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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1938,

MIDNIGHT “GHOST” HUNTS IN TOWER Eat at

OF LONDON

Booby-Traps For A Phantom Wailer

By D. CROSBY FISHER

As the first stroke of midnight rings out

· over the gloomy precincts of the Tower of London these nights, Yeomen Warders look questioningly at one another, soldiers of the garrison returning to their quarters hasten their steps. Will it come to-night? they ask.

Each night for a fortnight the neace of the ancient and grim prison-fortress was disturbed by a blood. curdling shriek: regularly as the 12th stroke of the Tower clock died away it came, starting as a low moan and welling-up to a scream.

But the Tower authorities do not associate these unnerving manifestations with any nocturnal wanderings of Anne Boleyn (with or without "head tucked underneath her arm"), or with the still-painful recollections of some victim of the torture- chamber.

They are seeking to end the visitations by expedients such as watchers in hiding, and thread atretched across windows and doorways to betray the phantom waller's route, For,

though the official view is that | a member of the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry-now stationed at the Tower is responsible, and therefore emerges from (or at least returns eventually to) barracks, Ure "ghost" has no fixed venue for hia perform- i unces.

AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

One night the cry arose from the vicinity of the chapel of St. Peter ad! Vinculan appropriate scene, since it overlooks the site of the scaffold.; and hat “two dukes between tico queens, all four beheaded," lying be- fore its high altar.

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Sleeping Woman Falls In

The Sea

Saved By Passing Ship

Mr. Fong Gin Tone (third from left), prominent San Francisco Chinese newspaper proprietor, photographed with friends after hils arrival by Clipper from America. Ir, Fong is searching for an ideal girl who will represent China as “Miss China" at the New York World Fair.

De Verteuil Mourns, Writes To Daughter

FREDERICK J. de VERTEUIL, disbarred barris-

ter, sent a message of congratulation to his daughter, Leonie, when she was married recently ago, on her twenty-first birthday, to Pilot-Officer John Goodhart Mason. He said, "This will lighten my burden."

A fortnight later he sent her a message of condolence. He had learned that her bridegroom had been killed in an R.A.F. crush at Shipton-under-Wychwood In Oxford.

shire.

said

Dronte de Verteuil's brother The news has upset him tremendous- ly, as it has all of us. We thought over-we had had all the upsets one family

The next night watchers lay

A woman who fell walling behind the tombstoms outboard in her sleep and was side, only for the cry to emanate from high up in the barracks them-given up as lost was recently

selves.

to the

could have.

In October 1837 Plat Offeer Muson. was nearly drowned in an unsuccess- a fellow-pilet their pinne and sank,

crashed into the sen

brought to Bushire, Persianul attempt to save So a sentinel was secreted in the ? clock-tower; whereupon the phanton Gulf, by another ship two from drowning when transferred itself Tower, scene of Colonel Blood's at- tempt to steal the Crown Jewels,

By, this act the "ghost" seemed to establish itself as a being with few nerves, if of normal desh and blood, for the Martin

Martin days after she fell into the Lunan Bay, near Montrose, Forfar-

sea. And she cannot swim.shire,

For three-quarters of an hour he struggled in the waves to save his colleague.

"The

Terror" Resigns

Divisional Del.-Inspector · Ro- bert Halliday-The Cheat" to the London underworld, because of his anuazing! power of disguise -retired recently from Metropolitan Police years' service.

after

the 20

EMPIRE NEWS

WAVE OF UNREST

IN KASHMIR

Recently there has been consider-i able unrest in Kashmir, and on some, occasions it has been necessary to call out troops. The district magis- trale hins had to issue a warning to the pubile not to throw stones 2 other missiles at the polles or troops, under penalty of being fired upon.. There have been several cases of

rowdyism, and on onc occasion the fire brigade came to the assistance of the police and dispered a crowd with a hosepipe.

the

The Gangelle Basin. Evidence that the present day Gangelle Basin in of comparatively, recent origin has been found by the Zoological Survey of India when investigating the fauna of the Rajmahal Hilla. H stream fish hitherto

known to exist only

In the hills of Assain, in Eastern Himalayas, in Burma and further east have been discovered.

Police Hunger Strike--Sections of the Cawnpore police have been fast- ine as a demonstration of sympathy with a comrade who is now inder! trial on n criminal charge. DIS ciplinary action has been taken by the authorities. AUSTRALIA

DUTCH FARMER

IMMIGRANTS

MELBOURNE.

Many thousands of Dutch farmers want to emigrate to Australia, but are prevented by lack of money,į according to Dr. H. A. Colijn, the Assistant General Passenger Mana- ger in Batavia of KC.P.M., the Dutch stupping line.

