THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1932.
A strange creature has been found
in the primeval forests of Sumatra. It has been beamed Orang Pendek and its apparent Ink between a monkey and a human being has attracted the attentina of the whole scientific world. Photo shows the skeleton.
Pro-Civil War days when slaves were sold from auction blocks wore recalled in Lọi Angeles when unemployed persons were auctioned off by Loun Byrone, welfare worker and philanthropist. He is pictured on the block with a waitress, whose services were bought on a bid of 50 cents an hour.
The fashion parade at the Grand Palais in Paris. Photo shows two mannequins wearing exquisite tai-
lettes
with large-brimmed hate.
As a contrast to the Grand Palais dress parade, photo above shows the more sober minded ladies of Paris outside the Sonate awaiting the re- suit of the Votes for Women debate.
LEAP YEAR BRIDE
Laura fou BROOKMAN
BUIGING HERE TO-DAY,
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Dixon
Cherer Dixon, a pretty. 19. tešla her other of Briartop, Sherwood Heights, abgola to a club meeting but fustend and prominent in the city's young- Irecta Dme Thillips, reporter on the Welli Lan Now Cherry bus few friends benuse er social group, was injured when
her wealthy parente innsider mot of the gun was discharged in an apart- other rosz people of the town sinilynment at-Taylor avenue to-day,
"Some mystery surrounds the
ferior. Sh ku Jerant Requintod with
Phillips withomt her onrenta knowledg
She and Das Tanet Lugether and are about
taturt for a drive in Cherry's romter when shooting which was believed to be another reporter til Dan det fake South, accidental. I
was reported by
editor what Dan us and hurt Malloy, Smith's
a bank robber, has cacaual Jail mint the city Patrolman James Dougherty, call- sweetheart, and get an interview, Uns and fed to the address by residents of The bullet struck
Cherry drive to this apartment where the building.
ka laying.
ile entem. When he does not re-
turn Cherry grown nezzotis and follows. She Miss Dixon's arm leaving a flesh!
men frightened, ruta up a stairway and Wund-"
i numbriken her arin. Cherry Jutats and
recovers claciousness to find herself in
There was more but the blari
SEIMURA ZOUBL De ha banded her arm before Cherry's Lempararily. He takes her doctor's of
eyes prevented
fire and later driven her home. Won. Daher from reading it. The newx= |
in teringin expiali to Mrs. lixon what has paper fell from her hand.
tnppend Oberry's father arrives. He is very
"What'e kam meaning of this 7**
CHAPTER V.
Prince George, sponking sports meeting recently. Rumours are again current that he will shortly be made a Duke and it is suggestad that he will be appointed Duke of Edinburgh.
Severe injuries which the received in the crash of his plane hoven't made Frank Hawke afraid of flying. The famous speed ace was starting on his way-by' aeroplane to have those injuries treated in Boston when this picture was taken of him at Floyd Bennett Field, New York.
H. W. Austin and Ellsworth Vines leaving the Centre Court at Wimble- don together affor the formar's overs defeat. Austin took his da leat in an exemplary sportsmanliko
manner.
The newest fashion fad is the wearing of hand-painted shoes in colours corresponding to the dress. Many unemployed artists are getting an income this way. Photo shown a London girl joining the fashion.
Warning that "the doors to revolution are going to be thrown wide opos" unless the federal government moves to relieve unemployment distress, Edward F. McGrady (standing, second from right), spokesman for the American Federation of Labour, appeared before the Senate Manu- factures Committee in Washington. The Committee members, are shown above.
inside. Somehow the gun went was helpless. So concerned was
angry, rabine a new paper nul demands,, "Exense me, Mr. Dixon. My off and hit her arm. She was in ishe over what Walter might think name is Phillips. Dun Phillips." the ball. When I got there she of a situation it never occurred to The young man had been standing had fainted. We carried her into her to think about it herself in the background. Now he came the nearest room and then as soon She hurried away now. Father each other "What's the meaning of this?" forward. "I'm to blame for every-as she was able I took her to and daughter faced
the table. Cherry hud Walter J. Dixon demanded. His thing that happened this after doctor's office. The bullet didn't across accusing eyes were on his daugh noon. Cherry-Miss Dixon-was go very deep. It burt her pretty taken off her hat and slipped out
with me.
The doctor said the badly for a while and the doctor of her coat. She was stiil palo No one spoke: for an instant wound isn't serious. Thinks it said she should have quiet and and the line of the red lips was no one moved. Dixon was a tall will heal easily. We didn't sup- lots of rest. I'm not trying to ex-inot as steady as it might have man-just under six feet. He was pose the newspapers knew about cuse myself, Mr. Dixon.. It was been. sturdily built though not "heavy," it."
tur.
