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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

CANARY MUKDEK CASE

PY 5.S.VAN DINE AUTHOR THE BENSON MURDER CASE

CHARACTERS

PHILO VANCE

JOHN F.-X. MARKHAM, District Attorney of New York County MARGARET ODELL

"CANARY")

KENNETH SPOTSWOODE,

manufacturer

LOUIS MANNIX, an importer DR. AMBROISE LINDQUIST, 4

fashionablo neurologist TONY SKEEL, a professional bur

glar WILLIAM

orator

ELMER

Homicide Bureau

*

CHAPTER LI

JESSUP

"Very soon, I hope, allieer," Markham told him. "Any more Valtors?"

"Nobody, sir." The man stified

a yawn.

"Let's have your key to apartment. Have you been side?"

out here."

in-

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1928.

LIQUOR BRIBES IN PHILADELPHIA,

MONTHLY SALARY OF £40,000.

Washington, Sept: 2. Philadelphia, the third largest city of the country, noted for its staldness and Quaker respect ability, has now developed a boot- legging scandal.

HE MERCANTILE BANK OF

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Gracechurch Street, London, EG 2: Auth Heel Capital Nuback bed Capital paid op Capital ....

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The Eank of England and Midland.

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HONGKONG BRANCIL · Every description of Banking and Exchange Burdiness tranracted.

Taletest, allowed on Current Accounts and

led Depsells at Rated that mea

C. L. Q. SANDES, ...

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POST OFFICE CABLE CONTRACT.

HOW WORK COULD HAVE BEEN KEPT AT HOME.

the lowest tender,

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A. C. HYNES,

accounts opened and Fixed De Chief MansgAT, posits in local and foreign enIron-

·cios taken at rates that may be sa- certained on application to the Bank.

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(Netherlands Trading Society.)

BANKERE.

ESTABLISHED 1834.

CENTRALL

($18,600,000.) | Fald-Up Capital ................Guilder 80,000,000, (45.350.07.) "The present system of tender

men.

revise your deductions in regard brown envelope.

The revelations made. have anal "Ah, to be sura! Phonograph re- to Spotswoode."

about the simply torn the city up from ceu Vance stared idly at the ceiling. cords." He glanced "You're devilish stubborn, don't apartment. "But, I say, where did tre to circumference and have threatened disclosures; the like y know. Here I am trying to ex-the lady'keep the bally machine?"

"You'll find it in the foyer," said of which have never been known (THE tricate you from a deuced unplen-

sant predicament, and all you do le Markham wearily, without turning. before. They prove that whore teak da CHARLES CLEAVER, a man-to indulge in, caustic observations He knew that Vance's chatter was municipal corruption is concerned,

about-lown

calculated to damp my youthful only the outward manifestation of America lenda the world`and the ardour,

serious and perplexed thinking; Grand Jury investigation now in Markham left the window and and he was waiting with what pa progress has brought to light that

in the last seven years bootleg-insed an application, seated himself on the arm of the tience he could muster. davenport facing Vance. His eyes

Vance sauntered idly through the gers and rum-runners, have stow glass doors into the little reception, ed away in Philadelphia banks, Queen's Road Central. held a worried look.

Hengkan, 19th July, 1928. "Vance, don't get me wrong, hall, and stood gazing abstractedly under false names 10,000,00 dol Spotswoode means nothing in my at a console phonograph of Chinese furs (£2,000,000). life. If he did this thing, I'd like Chippendale design which stood Many of the men charged wi telephono operntor ·

to know it. Unless this case is against the wall at one end. The being members of the ring are HARRY SPIVELY, telephone or cleared up, I'm in for an ungodly squat cabinet was partly covered high police officials, holding

portant positions under the Federal and City governments ERNEST HEATH, Sergeant of the walloping by the newspapers. It's with a prayer-rag, and upon it ant.

not to my interests to discourage a polished bronze lower bowl,

"At any rate, it doesn't look The ring was

systematic and any possibility of a solution.. But your conclusion about Spotswoode Phonographic," he remarked. "But businesslike in its operations. 1 why the prayer-rug?" He examin- is impossible. There are too many ed it casually. Anatolian-pro- kent booka, in which were enter Less than half an hour later we contradictory facts."

