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for ST

STAMP

COLLECTORS.

By A. E. L.

NUDAN is increasing in popu-Jacross these varieties are advised to

SUDAN is tors, and put them aside, as

it may be mentioned that the Continental valuation they are two obsolete denominations of worth anything from ten to twenty the present Air Mail set are like times the price of the normal ly to turn out very good items stamps. especially as the whole of the

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balance of the 41% piastres. in- In regard to South African cluding stocks held in London. Jubilee Stamps it is understood have been used up for the new that " Whist the words "South 7% and 10 piastres surcharges Africa" and "Suid Afrika” are sp- It is also reported that the Gor-pearing on the one stamp, any don Memorial set have been un-semblance of precedence for either obtainable, at Post Offices in the of the official languages is avoided Sudan for some time, except in by the English form appearing at higher values, and as the entire the head of one stamp and the series was due to be withdrawn Afrikaans rendering at the head off at the end of March it is improb-the next, this order being repeated able that there was a second throughout the sheet. Philatelists printing.

will thus find it desirable to collect

with recent issues. these stamps in pairs as is done

HE new set of New Zealand Air Tail Stamps is to be of three

values, viz.. 1d red; 3d claret and Bolivia, The 1932 Air stamps! 62. purple. The design shows a have been suddenly withdrawn and view of the air port at New Fly-the remaining stock. incinerated. moeth, with Mount Egmont risingi

in the background, and at the side Mexico.

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+

A new 40 c. Air stamp

value is

a Maori watching the flight of an is probable since this

aeroplane. The inscriptions read needed for a new rate for American "Air MailTM and "New Zealand letters. TerminalTM Tae dies and plates

have been

prepared by the Com

monwealth Banknote

Printer

THE CHINA MAIL," "SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1935

Jean Muir is given a big chance

in Desirable," which will be screened at the Alhambra Theatre next. Wednesday.

IN AFRICA

Mandate Authority's Responsibility

To-day's Short Story.

Robbery Under By John

Arms

H

Dwynn

MONDAY'S STORY

Monday's story will be "Circumstances Alter Cases.” by Howard Spring.

FANSON pulled on to the side He had langhed so much that his of the road to light his pipe. paper can fell off. Then she had It was a dreary might, and he had looked hurt and her blonde head (not so blonde as it had been at the an, hour's run before him. A

ice rink, a fact that Mildred ex- light rain drove through the plained by saying that if Jim did twin beams of his car's, head-not spend so much money at 'worth- lights and wrinkled the puddles less drinking she could go more on the road. It was slippery often to the hairdresser and be presentablė, like other women) had going, but he liked the muscular inclined a little forward Hanson effort of keeping the car straight had known for the last five years

As he groped for his pipe in his what that înclination meant fovercoat pocket his fingers touched He had waited until the first bright tear splashed down her nose] cold steel. A smile flickered

over and then had leant over and kissed his face. What a comforting her and said: "Turn off the water nuisance a worrying wife was!" He thought Mildred had seemed a gay, madcap creature when he first met her at the ice-rink, but now she had settled down to life of per! petual "zariety; always" (fearful] about him and the two chidren, always expecting trouble, always taking precautions, some of them completely absurd. That safety works, iny little cry baby. of pistol which fired cape and had a course I'll carry it and the bad men blocked barrel was one of the l who try to stop me had better look! silliest. The only purpose

it had out.”

So he had slipped it in the pocket EX-GERMAN COLONYserved so far was as a joke with

(the boys in the local,

+ of his leather motoring cost. It She had laid it on the table with was a life-like imitation of the real.

automatic, a dramatic gesture on

Christmas death-dealing

heavy, Day. Her face, phamper than it nicely balanced to the feel. He left had been in the old skating days it just as a joke, of course. Hanson but still pretty, had held an exag-paided himself on having more thần geratedly serious look as she said: the average issue of common sense. Jim, this is another present for His travelling job took him around you. You can't be too careful with England and Wales, and he often Geneva. To-day. all these motor bandits about.

