1935-02-26

The Affairs Of Cellini

(Continued from Page 4)

"I never wanted to marry, The Duke, hopeful of meeting Venuto," she said, "simply, and some handsome models through added, "and you? I can imagine a pretty wife and niany darling babies."

"Imagine as you will, for such all imagination. There has

been no-wite."

They marveled that for a full two months Della had been back and he had been at the palace many timed to confer with Duke Alessandro, yet had seen nothing of each other.

Benvenuto, dismissed the charges with "A man is a poor creature i he will not defend himself.”.

And now a matron whom' Otta- vanlo favoured was pressing him to have her husband given charge of the minting of their coins. Alessandro would not listen to it.

Ottavanto was becoming deter- mined to get rid of Benvenuto Cellini in some manner. I he couldn't have him hanged be "Yet, Milady makes it her way would have him assassinated. to occupy the Summer palace All the next day Benvenuto outside the city when His Exhad no modeling for the beautiful cellence dwells here, and she but painfully thick-headed Angels comes here when he sees At to to do. His thoughts were too full occupy the Summer palace. We of the finding of his beloved have but just come from the Sum-Della. Yet, as any man might," he mer palace."

HONG HÙNG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1935.

CABLE SHIP'S LONE TRIP

To Remain At Sea For Six Weeks

The officers of the cable-ship, The Cable, groaned just before they left on 2,000-mile, » six-weeks voyage recently, says the "Singa- pore Free Press," Five days before they had returned to Singapore tom a three-weeks-job, an

The Cable is the sole repair ship In these waters of the Eastern Ex- tension A. and C. Telegraph Co... Ltd., and she has the delicate task of laying and repairing the 'sub- marine cables.

across to

123

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Nota:Figures in parentheses indicate number of letters in the wards required.

ACROSS ...

can be slur (anagram) (11) 1-To bring this to the mill is 3-Friends we value like to keep

profitable (5).

in this with us (5),

4. Specious (9).

9.-A drawbridge one can raise or

lower (7).

Her area of operation is the wa- ters within Uries drawn from Hong Kong Macassar to Darwin, southwards to Manila, down from udmired Angela and tried to make across Australia to a point east of | 10-A pet form of cake. (7)) her show just the least spark of Tasmania, then" west exi

11.-A vaulted passage, found in passion when he embraced her.

a cunning manner (7). 12 or it might be quite un-

observed, and (6). 15.--to us be dull otherwise (8). 17. To restrain by fear (7). 21-Food for the body, and per-

"My beloved," Benvenuto claimed, embracing and kissing her again," "is there, need for 123 to agath"be separated?"

"No need; if it is your

The gate opened suddenly and a low voice said, "Signorita is wanted by Milady."

It was the valce of a friendly guard, the one Della had bribed to unlock the gate for her.

"Tomorrow' night-I must fly,"

Della whispered. and darted through the small "gate, "which closed instantly. and Benvenuto, beard the click of the iron latch as the guard made fast the gate on the inside.

*In her garden," the guard whispered to Della, who hurried through the loggia and found the Duchess nervously pacing up and down the rose path..

"Where were you?" she asked. "On the upper terrace, Mllady, trying to get sleepy, a little head- ache kept me awake."

"What was the service when we dined with the Duchess of Milan, do you recall?"

"The thinnest of silver, Milady, exquisitely engraved."

"I thought 80. Good enough. You are quite sure that it wasn't -gold?" "

"Oh, quite sure, Milady." "Good enough" the Duchess repeated, and added, "You may go."

Della returned bitterly disappointed

suggest marringe.

her

Instead, she had said, crossly, "Be careful, you have snarled my bobbin lace!"

"Bobbin lace! By the red head or Magdelene, you have inside you merely bobbin lace instead of a heart or a pulse or a drop of warm

blood," he cried.

"It is pretty lace," she said, serenely.

That night Benvenuto went again to the trysting place at the appointed gate of the de Medicl palace. But it was in vain. That afternoon a quantity of choice fabrics had arrived from India and Persia and the Duchess kept her Ladles-in-Walting about her late into the night, discussing the fabrics and the gowns to which

each was suited.

Just before dark the next day Benvenuto was coming from a dealer in gems and he was in a bitter mood, not only because he had been unable to see Della the right before, but because the beautious Angela had been more dumb, more chilly, than ever.

And then passing through a side street, he almost ran into Count Maffo rounding a corner. He had a guard with him, but if he had had an army with him Benvenuto's mood was such that he would have attacked him.

This Fly

"Ho, you are the one I want to see" Benvenuto cried, "Come now to her room.

and exterminate this fly!" that her rendezvous had been interrupted

"At him!" the craven Count ordered his guard. at just the moment when

The guard beloved "Venuto" seemed about to he was clumsy and a swift thrust lunged at Benvenuto at once, but

from Benvenuto's sword pierced Della tried to find some reason his heart. As he fell Count Maffio why, at so unusual an hour, the turned to run but Benvenuto was Duchess would be up and in her upon him. Another guard, far in garden, and anxious to know the rear, came up a safe distance whether the table service of the but seeing the first guard dead in Duchess of Milan was silver or the street, dared not stand "out gold. And why was it that the and fight to protect the Count. Duchess seemed to be greatly re- The Count squealed with fright Iteved when assured that it was as Benvenuto twisted his sword silver? The de Medici table ser- from him and hurled it across the vice, aside from a few small cups, street. was also of silver. Naturally she could think of no reas01.

However, the Duchess of Flor-

ence had a reason for this, and

"You shall be burned at the stake for molesting a de Medici," the Count whined.

