1935-04-09 — Page 9

CROSS-WORD CONTEST

Theatre Seats Are To Be Won

Do you want to win dress circle seats to see Joe E. Brown's

"latest and most hilarious comedy, “Six-day Bike Rider” at the Central Theatre?

day..

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1935

ASIA SALVAGE To-day's Short Story.

Valuation And Market A Matter Of

Prices Differ

CONSULTATION TO BE HELD WITH APPOINTED. SURVEYOR

A recurrence of the case In which the Sing Hing Steamship

Minutes

Stuart Macrae

Stanley Maldon abandon it little-used

All you have to do is to send in your solution, with the Co, owners of the ss. Shun Chil, M wristwatch with disgust turning on the downs twelve, malles

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crossword cut from this issue, and accompanied with your full and the Tou Sang Hong Co, as his chauffeur swung the big out of Barchester, but there it was. name and address, to the Crossword Editor, China Mail, to reach charterers of the ss Apoey, car into the kerb outside the Mr. Maldon strolled in leisurely this office not later than noon to-morrow (Wednesday). The claimed compensation for the Purchester Branch of the Cen- fashion the few paces to the en- first three correct solutions opened will be awarded two dress salvage of the ss Asia in Jan-tral Bank, Ltd. He must have trance to the bank at the corner, circle tickets for the Central Theatre.

uary of this year, was heard be knocked it on something. The skirting on his way one of those "Six-day Bike Rider" opens at the Central Theatre on Fri-fore His Honour, the Chief glass was smashed and was wigwam erections, so popular with Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Macgregor, evidently fouling the hands, for the telephone and electrical author at the Supreme Court this morn they registered only twenty pastitles, which was occupying half

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the pavement. It covered an open ing

At the last hearing His Lord- The correct time as shown by manhole from which protruded the ship appointed the Admiralty the dashboard clock was 8.40 p.m. head and shoulders of d "blue, Marshall to make an appraise--which was as it should be Mr. overalled electrician who was ment of the value of the vessel. Maldon liked working absolutely fiddling about with a bunch of Mr. H. G. Sheldon," KC, ap to time; in fact, it was almost a wires. He did not even glance up pearing for the owners of the mania with him. That was the as Mr. Maldon passed by a point Shun Chih, stated this morning main reason why to a fow very which Mr. Maldon registered in his that Mr. D. A. Purves, M.L.M.E. 'select friends he was known as favour. There was no doubt about the surveyor appointed by the "System Stanley." His real name Admiralty Marshall, had op was Stanley Briggs.....

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5. Astringent

6. River in Russia

7. Exint

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11. Beams of light

12. Anger

13. Dental surgeon

14. Fifth letter

15. Letter preceding S

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22. First name, initial and last name

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23. Witty saying

24. Mixed type

25. Atop

28. Definite article.

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33. Wind instrument

38. Lubricant

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47. Ancient Greek roofed theatre

52. Fivo

54. Neuter pronoun

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55. Behold

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64. Feminino pronoun

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19. Insect

20. Personal pronoun

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21. Eighth letter

22. Nickname for James

24. In favour of

26. First of most beautiful building

28. Smell

20. Musical instrument of Paderewski 30. Middle-Western atate

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34. Before

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COLLEGE-TRAINED SERVANTS

Effect of AmericanTM Depression

DOMESTIC SERVICE NO LONGER DESPISED

A few years ago college-bred

TO MORROW'S: STORY

-To-morrow's story will be "The Draught Of Medicine, by T. O. Beachcroft.

praised the s.s. Asia at $40,000. For the benefit of the few At the same time a well-known passers-by who might be looking local firm of ship-brokers had his way, Mr. Maldon, after alight sent a letter to the owners of the ing and closing the door of the vessel offering them $42,000 for car, leant through the window, and the ship. Mr. Sheldon contend apparently gave some instructions ed that the valuation awarded to his chauffeur. The man saluted must be the same as the market smartly, and the big car alid quiet-it, Bert knew his job. And the price of the vessel...

tent, too, was the real thing Mr.

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ly away,

Mr. Maldon looked after le sadly. Maldon had, acquired it from He would be sorry to lose that car quiet London suburb late one night Actually it wasn't worth more than and had found it extraordinarily Mr. F. C. Jenkin, representing £100 or so, and it was coating a useful on several occasions, the defendant, said that Mr. small fortune to run. But it look- The large mahogeny doors of the Purves had been fully aware of ed a most prosperous outft and it bank were, of course, shut. At the offer of $42,000 when he was really very comfortable. It 3.55 they might be open, but at made his appraisement. As dif-i ficulty arose with regard to this seemed a pity he would have to 3.40 they were invariably shut, question, His Lordship requested that Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, the Re- gistrar, be brought into court.

Mr. Hazlerigg stated that Mr.) Purves had been in receipt of a letter notifying him of the offeri before he sent in his report of] appraisement.

