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TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1937.

"TELEGRAPH'S" NEW FILM SERIAL

"Lloyd's of London" is a film which is shortly to be presented at the Queen's Theatre. To-day appears another instalment of the full story of the episodes in the life of the great corporation on which tho film is based. It is a narrative of much interest in itself and is appropriately made public at a time when the presentation of the film in Hongkong is soon to bo mado,

LLOYDS OF LONDON

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE: Jonathan Blake, wealthy, and daring young member of Eloyda of London, insurance association, să deoply in love sella beautiful Lady Elizabeth Stacy, whoso hur danit, a dissoluta nobleman who married her in anticipation of her inheritance, to the despised enomy of Jonathan and his pat von, John Angoratoin: Lord Blacy has consented to a divorce pro vided Lady Elizabeth will sign over her inherited fortune, At that point, a nories of sinkinga by Napoleon's fleet puts Jona than on the verge of bankruptcy due to umuraneo elolms, and· Luly Elizabeth decides to invest her fortune in Jonathan's syndi cate. Jonathan returns to Lloyds, there to face the acrimony of fel- low members in the syndiente, who blame him for their losses.

Chaptor.Sovontoon

THAT night Jonathan dined at John Angerstein's house with the other members of the syndicate. It WILN

a dour meal, for all of the mombers, with the exception of Angerstain, were incensed at the attituds of their young chairman. During the meal no business wad dincumed, but with the advent of the port, Angerstein opened the dia- curlon by inviting suggestions an to the future operations of the syn- dicato.

"novo," said one old malcon- fent, that wo elect a new manag- Big chairman of our syndicate. I should like to see you, Mr. Anger atein, take up the reins of power which, nome years ago, you passed Lo Mr. Blake, who to my way of thinking, has proved himoolt singu- larly pnitted for such responsibli- ity."

by:

PETER B. KYNE

The story of the 20th Century Fox: pichele anderthal: Madeleine Carroll and, Freddie Borihalomber Tyrene Powal, 51) Goy, Standing o ગમ

go out of business, the business of financing for double the sum all tho syndientes, of Lloyds put together ever wore capitalized for, will bo. carried on."

DICHS.**

the worst that life might have to without sumclent funds to carry on, offer. In a sudden surge of dinlike did; I not suspect that, in so durott for these ancient poltroons he said: |ly prying our Into Basociates out of "I mual know where I stand and your way, you have done so to let I must know here and now, There somebody else in and insure your must be no equivocating. I shall wolf freedom from carping eritfclam "At the old rates, Jonathan?"

"No, air. At one per centum less poll, the company, Bir John Craven, and a free hand" The gallant old do you resign from the syndicatat sport (who was seventy-five if he than the old mtoe. I have declared "I do, air, Sir John bristled liko was a day, rolled a bread crumb, war on the old men. I will not per-

"Jonathan, |a nghting cock.

he murmured plain-mit their short-sighted polley to One by one Jonathan put' the {tively, "I and myself growing daily ruin Lloyd's." queertion and, because human beings more and more out of sympathy"You will take away from the have a sheep-like quality and tend, with the opinions and prejudices of other myndicates all of their busi- inovitably to follow a firm leader, old mont"

That, Jonathan smiled, "la the whether that loader be right or He poured a small glass of old wrong, one by one ench.member tawny port for Jonathan and an-gist of my plan." wished himself out of the syndicate, other for himself. He eniffed it, he "You will be haled, reviled, labol,

Ind old Bir John Craven shouted: (hald it to the light and gazed upon od a traitor." "No, by gad, sir, I most omphat-st, he took a mouthful and rolled

"But not by the shipowners and lently do not resign," the others around in his oral cavity until merchants. The Dadys - - politic would have been squally emphatic every gland of train had had an doesn't enter into it, except indi and refuse to resign."

opportunity to assimilate it. "Dread rectly, because it doesn't under "I had an idea you would all reful old creaturas he declared after stand anyhow, that in a sense, this sign rather than submit to my swallowing. Eight out of the dozen being dogs for England. The id leaderubip-my dominance is what smoked before the port was servodijustment Committee held a meet- you call now, Well, those who he ancient idiots would have done ing today and decided not only to tamely submit to dominance will, in- so even had I had the bad taste to stand by the now rates, but to re evitably, bo dominated. I have here brag and tell them that this Old fuse to meet again with the Ship. owners and Morchants Committee an agreement between the wyndi Tawny is as old as I am.” cate as a whole and its individual Jonathan roared with mirth, He to discuss the possibility of lower-

The sentiment expressed by the Aret speaker ran around the table Jiko a grans fire, only John Anger- stein falling to voice the 'popular verdict. The lendership of Jonn than Blake" the latter insisted. "has been wino, daring, and very proftable, because it was not con- Bervatively limited to fiske alrendy cultivated for a century and more.. Until this great dianaler, which has fallen upon our syndieste no mora heavily tindood, not quite no heavily, "considering the number-and-extent of cur Hakk) than it has upon other eyndicates, Jonathan's leadership was neclaimed an iṭttle short of in- spired, I have obsérved, during la long and fairly active career, that In victory the leader in a hero, in 1 defont a rascal, I shall not accept the leadership of our syndicate." I am too if for that. I have had my members; this agreement embodies loved this gallant old man, I reing them, Tomorrow the Ship- day. And I'am unwilling to accept your formal resignation and aban- solved to get rid of them, sir, to lownors and Merchants Committee the leadership of any man here' ax- donment of all claims to participate | make room for a new member who will meet and resolve to boycott • "cept that of domatten Blake

