THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
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GIRL ALONE
By ANNE AUSTIN. Author of Saint and Sinner,"
CHAPTER XXXVI.
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A brick from the throat of a
TUESDAY, MAY 16, ⠀ 1928.
THE MOZART FESTIVAL AT PARIS.
HIPORTANT EVENT COMING
OFF SOON,"
The Mozart performances, will, in every way, bear, an interna tional character. Flye operas of the divine master are to be per-) formed, each of them being given three times. "Don Giovanni" and "Cosi fan tutte" will be sung in Italian, and will be "followed by the "Zauberflote," In German, und Hochzeit" "Figaros
and tho Entfahrung aus dem Serail" in French. The Vlenese artists, Professor Strnad--of whose faney Bruno Walter Lells wonders and Herr Steinhoff, together with "the French artist, M. Dresart, are design the decoration; while Max Reinhardt, the German, and Fir- min Gemier, the great French histrionicist, will do the staging.
to
Among the singers there, are to he Frenchmen, Germans, Italians, Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians, including Madame Ritter-Clamp, Mme. d'Estange and M. Rene Maison, the famous French tenor; Signor Mariano Stabile, the bar- tone signer of the world-renowned Seala at Milan; the Anglo-Saxon, Mr. George Meader; the Scandina. Vinn, M. Ivar Andresson: the Aus trian coloraturist, Maria Gerhart; and the Germans, Lotto Schoens, Alexander Kipnia and Ludwig Hofmann.
The Mozart Festival at Paris, which is to laat from May 25th. till June 21st., will constitute an event of considerable" moment, not merely from the standpoint of from the platform. In a moment Five minutes later Sully was society and art, but, in a certain the danger would be over-
cowering against the rear wall of sense, from a political angle also. Sally felt as if her flesh were
Then, so quickly was it done Eddie Cobb's gambling-wheel con- Its social and political significance shrivelling upon her bones. A that Sally had not the slightest cession, pouring out her story to is evidenced by the fact that the actual numbness spread from her chance to shield her eyes, a band David, to whom she had fled a President of the French Republic shoulders to her fingertips, in had snatched the little black luco soon as Gus had drawn the crowd has consented to act as patróp of anticipation of the shock of feeling veil from her face. Terror-widened away from her platform.
the festival and that the names of the Orphans Home matron's grip sapphire eyes stared, with betray. "And she recognized me, Da-leading political and diplomatie upon them. How
many, many ir recognition, into mrrowed, an- vid!" the girl sobbed, the pulmis personages figure on the list of times in her 12 years in the orgy grey ones, Mira. Stone nodded of her trembling hands pressed the committee. phanage had she been roughly with grim satisfaction,
against her face, "1 was so star- jorked to her feet by those brond, heavy hands, when he had been "So Betsey was right! If thated when she tore my vell off that I couldn't prefend any longer. As caught in some minor infringement idiotle Amelia Pond had told me soon as she gets away from the of Mrs. Stone's stern rules while the carnival was still in Capschillers she'll set the real con
Her bands, instinctively claspedital City, I'd have been saved this table on my trail, Gus told me so that her precious engagement trip. Get up from there, Salto beat it-oh, David! What's go ring might be hidden from those
ing to become of me and you? gimlet-like grey eyes, were woman in the audience; which was Oh!" And she choked on the sobs rigid that Sally wondered irrele packed densely about the platform, that were tearing at her throat. vantly if they would ever came to interrupted the matron, auccess-
"Why, darling child; we're going life again, lo curve their fingers fully diverting the attention of the to beat it, us Gus advises. Of about the magic crystal. Bat of curious from the puzzling drama course! We've beat it together course she would never "read" the upon the platform.
before. Listen, honey! Stop cry- crystal again. She was caught,
"I've been robbed! Help! Po-ing and listen. Go to the dress caught!
Hice Again the siren of a wo-tent, gel your make-up off, chunge "Are you deaf?" Mrs. Stone's man's scream made the air hideous. your clothes and make a small harsh voice pierced her wombed "I was her! She was standing bundle of things you'll need, and hearing as if from a great distance right by me! Police! Police!" I'll join you there, just outside the "I want my forture told. I've paid Even Mrs. Stone was diverted door flaps, in not more than 10 my quarter and I can't fatend to for the moment, Gas, the crier, minutes. I've got to get my money dilly-duity around here all day." sprang to the edge of the platform from, Pop Bybee"
"Hell stop you!" Sally wailed The relief was so terrific that ns a red-faced, dishevelled woman the girl's body began to tremble fought her way through the crowd despairingly. "He'll make us both
Istay-" all over, but the rigidity of terror to the platform.
