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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1933.

EXCAVATION IN IRAQ

Museum Expedition

Starts To-day.

MAIN OBJECTIVE CEMETERY OF 4,000 B. C.

London, To-day.

The difficulties connected

with

the proposed new legislation by the, Government of Iraq have delayed normal archaeological activities there,

These have now been satisfactor

joint ily settled, however, and a expedition under the British Mug cum and the University of Pennsy Ivania is resuming work. The ex- pedition, which is under Mr. C. Leonard Woolley, will leave Eng- land to-day, and it is hoped that dig- ging will begin on January 5.

The main objective is the excave- Liou of the cemetery of Jamdat Nasr, which dates Back to about 4000 B.C. It is known to Re un- der the Royal Cemetery which has already been excavated.

Work will start on a level with the Nebuchadnezzar buildings, und an- cient "graves are expected to bel found at a depth of some 60 feet) below there.

Reports on the progress will be

at regular intervals.

published Reuter.

FAREWELL TO C. P. R. MANAGER

Presentations From Office Staff.

47 YEARS' SERVICE WITH THE COMPANY

Soviet Envoy to U. S.

A. A. Trojanovsky The appointment of Alexander An! tonovich Troyanoveky as frat So- vlet Ambassador to the United States is halled in both countries as a happy cholec Truyanovsky, for mer Ambassador to Japan, is con sidered a foremost authority on the Far East. Befors his selection as envoy to Washington he held the important post of vice-chairman of the State Planning Commission.

FUNERAL OF LATE MR. HO LEUNG

Laid To Rest In The Family Vault.

LARGE ATTENDANCE

COLONEL THOMS SUCCESSOR

Shanghai Volunteer Corps Commandant.

LT-COL. F.R.W. GRAHAM

-London, To-day.

THE CHINA MAIL.

To-day's Short Story.

Licut-Colonel F. RWA

Graham, D.S.O.. M.C., Command-

ANNA'S

MARRIAGE

By Pauline Smith.

NNA was the youngest of my coming made in the district, but parents' children, and she always when men spoke of it, Otte "Walt now! Surely mischief and ing Officer of the 1st Battalion was the dearest to my mother of would say to me: Royal Ulster Rifles since 1990; us all. She was fair and small, sorrow will come of it.""

He said to me also: "See how it has been appointed Command-like our grandmother Fourie, and ant of the Shanghai Volunteer gentle in her ways, and though was Corps, in succession to Colonel

in the Malgas district! If gold, presently round about him N. W. B. B. Thoms, D.S.O., M.C. there was not one of us that did Philip Coetzee went looking for The appointment becomes not love her, her place was al- there was trouble among neigh My bours, and Phillip would to from effective from early in 1934. ways my mother's side.

father had no favourite among one to the other stirring up, strife between them about their land- Us

When I married Otto Joubert of marks or their water-rights Malgas and my father gave to me whatever it might be, and driving the farm of Blaukops for my por-them gently, gently, with his

Reuter.

Lieut-Col. Graham, who is 49, entered the Army in 1905, and re- ceived appointments as follows:

or

Captain, 1914; Bt-Major, 1917; tion, he did only what seemed right pleasant ways and his easy talk, to Major, 1923; Lt. Col., 1930. He served in the European War from to him and to my brothers also. his bother Stephan the attorney, in

But my mother could not see this. his office in Malgas dorp. 1914 to 1918, and was wounded

My mother wanted me to marry, "Many times I have seen it so, twice. He was mentioned in desrather, rich Hans Lategan of Uitijk, and surely now this gold that he patches four times, and as award-and she had had it always in her says he will find in the Credo ied the French Croix de Guerre.

mind that Blaukops would go to mountains is but dust that he diga Colonel Thoms has been Com-

Otto said that. And even as he mandant of the Shanghai Volun-my sister Anna. Because of this, to throw in our eyes to blind us." and because of her love for Anna,

teers since 1931.

THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Supreme Court Office Opening Hours,

my mother could not be just to said it Philip was working quietly, Otto and me. On my wedding-quietly against us, buying old Jan day it was as if I could hear her l

cry:

“Ser how it is! My daughter Griet has chosen a man to please herself, but surely my Htle Anna will marry to please her mother."

Yea, well I knew what was in mg. wedding day. And in my heart I answered her:

"Surely I have chosen my man to

The offices of the Supreme Court will be open daily from 10 am. to please myself! Out of all the world

to noon.

ADVERTISEMENT REGULATION. Projection By Light Prohibited.

TUESDAY'S STORY

Tuesday's story will be "Raid Night," by H. M. Tomlinson.

