1928-06-27 — Page 11

Romance and Mystery,

Zora, the Invisible

By J. R. WILMOT.

(Author of "The Moorcroft Manor Mystory.");

CHAPTER

XXVIII,

was disloyal of me, but I was only disloyal in mind. I did my duty Betrayal.

as a British soldier faithfully and For the moment both men stared well, as my records will show, sir. at each other unflinchingly. Then As far as I know I was the only Blayne smiled. He had met cases fellow in our crowd who showed like this before. Hallucinations any sympathies with Zora, and they were frequent winong patients in didn't suspect me. I looked upon Hooker's condition. It was. as it as a private matter, and I still though the thought uppermost in had four years to go before relief. the patient's mind at the time of I sent word to my mother about the an abnormal occurrence still persist child, and Major Anderson's wife ed long afterwards until normality looked after the bairn until some- one who could be trusted was going was restored,

home and took Natalio with her."

Hooker seemed quick to interpret the thoughts that were pussing through his master's mind."

"Natalie!" exclaimed Blayne. "Did you say Natalie?!!

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

SURPENE COURT CLAIMS.

(Continued from Page 7.)

thirteen were settled and the others are pending.

The foes collected amounted to $650.25 as against $312.25 in 1926.

Bankruptcies,

Thirty-nine petitions were filled, 26 being creditors' petitions and 13 debtors' petitions. The figures for 1926 were respectively 56, 35 and 21.

The number of Receiving Orders

debtors' made was 25, being 15 on creditors' petitions and 10 The figures for 1926 were respec- tively 37, 26, and 11.

on

The number of Public Examina-

tions held was 27 as against 19 in 1926. There were 15 Adjudica- tions as against 37 in 1926,

There was one Scheme of "Yes, sir that's what they chris-Arrangement. Three petitions "Please don't think I'm mund, sir,tened her. I didn't altogether' like were withdrawn, one bankrupt I'm not. I'm perfectly sane. What It-too Indian-sounding for me obtained his discharge, 2 Receiving I said was the truth. I am Zorn. wanted to call her Gertrude, after Orders were rescinded, 7 petitions That is why it is so difficult to be her mother. Well, my mother look were dismissed and 2 Adjudica- gin, sir. There is so much to telled after her, and when Ann-she's tions annulled. you."

my other sister-got married, she "Tell me this," Binyne spoke took the girl and brought her up kindly, yet firmly. "Where did until I get back. She Look Ann's this-accident, happen, and when?" name-Morrison."

The estimated assets, in cares where Receiving Orders' wore

not*** made and

subsequently "Last night, sir, at 'Red Gables," Hooker paused in his narrative, rescinded, were $449,097.52 and during a meeting of the Brother-exhausted, and appealed for a drink, the estimated linbilitles $2,788,- hood of the Sons of Zorn of whom which Blayne gave him willingly. 520.65 as againat $644,739.00 and I am the acknowledged European He was beginning to see light at $1,645,327.00 respectively in 1926. The fees collected amounted to Natalie Morrison-that in- head."

last, nocent, beautiful child of a girl-$0.414.90 as against $5,103.74 in had been the cornerstone of the 1926, and the Oeial Receiver's mystery, and he had never suspect Commission as Trustee, where no ed it.. She had never suspected it, Trustee had been appointed the

Creditors,

WA8 $14,960.87 either, which was just as well.

against $7,837.43 In 1926.

Blayne gasped." This was not the ravings of dementin.. Hooker must, Indeed, indeed be speaking the truth.

"I see." Blayne acknowledged, "and how before you talk any more, I'm going to get you something."

He arose and crossed over the ward to where Dr. Ridley and the matron were still standing and sent the nurse to the ward medicine cup- board for a atimulant.

Hooker appeared grateful for it, and Blayne placed an extra pillow under his shoulders, raising the the hand slightly.

Before Blayne could speak, Hook- er began again, his voice still re- markably strong in spite of the spark of life within him that must be now little Liore than the merest

leker.

Probate and Administration.

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Two hundred and ninety-nine grants were made by the Court being:-Probate. 138; Letters of Administration, 161. The figures in 1926 were respectively. 120 and 162.

