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TWO-MINUTE

TALKS A Bally Tonic

BY ROBERT POWER

LAY THOSE

GHOSTS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

PASSENGERS ARRIVED.

Per ss. Macedonia from Lon- don, Un November 7th-Misa. Hamilton, Mias J. Williamson, Misa J. Tindall, Mr. A. E. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Baxter, All our old castles are haunted foare; a tried trust in Providonca child and infant, Mrs. Clarke, and the baronial halls are dia will allay the brooding apparition and two ehlidren, Mr. and appointing unless an apparition of coming illness.

Mrs. Chestor-Woods, Mr. F. Oliver, silently stalks. thorein at the You hear littlo about "spooks" Mro. A. M. Kennedy, Mrя, and witching hour of midnight, We in the daylight. It is night, and Mias Oliver, Mrs. and Miss Garrod, all recall our childhood days the "weo amall hour," when Mr. W. Pritchard, Mrs. H. Crocker, poopled with goblins, fairies, the spirits walk and ghostly Mrs. Edmondson, and infant, Miss witches, and the awe-inspiring trail their white garmenta. If Nethaway, Mr. and Mrs. E. Car- ghost story told at Christmastido you spend a night in a chamber penter, Mrs. C. Lindauy, child and as wo cowored well within the reputed to be haunted you are two infants, circle of the fire.

unlikely to have any, thrille while children and Infant, Master Black-

Mrs. Splers, To-day ghosts are pretty cam- lights blaze. "Ghosts shun the hum, Miss O. Porter, Mr. S. H. For the spiritists circle kindly light," while it is the dark-Garred, Miss D). Benham, Sub. Lt. has called to them, and com- ness which broeds the nervous Hayter, L.-Comdr. Barrnelough, munion with the soul of the faucios favourable to their apr. and Mrs. C. F. Paradice, and dopartod is an everyday matter poaranco. But when the daylight

mon,

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to those who have advanced far pours into the room, how futile child, Mr. C. P. O. Pock, Mrs. C. into the practice of communing appear the imaginations of the Webb, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Craig, with the doad. I leave this night! And if the mind is child infant, Mr. M. C. Mitch, Mrs. thono who fool, they

Can darkened with fears, then the A. Norton, Mr. J. Jones, Mr. W. B. explore the shadowy Land. But ghosts of apprehension will walk Kerr, Mr. 1. Inek; Commodore, Mra, -ghosts/thero aro other/which and wave their affrighting arms and Miss Stirling, Lt. J. Sawyer, baunt our overyday life, very ter- as if to menonco your business, Mrs. Scott, and rifying, and which sorely nood health, or dear ones. Let in the Rogers, Mr. A. H.

bo laid without furthor light of calm faith and reasonable Mann, ceromony. Hoino Nights": "IL

to

says

raise ghosts,

difficult to

Пose,"

in

is

optimism, and you will find those Mr. "Florentine spectros depart.

Mr.

child. Mr. D. S. Leong, Mrs.

FORGED DOCUMENTS.

Columbus a Spaniard.

C. E. Millard. C. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. J. Morris, Senator Da ongy to If you are baunted, ask your-Silva, Mrs. and two infants, Master.

· but

it is Polves, why? Are you visited by Silva, Bond thom the monorios of ill deeds or Miss E. Greenhill, Miss Vallee, Mrs. A. H. Barlow, back ngain Lo tho Dark terrified by figments of the in-Mr. Clease, Rev. and Mrs. Miller,

I was reminded of this agination. A haunted person is and infant. My. the other day by a young man a travesty of mental and physicalp. Odom, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cook, Apfelbaum, Mr. whose whole life is haunt hoalth. od by a ghost. His father died fear grips and holds you in thrall infant, Mr. and Mrs. L, Stufford, It means that furtiver. L. G. Scott, Mrs. F. Scott, and of consumption, and some in- Get rid of the ghosts. Lay themre. Scatt and (uh), Mr. and cautions friend had told him that with common-sense and steadfastra, D. Russell, Mr. L. De Groot, it was "in the family" and would trust! surely clain him baforo long.

I have known some who allow Mr. A. II. Barlow, Mr. T. H. Thus the dread of the disease ghosts of fancini wronga to tor- Macaulay, Miss S. Mackintosh. was actually sapping away his mont them. Thore is such a vital strength, and I do not need condition as the super-sonaitive to be a physician to know that conscience which broods over mental apprehension of disoago trivial actions. Why still griove, is the first stage to contracting it. and let the pale ghost of the dead Here was an instance where years haunt the living daysl one could play the ghost-huntor Again I say, Lot in the sweat as in the good old days when, sunlight of Good Choer and with "bell, book, and candilo" the Hope, and you will find thesa olorgy chased away the shadowy mournful apparitions

For generations it har beon forms which

dissolve accepted that Columbus was an haunted the into nothingness. For as Tony Italian from Gonoa. We shall dwellings of the orthodox. Com- Lumpkin said, "Faith, there's have to alter

-sonse will dissipate ghostly no aubstance in them!"

our belief if tho statements made in a lecture bo- foro the Anglo-Spanish Socioty by CONSTABLES CONDUCT. 2nd inst Witness spoke of havin

Lieutenant-Colonel W. R. Mans- found thres parcels of arte and Mansfield declared

field aro confirmed. Colonel ammunition, which were

that thu later taken to the police station.

