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THE CHINA-MAIL, SATURDAY, JURY 18, 1936.

for STAMP

COLLECTORS

By A. E. L

PLANNING BANK

HOLD UP.

Arrested Witness's Story Of Drive

DUMMY REVOLVER AND HANDCUFFS

16 last.

The witness who was missing TERE they are, the Bermuds Plans for the Paris Exhibition on the first day of the trial, pictorials! I think you will next year are well under way. James Bell, for whom a warrant admit that they are a very plea-Particulars of this exhibition may was issued, gave evidence last sant surprise indeed. Messrs. Brad-jbe obtained from their offices, 5 month in the High Court of Jus- bary & Co. have a long list of Rue Moliere, Paris 1.

ticiary in the Scottish, bank hold- handsome, line-engraved stamps to

Australia

up trial their credit, but they have never

Quite unexpectedly Anstralia Two young men, Robert Max- įturned out anything better than

tums up with two new stamps to well and Robert Edwards Gil- this.

I will deal first with the four commemorate the opening of sub-christ, were charged before the denominations which have an oval marine telephone communication Lord Justice Clerk and a jury portrait of King George inset in between the mainland and Tas-with robbing a bank at Slamman the top right corner.

The 1d and mania. The design depicts Am-an, near Falkirk of £840 on Dec. Bell was found at Liverpool and 11⁄2d are large, transverse stamps Phitrite, wife of Poseidon (other- bearing a close-up view of rugged wise Neptune), holding up the coastal scenery; and, like all the cable. one end of which touches brought to court by a detective. He lives at Armadale. West Lo- thian. other stamps in this set. they ex- Apollo Bay, Victoria, and the other PENINSULA & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLYt a masterly welding of the Stanley, Tasmania. The cable is

In reply to the Solicitor-Gener- DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS designs of frame and vignette, 161 nautical miles long and is. 1

The rocky clif, the rocks strewn am told, the longest submarineal, Mr. Albert Russell, K.C., Beli said he occasionally visited Slam- upon the foreshore, and the sea telephone cable in the world.

manan in the course of his rounds Jare printed in black, the shading

with a motor van selling bakery of the sea being so cunningly exe-

christ to Glasgow in his van. of blue; but the foreground and bright, madve, photogravure air

Handcugs For Teller the cloudy horizon are printed in stamp of large, horizontal format,

They left him in Argyle-street, the colour of the frame, which is just issued by Hungary. The

and when they returned about carmine for the 1d. and purple-arms of Hungary are superimpos- half an hour later one of them! brows for the 11⁄2d. The 27 de on the right-hand portion of was carrying a brown paper par- and is. stamps are of large, up-the design: and the treatment ofrei. On the way home he right format, and on these we these arms, as well as the peculiar shown the contents of the parcel

UNDER CONTRACT. WITH HM GOVERNMENT All vessels may call at any ports on or off the route-and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with of without notice.

New Hungarian Air Stamp A three-engined 'plane over

་

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS cuted that it appears to have a tint Budapest is the subject of a 60foods. He took Maxwell and Gil-

5.5.

FRANCHI *MIRZAPORE..

(NALDERA **SOMALI

From

Tous Hong Kong'

About

Destination

17,000 25th July Bombay, Marseiles & London.

3rd Aug. Straits, Bombay, Karachi. 7,000 16,000 6,000

SKAISAR-I-HIND 11,000 RAJPUTANA. 17,000 †BANGALORE

CHITRAL RANPURA 1 BHUTAN

RAWALPINDI

-BEHAR

.CORFU

SOUDAN

RANCHI CARTHAGE NALDERA

COMORIN RAJPUTANA BANPURA RAWALPINDI

Cazzo only.

Sth Ang Bombay, Marseilles & London. 15th Aug. Mazeilles, Havre, London Ham

Is. stamp, is in one colour, deep

was

in connection with the Slammanam,

Bank, Bell said: "It was going to

be held up and it was going to be very easy."

The Solicitor-General: Who was going to hold it up? - Gilchrist, Maxwell and me.

burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall seem to be standing on a wooded way in which the stamp has bee¤(which were a dummy revolver and 22nd Aug. Bombay Marseilles & London height and gazing out, between shaded to create the illusion of a pair of handcuffs.

