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FOURTH DAY of the SOS serial-FIND THIS BOY! -and the shadow of The Stranger looms up large.......

TWO MEN at

the MURDER....?

THE FILICE of all tiriam sech Tony Roce

the boy who canished when his father was urrested for the murder of her estranged wife Diane in London, Tony has on lines which will kill him unless he is given an injection Superintendent Stanley of Scotland Yord takes up the trail – and is shadowed by a stranger as he saaki Tang in the Edinburgh house where his father George lodged.

Edinburgh.

N the third

anding standing at head of stone

the

Worn

the steps.

an open door behind her, WILH a woman in her Inte forties. She had a pleasant. Tare. but at this moment it was creased with anxiety.

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Behind hvc. peeping around the door, wus the small boy. I could hear his urgent whisper: "That's him. Mum! He's coming up The stars P

She said: "You'll be from The police. Am I right?"

"From Scotland Yard," 1 replied, “And you'll be Mrs

Iliustration

by BOBR.

"Think hard, Johnny--did Tony tell you anything before the man took him away 7**

"No. Mum The small boy bounced out of the euraiden unet

rushed up

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1954.

was arrested, they've been jeer- ing about him, and John's been Bghting back. Poor wee soul."

What about the other pour wee soul?" I sold. "You've seen Tony Rowe, haven't you,

Be

Macdonald?

didn't he?"

"Yes," she said.

Mrs came here.

"He arrived

here on Sunday, I see by the

papers that he was

far as Carlisle.

tad money for.

traced

Ab

That's all he After that, a

lorry driver gave him a lift and deopped him in Leith Walk and he found his own way here."

I said "You must have known by that We wanted the child IT:C His picture was Sunday

Why papers.

you phone the police?

the in

didn'L

There was sound behind me, and when turned round there wor a girl-a young and very pretty girl. "I tell you why."

We she said.

guessed you wanted Tony to question about Pale mother's

$

murder

would

"And you thought he implicate his father." I cut in. That's "So you bid the child.

14. An't t? You're Eatin Mac- donald. Bren't you" You wanted to protect George Howe, didn't YOU"

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to Mrs Mardonald, She Nushed "What I did?" tugging hercely at her skirt

she said, "It want to pro- You mustn't blab, Murn! Fina

he believe I don't Teet said we weren't to tell!"

killed his wife. George wouldn't Shr Macdonald, George Rowe's hands.

do a thing like that. I love him, But if you'd got know. landlady?"

She stood aste and gestured for me to enter the Bat

This little You've

face blazed Wi

won't be

Keully disngaged bis

t know, son. But you and I en't keep things back from the hold of the boy, you might have privre I have 10 tell this put leas in his head, werds in Rentieman everything."

his mouth."

"You're not being very kind come about the boy, about wee inger Well. f

to the potree." I satch gently

really don't do things Tony? You were bot lind shouted "I won't tell a thing. They

But forget Dust in The end told my And I know more than you do like that, you know,

It's not daughter we should have In At which hr fung himself that for the moment. furmod the pollee in the first round, raced down the corridor. important. Getting Tony to the I want place but she wouldn't let me and at of the front done, late tortor, and quickly, is

Where Is The Come on. add it wouldn't help George's the cutting east wind that blew him.

Where Is Tony chances.

Oul with it! along the sunlit And now.

street.

He voice trailed away nuser- His mother stared after him. Howe?" ably and you could see the glint "Don't mind him."

she

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BANNISTER DID MORE

THAN RUN THAT MILE

the in any Troops

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STAY AT THE BOTTOM

By

LES ARMOUR

MILLIONAIRE may live better than # tramp, but he is not likely to live longer.

For the first time in 20 years, the British govern- ment has completed a study of the comparative death rates

socini in different classes and it seems we are swiftly approaching social fequality in longevity.

Indeed, if the current trends continue, the tramp miny well outlive the millionaire.

In 1923, the "professional" man had fairly long odds on the unskilled worker and proportionate odds on the classes in between.

TIDE TURNS

By 1932, the tido had begun to turn-both ways. The death rate among the class WRA professional rising an

among

the death unskilled

rate workers

was falling. Since then the trend has continued fairly evenly.

