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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH

Girl "War Prisoner"-Aged 5

Now, At 28, She Is Searching For

German Nurse

Nurse Who Saved Her

Unpublished

Keats

Letter

Dated Shortly Before

Last Journey

To Be Sold This

Month

An unpublished letter written by Keals JB included in the literary documents collected by the late Mr. Rowland Eyles Egerton-Warburton (1804-1891), a poet who amused himself and his friends by writing hunting songs for the Old Tarporley Club meetings, to be disposed of in at Messrs, three days sald

Sotheby's,

The letter, though undated, was, according to the postmark on the envelope, written on August 21

23, 1820, about a month before Kents Italy. It is addressed to William Haslam, a young solleitor, "n most kind and obliging and constant friend". of Keats, and follows;

rends nx

Wentworth Place, Wed. My Dear Haslim,-I have been at Mrs. Brawnes above a fortnight for a reason or by an

un accident I will explain when I am more fit for such things. The purpose of the present not (sic) is to tell you that, if I can manage it I certainly intend going I have written to speedily to Rome. Abbey for some money which he promised to lend ne in case George did not remit part of the loan from me. I have written to Brown to ask Him to recompany me; and, in fact. om all but on The Road, as Physican tells me an English winter would do for me. Now, will you let

the

anxiely taken off my Mind. Mention in your Letter to George that Fanny complains sadly of not hearing from klm. I could say much more than this half-sheet would hold, but the oppression have at the Chest will not suffer my Pen to be long-winded. My Compts to Mrs. H., who, I hope, is well

Your sincere friend.

John Keats, PS-I have read this note aver, and think it goes rather snappish- you will believe I did not intend it. Good-bye.

My dear Kaslary

bauteouth Black

tanuday.

I have been at th

Bearouts above a pilnight for a 100

sow or lig

au accistené fwill explan

CAPACITY GALLERY — More than 10,000 persons, a capacity gallery, Jammed Madison Square Garden, New York, when Sonja Hente, Norweglan skating star, made an appearance on the ice there. Above, attired in a costume of goid sequins, Miss Henta puts on her skating boots for her brilliant performance.

Mussolini Guarded

By 300 Picked Men

THEY HAVE NO EASY JOB

By Alde Forte

Rome, Mar. 12.

Magicians, compared to Mussolini's secret body- guards, have easy jobs.

Life

CRIPPLED

AND STARVINC

'EXCHANGE' FOR

AN OFFICER

ITTLE

İL"

Berlin, Mar. 1.

Ada Phillips, three-year-old daughter

of British residents in South West Africa, was taken to Berlin for tuberculosis treatment in 1912.

She was cured.

But the war broke out and sho (could not return to her parents. She

was put in an Institution and later given into the care of a family.

Food dculties in war-time Ger- many caused a return of her illness and she became partially crippled.

TOOK HER HOME

The nurse who was attending her had to leave Berlin, and lost track of the little British girl.

At the beginning of 1917 sho re- turned to Berlin and saw the girl in the streets in a pitiful condition. She took her into her own home and cared for her.

Later she arranged to have her exchanged for a wounded German officer.

The girl was taken back to Eng- land.

Her parents knew nothing of this. One day they saw the picture of their daughter in a newspaper, re- cognised her, and were able to locate her.

few

years Inter Ada Phillips was entirely cured.

Now she wants to get into touch

who be with the German nurse „Trented-ter

The German Red Cross are search- Ing for her.-Reuter.

NEW YORK'S

"GUN DOLL"

22,

EDITH AND BILLY.

WITH YOU

AT

The

Management of the

Gloucester Hotel takes exceptional pleasure in announcing

The Herseys

Edith and Billy

America's finest dressed team.

16 Played for wooks at the Park Central Hotel, New York. The sensation of the famous Black Hawk Club, Chi- cago.

Toured with the renown- ed Hal, Kemp Band throughout the United States and then LONDON.

After a brief season in Hongkong - booked for a three months' season at the Biltmore Country Club.

THE GLOUCESTER HOTEL, Saturday, Mar. 27

MISSES FIRE WELCOME TO TOURISTS

New York, Mar. 10.

THE career of New York's black-gowned "Gun Doll"-

who has been holding up restaurant cashiers-ended at

Il Duce's bodyguard is com-and silver skulls on their fezes, re- the Columbus Avenue Restaur-

whene Far more fit for such thingposed of 300 picked policemen miniscent of German hussars.

The purport of the pusent ust is to

ut you but if I can manage it. untainty intence going operdityalls or sport costumes.

hing

I have written to libbey for some which he preserved bollerid que en ot Range this not rent fiart of the lean from me. I hear water & Brown to ask him to accom,

•fany mis and

in fact am all but one he Road,

at the thyrecian tills me an

winter would to for

ugh

ant this morning.

Italians are, however, well aware She had just extracted £3 from the who must appear at ease in dinner clothes, workmen's over-that secret police mingle among cashier when a customer entered the worlanen and farmers wherever 1 cmpty restaurant and she turned to Duce appears. Perhaps the most look. baffled of all is Mussolini himself who on several occasions apparently fulled to recognize an agent from a worker when on tours.

When Mussolini threshes wheat at Littoria, model farm-town in the re- claimed Pontine marshes, these agents must don overalls and farmers boots and, waving picks and shovels, mingle with the peasants hailing the "Founder of the Empire".

