A SERIAL STORY
MY LADY:
A TALE OF MYSTERY.
By EDGAR WALLACÉ.
Author of "The Four Just Mon," "The Secret
House" &c. &c.
JULIAN LESTER, to make en quiries about a pretty girl Julian admires, the
THE HONGKONG ·TELEGRAPH,
FRANCO-AMERICAN TRADE.
MUCH CONCERN OVER NEW
DUTIES.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1927.
·
TREATY BEING PREPARED..
Paris, Sept. 14.
The new French tariff, which came into operation a week ago, has surprised and alarmed American business men, and the United States Government has taken speedy action
A pro- cial treaty with France. posed draft has already been sub- mitted.
Hitherto American Importers in
JOHN MORLAY, who is thrphis mind, to settle beyond all dis-to remedy the absence of a commer- head of a firm, of private enquiry ate the question which vexed agents, declines the request of him. friend,
"Where are you living? Where an I get in touch with you?”
The man told him eagerly. He France have generally paid only An intermediate scale of duties, vas living at a Rowton House but are now faced with the neces- near King's Cross, a refuge ofsity of paying the maximum for destitute men. Julian wrote dow their business under the new heavy the address on the back of one of duties, and are threatened in some is cards, and then, putting his cases with duties increased 600 per hand in his pocket:
cent., whereas under the Franco-German trade convention Germany obtains the minimum rates in numerous instances.
COUNTESS MARIE FIOLI, whe is in the care of a former nurse in the employment of the girl's mother. This woman, is
MRS. CARAWOOD, who keeps a chain of shops in London. She
her
"Here's ten shillings' for you. is suspected of using the may put work in your way. girl's money in
busi- Come and see me-no, don't do ncas or otherwise. John Mor-that. I will send for you." lay contrives to meet the Indies, He ushered his visitor not only and is struck by the beauty of the from the room but from the build- Countess. He refuses to aid Julian Lester: who on returning to his fat finds a burglar there, and decides to give the mad meal.
Chapter IV.
"Did a lifer, did you? That means twenty years, doesn't it?" he asked.
ing.
the
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new
It is fully expected that a tem- porary agreement will be reached to enable American trade with France to continue until a new treaty is signed.
A semi-official statement says that the French Government is ready to negotiate a Franco-Ameri- enn commercial treaty, but menn- while the Government recognises that the tariff changes weigh henyi-
The Foreign Minister is investigat- ing to see if it is not possible to mitigate this effect-Reuter.
LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED.
ORE CASE JUDGMENT IN
QUESTION.
On the whole Julian was rather pleased with himself. He had performed an act of humanity, and it had cost him nothing but a rai which would have been wast- The man needed no urging. Heed anyway. In the night he had ate ravenously, so that the story some misgivings, and getting out of his starvation had that much of hed, examined the drawing-ly on certain American imports. truth in it, thought his captor., room cabinets carefully; but no- He wondered what John Morlay thing had been taken, and he went would do in the eircumstances. hack to bed
fortified in hi Of course he would send for the rectitudie. police and have the wretched man He was a man of affairs, was removed instanter. Julian, guess-on several fashionable commit. ed that he might do something offres, one of which was the Help the sume at the conclusion of the League, which attended to Interview, but he was not quite needs of the poor and offered thêm Bure yet.
the matured advice of worldly men and women in moments of crisis. it had not been long enough in existence for the poor to realize Salter nodded.
that attached to the advice was no "What crime did you commit""
Penniary benefit, and for the The man looked at him for a moment there were dozens of moment from under, his shagg "eases" distributed among the brows, and then.
committee for help and judgment "Murder," he said, with a cold-ulian spent the hour before blooded calmness which made funch deeply engaged in the woes Julian shiver. "I was doing of mothers of families whose hus-(London) sued Silva Netto and burglary and shot a policeman--bards were in the prison, and in a by accident," Salter. went on spirit of benevolence the had rapidly, seeing the bad impres-offered very good advice indeed) sion he had created. "A lot of he went to lunch with the secre- liars took the witness-stand and tary of the association. awore" my life away. They'd
His own business brought him have hung me too, only somebody back to Bedford-square at three got up a petition."
o'clock. A little sharp-faced man "Ugh!" said Julian with a shud-was pacing up and down in front
of the house, awaiting his re And now his mind was made upturn. Julian greeted him with a "Finish your meal and get out of hed and led the way up to hia here." he said curtly.