PICKPOCKET TAKEN IN THE ACT

Student Robbed Of Fountain Pen

GAOL FOR THIEF FOLLOWED BY POLICE SUPERVISION

TRANSVAAL GOLD PRODUCTION

Drop In Output For Last Two Years

HIGHER VALUE DESPITE

DECLINE

although the cashier, who acted as

* manager, his assistant: and the bank messenger were generally there until about 480 Mr. Maldon rang the bell and waited, a

"Yes-oh, good afternoon. Mr. Maldon

The bank messenger, who had opened the big door a few inches, saluted Mr. Maldon politely. Mr. Maldon was a gentleman-witness the fact that only that morning he had tipped him 109, for helping his

His Lordship said that if Mr. Sheldon considered that it would make things any easier he would adjourns the hearing until to- morrow afternoon for the pur- рове of having a consultation] According to statistics publish chauffeur in with that large trunk with Mr. Purves. Mr. Sheldon ed by the Transvaal Chamber of that was to go in the strong room. agreed that it might simplify Mines, the output of gold in the Apart from that, you had only to matters.

Transvaal during 1984 amounted look at him to see he was a gentle to $10,486,898 fine ounces, a reman, he was always so well dress- duction of 531,102 fine ounces ed. And certainly Mr. Maldon, as from the total production in he stood there in his grey Homburg 1983 and of 1,067,171 fine ounces had and beautifully-cut grey" sult, from the record figure of 11,553, swinging a light cane in one hand 584 fine ounces reached in 1982, and holding a spotless pair of l During the last two years of pigakin gloves in the other, looked the War and in the early post-remarkably well turned out. War period there was a perala- "Can I Hee Mr. Stanton a mo tent decline in gold mining ac-ment? I want to have a word with tivity in the Transvaal, but after him about some notes I've lost 1922, production steadily increas had stelen, I think. I only drew ed and, following the suspension them out this morning, and I of the gold standard by Great thought If he had the numbers—": Britain in September, 1931, I see, sir. Just a moment, sir.” Lam Shun, aged 28, unemployed, sharp advance in output took The messenger disappeared, was this morning sentenced to six place in 1932, The Union of having first closed the door. It months hard labour and, two years' South Africa departed from the was as much as his job was worth police supervision by Mr. Q. A. A gold standard towards the end to let anyone in after hours or do Macfadyen at the Central police of that year and the subsequent more than open the door on the court, for the larceny of a fountain decline in the volume of produc-chain without permission, although pen from the person of Lau Hon-tion is attributable to the fact he had no doubt it would be all tau, a student, at Connaught Road that advantage is being taken of right to lef Mr. Maldon in.

the rise in the price of gold to "Sozzy to keep you waiting, sir, concentrate a greater amount of he said a moment later as he re- It was stated that the complainant activity upon the lower-grade moved the chain and opened the was walking near Cleverly Street, ores. By this means, the length door. "Will you come In and have when he felt some one push him of Hfe of the mines has been a word with Mr. Stanton. from behind and, on turning round, prolonged. It is noticeable that, "Thank you." Mr. Maldon stepp. saw the defendant trying to hide although compared with 1988, ed gracefully over the threshold, the pen, which had been taken from the quantity of gold produced in and at the same moment the This breast, pocket, with his hit. the Transvaal recorded a decline electrician outside, who had A Chinese detective who happened the total value rose from £67, emerged from his burrow to grap- to be near by arrested the defen-608,909 to £71,645,606, owing tople with a coil of wire, apparently dant with the pen in his possession. the higher price of gold. succeeded in disentangling it to Employment in the gold min his satisfaction and went to earth ing industry has also increased again.

Central.

4.

DENIES THREE TIMES

IN GAOL

Receiver Remanded Pending Inquiries

number of natives engaged by Mr. Stanton," said Mr. Maldon as members of the Witwatersrand he advanced to the counter with a Native Labour Association and contractors had risen to 252,088,

land, at the end of December, theSorry to bother you after hours,

smile

"Not at all. I hear you've had

an expansion of 16,297 compared some notes stolen. Were they the with the end of 1998,

EXTRADITION ASKED

Unmanifested cargo, consist- ing of 422 catties of rice, 228 cat- ties of sugar and 50 catties of sulphur, found on the 8.8. Hai girls would have disdained do- Hing on Wednesday last by P.C.mestic service. The depression Noran, was this morning ordered has changed that to some ex- to be confiscated by Mr. Q. A. A tent at least. Some of them are Macfadyen at the Central Police willing to try their hands at anything to make an honest liv- Court:

ing. The Magistrate - also granted the application of Lance-Ser- So it is that the Y.W.C.A. of geant Grainger of the Hong Orange, New Jersey, has begun a After being proved gulity of re- Kong Police for the connew venture Under the direc-ceiving a brass tap which had been fiscation of 1,100 packets of new venture, Under the direction stolen from the s.s. Kum Sang, Un matches, 50 cattles of salt and of Miss Anna Davis, General Se Chi, a 36-year-old unemployed, WAS 85 cattles of sugar, which were cretary of the local branch, un-remanded for two days as he den- found on Friday fast on board employed young women of high-led being in gael three times as the s.3. Stanley at the Kwong be used to supply the demand for Wynne Jones at the Kowloon school or college education, will his record card sbowed, by Mr. E Wing Wharf.

cooks, house-keepers, nurse Magistracy, this morning, No one had come forward to maids, and companions to elderly The defendant pleaded not guil- song claim the goods, which did not persons. appear on the ship's, manifest

ty but after evidence of the Chin-in Canto sald ese Detective and Mr. J Fant, the ment

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