1939-12-22 — Page 17

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 22, 1939

FOUND MURDERED!

(Continued from Page 16)

the

night. Avant and

reporter strolled up and down the pathway through the meadow, smoking their pipes and talking cominunplaces, then they heard the Chief Con- stable's hail and returned to the cottage.

"Avant, you will stay here as the guest of Mr. Darley. In the morning, you will bring him along with Miss Leila and old Amos to headquarters, where we will see the police solicitor. I will send a car for you. Vivian, I am afraid I shall have to charge the lot of you; but I will not oppose bail, as the charge will not be the capital What about your solicitor?" Then young Norris spoke up. uncle, sir, Anthony Norris

one.

"My

"By

jove, the best man in the country for the job. He can coach counsel better than any man I know."

"Amos, will you lead me to that phone, please?" asked Norris in a meek yet triumphant voice.

The rustic almost beamed on him. "Reckon you'll get Miss Leila off, do you, young sir?" he asked. "Yes, all of you." "Don't care about me. I don't mind, but it's Miss Leila und Mr. Vivian 1 wants ter see out of trouble."

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Anthony Norris briefed a brilliant young barrister on the local circuit and the three defendants were ac- quitted and cheered by the crowd outside the court.

Vernon was proved to have an unpleasant habit of thrusting his attentions on young women and on two occasions had got himself into serious trouble in London. Also, he was extremely brutal in his cups.

On the evening of his death, he had been to a farmers' dinner and had drunk too much. He must have determined to walk home and missed his way but found the

TWO MORE SHIPS SUNK

Amsterdam, To-day.

hit Two

vessels have more

Dutch sunk off the mines and coast, the Italian steamer Comitas (3,685 tons), bound for Antwerp,. and the Swedish ship Vega (1,700 tons).

The Comitas crew are now In boats and are making for the Dutch coast.

:

The crew of the Vega arrived at Imuiden yesterday. Several of them were wounded.--Reuter.

Leila was Darleys' cottage, where alone waiting for her grandfather the Amos

from and

10 return

Ashlea monthly meeting of the

the British branch of

Legion, thriving little branch of which Mr. Darley was chairman.

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She was obliged to hit him in Self-defence, a slight enough blow as it transpired, but he was taken off his balance and fell backwards on to the symbolical pointed or- nament sharp as a short perpendi- cular stiletto, which pierced through the base of his skull and killed him instantly.

I

and Avunt is now an inspector Norris, who got his "scoop" but in is doing very watered-down form, very good work in Fleet Street. am not sure which of them Leila prefers, but the local betting is slightly in favour of the detective,

but you never can tell. Amos thinks she will marry the reporter -I apologise-Special Correspon- dent, I should say.

SOVIET BATTLESHIP

CRIPPLED

Copenhagen, To-day. The Soviet battleship, "October Revolution" has been observed, badly crippled, being towed by two Soviet destroyers.-Reuter.

CANADA'S NEW YEAR

WAR ORDERS PLANS FOR

London, To-day.

war

According to an official announce- ment from Ottawa, between Septem- ber 1 and November 21 the Canadian Government placed orders for material totalling nearly £12,000,000.

ክር Of these, orders for aircraft

while the counted for £3,00,000, other principal items included cloth- ing and equipment £1,600,000, fuel

£500,000 and £2,000,000.

construction

CHUNGKING

CHUNGKING, TO-DAY.

A MASS ATHLETIC PARADE WILL

OF THE BE A FEATURE NEW YEAR'S DAY CELEBRATIONS IN CHUNGKING.

will consist of eight The parade

the army (comprising in- groups: projectsfantry, artillery and tank corps units); labour, with fire brigade, first aid and Scouts; farming detachments; Boy Chinese boxing; groups depicting track and field events; games (including soccer, basketball, baseball and ten- nis); riding, cycling, motorcycling and miscellaneous groups archery; and (including representations of skating, swimming and other recreations).

During the parade there will also

Reuter. be aerial displays.

In addition, during the same period, orders were placed for railway equip- ment to the value of £5,000,000. British Wireless.

RHODESIA'S WAR EFFORT

London, To-day.

The future use of Rhodesian troops and the possibility

being of their called to service on the western front has not yet been decided.

This matter, together with nun- connected cial and other problems with the presence of troops in West and East Africa, will be discussed when the Rhodesian Minister of De- London fence, Mr. Tredgold, visits after Christmas.

Eng-

Mr. Tredgold is coming to land at the suggestion of the Bri- tish Government.--British Wireless.

KING AT MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

London, To-day.

AIR RAID CALENDARS

Chungking, To-day.

Air raid calendars are the household innovation here.

latest

New calendars for 1940 are being issued, with official approval, giving daily instructions on air raid precau- tions. Reuter.

WEATHER

REPORT

The King yesterday visited the Min- The Royal Observatory reports that istry of Agriculture, where, in the the anticyclone continues moving east- company of the Minister and represen~ward and is now centred over the Sea tatives of agricultural and fishing in- of Japan. terests, he made a tour of the exhibl- tion which by maps, pictures, dia- grams and films showed the progress of the ploughing of grassland campaign in which His Majesty was particularly interested. British Wireless.

Another anticyclone has formed aver North China.

A depression is nearly stationary to the east of North Luzon.

Pressure is low over the Islands.

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