OUR NEW SERIAL
THE HOUSE OF SIN.
CHAPTER XXI.
By ALLEN UPWARD. (Author of "The Yellow Hand," "The Ordeal of Firo," eta).
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
FOOLISH LABOUR
AGITATION.
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'of
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
14, 1927.
HONGKONG ART CLUB,
EXHIBITION OPENED
TO-DAY.
Hongkong abounds with so many was the arrest of a man in the Nanking Hotel where a quantity of beauty spots, each with a different undesirable paper was also seized. appeal to the artistic eye, that it Search parties engaged in comb-would be surprising if landscapes were not the prevailing feature of ling out the town last night pick the exhibition of the Hongkong Art ed up other leaflets thrown from Club which opened this morning at the
floor Chinese Pedder Buliding. The variety of upper restakicants.
subject and treatment is however As the Tung On came hat remarkably wide for such a small- "Unfortunately, no. That is 11.30 last night, the police, rein- community, and the art lover can the point."
forced by a number of detectives well afford to spend an hour or twe from Canton who gave useful in contemplation of the laudable assistance in identification, search efforts of locul amateurs. ed all the pasengers, and arrested five men of the coolie class. They were found to have a considerable quantity of money and Jewellery, which fact pointed to the probabil
Several of the exhibits, over one surpassing merit, a water colour by hundred and fifty in number, are of
It repre Miss C. Peyton, "Snow," attracting considerable attention. snow has ceased to fall, and though sents a scene at Home soon after its position in the exhibition is not such as to display it to best advan tuge, the detail achieved without spoiling the harmony of the whole calls for considerable praise.
"But why not?" The Duke of Altringham looked
"Because he is not guilty." round him in high displeasure.
"Theobald, I am surprised at} The words were spoken quietly you. You have no business to re-but with a Armness that could not peat the lies of this abominable be mistaken. The Duke began to savage. His flight shows that he take the alarm.
"You don't, mean to say that you Is guilty, and of course he has to make some excuse. You see how believe in that wretched ordeal?"ity that they were Communists and that the money and jewellery they you have upset Rosa already. The protested. hope you will have more con- "I don't entirely disregard it as carried were the result of looting sideration than to tell this story an additional proof of the man's in Canton. In two cases, the innocence. But it was not needed identity of the suspects was proved to anyone else."
The
officer looked in my case. I have never serious by the further seizure of red and young
Some of Miss Peyton's exhibits Ashamed of himself. Lady Rosa's entertained the possibility of carlet pull-overs or jerseys, which,
from the newness of their appear are not quite up to the same high distress evidently affected him Falai's gullt."
His Grace was more and more ance, must have been purloined and standard, but "The Bent Willow" deeply..
dismayed.
Then why did you allow the donned at the first opportunity to is extremely effective, colourfully ordeal to go forward? And who serve the double purpose of pre-treated, and "Old Boulogne". He broke off as though tection from the chilly weather and also an excellent achievement." Somewhat to the Duke's sur-afraid to put the question in his sign that the wearers were prise, the representative of the mind. Home Office supported his remon- ! - strance.
"I'm very surry I spoke before Ross," he responded, meekly., " thought I was bound to answer Dr. Tarleton."
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"I thought the ceremony could do no harm, and that it might pos- I will "I certainly should not have put sibly reveal something. my question in Lady Roan's pre-admit that I was affected at one sence if I had foreseen the result." moment by the doubt which has he said, "As it is. I can only join perhaps a Tected Lady Rosa."
"What
doubt? For heaven's the Duke in urging you not to re peat the negro's words outside th' sake, speak plainly, Dr. Tarleton, room."
"I shouldn't dream of it," the, Captain protested
"The servants are quite enough existed an alarmeil already," Tarleton pursued. "If they now believe that the negro's flight is a sign of guilt, as the Duke suggests, they may calm down. I feel sure Lady Rosa will not say anything." Rosa assented with a sob. Yet she did not appear to be able to comfort herself with her father's view of the episode. He thought it necessary to speak to her sharp ly.
"That will do. Rosa, There is nothing to ery about. You may be sure that the trouble is all over Go to your room now, and don't let any of the servants see you till you are yourself again.".
The Duke's daughter regained her self-control with an effort, and went out in obedience to her father's orders.
other.
which
"Reds."
No "Red" of any notoriety was amongst the number arrested, it is stated by the police.
RENALING
SINGAPORE MANAGER
CONVICTED.
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Miss Grace MacNair's wash- drawings of scenes in England show extremely careful construc- tion and are admirable examples of this light work. Miss MacNair also has on view a nicely execut- oil-painting of the Kentish Weald.
Mrs. M. O. Pfister exhibits over twenty crayon drawings of China, Switzerland and Spain, and seve ral of those completed in Hong- kong, "Glenealy" and "Evening at Felix Villas," show a notable ad- strong
vanee.
