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The Adventures Of
ROBIN HOOD
THE STORY THUS FAR: King Richard, eating for the Crusades In 19) pai England under a Regency, mlatrunting ħla Baxen-being brother, Prince John. During a Janxt before the laiter, Bir Rably of Lackstoy, a swashbuckling young Raton, wurste Bir Guy at Ghibourne, a Norman knight, thue winning the dislike et Lady Marlon Pitumalive, Bir Guy's ewwethours, Word come that King Richard has been raptured and hold Car abrand. Prines John, scheming to win the Crown, begins whežeruta perareų8- an of the Saxona After many daring«Beeda in the cater” of the Saxens, Tobin, with his neutra. Will Beurtel, and Mach-she+Miller's-Ban, a panchet, go to the banquet of Norman karona, given þy Princo Jahn In Nettingham Curtle, The Narmane are discssolna Robin as he nearu the Cantle.
CHAPTER III
we
The Great Hall of Nottingham Jesting and looked squarely at Cantle Hured and faded in the Prince Juhu. "You know. light of torches that hung in Saxons aren't going to pul up cressets on the dark stone walls, with it much longer!"
the for- "Oh, you're from which glimmered
you?" tot aren't geous bustners of the Normais cried John,
anger rising. and the long table was surround-Well, listen to mel...I called this_meeting of my friends; to: Tell them that to pay of Richord'o run runsom, they've got to colleel, not two gold mares on the pound, but three!. And the money "is to be paid to me!"
ad by, banqueterbo
A lusty company they feasted lustily, using huge klubs of breud for their plates--hemping them high with ment from the spits as the servants passed. They quaked "Why to you, Your Highness with mighty Inughter as they lusked Robin with ominous calm. gulped the wassail and gorged theness, "when King Richard ap- food, and kaun! bour-hounds painted Lorgehamps on Regent?" akulked among the shadows annp- "I've kicked Longchamps out! ping up the morsels that were From now on, I'm Regent of Eny- flung at thein.
land!"
As he said the words, his crafty
Wot! No Ammunition?
Bingapore, September 27. Special conatables who ran out of ammunities had to tur render today.when 150 jungle-uniformed Chinese terrorists at- tacked paw.mille between Johore Bahru and Kotatingi, on the mainland opposite Singapore Jeland. The terrorista ratired after looting tha mille.
Three Chinese and one Indian civilian were murdered to- day. Terrorists lost three killed,
A squad of a "ferret foras" operating in the Mentakab arca of Pahang, accounted for two of them."
In Negri Gemellan, Chinese terrorist seriously wound- ed his leader, Lim Chong, with his own revolver and than handed him over to the police. Lim is an ex-president of the Negri, Bemolian Rubber Workers Union-Router.
To Launch Japan Export Programme
Tokyo, September 27.
With dollar-short Japan's exports slumping towards
a new low, the Japanese Government this wook is expected to launch a three-point pro- gramme aimed to offset what some officials foar might be an irretrievable situation in the country's foreign trade.
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All thoke who were false to face dark with triumph, Lady Board of Trade officinis re They also mentioned the long- King Richard were on hund us Marion came to the upper bal-cently voiced alarm over dwind-sustained fact that absence of any honoured guests of his brother.
оп the link exports--which mean hard free ink between the yen and the Prince John the High Sheriff of coy and looked down
tense scene. It was as though a money in relara, with which United States dollar continues to deprive the Japanese business- ever-the sanctimonious
One after another the knights raw materials which enable her man in the export trade fron Bishop of the Black Canons--and vowed feally to Prince John now to live.
putting all his effort into his job. Sir Guy of Gisbourne--with that he had made his meaning
clear, and swollen with pride he include: dozen others of his rank.
turned 10 Robin. "And
1. With
permission from: about you, my young Saxon cock- erel?"
|SCAP, Jupań wants to set up Robin of Locksley sprang to his offices, representing Japanese feet and his words everd the mess concerns, in various market has had a und effect upon Bilence Bke ghung. "Every man{tions encourage Japanese
allegiance tobusinessmen to travel abroad. Lives here who
he cried, "is 126- Prince John,"
" Dunatic MER...ures, which
Prince John, 'resplendently be Jewelled, purtook of either meat nor drink, but mused darkly on ways and incans to raise itself
the seats of the mightiest. A las1 be furned to the Jocular knight next to him and asked question. All stopped to listen the oracle spoke.
"Any more objections to the
10x. from
Saxon
MAT
wha!
