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OUR NEW SERIAL,
THE HOUSE
CHAPTER. I
OF SIN.
By ALLEN UPWARD. (Author of "The Yellow Hand," "The Ordoal of Fire," ato.).
round to Trafford House Im- It was at the curious hour of mediately. I have a car waiting." Dr. Tarleton silently undid the five on a summer morning, in al very recent year, that there came chain and beckoned the
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
21.
1927.
-OLD BELIEFS,
“IRENE” PIRACY.”
HAWKERS ON SPORTS GROUNDS.
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of
Different. Position.
He (his Lordship) could also un- derstand that the charge of rob bery might unduly influence a jury coming to a decision on the charge
SHANGHAI REDS.
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BOILS MEAN BAD BLOOD...
DR. WILLIAM'S PINK PILLS BANISH BOILS BY PURIFYING
Interested parties. The Chinese
CHUNG.. authorities as well as financially BIG ROUND-UP AT WONG NEI AND ENRICHING THE BLOOD, When boils, or other eruptions, papers report that striking em- ployees intend as soon as possible "A wholesale round-up of haw-break out on your body it is a sure to attack the larger Industrialkers was carried out by the police sign that your blood is is in bad establishments In Poctung.
on Saturday afternoon, when over condition. They will continue to were trading on the trouble you untill blood is made pure Japanese and Chinese cotton 120 who
grounds at and good. As a remedy in many mills are also materially affected various recreation
forms of skin disorder Dr. Wil- by the attitude of labour. For in- Wong Nai Chung, were arrested. stance the employees of Wing On Of this number, a few were dis- liams' Pink Pills have given splen-
tober 31, 3,000 strong,
because 2 Police Station, and the remain these pilla act directly on the blood seven of their leaders were dis- der were brought before Mr. R. E. stream, purilying it, cariching it, and "rapidly increasing the number missed and hauled before the Pro-Lindsell this morning. visional Court. In sympathy with
The cases excited unusual in-of healthgiving, strength-building "For "almost a year," says Mr. these, about 2,000 men and women terest amongst the hawkers and corpuscles. from the Sung Sing Mill walked the Court was filled to its utmost
the Charles Hedge, of South Woodslee, out a few days later, to be follow-capacity. Before
"I was a great
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whore they have lald Him" is the the constituent elements of the de- outstanding cry of many thought-fences in two cases were quito ful people to-day. Strange as it different. may sound. I am hopeful about organic Christianity, mainly be cause I believe there are multitudes to-day within its borders who desire to leave their Churches tem porarily that they may find in the open air outside not so much alof murder, but here the position Mill on Scoul Road, struck on Oc- charged with a caution at the No. Idid results, the reason being that creed as a Christ. It is these was different. In the present case people who can recapture the soul there were
two counts dealing of the Gospel and bring back to with exactly the same set of the Churches the lost radiance circumstances. One count was a tho Christian faith.
charge of piracy with violence and the second was merely a charge of piracy based on the same facts as those on which the first was based. The difference was that in one case piracy was alleged in circum-
Usual Threats of Death. stances of aggravation, and in the other was simply one of piracy.
He did not think the prisoners Having accomplished their ob- could in any way be embarrassed. jective in this respect the agitators It seemed to him that it would be began intimidating the industri- rather ridiculous position if the alists employed by the Tung Woo Court was bound to divide the Mill (Japanese) at 87 Ward Road, could any one have in that respect-theless, he gave the steward a have any true existence unless trial in this case, or that if there and yesterday morning only about
Duke's
a knocking, low, discreet, but very messenger into the hall. He closed persistent, at the door of a house the door before speaking again. situated in a quiet street in the neighbourhood of the British
Muzeuni,
in that quarter of London, at that her, the most profound silence! The intesti generally prevails. reveller has gone earliest milkman
to
"Who advised the Duke to send for me?"
ed by 2,000 from the Wei Tung evidence, Mr. Lindsell enquired of Ontario, Canada,
Mill.
Apostolic Succession. And here I must speak where wiser men might feel it advisable to hold their peace. What is the "Sir Philip Blennerhasset,, sir.
one great rock on which every Sir Philip is his Grace's physician."
"Sir Philip in attendance?" modern desire for an increase of "He was in the house when I Christian charity and comprehen- siveness dashes Itself in vain? Un bed. The came away, sir." has not begun. These answers appeared satis-doubtedly it is the doctrine of the Apostolic Succession-the Idea his round. What possible business; factory to the specialist. Never that no Church can be thought to able region at such an hour? And searching glance before putting how could his business be of so his next question, as though doubt-ils officers can trace their authority. were a verdict in favour of the 800 of a full complement of 2,064, secret mature as was suggested ful about the answer he should re- by a direct ceremonial transmission prisoners it would be necessary through the laying on of hands, to go into exactly the same facts by those continous, stealthy knocks ? etive.
to Apostolic times.
