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THE CHINA MAIL,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

THE RETURN OF DR. KANG

A

Question Of

HB captain of the Dragin smiled nervously at Dr Kang and fiddled with a cable slip on the desk before him. “You are, no doubt, curious to know why. I have sent for you, Dr Kang?"

For a moment Dr Kang said nothing. He sat in a shaft of warm tropical sunlight that streamed through the porthole and beamed blandly through his spectacles; Bixtylsh, over-plump, a Buddha in a white silk suit, he was, if the truth were to be known, wondering whether any of his past misdeeds was about to catch up with him.

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Ho said. "A man who loses his curiosity, captain,

is like a man who loses his appetite. He does not sur- vive long without it. I presume I am here because of something written in that cable?"

The captain nodded. "Something that concerna

the?"

"Not directly, Dr Kang."

"Good," Dr Kang's large head inclined graciously.

"The truth is," said the cap- tain, "that we have aboard a cerinin Mr Gruves--that is how he is described on the passenger list. This cablo was sent Lo him."

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-by-

VICTOR CANNING

In-

which I could have unlocked, He is ready to follow any structions for his safety which you may wish to lay down,

"Ho has the cabin next to mine."

Dr Kang rosa slowly. "Let us "Well, his real

is go and see Mr Graves and dis- Beckford and he is an official cus, first, the substantial fee and

the

precautions diamond then

of

name

afety.

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for

his

South African ព concem. He travels, incognito, from Capetown to Marseillea TOUCH OF VANITY and he carries with him on his

on mit MR Graves was

person a vill

valuable consignment

Tailoring

A thin black object was Buddonly hanging from O'Hara's cheek.

bring all my things in here and yours into my cabin Mr Graves.

But we will go

not Dr

There were moments Kang scorched the

various cabing when he regrotted that he was not 10 year yOUTLET and still dedicated to a life of opportunity. But virtue, he told himself, though it makes man's days dull, gives him un- troubled sleep at night.

a

Of the handful of

of passengers only two interested Dr Kang, One was G Madame Callini, striking woman in her early thirlies, who gave herself out to bo the wife of a Milan Indus- trialist and wore an astonishing Helection of jewellery, Only Dr Kang knew that it was oli paste and that she had served three sentences for fraud. She kept a little scrap-book locked in her case with the cuttings of her trials pasted in it → the vanity of women!

Wis

The other passenger thin, sardonle-looking Irishman nited O'Hara, who made no friends with the other passen-

kept to on rising the gers

himself, and carried a small automatic pistol separate and paine entrances us before. If the thiet comes in the life with a silencer when he a stroll round the night he will find me sleeping in went for your cabin and I am well able decks before turning in. to look after myself."

"That's a great idea," said Mr Graves.

ON WATCH. N the night before they were due to dock at Mar- selles Dr Kang retired 10 uls cabin but did not go to sleep. He turned off his light, drew the curtains back from his porthole

Then I will now help you to change our things over," said Dr Konf

The plain went off to get o man of the key to the communicating about 50, precise, thin-faced, door between the cabins. With and kept watch. Every of diamonds. This cable is and not one to waste words. half an hour Mr Graves and Dr from his agents in Capetown to There was a trace of Americen sny that his real identity is acont In his voice. Precise, known, and it is feared that thought Dr. Kang, to the point there la SOTTOTES eboard who of primness, and yet not without may try to relieve him of his a touch of vanity, he decided, as diamonds,"

he eyed the half-length green Dr Kang smiled. thought

person?"

I

Kang had changed cabina help Ing one another to carry cases and the contents of wardmber and drawers.

CLOSE TOGETHER

night

Mr O'Hara was in the habit around eleven o'clock of smok- ing a elgarette in an angle of the deck which Dr Kang could just see from his porthole. If

Dr Kang might

"And you xilk smoking Jacket the man was OR several days the Drogis have left the path

might be that wearingg.