It is understood the three points
view
alarming
Meanwhile, recalcitrant labour: and inflation continue os domestic | Ziscouragement,
Additionally, officials said, the drop in the United States colton Japan's cotton merchandise ex- ports-United Press.
ISRAEL ADMITS RESPONSIBILITY
tor! Prince John has used the wil seek to better the situation misfortune to seize his with Jeterence tu linamging, ..and he'll use that power tires, qualifications of entrepre New
with the lasip of
of you sweet cul-heurs, mulgrials, better quality of Will Liends?"
throats here
correspondence to grind Richard's products, Highnes? Fanson out of our helpless Saxon foreign concerns, chumation "Objections, Your Hulawed Sir Géolfrey, "with hinds- som
tlant will be red tape and encouragement f Suxan dangling from every galused, not to release Richard, but production of export goods.
Tel Aviv, September 27. fows from here to Charnwood" tu buy Juhn's way tr the 3. Organisetkin of the present Uproarious laughter greated this curious'
Board of Trade into a virtual An Israeli military spokesman exclaimed
Arab with admitted today that the Trade Ministry "Well suid!" sally.
that Foreign was the uproar
airliner in which two British Prince John, then, Werking rose from the Nurman knights, wider authority.
The necessity for formulating correspondents were killed Inst playful finger at Sir Guy, he add- All leaned forward tensely, bands ed, "But not too many mon swords. It was Sir Guy who drastic measures was stressed in week was shot down by a Jewish
the ol
rate of plane. or we'll have nobody left lo pleaded darkly, "May 1 not dis- our land and pay our taxes!"
of him, You pose of
drop in export trade during the Highness?"
The shooting took place only "There's one I'd except. Your
"No, let him spout, for the mo For example, the Bourd of after the airliner had twice been Highness," replied Sir Guy ven
The replied John, livid with
ordered to land, he added. ment, omuusly, "And that one Is Sirury, and then, to Robin. "WhatTrade survey shows that
your export trade for the first Arab plane was off course if it Robin of Locksley!"
do you propose to do next?"
half in Sir Kolght,"
terms of United States was flying from Beirut to Am- "Oho,
organise
und dilara totalled $84,778,00
man, the spokesman said, for it Rabin, o exaet a death for a juring the second half $40.790,- few up and
Isroell down the taunted Prince John "The who Jarred the Lady Moris death! And
to stop till 800. never
During the first halt of front lines. and you, too, if I remember right-
Jo Jevery Saxon
our shire con this year, these figures declined ty-on the day of the joust stand up to you, free men, and to $71,307,000 and figures are ex- What's he been doing?"
strike
for Allow
pected to drop still more t England!"
and August," "Take him! the cry.
ing
1
яск
"Only today I caught him kill- a Royal deer in the forest!" "Did you take him?" shouted Prince John.
"That, Your Highness." be.
W
revolt!
cried!
Richard
Kill him!" was
·
dozen A
men
with drawn
first half of 1948.
Cotton Down
last
July
The decline is due in tho mala
gan Sir Guy apologetically, "would words leapt on him but his blade
Bashed oul and cut down the to the slump in export of textile
1...
it was spotted by a Jewlah fighter on patrol, which twice, using international signals, or- dered it to land. it made no attempt to obey the signale, ha wald.
The British correspondents not have been easy...you see
nearest. Servants, squires and gends which represents roughly killed were Mr. John Nixon, of "fight" broke in Sir Geoffrey, Knights tried to bar his way to C0 per cent of Japan's dollar ex- the British Broadcasting Corpora- In particular, cotton Non, and Mr. David Woodward, the devil his due, Sirithe door, but he hacked his way ports "Gilve
of the Daily Telegraph.-Reuter. behind fabrics have suffered heavily. through. A man-at-arms Robin of Locksley is the nest him raised his sword to mow him Board of Trade bein's const- archer in all England""
down At the shrill sercam of der a main cause for the ratic "But...
thundered Prince
woman Robin whirled-caught drop in exporla the fact that no John, off on one of his most ter- the
the belly man in killing a Royal shoulder, and with terride force a exchange rates between the with his agreement has yet been reached rife tantrums, deer! I want him brought bere at bure and hanged! yo hear heaved him at his enemies. The Japanese currency and the aler
say! A once! cutting down another he dashed ling, bloc. inen? Hanged,
tu the doorway. Pausing only to I'll tolerate njo.......
flash up to Marian a salute of He got no further.
thanks with his sword he was out, pulling the door chut behind him.
