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THE SINS YE DO."
marries .
for her.
If the author bad mude Hillier a little less scltcentred in his leve buses with sading he would have beca a somewhat u.uxe convincing lover, nad we cannot quite agree that & rejected lover would bluster
A
MARY OF MANY LOVES.
"BAYETTE."
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE RED MOON,
luen
-GERKS.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 1925
"MOLESKIN JOE" by Patrick
Mua Gill-
$2.50, Pages from the life of a hard living, hard fighting havvy who frean "n good time coming, though we may nover How to ace (1) *THE HEALIST" by Johni Oweną K1-£0. Au Intriguing book well worth reading. "THE BINS YE DO" by Ermaline-
Morrico
$3-60,
An echandog story of wayward youth.
by B. T. Pelatusu.
- $2.10. The confenter of a beautiful fortie socker who was actress, the chaivialuo of gubilog and of crooks dens before sho abandoned her career for love, "EVERY MAN'S HAND" by Maj-
UOL E Now, U..
$2-50), The adventures of a French prisoner in 1814. He is of a daring and romante de
"THE CALLING OF DAN MAT- THEWS" by Harold Boll Wright.
$1-76.
A story a true of the real conditions of prment-day- life, even to the four corner of the earth, as to profoundly stir our religione and secular world, "Through it all runs a most charming lovestory.
"HELEN OF THE OLD HOUSE”
by Harold Bell Wright.
- $1-70. This is a beautiful lavo-story in a Ketur
“ANDELS TEARS" by Cecil Adnir. $2-50.
waters love,
An enthralling story of joy, sorrow, and a
BOOKSELLERS, STATIONERS & PUBLISHERS, HONGKONG.
fated not to die.
is very much liked by his host, and his pon would give immense plea on the morning of his departure, is sure.. An interceting situation is treated invited to return for a longer stay. by Mr. G. Heaton Nicholls, who is The story goes on from here to [The Rel Moon. JHarris aoither sonsationalist, nor adoscribe a mutual love between the Burland, John Lon Ltd:: 7/-.] scaremonger with respectable im- hero and a younger daughter of the in dealing with the oft-mentioned partiality. Lobengula slain, his house, introducing also very inter- "IF RICHES INCREASE."' mysuo studies of Bocars and his half-Ambio successor in the King-esting sketches of Irish Country{ wite makes one feel that the authorship of the Matabele sets out to Life.
John Harris was the hard son of wag nowe too sure of his subject and learn the wisdom of the Whiten On the whole, the book is quite a hard father. Tho Harris family ea concentrated on the somewhat before again making war upon them, well-written, but the plot itself is were farmers and their lande had The author of "Good Grain," one of Juan Luby's Prize novels, has backueyed lova thews to the detri- but returns from a Negro College iu | not exceptionally good. It is not been held in the family name for "MEN, MAIDS & MUSTARD POT"
ment of mis tulu..
America with the plan of a great evenly-enough woven to cover generations. In his early manhood
by Dilbert Frankan.
23-00, written an uzorbing story of a
The book makes pleasant reading Ethiopian Church, benenth which patches of boredom it unfortunately John's temperament is soured as a In this votuman, the liest collection of haique setting and it sweeps to a elimiz that but after laying it down oud feets are concealed the plans of a con- has: lapses of weakness are speci- result of his buing third party to a self master of an art which is even more and fores of the nuthor,
short stories to be published, he shows hl- leave one impressed now with the visity, You girls loch.bness in "The
that a intlo loss grandiloquence und federacy of native Africa. On the ally striking in the latter chapters. peculiar agreement drawn up by the diffealt than novel writing, A young schoolgirl of seventequ
-W. Z.
family lawyer, under instructionsA SOCIETY ADVENTURESS " fads in love with almost the first. Uliver, and more of the unscru- one side are the whites, now con an sue has ever been brought into pulous Mr. Bocars would have intemptuous, now panic-stricken,
The Mistake. C. G. Chatterton, from Stephen Harris the father, and superior in all things but in num
the Vicar of the Parish. Under this proved the talo considerably, contact with cutside her family.
bere. -C, J. R.
