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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1932.
THE
HONGKONG
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UNVEILING THE CRUCIFIX.
UR EXCAVATORS PUZZLED.
PROTEST AGAINST
RITUAL.
15:
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re-
An application
havo to articles, including crucifixes, altars, holy water stoup, etc., moved from St. Hilary Church, Marnzion, Cornwall, was made to the Chancellor of Truro diprese (Sir Philip B. Wbraham) at Consistory Court at Church House Westminster, recently,
The Nativity plug, "Bethlehem," has been broadcast by the R.B.C. from the Church of St. Hilary for the past five years,
Mr. J. P. Ashworth, for the up pleants, said that a casual visitor to the church would think he was In a building belonging to the Church of Rome.
A Service in Latin, Miss Anu Maria King, one of the petitioners, speaking of the Service of Benediction, said that i was all Latin except the Divine prates at the end.
FIRST TRACE OF A 2800 B.C. DYNASTY.
A THRILLING ESCAPE.
SPORTSMAN OUTWITS
KIDNAPPERS:
New York. Fel. 17. The finding of 18 bodies richly
The thrilling story of the escape apparelled and jewelled in a coni-
grave in which they had lain from kidnappers of Mr. Henry far more than 4,700 years has Blagden, the wealthy New York puzzled the excavators sportsman, reads like an exploit completely at Ur of the Chaldees.
of Bulldog Drummond's
A message from Mr. Levmurd
Mr. Blagden, who was carried Woolley, of the Joint Expedition off and hold for ransom when slay- the ing at Lake Placid, for the Olymple of the British Musein and University of Pennsylvania, states: Games last Thursday, reappeared "The tomb proved to be unique to-day at Cleveland, Ohto, 400
In date it belonged miles from the scene of the nisque-j In character. to the period of the unknown tiou. Second Dynasty of Kings of Ur.He told er an exciting escape cirea 2,800 B.C.; in type it was a from a closed delivery truck in multiple burial in a common shaft, which his captors, had been driv- the holes for the most part rich-jing him.
n
y adorned with head ornaments The vehicle and haited at and necklaces of gold, being laid roadside restaurant to enable two either in maiting (" In reedi
of his raptors to buy food, leaving rotting,
be
Who Were They?
in which "Over the sortḥ
was aprend iris lay there lay floor on which fires had been lit and food offered, ten, higher ms in the shuft, a brick door with an altar, another Hoor and
the the rod and brick which stopped the
throws
Miss King next, described Service of the Procession of Virgin Mary, usually held in May Ishat?. before the Servien t Benediction. "The grave, though it
was light on a portest sety repre, The pression, she said, Lormed of the vicar, servers and jointed before, is a e mplete puzzle,
hibiren at The Guild of Mary. The who these 18
pele buried Hate were, men carried lighted candles and gether at one
ritual why so long-draw o Pressaries
MAT
their Imarkal 1- nothing to explain."
and finally a parker mass or tarj
Two Bitle girls walked back
the ward hejore the Virgin Mary They bad wreaths
ge
The image te carried on the shoulders at four older girl," said Miss King, "between Two long poles. The vicar carried a rosary ate a gbled candie,"
Imprint on Soil.
1-
and
a third man to mount guard over their prisoner.
Blagden feigned sleep. Thon, when his guard's attention: Was momentarily relaxed, he winded:
the stomach. him by a blow in
seized his gun, stunned him with it and made a dash for freedom,' running till he was exhausted.
Guarded House,
Ignorant of his whereabouts, hoj earned with great astonishment that he was in Cleveland.
With his clothes torn and suf. made fering from exposure, he
is way to the home of a family friend at Cleveland Heights, and this house has been placed under
a heavy poller guard to-day.
"I believe I was abducted in
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of dawers round their heads and One of the coffins had left in mistake for Roland Harrinton, A carried baskets of flowers which the soil so clear an impression, son of the railway king, who was they kissed and then threw up to that a pholotgraph
the to share a enttage with showed texture of the repes and the Lake Placid," Blagden said.
"On Thursday was forced out strings lacing them together.
Already one series of buildings of the cottage and into a car at dating in about 3,000 B... and a pistol point. I was given beer to massive complex of wills and drink, which, I am convinced, con- chambers which may well ge back tainel a powerful drag, for I be- unconscious, and didn't nearly 1,000 years parlier. have came
revive till I found myself in a [been reached.
Under the foundations of a tem-windowless room with eight men.
"When they asked me if I were ple wall of about 19510 8.C.. have been found boxes containing for the millionaire sportsman. I pre- large inscribed capper cylinders tended to be a pour school teacher. Mr. Ralph Johnson, of London. which Mrs. Woolley states should wi spent his last Easter holiday en far towards making the record at St. Hilary, said that on Good |'ermplete. Friday the green crucifix From the tabernacle was unveiled ceremoni-
Sh. had also seen many services known as the Proces, son of the Host
Took off His Shoes"
sly by the vicar, and was laid ou
a cushion and covered by a white" Jare veil.
RED TUNIC DILEMMA.
WAR OFFICE'S NEW POLICY.
This disgusted the kidnappers, who obviously hoped for bigger game, and they asked whether my friends could raise as much £200, then forced me to write 4 fetler demanding that amount of ransam."
ан
the
The poller believe that Blag- den's Kidnappers' are u KONK whose operations throughout enuntry have compelled the intra- !duction, of a Bill into the Senate enforcing the death penalty for such offences*.
The virar" (Mr. Johnson con- tinned "then took off his chasuble and sham, geimflected three times,; and knelt before the crucifix. He kissed the feet of the image, and practically everybody else did the
The War Offiev, after dreiding to MANER. A log, knght beside the close the Royal Army Clothing Dr-arisen in regard to the supply of crucifix to wipe the feet with apartment in Pimlico and give up full dress uniforms for too high a purifier after egen person."
the property, is now faced with; the arier is being asked.
In the prayers, said Mr. Johnson, prolit m of arraniting Far Lin
As a consequence the War Offer the words "Pix our Pape and supply of red tanies, uniforms with is retaining in its service some of Walter our Bishop" were tised slashed sleptes, and other full The vicar walked round the church'dreas items. with something that looked like
the skilled workers of Pimlico who have made the display uniforms, Private firms are anxious to ne-and in considering the question of outside a la reen sunshade" carried ept contracts for uniforma and hoping a small factory
other articles, for field service and Pimlico to make the full dress out. routine work, but difficulties have fits.
ver him,
Anment was reserved.
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