Italian documents which are the Cross-examined by Mr. Prior, ho that Columbus was an Italian are cornor-stones of the supposition A very interesting legal point firet, dufendunt being told to watch fact, being spurious. A Royal And that bo knew nothing of the valueless, the principal ono, in was raped at the Kowloon Magis the tracy yesterday afternoon when the discovered.

patcels which were

He had known of Decreo referring to this document, case, in which two constables of lenses wherein detectives, failing to and bitharto accepted by all the Water Police Department were catch a man, had not reported the historians, was a clumsy forgery. charged with misconducting them incident to him, and he had known The lecturer set out to show, by solves and with demanding money of cases wherein the matter with menaces, was resumed before reported.

was means of micro-photography, that Mr. E. W. Hamiltom.

Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the complaint in the second obarge, and the defendunts were represented by Mr. J. T. Prior.

INTERESTING POINT RAISED.

two

a number of Spanish documents

Mr. Prior, having outlined his which had been declared to be defence at the previous hearing, forgorias were genuine, He added put the first defendant into the that Columbus was so intimately bux. He spoke of having been acquainted with the specific naked to assist in the sureb icr customs, the local geography, and The question winch was the sub-arms on a certain ship in barbour, the special language of Galicia jeot of much discussion was whe. Whilst he was watching the two (North-Western Spain) that the ther evidence of character could be parcels, ho saw two men, one of only doduction possible was that called in respect of the com- theta the complainant, touch the ho was a Spaniard and a Callego) plainant.

to arrest them they enusped. Tho two parcels, and when he attempted from Pontevedra. other man was the doctor who hud given evidence for the prosecution. As he had failed to catch the men, lie was afraid to report the incident to the Sergeant,

During the hearing of the defen se, his Worship end that he would like to hear evidence regarding the character of the compiamant. The story for the defence was ingenious although it bud holes in it.

Mr. McCallum said that the use should be judged according to its

incrite.

His Worship agreed, but added that he would like to hear the evidence.

Mr. McCallum: I may be a notorious criminal and yet some one can do 10 # wrong. i need not be a good man to be wronged.

Hi Worship ngain agreed with the solicitor nad said that because Mr. McCallum might have a bar character, that did not mean that he would lose his case. Magistrate was there to decide the The future of the defendants and it was vital to them. Tho defence suggested that the complainant

should be itl the donk on chargo cf being. connected with the traffic in arms, where 08 the defendants charged with mirconducting them.

Wore

Dow

Who Was Arrested? Speaking of the 3rd inst., he said house with his sister and a friend that he was walking to his aunt's when he saw the complainant, whom he identified as one of the men he had seen touch the two parcels of arms. Ho followed him und apon hix running away chused him to a house where the complainant ascended the stairs, but was caught down again. in the street was the and brought doctor, who had been with the com couple and struck the defendant, plumaat, and he approached the with the result that the complanat was permitted to escape. The second defendant later-arrived and witness took the ductor to the complainant, police station, where he found the,

McCallum, defondant said that he Under orgs-examination by Mr. selves ne constables. Mr. McCallum blow a police whistle when he was could object if he wished, but he would rofor to the before the next coring.

Was

arrest trying to Ordinances The whistlo

tho doctor. found tboy alternoon in Peking Bond. defendant said that he

Answaring a further question, pormitted

was not carry A polico whistle. Although the seamen of police inunchea tuke the uath. as ordinary constablos, they are not allowed to carry police whistles,

An Important Question. Mr. McCallumn said that he objected to any suggestion of bad character against his witnesses.

Hie Worship: 1 eonsider it vory vital for me to know.

Mr. McCallum: A man munt be believed until he is proved to be tolling lion.

His Worship, romarking that that was the most difficult case ho had over had before him, sald that they would continue with

to

Mr. McCallum: I put it to you that the doctor took you under arrest to the polico station and ro- ported you there.

Defoud at: No. I arrouted him because he gave me a blow rosult- the evidence and the questioning in the escapo of the complain- could be loft till the next sitting. ant.

The last witness for the proscou. tion was Bergeant Simpson, whe deposell to having been called to search for contraband on n ship in hachout as about 8 a.. on the

Alter further avidondo, the case wae adjourned till Wednesday, when evidenco as to who was the arrosted party will be given by the police of the Yaumati Station,

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