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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This eriks-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spettings, such cx harbor, plove, and altho.)

18

16 17 B

10

13

14

15

116

12

19

17

20

21

23

25

126

[2.7

28

129

30

31

32

33

134 135

136

37

39

40

42

43

44

14546

48

149

52

50 51

53

HORIZONTAL

1-Wither

5-Peaceful

-Reputed birth-place

of Apollo and Artemio

10-Near (poet.)

12-To distribute 13-Relation

15-An approach

17-Part of the head

18-Entrance (pl.)

M9-9clf

20-On

22-A color

24-Forward 25-Rhinoceros 28-Worship

30-The act of radiating 31-A cubic unit of

metric measure

33.To apply remedles

10

38-In a direction

toward

37-A morsc]

29-Exist.

©THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.

MORIZONTAL (Cont.) 40-Conjunction 42-Sailing vessel 43-5att (Latiu) 44-Tumult 46-Girl's name 47-High table land 48-Assert

50 Grasp

52-Corner 53-Fine earthy

andiment

VERTICAL

1-Awe 2-Whole 3-Accomplish

4-A ridge of glacial

Gravel

6-To beat with a cane 6--Indefinite article

7-Meadow

B-Created

9-Destruction

11-Harshnes

12-Precious

14-Repeated

performance

VERTICAL ICont.)

15-To assume a given

hue

21-Net

23-Beautify

26-Anger

27-.yric poem 28-Little island 29-Unit

31-Heavenly body 32-Bracing 3+Degrade

38-Membrane covering

brain

37-Censure

38-An implement for

grasping objects 41-8tupid person 43-A month (abbr.) 45-Dark

olly liquid 47-Unit uses

used in - measuring diameter of wire

49-That is

(Latin-abbr.)

St-A State (abbr.)

SUGGESTIONS FOR SQLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES

Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or bota.

(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in te-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION. SANTOS GRE ASEA SPAI

NIGER HAP SE DAR ELAN S L-OBLIGATE

IAN

RAT DEEMSAR ONSET ALMATM

ONEIDA ESTATE AVINA

AH DEVIL

ROB

ALKA

IVORY ELK

CAME THIS ALABAMA Į

DAMPI

DOPE RING?

CANTON DETECTIVE

INVOLVED

THE CHINA MAIL,

PLETHORA OF "WITNESSES"

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A Chinese, who described himself'

The

THEFTS FROM, CLUBS

RECOVERY OF FAN AND CLOCK

ASTUTE PAWNBROKER

Mysterious thefts that occurred

" FRAUD

LIGHT"

CONCLUSION OF THE GIFFORD CASE

JAIL FOR ALL THREE

The trial of Douglas Gifford as a member of the Cantonese de-within the last four or five days, and two Chinese, who are alleg

have conspired to obtain tective force, made an appearance bave been brought to light. In one od to before. Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith. at of the two cases heard, in this con- money from a married woman and [the Kowloon Magistracy, on Saturneetiori at the Kowloon Magistracy also to have intimidated her into day, in answer to a charge of un-on Saturday, the arrest was due in giving them money, was conclud- lawful possession of two taels of the main to a pawnbroker. He eus-ed before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith the Kowloon Magistracy on raw opium, which was concealed inpected a Chinese lad, who was en-at a pocket he carried.

deavouring get rid of an electric Saturday.

Gifford was sentenced to three While patrolling Reclamation fan, of theft, and accordingly tele- street, a Chinese detective noticed phoned to the Police, to that effect. months' imprisonment, and a fur- accused approaching him from the

The Police arrested the boy, and ther two months, when the pro- reveiled that accused opposite direction.

detec- the latter subsequently made his ap-secution tive, when accused had come pearance before Mr. T. S. Whyte had a few months ago signed a abreast of him, informed him that Smith. He was charged with the personal bond of $250 he was a detective and would like theft of the electric fan, the pro- good behaviour for six months. to search him.

