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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1848.
The Adventures Of
ROBIN HOOD
THE STORY THUS FAR: King Richard, tørving for the Crusades in 1993. put England weder a Trgency, mistrusting ble Rexen-haling kreather. Prines Jaku. In 4 Jonating match before the latter, Bir. Mobin of Lechler.
• swashbuckling Hawait youth, warste
Alr Gay of 'filiwarna, a Norman kalahi, thereby winsing the dislike of Lady Marian Fjawaljon. Bir day's sweetheart. King Richard is captured abroad and held for ranum, and Prines Jahn plata ta' seize the throne-uring and otherwise permenting the HERDAN Iteble does many daring" dreds to dout Prines John and Inaliz denounces him no italter. Prints Jehu maken Robin an outlaw with price on his head. In retaliation, Robin bandı tagether a host of vletimé of Bir Guy and Prince "John. They hide in Aberwood Forvet and raw to restate King Michued to the braste (ske from the rich and give so the When Bir Guy and his retione go through the format with a haze'ram of money--obla taken it and makes the knights change rulment with the *perly. Prince John arranges for an arcbory" tournament ja ball Robin. Tia comes with his Merry Men to Nottingham wing the pitse at the Golden Arrow from the hands of Marian-bot la surmanded by the “qomatizmu al Peines Jahis. It was men are on hand and a tæki jo imminent.
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CHAPTER IX
"Your Mentory for voices, Sir Guy, is for better than my own!" Hobin Hood hawed low before the royal box where all the Nor- mun dignitaries sal in cittering stale--and the Lady Mactan whose face win white with drend nt what the tates might have in slare for the soul-stirring outlaw of Sherwood Forest
For the moment the only sound
pleasure, was all mine!" grunted Tack. At the moment they over- heard Will Scarlet whisper to an- other of their comrades:
"He's way: Give the signal to sent- ter***
blast on his
The man Hese a hunting horn.
Halsin san deyerately but an other ring of haiseman appeared suddenly fra nyound the end of
Strange Explosions Prompt - Talk Of Swiss Neutrality
Zurich, October 4. Reporta circulated in Switzerland today that heavy explosione which could be atom bombs wore 'recorded at the meteoropical office in Zurich,
It was pointed out that the powerful explosions show different graphical.recording from that of an earthquake, Thero In no positive way, however, of distinguishing an atomlo: ex-
plosion from other sovare explosions.
The Swiss mateorological officers received telephoned in structions to refrain from denying or confirming all réporia of i afòmic exploșions in the Soviet Union.
The Director of the Zurich meteorological office said: "And comments we might give would result in severe criticism from the Govlet authorities since the nature of each reports have a - strong political and military significance. They may even be held to constitute a violation of Bwiss neutrality” "ko added.
Reuter,
IRELAND'S TOURIST HARVEST
Dublin, October 4.
the crowded courtyard of Nut-the pavilion and closed in on him. Irish hotels, restaurants, railway and shipping com-
ngham Castle was the wind, for storm clouds were darkening the sky where Some hawk was wheeling.
fa
Mounted sokliers were advancing on three sides. He slid to a stop toked about for a way of co- then, with A bound, he
rupe,
panios are reaping a rich harvest from the greatest tourist invasion the country has
known.
a short dusiced back du the rear of the Normally the holiday season ends in September, but
bow and "A tong memory, eh" said Primer dołu with his wil smile, Both very convenient of timez
pavilion. When he was seen a Par went up from the crowd. Ce soil fies ut mounted men-
"Mennekes sometimes stretch, [nt arms rade in from the flanks, Your Highter retariest Rub. {cutting off his escape. Now from every side salern rushed upon.
in with on imprætext grin.
“And so do necks, my friend?" [him. vried Sir Guy Turrily. "Flow F it you 't
black orDAY Today
трактов 1!
That TV fost verdiet is always £nal!"
niep we
this year, it is being pushed into October. Many of the big hotels in this country are completely booked out for this month and meanwhile tourists continue to pour in by the thousands.
He was trapped.
While there are still many [in numbers. To these escapees Sir Guy observed this with a arrivals from the United States from stringent austerity, the sardonte smille-the High Sheriff and Continental countries, Bri-pict itude of unrationed food Its was jubilon-Prince John moutish visitors now predominate and drink that Eire offers is no
itainously complarent. The Bishop
negligible attraction.
Top-price Dublin cafes
and taverns are still crowded all day "Robin of Lockaley, known to by cross-channel people "having some as the outlaw Robin Hood a go" at the good things of the "Sir reading pompously, table and the cellar which are "after fair trial in which you tamine commodities in their own were not able to produce one wit land. Beef steaks, eggs,
milk neze on your own behalf, you ice cream are still in abundance have been found guilty of out. in Eire and though the
awry, theft, murder, abduction.
high prices being charged for them in false pretences, contempt of the the fashionable restaurants make Crown, poaching in the Royal the ordinary Dublin resident forests and tigh treason"
pay visitors just
CY CA
As they Talkeet the soldiers of the Black Canosa raised his were slowly but surely closing in eyes tu thankfulness. The only and Robin's
having compassion for hiin shone in the dimeulty in bonding their post-tror-dimmed
of Lady tions without
riving themselves Marian, away by opre Lostility, Sorden- Kolun. Foged new with steel ly Sir ay sinatlet his leader. -fought degerately, but, nt. Inst "Arrest this trap!" bellowed they bore him nown. The mob Dickson and that instant the was yelling as they fought blind- storm was on
ty. Men-at-urIT.S pinioned Ro- in's arms, and dragged him. bleeding tatlered toward the royal box.
