Today's Short Story.
THE
ESSAY
"OH, sir-sir-sir-SIR!
haven't set our
You prep!"
By Donald Gilchrist
"Our prep., sir?" piped a voice.
" kilów. I'm putting it up on |the board."
The shrill voice came clear
. He chose a piece of chalk from across the yard, but Mr. Hooper the table drawer and wrote in neat, did not turn round. He continued laborlons letters: "Imagine youră his slow, dignified walk towards self to be at your own home with the masters' common room as the cook, the partourmaid, and c though nobody had called.
jafapid but ataireart gardener: Your parenta are-away. In the middle of the night a fire breaks out. There is no possibility whatever of pet-
Seeley-Buhn pursued him undis- mayed. He was top of the Third Form at The Park, preparatory school, and it was his job to remind a fire-engine or of putting out
the master on duty to set the prep, "Sir! Our prep! It's English prep. to-night. Can we do un essay?"
the flames. Describe in detail how. you would organise the rescue work, what you would try to save, and why
He flourished a line neross the "You'll do what I set you," came the curt reply for Mr. Hooperard, dropped the chalk into the always spoke with that peevish drawer, and closed it with an im
pressive bang. There were groans of dismay from various parts of the
asperity of the master with no natural authority.
room.
"Oh, please, sir, let's do an essay
"Get on with it! Don't waste We haven't done an essay for ages."
time groaning.". He clapped the He danced alongside with a persist-chalk dust briskly from his hands. ency that he was wickedly near to aniffed independently, and scanned realising was vory aggravating to
the rows of agonised faces... At the Mr. Hooper...
"Shall I write it in the board far end of the room he caught for you, sir?"
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will in "Murder," by Storm Jame-
мод.
"No, you will not."
"What shall we do, sir?" "Don't worry: I'll let you know, I'm taking prep."
"Yes, sir, but it's books. We don't know what books to get out."
"You'll only need writing books." "And pens?"
"What do you usually write
with?"
race..."..
run away. pawed."
*racing!"
F
sight of Seeley-Bohn gesticulating pugnaciously at his neighbour.
"What's the matter with you now!" The little pest was more nuisance than all the rest of the school put together "What's the
matter?"
I
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1934"
The latest photograph of Paulette Goddard, who is Mrs. Charles Chaplin No. 3 if the Hollywood correspondents have their laforma. tion right; shows that she has transformed her platinum locks into brunette tressen. She is shown with the comedian at a Hollywood party. They have'not denied or confirmed matrimony.
Scott Leads Air Race
· (Continued Frẩm Page 1).
teaspoonfuls of juice" left.. Pang-
SIX COMPULSORY STOPS
JUSTIFICATION
PLEA REFUSED
BY JAPANESE
Three Serious Libel Charges
PLEADS NOT GUILTY
EYE WITNESS DESCRIBES DEVASTATED MANILA
1.
FURY OF TYPHOON INUNDATES
CITY AND CLAIMS 6 LIVES
Manila, October 17.
IMPABSABLE Six persons were drowned yes torrent flowed over the San Miguel Paco was under water. A muddy Pleading not guilty and mak terday as the peril of flood was district, inundating the grounds of ing a defence that the letters, added to the fury of the typhoon Malacanan Palace and stopping although written at his requeat,
were not of the contents which which lashed Manila, writes the traffic. Esteros burst their bounds, he required and that they were "Manila Bulletin."
and every low-lying district in the typed and addressed by a Chinese
After a terrific typhoon which metropolitan area became impasen- to the wrong parties, Goro Kura- caused signal number seven tu ¡ble. ta, a Japanese photographer of be raised in. Manila early yester- The police took to boats to No. 87, Jaffee Road, was charged day morning had abated, the patrol the flooded districts and add- before the Chief Justice, Mr. rising waters of the Pasig, swol-
ed their report to the already ap
A. D. A. MacGregor at the Cri- len by a rainfall of almost a foot Palling total: A high police officer minal Sessions, Supreme Court, within 24 hours, and backed up above what were supposed to be last night set the damages at far this morning with publishing by a high tide, swept over the three false defamatory libels. adjacent lowlands, bringing a originally reasonable estimates. The letters, dated August 27 fresh hazard to the harassed Ho. stated that the property loss Inst, avere addressed to the Hon. public. Inspector General of Police, the Hon. Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and the Hon. Colonial
Secretary. All three letters con- said Mr. Fraser, referred to Ser- tained the statement, "All these goant Baker. 'heads are the best friends of the)
Typewriter Found
would, run into millions and that something between 2,000 and 3,000- homes had been blown down or unroofed.
