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authorities, we are told, have al-CHINESE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. ready shown that they approve the plan, and as soon as they can see that itmeticabk as regards ways and means, they will prob Fably make a start. It would be possible to prove to them that how förer short of funds they may be
[China Mail SPECIAL_]-
SHANGHAI, April 5,
**LOCAL AND GENERAL.
-THE PHANTOM
SCIMITAR,
BY SALE ROHMER.
[Cápyright; 1916.)
Professor Deeping, famous Orientalist, viole Mohammed's slipper and fed with it to England Later he was found murdered in a mom with door, and windows locked on the inside. And the scimitar that kified him was found, wet, with his blood, in a small unopened bar Beside him. How did it get there? Who murdered him? How did the murderer get away? Road this and the other weird adventure storierìs this remarkable series to lear of the my- sterious fate that pursed everybody who touched the stolen slipper.
What was the stir about?
TUESDAY,” APRIL
the Professor left his room door re- INSPECTION OF TROOPS. giously locked.
Remide light of the affair, but later took me aside and told me a curions story of an apparition which had appeared to him.
"It was a crescent of fight," he said, "and it glittered through the darkness there to the left asil lay in my berth."
"A reflection from something on the deck??!
"Possibly," he replied; "but it was very sharply defined. Like the blade
|of a scimitar,” he added,
TESTERDAY'S GILIKONY.
BY MAJOR-GENERAL KIEKPATRICK.
On the Murray Parade Ground esterday, the annual inspection of troops by the General Officer Come, manding took place before a lartë. gathering of spectators
terest as it was the first Inspection The ceremony was of special in held by Major-General Sir G.M. Kirk successor to Major-General F. patrick, KCB, since his arrival bere Ventris, CB, in command of the Garrison in Hongkang.
At bury the Mohammedan party went ashore in a body. Among them were.veiled women, They contrived so to surround a penteal figure that I The General was accompanied by entirely failed to get a glimpse of the the headquarters staff, and on arrival mysterious Mr. Azraeel Ahmadeer on the parade ground, was received
and 370 other ranks of the Wiltshire There were on parade 18 officers
Regiment, 50 RE's and 100 Band and Drams of the Wiltshire Regiment: The men were formed in three sides of a square in quarter columns.
at present, this is not an enterprise A meeting of Chinese ratepayers which could aggravate their finan-expunged the objectionable regula rial embarrassment. It would help tion six seeking to create a supervi to relieve any such stringency, and sory body for control of the Chinese that within a short while. Once advisory committee of the Municipal let cities like Namtau and Tung-Council. The latter has thus been kun realize all that this 152 mile victorious in the bitter struggle. lang thoroughfarë means to them,|
I was not the only passenger aboard was standing close by the companion-with the "Grand Salute." Several then would funds be forthcoming,
the s.s. "Mandalay who perceived way and I had a momentary impres-Army Reserve Officers watched the As already stated, about two dozen
the disrarbance and wondered whatsion that one of the women slipped ceremony.: other towns lie along the proposed
might portend and whence it had pro- something into his hand. Certainly route. Tourists would find their
ceeded. A goodly number of passen-he started; and his dosky face seem way along it as fast as it opened up, beside which there would be Caing-Ming holidays when the Said. I was hanging over the rail,
To-day is the beginning of the were joining the ship at Ported to pale.
Then a deck steward came out of double stream of produce. All people return to their native homes pige in mouth, lazily wondering, with Deeping's stateroom, carrying the sorts of
remunerative business to pay annual homage to their ancas a large vagueness. would follow. So far as we are ters. Visits will be paid to hills
brown bag which the Professor had concerned, as inhabitants of this where the dead are buried and the
brought aboard at Port Said. Deep- The men from the Wiltshires were I turned to the dark young man who ing's voice came:
drawn from the "B," "C" and "D" Colony, we know without further graves will be the scene of worship cased upon the rail beside me. From Hi, my man! Let me taks that Companies, the "A" Company being argnient what it would mean for by large crowds carrying joss the first I had taken to Mr. Ahmad bag!" * fus, and we greatly desire to see 3money." Incense, and food.
