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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 1935,

SERIAL STORY-

The DARK BLOND

CHAPTER XLIV

Millicent's cream

CARLETON Kendrake

was swallowed up in the vast emptiness of the dark concrete room with its parked auto- mobiles, gloomy, sinister and silent, as sole witness to that which was

taking place.

The man's hand that had clutched her shoulder held her in a vice-like grip. She screamed again clawed at the man's wrint. As well have tried to claw n one of the concrete sup- porta of the big garage,

There was sudden doubt in Detec "When he figured he had the trop Aulelently balled he made arrange-tive Buchanan's voice.

"Asked you to marry him?" he l ments with the garage man to say

quired. nothing, but let me watch the car."

"Yon.""

"No, no" she anid. "You're mak Ing a mistake. I swear I'm not Phyllis Faulepper. I'm trying to trail Miss Faulconer. I found out where he lives. figured she must keep her ear here. mado inquiries down stairs. You can prove it by the night man."

a

the

Detective Bechanan remained silent seemed nmoment. while ho for to I deliberating. Suddenly beam of the flashlight moved down to the purse which lay in Millecent's lap. "I'm Just going to check up on this story" he said.

"Go ahend," she told him.

"I'm sorry," he told her, "that I can't believe you. Phyllis Faulconer

very mysterious person, She He took the purse in his hands, keeps her car here and maintalus an snapped open the catch, let the beam me.of the ashlight play upon its apartment at 3829 Baronne avemie.

Enfel musingly, Once or twice a month she takes her contents while he car out. Nis one seems to know very Phyllis Faulconer-I wonder if your much about her or what she looks story is true: I hope it is. I wanted

to believe you. I would have that it was another who

She tried to bite but could not get her teeth round far enough to catch the wrist. She felt the man's other hand clamp about her own wrist, sud- denly felt the bite of steel and heard the ominous click of handcuffs,

"You're under arrest, Phyllis Faal-like." coner," man's vole said, "and any thing you say will be used against

you

Ilalf an hour before the sound of the voice would have filled Millicent with dread. Now she gave a quick gasp of relief. The voice was that of Detective Buchanan.

sent.

She whirled around. in the "You" she exclaimed.

"

But I'm not Phyllis Faulconer. 1 can prove it to you. I tell you I'm trying to trail her and Norman Happ bas

and disappeared, "What's that?" he asked sharnly, "Norman Happ," she said. "He's disappeared."

"Just what do you mean by that?"

"He went up to try to cross-question Phyllis Faulconer in her apartment. I was with him-that is, I waited out

I can take you to side in the taxicab. the cab driver and prove it. And something happened to Norman. The mess. headquar-apartment was in an

There Ind been a fight and there were blood stains."

Detective Buchanan moved with deft skill, pinioned her other wrist, snapped the other wristlet of steel nhout it.

"IL happens," he said, "that I'm Detective Buchanan from ters. I've been trailing you for some little time. Let's have a look at you and see if you're the same person 1 think you are."

Her eyes were blinded by the sud- den glitter of a flashlight. She heard Buchanan's exclamation..

"Good heavens!" he said, "So you're Phyllis Faulenner!"

No. I'm not.'

nwful

"Blood stains?" he asked, "Yes,"

sword

He took a folded paper from her purse,

What's this?" he asked.

Her eyes, blinded by the flashlight, failed to recognize the paper. She

square of paper. "I don't fold the glitter of the light from know what it is", she said,

He unfolded the paper, and she would have given much to have re- called her words, for surfdenly she re-i cognised it.

At that moment Detective Burban an gave a low taunting laugh, "Ofi," he said, "so you don't recognize it,

e

"She made some stammering at- tempt at speech but Buchanan inter- rupted her, rending in a slow, mocking The defective gave a low whistle tone of voice the contents of the let- and "You're telling me news, ifler that she had taken from Phyllis

said,

Faulconer's apartment. Lit's true.

| "That it is true. I can prove it- every word of it. The cats driver is still waiting in front of the apart. ment house." He laughed sarcastically and said. "Wait a minte," Buchanan snid "You can do lot of explaining, slowly. "Norman Happ went to the You knew he was going. young lady, before you talk yourself apartment. out of this

I knew for quite a Is that right?"

