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MITE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1932.

The Duke of York among the boys at his camp at Southwold. The experiment of bringing together boys from the publie schools and the industrial districts, init sted by his Royal Highness eleven years ago, has badn very successful Timer copyright).

Signor Grandi (left) the newly appointed Italian Ambassador to London, with Sir John Simon on bis arrival at Victoria Station. He was formerly the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs.—(Tiniça copyriýkt).

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Canadian dignitaries and delegatos to the Imperial Conference at Ollawn attended the opening of the $115,000,000 Welland ship canal which ranks among the major engineering feats of the world. The photo above shows the official party crossing Lock 6, after the canal was opened by the Earl of Bassborough, governor general of Canada, at the right. Behind him are Mr. Bennett, and Dr. R. J. Masion. Photo at the right shows the . Lemoine, largest freighter on the Great Lakes, as it entered Lock 6. The saw, fourth Weiland canal carves almost a straight line across the Niagara peninsula and affords a giant stairway for ocean-going freighters around Niagara Falls. Its anvan locks each have a lif of 4814 foot.

LEAP YEAR BRIDE

by Laura Lou BROOKMAN

BEGIN ÜKRE TO-DAY

Cherry Dizer, pretty 19-year-old nughter

Philipa, kamionDVE reporter. She

quartvis

that had been protected from the! moisture frizzed outlandishly.

• Welby parents, fail fotove with Dum Dixie caught a glimpse of herself with her father about lian and then, taking in the mirror and squealed in dis- advantage of Leap Year, saka Dass to marry may. "What'll I do?" she ex-

with claimed. "I look like a Hotlentot!"

ber. They are married and move Ira champ apscent, Cherry's

struppies

housework are diecunning. Dix Shi197312th. "Better get into dry clothes," movie also the News. strandly With Cherry. She meets handsome Alax lentein, Cherry suggested. "I'll see if I can set that wave for you if you want mulber

called to."

also of the News,

After REVERMI

weeks Cry 4

become meriavaly Bl. The girl IN

bome and Uber be recunelliation with her! parents but pride will not allow ber to arcept! donncial aid from them. When Mrs. Dixun!

"You land! Will you really?"

Yes, but you'll have to take a

in stromper she and her husband leave for hub bath first and put un Rome.. several mantle at the seasbure.

Cherry and Dan are invited to a swimming thing warm. Otherwise you'll have

party

mearby reurt. Dan i delayed pneumonia !**

And Cherry warts with Pearson. A storm

overtakes them and while they are weich Dixie reached for her coal and:

for it to paaa hu talla her in loves her hat. I'll be right buck," she prom- They finally reach home but after that Cherry nvolte Pouraget.

jixed.

Almost at the door she

Dronds Yail, magazine writer, com to atopped. "But I forgot-Dan will him to enllaborate with her un play. Dan be coming-"

Wellington Dae meals, her and who maks

apende moil of his evenings at Miss Vall'a "He's having dinner down town apartment workizur on the play Cherr dislikes renda Blir begs off from a dinner tonight," Cherry told her.

invitation, sellbog Dan to so without her

CHAPTER XXXIX

Cherry stood looking out at the wet street. The rain had begun early in the morning, a steady downpour that threatened to

"Slip

into a bathrobe, Dixie, and come down and eat with me. Every- thing's ready and I was dreading the meal alone."

"Give me 10 minutes and I'll bo here with bells on!"

*

•

con- It was a little more than that be- !

tinue throughout the night. It had fore Dixie returned. She pushed rained every day of the week so

far. October apparently

trying to masquerade as April but

the wind was colder and the days Watch For

were growing shorter. Now nt

5:30 dusk was gathering und in

half an hour the street would be in DREAM OF DESTINY

darkness.

A slight noise attracted the girl's By Arnold Bennett. attention. Cherry's exclamation was

.

tables and muffins mingled

was

One of the victims of the bonus army riots in Washington, Eric Carlson, was buried with full miitary houour in Arlington Cemetery. Above are shown moldiers carrying the casket to its last resting place.

crying over a rolling stone or and gloomy outside." whatever It is they say. Looking

Serting dredge for oysters off Whit stable, where an interesting experiment is being tried to Kiva A grontor yield. (Times copyright).

