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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 1938.

SHAKESPEARE WRITE SHAKESPEARE?

LONDON, TO-DAY.

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CONTINUE IN PALESTINE

JERUSALEM, TO-DAY. FRESH OUTBREAKS. OF DIS- ORDER AND COUNTLESS ACTS OF SABOTAGE MARKED THE

A NEW ATTEMPT WILL VERY | WEEK-END IN PALESTINE AL- SHORTLY BE MADE TO ES- THOUGH REPORTS TO HAND WERE VERY TABLISH ONCE AND FOR ALL LAST EVENING WHETHER WILLIAM SHAKE MEAGRE. SPEARE WAS ACTUALLY THE BARD OF AVON, AND THE DEAN OF WESTMINSTER HAS JUST GRANTED PERMISSION FOR OPENING THE GRAVE IN was wounded and one Arab shot.

A systematic search of the WESTMINSTER ABBEY OF ED-

houses of Old Jerusalem in search

MUND SPENSER.

It is known, however, that inter- mittent firing in Jerusalem occur- red in the course of which one Jew

It is confidently hoped that the of Arab irregulars was carried out tomb of the poet contains an ori- all day Sunday. In spite of the ex- ginal manuscript of William Shake-tended British military operations, speare in which it is revealed whe-Arab irregulars are still in a de- ther, the Bard of Avon, Shake- fiant mood. They let it be known speare's contemporary, and Shake- on Sunday in Jerusalem, for in- speare are one and the same per- stance, that beginning with Octo- son. It is known that on the death per 25 the first day of Arab Fast- of Spenser all leading British poetsing, the Arab population would of the day wrote a poem in honour boycott the electric light supply. of "the Prince of poets."

The manuscript of this poem was then deposited together with the quill pen with which it was writ- ten in the poet's tomb in Westmin- ster Abbey, before it was finally walled in.

PRICELESS M.S.

The Synagoge and the Jewish school in Hebron have been burned to the ground. An Arab policeman was shot.

In Jaffa, Arab irregulars forced their way into the Ottoman Bank and set fire to the building after being in possession of it for several hours.

MILITARY CAMP ATTACKED

So at least declares the histor- Jian Camden, who was a contempor- ary of Spenser and whose state- ment has recently been investigat-

A military and police camp was ed by the Bacon Society.

attacked in Gaza. Details of this On the strength of these investi-affair, in the course of which Arab gations whether Camden's state-irregulars kept up incessant fire ment is correct, the Bacon society from the surrounding hills, are requested permission to open the still lacking.

grave of Spenser, in order if pos- In the neighbourhood of sible to recover the priceless man-Tulkarem two landmines exploded uscript dating from the year 1599. under a military truck on the rail- It is hoped that a comparison of way from Haifa to Lydda. Little handwriting will serve to establish damage was done. One British whether Shakespeare is Bacon soldier was wounded. Trans-Ocean..

CASTLE PEAK DRIVING CHARGE

A military patrol was ambushed in Tebrias. Sixteen Arabs were caught.

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The village of Ilut near Nazareth was searched by British troops. One Arab who attempted to escape capture was shot.

In Tel Aviv, the new Jewish Following a fatal accident in Metropolis, one British policeman Shots fired by an un- Castle Peak Road on October 15, a was shot. student, Phillip Chung, aged 21, of known assailiant in Haifa seriously Nanking Street, made his second wounded the Arab representative appearance this morning before of the District Commissioner and Trans-Ocean. Mr. K. A. Barnett at the Kowloon killed his nephew. Magistracy when charged with while holding a learner's lecence driving not being accompanied by a licensed driver and with failing to report the accident.

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CAMERA THEFT

The tragedy occurred at 7. p.m. when Chung is alleged to have Yuen Kau, aged 20, unemployed, knocked down a 7-year-old boy, was charged before Mr. Himsworth who later died at the Kowloon at the Kowloon Magistracy. this Hospital.

morning with unlawful possession At the request of Mr. C. of a Kodak camera and case. D'Almada, Jr., who appeared for

The camera, according to de- defendant, a four days remand fendant's statement, was stolen

was granted.

Bail of $100 was allowed.

from a private car which was park- ed in Canton Road, near Haiphong Road, at 7.80 p.m. on Saturday. A

STOWAWAY FINED remand of 48 hours was granted

A fine of $20 or the alternative

at the request, of Detective-Sergeant J. R. Sykes.

The camera

of five weeks' hard labour' was im-claimant posed by Mr. E. Himsworth this Station. morning at Kowloon on a stow- away named Chen Ah-kal, aged 80, who obtained his passage on board

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is now awaiting at thé Water Police

the 8.8. Silveresh from Shanghải... A 20-year-old student Chan Ha yesterday without the consent of the owner of the vessel.

Siu, of No. 79 Wongneichung Road, was admitted to the Kowloon Hoe- pital, suffering from immersion, Seaman P. N. Byng has reported after he had jumped into the har- that he had either lost or had been bour from the Tonnachy-Pier, stolen a sum of $220. In money, at about 12.15 a.m. yesterday. He was the R.A.O.B. Club, last night. rescued by Sergeant Tate.