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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, JULY

16, 1927.

HUNT IN EVENING DRESS.

ARTS & CRAFTS

FURNISHING SHOWROOMS

(opposite the Racecourse)

SHANGHAI,

Remind you of the High-class Furnishing houses in London, New York and Paris where you may inspect the most modern styles or faith- ful reproductions of English, American or French Periods as shn ow by their Exhibition

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FURNITURE FABRICS

CARPETS

of

Decorative plaster

and metal work

stained and

leaded glass.

PURE RICH

WHOLESOME

THE IDEAL

COOKING

FAT

£5,000 HAUL DURING ASCOT DINNER.

10TH CENTURY MSS." THE TRADES UNION

ANHALT GOSPELS BOUGHT

BY AMERICAN.

Rare manuscripts-some 1,100

BILL.

MR. HILAIRE BELLOC'S VIEWS.

BRITISH LEGION.

KING'S MESSAGE OF GOOD WISHES

When the conference of the Bri

years old, another but 28-were Writing to the Journalist on thetish Legion was resumed in Lon- sold for big prices at Sotheby's Trades Union and Trade Disputes recently.

Ascot police are searching for three men concerned in a daring robbery at midnight at Queen's Chief among them was the illu-Bill, Mr. Hilaire Belloc, the famous Hi Ascot, occupied by Mr, and minated book, known as the An

"on the post.".

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don in mall week the following

message was read from the King:

"The King has received with much

pleasure the message of greetings:

Mrs. G. H. Whigham, An en-halt Gespels, which was bought by "I have your letter of the 17th. you have addressed to His Majesty trance was obtained through a bed-

I am afraid what I have to say on behalf of the delegates assem leom window, by means of outside an American for £9,000.

Mr. Gabriel Wells, the New York on the subject of this xham Trade bled at the British Legion Con trellis work, and £5,000 worth of bookseller, was the purchaser. Unions B may seem beside the ference. In thanking them for jewellery taken.

writes a Daily Chronicle represen-mark to many of your readers, but their loyal assurance, and good The men got away by slipping tative, but ho did not get the I studied Westminster pretty close- wishes His Majesty, hopes that down n stackpipe, but were seen Gospels without a struggle. ly at first hand for five years, and every success may attend the con- by one of the servants, who raised; There were a brief but dramatic I think I know the humbug as well ference." the alarm. The thieves were effort made by Dr. Karl W. Hierse-as anyone alive.

Mr. T. F. Lister (Birkenhead) chased across the grounds, but

In my judgment the real motive presided over the conference. A managed to get away. In their mann, of Leipsic, who was beaten hurry, however, they dropped one

When this tenth century Gor-of the whole affair is to try and number of amendments to the of the auitcases into which they had packed the jewellery, and it man manuscript on vellam, which restore some sort of movement to charter and rules were discussed had been in the library of the dying parliamentary system. during the morning. A proposal was found in a wood. It contain-

"a live issue" which will make proved benevolent funds should ed nearly half the stolen property. the Dukes of Anhalt Dessau for The politicians on both sides want that the women's section and ap-

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Whig 100 years, was put up there was a

tives to the Legion Relief Commit- ham standa in is own extensive stir in the international ring of people discuss and vote, and take be eligible to nominate representa- grounds, a good distance from the buyers, and the first bid was by an interest in the wretched pup-tees fell through as it did not re-

pot-show, as they used to do when road, and the entry was made at Mr. Frank Sabin of £1,000.

majority of the conference. The bidding went rapidly with-it was still alive, 20 years ago. Talve the necessary two-thirds cieven o'clock, while a dance was out a pause in £200 bids to £4,000, think they have failed. I cannot The chairman explained that in progress, in which a large num- ber of guests who formed Mrs thence by $300 bids to £7,000, Dr. find in talking to the rank and file.any amendments to the charter OF

Hiersemann following Mr. Wells as any particular interest in

rules carried by the conference Whigham's Ascot house party were rapidly as the other nodded. At affair.

could not become operative until participating.

We all know that the determined they were approved by the Privy The burglars approached the this point the nods" were worth

£300 aplece.

attack on Trades Unionism will Council. house from the road, in bright

The German's last offer was continue and will increase in A resolution was adopted calling moonlight, carrying with them a

£8,800. There was moment's volume. But all that could pos for the withdrawal of Parliamen arden seat, which they propped silence, and then the £9,000 mark sibly be done to destroy the liberty tary Whips in proceedure relating. up against the side of the house.

was reached.

of the wage-earners may be done to legislation bearing upon the From the top of the seat they were

None of the well-known English through the Law Courts withoul welfare of ex-Service men, war able to haul themselves into bibliophiles present moved, and

What is widows, and dependants of the first floor window.

after a further query by the any special legislation. auctioneer the hammer descended, hoped for from this Bill is to start tallen in the matter of pensions, Bedrooms Ransacked.

and one more unique example of the old parliamentary machine employment, and other features on They were in the house undis-European culture was destined for again, which has gone stone cold, the ground that by the freedom to get the "pendulum" going, and of the member of Parliament it is torbed for some time, for they the United States. were able, te rausack the main bed-The Gospels were described in to see that that half of the pro-alone possible to lift ex-Service call problems out of the arena of party rooms on the first floor, and pack Monday's Issue of The Daily fessional politicians who

themselves "labour" shall soon politics. all the valuables. into suit cases, Chronicle.]

enjoy their due turn at huge With only half a dozen dissen- which they found in the guest

salaries out of the taxes, private tients, the Conference rescinded a profits out of the sale of honours resolution passed at the last Con- and contracts, nancial tips, jobs Cerence, that definite steps should- tha for their hangers-on and all the be taken to use the whole forces of the Legion to oppose Parllamen-

rooms.

