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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

RUSSIA'S STEAM-ROLLER

FOR the time being at any rate the

agitating rattle of machine-gums and louder concussions have died down on and around Changkufenų. Those in London best qualined to form an opinion never belleved the frontier affray would be allowed to develop into anything bigger

plarming.

moro

or

An Efficient Reality -Or A Myth?

By "AN, OLD STAGER"

o

to have secret police serving in согра those ranks, and destroying all con- Adence between comrades in

the same service?

Those

queation of the Soviet's potential value as a fighting ally-or enemy is a very important one in the present condition of Europe, France banks on her Russlan Pact, and its inoral effect, to keep Nazi For the same adequate reason they

Germany's

duc ambitions within are fairly conficient that some face-

bounds. If the Soviet's steam-roller saving settlement of the boundary

On paper It is the most dispute may in due course be ex- Red Army.

Europe, with in- is a myth, as was the Tsar's, tre- mendously more strain is placed at

entente. pected. An intriguing question, us- formidable ing that over-worked adjective in its exhaustible cadres, and a wealth of once on the Anglo-French

It cannot,

a matter bo a proper sense, is why the trouble up-to-date equipment,

national Since neither Takyo nor Moscow, whom there are no shrewder judges. Downing Street arbiters

is emphasised all wanted munt have thought well of the Rus- destiny. 00 events have proved,

when France made that round by the fact that Germany's trouble on this sector, why was it slana permitted to occur? One theory is radically the whole orientation of both in London and Paris, lie not in Franco-Russian Fact which changed rent ambitions, as is well recognised that the local Japanese Army com-radica manders, disgruntled by being im- European diplanicy. But that was Czecho-Slovakin but in the Ukraine, mobilised ingloriously on a barren before the Army purge was launch- frontier whilst their professional col-ed, which may have not only fatally Food-Power Wanted leagues

ever arose,

In

The French General Stuff, than of any indifferefore,

to us and our

high baked in the limelight and weakened the High Commond but

war,

the unofficial also undermined the morale of the allowed ambition to entire fighting machine,

Chinese run away with diceretion.

Anollier

and equally plausible theory is that the Japanese Army

Great Military Mystery

is

►

This

Germany, now she has added Austria to the Relch, has as much enn profitably man-power as she

or war. utilize either for peace What Berlin needs, and needs badly. in additional food-power, and where rulers an else shall Germany's alert

the look for this except in We are wheat-fields of the Ukraine?

GOITIC

rich

On-

How far is that historic old Rua- chiefs generally, in view of the fact stan "steam-roller" nowadays that there have been sporadic fron- efficient and effective military in tier affrays at this spot for years, strument? Nobody knows, thought it might be a clever move to told the Russian Guns and planez, We all hope and pray there may collar Changkufeng, a strategic key and especially the anti-tank gunu, be no more Great Wars. But, if this position, and that no special notice proved excellent in Spain. But the faith proves ilusory, the most prob- would be taken of the fact.

that most if not all able one would be between Germany information tils Spanish equipment, though pur- und Russia-untess, as Trying It On

chased with Russian money, came lookers suspect,, eventually Germany makes un alliance with her Slavonic But there is another theory, which from America via Mexles,

We do know that Russia's agricul- netghbour. certainly snacks rather of best-seller spy fiction, that cannot be altogether tural tractors at one period littered In either of those eventualities the is that the Tokyo the fields as broken-down derelicts, reality of Moscow's fighting exdres ruled out. It

question of the most vital authorities were deeply impressed. If the Soviet's agricultural equip- must be

Russian inent is faulty, or badly managed, international concern. when two months ago a

The

Interesting point is how far Army commander at Vladivostock what reason is there to expect any

the Changkuteng that better efficiency in such delicate the Japanese, in deserted to Weir lines, by

affair, have thrown any reliable light officer's account of the state of the things as tanks and 'planes?

And even granting that the latter on the problem. They have been Rod Army.

Why General Lulskov crossed over may be better controlled, how about prodding the Russian bear, and the to the Japanese is, of course, purely the morale and discipline of the military Information thus elicited Army's rank and Ble7 It may even now be in possession of a matter of speculation. But the Russian most lenable suggestion

is that he must surely kill the vital esprit de highly interested third parties. suspected his name might be next on

the Soviet's extensive purge list.

