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SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1933,

BEDRIDDEN WOMAN'S

STRANGE VISION

Obeyed Command To

Rise And Walk. -

MIRACULOUS CURE

Johannesburg.

Correspondence.

DETAILS OF PRESIDENT MADISON MISHAP.

[To The Editor "China Mail.")

THE CHINA MATE.

BEWITCHED BY AN To Day's Short Story.

ECLIPSE

Aged Zulu Woman's Reminisences.

UKATE "THE CAT

Durban.

A Zulu woman whose death

HOP

FROG

NEVER knew anyone so

By Edgar. Allan Poe.

I believe the name "Hop-Frog"

A remarkable story of how a Sir, With reference to the re-

keenly alive to a joke as the was not that given to the dwarf by his sponsors at baptism, but it was woman who was bed-ridden and cent accident to our "President by strangulation was ordered by had been unable to move her legs Madison," a report of which was Tahaka 116 years ago lives to king was. He seemed to live conferred upon hitz, by general con- or hands for 12 months was seen in your newspaper several days day, at a kraal in the Upper Ton-only for joking. To tell a good sent of the seven ministers, on ac- denly able to walk about and to age, I have pleasure ia advising gaat district.

story of the joke kind, and to tell count of his inability to walk as |other men do. In fact, Hop-Frog

to knit has been revealed. This that we have received further parti. She is Ukati ("the cat"), whose

this accident, mother fled from the royal kraal it well, was the surest road to could only get along by a sort of

move only with great pain and diffi- culty along a road or floor, the pro- digious muscular power which na- ture seemed to have bestowed upon his arms, by way of compensation for, deficiency In the lower limbs, enabled him to perform many feats

seemingly miraculous change con-culars regarding curred after a vision of her which you may use as a news item with her infant daughter when his favour. Thus it happened interjectional, gait something be grandmother, who had been dead in your paper if you so desire. the tyrant king ordered that that his seven ministers were all tween a leap and a wriggle- for 25 years,

every female baby should be kill-noted for their accomplishments movement that afforded limitable came to her one!

Radio advice from Amercian Mailed.

amusement, and of course consola- morning and told her she must

To-day Ukati is frail, but her as jokers. They all took after tion, to the king. get up. She was terrified at the Line Executives in Seattle are to time, but later had her shoes and the effect that at the time of the memory carries back to the the king, too, in being large, cor- But although Hop-Frog, through stockings brought to her and accident, the "President Madison" days of slaughter when Tshaka pulent, oily men, as well as in-the distortion of his legs, could got out of bed and walked about was in Todd's ship-yard at Seattle, ruled and moulded the Zulu na-imitable jokers. the house to the utter astonish- undergoing her annual overhaul and tion, to his assassination by

About the refinements, or, as he was not at her regular wharf as Dingham and to the murder of ment of her family,

Piet Retief and his band.

called them, the "ghosts" of wit, the The woman is Mrs. Sophie was at first reported.

It is by the latter fact that she king troubled himself very little. Kruger, aged 49, of La Rochelle, Among the repairs that were tak Johannesburg. From July 15 lasting place as a part of her annual fixes her wedding date: She as-He had an especial admiration for year until December 30 she was overhaul, three large steel platesserts that she married a messen- in the Chronic Sick Home at were removed from the steamer's ger from the royal kraal a few breadth in a jest, and would often of wonderful dexterity, where trees put up with length, for the sake of or ropes were in question, or any Rietfontein, pronounced incur-hull on the starboad side just above days before the murder...

In due course she bore a son, it. Over-niceties wearied him.thing else to climb. able. She was suffering from waterline. Those three plates were and when it was being born; she Upon

practical the whole,

I am not able to say, with pre- trouble. During this time she A change of the trim of the ship declares, the people came run-

Joriginally came. It was from some was unable to do anything. Mrs. brought the open space in the burning to tell her that the sun had jokes suited his taste far better cision, from what country Hop-Frog| barbarous region, however, that no Kruger lay on her back and had where these three pintes had been covered its face and darkness than verbal ones

At the date of my narrative, pro-person ever heard of a vast dis-i to be carried everywhere; she removed to below the waterline, had fallen on the land. could not walk and could not allowing huge quantities of water to This statement is verified by fessing Jesters had not altogether tance from the court of our king. out of fashion at court. Hop-Frog, and a young girl very move her hands. Later it was flood the ship, causing the steamer scientific fact Piet Retief was gone

little lean dwarfish than himself decided that her condition was to settle in an almost upright posi-murdered in 1838, and early in Several of the great continental (although of exquisite proportions, such that she might take a holi-tion on a mud bottom, the super-1839 there was a total eclipse of "powers" still retain their "fools, and a marvellous dancer), had been day and accordingly she was structures remaining above water. the sun visible in Natal. taken home on December 30. Her The steamer being at Todd's

