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Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 8, 1940,
By Ernie Bushmiller
SHE'S ALREADY WEARING
NANCY
OH, AUNT FRITZ!--a
IS THIS YOUR. BALL OF WOOL
IN HERE ?
YES, NANCY --- I'M GOING TO KNIT A LITTLE SWEATER FOR YOUR CAT -- DO YOU THINK SHE'LL WEAR IT?
Goodbye, Mr Chips
IT!
CHIPS OF BROOKFIELD"
.
The Grand New Serialisation, exclusive in Hongkong to the "Telegraph," of the famous novel by James Hilton
MR. MARSHAM, Headmaster of Brookfield School, was walking through the Quadrangle with Jackson, the new history instructor. Both wore cap
Mar- and gown. sham stopped before a statue and read, with a touch of pride, the inscription:
""To the honoured mimory of Jonathan Brookfield who hath founded Brookfield School to the glory of God and the promotion of piety and learning, in the Year of Our Lord, Fourteen Ninety- Lwo'."
"Fourteen Ninety-two!" repented Jackson in an awed voice, "The year that Colorabus dis. The laughter that greeted his re- envered America," said Maralum. | mark held a different quality—a note
"One can almost fed the een-appreciation, of affection. turies," muzed the
Fr muster.
"Chips has a coll," said Marsham. "Gray old age dreaming over "and a gold can be quite a serious crowded past."
thing for a young fellow of 83. So "We're in the heart of England, Dr. Merivale has ordered him to Mr. Jackson. It's a heart that has stay at home. It was quite a battle, but our old friend was finally induced There's the a very gentle beat.
now silting. whistle of the special train landed surremier, and is with pupils. In fifteen minutes the under violent protest, by his own heart of England is going to have fireside." slight palpitations.**
THE huur of
Evening Assembly
first of the new school year-drew The slone atenn-of-the-old-
On.
school building, the inner stairways! were crowded with chattering shout- lug boys, ranging in age from 13 to
18.
All wore straw hats with Brook field bands, striped for the Prefect and the Sixth Form, plain for the younger pupila.
The large Assembly Hall pre sented a dignified appearance with
its panelled walls. its "hammer
But Maraham war mistaken in that statement, for at the 80710 moment a spare, thin figure was advancing doggedly, thumping with eane, through the marble arch of The entrance to the school grounds, with a faint, triumplut grin on his Tace Slowly he climbed the stairs:
of the assembly the vestibule roon fussily unwrapping his own.
A SMALL BOY rau Imuthlessly up the stairs and old man,
collided with the
**Olt, sirt Sorry,
sir!" cried the boy
in a cultivated British_voice.
"What is this—a scrimmage?"
beam rafters, and the row of paint asked Chips, in mock indignation.
Brookfielt notables and
ings of
prints of antique school scenes along
"No, sir. I'm looking for assem-
the walls. The floor space was fill-bly." ed with rows of wooden benches with backs.
On the dais, Marsham, the master. Jackson and the other
tors took their seats. On sham's left was un
empty
"So am I. Hang on to my coat
end-
| tail!"
nas
They climbed the rest of the Mar steps as the voices of the boys in chair. the assembly room were raised in The boys arose to their feet and the school song. The door refused
Marslum id to open at Chips's touch. down a bunch of papers and spoke:
waited in silence.
"Good evening, boys."
multi-voiced response.
From the novel by
JAMES HILTON Adapted from the M.-G.-M. film by Lebbeus Mitchell which will shortly be screened in Hongkong.
"Locked out 1" he exclaimed in- "Well, I'm dignantly. "Well, I'll be ---- "1. He checked himself and glanced at the chicken."
"Good evening, sir," came the small boy. "We'll just have to mouth wait." le tightened his Well comically and looked down at the here we are at the beginning of an-Krave-fused boy, "So,
"You may sit down.
other school year, one which I sin-Stinker, eh?" rerely hope will be a credit to Brook-:
you're
"A stinker, sir?" asked the boy, field. We require not only to wis puzzled, almost alarmed. the matches against Millfield
and
Scadbury, but also, if it's not troubl
n
"New boy. That's what we call Ing you too much, some fairly decent 'em here. What's your name?"
"I'm Dorset, sir." results in the examinations." He waited until the polite titters from
Jackson accompanied Chips to his -lodgings-at-Mr-Wickett's-house
and was invited in.
