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NANCY

JUST THINK--- 1 WON'T SEE HER

TILL MONDAY!

MISS ORCHID

HEY, FELLERS! WILL YOU SIGN DIS PAPER FER ME?

Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Dear Mayor-

We demand that schools be opened on saturdays-

we aint getting enough education-

By Ernie

January 22, 1940.

Bushmiller

HHW

Matt. R. PA OBMALPichla vereord

Pilot

THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE

THE TELEGRAPH S“ NEW SERIAL STARTS TO-DAY

THE trouble with the War

Department is that you can't argue with it. It had ordered the American Army out of the Philippines, and that was that. Colonel Hatch glowered at the end of the General's pencil point- ing to a lonely spot on the relief map of the Philip pines:

"But gentlemen, to take the army out of Mysang is suicide! Alipang's got thou- sands of Moro bandits in the jungle just waiting for the army to leave. It'll be slaughter-"

"You'll have to stop him, Colonel Hatch-"

"With what? Raw na-

tive troops?"

"Yes. As long as our army's there, the Filipinos will depend on it. Sooner or later they'll

have to take care of themselves. It's your job to prepare them. We're making Mysang a sort of test. If it works there it is bound to work on the rest of the. islands."

"I can tell you now-as Roon as Alipang learns the troops have left, he'll pounce-In forly. eight hours we'll be screaming for help."

There'll be no one listening, colonel."

The General turned away as though the discussions closed.

were They'll pillage and burn and this pocket.

THE REAL GLORY

"Here it is. Pre-

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is what keeps most of us going," ed into the sick ward until there the padre said quietly."--faith were no beds left. Good or bad. A Juramentado be

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Royal Navy WALTHAM ABBEY Beaten Again

(Continued from Page 6.)

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forced to pass to Lee Slick-yau who centred the ball for Chan to trop Why, even his Moro boy, Mike, and with no

in front of him lieves that when he kills an in- who had attached himself to shook the rigging with a drive which fidel it's a passport to heaven.” | Canavan as soon as he landed, and Robinson hardly saw,

met."

"I'm Christian, but he didn't) attack me." The padre shrugged his shoulders. "Perhaps I am not a good Christian."

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HAZZARD HURT

EXPLOSION

Work In Factories Resumes To-day

LONDON, Jan. 21 (British Wire- le..)-Acccrding to a

Ministry Supply statement, work will resumed to-morrow,murning in some

of

be

of the buildings at the Royal Gun- powder Factory, Waltham Abbey,

distance away, windows in the fac toy buildings within a few yards of the explosión remained intact..

im

"But I didn't know they selected was the grinningest, best-natured their vicims. I thought they just kid in the world could mutter the attacked the first Christinn they fanatical ery of "Allah" and send THE halves now cane in for most where repairs to the damage, caused the Filipino kids scattering like of the play and the ball was by the explosion have been proceed- hallstones before him.

kept in midfeld for quite some time.ing all week. The structure of the. Leung obtained possession of the Hartley, barking out his orders ball to lob it high into the centre, factory has been designed to prevent could never change that

but Hazzard misjudged the flight of the effect of a possible explosion Canavan decided to try a little the ball, and Chan nipped behind spreading; this, while the windows Wearily the priest excused him-applied paychology. le rigged up him to score his fifth with tearing in some houses were shattered, some self from the group, and one by one dummy wearing the typical Moro drive.

turban other

followed officers

and jacket and striped until

In trying to prevent him from only Canavan and Hartley remain- trousers, painted a hideous face on

it and labelled it 'Allpang."

scoring again Hazzard sustained in ed. Canavan knew Hartley only

After visiting the injured men de- Then he ordered Yabo, the only juries to his knee and thigh, and by reputation as

Army

had to be helped out of the field, ciplinarian.

native commissioned officer of the but after receiving medical attention tained in hospital as a result of the The returned. He was Instrumental | explosion, the Parlamentity Secrc- vurninated, rolling the bullets in his day and have them pull its nose and in reducing the Navy arrears when tary of the Ministry of Supply said

"Pretty queer," the young doctor troop, to line up the rookies once

otherwise insult it. He ran smack in pressing attack he aided the that one was returning home wont right hands. "That fellow

elpline on that experiment. He rummaged in his desk and carry the women and chilsen, you still collecting orchids?"

"Ulter Phippens sent down well in the goal- man-the commanding officer. I drawer and brought out five dren into slavery." The pandre_

stupidity" Hurtley called it and mouth for O'Regan to head it past charged from hospital within a week wouldn't be surprised--"

and third was making salisfactory "Sure

Tam. photographs One by one he lowered his eyes.

Prorréis_Colonel Licwellin said that. For you it

--Hartley-appeared--not-to-hear ordered the dummy taken down. "Here." Canavan shoved the him; he ant with

"You wouldn't think so if you'd Bouth China-Tarn a strange, 1-

Kwan-kon; Hau the small number of ensuulties was threw them down on the desk will be a report written in ink-parcel at him. Larsen uncover-friendly immobility.

