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OUR SERIAL STOY.

THE MOATED GRANGE.

By KATHARINE TYNAN,

Author of "A Mad Marriage." Tite House

of Doom," "Denys the Dreamer."

"Why, child!" she began. "Oh, mumaie, it was so lonely upstairs, and Mr. Cronch was so queer. Do you know, darling I'm afraid I am getting a bit nervy I just had to run to you."

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"BURNS NICHT.”

"WHAT SHANGHAI WILL DO.

The birthday anniversary of Scotland's foremost bard will be celebrated in a fitting manner By Life Shanghal Scottish community on the evening of January 25, at the Lyceum Theatro, this year's "Burns Nicht" being the first obgorvance of the occasion' since 1925.

MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1928,

CHINESE CULTURE.

(Continued from Page-1.) humanity in the light of Its ro- cords, and not only to know that certain peoples do certain things and believe certain things but to understand why they do them and why they believe them.

Debt to Scholars.

BANKRUPTCIES.

JUDGE'S RULING UPON DISCHARGES.

In view of the large number of bankrupts who have not applied for their discharge, His Lord- ship the Chief Justice (Sir Henry. Gollan) read the following ruling while sitting in Bankruptcy Court to hear a number of cases Saturday:

On

No. of No. of Adjudication Applications Orders. For Discharge.

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The working world of to-day is Through the kind permission of apt to forget the tremendous debt

My attention has been attract the officer in command, the 2nd it owes to scholars those Chinese towards her own room, but took in Bn. Welch Regiment will give travellers for example who waned to the small proportion of cases CHAPTER XVII.

stead the corridor which led round selections during the evening, as dered about the hills of India in which bankrupts in this Colony Mrs. de Burgh had not yet come the house to her Ladyship's Wing. will the pipes and drums of the searching for knowledge about apply for orders of discharge, us The pro- Buddhism. Perhaps some of you appears from the following table: Arrived at the door which shut Shanghai Scottish. upstairs. She had been engrossed in her novel, and there was a

t of she felt about for the key-gramme will consist of old Scottish have heard of the Hungarian

Year. Alexander and the Committee of scholar

Czoma do it bright fire, which she found

hole, passing her hands over the songs

are, fortunate in Koros who came to India at the difficult to leave. She was aurels. Apparently she realised organization prided by the apparition of Beata that the door was locked, for she having secured the services of beginning of the 19th century 1918 in her petticoat and dressing-shook it in a helpless, petulant way. Mrs. McMeekin, Mrs. Duncan Gra-possessing nothing but fired with 1919 jacket, her loves hair tumbling

"Not to-night," she said, as ham, Mrs. W. Lyle, and Messrs. the burning desire to find out the 1920 though she were talking to herself. Murray Davies, and H. Wallace as origin of his nation. He spent 1921 over her shoulders.

"He must have the keys. I should soloists. Mr. W. F. Johnston and four years in a Buddhist monastery 1922 have got them from him, though Mr. Russell will be featured in in Tibet and he explains fa per 1929 he'd maybe strangle me if he woke recitations, and a one-net comedy feetly simple and matter of fact 1924 up, I'd have liked to handle the

entitled "The Dear Departed," way how in the winter he would 1925 pretty things, to make sure they

produced by Mrs. Tait, will besit covered in sheepskins with his 1926 was there." "You've been oft work,"

She returned and came back, another item. Besides Mra. Tait, manuscript in front of him, and 1927

25 mother said, drawing the girl to with a galt which would have been who takes the leading part in the how the cold was so latense that

"By section 27 (sub-section ) of her fondly. "You know you miss swift and running in anyone less piece, the cast is comprised of his fingers got frost bitten as he Miss Margaret Ferguson, Mrs. W. stretched them out from under

Ordinance of it when you are not working; come clumsy, passing them by, unaware Lyle and Messrs. F. Johnston, the sheepskins to turn over the the Bankruptcy and sit by me and be comforted."

of their presence. She paused a

pages of the manuscript. From 1891, a bankrupt may, at any Mr. de Burgh put a comfortable econd as though she would turn Wallace and James Macbeth.

