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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1935.
SERIAL STORY-
Summer Sweethearts
BEGIN BERE TU-DAY KATHAINE ATAYKHURST BRUNET, 20. in ve with MICHAEL school. Katharine's
is snobbish.
father le rich and her stepmother, BERTINE.
ZOE Iriend, her an
By Mabel McElliott 1935, NEA Service, Inc.
A broken heart was hopelessly out Then she was in trame, her smail of date. Like a hoop skirt.
brown ahoe prossing down hard, hard Only she wished she might not ever on the accelerator. Out the River catch a glimpse of either one of them Road, library and English novel and
Michael
or Sally again. She rolls for luncheon completely forgot. hoped
might go out to California ten. Berting had said, rather querul- ZA PARKER, Katherine's renom suicide or Bowall-anywhere that was de-fourly, to hurry back. But Katharine finitely far and removed from Inni- could not bother about Bertine now. by young DiL JOHN KAYE. •
SALLY MOON, local coqurite tricks Michael Cock. Then she could take up her if you had a friend and he was in sketching, her delicate, definite water trouble, you did something about it, into an Kagement, and, when he tries to wriggle out tightens her bold. Katherine colours that Evelyn Vincent said were didn't you?
she could rako heart Michael be to marry Belly and te bruken-actually of her life.
Sho did not argue it out; she was not aware of any problem nooding to something
Some day, perhaps years and years be decided. It was as simple as this. In the future, some shadowy, dark, if Michael were in danger, and sho tall man would come along. She knew of it, why then she must warn would tell him it wasn't in her to him
She had always known, in the thick care, really, any more; but he would) persuado her, against her will and her of her brain, that there was some better judgment, to marry him.
"Black ink, dil you say, miss mystery about. Michael. But what- over he had been or done, he wasn't The gangling elerk was staring at
to be caught like a rat in trap. frankly,
Those hard-faced men with the badges her
should have nothing to do with him.
bearted.
of
CHAPTER XXII
Katharine brought her car to a stop before the drug store, the windows
which
and emblazoned placarded with picturesque endorse ments. A lifesized cardboard figure of a blond girl ornamented the loft- hand corner. Issuing from her mouth Was balloon explaining that daily use of some sort of patented product and gold com- gave hor that rose plezion.
who ran
She
"Yes." She came out of her day dream to look at him abstractedly.
She raced past the Merser house without turning her head. There
She had her purchases now, in nent package wrapped in white paper
that she assumed to be Sybil and and led round with green cord. The were two white flashes on the lawn library next to return the Angela Diana, but Katharine dared not take Thirkell book, "Wild Strawberries" What n
delightful book it had been her eyes off the read even to wave. Any moment the mon would be turn- light and gay So
and with enny,
of the hills
Two or three shabbily-dressed men tonfed in the shade of the bank building. A child on roller skates came coasting tizzily down the in- cline and took the corner on high, both arms spreadeagled for balance. the love affair resolving itself song out of Innicock's main street to to the riding school. Katharine, nodding to Mrs. Endance simply into happiness. If only life find the winding rondin that ran back
the leading library, dis- were a little more like that!
She sighed, tuning to go. Two Any minute. appeared into tho
rather bulky men, in stiff city clothes, drug store. small errands to had a great many
A low-alung, black car passed like xtood aside to let her paas. They there was do. for Bertine:
soup and
were frankly strangers In Innieock, streak and for a moment Kathar witch-hazel and mending taps and where you knew everyone, from the ine's heart plunged again in fear. black Ink on the list. The cut-rate drug store reprerented one of Ber-man who swept the streets and re-But the driver war only a slip of a tine's pot economics. She could have falced in the simple name of "Christ-irl in checked rei gingham, with her Katharine turned into the lano: telephoned to Caplan's, just around man," to the boys who sold the daily wild curls flying in the breeze. the corner, and had all the purchases paper.
Katharine was aware of them now there were already one or two cars delivered, as most of the people downi on the Point did. But, while she only as figures blecking her path. parked there. Tips came out of the could be wildly extravagant in larger But as one of them spoke to the boy stable, with a look of
"Mir Heatheras about matters, she drew the line here.
Katharine gave her order a stractedis to the clerk behind the counter.
She was not thinking of her errands, Sha
Drawn by a curiosity she could not knees began to tremble. If he had куля reflecting, with some surprise, that it was really explain or deny, Katharine loitered at been out on the bridle path however easier than she had thought to for the weighing pinchine, apparently in- would she have got the news to him: Tips disappeared. Katharine got ket the tall, sinte-ryed young man tent only on the black numerals who sat his horse so easily and who which slid inte sight as she stepped cut of the car, her cars straining had ridden quite suddenly and un. upon it and dropped a penny into the nervously for the sound of a follow-
into expectedly
last year, slot. But her eyes sought out the ing motor on the lane. The post- her life
face of the elder mann, A smonth office might be busy-oh, dear God, Michael Hentheroe,
stiff make the clerks very busy. She had learned to control leaping shaven, ruddy Care under the
"Hello, there" pulses
dees when his name was spoken straw hat.
