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CHAPTER VID
WHAT HAS HAPPENED
LA SURUIA GOLDWYR
Anna Sten
Sajjanal de Boada, dn
EMILE ZOLA'S
Grant Haval at i kane pa the Khatam
“No,” said Mimi nodding her hend, slyty.
Satin noticed har nod..
“What do you mean by that?" she
asked.
mail her letters, and his somehow "Well," said Mimt, we forget to
get lost after they reach the post- box downstairs. She never looks it...the basn't time, working ali day."
Nana, a demi-mode in Paris just be- Zare the Franco-Prussian wear, had doen made a famous theatrical star by Oreiner, who misted and got her to be his puppet. äul of the same sime the carried on an affair with George fat, a young offner schom the really loved. Greiner, hearing of this through George's Puritas pralker, Andrs, also on offer, immediately threw Nane out of his thestre; and sfectually barres from other Giorge, har loner, dan bean transferrad from Franse te iiperia, at the inkar, „mog of Andre, who wishes to break
"Now, wait a minute," said Mimi. ** 19a agair between the two young "The sooner the forgets his the propia, Vona, poor så svær, but, jrue) batter of she'll be. She lost every- to George, to living with Hims, an old ; thing on his account, and I think riend of hero.
too much of her to let her do it a NOW GO ON WITH THE #rogy|second time. No, Satin, it's all for
her own good, avan thôngh ji :
Batin was incredulous. "You do that to har? You, her old Criand why, you're killing ber by slow tor- tura,"
A Nana walksd" down' the dark hurt her now like the vary davi, streets of Paris, one night, redeethig "Wall* sald Batin, there en her past life, one thought stood friendship, Em sutal You ought to wat in her mind like a burning tell her...tall her at least he has brand. That, was: Why had Goerge||written." DEVET LIEWEDed the franklo and in- samant letters which she had writ, ten to him in his lonely post in Al-
geria? Not for the life of her could she, understand why he had never written her. “Why, why, why TM" she kept repeating. For almost a year she had writtan.......and thers had been na auswer, "Why?"
to
decent
And Batin went out. Mini marsiy shrugged her shoulders.
ود
ke
Im a little while Naam omas' in As she opened the door. Miraj looked up and saw 'a tired human being., Just a girl who was working too hard without any of the ameni ties of even the poorest civilisation. But then there evolved a miraculous And through all that Uma Naxa, change in her thos. It lighted, the ex-trollop, turned from sady a cathedral window, and shons forth sameradaria
Maradiant with hope. Nana uziled an through the Induence at George: j'abs looked inquiringly at Mimi. had slaved in a bakeshop, barely "Any Jettara?" she asked. keeping herself alive. It cost wo much to live, and she made so lit- tle. But never once-though abe lived with Mim! who every night followed her only known profession] -did she swerve from the path which loys, with blind cruelty, had)
"This is the ви letter I'm going to write Aim...if he doesn't a-
while
ascer this.......*
"NA" Bad Mimi, "no letter."
And immediately Nana's face re- Zaxed. Once Again she was the weary working girl coming home exhausted after bar day's tanicu. Years seemed to, gray her cheeks,
"well" she sighed." "I cannot un-
Lasde her follow. 'It would have derstand it. I loved him. And he been so easy, too! Just ones la afloved me. You know we both loved Glad, the thought: If there wach other. If we had only quar. was any way she could get out of reled-or it I had done something... doing that back-breaking work for I've been so good. I've tried to be ber miserable,” 197, "One good, so good." friend, with lots of money, and well quit trying," offered Mimi could have as much as I earn there You'll kill yourself going on like "In a week," she thought to harwalf this! Come on out with me tonight And it was not only tard, to work and have a good time, kes It Samy a- and wait, but it was hard for Speil and forget your troubles,“ Nana-whose game once was on the "No," add Nans. "Tm going to world's lipalo be content with the | write a Intter. This is the last faktor- Bittle the nothing, in fact-which going to write to him. If he she had. No wins, aver, only dirty, doesn't answer this, I'1⁄2? Kava time emelly, water. And little of that than to take it daký. ( I can't go on even for wasting herself, No furske this, working, sixteen houT K na tarriage, nothing. Nothing but not knowing what the aun hours and hours of work every day, looks like?
