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[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] RAYNIER'S PĒRIL,

A ROMANCE OF THE NORTH-WEST FRONTIER, BY

BERTRAM MITFORD (Author of "The Ruby Sword," Sign of the Spider," "The Word of the Sorceress," &c.

CHAFTER 11

THE DAY AFTER, Rayuter awoke in his olub chambers the next morning feeling, as he put it to himself, ax- e.edingly cheap.

That's no remedy at all. I minet."

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH 1908

Stick a patch over the eye, then." wild the others on with hardly a “But he can't stick a patch over his head as

You two chaps have come sorafob," said Haynier and yet you were just as much in the thick of it as I was.”

Oh, go away, It's so cutrage. At how many people's hands have you courted dostene tion by Brine that on them this morning?"

"Not many. But it's awfully good, eh old sportsman? Why I invented it

Then you deserve death," returned Raynier, Oh, Grice, take him away, and drown him, will you, Lat stay-let him hare his peg first

since here it comes.

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The PRESIDENT moved focordingly. The VICE-PREVIDENT Seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

WHITE LEAD DANUBES

Relative to the econpation of certain new

works at Shankiwan;

Dr. CLABE recommended that the Board

16 D.P.Waninated:" be portion marked

the length and breadth of the land. He had the the Colonial Veterinary Surgeon, recommend compartment to himself, which was more faving that Inspector of Markele B. McEwen ba ourable to the vein of thought upon which be depated by the Board to institute legal had embarked. When he had arrived home proceedings. fire m nths previously he had no more notion of returning an engaged man than he had f building a balloon and starting upon a voyage and So we were. But i say, Rayzier, I believe of discovery to Monte: He shpresed it's a judgment on a staid oid buffer like you how had it come about? Ho sappened he ought for wifexing ato nd with a lot of lively to feel enraptured-most men of bis acquaint sparks like us. Hs-ba-that wasn't bad, I once were or pretended to be under the cir eay, don' teherknow. Mafoking! Sesit? Ahamstances. Yet he has not. How on earth allow econpation of the portion of the bailling had he and Cynthia Daintree ever imagined that ba-ha!...

white lead or other poisonous substance was they wore suited to go through life together, the red quarters" only on condition that no fact being that there was no one point upon stored in any part of the same building. which they agreed But now they were under such compact--hard and fast-yet how had it come about! Her father, the Vicar of Worth-quarters appears to be open all along the ingham, had been a sort of trustee of his, long back. I should have thought it would be ago, and on his arrival in England had invited more dangerous to health to have the quarters lead to be stared under at them. Is white him to spend as much of his furlough at that open towards the factory than to allow white exceedingly pretty country village as he felt in-

be in cases of some sort?" "Anyone know what lecame of that inter-clined. And he had felt loc ined, for he knew lead injurious when stored-I presutan it would The PRESIDENT said he understool that the English rural scenery appealed to his tem nating stranger? went on Raynier, after the bat fer people in England and the quiet beauty necessary PADBE,

perament, wherefore, Worthingham Vicargo sturing of white lead was dangerous to anyone knew how to account for a good deal of his living in the same building on account of the mafacture and removal of white lead. time, and to did the Vicat's eldest daughter, noxious fumes given off by the white lead or Here, then, was the answer to his own retrospassocount of the dust which was caused in the live question-not put for the first time by any perhaps the Ac-ing Medical Officer of Health and surroundings favourable to the growth and develpment of such idiooy he was nearly say. ing. All of which puinte la a fairly inauspicious frame of mind on the part of a man who in half

(To be continued.} an hour or se more would meet his fiancée,

When we may avoke, rather are we express ing a recurring process which had continued throughout the few remaining night bours since by force if circumetanees, and the swaying of the crowd, he had become separated from his companions, and had wisely found his way

The Indian Johnny? Not much. We all straight home to bed instead of to the Peculiar Club. On this at any rate he congratulated got mixed up in the mob, and what with all himself and yet hardly any sloop had come his the bokcs that were hit and the clearet dying, way. The hellug of patriotic roysterers bad and then the bobbies rushing the lot, none of continued until morning light and, moreover, his na knew what had happened to anyone else head was buzzing-zot by reason of last night's until we all found ourselves anug and jolly at means, Propinquity, opportunity, circumstances could give them some information on the i

the Peculiar." And then followed an animated account of wounds and casualities received and donghty deeds effeolod,

revelry, for in such he never got cut of bad but an ugly lump on one side of his forehead, and a swelled eye, reminded him that it is hard to rescue a maltreated stranger from the bru- tality of a London mob, and emerge nascathed oneself.