Mrs. E: M. Barrett's
It is not easy to be plain, Duke, where everything is still a matter of suspicion and inference, rather than of definite proof or even pre- sumption. But it has been a pos- sibility for me to weigh, that the remains that there is only a small negre might have been an instru-balance remaining, and there is no treatment of the "Roofs of Flor- District Judge: It is a ease of ence" evoked considerable.com-
ment, and ment acting under the direction of suggestion of deliberate fraud,
another oil painting, deliberate, fraud, I am afraid.. another."
The Duke did not ask
Mr. Knowles: What I mean is "The Avenue St. Cloud," made a The sombre look which he
The exhibition is well up to directed at his prospective son-in-that it is not a case where the ac-most effective study. law sufficiently showed his under-cused has been living extravagant-
Among well known amateur standing of the investigator's polutly and has taken the money to the high standard set in the past.
"Captain Theobald is already enable him to do that.
The District Judge: I am painters, having work on view aro aware that I have been obliged to
ac-afraid I cannot regard this case Mrs. Aubrey, Dr. H. Balean, Mrs. take this consideration into count, and so is Lady Rosa. I have in the same light as that to which Balean, Mrs. E. M. Barrett, Mrs. had to ask myself whether the you have referred. I appreciate C. B. Brown, Miss Buckwell, Mrs. Captain might not have deemed it what counsel has said. At the S. Gubbay, Miss Harry, Mr. J. H. 1 MacNair, Mrs. Noll, Dr. Newton, his duty to put in force the same time I think a small sentence Hunt, Grace MacNair, Mrs. Jan unwritten law against a man whom would better meet the case.
eath he believed to be blackmailing a sentence accused to six months woman who had claims on his pro- rigorous imprisonment, an
charge, the sentences to run con- currently.
tection."
or
Still the Duke could not, His Grace looked at Captain would not, put the right interpre- "Does this mean that you be Theobald as though he expected lation on Tarleton's language. him to follow his sweetheart.ieved that Montacute came here to Something grave in the young see my "daughter?" he asked the man's expression caught
Captain, fiercely. attention.
his
Theobald shook his head,
Dr. Tarleton is mistaken! us have assured him. "I know no more about either of these crimes has than you do. sir."
"I
than she has thrown up to now this house, if not on his fate. I on the presence of Montacute in may suy that I have discussed her share in the business with the keep her Home Secretary, and that I am practically pledged. to under observation.".
Is there anything amiss be tween you and Rosa?" he inquired.
The Caplain bunt his head. am sorry to say that she
The denial was given with an ac- broken off our engagement, sir."
sume "Good heavens? Why?"
cent of sincerity. At the "She won't give any reason-it time, the young man's air showed least, not anything that I can con-clearly that he was labouring under sider a reason. She only says some kind of misgiving.
"The Lady Rosa is not the only that in the face of what has hap-1 pened she can't feel happy at the woman in Trafford House who has anya etam on Captain Theobald's pro- thought of marrying me
tection," said the specialist in a longer."
The Duke's faer became over-grave volee, looking the Duke of cast. There was even a shadow Altringbam full in the face.
Notwithstanding all that had al suspicion in the look He gave
gone before, his Grace seemed of to the young soldier.
"Is it possible that she holds utterly unprepared for this formid-him established here on the foot you in any way responsible for able suggestion, le fairly broke ing of a the crimes of your black survant, do you think?"
Theobald looked uneasily at the
doctor. Tarleton had
Please re-
by jealousy."
Mrs. H. K. Prosser, Mrs. Riley, Miss C. Peyton, Mrs. M. O. Puister, Mrs. A. M. Bowes Smith, Mrs. Sayer, Mr. W. Hong Sling and Dr. Smalley.
INFERIOR MORTAR.
IN KOWLOON TONG HOUSE.
That the mortar, was being mix- ed on the ground, instead of in the proper boxes, was given. as the lime mortar used in the construc- reason for the inferiority of the tion of No. 263, Kowloon Tong. It was further explained by Mr. Mor- gan, in prosecuting the contrae- tor before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, found that the mortar mixed on that on samples being taken it was the grand broke under a test of between four to five pounds while
much as 24 pounds. that mixed in a box supported as
"Sir Charles is not impartial, the unhappy Duke objected. "He is a cotain of my first Duchess, Again the expert shook his head. Naturally he dislikes her successor." "Sir Charles Beaumanoir has only taken the same view of the facts which. I found myself obliged to take, and which must be taken by to start with the knowledge that every unprejudiced man. We have Montacute was actually a connexion the Duchess. She found welcome visitor. and promptly forbade him the house.
The defendant, Man Lok, build- down under it.,
"Dr. Tarleton!", he monned. Why He was paying attentions
to her atepdaughter, and, in Ladying contractor of No. 563, Nathan mixed in the usual manner and "What are you saying? already member that my wife's honour is Rosa's opinion, she was actuated Road, said that the mortar was
"My daughters have always hat-with the proper materials.
