THE HONGKONG સમ
The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story
"DREAM OF DESTINY"
(Copyright Strictly Reserved).
SYNOPSIA.
star, but she was not exempt from ¡said at some party or other that on the disasters inseparate from the Roland Laine Smith, young man about town. their merite ninety per cont of us career. He had a desire to solace principally, wesis at his sister-in-law's ought to be in a lunatic asylum." and soothe her; nevertheless ho Sidenes
As a fact he had once given utter continued to stare straight in front. ance to this sardonic generaliza- reminds him of vuld, but (rnale dream
had a few nights previously,
being bo. Aishte shy of her acquaintanceship. trangely fearful of the stream Tulalment,, tion, and it had had a considerable Nevertheless, sumelcow compelled, he sceom- MUCCCAA
panies B47 to her dat after her debut in especially among London and they go on to the real,
NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY.
Roland west ont "No amount of Ane acting can
want to see,"
"No!" Phoebe agreed impartial-
UNFINISHED
MASTERPIECE
Arnold Bennett's last long story was left unfinished, but this
Iworth
does not spoil its от readable
In the
emart world, force people to see a play they don't quality, but rather women them-
adds a mystery value selves; for every woman thought that nearly all other women ought
"And it's the same in New which will be found to bo certified'. The hasty remarky. did not accord with the large York. But I'm bound to say just
very intriguing. Nobody in London seems to benevolence of his attitude to the this.
play. CHAPTER III (Continued).
Hocial organism; but it had done know how to The roof, in the shape of an E him no harm. Indeed, in his club, They're so slack here. I've seen a without the middle stroke, was which it had reached vin the gossip lot of plays since I came home, and been horrifled-horrified. extremely impressive under a wan columns of newspapers. It had I've ing moon that coquetted in and out endowed him with quite a now pre- They're cruel in New York, the among small douds which moon- stire. Many members had refer directors are-producers you call light alone rendered visible. The red to it in talk with him. In his them here. They're crual; they roof was immense, and in the gloom club, as in the majority of men's throw you out of the cast as soon socmed far more immense than it clubs, the feeling against women as look at you. But they aren't actually was. Mainly flat, its sur-w. Intense, ani very freely de alack. And I prefer cruelty to
slackness." face was diversified by huge con- ct red.
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THE VOLUNTEERS
CORPS ORDERS FOR THE COMING WEEK
Hongkong Volunteer Defence Corps orders by Lient.-Colel L. Bird, D.S.O.. 0.B.E. commanding Hongkong
Friday, Sept. 30. Volunter Defence Corps..
1. l'arades. (u). Corps Band. The Eand will parado every Friday In mafti at 6 pm at Hendquarters until further notice.
(b). Batlery-1. There will ho a parade for Staff and Signallers at leadquarters at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4th.,
duits, little bridges over obstruc- Lid that rean New York ho "All the same," said Roland, pur-
acci- easily. tions, and other necessary
a ante remark Isuing his own way of thought, and dents, but by no chimney that
Your're ut Roland could discern. The pair did ever made that did! But of course speaking in a matter-of-fact tone. not walk; they stood on a tableland you know I didn't really mean it. You needn't trouble.
One of those cheap things you say right. Your share of the show was superb. Yes, I mean it. Even in much higher than anything in the without thinking. neighbourhood, and gazed vagudly
"Then you ought to have meant the third net. You're made for at the nearer towers and steeples it!" she said, as it were royally.ever here. You can take it from
a.ime. I want to ask you of London, and at the lamps of "Listen!
regards to-night, thoroughfares and river-bridges to question. Will you answer it sin- London may be clack and it is. the south, and at the distant lamps cerely? My religion is sincerity. But London's right about that last The re-net, and New York wasn't." of suburbs sloping upwards to the At any rate I've got no other north. From streets in the pit ligion at the moment."
impulsive. fool pulled beneath ascended the low con- She had already lost the acquired cigarette-case. "Have one?" tinuous rumble of traffic; but who-American accent which he had ther the sound came from Kensing noticed at their first meeting. ton Road or King's Road Roland
"I'll try," ho answered. could not determine and did not
"Do you think the play will inquire. His chief sense was the
She was brusque. ran?" депва of escuro solitude with
"No. I don't," he said after a
"You think I'm It star. Phoebe. A breath of wind stirred
brief pause.
"Nor do think I can act, and sometimes Int Miniature Range at 5.30 pm, op faintly at intervals. The night was
"Thank you." she said.
think Bo too. But sometimes not warm; neither was it cold; and Phoebe had her cloak, and Roland. All that speechifying struck me wonder whather I can. You saw
as perfectly childish. I felt
But his overcoat.
the time we were in for a failure. me in a part that suits me.
can I do anything else? I never have done anything but that sort
L
all
Phoebe shook her head.
out bin
He t
a cigarette. He didn't care now if they sat there till dawn, he was so sympathetic towards her.
Phoebe said:
You
2. There will be a parade for gundrill and laying at Headquarters it 6.30 p.m. on Thursday, October 8th.
3. Amendment to Corps
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inaurt Mechanised Parado" and "Armistice Sunday Church Parade."
(c). Engineer Compuny.-Parade
1 Monday, 3rd October.
(d), Corps Signals-Parade will be held at Corps Headquarters at 5.30 m. on Tuesday, 4th October and Friday, 7th October.
