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em -------- ¥ OSHAWA, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922 ARTHUR Black Menace & BE REEVE & Forty thousand is the final estim- ate of thé dead in Swatow, China, OHAPTER III CONTINVED 1 had noted the same thing my- self, wendering as we turned the checks ever to whem the sums had been paid, With a pencil I jotted down un 4 blank sheet of paper the larger amounts, passing over the or- dinary cash withdrawals, Before we finished, our total was close upon a quarter of a millon dollars, We looked 'at each other, What might there he In Granby's life that would shed light on the Black Men- ace? 'We had searched the Hbrary thatoughl and there was certainly nothing there; except these checks. "Let us go and have dinner," sug- gested Speed, "After we have seen Kennedy we may know better how to proceed, I cannot tell you how much relieved I feel to know that you tellows are in on this tWing. Only," be added, suddenly turning and grasping my hand, "you are in to stick, aren't you?" "I have known Kennedy for many years," I replied, and I have yet to recall the case he gver deserted," "I know it. I oughtn"t to have said it. Come, let's get over to the Crystal Palace. I begin to be wor- ried about Clare myself,' ' It was still a bit early for our ap- pointment, but nevertheless Speed, in his anxiety, hurried over. The Crystal Palace was something more than merely a restaurant. It was almost an institution in itself, with a big ornate dining room, grill room, ball room, innumerable pri- vate dining rooms, in fact a palace of recreation to which everybody went, We entered the main dining room and stood for a moment in the door, ignoring the effusive head waiter who caught sight of Speed. We look ed about in the hope that we might see those whom we had come to meet, Clare was certainly not outside in the reception room, nor could we see her anywhere in the long vista of tables. '"There's Ravenal," recognized Speed, finally spying him about an angle of palms and mirrors. I looked in that direction and there I could see the young detective seated alone @t a table evidently waiting for us. He caught sight of us at the same moment and waved us to come over. As we approached, the table, he rose nervously. "I . suppose, you know of the death of Granby?" he sked, adding, 'another victim." I glanced about as Speed spoke to him and saw that the waiter, a rath- er dark fellow with saturnine face, was hovering about with what I thought an undue amount of sollei- tude, Speed and I sat down. My ears were on the conversation, in which I joined now and then, and my eyes, or at least one of them, was on tiis waiter, for I was quite anxious also not to miss either Kennedy or Miss Claremont should they appear in the doorway. Mechanically I picked up the nap- kin on the table before me, and as I did so Ravenal could not desist an exclamation, pointing at the table-|88 a result of the typhoon and tidal cloth, wave which recently swept that busy On the tablecloth, underneath the port. In loss of life it was one of napkin, Was wiltten i lead pensil: the greatest catastrophes of the mod- to-night. THE BLACK MENACE." |€'D times. Among thoe who escap- I gazed at the writing in conster-|ed death and injury were the sisters nation, as the other leaned over of the Ursuline convent, though their and read it, too. Our saturnine- faced walter was not about. Hie ex-|Puilding was damaged. The sisters traordinary politeness had taken Including several French Canadian Bi of fo ge sumeiing for ony nuns, who only left Stanstead, Que., comfort. o had known and anti- cipated us? Had it been this man m June last, lost no time in begin or somebody back of him? ning work among the injured and / At that moment Ravenal caught homeless, British interests in Hong sight of him down the line of ta-|Xong wired $10,000 for immediate bles, hurrying toward us. "Who|relief wirk and other foreign and wrote that thing?" demanded Rave-(Chinese organizations elsewhere are nal accusingly of the wiater, sending money and supplies. The waiter looked at it a moment, * bys. nat a Muscle of Biv Tage movel The British cruiser Raleigh ran know, sir," he said quickly "1 did ashore in a dense fog on Point ot fix the table up. Pardon sir; Armour in the Straits of Belle Isle will get Monsieur Louls, the head|8nd it is feared she will be a com- waiter. ! plete loss. The crew was landed ac- cording to reports received at this ni Sas ga Delle We Sow Be¥ | writing though one message made hardly criticize his eagerness for at-| the claim that six men had A been tention, but it was at least, I felt drowned. Admiral Sir William Paken- suspicious. Just then there was a ham was on hoad. The Raleigh was disturbance out in the lobby, and we|0of 9,600 tons and was launched in could see several of the uniformed 1919. She was a specially designed attendants and guests gathered in a vessel to cope with fast raiders and group. Our waiter had disappeared | carried unusually heavy guns for a in that direction, and, together .all|boat of her tonnage hesides other three of nus rose and hurried out to-|features., The Raleigh recently call- ward the lobby. The waiter was no-'ed at Washington and was the first where to be seen nor the head waiter, British vessel of her kind tb visit either, : that port since 1814 when Bri- "Poor thing?! Isn't it a shame?" [tain and the United States were al I heard a girl whisper to her escort. war. The loss of the Raleigh is an- "What is the matter?' I demand- other reminder of the cost to Britain ed of a page hoy who passed from of policing the seas of her far flung the direction of the revolying street Empire even in times of peace. Point door, | Amour is on the coast of Labrador. "Just a girl--drinkin' too meh, | LIN I guess in a private dining room up-| (oa adians are sometimes puzzled stairs," he returned, as though Iti, .. po complexity of political sit- bi Fs Wg ® occurrence, THen.l, pop, in their own country. They attendant, he cut short his words, as ™%Y be thankful that the problems though he remembered that the least | these present are not accompanied sald about such things the better for by the direct action movements that the reputation of the Crystal Palace, | have thrown some European coun- A quick exciamation from Speed tries into turmoil after turmoil. Italy caused us to turn in the direction in 18 @ case in point. Matters reached which