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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MARCH 30,

1937,

"Telegraph's" fictionisation of the Warner Bros. film now showing at the King's Theatre.

"THE

HARGE of the LIGHT BRIGADE

CHARGE

of

What Has Happened: Surat Khan, treacherous border chief- tain, swears vengeance against England when Captain Geoffrey Vickers, informs him that his

cut yearly allowance is Geoffrey is ordered to leave his horace garrison at Chukoti to buy har tu Arabia for the Imminent Crimean War. On the way he lcutta to visit hús

stops of a wall. She has

on the roof of the barracks. Elsa was there, looking across the peaceful countryside at the lazy river winding its way into the distance.

"Elsa," Geoffrey said softly. Startled, she turned Ol-it's you, Geoffrey."

"I hadn't meant to startle you-you seemed so beautiful and alone, stand- Ing here."

moved

fiance, Elsa fallen

in love with his brother

also

stationed there. Perry,

plan to tell Geoffrey, but Elsa's father, Colonel Campbell, upbraids Ferry his brother

you want to make me; You know I do." It's voice, was lender with love.

"Then there is something-some thing Crry for disloyalty to orders him never

and

to see Elsa again. Perry tries to tell Geoffrey, who refuses to be lieve it, and Elsa lets him leave for Arabia without knowing of her change of heart.

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"Once you reach the river and cut the women and children, making their self on the native and bore him un- loose a native boat, the current will slow way toward the river, where the der the water, his fingers

tribesman's throat. And when the carry you down the river to Loharn," bonts walted.

There were hundreds of Suristani man was dead, Geoffrey slezed Elsa, Colonel Campbell whispered:

grinned. "It will be a Rondall

on either bank of the river and they forced her deep into the water and Jurk, I'll have the troops back in stood with threatening guns, watch-swam with her away from the scene Ing the men and women and children of the massacre. Bullets slashed the Jig time."

from the garrison embark. Geoffrey water around them but they swam "Over you go," the Colonel said. Randall gripped the colonel's hand waded in the muddy water lifting the farther and farther out into the river. and

I squeezed Geoffrey's arm. "Good- won

Wornen and

children aboard and his A scow floated near them and they men alded him.

boarded it and soon they were out to the roof-edge.bye," he said, and was gone,

On the shore was Surat Khan and of range of the menacing rifles, The darkness held until he was over

the wall. He stole quietly near him was Volonoff. They

Along the river bank, the Suristani toward the river, through the scrub astride magnificent Arabian horses began dragging the living from the Jungle and presently he reached the and watched the embarkation. When water and was swinning toward the all were aboard, the Khan raised his bouts and harding them toward the remained-Colonel Campbell, Mrs. must tell you," she said, steel-boats. He found a rope and hauled hand and from the Suristant guns garrison. Of the English, only a few ing herself to the ordeal, trying to himself over the bulwarks, his knife came a withering fire. The shrieks bring herself to tell him of her love ready. But he didn't cut the rope, of the women and children could be Jowett and her baby, Pearson and Lor Perry.

But the words didn't come. Out of the darkness came a Suristan! heard above the roar of the guns but less than a score of Lancers. There and children. Into the garrison the A gun shot rang out from the tower, and there was a fish of steel as he that didn't stop the Suristani. They were perhaps twenty native women

threw And then there was a fusilade of sank a long knife home in Randall's waded into the water and shots as the few sepoys and Lancers body. The captain groaned and then burning torches in the boats, and living were driven by the Suristan! ared their rifes Into the mass of hit and when they reached the ammuni- were lined up sprang to their posts and began firing. the water swallowed his body.

tion dump they manity. the A sepoy ran across yard, shout-

Geoffrey, standing in a prow of a against the wall. ting: "Major Sahib-the Suristanl

Colonel Campbel bowed his head Pres. Van Buren 8.00 a.m. May Man the walls," Geoffrey cried

howdah, whirled as a bullet strucke

was still him and fell in the water. He was and began to pray. He for orders-independem walt for don't

now."

up in a moment, making his way praying when the crash of the tribes-

Elsa was men's rides sounded and the They were hopelessly

(To Be Concluded,)

I

Back in the barracks, the women and children slept while the Lancers and sepays, stood guard, waiting for reinforcements. Randall to bring None had come al dawn, but as the

wearing the shoulder Insignia of a fire-double quick, outnumbered | sun rose Geoffrey, who kept watch toward the boat where

major. The horse-buying expedition

fraught with been

In garrison. A horde of Suristani

the

Egged on by, the Russians, the wild swept toward the walls and the rig at the window, saw a Surlston! raising struggling with a ralve. Disregard sacre of Chukoti was complete,

had

danger.

Arab tribesmen had attacked

the

of

barked and the cannons roared as the on the walls sought to repulse men small company of lancers on several the attack. It was hopeless. Some occasions and it was only the quick of the tribesmen fell but the horde wit and the matchless bravery of kept pressing forward, like a swarm

that had saved his Geoffrey

troop from annihilation, He returned to of locusts and the order was given his garrison at Chukoti to find for the women and children to take Colonel Campbell in command, Elsa cover in the barracks.

