THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1933.
WORLD'S GRAIN
AGGRESSIVE:
EXHIBITION
FOR THRILLS Prairies Around Regina
ADVENTURER
WHO SOUGHT
Daily Work-Out At
86 Years.
SIR CLAUDE CHAMPION
DE CRESPIGNY.
cise before breakfast.
at
London.
At Their Best.
BRITISH DELEGATES
NAMED
Regina, Canada.
Exhibition
and
BROADCASTS
CONDEMNED
International Union. Conference.
TOO MUCH PROPAGANDA
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-Day's Short Story!
The Major Has An Idea
A HEAD WAITER'S STORY
As Told To PETER CHEYNEY.
tell you a story? I Suddenly I felt a hand on my arm.
Ccould tell a hundred. It is "Now Lnen, Carlossi, what are
a head waiter's business to know you looking so fierce about? Don't especially you like our, friend Belther 7 things and people
What a world it is. Too many [people.
Romance there is romance crooks."
not laugh.
-
Advices from London indicate
Lucerne. that leading representatives of
The use of wireless for aggres- of industry the agricultural
sive propaganda was condemned. the Sir Claude Champion de Great Britain will attend by the International Broadcast- Crespigny, the famous "Fighting World's Grain Squire," felt only one regret on his Conference which is being held in Union in the last session of
its annual conference.
I turned and found myself look- 86th, birthday recently, he was not in Regina in July.
The Union adopted resolutions in the life of everybody, but| It is also probable that a small able to take his usual bout with a punching ball and his rowing exer- British parliamentary group will protesting strongly against the more so in the life of a waiter. ing into the laughing eyes of a visit the exhibiton, while agri- broadcasting of "abusive emis- Before I came to this place I was favourite customer-whom I will Up to two months ago, Sir Claude cultural, milling and other inter- sions" which was at present pre-head waiter in a smart restaurant call Major X.
bavalent in various countries. It in the West End. It had a fashion. He was a great character-Ha
asked its members to appeal to able clientele.
had what you call adventured all never missed a morning, except on ested organizations plan to those days
Cowes when represented.
The three leading official re- their Governments for legal pro- Two people used to come there over the world.""
And he was always laughing; al- often with Lady de Crospigny he
wno interested me, greatly. One, al British tection against this practice. would stroll down to the sea and take presentatives of the
The continued broadcasting of young lady a member of a very ways "on top of the world.”
He winked in the direction of the a dip when the temperature would Government, as announced by the have made many youngaters turnMinistry of Agriculture are; Sir programmes or other communi- aristocratic family-who was most
Daniel Hall, director of the John cations specially intended for beautiful, so beautiful that I used pair.-
"It's a damned shame, Carlossi,” back.
Horticultural Institute, foreign countries, which would sometimes to gaze at her in wonder. But two months ago, Sir Claude Innes caught a chill and he has only just John Hail, director of Rothamnat give rise to protestations from Also, and this is a great secret, he said. "I've just got back from come downstairs. He hopes. how ed Experimental Station and Wil- those countries, was voted an in- was terribly in love with her. De Singapore, and I heard all about t last night. He's a nasty bit of ever, to resume his daily boxing and liam Robb, director of research udmiscible action.
Vice Admiral Sir Charles Car- The other was a man--a youngish work, isn't he? I suppose you're in the Scottish Society for Re- Towing soon.
pendale, the President of the man-very good-looking and attrac-particularly annoyed. I know you've "All round sportsman" hardly search in Plant Breeding.
Visitors to Regina which is Union, commented on the in-tive man. He had a bad reputation, always had a great admiration for
what the lady." describes Sir Claude fully. He is
been situated in the south central creased number of receiving sets and deservedly so. He was that, and more, for he has
of the province of registered in Europe during 1932, you call a "bad egg." Nobody knew" soldier and sailor, war correspon-section dent and balloonist, big game hunter Saskatchewan, the great wheat Nearly 2,000,000 new licences how he made his living; but he was province of the had been granted, which conati- always immaculately dressed. I dis and something of an explorer, and producing has packed so many adventures into prairies, will arrive at a time tuted an increase of about 8,000,.liked him very much.
Then the terrible thing happened. are ar-000 listeners. his life that to read only a part of when the prairie farms them would make one think it al-rayed in harvest dress.
He said that the Council of the She fell in love with him. It was most incredible that a man could Fortunately this year, up to Union had decided to lend active common talk in the restaurant that her family were furious; that they them without being the present at least, there has co-operation in eliminating unhad done and were doing every pos- "It's more than a shame, Mäjor," go through killed.
been ample rain for the satis-authorised listeners..
