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MRS CHRISTIE'S DISAPPEARANCE.
GENCİNE LOSS OF MEMORY.
HUSBAND'S APPEAL TO THE PRESS.
KENT COAL FIELDS.
BIG PRODUCTION AIMED AT.
AN IMPORTANT LAW SUIT,
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Messrs. · Bonjamin & Potte' have received the following quotations Extensive coal felde have always from their Straits Agents: been known to exist in Kent but Connemaras.Str. $2.50 buyers. A London contemporary to hand their commercial development has Jeram Kuantana dealing with the mystery sur-only recently become a practical Allenbys rounding Mr. Agatha Christie," proposition. the writer of "sensational mystery The extent to which the enterprise stories, who disappeared from her is going forward, its difficulties Kuala Sidimas bome, Styles, Bunningdale, Berk-and interesting aido lights were re-Punggors......... shire, for twelve days, being found vealed recently before the Railway Malaka Pindas. at the Harrogate Hydropathis, and Canal Commission Court (Mr Glenealya states that medical report issued Justice Sankey, Sr E. Tipdal At- soon after she was discovered. de kinson, K.C., and Sir Lovia Co- clares that Mrs. Christie was suffer ward, K.C.) when Tilmanstone ing from 'genuine loss. of (Kent) Collieries, Ltd., naked for memory.
the right to erect, an aerial rope- "She Does Not Know She Has
way for the carriage of their coal a. Daughter."
from the colliery to Dover Harbour, a distance of si miles. The schëme was opposed by various parties in- terested, including the Southern Railway Company, the East Kent Light Railway Company, the Com- missioners of Crown Lands, and the Earl of Guilford
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After a careful examination of Mr. Christie, we have formed the opinion that she is suffering from an unquestionably genuine loss of memory, and that for her future welfare she should be spared all anxiety and excitement."
This statement, signed by Dr. Donald Elms Gore, lecturer in neu: rology, Manchester University, and Mr. Henry Wilson, M.R.GS.. of Cheadle. After the report had been given, Col. Christie said to a Prees representative:
the matter to the doctors.
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JANUARY 19TH, 1RAT. $1,120 bay, 1,130/3E Do., Longlan...£119 nom. A Chartered Bankbill som. Marcantile Bank, A.d8...£33 nám.
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G..£187 nom. Mr. P. Bamber, for the colliery, P.&O. Bank, they produced was of a coarse type: China Underw1.43 nom. company, explained that the coal East Ama Bank.
Canton Insurance
... $850 bar. and in the face of the competition Nuth Ulins Ins at the better coal obtained in the Union Lakarance ......1990 nom.
****..... 145 north of England and elsewhere Y they found great difficulty in sell-Chins Fits Insuranos
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Indo-Chinas (Prat).....32 Shell Transporta......
Waterboats.. China Malabon
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non..
I appeal to the newspaper to 18. it unless some reduction in the drop the incident now and leave ed. By means of the proposed rope- Steamboats.
cost of production could be effectentmenmenin 30 She is afraid to go cut to the way it was believed that would be Hong Kang Tre
Kang Tuga $1.10 nom... door because of people bobbing saving of a ton, and probably out from bushes. She does not more, and the daily production
(Dal) · va....$42 buy,
99/-buy. know how she got to Harrogate. might be increased in time from
$68 bay. She has now recognised her sister1,000 to 4,000 tons.
They hoped to obtain a large and me, but she does not even bankering and export trade from
$15 buy.
Beli know that she has a daughter. Dover, but owing to the price they She wrote sothing while at He had to pay the railway comparies.
....$38 nom. Sugara
40 nomi. rogate except an advertisement
Mining A4. signed Teress Neels (asking it was impossible to sell at a price ghat (bio).
..Tis. 25 nom. friends and relatives to communic- that would allow them to get intojas (combin
The. 12. nom. ate with her). The explanation of the market at all for foreign coal.
S'ha Explorations If the ropeway were allowed the Shanghai Loan the advertisement is that shế
would find themselves Bank vas up there and did not know company where her relatives were, and she obliged in due course to close down Trench Mines thought the only way she could the colliery altogether and 200 men get into touch with them was by would be thrown out of work.
this means.
She did not me her bank bal- ance while at Harrogate, but spent some money she had taken with her. Her account was stop- ped by the police.
I did not call in the police.) They were spurred by double headlines in the newspapers. The papers said, Where is Agatha Christie ?" and the police thought. "Let's get down to it and put on 800 men a day." It was not my doing at all. Surrey police provided cups of tea for special constables and so on. It is not my business to pay for this. You don't call upon people to pay the amount incurred when the police are called in
I appeal to you to make no more fuss about it. The doctor's report shows that it is no stunt to sell books as has been suggested.
LABOUR PARTY EXECUTIVE. MODERATES" PREDOMINATE
The hearing was adjourned.
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That the Prince of Wales is awo Cottons greatly improved player was seen Orientals in the Amateur Championship at
kanghai
(Cottons(old)...Tle, 54 nom. the Bath Club, when, though de
Do. (new): TT. 97 feated by Captain E. D. Shafto by China Basar
Tls. 81 buy. 3-10, 8-10, 10-8, 9-3; 9-2, he showed HK, Tramway.....
