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、 SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1927.

BODY IN A TRUNK.

THE CHINA MAIL

SHARES WORTH £800. CHALIAPIN PUZZLED.

IN ONE ROOM.

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MOST INTERESTING PLACE IN LONDON.

"MOSCOW MUST BE CRAZY." KING WHO USED POOR INK.

EXPERTS AND CAUSE OF DEATH.

FORTY POUNDS UP IN A DAY.

ATTACKED FOR FEEDING THE HUNGRY.

THEORY OF A WOOLLY MAT.

dismembered badly was found in a

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WALL STREET RECORD.

New York. The Westminster magistrate (Mr. F. C. P. Boyd) continued the The rise of more than £40 hearing of the evidence against in the old steek of the Texas John Robinson, 6, recently in Land Trust marks the highest business at Roebester-row, Westpoint in the history of the most minster, as a house and estate sensational of all stocks on the Last agent, who is charged with the New York Exchange. murder of Mrs. Minnie Allee Berati, the wife of a waiter, whose September the shares in the Trust could be purchased for triak at Charing-cross station on £140; to-day, they are selling for May 10. Mr. C, Wallace conduct nearly £800. ed the case for the Directof of and Mr. Public Prosecutions. Laurence Vine and Mr. M. D. Lyon were for the defener.

Dr. Thomas Rose, police divi- sional surgesh sil that he and mortem Dr. Weir nude a post examination. All the braises on the remains, he said, were cause! shortly before death. He formed the opinion that the bruises 025 the temple and eye were caused by two distinct blows, and that on the uidemen was the result of direct vitlenre. The other bruises edull have been caused by pressure of the hands or knorks. He did not cause à fall would also cause all the bruises,

The Trust was formed in 1888, when it took over 3,500,000 acres. of land from the Texas Pacific Railway. With the proceeds of its sale of ands it, bought its own shares in the open market, retiring them, no dividends ever being declaral. The speculation seemned to be that whoever should, in the course of time, own the last two shares, would fall heir io, a sum of money beyond the dreams of avarice.

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VALUABLE STAMPS,

THE MOST VALUABLE COLLECTION.

£1,000 BLOCK OF "CAPES."

Strasbourg.

Now that the

What is the most interesting "I am no Bolshevik, Commun- ist, or Royalist. I know nothing room in London?

the except for

ANCIENT RELICS.

NEW EXCAVATIONS IN MALTA.

ELEPHANT TUSK IN CAVE.

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Maita.

The

known B enve

"Ghar the

In previous excavations a targe quantity of animal remains, frag ments of pottery of the Stong, as implements and ornaments of Bronze, and Punic periods, as well the Stone Age and conglomerates of tusks, molars, and fragments of piru- serveil.

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think that one blow which would and royalties to purchasing back | lion from Russia and the report There is much question every" D.S.O., of London, can hardly be molars of a somewhat abnormali

Mr. Wallage: In your opinion, what was the cause of death?

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caretaker's quarters. Specimens of all objects discovered within the cave will be on view in this museum:

Inside the new building a shaft will be sunk and steps built by means of which visitors will be able to descend into the cave. The sug gestion that the cave should be fit by electricity is also being con- silered,

During the present excavations fragments of clean Punic pottery that had evidently fallen from the were discovered under a beaker reef of the cave.

CHURCH NOTICES.

A CHANGE OF ONE DOLLAR IS MADE FOR ALL NOTICES UNDER THIS HEADING

ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,

HONG KONG

July 24, 1927.

6th Sunday After Trinity. Holy Communion (3 m.) Matins (11 a.nt)

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Prencher: Rev. W. R. Cunnell. Litany for the Sick (12 noon). Evensong (6 p.m.) Prencher: Rev. H. Copley Moyle. Social Gathering after Evensong. Music & Light Refreshments. Monday, July 25. St. James. Holy Communion, at 7.46 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

The International Philatelic Dalam" (Dalam cave), In of politics. 1 am an artist, and capital is filled with sighincera the!

topical Interest. But it would be here, has been attended by collec- the homonymous valley, is again I sing my songs to whoever will question might be said to be of Exhibition, which is being held eastern part of the island and in

tion of Mr. Giuseppe Despolt, At a depth of about 10 feet hear them."

