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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1959.

Doctor No

by lan Fleming

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BROUGHT THE PUBLIC

'DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER' AND 'FROM

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an

MURDERED without trace: both members of the Caribbean station of the British Secret Service. Somebody in Jamaica had good cause to be rid of them. Some- body to whom murder is impeccably planned He would be keeping an eye on look like ours. And the sort of Say we and almost everyday to see if Bond picked up als we might wear.

any of the leads that and led to want a car taken over to Mon- lego tomorrow morning to be event. From London strangways's death.

left at a garage there." flies James Bond to start where his mur- dered colleagues left off.....without know- ing the enemy. In the true Bond man-

ner,

If Bond did so, Bond eise would have to be eliminated.

Quarrel grinned. "Yo want fox

There would be a car mash or someone?" a street Aght some other In- nocent death.

Now, who was this enemy?

Odd

cuzulidate, and a prety in-

"That's right."

10

Half an hour inter Bond went downstairs and took a taxi King's House.

The Colonial Secretary was # youngish, shaggy-haired

+

CHAPTER THREE

The girl you have been waiting

to meet... the way Bond first met her

"Just spiff around. Wo

"He runs that place like # "Don' yo worry." Quarral mile- fortress-sort of forced labour understood Bond's concern. "I needn't get too close to Doctor camp. No one ever gets off it, say tell de pollee dey stole de

I've heard sine fumy rumours, car it dey don't." but no one's ever complained.

Nu's end. If we find anything wrong, wo'll get away again and come buck by the front door- with some soldiers to help. Have full-dress Inquiry. Can't do on the Devil's Race that until we've got something course, a stretch of winding to go on." road on the Kingston-Montego

It's his island, of course, ond The Daily Gleaner was to he can do what he likes on it." report that Sunbeam-Talbol had been involved in a fatal seeld tat

Bead hunted for clues. "Would It really be so valuable to him this place? What do you sup- pose it's worth?"

of Crab

route. A runaway lorry, whose Under Cover of night, Bond driver was being traced, had and Quarrel paddle by canoe to "Which reminds me," Pley crashed into the Sunbeam as it the forbidden island dell-Smith pressed the bell, came round s bend. The two Key.]

ocupants had been killed. But that was later...}

"what the hell has happened lo lose Ales: You'll find all thus dope you want in theen."

Empty

HE door

belma opened

THE

Bond. Pleydell-Smith said irritably,

"Really, Miss. Taro, What about those les7"

"Very sorry, sir," said the BOIL voice, "But we can't And them anywhere,"

"What do you mean find the'? Who had Jost?"

the way

to WELL there was only one solution seems paved substantial que ne that, Dr Ne, man with bright, boyish eyes. with beautiful (but tor Julius No, the German

After pumplug energetically Chinese who owned Crab Key at Bond's hand and waving "Commander and madd his money but vaguely at a chair, leydell- SIT."

dangerous) girls.

guane. There had been nothing Smith walked up and down the

signal to the F.B.1, hard negative.

Quarrel interrupted hia thoughts. "Cap'n,"

Gold he apologetically, 'beggin' pardon, but kin yo tell me yo have in mind for wet

bin puzzin' an Ah caint to Ogger hout yo game."

In hiding

Yo TUIE beach was black. The cand was soll and wonderful to what

The the feet but it must have been scem formed out of volcanic rock, pounded over the centuries, and Band's naked feet on it looked like white grabs,

"I was thinking you and me might go and take a look Crab Key,"

at

Quarrel whistled The whistle 'can't ended on a downward note. them

Stramways.

Another is about to this man in Records and a room scratching his temple with "Well, I cemember distinctly enter the scone:--

"HET

66ITE'LL 'get you...

He'll get you,

been the stem of his pipe. "Bond. hin bringing them back to this

Bond Bond Rings

bell. room. What happened to them Now let me sco. Yes, by, Jovel then?" You were the chop who was

All the some, four people had Meu and, most significant of all mixed up in that treasure busi-

to Bond, Quarrel was sézred for

"Can't say, sir," the voice was news here. By jove, yes! Four, unomotional, "Tho. covers are

the

They beaved the nose of the cance on to the first and pushed the boat up the rollers.

After each yard of progress Bond pleked up the back roller and brought it to the front, Slowly the canoe moved up the sand until at last it was the back tideline and among the and low rocks and turtle grass sea-grape bushes.

over

covered it with dried seaweed and bits of driftwood from the tideline.