2x bay. better form than any yet produced Peak Tram (old) $75 bay. by him in public.
y him, in atly improved his Singapore fraction
back-hard with which he scored as.
many points in the left hand corner, he has cultivated strokes which bring his outright winners,
and he is much faster about the Until he began to tire in court. the fourth game he was more than the equal of. Captain Shafto, a player of quite good class.
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35 The first three games were great.
Constructidal
12 bay. struggles, full of long rallies and Dairy Farma.. At the meeting of the Parliamen recoveries on the part of both. Der A Wings...36 nom. tary Labour Party recently, Mr. Captain Shaftoled in the first Heng Keng Electric
$65 buy.. 55 Ramsay MacDonald presiding, it game at 64, but the Prince then Macao Electrics a was announced that the election of
(old)
sel the executive had resulted as folt really going and pulled up to HK. Ropes
One al was game ball." lows:-
(new) called in the set of 2 and many Lane Crawfordaine
TANDO, Mr. Philip Snowden, Mr. W. blank handa followed, until the Hackintosha.......... Graham, Mr. H. Dalton, Mr. T. Prince went out with a service Binterés.......... Johnston, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Mr. which deadmicked"""I I am ter
United Asbestos H. B. Lees-Smith, Mr. R. Smillie, ribly sorry," said he to his oppon-
Watsons (old) Mr. C. E. Trevelyan, Mr. G. est.
WE Powel Lansbury, Mr. S. Webb, MË. W.
Telephone...... Adamson, and Mr. Arthur Hen-
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Brilliant Play. Captain Shafto led 2-0 in the eccond game but the Prince then The chairman and deputy chair-struck a brilliant patch He made man, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and three winners and drew level``at Mr. J. R. Clynes, were ro-olected | 6-ali. Captain Shafto Ied 8-7, but unopposed.
the Prince again" made it game With the exception of Mr. G. ball all” and won the two points Lansbury, an honest fanatic, and in the set." At the end of the Mr. C. P. Trevelyan, a bigoted pre-game he tried to point out to the cifist, the excentive contains most umpire that a point should have of the saner and more moderate | been against himmell, but the official elements of the Socialist party. was. obdurate.
HUNT DEFIED BY FARMER. COAT OFF FOR A CHALLENGE.
After 5-all had been called in the third game the Prince went to 6 with a perfect shot. He was led 8-, but yet again drew level. Cap. tain Shafto got in again, however, and won the next two points and A shot is alleged to have been the game. The Prince continued to fited recently by an angry farmer play well, but was beginning to just before he warned members of feel the great pace at which the the Cheshire Hunt that they must game had been played and just withdraw. from one of his fieldā. failed to reach balls which he could The hounds were hunting from have got up when he was fresher. The Admirals, one of Mr. Houry First round (concluded): Capt. Tollemache's covers at Doriold, late ED. Shafto, bt the Prince of
in the afternoon, when they fench-Wales, 9-10, 8-10, 10-8, 9-3, 6-2; W. ed & farm near Nantwich
RPyement, wo Flying Officer
It is stated that the owner was in H. M. Maller scratched; E. Vernon
a beid with gun in hand when Mr. Harcourt bt. Major E. G. French,
Eric Williams, of Liverpool, jump-9-5, 94, 84; E. T. Huhn bt. P. 'ed his horse into the field.
A Challenge.
Gardner, 9-7 8-9 9-4; W. D. Mac- pherson bt. F. M. Strawson, 4-3, 3-4 9-6, 6-4; R. G. de Quetteville The farmer it declared to have re- bt. H. Cozerdale, 10, 9-3, 9-3. fused to allow the hounds to go ao, aad to have threatened Colonel Mossley Legh while still carrying the gun.
• Then, throwing down the gun sad taking off his coat, he challenged any member of the hunt to fight
him.
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CAN TYPESCRIPT BE A FORGERY?
When James Dalrymple, & Glás- gow tram manager, was charged at Glasgow with forgang sud uttering a telegram, objection was raised by his solicitor, who pointed out the telegram was wholly typewritten, including the signature, add in his
off their hormer and went to stand against motof accidents the Trafic submission this was not a forgery in by Colonel Legh, between whom and Commissioners of New Jersey hate the sense of the Post Office (Protte the former sharp words were ex-ruled that henceforth all drivers, to tion) Act, 1864. changed. W
no secure a licence, must pass a rigid Finally the hounds were called eye examination. The prosecution confended the off, and when the Beld were with- The commitsioners have secured telegram was not genuine in any drawing the farmer is stated to have the assistance of more than 100 expect, and as a telegram was de defied the hunt to come on his land oculists who have agreed to serve age; the one in question came
fined as a written or printed mei/} The Master, Mr. W-H-Midwood pay on a board of within the latter category
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readings.
The Sheriff said it was a novel point which he would take time to consider. He accordingly adjourned the case.
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