1932-07-21 — Page 13

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At QUEEN'S

The

FOR LOVE.OF HER CHILD. SHE SACRIFICED HER WHOLE LIFE! THAT WAS-

THE

SIN OF MADELON CLAUDET

with

Helen Hayes

NEIL HAMILTON LEWIS STONE

WHEN AT HOME

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

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A NIGER PIONEER

THE BEGINNINGS OF A PROSPÉROUS TRADE

London, July 20,

The pioneering spirit of Mac Gregor Laird a hundred years ago was celebrated in London to-day by a church service and a banquet at which the chief speaker, was the Prince of Wales,

tion of three vessels whose crews

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1932.

REDS RETREAT

ABANDON KWANTUNG FOR FUKIEN FRONTIER

Canton, July 20.

of

SUSPECTED MURDER. CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

RODY FOUND IN NULLAH IN TAI WAN ROAD

SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES

- MESSAGERIES MARITIMRS,

The Steamship,

ANGKOR"

The Police at Kowloon are en-

Arrived Hongkong on Tuesday, kaged in the investigation of n

the 19th July, 1032. Following the recovery

case of suspected murder, follow-

From MARSEILLES &c. Nambung, Sinfeng, and Tayulinging the discovery of the body of Consignees of Cargo by the above the Communists from Fukion area Chinese, aged about 36, in a named steamer are hereby informed retreating to their former strong-nullah in Tai Wan Road, Mongkok, that their goods with the exception holds in Fukien, mainly at Nan-about 150 yards from the. China of Opium, Treasure and Valuables tsinghalen and Langyenhalen.

Light and Power Co. yesterday are being landed and placed at their afternoon. Attired like labourer, risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong the deceased's body was in a de- Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Kowloon, whence delivery can be composed condition, which made

Goods not cleared within 7 days the work of identification difficult. obtained as the goods are landed.

A rope was tied around the neck, including date of arrival, will be sub- re-and the hands were fastened from Jeet to rent.

picee of cotton. All claims must be sent to wet, behind with a

due to the undersigned before the Thursday, the The body was

1932, or they will not be reco- running water in the nullah. It 28th is believed that the man died more

packages must be left in than a day before his body was the Godowns for examination tho

by discovered.

consignees,

the and

Company's And Surveyor Mcasts:Goddard And Dougins at 10.00 a.m. on Monday,

1932. the 25th July,

Consignees have n

in must

Revenue Omeer attendance when damaged dutiable Com- gooda and examined by the

ed

MacGregor Laird led an expedi

The news of the Communist withdrawal from northern Kwang- numbered 48 from Liverpool to

tung for Fukien has been confirmed open up trading stations along the River Niger in West Africa. Only by a wireless message from Gen- eral Chang Ching, olleer who com- nine of this number survived the fever and other hardships they manded the Fukien garrison were eafled upon to bear, includiments before the arrival at of the Nineteenth ing Laird, who two years later - Changchow

Route Army. ted out another expedition.---

Genéral Chang Ching as inform -Renter's Special Service:

the Provincial

Government Council bere of the danger of the Communist invasion

on Fukien adding that there are also indica- tions that after looting the Fuklen towns the Communists may sweep down to Kwangtung again, this time from the East River if their march is not checked.

The de- finite route of the Communists is not known, but it is believed that they are somewhere near Nantsing halen.

In

MacGregor Laird was a Scot Lish merchant and pioneer of Bri- tish trade on the Niger. He was the born at Greenock in 1808, yaunger son of William Laird, the founder of the Birkenhead Arm of shipbuilders of that name. 1831 Laird and other Liverpool merchants formed a company for the commercial development of the Niger regions, the lower course of the Niger having been made known that Richard and

year

John Lander.

by In

18:12 the company dispatched ships

Troop Dispositions. Changchow messages to

hand

MAN HUNTERS

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Sasan gasped.

pany's Surveyors.

the

after

No claims will be admitted the goods have left the Godowns.

No Fire Insurance will be effected

Bob said. "Don't believe her. by us in any case whatever. She's talking rot. There Wha never anything settled." "Listen to him." Denise fluttered! her hard, as if we hadn't agreed not an hour ago to an elopement1 is that nice?"

R. ONL

Agent. Hongkong, 19th July, 1932.

