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ROMANCE AND INTRIGUE ·

"HIS WIFE.”

By Mrs. VICTOR RICHARD. '

**The Author of "The Light above the Grobredaan '; *

* £80. Doves of Courage," "A. Reckless Puritan,

CHAPTER XIII.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

1a dinner engagement for that night. 1solda, who distracted and tascinat- There are always two sides to ed half Europe, must get someone every story, and Lord Staveling, else to take her to the Opera, that graceless as he was, enw himself as was all: He was crossing to Eng a considerably injured young man. land that night "on, business," he

The climax of his affair with Vio-said.

let Hamar which had led to the

It was only as he sat on the dock breaking off of his engagement to of the Dover boat that he wondered Orange at the eleventh hour, had a littlo about the house near

cedarwood. hit him hard,

Д

He never really intended to marry Lympton was depressing as he Violet, and he did not believe that had expected it to be, when Stavo- Orange would go back on her dress-ling put up at the George Hotel, maker, renounce her wodding cake, The town, with its narrow stricia and leave a mountain of presents to and smoking chimneys, its hurrying be returned. Yet she bad. She crowds and the noise of traffic on had faced him with hard eyes and the cobble stenes was unbearablo, repudiated everything because he and he began to feel Irritated. Why ad-and he additied It-been had Orange chosen such a diabolical foolish for a time about her cousin place for their meeting, and what could have taken her there?' Sho Violet.

But at the moment when all ob- was, a rich woman and her choice stacles were cleared from his path was in no way limited, and to de- he could have married Vialet, heliberately hide herself in this in- wanted Orange back. She was ferno of factory dres and tall chim- lost to him and he persuaded himneys was worse than fantastle. lio 'self that she had virtually forsaken looked out of the window of his him at the door of the Church, The room to where the Khts up the Orange was wretched announcement in the pa- steep hillside met the stars, but it per, saying that the marriage did not please him. "would not take place," was the carrying things too far, and though prepared to forgive her, he had no coldest of comfort.

iden of letting her off too lightly. Metaphorically, he slammed he slept badly, and the heavy carts door in Violet's pretty face. He going down the road, and the clat- was sick of pretty faces. Thereter of cloga on the pavement, woke had been too many in his life, and him carly.

In a state of furious impatience, Staveling had crossed to France and followed Mrs. Beaumont to Beaulieu, where, in spite of the heat, she had taken refuge in her ville.

Oh! my poor head."

to

It's four

FAMOUS ARTIST'S DEATH.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1928.

The late Sir Frank Dick see, President of the Royal

Academy, whose death is reported to-day.

COMMUNIST WINTER

CAMPAIGN.

SPREADING SEDITION IN

BRITAIN.

CHARGE OF BRIBERY. ON CHANNEL BOAT.

"

PASSPORT OFFICER SENT FOR TRIAL.

Full reports have just arrived in "An adjourned summons under Britain, of the speeches made at the Prevention of Corruption Act the sixth World Congress of the(1926) against William Gustav Communist International at Mos- Brown, a passport officer on A cross-Channel steamer, came cow.

before the Folkestone Bench recently.

Several

English Communists Look part in the debates. Among those elected to the now Executive of the Communist International

certain

At the previous hearing it was alleged that Brown, accepted money from. an Italian named

Buonaccorsi, crossing from Bou- logne to Folkestone. Buonaccorsi alleged that he gave Brown £7

or £8.

Giving evidence, Brown, who dented the, allegation, said there Buonaccoral wished to stay in England permanently, because he

they bored him. Oringe was sup. After breakfast he decided remely the only woman he really make enquiries about the cedar- loved, and the End vanished into wood, which was his next clue, and silence.

he strolled across the hall and spoke to. The smart, energetic woman in the office.

"Cedarwood?" she unid, looking at him, and thinking that if he were in a better temper he would be n very personable man indeed. "Why She was not at all consoling to that's Mr. Priestly's place, and a him. Orange had dianppeared on very nice. place it is. what was to have been her wedding miles out on the Halifax road."