OVER 10,000 HIT
The total number of typhoon and flood sufferera was placed, it was
something over 10,000,
Police Department of Wanchai Continuing, Mr. Fraser said that thought very conservatively, at and are under the influence of efforts were made to trace the par- bribery."
Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant At letters were written and on Sep- ticular typewriter on. which the torney-General prosecuted, and the
tember 5, a machine was found in
defendant was not legally repre- the shop, of "Nagasaki Joe", Wan.as much, as six font of water during
¿sented.
Police, now. on 16-hour duty, with no leaves granted, reported that any parts of Manila were under
the course of the day. Swift cur. The jury empanelled consisted of chal, not far from the defendant's born sald that the gauge showed The actual course to be covered, Messrs. J. H. Hunt (foreman), D.
home.
rents added to the hazarde of, Further search in the defendant's patrolling, and made a check-up that the tanks were about empty, by the competitors will be over A. Goodwin, V. F. Azevedo, H.
difficult. but the gauge was evidently wrong. 11,000 miles, there being six com- Rumjahn, Y. Young, P. K. Kwok home resulted in the discovery of for it was found, after landing, pulsory stops as followe:
Late in the afternoon the flood an attache vase containing letter that they still had 100 gallons.--
waters in some districts began to paper similar to that used for the abate and it was possible to get Miles Opportunity For Defendant Reuter.
letters and carbon paper which had 2,540 Defendant was given the oppor-bean defaced.
the first reports of the loss of life
STARTING LIST
"He's got my pen, str?"! — and In a fierce whisper: "Give it me,
London to Bagdad will you; it's my pen."
Baghdad to Allahabad The following was complete list Allahabad to Singapore Giggles began to ripple round the room. Mr. Hooper strode across of starters, showing by whom enter- Singapore to Darwin..
led and piloted, type of machine and Darwin to Charleville to where the two boys were sitting in the order and divisions in which Charleville to Melbourne and banged the desk so sharply that In little blob of ink bounced out an
to the lip of the inkpot.
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WHEELERS ENJOY
SUCCESSFUL SPIN
Collinson Out Of Luck,
With Punctures
they started:
J. A. Mollison, Grosvenor House, Park Lane, W. 1. (D. H. Comet) Gipsy VI)-J. A. Mollison and Mrs. Mollison-Speed and Handicap,
cap:
Total
and F. P. Pereira.
One of the three
2,300 tunity of adding to his general plea letters, added Mr. Fraser, was u und property,
which he was charged.
Friendship Ended
י.
about
write
A
2,210 of not guilty on all three counts a carbon copy of the original.
FOUR DROWNED '2,080 plea of justification. It was point Investigating further it wasported to have drowned 'while at Four typhoon victims were re- 1,880 ed out that such a plen substan- found that defendant had borrowed tempting to
787 tiated the words of the complaint the typewriter from Nagasaki Joe's Bridge on Calle Leroy. The street cross the Yangco ss being true and that the pubile on occasions about the time the was flooded and the swift current 11,297 would benefit if the effects of the letters were received. "So that he carried the victims away.
letters should be made known, had a good deal to do with the one of the four was identified to the Only The plea must be set out in writing typing of the letters is fairly clear police. Apolonte Tano, 28 years, and should denote the specific acts said Mr. Fraser, adding, that he residing at 5 Plaza Dilas tried to Col. Roscoe. Turner, Whittier Air Race Committee, Auckland, of named members of the Police (defendant) spoke and wrote good swim the street at about 2:30 Hotel, Detroit, Mich. (Boeing Trans New Zealand (D. H. Dragon Gipsy Fores, upon whom he relfed to sub- English. port, Pratt and Whitney "Wasp")-VI)-J. D. Pawitt and C. E. Kayatantiate these facts..
o'clock in the afternoon, and he was "Then we shall be writing an
Col. Roscoe Turner and Clyde Pany-Speed and Handicap.
Although entitled to make such a
Misunderstanding Plea carried away by the strong cur- essay?" The small boy hooked
born-Speed.
