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THE METAL BOX

By THOMAS COBB.

if Author of "False Protenece,” Mrs. Vomeroy's Reputation, de,j

CHAPTER XXIX.

The Prodigal Son."

Sir Joseph's luncheon WAS ordered for one o'clock, and to keep him in countenance, though she made no pratence of eating. Lady Parkinson took her seat at the table.

CHAPTER XXX.

Conclusion,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WHIST AND BRIDGE DRIVE

ENJOYABLE M.C.L. FUNCTION

AT KOWLOON.

One of the most successful bridgo and whist drives held under the auspieces of the Kowloon branch of the Hongkong Women's Guild and Ministering Children's League took place at Kingsclere, Kowloon, yesterday afternoon, through the kindness of Mrs. Marsh and Miss Russell. There were no fewer than elghty taking part, and during the afternoon tea and refreshments Borved. "Fudge" made by Mrs. Marsh was also sold, and the draw was made in the raffle for a boudoir cap presented by Mra. Mair, this being won by Mr. W. Anderson.

were

stone,

FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928.

BETTER SWATOW

NEWS.

SITUATION NOW MUCH EASIER.

Swatow, Mar. 29. Although people, who are able to leave hero are continuing to do so, the general situation is more satisfactory.

It is believed that if the troops sent against the "Reds" are suc cessful, the present crisis will come to an end.--Naval Wireless.

in

Chinese reports state that there was a mass meeting of the natives of Chaochow and Swatow Canton on Wednesday, at which it was resolved to send two represen- tatives to petition the Canton Political Council and the Military Headquarters to daspatch expedition to suppress the Com-

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The crufeer Chungshan loft Can- Bridgo-1st, Mrs. Atkinson; ton for Swatow with a large de 2nd, Mrs. Kynoch; hidden number, tachment of troops to reinforce the Mrs. MacKnight; booby, Mrd. Silk-defence forces on Wednesday. Owing to the unsettled state of Whist 1st, Mrs. Henderson; affairs, the Government has decid- 2nd, Mrs, Dinnen.

od that the cruiser is be stationed At the conclusion, thanks were

General Tang Yin-wah, the

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At half-past one, Theresa was standing in the vestibule of the Capital Hotel waiting for Elias Eoversham. He had done little since breakfast but, grouse against The winnors in the bridge and Theresa and his misfortune in bewhist drives were as follows, the While he still tried to pin hising her uncle. Ho dwelt at length prizes being distributed by Mrs.munists in the Swatow district. faith to Mr. Larcomb and Sir on the publicity of which rival Marsh, Robert Ackerman, his wife seem-newspapers in the States would ed to grow more despondent and revel in making the most, Ho In- hopeless with every half hour that sisted that it was entirely her fault, and unfortunately she was unable passed. Lupton had filed Sir Joseph's glaas with the old brown to contradict him. If she had not aherry that was his favourite her uncle's name would not be held given way to Everard Parkinson, wine, and Lady Parkinson insisted up to humiliation and ridicule, and extended to those ladies who kind-there for some time. on his drinking it.

she, for her own part, would be ly provided cakes, tea, sugar and spared the unpleasantness at pre-milk; also to the donors of prizes second in command of the 5th and the Kowloon Sub-Committee Nationalist Army, and also Chief sent awaiting her.

Mr. Feversham had said they which was instrumental, in making Director of the anti-Communist must start punctually at half-past the function the distinct success Expedition is, it is stated, shortly to leave Walchow with troops for one and expressed his determina-that it was.

Members of the Kowloon branch the Swatow district. tion to escort her,, though she would have preferred to go alone. The are reminded that subscriptions are fewer hearers she had the better!ow due, and should be forwarded For once he was a few minutes to Mrs. Wylle, the Hon, Secretary. behind time, and she stood waiting

At twenty minutes past one, ho rose from his chair, and looked at his, watch. There would be time for half a pipe. He had smoked a good many during the morning, Aig was in the act of filling it when there was a commotion In the hall. Lady Parkinson sat upright atten- tively Hatening.

"What the devil's that!" he ex-neur the revolving door, wearing eclaimed irritably.

"Joe," said Lady Parkinson, turning cold from head to foot, "It can't be-it sounds

like Everard." *

"Nonsense! Nonsense! You've get the boy on your nerves,"

her musquash coat and becoming REAR-ADMIRAL BOYLE. hat to match it, when turning to- Warda the lift, she s him step out of it.