Court fees amounted to $18,917,20 and Official Administrator's Com- mission to $393.04. The figures in 1926 were respectively $22,225.15 and $3,119.99.

At the end of the year, there were 269 Deceased Estates Ac- counts on the Court books. The in- Estates vested funds for these totalled 350,420.17 and the enah ba lances $74,901.56,

Official Trusts.

The number of Trust Estates in the hands of the Onelal Trustee at the end of the year was 22. The invested funds totalled $160,803.73 and the cash balances $17,964.86. No trust was wound up during the year and one new trust was opened, The amount of commission col- ecled was $161.02 as against $81.34 in 1926.

"Before we left India, sir, I had been initiated into the mysteries of Zora at a special meeting of the Brotherhood held at the foot of The Rajmahl lls. They invested "I must take you back a good me with the title of the Western many years, sir, Hooker began, Zoru, bidding me organise the Bro "When I was in India I was doing therhood in Europe, with my hand- a stretch with the Middlesex at Cal-quarters wherever I cared to choose, cutta-quite a youngster at the It was rather good fun, sir, being time air. We were there for seven head of a secret society. I liked the years, and it was then that I heard the mysterious flower I was. sup that there was shortage of posed to wield, for no one was to domestic servants in the establish- know who Zora was. I was imenta of the white colony.. I had plied with the names of the Bro- sister Gertrude a fine, strang thers in England and France, and girl, air, at that time in service alrculated the Lodges whenever I in London. We had grown up to felt we ought to meet. Only one IIin gether, and when I was ordered out man knew of my identity, to India, she was nearly broken-name was Kasha, and he saw to all hearted. So I had a word with our the arrangements. All I had to do colonel, sir, about her coming out, was to appear shrouded and veiled seeing that positions were going at the meetings and to give them begging, and some of the people not news of their Indian Brothers. liking the ayabe. He fixed it all "Natalie was growing up, and up for her, sir, with a Major An-she was happy with her aunt and derson's wife, who wanted a girl to uncle. They loved her as if she had been their own. She always look after her two children.

"Gertrudo had her passage paid called me 'Uncle C.," he added, "his

On the 31st December there were out, and she was wonderfully glad eyes misty with the emotion the

"Thon 512 companies on the Hongkong We memory brought to him. to Reo me and to be near me. spent a good deal of our time to came the War and that altered Register, of which 61 were

I went course of Hiquidation. During gether, for we had more leisure in things a goodish den!. the army in those days, air, and we across with the first batch in the year 47 new companies were put

My brother-in-law were both young enough to enjoy August 1914. life as we found it. Then I began joined up shortly afterwards. He to hear things about her in connex was killed at Neuve Chapelle early lon with a young. fellow named in 1915. Then, after. I'd been Montgomery Gaynor, I didn't take pipped four times and looked like Hongkong to the Shanghai Re} too much notice of it at the time, being sent back to blighty, you golgister. air, for you know how scandal does me, sir, and there's no need for me go about in British quarters abroad, to go over that part of the story, but when it didn't stop, I challeng-sir, except this you've caused me

sir. lot of trouble, ed her with it, and she told me that & she was deeply in love with him. I see, told her it must stop. He was not thing. I owed

You

1 owed you Bome- life. you my

I knew it was bound to come sooner or later if I waited.

Registrar of Companies,

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on the Register and 33 struck off. One company was transferred from the Shanghai to the Hongkong Re- gister and no company from the

The Tees collected in respect of "China" companies amounted to, $125,196:99, and those in respect of other companies to $12,564.80.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW?

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

1 In the Antarctic, according to the Ilav. J. Gordon Hayes, whose lok, "Antarctles," he

just been published. 2 In Long Island New Cuines. 3 800,000,000, in Hermit's year, 1807. 5 At Cowthrope, near Wetherby, York.

1782. 6 2.76. The Isle of Man. 10 Dr.

Auguste Forel in "The Social World of the Anis compared with that of Man. 11 4

antial in the production of synthetle rub per le antal airohol, which can be most cheap- obtained from potatoes. 17 The Boya bean, Recording to Mr. J.L.. North, curnier of the Royal Botanic Bociety's Gardens, Regent's Park

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1928.

