THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 1, 1937.
THE
WORLD
A
GOES BY
GOLDEN HIND RELIC
UNITED STATES
DISCOVERY
An antique brass plate has been] picked up by a passing motorist on Rocky Point, overlooking San Fran- cisco Bay. This, it is claimed by Californian historians, is the plate. originally planted in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake during his famous voyage of three years round the world. -
reader asked a member of our staff the other day who, what and why Ulysses was. The member of our staff, acting on the principle of loyalty to à colleague, told him I was the pride of the office, a bril-
Curious as the story sound, some liant wit and scintillating conver- credence is given to it by the opin- sationalist. This, as you who read ions expressed by Dr. Herbert Bol- this column must know, is the ton, Professor of American History truth, the whole truth and nothing at the University of California, and but the truth. But I feel that you, Mr. Allen Chickering, president my numbskull readers, should know of the California Historical Society. something of the years of my life Both have carefully examined before I burst into print before your the relic and both claim that it is startled gaze.
genuine.
Following Mr. Lloyd George's The plate is mentioned by Drake's claim to be a Basque, I can say that chaplain, Francis Fletcher, in his I am a Patagonian, though I was work, "The World Encompassed," born in Newfoundland. The doctor and it has always been regarded as who attended this interesting event California's greatest lost historical was a Frenchman who only spoke treasure. Esperanto, so the stage was all set for a brilliant career for the newly- arrived infant.
Part Of Cannon?
The relic is believed to have been part of a connon on the deck For many years, however, no sign of the Golden Hind, Drake's ship, of brilliance appeared. This is which was broken up a century no infant prodigy, the family moan-later, and from whose timbers a ed, in spite of Patagonia, · New-chair was made and presented to foundland, France and Esperanto. Oxford University.
And I have reason to suspect that
The plate is made of solid brass,
they have not changed their opinion and measures 6in by 8in. since with good cause.
It bears an etched inscription in
I have been farmer, hobo, road-men- archaic lettering, which, when der, pub-keeper's assistant, soldier, washed and cleaned of the encrust- sailor, journalist (so-called), wan-led dirt of centuries, was found to derer in general and, summed up, a read as follows: general failure.
"Bee it Knownè Vnto all men by
I am not discouraged by this, these presents Ivne 17, 1579, by however, experience having shown The Grace Of God And In The me that the failures of life
are Name
Maiesty Queen
Of Her
often preferable to the successES. Elizabeth of England her Svcessors The latter invariably suffer from Forever, I take possession of this swelled head, snobbishness, gout, kingdome whose King and people fearful temper and general un-freely resigne their right and title pleasantness.
in the whole land vnto her Maies-
I am only generally unpleasant, tie's keeping, now named by me; so I feel I have gained something "And be it knowne vnto all men by remaining a failure.
as Nova Albion.
"Francis Drake."
Apart from an unusually wide experience of this comic world The motorist who found the plate there is nothing distinguished took it to the University of Cali- about Ulysses, though it pains me fornia, where it was pronounced somewhat to have to admit the genuine. fact.
A reward of $700 has been voted This story of my life, somewhat to the finder. in the nature of a thumb-nail sketch, has been amplified in book form and will be published at some future date by the Newspaper Enterprise.
The revelations in this publication are of such an astounding nature that the censor had to be bribed heavily before official consent to release of the book could be obtained.
COUNTESS OF WARWICK
To Become A Model
Lovely Countess of Warwick, who, as Miss Rose Bingham, was one of the most striking debutantes since This will have no effect
the war, has decided to become pocket, however, as the profits from model.
on
my
a
sales of this thrilling autobiography
She will settle in New York and are expected to exceed all records, offer her services to professional past, present and future.
photographers who specialise in ad-
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A truce to this foolery. I must screen.” away us I have better occupations than writing a lot of nonsense for an unappreciative and parochial public like yourselves.
ULYSSES.
Leeds police warned local children against eating, in mistake for sweets, tablets containing a dangerous drug, which were in a packet lost by a chemist's errand-boy.
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