at present in Peking. The bag changed hands. Five
"B" Company was in charge of commencement. Schools are good,
"There is some kind of-under-minutes later, as I was preparing to Lt. Sammer, MC, "C" Company and railways are good, but the first
urront of excitement among the go ashore, there arose a horrid scream in charge of Major A W. Timis, and most important and essential One case of paratyphoid fever, natives." I said, "a sort of subdued above the berthing clamour. Those MC and the RE's under Colonel step in the development of any Indian, and three cases of cerebro Greek chorus is audible. What's it passengers yet aboard made in the Cole, country is a good trunk road. The spinal fever (one fatal), two of which all about?"
direction from which the scream had The officer comranding the possibility of a tramway along the were Chinese and the other Indiza
Mr. Almadeen smiled. He was a proceeded.
parade was Major C. A. Law Ltd. whole length of it is mentioned, were reported yesterday. Last week handsome man and had a pleasant A steward--the one I have jus
and why not? It should pay. four Chinese died from influenza smile. Then houses would spring up quick-(not notifiable) kix from cerebro-spinal
previously mentioned-lay writhing at Is along the wayside. Such a road feer, ten from smallpox, and two focal celebrity is joining the ship-saloon-deck. His right hand had been "Probably be replied, "some the foot of the stairs leading to the is a proposition quite unlike some from bubonic plague. One non-I stared at him curiously.
severed above the wrist: of our local roads that go meander-fatal case of diphtheria, Indian, an-
"Any idea who he is?" (The soni ing round steep hillsides, to thinly other of enteric fever, one of small populated districts unlikely to espa, and eight of cerebro-spinal fever pand, and, that are evidently pri-(ali Chinese) were also reported. vided to give local motorists
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somewhere to go." - These, while good enough, could wait, while a road nexus of this nature is more urgently desirable.
Ahmadeen.
of the copy-hunter is a restless soul]
"The Japanese Diet is not a zoo." Such was the decision of the discius along the deck. plinary committee of the Diet, which met on March 18 to discuss the dis- orderly conduct of some of the mem
The G.O.C. inspected the troops, and after the inspection the troops saluting base. The General then marched past the General at the saw them at company dril.-
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THE EMPIRE OF DIAMONDS.
II During the next day or two my A group of men dressed in semmi mind constantly reverted to the in- European fashion that is, in Exccidents of the voyage home.. I was pean fashion save for their turbans, perfectly convinced that the curtain which were green-passed close 10 had been partially raised upon some fantasy in which Professor Deeping Ahmadeen appeared not to Eave gured.
For a sixty minule trip through beard the question.
The disturbance, which could only nor had I heard From him, when romance, intrigue and adventure, we
But I had seen no more of Deeping Europe, combining pleasure with bers. This decision was not reached, be defined as a subdued uproar, and abruptly I found myself plunged again suggest that you book a passage at however, until a remark to the con- could be traced to no particular into the very vortex of his troubled the Coronet Theatre this week, where trary was made by Representative dividual or group, grew momentarily affairs.
Leance Perret's Morishita, a member of the Koshin louder-then died away.
Empire of Dia- I was half way through a Lady Bronyate has kindly coa-Chub who stated that the Lower Then it happened the explicable mystery of the outrage at the docks.
long article, I remember, upon theYou start from New York in pur
monds" opened yesterday. sented to distribute the prizes at House was more like a menagerie incident which, though I knew it not. The poor steward whose hand had suit of rogues who have been fotating the conclusion
of St. Joseph's than a parliamentary body so long as heralded the corning of strange thing been severed lay in a precarious cot diamonds on the market. You neste College Sporta on Tuesday next. members indulged in cat calling, owl and the dawn of a new power, which dition, but the police had utterly fail-by catch up with them in London, perfectly manufactured artificial hooting and lion-barking. There are should set up its secret standards itted to trace the culprit. people who would go quite a long England, which should food Europe
have a lively battle of wits in Paris way to hear a lion bark, comments a Shanghai paper.
., LOCAL AND GENERIL.
a
It is reported that there are number of Russians in Harbin who are issuing ammunition and other supplies to the outlaw bands in that region, and using Harbin as a base.
The new income tax regulations which the Central Government has proposed will come into force next month when it will be levied from the salaries of officials in the various yamens of Peking.
<!
I had laid down my pen to relight but the far reaching arms of the law and the civilized world with wonder.