Dr. Colijn, who is in Australia on a visit, is a son of the Prime Minis- ter of the Netherlands.

An agricultural expert from Holland will probably visit Australia soon, says Dr. Colijn, and the next step

Is to be the preparation of a report for

for the formation of a co- operative company to finance likely migrants. In any case, it is un- kely that there will be any appre- ciable flow of Dutch migrants Australia for 18 mon

to

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Flight With Broken Propeller.-Mr. 1. O. Brown, of the Essendon Acro Chub, near

has flown here, arraplane a distance of 30 inlies with

broken propeller. bro

Flying near Victorin,

his Belgrave,

inachine high-tension wires, breaking pieces off wach blade of the propeller. In spite of this the pilot managed to Det-Inspector Halliday, who is 49, keep the aeroplane abave stalling His young

widow attended thehus recovered £200,000 worth of speed.

was held, When the hip arrived at Bushire funeral, which

with full stolen ears, a police record. In one | CANADA

in 1029 he recovered curs of massive doors flying open without the authorities were informed of her military joneurs, at the dead officer's haut louch of hand.

loss.

depot. No. 6 Flying Training School, valued at £10,000, and secured the BRITISH GOVERNMENT Bourton-on-Water, near Cheltenham. conviction of a North London garage

proprietor,

The woma71, Fathomeh. went to sleep an deek with her husland. But Tower bu a quite the ship roțleri and the wife woke up recent reputation for being haunted; in the sea. some years ago the womenfolk of offlelula then În residence complained.

"TAKE TO HEELS"

Next day a regular service vessel As the erfen have not been heard jarrived with Fathomeh. She had since last week-end, there is some been found strongling in the water. suggestion that the spectre may have scared itself to death.

Be that as it may, the midnight watch for the phantom goes on; and it he does reappear, and in caught, he will need all his ellin powers to

escape the nemesls of disturbaves of } military peace.

Wrestler Loses All Around

Oakland, Cal

After all, though it may be some Frank Foster, gigantic wrestier,. people's idea of a joke to go walling became a three way loser all in one about at midnight, it is no juke hav- ; bout here. First, he lost the match; ing to stand in cold and cerie arch-recond, he lost his head and tried ways walling for the joker to appear, to hit the referee with the wooden As one N.C.O. who knows told me: steps leading up to the ring, and "The Tower is not the must congenial then, under the terms of the match, of places at night; and when that ery he was short of all his Samson-like goes up, even the most proelical man locks and beard.

feels a bit strange when he's lurking near a tombstone or on sentry-duty alone at some out-of-the-way spot.

"I have seen youngsters re Karning

ing to barracks practically take to their heels across

the paradeground.

"Rumours of the midnight shrieks have even reached our headquarter at Colchester, where another detach- ment of the regiment is preparing to take over our duties at the Tower. When we do by our hands on that joker, he'll be for it." "SHOCK" TACTICS

OFFICER FOUND

Second Lieutenant Frank Duerbury, the 20-years-old subaltern who has been missing from his regiment since Septem- ber 11, has been found in Dublin,

At his home at Avondale-road,

Bromley, Kent, it was stated that his father, Colone! Duesbury, had left for Eire to bring him home. plied. But what the charge might be I could not discover-"Imp-

Second-Lieutenant Duesbury, who ersonating one of his Majesty's late shire Regiment from Sandhurst,

was posted to the 2nd Bn. Leicester- subjects" perhaps?

September 0. disappeared Postscript: It is with regret that Malpinquet Barracks, Aldershot, I have been unable to work the B-3 Tower into Bils narrative. There His regiment left Aldershot for would have been such opportunities Palestine on September 15.

on

from

ghosts of the murdered Princes. for literary shock" tactics in the It is believed that his absence is due to loss of memory through overstudy.

In the interests of accurney, how ever, it has to be admitted that the

"ghost" has not yet ventured so for By "for it" I gathered that a nice south as the well, the Tower I have said his mind might have slipped ten When he disappeared his father Uitle period of detention was immeasoned.

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In his disguises Halliday used anti to go into gambling dras thieves' haunts in the East End to And out his vielins' secrets. An- other of his nicknames was "The Terror."

He was involved in seven murder cases, the most famous being that of Field, an ex-IAF. man, who mur dered a woman of Claphum after he had been acquitted of the murder of another woman in Soho,

& CANADIAN OIL CALGARY. Mr. R. A. Brown, chairman of the Alberta Petroleum Association, hugj promised "every, co-operation" to the British Government in the plans which, according to reports received here from London, it is considering Valley Oilfields, south of Calgary,

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The plan is reported to include the

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A German Arm, incorporated in Berlin, recently offered to build a similar pipeline, taking oil by way of payment, but the offer never reached the stage of negotiations.