The action of the General Post aguin untered the main hall of That's just It, don't y know.bably called a Caesarian for sale ed every payment made and the the little apartment building in 71st The contradict'ry indications are purposes. Not very valuable-too senle of payment to which me

were entitled, in precisely the Office in placing a contract for the Oushak type.... street. Spively, as usual, was unfar too perfeet. They fit together much on duty at the switchboard. Just into beautifully; they're almost as Wonder what the lady's taste in naine manner as a business con- cables worth £60,000 with a

criticism. side the public reception-room the fine as the forms in a Michelangelo music was. Victor Herbert, doubt-cern records the names and enl-French firm continues to

aries of its employees. officer on guard reclined in an enytatue. They're too carefully co-s

From this documentary evidence A well-known engineer who was He turned back the rug and lifted chair, a cigar la his mouth. On ordinated, dye see, to have been Beeing the district attornes, he rose merely a haphazard concatenation the lid of the cabinet. There was it has been ascertained that one for years engaged as a buyer in with forced alterity.

of circumstances. They signify record already on the machine, high police official was paid £40, negotiations with the British and he leaned over and looked at it. 000 monthly and other men in like cable companies has declared that When you going to open things conscions design."

"My word! The Andante from proportion. These records are if the G.P.O, and is officials had Markham rose and, slowly re- up, Mr. Markham?" he asked.

This rest-cure ia ruinin my turning to the window, stood look-Beethoven's C-Minor Symphony!" now in the possession of the Disproceeded in the right way, they The exclaimed cheerfully. "You trict Attorney, who, commenting could have kept the contract in health."

ing out into the little rear yard.

If I could grant your premise know the movement, of course, on what they reveal said that the country while still obtaining that Spotswoode idled the girl," he Markham. The most perfect An- these seized records, supposed to materials at a fair price.

"We who have been engaged in said, "I could follow your syllogism.dante ever written." He wound up be safety hidden away, show that But I can't very well convict a man the machine, I think a little good enormous sums have been paid by buying," he added, "know"

well how combļñes 'divide up' on the grounds that his defense is music might clear the atmosphere bootleggers to the police... the too perfect."

and volatilize our perturbation, Some of the payments are al-contracts among their members. most unheard of. "The whole rot When there is a big control to be "What we need, Markham, fà in-what?"

Markham paid no attention to his ten system of bootlegging, bribery, secured from a public authority spiration. The mere contortions No, sir. Orders were to stay on the sibyl are not enough." banter; he was still gazing deject corruption and murder," the Pro- members of a combine meet toge- HONGKONG DIFICE: 11, QUEEN'S 20AD,

Vänce took a turn up and down the edly out of the window. We passed into the dead girl's room. "What really infuriates me

Vance started the motor, and accutor is quoted as saying, "will ther and decide in advance who living-room. The shades were still is that I've been outwitted. And placing the needle on the record, be exposed to the publie and then shall tender and who shall send in Authorised Capital Gatidary, 180,000,000 up, and the sunlight of midday was by a manufacturer of automobile returned to the living-room. He smashed as it ought to be."

The Investigation began after a pouring in. Nothing apparently access'ries!.... It's most humilin-stond staring at the davenport, con- saloon-keeper named Maclean had had been touched; not even the

centrating on the problem in hand. tin" overturned chairs had been righted. He sat down at the piano and sut in the wicker chair by the been shot on August 9 by three of door waiting for the music. The men helleved to belong to the Markham went to the window and

played

bura the opening. stood, his hands behind him, aur-Brahms's Capriccio No. 1.

situation was getting on my nerves, voying the scene despondently. "Needs tuning," he muttered; and I began to feel fidgety. A min He was labouring under a growing and, sauntering to the Boule cab-ute or two passed, but the only uncertainty, and he watched Vance inel, he ran his finger over the sound which came from the phono- SON AVENGES FATHER

faint scratching. with a cynical amusement which marquetry. "Pretty and all that," graph was a was far from spontaneous.

he said, in a bit fussy. Good ex-Vance looked up with mild curiosity, Vanco, after lighting a cigarette,

though. The deceased's and walked back to the machine. ample, proceeded to inspect the two rooms, aunt from Seattle should get a very Inspecting it curarily, he letting his eyes rest searchingly on fair price for it."

more set it in operation. But the various disordered objects. He regarded a pendent girandole though he waited several minutes,' Prosently he went into the bath-at the side of the cabinet,"Rather no music came forth.

I say! That's deuced queer, y remained several, min nice, that, if the original candles

Marselles, Sept. 3. room and utes. When he came out he carried hadn't been supplanted. with modern know," he grumbled, as he changed

How long a Corsican will watt a towel with several dark amudges frosted bulbs."

the needle and rewound the motor for the chance to obtain ven- lle paused before the little chinn Markham had now left the win-

"I am glad to see that at lasti vendelta reported from Ghisoni, "This is what Skeel used to erase clock on the mantel. "Gingerbread, dow, and stood watching him with geance is shown by the latest his finger-prints," he said, lessing I'm sure it kept atrocious time." good-natured tolerance. The turn on the eastern side of Napoleon's the Post Office administration is facing up to attacks, and not tak the towel on the bed.

