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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1932.

Behind these rolling clouds of smoke, raging flames were sweeping G$2,500,000 pier of the Cunard Line in New York when this picture was taken. More than 700 fireman, kiity places of land fire apparatus and a half-dozen fireboats fought to prevent the bless from spreading to ad joining piers, and surgeene treated scores of persons affected by the smoke.

For 48 hours a blaze had raged under a Cunard Steamship Company pier in the Huston River. The huge structure finally collapsed, as you see in this picture. Damage amounted to at least $2, 000,000 guld. Scores of firemen were overcome hy smoke. The only fatality was that of an architect, Ralph A. Kluge, who had designed the pier. He was killed by a swinging hour nozzle while watching the blaze.

A number of reliability trials of Army vehicles were carried out on the northern slopes of Allt-y-Baby, a well-known test hill near Llangolen which is 1,800 yards in length with an average gradient of 1 in 6,75 and a maximum 'gradient of 1 in 3. Our picture shows a machina-gun carrier of the standard services typu at the top of the hill. All vehicles in trials contained their full services londs.- (Timen copyright),

A Thoryncroft six wheeled three-ton larry undergoing a severe test

in the Army reliability trials.(Timer copyright).

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MAN HUNTERS

BY MABEL McELLIOTT

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY."

1937

1Lad erased complaining and seemed Seats Carey, 19, pretty and an orphan, tires to be beating as merrily as a saxo

Susan gave herself up Chienga Un finishing a business core phone can.

It was

with her Aunt Jesale on the West Side of

le employed by Ernest Heath, architect, he the moment.

nonths

experienced to notier it. As a matter of course she refused to have her ginger ale "spiked." War- ing's urbanity seemed to increnge and if Schuyler Webb laughed nois- il now and then she put it down to collegiate high spirits and gave it no further thought.

They ate and danced and danced

The eighth horse show of the Southern Command, with which was combined the horse show and assault-at-arms of the 2nd. Cavalry Brigade, was held at Tidworth. Our picture shows a competitor in the jumping competition for Other Ranks.--(Times copprinkt).

heels at Waring, man about town, and since she lind danced and thea with Brain. Susan had no idea of. the fit will take a good hour to get how to take care of herself" and

Ray

Flannery, stenographer in the office

But as time.

Uncomfortable but determined, bothered her except the menace of Susan persisted. At last Waring, unpopularity. It was enough to annoyed, stopped at their table have "a date" for the evening. and consulted his watch. The girl Where she might go or who her escort might he did not seem greal- gasped at what she saw.

"It's 1130," she exclninied. "Andy to matter. Ray said she "knew Susan, glancing at her, decided that home! Whatever shall I do?"

Hay reddened her lips uncon- probably she did. cernedly. "Don't crab the party."] "But I don't belong here," Saan she said calmly. "It's going good." decided. "This isn't what I want. Somewhere there must be the Miserable, Susan stared at her. "Sky" Webb laughed foolishly. things I've dreamed of glamor "Isn't It terribly late?" she mur-"Let's move along. anyhow," he aux, romantic, places with music murder to Waring. They were danc said. "Lot briff-raft here. We and galety that aren't cheap.

waltz and the sensuous strains can go to Tony's, Like Tony's This isn't it!" the music made Susun's pulses better, anyhow."

group after group nerom the way. Warlar sms dictations but one awkward boy. Waring'à per driftest in and the smoke began to Juan discourage him. Mrs. lieath operly formance had an ease and smooth-hang in clouds over the big room suliba Huan, Deb Dunbar, young milliarmiro ness of which she had never dream- she was conscious of a sense of un- vites Husan to lunch, starts to say something. If was like poetry. 14 was easiness. Important auil ia interrupted by Denisa Ack- wed, a solely wirl Dunbar walls for Europe like ying. His arm tightened

who attended buglusse sebout with her, in-

and Busen realiten she cares deeply for him around her, imperceptibly.

Ben Lampman, another admitzer, taken ber to a aludio party but the dislikes Six Fetonár,

Aunt Jemsir deuntis iu visit her sister and to stay with her. Susan, lonely, accepts War-

Tone Million, slightly older thơm Homi, comra

in's Invitation for an evening's fun,

CHAPTER XIV

The "place out on the Milwaukee

Lur-

"Good girl." he said in her ear. knew in'd dance like this." Susan leaned back a little to read the expression in his eyes.

throb.

were

·

What followed was to be a night- At half past two they departed. "Nonsense!" he laughed at her. mare in Susan's memory forever. In the ear Waring tried to put his "You knew?" she questioned. |

"The night's young. We've only The rocketing ride in the car to arm around her but Susan shrank. "How?"

