercial plates The new plates are different tions for these matters to be in that they are manufactured and terminated in a friendly manner subsequently handled in com in accordance with treaty stipula-ploto darkness. In order to miako to renow those instructions in to be sensitive to red light, and tion. Wo consider it opportune them photograph red they have

last Note that the Russian (10-dark-rooms, alinost as dangerous order to meet the wishesof Russia. this makes the usual ruby light, -It is also stated in Russia's which illuminates photographic

sent for a Russian Consulate to photographing through bits of vernment would like to have as daylight. Not only will the written statement that the con- plato photograph red, but by

opened at Kobdo is granted glass or different colours al- independently of the question most any single colour or Charity is a good deal cheaper of 1881 stipulates that Russia's of the plates and by the use of Dr. H. Maldwyn Hughes reply." Article 10 of the Treaty photographed By manipulation of tariffs mentioned in the Chinese combination of colours may be than justice.

Mr. Filson-Young-The uso of right to establish Consulatos at different coloured glass light fil- music in modern life is as a moans will be extended to Scoshov, in either as black or white in the I, Tarbagatai, Kashar and Urga ters, black may be made to appear of escape-from modern life.

Miss Clementina Binok.The the towns of Kobdo, Uliasututai, photograph. The same is trus time has at last come when it is ami, rumisi and Kucheng. lor orango, yellow, yellow-green, an enormously good thing to be Consulates concurrently with the

Hússia is entitled to establish green, blue and violet. a woman.

The greatest use for the new. Hev, T. W. M. Lund.--Senndal-development of trade and by platos will be in commercial work, heart. mongering is dear to the human Government. The Article stipul-posters, towers and all other, agreemont with the Chineso the photographing of paintings,

growing mare impatient of the Mongolia, Ili, Tarbagatai and example of the practical useful-

Mr. A. C. Bonison. Society is the right of free

ales that Russians will have colourjects where it is desired existence of irresponsible wealth. Uruntsi. That right will be with-nose of the plate, Mr. Bertrand trade in to shop coleur values, As an

Dr. Slaughter. Genius is the drawn when, trade having dove-last wook photographed a florist's persistence of adolescenco.

Bishop of London. Men with lopod, it will be deemed necessary window filled with flowers, and string convictions should respect which case the Governments will blossom, ovon the dark velvety to introduce a Customs tariff, in the resulting print showed every the strong convictions of other arrive at an understanding. Thus red roses. men.

it is clearly seen that the es-

Mr. Albert Mansbridge,-A roal. teacher realises that he knows just a little of what he ought to

know,

AVIATION.

SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTS" AT OSAKA.

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Sir Laurence Commo.-London

Thero is a sad lack of character in plished at the same time that ver boy, Henry G. De Roos. In is a city of lost opportunities.

tablishment of Consulates is,de- An important discovery of a pendent upon the development colour photography process has Father Bernard Vaughan.of trade and must be accom-been mado by a 20-year-old Den- the men and women of to-day; duties aro imposed. China's con- describing his discovery, De Roos we are so intent on growing minds sont to the establishment of says the secret of colour photo scarcely clear of the water, and that we forget that there is a will Russian Consulate at Uliasutai grapliy does not lie in the film or I was beginning to think that he when it made a tentative appear which allows a nation to permit one stroke is clipped in the hurry and a heart. had had enought of the Times", it was relegated to furniture its rulers to pile up the burden of for the next. Dr. Bourne has, Mr. C. P. Trevelyan-No able is given as a proof of good-will plato, but in the paper upon altogether, when, to my intenso uses. Now, however, it is once armaments in addition to the lowever, doné vory inuch towards man in the House of Commons that Russia will appreciate.

towards Russia, which it is hoped which the picture is printed.. annoyance, he started on the more to take its place in society natural evils which afflict to eradicating those defects already romains long in obseitrity.

Any film or plate has its colour obituary, columa, in which he as dress material," Since the poople, a wltor in a London Their new racing boat, now in Frol, Muirhead.-Sentiment is

values, which when applied to soomed to take a morbid in-old days it has been wonderfully paper says: The population of

sometimes spoken of as one of

paper properly sensitized, will terest, julging from the slow-proved both in texture and those islands is about 44,000,000.

the weak things of life, but, pro-

reproduce the natural colours of ness with which the toothpick colourings, The heavy stiff bro- Out of these about 40,000,000

perly understood, it is one of the

the objects photograplied, travorsor the paper.

endo can still be had, but the most javo a pretty good fight of it in

strongest.

