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LOU. DISPUTE.

Interesting Evidence by Hand-Writing Expert,

In the Summary Court, this morning, the bearing of the action in which Oyager Singh fued J. V. Mendoza and R. V. Mendoza for the sum of $500, being the amunt due on an 1.0.U., was reft. med.

Yr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton appeared for the dn- fendants.

Mr. E. B. Dovey gave evidence 88 handwriting expert. As a result of his examination, the sus peated writing could ant be that of Ralph Mendozvor the unknown thira person. Al the evidence was against the peasibility of fergary. It was very easy to delet frrgery. With a very skil: was creased, but it could be ful frger the difficulty of detection He had made micro- scopical examinators and had

doter ted.

Dad hundrode of measurements.

The probabilities wou'd be affect ed by the geometrical progression, not ine arithmetical progression. Mr. Rusa Millions or even billi ns would be the result?

W tness :-Yes.

Mr. Ross:-Taking this case woul you say the probabilities of the writing being alike were over a million to one or under million to one-a rough estimate? Witness: Over a million to one,

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abilities went against the plaint-eaid Mr. Rass, from the verdict

Elera was a boy with no of. scienos to the verdict of seven shot, salary, living with his mother, twelve men in the box, what were and yet a money-lender took his signature.

know the respect

His Lordship:-One doesn't

Mr. Brutton said he was trying

found on Irisoners of wounded have their own pecalier method soldiers they have, ccording to cf publication, admirably adap'ed the German, military code, ren-to a country where huge circula- dered themselves liable to sam- tions are impossible, says a Straits cases have been maltreated or on casual sale at shops or book mary treatment, and in some paper. Thny deprat very little stalls, for the price of single the circumstances under which German more, a Press representa that all who

Nothing apparently "riles" a copies is purposely fixed so high plaintiff's claim should not lie?tive was informed, than

tra able take Everything was in plaintiff's discover that a captured enemy terms obtainable by paying a to advantage of the more favourable favoar

possesses pictares derogatory to quarterly subscription. The re- the Kaiser or his family. salt is a comfortable stability of The Neue Froic Presse says the rinting. Such a systems, how. Cheap Decorations. circalation, with zo need of over bravery displayed by the Austro-ever, hits hard at the man who Hungarian troops on both the carrot ford to pay a lamp sum, northern and southern battle quarterly. To meet his needs, Golds is proved by the fact that agencies exist for the circulation valour have been struck at the another. Those who receive them up to date 30,000 medals for of the papers from one reader to Vienra Mint.

atraight from the publisher a The ravages of cholera continue most, and those who are content in Austria in spite of the colder to enjoy their name when one, weather. Nine ouses were ported from Vienas on Tuesday for quite a trifling fee. These re-two, or thrio days old, can do and many others from Bohemia, newspaper cirulating agencies Moravia and Galicia.-Rater.

2 surprising number of

to put the case before his Lord the evidence was such as he could His Lordship said he thought ship. They had a blank denial not do other than give judgment

the first defendant and then for the plaintiff with coste. the bailiff's evidenco, and, relying Mr Brutton:You are satia

Costs being agreed, instalments on probabilities again, as to the of $2 per month were per milted, fied, Mr. Dovey, in your own

owing in the Mr. Brutton pointing out that the mind that It. V. Mendoza didouey Loing

third inant, be Boid after the money had been paid he no wages. The mother would be that boy was an appraatios and had would have to got the bailiff to asked to pay the opsis. The In- the boy. It to boy owed the sympathy. arrest the brother shortly-not dian did not deserve

much

not write any portion of the document ?-Yes,

No. even the signature. R. A. Mendoza?"—I did not take any notice of that signature.

That is rather important Iy, plaintiff should have said His Lordship: My judgment I mast get you to treat him entails that fading, but it is not think I was told when the ahoraly not the brother. There right to take boys like this, document was handed to me we no mention of this boy at all. that it was not important. Mr. Dovey, at the last hearing his Lrdship asked you if you had considered the signatures,

He absolutely denied borrowing: the money in March, Plaintiff said he leat it in March. The date and act been given until the case came on for hearing.

