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THE · HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

JUNE 21, 1938.

The Story of

PENITENTIARY

with

Walter CONNOLLY • John HOWARD Jean PARKER - Roberi BARRAT Screenplay by Fred Niblo, Jr. & Soton f. Miller Based nu a play by Martín Fluvin COLUM BLA

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WHAT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE Bill Jordan 2008 to a tight club with a girl to celebrate hie tioenty-fires birthday. Another man. Erlex" to take the girt away from Aim and in thò argument that follows, 2 killa him a cidentally. Dialiret Attorney Matheros sympoihties with the boy's unfortunate plight. It is one of those unfortunata thinga; he tour, that could happen to any body. Neverthalens, a manis dead and Dili muat be punished, However, instead of trying him. für inurdor, Mathews allows DAN to take a plea of manslaughter. Duis sentenced to ten yeûre is the state panilontiary. Biz yours kator we find Di a hardened, embittered prisoner. He has been asaigned to the prison fute mili art the dirt and dust of the place is breaking his morale and threatening to affect his lungs, Meanichilo, Matheron, who is bo ing groomed for the governor's chair, la appointed warden of the penitentiary. Inasmuch as he was the man who prosecuted most of the inmates, tha prisoners stage a "welcome" for him when he arrives with his sister and his lovela daughter, Elleabeth, to take over Mis new job. The com victs, assembled in the ward for their recreation period stürt their unearthly "gammering" mo thor they use to show their dia like for something or someone, Agathat the advice of the head komper, Warden Mathewwa mwen the man alans in the word 110 simples out Ter, the prisoners' Arif-appointed leader. When he

diatrict attorney, Mathers say, it soon his job to prosecuto and no did it. Non he's warden and it's his job to bons the prison. iter going to do 4*, Matheson ways, and every man wil be treated exactly as he deserves. Later, Bill collapses in the futo mill. The doctor examines him

nd recommende a change of work and environment for him. He d rummoned to Warden Mathmes offien where Matheson recognises him as the boy he sent up siz gearn before. While Bill is there Mathews' daughter, Elizabeth, comes in. Dit uncan- sciously reacts when ha avea hor. Mathewe notices this and, aveing an opportunity to reclaim the boy, appoints him as the Afa- thews chauffeur,

PICTURE

with the bundles of the day's shop- ping. "Pul them in the kitchen, Jordan," she said. When the doctor had left she joined Bill in the kitchen. He was busy storing_away the supplies, Elizabeth spoke o

kim.

***Fordan,” ako said, “about a wook ago I lost a handkerchief with a blus bordar. Did you happen to see

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Bu turned to her, flushed and confuard. "Why no, Miss Bitzabeth. I didn't. I'm sorry." When he had Anlehed in the kitchen ha started for the door. Elizabeth stopped him.

"Jordan," she said olmply, "I'd ka to have my handerchier. please." She extended her hand. Bui looked at her for a moment, bluak- Ing furiously. Then he slowly opened the buttons of his tune and took out the carefally folded wisp of linen. Embarrassed, he made it to her, turned quickly and lett the room.

Pinha for a realt

Back in hla col that night his companion whispered to him their plan to make a break for it. Three of us are going." inch said, "Tex and Runch and me,"

Hawkins, the third celimate, pro- Loated. "That guy, Runch, is n ntool," he maid. "Tex should a known better."

A fow nights later Hawkinn" warning proved true for, when Tex and Finch made their break, they found the guarda ready for them. In the melen Finch was shot and killed.

Word quickly pained from cell to cell that Runch ha treen the Bquenter. To protect him from the other prisoners. Warden Mathew had transferred him to the war - den's office and had him sleep in the attic. Meanwhile, Methowa w try- ing to get Runch transferred to aa- other prisen for safety,

He enlisted the amisiance of Cont. missioner McNaulty to effect the transfor. "Fish it right through." he urged. That guy in driving ma nuta. Ile's petrified-scared stir- like a nt in a trap. And I'm re- sponible for bla-responsible for his life. Bo got him off my hands.” On the advice of Commissioner McNnulty, Warden Mathews nent Elizabeth way to visit ong of her aunts. She was bo away far a week or twa, until the excitement at the prison aubaldod.

Bill drove her to the station and carried her bags to the train pint form. "Is there anything you'd be

"Put these in the kitchen, Harvey,”

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to have ma bring you from town," who asked. "Or any messages you'd

iko me to deliver?"

"No thank you, Miss," Bill replied. "I don't need anything and -"well, I haven't anyone to send any mos- months The next great change in B1 Jordan. The pages to. My mother died a year surface hardness that six years injago, I was pretty bitter about it for prison jute mili had given him, fella while, ut that's all changed nway. The paller that six years of now.” He looked at her intently. “I confinement had brought, took

I seem to see things moro clóariy colour and once again there was

How" flush in his cheeks and lustre in his eyes. The droop that six years of bending over a jute machine had hought, dinppeared and he was once again stalwart, square-shouldered young man.

The prison dočter met Elizabeth, Warden Mathews' daughter one day and commented on it. "I want to congratulate you," he said, "on the miracle, you have performed in three short monthe."

"You know that father is trying to get you a parole, don't you?** Elizabeth naked.

"Yes, I'm very grateful, of course, but sometimes I hope he docan't.get IL for me. You see, I don't think I could ever be happy again unless unloan I could see you ovary day." Elizabeth blushed and just at that moment her train arrived. Impul- aively sho extonded hor hand and Elizabeth looked at him in heBill took 1. "Will you be gono wilderment. "What miracle?" she long?" he asked. asked.