FOOTBALL HUMOUR

At any rate, his story of deep-un- rest, amounting oven to mutiny, amongat the Russian troops,, is sald to have created a considerable Im- pression on Japanese military chiefs, been shorn of

Tthe first game of the season a man, "if I mak' a move it, will be to A country football pitch had not tak' a man."

grass. The referee An elderly lady was taken to see

and it is conceivable they thought it was amall and not very efficient, but a football match in which her son was prepared to be was ploying. After watching the be quite a convenient op- the crowd

tunity to put the furis to a prac- patient.

.

tical teal by calentatiously occupying At last, however, a more

game for some time she inquired, than "What is the object of the game?"

"Well," said her friend, "the ob-

Changku The results, it must usually hopeless decision roused a

bo

to sample.

jet le to me, exclaimed the elderly

is to put the ball in that net."

In the end, before the truce was cut the grass so that the referee can lady, "It would surely be much sounded, the Soviet troops hnd cer-see the game?"

his seat he shouted, "Why don't they

easier if they would not get in each

*

*

tainly checkmated the Japanese en- At a recent football match the other's way."

croachments at most points, and had, atmosphere was heated. Again and morcover, at least secured an equal again the referee gave decisions

*

your be

footing on the key position at Chang- against the home team. The crowd An employer remarked sarcastical- kuteng.

howled with anger each time. After ly to his office boy, "Don't you think

that one incident a plalative cry

rather remarkable came it

should from one saddened supporter, "I say, grandfather

always ref, can't you see a foul unless it's seriously ill when there is a special football match on 0 Wednesday got feathers on?"

afternoon?"

"A Tough Guy"

*

This followed the arrival on the spot of Marshal Bleucher, Moscow's Commander-in-Chlet on tho Eastern Bank, who put a good deal more pep

"You seem a bit glum to-night," Into the military operations on hts

Marshal Dleucher is what remarked one football official to an- side. ncross the Atlantic they would call other. "a tough guy."

"Yes, sir," said the office boy, with ronder whether he is shamming."

presence of mind. "I often

"Are you a football player?" In-

quired a doctor, noticing that his "Rather! You see, we tipped the patient's shins were much bruised. But if the Soviet asserted its referee a aver to let us win this tle."No," replied the patient, "I'm a military position at Changkuteng "And yet you lost?"......

bridge -player, and my wife is usual- eventually, the Japanese certainly "Aye," said the other gloomily. ly my partner."

Why scored all the propaganda successes. "I'm afraid that ref. was a wrong

don't

you advertise?" asked This is remarkable in itself, since 'un."

the representative of a newspaper of Moscow is the high school of this During the progress of a football a man in a small way of business. particular form of warfare, as many match a burly policeman was stand- "Because I don't believe in ad- different countries could

freely ing inside the ropes and obscuring vertising," replied the man. testify.

the view of some young men betund "But why are But the vell of silence whlen him. At last one youth said, "I say, persisted. the newspaper man.

you against 17" Moscow maintained over the Chang- officer, can you play draughts?" "I don't leave a man no time," kufeng operations enabled Tokyo to,

returned the pollet was the gloomy reply, I advertised get across some distinctly damaging man, good-humouredly, "but whit once, and the consequence, was that

way are you asking?"

I was so busy I didn't have time to "Because I think It's about time go to a football match the whole you made a move," was the reply, season,"

་་ "Ah, weel," retorted the police-

Margaret ilman

reports.

The Secret Soviet chlets of many capitals would give their ears to know the real truth about Moscow's

"Middling,"

A Stroll with Sir Walter Scott

FTER the Impse of well-nigh n for it is the scene of past loves and torious. This may be the incident:

century an interesting correa- friendships, and most of the actors related by Sir Walter, pondence between an English lady are in their graves."

AF

and Sir Walter Scott was brought

Str Waller then led

them

The Meat Riots

to

to light. She, with her husband (Dr.

Scott then led his friends to the Thomas Hughes) twice visited Scot- Bruntsfield Links, where they visited land (In 1824 and again in 1020), the Warrender family and were scene of the mustering of the Scots Their journey on both occasions in shown over their historie abode. In army before Flodden, and it is re- cluded Abbotsford and Edinburgh. passing the end of the Links in go- grettable that his remarks anent this ing towards Merchiston Castic, the occasion and on the uninterrupted She tells of a walk they had with anelent seat of the Naplers, Sir Wal- expanse southward, 10- Vividly por- Sir Walter, the route taken indicat- ter directed their attention to a small trayed in "Marmion," were not re ing that his youthful days were green mound, which, he said, was carded. In

turning towards be fresh in his mind, even though the the scene of a series

pointed out the Borestane of ducts, backward view was one of light and through which the chief participant's Hughes writes it ifarestone!), pans-

name had clung to the district. through the Seekers of Revenge

shade.