"
From beyond the outer doors brought the came sounds that
10 their feet, hands on
guests swords.
The door burst open and Robin entered thrusting the lackeys to right and left. "Who's this?"
he re cried Prince John. Then membered, for the young man was striding toward him vigorous- ly with
the body of a deer across
his shoulders. When he reached
the banquet table he glanced at
the remnants of the meal and
ter
these
at
(Continued' tomorrow)
US Troops Short Of Fresh Food
Thus, they ald, although anles contracts have been consummated with the sterlin area in the re- San Francisco, September 28. cent past, there have been no fuellities for establishing lutters of credit.
Attempt At Revival Of Europe East-West Trade
Genova, September 27.
Representatives of 22 countries, including Britain, Russia and the United States, met in Geneva today to attempt a rovival of East-West trade in Europe.
+
The conference will discuss a standards within a reasonable
Far Eastern occupation soldiers will run shart on fresh food next month, the chief of the U. S. Army transportation corps declared Monday.
The nine refrigerator ships which normally carry, the army's fresh food in the Pacific are tied up by the 20-day-old maritime strike or due to be struck when they reach port.
3 ARRESTED IN ARGENTINE PLOT
F
Brigadier General Poul Young told a National Labour Relations Board hearing on the the Trince, and said with an Im-
strike that the army might be pudently charming smile, "I hope Sir Guy has given me a better
able
to carry only four-fifths of the necessary fresh food to its meal than my reception Indicates!
troops in the Far East on three I no sooner enter the Castle with
refrigerator ships recently lifted a bit of meat-than his hungry
from the Goveniment's moth Fervants try to snatch it from: me" He turned to Sir Guy say-
Buffelent bull fleet, if the zhipa are operat- The four-day conference we hope to achieve a
rlae in production and living led under forced draft. ing with
mild reproach, "You will be held in secret.
The General said the army-can shouldn't storve them... really
end to carry the normal quota of dry you shouldn't!" They'd work bat 160-page i report suggesting time and expect in 'the
well-fed!"
trade make this old Continent stand on cargo-Associated Press. inter-European that words he deposited
its own feet again.” WILK the deer on the table, directly un-should be increased by nearly
Myadal added: “If this session der the high-and-mighty nose of five times its present level and
could define a emalt number of; Prince John, saying with a cere recommending the industriali-
concrete issues on which fairly monious bow, "With the compliantion of Eastern Europe by
immediate action арргага ments of your royal brother, King loans and, machinery from the
pottible and if it could set up Richard, God bless
himp
West. Prince John whose anger
A message from the United permanent machinery for deals
Buenos Aires, September 28. ing, with European trade and been melting Into stupefaction, Nations Secretary-General, Mr.
The police announced today
two development, feel this con- that
Argentines and. suddenly sank info his chair, Trygve Lle, read at the opening
ference will have made an Im-Spaniard were arrested, as EUS, threw back his head, and laughed today said the importance of the
portant contribution. himself into a state bordering on incoting was enhanced by the
pects in the alleged foreign plot to assassinate President suffocation
political events.
Juan gravity
"It would also have provided a Faron and his wife, bringing the nt he panted
"Any success which the com- "By my faith...
illustration of what total to 24 suspected conspirators last, wiping his eyes, "you're a
mittea might. schiave in de- remarkable
done through a non- apprehended since the plot was, bold
developing economic rascal, Robin...but I like
co-opera- can be you! Have you had meat?"
in Europe would contribute political approach based on sound first reported on Thursday, tion
In addition, seven Communists economic understanding." creation of an atmos.
Ten Eastern European countries|wero seized for provoking · ingi- phere In which wider settle mente might be possible", he and 11 Marshal Plan countries dents during nation-wide demons- and the United States are attend-trations. protesting the alleged said.
murder scheme-United Press, your place! The Swedish Executive Secre-lag the conference-Reuter, Ho, varlets, bring Sir Robin food! tary of the Economic Commission Plenty of it! Such insolence must for Europe, Mr. Gunnar Myadai, [....... support a
told the 100 delegaten he hoped "It does port it," said Robin genially, help- practical measures for the reg- himself to food from his toration and expansion of Euro neighbour's trencher, "for. It has pean trade.
had
"None but this that I brought,
Your Highness!"
"Sit down then, sit down! Sit
there, opposite me! Get up, Sir
Ivor, and give him
appetitel"
to
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