TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1933,
The Diptych
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Ikey said:
"Cleared out?
Nonsense, we've
only just had lunch with them."
So the man said:
"Well, they have gone, and taken all their luggage. have gone, too."
The servants
This rather shook Messra. Ikey] jand Company. They both asked.
"Is the stuff all right?" But sp- parently it was. The man had just checked it over with his list.
All the same, they charged up- stairs Into the drawing-room as fast as they could. So did I. They never even looked at the furniture. They simply tore across the room to those mouldy old pictures. You know, Jacob's Ladder and the other one. They yanked 'em off the wall and took 'em to the light-and then the balloon went up! There was a rell. "These are coples!"
I said: "Of course they are copies. } heard Bacci say so." Then key literally shouted: "But they weren't copies, I
tell you. They were genuine. A real gouino, diptych." I said: "Oh, and what's!
a diptych, anyway 7′′ Then they both explained together.
Not very easy to understand, be cause they were fairly spluttering with rage, but I gathered that 4 diptych consists of two wooden panels hinged together with paint- The subjects are
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rearly always Biblical. The panels CAN FRANCE PROTECT
HER GOLD HOARD?
are often taken apart and framed)
separately, as these were. Another
point, not without interest, is that a genuine diptych by a good four. teenth-century artist is worth any thing up to five thousand pounds. However, that's rather by the way I was still not quite clear what had happened. So I asked them.
(Continued from Page 8.)
RUGBY
(Continued From Page-5).
Five other Old Blues are available....... H. G. Owen-Smith (full-back), S. L Warde and H. D. B. Lorraine (three- quarters), and M. F. Peacock and E. 8.- Nicholson (forwards). There is, how- ever, some doubt about Oven-Smith. In his absence the positions to be fill- ed aro fall-back, three-quarters, P. C.
COLOANA and five forwards.
V. G.
*J. Jenkins and E. N. Lamport have gone down.
A
Both D. T. P. Lewis and J. D. Ronald are available for full-back. Lewit comes from Llandovery, and for time last season challenged Owen Smith for the position. While neither
fas versatile nor as fast as the Blue, he
is a sound player, who kicks well with both
and tackles surely. feet and Ronald
to lose Boemed
lose, some of his ferm last
but two years ago he
won hason colours, and a re
turn to that form would put him in the running. At three-quartor A. L Warr, of Bromsgrove, should prove worthy successor to P. C. Minns. He is a very determined runnera. Promising Centres
Centres who caught the eye last scason were C. B. Dix (Wellington) and J. R. Park (Harrogate), while E. L. Phillips (Eltham) and T. 5. Roberts (Cardi High School) should also be in the running. Dir reminds one very of T. M. Hart, and with his
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For Lamport's position at serum- half there are two candidates in L. B. Buk (Cape Town University) and D. C. King (Uppingham). Both have play: હવે in the fifteen, and King has had considerable experience with Rich. mond.
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Treasury borrowing threatens to become steadily dearer and more! difficult. Such n
Of the three Old Blue forwards, situation might Nicholson is the hooker, Peacock arise before very long.
also in the front row, and the captain Many patriotic French leaders is in the middle of the back row. Two would welcome It, for, in their heavy-weight for the second row will Here again, Bowers be required. view, I is better that the difficul-should have little difficulty. ties of the financial situation New Forwards Available should be recognised early rather than late,
For the back row bath R. C. S. Low and R. J. Northcote-Green should make ideal Danger To The Franc
wingers, particularly the last-named has filled out á bíl. This leade us to another crucial For the second row there are
P.
I said: "Are you absolutely cer tain that they aren't the same ones you saw the other night?" They Anid: "Of course we are certain. Do you think we are such some- thing, something fools sa to give [four thousand pounds for a whole lot of imitation Empire funk in ore der to get hold of a forged diptych!"
told 'em I shouldn't have thought point in the French financial pro-Gamon, J. M. C. Almond, J. S. Owen, blem. The French Treasury is A. H. Mahler, and J. H. Pinnar: and nless I'd actually seen 'em de bearing a load in the shape of the for the front row J. B. Knaggs, X. C useful Burrow. P.R. Eonth, a very service of the public debt, which "hooker," and P. J. Morico That didn't help matters at all cannot be borne indefinitely. More- On the whole it may be antici-| They stamped up and down the lover, it has to provide next spring|pated that Oxford Rugby this season| room fuming, and I got quite wor-for the repayment of a large volume will maintain that cycle of Twicken- ried about the old man. He'd one of National Defence Bonds.
ham wine which William Robertr of those short, thick necks, and ho In the view of French financiers, prophesied two seasons ago. went rather a funny colour, but het is essential that French credit Wooller A Certainty cooled down after a bit, and then should be rehabilitated quickly. The number of promising Welshmen Izzy remarked, in a thoughtful kind This is because it would enable the in at Cambridge are probably los of way: "All the same. I think refinancing of these maturing bonds than at Oxford, but the players them these ought to be good enough for to be carried out at a low interest tions more strongly established. I. E. selves, f anything, have their reputa Miligan. Especially if we show rate, and would ensure the conver-Bowcott, after three years of patient him the analyst's report."
sion of other Government securities. understudying, appears at last to have Oh, yes, I ought to tell you. The But such conversions and re- clear stage for himself. A strong evening they'd turned up early to financing on a satisfactory basis opinion has been in his favour, even element of intelligent University B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for got a private view of the pictures
will only be possible if the Budget for the last three crowded years; bat they'd evidently gone and scraped
problem is sternly and drastically with Pope and Simpson both out of the off a bit of paint. They'd had this tackled. That it will be tackled lists I can see no possible. of chemically examined to make quite
can hardly be doubted.
