1928-02-14 — Page 11

OUR NEW SERIAL

THE VANISHING VENGEANCE

CHAPTER XII.

By DOUGLAS NEWTON. Author of "Double Crassed," "how Ceilings,"

"Green Ladies," &c.

Otto and Siroach moved away. Joyco waited for a moment, de ciding what she should do. It was curious, she was thinking coolly and without terror. The sense of horror that had attacked her had paased utterly, leaving her calm

und resolute.

The only thing the thought about was how to warn Martin Stannard of his danger. She did not ask herself whether Stannard was a villain or a saint, all she knew was that pho must warn him. She went back to her office thinking what Hho had best do to get warning to Martin Stannard.

to her.

her

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then no more need be said between us, for I, too, will understand."

She paused; the woman stood, not speaking, not showing a sign. Joyce then told rapidly of the fears she had for Martin Stannard, how she had overheard Otto Rigg forcing Stroach to agree to kill Stannard, and how that killing was to be accomplished, and how cover ed up in law. "Strosch will un- doubtedly wait on the Common near this house, and will shoot on sight, and then give it out that to shot in self defence. Martin Stannard's re- putation as a criminal will save Stronch

That is how they

BETTER PAKHOI

OUTLOOK,

BIG ROBBER BAND DEFEATED BY TROOPS.

NO MONEY TROUBLES.

Pakhai, Feb. 5.

It has been unusually quiet in these districts for the last two months. Immediately after the "Red" uprising in Canton, the Government troops were hastily withdrawn. to Kochow, with the consequence that there has been a great deal of looting and robbing by bandits in. both the Hopo and Yamehow districts..

"General" Lau's band, which at tacked Paklioi and Liemchowfu last November, has been active again and re-ntly looted Tseung Wong village, in the Hope district, A big band of village troops, usually called robbers, tried to tako charge of Lingehan recently and were driven bäck by the Lingshan volunteers, assisted by General Huh commanding in Pakhoi. They fell back on the big market town

have planned to do it.”

When she completed her message Her calm air was a good friend she turned towards the door: of Lukok and for six days held out Otto Rigs, looking in on "That is all I have to say," ahe end-stubbornly against the Govern- a few minutes later, noted ed. "And no more need be sald be ment troops, but finally were sub- nothing unusual about her. She tween us, If the facts get to Mar-jected. Their leader, a man by ought to have shrunk from him in tin Stannard, then he will know the name of Lee, has fled. horror and fear, but that side of what to expect. If they don't I The lender of the Government her nature wasn't acting, She have done the only thing I can think heard him say that he was going of the help." over to Henry Maker's place, and would be away some time. She nodded acknowledgment and turned Back to her work as though nothing disturbed her, and he went away unsuspicious.

But his going had given her an idea. She saw that he had taken Stroach in his car, and that meant that for an hour or two she could" go about Greenbayle without fear

f being spied on.

She would go to the Dark House. It was really the only thing she could do. Like Ollo Rigg she felt that the answer to the riddle lay there, in that lonely neglected house. on the Common.

Anyhow, it was her only hope, and, getting her bicycle, she set out Interview the strange, qulet woman who lived in that house,

to

Mrs. Sondes.

The wonkin crossed to her swiftly, caught and pressed her hand, Her blue eyes, suddenly bright, hooked closely into the girl's.

"You've run a great rak, Miss Alleyn, to go counter to such men as you speak of," she said softly.

"I had to do it,"

TUESDAY," FEBRUARY 14, 1928,

OUR FOOTBALL COMPETITION.

PRIZE OF $50 WEEKLY,

Tho

Telegraph" "Hongkong offers a prize of $50 to the readers who send in twelve correct fore- casts of the results of the English Scottish Cup matches nnd (to be played on Saturday next, February 18th) set out in the Cou pon below. No goal scores are required; only forecasts showing wins or draws,

In the event of no reader fore casting all twelve matches, a prize of $25 will be given to the reader who sonds in the greatest number of correct forecasts; and in the event of two or more readers send- ing in an equal high number, the prize of $25 will be divided.

The competition is in accordance with the rules published in the Telegraph during the weeks August 29-September 24.

