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Shanghai on February 11 for Datavia" Melbourne

Negaki terday made a remarkable bargain Sound, Pagoda Anchorago and tos with a prisoner who had refused Swatow en route. She is due hero He suit. Had he lived, he would to give his name and address. have given you to me, therefore On three occasions the man had it is useless your resisting me, be-been before them charged with cause in the end I shall get my breaking into a house at Neasden, way. Listen-Mildred—”

N.W., and stealing jewellery valued at £65, the property of Mr. Alexander Ferguson Greig, and also with committing a burglary at New Barnet hnd stealing jewel- lery and money valued at £50..

CHAPTER X (CONTINUED). #rage="you shall not treat me as you have done and are still dolny "Milly writes that she didn't feel able to go all the rest of the you shall learn to look upon mo as your lover, your husband-for journey by car, Austin said sudden you shall marry me. I have made ly, "and therefore, nn there was up my mind to that, and, as I told train starting for Windermere, you a year ago at your father's she has gone an by it, and we are place at Millport, he favoured my to pick her up at Riggs' Hotel."

"But-how. very strange!" Elizabeth quite gasped again in "Sho her amazement and dismay. nover said anything about it when I saw her just before I came down

she can't have gonal" "Well, we will make sure," Aus

"Can tin beckoned to a walter. you find out for me if the lady who came with us a little while ago is still in the hotel, and if so tell her we are waiting dianer for her."

He stopped short, for like a flash of lighting the brilliant head-lamps of another passed by, and before Elizabeth had made up her mind to call to ità occupants for help it was gone-she could see the red lamp glaring at her till it was lost to view. She was alone again with The walter departed, but return-Austin Melford, and his next words left her numb with incredulous "The Indy wont in the bus amazement. which has gone to meet the train for London, sir," he said. "She was going on to Windermere, she told the manager."

ed in a few minutes.

hurry.".

I

The police stated that they knew the man's name, but, as ho would not give it himself, they were not, permitted by policu regulations to do so, even to a magistrate.

Sir Charles Pinkham, the chair- man of the Bench, then asked the prisoner if he would give him his name,

The prisoner replied:.

Kobe

London

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"Mildred," he went on, "has not gono 10 Windermere. She has

Adolphe Menjou, the sunve and taken the train back to Manchester, and thinks I have by now set off to

polished man of the world, has n Thanks, that's all right." Then join her, bringing you with me.

Beth magistrates and the Presa role which is ideally, fitted to his to Elizabeth, "We will have our not such a fool, however, as to have prejudiced my chance before screen character, in "Service for dinner, Miss, Hyde, and then set let slip the chance of forcing you a jury. I am entitled to be re- Ladies," the current attraction ating, a number of cases of breaches off for Windermere. We shall get to be my wife, I have brought a garded as an innocent man until the Queen's Theatre. For once, he of Harbour Regulations were dealt there as soon as she will if we special licence with me, and intend- I have been proved guilty, and is not the wrecker of feminine with by the Deputy Harbour Man- ed letting Milly into the secret when you have all prejudiced my case. hearts, but a head-waiter, a maitre-ter, Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.O., But Elizabeth felt as if the men we arrived it Windermere, where i will only give you my name and hotel, to give him his proper R.N., in the absence of Commdr. would choite her. A nameless fear we shall be married to-morrow and address on condition that you will title, in a comedy of love and G. F. Hole, was in her heart-fear of being do a tour of the lakes for the not divulge it to the Press and errors, with Paris and the Swiss

Ho Su, master of a cargo junk, pleaded not guilty to making fast that you will not commit me to the Alps as the background. left alone in a strange place, faroneymoon."

"Stop!" Elizabeth had found her Middlesex Sassions, where I shall

Cathryn, the noted

American alongside the a.s. President Grant away from everyone, with the man

classical danseuse, opened the pic-while that vessel was under way, she hated and whose eyes were fix-voice now. She drew away as far not get a fair trial.

Lure programme with a number of and stated that he had only moved ed upon her with a look in them as she could and put out her hands which she could not misunder-to ward off his attempt to come

Sir Charles Pinkham agreed to dances, one of which,,, entitled from one wharf to another, when sland, and which made her want nearer to her. "How dare you talk the prisoner's conditions, and he "The Vision of Salome," made af the ship berthed.

notable hit with the audience. Polics evidence was to the effect have feared him at more could her than marry you--you whom

piece of paper. When this was she have rend the note Mrs. Gil-te more than I can say. Yhanded to the Bench Sir Charles it to-day's shows when the same some six lengths off the wharf, the row had written.

how cruel of Mrs. Gilrow to leave remarked to the clerk that it was programme with the Adolphe Men defendant's junk was seen to be "Con has just. left the hotel," it me behind-with you."

secured by ropes to the ship's rail. obtained from the prisoner on con- jou film will be repeated.

