1933-08-12 — Page 8

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1933.

Britain's Wills Clothed EAST AFRICA'S

In Romance

Prosaic, Whimsical And Poignant

SOME QUEER BEQUESTS

THE CHINA MAIL.

TELEPHONE

TROUBLE

Natives Steal Wire For Bangles.

HIGHER POLES TO OUTWIT GIRAFFES.

Nairobi

To-Day's' Short Story.

RACE

By Max V. Giersberg.

BURSCHI burst into the site tone little fellow der Kerl he had ting-room and threw his something in him something big, gaily coloured class-cap on to the she was sure. Her husband came of |table." The cap was of bright|old officer's family.. Perhaps he, In future all new telephone and magenta cloth, silver braided, Burschi, was a second Moltke-& telegraph poles on long distance with a glittering ustent-leather great Chancellor, or maybe an artist services in East Africa will be peak. It signified that Burschi poet. Something, at any rate, three feet taller than the tallest was a member of the Quarta, the some quality he possessed, with

Postmaster General third class of the Gymnasium at which he would serve his country.

Emmenfurt. He had attended The little mother dreamed. A the school since his ninth year. mother's dreams are wild, am- Burschi was very proud of the bitious-ambitious for her son.

London. cognition of her services to me." girafe the What a wealth (or poverty) of

RNLL Windfall,

could find. romance there is in a will! - Mr. Antony Robert Marshall, a

one.

Queer requests, queer directions and conditions

*

And thereby hangs a tale--or

"

"Certainly,

Herr

If it was not for wils half Liverpool shipowner, left £181,414. giraffe's neck. Britain's best-known novelists and Amongst large requests, to chari- Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, cap he wore it always at a par- Helene smiled. And Burschi, quick playwrights would have nothing to ties he left £15,000 to the Royal and Dar es Salaam, the capital of ticular angle, the fashion in his to see every change upon his write about. Kipling once said National Lifeboat Institution to Tanganyika, were connected by a class.

mother's face, suddenly recollected there were only seven original build a motor-lifeboat of the latest telephone line running across 600 Helene Brusching, his mother, was that be held in his hand a letter. plots in the world of leters and design. It is to be called after miles of desert and bush, seated at her work-table sewing. which 'nis class-master! had given the will is certainly the basis of him and to be stationed on the But the subscribers have to put She had gentle brown eyes, a gentle him...

north-west coast of Great Britain. up with a lot of interruptions in manner, and capable, though rather "Deliver it into your parent'a Miss Isabella Jelly of Torquay lone way and another especially large, white hands. Helene had the hands, Brusching," the professor to heirs and left £44,014. Of this £14,000 will by curious natives and giraffes.appearance of a mother of children had ordered, in that barking yet beiresses have all, at one time or go to Thomas Saunders, her couch. For example, two natives have-there was about her, as it were, kindly voice of which the boye knew other, formed the motif for count-man, and his wife and also Miss just been sent to gaol at Mahenge an aura of motherhood. She had every variation in tone. "Under- less "thrillers" and plays.

Jolly's carriages and harness. To (Tanganyika) for interrupting not the flat-chested modern figure, stand?” In real life, too, the mention of Edward Southwood she left "my business conversations.

but gracious rounded lines. She. will is

somehow clothed in grey mare in the hope and belief

They climbed a telephone pole raised her eyes from her work.

Professor," romance. There is something that she will be kindly treated by and cut away 50 yards of wire.

Burschi had answered. "Burschi!" theatrical about a "missing heir" him." She directed that her other Traffic was disorganised over

Now be frowned. How he had or a "missing will."