carried Do

a fair amount of money During the course of the deli-please carry it with you for the sake with him, so he did not stop for berations of the Mandates Com- of the children and me. I'm wor-any stray Dick or Harry who hail- mittee of the League of Nationsried to death when you're drivinged him on the road. Give nobody a Sir,I shall be grateful if you on Thursday, the question of the will allow me to, use your columns future of ex-German South-West! to reach all Christian ministers and rica which is administered by congregations to invite them the South African Union, came share with us on Sunday morning under discussion. next, June 16, in special interces- A representative of the manda- sion for China and Japan

tory Power declared that as regards! In both countries, as in all coun-ministrative changes in

the matter of statutory or ad- The vignettes, designed by native tries, forces of good and of evil are dated territory the Union of South

the mant artists. were selected from 1,569 in conflict. I ask, therefore, all and submitted by a committee re-who believe that God has entrusted Africa would take no step that presentative of philately, art, and to us the responsibility, of prayer! would affect the status of the terri-! the postal service as far back as for others, to pray that the leaders toy without the co-operation of the 1931. Considerable difficulty was of every country in the world may

Mandates Committee of the League] experienced, however, in obtaining act at this time with wisdom, cour-

of Nations. a method of reproduction that would age and honesty so that peace and do full justice to the subjects. justice may prevail in the Far East. After experiments with photo- gravure, line-engraving was finally "adopted, and with the exception of the 98. denomination, which is -lithographed by Waterlow and Sons,

ITo the Editor, "China Mail".]' the whole of the series of fourteen Sir, You will be pleased to know: stamps has been produced by De La that the Local Silk Merchants As- Ene and Co. Limited, under this sociation have started a fund in aid process.

of Quetta Earth Quake sufferers Death Of Well-Known The selected designs for the new The members will feel obliged if series cover almost as wide a you kindly allow us a space ind range of subjects typical of New your valuable columns for an ap Zealand

Melbourne-

New Zealand Issue

Life and scenery in the Dominion and history and Maori art are strikingly illustrated in 2 new series of postage stamps issued by the New Zealand Post Office on

May 1.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Appeal For Peace

To the Editor, "China Mail"

RONALD.

Quetta Fund

to

-CHINA MAIL" SPECIAL.

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home late."

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lift unless you know him; that was the best precaution against trouble. Safe in the citadel of his common sense and feeling pleasantly senti mental about his good wife Mildred,

Hanson rammed a stray fragment of tobacco home with a stubby finger, got his pipe going strongly and started his engine. Only an hour and he would be sitting in front of a comforting fire with a contented stomach, and Mildred Washington, To-day:

would be telling him the domestic Following Thursday's delay, the troubles and the latest wisecracīts House of Representatives was re-of-that prodigy, little Jim, and the convened under the special rale; and, Wimbledon gossip. mandatory power place a fait accom-after a brief and listless debate, Although he had been away only Mi before the Mandates Committee.)

approved the Senate amendments to a day he left at 6 am and she Trans-Ocean Service.

the National Recovery Administra. had simply opened a pair of violet. tion Bill, thus completing the Con-eyes and said, "Take care of your- gressional action. The bill will self for me and the children," and now go to President Roosevelt for wriggled across to his side of the [signature.

bed-be felt like a sailor almost

...

In no circumstances would the

FRIEND OF THE

POPE.

Rabbi

A later message stated that Pre-home from the sea. sident Roosevelt had signed the bil extending the skeletonised N.R.A

Just then a man stepped into the glare of the headlights, his hand The voting in the House of Re-raised. He was sopping wet. A presentatives on the resolution ex-shapeless felt hat had flapped about tending the NRA was 338 to 30. his face and his jacket collar wis Later turned up round his ears. He wore President Roosevelt has signed no overcoat and he was short and

Before Hanson could throw in his clutch and move off the man was alongside. He rapped a Kinckle on the glass and shouted, "Can I have a lift

There was a bedraggled appeal Jabout the fellow. It was a bit risky talking to a stranger on the road,

as is permitted by the peal to the Public to extend their! Rabbi Alessandre da Fano, the comparatively restricted limits of a help in this worthy cause.

Chief Rabbi of Milan, who died re- single series of postage stamps, Donations should be forwarded cently, was a personal friend of the the bill for the extension of the slight, like a jockey. and include representations of New to Messrs. Wassiamali Asscomal. Pope.

office of the Transportation Co-or- Zealand bird and animal life, not-No. 46 Queen's Road Central

He was 88, and had been Chief dinator-Reuter, able scenic features, Maori art, and The committee also acknowledges Rabbi of Milan since 1892. When primary industries, as well as re- with thanks the donations received the Pope was director of the Catho cording an important event in the so far from the undermentioned lic Ambrosians Library in Milan history of New Zealand and illus-parties:-

the Rabbi taught him Hebrew CHANGING THE TIME

AT WINDSOR

trating a sport which has attractad |

many visitors to the Dominion. Wassiamal Assoomal

South African Rarities

Of interest to collectors of South African issues is an article in "Stamp Collecting" by W. E Fyndem, in which he refers to Transvaal and Orange River Colony stamps overprinted "CS AP" for

Watanmal Boolchand

EK Whenever he came to Bome he was $100.00 received by the Pope.

