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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1948.

The Adventures Of

ROBIN HOOD

THE STORY THUS FAR: King Richard, travine for the Crusades in 1011, pot England under a Siegener, mistrogling "His Baxon-haling brother, Prince Jahn, At a joust before the laiter, Bir Robin of Lacksley, a awash. buckling young Bazan, warsta Bir Gur of Gilakourns, a Norman Knight, thua winning the dislike of Bir Guy's awrathdail, Lady Marian Vitawafter, Kine Richard in emptured abroad and held for sunaom, and Prince Juhes 'plata to make kimurit Klaw. Bie Robin by no many valorous deeda Bouta John's plans that he calls a meeting at the Norman at Nottingham plan more brutally to permecata the Bacone, Robin 'mrelers, dendances Prince Jahn and in the dah that emmen Robin'a Kw in cre

The Mielma • Lady Nabin Martan...who.. per... Manakal te eut him down with his sword. excapon and penoda word in all Haxort te moet al Gallows Dak for vengeance the NorMANS, Peines John dərizzon Robin an outlaw wol pula a pries on hir brad.

"I've called

you here freeborn Englishmen....

P

CHAPTER V

Ly

as He wore aword and Angger, and bis round steel hat lay by him nens a huge meal

The cinging voice of Robin of 3 on ARTiren. ADOWEL

Lock Moy Lehenda dark forest, Lithe, young, dress- Fed in Lincoln green, he stood aliove the hushed crowd on the trunk of a fallen tree, thể flicker- ing light of the bonfire on his hardy, sun-browned face,

Nearest him stood his squire, Will Scarlet, with long bow and quiver;

Much - the- warnsh Miller's-Son, who'd been

PR

Reluctant Recruits Mutiny On Ship And Go Overboard

Nanking, Beptember 30. A mutiny on board the Chinese steamer Chlohshing was T# Kang reported today by the pro-government newapaper

PAO,

The newspaper raported that 100 recruits for the "Chinasa province on the Army, anroute to Nanking from Anhwal Yangtze, seized guns, killed two army captains and wounded a number of passengers,

Two thirds of the mutineers were reported to have escaped by Jumping overboard.-Associated Press.

GUNS, TANKS, PLANES

FOR AMERICAN FORCES

Washington, September-29.

much amuset started to finish the A survey today showed that the $15,000,000,000

pie At that moment the line of The Friar's ref begun, to bob on armed forces budget for the fiscal year 1949.jş and down. Robin, always end

beginning to pump a stream of now guns, tänks, Tor a joke,, took the wriggling

planes and munitions from American factories. fish from the hook, and threw t at the fat monk,

It's donne Stepped up production of machine-guns and M-1 awoke him. "Bless my soul,”, Fe

rifle parts at the Springfield, Massachusetts terled, “a miracle!”

But when he saw Robin arsenal, contracts for 213 new bombers and munching at his ple and laughing

fighters and the disclosure of a new. 70-ton poacher, and towering Little John, uronriously, he scrambled aching for a nicht. The rest his feet shouting angrily, "Roby

tonk are the latest developments. Wern °nf#gvkt

hk {]•I who

Thay! Give me back iny The Army ordered increased gathered from all the countryside When the little friar marie production of machine-guns tor In answer to the battle call of

for Robin

with drawn sworth, he jet planes to keep up with the in- Robin-now FATE outlaw to bi

presented the point of his own creased plane production,

They taken dead or alive before dawn.

at his foe,

set aside $8,000,000 for the de- it Prince John had his way about

"You'll get nothing from me.velopment of a new improved 50 I'm

fully automatic rille 10 replace the Grand M-1.

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Suria

*

“English....... Robin

on, "who are loyal to King Rich-

d. God bless him... While ul, was among us we lived in pesée, But since Join has seized the Re-

Guy of

Gisbourg and Rency.. the rest of the traltors have mur-

More than 400 B-29 Super-); fortresses are being hauled out of storage and modernised. The new Army 70-ton tank is to any reported to be superior

including known in the world,

the Russian Stalin-3 and German Tiger Tank.

poyeurtal friar and vowed to enlibre machine-gun and, a new the

"Listen to me, good father!

live in the forest

score

1 with A

To tell the

good fellows! truth, wh

we're outlaws! And since we're new-born

to the Er-

o our christeningar"

deres pillaged. We've suffered, we're chosen you to join

us and do our from their

cruelty the

var. "Not ... toppings... thu-beatings,, the de- liberate blindings with hot irons

the tongue-slicings .... 12. burning of homes....the mistreat- ment our women.. It's the are stupped them!"