Shul-hab: seen the shaking line of sick-call Yung-nang and Mak

Leung Jargely attributed to safety mea- as though a before Hatch like a man playing but for my people it will be ed

Canavan Wing-chul. Lam Tak-po. and Soong Lang a poker hand. "These are the written in blood."

a thin-stemmed delicate prolonged dose of his own discipline after. Hatch was killed."

ring: Tang Kwong-sun, Chan Tuk-Tasures enforced in the factory. said quietly.

Leg Wai-tong. Fung King-chung and Leej blossom in a pot. "Gee! Or had stiffened his joints. who will help you-Man-|

"An old army game-sham-Chick-you. Canavan squinted professionally chidaceous Grammotophyllum!” ning: we picked him because he

Royal Navy-Robinson; Hendy and Hall; apparently

ming!"

11), Hazzard and Del Phippend "It's true there was nothing or-O'Regan, Allson, Thoburn and Tomlinson, known the More country. Hart-friendly Moro Chieftan, living in the Swede oxclaimed, suddenly, at the older man's face, showing in

the light from the hospital window ginically wrong with those men. ley: the best drill master and the village, spoke for his own gloriously articulate,

along angry star creased the right But they were sick just the same disciplinarian in the army. Lar people who wanted peace: "I

THE side of the forehead. "Bolo cut?" son: never disobeyed an order in tell you there will never be peace

of Canavan asked. Hartley grunted, siek with fear. And when fear gets ahifting in his chair. "Ever get that deep and unreasoning, it's n his life. McCool: never took until you go up to the hills and

that headaches?"

disease." one-but he's the best one-man wipe Alipang out!"

"I'll handle the training schedule, army in the Philippines."

catalytic "Dizzy spells?"!

Canavan," Hartley said violently. would "No. I'm perfectly all right" "You stick to your pilla!"

Canavan looked after Hartley as Hartley pushed back his chair and he stormed away, "There's a man these started for the steps. into

destroy. They'll kill our men sent for you, McCool. Lar / Fast the bunch of us to get at one into Hartley's regulation book als forwards in forcing a corner, which mediately, a second would be dis

men

The

Datu-an

But Hatch had his orders.

The fifth photograph seemed "We're not making war on Moros to puzzle him—a quizzical, in- or anyone else. We're here to congruously gentle face under a preserve peace and train the Sam Browne hat-"Oh, yes-natives." Canavan: a doctor. He's been ordered to Mysang to keep the) other four alive."

He picked the photographs up and shoved them in an envelope. "Your orders, Colonel. Good luck."

When Hatch had gone, ho turned to the relief raap and his pencil ringed the lonely coastal the village of Mysang on the island and

fighting

threat death

strange

that

turn

men

No.

MANNING

assumed com-

troops

ni drill

.

CHINESE MOB

A SOLDIER

ENVOY LEAVES

· FOR HANKOW

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH SHANGHAI, Ján, 22, (UP)—Âd- miral Glusford, commander of the Yangtze Patrol;, together with Am- How severni unknown Chinese nt-bassador Nelson Johnson and his tacked a British soldier in Waterloo Naval and Military Aldes left for Hankow aboard üle Gunboal Luzon Road. on Saturday is described in al

at 9.30 a.m., to-day, police report.

Bogey Pool Results

IL F. Phillips (10) two up won the Old Bogey (Par) Pool at Fanling Course played during the last week- end. There were 20 entries.

KING S NEXT CHANGE

YEAH MAN EVERYBODYS

GOING

PLACES

Cannyan followed him to the rail-who either has high blood pressure,"

It is believed they are invostigating Sapper J. H. Cunningham of thei machines seemed ing. "You must have a cast-iron he thought, or something on his THE cards very far away. They did not akull," he said. "I knew a man in | mind,"

Royal Engineers, Wellington Bar the Justilention for the continued of a poker notice the large bamboo raft Samar-

THINGS rocks, has reported that is, he, walked closure of the Yangtze by the Jap- near the harbour at the bottom ends, although the trip is described Hartley walked away hurriedly game are carrying a load of cocoanuts that

as routine. didn't get any of Waterloo Road, he was assaulted batter. played quietly grounded on the river- like a man pursued. Canavan won-

The by a crowd of Chinese. dered what was eating the old boy quietly, no bank.

sweated As a result of the sulle he Jost Suddenly the air was rent with to make him so unfriendly. matter what

hour his cop and his pay book, which tell

Into the harbour. the stakes. the bloodcurdling yell of the Moro.

