NEW SERIAL.
HIGH
FLIGHT.
By Ruth Dewey Groves.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
Jerdy often awoke chilled and tired.
·
Jerry was amazed at her own feelings. She wanted, rushly and
Myrtle was a restless sleeper. without thought "of consequence, She stayed out too much at night, to threw herself into Dair's arms danced too much, relaxed too little. Jerry told her she won- and cling to him forever. In a moment they would say good-bye at dered she didn't dream of dragons her door. She couldn't bear that, and puppy duga' talls from eating knowing he was never coming often in Chinese restaurants. back again.
It would be so much nicer to someone She closed her eyes while the sleep alone, than with swift surge of emotional abanden- who retired on a full meal of chop ment coursed through her bringey or chow mein and with a It couldn't be, her brain signalled to face on which makeup still adher
tinglinged, she reflected, pounding heart' nerves. She mustn't touch him.
NOON.
and
But their room rent was $12 a This was only a pussing fear-week. Twelve dollars a week! something that she would get over They could rent a awell house in Marblehead for that much money. She couldn't think of paying $12 a week all by herself. She could get a hall bedroom-there had been a vaenney on bolk the secondl and third floors since they moved into the house, but she couldn't move into another room and let Myitle shift for herself.
She'd never boon Indifferent to parlings of a final nature. People had sometimes thought her callous and cold beenuse she preferred 10 ayold tender scenes. She didn't like to say good-bye to anyone who was at all dear to her.... That was it, she liked Dan Barvey liked him more than she wanted
It had been Myrtle who had fo, but it couldn't be love. It couldn't be love because he hadarome to her rescue when she first made her forget all the world for obtained a job at Fane's. Her nl then was taking far more of him.
Hadn't she heard a line about her meagre funds than she could af- ford. Myrtle And suggested fe world being well lost for love?
aul Jerry, Well, she didn't feel that waysharring about Dan Harvey. She could see in her inexperience, had been glad a background behind his proposal. accept. She had since learned Girls in love didn't see beyond the about the hall rooms and their
timited space, very estasy of their lover'a 'kisses, she very
priceless privacy, remembered.
Dan bad kissed her, and she had thought of the danger his love was la her ambition.
bat
AMERICAN STOCKS.
CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM
NEW YORK,
WEDNESDAY:
DOCTORS DISAGREE OVER DYING MAN.
BATHING VICTIM" "COULD HAVE SEEN SAVED."
The following quotations as at the elose of the market on Tuesday have been received from their corres-
London, July 16." pondents Mesars, Hayden, Stong and Conflicting evidence was given New York, by Messrs. Swan, by two doctors at an inquest yes- of Culbertam, and Fritz, Sassonn House, terday, on James William Grier Shanghal, (cable address; "Swan (55), of Muswell-hill. London, stock," Shanghal), who are not res who was drowned while bathing ponsible for the cable mutilations. at Broadstairs. The quotations are subject to con- firmation:
Anaconda Copper Bethlehen: Steel
Previous Latest tl
Price. Price.
120
120
120
128
178
140
73
71
121
Baltimore and Ohio Chrysler Corp. (Com-
mon) General Motor (Com
moni mon) Generally ly. Signal 121 Goodyear Tyre
And
Consolidated
EAM Cement
Myrtle grunted in her sleep. Firy shuddered, but in the next instant she had reached out and She opened her eyes, the im-touched her friend lightly on the pulse to, surrender vanquished, cheek. She felt ashamed of her Myrtle was 4 Dan helped her out to the side-critical attitude. walk and she ran on ahead of him real Friend- they didn't always) up to hold stoop. He did not agree, but Myrtle had proved that follow immediately,
she would stick in a pinch.
+
(Common)
78
... ung,
Liggett and Myers "B" 90 Missouri Pacific (Comin
inon) Nevada Consolidated
Copper
ung.
36
indio Corporation of
America (Common) 88 Standard Oil Co. of
New York Standard Oil Co, of Southern Pacifie New Jersey Texas Corporation United States Steel Vacuum Oil.... Willys Overland
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110
Death from misadventure 'was
verdiet.
Dr. E. J. Newman," of Avenue- gardens ford, Essex, sald that| Grier was alive when broughti ashore. His heart became strong-
ur.
When ambulance men and Dr. Raven said that they were going] to move Mr. Grler, he objected. In his opinion the man would have stood a better chance of re- covering had he been left on the
78 beach.
