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DONT CRY
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HALSEY RAINES
WHAT HAH IAPTINED SO FAR
Timmie Donovan, the impotu- one but loyal young jockey on gaged by Sir Péine, Univerton and -hia grandson Roper to ride their British entry in ita first Amer Jean race, la doceived by his achoming father's story that he needs money for skal er penses, and deliberately goes out to loan. When Hi Puter dica from a heart attack, as the race le conclurted, Timmio t heart. broken and bitterly ramgranjut. Finding out that he has been tricked, he raises funds for Roger to enter the horum in the American Cup, and say he will toin. But just before the start hot brought to the fulgos'stand and told het hun bros Lisbarrei na a jockey becmise of facin dia- covered about the previour TACE.
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the break in his voice. "Not after Timmie."
"Come, now, don't take it like thal," said the steward. "Those boys Don't aro bonest, most of them. think about the past. Your job is to find a mount."
With a wave of his hand he dis- minned the boy. Roger stumbled away. Crossing toward the stands he was conscious of a shrill, you booming voice. It was the an- nouncer speaking, and no electric tension seemed to sweep over tho crowd:
"Ladies and gentlemen, wo have a special announcement that Tho Pookah is scratched, and Timmin Donovan has been disbarred by the stowards."
Wilkins, Roger's trainor, was sa dumbfounded by the proclamation an everyone olie. Is turned and utared vacantly at Mother Ralph and Cricket, who were just enter- ing the paddock,
"What's all this nonsenso around here, anyhow?" snapped Mother, Ralph. Slio shook Wilkins' shoulder. "Well, don't sinnd thero like a vegetable!"
Ow should I know?" blinked Roger was palling The Pookah, while Wilkins, the intt azalduous the trainer, "I'm standin' there and of trainers, gave the uninial a final hai bloke cames up to me an Frnahing and wiping, before the callay, The Pookah's acratched 'cause
' ain't got a rider." for hattie.
Entering the paddock, a red- coated attendant hurried up to the Jritish youngster,
"Mr. Calverton," he said. "you're wanted at the judges stand."
"fo" rejoined Roger, puzzled. "Yes, sir, it's very important.“ Roger gave the hero a anal lov ir bump, and tastened to follow the attendant. When I arrived at the stand he was surpeland to see Timmic. The latter was plainly dis- tressed,
"Tlinmle! What is it?" begged 11ogor.
|
Ho the
Wilking caught sight of Roger. moving slowly and defectedly across the shadow of the doorway. reached forward and drow youngster to him, putting a pro- fecting arm around his alioulder.
"Como, me M." 10 arled. "What've thean biarated ravagem. been doin' to us now?"
"Oh, nothing much," said Roger. speaking with dimcully. They've ruled Timmis off the turf. It was something he did. If he did do it, I'm sure he couldn't help it
"I might of knowed they'd try something like this," groaned ·Wil-
Before any answer could be made | kins. "It's the worst country for the first słoward intervened. an honest 'botso I've over acon!"
"Roger didn't know anything," cried Timmie!
"Your friend just serve us an in-¡ foresting little statement about the Fudgemore Handicape," he said.
* don't understand,” replied Floger.
Its very simple: he just throw
the race."
Throw the race!" oried Roger, shocked and incredulous. "That's not true! He couldn't help if The Pookah lost!”.
"Ho's given us the story," re- turned the stoward firmly. "He was well paid for what he did, by bla father:
"Timmie said that?" naked Roger, will diaboliaving. He faced the other buy. "Did you, Timmie?"
""Yas, I did.” Timmie's Ups were grim and tones. It's true.
Then I know why!” cried Roger excitedly. "If he did it, it was be- cause he thought his father was dying. It was to sayo bila life -
"We're not interested in why," eut in the steward. “What we're in- terested in, is how much you know about it."
"He didn't know nothin," broke in Timmie.
"Just a moment.” Tho stoward put a hand on Rogera arm. "Is it iruo your grandfather left you nothing but the horse?"
