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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1933.
THE CHINA MAIL.
SIR HUBERT
Author for Governor
POLICE CHARGED
To-day's Short Story.
WILKINS IN
WITH TORTURE
CAPETOWN
Making Fifth Voyage
To Antarctic
ELLSWORTH EXPEDITION
UNDER WAY
Cape Town.
Sir Hubert Wilkins, one of the; world's mort daring adventurers, arrived in Cape Town on board the Inte Norwegian motorship Wyatt Earp, on his way fo the southern ier-barrier.
This is Sic Hubert's fifth voyage to the south polar regions. His first was with Dr. B. Stafansson in
1913.
The Wati Hare carries equip- TTAGS- Ellsworth for the ment anlaret Flight Expedition and put inda Cape Tower for fuel for her long voyage to New Zealand
Hubert is Birman
On board with Sir Lieutenant Balchren, the who accompanied Admiral Byrd to the P and the life How over the Atlantic from the Faited States Balchren to France Lieutenant will y Mr Lincoln Ellsworth, the Janeler
from a of the expedition, nt Ross Sea over the polar continent to the Weddell Sea
In the hold of the Wyatt Earp is ૉમ and powerful menoplane which is to be used in the 2000. mil fight The ob
geographical exploration. and
photographs
wilt
the
fle
taken
of
Upton Sinclair
With the vehemence of a veterat posal campaigner. Upton S.n clair novelist and erstwhile Sorial xt frader, tells the world his rea sons for wanting to be elected Gov ersor of California. The novelist created a *ensation when he an nounced he will run on the Demo erate ticket
O'DUFFY'S PARTY NOW
UNLAWFUL
TA
at intensed bene Page 11.
"People e, e arrustomed
to
am
land of which there is little know-changed ejrcumstances ledge.
Grave Allegations
In Spain.
PRISONER HUNG BY FEET
Seville.
Serious allegations of conspiracy
The Man Who
Was To-morrow -
By Eric Ambrose.
and torture are made against the I watched the liquid in the my life, all about Alkham-crescent,!
retort, the dull amber turn and was come to taunt me or even
police following the action of the led greenish almost imperceptibly, worse? Seville court in ordering the release titen violet, darker and darker My voice must have trembled a of 129 peasants accused of taking till it seemed almost black. Then I said, "Why are you taking me to
reason whatever, the that address?" part in terrorist outrages. They for no had been in prison for the past 18 "experiment" failed in a strange,
montba.
4
finexplicable way.
in
One of the peasants stated court that he had been hang by the fot and beaten to extort a confes sión. Similar allegations made by others.
I
“Lumme, Gúvn'r," and he spat
"a bloke can't do no more'n what
L
It seemed that by some extra.
had
The retort burst with a bright 'e's asked." flash and a reverberating report, a little muffled. The darkish liquid, ordinary trick of memory, perhaps
over the boarded floor. the association of Ido I were pouring
burut deep into the wood. A little factually given instructions to be The public prosecuter
admitted touched my hand and I ran for the driven to that house of memories.
"Where am I?” that there was no reliable evidence alkali bottle.
remember examining the "Clapton, Guva'r.” their guilt.
I gave the man ten skillings. He According to the newspaper La chemicals for possible impurities,
two of the half-crowns Then, the peasants were arrested but long before I had finished I refused
the task because of the called them "foreign." I took out because they struck for higher Fave up
ja handful of silver; ho chose twa pain in my hand.
1 went downstairs with one worn florins. Now i knew It is alleged that bombs were ex-j ploded by paid agents on the em-thought-to get home and have my fellow was mad.
: 36 3 44 dressed properly. In the I set off in the direction of Clap- players' property to justify the ar-
street I looked up and down for alton Common hoping to meet a tax!: resis-Reuter.
taxi. but there was none in sight, and still my hand hurt so that when one of those old han-
wages at harvest time.