Ukati believes that the eclipse who wore motley, with caps and forcibly carried off from their re- condition remained apparently Ship-yard wharf, there were

blighted her life, for the six sons bells, and who were expected to be spective homes in adjoining pro- vinces, and sent as presents to the precisely the same and her hus- passengers on board at the time and she bore all died young - either always ready with sharp. witticiams, king, by one of his ever victorious band was making arrangements our cable advises that all members the victims of murder or witch-fat a moment's notice; in considera-generals, to have a wheel-chair made for of the crew are safe and uninjured. craft. But one daughter sur-

rheumatoid anthritis and heart being replaced with new plates.

110

her so that she could be pushed No difficulty is expected in closing vived. She is now about 90 tion of the crumbs that fell from from one room to another when the open space in the steamer's hull years of age, and lives with the the royal table.

his strange vision came to her. and refloating the vessel.

The vision came to her at half

past six in the morning.

"I saw my grandmother stand- ing beside the hoed," said Mrs. Kruger, "She looked at me and said, 'It's Wednesday to-day. Your time is up and you have to walk around the house'

I got

an awful fright and began to cry.

Yours, ele..

J. W. Monnis,

Passenger Agent, Dollar Steamship Lines and

American Mail Line.

Hong Kong, March 31, 1933.

My grandmother then disappear REUNITED AFTER 56| ed and my little son, who was inf

the room, woke up and called my husband. My husband came inj

YEARS.

with a shaving brush in his hand Romance Of Australian

and soap on his hand 'und face.

He told me not to take any no-

Settlers.

jold woman and their descendants. Our king, as a matter of course,

Ukati is a great-great-grand-retained his "fool." mother.

Reuter.

PARENTS' EVENING.

Kowloon Union

Church.

The fact is,

he required something in the way of folly if only to counterbalance the heavy wisdom of the seven wise men

who were his ministera-not to mention himself.

·MONDAY'S STORY..

be

Monday's story will "The Templation of Har- ringay," by H. G. Wells.

Under these circumstances, It is His fool, or professional jester,

His not to be wondered at that a clove, was not only a fool, however.

between the two value was trebled in the eyes of the Intimacy arose

Indeed, they HOOD There was a large gathering at king by the fact of his being also little captives.

Hop-Frog, Dwarfs became sworn friends. the Kowloon Union Church Hall, dwarf and à cripple last night, when the Superinten were as common at court, in those who, although he made a great deal dent and teachers of the Sunday days, as fools; and many monarchs of sport, was by no means popular, School were hosts at a Parents' would have found it difficult to get had it not in his power to render without Trippetta many services; but she, Evening. Dr. E. L. Allen presided. through their days

Vocal, planoforte and violin solus both a jester to laugh with and aon account of her grace and ex- were rendered by scholars and High- dwarf to laugh at. But your quisite beauty (although a dwarf), called my daughter. I felt I had Mrs. W. Thompson of Crow's land and Irish dances figured pro- jesters, in ninety-nine cases out of a was universally admired and petted; the will to get up. I told her to Next, near Sydney, has been re-minently.

hundred, are fat, round and un-j80 she possessed much-influence; und wieldy so that it was no small never failed to use it, whenever she bring my shoes and stockings, united with her brother, James

The following contribute to the source of self-gratulation with our could, for the benefit of Hop-Frog. After that I got up and walked Hulman, after 50 years of search-

success of the entertainment king that in Hop-Frog (this was the On some grand State occasion-1 to the kitchen without assistance.ing. Mr. Holman left his father'a Helen Taylor, Sheena Taylor, Stella fool's name). he possessed a tripli- forget what-the king, determined to It has been too marvellous.” farm at Northam. Devonshire, in Wicker, Peggy Ferguson, Joan

tice and to lie down. Then he'

went to work. A little later 1

came home from work and her!

she saw her mother walking. Reuter.

IN.S.W.

Sydney.

McFayden, Hazel Millington, Mrs. J. S. Loganı, Ronnie Sellwoodį Margaret McFayden, Margaret

¡cate treasure in one persoti.

have a ever

masquerade, and when- amasquerade or any- thing of that kind occurred at our court, then the talents both of Hop-

Mackie, Robert Provan, Jean Gray WOOLLY WEST GOES Frog and Trippetta were sure to be

and Johnann Holland.

