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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

STORY.

THE INDUSTRIOUS

CHEVALIER.

BY

5. SQUIRE SPRIGGE.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914,

a good locality for the disposal THE of the notes in accordance with

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'TELEGRAPH" WAR Comorin. The total area, exclud ohurch of St. Quentin is a fine but the essential knowledge in GAZETTEER.

king native states in 141,189 square Gothic structure, dating from the within reach of even the humblest miles, and the population in 1901, 12th to the 15th century. The and the poorest of us. WAR 38,209,436, The native town-ball (15th-16th century) is

(Fifth Instalment.)

my lan. I pawned the coat for four pounds ten at a small shop near the Great Northern Station, having prepared as an answer to

states have an area of 10,000 also a fine specimen of Gothic. ledge is that "the eyes of the The condition of this know. any possible questions a story of

square miles and a population of The town is a centre of cotton heart be enlightened." a discovery, made

4,188,000. Of these about two industrien which give employ-Rometimes get the impression that We platform just as I was leaving Luxemburg, is a great railway thirty thousand Christians. The population in 1901 amounted to greatest need is to train and dis- Arion the capital of Belgian and a half millions are Moham- ment to 130,000 hands in the we do all our seeing with the town, that I had no money with junction connecting Belgium,

medane and one million and making of calinoes, etc. The eyes of the mind and that our

upon the

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plan in my mind. It seemed to me

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through the acceptance of Jesus Christ. It is thus we get the vision of the deep things of God and the

to us.

This vision, as one has express- hind the eye, to the heart, which

be able to approach Liege from the other side and cut it off from its base of supplies at Louvain Verviers-about 15 miles due

men stand side by side looking out upon the same landscape; to one it is so much wood and water, land and lowland, and its com pasture land and meadow, up-

death in one of the hot rooms, its ground floor a thoroughfure. Then I walked on to St. Pancras The University (1364) was redepartment of Oise, 67 miles and Brussels.

with the consequent inquest and By walking in at one door and insinuations against the building out at the other I could break the

and the service, is a terrible dig thread of my movements, so that the expense of four shillinga' 1,100 atudents. Cracow has im.fine cathedral in the transition eset of Liege, is on the. River mercial value is so and so. To

to

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vision of wonder and beauty;

the eyes of his heart are open-

filled with a sense of awe and ways in nature, and his soal is ed to discern the glory of God's

worship as in the temple of God.

the Man of Galiles! He saw no more with the eye than did the How beautiful the world was to

all looked so common; but with multitude about him, to whom it "the eye back of the eye, with the heart," he saw the Father everywhere, the grass, the lily, the sparrows-all witnessed his presence and his ways. "That the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, that ye may know"

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me. I asked for an advance of France, and Luxemburg. It is principal mountains belong to 47,851. The Spaniards and the cipline the mind. But the five pounds on the coat, knowing about five miles from the Luxem- the eastern and western Ghats. English contingent inflicted deepest things of life are not seen that it must have cost at least burg frontier and 25 miles from The former have an average crushing defeat upon the French with the intellect, but with the (Concluded from last Saturday.) be roused by inability to find the the shopman beat me down, with the apex of an equilateral triangle, parts to three thousand or four town, after a brilliant defence by

sixty, and I took the sum to which the French frontier. It forme height of 1,500 feet, but rise in in 1557. Shortly afterwards the heart. [Below will be found the con- sick man of whom I had spoken. great equanimity for preferred of which the other points are thousand feet. There are many Coligar, capitulated cluding instalment of one of a And if he were to question the ninety shillings to paper money. Verdua and Sedan.

