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Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 3, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

WELL' T STILL THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA!

PONY

RIDE 102

OH, MISTER --- I'VE" GOT AN IDEA FOR YOU --- YOU CAN

MAKE A LOT MORE MONEY!

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NOTICE

CHANGE OF BUSINESS HOURS

You've all seen the famous Judge Hardy Series of films. The “Telegraph”. has arranged with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to obtain the serial rights of the next story in this popular series. It begins to-day---

ANDY HARDY GETS SPRING FEVER

COURT had been dismissed for the day and Judge Hardy was back at his desk in chambers, finishing off the day's mail

That is, he should have been finishing it, but a dreamy lethargy had come over him, staying his hand and slowing his mind.

His eyes were soft, his lips faintly smiling as his gaze followed a purple and yellow butterfly. Then he breathed deeply, for the perfumed scent of lilues was in the nir. Ah Spring, it was

here again. Young men, were being ar- rested for kissing their young ladies in parked cars, the taxen were due on the aqueduct land and the sky was the blue of a baby's eyes. Yes, Spring had definitely arrived.

He started, as the clerk announced two callers.

One of them, a pros- perous, substantial look- ing man of about forty- five, strode forward an offered his hand. "Good afternoon, Judge, 013

Willis and this is Mr.

Hansen

name's

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The Judge nodded, waved them choirs and listened attentively

as Willis talked. Ite himself, Wil

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lis explained, was a business man from the northern part of the of slate. Now, here was the point this visit. Mr. Hansen was a chem- ist, and last week he had stumbled on something truly remarkable, something that would interest the Judge. It was understood of course that the Judge would deal with them fairly after they told him of the discovery

Judge Hardy nodded stiffly. "My integrity is fairly well established in Curvet."

Willis nodded. "We know that, But Judge, do you know that one of the most important factors in life to-day is the metal aluminum?" "No, the Judge said, startled. He had always thought of the im portant factors in life as being decency and honesty and kindness. "Is t

Willis came forward. "Yes. And aluminum comes from the mineral bauxite." He took a small vial from his pocket. "This bottle of Foll contains eight percent alumi-

bauxite, And," he added sig. nificantly, "It comes from a piece of property north of Carvel. You Owm it"

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This raised the Judge from his chair. "What From my aqueduct lond?"

"Exactly," Hansen cald. "That's why we're here." He proffered a allp of paper. "Here's an analysis of it,"

ADAPTED FROM THE Metro Goldwyn Mayer PICTURE-

by BEATRICE FABER

The bottle, nodded with satisfaction and then climbed back into his ear. Well, a few days time would tell. If these men were right, he'd be a rich man yet. In the mean- time It wouldn't do a bit of harm to check their statements by hav- ing his own sample of the soil an- alysed.

Suddenly he heard a loud In- dian yeil, and glanced back. There was his son, Andy, leaping down 'the street, jumping over steps and

boxes, for the sheer of life

joy Springtime, The Judge watched him for a wistful moment. Ah youth wonderful gift that man cherished only when he had lost it. Shaking his head a bit he started the car and drove on.

Joycusly unaware of his father's reflections, Andy sped down the street. He halt turned as little Harmon

Junler, Higginbotham, known otherwise as Stickin' Plas- ter, called forlornly, "Where you going Andy?"

"None of your business," Aridy retorted. That kid

always

trying to tag along.

was

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"Kin I go with you?" "No."

Andy tore away and moment later dashed Into Fully Benedlet's garden, "Hi Polly," he yelled.

Gee, she sure looked pret- ty, dressed all in white and sit- ting in the garden swing. "Boy, didja feel swell see such a day? Gee, I "He stopped chori. Lounging on a chair was a young put to any test you like. There's a man wooring a Naval Ensign's unt-

form. "Oh-hello Polly,"

"In other words," Judge Hardy asked, "my property is worth mamayi

"That's right. Have the sample

fortune in this for nil of us"

"Those words," said the Judge, ns the men rose to go, "are the pleasantest I've heard in n long while."