In prolite of the syndicate froth | willes, to entṛut nys zutton(overy syndicate in Lloyd a with the Jonathan surveyed the sour facenthis day forward and acknowledges pounds sterling to my unable judg- exception of "the Angerstain syndi. of the company and laughed lighty, your pra rata of responsibility for ment. I bellove in innovations, air, cato.“ "I am still the managing head of all losses that may be sustained on England, I have often thought, la Jonathan's glance sought the this syndicate and it spears to me policies written up to and including 100 nrmly welded to tradition. No table in a faraway look.. He was that am destined no to remain. today. Our chartered accountants woman has aver been a member of seeing a vision, "What a business since none of my fellow members have figured the amount due eagh an underwriting syndicato at wo will do,” he muttered, "In that has more than a sketchy knowledge resigning member-the amount ro- Lloyd's. This is not fair. Ble, bo tremendous volume of new business edge of this business in which he tained from his original investment good enough to join me in a toast at lower rates we will, within a year -han Invested.--None-of-you-has-the to meet peasible losses deducted to our new associate-Lady-Filma-be richer than we were before the

ability to function in my job, so I from the amount of said original in-both Stacy."

West India convoy fall foul of the invito those who have lost faith in vestment. To each agreement I now

No they signed, and, having done so, one by one they, ross, howed 11ko stafly old owls to Joba Angerstela,

and ignored Jonathan completely.

to sign, I'm out. Sorryllium qu

"But Stacy is not in. Ho don't even know his wife is in. She will shortly suo him for divorce ups the grounds of adultary and she can prove her case. When the do- testable Stacy, le out of the way this charming, gallant, whol hearted Indy. In to be my wife"

"Jonathan"!

will be the first to pay our losses by the French off the Azores. Wo rising out of that incident. If, intati the VESHDi aru recaptured they will be the property of the syndicates that insured them, and we'll sell there back to their original owners."

He came around the table and placed his arm around sid John's bent shoulders. "Why, wa'vo por mitted ourselves to be stampud,

Perfect gentleman that he was, French flost, And I hazard the sug- my leadership to resign from the present to each of you and ask you John Angerstein duly drank to Lady goation that long before that period syndicate, withdrawing whatever to sign, you will find attached, under Flizabeth Stacy. Then he set his has elapsed, Horatio Nelson will capital you have left after provid- thell aqui, the certified statement of glass down armly and groped. So have destroyed the French Beet and ing funds to meet your aliare of the firm of chartered accountants Blacy's in at inel! Well, Jonathan, récaptured all of those prices taken impending losses, It la probable who have examined the accounts of hand me one of those argrenments that some of the ships now reported of the syndicato, together with a aupk or captured, made a run for check on our bankers for the it and made good their escape., Itamount due you at this time. Mr. is a habit of men to exaggerate Angerstein's butler, will provide great national dead in a briek battle may number naturco."

cataclysms. To pon, ink and sand to blot your as A thousand but fret estimates al- ways place the number at ten thou- Hla Insolenes—his cold, calculat- Gand, However, we must provide ing, spirit, hin-wall, Insolence in to meet probable doswas on all daring to predict co unerringly Flaka - written to date; as those what thel: renction would be, still risks expiro without looses being further Incensed the old men. Such He was out of her affections be John, old partner," he cried exul claimed, or expected losses fail to Smart Alocks they told themselves, fore Elizabeth and I mot, sir. Atantly. "We got no close to the materialize, the funds thus saved were not to be trusted longer, In-have not played the role of the woods we failed to see the troen. will, of course, be paid over to the deed, they were amazed at them wrecker of a hitherto happy home, We never were bankrupt-never re original subscribers."

asives for over having trusted him nor did I ever auggest to Lady motely in danger of it! Horatio In the allenes that followed heat all! So they algned and, having Stacy that she divorce bar husband. Nelson will not fat England dow felt the cyclorama of dislike and done do, one by one they ross, Under your tutelage I have, I think, if we refuse to let her down, too, distrust that surrounded him. These bowed like stately old owls to John oft, learned to be a gentleman," Hero, sir." men, he knew, did not realize how for hia: splendid dinner, gnored man in the syndicate."

Angerstein, thanked him politely "I do not like the idea of a wo Holed their glasses with the unjust was their attitude; only wiec. Jonathan and said goodnight. When "One mare diameter and our syn-stood up. Old John got to his foot. seventy year old tawny port and kindly old John Angerstein was bit the last of them had been unbared dicate would be wiped out, air. In "I give you, sir" Jonathan cried, enough to be fair and sportmanlike to the door by the butler, John deed, because of its recently im Admiral Horatio Nelson, my boy in the presence of financial ruin in Angerstola said: : his old age, Theno other old bien

posed high premium rates, Lloyd's hood friend and the hope of Eng well, they were merely old men. Well, my boy, you and I now itself is tottering on the brink of land. God bless him. He will keep with the courage and resilience of constitute the oldest and most Ins ruta. In the process of not letting the faith!'. lesser years gone out of them_,____quential syndicate doing business England down I have accepted: of he hoped that if he lived to be a in Lloyd's Beard room; I should feel Lady Stacy's financial aid in order old as Methusaleh he still could enther alarmed at finding myself a to be amply financed to the extent meet, smiling, unafraid and defiant, member of a two man syndicate that, when the Lloyd's syndicates

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