5th Sept. Sombay, Marseilles & Lazdon

two trees, over a broad sweep of Speed, is strongly reminiscent of Asked to repeat what was said 6,000 12th Sept. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ebay containing a rocky islet. The our own Silver Jubilee design.

burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall | 15,000 19th Sept. Marseilles & London.

Silver Jubilee Issue green; but, in the case of the 3rd Oct. Marseilles & London. 17,000

Check List 6,000 10th Oct. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham-12d, the frame, including the

barg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall two trees and the woody fore

(Continued) 17,000 17th Oct. Marseilles & London. 6,900 24th Oct. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamround, is in indigo-blue, while

India Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall the distant view (the vignette) is

in pale blue. 14.500 31th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

7,000 7th Nov. Marseilles, Havre, London, Ham- burg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. 17,000 14th Nov. Marseilles & London. ....14,500 28th Nov. Bombay, Manselies & London. 16,000 12th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 15,000 26th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 9th Jan, Bombay Marseilles & London. 17,000 23rd Jan. Bombay, Marseilles & London.. 17,000 6th Feb. Marseilles & London."

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SANTHIA

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STRDHANA SHIRALA

10,000 18th July -8,000 ist Aug. 10,000 15th Aug. 8,000 29th Aug 8,000 12th Sept.

APCAR

Issued May 6, 1935. Wmk Mul- tiple Stars. Perf. 14.

Did you ask what the handemffa No Inset Portrait

were to be used for?-Yes, they were to be used on the teller. Now let us turn to the designs

Seven stamps were issued by which have no inset portrait of the

Was there something else in the late King. The 2d. and 6d. are of India to commemorate the Jubilee parcel? A box of dummy cart- the same size and shape as the The stamps were typographed by ridges.. 244d, and is. The vignette of the The Security Press of Nasik in 20. is in black and depicts one of sheets of 144. the local yachts scudding before

a stiff breeze. The frame, which

Ya yellow-green. (Gateway of India.)

:

la, brown. (Rameswaram · Tem-

14., violet. (Jain Temple.) 22. orange. (Taj Mahal) 31⁄2d, blue. (Golden Temple; Sa., purple. (Mandalay Pagoda.)

(All centres in black)

Was anything done with the cartridges when you were return- ing from Glasgow?-Yes, the gun was fired.

How many shots?-One or two. The van was stopped.

- First To Be Arrested Bell stated that. Gilchrist and 31axwell told him later that the hank had been held up, but did not tell him what had happened. They said they get £400.

is grey-blue, contains, at the top,: 9p. grey-green. (Victoria Memo- a couple of sea-horses. The 6 rial.) stamp is a veritable marvel of minute engraving and rich colour-pie.) ing. Its design represents what must be a typical bit of inland SAILINGS scenery in this mid-Atlantic ́para- dise so well beloved of film pro-

Cross-examined by Mr. W ducers Broad steps to assist the

Grant, representing Maxwell, Bell traveller ap 'the steeper portions

Issued June 27, 1935: Perf. 11% agreed that the police took him of a hillside pathway are flanked

The current 1d. and 2d. postagejinto custody in connection' with by walled gardens literally over- flowing with exotic plants, among stamps of this country were over-the affair before they interviewed which, in the garden on the left, I printed in black "His Majesty's either Gilchrist or Marwell. notice many lilies, and am remind-Jubilee 1910-1935: The sheets!

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And by the way, there is no additional charge for Deck Cabins and there is of course a Sun Deck Swimming pool, az Orchestra and a fine Laundry

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the case no prosecution would lie: against him:

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ed thereby that lily bulbs are bear the imprint "John Ash" în of the bank. He was not told by among the most important exports the centre of the bottom margin. anyone that by giving evidence in

id, green. of the Bermudas. On the right, the wooded slope,

2d. red. (farther up

Total number issued 120,000 of The Lord Justice Clerk: I think stands a quaint dwelling with" an

you have not been a very willing outside staircase leading to the each stamp.

