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-WILL

THOROUGHBREDS

DONT CRY

from the METRO GOLDY

·GOLDWYN-MAVER Adara HALSEY RAINES

(19hat has happened so far: Coming to America for one final, try of the International horas racing cup, Bir Peter Calverton and his young grandson Roger decide to offer fimmie Donovan the chance to ride their mount, The Poolah, Timmie to a self- палитей, hoadstrong boy who Arat la contemptuour of "Roger, then becomes fast frienda sõlik. Almi

made With arrangemonta for the Calverton horse to be run in a trial race, Timmia is summoned to come to his stok father, toho deserted him when The sous a small child. Timmio la reluctant to go, but Roger par sundes him.

Overnight 1977~£mew's Las,

Chapter Six

When Timatio made his way to Din room in the third-rate hotal designated In the wire, and knocked on the door, a barely rec ognizable voloe called in low tones: "Como In."

The sealor Donovan was propped in bed. If features appeared white. and drawn, A battered nightstand, drawn close to the bed, contained an Imposing array of medicine

battles.

Timmis advanced toward the bed. When he spoke his voice indicated that uncertain hardness which one la likely to real in the presence of sick person whom one disilken. "Well, what do you want?" he Kald anally.

[be asked the doctor.

"Less than twenty-four hours," was the answer,

"Okay, dad!" exclaimed Timmie. "You got your fron_tung. The Pookah won't win. He walked to {the door,

He had scarcely closed it be | kind him when Donovan, throwing back thig blankets and springing Yrom bed, dashed to the telephonr

"Lock the door!" he warned his confederate, the "doctor." IIC winked alyly. "Guess we pulled the wool over his eyes that time, eh? Now all we got to do is line up your agenta ...Chicago, New Or foane, Bt. Louin, Boston.. we'll get 'em all It's Hop Skit to win the Ridgenore!"

The

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Ridgamora day of the dawned bright and warm. For the part wook "The Pookah, heralded as Britain's best bot in a decade, had been a distinct favorke to capture the race. It he won that, he would carry on an alkoly candidate for the American Cup

Drawn by the perfect weather, the no held of contenders, and the international flavor given the avent, a record-size crowd was on hand to greet the horses when they marched to the pool.

Timmia never went back on a dectulon, once he had given hla word, and nothing would now in- terfere with the pledge he had gly- en his supposedly dying father. But

Conscience youngster's

had the bothered him constantly as to reat- Jessly paced off the days before the race. Ile tried to keep his behavior the same as over toward Roger, but the latter sensed that some- thing was wrong. When Timinie falled to came home for dinner the right before the race, Roger as umed that it was his father's III- er which had kept the tad away. When Bir later came out to the parado Bold for a loat clasp of "That's right, maybe you should, the linnd, just na Timmie led out But, sien, Time: the doctors mount. the bay was unable to anyn I got one chance in a million. meet his eyes.

"Bt down, son," admonished his fatiser.

"I'd just as soon stand."

I guess you hate me, don't you kid?" questioned Donovan, will

weak half-amlje,

"Why shouldn't' I?”

There's a Chicago specialist could give me an fron lung and maybe pull me through--but I'm broke. Could you help me. son?'

"I ain't got any money," replied Timmals,

"But I know how you could get some," said his father, significantly, "I know how I could, too,", sald Timmle, "except I don't do thom kind of things."

"But you wouldn't stand there and watch me die, would you, Tim- mie?" pleaded his father.

"I ain't ridin' any crooked races," relterated Timmie.

"You'd just give me my life, kid. This one race can't make any dif- ference. Laton, Timmie, I know people who'd pay me five grand if the borse you're gonna ride in the Ridgemores didn't win."

Timmis stared at him, in a cryp- tic, half-worry, half-disgusted way. "How'd you know Ta ride in that?" he asked. For answer his father smiled slightly and waved

& finger,

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"I thought you ought

to give me this one chance, kid," he said,

"I don't think I need to give you any instructions. Timmle," and Air Poler warmly, "You know how to ride him. There's only thing-don't wait too long to make your movo. Remember" ho'a not really a super-horse.”

one

"Yes, sir" said Timmle, with a {husky catch in his throat.

"And would you do something for me, an a apocial favor?" asked the Britisher. He took out a littlo ellver medal, with a design of a horse engraved on IL "Tala hus been handed down in our family. My father gave it to me. It may hring sa a bit of luck,"

Timmle, gritting his teeth to con- trol himself, accepted the tailsman. At that moment the signal came to move on to the starting box. All the young jockey could do was wave his hand, then quickly avert his head, as he started away.