ONE EGG BROKEN
IN 1,080,000
Record Of Brisbane Wharf Workers
the
When I had been walking a good there was a clatter
som cabs which can still be seen five minutes
in the West End drove up and the bump, and another hansom came
MONDAY'S STORY
Monday's story will be "The Cornet Player," by Arnold Bennet1.
driver hallel me. something down the road. prompted me to accept the Invita tion, though it was years since 1 had travelled in such a conveyanco, Of we went with a rattle and a jelatter. Soon the pain went a little Brisbane, Queensland. Waterside workers who loaded from my hand, and I begin to think 1,080.000 exre in 30,000 cases, into about the experiment, forgetting and adapt the hold of the Ateamer Port the strangeness of the vehicle, till themselves accordingly. I Brisbane were surprised and felt suddenly, looking at my watch, I I had been travelling "for
I believe that it
that will join not unmindful that that can be as hurt when the wharfinger took found
Was at Mr Lincoln Ellsworth He Wyatt Earp at Dunedin and the truly said about the Irish Free them to task for breaking one egg. jnearly an hour.
moment I first realised something flight will start some time towards State with regard to our trade. Though the percentage of break- Now from Gower-street to Cam was amiss. I stopped dead and the end of this month allowing thei
"Surely these facts of themselves ages in loading is not high, the den Town is not a great distance looked at the bansom curiously as expedition in return before winter
horsedrawn cab. It approached-the second to make F138 the danger of prelunging loss of only one egg was considered even for a slow conditione
in at the end xpl
com- to be "something of a record. When- and I called to my driver to stop the journey from the West End to ;11d
Trade dispute.
and
the night of May 1, February
merce, indeed, trade unionism, yes, ever a case is humped in handling With a volley of shouts and curses Clapton on
1932. It was Impossible. Any- Long Range Plane Carried.
fond national honour, all are involv. immediately opened and ex- we came to a standstill.
way, it was highly improbable, un-| Lieut. Balehren's plane 1x a 500
less there was a colony of cab horse-power Northrop, with & Pratted in the principle of the sanctity amined
drivers living in Clapton.
of
The
¡ placed.
of agreements and Whitney Wasp engine
That is the simple issue and much ne is capable 01 A direct
believe me beg Mr. De Valera to fight with two passengers of over when I say that the British Gov-* 7,000 miler and is of new design. j It was tested In America and then ernment have not closed and will slipped to England to join the hot close the door to an honour- able and lasting peace which re Wyatt Earp.
Mr. Ellsworth will not cross the jeognises this fundamental prin- South Pole during the flight, but ciple."-British Wireless Service. Will pass it 300 miles away.
the Wyatt Earp are On board Ruficient supplies to last the ex- pedillon for a year. The emer gency supplies are those which Sir Hubert took with him in the sub-1 marine Nautilus, and the cases all vented. bear the name of the submarine,
CIVIL AVIATION IN BRITAIN
Continued from Page 11.
Aeroplanes were evolved not in-
The immediate
and any breakages re-
la the Port Brisbane's cargo only one case was bumped. und only one in it was smashed. —Rever.
NEW INSPECTOR
OF SCHOOLS.
Mr. A. O. Brawn.
LOCAL APPOINTMENTS
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"Where," asked the driver, "ar you taking me?"*
"Why, sir, where you asked to be took-Hackney."
You may imagine my anger when heard this reply. No one but lunatic could confuse Hackney with Camden Town.
I heard footsteps behind me, and turned to see a constable. He saw me turn and spoke in a harsh, gruđ volee. "It's a fine night to-night. sir."
"Hackney? Hackney?" was all I "Yes indeed," I faltered in re- repeat in a feeble voice; that waply, though I felt it was one of the] what came of taking cabs in 1932. most unpleasant nights I had «-
Kir. Alkham-crescent,perienced for a long time. number forty-one."
"Yes.
"Funny idea that, air, coming by As the man uttered these words cab to Lea Bridge-road and then all my
anger left me and I felt walking back" and he looked Mr. Alan Derton Brawn has been limp with fear. I peered at the hard at me. It was a funny idea. need appointed an Inspector of English face of the driver:; who was this
"Can you tell me" I asked "where that address, the can get a conveyance?" Schools, vice Mr. Gaston Pacros de man who knew was for more landing grounds so
He actually laughed. "That's to forget? Was this someone who from with effect
September The Wyatt Earp is commanded that aeroplanes could alight where Martin, M. B. E. M. A retired, address I had tried all those cart
one Bir, There's
coming knew all about me. knew all about along now." I turned and saw- by an experienced whaling captain, they wished.
1988.
another hansom cab.
30.
Mr. Baard Holth, and the crew of Sixteen local authorities in Eng- Mr. Benjamin Wong Tape has 16 is composed of Norweglans, all and
of whom have sailed many times to
the ice-barrier.
