1936-06-06 — Page 11

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1936

"SLOUCHING MAN”

HUNT

Fourth Soho Crime In Six Months

NO LINK WITH OTHER MYSTERIES

Search was being made last month for a man with a slouching

AND apparently been strangled with a

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juries, and a bloodstained dat iron end of the year.

for s

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STAMP COLLECTORS

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rait" who, it was thought, might ardian stamps of Great Bri-stamps have been

N connection with the Neo-Ed- St. Lucia-The delightful new help Scotland Yard detectives in their enquirieshte the fourth Sohotain, the Daily Mail states that Messrs. De La Rue in sheets of 60. printed by murder mystery in six months.

Early one morning. Constance Postage stamps of Great Britainly in the bottom margin. The plate for the first time in history the with their imprint placed central- May Hind, aged 2, was found dead} in her fat at Old Comptöastreet.

and Northern Ireland will have a number (1) is shown beneath the She was lying on her bed, and land half length portrait of the So-penultimate stamp of the last row. vereign in place of the customary piece of electric flex.

profile, when the stamps of King Then were also severe heart in-Edward VIII, are issued

Straits Settlements- see from the local newspapers that the $2 (was found. The electric fex and It is understood that by his own stamp of the new issue will not the irar lekinged to the fist. request King Edward will appear appear for some time as a fresh

The police removed from the rat jon all stamps in conjuror's apparatus, the presence and bare-headed.

in naval uniform apply must be printed because; the original lot showed an error) of which cannot be accounted for. will extend to the waist.

The portrait A description of the man whom

in the design, the "sign being! derulated by wireless and teleprint-black was, issued in May 1840, by stampa were actually ready

the police wished to interview was:

Ever since England's first adhe-placed after the "" instead of sive stamp. the famous "penny-

before. for to every London-police-station.

Rowland Hill, the Sovereign has issue at the Post Office, Malacca, Tracing Men Friends been represented by a head and when the mistake was noticed by More than 20 detectives were jaeck portrait only. Since the one of the clerks. nking systematic inquiries at size of the new King Edward VIII Kedah. The 9 c. stamp is "on refes, public houses and lodging stamps will remain the same, and order," printed in grey on paper Chief the figure will be half length, the with the Script watermark. This Constable Horwell and Sir Bernard features of the King will not be constitutes a colour and a water- Spilsbury, with finger print and so large in the representation as

mark change. photographic experts, visited the those of past monarchs.

at where the body was found. Medical evidence frau Sir Bernar Spilsbury suggested that death oc erred between one abi. and two

4.122.

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Burg, 17,000 25th July Bombay. Marseilles & Londen. 16,000 Sth Ang Bombay, Marseliles & London: 6,000 15th Aug. Marseilles, Havre, London

Ham- bar, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull 11,083 22nd Aug. Bombay Marseilles & London

5th Sept Bombay, Marseilles & London. 6,000 12th Sept Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hul! 75,000 19th Sept. Marseilles & London. 17,000 3rd Oct. Marseilles & London.

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Pres. Hoover Pres. Pierc Pres. Coolidge Pres. Lincoln Pres. Hoover

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Jam July 1 Pres. Grant 6. July 11 Pres Jefferson 6 s., July 29 Jres. Jackson 61.m. Ang. Pres. McKinley

EUROPE, NEW YORK Viz Maria, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port Said, Naples,

Genoa and Marseilles

Pres. Garfeld Pres. Polk

The reports add that the

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Brazil-300,000 copies were printed of the new 300 reis stamp New Zealand-We

of-commemorating the First Brazi- ficially that the Pictorial stamps lian Numismatic Congress. The Scotland Yarl officers found no have not yet been printed in New date of issue was supposed to be edinite link between the present Zealand and that actually a fur-March 24, but I have not been pond the three previous Sobother supply is now being pro-able to discover if the stamp was Imurders, although they were told duced by Messrs. De La Rue. This actually put on sale on this day. This friends of Constance Find that indicates that the report we re-

weeks ago was incorrect in stat-

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hkrust the two women victims. (ceived and published here some Rotterdam, Antwerp & Bull

These cases were:

Dominican Republic-A November: Mrs.

