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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1913.

THE FINEST LONDON GIN.

Sir Robert

DISTILLED BY

OLD TOM

GIN.

A "Limehousing" Protest.

DAY BY DAY.

Man's perfection and happiness constitute the goal of his activity,

THE COCAINE CASE...

and Co., passes through your Did you open the cupboard ?--- books and is checked by your go- I did not open the cupboard my down man in your godown books? self. The office boy opened it.. fontinued from page 5.) --Yes,

Where did he got the key And you know about these from? I handed it over to him. nine düzen tou by twelve for your own uc, Thor (vill last for about

About these photographio American and Canadian Mailement cuing Not any them? I don't know anything arm ?-Zee. To the manngor

four you; inversou any consign-gods that were sized on the

23rd-you have heard about plates; were they consigned to the Close per 88. Persia at 9 photographic plates. **

The Maile:

s.m. to-morrow.""

English Mail.-Deepato had per

9.8. Devanba at 12.30 p.m. terday. Siberian Mail.-Closes per sa

Yingchow at 5 p.m. tc-day. Australian Mail.-Due per se.

Coblenz on Monday.

Held Over. IN

Mr. Goldring:Ooly one or two questions, Mr. Duncan. You may on Saturday you telegraphed to Canton to the Canton compia dore to come down; is that n certified copy of the one you

about them.

of the firm."

of

But you have heard that the They belong to Mr Dancan:- goods were esized 7-I heard that Yes. such goods had been seized-yes. Has the Canton Compradore No goods bearing the marke any right to store goods without B. and Co., and S. and Coletting you know-in the oflice I passed thorough your books?- mean?-Yes; he has power to go and put anything in the strong- room without my permission,

We are tickled by a latter to n Home paper which appears over the signatare of the Mayor of Limehouse, Mr Walter H. Jones, Burnett & Co. He is annoyed at the frequent urs of the word Limehousing" which was coined after Mr Lloyd George made a typical speech in that part of the borough of Step ney. He is fearful that a per- manent injustice will be done to a portion of this borough and that Limehouse' will become synony. mous with 'vulgar abus.' He suggests that if a new word is re-

Mr. Hodgson: This should No. quired to express unusual langu-'

have been put in in evidence in I think you live at the back of uge the name of the speaker or

chief.

the premiess of Messrs MoE een, that of his native heath should be Our uspal Saturday short story

Mr. Goldring:-I thought it as Frickel and Co.7-Yes. ned, and not that of unfortunate in held over to-day, owing to prewell to get the certified copy.

As it happens, sure on our space, but will appear The orowa solicitor seems to leave the thee?-Between six What time do you generally Liinehouse, though, Mr Lloyd George was in Monday's issue.'

and seven`p m., after my supper. born in Manchester, but why not |

Exempted.

Mr. Hodgson have nover I go to the office every day about use the name of the place whera The Chung Kwok Ki Tuk To he was educated-Llanyetymdery Woi bas been exempted from mentioned the word "telegram" at eight a m.

What time do you come "back Church School? It seems a most registration under the Societies all I have never mentioned the fitting word, thongh we do not Ordinance under the heading word "doubt" in the slightest." As how to pronounce it.

"Religious (Chinese)."

DRY GIN.

UNEQUALLED IN QUALITY.

A. 'S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

The abfect of this paper is to publish e rrect information, ty the serve truth

sand print the news without four or favour,

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Cable Address Telegraph, Hongkong.

A.B.C., 5th edition. "Western Union:

Telephone: No. 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1913.

PSYCHICAL HESEARCH.

Protest too Late.

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New Doctor.

Land Sale.

sent? Yes.

doubt it.

a matter of fact, I know that he again? Alter you have gone away, do you come beck at night or do

was sent for,

Mr. Goldring-You bave been you, not?—Yes; between nine and asked about the broker, Lau Kinen p.m.

And how long do you stay ting; is be still here ?--You,

Has he any right to--, but it does not really matter.

