Detective-sergeant McDowell said that—{t is nov always an easy matter to judge! and for this purpose I find it acts like a for.several weeks past the Police had been correctly of the quality of things. "Less charm." receiving complaints that some foreigners than one in a thousand of us is capable had been hiring bicycles from various accurately estimating the worth of a pi ames, and disposing of the bicycles quality of a horse. In general, judgments tores in the. Settlement, giving false ture; not more than one in a hundred the
instead of returning them. rapidly made are of small value. "Did W¥AKEFIELD.—On the 26th of December, Witness handed into Court several ro- You. ever notice," recently inquired a! ceipts with false signatures. visitor to an English University town of Continuing, witness said that enquiries his companion, as they sat together on 2, made by the police led to the arrest. of the two prisoners. One man had received two bicycles and disposed of same, and the other, prisoner had received four. They were arrested at midnight on the lith instant, after some difficulty, as they were apparently aware the Police were on the alert, and only frequented back alley-ways. 'A few days ago a young Russian was charged at the Russian Consular Court with the.theft. of one bicycle and was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment.
Witness handed into Court two signed papers which the prisoners had signed at the pawnshop, both of which bore false signatures.
itr. Holeomb handed in further batch of popes Sized a, thu pa the signed at the pawnshop by the the bicycles were pawned his client took every precaution to find out if it was a bond fide transaction, as those papers would show. The prisoners had obtained from the pawnbroker the sum of $80, and although they were not charged with obtaining that money by. fraudulent means, be hoped that the Court in cor sidering the case, would take judicial notice of that fact, and if it could not order the prisoners to make compensation, would take the fact into consideration' in fixing the punishment.
Ju reply to the Assessor, Detective sergeant McDowell said that no money irae found upon the prisoners. They had tridently spent what they received for the bicycles. They were both ue'er-do-wools, being frequenters of brothels and opium shops. They had never been known ork and lived by imposing upon the Chinese. The police had received complaints from Chinese restaurant keepers Tpout the men, and one of them, had previously been taken to the. Police Btation on the charge of a native res~ staurant-keeper.
The Assessor, addressing Mr. Holcomb, said that the pawnbrok broker admitted that he had received the six st alen bicycles from the oper within five days, which
taken into consideration that the inez "ed Holeomb said that the fact must be ther curious.
who pawned the bicycles were foreigners, which was very different from a case_in Which a Ohinese thief pawned goods. His Ghent had given the Police officers every assistance in his power to aid in the discovery of the thieves 'The' Assessor said that he could not seo that the pawnbroker was deserving much sympathy for his loss in the matter. a sell tht they were born in Shanghai and reply to the Assessor, the prisoners had lived there and at Hankow and other river ports, Detectiyesorgeant McDowell said that the prisoners were born in Shanghai. of Filipino parents. The Spanish Consul could not even find the names of their parents on, the register.
The prisoners were sentenced to one year's imprisonment each.
The Assessor said that he would ondeayour to have the prisoners deported to Manila.
Sergeant Lynch pointed out that they yould, have to be possessed of Americ': papers of citizen to allow of that being done. verandah, "that queer-looking old fellow with the idiotic face, turned-up coat collar, and boots. seven sizes too large, wh passes hero overs morning at clever "Many a time," replied the other, "He is Professor of Comparative Grammar the University of and speaks fourteen modern languages, to say nothing of his mastery of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. The incident will servo to show the futile of superficial judgment. Many judgments which pass unchallenged are noire the less deplorably wrong, more especially in matters which require a practical test. Who can say positively whether "certain Medicino has the power to cure some particular malady or not without it o trial? i When the friend of Mr. Michael Fitz, patrick, of 66, Forbes Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, N.S.W., advised him take Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup for the cure of indigestion, he backed his advice with some cox cellent reasons: excellent. because his judgment of that remedy was based upon actual experience of its merit. Says Mr. Fitzpatrick in a letter written on the 20th June, 1902: "For many years I suffered terribly from indigestion and biliousness, and. spent pounds and pounds on doctors' medicines and so-called cures; but without avail. In those days I had no appetite, and the little food I ate turned sour' on my stomach, causing severe attacks of heart-bum. I was also troubled with pains i the chest, violent headaches, and al constipation. In fact, at one time or other I suffered from most of the symptoms which characterise a sluggi and impaired digestion. My worst ati tion, however, was a total inability obtain sufficient sleep. T would yo to feeling worn-out and sleepy, but a as my head touched the pillow my brain would become unnaturally active, and I would think of every kind of subject, and roll and toss about between the sheets, listening to the Fish Market Clock ay it chimed hour after hour, until all my nerves were in a quiver. Then I would rise and walk the floor, backwards and forwards, the greater portion of the night. For years T had been in his wretched state when one day a friend fortunately called to seo me, Twas trying the hot water cure at the time, and was just in the act of drinking a cupful of steaming liquid. He asked me what I was taking it for. I described my troubles to him, and in reply to a further question informed him' that I had not, so far, gained any relief from the _hot-water treatment. Ho advised me to abandon it and try Mother Scigel's Curative Syrup instead. Ho gave me such excellent reasons for doing so that I accepted his advice—advico which, I am thankful to say, has had the very best results. After taking only one small bottle I felt very much better. As I continued to take the Syrup, so did I continue to improve in health, and in less than two months my cure was accom-, plished. That was three years ago, and T have remained in good health ' ever since, which proves conclusively that. it is not mere passing relief that Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup affords to suf-forers from indigestion, but permanent cure. Now I am careful never to be without a bottle of the Syrup on hand, as I take a dose occasionally to counteract the-ill effects of my sedentary oven, I nan a bootmaker by, trade
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