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1 p.m. during the Christmas vaca.I have chosen him! Wait now, and Jafta with drink to go to my mother. at Welgevonden and lie to ber there: from Anna's tion. except on public and general see if Anna will not do so also,"

be So it was between us then, and that Otto led water holidays, when the offices will

Saturday, from that day my mother could not lands of Brandtwicht to our own bought the lands of Blaukops. Gently, gently! At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon entirely closed, and on

when they will be open from 10a.m. rest until my father

farm of Brandtwacht for my sister Philip worked it, and when at last the body of Mr. Ho Leung was laid: to rest in the family vault at Mount, The Christmas vacation will com- Anna. Anna's farm. came next to Jan Jafta went to my mother mv

to our brother mother believed him.

God forgive Jan Jafta the evil Presentations were made yester. Davis, in the presence of a large mence to-morrow and terminate on mine, on the way

now an old man, settled it so that that he did that day, and God for- day to Mr. Allan Cameron, Oriental gathering of both the Chinese and January 1, 1934, (both days inclu-Ludovic's, and my father, who waS

eive).

Otto and Ludovic should work the give me also, for when Otto would Manager of the Canadian Pacific foreign communities.

Brandtwacht lande between them have gone with brother Ludovic to Railways, and to Mrs. Cameron, by The principal mourners were Mr.

reason with my mother I would not! until my sister Anna married.

as if there the staff of the local offices of the and Mrs. Ho Wing and children, Mr.

To please my mother, also, be- let him go. It was Company, on the occasion of Mr. and Mrs. Ho Ki, and children. Mrs.

¡fore he died, he built for Anna came that day a storm in my heart Cameron's retirement. The presen- Ho Cheuk and children, Dr. S. C

there a grey stone house that stood that I could not make still, and to lations took the form of the fishing Ho, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Bush, Mr.

close by the road. My mother was Ludovic I cried: rod for Mr. Cameron and a tea-set and Mrs. A. E. Kew, Dr. and Mrs.

Welgevonden for Mrs. Cameron.

E. Law, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kom-tong

proud of Anna's house. From the "Look now, brother! Neither to wide stone stoep she would 'Took Brandtwacht nor to Mr. Cameron, who has been in and children, Mr. and Mrs. M. K.

From this day it is cast and took west, look north and shall Otto go, the services of the C. P. R. for the Lo, Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Lo, Mr. and

look south, and in all the Platkops finished between my mother and past 47 years, is rotiring at the Mrs. Horace, Lo, the Misses Maggie

Let my mother believe this By section 2 of the Advertise-district she would see no man who me. end of the month, but he will not and Lily Cheung, Mr. and Mrs.

her little evil of Otto! What is my mother be leaving the Colony until next Simon Tse-yan, Mr. and Mrs. Choyments Regulation Ordinance, 1912, was good enough for

to me?" March when, together with

Mrs Po-iu, Mr. Andrew Tse, Miss Jean as amended by the Advertisements Aantfe.

And I paid also: "Well, It was six months after the house Cameron, he will sail by the Em-to Tang, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Regulation Amendment Ordinance,

1925, the projection of any adver- was built, and three months after mother knows how it was between press of Britain.

Eulogistic

tisement from any premises, place my father died, that Philip Coetzee, us when I married Otto. No kind- references to the Among the large gathering were!

or spot to the sky, or to any other whom Otto had known up-country,]ness did she show me then, and if faithful and untiring services of

the Hon. Sir Thomas Southorn, Mr. Cameron during his connexion (Colonial Secretary) the Hon. Sir premises or place, or to any spot not came down to the Platkops district it is lies that she will listen to now, with the Company, were made by Mr. P. A. Cox, assistant Oriental (Shou-son Chow, the Hon. Mr. A. Ewithin or on the premises herein looking for gold in the Creda moun-let all Platkopa lie to her and

Wood, (Secretary for Chinese Affirat mentioned, by reflection, Manager at Shanghai, who made the presentations, and Mr. David fairs), the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall,light beam, or any other means of Drummond, who is to succeed Mr. the lion. Mr. S. W. Ts'o, the Hon. or similar to or comparable

Mr. R. M. Henderson (Director of magic lantern or cinematograph Public Works), the Hon. Mr. J. projection in prohibited, Paterson, and the Hon. Mr. T. N.

Cameron.

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ACTION IS MILDLY INFLATIONARY

(Continued from Page 1).

Senator Wheeler auid he wol.

Gitten

Chau.

with

Others present included Mr. and WIDESPREAD INTERNATIONAL Mrs. W. T. Stanton and Miss Fear-

ham, Mr. R. Gordon, Mr. T. H. G.

Brayfield, Mr. T. A. Mitchell, Major.

V. E. Duclos, Dr. and Mrs. G. H.

SPYING RING

(Continued from Page 1.)

my

or tains. Much talk about gold his against all Platkops I will stand by my husband Otto. Go, tell my mother that. It is the last that I will say to her."

