1934-09-29 — Page 9

LOCAL SCOTSMEN MEET

Annual St. Andrew's Gathering

MR. A.S. MACKICHAN ELECTED CHIEFTAIN

The chieftain of the St. Andrew's Society, elected for the ensuing year at the annual meeting of the Soclety, held a Messrs. Jardine, Matheson's Board. Room, last night, 19 Mr. A. S. Mackichan.

Mr. A. S. Mackichan presided in the absence of Mr. A. F. Shields, Chieftain, and amongst others pre sent were Dr.. G. Q, R. Black, Mr. A. Stevenson, Dr. J. C. Macgown, Mr. K. S. Morrison, Mr. B. Wylle, Mr. W. Kay, Mr. H. R. Forsyth; Mr. 'J. B. Ross and Messrs. E. M. Bryden and D. S. Robb, joint hon.- Secretaries.

Mr. A. S. Macklchan was elected] as Chieftain of the Society for the coming year, while Dr. J. C. Mac-] gown was elected vice-Chieftain.

Messrs. E. M. Bryden and D. S. Robb were elected Joint hon- Secretaries and Treasurera.

The following were elected to serve as the General Committee for the ensuing year: Messrs. N. M. Curtle, H. R. Forsyth, W. Kay, His

THE

MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1934.

day Short Story..

THE

PROOF

By Wallace Carr

ROM the silk-draped divan on Omar frowned. "It is not the which he had stretched his day for the presentation of petl limbs for his customary after-tions, neither is the mode of de- noon alesta the Commander of livery humble enough to warrant the Faithful, Omar El Assar, it being noticed. Let it be des aroused himself and gazed across troyed forthwith."

the terraced courts and palin The Chamberlain bowed again. gardens to where the white-"Bethink you, O. Mighty, Caliph, Tomed city of Bagdad lay in its that by first. being acquainted bath of yellow sand, relieved by with the contents ere the parch the dark green of cypress and ey-ment is destroyed, nothing is lost, camore. As if in response to a whilst the name of the ill-bred spoken command the alabaster-petitioner la gained.” limbed girl, who had been stand- "It is well said," agreed. Omar. ing motionless as a statue exact-"Open ye the scroll.”

ly seven paces from the royal No sooner, however had the couch, began a slow, rhythmic | Chamberlain obeyed than he movement with her broad pea-started back with an exclama- cock-feathered fan, sending a tion of horror, for that which he tiny rippling current through the unrolled was neither petition nor jarcaded chamber.

plea, but a painting the like of Omar

felt at peace. No for which had surely never before man's bugle was heard outside gained admission to palace or the city walls, nor was there any- thing within that bespoke trouble or discontent. Under his rule trade was prospering, sa the long caravans that ceaselessly trekked from Egypt and India and the TREASURE HUNT IN richly-laden vessels that slowly

San Francisco-With Joy and thankfulness in their hearts, the hosts of Catholicism marched recently in an imprevalve outpouring of faith. It was the opening the annual novena to St. Anne of the Sunset, which year by year attracts pilgrims from all parts of the Bay region to participate in the procession of the blessed sacrament. Carried beneath a canopy of gold cloth by Archbishop Edward J. Hanna, the Blessed Sacrament in een being brought to the yard of the Presentation Convent, where 10,000 worshipped at an open air shrine.

Honour Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, NOISE ON

Messrs. R. M. McLay, K. S, Mar- rison, A. Ritchie and B. Wylie.

It was decided that the celebra- tion of St. Andrew's Day take thei

PEAK

form of a Bail as in previous years, i (Continued From Page 1) and be held November 30.

realised they were causing distur-1 bance of tranquility, and should

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made their way up the Tigris from the Persian Gulf abundantly testi- fied.

Becoming at length aware that

jhis chamberlain was standing by j

his couch with palma crossed

[court.

MONDAY'S STORY.