(0) Machine Gun Troop-Vickera Gun Instruction-Tuesday, 4th. Orto- ber Parade at Causeway Bay Stables at 6.30 p.m.
(1) Armoured Car Section.There will be a parade on Monday, 3rd October at Headquarters nt 6.30 p.m. Drivers: Crew Drill and Driving. Gunners: Elementary Gun Drill (g). Motor Machine Gun Section- The Section will parade at Headquar colters at 6.30 p.m. on Monday, 3rd
Detober.
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"I must sit down one minute," Well, well!" She sighed. Phoebe anld. She sat down, on a His candour, and hers, had sud-of a part.” bouch under one of the circles of denly established an extraordinary "I don't know," said Roland Illumination from the high standard new intimacy between them. But grimly. "But you certainly can lamps, and Roland obediently at the new intimacy did not alarm him, act that part. There's no doubt down beside her. Ho preferred because, though they were sitting to be sitting in the light rather very close to one another, they star about that. It was your evening. You're a first-rate actress. You're than in the gloom. He felt safer ed straight ahead and because they thus. He reflected: "What fools were being honest and simple and a great actress—at least that's my
opinion." these young women are! She asexual. But Roland was aware of
"You are sweet," she breathed. ought to be asleep."
deep, sweet sadness as he imagin "I'm not at all sweet," ho ed to himself the futile labour of "You think I'm silly to be up here instead of going to bed," she rehearsals, the waste of time and tradicled her, still grimly. "I'm "Well," she said. "If you want startlingly expressed his thought. money, the shocking contrast be merely telling you the truth."
tween her brilliant triumphs in to know, I don't want to be a star "Not at all," Roland protested. New York and the pathetic mis-actress or any kind of actress. It "Oh yes you do. I know what corringe of the play in pathotle isn't a life, except a minute or two 2. Machine Gun Part IL No. 1 you think of us. I saw in a New London. What a frightful career, now and then, when you know Platoon will fire Machine Gun Part II
She was an authentic you're getting them. I want to at Stonecatters Range, York paper last year that you'd the stage!
live and acting cuts you off from October, muft or uniform op and everything except suppers. And but equipment (belts and pouches) you've seen what I think of sup- must be worn. pers. And you see auch tragedies on the stage. I don't mean on the
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Launch leaves Queen's Pior at D a.m. and Kowloon Police Pier 9.10
stage,-I mean in the dressing.
Range Oficer Lieut. D. M. rooms and in the wings. I'm keep Richards.
ing you up," she said, rising. Tears 3. Transfer. No. 1763 Pte. G. II. were in her eyes. She began an Owen to be transferred from No. 2 other sentence about candidates for Platoon to No. 4 Platoon as from lunatic asylums, but her volca 27.9.82, melted away out of control. Then
(J). Scottish
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1. Company Dinner. Tickets for she smiled pitifully. Nor could the Company Dinner are new avail- Roland speak. Had he opened his able at $2 per head from Acting C.Q.M.S. A.C. Beck, c/o Asiatic month he might have wept. Yet Petroleum Co., or through Platoon he was fiercely and terribly and Commanders, tragically happy at the sight of her so close to him. He thought the Pintoon parade at Kowloon Deck old thought of a woman: "Thore under 2nd. Lieut. T. P. Saunderson at couldn't possibly be another like 5.10 p.m. on Thursday, 6th October.
.. Poor her! She's miraculous! little thing!" At last he rose also. "I'm sorry," she said. "Don't mind me."
No. 7 Pintoon parade at Headquar ters under 2nd. Lieut. A. W. Brown at 5.30 p.m. on Thursday, 6th October. (R). A.A.L.A. CompanyNo. 1 Soc. A.P.C. and. No. 2 Sec. H.K.
"You're only tired," he said gent-Electric. ly.
"I'm not only tired"." Sho atamped her foot, and frowned.
He said nothing, because she had sincerity, and he was not sure that she was only tired.
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Other Sections will parade accord- lng to the following time table:
No. 3 Section, Centre, at Head- quarters at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, 3rd. October,
As she came to the stone stairs she extinguished the three electric lights-perhaps to emphasize that aho was not a candidate for a lunatic asylum. She rang for the lift; they descended in it together She got out, with a brief handshake and thank you; and ho continued in
No. 5 Section, Kowloon Cricket it to the ground-floor.
"What a hades of a girl!" he re. Club at Kowloon Cricket Club at 0 No. 4 Section, Kowloon Dock, at flected in the dark street, along Pn. on Tuesday, 4th October. which an automobile or so was still Kowloon Dock at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, current, and a motor-bicycle that 7th October.
(1), Portuguese Company-Parnde kicked up a dickens of a row.
What a hades of a girl! Lots of at Headquarters at 5.30 p.ro. fellows would give a bit to have Tuesday, October 4th. Details will be been in my place to-night on that found in the Appendix,
Star, by roof. She's pathetic. God? But she's wonderful. I monn really wonderful.... Look here, Holy, do you intend to sen tenco her to death..... Taxi!"
(To bo continued.)
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Appendix to 'Above.
Parede Tuesday, October 4, 1932. Category AMusketty, Quicken ing Exercises, S.A.T. Vol. 1 1831 p. 110
Strengthening paras. '9-12.
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Category B-Lewis Gun 1. Blagas *ing filling, Holding, Fonding, and Unloadine Gun 8.A.T, Vol. II pagus (Continued on Pape 18.)
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