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Romance and Mystery.

Zora, the Invisible

By J. R. WILMOT.

(Author of "The Moorcroft Manor Mystery.")

(SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS

CHAPTERS.)

a

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SWEEPSTAKES IN ENGLAND.

MP's PROPOSAL TO LEGALISE.

After the Tote-sweepstakes and lottaries. If Major Glyn's" Bill which comes before a Standing Committee passes, there is to be a

movement,

which,

to

it is said, a considerable number of

MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1928.

SHOOTING OF STRIKERS.

FULL STORY FROM CALCUTTA.

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SHANGHAI RENTS.

INTERESTING HOUSE AND OFFICE FIGURES.

Large residences, soven to tep rooms-Tls. 150.00 to Tls. 200,00 per month.

The Asia Realty Company gives, the following rental figures for Shanghai, compiled from average FANTASTIC CHARGES. rental rates paid during the past six months for the respective types of dwellings and office space. Calcutta, May 11. In view of the conflicting state-

Small modern residences of canonised after establishing a sect Whose ramifications soon became members are committed, foa leglis-ments which have appeared regard-about four roome-Tls, 90.00 per serious menace to some of the more lation to legallee sweepstakes and ing the shooting of strike rioters in month.

Bengal on March 28, it is now made MONTGOMERY GAŸNOR, orthodox creeds, At first it was lotteries.

The idea is that promoters of clear that the District Magistrate,

Medium residences, five to six wealthy diamond merchant, is almost entirely religious but later, found dead under mysterious after a succession of feuds between these "draws" should apply for a Mr. Guru S. Dutt, dismissed the rooms Tls, 185.00 per month. cifcumstances. DR. PETER other religious bodies in Northern licence to the local Magistrates; fantastic charges brought by the BLAYNE, a young medical" crim- India, it became mora in the nature that if this be refused an appeal strike leaders against. five Euro inologist called in by INSPECT of a vast secret society whoso sole should lie to Quarter Sessions; and peans who were concerned, whereas OR WEBSTER, of Scotland Yard, aim was the destruction of British that a specified percentage of the Reuter stated Capt. Christie had

the other rule and power in India.

profits should go to the Exchequer been accused of misconduct' in/con- belleves contrary to

Thus, the precedent sought to begexion with the affair. medical evidence that Gaynor did "In some of the more Northern not die a natural death, but was provinces its activities have ocet up by the Racecourse Betting poisoned. This.he deduces from a casioned trouble to the Indian Gov. Bill would be followed; and the blood test he has made a few hours ornment and if it had not had 'purely financial reasons which lead after death, and also because he has somewhat fanatical religious savour Mr. Churchill to look with a kindly found some mysterious ash and a about it; there is no doubt that eye on this measure would, it is a almilar bene serap of paper bearing the name drastic steps would have been taken thought, induce ZORA under the grate in the dead to suppress it, but as you know, volence of attitude towards the man's office Blayne goes down to Blayne, the India Office never be other. The advocates of licensed Oaktree to 'Interview SONIA leves in stirring up unnecessary lotteries nak with what logic Partia GAYNOR, the diamond merchant's trouble by interfering with any of ment can legalise racecourse betting daughter, with whom he believes the manifold religions of India, and and refuse to extend similar pro- to properly organised himself in love, and thinks that she as yet, so I am told, it is only tection

eyes,

CHAPTER XIV.

covery.

are

The Impression In England ap parently being that sensational avents are occurring in connexion with the Bamangachi shooting case, it would be as well if the detailed facts were set down.

On March 28 a large body of East Indian Railway strikers, be longing to Lillooh, marched to Bamangachi, near Calcutta, and trespassed on railway premises, and Indulged in stone throwing,

made at

officials,

He said that Major Hewett, in charge of the East Indian Auxiliary Force, took rifles from Gurkhas and fired shota into the crowd; as saulted strikers with sticks and further, that 25 persons "were kill ed and injured," and that missing bodies were taken by Gurkhas and

Large residences on Jarge grounde-Tis. 175.00 and up per month.

(figures exclusive of water, light, taxea)

Modern apartmente, amall, two to three rooms-Tla. 85.00 to Tis. 100.00 per month.

Modern apartments, medium, three rooms-Tls. 100.00 to 125.00 per month.

Modern apartments, large, four to six rooms-TIs. 125.00 to Tis. 250.00 per month.

(figures include water, light, but not taxes).

SONGS AND DANCES.

LATEST HITS COMING TO THE QUEEN'S.

Something unusual in the way.