Roger had been delayed in run- ning down to the horse's stall by the last-minute arrival of Mother Ralph and Cricket. The two, woar "Do you think, I'd throw down » Ing brightly home-tailored dresses white guy like His Honor, Bir and bats that looked as if they Poter

might have had a similar origiu, There was no reply, from the hurried exclledly to the box where bed, and Timmis continued:

they were to be guests of Sir ..."I'm supposed to be a good rider. | Peter. People -bot their money on me. I like to win for 'em, and I don't [signal for the start, Roger scurried pull any rosa!”

Donovan's voice seemed to come even more faintly from tightly pressed lips.

Leaving them when he found the

through the front alale of tho grandstand, and across to the pa rade ground. Timmie was crossing the paddock when the other boy "I thought you might give me reached his side, out of breath this one "chance, kid,” he said. "mmie," cried Roger, "I just "But it's okay. Good fuck to you." wanted to say that walled for

As Timmle started for the door, you at Mother Ralph's last night. a slender man carrying a blackYour father iɛn't worse?“ cano apparently a döotor-entered.

"No," snapped Timmie. He pulled

away. "Why don'tcha lay offa met What're you alware followin' als around fort, I'm riding your horse, ain't 17 Ain't that enough?"

"Oh, I didn't know you had som, jin his rain to draw The Pookah

he said, halting. PoDoctor," whis pered Donova

“How are you; young man?" said the doctor. Perhaps I shouldn't have taken the liberty of sending that telegram, but I—well-“ Ho broke on, looking awkwardly to- ward the bed.

"Bay anything you want to. Doe," prompted Donovan. "I know I ain't got a chance. I thought Timmle might come to the front for me, but he don't want to.”

The bitter seit-condemnation that Timmie had been unable to express when be talked to Bir Foter was now coming oui in the form of this invective against Roger. The latter, stunned and bawildered, rar after the mount

"Wait, Timmie," he began. "I there anything the matter? Have I done anything to offend you?” The doctor turned to the boy, "Listen!" erled the other sharp. mtudied. film momentarily, and, ly. "I don't want to mess - willi spoke in a tons of great earnest-you! Let me alone. Beat it? Do you

hear?"

nons.

Timmie," he said, "human life is As Timmie hurried off to the a precious thing, lavery man isn't post he dropped the_medai__Bir given the opportunity to save some- Peter had entrusted to him. Rog- body, don't know anything about er saw it fall. He ran, picked it up, your relations with your father, and tried to call to the disappear- but because of him you are bore, ing Jockoy; but Timmlo guya no nad you owe him something. You sign that he heard, Reaching the can't watch man die without rate that led to the starting post, doing something to help him. That's Roger attempted to climb over. murder!"

"Hey, where do you think you're ****I ain't throwin' no races for no- | going?", demanded an attendant, body."

staringseixing his arm. hard, past the doctor. He strode to the door, and wint out.

repeated Timmie,

Ho rang the elevator bell around the corridor, then thrust his hands into his pockets in a moment he turned about abruptly, went back

"I've got to give him something." said Röger, pointing

Too late now.” The attendant shook his head.

Roger looked down at the am- biem," thought of Timmio's Inex-

and opened the door of his fatlier's plicable, salong, and felt a sense

room.

Low-long would it take.

to ret that specialat bars, from ChiosgoTM*

of impending disaster,

(To be continued)

COUNT, THE TELEGRAPHS EVERYWHERE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER

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BOOKS about chaps

EOGRAPHY," Mr. E. C. Bentley has justly observed,

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"is about Maps, but Blography is about Chaps." Turner, the great English painter and Inspired forerunner of the French Impressionists, was one of those Chaps who were born to be written about.

What a grand subject for a novel he would make, this eccentric, miserly, illiterate gin-drinking genius, who lived a double-life and lelt half a million pounds when he died at the age of eighty-one.

Mr. Kenelm Foss has conscientiously assembled all the facts in "The Double Life of J. M. W. Turner" (Martin Becker, 10%. Od.), and, although he has, fallen short of writing the great blo graphy that the man deserves, he has produced a very entertaining, book,

Turner was born a few hundred yards from this office 168 years ago in Malden-lane, His father was a barber and his mother later went mad. At Altean he was exhibiting at the Royal. Academy,

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HE grew up to be an ugly, rather dirty, bandy-legged man, alter- nately mean and generous, quarrel. nome, and to the end unable to write even a letter without mistakes of spelling and grammer.

