Sherlock Holmes - New Years Eve Off Scilly Isles

0:00From New York, the makers of flipper craft clothes from men and 924 leading retail stores from coast to coast present the world's most famous detective Sherlock Holmes. Our stories are based upon the character of Sherlock Holmes created by a Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is portrayed by John Stanley, Dr. Watson by Alfred Shirley and the drama de-sacred by Edith Meiser. Well, here we are once again on the threshold of Dr. Watson's study. We find Mr. Holmes genius biographer strutting up and down in front of his fireplace. Even Dr. you look

1:01fit. The Christmas festivities don't seem to catch you down. I am fit Mr. Harris very fit. It isn't that I'm rather well fitted. A risk of man, whether you're I. Why Dr. Watson, don't tell me Santa Claus brought you a flipper fat suit. Why not just because I know we bit uh, venerable doesn't mean I'm antique. I still enjoy making a good impression don't you know? But in that suit it'll be the girl that goes when you walk down the street down. Seriously now, Dr. Sir, what do you tell us what tonight's story is to be about? Well, tonight I thought I'd relate how Holmes and I spent New Year's Eve off the silly aisles. The silly aisles. That sounds appropriate, Dr. The name of these particular islands is spelled S C I L L Y. They all located roughly a hundred miles southwest of Landon's end, Mr. Harris. Oh, what the world were you doing there on New Year's Eve trying to prevent a great maritime catastrophe. You remember what happened to the Titanic? You know what happened to the New Satinia? Well, the lives of those of the ocean lanagetic were in even

2:04greater danger when Holmes and I went over the side on New Year's Eve in the year 1912. Oh, but two heavens. Then I go getting ahead of myself again. Suppose I fix a top and get it while you tell all listeners how to stop the right in a kippet truff. Please. Fair enough, Dr. Watson. Millions of men like you will start the new year and a smart new flipper craft suit and overcome. Yes, today in four men that ever before were at flipper craft clothes for we sold more clipper craft clothes than ever before in our entire history. There's a reason of course the wise old American public with its IFO value has pronounced clipper craft the most remarkable clothing vies they've ever seen. The reason these amazing values is the sensational clipper craft plan concentrating the buying power of 924 of the nation's leading stores from coast to coast in accounts for tremendous savings in manufacturing and distribution costs. That's why true fine clipper craft suits are only for the in 45 dollars.

3:06Why clipper craft top coats and over coats are only four dollars and sport jackets only 20650. Clipper craft values are downright amazing compare them with clothes selling for many dollars more. Now Dr. Watson to return to the new year's Eve you and Sherlock Holmes celebrated on the good shift gigantic. Yes sir here's your Tom and Jerry Mr. Harris. My car. Oh the chipmull don't burn yourself. Yes it was probably the most epic to be as Eve I ever experienced. Nothing is as terrifying to a seafaring man as the fortified aboard panic the isolation. I'm unless I've been in order. Yes I'll be see it was the last day of the year 1912 it's in section was sufficiently placid I must say. A light snow was falling as homes and I seated ourselves on either side of a well filled breakfast table. The flames of our

4:08seacohe fire afflicted themselves cheerfully the generous copypots. The whole house was filled with the present aroma of the stuffing which is had some us preparing for our new year's boost. Suddenly there came a frantic jangle the front door bell. No definitely no no what wherever it is it's putting our front door bell out by the roots whatever this problem is I'm definitely not interested. Yes Watson being the world's greatest consulting detective has its disadvantages. People always manage to get into difficulties at the most inopportune moments. Yes you should try being a doctor Holmes no female since Eve has ever decided to become another convenient time. Oh come in confide it Mr. Holmes Mr. Schollab Holmes naturally whatever your problem is I warn you it'll have to wait to laugh for the holiday and he can't miss the Holmes. Coast 2000 lies are at stake. I pray to having you'll be able to reach them before it's too late. Reach whom? Where and what is this disaster

