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PARIS SENSATION RECALLED.

CLUB TO KOUTEPOV MYSTERY..

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SOCIETY GIRL IN NUN WHO MARRIED

DOCK.

POSSESSION OF

NOXIOUS DRUGS.

AN ARAB.

MOTHER OF DESERT TRIBE.

Rome, Dec. 4. Eliza Clani, the former italian

BOUND OVER FOR Catholor un who became the wife

THREE YEARS.

London, Dec. 5.

young

beautiful

mother

Paris, Dec. 6. The Koutlepoy mystery was again revived to-day by a report that the police had discovered a

the of an Arab chieftain and new clue to fts solation and were:

mother of an Arab tribe-died this conducting an extensive search in

Morning at Verona in her 7th Fontainebleau where the remains

year, surrounded by a score of her of the general are said to have been interred In the cellar of A well-known society girl, Man brownskinned grandchildren, villa.

Brenda Dean Faul, 28-years old The story of Eliza Cimani wna Accordleg to the report which daughter of Sir Aubrey Dean Paul, a sensation 50 years ago when the

caused a sensation when she step-

and has created a good deal of Bena-d into the dock of a London superior of a convent in Amdur furnished by a convict named Police Court to-day charged on man surrendered herself to the Collin who is serving a long een-seven summonses under the Dan-Mahdist leniter Ali Kokorom Rast tence for robbery. Collin recently gerous Drugs Act. informed the authorities that he

The prosecution alleged that be. on the pledge that he spared the was able to throw apme light on tween September 22 and Novemberves of the nuns and all other inmates of the convent which had the m

of the general's dis-2 she was in possession of mor- been invested at the outbreak of mystery -appearance. At first was phine, sulphate and heroin. Coun

It thought that Collin merely wanted sel alloged also that Mise Paul had the Mahdlat rebellion. There was only one condition Eliza Ciani to break the monotony of prison received treatment for morphine life by concacting a story and be-addiction from a number of doctora male, that she be united to the ing brought to Paris to be ques-without disclosing to any of them chieftain in Marriage and in tioned ол it. When, however,

that she already was under the accordance with the rites of the On one Catholle Church, after he himself Home of the detail furnished by care of another doctor. Collin fitted in with information day. he continued. she received had been baptised. Alt Kokorem already in the posnemnion of the treatment from no less than three assented and the strange union, afterwards blessed by the church, police, the authorities took notice doctor. and Collin was really brought to

turned out unexpectedly happy. Parts and subjected to a searching

When her husband died during the examinatión.

war the former aun returned to her home at Verona, where, having an ample fortune at her disposal, she embarked upon a career of generous charity.

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Mins Patil's counsel suggested that there was a person who was prepared to guarantee that would stay in a home and be cured Strangled in Cellar. From what has hitherto been re- of drug addiction in the event of vealed, it appears that before his certain circumstances, and she arreat Collin lived together with was bound over for three years to Rusulan dancer who had once ad-reside where the magistrate direc

ted during that period. mitter to him that she knew a man who had assisted in the kidnapping of General Koutlepay. The general, off it is asserted, was then carried to a villa in Fontaineblenu, whose exact location the dancer did not

learn. In this villa the general said to have been held prisoner for | two weeks, steadfastly refusing to revent any secrets. In the end his captors are alleged to have resort- ed to third degree methods, finally strangling their. victim, who was buried in the cellar of the villa.

MOSCOW LANDMARK

DESTROYED.

CATHEDRAL OF THE RE- DEEMER BLOWN UP.

Moscow, Dec. 6. One of Moscow's most famous Inndmarks disappeared to-day whon the

vk Cathedral

the Redeemer was blown up to make

VILLAGE. LOYAL TO room for a new building.

ALFONSO.

REFUSE TO RECOGNISE

REPUBLIC.

Madrid, Dec, 0. "King Alfonso still rules in In- Spain according to the habitants of a little village called Huoad, In-Andalusia.