Josephineing that the later "wet" printings set of "National Library" stamps Martin, known as French Fiti.

are locally produced. We are also is being prepared in London for found dead in her flat in Archer told that new plates, numbered A2 this republic. The values will be street, with silk stocking, tied?

ni er ek.

and B2, have been made of the Id 2, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20, 25, 30 and January: Max Kassel, whose value since the original plate A150 c.. 1 and 2 pesos. body was discovered near St. developed a break between the As might have been expected) Albans, but was afterwards found first and secund vertical

from the small quantity printed a fat at These new plates were made from (only 100,000), the c

A man the

master die before it was of the Santiago P.O. pair was and a woman are awaiting trial deepened for the making of the sold out within a month of issue.

Calls Tangie- all vessels may call at Malta.

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6th June 8,000 20th June

2,000

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SANTHIA

8,000

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SAILINGS|

Singapore,

Port Swettenham Penang Rangoon & Calcutta.

Now is the time to Australia & New Zealand

lands of Sunshine and Romance.

to have been killed in Little Newport-street.

in Friner in relation to this booklet plate. erine.

rows.

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stamp

The d. and id. denominations Ecuador. We can expect a new April Mrs. Marie Jeanette exist with watermark Cousins, known as Jeanette Cotland the 1d. with watermark centenary of the arrival of the inverted series to commemorate the second} ton. fl dead in a flat at inverted and reversed. Lexington street. This wonan also was strangled.

Threatening Letter

A few hours before her death!

Constance Hind was dancing at a BROTHERS FALL

West End restaurant. Friends have told the police that she had spoken, to them of being in fear of a man.j jand that she had received

threatening better.

The police took possession of Isome of the dead girl's property. which

visit, including wwed Sectors,

Percy stret. Tottenham

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8,000 11th June Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 6,000 13th June Shanghai & Japan.

2.

17,000 25th June Shanghai & Japan.

10,000 25th June Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

7,000

7th July Shanghai & Japan.

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16,009

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jwere at her mother's house in Court-

rond It was thought that the let-i ters might contain important in-1 fortnation.

Her mother said: "Port of my daughter's He was S mystery to

Ime.

So far as I know, she was not Jacquainted with the victins of the

previous murders:

"She was married, lt. Ipad not lately lived with her husband."

The husband was traced by the police near London, but was unable to help them much.

OVER CLIFF

Boy's Rescue Bid Ends In Tragedy

RACE WITH TIDE TO SAVE SURVIVOR

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told this is a mistake. It will be EXPRESS FREIGHT LORD LYON KING perpetuate this error.

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Colonies Equatorial Huge Organisation In Africa. Further to our note here last month I learn that the 20 c., 75 c-, 11. 50 and 5 fr. stamps of Middle. Congo and the 1 fr., 1 f. 50 and 2

Pan American Airways, and fr. values of Gaboon are already organisations in Americz, have

approximately 20 other air-line GOVERNOR RECEIVES KEY Swansea. completely sold out in their ori-joined forces in a unified air- Halt, who goes there?"

ginal forms, and are now only o express system While searching for seagulls exps on the cliff at Hunt's Bay, Gower, sale with the new overprint.

which effects "The Lord Lyon King of Arins. near here, last month, two boys full

important accelerations in the in the name of His Majesty the Nichols Griffiths, aged 70 feet to the rocks

Palestine Issues

transport of urgent freight. King I demand admission to the Among post-war countries, Pa-

These air interests have also Castle of Edinburgh for its and his brother, William, aged 10. formation Townhill-road, Swansea, was killed lestine offers a good Seld for the arranged with certain ground

Governor."

"All's well. Guard, turn out." was removed to hospital în a critic-first stamps

service organisations for of a collection. The

This challenge and reply were were issued on ial condition.

Fe-express door-to-door pick bruary 10, 1918, for use in the oc-pedites considerably the move Castle for 7 years came to take and delivery service which ex-when the first Governor of the UP given at Edinburgh last month The brothers. with three coro-cupied enemy territories by the ment of loads between cities and over his post. panions, were on the cliff top when military administration. diff. Nicholas started to climb down the

He had got some distance tration these stamps were

On the advent of Civil Adminis-now provides an improved air Governor of the Castle, which dates.

The new system The historic appointment of the from the top when he shouted that he was in trouble.

printed "Palestine" in English, 200 cities in the United States since 1860. It was recently revived. express service to more than back to 1107, has been in abeyance His young brother descended to Hebrew and Arabic and were so and Canada. him with difficulty. Stretching out issued for the first time in Sep-

and vested in the General Officer This hand, which Nicholas grasped, tember 1920. The various

Commanding-in-Chief, Scottish Paris.