"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH" FORECAST COMPETITION:

Matches to be played' on Feb- ruary 18th-

ENGLISH CUR, FIFTH ROUND,

M'chester U. w Wednesday V Arsenal

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Birmingham. Sheffield U. Aston Villa. Leicester

Tottenhunt, M'chester C y

Stoke C. Huddersfield v. M'dlesbrough. Cardiff. Notis Par. to have

troops,, Hoh Chan-fan, has been on an expedition against bandits near Kochow and reports com- plete success. After his Kochow campaign, he came back into, the Hopo district and attacked the robber chief, Lau Chan-wa, in his stronghold and claims completely defeated him, scatter- ing his gang of bandits.

There has been but little reac tion in Pakhol over the Inte Canton

"I see that, my dear," she said. was showing you how I ap-

and business is preciated your act-without men-"Red" terror,

going on tioning names."

about na usual. The merchants are glad to have a period of rest after so much to emman them anxiety.

Joyce smiled at her: "Ah, I am glad," she said. "No, there is no need to mention names,"

"Be careful, my dear," said Mrs. Sondes. "From what you say they are terrible and unscrupulous men you are dealing with,"

However, there has been some. nervousness over the Chung Yeung Chi, for with the looting of the Central Bank of China In Canton, " shall be as careful as I can." local paper money was naturally "And, my dear," smiled the affected. However, the Merchants Woman, her eyes suddenly losing were clever enough to get together their reserve, suddenly twinkling, and arrange that Pakhoi bills

the Pakhoi chop. "if you are ever in any trouble or stamped with danger you must come to me. The should remain at par. This has Dark House apparently has a re-saved a lot of trouble in the local putation for being a safe harbour-money market. "ge."

It was some time before the door was answered at the Dark llouse, and when it was Joyce found her- self facing a servant old and gaunt, and yory decidedly formidable and unfriendly. When Joyce asked for,

"Stroach, anyhow, is baffled by it," smiled Joyce, and she left the Mrs. Sondes the sipped,

"You can't see her,"

house without a word about Stan- "must see her," said Joyce, nard or his hiding-place being men firmly.

"She accн no que."

"She must see me. It is impera- tive."

"Ha!" and the woman, staring hard. "What's your message?"

stand."

Again the woman stared hard. "Ho!" she said again; then, re- flectively: "You're the weach up at Otto Rigg's?"

"Yes, and that makes it all the more necessary for Mrs. Sondes to see me."

tioned, but with the certainly in her heart that her message would not go astray.

With the return of the American missionaries (P.H. Mission) all the missions in Southern Kwang- tung have been reoccupied and are carrying on their work as usual. Our Own Correspondent,

KOWLOON TRAGEDY.

FUNERAL OF EUROPEAN

GIRL.

V

SCOTTISH CUP. THIRD ROUND,

+

V

Partick. Falkirk. Airdrie. Queen's Park. Motherwell.

St. Mirren Hibernians Albion Rov." Kilmarnock Hearls

Name

Address

No. 25.

Date

Strike out the teams which you think will lose, but make no marks In respect of matches which you think will be drawn,

All claims must reach. this office not later than Wednesday follow- Ing the date on which the matches are played. No prize will be awarded for which a claim has not been made,

Before sending in your coupons, mark your forcenats on the dupli- cate list given below. Keep your The funeral of little Miss duplicate Hsts and compare them Gabrielle Larter, the B-year-old and later with the published results of only daughter of Bandmaster and the matches and if you find that Mrs. E. L. Larter, 5/2 Punjabis, you have eight or more correct sond who was killed as the result of a in a claim for the prize. distressing accident on Sunday Mark your envelopes "Football" evening, took place this morning. on the front and write your name Followed by the bereaved (without address) on the back of

Birmingham.

v Sheffield U.

v Aston Villa,"

Cycling in a circuitous route, BO not to betray where she had been, shu passed through Green- "I will tell it to Mrs. Sondes."yle village. Between the police "Well, then, you'd better gestation and the post-office the passed about your business," snapped the the weary and uninterested Mr. woman, and prepared to shut the hike he had managed to secure, and Dudley. He was leaning on, a

door.