and time after being adjudged bank- A competition in the Highland Tibet he came to Calcutta Arm about her daughter's shoulders towards the hall door. Beata "lajd "There are no such things, as a "very gentle hand on her

arm. Fling and Sword Dance will add worked for the Bengal Asiatic rupt, apply to the Court for an ghosts. If there had been I should guiding her the right way. considerable liveliness to the pro- Society until he had collected order of discharge, though the have seen them. I have stayed in

The woman turned towards her gramme, and silver cups will be though money for his prolonged application is not to be heard un- 80 Fanny haunted houses. The and began speaking in an endear awarded as prizes to the winners, journey to Asia in search of the til the public examination of the

He bankrupt is concluded. wind can play such odd tricks. Doing voice. It was obvious that she these cups having been donated birth-place of the Huns. you remember at Glen Assure was still fast asleep, but her eyes for the competition by localtarted but contracted fever in the when there was a south wind storm, were wide open.

enthusiasts. and it struck the south-east corner Is it you, my little lamb?" she

He died in Darjeeling and there he of the house? It was terrible. asked, in tones of a piercing tender

lies to-day" facing the eternal snow There were so many voices in it."

ness. "Why would you be

of Kinchinjunga... "Oh, nothing mattered at Glen troublin', love, an' you in Heaven Assuroc. One always knew it was with God, to be comin' to your sin the wind there...

ful old mother?"

"And here?" "

her

"Oh, it is just silly! I want to be comforted, mungie. I've lighted your bedroom fire Will you have me in your bed tonight***

"Of course, diario. You will be my baby again: I is being, shut know that is affecting up by the

at the turn of the conversation.

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Her hand on the woman's arm, Benta guided her to her own room.

patch of moonlight lay on the on, a great splash of silver. Mrs. Cronch looked at it as though she

Seats will be $3, $2 and $1, and the proceeds will be devoted to the charity activities of St. Andrew's Society

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· PACIFIC SHIPPING

MERGER.

EIGHTY VESSELS INVOLVED.

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San Francisco, Jan. 7. President Rath, of the Matson Company, to-day confirmed that American Hawaiian Line were con- templating a merger if successful in their joint bid for the vessels recently offered for anje by the Shipping Board:

Seattle, Jan. 6..

foothills of the Eastern Himalayas.

China wants scholars like that, scholars whose whole beings are concentrated in one burning desire know and understand. If you I want money and comfort become

merchant. The scholar must be so absorbed in his task as to be

careless of the morrow.

of

Annual Report.

126

Law's Provisions... These provisions have been' adopted from the English Bank" ruptcy Law; but by sub-section 2 of section 27, aforesaid, there' are in operation in this Colony other

the Court.

Cases Before 1928. "The powers given to the Court, trustees in bankruptcy, and credi-

recently advertised for sale..

The 38 vessels art hein of teaching these subjects. The lossed on and after, January 1, 1923,

So it was. uly Mrs. Crouch Frozen surface had a soft coating of the Pacific-the American Aus-fully felt by this school, and I can discharge within such time as the

Against the snow she saw some thing that startled her There were footprints the large, heavy footprints of a man. They were going away from the house towards

the windmill.

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and

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and further provisions which are peculiar to it and state that when the bankrupt does of his own accord, within such time as the Court may deem reason. able, apply for his discharge, the Court may,, of its own motion or it; then, stooping, seemed to

on the application of the trustee write on it with her finger. When

or of any creditor who has prov- the showed her face again in the

The annual report, presented by theed, make an order calling upon you. We've got house-nerves, and moonlight she was smiling, and her.

Hendmaster, stated-Before review-the bankrupt to come up for his poor Mrs Cranch is very dees glimmered wet: pressing. I wish we could see "I promised you I'd be a good

ing the school work of 1927, I have discharge on a day to be fixed by those nice boys again. They would woman," she said, "and I won't the Maison Company and the express my greatest regret for the

*** cheer us up.

Bet the snow cannot break the promise., Ah! wasn't

loss of one gentleman who had helped the school considerably both as "Hok last long. It is getting late for Gud good to give me you?".. 'snow."

