1933-03-25 — Page 7

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1933.

WORLD'S RECORD LONDON ZOO

DOG SHOW.

Approaching A Total Of 10,000 Entries.

SEVENTY BREEDS SHOWN

"Cruft's 1933," by far the big- gest Dog Shaw in the world, was recently held at the Royal Agricul

יינייות !

OVERSTOCKED

WITH LIONS

Six Given Away Free By Society.

ANIMAL VALUES DECREASE

London.

anyone

in

were

THE CHINA MAIL.

LOST "EMDEN" BELL To-Day's Short Story.

MRS.

ADIS

By Sheila Kaye-Smith.

DISCOVERED.

Identity Of Thief Still Unknown.

AUSTRALIA'S FIRST WAR RELIC

Sydney,

I torque of land rung

Jed at last.

"What you done?"

"what a man, Mrs. Adis." **You?"

"Yes-1 shot him."

"You killed him?” "I dunno."

For a moment there was silence)

Thea

North-East Sussex a great shaking a little.

into Six Mons have recently been The mystery of the theft of the Kent by Scotney Castle. It is a tural Hall. Islington. For almost Igiven half century, the dog fanriers Society and it is prepared to con-

away by the Zeological Emden bell from Garden Island in land of woods - the old ham-

mer-woods of the Sussex ironi of every country in the world have sider further offers from

August last, baffling the best industry and among the woods) known and esteemed this

Freat

who will guarantee to provide the brains of the Navy, has been solv-gleam the hammer-ponds, hold- sporting function simply

janimals with good homes..

ing in their mirrors the sunsets! "Cruft's" The book of the wards

The Zoo is obliged to part with

and The bell was dug up in the Do-

sunrises. Owing to the in the small, stuffy kitchen. realls it "Cruft's International Dog the lions as a result of overstock-

thickness of the woods great the kettle bulled over, and Mrs. Adis Show and Exhibition of Sportining, having 20

main by detectives and intelligence masses of onk and beech in a sprang for it, mechanically putting of the beasts Appliances and Fine Art Society." London and five at Whipsnade. officers, who, however, are still dense undergrowth of bazel audit at the side of the fire.

The thousands of pedigree dogs

This glut is due partly to the Zoo puzzled by the manner in which it chestnut and frail sallow - the She was a small, fruil-looking wo-) than sevenly separate

taking over the Bastork menagerie was taken from Garden

road that passes Mrs. Adis's cot-man, with a brown, hard face on breeds assembled on it miles

Island. of

jof 11 lions last year. They

the skin had dried in in- tape is dark before the twilight which benching were British and the fin

They have not yet learned menagerie standard,! up to the

who has crept away from the fields numerable small hair-like wrinkles. est the country can produce, which

beyond.

She was probably not more than is to say the finest in the world, which is so high that lions bred in stole it.

European menageries are some As a result of the encounter of but the Show is "International.";

times shipped to South African 2002 The German cruiser Emden with and no moon, only a few pricks fricts of Sussex, and Mrs. Adis'a That nigth there was no twilight forty-two, but life treats some wo- men hard in the agricultural dis- because it interests dog-owners in

which are said to prefer them to the

fire in the black sky above the trees, life had been harder than most. every kind, and beesuse the world's)

and often

HM.A.S. Sydney of Cocos Island, mansi

But what the darkness hid the leading canine experts participate (poorly-maned

the bell, to lift which would thor-silence revealed.

"What do you want me to do for Ir the absolute in it as juiges, spectators, andjanimals trapped in the wilds. for purposes of deaing), travells are now being se consist-oughly test the capacity of a strong stillness of the night, windless and you, Peter Crouch?" she said, a little ing from points as remote as Caliently bred in European zons that

"Let me stay here a bit. la there! and the king of beasts is fact becoming man, had a piece blown out of it clear with first Montreal Melbourne for that exjæress

a drag on the market. Prior to the by a Sydney shell fragment, a cir-every sound was distinct, intensified.

