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EXPERT EVIDENCE

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AT INQUIRY

Corroded Metal Became Powder At Touch.

MR. BUTTERFIELD RECALLED

That due to corrosion action within the gas container, certain metal parts he had examined, had worn away, and what was left was in the form the powder that could be easily removed with finger and thumb was the evidence of Mr. J.

G.

Charlton, A.1. Mech. E., A.M.I.N.A., M.I.ME., Assistant Government Marine Surveyor, at the inquiry, resumed yesterday, into the circumstances attending the West Point gasometer explosion.

He advanced yet another theory that the tearing of the plates, due to their having been considerably weakened by corrosion, may have caused the initial spark from which the subsequent disaster developed.

It was stated that Government has been approached on the subject} of rebuilding the gasometer.

SATUANTIC

"NEW YORK"

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ALORET

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1934.

The map shows the route followed by Cesare Sabelli (left) and George Pond on their attempted New York to Rome fight, during which they were forced down near Lahinch, County Clare, Ireland. The Allers battled through fog and storms for 34 hours until forced to land on the Irish coast by a broken oil pipe.

To-day's Short Story.

TROUSERS and BOOTS

NOR

By N. Gubsky.

week Lieutenant was coming from the sea; without Spassoff had been making any warning it rushed at him from his way towards the Black Sea behind the rock and threw back the through the steppes of the skirt of his coat so that a part of Northern Caucasus. The country his trousers became visible. Spas- teemed with Reds, so he walked soft pulled the skirt down put it was only by night burying himself too late.

into haystacks for the day, feed- "A funny kind of trousers,” de- ing on half rotten cucumbers marked the Red Guard. "Where and pumpkins which he managed did you get them from?"

to steal at dawn in the peasants' Of course Spassoft ought to havej orchards.

sald that he had taken them off He was now nearing the port. It some White Guard, but his instinctal lay behind those high hills. Once were lulled by fatigue and the sense there he was safe; he would go to of near deliverance. Andros, the Greek sherman, and "They are just ordinary. trou- Andros would smuggle him out to sers," he replied with an assumed the Crimea where Spassoff's

re ease.

giment and the rest of the defeat- A glint of suspicion appeared in ed White army had withdrawn. the eyes of the Red Guard. Impatience seized him. Being very "Ordinary, you say? Let me young he yielded to his impatience have a look at them." and decided to do the last stage of Spassoff turned back the skirt of his journey in the daytime: that his coat. would save him twenty-four hours. After all the risk was slight: his officer's uniform was hidden by a

Weak Tone Prevails On Wall Street long coat he had taken off a dead

(Continued from page 1.)

provi.

The evidence heard yesterday con- tinued to be of a technical nature. Mr. W. A. Butterfield, who was re-

valent regarding the tax called, agreeing that there was every "Bonds-Traders are not bidding sions of the Silver Bill. possibility of structural distortion for high-grades and prices Bre "Cotton: July was offered on a having occurred, through corrosion slightly. dower. Second-grades Darrower difference. The market and wastage.

dipped in sympathy with stocks. was light and improved on modest The Coroner (Mr. E. W. Hamil "Cotton:-Prices were lower on Trade, Liverpool and speculative ton) had the assistance of a special liquidation of July options. We purchases."-Router. jury, Messrs. P. Tester (foreman), continue to believe that the mar-

L. Dunbar and D. Drummond.

ket will react and further pur-

"Rubber:The market

for the Hong Kong and China Gas recommended. Company Limited; Mr. W. M. Brown for certain

Bolshevik and in his pocket he had the man's documents.

Late in the afternoon he reached

MONDAY'S STORY

Monday's story will be "Bunny," by Muriel Harris,

"Oh," said the Red Guard signi- the pass, and saw the sea. Only ficantly, a glow of satisfaction four miles now and .

spreading over his silly face. "And "What are you doing here?" you call them ordinary, eh? I A Red Guard stepped from be-know what they are. They are blnd a rock covering Spassoff with English and no mistake. Hands a revolver. Spassoff prodcued his up!" He shouted. "Wheel round." documents. The Red Guard, a He searched Spassoff, took his Latest Quotations

stupid-looking, round-faced young Browning and his documents and Mr. A. W. Mackinlay appeared chases on sharp recessions are The following quotations have pensant inspected them with made him unbutton his coat. And (been received through Messrs. S. E. grave mien. He was apparently there it came out: and uunmistak- ruled Levy and Company and the Ameri-Illiterate since at first he held them ably English tunic with officers whose quiet. The situation is still un-can Oriental Finance

the Corpora- upside down. However,

seal straps. with hammer and sickle stisfied property was affected; and the certain, pending the settlement of tion:

"So you are White, eh? And an Inspector-General of Police (Hon. the labour disputes.

New York, June 22,

him. "You may pass, comrade," officer, too?" drawled the Red Last To-day's he said.

Guard. "A capitalist sucking the Close Close With a deliberate slowness Spas-blood of us peasants? Well, we're aoff put the crumpled document got you this time. You just wait; 5.03% 5.03% back in his pocket and turned to go.aur Cheka will teach you to oppose 12.23 12.20

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English, eh?" 90% 66*2

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Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe) represented the Police asthorities.

Personal Pars

Jahnson, on a world cruise.

"Whest: The market Wan steady. Private estimates of the European crop, including the Rus- sian crop. are bullish.