There have been intellectuel serios of articles contributed small boy in the hall that juvenile I then went into a ready-made

large rivers. Very extensive Spanish army. In 1871 the supreme. things of life. Paul to the giants that were blind to the by 8. Squire Sprigge to official might reculf that he had clothes store, and bought a black as it is called in German, which carried

Aix-la-Chapelle or Aachen, irrigation works have been Germans routed the army of prays that McClure's. It is entitled "My surrendered the splendid walking overcoat of the most respectable the 7th and 10th Corps of the manication is extensive and

out, Railway com Faidhorbe here.

the eyes of your. Temptation and Fall." The stick to the wrong man. If this kind, which cost two pounds; and German Army have oconpied, is there are good roads in most reported to have destroyed two concern you the things of God Spa-where the Belgians were may know." the things that most heart may be enlightened, that ye author has created 1 new had happened, there would even for this I paid with a five-pound in Germany, about 40 miles parts of the Presidency. The regiments of Uhlans, is a small that most concern you. And charnoter the daring geatle. now be a paravit, and, to be safe, note." man adventurer, reakless and I must employ immediate opport

north-east of Liege,

climate differs greatly in different town of 8,000 inhabitants, at the thie enlightening of the eyes of. resourceful, living by his wits unities, to get rid of my booty,

For disposing of the other Cracow A city of Austrian parte. Rice is the chief orop: junction of the rivere Wayal and the heart" is the gift of God in the great labyrinth of Lon So I stopped the cab at the first five pound notes I had already my Galicia, 259 miles N.E. of Vienna. Cotton is grown in the drier Picherotte. It is about six miles don. At every turr of the hatter's shop that caught my eye. that a booking-office at a railway in a wide, hillgirt plain on the cellent quality is produced,

It stands 672 feet above sea level, parts and tobacco. of ex Bouth of Verviers. street, the Industrious Chev There I explained that I had come alier meets a now.

Songwe. A town in German adventure away from luncheon in a friend's station was the finest place to melt left bank of the Vistula, whichThe manufacturing industry is East Africa, on the shore of Lake things that are of most concern and chances a new danger:] hat, and I purchased a new hat ill-gotten notes of small face here becomes navigable, and is represented by cotton, sugar, Nyassa.

with a five-pound note. In answer value. Firstly, the clerk inside spanned by a bridge(1850) loading gunny-bags, paper, ice and tiles. Vishegrad.-A small town in "What!" he exclaimed to the shopman's civil inquiry as sees so little of the individuato Podgorze. The old walls, Madras le not rich in minerals, Bosnia in the arrondissement of ed, "is discoloured to the sy be "What!

"And bo ducked nader to where he should send Mr. presenting the note that he can converted into promenades; have though gold is found in many Sarajevo. the slab of the counter and die Frazer's aleck curly-brimmed hat, not retain any recollection of been superseded by a line of parts. Excellent iron abounds, Vise-which is stated to have is the true discerner." "Blessed appeared in two strides through replied, Captain Robert Smith him; secondly, he is sure to have detached forts. On the Wawel but the want of fuel preventa any been set on fire by the Germans, are the pure in heart, for they the swing-doors into the bath. at the Naval and Miltary Club. fors of change, so that no delay rocks is the old castle of predelopment of the iron is a small town about 15 miles shall see God "they shall sor have realised since that my ran-It was necessary not to hesitate, cours. I went into the King's the Polish kings, degraded industry. Diamonds have been north-east of Liege, on the Rivor him in nature, they shall see him dom remark would have been a and this was the answer that ICross Railway Station and bought now, to a barrack. The neigh-largely found, chiefly in the Meuse. It is the Belgian Customs in history, they shall see him in real stroke of genius if I had found on the tip of my tongue.

a three-shilling ticket for one bouring cathedral (1320.59) Karmal district. The forests are post on the borders of Belgium the experiences of life. planned it. I could not have gaid

is a splendid pile, contain- now protected by the stats, and and Holland. - anything more certain to make a well-known restaurant in Regent office a two-shilling ticket for ing the graves of John Sobieski, are of great valda, capecially the object in attacking it is so as to men in the matter of vision. Two

I had chosen as my destination place, and at a different booking-

The Germans' You know the difference in the man oblivious of me. To the Street, because it possenaod two another place, and st anch Poniatowski, and Kosciusko, with teak forents. The first English management of a Turkish bath a exits, which made of the cafe on booking-office. I cashed a note. Thorwaldsen's statue of Christ. settlement was made in 1811