His Lordship-I did sek you as to the advisability of consider ing the whole note. That was uue of the hypothesen put forward. thought, believe the story of the

Mr. Bratton-lo said he

WAR ITEMS.

Up to the point of Mr. Dovey's Why Prince Oscar got the fron evidence, his Lordship could," he

Crosal

defencant, that he never borrowed when the young Prince anw that Right at the critical moment, the money, and the story told by us alone among the officers still the murderous-looking

the plaintiff was absolutely un-lived,

"God Punish England."

Amsterdam, Deo. 5. In a letter published by a German newspaper, a Landwebr officer writes:-

"On the Garman front officers and men do not eslute in the Panishk Bugland, while the reply usual way, but by saying, God is, May Ho Panish England.

have clienta.

Reported Arrest of American Journalist. New York, November 20.-The New York Globe publishes to-day.

cablegram from Mr. Herbst. front, stating that the Bitch Corey, its correspondent at the military authorities have streetsu him at Aldershot. The only hint: as to the possible pause of the arrest is a query in Mr. Corey's cable asking whether in any of bis printed articles the charge

come down on the ses about ballare too cowardly to enlist. The When the Prince was discover-a mile from the south coast of the Globe refers readers to back files the same hand; they could say to a hospital in Metz, where heart south of Esbjerg.

werd by ed to be still alive he was rushed Island of Farse, situated just of Mr. Corey's articles for proot they were not. The whole case weakness, induced by excitement

that they have not contained each Toe machine capsized before was whether it was signed by the and over-exertion on the battle reaching the water, but its two

Reconnnaissance that Failed,

Copenhagen, Nov. 30. A German seaplane, coming

didn't write any portion on the document, including the signature. He said it was like true, the reason for bringing in Africane charged. Prince Oscar his writing, but he had not the $500 being that, finding he who is only twenty-six years written it; and he was asked could not get it from the brother, old had reached the limit of his about the other writing-il it was he brought the action against the endurance of auch horrors. He from Heligoland, was forced by a "his brother's, and be asid boy, knowing the mother would dropped, fainting, among his violent storm of wird and rain to has been made ibat the British "No, I do not think Boy portion of it is my brother's. Pay at B. Dovey had said that slain contades. Therefore the question of this expert ould positively say.

the two writings

signature bae mach importance

Oan in expert positively state that the documents are by the same hand?

Witness:Not obrolutely.

His Lordship said he had the evidence of the money-leader, saying the money was lent and the docoment was signed; the

Mendoza'a eignature. Mr. Dovey wrote:

an assertion. It has also enlisted the aid of United States Santer O'German of New York, who attention of the State Department coincidence the Globe filled in At Washington with a request for an investigation. By a Lioguar all editions to-day a letur from Mr. Corey, dated: Oilgis No- vember 4 under the headlines; "Prison Cella Yawn for war Reportera Seeking Real News."

boy or not. The boy said it was like fold, was the diagnosie. The occupants, a lieutenant and bap galled Corey's artest to the his handwriting, but he did not Kaiser forthwith bestowed upon observer, write it. He did not think it was him the Iron Crose, and in a fi.hermen.

were rescued' by his brother's writing. They had telegram of congratulations for nothing with regard to Ralph the Prince and his regiment place from Brassbueitel, and was The teaplane started in the first evidence of the defendant saying aid he never looked for that and

to have carried out a reconnor it was not in his writing; and the

"If we have put the enemy to ing flight over the North Sea ovider ce of an expert that, in his it was an important point in the flight in all directions, we owe it Central News. opinion, it was not. in the hand-Case. writir 2 of the second defendant

Japanese Troops and Europe, Paria, Dec. 3. M. Gustave Herve, the well. A Turco-Greek Incident.

known Scialiat lender, writing Athens, Dec. 4;

in the Guerrs Sociale, urges that The Porte recently not fied the the sssistance of Japan should be

