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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

APRIL 22, 1938.

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THEY WON'T FORGET HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

Serialisation of the Warner Bros. Film Commencing at the Queen's Theatre To-day

THE STORY SO FAR: Maru Clan, pupil of a business college is murdered) -suspicion fails où her teacher Robert Hale-The District Attorney, Grif- An, has him locked up for further questioning-while reporters and camera- nen distress his wife and spread false stories which the town takes up).

Chapter III

WHEN A MAN IS DOWN. "But these things they print about us in the papers--I never said them -they're llest"..

Sybil Hale, wife of the young teacher who was Imprisoned for fur- ther questioning in the murder of Mary Clay-had elbowed her way for feel- through angry crowds

death there's rhyme or reason --- but

in this there's none-it's just stupid and senseless"

"You'll live, Robert-you'll live," Sybill whispered passionately, press- int closer to him, "They won't con- viet you you're inocent!"

"That won't make any difference to them-"

"It will if we prove it?” "How?"

"We'll get lawyers.

"With what?"" There was a tinge office of of hitterness in his voice, "with the

two hundred dollars we've saved?"

ing was running higher by the min-

bil ald ute. Sybil not fear for herself and at last got into the Andrew J. Griffin, the District At- torney.

She was standing before his

"I write to your parents—may- be they'll help."

desk, pallid and trembling with cine- "No-they can't-they haven't even tion, Griffin eyed her coldly.

I'm not prosecuting your husband enough for themselves. He dropped because of

of what I read in the pa- his arms from about her and turned away, "Oh, what's the use-we've pers. I'm prosecuting him because I no one to turn.to-It's all over-"

believe he is guilty.

"But he couldn't be-not Robert -ke couldn't! You've got to let his Ko!

t wouldn't let my own father go in the face of these facts.

"Facts. Mr. Griffin? What facts have you got outside of a lot of vici-

"Darling please Usten to me - you mustn't feel that way for any

ice

for your own it's not over like a prayer, Ber words were Somewhere someplace - there must be someone

neone who'll help

"Time's up.'

"said the turnkey. "Now Looit, Andy, We don't want

ous lies that the papers have spread?" uny riots. You know what a powder

"These, Mrs. Hale. That be was keg we're sitting on unemployment in the building when the murder was thousands on the dole-idleness- committed. That he did like Mary Look at that crowd down there! Clay

Ugly nood. Andy and getting ugii- man, any spark will set

A comunittee

representative citizens was calling on District At-

That's not true!"

"That there was blood on his coat them and that he did plan to run away. These Mrs. Hale, are my facts!"

Sybil was silent before him.

AL

length she asked pathetically, "Well, y Grimn to protest against his

at least you can let me see him?"

The Prosecuting Attomey seemed

you see lon on his desk.

I'll let "All right.

delay in the prosecution of the al- leged killer of Mary Clay. The an- ร

murmurs of the crowd came to to ponder for a moment, then he them from the Court House Yard. swered sol and pressed the but- elgar from his mouth and fixed the "Gentlemen!" Griffin removed the

bigwigs of the town with a beady Sybil followed the turnkey down glare. "I'm not concern with the the cell block, oblivious to the peer- temperament or the temper of the ing eyes of the prisoners, her drawn public. I'm concerned with a duty face mirroring the struggle between to the public. There's been a mur- doubt and faith that was going on der. The public expects me to see within her. As the jailor's key that Justice is done!" clanked in the turning lock

she

saw

her husband's face through the bars "But, Mr. Griffa,” began Whip-| of the cell. "Five minutes, Mrs. Del the banker, nervously, "we're Hale" said the guard and went away. only saying that the duties of your Sybil went toward Robert and they once do not require you to excite the public! The town's in a fer- stood for a moment staring into each other's eyes.

Hale was first to break ment His voice seemed far about it?"

"Well, what do you want me to do the silence. away...ghostly...

"Make sure "It's hard to believe, isn't it--that one day can make so much difference against the guilly man!"

"I have made sure sure that paused for a moment scanning the

in

people's lives--Just

's seemed like a lifetime

horrible lifetime-

I

you're, proceeding

disturbed faces of his visitors, then

sald

FLOOD PROTECTION

ABOUT 5000 B.C. THE INHABI- TANTS OF MOHENJO-DARO, INDIA, BUILT THEIR HOUSES ON HIGH MASONRY FOUNDATIONS, SO THAT WHEN THE INDUS RIVER- FLOODED THE COUNTRY THEY WOULD BE SAFE FROM INUN- DATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT SCIENTIFIC FLOOD PROTECTION.

HERDANIER

FISH CAKES

AMONG THE MANY DELICATE DISHES INVENTED BY THE RO- MANS WAS ONE CALLED "TYRO- TARICHUS,”A CAKE COMPOSED OF SALT FISH, EGGS AND CHEESE. THIS WAS THE ANCESTOR OF OUR CODFISH CAKES,

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We Visit Rugby-The School

School Of

Tom Brown And The Great Arnold

By PHILIP TOYNBEE

↑ (Rugby_1930-1934), of Christ Church, Oxford; President of the Oxford Union; author of

ON

"The Savage Days"

the long platforms of the Rugby L. M. S. station there is always a desperate race for porters' barrows.

