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THE CHIRA MAIL" SATURDAY, JULY

STORY OF MISSIONARIES TAKEN BY

for STAMP

COLLECTORS.

By A. E. L.

CHINA'S LEADING

FILM STAR

Miss Butterfly Wu Entertained

CROWDED TEA PARTY AT HONG KONG HOTEL

THE designs of the new pic stampe have been engraved and Over 400 persoas gathered at

Soviet Sport Stamps:

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RED SOLDIERS

WHO “DANCED

A FOREIGN PLAY"

torial issues. of Trinidad and printed in large upright rectangu-the Hong Kong Hotel yesterday to Tobago, which are now in the lar format by Enschede and Sons greet Miss Butterfly Wu the currency of cents and dollars, are at Haarlein, Holland.

famous Chinese film star, at a tea reproduced here. The full range

party organised by the theatre of the issue comprises nine amende anniversary of the owners of South China. Among THE following story, an account of Mr. and Mrs: S: C. Frenc

la and green death of Frederick Engels in those present were Mr. Chow Kin-

THE

ham's experiences while in the hands of communists, was (First Boia). 2c. blue and brown 1895 has been celebrated by fouran of the Star Motion Picture prepared by Mr. Frencham himself in accordance with requests Imperial College of Tropical portrait stamps. 5, 10, 15 and 20 Company of Shanghai, who accom-made by press representatives. It is a story full of interest Agriculture). 3c. black and scarlet kop.

panied Miss Wu on her European ing detail and colour. During the time Mr. and Mrs. Frenc (Mt. Irvine Bay, Tobago), 6c. Quantities reported by the So- tour, Mrs. Chow. Mr. Tsoi Wai-ham were in captivity many efforts were made to learn of their brown and blue (Discovery ofviet Philatelic Association to be hung. Mr. Wu Yee-tak. Mr. Sum whereabouts and welfare, especially by Dr. Clow of the Eng Lake Asphalt), Sc. green and 50,000 sets only, but of the lower Sik-or." Mr. Sze Sia-cheung, Mr. lish Baptist Mission, Stan; and Mr. Cawardine, an independent orange (Queen's Park, Savannah) values 200,000 copies have been Fung Ki-leung. Mr. Fok Yuet-fui, missionary working in Shensi Very circumstantial evidence .12%, black and purple (Town Hall, printed. Engels is described as Mr. Lam Si-rip. Mr. Fak Hoi- was obtained through military and civil officials in surrounding San Fernando). 24e black and fellow-champion and next con-wan. Mr. Fang Yoe-wing. Mr. districts which indicated that the captives had been killed.

Chan Pak-to, and the following As soon as the news that Mr. and Mrs. Frencham had ur- local stare:-Miss Wone Sia-expectedly arrived in Hanchung reached Shanghai, two mis- [hing. Miss Wong Man-li, Miss Lee sionaries and a qualified nurse from the China Inland Mission Yee-lin. Miss. Lam Miu-miu. Mr. started out to render the assistance that would soon be need- and Mrs. Sit Kok-sin and Mr. Maled. In spite of unfavourable weather, the journey was accom- Ser-chun

plished in time. When the mother and child were ready to Mr. Tsoi Wan Hing, who pre-travel the family came to Shanghai. They will spend the sam- sided, in welcoming Miss Wa said mer quietly at the coast in order to recuperate. that he hoped the film industry of China would benefit from Miss Wa's visit to Europe.

olive (Government House). 48cpanion-in-arms of Karl Marx.

Sports series:-

cop. Runners at finish.

Swimmers springing

water.

At the oars. Footballers.

black and slate (Memorial Park). 32c. black and carmine (Blue Basin). As the illustrations show this is a well-designed set. It is the work of Messrs. Bradbury: 3 WIkinson and Co., who have done 4 the printing in the recess process. 5

2

10

Bicyclists.

15

Lawn tennis.

| 20

Skaters.

Hurdling,

Ski-runners.