Cus
lastead of wying to fire back through the growil, Rabju teapt into the royal bos, smashed full into Sir Guy, clutched his throat and forced him bark varpinu. Next he how the High Sheriff nver-and with a quick smile at Lily Marin, tarbed to the rear of the bor, and out through th silken canopies that formed the back of it.
Sir Guy, Liter eyeing him from send to foot with a contemptuous mile, reached out and struck him heavily across the face.
faith." cried the High
Sherif, "a very good idea!" He enched forward but as he was about to emulate Sir Guy-Robin launched out with his foot and gave him ruch i terrife kick in the mid-region that the breath was knocked out of him all but permanently. Head "Your turn new, Prince John!"
ected Robin, chunnugly.
a very rash Young "Ye man!" repised Prince Joha step Ding back precipitately, "I'm
Sir Guy was meteoighirde enim as he picked himself up and win- ed the blond from his face.. The High Sheriff fi sat blinking stupkily, nad bollowing: "Hey, get around behind there! him off!" Sir Guy advised him to stop.
shouting, and whispered something in b's cur, which made him si ority.
stood before his accusers, dirty, tattered and blood-stained.
"Haven't you forgotten B count shudder, the
with a smile. or two... naked Rabin coolly.
"What do you. mean?"
The tourists brought wealth- "Isn't it a crime under the estimated recently by Mr. Daniel roble Prince John to love my Morrissey, Minister for Industry country?...a felony to protect and Commerce, to be £33,000,- the serfs against your rapacity? 000--this year--to Irish traders. a_misdemeanor to be loyal to To Irish housewives, however, my King?".
they only brought a headache because of higher prices.
"If I could add anything to the charges against you, I'd gladly do answered Sie Guy and went
on: "It bị the' austenon of this
Topped All Records tejbunal, that on the marrow, at high nean, you are to be taken to
The Irish Tourist Association, the town square of Nottingham; others engaged in the tourist in- which represents hotellers and and there hanged by the neck tit
the this year's traffic has already topped ali pre- vious records.
"There may be same..." sug- gested Sir Guy, his eyes resting on Marian, "who will regret that a man of your peculiar talents should be cut off se early in life. But personally .you
interposed Robin, "the sentence exceedingly lenient!...I thank you!".
At the err of the royal box | sorry I can't remein in Notting-you are dead.” Robin was confronted with a am to see what Sir Guy has in sollt doric of nearing men-nt- tore for you! It'll be some arms. He dobled and tan ng special, I can assure you parallel to the pavilion, and a
hat quickly
Other
"Sorry I anderestimated you, back again.
ir Guy! The next time.. soldiers were frantically trying to get ormul to the rear of the. royal box. The rss of people rushed back and forth In be- wiklerment. Rovin's Merry Men distused in anything but the Lincoln green were doing their brest
10 delay the soldiery. "What's the marter people ware saving. "What's happen-
"Its Bulin Hood?" "Don't
let them take im
Swards weir flashing-knives geaming exporterstaffs failing.
There'll be no next time for ou," shouted Sir Guy. Then, to Nekson: "Look him up!"
thrust
dustry, states
Steamers of the London Mid. land
Scottish and
Railway, which ply Letween Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire, hava ready carried, 500,000 to and from Ireland or 70,000 more
than were carried last year, great was the tax, or the ao commodation of thd two
'on the that an extra versal had to be called into service to cope with the rush.
run
As they led Robin away. Sir
Staring straight ahead Robir, Guy and Prince John noted with Hood was led along the resound- ardonic amusement the pallor of ing corridors and down intermin- lie face of Lady Mariar
steamere engaged Ro-able steps to a dungeon door. A in captors lost no
time inturnkey opened It and Robin was ringing him to trial.
inside. The cell was The Great Hall of Nottingham empty but for chains bolted in- astle was the place.
to the wall and to these Roble
The British and Irish Steam- was fettered. The door opened...
which serves clanged shut. The key turned. Packet Company, The cell was in darkness.
the Liberpool-Dublin boats, re- Marian, at her window was ports that this year they carried looking out into the night her ble the number carried last year. 200,000 passengers-exactly dou- closed fist beating impotently against the frame. Her eyes were filled with tears.
Sir Guy, Sir Geoffrey, Sie Mor- timer and Sir Ralf sai in judg The mere was at its heightment with the High Sheriff and when Friar Tuck whanged his number of Norman Indles were stuff down on the skull of a sol-in attendance-nmong them Lady Idler who was about to brain Lit- Marian.
e John. "hanks. Fatty," sold Rebin Hood, heavily guarded John, a U reluctantly. "They men-at-arms under Dickson,
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