THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934.
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*BHUTAN
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27th Jan, 3rd Feb.
RANPURA
17.000
**BEHAR
6,000
10th Feb
17th Feb.
RAWALPINDI
17,000
24th Feb.
**SOUDAN
COMORIN
CHITRAL
BURDWAN
RANCHI
CARTHAGE
*SOMALI
1.800 Brd Mar.
15.000
Destination
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Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull Bombay. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Harvre, London, Hambur,
Rotterdam & Antwerp.
Marseilles & London,
Havre, Londen, Hamburg,
im Antwerp & Hull
10th Mar. Martelles & London. 15,000 24th Mar. Marseilles & London.
6,000
Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
& London. Marseilles & London.
17,000 15,000
81st Mar.
7th Apr. 21st Apr.
Am. Antwerp & Hull.
Terrace
(Continued from Page 12.)
housemaid, is a fairly new comer-she
one turn out from the cul-de-sac into the main passage of the mews.
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"The stables which immediately fäc- the back entrance of the Phillipore terace houses were all privata: ones, The coachmen; their families and all the grooms who slept in the stabi-
has been here about six months. She Ings were rigidly watched and ques came recommended by a friend, and tioned. One and all hat sour nothing
bore an excellent character. She and heard nothing, until Robertson's shrieks the parlour-maid room together. The had roused them from their
sleep. cook, who knew cou
me when I WAUA As for the letter from. Brighton, it was absolutely commonplace, and writ- ten upon notepaper which the detective, with Machiavellian canning, traced to a stationer's shop in West-street. But scores of people had bought notepaper there similar to that оп which the SUP- boked doctor had written E's tricky let- ter. The handwriting was cramped, perhaps a disguised one. Needless to say, the tramp, when told to write his
wrote totally namą,
different hand. "Matters stood, however, in the sainu
state
when small discovery was made which sug- rested to Mr. Francia Howard an iden.
| schooiboy, sleeps alone; all three ser- vants sleep on the door above. I lock ed the jewels up in the safe which slands in the dressing-room. My keys and watch I placed, as usual, beside my bed. As a rule. I am a fairly light
sleeper.
"I cannot understand how it could have happened but you had better come up and have a look at the safe. The key must have been abstracted|
from my bedside, the safe was persistently mysterious
opened and
the
fast asleep.
Though I had no occasion to look into the safe until just now, I should have discovered my loss before going to business, for I intended to take the
with me?
.
"That was the discovery of a few of ind into the ground by the thirt Mr. Knopf's diamonds evidently tram- whilst making his hurried exit through diamonds
The detective and the inspector the garden of No. 22, Phillimore-ter went up t
to have a look at the safe. race.
At the end of this garden there 16 The lock had in no way been tampers small studio which had been built by |ed with—it had been opened with its 2
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to the
own key, The detective spoke of chlo former owner of the house, and be roform, but Mr. Shipman declared that hind it a small piece of waste ground. when he woke in the morning at about about seven feet square which had had seen or heard anything of the half-past seven there was no smell of once been a rockery, and is still filled suspicious individual.
Mr. Francia Howard went on to see chloroform in the room. However, with large loose stones. proceedings of the daring theif certain- "It was Robertson who, two days Mr. Ferdinand Knopf. This gentleman pointed to the use of an anacathe after the robbery, having need of was having his warm bath, prepare tic. An examination of the premises large stone, for some household pur-tory to going to bed. So Robertson brought to light the fact that the burs pose or other, dislodged one from that told the detective. However, Mr. Knopf glar had, as in Mr. Knopf's
insisted house
piece of waste ground, and found a
to Mr. Howard on talking used the glass-panelled door from the few shining pebbles beneath it. Knopf thanked him for all the trouble
his bath-room door. through garden as a means of entrance, but nonf took them round to the police in this instance he had carefully cut atation himself immediately, and iden. he was taking, and felt sure that he out the name of glass with a diamond. fled the stones as some of his Pari- and Mr. Shipman would soon recover possession of their diamonds, thanks alinned the bolts, turned the key, and alan ones. walked
perservaring detective, in.
"Later on the detective went to view to the
"Het hel bel" laughed the man The servants' boxes were searched, the place where the And had been with the usual vain result.
"Poor Mr. Howard. I made.
the corner. "The jeweller could give no further
"Acting upon the advice of Mr. Fran. persevered but got no father; po information; the detective and inspec-is Howard, the police decided to let nor anyone else, for that matter. Ever tor, to do them Justice, did their work the annoymous tramn out of his safe I migh
might not be able to convict the of investigation minutely and, what is treat within the station, and to al-thieves if I told all I knew more. intelligently. It seemed evident, low him to wander whitherssever he
he police. 15,000 28th Apr,Hamburg Rotterdam Antwerp & had commenced proceedings ond
Marseilles. Harve, London, from their deductions, that the burglar chose. A good idea, perhapa -- the "Now, follow my reasoning, point by
No. Presumption being that sooner or paint," he added cagerly. 20, Phillimore Terrace, and had then
then later, if the man was in any way mix- "Who knew of the presence of the Bombay, Marseilles & Londen.
dianroads in the house of Mr. Shipman ed with gone on, probably climbing over the up
the cunning thieves, be Bombay, Marseilles & London. garden walls between the houses, to would either rejoin his comrades and Mr. Knopft Firstly, ko_and, Bombay, Marcilles, Harve, London. No. 22, where he was almost caught even lead the police to where the re-utting up an ugly claw-like finger,
Hamburg. Rotterdam Antwerp & in the act by Roberieon The facts mnant of his hoard lay hidden.
