Stabbings Due to Heat aad Faithless Daughters of Eve ila, Aug, 18, of as the "mad the Philippines month." Crimes of violence are be-
Tieved to be specially prevalent these days, The sudden changes of temperature from damp heat to drizzling rain probably have something to do with this, The past week's crime-wave in Manila shows that the belief as to crimes in August has some founda tion. A. stabbing affray between Manuel Eloriaga, Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives, and Jose Nueno, Manila councillor occurred. The" argument ]when Eloriaga smoking rule in the gallery of tke house. Both tighters went to the hospital.
Monday evening on Calle Tayuman, a disappointed suitor, attacked the father and mother of his sweetheart. They were taken to hospital with stab wounds, That night three more persons were rushed to the General Hospital, victims of knives, in three different fights, On Tuesday a tram conduesse stabbed an inspector during a row over possession of the conductor's ticket-punch, 'At noon on Wednesday' a burton der ina Cub-call awadhouse stubbed aad killed two persons during a quarrel over the affections of his sweetheart. Dressed in a black suit especially dyed for the occasion, through the village of Cub-eu cutting and slashing as he went. He was captured by constabulary soldiers, several <f whom wee wounded.
On Thursday an inmate reformatory sent another boy he ie was called to lunch, That persons were led in another Pasay brawl Faithless daughters. of Eve wees the cause of most of the stabbings during the week.—Reuter.
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