"
OUR NEW SERIAL
THE
HOUSE OF SIN.
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:
By ALLEN UPWARD. „ (Author of "The Yellow Hand,"
The Ordeal of Fire," sio.).
and it will have to bo accounted for."
Dr. Tarleton, a criminologist, His Grace turned n. strange who is the confidant of the Home glance on Burrowes, who shook his Office, receives a night call from head imperceptibly. Hurrowes, a steward of the Duke of "All we can do," the investigator Altringham, who tells the Doctor weat on, "is to try to find out as of the dead body of an unknown much as possible before the police man being in his (the Duke's) come upon the scene, in the hope house. Others in the story are:
that it may relieve the innocent of Captain Thuebald, who la affian- suspicion. There is another clue ced--to-
which i have not yet, followed up, and you can help me to do so."
Lady Rosa, daughter of the Duke. Lady Agatha, another daughter, who has become an Anglican uan. She tells Dr. Tarleton that he has enterod a house of sin.
Anything in my power," atam mered the Duke, in some confusion. "I found a latchkey in the mur- dered man's pocket, you remember, which you told me belonged to the servants' door,"
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SHANGHAI GANG SENT
TO GAOL.
DESPERATE CRIMINALS
CONVICTED.
LENGTHY INDICTMENT.
TUESDAY," NOVEMBER 29, 1927.
FROM 'FRISCO TO NEW ZEALAND.
AIRMAN'S TWO FALSE STARTS.
HIS BACKER ANNOYED.
Detroit, Nov. 28.
A total of 154 years imprison-
A sharp telegram of censure or- ment was distributed amongst 11 members of a gang of 18 armed daring him to get the ship "ready robbers who appeared before the to go" instead of performing for Provisional Court at Shanghai last cheap and vulgar publicity," was week for sentence in connection sent to-day to Capt. Frederick A. with a long series of crimes proved Giles by his backer, William H. against them to the satisfaction of Rosenwarne, of this city. Giles Judge Hsiung and Deputy Stevens. proposes to fly to New Zealand.
Several of the accused "leaned" by the French Police for He has turned back twice after trial in this case and were taken starting for Hawail, his first from the French Municipal Gaol objective.
Blames Weather, for the purpose where they were serving terms of imprisonment for offences committed in the Franch Concession.
were
San Francisco, Nov. 23, Capt. Frederick A. Giles, who turned back yesterday after at- tempting to fly to Honolulu, said to-day that the weather conditions he encountered were "simply im- possible, and it is not reasonable to think they could have existed."
Seven of the 18 accused were discharged as the evidence against them was not considered sufficient to convict them. Of the 11 who were found guilty eight were de- prived of alf civil rights for the rest of their lives. When the con- "Yes" His Grace looked expect-victed men finish serving their ant..
First of all, perhaps Mr. Bur-sentences in the Franch Municipal of the mansion in a very thought-rowes can tell me how many keys Gaol they will be transferred to
there were, to the side door of the the International Settlement Gas Associated Press that the weather
CHAPTER VIII.
Dr. Tarleton descended the stairs
ful frame of mind;
More for the sake of keeping up appearances than anything else he went down into the basement, and madé a perfunctory search of the bestowing menservants' particular attention on the one orcupled by the.hegro Falai But the search yielded no result.
'rooms,
After taking a hasty breakfast served for him in the steward's room he decided to communicate part of his diacoveries' to the Duke of Altringham in the hope of eliciting some further light from his Grace.
He found the Duke in his library in close consultation with Burrowes, and the guilty look with which both of them greeted his appearance showed pretty plainly that their consultation had been one which they would not live like him to overhear. However, he affected to
notice nothing, an approached the
Duke with a confidential air.
"I am very sorry to disturb you," he said, blandly, "but I expect you would like to know the result of my investigation so far."
house?"
The steward appealed to his
master with a look before he answered, "Only four, as far as I know, beside his Grace's."
"And in whose possession were they?"
"I have one-
"Excuse me, do you happen have it about you?"
to
Burrowes started, turned red, and sullenly produced a bunch of keys. from his pocket.
"This is it, sir." He was about to take a key, off the ring when Tarleton stopped him
"Thank you, that is quite enough, Now will you tell me who had the others?"
"The butler, Mr. Googe; Mr. armonds, his Grace's man, and Mademoiselle Pregut.".
"What about the housekeeper?" put in the Duke, who was beginning
show less uneasiness,
"Mrs, Hempstead is never out at night, your Grace. She gave her key to Mademoiselle."
to serve the sentences imposed upon them yesterday, if they live long enough.
The weather bureau was at a loss to explain the violent weather Giles ran into. Major E H. Bowie, the bureau's forecaster, told the charts showed no abnormal con- ditions along the great circles route yesterday. He said that ships reported a calm sea and light winds.
