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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1932.

THE

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ROUND SERVICE

OBITUARY.

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Adults, single fare

From Blake Pier to Vessels in harbour

From G.00 ..

From 10.00-p.m.

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to 9.40 p.m.

to 4.40 a.m

$0.50...

Return ticket

Party of 2 persona

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...$ 0.75 .$ 1.20 .$ 1.20

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.8 1.50

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age (under 3 years free)

$0.26.

.3 0.40

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DEATH OF AUTHOR OF MYSTERY TALES.

Hollywood, Feb. 10, The death has occurred hera of Mr. Edgar Wallace."

AUSTRALIAN TRADE.

DISTILLERS' REPRESENTA- TIVE ON TOUR OF EAST.

In an endeavour to

promote

trade between Australia and the East, Mr. W. McCormack arrived in the Colony on the P. and 0. The most tragic feature W liner Carthage yesterday, and ex that Mrs. Wallace had just sailed pects to remain here for some in the liner Majestic from London weeks. He left Australia at the to New York in a race to reach end of last year, and since then her husband's side, when news has visited the East Indios

and

CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES MESSAGRIES MARITIMES.

The Steamiklə,

"D'ARTAGNAN" Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 2nd Februnry, 1993, From MARSEILLES &c. Consigneos of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Uplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk In the Godowns. of the Hongkong of his death reached London-Singapore on a similar mission.- Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., be Mr. McCormack is interstate re. Kowloon, whenco delivery can Edgar Wallace, famous presentative for Messrs. B. Sep-abtained no the goods are landed.-

Goods not cleared within 7 days writer of mystery stories, was onelt & Sons, Limited, distillers and

of arrival, will be a fairly long visit to Hollywood,vignerons of Adelaide, South Aus. including date where he had supervised work on tralia, and is hopeful of increas- subject to rurit.

All claims must bo Font to the some of the adaptations from his ing business between the Common undersigned before the Friday, the

wealth and Enstera countries.

12th February, 1932, or they will not be recognized-

Reuters American Service.

Mr.

books.

Edgar Wallare Was novelist, Iie is staying at the Hongkong playwright and journalist, and had Hotel.

" remarkable career. Born in

Deptford in 1875, and at once left

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was

a destitute orphan, he was adopted news during the campaign at the age of nine days by George at through by means of coden. Freeman, Billingsgate fish He was the first in the field with ware the tklings that peace had been porter, and his wife, who very kind to him. Freeman used signed, obtaining the information to take him to the fish market at by a handkerchief algma) arranged 8 n.m. every day. After a little with a friendly soldier.

Damaged Packages must be left in The Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Sur- veyor Mesars:-Goddard and Dougins at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 9th February, 1932. Consignees must have a Revenue Officer in attendance dullable goodn are when damaged examined by the Company's Sur veyors..

No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.

No Fire Insurance will be affected by us in any case whatever.

R OIL,

Agent. Hongkong, End February, 1932.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN,

His Early Novels. Is Interest in novel-writing carne Inter, and his earlier stories were based

important on some plece of news which he had denti with as a reporter, such as the Sallsbury train disaster, which Inspired "The Barford S." His first long novel, "The Four Just The Motor Vesaol, alen, was based in a short story which had been frequently jected. But until comparatively recently he never got more than £100 for the book rights of a story. Then be employed an furent who refused to sell his 1.td., where delivery can be obtained Copyrights, and insisted on royal-as soon as the goods are landed. ties.

re-

Ile had always mude a study of erime and reinduals, hundreds of whom he knew. His novels, which number about 80, deal with their doings and are brim full of thelling incidents, In fact, when schooling Wallace started selling Conan Doyle deserted fiction for lie was spiritualism, Wallace became his newspapers in the streets. then employed at various printingressor In the Sherlock Holmes offices, in à bout shop, a rubber type of fiction. He did not glorify

street crime for, though his "crooks fartory. wiring roses for

fourish for Kagon, Nemesia sale, worked for a road-mending awaits them in the end and they firm and as a milkman's bay, and also went to sea in a Hull trawler, suffer in his banks in even greater

proportion than they suffer as cook and captain's boy.

real life. Seasick all the time, he 138

"DANMARK**

having arrived consignees of cargo aro hereby informed that all goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the buzarious and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co.

after

No claims will admitted after the goods have left the Godowns and all goods remaining undelivered the 16th February, 1932, at 4 p.m. will be subject to rent.

All broken, chafed and damaged, gcode are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Anderson and Ashe on the 13th February, 1932, at 10 a.m.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before the 18th February, 1939, or they will not be recognised.

ed by

in

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign-

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong, 8th February, 1932,

Wallace wrote with

A

amazing commission

short.

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN,

"DANMARK"

CONSIGNEES OF CARGO FOR SHANGHAI

cuffed for his deficiencies as rapidity. Given enek, so he deserted and beggedence for a series of the the food that kept him going stories, he was asked three weeks his tramp to London. There henter whether he had one ready. The Motorship, becamie Q timekeeper in the Patling his hand in his pocket, Victoria Duck Roal, spent his last produced the entire ten. One shilling on a pantomime and then of his plays "M'Lady," staged in joined the Royal West Kent Re-1921, was written in 14

hours, giment.

are hereby notified that in accordance whole "The Ringer," one of th10

with Bill of Lading clause No. 10 all Later he transferred 1.0 the melodramas seen in London goods are being landed in Hongkong Medical Staff Corps und began to for years and equally successful and placed at their risk into the write verses, one of his efforts in Berlin, was dictated in

hazardous two hazardous and/or extra being accepted by Arthur Roberts, days. He followed it up with Godowns of The Hongkong and Kow- the comedian, who sang it for "Double Dan," a sort of "erook" loon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.. where delivery can be obtained as years. Sent out to South Afrien, farce. Others of his plays ALTO he met Kipling at Cape Town, The Flying Squad" and "The ons as goods are landed.

No claims wil be admitted after the also Cecil Rhodes and W. Schreiner, Squeaker."

rennda have left the godowns, and all it 3177126 on the bucks of medical

In addition to his many novels gaoils remaining undelivered after report forms that he maile his and dramas, he wrote "This the 16th February, 1932, at p.m. Arst essays in writing. In addi- England," an analysis of present will be subject to rent. tion to composing reams of verses day lendencies in various spheres, gods are to he left in the godown. All broken, chafed and damaged he began to contribute paragraphs and a fascinating book of ro where they will be examined by ta newspapers in Cape Colony. miniscences. In spite of the Mesars, Anderson and Ashe on the

Wallace was so successful as | rapidity with which he composed, 13th February, 1932, at 10 6.12. Journalist that he left the army, due to his long experience in All claims against the vessel must and when the South African war working against time for the bo presented to the Undersigned broke out became a correspondent press, his style is excellent. Keen- before the 18th February, 1032, or for the Morning Post and Reuterly Interested in the turf, he was His dispatches were so good that the Daily Mail commissioned him to write for it, thus beginning connexion with that paper which lasted many years. Much of his

also an owner of racehorses,

any

they will not be recognized.

No.Fire Insurance will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign.

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD..

Agents. Hongkong, 10th February, 1932.

It is computed that he had one ed by: of the largest Incomes. of British author, and must have died a very wealthy man.

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