1877. and come to Australia. The same night her husband |

Mrs. Thompson followed her was astounded to sen his wife! open the door to him when he brother and has been 44 years 1

When she married four doughter almost fainted when years after her arrival, she oc- cupied a house at Blue's Point, where there were then only a few scattered houses. A few years later she moved to Crow's Nest and occupied a house hidden in the scrub, She made every effort to The Organising Committee of the trace her brother, but was unsuc-British Empire Fair to be held at cessful.

tho Peninsula Hotel next May,

42 YEARS TO PAY.

ALIMONY DEBT.

New Ruling In New York State Supreme Court.

News In Brief.

WILD AGAIN.

Denver Society's Plan To Foil Kidnappers.

called into play. Hop-Frog, in especial, was so Inventive in the way

of getting up pageants, suggesting novel characters, and arranging costumes for masked bella that nothing could be done, It seems, Denver, Colorado..without his assistance. Six shooters have become once The night appointed for the fete She recently noticed in the news. gratefully acknowledges a contribu- more part of the costume of the had arrived. A gorgeous hall had tion of $25 from Messrs. Amritlal well-dressed man and his servants been fitted up, under Trippetta's paper which she bought that a brother and sister had found each Ojha & Co., Ltd. towards the ex-here as a result of the kidnapping eye, with every kind of device which

of Charles- Boettcher. 21-year-old could possibly give eclat to a mas-: other after 60 years, and she re-penses of the Fair.

heir to millions.

querade. The whole court was in a doubled, her efforts. She sent let

As for A Justice of the State Supreme ters to every State, and finally re-

This, taking to arms by the city's fever of expectation. The final concert to be given by Court, whe insists that "the time la ceived a notice from the Electorial the Schneider Trio in Hong Kong, smart social circles has extended to costumes and characters, it might chauffeurs, gardeners and other ser- well be supposed that everybody, had past when we should throw men into Office in South Australia that her will take place at the Hong Kong Jail for civil delits" has imposed a brother had been 50 years on his Hotel Roof Garden, at 9.15 p.m., on vitors. of wealthy homes. Probably come to a decision on such polata.

fine" upon an alimony delinquent, farm at Salisbury. She wrote to April 5,

The Trio will leave the the most completely armed of these Many had made up their minds (a "but gave the defendant 42 years and him, and he came to Sydney and Colony on April 6 for a tour of the chauffeur of Mr. Paul to what roles they should nesume)

cleven months in which to pay it.

spent a holiday-Reuter.

New York

The fine of £103, the amount of the defendant's arreara, was ordered paid at the rate” of 4/- a.month.- Reuter.

OLDER WOMEN EARN MORE.

U.S. Labour Bureau's Statistics.

Chicago

longer mean that the business wo

South Africa and South America,

Mago, wealthy sportsman and for- a week, or even a month, in cad- mer member of the diplomatic ser- vance; and, in fact, there was not a. vice. His driver appears for duty particle of indecision anywhere- wearing two platols in holsters except in the case of the king and atrapped to a belt over his uniform his seven "mipleters. - Why...... they Hesitated I never could tall, unless they did it by way of a joke. events, time flew; and, as a TUBERCULOSIS ON Fort, they sent for Trippetta

DECLINE.

Bernard Shaw Has His Fun With tunic Beuter.

Reporters Upon Reaching USA.

San Francisco. told them he was not interested in George Bernard Shaw, the Irish Hollywood.

He departed from San Francisco wit arrived in San Francisco Bay

by airplane for San Simeon, the on March 24 on the Empress of ranch home of William Randolph Britain for his first glimpse of learst on the coast between here

mun fs, past her maximum earning tions: capacity

"You Americans are the most raordinary infants in the world.

Shaw loft the table with his beard Capital

|Hop Frog.TM

When the two little friends

Melbourne Figures Showed the summons of

Less Deaths.

found him sitting at the seven members of council; but the mo Melbourne to be in a ye

Silver threads among the gold no America and summarised his emo and Los Angeles, and said he A decrease in the number of knew that Hop-Frog

thought he would go directly to Los tuberculosis notifications and of wine for It Angeles harbour to board the the number of deaths from tu- cripple almost to Empras of Britain without so much berculosis has been reported by neas is no The Women's Bureau of the Unit-

Laking a pack at the movie the Clinical Officer at the State the king loved ed States Department of Labour has

X Tuberculosis Bureau.

and ook announced that resulta of statistica

Tagged Ireland and Man- He added that there had been, Pro show that age is an asset in many slightly egg-stained to argue with

Blight Increase photographers whether he should sit churia, and Jiggled the question of however, a

cases among young attributed

economic

lines of endeavour.

Questionnaires submitted to wo-for atand for his picture men workers revealed that women over 80 years, earn the highest salaries ---Beuter

He parried reporters for

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