But it was his sex life that parti cularly shocked the Victorians who find. to write his obituary notices. For, in addition to indulging in a vast variety of week-end amours, he maintained two homes.

He had two legitimate daughters. by a "forbidding slattern" who, sur rounded by an ever-growing family of mangy Manx cats, kept-or rather - keptious for him in London.

And down at Margate he lived as the elderly Admiral Booth, husband in ail but law of an Milerote Scotswoman thirty year la Junior.

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He kept up this deception for the inst twenty years of his life and actually died as Admiral Booth in a small coltago to which he and Mrs. Booth had moved In Chelsea.

reviewed by

Stuart Fletcher

and ally Turner's fellow-artista and hla dependents were denied the pro vision he had planned for them.

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NOTHER Chap who was born for At the Blography was Mozart. age of six he was a prodigy-musician carning a Bring by being hawked round Europe. And at 35 he was dead. literally worn out by a life of fantas the activity.

In "The Leiters of Mozart and his Family" (MacMillan, 3 vols., 189, each). Miss Emily Anderson has collected and annotated all the known letters of Mozart and put them in their context

Gin-drinking genius who feed a double life and left half a million.

He left over twenty thousand pulit. B

ings, drawings, and sketches to the mallon, and a fortune, amounting in present-day values to half a millen pounds to provide charity for his poor fellow-artists.

But a cousin, who had been a stranger to him, claimed that Turner was insane when he died. A Turner Will Case dragged on for four years, the lawyers took plentiful pickings,

NATURE'S

DANGER

SIGNALS

ANIMALS and birdy have been

hunted so much in the past that they are constantly aware of dan- ger. Their chief warning comes on the wind, and, as their sense· have developed extraordinarily, on emerg- ing into the open an animal instinc tively sniffs the wind. Their sight and hearing, too, is very keen, as they can tell by the snapping of a twin or the padding of paws what enemy is ab

is about.

Even very young animals are cau- 'tious, as if taught from early days what to avold. Rabbits seem to hold schools in a field adjoining a worren. They stand in little groups each with a leader, who probably instructa They them self-preservation.

In listen intently, and occasionally sniff

air. Sentrics

posted at the various points during "lessons," so pupils do not get much "scent."

the field the first sign of alarm clears.

Magpie's Timely Call

are

15,

by printing with them long ex- tracts from those of his father. his mother, his sister and his

wife.

The quaint notion that Mozart was a dainty Watteau-esqúo ¢X- quisite is heartlessly destroyed by some of these letters published here for the first time. For in add- tlon to an irresponsible galety and a brilliant sense of the comic he was given quite often to a kind of humour that was Rabelaislan in its coarseness,

BUT the interest of the letters is neither predominantly musical nor Rabelaian. They are engrossing because they present a continually moving spectacle of social life in eighteenth-century Europe, together with, in the foreground. the fascinating relationship between Mozart and hi father Leopold

You see the father, affectionate, dati- ful, suspicious, ftussy as a hen, niways aware that his son is a genius and to numbering all the letters and checking cach new composition-and gradually becoming aware that the boy is grow- ing up into a self-contained inde. pendent wilful belog, and growing nway from his father,

Actually no one could have had a bet- ter father or husband than Leopold. And sometimes Mozart'a high-spirited letters full of puus and anagronis and nonsense verses must have seemed very inadequate to a worrying parent

For example: “You_might," writes Leopold after one of these letters, "have sent me not just a rigmarole dashed off in a hurry, but a proper con- fidential and detalled report of the expenses incurred on your journey..."

REPROVING piece of advice which he sends in another intier has a familiar Shavian sound:

You can always," says Leopold, "be perfectly natural with people of high rank, but with everybody else picase be- have like an Englishman!|

The third volume of these absorb- ing letters is due in the autunin,

TABLOID..

OREDOM on a very dull four- hour train journey was re- ileved for me by two books, one on science and the other on health.

Both of them were so concentrated and easily absorbed that they could. in the beat sense, be called "tabloids."