Mr Hodgson-Have you ever known the Canton compradore to to store goods in the strong-room before ?--I never have.

He never has bafore in his life? No, never...

Who gave him authority to store them there?-No one gave. him authority.

How do you know? How do you know he is not given authority? You come here and make state- mentalike that without knowing? The goods were put there with- out my knowledge.

I am not talking about this particular case; I am wanting to know how he got authority.

The name of Francis Xavier Costello, King Edward Hotel, bas It is to be feared, however, been added to the register of

Is there anyone missing since then? sleep there on the that the Mayor's protest comes medical practitioners entitled to the twenty-third of August --Yee. premiees a little too late. The

mis practise Medicine in the Colony..One Fong Lai-sang.

Who alebps there ?-Two of chief has. been done, and, ..

Anyone else connected with the the fokia. however unjust the new word Kowicon Island Lot No. 1282 office?—I have just ascertained Who are they?ah Ping and may be to Limehouse, it has come is to be offered for sale at the that one of the compradore's a coolies to stay at least as long as Mr P. W. D. offices on the 29th cooks is missing.

Who lives in the office itself? George remains a public figure, inst. The lot is 2,571 square and perhaps logger. There are feat in extent, in the upset price any number of similar cases to be is $1,286. found in the past history of our language. "Mafficking" is a notable example; and "booligan" is an other. The Hooligans, only a few years ago, were a London family who had a gift for falling out with their neighbours and, the police The result was that the press fastened on to the name and applied it, with inverted commas, to almost anyone who was rowdy

Mr. Hodgan: The Hongkong-Nobody leaps in the office want to know how he got nathor" compradore's? Yes.

Private Secretary. His Excellency the Officer Ad- ministering the Government has ban pleased to api int Mr Arthur George Murchison. Flat- her to be bis Private Spretary with effect from the 31st August, 1913.

Interesting Visitor. Mr. J. B. Capper, who recently

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Mr. Goldring-His chief chef bas gone (Laughter).

Mr. Hodgnon:-Bas the offe boy gone?--No.

He is the only one who should go I think.

the Crown Solicitor, you said that Mr. Goldring-lo answer to you would not know if goods

were stored there?

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His Worship:-I have should have been in my strong room, and don't think I should have seen

Oh yea"; the office boy sleeps on the premises.

ity to put goods there. You are harping on "without your

Mr Goldring:-Yes; the othera koowledge"?—I don't know. sleep the other side of the wall. Have you ever told him to go

and store goods there?-No. Don't put Mr Hodgson-

And would you be very sar- things into bis mouth.

And still more surprised if any about putting things into his mouth strangers came and pattheir goods

Afr Goldring: I don't know priced if he did?—Yes.

not much of a sugar plum, any there, would not you?—Yes. how. It my friend objects, Lany I Now, when you leave your office,., don't intend to lead. On the night where do you go to?-I take a goods in the offies ?-No.

in the street. Presently the in-resigned the assistant editorship not know". He sid-They may of the 22od did you tally all the walk in the street and go and see verted commas disappointed, and of the Times, London, after more than 25 years' sovice, is every atreet rough was known as

One can forcase a considerable amount of discussion arisinga hooligan. The word has spread paying a visit to the Far East them."

out of Sir Oliver Lodge's remarks on the subject of psychical research, ag contained in Heuter's message of yesterday. In the first place, it is still a little new to find men of science arguing from a scientific standpoint, that is in favour of life after death. Figuier, many years ago, altempted to handle the matter, in his "La Vie apres la Mort" but, so far as we remember, the work was characterised rather by prophecy and speculation than by definite scientific deductions. Professor St. George Mivart, after he accepted Christianity, frankly abandoned--at least for a while any attempt at scientific explanation of so thorny a problem as the Hereafter; and it has remained for Sit Oliver Lodge man as to whose scientific erudition it would be presumptuous to cast a doubt to attempt to reconcile science and the supernatural.

