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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1938.

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THEY WON'T FORGET

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THE STORY SO FAR: Mary Clay, pupil of a business college is murdered: -suspicion falls on her teacher Robert Hale-The District Attorney, Grif- fin, has him locked up for further questioning-white reporters and camera- nen distress his wolfe and spread false stories which the town takes up.

Chapter III

WHEN A MAN IS DOWN

death there's rhyme or reason - bul In this there's none-it's just stupk and senseless-

"You'll live, Robert-you'll live." "But these things they print about Sybil whispered passionately, press- us in the papers-I never said them big closer to him, "They won't con- --they're lien!"

vict you-you're innocent?" Sybil Hale, wife of the young That teacher who was imprisoned for fur- In the murder of

ther question, howed her way Mary

through a higher by the min-

running

crowds for feel-

Ing was

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won't make any difference

to them."

"It will if we prove it?" "How?"

"We'll get lawyers,

With

what?" There was a tinge ute. "Sybil did not fear for herself of bitterness in his voice, "with the and at last got into the office of two hundred dollars we've saved?" Andrew J. Griffin, the District At- torney. She was standing before his desk, pallid and trembling with emo-

Grimn tion.

KO!

hier coldly.

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

"No-they can't-they haven't even enough for themselves. "He dropped

for my

"Now Look, Andy. We don't want any riots. You know what a powder keg we're sitting on--unemployment thousands on the dole-idleness!

"I'm not in your husband his arms from about her and turned because of what

what I read in the par away. "Oh, what's the use-we've pers. I'm prosecuting him because 1 no one to turn to--it's all over."

"Darling please listen to me -- belleve he is guilty.

"But he couldn't be-not Robert you mustn't feel that

's not over! --he couldn't! You've got to let him sake for your own-

Her words were

were like

u prayer, y wouldn't let my own father go "Somewhere someplace there in the face of these facts.

must be someone who'll help" What factsTime's up," said the turnkey. "Facts, Mr. Grimn? have you got outside of a lot of vici- otts lies that the papers have spread?" "Thest, Mrs. Hale. That he was in the building when the murder was

crowd down there! . That he dit like Mary Look at that

Ugly mood. Andy--and getting ugl er! Whe

man, any spark will set "That's not true!"

there was blood on his coat them

committee ni representative I that he did pinn to run away. -and and

citizens was calling on District Al- These Mrs. Hale, are my facts!"

Sybil was silent before him. Attorney Griffin to protest against his

Well.

delay in the prosecution of the al- jengil

she asked pathetically.

leged killer of Mary Clay. The an- at least you can let me see him?"

Attorney seemed Prosecuting

murmurs of the crowd came to The to ponder for a moment, then he an- them from the Court House yard.

I'll let

"Gentlemen!" Griffin removed the All right. swered

and pressed the but cigar from his mouth and fixed the not concerned with the

you see ton on

n his dealt.

bigwigs of

of the town with a beady Sybil followed the turnkey down glare. the cell block, oblivious to the peer- temperament or the temper of the ing eyes of the prisoners, her drawn public.

concerned with a duly

fuce mirroring the struggle between to the public. There's been a mur doubt and faith that was going on der. The public

the jailor's key that Justice is doncs me to see; within her. As clanked in the turning lock she snow

of

Mrs.

"But, Mr. Grifin," began Whip- her husband's face through the bars pel the banker, nervously, we're

the cell. "Five minutes,

only saying that the duties of your Hale" said the

Sybil went towed went away, office do not require you to excite stood for a moment staring into each the public! The town's in

Robert and they

ment!?

a fer-

other's eyes. Hale was first to break Well, what do you want me to do the silence. His voice seemed far about it?" awby .. Chostly

twa people's

his arms.

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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.

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

Tom

School Of

Brown And The Great Arnold

By PHILIP TOYNBEE

(Rugby 1930-1934), of Christ Church, Oxford; President of the Oxford Union; author of "The Savage Days"

ON the long platforms of the Rugby L. M. S. station. there is always a desperate

race for porters' barrows.

The Art Schools are a great boon

On the first evening of term, boys in trilby hats and blue great coats toil up "Make sure you're proceeding and down with golf clubs on their backs and trunks in the barrows in front of "It's hard to believe, Isn't it-that one day can make so much difference inst the guilty man!"