"Yes, of courяC. I went with him." while that Phyllis Faulconer must be someone who had access to the Happ "Yes, I believe you told me that be- residence, but I'll admit that you cer- fore. And you waited down in the tainly had me fooled. That trick of taxienh while her went up to the apart. yours of giving Sergeant Mahoney the ment. Is that right ? licence number of your own auto-

"Yes"

WILS

When she had first seen that let- er sie hadn't appreciated how utterly damnging it would be if found in her Now, as she heard Buch- pt!:5‛༥Rjfy.1.

voler minking a Juntoing ann's

11 black accusation of every sentence, despair engulfed her.

Інтен "YOU'VE GOT TO

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TRIED TO GET A CHANCE TO TALK WITH one of the cleverest He laughed significantly and ani, YOU BUT THEY WERE WATCH

AND 1 dodges I

have ever known in all my "That simply elinches the case against ING ME TOO CLOSELY

You cer- you. You're clever enough to have DON'T WANT THEM TO SUSPECT

PAR years of trailing crooks,

SO

YOURE AB arranged it just that way while you YOU tainly pulled a fast one.

SUSPICION "suppose you thought, he couldn't telephoned your necomplices to take SOLUTELY ABOVE

"NO ONE SUSPECTS ANYTHING remember the Beence number of the care of Narning when fie came to the

UNLESS IT'S THE GIRL. I'M GO- Automobile, but that's where he fooled apartment.”

ING ΤΟ TAKE CARE OF HER Geneva. He's trained himself to remem Millicent lost her temper.

Later on he licence numbers.

"As a detective," she said, "you're WHAT'S MORE, I'M GOING TO B that he'd only partially re- frost! I love Norman Happ. 1 GET THAT NOTEBOOK-THE ONE

I love the ground THAT CONTAINS DRIMGOLD'S Milan I love every hair of CONFESSION. THAT WILL CLEAN Saurind. the figures and asking questions of he walks of everyone so that the real owner would his head! If you want to know Nor- UP THE LAST PIECE OF EVIuck. Agure he was hot on the trull and try mun Happ asked us to marry him DENCE. YOU DITCH THE CAR. to dispose of the automobile or con- to-night and I was never so happy in LEAVE THE GIRL TU ME-BOB."

(To Be Continued). ceul it somewhere.

my life.

pretended the number, transposing tell you I love him?

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this morning.

Banks.

11.K. Banks, $1025 s. I.K. Banks, (Lon. Reg.),£123%

ท

Chartered Bank. £144 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£31% 0.

Mercantile Bank C., £13 East Asia Bank, $81 u.

Am: O. Finance Corp., Sh.———— China O. Fin. Ord. Sh. China O. Fin. Pref. Sh.-

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $203 n. Union Ins., $3424 h.

China Underwriters, 60 cts. n.

China Fire, $382 n. H.K. Fire Ins., $200 n. Internat" Assco., 'Sk. $4 n.

Shipping.

Douglas. $86 1 IIK. Steamboats, $4 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.) $33 n. Shell (Bearer); 71/3 n. Union Waterboats, $11% n.

Mining.

Antamoks, 71 cts. sa. Balatoes, $34 n. Baguio Gold, 21 cts. n. Benguet Consolidated $10 n. Benguet Exp., 10 cts. n. Benguet Goldfield, 10 cts. n. Big Wedge, 8 cts. n. Gold Creek, 30 cts. 11. Gold River 5 cts. a. Ipo Mining, 90 cts. n. Itogons, 31 cts, n. Sulacot, 12 cts. n. Kailan, 16/6 n.

Langkats (Single), $14 n.

S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4.

S'hai Loans, Sh. $5. Rauba, $5.15 m.

Venz: Goldfield, $5 n.

Docks etc.

H.K. Wharves. Cum, rts, $81 s. H.K. Wharves, Ex-rights, $80

..

H.K.-Wharves, Rights,-$2–8‚— H.K. Docks, $9%. n. Providents (old), 85 cts. n. Providents (new), 20 cts, n. Hongkows (old), Sh. $240.

Athens.

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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY

New York, June 13. The following reports on the Now 118% York Stock market have been received 4873% through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & 36.3/16 Fritz:

EXCHANGE

RATES

June 12.

June

Paris.

.7-4.51/1-1

15.11

76.1/16

15.17

12.27

.616

517

BOTA

60.1/16

1/8

6/7.13/16

Amsterdam.