We thought you were taking care of the Iudion Johnoy, Bayales," concluded Grise,

and that was why you didn't turn up." "I wish I knew where to lay angerei the said Indian Johany," was the rejoinder. Why? Was he some big bug?

had it." S

don't know., Bat he's got my stick-or Rather. And didn't he just lag about with it too. Looked as if he was quite accustomed to that sort of thing."

The worst of it is I rather value it," went on Rayaier. In fact I'd gives trifle to recover

Given me, you understand." Oh-ab-yes, I understand," said the other, with a would be knowing wink,

it.

"Why not try the police stations ?" suggested the self-styled creator of the above vile pun. The darkey may have been run in with a lot more for creating a disturbance.".

for if

Well, I do look a beauty," he soliloqnised as he stood before his glase surveying the damage. I ebali bave a bump the sise and colour of a croquet ball for the next fortnight, and an eye to watch. How a man of my age and temperament could have eat in with those young asses last night, I can't think. Might have known what the upshot would be. And now I've got to go down to Worthingham to-day. Wonder what nice remark Cynthia whl have to make. Perhaps she'll give me the chock.. The fact of my being mixed up in a street row may prove too much for her treeeding sense of And a faintly satirical droop propriy coiled down the corners of the thinker'e month. Haring fomented his braises, and tubbed and otherwise completed his tollet, Rayuler went

Lr the pawnbrokers," said Grico down to breakfast, soon feeling immeasurably the butter for the prosess. But in the middle it was captured by the enemy, why that honest thought struck him; struck him indeed with fellow countryman would lose no time in taking Bome consternation. The malecce cane-the bee-line for the nearest paws-shop with it. instrument with which be had almost certainlyAll that yelling must have been dry work."

"But--I say, old chappie. What a juggins saved the life of the areailed Orientul, and which he had put into the hands of the latter an you were to give it him," supplemented the 6 weapon. It was gone, and it was a gift other sapiently.

Oh, he didn't know how to use his fists, and fom his fiancée, one has gre

Apart from sech association he was fond of the poor devil was absolutely defenceless. And the stick, which was a handsome one and beat a good tenong lawyer in a row of that kind tifully mounted. How on earth was he to rets a precious deal better than nothing at all." cover it! His initials were engraved on the head, that, however, would furnish but faint clue. How should be find the man that he had tefriended--and even if he did, it was quite possible that the other bad lost possession of the stick during the serimmage. It might or might not End its way to Scotland Yard, but to ascertain this would inke time. He could make enquiries at the police stations adjacent to the foene of last night's émeule, or nitrertise, bat that too would take time and he was urgently dae at the abode of his fances that very day, for his furlough was rapidly drawing to a close, and his return to India a matter of days rather than of weeks

Herbert Raynler served his country in the capacity of an Indian civilian, but most of hie time of service bad been passed in hot Plain stations, engendering an amount of constitu- tional we r and tear which caused him to look rather more then his actual uge, rach bring in fact nearly through the thirties, hat the sallow ness of his naturally dark complexion had given way 10 a healthier bronce since he had come bome on furiough, five months back. By tem pernment be won a quiet man, and somewhat reserved, and this together with the fact that his countenance was not characterised by that square-jawed aggressiveness which is often associated in the popular estimation with parts. led people to suppose, on first acquaintance, that there was not much in him. Wherein they were wrong, although at the present moment there is chances of such latent abilities as he possessed being allowed to stagnate under sheer, easy-going routine, a potentiality which he himself recognised and that with sama concern. Physically he stood grout five foal ten in his boots, and was well set up in proportion, e was fond of sport, though not aspiring to anything beyond the average in its achievement, and was not lacking in idear nor in some origi nality in the expression of the same.

The darkey seemed to find it so," said he smed Grice, “Why it might have been a sword the way he hid about with it. I bet that chap's good at single stick. Wonder who be is,

Some big Bajah perlings. I say, Raynier, old' okap. You'll have some of his fellowing finding you out directly, with no end of lakhs of rupees, as a slight mark of gratitude, and all that sort of thing. Eh."

