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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

1928.

EMPRESS TOURING SHIP DUE NEXT WEEK.

Above is the 8.8. Empress of Austrália, described as "the dream ship of cruises," which

is due hero on a world tour on the 10th Instant. She will re main in port for four days.

WOMAN PICKLES HERSELF ALIVE.

DOCTOR'S REPORT ON A REMARKABLE CASE.

In a letter in the "British Medical Journal" concerning the' condillon of a woman in Shrop- shire, she is described as "being as nearly as possible pickled alive." For 30 years she drank daily large quantities of vinegar, and ultimately died from chronic in- toxication.

The writer, Dr. D. A. Urquhart, of Shrewsbury, slates:--

In August 1927 I was called to see a woman aged 600. She was in bed,, looked 1, but was mentally bright and alert. Beside ber stood a quart bottle of vinegar, three

FERRY BARRIER CLIMBING.

FIREMAN'S ASSAULT CHARGE

FAILS.

NOT PRIVILEGED..

BRIDE JUMPS OVERBOARD.

TRAGEDY IN BLIZZARD IN

MID-ATLANTIC.

How a young bride jumped over- board when returning across the Atlantic from New York to Glas- gow.was described by officers of the Anchor liner Transylvania when the vessel reached the Clyde lust month.

Finding that the complainant had committed a breach of the Star Ferry regulations by attempt

The bride, Mrs. Thomson, ing to climb over a barrier, Mr. W.; Schofield at the Kowloon Magis- formerly Misa Jenn Brown, of tracy this morning, dismissed a Partick, left her home six weeks charge of assault brought by a ago for New York, where she was to her flance. What Kowloon fireman against S. L. M. murried

caused her sudden decision to re- Sherrif, a ticket collector.

turn home has not yet been reveni-

Mr. H.C Macnamara appeared ed. for the defendant.

Mrs. Thomson was travelling" The complainant enid he was ap-steerage, and in view of her health

parts empty. This guantity sheproachhir the ticket office of the she was under the care of a acknowledged she had consumed third class entrance of the Hong-stewardess. during the same day.

I learned from her relatives that this was about her usual dally ration; that, in fact, she never ate anything without washing it down with a liberal quantity of the liquid. This had been her habit for as many as 30 years.

Welghed But 38lb.

At ene time she had weighed 112b; now her weight was 381b, Till a week before she had been up and about the house, but during the last five weeks she had taken no food; nevertheless, she had not decreased her daily quantity of vinegar."

kong Ferry Wharf on January 26, On the third night of the voyage when the defendant caught him by she was playing cards, and the his coat. On being asked the rea-stewardess had to leave her for a son, the defendant struck witness few minutes. When she returned in the face with a ticket punch. Mrs. Thomson was missing. Witness could suggest no-reason

Blizzard Raging. for the blow.

It is believed that she found her

In reply to Mr. Macnamara, wit-way down to the lower deck and ness denied there were, twenty to there jumped into the sea. Thero thirty persons attempting to pass was no moon and a blizzard was the turnstile, Witness further raging at the lime, with the result denied that he climbed on the bar-that very few passengers were rier.

The defendant stated he was on duty at the time of the alleged offence. Thilfe were about twenty to thirty people waiting to pass. to push his way to the front of The complainant arrived and tried the crowd, but witness told him to He then climbed on the

barrier but witness pulled him

her hands and forearms and her Her temperature was subnormal; feet and legs were almost black. She had 10 pulsations in the wait. arteries below the elbow and knee. She was most emaciated, but no signs of malignant disease con- sistent with such an advanced state of emaciation could be discovered.

The woman was taken to the The complainant struck witness Royal Salop Infirmary, and died and witness hit back. He did not within 48 hours.

have a ticket punch but was wear-'

Retaliation.

"An inquest wus held," writes Ing a ring. Orders had been given Dr. Urquhart, and the verdict that to prevent anyone climbing over death was due to a chronic in- the barriers.

toxication (the Intoxicant' being His Worship remarked that both commercial Vinegar) was concur sides were agreed that the defend- red in by the coroner, the residentant had struck the complainant but physician (Dr. Evans) and myself. A reason had only been given by

"To me it appears remarkable the defendant.

about.

One woman states that she saw

Mrs. Thomson go over the rails and made an attempt to selże her.

She raised the alarm and the

thrown on to the water, but no trace vessel cruised about the spot for several hours. Searchlights were of Mrs. Thomson was seen.

that she was happily married, and the message reporting her disap. pearance is mild-ocean came as such Fa shock that her mother is now

seriously ill.

