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PIRATICAL PARASITES.

AND KLEBHLOFFLER BACILLI

Bacteriological knowledge of a high degroo was displayed by a Chinoro wilners in the Summary Court this morning when bo agreed with Mr. Russ that there was no philosophical differonco between detention by Klebstofflor bacilli and detention by piratical parasitos. The witnoss was a shop foki called to givo ovidonos In support of the caso commoncod yesterday in which a man (Heung Kwan) claimed $293 wages duo | from his employers) the Cheung Shung Wo Oil Shop). The plain. tiff was returning to his employ- ment from Cheung Chau in} October. last year when the launch he was on was cupturod by pirates and he was tuken Into their den in the Houngshan district. To succeded in making his escape in April of this year and he claimed that his job was restored to him though he was. only able to do light work,

Tho witness mentioned above; was a fok! in a rival oil shop and he doposed that the custom of the trado was that if a man was ill for a few weeks, and prevented from going to work, if he recovered and rosumed he was entitled to his wagos and also to his share of the porquisites.

Cross-examined: Ho would expect his porquisites even if he had been away for five months if his mastor took him back when ho róturnod.

NEW PRESIDENT.

Above Is General Elias Callos. who has just been elected President of Mexico.

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CAUGHT IN KOWLOON DOOKS.

An unemployed Chinese boilor makor, nained U Ping, waś jcharged before the Marino Magistrate this morning with, being a vagabond and rogue

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Dooks and also tho No. 9 launch; with intent to commit a felony,

on Monday,

It was stated by Chinese watchman that carly on Monday morning he saw the prisoner acting in a suspicious, manner in the dock yard. When witness wont up to him the prisoner run away and boarded the No. 9 launch.

·A· foreman boilermaker, employed at Bailey's Dockyard, suld that prisoner had asked him for work and that he advised tho man, to try at the Kowloon Docks,

Mr. George H. Cuthill, head watchman at the Kowloon Docks, stated that when the prisonori was brought to him by the Brat witness, lie said that he had boosi promised a job by a foreman, but although every facility was given the prisoner to identify the foreman of whom ho spoko, lie was unable to do so.

Frisonor, who said he went to the dock to look for work and who admitted a previous convic- tion for larcony, was sentencod to three months' hard fabour.

KAISER'S ARCHITECT.

A thousand horses from ranches in Alberta have been purchased by the Soviet GovornĮ mont and will be shipped immediately to Ukraine for the The manager of the defendant Red Army-Reuter's American firm said he discharged plaintiff | Service. because he infringed the rules of the shop by going in and out at night. He said plaintiff was paid wages and proquisites up to the 10th and 9th moous respectively, and subsequently ho was paid wagas up to the end of last year. He was nover again employed at the shop. Ho stayed there without Local cinoma-goers will see Wilhelm memorial church in doing any work.

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The case was adjourned till to-morrow.

BARBERS' STRIKE.

such

** MONTE CRISTO.

AT THE CORONET THEATRE.

The Steeple and the Star, Tho death is announced of Horr Franz Schwachton, in his 83rd. year. Herr Schwechten. who was the "official" architect of the ex-Kaiser's reign, designed; many Berlin churchos. He is best known by his Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne and the Kaiser!

playe this afternoon whon Above the gilt cross which sur- Alexandre Dunias' famous mounts the highest spire of this romance "The Count of Monte church is a golden star on a long Cristo," conses to the Coronet iron stem. It le said that the Theatre us the feature attraction architect had markod on his plan for the next week.

an astorisk in order to indicate "The Count of Monte Cristo,"an explanatory footnote, The as might only be expected with plan was laid before the Kaiser, A wonderful adventura who at once remarked. "The SHEKLUNG HAIR CUTTERS, is one of the outstanding star above the cross is an ex- pictures of the year, and in ad-collont idea, but it must be rathor dition to the breathless intorast larger." Herr Schwechton was In order to combat the frequent of the narrative unfolded with dumbfounded, but did not dare to strikes of barbers in Sheklung, the such masterly skill, there is the contradict la Imporin! master, people in that city have thought strong appeal of the special and the gold cross was duly eur. of a novel sebome in the nature music. Altogether it can safely mounted by a gilt står of a co-operative barber shop,bo, said that "The Count of supported by subscriptions from Monte Cristo" is a picture which

COME, OUT.

the shops in the city. It was everyone should make a point of WEATHER REPORT. proposed to start the co-operative seeing. barbor shop with a five dollars subscription from each business]

firm.