"Sorry, I must be getting along," said Jackson. "I've got to unpack. Lower School Prep at six. It's a bit of an ordeal, isn't it?"
"I found it noin 1870. He- member, you are not the first mas- ter who has gone to evening class the first time, and felt afraid."
Jackson was astonished. "You had difficulty with the boys? But seeing you just now"
Kone, and in his musing he saw him. aelf na a young man, getting on the train to come to Brookfield School, na a new, young master.
TO-MORROW
The New Master
"It took time. Mr. Jackson-100 LETTERS
much time." said Chips muningly.
"You seem to have found the sezrel in the end."
"Eh? What "
Chips aroused from his musing. "Oh, the secret. Yes. In the end. But I did't find It maywell. It was given to me-by some one else." le slipped back into bis memories, muttering: "Some one else", and was scarcely aware of Jackson's good alght and ... bu no spring betaking himself off.
MRS. WIC- KETT opened the floor.
assem-
WHEN bly broke up and The boya enine pouring out, they anrrounded Chips. attering affection- ate greetings, giv- ing him messages from their fathers, asking where he had spent the holi- days. It was very apparent that Chips, the former master at the school, was considered by them as a
"Duke of Dorgut, eh? Umph! friend. the boys died down. This term we have quite a number of new boys taught your father,
He was al! Marshain, Dr. Merivale and the ways late." The old man pointeii new minster. Jackson, entered the and to them I extend a special wal to a stone in the wall of the ves- vestibule. Maraham stopped in sur- come. The rest of you will remem- ber your own feelings when you first/tibule. On It was carved: Johnprise. "Why, Chipping-
arrived here and will, I trust, temper
tradition with mercy."
TIE aly burnt
of laughter from
the upper form
boya Interrupted
but a moment, and
the Headmaster
continued:
·
་
"I have a small disappointment
Charles Boaworth, Duke of Dornet, 1650. "Ancestor of yours."
"Yes, sir."
"Sorry I'm lato," said Chips, with a fierce glare at Dr. Merivale. "In- terierence-first time in 59 yours."' "I thought I told you to stay in- Another stone bore the name of doors," said Dr. Marivale. Sir Francis Drake, 1552.
"Druko" gasped the boy in awe. I'm count as a bell no, thanks "Lot of nineby-pamby nonsense! "Was he here, air? Was he to you!" He spoke confidentially Stinker, too?"
to Marsham: "Ridiculous old man 1 "To be sure he was. Hut he grew He's in his dotage1"
"Are you a master, air?" naked
for you-perings you are aware out of it. And no will you."
of it already." He glanced at
the empty chair at hie Teot.
"For the first imo in G8 years Mr the boy,"
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"DO com in Bir. Standing there in the wind and the cold. And
yet not so much as a scarf Walt until the doctor hears about it!"
"He has heard-from mo!" said Chips with a triumphant cackle as he entered the house. "I
gave him! a piece of my mind."
Sit down by the fire. Better get nice cup of hot ten and go to bed." "I'll wait a bit. Some of the boys might drop in."
"Well, I'll put the kettle on the hob while I go to the village for Kontu groceries. Everything's act for your tem
"And a cake, ch?"
"Oh, yes, there's a cake. I'd like to know how many of them those boys have eaten since
cumc
to lodge here. Letting them gorge you out of house and home! Last term, 20 leed cakes, 200 rock buns. 150 bath buns
"Enough of your loathsome statia- Muraham, grinned amusedly and
tics, woman Interrupted Chips presented, Jackson, "This is Mr. stretching his feet out to the blaze Jackson, our now hilatory master.
on the hearth., "Go about our busi- Now, Jackson, you can say you have a They ought to feed the boys amaster once. I've shaken hands with Chics of Brook better. Remember how you used to first night asserably. Chips and taught, thousands of boys right field School","
starve 'em when you were. Undorį you will allow me to refer to him back to 1870. But I gave it up.15
Matron
Chipping has been unable to attend **I WAS.
an Chips, seeing that 87 years ago years ago...
"You mustn't let this honour torn
¿
this autumn ho gave me a thresh- say, you must be torribly pld, your head. remarked Chips graf- ing for sheet Loke luzincas."? Jale anld the boy naively.
That was a long time ago." "A long time ago. Bald Chips) scarcely aware that Mrs. Wickett had
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To the Editor;
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