The conclusion is alarm- New York, Tuesday, stale of confusion.

American One minute group. is a member, and so are lending

magazines. ing: Medical science seems IsolutionsLS Hamilton

Fish, It shows a succulent rousted UST when some people there are shuts of the back-

to be licking the diseases tracking British" won't ༢evvvt

foamer Senator Burton Wheeler, beef in colour, and here were saying that

La cops la Indo-China and the

and John Flynn, the author

captioned: "The roast beef of which afflict the unsidlled, the British were faint- next there are

the diseases more eries that

You can while old England is back. nim is to Fish hearted, weak-kneed, and US. itself must never

says: "Ulic

now eat magnificently in Britain common to the professional circumstances

recruit six milion voters,

Iess Thon three dollars A lacking speed and alami,

man are on the upsurge. sither.

and we are starting a fund of That's the trouble," said Mrs along comes Roger Bannis- salt.

half a million dollars." I have day."

To

the some degree, The Macdonald, "We don't know." of tears in her eyes. Then she "Wee John's a bit upset.

ter running the mile like a I have received in my mail a asked if Senator McCarthy is to shook herself

Two menus, one showing lun-diseases which hit the pro- "Cume into the neighbourhood howa haven't

meteor.

hatch of mourning cards edged be invited to join the group. Bitehen," she said more briskly, been very nice about this mur

with black and bearing a cross

for Us. and the hut add anyone will say at this cheon

other fessional man hardest seem took me another hour to and 131 tell you all about it der business.

of You know what

the photographs and

Iwo tine is that the organisation dinner for 7s, are ket all the details out of them.

reproduced. over a cup of tea."

kids are. Ever *Ince

George They

American young men. The card unuch

"revolv*** didn't. belp

around

Food such as this, at pricen like xuys:

"Slaughtered when I had them. Tony had

Korea, McCarthy. "Revolve" is right. 100,000 Anurican boys am arrived at Buckland Street on

1 to be killed in Indo-China. Sunday, and no one seemed to Mrs

please, Mr President, keep our have noticed his arrival.

bovs out of Indo-China.

Don't destroy our boys." The cards come from young Republicans.

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Murdonald and Edina had taken blo in and given hien a bath and a meal and then put him to what hed while they debated

to do.

They had tries to get him to talk, but gave that up when and cx- they saw how pale hausted he was. His eyes grew terrified when they spoke about

his mather. They decided to let him recover before asking him any questions.

Poor Mr William Knowland, Republican majority leader in the Senate, had hardly finished writing off the Brish "total loss" when the news came that Bannister had broken through the speed barrier.

he

ú

Mr Knowland then said, but specialised in polities, ' did nol know

uboul sport, much but.

anyway.

gradations."

heartyלי,

Enthusiasm

con-

ur-

1: Is Republicans such ST Koowland who, have been eusing us for an about-face and Umidity.

Itty

Significant

DON'T let me exaggerate the

the importance of America"

organisation. I dun't expret it to get very far unless more moderate men decide In try la ride the wave л neutralism, but its formation.

to be those with a "mental" heart factor-coronary

these, quite literally stagger the disease, hypertension, vascu- Americans. They are accustomedlar lesions of the

to paying three times as much.

British Industries Foir

The

the

and

tourist

nervous system.

central

Some of them, however, are new industrial revolution, not so easily explained. Certain

the British

trade kinds of cancer show up at one the social scale while have also earned wide publicity. end of

others are more common at the Stomach uicers, other end. usually associated with nervous strain, Increase as you go down revival has the scale.

We are on our way.

An

editor tells me: "I

Meinories are extraordinartly at a time when publle opinion glad the British

short in the politics of con- venience I can think back tu 1941, three months before Pear!

They also de-OTHER Americans were mure Harbour, when conscription

elded to keep his presence sceret. and told him he must not leave the flat.

"le was still asleep when I went off to work this morning, said Edna, "Mum decided to keep John home from school to stay with Tuny. She went out telling them to stay shopping. around the house.

She was away only minutes. But when su cume back the flat was empty. Both Tony and John had disappeared. It was nearly an hour later that John returned. He was weep- ing, and told her he had taken Tony with him to buy a comic from the paper shop.