"Now you're talking sense," said
and the torture of waiting for sout Mim He won't answer to He's thing which might nevrer coma. Nana, here was a bard jits, doubly | no good♫* hard becauise. Nad she, never been
Nane farid. "He is good. Some- accustomed to luxurica the would thing happened, that's an.”
never have missed them... Had sha 89.Nana, sat down and wrote her been brought up in a rigorous and lonely heart out to George in far- decent fashion and not in the away Algeria for the last time. She aquaior and muck and; sitme and were bitter tears as the... wrote; ami souka of her dirty, Paris,and forced if George wers over to have seen the into her evil life, she would have letter, no power could have kept had a chance to make sathing of him from her any longer. As it waff herself. To do what sil girls long he was kept out there over the ap- for, though at times perhaps they pointed time, because of his brother. forget; be married, and to raise, a who pulled strings and had his post family. No, none of those joya were made permanent, for Nana Nana waa = bad woman. and bad women to most people can never be thithing else..
Mimiwas dressing for har "ave- se Anh suot shout, mà th she - dinished:: Nana had done with
But while Nana waà thinking thase, the letter, thoughts on her lonely walk home Mim walked quickly over to her. from her, work Mimi har friend mail as I go out.” aba-ang- was welcoming A‚ruesi to the litUe sakted; place the girls shäred; it was Batin,
o" said Nana. I think I'll mall ODE = Of Nank #yoldest friends. but this one squali.“ one of whom she had; sean- listle "Don't be silly. You're too tired,” lately, Batin and. Mimi had, baen objected: Mimi, her heart in ber talking over, old-times-they, the mouth "You lle down."
three of them, Satin, and And simost, pushing the tired Nana--had been something of a fa- Napa onto, the bed, she wrected the [mous tria la certain portions of letter from, her: hand put on ber Jaunty hatás jaunty as her char-
Paria a few years 480 24 skéd. { actor-and want out. On the land-
And how a Nana? anxiously
ipg, just outside the door. Mimi ___Mími shrugged her shoulders, muttered something to herself. "Still in love with that George per-
**The; last ong” she said, “Well, there goes simi tore the letter up. "Yes, but hkën't ne compe back? and; insidè: Nana 'wan-bagianing He promised to return, from that Another sleepless night, wondering, Alperin place in a month Ham't about George, wondering. Wonder» sis-Heard from him.. to all these ing, wondering. months**
C.E.C. FIFTH PLENARY SESSION
Shanghal, Dec. 6:
The fifth plenary session of the Central Executive Committee will be opened on December 10, Mr Wang Ching Wel delivering an Inaugural address after which there will be a preparatory session The revised draft.constitution will be submitted to the secular- Router
AERIAL COMMUNICATION TO BE AUGMENTED.
Bal
Canton. To meet the public demand, the South-western Aviation Corpony tion has decided to operate additional alf-mall and, passenger service on the Canton-Lungchow (Kwangs) and the Cant
Airways from Dec. 1
In order that aerial commas tions with Ewelchow prov
(TO BE CONTINUED)
EDUCATIONAL HEADS: LEAVE
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY
GENEROUS GIFT TO NANKING
CANTON AND NANKING
Effort To Create Harmony
Dr. Ferguson's Gift
Nanking, Nov. 24.
Yesterday the Board of Directors.
DECEMBER 7, 1934:
PEAK SCHOOL
(Continued frons, Page 6.)
their willing assistance in every-. |thing that has been undertaken.
