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Old Scottish Silver Sold: Loch Monster on Lloyds: Death of Scottish Golfer:

Seaforth's in Palestine:

Cluny Castle:

(Special Air-Mail Service)

OLD SCOTTISH SILVER SOLD

Edinburgh, December 20, There was again a full house at Christie's yesterday, when the col- léction of the late John Girdwodd, of Edinburgh,"described in The Daily Telegraph, November 21 was submitted to an eager market.

As the silver section consisted of many pieces of Scottish interest, It was natural that many "dealers made the journey from Edinburgh to compete for them. Commander How, for example: who on retiring from the Navy became a silver- amith, was successful in winning one of the chief prizes.

This was a tiny Charles II. bell- shaped "mug weighing only 1 3-5 oz, made at Inverness about 1680., Despite the keen bidding of Mr. Francis Mellatt. the mug was his at £29 an oz.!

The Oeuvre says: "How lucky British journalists are to see their sea serpent being taken seriously." SIR IAN HAMILTON LOSES

OLD FRIEND A lifelong friendship between Gen. Bir Jan Hamilton and a Pres- ton soldier, James Campbell, has been ended. Campbell, who was 76, has just died. He was one of four men still surviving who were with Sir Ian in the famous march from Kabul to Kandahar in the Afghan War of 1880

Sir Ian Corresponded regularly with Campbell, and always sent him a Christmas-box. Whenever Sir Ian passed through Preston he acquainted Campbell, who would meet him at the station for a short chat...

ONE BACK FOR THE DOCTOR Tongue-twisters were heard in Glasgow High Court to-day.

Shortly afterwards, Mr. Mallett had his revenge by winning a James I. wine cup, 1623, at £201

A motorist Walter Ewen, was "an oz, 164, Messts. Wilson and accused of knocking down and Sharp of Edinburgh were also pro- killing two women with his car. minent, giving £374 85, at £8 an Dr. Robert Kennedy Watt, who az, for one of the earliest Scottish examined Ewen after his arrest, tea services known, made at Edin- said, "He was able to articulate burgh in 1733. One exists in a accurately the words British Con- famous collection, bearing the 1727stitution, but when I asked him ball mark.

RAT-TAILED SPOONS

As much as £7 an oz was paid! for a very rare Edinburgh, 1700, set of six rat-talled table spoons and three-pronged" förks, £179 45 (Law). Pour pinin table candle- sticks, Edinburgh, 1707, realised £184 25 d at 6is (Wilson and Sharp). The George I. tea-kettle, stand and lamp which had attract ed many admirers on the view days as a fine example of the craft of Peter Archambo, 1723, found nobody willing to challenge Messrs Crichton's bid of 102s an oz, yet the total sum required. £492 35, is considerable enough,

to articulate the phrase "The Leith police dismisseth us," he refused.

"He placed big-back against the wall beantforward in an aggressive manner, and asked me to say. A soo's snoot stewed, or a stewed, soo's shoot."

or a (A sow's snout stewed, stewed sow's snout):

.

This evidence caused great laughter, in which the judge (Lord Blackbur) Joined.

PLAN TO BUY CLUNY CASTLE

ATTACKEN

Sequel To Stavisky Scandal

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally

Paris Jan 11.

Socialists are cut for the scalp of the all-powerful police Prefect. M. Chiappe, whom many people be- ley is wielding more power than the redoubtable Fouche under Napoleon. Le Populaire states that M. Chautemps cannot expect the Socialists to support hhin un- less he sacrifices M. Chlappe. M. personally in- Chiappe was not volved in the Stavisky scandal but there is little doubt that there are many black sheep in the Police department, otherwise it is unex-. plainable how Stavisky managed to evade trial after his arrest in 1928 on most serious charges and was held in custody for one year and half before he was released on bail. Some Socialist quarters even talk of the dismissal of "M. Chiappe as many hold him respon- sible for the Court failure to bring AMEAGRE FUNERAL. Stavisky to account.

was unceTO- Stavisky's corpse moniously interred in the city. at "Chamonix. His cemetery widow fainted at the graveside. curious policemen Only

and

the meagre villagers attended funeral procession.

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The scandal investigation, mear- while, has been eased by the volun- tary surrender of the director of the Empire Theatre, M. Hayotte who had successfully evaded the police net for a week. Hayotte is being held without bail being transported under a heavy guard to Bayonne where the main in full swing.- investigation is Transocean Kuo Min

and is

POLITICAL CRISIS

IN RUMANIA

Report That It Is Over

(Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Press" (Copyright.)3"

Bucharest, Jan. 11.