"Don't like me, eh?" His daugh "Samething about the way you started to play. I knew you'd be another noisy scene of hilarity, the

unrelenting music sounded foolish. wonderful playmate," he whispered. band whose Rond" proved to be a big old house, walk-

so stand-offish seemed never to come to an end.

She forced a smile to ber stiff set back from the highway and

She was pleased, though she could "Only you were flanked by rows of ancient maples. not have said why. When the mu never had a chance to find out." the wild bursts of laughter from lips. She must not offend this man. "Of course, I do. But I'm nerv It was auch o house as one

of sie ended Susan was sorry to re- He was holding her closely, too the crowd at the next table, White- Chienge's ment-barons might have turn to the table. It was rather closely, Susan thought, her in-faced, her eyes ringed in shadows

so dark out here." -built in the nineties-n]!

like coming back to earth after a stinct sharpened and revolted for as the night unwound itself; Susan ous about your driving. And it's Rny called, "Don't worry about pleasure, she'd be glad to take her licues and hybrid ornamentation. trip to Mars. For the first time she an instant by the scent of liquor surveyed the scene. If this

that. "Jack's used to one-urm driv- Outalde It had a sort of remote, had a really good look it Ray's on his breath.

A moment ago he had been a share of misery.

. I wanting, aren't you?" Victorian dignity, but inside it was escort. He had been introduced as

"I want to go home

"Atta girl. Atta baby!" That hung with the cheap colours of Mr. Webb. After a moment or two quiet friend-flushed and volume.

Susan realized who he was, the it is true, but still a friend. New to go home," she walled in her in- temple of jaz

junior member of the real estate, Waring was becoming a menace, a most heart, although outwardly was Sky. Sky was almost asleep from this vantage, remained where it was though. Su- accepted Susan's wrap with superb! dindain, Susan was terribly nerve seemed a yapld, amiable young man who had been drinking. Su-How blessed,

He had red hair and, she san could see the little lines around was the thought of the white haven san shrank from it.. They were on There was something about man. ous.

All of a sudden she of her narrow roon, how mar- the outskirts of the city now. (Continued on Page 11.) the atmosphere of the place that discovered, had been recently grad his eyes. disturbed her. Ray, however, uated from Harvard. Susan was thought of Bob Dunbar, his arm, velously anfe the tiny house on the And what would Rose, think? seemed perfectly at ease. She de not very favourably impressed. In clean youthfulness. It was as if a shabby street! manded hairpins, spilled powder deed, Mr. Webb (known to his in-clean, sweet breeze had blown

Susan's head began to nehe. about, and bullied the cheek girl timates ng "Sky") did not seem to across a stagnant waste. She knew She would be frantic! unmercifully. Delighted with the have much to offer beyond a rendy with nching certainty why she had effect she had produced, Ray or laugh and a trick of twirling his been trapped into this indiscretion steady, deep throb of pain it was. dered Susan to follow her and the moutache. The moustache, small if she could not have the real thing She smiled with difficulty and when

light. two-tall brunette aud. petite as it was, revolted Susan. Sho she had been willing to take necond she danced her feet were no longer

What a little fool she had been!} blonde-joined their escorts.

found Jack Waring's clean shaven best. At the end of the long room an face, a likeable contrast.

"Really, I must go," she plended. Why had she come? orchestra thumped out a monoto-

"Rose-my friend-will be waiting It was one o'clock. It was two. nous jungle dirge. It was strange,

Waring was at bis beat in the for me. She hasn't a key,"

Through it all Ray remained pert, sullen music. After n brief con- role of hont. Considerate, agree- Waring smiled at her a little fresh and composed. She drank sultation of menus Waring asking able and amusing. If the flash ho foolishly. "Be nice!" he mutteredttle. Ray "didn't bellove" in It. Susan to dance. The tempo of the carried in his pocket was emptied in an unsure voice. "Don't spoll But the shifting scene did not shock music had quickened. There was with alarming alacrity as the oven- everything while the evening's still or startte her. Ray was a true RADNO EXPERTS - WORK GUARANTEED,' more life in it now. The saxophone ing wore on Susan was too in on the make,"

child of the pavements. Nothing|

The coloured girl in the coat room firm in whose office Ray worked, strange man with n reddended free,she appeared contained and calm.jon Ray's shoulder. Waring's arm

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