Susan had gone very white. She stared at the young man, ignoring her tormentor. "Is that true?"

whispered.

folly broke over her. She had be- trayed her pledge to the man whose ring she wore. In spite of this conviction of wrong Susan's heart was flooded with traitorous joy when she remembered that long

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"Of course it's true." Denise in-kiss. She put her hands to her P. & O. BRITISH-INDIA APCAR AND tervened. "Everyone knows about burning cheeks. It had not all: it. Hobby just gets brain storms | been IL dream. He had really | now and them but he always comes cinsped -her, held her close, and] romping bonic again, don't you there had seemed to be a surge of real emotion in his voice when he darling?"

After one withering look Dunbar had spoken to her, How could all ignored her, turning his attention this be false? in her heart of to Susan, "Don't believe her," he hearts she knew it was not, could said huskily. "She's trying to not be. sandbag me into this, God knows why."

to the Niger, one the Alburkah, a state that General Taal Ting-kal, paddle steamer of 55 tons, de-affleer commanding the Nineteenth signed by Laird, being the first Route Army, has sent the 61st Iron vessel to make An ocean Division of his army from Chang- MacGregor Laird went how to Lungyenhaien to assist in voyage. with the expedition which W the expedition against the Com-she hed by Richard Lander and num munist bandits. Sinullanously bered 48 Europeans. Laid went instructions have been dispatched up the Niger to the confluence of to General Tam Kai-shau, Nine- The Benue which he was the first teenth Route Army officer, direct- white man to aserad. The Cing the recruiting of new soldiers pedition returned to Liverpool in

here and, asking him to proceed 1834. Laird and Surgeon R.A.K,

to Changehow, with the recruits. Oldfield being the only surviving

the It is officially stated that officers besides Captain' Allen R.

Route Army will N. who accompanied 9re expedi. Nineteenth

Somehow she managed to glide tion by order of the Admiralty to increase the listment of new re Commercially cruits in Kwangtung and Kwangsi,

unobserved into the dressing room survey the river.

This significant decision, together

where she again assumed the pro- with the amalgamation of the

tection of her mask. Wrapped in marines and two gunboats and one

the concealing folds of the fur cruiser under Admiral Chan Chak

He said uncomfortably, "In front she waited for Waring. After with the Nineteenth Route Army

sort of indefinite way-yes. It's what seemed ages she caught a in Fiklen, will create a strong military group in Fukien after the nothing binding, nothing that can't glimpse of his feathered headdress suppversion of the Communist he broken off by either of us at through the crowd, bandits. The Fukien developments will. She's always known that and raking the Scene, evidently in

close acted accordingly."

search of her. She bribed the are, therefore, worthy of

"It's all too confused," Susan maid to take a message to him. observation, as

Fukien the new

muttered. "I've got to think it Susan wrote that she felt faint commanders are certain

to have

out. Let me go, please." some say in political matters in South-eastern China in the future.

the expedition was unsuccessful.

66 How long

will it take?99

→said the Buyer

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Reds Retreating,

Canton, July 20. After suffering crashing de- feats by the Canton Government troops, Communist hordes in nor- thern Kwangtung are fast retreat- ing from Northern Kwangtung for

former

With difficulty, Susan spoke "You are erynged to her though. aren't you?"

"You can't go like this." He made move toward her but: Denise was too quick for him. She had his arm and was clinging it. Susan slipped through the curtains and was dowe the stairs,

"Curse you! She's gone!"

"Of course she has." Denise patted her rules with compla- cene. Aren't you being rather undignified?"

Kanchow,

Communist stronghold in southern Kiangsi- The Communist movements are be- ing reported with much detail by Canton Government aeroplanes sent to spot the roaming: Com-panniers.

munist bands.

General Chan Chai-tong has taken the precaution of warning his regimental commanders not to pursue the bandits into Kiangsi, but ordering them to remain on the defence in northern Kwang

The Hainan political situation has shown great improvement and according to Hoihow messages the marines under Admiral Chun Chak are boarding China Merchant steamers lo-day for Fukien. Four

Bob did not answer. ile vis the lying with long steps in direction of those apricot coloured

From the shadow of a curtain Susan saw him pass. She felt sick and faint. He came so near she could have reached out and touched him with her hand. only thought now was to escape The other without being seen. girl's cruel words kept ringing in

her ears,

Her

"He has brain storms but he al- ways comes back home...

Oh, she was bitterly ashamed. She found it difficult to believe that it was all true but after all hadn't

ilis eyes were

and wished to go home.

Waring was all solicitude as he

put her into the ear.

"I wondered what had happened to you. I hoped, perhaps, you had found some of your old pals." His eyes lavinkled shrewdly,

Susan coloured. "What made you think that?"

"Oh, I don't know. "His gesture was airy. "You never know what nay happen."

ilow Why had he said that? mach, Suska wondered, did Jack Waring know?

(To be Continued)

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