Elec-i

to that good old God of oura His Lordship observed that the above."San Francisco Mr. Bratton said that he would witness bad said he never examinaminer. call attention to one or two ed the signature in Cours, but he peculiarities of the case the had seen other writing. Conduit of the plaintiff. Early

for the $600 as well,

Mr. Bruiton said that was ex-

it-

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Isat yer be commenced an action actly the important point in the Greek Government to the effect invoked in Europe to shorten the again t this toy--he was only case, Where

WAR seen that there was in existence in the present war. He edda that by fiftee for the sum of 300 on that there was no evid Greek Legation at Costantinople pot utilising the Japanese Army twn promissory notes of $10 anence Fxcept that the $80. According to the evidence did not sign, and saly the evid- asking at the same time that the practical good sense Exchange. boy a wireless telegraph apparatus, England has not shown her usual this five hundred dollars was then ence of the plaintiff that he did, instrument should be given up in fa owing. He believed the I. O. U. and where they had the positive order that it might be submitted

Paris, Dec. 2.. was undated, and he submitted statement of an expert that he to examination. The Greek

Hoaxing a Red Cross Nurse, that one reason why was, if he could not slate positively what Minister, M. Panas, accordingly French lady of the Red Cross The Figaro telle the story of a was shing for $30 he would one the writing was, they were thrown called on the Grand Vizier, and who was captured and sent to s of

back on the probabilities in the and in the course of the interview German town. Hia Lordship: They don't cass, and those probabilities, if expressed surprise at the request always do that; for some occult they had any weight at all with and declared that the information nurses was arranged and the An exchange of doctors and reason, they keep a banch of them his Lordship, showed it was was absolutely untrue. He added German commander asked the Hongkong, 8th January, 1915. ap their sleeve.

merely an attempt by the plaintiff emphatically that in the event of lady whither she wished to go. Mr Bratton said that, at the to obtain from the email boy, the Legation being searched he She replied, "To Piris. I am a time they commenced that action money owing by the brother. would leave Constantinople in- Personne." against V. Mendoza, Ralph was Had to boy owed the money, stantly and take with him the

A WANTED Flat of two or pati, as well. Ralph having gone genuine writing would not have personnel of the Legation. The German officer, that Paris is

"Don't you know," said the unfurnished, convenient to Town. three rooms, furnished or away plaintif tried to see how been put in for the plaintiff to Grand Vizier assured the Misie-occupied by our troops? You go Honkong Telograph.” he Guld get repayment of the bave comparisons made, and ter in reply that he was complete will neci a pass to enter the city,

Apply with particulars to " T. Q., cons lerable sum that was owing; prove as evidence against the ly ignorant of any such step I will give you one then they got this action for five defendant.

baving been contemplated, and buorred dollars. The I. O. U. Mr. Rose said bis friend be entirely approved of the at The officer then sat down and TO LET.-No. 5, CONDUIT ploit tiff esid, was written by the had tried to distort severaltitude taken up by M. Pauas the German authorities in the ed and thoroughly Renovated. wrote cat a document, requesting ROAD-Repaired. Repaint. firet defendant at his house in things in the probabilities against Exchange Wanchai and signed by bath de- plaintiff's case. The expert had Lese Majeste up-to-date. district of Parie to allow the Complete installation of Electric fend, atein the third month of last spoken of a charce in a million, The British authorities, acting aturally thought she would find be occupied immediately.

liberated prisoner to pass. She Lights, including. Fittings, Con Year Seeing that the person who but even one chance in ten was in conjunction with the French her native city under the Prussian Robinson Road Now under owed the money had gone away, enough, military censorship, intend to

RICHMOND HOUSE,11, he hunted round for some reason His Lordship Is a ten to one discourage sending to the front yoke, and her amazement and repair. Can be renovated and in order to get back his money, chance enough to hang a man on? from friends at home picturedelight may be imagined when repainted to suit tenant's taste. and JV Mendoza, the smell Mr. Ruse I believe postcards ridiculing

she found out the truth or caricatar The Dutch Papers.

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