Then she scrambled into her bed,

ung" of the school and as member Dr. Wan Man-kai, Dr. Wan, as you tors by section 27 (aub-section (2) "I don't suppose they could get and tlity went out, leaving her last

Dr, Beard of Education. I mean know, was one of the keenest educa-of the Bankruptcy Ordinance of over here till there is a thew," asleep.

tion-promoters in the colony; and his. said Beata, and felt some comforti Beata was about early in the

The Post-Intelligencer sees the clear understanding of the importance 1891, have not been carried out, the morning, remembering that she had

I have, That night Beata awoke to the urned the key in Mrs. Cronch's probability of a gigantic merger of such a school ng ours and the sort with the results shown in moonlight in the room and Dash door lest she should wander again. for the operation of 80 vessels on of work it should undertake was table given above and growling.

As she turned back the key, she the Paciflc in advices received here highly esteemed by myself and the after careful consideration of the to-day stating that the American staff. It was as recently as the 23rd subject, come to, the decision that There was someone at the door-had been only just in time.

Back through the Hawaiian and the Matson com-of last November that we met him at for the future steps must be taken that was why Dash was grow fing. Her first den

to silent house, she paused a second Panies were bidding jointly for the the. Education Office when he took the to bring these powers into effec nwaken her mother, Before by the window

Phich overlooked 38 ships which the Shipping Board keenest interest in reviewing the tive operation. If, as regards any

various subjects in our curriculum and in discussing with us the methodsbankruptcy proceedings commenc she could do it the door was the hall door steps. There had pushed open, and Mrs. Cronchbeen more snow instead of the came in, talking to herself, in a hoped-for rain in the night. The operated in the three major routes of him has therefore been most pain- ja bankrupt does not apply for hig queer monotonous voice.

deems reasonable, the tralia Orient, the American Orient-assure his family of our deepest Court

1 Mail and, the Oregon Oriental sympathy and regret.

Court will consider the advis- Mere flesh and blood did not alarm

lines. The bids will be opened by During the school year, there have ability of taking action under 27 Beata so long as it was somethink

the Shipping Board on February been certain changes in the staff. (sub-section 2) of the Ordinance. as harmless as Mrs. Cronch.

Miss U. Gubbins joined us in The low gabbling continued.

February, but left in April on medi- With respect to proceedings in bankruptcy commenced before Beata remembered that night when she had gone to help Mrs. Cronch

somethink of that, which, of cal advice. In her place we welcome After breakfast Cronch cime or

Juhn Fenton who came in May the above mentioned date, the and had got herself shut into the back, with an explanation that he course, he wouldn't say, being accuffully tools up the respon- Court does not propose to act on cellars. Perhaps she had wronged had been held up at the village by a utieraan. So He says no more sibility of teaching much of the its own motion, unless circum- Cronch, thinking that he scolded. the snow. He had. a sullen and gals, compassionate-like: You must English work. At the beginning of stances are special; but this ab

Mr the year, Dr. Au Tai-yuen took up That low, unhurrying, monotonous bleared look as he went about his take great care of her, voice: it was voice of, a

will not in any way affect the sleep-taily occupations, and Beata, going Cronch, My heart fell when he the post vacated by the resignation of stention on the part of the Court

sait that, for well I knowed that Dr. Au Tai-tin. Since last January, walker.

into the kitchen during the morn-

take pro- She was out of bed with the dising, surprised him in a ferocious re saw what I sdw, that she wasn't the staff has been strengthened by an right of any trustee in bank-

additional member in the person of ruptcy, or creditor to covery. Mrs. Cronch must not be rage with his wife, who had just for us." allowed

At this point the brindled eat, Mr. Lob Hei-tong, a well-known ceedings under the section." to go wandering about dropped a tin with a tremendous the house. She must be led gently, clatter. His eyes were very red. which had been spitting at Dash authority in South China on Chinese without awaking her, back to her He had been drinking Beata sup from the top of a cupboard, snrang historical geography.