On the first evening of term, boys in trilby hats and blue great coats toil up and down with golf clubs on their backs and trunks in the barrows in front of them. It is a stimulating but alarming entrance into that hectic progression from fag to sixth form boy.

The first abyss which confronts of the first Rugger XV striding The Art Schools are a great boon "I kept hop og that you'd come added sarcastically, "You gentlemen "I tried to call you to see you don't think that amounts to much, do "new mun" is fear of neglecting across Big Side, the principal play to many. Laymen like myself never -they

one of the infinite and varied rules ing field, with their caps at a jaunty failed to visit the annual art exhi- wouldn't let me they "That's beside the point, Andy," of etiquette. I have no idea whether angle, one would imagine them a bition and to be deeply impressed Sobbing wildly, she threw herself in Itis

Shull of the Star. "We're only these are stranger than at most ruce apart. Nor will I ever forget by its variety and skill. arms. "Don't talk-now- he whispered, interested in what happens to the schools, but I know that there were the hours of anxiety which so many But, for me, music was, of course, holding her close.

community!"

You mean," Mr. Shall, the prope first term with nightmares.

enough of them to fill my whole of us spent, woudering whether or the best thing about Rugby, -- L-be- "It's 50 good lo be together t

not we should be chosen to play love it has the reputation of teach- again" she sighed, "to be in your An awkward silence ensued which | Gradual

erty you own in this community!"

for such and such a team..

ing music better than any other arms to be able to talk to you the District Attorney abruptly broke. Progress

kiss

ist"

....

lo

a

fow

"A

few

minutes yes "ho

bou-even if it is only for you want my answer-gentlemen?

Here it

A friend of mine and I were both public school. We had admirable on the verge of the frat XV. We voluntary, concerts all through the

In my house we were allowed to used to walk solemnly round the year, an orchestra of our, own, an said, as one speaking in a dream, resentment, mingled with uneasiness, our first term, two after our second busy at our books, discussing our trained chapel choir.

There was a general reaction of put one hand in our pocket after Close, when we might have been excellent 0. T. C. band, and a highly "that's all that's left-soon they'll as Griffin addressed each of his crit-term, and after one year we might chances in the tiniest detail,

There is a great deal to look back

even take that away from us

me

ics, individually.

not!"

no

members of the house."*

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ACROSS Oppose by means of a rally ap- parently (9),

6 Town of Italy (5).

9 Bearing (9)."

10 A matter of course in the skies

(5).

Sybil raised her head and looked you should have thought of all carry books under our arms, In our Athletic distinctions of any kind on with no other sentiment than into his face. "You mustn't talk like this, Mr. Mimms and Mr. Doughty, seventh term we "got

into hall." were rewarded in my house by the gratitude that it is all over: early that, darling," she said with feigned when you started splashing out This was an exciting privilege, for hero being carried shoulder high morning school, the dreary chapel much so they can't hold you here page headlines in the papers you it provided us with the house dining round Hall, to the accompaniment services, and the "clique-ism" which much longer in a few days you'll own--before you either knew be free-we'll go away like we plan- cared whether Hale was guilty or ground to all our juniors,

oral as a common-room-forbidden of paeans of admiration from every pervaded the whole schaul. Yet ned-

member of the house.

how I see that Rugby is undoubtedly be ha'll forget all this we'll

But the ceremony of initiation Yet the Sixth system did some one of the most intelligent and they sat on edge of the iron bed. will, I tell ya, I will!" The words boys where not yet in bull was as good a system as could have played beautifully one winter night He drew her down beside him and "Law or no law I'll kill him- en Tralernity. All the younger and looking back on it I see that it can still hear Beethoven's "Eroien" From below rose n hoarse voice, into hail was worthy of an Ameri- thing to counteract this tendency, benevolent of the public schools. I

"Oh, Sybil, what's the use of shui- faded in the roar of the crowd. It ting our eyes to the truth, Dreams was one of the three gmunt brothers lined a long passage and literally been devised. It is wiser to reward in New Big School to a full house won't help I'll--I'll never leave here of the murdered -alive

girl. All the men

kicked us through. We arrived industry and intelligence with re- of silent, enthusiastic school boys. In Grifin's office knew the voice, but bruised and triumphant to find the sponsibility than to allow the house Holding her in his arms, he stared went on with growing intensity.

3 one spoke. The District Attorney initiated sitting solemnly round the master to choose his prefects arbi- beyond her like one in a trance. I "You, Mr. Whipple, the leading had taken it.

walls, watching us to see how we trarily from among the "leading) know, I tell you, Sybil, I know!" He banker in this spoke

town-th with strange calm.

-the man who After this we might wear our Fagging at Rugby was never much known it from the moment they took thought of all this when you came in the house quad.