Meeting them in Parliament Hall,

ing on by Wright's Houses, Volley- feld, and Lochrin. At Portsburgh Sir Walter took them

he referred to the meal riots in 1802, and the part he played at that time Courts, Mrs. Hughes thought the

He then related how statue of Lord, Forbes had a little

two men in keeping order. Fernch flutter about it," After be- one numed Carmichael and the other Probably with the thought in their

over, the ing shown

Advocates Bruntsfield-had fought a duel, in minds that Sir Walter's" lamoness, Library they returned to the Hall, whileli the former perished; how he added to his advancing years, might where Scott observed Jeffrey stand left five young sons, who, as they be causing him to feel fatigued by ing among a group. He remarked, grow to manhood, determined to the long walk, they expressed a hopp "You must see. Jeffrey; 31

and avenge their father's death; and how that they were not taking advantage.

all but the youngest fell successively of his willingness to please them. speak to him,'

The introduction, however, did not to the sword of Bruntsfleld. Finally Scott replied that such a walk did tako place. The Indy "thought the this last hope of accomplishing re- him all the good in the words, and greetings between the great men tribution issued his challenge. So that notwithstanding his lameness, were cold," and she could not think widespread was the interest taken in he could walk long distances without

tired.

how an honest, true Tory could feel the event that the contest was ar- fecline boyhood he had always tried

From

thoroughly cordial towards a Radical ranged to be fought an Cramond Whig.

Island, where it look place in pre- to accomplish all the feats of his sence of the King and many of the companions, and often to go one The Blue Feather

nobllity, and there at last Bruntsfield better. He had, he said, climbed was aloin.

every portion of the old city wall, Leaving the Court of Session, they

and directing their attention to the descended the long flight of steps It is difficult to believe that Sir Chatle Rock which led to a danger- which then led to the Cowgate, Waltor reinted this pathetic tale as ous spot known as the "Kittle nine through Brown Square and Bristo here stated. According to Birrel stanes," said proudly, "These I have Fork to the Meadow - Walk. Here.and other sources, a duel did take often seliteved."

pointed out the back of his place in the reign of James VI bo- A Narrow Excape

house and the window of the tween two men homed Carmichael

thor's

where (be

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1938.

THOROUGHBREDS

DONT CRY

Adapted from the METRO GOLDWYN MAYER Actre HALSEY RAINES

WHAT HAS HAPPENED

SO FAR Coming to America for a final try at the international horse- racing cup, Bir Peter Calvarios and his young grandson Roger, engage headairong Timmie Don- ovon to Hide their mount. Tiny~ mit Hatun to. pler from hu trust father for funds to save the latter's Wife, and agrees to "throw" the triát race preceding the Cup, nof suspecting that his father's "iliness" is fraudulent. When Hir, Peter noon hia horas lose, he auccumba to a fatal heart attack, Timmio, in bitter self-romore, reama iho streets alone; Ortoket, a little girl whoso tunt runs the jockeys" boarding, house where Timmia tivos, Anda him and tella him Roger has been forced to withdraw hir korko from the Cup race, Tim- malo then daoties he will acak financial aid from his father.

Copyright 1927—Cove's ine.

Chaptor Nino

blanket fall to the Boor.

The two henchmen jumped out from the bathroom, and rushed to intercept tho boy in the hall. But as they reached the doorway Don- ovan cried out a command to halt. "Don't chane him?" he told them. “Let him go.”

He had too many schemes in his mind at the moment to risk any conversation with the police, oven If it meant surrendering soma of the, profits he had accumulated, when he tricked Timmia into throw- ing the raco.

Back in Toger's apartment `n vla- Doc itor was being entertained. Godfrey, confidential emissary of Donovan, had come to offer five thousand dollara for The Pookah, with instructions to go as mucli higher as nacessary,

Roger was not quite na onally sold as Dog Godfrey had anticf- pated. He refused five thousanİ dollars, and when Doɑ wont to six, the youngafer was still obdurate,

Finally Doo turned on kia honl, Inced the boy and sald in a tons. of finality:

"I'll tell you what. I'll make it seventy-five hundred. That's more | than you could get anywhere else,"

"I think I'll walk for the pubille nuction," anawered Roger firmly.

Donovan Senior was sitting with a couple of race-track cronion around a dingy hotel table. Every thing was going to his liking. The | Ha glonend at Wilkins, the trainer. Calverton hozan, The Pookah, had been announced for anis: Donovan's elique intended to buy him at a bargain and clean up,

"Say, boss," remarked one of the two hangers-on, "suppose comebody docs beat us to it and gots that nag?"

