THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 26, 1937.
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NCE upon a time there was a News Edditer whose name was Mud in Fleet. Street)[
MANHUNT IN MANILA Fugitive May Have Left
For Hong Kong
WANTED IN U.S.
Manila police are combing the city for a man named Ben Sac- kowitz who is alleged to be wanted for questioning in connection with Every few weeks there used to the death of George Alberts in be a Bust Up at the office, with Alameda, California, last year. the result that he used to sack All steamers in the waterfront sevverel of the edditoriel staff, and were searched for the suspect. Up there used to be much moaning at to Friday night, however, he could the bar of the Cheese.
not be found and it is believed he The staff used to live in constent may have left Philippines on one fear of the News Edditer and yung of the boats which left for Hong Kong. The police are never- reporters used to wake up screem- ing in the nite, dreeming he had sent theless continuing their hunt.
A message from Oakland say them out on a story.
At last the remaining staff sent that Sackowitz, who was reported a letter of protest to the propriet-to-day to have been seen in Manila, ter. The Old Man passed the let. I, was mentioned frequently in ter on the News Edditer with 3 rekwest that somethink he did.
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testimony during the trial of four men who were convicted in connec tion with the stabbing to death of George W. Alberts, chief engineer of the s.s. Lobos, in Alameda од March 22, 1936.
The News Edditer called the staff
Five men were indicted for the together and spake to them thus:
murder but the name of the fifth **In order to avoid sacking any of defendant was not disclosed. The you guys " he said, "there is a convicted men, members of the new rule applying to any of the Marine Firemens' Union, were sen- staff who fall down on 2 Insted of being sacked he commit Horry-Carrie.”"!
story-tenced to serve prison terms of must from five years to life. They were Earl King, George Wallace, E. H. Ramsay and Frank Conner.
"Harry who?" ast a reporter. “Harry-Carrie,” replied the News Edditer. "It is a Japanese form of suiside."
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It was disclosed during the trial that Alberts had had trouble with the union. The prosecutor said "Ah, you
that Wallace tried hurry-scurry,"
to shift the said the Chief Subb, who was a blame for the attack to Sackowitz, learned man.
declaring that he saw Sackowitz Albert's "Just as you like," said the News and another man leave
cabin shortly before the body was found,
Ed.
Beleive it or not, for many weeks evverythink went all rigt. Even the picktures had the rigt capshons on them and evverybody was happy.
One nite, howevver, a reporter who was sent to intervew the Oojah Kapiv came back empty-handed and with a sinking bart reported to the
News Edditer.
He smiled grimly and fumbelling in his desk produced a revolver which he handed to the reporter.
The fellow (he was little more than a boy) gazed at it with ashen cheeks.
The News Edditer nodded. The reporter picked up the gun with shakeing hand and placed it to his head. Shutting his eyes, he fired.
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But you can't aim straigt - with your eyes shut, The bullet went wide and struck the News Edditer in his black hart.
REPRESSION OF
TERRORISM
Convention Under Examination
Geneva, Saturday. The committee for international repression of terrorism has begun its session under the chairman- ship of Count Carton de Wiart, to review the observations made by different Governments during the discussion by the first assembly committee.
The committee is now examining the proposed draft convention, article by article.British less.
Geneva Bulletin
Wire-
Geneva, Saturday.
The April number of the Geneva monthly bulletin of statistics con...” tains, besides the usual tables, information on gold production, gold "reserves, the merchant marine and world trade British Wireless.
The boys gathered round, and to avoid a scandle desided to heave the boddy over Blackfriars Bridje.
And when composeing room herd Opium Board Adjourns
what had happened they sent four comps to give a hand with the body. Marmaduke, in the World's Press News."
A shooting brake belonging to the Duke of Windsor and containing a quantity of luggage was shipped across the Channel on the way to Austria....
Geneva, Saturday.
Board, under the chairmanship of The permanent Central Opium
Mr. Lyall (United Kingdom) has finished its session after arranging. work for the current year. The next session begins on June 29. British Wireless.
J. N. Breman, of the U.S.S.
M.P.s of all parties passed through cremento, was admitted to the G.C.H. a chamber filled with deadly gas when yesterday suffering from injuries they tested the efficiency of gas masks received when he fell down the stairs Falfield, Gloucestershire.
at the Civilian Anti-Gas School at]
lof No. 9, Thompson Road.
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