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ROMANCE AND INTRIGUE

"HIS WIFE."

By Mrs. VICTOR RICKARD,

Author of "The Light above the Crossranan ') "The House of Courage;" "A Reckless Puritan," etc.

CHAPTER XVI.

But when Orange came into the drawing room Mro. Priestly was already there. She smiled benignly and handed Orange the telegram "You were in such a hurry when you came in that I could not give It to you," she said pointedly.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

was

jirritably. The conversation

obviously annoying to Orange, and he wished to end it. "Do let us leave Staveling's affairs alone. He can be engaged to anyone he likes, surely, without our having to discuss it. As you 887, Mother, fet us be charitable."

LAWN BOWLS.

RECREIO GAIN- PROMOTION

TO FIRST DIVISION.

The Championship of the second Division in the Lawn Bowls League was decided on Saturday when Club de Recreio "A" team played their last match against the Yacht Club and we se sex hus gain promotion 27 shots. The Portuguese team to the First Division for next the season while their place. Second will be taken by Civil Ber. vice, unless it is decided to maintain an oven number of teams in each division.

The Portuguese team had the ad- vantage of home ground, but even then one rink suffered a heavy reversal, Device and his men gaining a lead of 15 shots for the Yacht Club. On won by substantial margins.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1928.

V.R.C. AQUATICS.

VETERAN RETAINS. THE

LEADERSHIP.

Tho Victoria, Recreation Club Aquatic Sports were continued on Saturday afternoon, commencing at 2.80,

when tho Quarter Mile Championshop, tho 100 yards Ladies Championship, 100 yards Team Race, Championship, 100 yards Boys' High Dive Handicap for Members

were awum off.

There was a poor attendance when the hosts for the Boys' Championship were staged. In the final, J. Amory, led from the start and was an easy winner from F. Starling, the respec- tive times being 72 1/6 seconds and 84 1/5 seconds, with R. Wood third,

In the Quarter Mile, C. J. Cooke, D. Lyon and L. R. Pereira were the

five

with the others close up. Inngths Cocke caught up in the sixth and was always increasing a close load. Lyon was badly left and the race finished casy winner in 5 with Cooke an minutes, 49 seconds, which equalled Lyon's record, in 1924,

"Now, I fear, the news is old news, Mrs. Priestly said, with a kind of the other two rinks, the home team only contestants. Pereira lod over.

oven though it is good news."

Orange read the teegram careful Jy. So Walter had thought it worth while to deceive her up to that point. Her heart hardened, When he came into the room and

"And who are we to cast stones?" jawful piety. "We know the secrets

of our own hearts, my son."

The fight for runners-up honours on the Taikoo greens proved an in- teresting match between the hosts and the Civil Servics team, who during the earlier part of the season had ship. The dock players, however, netiled the question of second place by winning by 17 shots. They have one more match to play, this being against the Yacht Club.

Orange looked at him, watching the effect of his mother's remark, but Walter did not finch or show looked eagerly towards her, she smallest sign of inward discoma of carrying off the champion- mado no response and sat in lonely fort. Healy smiled and said, ailence. She could see that he was "Well, thai la so, and perhaps nonu hurt by her manner, but what right of us are as good, as we try to

appear. I know I'm not."

had he to be hurt?

"We hnd a visitor to-day," Mr., Priestly said, from her side of the table. "Orange had a headache and you certainly do look pinched and pale, my dear-so misel him. Not that at all approve of the: "young man.” She drank her soup

Hittle noisily.

"A very nice fellow,". Walter said, "I've asked hing, to come to dinner to-morrow night, Orange, if that suits you 'le's staying Lympton."

"My hend is nching," Orange aid, getting up from her place, "I'll go to bed, if no one objects,"

without waiting for any reply he went out of the room,

Recrelo v Yacht Club.

