THE HONGKONG ... TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1932.
NEW ORLEANS
GULF OF MEXICO
How to Judge a Shirt
COCOS ISLAND
PACIFIC OCEANTM
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS
SPANISH MAIN
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Tressure hunters on Cocos Island, in the Pacific, 600 miles off Costa Rica, are reported to have found a spot in a creek bed under which they believe lies the Devonshire treasure, buried by Cap- tain Graham of the British warahip Devonshire after he turned pirate. Reports that tressure worth $60,000,000 actually had been discovered wore denied by officials of the syndicate financing the ex- pedition. Above is the ship Silver Wave in which the expedition set out, and, in the inast, its cap. tain, Eldred Hanson. The map shows the location of Cocos liland where buccaneers of the 1760. are supposed to have bidden tons of gold bullion and chests of coin seized from Spanish vessels.
Cadets of the U. S. Military Academy in rough-and-ready field uniforms, and carrying packa, dur- ing a working inspection held at West Point, NY, the other day.
When the locomotive of the Capital Limited, crack Baltimore
& Ohio passenger train, exploded near Pittsburgh while speeding to Chicago, both members of the engine crow were killed, wrack- age was scattered over a quarter of a mile aren and 50 sleeping passengers jarred from their berths. Here's all that remained of the locomotive.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Marie, photographed recently in America thoroughly recovered from the nervous atrain of their ordeal in Hawali.
The points of a good skirt--finish of button holes, fully shrunk neckband, generous armholes, flat setting cuffs are interesting for purposen of
comparison.
But when'all' is said and done, the simple and the certain way of getting a thoroughly good shirt is to go straight to Mackintosh's, for better shirts than "Summit" are not to be found.
Priced from $8.50 each Less 10% discount for cash.
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A modern alchemist, Professor Ralph H. McKee, pictured in close-up at upper left, claims to bare produced diamonds from impure iran. A chunk of the metal containing carbon, silicon and phosphorus was made molten in the furnace shown in the centre, and poured into steel moulds. Professor McKee is shown at right as ho treated the cooled metal in an acid bath, dissolving every- thing but the tiny diamonds that had been formed.
LEAP YEAR BRIDE
Jauni Isu BROOKMAN
BIGIN HERE TO-DAY.
Cherry Dixon, 19 and
pretty tellk
there"
"A girl to see me,"
Sound asleep on the Capital stops at Washington, a World War veteran from New York, drosmed about a bonus whils "Bow," his buddy, dreamed about a bone. The two pals were members of the "bonus army."
The "Cup" nodded. "Yep. Ask- ed me if Daniel Phillips of the News lived here and was he in. I told her "
girl's eyes
were red-lined. She Cherry under his breath. "This too crowded. Let's get "But who, was sho? What did smiled but her pallor was startling. place is
"What is it?" Phillips repeat out of here!" tures, the Blamark obliged its she look like?"
"Oh, I'm not much at describined. "Why, I had no idea you were They arose and walked through Out- her guests by moderate prices and a
I'm the lobby to the street door. Real nice lookin' here! When did you come7 mother she is going to a club meeting but pleasant tolerance of bills overdue. Women folks,
sorry if you've waited---"
side the cold night air stung their me her How It had been Dan Phillips' residence though. She didn't tell
"It doesn't matter," Cherry told cheeks. Dan put a hand on name. Maybe she's still there.
him, "now that you're here. I Cherry's arm as they went down have a look and Dan crossed the lobby and made Why don't you
didn't know where else to go to the steps. find you. I telephoned the New "Where are we going?" she ask- but they said you'd gone. I didn't ed. know what to do so I came here.” "Suppose we walk for white
"But. Cherry, anything the and you tell me what happened." matter?" The door of the elevator cage "No-I guess
not. I want to elicked open but Dan turned away-talk to you, Dan."
tom Lon! mesta Dan Phlip reporter with whom' the in in Love.. Her worlihy parents do not know she is sequiinted for more than a year. with Dan. Cherry roce with him to inter-
low a bank robber's sweetheart. She blanders |
Inte underworld headquarters and a bullet directly for the elevator. The car see?"
stelken fier arm. Das lakes her to a doctor's was delayed and as he waited, he Phillips frowned. Someone who what has happened when Bir. Digon RTA moved toward the desk where a knew he was
oled and then home.
Frying in explain
on the Neus, of
tto la very worry and brandishes, newspaper man with grey hair was sorting course. Might be a nuisance....
containing Cherry's pleture ad eunt of Jotters. the shooting. Mr. Dion order Dan from the Zrt.
"How're you, Cup? Any luck on Days pans in which Cherry has up word the ponies to-day?"
from Dan. Then Barah, Cherry's maid.
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discovers that ho na tolephaned and been The man behind the desk looked He had decided he'd just glance "Why, of with the girl is out of town. Cherry sicals up, grinned, "Aw, I told you I into the parlor and satisfy his down." Dan sells ber he loves her. When Cherry was through with the races. No curiosity.
out of the house, meeta Dan and explains.
arrive home her father is wating for her. Bir-not for mine!"
Cherry deflem her father and he urdem her
CHAPTER VIII.
course.
Cherry drew the collar of her polo coat closer. "Well," aho bo- Let's sit gan, "after I got home I' dressed and hurried down to dinner.
The parlor of the Bismark was magenta-coloured plush sofa with
They seated themselves on the Father and Mothor were still in
It nectises her of having met the reporter. It was a standing joke between the one room in the hotel that its stiff. back and tipsy, irregular to apologise or leave. She says, “til gol** them that once old "Cap" Graham clung to its faded glory. Here were
had "lost his shirt" on a particu- assembled the most uncomfortable Pprings. Dan put a hand over the girl's and saw her eyes light grate- larly authentic horse race tip. The and imposing pieces of Victorian
Cully. old man rather liked to bo furniture remaining from the orig-
'TC-
I've left home," she whispered. Dan Phillips was whistling as minded of it. The incident sug inal collection. A huge, ornate "I'm not going back!" he strode up the three steps that gested that in his day "Cap" had chandelier was suspended in the He watched har, incredulous, raised the Biomark Hotel above been one of the young bloods, free centre of the celling but it was not waiting for her to continue, the street level. The whistlo died with his money and a game loser. In usc. Massive floor lampa with "It was Father," Cherry as he swung open the heavy, door Dan lingered and the "Cap" con- fringed, pagoda-shaped shades sup-on. We had a terrible scene. and entored.
tinued sorting his letters. There plied the dim illumination.
Tha Bismark was a hotel that would be none in the pack for Dan. With a carefully casual manner
had seen better days. It largo. Ils mall was addressed to comfortable rooms were filled with Neina office.
the
old-fashioned furniture. The walls, "Say," he said, "I almost forgot! even when freshly papered, soomed There was a girl askin' for you. drab and the high collings cast She went into the parlor to wait. dark shadows. Long since auper Must have been more than an hour
wont
He
wanted to send me to California and I said I wouldn't go!"
Dan paused in the doorway. · Sud-
At the far end of the room a donly he moved forward.
group were sitting about in card what in the world are you doing aged women and a man.
"Why, Cherry”, he exclaimed.
table. There were three middle- Here?"
Dan bo-
beside her now and even in the
came aware that the card playing She got to her feot, Phillips was had been suspended.
"Wait__a_minute” he said to ]
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