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THE HONGKONG

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF AUTHOR OF MYSTERY TALES.

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1932.

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

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The Steamship,

"D'ARTAGNAN" Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, the 2nd February, 1032.

endeavour to promote trade between Austalia and the Enat, Mr. W. McCormack arrived In the Colony on ho P. and 0.

From MARSEILLES &c. The most tragic feature was liner Carthingo yesterday, and ex-

Consigness of Cergo by the above that Mr. Wallace had just salled pects to remain hew for some named steamer are hereby informed in the Rrer Majestic from London weeks. Ile left Ausralia at the that their goods with the exception of to New York in a race to reach and of inst year, and since then Opium, Treasure and Valuables are hor husband's side, when news has visited the East Indies and being landed and placed at their risk In the Godowne of the Hongkong of his death reached London-Singapore on a simihr mission.

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Mr. McCormack is interstate re- Kowloon, whence delivery can be Mr. Edgar Wallace, famous presentative for Mears. D. Sep. obtained as the goods are landed.

Good not cleared within 7 days writer of mystery stories; was on pell & Sons, Limited, distillers and

be of arrival, will a fairly long visit to Hollywood, vignerons of Adelaide, South Aus-Including date where he had supervised work on tralia, and is hopeft of increas- subject to rent. some of the adaptations from his ing business between the Common undersigned before the Friday, All claims must be sent to wonlth and Eastern countries.

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

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Edgar Wallace 34 novellst. playwright and journalist, and had Hotel.

Deptford in 1875, and at once left-

a destitule orphan, he was adopted newa during the campaign

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the the

Damaged Packagen must be left la the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Company's Sur- veyor Mesarsi-Goddard and Douglas at 10.00 .4. on Tuesday, the 9th

at the age of nine days by Georgy got through by means of codes. February, 1932. Consignees munt Freeman. Billingsgate Dah He was the first in the fold with |bavo a Revenue OMeer in attendance porter, and his wife, who were the Hidings that peace had been when damaged dutiable goods. fre very kind to him. Freeman used signed, obtaining the information examined by the Company's Sur to take him to the fish market at by a handkerchief signal arranged | veyors. 3.m. every day. After a little with a friendly soldier,

His Early Navels. His Internat In novel-writing camo later, and his earlier stories were baned

important un some piere of news while he had dealt with as a reporter, such as the Salisbury train disaster, which inspired "The Barford S. His frat long novel, "The Four Just Men," was need on a short story which had been frequently re Jected. But until comparatively recently he never get more than £100 for the bank rights of a story. Then he employed na agent who refused to sell bis copyrights, and insisted on royal- tics.

He had always made a study of crime and erimus, hundreds of whom he knew. His novels, which

number about 80, dend with their doings and are brim fulf of thrilling Incidents. In fact, when scholing Wallace started selling Conan Doyle deserted fiction for newspapers in the streets. He was "piritualism, Walter became his then employed at various printing stressor in the Sherlock Holmes. affic, it a bock shop, a rubbers of fiction. He did not glorify,

for, though his "crooks factory, wiring rosca for street crime.

I season, Nemesis Hi, worked for a road-mending flourish for firm and as a milkman's boy, and waits them in the end and they also went in sen in a Hull trawler sulfer in his books in even greater

proportion than they suffer as cook und caplain's boy.

real Ufe.

Wallace wrote with amazing

Given rapidity.

n commission. once for sorkes of the short atories, he was asked three weeks.

Sensick n the time, he WHIS culled for his deficiencies nis A cook, so he deserted and bogged the fand that kept him going on

became

in

One

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after

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

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

Alt cialis against the vessel must Undersigned be presented to the before the 18th February, 1932, ot they will not be recognised.

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

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hongkong. 9th February, 1932.

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his tramp to London. There hinter whether he had one ready. The Motorship.

a timekeeper In the Putting his hand in his pocket, Victoria Dock Rat, spent his last be produced the entire ten. 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.

whole "The Ringer," one of the are hereby notified that in accordancr Later he transferred to the best melodramas seen in Lonilon with Bill of Lading elnure No. 10 all goods are being landed in Hongkong Medical Staff Corps and began to for years and equally successful and placed at their risk into write vera, one of his efforts in Berlin, was dictated in two hazardous and/or extra hazardous being accepted by Arthur Roberts, | days. He followed it up with Godowns of The Hongkong and Kow- The comedian, who wing it for "Double Dan." a sort of "crook" leon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. years. Sent out to South Africa. Taren. Others of his playa

where delivery can be obtained as he met Kipling at Cape Town, "The Flying Squad" and "The

soons as goods are united. also Cecil Rhodes and W. Schreiner. | Squeaker.” It was on the backs of medical

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In addition to his many novels goods remaining undelivered after report forms that he made his and dramas, h wrote "This the 15th February, 1932. first essay in writing, In addi-England," an analysis of present will be subject to ren tion to compasing reams of vers day tondencien in various upheres, goods are to be left in the godown. broken, chafed and damaged he began

to contribute paragraphs and a fascinating book of re-

where they will be examined Wallure was no successful as rapidity with which he composed, 13th February, 1989, at 10 a.sn. journalist that he left the army. due to his long, experience and when the South African War working against time for the broke out became a correspondent press, his style is excellent. Keen for the Morning Post and Reuter.ly interested in the turf, he was Ilis dispatches were so good that also an owner of racehorses. the Daily Mait commissioned him

It la computed that he had one to write for it, thus beginning of the largest Incomes of connexion with that paper which British author, and must have died lasted many years. Much of his a very wealthy man.

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