A Broken Bond As he stepped for-

perty of the Club de Recreio, and ward to do so. the accused threw to also with the theft of two pairs of

Det-Sergt. Fltches informed the the ground something which the detective did not distinguish, Bor-tennis shoes and a clock, which Court that Gifford was unable to rowing a lamp from a hawker, the were removed from the Craigen pay the bond, and also that his detective found a small jar contain-ower Cricket Club, Happy Valley mother refused to do so for him. Alternative charges of receiving the Thus, in consideration of the fact that Gifford had broken the bond, ing opium.

the two Clubs

he has in all to serve five months" above property of

in jail. were also lodged.

The accused informed him that he was a detective in Canton, and asked to by "excused." This re- quest was not complied with, and he was arrested.

"Many Blows"

Accused denied the charge. He said that he was with another man, when the local detective came up and searched him. Then the lat ter suddenly attacked him and hit him many blows.

to be of

Accused admitted the thefts. Det.-Sergt. Fitches said that had been convicted

His Worship said that Gifford on the first June 4, accused broke into the C.C.C. by climbing through the charge-that of conspiracy to ob tain money by false pretences. skylight of a window, whence he He regarded Gifford as the worse forced a lock, and thus gained erof the three actused, as he was an trance into a room where the clock educated man. Recalling the axiom and the two pairs of tennis shoes about "honor among thieves.": in the early His Worship remarked that to were kept. It was hours of the morning that the theft all

Gifford appearances

lacked Inspector James, who was in occurred.

that honour. In evidence, it had The very next day, the accused been stated that Gifford, when he charge of the case, said that when accused was taken to the Police Sta- visited the Club de Recreio. He saw the other accused were ar-

the same procedure in rested, went up to tion he made the same allegation followed

them

and

but the Inspector in charge effecting an entrance and stole an pointed them out as the offend- examined his body carefully and electric fan, valued at $50. A visit could not find any wound or mark whatsoever.

Accused then called a witness who said that he was an agent of the Standard Oil Co., and he carried un business upcountry. He corroborated the statements of accused.

Inspector's Theory

PLEASE DON'T

WASTE WATER

ers,

With regard to the second ac- cused, His Worship said that he appeared.to have been the person who had taken an exceedingly ac- and ac- tive part in the fraud,

two cordingly sentenced him to months imprisonment.

have known

A Form of Blackmail Third accused, His Worship In reply to the Magistrate, In-by the Police to the Club later said, seemed to have put in some that he was the morning revealed finger prints honest work, and if it were not spector James said

a window ledge. for the fact that he had attempt almost certain that accused and of accused on

Accused went to a pawnshop in his friend were in league or had

ied to extract from complainant something to do with the Canton Yaumati where he endeavoured to

would not have some money, he But the pawnbroker, had a case to answer, and he (His Police and others who were respawn the fan.

not have held ponsible for a great deal of smag-his suspicions aroused, pretended to

Worship) would gling of opium. He said that the take down accused's name and the that he had conspired. As it was detectives and a few shopkeepers price he asked for the fan, whilst however, he should made it their business to smuggle be sent an employee, to telephone that the two other accused were the Police Station. The Police the contraband into Hong Kong.

not representatives of the China His Worship remarked that ac- arrived at the shop a few minutes Light & Power Co. His know- cused certainly had a great num- later and arrested accused.

ledge of electricity, should have ber of witnesses at his command. Accused, when in custody, in-shown him that complainant had A fine of $200 was imposed. formed the Police that he had pawn not stolen any electricity as was ed the clock, valued at $42, to a alleged. Therefore, it was very pawnbroker in Wanchai for only $2 evident that he did have a part and a few cents, and, acting on this in the fraud, which was a form information, the property was re- of blackmail. His Worship said covered without muca

trouble. that he regarded blackmail as 4 From a marine hawker, the two very horrible thing.. Third accused pairs of tennis shoest were also was sentenced to a month's impri- regained.

All the pawnbrokers with which accused hud come into contact dur-

LEPERS' MISSION

BENEFIT CONCERT A SUCCESS

A PLEASING FEATURE

sonment.