The
Scotland. and Wales
But
they with
casy,
"I don't think," I said to the
had been appointed a member of the wider modern aerodromes and Court of the University of Hong Bagram, Honorary Consul-General policeman. "I'll take a cab after six other lopal authorities had ac-Kong for a period of three years, for Siam at Hong Kong, resumed (all." been specially quired airport siten. ship has
effect from December 8, charge of the Siamere Consulate- "I walk with you, it's my beat," sirengthened for work among ice. could not reap full rewards for 1933.
General on November 30, 1933. said the policeman. And She is sheated below the waterline their enterprise because their lead
Mr. Harry Alan Taylor, F. I. C., - The name of Dr. Gustav Canoval, walked on, and I turned with 22-inch oak planking and had not been followed.
has resumed duty as Assistant Su- of Asiatic Building, a Licentiate in iden in my mind. "What," I armoured round the bows with
Fast, frequent, and regular air perintendent and Monopoly An- Medicine and Surgery of the So-hazarded, "do you think of to-day's | threequarter inch steel plating services would only come about if alyst, Imports and Exports Depart city of Apothecaries, London, has newa?" Her oil engines give her a speed of
been added to the Register of Me- "Rotten." He looked unhappy.Į with her leg ofinteraft, air routes, and air ports 'ment,
were planned simultaneously.— It is notified in the Government dical Practitioners entitled to prac-"They'll never got
Gazette that Mr. John Theophilus tice Medicine in the Colony. British Wireless Service.
7 knota, and
motton" xach set she can average Ił, .
The engines are set aft, leaving plenty of room for her cargo of provisions. Below hatches are kix, fure for the men, dried fruit,
chocolate and tinned goods.
The fusilage of the monoplane occupies the centre of the hold and
is bolted to the deck.-Reuter.
WOMBAT PLAGUE IN
VICTORIA.
Tear Wire Fences To Reach Crops
Melbourne, Victoria. Hundreds of wombats are attack- ing the crops at Tyres and West Glengarry, in Eastern Gippsland, and farmers find it almost impos- sible to grow anything..
Wire netting of smaller mesh than is used for rabbits gives no protection. Wombats tear large halen in it to get at the crops. They tunnel 18 inches under fences into the ont fields.-Reuter.:
News In Brief.
'
Ronald Colman, the famous filen star, passed through. Hong Kong yesterday on board the President Jackson, en route for Shanghai, where he will possibly, stay a few dayn' before returning to Hollywood:
Mr. Pater V. Ross of San Fran- cisco, member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, gave an. interesting address last night' in The roof-garden of the Hong Kong Hotel on "Christian Science: What it in and How it Works."
Nazi Mass Marriage Copied by Il Duce
The wedding festival or "oommerstiest of muptiality In Italy,
has been a favozila tharza with dietnines, Napoleon tried's,andi many bussed a large number of ba storya, troopers who took brides
CHEVER STRIBEDE Gramounting to $50 wachtrom the Blate, and alre
Plas at a Vatican "oooptá
Oval,"
во не
over in
a result at the
"And what," 1 presevered, "do you think of the political tion.?"
"Rotten."
situa-
"Yes," I said. "It always is,"
He pulled at his moustache, “And
it alwaye will be till we've settled them Boers."
"Them what?" Grammar with purprise, an
want
"Them Boers. Who d'you think?"
* "Of course.” A long pause. Į
"Tell me, when is leap year?”·*.
"Leap year? Let's see
after next, of course.""
Year
"I don't think that's right." "Oh, Lan't it? Fours into nine- teen
goes four and three-
over: fours into thirty goes seven and |two over; fours into twenty-four goes exactly six times and nothing jovėr.” ~ Again he looked at me
keenly. "With those strange clothes! you might be a artist, sir, and your mathematics isn't too good."
**"Yes". Youja, Nini amalan artist. Fours into nineteen, fours into thirty...nineteen,
Thought perhaps you'd been, to one of those bright little Bohemian parties. ninteon...happy- ̈parțios exactly alx.lota to drink, sir... leap year, year after next...nine teen, MO FOUR,PAY leontopped dead."and, said "out
aloud, "Nineteen 0 Two now?
Look here, you look sober enough. Are you trying to be funny?" He looked at me fiercely
Trying to be funny!" There was Lalowly going mad before his eyes, and all he could ask. war whether I was trying to be' fueny.
We Artista," I said, "live strange, pre-occupled liver. Wa often forget,the,, date."
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