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FRIDAY, DECEMBER.

THE TALE OF THE TOMBSTONE

ON THE ROAD FROM TOULON

look at. ness there

TO HYERES."

By H. T. H.

"At last M. Bouin died. The funeral was to be held in the village church and the will read at the houne three miles away.

The nephews made their preparations.

We had been comfortable in debaucherles! They were wicked a Toulon The food was good, the cuttlefish and greedy is storka. sleeping good, the harbour good to Murder was even hinted at. Thoir We had done good busi-evil-doing was limited only by their

the vineyards In Jack's purse-once 113 well.

were napsack there were four yards of theirs it would be hardly limited at embroidered scarlet that had been all. How they longed to recelve a bishople cope, length af blue their inheritance! brocade, scarcely faded, with the atory of St. Francis worked in a allver thread, and a sampler ple- ture of the harbour three foot square that was like nothing we had ever seen for delicacy and de- tail.

We had had to pay well for them all-but

else, we knew, would pay us better.

Toulon had been good, but was a long way behind.

Hyeres na long way ahead.

Hours before the bus came by I had repented of the wish to walk. "Walk on for an hour or two." I had suggested, warm with breakfast coffee, the day bright but not yet searching. "the bus ean catch us up."

Romconc

At last it did.

It was half-empty. I sat beside the driver. Jack, who wanted change of company and didn't re: sent garlic, took a sent at the back beside a fisherman. Odd words of his conversation reached me through the roaring of our engine. He was. explaining to the fisherman a good way of mending neis.

"Do you know this road?" the driver asked. "No? Ah, then I

will explain to you the sights of interest." Here the road had been swept away by a fall of stones. At this house gentlemen from Britain came to shoot the partridge in the Autumn. Four lighthouses at once were visible from the top of this ascent,

We passed a small white trass, "And what is that?" I asked. "Is there a story about that white stone Cross?" There was indeed.

The service was to be early in the morning. Every word by which It could be shortened was left out. Fast motor-cars and a fast motor- hearse were to rush the party back from church to house-where the body was to be buried later on-for the reading of the will. One of the three had an aeroplane waiting to cheat his creditors if he should prove leas favoured than the rest.

"The service was held while the nephews fidgeted and yawned. Once over, one sprang to the wheel of the hearse, while the others jumped aboard their racing cars, Away they went, swinging out into the road, scattering the peasusts, tearing up the long white hill among the rocks. The road winds like a snail-shell. The walls of it are sheer, Sudden ly, round a corner cane the morn- ing mailvan from Toulon.

The driver of the bearse let out a yell and jammed on all his brakes. The machine stopped half-hanging over the abyss. The second pulled up, touching. The third, his car who meant, not to be left behind, drave bang! into the two in front, and all thres cars rolled one over the other down the mountain slope."

THRILL FOR

HEIFETZ.

An Adventure in Bucharest.

BLOCKED BY SOLDIERS.

CHINA

LOCAL OPERA.

"Miss Hook of

Holland."

Patek

FINAL REHEARSALS.

SHADOWS BEFORE

COMING EVENTS ADVERTISED

IN CHINA MAIL. "

Social Functions. To-day "Ten Dances at Hong ........ Dinner Dances at Hong Kong and Kong Hotel and King's Restaurant; Peninsula Hotels.

Today—H.M,S. Medway Dance,

When a great artiste travels in foreign lands, many unscheduled

The final rehearsals of "Miss happenings are likely to occur. Heifetz, who will be heard in recital look of Holland", are now in pro- at the King's Theatre this evening, gress and whatever the forecast as has learned by this time to expect to the success of this forthcoming Garrison Lecture Hall. the unexpected. Last year his production by the Hong Kong Phil-

To-day-Police Reserve Sharp- popularity resulted in most che

Society, it should start shooter's Company, dinner, Lane,

The charm of its Crawford's Restaurant, 7.45 p.m.. barrassing situation for Mini.. lies a favourite.

Entertainments, suc was playing in Bucharest and weeks settings, the sincerity of its Dutch before the concert the hall was acting and the thoroughness of its Warm Corner."..

atmosphere, the excellence of its

To-day King's pletely sold out. One of the lead-

direction combine to make "Món

To-day Queen's

ing student bodies of the cats was

harmonic

Hook of Holland' a charming enter-The Bat Whispera."

fairment.

choice.

"Unholy Three.”