J. G. Crowther's "Selence and Life" (New People's Library, is. Gd.), is less than a hundred pages long, yet it is sa crammed full of facts that it is more stimulating and valuable as an intro- duction to science than most expensive books which come my way,

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WIRELESS, electricity, refrigera. ton, synthetic drugs agricul- Lural research, dye-stulla, aeroplanes and motor-cars are dealt with in a fresh manner.

And ho still Ands space for a shrewd analysis of the social origins of selenoe

in

and the use and abuse of science a the modern world. This is an excep tional book.

Equally compact, informative and socially valuable is Dr. Hugh Clegg's "Brush up Your Health" to which Lord Horder has written an introdur. tlon (Dent, 2s. 6d.).

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WRITTEN by a doctor very much W

alive and up to date, it is a hand book for the layman on the most sign ficant developments in medical know- ledge. And i applies them in a com mon-actise way to your daily health problems.

It tells you enough about vitamins, slimming, psychology and all the other expensively exploited fashions," to put them in the right perspective.

Those who enjoy ill-health" might learn to enjoy good-health with the cheerful assistance of this book.

B. V.

and MYSTERY

HERE is nothing like arsenic the family circle for fascinating uncasily, but amatour quite completely-the sleuth. It seems to bring things home to one.

Anthony Berkeley does the trick beautifully in Noi To Be Taken 1010 (Hodder and Stoughton, 78. 64.). Intimate circle on whom it dawns with horror, but perverse enjoyment, that one of them is a polsoner, the ques

lonings, the gossip, the mounting ex- citement of the Inquest, the Yard called in and, all the time, that under- current of auspicion.

Perhaps that is enough to sak. At any rate, I don't quite bellero in the very long-shot chance taken by the murderer. I don't believe in this par

while young, and apparently cease to remember their relations. Then one day will come a particular warn- ing, or call of a mate some way off, and the creature fargets all to answer

Watchful Geeze

ticular murderer using arsente.

And

I don't believe in the behaviour of the murderer.

All of which, maybe, is the equiva lent of saying that Mr. Berkeley had me completely wanted

E C. R. Lorac deals in Slippery Staircase (Collins, Ts. Gd.) with what might have been the perfect crime... the sort that is never suspected. An old woman fell down conte stairs. Nothing in that. But some months previously her sister had died in the same way.

So enters Inspector Macdonald searching for motive as well AS murderer and a good enough job he makes of it

Bomething different is done by Peler Trail in Not Proven (Arthur Barker 75. Od.). Here you have a shot man rather too easily smuggled into his natural death His brother grave as sets out on a hunt for vengeance, but it is in the ironical nature of his dis covery that the interest iles, for it wil be as much beyond your capacity es biz to solve the mystery on the tncts res vented

P. F. II.

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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

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ACROSS

1 Though he may have his off days he is always in form when working (12).

8 An honest direction (7).

Middlesex town, not entirely free from blemish? (7).

a diminutive 12 Not necessarily

enough (4). fish, oddly. 13 A capital character in "Trollus

and Cressida” (5), 14 Heathen deity mentioned in the Bible with a change of name

17 How

appears criticism France (7).

(4)

Do

6 Eggs perhaps (3). 7 Patriotism

from some gin- palace? (two words-6, 6)." 10 Town of Belgium (5).

Unaided, not malmed (12).

15 Upset drink of the highest or-

der (5).

10 Russian Lake (3).

20 An old card game (5),

21 "Kind hearts are more than-s and simple faith than Norman blood" (Tennyson) (7), སྙ་

22.A.

woman knows this makes her neat (7),

23 This in

Some mornings an old dog fox may be seen skirting the wood. He's it been prowling most of the night in

decoys. They ECC something un 18 This military rank is not rare strange parts, driven by yesterday's

Birds are wanderfully alert, par-familiar In the surroundings, and hunt. He is tired and hungry, but

(7). and give Warn birds and animals for miles 10 Matter of fact (7). "outcast," so must go warily. He ticularly at nesting time,

the air-rabbits,"

22 Was this famous painter pig- and warning of approaching danger. One around. sniffs

Geese are splendid watch-dogs on headed? (7). stands on guard, and if dan- quickens his pace.

usually Sharp

eyes discern hundreds in

er appears gives the algant, often a farm, giving warning of danger 24 Precious stone (4).

from an organ out of enemy in an opposite often quicker than a dog. Many 25 Sound the field beyond, and water dribbles decoying the

burglaries have been prevented by

(6). order from his jaws. "Young ones, too." direction.

