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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THEFT OF SECURITIES.
ALLEGED RINGLEADER
ARRESTED
Parla, Oct. 91..
M. Duval who is, accused of being the ringleader in connection. with the theft of Chinese securities, has been arrested at Nancy.-- Renter.
“FAIRY” CASE:
(Continued From Page 1.)
defence putting forward the theory that the defendant's wife liked the plaintiff, and as she (defendant's wife) thought she was going to die, the wanted the plaintiff, to marry her husband. He pointed out that apparently she thought of that oven before she died.
TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
After dealing with discrepancies in the evidence, Mr. Lo referred to the fact that the spirit which was claimed to have taken possession of the plaintiff, was the defen dant's brother who died when two years old; and he asked how the plaintiff could have known that. He believed it was one of the tricks of the trade of the spiritua lists to find out something about a family such as that.
Mr. Remedios, referring to Mr. Lo's first point, said the plaintif was a herbalist and on occasiona "Fad cured people, especially child- ren. It was unfair of Mr. Lo to suggest she had been dishonest in her trade, as she had cured both the defendant and his wife, which a European doctor could not do. The plaintiff had. said the de- fendant asked her to marry him, and his wife had also said she wanted the plaintiff to marry her Husband.
THE JUDGMENT.,
گیا
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1926.
QUEEN'S OF ENGLISH
K
BEAUTY"
Three of the English competitors who took part in the International Beauty Contest, which was recently hold at the
Albert Hall, London:
LONG TUNNEL.
NEW BOLOGNA-FLORENCE LINE.
Rome, Sept. 15. Very few people know that there is now in course of construction in Italy a railway tunnel 18,510 metres in length, as compared with the 19,803 metres of the Simplon tunnel. But the diedl- ties which the Italian engineers have to overcome are infinitely more serious than those which were faced by the borers of the Simplon.
In giving judgement for the de- fendant with costs, his Lordship, referring to the evidence relating to, superstitious practices, suid that he had been unable to weed out, any as irrelavant, and he con-
In the latter case the sidered such evidence had been properly called. He did not find bed-rock consisted of granite, it necessary to express an opinion neiss, and other hard materials, as to what in fact occurred be- which had to be removed by drill- tween the parties, and as to howing and blasting, but when this far these superstitious practices was done it was not necessary to did take place as stated. He did erect expensive wooden supports. not wish his judgment to be taken The Bologna-Florence tunnel on a final so far as those pracdces the other hand, goes through sand- stone, clay. and other soft were concerned.
minerals, which require formid. able supports of wood and steel, as the walls of the tunnel would otherwise collapse and obstruct the passage.
MORE OUTRAGES,
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the
attention
of
attracting northern batteries, the building has been made uninhabitable, and
Moreover, while the Simplon consists of two separate tunnels, each for a single.pair of rails, the new tunnel through the Apennines is being built for two pairs of rails, and the trains will be run
means
new
a large loss sustained. The by electricity. Despite the diff desolation by fire has been great, culties and expense, the according to one. letter, and tunnel will certainly prove a pay- thousands of refugees have taken ing concern, for if vastly improves shelter in the Methodist compound the
of communication there which has 12 or 15 large between the valley of the Po and buildings. The new, but still un- the valley of the Arno, that is, finished hospital, is said to have between north-east Italy and the; 1,000 patients and refugees lodged provinces of central Italy. there.
The first Bologna-Florence rail A letter dated October 15 anys: way, passing through a tunnel of "The subtirbs on the north and about four kilometres, followed by northeast burnt must be nearly a series of "tourniquets," "was mile long, though not wide, built in 1854 by a famous French between the wall and the river. engineer, who triumphed over Feeding the multitude of refugees many difficulties which at first has been a problm. Shops closed, appeared unsurmountable. This locked or burnt. Yesterday we was followed by two other railway managed to get 19 tan and to-day tunnels of minor importance .80 tan of rice, but some will go through the Apennines, namelyi to the compounds inside the city, the Parma-Spezia and the Faenza- the gates now being open, Many Florence lines. It was only in think that the southerners will 1904 that the Italian Government come back again. The American decided to build the fast Bologna Church Mission Compound though Florence line, but, as usual in packed with refugees seems", to such cases, rivera of ink had to have kept peaceful. One worker flow before the work was started. from there and a Y. M... A.Tho advantages aimed at are two worker tried to act as peace-fold: reducing the distance makers between the North and the hetween Bologna and Florence, South but were shot at, though which is now of about 132 kilo- not "hit, and their U. S. A. flag. metres, to 97 kilometres, and riddled,"
lowering the maximum level of $16 metres above the aca'to 323, being a drop of 293. motres.