Recreio "A"

Yacht Club Dencon C, F. Vas

Bentley Carpenter

C. R. Soun

F. X. Soarea Walter followed her to the hall. A. Lopes and watched her go up the stair-P. A. Yvanovich care, but she did not turn or look H. Alves bark, even though she must have C. Rodrigues known that he was there, waiting C. Marques for me Bttle sign which the A. Ribeiro in sudden sweetness of her letters. X. Silva

had promised. But she gave none and heavy-hearted and distressed, C. G. Silv "Not a very nice fellow," Mrs.e went back to the dining-room. Priestly laughed her throaty laugh..

"The question is, how did she "Do not let as mine" words, " Walter. A very captivatinit person get him here?" Mrs. Priestly said, ality, but not nice. Nice is a word is she and Ada sat together alone We reserve for more dmirable in the large drawing-room. "It Individuals. Lord Staveling has is a little bare-faced.” record of which it is wiser not to speak." She closed her eyes for a second..

"How could he have known where to find her otherwise?" Adn asked, reddening quickly,

"We shall see!" Mra. Priestly "I thought him fearfully hand-

a furtive patted the lare on her ample bosom, some," Ads said, with

"Let us be patient, Ada, and glauce towards Orange. *"Hou

she added," and discreet. In this instance we act been married,"

for Walter. Oh, my poor son" 'people say"

said not."

R. F. Luz

11 L, J. Davies

Sutton Murduch Wond

31 A. L. Shield

E. Abenhams

P. W. Ramsay

T. H. Brayfield

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Taikoo v Civil Service.

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Ladies' Championship was a family affair, with the Misses D. and

lined 1, Hunt and the Misses M, and D. Both the Hunt George

up. ladies led from the start, but were soon caught up by Miss D. George, who went ahead from the second lap and won in 21 1/5 seconds, with Miss D. Hunt Accond in 95 3/5 seconds

The Team Race for six-a-side drew anly one entry and that from the V.I.C. The courie was awum: over with the following times J. R. Johnstone, 42 secs; D, Lyon, 64 secs: S. V. Gittina, 64 2/4 "necs; L. R. Pereira, 60 secs; C. J. Cooke, 09 secs; W. F. Kerr, 73 secs. Total tine 6 mins, 38 2/5 sees.

E. A. di Roza defented Igglesden in the High Dive by &4 pointa to. 74 points.

The 150 yards Members' Handicap attracted three entries, Messrs. 43 Fortnite, Johnstone and Remedion, with Jolmstone conceding. 22 seconds. Johnstone failed to make good his handicap and after a thrilling race between Remedios and Fortaita, the former gained the verdict by 1/ second in 1 min, 55 1/5 seconds.

Long Plunge.

On their own green, Taikoo Recrea lion Club defeated Civil Service Cricket Club by 17 shots.

Scores: Talkoo

D. Young C. S. Cameron J. Sloan D. Munro

Civil Service L. Whant

W. J. Bickford Hollanda

28 S. E, Alderman 14

F. H. Huldman

1. E. Longbottom 26 R. T. Taylor 16

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S. Eccleshall

C. E. Joncs

J. R. Archibald

18 J. Massey 23

Kowloon CC. v. Craigengewer.

she said, in a lamentable voice. D. C. Spiers "Never mind what people say," "If Orange has planned a Becret Hope Mrs. Priestly reproved her. "Let ng at least be charitable. There meeting, it should be prevented. E. Moore was some talk of an engagement could we know how far shet. M. Keown between him and one of these might be led away by this old and Craig empty-headed society girls, but he datious entantement of hers. T. Young abems to have escaped her tolls, for To bring the man here, to her. McKechnie 1-asked him if it was not the fact home! To induce him to come, by that he was to be married, and he what promises we can only guess, and to make a pretence of never Orange moved abruptly; upset-having heard his name before. I ting her wine glass. "I should be admit I never thought highly of sorry for any-one he married," she range, but I did not feel her to be capable of such baseness as said, bitterly.

