1927-10-27 — Page 11

NEW SERIAL STORY

THE MERAFIELD MYSTERY.

CHAPTER X.

By R. A. J. WALLING. (Author of "The Third Dogres," Fatal

Olovo," etc.).

knew very well, in his office. said to him:.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

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RELIGION PLUS

EVOLUTION,'

UNIVERS HEAD SAYS

THERE IS NO CONFLICT. ‹

Seattle, Wash., Sept. 30. Seventy-five hundred students and instructors at the University of Washington are "going back t God and the Bible," under the leadership of Dr. Matthew Lyle Spencer, President of the institu tion.

THURSDAY,

FREE MEALS FOR A QUEUETM

A THEATRE'S GIFT OF BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.

People began to queue up last night for this evening's first per- formance at His Majesty's Theatre of "Oh, Kay!" the new musical play in which Miss Gertrude Law. rence is to appear.

The management of the theatre has arranged to provide three free meals to-day for all those who are waiting for pit and gallery seats.

Breakfast of roll and butter and coffee, luncheon of sandwiches and coffee, and an afternoon meal of tea and cake will be provided for 215 "galleryites" and 170 "pittites." It is estimated that the cost to the management will Admission to be 3s. per head. the gallery is 1s, 6d, and to the pit 38. 6d.

Dr. Spencer has taken a pew in the University Temple and has an- nounced his intention to lead When I wished the chauffeur

"I am making a little private in-pupils and teachers into religion, Atkins good-night I was in twoquiry. Joe-legal business, you But, for churchmen, his announce minds about leaving him to him-know-and I want to know if you ment carries the disappointing self for another twenty-four hours. can help me. Do you keep a re- news that he sees no conflict be But I could not have kept a watch cord of boat hirings?"

tween science and religion; he on him without risk of arousing

will encourage the teaching of his auspicions, and I wanted to lull

evolution and other sciences. his suspleien.

Fundamentalists and modern- ists here are divided in opinion concerning the movement. The fundamentalists assert that, if Dr. Spencer is sincere, he will aban-gallery entrance.

If Atkins was what I thought him, and his quick conclusion about my motor journey showed that he had divined something unusual in my conduct or speech, he would be very much alive to everything I did in the next I had no taste twenty-four hours. for a competition in ambushes with Atkins. Therefore I went home and slept soundly upon all that had happened.

The next morning, in my office,

"Oh, yes, sir, every time," said be. "We're a partnership, you know, and you've got to be parti- cular. Everything's down in the books."

"Well, I want you to tell me 'In confidence whether you let out a motor boat to anybody on the 17th."

"Seventeenth? Let's see, when

was that?"

"It was last Monday week," "Oh, then there's no need to turn up the books. Yes, we did let out

boat in a sort of way that aftur I put down on paper the pointsoon, and it was the funniest thing of my inquiry so far; that is, those you ever heard. He came down which the official inquiry had not brought out because of the settled theory that Overbury was the mur- derer and Lady, Merafield his accomplice.

'Yes,' says

don certain scientific courses at the university..

At 10.30 last night twelve women and two men were waiting at the

"The house is already almost Rold for this week, and nearly The modernists rather incline every seat for the first four Satur- to the president's view and de-days of the run has been disposed They commend of," an official of His Majesty's fend his action bim, tog, for defending several said yesterday. professors secused, by churches, of agnostic tendencies.

Some ministers say they find Dr. Spencer's announced chris- tianity at a variance with his re- "Who came down?" "That's the funniest thing of all.tention of professors with "ad- we don't know who he is. Never vanced" theories concerning life. seen him before or since. Came down. He did, and wanted to hire "(1) Something had happened during the fishing expedition on motor-boat for the afternoon. 1. There's the Belle

says Rose. How much?"

he. the 17th, and something else

the during the game of golf on the 13th, which led up to the telephone Twenty-live shillings for message sent by Mrs. Brisene from afternoon, says I; hack by eight Chittichampstead on the night of o'clock, and five shillings for the the 20th. Note: On the 17th, wit-man, which'll be me.' nesses: William Newherry and possibly the occupants of a motor .boat.

“(2) Knowledge of these things rossessed by: Merafield (dead), Overbury (in hiding), and prob. ably Atkins tacting).

((3) Merafield in dead fright on the 19th: possibly ill as well, but certainly frightened. Warned by

Overbury.

"(4) Mrs. Briscoe, whoever she was, desired to escape all inquiry, But, on the other hand, anxious;

Note: not to be loo far away. Atkins could have taken, her a

"Oh, says

be, I don't want no man. Never lets out a boat without,' says 1. "What's the boat worth?' says he.

looks at him funny, and I says hundred pound, I don't suppose I'd get more'n fifty for her, any- how. "Very well,' says he, he'll deposit a hundred pound, and ninety-eight pound fifteen to be returned to him if he brings back

the boat by eight o'clock.'*

"He didn't give you a cheque, I suppose?" I asked.