Joyce put her foot between the Was in tired conversation with the local taxi-driver, who lounged off door and the jumb, '

"Go and tell your mistress," she duty. said, sternly, "that I am running a Joyce huda niomentary thought certain amount of risk in coming of stopping and calling him nside here at all, and that it is only he and taking him into her confidence. cause I felt the risk had to be run She hesitated just a moment too parents and a number of friends. the envelope. that I camu. I think she will under-long, and was past him before she the coffin was taken to the Chapel MARK. AND KEEP THIS DUPLICATE could make up her mind. As she at the Protestant Cemetery, Happy LIST. DO NOT FORWARD IT. TO US. swung into the leafy lanes she felt, Valley, where a service was con-IT IS PRINTED FOR YOUR CONVENI- after all, that it was best not to tell ducted by the Rev. G. F. Stopford. ENCE 30 THAT YOU MAY KEEP A him anything. And as she thought Later the remains were taken to RECORD OF THE FORECASTS YOU HAVE that she heard a bike bell ring be the Japanese Crematorium at Soo- RENT IN: hind her

Manchester U. She turned and saw the weary ashes will be conveyed to India Arsenal

kumpoo Valley for cremation. The Wednesday gentleman of her thoughts cycling when Bandmaster and Mrs. Larter Leicester after her. His bike-riding was an leave with the Punjabis about the Manchester G. Index to his nature. He looked as end of this month.

Huddersfield uncomfortable and as unhandy on Wreaths were sent by Lt. Col. Notts For. The woman suddenly" smiled: a bicycle is any man could; all the Coates, Officers and their wives, St. Mirren "Well, you know how to keep a tight same, he was moving with such of the 6/2 Punjabi Regiment, Ma-Hibernians tongue in your head, anyhow, power that she knew that she could for Frank Hogg and Mrs. Hogg, Mr. Albion Rov. she said. "A good habit-walt]jot hope to escape him if she tried and Mrs. Browning, Mr. and Mrs. Kilmarnock here."

to get away.

He waved his hand to her in a Mr. and Mrs. Guest and Ruby, Mr. D. Toilan, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Rowe, She shut the door and went away for a full two minutes.. Iteturning obvious signal, and she dismount-and Mrs. J. T. Cotton, Mr. and Mrs. she ushered Joyce into a little sited and waited for him. He came J. A. da Costa, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. "FASCINATING YOUTH.” ting-room, plainly, but beautifully up shakily and wearily. He fell Silva, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. E. furnished.

rather than alighted fron his Ablong, "Patricia, Constance and Standing by the table in that bicycle, and threw one tired glance Reginald," Nora Kelly, and others. room was the strange wonian, Mrs at the scenery about him. Sondex.

Joyce almost laughed at that Joyce was even more impressed glance. Mr. Dudley, for all his by her dignity now that she was lassitude, had very cleverly got her close to lier. She was slim atid into a place where there was no posi erect, still had a graceful and sible chance of any one secing them gracious figure, as she still carried or overhearing their conversation. tuo of the beauty that must have Satisfied in this respect, he leant been hers in her youth.

across his saddle and gazed at her with tired intentness. Then

id, dully:

"An' you won't give me an idea what you want to see her about?"

"I won't," anid Joyce,

,

She was very calm and reserved, but her eyes looked at Joyce clearly, gravely, and steadily,

he

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BULGARIA SIGNS A TREATY.

Sofia, Feb. 13.

Hearts

v Tottenham. v Stoke C.

y Middlesbrough.

v Cardiff.

v Partick.

V

y Falkirk.

v Airdric.

v Queen's Park.

v Motherwell,

AN INTERESTING FILM VENTURE.