Sir Charles Carpendale was re-
sible thing to stop this ridiculous I said. "It is a crime. Why does And nearly killed he has been factory germination of the grain. many times. A few of his accidents Last year also the moisture con- elected President and Baron Van busincas, but it was of no avail. nobody do anything to stop it?
ditions were fairly satisfactory, Den Bosch (Belgium) was elect- She thor ght that she was in love There must be something”
Reuter. years previous ed Vice-President. Both legs broken in a balloon ac- while for three cident; three broken arms (at sun-drought took a severe toll of the while hunting; three Western harvests. Two years dry times) broken ribs while steeplechasing: ago in particular mary of the rib broken in a cab mishap; fingers fields in the area in which Re ARMED JUNK SEIZED broken a number of times while box-gina is situated suffered severely ing; repeated concussion-none of from lack of rain and from acute which has affected his general heat. A considerable part of health: and nearly scalped by a the grain crop was destroyed.
From present indications, favourite monkey.
Sir Claude now liven quietly at however, the exhibition visitors Maldon, Essex, and his house. Chamwill see the prairies under the plon Ludge, is full of trophies be most favourable conditions. has won in different parts of the A large number of the leading of the agricultural countries
are:
world.
BY POLICE
Arms, Opium, Wine And Tobacco.
CREW OF 14. ARRESTED
A junk
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "Black Mamba,” by Lord Dunsany.
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with the attractive blackguard and she said that nothing would prevent
Flossie. He was silent for * moment. Then he smiled.
"That's an idea, Carlossi," he
her marrying him.
"Too Many Crooks.”
For me it was a terrible situation. aaid. "I haven't had any fun for a In my heart I had always hoped long time. I wonder if we could do that she would make a good mar-something about it?" · riage; that she would marry some I was delighted.
"You are the very man, Major,” | charming man who would be a fit mate for her. The idea of her link-jI said. "You could find a way, of ing up her life with the waster who that I am certain."
attracted her was terrible.
"That's as may be," he said. "Anyhow, I'd like to upset his apple-
I had heard things about him. One night they were dining to-cart.. I've got an idea I've seen the
"Tell me, when do that couple
containing a large gether. She was looking at himjfellow before somewhere, perhaps în At Nairobi when in his 59th year, world are being represented by quantity of arms and ammunition, across the table with eyes that were Paris. I'm going to fly over there for instance, he did the "hat trick" exhibits and delegates at the illicit opium, wine and tobacco was full of love. I stood at the end of to-morrow. by winning, at the East Africa Turf world's fair at Regina, and it is seized at 4 p.m. yesterday by No. 2 the restaurant watching her and Club races, the three events which hoped that information dis- police launch at Po Chy Tam, near wishing that's misce of the ceiling dine here? Every night?" are equivalent to the English Derby, seminated at the meetings of the Tai-0. The master and 13 members would fall down Ascot Gold Cup and Grand National, agricultural experts will be of of the crew were arrested.
and was beaten by only a head in the genuine assistance to agricul- Included in the haul of arms were next race. He never realised, how-tural nations is working out several cannon, three old model Ger- ever, his ambition to win the Grand their difficult problems. National at Aintree, for his mounti Corrieze broke down. One of the; things of which he is most proud
is that in 40 years in the saddle no objection
made bas been
riding.
Thrilling Adventures.
to his
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
man Mauser rifles, a musket, several hundred rounds of ammunition and a quantity of dynamite..
POSTPONED
(Continued from Page 1).
finish him!
on his bead and
WINE IS PROVED NOT WINE,
I shrugged my shoulders." "Not always," I said. "But they will sup here next Friday night. It is his birthday, and he is going to have a special celebration-for two."
He grinned. It
"All right, Carlossi," he said. "Well, so long."
The junk was sighted by the polled Strange Ruling Under And he strode out of the rea-
launch in the course of her usuall
British Law.
QUANDRY IN COURT
taurant, smiling and nodding to his {friends.
now?"
{patrol, and on approaching the junk, the crew were noticed to throw
Half an hour later he telephoned. Secondly, that the Govern- a some of the cargo overboard. Two
"Listen, Carloasi," he said. "Do Some of his adventures have rents who are parties to the World police sailors dived into the water
you remember the old days when you been: escaped from the coils of a Economic Conference shall refrain and succeeded in recovering several
London, were at the Coquelin? There was a python; few the North Sea in from new legislative measures which jars of prepared opium.
Mr. A. P. Herbert, the famous girl in the American bar-Flossie balloon (believed to be the first would involve further debasement The junk was taken in tow and humourist, manages to entertain we used to call her. Where is she time this feat was accomplished) of their silver coinage below brought back to Kowloon arriving and at the same time to get in jumped into a shark-infested river finesse of 800-10.
at 9 p.m. the same evening. The some shrewd hits, with his witty I remembered Flosale well. She arrested men were taken to the account of "Misleading Cases, was working at an American bar in Water Police Station.
but even he never thought of Piccadilly. I told him so. He quite such Вл extraordinary thanked me and rang off. case as one which has been
I felt very sad. I had hoped that heard at the Aldershot police he would do something to stop the marriage, but he was at his old course games. Floesle had always attract: eyes of ed him. I smiled when I thought is not what he would say when he saw her now. He would find a great The landlord of an inn was alteration, for Flossie had got fat summoned for, selling wine with-fand her beautiful teeth were all
false.
to rescue a man; fought a wounded Thirdly, that they shall substitute tiger; climbed
church steeples: silver coins for low value paper cur- jumped into a flooded river after arency insofar as the budgetary and fox which had sought refuge on a local conditions of each country will hillock of grass in the water and permit. dived after it when it was killed
Fourthly, that all provisions of the and sank; swum the narrow gut of resolution are subject to the follow- the Firat Cataract of the Nile; Ing exceptions and limitations. fought a waterman for an hour and Requirements of such provisions ́a half with his bare fiata, althoughị shall lapad on April 1, 1984, if the two fingers were broken, and did not agreement recommended in the first stop until the police arrived; killed clause does not come into force by
INDIAN DRIVER GAOLED.