Monday's story will he "Guilty Secret." by Guy Cronwright.

upon his breast, Omer graciously A rough daub, depicting a face After a last minute search for condescended to raise the index unsurpassed in uglineas, was re- have successfully removed ground of complaint. I have to die stowaways, a white and green finger of his right hand ever so vested, dark-bearded and beavy- 'elde whether they did or not. yacht last month slipped slowly slightly in token that his Minister browed even as Omar himself. | I'am quite sure that all the de-fout of West India Dock, London, might speak,

The imperious' nose lacked all fendants think they were speaking bound for Cocos Island in the "Peace be unto you, O Com- dignity through being badly twist- the truth. Indeed the discrepancies Pacific, where, it is believed, amander of the Faithful," said the ed to one side; each ear protrud of their stories are just what one vast pirate treasure la concealed, Chamberlain, bowing with pro-ed to an incongruous extent, would expect if people are unex-estimated to be worth anything longed reverence, then taking a whilst the bloodshot eyes were ex jpectedly asked to describe in detail up to £25,000,000.

scroll from a small ebony-skinned aggerated to a grotesque squint. what happened during the period of

The yacht, which is named lad who had followed him into Upon the head reposed something which they were taking no particu- Queen of Scots, is a 600 tona twin the presence royal. This parch- far more like a pudding cloth than The annual bazaar of the Holy lar-notice.

screw vessel, and Mr. A. J. Drexel, ment was thrust into the hands of a turban; and beneath this ghest- Spirit School is being held to-day They all indicated the noise was who has cruised to Cocos Island the porter at the outer gate not ly caricature was unblushingly! between 12 noon and 4.30 p.m., on less after Sab-Inspector Kirby's in her, has lent her to the ex-an hour ago by one who made off inscribed inscribed in rough, ll- the school promises, No. 140, Caine arrival, and was not calculated to pedition.

in greatest hasta with covered formed characters, "Omar El disturb. It is their power of ax- Mr. S. MacFarlane Arthur, the face before his name or purpose Assar, Commander of the Faith- This function, the purpose of sessing this fact, and not their controiler of the expedition, has could be ascertained. Seeing the ful, Descendant of Mohamet and

already spent ten

on inscription we forbare to break Caliph of Bagdad." which is to raise funds for the pur- veracity which I doubt. chose of a piano and apparatus for The offence has two parts, its Cocos Island

the thread which binds It." a domestic science laboratory, has initial commission inside the house "Our experts will tackle the met with the generous approval of at No. 286, and its consumation, bust as an engineering problem," many local firms, which have con- when, in No. 302, the noise woke he said. "We have definite evi- tributed a great variety of articles. Mr. Ross up. As Mr. Sullivan very dence as to where the treasure is Many booths displaying knitted aptly said-it is difficult to assess buried, close to the shore. and embroidered articles suitable volume of sound.

Road,

Evidence of for household use, are offered at, what the sound effected seems to temptingly low prices. Toys and me a better criterion of its disturb dolls in abundance are provided for ing nature than the opinion of the the enticement and entertainment people making it. of children.

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"Mighty Master," returned the Chamberlain, swept likewise with intense indignation, "not a stone shall be left, unsearched to bring thla son of a dog to justice, though I have to overturn the Great Pyramid itself!"

Never, in the six centuries In which the Caliphs held away in Damascus and Bagdad had so deliberate an insult been convey- ed, and never had the Chamber- lain seen his master possessed of "We shall electrify an area, and

auch blind fury. "This to my pred the ground, with Instruments.

Washington, To-day. face: roared the Caliph, tearing and on getting a reaction we shall

The United States Department of tempestuously at his beard. "The send down the core drill. If there Agriculture has reported that the curse of Allsh upon him! By the is anything there we shall get farmers' cash income for August Tomb of the Prophet and all · ít sample of it.

was U.S.$572,000,000, as against contains I will have his life The bazaar is marked by a A point was taken by the defence "We are using an aeroplane for US$494,000,000 in July and though he flee to the moon special feature:-It has received that certain persons both named survey purposes." he added, "and US$418,000,000 in August last safety!" for disposal a very fine canary bred and unnamed should have been telephones will link up the camp year-United Press, per S. E. Levy in Great Britain, and thle "sweet called. The prosecution might just and the works."

Mr. Stratford D. Jolly an ex- singer" is offered to bird-lovers at ns well comment on the fact that

though two male and female guests pleer, and one of the organizers, an unusually low price.

were sub-poenaed only the ladies stated: "There are about five Both treasures on the island, buried by were called in evidence, sides were within their rights. As pirates who robbed galleons on Cockburn C.J. remarked in Woolley the Spanish Main. The records at iv. Corbishlee "Why should all the the Foreign Office estimate thelb evidence be got out? We only re-value at £12,000,000 but they may quire what was material."

be worth more than twice that bars of the Committee, with the ex-the broad sweep of her fan, but Another point taken, as I un-amount."

