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THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 13,
1938.
HOROUGHBREDS DONT CRY
elfepted from the METRO GOLDWYN MAYER Mura HALSEY RAINES.
(What has happened so far: Raising money "through a loan on his estate to come to Amer So for final try at the inter national horse-racing cup, Bir Peter Calverton plaria searching for a jockey to rida The Poo kah. hoper, Sir Peter's young prandson, who accompanies him, Donovan rido watches Timmie and goes to his boarding-house to talk to him. Timmio, suffer ing from a rather bad cast of awelled head, rebufje and then inaulte the British boy. Roger squares of to Aght, and Tim. mic knocks him to the floor with a seell-timed blow.)
Goparkas „1999--Loew's 204,
Chapter Four
The other Jockeys chuckled in gloo, as Roger painfully got to his fooL
"I'm sorry, Roger," sald Cricket, taking his arm.
and
Roger turned to Timmle poke slowly,
You are probably a much better fighter than I am, Mr. Donovan, he aald, "so it would be foolish of me to continue in a night with you. However, I hope you under- atand exactly what I think of you, and your kind. You Ato-"
Unable
to frame
"Couldn't we just flip a coin?"
"It would be a lot leen wearing." agreed Roger.
"Okay,
with me."
Talia you como bacic
"And bends you come with me," added Roger.
The coin was produced and apun Timmle clapped him In the air. hands together, and after a mo ment's dramatic paune, pulled themt apart. It was hands. Roger smiled, Timmie made
and A wry face started along with him,
Sir Peter was reading a copy of the Thoroughbred Record, I had Just paused to take a pill from a vial he carried in in vest pocket, when he heard a sound at the door. "Are we intruding, Grandfather?" naited Roger. Holding Timmie's arm he drew him in after her. "I'd like you to meet Mr. Dono- Van."
For several mo- Sir Peter ronn, ments forgetting in customary Britial Courteny, he did nothing but stare. There was ample, ren- non. Both boys had nice developed "ahinero" around their eyes and their clothing looked as though they had been in a clot.
"I don't want you to think I came here because I wanted to." put in Timmie. "It's just because he wan!"
"Looks to me as though you'd both lost," and Ale Peter, regain-
te his composure.
concluding just want to tell you one phrase, he turned sharply and things declared Timmls, appar- walked to the door. Cricket rushedently anxious to put himself on after him.
record at the start. "I ain't gonna "Wait! Mr. Calverton, plenas. "ride your aid Pokey for you in kny nho begged.
race
But the front door was heard to him. Cricket, eyen Baabing, turned on Timmio.
"Aren't you proud of yourself. The Donovan?" she cried. "Hon too much of a gentleman to tel
Roger, having a different sort of strategy in mind, gave his grand- father a wink. Sir Peter immedi- ately caught on.
"Why, whatever gave you that
you what he thinks of you! You'reiden?" he naked Timmic.
a guttersnipel Now let's see you
take a sock at me!"
"IIO was talkin' about it the whole Lime I was eatin', I told
"Aw, cut it out," nald Timmle, him no then, and I'm lickin' to retreating before her flory ad-It."
vance.
Timmie bandled the whip reverently.
"I'm afraid you took my grand-
"I won't cut it out! I'm going on a little bit too boriously," to tell Aunt Eadie overy slogtó said Blr Poter solemnly. thing that happened here-unless "It was just one of our English you go after him and apologize!" jokes that you Americans fall to
"What're you tryin' to do?" do understand,confirmed. manted Timmie. "Minko a aob keeping a straight face,
"Joke, huh?"
out of a guy?”
sald Bir Petor.
Roger,
"That's what you are now!" she continued. "There's nothing that couldn't take a chance with any looks like a man about you-Datookey except the boat for this one single decent thing! If there race."
was, you'd go after him and apolo- gize and bring him back!"
"Do you know who I am?" gaped Timmia. "I'm Donovan! When I
Timmie, though ho never in the ride 'om, they win!" world would have admitted It "Yes, of course," said Bir Pater, cherished a considerable regard for soothingly. "And if you continuo Cricket's
good opinion. Uncer-to improve, you may get your tainly he turned toward the door. chance someday."
Ho looked back and eatching a "You can't start at the top, Mr. mocking glance from one of the Donovan," added Roger. boys, doubled up his diet again.
Just let me hear ono crack out
of you guys" he warned,
With that adviga ha netzed his
"Start at the top,” mumbled Tim- mle, almost speechless by now.