"Yes, sir,” anið Roger, trying to collect bis thoughts, frightened in
Roger, turning to The Pookah, had stopped listening. He put one of his arms around Efïa horsi'a muz- zle, as the animal seemed to in- clino his head forward in sympa. thelle attention.
"Pookah," Bald Roger, "IF's the strangest thing. They don't seem to want us over here. A lot of people would be happy, if you could run today, you'ro în such splen did shape... woll, maybe there'll be another raCO.""
"Another race nothing!" criod Mother Ralph. "It's. this or done! I know what's back of it. Tim- | mie's father framed the whole thing! Are you going to give in?" "No one can ride The Prokak over hero but Timmie," said Roger soberly.
Cricket muddenly grabbed his arm, an excited look in her eyes. "Timmie was giving you lessons every day, wasn't he, "Roger?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Why don't you ride him then?" Mother Ralph and Wilkins gasped. The latter drew in his breath and catd:
"You cawn't do that, ma'am. Not at the Inst minute. They're got racin' rules."
But Mother Ralph, once the first shook of the lden had passed, was a dynamo of action. She seized Rog-
apite of his own free conscience. ers arm, surveying his sturdy little
Then where did you get the thousand dollarn to enter your horse "Can you ride The Pookah?” she
In this race?"
frame with sharp, darting oyes,
anked,
"Why, yes. I suppose no. I used to, in Kagland.”
Roger Rushed. He couldn't In- volve Timmie by telling the truth ...yot his very besitation wan "You wouldn't be afraid to try equlyalent to an Indictment against it?"
bim
"Roger shook his head quickly. "Listen!" criod Timmle, breaking "Then come with me," cried the silence. "I gave it to him! That's Mother Ralph, pulling him toward how I used the money. got from the door. "You may not be a reg iny old man for pulling The Pookah. Istored Jockoy, but I don't know Roger didn't know anything." any rule to stop an owner from
Very well." refoined the steward. riding his own horse. And if they "What you did will cost you your try to stop you just let me tell 'em Caroor. But we don't want to be thing or two!" unjust to the owner of the horse She and Roger rushed away aɛ Wilkins gaped, and Cricket clapped If he was not involved."
"Involved!" lod Timmle, his her hands in thrilled anticipation. voice rising to a brill pitch. Outside the crowd was becoming
Minuta after minuta passed. Tha race was late. Bomething was hold-
was the one that duubio-crossed tenso and restivo. Those who had Zim! My old man framed it, and bot on The Pookah were downcast: I did it. You can't rule him off for supporters of flop Bkit had become that!"
moro jaunty and confident than The frat atownrd beckened to a lover. Pinkerton man who stood walling! on, the terTACÓ.
See Donovan to the front gate," Ing it up. At last the announcar's he ordered. "And remember, he's voice sounded over the loud speak- not to be seen anywhere, on this er. He seemed excited bimself, and course till the Jockey Club has voluntary hust fell over the acted,
throng.
Timmie was taken by the arm. "Ladies and gentlemen "1. hava He cast a finni took, half-derpale. Just received the following impor Jog, half-undaunted, as ho, was lad tant news from the stewond's stand. away. The ataward motioned Roger: The great. British THOST, The to step aside while he went into Pookah, who was scratched earlier serious huddle with his confrares. In the afternoon, haa bien rein. In a few moments Jis stepped for stated. As previously announced, ward and faced the British-bay. however, he will not be ridden by "Well, I don't think there is any | Timmie Donovan, í The new vidor, question about your personal stand- who has just beon, given official ing," he said. You may run your permission to enter, the race, la Roger Calverton, grandson of that horse in the American Cup."
"But it's too fain now” Tesponded beloved sportsman, the late Bir Roger. I couldn't find anyone to Peter Galverton.” rida bli
The drat steward glanced at his pentet.
You've still got Afteen minutes." he said. “Get in touch with the club macretary.wil' find merider for
you,"
"I couldn't trist any jockey now,” answered Roger, trying to donosálí
He was trying to say more, but the stands burst into a turmoil of shouting, cheering and discordant conversation. Roger Calverton rid- ing The Pookah was a drama that no one prašant coida hava forereal. Let the rate id on!