i
Sir Shougon and Lady Chow, and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotewall, are giving a reception at Lee Gardens on Friday afternoon' to meet H. E. the Governor and Lady Clementi.
report
The advantages amply justify the enormous, coat of the under taking, about 90 per cent of which, however, is represented by the boring of the tunnel, which was begun in 1913, and had to be To-day's Observatory states that fresh monsoon may be was resumed in 1923, and as the interrupted owing to the war. It expected along the south-east coast work is being. pushed on with of China and over the North China feverish activity it is hoped that Sen. The local forecast up to noon the now Bologna-Florence line will to-morrow is East, winds, moder-be opened to traile not later than ate, fine.
General Sir Gordon Guggisberg, Governor of the Gold Coast saya that particulars of the discovery of a precious substance in the Gold Coast will shortly be an- nounced.
1930,
TO-DAY
Dollaron domand 1/10 13/16 Lighting-up
5,48 p.m.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
The following is the list of local shareuotations issued to-day:--
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Banks.
Hongkong, $1180 Chartered, £21..
b.
Mercantile A. & B., £297 n. Morcantile C. $13, n.
F. and O., £97 b. East Asia, 384 n.. Marine Ins
Canton Ins., $630 b China Underwriters, $1.45 b. North China; Tls. 145 n. Union Ins., 2961 Yanetsze Ins., $36 b.
Fire ins
China Fires, $200 Hongkong Fire, $810
Shipping
"Douglasos, $291 8.
Steamboats, $29
b. Tugs, $2 Indo-Chinas, (Pre) $30 b. Shell. Trans., 90/- n. L Star Ferries, $67 Waterboats, $15
B. b."
Refineries China Sugars, $25 b Malabona, $36
D.
Mining
n.
Benguets, $1.50 Kailans, 38/ Langkats, Tls. 281
b
B'hai Exploration. Tls. 4.80 b Shanghai Loans, Tis. 9.00 b.. Raubs, $41 Tronoha, 60/- b. Ural Caspians, 8/1 -0.
· Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $125 Whampoa Docks, $59 Hongkews, Tls. 1774 h. Now Engineerings, Tla. 6 50 bi Shanghai Dooke Tla, 125 b. Lands. Hotels, etc.
D.
b.
8.
E and 8. Hotola, $101 av H.K. Landa, 365 Realtys, $6. Territorials, $49. Humphreys, $16. §. Princes Bldgs, 589 Rural Lande, ŝli n.
Cottons. Ewos Cottona, Tla. 10.15 b. Orientals, Tis, 3.25 . S'hai Cottons, Tls, 54 b.
Buses, Trama. China Buses; $ul. b... Tramways, $242 b. Peak Trams, fold $151 n. Sporo Tractions 15/9 m. Taxis, $28.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $13.60 b. Canton Ices, $5 m2 Comonts (Comb.) $111 a.. China Lights, E21 5. China Prov., $5.40 b. Constructions, $1) n. Dairy Farms, $19 n. Dor A: Wing, $6 ng H'kong Elbotrics, $641 b,
· Macao Electrică, 135 n; Ropes (Comb) $26 d
Lane Crawfords, 58n,
· Mackintosh, $191 n. Bincaros, 697 8. United Asbestos, $20 Watsons $14.50 sa." Powells, $61
Entertainments.
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A TALE OF 20TH CENTURIES PIRATES THE ISLE OF LOST SHIPS
WITH
MILTON SILLS.
To-Day and To-Morrow.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS.
IN
THE MARK OF ZORRO
Doug" at his breeziest; love, mystery and breathless adventure.