Nothing can stop me," he pro- had mercifully relaxed, an that she| "What seems to be the trouble, nised her grimly. "And he'll give could lift her shaking hands.
madam?" Gus demanded loudlyne my, money, too, if I have to Gus, the erier, who, always re "Who took your puran?" Heake it away from him. But it'll be mained upon the platform during reached a helping hand to the wo-fall right. Now run, and for her "readings," had long ago arman who was struggling to get to heaven's sake, darling, don't let ranged a code signal of distress, the stops, leading to the platform. these rubes' see you crying. and now she gave it. Her hands "It was her?" The "country wo[Smile for David," he coaxed, tilting went up to the ridiculous crown man," whom Sally had recognized her chin with a forefinger. When of fake jewels that banded her long instantly as a "schiller," an era her lips wavered uncertainly, he black hair and adjusted it, tipping ployee of the circus, extremely use bent swiftly and kissed her. "Poor It first to the right and then to Leul in just such emergencies, shook little sweetheart! There's nothing left, as if to ease the pressure of an ungry forefinger in Mrs. Stone' to be afraid of. Gus will see that its weight upon her forehead. astounded face. "She's got it right the schillers give us plenty of That very natural gesture told there in her hands! The nerve of time, even if he is to call in a real Gus more pininly than words that her! Standing right by me, she cop and have Mrs. Stone arrested "Princces Lalla" was in danger was, before she come up here 10 on a fake charge. Now, walk to and asked him to use his ingenuity get her fortung told. Stole mythe dress tent, and I'll be there be- to rescue her. There was no need purse, she did, right out of my fore you're ready" for her to lift her eyes to him. hands--"
When Sally reached the dress Jerkity her handa came down,
Sing" she "This is my purse!" Mrs. Stone Lent found "Pitty hovered over the crystal, and be shrilled, her face suddenly strutted perched on her bed, her tiny fa- fore Mrs. Stone could voice another with blood. "I never heard of any-gers busy counting a sheaf of bills harsh complaint, the sing-song thing to brazen in my life. It's that was almost as large as her voice which "Princess Lalla" used my purse and I can prove it is. minature hund. was requesting "ze ladee" to sit She turned menacingly toward Gus, "Cus brought me," she piped in down in the chair opposite.
who was inoking from one angry her matter-of-fact, precise little But what should she tell Mr woman to another as if greatly voice. "Get to your packing, Sally, while I'm talking. But you might Stone, with whose personality and embarrassed and perplexed. history she had been familiar for "Reckon I'd better call the con kiss me first, if you don't mind." 12 years? If she dared to read stable and let him settle this don't usually like people do kiss "past, present and future" with thing," he said apologetically-me. No, wait until you get your any degree of accuracy, the matron "I'm a deppity sherif," a man make-up off," she changed her mind would be startled into observing called loudly from the audience. as she saw tears well in Sally's hunted blue eyes. “This money is the "seeros" with those. gimiet "Make way for the law!" eyes of hers. If she went too wide The awe-stricken and happily for you and David. He's going of the nurk in generalition, Mrs. thrilled crowd parted obediently to with you, of course?"
"Yes," Stone was entirely capable of rais- let a fat raun with a silver star on
Sally acknowledged ing n disturbance which would ruin his coat lapel press majestically to proudly, as her fingers dug deep business for the rest of the day. ward the platform. Sally knew into a can of threatrical cold cream
"Well, what do you see-if any-him, too, as a "chiller" whose "But we won't need the money, thing?" Mr. Slone demanded an-principal job with the carnival was Betty. Please-" grily.
to impersonate an officer of the law "Don't be silly!". Hittle Misa rose latween the Tanner admonished her severely, That gave Sally her cue. Besid- when trouble ing low over the crystal, so that "rubes" and any member of the "Gus sent the word around the tent and everybody chipped in. Jan her face was within a few inches carnival's big family. of that of the woman who sat op "Come along quiet, ladies" the cleaned, the boys at poker last night posite her, with only the crystal fat man admonished the two women and he contributed $20. I think stand between them, she pretend- briskly, "We'll settle this little there's nearly a hundred altogether. ed to pear into the depths of the quarrel outside, all nice and peace- Gus gave $20, and Botfo-" glass ball. Then slowly she be-able, I hope." The last word was
"Oh, I can't take it!" Sally pro- gan to shake her head regretfully spoken to Mr. Stone with signi- tested. "It's sweet of you, all, but
"Princess Lalla is 80-0-0 Nor-ree" ficant emphasis.