N.Y./Londen Cross-

rate

N.Y. Cotton-Oct. "Corn---Conditions have been N.Y. Silver-Sept. qulet."Reuter.

E. A. Pierce Co.'s Comment Mesara, E. A. Pierce and

"Stocks:-A Inst hour break

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(Continued From Page 1)

N.Y. Rubber-Sept. Chicago Wheat Sept. 80%

He was saying it without malice, Com-Chicago Corn-Sept. 57% Mrs. Margaret Leidy, prominent pany, through their local corres- New York Sliver

rather like a boy who enjoys ans- (Business done)

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well prepared · lesson. "Life" and tributor to

"Motion Corporation, state:-

Then, remembering the situation, (Business price} 45 45%1/4 Picture,"

"Move on," he ordered. "You walk arrived

Colony in the

(Dow Jones Avg.) yesterday by the B.S. President brought the market to so-called re-

Last To-day's

The survey expedition, under the in front of me, I'll take you to the Avca., Aves, Changa command of Rear Admiral Sinclair Cheka. And don't you try any of sistance points on the down side. 30 Industriali 97.50 95.93 1.67 down Gannon sailed recently from Bre your monkey tricks on me or I'll." We think that day to day buying 20 Ralls 44.68 44.04 .64 down merton, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Short, of for trading purposes should

They started descending towards. be 20 Utilities 24.05 23.48 .57 down The expedition consisted of the the sea. They progressed slowly, Capetown, South

Africa, who are withheld awaiting later action and 40 Bonds 94.94 04.74

20 down mine-layer Ogiale, the storeship for the path they followed, a start ΠΟΥ on a pleasure trip to the also believe that investment buy- 11 Commodity

Index ... 54.12 55.93 10 down Sirius and four mine-sweepers, cut, was steep and strewn with Orient, arrived in the Colony yes ng should be pursued on a scale Business Done:-930,000 shares. which will be joined by the oiler large slipperly boulders. day, by the s.a. President Johnson. down. Seoul Mining, according to

Last To-day's Ramapo. Bases, however could **English," muttered the Red Mr. Marvin Scudder, is in the man-

Price Price not be built on the Aleutians with-Guard. "I saw at once they were Commander G. I. Reed, U.S.N.,jual of obsolete companies and has Air Reduction ............. ... 08 07 and Mrs. Reed, who are en route to no value.

Allied Chemical & Dye 100% 139% out a modification of the Washing- English. They aren't ours, I said 90% 96 ton naval treaty, which said the to myself, because ours are darker Manila where the Commander will "Wheat:-There was a natural American Radiator

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the South West crop movement is American Tobaces "B"

.74 American Waterworks.. 20

could be build on continental Alas- large. The Winnipeg market rules;

Anaconda Copper Mining 15% Mr. Rudolph Block, correspondent unaccountably firm.

Auburn Automobile

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buying, more active July liquida-Canadian Pacie tion and scattered selling by long Caterpillar Co.

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Eastman Kodak part business, arrived in Hong "Silver: A feature of the mar-Electric Autolite Co. Kong yesterday on the 8.8. Presl-ket was the widening difference Electric Bond & Share. 15% dent Johnson.

due to uncertainty over the tax Electric Power & Light 6%

General Electric regulations.

July and December General Foods Mr. Louis D. Stone, well-known were done at a difference of 90 General Motors tour director representing the points, compared with a difference Gillette Safely American Expresa Tour, being con- of 70 points at the closing yester-Gold Dust

ducted

the day."

in conjunction with Dollar Steamship Lines, carme through Hong Kong yesterday on the s.8. President Johnson.

Night Message.

Internat, Barventer Internat. Nickel Internat. Tel. & Tel.

The following telegram was ceived from New York during the Loew's Inc.. night-

Postponed owing to the delay of "Stocks-The market the 8.8. Changte, the wedding of remains unchanged but Miss Maisie Martin, of Sydney, to sentiment is slightly Mr. Herbert Muskett, of the Hongjish.

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"Where do you come from?" ask- 14% ment that the Navy sent six of its led the Red Guard at length, when newest and largest submarines to they had emerged on to an even the area for navigation trials. stretch.

The underseas craft, the Monita,

"Moscow," answered Spassoff

83 Bass, Barracuda, Norwahl and back dully,

Nautilus, participated in the

re-

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for the grand fleet review, they Some of the houses are so high that

were assigned to the Arctic cruise.I nearly wrenched my nock looking Naval officers admit frankly the at them. A great town. And now desirability of the Aleutian strong it's all ours. A peasants' town, 30 holds in view of the unsettled Far Eastern conditions. They believe

to speak."

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JAPANESE NAVAL PARADE;

Big Demonstration In Autumn.

Having nego tiated a ridge the path gave a turn and they saw the port lying within a mile from them.

?

"So, now we are almost there,”] said, the Red" Guard with satisfac- tion. and stopped. Sit down. take off your boots.”

- "Why?" Spassof stopped too.

It was `a "milly question. In the Busalan. Civil war the first thing one did with a prisoner was to take According to the “Asahl," about possession of his boofs; Spamoff

|20,000 bluejackets will be review- had often seen his own man do it, ed on The Joto Parade Ground of only it had never occurred to him The piano measures 17 Inches Mrs. Margaret Leidy, well-known long, 15" inches wide, and ̈9 inches

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