Passing on to the escritoire, he ex-table of the phonograph was spin Island. "Marvellous Markham rallied amined it critically. "Imitation ning, and the needle was tracing

Ad-ing it informed criticism lying Twenty-eight years ago him. That, of course, convicts French Renaissance. But rather its concentric revolutions; but still rienne Zanelli had a quarrel with down," he writes. "In this matter, Spotswoode."

dainty, what?"

the instrument refused to play.

compatriot named Biggi, however, I hope the Postmaster-

bin General will be equally courage-Capital (alis said up) ................... 140,000, ber Roverve Fund kau *****19912. 108,500,000 "Tut, tut But it helps substan- Then his eye fell on the waste- Vance, with both hands on the cab.

Zanelli eventually killed tiate my theory of the crime." paper basket, and he picked it up. inet, was leaning forward, his eyes enemy, was hunted down by the ous in the House of Commone

HEA OFFICE:~~~YOKOHAMA, walked to the dressing-table and "Silly idea," he commented, "- fixed on the silently revolving re-

Brenébas and Agmelen at. and years' imprisonment

five State control but I feel quite sniffed at a tiny silver atomizer making a basket out of vellum. cord with an expression of amused kendarmes, and sentenced to five He may not be enamoured

convinced that he has sufficient Alexandria "The Indy used Coty's Chypre," he The artistic triumph of some lady bewilderment.

I'll wager. murmured. "Why will they all do interior decorator,

"The sound box is probably years' exile from Corsica..

Biggi had a son ten years of age experience as a Minister of State Bataviz

State Buenos Ayres Enough vellum here to bind a set broken," he said. "Silly machines,at the time of the murder, and to realise that unless the

Lyons Manlin does actually control its public Caletta

Canton And just what does that help of Epictetus. But why rain the ef- anyway."

will be gangebun, Nagusiki substantiate?"

fect with hand-painted garlands? "The difficulty, I imagine," Mark-the lad swore vengeance.

Zanelli did not return to Cor-services the community "Markham dear, I'm absorbing The aesthetic instinct has not as ham chided him, "lies in your patri- atmosphere. I'm attuning my soul yet invaded these fair States-de-cian ignorance of so vulgar and sica till quite recently, and monn- vielimised by serious imposition." Daten (Balar) Nager

Decidedly not." to the apartment's vibrations.

democratic a mechanism.--Permit while Andre Biggi had grown up.

Police in Pursuit. let me attune in peace. 1 may have Setting the basket down, he stud- me to assist you."

He rejoined the army and serv- in visitation at any moment-ied it meditatively for a moment. He moved to Vance's side, and I revelation from Sinal, as it were." Then he leaned over and took from stood looking curiously over his ed in Morocco and on the Western He continued his round of inves-it the piece of crumpled wrapping-shoulder. Everything appeared to Front. Lately he left the armý tigation, and at last passed out into paper to which he had referred the be in order, and the needle had and returned to Ghisoni,

now almost reached the end of the

The day after his return he the main ball, where he stood, one previous day, foot holding open the door, looking This doubtless contained the record. But only a faint scratching heard that the murderer of his about him with curious intentness. lady's lust purchase on earth," he was audible.

father was in Ghisoni. He sought Markham stretched forth his When he returned to the living-mused. "Very touchin'. Are you room, he sat down on the edge of sentimental about such trifles, hand to life the sound box. But his the rosewood table, and surrendered Markham? Anyway, the purple movement was never completed. himself to gloomy contemplation. string round it was a godsend to At that moment the little apart After several minutes he gave Skeel r . What knickknack, do Markham a sardonie grin.

you suppose, paved the way for the "1 say! This is a problem. frantic Tony's escape ?" Dash it all, it's uncanny!

He opened the paper, revealing a "I had an iden," scoffed Mark-broken piece of corrugated card

or later you'd board and a large square, dark- ham, "that sooner

on it.

it"

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SHOT DEAD IN CAFE.

POLICE SAVE ASSAILANT FROM BEING LYNCHED,

PSYCHO-ANALYSIS VICTIM:

"CURE" THAT LED TO SCHOLAR'S DOWNFALL,

once

ment was filled with neveral terri fying treble screams, followed by two shrill calls for help. A cold chill swept my body, and there was a tingling at the rools of my hair. |

(To be Continued;}

MR. HANDLEY PAGE.

TWO BATHERS RESCUED FROM SEA IN BELGIUM.

gang.

AFTER 28 YEARS.

