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HE'S OVER THERE
OH, HELLO
WAITIN: FOR THE
TEACHER TO COME OUT
•OF SCHOOL!
Goodbye. Mr Chips
From the Novel by
JAMES HILTON
Adapted from the M.-G.-M. Picture by LEBBEUS MITCHELL,
ESCAPE
AFTER 20 years as a master at Brookfield
School, Chipping has failed to win the confidence or affection of his boys.
CHIPPING continued on to the master's com- mon room. They, too, would be departing for the summer, and he wanted to say good-bye.
He found Herr Max Staefel, the German master, a healthy comradely Viennese, cutting up cake which his class had given him, and sharing it with the other masters." hurried on at the apprehension that dawned in Chipping's face. "Mind if I borrow this
"That is why I felt in fairness book to read on the train?" asked Hudson.
"Go ahead," replied Stur- geon.
OH, HELLO, MISS ORCHID--- AIN'T IT LUCKY I JUST HAPPENED TO BE
HERE WID ME
UMBRELLA...**
By Ernie
VERNIZ!
January 11, 1940.
Bushmiller
his feet and began to slide down- ward.
"Me go abroad?" sald Chip- call the lundiord; mist was form- the pebbles and some stones under
ing on the mountain side. ping, really startled.
"You will like it, I am sure," "What do you make of this?" he I should explain to you person-Max went, on eagerly,
"You asked.
After a look through the tele- ally why the Governors and I like to climb, you say the coun-
scope, the landlord responded: have decided to appoint Mr. try is beautiful, and..." Wilkinson.
"We-er-felt that with your
"H. G. Wells," said Hud-nusual gift for getting work son. "Never heard of him." out of the boys, you would pre- "It's his first. He'll never fer to concentrate upon teaching come to anything. It's too and leave the rather tiresome fantastic.
Chipping, Job of Housemaster to someone with special gifts in that direc- where are you going for
tion." your holiday?"
Ah,
"IT'S very good|
"Mists come 1133 unexpectedly, of you, Staefel, very but so heavy a mist so early in the good, but really tear is strange." I hope my friends Chipping gets back before the mist quite out of the
gets thicker." question."
"But why? Tell me that." "For one thing. "I've booked
rooms at Harrogate and i mity
Chipping stood on a brand, slop- ing ledge beating his arma about him to keep warm. The collur of his Norfolk jacket was turned up.
Rolling below him was a white "I understand, sir," said Chip-
wall of mist, shot through with n "Harrogate," replied ping, anxious to end the inter-
"Ach! Harrogate That is a strange, menacing yet beautiful Hudson for him. "He always view and to get away and con-
place for old. ladies! Not for light. ceal his disappointment. -does-Aren't--you-fed-up
"Though I doubt;""conftinued gay-young-fellows like you-and-This is a nice business," he muttered grimly to himself. "I with it, Chipping, after 20 Charteris, "that Mr. Wilkinson
mel
could be here all night," he cupped "I dare say
I do need a his hands and shouted a long "liel- will ever turn out as years?"
said Chipping, and jo-o-o?" "It's a nice, quiet hotel minor Latin poets as you have."change,"
hesitated. "I quite understand, sir."
There was a lonely ring to his and I'm used to it."
"I felt sure you would
"But you do not care for my voice in the mist now enveloping well, I suppose you're off for the company?" suggested Max. Holidays ?"
The school porter came in and Stacfel invited him to have a piece of cake,
many
"Er-yes-to Harrogate." "Well, have a pleasant time,
"Thanks, but I've got work toj be done. The 'Eadmaster's com- and good-bye." pliments. Mr. Chipping, andi he'd like to see you in is study right away."
SUDDEN xilence! followed as the por- ter left. Chipping's face lighted up in- voluntarily.
him.
"1 should be glad of . Staefel,! very glad. As a matter of fact, I'm often-er-quite lonely, bat-
him.
There was neither echo nor an- swer to his call. Turning in the opposite direction, he called again
He caught at a bush and sat down heavily.
"Confound it!" he exclaimed, then listened intently to the ominous thundering far below of the dis- lodged stones,
A Look Through RADIO
The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO.
