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December 9 1940.
The
Serialisation of.
Begin Reading To-day
JANE AUSTEN'S IMMORTAL NOVEL
The film stars Greer Garson and Laur-
enco Olivier
Chapter One
MARRIAGE IS THE THING
The splendid cavalcade clattering into the quiet English village of Merylon that bright May morning, rudely disturbed the sleepy tran- quillity of the little town.
Two smartly liveried grooms on horseback preceded the elegant chaise drawn by four horses with uniformed men on its box. Two
Hongkong Telegraph. shining carriages, ench drawn by a fine pair
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BRITAIN'S TRADE
of
over
THE drop of nearly eight million pounds in Great Britain's export figures for October as compared, "with September per- haps need some clarification, crpecially, as German propa- ganda has been quick to seize upon this decline as a proof that the U-boat campaign and bomb- ing raids have been successful. The actual figures for the month show that exports totalled £23,- 000,000. In September they reached £31,000,000. Imports during the same period totalled £85,000,000~-anı increase £23,000,000 over the figure for October of last year and an increase of £4,500,000 September this year.
While Britain can afford to admit quite frankly that a certain percentage of the decline shown may be due to transport and port dificulties arising from German bombing, that by no means is the whole explanation. In fact, reports have clearly shown that the disruption to business caused by raids has been comparatively small. Ás an example, Germany claimed that Southampton had been completely devastated; that the people had fled and that it had been converted into a dead city. Yet it is known that the bus service in Southampton was functioning normally within 48 hours of the raid. Buses would
Under the Distinguished Patronage of H.E. the, Acting Governor.hardly be operated in a city that
THE HONGKONG SINGERS assisted by Y. K. SZE (bass) and a String Orchestra
will give a
had been "wiped out.”
There are, in fact, a number of sound reasons which account for the drop in Britain's export figures for October, the first of which is the change which has been effected in customs pro- cedure, including the abolition for a large propeˇtion of goods consigned to thetish Empire,
CONCERT OF MADRIGALS of the system re-entry of
AND PART-SONGS
on Thursday, December 19th, 1940.
in the at 9.30 p.m.
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this
carrying servants, luggage and dogs, followed in the rear.
Not that Meryton had never before seen resplendent indeed! The retinues. No furore, which shook to the home that depths every housed marriageable daugh- caused by the ters, was occupants of the chaise, and by the reason for their arri- val.
Εινα
The
handsome, dis- tinguished gentlemen who rode in the chaise had come to take up permanent resi- dence at Netherfield Park, the finest estate in the country. Better than that-and the glad tidings spread like wild- fire to every hearth-Mr. Durey and Mr. Bingley were bachelors. Rich bachelors! The lady who, accompanied them was Miss Bingley, who offered no complication inas- much as she was engaged to a young man from London,
In no household was there more
kister of hers--Miss Elizabeth. They say she has a lively wit."
"A provincial young lady with a lively with Darcy exclaimed. "Hienven preserve us! And mother of hers-"
that
"It's not the mother you have io dance with, Darcy," Bingley in- terrupted. "It's the daughter, She's charming."
"Oh, I admit she's tolerable enough considering the class she comea frem." Darcy shrugged as they started to move away. "But I'm in no humour for low life this evening."
Elizabeth rose from her chair and peered out after them. "Well -wint 21 charming man!" She
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Adapted from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture
by GERTRUDE GELBIN
ters growing up to be penniless old maid leaving all your money to that consin' of yours--that odus Mr. Collins."
was
Mr. Bennet almost lost his tem- per. "For the thousandth time, my dicar, this estate
entalled when I inherited it. It must by Inw zo to male heir-a mole heir, Mrs. Bennet. And, as you posal- bly remember, we have no son." "All the more reason why you should take some responsibility about getting husbands for your daughters,"
"But you she cried. into
unintelligible your escape books and leave all that to me."
Certainly, Mrs. Bennet assumed full responsibility the night of the, Assembly Ball, that Merytan event which marked the first public ap- pearance of Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley. For the hundredth time, the anxious mother posed lovely Jane, admonished Elizabeth, scold- ed Mary and cautioned Lydlu and Kitty against their preoccupation with
the uniformed ofleers who thronged the hall.
esenped her. sigh of relief when at last, after what seemed like hours of waiting, she saw Mr. Darcy enter the room.
A excitement than the Bennet's. Mrs. Bennet wus beside herself with joy. And why not? What other Mery- ton matron had five marriage- able daughters, with not a penny of dowry for any of them?
Mrs. Bennet, as would any good mother of that day when matrimony was a girl's only hope and career, pursued húsbands for her five girls like a baying hound on the scent of a fox. Not all the charming wit of her eldest, Elizabeth, nor the beauty and modesty of Jane, nor the to bespectacled pretentions
the intellect of, Mary, nor flighty pursuit of handsome officera by Lydin and Kitty, nor the sardonic humour of her barrister husband could stay her.