A cordon of: police and troops cleared the streets for miles Around the famous church, which was completed in 1881 at a cost. of £1,000,000 to commemorate the dofent of Napoleon, before the train was set which blew sky-high this wonderful piece of architec-| turé.

Same time ago the building was! dismantled, all the mural paint- ings, panelling, gold, and semi-! The village council and the precious stones being removed and landlords are ali staunch monplaced in various museums.

On the site of the cathedral archists and even now will not recognise the revolution and the there is to be built a great Temple Republican government. Eighty of Lhour. The dosigning of this per cent. of the population is building is to be made open to com- illiterate.

petition to architects all over the Recently the Government sent a world. representative to the village but

the

the inhabitants only insulted him and the Home Secretary have! and then formed an organisation now been obliged to take which is intended to combat mutter, up in order to get the socialism.

Republic, recognised, but thin The civil governor of Andalusiai handful of villagers,

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OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE

The market opened fairly, steady this morning with prices maintained. Sales.

Hotels (old), $10.

Watson, $10/$16.00.

Buyern.

Douglases, $224.

Raubs, $42.

Providenta (old), $5.15.

Providents (new), $2.35. Lands, $8014.

Realties, $12.05.

Ewos, Tia. $161. Peak Trams (old), $15.16. Peak Trams (now), $8. Electrica, $78,

Canton Ices, $6.

Dairy Farms, $29.

II.K. Government

premium.

Loan. $7

Shanghal Explorations,. Tis: 2.40. Wharves, $163. Hotels (old), $16. Hotels (new), $14.60. Chinese Entaton, 895.

Trams, $21.20.

Star Ferries, $95. China Lights, $28.

Telephones (fully paid), $43. Cements (combined), $19.10. Watsons, $16.40.

Bellera.

Hatels (old), $15.10.

China Lights, $284.

Telephoes (part paid), $202. Lands, $81.

Venezueland Goldfields, $2. S.C. Enterprises, $10.

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OPIUM CASE SEQUEL. (my cllant la entirely innocent. His conduct is consistent with that of an innocent man.' If that were not so would he dare to carry that bulk of opium with him in The seizure of 141 taels of busy thoroughfare and in broad oplum at the junction of Portland daylight? When arrested he Road and Waterloo Road, Yaumati, promptly pointed out the person had a sequel at the Kowloon from whom he alleged be had pur- Magistracy before Mr. Fraser chased the oplum and he has yesterday afternoon. Chan Wat adhered to his story right from was charged for having in his the start. I ask your Worship possession the illicit opium whilst say that the story he told in the Lam Cheung was charged for witness box was a true one. having sold. It without a license, know the Ordinance is hopelessly - Mr. Peter Sin represented the first against me, but I do submit that defendant and Mr. R. C. H. Lim the circumstances were such that (Instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall) the commission of the crime was represented the second defendant. Inevitable. My client had no of there being no other alternative; he had no faten- ovidence against the second dofon- tion whatsoever to possess the dant be was accordingly discharged, lilleft drug."

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In entering a plea of not guilty. In imposing a fine of $2,500, on behalf of his client Mr. Sin his Worship said to the defendant... said:"At the outset of these "Mr. Bin has put forward proceedings your Worship remark-very strong case on your behalf ed that this was an unusual and and the story you, have, told, is extraordinary case and to that probably a true one. Lam there- remark I am in entire agreement. fore not going to take ‘a i vor The caso la unusual. In that there serious view of the matter but appears from the evidence before must convict you in view by the

Court that there was a plant provisions in the Ordibariće vra and possibly a trap in consequence fine I have imposed is about: of which my client has become the quarter, of the fine that viotim, ha having been swindled have been imposed.i of, the sum of $1,080 in addition, a lasson to you, so

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to which he is now under a serious try not to get mixed charge. My submission is that undesirable people in