SHARE PRICES."

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,

The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:

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Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $12927 d. Chartered Bank, 621) b., Mercantile A. & B., £35 P. and O. 694 n.. East Asia. $75 n.

Insurances.

3.

Canton Ins., $815_n. Union Ins., $335 b. North Chins, Ins., Tls. 143 b. Yangtazo Ins., 850 n.. China Underwritors, $2.35 b. China Fires, $235 b. E. K. Fire Ins., $7224" 80.

Shipping.

Douglases, #37 a.

H. K. Steamboats, $29 n. H. K. Tuga, $211. Indo-Chinas, (Dof.) $70 Shell Trans., 98/9 Union Waterboats, $20 b.. Mining.

Benguets, $1 b.

Kailans, 53/6 b.. Langkats, Tls. 12.20 n.

COLONY'S BETTER

OUTLOOK.

(Continued from · Page" 7.)

Estimates.

Under the head of Police Force savings were due to vacanelos-in the establishment and officers being on leave.

Lapsing salaries and overestimat. Ing the sum required for medicines and surgical appliances chiefly responsible for the savings in the Medical Department.

were

The, savings in the Sanitary Department vote are accounted for by lapsing salaries and deferring the purchase of a new refuse barge for which provision was 'made in the Estimates.

The Education Department. showed savings as a result of lapsing salaries and a reduction in capitation and building grants.'

The Public Works Department showed, a saving mainly due to tapsing salarica and á tendency to over-estimato requirements for "other charges."

Retrenchment Policy. The considerable saving under Public Works Extraordinary was brought about by the general of [retrenchment pursued by the Gov- ernment Public Works not of an

S'hai Exploration, Tls. 2.80 n. urgent character were postponed Rauba, 84 n. Tronohe, 17/6 n.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $1371 B. Whampoa Dooks, $40 h. China Providents $5.10 n. Hongkows, Tls. 156 p. New Engineerings, Tle. 5 p. Shanghai Docks, Tis. 1051 sa,

Cottons.

Xi

Ewo Cottons, TIE. 8,70 ñ. Orientals, Tis. 2.20 S'hai Cottons, Tis. 514 (old)

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $9.20 H. K. Lands, $65 b. B'hai Tanda Tis. '134 b. Humphreys, $147 b. Realtion, $8.50

8.

b.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $24.80 h. Peak Trams, (old) $12 b. Star Forrios, $64 b China Lights, (Old.) $11.75 H'kong Electrics, $717 m. Macao Electrica, $261 b. Telephones $5.60 h.. China Buses, Tls. 9 b. Singapore Tractions. 10/9 n.

Industrials.

China Sugars, $2.70 n. Malabons, $24) n.

B.

Canton Icoe, $3.30 b Comenta (Comb) $9.60 b. Ropes (Old) $0.50 United Arhostos $10 n.

Stores Bic Dairy Farms, $21.60 b. Watsons, $14 8. Der A. Wing, .50 n. Lane Crawfords, $3.75 n. Mackintosh, $20 n. Sinceros, $9.50 Wm. Powells, #3 b.

Miscellaneous, Amusemonts, 31 B. Constructions, $1 B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 65% n. H. K. G. Loan, 5% ·

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ITALY'S PACT WITH TURKEY.

and work was delayed on auch schemes as were already in pro- gress wherever this could be done without disadvantage. "

The saving shown under the hoad Charge On Account of Public Debt was due to repayment of the greater part of the Local War Loan baing effected in the first half of the year with a consequent eaving of interest.. The Staking Fund investments realised suf- ficient to make any further contri- bution unnecessary and the provi- sion for this was therefore allow n.ed to lapse.

The achome for the formation of a Naval Volunteer Reserve in Hongkong was not proceeded with.

Other Excess Sums.

were Дв

Th principal heads of expendi- ture, showing exceas follows:-Miscellaneous Services, $357,695; Charitable Services, $22,134.

The vote for Miscellaneous Ser- account of services of a special vices was exceeded largely on

nature necessitated by the politi cal situation and for which no provision WEL

the mado in. Estimates. The cost of transport of Government Servants was greatly underestimated and to a smaller degree this fault was ap- parent in several items.