Mr. Shipman, then Mr. Knopf, then, were simple
"The wretched tramp, on his dis- presumably, the man Robertson,"
"And aa to the individual who had
yard,
the tramp?" said Folly. Do
"Leave the tramp along for the pre- managed to glean the information of wrapping his thin coat round his shoul Bombay Marseilles, Harve. London, the presence of the diamonds in both ders, for it was a bitterly cold after-ent since he has vanished, and take Hamburg, Rotterdam Antwerp & the houses, and the means, which he noon. He began operations by turning point number two. Mr. Shipman was drugged. That was pretty obvious; AD 12,000 80th June | Bombay, Marseilles & London. It was obvious that the thief or thieves feed and * copious drink
circumstances knew more about Mr. Knopf's affairs "It was close upon four o'clock when would, without known how to use Afr. Emile Knopf's the indefatigable Mr. Howard one of the thief was armed with some anses- Mr. Howard suggested that the m Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-[name in order to get his brother ouse most wearisome and uninteresting thetic; but how did the thief get intol chases, through the mazes of London Mr. Shipman's room without waking of the way.
"It was now nearly ten o'clock, and streets, be ever remembers to
have the detectives, having taken leave of made. Up Notting H down the him from his natural sleep? Is it ant order to ascertain, whether Mr. Knopf strough Shepherd's Bush did that an- Mr. Shipman, went back to No. 22, in slums of Notting Dale, along the High-aimpler to suppose that the thief had street, beyond Hammersmith, and taken the precaution to drug the jewel-
before had come back; the door was op med throu
fer the latter went to bed!"
"Wait a
6th Mar 19th May 6.000 26th May
NALDERA
CORFU
16,000 15,000
t*BANGALORE
MANTUA
RAWALPINDI
**BHUTAN ..
Hall.
10,000
17,000
2nd Jane 16th June
Hull, Bombay, Marseilles & London.
4,000 23rd June
Hull.
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1914.
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4th Mar
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18th Mar.
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remained enough, but the my charge. wandered out of the
OF
=
had adopted to get that information, into the Town Hall Tavern for a good man ander ordinary wave his key!
than Mr. Shipman's, since they had he left the Lavern, and then began for acted and then replaced at his ow
"Bat
by the old charwoman, who said that onymous tramp deed the unfortunate her master had returned, and was havdetective.
a minment, and take point] "At last, with a beating heart, though number three. Though there was every
room.
ing some breakfast in the dinning half perished with cold, and with ter proof that Mr. Shipman had been in] "Mr. Ferdinand Knopf' was a middle-ribly sore feet, the detective began to possession of £25,000 worth of goods Red
with allow mas,
complexion, realise that the tramp was gradually since Mr. Knopf had a cheque from Black hair and beard, of obviously He-working his way towards Kensington proof that in Mr. Knopfa house there him for that amount, there was no brew extraction. He spoke with It was then close upon eleven o'clock marked
foreign accent but very cour at night. At last be turned into was even an odd stone worth a hover- teously, to the two officials, who, br Phillimors-terrace. He seemed in no berred, would excuse him it he went middle of the road,"trying to light a retting more and more excit
hurry, he even stopped once in the "And then again,” want on the scarO-
on with his breakfast.
then took him
my
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was fully prepared to hear
which, pa there was a high casted, "did it ever strike you, or anybody bnd
news he explained, which
#00 considerable else, that at no time, while the tramp han Robertson
told
me when I arrive time. Then he Intensely sauntered was in custody, while all that search- ed. The letter I got last night was
wn the street.
and turned into Ad. ing examination was being gone bogus one; there is no such person ns and Eve-mews.
with, no one ever saw Mr. Knopf and. Collins, M.D. My brother had never "Acting upon the detective's instruc- his man Roberson together at the same
Lime? ure, very soon trace the cunning clothes ready to his call in the the young girl seemed to see the whole "Ah!" be continued, whilst enddenly writer of that epistle-ahl that was mediate neighbourhood. Two #lood in a rage, I can tell you, when I get within the shadow of the steps of the get a single detail-follow them with
thing
as in a vision, "they did not for- to the Metropole at Brighton. and Congregational Church at the corner of found that Emile, my brother
had the mews, others were stationed with-me, point by point. Two cunning | scoundrels geniuses they should be
called-well provided with some
7.000 80th Mar. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney a never heard. of any Doctor Collins. In call.