Mr. Bennet's casual calm usually kept the household on an even keel. Yet, even his imperturbability threatened to break under Mrs., Bennet's barrage...
****
**Mr.
Bennet,"
she
stormed, "You must go over to Netherfeld Park and pay your respects. If you don't, Sir William and Lady Luens will get there before us. Her pushing way of trying to get her Charlotte married in revoltingt”
ll tell
what I'll do, my you dear," he answered blondly. "Pi over a note, assuring Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy of my hearty consent to their marrying whichever they choose of the girls though I must, throw in a word for my Lizzy."
"Elizabeth is not a bit better than
the others!" she retorted. "Why do you always give her pre- ference?"
"They're all silly and Ignorant like most girls,” he sighed, "but Lizzy has some glimmerings of SEARC."
"Mr.
documents bofori cargoes are shipped. This change-resulted in delay in making entries from which the customs returns were compiled for October, but will
Bennet Mrs. Bennet's not recur, while the total will be
tears began to flow. "How can rectified in the November you be so resigned to your daugh-- figures, Apart from change in procedure, a large larger measure to re-inforcing reduction has been made in Em-and supplying the Middle East pire importa of non-essential armies and in particular, alding consumers' goods. This ban on the Greeks, where the presence non-essentials, while affecting of men, materials, airforce and export figures was made in order navy has been instrumental in to release all possible resources encouraging as well as assisting for the war effort. Shipping that gallant people in their has thus been made available in struggle for liberty.
To say that Elizabeth Bennet's heart didn't skip a beat would be untrue. She had too much spirit. and intelligence and was too much time not to be a product of her
rich, conselous of the fact that eligible bachelors were perfect grist for the marriage mill,
"What a handsome young man exclaimed Mrs. Mr. Darey is!" Bennet.
"And doesn't he know !!" Eliza- beth observed with a mischievous
milo.
"T like Mr. Bingley better," Jone mused. "Mr. Darcy's so-so
"So supercillous," Elizabeth on- ished. "But he does have an alr about him."
to
Jane's eyes grew suddenly bright. Sir William was heading directly for them with Mr. Bingley in tow. Mr. Bingley was promptly present- ed the Bennets and quite as
asked Jone to dance. As uicy moved toward the floor, Lyc
Lydia danced by with a handsome fichi
"Lizzle!" Lydia shouted.
Mr. Wickham. He
they
you.
wants to you're a
โธ meel
He thinks lovely creature."
Elizabeth flushed at her sister's smil- boisterousness,
but bowed ing to Mr. Wickham who acknow- ledged the introducetion with a gay laugh. Elizabeth then turned to greet her friend, Charlotte Lucas. "Have you no partner for this dance, Lizzy?" Charlotte asked banteringly. Well, neither have
I."
"Shall we brazen it out in the open?" Elizabeth laughed. "Or shall we go into hiding? I know of good "pisce."
"Lead on," Charlotte lamented with mock seriousness, and the two- girls made for a small alcove off the ballroom.
As they sat down, out of sight, Darcy moved into view and loung- ed disconsolnfely against Chin wall. The dance over, Bingley joined him.
Come, Darcy," he remarked. "I hate to see you talking about by yourself" in this stupid way. Why don't you dance. The place is full of pretty girls."
Elizabeth and Charlotte, hidden In the alcove, but completely with- hearing of the conversalion, ex- changed glances.
in
set her mouth angrily and fanned herself to cool her temper.
offended.
"Ele
"You
be mustn't
consoled. Lizzy, Charlotte: didn't, knev you could hear."
"What difference Jocs that muke?" demanded Elizabeth furi- ously. It's not my hearing that matters-it's the fact that he said it! The complacent, self-satisfied arrogance of the man! Oh, it makes me so angry!"
A
and advanced young man claimed Charlotte for the next dance. Elizabeth took a sent along the wall. In another moment, Sir William approached with Darcy.
"Miss Elizabeth," beamed Sir William, "uy I have the honour io present Mr. Darcy? He is eager to invite you to dance."
Darcy smiled at her. "Now that you have been forewarned of my. eagerness to dance with you, may I hope you will do me the honour."
Elizabeth smiled back coolly. "I'm afraid the honour of standing up with you is more than I could bear, Mr. Darcy. Pray excuse. me."
The Mere Man
Control
Of Rice
Prices
Government last week ac- complished
a
very timely act by fixing the retall prices of rice which had gone up out of all proportion to the real situation and which, but for official action, would certainly have been forced even higher, But let the Government not stop there. It should at once proceed to re-examine the situation as a whole and devise means to en- sure that in future prices will not have to be pegged any higher than they are.
