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MAIL SCHEDULES

AIR MAIL

Imperial-Airways via Singapare Bandoear-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marselles vin Saigon.

Singapore-Australia Correspondence will be accepted for transmission by these services. Rates and all-particulars are shewn in the the Port schedules exhibited at

Offices. All letters etc., must be mark. od By Air Mail" and be handed in at the Post Office.

The Money Order Office in from 10 am to 4 pm. except

open

01

Saturdays Than it closes at 12 noon and on Sundays and holidays when it is entirely closed.

SAWN-OFF SHOTGUN MURDER ·

Ernest Robert Hill, aged 18, farm, labourer, af Moreton Wood, WHE at Market Drayton last month committed for trial at the

charg next Shropshire Assizes

ed with the wilful, zaurder April 13 of Dorothy Clewes, aged 18, of Grotto-road, Market Dray- ton. He pleaded not guilty. It.

the was allered that Hill shot girl with a sawn-off shotgun.

NO “LOCAL" WAR

Dangers Of Suez Canal Threat

The News Letter, organ of the National Labour Group, returning An Air Mail Box has been erected to the question of sanctions in the

Corres-current issue, says:

st the General Post Office. pondence intended, for the RMA

"At present we are fatally dis-

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1936

OXFORD MYSTERY

STATEMENTS

"Sound Like Someone Being Killed".

WHAT WOMAN HEARD AT Z A.M

Oxford-Statements" which may have an important bearing on the death mystery of Thomas Mass, the 21-year-old Balliol under graduate, have been given to the police by villagers at New Milton, two miles from the burnt-out ricks where the charred body was found last mouth.

The first came from Miss Minnie! McPherson-Westbrook, who lives a' side road in the post office on

where the ricks are. Miss Mc- leading to the Stadhampton road

Pherson-Westbrook said:

Thought Dog Was Ill.

"I am a very light sleeper. Ear- Dorado" must be posted before 8.30 posed to assume that all our pre-ly on Friday morning something

in Kowloon

such

awakened me. I then heard the 2.3. on Friday.

weirdest sound I have ever beard. correspondence may be posted in the seat problems can be solved with- We calculated wrong- ordinary box at Kowloon Post Office out serious risk of discomfort to

It alternated between a scream, a which will be cleared at Sam on ourselves. Friday.

The public are particularly ly, as it proves, that economic sanc

no serious military roan and a strangling. gurgling requested to see that their letterations with

Correspon-threat behind them would be saf-sound. bear sufficient postage. dence bearing insufficient pastage will seient to end the Abyssinian war.

"I am rather deaf and thought be forwarded by ordinary services.

"For goodness" sake let us not

and perhaps my ague

dog was ill The now, in a similarly over-optimistic fashion, allow our sound was quite loud. I got out people to suppose that closing the of bed, but the dog was all right. Attention is drawn to the increas-Suez Canal would mean no more As I got back into bed I heard ed postal rates effective as from 18 than a comparatively comfortable the noise again. I am sure it was Jane 1936. Unpaid or insufficiently remote professional war prepaid correspondence

NEW POSTAL RATES

is only de- liverable against payment of double the deficiency.

I

in the not a noise made by an animal.

ad- Let every

"I have lived here 17 years and Mediterranean. vocate of a League war make know all the night sounds. No 15 cent stamps are at present abundantly clear to his supporters thought it was a human being in on sale and 10 cent and 5 ceat stamps and constituents that this is like distress, almost like someone be should be used. 20 cent and 5 cently to be a war in which they and ing killed. I then looked at the stamps will be accepted for the 25 their nearest and dearest will be clock and saw it was two minutes to two. I keep the clock right by cent rate as soon as the present stock

deeply and irrevocably involved.”

wireless time. of 25 cent stamps is exhausted.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

R.MA. Dorado (Tmperial Air-

ways direct 'ervice)

Ranchi (via Suez)

June

སྐྱ

FROM U.S.A.

June

Pres. Jefferson

-FRÓM SHANGHAI

June

Asama Maru

Scharnhorst

Pres. Jefferson

Rawalpindi

Mentor

Sphinx

June

Patroclus

Tilawa

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Giayo Maru

Philoctetes

Cremer

FROM JAPAN

Tjixadane Asama Maru Atsuta Maru Pres. Jeferson Rawalpindi Toyama Maru Santos. Mare

Nagato Maro Nankin

FROM MANILA

General Lee

OUTWARD MAILS

FOR EUROPE

24

26

SEARER&

CITY MASONRY CRASH

"The next morning I could not get that terrible sound out of my Many pedestrians had narrow mind, and before I knew anything when masonry of the tragedy I mentioned it to escapes recently crashed 30ft to the pavement in Mrs. Sparrow, of Wells Farm op- Old Broad-street, near Liverpool-posite, and I have repeated my

statement to the police." street Station.

