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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1928.

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SOLDIER OF WELCH REGT. DROWNS IN WHANGPOO.. An Inquest was held Shanghai over the body of Private William George Gilbert, Bn. Welch Regiment at 2nd

on the the Public Mortuary on the morning of the Bist. ult., before Mr. 1. 7: Morris, Coroner;

on radiant smile, cheerfulness, and a verdict passed of "accidental clear eyes, a fine skin. These death from drowning,” things come from good health, the perfect working of the bodily functions, and Pinketten, usod when needed, aro à great aid to "functional rogularity.

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Corporal Witnesses included Harold Cole, 2nd Bn. Welch Regi- ment, who identified the body of deceused at the Mortuary, and who Laxative perfection, Plakettes was corporal of the guard dlspel the causes of sick head-Thursday the 30th, on the str. aches, billous attacks, pimply or Taming stationed at the Old Ning- po Wharf where the accident oc- blotched complexion, -tomper, eurred. Between 12.50 and 1.30 tainted broath, Obtainable from

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Béream and went to the gangway. Pinkettes Keep You Well lo saw nobody on the pontoon and

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going to the quay side he saw Private Lynch and Privats Bird struggling in the water. Witness went back to find a rope which, however, he was unable to do, but he threw a life buoy from the

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then learned that deceased was in the water and he removed his boots and jumped in, swimming the length of the dock several times without discovering the body. Lieutenant Hirch then ordered witness out of the water. At 445 pm. the men dragging the dock brought the body to the surface, and after an unsuccessful attempt at artificial respiration, a medical officer from the ahip pronounced life extinct.

Struggle in the Water,

In H. M. Supreme Court where the hearing was continued, Privato Archibald Bird gave testimony re- garding the accident. He had scen deceased pass across a wooden beam about a foot wide between the pontoon and the wharf. Half way across deceased must have stumbled as he fell Into the water. He seemed to struggle with his Arms above the water. He had been two yards off when witness after plunging in had come to the surface, and he had gone under again as witness was gelling to him. Witness had shouted to Private Lynch on the No. 1 Gang- way who also jumped Into the water and between them they had managed to get hold of Gilbert to push him.towards the wharf chain, About a yard away deceased had

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guished.

Of course, before any mischief Mias Lewis continued.

comes of it, these photographs are consideration of their careers,"

"Disposition, temper and other removed, I expect. Still, they personal equations пте more mightn't be. That, Indeed, would Home inex- awkward. If potent factora in disrupting he marriages than the fact that both perienced, ambitious defective were to see them first, England might bo a man and wife sing.

"I see no reason why a larger short of some useful judges in the propertion of divorces should re-morning. They would all be in the sult from the marringo of two cells, waiting to explain to Mr. singers than from those of any lead about the body. "Compatible? Why should not other class of human beinga.

Nor, when one has read the singers be compatible,

"I think picking on this thing Lynch round the waist, both then though married? Of course it or that as a cause for divorce boga wording under these judicial photo-

under water. Private can be done!"

the question of the real difficulty, graphs, in the matter at an end. going

us. Some of the Lynch came up alone. There had

That was the merry. answer The whole question really in the There are always leading counsel been a strong current in the Mary Lewis, Metropolitan singer old, old poser, 'Do you really love to confuse

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water.

Reginald Lynch, private in the 2nd Bn. Welch Regiment aub- stantiated the foregoing evidence, and he said that while he was try- ing to loosen the hold of deceased after he had clutched him he felt deceased's hand suddenly slip away. He had not seen him again.

Major John Francis William Meenan, R.A.M.C., on the Taming at the time then gave evidence. Life was extinct when he had seen

deceased.

The Coroner said at the conclu- sion of evidence, "I find that William George Gilbert, private of the 2nd Bn. Welsh Regiment, was accidentally drowned on August 30, about 7p.. in the Whangpoo. I am satisfied that every effort was made, by his comrades to save him."

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each other? If the answer is wickedest faces I have ever seen in yes, the fact of similar carcors my life belong to leading counsel. has little to do with it. All will Thoy look as if they would stoop at be well. If not, well, Paris and nothing. Reno know what happens."

What's in a Faco?