The maximum enrolment of the of modern subjects and of the English bedroom. Beata had learnt since posed, with a shudder of disgust and lighted on Mrs. Crouch's head. that night that Mrs.. Cronch slept See wished Cronch had kept away. Mrs. Cronch caught at him, with year was 178, and, averago attendance language, this school has, it is grati- fluence the curriculum of private in a little room beside the kitchen. The house had been more cheerful the result of frightening him still 165.84 as against 150 and 138.89fying to note, the tendency to In- She must have been sleep-walking without him

mord. He clutched with his claws respectively in the previous year.

The school was regularly inspected Vernacular Higher Primary Schools that night when Beata had heard Again, in the afternoon, he dis- at her thin hair and the skin by the Director of Education in and Middle School Classes in this all the talk.

Mrs. beneath it, thrusting the claws in February, June and October; and, on Colony which aim at working along appeared. Beata There was a flashlight by the Bed Cronchirening some of her dainty so that the blood came.

his second inspection we were honour lines. I have been approached Beata switched it on carefully, things at a table in the kitchen, Beata tried to intervene, and the oured: by the company of Dr. S. W. by headmasters of several vernacular keeping the light turned away from where a fire burned brightly and cat clawed at her and bit. He Tse and the late Dr. Wan Man-kai, schools for a copy of our syllabus and Middle School the sleep-walker. By the dim light everything was clean and shining. was like a mad thing, apparently both gentlemen being "Hok Tung" of time-table with a view to preparing it created she saw the heavy hl- "Granth has slipped off again, fearful that he was to be flung to the school, Chinese members on the students for our

his Board of Education, and, above all, Division, and two schools with middle most misshapen figure of Mrs. miss," Mrs. Cronch said, looking up Dash, who jumped up with Crunch standing in front of the at her quite cheerfully. "He said paws almost on Beata's shoulders, keer supporters and well-wishers of school classes did the same in order he wouldn't be gone long. Maybe thinking that it was time for him our institution. New entrants of the te prepare students for the "Govern- year and the school premises were ment Vernacular Middle School Final Examination" which has not been What on earth was she doing? he won't neither. Anyhow, I'm to interfere... Beata turned off the light. There happy."

Into the confusion came Cronch, medically inspected by Dr. E. M. was enough moonlight to see by.

In the sphere of sports, the school "Oh, I'm glad of that," Beata bringing with him the sickly Minett whose advice has been much limited to students of this school."

Appreciated. She stood looking in blank' beranid. Her thoughts were rather odour which Beuta had begun to

Messrs. Fung Ping-shan and Li has done particularly well this year, wilderment at Mrs. Cronch's broad full of those footprints going to associate with his presence.

"Here, hold your blinkin' noise!" Yik-mui, in the name of a body of Gamer continued to be popular and Chinese friends interested in our football, volley ball, basket ball and back.

wards the windmill, but she said The woman was standing behind nothing. She did

great signs not want

tohe snarled, addressing Mrs. Cronch school, continued their usual genero ping pon

and using a foul epithet. the chair before the glass in which frighten Mrs. Crunch

sity by giving scholarships of $30 each improvement and attract a good num- Beata had sat earlier in the even- "I am so glad you are happy." Beata stood back disgusted and parannum to students obtaining the ber of enthusiasts. This year

Apparently Cronch highest position in entrance and an- were able to send in a volley ball ing. She was doing something she said softly, and waited for the frightened. with her hands-it might be from explanation which she saw was was not aware of her presence,nual examinations and to those who team to compete for the Senior Shield, their slow motion brushing some-coining. Mrs. Cronch had laid the le seized the cat and attempted to would otherwise be financially unable and although handicapped by want one's hair. It was uncanny. iron back on the tripod before the drag him from his wife's head to come to stady. We have to thank space for training, we were still able

she screamed. The cat

these gentlemen also for their kind to win many games' and score a great watched, While Beata

the kitchen fire, and was standing while woman's hands desisted from their bolt upright, her aims folded, sprang at him and clawed his face, gift of some useful furniture and a number of points. Coming to football, biting and scratching in its terror. Bet of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in we played altogether more than slow, steady motion. She peered evidently in a mood to talk.