Filled with indignation M. hard to contest the claims of that tors and dealers from all over being excavated under the direc-

It includes postage M.B.E, the curator of the Malta quantity of elephant remains was Ane stone-walled. high-roofed Europe.

discovered, among which are Chaliapin, the great Russian chamber, the Museum of the Re-stamp collections of a value run- Natural History Museum,

This cave, which until compara-molar and a task 3 feet, long in light falls through the of pounds and probably the most tively recent times was used as a fairly good condition. About feet singer, paced up and down one of card Office in Chancery-lane, where ning into hundreds of thousands his roons at his London hotel, the.

one farther down an irregular layer of of documents and world.

of those fissures so frequently met hippopotamus remains of every and made this reply to the Cen-heraldic windows upon a wonder valuable single collection in the cattle shelter, was originally tral Committeo of the Bolshevist ful selection

Among the numerous English island, but which the action of the

with in different parts of the kind has also been discovered. Artists' Trade Union of Moscow, objects which have contributed to which has passed a resolution re-history.

That single room is indeed like collections shown the most im-water during a stretch of thousands;

upon thousands of bas questing the Commissariat of Education formally to deprive a distilled drop of all the history portant is the collection of Cape him of the title of "People's of England, and in consequence is of Good Hope stamps belonging to eroded and very considerably

British, though it is open from who should bring the grand gokl Artist" (conferred on him in the more vislied by Americans than by Mr. R. F. A. Riesco, of London, farged. earlier stages of the revolution) Monday to Friday from two to four cup to England. It is without

he contributed 5,000

in the afternoon. Here in a case doubt the firest collection of these because

the centre of the room is interesting stamps. One of his Domesday Book itself, or rather unique blocks contains three of franes to the support of unemin ployed Russian exiles in Paris,

A massage from Moscow re-both, for there are two of them. the ordinary 1d. rod stamps and

bones were discovered send stat-You enn lean on the desk and see one error, the id. red. and is in Berlin ceived ed that M. Chaliapin had been with your own eyes how Middlesex worth probably more than £1.000.

Stamps Saved for France. In 1917 Mr. Despott, while dig- But for the last two years the deprived of his nationality, but and Norfolk were inventoried in

The Dutch stamps of Mr. A. J. | ging a trench at a distance of about Trust has sold no lands. M. Chalinpin says that he had the day of the conqueror,.

It is easy enough to make out Warren, of London. are well loft. from the mouth of the cave,

abbreviations.

two human upper known; while Col. M. A. Studd,eame leases them, employing its rents received no official communica-

has not been confirmed.

size (one with conjoined roots and where of pasture and how much stock.

Ashamed of Country. of it was available for sheep and excelled for a collection of Cana- another a milk molar), which, un Oil-Wells Found.

examination, Sir Arthur Keith, thei Burdly the Midlesex we dian stamps, "I am ashamed for my coun- pigs.

The collection of M. Maurice Grainent anthropologist, declared to Originally it issued 103,700 shares of £20 per value. Recent try"he said in his broken English know.

Burrus, the president of the Ex-be the molars of the Neanderthal Red Griffin and Salamander.

hibition Committee, is probably man, an extinct species who must Dr. Rase: Suffocation followingly, these shares were reduced into a reporter. These Bolsheviks

19,250 and the take the whole of my fortune Most interesting are those docu- the most valuable collection of the have inhabited these islands.

From the fossil animal remains vinience, Probably some soft sub numbers

I sing for five years to Russian an insight into the character of the

found in the soil of the cave (most half a million sterling. M. to: 2,000,000 acres.

of rast oil people just for my food. They writer or of the period.. Itere are The low The discovery

animals) scientists have inferred wells in Western Texas and the give me no money! I think that the accounts, the household re- Burrus is a native of Alsace, and of them of pachyderms and other rise in price of realty in the not good enough for an artist, so eeipts of King Henry VII. amount-it was his interest and patriotism that these islands are the remains town of Dallas enhanced the I leave to sing in other countries ing to £126,346 18s. 6d., with that kept many stamps from the of a landbridge which once

every em countersigned by the celebrated Ferrai collection in nected Europe with Africa. At that time the Dalam Valley was value of its holdings enormously, which were calling me.

