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On October 13th last the historie Chateau of Chantilly, which for merly belonged to the great Condé family, was broken into and the Rose Diamond, one of the most
WAR.
MEN WHO BEGAN AND ENDED AT MONS
BY THE SAME CHÂTEAU.
Although a million British soldiers cat their lives in the war, some of the men who fired the first shots on the first day also red some of the last shots on the last day-and on the same ground.
This astonishing coincidence is recorded by. Lient-Colonel J. K Beraston and Captain Cyril E. Q Bax, in their wonderful story of The Eighth Division in War, 1914- 1918," published by the Medici So- ciety, Ltd.
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THE WEEK'S DIARY.
Today,
Fanling Hare and Hounds meet, Hunters A, 3 p.m.
Yachting: Racing Classes com- pete for Commodore's Cup..
Cricket and Football (Details in_to-day's issue),
H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.30
St. Paul's College Annual Prize Distribution, by Hen. Sir Joseph Kemp, K.C. Entertainment, 7.30 p.m. prize distribution, 9 p.m.
Bachelor's Dance, Craigengower Cricket Club, 2.15 p.m.
·Carpi's "Italian Opera Company, Star. Theatre, Kowloon, 9.10 p.m. (Rigoletto)
Queen's Theatre: "Lady Winder- mero's Fan."
World Theatre: "Manhattan.”
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other valuables were stolen from the Trensure Tower.
much of Mors. The night before, they Europe via Marseilles (Kashmir), The robbery aroused as sensation in Paris as did the theft established posts in the village of of the Mona Lisa picture from the tublin, Louvre before the war. All the To the north of the village, best brains of the French detective it is stated situated the service have been engaged in track Chateau of La Verriere, and its ing the thieves, but it was not until owner informed the then-of the and that triumph crowned Middlesex that in August, 1914, yesterday. their efforts.
their colleagues of another basta- The discovery of the diamond lion, of the same regiment (the 4th recalls the tale of The Purloined Middlesex) had been billeted there. Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe. In A remarkable coincidence, that story a French Minister hid there was one still more ext a valuable letter in the most open crdinary. For there were a uber place possible in a letter rack in of men then in the 2nd Middlesex his room-and consequently detec- to whom the information was tives failed to find it, although they already familiar; for the very good expanined the interior of the reason that they themselves had legs of the chairs and deska. actually been serving, with the 4th
The Condé diamond, which is Middlesex in August, 19149 valued at £200,000 at least, wes hidden in an apple which was on the mantelpiece of a room thorough- ly searched by the detectives.
Oven
Eva And The Apple. The finding of the diamond
at
These men had on the morn ing of August 23rd, 1914, fired the cat shots of the war on the British front; on November 11th 1918, having survived all from the same put they fired what may well hare
been the last.” VALL
provides a modern version of the temptation of Eve in the Garse querer, insteps beda divi It is not sariling meral af Eden. It is one of the most sign containing such veterans, wrote remarkable instances in bistory in which the element of chance has in his farewell message?" I have played into the hands of the police. come out of the war with one con P...
Benoist, one of the
viction, at all events, and this is Big Five of the Faris detective force, that the finest man on God's earth had been keeping watch for two 18 the British Private Soldier?! moaths or two Alsatian men livings Neure Chapelle, and it took The Eighth Division's first battle in a respectable hotel in the Boule vard de Strasburg. He suspected part in every other great fight, them of being connected with the cept Arras, until the end. Chantilly robbery, but he was up- able to gather sufficient evidence to justify their arrest,
Fanling Hunt lawn meet Comdr. and Mrs. Hartford's bungalow, 10.30 4. round), Fanling
Golf: Junior Championship (first Cricket: LR.C. . Volunteers at Indian Recreation Club ground, 3 p.m.
Yachting: Cruisers compete for Commodore's Cup.
Tennis: Mixed doubles. E.C.C. Club de Recreio, at Kowloon Cricket Club, 3.p.m.