FIFTEEN minutes later he was standing in front of a large lot that had a For Sale sign on it. It offered 100 acres to the public and 'gave assurance that they would go, "Cheap!"

With an airy, almost dippant gesture the Judge empiled the vinl's contents on the ground, scooped some more of the toll Into

She was polite but definitely chilly. "How are you Andy? Uh -this is Ensien Charles Cooper of the United States Navy. Andrew Hardy, Charlie.”

Andy sat down hard and swal- lowed

a lump in his throat. Gee, Polly was being mighty ellous,

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school for the navy reserve and it was their job to supervise part of Carvel's road construction that in a nutional emergency thou- sands of men and supplies could be moved efficiently.

"Isn't

that

simply terrifle!" Polly exclaimed,

to admit it, but it Andy hated was. "It's big, all right." Geo whiz, why was it that every time he felt in a loving mood, Polly got these old guys around her. "I don't imagine it's going to keep you here long," he said to Charlie

hopefully.

"About six weeks."

"Oh." He took it on the chin and blinked. "Why, that's swell." Then be made a desperate grab for lost prestige, "Yep, that's great. You'll be here to see our Track meet. I," he added casually, "run the 440 yard dash. I hold the school record."

Folly giggled. "Why Andy, Isn't Charlie's name familiar? Charles Cooper. My goodness, Andy, didn't you read about him in the last Olymple games?"

Andy's eyes glazed over. erYou -you were in the Olymples, huh?” Charlle shrugged with becoming

"Uh-huh,"

edged toward the door. He was a little wenke from the blow. "Well, I guess I got to be going. My father wants me to take care of something important for him."

"You "mean Polly teased.

wash the car?"

Andy turned to the Ensign and smiled painfully. "Kids have such a funny sense of humour, don't they? Well geo -- "byo."

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HIS face was three feet long na he came up the front walk of his house. Then he looked

up as Mom appeared at the window.

"Darling," Mrs. Hardy called coaxingly, will you вирет

plek Kome flowers for the table? I think the violely north of the house are in bloom."

Charlie's slaying at our house," she gurgled, "Isn't it thrilling? And he's here on ometal business for the Navy, And. guess who else is coming? The Rear Admiral"

Andy began to show a healthy skepticism. A Rear Admiral-In Carvel? Aw, go on”

Charlie explained. The Govern- ment was building a huge training

tell

Andy spoke coldly. "Móm, can I

you the exact truth?” "Why yon."

"I'm in no mood for pickin' vilete" He stalked to the garage. and slammed the door behind him.

In the kitchen Mrs. Hardy smiled helplessly and spoke to Aunt Milly

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who was cleaning vegetables at the sink. "That boy now he's off on, another tack. He's been good as gold for about two weeks. I might have expected a change nny day. It's come, all right.” Then sho broke eff and stared as the Judge walked through the Kitchen to the back garden with- out saying a word. His only greet- ing was a dreamy little wave of recognition. He had the detached look of a man who is walking on alr. She prered out the window and ran back.

"Well, for pity's sake Milfy. Do you see James? He's mowing the lawn. At his age. What can he be thinking of?" She marched deter- minedly to the stove. "I can guess, though--Suring. It happens every tell you this, year. Well, I'll

spring-fever or no spring fever, I'm not serving dinner one minute later than usual."

A Look Through The "Telegraph

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50 YEARS AGO

April 3, 1800.

We learn that the very handsome. gift to the Masons of Hongkong which Wor. Bros, the Hon. C. P. Chater, Wor.

Gilla Bros.

Bro. Mady nro and making, will consist of a new Ledge room on exactly the samo lines as the rxlating one, in the tear of which i wi bo erected. This will enable two lodgen to be held at once. The cont; In estimated at about $10,000,

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Last night the Duke and Duchess of Connaught were entertained by the Chinese community at the Ko-shing Theatre.

25 YEARS AGO

April 3, 1016. The National Union of Journaliste wires to the Allies, and states that it appreciates the co-operation of Japan in freeing the sens and nations in the Far East from the per! of allied ag gression and trusts that the friend. ship of the two feland racoa may long endure.