William tried to pull his brother to tings and flaws in the overprints

Command, Gen. Sir Archibald R. An unusual accident occurred place of safety.

Cameron. to an aeroplane flown by Sir however, was

give much scope for specializa- The greater weight of Nicholas, tion, as do subsequent overprints George J. E. Lewis, member of younger boy. He lost his footing,

zoo much for the adopted in both 1921 and 1932. the London firm of solicitors, and the two brothers fell together. Jappeared, these still being cur-from Liverpool to Ballyshannon Cameron and the officers in attend-

In 1927 the first regular design; Thrushfield

There is Sir George intended to make tance. Glyn Jones, of Ynysme printing. has done much to make coast, the crew took to their boat

The boys on top ran for assis-design, which with first class bad

a dignity of Donegal, foundered recently in see, and on the heraldic tabarda a brief aerial tour of France, duw, Swansea Valley, borrowed this issue so popular.

weather off

of the Lord Lyon, Sir Francis the Donegal į

Grant, his heralds and pursuivants. Picturesque Ritual

PLANE RUNS AWAY

Sir G. Lewis In Paris Mishap

shortly after its arrival at Le

Bourget last month.

Rescue Attempt

and descended at Le Bourget clothes-line from a bungalow in the for Customs formalities. When vicinity and was lowered over the

these were completed the pro- cliff to the boys.

peller was swung preparatory

to resuming the flight and the and those on top started to haul

engine started.

No wedges, however,

He took one of them in his arm

him up. After 40 or 50 yards, how. had ever, the pulling power was not

rent.

over-

set-

aerodromes.

SINKING STEAMER'S CREW ESCAPE

The brilliant sunshine shone on the flashing bayonets of the Black the Belfast steamer Watch, on the scarlet unies and (232. tons), bound white plumed hats of Sir Archibald

When

and reached land in safety.

Disabled, But Not Wounded

When Sir Archibald arrived at the closed gute, the Lord Lyon read the Royal Commission appointing him Governor of the Castle, where upon Sir Archibald said:

**Lord

demand the castle guard to hand over the key to me."

been placed under the wheels. equal to the occasion, and Jones to provide a pension scheme for during the war, prevents

The Government is to be asked due to hardship and suffering Lyon, will you be so good as to Before Sir George could climb and his burden had to be lowered a large body of ex-Servicemen getting joba. into the 'plane it ran across the again.

them

As the Lord Lyon proceeded to

Major Fetherston Godley urges the gates a fanfare of trumpets was

the Government to provide a sounded from the esplanade and

serodrome and crashed into the Coastguards and police arrived, who are at present ineligible for boundary near the military air and with proper equipment Con any sort of State relier. station. The machine was stable Alec Davies and District badly damaged, but it is be-Officer Jeffers, of the coastguards, Pensions scheme because they Act so that the pension of 108 aon the ramparts.

The men are outside the War separate insurance plan, or to was replied to by a longer fanfare lieved that it can be repaired. were lowered to the two boys.

amend the Contributory Pensions from a larger body of trumpeter The tide was coming in rapidly, cannot prove that their disability week could be ganted to disabled Sir Francis Grant advanced to- The two boys were within a few is a result of war service. BLAZED THE TRIAL

feet of the waves when they were

ex-Service men before they are wards the drawbridge and was chal- tied up by ropes and hauled to the major F. W. C. Fetherston Godley, As an alternative, he suggests Lyon to halt and reveal his iden

The problem is explained by 65.

lenged by a sentry on the north top. Seventeen years ago history

rampart, who commanded the Lord. PEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG aviators, Ross and Keith Smith, pleasure steamer stopped and offer-British Legion Journal He ex-Pension Fund so that the fund and, accompanied by a guard, an

was made when two intrepid dreds of visitors on the clift.

The rescue was watched by hun-national chairman of the British co-operation between the Govern

Legion, in the current issue of the ment and the Prince of Wales's

The gates slowly swung open blazed the air trail from Eng-ed assistance, but the coatsguards plains that land to Australia.

the men were not should have State had then reached the boys.

grants to en-officer came out carrying the key on wounded, but their physical state, (able it to enlarge its field.

la red velvet. cushion.

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