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LONGBOAT ROMANCE passenger would disembark at VALUABLE BOOKS.

one of the numerous little jettles with wooden steps and cross the

CRAFT IN SHANGHAI CATHE-strip of mud flat whereon upturn-

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ed sampans, and small sailing craft of every kind. were lying while the Chinese carpenters BOW STREET CASE. busfed themselves with their re- pair. Past the sheds of these

At Bow-street, Charles Simp workers the passenger would find kins, 39, art dealer, of Beacon- the Bund, or Yangtszepoo-road,

and 19 prints, valued at £539, the property of Mr. Walter Thomas of New Spencer, bookseller, Oxford-street, W.C.

Shanghai has her history and citizens who dwell her many upon their memories of the past, but, like all other places in this probably practically empty save trea-avenue, Chadwell Heath, was world, she is being hurried along for a few coolles with their sentenced to three months' hard with the tide of modern thoughts. ricshas, and maybe a carriage or labour for stealing eight books Her stories of old times are being so. But not a sign would there steadily obliterated and, as the be of the vast surge of traffic old hands, one by one, disappear that now hurries along. forever, more and more of her un-Presented to Bishop Moule. recorded yarns and events pass Having made its last trip from forever beyond the knowledge of ship to jetty and Je to ship. the residents of to-day. Her few deemed unfit by the Navy, the signs of age, here a scrap of long boat was presented to Blahop building, there a relic of some Moule, then with the C.M.S. at former possession, all are dis-Hangchow. And then not having appearing, torn down to make much use for it the new owner way for new ideas; and the his- passed it on to the late Dean tories of those few remains of old Symons at Ningpo, who, when he times, that are yet to be found, left, brought it with him to are hazy in the bustle of modern Shanghai and had it placed in the times, and for the most part un- Whangpoo. thought of,

Yet people in Shanghai are still glad when they come upon some aged piece, not swept away by the times, dating back many years. and bearing every appearance of its age. Though they may be hardened wage earners, yet they doubtless take pleasure in con juring up, as they can picture it who never knew it, the life of Shanghai, 50 years ago.

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Thus, once more in the river, it saw many more years of active life, the late Dean and his two sons making frequent use of it. In 1915, however, the Dean's two sons both left to go to the War and the old boat was taken from: the river and was placed in this corner of the Cathedral com- pound.

It was stated that the defen- dant had for some time been in the habit of making small purchases at Mr. Spencer's estab- lishment, and having in that way gained confidence he was allowed access to a room in which valuable 'documents were kept. Later, sub- piclon having been aroused, watch was kept by detectives who say him leave the shop with a book worth £160 under his coat. Upon being arrested he produced sever- al prints which were concealed about him and gave information which led to the recovery of other property he had stolen previously.

Detective Barnes proved pre- vious convictions against the de- fendant, who, he said, had been betting very extensively. And here it has since remained After being sentenced Simp- untouched. But it will have to be kins was called as a witness Ignored by the Casual Ones. moved when the old Deanery is against Charles Silverman, anti- And thus it is that an old naval [pulled down to make room for the que dealer, of Lorrimer-road, long bont, resting in a corner of new. But who knows how long, Camberwell-green,

who was the Cathedral compound, on one how many more years, it may yet charged with receiving some of end, where the walls of the old be in existence, a relic of past the property, knowing it to have Deanery join the high wall bound-days? Its timbers, though crack- been stolen. Simpkins stated ing the enclosure, is once more ed with heat and lack of water, that he had known Silverman for brought to light, and is of inter-are sound, and in all probability two years and at one time em- est. The boat has stood in that the next generation will re- ployed him as a traveller. He position now for over 12 years; discover it, as we have done to gave him some of the stolen leaves and dirt have silted into day and question where it came books, and received from him al- it; the dust of the city is on it; from and whom it carried. together between £16 and $20. Silverman knew where the books. and, knowing nothing, passers-by

Four members of the staff of the came from and that they were beyond perhaps a fleeting wonder. Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden, stolen.

But be the matter known, in

who have received. bequests under ¡ Evidence was given by dealers this unpretentious relic, there is the will of Mr. Robert Alexander who had purchased books from a real link with the Shanghai that Mather, of Crystal Palace Park-Silverman. In one case, It was was, a link with the "good old road. Sydenham, have spent prac-stated, £8 was given for a book days." For the first known date tically the whole of their lives at on "Swiss Costumes," for which in connection with it goes all the the hotel. Mr. Mather, who left Mr Spencer had paid £220 at auc- way back to the days of 1879 £18,563, gave £750 to be apportion- tion and the selling price of which when it was discarded by H.M. ed among the four members as was £335. A representative of Navy, presumably too old for fur-follows:-£400 to the housekeeper, the firm said he had no idea at ther service. It belonged to one Florence A. Thompson; £200 to the the time of the value of the book.

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The magistrate remarked that either these people did not know their business or they paid £8 for a book which they knew to be worth considerably more.

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