New Gulica Centenary Flight plea, he must also remember that At the conclusion of proceedings rent himself on to the-master's arm with}
Bernard Rubin, Berkeley Hotel, Syndicate, New Guinea (Fairey if the plea failed the prosecution at the Magistracy the defendant. Eyewitnesses also told police in- a' shameless pretence of affection....
London, W1. (D. H. Comet Gipsy Fox Fairey Felix D 12-R. Parer would be entitled to take that plea made a statement in which he said yestigators that at about the same "A nice essay, sir, a motor Idéal weather conditions, to VI)Cathcart Jones and K. F. H. and G. E. Hemsworth-Speed and as aggravating the offence on that he had no experience of typing. time Apolonio Tano was drowned, a
Handicap. 35 AE gether with a good attendance, Waller Speed and Handicap,
He asked a Chinese friend, whom man and a woman attempted to Mr. Hooper shbok him off contributed largely to the success.
Dutch Syndicate, No. 7, Nieuwe Lieut. M. Hansen, Kirkevej 2li, Defendant did not wish to avail he knew in Singapore, to
o'clock in the afternoon, and he was "You'll get what you're set. Now ful and enjoyable run of the Hong Parklaan, The Hague (Pander S4 Bronshoj, Copenhagen (Desoutter himself of the special opportunity three letters
carried away by the current. Japanesa. I don't like being Kong Wheelers to Castle Peak yea Wright "Whirlwind")-D. L. Asjes Mark II Glpey UI)-Lieut. M. Han- and preferred that his plea remain- This was done, but he did not see young girl, Miss Rivera, of 188
terday.
and G. J. Geysendorfer Speed. een-Handicap.
H. L. Brook, Lancaster Park all three counts...
ed a general one of not guilty on the letters before they were ad-Calle Paz, was reported to the po Seeley-Bohn fell back looking
Captain. T. Neville Stack and S.
dressed. He had only asked for a
lice to be missing since yesterday hurt; then brightened suddenly and The spin commenced at 10 am. L. Turner, Airspeed, Ltd., The Air-Road, Harrogate (Miles "Falcon" Mr. Fraser, in his opening, said letter to be sent to the Hon. I.G.P. morning. A neighbour of the girl ran towards the school, waxing bis from the Jordan Road Ferry T. port, Fortsmouth (Airspeed A. S. 8 Gipsy Major-H. L. Brook-Handi- that any person who made comand not the others.
told police Investigators that she arms and shouting "An essay, Axe acting as Run Captain. Lai Cheetah VI)-Cap T. Neville cap
plaints about the police were com- Mr. Fraser observed that the de- was seen near the Yangco Bridge. hurray! a decent essay - motor Chi Kok Hill was soon reached, the Stack and S. L. Turner Speed and
Manawatu Aera Club, New Zea mitting a libel if they put it in fence was that the letters were during the morning, and it is aus- steep ascent being made without Handicap.
land Miles Hawk Gipsy III)-Sq. writing. The prosecution alleged sent by someone else at his requested In the esters.
pected that she must have drown- Mr. Hooper frowned. He opened anybody dismounting, which reflect A. O Edwards, Grosvenor House Walker Handicap.
Ldr. Malcolm MacGregor and Henry that the defendant knew the con- but that he was not responsible for his mouth to shout, but closed-ited well on those who had joined the Park Lane, W.i. (D. H. Comet
tents were libellous and published the matter contained in the letters, The, lifeless body of another ty-
BODY FOUND again. That was the sort of subtle Wheelers on this run on the invi-Gipsy Six)-C. W. A. Scott and thrope Yorkshire (British Klem sent to the persons named.
FI/Lt, G. Shaw, Kin Shan, Nun them by sending or having them nor for sending them to the ad-phoon victim was found floating in way in which people annoyed him. tation extended through the China Campbell Black-Speed and Handi-Engle" Gipsy Major)-FI/LE G
dresses given on the letters. Seeley-Bohn knew perfectly well Mail.
a flooded rice paddy in Sta. Meen that no casay had been set.
Shaw Handicap.