Oh? Staveling, frowned. "And were Mr. J. R. Campbell (the with day and from that time, except for

drawal of the prosecution against a few short letters which gave her who is Mr. Priestly?"

This amused her and she laugh whom brought down the Socialist neither an address nor any other Information about her, niece, sheed. It was extraordinary to find Government in 1924), Mr. Bell, Mr. could tell him nothing at all. anyone who hadn't heard of Priest Rust (Young Communist Lengue), Mr. A. Horner, and Mr. H. Politt, thuu- "'a no use being so angry with ly's. They employed a me, Staveling," she said, her sand hands at the Works, and Mrs. While Mr. J. T. Murphy has a seat handkerchief to her eyes. "It's Priestly was very well liked. He on the International Control Com-as no doubt in his mind that not my doing, Both of you, and was married, she said, which sug-nission. Violet, also, treated me shamefully gested an idea to Staveling, and he The assumption underlying had business connexions in Glas-

asked if any other lady beside Mrs. all the discussions wos

that gow and about £140 in his posses- "She ought to have known that I Priestly lived at Cedarwood. The Great Britain is

to Alon, but said a conditional land-- on Soviet Russia, mng order would meet the case. didn't mean anything," Staveling manageress of the George reflected,

steps must be anid with unconscious irony. "Huw and finally remembered that there declare war

Brown continued: "It was at could possibly tall that she would was an unmarried Indy there. take things so literally and make think she's Mr. Priestly's slater," organised to turn such a war into this stage that Buonaccors! and Auch a fun? Look at my position, she added. "But, if she is, she's civil war in Great Britain. To his son showed considerable agita- Violet was threatening suicide, and nothing like is nice as his wife," this end the Communists are to en- tion, and after conversation in thought again. Atter on an Intensive programme of Italian between them the veiled I lost my head. Any man would Staveling

any rate if he went to Cedarwood propaganda here and in the Colonies suggestion was made that perhaps have."

"Violet alwivs threatens suicide," he would find out for certain. Yet is winter, not so much in the open, they could do something for me, Mrs. Beaumont replied tearfully.what possible exeuse could he give but secretly among the armed forces I then told him to get outside the when he got there? It was ex-of the Crown, in factories that mice and waited until the boat. "But she never doen it."

"What can I do?" He asked de-sperating, of Orange to put him in might conceivably be concerned arrived at Folkestone."

with munitions, while special at- Brown said such a suggestion as i sperately.

such a dificulty. "Walt, and she will come back," Still undecided and doubtful, he tention in to be given to docks, rail-that- made by Buonaccorsi was a Mrs. Beaumont suggested, "Or put dragged through the morning and waye, and seaports, an agony in the Times."

hung about, hoping for a message,

Sapping Loyalty. He put several agonies in the but none came. Perhaps she had

Comrade Bell urged that the Timen, but no response came; and expected him sooner, and yet he hud finally he went down to Staveling come to her as quickly as was pos Park by himself and refused to acsible. Having lost her once, he was struggle should be carried

of making against the bourgeosie on all pos cept any invitations. He wanted positivaly nervous Orange, and he could not get her false step, and he was sitting in the sible fronts "for the arming of the back, therefore the world was em hall, trying to invent a plausible proletariat for the overthrow of the ply and he sulke steadily through reason for appearing at Cedarwood, bourgeoisie." They could not, he the months. Never had any woman when a large, rather heavy looking added, sriously talk about the dis- been so thoroughly and successfully woman, well on in the thirties, interration of the capitalist State lost.

came in with a queer, furtive step or of the proletarian Revolution. "Unless we are able to know how to He was beginning to recover and stood locking round her. little, and had gone over to Paris He saw her go to the office and

1J

"I

Shat and

'on

a

very serious one, but not uncom- man. He did not consider it was his duty to report the matter to the Home Office.' In such matter an officer used his discre- tion as to whether the suggestion was, made maliciously in ignorance,

Brown was commited for trial,

bail being granted,

or

The Manchester Tramways Com- appeal to the soldiers and win them mittee has decided to advertise

motor-car.