APPOINTMENTS GAZETTED,

Mr. E. Himsworth's New Post.

His Excellency the Governor 'bas

Yes, that message did I send to my mother. I could not see how like my mother's love for Anna was my own love for Otto. Strong and bitter was our love, and for many weeks there passed no sign between. us. Even when Ludovic spoke of the lameness that came upon mý

Thomas, Messrs. F. C. Hall, A. H. Large suma of money, a wireless been pleased to appolat Mr. Eric mother now and kept her always at|

comed the Act, but thought that Potts, E. Abraham, R. Pestonji, L-transmitter, and a mass of incri-|Himsworth to be Assistant Head of her own house of Welgevonden I

Chinese,

did not go far enough.

her. "Look now," I would say, The administration was treatings. Kong, J. M. Wong, A. P. Greaves, guages, including

G. Frost, E. O. Butler, A. Kidd, Eminating documents in many lan the Sanitary Department, with ef- would not turn my heart towards

were fect from December 14, 1933. silver as a favoured commodity S. M. Churn, C. M. S. Alves, Li Reized.

The appointment of Mr. Gaston "what is my mother's lameness to me? My mother has but to sit and which was "O.K.". he said, bu Koon-chun, Li Chi-fong, C. Y. Following the arrests, the United Pacros de Martin to be a member old Jan Jafta will lie to her." added that it wanted unqualified Kwan, Fang Kwok-siu, Thomas Tam, States State Department cabled to of the Court of the University of And then oxe day brother remonetisation so that I can fasue Tze Taing-fong, II. Lowcock. 3.the American Embassy in Paris for Hong Kong for a period of three Ludovic came to the house with currency against silver the same Litton, G. A. V. Hall, U Sze-wing, "complete information regarding years, with effect from December 22, Otto and said: "See now, Griet, the

against gold, which was Fung Pak-lok, Yun Koon-man, J. the affair.

1933, la gazetted, essential to real world-wide re Shea, W. Fox, J. F. Grose, H. covery of trade.-U. P. per S.C Goekehuen, Shl Iu-man, Chow Gold Bar Co. ·

Ngan-tin, Eric Wong-tape, H. C. Senator Pittman feels likewise, Yung, Yung Chi-ming, Fung Kwong- but is temporarily content.

un, Chan Ping-au, Chau Ping-un,

AT

It is expected that purchases will Chan Man-chee, Wong Tak-kwong, start in three or four days, as soon To Jack-man, H. Hong Sling, S. ·N. as the regulations reach the Mints. Pan, Harold Lee, Tam Woon-tong, -U. P. per S.C. Gold Bar Co.

SILVER SOARS ON WALL STREET

"

(Continued from Page 1).

"Wheat: We consider the

advance to be paychological or silver monetisation and on heavy short covering. further advance in dependent

Tse Ka-po, Tang Shiu-kin, Jp Lan- chuen, Li Yau-taun, Wong Kwong- tin, Dr. S. To Wong, and Dr. Ma| Luk.

Amongst the wreaths was one from His Excellency the Governor and Lady Pdel.

Any CODEX SINAITICUS.

on the buying power of the market.

Colton: There was a genero

fa written in block charac

Boued

from Page 1)..

broader demand. Tenders for aboutters on Vellum, four columns to 20,000 bales. issued for January had no effect, since this month in Page The Old Testament consists

in demand on most days, Price of 200 pages, but about 40 of these

are missing, and the New

Axing was activa at the final hour," ment which is complate, of 148

Beuter,

News In Brief.

There will be #Dinny, Dan Repules: Bay Hotel and nival on Christmas Evet Tha valiers Band will be

*th

The New Testment, contains two books additional t

Aftermath of Cuban Revolt

game that Philip Coetzee has play- ed, us! Well be knew what s Malgas man might, tell of him, so first he makes mischief between nur mother and Otto, so that you go mo more to Welgevonden, and then he goes to the kloof that runs by the farm from the Credo mountains, looking for gold where no gold fa and makes love to our sister Anna.

"Old Jan Jafta himself it was that watched him. And when he saw how Anna' walked through the landa to meet him he went to our mother and told her how Philip Coetzee had paid him to lie to her. Other things also he told her. And

sow when our mother sees the evil that is in him Anna cries to all the world that she will marry him. Even. In community of property she will marry him and there is not]. one of us that can save her,” Alan When Ludovic told me this it was as if the storm that had been so long in my heart went suddenly downs Labood there, looking at him, and it was, my, own sin, that I saw, driving Anna, who was so dear to us all, away from my mother to Philip Coetzee of Malru, and that same hour want to my mother at

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