His handsome features, usually
was an accident"
+
the worst kind of thoughtless- 1498-"
"You said you are a member of the News staff?"
"Yes sir."
"Well, bave you anything to say for yourself?""
"I'm sorry, Father."
set in a mould of frigid diguity. At the sound of the stranger's wore alive with anger now. old-volen Walter Dixon stopped stock
"I should think you would be!" er than his wife, Walter Bixon stifl.
"But you shouldn't have said looked younger. The silvered hair "Cherry was with you?" be re- "Then, Mr. Phillips, wit you what you did to Dan. It wasn't lent distinction rather than
"May I ask your name please take yourself back to your his fault-" agepented.
guttermipe News office? And if "Stop! Not The blue eyes snapped, turned again?“,
another word, from his daughter to his wife.
Phillips, Dan Phillips. I'm with you. ever darken the doors of this Cherry. You amaze me! Do you "Cherry was just explaining." the News,"
house again I'll have you thrown mean to stand there and tell me---| Mrs. Dixon began timidly. "It! "Ile's been wonderful. Father," out! You can tell your elitor he'll your own father-what I should
Cherry put the words in cagerly. hear from me later"
Buy to a young puppy with the im- "Accident? For my daughter to "He did everything for me. Took "Father, please~!" Cherry's pudence to come into house be found in an underworld ren-me to the doctor's office and then anxious face was pallid but her where he's not wanted? Go to your dezvous? In a shouting scandal! brought me kome--"
eyes were blazing. "You mustn't room and see if Sarah can make Bavarian farmers have adopted a Accident is that the name you
Her father waved the girl to say such things, Father!" you presentable before Dr. Know-racket device for saving their have for it?""
silence. "And so my daughter "Silence!" Walter Dixon's hand les comes. And try, to improve crops during hailstorms. By causing He swung toward the girl again. spent the afternon with you!" was lifted. He roared the word your manners!"
powerful explosions in the clouds, Dixon exelnimed. His checks had dramatically.
He called to her as she was go-
their effect is neutralized. "Can I see what the paper grown almost apoplectic in hue.
ing through the doorway. Cherry
cising some control over There was nothing Dan Phil-turned. says 7" she asked.
"Well, young man, what have you "Here-rend it! Read it and let to any for yourself?"
lips could do but obey, "Certain-| "Remember this is the last time daughter. Knew where she went me hear what you have to say for Dan hesitated. "I was just tell-iy I'll go," he said quietly, "Good you're to ace that young man! when she left the house."
Never again-you understand yourself! Look at your picture-ing Mrs. Dixon," he began, "when afternoon." plastered over every cheap news you came in. It was inexcusable With a quick gance at Cherry me?" sheet in the city-
for me to let Cherry go to a place he turned and left the room. They
"Y-ves, father." - There was the phototgraph of like that. I should have known heard the outer door close a mo- Cherry beneath the glaring head- better. I know
must ment Inter.
lips framed the words slowly. lines. It was a photograph made feel-"
Walter Dixon's blustering man- "That's all then." a year before during commence- "Will you please come to the ner diminished slightly. "Have
When Mrs. Dixon re-entered the ment at Miss Rathburne's School, point and say what you have to you called Dr. Knowles?" he ask-room she found her husband pac- Cherry wore a gown of floating | Bay?"
Cherry put out a hand.
how you
ed.
set
(Continued on Paje 11.)
The eyes were rebellious. The Rheumatic
place.
tho
organdie and broad-brimmed pic- The brusqueness of the older "I'll do it now," his wife flat-ing back and forth before the fire- turo hat. She was like a charm-man's tone cnught Dan off guard. tered. "I do it myself." In the "So this is what we're coming ing wood dryad come to life. The "Why-why of course!" he face of her husband's wrath Mrs. to "he burst forth. "Youngor face, sweetly serious, beneath the awered. "Cherry and I had lunch Dixon was always a pathetic generation! I've heard of it all.
to enger hat brim was child-like in its in- together. As we were leaving figuro-norvously
in Wild f-scandal-it's had word from the office that things right, always at a loss how newspapers every day! I suppon- Certainly it was incongruous to was to look up a friend of Dudo to accomplish it. Through 24 years ed our daughter had been protect sce such a picture boneath the Smith, the bank robber who CB of married life it had bean theed from all this. She's had ex- heavy black type, "Society Girl caped this morning. Cherry drove name. She had lived with no other pansive schools-travel-and now me to the address and waited in purpose than to keep the wheels see what happens! I can't un- Directly beneath Cherry road: the car. It took longer than I had of the Household moving noise- "Miss Cherry Dixon, daughter expected go after a while she came lossly and when they did not sho dorstand it, Ailee. Frankly I can not.. supposed you were exor
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