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OUR NEW SERIAL

THE HOUSE OF SIN.

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS:

By ALLEN UPWARD. (Author of "The Yellow Hand," "The Ordeal of Fire," sts.),

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW BUSES.

OFFICIAL INSPECTION THIS AFTERNOON.

The recently arrived new busos of the China Motor Bua Company will be officially inspected this afternoon, when the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe (Captain Superin- tendent of Police) will, after examining one of the vehicles, take a ride' round Kowloon.

The

These buses have been ordered from the well-known Thornycroft It had been set down when the manufacturers and are specially service caretaker of the works cama lel-designed for passenger DR. TARLETON, a criminolo-surely out and opened the great with four wheel brakes. gist, takes over a murder case at Kates. The man himself would bodies are-built of the best ma- the request of the

have noticed nothing, but a dogterials and they have accommoda- DUKE OF ALTRINGHAM, who beside him set up a whine and

tion for 20 passengers, eight first wants the affair hushed up. The went towards the motionless body. class and twelve second class. " body of a poisoned man ly, found at the Duke's house, and identified as Edwin Montacute, actor.

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The caretaker rushed forward, gave one terrified glance at the object which met his eye, and CAPTAIN THEOBALD, of hurried to the telephone.

In less than a quarter of an hour Nigeria, is aflanced to Lady Rosa,

the spot daughter of the Duke. Poisoned, the police were arrows are found in his room. examining the body, and bewilder- LADY ROSA daughter of the ing the caretaker with questions Duke, his fiancee. A photograph which he was utterly unable to They had brought an of Montacute is discovered in her answer.

ambulance with them, and after room.

the sergeant in charge had made a careful note of the position in which the body had been found lying. it was carried off to the police-station.

LADY AGATHA, an Anglican nun, her sister, casts auspicion on the household by describing the place as "The House of Sin." BURROWES, a steward

In

CHAPTER XI.

Other buses are being ordered from the same, makers and will arrive during the next month or

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"THE SHOW."

A FILM WORTH SEEING.

We can thoroughly commend the current film at the Queen's Theatro "The Show," featuring So far there was no clue to what John Gilbert and Renee Adorec. had happened. The man was is in many respects an unusual dead, and had evidently been dead type of picture, but it is principal- for some time; but the police had ly noteworthy for the remarkably found no sign of violence or rob- fine acting of the two leading bery, and for aught that appeared characters. the decensed might have wandered out his way under the influence of liquor, and dropped dead from some sudden weakness of the heart.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2,. 1927.

GALE ON BOMBAY COAST.

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Eers Pand wastes ..Fr. 85,184,210.10

The Bombay Co-operative Navi- gation Company's 290-ton coastal steamet, Tukaram, passenger which left Bombay on Saturday morning, encountered heavy seas and while returning to port foun- dered suddenly, due to a strong cyclone which

she ran into 60 miles off Bombay, in 42 feet of wa- ter.

She was carrying 82 passengers and the crew comprised 54.

A search steamer, which was I sent out returned early this morn- ing. She brought back only. 18 passengers and members of the crew, and reported that dead bodies were washed up on the coast and the ship was found sunk in 42 feet of water, seven miles off the port of Hareshwar, on the coast.

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cellent. the looks like a case of virulent poison-The photography throughout is ex-

the middle of the night, a private motor-car rolled smoothly along the great main rond that runs almost in a straight line from Piccadilly-circus to Brentford.

The body of the car was closed, and the curtains of the windows were drawn. It was being driven

But a very different complexion by a man whose upright figure sug- gested youthfulness and strength, was put on the case when the but whose face was partly hidden police surgeon came round to make under the brim of a deer-stalker his examination. Hardly had he hat. Beside him at an older mar, approached the corpse when he who also scomed disinclined to started back with an exclamation show more of his face than he of dismay.

Why, this man has been dead could help to the passers-by.

