NANCY
JUST THINK WON'T SEE HER
TILL MONDAY!
MISS ORCHID
HEY, FELLERS! WILL YOU SIGN
DIS PAPER
FER ME'?
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
January 22, 1940.
By Ernie
Ernie Bushmiller
Dear Mayor-
We demand that schools be
opened
on saturdays.
we aint getting enough education -
THE TELEGRAPH'S" NEW SERIAL STARTS TO-DAY
HE trouble with the War
THE
Department is that you can't argue with it. It had ordered the American Army out of the Philippines, and that was that. Colonel Hatch glowered at the end of the General's pencil point- ing to a lonely spot on the relief map of the Philip pines:
"But gentlemen, to take the army out of Mysang is suicide! Alipung's got thou- sands of Moro bandits in the jungle just waiting for the army to leave. It'll slaughter-"
be
"You'll have to stop him,
Colonel Hatch-"-
"With what? Raw
tive troops?"
na-
"Yes. As long as our army's there, the Filipinos will depend on it. Sooner or later they'll have to take care of themselves. It's your job to prepare them. We're making Mysang a sort of est. If it works there it is bound to work on the rest of the islerids."
"I can tell you now-as soon as Alipang learns the troops have left, he'll pounce---In forty. eight hours we'll,' be screaming, for help."
"There'll be no one listening,
colonel."
The General turned away as though the discussions
closed.
were They'll pillage and burn and his pocket.
THE REAL GLORY
"Here it is. Pre destroy. They'll kill our men sent for you, McCool ..
"The drug that keeps them going] After Hatch was killed they crowd-
ward until thero
is what keeps most of us going."ed into the sick the padre guid quietly,faith, were no beds left. Good or bad. A Juramentado be Why, even his Muro hoy, Mike.-- lieves that when he kills an in- who had fidel it's a passport to heaven,"
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Attriched himself Canavan as soon as he landed, and
best-natured "But I didn't know they selected was the grinningest, their vicims. I thought they just kid in the world—could mutter the Christian they fanatical ery of "Allah and send attacked the first
the Filipino kids scattering like met.*.
"I'm a Christian, hut he didn't hailstones before him.
Hartley, barking out his orders attack me." The padre shrugged
his shoulders. "Perhaps I am not could never change that...
Canavan decided to try a little) a good Christian."
other
as CHE
Army
Wearily the priest excused him-japulled psychology. He rigged up a
the typical Mòro: self from the group, and one by one dummy wearing
and jackel and striped unil turban officers followed only Canavan and Hartley remain-trousers, painted a hideous face on
it und labelled it Allpang." ed. Canavan knew Hartley only
dic- Then he ordered Yabo, the only by reputation
native commissioned officer of the ciplinarian,
"Pretty queer," the young doctor troop, to line up the rookles once a ruminated, rolling the bullets in his day and have them puit its nose und hands. That fellow went right otherwise insult it. He ran smack Last the bunch of us to get at one to Hartley's regulation book dis- cipline on that experiment. "Utter mas the contmanding officer. Ho rummaged in his desk and carry the women and chilsen, you still collecting orchids wouldn't be surprised- "-
stupidity! Hartley dilled it and to hear ordered the dumrny taken down. drawer and brought out five dren into slavery." The padre
Hartley appeared not
"You wouldn't think so if you'd a strange, un- photographs. One by one he lowered his eyca, "For you it
Canayan shoved the him; he sat with
S friendly immobility though a seen the shaking line of sick-call threw them down on the desk will be a report written in ink-parcel at him. Larsen uncover-prolonged dose of his own discipline after Hatch was killed" Canavan before Hatch like a man playing but for my people it will be ed thin-stemmed delicate;
A
Buld quietly. a poker hand. "These are the written in blood."
blossom in a pot. "Gee! Or had stiffened his joints.
"An old arty game-sham- Canavan squinted professionally men who will help you-Man-
jchiduteous Grammotophyllum !" The Datu-an apparently
nt the older man's face, showing in ming!"