after hour, but Sapper Cunningham also sustained Eyebrows and head shaven, he Out on

it put no heart a slight cut to his right hand. from the mass of

mma of the

In them. parade ground, McCool raised up

A coconuts and brandishing his long, Larsen were training wicked-looking kris, rushed along

entry was found post, and as-one morning with a spear between of Mindanao. "Gentlemen," he native as though they had no the crowded waterfront: past the

sembling bla

||his shoulder blades, bis Krag rifle said to his staff: "Here other thought in the world than screaming cargadores and natives,

officers told gone. The tension heightened. But them where the fate of the Philippines to get them to put their feet past the padre who stood directly

hofthe interminable drilling went on. will be decided."

down in unison. Left, right, in his bath, and straight towards

What would carry What was Alipang doing T Left, right. Their sharp com-latch who stood on the steps of his out Hatch's instructions to

the would be his next move? veranda armed only with a swagger letter: no move was to be THE Warmands rose in the quiet air,

made The Impassive Datu could have stick, Department A launch put-putted up to the

against Allpang until the troopa told them. That night he slipped As he went by the three soldiers, were ready.

sway into the jungle. in far-away boat landing and a tall, bronzed Canavan drew his gun and pumped

pillaging and burning in an orgy of "Hatch feit that Alipang would The great bamboo gates of blood and lust. Washington figuro stepped out, carrying a bullets into the More-but he raced make every effort to lure us into the Alipang's stronghold opened to him Ho half rose from the floor,] might think paper parcel in one hand and aon.

jungle before we were ready. He as a friend. In his hands was the clutching the rifle with It was all cage with two rats in the other; Canavan coming behind, firing was right. The Juramentado was, Krag rifle,

fanatical look in his eyes. The -right, and his one concern seemed to be to steadily, enw Hatch raise his stick his first, move, but it won't work. When the Moro Chieftain saw it Datu put out a restraining hand. We'll stay in our own backyard." he grabbed it excitedly and talked "No, Tann. They must attack un.” even tho get the rate ashore safely, in a fullie effort of defence.

Then the deadly Hrls came dowi He turned to Hartley: "Captain, in fast gattural tones to the Datu General Staff sitting in Manila McCool saw him first.

When they got to Hatch, he your job is to make soldiers out of The Datu told him there were three muttored, sinking back to the floor, "We kill commander," Alipang but you couldn't fool the natives

"Canavan! You pill-elinging was Acareoly breathing-the Moro these Filipinos, before it's too late. hundred more in the barracks of "why they not come l'A of Mysung: they watched the old saw-bones!" Larsen trotted sprawled on top of him, dead. From now on it's

drill-drill-Mysang. army leave with the hopeless up, bis big Swede's face beaming Hatch died that night. Canavun drill-

"Perhaps when we kill now com-| "With theso you can be Sultan dejection of a people who witwith inarticulate pleasure, sut on the porch of the hospital with

The parade ground rang with Mindanao," he said smiling at his mander Manning, they and mon." ness the signing of their deith

the: Datu murmured soothingly.s "'ya Swede! Canavan shout the other officers and the padre, lost commands. Squads marched and Chiaf. warrant.

In gloomy thoughts. In his hands turned, ran their bayonets into "We must get them. Now! To him. He was fondling the rifte Alpang, soomed scarcely to hear od. McCool, you banshee!"

He was rolling the leaden bullets he sandbags, fired at targets, while night!""}} "We who are about to dlo, They all atood grinning at had fahed out of the Moro's body: Hartley McCool and Larsen bawled Allpang. too, was tired

of the with fervid hands, like a child who salute you?" the padro had sald each other..

every one had hit its mark, as the last boatload pushed off."How's Samar 7--How's old "I thought I'd missed," Canavan

commands at the top of their lungs. waiting game, His vage face way is forbidden to play with his new

But something was missing. strained with the effort to control to Hatch tried to argue with him, Vinegar Steffins?" McCool nak said, frowning and puzzled, "but I Canavan watchest, his long quizzical the hate burning in his breast for but it was no use. I've been ed

guess I didn't. He had dough and face sober with thought. There the Americans blocking his way as hero all my life," said the padre, "They call him Colonel Honey in him to sink in battleship. I've was something you couldn't drill conqueror, of Mindanao.

and I know what will happen Boy Steffing now. I took out his heard of these fanatics these out of them-fear. They were fils warriors watched him, wait Allpang is bringing together all gallstone." Bill Canavan put uramentados-but I never saw one scared to death of the Moron. Ing: for the command that would before. Wonder what kept that. The mention of Alpang's name send them streaming down on the the Moro tribes of Mindanao, down his rat cage and fished in heggar going. Must be some drug made their eyes roll in their heads. Village slaughtering the Christians,

a wild

TO-MORROW

“The Kris

with this

bouss

DICK POWELL ANITA LOUISE ALLEN JENKINS „RONALD REAGAN WALTER CATLETT.

- HAROLD HUBER

A COSMOPOLITAN PRODIG

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