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THE CHINA MAIL.

Three Striking Poses of Russian Emissary

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1933.

The Camera caught Maxim Litvinov in these interesting and revealing pores as the Russian Commissar arrived in New York en route to Washington to open negotiations with President Roosevelt for recog nition of the Boriet government.

IT SEEMED SO EASY

At noon he made for the bar, found the man he sought, and over a whisky and seda brought up the topic of human vision.

up his his plot,

have to hand over that case of mar- vellous claret. Try a glass, old chap."

The visitor said he would, and Sir Peter, under pressure, accepted a second glass.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, Sir Peter," said Budby, "I'll ask you to sign a statement abou; the wine that will satisfy Crawshay. Pl just scribble it out,"

Ile seized a sheet of paper and fountain pen and wrote rapidly

(Continued from Pag 9.)

I was after luncheon at the "Plus Ten glasses," he kept re-Universal, and Sir Peter Covell had peating to himself. "I wonder ex-for half an hour been chatting over cigar with a number of his actly what that means in vision,"

In his mind there was always jeronies in the lounge.

All this time Budby, who was tabulated a list of men whom he

one of the group, had been plan- knew might be useful to him in certain circumstances shadyning to discover where Sir Pater lawyer, a judge of jewellery, an excarried his eyeglass. The sight of a statement, the purport of which a woman's long hair on the couch was that, in consideration of the ipert on travel routes and so un.

of £100, Mr. Edward Now he thought of a brilliant but gave him an idea. Picking up the payment alcoholic general medical practi-bair between his fingers he ap- Budby, of Jermyn-sreet, was given tioner who was a noted habitue of preached the baronet and laid his three months' option to purchase site for fifty hands on the latter's coat in front. the Covell Brewery a certain Fleet-street bar.

"Bean giving the girls a treat, thousand pounds.

"That ought to be good enough Sir Peter," said he with a laugh, as

At the same for old Crawshay," said he, hand- he declosed the hair. time he chuckled inwardly. Refing the document to Kipg-Lawson The latter read it aloud--thus: "A cousin of mine up sorth-ahad felt the eyeglass in the outer

"I hereby state that, having test- man in the fifties-" said he, "has breast pocket,

The party was gradually break-ed and otherwise examined just taken to wearing glassea. Ho tells me in a letter that he ought ing up when he set his plain to wine in a bottle marked '1898, In the possession of Mr. Edward Bud- to have done it long ago, as his work.

"Excuse me, Sir Peter," said tre.by, of Jermyn-street, I have glasses are Plus Ten Sphere and a Plus Four Cylinder. What does" wish you'd help me to settle à hesitation in stating that it is a

Sauterne of a vintage bet I have with another man overpure that mean?"

off "Plus Ten," repeated the other. [some wine I've bought. It's very questionably carlier than 1806."

"You're letting him

very "That's pretty bad. It means-lolold Sauterne--"

"Ha," said Sir Peter, interested. Ikhtly, Budby said Sir Peter. me see, it means that, at his age.

"Anyhow, I win my bet," said the "He anys it's a modern vintage, he couldn't read a line of ordinary

so I've other, as he laid the document in eyc. the naked print with

The nut earlier than 1906. I arejbeen badly stung. My friend has front of the baronet with a pen be. head lines in a newspaper

much as he could man-bet me a case of claret, 74 Chateau alde It. Then he added: "That re- about

Mouton Rothschild, that I'm wrong,minds me. Here's the cheque for accept your de-the hospital. I made it payable to tough," said and he agrees to "By Juve, that's

And he picked up a cheque Budby. "Good job for him that hesion in the matter."

Sir "Certainly," said

Peter. from the writing pad and laid il hasn't a living to earn. Well,

"Only tea delighted.

"Thanks," said Sir Peter, raising

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must hop it. Cheero!"

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He left the bar and returned to the hard to toll."

The rooms in Jermyn-street, where

owned

was

you."

It should not with the other document.