No Dr Kang. Ten years ago might have thought so "But

now

Dr Kang's eyes sparkled behind his glasses, "it is known that the tiger has grown old and prefers to lie in the sun and sleep rather than hunt?

"It's a nice way of putting it." "Then what do you require of me?"

"Mr Graves-I shall con- tinue to refer to him by that name-hos suggested that for a substantial fee you might be come his...watchdog, shall we call it? Until we reach Marseilles. You have adjoining cabins ond there is a communicating door

is

Tho

captain has explained things to you, Dr Kang?

"He has, Mr Graves. My tee

thousand dollars." "Done. Now what do you suggest? Diamond thieves don't sick at murder, I wont to reach

alive Marseilles

"You

carry the discads al- ways on you?"

"Always, even when I sleep." Dr Kang was sllent for A moment. The Dragla was small cargo-passenger boat with less than two dozen passengers, With the captain's help he could check through them.

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"I think," said Dr Kang, "that ng our cabins adjoin Mr Graves and I should change over, I will

steaned up the West Airless const and, us

ng as daylight Jasted, Dr Kang kept very close to Mr Graves. At night they re- tired about the same time, using their old cabin entrances and passing through the adjoining door

of lawlessness him- self but his know- ledge of the tricks of the trade was unimpaired

1957.

HEAD OF

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HEAD

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CHANCELLOR

OF TEARS

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Head

HEAD

of

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FOR SACRIFICES

MINISTER OF REMORSE

PRIME PENITENT

ASHES

The Cabinet that Mr. Gaitskell was hoping for ...

CALAMITY GEORGE HAS

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DEPRESSION 1955-50 a lot of us played the that will curl your stock market a little, and man, hair." This phrase woman, or child could hardly go is one

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to sleep in each other's cabin. They both locked their Mr Graves's diamonds were to outer doors and they both slept be stolen, Dr Kang had decided, soundly

it would be on this night, Dr Kang began that the next day in the 10 investigate the outer passen- fusion of arriving at Marseilles gers. With some reluctance the and the fuss with police and captain furnished Dr Kang with customs they could be slipped a pass key to all the other overboard to an accomplice, or cables, and with more reluctance the thief could disappear ashore. deliberately invited all the other A match was struck in the passengers In groups to have deck

As O'Hara it his drinks with him before dinner

corner.

lean face cigarette, his to

was that Dr Kang could bright in the flame. through their cabins,

heard a Then Dr Kang whistle of air and

thin, black object was suddenly hanging from O'Hara'n check. The man half-turned, began to raise his hand to his cheek and then toppled over. A man's shadowy bulk moved swiftly across the deck Towards the recumbent O'Hara.

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Dr Kang turned and hurried out of his cabin.

I'

MISTAKEN IDENTITY Twas a grim little conference In the ship's surgery. The caplain. Dr Kang andi Mr Graves

Mr there, and were Graves was very angry.

"It's clear what O'Hara and I

saine

build. But

happened.

the about

thun more that," he nodded to the bulk of a body that lay stretched out under a sheet-you'll notice he smoking jacket was wearing a like mine-even to the colour. The thief, murderer, whoever

kim he in, mistook

for nic. There's somebody aboard this ship with a blowpipe and polson dorts that kill in a couple of seconds. Dr Kang, you've got a long way to go before you carn your

thousand dollars. Next Ume it may be me.'

Dr Kang rubbed his chin with a plump hand. "You know," he said, "I don't think you'll ever pay me a thousand dollars. No. I don't think somm

"Not if I'm bumped off. 1 won't!" snapped Mr Graves.

Dr Kang stared at the sheet. covered body.