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is keeping something back, and suspected that Die Sons of Zora are sweepstakes. that she is aware of the identity more political than religious. Of

Nothing This Session. The mob was dispersed by the police, but again collected on both of the young man for whom Scot course, as soon as it can be def land Yard is searching, who called nitely established that they

Nothing practical can come of aides of the railway bridge, on

The above figures refer to upon Gaynor a few hours before he making trouble, there will be a re-this movement, even if the Totalisa- which the police, including a de died,

tor. Bill be passed, during the pre-tachment of the Eastern Frontier houses and apartments having up- gular comb-out.

Rifles, under Captain to-date equipment and facilities. Down at Oaktree, ton, is a mys "However, I hear that the sent scastori. Yet the mere fact, Force

First class office space, fairly terious house, "Red Gables," tenan- Foreign Office belleves that a that there is a body of members Christie, concentrated.

The strikers renewed the stone centraly located, Tls. 1.45 per ted by ANN MORRISON and her branch of the sect has been es-who are contemplating legislation presumed daughter NATALIEtablished in England, for a number of the kind described may stiffen throwing, the police retiring un-aq. ft. per annum.

Second class office space, Tla.. From the grounds an attack is of prominent ludus have been objection to Major Glyn's messure der a storm of brickbata. Super- made upon Blayne's life by means traced over here. Six months ago among that section of public opinion intendent of Police Sturgis had a1.30 per sq. ft. per annum.

Third class office space, Tls. of a blowpipe, but when he visits their headquarters were in the which dislike State recognition of rib broken.

Obviously the police would short: 100 per sq. ft. per annum, the place with Webster they can neighbourhood of Fontainebleau, gambling in any form.

ly have been overwhelmed. Mr. find no proof, although it is said but things have been abnormally

Sturgis ordered Captain Christie to that a mimber of Hindus have been quiet there for some time and it is scen in the grounds. Blayne, never suspected that they have transfer- Oaktree to London. Belleve me, fire one shot, and the orter was re- having been in love before, pats the fed their affections to London, sir, that girl's a speed merchant peated four times with an interval matter before CHRISTOPHER fact which the Foreign Office and and some more, but I didn't let her of a minute between each shot,

Altogether four strikers were in- HOOKER, his man-servant, whose the india Ofice don't like."

lose me until I'd trailed her to life he saved during the war, when "But why don't they take some Gloster Road, Hampstead, where jured, two fatally, and the crowd Hooker was his batman, and Hook-steps to clear them out?" asked she parked her car outside number then dispersed. "

The sequel to the event was that or says that he is quite certain that Blayne, secretly pleased at his dis-57 Perhaps you don't know Glos- Blayde la in love with someone.

ter Road, Sir. Self-contained flats, fantastic charges were "I suppose they have nothing de-not very expensive. By judiclous Howrah police court by a labour of entertainment is promised at the finite against them," smiled Win-manipulating of the caretaker, I official against five Europeans, in- Queen's Theatre on Thursday when The Secret Society. :

stanley: "Your up-to-date anar found that it was Bliss Gaynor's cluding an Assistant Superinten- the famous revue artists, Eleanore chist doesn't walk down Whitehall arth visit in two days, and that Mr.dent of Police and three railway Ninon and Leo Martin, will appear Clive Winstanley sat at a little with his pockets bulging with Osbert Dwyer had been laid up

at the 9.15 p.m. performance as an additional attraction. Coming dir- table in an upper room at the Bri-bombs. The modern rebel is an with a cold since the day after

ect from l'Abbaye, Paris, and the tish Museum. He was a tall, loose-expert at cloaking his intentions. Gaynor was found dead. She was

Knickerbocker, Monte Carlo, this limbed man not much over thirty. He is artful--too artful sometimes, there about three-quarters of an with a keen face and very bright and arresting people on suspicions, hour, and when she left, was look

brilliant couple will present the la- teat songa and dances, Mlle. as you know, is not always a paying ing worried." The table was strewn with scared proposition. It takes time to fix Blayne listened to the young de-

Ninon, who is famous for the and yellow documents, many of sufficient guilt to warrant inter-tective's narrative engerly.

beauty of her figure as well as her themtracked and crumpled by the forence with the normal mode of "Many thanks, Roper," he com-

skill as a dancer, will wear beauti- ful and costly gowns of a kind not lean fingers of Time-documents life."

plimented. "You've done a smart that had come down out of the "I see your point," said Blayne.ternoon's work. Number 57,

seen here before, and M. Mantin will present his astonishing dance, Past; faded, almost indecipherable, "of-course, it wouldn't do. When

A long inquiry was held by the "Aero-Doodle," which startled fragments of history that help us I've cleared up this little job I've you said, didn't you?"