Some birds land in a flock for food, their timely warning, especially 20 Appearance that might Then comes the warning cry of a

but before eating, send sentries to where large flocks of turkeys are yours or mine (4). magple. Reynard turns in fury.

29 Might come from the Nore How dare that wretched birdpy out. If all is clear, they get ready for the Christmas market.

Even our little lark is on the look- is in that position (7). follow? Always spoiling things at busy, but if not, they, rise as one, the critical moment! If only I could and go off to the next feeding out for danger. He does not drop 31 "To take arms against a son of

straight on to his nest, but runs vel at iu"

the rabbits have disappeared.

get

All

round.

The rook family are furd to beat. along the ground, to throw anemies 32 and the fox strides angrily on, lash- Nothing pleases them better than a

Three set out, one) Some birds give ing his brush furiously. That love-oultry farm.

be.

shows the colours that

make white (7);

27 This makes thy sound in body

(4)..

20 This makes rope (4),

30 This is decapitated (8).

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

13 UNKEB MON▲ B.TI O VERXY MOHD A NOUGAT TENEMENT

and...K_B_C_G__B_E BNC S-TOUT AFTERMATH

OLIVE E JOT

("Hamlet") (7). The hands of a vessel flying the Jolly Roger? (two words

DOWN

8, 4). peculiar cry smell ly of rabbits, but not one to tually keeping watch, while the when rain is expected, and many be seen. The rabbits in their bur- other two get on with the job, usual country people can foretell the wen- ther by the beltaviour and cries of rows pour down blessings on mugly egg and chick stealing. ple's head.

Birds flying overhead often give birds,

Francis Freyer Mony animals and birds are tamed away carefully planned traps and

conducted by Lieut. R. G. Evans; Lehar, Herbert)....Richard Tauber Songs My Mother Taught Me (Mao- (Tenor) with the Lyceum Theatre farren-Dvorak) Richard Crooks Chorus and Orchestra; Moto Par (Tenor) with Plano accomp. by Frepetuo, Op. 11 (Paganini)....Yehudi

No. Menuhin (Violin) with plano accom 4--Andante Cantabile

Guy Weltz, Hon. Organist to His Zingarella Eminence.

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|derick Schauweckor! Sympho..paniment by - Marcel. "Gazelle: La Songs by

(Palalello)....Conchita Malcolm McEachern (Dam).

Gentlemen, Good-Night (Lockton and Longslaffe); In Praise Of Ale (Anon, Codric Sharpe); Speedi (Flotsam and Jetsam); Old Stay At Home (Flotsam and Jetsarn).

9.30 London Boláriuzho Nóws. 9.50 - Requat. Frogramme 1812 Overture Tchalicivacy), The Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards

1 Dutch part of America › (7): 2 "In the most-and palmy state of Rome" ("Hamlol") (4).'"

3 Endure longer like. the tenth

wicket to fall (7).

4

(7)

Amphibian Important in the legal world (4)%

BODY RECOVERED

PC 8

MPAULETE TREE THRIVING SIMEO

REVOLT

18 FEARING FELLAH

AIR FRANCE DELAYED The Air France plane from Hanol,"

The body of Mr. Chan Hing, 28, which was scheduled to reach Hong

Carziinal Bourne. Played Supervia (Mezzo-Soprano) with On who was drowned white swimmingkong yesterday, was held up by bad: on the Organ of Westminster Cathe- chestra; Bolero (Ravel) .....The at 18-mile Beach, Teun Wan, on dral, London; One Fine Day (from amoureux Orchestra of Paris cond. Sunday last, was recovered yester weather. It is expected at 11.30

a.m. to-day. Madam ButterflyPuccini)..... by Maurice Ravel..

Rosetta Pampanini (Soprano) with 10.45 Londen Relay-Stand und Orchestra;

Blue

Danube Wallz Dellivar, (Johann Straum)....Philadelphia

day,

The late Mr. Chan was connected

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A history of lifghway: robbery, in with the Central Trust (China); {til afternoon, leaving Anderson' Symphony Orchestra, conducted by England by Leonard Cottrell. Pro- Leopold Stokowski; Beautiful Italy duced by John Chealle. (Ltom the ki Operetta Paranini

- 11.15: Close Down,

Who Shama Bank Buildingcon cuneral parlour at 330 pa and Shanghai

understood that the body, will The funeral cortegë will take place! taken back to the country for burli

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