Nauru

witness?-No. apper floor. The colour of the

Issued July 12, 1935. Perf. 113. Did you go away to Liverpool! vignette is lake. and that of the

Four values of the current post-and were arrested there yester- frame, together with overhanging

that because you branches of a tree beneath which age stamps were overprinted "His day, and was

Jubilee 1910-1935." were unwilling to give evidence the observer appears to be stand-Majesty's

year,

monwealth Treasury, Melbourne," on each of the four margins.

134d, red.

ing, is violet. This stamp, in my The sheets bear the imprint "En-against these two men?—Yes, my Evidence denying that he was opinion, is so far the best of the graved and Printed at the Com-lord

concerned - în the hold-up. -- was igiven by Maxwell. Gilchrist was not his friend, he said, and he knew of no reason why Eell should tell his story, unless to clear him-

2d., orange,

211⁄2d, blue green. is, dark red

The 3d. denomination, similar in size and shape to the Id and 11⁄2d bears another remarkable design. The frame, in carmine, appears to represent the wall of a house, on which a large, circular doorway has been superimposed. - The slid-each stamp. ing double doors have been drawn apart (note the lilies at the foot

jof

Total number printed 100,000 of cel£ ...

New Zealand

Issued May 7, 1935; withdrawn

Gilchrist also gave evidence denying the charge.

Evidence was also given by the

the left-hand door), and June 22, 1935. Wmk. N.Z. and Star. accused's brother, John Maxwell, and accused's wife." Mrs. Max- 4th Sept. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, sydney through the aperture we behold Perf. 11 X 111⁄21⁄2.

The three Jubilee commemora-well said that she did not know the vignette, a view of Govern- Melbouze & Hobart

a robbery until her ment House. The latter is print- tives: were printed by Bradbury, there was

husband was "lifted" for IL: Wilkinson & Co., Ltd, in sheets of fed in black.

The bearing was adjourned. The two remaining values, d. 120. Printers' simprint appears at and 1s. 6d, are monocoloured and the bottom of the sheets and of small, tranverse format. They reads: "Bradbury, Wilkinson & show stately ocean liners and Co. Ltd., Engravers, New Malden, humble sailing craft in the har Surrey, England” bour of St. George's, the old capital and island of that name being shown on the right, and what I take to be the island of St. David's***

11,000 23rd July Shanghai & Japan.

10,000 23rd July Amoy, Shanghai & Japan 7.000 5th Aug. Shanghai & Japan. 8,900 5th Ang. Shanghai & Japan. 8,000 6th Ang. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan.

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· 17,000 - 6th Aug. - Shanghai & Japan.

8,000 201k Ang. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 15,000 20th Aug. Shanghai & Jayan. 6,000 2nd Sept. Shanghai & Japan.

ALL DATES are approximate and sub-

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to The Agentas

on the

Philatelic Exhibitions

32d, gree

(Plate numbers 1 and 2.) id:, red.

(a) perforated 14 X 141⁄2.. (Plate numbers 3, 4 6 & 7.) fil, orange.

** (Flite number 5.)

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AIRPORT

New 100 Ft Hangar

One of the biggest aircraft han- [gars in England has just becza. completed near Dunstablz, Bed- fordshire, for the London Gliding Numbers issued were: 4d, Club This famous gliding centre 6d, is coming to resemble a busy air- Johannesburg supported by other £300,000; 14 8,400,000;

rére port. South African Societies is to hold 30,000. The remainders

From November 2 to the 14th next the Philatelic Society of

a stamp exhibition. It will be one

P&O

destroyed.

Handbooks, etc." apply

of the chief events associated with the centenary of the Transvaal

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ÈS & O BUILDING. CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG

-The new building was designed by MF Christopheră Nicholsongs | Imember of the clubes the hangari

and the Johannesburg. Jubilee FIRE CAUSES UNEMPLOYMENT measures 100 ft by 90 ft

celeb

It will be helt in

the grounds of the South Afric Empire Exhibition. The Secretary from, whom anyštud information may be obtained Mr. J. G. Kupferman, PO Box 4967 Johannesburg, S

The London Gliding Club itself Southampton dock fire last possesses 15 ichines and

destroyed two large of its members have their own specially equipped for the machines. The club is the

shipments of Elders and British gliding organisation to em- caused serious employ-ploy a full-time Instructor, Mr.

#Hervey, who was a war pilot.

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