A shrill Scream marked the overnight) when a faint sound from the travel on to the Riviera. Along this my pipe (the bour was about ten at 't quite long enough, so you ture a scream of fear and of pain, direction of the outside door of my garden spot of the Mediterranean you" Charged before Magistrate Orme which dropped to a groan and moaned London apartment attracted may at became a central figure in a daring this morning, at the instance of out into the silence of which it was tention. Something had been thrust conspiracy. Inspector Willis, with the unlawful the cause.
through the letterbox. ་་ possession in his cuticle on the first "My God what's that?"
"A circular," I thought, when the the best part of the story is that All this sounds improbable, but floor of No. 22, Centre Street, West Point, of 5 tzels of prepared non- general crowding rush, and a darkly
I started forward. There was bell rang loadly, imperatively. Government opium, a Chinese said
every person who witnesses the the drug did not belong to him. Last ned and bearded man came on night the wife of a friend called and board, carrying a brown leather case.
A grass fire broke out at Repakse / Gered to sell the opium to him. Behind him surged those who bore the Picking it up, I found it to bear my romantic Nice is Nice itself, and 10t
victim.
▼
•
I went to the door. A square en feature visually visits these countries. veloce lay upon the ruga curious The various scenes were actually envelope, pale amethyst in colour. taken on the ground. Therefore refused to buy it, whereupon she left
name-written simply: Bay last night...The Brigade,
just a bit of Californian Scenery mada- it on his table and left the house
It's cre of the lascars!" promptly on the scene as usual, suc promising to send her husband for it
**Mr. Cavanagh."
Įto serve the part. "No-an Egyptian ?”^- ceeded in putting out the flames later. Soon after she left the house
Tearing it open, I glanced at the The thrill and daring of "The "It was a porter-" after a short, sharp fight.
contents. I threw open the door. No Empire of Diamonds" is thus en Slight the police came and discovered the
"Stand away there, if you please!" one was visible upon the landing, buthanced by the picturesqueness of it's damage only was.doce...
opium lying on the table.. This last That was a ship's officer and his when I leaned over the banister a scenic background, and the story is The price of rice in Shanghai statement was denied by the prosecu- voice of authority served to quell the white-clad figure was crossing the hat so absorbing that the film in question has increased to $8.80 per picul, and found in a drawer in the table. Re- with craning heads they bore the in-
tion which held that the drug was disturbance. Through a lane walled below.
provides a thoroughly enjoyable ene 1 story going the round of the marking that the defendant was sensible, man. Ahmadeer was at my down the stairs. As I crossed the
Without hesitation, hatless, I raced tertainment. Chinese press attributes this to the responsible for things found in his elbow. fact that a ring of dealers is arrang cubicle, the Magistrate passed Bed
dimly lighted ball and came out into ing for the sale of 20,000 picule to tence of $400 fine or 15 weeks' hard
"A Copt," he said softly. "Poor the peaceful twilight of the court, my a certain country" at $11 per labour. The drug was confiscated.-
elusive visitor glided under the arch- picul.
I turned to him. There was a queer way opposite. expression оп his clean-shaven, Just where the dark and narrow The two Chinese arrested by the bronzed face.
passage opened into Fleet Street West Point police for the unlawful
"Good God!" 1 said: "His hand overtook her girl closely veiled and wrapped in a long coat of white possession of 181 counterfeit Kwang- has been cut of!"
ermine.
"Madam," I said. She turned affrightedly "Please do not detain me !" Her
Because of the large number of nondescript people that are now in TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE Kalgan, the authorities there have curfew law in that city, and no body is allowed on the streets after te o'clock at night unless with a permit. The guards have been given criers to shoot any that resist.
HONGXONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1921.
MOTOR SPIN TO CANTON.
devil!"
Bank, Laichow, $1 notes, were That was the fact of the matter. charged before Magistrate Orme this And no one knew what had become. morning, when they denied that they of the severed hand: wasted not knew the notes were forged. Ins moment in linking up the story. pector Willis, who prosecuted said The pressman within me acted auto-accent was puzzling, but pleasing that he could not say if the second matically. defendant were the note
defendant.
myself.
"WHY
· DOES MILE TURN ÉQURT
Although we are accustomed to think of milk turning sour within a few days, no matter what the tem perature, there is one sure method of preventing this change or, at least, of postponing it indefinitely. If the milk is thoroughly boiled and then sealed so that a cannot go të it, the liquid will remain fresh ta any climate for months and even years, just as canned vegetables and meats will retain their appetizing "I cannor: I cannot! Please do qualities under similar conditions. This, of course, points to the fact that there must be something in the air itself which leads to the souring" of milk and gives us the clue to the reason for this chemical change.
