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MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1933.

FOUR KILLED

15

IN FIGHT FOR

BEAUTY

Scores Injured In Pitched Battle.

LOVER MEETS LOVER

A patched battle

with

BOOTCA

EUROPEAN BOY KILLED

"TERROR OF

Philip Watson Dies

From Injuries.

TERRIBLE CAR SMASH ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD

PALESTINE"

WANTED

British Officers To Head Posse.

YOUTH'S CAREER OF CRIME

Jerusalem.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-Day's Short Story.

ACCIDENT

By Agatha Christie.

"It's not usually considered un-

ND I tell you this it's the A same woman not a doubt fortunate to be acquitted." put in

Belgrade.

A terrible accident occurred yes.

of it!"

Evana. axes and terday on the Castle Peak Road, re-

Captain Haydock looked into "You know what I mean," said kureg in which four were killed, sulting in the death of Philip Water-¦ A young man alleged to be #

the cager, vehement face of his Captain Haydock, irritably. "If the gravely injured, and

notorious highwayman and mur friend and sighed. ton. the ten-year-old aan of Mr. D

He wished poor lady has been through that) wounded, had taken place in Bosnia.

dererd to as "The Terror." is W. Waterlon, of the Government

Evans would not be so positive harrowing experience, it's no busi- It was to determine who should

shortly to be rounded up by the

In the course ness of ours to rake it up, is it?" and so jubilant. three Palestine police, under marry a village beauty of the Banja Radio Offer, and injury to

Evans did not answer. of a career spent at sen, the old Luka district, named Mara Kup. others. Mr. J. L. Tetley, of the officers.

"Come, now, Evans. The lady sea captain had learned to leave Mara When the beautiful

Кар

Government Analyst Department, He is Ahmad Hamed el Mahmoud, things that did not concern him was innocent-you've just said so,'" leaped from her window and, knife

known as Abu Jildeh, and is 25 in hand, ran to her lover Vasa Mrs. Tetley and Mr. D. W. Water.

years of age. He is said to have well alone. shouting" am yours." she started ton.

War.

Richest of the girls of the Banja Luka district, this 17-year-old beauty

Wanted

to

British

murdered seventeen people, two of

"I didn't say she was innocent. said she was acquitted."

"It's the same thing." "Not always."

com-

"The

HIA friend Bvans, Inte C.I.D. Inspector, had a different philosophy one of the most blondy affrays; The party were going towards them being police constables. In

of life. "Acting on information Bosnia has known since the Great Castle Peak in Mr. Tetley's cur. Mr. each case he is stated to have received had been his motta in Captain Haydock who had

the constables' arms Tetley driving, when, about ten propriated

early days, and he had improved menced to tap his pipe out against miles out, they were following three and ammunition. other cars along the straight stretch

These are the facts about "The upon it to the extent of finding out the side of his chair, stopped, and sat up with a very alert expression: his own information. had already been the innocent cause

Terror's" astonishing career, 419

"Hullo-ullo-allo," he said. Inspector Evans had been a very of read near the Ginger Fuctury, of much leodshed All the young

The first car was moving slowly and alleged by the authorities:- men of seven villages

Abu juldeh started his career of smart, wide-awake officer, and had wind's in that quarter, is it? You But she herself wanted with a clear road ahead the follow

One of his justly earned the promotion which think she wasn't innocent?"

I just marry her.

"I wouldn't say that. had been his. Even now, when he only Vash Radojkovitch, a poor but cars swung out ex bloc to over-crime some time ago.

which was particularly atrocious triple mur-

Anthony was in the had retired from the force, and had don't know. strikingly handsome young widower, take the leading car

His wife driven by a Chinese.

ders he perpetrated by shooting settled down in the country cottage habit of taking arsenic, As soon as Her parents refused to consent to the second and third cars had pass-dend three Arab villagers who had of his dreams, his professional in- got it for him. One day, by mis-

jed Mr. Tetley had drawn up prae- remonstrated with him for stealing | stinet was still active.

