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TIM TAKES IT.

TIM LANGDON paused at the corner from the top of the flight of stairs of Market and Canal streets, directly in front of him. He heard a Directly across the street the pale rays muffled curse and a voice say "Capek!" Tim's blood froze. Capek! The a Mantovani and orch. from street lamp filtered down

through the layers of fog. Tim une mere. name gave him an over-powering Mantovani and orch.hooked the thong of his night-stick sense of dread. Capek hated coppers.. from about his wrist, and took a firm If capek were at the head of the stairs Savoy Orpheans,grasp on the handle. The solid feel it meant Tim fought against the of the wood against his palm was urge to flee, to rush toward the bleas- Savoy Orpheans. reassuring, Yet in spite of this, in ed security of the murky street.

A picture of Sergt. Moriarty's smile spite of the pressure made by the ser- Savoy Orpheans.vice gun against his right hip, he felt crossed his mind. He understood now a cold prickling along his spinal cord. what that smile had meant. It was a It meant that Sergeant Moriarty had told him that sneer, not a smile. the Canal street beat would be his ini- Moriarty believed he couldn't take it.

a sort of test Tim's mouth set girmly. So that's tiation to the force to find out whether he could take it, what they thought of him eh? Well, If a man could handle Canal street he he'd show 'em!" could handle anything; that was the "Come on down, Capek! I'm coming slogan of the force.

up after you!" Tim had leaped at the chance. He Subdued, sneering laughter from the had felt pretty sure of himself, of the head of the stairs. "Come ahead!" record he had made at the pistol shoot Tim gripped his service pistol in one which was part of his training. He hand and the flashlight in the other. had felt pretty proud of his smart new He squirted the beam up the funnel The glory uniform and shining badge. Canal of stairs. He was a fool.

He wasn't worth it, but they'd never say FAKT street had no qualms for him.

welcomed the opportunity to show the he was yellow. stuff he was made of.

He started up the stairs two at Tim held his watch so that it caught time. Blinding flashes of light stabbed the feeble rays of the street lamp. One at him from the darkness above. The fifteen. Suddenly he stiffened. Across roar of guns and acrid odor of burn.. the street a skulking figure appeared ing powder filled his ears and nose. He in the glimmer of the street lamp, he- supposed they had hit him. He didn't sitated a moment, then disappeared, see how they could miss. But he kept Silence. Slowly Tim relaxed. Nothing on, feeling no pain, nor numbness. wrong with that. Nothing unusual Halfway up the stairs he began to about a man walking along the street shoot. By the time he had reached at 1.15 in the morning. Distantly he the top his gun was empty. He hurled heard the muffled, deep-toned whistle it into the darkness, and hurled him- of a river boat. He gripped his club self after it. His body plumbed

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firmly and started across the street, against a heavy form. Arms closed annoyingly conscious. of impending about him, vise-like, holding him still. danger.

Light beams. jabbed at him out of the darkness.

The roar of an approaching automo- bile smacked against his ears. He Some one laughed. A voice said: Jumped to avoid being hit as it skidded "Nice going, Tim. You'll do all right." around a corner, flashing through the Slowly Tim recovered. He looked fog-filtered light and disappeared into up into the grinning face of Sgt. Mor- the blackness. of Canal street. A mo iarty, Other smiling faces were in ment later, Tim heard the squeal of the background. Some one handed brakes. Then a shot. Then three more Time his gun. shots and a man's terrified scream.

"Initiation, Tim," Moriarty was say-

Tim started to run. The prickling ing. "It's our way of finding out, sensation had disappeared, but his what a rookie is made of. We can't hands felt clammy. Half a block down afford to risk losing a man like you by Canal street he came upon the auto- leaving him on the Canal street beat."" mobile, one front wheel on the side- Tim grinned weakly. He wiped sweat walk, its motor still running. As he from his brow. His knees felt trem- pounded along the pavement a crouch- bly. He thought once he was going to ing figure darted from beside the car, faint, but Sgt. Moriarty's arm was rapidly mounted a flight of steps and still around him. disappeared through a door.

(Copyright, 1938, By The Associated Newspapers.)