These were not numerous at that for days! The body has begun to hour. Between Hyde Park Corner decompose!" and Kensington the total did not exceed six. The High-street was his head: equally dosarted, As the approached Hammersmith whole world seemed to be asleep. ing. You had better send for Dr. and the buildings of St. Paul's Tarleton wthout delay" School were as silent as if they The sergeant who had brought in the body was despatched in all stood in a cemetery

The car did not stop at Hammer-haste on a bicycle" to the con- smith. It pursued its way at the sultant's house, where he was told same steady pace till Turnham that the doctor had just gone to Green was almost in sight, and the Duke of Altringham's. then the driver"slowed down and The situation there was a unique began to glance at the turnings on one. Tarleton stood facing the the left as they went along. respectable Burrowes, whose eyes carefully avoided meeting his as he made his incredible announce- ment.

car

"One of these roads ought to lead down towards the river," he observed to his companion. "Let's try this one."

Thames.

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He took a closer look, and shook

"This case is beyond me.

it

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The World Theatre.. Another attractive film showing is "A Hero on Horse back," at the World Theatre. This picture stars Hoot Gibson as a daring cowboy, "and that fact in itself ensures plenty of thrills and excitement. There is a strong love interest in the story, which is cleverly worked out.

you had seen Sir Charles-the Home Secretary!""

It is feared that the steamer met the same fate as the Tukaram, or has been driven out to sea.

A vigorous search is being made

Bombay, Nov. 15. Further details of the Tukaram disaster give the casualties as 128. The passengers were all Indians, Hindus and Moslems.

The Jayanti, is still missing. The search vessel Rupavati re- turned this morning without news of the missing vessel.

The Rupavatis captain reported that he found the wreckage of the Tukaram and a large zumber of bodies.

Another boat, the Kamalavati, has been sent to search for the Jayanti...

The wreck of the Tukaram was found.60 miles south of Bombay.

The corpses of the captain and chief officer have been identified. -

Five survivors were brought back to Bombay to-day.

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The body has disappeared from First glancing before and be the house." hind him, as if to make sure that

"Dead bodies don't disappear,"

"What you have just told me

Struck by Huge Waves. no one was in sight, he twisted the the scientist said grimly. "Be releases me from any obligation to ear swiftly to the left, and rolled good enough to tell me what has his Grace," Tarleton retorted.

Interviewed, they said that the Dudley Page and Frances Day through the newly-built quarter happened." of Chiswick that extends frem "I can only tell you that much, "Do you take me for a child, to

Saturday evening and at seven are heard in several charming Turnham Green towards the sir," Burrowes protested. "When believe that the body was disposed but was returning to Bombay on carry the story through and they surve Fund

went upstairs late last night-1 of without your master's know o'clock a huge wave struck her vio-duets. George Curzon has never lently and she titled dangerously done better work than he does in "I swear to you, air"

Another giant wave followed and this piece. At one time he ap put off going as long as I could ledge and consent?"

as the conductor on the when I came into my room the bed

Before the steward could com- the vessel was virtually swallowed

pears Blue Train and although it is a was empty."

plete his asseveration the police-up by the sea within a minute. sergeant came in, glancing from

minor role, he does it to perfec- tion. It is a splendid characterf- one to the other of the two well-

sation of a French conductor with dressed strangers.

a somewhat imperfect knowledge of English but complete under- standing of human pature.

The car came out close to the open-air swimming-bath, and the driver reduced the speed to the lowest degree possible without stopping the engine.

"I don't see any way down to the river," he complained.

"Well?" The doctor's beetling

eyebrows bristled with wrath.

That is all, sir. I have looked everywhere, as far as I dared, and

"I believe there are some fields I feel sure the body is no longer further on, sir," answered his com-in Trafford House." panion. "But I don't know which Tarleton was not inclined to doubt the truth of the last state- way."

"We should never be able to get it down to the edge," the driver objected..

He turned the ear again to the left, and was struck by a turning a short way on.

"I am Dr. Tarleton," said that gentleman. "Is your message con- fidential?

I wouldn't say that, sir; I ment, in the light of his recollec-expect the papers have got hold of tions of the day before. From theit by this time. I've come from police-station. Chiswick first moment of his arrival on the the scene it had been evident that the There's a dead body lying there, foremost consideration in the and the surgeon sent me to ask Duke's mind had been to escape you to come and see it as soon as possible. He thinks it's a case This looks a quiet spot."

the necessity of an inquest: His And quiet enough it proved to Grace had argued, pleaded, and of poisoning." be. The car drew up perforce at attempted to bribe with that one

"Ah!" Tarleton threw a glance. And now it seemed that the foot of a road ending in object.