100.00

Rabbi da Fano was a Grand 015- 100.00 cer of the Order of the Italian 160.00 Crown.

O. E. Gidamal & Watumal Ltd. 100.00) Pohoomal Bros. Utoomal & Assudamal Co. D. Chellanam

A. J. Chotirmal & Co. Hong Kong Silk Store Novelty Silk Store Premier Silk Store Peral Silk Store Queen's Silk Store

ase by the Central South African Modern Silk Store Railways. The author states that Mecca Silk Store for the sole reason that these Liberty Silk Store stamps are dismissed by Gibbons Plaza Silk Store with a mere note of their existence, Bombay Silk Store collectors are wont to look askance Faradise Silk Store

Central Suk Store

at them. Tverts' catalogue, pub-Tajmahal Sik Store lished in France, on the other hand Radiant Silk Store rates them somewhat highly, and Grand Silk Store

S on this account they are not to be Kamia Lalchand

K. Hariram

despised. Readers who may come Melwani AVIATION FUND IN

SHANGHAI

Effort To Purchase

One Machine

Kishinchand

Hariram

100.00

Job That Takes Hours To Complete

but, after all, he was obviously a wizened rat of a man, a weakding. Hanson felt conâdent that he was 126.00 Anti-Semitism: was not lent to

more than a match for the stranger 51,00 Germany by Italian Fasciam there 100.00 have been several Jewish Ministers sor Castle were all advanced one

When the 300 clocks in Wind-if he tried any funny business.

Cantionaly - Hanson tamed the 15.00-and the doyen of the Italian hour for summer time; the task handle to lower the window. The 51.00 Babbinate was held in high honour. took the clock winder 25.00

several man put his head inside. His face

was pinched, hours to complete.

and white, and it inspired suspicion

It was not a bit ruddy ar weatherbeaten, as one might expect a tramp's to be: its owner might have spent a long time under- ground.

25.00

15.00

25.00

15.00

20.00

51.00

25.00

15.00

OLD CHAMPAGNE GLASS

The Windsor Castle collection of clocks is one of the most val able in the world. and foeindes timepieces of all shapes and One of the first champagne sizes. Many are hundreds of 15.00 glasses made in England, dating years old, but the majority still 15.00 from about 1680, has been given keep excellent time. One of the "What a wrong?" asked Hanson. 15.00 to King George by the merchantsj quaintest clocks at Windsor is any chance, gunee? The voice 25.00 of Rheims. The glass was pre- that presented to Anne Boleyn on had an importuning whine about it. 10.00 sented in a massive silver casket fler wedding day. It is finely

15.00

5.00

"Are you going to London by

ornamented with vintage scenes engraved, with the Boyal Arms “Yes.” Hanson wished he had 5.00 in enamel by the local artist, Jean of England quartered with 10.60 | Goulder:

Shewaram

Nawain

3. K-Kirpalani

10.09

Bhagwan Mahtaní

15.00

Kishinchand

10.00

S Dimga

5.00

K: Gobinda Mangha Melwani

5.00 5.00

5.00

With a view to encouraging its Naam Daawani members to contribute generous Sedick & Esmail ly to the aviation- fund, the Windsor Bros. Shanghai Kuomintang Head Hariram's

Realers Sik Store quarters has sent a letter to the Sanviani office of the Membership Canvas . K. Sue Store

DE sing Department of the National Pearl Siz Store Aviation League, requesting that Bam Silk Store an account be kept of contribu Stand Sar Store

Haris Suk Store. tions made by Koumintang mem- berg so that one machine may be purchased with these contribu- named the "Shanghai

intang

arms of France.

Government Appointments

the

2.00 The following appointments are Education Department, with effect

Government from September 21, 1984;

10.00 5.00

Inotifed

15.00 Gazette:

5,00 10.00

the

Lt William John Roto Crag 10.00 1st Battalion. The Lincolnshire Re

15.00 giment to be Aide-de-Camp-

5:001 5.00 Elis Excellency the Offer Adu 5.00 istering the Government as

June-14, with the local rank $1,412.06 Captain” SPYAZWANI AZ cut, The Sind Hind Merchants Association, holme to be

Miss Mabel Blanche Hall to be partment, with effect from No- a Senior Mistress, Education De

vember 22, 1934

Dr

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