Don't worry about that," replied Donovan confidently, "Our friend the Doc could sell the Empire State Bullding."

The telephone rang, and one of the men took up the receiver. He whistled softly and beckoned to Donovan.

"It's Timmio Donovan calling to

"You'll be able to watch me come home without turning around," answered Timmie.

Doc was becoming angry. He had no intention of leaving but he must make better hondway than this. Ha

pretended to start for the door, tien paused.

"Listen," he cried, "the top at this auction would lie five grand. I'm Til give you ten per cent of what giving you #eventy-five hundred. he makes in the race bealdes."

Roger wan wavering now, Doa could see that,

"Taka R or leave it,” he added. He pulled an agreement from his |pocket, and jolted down the figure. "Well, I suppose it's all right,”

said Roger. He took the fountain pen that was offered him. He had Just made the first strokes of bla name on the paper when a com- motion was heard at the door.

In rushed Timmio, wild-eyed and excited.

son you." he whispered.

"Tell them to send him up," ro- joined Donovan. "It's the kid. Como on, you guys, duck!"

The pair dove simultaneously for Donovan the adjacent bathroom, slipped out of his cont, raced for the cloast, and solzed a pajama ""Roger!" he cried, "I got a thou- cont Donning this, he tore a sand bucks! Wo're all aet!” blanket from the bed, wound it Roger leaped up, and grasped his shout him, and propped himself in arm. He too was now surcharged. an armchair. At the same time hoj with axcitement. did his best to assume the look of one recuperating from a severe ¡llness.

When a knock sounded on the door, a moment later, Donovan called out: "Come in."

Timmio entered, cap in hand. Ho paused, ncross the threshhold, and looked at his father, still having nothing more than a, suspicion of the real truth.

"How are you?" he asked. "Okay, mon. The Doo pulled me through. I guess I owe you my life, kid."

Timmie merely looked at his father, and draw his lips closely together.

I want some dough," he said curtly.

¦

"I've changed my mind,” he said, turning to Doc. "The Pookah isn't

for malo."

"You can't do that!" saroamed Doa. "You can go to jail for back- ing out on a deal like that!"

"Yeah?" countored Timmio, rao- ognizing the visitor na his father's alleged medical attendant, "Well, you can go to jail for making bo- lievo, you're a doctor.”

"Listen, you litio punk!" blustered the other, "You know what you done! You queered a deal for your own father!"

"Well, you tell the old man. I owe him a grand, and if he wants. to get even, bet on The Pookah tomorrow."

Ho throw the coat he had been

"Money? Why, what is 1. Tim- | carrying in Godfrey's face. The fat- mie?" availed Donovan.

ter, crimson with rage, rushed from "Look," answered the youngster, į the room,

•

"I throw a race to help" you," and |

on account of that a awell guy Hop kit had been installed as died-Bir Poter-"

favorite to win the American Cup. "That was a shame, wasn't it?" The jockey was Dink Read. Don- answered his father, with well almo- | oven and his clique had had con- lator sympathy, "If I'd known that was gonna happen, I'd never have let you do it."

"Well, I did it, and it's done! And now I wanta do somethin' to fix it up, and you gutta help mo!" "Sure, sure I wili,” said Donovan placatingly, "How much do you

want?"

fidential dealings with him before. This time their combined bankrolla were on the favorito, and they made sure that Dink know it. Ho was warned that he must win, no mat- ter how,

The Donovan group know that The Pookah would be the most dangerous contender. He had been "A grand. The kid, Sir Polar's under-ridden before, and Timmis grandson, ain't got enough to enter now was ready to give his last his horse for the Cup. I'm gonna ounce of energy toward putting the alve it to him--and I'm gonna ride | Calverton staed home in front.. the horse--and win the Cup!" but suppose Timmie could be kept

"A grand," murmured Donovan. from riding?

A thousand dollars is a lot of The jockeys were rapidly chang- money, Timmio. I ain't got that. I|Ing from street clothes to purple, could let you have a hundred, yellow and black slika. Timmie. mnybe. How would that do?" fingering the Calverton colors, feit “It won't do at all," retorted Tim- | a-zharp slab of pain at the thought of how he had betrayed his great- mis firmly. “I want a grand!“

"Look here. Timmle," said his est bonefactor, Bir Peter. Coupled father, trying a new tack, "didn't with this was a determination to I read about your friend selling this | partially atono by riding the fluest horle? Maybe he won't need the race, of his career. money."