HUNGARY & ITALY

⠀⠀ Tim yelled a throaty command to halt, but the figure had already van- ished. Yanking out his service pistol, Tim galloped up the steps. The door above was open. He stepped into a darkened hall. The door banged shut. Instinctively Tim leaped to one side,

Rome, To-day. crouched. His own breathing sounded The last day the Hungarian unnaturally loud. He tired to still it, State visit to Rome, namely July realising it was a certain indication of

20, will according to the "Osserva- his location.

A sense of terror chilled his blood. tore Romano be used for a visit The knowledge that the door hadn't to the Pope at Castel Gandalfo and shut of its own accord caused his hand to the Cardinal Pacelli.→Trans to tremble. He steadied himself. Ocean. Slowly he began to move along the wall A sense of not being alone pos- sessed him, a sense of danger and threat in the darkness that lay about him. He th ht: “1 was a fool to-

In here blindly. This may be my

the force."

@flashlight:

CHOLERA RIFE

Cholera

Sian, To-day. rife here and all.

ners have, been modulated.

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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 12, 1988.

MROHINESE SATISFIED

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WITH PROGRESS OF WAR Guerillas Cause Havoc In Weakened Lines

Poyang Lake Incursion

Stoutly Resisted

Hankow, To-day.

With the Japanese utilizing all their available troops for a drive on to Hankow, and leaving only small garrisons in the rear, the Chinese mobile units are intensively active, according to Chinese reports.

NARCOTIC FRANCE DENIES

CAMPAIGN

ITALIAN

IN MANCHURIA ALLEGATIONS

London, To-day.

In the Commons, in a written reply to Sir Graham Little, M.P Mr. R. A Butler said he would. certainly consider the questioner's suggestion than an official report should be obtained from any Bri- ̈

tish representatives in Manchu- kuo with regard to the extent of the traffic in narcotics, that is be- ing stimulated at present.-Reu- ter.

The Chinese communique claims that Chinese PORTUGESE

and

guerillas have reached a point seven miles from Hofei and in northern Kiangsu have recaptur- ed Fuling, and at the present are attacking Japanese units in the vicinity of Yucheng and Nantungchow.

Heavy downpours in the Hofei

Nantungchow region have

are

JAPANESE REAR THREATENED

Hankow, To-day.

a

PRESIDENT'S

TOUR

Lisbon, To-day.

Paris, To-day.

The assertions in the Italian press that France is endeavour- ing to delay or prevent the rati- fication of the Anglo-Italian agreement elicits a sharp reply from “Le Temps.”........

to

Flatly denying the Italian" (ac- cusations, the paper attempts point out that progress in the Non- Intervention Committee was due principally to the good will and spirit of cooperation on párt of France.

ייך

cannot be

The statements in the Italian pa- pers are characterised as deliberate manoeuvres designed to draw. Eng- land away from France but, ac- cording to the paper, it is doomed to failure from the very beginning › because London and Paris are both equally convinced that Anglo-French General Antonio Oscar de cooperation must continue under all Fragoso Carmona, - Président of circumstances and flooded the country-side and

Portugal, is paying a two-month weakened through any special agree- bringing military operations to a The rear of the Japanese ad- visit to Portuguese Colonies.ment made by one or the other of

The city of Lisbon was covered the partners. standstill.

vancing on Kiukiang is threatened

the Pre- The Anglo-Italian Japanese re-inforcements are ar- by strong Chinese forces, declared with flags yesterday riving at Chienshan apparently with a Chinese military spokesman in sident's, steamer sailed out of the concluded in the belierement was harbour and a salute was fired from Spanish conflict would soon ter- the intention of advancing west-press interview:

minate in a Nationalist victory, the ward towards Taihu, The Chin- Though the Japanese have taken the forts. ese and Japanese are opposing each Hukou and Pengtseh, the Chinese President Carmona is accompani- paper goes on to declare, but later other across

a small river joing still occupy strategic points around ed by the Colonial Minister, Dr. developments have led to a disap- Machado. This is the pointment of Italian hopes, since the Yangtse with Poyang Lake. the cities, including Huangtushan Francisco

The Chinese spokesman announc

and Liuszechiao, near Pengtseh and first time that the President has the Nationalist offensive has not left the country for an official visit. made the progress expected by the ed that the "offer "of gold "of the Lungtanshan, east of Hukow.