"In a word, Timmle, and Ble Poter, "we're looking for a very
Cap, hastened from the room, and special kind of jockey. Bomebody out into the darkened street. Hur a little on the style of Snapper rying to the lighted area provided | Garrison,”
by a corner street lamp, hò caught "Snapper Garrison! night of Roger, slowly walking you?” along, oblivious to everything.
turied
He lode for
Timmio's eyes opened wide, Gar
"He rode for
For a few seconds Timmte "heal-[rison had been his greatest hero, tated. Wouldn't the other jockeys throughout his boyhood. kid him merelleanly? Ho and started bacle Then he thought sala Bir Pator. Nobody could ever
years ago," of Cricket and retraced his plepa (come from behind like he did." He ogain, In a couple of minutes he istrods to the mantel, and was clone behind Roger.
down a frayed riding whip. "Thla "Hey-you!" he called out. There belonged to him. He sent it to me was no responso, "Maybe I slugged just after retiring.”“ you a little too hard."
Roger gave no sign that he had heard anything. Timmis advanced
took
Timmie handled the whip rave erently, He was totally unpre- pared, for Blr Poter's next words. Would you like to have it?" "Didn't you hear what I sald? | asked the owner of The Pookah. I'm sorry I alugged you.
"Would I liko" Timnilo gasped.
and took his ärm.
"If you're apologizing.", said "Bay, you wouldn't give anything: Roger coldly, it isn't at all nec like that away, would you? ensary. I shall proceed to tako "ra be giving it into good boxing lessons immediately, and I hands." shall alug you at the first oppor Timmis completely won DVAR, tunity."
|(wirfod awkwardly on ene foot. "Okay," agrood_ Timmia. "But "A]n't_thero_something-anylking on now-Cricket bald to at al-I could do for you?" le bring you book,"
מנחנא
naked.
"I don't intend to go back,” any "Not a thing, thank you," rO- Ewered Roger armly, shaking off sponded Roger. Timmio's arm.
"Bay, listen," said Timmie, "may- "Well, you gotta go back! Think be I ain't no Brapper Garrison, I want them dames climbin' all but my stylo's something like his. over me every minute?"
I can ride, and I could bring this Fakey home in front for you."
more
Roger, in reply, awùng his left Ast. It was a glancing blow that "Could we daro take a chance, tipped Timmle's eye. The latter, Rogar?" queried Bir Peter.
เด surprise than
"Bot me up on him once, and anger, clinched with him.
Fil_show you!”, begged Timmie. But this time Timmio,got more "I don't know just what to say,” than he bargained for. Roger, evaded Bir Peter. grappling furiously, twisted the "Your horse needa trick hand- ather boy to the ground, and sat]ting pursued Timmie excitedly, netride him. Ho raked his fist | "That_Garrison stuff,” Ife clutched na if to strike, then slowly drow the whip, "Bay, with the Snapper's It back, and got up, where he crop in my fat...” stood ready for a continuation of Bir Peter smiled, and bald out the battle.
|his band, Timmie looked at him Timmie, who had been waiting in anxious expectancy. for Roger to hit him while he had the upper hand, stared in puntad fashion.
"You mean Re okay?" he asked. "Okay," " said Bir Foter, øyes twinkling.
“OKAY," -Agreed Roger, holdlag "Why didn't out ble own hand.
“Bay, wait'll you see me in the
**You had your chance,” he said, slowly, sulting. up.
you take itp.
* would have been taking an Oupi?" orted fizumie, exultandy. unfair advantage," repiled Roger, wyn be sơ tár ahead at the onion It took like I'm trailin' the Inst to race!"
"Italas your hands, please,”
Timmia put up his hands
guard himself, then hesitated.
"Bay, Wall & minuta," he said.
(Tv du continued)
Dutch boats "clean and comfortable "-lying in Rotterdam harbour.
One up for the
"Y
OU have to be a Dutchman to trade round British ports." That is what unem-
ployed British seamen are say-
ing.
Let us visit one of these Dutch ships. B10 15 good-looking craft, painted Broy the wheel-room net well back. giving the captain a clear view of the whole ship. with her trim hul and battened-down hatches.
No wasted space, not a superfluous bit of gear on bor.
The Erika coines from Groningen. Holland-the home of the mall Dalch shipowner. Captain Jan Bmi: la about 32, slim, with grey eyes and emtooth, lean Jaws. He talks like a well-educated man, ki Gerah, which 110 apenka better than Engish, although, like all Dutch captains, he has to learn two languages besides his
OWN
What do you think of the British coastal chips?" I ask.
Ho shrugs his shoulders and shows his teeth in a smile. "It is hard to compare," he says. "Mie. I own my ship. Not many British captains own their ships. One takes greater care of one's own property. One works harder. The ship in my home. Come and see."
A
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We go down below deck. There 1 renahogany-panelled living-room. about 10 feet square. fitted with mirrors пла wireless set, photo- graphs of a young married couple on the walls (presumably Jan Smit and his wife), an electric clock, cushioned sents running round the walls, a carpet on the floor-everything clean and neat.