There was a note of remonstrance failed! He had said "Certainly," There are horse should be shot immediately large area and police combed the in the always contingents of heirs laying after her death.

young mother's voice and yet he had not delivered the (countryside for the culprits. claim to somebody's "Millions" and

Burschi, the sturdy young fellow, letter. He had quite forgotten it. Mr. John Tocker of Aberdeen, a A stunning array of new copper was her firstborn, but all, the same His smooth child's forebead, tanned) Somerset House is a great store- labourer. luft £2,269.

hangles and anklets on the belles he must not be spoilt, and that was by the sun, creased into long lines, house of strange stories,

Consider the romance in the of a certain village, nearly finally not the way. to enter a room, burst Why had he not given it at once? Hinkler Leaves £906. - |£29,690 will of Mr. Frederick gave them the clue to the robbery. Ing in, leaving the door open, throw He had been thinking of the brown Every day in London wills are Franks, commercial traveller of As for the giraffe, on his stately ing your cap down upon the table shirt, the peaked cap, the smart read, some prosaic, some whimsi-Richmond.

strolls across the East African even his excitement, which was leather belt, the "shorts" that were cal, some poignant.

He gave £500 and £150 a year plains, he often pokes his neck Here is a typical selection made to his son in Australia "if the against the telephone wires-with this.

plainly to be seen, did not excuse to make the uniform of the "H recently,

trustees can and him," If the disastrous results.

Union" group

In the Emmenfurt But it was hard to correct him. Cymnasium. missing heir cannot be traced But the harassed telephone en-There he stood, "a splendid specimen Mr. William Waters, of Barnes, within two years the money will go gineers feel that they have at last of the male child-so, magnificently late under-butler to Lord Farqu-to Mr. Franks's brother, sisters, scaled this difficulty by the use of built, so fine, with his splendid head,

niece and nephews.

taller poles.--Reuter.

For instance---

har, left 23,610.

Mr. Herbert (Bert) Hinkler, the Veteran Squses's Fortune. famous Australian airman who Mrs. Beatrice Braithwaite-Batty died at Castel S. Niccolo, Italy, on died in her 100th year at Reading,

his ill-fated fight to Australia, leaving £16,527. She left her collec-

left 2806.

Ition of postage stamps and botany Lady Queensborough, second specimens to her sister, and an idol, wife of Lord Queesborough, who "Shango," to the Orford Museum. died in Paris, left £8,535. A Lord Ashton of Hyde left codicil to her will said: "It is my £230.651,

former

BROKEN NECK MARVEL

a

-Reuter.

NAVAL STORE SHIP ON FIRE.

SYDNEY'S PERFECT WOMAN

Ann Kellerman On

Film Location.

guages fluently..

MONDAY'S STORY

Monday's story will, be "The Vampire," by Jan Neruda.

bearing its turbulent shock of hair. The hair was virulently cur- ty, and Burschi battled with it every morning, soaking it with cold water. But before he was half way to school, the hair would stubbornly curl again. The boy hated it.

Burschi took no notice of the Jadmonishing voice. He thick-Jasb-

And, glorious fine, his comrades] ed blue eyes were sparkling had elected him as Standard-bearer! Helene, his mother, would have liked

Burschi's heart had swelled. It to jump up and kiss him. She, too, beat quickly all the way home. was still young and impulsive. But Standard-bearer, splendid!

He

express desire that my daughters | And, last of all, comes the will be taught sewing and cooking....jof Mr. Henry Trueman Mills, mil- It is also my desire that they makejlionaire huntsman and squire of a real effort to qualify in some Langton, near Market Harborough,TO MAKE UNDER-SEA PICTURES

she dared not. He came towards held his head very high. It was a profession. If possible I should The greater bulk of bis fortune)

Brisbane, Queensland. like them to be brought up by goes to charities which will bene-:

on his two strong distinction. He had wanted to tell her, striding competent governesses and profit by about £2,000,000. When Mr.

Annette, Kellerman, who in legs, bare at the knees sturdy.".

"Mammi-we have a free day thinking of that, absorbed in it. Mammi-he had hurried home fessors and under no circumstances Mille's grandfather died he left Sydney some years ago was claim to go to boarding school."