The two boys never got there. As soon us they emerged from the courtyard a mon stepped Across the road, took hold of Tony,

Fut a hand over bla mouth, and bundled him into a

var.

I drove away, leaving my John slanding on the pave- ment," snid Mrs Macdonald

He ran after it and followed it into Leith Walk and up the hill lowards Prince Street, but then it disappeared."

I jumped to my feet. "Where's Your boy, Mrs Macdonald, I must talk to him. I've got to have all the details. This is a matter of life or death,"

"I'll get him," said Edno, and came back presently, dragging wee John behind her.

It took some time, but he thawed at last and took me into confidence. Not that he He couldn't re- helped much, member what kind of a car It was that had taken Tony away. He didn't describe the man' in 25.00 any detall.

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Think hard, Johnny," I said. "Dia. Tony tell you anything — 35.00

anything at all, before the man 10.50 took him away?"

He struggled with his memory. and his face 11t up. "Yes," he said. "He said he'd seen two 5.00 men hitting his mum."

enthusiastic. Crities

in

who the United States was extended had been arguing that Spain and by only one vole after a per Turkey were the United States'sonal plea by President Roose only reliable allies in Europe velt, although France had col- suddenly exploded with praise lapsed and Britain was des- for Banulster and the country perule. which produced him.

The American Press. some- times carping and cutting. has been magnificent and no one yel has claimed that Bannister has an American grandmother, is a secret US. citizen, or was trained entirely on hot dogs. hamburgers, and cala drinks.

The triumph is all Britain's and it is sweet.

of crisis abroad

After weeks and the sordid McCarthy per- formuance at home, the Bannis- ter performance was fresh and invigorating news for the jaded Americans. It could be coinci-

Pear! Harbour, of course, changed everything overnight, and then Germany declared war on the United States. Mr Knowland must have

very poor memory.

Not Surprised

I AM not surprised to see that

is i 24 ferment could hayo significance,

A lot of people, including ex- President Harry Truman, Who has been in New York for a day or two, are blaming President Eisenhower for much tho

of mix-up at home and abroad.

Me Truman said Mr Elsen- hower must be "master in his someone own house" otherwise will be moving in.

cm

came when

tre- the fears of cossion ure

here, venishing there Otherwise

might have There is no been bittemess," bitterness that I know of only admiration.

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No likely.

Yot there would seem to be some reason for thinking that the diseases which have their roots partly in the increasing summer theatre,

fre those straw hat cireult, has be-complexity of life gun and Richard Aldricht alone proving most difficult, and that the unskilled worker probably Our diplomats are remaining will opera'e three summer

feels these pressures less than cool and assured, Sir Plerson theatres in and around Cape the professional man. Dixon, who has succeeded Sir Cod. Big names such as Joon Gladwyn Jebb as our chlef Crawford and Katharine Cor delegate to the United Nations, neli will star. has started quietly and ini- pressively,

Audrey Hepburn says: "I am only 24, but I've lived a life- our time already."

is Now she

as a result of the Geneva

Sir Roger Makins, dradlock and the Indo-China Ambassador In Washington, crisis, the old guard in the Middle has not made any spectacular having the time of her life. West, led by Colonel McCor- news nor had the impact that Maricrie Dietrich's opening

Halifax made on tha mick, owner and edi.or of the Lord

night at London's Cafe de Paris Chicago Tribune, have formed American public. But he is already completely sold out. dence, but since our boy Roger, ranks to march backwards Into

well liked by the White House made sports history the asinine the 19th century. A new or- and the State Department. cartoons showing Winston Kanisation hus been formed

Looking at the figures another way on, it is clear that the ten- dency of women to outlive men is strong, and the differences between the death rates of the various social classes are less marked among women,

Suicide is most common at the ends of the social scale though the highest Incidence is among the unskilled. In the middle brackets suicide is least common. American showmen are

All in all, it seems best to be of "The Teahouse of the

"intermediate" the

class announced slms are to out for ourselves and demand-

Perhaps it is

between the professional man to "combat super-internationalism Ing attention

British August Moon." the

because in the play the Ameri, and the skilled worker. The and one-rondism in America." come-back.

eans poke a little gentle fun af death rate there alows a steady that and consistent decline over the

last 30 years.