The distant bark of a dog at Del-nowhere you can put me till they've depression these animals command-jeumstance which made it all the monden sounded close at hand, and

gone?" pose.

teit £150 each, but now they can be more valuable as a relie of Aus- the man who walked

"Who's they?" # on the road It magnitude and its prestige

"The keepers." tanke Cruft's a striking tribute to secured at one-tenth of this

tralia's first naval engagement.

could hear the echo of his own foot- tbe continually prowing import and are less valuable than

For years it graced the entrance steps following him like a knell. ance of British dog-breeding as an pedigree dogs

of the mai official building on! Every now and then he made an Other animals have similarly de Garden Island, standing beside the effort to go more quietly, but the industry, to the hold that our degs have upon the affections of the preciated in price. The pigmy hip-

roadside was a mass of brambles, people. FEEL

the organising popotamus, valued at £800 before

When the bell was first missed and their crackling and rustling was first imported to ability displayed in what has been the war when

My England, has bred se freely in cap. thorough search of the island nearly as loud as the thud of his feet. on the mari. Besides, they made tivity that its price has fallen was made without succese,

Officials were convinced that him go slowly, and he had no time £100 The Landon zoo has amass- This year's figures make it air- ly clear that Mr Cruft would have,ed a herd of seven of them in a few only a person who knew the island for that. arhieved his ambition of securing years. Een thousand entries, but for one

fornia and India,

the life's work as 44 223 Charles Craft.

no fewer

par-

sum

some

now

doorway.

down

frost of October,

sourly.

"Oh, you've had a shine with the keepers, have you?"

wood seeing if I could pick up any "Yes I was down by Cinder

thing, and the keepers found me.

MONDAY'S STORY.

Monday's story will "A Cosmopolite In A Cafe," by O. Henry.

be

Then I ran for it }}.

now."

They're

well could have removed it from When he came to Mrs. Adia's cot- the doorwar, where it was bolted tage be paused a moment. Only a Grant snakes, which are amongst

small patch of grass lay between it factor-the influenza epidemic. De the cheapest animals to keep since

The naval authorities were hope-land the road-he went stealthily spite that serioas handicap cape-they feed only once a moath, bave elally marked during the January dropped in price and pythons that ful for a time that it would be re-across it and looked in at the lighted, turned as mysteriously as it had uncurtained window. He could see werk set for the closing of en fonce sold for £1 a foot are

the fire, tries this year's entries totalled valued at 158, a limf-even though Vanished, but the Emden bell was Mrs. Adis stooping over

is the shop trade has somewhat les more or less forgotten, until de- taking some pot ar kettle off it. He There was four to one, so I used my than 8.564, which

tectives a few days ago received hesitated and seemed to wonder after me; reckon they aren't far off higher by several thousand thansened their numbers.

with Among the few creatures that have information, and accompanied by He was a big, hulking man, those of any other Dog Show in the

hair and freckled face, stood "firm" during the slump are naval officers went to a spot in the reddish world.

Domain--a hill near the women's evidently of the labouring class, but As an indication of the relative penguins and parrots. Penguins

'baths-and after shifting as show

away not successful, judging by the popularity of the breeds, it is in-re now in such demand

some of the earth found the relic vague grime and poverty of his ihat their exportation 15 teresting to note that the pures, birds

appearance. For a moment he made show the leading four in the same rigidly controlled in the new areas a foot below the surface.

The authorities are maintaining as if he would open the window, then Corker in the Antarctic whence they come aprot

about

dishe changed his mind and went to the Spaniels, Labrador Retrievers, Parrots command a record price, strict sterrey Alsatians, and Pekinese. If one now, since the embarra

on them covery.

door instead, regards the run-dogs as a single owing to the outbreak of psitia- grump Retrievers, Spaniels. Set-cosis or parrot jever.- Router.

order as a yet!

ters, Pointers they were easily at

the head of all varieties. All the

sporting varieties were particular-

ly prominent, including, of course, FORBIDDEN

the beloved Terriere, in their six teen branches, as also some of the biggest breeds, such as Great Danes, Borzois. Irish Wolfhounds, and Mastiffs. It is noteworthy that the Dachshunds died so well as to beat the entries of Smonth Fux Terriers, and came very near rivalling the Wires.

KOWLOON WEDDING Miss Alice Reid And Mr.

William Scott.

VALLEY

OF GOLD.

Valuable Find In

New Guinea.

NATIVES WON OVER

Sydney.

the

It is stated that a German told the officials that in Berlin the bell would fetch a few thousand pounds as a eurio. Reuter.

ENGINEERS AND SHIPBUILDER'S.

Governor Attends Dinner Of Institute.

are

HONG KONG'S PROGRESS.

The story of how he gained an "The record of works that entrance to 箱 valley jealously being carried out in the Colony who held it shows that Hong Kong, in many guarded by natives sacred in told by Mr. M. H. Cut-[ways, is holding its own, in spite of Hack, of Sydney.

the effects of a world depression.

We

He did not knock, but walked alraight in. turned quickly round.

