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THE CHINA HATI SATURDAY ILY

"To-day's Short Story-

THE

for

STAMP COLLECTORS.

By A E L

Colonial air stamps com-}| The varieties such as no stop”

DERBYSHIRE

AGAIN FAIL

AT BRISTOL

Yorkshire Defeat Kent

BOWES AND VERITY IN FINE FORM ON EVE OF TEST MATCH

London, To-day

He

Was Black That One

B

TARY PRICE lived with her "It's late you are, David Owen,

Mthree cows and a horse

said she.

and Gel, her little bine sheep- "Then you will do me a kindness, dog, on Moe! Bleidd. as lonely Mistress Price," said be, and put a place as ever there was

up your churn, for the truth of it) Every morning at six she went is I am alone this day and my feet down the mountain to send the at chiblains," met

a very popular one, and well able as they only exist on the first meriting attention from the invest-print, and so are-really very scarce.

aumber ment collector. Quite a

I cannot see much in South Derbyshire faltered in the milk by traction to John Jones of Mary changed the chums and recently current, are no longer so. Africa as the first set seem well race for the County Cricket Pont-y-Mawddach and but for "Good day to you, David Owen, and have been withdrawn un-valued in the catalogue, and the Championship at Bristol yester David Owen, who drives the trae- she said, "to-morrow may be I'l obtrusively. I recently referred second issue are pretty common day when they lost to Gloucestion, many is the day she never bring you something for your poor

Feet* to the Indian set, well worth pick-still, although steady appreciation tershire by 68 runs, Goddard be- saw a soul ing up at about 3/- (complete and may be expected over a series of ing in deadly form with the ball. fine used). Mint will cost a little years.

more and do not appear to me to offer the same possibilities

improvement

ok

મ

But she was known for a wise to take 10 wickets for 122 runs. woman. Falk Brought her their Yorkshire consolidated their secret troubles to cure and maybe position at the head of the cham-left a sixpence, on the chimney Kingsford Smith Stamp USTRALIAN Air stamps are pionship table by defeating Kent corner. She could read your hand not so exciting as some, but at Tonbridge by 153 runs, Bowes and the messages of the tex leaves the 6d. Kingsford Smith purple is and Verity being on the top of in your cup, gifts to be sought and {worth picking up at 9d., mint or their bowling form.

A

3rd green

Air,

used. The Tariety MOS is also quite Results, as ecarce. and has turned out well for those who bought when at 4/-

were:-

paid for when her help was-needed. but which doomed her to Jone cabled by Reuter, tiness. People were a little afraid fof her and so she lived apart. Yorkshire beat Kent by 153 run things and digging her garden and cleaning her crocks and dairy 5 It is now catalogued at at Tonbridge.

nearly £2 by D. Field (1934) but is of course, not listed in Gibbons. No mention of Colonial Air Stamps would be complete without Newfoundland, where, most of the big rarities occur. Omitting these as unlikely to be within the scope

Torkshire: 326 (Barber 80F :

tending-her cows, a fierce, strong, secret old woman with black hrows 245 (Mitchell 98)

and moustached upper lip. - Kent: 121 (Bowes & for 12).

Now it was a dark morning of 247 (Ames 84, Verity 7 for 53), March with white frost zime "Con the grass tussocks that Mary wait- ed for the traction. She sat on the stone wall watching the stars tade

Warwickshire beat Glamorgan of most of my readers. I can rey 6 wickets at Swansea.

+

There is no need to stress agaircommend almost all the others at clamorgan: 259 (E. Davies' 100, Pzine!

the

the scarcity of the Kuwait Airs, present prices, starting with which are selling for over fall $1 Alcock, with all its varities up cataloque; but the Sudan "perman-to the last set of 1933...

values

Soon the traction rumbled 6 for Ti).

blowing out its 89. (Holles 4 for 30).

sparks like Warwick: 150 (Mercer for 6. E dragon. :

Davies & for 54).

