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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1932.
LEAP YEAR BRIDE
(Continued from Page 3)
in a kitchenet love nest. Well, it lasted six months and I was a fool to stand It that long.'
EFFECTS OF SLUMP.
OTTAWA RESULT
JU. S. INTERNAL REVENUE CUT TAXES ON FOODS CRITICISED-
ALMOST IN HALF ·
Washington, Aug. 22.
London, Aug. 22. The agreemonta between the
The effects of the world depres- United Kingdom and Australia and "Why, Dixie, I didn't know—"
sion in the United States aro Now Zealand provide for
increnao in "Oh, it was over and forgotton strikingly evidenced in the decreasenn
tho whole- long ago. You see I was dumb in the internal revenue returns for unle prices of frozen meat enough to fall for an actor. Hand-the fecal year ended on June 30. in the United Kingdom, be- Home brute all right but as soon as The figures show a total of cause the present level of prices hos we were married he stopped work-G$1,667,000,000 as compared with resulted in a grave depression in ing. I kept my job and paid the G$2,428,000,000 the previous year, the livestock industries of the bills until one day he got his dates
This decrease is chiefly due to the United Kingdom and Dominions, mixed. There was a certain red- head and well, that was the end shrinkage of income tax receipts which, if continued would cause a of that! A nice quiet divorce and which were G$1,056,000,000 ns com-serious decline in production and Dixie's been a wiser girl
pared with G$1,800,000,000 in 1931, consequently ultimately de injury since. But, Lord, what am I go--Reuter's American Service. lag on this way for? I didn't mean to narrate my life history!"
ever
"I'm sorry," Cherry said sym-pages of the newspaper. pnibetically,
The men began allently, Once me. or twice Cherry glanced at Dan "Don't waste sympathy on Think about yourself. The point is to see if anything was wrong. She you ought to be getting out and hav-could not understand his mood. ing some fun. And don't, for Presently she said, "We have an heaven's sake, let Dan find you invitation for this evening." looking like Topsy herself Better start scrubbing. It's going to take a long time to excavate that
face.
"Invitation?" Dan looked up. "Dixie wants us to come up and play bridge. She's invited some one for a fourth. I told her we'd be glad to."
to the consumer.
The meat policy of the United Kingdom Government is first to secure the development of home production, und secondly to give the Dominions an expanding sharo of the imports to the United King- dom,
Australia agrees to limit her ex- port of frozen mutton and lamb to the United Kingdom for 1933 to the total for the year ending. June 30, 1932. In return therefor, the United Kingdom undertakes to re- gulato the importation of foreign 'meat, but details of the methods of this "agreed programme" will be published Inter.
accrue to
Obediently Cherry began her! "But, Cherry--!" ablutions. I wish I were clever "Why, I thought you'd like to go.
An article in the agreements pro- like you," she said. "I wish wewe never go any place, Dan. could hold a job and earn money."I'm tired of it working all day vides that benefits generally shall "Be glad you don't have to" long and then just sitting around Colonies and Protectorates for free non-self - governing the other told her shortly. She here evenings." laughed. "I've been raving so
"You can go if you want to. I'm entry into the United Kingdom for
three years
of all dairy produce. much I almost forgot why I came. not going."
It is also embodied that all agree- Can you and Dan come up for a "Dan!"
ments, which will run for five years little bridge to-night? Jack
"Well, I mean it. i suppose you will be subject to six months de- McAllister's coming over and i
I think I don't work all day long? nunciation.-Reuter. {thought we'd have a party,
Maybe I don't get tired the press
Capitol agent at the
Bridge! If there's one thing in Theatre. You'll like duck. I'h make a Welsh rarebit it's my one the world I don't want to do to-
รา only culinary achievement Tight it's to play bridge!"
and am 1 proud of it!"
too.
Press Comment.
London, Aug, 22.
The pages of the morning newa-i papers bulk large with the news of the Ottawa Conference agree
comment
ru-
"But I've already accepted, Dan! I told her we'd come." "Of course we'll come," Cherry
"Well, you can just tell her wements. said, "I guess you're right, Dixie.
The Conservative papers in have been staying in too much."wont. Tell her anything-1 don't
their editorial care what you any?" "Good, I'll expect you around
"Please won't you do it for me?" emphasise the achievement of the 18. That'll give you time to get outį
"I've told you I'm not going to Conference and echo in varying from under the black mash. Well, play bridge tonight and I'm not! manner Mr. Baldwin's declaration I'll have to seram. Lots to do in If you want to, go ahead. I'm that a new era for Empire trade the next two hours."
not stopping you."
will be inaugurated.
"I can't go alone. You know They concur in the belief that you're the agreements have done more Dixie departed. Cherry decid-that. Oh, Dan, I think
being horrid. I've slaved all day thun reasonable optimism expect- ed on a quick tubbing and was
soon
is
in the warm, comforting long for you. I've scrubbed and ed, and that they have stemmed every the drift towards economic na- bath. Dinner would be late but swept and dusted until
muscle in my body acheal I'm tionalisation, While confidence is at feast she would be presentable.
ovinced that the Dominions' re- Cherry told herself Dixie had been sick of it and I want a little fun!"
Dan Phillips put down his kalfoeiprocal concessions, not yet diz- ¡right. It was a mistake to stay at
think I closed, will be a quid pro quo, and fork. "Maybe you home working all day with no re-wouldn't like a little fun once in though the
experimental com- creation later. That must be why a while," he said. "Do you know plexion of the arrangement: she had felt so tired and cross.
why I can't have it? Because the realised. Of course they had been trying rent's due next week. Because The Liberal and Labour press to save but they couldn't save all ve borrowed from everyone in promises uncompromising hos- the time. It wasn't fair to them-the office until I can't raise anothertility. It assumes a toll on pan- selves.
nickel and I'm ashamed to ask for trica" attitude, placing little faith She was dusting powder over her | it. Fun? Would It interest you in the prospect of the proposed jshoulders when Dan came.
to know that I turned down altariff boards admitting British poker game with the boys tonight products "Hello," she called, slipping
impartiality. with "Dinner's to come home and spend the even-Reuters Special Service. negligee abonat late because I've been cleaning ing with you? And I did it be house.
take long. I cause by working all evening may-i It won't open a can of beans."
be I can write a story that will.
writer was "x-ing" out his previous Dan kissed her absent-minded-bring in some extra cash!" ly. "No hurry," he said. He The girl was subdued. "I work.
An hour must have passed while Lossed a newspaper into one chair didn't understand," she said slow-she sat huddled in the big chair and dropped his hat and coat in
pretending to read. The silences, "Of course, Fl toll. Dixie another.
between periods of typing became won't be able to make it." "Doesn't every-
longer. The meal proceeded. It was not
Cherry said.
her.
we
Suddenly, with a loud "Damn!"
C$656.00 to G$674.00 thing look nice? I've been work an appetizing dinner and neither Dan jerked the paper from the
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"Sure. Everything's fine."
of them were in communicative mood. When they had finished machine. He jumped to his feet, She knew from the tone that Dan Cherry cleared the dishes away and ]
tossing the crumpled sheet to the floor. Without another word he had not, even heard her. Cherry went upstairs to make excuses to grabbed for his hat and coat and was disappointed. She slipped aDixie.
banged out of the apartment. dress over her head and went to She returncil to find Dan siiting
(To be continued) the kitchen to rummage for the before his battered typewriter, a stack of fresh copy paper at his
can opener.
It was the work of 15 minutes side. to boil potatoes, heat the can of As quietly as possible she went
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