Magistrate's Strong Comment.
court.
It was revealed in the of this case that in the the law British wine wine.
a charging rhinoceros at two paces that date and in no case shall extend SEQUEL TO FATAL ACCIDENT. out a licence. by breaking its neck with a soft beyond January 1, 1938...
nosed bullet.
3
It was admitted that wine had The week passed. On Wednesday Governments may take any action Doost Mohamed, an Indian been sold in the inn, and several I heard that the couple were to be Belleves in Exercise.
relative to their silver coinage they publis-vehicle driver, was sentenc bottles found by the police were engaged on his birthday the follow- As one of the old school Sir may deem necessary to prevent the Claude deprecates the cocktail habit, flight or destruction of their silvered to three months' imprisonment, shown to the Magistrates. The Ing Friday, and that they would be "Give me a pint of port a night." he coinage by reason of a rise in the without the option of a fine, by Mr bottles bare labels describing the married a week or so later. My said once, "and I am content." He bullion price of the silver content Wynne-Jones at the Central Police contents as "Buby wine produced heart was in my boots, for I had Court yesterday afternoon on in England from the finest im-heard nothing from the Major, and thinks modern people are apt to look of their coin above the nominal or charges of negligent driving and ported juice of foreign grapes." I imagined that he had forgotten all after themsleves too much and, as parity value of such silver coins
his life shows, believes in fresh air British Wireless Service.
and athletic exercise and plenty ofį
it,
The "Fighting. Squire" Is the
fourth baronet and head of a famous
News In Brief.
The Office of the Consulate Gen-
having deficient brakes on his car. The defence quoted the law de about it. I supposed that he had! The Magistrate described the defining wine as win: imported into found Flossle and was amusing fendant's driving as shocking, and the British Isles, and contended himself with her. recommended that his license be that British wings a sweet under
But I was wrong!/ cancelled..
the Liquor Act: «!
I shall never forget that Friday And so the case was dismissed. night. I had received orders, from
Reuter
the waster that I was to get some special fowers for the table. I ar ranged them myself, and I am not ashamed to say that my fingers were trembling as I did so. It seemed a terrible sacrifice that so good, and beautiful a young woman should be
The case arose out of a fatal ac. -old Norman. family which fought in the first Crusade and were cham-eral of Italy will be removed from cident at Saiwanho on July 2 pions of the Duke of Normandy and August 1, 1983, to the Exchange when a Chinese boy was knocked Brittany. He and Lady de Building, 2nd Floor, Des Voeux down and killed. Creapigny celebrated their diamond Road. wedding last. September--Reuter.
TEACHING ART OF MOURNING.
State Courses For Gravediggers.
Prague.
FEW TRUE RED” RUSSIANS.
It was stated that the defendant had a party of students from Can-i Cheung Min Mui, a Chinese wo-ton as passengers in his car at the man living at the Bui Wu village, time, and in overtaking a tram the Sheung Shui, fell from the cockleft that was struck by the left mud Army Only 35 Per Cent. wasted on much a cad at her home yesterday, morning and | received serious injuries to her head. guard and knocked down.
She was taken to the Kowloon Hos pital where she died the same after-
Mr. F. G. E. Renail was counsel for the defendant.
доод.
Communist.
Helsingfors
It was after midnight when they arrived. She looked marvellous, and his face wore a self-satisfied smirk.. There is only one real "red" Even the disapproval which showed in every three soldiers of itself on the faces of some of our Russia's army. This fact has clients who knew the truth of the Voroshiloff, the War Commissar, satisfaction,
Two Chinese, Leung Po, Sang: and State gravediggers and under- Leung Po-Yung, Hring at No, 383 POVERTY-STRICKEN PRAGUE been revealed in a speech by Maffair was unable to shatter his self- takers in Czecho-Slovakia are to Nathan Road, Kowloon, were bitten, receive courses of free tuition yesterday by a dog owned by Mr. Lao Chick at No. 335 Nathan Road.
Prague
The proportion of acknow- There He Is The Scoundrel.” They went to their table and be Statistics published in Prague ledged Communists in the ranke In the-art of burial.
supper, Almost im This innovation is due to com- Both men were sent to the Kowloon show that one citizen in every of the "red" army is 35 per cent, ran their plaints by mourners that the Hospital, and the dog was placed seven is liable for seizure of to-day. But at one time, he mediately, I was called to the tele- functionaries at funerals did not under observation at the Ma Tau goods for non-payment of debt: pointed out, the percentage was phone, It was the Major,
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