Our very grateful : thanks this aftermon are due to (1) the Com mittee of the Peak Club for the loan of this hall. who has given up so very much (2) Míra, Ralston
Canton, Dec. 5.
of her time. and taken so much High officials here are optimistic trouble in helping to coach the to-day that co-operation between children for their parts in the play. the South-west provinces (Kwang (3) .the Mothers who have provid- tung and Kwangs) and the Cen-ed such attractive costumes for the tral Authorities will be a reality children. (4) the Superintendent of the Botanical Department for before long.
the loan of plants. (5) the H.K. Electric Co. for the loan of the street lamp. (6) Messrs Lane:
the loan of the Crawford for Station.
of the Univeralty of Nanking, beld (From Our Special Correspondent) Its semi-annyal meeting at the University. There was a full at- tendance of members of the Board, Among those present were Dr. C. T. Wang, former Foreign Minister in the Nationalist Government; Han Li-wu: Secretary of the Board at Trustees of the British Boxer Indemnity Fund; R. Y. Lo of the Legislative Tuen; C. S. Chen of the Ministry of Industries; Dr. J. C. Ferguson of Peking, Mr. T. C. Woo Chairman of the Board, presided at the meetings.
Announcement was made con- cerning several important gifts to the University and in regard to the erection of new buildings.
to the
Dr. Wang Chung Hut. Judge of the World Court, and Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legislative Tuan, are expected to arrive here to- night by special train to interview Generals Chen Tsal" Tong and Li Chun Jen who arrived Canton yesterday by a military airplane from. Nanning General Lt made the special trip to this city in order to see the two Nanking emissaries,
It is understood that the Nan- king terms are agreeable to Mr: Hu' Han Min, and this means there is Uttle opposition among the high oficials who are following the views of Mr. Hu.While the terms may be disclosed later by Dr. Wang Chung Hul, it is understood that the political powers of the South- west will remain undisturbed:
In a statement released last
8
We all think it was very kind of Lady Southorn to come here this afternoon, to distribute prizes, and we wish o express to her our hearty thanks,
LA
PRIZE LIST Class.10
our
Hamish Nicol, Eleanor Sangor. Tommy» Graper, Graeme. Young, Bernd Adamczewski, Margaret An- derson, Constance Monaghan, Jen- nifer Butters, Vivien Ralston, Hans Wilfried Ortlepp. Adamczewski, Bernard Mills, Pat Greenhill and Peter Harris-Walker.
Class 9t
Approval was given of the erec- tion of a building which will house the private collection of bronzes, porcelains, paintings. jades and other cultural objects which Dr. Ferguson has, donated University. Dr. Ferguson was the first president of the University, holding office from 1888 to 1887, and has been a director contin- uously since that time. His collec- tion of Chinese "objets d'art" was
Div. (1)-1st, Robin Young, 2nd. begun while he was president. It night, Mr. Hsiao Fu Chen, Alan Mackichan; Div. (II)—1st. is the most valuable private collec-spokesman of the South-west Poli-Neville Mills, 2nd Robin Taylor tion in China and contains a
tical Council, stated that Nanking Peter Stellingwerff (General Pro- rumber of specimens which
should show its sincerity in reach- Adency). Prize presented by Miss not included in any other collec-ing an understanding with the Buckwell. tion in the world. Funds will be Bouth-west. A unified government
Class 8 "given by the alumni the Univer-
in name as well as in fact, he said,
1st.-Elspeth Forster; 2nd-Mar- sity for the building to house the should have a responsible cabinet, garet Purves. Helen Tracy (Gen- collection, Pending the erection
must make pubile ali financial ac-eral Proficiency)." Joan" Davidson of this building, by
'counts and must use the troops in special ar-
(General Progress). Prize present- rangement with the Ministry of fighting only the Communists and the Interior of the National recovering lost territories. Government. the collection will be exhibited in the Wen Hwa Palace in Peking.
are
This is the first gift of its kind and value to be made for the use of the public in China, and the Directors expressed their apprecia- tion of the generous gift by Dr. Ferguson and of the arrangements made by the. National Government for the temporary exhibition the collection in Peking.
of
Mr. Hsiao also expected that the Nanking military authorities will send the thirty divisions of troops in Fuklen; and Klange to suppress the Communists in Szechuen.