SAME NAME WR Graves, you say

that

"MR you took your name as an incognito for this trip-but

Rank amateurs put their money on industrials, or oil, or mines, and up came the lucky number almost every time,

the

and

It was spoken by Secretary of the Treasury assistants, and clerks were take-

Even elevator men, shop George Humphrey almost ing the plunge. It wasn't the two weeks ago, but it is roaring 20's, but it was still cchoing all over the noisy '60's, and the cash register land and has quite drowned out President Eisenhower's noble sentiments expressed in his inauguration speech.

Humphrey Is the strong man of the Eisenhower Cabinet, and by far the outstanding member of the President's team.

Everything he has touched

10 the perform- of Mr Dulles in foreign

has been crowned with success, In contrast

ances affairs.

.

Market dived

when Mr Humphrey, commenting on the record. cage-line 718 thousand mil- lion dollar Budget, says "I don't think that you can spend your- self rich. Keep on spending that way and you will have A depression that will curt your hair," he is listened to as the soundest of forecasters and the wisest of prophets.

Since he spoke the market has dived to the lowest point since the Suez pollee action began, other economists

rang up the dollars hard loud.

At that time my chemist told me: " hade more money on the stock market in one year than earned In the previous three. I'm thinking of making the market my all-Ume occupa- tion." I warned him not to, although I was beginning to fancy myself as a minor wizard of Wall Streel.

I saw my State elerk

SCARED THE

BOOM BOYS

split between the President and United States would be an Mr Humphrey."

,accepted thingshagen PASAMANG

There has been a ·lot of mof!

Perhaps Mr Eisenhower will

be able to explain it all at his and pretty mixed. Many of the letters are very bitter in their feelings towards the

next Press conference,

'Not smart'

LAVERYTHING is ready for the

States.

United

I ask a little restraint, but my thanks to the other and particularly to the -old Scotswoman,

of visit of King Saud of Saudi Glasgow, who is too modest to: Arable, but no one except the have me print her name, but President and his staff and Mr writes: "Of course, our country Dulles and his staff, and,

of will

wire through it always all course, Standard Oil, seem al

docs." enthusiastic. To see Saud be- fore conferring with Mr Mac- millen is not considered pariieu- larly smart by most Americans. As for the tentative visit of Many people are blaming Mr Marchel Tito, that is considered Humphrey

be for speaking

so ill-advised

oul-

chemist-or drug

called was very gloomy. He said: "The big spend is off and I'm never touching the stock market again."

here, He as he is

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es to

DON IDDON'S DIARY

have suggested that when a country booms too long it has what's the calamity howling to bust, and there has been a about?" rush by the ordinary American to put his money in the savings bank or under the bed,

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Japanese week

entertainment it is Japanese

Inim weeks here (fancy that)

a tremendous Americati and fuss is being made over a dele" : gation of Japanese movie-- makers. There Are special showings every day of Japanese Aims in the Museum of Modern Art.

bluntly. í lunched with a stock- ragequs. What is needed -here The Americans are a funny

roker the other day and he atipe Mr Macmillants trip 15,9 prople. said: "I blame Humphrey for a

Sir Ralph Richardson Státé Visit by Queen Elizabeth, irvuble.

big stucecss in of the

"Waltz of the good deal People got panicky when they I am surprised that the Toreadors." So another Brillah read what he suld, That state- Queen's advisers, a conservative star triumphs on Broadway" at stock ment a

depression that will group without too much imagi-, a time when there has been an curl your hair, will take a lot nation, did not think of this last extraordinary number of fast

living down. Anyway, year or even the year before. flops.

is supposed to be Humphrey

So many shows have folded: the Budget.