Roper nodded. to connect with slender yet ingot on hand, I think I shall trot "If there is anything else I can Indian magistrate, Mr. G. S. Dutt, Paris. Mlle. Ninon and M. Mantin evitable chains the ages that lie along to the Foreign Office and tell do for you, sir, the Inspector said I and, in his own words, there was will appear at 9.15 each night from M.V. "GREYSTOKE CASTLE" Sails hence on or about 28th Jano. burled with those that are more them a few things about Mr. Zorn. was entirely at your service." such a mass of discrepant, self- Thursday to Saturday, when the readily accessible.

Thanks, old fellow, I'm beginning to

"I'll let you know," Blayne told contradictory, suspicious and un- big feature film will be Metro's He awing round in lis chair nasee a little more light. It's only a him, thoughtfully. "Tell Inspector trustworthy evidence, and reckless-screen version of Sir Jame Barrie's the door opened to admit the spruce glimmer--but even a glimmer has Webster I shall probably be aroundly wild statements, that thero was famous play, "Quality Street," with figure of Peter Blayne.

to begin in aamull way."

him early, in the norm-no alternative but to dismiss the Marion Davies in the leading role. "Hello, Peter, old mun, what on

ing."

petition, earth brings you to these musty or

"Very good, sir."

In so doing, the Magistrate ex- chives of meilineval learning?" he

When Roper had gone Blayne pressed grave doubts as to the re- greeted with a laugh,

Blayne shook his old friend cloistered up here I'm quite out of dropped into a chair to think things gularity of the actions taken in dispersing the crowd. It seemed, cordially by the hand and dropped touch with reality. We're not all

There were two courses open to he said, that no warning had been Into a comfortable chair that the mummified at the British Museum."

Blayne walked along Museum him. Either he could go down given before firing; that there had

order to no

aim low; other indicated.

"The truth is," he began, avail-Street with a feeling of elation, but once again to "Red Gables" and ing himself of the well-stocked to-shy he should have felt elated he probe further into its mysteries and shots, he alleged, were fired not bacco pouch which

Winstanley did not quite know. Although for some sign of the Sons of Zorn, at the crowd, but at ringleaders, pushed across to him. "I'm up Winstanley had told him a great or he could set off for Gloster Road, selected by Captain Christie.

The Magistrate said that this against it and I thought that per- deal, what he now knew did not lampstead, and the mysterious was not the time nor the place to haps you might be able to help me bring him any nearer solving the Osbert Dwyer,

assess responsibility, which should frequently visited. dead unless-Heavens? What a

cantly added: chap," anid Winstanley, "but if it's muit he had been! What if Mont- a medical conundrum, you'll be gomery Gagnor had, at some time first suggestion, but the thought of right out of luck."

out,"

"I shall be interested to know how you get along." Winstanley told him, as they parted. "You mustn't think that because I'm

to see

over.

Interview Mr.

burned,

be

Petition Dismissed..

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"QUALITY STREET" COMING HERE.

"Quality Street," the fourth of Sir James Barrie's stage plays to transferred to the screen, will be the chief attraction at the Queen's Theatre from Thursday to Satur-

"I'll do what I can, of course, old mystery, of Montgomery Gaynor's young man whom Sonia Gaynor sobe decided elsewhere, and he signill-day next, according to a special

the nouch on the desk.

with this

mixed up secret society!;

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From Hongkong Blayne filled his pipe and replaced or another, been in India and got/Sonia Gaynor having a lover, upset that the complainant and the other derelin" and "Peter Pan" so suc- formidable his reasoning and Blayne decided leaders who encouraged a large cessfully produced as motion pic

Baile honoe on or about 21st June, to follow the latter course fiat; body of ignorant, strikers to proceed tures, did not hesitate to entrust

Sails honce on or about 19th July.. At the corner of Woburn Square after explaining to Webster what in a mass to a large railway centre, the role of mischievous, impulsive Phoebe Throssci to Marion Davies, he had

BRINDISL

AND heard from Winstanley, for the purpose of over-awing work

TRIESTE he stopped abruptly,

ors, cannot be absolved from grave beautiful heroine of many great But 300 this. mun Dwyer Ile was on the right track at last.

responsibility for the unfortunate

Conrad, Nagel

from Hongkong he must, A sudden sense of This was nothing more than a

appears as a young English doctor nction."

in the Napoleonic period who, fanatical crime of revenge--the jealousy overcame him. Hooker consequences of their ill-advised screen fomances,

"I was wondering whether you'd ever heard of anyone named 'Zora'?" asked the medieo. "If you have, I'd be glad to know anything you can tell me about him. All know at the moment is that it the name of an Indian Idol stand- ing or rather squatting-on, my

mantelshelf at home."