Distress, widespread as it is, would only be made the more severe if, through lack of fore- sight and preparṛtion, any real increase in the cost of rice im- ports should result in the fixing of new maximum prices, thus passing the burden back upon the suffering poor. If cheap rice can be guaranteed only at finan- cial loss, then Government should be ready to meet it with taxpayers' money, and tax- payers, I am sure, would be will- ing to face sacrifice. Chinese
Success
In Hupch
be
- It may that the Sino- Japanese war has lasted too
com- long to mand more than the ordinary interest of the average news-, paper reader; ever spectacular events do not seem to be impres- sive. Whatever the reason, the recent Japanese operations in the successful Hupch and Chinese counter-measures do not appear to be ao generally talked about as other similarly significant moves in the past. Talerchwang exploded the myth. of Japanese invincibility and gave China new hope; the latest Hupeh battle, in which the Chinese ran ringa round their adversary, is the fulfilment of that hope.
"Ran rings round their adversary" is right, too. The Japanese, who have always fought according to the book and never with much Ingenuity or resourcefulness, ence again tried their much-touted
whole
He stured at her in nimazement. "Are you saying you don't care to dance with me, Miss Beanet?"
Elizabeth's smile gave way to stony-pride. "I'm begging-to-be-The Chinese anticipated the ment tactical design, and cleverly excused, sir."
manoeuvred themselves so that the Japanese had nothing worth while around which to close their pincers. It was the Japanese who wore sur- 'rounded.
"It's my loss, I'm sure," he an swered coldly.
"You perhaps know best about that, elr," was her colm rejoiner.
At that moment, Mr. Wickhamn,
officer, Lydia's
He appeared. greeted Elizabeth, then turned to Darcy with smiling, good humour. Darcy stared at him, his face darkening.
"Mr. Darcy," spid Elizabeth, "muy I present Mr. Wickham."
"Mr. Darcy and I have met be- fare," Wickham Bald casually. Durcy, making no movement of salution toward Wickham, bow- ed stiffly to Elizabeth and walked away.
She stared after him, astonished and incensed by his manner. "The man must be mad," she said.
**Mad?" Wickham
smiled.
There has been a paucity of news about his battle, but there seems to be no doubt that the Chinese have scored a victory sufficiently effective to prove that the hope engendered at Taferchwang was based on something solid. The Hupeh battle is not the end of the war: more battles, per- haps, will still have to bo fought; but henceforth, confidence will do much to help Chinese arms and hasten the day of reckoning for Japan.
General Li Tsung-Jen, the genlus of Talerchwang, has scored another brillant success. One of the "Big. Two" of Kwangsi, he has shown that he and General Ful Chung-hsi more than earn the trust reposed in them by the Central Goverriment and the Chinese people.
Are the people
Mysterious who give nowe to
"You're too charitable Miss Eliza Authority
+50
beth. It you were better quainted with him, you would see another man."
"Have you known him a long Ume?" she asked in amazement.
"Since childhood. But, as you saw, we're not on friendly terms. You ree-well-my father WAS steward of the Darcy estates."
1
reporters more modest nowadays,
or less sure of themselves, or are reporters getting their information from other than properly authorita- live sources and attempting to hide this fact? In any event, I notice ihat, in other countries as well as la Hongkong, anonyms hold sway.
an ordinary news- 'Speaking a paper reader, my favourite character nowadays either "Government. spokesman" or "Lending authority." I am not sure which. "Military ex- 'pert" comes in for a favourite place.. "Leading authority" scored very other day. Ho "de- Jane, meanwhile,
heavily the was glowing with the delight of being presented
clared that the figures of non- by Mr. Bingley to his sister.
combatants killed in recent raids on London are small compared with the "When one's accustomed to the
total civil population or with the fashionable world of London," Miss
losses of the fighting services in this Bingley remarked, then stopped
or the last war." with an elegant, deprecating ges- ture. "Frankly, Miss Jane, you alrike me as the only civilised per- son in the room."
Elizabeth blushed for Darcy's snobbish pride. "Without know. ing anything more; I'm on your alde," she cried.
"Oh, you're unfair- others," Jane protested,
the
Miss Bingley patted her arm patronizingly. "Sweet child, What n charming disposition. You must come over to Netherfield one day. 1 shall be so bored, you know, marooned out here in the wilder
· ́ness. We'll arrange it, shall we?
Very soon?”
What happens when Jana visit “I've only seen one-and you've
Wit - - Eliza. monopolined her," Darcy replied.the Dingley extate?
I't Miss Jane Lovely!" Bing- beth see Darcy again? Read to-
morrow's chapter.
ley said happily. But there's that
To reach that conclusion, it is necessary to be a leading authority.
would ever: No ordinary ··· parzon suspect such a thing.
Then there is a "high official" who says that "there are only two alter-: natives before the Italians-io retreat or to fight on."
There are also "Government cir- cica."
How lucky we all ure to be sur rounded, hedged in and propped up- by so many cohorts of brilliant-but: mysteriouschatterboxes!
Claudius: