1940-01-11 — Page 9

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NANCY

TSK. TSK --

HE'S OVER THERE

WAITIN FOR THE

TEACHER TO COME OUT

OF SCHOOL!

Goodbye, Mr Chips

From the Novel by

JAMES HILTON

Adapted from the M.-G.-M. Picture by.

LEBBEUS MITCHELL,

OH.

Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Ernie

HELLO

SLUGGO-

OH, HELLO, MISS ORCHID -- AIN'T IT

LUCKY I JUST

HAPPENED TO BE

HERE WID ME

UMBRELLA---

ESCAPE

AFTER 20 years as a master at Brookfield School. Chipping has failed to win the confidence or affection of his boys.

CHIPPING continued on to the master's com- mon room. They, too, would be departing for the summer, and he wanted to say good-bye.

He found Herr Max Stuefel, the German master, a healthy comradely Viennese, cutting up cake which his class had given him, and sharing it with the other masters.

"Mind if I borrow this book to read on the train?" asked Hudson.

"Go ahead," replied Stur-

gcon.

hurried on at the apprehension that dawned in Chipping's face,

"That is why I felt in fairness

January 11, 1940.

Bushmiller

"Me go abroad?" said Chip-call the landlord; mist was form- the pebbles and some stones under

ing on the mountain side.

his feet and began to slide down- ward. ping, really startled.

"You will like it, I am sure,"

I should cyplain to you person- Max went on cagerly, "You ally why the Governors and I like to climb, you say-the coun- have decided to appoint Mr.try is beautiful, and—" Wilkinson.

"IT'S very good of you, Staefel, very good, but really it's quite out of the question."

"We-cr-felt that with your "H. G. Wells," said Hud-unusual gift for getting work son. "Never heard of him." Jout of the boys, you would pre- "It's his first. He'll never for to concentrate upon tenching

"But why? Tell come to anything. It's too and leave the rather tiresome Job of Housemaster to someone fantastic. Ah, Chipping, with special gifts in that direc

me that." "For one thing, "I've booked where are you going for tion." your holiday?"

"I understand, sir," said Chip-my rooms at Harrogate and "Harrogate," replied/ping, anxious to end the inter- Hudson for him. "He always view and to get away and con-

ceal his disappointment. does. Aren't you fed up

"Though I doubt," continued with it, Chipping, after 20 Charteris, "that Mr. Wilkinson years?"

will ever turn out as many "It's a nice, quiet hotel minor Latin poets as you have." and I'm used to it."

"I quite understand, sir." "I felt sure you would

The school porter came in and Stiefel invited him to have well, I suppose you're off for the

Holidays 7"

a piece of cake.

"Er-yes-to Harrogate." "Well, have a pleasant time,

Thanks, but I've got work to be done. The 'Eadmaster's comand good-bye." Chipping, and

pliments. Mr.

he'd like to see you in 'is study

right away."

SUDDEN silence) followed as the por- ter left. Chipping's face lighted up in- voluntarily.

CHIPPING walk- Jed rapidly to his

rooms.

"Ach! Harrogate! That is a place for old Indies! Not for gay young fellows like you and me!"

"What do you make of this?" he naked.

After a look through the tele- scope, the landlord responded:

"Mists come up unexpectedly, so heavy a mist so early in the year is strange." I hope my friend Chipping gets back before the mist geis thicker."

He caught at a bush and sat down heavily.

"Confound it!" he exclaimed, then listened intently to the ominous thundering far below of the dis-j lodged stones,

A Look Through RADIO

The Telegraph"

ZBW, 355 metres (845 k.c.) and 31.49 metres (9,520 kilo-cycles) Hal Lorenzo, Toby Gray & 50 YEARS AGO

Jan. 11, 1800.

The Harmony Three Glasgow is the Inrgeat city of Stat land, and claims to be the second in the British Empire. It bas

Radio Programme Broadcast by 800,000 people, Including a suburba; is ten

20W on a Frequency of 845 kok. miles in length; sive miles in width, and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and hna over one hundred and forty and B-11 p.m. on 0.02 m.c's per miles of streets. Two hundred years second. ngo, Glasgow was a pleasant town of four strools, and tên - vongela wore owned there.

The great Forth bridge, which, is thui most atupendous structure of the kind

12.16 p.m. Short Service of Inter- cezalon.

12.30 Derickson and Brown and

yet undertaken, in just completed. It The Casant Club Orchestra, is a new addition to the wonders of thei world. It has the longest span of any! 1.0 Local Time Sigrial hridge on the globe.

-The cantilever-bridge iden has then,

Weather Report.

and

1.03 Russial-La Boutique · Fan-

up an opponent "to the notorious fasque: London Philharmonic Or channel tunnel scheme. Que recently chestra conducted by Eugene God's- the. Armis of Mess. Schneider of Creunat and M. Hirment, the latter (be original contructor for the Suez Canal

sena.

1.30 Reuter and Rugby Press,

and for the Panama Canal, submitted Weather Foreenst and Announce-

to Mr. Baker for illrussion their pre-

liminary dealgss. Thezo, exhibited at

the Parts Exhibition, show u brige

thents.

1.45 Variety with Flotsam and

having Revents cantilever apaua similar Jelsant. Surelio Tarri, Clarr!o Wright,

to

these of the Forth Bridge. The Ivor Moreton and Dave Kaye and

length would be twenty-four miles, the

Steel In

2.15 Close down.

6.45 StudioChildren's Hour, 0.45 Closing local Stock Quola-

weight over a million tone and the cus1 The tiles. about £34,000,000. The project, au n engineering posilbility, was seriomly discusovil by the Iron and stitute of the Parls meeting. Di Slr John Fowlor's and Mr. Baker's opinion tons. the works at the Forth Bridge and i recent sleep foundation at Sydney havo, placed beyond doubt the practicability at a channel bridge, but the enornwuk edat precludes the question from being other than one of scientific interest.

25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 11, 1015,

in letter published by a German newspaper, a Landwehr officer writes:-

"On the German front officers and men do not salute in the usual way. but by saying "God Punith, England, while the reply I, May He Puzial England.

6.47

A Dance Programme. 1.30 London Relay-The News, 0.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements.

Ital

8.03

hy Studio Couceri Lorenzo (Jazz-Piano), Toby Gray

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The Har- nony Three (Vocal)Juzz in dem Penny Horus), Barimony

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mencing

10 YEARS AGO

Jan. 11, 1950. Signor Carpi's Hullan Grand Opera Company will open a brief scuson con- Thursday at the Star Theatre, The opening plece will be "La Boheme."

5 YEARS AGO

Jan. 11. 1936. Resumption of natal fnettis through And Intu Manchuria. from China, enabling the use of a speedy mail service vin Siberia, is bailed with general satisfuction in all circle.

Radio Retain Record

(By "Pilgrim")

WHEN the sounds had died away, he reached in his pocket (Continued from Page 6.) for his pipe. He filled it and struck a match. obtained when they rectify

As he held the falling. flame a distant, ceriè

man's volec. "Hel-lo!".

Mis

Chipping stood on a brand, aloj- ing ledge beating his arms about him to keep warto. The collar of his Norfolk jacket was turned up.

Rolling below him was a white call that seemed to come out of the IN a Brawn Cup League fix- wall of mist, shot through with a white clouds above him.

ture, Recreio indies defeated stage menacing yet beautiful "Hello!" The cry was in a we-St. Andrew's 4-0 in quite an light.

interesting match. The visitors This is a nice business," he

had much the better of the play "Good heavens! A woman!" mattured grimly to himself. "I

The match burned his fingers and in the first half, and their speed could be here all night," he cupped;

excellent Ile stood up, I and

understanding his hands and shouted a long "Ilek be tosyed it away,

the home team shouted: "Hello! Hello! Are you gave lo-o-e!"

anxious moments. There was a lonely ring to his in danger?"

There was no response. "Well, "But you do not care for mygole in the mist now enveloping

word!" upon my ixim.

he muttered] company suggested Max. There was neither who nor an- picked up his spiked stick und

"I should be glad of it, Staefel,swer to his call. Turning in the started to scramble cautiously up very glad. As a matter of fact, I'm opposite direction, he called again ward. often-er-quite lonely, but

"I dare say I do need chango" said Chipping, and hesitated.

"Then there is no more to be said cried Max triumphantly. "It

fa settled!"

"I arrange everything. We take Twenty the London train, to-night. Pack years he had been yourself. Chipping. We have not, at Brookfield; he much time."

"Wait, Staefel, plense."

first master

and the Housemas- But Max had already left and i

Lo shut the door. Outside Chipping gre

could hear Max and Mason, another

tership should have

"I say, I'll bet him. that's about taking

He knew why it had not-his master.

over Woodward's house," said unpopularity with the boys. Hudson, "Congratulations, Chip-

It was quite dark when there ping."

came a knock at the door. He bye." did not respond, and the door

The other masters chimed in.

and listened in vain for a response. With a gesture of impatience he started to sit down, and loosened

HITLER, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

ENGLISH

(Continued from Page 4.)

be arranged." And the Baltic was shut to British trade-for ai

Apparently they had run into each other.

