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M.C.L. CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
COMPETITION.
A Borius of Cross-word puzzles, six in all. will appear in the South-Calna. Morning Post-and-the-Hong Kong Daily Press in July, August and September next.
They will be published once a fortnight starting on July 7th, ie., on July 7th and 21st, on August 4th and 18th, and on September 1st and 15th.
The entrance fee-will-be-85:- for the series.
A prize of 360 will be given to the competitor who solves all the puzzles correctly or with the fewest mistakes.
In the event of more than one competitor tying, the prize will be divided.
The balance of the entrance fees will go to the funds of the M.O.L.
Entrance fees which will be duly acknowledged must accompany the first solution sent ja.
The competition will be in the hands of a judge who will. enter into no correspondance concerning it and whose decision will bo final.
The correct solution of orch puzalo will bo published in the same issue of each paper as that in which the next puzzle of the s-ries appears.
Entrance foss and solutions are to be sent to "Judex," ca the Helena May Institute, Hong Kong, and envelopes must be marked "M.O.L.X Word" in the top left hand corner,
No competitor may sand in more than one solution of any puzzle. Every solution must reach the judge within 5 days of the publication of the puzzle.
Date of first puzzle -- July 7th.
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1-Ho doesn't get into hot 18-I'm on agreement with this
water; just the reverse.
4-This campaigner has little credit with the States at firet. 10.-Ten? Not I (nong.), 11-You can find this house by a
tube.
12-lan' in a rut (anag.). 13-Absent from the force but
not off the beat. 11.-For offence or defences 16.-Send out a late drink.
1.--An old thief.
meeting.
21.He often follows the field.
4.-Possibly a German about
fifty,
28. A ono-armed quadruped. 27.--One may at the iron-monger's
-one does in the playground. 28.-Wander after material for
censure,
Even the nredicat can pay these.
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Vertical.
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3.-A new world plant. 8.Tale of a broken vessel in
the City.
-A musician with grit gets the
bird,
He has considerable powers of penetration.
8. An old 1 across. 5.-Crediting proverbially..
MRS. BARNEY NOT GUILTY
(Continued from Page 7.)
1. The hairdresser can't give
you this tho he gets near it. 17.-In charity: overturn the Buene
.of divorco,
10-Their job, if not fighting, is
a daily grind. 20-Was Gloria ill during this
crossing?
21." These to his-since he held
them dear," 22-English counterpart of 24. 20.-Station.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1932,
"WOLF-MAN": AT WHIPSNADE.
FIRST ATTEMPT TO MEET
THE FAMILY FAILS.
An elderly-man-with-a-gray. beard, hatless, and wearing an old raincoat and flannel "bags," walk- ed among a pack of wolves at Whipsnade Zoo while a thousand people looked through the iron fenco and gasped.
With a squeal of delight the wolves rushed forward, wagging their bushy tails like giant dogs and leaping with joy, while the leader jumped into his arms and licked his face.
The man was Mr. D. S. Spens- Stewart, Fellow of the Zoological Society, and the only wolf-inan in London.
Old Friends.
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First of all, the wolf-inan" re- newed old acquaintanceships Then he moved closer to the little rustic hut in the centre of the wood, where a scraggy white-coloured she- wulf lurked anxiously, watching over her cubs.
Mr. Spens-Stewart approached cautiously. He scratched the she wolf's head. She turned round and walked away.
to
Finally the "wolf-mau" BAL gingerly in the door of the little hut. Mrs. Wolf did not seein mind this, but as soon as he get down on his knees to peer under neath the shelter, where the euba were in hiding, she ran in. agitated rircles until he stopped.
he
It is not an easy thing to over- come the mother's nervousness," said afterwards, and it will per haps take some time. I shall try again.
went off.
Our hands were to gether; his hand in mine for a few minutes,
I did not think anything had happened. He seemed quite ali right and went into the Ledroom and half shut the door. He said
Fetch n doctor. I asked: Do you really mean it did not leave the revolver then. I think it had fullen to the ground.
"I saw he looked ill. I rang up a doctor and no one answer. ed went upstairs again and aaw him. I was upect and began to cry.
Stephen said: Why does not the doctor come I want to tell
him what bas happened. It was not your fault. He repeated that over and over again.
"I tried to cut his tie off. I pub pillow upon his chest and got towels. I again rang up the doc- tor and they said he was leav. ing.
I again went upstairs and saw he was dead and just waited. I don't remember what I did after- wards, I was so frantic. I am sure, as far as I know, there was only one shot fired.
Money and Markets
HONG KONG STOCK SINGAPORE STOCK
MARKET.
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
No changes were to be noted at the session yesterday morning, rates, with very few exceptions, being well-maintained.
Salos,
Hong Kong Banks, $1,550, Union Insurances, $435. H.K. & K. Wharvea, $130. Hotels (Old), 811.30., Hong Kong Trams, $22.00. Star Ferries, 80. China 'Lights (Old);:19}/10,35. Hong Kong Electrics, 8721, Cements (Combined) 818.10/18.30. Lane, Crawfords, 86.
