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pore

It was stated that these mer- chants were taking advantage of the British Empire preferences under the Ottawa Agreement and at the same time were manufacture ing goods at a low cost by means

of native labour,

HELL BELOW

(4 Metro Goldwyn picture, coming to the Queen's Theatre.)~ Below ended with Ptomaine, cook Yesterday's instalment of "Hell of the American submarine AL-14, leaving the Italian girls he and the fight an English marino. chief torpedoman had picked up to

Professor Murphy, a member of

CHAPTER III. the Commission, said that under, the Ottawa Agreement, New Zea- -FRATERNIZATION: land undertook to afford the Crown Colonies and Protectorates and

MacDougal, "still in a quandary which to desort, his friend or the plump and certain mandated territories the anie preferences received by Bri-pleasing Italian girl, went back to the

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lung, and then we'll all play ring-a- "Don't leave, girls. He won't take round Rosy."

Hoping they would wait till the scrap was over, acDougal followed Pto- mame and the Sergenal around the corner where they had found a spot a little more sequestered than the mia Carnival struck. The two men

Werd slugging enchi other with powerful blows, tomisine trying to get in a blow at the Britister's prominent teeth while protecting his own ostentatious besk,

"Your teeth will be on my watch chain, the next time I attend lodge." Promise threatened grimly, as made a vicious lunge at the Marine's oguth.

When 1 get through with that besk you can use it for a satchel," responded The Englishman.

men

MacDougal pranced about the two, SUCCESSFUL candidates who trying to get a vantage point from passed the competitive exami which he could see the promised teeth. nation to become county commis-extracting process, but the two siouers of fance will undergo were too fast for him as they diyed it, intensive training of three weaks lugged, retrested, retreated, exchang in order to acquaint themselves ing blows and positions. with routine and administrative work.

Training classes are conducted under the auspices of the Kwang tung provincial government, and attendance will begin on July 10. After this training the cadets will be given appointments whenever available.-Central Press.

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such friends as you and I. It's wicked to give that up, to lose everything so fine for no good rea- Bon A hundred times I'd have given my eyes to see you, to talk to you. Daisy may I come again-just now and then, you know ??

Before answering" Daisy Was thoughtful. "If you like-just

now and then."

-

Oh, there are to be rules, are

there?"

One or two-one strict one, your visits are never to be secret--never hidden."

mean this

"Give 'em both!" he shouted to. Ftömsine. "Don't hit 'em! Kick 'em. Come on, Plomasine!... The chance of a lifatime-hitting a Marine and a Limay at the same time!

Kill 'em!"*

At that instant MacDougal looked across the street. Seven, large British ers were lined up on the curb, watch. ing the slugging match between one of their

own number cand an American

"That's mine. over

there," said Knowlton. The heavyweight English woman with the large, piano legs."

leggings," said Walters.

Not so bad-it she'd take off those

Let's screw out of this place." "O.K., but how?"

Through that window in the bath,

room.”

That's a forty-foot drop." No, only about thirty-six." Sure that's allt. Come on, thot," They emerged from behind the cluster of potted palms where they had taken rofuge to seau the youth and beauty of. the ball, and lynk across the dance floor towards the window of hope and - escape.

Half way across the room, Knowlton. stopped suddenly. His eyes had countered the beautiful blue orbs of an American girl on the arm of an Eng lish admiral. How he klew she was a american he could not have told for the life of him)-something vivid, healthy and whreesome about her laughing eyes, her most kiarable lips, the slenderness of her figure, the grace and litheness of her walk,

Brick," said Knowlton, in a thought- ful tone. it wouldn't be right for na to sieak out like this."

What's Ulu natter? Aren't you 'well "

"I'll know ui a few minuten.". And Knowlton deserted his fellow officer and walked steadily back across the room to the line of hasbeens at the wall, bow. ing deferentially to the Englishwoman- with the piano legs with whom, the American girl had oxckatiged a few words, The orchestra struck up a waltz. From the tail of his eye, Knowl ton saw the American girl surrender to the arms of a pudgy old British ad- miral.;

Madam, may

Í elsim the honour of this waltz he asked, bending low over the Englishwoman's hand.

"What-another hero?" asked the woman, surprising, but smiling. You American olicors

. are o divinely polite."

"I am faithful to the code of the

A what is that?"

"Keep sober; never bite an Admiral; always dance with his wife-and come day you'll be an Admiral yourself!

Knowlton excused himself to speak to the fat Italian woman with the enor

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sailor. It was evident that they were about to cross over and take a hand in the proceedings. MacDougal continued addressing the combatants, but a decid. ed change had come over his bearing,

chest development Madam, his words and the tone of his speech.

that is your partner there in the centre "Now, look, you boys," he coaxed, of the door, locking this way. He is you mustn't do this. You both trying to locate you." The woman speak the same language. Hands across

thanked him, arose and made of to- the ses, you know,

Don't fightward Lieutenant Walters. Knowlton Fraternize.

then claimed his partner and they began waltzing. They passed the Admiral and the young American girl. Into the latter's eyes Knowlton looked boldly, moment. There was a sort of smile on longingly, their glances met for a the girl's lips, Knowlton could have sworn.