We should also do well to re-in order to deal with the second member that the Apostle par ez-
The Colony's Trade. The response, was one that-sur-cellence the man to whom ancient refer and modern theologians habitually as the Appatle--owed Mr. Alabaster intimated that he nothing officially to his brother had another paint to raise regard- apostles. His office came direct bying jurisdletion; pointing out that a mystical consecration to Christ's one count referred to a Chinese steamship on the high" sens and is it possible either in fact or the other did not make any distinc- in theory to claim Jesus Christ astion.
Ilis Lordship said the question a witness for the necessity of the
could be raised at the conclusion Apostolic Succession?
of the case for the prosecution, without prejudice.
The door of the "house offered "And now what have you to tell one possible explanation of the un-me about the case? Who is the timely sunimans, for bore a small patient?" brnas plate on which might be deciphered, in very unobtrusive prised the doctor, with all his ex letters, the inscription, "A. Tarle-perience,
"We don't know who it is." ton,
need, M. D. The
"What do you mean?” urgent and peremptory need of medical assistance might indeed Becount for the unusual hour of the call, yet scarcely for that secretive touch upon the knocker.
the
"The body of a strange man was found lying dead in the house an hour or two go, and Sir Philip Bleanerhasset has declined to certify the cause of death."
Dr. Tarleton looked the steward full in the eyes.
work.
count.
N
have
hearing Sergeant Dickson, who was pro-sufferer from boils. I tried several secuting, why the arrests were remedies but they did not help mo and I was becoming thin and looked made...
worn out. I was advised to take Sergeant Dickson:-Complaints Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and did disappeared and I have not been have been received from the Foot-so with the result that the bolls ball Association.
His Worship: Why should they troubled with them since." In other
ways, too, I feel better.".
Acting through the blood Dr, complain?.
Sergeant Dickson:--People have
Wiliams' Pink Pills are also a pro-
weakness, neuralgia, appeared for work. At the Japan-been complaining about hawkers ved remedy for nerve troubles, China Cotton Mill, according to the on the side of the road. They get digestive
rheumatism, and the special breach of allments of ladies. Your chemist Chinese papery conditions are get-got round the edges of different ting worse, and armed pickets in playgrounds." That is
supplies them, or post free, $1,50 the vicinity were dispersed by the the regulations. Chinese military. More than 3,500
His Worship:-That regulation per bottle, 6 bottles for $8. from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., employees at the Heng Foong Mill
been locked out by their was brought into force long before 60. Kiangse Road, Shanghai. ball matches. It seems to me the employers since the beginning of the Chinese started going to foot- October.
The attitude of the more rabid hawkers are appreciated by the much the same lenders can be seen in the promise crowds. In football matches at of death, which they propose to Home, you see mete out to those who are guilty thing. of being spics for the capitalists,
Inspector James, of No. 2 Po- Again, Dr. Tarleton's practice did not seem to be of a character
And let me say one word here
the sprending of pro-capitalist lice Station, explained that at rumours, the illegal use by labour- which subjected him to nocturnal
about those who are set apart for
All the prisoners pleaded noters of their union's name in deal tempts had been made during the last two months to regulate the stimmonses, for his doorpost was
The ing with managements, and con- fell de- the Ministry. Our profession is
Three hawkers at Happy Valley, not furnished with a night ball.
actually blocked the hawkers There was something peculiar inferentially. "Sir Philip has, ex-not necessarily "sacred." It is guilty.
dangerous to the last degree to Mr. Fitzroy then opened the case spiring against unions. this; there was something still pressed no opinion, sir."
The doctor scanned him for a suggest that work that is connected for the Crown and said that the absences from labour union meet-
difficult for the police to control more peculiar in the fact that the
death. name of Dr. Tarleton was familiar moment or two with a certain re- with sacred things must in itself trade which was the life of the ings shall also be punishable by thoroughfare and it made things
Colony could not go on if such
The unions propose
to reward the grounds. On Saturday over to every newspaper render as that spect. This was a man who could be sacred.
