THE METAL BOX
By THOMAS COBB,
{Author of "Folii Pretences," Mrn. Pomeroy's Reputation, de.j
CHAPTER XXVI.
FOR THE DEFENCE.
THE HONGKONG
four; she failed to get an answer. Sir Joseph had fallen info a resticas sleep. But she lay awake When Sir Joseph reached Park an hour longer, tormenting herself Lane, and hastening to the bed-by the imagination of horrors, as room, where Lady Parkinson had one is apt to do at that most de- Копе as a matter of routine to pressing hour of the twenty-four. dress for dinner, sent away her Suppose that Everard had lost his maid, she promptly collapsed. In temper and struck the woman! No, stead of taking her place at the no, he could not, it was incon table, she was put to bed, and when ceivable-but suppose he had Bir Joseph Anished his solitary She also fell asleep at last, to meal, he went to sit by her side, awaken, however, before the clock holding her hand and doing his ut-struck eight, wondering before her most in his rough way to soothe eyes were fully open, what fresh trouble the new day was to bring
her.
But her imagination was too forth.
By ten o'clock Sir Joseph was active. She visualised Everard in his cell. She wondered whether he accompanying Mr. Colston into the felt cold this bitter night, and what well-furnished room on the ground floor of the house in Old Jewry, would be given him to eat.
"That won't hurt him," Sir where Mr. Larcomb was opening Joseph insisted. "Do him good: his letters and dictating replies to pleasant-looking shorthand He's as strong as a horse. Per the haps it'll teach him a lesson. What clerk by his side, When she had we've got to do is to prevent him been dismissed with her notebook, from being committed for trial to Sir Joseph sat down and repeated I shan't have a moment's the sorry tale he had told to Colston pence till I've Been Colston. Upon overnight, protesting Everard's in-
nocence, notwithstanding the sus my word. I've a good mind
picious circumstances, with more order the car now."
intense fervour than ever.
morrow.
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TELEGRAPH.
BRIDGE AND MAH JONGG.
ARE THEY GAMES OF CHANCET
The Manila polico department and the efty fiscal's office, or more specifically Jose del Prado, assistant eity iscal, again aro at loggerheads, says the Mantic Bulletin. The issue at present is whether bridge and mahjongg are the games of chanco.
Colonel John W. Green, Manila police chief, maintains bridge and mahjongg are games of skill which one who has not studled the threo:
The games re- R's cannot play quire brain exertion and fast eye work, according to him.
Ilo-cited the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila a few years ago and the oplaton rendered by the city Bucal's office many years before, holding that bridge and mah Jongg were games of skill and not prohibited either by the general gambling law or the city gambling ordinances.
Fiscal del Prado, who has studied the way the games are played, in co-operation with three members of the secret service gambling squad, concluded that bridge and mah jongg are games of chance, which should be prohibited by law. He added that the games aro in every way similar to the game of "conjo," which was declared sometime ago a game of chance by Judge Sim- plicio del Rosario; of the Manila Court of First Instance.
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The order of Colonel Green to the secret service and police not to ar "He must have left his office long
Bald Lady Parkinson,
"Yes, yes, Sir Joseph," said Mr. rest anybody playing bridge and of know that, don't inngine Larcomb), a small, dapper alan of mah jengg, however, remains it ho sleeps there. But he lives at about thirty-live, "we assume your force, the opinion of the assistant cily fiscal to the contrary notwith- Bayswater. I can find the address son's perfect innocence. That goes in the Telephone Directory. He without saying. But I'm afraid standing. Colonel Green announced won't mind when he hears what you must make up your mind that the games could be played any- trouble we're in. He's made ano power on earth can prevent a rawhere and at any time without fear
of police intervention. good many pickings out of me.mand. We will strain every nerve. Depend on that! I will find out That's what I shall do."
Sir Joseph Parkinson was the what time Mr. Parkinson is to be only person in the world for whom, brought before the magistrate Mr. Colston would have interrupted; "] thought," suggested his game at Bridge. He was the Joseph, "Sir Robert Ackerman—” senior partner in Colston, Marsh, | "If we can get him, by all means. Tanqueray and Smith, and for I'll phone his clerk at once." years Sir Joseph had been by far his most lucrative client. So that when the parlourmaid whispered that he was in the dining-room, Mr. Colston apologised to his guests, and asked his daughter to take his hand.
Sir
"I should like him to put in an appearance to-day, Mr. Larcomb."
"I will see what can be done. But, Sir Robert's a busy man,” said Larcomb.