-Reuter

Fascists. The a accusation of the State" campaign in Wuhan alone

Italian press are interpreted by had netted over a million dollars.

“Le Temps” as an indication of im- -Reuter.

patience, and asserts that the last the Italian conference between

Foreign Minister, Count Ciano, and the British Ambassador

•

CHINESE AIR ACTIVITY

Nanchang, To-day.

•

Counter-attacking with great violence, the Chinese are closing in on Pengtaeh city, the spokesman as- serted.

Japanese attempts to steal across the Poyang Lake have not been successful.

The spokesman confirmed that a Japanese plane was brought down

POLISH VISIT TO HUNGARY

Budapest, To-day. The President of the Polish Re- With their aircraft staging con-

by Chinese anti-aircraft batteries public, M. Ignace Moscicki, will stant raids on the Japanese war-while raiding Tikang. Central pay a visit to Hungary during the

News: a

ships the Chinese are making determined stand at the mouth of the Poyang Lake.

coming Autumn, returning the courtesy call of the Hungarian Re- gent, Admiral Von Horthy, it was announced in the Government or-

Persistent efforts of the Jap- SINYANG BOMBED gan, "Esti Ujsag" yesterday.

anese to land troops on the east- ern bank of the lake under heavy naval barrages during the last two days have been frustrated.

to

Rome, Lord Perth, dealt with this. point alone. Trans-Ocean.

FAKE CHARITY COLLECTORS

At the Kowloon Police Court this The paper makes special men- morning, before Mr K, M. A. Bar- tion of the increasingly friendly nett, Siu Pui-lun, 30, Shanghai, Yesterday relations which are developing beand Yung Chi-kwang, 28, embroi- unemployed, The Japanese air force yesterday tween the two countries, and de-derer, were, charged on remand with

Several Japanese warships steam-bombed the town of Sinyang, 800 clares that the friendship will be obtaining forty cents by false pre-

kilometres north of Hankow and on given impetus through the visit of tences, to wit, purporting to be the Peiping-Hankow railway, drop-President Moscicki. Trans-Ocean. lecting for the South China Col

ed upriver from Hukou to shell the Chinese positions at Szetzeshan (Lion Hill), 10 miles east of Kiu- kiang yesterday afternoon. Land batteries, retaliated, scoring sever al hits.

Chinese aircraft again, raided the Japanese warships in the Yangtze

ping most of their bombs on the aerodrome in Sinyang.

The

Chinese positions. near Tienkiachen, on the Yangtse above Kiuklang, were subjected to aerial bombing attack.

Poyang Lake, states

an

River near Siangkow yesterday Japanese report, south of the

morning. A cruiser was hit in the Yangtze and near Kluklang, stern. Several other warships were also slightly damaged

GRIM FIGHTING

Grim fighting continues, in the Hukou-Pengtseh

The 8,000 lankow

NEW NUNCIO IN BELGRADE Belgrade, Today

The new Nuncio in Belgra Chinese torpedo boat was engaged Monsignora Felici, solemnly by a number of Japanese warships sented his credentials yesterday which forced the forpedo boat to Prince Paul, the Regent. run on to the bank-Trans-Ocean. Ocean."

The Chinese Mohammed Amin, 19, who had

T

Street,

at Pengtseh are near the city ust finished a prison sentence for While Chan Chu gates.

**ússaulting an officer on the Ja No. 110 Prince Edward ps at Mel- "panese Prince while at Taikoo Dock walking in KI Lung

Hu- three months ago, was charged with Kwan, who was later arreste half being a vagrant in the Colony, at tempted to steal $22 which Gem- the Central Magistracy, He was carrying, by throwing pepper

sent to the House of Detention.

eyes.

kou

tra

Frans-

Red

Cross Relief Association on board the 8.8. "Lyeemon” the Harbour. on July 6

They were fined: $50 each

ESCAPED GERMAN NOT FREED

frculat-

the German who escaped roma concén-

bea

for