The process is, De loos says," he had at last finished this, fashionable kind is as soft as order to keep their heads above

Ap.. exhibition of aviation-extremely simple.' The "raw and had lightly skinne 1 the Liberty satin, and drapes oxqui-water; 13,000,000 cannot do it,

really the first to be given in stock"-chomically pure rag wills, he turnsl the sitely. Dresses made entirely of and they live in a condition of

Japan took placo recently on the paper imported froin Germany remaining pagos rapidly, pausing

brocado are boing worn by a few permanent poverty,

military parade ground at Osaka. is put through a machine and only to tackle the auction fashion is to combine it with an-jaws nude in the past by the people, Tut the most popular Addodig this effect of economic

Dr. Archdale Reid-Disease The weather was splendid, and it treated to acostofsixteen different nouncements. At last my chance!

dug the foundations of empiro; it is estimated that 800,000 posons chemicals. It was the compound- hand come, and I rose from my

other material.

classes for their own bonelit, wo

A much steadier swing and a crested an enormous void which witnessed the flights.

ing of those chemicals that has clair to seize the paper

have an army of medical men

vastly improved boginning, aro the English have filled,

The aviator was Mr. Mars and baffled photographic experts, sock- whon, with an exasperating do-

holping us to maintain a perpetual

good points in the Cantabs row-

Bishop of Glasgow-In Eng-the machine employed a biplane. ing for the secret of colour photo liboration of movement, he turned

fight with the microbos Bid dising up to dato, Nos. 5 and 3 land you cannot run up against His first ascent was made at graphy, for years. Doltoos has back to the middle, and started on A beautiful indoor frock of cases to which in times of war and have made, marked improvement oven in Archbishop without-find-1.40 p.m., and consisted of six boon working on it all his life the leading articles. With forest green velvet and brocade peace we are all subject. Into "lumining" work under Mr. S.

during the week-thanks to mueling that he is a Scot.

circular fights around, the and, although not a graduato groan I sank back in my seat, set in lighter slades of green was all these painful natural or un-M. Brace' mentorship. No, women are sick of slums and, all 600 feet. Another ascent was coos,

Mr. Harold Largo.-Mon and height attained being about chomist, has finally achieved sucs my toath, and buried myself once specially designed for a fashion-natural workings of his enter

nade at 1.53 and a height of 2,350 more among the goats. I read the able Parisienne. The frook show certain militarist cranks, and they its up to this work better, and that they outail. Bamo paragraph stolidly, for aeda number of now features quite tell us that the state of peace finish. No. 3 shows for better The power of personality is being circled four times; this paper is run through a complicat The sixtoon chemicals are not does not go so far back at tho Mr. T. P. O'Con, M.P.-foot was attained, the ground applied in one mixture. Tho quarter of hour, and then, glan- apart from the novelty of the two cans enervating luxury for the control over his swing. Both are tremendous in every department flight lasted ten minutes. The ed machine-now being built in cing at the clock, found that my materials. The corsage consisted nation! train was due to dopart in exactly of crossover folds of volvot with

rowing strong blades, and there of life.

aviator ascended a third time, Now York-which is a series of It would be woll if these men is no doubt their improvement va minutos. I looked at the huda vast back and front of brocade, and women of ond idén considered has assisted to bring about gonoral many of our great towns there is shut off the motor, and dived to dovicos. The paper is plunged Bishop of Manchestor. In ronched a height of 1,000 feet, tanks, trays, rollers and drying died form in the armchair. He had and the long, tight sleeves wore the fact that there is a battle of advanco in many respects. Mucir a vast given up the leaders, und had gone entirely of brocade. This idea of life going on in times of peace; moro" dovil" and better sliding heathenisin.

amount of practical the ground.

into one chanical, dried and put back to the front page, and was having the sleeves of a different and that it is a battle of rather an

The spectators included Princes into another. The maltine is now at the end of the Births, material from the rest of tlie dress intense kind for the great mass of men are more on their stretchers phrases are especially inclined to ber of officers and men of the yards per minute of paper. ready are now observable, while the Boy. O. F. Garbett. Religious Kuni and Taka and a largo num capable of producing fifty-two Marriagos, and Deaths, Then, with is a quaint old-fashioned revival' iho people.

than they were a week ago. fase monning through familiarity,' Fourth Division.

for printing

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NOVEL SLEEVES AND SKIRT.

TABS' WORK.