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STOLEN LOCKET RETURNED Thoughtful Action By Burglar
V.C.'S WIDOW'S LOSS
The story of London's Most Thoughtful Burglar lies behind an advertisement of thanks in the personal column of The Times re- cently.
The advertisement reads:
G
"Burglar Thank you for re- turning much valued contents of Jocket, 14 Hill-st Knights- bridge."
It
was inserted by Mrs. L Rhodes-Moorehouse,
widow of Captain W. B. R. Rhodes-Moore- house, the first air pilot to win the V.C. during the war.
The Thoughtful Burglar dis- covered that the family were 'on holiday in the country.
A Lock Of Hair
He broke into the house, and
A portion of the large crowd of spectators, who attended the official opening last month by General of Aviation Milch of the new aerodrome at Frankfort-on-Main.
stole jewellery and other property FORMER CANTON
Ivalued at $150.
And among the articles be took was a locket which held a lock of Captain Rhodes-Moorehouse's hair.
It had been given to Mrs. Rhodes-Moorehouse by her hus- band soon after their marriage-
LEADER
General Chan Leaves For Extrope
Chinese
He was awarded the V.C. afterA large member of he was mortally wounded during friends gathered on board the as
a bombing raid in April. 1915, and Conte Verde yesterday to say Chai. since his death the locket has be-goodbye to General Chan come one of Mrs. Rhodes-Moore-tong, who left by that vessel for Europe house's most treasured possessions a six months' holiday in
and America The General left
Ground Organisation Proceeding
At the present time work is go ing ahead at more than 30 inter- mediate aerodromes and landing- fields, while 10 new sites have
US. FOREIGN TRADE
Washington-Exports of mer- chandise from the United States in June last amounted to about £38,000,000, while imports totall- ed £39,500,000. Exports of gold were £15,800 against imports of £57,000,000, and exports of silver £10,500,000 against imports of £4,950,000.
NEW EAST STAND HAS SIX FLOORS
(Continued from Page 2)
Tom Whittaker was busy at the
ARMY OFFICER'S LAUNCH
For Deep-Sea Fishing In Hong Kong
MAY BE TAKEN HOME.
A nine-ton launch, built to the arder of Major J. W. Gaisford, ‡R.A.0.C. will leave the Hung Hom Slipway, next to the Kowloon Docks, to-day. The vessel is fitted with a 45 h.p. Red Wing engine imported from America, and is expected to attain well over eight knots Major Gaisford is optim- istic of having to use only two gallons of benzine an hour when the launch is cruising.
Deep-Sea Fishing
Built after a stock pattern the launch is similar in design to many hundreds in use all over the America, world, particularly in where these launches are designed |
Why Endure A Pimply Skin?
Unsightly, pimples, cold sores. itch, ringworm, ecraina, skin rough- ness and other blemishes are best treated with
SHE-KO
FR TESO
the cooling, soothing, antiseptic ointment, which keeps the skła smooth, soft fresh and clear.
Equally good for the curative treatment of cuts, burns, scalds scratches, abrasions and other in- juries to the skin, She-ko. is ob- tainable at chemists, or direct from
and built for off-shore fishing. AIR TRAVEL IN
Many are used by the fishermen who go after the "big ones" off the Florida coast.
Major Gaisford himself is al keen fisherman and he hopes to bel able to prove or disprove, when the launch is ready for the sea, the old argument of whether or not there is good deep-sea fishing around Hong Kong.
Mediterranean Cruises
EUROPE
Start Of Cycling Trip By Plane
WHAT TWO HOLIDAY- MAKERS DID
A passenger who dew in an air-liner of Imperial Airways to With two and a half years still switzerland the other day was to serve on the China Station, Ma-
jor Gaisford will have plenty of struck by the facilities the air time thoroughly to test the craft now offers to hikers or cyclists tours of before he accides whether it will who are setting off on
BURNT SHIP IN HARBOUR
Nora Maersk Arrives For Survey
The crippled moter ship. Nora Maersk arrived in port
drome.
ex-
***What an admirable way." thought, "of starting one's holiday lawheel. A few hours to some suitable starting-point on the Con Itinent, without any of the time- wasting or fatigue of surface tra-
EL, and then you just jump on your cycles and are off along some road lying right to hand.""
his residence in Lee Garden by car No Message
be worth his while to take it with the Continent. him to England. He has already "In the same air-liner with me," And when, apparently, the bur-and crossed the harbour by the A police escort
had considerable experience with he writes, "were a couple of glar discovered the war record of vehicular ferry.
was provided. Captain Rhodes-Moorehouse he re-
launches in England; and if this young men. They were two quite It will be recalled that the form- turned the lock of hair to the!
one comes up to expectations he ordinary holiday-makers, equipped Canton Commander-in-chief widow, carefully wrapping it in
The only parts of the ground will take it with him on his return in a workmanlike fashion for a and posting it to her retired from his post on July 18
and resided in Hong Kong until now uncovered is the south end.home and use it for cruising touring trip abroad. But what paper home in the normal way.
and the corners by the big stands about England, through the can-interested me most was the fact There was no message in the his departure yesterday.
An experiment this season will als to the south of France and that, as soon as we landed in The party travelling with him included Mr. C. W. Liang (former be the club enclosure to which even in the Mediterranean.