If so the plunder ought to be divided," cat in the other galded youth. We all helped to pall him through, you know,

"All right, so it shall," said Raynier, when it comes. As to which doesn't it occur to you fellows that some big Rajati s hardly likely to be found frisking around in the thick of au especially tough London crowd all by his little slones? But if he'd find as out only to return mtitude my stick it would be a mark of quite sufficient for present purposes."

Why don't you buy another exactly like it, old chap," said Grice, who knew enough abent his friend to guess at the real reason of this lattar's solicitude on account of the lost article.

Nobody would know the difference."

Here was something of an idea, thought Faynier Bat then the mounting and the engraving that would take time, even if he could get it done exactly like the other, which Le doubted. It was not alone on the score of an unpleasant moment wil the donor that his mind misgave him. She would be ozonsably burt, he reflected, remembering that the thing mast lace been somewhat costly, and under the circumstances represented a certain amount of self-denial. Decidedly he was in a quandary.

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Well, ta-ta, old chup said Grice, as the two got up to go. We'll try and find out something about the Hajah-in fact it's our interest to do so, having an eye to those lakhs of rupees."

"Yes and let me know when you've made an end of Barker, here. as you're bound to do

As he sat finishing his aftor breakfast cheif he fires off that Maleking' outrage much root in the club smoking room there entered."

Raynier's jealous," aald that wag. "I my two of his brethren-in-arms of the night before.

"There you are, Raynier, old chap. That's don't go firing it off as your own dera in the all right. Why didut you roll up st the country, Raynier. Fecaliar after the fan? We were all thers Steele and Waring were do- sid uneser about you thought yon'd come to grief, that's why we thought ned look marly and make ence ,you badu't,

"Early P

Why, yes. It's only eleven. But I say, you jolly old suckoo. You hare get a damaged figurehend,"

Tee, it's a bore," pronounced Hayzier, pushing the ball. to order pegs. And the worst of lu is I've got to down to the coun- try this afternoon-lo an eminently respectable

vicarage, too.""

Remedy's say. Don't go,

No sbow for me, because about one hundred thousand people saltered over the British Isles have awoke this morning to invent the same

Speeding along in the afternoon, ennshine, looking out upon the country whirling by, pleas ant and gress in its rich dress of early summer, Raynier was conscious of a feeling of relief in that he was leaving behind him the heat and dust of Loadou, likewise the racket and uproar of a city goue temporarily mad; sibeit a more or less profuse display of bunting in every station the express slid through, notified that the delirium was already spreading throughout

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THE NEW LAW REGARDING CUBICLES.

A winnte by Dr. Clark was submitted recom- mending that the Chinese members of the Board be asked to arguaint the Chinese community generally with the new law as to every cubicle having a window into the external air; this would greatly facilitate the work of the sanitary Inspectors in this direction.

The PearDOST stated that it had en notifh 1 in the Gazette that on and efter 1st

No. 5 Health District. He believed the Chineso May the new law was to be strictly enforced in members had already done as requested by. Dr. Clark.

Mr. FUNG WA CHUN-Yes.

PLEVENTION OF EPIDEMICS. There was laid on the table a minute by Dr.. Clark recommending that the City of Vistoria and Old Kowloon be deficed as local limite within which the provisons of the Bye-laws for the Prevention or Mitigation of Epidemio, Disease may be Endemio or Contagious carried out.

The PRESIDENT said that these definitions had siready been made under the old Ordinance, but be understood it was necessary to agaio define these districts under the new Ordinance. He moved accordingly,

Colonel WEBB seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

PL QUE OFFICERS.

There was submitted a minute by Dr. Clark requesting the Board to appoint Inspectors J. Reidie. L E. Brott, F. Fisher, F. Allen, W. H. Woolley and W. Fincher as plague offers for the purpose of carrying cut the provisions of the Eye-laws for the Prevention or Mitigation of Epidemic, Endemic or Contagious Disease, and that the Beard then obtain the approval of H.E. the Governor to the appointments; the object being to scoure that only reliable offto ers are ontrusted with the carrying out of these Bye-laws; and the Board wight rely on the integrity of these officers who had been specially promoted for this plague work.

The PRESIDENT moved that the appoint ments be made.

The VICE-PRESIDENT seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

LEGAL PROCEEVLAGS.

A minute by the Sanitary Surveyor (Mr.a J. J. Bryan) was laid on the table, suggesting that the Board depute Inspectori W. F. Cullen and A. Hartley, under section 30, sub-section 2, and section 256 of Ordinance 1 of 1903, to Institute legal proceedings before a Magistrate when sa instructed against any person failing to comply with a notice of the Board sorred upon him or contravening any of the drainage

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On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by the VICE PRESIDENT, the recommendation wes approved.