Noyon. A town in the French Railway Station, and cashed two organised and re-opened in 1817, more five pound notes there, at and now is attended by more than N.N.E. of Paris by rail. It has a

portant fairs its style of the 12th who is responsible, flad at my the subject of police interrogation iputes walk brought me

nianufactures (ohemicals, tobacco,

de-ville (1485-1523) and a former which itself raas into the Meuse words, arged by grim forebad he would be unable to give any

Euston, where I did the same.

beer, agricultural implements, piscopal palace, Population at Liege, which the Germans had ings, leaving me free to seize the useful information. On reaching

The Noviodunum of to cross to reach Liego. have greatly revived. 5,182. fad man's property. I seized it. the restaurant, I went to the bar, and chain remained for disposal, grisey mound, 150 feet high, Charlemagne and Hugo Capet, French cavalry have captured, The pin, sleeve-links, watch, Three miles west of the city is a Crear, Noyon was a residence of Vic and Moyaavic which the I hung across my waistcoat an and tendered a five-pound note Those and the diamond ring reared in 1820-29 to the memory dad the birthplace of Calvin. enormous carb chain, with an exchange for some brandy. which I had bought in Bond of Kosciusko. Population 95,000.

are two towns ia Alsace-Lorraine, bulky hunting-watch at one end For I had resolved that during Street I pawned for sixteen It was the Polish capital from Normandy; now chief town of Nancy, and on the road. to Saar Rouen-Formerly capital of 17 miles to the north-east of and many pounds of charme at the next hour all the notes must pounds. receiving two five pound 1320 until 1609. On the third Seine-Inferieare and a great brucken. From the direction of the other. I crammed into my be changed, and changed as far notes pockets a note-page, a brown as possible in places where notes one note I bought a pair of boots, assigned to Austria. In 1809-15 ed on the Seine's right bank, 87 that they are attempting to out and sovereigns. With partition of Poland (1795) it was manufacturing city. It is situat-the French advance it would seem leather portmanteau of cigars, a were so frequently passed that no directing Mr. Frazer's boots to be it was part of the Duchy of War- miles N.W. of Paris. The the line of the German advance necktie-pin, and

some sleeve- particular attention would be paid sont to Captain Robert Smith of saw, and in 1815-45 a republic; ramparts have been convertedou Luxemburg and Belgium. links. I took the furred overcoat to the customer presenting them. the Naval and Military Club: but in 1846 it was re-annexed to into boulevards, and the modern This would compel the Germans apon my arm, and the stick with the strolled through the cafe With the other note I bought an Austria. the huge knob in my hand. Iand out by the other door, where umbrella, leaving Mr. Frazer's

streets are well and regularly either to retire eastward or to balanced the gleaming hat on the hailed another cab.. "No one stick in the shop to be fitted with in Lorraine, on the right bank of consists of ill-built picturesque

Chateau-Salins. A small town bailt, but old Rouen still largely oroas into Datch territory. back of my head, and rejoiced appeared to be following me. Ia new ferrule. "I lit Mr. Frazer'e the Petite Seille, 27 miles 8.8.E. streets and squares, with tall, that the clerk was not present to was now about to undertake my remaining cigar and then alipped of Metz. note the ridiculous misfit of it. I most anxious job-namely, to the empty case and his pocket-

narrow, quaintly carved, wood. gathered up the money, gold, changs the fifty-pound.note,

Champenoux. A small French framed book into the slot of a pillar post-village situste Toout 9 miles The Seine, over 300 yards broad, and gabled houses.

the things that every child of silver, and copper, in a promis It has often been said that a

God should know, the things box. I had previously toru out ENE. of Nancy. caoua beep, and walked out of the man may starve if he has no the letters and memoranda, I

makes Bouen, although 80 miles

that it is of the utmost import- bath.