Was take. he takes far too much. young farmer, Dragomir Privitetically level with the slow moving three sheep.

"Don't often forget A face," the mistake his or his wife's? No- from a different village

been in hiding he reiterated, complacently. Mra. body could tell, and the jury very car. At that moment the Chinese day rame for the betrothal Mara örver swung out toward the centre with a desperate band of fugitives Anthony-yes, it's Mra. Anthony properly gave her the benefit of the

this match and found her a rich

When the

and

He then fled to the

foothills, and has

from the law.

officer in Reuter's

the

suid Evans, AC- "Nine years and You remember the

said, comfortably.

"I'm not so sure..."

TO-MORROW'S STORY

publicly refused Dragomir, says of the road forcing Mr. Tetley to

right enough. When you said Mrs. doubt. That's all quite right, and A high British police

All she would marry Vasa or no one

the right.

Merrewdene-I knew her at once." I'm not finding fault with it. twend Dragomir then coljecird a

The rear off wheel of Mr Tetley's the Nablus district told

Captain Haydock stirred uneasily, the same-I'd like to know. of some 50 young friends, all armed car fouled a gutter at the side of Correspondent recently that

The Merrowdenes were his nearest Captain Haydock transferred his rond. with axes, laves, stakes and agricul- the

The front of the ear only reason the police had not gone

after the desperadu before was beighours, barring Evans himself, attention to his pipe once more, Mr.

"Well," be tural implements, and set cut to at-swang out to the right

and this identifying of Mrs. Mer- tark his rival

cause they feared unnecessary loss But Marn beard of] Tetley endeavoured in brine it

of lives. "He has boasted that he rodene with a former heroine of "It's none of our business." fuld this and running by

paths straight. The speed of the car

is cause celebre distressed him. will not be taken alive. I don't fcaused it to overturn, and roll in a warned Vasa

"It's a long time ago." he said, Mrs. Tetley think we ought to waste perfectly Vasa als gathered a large group fromplele aomersault. of friends, armed hastily and march-was the only person thrown clear. good policemen in capturing him." rather weakly.

"But we'll get him soon, added The rival A portion of the car rolled over Mr.

the officer significantly. before the girl's Waterson's left leg.

Practically all brigandage has Assistance was rendered by the After a parley it was deeld- ed that Murn should be asked to occupants of passing care and the died out of Palestine, the last of the decide which of the men she should injured persons were rushed to Kow.baudits from Turkish times being ,captured in 1923. Abu Jildeh's Marry Just then Mara appeared at kron Hospital in two taxis. the window, a hutcher's kusfe u hr Young Philip Waterton, who had blood-thirsty record of 17 killed has been established within a short hand. When asked to choose she received internal injuries. passed to away about seven o'clock, some three jumped from the window, ran Vase and putting herself at his side hours after the neendent occurred. His father had his left leg badly shouted proudly "I am ramk

crushed when the car rolled over The enraged Drador then

him. charged with his 58 men. Mara

ed in Maris "armies" house.

m01

..

Mr. and Mrs. Tetley escaped with Mr. Tetley whe

Blood mide by side with Vasa. Flexsevere injuries.

ing to shield him from biows and using her knife with good effect, not detained in hospital.

ar.

The battle raged for half-an-hour before a patrol of gendarmes rived and Beparated The com. butants.

From enquiries at the hospital | this morning it 18 learnt that Mrs.

time--Reuter.

SHE TEACHES THE "STARS."

Woman Specialises In Accident.

Telley is suffering from severe ab- CORRECTING “BROAD" M.P.'S. rasions and shock, but that both she

and Mr. Waterton are doing as well:

Vasa was found to be mortally i a enn be expected. wounded. with Bre wounds on thei

hend and back, three of his friends

"Nine years," enrate ng over, three months. case?"

"In a vague sort of way." "Anthony turned out to be an renic eater," said Evans, "so they acquitted her."

To-morrow's story will he "Mrs. Amworth." by E. F. Benson.