As he reached her side a taxi stopped and to her surprise Foster Markwell came towards the hotel, without staying to pay the driver.

"Grent Scott!" erled Mr. Fever-

He strode to the door, neverthe- less, inging it wide open, and seeing his son ndvancing across sham. "Markwell's come to say the hall, while Lupton stond on that scoundrel has confessed after the mat as a taxi was driving all."

away..

"

The coffee room was crowded

Everard! Everard!" crled Lady for luncheon, but the vestibule Parkinson, and he hastened to her was almost deserted when Foster

entered. alde, just in time to catch her as she fell.

MIQ"

"There's no need for anyone to go!" answered Foster excitedly.

"Good of you to come," sald The necessity to attend to her, Theresa, forcing a smile. "But to summon her maid, to administer Uncle Elina inists on going with brandy, diverled some of the ex- citement of the prodigal's return, and it was not till his mother re- opened her eyes, that having, forti, "You mean that Parkinson has fied. himself with a couple of owned up to the murder," suggest- xlasses of the old brawn sherry, Led Faversham. he explained what, after all the recent storm and atress, seemed like an anticlimax.

"Net a bit. He's released," ex- cinimed Foster. "The man who killed my aunt is Redpath. Pow rang me up, and was going to let you know, but I promised to save him the trouble. I was half afraid

might be too late to prevent you from starting."

.

"Oh, how ibankful I am to know Everard is innocent," murmured Theresa.

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"Inspector Pow," said Everard, looking more chastened than Sir Joseph had ever seen him, even immediately before his arrest, "almply came to that infernal cell and told me I could clear out. Larcomb hadn't been gone more Ahan half an hour. Take your oath I didn't lose much time, I

"Innocent-Parkinaon," answer. didn't need any second bidding." ed Mr. Feversham. "He may not

Sir Joseph looked at his watch have murdered Misa Croom" again.. It was nearly a quarter to "Don't hit him while he's down," she pleaded, whereupon Mr. Fever "What about Ackerman?" he shum turned away with a grunt of suggested, promptly, practical now disapproval, taking a cigar from that his consuming anxiety was his walatcoat pocket, and going to

one of the tables for a match." "Never mind," said Lady Par- "You said," whispered Foster, as kinson reproachfully. "What soon as he was alone with Theresa, does it matter? What does any-1"as soon as I liked." thing matter?"

two.

ended.

Rear-Admiral W. H. D.,. Boyle, who was in Hongkong with

the First Cruiser Squadron, and who is pro- secuting Captain Dewar in the Royal Oak court-martial.

LADIES AT LAW.

MADAME FLINT SUES MRS.

CAMERON.

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STARTLING GAOL ESCAPE.

(Continued from. Page 1.)

The Arrest.

The escaped prisoner was arrest- ed on a junk in the harbour, sub- sequent to an attempled armed robbery on 11 Saturday night;

for

which had disastrous consequences three desperadoes, two of them being drowned,

The men engaged a sampan at

the Mongkok Ferry Wharf and told the boat-woman to take them to Kowloon. In the middle of the Harbour, they produced revolvers | and attempted to rob the sampan.

A struggle was put up, however, and in the excitement the craft, overturned precipitating all into the water. A passing junk picked up the boat-woman and one of her two children, the other unfortun-] ately being drowned.

Of the robbers, only one was res- cued. This was Chan Tim, the man, who has now effected a spectacular escape from the Gaol. He was.

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A year ago, at the beginning of | March, 1927, there took place a similar incident In the Gaol, in which four men were able to make their escape while serving their terms.

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to the management of the Gaol. Mr. Marton 'asked for the case Not long afterwards, acting on

Hankew, Mar. 29, to be adjourned for a week, sought information received, the police

General Li Tsung-jen has arriv. leave to file a counter-claim, and officers here, in co-operation with

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Shasi, Mar, 20. Madame Flint said the claim con- successful in recapturing three of

Groups of bandits are very.nc- cerned several months of last the four escaped convicts, who are live in this district.-Naval Wire- year and stated that her wages now serving the remainder of their less. "May I tell him?" asked Foster. were $200 a month. She was sentences in the Victoria Gaol. "You may tell the world," she understood to say that one morning

she had received notice to leave at: Half an hour later, Lady Par said, softly. kinson

with considerable Elina Feversham did not appear once. difficulty persuaded to go to her very greatly surprised, and the an-

His Lordship (to Mr. Marton) : room to lie down, while nouncement at least served to put Are you instructed that nothing is Everard, smoking cigarette after him in a better humour.

dus? cigarette, was assuring his father that he was still entirely ignorant

"It's too late to prevent him 'from going to the court," Sir Joseph persisted. "He'll be on his way by this time."

own

WAS

"Dearest, you won't hustle me!" she said, as Feversham returned with his cigar alight.