.4.0374 7.2014

4.94%

, 7.31

LONDON STOCK

Vienna. Prague. Bucharest Madrid.. Lisbon Hongkong

20

.11814

48715

86%

110%

2/45%

EXCHANGE

Brussels..

29.14

Bombay..

Yokohama.

Ewo Cottons, Sh. $8 a.

Montevideo

-1/6.6/32 .1/2.3/32 .391

S'hai Coltons (old), Sh. 66 S'hai Cottons (new), Sh. $41 Zoong Sings, $8% n.

n.

LATEST SHARE

Belgrade

Montreal..

n.

QUOTATIONS

Helsingfors.

зон 4.94% 227

Rio....

44

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $55 n. Lands, Hotels, etc.

New Engineerings, Sh. $4 a, Shanghai Docks, Sh. $90 n.

Cotton Mills.

H. and S. Hotels, $4.35 n. H.K. Lands, $321⁄2 b. II.K. Land 46 debentures,

$100 b.

S'hai Landa, Sh. $20 n. Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphreys, $8 n.. H.K. Realtics, $b. Asia Realties "A" Sh. Asia Renities "B" Sh.- Chinese Estates, $90 n. China Realties, Sh. $4 n. China Debentures Sh. $123 n.

Public Utilities.

s.

H.K. Tramways, $13 Peak Trams, (old), $74 n. Peak Trams, (new), $5 n. Star Ferries, $77 n. Yaumati Ferries, (old), 19 . China, Lights, $8.65 8. ILK. Electric, $671⁄21⁄2 m. Macao Electric. 323 n. Sandakan Lights, $5 8. Teephone (old), $20.10 sa. Telephone (new). $8% n. China Buses. Sh. $11% n. Singapore Tractions, 10/6 b. Singapore Pref. 22/6 b.

Industrials

Malabon Sugars, $8.50 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $19. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), Sh. $13. Canton Ices, $1.80 n. Cement (Converted), $5% n. II.K. Ropes, $2. n.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $14% n. Watson, $3% 80. Lane Crawfords, $2% 8. Mackintoshs, $9 n. Sinceres, $8 n.

Wm. Powells, 70 cts. n. Wing On (II.K.) $100 n.

Miscellaneous.

Amusements, $1.85 m.

H.K. Entertainments, $6.40 n. S. C. Enterprise $1.85 n. Macno "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.40 Constructions (now), 45 cta, Vibro Piling, $5 n.

Buenos Aires....16

110%

The Wall Street Journal roport on yesterday's market: Stocks to-day 20.28 were irregularly higher, a light stendy 1/6.5/3 investment demand resisting tho 1/2.3/32bearlsh influence of the 'brenk

39

208

4.964

106 -British Wireless.

The following quotations on the Silver (Spot)....12.13/16 London Stock Exchange have been Silver (forward).33.1/10 received by Mesars. Swan, Culbertson | War Loan..... and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter.

June 12. June 13.

British Government Securities

Wor Loan

reilm, after 1952 £105M

Chinese Bonds

416 Bonds 1808

(Eng. 1) M102 4957 Loan 1988, 49915 In Loan 1912 ... £ 8515 10 Rear Loan

£105%

WATER LEVELS

FOR WEST, NORTH AND EAST RIVERS

In

wheat prices and uncertainties regard- ing legislative problems. Stocks on the Curb Exchange were irregularly 237 higher, led by speculative issues.

Bands were irregularly lower,

S. C. & F. New York office cables: 32.13/10 The market was mixed, but the tone

33.1/10

was strong. Traders were bullish. 105% Glidden Company's sales were up 25 per cent..for the 7 months ended May 1, as compared with the correspond- ing period of the previous year. The Olis Elevator Corporation reports that its operations have been profit- able during the 5 months ended May 31. Brokers Loans during the past week are estimated at $864,000,000.

New York and Chicago commquity received through Mours. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:-

Cotton: Questions of the legality of

agricultural the Government's Bogramme, the refusal of any de Hulte information regarding loans

Common for The River Conservancy Kwangtung Province sure the following rereports water levels, in English feet, for the West, North and East Rivers

Highest Lawt W. L. W. I

01

an

June June med 121

and improving wenther 27.42 contributed to the inertia.