Even the ceiling in papered taste- fully.
A door opens off the living-room into a bedroom with a double bunk, rhaded light, panetled and carpeted in The same style, with a porcelain sink and running water.
While we are visiting the crews'
Dutch
quarters Capinin Smit tells me that before he could buy a ship himself, he had to serve three years as a deck hand, one and a half years in the navigation school and two years as a first mate to get his certificate,
"I have to pay 60,000 florins (about £10,000) for this ship." he said. "I did not have much towards ft. but my comrader and my old captain helped nie to fad £1,000 deposit and the bank and shipbuilder tent me the rest.
*
"Every Butch boy hopes to become captain of his own ship one day and he works hard because, it he ins a good reputation, he will find people who will lend him enough to pay n small deposit on a ship.
"Once he has the ship, the rest is cany, because such a ship of 300 tona can make £2.000 gross pront in a good year."
The crew's quarters, also aft. were roomy and comfortable. There were four neu, two of them had a double cabin, the other two a cabin each, All the cabins, like the captain's, were fitted with neat conl-burning stoves.
My hands were nut even solled when I climbed down the side of the Erika.
Contrast
Then I vialled British sälp. The men and the captain were ashore. A ship is a place of work for British seamon, to be left whenever possible.
She was lying of Wapping Stairs and looked as though she could do with a coat of paint. Her decka were grimy with coal dust,
I had to trend over stancheons, dirty chains and slippery steel plates to gel
MORE APT RETORTS
Wake the appropriate retort of father with my father
WHAT a gift it is to be able to "Sir, do you dare to compare your
to the captain's cabin-a dingy adoir beneath the bridge.
The crew's quarters were in the fore- castle, the walls of iron with bolt-hends protruding. The place was nearly dark, Although it was midday oulade and there was a nauseating odour of engine ell and fried bloaters
My hands were dirty as soon as. I stepped on board.
By appearances, the Dutch boat np. peared to deserve the trade. But the merchant with a cargo for Blyth or another port is not concerned with opTM It is the lowest quotation pearances that gets the job.
Bo I went to a British shipowner about it
He was a burly red-checked man, who has inherited a business from his father. The family has been in the trade for many years.
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"Why du the Dutch bent then the day previous to sailing. British?" he echoes. with n laugh.
It's simple.
"First of all, income tax. I pay Ave shillings or more in the pound on my profits. The Dutchman, under his law, is allowed to charge his instal- ments in payment for the ship against tils profts.
"That means, he makes no profits and pays no tax until he has paid for his stup. Five ahlings in the pound 3d in the shilling, and because of that the Dutchman can undercut my freight quotations by 3d. In the shilling whenever cargo is going.
"Then there's wages. A Dutch Ben- man gets £9 « month and food. We pay £3 103, a week without food. Another saving for the Dutchman.
"Thirdly, the Dutch boats have a wider range of action. Our coastal trado jaw says that British coastal boat can trade between the Elhe and Brest Wo can't go to the Ballic, for instance, for a cargo, of timber, even if we had the qualified navigators.
"The Dutch boats can trade in the Baltic all the summer, and when the Balle freezes they come to our porle while British ships are laid up.**
I asked why the British Govern
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the spur of the moment! Most of us One of the best" instances' in con-ment didn't stop the Dutchmen coming are blessed with afterwit, and we.nection with election contests goes here if they were taking so therefore appreciate all the more the back to 1875, when one of the money out of the country and pulung lightning-flash rejoinder.
Parliamentary candidates for North British seamen out of work.
"If we stopped them trading round Mr. William was Rev. Dr. Norman Macleod, Aberdeenshire
enttle
dealer. ur constal towns, they would stop the trade of bly British vessels in the
The
The
their man get a good living out of a trade
the famous minister of the Barony M'Combe, a notable Parish, Glasgow, was distressed one On the election morning M'Combe's Dutch Indies." auswered the inerchant.
of Monday to come upon one
his opponents placarded the walls with "It's a case of the little man being arishione
beating bis donkey huge posters, printed thus:
sacrificed to the blg." "How can he and
get wisdom that The difference in operating costs was man felt his
the holdeth ibe position in being found out by
plough
driveth not really great. Why could a Dutch- minister, but tried to make the best oxen, and is occupied in
and "El
talk whose of it.
doctor." said he, "it's true labours, what you told us yesterday, that it is bullocks? He giveth his mind to British seaman? through much tribulation that we make furrows, and is diligent to give
kine fodder."-From must enter the kingdom of heaven. the
The shipowner was frank when I No one knows what trouble I have Apocrypha.
Immediately ofter, M'Combe's mentioned my double. with that old donkey of mine."
