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FLOOD DAMAGES IN SEVILLE AND WARSAW.

Paris March 31,

News from Seville says that as a result of torrential raïns, the ald bridge over the Guadalquiver, upon which was a frowd watching the flood, collapsed' under the weight of a crowded motorbus. Thirty dead and Afty injured have been recogered so far, ‚”

There; hai heen enormous damage from flooded elsewhere in Spain, roads and railways being blocked.-Rruter"

Warsaw, March St.

The rising of the Vistula cansed catastrophal floods, involving the towns of Cizchocinek, and Terus and thirty-eight villages. Thousands of farmers list all their "eattle and implements.

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INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT.

New-York, March 31.

In the eleventh round of the International Chess Tournament, Marshall, Margery and Reti defeated Edward-Lasker, Janowski and Tartakower respectively. Detor Lasker and Yates drew after Afty- fire mores. Alekhine and Boguljubow adjourned, and Capablanca had a bye-Reuter's American Service.

THE MURDER CASE.

MR. E. R. DOVEY'S EXPERIMENTS: Interesting evidence was given yesterday in the case in which Lantao woman was charged with the murder of her husband by poisoning.

SCHOOL SPORTS.

CHEUNG CHAU GOVERNMENT SCHOOL Beautiful weather favoured the second anual athletic sports meet- ing of the Cheung Chau Govera- ment School held at the football ground at Cheung Chau on Satur- Mr. E R. Dovey, Government day afternoon. There were no fewer Analyst, gave particulare of than 21 events and much keenness experiments he had made. - displayed by the young Cross-examined, Mr. Dovey said competitors, the meeting being

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LOTTERY TICKETS.

a rabbit with a solution of alkaloid taken from the stomach of deceased. Mrs. Mehae, Mr. C. G. Alabaster, MR. RUSS'S RACE TICKETS. The guinea pig was ill, but re- Mr. E. Ralph, Mr. G. E. Wetton. covered, but there were no cfects in the case of the rabbit.

Mr. A. C. Fraklin sad Mr. D. E., Hamilton yesterday to defend a Mr. Russ appeared before Mr. E. Donnelly.

lettery tickets.

In further cross-examination, Mr. At the conclusion of the sports, unlawful possession of Fo Piu Chinese who was charged with Dovey said a physiologist was Mr. Ralphs thanked the visitors for present at the time of the experi- their presence and the subscribers ments and. Minett made post-to the Sports Fund, and called upon mortem examinations..

absence of Mrs. Alabaster on au- Mrs. McRae, in the unavoidable count of an engagement at Heng. kong, to distribute the prizes.

M. Prosser: It's a pity we are not having their evidence.

Mr. Doves remarked that there were no post-mortem appearances.

Mr. Prosser: Perhaps that is why we have heard nothing of it.

His Lordship intimated tha: dur the points cleared up. ing the case he would like to have

Mr. Dovey further said the

in bis opinion the some as that obtained from the plant gelarmish elegana.

alkaloid found in the stomach was

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pleted. Mr. C.. G. Alabaster made

ke Mr. Russ to attend the family Mr. Hamilton said that he would

he had eight other cases to decide.. tea party" in the afternoon, when He also hinted that his decision would be based on a point of what constituted a lottery ticket,

Mr. Russ said that they were s short speech and beautiful only receipts and not tickets. bouquet was presented to Mrs.shows how law-abiding the Chinese "It McRae. Cheers for Mrs. McRae,ave become in choosing to do it in Mr.Alabaster, the visitors and the such & Headmaster of the School brought," said his Worship.

way as not to miringe the very enjoyable meeting to A

close.

On the resamption of the Court after tin, Dr. Minett was recalled, to. and said be carried out post-mortems |

The officials were aa under: President:-Mr. E. Ralphs. Hon. Secretary:-Mr. Lam Pak-

Starters-Inspector Hutchena.

In the afternoon 2 Chinese Revenue Officer told the court that at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday, he visited No. 59 Wahu Street and in the back cubicle of the ground floor found the tickets on the defendant.

At this stage Mr. Hamilton ex- plained to Mr Russ that he was

on the guinea pigs,, which survived Mr. Tsung Chee-wai. the administering of the alkaloid from the stomach. He found no trace of poison in the animals.

Mr. Russ said that the draw had The cross-examination of Mr.

taken place at 12 'clock on Satur- Dovey then continued. He said the

Clerk of the Course:—Mr. Wu

day and defendant was arrested at alkaloid in this case was so far un-

Iu-chung.

2.80 p.m., which gave plenty of named He could find no reference Ralphs, Mr. Lab Pak.to, Mr. L.

Reception Committee:-Mr. E. time for the result to be cabled to it in any text book. He was Sum-m85.

from Macao to Hongkong.-there- Mr. In Muk-tongofore the tickets would be useless. that the alkaloid in the 31r. Lam-chung. Mr. Ng Hon-chu. Mr. Russ added: "I have tickets stomach was not of quinine.

Judges:-Mt. L. M. Whyte, Mr. already prepared to give his decision Lo Ip, Mr. Lau Wai-tai. Mr. Fungin regard to the Po Piu tickets. Hing-wo, Mr.

Lại Nam 24ng Mr. Tsang Pak-kung.

certain

Mr. Prosser suggested that it was of local plants for twenty years. He of the last race meeting in my rather a pity that Mr: Dorey did recognised the leaves produced as

not try some of the alkaloid from the stomach on himself instead of that from the plant

those of the gélumiun elegans.

Lai Tung-shan, a Chinese doctor of the Tung Wah Hospital, said he

Mr. Dovey: I had only a very knew gefremium elegans. It was poi- minute quantity.

sonous, and he did pot use it for

Me Prosser: On yourself would medicine. have been the better test?

pucket now, but I have not the slightest hope of selling them. The same thing applies in this case."

A little later the Magistrate re- marked that the man may have had them in his possession with the siew of selling them, to which Mr. Russ retorted, "Well, if your Wor- hip derides on that, will you buy. my race tickets (Laughter). The case was then adjourned till "The case was adjourned for Mr. Re-examined he said he consider today, The jury called to try the the tickets were not in his client's Ross to call evidence to prove that ed that deceased died of yelsemium case is as follows-Messra M Pol

possession, and also that the draw. Celegana poisoning.

lock, J. Edgar, C. L. Packe, Maing took place on the Saturday, AH Crook of Queen's Wai-man, F. J. Wakefield. W. Swhich the Magistrate said would be

in favour of the defence. No. 8 Queen's Rd. C. Phone C4395 I College, said he had made a study March and Leung Chi-ling.

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