"Oh, you your will! Yout-like uv all when you know us! Jt's get- Hag lule and we must get baelt

MORE STRIKES IN FRANCE

Paris, September 20. Strikes threatened the nation to our camp! "Twill be a short-alised French collieries, gas and jest neross the stream-but I don't electricity undertakings today want to get well So you'll carry 713 dock disputes hindered There was a reser of approvalme on your back!" The frlar and he hold up his hand for sil-halkest. Robin protect him with shipping both in France and

his sword, "You must terrn o North Afrien. Ellense, father! Beni" He final-

y dir

Robin NO and

hopped

As they splashed nerngs through

The miners, gus and electricity men are threatening action over the Government's plan 10 cut

The their numbers,

08 and

"This forest is wide, it can { shelter and clothe and feed a jaboard.

band of good swordsmen. ..goodd arcters! If you're willing the stream Much confd to Lit-electricity workers have decided fight for our people, I want you! Are you with m

10

"We do!"

"Do you

all

the John that Robin's pack-mul was none other than Friar Tuck of Fountain Abboy noted for by- lng the cleverest swordsinan England,

1

There appeared be some al-truth in the statement for on the other bank th Fria drew his sword, gripped Retin flercely.

bend with he himselt

never

thren hours they

Medium Tank Another medium tank is under development but the Army refuses to disclose detalls. It is equipped with "Joy stick" control, like an aeroplane, instead of the con- ventional steering levers. The de Vien reportedly enables the tank | 10"

the minium of space. Turn in The Navy is building 10 new ships, incorporating postwar de- velopments in their design. Under construction are 45.000-ton aircraft currler, new subkillers, high speed submarines, destroyeri

A

mnd cruisers. It is also converting

mother 33 ships.

The Navy in purchasing 1,165 new planes and in withdrawing others from storage at the rate: of 180 per month. It also disclosed

E Tlew

ment

to strike for 24 hours but have not yet fixed the note.

The Cominunkt-Jed Miners might be used Federation have fixed

Monday

the develop- dirigible thai

In wartime for: trans-ocean movement of freight for their strik: if a ballet now impervious to submarine attacks. being conducted among its 400,--United Press.

members

pronounced 111

favour

Reports from Tunis tonight sald troops have been used there to unione chips because dockers vare refusing to work overtime or at night,

claims

US FORMS MILITARY

AID PLAN

Washington, September 29. American officials disclosed

A gigantic shout of approval rent the night and many a sward- binde glitteredl us it ketept from Its sheath arut Hashed upward in the

gesture medieval

uf teglaner,

"Kneel!" Every man within the gound of the cliging voice obey.

Roum ed. A rishig wind set it the red the tables by makini dim leaves trembling. "Do you, mounted.. In mid-stream Robin. the freemen of the forest, lake jalit and such u the begim as math....to despoil the rich only even Sherwood Forest

Io Algerin, the dockworkers' feed The hungry, clothe the beheir. For

unfun las movided to call a strike naked and shelter the old and kept it up and neither would give of au unlimited dention starting sick....10

protect women, in. Finally the Friar tripped and tomorrow in support of Normen ur Saxon, rich or poor?" | sat down in water his arm-for payment fk lost time and

to pits.

" our Lady you're the abolition of overtime and night-today that they hope to have ready for Congress when it solemnly swear finest swordsman I've ever met" work. fight unto death the oppressors | snid Friar Tuck, you're Robin At Nice today, two steamships meets again early next year a of the helpless,tu remain firm Hood, aren't you?" "How

were unable to load their cargoes plan for military ald did you in love of free England, and know?

hadn't known."

dockers Western - European "I 10 guard her

her until the re-chuckled Tuck tupping his knife, loyally

alliance. turn uf our Soverign King........... "you'd have got this through the

According to present expecta- Richard, of the Lion-Heart?"

Triba

on our first trip-neross." "So news! Sir Guy is on his way

Hong the schemic should be com- "We do solemnly swear!"

you'll join us, then?" "Ave-if through Sherwood bound for Not-picted in detail by the middle of So began the terrifying reign only to convert you from your tingham! He has the tax money

December" and presented to Con- of Robin of Locksley and his thiving ways!"

gress in the President's tradi - fortune and many men === Merry Men-a devouring flame to

Will Scarlet galloped up in and Lady Marian!"

tional State of the Union" wrong-doers-n beacon of hope | wild excitement.

"Good! Gool!" cried Robin, message shortly after.

