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firstcrop japan teas are admittedly the finest that same out of the land of blossoms salada japan gretn tea is comprised only of firstcrop leaves frcsb srom the gaseleas nm yeuaw sevewi yedmvjhld snfclu llaustratf d fly ttwswonnw 6u5 hasnt been able to get away but hopes to join us before its all over monica disappeared two days ago- sho was going to the governors house at sandakan and didnt turn nington detective pennington is de- j up tailed by the government to apprehend i thats mrs viney penningtons chmhung leader of the yellow i f explained dawson this is seven a gang of chinese banlitsj ib p you dont think chai- renmngton is assisted bv his ehief-of- 1 staff rabatpilai wio hates he ban- has 1ad anything to do with dit chief bitterly pennington ads an j tnl expedition to capture chaihung thsy i pennington rose to his feet begin here today captain john ttcwitt is commission er of police at jesselton british north borneo his beautiful sister monica viny is engaged to marry peter pen move toward the bandits latest hiding place now go on wih the story a bullet drilled a hole in his topee and dawson laughed aloud a knot of fanatics running short of am munition hailed their approach with a shower of rocks dawson dis patched the first man with his pistol and the remainder took to their heels to fall upon tho bayonets of the last of clays party there followed a period of breathless handtohand fighting and presently he woke to the sudden realization that they were on level ground in fierce pursuit of the last defenders of gradient clays voice bellowed after him dawson dawson come back here weve gained our objective and it wont pay us to go farther- the do retired with evidentre luctance he found clay with his back against a rock binding up his hand with strips from his handkerchief hit nothing to speak of you are all right dawson felt himself over not even a blighty its very dis- npyiointing when i get back to my little loghunt in the trees nobodyll believe i took part in the scrap at all clay was sucking at the stem of an empty briar ill give you a certificate to that effect i think weve every reason to pat ourselves on the back were in occupation of the entire ridge plenty of cover and a clear view of chaihungs headquarters he knot ted tho improvised bandage and drew it taut with his teeth- the yellow seven are hemmed in on tho plateau pennington is advancing on our ex treme right rabatpilai is in charge of the left flank behind the earth works thevo chucked up theres a sheer drop of eight hundred feet dawson borrowed clays binoculars and in the first gray light of ap proaching dawn focussed them on a broad squat pile of rockwork barely a quarter of a mite ahead a pole jutted from the centre of this mass and from it swung a yellow flag better get a stretcher party to work he remembered suddenly ive told my sergeant already he glanced back and saw penning ton coming up the slope- his left arm was in a sling and there was a broad strip of plaster across one cheek pennington dropped to tho earth and lay on his stomach his chin pil lowed in his hands dawson i want you to take over my section im fix ing up grub for everybody the sunll be up in afew minutes therell be a quick breakfast after which we em bark op the second part of our pro gram clay your party together with n further platoon im sending you will advance a couple of hun dred yards and take cover dawson youll want to go a bit farther say three hundred rabatpilai will do the same at seven im going to open out with the fifteen pounder a runner trotted up the incline and halted befom them the tuan pennington the man with tho chinese eyes took the message from his hand dawson watching him curiously saw the color vanish from his cheeks ho sat stock still staring at the note as if unable to comprehend its mean ing what is it demanded clay pennington started its frorr hewitt he said ho i dont know what to think its knocked me pretty hard what are you goingto do carryon said pennington with touch of bitterness dawson flattened down against the rock barely a hundred paces from the main objective saw the seventh round semi a wall toppling drunkenly inward gcod man he murmured exult antly then groped for his rifle four more rounds follow ir quicker u- cession and the- tio rubted hi- fat hands togethsv choihungs la was crumpling from it- very foundations lied himself all the time what chaihungs next move would be suddenly from their own lines a single rifleshot rang out the man on the wall clapped a hand to his side then swung his arm forward as if to send his victim tottering back ward dawson cursed the fellow under his breath- it was sheer madness to pick off the bandit for he stood so close to the girl that the faintest touch must assuredly carry her with him a reck dislodged from somewhere slid into space and two hands appear ed on the wall inches only from where the girl stood impelled from behind she slid forward with a little scream into the ruins and chaihung turned with a snarl upon chinese penning ton he had discarded his sling but dawson could see that his wounded arm pained him greatly he hit chaihung with all the force he could muster overbalanced with the sheer force of impact and the two men disappeared together into tho abyss as if at a given signal the attack ing force rose and advanced at the double but dawson anxious only for the safety of monica and his best friend blundered ahead of them into the shattered stronghold he found hewitts sister bruised but uninjured halfburied in a heap of debris dear mr dawson she murmured incoherently im so glad youve turned up i was beginning to think all my friends had deserted me he severed her bonds with his knife and she caught his sleeve between her numbed fingers tell me wheres peter why isnt he here dawson choked it was pennington who saved you he stammered he ill find out for you in a minute he pushed a esh clip into his pis tol and make her take it a second later he was staring blankly into space- there was a track a foot wide between the base of the wall and the cliffedge a couple of yards below the path the face of