SUN-BATHING AT 96

Mrs. Sarah Thompson recently celebrated her 96th birthday sun- bathing on Bournemouth beach.

Slithering Sound

Miss McPherson-Westbrook add-

ed that she thought she also heard a slithering sound of a motor-car going quietly, possibly out of gear, or the downhill, but would not be definite on this point.

Three high-fashion notes of the Spring

a tailored sait, mez's wear fabric, and the newly favoured shade of grey striped in chalk white, are corporated in this costume worn by Gloria Stuart, the screen nc- tress. The blouse is of white pique.

DIVORCE FOR COUNT

Major Cited As Co-Respondent

SITE FOR WAR

OFFICE

2,000 Acres To Be Secured

IN INDUSTRIAL NORTH

Chorley (Lancs.)--A large tract of open land, stretching from the outskirts of Chorley to Euxton and Whittle-le-Woods, and bordering Leyland, is to be acquired by the War Office

Property and landowners have received forms to fill up and re- turn to the War Office stating the prices they require. They are informed that if prices are noti satisfactory compulsory powers

will be used

It

The site covers 2,000 acres. is one of the most important open spaces in the county, commanding Ja view across country to the West: icoast. It is thought that the War Office considers it suitable for munition works in connection with the scheme outlined by Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for Co-ordination tof Defences, in the House

Commons recently.

of

It is significant in view of the Minister's reference to arrange ments with motor manufacturers of for broadening the basis aeroplane production that the Les- land Motor works are near site.

the

GAOL TERM FOR EX-FOOTMAN

Knew Where Butler

Kept The Keys

Edward George Wing, aged. 26, a waiter, who pleaded guilty at Berkshire Assizes last month to a burglary committed at Farley Castle, Swallowfield, was stated to have been formerly a footman at the castle. He knew where the butler kept the pantry keys, it was added.

Gold and silver articles worth Count Jacques de Pret-Roose, of £108, the property of Mr. Walter stolen Gaddesby Hall. Leicestershire, Mortimer. Allfrey, were

Her house, as timed, is seven was granted a decree nisi in the from the pantry, and Wing was or eight minutes by car at an easy Divorce Court last month because alleged to have taken them to Lon- 26 pace to the ricks The dead man's of the adultery of Countess Eliza-lon in Miss Allfrey's car.

26 watch had stopped at 2.10 am.

FOR USA.

Jane

27 Emp. of Japan

30 General Lee

*30

FOR STRAITS, AND INDIA

June

Tilowa

23

27

Santos Maru

Rawalpindi $23

Conte Verde

30

FOR JAPAN

June

-

នឆន

June

23

Santos Maro

Emp. of Japan

25 Felix

General Lee

Mrs. Sparrow said that she heard a car approaching the vil

lage "early in the morning."..

Pret-Boose with Maj. beth de

He received a sentence of 18 Charles Loraine Carlos Clarke... months hard labour.

The suit was not defended.

Count and Countess de Pret-

I am sure of its direction be Roose were married at St. James's

23 cause the headlamps reflected on Church, Spanish-place, W.,

on

27 the walls of the barn upposite my July 7, 1924, They have two sons.

27 window," she said "This is

quiet by-road and cars loften use it."

ão

not.

both of whom are wards in Chan- cery.

at

In 1926 they went to live Mrs. Sparrow added that there Gaddesby Hall, and shortly after- 28 are no animals in her farm

wards they made the acquaintance. 26 near-by likely to

of Maj. Clarice.

Cr

make unusual 26 noises and, there is no invalid in

FOR MANILA

Itine

Pres. Pierce

23

28 Tjibadak

26

Pres. Jefferson

June

26

Scharnhorst

the village who might have had a restless night

Coincidence?