A couple of interesting lettera from Rudyard Kipling to a French friend have been published in Parle. Ha freely unes the word "Bocho" an every soller does, says he could tell som

stories of the Indian troops, pretty Phat they are nearly all in your coun. refers to German try." nrcastically "Kultur" and closes one of his notes with the following pasengo:

"Int

us take courage and rejoles that it has been given us to live in much times. The inue is beyond nli doubl, and tha recrystallisation of Europo will be something for the nur- vivors to are. If we die, at any rate our two countries will not and they will recreate the world."

10 YEARS AGO

April 3, 1930. Another Important stop in the do- velopment of Kowloon will be embarked upon in the near future when work on In blg lack of renklential four roome! Rats will be started on the vacani ground between the Star Theatre and the YMCA. This valuable building site has remained undeveloped for many years being merely occupied by varauk market gardeners and flower Bellers.

The Pulksy

Observatory has taken

WE BEG TO INFORM OUR CUSTOMERS

THAT AS FROM APRIL 1st, OUR BUSINESS

HOURS WILL BE CHANGED AS FOLLOWS:

WEEK DAYS

SUNDAYS

.From 9 am to 7 p.m.

.From 1 pm. to 7 p.m.

THE SINCERE CO., LTD.

Exchange At LETTERS

A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand

1/2}} 1/2ja

T.T. Shanghai

.350

Т.Т. Заран

T.T. Singapore

.022

.02%

TT. Indla

.821/

TT. U.S.A.

.21%

TT. Manila

43

T.T. Balavin

T.T. Bangkok

40%

.150

100+

.10.85

.072

TT. Australls

.1/03%

BUYING

4 m/s L/C London

4 m/s D/P

.1/34

m/s L/C USA.

4 m/s France

.22% 11.40 ..04

T.T. Salgon T.T. France

T.T. Switzerland

30 d/s India

1/33%

U.S. Crass rate in London 4.023% U.S. Cross rate in N.Y...3.5733

Chengte Case Dropped

two photographs of the new planet re- Japanese Apologise. For

cently discovered by the Lowell Ob servatory-in-Arizona, In-the-United

States Senate yesterday, there was n

Anti-British-Display-

debate on the planet, especially. In re- PEIPING, Apr. 3 (Reuler).The lation to reports reflecting doubis on British Embassy authorities have

its existence.

5 YEARS AGO

been instructed not to take further action in connection with the Chengte case

Macao Incident To The Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph," Sir,—We should be greatly obliged. it you would kindly allow us to insert. a few nes in the valuable column jot your paper with a view to clearing ourselves of the report relating to the incidents said to have occurred at the Central Hotel. This report appears

In your paper of yesterday's issue.

not true at all that some Japan- ese soldiers refused to pay for their meals, after having partaken of an expensive banquet at our Hotel. To our knowledge, such an incident has never occur

occurred.

As for the incident said to have uccurred at a Macao gaming house where armed Japanere soldiers forcibly compelled the croupiers to

accept Japanese military noter,

mnquiries innde by us in this connec tion reveal that none of the gaming houses, including those at the premises of our Hotel, have ever been molested any Japanese soldier trying to utter Japanese military notes.

Thanking you in anticipation for he publicity service you would cer ainly render us the interest of all parties concerned in the above men-

inned report.

for The Central Hotel,

C. F. Fu. for Secretary.

Mueno, April 2.

Quiet Stock Exchange

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter) —Oh It is learned that an expression of the Stack Exchange, quietly April 3, 1986.

firm

SVAS received from the

conditions ciaracterised to-day's

Daring a protracted into a sympathy over the unfortunate in- Toure of Lords to-day, Viscount Peel, former Cabinet Minister, proposed that ident Great Britain should accept the role of Japanese Embassy authorities by the markets in which gill-edged securi- mediator in any disputes which should British Embassy authorities in Pelties slowly improved while rayons were further bought by provinciál in the future arlo between Japan and ping. China.

investors.

Gold-mining shares were higher on The

general buying.