Outo or 1d. 11b. 05m.-Warn- ing to Hongkong. Coast Porte, The Empress of Australia is &c.:-Depression or typhoon in This scheme was strongly op due hero at 11 on Friday and Lat. 14 N. Long, 129 E., direc posed by the barbers who are will borth at Pior No. 5, Kowloon now on strike.-Canton fiazette.. Wharf

TWO-MINUTE TALKS ADaly Tonle

By ROBERT POWER

tion unknown, position uncertain.

October Id 1th, 21m.-Proc sura has increase considerably over Japan and slightly from Chofoo to N. Indo-China. 1 has decrossed moderately at Guam and lightly from Yap to the Visayas.

A teeble unticyclone extende

÷÷|^|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|-*================================í | from the lower Yangtze Valley to

MONUMENTS.

Near where I am writing this simple opituph might be

the east of Japan.

A typhoon is shown about 150 miles W.N.W. of Guam, moving "St.northward.

Thore appears to be

unknown.

Man la warnings: 1 Typhoon EN.E. Rec. 30. 21h. 46m. 8.E. of Meiacosima, moving

is ·✡ famous monument per Paul's is my Monument." Better other about 500 miles oast of petuating the memory of a great than the grandiose memorial in Manila. Its direction of milon is man of lettore. Hundreds of stone or the panegyric graved in visitors como to gaze upon to braga, is some great work which! time worn stone, and the guide- has been accomplished in life and more or less correctly-interprets endures for future gonorations, the Latin inscription.

Manila Warnings:-2. Typhoon The pyramids are vast and Monuments are memorials of awe-in-spiring as they lift their moving N.W., Recd. 30d. 21b. in Lat. 11 N. Long. 143° E., those who have departed this life. bulk from the sandy plains, but 46m. But even these mute witnesses the names of the kings whof fall beneath the universal law of erected them are forgotten.

Shanghai warnings: Typhoon decay.

Death comes even to may search in vain for the tons miles of Lit. 15 N. Long. 129

You of unknown intensity within 120 monumental stones, and the of some men of genius, who have moving W.N.W. Racd, 308. namas inscribed thereon," said left imperishable works for the 22h. 25. Ausonius the Roman poet and delight of mankind; the kings und rhetorician.

The same thought princes who patronised them with E. of Luzon, more than 300 miles Manila warning: -1. Typhoon was expressed by Cowper in his a touch of superciliousness are distant direction unknown. Reed. "Conversation,"

forgotton "as dead inon but of 14. 10h. 13m. No.-marble and recording mind." brues decay,

Manila warnings:-2. Typhoon And, like the grave's memory, bohind the memory of a worthy N.N.W.

The finest monumont is to leave in Lat. 13 N. ong. 14° E., moving pass away!"

Rocd. Id. 10h. 13m. Man differs from the lower achievement. It may not be any- Hongkong rainfall for the 24 animal creation in that he desires thing striking or vast. Life has houre ending at 10 a.m. to-day, to erect memoriale to his head. its unknown hordes und heroines 3.46 inch. Total since January oftan lat, 91.36 inchos, against an The heaped cairn, the ride whose quiet graves are oross hastily placed over the unmarked by even a headstone.verage of 75.93 inches. grave of the fallen in

But go among the living who] the wilderness, the humble stone in survive them and you roay hoar tho testimony which tells its own story:"Yes, we miss him," or,

tho

churchyard these hor

petuato memory just as much as "It will be hard to fill her place." the ornate monumonts placed over the rich and the great, As "If one soul drops a tour for mo

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW.

District.

Forecast.

N.E. winds, frosh.

South coast of China botwood

we gaze upon them wo realise after I am gone, 'twill be bottori Formosa Chanuol tho transitory, character of than a mighty monument of human life, and muss how ofton stone" sighed Congrevo, in his the language written theroon zenith as the spoiled darling of fails to refloot the true character the Court. of the departed.

H.K. & Lamaske E. winde, Make your monument while 3 H'kong to Gap moderato:

generally

Rook.......

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There are moumonts which you are yet in the land of tho toll their own tale. Wron, the living. A life of honest endea-14 South coast of cloudy. incomparable rehitect, his no vour, a willingness to help those memorial bát the noble Cathedral who need a friend, and the spirit in wh'' ho is interred. It was which makes the best of every- his giuatost work, and when he thing-such doode are in tho was passing ho desired that his finest sense, Monumentalr

T. F. ULAXTON, Director. Hongkang, October 1.

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