On the other side are the John Long & Co., Ltd., 7/-]
forbidding document the son either The hun, kond Tallier, although
["The Gate of Temptation by hurdes, mainly savages, suspicious
clioosey to arry the Vicar'a mua older than her, und fully Percy James Brebner. Jolin Long and superstitious, linked only by
daughter Mabel Rushworth, and realising her
teclo innocence,
Ltd., 2 nel.]
their reverence for this queer leader,
renounce all title to the father's
"THE GRANDEUR OF MRS. attracted by her youth and beauty
a King, a Bishop, and, it is whis
A la Mrs. Beeton-Tuke nostate, or remains wir conditional
4.DUDU" by Burntice Walker. $50. and compivuises her and hurriedly
pered, a Messiah. Mr. Nicholls A motor accident to
The author has antirle power; which is explains and mukea ayinpathetic the Pretty girl named Letty, poor but upon the lovers' breaking off their
who are attachment there and then. Lumer and an unfortunate chain of
The position, and after his escape from the prisonry rare in these days; and she has produced and create a wide breach in their Africu. Mary Daventry the benut, is conspiracy is not devoid of esperately eager to marry her; neeman chooses this latter course, and,,sbly in Portsmouths Harbour, lends on ureita book which is absolutely original, striking
This is a delightful novel of South, roncours of King Balunibats, and Pro; add two circumstances part them for yours
that one is already married to a dein later life experiences all the life low in Porchester Forest. is it does ut entirely new note in fletion, grandeur. He never glossEN OVAT father love. They are anally recon-ful daughter and heiress of a dried ched and although disownou by her fruit merchant who turned-& reli.what is childish or repulsive in the ented wite and can prefix Sir to his reinerse and a sense of limeliness in
KELLY & WALSH, LIMITED, silent type that runs its bull neck at any rate he should secure riches tatu, Anding discovers that her glous fauntic, was forced to furry negro mind, nor falls into the sentite the other of the strong consequence of his early desire that used is the Gary Ann in the world the straight-laced leader of a reli-motitality which produced in on aginto all toner of scrapes; see that rather than thwart his. Palert s glous sert called "The Seekers." he fiction of a noble savage and the girl passionately loves the Su foolish whits, which meant sacri
he goes to Africa with her husband acceding age the fiction that a
will try and get to love the other; In course of thue Harris the older und lor six years lives a life of bond. Bible, an abacus, and an oleograph, person but ennot wait for him but fieing a woman's love. age on behalf of "The Seekers of the Royal Family would make sure that sho marries the is gathered to his fathers, the son until the sudden death of her bus to make a connibal a Christian silent one who settles on her a mere immediately coming into possession
slatesmati. Me. Nicholls literary £50,000 and that they start out for of his own so far as wealth and Army Walter falls in love with the band sets hur free.
skill is that of the beginner but he their honeymoon in a motor car. lands were concerned. For a time and-girl and in the and marries her. He who bus his back to the drauglit
The novel is delightfully pleasant. See that the motor car is like Bob the iron will and wirelenting spirit and threaten the lady with her life afresh and cutting adrift fr his task. Bagete is a story of adven-Frosted (what a name!) strong of Harris the younger manifestealing on the whole; if somewhat Losing money is begotten of win- father's wrath and bnally threaten religion, a native messenger arrivesture with excitements sharp and and silent, but also make sure than itself, until the country-side is stir the lines of similar love romances Physical violence as Noville Bar and persuades her to make a journey. a most up-country a Nathoya, Queen it
like most mortals it needs a drink red by the outbreak of War, and afore the days of the Great War, But the story is
and that when durkness gets in the change gradually comes over this which, among many other tempor lavenating one and these possible Panda's Kraul. Mary answers tim
Bayete. . Heaton Nicholls, Bitlis in no way war thecull ad treks for days through this
motor refuses to budge; nake Bob man who could almost steel himself any innovations brought the land- unsurpassed scenery of the African-George Allen & Pawin Ltd., 7/6.J
set out to get some water, leave his ingainst his only surviving name girl into her own. excenace of the book. "
bride in -C. J. R. veld, arriving in time to find
the car and not saker cousin-George Harris and
Riches Incrense." return for four days. When be his family, [The cins ye do by Laureline Namoya on her deathbed. Munison. John Long Ltd., 7/-revenge for a white nu's seduction!
of her only daughter, Namoya the As the title suggests, the plot of tion, has a sear on his head, und, responsible for first one claim at net).]