139 for 4 (Kimer 78):

ent set of 1931-3 is another very

Danish Innovation promising series. Four

ARUM Denmark comes news of have been withdrawn as redundant,

the impending appearance of and the remainders have been overprinted with new valves. The a special stamp in honour of the obsolete values, 3.5, 10. and 4 centenary of the publication of the Gloucester: 250 and 208 (A Pope 5) Pi, are all very well worth while, first edition of Hans Andersen's:

Gloucestershire beat Derbyshire CZECHS HOLD by 68 runs at Bristol

for 48). and will soon be valued at three "Fairy Tales." These actually ap- Derbyshire: (Goddard for 62).

157 (Goddard 4 for 60). or four times face at least. They peared for the first time in May.. is not anticipated are very attractive stamps. and 1835, but it

Sussex beat Hampshire by there is bound to be a demand in that this new stamp will be ready wickets at Southampton. the future for these from collectors until about the middle of the year.

a

wishing to complete sets. The The issue is being made at the Hants: 153 and 314)(Mead 75). numbers issued in each case were instance of the Danish Minister of Sussex: 433 (Cox 162) and 45 for very small compared with the face Education. The question-of value, and the size of the country: series of pictorial stamps for and its popularity, which has in-general postage use is also under creased recently, will keep the consideration

EARLIER RESULTS.

10)

GERMANS IN

DAVIS CUP TIE

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MONDAY'S STORY

Monday's story will be, "Birthright In Andalusia.”

by Theodore Prait-

there on the other side of it stood

Then the traction went on and

slip of a girl, white as snow in a ghyll, looking at Mary as if the old woman beld life or death in her

hands.

"And where did you spring from?” asked Mary.

“I..........I'm all in" said the gift, Flease can you tell me where

I can get something to eat?".

Mary looked at her and looked away and then she put the empty Chum on her cart; and looked at the girl again. The dog Gel w25 smelling at the stranger's shoes.

said "Get your Into the cart Mary Price, "for there is no house but mine for miles.. I will give

you some tea, and you will be nose

the worse for a fire to warn you.”

The girl thanked her and they went up the mountain, and never, a word did Mary say but to ask In the other encounter Gottfried her if she spoke the Cymraeg, and von Cramm, finalist at Wimbledon, the girl did not understand.” easily disposed of Caska, the "At the house Mary asked, second ranking Czech player. in "What brought you all this long jstraight sets.

way to the Mountain of the Wolf?” Merel came very near to defent "I had to go somewhere," guid The South Africans drew with at the hands of his youthful op the girl I didn't know where. Norfolk at Norwich.

ponent. His terrific service and I didn't care.” In honour of the visit of the

brilliant volleying, however, do-j She put her face into her hands Emperor of Manchukue to Tokyo, Norfolk: 224 (Edrich 111) and 59 for minsted play during the first two and Mary saw she was dhup mas S. W. Africa Ale-Issues on April 6, a set of four counse

sex, but he then fired very badly, dough in the trough, and maybe HOUTH West Africa Airs should morative stapps was issued in 5. Africanes 367 (K. F. Viljoen 103 only to recover when all seemed she pitied her.

also not be neglected. The Japan Two designs were "permanents" have + also been one depicting the famous White

demand up.

*

boom on their first appearance.

used,

6 Sevm

3

zot out).

101, Washbrook-107 not out).

Jost

EXCITING STRUGGLE

23.