[ception of Mr. Harold Ickes, Secre-far more than air was needed to derstood it, was that there was The members of the expedition tary of the Interior, are part of the cool. the Caliph's brow and as- only the evidence that one person include Colonel J: E. Leckle (min-Administration's Left Wing, for auage his wrath. When at length Dr. Edwards, the entomologist,

was disturbed. In my view the ing engineer), Mr. Jolly, Mr. which reason the, policy of the he had ceased to dig nails into and Dr. Taylor, the botanist of disturbance of one person is suf- Arthur, Captain Charles Osborn N.R.A. will be directed in the fore- palms of his hands he dropped the Natural Hlatery Museum, ficient to constitute an offence. Polkinghorne, Commander Frank most in strengthening labour, his voice to a low, hissing menace, Kensington, are the leaders of the intention was that so many Worsley, and Commander Joseph farmers, and consumers.

while his eyes glittered like a ner- an axpedition which left London people must be disturbed before (geologist), and Mr. J. E. Martin These appointments definitely in-pent's. "Before to-morrow's sua yesterday for the exploration of the Section operated, I think it Stenhouse who both sailed with dicate that the Adrainistration will has set I would see this man who the mountainous districts of would have said so. The prose Shackleton; Dr. J. W. Harria not swing to the Right. The new has had the temerity to brave our Kenya and Uganda for a close cution, I think, go furher. They (avistar). A Manx cat is also on N.R.A. Board will only carry out}anger.” '.. study of their fauna and flora, quote Woolley Corbishlee board.

policies, hence its industrial repre- In fovetish haste, for he knew and it is expected that the inves-where, in a case of playing foot- Captain A. D. Bellingham is in sentatives are without any power. full well that his Town life was tigations will result in the col- ball on the public highway to the charge of the Queen of Scots,-United Press, per S. E. Levy and bound up in Omar's demand, the lection of some strange Insects annoyance of tho passengers which has a crew of twenty. and plants.

MOUNTAINS

British Expedition To South Africa

London, To-day.

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[therein, it was held not to ha no-|--- The-East-African-Governments cessary to prove a single case of

As if to relieve the tenseness of the atmosphere the white-limbed "Business men feel that the mem-slave increased in some measure

Company,

GENERAL JOHNSON OVER-RIDDEN

(Continued from Page 1)

Chamberlain set to work, ques- tioning the porters and palace guards, interrogating dealers in paint and parchment and institut. ing a whole stream of inquiry in quarters both high and low. Far into the night he pursued his an

are supporting the exploration annoyance. What was proved was Mr. Ross's evidence? It is no work. Part of the work will be that a horse was 'frightened and question of assessing correctly conducted on a mountain over that the constable could not have the volume of sound. Mr. Ross 12,000 feet high, in temperatures proceeded upon his way through says bluntly "I was", awakened well below freezing point-Brithe market place where the of-four times by the noise, and fin- The Committee le suthorised toxious tack, the first clue coming tish Wireless Service.

fence took place. The case seem ally a fifth time by the departure influence the future policles of all when Abu Khan, the letter writer, analogous.

of the guests. If asked, I think alphabetical agencies, although asserted that on the previous day TYPHOON WARNINGS MR. KING HEARS NOISE a jury would agree that this conrecommendations must be made Baba Russ, who piled a taflor's

Now, what have the prosecution stituted a disturbance of his trap the president.

needle not far from the postern (Continued from Page 1) proved? Mr. King stated that quillity. I accordingly and that it is therefors Interesting that gate in the North Wall, had - re- shortly after 10 p.m. he heard the prosecution have succeed in the members are all heartyquested him to write on a paper Its present course it will pass up hofse, which was a considerable prove or a have

the very words that formed the in- of the New › Deal the coasts to the north of the Conoyance. At 11.20 he took NO REFLECTION 1.

To what purpose?" asked, the lony, probably striking in the action. At 12.45 am. when wax gathered from the Crown So United Press per S. & Levy and scription to the painting

en by the telephone, he went to leitor that this is a test case. Company

Chamberlain vicinity of Swatow.

INDO CHINA DEPRESSION is window which faces rather seems to me rather, a storm in

vocates.

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Pacific typhoon is situated about ned... He gives no evidence

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