The case for the Crown depend- A brief halt was made at Cheung
(Continued on Page 6). K. L. M. Hofweg 9, Gravenhage, yet there was nothing definite Sha-Wan where refreshments were Holland (Douglas DC2 Wright No. 7, Park Lane, London, W.L. jongg club at No. 87 Jaffee Road, letters we have so far been unable
Aircraft Exchange and Mart, Ltd.,
ed on very strong circumstantial The defendant operated a, mohl evidence. "If he did not type the enough in his behaviour to punish taken. The party moved off again, Cyclone)-K. D. Parmentier and (Airspeed Courler A.S. 5 Cheetah Wanchai and was very friendly to find out who did. It is incredible as impertinence. There never was good progress being made until J. Mol-Speed and Handicap. V-Sq. Ldr. Stodart and K. G. with a man named Kasuma. Later, that he had got someone to type the odious little creature. He was about 2 miles from Castle Peak one of the spoilt darlings of rich S. Collinson had the misfortune to Hotel, New York City, U.S.A-
Clyde E. Pangborn, Gotham Stodart-Handicap...
however, the latter broke off the Mrs. Melrose, Glenelg, S. Austra-friendship and set up
them and did not know the 'con- parents,
puncture. Apparently, Collinson's (Granville Monoplane Pratt and Ila (D. H. Moth Gipsy)-C. J. Mel- club of his own several doors away knowledge of English," said Mr.
a similar
tents, all of this in spite of his He turned into the masters' com luck was out for he punctured & Whitney "Hornel")-Miss Jacque rose-Handicap. mon room. It was empty, thank second time before reaching the line Cochran and Wesley Smith-
with the result that Kurata lost God. How he had grown to lonthe end of the journey.
{much of his business. Speed,
Continued from Paga, 8.) the sight of Carter lying on his
The party arrived at the Cafe-
On August 24 à bomb exploded! Handwriting Expert Called back in the only comfortable chair
teria
at noon where
John H. Wright, No. 37. Sunny- welcome 3
on the stairway of accused's pre- In any case, added Mr. Fraser, the place, his feet on the mantel-
Arrested At Hotel lunch awaited them. After a rest side Drive, Utica, New York (Lam-
mises, but it was not clear if any the Crown's case did not require. She immediately informed the piece, his hand behind his head, a section proceeded to Unlong bert Monocoupe Warner Super-
one was to blame for the bomb to show that he had actually typed police and also gave & description. lazily flicking ash over the back of whilst the remainder want bathing. Scarab)-John H. Wright-Handi-
exploding there, except that it the letters. This was a matter for of the girl. On October 14 the de- The return journey commenced cap.
occurred the day before letters the accused himself to show. Hooper took a sheet of paper
fendant was arrested at the en- at 3.15. Axe, the Run Captain set
F/O, C. G. Davies, Camden Hos-
were received by the police, August Formal evidence of receipt of the trance of the Great Eastern Hotel, from a drawer and sat down at the steady pace throughout eventual-tel. No. 386, Camden Road, London,
25, said counsel.:
letters was given, after which Mr. Hong Kong, and when asked if she Pleading gufity to ly reaching the dispersal point at N.7 (Fairey III Napier "Lion")-
a charge of The letters, table. This would be the last essay Kowloon at 5.40, thus terminating F/O, C. G. Davies and Lt. Comdr. returning from banishment; but Fraser were in reference to alleged a study of handwriting as a hobby When
continued, Mr. H. Kobza, who said that he made had the money she denied it. of the term anyway, and in two weeks he would have said good-bye
Hill-Speed and Handicap.
adding that he was too young sly brothels in Wanchais giving for over 25 years, had taken photo-station the missing money and arti- searched in the police
to the place and the people in it.
J. K. C. Baines, Southdown House, when he was first banished to men certain addresses where these could graphic enlargements of the letters cles were found concealed on her Shoreham-by-Sea Sussex (Fairey tion that he was of Hong Kong be found and also alleging that the and carbon paper and testified as body. She then admitted going to He wished he had chosen the short In the evening the Wheelers were Fox Felix Curtiss)-F/0. H. D. birth, Tsang Hon, with a long list police were aware of this, but had to the peculiarities of the typing. the complainant's bag and stealing Easter term for this humiliating visitors at the R. A. O. B. Club in Gilman Speed and Handicap. experiment instead of the intera billiards and snooker encounter.
of criminal offences against his re- accepted bribes. H. C. Miller, Adelaire, S. Austra cord, was sentenced by Mr. Justice No immediate action was taked,
The case is proceeding. minable weeks of summer. The matches were very evenly con- lia (Lockheed "Vega" Pratt and P. Jacks. at Supreme Court this but on August 27 three letters were The bell for prep: rang at half-tested, but the Club were the Bu-Whitney S.C)-D. C. Bennett and morning to three years' hard labour, received simultaneously by the past six. It was a school rule that perior side, winning 5 games to 3., Woods-Speed and. Handicap. The Judge added that his claim Hon. Colonial Secretary, the Hon, absolute silence and order should Rodgers showed up well at billiards follow, but long before he reached for the Wheelers, whilst Eycott was Members of New Zealand Centenary vestigated.