Switzerland, envelope.
these young men So far no name has been decid- English secretary of the General) members may introduce a limited
went to the luggage compartment TRANS-CANADA AIR and Mrs. Liang..Mr. Huang Lun-number of friends. Provided with ed upon for the trim little craft at the rear of the air-liner,
shu, former Canton Commissioner its own entrance in the west stand, but tentatively it has beca dubbed! MAIL
of Education, and Dr. Wan Wai-and appointed in much the same the Ant just a name which acted a couple of bicycles which wah.
way as at greyhound tracks. the thought no one else would be like they had stored there, and rod Call-On Acting Governor
club enclosure system has already ly to have used," said. the Major stretching away from the aero- It is understood that General taken the fancy of supporters in explanation. Chan called at Government House There are a few vacancies left for Further details are available as last week and thanked His Excel-members, but these are likely to
lency the Officer Administering the be taken up very soon. to progress with the ground or Government, the Hon Mr. E. A. C.
A New Goalkeeper, ganisation of the great trans-Can-North, for the Government's hos- adian air-mail route. Construc-pitality and Police protection dur- tional work is in hand at nearly 50 ing his six weeks' sojourn in the club when I called, but none of his charges were on view. They are new landing-grounds. Twenty of Colony
Mrs. Chan is remaining in the all training at Tufnell Park ex- these are now usable, while in the case of others construction is well Colony and it is understood that cept Joe Haime and Denis Comp she will dispose of her Lee Garden ton. Arsenal's Middlesex cricke- advanced.
property and take up residence inters. Kowloon Tong.
lished fame is George. Swindin, vage tug Henry Keswick and Docks at Kowloon from Bradford City, who joins berthed
Алет- Wilson and Moss on the Arsenal's shortly after 1 p.m.
tensive survey will be made of damaged vessel, after been acquired recently. In addi- CLIFF RESCUE BY SCHOOLBOYS list of goalkeepers.
The recurrence of Franit Moss's the tion to the radio stations at Ot-
A youth on holiday at Mine shoulder injury will force him to which it will be known whether tawa and St. Hubert, which are in
read, Somerset, who was trapped take things steadily in the early she will be repaired or sold for operation, radio-beacon buildings for a ledge on the cliffs, was re-part of the season, and Mr. Allison breaking up.
The Nora Maersk showed bottom of the yacht harbour in and living quarters for personnel scued by three schoolboys.. Jack thinks that, valiantly as have been erected at Kapuskas-Webber, Patrick Jones and Lewis has held the fort, it is safer to visible signs of the terrible Santa Monica with a home-made
have a duplicate for the position damage caused by the fire which diver's outfit ended in death- ing, Dane and Emsdale.
Slade, all of Minehead.
while Moss is incapacitated. Swin-broke out on board following an with a gasoline can for a bel- din will make his initial appear-explosion in the engine room met and a garden hose fastened to
on on the afternoon of July 19, lance in the first trial game
a bicycle pump, 16-year-old Robert while the vessel lay on the bay Fety and two young companions August 15.
at Zamboanga loading copra had been making dives for two prior to sailing for America via
years. Two hundred feet offshore, It is pleasing to know that the China and Japan. injured men of the end of last
Mr. H E. Nielson, marine recently, Harry Wollin, 15, and 662800 have all returned fit. superintendent of Messrs. A. F. Hunt Albert Jr., 16, felt a feeble signal to hoist. They had patched Drake promises to be at his very Moller, Copenhagen, owners of a leak in the hose with tape. ed from Africa for Whipsnade, An open-air playground is being best again," Mr. Allison said, the ship, is supervising the
Groggy when he reached the came to be unpacked at the Lon-erected for the two baby chimpan-while Milne, who was married survey work.
surface. Fety relaxed his hold on The Nora Maersk is of 6,270 the anchor rope and sank. don Zoo, it was found that the zees and two baby orangutans during the close season, and Kir-
not which have proved great attrac chen are all ft. I have never seen tons. travelling-boxes contained three of these wild swine, but 10. tions in the Pets Corner. It will Alex James look better. As one of
be next door to the playgrounds our key men we are looking for join the Arsenal staff. "Negotia TREASON AND FELONY Each of the females nad built for the gibbon apes and four lot from him this season. He will tions have been going on between
Sentences ranging from seven brought with her a family, consist-young chimpanzees which take skipper the side again, and hopes the club and Mr. Hogan," Mr. All ing in one case of four and in the part in the chimpanzees' rea-to win at least more Capjsou said, “but at the moment they years' penal servitude to two years' other of three young ones. All parties.
are in abeyance. The discussions hard labour were passed at Bel- The latest babies born at the I discussed with Mr. Allison the have been regarding a coach's post-fast on 13 members of the Irish are.in excellent condition and now are on view in the Eegent's Park Zoo are a gazelle and two Argus rumours the Mr. Jimmy Hogan. tion, but I cannot say whether Mr. Republican Army charged with
the former Fulham manager, may Hogan will join us.” Gardens. They are to move to pheasants.
The only new player of estab-on Saturday towed by the sal- HOME-MADE DIVING
Only Three Wart-Hogs Were
Ordered, But 10 Arrived
When a male and two female; Whipsnade as soon as their en- wart-hogs, which had been order-closure has been made ready.
medal"
James Skipper Again
one
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