Efforts To Effect
Co-operation
Shanghal, Dec. i. The New Library"
Further, pledging their sincerity Announcement was made of the in desiring to reach a rapproche- action of the National Governmentment with the south-western lead- in donating to the Universityers, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, Chair- 100,000 yuan in government bonds, man of the Military Council, and this being the second payment on members of the Standing Commit the promise of the Government of tee of the Central Executive Com- $300,000 yuan for the erection and mittee in Nanking are sending two maintenance of a library at the separate autographed letters to the University. Plans for the library south to-day through Dr. Want building are being drawn and the Chung-hul Judge of the Perman Directors expressed their deep ent Court at The Hague, and Mr. appreciation to the Government Sun Fo. President of the Legislative
Yosh
for Its aid at this time.
Approval was given for the con While the contents of the letters struction of a new dormitory for are withheld from publication, students and of the erection of a Nanking is understood to have out four-unlt faculty resttence. Aplined measures for sincere co-opera- proval was also given of the erection between Nanking and Canton, tion of a gymnasium for the Should these meet with the ap- Middle School from funds contr proval of Mr. Bu Han-min, the op buted by the alumni and friends mat the schoot
The University has been aisisting in the developing of small scale Industry, such as wool Weaving, and its initial efforts have been thus far successful, The Directors approved of co-operation with the Municipal Government of Nanking in this field.
position leader, a series of confer tween him and the Nanking lead- ences is expected to be held, be-
ers in Shanghai,
Dr. Wang, whose volantary: ef- forts in bringing the two parties closer have resulted in the post- ponement of the Firth National Kuomintang Congress to allow time The enrolment at the University expected to make a longer stay in for the necessary preliminaries, ja is the largest in its history the the southuthan Mr Sun Fo. The Colleges and Junior College Course, latter expects to return here in there are nearly 800 students time for the Plenary Session of enrolled; 'in the University as a the Central Executive Committee to whole including scillated schools, be held in Nanking on December the total is approximately 1,700. The President. a Dr. Y. G. Chen.
10 The Acting Treasurer is Harry 8. Ble.
ROVING REDS
Remnants Pursued By Troops
From Our Special
Gen.. Chiang: Po-cheng, personal representative of Gen. Chiang Kai- shek, in Canton, who has brought about better relations between the Military Council Chairman and Gen. Chen, Chi-fang, Kwangtung“ military commander, is seeking an interview with Kangal military commanders in regard to the anti-
Communist campaign and the in- ternal situation setording to a Chinese message, from the south
ed by Mrs Hooper.
Class 1 1st. Helen Sanger; End-June Ralston.
Special Prizesi Miss Bicheno's Prize for Progress In Music, awarded to Tom Williams. Head Mistress' Prizes for Neatness, awarded to Geraldine Davidson (Class 7). Isobel Butters (Class 8). Sylvia Franklin (Class 97. Graeme Young (Class 10).
PEAK FIRE
A fire occurred on the hillsides near Hatton Road on the Peak at about 358 yesterday afternoon and soon spread, to an area of 1.500 feet by 300 feet. Gough Hil Police Station hand drawn appli ance could not cope with the situation and a call was put through to the Central Fire Sta- tion when a motor appliance was despatched and the fire got under control by 4.38 pm
The fire originated from some dry shrubbery and grass becoming Ignited presumably by a lighted cigarette end. No other damage was reported beyond the burning. of the dry grass and shrubbery.
MOTOR FATALITY
knocked down by a
A Chinese male 60 years old was motor lorry
am yesterday. He died after ad- in Wing Lot Street at about 11.45 mission to Hospital
DEATH OF MR. DUNCAN GRAHAM
Clasgow Rangers Chairman
chal Air Maß"Sot-visse
Lotton, Mor. 15.