"I have made sure-so sure that them. It is a stimulating but alarming entrance into that hectie progression from in

One lives-just

I'll stake my reputation on "fag to sixth form boy. day="

It's seemed like

lifetime-paused for a moment scanning the ค

disturbed faces of his visitors, then The first abyss which confronts of the first Rugger XV striding horrible lifetime

"I kept hoping that you'd come added sarcastically, "You gentlemen "I tried to call you to see you don't think that amounts to much, de a "new man" is fear of neglecting across Big Side, the principal play- to many. Laymen like myself never one of the infinite and varied rules ing field, with their caps at a jaunty failed to visit the annual art exhi- -they wouldn't let ine they you?”

"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 said Shall of the Star, "We're only these are stranger than at most race apari. Nor will I ever forget by its variety and skill.

"Don't talk-now-" he whispered, interested in what happens to the schools, but I know that there were the hours of anxiety which su many But, for me, music was, of course,

community!"

enough of them to fill my whole of us spent, wondering whether or the best thing about Rugby. I be holding her close,

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

not we should be chosen to play lieve it has the reputation of teach- ing music better than any other "It's So good 10 be together erty you own in this community!"

for such and such a team.

We had admirable again—"

she sighed, "to be in your An awkward slience ensued which Gradual

A friend of mine and I were both public school. arms to be able to talk to you the District Attorney abruptly broke. Progress

on the verge of the first XV. We voluntary concerts all through the to kiss you even if it is only for you want my answer-gentlemen?

a few minutes,"

In my house we were allowed to used to walk solemnly round the year, on orchestra of our own, an "A few minutes -

There was a general reaction of put one hand in our pocket after Close, when we might have been excellent O. T. C. band, and a highly There is a great deal to look back sald, as one speaking is a drem, resentment, mingled with uneasiness, our first term, two after our second busy at our. books, discussing our trained chapel choir.

in tiniest detail, even take that away from us-"* les, Individually.

Athletic distinctions of any kind on with no other sentiment than Sybil raised her head and looked

should have thought of all carty books under our arms. In our 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 thot, darling," she said with feigned when you started and Mr. gener as an exciting privilege, for hero being carried shoulder, high morning school, the dreary chapel courage, "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 now I see that Rugby is undoubtedly be free-we'll go away like we plan- cared whether Hale was guilty or ground to all our juniors. much longer in a few days you'll own--before you elther knew or hall as a common-room-forbidden of pacans of admiration from every pervaded the whole school. Yet

member of the house.

Yet the Sixth system did some- one of the most intelligent and ned we'll forget all this --- we'll be happy"

He drew her down beside him and " below rose a hoarse voice, into hall was worthy of an Ameri- thing to counteract this tendency, benevolent of the public schools, I or no law-I'll kill him-1 enn fraternity. All the younger and looking back on it I see that it can still hear Beethoven's "Eroica" "Oh, Sybil, what's the use of shut- fades in the roar of the crowd. boys who were not yet "in hall" was as good a system us could have played beautifully one winter night ting our eyes to the truth. Dreams was one of the three gaunt brothers

ers lined a long passage and literally been devised.

yes" he

Here it

"You

they sat on edge of the fron bed. will, I tell ya, I wili The words

alive.

their bare hands"

n

"No, Robert no no!" whispered words were crles.

men

But the ceremony of initiation

kicked 118

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

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1 Oppose by means of a rally ap

parently (8).

o Town of Italy (5).

It is wiser to reward in New Big School to a fuil house through. We arrived industry and intelligence with re- of silent, enthusiastic school boys, won't help-I'll-I'll never leave here of the murdered girl. All the bruised and triumphant to find the sponsibility than to allow the house

in Griffin's office knew the voice, "Robert!"

no one spoke. The District Attorney initiated sitting solemnly round the master to choose his prefects arbi- Holding her in his arms, he stared went on with growing intensity.

walls, watching us to see how we trarily from among the "leading]

members of the house." beyond her like one In a trance. I

the leading had taken it. know, I tell you, Sybll, I know!" He banker in this

After this we might wear our Fagging at Rugby was never much spoke with strange calm. known it from the moment they took thought of all this when you came in the house quad,

three fags who cleaned out his study me away with them. There isn't a out with a statement--that in your

↑ Bearing (9). There was a later stage called on Sundays and polished the but! chance for me they want a victim opinion Hale was the guilty man!