York."

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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

The following are the replies to to-day's questions:-

"W--, I guess it comes to Mr. Marton-I think that is so. this," he said. "Theresa will come It is Mr. Macnamara's case really.

. Through Northern Rhodesia, from Living, of what had led to his clenge. home with me and you'll follow us His Lordship' asked Madamic alone, n this Zambesi, to the border of Taczanyika. 2: The King of Afghanbian. Although Sir Joseph found it out. You'll be married in New Flint if she was prepared to go to The Briysikat (Conservatiges, Government Mr. Marton's office and talk them belonging to the early years of Party) and the Minselto (Liberal Opposition). difficult to refrain from pointing a

"Don't you think that will be matter over.

the Roman occupation, containing pattery, moral, he succeeded in restraining

She replied that she would like bone Implements, and a rein of Domitian (A. himself, and began to talk, Instead, the best plan?" she asked, raising

D. 86). 6. Bir Thomas More, Francis Thomp of Everard's future. Never had her eyebrows as she turned to the case to go on. She was under-son, John Dryden, St. Luke. 9. Treatment stood to say that she had no money of light and shade in drawing, painting and ho found his son so tractable. Foster.

engracing. 7. Melpomene. . (6) A narrow mood to care Everard was in a

"I'm afraid not," he returned, at all.

neck of land connecting two large parišana : (5) Now neck of water connecting two little what became of him. Nina "You see, Mr. Feversham, I am

sena; (c) a body of water interspersed with Francey would be certain to hear going to buy a practice, and when

numerous islands; (d) a coral island having the form of an outer ring of coral earround.. of his escapade. If Theresa did once things aro fixed up I shall

ing a lagoon 9. Leicestershire, Rutland,, not enlighten her, Elias Feversham want her to help me to take it in

Northamptonshire. 10. A court for the him! That hand. Theresa knows I haven't

gulation of ein mines in Davon and Cornwall, would,

confound

11. The age of Dryden and Pope. 12. Everard Parkinson was the man in great deal of capital—”

Paderewaki... to die of a broken heart, no one who Mr. Feversham faced his niece knew him was likely to imagine.with a start. At the same time life scarcely Beemed worth living notwithstand- ing the recovery of liberty.

"Doesn't Markwell know about yours?" he demanded,

*

Theresa silently shook her head. "Good gracious, why didn't you tell him?"

"I thought I would rather not-" "Doctor," exclaimed Faversham,

"My boy," said Sir Joseph, "for. God's sake let this be the parting of the ways. You're young yet. You've a magnificent future if only you've sense enough to keep straight. I'm willing to wipe the "my brother Dan left her half a elato, but' reporta get about, million-"? People can't hold their tongues. Your best plan is to get away for

a few months. We're just starting

on some work at Buenos Ayres,

"Dollars," sho interrupted, "Don't raise false hopen,"

Foster was silent for a moment. "If I had known," he said, "I'm You might go out and see how not certain that I should have had things are getting along. When the audacity to ask you." you return, we'll see what can ho

The case was adjourned for a

week.

MARINE COURT.

FOURTEEN BOAT-PEOPLE

/CHARGED.

There were a large number of minor cases at the Marine Court this morning, before Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., R.N., no fewer than 14 defendants, appearing.

Of theso, 11 were charged with mooring their craft inside low

water mark during dark hours, and, pleading guilty, were each fined $10, with the usual alterna- tive.

Two cargo junk mistresses pleaded guilty to navigating the harbour without regulation lights and were mulcted in a similar, fine

One cargo junk. mistress was charged with securing her craft tions. But from this time forward, (The characters in this story outside five others alongside the try to look on one as your friend as are entirely imaginary and no re- 8.8. Yuan Yung, and, pleading. ference to living persone is intend-guilty, was fined 85, with the usual well as your father."

(ed.).

alternative.

done. Perhaps, I didn't go the "That," murmured Therasa, "was and alternative. wisest way to work. Cortainly what I was afraid of."

you didn't. I want no protesta-

Sir Joseph held out his hand.

[THE END.]

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