NANCY
OH, TEACHER
I BOUGHT
YOU SOME
FLOWERS.
OH, THANK
Monday,
YOU!
MISS ORCHID "ISN'T
HERE
TODAY!
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
SMACK
By Ernie
BUT I LOVE FLOWERS
TQO
January 15, 1940.
Bushmiller
YOU SURE. HAVE A WAY
WITH THE
GIRLS!
Goodbye. Mr Chips
From the Novel by
JAMES HILTON
Adapted from the M.-G.-M. Picture, by LEBBEUS MITCHELL,
THE KISS
DANCING with Kathie did strange things to Chipping:
his heart beat faster than it had for ages; a feeling of contentment, of happiness, flowed through his veine; even his muscles, unaccustomed to the movements of the dance, limbered; almost it was as if he were floating about in the mists of a mountain top-alone with Kathie.
ness..
"Like it?" he asked, with a tentative smile of tender-
"Love it!"
"As much as you hoped?”
"And more. You're doing splendidly."
Iman to himself!" said Hilders- |ley.
"Women aren't allowed in this Chipping and Kathie smiled at each other in an embarrassed room in any case!" said McCul-
loch.
we come to!"
way.
She had in- vented a nickname champagne at the first cafe that for him. A sudden warmth of tenderness, and ache of loneliness to come, swept over Chips.
Many eyes followed them about the ballroom, for
And then, suddenly, Kathic Katherine Ellis was a strikingly beautiful girl, and
nrose on her tiptoes and kissed Chipping cut a fine figure in his rented evening clothes, him lightly on the lips, turned for he had never put on excess weight and he was half aand jumped hastily into the head taller than Kathie. Max and Flora turned amazed train. eyes upon them every time they whirled past.
"Evening dress is very | ********** becoming to you, Mr. Chip-
ping," Kathie said.
He preened a little at the
compliment.
prove?
"Heartily."
"You
~""Then I-sup- pose I shall have
to buy it."
ap-
As time went on the dancers thinned, but Chipping was. on the floor with Kathie for every
number. The last waltz, Strauss's dreamy, half melancholy "Wiener- blut," was drawing towards its end. Their faces had become graver, and they. were silent.
SYNOPSIS
Charles Edward Chipping, a maiter at Brookfield School for 20 years, has never been able to make friends with the boys due to his diffident "nature" and to having gotten in-- 'bad with them osily in his first
term.
and in the fog
"Hush!" warned Max. "I hear them coming!"
"This is a nice start for the IN the masters' new term!" said Raven gloomi-
ly. common room at The door opened, and Chips, Brookfield, the in-appeared shyly in it and stood structors had hesitating.
gathered about Ru
ven at his suddeni shout. He looked
up from the newspaper. He had been reading.
CHIPS stood in an utter daze of "Just listen to this item, will; amazement and de- you? Chipping-Ellis-on Sept. light. unable to 22, at St. James's Church, believe his senses. Bloomsbury, Katherine Mary, A woman, an ador-only daughter of the late Henry able, beautiful Forbes Ellis, to Charles Edward young woman, had kissed him Chipping of Brookfield School!*** -Chips, the old bachelor school- master!
Then a whistle shrieked and the train began to move and Max jumped down to the plat- form. Chips awoke from his
+
"Miss Kathie! Kathie he cried and ran after the moving train.
Kathie's face appeared at the window of her compartment,
daze. The German, master poriuades him to accompany him on a walking tour of the Ho is Tyrols one summer.
mist caught In a
on tho mountain climbs up to "rescue" an Eng lish girl, Kathie Ellis. They are both greatly attracted to each other and meet again la Vienna where Kathie per- suades him to dance with hor.
sill, and, breathless with emo- tion, stammered:
He ran, laid his hand on the
TO-MORROW "Mrs. Chips"
Club-Police
Defeat Services
(By "Fly-half")
There was a buzz of amazed comment," "What, old Chip- ping!" "It can't bel" "Must be some mistake!" "It's fantastic!" ------"Here's Staefel now," said Ra¬ ~ (Continued-from-Page"0;)*~*~* ven. "He ought to know. Stae- centre of the field where Needham fel, you sly dog, did you know trapped the ball with his feet and about this?" He waved the dribbled past to the right and scored in the corner. D. H. Taylor muffed newspaper.
his kick.
"Of course I know. They met.
Off-side against A. Taylor, follow- in a fog."
ing a serum under Club-Police posts, "What? In London?" asked cave Paul an easy kick for three McCulloch.
points.