Mr. Morgan said that although made up his mind, that the time as dear to me as my own!"
Tarleton looked down on the
ed their stepmother," protested the with more had come for him to speak more plainly to the Duke than he had stricken husband
something that they should view her actions use in mixing the mortar, the mixture was made on the ground" yet done, and he seized the oppor-sympathy than he had felt for him Duke again. "It is only natural the proper materials had been
before. -tunity to interposo.
"Why natural, Duke? Lady which resulted in other foreign "We can none of us say exactly deeply significant in this sudden in the worst light."
weakness. He had expected the what is in Lady Rosa's mind," he mughty nobleman to receive the Agatha is a religious woman who material being included in the lime
stepmother. ably weaker. told her father. She is very first hostile reference to Duchess would not lightly indulge in evil mortar, thus making it consider- His Worship pointeil out to the young, and young girls sometimes Amy with an outbreak of furious thoughts even of a Make strange fancies. However, wrath and denial and here he was Lady Ross is surely incapable of
If your family and laziness of the workmen that the think it is quite plain that she is practically, pleading for mercy. hating anyone without great pro-defendant that it was due to the not satisfied with the official ver only one explanation presented it-voeation. sion of the tragedy."
self. The Duke's common sense friends are practically agreed in mortar was of an inferior nature, What do you mean by the knowledge of the world must have taking the same view of your wife's and he imposed a fine of $50. An ing to be demolished and re-erect- official version?" his Grace de been at work from the very be-character, is it not possible that order was also made for the build- manded..
ginning to turn his suspicions in their judgment may be right?"
The Duke sark his head upon his ed to the satisfaction of the Pub- direction. His infatuation
lic Works Department. "I mean the theory which you this have put forward, and which had caused him to shut his eyes breast without replying.
"Captain Theobald is himself u hope it may be possible for the wilfully to everything that tended
connect his wife with the kinsman of her Grace, he is stay- Home Office to accept," the expert to answered, mildly, "It may make mystery; he had fought down hising here as her guest, and he has the strongest motives for uphold. it casier for you to listen to me own doubts; he had even gone to
There Was
The husband looked up again. "But Pregut-what do you say to her confession?"
"Simply that I have never be- lieved a word of it. The woman's character was written on her face. She looked to me an unprincipled adventuress, such as no lady would take into her service unless she re- quired a confidant."
if I say that I am as desirous as the length of transferring them to ing her innocence. In fact, he did had so in the face of the evidence, till you are of avoiding any public his daughter's, account, he scandal. I have allowed the in-smatched at false clues, and forced he found himself. obliged to choose quest at Chiswick to return an himself to swallow a lying confes-between her and, his betrothed." open verdict, in Montacute's case, sion. Yet all the time in his in- with the result that we may con- nermost consciousness he had been of the sider that part of the matter us aware of the presence disposed of, subject to Sir Charles akeleton which was emerging from
decision. Beaumanoir's
I'm Its cupboard at last.
"I have put off this communica afraid it will be necessary to have another inquost on the second tion as long as I could," the invesi- said in hig gentlest victim, but there is little doubt gator that coroner and jury will accept tones. "I'm afraid I have put it the negro's flight as evidence off too long. But now it has be- against him,and will return a ver- come absolutely necessary for me dict accordingly. If he can be to speak. The Duchess of Altring- smuggled out of the country with- ham must not leave Trafford House out being arrested, all may yet till the ease is cleared up." pass over quietly. But we have Even the Duchess's cousin was to face the possibility that he may be arrested on the coroner's war- rant. That is the danger that 1 Ace."
The Duke's face, expressed be- wilderment as well as anxiety.
"I don't quite understand you, doctor. If he is arrested he must be, hanged.""
tion.
"She was in my wife's service before our marriage. They bad understand." met in the theatrical world as I
"That is quite possible. But I must have wished your wife had a taken aback by this plain declara-can hardly help thinking that you "Why," he ejaculated, "you more reputable companion. Did surely don't suspect her of mur- you never hint to the Duchess that you would be glad to pension her off der?
head. and get rid of her?" shook Tarleton "Frankly I am not prepared to
his
The Duke of Altringham's face
say whom or what I suspect. But showed that this question had gone
I am quite clear that her Grace home- must be able to throw more light
(To be Continued.)
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of the profession. tory had we received such a well-son was the listlessness of the public schools would never permit 'He had noticed tennis and golf to usurp football educated, sober, and fine lot of modern youth. men as were coming into the that with regret in Scout and and cricket, which developed the British Army. It was not so easy, Cadet movementa throughout the team spirit and character AB however, to fill the ranks of the country. He asked the boys to re-opposed to narrow self-interest.