His She had learned to accept, without "Feller who calls himself Michnell
IL
behind the soun counter, a патро "consciousneHS: ̈her brokonto Michael's name.
for her.
"I think and
you'll walk just. minuto, miss
Her relief was no great that her
sick plunging of the heart, the in- Hentheroe," drawled this individual, the voice, his easy voice.
eredible news that he was going
ing to "Where's the pasteffer, buddy? May the coquettish Sally Moon. be we can get the information there." Well, and no what? She asked The Roda oy was slanking his head He's nothing to you, never in the negative. No, ho hadn't heard was-and never will be.
have of Michel Heatherse You havo
more.
•
And remembered laughter Tines about his eyes.
"Michael, enn we talk some place? Away from here, I mean. Qufekly,"
"The house?" His cool eyes would have ahashed her if she had not been so terribly intent.
"No, not the house," she almost It's
Ker."
a life to live-20, 30, perhaps 40 years Katharine, biting her lips, shift-
was not 21 ing her package from one hand to an-shrieked. Clear away. Look, After all, she yet, and she was strong, vigorous, full other, was conscious of a queer light friehtfully important. You're in dan ness in her head. The gray-imired of an energy not to be denied. ".
nun arved his detective's badge out What's wrong?" He did not of sight again.
have the air of a guilty man-but The answer was this; you didn't sit
Defectives after Michaell around sighing for a man who cared
She was never certain afterward then you never could tell,
"Get to my car." She threw a nothing about you and never did. how she got there-she did not re-hurried look ever her shoulder. " That was only done in the days of member pushing open the swinging can tell you there. They'll be con
Victorian great-grandmother. door and emerging from the conincasing any minute," You found something to do, and you of the drug store's interior to the oven
He opened the don for her and did it as best you could.
that was the pavement. But she wish Other girls
engine running, triumphantly. shops, the settle-fore the lantern-jawed man, the "Can along," she cried. "Hur- ment houses, the Junior League younger of the pair, camo out into ry." classes were full of them. Enger the street, staring up and down, and He was in the seat beside her. She faces, curved, rosy is, bright eyes finally gesturing to his companion was out of the lane and away, wind- Not all of them carried broken hearts toward the postoffice, half a blocking up the road away from the town. about with them. Few-very few. | away.
(To Be Continued)
your
in the week. Th. Every day in her car, her foot on the starter, she flung herself in. She had the
SHARE PRICES
The following is the list of focal share quotations issued this morning.
Banks,
H.K. Banks, $1015/1030 sa H.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.), £112 n. Chartered Bank, £13% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.
0% n.
Mercantile Bank C., £13% n East Asia Bank, $761⁄2 n.
Insurances.
Canton Ing., $203 n. Union Ins., $370 b. China Underwriters, 40 ctx, 8. China Fire, $382 n. H.K. Fire Ins.. $200 n. Internat'l Assco, Sh. $4° n.
Shipping.
Douglas. $30 n
I.K. Steamboats, $4 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.). $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $12 n. Shell Bearer), 70/71⁄2 1. Union Waterbants, $11% n.
siinlog.
Antumoks, 70 cta, n. Balatocs, $18 n. Baguio Gold, 23 cts. n. Bengquet Consolidated, $12% n. Benguet Exp., 10 cts. n. Benguet Goldfeld, 10 ets: n. Big Wedge, 8 cts. n. Gold Creek, 30 cts. n.
Gold River 5 eta, n.
Ipo Mining, 90 cta, n. Itogons, 36 cetą, n. Salacot, 12 cta. n. Kailan, 14/6 n.
Langkats (Single), $14 n.
Shaf Explorations, Sh. $4% n. S'hui Loans, Sh. 86% n. Raubs, $6 n.
Venz: Goldfield $2.30 n.
:
Docks etc.
H.K. Wharves (old), $77% n. II.K. Wharves (new), 74% n. H.K. Docks, $G1⁄2 n. Providents (old), 85 cts. n. Providents (new), 20 cta, n. Hongkowa (old), Sh. $240 m. New Engineerings, Sh. 34 n. Shanghal Docks, Sh, $80 n.
Cotton Ma
Ewo Cottons, Sh. $7 n. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh, $65 n. S'hai Cottona (new), Sh. 840 n. Zoong Sings, $8% n. Wing On Textiles. Sh. $23 n. Lands, Hotels, etc.
HI, and S. Holela, $18. K. Lands, $34 n. II.K. Land 4%
$100 n.
debentures,
S'hai Lands, Sh. $204 m.
· Metropolitan Lands, $h, $10 n. Humphreys, 38% n.