"Well, why shouldn't they?"

in the world. Ouly "No reason verdiet they could give on the evid-) ¿ence. Absolutely correct."

"Then, that's all right," said this evening, fiddling round

¡Haydock. "And I don't we're bothering about." "Who's bothering?"

"I thought you were." "Not at all."

"But, surely" "Listen to me a minute. This man, Merrowdene-in his laboratory with

see what tests-you remember——"

"Yes. He mentioned Marsh's | test for arsenic. Said you would know all about it--it was in your He wouldn't line--and chuckled.

Evans interrupted him.

"The thing's over and done with," have said that if he'd thought for summed up the Captain. "If Mrs. one moment———" Merrowdene at one time of her life! was unfortunate enough to be tried One of the most interesting, and acquitted of murder” and perhaps most difficult jobs!

London.

in London is held by Miss Flos-

are on the point of death. 16 youths CAR AND RICKSHAsie Freedman. She is called the

are in hospital with severe injuries and dozens of others are hiding their wounds in their own houses

for

fear of arrest. Mara was almost the only combatant uninjured.

When Marn heard that Vasa would die she tried to hang herself. Found in time, she tried later to cut her throat-but only wounded herself badly.

COLLISION

Mr. F. H. Clark Taken To Hospital.

INJURIES NOT SERIOUS

Fairy Godmother of every for eign stage "star" who works in England.

Miss Freedman is a teacher of languages and nearly every theatrical producer in this coun- try sends his foreign "stars" to] her to be schooled.

"I am an actress as well as n language teacher," she says. "] have to be. I have to act any parts for which my clients are

30 SCHOOLBOYS ON ARCTIC TREK.

Holiday In Finnish Lapland.

LED BY EXPLORER.

London.

"You mean he wouldn't have said that if he kuru. They've been mar- ried how long-six years, you told me?

I bet you anything he has no idea his wife is the once notorious

Mrs. Anthony."

"And he will certainly not know [it from me," said Captain Haydock,

stiffly.

on.

Evans paid no attention, but went

"You interrupted me just now. After Marsh's test, Merrowdene heated a substance in a test tube, the metallic residue he dissolved in She sweurs, however, that at all Mr. F. H. Clarke, of the China

water, and then precipitated it by costa ahe will not marry Dragomir, Light and Power Company, met

To Surgeon-Commander Mur adding silver nitrate. That was a fatally with an accident on the Lalchikek engaged, so that they may learn Scott on his last voyage, the ex- who was seriously but not

ray-Levick, who accompanied test for chlorates. A neat, unas- injured. and will kill him and her Road. near Cheung Sha Wan, on the exact intonation required.

suming little test. But I chanced self if her parents insist on try Saturday night at about 10.45 p.m.,

pedition which he is now making to read these words in a book that "I have to stamp and rave and is in the nature of a holiday. ing to make her do so.- ·Reuter, his car colliding with a ricksha

H2S04 stood open on the table. weep and make love, and then listen to my pupil stamping and aged between 16 and 18, to

He is teading 30 schoolboys, decomposes chlorates with evolution

a of CL204. raving and weeping and making camp in Finnish Lapland with-plosions occur, the mixture

If heated, violent ex- love-in English."

ought in the Arctic circle. They have therefore to be kept cool and only Besides foreigners, Miss Freed-travelled 600 miles north by ship very small quantities used." man has taught North Country and railway, and have

AIR SPORT IN GERMANY.

Hamburg,

Both Mr. Clarks and the rickshaw puller were removed to hospital.

It is stated that the car ran on to the pavement and crashed against granite pillar, receiving extensive damage.

Mr. Clerk

jed, are not serious.

GERMAN JEW GETS

made

Haydock stared at his friend. "Well, what about it?"

Statesman Urges Wider hospital but his injuries, it is stat-cents and has had many Amer: 200 miles from the nearest set- was detained at the LP's how to modify their ac-their base camp at a small farm

ican pupils who wish to correct tlement, Oulou.