Buyers.
Canton Insurances, $1,300. China Fire Insurances, 8600, H.K. Fire Insurances, $1,195, Union Waterboats, 810. H.K. & V. Docks, 818): Providents (Old), 95. Hotels (Old), - 811.20, Hotels (New), 810.65.. Hong Kong Laude, 8761. Humpheys, 815)
Hong Kong Realties. 811.00. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 131.
Hong Kong Trams, 892.00.. Yaumati Ferries (Old), 8333, Youmati Ferries (New), 832), Telephones (P.P.), 822), Cements (Comb.), $16.10. Dairy Farms, 828. Constructions (Old), 85}, Constructions (New), $1.00. H.K. Govt, Loans,
Sellera.
premium.
South China Motor "B," 811. II.K. Amurements, 819).. S.C. Enterprises, $3.
SHANGHAI SHARES.
LATEST CALLED QUOTATIONS
Messrs. Carroll Bros have re-
ceived the following latest cabled quotations of Shanghai shares:-
$ cda.
Ewo Cotton Mills, Ltd. 13.80 Shanghai Lands Shanghai Electrica
24.50 29,25
MARKET.
FRASER & CO.'S WEEKLY REPORT.
Mossra. Fraser, & Co., Singapore, in their weekly raport dated Juno 29, state-
Quotations in the local sharo arket show very little change dur ing the weak under roviow. The International Tin Committee duly an- nounced the acceptance of the modi fed Byrne Schome by the signatory countries, the Scheme coming into forca on July 1; but the anticipated rise in the price of the metal has so far failed to matorialize and the closing quotation for the three decline of £3.0.0 over the week. months' position is £114, showing a
Rubber remains dull and neglected with London and Liverpool stocks down 1,011 tons A certain amount of business has passed in the Indus- trial market, but there is very little alteration in prices. The Chair- man's speech at the Straits Trading Company's mooting was well receiv ed, and his naquranes that every endeavour would be made to main- tain the dividend had a steadying effect on the price of the shares. All issues of Loans continue firm.
Mining-There has been no in- terest taken in any of the local counters and in the absence of business, quotations are unchanged. There are buying enquiries for Ulu Klangs at 424 cts., while Kints Tins offer at 67}_cts and Sungei Ways at 81.39, Pungahs are obtainable at 8/1 Raubs have been fairly active with dealings at $17.85 and further sellers slightly over, while Malayan Collieries have changed hands at 214.00.
Industrials,Straits Traders aro slightly firmer with business pass- ing at $19.50 ex, div., at which price further shares can he placed. Straits Steamships, after dealings at 11.85, changed hands slightly under and Fraser & Neave Ords. offer at $8.50. Bids are wanted for Ham- mers and Singapore Cold Storages, while there is a small demand for Singapore Cold Storage Debentures. Robinson Ords, have been placed at $3.00, closing with further sellers under, and a parcel of the Prefer ence shares made $34.76 MaAlisters were taken at 870.00 and Gammons
NEW YORK STOCK at 04 ets., while there is a small
EXCHANGE.
A.O.F.C. QUOTATIONS.
{REÚTRE'S AMERICAN BREVICE]
NEW YORK, July ..
TO-DAY'B LAST AVERAGE AVERAGE CHANGES
enquiry for Kinta Electrics at 30 .......cta. Bids are wanted for United Engineers, Alexandra Brieks, Malac- ca Electrics, Maynards and Thorny- crofts, while there is an enquiry for Wearnes round quotations. Consolidated Tin Smelter Ords, wero placed at 10/3, and there is enquiry for the Preference shares round 15/6. Singapore Traction Profs., aro wanted at 13/0 with sellers asking 14/, and there are buyers of South British Insuranca at 19.25. Loudon Middle Prices by to-day's cable are as under--Shell Tobaccos £9.19.0, Dunlops 10/0, Transports £1.14.6, British-American Imperial Tobaccos £3.15.0, Cour- taulds £1.5.0, Imperial Chemicals 14/3 and Unilever £1.4.0.
Dividends-Singapore Municipal 5. per cont.. Stock, 1928-Dividend 2 per cent, date payable July 20, 1032, books close July 20, 1932.
43.47 13.75 17,33
.92 .00 .58
30 Indus-
trials... 44.30 Stephen and I have quarrelled20 Rails 13.84) on previous occasions, but not 20 Utilities 17.91 often."
Messts. E, A. Plerce & Markets Inactive done: 600,000 shares.
Co. Report,
Business
LAST TO-DAY'S PRICE PRICE
Mr. Wallace said that after having made that statement Mr. Barncy was to go home to her parents, but on June 3 she was seen by two inspectors at a house in Belgrave- | Air Reduction............. 330J squite, and charged with murder. Allied Chemical and She replied, "I did not shoot him.