Orders From Moscow.

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

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

Banks

Hongkong Bank, $1335 s Chartered Bank, £22 b. Mercantile A. & B., £34. 2. P. and 0 491 n.

East Ap'n $772 h.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $690 m. Union Ins., $369 a.

North China, Ins., Tls. 160 b Yangtze Ins., $50 D.

China Underwritora, $2.50 b China Fires, $275 b.

H. K. Fire Ins., $800 s.

! Shipping.

Douglasos, $381 n.

H. K. Steamboats, $261 b

H. K. Tugs, #1 80 s.-

Indo-Chinas, (Def.), 8721 b.

Sholl Trans., 115/-

n:

Union 'Waterboats, $23 b

Mining.

Benguote, $2.25 b.

Kailans, 67/b.

Langkats, Tls. 10. s.

S'hal Exploration, Tls. 2.80 b Raube, $4.25 n.

Tronohs, 17/6 n.

'Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $138) - n, Whampoa Docks, $37. n... China Providents 15.70 8. Hangkews, The, 156 . New Engineerings, Tls. 52 b Shanghai Docks, Tle. 105 b

Cottons.

Ewo Cottons, Tis. 11.10 b. Orientals, Tls. 2.40 b. 8'hai Cottone, Tia. 62 (old) sa. Landa, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $9 b H. K. Lands, 8671 n. S'hai Tanda Tls. 138 b. Humphreys. $15.35. h. Realtios, $91 b.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $23 B. Peak Trams, (old) $13 b. Star Ferries, 167 b China Lights, (Old.) $13,50 b. H. K. Electrics, $53.40 b. Macao Electrics, $26) b. Telephones $5.80 X. Rights b. China Buses, Tls. 11 b. Singapore Tractions. 12/- n Industriala.

Chins Sugars, $1 D. Malabons, $19 b Canton Icas, $3.50 6. Comonts (Comb) $9.80 b Ropes (Old) $7.60-b. United Asbestos #5 .

Blores &c.

Dairy Farme, $22.80 Watsons, $141 b. Dor A, Wing, .50 n. Lane Crawfords, 421 n.. Mackintosh, $20. Sincoros, $9.50 b. Wm. Powolls, #31 b. Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $281, n. Constructions, $1.50 b. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 641%

H. K. 'G Loan 82% b.

TELEGRAPHS!

for the Grand Prix, when suddenly, from there ho could have sworn over to our side." They must be for a new Tramways Manager in Count the as he least expected it, news came that the manageress pointed him active in the camps, but it was not succession to Mr. Mattinson, who to him of Orange, and came very out. It was not a matter of any sufficient to send one or two young died while on holiday. Mr. Mat- real interest to him, but he was a Communists into the bourgeosle tinson received £1,900 a year, but strangely.

In the bundle of letters forward-little amused for the moment.. Why armies for the purpose of distribut-the post la to be advertised at an ed to him to the Crillon Hotel, one did this highly respectable and ing leaflets. They must learn how initial salary of £2,000.

the grievances of the letter, addressed in an obviously rather magnificently dowdy woman to link up

soldiers, sailors, and airmen, with feigned hand, attracted his atten- want to know who he was?

Santa Fe (New Mexico), Sept. tion, and as he sat in his flowered She came back to the hall and the demands of the Industrial

An Englishman named silk dressing-gown drinking his sat down, fidgeting with her parasol workers, and conduct mass pro- 25.

Francis Hennin, a resident of Huy- coffee, he tore it open and rend it. and still directing her oblique paganda in the army.