"No, green about Joe Lillierap, Mr. Franks. No, sir; he don't even attempt it. He takes out a

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hundred miles away in the car pocket book and puts down two without raising any questions if fifty pound bank notes-there an she or he, or both, had wished. the table where you are. And Look sharp. Close familiarity between Mrs. Right?" says he.

It I'm going to shoot a cormorant Briseon and Atkins. Query: may be that the pseudo Mrs. He has his eye on the window all Briscoe was in reality Mrs, Atkins, the time, looking out to sea. and that all this is a blind alley.thought it was funny, but a hun But that does not fit with the fact dred pound of bank paper being that the telephone message re-exactly the sort of fun I like, I ceived by Merafield just before his pulls in the Belle Rose, and sees death was sent by Mrs. Briscce." to the petrol and oil, and starts Having got thus far, I began to the engines. He comes down the consider Overbury. Did he know steps, carrying a bag and a rifle, of the existence of Mrs. Briscoe and steps aboard If Mrs. Briscoe was in any way connected with the death of Mera-

matter.

"A rifle?"

like.

Dr. Spencer, however, says that the scientific courses in the uni- versity will remain unchanged; students can learn evolution all weuk and attend church on Sun- day, quite harmoniously.

The university is the largest in the northweste

GLORIA SWANSON.

"MADAME SANS GENE" AT

WORLD.

"Madame Sans Gene, a notable

film based on the stage success of the same name by Victorien Sar- dou and Emile Morenu, is the

principal picture at all perform- ances in the World Theatre from to-day to Saturday.

The story concerns a pretty

fame.

little flirt who rans a laundry in Sans Gene (Madame Devil May a back street of Paris, Madame Care) they call her because of the she treats her customers-one of free and easy manner in which them Napoleon, not yet risen to The revolution brings about a result of changes, and as Napoleon's rise, Madame Sans Gene becomes a duchess when the formerly a sergeant, to the rank Emperor promotes her husband. of a Marshal of France. Madame Sans Gene is still the little spit- fire of the laundry, however, and the rest of the picture is taken up

"Oh, yes 'twas a rifle all right. field, it seemed unlikely, for Over- says to him. You've got to be bury manifestly knew little of a mighty good shot for to hit a Merafield, and was only by the shag with a rifle bullet, sir.' with her amusing adventures at merest chance involved in the don't often miss,' says he, sharp-court.

And off he goes. And I However, Overbury was hidden must say he enuld handle a boat and silent, and there was always very well."

"And when he came back." said the possibility that Mason's; startling theory about him might "did he say he'd got his cor- prove to be correct that he had morant?" been put out of the way and would never contribute anything to the solution of the problem.

my

word The motor-boat,

exclaimed.

Westport and had returned in that police about it?"

direction.

"No, sir. You

"Well, sir, that's the curious He's not back yet. I've never set eyes on him or the part of it. Belle Rose, and there's the hun- 1, therefore, looked over notes for the most salient elue, dred pounds in our safe?"

I gaped at Joe Lillicrap.. and fastened upon the

"Why, the boat's probably at the "moter-boat." Newberry said, had come up from bottom and the man drowne." I "Have you told the

see, there's I went out and walked down to lenty of time to work out the the quays, where I was well hundred pound at fifty shillings a known, coming across by the ferry. from Westport Passage, as I did, every morning. In a large port, at a distance of nearly a fortnight from the event, it seemed a rather hopeless task to trace the move- ments of an unknown motor-boat But it happened that at Westport the motorboats available for hire were in the hands of three or four

"Madame Sans "Gene," which presents Gloria Swanson in the leading role, was filmed in France with the cordial co-operation of the Fine Arts Ministry of the French Government. The result is distinctly impressive.

THE QUEEN'S.

A COMEDY FILM.

As a troublesome young man, whose only business in life was to serape, habitually get into a Richard Dixin "Let's Get Married," now showing at the Queen's, has unusual opportunities of display,

M Do you think I ought to?" ing his talent

a comedian. I considered this.

Ably supported by Lais Wilson and "Why, no" I said. "Perhaps Edna May Oliver, Dix goes through I'll let many amusinz encounters with the etter not for the time. you know. If it's the man I think, police, and sets the audience agog The often goes off on a wild-goose with hilarity.

His efforts to settle down and hase, and may come back any ime. What sort of man was he?" work for a living to win the love "Oh, quite the gentleman, sir. of a girl, only resulted in a free Sort of short, commanding. way fight which landed him in gnol men, and were berthed at one with him. Man about fifty, grey for thirty days. How he escapes man. and marries his sweetheart gives wharf. If no motor-boat had been hair. clean shaved, tall

la-di-da opportunity for many strikingly hired on the 17th, then I should Spoke very well-not know that some private owner, or yle, if you know what I mean humorous flashes. a waterman out for sport among but well. Looked very stern all the shags, was concerned, and the time. need go no further.