The at the steward, who had begun to blank wall, with the gates of some his wish was to be realised.

"Where was the body extensive premises on the right. ducal mansion was rid of its ter- tremble. Not another building stood any-rible incubus.

manded the spot from any side.

deem that this was to be the end resuived to' andeceive him.

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Aalled on Saturday morning, with With these words the driver diately," he declared.. alighted, and the elder man follow- The steward shumed uneasily.

"Indeed? That sounds as though 50 passengers and 45 officers and ed his example. They opened the "His Grace is not feeling at all

murder had been committed some crew on board, for Dabol.,

The Port Officer of Bombay has door of the curtained hack part, well, sir. I don't think he will distance away and the murderers and

in. stepped

had brought the corpse there to, The next receive anyone at present." moment they emerged again sup

between Latitude 18 degrees 10 "If his Grace doesn't receive me throw the police off the scent issued a Communique stating that "That's just what we think in minutes North and Longitude 72 porting between them the helpless he may have to receive someone Agure of a young man in evening else whom he may like still less," the station, sir. There's no houée degrees 55 minutes East, and anywhere near where the body was Latitude 18 degrees 20 minutes dress.

was the stern retort. This way,"

At this moment, as though to found."

North and Longitude 72 degrees The driver guided his companion confirm the doctor's words, the

minutes East, mariners are. "Is footman's

of 55 there any means to the end wall, adjoining the door opened and a

identifying the victim? Can you warned that a wreck constitutes a factory gates, and there they laid frightened face appeared.

danger to navigation.. down their burden on its back on "I beg your pardon. Mr. Bur- describe him?" a narrow edging of grass.

rowes, but there's a policeman at "It will be found here in the the door who says he must see Dr. morning when the workmen come Tarleton at once."

The steward's jaw dropped. back."

"It's a man of about thirty, I should say, sir, in evening dreas. But we haven't been able to find any name on the clothing, so far."

Every word of this dialogue in- creased the steward's agitation, till he was obliged to sit down to hide his shaking limbs from the ser- geant's notice., Tarleton thought

an end.

The position indicated by the' Port Officer is near Janjira, South of Bombay:

The two men returned to the car, "A policeman!" he gasped, turn- and the younger man invited the ing a resentful look on the other by a gesture to take his seat specialist. inside. But the elder man shook A gleam of exultation came into his head, shuddering, and silently Tarleton's eyes. He knew, of resumed his former place;

Then the car drew out of the course, that it must be an ordinaryit prudent to "bring the scene to Scottish Company of the Defence.

summons of the kind he was

Amongst the local pictures which will appear in to-morrow's Telegraph will be groups of the Corps, taken after last Sunday's church parado; snapshots of the cul-de-sac, found its way back into accustomed to receive from the very wall," he told the police wreath-faying ceremony at the the main road, and was soon roll-authorities; and he did not even ing swiftly along towards the quess that it might be connected officer; "if you will be good enough Cenotaph on St. Andrew's Day: lights of Piccadilly.

with the mystery of Trafford to go out and call a taxi..I will photograph of members of the Ger And man Lawn Tennis Club, taken out The figure lay where it had been House; but he was not ill-pleased come with you directly...

now," he warned the unfortunate side their new pavillon; a group deposited, lay in a sinister still to administer, a fright to the man

Burrowes, before following the of the Hongkong and Malaya in "ness and silence, till the aummer who was trying to deceive him.

dawn broke over the vast metro- "Very good. Bring him in sergeant, "you had better tell his terport cricket players; and snap- Grace that I am on my way to shots taken at the Extra Race polis and the hum of awakening here," he told the footman. In Identify this body at Chiswick, and Meeting and the football match be life began all around.

But no awakening came to the despair, as the servant went off to that I shall go straight from there tween Chinese Athletic and the prostrate form beneath the wall. obey, "you promised his Grace that to the Home Office."

(To Be Continued) It was still lying there exactly as you wouldn't call in the police till

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