"I've moulds public opinion-should have caps in the house and walk about of a burden. Each Sixth hnd two or SERVICES CONTRACTUELS DES away

with them, There isn't a out with a statement-that in your

three fags who cleaned out his study chance for me they want a vielim opinion Hale was the guilty mani

There was a Inter stage called on Sundays and polished the but- and I'm ! Even the other pri- soners here hate me if it weren't ing merchant in this town-should larger toshes" (bathe) i have no parade. But etiquette demanded a

"And you, Mr. Piggot--the lend- "second pantry, but except for tons on his O. T. C. uniform before The Steamship for the guards they'd kill me with have thought of all this when you idea what new privileges accrued handsome donation for their serv

No. 11. A/33 their bare hands

announced that If. I couldn't solve to us. Yet I shall never forget the ices and I can remember nobody yin Saigon etc..

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles 11 China part of London (3). Her this crime--you would see to it that jealousy with which all these privi- who objected strongly to the system, on Tuesday, 10th April, 1938.

arrived Hongkong 12 "Felt Surly" (anag.) (0). a man was placed in office who leges were guarded. "It's not that I'm afraid to die could."

15 Unnecessary instruction We automatically ceased to be fags -no man's afraid to die in his

Consignees are hereby informed (To Be Concluded)

The house was a rigid hierarchy in our fifth term, or before that if that their goods with the exception 16 An early experiment in sweet-

mean housekeeper (5), of seniority, and a serious breach we reached the School Certificate of Opium, Treasure and Valuables

making perhaps (5). of privilege was treated as a "capi- form. Thus academic achievement are being landed and stored into the

18 This tree supplies a Dominion tal" offence.

was also rewarded at the bottom of Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kow-21 "For in my youth I never did

Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon emblem (5). ⚫ the scale.

The only pornicious aspect of the

apply and rebellious liquors in fagging system which existed in my

blood" ("As You Like It") my One of the few unique features of day has recently been abolished, on or before 30th April, 1938. or

22 This marks the much used way Rugby School is the Sixth system. This was the sixth form privilege of they will not be recognized.

Damaged Packages will be examin- This plan was formulated by Ar- "fag cails."

23 This lot of beasts would be the ed by the A yell of "Fa-a-a-g" from a Sixth Messrs: Goddard and Douglas, in the 24 Famous actor (4).

Company's Surveyors nold, Rugby's greatest headmaster

care of its "comparative" (0), and virtually the founder of the would bring a pack of wretched little presence of the Consignees at 10.00 20 A foreign gentleman (5). public school system in its modern boys scurrying down the passages, a.m. on Monday, 25th April, 1938. form, for rewarding academie en- and the last to arrive would have to Consignees must have a Revenue deavour and giving the clever boys do the job. This made consistent Ofcer in attendance a sense of responsibility. As soon work impossible and turned the duttable goods are examined by the as a boy gets into the sixth form he house into a bear-garden. Its aboli Company's Surveyors, automatically becomes a profect, tion is greatly to the credit of the unless he is undor sixteen and a school. half. ··

"No, Robert-no-no!"

whispered words were cries.

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Formulated

By Arnold

Intellectual

"If there are too few Intellectuals Discipline

in a house to provide it with a dis-

ciplinary quorum, then Sixth Pow- Another merit of Rugby is that its ers may be chosen by the house intellectual discipline is far more master. But their jurisdiction never strenuous than appears to be the .extonds outside their own house.

case at many, public schools. Super-

Games snobbery is as much a annuation Is a very real threat to dangor at Rugby as at any other the idle-one which is not infre public school. Watching members quently put into effect.

loon, whence delivery may be ob- tained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me

when ony

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B. OHL

Agent. Hongkong, 10th April, 1938.

COUNT THE TELEGRAPHS?

EVERYWHERE

NJ.

(a)

to

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27 Let out, this vehicle would be

bigger (8).

31 "His Acts being seven---"

("As You Like It") (3).

32 This lake is part of the Panama

Canal (5), 33 Is this fairy an "ingrate"? (9). 38 Far from voluble (5),

38 Amarican president (9).

DOWN

1 This bird and its mate aro' to- gether useful to anglers (8). 2 Thou are not for the fashion of thesewhere none will sweat but for promotion ́(“As You Like It") (5).

3 Often a symbol of amce (5). 4 Gone by (3).

5 English shire (5).

The look-out heroin should be be black

7 "Brush pile" (anag.) (9).

8 What dislike makes a person

"Keep

off the

sathe

notice? (9).

13 One of the farmer's flock (3).

14 An unpleasant place for part of the body and nothing more (5).

10 Care for the future which helps

a marksman (0),

17 Part of a bomb perhaps (D). 18 A famous explorer's ship (D). 20 Song from an ape (5).

25 Bird (3).

27. A composer of tuneful music

28 A flower got up (5).

29 Town of France (6). 30 A palindrome (5).

34 Sound disapproval (3).

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