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In the United States Mr. Wal- lack is a name to conjure with. He is said to be able to make a man

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Shot Her Stepfather.

Mary Mulasunas, fifteen, former Brooklyn high school girl, put five bullets into her stepfather, Joseph Mikashaskas, in the hallway of her home and then gave herself up to the MEETING will be held on police. Revenge for a betrayal five MONDAY, 22nd October, at years ago was the motive, she told the 6.15 p.m. in the Board Room of the Police. The stepfather is in critical

condition in a hospital. Hong Kong & Shanghal Bank to fix in date for Old Bedfordfan Dinner. It is hoped that all Old Bed- fordians will attend or send their He is said to be able to put ten names in to the undersigned. years on a man's age or take them E. J. R. MITCHELL, off by the clothes the tells him to c/o Bradley & Co., Ltd. [wear. Hong Kong, 16th Oct., 1928. He said to a "Daily Mail" re-

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A tailor is one-tenth of a man. I never ask for orders. I wait for the orders to come to me, and if a customer will not wear the clothes I want him to wear, then I will not be his tailor.

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THE CHINA MATL,

-£5 NOTES

WHEN THEY CAN BE REJECTED

CURIOUS ANOMALIES

BALLOON DEATH

CORONER AND INQUIRY INTO A· MODEST HERO

INSTINCTIVE BRAVERY

The death of Captain Harry A man who goes into a bank-- other than the Bank of England Spencer, head of the firm of Spencer and tenders a £5-note-in payment Brothers, balloonists, which occur- or part-payment of a bill less than red at Rugby recently following a WAB described that amount is liable to have it re- balloon accident,

The coroner (Mr. jected as legal tender. By adding a at an inquest. penny to the £6 note the tender be Hadow) warmly commended the demand bravery of a St. John Ambulance comes legal, and he can

On the other hand, no officer who attempted to catch acceptance. bank has the right to refuse ac-Captain Spencer as he fell. ceptance of two £5 notes in pay: conclusion of a four days' hospital The fatality occurred at the ment of a debt, These, curious

Mr. Percival Spencer, Cap- points in financial transactions were fato. revealed in a lecture at the Drap-tain Spencer's son, ascended, in a ers Chamber of Trade Summer balloon which fell on to the roof School at Cambridge, narrates the of the bearding-house of the Roy, J. M. Hardwick, of Rugby School. "Manchester Guardian."`

with assistance,

When a reporter drew the atten- Mr. Spencer, tion of an official of a big City bank climed safely to the ground, but to them it was only after a search his father, who got on to the roof among formidable-looking books to remove the balloon, lost his foot- that confirmation of these agparent hold, and fell fifty feet on to his

He was killed instantly. anomulles was discovered in the head.

Mr. Percival Spencer said his Dictionary of Banking. In this dictionary it is laid down that "A father, who was 52 years of nge, Bank of England note is as good was the third generation of his as cash and is legal tender for family to carry on the business of balloon manufacture. They had any sum above £5."

An official said "While this re-had to abandon a balloon ascent gulation is, of course, well known, and parachute descent recently the effects of a literal interpretation owing to the rain.. Again the rain It made a parachute descent inadvis- of it aro generally overlooked.

"When the weather cleared up."

I had no

is a customary habft here, for in-able. stance, to refuse acceptance of Bank of England notes to all except those Mr. Spencer went on, "I made an of our customers who are well ascent in the balloon. known to us. But there appeara no sooner got up than it begun to doubt that we could be, compelled pour with rain,, and at 500 feet the to accept payment of say,two £5 weight of water which had collect- notes for the sum of £5, 08. 1d., anded on the balloon forced me down, to give change, while it would al-although I jettisoned all my bal

last." most seem as if a man wishing to

William Frederick Brown, a St. settin a debt with, a Bank of Eng John Ambulance sergeant, said that land note could do so by adding a while trying to release the envelope penny to the note. Fortunately, however, these facts are not widely stood astride the ridge of the roof. of the balloon Captain Spencer known, and I cannot, remember an He was either overcome by the gas

when we have been occasion.

from the balloon or failed in his at challenged."

tempt to sit on the ridge: He fell Payment in Gold

fackwards in a sitting position, Another legal ruling which might overbalanced, and rolled down the

plied is that which entitles a man prove embarrassing if generally ap.tiles.

"Balanced on My Arm"

It

to demand nothing but gold from William James. Verrier, district the Bank of England in exchange officer of the St. John Ambulance, for one of the notes. Strictly said, "I was admiring Captain speaking, it is illegal to pay any Spencer'e ability on the roof. thing but gold-but, happily for the was wonderful, Then I saw a cap Bank of England, it is rarely that fall, and Captain Spencer roll down the substitution of Treasury notes the roof," is objected to.

Still another interesing bank-note regulation is this:

"If a person

London, England.-Viscount Byng of Vimy, horo of Vimy Ridge and furmer Governor General of Canada, who was appointed Commissioner- nt Matropolitan Police and head of Scotland Yard. Viscount, Byng will batho first mombor of the Hanse of Lords to become boad of Landon's police. He succeede Sir William Horwood.

Mr. Hadow: Your endeavoured to

catch him?

Witness: He just balanced on my arm before his head struck the ground.

You were taking pretty good risk yourself? One does those things. had had time instinctively. It to think I don't suppose I should have attempted it. do those things deliberately.

One does not appreciate it was able risk.

•

I

a very consider-

would like to congratulate you for Mr. Hadow: I think the jury

the very gallant attempt you did make.

Mr. Verrier: It is not deserved, air, believe me.

Sergeant Oman said that Captain Spencer appeared to put out his hand to retriave his cap, which had blown off, when he overbalanced:

A verdict of accidental death was returned, the jury expressing sympathy with Captain Spencer's relatives and the organisers of the fete.

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