A picturesque touch was added to his evidence by his mention of a company he formed to search for buried treasure on Cocos Island, The company, he declared, was a rank gamble. It failed because the authorities of the island would not allow the search, and put the promoters in prison for night.
After the three men had been found guilty, Det-insp. Robinson recounted a little of Quilliam's history.
He stated that there was a warrant in Switzerland for the man's arrest, Davies was married, with two children, aged 12 and eight, the of-tier declared. He was of hitherto good character, and had been in touch with Quilliam since 1932.
Helen had declined to give any details concerning himself.
During the 12 months he had aused considerable sums of mor to be transferred from a bank London fo one in Alexandria, Egypt. where he had a credit balance of ce Mr, E. Laurie Long writes of the sea and ships with a gusto that is most enjoyable and his latest book "Port of Destination" (Ward Loci London. 3/6), the settings of whic! are vividly laid from the dingy and squalid streets off West India Dock Road to the luxury and splendour of a modern European hotel overlooking the harbour of Hongkong, is a aic quite as good as any of his previous romances, containing thrills and strange situations aplenty say to nothing of the inevitable pair of lovers who spend half their time in bickering and quarrelling together and ti mainder in pleasantly relating to each other that the world made for them alone. The n of the Wotan, on voyage to cargo c and resenting the presence d of Dorothy Wharton, th ug but discontented daughter ner of the line, signs on a
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