"Another one of them grandstand But he wouldn't abt it if he finishes today, Big Shot?". quòs- had the entrance feel" stormed lloned Dink Read, passing by, Timmic

"You'll be able to watch me come "Thit maybe he'd be better off if | home (without turnin' round,” en- to sold,"

swered Timmle, a steely glint in "Yeah?" Timmie was thinking his eye. fant, as he clonched his hands, “Oh, I got it! You want those friends of yours to copy another cinch heat! Well, I ain't gonna happen again! The Rookak'a gouna, win!""And you're gonna give me the dough!" "Oh, no, I ain't," said his father, with a slight tear.

Donovan had taken his cont as it lay across the chair a moment before, to get his wallet.

The telophone in the room rang- A valet answered, He turned and tapped Timmie on the shoulder.

itsport to the judges stand right away," he ordered.

Timmie atared. What did they want with him?. Everything was fl order, all registration fees paid. Iturriedly be slipped out and made his way to the canopy overlooking the track,

The Brat stoward rose, and sur. veyed the boy coldly,

Now he replaced it. Quick sa lightning Timmis reached out, grabbed the coat, and raced for the "Donovan," he said brumqusly, door;

"you've been permanently disbirred *Cofne back bers, you little rat!" for throwing the Ridgemore Handi- yelled Donovan. He rose from his capa." chair, forgetting, for the moment, bla present 'ruse, and lotting the

(To be continued)

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ACROSS

The stationer stocks this salt- water fish with anger (10). This island is the reverse of At (4).

10 One might, by chance, make a fortune here (two words-5, 5).

1 Place of amusement good nor bad (4).

12 No.

neither

one would not buy this foodstuff at the bakers (10).

17 Advice not to go on hoarding

(5).

20 Celebration that gave a crimin-

nl a turn (4).

21 A silencer (4),

23 Numbers, start by no means

Black ·(5)

24 This could find the means of

making

two letters go a long way (10).

Way

30 Might be associated with birds,,

bees, or barbers (4).

31 Exaggerated features charac- terise the art of this (10). 32 A sacred pleture might be an

examiner's motto (4).

33 If you want fitness this will not

do (20).

DOWN

1 Behold in the low country a

bad 'man: (5). "

2 Not thick in a shoe and is uni-

versally worn (8).

a Small Instalments by way of

Laro

4. Ponsibly hp

out-of-the-way

molaring mova (0),

room which was his study and and Bruntsfield owing to the slaying Then, in language tersoly descrip-

said), Swhen sometimes I of the latter's brother (as ho alleged) tive, he added, "Once, and once only was believed to be hard at work I unfairly, and in consequence he 1 recollect losing my head (that is, was looking out into this walk for challenged Carmichael to mortal being giddy), it was at the spot myself I felt it shake under me, and ments 1 qualied and sickened" a certain siiblis i feather was the combat. With the King's permission called Wallace's Cave: near the Falls threw myself back just in time to The walk terminated at· Scott's Wearer his early live, Wilhelmina they not on Barbougie Sands, near of Clyde and on the brink of a catch the branch of a tree. From hole in North Carlle Street, and i Helcher 2).

Cramond Island, With a hoop algk he added. "This great multitude and out of a tremendous preciplom had and thence and for moment stapanded another striking proof of his natural

and though Brunts vanced to the edge and had placed in a wicht)? plunge into the minute was to him predous, walk is, after all, a melancholy place Geld was much Inferior. in physique my foot on 'aŭlárire stone, si: Þínced bin¬kle©1-## the stone::(more than "XIAONUSS":"to" frienie THE N-A-Capital-half-demented: {O,

for me, though I love to come to it, to his opponent, he came. at vice: "As I pressed iz upout it. to steady roaring gut below, for some, a més destapaperie poured

s Gain by violence what was for-

merly wrong (0),

6. Cutting-advis.

Telephone 28021.

CROSSWORDS

13 This crenture would still be

healthy beheaded (5).

14 To be seen in the teeth ichthyo-

sauri had (5).

15 It might, oddly enough, be

worst (4).

16 From pole to pole it runs (4). 18 A way one must get at in it

(4).

Ip Fish (4).

22 Needless advice to the exutious

(8).

24 Sound alarm (6).

25 Soldiers found this useful when'

charging (6),

20

Whereat various diners may meet on common ground (6).

27 This country is half way (0). 28 Rouse (0).

20 Hardly a single-minded lady

(5).

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