twenty friendly matches with schools latest edition. 118 Cronch caught it and flung it to into the glass, and her fingers went

"Crotch won't come to no harm,

In Decembar, our "final" students and clubs ontalde; we lost only five clawing the air. They seemed to Miss Beata," she said. "God won't distance; then, following it, in the Middle School Division xat for games and won all the rest. Our close on something, meeting to let him die In his sins. Because kicked it where it lay. The cat special examination conduct by ping pong team is the strongest of: gether.

why? An angel of the Lord is screamed in agony, and Beata lost the University of Hongkong. This all; many schools came to challenge examination was created only this us, but we remained invincible all the Then she threw back her head prayin' for him, and that's his all her fear of the man.

"You brute!" she cried. "You year, and is called "The Government year round. The ping pong tourna with a cry of such agony and terror own awect' child. All the night,

Vernacular Middle Schoo) Final munt held in December inside the ne the girl who heard it could never Miss Beata, love, I've dreamed of brute!"

"You shouldn't have brought Examination. It is our hope that school was as successful as last year, forget,

Nelly. She wHD as delicate and Dash was growling and creeping ladylike as yourself, though not your dog in here," Crench said, the successful candidates in this creating a great deal of interest about the room, sidling as close as growed like you. Just six she were turning his white face upon her. examination will ultimately be accept among the boys. At the beginning he could get to the wall, his eyes when she was taken. We wasn't. The cat's my own, to do what I ed as having shewn that they possess of this year we had an excursion to fixed on the strange figure of Mrs.fit to have her, Cronch an' melike with, I didn't mean to hurt the qualifications necessary for ad- Tai Tam reservoir and shortly after Cronch.

specially me. She was too good him. He shouldn't have clawed mission into the Chinese Faculty or the summer vacation, through the Mrs. Cronch began to scream and for us, and so God took her. We me. There, I'm sorry, I liked the Department of Chinese Studies in the kindness of Sir Robert Ho Tung, wo Hongkong University, in the event of had a plenie to his farm' at Sheung- shuf. On both occasions we had en- wring her hands, entreating some-would never have been fit for her." one for mercy.

growed

At that moment the hall-door bell its establishment. up. You

Of the five students we sent four Jayable days. Mrs. de Burgh woke and jumped wouldn't think she could ha come pealed Cronch had not heard it turned out successful, one obtaining. The health of the school has been out of bed. Beata met her with a from me and Cronch. Sir Hilary, He had shambled over and knelt distinction in Mathematics. Two of satisfactory on the whole.. constraining hand over her mouth. he said when we came to him first: down beside the cat, which was our Narnial students also passed their "She is asleep," she whispered. This ain't never your daughter, making a piteous mewing. Beats final examination conducted by Gov- this She must not be wakened." Mrs. Crouch, nor yet Cronch's?' looked at him with a mixture of ernment Examiners and are

Mrs Cronch turned and went out And I said: 'Yes, she be, air, and pity and disgust. He was asking morning to receive, vernacular teacher of the room as though she saw. I said it quite proud-like. Ho the cat's forgiveness for what he certificates.

Besides promoting higher Chinese They followed her, keeping at a looked as though he thought in his had done,

(To be continued.) £ culture side by side with the teaching little distance. She did not turn own mind: Well, I'm jiggered,"

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Though the school is young in age,

Cleaning operations in the heavy silver richly gilt and de we have before us a great vision of development and successa vision we Historical Museum in Dresden ret corated with numerous jewels. It believe to be convincingly real, when vealed the crown, sceptre, and orb is the work of the famous gold- we see the ever-increasing and en- of August the Strong, lying among smith, Johann Klemm, of Freiburg, thusiastic support shown by guardians some rubbish. The crown is of and weighs nearly 4lbs. and the public as a whole,