Inspector Halliday said: "I consider that serious crime in London is on the wane, and this is undoubtedly due to the Flying Squad. The

always at bla elbow. He has MUDDLE-HEADED' criminal finds that the Flyinst Squad transferred his activities to the North, and London is left with practically a VIEW OF LAW clean slate,"

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RELIEF OF SEVERE

HEART PAIN

Dental Worker Quotes 1878 Act

The question whether taking a dental A New Operation

impression constitutes an Joperation was ruled by the defence, when Alexander Maxwell Miller, a Striking relief has been afforded dental mechante, trading as Rapide removal of the thyroid gland in the Willesden, was summoned at Wälles- in cases of severe heart pain by the Dental Laboratory, of Villers-road, neek. Results of the treatment of den recently for practising dentistry twelve patients by this method are when not a registered dentist, described the "Lancet by Dr. Miller was fined £5 and £5 5s, Geoffrey Bourne, who has charge of costs.

the cardiographle department, St. Mr. John Franels said that acting Bartholomew's Hospital, and Mr. J.Do instructions, he asked Miller to Paterson Ross, surgeon to the hospital, repair a broken upper denture.

Is made clear that the treatment Later the denture was Atted, can only be applied to a certain type

In reply to Miller, Francis sald "A uf euse. Of the twelve sufferers, dentist must be registered and #

improved, three dental mechonle need not see

It

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have shown have since died.

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1 Sambo's fetish, half elephant?

(10),

6 Modern weapon or a gunner's

head (4).

D Surrender (10).

10 Victorian statesmanTM Or 24

bakers' shovel (4).

12 Boer war leader (0),

14 With an attached after he

would be foul (5).

Onc man of seventy-three who Miller said that under the Act of 17 Animal in 22 across (3). ould walk only afty yards had after surgery. An operation was clearly

1878 dentistry was defined as dental 18 "Tis strange but this nort of wards been able to walk four miles. defined as an extraction of a tooth.

person is not found in the beșt circles (9). Three men were back at work, one as

steeplejack, another as a silver-that there seemed to be a muddle-

Mr. D. Unrtley, prosecuting, replied 21 Famous golfer or material line smith, and the third as a car works headed Interpretation of the Inw.

22 Unnecessary advice to the hiker foreman. Another man could now Up to the Act of 1921 anyone could work in his garden and ride a cycle, carry on the whole trade of dentistry 23 A topping feature in the vege- and a woman who had previously to under the old Act of 1878 without

gain.

(5).

(5);

table world (0).

le on a bedcouch could now walk any restriction except that he must | 25 "Golden and girls all

The reason for the effectiveness of

not call himself a dentist.

Mlier announced that he intended

the operation is not yet clear, though to appeal.

several theories have been advanced. The length of time that has elapsed proves that this measure is of grent

musi.

15 chimney sweepers, come to dust" ("Cymbeline") (3).

26 Part of the Hellenic Heavens

(ask some classical expert) (5).

27

A

saintly Atlantic land (0).

and Insting benefit in appropriately We wish to inform our customers 32 Corn that is this may have to chozen cases, It is added.

that

"Baby Park" Instituted Costumes is

San Jose, Cal This city's Chamber of Commerce has found a new field of activity. It has undertaken to cure for babies of delegates attending all conventions here. The bables will be "parkel" in the San Jose Day Nursery at 50 cents a day, including lunch.

Mr. Ahmed Din whose cut and fit in Ladies' 10 popular has returned from his short leave.

AHMED DIN & SON Master Tailors & Outfitters 4. D'Aguilar St. Tol. 21670,

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33 Change (10).

34 An Important person in Italy as What part of a new walch has

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been used before? (10).

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2 A form of poem (4)..

3 This trawl is to catch fish not

their enemy (5),

4 Foreign saidler. (5),

5 Weed that is divided

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count la incorrect (10).

8 A Norse hero with a Morse

tall? What rubbish (10).

11 Many with colour become use-

less stuff (0).

13 This word is often abbreviated

by poets (3).

15 Epithet for the space you are

niting up (10),

16 This means a fewer (10),

competitor

10 Town of Italy (0).

20 A modern inn perhaps (0),

the

24 Can only a fearsome person be

held in this loch? (3).

28 See about the beast; something

to catch perhaps (b).

20 Fabulous but no montier (5).

30 One of the W. Indien (4).

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