Social
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Yachting Ladies 7th and last Scientific Film Show, Bank of ex-Canton Building, 8 p.m.
Carpi's Italian Opera Company, Star Theatre, Kowloon, 8.15 p.sh. (Cavalleria Rusticana and Pag-
Souter was arrested shortly after liacoi), Tuesday,
wards and also made a full con- fession.
The police searched the rooms of both men, and although objects" in their portmanteaux seemed to con- firm the suspicions, they could End in Paris by accident, one being
The two men said they had met no trace of the treasures stolen from chauffeur and the ether commer
the château.
maid.
Golf: Final of Railway Cup (Ladies' Section B.H.E.G.C.).. Fanling.
Distribution of prizes at Ver-
nacular Middle School by Director of Education (Mr. A. E. Wood),
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Sanitary Board Meeting, 415 pa
H.K. Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy ten dántant, 430.
A fine though somewhat wrinkled cial traveller. Together they visit red pippin apple, was on theed Chantilly and discussed how mantel-piece of one of the rooms easy it would be to break in.
On October 12th being short of during the search. No one thought of touching it until Eve came along fuck. They left Paris by the 8 money, they determined to try their in the person of a young chamber c'clock train from the Gare du
She cleaned the room, which was Nord after buying araw.
They p.m found ladders at Chantilly, crossed. cecupied by an Alsatian named the moat, and reached the window Ambulance Brigade and presenta Kanfer, closed the portmanteaux, of the Treasure Tower, which is on tion of trophies by HE the which had been searched thoroughy, the edge of the racecourse. Souter Governor, Murray Parade Ground, and then noticed the apple. The temptation was great. She put on gloves and broke into the took a bite and was astonished to tower by cutting a hole in the find her teeth grate or a hard shutter, while Kauffer kept watch object...
too
The Core,
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Sold To A Woman
the core was a pink stone which first train on October 13th. The
She opened the apple. Inside at They returned to Paris by the she thought might be diamond. threw those of the jewels which they She resisted further temptation thought unsaleable into the Seine. and took the apple and its contents and sold a portion of the rest to a police officer.
Mae Schill, who has also been arrested.
M. Chiappe, head of the Sûreté Général (the Paris Scotland Yard) was immediately informed of the find and detectives took the stone
Mme Schill, with the aid of a Pole, named Jacob Goldenrat, who is also in custody, as intermediary,
Annual Inspection of St. John
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to the Ministry of the Interior, is said to have sold for £200 some where it was identified as the Conde of the stones after all the settings. diamond.
bad been melted down. Two Chief Detective-Inspector Foch diamond merchants who accepted nnd Detective-Inspectors Male and them in good- are now sorting Dorbritz were sent to the hotel. the stones from among their stock. When they saw Kauffer walk out Mme. Schill, it is alleged, saw the unsuspectingly M. Male placed his Condé diamond but refused to hoad on his shoulder and remark handle so compromising a gem. ed to him, "You like apples, don't, A young Alsatian women, to whom it is alleged Kauffer had f
given £200, the proceeds from the sale of a portion of the jewellery, Diocesan School, Old Boys' Asso- is also in custody, and the arrest is expected hourly of a man who is ciation Social and Dance, Dioce up-to-date as possible.]
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What do you mean? asked Kauffer.
"Well, you have one in your room, with a funny sort of core in, {ity, answered M. Malo.
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ber 20th, I saw the famous Condé The man was hustled into at the Ministry of the Interior, M. taxicab and driven to the detective Barraut, the Minister, held the department, where he described how glittering wonder in his hand for a minute and then placed it on a cousin nained Emile serviette with the apple, hek be and Auguste Sonter broke into the On the Minister's deak was also Treasure Tower of the Château of
L piece of newspaper on which were p.. Chantilly, after crossing the moat revolver; s brace and bit, and by a stolen ladder, and ransacked several wedges, a skeleton key, and the valuables there.......
other burglars implements-Daily (Continued on next (lumn),`·. Mail.
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