5:09you anticipate with such trepidation the steam shift gigantic Mr. Holmes you should be somewhere off the silly aisles by midnight. We've been reliably informed that an attempt will be made to set fire toward that time. If successful it'll be the greatest disaster in all maritime history. Yes in that case I suppose I shall have to for girl the little celebration I'd planned for this evening. Have to oh really how has you ordered code that it fish? Oh I'm sorry I don't believe you but my colleague got to Watson Mr. Pembroke. Reginald Pembroke how did you sir? I'm chairman of the board of flights the famous insurance company. Oh they all desire to prevent this disaster isn't entirely humanitarian. Not entirely but need to visit all together mercenry. There's more to take than the lives the passengers on board the gigantic. If she goes down the financial stability of the British Empire goes with her. Interesting hey Watson continuous to come. You may be aware Mr. Holmes that during this past year there been a terrifying number of marine catastrophes. Holmes there's everything Mr. Pembroke. I'm quite cognizant of the fact that quite a few of the newest and fastest British liners have been

6:11destroyed at sea by fire storm and accident. They weren't accident and Mr. Holmes I shall say quite the Egyptian star was destroyed by fire in the Persian elf 800 last last the Lord Nelson disappeared in the typhoon and Indian Ocean no survivors the southern cross exploded and sank off the coast of Brazil 1,200 casualties the Wellington the Lady Jane Gray and the Oderado all caught fire in different parts of the Pacific total deaths over 2000 the greatest disaster was last April when the Titanic ran into a matchbird with a loss of over 1500 souls the public's becoming panicky about traveling on British ships the ships about the nationalities are taking all our prey three back nearly 10 investment concerns with large marine interests have gone to the wall even Floyd is not too secure but that is not the most serious aspect of the situation. Really good Lord don't tell me there's worth to come much worse doctor but so those ships disappeared if any parts of the world they were sunk by diverse birds what factor

7:13however was the same in each disaster and that once the cargo carried by each ship was gold English gold if you'd ever been known how much British bullion lies at the bottom of the seven seas British credit would be badly crippled so matter of fact the Bank of England has been forced to import a large ship from the gold from Canada and it's only against it. Good Lord don't wonder your necks the whole economic structure of the British Empire is at stake Mr. Holmes nothing must happen to the gigantic but makes you think anything will a cable but send shortly after the gigantic left Queen's town she makes a stop in Ireland on the eastbound voyage you know say I was shorted before dawn the small the gang plans have been drawn in the last line of being cast off on the way propellers have begun to turn suddenly the dogmaster noticed someone sliding down the trip side on the rope oh hi look up there some fools trying to open the slide he's coming down on the rope

8:16no back you pull go back you think he'll never make the job he's caught a lot of water we slept under the ship no no he's pushing the rope away from the ship to the speed he's swinging out he's going to jump he made it someone ever in the British scene he's calling to hit that pick himself up he's shouting back happy New Year's New Year's New Year in hell good Lord I know the man's hand it's smoky Joe the firebird if a gigantic orange catch fire between yourself hand in my judgment smoky Joe's to be repaired in before a Watson not barely as an expert arsonist but a dangerous pyromaniac as well they put him I hope Mr. Pembroke no no Mr. Holmes unfortunately was too quick for them he crawled down a ladder and disappeared among the filings under the dogs so the gigantic is for Southampton with a myspit of Joe's handiwork aboard think it's a fire bomb hey Holmes not necessarily Watson but a many in genius ways of starting a fire

9:18you know whoever hired Joe would prefer to have it happen went out to see I imagine now I've called exactly Mr. Holmes with wireless captain Brooks to make a search of course but on a ship the size of the gigantic is like looking for an eagle in a haystack you are one home Mr. Holmes if only you wouldn't get on board in time and how do you suggest I go about that little assignment the chairman of the Great Western Railways placed the Royal Trench on the spuzzle all other traffic will be cleared off the tracks now you should reach lands and shortly after lunch my yacht the albatross will be waiting for your parbirds and eyes very speedy little crudden but then he loved you could sight the gigantic around left clock tonight yes 11 o'clock it was its smoky Joe called out happy new year in hell it won't be new year at a midnight if we reach the gigantic by 11 we made just possibly be in time oh

