It is considered surprising that Asia has more large cities than North of the 92 Asiatic cities. The preliminary hearing of James Fitzpatriek, arrested Friday by Latah county officials immediately after he had pleaded guilty in the Federal court to the possession of a still for the manufacture of intoxicating liquor and paid a fine of $200, was held before Judge Adrian Nelson in the probate court this afternoon. The charge placed against him is that of possession of intoxicating liquor filed by the state, to which he pleaded not guilty. Witnesses were introduced by the prosecution to substantiate its claim, while the defendant offered no testimony. It is charged that Fitzpatriek gave a quantity of liquor to Mary King, a negro woman residing near Deary, who turned the evidence over America.

The house more than a million apiece. These are Shanghai, Hankau, Calcutta, Bombay, Tokyo, and Osaka. British India is credited with 30 large cities; China has 20, so far as available records show, and Japan's number 19, including three in her foreign possessions.

North America follows Asia with 79 large cities. Four of these, New York, Philadelphia, and Mexico. Chicago, are placed in the million class. Of the nations on that continent, the United States leads.  With 68 large cities, 12 of which record more than a half-million inhabitants. Twenty-four large cities are located in South America, Brazil having 13. Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro are the only million-resident centers. Australia counts eight large cities, none of which runs up into a million. 