Secret Service Code Puzzle
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1935,
COMPANY MEETING
HONG KONG LAND
INVESTMENT AND
AGENCY CO., LTD.
Another Cipher Used Reduction Of Revenue
To-day
Here is the second of the series of secret service messages in code for you to solve;.
William Powell, who plays a secret service man in "The Koy"
at the Alhambra on Thursday, is shown here reading a code message he had just received. The message reads.
From Rents
CHINESE FORCED TO LEAVE COLONY OWING TO UNEMPLOYMENT.
To-day's Short Story.
The Tie That Binds
FARDTACK and Wally lolled something."
Hon the deck of a cargo boat
By George Pattullo
"Then let's go ashore.*
in the crowded harbour of Pir-"What for? There's nothin aeus, wondering what they would do
Hardtack let out a yow!. "More ruins, I bet!"
"These," retorted Wally,, "are the
do with the night. The sun was "I promised my sister I'd go Be setting, and hills and city lay the Acropolis," sald Wally, stub bathed in a mellow golden glow. bornly..... The reduction of $114,000 in the Behind them some Moslem deck revenue from Rents was largely passengers were at their devo- attributable to the reduced rentals tions-bearded patriarchs, mak In the Company's Chinese tenement ing obeisance on their prayer wonders of the world. The pinnacle properties for, owing to lack of mats before bedding down on the of art was reached by them, m employment, many Chinese had left hatch. "Time and money, and sister says. My sister says the the Colony, declared the Hon. Mr. no place to spend it," grumbled Parthenon by moonlight is majes J. J. Paterson at the annual gen- Hardtack. "I knowed all the tic.". eral meeting of the Hong Kong while this trip would be a buat." Land Investment and Agency Co.,
"What does she know about it? Wally turned on him angrily. Ltd. this afternoon,
I never even knowed you háð a "You wanted to sight-see, didn', sister!" Supporting the Chairman were you? Well, whose idea was this Messra. A. H. Compton, Felix, A. anyhow-yours or mine?" Joseph, T. E. Pearce, S, T. William- "Any time there's a idon, It's like son, and A. Raymond.
to be mine," Hardtack admitted: The following Shareholders were "but never meant to do nothin' present:-Messrs. F. H. Crapnell. else except ruina- like a lil' acinto the harbour. Sure you did
"You seen it just before we come D. V. Stevenson, L. C. F Bellamy, tion now and ag'in. We ain't even the big white thing way up on top H. Gittens, F. C. Hall, H. W. Dul-eaught up to Noah's Ark yet, have of that high hill." ley, J. W. Heron,, A. B. Stewart, P. we?" Morrison, E. C. Field, A. Tarrant,! "That's right! Go on and beef!" here."
"I ain't beefin'. Only let's do
G. W. Sewill, R. Grieve, A. Urgh-1 hart, E. G. Frost, E. O. Butler, P. L. Leefe, E. A. Jenkinson, W. New-
biggin, A. S. Gomes, R. da Silva ST. JOHN BRIGADE.
and O. Eager.
Chairman's Speech
The Chairman, the Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson, in reviewing the year,
"The report was 'On being duty bound by the nine students, to-said: Gentlemen, aight?"
Can you find the key to the code and the instructions William Powell received?
The first three correct solutions opened will be awarded two seats each for the Alhambra Theatre.
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If you solve the code, send your solution to the Contest Editor of the China Mail and it must reach this office by noon to-morrow.
Solutions must be accompanied by a picture cut from to-day's
papier.
If you are not auccessful to-day see to-morrow's paper for another code, message.
The number of those who suceceded in decoding the first message "Trail Conlan"-was surprisingly large. The three successful ones whose solutions were the first to be oponed were: A, Bower, Palace Hotel, Kowloon; Allen W. Goldenberg, 7, Torres Building, Kowloon; and W. W. Thiam, 394 Nathan Road (1st floor), Kowloon,
Two complimentary tickets for the Alhambra Theatre will be forwarded to each..
UNBORN CHILD
SPEAKING TRICK
UNSUCCESSFUL
"Peep-Show" Couple.. Gaoled
PAWN-BROKER GIVEN WARNING
Fur-Lined Coat Stolen
Account you will note that there "Turning to the Profit and Loss
venue, from Rents of $114,000 as has been a redustion in rel
compared with the previous year.
.
ANNUAL BALL
To Be Held April 6 At H.K. Hotel
UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H. E. THE GOVERNOR
"Well, I have. And she's had good schooling, too."
what did you say it was?"