Much To Learn,

saw in the cinema studios of the

over

The city of Ningkiang is that they were not to be seen, situated away in the mountains, but a long line of troops and their that mark the junction of the bor-animals were rushing between ders of Szechwan Shensi and the east and the north gates, Mr. Chow Kin-wan then gave a

Kansu provinces, and for many while some of the Communists brief account of the tour and of months we knew that the Com-were almost at the gates on three what he and Miss Butterfy Wmunists were active in Szechwan sides of the city, only the north

just south of

our province. It being clear at that time. various countries they had visited. was not, however, until within a "I found out later that the sol- He said that the motion picture in Year (February 4) that we heard of the wall had ceased to resist, few days of the Chinese New diers fighting on the east section into destry in China had yet a great definitely of their evacuation of some throwing themselves

Ideal to learn. bat visualised bright future in store for it

Tungchiang, Lanchiang and Pa-the wall, while others opened the chow area in a drive toward Kan city gate hoping to escape before Miss Wa suitably replied: She su. When we heard this news they were caught. It was at this assured the gathering that she we were not very easy about time that my wife managed to would do her best to improve the things, but as we continued to slip through; when I came along industry in China, and expressed watch matters there did not seem it was close again. The ballets thanks to all film-goers for the to be a great deal of cause for were dying on all sides as she warm reception of her pictures anxiety and some of the soldiers made her way around outside the who had been called into the citywalls to the north suburb, and At midnight last night Miss Wu were dispersed to other centres. there, with a serving woman and frage Congress brings 15 the Dollar Liner President McKin-with the leading military officials while the hordes of Communists "At that time we were in touch her husband. she took refuge women's lev accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.in the city and my wife had just passed along on their way to portraits. The curious point is Chow Kin-was, that a circular has been distribut- Jed. printed in English. arging their purchase and enclosing an order form, but payment must be made in Swiss francs, and all HARITY postage stamps were jorders sent to a Swiss address.

Sudan Air Overprints

new values have been add-

To to the current Nyasaland 25

40

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Parade of sportsmen.

Turkish Congress, Issue

HE Turkish International Saf-left Hong Kong for Shanghai by THE

set, vizy 4d and 9d. In the Sudan further air overprints

are 23- nounced in addition to the sur charge of 4% plastres on the 7% and 10 piastres recently issued Stamps. mostly with The new values are 3-pi on 474 226 pl on 3 m: 21⁄2 pi on 5 : and 15 m on 10 m

D. EL Charity Issue

Indies between April 1 and May 4 and the Turkish Post Office shares

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atter.ded her second maternity the city. Though the people case, the wife of the regimental tried at first to disguise her, they commander. As we had helped in were really unwilling for her to this way, they promised to let us hide with them. It was not until have news of the situation in the following morning that the case of any, development, so to a searchers found her and took all certain extent, we thought that three back into the compound and it would be quite safe to remain; then later to another place where especially as we planned to visit other prisoners were kept Harchungin within a month's

Captured By Bodyguard

time. Mr. Long, the evangelist,

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the Christian Military Associa national Alliance of Women for tion for the East and West Indies. Suffrage and Equal Citizenship. The designs are the work of a The circular comes from

kept me very well informed of "I was captured in the city by the A young woman was Batavian artist. F. Wagner. and "Philatelic Proganda Office and tabbed to death and

found every development, bat owing to the bodyguard of one of the depict various phases of a soldier's reduced rates are quoted for man seriously injured in a sun realise how true his reports had as they made their tour of in- a young ever-present rumours we did not leaders and followed them around life, riz: a pioneer at work (26jquantities! Icviolet and sepia), cavalryman

shelter on Blackpool promenade been until it was too late. When spection. I estimate that be German Composers Honoured rescuing a wounded native (5c.TO honour the memory of the

recently.

in the hands of the communists tween 6,000 and 8,000 men were 2 green and sepia); artillery-L

see how thorough the engaged in the taking of the city SMARTL under fire (124c2e.composers. Heinrich Schuetz, hill. Birmingham, and the man control of the city and surround-manded. I was taken to the head- to obtain and they seemed to be well com- orange and sepia); and an infar-Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg George Brown, of Highgate-ing district. try bagler sounding Reveille (15c. Friedrich Haendel, the Reichspost road. Sarkhill.