Sixteen faces new to the screen are to be seen in "Fascinating The Commercial Treaty he is being screened at the World Youth," a Paramount picture which een Turkey and Bulgaria was Theatre to-day and to-morrow. signed at Angora to-day. It is the The Paramount Junior Stara pro first Commercial Treaty signed by vide the new talent. These atu- tekaria since the war as its for- dents of the Paramount Picture "Are you in this lying game, ign commercial relations are re-School were selected from 40,000 "I am Mrs. Sondes" said the Loo?"

gulated by provisional agreements applicants before being allowed to woman, in a soft, cultured voico, Joyre laughed outright at the based

of qn anoat-favoured nation take an eight months course "You wished to see mo?"

difference between Mr. Dudley's eatment---Reuter,

study. "Fascinating Youth" ser- "Yes," said Joyce. "I feel it is manner and his words. She open that he is keeping a lot back. I

ves as their screen debut. you must see about Martin Stan-ed her mouth to retort.

In supporting roles guarantee- nard."

**Don't perjure yourself," he know there is a lot more in this than ing an "all-star" cast-are Ralph The woman gave no sign that the said, languidly. "Don't say any meets the human eye-and I know Burke and other well known actors name meant anything to her, but thing until you've heard me out, you know a little more than you and actresses. Part of the story is there was a short pause, and then I don't think you tell lies, though pretend."

laid inside a big motion picture sho aaid: "Martin Standard? What that fit, cold trickster may have "I know?" she cried. "What do studio and one sees just how should I have to do with somebody jockeyed you into a position which I know ?”

movies are made. Other scenes called Martin Stannard?”

makes you helpless." Joyce gasp- "Well, how much do you know take place in Greenwich Village, the Joyce looked at her quickly, ed a little at this tired but acute about this mysterious personality Bohemian centre of New York City, "That was a bad beginning on my suniming-up of Otto Rigg. The who la behind the whole business, and at a winter resort where Ico part," she said. "You couldn't indifferent man went ont

the feller they are keeping so con-boating, akling, tobogganing and possibly acknowledge you knew of "Now Halen. I know that Otto foundedly dark about?"

other sports are in full swing. An him-if you knew. But I havo a Rigg feller is lying. I know he heart beating; her anxiety showing climax and provides some thrille.

"What follow?" cried Joyce, her fee-boat race sorves as the picture's. message for a Martin Stannard, was only telling me what he wants in her face, and I do not know where to find me to know-for his own ends. I'll

hira

No, don't any any tell you that I have been watching tired grin. The grin showed that Mr. Dudley, the weary, grinned a thing now. Let me tell you my him fooling me, and that I've only he had trapped her into admission. mosange, whether it helps or not put enough of my own cards on the

"What feller?" he said, slowly.

If it means nothing to you-well, it table to draw him out as far as he "Why, what other feller than cannot be helped; and I have done intends to yo. It's the only way Martin Stannard?" my best. If you understand it, to deal with his sort. But I know

(To be continued.)

"London, Feb. 18. Official advices from Uganda' Protectorate for the year 1927/8 estimate, the cotton crop of the

to be from-110,000 bales to 140,000 balos.--British Wireless.

FALSE PRETENCE CHARGE.

SEAMAN DISCHARGED THIS MORNING,

'Ho Tin, a seaman who was 10 charged with endeavouring obtain $4,000. from two Chinese women by falsely pretending that the money was required to pay for the release of four of their relatives from the custody of the Chinese authoritica in Shanghai, was discharged by Major C. Will son at the Central Police Court this morning.

Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for the defence.

Mr. James Van Shyko, accredit- ed N. E. A. correspondent and con- tributor to American newspapers, arrived here aboard tho a.s, Presi

dent Jackson. He is doing a tour In the capacity of a mercantile marine cadet.

i

At the Marine Court this mörn- Ing, before Commdr. G. F. Hale, a junk mistress was charged with securing her craft outside fivo others alongside s.s Takada and pleading guilty, was fined $5 with the usual alternative.

This morning's Harbour Office reports gave 15 arrivals and the same number of departures. Ton- nagé was high, but freights were generally poor, with British taking two of the best places. There were 77 vessels in harbour at 9

m. of which 29 were British.

"If I werd dictator of this coun- try every girl should be married at 18 and every man at 21-If necessary, by compulsion," said Mr. T. P. O'Conner, M.P., at Brað- of ford recently. "The womaN 21," he added, "has twice the sense of the man of the same age."

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