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Sort of man you wouldn't think of trifling with. I drew two blanks, but at the Is that your man, sir?"

"It might be," said I. "Are you third inquiry I lit upon an extra- ordinary circumstance: Wensley sure he said he was going to shoot and Lilllerap were two ex-fisher-a cormorant?"

"Yes, sir. I thought it funny men who had saved a little money and invested it in motor-boats, he should speak like that, seeing which they used chiefly for taking that there's cormorants by the mil out pleasure parties, but also hired lion to be had for the shoting. to private persons by the day. But I took it he meant to test his They had a little office on the skill wih the rife at a moving wharf, and were the only owners target." thus circumstanced.

The visit of the King and Queer to the famous Highland games at Braemar is shown in the. Topical. Gazette and.a London fire which caused extensive 'damuge in Albany Street is also shown.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of loca share quotations issued to-day:

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1145 s. Chartered Bank, £202 n. Mercantile A. & B., 2317. n. Mercantile C., £13. P. and O., £10 n. East Asia, 68 n.

Marine Ins.

Canton Ins, $570 .. China Underwriters, $1.20 n. North China. Tls. 143 n. Union Ins., $292 h. Yangtsze Ins., $40 b.

Fire Ins. China Fires, $215 m.. H. K. Fire Ins., $590 n.

Shipping. Douglases, $351 b. H K. Steamboats, $21 H. K. Tugs, $1.90 Indo-Chinas, (Pref.) $30 n. Shell Trans., 90/- n. Star Ferries, $54 Waterbosts, $17 .

Refineries.

China Sugars, $13 Malabons, $30

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Mining,

b. Benguets, $21 Kailane, 62/6 I' Langkats, Tla. $16.60 S'hai Exploration, Tls. 3- Shanghai Loans, Tls. 5.30 b. Raubs, $3 b Tronohs, 19/3 ." Ural Caspians, 37-

Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $119 b. Whampoa Docks, $35 n.. Hongkews, Tls. 145 b. New Engineerings, Tls. 41 b. Shanghai Docks Tis. 92 8.

The

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, & n. H. K. Landa, $56 sa, Realtys, $6 b

Territorials, $18. Humphreys, $12.40 s. Princes Bldgs, $110 b. Rural Lands, $1 n.

Cottons.

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Ewo Cottons, Tls. $7.15 b Orientals, Tis. - $1.90 S'hai Cottons, Tls $47

Busco, Trams. China Busas, Tls. 6 b Tramways, $20. sa Peak Trams, (old) $14 Singapore Trams, 12/9 n. Taxis, $1 n.

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Miscellaneous, Amusements, $19 n. Canton Icon, $5 n. Cements (Comb.) $7 China Lights, $12 China Prov., $4 n. Constructions, $14 n. Dairy Farms, $15.10 a Der A. Wing, $6 p. H'kong Electrice, $521 N DRAMATIC STORY OF

H. K. G. Loan, 1% Prem. GALLIPOLI.

Macao Electrics, $43 n. Ropes (Old) $10. NEW BRITISH FILM.

Lane Crawfords, $5 s. Mackintosh, $22 London, Oct. 5.

Sinceras, 8 n. the War The Admiralty and

United Abestos, $12 Office are co-operating with the British Industrial Films in the pro- Watsons, $111 n. duction entitled "Tell England" Powells, $5 8.

Telephone, 3.65 8. two soldiers eluded their which will depict some of the most When two young soldiers in the the

B'que Indus: G. Bonda, 521 b. Royal Inniskillings, Jas. Gorman escort and smashed a large win-most dramatic episodes in the and Patrick Quidley, were charged dow at a wing merchant's shop in Gallipoli campaign.

1 found Joe Lillicrap, whom I

"Ah!" said L. "Very likely." (To be Continued.)

Mr. John Buchan, M.P., presiding

in mail week at the Hythe (Kent) High-street, doing damage to the at a dinner at the Savoy Hotel in police-court with stealing three extent of fifteen guineas. Later connection with the inauguration kold watches, the bench took a they were sentenced by the Hythe of the film described it as a serious Jonfent view and bound them over Bench to four month's imprison-effort to give the British people the were among the deeds which months. Within a ment with hard labour. They full dramatic value of the tale of dor twelve

w minutes of leaving the Court were due to sail for Egypt shortly. proudest memories of our race.

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Two snukes one 3ft long and consignment of brick.at Doncaster, hed and poisonous-were found in a railway were captured. They

from abroad in packing

coma material.

OCTOBER

27, 1927.

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course

they're good

They're

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