Scottish football has suffered a severe loss by the death at Glas- sow of ex-Baille Damcan Citaham, the Glasy Rangers 7.C. chair-
man
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
15
18
Note:--Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the words required.
ACROSS 1The sort of man who is well- pleased with himself (14) It is a pleasant thing to help others in trouble (7). 10-When we are inclined to
think, we may do it (7) 11-If you walk under this, on
your own head be it! (9). 13-It's poll or a ple with an ac
cent. Now try1 (4)], 15-Calm and unrunted; (8). 18-You'll see in a Dash a lot of
discarded rubbish (7)
17-A presentiment, perhaps (8). 19-A stain, which is easy to de-
tect (4). *:
21. Takes the ashes out of fur-'. Ja naces (3),
24-Some drive it, some eat it!
25.-It's a rough draft to be t
this (7),
sluggårds, must have been (10), 2-It's as far as one could gol.
(5):
3-A man, they say may be as
bald as a this- (4), 4-When the middle of a month
has gone, the rest simply. nies! (4)
5-May be used for selyage (4))) 3-A reddish colour, or some say
It's a brown (6)F 7-Byron, styled Rome the this
of nations (5), 8.--Unforgiving (10). 12.--If you do this you won't be
short of change. (5).- 14.This is worth knowing (3). 15-This dog has only two legs
16-When there is no charge
made, may be set free, (6). 18-A grave offender (5). 29-Before you find this (8); 21 Hurry on the solution here
22—In a word or two, if it's this nothing can be done (4). -the last clue means to an
endi (4).
28 This helps one to cast figures, and make out "a Hat for pay
· pers” · (anagram). (14). DOWN I-What those / Estterers, so "often rabed by Bolomon aa
The following is the solution to yesterday's puzzle:
1, Quarrelled: 8, Esop: Down:--1 Quay; 2. Altruists; 10. Acted, 11 Oreratute: 12, Eulo Radio 4 Leonine; 5, Elector: 7. ght; 13. Indus; 15, Pistole 17, Scald B Pressagent; 9, Aspirate, 22 Mims, 34, Aperture: 27, Noviti interalia, 20. Emanate: 31. Precede;! Reading, 18, Residue, 31, Preston; 14, Apartments; 16, Ozdinate: 18,
ate: 23, Phlor, 21, Boda- 30, Ben-13, Livid; '25, Topic; 25; Axia ¡excluais.
Across
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Battle Graham, who was in file sevently-eighth year; could be re- Pelping, Dec. 8,
garded as me of the ploneers of Dr. Monlin Chiang, Chancellor
Association football in Beotland: of the National University of
are over 50,000 men and that in and had a lifelong connexion with Pelping, appointed by, the Minis
Canton, Der, 5 recent fighting at Hsingchuen the famous Thruz Park, club. He try of Education, to represent es troops, the Rells are reported ed or wounded, while over 1,000 two years ago, and contributed in After evading Ewingsi pravin- over 700 Kwangs troops were Elle was appointed; chairman about China at the Far Eastern Educato-day to have arried at Hala Beds were med. About 2,000 no small measure to the Bangers' tian Conference to be held in king and Tungchoong in the Communists Magle about the middle of next eastern borders of Kwelchow, Hunan provincial troop
captured. success by 1 guiding. ence month under the auspices of the while the remnant Idees in west king forces are
and. Nan- and friendly encouragem University of the Philippines, letters Kwangs are being pursued by Kwangst units.
the never missed. here, to-47
batting the charity match in the provincial troops under the Reds. Dr. Chiang is travelling with command er General Pat Mating
was engaged, and In view Dr. Hermin Lin, Preside
of the HS University of Shanghai and an-
communists are other Chinese delegate to the con- Forth Group Army) are orceres Mon
All the Kwangsi troops" (the from Kwangtung Terence
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