10:22six bells it's 11 o'clock come from this spot we've had to reduce our speed to half we're never catch up to the gigantic now whose none she's had to slow down too I only hope we don't miss out on time in this spot I don't really care you don't sound it if it wasn't what's up you have to use that unfortunate expression and tell me you're feeling squeamish this can pound it or roll I can stand a good bliss see but this falling out in a teak I didn't bring them up since he's a bill all feathers is bad it's only one remedy for this sort of thing but that stay on short joy it's been your year this is who do you suppose is this possible for these confounded sinkings anyway the pen broke seems to be the foreign plot the middly european shipping industry is better but the most of course oh did you hear that I joke yes sounds like an ocean lighter that enough yes we're thinking

11:25oh god this year's the gigantic blooming out of the fog looks like a mountain coming at us oh yeah yes shall our homes and dr. Watson coming aboard let down a ladder down down coming over look out look out here's the one of Watson think you can manage it and climb up the either side on a closed line if you would get me off this bouncing cocks of shell quite an impressive array of instruments you have up here on the bridge captain Brooks yes Mr. Holmes homage again if we have the ladies of everything and none of it's any real use in case of fire

12:26died soon piece of typhoon or a ship like or a mutiny even dog right it's on a fire on board ship sure here ship this size should be fairly fire proof there's one who might think dr. Watson but there are three factors that make a fire on a luxury line and dangerous first there's all the confounded ornamental woodwork that's used in a passenger construction second there's the fact that once a fire gets a firm hold it's fed by drops that rush through the ventilating system and third there is the element of panic nothing makes people behave more like wild beasts quicker than the prey of fire in case fire you had a cross-alarm system before we had the old-fashioned system of bill and also something rather recent the gigantic is one of the first ships to install it you see that glass piece over there then when the one was a lot of tubes entering from below looks like a giant honeycomb hey folks each of those tubes leads to a separate compartment of the ship the instant the fire breaks out anywhere smoke is immediately drawn into the glass case I've stationed a sailor to watch that case believe me gentlemen the first whispered smoke please will know it yes undoubtedly very

13:29helpful captain Brooks in the case of an ordinary complication I assure you a fire set by smokey Joe is not ordinary he's a master arsonist 10 seconds after one of his fires breaks out to a dealing with a raping inferno they tell me the man who did it at Queen's time that uses a smoothing wow that's more than 18 hours ago if he'd set fire it seems to me that we'd be inflamed by this time not necessarily there are many methods by which a fire can be made to break out long after the pyromaniac has left the seal of his crime you'll say you'll find no tight bonds no atammable assets no mr. Holmes ever since I received word that we were in danger I've had my men searching high and low they found nothing absolutely nothing he's been a systematic search I promise you yes but you've drawn a blank that's what comes of using systems that are brains and initiative and how do you propose locate whatever it is we can't find by using a little logic I shall credit smokey Joe with having the intelligence to place his fire starting device in the place where it'll do the most damage the man's no matter how capy knows his business then I shall investigate that place

14:32and remove his hand and work you're bragging again I've told my dear Watson I think I may promise I shall have discovered the menace in the prop and up I only hope Joe's little device doesn't do its nasty job before then half an hour now in level 30 exactly you think you can solve this problem by midnight it has happened with any luck I think I can promise you a placid and under and fool you here captain Brooks yes my son will seem to be the trouble the wireless engineer so wish it to report something wrong with his apparatus both ascending and receiving a clip of something gone out of commission I don't like that what do you think is the bad can you come here and explain excuse me moment gentlemen the world when I'm calling you what's the problem Jerry it's a compass it's pretty like a tall I can't figure out what's not into it never seen a lot of set bunch in some magnetic stall breaks Scott this is incredible now heart is the engine room call a captain I'll take it hello here's captain Brooks speaking the places you say well do the best you can see it's a bit difficult to captain the dynamo's