"It's true there was nothing or- ning: we picked him because he
with huse men. knows the Morc country. Hart-friendly Moro Chieftan, living in the Swede exclaimed, suddenly, the light from the hospital window,
along angry scar creased the right ganically wrong ley: the best drill master and the village, spoke for his own gloriously articulate.
THE side of the forehead. "Bolo cut?" But they were sick just the sume-- And when fear gets Canavan usked. Hartley grunted, I sick with fear, disciplinarian in the army. Lur-people who wanted
of shifting in his chalt. "Ever get that deep and trireanning, it's a son: never disobeyed an order in tell you there will never be peace
disease." that beadaches?" his life. McCool: never took until you go up to the hills and one but he's the best one-man wipe Alipang out!"
army in the Philippines."
pence: "I
But Hatch had his orders. The fifth photograph seemed "We're not making war on Moros to puzzle him- quizzical, in-or anyone else. We're here to congruously gentle face under a preserve peace
Sam Browne hat-"Oh, yes iitives."
Canavan: a doctor. He's been
ordered to Mysang to keep the
other four alive."
He picked the photographs up And shoved them in an envelope.)
"Your orders, Colonel.
luck."
4
When Hatch had
Good)
gone, hel
turned to the relief map and his|
pencil ringed the lonely coastal the parade
village of Mysang on the island and
and
train the
"Sure." "Here."
up
threat death strang C catalytic that would
"No."
"Dizzy spells?**
"No. I'm perfectly all right!" artley pushed hack his chair and turn these darted for the steps. nien into
mass
MANNING ngsumed com- mand of the
post, and an-i
officers
them
would
Lo
told
"P' haulle the training schedule, Canavari." Hartley said violently, "You stick to your pills!"
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THINGS
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better
The sweater!
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FIRING PRACTICE
Firing practice will be carried out
seritry was found by the Royal Artillery between 1.30
Royal Navy Beaten Again
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forced to pass to Lee Shel-yau who centred the ball, for Chan to trap, and with ho
in front of him shook the rigging 'with a drive which Robinson hardly saw.
one
HAZZARD HURT
THE halves now came in for most and the bait was of the play kept in midfield for quite some time. Leung obtained possession of the boil to Jou it high into the centre, but Hazzard misjudged the flight of the ball, and Chan nipped behind him to score his oth with a tearlong drive.
To trying to prevent him from coring again Hazzard sustained in- Juries to his knee and thigh, and had to be helped out of the Reid, but alter receiving medical attention he returned. He was Instrumental in reducing the Navy arrears which in a pressing attack he alded the forwards in forelt a corner, which Phippens sent down well in the goal- mouth for O'Regan to head it past Tam
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Canavan fellowed him to the rail-who either has high blood pressure." | fighting machines seemed ing, "You must have a cast-iron he thought, "or something on his
"I knew a man in mind.' THE cards very far away. They did not skull," he said. of a poker notice the Jarge bamboo raft Samar-"
Hartley walked away hurriedly game are carrying a load of cocoanuts that
like a man pursued. Canavan won- played quietly grounded on the river dered what was eating the old boy
bank. quietly, no
to make him so unfriendly. matter what Suddenly the air was rent with the stakes. the bloodcurdling sell of the Maru.
Eyebrows ad heard shaven, hel Out omiaed
from the ground. McCool
coconuts and brandishing his long, Larsen wore training wicked-looking, krls, rushed along
sembling his one morning with a spear between am, and 8 pan. In firing aren "C" This shoulter bladea, his Krag rifle on January 22. The alterative dates, of Mindanao. "Gentlemen." he natives as though they had no the crowded waterfront; past the
gone. The tension heightened. But fixed are January 23 and 24. Light said to his staff: "Here is other thought in the world than screaming cargadores and natives,
he the interminable drilling went on.
un firing practice will be carried' where the fate of the Philippines to get them to put their feet past the padre who stood directly
Carry What was Alipang doing? Whut out between 6 p.m. and midnight to- day and on January 23, 26 and 26. down in unison. Left, right, in his bath, and straight towards will be decided.”