Jan. 11, 1890.--| Glasgow is the largest, elty of Scot- land, and clabins to be the second In the British Empire. It hus RG0,000 people, including the suburb, is ten mlica in length; fivo tallow in width; and has over one hundred and forty miles of alroots. Two hundred years age, Glasgow was a pleasant town of Love streets, and ten vracels were owned thero.
The great Forth bridge, which in the moat stupendous structure of the kind yet undertakon, la just complated. It fan new adilifon to the wandera of the world. It has the longest span of any bridge on the globe,
ZBW, 355 metres (845 k,c.) nod 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Hal Lorenzo, Toby Gray &
The Harmony Three Radio Programme Broadcast by ZBW on Frequency of 643 ke'a, and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. und 8-11 p.m...on 9.52 m.e's. por second.
12.15 p.m. Short Service of Inter cession... V
12.30 Derickson and Browns and Tite Camel Club Orchestra,
1.0: Local Time.. Signal ALA Weather Report.
1.03 Rossini-La Bontigne Fan tasque: London Philharmonic Or-. chestra conducted by Eugene Goos
GAND.
The cantilever-bridge iden has risen, up as an opponent to the notorious chanhol tunnel scheme. Quite recently: 1.30 Router and Rugby · Press,
the
Announes
Ar of Meaarn. 8chneider of Weather Forecast und Creusat and M. ilirent, the latter the ments. original contructor for the Suez Canal. 1.48 Variety with Flotsam and And for the Panama Canal, submitted Jetsam, Suzelle Tarri, Clarrie Wright, to Mr. Baker for discussion their pre: Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaya nud
minary designs. These, exhiblied at
Billies,
2.15
Close down.
5.46
Studio Children's Hour,
6.45
Closing tocul Stock Quota-,
tions.
6.47
7.30
A Dance Programme.
London Itelay-The News
the Parla Exhibition, show a bridge! The having soventy cantilever spans almitar to those of the Forth Bridge. The length would be twenty-four miles, the weight over a million tons and the cost About £34,000,000. The projeșt, an ani engineering possibility, was seriously discussed by the Iron and Steel In- stitute at the Paris meeting. In Siri John Fowler's and Ir. Inkor's opinion the works at the Farth Beldgo and a 6.03 Studio-Concert by recent deep foundation at Sydney have placed beyond doubt the practicability of a channel bridge, but the enormoar cost precludes the question from being other than one of selentiile interest.
25 YEARS AGO
•
1
8.0 Local Time Signal, Wouthos Report and Announcernents.
Lorenzo - (Jazz-Plano), Toby Gray Plann-Accordeon). and. The lar mony Three (Vocal)Jazz in dem Horns),
Penny Harmony Three; Serenade, Toby Gry and Ha Lorenzo; Jan. 13, ID15, .
Volga Boatman's Swing
In a letter published by a German newspaper, o Landwehr officer writes:-
"On the Gorman. front oficers and men do not aute in the usual way, but by saying 'God Puniek England while the reply is, 'May Ho Punish England.
3. Mrs. Parker, sister of Part Kitchenrt, opening the Soldiers Wires Club, Lon Musical Mixlure No. 2, Toby Gray don, said that from what she could Plano Medley, Girl of My Dreams, gather from her brother in occasional Deep
Heart's Delight, Purple, chats, he thought the war would last Lorenzo; Lonesome Road, The Hak- Hal
a good bit longer and that more maDÝ were needert.
Sung, Hal Lorenzo; Hawaiian Paro dise, The Harmony Three; My Bannis Lies Over The Ocent, Novelty, Hal Lorenzo and Toby Gray; Smoke Geta In Your Eyes, Frank; Request Meil- ley, China Boy, Blue, Rhythm, Toby Gray and Hal Lorenzo; Old Man of Mountains, Harmony: Three
10 YEARS AGO
Jan. 11. 1030, Signor Carpie italian Grand Opers Company will open a brief season com- mencing on hursday at the Star Theatre. The opening pieco will be "La Boheme."
the
mony Three: Novelty Medley, Boompa adaisy, Palais. Glide, Beer Borrel Polka, Toby Gray and Hal Locenzo; You Rusent You, The Hor mony: Three,
8.4 Studio Talk "At Sea with the R.A.F. Costal Command,"
0.05 Do Grost and The New Vic- terla Orchestra playing "The Gypsy PrincessSelection (Kalman),
5 YEARS AGO
Jan. 11, 1935, Resumption of postal facilities
9.15 through Tal into Manchuria, from China, enabling the use of a
speedy mary. minil service via Siberin, la haifed" with general satisfaction, in all circles,
Radio Retain Record
(By. "Pilgrim") (Continued from Page C.)