15:33are slowing down they can't figure out why good lord sir that's why the lights are getting dim the places with the lights without dynamos we've no force draft for the furnaces we'll never keep up enough stint pressure to drive the ship in no time at all we'll be drifting helpously in the Atlantic in the middle of reefs surround the city aisles and jolory to spend your years here at home it could be worse you know how the ship could be on fire that's the film minutes which these other threats are but the previewed I fancy for the level even more are we to do keep calm and you but ever intelligence the lord is in doubt it's with captain Brooks I suggest you and as many officers as you can spare join the holiday celebration that's I'm doubtingly going on in order to keep discipline in case there's any disturbance very good Mr. Hohne there's a new year's dance going on in the large ballroom it's on cdc and meanwhile if you could spare us someone to guide what's in and myself of course mr brown here is our person he knows the ship as well as anyone aboard i'm sure he does but it won't mr brown if you'll leave the way i think dr. Watson and i'd like to go below and then get the engines no mr. brown even lower than that what we're looking for is that to be rather close to the furnaces i imagine

16:41you know is i scared to go round and round to make me dizzy maybe it's the heat down here yes we're getting close to the furnace room if you listen you can hear the disturbing rimway to an linear home stop a minute where does that need brown that's more fun to go over the head in metal door at the power end that's the brilliant room so at gold is kept very interesting will we take a of k Watson i always want to see those gold balls you hear so much that i'm afraid that won't be possible that's awesome why not but as you can see a door is locked and sealed it was done by the port authorities before we left new york that door won't be opened and the port authorities unsealed when we reach south hampton you mean that room in there wasn't open when the captain ordered the ship search for an interior material no mr. Hohne but it's quite impossible for anyone to place a firebar more anything for the sort of there as you can see the seals are still intact quite these seals are intact but are they the ones put on in new york i doubt it let's have a look

17:49yes interesting very interesting these are not the original seal all how can you tell homes they look in fact to me exactly they are intact but here in the crack of the door seal a bit of broken seals but these seals are not even chipped a gervious course the original seals were hacked off and then replaced after seven had finished picking the lock and robbing the room inside i doubt it for robbery was the motive what's it for what other reason when anyone was breaking into a room full of gold bullion at all depends what lies directly below that room mr. Brown let me see now you've any big importance mr. Holmes just cold piles the cold piles good lord i think we shall have to break the seals again mr. Brown here what's in help me but the door is not mr. Holmes now the seals have been removed we start to get a key for the captain no time for that hand me my burger tools what's in my burger good kid you can you back to any pickles with those things your friends ever turn to mr. Brown even the bank of England wouldn't be safe yes that should do the trick now if you'll help me draw the bars what's in there's a pleasure

18:54there you are Holmes now let's see say it black in there isn't it the right inside mr. Brown no mr. Holmes i'm afraid not then we shall have to prop the rope and the light from the corridor we'll have to do for our investigations come on lots of rooms that's no huge strong the neck read like self it only with more seems to be coming from this arch tin suppose i'd like to matter you know stop don't be alarmed i know better than the light of matter around the tin which is leaking sartilli casserole i only wanted to know how much you knew about smoky jose and send your device mr. Ludwig Brown spelled BRA you then not mistaken so you recognize me yes that during the scar of your left eye it's rather a giveaway don't you know so you are found how we are going to set fire to the ship by having the acid trip through a hole in the floor under the cold beneath the first shovel full of that acid so cold it goes in the furnace and the whole of a