Jer.
Apparently Salter was relieved at this end to his adventure, for he sprang up from his seat with alacrity.
rooms.
The Full Court Bat this moro- ing, when Mr. F. C. Jenkin made an application for leave to appeal the against the judgment f Puisne Judge, in the case in which Messrs, John Batt and. Co.
Co., of Hongkong for over $800 un- der an alleged breach of contract. Judgment was entered for the de- fendants in the action.
Mr. Jenkin, who was instracted by Mr. L. R. Andrewos, was ex- plaining the grounds of the ap- plication for an appeal against the decision given in the Summary Court when Mr. Silva Netto inter- rupted.
His Lordship Mr. Justice Wood, pointed out that the proceedings "Well, Martin?" he asked.
were ex parte, and that Mr. Silva "Have you any further news for Netto could not be heard at the "Yes, sir," said the man, pro-present proceedings. If the ap- dueing a small notebook. " call.plication was granted by the Full Court, the notice in the matter
me?"
then he began, and
Julian, watching him, saw his faced at the shop and made friends would be served on Mr. Silva Netto: become contorted with pain. The with the body Herman,"
He proceeded to give further
white skin grew dark and red and
then a queer blue, which seemed
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to find its deepest tint about his details of no great importanc lips. Frantically he groped alian left little to chance and believed in having two.stringa 10 his pockets and brought out small phial nipped out the cork his bow. This representative of with his chattering teeth; and, a well-advertised enquiry agency pressing the heck of the bottle to had been employed long before his blue lips, swallowed before he he had carried his suggestion to
John Marlay. collapsed again into his chair.
"Very good. You had better Julian looked at him in amaze- ment and no little fear. Presently keep at the boy and see what you You understand that I the unhealthy white came back can find.
want to khow as much about Mrs. to the cheeks.
Carawood-how she began, where "Heart," gasped the man. get like that at times. I have to her money came from and such- or l'allike-as you can learn. In addi- carry this stuff around
in to the fees I am paying your crpak."
a very He found the cork, jammed it agency I will give you into the half-empty bottle and put handsome present for yourself it back in his pocket with treinbif you can find these things out." You can trust me, sir," said ling figures,
I'd like to do something for Martin optimistically. "Before a you, sir," he said. "You're the week's cut I'll be twisting that Erst man that's ever shewn me a boy round my finger."
"I hope so," said Julian drily, kindness."
It was the old lag's conventional He had his own views about the compliment, calcalated to soften tractability of the bespectacled a heart of stone, and the inex-Herman.
This fellow; he thought, wo i
perienced Julian swallowed the bait and felt a warm complacency.
go
and he would appear later.
Mr. Silva, Netto: There is a precedent. *****
His Lordship: Will you sit down Mr. Silva Netto? We can- not hear you.
Mr. Jenkin mentioned a point which had gropped up in con- nexion with the time in which an application for an appeal must be mande, his Lordship intimating that there would be no difficulty in re- Hard to it.
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Continued from Puge 8.): which has a real call on" our assist- unee, and whilst the Association ap- preciates the very substantial sums in favour of Kowloon Tong a budgeted for the coming year market will be a great boun to Counsel said his first ground for them. In conclusion, may I express Justices of the Peace whom I have making the application was that the desire on behalf of my brother when the action was heard, an ap- the honour to represent that a new plication for an adjournment by cycle of prosperity is now before the solicitor for the plaintiffs was us and that the future has in store It had been agreed be the old cordial and friendly rela- refused tween the parties that the cor- tions with the neighbouring pro- respondence passing between the vinces of China and her people, plaintiffs and defendants should which must redound to the mutual be produced, and Mr. Andrewes benefit of all, and go a long way to based his case on that correspon- assist in the all round commercial dence. He, however, was surpris- development, and general prosper- ed when there was a change, of ity. front by the defendants, who in Court did not admit that the agre
ment between the plaintiffs and low of probably be as useful as the defendants, and the agreement and, considering the matter, he between the plaintiffs and their
reprebuyers of the ore, wafe the same. straight, was rather glad that the
sentative of Morlay Brothers was out of the case. Here, however he reckoned without a very Xin- portant factor.