478 I am not guilty."
The Inspector found the prisoner: very hysterical and excited. She was walking up and down, parti- When the new charge was read ally dressed, in the sitting-room. to her that morning she mid hoth- He tried to calm her and naked boring at all. how it happened. She was shout- ing and ordered him out of the room. He calmed her eventually and asked her to explain the The doctor drove in his car to tragedy. Mrs. Harney became very Williams-mews, where the door was excited again and ordered the off opened by the prisoner.
cer out of the house. She said "We had a quarrel and he got the re- volver from a chair. We struggled and it went off. It is terrible."
She took him upstairs, and there the doctor saw the dead man lying on his left side with his right hand across his chest, Tho left hand was stretched out on the floor at na angle of 40 degrees. By the hand was a revolver,
"There was a small hole through the left lapel of the man's coat and the pullover or jumper, which he wore underneath;'
The prisoner was extremely hys tericul. She said, 'Oh, he isn't dead, is hot. Don't let my mother tonow. If he is dead, let me die, too. I will kill myself. The doctor tried to calm her, and told her he
must send for the police,
"She knelt by the body and kept kissing it, and said repeatedly, love him so."
Another WomeR.
"She said they had a quarrel about a woman and Michael had threatened to leave her. She said, You know what will happen if you leave-me-P
"He took a revolver from under a curbion'and said, 'You will not¦ do it with this'. Sho said that As the · result.
of 1 struggle the revolver went off. She did not know he was hurt. Ha went inside the bathroom and then called out, 'Send for a doctor.
When Inspector Winter arrived he noticed a hole in the wardrobe and there was a hóls on the side of the wall. The prisoner said, "That happened some days ago." Quite clearly the hole on the wall was the ricochet of a bullet. It was not suggested by the prosecution that it was not. Bha said. "That was when I threatened to commit sui
·eïde.
The officer told her that she would have to go to Gerald-row police station. She became very angry and her father and mother arrived. She was taken to Gerald-row police station.
Sir B. Spilsbury's View, Ha proposed to call Sir Bernard Spilsbury, who would say that the wound in the left chest took prac- tically a horizontal line. The cause of death was hemorrhage, due to bleeding from the lung.
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and Telephone 78% 781 American Tobacco "B" 50) Anburn Borden Company Canadian Pacific..... Consolidated Gas of
New York Drugs, Inc. Du Pont de Nemours 237 Eastman Kodak General Electric
In Sir Bernard Spilsbury'e opin- ion, from the direction the bullet took, it was not impossible, but General Foods extremely improbable, for it to have General Motors... been caused accidentally ar for International Harves- Stephen to have shot himself.
ter.... A gunsmith would say that the International Tel. and
Tel revolver had a 141b pull. If Ste-
phen had had the revolver in bis Liggett and Myers hand holding it up, in order to
On arrival there Inspector Win ter said: "If you wish to tell me, shoot himself, he would have bad Loew's Inc. about this you may do so," and to turn it inwards, and, according Pacific Gas and Elec cautioned her. She answered: "I to the gun expert, it would have shall have to tell sooner or later, been practically impossible to have and I may as well do so now.".
pulled the trigger and fired it from that position.
Mrs. Barney's Alleged Statement,⠀ If on the other hand, the stock of the revolver was not in Stephen's Mr. Wallace then read the state. ment made by Mrs. Barney, as fol- hand, but in the hand of the pri- ****soner, and in the struggle the dead lowe:
"I was introduced to Michael man had held the barrel of the Scott Stephen through friends revolver in trying to pull it away, We are great friends, and he used his hand would undouotedly, have to come and see me from time to boen blackened by the shot, wherea time. He has no occupation. He in fact there wha no blackening. always used to see me home, and In the opinion of the expert the as usual shot was fired at a distanre of from last night he did so
three to nine inches. We arrived home phout tavo àm...
"Immediately we got in we had a quarrel about a woman that ho was fond of, I have had revolver in the houso for some years. Last night it was under B. cushion on a chair in the bed-
The following passengers: mailed room, near the bed. I used to hide it from time to time, but for Manila yesterday per the Em press of Asia-Mr. Chin Cue, Mr. he knew where it was last night.
"Ho took it, saying: "I am Cheung Choc, Mr Ching Wai, going to take it away for four you Father J. Donovan, Rev. F. T kill yourself. He went into the Donnelly Mr J. C. Fishman, Mr. room on the left. I ran after him Hung. Hong Lian, Mr. W. S. and tried to get it back.
Hooper, Ko Leung Ching, Mr.
PASSENGERS.
Departures.
"There was no struggle in the Kwan Loong, Mr. Ku Hoi. Mr. N. bedroom. It was outside in theV Le Petit, Rev. M, P. Mulcahy, doorway As we were struggling to Mr. Ng Sang, Mr. and Mrs. gether he wanted to take it away Payot, Rev. J. P.. Ryan, Mrs. A. and I wanted to get it back it G. Sanderson, Mr. Juan Way
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United States Steel... 23) Westinghouse E. and
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CLOSING QUOTATIONS,
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July 6, 1939.
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