The field of knowledge is vast anco you should know, And Eyden-to friends, no introductions, and a

which It was about five in the after-thousand-pound note, impos property that could be identified, ed, is the town corresponding, to tione, in the way of deepening specialize according to taste or should know?

was now quit of all the stolen troops are stated to have retreat ping port of France, and opera- everything, and so we have to it is so essential that we all from the ees, the fourth ship and varied. One cannot know what are these things of God that noon, and probably an hour sible would be find it to got and, as I entered my lodgings, I Vise over the border in Holland, the river and building quaya, are demands of our vocation, or both.

1 would elapse before the theft was change. Much the same difficulty heard the clock strike six. discovered. When it was dis-jattaches to the possession of a

Derve the scane: of another yearly adding to its capacity and

First, the true goal of life, covered, the police would be sum-fifty-pound note. My first im-

Belgian access,

We choose some one of the God's purposed destiny for you. is importance, £750,000 having been many lines of research and devote" That ye may know what is the moned, time would be occupied palee was to destroy the noto for

the railway line be spent on the port since 1881. A our energies in a special manner hope of his calling." And surely in listening to the stories of the fifty pounds, regarding it only as

about 12 miles from the latter. bridge lead to the Faubourg St. quite a necessity to day, for we that we know this.

Aix and Liege, stone bridge and a suspension to that particular line. This is it is of the utmost importance fat man and of the various bath a piece of incriminatory evidence

It was doubtless, the occupation Sever on the left bank. Rouss must know more along one line attendants, so that it would be air against me. But, on second

of this town by the Belgians that possesses o'clock at least before there was thoughts, fifty pounds formed 80

several remarkably than most others do in order that anything like a hue and cry after large a portion of the fruit of my

forced the 7th Germon Army built Gothic churches-in par- we may be most helpful and me, I called a cab and told the crime that I had not the heart to

Corps off the railway line, and so ticular the cathedral (13th serviceable; and it is well to man to drive to a restaurant in sacrifice the sum. I had myself

into Datch territory on their century onwards), St. Ogen (14th-remember that it is always the Regent Street. In the cab driven to the emporium of a

15th century, perhaps the best one who serves best who is in call us? I examined the pooket-book. famous Bond Street jeweller,

Montmedy at which a success specimen of Gothic in existence), greatest demand. It contained fifty-pound Here I entered in the furred coat.

Well, it must be to the highest fal French' cavalry skirmish has and St Maclon (florid style of the But while there are many lines and best of which we are capable. Toto and four five-pound notes, and new silk hat, displaying the

taken place, ie a second-class for- end of the 15th century). The of research possible, and each is He who so loved as that he spar Copenhagen, Aug. 18.. The loose change consisted of gold-headed cane. In this way

tresá, on the Franco-Belgian heart of Richard Coeur de Lion, desirable and fruitful in its owned not his only Son, but gave him seven pounds ten in gold, sixteen made a sufficiently imposing Agency message states that Berlin It is on the line to Vitron. From copal cathedral, is now preserved absolutely essential to all, which nothing less than the highest and Petrograd Telegraphio border, 22 miles E.SE. of Sedan. once buried in the fine archiepis way, there is one line that is up for us, can be satisfied with shillings in silver, and some figure, and when I bought a small is absolutely cut off" from war this it would coppers. I felt in the pockets of diamond ring, priced twenty news. With the exception of the cavalry engaged were either There are many fine buildings in is, The Essential Knowledge.

Bcom that the in the Museum of Antiquities. all alike need to pursue. And it best for us. And let us be sure, the overcoat. There were two or guineas, and presented the fifty Swedish, there are no foreign flank guards of the main French Rouen. Rouen is the cottonopolie three letters, from which I learned pound note in payment, the newspapers in circulation, and advance via Morbehan, or possibly of France. It has also shipbuild-knowledge is desirable, other path toward the heights until it as another has said, that no that I had robbed a gentleman change-five five pound notes for those on sale, as much as one connecting patrole between two ing yards.

We need to know God; other young life is faced up the real named Frazer, who lived in Lan- and four sovereigns was given mark has been charged. The French columns, one of which is is 110,717.

The population knowledge is important this is has a vision of being the very easter Gate, and some memoranda (me without question.