"D'ARTAGNAN“

10 A matter of course in the skies -and I'm t

Even the other pri- "And you, Mr.

Mr. Piggot the lead-

"second pantry," but except for tons on his O. T. C. uniform before The Steamship

No. 11 A/38

(5). soners, here hate me if it weren't ing merchant in this town-should larger "toshes" (baths) I have no parade. But etiquette demanded a

Bringing Cargo from Marseilles 11 China part of London (3). for the guards they'd kill me with have thought of all this when you idea what now privileges accrued handsome donation for their serv

remember nobody via Snigon etc., arrived Hongkong 12 "Felt Surly" (anag) (0). announced that if I couldn't solve to us. Yet I shall never forget the lees and I can Her this crime you would see to it that jealousy with which all these privi- who objected strongly to the system. on Tuesday, 19th April, 1938.

mean housekeeper (5). a man was placed in office who leges were guarded.

We automatically censed to be fogs Cansignees are hereby informed 15 Unnecessary Instruction to a "If's not that I'm afraid to die could."

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-

making perhapa (5). -no man's afraid to die if in his

(To Be Concluded)

of seniority, and a serious breach we reached the School Certificate of Opium, Treasure and Valuables

10 This tree supplies a Dominion

emblem (5), Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon of privilege was treated as a "capi- form. Thus academic achievement are being landed and stored into the

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

the scale.

loon, whence delivery may be ob Formulated

The only pernicious aspect of the tained immediately after landing.

All claims must be sent in to me fagging system which existed in my One of the few unique features of day has recently been abolished, on or before 38th April, 1938, or 22 This marks the much used way Damaged Packages will be examine 23 This Tot of beasts would be the Rugby School is the Sixth system. This was the sixth form privilege of they will not be recognized.

care of its "comparative" (5). This plan was formulated by Ar- "fag calls."

ed by the Company's Surveyors A yell of "Fa-a-a-g!" from a Sixth Messrs: Goddard and Douglas in the 24 Famous actor (07. nold, Rugby's greatest headmaster and virtually the founder of the would bring a pack of wretched little presence of the Consignees at 10.00 26 A foreign gentleman (5). public school system in its modern boys scurrying down the passages, a.m. on Monday, 25th April, 1938.

Consignees must have form, for rewarding academic en- and the last to arrive would have to deavour, and giving the clover boys do the job. This mundo consistont Oficer in

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If there are too few Intellectuals in a house to provide it with a die-

Intellectual Discipline

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ciplinary quorum, thon 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 nover strenuous than appears to be the extends outside their own house case at many public schools. BuperTELEGI

Grimes, snobbery is as much a annuation la avery reat threat to danger at Rugby at any other the idle-one (which is not infr public school. Watching members quently put into effect

dama

apply and rebellious liquors in my blood" ("As You Like It")

(3).

(8)

27 Let out, this vehicle would be

bigger (9).

31 "Ha Acts being seven-ng?

("As You Like It") (3). 32 This inke is part of the Panama

Canal (6).

33 Is this fairy an "Ingrate"? (9).

35 Far from voluble (5).

30 American president (9).

DOWN

1 This bird and its mata are to- · gether useful to anglers (B),

Thou are not for the fashion of thesowhere none will sweat but for promotion (A You Like It") (5).

& Often a symbol of office (8).. 4. Gone by (3)7;

5 English ahire (5).

The look-out heroin should be be black (0)

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

8 What dislike makes a person

disobey the "

of the "Keep (0);

Grass" notice?

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

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

16 Care for the future which helps

marksman (9),

17 Part of a bomb perhaps (9), 18 A famous explorer's ship (0), 20 Song from an ape (5). 25 Bird (3).

27 A composer of tuneful music.

(5).

28 A flower got up (5).

29 Town of Franco (5).

30 A palindrome (6).

34 Sound disapproval (8).

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