he was looking. Through the sulh a stage there of late that the glass doors to the street we could government laid down an ultimatum catch a glimpse of a girl surrounded to the Fascisti organization, some- by two or three attendants of the res | times referred to as the Extreme Na- taurant almost carried as she was tionalists. The ultimatum followed helped into a waiting taxicab. Speed! upon the declaration of martial law had just caught a glimpse of her in a number of the provinces and face. the announcement that the army "By George, that looks like would be used to whatever extent Clare," he exclaimed, starting to- was necessary in order to restore ward the door. normal conditions. <Accepting the At that moment the door of the government's decree, Benito Musso- taxicab banged shut and the car, lini, leader of the Fascisti instruct- whose engine had been -runningl/ed the demobilization of all branches started off with a jump uptown of the organisation throughout the through traffic. country. The Fascisti ha 1 bat- Without stopping for our hats tling fiercely with the Communistic and coats we hurried out to the side- and Socialistic elements for a long walk. Someone must have been time. There has been a great loss ahead of us for the only other taxi- of life, with many scores of people cab standing there had pulled out be- jpjured and much damage to pro- fore we could engage it. about helplessly. Speed frantically to the starter. cab," he cried. " turned gagements. Claiming to be the truest sla Get a friends of the workers the Fascisti Why don't you p.s fought every moment of late Once It's Gone years to hold general strikes called |by the bodies whose methods it con- |demns. Its members have acted as strike breakers, running trains and THEIR SIGNIFICANCE. William Banks. We looked perty as a consequence of these en- | . ®! more or less certain to cause allega- tions of injustice and hardship to one side or other of the parties to the dispute. The real sufferer in most of these cases is the general public. What can be done to protect the gen- eral community is the real question at issue, and, as a rule action to that end is often delayed until the crisis has to be grappled with, Then some- one is hound to feel that his side has been wronged. The question of how far governments should control, even if they do not own, public utilities will always be a debatable one. Buch strikes as those of the United States, coal miners, or the miners of any country, in which the hardship to the people collectively and individually is widespread, have a tendency to impel the majority of people to de- mand or assent to legislation which applied to other situations might be classed as arbitrary. Yet it is dif- ficult for people to keep an impartial frame of mind when they are suf- fering through actions of others, * * Ld With the meeting of the Chinese Parliament in Pekin press despatches record another effort toward a united country under a constitutional gov- ernment. Except for those who study these matters very closely, it is not easy to follow the ramifications of the various revolutions, plots and counterplots in China. It is not cer- Morphy. tain that many of these have any better basis than a desire to control concessions, finances and certain ter- ritories that may be exploited. That there are men who are not actuated by any other than the loftiest motives cannot be questioned. But there are not enough of them yet to put China on her feet and start her on the road to a proper system of government and civil administration The pioneers in that work have a herculean task. The very size of the country is one of their trials. If that size were offset by excellent rail and telegraphic communication through- out, their task would he easier. There are divisions too among the Chinese | themselves, both in opinion and ac- tions, and the tangle is accentuated! by the relations with other countries] particularly with Japan. This gen-| eration is not likely to see a united China, standing four square against | all aggressors and filled with a na-| tional spirit. But some day there] will be a China, perhaps not as large [in area as that the world knows now, | | which will be a distinet nationality | taking a worthy place among the | world's nations. | | s += at ------ Phyllis Qliecal. ® field. Sr. girls--Bernice Keenan, Jessie Wright, Mrs. Waram. Watson, | Married women's race--Mrs. War- Peanut race--Bernice Keenan, | am, Mrs. Gerrard. ' nc... co. une Light Rain Did Not Mar Day-- , Race Program Carried Out --Many There "Nowadays" It is * L A" for hee be breaKkfast,fordinner, DO one hundred and yY schol: |= ars of the Baptist Sunday School en- or, scl Tea and ve Con- ock tinent wide Joyed their annual picnic at Roger's woods yesterday afternoon and, de- spite a light shower which occurred shortly after mid-day, the event was a complete success, Me program of races was carried out with one or two exceptions and the activities were brought to a close with a sump- tuous supper. It has been the usual custom of the Sunday School to hold an all-day picnic every year on Civie Holiday, but, owing to unfavorable weather this year, a postponement Wis necessary. y The winners of the various com- petitions were: Jr. boys long jump-- Tom Heale, Russell Howard. Obstacle race--Leonard Anderson, V. Cornish. 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They have at vary-|gystem of government his Majesty {ing periods held possession of muni-| accepts the advice of his ministers in {tion works and at other times have |guch matters: It will be said |actually seized all the machinery of hyo those who wanted the scandals {municipal government and control-{ _if any--brought out that many of {led it. The manifesto calling {or de-|the recipients of titles in later years {mobilization asserts that the Fascisti | could not afford to have made public |has been victorious "on every front." | the real grounds for their acquisi- land has for a long time punished | tions. That may or may not be the those who advocate strikes. It is a|case. What is certain is that there {fair presumption that demobilization |js a growing feeling that the utmost | (at this time does not mean absolute | care should hereafter be exercised im | |abandonment of the aims and ob- | the choice of persons honored. Real your hair cannot be restored to its natural growth. 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