Quarrel then cut lengths of

and went back sorospalm over their tracks, sweeping and tidying.

R was still dark, but the breath of grey in the east would soon be turning · to pearl. It They, made haste. Quarrel

was five o'clock, They took three short lengths of They pushed It another 20 dead tired. Quarrel went off on the pro- thick bamboo out of the boat yards inland into the beginning among the rocks und laid them up the flat beach. of the mangrove. There they montory, Bond scooped, cul a

ROUND

"SILENT AUCTION"

Doctor No and his island. That five year ago. Found the file there but there's nothing inside DART of the Regimental Sliver

olher them."

was very old indeed, Cayman lying around only Islanders, least of all Quarrel, day. Splendid show." He'll get you." The aus not scare easily. words of Annabel Chung were still ringing in Bond's brain the next day.

And why had Dixter No got Odd question this mania for privacy? Why did

ble to keep people away he to such expense and trou-

china.

Strong-

Bond turned in his chair. He glanced at the girl and turned wack. He smiled grimly to him

selt,

Wos

FEMALE FLYER

SHE DESIGNED IT

silversmith.

baton will contain

Kong

UP

Miss

WOTG

depression in the fine dry sand under a thick bush of sea- grope. He lay down full length In the sand and rested his head on his arm.

him

He Awoke

from

was

She now gardens, paints and leved to be the only one among ROND twoke lazily. The feel does pottery work in her new. the 35,000 cadets in Britain. of the sand reminded hm Jenny George, aged 17, of where he was. He glanced at watch, Ten o'clock. The Long Island, New York, home,

Chesham, is a member of the kis that has become "redundant"

Corps pipe band. She has been sun through the round thick owing to amalgamations is being

playing

of the sea-grape, But of bagpipes in the leaves disposed of by the Middlesex

band for the past two years, already hot. A larger shadow Regiment by "silent auction." It DELAY rutiners carrying a

wearing

moved a uniform similar to

across the dappled sand"- will be on display at the Ingils message from Buckingham that issued to the other mem-in front of his face. Quarrell

Bond shifted his head and Barracks, Mill Hill, depot until Palace to Cardiff for the Empire bees. Officially, she is just the

of from ROND grinned at him. He said:

pecretary. Jenny peered through the fringe He knew where the files had January 31 sext. A published Games next month will be using squadron's his gun island? Guanio-bird "I'm here on the

knew why the Usi will give reserve prices. Each 31 silver baton designed by has always been interested in leaves and grass that concealed first of all 1 gone. He also

the bench Ho Who wanted the stuft? ways case. But

music, and hearing the 60-strong want to ask you a question that Did filen himself had been out article will have u tabel for bids

squadron, was short of pipers stiffened, His heart missed a He was sitting on his balcony How valuable was it?

may sound odd. Exactly how did on the secretary's desk. He also which can be rulsed at any time woman

to join. She beat and then began pounding and gazing ont across the ret

so that he had to breathe deep- There was a double knock on you come to be looking at that guessed how the particular sig-personally or by post-unti Catherine Magrath, director of the volunteered

n Birmingham firm of silver finds nothing strange in being of tropical garden to Karston, the door. Bond got up and un- other ease of mine? You say you nificance of "James Bond, Im-the closing date.

ly to quieten it. smiths which already has manu- the only girl among 60 boys. Ave miles below him.

lucked it, it was Quarrel, his found the file lying about. How port and Export Merchant"

factured thousands of medals While her father was stationed seemed to have leaked out of Now he was sure that strang- lest cheek decorated with a was that?"

King's House, the only place

and badges for the Games. Tas in Iraq five years ago, she was Waya and the girl had been piratical cross of sticking-plaster."

a message allowed to jous the local Boy algnificance Pieydell-Smith cocked an eye where the

TN London for a reunion with from the Queen and will be Scout Troop there. killed. Someone had needed to "Mornin' cap'n."

at him. "Well, now I come to known, stop them looking bay further

think of it I saw it on my sec-

her wartime friends and carried by way of Birmingham, the into his businera, en Ye brd

retary's desk. She's a new girl. Like

HOUSEWIFE DRIVES Doctor No, like Misso organise regular meetings be- Shrewsbury and Conway

Park Stadium killed them and destroyed the

Suld she was trying to get up to Annabel Chung,

the

American and British Cardiff Arms demure,tween

COACH records of what they were

dule with the Bles,"

efficient-looking little- secretary holders of the Croix de Guerre where it will be read by Prince vestigating.