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In disposing of this gang the Shanghai Municipal Police and French Municipal Police both
Giles said that he hended for agree that they have rid the two
a dangerous and the mainland after his ship ran Settlements of highly efficient gang of armed des-into an airpocket and turned com- pletely upside down, scattering his charts, food and instruments into the ocean. He landed near the W. R. Hearst ranch at San Simeon. He intends to fly his plane back to San Francisco. to-
peradoes..
COUNCIL WINS.
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morrow.
Giles also made a false start The notice of discontinuance last week. He turned back be 20 miles to sen. At the time of his served by the defendants on the cause" of fog after dying only plaintiff's was limited to the sup ply of electric power to the print take off to-day, the weather burenu ing press, whereas in fact the de-reported that flying conditions fendants discontinued, in addition, were favourable.. the supply of power to the plain- tiffs' light and fans.
Now it is obvious that the exer- eise of the right of self-preserva- tion must be strictly confined with- in the minimum limits necessary, and it is easy to conceive of cases in which the discontinuance of public utilities necessary to health
THEFTS OF GLASS.
LENIENT TREATMENT IN COURT.
"And who is Mademoiselle?" An, expression of cagerness, al-questioned the specialist. most of surprise, crossed the faces "She is her Grace's maid."
Tarleton of the two men..
"Ah, yes, of course." "Certainly, certainly," the Duke turned to the Duke. "What I ven- hartened to answer, at the same ture. to suggest is that you should
As a result of continued larceny time motioning his steward to offer send for these three, all together,
of the the visitor, a chair. "It is very and ask them to produce their keys, and security might entail con-of glass from No. 17, Queen's Road good of you. Dr. Tarleton, I'm There is no need to tell them any-sequences detrimental to the com- West, the proprietor
thing, except that you have reason munity. In this case the Court shop set a watch to see how the sure,"
"In the first place I have confirm to think one is missing."
finds that the additional discon-glass was being stolen. Follow- ed my theory as to the cause of The Duke of Altringham assent-tinuance of the supply of powering careful observation, he traced death. The dead man was killeded with something like cordiality, to the plaintiffs' lights and fans the occasional shortages to the by an arrow taken from Captain "Go and get them here, Burrowed."
These men were charged before Theobald's room. We found that
"I beg your pardon, Duke, but I constituted action In excess of the actions of three fokie of the shop.. the quiver had been tampered think it would be more satisiaetery minimum limits necessary, and Major C. Willson & few days ago
to Mr. Burrowes himself if he re-that, in respect of such additional and one of them pleaded guilty. with."
discontinuance, the action of the His Grace breathed uncasily, mained in the room. We ought to
defendants was not reasonable. "Of course, that was done without see all four keya together."
The steward looked anything but Theobald's knowledge?" he put in:
Tarleton nodded carelessly. "Na-satisfied with this amendment, turally. The Captain was greatly which his master, on the contrary, shocked by the discovery. He feels approved. himself to blame for not having: "You are quite right, doctor. I rendered the arrows harmless. In
fance.
the second place, I believe I have see your point. Ring the bell, Bur- tiffs for a perpetual injunction thing else. He proposed that the
rowes."
identified the deceased."
The footman who appeared in This time it was the steward who answer received the Duke's order showed most uneasiness. The ex-with the sublime indifference of his
caste. pert proceeded.
Tell the butler and my valet and her Grace's maid to come here at once."
"He appears to have been actor known on the stage as Edwin Montacute."
Fi
The
When, the case was continued this morning, Mr. D. McCallum, Nominal Damages,
prosecuting, asked his Worship to The Court therefore makes the to take a lenient view of the of He informed the Magia- following order:
trate that the proceedings were (1) The petition of the plain-taken more as a warning than any- restraining defendants from dia-Magistrate should discharge two continuing the supply of electric of the defendants and deal with ed, and the temporary Injunction guilty, in the lightest possible way. power to the plaintiffs is dismiss-the third man, whe had pleaded Hig Worship accordingly dis- charged two men and penalised granted pending the hearing of this case is dissolved...
(2) The sum of Tls. 189.20, be-the third in the sum of $20.
FATAL MOTOR MISHAP.
TOURISTS EXONERATE
DRIVER,
"How on earth did you find that
The first to respond to the sum-ing the amount of the general out?" In his astonishment his mons was the butler, a stout, apop-municipal rate lawfully due upon Grace betrayed himself by a look lectic personage, who had plainly the premises, occupied by the at Burrowed, which revealed that both of them had been aware all pred no pains to acquire a prac-plaintiffs, to be paid to the defen Seal knowledge of vintages. The dants out of the moneys deposited along of what the expert had dis- Duke's man followed, a sleek, sly by the plaintiffs with the Court.