£1,200,000 to his son and when the jed to be the "perfect woman," and There is to be a Fest! And we are And so he had forgotten the letter. Tronically enough, Lady Queens-son died in 1924 the Mills fortune whose figure measurements have all to join the "H" Union, which has borough's three daughters, are all had grown to £4,250,000,

caused. as much discussion as her just been organised. Mammi, we "Oh, the letter. Here M at present at a Sussex boarding The last of the Mills--for he left diving and swimming exploits, are to have a uniform. Be so good, Burschi suddenly brought his heels school.

widow but no children--was passed through Brisbane on her please, and buy me a brown shirt!" together, and delivered the envelope Mr. F. G. Kelleway, of Kent, a aged 72, but followed the hounds way to the Great Barrier Reef to "A brown shirt, Bursebi?"

with a little bow. Postmaster-General, feftalmost up to his death; he was an

įstudy its possibilities for under- "Yes" He began to describe Frau Brusching took it. Why £41,051. He willed $2,000 to "my English aquire of the old school.sea pictures.

the uniform that the "H" Union of did her heart sink as her fingers nurse, Jane Fussell, as a slight re-

Miss Kellerman returned to Aus-the-school was to wear. His square encountered the envelope?--Intul- tralia, six weeks ago after some brown hand made a circle in the tion? years on the Continent making air. His mother watched the hand. Tomfoolery!" her husband would films and lecturing. For this work It, was at that moment Helene say. But there is was she felt it. being able to speak several lan-of en envelope the boy beid. ehe had the accomplishment of Brusching caught the white flicker Carefully she laid the white, square envelope down upon the table before "Burschi-what is that?" she ask-her. Her sewing-table, with its Angella Films (a French firm) ed. had instructed Miss Kellerman to

polished wooden top, and, beneath, She was conscious of the know-dozens of drawers filled with tapes. go to New Guinea and the South ledge that if Burscht was interested buttons, hooks and eyes, needles. Seas to take short "travelogue" in any one thing, any other thing bright silks and wools, and every- sea pictures. It had been suggest fed his memory like a startled bird. thing that the heart of a good WONDER OF SCIENCE.

ed to her in Sydney, however, that "What?" he asked, gazing about needlewoman could desire--thers A leakage of a quantity of sul-jshe should investigate the pos-him with his wide open blue eyes.” that letter lay, on the edge of the Durban. phuric acid on, to the wooden deck|sibilities of the Barrier Reef first. "There in your hand! What Is embroidered mat, half on the polish- A man with a broken neck is in one of the holds of the War So she is making this inspection

ed wood. Tach! What was walking about in the streets of Krishna, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Oil before going elsewhere,

His mother pointed. And this matter with her that she registeredj Durban. He is Mr. G. McVicar, of Tanker, lying at the Kowloon cam- Mr. J. Sullivan (Misa Kellerman time she could not help it, she smiled all these silly facts? But the Clark Road, who broke one of the ber of the Royal Naval Depot, was in private life is Mrs. Sullivan) indulgently. For a moment she familiar table, somehow it reassured vertebrae in his neck when he responsible for a small fire early photographs the under-ses studies dreamed of the future-Burschl, her she had brought it from her dived inte the Bay to rescue resterday morning.

by Mias Kellerman from an enclos yachtsmen in difficulties some The ship at the time of the oc-ed sunken cabin, with 籍 glass currence, was not carrying any oil, window, Miss Kellerman stays Where he dived, the water was but had a large quantity of stores under water for two and a half shallower than he thought, and his on board.

minutes at a time, usually a big head struck the bottom, the A volume of smoke issuing from effort when it is remembered that clavicle of the fifth vertebrae being the bold brought two firefibata to the she is acting continuously for the fractured.

scene and the blaze was quickly sub-camera without breathing-Red- His recovery is one of the wou-dued.

ter. ders of science, and has astounded: the doctors of Durban.

Man Walks After Month In Hospital.

months ago.