all over the British Empire, as bas Limehousing, and when a word has made such a journey it is hard to catch up with it. Mayor Jones must grin and bear it.

who have lived all their lives very close to nature and very many points of view, is altogether persons far away from civilisation, must have met with more 'n one caes laudable-more so than it is wherein a man or woman has been obviously gifted with what is practicable. Perhaps he would be called second sight; (such a gift is not altogether uncommon among batter occupied in recommending the women of the more sparsely populated districts of Scotland and and let more honest men come bia party to clear out of the road Ireland.) Many people, too, whosi word is absolutely reliable and

along. who are thoroughly well-balanced, have claimed to have sзon appari- tions of various surts, and we have no right, offhand, tɔ doubt their word. It is conceivable-though we have no wish to press the point that for some reason into which the human mind bas neither the right nor the power to enquire, some of thess mani- festations have been the direct result of Divine intervention but this in less likely to apply to questions of thought-

shortly, in company with his brother-in-law.

The "Overland" Car. As evidence of the popularity of the Overland" car, the agents in Hongkong the Dragon Cycle Company-have just cold two to Mr Law. There is now only one more left in stock, from the last consignment but the new consigament of 1914 models is expected shortly.

Beggars in. the Colony. While the number of beggara

You would not know precicaly what goods were were in the office ?-No; I don't know."

His Worebip-He did not notice the goals in the office that a similar day ?

my friends..

Always back at eaven o'clock? Between nine and ten. Every night the same 7-No; I don't leave the office at all some times, with pressure of work.

Friday night you usually go there in the evening ?-I was out all the night.

Mr Goldring:-Well, I have taken the Hongkong Telegraph report throughout, and it seems they have made

M. Gelling-No; he said mistake, but so long as it is per- fectly clear in your Worship's “I do not tally; by ally I mean

I don't want to know when mind, that is all I want. The know what grads were there and question of the tins, your, Wor-what goods were not"."

you were out. I say on Friday Did you notice any marke Baight you don't go out at all; ship, is it quite clear?:-The witness thought it was extremely and Co. and S and Co. deliver mail evening ?Sometimes I probable there was a third ship-ed on the 21st and 22nd, the leave the office and sometimes I ment; which he was unable to trace Friday tsfore this seizure-do not. which might account for the tins. did noter any gonds of that kind. At any rate, by seven o'clock His Worship: I bave it down. Now where were you at 5.30 on or six o'clock, you are in the by the witness there might have been a third shipment, probably Mr. Goldring:-I only want to clear. Witness:-I would like to cor-

rect a statement.

His Worship:-Certainly. Witness: Yau King-ting is not on our stef; he is a servant of the compradore really.

His Worship: The words "still in our employ" you want to change that? You mean he is in the employ of the compradore?—

Wong Kit was then called. Mr. Goldring I ask that the

told not to answer questione that might incriminate themselves.. 1 do not think they are very likely

to.

Thursday, the 21st? I was in the compradore's office.

Did you s'e any goods brought in ?-No, sir,

office? I do leave the office sometimes during the day,g

Well, can a lot of goods ba brought into the office during the day with your knowing anything about them, or your godown

Did the Canton compradore ame to you and mention about any goods being brought in ?—No, man? Yes.

Well now, how any keys are

Now, that Friday night, I want there to the gate and how many to know exactly when you went keys to the strong room alt out and when you came back- gether?-Two keys for the door Friday night the 22nd -About and two keys for the cupboard; 8.30 p.m. I left the office.

An hour earlier than usual ?.. four keys altogether.

Who keeps them I keep two Yes. I came back between 9.15 keys; one for the cupboard and and 9.20. oca for the door, and the duplicats

Did you notice when you came keys are kept in the office by the back anything changed, and that there bad bean come strangera in How often do you go to the your office packing and repacking: strong-room yoviralt in the did you know that ?-I did not ordino y con ?-It is uncertain. know that.