เ

I hope I have made myselftury candidates who had voted

Absent-Minded Beggar. Later in the day the manuscript The burglars first visited the of "The Absent Minded Beggar room of Mrs. Hay Whigham, where realised £340. There were four they found the attache case con pages in the manuscript, taining jewellery. They then words being by Kipling, and the rest of the dirty old business. went along a corridor into a room music, written and signed by Sir secupied by Mrs. Gilbert Whig-Arthur Sulliver, and dated Novem- eloar." ham, where they gathered up every- ber 6, 1899. thing af value they could find.

Mr. Walter Spencer, of New The house was the scene of an Oxford-street, the purchaser, claims exactly similar robbery on Goldthat, apart from the value of the Cup day last year. It was then manuscript as a souvenir of the in the occupation of Mrs. Barnett, South African War, the combina- daughter of the late Mr. Guy St. tion of Kipling and Sullivan made Aubyn.

the manuscript & literary rarity.

The discovery was made by a night watchman whose duty it is to patrol the grounds.

Coming round the corner of the house, he was amazed to see ai man standing on a flower bed, and another aliding down a stack pipe. The men had fair start, and.tore off down the back drive, dropping one of the suit cases to lighten their londa

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A first edition copy of "Gray's Elegy" (1751) was sold to Mr. Quaritch for £930. It was bound in calf with two other poems.

ART GALLERY FOR LONDON.

FAMOUS OLD BRISTOL HOTEL.

Lovers of art in London are not

The record price for a "Gray's Elery" is £1,550, paid for the Mo-to be permanent losers through George copy in 1924. The work the closing of the Spring Gardens

published at only a few, Gallery. was

shillings a copy.]

against the pension policy of the Legion. Mr. Warne, South-Western aren, who proposed the rescind- ing of the resolution, said it had been interpreted as meaning that the Legion was going into party Politics.

of conversion. The lower floors will be occupied by offices, shops and a restaurant, above which the art gallery will be erected.

At Spring Gardens the new method of top-side lighting was installed, and definitely proved its superiority over all other methods, To take the place of this fine The new system, together with The famous autograph manu-building, which was taken ever other improvements suggested by script of Sir Philip Sydney in de- from the London County Council recent experience, will be installed fence of his uncle, Robert Dudley, some years ago, and has now been at the New Burlington Gallery,

I was hoped that the new pres the. Earl of Leicester, fetched handed back to them to meet the

need of additional accommodation mixes would be ready in time for £1,520.

The poet, statesman, and soldier for the new Bridges and Housing this season's exhibition replied to a scurrilous pamphlet, Schemes, a new gallery is shortly London group, "A dialogue between a scholar, to be opened in Burlington Gar-structural alterations have proved

a lawyer." The dens, gentleman, and manuscript proclaims, "I um a Dudlei in blood," and "I do acknow- ledge that my checfe honour is to be a Dudlef,"

The watchman raised the alarm, and gave chase down the drive, which is not now in use, but the fugitives cut into a "wood, and the watchman returned to the house

for assistance,

The whole staff, accompanied by many of the male guests in even- ing dress, turned out, and thorough search of the woods was maile, but the men made good their escape. It is believed that they had a car waiting in a lonely lane which skirts the grounds of Queen's Hill

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For this purpose the famous old group have taken the gallery of Bristol Hotel has been acquired, the Royal Water Colour Society in and the building is now in process Pall-mall.

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CENTRE OF ELEVEN-DAYS' WONDER.

Mrs. Agatha Christic, the writer of detective stories, who created an 11-days mystery by her dia- appearance last December, is to sell her home, Styles, Sunningdale, Derks."

The house is described by the auctioneers, Messrs. William Wi- lett, as a luxurious modern resid- ence, with two acres of gardens and a hard tennis court. It has 12 bedrooms, three bathrooms and two reception rooms, anys a Lon- don paper.

It was offered for sale by aue- tion yesterday, but the bidding was slow, starting at £4,000, which, the auctioneer described ny about half the value of the property. Four bids followed, increasing the offer to £5,500, and at this price the property was withdrawn.

Owner Now Abroad.

A Press representative was in- formed that a number of people wanted to buy the house privately, and that when it is sold the con- tents will go with it, Mrs. Christie having decided to leave the neigh- bourhood. She is now living abroad:

It was on December 3 that Mrs. Christie left the house in her car shortly before 10 o'clock at night. Next day the car was found aban- doned at Newlands Corner, near Guildford.

When the police, after a week's unavailing search for Mrs. Chris- tic, invited the public to assist, 15,000 people journeyed to New- lands Corner and scoured the country for miles around,

She was found later at the Har rogate Hydropathic, where she had been living under the nume of Teresa Neele, of Cape Town, Two doctora certified that she was suffering from loss of memory.

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