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144
145
64
249
247
120+ 24
120
24
Dr. Hugh M. Raven, of Broad- stairs, and that he told the am-) bulance men that they had better! remove Mr. Grier, who showed no
signs of life.
.'
Captain Hallett Carpenter, aff Mapel-road, Surbiton, said that hej protested when Dr. Raven wanted to move Mr. Grier: "This could have been saved had he not been moved from the beach. His heart was henting" said witness.
11תכון
THE DUCHESS'S FUN. BURGLAR AT HOUSE OF
LADY CURZON.
SCIENTIFIC PEEP-SHOW
SURPRISE.
A selentifie peep-show was ar ranged for the Duke and Duchess
REVOLVER PRESENTED AT
SERVANTS.
An armed burglar was found) of York when they opened the een-early on the morning of July 4 in tenary celebrations at King's Col The Grove, the house of the lege, Strand."
Marchioness Curzon of Kedleston.)
The Duchess, who was radiant
The burglar, when surprised in! in shell-pink crepe de Chine, enter the kitchen by the butler and other ed a curtained alcove which was like members of the household staff, a conjurer's vanishing cabinet, She levelled a revolver at them with was asked to pick up an apple ly the warning. "Move and I fire!" She turned, with her band on But it didn't seem fair that
ing upon two oranges, but when the doorknob, She hoped he guild, some people had to live in wretch-she stretched out her hund she n't see that her eyes were filled jed, crowded discomfort while clutched nothing, for the apple was with tra,
Lether..she thought of Leon- "God-bye," she called, and turn-tine's boudoir. A place of silken opfent iusion contrived with
ed the kuoh. The door was lurked,} panelled walls and gold brocade, She had hoped this would be our fut, maarve velvet on fire floor and of the times when it wasn't. þexquistite luce at the windows, She last time in fumbling in her; She took them." Jerry assured bag for the key.
herself, "I don't know how, but Ban was beside her before she I'm sure she wasn't born with a found it. He took it and let his gold spoon in her mouth. Maybe ingers linger on hers. And he he, be living like I am if she'd saw the tears in her eyes. But beberalcontent to do it.". thought them tears of anger or Myrtle moved in ber sleep, dan; humiliation. She was a proud lit-an arma restlessly on aeross the the beggar, he told himself. Ile
pillow, Toor Myrtle, She though, must have gone pretty deep when he was a good with room. Sh he Intimated that Aleder Cars: stairs wouldn't stoop to her level was content to be poor.
"Well, I'm not Jerry thought for a wife,
impatiently. "I take what I Alester would call it stooping. want." he amended. To him Jerry was the highe | plated rinh á the worbl. He hut a mental feeling
This thought was still in her of looking upward whenever be mind when Alester telephones thought of her, except when he re-her the next day bout six to say membered her avowed intention he was coming aver. His voice. to marry money; then he felt like sounded a bit grat, as though he using a slipper on her,
↑ were out of patience with someone
"You'can't wish me out of your far something. life, Jerry," he said throatily.
Jerry soon found out why when
"You will save a lot of hard feel-she was in the black rondater;
fix If you don't try if"
"When I need you 11 let you know," Jerry flashed at him, but
Rended for lang Island.
"I wasn't going to come near you again." Alester informed her,'
Dan refused to take it as mareast-I don't like your lack of sports- eally as she meant it.
"I consider that a promise,” he said. "And if you keep it I expect to see you soon. Good 'night,” he^udded, handing her the
key.
manship."
That made Jerry pretty angry, "What do you mean by that re- mark?" she demanded.
"I mean the way you run aut on me last night just beenuse the He did not waft for another word crowd tried to have a little fun from Jerry, In fact she uttered with you." none but passed through the door he hud unlocked and thrown opeu
Then you
made a mistake in declared
with a barte that bespoke inmedioning back," derry
ate need of some place to cry her warmly; "because I know when
bear out.
When Myrtle came in he was washing her hair, having had to
I've had enough. Dif you think
|| was going to stay out all night
in a wet dress 7′′
"I could have fixed you up. I
heat the water for her shampoo on told you that."
the gas plate. That supplied by
the heater in the basement had Thanks, but I think it was up long since grown cold, er been to you to bring me home without used by the other tenants.
complaining about it. And you
"Well, for Pele's sake, what might just as
well know that 1
have you been doingg Myrtle ex-r't go to any more roadhouses
If you don't like it you
claimed in astonishment. "When turn around right now and go
with you, didn't you wait until morning? back."