STUDY OF DYING..
hopeless case exceedingly dimcult. more especially as he is often too. unwilling to acknowledge defeat by the forces of disease. Students are rarely, given lectures on the management of incurable cases, and it would certainly be useful The importance of death is to keep constantly before them the slmost always exaggerated.
DR. MACDONALD'S SUGGESTION,
the final hours of any man's life gested by Dr. MacDonald.
Yet "picture of the dying Hour" aug-
must always be respected by
There
аго, however.
people of imagination-it is said Consciousness and Pain, that even the criminal is allowed y to choose his last breakfast-and
hun- those who have passed beyond drede or thousands of doctors. human aid demand a service who are compotent to give such wholly devoted to their comfort. instruction from their own experi- Hence it is natural to recoil from ence, and there seems to be no the suggestion advanced by an need to start a systematic investi American psychologist, in the gation simply in order to dis- current Lancet," that the medical seminate information about pallia profession should undertake "ative treatment. The proposed in- systematic and scientific study of vestigation might lead to in- the dying hour."
creased publicity and professional
Nevertheless the proposal has interest in the events of dying, but it is very doubtful whether It something to recommend it. Statistical information about the Would bring about the use of average manner of death is not unknown, whilst the opinions of remedies or methods previously available, and it is conceivable, as Dr. Arthur MacDonald suggests,on the desirability of prolong- individual doctors and patients. that as a result of the knowledgeing a losing battle vary so widely. gained in such a study, the treat-
&
ment of the dying might be made that it would be hard to lay down more delicate and more humane.. any rules.
There is not the slightest fear. He recommends that every that the modern general practi medical society should encourage tioner would ever go in for any its members to study the psycho-kind of research with instru- logy and physiology of death ments of precision or otherwise- whenever there is suitable which might inflict the slightest opportunity. He would have them unnecessary discomfort on their note the manner of death in dif-patents. They do not belong to. feront diseases, the time it takes, the medieval school of scientists and the percentage of patients who kept their aying victims in a who remain conscious to the end. balance so as to determine the He suggests that they should weight of the departing souls. observe the attitude of mind On the other hand, many of napparent as death draws near, and them would be willing to send in should record whether pain is felt data about anxiety, consciousness, or not.
pain, and the like, which might By these and other observations, be of great interest, and the re- taken with instruments of preci-sults of such an Inquiry would- sion where possible," he believes probably be read by the public that a general picture of the dying with pleasant surprise.⠀ hour could be presented which would be of guidance in treat- ment. "Finally," he says, "the knowledge of the dying time may ed out in his remarkable book, be so increased that physical "Aspects of Death," "civilised man death will cease to be feared or is probably the only animal that dreaded by all persons, since knows that he must die; and there' through such knowledge pain may is no doubt that In general he be practically eliminated and strongly resents this limitations death may be made easy, gentle, But many eminent physicians who and placid"
have written on this theme have been very reassuring. If I had strength to hold a pen," sald Wil liam Hunter on his death-bed, “I would write how easy and pleasant
The Doctor's Task
Fear and Death.
As Dr. Parkes Weber has point-i
But it may be naked. Is there any room for improvement in the treatment of the dying as nowa a thing it is to die
The much-advertised agony of days practised? It must be admitted that there is. Hardly death is, in fact, almost a chimera, any of a doctor's duties in áo try. Of the great number to whom
it has been my painful profes ing as the management of a dying patient, and such cases are only sional duty to have administered dealt with really well by people in the last hours of their lives," with sympathy, tact, and judg. wrote Sir Henry Halford, "I have sometimes felt surprised that so few have appeared reluctant to go
ment.
These qualities are conspicuous
In a large number of general prac-to the undiscovered country from titioners, whose hundling of parti-which no traveller returns.
cular situations as they arise is
far better than what could be re-
The now Pullman car tralu, the commended by any number of investigators. But it is export- "Golden Arrow, now running be ones that has made them efficient. tween Paris and Calale and vice The young doctor, unused to the varsa, for which a special supple délicate management of house-mentary, fare is charged, an holds, may find the problem of the addition to the ordinary service,
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