The dealon shows the Aline Rhonie, the Phillip. in the horn-rimmed glasses was is Mise 'Oh, I see," said Bond. "It Chinese.

working was like that." He moiled upolo-

three French decorations by two leaks, with the figures of 11 partner in a family trans won

athletes. Tho "Sorry, but various

VI Medal ten und

Victory port business at Wintersiow, during the war. Miss Rhonle Medal, in silver gilt anti bronzé, neur Salisbury, Wiltshire, does a people seem to be rather in-

who piloted her own

motor Bitcraft shows two sprays of deffodlis man's job-driving a Hunt around the waterfront and terested in me being here. What

married the late R.L. Brooks, and a victor's crown of laurel coach. Her feminine influence And two men who look as near I realy wonted to talk to you

Each of the 436 Vic is seen in the uniform all the as pessible like us. One must be about was Crab Key. Anything "By the way, Quarrel, did the stunt-flying nephew of Lady leaves.

those two men get off all you know about the place. And

Nancy Astor. Until the oc tory medals will be engraved drivers wear-maroon trousers He had wanted a picture of able to drive a car.

Doctor right in the Simbe?"

cupation in the last war she with the winner's name. Chimani,

and smart cream jackets piped At about this Bond and he had wanted

And any-

with maroon, to match tho "Sho Ling, cap'n. Dey plenty served in France, became one of No, who bought it.

Sho colours of their coaches, thing you can tell me about his happy wid de job. An' dey look the first fight leaders in the Huaño business. Rather toll

soldiers from regularly drives yo an' me, cap'n," American Ferty Command and plenty like order, I'm afraid, but any scraps Quarzel chuckled.

flew for two years with the Air

camp at Larkhill and Bulford will help."

Transport Auxillary." Because

Chesham, Buckinghamshire weeknd leave. This means Miss Rhonte no longer flies, A.T.C. Squadron is a girl-be- driving through the night,

In-

The same person knew or sun- pected that the Serrel Service would follow

"Now then," Bong said. "I'll be spending most of the day n Ring's House, but there are some things for you to do' down- town. All right?"

"Okay, cap'n. Jes' yo say." "First of all, that car of ours

is hot. We've got to get rid of it.

getically, up Strangways's diappear: nee. Somehow he had known that Bond had been given the job.

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Bond laughed. "I only hope Pleydell-Smith loughed short- they get to Moniego al right?

ly through the stem of his pipe.

He rang a bell. In a minuto the door opened behind Bond. "Miss Taro, the No on Crob Koy, please,"

Bond heard the door close.

A solt volee said, "Yes, sir."

A fortune

"NOV

Pley- TOW then, guano."

dell-Smith tilted his chair back. Bond prepared to ba bored, "As you know, it's bird dung. The guanay, otherwise known as the green cormorant, la machine for converting fish into, guano. They mostly eat co- chovies

Every day each one of these thousands of hundreds of guanays coty a pound or so of Ash and deposlis an ounce of guano on the guanero-that's the guano island.

Д

"At the beginning of the war this Chinamen, who must be wily dovil, by the way, got the idea that he could make a good thing out of the old guanera on Crab Key.

"The price was about 50 dol lars a ton on this aide of the Ailentic and he bought the le land from us, for about £10,000 as 1 recall it, brought in labour and got to work. Been working It ever since. Must have made a fortune.

"He ships direct to Europe, la Antwerp. They send ̄lim a ship nice, amoniti. Ho's Installed the latest crushers and separa Tora, „Sweata; his labour, I ́ daro

BOY.

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American Byer and artist who winged dragon of Wales flanked RS. Luy Tci, a

MRS

the George

CADETS' GIRL PIPER.

of a recent attack of the ONE of the members of the to the North of Englan

"Please can we have our ball ?".

It was a naked girl, with her back to him. She stood not ON. more than five yards away the tideline looking down at homething her hand, She alood in the classical, relaxed pose of the nude, all the weight on the right leg and the left knee bent and turning, slightly inwards, the head to one side as, she examined the things in her hand.

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