The woman at the fire

"What, you, Peter Crouch?" she quid, "I didn't hear your knock."

"I didn't knock, ma'am. I didn't want anybody to hear."

"How's that?" "I'm in trouble."

Mrs. Adis did not speak for I moment.

Cratch looked at her searchingly, beseechingly.

"You might do it for Tom's sake," he said.

"You haven't been an over-good friend to Tom," sanpped Mrs. Adís. "But Tom's been an unaccountable good friend to me; reckon he would want you to stand by me tu-night."

"Well I won't Any he wouldn't, seeing as Tom always thought bet- ter of you than you deserved. Maybe You can stay till he comes home to- night, then we can hear what he

His hands were says about it."

BRITAIN'S

BUDGET HOPES

"That'll serve my turn. I reckon. He'll be up at Ironlatch for an hour yet, and the CORAt will be clear by then-ean get away out of the country."

"Where'll you go?"

"I dunno. There's time to think

AND FEARS of that."

Depression Prevents Tax Reduction.

ONLY MINOR ECONOMIES ANTICIPATED

"Well, you can think of it in here," she said, dryly, opening a door which led from the kitchen into the small lean-to of the cottage. "They'll never guess you're there, specially if I tell them I ain't seen you to-night." "You're a good woman, Mrs. Adia, I know I'm not worth your standing by me, but maybe I'd ha' been dif ferent if I'd had a mother like [Tom's."

Mr. Cutlack was one of a party There are as yet very faint signs The Union Church, Kewison, of prospectors on an expedition to of that repression lifting, but was the scene of a pretty wedding a remote valley in south eastern must keep a good heart and relȧin our optimism, for improvement will yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. New Guinea. Dr. Allen joined in matrimony This expedition was started undoubtedly come in time, and I

London. Miss Alice Reid, daughter of Mr. after signs of platinum had been trust it will be in the near future." and Mrs. John Reid of Aberdeen, found in gold sold by natives. The The above remarks were made by

Now that the financial year in Scotland, and Mr. William Scott, source of these samples of gold His Excellency the Governor, Sir drawing to a close, Budget pros. son of Mr. and Mrs. William Scott, was traced. It was

She did not speak, but shut the a valley less William Peel, K. C. M. G., K. B. E., pects are being eagerly discussed, also of Aberdeen.

than 150 miles from Samarai. at the annual dinner of the Insti The various Government Depart-door, and he was in darkness save The bride, who was given away The prospecters, with 12 native tution of Engineers and Shipbuild-ments are already hard at work for a small ray of light that filtered by Mr. A. W. Ingram, wore a gown bearers, travelled 120 miles ers of Hong Kong lust evening. drawing up their estimates for in-through one of the cracks. By this of heavy white silk with an em-through dense jungle and swamps, The function was attended by a clusion In the Budget, and the light he could see her moving to and braidered veil, secured with Leeches attacked them BA they large gathering of members and whole problem of national expendi-fro, preparing Tom's supper. In wreath of orange blossoms. She marched.

guests. At the official table were ture has been subjected to a very another hour Tom would be home carried a bouquet of roses.

When they met the natives, Mr. P. T. Farrell, President, His thorough scrutiny by the Govern- from Ironlatch Farm, where he Mr. F. C. Manning was the best against whose unfriendliness they Excellency the Governor, Commoment's financial advisers. As a worked every day. Peter Crouch Trea- trusted Tom not to revoke his had been warned, it was found that dore E. Mc. W. Lawrie, D. S. O result it is stated that the Prior to the ceremony and durgickness was rife among them. R. N., Hon. Sir William Shenton, sury is now convinced that great mother's kindness, for they had been ing the signing of the register Mr. Catlack played the role

of Messrs. K. E. Greig, L. J. Black savings running into tens of mil-friends when they went together to Short played appropriate "medicine man" and cured nearly burn, Hon. Mr. R. M. Henderson, lions of pounds are impossible un- the National School at Lamberhurst, are and since then the friendship had 40 natives by means of simple re Prof F. A. Redmond, Hon. Cmdr. less drastic change of policy The bride's travelling dress WON

J. B. Newill, Messrs. H. E. Gold-adopted, such as only a complete not been broken by their very dif- medies.

This gave the prospectors pres-smith, W. Russell, Prof. W. Brown, collapse of the country's finances ferent characters and careers.

Peler Crouch huddled down upon Lige, and Mr. Cutlack relates that Capt R F. Walter, Mr. E. W. would justify.

man.

Mrs. music on the organ.

a pretty red crepe creation.

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