"Money is no object," Sir Joseph insisted. "Get the boy He was nearly fly, tall and Establish his innocence. Nothing handsome, with a rather long face else matters." and iron grey hair, wearing a
UNCHARTED ROCK SPOTTED.
PHILIPPINE DISASTER
RECALLED,
TUESDAY: MARCH
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following lathe list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks,
Hongkong Bank, $1300 sa. Chartered Bank, 6217 b. Mercantile A. & B., £33. P. and O. n! East Asia, 874 *_b.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $675.b. Union Ins., $391 n. North China, Ins., Tls. 143 n. Yangtaze Ins., 846) b.:
China Underwriters, $2.45 6. China Fires, $215 m.
H. K. Fire Ins., $720 b. X. Div.
Shipping.
Douglases, $401|| a.
H. K. Steamboate, 829...s. H. K. Tuge, $31. 8. Indo-Chinas, Dof.) $100 n. Shell Trans., 87/6. Union Waterboats, $201 b. Mining.
Benguets, $2.35 n.. Kailans, 66/-n. Langkats, Tls. $16 n. S'hai Exploration, Tls. 2.75 b. Baube, $4 b. Tronohs, 17/6 b.
Docks, etc.
B.
B.
Kowloon Wharves, $140 Whampoa Docks, $48 China Providents $0.05 b. Hongkows, Tls. 164 b. New Engineerings, Tis. 4.80 s. Shanghai Dooks, Tis. 103 b..
Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tis. 8.75 s. Orientals, Tls. 2. b. S'hai Cottons, Tls. 58 (old) b.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and 8. Hotels, $9.60 B. H. K. Lands, 5071 s. S'hai Lands Tls. $133 b. Humphroys, $15 b. Realties, $8.25 b.. Torritorials, $li n.
Public Utilition
.8,
The rock that sank the 8.8. Brutus, 1,200 ton interisland steamer, near San Ramon, Zam-
Tramways, $251 off, boanga, on June 2, 1912, has been
charted, according to the records Poak Trams, (old) $13 b
Star Forries, $644_n. of the U.S.S.S. Pathfinder, coast He felt that he was being hustled and geodetic survey vessel which
China Lights, (Comb.) $18 b. dinner jacket this evening, and out of the office, but consoled him-returned to Manila last week after H'kong Electrics, $701 b.
asuring Sir Joseph that he was sclf by the assurance that the spending the past six months in Macao Electrics, 421 . b. : always at his service, at any hour solicitor was desirous to get along Sult waters.
Telephones $4.85 b.
of the day or night..
"It's a matter of life or death, or I wouldn't have disturbed you, Colaton," said Sir Joseph. "That la the simple fact. A matter of life or death to niy son."
with the enso, Re-entering the car alone, he returned to Park Lane, where he was surprised to hear that Lady Parkinson had insisted on getting up, and was at present
in the morning-room.
At one time und another, the There they spent the rest of the solfelter had been the recipient of morning miserably together, Sir painful confidences about Everard, Joseph incessantly smoking, and whose promissory notes he had gradually breaking the news that been called upon to discharge on in Larcomb's opinion, Everard was the most favourable terme he could certain to be remanded for a week. obtain, and this evening he listened And, of course, there could be no while his faco grew graver and question of bali.
graver.
of
The rock, located off San Ramon, has been a constant source terror to interisland captains since the sinking of the Brutus, owing to the uncertainty of its position.
Ships travelling from northern ports in the islands to Jole have adopted a passage out of their way and the chartering of the rock will now make it possible for them to shorten the route approximately 25 miles, according to Captain F. S. Borden, commander of the Path- ander.
It is also believed by the officers, of the Pathfinder that the hull of the Brutus was located. In taking Boundings, they found a smali knob located at the bottom, ovidently covered with OCCIN growth that conformed to the measurements of the sunken veasel.
The Brutus was a first-class Dumbarton, in 1900. She was of
"But we'll get him off," Sir "I hope I need not tell you," he Joseph insisted. "We'll get him off said when at last Sir Joseph be- and see whether we can't give him came silent, "that we will do our a fresh start. Perhaps I was a bit very best if you wish us to act for too strict. God knows he's been you. But, frankly, the case is out enough to provoke a saint. I never of our line. If you take my advice, pretended to be one. But when you'll put it in the hands of a firm once we get him out of this infernal that specialises in criminal busi-mess, we'll see." ness. Larcamb and Spong for in! "Joe," sald Lady Parkinson, elance. I could accompany you to "suppose you can't get him off after their offices in Old Jewry in the all." morning. The earlier the better. "We're trying to get Ackerman,” There are no-er-smarter men in Sir Joseph answered, "If once I London. I should prefer Larcomb make up my mind to a thing, constwise ship and was built in to his partner."