Mr. S. J. Collins has been ap- A step in the right direction was ing the last few days, appeared in pointed manger of the New Zeà- taken on Saturday night whes, with Court.

land Reparations Estates-in Samoa.

a gesture of goodwill which was His Worship, addressing the pleasing to note, religious differ-broker who had given only $2 for enges were set aside and Roman the large clock, said that it was Catholic and Protestant co-operat- rather lucky for him that he was ed cordially in the sweet cause of not charged with receiving stolen charity.

property, The broker said that he

Thus we saw the Rev. Fr. A. Riganti, a Catholic priest, taking

St. part in concert at the

a Stephen's Girls' College Hall, or ganised in aid of the Hong Kong Auxiliary of the Chinese Mission

had given $2 because accused had

named that amount.

Ir

ather regard to the broker who WAN instrumen- tal 71 effecting the arrest of accused, his Worship rommend-

to Lepers, whose lepers' colony him on his good work, and also

on Taikam Island was founded by

remarked that accused might de

the Rev. John Lake, of Canton velop into a hardened criminal.

a Protestant clergyman, who is

He sentenced accused to Bix

devoting his life to this cause. months' imprisonment on the charge

"A Ray of Hope"

of theft from the C.C.C., and an-

In the course of the evening. other six months for the theft of

the Rev. John Lake gave an inthe fan, the sentences to run teresting talk to the large audi-consecutively.

ence on the work at Taikam, and

his picture of the ray of hope Pending the

ratification by the

and the security which the poor American Congress of the Lausanne sufferers found in this haven. Treaty, the Turkish Government where they are treated as human has prolonged for another year the beings and not as outcasts be commercial modus vivendi with the cause of their affliction, sroused United States. the sympathy of all his hearera. Taikam Island is about 40 miles south-west of Hong Kong

F.

where a number of fine buildings ence, who accorded enthusiastic re- have been recently erected com- ceptions for his pleasing rendering prising a hospital, a chapel and of Geehl's "A Spring Carol,” and building, and Tosti's "Torna Amore" (in Italian). administr. ion separate living quarters for men Other Occidental items were two

Bolcs

Master by and women. Activities are now violin

good who has a Abraham, in progress for the further accom- modation and treatment of lepere future before him as a musician. from the mainland of whem there. His offerings were "Fantasia” from are now over a hundred in resi"Il Trovatore" Alard, Sarasati's "Les Adieux," and Monti's "Czar- das" all of which gained for him The concert, which was much well merlted applause.

Chinese items in the programme

dence.

The Concert

enjoyed, opened with a pianoforte

duet by the Rev. Fr. A. Riganti included two native songs by Mr. and Prof. E. Gauldi, two pianists Lui Mau-sing; and a Chinese instru- of merit, who charmed their hear-mental selection played by Messrs. Pun In-tat, Tae Shai-cheung, and Ma Ping-lit.

Mission Officials

ers.

The rest of the programme was well arranged, Chinese and foreign

The officers and directors of the musical items being pleasingly Hong Kong Auxiliary of the Chin-

90 that both M. Barinoff, chairman of the intermingled,

Oriental and Occidental memese Mission to Lepers are:- Azneft Oil Trust, together with a

Patrons The Hon. Sir Shou-son bers of the audience

were Chow, K., O.M.G., and the Hon. Dr. number of directors of the Baku of

Judging from s. W. To, LL.D., OB.E.

Chairman: Mr. Li Chor-chi, industry, has left Moscow for the well catered for. Unied States to study the Ameri. the hearty applause which grected

Vice-Chairman: Mr. Lo Po-in. every item, each was able to ap

Vice-Chairman: Mrs. Wong Kwok- can oil industry.

preciate and enjoy the music of the other.

shuen.

Secretary: Mr. Andrew Ling. An official dinner was given in The East and the West blended Treasurer: Mrs. Me Wing-chan. Publicity Agent: Mr. Hin Wong. Athens in honour of Sir Samuel effectively in the person of one of

Committee: Dr. Arthur Woo, Messrs. Hoare, the British Air Minister, the artistes, Mr. Li Chor-chi, a

Andrey Cheung, W. E. Cheung, K. L when he arrived there in the India-Chinese who sang Occidental songs Chau, Chenk, and the Misses Wong Britain air service aeroplane from in a very acceptable manner and See-koo, Shin Tak-hing, and Lynne E. Alexandria.

became a favourite with the audi- Shew.

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