COUNT THE
(To be continued)
TELEGRAPHS"
EVERYWHERE
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER.
20, 1938.
The truth about..
LAMBETH WALK SE
"E in Lambeth are
blushing a bit.
W
Only
a little, because it is not in the nature, of
the Cockney to blush.
But this sudden popularity is. really a little bewildering.
A month or two ago, the world did not know of our existence. Not that we cared. We are a self-con- tred community. To-day we are on everybody's lips,
Buchla our fame that when 1. the local M.P., speak at a political mecting, I am introduced as the "Member for Lambeth Walk."
The Walk-no Lambeth person calis anything else-should be a solemn place. A few hundred yards away, on the banks of the Thames, stands Lambeth Palace. tor centuries the official abode of Archbishops of Canterbury.
All around are streets bearing the names of departed Arch- bishop3.
Thirteen altogether. Probably few of their inhabitants are aware of this,
They can hardly be blamed, for there is nothing angelle or epia- copallon about Lanfranc-street, Chichely atreet, Juxon - street, Wake-street, Tenison-street, or the others.
And as for Paradise-street, right in the centre of the Walk-Well, 10. Paradise is anything like that, and I am given my cholce, I would like a peep at the other place first.
No. The Walk is not solemn. Busy, cheerful, lively; noisy often; sometimes a little tawdry and fly- blown. But whatever its superficial mood may be, it is fundamentally serious. For it is the meeting place of people bent on the dreary task of buying adequate food and other home necessities on inadequate re- sources,
IN this street, three- quarters of a mile long. almost every house is
a shop. In front of almost every shop is a stall. There, exposed for sale. is everything the working- class family wants, from food to furniture.
For generations the Walk has been the shopping and social centre for Lambeth familles. Why should they go farther?
It offers an admirablę variety of goods and the keen competition of It traders ensures cheap prices. offers an opportunity for enjoyable gossip and an interchange of that fruity repartee which the Londoner so much enjoys.
Above all, it offers to its patrons,
BY ITS M.P.-
G. R. Strauss
most of whom five in old and dark houses, colour, bustle and life. The Walk has far more to offer to the Lambethian than Bond-street or Oxford-street to the dweller of Mayfair,
A surprisingly large number of Lambeth women never move more than a few hundred yards from their homes. Why should they, when in the short time they are tree from the drudgery of house, work they have round the corner the pub, the cinema, and the *Walk?
REMEMBER
telling
an old lady, resident in Lambeth all her lite, to
go to an address in Horseferry- road, just the other side of the Thames, not a mile away.
She told me she did not know where that was, adding: “You see, I'm not much of a traveller, I have never been over the water."
If you want to see the Walk at _its_best.__you should go there on Saturday night, You won't find its "All doing the Lambeth Walk," but you will find as much glamour ng you want,
The street is brilliantly lit. A sound of laughter and the notes of an necordion burst from the their public houses each timo doors open, drowning for a moment the blare emitted from the radio shop at the corner. All the neigh- bourhood is there,
"Every tile Lambeth pat, With her little Lambeth pal.......
mother and
and father also. Pausing at each stall, casting a business-like glance at the goods displayed, appraising at their trus value the suportatives with which this traders describe their wares, mother elbows her way along the Walk, string bag over her arm, chatting with the friends she meets,
The street bookies, as busy as anyone, pay out the day's win- nings. Lambeth Walk is in full glory.
Ad It grows late the tempo quickens.
become The sounds shriller and the atmosphere moru tense. The traders are increas- ingly anxious to get rid of their perishable goods, and the house-
and here's a typical
Lambeth Walk scone
wife to lay in her Sunday suppiles. Slowly, the crowd melts away, The traders pack up their stalls and the shopkeepers extinguish their lights.
There remains a mean street strewn with old papers and rotten fruit. Cata prowi among the rub- bish. And so for a short time the Walk remains stagnant and sur- did, until the Borough Council cleaners enter the scene and tidy it up ready for the next day.
IT would be quite wrong. to think of the Walk a a picturesque corner of London. It may be that, but it is much more.
It is the heart of a working-class district whose people suffer from all the usual ravages of capitalism: low wages, long hours, unemploy- ment and insecurity. The Walk is itself a reflection of this poverty.
If
Lambeth people received better wages they would riot have to haggle at the stalls for the, too often, second and third class goods which they are forced to buy. market might then
The
Men & Things Abroad by W. N. Ewer.
SEA of FATE
PALESTINE, Maks. Spain. The
Mediterranean is in the news.
It has been more or less per- manently in the news for three thousand years or so.
When the long ships of the Greeks were beached opposite Callipoli and the ten-yeur-slege of Troy began, the story was news -reported and discussed-long before Homer put it all into tha Ilind.
Rome and Carthage, Christian- ity and Islam, fought out their struggles in the Mediterranean.
Europe's civilisation came from it. Germany's economic interests and Rome's Empire was built round 1. diplomatic ambitions are by no
It is the Middle Sea of the Old means negligible. World, joining Europe and Asia and Africa: all-important politic- ally, economically, strategically.
* **
At one end all Ave. Great Powers are, in one way or another, in- volved in the "Spanish situation." At the other--and indeed along all the southern shore-the surging unrest of Arab nationalism geta mixed up in "Blg. Power politics,"
Islands?
Britain began to take part in the Mediterranean game in 1530,
Why do we keep great fortresses. when Elizabeth made a treaty with at Gibraltar and Malia, and, with the Sultan, and the Company of Egyptian consent, a naval base at Merchants of the Levant Seas was Alexandria? Why-is-France fort!- founded in London.
fying Mers-el-Kobir, and Italy Three-quarters of a century Pantelleria? Why is Mussolini so later Blake was bombarding Tunis, keen that Franco should win, and then a cbraair base. Safety of the why are the French so disturbed Mediterranean trade routes had become "major British interest at his hold on the Balearic
Since then, Great Britain has been a Mediterranean Power.” And Mediterrannan alfalfa have played a bigger part than any Complicated uuestions there- others in shaping British foreign and a lot more akin to them. Highly desirable thas somebody policy-right down to 1938.
What is the set-up in the Medi- should try to set out the answers torranean to-day? Three great to them soberly and simply and Powers-Britain, France, Italy understandably hold territory on its shores, and Blas misabeth Monroe, once of keep big deals on its waters, Rus- the League Nedretariat, now of the sis, for whom I a one of her Royal Institute of International main oulistele desply interested, Affairs, had tried to do is in "The
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EGYPT
be
Mediterranean in Politics" (Ox- ford University Press, 103.), And she has not only tried; she has aucceeded,
I had it to Miss Monroe that, after 18 months' intensive study, she decided to write, not a ponder- ́ous and solemn volume packed with Indigestible facta pedantio references, but a book cheap to buy, light to hold and easy to read."
robbed of some of its glamour, but that can readily be sacrificed for an all-round higher standard of life.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI
BANKING CORPORATION.
Authorised -Capital
$50,000,000
Issued and. Fully Paid-up. $30,000,000 Reserve Funds
Sterling
# 8,500,000
Hongkong Currency Reserve $10,000,000 Reserve Liability of Proprietors $20,000,000
*
HEAD. OFFICE-HONGKONO.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
T. E. Peatce. Erq-
1 Chairman.
Hon. Mr. J. J. Paterson,
Deputy Chalımanı.
J. K. Boundeki, Esq. W. li. Lock, Est..
A. IL. Compton, Eaq.
Q. Miskin, Esq.
Hon. Mr. &. I. Dodwell K. 8. Morrison, Esq. M. T. Johnson Esq. Ilon. Mr. A. L, Suicida D. C. Edmondston, Esq.,,
AMOY
ACTING CHEF_MANAGER
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DAIREN roocHow HAIPHONG
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BANKOW HARDIN HONGKEW ILOILO ІРОМ JoanE
BRANCHES
Since the turn of the century. thanks to political action and a growing social conscience, the standard of life of the Lambeth KOBE
KOWLOON people has, of course, improved | KUALA LUMPUR immensely. The log book of a neighbouring school shows these entries by Its Headmaster in 1004: Sept. 23rd. There were 85 boys who had no dinner yester day and scarcely a crust all day long, toltle over 30 had no boots or only tattered fragments on their feet.
LONDON LYONS
MALACCA MANILA
MUAR (JOHORE) MUKDEN NEW YORK PEIPING PENANG RANGOON BAIGON
SAN FRANCISCO BHANGHAI
SINGAPORE SOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI SWATOW TIENTSIN
TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA
Current Accounts opened in Local Cur rency and Fixed Deposits received for one year or shorter periods in Local and other currencies on torms which will be quoted on application, BOXES in various sizes TO LET.
ALSO up to date SAFE DEPOSIT
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the above 'Bank is conducted by the Hongkong and Shang- Oct. 24th. Doctor Eicholz. in bal Banking Corporation, Rules may be his report to the Physical De-outained on application.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGILAI terioration Committee
BANKING CORPORATION,
D, G, EDMONSTON,
Acung Calet Manager.
places
this school as the "worst he can And in England."
Then in November, 1000, there Appears this:-
THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.
It has rained all day. Many boys are at school with bundles of soaked ropa on their feel which they call boots. I have tried to induce parents to send them barefooted in lieu of such Reserve Liability of Proprietors £3,000,000
footgear, but without avail,
Incorporated by Royal Charter 1833 HEAD OFFICE:~LONDON, 36 Bishopsgate, E.C.1. Paid-up Capitat
£3,000,000
£3,000,000
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THOSE days have passed.
But when you! think of the Lambeth.
-----AGENCIES-AND-BRANCHER: Walk as a place of glamour and Alor Star Ipoh colour, remember it was just as glamorous and colourful in those days.
| Reserva Fund
MANCHESTER BRANCH: 11 Mosley St, Manchester,.
Saigon
Amritany 10110 Bangkok. Karachi Batavia
Sentarand
Seremban
Bombay
Calcutta Canton
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Shanghai
Singapore
Billawan
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Tongkah
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To-day the Walk, like many an
old tumbic-down cottage, may Cawnpore look charming, but it hides much Cebu
Colombo
poverty and suffering.
Dela!
Rangoon
The London County Council Haiphong to-day busily transforming the Hamburg
Hankow Walk Lambeth
neighbourhood. | Harbin Until a few years ago there were Hongkong
Foreign Exchange and General Bank- more aluma in Lambeth than any ing batiness transacted, other area in London.
Current Accounts opened and Yoxed min Deposita received for one year or shorter They are now coming down. Fine periods at rates which will be quoted on new dwellings are springing upi lu application. their place. The population of The Bank's Head Office in London ** undertakes Executor & Trusted business. the London County Counell flats in and claims, recovery of British Incre the two adjoining constituencies of Taz overpaid, on terms which may be Lambeth and Kennington will, ascertained at any of its Agencies & when completed, be not less than
EL A. CAMID GE, 19,500,
Hongkong, 20th June, 1938E.
Elranches.
Social services, initiated and ex- tended by the Labour majority at County Hall and on the Lambeth Borough Counell, are bringing to the people of the Walk much appreciated
for opportunities better enjoyment of health and happiness.
themselveA These people are partly responsible for the improve- menta. They are politically minded, and have elected Labour repre- sentatives to all public bodies.
This is the true Lambeth Walk It is a workaday open-air market, where the employed and the unem- ployed of the neighbourhood do their shopping.
To
ROMANTIC? Not to the stallholders, who at the moment are having a difficulty in making a living. arc the shoppers? · They too busy getting 100 per cent. value out of every penny they spend, Το the visitor? That depends on his social awareness" Come and see for yourself. In the words of the song ...
"Why don't you make your way.
there?
Go there? Stay there?" But you won't be able to stay there even if you want to. You won't find room. In spite of the new municipal houtes, overcrowd. Ing ta stil terrible round Lambeth Wallk
Manager.
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