C. and P.-Taylor (Police); Van Leeus Austria-awen (Club).. Bidwell (Club), Fay (Folles) and Stewart Club); Charter (Club) and Luscombre
(Police); Walkden (Club) (Captain), Burford (Club) B. Hynes Needham (Club) Cutiinan
"No, no! In mountain mist!"
"Some mist " laughed Hil-club: dersley, smiling at his fellow Police), Dempsey (Police), Taylor (Club)
“You . .`, you kissed me!" "I know. It was dreadful of masters.
me!"
"I've got it" cried Raven. "No, no?" cried Chips, increas- "He proposed to the lady before the train the fog had cleared! Bright old ing his pace as gathered headway. "But do you Chipping! I suppose she's "You know what I mean, it's are weh, this is awful! elderly, Stacfel ?"
Chipping looked down at |******* the face so close to him, at the long, curved eyelashes. Of what was she thinking that gave such a serious, almost sad, a look to her +-face.
» He
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"I is, very. Rather crowded train, isn't it?"
Kathic laughed. "You said that before, tool"
"Did I? you know."
"I know. Will you
"Miss Kathie A penny for those
"Yes?"* solemn thoughts.”
"Miss-Kathie hesitated until she glanced up at him. "I.
"I was thinking of to- morrows and railway sta-
and goodbyes." tions
Chipping and Max 'were
at the station to see Kathie
and Flora off for their re-
turn to London. In the
It's saying goodbye,
It's awful."
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Week-End
Cricket
(Continued from Page 6.)
Eastern Beat St. Joseph's
Look here," he cried, his sense "Well," Max appeared to con-
IN THE “A” TEAM rams, which of humour coming to his aid: sider, "I would hardly call her
(Continued from Page 8.) · took place prior to the premier cu ployed a chanceless knock for 44. Lo fouled B. Gosane, but Leonard that." "You'll have to marry me now, you know!
counter, the Club-Police combination His only mishit was his undoing, Luke kicked over. "Is she
the scholastic in
proved superior to the Services, in a
taking nice càlch of third man.. Chuang Yung-aang picked up a And then suddenly Kathie line?"
rame ta which plenty of action was always a good chance of the Univer-for him to elude Hussain, trick C. While Chin was batting there was loose ball, and sent Hau off with it smiled with tears in her eyes. "Yes."
Max, after hesitating, replied:seen, by 12 pts. to 6. "Do you want to?"
The Club-Police pack gave a rous-sily saving the game, but his dis- Marques, and score from an oblique. "I thought 80! Plain as of their win through good scrummag-only two additional runs being scored calved from Chang to trick three
log display and laid the foundation missal saw the end come quickly, angle.
Curtis taking two more wickets with
Not three misufes later Chung re- "Rather" He all but stumbled post, I suppose?"
ing and foot-work. is tho
1006c. from him, in keeping up with the train. "My dear fellow, please!" beg-Heaneman was always on top of the
defenders and beat. Marques again. "Do you?"
|ged Max. "She is Chipping's play,
Curtis bowled splendidly for his] and led many foot-rushes,
Chung Yurig-sand again went analysis of 5 for 10. He kept a good through the defence, but his parting Innes, Richardson. Castleton sund "Dreadfully Goodbye,
my choice."
length and came off the matting that was turned out in the nick of dear""
"Is it as bad as that?" asked Godfrey all worked hard, (
wicket at express speed. Whilst he time. From the corner. C. Marques Henderson gave good service from kept away from leg slde, his bowling headed out weakly for Hou to obtain. "Kathiel..
Hildersley in dismay. Oh, my dear,
the scrum which "Hutchison' made "No, no!" exclaimed Max good use of. On Saturday's form was always dimeuit to play. you can't go now 1" But the train horn, and the con- was going so fast that his hand eagerly. "Do I give a wrong im Hutchison appears to be a better ductor calling: slipped from the will of her pression? She is a good crea stand-off half thar friside-three; pos-
turo. Her nose is perhaps "Bitte, Platze neh- window, and Kathie's face was little red man brought him to a stop. "Oh, bye"
disappearing. "Kathie Good- dear, it's time for
"I wanted to say something
THE toot of n
Chip.
"Good Gad!"* cried McCulloch, Does she dritak ?'
"No, no--It's only indigestion,
bustle and confusion of the you to get aboard!"