"To reconstruction of a man,"

"Only a weak," she answered

Dr. Einwult said. "I mean your softly. "Goodbye, Bill." chauffeur. It took prison foals B released her hand. "Goodbye, years to break him and you mond Misa Elzabeth," he said. him in three months."

Ellenbeth's happy laughter was

Interrupted by Bill's arrival, ladení

(To be Continued)

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HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

VOTING BOOTH

AUSTRALIAN

BALLOT

THE MODERN ŠECRET BALLOT, IN ITS ESSENTIAL FEATURES, WAS FIRST USED IN SOUTH A AUSTRALIA IN 1858 —HENCE THE NAME. FIRST USED IN THE U.S. AT LOUISVILLE, KY., IN 1888, IT WAS ADOPTED FOR STATE ELECTIONS

IN MASSACHUSETTS IN 1889, THE VOTING MACHINE IS GRADUALLY REPLAĊING IT.|

THE

ONE

RESTIVE

LATIN "RE-STARE "(LITERALLY,RE- FUSE STUBBORNLY TO MOVE) BECAME OLD FRENCH "RES- TIF” (REMAIN), AND FINALLY "RETIF (OBSTINATE). THUS THE ROOT OF OUR WORD “RESTIVE? AS APPLIED TO A HORSE WHICH WILL NOT STAND STILL, ORIGI- NALLY MEANT THE DIRECT OP POSITE.

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FORGOTTEN

SCOTS

NE of the first things to strike a very slight. The great advantage of name was. It was Ferguson. Yes, visitor to the Channel Islands is Guernsey lay in the barbour of St. It was her husband who was J. the great number of little round Peter Fort, the main town, for it Ferguson, Proprietor. Certainly, she towers tu be found all over the had strategical value in blocking the would get him to tell me how n archipelago. They stand, squat and Channel, and in attacking the coast Scottish name came to the last forbidding, at all points on the coast of France. Alternately, I would remnant of the Duchy. And this is

protected have

ot been

great

to the story I was told. tre In Napoleon had he planned a landing

in Dorset us it was thought he wouki. When the Martello Towers were bulit the Government decided that The British Government

were the Militia might not be, able to

#ne naturally. Most Guernsey.

which

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them

value

wan

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They remain to-day as a memorial to the fear in which Great Britain cured and with the co-operation withstand the full force of the held Napoleon, to the forgetfulness without their permission, build the man the towers some three dozen of the States, for it could do nothing Emperor's attack, so, they sent to of the British Army administration,

fortresses which Gordon and the discipline of the Gordon qua grim ittle

Highlanders. It still ring the coast. Only a few Highlanders.

people remember the story of the powers of the Scots, even if it magnificent tribute to the fighting fortresses At the beginning of the nineteenth manning of these

now,

·underestimated those of the French rentury Britain faced isolation in and they only because they have Europe, for the power of Napoleon good reason. You might search the just a litle. The Gordons arrived

and were duly installed in had deprived her of active allies, archives of Whitehall long enough towers. Private Ferguson went to and seemed probable that his without finding a trace. I come on the one at Fermaine. Then they next move in the conquest of Europe the story by accident.

waited for Napoleon. Napoleon did would be to attack British territory. It happened when I was staying not arrive. Years went by. Waterloo The Channel Islands were the most in Guernsey, at Fermaine Bay, not was fought, and Napoleon went to likely victims of such a plan, for to far from St. Peter Port. It was my exile. But still the Gordens manned the French they were still Les Isles habit in the afternoons to walk down their towers. A desire to see the Normandes. The population spoke the water-lane

sent to the

one.

in the sunshine of the

French, or rather a Norman dialect shore, and back, which leads to the homeland again stirred in them, and Tower. Beside the London. The pundits wrote back to parts, and owned allegiance to no tower was a little teashop; I knew say that there were no instructions it well, taking ten there every day for the recall of the Gordon High- Their sole connection with Britain at four without fall, but for the landers, and they were to remain at then, as now, was through the fact hundreds of times I had visited it, I their posin. that the King was first the Duke of had never troubled to find out the Normandy. They had, as they still home of the owner. have, their own Parliament, the

They did: Some of them, like Private Ferguson, married Guernsey girls, and reared families. All of themi settled down, and in the course The sign above the door was dusty of the seasons died, Scotland lost to from the

States of Guernsey, their own laws Stuck to Their Posts and customs, and their own militia T for service on the island only. A

few miles separated them from the und faded, so that it was only by them. No word came

chance that a shaft of sunlight pundits in London and none has ports of North France, and they looked easy victims for a Napoleonic caught it one day and my eyes were come since.

turned that way, and I made out from the cracked paint, instead of the Here and there over Guernsey you usual De La More, or Mauger, & come across families with Scottish surprising "J. Ferguson, Proprietor," names I know because I searched

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sudden spasm of nostalgia, and almost all of them own

invasion.

A Strategic Point

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Had it been only a case of losing a few islands the British administra- quickly followed by a more common Martello Tower. Like J. Ferguson, tion might have worried Httle, for one of curiosity. I went to the Proprietor, they are descendants of the material advantage which the woman in the shop, a typical native the Gordons who stuck to their posts. group brought to the Crown was of the island, and asked what her

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