"I thought you didn't know this!"

"No." Ada agreed, uncomfortably. him," "Ada said, quickly.

"Of course not. All the mame, "Everyone has heard of him." Walter interposed, bending over Lord Staveling is good-looking, Orange and repairing the damage even though I thought his manners with his table-napkin. It hasn't atrovitaly bad, anything to do with us."

much

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Crossing the harbour, Craigengówer

Cricket Club defeated Kowloon Cricket Club by 12 shots. One rink led at 18-18. Scores;

. Gitting Kawloon C. C.

G. Wragge J., Robinson B. Petheras

E. D. Shank

Craigengower.

Pearse Cavanagh W. Nicholson

16 11. Beer

T. Lunny

19

F. K. Modi, S. Flegg

31

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A. E. Contes

· D. K. KharaR

J. T. Lewis

18 F. T. Knott

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League Tables,

Mra. Priestly went to the piano, T. B. Smith But would you like me to be always a bad sign with her, and J. Howe engaged to him?" Ada laughed, played "The Lost Chord,” with F. G. Herridge 15 A. A. Razack

She put só variations. rather loudly.

"There, Orange, that's all right force and feeling into her music Burford now it's hardly practical politics, that Ada could hardly endure 1 Jack Ada."

the tension it created in her mind. G. J. Tacchi "He may have reformed," Mrs. She was hot and restless, and W. W. Hirst Priestly said, slowly. "How can Walter was evidently not going to we tell? Humanly speaking, it is put in an appartace in the draw- not very probable, but he may have.ug-room, ro, without saying a A good wife would make a vast word, he slipped ont through the

ng windows into the garden, Recrolo "A" diference to him or to any man."

White to the tips. Orange sat under the stär-lit calm of the night. Takno RC.

As she went silently looking down to the end of

grass Civil Service C.C, a flowering shrubbery, Craigengower C.C... the table, where Walter watched towards

she stopped suddenly,, startled, Kowloon ILG.C. her uneasily.

Ada began afresh. "Apparently because she heard a Imovement | Kowloon 0.0. It's rather compromising to be seen behind her, Before she could Recreio "B" with Lord Staveling. I was almost turn, a man had grasped her in Yacht Club Eust Point afraid to tell you about him, his arms. Mamma, but-**

over soft

"Orange!" he said. "Orange,

.C.

́of the annual At the resumption sports yesterday morning, the two championship events decided were Us Long Plunge and Throwing the Polo Bali,

over

In the first-named event, C. J. Cooke revealed himself to be well ahead of other competitora. He made a correct entry in all three tries and kept an undeflected course which helped him over a much greater distance than that attained by lens

experienced plungers. His firat effort WIN distance of 60. fect 7 inches, this being improved by further 4% inches in the final plunge. Cornwall Chul, Chinese com- petitor,

showed gradually improved another. His first distance was 51 form as he proceeded from one try to feet 8 1/2 incher, his next 62 feet, and his final 64 feet 2 inclios, second place in the contest

He won

Ko. Yau-cheong was third, his dis- tance being 54 feet 10 inches, S. E. Edgar And L. Cpl. ranch were other competitors.

Throwing the Polo Ball.

· SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.,

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

Banks.

Hongkong Bank, $1335 = Chartered Bank, £22 b. Moroantilo A. & H., £34 P. and O £94“ u. East Asia- $772 --bu-

Insurances.

Canton Ins., '$675, 0. Union Ins., $360 b." North China, Ins., Tis, 160 b. Yangtsso Ina.. $50 a. China Underwriters, $2 55 b China Firos, $275 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $800 B.

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Douglases, $381 n.

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Benguets, 82.25 b. Kailans, 67/- b.

Langkata, Tla. 101 ~.

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S'hal Exploration, Tle. 2.80 b Raubs, $4.25 n. Tronohe, 17/6 n.

Docks, etc.

8.