BE PROSECUTIONS,

The SECRETA EY submitted a recommendaties by Dr. Clark that Inspectora L. E. Brett, F. Allan, W. H, Woolley, J. Reidie, W. Fincher, D. J. McKenzie, G. Hoggarth, C. W. brett and A Browu bo deputed to institute 3egal proceedings, when so directed by the N.OH., under the new Public Heath and Buildings Ordinance.

The FRESIDENT moved that these appoint mants be made.

The VICE-PRESILENT seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

POBLIC MARKETS.

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Dr. PEARSE said there were several differont The old process was the most dangerous by roseon processes for the manufacture of white lead. of the fames and dust thrown off in the manufac ture. It would bend vinable, he thought, to en- quire whether this was to be the prowess followed here or whether they would follow the modern that no dust could rise. Fumes were caused in process of treating the materi..1 with water so the manufacture and would not be present in the case of stared material. But if white lead way stored under a house in cases, these cases injurious dus wou'd rise. He thought there- wore liable to be opened at some time and then fore that the quarters should be more separated from the white lend works that shown on the pla; but first of all they short find out what pro.ess of manufactures to be adopted in tha cose,

The VICE-PRESIDENT thonght it would be a very useful thing to make the enquiry Health. As a matter of fact, so far as suggested by the Acting Medical Officer of he could judge from the plau, the factory

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ns, viste detached building from the buildings in which were the proposed quarters; for the ground for of the building being but the quarters were shown to be on the upper cccnpiled by stores. If the white lead was simply to be kept there in ca es he would not expect that any injurious results would arise defer to any view the Acting Medical Officer of Health right bold. He had toenght that it from it, but in that matter, of course, he must

was undesirable to make it any more trouble- some to these people in carrying out their business. He moved that onquiry be made an to the process of manufacture to be followed here.

a PRESIDENT seconded, and the motion was agreed to.

CHINESE HOUSES. Relative to tracings submitted showing pro- posed yard for three new houses to be erroted os K LL. No. 1,96 Mongkok sui,

Mr. Osborne minated--"This type of bouse would be improved if the kitchen door did not open direct into living room."

Dr. Clark minuted" My own opinion is that this is the better design. Mr. Usborne'a suggestion involves a bridge and the objections to this are(1) that the bridga is often used as the kitchen and the room constracted as kitchen used as a onbicle; (2) the large window now shown in rear of living room is replaced by a door which may or may not be adequately glazed; and (3) the bridge overhangs the back window on the ground floor and cuts off a My experience is that the amount of emeke living room from good deal of light from the ground flour room. which ande its way into

a properly constructed kitchen even in a tone ment heuse is inconsiderable and that its advantages mentioned above." exclusion does not outweigh the other dis

On the motion of the PRESIDENT, seconded by the VICE-PRESIDENT, the plane as submitted were approved.

LIMEWAAKING.

The limewasting returns for the fortnight ended 14 b-March showed that 1.341 houses in the Eastern District and 56 in the Central District had been dealt with.

EATS CAUGET, During the weak ended March 16th, 4,046 rata.which 104 were infected. wore caught in the Colony, and for the fellowig weak the return was 271 caught and 155 infected showing that the percentage of infected rate had gone up...

WELL CLOSED.

A minute by Tr. Clark recommending that wei! at To Kwa Wan be closed was sup- ported by the PSESIDENT, who made the Capt LIONS seconded, and the proposal, motion to give effect to the recommendation. was agreed to.

THE CATTLE CREMATORIUM AND REFUSE DEBERECTOR.

A letter from the B.P.W. to the Colonial Secretary was submitted intimating the com destructor at Kennedytown. pletion of the cattle cramatorium and refuse

Dr. Clark minuted-"I have alwaye most strongly deprecated the burning of plague refuse in the immediate vicinity of the cattle depôts, and in view of Professor Simpson's experiments on plage in the low animals full report of which I believe will be in the Colony shortly it would be most improper to allow plague refuse anywhere in the zeighbourhood of the cattle and swine depots. I understand the destructor for refuse was intend d merely as an experiment and was of local design and it could, I think, well be riserved for the destruction of the refuse from the depota solely, thus being used more or less in conjunction with the cattle

orematoriam."

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