Wall Street was firm

The Japanese military spokesman Duke of Athell, famous, old states that he sincerely regrets that soldier, deprecated the aften-beard such an incident should have nc- theory that Japan was making an of-| curred. fort to absorb China. "Sho han trou. ble enough without trying to conquer Coinn," the Duke of Atholl declared, "with Russia waiting and watching."

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Incident Recalled

(The incident was one in which GERMANS DENY

Mr. D. J. Robey, British Vice-Consul in Peiping, and two members of the United Church of Canada Mission.

SINKING

BERLIN, Apr. 2 (Reuter).— The striking revelation that a can- Dr. E. B. Struthers, of Galt, Ontario, siderable part of the Swedish arme- and the Rev. G. K. King, of New Authoritative circies here, comment- ment industry was under foreign, and Brunswick, were threatened by anti-ing on the belief that the El Ciervo particularly German control was made British demonstrators in Chengte, was sunk by a U-boat, state that no in a report of the Commission examin. Honon, last month.

Gerroan U-boat has been in tut [ing the question of armament manufac

ture.

The party had received a Japanese area. pass to visit Chengte, where Mission had been burned and property

When

they

Asked at question time in the House pilinged.

were in

of Commons whether Berr Hitler bad Chengte, some 30 anti-British de given to the British representatives at monstrators forced their way into the Berlin parley any indication an to their room and struck Mr. Robey ant. the strength and size of the German Air Force, Sir John Simon, the Foreign the Minister, replied in the affirmation.

Rev. King, neither of whorn. fortunately, was seriously hurt.

The British authorities then lodged

In the courts of their conversations, a complaint with the Japanese Em-

he said, Chancellor Hitler had stated

The Judge was running a very crooked swath across the lawn as his daughter Marian came up to him. He smiled as he faced her. Sometimes, Marian, nt elghteen,

marc could be

in general earnest than the

terme that Germany had bassy authorities, from whom Jurist he had ever known. oldest

renched parity with Great Britain in pass had been obtained.) the air. And sure enough, she did have something on her mind. It seemed that she'd been thinking. ""Dad," she sold tensely. "As you know. I haven't any current heart interest mw. I mean, any steady one. Lately my life seems so sort of nointless so I want to try earn- int my own living. I want to be doing something."

.

Ho Inked at her thoughtfully. "Well. TR admit. I'd like to see you earning your own living in case you had to. But I'd hate to have to take somebody's pay cheave away--somebody who might need it."

"But Dad-**

"Marian," Mrs. Hardy called from the window, "time to ret the Inblc."

The Judge patted his daughter's "I put my thinking-cap os and see what we can do."

arm.

He bent to the lawn mower, Nica girl, ho decided vaguely. She'll grow up into a grand woman like her mother some day. Then, his thoughts turned again to

At the close of question Ilme. Mr. Winston Churchill asked the Prime Minister whether in view of Sir John! Simon's answer he would provide ad opportunity for a debate uron these "urgent and serious matters."

French Chamber Adjourns

PARIS,

the

Apr. 2 (Reuter).-M.

The Prime Minister replied that the Paul Reynaud made only a briet ap- state of Parliament's business wen KO

pearance during the Chamber Debate pressing at tho moment that the

Government was unable to act aside and did not speak..

any spectat day for this discussion.

aluminum. If only that sample come back with the same report as the one that Willis and Hansen had given him, he'd be able to retire and live in case the rest of his Ilfe,

He straightened up. My, what a wonderful Spring day this had turned out to be.

TO-MORROW PLAYBOY ANDY

The Chamber adjourned until. April 4. This means that the Gov ernment will face the Senate first In Secret Session on the conduct of the war on Tuesday.

Achilles Heroes Cheered

WELLINGTON, Apr. 2. (Reuter) -—- Four hundred officers and men of H.M.S. Achilles, the New Zealand cruiser of Graf Spee battle fame, took part in a triumphal march through the streets of Wellington to-day, Large crowds turned out welcome them and Mr. Peler Fraser, the new Prime Minister, matlea speech of welcome.

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