rabatpilai grin ned up at him this amazing being was hanging on by his fingers and toes with the limp form of peter pennington pressed between him and the face of the reek dawson dropped to the path stead- then grasping- a single tara yveiv york j one main wall cu enormous boulders branch that jutted from the edge stood alone beiind a head of ruins reached downward rabat loosening and he guessei that this remaining i his hoid pushed penningtons arm rampart sheltered all that was left of upward until dawson could grasp his the bandits followers to all intents wrist then slid without utterance to end purposes the day was won and then as he brought his gaze back to the wall he saw a figure standing very erect on its summit a man of enormous proportions in a white drill tunic and baggy silk trou sers he did not need the assistance of binoculars to recognize chai-hung- within a matter of seconds a sec ond form had joined him pushed from below by unseen hands in a join the still form of his archenemy eight hundred feet below the do drew pennington to safe ty and clay appearing at the far thest extremity of the rampart crept round to help him the end tell me whores isnt he here peter why toronto hotels elliott and victoria church l sliuter sts 56 vonqe st h the shopping district je no 51 28 flash there dawned upon him the meaning of that manoeuvre of the early hours the band that had broken through carrying something slung from a pikul his senses reeled for gods sake slop that damned gun he caught himself screaming aloud writhing in the agony of his impotence he jammed his fingers in his ears and tried in vain to draw his eyes from the girl who bound hand and foot just balancing on the jagged surface of rock looked death in the face unflinchingly he had always admired monica had even cherished hopes of her him self until pennington had stepped in the sight of her standing there by the side of chaihung maddened him he tried to collect his thoughts and as he did so the real significance of that solitary rampart was borne upon him clay had told him after their fiftit attack that behind the rude fort ress was a sheer drop of eight hun dred feet her presence there was a warning to pennington to cease fire he wriggled into the shelter of the next boulder ahead conscious only of a desire to do something twenty yards from the wall he realized that the firing had stopped as he watch ed his opportunity to scramble under the wall itself his eye caught a sec ond figure far to his right a short swarthy scarecrow with a ling knife between his teeth rabatpilai the creature passed out of sight and dawson lay very still while all around reigned a silence that tugged at his ncrvcstringe the sun beat mercilessly down on his and he shifted his nattered topeo back over the rapc of his neck wondering long live the king all over the world anxious- eyes have scanned each new edition of the papers for the latest news o the con dition of king george of england in this worldwide interest there has been little but sincere solicitude for the life of a man whose personal de corum and devotion to his duties have won universal respect if there has been any other thought in connection with the matter it has concerned the succession to the throne there seems to be a some what widespread impression that the prince of wales does not care for the responsibilities of kingship and will therefore step aside in favor of his brother the duke of york strength ening this impression one hears quoted various statements of apocry phal origin to the effect that the prince has stated that he would not ascend the throne heirs apparent in the past have exhibited no greater inclination to re nounce the higher honor of kingship in his travels about the world the prince of wales has endeared himself to millions of people because of his qualities as a man it should not be forgotten however that these jour neys have been made as a public serv ice he has been playing and play ing well the part which fell to him as the heir to the british throno pos sibly no one of his predecessors has prepared himself more broadly for the duties which would fall upon him as king there are a number of thrones which a young man of spirit might hesitate to mount but this does not apply to the throne of england as king and emperor the british monarch occupies a unique position ho is much more the symbol of the unity of the empire than a ruler the self- governing dominions have already re lieved london of all the responsibili ties of government except those which concern the empire as a whole but the question of loyalty to tho throne has never been seriously raised with out its king england would soon find herself entangled in problems the so lution of which no one could foresee even the socialists with their con genital antipathy to kings have no desire to abolish the british throne henry kittredgc norton i wish to repeat for the benefit of the timid and suspicious that this country is neither militaristic nor imperialistic president coolidgo the man of science has a god far bigger than tho god that an be con tained within tho four walls of any creed sir berkeley moynlhan check cold with mlnardi liniment ultimate in chic an attractive sports type fashion ables are wearing with skirt box- plaited across the front with straight slender back a charmingly dainty effect is created by tucked vestee and attached band collar that rolls in ro vers the front shoulders are also tucked to give trim fitted line the sleeves are gathered into narrow cuff bands belt marks normal waistline style no 321 is a boon to the stout woman for it achieves a slender sil houette without interfering with its smartness it is easily made and only takes 2 yards of 40icnh ma terial with v yard of 18inch light and s yard of 36inch dark contrast ing it is sketched in printed rayon velvet with plain velvet and georgette crepe vestee silk crepe with sheer velet collar cuffs and belt cut on the bias of fabric and two surfaces of crepe satin are particularly chic pat tern for this slender model can bo had in sizes 10 18 20 years 36 38 40 42 44 46 and 48 inches bust price 20c in stamps or coin