The Curches as a rule can be things as piracies were allowed to of a specialist of world-wide re-keep a secret. Better still, he was
support all that take place. He had no doubt that with silver and gold medals those 120 men were arrested but he had putation, and, yet that he was vigil-a man who could conceal the fact counted upon to ed by fewer patients than any that he had a secret to keep. Such the State suggests; they are the jury would find that piracy who eliminate (kill?) traitors to caused a number to be released The charge against the hawkere general practitioner in London. man could not be turned inside hypnotised at moments of crisis and robbery had been committed, labour, to give free medical atten-after a warning.
just as is the Nation. The State that an not endangering life was tion to those wounded in clashes Waving a hand towards the door can never move far ahead of the done and that the men charged between labour and its opponents who had licences was one of
his consulting-room, the average morality of its citizens, were in that event, that they board- and to pay $1,000 to the families of those so killed. Those arrested t
but the Church if it is to expressed the ship with the intention of specialist merely said;
"Be good enough to wait, in the mind of Christ must always be robbing it and taking it to Bias will be compensated for the time
which they spend in prison. ahead of public opinion and nver-Bay. The Duke's steward bowed and age morality. Lot the cleavage Mr. Fitzroy continued briefly to Dr. Tarleton awoke with a start, groped his way into the darkened between the Church and the world outline the events of the piracy and his first instinctive action bore room. Only when the doctor's appear in the Church's ordering and then called Capt. Jahnsen who further witness to the strange footstepa had passed out of hearing of its own life on lines always in related the incidents on his vessel
of his practice. He did he permit himself to sit down advance of humanity.
after the Irene left Shanghai for character
Amoy. stretched out a hand to the small and his features to relax into an, table which stood beside his bed, expression of sombre anxiety.
Meanwhile, Dr. Tarleton was und felt for a loaded revolver that lay within easy reach. Only when burrying into his clothes. The it was in his grasp did he sit up clothes were characteristic of the
man. They were black, as and take stock of his situation.
Murder?"
The steward's
Most of his visitors, moreover, out in a few minutes. came to him with much the same nir of reserve anti mystery as the one whose furtive knocking was just beginning to penetrate to his ears through the thick folds of there." Bleep.
eyes
be The name of Dr. Tarleton was seemed his profession, and untidy, beseemed his learning. The held in honour by the medical pro-s fession as well as by the outside most eccentric feature in his out- public. He filled a Government at was the watch, a priceless gold him by a post of high responsibility and con- repeater, presented to
extremely fidence. What had he done, what crowned head for an could be have done, that he should ronfidential service, which he ear- go to sleep night after night withried loose, attached to an inch or a lethal weapon at his elbow, like two of dingy black ribbon, and one who feels himself to be encom-habitually took out and swing on nis finger like a toy whenever he passed by mortal enemies?
The bright sunshine of the sum was absorbed in thought or con- mer morning filtered through the vention. The watch was as well known as the doctor himself in venetian blinds of the doctor's bed- room, which was on the front of every criminal court in England, the house. The knocking that came yet no attempt had ever been made
because
up from below, subdued as it was, is steal it. This was.
that the there was no professional criminal,
gave some assurance
his own work.
A Great Sacrifice.
To-day's Observatory report states that a typhoon has formed between the Pratas and the Bashi Channel. Its direction of motion Cross-examined by Mr. Alabas-is unknown. Another typhoon has "And ought not my own Church, ter, Captain Jahnsen said as he formed to the east of the Visayas, the Church of England, definitely was leaving the ship he was fired It is moving westward. The local to demand its freedom from the at by one of the pirates, but was forecast is "North, winds, mo-
Whon Christ's as the fourth defendant.. State, not only that thereby it may not hit. He recognised the man derate; fair.". be truer by freedom to
be Mr. Alabaster mentioned that wit- ideals, but that it may not separated from any other Church ness had not said that at the pre-He could not allow two cross- by prestige and privilege? Why liminary hearing, Capt. Jahnsen
Mr. Alabaster said that he had should not, the Church of England said he referred to it in his early ask for its own disestablishment, statement but was not asked about cross-examined in connexion with
the fourth prisoner. even if disendowment be involve, it at the Magistracy. and yet, demand that Christianity through the services of every Christian denomination should re main acknowledged as the religion of England?.
If only our leading ecclesiastics were not so often the safe people: The so-called adventures that they call us to are sometimes the last word in fatility in an age such as ours...
are
which it has no-real-need ind. which is gravely crippling Its witness in the world and causing unrealto its presentation of Christ to be quite paralysingly ordinary people.
"THE WANING SEX.” BRIGHT PICTURE AT THE QUEEN'S.
errand of the visitor was peace- however hardened, who would have
I do not think that any Chris- able. Dr. Tarleton laid down his dared to run the risk of incurring
tian Church can be true to Christ revolver and moved cautiously to Dr. Tarleton's wrath.