Theatre;

Theatre:

L

Theatre:

Theatro:

had falled to secure tickets was enraged, The 'irate young

Today Central Theatre: Roumanians called a meeting and In Doris Bielby as Sally the The Right to Love," swore to smash up the seats on the heroine of the opera, the Society To-day Majestic evening of the concert. Accord has been especially fortunate in its "Young Eagles.". ingly, when Heifetz arrived, he was

Today Star What extraordinary in- informed that he had been forced genuity Sally had to have concoct- by the situation into asking the pro-ed the celebrated liquşur "Cream fiction of the Police.

of the Sky," around which centres Heifetz the story of Miss Hook of Holland and which has brought fame and wealth to the house of Hook, and with equal cleverness does Doria Bielby portray Sally's charm and fascination.

The great night eume. with his accompanist arrived at the at age door to find it guarded by coldiers with bayonets. He tried to pass through. The guard de- manded his ticket. In spite of Heifetz's explanations the soldier was adamant.

He had orders:

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to drink with me after that long drive?. You won't be going for same time I suppose?"

back

To-day--King's Theatre Jancha Heifetz, 9.30.

Dec. 11-Miss Hook of Holland," Theatre Royal, 9.15 p.m.

Home Mails. To-morrow-Outward for, Europe:} a Marseilles (Rajputana), 10.30 a.m.; for Europe via Siberia (Khyber), 5 p.m.

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The eight little Dutch girls seen) "No tickets, no admission." After often in the company of Sally To-day-Kodaka's Pearl Exhibi-, endless pleading Heifetz was finally throughout the opera are quite ir-tion, Messrs. Komor and Komen permitted to see the manager. Theresistible. Perhaps their greatest; Sunday St. Vincent de letter arrived, breatheless and charm is being so typically little Bazaar. (Continned at foot of Column maids of Holland. One can justly anticipate their appearances on the stage being greeted with applause. Mina in a girl who has the rather

·TO-DAY'S, QUOTATIONS. trying habit of prying into othér¡; On London-e people's business, but in spite of Bank, wire

****... 1/4 34 this her vivaciousness makes her a Bank, on demand 1/4 13/16 very lovable character and Anne Bank, 4 months' sight 1,4 15/16 Moody seems to have caught the Credits, 4 months'

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months' sight appearance on the stage.

On Paris- George McLeod is well known on On demand the concert platform to the Hong Credita, 4 montha' Kong public and it can be said sight

drink

I might urge, and we did It was half an hour before I re-met

Jack. He was sitting at a cafe

among a quantity of empty ginsses talking to his fisherman. As came up the fisherman sheak hands and left us.

fuck. "Extremely interesting! Re- "A most amazing fellow!" said gular character! He told me the most astonishing story."

"He was twenty years old, and had been running wild down here

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"Ca on," I anid, "let's have it," that as the irascible old gentleman. On Berlin- "Well, there's a small white cross Mr. Hook of Amsterdam, he has an On demand on the roadside about ten miles back excellent opportunity of bringingį. On New York- Our driver swerved towards the ; —you wouldn't have noticed it. But into play the ability which has On démand

23% sen to avoid a tourists' char-n-bane, it's the burying place of the great characterized his other perform Credits, 60 days' sight 25% and went on. "At last the cars British racehorse Rapier.'

[ On Bombay- to "M. Boutin was rich, very rich eme rest. The hearse WILD

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022 He owned the two finest vineyards smashed to pieces and the coffin

With these few comments the On demand in the district. His own esiste lung against a rock. From It rose for five years on a British lord's | public is left to judge the excellence On Calculta provided for him all the necessaries Joki 31. Kanin. He removed the cot- estate, and the lord betted he could of this production by seeing the Wire of life, besides paying the wages of tom-wool from cars and nostrila, ride him fifteen miles across coun- show themselves. Booking is now On demand his servants. The money from the Look the flower from his button-hole, try in an hour-across this country, open at the Anderson Music Co, and On Singapore-- vineyards war sheer profit. The and examined the bodies of his mind you, full of holes and preci-il is particularly requested that On demand

Al The vineyards were nephews,

were dend. money grew,

Two pices. He did it, but he broke the seats should be booked at an early On Manila- extended. But, alas, M. Bouin had days later they were buried. M. horse's heart." He paused. "I date to avoid disappointment. [On demand. no children; he had only nephews. Bouin continued to enjoy his pro- wish I could tell it you like that Children will be admitted at half On Shanghol... -

"From Marseilles to the e de perty for many years."

fellow did-made it amazingly real | price to all seats. The first per-¡On demand Porquerolles his nephews were "That's an 'amazing story," I said. and vivid. Seemed almost as though formance is to be given on Friday, Dollar.k........ notorious, Their drinking-bouts! "Most interesting. I very much en-It had happened to himself.”

December 11, at 9.15 p.m.-Con- Their debts l

formidable joyed the journey. May 1 urge you "Perhaps it had," I suggested. tributed.

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