URSDAY MARCH 80, 1939.
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Nobody eats, but they hurry off, now happily chattering, to share the feast with other mem- bers of the brood.
My New Year resolution was Night falls and the master shining eyes they take their HE STANDS among his
geraniums, gazing to treat him as a human being. gives a dinner in honour of the doles rice, scraps of chicken.
and of duck, vegetable. The New Studebaker Champion
The sleepy children rouse and cnroute to Hongkong steadily through the rain-e cannot possibly have any now departure. is now
Fokis, clansfolk, valued cus- WAIT FOR THE CHAMPION obscured panes of the old
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to. Nor is there false shame sharing in the joy for the simple it is something new in high class bay-window of the cottage
another Now parlour.
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or unduo modesty about the blessings of the night. Year has long since passed feast, which is visible to all who Elderly, grizzled and stoutly built. Already he away, a salvo of crackers rude wish.
ly splits the morning air, such
But in the bitter wind outalde has donned oilskins and being, among other coremonies, Sou'wester; his great knee a herald of the inauguration of another party waits. Perhaps 1 dozen, mostly youngish. boots wait upon the hearth, a new rice-shop.
Streaming scarlet banners mothers, clad in thin black "There she goes, Mother!"
hungry. The prey upon which ho A blazing rocket rears its bearing, it is presumed, suitable cotton, Canton-capped, figures HE MUST have been extremely
encomiums of the wares to be bent to the weight of baby,
drese gaily
the Tiny children cling to mother's pounced was far bulkler than skirts or shelter from the cold he, always excepting his power- premises.
ful spread of wing. And his exploit was in full view of several passers- by and on a much frequen- ted pathway.
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fiery appeal across the dark- supplied, ness of the raging bay.
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"Mother" helps him with his boots, nor does sho misunderstand
the haaty, per-
functory kiss of
his leave-taking.
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No
sign of his existence until Fokis, in their best clean behind her, sleepy little eyes
the frantle squawic of the terri- Cognac, France, by Renault et Cie SEE THE CHAMPION BEFORE snakes aloft as Bunton clumps cottons, are eager to see the new scarcely able to remain open.
A strangely silent little group, fied hen drow attention to the along the cobbled garden path adventure well upon its feet, and and hurries down the cliff walk the master, rotund and self- rarely speaking except to hush fray, she hugging the ground
contained, to the beach below.
sits at the scat of the whimpers caused by a pass- which she was naturally loth to The remainder of the lifeboat's custom, apparently oblivious of ing dog. They await the plea- leave, he beating his wings in crew is already assembled, in the world, but in reality perfect sure of the feasting guests in an endeavour to compel her to
incident affect
not prove too The lion's astonished owner HONGKONG HOTELcluding Bunton's married son ly cognisant of the very smallest side, trusting that appetites may do so.
and, in raging storm and stash-
Gargantuan. scared the hawk away, and the ing waves, the little band cheering his new ven-
Two hours at intended victim, apparently un- fully and almost silently, risk
In the dusky
least they wait, injured, though partly bald and life to save life...
patient, uncom- entirely bereft of dignity, crept George Bunton had no love for background grent
now fearfully away, plaining, the sea, despite his forebears,
and again ad- Upon what does the local and he could not remember his stacks of bags of rice, and in
miring through hawk exist? grandfather.
Countless times have I watch- the forefront great baskets are the massive poles which form But the sea, with the calm piled high with every variety of the barrier the wealth inside. ed his easy graceful soar-only aloofness of disinterested nature
At last! The waiting women, this the nation's stand-by.
once have I known him Paddy, the so-called and still silent, stand in orderly line swoop. of miles in comfort.
ignorantly despised "red," in- and from some recesses of their Strangely perhaps, small wild unconcerned, but One dark, foreboding, tem- numerable qualities of the in- clothing produce their bowls. birds seem pestuous September afternoon iquitous polished grain.
With grateful thankfulness and cage-birds cower at his shadow. the typhoon struck the island.
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In a lofty, pulm-besprinkled, well-upholstered lounge far above the city stood a little band of watchors.
Two naval men fix keen, grey, mother found guilty of understanding eyes upon the
killing her eighteen-months-old daughter, has been pardoned after being sentenced to impri- sonment for the term of her natural life with all the horrid paraphernalia of the law.
The Chief Justice was us kind as he could be. But, as was pointed out by the Crown Counsel, it was mandatory un- der the law to sentence the *..............................*** mother to life imprisonment if
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'A MILLION
WERE standing near the en- Wrance to the Post Office.
1 mopped niy brow and Waffles loosened his collar.
"I'm afrald we've lost it," I sald. The words were hardly out of my mouth when Waffles excitedly clut- ched my arm and pointed across the
Not one word do they speak as, hands in pockets, they stand Immobile, George, too, is there, His eye is cheerful and his tongue is flippant as he looks rand. upon the torment of four sweat- "There it is again," he shouted. ing,
men who, "Come on!"
I was close at his heels 05 we upon શ madly drifting junk leapt ncross the bows of a passing exert every ounce of waning tram. Speeding up Pedder Street, strength in furious hut vain opened-mouthed pedestrians automa- endeavour to best the smashing ally cleared a path for us.
one blew a police whistle. force of elemental malignity?
Other people joined us, but Waffles
all-but-naked
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DOLLARS DOLLARS REWARD,
DEAD OR ALIVE"
-by: GEOFFREY SUCKLING
The "Thing" turned down Ice:
session of the Overdraft Dopartment, and was barricading Itself in with ledgers.
We threw a gordon around the building.
You know how the most inconse- quential things often occur to you at the most dramatic moments of your life?
I rend It.
Whereas,
Well, looking at Waffles crouching at the entrance to the bank, I could not help thinking how much ho re- sembled one of the bronze lions on. and I were always few yards ahead. House Street, as Waffles had pre- either side. His hair, loosened by running, I un not so nimble on my feet as dicted, and the crowd surged after the wind and the strenuous
was not unlike a lion's mane. I used to be, but the excitement crit.
It did not surprise me, therefore, One of the brokers threw his bow- MIRIAM SAT, silent, wonder the chase spurred me on.
I bet.
ler hat at it, but missed. It hesitated when a man in the crowd, carrying a ..it's making for ... ing and patient, eyes fixed Ice House Street," shouted Waffles for a few seconds, and we all thought bucket of paste, stuck a bill on his "There is only one
as we ran. sentence upon the beauties of the island
"I'm sure that's where it was going to attack the Stock Ex-back. which she is approaching, and init sleeps at night in some kind change Building. Then it must have
'under the Powers which I can pass upon you which she will be accorded but a of
Jair."
changed its mind, for, like an express iralu,
it rounded the corner into Des granted me, etc. etc.... a State "I believe you're right,". I panted, according to the law which I cold and grudging welcome, even
Road Central and made of Emergency
$1,000,000 will ns we อพ our quarry turning Voeux
be pald Dead or Alive!” have to administer, and that is for the few hours she will be sharply to the left in Queen's Road stenight for the Hongkong Bank.
"It's taking
Things were certainly screamed
looking as, it dived Wallies, os. that you be confined to prison permitted to remain,
the serious, swing doors of the bank. |with-such-labour-as you are-fit
-I-held my hand-up-to-the crowd.tlbow. to perform (the girl-mother is about to give birth to another child) for the term of your natural life.
Central,
Conversation under the stances, was rather difficult.
If only we had a gun!
circum-
through
I found Mrs. FitzPillsbury at my "Oh, I do 'ope they catch it" she "It's been 'aunting us
The traffic cop at the corner It was time to call a halt. We need-sald to me.
.. may get him," shouted Waffles,
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PERSPIRATION trickling down my face rather blurred my vision. and I'm not quite certain what did
a few minutes respite in which to recover our breath.
Half of Hongkong seemed, to be at our heels,
ture it"
for years."
And she echoed the feelings of everyone. Married or single, mole or female, Patriclans or Piebs, we were all after the blood of Hong- kong's Public Enemy No. 1.
A lovely Jewish girl of about fifteen years. The perfect oval of the olive-complexioned face, the slightly curling dusky hair, the air of shy enquiry, the slim youth of her lithe and graceful form, present a picture too
him to join us in the front line.
I spotted Ah Lum, and signalled "I think you may rest assured seldom seen in such latitudes.