Dificulties Arose The husband's case

WAS

difficulties arose, and there

that

1923

an estrangement between him and Beyond the coincidence of time his wife because of her associa 27and the apparent inexplicable as-tion with Maj. Clarke.

ture of the noises there is nothing

On March 6, 1933, the Count

yet to link these reports with the and Countess entered into a deed

VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-mystery, but they cannot be ruled of separation. cards for Europe and South Ameries out are forwarded "via Siberia” it superscribed.

REGISTERED and

Countess de Pret-Rouse and Mai until accounted for. The sroute to the hayricks from Oxford Clarke were now living at Budg-

through New Milton is much quie-wick, Sussex. PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlierter and only slightly longer than

appeal than the time given above unless the main road through Cowley. 25 otherwise stated, and where mails are

advertised to close at or before brought to the police more than

June

p.m.

R.M.A. Dorado (Imperial Air- ways direct Service) ...... Closes: Reg. 5 p.m. Ord. 8.30 Banchi (via Siberia)

General Lee (via San Fran

cisco)

Conte Verde (via Erindisi)

("KLM.

Rawalpindi

H

Ser-

+

The broadcast

Evidence was given by the husband and Mrs. Neruda West- haalcott, the Countess's secretary.

In granting a decree nisi Mr. ** order

26 am, registered and parcel malls are 100 reports of various kinds, Justice Langton made

Countess. closed at 5 pm on the previous day-which are now being sifted. They for costs against Maj. Clarke and

make also against the ATP MAIL-Imperial Alsways via

have caused the police to

26

He

27 Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam_vie

Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles ris Sat-many journeys by car to houses said he would deal in Chambers at surrounding vil-with the question of the custody 27 gon. Correspondence for Europe and and farmis

intermediate countries will be accept lages. All the various statements of the children.

these Services. ed for transmission by Estes and all particulars are hown in are being checked up and analysed the schedules exhibited at the General to

vice") Closes: Reg. 9 am. Ord. 9.30 a.m. FOR AUSTRALIA

June

Atsuta Maru

FOR SHANGHAI

3

June

Ranchi

Emp. of Japan

General Lee

see

if they will eventually MORE TERRITORIAL LEAVE 26 Post Office and Kowloon Office. All make a chain of evidence.

Chief Hammersmith Borough Council Capt A. A Arbuthnot, letters etc., must be marked "By Air

says that will be recommended to give ex- Mail" and handed in at the General Constable of Oxford,

not ployees a fortnight's paid leave, Post Office. Unless superscribed for Sir Bernard Spilsbury has

new instead of a week, for Territorial 25 despatch by a specific air mail ser- 25 rice, corespondence will be forward- yet been able to throw, any

light on the cause of Moss's death training. 26fed by the first service available.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho.

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HORIZONTAL

1-Boast

S-EY

•2-Long grass stem * Grade 15-identical

54-Large artery 15-Four 18-Unwelcome guests 17~Treasurer (abbr.)

12-Repair

20-Dogma 22-Female deer

23-Part of the hand 25-Plural suffix

28-Mailed

20-Eclipse

33-A beverage

34-A church official

{abbr.)

16-S. W. State of

United States(abbr.}}

27-Three

38-The (Sp.)

39-Tons (abbr.)

40-Organic (abbr)

42-Wild sex' of Asia

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158

: HORIZONTAL (Cont)

47 Heavenly body [49-Pluto

53-Masculine name

55-Conjunction 56-Spinning organ of

spiders

62. Musical note

60-A coln 62-$mall

63-River in N. France 65-Femlaina sutik

(Fr) 66-Saints (abbr) 67-W 2772-

VERTICAL

1-Edge

2-Raged

3-Near by 4-Stone having a

cavity lined with crystals

5 Parity 5-Australian bird

7-Debt payments B-A flower

44-Old Japanese army-Comparative suffic

title

45-Regative

46-Part of a ship

10-Diminutive suffix

11To start suddenly

VERTICAL (Cont.) 14-Science

|19–Maintaluod

21-Old breech-loading

small arm 24-Allotments 27-Omissions excepted

}: (abbr) (28-Girl's name

29-Darting

30-Parched

31-Yass with a foot(pi.) |32-Excited with

Interest

35-Farm animal

-Runic (abbr) |43-Public offiolal

47–A bristle (Surg.) 48-The

Scandinavian

people

49-Trust

150-Gresk god of war.

51-Serf

52-Scout

54-Plant

57-insect egg

58-A point of compass

(xbbr.)

61-4 province of

Canada (abbr.)

13-Part of middle ear [64-That is (hat abbr.)

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