19:54ship will be a blazing a burner nothing but put out that fire don't you mean that's how you were going to start the fire at damn mr. Holmes you do not think we will have a small obstacle like the famous Sherlock Holmes standing our way don't worry self-pistamine i'll let you have it never argue with a look at pistol Watson well that's the first sensible remark you made mr. Holmes i'm sorry to leave but the stoker should reach the sphury gas it impregnated cold in about 10 minutes i believe i must be going this room will be a rolling over once it starts you'll be rather badly overdone gentlemen good bad and so sorry i cannot say i'll feed us in the door he's broken if you can't open it now Holmes that up what's me help you look for the opening what opening for hadn't sake the opening the thieves to the two that ends on the captain's new fire detecting machine it should be someone ever see but Holmes i can't see a thing in this black hole of counter you can feel can't you

21:12not a thing Holmes the wall on this side of a room it's a smoothed of an egg you can't find it if we can see behind the military hello i got something there yes a small griffin here in the upper corner this must be it now we can make a smudge of some sort what's in bring your piece of paper what did i find a piece of paper then bring me anything i can burn a bit of cloth a piece of yes by Joe rope bring me a piece of the rope that's tied around one of the boxes that contain the bullion there's i can find a box that's now what i found it found it's not the type so tight it's not cut the rope what's in use your pocket knife oh very well hey oh Holmes it's a short length i'm afraid i only want it not for a smudge nothing like a bit of hempton rope Holmes the hem of the sake you're not going to set a match to that thing in here there'll be an explosion have to take the chart what's with any of the salt really gas if you want to be too concentrated up here never see me well here goes one two now if we can persuade

22:19the rope to smolder here there she goes certainly makes plenty of smoke at home the important thing is being drawn up for grating how long before they come to investigate just first it all pens on the mental acumen of a sailor who's watching that fire detecting machine that's hope is brighter than he looks maybe my imagination but it seems to me i can feel the metal floor under my feet beginning to get most things in 1948 will cost your great deal more than you've paid in other years that's why it's sensational news to know that you can get clipper craft suits in 1948 for only forty and forty five dollars clipper craft top coats and overcoats for only forty dollars and support jackets for only twenty six fifty and isn't it as good a time as any to decide to get the most for your money you've every right to expect long bear correct styling good taste

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24:26Abraham Strauss in Newark New Jersey Boulevard men's shop Cresky Newark and in Jamaica the B&B clothes shop one sixty four oh eight Jamaica Avenue now let's rejoin Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson locked in smoke filled bourgeois room with a jaggedy good lord how long did it take for them to get it out of here that smoke suffocating calm yourself Watson it can't be more than three minutes since we lit this much yes I can hear someone running down the iron stake they can't hear a blast if they how do you you get us out we're in here open the door you watch it it's how it's something you two get locked in here once all the smoke can hide vaccinations captain stop them stoking the FedEx but the coal piles with water they've

25:29been so close so good I guess it's good lord thank god each self-affirming stop the folks in the engine room well that's that comes what is it those that they come up that dashed it person let captain Brooks take care of him Watson miss I'm very much mistaken as the brown is going to wish he'd never gone to see well come along let's go upstairs and join the festivities I think we rate a bottle of champagne to blaze is with a champagne I need a double brand it hey perthals let's see how to be a midnight Watson have you here oh hello happy new year homes and many of them but don't you think you could manage to have them not quite so heavy and have you getting fat on the panchica you know that would be unhealthy not to say boring oh so now it's from a sacred garden all these horrendous escapades a plack of logic that is elementary my dear Watson elementary

26:34and here's the ballroom those we join in the coffee well doctor Watson that was an exciting way to spend new your teeth it was a bit too accepting mr. Harris if you ask me doctor did they catch the person oh they did indeed mr. Brown and five of his accomplices were thrown in the brick that was the end of the disasters in the British maritime service when the homes first suspect the person was the villain of the piece when he came out of the bridge and threw a cup of tea near to the compass where the well from the compass went berserk there was immediate suspect if it could contain a powerful magnet of some sort and was he right doctor my dear mr. Harris for Sherlock Holmes ever wrong but come through your mug and let us wish our radio friends of prosperous happy and peace for

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