On the two pages France. "It is really funny, but I go not King himself.

doubtless a river which discharged The stock rose by leaps and

ten or eleven back to Russia, because I know visible are some

into the neighbouring inlet of San bounds of 50 points a day.

Giorgio. During the rainy season not what will happen. Perhaps I signatures of the King, rather

its torrential waters carried every-5.30 c'clock. thing before them. have broken a law! Those laws awkwardly sprawled, like a child "They contemn me for giving making pot-hooks. The King was 5,000 francs to hungry Russians Provided, or provided himself, with in Paris. But I did not know cheap inks, for his autographs have

faded while the text is black. their political beliefs. I gave the The next object in the case is All their stomachs. an indenture between the same money to They must be crazy, Because I King and the abbot of West-

I a Royalist? sing before your great King, am minster. It reads strangely to our Am conspiring ears, running. like any common against the Soviet because indenture, between the King on one feed hungry Russians in Paris?" part and the abbot on the other. M, Chaliapin has his wife in as if two businessmen were get- England with him, and two of his ting each other's vows on to paper, It is very beautifully illuminated daughters are in France. He with the then royal arms of Eng- holds a Soviet passport, which land, and it is worth noting that has to be renewed every six lions and unicorne months, and his immediate pro-exist. The supporters are a red blem is whether he will be per-dragon or griffin and a white mitted to use that passport to salamander, a sankyish sort enable him to go to Fance, where greyhound in the Illumination,

with a pink collar. he is due shortly.

to

stance was phard over the mouth) amount of land hekl by the Trust; when the revolution begin. Thenments which in some way give us world, being valued at more than

and nose. At the time she might have en unconscious,

on the head was sufficient to have produced eneruseitarsness.

witness Answering Mr. Vine. said the definite signs of death knw were not obliterated, although he agreed that every hour was of so importance. There were no marks of violentes round the neck: if great viclence had been used he would have expected to have seen some marks.

Then the trustees decided to issue a stock dividend of 100 new

for each old share.į shares Against each new share stands an acre of valu- approximately able land.

The new shares

rose to-day over, a dollar to 35.1:6 dollars. "De lux: A very soft substance quil to nearly £800 for each

Mr. Vise: Suppose this woman had remainent for some hours on a vrelly mut, well at that have have rauseri been sufrient Sufforation?

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might be sufficient, but here the marks of pressure were listinite.

Further questioned. Dr. Rose) said he saw a trace of coal gus

•puisoning in the body, and he had not hard there had been an escape | of as in the room..

of the old shares.

the say direct pressure over protith and nostrils.

Did you form any opinion as to 1. Vine: That will be proved whether this direct pressure was up to the kill. With regard to the applied when the woman was con- bruise on the temple, is that conscious or unconscious-Yes, when sistent with the statement of the she was unconscious, as there was Trister that he struck her, and very little ruising. very slight on

that he fell on a chair?

Dr. Rose: It was a viejont blow, and sufficient to render her un- conscious,

Pr. H. Wright Weir, justhologist,

of Park Rend, K.W., said that in his opinion the woman was rendere

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the tip of the tongue.

Sir Bernard Spilsbury also said

thasm wete certain indications when coal pas poisoning was cause of death. He found no trace of that..

Cross-examineal, Sir Bernard

DOOM OF THE BOILER?

ELECTRICITY.

did not then

of

These old arms of England with the fleur-de-ls in the second and fourth quarters. denoting the claim to the Fréneb throne, appei. curiously in the superb ratifica- tion of the treaty made between

nonselogs by blows on the headsaid the bruise on the temple could FAN EFFECT OF THE MARCH OF Francis I of France and Cardinal and then suffocated by some soft not have been caused by the woman striking something when substance over the far

Some of the other Cross-examined, Dis Weir said falling. he heard for the first time that day rising might have been caused thu there was a large woolly mat by falling on articles of furniture, Mr. Vine: If she fell face down in one of the rooms the prisoner wards on a mat in a ream in whiel occupied at Rochester-row. he Keown Out at the time of the there was an escape of gas, and post-mortem it would affected his opinion.

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have

Mr. Vine: Have you ever given "it as your pinion that this 102 to an woman's death was arrident?