"Young man," aaid his partner, "What's your game in daneing with an old dreadnaught t** -

Bay, what the hell began Ptousine, with a sidewise look at his friend, but his glance also took in the seven Marines across the street, lifti fect as though to cross over. Sure, that the English are our cousins 'any asid Ptousine, loudly, “I always figures way Let's buy a drink for pur

relation

"

"Yaw you speaking to a young lady," replied Knowlton, frankly, giving thought. perhaps. her his most engaging smile. I

"Of course, you charining boy!!

A moment later, Knowlton spoke in faster. "She's barging this way now. some excitement, his pulse "beating

with an old piece of seaweed." The Englishwoman looked, and turned That's

"Why should n friendship be hidden What's there to hide" and linked it in his own while Mac- He seized one of the Marine's arms Well you've got to go now, Dougal took the other and they wan Tom,"

dered up the street in search of a place He took her face in his hands to buy their English cousin a drink. and kissed it several times. The junior officers were having a de- "Sweet dear. Look, I'll, only be sided less entertaining time of it at the busy an hour. Could'nt you meet Lord Mayor's ball at the Admiralty me for a cocktail at Jean's place House. Most of the men were young at five o'clock I

officers; most of thie, women appeared, to "You

afternoon be the wives and mothers of the seniorqizzical eyes up to Rowhon. Sure. Well Tom, I

officers of the English, Italian sod "Ten minutes. to Sve," laughed Lieutenant Knowlton, his brows con- American Beets and diplomatic corps, Tom and he hurried out, leaving tracted in an agony of boredom, war Daisy to look after him exalted, dancing with a woman with a horse-like but suddenly terror stricken at the face, gray hair piled high on top thought of their position. Looking her head, while Walters had as partner. about wildly for a monent, she a sway backed beldame of uncertain age, rashed out of her apartment and but undoubtedly of the strictest morals knocked frantically at Franc's door for surely no man had ever tempted across the hall. Franc opened the

her. door. "Daisy what is it? You frightened me.'

"Listen

face. Frano you must help me. I know you can hold your tongue. I am going away, Frane a long way. I love Tom more than I ever did."

"

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Franc observed her friend close "But, wait-think. Are you ly, wise Daisy ?"

"Oh, I am going alone. No one is to know where I am going to. No measts to avoid one that I an going."!

Franc agreed with her and asked her if Tom loved her.

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"I dont know. I dont believe lie knows. But-oh, Franc-he's slim and brown and sandy. He'll always, be like, that even when he is old I know. And the way he stands that funny way, staff--with bis feet out." DA

"Hurry darling. I can see you'd better hurry away.”

"Yes ob, Frane I almost forgot. You're having cocktails with him in an hour at Jean's." 50" Frane when you see him kiss hita for me. Kiss him.

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of

"Isn't this too too divine?" said the old lady, looking up into Knowlton's

"Well, that's one way of putting it," replied her partner, and gate & gloomy nod over her shoulder at Walters who passed with the swaybacked woman sud whose voice he heard saying: "Yos, I adore dancing".

Knowlton set his jaw firmly and con tinued whirling the old lady about in the to the Italian music. He thought the waltz was never going to end, bur. al length it stopped, and he exchanged. desperate looks with Walters as they applauded the mizeko.

You simply must dance with him, my dear,” Knowlton heard his partner mying to another woman on the floor.

I'll never forget you, Lieutenant." his best bow, the memory of that "Madame, replied Knowlton, with walts will cling to me forever."

ing the sway-backed woman with him. Walter came up to his friend, bring

lock Knowlton's arm,

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Ladies," anid he, "if you will drop anchor fetcher, the Lieutenant and I will

you some-punch.

They made for the side of the ball- room where punch was being served, leaving the two women in the centre of the floor, their faces ridiculous with romantic erailes as they looked after their retreating partners."

She walked up to my knees when the music stopped," said Walters,

Just take a four-point on that line of targets, sald Knowlton, and nodded along the side of the room where Continued from page 10.

at ton women, ne of them under sixty. The one.

ebina of a line of 7.40 to 8.45 p.m.

of tanks f Look at that monument-fourth from the "Pellesse et Melisande (De-and-with the big blue mustache !!

bussy) performed by Artists of Waliera

eyes followed the inclination

"

the Opera and Opers-Comique of his friend's hosd, and to rew-on- Paris, under the direction of obese Italian woman whose upper lip Pierro Coppola, M 66,

was adorned with a whose chest

8.15 to 11 p.m.--(approx.),BAR

11 p.m. (approx.)—

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Hughle, my husband-Sir Hugh Higby of the Admirally."

Knowlton Aushed with chagrin and re- morse and would have tried to excuse himself, but the lady laughed. does look like something washed up by the sea though."

Could we foul their cable, aut sind by for repairs!"

With a deft and powerful metuunt. of his arm, Knowlton swung his part Der around and managed to grash into Sir Hugh Higby, and began apogiting profusely. The American girl wan bed him with certain amiling suspicion in that," proclaimed her eyes. That was her eyes. You can't take me in like

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accident.

Lady Higby took her husband's arm. "Borry, Hughie, but will.

in tow? My propeller had fake me

She

addressed the girl. A vory able navi Kator

ator for you, my dear,"

nodding toward Knowlton, and moving away with her husband, leaving Knowlton to his own resources. Lady Highby had not under- estimated the resourcefulness of the

·American naval officer.**

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