Her family in Particle believed

PÁY OR APPEAL!

AN AMERICAN REMOVES

ASSETS:

was the Christmastime

defaulters.

Before Mr. Justice Rowlatt in that the woman lived so long. The Mr. Macnamara pointed out that the King's Bench Division recently, state of acidosis was evidently pre- the defendant's story was quite there vented by the formation of acetic plausible, and added that Govern-"round up" of income and other tax salta, which were in turn broken ment servants, for some reason or down, but the condition of her other, think that they are privi duties, my advice to them is either "When people are assessed for digestive organs gradually became leged., worse, till they reached a state of The whole matter was very, tri-to pay or appeal," said the Judge.

"If you appeal, prosecute your complete abrogation of function," vial, said, Mr. Macnamara, and

NEW EXTRADITION REQUEST.

(Continued from 'Page 1)

his position to extort money from the villagers. It was not true; that the second fugitive was one of these alleged victims.

Military Raid.

he did not wish to complicate mat-appeal. I am always. trying to ters by taking out a cross summons for assault or for breach of the Ferry bye-laws.

In dismissing the case, his Wor- ship reprimanded the complainant for his conduct in attempting to elimb the barrier. **

PRISON AND BIRCH.

hurry up the officials concerned by pointing to delays, but it is no good- letting things alide, and having theso expensive proceedings for judgment brought against you.”

One of the cases concerned Mr. Harry Payne Whitney, the Amerl- can millionaire; who owed £77,866 188. 4d.

The Attorney General said that this was a repercussion of an old case which decided that a foreignor resident abroad was none the less

A Chinese charged, before Mr. liable to super-tax. Mr. Whitney Witness described military W. Schofield at the Kowloon had fought the assessment right raid carried out by the regulars on Magistracy this morning, with up to the House of Lords, who de the village, in a search for ban-snatching a gold chain from a cided that although resident abroad dits and bad characters, at which small Chinese girl in Portland he could be taxed on his interests. he acted as ́ guide. In this Street on January 24, was sentenc that he was good for the money

in this country. After assurancev. skirmish, four villagers were shot (en to six months' hard labour and owing, it was now stated that Mr. dead, and four arrested and later 15 strokes of the birch.

Whitney had no assets in England, executed.

Witness denied that it

It was stated that the girl was because he had removed them in under his orders that a double-paying her Now Year calls when the meantime. hut owned by the second fugitive the defendant snatched her chain was burnt down by the soldiery, and ran away, to be caught after Incendiariam was practised by the chase by the gril's uncle. raiding party only when they

found that the

ht

fugitive hal escaped from this house.

ed.

The proceedings were adjourn-

"I am not disputing the morality of that proceeding," said Sir Douglas. "I am only, asking for judgment against him for £77,866,”

Judgment was entered; for the

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW? amount claimed.

bá.

Actress's. Income. Judgment was given against The following are the replies to Lord Robert Innes-Ker for £4,874

in respect of Income-tax.

FİNE WEATHER EXPECTED. to-day's questions

1. The Jouvre; by X-ray'mud ultra-violei ray photograph. 2. Red, blun aloeven, and black Observatory report Harale; zin, Philip Snowden,, f. Persons must wn. 8. Independent Labour Party Bir; Keir To-day's states: The anticyclone hus weak- de sixty-five years of age, and must have been ened. It is central over the lower inpured for Ave years under the National Health Insurance Acts. 5. (#) Collar-bone, Yangiste Valley. Freal monsoon dy, upper, mem,, (e) thigh. 6. Rul. 7 is nascased for his wife's income, may be expected along the south-Petal vaporiaes less easily? 5. Napoleon 1.

his pophaw, afterwards. Napoleon 111. P. A east coast of China and over the mythical fuonster half mad, half bull; 'China Sea.

Thienus. 10. A symphony Sa a musical.com position for full orchesta. In a concerto The forecast up to noon to-mar-he Instrument carries the principal pari, only row is:North-east winds, freah;

overcast at first, finer lator,

rompunted in place by ether Instrumente.

11. Ashens. 32, style, involying, avar- deration: eighteenth century.

After studying the amounts of

Robert, the Judge observed that he the assessment made against Lord must have, held a very good office. Mr. Hills (for the Crown)He

Mr. Justice Rowlatt-It must have been very good employment.

Mr. Hill-It was, then, my Lord

public entertainer. Lady Robert Innes-Ker is the

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