1939-03-25 — Page 7

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 25, 1939:

WEIRD ! MYSTERIOUS !! UNBELIEVABLE

ENGAGEMENT EXTRAORDINARY!

ARGUS

THE

WORLD'S

#

" ARGUS

GREATEST

ARGUS

TELEPATHIST

DIRECT FROM SUCCESSFUL TOUR OF THREE YEARS IN ENGLAND AND INDIA

INCLUDING DEMONSTRATIONS BEFORE ROYALTY AND SCOTLAND YARD.

Commencing Next Tuesday for 3 Days

AT THE

QUEEN'S

At Usual Prices !! At All Performances !!.

The Most Sensational Stage Demonstration Of Its Kind!

WEIRD ! MYSTERIOUS !!

UNBELIEVABLE !!!

You Need a Dog

Highest air honour, the Distinguished Flying Cross, is con- ferred on Major Caleb V. Haynes, who commanded the bomber XB-15 on recent mercy fight from Langley Field, Va., to Santiago, Chile. Bomber carried medical suppites to quake sur- vivors, making 4,933 miles in 40 hours 10 minutes. War Secretary Woodrlog confers cross

Lost £45,000 In Dealings

With Michael Corrigan.

References 10 Michael Corrigan) were made at London Bankruptcy Court recently, when Mr. Altreil Methuen, an underwriter, underwent his public examination Registrar Parton.

before

Mr.

Nurse Missing

18 Years: Found

Mr. Methuen had filed a statement: MISSING for 18 years, a nurse of affairs which disclosed grose liabi- entitled to 2000 by the will of her litles of £111,084, of which £67,030 father has just been traced in London. was expected to rank for dividend. She is Nurse Maria Adeline Jones, against estimated available assets of whose father was vicar of Santon,'

Isle of Mars.

£341.

In reply to Mr. II. 1. Gaine, Ofeiol Rebelver, Mr. Methuen agreed that for many years he had speculated on the Stock Exchange, and hdded that during the last three years his losses had amounted to nearly £32,500.

Nurse Jones left the Island in 1921 and all trace of her having been lost her sister petitioned in the Chuncery Court to presume her death.

Recently, Mr. Macpherson, ap- He said that in February 1937 he pearing for the petitioner, sald that was introduced to Michael Corrigan. publicity in the Press had enabled "I had no idea of the true position. them to trace the 'missing woman. I found him most charming," sold

Mr. Methuen.

Mr. Gaine. You might have dis- the Chinese Embassy. He said that covered that he was an ex-convict, his relationship with Corrigan had total loss of an undischarged bankrupt and a most involved him In notorious person; did you inquire?.

Mr. Methuen.-I found it out even- tunity.

He added that he had parted with many thousands of pounds to Corri- I gun, whom he understood was dealing with the Chinese Government and

C45,777.

Mr. Methuen was questioned in regard to a bill of exchange for £30,000, and agreed that he decided to accept it.

The examination was concluded,

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GILMAN'S

GLOUCESTER ARCADE

Needed Urgently

MEN'S, WOMEN'S & CHILDREN'S

Winter Clothing

Hongkong Benevolent Society

11, Ice House Street. MONDAY THURSDAY

10a.m. to 12 Noon.

VIGNETTES. OF LIFE

By J. NORMAN LYND

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE WITH A PET DOG TELLING US, "YOU NEED A DOG-FOR. COMPANY- HERE YOU ARE WITH NO COMPANY BUT YOURSELVES -THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!"

NORMAN LYND

́I DON'T WANT A DOG!

I HAVE SOMETHING

BETTER TO DO THAN WALK.

WORM.

WASH, DE-FLEA.

CLIP AND

TEACH A DOG HOW TO

BEHAVE IN

A HOUSE

"GET A DOG-FOR. PROTECTION. YOU CANÍT IMAGINE HOW SAFE I FEEL WITH FIFI...NO BURGLAR WOULD DARE TO COME.

INTO OUR HOUSE!"

IS A KEG OF LIQUOR. STANDARD EQUIPMENT WITH ST.BERNARD'S? YEAH? WELL LETS YOU AN ME

GET ONE AN' GO

HUNTING. HUH?

IF YOU HATE EXERCISE.GET

A DOG THAT FEELS

THE SAME WAY ABOUT IT

AND REST YOURSELVES

A PUP IS A NICE PRESENT

FOR THE GIRL – IF WHEN IT GROWS UP, IT DOESN'T FORGET YOU AND HELP ITSELF TO A PIECE OF YOUR LEG

BEFORE GOING HUNTING ITS A GOOD THING TO EXPLAIN TO THE DOG WHAT HE'S EXPECTED TO HUNT.... RABBITS OR FLEAS

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