VENDETTA VOW MADE BY

BOY OF 10.

out Zanelli, now a man of 63, and shot hins dead.

Biggi fled into the wilds and is being hunted by gendarmes.

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SLOTTED WING TEST.

USE IN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.

Captain H. Broad has just com- pleted tests with the first com mercial aircraft to be fitted with wing slots. The machine is a D.H. G1, destined for Australia.

Although many types of Ser- vice aircraft are now fitted types with the Hundley Page wing slots which give the pilot full con- trol at low speeds and greatly re- FRENCH PRESIDENT'S POWER daco the risks of a serious crash air transport companies have TO DECLARE' WAR,

not so far had their air linera 'Paris, Sept. 1. fitted with slots. Experiments Official, opinion here is not great-are, however, being carried out with Professor with alots for the Calcutta flying ly pre-occupied Aulard's view

in bouts for Imperial Airways Ltd. expressed

the that

The reason given for not fitting L'euvre yesterday French Constitution ought to be existing type, of commercial air- Brussels, Sept. 1. M. Morisseau, an unsuccessful

altered to come into line with the craft with slots is that commercial candidate in the last Parlamen-

Mr. Handley Page, the aircraft Kellogg Peace Pact. The law to pilots should never get into situa- At the Ramsgate inquest on Dr. tary alectións, was shot dead In a

of accidenta cafe at the corner of the Rue de la Victor Laulic.le, aged 53, who constructor of Stanmore, Middle- which Professor Aulard refers is a tions where slots are needed. A Chaussec d'Antin and the Rue de was found drowned on the shore sex, was responsible for a gallant constitutional law passed in 1876 moment's review Provence in Paris recently by M. at Ramsgate, Dr. R. J. Archibald rescue at Westende Plage, near giving power to the President of statistics, however, shows that The French Repubile, with the con- they do occasionally get into those A business man from Sumatra Bent of the two Chambers, to de- situations. Chezel, the director of a weekly sald Dr. Leuliette was a brilliant Ostend, this morning.

Slots are not so urgently re- paper and secretary to a fim nan, but psycho-analysis had been was bathing in front of his hotel clare war,

when he was carried away by the This, argues Professor Aulard, quired on three-engined which publishes a directory.

Dr high tide at a dangerous spot and must mean war as an instrument planes as on single-engined aero- hed called for help. Another bather, of national policy, since everyone planes because the risk of an short biography of himself, with gone to pieces, and he had been M. Francois Van Bree, of Anthas the right to wage war in self-involuntary stall is reduced: But

the victim of certain obsessions. werp, swam towards him, but him- defence; therefore, it is contrary all air transport companies He flew to psycho-analysis, which self got into dimeulties, and to the Peace Pact and ought to be single-engined aeroplanes at tlines, made him morbid and introspec- though he managed to hold up the rescinded.

The fitting of slots to these ma- tive, and the "cure" had proved Sumatra visitor, both looked like It is thought that the matter is chines has already been 'too long worse than the disease.

not one of much importance. To delayed. Dr. Louliette was a Professor Mr. Handley Page then plunged alter the constitutional law Is a of Languages and of French and in and, though he had a slit battle lengthy and tiresome business. No Immediately aftor the crime a English History at London Uni- with the current for ten minutes, French President has in fact aver men taken action under the powers con- crowd gathered and attempted to versity. He had acted as inter- succeeded in helping both

fered on him by this law. There lynch Chezel, but the polles ar proter to the British Expeditionary ashore. rived in time to rescue him and Force during the Great War, and The many holiday-makers pro- seems therefore no particular roa- take him to prison.

was the author of several educa- sont gave Mr. Handley Page and son for depriving the President of a hypothetical function which will M. Van Bree a great ovation. tional books.

the future than it has been in the past. Professor Aulard's objection certainly no more be fulfilled in looks like a professional quibble.

M. Morisseau, it is stated, ar ranged with M. Chozel to have a

a photograph, printed in the direc-

tory.

His interest waned, however, after his defeat at the polls, and

he refused to pay. Heated argu- ments followed this refusal,

Chezel stated that on entering the cafe he saw Morisseau adopt- Thy a menacing altitude and was obliged to fire three times at him,

his downfall.

Recently, he continued, Leuliette's nervous

system

A verdict of found drowned was!

being carried out' to sen,

recorded, the Coroner suggesting wandered aimlessly into the water that Dr. Leuliette might have while under an obsession,

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

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THE BANK OF CHINA. EFECIALLY AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDEN TIAL MANDATE OF THE KEPUNLIĠ UN

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THE HO HONG BANK, LTD,

COL-BLUSAR 1925) GAPITAL.

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