I'd feel awful—''
-the mall, sing song voice was "This is an outrage?" the orphan. "Shut up and get busy!". "Pitty raised a bit, so that Gus, who had aye matron, raged, but the "der Sing" commanded Lurnely. "Pd strolled leisurely across the plat-pity sherit?" gave her
no op- wear that dark-blue taffeta if, 1 form to take his stand behind Sally'sportunity to say more, either in were you, and the blue felt you chair, might hear perfectly ther own defense or to Sally. bought in Williamstown. It won't "but ze creeystal she ces dark. She Gus, the erier, bent over the show up at all in the dark. Lucky tell me nossing about ze nice, tall trembling girl while the crowd was for you it's night, isn't it? It will In-dee. Sometimes it ees so. Ze still enthralled over the spectacle be nice to be married in, too!' gen-tle-man weel give ze money of two upparently respectable mid- "Married?" Sally whirled from back."
dle-aged women being dragged out her open trunk, her cold-cream- The thin little shoulders under uf the tent under arrest.
cleansed face blank with astonish "Better beat it, kid. The dame's ment. the green satin jacket shrugged eloquently, the little brown hands on to you. Reckon she's the Or- From outside the tent came a spread themselves with a gesture pins Home matron you been tell-whistled bar of music-"I'll be lov- of Helplessness and regret. ing us about. Here, take this "ing you always!"
"Glad to refund your money, la-and he thrust a few crumpled bills. That's David!" Sally gasped, a dy" Gus sang out loudly.. fere into her hand-and don't ever let blush running swiftly from her you are! Better luck next time on to Pop Bybee that I helped you throat to the roots of her soft black Princess Lalla is the gen-u-ine ur-get away. Goodbye, honey. Good hair. "I'll have to hurry. ticle! If she don't see nothing in luck. You're a great kid....All think I will wear the blue taffeta!" the crystal for you, she don't string right, folks! Excitement's
"Pitty Sing" chuckled softly, but you along-right bere, lady! over! It gives me great pleasure to there were tears in the old, wise Here's your money back-" introduce to you the smallest and little blue eyes set so incongruous
Sally leaned back in her chair, prettiest little lady in the world. ly in a tiny, wizened face no bigger weak with relief, her eyes closed, We call her 'Pitty Sing,' and I don't than a baby's. as Gus tried to urge her nemesis reckon I have to tell you why-"
(To Be Continued.)
Bruno Walter.
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NO KILLING IN THE BULL RING.
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.
On leaving Vienna, Bruno Wal- as principal musical ter went director to Munich, whence he proceeded, in a similar capacity, to the Municipal Opera House in Berlin, in' both of which places he, greatly distinguished himself. is well-known in musical He' circles
and in England
in America; hé has conducted, with great success, the performances at Covent Garden; and he gave, last year, concerts in New York and The inquest was held at Dept- ford on James Henry Walmesley, Hollywood,
aged 44, tool-fitter, of Finnell-road, Incidentally, it may be men-Eltham, S.E., whose body tioned that, prior to the opening found in a culvert on the Sideup- of the Mozart Festival, Bruno road on Saturday morning.