"Ah, pardon, Mason, and good-time.

But the dictator and the Rus-; Have a good sians were uneasy allies. Rus- sin wanted Finland-and took Thanks, I shall and Chipping is it, the dictator's annoyance, for corning with me."

"Yes, indeed." "You certain was opened and Max Stacfel tim Schnitzel.

ly deserve it after all this time.”

{asked!

"It's quito a surprise, if so," "May I come in?" sald Chipping somewhat in-

"Yes, do. It's got dark, hasn't coherently. "I had rather hoped it He pulled the chain of the you know. Well, I think I'd gas light and the flame flared better go."

up full

"Chipping, I hear.

"What " shouted Mason,

credulous. "Old Chipping going

brond 7"

he was the friend of Sweden. The dictator wanted to reach the Black Sea. The Russinns' stood against him.

Chipping stiffened at the words. Why shouldn't he go abroad? The At last the dictator made war

"See, Chipping," cried Max Max closed the door and came look of uncertainty and bewilder-on Russia. It was a disastrous Strofel, "I'll touch wood for up to him. you!"

Is it Charteris, the Headmaster, a true that Wilkinson-—— 7′′ handsome, kindly man of about "Yes, it's true," sald Chipping 45, seemed slightly embarrassed curtly.

as Chipping entered his study,¦ "I'm sorry." He hummed a little.

"Thank you, Strofel. I don't

ment on his face give way to some-war. After it came a rising of thing that, partook of growing ex-all the nations of Europe against citement and pleasure.

..him.

the nations whose com- mon people had been grumbling for long. "It is one man whol is responsible for these wars."

The allies told the dictator's country that they wished her no ill. That they fought against

"C, the Tyrol we shall climb," hear Max's distant volee enll. ha

"Don't break your necks!" an- swered MasoH.

Max Staufel, in formal dress, for say I'm not disappointed, be- he had just returned to the Tyrolean cause I am. But there it is. inn frem a near-by town, walked

low was flooded with sunahine.

"I suppose you have guessed why I wanted to see you, Mr. Chipping."

Weller In" smiled something else?" Chipping.

Do you mind if we talk about out on the terrace. The Valley be him alone. She should be

He walked over to his desk

A silence fell. Staefel broke

It, feeling, his way. "I have

"Mr. Woodward's retirement and sat down. leaves a house-mastership to be Allied."

"Yes, sir,” replied Chipping in planned ex walking tour ... to

an anticipatory voice.

my own country through

"grent, strong and happy, for ACROSS the valley her power is one of the founda- and lis miniature Inketions of society."

rose the mountains.

Somewhere on one of

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him. One statesman Chipping, unless he wrote: "Put an end to this fever was already down and of fear and expectations in

which no one can count on the SOUTH Max looked through the telescope, and say domething that made him

"You are the senior master the Tyrol, the Balzkammergut, on the road back to the inn. and normally

the vacancy to Vienna. I would be happy would go to you." "Charteris for you to come with me."

TO-MORROW-THE GIRL IN

THE MIST

future.'

In one last fight an end was put to the dictator's power to |do evil.

His name?

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11.0 Close down.

WEEK'S TRAFFIC TOLL

During the week ending 8 am -

trafic

Saturday there were in Hongkong 02 as the result of which a boy was killed ond 25 people

accidents, were injured. The boy killed was knocked down by a lorry while cross- ing the carriageway.

Of those injured, 20 were pedes- In Miss M. Campos, Recreio trans, who were crossing the cor- and were struck by rlageway had the most dangerous forward vehicles. A private car driver was on the ucid. She scored two goals injured as the result of a collision in the second half, followed by Miss between vehicles. A lorry passenger Rodrigues and Miss Figueiredo. The was injured on falling off a moving halves were prominent, and Miss T. lorry. One tram passenger and two Gonsalves, full-back, played well,

bus passengers. were injured while The Recreio junlors are improving

sighting from a moving tram and moving buses respectively.

Of 82 accidents, 37 were collisions between vehicles; 31 were collisions between vehicles and pedestrians; 14 necldents were due to other muses.

every week, and are showing sigris of definite understanding with cachi other. The forwards, in general, combined really well, and when in the circle proved themselves good

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QT. Andrew's worked very hard in the opening stages of the game, but were no match for Recreio, who showed good teamwork and were much faster on the ball, For the home team, the score might have been higher had it not been for some good work on the port of Miss II. Millington in goal. Miss D. Chow, the left back, ulso did some

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The Saints* Juniors will have to put in some curnest practice. If they hope to be shifted from the bottorn of the League..

THE postponed match between

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