culmination of an Eastern vendetta, had been quite right. He was in Captain George H. Christie has through not having the courage to Sonia Gaynor was innocent, and so love with the girl-sufficiently in been in the Indian Army 14 months, declare his love, soes to the wars probably was the unknown young love to realise that the idea of an attached to the Eastern Frontier and returns years later to find his man she was shiebling. Down at other man being uppermost in her Rifies, who are really armed Gur-sweetheart an old maid-until she Clive Winstanley's eyes brighten: "Red Gables" he would probably affections was agonising and not at khu police. The headquarters are turns "flapper" again with surpris- ed and he turned towards Blayne find the solution-at "Red Gables all to his liking.

ing results. The screen version of with an

unmistakeable". trace of with Mrs. Morrison and her rather He was due out at seven for a While the action of the Magis-the stage play has lost none of its eagerness.

attractive daughter.

dinner appointment with Dr. "It's funny you should mention Hailing a passing

taxi-cub, Charles Murray, the surgeon the that," he began, "because it was Blayne jumped in and told the Criterion, and he was just about only the other day that I had an driver to get him to Hair Moon to ring for Hooker to inquire about inquiry from Petera at the Foreign Street as quickly as the maze of his clothes when the telephone bell Office. It seems they're interested traffic regulations would permit, tinkled. in Zora as well."

The driver, with one eye on Blayne's

ment.

Blayne lifted the receiver. "Hello! Hello!"

"Is that Dr. Peter Blayne," came a woman's voice.

"Speaking. Who is that?"

at Dacca. trate in criticising the methods em- played by the police is commented little interest locally, where the on adversely, the case has excited matter can be judged on its true

merits.

The

delicacy, and wistfulness under the directed Miss Davies in "Beverly direction of Sydney Franklin, who of Graustark" and many other out- standing productions.

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

It would be unwise to exaggerate "But what has the Foreign Office apparent eagerness and the other

the importance of the case. complaint was only admitted after

Mies Iona Mackay, aged 19, got to do with the murder of on his prosperous appearance, Montgomery Gaynor?" asked nodded intelligently.

much discussion. The defendanta, daughter of Major Eric Mackay, of

House, and Hilperton

Trowbridge, Blayne, in surprise. and bewilder- Blayne found that he had been)

Mesars. "Mould, Hitchcock, at the Museum longer than he im- "If you are in the habit of burn withinahaw (Railway officials), Wiltshire, died at a Southampton "Nothing at all, as far as agined, and it was nearly five ing any of your correspondence," Major Hewett (East Indian Rail nursing home recently as the re- know," said Winstanley, "but it o'clock when he entered his flat to said the voice, ignoring his inquiry, way Volunteers), and Mr. Jones ault of a mosquito bite. scoms that the venerable Sons of find the punctilious Hooker opening "I should advise you to use your (Assistant Superintendent of Po- Zora are up to their tricks again the door.

waste paper basket. It would be lice) were charged with murder and that they've transferred their "A gentleman to see you, sir," he much safer,

and culpable homicide during the The unexpectedness of the warn- rioting headquarters from Paris to Len-announced. "Came about ten

There was don,"

minutes ago. Mast persistent fel-ing took him off his guard, but be-

no charge against Hadn't you better begin at the low, sir. Said he must see you, the receiver being replaced at the that a Government Inquiry must fore he could open his lips he heard Captain Christie, but it is obvious beginning, old chap" smiled and that he'd wait," Blayne. "If you'll tell me all you "Good!" murmured Blayne, another end, and when he did inquire follow the Magistrate's strictures. know about this Zora business I Hooker took his hat.

ho found himself talking Into a feel sure you.wll be able to help

Carefully closing the door behind vacuum.

Blayne signalled frantically for me considerably,

Mr. Arthur Harrison, borough him, Blayne saw Roper riso from a Winstanley opened a drawer in chair and place a newspaper on the the operator.

engineer and surveyor at South- his desk and pulled out a portfolio table at his elbow.

"Who was that ringing me a mo-wark, who is retiring, has saved from which he extracted a sheaf of "I didn't expect you back quite ment ago?" he asked, quickly. the ratepayers over £27,000 in 22

T years by converting house refuse foolscap sheets filled with micro-so soon, Roper," said Blayne. Can you find out for mo? This I want to know-- scopic writing,

"Nothing doing, I suppose, Wasn't is Gerrard 936,

urgently." "I'm afraid that's a tall order, the lady's afternoon out, eh?”

A moment Inter he beard the Peter," he smiled, "you'll have to "On the contrary, sir, it was,"

operator's voice. be content with a preels. As you answered the bright young man "Your call was from a public call are probably aware, Zora is an an-from Scotland Yard whom Inspec- clent Indian god, who is popularly for Webster bad loaned" La Blayne, supposed to possess rather unusual I acted on your Instructions, sir," powers. The original Zora was a he continued. opening his pocket Hindu fanatic, who became sort of book, "and followed her from

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office in Oxford Street," it said.

(To be continued), (The characters in this story are entirely imaginary and no reference to living persons is intended)

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