Every drop of milk contains-2
She glanced apprehensively about her, The Peking Government is try-
trying to pass "The gentleman just come aboard, "But you must explain the mean or merely to find sir," said a steward, in answer to my ing of your note!"* It is impossible that any refer the schools to return to work and out if they were genuine, but the questions, is Professor: Deeping
ing to persuade the educational staffs Shanghai. to Mr. and Mrs. Wtive reader any China. Mail has promised, as a start, to pay two constable who arrested him saw him The poor beggar who was assaulted not ask me!"
reader would be an equipollent months of the salaries due to the pro- present a hundred of them to a was carrying some of the Professor's expression) can have read the arti-fessors. The latter, however, still them forgeries. On his arrival at the
She was breathless from ber flight money changer who pronounced baggage." ele in our 76th birthday supple-stand out to have the whole matter station, the second defendant said when the injured man, having re-liantly, mysteriously.
and seemed to be trembling. From ment, referring to road-making, cleared up before the schools reopen that he got the notes from first ceived medical attention, was incident was bizzare indeed it had large number of barili, which worke
With impatience I awaited the time behind the veil her eyes shone bril- without being impressed by the magnificent possibilities that are
I was sorely puzzled. The whole Following information veyed ashore and Professor Deeping FORBES-PORRITT.-On February therein conjured up. The expen- Committee of the Society of St. visited No. 77, Des Voeux Road Westier and Oriental scholar i introduced I could not detain the girl against her the lactic acid which "tins produce We are informed by the Bazaar given by second defendant, the police reappeared. To the celebrated travel in it something of the uncanny. Yet ing on the sugar in the milk, produce 26, 1921, a: Victoria, B.C., A. sive map that accompanied the Vincent de Paul, that in connection and there searched first defendant. H. Forbes, Chinese Maritime article should have been sufficient, with the Raffle for some War Stamps, in his pocket were found one genuine Customs, only surviving son of even if the restrained enthusiasm the 1st Prize was won by ticket No. and one forged Kwangi noter A
will; and that she was in apprehen- tion of the acid. In order to keep the late Mr. W.. H. Forbes, of of the writer had not peeped 48Mr. Fred Ellis, the 2nd Prize by search of his cubicle was made, and
He was singularly reticent. sion of something-of someone was the mills fresh after boiling however, it is decessary to protect it from the Tientsin, to Agnes Oriane, only through his bald verbal reference ticket No. 12-Mr. J. M. Machado, behind a picture frame hanging on place, Mr. Cavanagh," he said. "The
"I was unable to see what took evident,
**Fair which contains similar bacilli, and: daughter of Mrs. Eve Porit, to the project of a highway from and the 3rd Prize by ticket No, 27- the wall above the first defendant's poor fellow was behind me, pressing 1 looked fully into the only really result in the introduction of a nam
Suddenly she raised her veil, and exposure of less than a minute will Kowloon to Canton. Victoria, B.C.
The two Mr. Yung Tani. dozen centres of population thus
bed 80 other forged notes were found. through a knot of people. I had just violet eyes I had ever beheld. Ment ber of these microbes iain the mille NOBLE-NATHAN-On March 30, linked up would not be the only
The Inspector asked for a week's retaken a bag from his hand, but he ally, I started. For the face framed As they multiply with amazing rapid. 1921,
st Shanghai, Kenneth places to share in the prosperity the public bar of the Hongkong might be made. The application was is a clean cur, like that of a scimitar.witchingly lovely one imaginable. One in a short time, unless the air is There was a little excitement in mand in order that further enquiries was carrying another heavier one. It in the snowy for was the most beity, even boiled milk will soar with- Duncan, Noble, to Lulu Nathan.
that would necessarily follow, with Hotel last night when two Marines granted.
I have seen very similar wounds in rebellious lock of wonderful hair swept rigidly excluded. As warm tempera garages, and restaurants and of BMS "Hawkins" indulged in a
the cases of men who have suffered across the white brow. It was brown tures aid in the growth of the the old Mostem penalty for theft." hair with, an incomprehensible sheen bacilli which produce lactic acid, v Nothing further had come to light in the high, lights that suggested the keeping the milk in a refrigerator or when the "Mandalay" left, but I found heart of a blood red rose.
other cool place will postpone the new matter for curiosity in the be *** Oh,” she, cried," promise me souring process, but, unless the haviour of the Moslem party who had that you will never breathe sword come on board at Port Said any one about my visit 1.