WHEN the sounds had died away, he reached in his pockut for his pipe. He led it and struck a match.
AB he held the obtained flame a distant, corle falling. call that seemed to come out of the white clouds above him,
"Hello!" The cry was in a wo- man's voice.. "Hello!"
"Good heavens! A woman!" The match burned his fingers and he tossed it away. He stood up shonted: "Hello! Hello! Are you in danger?"
There was no response. "Well, upon my word!" he muttered picked up his spiked stick and started to scramble cautiously up- ward.
"Then there is no more to be und listened in vain for a response. New Honour Badge
sald," cried Max triumphantly. "It CHIPPING walk-is settled!"
Fed rapidly to his "I arrange everything. We take rooms. Twenty the London train, to-night. Pack years he had been yourself. Chipping. We have no at Brookfield; he much time."
was first master "Wait, Staefel, please........." and the Housemas. But Max had already left and! Outside Chipping
shut the door.
"I Say I'll bet tership should have gone to could hear Max and Mason, another
master. He knew why it had not-his!
that's about taking
Apparently they had run into
each other.
over Woodward's house," and unpopularity with the boys. Hudson, "Congratulations, Chip-
It was quite dark when there ping."
The other masters chimed in. did not respond, and the door
came a knock at the door. "Yes, indeed." "You certain- ly deserve it after all this time."was opened and Max Staefell time."
asked:
He
bye."
With a gesture of impatience he started to sit down, and loosened
HITLER, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND ENGLISH
(Continued from. Page 4.)
be arranged." And the Baltic was shut to British trade--for a time.
For The R.A.F.
LONDON, Jan. 10 (British Wire- Icss). As recognition of the Import ance of air-gunners' part in aerial warlare, a. new badge has been ap- | proved for wear by Officers and men qualifed as air-gunners. The badge, of observers' which is reminiscent "wing" consists of the letters "A. G." within a laurel wreath with a single outspread wing.
when they rectify this
London Relay-News Sum-
9.30 The Comedy, Harmonists, 0.13 Light Orchestral Selections, 9.58 Varicky willi Arthur Mar. shall, The Mills Brothers, Kanul and Luta, Irene Elsinger; Teulo O'Shea and Others,
11.0
Close down.
EUROPEAN ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Lidut. Thomas. Parkinson, 51, of Volunteer Headquarters was charged this morning with unlawfully killing Wong Chiu-lan whilst driving his motor-car: No. 656 along. Road, near Breezy Point, on Decem- ber 23.
Bonhara
IN a Brawn Cup League fix-
ture, Recreio ladies defeated Inspector Saunders prosecuted and St. Andrew's 4-0 in quite an Parkinson was represented by Mr.
D. L. Strellet... interesting match. The visitors had much the better of the playInspector Sounders asked for a re- in the first half, and their speed mand of one week. and excellent understanding February 6 and 7 have been pro- many visionally fixed for the hearing of the gave the home team anxious moments.
In Miss M. Campos, Recreio had the most dangerous forward on the field. She scored two goals In the second half, followed by Miss Rodrigues and Ming. Figueirodo. The halves were prominent and Miss T. Gonsalves, full-back, played
The Recreio juniors are Improving every week, and are showing signs of definite understanding with each other. The forwards, in genern combined really well, and when in the circle proved themselves good opportunists.
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T. Andrew's worked very hard fa the opening stages of the game, but were no match for Recreio, who showed good teamwork and were much faster on the ball. For the home team, the srore night have been higher had it not been for some Millington in goal. D. Chow, the left back, also did some, goixi work..
Columbus Crew To work on the part of Miss. H
Travel In Secret
"Ah pardon, Mason, and good-
But the dictator and the Rus- "Bye, Schnitzel. Have a good slans were uneasy allies. Rus
sin wanted Finland--and took!