Dr. Weir: No. Mr. Vine: Dr. Gase puts it as a of death that possible Cause

Wolsey on behalf of King Henry' VIII, dealing with the project of The famous Blackburn engineer-marrying Princess Mary to the ing firm of Yates and Thom, whose Duke of Orleans. It is a French boils and engines are to be found royal manuscript. and yet the all over the world; have decided to illuminator has introduced the voluntarily wind up,

with the French Eaklish arms quartering, as if it were quite

The company which has a paidi

she lay areonscious in that posi-up capital of £240,000, formerly accepted in France.

produced 200 boilers a year, and employed over 1,000 operatives.

Sir William Thom (chairman), in There

Queen and Wife

is a very characteristic

asphyxia could be caused by a soft neetion with the theory that the that their section of the engineer- of flourish, at the head of an index |

tion for some hours, would not that be an element in the asphyxia? Sir Bernard: If a person dies

a letter assuring shareholders that valuation made for Heary VIII of from asphyxia following a fall on a mat. it would be within a few the firm would pay 20s. In the 2 to the bishoprics and monasteries minutes. in such a case coal gas creditors and holders of stock and and ecclesiastical benefices of the

shares, said that he and his

co-country. There Is a brightly would be factor,

Asked whether he had any co-directs, consequent upon the de-coloured picture of the King on -velopment of electric power, felt his throne, and below, with a sort woman died as the result of an accident falling downstairs, Siring industry was doomed.

A turning over to a new branch of sorts, the words Valet, Valent, Bernard replied: I will say frank-

"It is worth." "They are worth," of engineering would entail con-

It is the ly at once that I did not.

that is, several times. siderable risk, with doubtful

bluff king and his outlook or a page.

substance such as a woolly mat over the nose and mouth. Do you agree with, that?—Yes.

"A Series of Blows." Sir Bernard II. Spilsbury said he formed the opinion that some bruises were caused by a series of blows, though one or two might have been caused by falling.

Mr. Wallace: Would one blow which caused the woman to fall on to a chair or fireplace have caused all the raises?

Sir Bernard: Not all of them. Have you formed an opinion as to the cause of death-Yes. The cause of death was asphyxia fol- lowing violence, and the asphyxin was caused by suffocation-that is

Mr. Vine: Have you ever exsults. pressed na opinion of this nuture that the cause of death might have been accidental-I have not.

"THESE SILLY WOMEN."

re-

To jump the centuries, here the original "scrap of paper." the treaty guaranteeing the indepen-

Mr. Vine: accept your answers When a hairdresser at Southend dence and integrity of Belgium, without the slightest qualification. County Court pleaded that times with its seals and signatures. Of Sir Bernard, in further cross-were hard, Judge Crawford asked a different type is the census folio examination, said it was possible "Don't you do shingling or bob-filled in by Queen Victoria for the' that if a mut

She comes first- WIS of a certain bing?"

Royal Family. material asphyxia might follow if

The hairdresser said he did not above the Prince Consort, of course cater for that sort of trade.

-and for her state in life she has Judge Crawford: Then it is time written "The Queen" but at the you did. You would soon have a same time opposite her name, she few of these silly women outside has entered Wife," and opposite your shop.

Prince Albert's, "Head" of fumlly,

a person fell face downwards upon it. He had not seen the mat in the present case.

Mr. Vine: There is no doubt it will be produced Inter."

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The First Church of Christ, Scient Branch of The Mother Church, ist, in Boston, Mass. USA]

Macdonnell Road, below Bowen

Road Tram Station. Sunday Service 11.15 a.m. Subject: "Truth." Wednesday Evening Meeting at

Reading Room at above address, Tuesday and Friday 10 am. to

12 Noon.

Visits to 'the Cave. On the recommendation of Mr.open- Despott the Maltese Government is providing funds for the exenvations Inner part the cave of the "Ghar and for the building above the Dalam Museum, consisting of two large hafls, office, laboratory, and

Monday and Thursda" 5 to 7 um. The Public is cordially invited' to attend the services and visit the Reading Room.

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One of the tallys in the Record of Office tertifies to an accourt £22,000, debts of George V., nsi Prince of Wales. The thougand round notele ore very long. re- cular little eccops in the wood.

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