As the craft had no motive power said. "I saw him. He told the

dition that "we do not divulge it

of her own, she must have been manager here that he was going: "I think she got scared at some.to the Press, and therefore we

placed alongside by a launch. on to Coniston--but we must take thing," he said, "but 1 am grateful cannot do so. His name must be

Corroborative evidence was given no risks. He may have seen me to her, because I suppose you're not kept secret."

by the Chinese coxswain of the and anid it as a blind--he is wait-too young to realise that if you gò

police launch, Ing to catch us together. I am tak-to the hotel at Windermere alone ing the train back, and you'd bet with me there is nothing to be done tor follow and bring the girl. I to save a seandal but to be married." shall take a ticket to Manchester

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to acreum with terror. She wouli Ito me like that? I would die ra-wrote the name and address av There should be crowded houses that when the President Grant was accounts opened and" Fixed Do-

who only want my money, Oh!

Melford laughed.

"Oh "you-you beast! What -the manager here recommends shall I do? What shall I do?""""

"Make the best of it, my dear, the Imperial Hotel, so join me there to-night. I couldn't let you You won't find me a bad husband know about Con; he had gone be-ns long as you behave yourself and fore you came in. Luckily E did don't treat me to exhibitions of not suo him. Sorry our plans have your temper, and as you come into falled so far.--."

It was a lovely evening when the

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Sir Charles also agreed that the prisoner should be committed to the Old Bailey instead of the Mid- diesex Sessions. He consented further to the prisoner's applica- Lion that £10 of the £16 found on him should be handed to his wife. The prisoner then asked for summonses for libel against the Press, but the magistrate said he had no power to grant this ap-

your money on your marriage we|plication. shall be rich enough to have a jolly good time."

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"You forget there's John-my

the Finance Minister and in con- trading junk, pleaded

Lo Kan-cheung, seaman of n Island. Elizabeth at his side, set off on guardian, he would never"

guilty. anying that he was at the Battle | aultation with the

two senior its way to Windermere. The moon "Oh, Sheldon's all right-he' as of Jutland and also at Zeebrugge, Ministers, may make a

to mooring his craft in the had not yet risen, and the twilight good ne told me he would not ob where he was seriously wounded which formerly required the un-stated that he had no

decision Taikoktsui Cable Reserve and made the mountain range look jeet to me as your husband. We'll and was recommended for the V.C. animous assent of the Parlian-ledge of local regulations, al- know- awesome against the darkening send him a wire after the wedding He had also been in an asylum mentary Finance Control Com-though he admitted having held a sky, Elizabeth had once been up to-morrow." the Saguenny river with

Elizabeth made no reply. She and "had it not been for the per-mittee.Router.

Hongkong licence for secution of the police he would

several friends, and had experienced the was wracking her brain to think have been a good citizen earning.

monthe. A fine of $10 was inflet- same creepy feeling as she did of some means of escape-praying

ed. now when the steamier stale along she had never prayed before that an honest living to-day.

At the previous hearing it was between lowering eliffs on one she might be delivered from this side and the dark impenetrable fient in human form who had laid stated that the prisoner had badly forests on the other. She shiver-his dialleal plan so well that she assaulted the prison doctor, and could see no way out. If she beg-that his wrists were ao large that "Cold?" Austin drew the rugged for help when they arrived at the police could not find hand-

Nanking, Jan. 27. more closely round her, noting the hotel at Windermere who would cuffs big enough to fit them. He

Interview by Reuter, Dr. C. T. Wang stated that he conferred how she shrunk away from him. believe her story or befriend her? wna violent in the dock on Well, he would make her pay later They would think she was out of her occasion and threatened the detec- for three and a half hours with on for every time she had repulsed mind, and he would concoct some live who gave evidence against the Japanese Minister, Mr. Yoshi

feasible explanation, getting every

zawa, this afternoon and discussed He is a well-dressed man one on his side against her. But

the Tainan Incident, but no pró- "I wonder why you will not try surely kind Heaven would give her superior education and is power-gress was made. The time of the had to like me a little," he said pre-a means of escape, for she would fully built. sently, "Can't you see that never live to be this man's wife,

Besides making

next meeting has not yet been allegations love you, Elizabeth, that your

decided.

Pang Chat, mistress of a passen. Hoa, Thanh hoa, Vinh, Pros Peah Meters But help was nearer than she against several of the magistrates Later, Mr. Yoshizawa, inter- ger-boat, was charged with (a) Felding, Shanghal, Tientsin, Hongkong Harb coldness, amounting to contempt, thought- and was to come from an and the Press, be also accused the viewed by Chinese pressmen, mooring inside Causeway Bay cuts me to the heart? But his unexpected quarter.

police of putting a jemmy in his stated that the withdrawal of Shelter and (b) failing to stop tone changed, it was hourse with

pocket.