Ho came to a standstill, star- Max and Flora overtook them. Ing after Kathle's window, stark She- platform, Chipping and Kathie had paired off, and "Come along, Kathie," called tragedy on his face. And then Max Stacfel laid a hand on his approached her compart For "Goodbye, Mr.
arm. Chips turned to him. ping." ment, tense and self-consci- ous, hiding their feelings in the stiff commonplaces of an English farewell, t
"Can't you remember?"
"Sho's gone! I don't know where she's gone! I may never
sibly he finds three-quarter play a little too, fast for him now.
On jumped poorly.supported.
to his feet. "Pm hord. In defence.. off !"
Combined Schools Beat Craigengower
possession and convert from about ten yards out
Undaunted, the Saints tried hard and "were rewarded when · Leonard Inferpassed with. Castilho to bring
„Tack ker
Carruthers played well on the WITH THE LAST WICKET falling the ball well within the ared of right wing for Club-Polleo, whilst in the last over of the match, is Eastern, Castilho passing to B. Thompson, but for one fatal lapse, Combined Schools bent: Craigengower Gotand who left Lau standing with
Boc, the by 67 runs in s friendly game, of a terrific drive that shock the not was sound at full back. only. Serviers, three-qaurter to show cricket at Happy Valley Yesterday The teams were) powers of penetration in'attack, wis The Schools ousted, well with: 28
| Eaterna Labi His-hon; Kong Bong-kang. Walto worked runs from W. G. Pryde and 47 from Tung Chung-wahi zo Wal-kuen, 22) Ha F.-A; Weller, and, sesisted-by: 81 | Rugseng, fell shihelsang; Chung, Fing
KANKA STANK. Kam-hoj, :: Lea A penally for feet up against the extras, closed their innings at 158,9 "No, please,
Services saw Henderson kick a good Against Arcuill, N. T. Smith and king ing liau Chinr-toy
"At. Joseph's+t?, Mareșties, goal. Following a scrum on the Ser- | Pryde, the Valley hatarien could do 1. Web Edman, A. V. Cosatto, Honniball; said Stacfel. Ivices ling, Henderson let Carruthers illo, and after losing four wickets Choosino, Léonard-Kureira "I wanted to any that you've seo her again”.........
told Chipping to over mid-way out. Henderson failed for 11 runs, and thers alx wickets for made this the most wonderful
bring har in to to convert. Richardson completed runs, Saunders took the last wicket, holiday of my life, and-
"I should not worry Chip-meet you this afternoon. They the scoring in the art half when in the deal oversigtende played resterday, the Club so meurt
The scores wore Again the horn tooted, and ping, sald Max comfortingly. will be here any minute. You he got over for a fry which he failed
All Clouds Volunteer hy comfortable journey." said Chip- the voices of Max and Miss Flora has selected the must be kind to her for Chipentage of a fumbla by Thompson, Hulse 4 for 24, U. He, Eamall 3. for Sesto izbo'wanably, had been a buy
Combined Schools. 153 (FA/Felfrogf the manich wi Waite, following un Yast, took ad- Weller War G. Pryde 23 A. Jordient knock of 4724) called from the compartment: best man." At
church already and I am to be ping's sake!" Kathiel Miss Kathie!" wildered look, Max laughed with Masters,
Chip's be- "He's bringing her herd of Club-Foilce, to dribble over for an Services further who had remained reduced their deficit when Berry
unconverted fry,” "You must go," said Chipping amused, affectionate sympathy, silent during the clameur, got scored a try, Boo missed an easy forlornly."Goodbye, Miss My good fellow, do you. Ima-up, his eyes staring at Max. as convert Kathie
ging that we were both blind though they might pop out the Just on drie Godfrey, lylar "but Kathio took his hand. "Good and deaf? Come along Wo"He might at least have had with the Three-quarter obtained bye. Mr. Chipa!"
are going to open a bottle of the good sense to keep the wo † pomesatori and dusted byer for an
I-er-do hope you have a
ping.
"I hope so, too." "What time do you get to London?
Oh, I asked you that before, didn't I?"
Tan't saying good- bye awful?"
to improve on.
10
Craigengower 80 (WHong Bling (22. Smith 2 for20 Pryde 2 for 123. 26 AMSAreuil* 5-for19, N.-U.
Rochelo Club de Recreio Beat Volunteers By 62 Runs
BA IN A FRIENDLY GAME We Selkelt
(35) and Eid Melano
100.