Forget it's Sunday ?”
Jerry was compelled to lie with
She
was very sure of herself, her hair-pread out on a bath towvery emphafle. She couldn't for-
el lald over the pillow to let it dry get the warning Dan Harvey had
to sleep.
while she tried to go Myrtle had grumbled about has ing the light turned on,
*
given her, Perhaps Alester Car stairs wouldn't marry a shopgirl.
Well, one thing was certain-be wasn't going to ruin her reputa- tion before she found out whether he wanted to marry her or not.
"Independent, aren't you?" but twitted her. "But don't try to take to live with. She'd heard girls advantage of my giving in. 1'17
Jerry wished she had a room of her own. Myrtle was all right
in the store talk about roommates admit I didn't want to but there's who wore their things without something about you, Jerry, that I permission, used their cosmeties find irresistible. Still I wouldn't lavishly and even read their mail. bear down too hard an it if I were Myrtle did none of these things. you." You know there are lots of But Jerry had been used to priva-pretty girls in the world." cy that much refinement at least)
she had had at home..
Jerry laughed,
"Are there?" she macked. "But She didn't always feel like go. they don't mean anything to you ing to bed when Myrtle did and on just this minute, do they?
very hot nights she thought with:
longing of a spacious bod with!
Alester Jerked his head around.
"No," he said: "there's only you, amooth acets on which you could Jerry Ray. And you know damn turn at will. And in the winter well I'm crazy about you." Myrtle had pulled the covera,
(To Be Continued.)
mirrors,
A clown, six inches high, de- monstrated equilibrium by Toppling down a flight of stairs, read over heels, and landing on his feet.
The butler and his companións were forced to back out of the kitchen and the burglar escaped through a window.
He was pursued by the staff. who were closing with him when he began to fire over his shoulder. The "chnuffeur reached him, buti The Duchess laughed, and immic- the burglar shone an electric tareh di,tely a litle celluloid bulldog in his face, tripped him, and es- flew out of a toy kennel. He, in caped, his comical way, was showing the
"Lady Curzon, who had been effect of atmospheric vibration on alarmed by the noise, came down. his delicately constructed hutch,stairs. A search was made of the
The Duka smiled when lon growls, cat squeals, and organ notes house, but as far as could be seen were produced from sounding tubes nothing had been taken.
man was seen leav-i ed great interest ja exhibits which, ing a house in Cheveler by the application of lent and show. Later a
Park, Decupants contrasted rentury-old scientific in near Newmarket, the struments with modern inventions. of which had gone to the races, The students presented thejand som after two El notes were Duchess with a woolly red lion, missed. The nun in this case was about' 5ft. fin. in reproduction of the college emblem. described as for Princess Elizabeth.
height and wearing a brown suit.
The Runabout
Age
AUGUST
SHARE PRICES
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
1929.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day :
Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1235 sa. Chartered Bank, 419 b Mercantile A, & B., £321 n.. P. and O. £9 n. East Asia $904 m.
Insurances,
Canton Ins., $630 n. Union Ins., $328. a. North China, Ins., Tis. 160 b. Yangtze Ins, #50 ́n, China Underwriters, $2.20 China Firos, $310 b. H. K. Firo Ins.. $765 s.
Shipping.
'Douglaros, $271 n.
A.
H. K. Steamboats, $25 7-b. H. K. Tugs, $2. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 n. Union Waterboats, $22 n. Mining.
Benguela, $3.10 h. Kailans, 62/6 n.
Langkats, Tle. 15 n. S'hal Explorations, Tis. 2.75 9. Raubs, $81 h.. Tronohs, 21/- n..
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharvos, $1281 b. Whampoa Docks, $321 b. China Providenta $4.40 0. Hongkowe, Tls 175 n. Now Engineerings. Tis. 71. s.` Shanghai Docks. The. 140 b. ·
Cottons.
Ewo Cottone, Tls. 16.00, b. Orientals, Tls. 2.30 b. S'bai Cottons, Tis. 931 (old) n.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and B. Hotels, $8.45 H. K. Lands, $601 b. S'hai Lands Tis. 150 b. Humphreys, $13.50 b. Realtios, $8 13.
B2
5.
Public Utilities. Tramwaye, $18.25 b. Ponk Trams, (old) $11.80 m. Star Ferrios, $653 China Lights, (Old) $12,95 8. II. K. Electrics, 8581 s. Macao Electrics, $261 n. Tolephonea $7. b. China Buses, Tla. 141. b. Singapore Tractions. 11/ B.