Iquarters of the Communists and 'Sc. blue and sepia). These four began to issue, special stamps About 3 am a constable on

later that day taken to the Mis- "Guns Began To Sound" at Leipzig on June 21 during the duty in the south shore district

sion compound to help them Reichs-Bach celebrations;

"On the morning of the Chin- classify the medicines. After in heard groans and went to the ese New Year, before daylight, this, boxes were broken open and Koenigsberg on June 23 at the shelter. He opening of the international East woman dead, stabbed through began to sound, and we knew at foodstuffs, most of the loot bring discovered the the bigger guns outside the city much interest displayed in the European postage stamp exhibi- the heart When the couple once tion; and at all post offices were found it is understood that wards daylight

what had happened. To taken off to the headquarters to throughout Germany on June 24. a scoutmaster's knife was lying machine-guns was supplemented guard, our toilet utensils being the rattle of be distributed among the body- A six-pfennig stamp bears the near them. effigy of Schuetz and

by rifle firing. The Birmingham police have itself the year

city used to carry the cooked rice to 1585, a twelve-pfennig stamp an been communicated with in the lofty mountains and very high the men in the guardroom began is encompassed by the different units, while one of effigy of Each and a 23 pleunig hope that they may be able to hills reach almost to the city tearing up the towels and some stamp that of Haendel The latter throw some light on the couple's walls both bear the year 1685, the name movements.

on all sides except the other material to make north. jof the composer being printed

All through this heavy sandals. They demanded money beneath his portrait

firing there was no sign of the but were satisfied when I toldj invaders, who kept out of sight them that they had taken all I almost encircled the city. The general attitude was one of sus behind the hills until they had had from me when captured, The brated with a reception and a Der stamps of King George dance, a bridal couple here

igates were closed fast and the picion, and many seemed to think news was spread on the street that we had stores of wealth hid- found they were not legally nearly resulted in a second Indian united-six weeks after the

that reinforcements were (Mutiny?

ex- den around the place, I was event

The portrait of the King usedį

pected at mid-day. Not long searched thoroughly and often by FILM They were one of five couples for this stamp was painted by Sir

after this. one of the guns was the different batches of men, but captured and trained on the city, was told not to fear...If I kept whose marriages were perform-Bertram McKennal, and naturally ed last year at the church of a the King-Emperor

Nanking. Soon the shells began to burst all clear of their affairs, behaved was shown General Chiang Tso-ping, the around our property just inside myself and was able to eat their religious sect here.

wearing the collar of the Order of Chinese Ambassador to Japan, south gate, and the people began food. it would be all right

Crowds Attracted Now the Department of the the Indian Empire.

In Street Interior has announced officially If you look closely at this you the summons of the Ministry escape when the gates were final covering and during the time in who is returning to China upon to flee toward the north hoping to "At night I was given a wadded that two of the ceremonies were wil see a very tiny elephant on of Foreign Affairs, will leave ly opened m not legal

the chản. B

the city I was changed around to The making of a film one of the en-Tokyo for Shanghai on Sunday,The city is rectangular in different rooms, being closely will show the history of the Ministers Not Present gravers was not very careful according to recent information shape, having one long main guarded all the time On the sign of British stamps from They are stated to have been about the length of the elephant's from the Ministry. solemmised by elders of the trunk with the result that what It is understood that after south. We packed a few things tivity. I was taken before the Jubilee issue attracte

street from the north to the evening of the second day of cap-penny black to church instead of by the minis- should have been an elephant look-reporting to the Government on and hastened to get into the leaders to explain mỹ. ters. The ministers signed the ed remarkably like a pig Sino-Japanese relations, Ambas north-east corner of the city out China, and told that the Gospel was Office in the City last register permitting the mar- Now to the "Mohammedanza, riages but were not present at whom there are

dor Chiang may also make a

Tange of

shell-fr Tja deception, aft them

Chengta to see General directed lions In Ind

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