"Hub! Where is it at, this 'eré--
"Shucks, thet's five miles from
"Sure. It's at Athens, you poor roughneck Ain't you never read nothin'?"
"How!ll-wo-git-there?"
"Oh, there's bound to be some way. Come on, shake a leg:"
"All right" Hardtack assented. "P'll go But I hope you'll remem- bar your weakness, Wally."
"I wish I was.” -*
at.
"Do you take me for a fool?" Hardtack evaded the question. The formality of obtaining a land- ing permit delayed them two hours, This was largely due to reduced ren-sociation and Brigade are holding no hurry about inspection, so it was because the steamer had arrived Iate in the afternoon, and the con- The St. John Ambulance. Astrol and quarantine officers showed (perties for, owing to lack of em their third Annual Ball on Satur- after eight o'clock before the pair
tals in our Chinese tenement pro-1
the Colony. ployment, many Chinese have left day, April 6, at the Hong Kong were ready to start.
Hotel, under the distinguished terest charges in chiefly due to the K.C.M.G., K.B.E., Knight of Grace be just right by the time we get
"The increase of $41,000 in in-the Governor, Sir William. Peel,
"No use goin' now," Hardtäck; patronage of His Excellency the complained. Purchase of Nos. 16-19 Queen's of the Venerable
"Why ain't there? The moorit Road Central. Our issue of Deben John of Jerusalem. The whole of too.
Order of St there. She's near full to-night, tures bearing interest at 4 per cent the first floor has been reserved. one per cent. lower than the pre-
Mr. Li Chor Chi is responsible vailing bank rate, now makes funds for available to us at a very cheap rats ments.
the entertainment arrange- were presently put ashore at the They haggled with a boatman and of interest.
During the evening Miss Azalea tered a belated runner for a travel landing stage. There they encoun Gloucester Rents Help Reynolds Will give an exhibition agency. frantically searching for "Revenue from the hotel portion
of solo dancing. of Gloucester Building has buffered
The President of the Ball will be for some lost trunks, and he directed a travel agency frantically searching| together with the existing poor ficer of Grace of the Venerable boarded a first-class car. In a few the Hon. Sir William Shenton: (Of them to the electric railway. They state of trade, but it should be borne in mind that without this order of St. John of Jerusalem).minutes the train stoppd form of business
Tickets for the dinner and Phalerum and three gobs got on, we should un- doubtedly have had on our hands atained from the Hon. Secretary, Hardtack, grinning from ear to ear. dance, at $5 inclusive, may bé ob For the theft of a fur-lined coat for offide accommodation. Gloucester Hong Kong Hotel, and the King's
"Well, well, well" exclaimed large quantity of space unrequired members of the Committee, the "Look who's here!" valued at $5, Li Ping, unemployed, Hotel has helped materially to keep Dispensary. PORTLY WOMAN ADMITS FRAUD was sentenced to six weeks' hard our foreign rent roll up.
labour by Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at "Offset against the reductions in "That you, together with the Central Police Court this morn-revenue there are savings, as com- others, did obtain from the com-ing.
on ining $42,000 in General Charges, Re- pretending that Tin Taoi was formation received, but had al- pairs, Grant to Staff Fund, and pregnant and that she could con-ready pawned the coat at the Kae Managing Director's Fees, verae with her unborn child, Kut pawnshop. whereas, in fact, Tin Teoi is notj Mr. Wynne-Jones warned, the creased our staff by engaging an "During the year we have in-
they joined forces. The gobs told pregnant."
This statement pawnbroker to be careful in future, architect, whose services should be
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them that the destroyer to which formed the unusual
charge otherwise he would get into serious the means of saving on repair ex-record in the Force; he has in fact liberty party was ashore.
NO EVIDENCE THAT HE KNEW they belonged was anchored in the against two Shanghai people. Mo trouble for accepting goods with penses and in maintaining your pro
"The plaintiff bears an excellent harbour of Phalerum, and a large Tin-fat, male, and Tin Tsoi, out making Inquiries. female, before Mr. W. Schofield
perties in thoroughly good repair. Detective-Sergeant Goodwin ap-
never been charged with the of "How about a li'l drink before wai "Only one piece of property was
fence of issuing this note knowing go see that place?" Hardtack sug- cant land at the Eastern end of the know; he protests, and he has al-wall taken. Accordingly, on arrival evidence whatever that he did They agreed that the point was Praya East Reclamation..
ways protested, his Innocence with at the station, the five of them piled "As you know we reduced our In-complaint is that his detention, what the gobs called Shanghal, that respect to this note, and his only into a horse cab and set out for terim Dividend from the customary though justified at first, was pre-they might holat a couple of ouzos $2 per share to $1.50, and it has longed beyond a necessary period. before tackling the serious business been considered advisable by your Directors to recommend a similar the defendant, in prolonging that Greek, and the cabby did not know "He recognises, however, that of the evening. None of them spoke reduction in the Final Dividend. period, was acting as the defens word of English, yet he started The total payments for the year dant believed, in the best interests off without hesitation, cracking his
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plainant three cents by falsely Accused was arrested pared with the prevous year, totall-
FORMER POLICE
SERGEANT CLAIMS
They grinned back at him. - Where you guys headin'?" he in- |quired.