"Must be eight hundred of them," stalled in the continandant's head-Colley told Randall. quarters and his brother, Perry, at

Too many for us," Randall said, the Lohara garrison a few score miles away. Gooifrey was not the only peering through a parapet and taking offleer who won promotion on the careful aim.

Cornet friend. expedition. His Itandal! was given the rank of

Captain.

All was not well at Chukoti. There was trouble across the border as the Suristant were whipped into a frenzy

"We're got to abandon the walls," Geoffrey said. "The baracks we can hold them off from there and get them as they come over,"

Col. Campbell nodded. well. Give the order,"

Very

white flag on the wall. "Look here," Geoffrey called. Colunci Campbell peered at the white flag. "What are the devils up to?" he asiced.

"We'll soon see," Geoffrey said. Surat Khan was waiting in his tent on the plala, a few hundred yards from the barracks, and with him was the Russian general, Valonoff.

"I welcome

Major Vickers," Khan said.

May the Gods of courage and wisdom continue bestow- Int thele blessing upon you."

the

Geoffrey made no reply. He slood in front of the Oriental, watching him angrily.

"Ah, my friend," the Khan con- nued. "It is unwise to reject the courtesy of your enemies when offer- ed-one never knows when it will.

withheld."

be

we

It was done. Down from the walls of hatred against the British by Sural eatne the lancers and sepoys and ran Khan and his ally, the Russian across the compound. Once in the

Geoffrey spoke coldly. Suppose General Volonoff. There were con-barracks they barricaded the doors

probably know by now linda reports of attacks on caravans and windows and began picking off said dispense with formullies," he by the wild men who lived in the bill the Suristant as they came over the tha word has reached Lohara and country across the river from the mud

The walls.

strategy worked the brigade is on its way here." garrison,

and the tribesmen remained behind The Khan smiled, "How interest- But despite the desperate situation, the wall and in the towers.

ing-it pains me deeply to disillusion One of the native women had been you on the 27th Lancera were making no

score. that Geoffrey cried. effort to attack the Suristani.

There was horror in Geoffrey's water.

Randall?" he asked. eyes.

An-wounded. "Wa

entire

other plan was afoot and Colonel toward-him-will-Bead," the Khan said grimly.

"Campbell wid "Geofrey about it at

once.

$0

you all be, unless you

Jar of water in her hands. A bullet "And

will "Assemble

the men at once, crashed through it and spilled its agree to my terms.

"And your terins?" contents on the floor. She managed Vickers, Colonel Campbell said.

"Surrender," the Khan sald, light- Exeltedly. Geofrey gave the order to save a scant cupful.

"That's When the Lancers were mounted and

there is," she told ing a cheroo!. ready to move, Colonel Campbell Geoffrey. "We didn't have time to "You must guarantee the safety of

નસી food and water." bring

the women and children of the

addressed them.

"I have orders from Loharn to send

all available men under my command Corey looked rim and so did garrison," Geoffrey said.

there at once Lo take part, in manoeuvres," he said.

Geoffrey's eyes were wide with amazement. "Manoeuvres, sir?" he

asked.

That's what said." Colonel Campbell replied gruffly.

Campbell.

"How much ammunition have we left?" the colonel asked.

More than we need-but „thul's the least of our worries-It's food and water that's our worst problem, Sir

in this heat without water

to

The Khan bowed. "I am willing the garrison safe conduct to Lohnra "

"I have reason to believe that, will be acceptable," Geoffrey said,

The Khan smiled enigmatically. "When I was at school in England-

But that will leave Chukoti almost 14 Someone's got-lo-geithands-to-mamiy-the completion-of-à-

citirely undefended;"-:- -Geoffrey

persisted.

to

Ho

Worriedly, Colonel Campbell I learned the charming, though "We've got to reach Jowett slightly ridiculous custom of shaking

bargain between gentlement" Captain Randall, who had been held out his hand and Geoffrey took cence of strategy," explained standing at a window with his rifle it, turned on his heel and went back Colonel Campbell.

ready, turned. "I want to try it, sir," | la the

"To-night I think I can the women and children?" he Geoffrey was almost shouting. He make

"Boldness-that my boy, is the

"But

was furious with his superior.

said:

Colonel

דיי

Barre 15! give in," Geoffrey

*

"I think we Bald, when he had told Colonel Camp- Campbell Jooked at bell of Sural Khan's ultimatum.

"We have по worry,"

y" Colonel Geoffrey. "Do you think he can, The Colonel nodded. "It's the Campbell Rald sharply. "Major Vickers?"

Jowett will command tho troop. Geoffrey nodded. "If the moon

The moon was

sir."

only sane thing to do. Glve the order

evacuate the fort

Geoffrey carried out the order.

Vickers, you will stay here at Chu- isn't too big bright that night. bugle sounded. Within ten minutes kotl. That is ull,"

Major Jowett gave the command It was a brilliant, Indian moon but

to march and the cavalry troop falloped out of the garrison toward Chukoti.

The women and chlidren waved goodbye from the walls and soon the column was out of sight.

Shaking his head, Geoffrey gave his horse to his orderly, and went up

before midnight clouds materialized and dimmed ila light 0 little.

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