"If you would 'there are plenty of people who would gladly help you."
The burglar shook his head. "You think so, air, but it ain't the case." he said. "They're al ways down on an old lag. Give me a little honest work to do.."
To be Continued).
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Mr. Jenkin submitted that on the correspondence there was very good ground for the application
FRENCH WAR DEBT PAYMENTS.
ARRANGEMENT WITH BRITAIN.
London, Sept. 14. Three million pounds sterling is
for an adjournment being grant being paid by France to Britain
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The first instalment of this serial used as evidence was common to visional agreement concerning the CASE SUBMITTED TO CROWN He went on, but Julian was not appeared in The Telegraph
Rack numbers can be listening af a sudden there was Sept. 12. born in his mind a colossal scheme obtained at the office of The Tele- This man had in his power to re-graph No. 1-3 Wyndham Street, move any doubts he may have in Hongkong.
SAFEGUARDING OUR FOOD.
WORK OF SANITARY DEPARTMENTĮ
Drugs Ordinance of which 128 were found to pass the standard and 5 to be below standard.
both parties, and therefore how French war debt concluded on February 16. The previous in-
The decision of the Crown could there be surprise?
Mr. Jenkin said there was noth-stalment was paid' on March 15 ing in the papers to warrant the These payments do not cause any argument that the two contracts gold movement from France to Solicitor is being awaited in the a twelve-year-old were different. With regard to Britain, the payment being assur-case in whch the second point, inasmuch as the ed by credits at the disposal of Chinese is charged with the mur- correspondence pointed to the the French Government in British der of a slightly older boy in the contracts being the name, the onus banks or at the British Treasury. was east on the defendants of British Wireless.
In addition samples of food establishing that they were differ- and drugs were taken as follows:ent,
Milk, tinned 8; milk, skinimed 1; The application for leave to bread 37; flour 19, butter 13 appeal was granted. cheese 7, coffee 21, tea 12, sugar Among the papers laid on the 27, mustard 11, miscellaneous 0, table at this afternoon's Council bean curd, cheese, lard etc.); meeting was the report on the pepper 9, vingar 22, and oils, Aquitania will in future attend Sanitary Department for Jastinctures, ointments, etc. 17.
year.
the Food and Drugs Ordinance
Passengers in the Cunard liner
GENERAL STRIKES
ILLEGAL.
WARNING TO TROUBLE MAKERS IN BANGKOK
Bangkok, Sept. 6.
Wo Hop Shek Village, Kowloon City and on the appearance of the alayer before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning a further remand was granted.
Sub. Inspector Fallon said that
A Penal Code amendment law all the documents relating to the Mass before a beautiful altar, en-which has been promulgated deals case had been submitted to the Prosecutions were undertaken riched by trimmings of blus with general strikes, which are Crown Solicitor and the case was increases the at present under consideration. The following work done under in 8 cases where the samples velvet and gold embroidery. It made illegal, and
continued Inspector Fallon, he head waiter in the saloon, and the Crown and the constitution. and Section 83 of the Public failed to satisfy the legal require in the gift of Mr. Leslie Green, punishment for offences against Should there be any developments, includes a complete Catholic Health and Buildinge Ordinancements.
The maximum punishment for would communicate with his Wor- recorded:
There were no food-stuffs seized chapel equipment altar cloths, offences under the military penal chip.
The case was accordingly ad-l Altogether 188 samples of fresh and ordered to be destroyed under hangings, vases, wine and water cade are also increased in another
journed till next Thursday. special act gazetted to lay, milk were submitted for analysis Section 83 of the Public Health receptacles, and vestments. under section 12 of the Food and and Buildings Ordinance.
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