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McVicar spent 29 days on his back in hospital, encased in plaster of Paris from, his waist to hia A pinster cast was then. ears. taken of his bust," and from it a special Jacket was made to encase his shoulders and neck,up to his 10 ears and under his chin.

Fireboats To Rescue.

LITTLE DAMAGE DONE

K.C.C. CONCERT TO-DAY.

Postponed Function.

FATAL BEAUTY IN VRANJE.

Belgrade.

MISS ROOSEVELT'S ADVENTURE

the

girlhood home. The boy was still speaking,

+

"And if you could have the shirt the stuff does not cost much-if you could have the shirt made for me by Thursday, Mammi-Herzens- mami?" he was saying in a cajoling

Antwerp To Singapore voice a voice that just had the

By Car.

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK.

Was

hint, the faint hint, of a break in it. The mother heard it. A man— her son, a man--the years would race onwards. He, this boy, would soon be a man. Time passed so Belgrade, quickly. Yes, the year raced The Jugoslav frontier authori- And it was like him to think of] ties. were astonished when they the expense. Charming-ha Men Murder For Pretty stopped a car at Sushak to find sensitive to atmosphere, Burschi...

Girl

that: it: contained Miss E. Roose Well yes, Burachi, that could The Kowloon Cricket Club concert Stiff and unable to control his which was postponed last week on

velt, niece of the American Presi-be done.””. head and neck muscles he walks account of the typhoon, will be held

dent.

His arms were round her, now, They call her the "wonder girl? Their surprise was still greater round her nack-close and warm, slowly and with care, for a jolt or today, weather permitting. The in Vranje. But already her beauty when they learned that she intend- She could hear the patter of his a forward ang of his head might same programme will produced as has sent two men to the gallows, ed to drive all the way to Singa heart beating. never his spinal column.

was originally intended.

A-rich farmer has just been pore, accompanied only by her Then suddenly he drew himself A 10-piece orchestra will open hanged because of his infatuation equally the performance and will render for the beautiful Jeritza Xtary. She had come from Antwerp to his lips, in exact imitation of his young companion-secre-up, and taking her hand he raised it selections during the evening and the He saw her and fell. He About 24 years old and keen on father, The gesture pleased her. vocal items are some of the best yet strangled his wife, filled her poe-adventure, the niece of President Ich danke dir, Mammi.” he said. heard in the Colony.

kets with sand and threw the body Roosevelt sét off, armed with a with a charming air, the ́THEY HAD NEVER MET

Chair and tables will be spread into a river. There it was found diplomatic passport, to see the Frau Bruschlag smiled. over the lawn and will be surround-and the crime discovered. lesser known places of Europe and "And now you must go to your Prague.ed with strings" of coloured Hghts: Just a year ago, another man's the Near East

room- take your cap and begin your love for Jeritza X-brought him to She intends to pass through home-task my son," The young the gallows. He saw a rival in the Dalmatia, then through the Lika, mother spoke earnestly, It was village schoolmaster and kill him. acrosy Croatia and Serbia Into very important to work. On no Mr. Peter Grant, Assistant Super In both cases, the court was Bulgarian

account must he remain behind in intendant of Police, leaves the Colony convinced that Jeritza Xwas in Thence she will go via Constan- the Quarta that would mean ir- The day they met they carried this morning by the Rajputana on no way blame for the fatal tinople to India and finally hopes retrievable loss of time. out their death" pact. Rester: 18 montha furlough.

eforts of her beauty-Reuter, to reach Singapore-Reuter.

The jacket keeps his head erecti

and permits the bones to knit

"Reuter.

A couple of Brödaks, Blovakia, who made love and arranged to die entirely by correspondenes have committed suicide after meeting *for the first time.

(Continued on page 12.)

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SHOWING TO-DAY

WHO WEARS THE PANTS IN

YOUR FAMILY?

THE

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Marjorie Rambeau

PICTURES

Ernest Truex David Manners

From the play by

Julian Thampton Directed by Water Lang

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