SIM-DALY-On March 30, 1921,
Oriental carpets believed by the
CORRESPONDENCE,
A SUGGESTION.
liquid is frozen, even this will not i prevent it for more than a few
at Shanghai, John, second son of tels, and the countless attendant drunken brawl. The police were! Mr. James Sim, of Rhynie, Aber into being. Other places along the the offenders to the station without caterers whom travellers summon promptly summoned and removed deenshire, to Margaret Frances Daly, third daughter of Mr. route, would arise, and large new much trouble
They were this Edward Daly, of Bir, King's as be made busy and productive morning charged before Magistrate Land values would increase, and Lindsell with disorderly conduct and Coumy, Ireland.
the scheine more than pay for itself, remanded until to-morrow. KINSEY BERRY-On Wednesday, in a very short time. It is under-
In conversation with Mr. Bell, the Since I could perceive no alterna-days. March 30, 1921, at Shanghai,stood that whenever the Canton
To the Editor of the " China Mall" chief officer, learned that the sup-tive, I replied, "I will do so." Arthur Francis St. John Kinsey, people make a really promising superstitious to carry some sort of
posed leader of the party was one "Thank you oh, thank you!" she. But, unless, some accident of light only son of the late Arthar start, with their section. our
Mr. Azrace obviously," said Bell, said; and dropping her veil again she and shade had deceived me, the man DEAR SIR have the honour to Kinsey and Mrs. Kinsey of Ken Government will make speed to demand just now, especially by jest space in your widely read I don't suppose they'll show them pering, "I rely upon you. Do not deen
influence with them, are in great
not his real name, or not all of it, walked rapidly away from me, whis-who had waited was Ahmad Ahina- sington, London, S.W., to Ruth meet them at the boundary of our young married couples. Seabroke Berry, widow of the still undeveloped New Territory common designs in Chinese carpets sideration on whatever authority is scrvants with them and seem to be Her oorspicuous white figure joined port of her message which assumed
paper for a respectful suggestion selves on deck; they've got their own fail me Good-bye 1/ The more meant to catch the eye and the con
The messenger gone, it was the par- late Sampel George Berry, 7th In this courtection we have heard have worked in with them the Swas capable of dealing with its part Somerset Light Infantry,
a story to the effect that a com- tika and the Circle of Happiness," a The idea has occurred to me that
people of consequence, the hurrying throngs upon the pave supreme significance. Written in odd, bination of mofot-car manufactur- dealer told a Daily Mail represent would be a graceful and an ap
Who is Mr. Azracel?" 1 asked ment beyond. My curiosity would square handwriting upon the pält Abadeen
Wwwbrook no restraint. I married to the amethyst paper, was this message! mediate posibilities of such to be very lucky Uthers used are wardley Street to Stabb Street, in
"I cannot say replied the Egypt end of the courtway. She was CLOSE. Prevail upon Professor Deeping to highway, that they are willing to the crane signifying immortality honour of the popular Bank Manager help finance if They were not dragon troperial grandeur.) crow
+ject.
Where he hid worked, ama" "cane for me porch of his house; to-night- British manufacturers, The capi- (ev), and the dragon with five claws recently honoured by our King with The next-happening on board the forward to meet her. A vehicle th. If he fails to do so to power on earth tal cost need not be extravagant, on each foot which in China is a
a fighthood
* Mandalay " which I have to record structed the view before I could con- can save him from the Scimiter of since labour is plentiful and cheap design found only in the royal
Yours truly;
was the attempt to break open the. Brm my impression; and when it had | Hassan.. The communities along the route, palaces,
door of Professor Deeping's stateroom. passed, neither my lovely visitor nor
A Friend." JAHANAM.
Except when he was actually within, her companion was anywhere in sight.
“DBITH.
LUBECK —On March 30, 1921, at Shanghai, Anna Joaquins, the bebred wife of Luiz. Adolpho Lubeck, aged 56 years.
ers are so impressed with the im-tative. Both symbols are supposed-propriate act to change the uaian and abruptly changed the sub-ing the road. From the shadows place what he has in the brown case
(To be continued.)