Several charitable grants which could not be foreseen caused the other excess item.

DIRT TRACK DEATH.

RIDER WHO WAS WARNED TO BE CAREFUL.

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"Motor-cycling is a dangerous occupation," said Mr. II. R. 08- wald, the Coroner, in recording a verdiet of accidental death at the Inquest at Chelsea on Charles Henry Biddle, aged 19, a mechanic, of Pindock-mewa, Maida Vale, who crashed on the dirt track at Stamford Bridge, and died in hospital six days afterwards with- out regaining consciousness.

Charles David Biddle, a garage attendant, said that his son, a brilliant motor driver, récently purchased a new racing motor- cycle. Rome, June 1. The text of the Italo-Turkish Treaty, which is published to-day day ainultaneously in Romo and Angora, follows the lines already in dicated in the Morning Post.

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Michael O'Sullivan, a mechanie, tho agreement on neutrality, con- of Aleroft-rond, Kentish Town, cillation and arbitration and a stated that he and Biddle rode Protocol with nine articles defining round together for about six laps, the methods of arbitration to be and then Biddle said he would do adopted for the settlement of any final lap and finish. questions which cannot be settled. through the usual diplomatie chan

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in the same set as she was, sir. If that Jerry had got me, I would 'Gertle,' said 'forget, him, He never have got my revenge, and by won't do you any good.' But it God, sir, I'd have hung on to life was no good, air. She told me she tightly rather than miss my chance, couldn't give him up. Why should sho? She was doing better for

"I was happy enough to get back herself than marrying a private Boldier. So what could I do? with you, sir, after the War. It

"Then Gaynor

disappeared. meant that I could pursue my ven- Went back to England, quietly, and detta against my sister's betrayer hire & Tierlin scientists have reached 462 - left her broken-hearted and ex-with greater ease. There was low vers by liquefying befiam gras and allow pecting a child. That was a scandal, much less risk of my being discovering it to xand. 7 Illanchard, by ballon in if you like, slr. Hard words were ed. It enabled me to keep into the said about Gertrude, but I was only background, sir, and when I found a private soldier, and you know that you were engaged on the case what that means, sir. But I know engaged in trying to discover who that Gaynor, and not my sister, Zora was-1 felt glad, glad because was the one at fault. The child I'd always know where you where, was born-Mrs. Anderson was a sir, and that was often a great help. white woman, and looked after her But it also hindered me, sir.. It

but it was no use..... Gertrude would have been quite easy for me couldn't risk that, so I got Freda died. I think I went mad, then. I to put you out of the way. I only Vane-a friend of mine who has openly said that I'd get even with thought

-once-only been useful on several occasions,nels. the swine, but I had to wait-wait once and then I never forgave my-sir-to keep you out of the way for all these years before vengeance self. I couldn't kill the one man until Kasha had gone to Bradford take not to enter into any political banking, and his front wheel got CENTENARY TRIBUTES TO the Republic, the Minister of Wars came, I'm satisfied now, sir. I'm in the world I respected and,hon- on the train you should have caught or economic agreement or into any into a wobble. He throttled down convinced that I've done the right oured; the man who had saved my and removed Ball to a place of safe combination directed against either and then shot over the side of his thing.

life and who deserved the V.C. for ty. He's quite all right, air, You'll of them. If one or the other is machine and came down on his

attacked by one or more 'Powers, hend," "But that's not all, sir. While I it."

find him at 'Red Gables.'"

Huntington Wells, was out in India I got to know a "That was where you were rather Hooker paused again and closed the other will observe neutrality

throughout the conflict. Each clerk of the course, anid that they good deal about the Sons of Zorn. in the way, if I may say so, sir, his eyes exhausted. was fascinated by their creed. God so there was nothing for me to do

Blayne waited patiently and then obliges itself to submit to con- had fewer spills at their track

of

thxt

"He was doing about 20 miles GREECE REMEMBERS A

FRIEND. the bend," stated an hour on O'Sullivan, "and took it nil right. Then he seemed to go up the

William

CAPT. HASTINGS.