Oliver Nicholson, President and to Hong Kong birth would be in- Secretary for Chinese Affairs, and the big schoolroom. Mr. Hooper was at his best for the Club. ⠀⠀ * An: en-
the Hon; Inspector. General of Po aware of vaguely riotous abunds joyable concert followed which in-
lice, each containing the libellous punctuated by frantic warnings of cluded a variety of songs which
sentence mentioned in the charge.
the chair.
kisli.
And
a most enjoyable run.
Visit To R.A.0.B...
piano.
.
BANISHEE CLAIMS COLONY BIRTH
Too Young To Mention It At Time
Fraser..
JAPANESE GAOLED
· FOR 2-YEARS
Unlawful Possession Of Arms
GRIL BOUND OVER
FOR SHIP THEFT
YOUNG CHINESE
the things, saying that she had seen. get some money. She had remem the complainant go into her bag to
bered the exact place
where the money was and had cut through the bag and extracted the pocket book, the then covered the placo with a label.
On making enquiries It was A that the defendant had lived
Unavailing Raid
at should have thought," ae ob- Concluding the busy at the plane, Rumours Of U.S. Plans For New That same night Sergeant Baker plead Japanese, Ikuzo Normare, with an aunt in Hong Kong for 10
served as he entered the room, that the Club's Secretary, thanked the
your common sense would have fold Wheelers for such a succedeful Naval Bases Cause Japan Concern
you that the word kish can be heard evening and wished them success.
of the Police Force, visited. No, 17 p. Jacks at the Supreme Court years, and in August she had left Luard Road, an address given in the this morning to a charge of unlaw for the country to see her mother, letters, but found nothing wrongful possession of arms and amuni- Her mother had pawned all her far farther than any noise that it. The management of the Wheelers
Washington. pan also would construct a northern Mr. Fraser added that the officer tion at No. 87 Jaffee Street, Wan-jewellery to pay for the girl's pas may be intended to silence."
have decided to visit Taipo next There was an immediate roar of week and carry out an exploration Claude Swanson that the United
The announcement by Secretary base.
chosen for this work was one in chal, and was sentenced to two sage to Shanghal. After finding Describing recent submarine whom the IG.P. had full confidence. years' hard labour,
that there were no jobs in Shang- laughter from the whole school of the temples in the vicinity S.
Baker
Defendant was originally charg hat, the defendant obtained enough little forced and inordinate, Mr. Collinson will act as Run Captain. States fleet, now on route to the Parations about Dutch Harbour as The next night Sergen Hooper thought. He would have The run will commence from the Pacific, will remain there through- Swanson said he had no report on search, armed with
a satisfactory experiment, Secretary) and Sargeant
ed with firing a gun with intent to money to pay her return fare and preferred that the keenness of his Vehicular Ferry; Kowloon, at 9.80 out 1985 has brought rumours that the harbour's potentialit
main, wound or disfigure Mr. and returned on the Empress of Canade. a sub-but, after a sur insight should have been acknow,m, and, another Invitation to fo the United States might establish a marine base.
Mrs. Horta, Mrs. Tomay!, Mr. She had been brought up well, and thorou ledged by an awe struck hash in the cal cycling enthusiasta is extended naval base-In Alaska and drew ex Before
Shitauzahl, Mrs. Normura and two her relations were all fairly well: room. Laughter, denoted apprecia
children, but this charge
was not of, proceeded with tv?
On the request of the complainant Mr. Leo D'Almada fünfor ap the defendant had to pay $10 com peared for the defence and: enter- pens for the damage done to vions, ed a plan of mitigation.
tion
certainly, but
do!!! he suddenly shouted. get on with your work.”.
Los présalons
Dr Wellington, Koo, Chinese Minis Reports from Japan fer to France, and Madame Koo willed that if the United States estal
Japan
concern from Japan. known
Pave Shanghel for their native district, aber Kating on Wednesday for a holiday.
intimate scrapph
and
lished an Alaskan naval base, Ja-
(Continu
the bax