Japanese forces from Shantung when called upon by the police. A would be carried out, but that the plen of guilty to both charges was date for the withdrawal had not entered." yet been decided.

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Inspector He emphasised first that the preservation of order in Tsinan frequency of these cases. A num-

Worship's Story of a Chase.

and the Shantung railway zone ber of ralds had been carried Among the witnesses was Mr. had much to do with Japan's con- out, and, in spite of convictions, Exchange businces transacted. Corres Greig junior; who said that he sent for the withdrawal, second-there were still many offendere,pondents throughout the world. saw the prisoner escaping from thely that the question of resuming In this particular case, the boat back garden and he gave chase through traffic on the Tainanfu had tried to evade arrest by run-

L. Bernis, Manago, The approaching General Elec-

over a field. Eventually the pri-railway would be decided between ning into shallow water where the An Australian's holiday in this soner dashed through a

culvert Japanese military authorities and police launch could not follow. tion adds interest to the declara- country, during which he was and he (Mr. Groig) caught him at the railway officfale. He said he When it appeared that arrest was tion in the annual report of the alleged to have motored from the exit, National Committee of the Co-Dundee to Carlisle and then to

had not discussed this matter inevitable, both the defendant and operative Party, to be presented to Cheater and North Wales shooting prisoner escaped and dashed to-Japan's interests in Manchuria endeavour to reach the shore..TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF He sent for the police, but the with Dr. C. T. Wang, Thirdly, a man jumped overboard in an SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED BY PERSIDÉN. the Conference at Brighton on game from the car whenever the wards Willesden. He chased the were purely ccondmde and finan- The man escaped. January 26 and 27, that the agree opportunity arose, was described prisoner again and saw him en- cial. Japan had o political am- ment between that Party and the at Bettws-y-Coed Police Court re-tering a garden, where he was cap-

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tured by the police,

Mr. Yoshizawa is dining, with the licence of the boat was made rail-Up Capital ...... T. B. Guest, said to be holding Detective Ramsey said that he Marshal Chiang Kai-shek this out in the name of another person, Reserve Funds A Joint committee has been an important post at Melbourne, found in a pocket of the prison- evening, Well-informed persons infiuicted a fine of $5 on the first formed and has already discussed was charged with trespassing iner's overcoat a jemmy and some of believe that Mr. Yoshizawa, in charge and $10 on the second many important subjects,

the stolen, jewellery."

his two conferences with Dr. C. charge, with the usual altorna- Tho Co-operation Committee A gamekeeper employed by Lord

A charge was then preferred' of T. Wang, discussed matters with lives. have decided to give general sup- Penrhyn at Bettws-y-Coed said he breaking and entering the house the object of sounding the attitude port at the election to Labour heard a shot and saw Guest leave of Mrs. Rendall, of New Barnet. of the Nationalet Government, candidates where Co-operative his car with a gun and pick up and stealing jewellery and money, cards on the table when the time left Hongkong on the 9th January, and believe that he will lay his The Empress of Russia, which candidates are not nominated. "A

cock pheasant, He (the game- similar policy has been adopted by

arrived at Vancouver on the 26th. Mr. Rendal! identified as her comes-Reuter. the Labour Party towards our can.keeper) shouted, and Guest got

properly a pair of spectacles in a. CAKE found on the prisoner. When her house was broken into she said

tion.

didates," states the report.

search of game... '

into the car and drove off.

The provisions of the agreement

Second Charge Dismissed, the report continues, are, being adopted in an increasing extent In: It was stated that when stop many large centres, notably at ped by the police Guest said he Glasgow.

believed that if he had a gun The Committees are convinced license he could shoot game from that "the agreement lays the the highway. foundation of a united workers' !

valued at £50.

a visitor's card was loft behind bearing the name of Mr. William Webb, of Westhill, Highgate,

Mr. Webb said he had known the prisoner for some time. When ho was in an asylum he sent him Guest's solicitor'said Guest was nome books and enclosed with

them the card produced.

movement, and will materially ignorant of our game laws. He help in our task of safeguarding thought the gamekeeper was way. the interests of co-operation and ing to him about his bad luck. achloving the ideal of n Co-opera-

A fine of £1 and costs was im-

tive Commonwealth."

Candidates have been selected pased,

for 12 constituencies, four of them. A further charge for a similar being M.P.'s, 24 other candidates offence, when Guest was said to have not been allotted to cons have been chased by another car tituencies.

was dismissed.

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