/ Industrials, China Sugars, '05 Malahona, $27 n. Canton Icos, $2. b. Comonts (Comb.) $9 ar Ropas (Old) $61 b. United Aaboston $5 b.
Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $19.90 b. Watsons, $11.90 b. Der. A. Wings, '80. b. Lane Crawfords, $178. Mackintosh, $18 b. Sinceros. $12 b.
Miscellaneous, Amusements, $26 m. ' Constructions, $1.55 b. B'quo Ind.. G. Bonds, 641 H. K. G. Loan 7% 8. Prom.
~15 MOTHER KNOWS IT
And God-
it has the beatest
Runner Mota-
Oh-Dad-bin't Adorable?
WITH NOW,
Raili Pula RURABOUT
•AND AS DAD KHOWS
IT!
01928, MY NEA SERVICE,
BANKS
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ NÅ,
(Netherlands Trading Societyð
DANKERS.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
--$40,000,000
Auchǝrland Chim Toued and. Fully Fald-up...$20,400,000
Sterling n
4,000,000 Hilver
..i4.au4,000
ائم
ESTABLISHED 186 Hongkong. Omees 11, Queen's Road, Central | Romerva Authorised Capital............... Guilders 160,000,000.- (£12.500,009.)
Padd-Up Capital .....Guilder 80,000.000.- (18.656,870.) Reserve Fund
...tiusīāres 10,000,000.-
(£1,051,832.)-
Head Offer: AMSTERDAM Exclvin Head 0dcel-RATAVIA. BRANCHES -- BandJermanies, ·
+491
Liability of. 1'noprie
..#20,800,000
HEAD OFFICE. 11ONGKONG. COURT OF DIRECTORS:
N. 8. Drown, Fac.
Chairman.
W. II. Bell, Eng.
Deputy Chairman.
Bandoeng, lion, Mr. B. D. F. Kombar. Caleuita, Cheriton, Jeddah, Djemben, Diohjakarta”,
Delth
W. L. Pattenden, Esq.
T. E Pearce, Esq.
The Hague, Kole, Kota-Radia Compton, Eau. 3. A. Plummer. Fa Makamar, Medan. Padana, M. T. Johnson, Esq. J. P. Warren, Eq. Palembang. Pekalongan, Penapa,, Lander Lewis, Esq.
Pontianak, Rangoon, Better dam, Samarang, Shanghai, Bibule (Sumatra), Boerabula, Boerkkaria (Belo), Traal, Till. Indap and Weltevreden","
* Thear "offices have safe deposit boxes to let Tandon Bankere?--National Penvinelal Bank.
Ltd,
Correspondents all over the world.
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED.
F. M. ELBERG.
Manager.
Huzkony, 28th May, 1929,
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.
Capital (ruby paid un....... 100.000.000 Heserve Fund
HEAD OFFICE:—YOKOHAMA,
Drancisés and Agencin al
Altandria
Halayla
Sunshiny
Karachi
Kube
London
Burns ArrÓW Low Angelin Calcutta Canton
Ljung
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Changchun Negaki
Daiten (Dalny) Nagoya
Fynutten
Mukden
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Hankow Harbin Hongkonst
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Bydney
Nowchwang
New York
Tienta
Sanka
Tikyuu Trinanty
Rangest
Tertin
Rio de
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TI, MOKI
Manager,
Hongkong, 11th March, 1928,
BANK OF CHINA,
CHIEF MANAGER
Hon, Mr. A. G. Hynes.
AMOY BANGKOK
BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTUN CHEFOO
COLONDO
DAHUN
• FOOCHOW
BAITBONG
HAMBURG HARBIN HANKOW
HONGKEW HOLD
POH
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KODE
BRANCHES-
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TSINGTAO
KUALA LUMPUR YOKOHAMA Current Accounts opened in Local Currency And Fiard Deposita fisse ved for one year or shorter perfoele In Local Currency and Sterl on terina which will be quoted on appllection.
Hongkong, 6th June, 1028.
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FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.
་ ་་
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Chief Manager. Hongeng, 12th Septender, 1927,
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA,
Incorporated by Rayal Charter, 1853,
- BRAD OFFICE: LONDON.
SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDEN- | P'Ald-Up Capital
TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
CHINA UN THE 22ND Gr NOVEMBER, 1987.
