Receipt from Cape Town Traced to English Bank Mystery
A scrap paper from a registered letter sent from Cape Town to the London branch of Imperial Banking Corp is studied. Police hear conflicting alibis as Mazaroff’s unexpected generosity at Woodcock Inn spurs theories of robbery and murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Imperial Banking Corporation of South Africa
Lombard Street
London
Masthorne
Mazaroff
England
Cecil
Crole
Maythorne
Weill
Guo
Woodcock
Musgrave
Webster
Muazarof
Clourbthwaite Fair
Manners
Estrella
Marthorne
Mystery Will Disappears As Inquest Proceeds
During a late inquest at Woodcock, Mrs Elphinstone challenges identity of a dead man linked to Merchison. York solicitor Stephen Postlethwaite reveals a will for eight hundred thousand pounds left to Mr Holt, but the original draft is missing and later evidence suggests theft by the murderer.
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Crole
London
Salim Mazaroeff
Evdeshare
Reiter's den
Elphinstone
Jeno Linton
Andrew Merchigan
Merchison
Woodcock
Mr. Mazeroly
Andrew Yetchison
Misa Jean Linton
Andrew Serchison
Wetherby
Kirs
Aturew-Merchison
Ile
Andrew Merchison
Mr. Hossendeane
Tomi
Misa Linton
Mr Hescendeane
Birnus
Stephen Postlethwaite
Irow York
Nimaelf
York
North Eastern
East
Intel
South Africa
Imperial Banking Corporation of
Mir
Postlethwaite
Salim Mazeroff
Cecil
County of
Middlesex
Darling Street
Cape Town
Bferwyn Holt
Jeroiyve Street
Mervyn Licht
Loltt
Mr. Holt
Disappearance and murder mystery at Marrasdale moor
Traveling companion Mazarott known as Mazaroft vanishes after a brief stay at Woodcock inn on Marrasdale moor. Holt reports the disappearance to Sheila Merchi gan and later helps search Verner Courthope’s shooting box. Police and detectives arrive as Mazareff’s body is found and diamonds go missing.
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Mervyn Holt
Mazaroft
Woodcock
Marrasdale Moor
Mr. Elphinstone
Sheila Merchigan
Mazarott
Holt
Merchison
Mazarof
Sheila
Verner Courthope
Nagaroft
Mr. Arminteads
Eccleshare
Po- Hee
Manners
Bownas
Mazaref
Crole
Macaret
Maythorne
Mazareff
Mra Riphinstone
Mazaretti
Almagrave
Mystery Key Man Behind Mazaroff Murder
In a tense exchange, a detective questions a suspect about a named man who Mazaroff sought, asking if the murdered man knew Mazaroff as Mazaroff or Merchison and whether the suspect saw the visitor before the crime. The dialogue hints at multiple identities and unclear alibis.
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Mazaroff
Merchison
Crole
Birds that kill snakes across regions
Across South Africa the secretary bird is protected for its snake killing. A stomach report shows it contains three snakes about a yard long eleven lizards and crickets. Other regions note the carlama and laughing jackass as snake killers with similar protection and behavior.
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South Africa
South America
Australia
Radio Fans Drive Quirky Basement Basketball
Conrad and Bobby, aged three and eleven, imitate radio announcers every night by looping a ball into a basement basket. Conrad mimics the cadence shouting dribbling down the floor he shoots misses he gets the ball shoots and it went echoing through the room.
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Conrad
Bobby
Ile
Absent-minded Billy Confuses Galoshes at School
A mother bundles Billy for school and he arrives with galoshes still on. The teacher is surprised by his appearance as Billy realizes he mistakenly left the galoshes on, thinking he took them off.
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Billy
The Value She-Yor Wife Stuns with Poetic Gown
A striking gown described as a living poem captivates the audience. Critics note it resembles two poems and a short story in fabric, highlighting its imaginative design and literary flair.
Relics of Robert the Bruce Housed at Dunfermline Abbey
Trustees of Professor Noel Paton surrender relics to the kirk session of Dunfermline Abbey under conditions. The items include Robert the Bruce metatarsal bone, fragments of the royal shroud and tolg dor, a nail, two iron rings, and fragments of a marble monument. The relics rest in an oak glass-fronted cabinet beside the abbey pulpit above the Bruce vault.
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Noel Paton
Dungermline Abbey
Robert the Bruce
Robert the Trace
Robert the
Dunfermline
Druce— London Mail
Rainbow color order in primary and secondary bows
Describes the spectrum arrangement in the primary bow with red outside and violet inside and notes a variant in the outer bow. Mentions a revenue under?
French Enjoy Fishing At Vichy Congress Draws Thousands
Paris correspondent reports more than ten thousand fishermen took part in a fishing competition and congress at Vichy. He notes the French celebrate sport as a national pursuit, especially shooting and asking, rather than games, reflecting a placid but passionate culture among middle aged Frenchmen.
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Vichy
Paris
London Sunday Observer
France
England
Abe
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