"I am a fly, am I? A nasty uttle insect, am I? I ought to be

dolt?"

you craven

it was an evidence of her clever-exterminated, you said? Can you ness to working a long way around exterminate те, to something she desired,

This goldsmith who had fash- You shall be boiled in off" loned vases, perfume flasks and the Count shrieked as Benvenuto many other beautiful things for tightened his grip on the man's the Duke, was a most attractive neck and yanked him over to the young fellow. The Duchess wished muddlest part of the filthy narrow that he had taken a deeper in- street that was deserted at the terest in his work in order to have moment... seen him long before. Now tho "It will be worth it," Benvenuto Duchess of Florence couldn't go replied, grimly.

barging of to pick up an acquain- Count Mamo tried to scream Lance with a goldsmith, however, for help and Benvenuto forced famous. But to meet him in some him over so suddenly that he fell logical manner WES different. on his stomach, whereupon: Ben-

How to make it logical? Find & venuto rammed his face deep into need for his services without a the thick "muck, so that the hint that she knew or cared what starred count came close to goldsmith carried out the commis-smothering

with that he actually shoved the two flies in the Count's mouth and said, "If you spit them out 1 will cut off your ears!”

son. She recalled that in due "I am a filthy fy, am I? Well time the Duke and Duchess of then, you eat two files to better Milan would be guests of herself learn how filthy they are!" Ben- and the Duke at the palace venuto cried. First, she wanted to make sure that the lavishness and grandeur of the de Medicis greatly outshone those of the head of the Milanese She thought of a dinner service of solid gold, beautifully made, And so she sent for Della to make sure that the Duchess of Milan had no service of gold. Now she

A sudden sharp slap on the count's back made him inhale and gasp, and the files were down!

"Now go, and learn to oner no more insults to those who neither

was well pleased. She would tell the Duke that they must have a cross nor harm you, you unspeak dinner service of gold. She wouldable coward! say to him that she supposed he

knew some worthy goldsmith,”

Meanwhile Ottavanio, the chan-

vas becoming.

Mauritius up to Bombay, and back across India, Burma and China to Hong Kong.

Three Hours to Lift

Once upon a time, there were three repair ships in this area.

The Cable steamed away to re- pair the telephonic line between

Banjuwangi, Singapore and

station on the east coast of Java, and then divert a line between Banjuwangi and Fort Darwin, at the same time picking up the abandoned original Australian line between these two points.

Most submarine lines are dupli- cated to-day, but in this particu

haps for the mind' (7). 22-A complete, cripple may be

He was tempted by the fair

(See.6) (6).

5.-An Immovable barrier between

France, and Italy (4). 6.-Number 4.met with a simple

this by the way (5).. 7-A non-alcoholic drink, but it

takes fifty at a brewery to. make it (11), -

8-Is apparently still existing (6). 13.-It won't be out of place to say

this makes a brace (6). 14.-Is evidently in a bad way (6). 16-A woman given to rush out

auddenly (5).

just lame at first (7). 23.All we want (9). 24.-Running into danger one risks 18-This kind of candle soon

losing one's this (6).

burns out (5).".. DOWN..

19-Another name for a boss (4), 20.-Now solve the last All correct

(4).

1. A simpleton of sorts (4). 2-Can't be understood, or, "

The following is the solution of Saturday's puzzle. · Across-1, Marshal; 4, Wayward; Down-1, Mooch; 2, Bloe; 3. Ash; 5, Ado; 6, Weed; 7. Dummy; 8. Poor; 9, Beneath; 10, Trouble: 12, Vintner; 13, Nictate; 15, Beard;" Kyloe; 26, Aeon; 29, Near; 31, Din: 16. Brake; 21; Evict; 23, Minx; 24, 32, Fun.

lar instance, it has been found un- 9. Both: 11. Oven; 14. Cheer; 15, necessary to have two cables be- Bob; 17. Idiom: 18. Overrun; 19, tween Banjuwangi and Port Dar-Menu: 20, Toto; 22, Barmkin; 25, win, Consequently the old line, vital; 27. Die; 28, Entry; 30, Heed; fald in shallow waters, will be 32, Free; 33, Turning; 34, Ingrate. lifted.

Lang renewals will be effected with the good parts from the old line.

The cable is hooked up by means of a sliding prong grapnel, and contact with a cable is registered by a dynamometer. The two cut ends of a cable are lifted, the ex- act damage ascertained, the re- pairs effected, tests are carried out between the two stations, and if these

are satisfactory, the two ends are spliced, and the cable re- turns to its ocean. bed.

While they will be travelling through – picturesque spots and sailing" through unfrequented waters, the officers of The Cable will be having a lonely time. For six weeks, they will be

on the water:

Eastern Extension A. and C. Tele-

It is interesting to note that the"

graph Company operates 34 ines of cables which have a total length of 31,455 nautical miles..

There are at the present up- wards of 3,000 submarine cables in the world with an aggregate length of more than 300,000 nautical miles,

The largest cable ship is the C. S. Dominia, owned and operated by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company. In her tour cable tanks can be stowed away cables over 3,000 miles in length.

Cable is able to stow about 40 In each of her three tanks, the

malles-of-cable:

INCREASED SALE OF

AERO-ENGINES

Expansion Of Works Made At Bristol

Heavy orders from many coun-

have compelled the company to tries for Bristol Baro-engines

increase its productive capacity by a quarter. An attempt has been made for several months to meet the situation by working day and night, but the continuance of the demand led eventually to the decision to provide extra space and machinery. A new buildtog

shops at Filton affords an erected alongside the

tional 28,000ft. of four spa has facilitated rearra which contribute to easi more emcient working.

The new building has a front- age of 100ft. on the Bristol-G! cester Road and 18 2601

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