II.K. Renities, St. Chinese Estates, 388 n. ex. d. China Renities, Sh.→ China Debentures Sh. $123 n. Public Utilities.
H. Tramways, $13.15 n. Penk Trams, (old), $734 n Peak Trams, (new), 35% n. Star Ferries, $70 1. Yaumati Ferries, (old), $17 n. China Lights, $8,75 n. H.K. Electric, $59 s. Macao Electric, $22 Sandakan Lights, $3 Telephone (old), $21.50 a. Telephone (new), 38.30 n. China Bunes. 5. $11. Singapore Tractions, 10/0 b. Singapore Pref. 22/6 b
Industrials
n.
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THE
8.m. July 20 8 a.m. Aug.
8 a.m. Aug. 17 8 n.m. Aug. 31 Ba.m. Sopt. 14
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M'ght July 19
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Consignees of Cargo are hereby Ltd. nt Kowloon, Company. & Gudown [were upward, due to an TATRORINCE+ whence, d
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production wan n 45 per cent. of Optional cargo will not be landed and/or extra hazardous Godowns of frapacity, which is 7 points or 13 here, unless notice has been given 48 The Hongkong and Kowloon Whart per cent, above last work owing to hours prior to vessel's arrival, but and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or increasing automabile assemblies, carried on from port to not to the from the wharven delivery may be
obtained. There was some ninderate irregularity al port of call to which the option claims will be admitted after
No near the close, due to adverse earn-
No claims will be admitted after the the Goods have left the Godowns, and ings reports isntied by the American Goods have left the Godown, and all all Goods remaining undelivered after Telephone and Telegraph Company Goods remaining undelivered after the 17th July, will be subject to rent. and Du-Pont. Bonds were irregular, the 15th July, 1985, will be subject be pressated to the Undersigned on All claims against the steamer must Stocks on the Curb Exchange
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|nt 83,450, units.
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were
Lu ront
All claims against the vessel must or before the 1st July, or they will 5. C. & F. New York office cables: he presented to the ndersigned on or not be recognized.
To comply with the General Bonded The market was firm, but featureless, before the 24th July, 1936, or they
Warchouse Regulations consignees Steel mill activity during the past will not be recognized. week estimated at 39.9 per cent of All broken, chafed, and damaged must have a Revenue Officer in alton- Malabon Sugars, $8.50 n. Cald: Macg, (old), Sh. $19% n.previous weekt. Automobile produc- where they will be examined on the are examined.
capacity. against 36.9 per cent, the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, dance when damaged dutiablo goods All broken, chafed, and damaged Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $13.n.tion during the past week is estimated | 16th July, 1935, at 10 am. by our Goods are to be left in the Godowns,
Goddard Messrs.
& Douglas, In the case of dutlable cargo, con- where they will be examined on the a.m., by Messrs. New York and Chienge commodity signees ace requested to inform the 16th July, at 10 reports received through Messrs. Import & Exports Office that they Goddard and Douglas."
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:--
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"GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,
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Canton Ices, $1.80.
Cement (Converted), 85% *- H.K. Ropes, $2. n.
Stores, &c.
Daily Farm, $16.10 s. Watson, $3 n.
Lane Crawfords, $3 n. Mackintoshs, $7 n. Sinceres, $6.80 n.
Wm. Powells, 70 ets. n. Wing On (H.K.), 870 n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $1.85 n. H.K. Entertainments, $4. S. C. Enterprise $1.35 n. Macno "Greyhounds," $2 n. Construction (old), $1.40 1. Constructions (now), 70 cts. 6. Vibro Piling, $5 n.
Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. $ Bonds
93% n.
H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 6% prem.
-bi--
H.K. Govt. 3% Loan 14%
prom. b. cx. int. Wallace Harpers, $4 n.
surveyors
have such goods for examination.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
Cotton: Weather conditions are Bill of Lading will be counter- favourable, A large Russian crop signed by
ls indicated. It is reported that Indian consumption and export of cotton during May was very large, To-day's market was narrow und featureless.
rust
reports, the
DODWELL & CO. LTD, -
Agents. Hongkong, 10th July, 103.
Whent: The market advanced on | 417,000 bushels. further black
Sugar: A stagnant, but steady strength of the, miil markets and re- market with no fresh feature of in- ports of disappointing threshing re-terest. turns. There was a good demand for cash wheat, · Offerings were on the light side, but the market faces in- Creased helging, the Canadian plus and the pending European har- vest. The visible supply shows a Dow-Jones Averages: increase of 616,000 bushels.
sur-
REUTER QUOTATIONS
Corn: Near position, cota was 30 Industrials trong, but distant month were 20 Rails aubject to the factors of imports and 20 Utilities favourable news regarding the crop. 140 Bonds The visible supply has decreased by 11 Commodity Index
July 13. July 15, 121:88-121.79- 30.3033.6T
22.21 06.88
22.00
06.05
GG.07
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