The last train to town had gone, "Hardy, therefore had the har gotten funds but determined on Although I raced back to the station as turned into the cul-de-sac at the back gett hard as I could. Poor old Robertson, of Phillimore-terrace than, at a slight
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he had a terrible cold Ah, yes! my sound from Mr. Franola Howard, every blilty, for They play at-
orths, say. One- losat it is for me a very serious on:: egresa was barred to him..
The servant; they master, the Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan with Mr. Shipman last night I should.
If I had not made that lucky bargain"As soon as the tramp had advane-take a house in the same street as
Led
their intended victim, make some thirty
no the whole or yards
friends and Hong Kong to Australia.
with perhaps, at this moment be a ruined length of this part of the news is about diable but very small business tran
him, accomplish one or two cre- Hong Kong to Sydney - 19 days.
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The stones I had yesterday were, shadow, Mr. Franels Howard directed actions, always drawing on the re- The Union B.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom is New firstly, some magnificent Brazilians; four or five of his men to proceed serve funds, which might even have
thesa
I sold to Mr. Shipman mostly. cautiously up the mewa, whilst the amounted to a few hundreds--and a Then I had some very good Cape dia- same number were to form
line all bit of credit.
Then the Brazilian diamonds, and cint Parisians, of wonderful work and between the mere and the anish, entrusted to me for sale by a Remember, the back garden walls so perfect that they required chemical great French home. I tell
Long and dense shadows, but the terting to be detected. The Parisian wild be nearly 210,000 yot, gir, my is bustness “He was evidently trying to bear up ly ontlined if he made any attempt at course in the evening, after dinner manfully, and as a business man should, climbing over them. Mr. Howard falt and a good deal of wine. - Mr. Knopf's under his and fate. He refused in any quite sure that the thief was bent on Brazilians were
beautiful was a well-known his old and faithful servant, Robert-doubt, he had hidden in the rear or
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way to attach the slightest blams to recovering the stolen goods which, Bhipman hout but with the aon, who had caught perhaps 'his deathlons of wamp sauntered up the mania morning would have come sober senna," his seal for his absent where he remained for aught, the choque stopped before it could have |
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of cold in ter ***With regard to the old charwo- Mr. Frands Howard, or the other con-been, presented, the swindler canght, man, Mr. Knopf certainly knew prac- stables could ever explain, The earth No! those exquisite Parisiana Borere tically nothing about her,
OT the shadows swallowed him up. No never intended to rest in Mr. Ship- "About the tramp Mr. Knopt knew one saw him climb one of the garden man's safe until the morning. That of: 48 port, with the aid of
Impersonating walls, and was Shipman would sleep, undisturbed "dur-
vedené fur cold. – But Knopf had to be got It"They "ars: brothers, - or heard of no morenike ing the night,hd
must have
But Mr. Knopf. so admirablet - The latter posted belong Polly with quick in Brighton by the cunning pongs te for low
{atill loss, nor could he imagine · how walla, "no one heard him break open last/bottorffc susured their Robertson when in bed, with a stream-; the art:
he, or in fact anybody else, could pos- a door; he had retreated within the a powerful " sibly know that he had diamonds in shadow of the garden walls
hous that night.
Were Bo
Mr. Ferdinand Knopf, at the in- "Uns of the servants in the Phil-Ahi remember all the details, they cual role, could not have been kept
they out of gaolas soon as possible; the twin brothers bould {stance of the police, later on want to, mora-terrace bi" SPEAKING AGING Mimaalt, the amanhed desk, the broken/mutatta Fund in the garden of No. 28: KENWORN 1ook"
A
Look at the anted to the He declared he had decision,
Hanes the story of the dia-
Mr. Shipman, on his way home from in the corner, making ¤; baaustrni sok man Robertson on the watch kit cunning: FORUMS, KURSSef that 199 Lory! You wo
WAJA
plana
would be acted upon," and diamond
sound where:hla board lay. hidden. De
the station
and pected tramp. never seen him before,
but which!” said the man pane, of case in his own house saya Thax
business in the afternoon, find, done in his bit of
can assure Knopf himself in
clothing and-made-
state- you that the police left no stone un- hik Into No.
turned
they had had in custody that e
the that exciting corsedy
must have been constantly on the been enact watch. The trump stopped, mind you, Oume mor of diamonds Art in the supposed Aght, in: Pallimore-farrace for
** Shipman's diamonds passed from menta, lizbing spirsa Zag
1. kandi" of the tramp into those of plice, the as fully on
Brought before the magistrate, the trance more to catch might of that | D21, had not "upaved lunok Clarke, //mk kispacted thief allowed to via W. |
· gave but a poor account of for two days, but movi race servisní morning, would inot 1 MATTOR Hoene |« “It had all been förassen, und Rober": which later, of course, and address, could, they and son of the die
day to falat After that he absolutely).re
and to speak Very soon who the of the man in the con
police
trampswai.m
that, for the present at Francis, Howard, tried to
PAGEİBK/ToRDd-to And seeing
the suspected" tramp.
#MP) Francis' Howard,
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