But it is not:400 responsible for

late now, that critic-balling has become this country since she assumed and out-of-work stars and The Queen has never vialled the chief activity of outraged. the Crown. The last visit of n

feature players. It was certainly a strange per- reigning British monarch was in

Emerson Fay

says: "Why formance when Humphrey, in 1939, when King George VI, and should cries be allowed to doflance of his chief, President his Queen made a tour bere, destroy productions which cost Eisenhower, denounced the <** The goodwill that would flow over 100,000 dollars and which

but from travagance of the Budget

a visit by the Queen and took so much hard works,,, and the Dulco.of Edinburgh would heartache on the part of every did

not assume any of responsibility himself

He now more than wash away the silt body? The argument is as old BEING human, and respecting says it was a declaration of of, blisternas caused by Suez.99 the theatre,

Ibis economic faith. Perhaps he If the Queen hadi a residence joined the queue to deposit a should have said lack of faith. small sum which will yield me three percent and le supposed Press Secretary James Hag

sure and safe.

"There is During erty says:

no big

In the queue

Humphrey's judgment,

when I helped you carry your into my cabin I noticed stuff that all your tailor's labels, even on old sults, gave your name as Graves, Curious

to be because when I searched all the other cabins I found that all Mr O'Hara's clothes bore a tailor's label inside with the name of Beckford

"What?"

The captain stored at Dr

Kang. "Beckford, captain, Mr Graves Isn't Beckford. O'Hara is. Mc Graves even had a smoking jacket made. like O'Hara's so thot it would appear that O'Hara

was killed for him by mistake. Except," Dr Kong's eyes twinkled, "that O'Hara wasn't killed."

the

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in Canada, and stayed at least. FOOTNOTE: A depression

two months of each year there, that would curl America's hair as I have advocated, over and would mean the rest. of the over again, regular visits to the Wester, world; losing fis, scalp.

“Just like that

says Malcolm Serimgeour

[AGICIAN AI Koran performed a “miracle" for the

dom from our pound notes, by any number up to 10. You'll find that the sequence of figures re- mains the same although the

M after appong in a show at the lippodrome mums team d

in Manchester, Great Britain, and bamboozled everyone... but me.

The "Miracle"; In his dressing room, Al borrowed several pound notos from Pressmen, then copied down numbers from the notes "at random," producing a 15 figure number.

Over

Thus, multiplying by 3 (for instance) the number becomes 1704705882354941,

Therefore, whichever card was plekod the figures would remain the same so, Mrs. Korap The number. 688235294117847;|--

had simply to know, where to the phone Mrs Koran begin to get the right sequence, Handing an ordinary pack of read out tha figures: This could be, by simple code cands to one Pressman he said:

2041176470588233.

"bureau" fer D,, for example "Pick a card." A five was plek-

Incredible? Yes. But-it-set mei us to thinking ed and then Al asked

The sheet over the body stirred and O'Hara sat up,

"That's right," he said cheer fully. "Dama

clover

thead Chinese, And now, Mr. Graves, trouble you to hand back the Salt with my diamonds in it that you took out on the decle there," Dr Kang said sofily. "It is truc, Mir Graves, Mr.O'Hara is multiply: the first number by

Avc alive. I found your blowpipe in your enbin when you took cock- tails with, the captain. I tirow, the poison away and filled the bottle with angostura bitter but not deadly substitute,

Tuesday: THE SLASHER SLIPS UP

Reguli: 2941176470588236; ·

Al then asked one of us to phone his wife, Edith, Elstree, London. "Tell her to open the envelope marked Man chester in iny "bureau drawer and read, out whel's written on the paper inside?:: saki Al.

are

I challenged Al," "You've My explanation There

guessed almost all of it," ho nd- certain numbers (reciprocals of milled. "You're right about the prime numbers, the mathemati-, number, but I'm not going to clane call them) which produce, give away the rest of t the some sequence of figures

"I've never been caught out when multipled or divided by beiro. Consider yourself in

bem up to 10.

gonius 0.

The Samo salmond,

Now Alhom prðirlsöd – really. Try mathlying the figure A1 to bamboozle meo later this week, (took down, toparently at rade Ita n dat

POCKET CARTOON.. by OSBERT GANCAS

“Sh; daviing-Monslesir!

·le general naus parte, dej

Monsieur. Dúllen).