"If you ever want to see Orange glances in his direction, and from

An Indian delegate (Sikanour)ton, near Liverpool, who had been, again, look for her at Lympton in feeling amused he grew suddenly expressed the view that the war visiting friends in the United Yorkshire. Your next clue is annoyed, and called to a passing would start in India, and prophesied States, was killed in a motor-car house near a cedarwood."

waiter.

and, indeed, promised that when I accident to-day on the Albuquer- Staveling stared at the unexpect "Tell them to ring me up a car," aid there would be put in operation que-Santa Fe main road. The car ed message, and immediately he he said. "I want to get out to a definite schemes already worked out in which Mr. Hennin was driving was convinced that Orange herself place called Cedarwood." had sent it. She had taken this "You spoke of Cedarwood." The for "harassing it in the rear." He collided head on with another half shy, half sly, way of letting unknown lady got up awkwardly also said: "It must be realised that him know where to find her. Made and came to where he ant. "I live India is the most vulnerable point

blow." a provocative little gesture which there, and it would be very kind if to deal British imperialism a mortal did not give her away or commit you will take me back. I'm rather

Mr. Carney, an Irish Free Stato her to anything, and decided to late?" She flushed heavily.

A flery speech was made by drag him off to Yorkshire of all "Certainly," he agreed, and he delegate, declared: "In the event places, as penance for his sins. looked at her again. Should he ask of war between America and Eng- Witovski, of the Red International He lighted a cigarette and paced her straight out if she had a mes land, which is more imminent than of Labour Unions it may be taken or we think, fully 75 per cent, of the as giving orders. He declared that the room, his reflection caught by suge for him from Orange, the long mirrors on the walls. So should he be cautious? She was Irish Free State would be pro- the work must be thorough among she was beginning to be sorry; he probably Priestly's wife, in spite American. The Irish working class railwaymen, seamen, dock workers, amiled. He had put in a thorough- of what the manageress had said in Britain, he contended, forms the metal workers, miners, and chemical ly bad time on her account, but about Mrs. Priestly's good looks, basic element among the unskilled workers, and must be concentrated this would make amends for it all. and Staveling did not like her. On workers in the chemical industry. primarily In the largest industrial He was even aurprised at his own the whole, he decided in favour of That is a position of strategie im centres, in the harbour towns, and sudden satisfaction, and a half- caution and relapsed into a stiff reportance that must demand our at-railway Junction points. The war tention. In the docks of London must be turned into a civil war. for daily demands -hearted pursult which he had begun, serve of manner.

(To Be Continued.)'

and Liverpool you will find a very Daily, strikes expired on the spot and he cancelled

high percentage of the Irish work must be organised and transformed ing class, as also among the stokers at the proper moment into a and scamen."

General Strike, which would be the A tank returning from man- a severe shaking, Mr. Norris Mr. Cohen, from Great Britafu, signal for an armed uprising.,

A manifesto issued by the Con- oeuvres recently got out of control escaped injury, but Mrs. Norris urged the conduct of subversive

propaganda, not only in the Army, gress states: "Loyal messengera while descending the Hoga Back was admitted to the Royal Surrey Navy, and Air Force, but among of the working class must be sent Into Wanborough, near Guildford, County Hospital, Guildford, suffer the ferritorials, who were, being into the armies and fleets of capt alism to prepare soldiers and and crashed thead-on into a pri-ing from abrasions to both legs trained in the use of arms,

eallors to turn their guns, in the vate motor-car driven by Mr. and shock. The other passenger, Mrs. Marjorie Pollitt urged the hour that Imperialism calls upon Norris, of Wanborough. The Im-Mrs. Hebben, of Normandy, near establishment of women's defence them to slaughter each other. pact threw Mr. Norrie and his two Guildford, also suffered from organisations. She advocated the against the Imperialists themselves,

mobilisation of women to take part the best target during the Im-] passengers out of the car.. Beyond shock. The car was wrecked. in the civil war itself.

perialist war.“

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