don't often fall. I'm not going to Although Sir Joseph deprecated fall this time." dealing with a stranger, he realised "Oh dear, oh dear," she cried,ed one of the best vessels in the the wisdom of Colston's advice, and "To think of him as a baby, the undertook to call for him at half-loveliest child anyone ever saw. past nine with the car.
can remember his first tooth, and That night Sir Joseph and Lady how nearly we lost him over scarlet Parkinson lay awake many hours fever.. And his school days, and The first officer, who was at the in their twin beds, the most miser-all the trouble since and now we're bridge when the boat struck the able night of their twenty-seven sitting here wondering whether herock, thinking that he would be years' married life. As she heard won't be found guilty und severely reprimanded for the disas one hour after another strike, she hanged---~”
fer, shot himself to death. The would raise her head.
Sir Joseph started impetuously crew and other officers were saved
by a passing boat.
"Are you awake, Joe?" "Damn it, I can't get to sleep," ho answered..
to his feet,
all-steel construction and consider-
interisland service at the time of
I her sinking. She carried a light cargo at the time she went down and only one life was lost.
I
"You may be," he retorted. "I'm not. You'll drive me mud.. I want to keep cool. You won't let me. any-want all my wits about me. Don't look at the darkest side. Hope for the best. I shall want lunch early
"Think of poor Everard-? "Good God, I can't think of thing else. I can't get the boy out of my mind. I wish I could."
"I didn't feel so unhappy even that night of the dreadful storm two days after he sailed to New York," she said. "Joe, do you think he's certain to be discharged to-morrow?"
"How can you think of eating?" she said, reproachfully.
"I shall start for the police court at half-past one."
"You'll never be able to stand, it,” "Nothing's certain," he answered, answered Lady Parkinson. "Yet Not even his innocence, he might it's worse to stay here-waiting, have added, but spared his waiting, waiting,"
wife that Presently; after
NEW
(To be continued.)
AMATEUR FOOTBALL ground in London, with every
CLUB.
accommodation, has been guaran- teed, provided satisfactory arran- At a meeting held in London-it gementa can be made and the club was decided to name the new ama- lis admitted to the Football League, tour club, which it is hoped, will Management, team, financo, and gain admission to the Football rules committees were selected, League, The Argonauts." The and an endeavour is to be made to Secretary reported encouraging arrange an interesting match be progress in regard to the form-fore, the close of the present ation of the club, A first-class season in order to introduce the
new club to the football world.
It's not how much money his father's got, but how much of his father's money has ho got that counts.
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China Buzos, Tls. 6 . Singapore Tractions, 11/9 b.
Industrials.
13.
China Sugars, $9 s. Malabons, $25 Canton Tces, $34. b. Cements (Comb.) $11.65. A. Ropos (Old) $9,40 s. United Asbestos $10
Stores &c.
Dairy Farms, $21,80 b. Watsons, 814 n. Der A Wing, $18. Lano Crawfords, $3.75 b. Mackintosh, $22 - 8. Binceros, $10 b. Wm. Powells, 35 n.
Miscellaneous.
Amusements, $291 b. Constructions, $1. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 62% b. 1. K. G. Loan,, 7% Prom:
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New York, Mar. 20. Leprosy can be eradicated from present the earth within the generation with the aid of de- pendable support from the United States for scientific work at the has failed.
"In future members will be left Cullon leper colony, Mrs. Dorothy Paul Wade declared here to-day to tip or not tip as they like," states before a luncheon held in the the P.EN. Club, in interests of the Leonard Wood next dinner. Memorial
nouncing ite
Prince D. S. Mirsky is to be the guest of honour on that occasion. Major General Harboard, nätion- The P.E.N. Club-an interna al president of the memorial, an- tional dining club for playwrights, nounced that one-half of New authors and novelists, was founded York'a quota of $500,000 had been In 1921, with beadquarters in Lon- raised, and he expressed a hope don.
that the remainder would be subscribed within a month.
Mrs. Wade gave a graphic des- cription of the work at Cullon.
"The outstanding fact," she said, "is that lopers are being cured and are being sent back to Manila every year. But these are rola tively few, not becauso leprosy is Incurable, but because there is not enough money to perfect a cure."
She appealed for funds to dis- cover how the discase is trans- mitted and to develop the chaul- moogra oil treatment.
Other speakers Included Major General Hanson E. Ely and Major General Summerall.
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