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I may go once in two or three daye, No trace of it at all when you Mr Hodgson. think they and perhaps not once in ten days. came back, was there? question is asked; not in general. store, I usually and the office boy fair question; I don't know how shou'd also that when the When I want anything from the Mr Goldring: It is hardly a "trace" will be put. Did you say

Mr Goldring:It is the pract-in for me.

Lord Loreburn's Suggestion.

It is very good of Lord Lorebura to have suggested the idea of a Conference to discuss the Home Role Bill, but we are nclined to think that the Daily Tegraph settles the matter in a couple of words by its statement in the Colony is not so large as it that the time calls, not for a con- was, it is still interesting to note molest ferencs, but for an election." that one. of two We have, on various occasions, contended that telepathy Surely England in recent years pedestrians in the City. For the clairvoyance, clairaudience, the appearance of ghosts, etc.-wheb result of sloppy half-measures man has besa accosting people has seen too much of the evil past few days, a diminutive wo-

they are not, be they often are, more catch-1 buy swindle-may to encourage this notion of the in Des Voeux Road Central, near reasonably be regarded as belonging to the things for which science Lord Chancellor's. At the the Hongkong Hotel corner.. will one day discover definite and perhape perfectly simple lawe.mo time we ought not to. Football League Meeting.

The fifth Annual General Meet Setting aside the enormous number of "manifestations" that are ignore the significance of such a either deliberate fraud or merely the results of an unhealthy and proposal, coming as it does from ing of the Hongkong Association naide the Radical camp itself. Football League will be held at hysterical imagination, one can still point to, a goodly residue of Lord Lorebarn, not being entirely Messrs Shewan happenings which, because they did not come under or even given over to the devil, has still Toomes & Co, on Wednesday Sep- because they appeared to dely-known scientific laws, were almost sense enough see that his coltember 24, at 530 p.m, sharp The business includes passing ac necessarily attributed to supernatural agency. Those of our readers leagues have gone too far and that John Bull's patience is not who have come much in contact with jungle folk, or with any boundless. His suggestion, from counts and election of office baar witnesses I am calling should be office.boy.

era for enaning year.

Fils' Circus. The attention of the public is drawn to the fact that the tent in which Colonel Fillis' Oircus is and since the ground has now performing is quite water-proof, bean properly trenched there is Do risk of any discomfort being ice in this court. Lam taking my Now I should like you to ex-"trace ?". There must have been" caused to visitors in wet weather risk. I say it is only fair, though plain clearly and exactly what traces of this man. The programme is an excellent I am entirely in your Worship's your check is on the gonda con- one and there should be a good hands. It is a thing usually signed to Mesra, McEwen Frickel house to-night."

done.

&Co.,and how you check them ?— Indian Civil Service.

His Worship-Tell the wit. I don't take delivery of the goode It is notified in, the Gazette neas he is not obliged to answer The store-keeper takes delivery. We are asked to state that the that an examination, open to all any question that is likely to Yea, but I went to know how transference, second sight, oto. The superstition or extra Christian Science Society of Hong-qualified

nataral born British incriminate him. Have you any you, check it?--I don't check it at belief, as Matthew Arnold preferred to term it-inherent kong was organized into First subjects, for appointment in the thing to say, Mr Hodgson ? all really; the store-keeper re- in most of us, at once inclines us to attribut to supernateral causae Church of Obrist, Scientist, of Civil Service of India, will take Mr Hodgson-Does not your porta to me a catain amount everything which we cannot comprehend. But superstition in the Hongkong on Anguat 12 1913. plece in London in the month Worship mean he need not give of goods, and certain marks of door. Middle Ages, and long after, had the same ready explanation for of Hongkong thas becomes the the Regulations, syllabus of ex-

First Church of Christ, Scientist, August, 1914, and that copies of answers that would incriminate? goods; that's a"?