Hatch's instructions
would be his next movil the
Firing area "E" will be affected. Left, right. Their sharp corn-, Hatch who stood on the steps of his out
veranda armed only with a swagicer letter: no move was to be madu The impassive Datu could have THE War unds rose in the quiet air. stick.
against Alipang until the troops told them. That night he slipped: Department A launch put-putted up to the
As he went by the three soldiers, were ready.
away Into the jungle.
pillaging and burning is an orgy of in far-away out landing and a tall, bronzed Canavan drew his gun and pumped "Hatch felt that Alipang would The great bambos gates of blood and lust.
Ilo half rose from the floor, Washington figure stepped out, carrying bullets into the More--but he raced make every effort to lure us into the Allpang's stronghold opened to him
Jungle before we were rendy. He is a friend.
In his hand was the clutching the rifle with a wild might think paper parcel in one hand and aon.
fring | was right. The Juramentado was, Krag rifle. Camayau coming behind,
fanatical look in his eyes. The it was all cage with two rats in the other;
a restraining hard. right, and his one concern seemed to be to steadily, saw. Hatch raise his stick his first move, but it won't work. When the Moro Chieftain saw it fanatical look
We'll stay in our own backyard," he grabbed it excitedly and talked No, Tuan. They must attack us." aven the get the rats ashore safely, in a futile effort of defence,
Then the deadly krls came down He turned to Harley: "Captain. In fast guttural tones to the Data.
commander," Alipang) "We kill When they got to Hatch, he your job is to make soldiers out of The Batu told him there were three muttered, sinking luck to the floor.
"why they not como?' From now sprawled on top of him, dead,
on it's drill—dr]]}-- | Mysang.
"Perhaps when we kill new com. Hatch died that night. Canavan drill--"
With these you can be Sultan of mander Manning, they send men," army leave with the hopeless up, his big Swede's face beaming
sat on the porch of the hospital with The parade ground rang with Mindanao," he said smiling at his the Datu murmured soothingly. dejection of a people who wit-with inarticulate pleasure.
Alipang seemed acarcely to hear hom the signing of their deathị "I'ya Swede! Canavan shout-the other officers and the padre, lost commands. Squids marched and Chief.
in gloomy thoughts. In his hands turned, ran their bayonets inte Ve must get them. Now! To him. He was
fondling the ed. "McCool; you banshee}"
he was rolling the leaden bullets handbaga, fired at targeta,while night!" We who are about to die, They all stood grinning at had faked out of the Moro's bady: Hartley, McCool and Larson bawled Alipang,
too, was tired of the with forvid hands, like a child who salute you!" the padro hnd said cach other.
every one had hit its mark,
commands at the top of their lungs. waiting game. His savo face was is forbidden to play with his new SOUTH
But something was aa the last boatload pushed off.
"I thought I'd missed," Canavaín
missing, attained with the effort to control "How's Sumar 7-How's old Hatch tried to argue with him, Vinegar Steffing?" McCool ask-ald, frowning and puzzled, "but Canavan watched, his long quizzical the late burning in breast for but it was no use. "I've been ed.
guess I didn't. He had enough lead face sober with thought. There the Americans blocking his way as rekare all my life," said the padre,
"They call him Colonel Honey-in him to sink in battleship I've was something you couldn't del conqueror of Mindanas,
Theard of these fanatics--these out of them fear. They were Ila warriors watched him, wait- and I know what will happen: Boy Staffins now. I took out his Juramentados-but I never saw one cared to death of the Morosing for the command that would Alang la bringing together all gallstone, Bill Canavan put before. Wonder what kept that The meillion of Allpang's name send them streaming down on the Morotribes of Mindanao. down his rat cago and fished in gar going. Must be some drug." I made their eyes roll in their heads. vlings slaughtering the Christiang,
General Staff sitting in Manila, BicCool saw him first. but you couldn't fool the natives "Canavan! You pill-slinging of Myaang: they watched the old saw-bones!" Larsen trotter/was scarcely breathing-the Moro these Filipinos, before it's too Infe. hundred more in the barracks of
warrant.
toy.
TO-MORROW "The Kris”!
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