"Just this, In my profession | Support.

la crude nasal twang.-Reuter.

we've got tests, too-tests for mur They are spending their sum-der. There's adding up the facts- mer holidays in the uncharted weighing them dissecting the re tundra, travelling by compass sidue when you've allowed for pre- and making geological surveys, judice and the general inaccuracy of and they hope to bring back a witnesses. But there's another test cinematograph record of their for murder-one that is fairly ac activities for lecturing purposes. curate, but rather dangerous! -Reuter.

murderer is seldom content with ond crime. Give him time and a lack of suspicion and he'll commit an- fother.

The hope that Germany will soon double the number of sporting aero- planes now in use was expressed by Herr Milsh, Under-Secretary of State, at the opening of the German Aviation Exhibition here.

He spoke enthusiastically of the air sport movement led by Captain (now General) Goering, and added plea for "armament equality." Sporting aviation was all Ger- many had, he said, since military aviation was forbidden.--Reuter.

JUSTICE.

Wins Suit Against Film Company.

FORMER FRONT-LINE

SOLDIER.

OLD RESIDENT EVICTED,

50,000,000-Year-Old Crocodile Found.

CHEER-O CLUB FUND

Donations Now Total $12,026.

The following donations to Cheer-0 Club Fund have been

Camden, New Jersey. New Jersey's oldest resident has been evicted after. 50,000,000 years -- Berlin. In the same house. Scientists from Eugen Kirschner, a film pro the-Museum of Natural History ducer,

was a front-line soldier in New York took him aWAY, during the War. He was seri-

He was a 20-foot crocodile. (a}} ously wounded three times and bones and no skin) found in a pit earned four war medals.

near Camden, Reuter. But he was dismissed by his Misa Gillian Brendon Pearse,film company on the ground that daughter of the late Dr. W. W. he had spent too much money inj Pearso, of Hong Kong, was married {making a film and they thought ut St. Andrew's Cathedral, Bings that they could not be expected) pore, on September 29, to Mr. John to keep a non-Aryan in their Forbes Manyngton, M.GS. at preservice.

News In Brief.

CATHEDRAL FUND.

Donations Now Total $3,390,

ceived Messrs, Jardine Matheson and...”-

Co., Ltd.

Staff of Messrs. Butterfield

and Swire Ltd. " Mr. and Mrs. · J. Hennessey

Beth

Consul-General K. La de la

Prade Bent Apalstant District Officer at Kirschner sued his employera

Mr. G. Franklin, Nightingala Ipoh, Perak.

and was awarded all the salary The following donations to - St. Mr. N, W. Bascomb due to him, while the court also John's Cathedral Restoration Fund Mr. L. A. Wyatt, The Bincere Co., Ltd., announce declared that film producere who have been received insidan, Mr. M. B. Hall that on Tuesday, October, 10, all were front-line soldiers must be Mra: L. Y♫ Thwaites

18 Mr. M. Heap their stores will be closed for busi treated just as state officials, Mrs. 3. §. 3. Cooper”) $70 (25] Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Lewi ness in commemoration of the 22nd- that is, they cannot be dismiss Previously acknowledged 77) 3,350 Previously acknowledged anniversary of the Chinese Reed simply because they are Jews. public.

-Router.

Total to dete

A

"You catch a man-has he mur- dered his wife or hasn't he 7-per- hape the case isn't very black against him. Look into his past--- thaif you find that be's had several rewives and that they've all died,

shall we say rather curiously 7----- then you know! I'm not speaking $1,000 legally, you understand. I'm speak- fing, of moral certainty. Onos you ́ 101 know, you can go ahead looking for

evidence."!!

1001"Well?"

"I'm coming to the point. That's 80 all right if there is a past to look 10 Into. But suppose you catch your

B murderer at his or her first crime? Then that test will be one from which you get no reaction. But the prisoner acquitteil-starling life un- |der another name, Will or will not the murderer repeat the crime ??!.

That's a borrible idea.“

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