Kowloon Wharves, $1381 n. Whampoa Docks, $37 n. China Providonte $5.70 Hongkews, Tls, 156 n. Now Engineerings, Tls. 57 b Shanghai Decke, Tls. 106 b.

-Cottons,

4

Ewo Cottons, Tis: 11 10 b. Orientale, Tls. 2.50 8'hel Cottons, Tis. 62 (old) sa.

B.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and 8. Hotels, $8,90 s. H. K. Lands, $67

S'hai Ianda Tia. 138 b. Humphroys, $15.55 b. Realtios, $0.15 m.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $22.6) b Peak Trame, (old) $13 b. Star Forrios, 867 b

Ching Lights, (Okl) $13 50 b. H. K. Electrion, $52}, b. Macao Elcoirion, #261 b. Tolophonos $5 80 X. Rights b. China Buson, Tls. 11 b. Singapore Tractions. 12/- n

Industrials.

D.

China Sugars, $1 Malabons, $10 b i

Canton Ices, $3.50 s. Coments (Comb ) $9:80 b. Ropes (Old) $7.60 b. United Asbestos $5 n.

Stores &c.

Dairy Farms, $22.75 Watsons, $14 b. Dor A. Wing...50 n. Lane Crawfords, #305 b. Mackintosh, $20. b Sinceros, $9,50 Win. Powolls, $3.55 b.

D. Lyon's first throw in this event made the full length of the bath with plenty of force yet to spare. As it was, the ball was stopped short by the end of the ath, and he had to be content with an official record of 49 feet' 6 fuchen. It to be his best | throw. His other

in the two next tries being 03 feet 6 inches and 01 60 feet 6 inches pertively.

Ple. Rodgera was the only other competitor, and his best throw was

18

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P. W. D. L, Pta. 58 feet 4 inches,

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Shots Shous "I hope I'am broad-minded," Mrs. I have been waiting for you." Priestly sighed. "I hope 40. Turning in a passion of fury,

For Agst. Up Dn. ... 1,108 716 302 Nevertheless, a girl cannot be too she beat at him with her hands. Recreio "A".

881 870 11 careful and reputations are easily "It is not Orange, Mr. Craken-Taikoo R. C...

163 smirched."

thorp," she said, in a choked voice, Civil Service... 1,016 853 Craigengower.. 889 914 "No one we know is involved in "It is me, Ada Priestly."

Kowloon B.G.C. 952 824 128 all this," Walter interrupted,

Kowinan C. .. DOR 999 Recreio "B".... 807 936 Yacht Club....

724 840 Enst Point R.C. 796 1,104

MACAO FAIR.

MANILA SHOWS WILL BE

:

SEEN.

Mr. F. G. Eta da Silva, Secretary

(To be continued.)

"THE STUDENT PRINCE."

FAMOUS ROYAL ROMANCE.

Building entire towns,

great

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SPEY ROYAL CUP.

Recreio Beaten by Civil Service at Craigengower.

In one of the most exciting matches

for the Macao Charity and Comcastles and railways are among the yet played in the Spey Royal mercial. Fair, which opens at Matao on November 3rd, has made modern tasks of the screen

pro-

competition, the Civil Service rink defeated a four from the Club de Recrelo on the Cralgengover C.C. green yesterday afternoon by the nar rowest possible margin.

The scoring was very low, the players gotting 14

Happy

It is announced that there will be no Chinese harbour race to-day as thero have not been enough entries to warrant holding It.

HONOLULU MURDER

SEQUEL.

JAPANESE SENTENCED

TO DEATH.