Walmesley's song, Eric, aged Walter will conduct a concert at Paris of an equally international two, and Jack, aged six, were found character with the festival itself. by their mother dead in a bath of This concert is to take place in the water at their home in Pinnell- programme road and no.trace could be found of "Salle Pleyel;" the will include the overture to Ber- the father. 1foz, "Benvenuto Cellini," the over- Mr. George Brown, an uncle, of sald ture to Weber's "Oberon" and Walpole-road, Teddington, Mahlers "4th. Symphony;" while Waimesley had been depressed inte
· PORTUGAL'S NEW LAW. the concert will reach its climarly in consequence of being out of when Iger Strawinsky, the Rus-employment so long. Walmesley PROGRESS OF
told him a fortnight ago that his
The Portuguese Government has been made almost to way for itself adds, "It has brought about asian composer, plays his own new
money was going fast, and he could prohibited bull fights conducted FINGERPRINT SYSTEM.by the economies it has permitted marked saving of time of police piano concerts.
not carry on much longer. He. In the Spanish fashion. In other to be made.
Altogether, this highly interest dreaded the thought of accepting words it has prohibited the killing "After the Anthropometric sys- "On a moderate computationing musical undertaking beare a money by charity or going to the of the bull in arena contents. Any tem had been in working order for Five years, the entire number of the money value of the saving thus pronounced international charac-guardians. He had no other cause person killing a bull in the bull- ring will be liable to a penalty of recognitions effected by it in 1900 effected nearly covers the cost of ter; and this internationality gives for depression.
Charles Francis Chamberlain, of three years' imprisonment and a was 462, and in 1901 was 503," it the establishment for working the it a certain political value, for it
all incidental ex- may well be hoped that it will West Park, Eltham, spoke to cross-fine of not less than £100. Also is stated. "During the latter part method and A review of the results obtained of 1901 the result of the finger-penses,
thereby contribute to promote that Ing Brown's Meadow, Eltham, on any convicted person will be for- by the use of the finger-print sys print method was beginning to bo
international understanding so Saturday morning with his two bidden from figuring in any, Por- "The total number of finger-
dogs, which barked furiously at a tuguese arena. tem of identification of criminals relt, although the new system had print slips on record is about much desired on all hands.
culvert forming part of the River
Killing the bull had been per- during more than a quarter of a been in force for only half the 120,000. A gradual increase in
Quaggy. He saw a black mass that mitted since 1921. The now law century has been published by the year, and the number of records the number of slips will continue Miss Kenonly has given 24,000 looked like a bundle of clothing in will hit certain Spanish matadors, Stationery Office. It has been pre among which search had to be to take place until practically all to endow a bed in the Royal Free the water, and Walmesley's body who have been earning their liveli pared at the Registry of Criminals made was consequently small." habitual criminals have been re- Hospital, in memory of her bro- was recovered.
hood in Portuguese bull-rings, but at Now Scotland Yard.
A comparative table shows that gistered, and then only habitual ther, Mr. Alexander Kenenly,
P.-S. Kingsbury said he found It should restore those entertain The review forms part of a put of 6.826 searches made in 1902 criminals will require registration, Editor of the Daily Mirror from three typewritten letters on the ing displays of horsemanship After the animal had been suffi-
"Simultaneously the records of 1904 until his death, in 1915. manual of Instructions on the 1,722 identifications were effected.
which marked the sport when the clently teased a number of tamo method of taking finger-prints. It In 1927 36,917 searches were made men known to have died and of
The Coraner, Dr. Whitehouse, bull did not suffer the "coup de oxen were admitted and somewhat shows that with the growth of and 17,427 identifications resulted. men apparently too old to commit
said these lettera all related to grace," but was skilfully bafted: meekly escorted the bull out of the 420,000 Finger Blips.
further crime are being removed
work. One WES from the Wool- "The number of recognitions] from the collection. By this means Rhine with salmon, 400,000 young they could only employ men through maculate cavalleiros galloped The new law is in accord with
In the hope of restocking the wich Borough Council stating that Under these conditions the Im-arens. bar of Indentifications made each effected is not the only test by in a few years' time the maximum fish, have been turned into the the Labour Exchange, and the round the arena with the hot-tem-the temperament of tho. Portu- year has grown steadily, and that which the advantages of the sys average number of slips will pro-river at Coblenz. The entire cost others expressed regret that there 'pered, bull (his horns well sheath-guess, who are notably kind. to"
**35,917 SEARCHES IN 1927:
17,427 IDENTIFIED.
the collection of records, since it was begun in July, 1901, the num-
officera,
the maintenance of the system has tem can be estimated," the review bably be reached."
has been borne by Holland,
body.
wore no vacancies.
B TRD BUND BEND BENT BEST NEST
Ved by leather) in close attendance. animale.