The explanation of this, and of to-day, unless it is prepared to the nearest window. Tilting up one. slat of the blind, he peered all else that was singular in the vast sacrifice of those things that not vital to its soul and of doctor's environment, was, simple, through into the street.
The caller himself was invisible, Dr. Tarleton was the greatest values which cannot be identified poisons. It with those of ita Lord. I believe but a well-appointed motor stood living authority on before the house, in the charge of was to study poisons and the his-that every Church is suffering to- a smart chauffeur. The car was tory of poisoner's that he lived so day from an excess of things for a princely one, evidently by a good near the Museum. It was as an maker, but it bore no owner's expert witness in murder cases that crest, and something in its aps name was familiar through- pearance seemed to the doctor to put the length and breadth of the harmonise with discreet tone of land, and famous in foreign lands the knocks which still west stendily besides. He held the appointment on; as though the car were one roof Medical Adviser to the Criminal served for "secret errands by an Investigation Department of the owner who led more lives than one. Home Office. And such private The chauffeur, who had not left practice as he had was exclusively his seat, was looking straight be-connected with cases of suspected fore him with an air of well-train-poisoning. ed Indifference to everything but It was this private practice which had entailed on Dr. Tarleton the Dr. Tarleton's professional ex-grim necessity of guarding his "The Waning Sex," featuring perience enabled him to form an life. For it had made him Norma Shearer and Conrad-Nagel, showing at the Queen's shrowed guess as to the kind of the unwilling possessor of more now business his visitor had come upon family secrets, of a more terrible Theatre, can be described as a He slipped into a dressing-gown kind, than were known to any other bright and extremely amusing pic- It has been said that ture. It has to do with woman's and went downstairs. His front living man. door was secured by an old-fashion-more crimes are committed in the invasion of man's sphere, with, of ed chain, which permitted him to square mile that adjoins St. James's course, a strong love interest in- open it a few inches without giv- Palace than in any other similar troduced. There is plenty ing any chance to the caller to force area in the world. And some of humour in the story,
the gravest of these crimes never clean and refreshing, whilst the his way in.
At the first sound of the key come to light. Historic peerages, acting of both the leads is all that turning in the lock the guarded estates covering half a shire, for knocking ceased. The specialist tunes of many millions, are the we expect from these experienced
Other features of the through the narrow prize of the murders committed in perceived
a most interesting opening a man whose appearance Mayfair. And often the motives
are Tamme are concealing the crime was eminently reassuring. He was for the incarnation of respectability scarcely less powerful than those Pathe Gazette, a funny Metro
clean-shaven, 'middle-aged;
and prompting it. The Home Office it-comedy and some entertaining dressed with a sobriety which in-self may have officials who can be screen snapshots. dicated his position in life as some- influenced by auch motives to
Against this hidden peril the thing between a secretary and an screen a sufficiently great wrong-
Or, again, the crime may doctor's best security was his case- upper servant. His manner com doer. bined the responsibility of one with be an international one, protected book, written in cypher, and kept by the privilege of a foreign Em- in an iron safe strong enough to the deference of the other.
chain Before unfastening the
bassy from the police, and there- protect Crown jewels. The key the doctor put the question: "What fore protected from public curiosity of the safe he wore on a steel chain round his neck day and night. by the police themselves. is it?"
"Dr. Tarleton?" the visitor in- A friend of Dr. Tarleton's had And perhaps only the knowledge been heard to say in a London club that this was so, and that his sud- quired, respectfully.
The doctor jerked his head. In that there were at least a dozen men den death would expose the record in London, some of them bearing of his cases to the investigation "I am the steward of the Duke historic names, who could never of others, had preserved tho
answer.
stars.
of
which is
pro-
(To Be Continued) of Altringham. His Grace will be sleep soundly as long as Tarleton specialist from a hundred deaths. extremely obliged if you can come was alive.
Mr. D'Almada rose to cross- examine, but his Lordship said he understood that Mr. Alabaster appeared for all the prisonera
j
examinations.
The next witness, the second officer, was then called.
The case is proceeding.
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of condition of breach their licences.. For this of fence sixty-four licensed haw- kers were fined $2 and fifteen who did not make an appearance in
court estreated a similar amount bail money. The Magis- trate told those who came forward. to answer the charge that they were not allowed to hawk at Happy Valley unless they had special permission granted them by the police.
A number of other hawkers who had no licences were fined. from $3 to $5.
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A number of young turtles, 500 cattles, WCTC stolen from fish stall No. 283 in weighing the Central Market on Sunday morning. The turtles, are valued at $1,000.-
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