Honolulu, Oct. 15. Myles Yutaka Fukunaga, 3 Japanese, who kidnapped and kill- ed Gill Jamieson, the 10-year- Honolulu banker, last son of a month, was sentenced to-day to be hanged on Oct, 23,

b.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $29 B. Constructions, $1.50 b. B'quo Ind. G. Bonds, 641% H. K. G Loan 8% b,

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Cinema-goers will be delighed to learn from a special advertisement appearing in this issue that "Beau Geste" the big film which drew A later message says a motion crowded houses during its run at for a new trial is to be argued. the Queen's will be screened again A new trial is sought in order to at the World Theatre from Wednes present evidence that Fukunaga fa

The magnificent to Saturday. Ingine.

brand sweep of this drama of the Governor Farrington received a French Foreign Legion has never petition to-day, signed by the lead-before been surpassed, nor has there OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAL, YORKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJL. ing Japanese of Hawaii, asking for ever been a finer theme mors mas

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terfully executed, than that of the devotion of three young brothers, and their smiling unflinching sacrifice for each other. The epic note of "Beau Geste" is struck In the opening scenes. A detachment of the Foreign Legion is shown on ita way across the African Desert The Portugueso players had the lead for the major part of the game, being

to relieve a fort which has Ive up at the end of the sixth head,

Arriv- been attacked by Arubs.. the Civil Service team having yet to

Nanking, Oct. 21.

commander register their arst point. Slowly but

of the The Nationalist Government has in, the

no $ign gradually, however, the Civil Service.

Arabs, and his glass re- rink began to decrease this defleft invited Mr. Henry Ford, Mr. Owen relieving force finds and at the end of the 15th

I. M. Harper the American veals a soldier standing at every score stood at 10 shots at head the Young of Dawes plan fame, Mr. or

At the end of the 16th head the banker, Professor Seligmann of embrasure in the walls ready to Valley players took the lead for the Columbia University, the sconemfire on an enemy. A bugle call first time and after a close and excit

*st, and Professor Jeremiah Jenks, elicits no response,

arrangements for the transporta- ducer. All of these were construct tion of the Manila Shows to fured as part of the massive settings nish the entertainment fentures!

of "The Student Prince," Ernst at the Fair.

The Manila Shows arrive in Lubitsch's huge Metro-Goldwyn Hongkeng on October 2011 direct Muser 's Justin against their opponents 15. from Penang, and the other ni-seen at the Queen's Theatre from tractions, also operated by Chur-Wednesday to Saturday next, ne- chill and Fait, are coming to Macao cording to a special advertisement In this issue. Ramon Novarro, the direct from Java.

The Manila Showe are novel in hero of "Ben-hur," and beauti- many ways. In the first place ful Norma Shearer lead a huge cast they have several attractions that of players. Based on the famous are entirely new to this part of the stage play the story deals with country, although they have been the love of a Prince for a peasant operating successfully in Java and maid. The picture involved perhaps

the most elaborate building acing finish won by 14 shots to, 13, The Manila Shows programmo tivity in the history of the screen.

The winners now enter the final, Professor of Economics of Newtirs, and the gates remain closed. The major goes close to the walls York University, to become consist of several riding displays in addition to thirty five principals but will have to wait until the as seen in the big fairs in England, who appear in this great, romantic match between the East Point and "honorary economic advisers to as-be-all dead. The leading players There will also be a number of screen play, there are over two the Yacht Club is concluded this sist the Government in its recon-

thousand extras. The cast, among afternoon before the other semi-finalstruction schemes.-Reuter, tant shows, sovera) of them of confothers includes George K. Arthur, is decided. In the same bracket an alderable merit including a Fill- pino elrcus, a variety show, hula Jean Hersholt, Olis Harlan dancers, a magic show, and some Phillipe De Lacy.

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· smaller attractions.

It is possible that Hongkong will

and

be favoured with a visit from this en route to Manila, where they will large organization as they will pass furnish the main attractions at through here after the Macao fair the Carnival,

tin Yacht Club and Enst Point are the league champlons, the Craigongower C. C.

Yesterday's scores werk: Recreio

C. Marquis

C. Silva

A. C. Ribeiro

R. F. Lax.

Civil Service

T. D. E. Pendered

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