"The Acropolis."
"So're
we," said
Hardtack,
pleased to discover he wasn't, on a fool's errand and that others knew
AGAINST LG.P. about the place. Then and there
at the Central Magistracy this peared on behalf of the prosecu- sold during the year, a plot of va-t to be forged; there exists no gested. "It'll look better.” morning.
Convinced by Mo Tin-taoi, out-
tion.
side the booth at No. 286 Queen's WOMAN ON CHARGE
OF KIDNAPPING
Road West last evening, that she could hear an unborn child speak- ing from the womb of its mother, Ching Kau, a widow, paid the three, cents entrance fee. She appeared this morning as the sole complain-
Inspector K, W. Andrew, #ho prosecuted," said that accused open-
ant..
Two Children Taken
WIDOW COMMITTED TO SESSIONS
ed a "peep-show place" at No. 236 Charged with the kidnapping, of Queen's Road, West, to which adults two children on December 12 at and children were admitted for 266 Tai Nam Street, was committed
Final Dividend. Reduction
threo cents. During the show 46, by Mr. R.A-A., MacFadyen at the Balbo Reports To Mussolini On
by 78 was collected.
next
whip.
How does he know where we want to go?" Wally wanted to know. "He don't," answered a gob; “but The keeps on goin till we tell him to
stop. It works fine.
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Kowloon Magistracy. yesterday, to Poster's Translation stand her trial at 'the Holding up a poster on which a Criminal Sessions. scantily clad woman was painted, Inspector Andrew stated that for a aunt of the first child and mother bo, Governor of Lybia, with
The complainant. Ng Lai Ho, solini received Air Marshal Bal- and after having given instruc and the street echoed to the tumult Rome, Feb. 28. Premier Mus- After praising the work donest as they entered it a terrifie further sum of money spectators of the second, was absent from whom he had thres long inter- tions on military matters, Pre- of combat Men came="
clamour broke out directly ahead, were allowed to hear a child speak court through illness and her views concerning conditions in mier Mussolini gave orders to from all directions. In ten seconds from the womb. On the poster place was taken by her hurband, the Italian Mediterranean colon-Marshal Balbo to set to work im- the crowd grew so dense that their running were a number of Chinese charac- Sub-Inspector Poyntz prosecuted. ters, which, translated, read as fol- lows:--
Inspector Andrew added that the tha material and moral condi
II Duce inquired closely into of a great coast road, which will ferce yella, the thudding of chairs
mediately upon the construction cab could not move.
They sat there and listened to defendants were doing good busi- tions of the European and na- Join up Egypt with Tunis and an- and overturned tables, crash of nues. Two months ago they were tive population. He was fure pounced that he would inaugur- glass and splintering wood. sent away from the Colony. There ther Interested in the state of ate this himself in the 14th year were nine other members of the agriculture, trade and travel and of the Fascist regime, returning demanded of the citizen
“Say," what's com Accused, who spoke the northern Colonial Governor to help the years.
in the provisions made by the to Lybla after an absence of ten
think.
Italian Colonies In Mediterranean Athens, much frequented by saflors THE HONG KONG DOLLAR DIRECTORY CO.
“Strange woman in the world,
Native of Ningyo, Shanghat, ⠀ The baby inside her can speak,
You can ask it, and it will an-
''swer you;
She has carried the child snore than 10 years,
And it is a very rare thing in
world,
The baby can speak, -
• It is indeed very rare.
Yes, gentlemen, please come
and study it.
band..
for
jies.
1 Idialect, pleaded guilty to the charge, development of civil life on the Marshal Balbo thanked IT
the and Tin Taol, a portly woman, said eve of the great administrative Duce warmly on beha
that she learned the trick when she reform, which is to take place be colonies for his interest was seven years old,
tween March 1 and the end of port and assured him that all After, hearing the case. His Wor- June, and which is to be applied Itali ship Imposed sentence of six weeks' gradually to the entire territory Ing. his
natives were await hard labour on esch.
of Lybia
Ocean
of the
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