She is surprisingly and per-appen at the corner of Ice House
"Ah Lum," I said, "double pay that the sentence which you will
hapa ominously dressed in I did, however, catch a gilmpse of, and six months holiday If you cap- eventually have to undergo will something suspiciously akin to the consternation and horror on the "Very warm to-day," he replied. be considerably less than the the Teutonic student's uniform: Chinese constable's face as he saw ye and bye I link we have some blue reefer and peaked cap; only what was approaching him and the! crowd that followed is its wake. He' the knee-length skirt seems to made a wild swipe at it as it passed,
but, whether in self defence or whe-THE The cap, jauntily and askew ther he seriously thought he could sitting atop her hend, might stop it with his baton, I don't know. prised. The "Thing" had taken pos-making its way with rhythmic tread have a distinctly ludicrous air but for the fact that the whole ensemble presents so lovely n picture.
one which I have formally pass- ed upon you."
But though he expressed him- self in the terms of the greatest sympathy, and the Jury added to its verdict a strong recom- mendation for mercy, the Chief Justice had to go through with a sentence which no one expect ed to be carried out.
Why should this cruel pro- cedure continuo? In such cases the judgo could, and should, be
be her own..
The stout, untidy parents- they too, silent and anxious give no hint of the beauty which they have somehow contrived to create.
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How many of his passengers
His Excellency the Governor or could recognise the face of the the Colonial Secretary. Mean man who "conducts" them re- while, give thanks for a merci- gularly every morning? ful and humane Governor.
Tolerance
We blindly shove at him our ten-cent piece, grab our ticket.
Only when the poor harassed individual overshoots the mark do we look into his face, and then in furious expostulation, unmindful of the fact that it is humanly impossible to sec through
bodies the opaque which throng the vehicle and obstruct his view.
WE need tolerance to-day. Toler ance means understanding the point of view of your neighbour.
If you can do this, you will not persecute Jows. You will not at tack the Church of England or criticise Methodists. You will learn He must watch the stops, to respect another man's opinion collect the money (carefully avoiding "duds," or he will be mulcted give change, punoh and deliver tickets, pull the bell- strap, fill in returns, assist the heavily-laden, and mentally note the destination of each passen- call simultaneously, so it How will he face the double- decker?
while still believing in your own.
And be gure that in training yourself to be tolerant you do not sacrifice your own beliefs. Don't be su open-minded that you never make up your mind about anything,
That kind of mind is so broad that **4 it is only shallow.
scoms.
rain."
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BANK OFFICIALS were evacuating. I was not a bit sur-
GRIN AND BEAR IT
MRS. FITZPILLSBURY gave
scream,
A
"Lor'-luv-a-duck! They're a'calling out the solers!"
It was true enough. I could see in the distance. n. regiment of men, led by Colonel Pimpleton Boomer,
towards us.
Police, with drawn revolvers, and soldiers, with fixed bayonets, soon formed a phalanx around the bank
By Lichty building, somewhere inside of which
"I can't pay any alinioný yet, Judge-I'm still paying off in our
engagement ring!".
lurked the foulest of fends.
"It's on an occasion like this," said Waffles, "that I feel at my best. I can picture my overdraft being de- voured by this monster incarnate . cent by piece by piece cent and I can pleture myself receiving a cheque for $1,000,000
in the
I can see my photograph
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I cut him short.
1 can
"I can see you being blown to atoms." I said, "If you don't come away from that door."
"What do you mean?" he asked. "I mean," I replied, pointing to the harbour, that, unless I am very much mistaken, one of His Majesty's cruisers is going to open fire..
Woffies gosped.
⚫ "Surely they are not going to shell the banki"
going
"That's precisely what they are to do," I answered. "Can't you see them clearing the deck for action. What does it matter if they damage the bank, so long as 'It is, destroyed."
We beat a hasty retreat across the road.
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WITH THE BANK of the Arst
Wn
gun, Waffles turned, a somer- sault and Ah Lum turned green. I heard the tinkle of breaking ginos as Mrs. Fitzpllsbury's lorgnettes crashed to the ground.
As salvo. after salvo
screamed over our heads. I metaphorically took my hat off twice. Once to the navy for their accurate shooting, and once to the police for such per- fect liaison worki
A traffic policeman was stationed at the bank entrance, and each lime (Continued on Page 7.)