"Then bide still by the fire, my

Lancashire beat Essex by an

daughter,” she said. "You shall obsolete for some time and are Tower of Lio-Yong, and showing

not say one word till you have In the first set Menzel captured exten also very attractive, whilst even a portion of the warship Hive, in anings and 54 runs at Manches-

his opponent's service game from the overprinted stampe, 42. and which the Emperor travelled from ter

She lit her pipe and was think- 1/- may be picked up at the low Dairen, for the 12 and level to which they fell after the values, and the other the Imperial Lancashire: 412 for 5 dec. (Hopwood love 40 to obtain a 3-2 leading that here was one of God's Hezkel, however, won a love game creatures, who should be bright Palace at Akasaka, Tokyo, for the Basex: 173 (Booth 6 for 33) and 185. to lead 4-3 and again led at 54

A blossom, bruised 23 2 and 10 sen values. A speciali

but Menzel broke through the Tent lily that the cows have trod- postmark has been supplied to Notts beat Northamptonshire by former's service at 6-5 for the an, and she had not with her so post offices in all citles where thejan innings and 45 runs at Peter set Emperor passes or resides, in the borough.: form of a garland of chrysanthe mums, orchids and rice plant

** New Guinea £5·· FT is announced that New Guines

SECRET PASSAGES IN

OLD COTTAGE

Smugglers Cellar

Discovered

MYSTERIOUS ROOM 7-FOOT SQUARE

#

is to have a £2 and £5 denomination added to her pre-

63.

much as a might shift. In the second set Menzel was

There `is naught here, to fear, full of fire, and Henkel was only my girl said Mary "Stay till Northants: 140 (Voces for 34) and able to win one game.

{you are rested and then go your The third set commenced dis way, for none will ever know that astrously for the Ceech, who was you were here. very slow, and the German exerted The girl shivered and said: "But! for & 5-4 lead from which he suppose I have done something

wrong?"

Notts: 250. (Walker 114 not - out,

Perkins 5 for 84).

TO-DAY'S MATCHES

sent issue. At present the $1 Leeds ENGLAND stamp is the top value. The Tea- Behind a thin match-board parti-son for the new issue is that gold tion in a fisherman's cottage is transported almost exclusively Leigh-on-Sea has been discovered

the entrance to a smuggler's cellar, There are also in the house number of curious passages and

by post, and it is a frequent oc- curence that parcels pay postage as high as £20.—y 2

The Hungarian Rakoczy Starzys

doors, all of which apparently lead were sold out on the day of issne by various routes to the cellar. April 1

Several doors and passages have

been boarded up.

og

SOUTH AFRICA (Third Test Match). Blackheath-Kent ▾ Surrey.

Worcester Hamorgan Somerset.

ester Warwick.

otis v Derbyshire. Northants - Essex

cashire v Middleser ster Hampshire. ***

HOLLIES OUT OF TEST

all his strength to break through

won the set

PHYSICAL SUPERIORITY.

Swise woman,

Mary Price, and no one knows [what I am told by those "we Cam

Henkel won the fourth set on see, but you are not the first who | zheer physical « superiority. The has done wrong and come to May last set was tense with excitement Price, no indeed. I do not judge when Menzel led 41 only for you

Henkel to stage a remarkable rally. She set about her housework, to draw level at 44 Then Men- for the thought, if I do not n zel with a last tremendous effort, her she will tell me the truth. It woo. Henkel's service to take the question she will tell me Kes, look

London, To-day-Hollies, the The discovery was made by Mr. over to France or else, take on Warwickshire howler met with set and match at fork O. Toglesand, who has rented three board barrels of brandy and pounds an accident yesterday and vill cottages on the waterfront in the of tobacco from French boas not play in the Leeds Test toyish game against Casks,

day Beuter First Sutcliffe re- old town at Leigh for his motor-which they met by arrangement.

ported wait and then «Clark was boat work.

Signal To Coastguards

Ee found a narrow cupboard, Bunning back into Leigh they injured at his hotel.

the hack of which sounded hollow would give the constguards at

Fisherman's Stories

signal, and four of them would

He tore away the partaion and come out in a fishing boat, old-Joe came across a narrow passage which declares that they often went led down to a cellar, a dzy, brick-ashore the victims of too much built room several feet below the French brandy.

surface of the ground and large. Having got rid of the const- enough to conceal a large quantity guards" the smogglers would

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