There was n dedelte weakness "Thanks, I shall and Chipping.is it, the dictator's annoyance, for! "It's quite a surprise, if so," "May I come in?"
among the intermediates, but in the comug with me." said Chipping somewhat in "Yes, to. It's got dark, hasn't
he was the friend of Sweden. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (Router). "What!" shouted Mason, ix-The dictator wanted to regen Sinte prinounces that the crew of the forward, and Miss T. Jox, on the left The United States Department of nitack, Miss B. Longbottom, centre coherently. "I had rather hoped, "He pulled the chain of the credulous. "Old Chipping going the Black Sen. The Russians scuttled Nozi liner, Columbus, who wing, did well. you know. Well, I think I'd gas light and the flame flared abroad?"
have been detained on Ellis Island, better go."
up full.
"See, Chipping," cried Max Max closed the door and came Stucfel, "Til touch wood for up to him. you!!
"Chipping, I hear.. Is it Charteris, the Headmaster, a true that Wilkinson?" handsome, kindly man of about "Yes, it's true," sald Chipping 45, scomed alightly embarrassed curtly.
as Chipping entered his study. He hummed a little..
"Weller I————————”!.
Chipping.
"I'm sorry".
Chipping stiffened at the words, stood against him. Why shouldn't he go abroad? The At Inst the dictator made war took of uncertainty and bewilder on Russia. It was a disastrous mant on his face gave way to some war. After it carne a rising of ng that partook of growing exall the nations of Europë against ellement and pleasure.
him, the nations whose com- mon people had been grumbling for long. It is one man who
: "To the Tyrol-we shall climb," heard Max'a distant volce call. "Don't break your necks!" un- swored Mason.
Max Staefel, in formal dress, for
ho
"Thank you, Staefel. I don't
is responsible for theso wars.”
The Saints juniors will have tol will be sent home to Germany by put in some cornest practice if they hopa, to be shifted from the bottom secret routes within a few days.
of the League.
Princess Alice's Appointment
蠢
THE postponed match between
the Royal Engineers and the C.B.A. which should have been played Just Sunday, will take place next Sunday at Sookuri-
The allies told tho, dictator's less)The Queen has approved the poo, commencing at 10.30 am..
LONDON, Jan. 10 (Brfish Wire- "I suppose you have guessed say I'm not disappointed, be- he had just returned to the Tyrolen country that they wished her no appointment of Princess Allee, Coun- why I wanted to see you, Mr. cnuse I am. But there it is. in from a near-by town, walked ill. That they fouglit against tess of Athlone, to be Commandant Chipping."
Do you mind if we talk about out on the terrace. The valley be him alone. She should be In-Chier of the Women's Transport
Service. Armiled something else?".
low was flooded with aunshine. "great, strong and happy, for He walked over to his desk
ACROSS the valley her power is one of the founda- "Mr. Woodward's retirement and sat down. “
and its miniature Iako tions of society." leaves a house-mastership to be A silence fell. Strofel broke filled,"
it, feeling, his way. "I have "Yes, sir," replled Chipping in planned a walking tour..
my own country
to
an anticipatory voice:
through
TOSO the mountains,
Somewhere on ons off
the summita wasi
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BUROPE was weary of him. One statesman
Two Car-Owners Victimised
Both teams will be at full strength, and the civilians will be out to main- tain their undefeated record.
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Chipping, unless he wrote: "Put an end to this fover: You are the senior master the Tyrol, the Salzkammergut, on the road back to the inn.
was already down and of fear and expectations in
Mrs, Kendall, of Argyle Street, re ported to the Police yesterday that K.I.T.C. and'' normally the vacancy to: Vienna. I would be happy Max looked through the telerenne, which no one can count on the someone stole a linndbag containing Rayal Signals would go to you." Charteris for you to come with mo."
and saw something that made him future."
and to One last fight an end was of 16 from her cur, parocheulue Polleo put to tho: dictator's power to the house, on Tuesday.
Tools valued at $10° were ·alolen do ovil.
Leading goal-scorers: trom, a car belonging to Mr. J. Sergeant Homburg (RE) Pepine, of Waterloo Road, in Salgon Gurbuchan Singh (Radio) Street yesterday.
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Canadian Airmen
Join R.A.F. LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuter)--An Afis Commodore and two Group Cap- tains of the Canadian Air Force have arrived in England to familiarise themselves with the working and " methods of the R.AF.
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