TH2

£90

£ 6216

Place of Observation

1913 (Lin. Iss,) £ 975 Bonds 1926-17 £ 98% 15 Shai-Nanking

Hly £ 80%

record

£945

West River

at Shivhleg

41.0

0

L 80

North Fürer

at Tingy:se23

4-24.9

0

10.0

North River

£ 31

£30

at Shanshul Enst River

-4-27.0

nt Barkhamst

+15.5

Loun)

£ 27

T2

5 Honan Rly,

4 da

X 2514

545 Hukuang Rly.

1911

I 47

£

Tient.-Pukow

M. Tient.-Pukow Railway (Supl.

Lang Tsing U.

Hai Rly. 1913 £ 17% F 11xx

Foreign Bonds and Banks

Int.

German 74

Loan 1994 £409 £ 624 Japan 5% Sterling

$ 86

Loan 1907 .... 1.84 Japan 0 Sterling

Loan 1924

£ 95% I 021 HI.K. & Shai Bk.

(Teln, Regd.) .. £ING £1234 Chartd. Bk. of LA.

& C.

£ 14% £ 14%

Commercial and Industrisi.

Allied Iron Found-

conditions

Wheat: Occasional technical reac tions are probable, but the picture 10.0 10.3 mins bearish. The mill market in weak. Surplus of Canadian wheat -2.7 10.0

GREEK MONARCHY

PLEBISCITE TO DECIDE ON KING'S RETURN

is estimated at 235,000,000 bushels and the growing erop there is in ex- cellent condition.

Corn: This market was largely in fluenced by wheat, but the statistical position is 1 tter.

Rubler: Inquiriation of July rub- her was well absorbed and the out- look is favourable.

Athens, June 13.

Sugar: This market is very dull, M. Tsaldaris, the Prime Minis-hut conditions are quietly steady. ter, has announced that a national The market appears to have some plebiscite on the question of res-fair helge sellfing orders. Prices are toring the Greek monarchy will de a shade" higher. finitely be held.-United Press,

REUTER QUOTATIONS

United Stoel

3079 90/0

Dow-Jones Averages:

Vickers and.

1370

13/0

30 Industrials

June 12. June 13.

117.14

117.89

Watney, Combe &

20 Rails

42.41 32.45

Reid, def, onl.. 'Woolworths

72/0

72/6

28 Utilities

20.65

20.65

111/-

113/0

-10 Bonds

95.87

05.90

Associated Elec.

Industries Austin Motors ord

Boots 5/sh...

44/9 44/9

34/3

60/9 50/0 40/3 4973

11 Commodity Index 56.40

50.92

Miscellaneous

Anglo-Dutch .... 32/0

247-

24/3

Gula Kalumpeng

Rubber

24/0

2476

Pekin Synd. 2/-

ord. ha

Rubber Trusts ..

1/0 32/-

1/0

IN LONDON

32/3

Mines

British American

Distillers Dunlop Rubber

Musical Electrle

Industries General

Electric

Tobacco (benrer) 12/14 122/6 Canadian Celanese 07/0 90/3 Chinese Eng, and Min. (Bearer)

16/0 1676 Courtaulda.

68/3 58/4 95/- 95/3 44/4 4473

20/8 27/0

(England)

GG73 50/4 29/0 20/0 Hawker Aircraft .Impl. Chem. Ind.. 377- 377- O.K. Bazaars .... 2273 22/0 138/9 138/9 Ch. Govt. 5% 1925 G. $ Bonds Impi. Tobacco

92% n.

Internat. Nickel

no par val. $28%%$28%

186/7 103/D 48/= 857- 857-

58/0

.

H.K. Goxt, i'm Loan 6% %.promRolls Royce £1

b.

H.K. Govt. 24% Loan 2% prem. S'hal Elec. Constr. 48-

58/6

b.

Wallace Harpers $5.8.

sh.

Tate & Lyle .... Turner & Nowall

Burma Corpn. Rs. Commonwealth

10

Mining e Randfontein

Estates Spaarwater, Gold

Mining Springs Alines Sub-Nige!

0/10%

12/8

0/10%

- 13/3

60/- BI/D

0/10 7/- 45/716 45/7 270/- 270/-

103/0 10370

Rhiukana Corpn..

Oils

~Anglo-Persian

62/0′′

Burma Oil

80/-

6171044 70743%

Shell Trans and

Trad. (Bearer) 71/3 xxPossible mutillation.

71/3

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