When the Dictator, wielding a heavy pick, breaks ground

A joke which recently made the rounds of Rome had Il Duce com- plimenting a serious-looking worker

augurate work on new public parks if he had any wish to express. The sur Nowwik.and buildings scores of agents dressed worker, who was a disguised police. as labourers may be seen swinging man, is supposed to have answered: picks with astonishing ability and "I would like to be promoted a ser- Justily cheering the Chief.

you let bore and the

all this and there will be so smile.

A facsimile of a hitherto unpublished

Jetter by Keats, printed." above. ;

The letter to Brown' (Charics Brown, retired Russian merchant, and "a generous protector and de voled friend") mentioned by Keats went astray, and it was Haslam whe persuaded Joseph Severn to accom- pany the poet to Rome. They sailed on September 10, 1820. The Mr. Abbey referred to in the letter is Mr. Richard Abbey, a tea-planter, under whose authority Keats was withdrawn from school at the completion of his 15th year.

Keal's letters to Haslam, with the. exception of the one above and two short notes, have disappeared. When Lord Houghton was preparing his blography of the poet Hasian sent him letters from Severn, but of those from Keats he wrote, "They probably were so well, or intended to be so well, taken care of that every Indea- vour to lay my hands on them has proved unavailing."

This collection, which is being sold by Lady Ashbrook, also includes lel- ters of Burns, Byron, Coleridge, Con- Evelyn, Gay, Richardson, greve, Smollett; verses by Dr. Johnson, and an autographed receipt by Oliver Goldsmith In connection with the "History of Greece."

NAPOLEON'S BOOKS There is also the well-known col- lection of books, manuscripts, on- gravings, and relics relating to the captivity of Napoleon at St. Helena, belonging to the late Canon Edwin Brook-Jackson; and Princess Bea trice's copy of the 1000 edition of "Alice in Wonderinud * In original prosentation binding of velum,

With regard to this copy of "Alice In Wonderland" It is interesting to noto that Collingwood, in his "Lle of

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sur-

Recently Mussolini made prise visit to Terminillo, skling resort about 30 miles from Rome. Habitual sklers were surprised to see the large number of new fans who appeared at Terminillo. All were beginners could hardly stand straight on their akis. Many carried their skis on their shoulders and followed Il Duce

and

geant!"

Bandits' £15,000 in

around on foot. They were police- 15 Seconds

meri,

These 300 men who follow Il Duce constantly and are always elbowing

in the crowd whenever he appears

In

public cost the Italian government

Nice, March 10.

5,000,000 lire a year, (about $260,000). MASKED bandits, believed to be Americans, carried out

Ai

all public ceremonies to which

Mussolini officially participates, his a 15-second hold-up of three special bodyguard of "Black Mus- keteers" addition to the plain bank messengers in full daylight

(in additi clothes-men) is called out. This in the heart of Nice to-day, and special corps was founded 14 years got away with £15,000 in bank ago when Mussolini personally pick-

ed 100 youngsters belonging to the notes.

The cashier threw himself on her and called for the dishwasher. The newly arrived customer joined the other two in disarming the "Gun Doll," though her pistol went off once in the struggle,

The girl fold the police she was Norma Parker, aged 25. At the time of her arrest she was on bail charged with stabbing another woman. Her weapon was harmlesY,

SMELL TO GET

PROPER NAMES Shades Of Scent Nice Or Nasty May Now Be Distinguished

London, Mar. 1. A council of British wing experts, tea-tasters, gourmets, medical men and research chemists are preparing a list of now words to describe smells.

famed "Dare and Die" fascist flying The holes were in an antiquated subtle sander. Many, ruch. os beige

This bodyguard was meant to re- handcart

́squads'of, action.

They are members of the Smell young Society, founded last year by London lawyer, Ambrose Appelbe.

"A vocabulary of 600 new words may enter the language in this way!" ho declares. "There are hundreds of descriptive words in English to identify colour through all its most are of recent origin. But we do not present, as Il Duce himself once -Three Credit Commercial Bank possess a single word which specifies pointed out, the "Ideal continuity messengers were a few hundred yards a kind of smell, like that of roast between the flying squads of action from their destination, the Bank of turkey, mimosa, wool, or tar, for and the armed guard of the Fascist France, when two men leapt out of instance. Revolution".

a powerful car. They

recruited for a period of A third man kept the messengers one year which may be renewed. Their service, however, is voluntary covered with a revolver.

They are all quite tall for Italians and completely dressed in black uniforms. They wear silver daggers

Bre

+

TURNED ON THE HOSE

TWO NEW MEMBERS

Two of the newest members of the society are H. G Wells and Bernard Shaw.

The council believes smell to be The two men whisked the packets one of the richest unexplored fielda of notes into the car and drove off at left to science. They are convinced full speed.

it will have a dednite place in educa-

Lewis Carroll," records that "On July 4, 1865, Miss Alice Liddell (the origl- nol Alice) received the first presentn- tion Copy....The second was sent to Princess Beatrice."

That would be a copy of the 1895 Police quickly established barriers Africa: Evidence is being collected edition. As is well known all-reon:all the Riviera roads, but it is of the use of smell in mental healing, ciplents and purchasers of this cdl-thought the car was soon abandoned, and as a determining factor in the

diagnosis of disease. on were naked to return their

A municipal street-sweeper who tion, and that smeils will be used in saw the robbery teled to hold up the classroom as an aid to memory. the bandits by turning his hose on Smell may also be accepted ons day as legal evidence of Identification in them full blast as they swept by.

courts of low, as it is already in

copies, the 1886 edition being sup- This is the fourth daylight hold-up

of the kind within a ýcar. plied in repincement.

One of the chief sims of the socialy is the elimination of bad smells.

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