Behind the compartively simple task of forming an old Clan Chat- ton Association, which is to be formally undertaken here, on Fri Another heavy piece an oval day. is an appeal to Scotsmen in wine cistem, bearing the arms of every part of the world to save Queen Anne-designed by Philip historic Cluny Castle and the Rolles in 1712, fell to Mr. W. Per- estates and heirlooms from an main at 458, £543 125. A Charles alten purchaser. Captain W. The political, crisis resulting I. circular sweetmeat dish, Cheyne-Macpherson, who is the from M. Ducas' assassination end- William Maundy, 1831, brought eldest representative of a cadeted this evening when after long 1355, 48 128 (Hyman),

branch of the family, younger negotiations M. Titulescu consent- Altogether, the varied collections son of the Nuid and Cluny family,

ed to take up the Foreign Minis- totalled

£6,000, the chief and who has undertaken the pre-

try in the Tartarescu Cabinet. It is objects in the furniture section liminary duties in forming the being a twin pair of William and association, told me to-day that Mary long-case clocks, 250gas.

he is sailing in few days to Aus- tralia with the intention of "round- ing up" the Scots there. "I can tell you," he said, "that the Scots

Australia are in

paradoxically more Scottish than those north of the Border." If enough is not forthcoming to purchase Cluny Castle it is intended, I understand, to buy a part of Craigdhu, the

over

LOCH MONSTER ON LLOYD'S The Loch Ness monster, real or imaginary, yesterday achieved the distinction of being quoted-" at Lloyd's:

An insurance was effected there to cover the contingency of its being caught and delivered alive to Mr. Bertram Mills at his Olympla hill above Cluny, and establish Circus

Mr. Mills having offered there a hostel for Macphersons

and other Scots to visit.

a reward of £20,000 to anyone accomplishing that task, prudently decided to protect himself against The the risk of having to pay. premium on his insurance sald to be £80.

Claimants to the £20,000 should note the conditions:

£20,000 will be paid only if the monster proves to be at least

If it is captured a body of scientists will be consulted as to whether it can be called a pre-

historic monster,"

assumed that Titulescu's re- entrance into the cabinet signifies Rumania's continued adherence to the Little Entexte and the League of Nations-Transocean Kuo Min.

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BRITISH LOCOMOTIVES FOR CHINA

London, January 10. The Chinese Purchasing Com- been mission in London -has instructed from Nanking to pur- Britain four PALESTINE'S SCOTS GARRISON chase in Great

four freight locomotives for the Hang- For period of some

a

Hallway, pay. months' starting just before Chris-chow-Nanchang mas, Palestine is to be garrisonediment to be made from the British exclusively by Scotsmen. Moreover, Boxer Indemnity fund-Reuter." these Scots troops constitute the two battalions of one regiment÷- the Seaforth Highlanders.

NONSTOP FLIGHT TO

HONOLULU!

20 feet long, weighing not less That is a situation which I be- than 1,0001b, and a creature believe to be unique, Indeed, it is

San Francisco, Jan., 10. lleved to be extinct. It must not extremely rare for the two battal-

Six American naval flying boats be a whale, large eel shark; nor tons of a line regiment to meet other fish or animal which is except during a great war, found in these latitudes.

When the 1st Seaforths arrive started out to-day on a nonstop flight from San Francisco to in Haifa en route for Jerusalem Honolulu.

has been they will be given a rousing recep-

Every precaution tion by their comrades of the 2nd taken against possible mishap. Battalion.

Vessels have been posted at inter- Mr. M. A. Wetherell, a Fellow of The 2nd Seaforths, stationed invals along the route to be follow- the Zoological Society, and the Haifa, are on their way back to ea The object of the dlght is to producer of the film David Living-England, but their relieving Bat-

craft-Reuter, stone," is leaving London to mortalion, coming from India, is not least the eficiency of naval air- row night for Loch Ness in the due to take over until the spring.

- MISS GLOVER'S DEATH hope of filming the monster. He proposes to live in a motor-launch Miss Alexa Glover, who won the In the middle of the loch for a Scottish Ladies' Golf Champion- fortnight, and with helpers to keep ship when it was first played in a day and night watch at antage 1903, has died, in an Edinburgh points on either side of the loch. mursing Home from phenmonia, Each watcher will be giyen a fare to light as soon as he sights the mysterious creature

FLOODS IN BRITISH GUIANA

London, January 10. The Governor of British Guiana Miss Glover played for Scotland against England in seasons 1904, reports that the very heavy rain- 1905, and 1906, for Britain against all amounting to 19 Inches for The monster is not receiving the United States at Cromer in this month up to 8th January, very sympathetic treatment in the 1905 and in 1908 and 1910 was following an exceptional rainfall French Press, and amused sceptic number up in the Scottish Cham- or over 27 inches, in December, ism' is the keynote of reports from plonship She was a member and caused severe floods throughout London correspondents, writes the former captain of the Elle and the Colony, damaging crops, pve- ster and property, the vmages in Paris Correspondent of The Daily Eafferty Club.

Miss Glover was a daughter of particular suffering severely. No Telegraph The representative of the Intransigeght, who made a the late Mr. Thomas Glover, the loss of human life has occurred. special Journey to the loch, ob-noted civil engineer In India, who All possible steps are being taken serves: "There are several Scottish supervised the building of the to deal with the condition:

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