"Well, it was a break for me to

at those pork chops makes me feel walk into a meal like this," Dixie lot better even if my beauty is assured her heartily. "Don't know ruined."

when I've had such food!" They were sitting at the table "I wish I had a job like you now and Cherry served the plates. have," Cherry went on. "I wish I Dixie broke open a steaming muf-could write or draw or knew short- only half annoyance. Pinky, then and the golden butter melted as hand. I've always wanted to do

something worth while.”. kitten, had pushed the basket of the door open, raised her tip-tilting it touched the bread, socks and darning supplies to the

"Dan Phillips is missing an ele "Say-what could be more worth edge of the window seat. It had nose and sniffed appreciatingly gant dinner if anyone should ask while than cooking a meal like fallen and the frightened kitten such food!"

"Food!" Dixie announced. "And me," Dixie said. "By the way, this?" was in the midst of the deluge.

what's Dan doing? Working on Cherry shrugged, but her smile Pinky!" the girl scolded. "I told and places laid for two. The odora

The table had been drawn out that play of his?"

was wistful. you to leave those spools alone! of baked pork chops, fresh vege-Dan's at the office. He said he had other girl asked."

Cherry shook her head. "No. "How's Dan's play coming?" the Aren't you ashamed-"

"It's been finished appe a lot of extra work and wanted to The sentence went unfinished,'tizingly. Cherry

and now There was a knock at the door and water into amber tumblers.

pouring atay until it was finished."

they're writing the second act over "At the office?" The other girl again. It seems to take an awful- Cherry hurried to open it.

"Everything's ready." she an looked up. For an instant she ly long time to write a play. I had Dixie Shannon stood in the hall-nounced.

aeemed about to speak but then hor no idea it was so much work." way in dripping raincoat, galoshes "And does it look good! Cherry,

eyes lowered,

Dixie glanced up and the Ilds of and limp felt hat. "Look at me!" ¦you're a'genius, that's what you

"Didn't you see him. there?" her eyes narrowed. "What do you sho moaned. "My permanent's are. I've never heard of anyone Cherry asked.

think of this Brenda Vall?" she ruined! I had it put in only a week who could learn to cook the way "Why-oh, yes, he was thero naked. "Do you like her?" ngo. Did you ever see such a sight? you have in such a short time. when I left." There was another Cherry hesitated. "Dan saya I couldn't get a taxi and I had to Hero I've been struggling with a pause and Dixie broke It to say, she's awfully clever," she said wait hours for a car. I'm simply frying pan for years and what Umm! These mullins are marvel-, slowly. soaking!"

doda it get me?”

OUS. If I could bake muffins like "Yes, of course, but what do you "You certainly are?" Cherry Dixie wore a green and white this one I'd be the proudest person, think of her?" agreed. "Come in and get that wat striped bathrobe that apparently in the world !"

"I don't think I'know her well coat off."

bad shrunk. She wore floppy blus "You can have the recipe," enough to say. I've only met her Dixie struggled with the clumsy butin mulca on her feet and black Cherry told her. "They're awfully a few times." galoshes. "Might as well have left lace hose. Her bobbed hair, partly simple to stir up."

"Dan Bees hor rather ofton, those at home," she grumbled. dry now, looked more than ever At the other side of the room doesn't he?" "Helen In both heels. Oh-what a like the exaggerated coiffure of a Pinky, the kitten, was playing with "Why, of course. They've been day this has been! What a day 1" Fi faland princess.

a rubber ball. He gave the ball a working together for weeks." Cherry took the wet raincoat and Cherry Klanced at her and smurt slap and it went rolling "Sho's rather unusual looking, spread it over a chair. Raindrops Inughed. "You.did wreck that per-neroan the floor. Pinky flow after don't you think?" Dixlo perstated. trickled In a Hitle stream from manent!" sho anid..

"I'm no pro-it.

"Nat pretty exactly but the type a Dixie's hot. The brown hair that fessional but I think I can promise

lot of men fall for. That red hair had been waved "permanently" a little improvement!"

Cherry looked at the kitten. She and the way abo dresses. I've only wook before was indeed a sorry "It cost $7.50," Dixie announced anid, "I'm glad you stopped in seen her at a distance but I've sight. At one side of her face it¦dolefully. "And I thought it was tonight, Dixio, Pinky's beon the heard them talking about her at bung down longer than the other going to make me look like Joan only company I've had all day.........It's the office. There aren't many wives and was almost straight. The part Crawford. Well there's no use lonesome here when it's so dark (Continued an Paga 10.)

J. S. Rambridge, the Mayor of Salisbury, is in America to take part in the centennial celebration of the city of Salis- bury Md. He is pictured as he arrived in New York.

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