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"If you could come along now," his glass again, taking a sip, and

he locked himself up in his sitting.id Budby. "I should be grateful. (then causing the wine to circulate, square to my that it caught the light. "This room and settled down for several's only aeross the

rooms in Jermyu-sreel-and you're is a wonderful wing. Note the way hours to plan his great coup.

it round This was the proposition that going away in a day or so. I heard it sparkles."

He continued to roll Bealder, that reminds me. confronted him Among the Lon you say.

I've a cheque for one hundred for lowly in the glass, as if revelling by Sh don properties

old-your East End hospital. I made it in the colour. Thursday, 14th Dec, at midnight-Feter Covell

large

just, but forget to bring it along." Monday,

18th Dec.

fashioned vegar brewery, stand- Sir Peter took the bail. He was Friday,

22nd Dec.

site in close an island Ing on

keenly interested in his slum hos- proximity to Shaftesbury-avenuo, pítal. the theatrical quarter of London. The brewery had been losing money for years, but because of the senti

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"May I ask," said he, "where you got hold of 17"

Budby was at a fever pitch of ex- citement within. One stroke of "Very well," said he, and rose to the pen and his fortune was made. The two men strolled leisurely Yet with outward calmness he had

ment he appeared to trip on some-

the soon

tu

(Continued on Page 18.)

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mental reason that it was Covell's cross St. James's-square and came to retail a lung yarn about his pur to the corner of King-street, where chase which he had concocted for Vinegar Brewery, established

a man who was vending matches the occasion. hle great grandfather one hundred

Hooked

Sir Peter listened attentively, towards them eagerly. years before, and, also, because he Budby drew the silk handkerchief to be more interested in the colour' had ample wealth, Sir Peter had let from his breast pocket and passed asked an odd question, but seemed the business drag on. But that across his lips. The next mo- of the wine than in its source, buildings hod

Suddenly he rose to his feel, dilapidated that they were certain of being condemned shortly by the thing and he stumbled against Sir sized his hat and stick, and walked

Peter, who, in turn, fall against the to the door. athorities, and very

match vender. All three clutched brewery would have to disappear one another to keep from falling.

Now Budby, whose eager cars "Sorry," said Budby laughing, as missed nothing of importance he sleadied himself. Then he drew himself, had heard of the keen

a ahilling from his pocket and rivalry among three or four enor handed It to the match vendor.; mour American cinema concerns to The latter with a “Thank you, sir,” build the "largest and finest pic pocketed ostentatiously-and 24th Dec, ture palace in the world" in the with it Sir Peter's eyeglass.

West End of London. But sites Arrived at his room Budby un were few. And no other one could corked with much ostentation s compare with the splendid stretch bottle of Sauterne, bearing a plain of ground now covered by Covell's unprinted label, with the figures Brewery. As a freehold site, i1858" done boldly in ink thereon. 3rd Jan. would realise £100,000 at least "Now, Sir Peter," said he, pour 5th Feb. from one of those Hollywood oring out a glassful, "tell me what The Steamship,

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Sir Peter smelt the wine, rolled CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Informed thatall Goods are being Budby wanted to sell this plot of it round the glass, smelt it again, landed at their risk into the hazard- land to one or other of the Ameri sipped it, sipped it again, and then ous and/or extra hazardous Godowar can firms, and make a princely pro-alghed contentedly.

of The Hong Kong and Kowloon 4th Jan fit on the deal. As against that, "Budby," said he, "Fll stake my Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd, whence the property belonged to Sir Peter reputation that that wine is not and/or from the wharren delivery

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get an option on the sale of the A knock sounded on the door. land from Sir Peter, and this with "Excuse me," said Budby, going & Warhouse Bagulations consignees To comply with the General Bond- out the infler's knowledge.

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muat bare "a" Revenze, Olleen in ate astuta Immediately a well-dressed man tendance ; when

| damaged dutiable 17th Dec, swindler, he was already a member came brasilly in.

goods are examined.m

All broken, chated and damaged 24th Dec. of the Universal Club, of which Sir "Hullo, Budby," said he, Th Goods are to be left in the Godowns, Peter was a leading_figure—the catching sight of the Visitor, "I bag whern thay: willbergxamined on the 14th Dac. Universal, with its thousands of your Dwadon. /I-7

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