Authorised Capital
Paid-Up Cngitul Reserve Funde
.BG0,000,000.00
18,278,000.00 1,620,425,14
HEAD OFFICE: PEKING.
BONGKONG BRANCIL
4. Queen's Road Central. Branches und Bubbranches all over Chine and Cerreserulenta in Burope, America and Cother parts of the world,
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Every deartiption of Banking business trakketed..
Lens Kranted
approved securities, Speels? fiefilties for Huni Exchange.
SHOU 3. CHEN,
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THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONI.
S. 10. Des Voeux Rond Central, Hongkong, Authorised Capital
Pakd-lipe Capital
Бегу
BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:-
.F18.000,00 1.000.000 1,200,000
Hatayin
Melbourne
San Franciaco
Bansbay
NARAAKK
Ste
Calcutta
New York
Semest
Camion
Drake
Singapore
Hallving Romnlula Kolm
Bourabaya
Peking
Sydney
Yenang
Talih
Kawbon
Kengoon
Loudun
Tieniela Triky
. Handle.
Paric
Shanghai
Correspondenta in' sii principal cities of the
warit.
Every demetillon of- Bank and Exchange disine transacted, Four granted on a
proved secus|ékek.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES u kt.
KAN, TONG PO.
Chief Manager, Jongkong, 21st March, 1927.
THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
INDIA, LIMITED.
Head Meet 16, Gracechurch Stret
London, EC. a.
Authorlaed Capital
Saberria Capital
Pald-Up Capital
Iteverve Fund and Rest
BANKERS.
£ 1,000,00
2.800.000
£ 1,020,000
.. 612,047
The Hunk of England & Millau Bank, Ltd.
BRANGUEY
Hanukk
Howrah
New York
Batavia
IJKSM
Вельми
Bombay
Kandy
Rangoon
Catelita
Calming
Karachi Koin Bharu Alm
Shanghai
Gall
Hangkang
Kuala Lumpur hingapore
fourabaya
Kuanta
Madra
Port tarul (Mauchlus) HONGKONG BRANCIL
Every description of Banking and Exchange
Infra transacted,
SHIerent allowed on Current Arrunts and | Fixed Deposita at Hater that may be sprete
taled on appllextlon,
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AMRITŠAJ
BANGKOK
BATAVIA
HOMBAY
CALCUTTA
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BAIGON
SEMARANG
REHANDAN
HILANGHAI
BINGAPORE
SOURABAYA
TAIPING
(F.M.5.)
(North Manchuria) TAVOY
HONGKONG
JIOFI
14.01.0
KARACHI
KLANG
KOBE
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
TONGKAJI
BRUKITY
TRINGTAD
УОКОНАМА
KUALA KANGSAR ZAMBOANGA
Perak FM.8) (Philippine 16.)
KUALA LUMPUR Forelun arhange
Bushes transacted,
and General Banking
Current Arconata opend and Fixed Den porila reerived for one rear or abortør perlade at rates which will be qouter un soplication,
A. IL FERGUSON,
Nanger-
Hugh. 24th April, 1927,
THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.
Capital, Surplus
and Undivided Profils
G$236,260,408
Commercial and Travellers' Let- torn of Credit, Travellers' Cheques Bilin of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Cur- rent accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed De posits in local and foreign 'curren- cles taken at rates that may be as- certained on application to the Bank.
HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York. Branches in:--
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ARGENTINK
BELGIUM BRAZIL
CHILE CHINA
CUBA
DOMINICAN
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LONDON MEXICO PANAMA
PERU
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BETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA 1 We are also able to offer our Customers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corporation in Sun Fran- cisco, Spain and the Philippine Island,'
..
* and The National City Bank of New York (France) S.A, in Parla.
F. McD, COURTNEY,
Manager. Hongkong, 2nd July, 1929.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
RATANLIBIRD 1913. Head Office:-Hongkong.
Authuriaed Capital1⁄2ï..
Pald-Up: Fund
Teserve and
| DRANCHES ---
*$11,008,050:
2,601,200.
B59.000.
Canton, Shanahat, Hankow, walowa
- Bangkok, New York, and Ben Frane
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Correspondents in xil Principal pătim of the
world.
Foreign Exchange and Danking Business of avery, Ameription tranracted,
Safe Deposit Boxm, (varlour (ainen) at yearly rental of, from, 85 to- $16,.
LOOK POONG SHAN.
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 16th February, fyri,