· IBY MAURICE LANE- NORCOTT.]

Only recently, as an experiment, I cut the photographs of four well- known counsel from my newspaper and showed them to a friend.

"Now which of these men," I asked, "would you say was guilty of robbery with violence?"

My friend glanced at the photo graphs for several moments in allence. Then he handed them back to.mé.

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"I should say they were all equally One of the oddest things about involved," he replied. "What are these New Bailey trials, that oc-they-a race gang?" copy so much of our time at break- fast in the absolute impossibility Broadly speaking, I find, that one of picking out the accused from cannot make mistakes about jurics. among the photographs in the Back There is a certain timid, hang-dog Pagre. That is why the accused is look about jurymen that excludes uatally marked with a cross, I sup-them from the higher ranks of pose. If he were not plainly in-crime. Many of them, obviously, dicated one would be almost certain would travel on a railway with an to condemà the judge.

expired ticket or steal their weight "Oh, what a ruthless face!" one from a weighing machine with a would say, pointing to the judge. 10-centime plece, but they wouldn't There can be no doubt that he did bury an aunt in the garden or hold it all right."

up a bank, They haven't the grim' It is very fortunate, I think, that determination necessary for this "Can two artista Scotland Yard knows all our judges work.

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Sydney, August 3-At to-day's opening session of the Royal Com- mission under Mr. Justice Thom- son, appointed early in July to in- quire into charges of "graft" con- cerning Sydney City Council coal

personally, or some terrible mis- The only people with one or two contracts in recent years, startling

Miss Lewis, as everyone knows, takes might occur. After all, I notable exceptions who seem to allegations were made against cer- tain officers and Aldermen of hay has the dual role of being a star doubt if police photographers are to be absolutely guileless in these themselves. Oddly received corrupt payments married to a star, Michel Bohnen, infallible. In the rush of business New Bailey photographs are the ranging from £200 to £1,200. basso-baritone of the Metropolitan they must occasionally get their criminals

negatives mixed. Thus faces find enough, I always place them as the This inquiry follows the earlier Opera Company.

"I think it would be foolish for their way into the albums, that court ushers. I expect the truth one which found bribery chargea proved against municipal officers an artist to marry another artist have no official business there. Yet is I am not very good at reading Ishort postal courss in physiognomy, in connexion with a power plant unless there was mutual respectand this is the danger they faces, really. What I require is å

for each other's gifts and mutual don't look at all out of place.

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1 Which American general of the

Revolutionary War turned tral-- tor?

6 What city is the capital of the

Bahama Islands?

11 Untruth.

12 Missile shot from a bow.

14 Hopa kiln (variant).

15 Fourth noto in scale,

16 Sea voyages.

17 What two letters stand for "post

meridian"?

10 Plunges hend first into water.

21 God of love,

24. Father.

26 Pasteboards on which pictures

are mounted.

27 Valleys.

20 Titlark,

B0 Pulled by another machine.

32 What city forms this Atlantic

entrance to the Panama Canal! 34 Back.

36 Roll as of film.

37 Pertaining to wing.

30 Striped camel's cloth.

41 The catch in a gun lock.

43 Wand,

44 Who was the founder of V-

ginta?

45 Type of poetry.

40 What Now York man was SOCTO-

tary of war in President Me-- Kinley's cabinet?

47 Devoured,

48 Form of frozen vapour,

Vortical.

1.What English king was the founder of Oxford University? .2 Inlet.

3 Point of company.

4 Rendored fat of dino.

6 Member of an ancient Celtic

religious order.

6 Beat by a nose length.

7 Inspiros. reverential fear,

8 Therefore.

D Venomous snaka.

10 Most distant.

10 Antagonist.

18 The name of one of the Už. states is a Spanish word moan- ing "red." Which one is IET

120 Who was the ruler of Franco

at the time, they sold the U.S. the región known as "The Louisiana Parchess"?

22 Rodent,

23 Drain.

25 5,280 feet (pl.)

26 Baking dish.

28 Ocean

20 Finish the name of this poet:

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181 Type of theatrical play.

32 Box made of wooden dints,

33 Young falmunt.

36 Company of senmez.

138 Cafd gamo.

40 The blade of an ax

42 Stir.

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