But the dactar won in the battle of
is
of which offered a very poor living to the
the
wits, for he replied, "Well, if it's put out another poster,}
question of tribulation, I think the "Scost thou a man diligent
shall heaven before business? He
stand donkey may be in
kings, he shall not stand
You."
They Deserve It
I don't suppose I should admit it na a shipowner," he said, "but in my in his opinion the Dutchmen deserve to suc beforej ceed. They are betier men. They aro before) elfcient and educated. It's nothing
fled oMeera on deck and another couple In the engine room. *k
* beside her sailor Jover in the pit of a
"The British senman remains a set- theatre, when he said, "I think I
There is another good political man all his life, because he has no heard on alarm of fire, and I had story about Mr. Balfour Browne, chance of becoming master of his own better go and see about it." When K.C., who thirty years ago addressed thi he returned he quietly retoried. a Glasgow meeting of law students buying a ship and is more efficient be "The Dutchman has a chance of "No and it wasn't water."
A waman at the nall on the head mean men."-not from the Apocry-on these Dutch ships to find two quali- on another occasion. She was sitting pha.
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Socialism. The address was printed, cause no man works for an employer
and actuarles on the economics
*
and a friend said to the lecturer,
na he will work for himself.
Where is the British bank which Not every man would have and the "Don't go to Glasgow again. If you would advance a seaman nine-tenths rourage to retort on Royalty as John do, the Socialists will cat you!" To of the cost of a vessel? Milton is said to have done. The which he made the ready retort, *The Dutch seamen set out to be 10- poet was then Ilving in retirement, "Even in that case, I should disagree dependent. They have a colony where old, blind, and enfeebled, and as he with them."
they help ano another at Groningen.
"Nay," was Milton's reply; " have lost my sight through God's Judgment, what can you say of your father, who lost his head?"
Thomas Sheridan's
*
sat one day by his door in the ឆ្លងក Sometimes the speaker who bores "The deck boy studies, marries a King Charles II paid him a visit, and his audience can turn the tables upon farmer's daughter when he has passed said, "Do you not see, Milton, that those who could disconcert him his exams buys his ship by instalments
blindness Judgment of God
hundred yaus
years or
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**** | board." Martin was nd- upon you for the part you took of Parliament name 80, a member and lives with his wife and family on dressing the House of Commons, and against my father?"
un attempt
was being made to cough him down. Mr. Marlin calmly ex- That, then, is why the Dutch beat the British in their own ports. The pressed his regret that to general a cold prevailed in the House, and said family-owned ship is the best ship.
Some day the Government may that he
gentleman, would cough amall, sturdy, independent shipowners shortcoming. When his father re- distinctly, so that he might know is a greater asset than the big ship-
whom buked him for some fault and sold, with
sympathise in owner who makes his millions and "Do you support my father would particular. The honours were with leaves his men without a future and ever have allowed me to do such a him that day. thing?" the son at once retorted,
smartness
most covers' and excused his unfillet honouould be much obliged any awaken to the fact that a nation of
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They will study navigation, save money as the Dutch youngstera do, and take advantage of Government grants to buy their own ships, which will be their homes and their pride.
Harry Gregson
ACROSS GOn farms they are raised, but
still low (6).
8 This kind of criminal leads an
"In and out" existence (8). The men who start it are un- no harm may it (0).
friendly, but
come
10 Food for only half 5
(two words 4, 4).
11 Full of wrath (0).
across
12 Something for dressing, of plant and animal origin apparently (10).
15 A vassal, possibly (5).
10
10
This word will have this you if you don't get it (0).
The craftsman to waste time? (0).
24 it takes a long time to put an
end to this saying (5). 27 It would be easy to food this
kind of animal (10). 28. ly the educational
,work good here? (0).
ground-
29 The sort of face the poker player keeps when he gets it (8).
30 A troublesome lady known to soldiers in part of Spain (6),
31 Building operation (8).
32 How to free a bottle-neck (0)..
DOWN
1 One wants a sunny day for the
opening of this (7).
2 Epithet for Esau would make
a sure hit (7).
3 Lake, or fodder (7).
4 This fighting body is too. ap-
parent in the design (7). Assemblo (7). This is seldom nowadays (7).
seen on
E
Cor
7 What the professor gave the
pupil for not attending it (7).
mokes 1 13 TAL
thing plumb wrong (4).
14 Moulding an
mation (4).
American excla-
17 Wherein there are many coun-
ter-moves (4).
18
This foreigner might become a god (4). 20 Sultable recognition of skiful
CEE-trick? (7).
21 A blow that may give trouble,
but not unbroken trouble (7). 32 A fossil bird useful to boatmen
(7).
23 And I perceive within the fav-
ouring (7).
24 State colour as stated (7). 25 His progress is by singes (7). 20 Pleasure for the car (7).
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