Among the Freshmen there are two Personally, I thought that aure.
Once the French people become particularly able players. W. Wooller. real experts scorned such artificial armly convinced that the franc is of course, was the sensation of last aids, but perhaps it's different when in danger, they will submalt to the year's international tournament, and they are buying on their own ac necessary measures. France is still it in faldly safe to predict that he will And his way to Twickenham for to well supplied with untaxed re-
In addition, rame.
the experi- I asked who this man Milligan sources.
Throughout the whole ence he has gained at Cambridge, was, and they told me he was an economic life of France, except in where he has been permitted to play
1938.
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Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japans holiday, and he'd called at their; M. Daladier fell because he tried nationals falling to obtain Bluez; but place a week or so before. Among to extend the readjustment to Gov-Continued at foot of next Column.) other things, he'd said that he was ernment employees. M. Sarraut may
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to protect her gold stocks. Nor is slon in the Far East, grand for
ward, he looked a certainty for his Mind you, it seems almost in it possible to prophesy what cours Navy cad this year. credibly vulgar that anyone should events might follow should general penting. offer a fancy prica like that, but it restabilisation of international cur-With the passing of G. P. B. Mac- jquite often happens. Why I, even rencies be indefinitely delayed. H. H. Turcan, and B. R. Tod, in the pherson there are now, but two backs, I, was once offered 'ten thousand But one thing is certain, and that Edinburgh Academical team who play. dollars (however much that may be) is that the French-people, when ed regularly in the championship alde merely to go over to New York and convinced that an emergency exists, of 1920-1980,
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but it dow show the sort of thing last ditch to stave of Inflation and I am not suggesting that wing for. they'll do, and I'm not en oli mint-to save the "frare from substantial rate obalruction or sticking out their wards stoop, to auch tacties as delibe. ing
depreciation.
legs to that opponents will trip, over Woollar'a is ease of exceptional foot At any rate, as you can quite se, The essence of the problem of the them. What I emphaise is that, by ball genipis and grecocity, which injury this entirely genuine diptych of frane is, therefore, political rather quick brakinatain impede and dis die inest contre in the kingdom.
wing forwards CAN, alone can prevent frong making him Bacci's completely filled the bill, and than financial: And for their pell-and do they'd gone all out to get it, and tical crials the French people have forwards for that fraction of a second 6. W.
sipate the attack of the opposing wing. The other outstanding, candidats
Jones has had first-class difference betwaan" w good and indit. uxperience with Ba varioly of. Welsh ferent arvico-Gragory Wheeler. » clubs, and has revealed," among railer.
disturbing inconsistencies, a genuine p
now that they'd been tricked into the habit of finding an eleventh which makes to a serum half all the isnt yet); Thơ captained Llandovery
buying an excellent but quite worth hour solution.”
less copy of it, they were calmly proposing to pass it on to the wretched Milligan. za genuine,~~
Shanghai Moji, Koba, & Yokohama,I said to key" "You can't do
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STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.
The Welsh Rugby Union has decian-capacity for shocking the opposing de
to sanction MRTEN #Ride Kamer 1. fence. And though the request came from Bras Wock's Home Hurb clans che petition is no being The following are the leading The "Maranoa" leaving on pointing out that their attitude, la
prepared for grasentation to the unter Rugby Union games this week; and ain't it just vot he asked so to the 8th instant, with Malls, le due vereely, acting hospitals: find?"
here on the 12th instant at about AN daybreak
Then I saw daylight. „I saidi
mools Thomas, the Llanelly forward, they told me, some hotel. So I uld: apore on the 9th instant with Mall well throughout the season. -544′′Whare's". Milligan staying?"?' and The 8. "Naidera leaving Blog: "ppears to be earmarked for a Walsh, cap. Hà, han" bosn, 'doing" consistquliy "You Just ring up and see if he's in due here on the 14th instant at Ao there
about 10 am,
ZALIZAN BERG Gibson, who visited the Colony And they did, but he won't The_R, „M2 8. “Dispres of Japan" with the Malays Interport Cricket He'd gone abroad, presumably with leaves Vancouver (For Hong Kong man back row forward in the 'team "In which he was the opening Bacel
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MAISE TO-DAY
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(At Southampton). (At Worthing), THURSDAY Newport v. Cambridge University English
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A most Interesting newcomer
on club Rugby is announced this Africa captain of the Eastern Pro. werk Van Bleytlar, the South vinge and Springbok trial cap, is Joining day's Hospital a and will turn « | out(for than just fan?
Papon) ke" he can'
Bayilerin quarter, but plays an kuin lent/gun at either standoff of serum halde TEM means that the cupholders will have An exceptionally powerful, back divi- sion, for it will enable 7. k. Glasen to ramainal stand-off half and mova Wright to his proper position "on the