(3) The balance of the moneya covered. But Tarleton answered king individual with the air of without appearing to notice any-knowing enough to hang his master deposited by the plaintiffs with the thing.
and half his acquaintances.
Court after deducting (a) the sum found his portrait in Lady last, to trip into the room was Made of Tls. 133.20, and (b), the amount
A publie car, while taking two Rosa's sitting-room, signed by him-noiselle Pregut.
American tourists on a sight-see- self."
Dr. Tarleton's experience had of the plaintiffs' court fees, to be The Duke of Altrinham groaned made him familiar with many paid out to the plaintiffs.
(4) The sum of one dollar to being trip-round the Colony yesterday aloud. "Doctor, you don't-you ladies' maids, but never with one- can't think my daughter has any like this., No one could have sup-paid by the defendants to, the was involved in a fatal accident connection with his terrible affair!"
creation Ground, a man stepped "She is the last person I shouldsed her to be a servant. She was plaintiffs as nominal damages in when it reached Pokfulum. As it a typical Parisian of a type only to respect of the discontinuance of drove past the University Re- was the be met with in Paris, the woman the supply of electric power to the out on to the roadway and was run be inclined to suspect,"
down and killed by the car before guarded answer. "Judging from whose manner conveys that she is plaintiffs lights and fans.
(5) Each of the parties to pay her demeanour, she is entirely always ready to entertain any pro- ignorant that this man was secret posal. Her dress made Lady Rosa's their own costs and one half of the the driver could apply the brakes. ly coming to Trafford House. But seem almost dowdy in the remem-Court fees fixed in the sum of $50.ployed at a house opposite the there seems no doubt that he form brance, and her naturally attractive of features were set off with every erly visited here openly, and,
course, that is bound to come out advantage that cosmetics could bes- at the inquest."
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tow.
The Duke wrung his hands. The Duke of Altringham address- "No, doctor, there must be no in-ed the expectant three with an quest you must see that-ro mat-elaboration which showed that he ter what it conta mo."
"I'm afraid you will find it fully entered into his part. impossible to avoid one.
Remem-
· PUBLIC MONEY.
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Railway Sleepera.
have sent for you because each clusive at $45 per mensem. A you has been entrusted with a ber, there is a dead body in the key of the side door, and I am in- supplementary vote for $69 is re- house. It must be buried, and it formed that one of the keys is miss-quested which it is proposed to can't be buried without the Coron-ing. It is a serious matter, be-meet from savings under Sub- er's warrant. No doctor would cause there are jewels in the house Head 6, Hose. dare to give you a certificate." which would be a great prize for a "Couldn't the Home Secretary burglar. I must now call upon each dispense with that?"
of you to produce the key that The Home Secretary cannot dis ought to be in your possession."
Dr. Tarleton scanned the three pense with an Act of Parliament. It is not even as though Montacute faces with grim expectancy. were an unknown man. His dis-
(To Be Continued) "appearance will create a sensation,
The victim was a gardener em-
spot where the accident occurred, this house being occupied by Dr.
First-aid Ma Luk San. promptly rendered, but the man's condition was past all aid.
was
The tourists, when interrogated by the police, declared that the accident was one beyond the driver's control..
PICNIC DISASTER.
WOMAN'S BODY FOUND. $300 for Kowloon-Canton Rall- way: Sleepers-Provision made
Near the spot where the Salkudg in Estimates $22,000. Estimated ferry caught fire on Sunday last, amount required to pay a fee to while taking a party of Hongkong Mr. W. R. Davidson, M. Inst. C.E., Chinese residents to Nam Tau Sha, Assistant Chief Engineer, Now the body of a Chinese woman, as. Zealand Government Railways, for yet unidentified, has been picked submission of a report on the use up by a police launch and brought Germans are commenting upon swimmer of last year, is a baker, of concrete sleepers on the tracks back to Hongkong where it now the curious analogy that exists be- and his wife, who won the Berlin of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. awaits identification at the Mortu- tween Channel swimming and women's swimming cup, carries on This expenditure could not be fore-ary. baking 25 0 profession, Miss the work when he is busy else scen when the Estimates were pre- It is thought that the woman Mercedes Gleitze is the daughter where. The Frenchman, Michel, pared and a supplementary vote is was one of those who jumped over- of a German baker who lived for who holds the Chunnel swimming asked for. The above is to he met board at the start of the outbreake
other victims in the water. years in England, but who is now record, la also a baker. There is from savings under Other Charges, and perished with a number of
Ernst talk of probing into the ancestry Rails and Fastenings, employed in Frankfort, Vierkotter, the German Channel of other successful swimmera. #
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