Churchill carrying the umbrella called simply "For America." On the whole, we are speaking lighted with the London success

of appeasement and Mr Eden 15 seeking a Munich isted,

The truth is

have

American public is

van-

that the General Robert Wood, who Tuls week n wonderful themselves something

in headed the old "America First" advertisement appeared in the doesn't happen too often.

1

SHAKESPEARE WOULD STILL LIKE IT

London.

HE merry month of

May, Will Shakespeare

years.

By Dorothy Barkley

asking to see the house and the mulberry tree

the Shakespeare shrines: punt- ing on the river, plenics on the river banks, Jocal cricket matched, at the week-ends, and called it. And today, their annual holiday; the Everyone who goes to the town tweed suits. Some are even in visits to the lovely Cotswold with their · mellow close 011 four centuries American lady who had only hears the story of Now Place, hiking kit, and there's only a villages later, is there a better place now managed the

the house where Shakespeare sprinidling of silks and satins, stone houses. ", return died. Its owner and a minister

1 I know that Stratford is Besides, Stratford, like small to spend May than in his visit she had been trying at that became so tired of holiday town and most of the towns all over the worlds is a own town of Stratford-on- to make for eighteen people knocking on the door thegire-goers oro "living in friendly place, and you soon get Avon?

Shakespeara uilcases" and haven't had room to know the local inhabitants. cocktail dress to Unlike other towns where a If you ask me --- there

But, crowded as it is, Strat- planted that he cut the tree to pack even

is pinying fan't! May is the month ford is not spoilt by tourists as down and removed the house bring with them. Sull, it seems repertory company

a little sad that théro`should be the motors and actresses don't 40 few smart olothes in this disappear into a private warren I said: "Two men, Johnny? when we suddenly want to re come of the nearby Cotswold brick by brick. 4.00

Sure he said TWO ment"

villages, Crowds aren't out of

If you 5.00

Nevertheless, Stratford. Is a theatre which, with Ita plush when the revola and. Aye, two," he replied, "One shake off the shackles of pince at Stratford. It's a busting

and balconies over keep your eyes open, you'll see where you can relax. interior 5.00 man held her down while the work. And, from personal market town-and surely Shake own

river, provides D Juliot or logo or Puck cycling other beat her.

round the town or aut shopping. 1.00

They didn't experience, I can say that speare would have had it bustler There's the theatre, of course, looking the

so austere outside that some say perfect backdrop for them. know he was there because Stratford is just the place

It looks like a jam factory, but

Wol, that's Stratford And 10.00 his mum had locked him in the

so comfortable inside,

averyaba.. who visita- it goes cupboard. Then someone let for a holiday." him out, and when he looked

Some scoff at the

away thinking that Shakespeare Shakespeare or no 24.00 at the bed his mum didn't move, Stratford in its way is as cialisation of Shakespeare. But every night during the eight pores, in setung of the town picked the right spot for his

big a tourist magnét 15.00 jo ho ran away”.

birthplace. as many who come to jeer remain months festival. This year, with makes it attractive in its own Those They were all looking at me | London, Visitors arrive to admire. For a visit to Strat- the influx of youth in the com- eight-the half-timbered build.

who doubt it should now, You

see what this means from all over the world. My the authentic details of Shake- tional, Interpretation of many 18.00 don't you?".

ford is the only way of checking pany, and with

the uncoverings in the main atroot, the have latened to the two Franch said Edna Maċ-

giris getting enthusiastic in the the diary records the two South speare's background.

Kurdens and, donald. "If two men did

of course, train on the way back. The of the plays, it's possibly more river. murder, why have you arrested | American girls who saved And certainly a Stratford full entertaining than ever.

journey lasted' two and a ha Here' A strange thing, If you're lucky with the hours and they didn't op SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LTD. do you hears at him for three years to visit of touriste is better than the

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Stratford; the two French town of two hundred years ago though. Smart clothes are for weather and Just now your glorifying onoel

Better still, they might vistult At the theatre, men would be there le a horkot Where in the tie-ine toul?. girls who were making it which had forgotten

wear sporta juokata; women, things to do besides visiting themselves.

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