Mr Goldring-That is what I Well, about delivery, I want you. results obtained by chemical, physical, electrical or hypnotic means! first organized branch church in amination and forms of applica mean.

to explain how delivery is given. When ?-After five p.m. the Asiatic continent of the Motion to be filled up by the can Mr Hodgen-The question-If anyone wants delivery, the Who shuts it?The office boy. Neglecting the tiny minority of cases which even many scientific thor Church, The First Church of didates may be obtained at the need not incriminate him. He store-keeper would go round and Mr Hodgson The office boy men would refuse to enquire into because they regarded them as, Christ, Scientist, in Boston Mass. Colonial Secretary's office. need not answer in a way that take the description of the boxes again. literally, supernatural; it is quite enfe to say that the day will come when all else that is usually classified under the heading "occult

Mr William B, Rathvon, 0.8.B., D.C.L.I. Swimming; might incriminate him, your and their marks, then give me it So anybody who comes in after of Denver, Colorado, a Member The 2nd D.C.LI. regimental Worship; not that he need not on a slip of paper. As to the five o'clock must come in by the will be found to be governed by ler es definite us that of gravita of The Board of Lectureship of swimming races are to be held at answer the question. He need not marks and description of the back door? They have to come tion: when perhaps even the Hereafter will be found to be demon- The Mother Church, The First the Admiralty Coal Cambar on give an answer to incriminate hores, I eater what is on the in by the book door if the front strable according to scientific formulae. But since that day is not Church of Christ, Scientist, in Tuesday, September 30, commenc himself. likely to come in our time, the layman can only stand by and wait Boston, Massachusetts will delivering at 1.30 p.m. There are

Mr Goldring-I don't think That is right; that is the ordinary The office boy might let thom in patiently while those who are really qualified pursue their enquiries, a free lecture on Christian Eoience seventeen events and those which he will eay mach to incriminate method of taking delivery. On the by the front door. Of course that Unfortunately, in many instances, this is exactly what the layman at the Theatre Royal on Monday, deserve special mention are the himself

ey 23rd did you open "any doors is obvious. Who did you see is not willing to do, as is evidenced by the fact that, in Europe and November 10th 1913 at 5.30 p.m. boya race of 100 yards, open to

Mr. Hodgson-No; he wont yourself? No.

when you come back at 9.20 ?—I Ameri98, thousands of unwise people are dabbling in spiritualism, under the auspices of First Church all the bays attending the Gar- Mr GoldringAre you the What about the key of the saw the office boy, when I arrived to the detriment of their own nerves and brains, when they would of Christ, Scientist, of Hongkong. rison Schools, under 14 years of compradore for Messrs. MoEwen, gate? Do you mean the gate or at the office. be better cccupied with minding the things that pertain to the "here and now"; and there is all too much cause to fear that the researches Christian Science in Honolulu, to all ranks of the Royal Yes.

Mr Rathvon is lecturing on age, the 220 yards race open Frickel for the last 12-years? The door?

Did you only see the office boy? The gate of the strong room; Iheard my manager was coming of Bir Oliver Lodge will now give an added impetus to the un- New Zealand, Australia and Navy serving in destroyers Is the Canton compradore en- the padlock?--The office boy back to the ofice on the evening healthy curiosity of such panens. The long and short of the matter Manila before arriving here. The or torpedo bosta, and a quarter gaged by you or by the firm ?— kospa that key. is that spiritualism should be labelled dangerous" by law as growth of Christian Science in mile race, open to allraun

Who told you that? The the Engaged by the firm.

Now, on Saturday, who opened offos boy told me so. dangerous as cocaine and it should be an indictable offence for any New Zealand, and especially in Navy, Army, Volunteers and Now, all the cargo that comes the gate de Danoan asked me but recognised scientists or medical men to handle it.

European Follo

consigned to Mobwon, Eriokel for tag key.

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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

A Church in Hongkong.

Australia is very marked,

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paper into a book.

Mr Hodgson—As far as he is concerned; as far as he knows.

Witness saw no traces. Le went atraight to the compradore's department. I did not go to the office at all,

Any body in the clice?--No. Which door did you go in by when you came back?-The back

Was the front door open?- It is always shut?--Yaş

door is shut.