Emperor has dictated loading advancing from Mezieres and first home of the

It wag the the absoluto essential. If God be finest thing God made it capable from which I deduced that Mr. I now had saven five-pound articles which have appeared Sedan due eastwards, while the dakes; was captured by Philippe his hand, if he plans all, directa utmost, every strength harnessed Normon God, if the world is the work of of, every power developed to the Frazer had large transactions on notes that required to be cashed in the "Berlin Lokalanzeiger." other is pushing forward north- August (1204), was regained by all, determines the good of all, up and held in harmony with the Stock Exchange.

immediately, while I felt that I In one of these he is re- east from Nancy into Alsace England (1419-49), and in 1431 then to know him-his mind, his every other strength-just the I now began to consider how I must get rid of the fur-lined coat; ported to have said that he Lorrains. was to deal with my new posse for this had served ita purpose as preferred not to storm the forts

witnessed the burning of Joan of will, bis purpose, must be the es- purest, truest broadest life that sions. I recognized at once that a conspicuous garment and was at Liege, being reluctant to waste French vintory over the Bavarian the Place de la Pucelle. Rouen ledge. One has said philosophy, be gave being and birth." It is Marbehan-where 3 great Arc, a statue of whom adorna sential, the fundamental know God could have thought of when safety lay in being quick, for I now a source of danger to me, the valuable lives of his dear army of Germany is reported, is was the birthplace of Cornbille, taking man as ite centre, says to nothing less than this that God could only count with certainty I was already wanted by just-soldiere. on a short start of pursuit. The ice, the most noticeable point in

27 miles dae east of Sedan, in Fontenelle, Boieldien, and Armand "know thyself," but the inspired calls us. chances were that Mr. Frazer was aby description furnished to the cars are being searched for dili- gium. It is on the Brussels endon. It was occupied by the saya" know God"; and this, we Throughout the country motor the Luxemburg province of Bel- Carrel, and the death place of Clar word which proceeds from God still puffing in the hottest room police would be the fur-lined gently, in the belief that foreign Namur-Luxemburg railway, and Germans in the war of 1870-71.

St. Andrew's Church. of the bath, expecting to surprise cost. But the police could not spies are using them for the pur is the junction for the two big

say, is the essential knowledge,

The Bay. N. C. Pope may be me by his exhibition of fortitude de yet have communicated with pose of rapidly investigating the Belgian towns of Arlon and town, in the province of Galicia. Moreover, this knowledge is on or about the 27th inst. on the Rawaruska. An Austrian Jesus said to know bin is life. expected return to, the Colony under roasting, but I must not the pawnbrokers' shops, and the state of the country. In one car Vitron, reckon on this. He might have possession of property was mek-a German officer, and in another

8.8. Tango Maru. The, services changed his mind. He mighting of me a man of thrift. I called on Austrian Countess, have been the administrative divisions of oren now be dressing, in which another cab, and drove north, shot whilst travelling, the move- India, occupies the southern part French department of Aiane, on may not have either time or and by the Rev. W. Featherstone,

of barg

enjoy the privileges of the ad- case discovery would be imminent dismissing the man near King's ments of the cara apparently of the peninsula. It extends from the Somme, 35 miles NE. of Paris opportunity to pursue other forms the Chaplain to the Bishop of St. Quentin-A town in the vanced schools of learning; all to-morrow will be taken by the Rev. E. W. L. Martin at 11 a.m., Or the clerk's suspicions night Cross Railway Station, which was having aroused suspicion.

the east to the west coast to Cape and 33 south of Cambrai. The of knowledge advantageously: Victoria, et 6 p.m.

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If any Captain. Robert Smith is minor a member of the Naval and or Military Club, and these memoirs should meet his eye, he will understand now the meaning of the two parcels that must have puzzled him considerably.

German Emperor as Leader Writer.

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retreat,

German

SHORT SERMON.

energ ea wisely, intelligently, How are we going to direct our triumphantly, unless we know the true purpose of life here and the end of it. To what does he

Madras Presidency. One pont 20 miles N.N.E. of Lam-accessible to all. No all may at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon,"