The party included Bir Perog Forey Loraine, British Minister who travelled on the British de stroyer Waterhen, Goneral Phrai fres, representing the President of and Captain Turtle, head of thi British Naval "Mission," Athens, June 1,

To-morrow there, will be a cert To-day began celebrations of mony at the arsenal of Pord the centenary of the famous Phil-where a monument lles over the hellone Captain Frank Abney body of Hastings, and on Bunday Hastings, who, as a volunteer another ceremony will take place

knowa, why, but I was. One of the but to try to warn you. You will revived him with the tiny medicine cillatory procedure any difference than any other,

which may arise, apart from ques- "I am an old racing man and naval commander, destroyed in the English Church of Athens,

Greece.

fellows I met in an outpast told me recollect, sir, that a nasty little glass that stood on the locker. tions regulated by existing treaties knew the guns. I said to Biddle; Turkish fleet in the Bay of Salona where Hastings' heart. (found b about them-a religious body with|thing from a blow-pipe was sent in At all coats be must keep Hooker or questions affecting sovereign Go slowly. The fastest lap he in 1827, and so precipitated the the late Mr Arthur Hill in th political leanings towards the old, your direction once. Of course, a little longer. He had purposely rights. old cry India for the Indians, I might have known that that refrained from making any of the The Treaty is to last five years did was 38 miles an hour. He Battle of Navarino, which ensured house of the historian Finlay)

the independendo.of Greece. at rest, and where a, tablet comý was a rebel myself, sir, a rebel wouldn't · stop- you, It didn't numerous interjections that had from the date of the exchange of appeared to be a good rider."

Mr. Liley (for the relatives)-- against the injustico of life that and I'm sorry,

Hastings in May, 1828, was memorates the hero's death, air, ifbeen repeatedly on the tip of his ratifications and If not denounced

The Press publishes long artti permits a man to get away, scot I've caused you any die tongue as he had listened to the six months before the expiry of that what causes a wheel to wobble?" wounded in an attack made on free, while the woman pays the comfort, especially that night on man's extraordinary story. Blayne term will remain in force another Track fever, that is nervousness Aftoliko, near Misolonghi, and cles extolling Hastings services to

on the part of the rider, or a loose aled at Zante on June 1. penalty. I didn't take it too scri- Wandsworth Common.. But I knew fell relieved when Hooker's faco five years, ously at first. It was just some you were going to Bradford, you brightened and the blue eyes opened The Protocal annexed provides steering gear.

The first, ceremony to-day con- thing to keep my mind from wan- told me so yourself, and I knew again and turned to him.

for the creation of an arbitration

aisted in the laying of a wreath on dering to Gaynor.' It was the only that the only reason why you were "There is just one thing, Hook-commission and procedure for the

the sea near Aitoliko. A move: thing that kept me sane all those going was to ace Ball. I'd heard heer," he said, ""that you haven't yet settlement of possible differences, A "behind the-scenes" trip was seven years. It may have seemed was back in England and that he'd told me, and to me it is more in- In the event of the parties not be made by 100 members of the was then made to Misolonghi, strange, but I was always among been out in India at the time, sir, portant than anything else. ing willing to accept the commle Junior Car Club to Lyons's ten and where a bust of Hastings, pre those who volunteered for outpost I had an idea that Ball would get want you, to tell me how Montelon's findings-it provides for the chocolate factories at Greenford, unveiled, speeches wore delivered, Here is the solution to

santed by the municipality, was duty just because I knew it would into touch with Scotland Yard and gomery Gaynor died,"med submission of such questions to the Middlesex,recently. The visi- bring me in touch with the Sons of tell them about the occurrence.

(To be Continued.)^^"« Permanent Court of International tors spent two hours seeing how and wreathe Jald. After a puzzle on another pages Zora

Had he done so and mentioned the

SINGE, SINGS, SINKS, SILES, The characters in this story are Justice, whose decision both con- chocolates are made, and learning luncheon, given by the Mayor, the "Gradually I got into a way of name Hooker, it might possibly entirely imaginary, and no refer-tract parties obligo themselves how 1 million packets of tea party sharing in the celebrations SILLS HILLS, HALLS, HAILS, thinking as they did, - I know It have conveyed something to you.

nd act on in good faith are sent out every day.

returned to Pharleron.

HAIRS. ance to living perant

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