Supernatural, wills that Mary bethis book has its birth curiously conveniently--for this is a mystery then another upon the country's her instrument of revenge and gives used by an error. Instead of giv-story, has lost his memory. Mean rosmaees. Even forming is con-
In English Dress. to Mary an ancient bracelet or eighting an already-prepared telegram while arrange thus the demented one ducted under difficulties til the rabies and one diamond within for despatch. the hero of the story is found murdered; that she is not advent of the land-girl. Mabel Here are a few Chinese proverbs structions that in each lover a jewel foroneously tenders a milway porter, the wife of the other chap, but of Rusleworth had long since lett the inken from "Gems of Chinese "The Gate of Temptation" is abe given until the white stone re- on the train in which he is going Bob; introduer chauffers who are Parish of Little Marpleton and In Literature" by Herbert A. Giles tale of Eastern mysticism in the ins, and then to weigh her life on a long deferred visit to an all dolcetives, footinen who are scounmarried into a titled if not wealthy (Kelly & Waldly. Most of these wing c! modern London. A young and turn back to tied to find peace. Varsity clauo in Ireland, another drols, a inysterious Mrs. Ottaway family Before the outbreak of wise remarks will be known to the gii, dalube, is very susceptible to The story of Mary's adventures paper substituting that which he and a Mr. 9.." Stir and mix woll War her daughter unknowingly majority of our readers, though for
It fiuence an in the unsert with her lovers takes the reader intended to send to forewarn his together, spend it over 200 pages, visits the scenes of her mother's the most part in the Chinese langu- Hutchinson. People still goo ats End of her husband through Africa, England and then friend. As mistakes seldom occur and it becomes an absorbing and younger days, and during this visitage. To them as well as to our reading this modern Dickensonian Lesaran Lado-Egyptian fanatic to Greece where the tragic ending | singly, this one was made only to mysterious story. Like the Curate's sho mikes the rich farmer's many non-Chinese readers these novel. We once thought it a -is used as an instrument to poison to one of her amours gives Mary be succeeded by another. In gising egg The Red Moon" which is the acquaitance. The big gaps created clever sayings should prove interest-good book. We still think to--but a huge number of prominent Euro-shock, makes her weigh her life and the wrong unine of the place he is opposite to a honeymoon is good in among agricultural workers, as the ing. pena, the object being to further finally she finds peace in quel destined for, he is deposited by a parts. Mr. Harris Burland war progressed, called forth many If you low at all, how low. Itata's drain of releasing the seclusion behind-convent walls.
ive chauffeur at a stranger's sustains interest in his plot almost of the nation's younger wonen. The host is happy when the guest hard peoples from the thrall Although on finishing one feels house. The family into which he until the end, and the mind is and one of the land-girl's John
Ima gone. they feel the white races hold them that much more could have been introdues happens to be of the well-engaged wondering who did the Harris was ultimately compelled to A bottle-nosed man say be a ter
told about the disposal of the jewels bred, well-educated and intellectual deed on which misunderstanding employ was none other than the totaller, but no one will think retire. A leve interest is provided, and it is a charmingly woven story with class of the Irish Gentry. A big takes place. The weak spats are the daughter of his first and oidy love.. the inesi abio triangle formed, by au interest that holds one right to storm taking place he is forced with introduction of the mysterious During the early part of the War Dr. Oliver falling in love with the end.
great reluctance, to accept their Mr. A. and the equally so Mrs. John Harris bus his own will drawn Estelle a difinally taking her from
hospitality for a night's lodging. Ottaway. Mr. Burland has it in his up, leaving the entire estate to his her fusha.
Mary of Many Loves. Amy T. By his endearing qualities, though to write the absorbing and mysteri-Cousin George's son-Walter, who An irritating lack of definiteness Baker, John Lang Ltd., 7/-.1
vot of very shori suguaintance, he us and a real detective story from has obtained a Commission in the
do.5.
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"THE GATE OF TEMPTA- TION."
Whilst forming pups for sturting
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brings earnestness and wisdom of
frequent.
THE MISTAKE,"
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Victor
does, he is in a bedraggled condi Events follow, as the war is Whitechurch, Jobu Tang Ltd.,
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50.
Armies are quintained for years, to
be used on a single day,
If you owe a man money, there is
nothing like seeing him often. Medicine cures the man who is
bas bis fuce to the grave.
ning.
A pretty woman entering a family
has the ugly ones for her foes. One more good man on on the is better than an extra angel in heaven.
Gold is tosted by fire; man by gold,
Extraordinary men are ordinary to
God.
It a man keeps his mouth shut bis
words become proverbial.
For every man that Heaven creates,
Euch provides a grave, (Courtesy The Yellow Dragon.)
In Brief.
If Winter Comes--A. B. M.
new line about it? Read it, then send us one!
Cappy Ricks Retires-Poter B. Kyle. If Cappy continues to be so thoroughly auusing he must never
The Cathedral-Hugh Walpole. How a powerful bat pompous man is brought low before the force of small town gossip. Rich back.. ground and delicate characteriza- tion.
letha
RECENT HEAVY RAINS,
These photographs show the damage done in the Happy Valley district by this week's heavy rains, which caused the collapse of many houses in Wong-nei-chong Village.
Photo by A. FONG.
According to the Observatory report 2.97-inches of rain foll dur?
the 24 hours ended 10 8.m. on Wednesday, August 29,
Photos by MEE FONG, Wyndham St.