The exact cost to the wronged,"

"Robin, I've just got word...."

of such "Let's be off! Give Friar Tuck a In due time a council of war he began but seeing the stranger boost here, Little John! We'll

progranime is not yet fixed. was held in the great hall of Not-stopped. "Go on." sald Robin.. give Sir Guy a welcome worthy

Raports givá figures varying tingham Castle,

from $1,500,000,000 to $3,000,- with the High "he's one of us!" "One of us.... of him!" Sheriff, the Bishop of the Blackgritmed Will, falth, he looks

000,000, Canons, and all the knights not like three of us! But here's the vet felled by the avenging blackt arrows of Robin's enchanted bow,

in attendance.

...

"Five of us dend....murder- walled Sir Geoffrey, "Sir Ivor, Baldwin, Nigel, Norbert..." "You don't need to name them

to me broke in Sir Guy' of Gis- bourne, pacing the resounding floor in extreme agitation.

"Why, our men can't even lay

a hot iron to the eyes of a tax- dodger," went on Sir Geoffrey in

Briton Freed

an injured tone, without getting An

an arrow in the throat! It's an outrage!"

"He's *KD1 $0 be snorted Sir Mortimer,

Yes, but I....I....couldn't

stopped!!

"Have you tried to stop him?" retorted Sir Guy, angrily.

HK$20. JIKSIG. IIK$12.

finding him cried Sir Geoffrey,

HKS 8.

"when every woodchopper and villager in his friend?"

"Aye, and every runaway_serf

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and hitance has anyone

"What

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Court:

of cara beenuse of a slike-Reuter.

(Continued Tomorrow)

By Israeli Held Friend

Jerusalem, September 30..

Israeli district court yesterday acquitted William Hawkins, 37, a British subject, of spy and can. spiracy charges but, delayed judgment until October 8 in the case of Frederick Sylvester, 31, 'of Britain, similarly charged.

of

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One dimeulty still in the path complation of the scheme

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Both were former officials of the Jerusalem Electric

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spy.

tho

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zhe

Use Of Bases Among the details which the European nations themselves hows not vet decided on is preciso use of each other' various yuees. 9hey huva also to decide what each can contribute to the of ghters to helgium is given as * Sylvester Was additionally submit auflicient evidence to sup- an ownlople of this though Am- Joining him" puffed the High charged with artillery spotting port the two charges against him. erican billtary. observers ob- Sheriff. "I've sent spies into the for the Arabs and with possession The delay in Sylvestor's caso serving the work of forest time and time again to and operation of an unlicensed (was caused by the necessity for | London military committee re- find his hiding place, but it's of radio transmitter.

longer study of the other charges port dood progrest in this con- He strikes and is off,

and the fact that the court ad- nection. no use!

Hawkins, was returned to like smoke!"

the week-long

is regarded in The scliche "While yoit are safely at home!" gaol for the night and will be journs during

Washington as complement to released

The Jewish New Year celebration. snoored Sir-Ralf.

on Thursday,

the furshall Plan involving ..police would not comment as to Another charge against Sylves military rehabilitation just as the whether, he will be escorted for ter, 'complicity in planning the European Recovery Programme his own safety Into Arab Hines Feltuary 22 Ben Yehuda street calls for economic recovery, but Both Hawkins and Sylvester bombing, is still pending but de officials-stress that the descrip- that goes with Sir Guy and Lady broke into broad smiles when fence lawyers predlet that it will tion of the scheme as renewed Morlan to Kenilworth Castle to

be dismissed without trial-- | Jand-lease is misleading-Reu-

"Do you question my valour?" wheezed the High Sheriff lumber- ing to his feet. "Am I not per- Bonally commanding the force

guard the tax money he brings Julge Benjamin Levy read the|Associated ' Press. back? With my sword and fe verdict of the court.

I guard if he shouted pounding thu 'table alarmingly.. "And what's more my dearest hope in that the murderer comes out of

hiding-While I am present!""

"Your hopel scoffed

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Hawking sold later "I am In-S

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1. "Enough of this wrongling?" Sylvester hero is, just as innocenti exclaimed SirGuy importantly, as 1, and I will be seeing him, "Y Lay the outlaw by the heals soon. in England." when I

Hawkins said he planned to wife in Leicester s soon join fla It was small-worker that ha said no more for at the instant of possible.

British Vice Consul John 8.8, "HAL CH140" heavy Block arrow trashed through the window and burled Sheringham, who attended the 8.8. "TIEN-SHAN" itself. In the wall above His' Nemci 10. day, trik Do: an observer, 8.8. "IAL TAI","

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