1935-10-23 — Page 14

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1935.

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REMARKABLE FIND

NEW NELSON LETTERS

APPEAL TO THE KING TO FORGIVE

AN "OLD MAN”

Coventry, Sept. 20. THIRTY-THREE letters written by Admiral Lord Nelson and believed to be hitherto unpublished have been brought to light.

The late General Ngai Bong-ping, one-time Commissioner of the Canton They were written between

week, 1799 and 1808 to the then Prime Police force who died this Minister of Napics, Sir John aged 62.

The Grecian Spiridion Louis, who Acton, and were on view to the made his name inmortal in Olymple British public recently in con-

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during the first Olymple Games in

Athens in 1896, will take an olive new play by Edgar Middle- branch to the Olympiad in Berlin ton, "England Expects?" An next year as a symbol of the peace- undress uniform and other Nel- ful mission of the Games.

son relies were also exhibited. The letters are part of a group of 38 (6 of which have been published), valued for purposes of sale at £300. A condition of

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WIDOW'S EFFORT TO GET IN TOUCH" FAILS

presented to the National Mari- time Museum.

The letters do not touch en im-

How a Chancellor of the Ex- chequer aided by a high portant matters of policy, but deal Treasury official actually, pro- for the most part with detalls of duced forged Treasury, Notes the blockade of Malta. They do, during the war is one of the however, throw interesting side-very many Interesting lights on the character of Nelson closures made by Sir Basil himself.

dis-

Depart-

Hollywood, Sent, 5. The writing in the earlier letters Thompson in "The Story of The ghost of Harry Houdini is extremely difficult to read, being Scotland Yard" published in Sir Basil was head of the may have walked, but it did not written only two years after he London recently.

had fost his right arm. By 1803, talk.

Clustered in the ecric silence however, he had managed to cul- Criminal Investigation of a dimly lighted room, 12 of tivate quite a legible hand. Un-ment at Scotland Yard for eight Houdini's former friends and his like the writing of most left-handed years, including the war period, tiny, white haired widow, Mrs. people, it does not slope backwards, and so has chapter and verse for

The majority of the letters are all his statements.

The Chancellor concerned was Beatrice Houdini, made the signed "Ever your faithful ser- supreme effort to "contact" the vant, Bronte Nelson," or merely Mr. Reginald McKenna and the aTreasury official who aided and ghost of the dead magician-"Nelson." One, however, in who did not believe in ghosts--moment of pardonable exaltation abetted him was Sir John (now. but failed to raise anything he has signed "Bronie Nelson of Lord) Bradbury.

the Nile." noisier than a clock-tick.

The meeting was called as a climax to a dine-year vigil, during which Mrs. Houdini has sought, through mediums, my. stics and other experts on ghostly phenomena, to "reach" the spirit of her husband, carying out the terms of a "compact" they made before Houdini died.

The episode was very early in Only one mentions Lady the War. The country was being Hamilton, and that in a post-flooded with false "Bradburys," a8 script: "P.S., Sir William is the original treasury notes were absent On a fishing party. called, but at last Scotland Yard Lady Hamilton desires her ran the forgery gang to earth, kind regards to you and Lady Acton....

Habit Of Disobeying Nelson's habit of disobeying the

"It probably will be my last orders of superior officers when he effort," the widow announced just saw fit, which so often brought on before the seance started, shortly him rebukes, flashes out in the re- after midnight-in-her-Laurel mark, "I do not do all that Lord St. V desires, but ho will approve. Canyon home.

Before opening the seanee, Mrs. my conduct I am confident."

Nelson's high-minded character Houdini explained she had chosen "old friends" of her husband is shown in the following passage to us written after the King of Naples who she always refers

nd had Indicatod a desire to reward she "Houdini-because

of £60,000 abandoned hope of contracting his services. A sum him through professional mystics having been given to the hospital)

at Palermo, he writes: and mediums.

"All other methods have failed," she said. "If Houdini does not respond now if he does not 'break through-I shall be unable to believe he ever can."

"We Are Waiting, Houdini !"

Turning The Handle Detectives found the place, n stable in North London, where the notes were printed.

Sir Basil says: "

The place eas crammed with machinery Notes still damp were, lying on the press. You had only to turn the handle to farge notes. until your arma tired.

When I took the Chancellor of the Exchequer

ter and Sir John Brudbury to the stable nert morning, while Sir John fed in the paper Mr. Me- Kruna turned the handle.

It was the first instance in his- believe, that the British Crunello the Exchequer hus forged the currency, but it is fair to add that he was careful to write "Forged across each of his pro- ductions before he put them in hin pocket.

"I therefore most respectfully suggest that his Majesty should allow this sum to be laid out in

This book really is the story estate lo be called Bronte. Should of Scotland Yard, tracing the his England in the purchase of an this plan not meet with approval, tory of the Metropolitan Police which I most solemnly declare Force frm its earliest days until the Dr. Edward Searäd, bald, blue- hold us honourable and proper present time. Sir Basil comments eyed "mystic" and life.long friend both for his Majesty and myself, on and describes much of the or- of the magician, ordered the I beg to propose that his Majesty,ganisation. lights switched off-all save the his heirs and successors, shall hold Referring to the Flying Squad "eternal light that Mrs. Houdini Bronte of me, paying me, my heirs which has captured the public has kept burning

nine and successors, £3,000 every year imagination, he explains how it over her dead husband's in London, but I declare that I do came into being, but urges the. this plan either so public not to expect too much from photograph. Then tugging his not consider well-waxed van dyke board, Dr.honourable

as the it. or so proper Sesrad began in a sepulchral voice first." to address his message to the unknown.

years

for

Our Hearts Bleed

of age, blind and who has lived 50 "We are waiting, Houdini" he Another aspect of his character, years in Palermo, and let him here sail, "Why don't you come?".the quality of mercy, is revealed indie. In peace. This favour is re- a letter dated March 8, 1799. It quested of his Sicilian Majeaty by Nothing came-no sound.

Dr. Sesrad sighed and tried reads:

your most faithful servant, Net- ngain: "Please may something, "My Dear Sir, I send you a son."

The letters came into the bands through-touch memorial. which made our hearts Houdini. Break one of us." Nothing was heard in this house bleed with sorrow, of Messrs. Spink and Son, anti- so doubtless will your Excellency's. quarica to the Government, from but the ticking of a clock,

Mrs. Houdini announced after For God's sake and for the sake an anonymous owner a few days Research on the part of the seance that it

just of our virtuous King and Queen. ago. WRS about her last effort to raise stop this. cruel process, Send this firm indicates that all but five Houdini. "I have given up hope," away M—G—&.P— (illegible) but of the 38 letters have never before she said.-United Press..

forgive a poor Old Man, 75 years been made public.

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1 Nag on at frolic (anag). 8 Tap it differently. 9 Moral.

11 Tender proposal. 12 Scottish shire.

14. This river flows into Solway carrying the girl with it.

geese are,

love

16 10

of which

a

affair makes the most. 18 Belonging to the side, though.

behind time in starting.

21 Company or clock may be (two

words). 22 The luenna onits to hide her.

Biblical mount.

27 Much advertised egg-holder.

28 Leaves out, and becomes moist

If needed.

29 Guinea town.

30 Thead. Poles. took, an

Italian name at the Jubilee procession (two words 8, 6).

Down

2 of the square root of 100, fre-

quently.

3 Express, popularly, yet sonic-

times taken on 'Change.

4 No money was paid, by per-

missioni

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und

5 Many a man's entire property in this shelter, putting money in the ring.

a girl you ali There's

this one.

through

want:

7 Loch I found. In the Scottish

hills:

8 Sounds like a Middlesex vintage,

is but only coloured water

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(the words, 4, 2, 6).

10 Not curt plan for dealing

with counter-point.

13 Not like the establishment, but

to be funny. close enough

17 Man, it's A.1 the other way,

though unreasonable,

10 Concerning the point in dispute, no doubt, it will all come out grain.

20 Displaying the Siren's wisdom,

as is only natural.

21 Subject of the King of the Bel-

gians, probally.

23 The weight of this girl, I sup.

pose, is ono stone.

95 Portuguese city in Braganza, 20 When It's night in Scotland,

it's not in Germany.

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