coin is preferred wrap coin carefully how to order patterns write your name and address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 20c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto patterns sent by return mail bank of montreal annual meeting the 111th annual meeting of the bank of montreal held at the head offlce was marked by a number of important incidents and development sincere expresions of regret were made at the absence of str vincent mere dith chairman of the board who had presided at the annual meeting of the bank for at many years of special importance tvas the an nouncement of an increase in the authorized capital from s31175c00 to j50000000 no intimation was given j of tho amount that would be issued at j the present time sir charles cordon president o the bank presided for the first lime in his address to shartholdtrs he said in part i widening- basis of production reviewing the business situation in canada ohu cannot but remark how i rapidly the basic sources of our na j tlonal wealth are widening the con currence of a wide variety of raw ma terial with water powers on a truly gigantic scale gives canada extraord- nary opportunities for allround de- 1 yelopment and the fact that these opportunities are no being realized is resulting in the establishment of prim ary enterprises involving large invest ments of capital and contributing in marked degree to the general activity t call money market j there stems to be a somewhat i widespread idea that canadian banks have transferred large amount of money to xew york for employment in call loans that notion is wholly i erroneous the policy of the bank of montreal and i may say i believe thin applies to all canadian banks has long been to carry in new york a substan tial proporitlon of ready reserves or quick assets no funds however are ever transferred to new york or lon don to be loaned on call until every legitimate need of our own country has been carefully examined and if at all possible complied with our loans thero have been less than they were a year ago general managers address- sir frederick williamstaylor gen eralmanager of bank of montreal re viewing the business of the bank sam in part canada as a whole has enjoyed more prosperity than ever before at tho commencement of 12s a sdecession of good harvests had already placed the country on a prosperous footing and the position has been further improved this year by good average yields of the staple crops in all tho older provinces while the prairie provinces have far surpassed their previous records in industrial activity an extraordinary en largement has shown kself in construc tion works many being of a most im pressive character these include the further exploitation of those great na tural assets water powers minerals and forests also we have seen a fur ther increase in revenue from the tour ist trade now ranking high among canadas business activities flies factors have put large minis of money into general circulation they have increased the demands upon many of our industries ami have created the highest scale f employment since the war particularly in the two chief in dustrial provinces quebec and ontario manufacturing has been on an unpre cedented scale despite exceptions in a few lines owing to outsid competition tourist trade of high importance the tourist trade already referred to has risen so fast from the compar ative unimportance of a few years ago that according to government statistics tourists from abroad spent over 5276- 000000 in canada in 1927 as every province reports an even larger number of tourists this year the spending also has no doubt been greater during 1923 compare this tourist trade of 275- 000000 with some other sources of the countrys revenue thus the value of canadas wheat exports in 1927 was 348000000 of our mineral production 245000000 of the output of our pulp and paper mills 220000000 evidently the tourist trade has become a canadian business interest of high importance german beer output reaches 75 per cent of pre- war production munich german beer production during the last year has again reach ed 75 per cent of the prewar output according to official figures just made available from 1100000000 gallons in 1925 the amount of beer manufactured has risen to 1365000- 000 gallons in 1927 munich still stands at the head of j beer manufacturing cities it supl i plies oneseventh of the nations de- i mand berlin conies next with one- tenth and nuremberg a close third other important beer towns are munj ster dusseklorf stuttgart magde- burg liepzig wuerzburg and doit- hund j trusts and the small trader new statesman london lord melchett is trying to bring about a process of industrial trustification which will if it succeeds mean tho disappearance of many small busi nesses and a diminution in the inde pendence and control over policy even of those who survive small employ ers where they are accepted into or bought out by tho combines may- make substantially more profit than they are making now but some are likely to be crushed rather than bought and some will not easily be reconciled to the loss of independence even by tho prospect of increased profit c our last scotch importation tells of how sandy macpherson decided to leave school because he had to pay attention university of chicago girls vote all men dull just the same no home is complete without one about 6500 breweries are engaged in converting malt and hops into beer in addition some 25000 households brew their own beer their total production is however less than 70- 000 gallons an interesting sign of the times i3 the fact that sweet beers such as malt and caramel beer arc command ing more and more favor only 5 per cent of the beer con sumed in germany comes from abroad notably from pilsen czecho slovakia on the other hand ger many exported over- 16000000 gal lons of beer in 1927 mlnards liniment for asthma roman quarry yields stone for vimy memorial canadian monument to be hewn from rock used by emperor diocletian after lying idle for fifteen centuries quarries of the emperor diocletian on the dalmatian coast are now yielding stone for tho great memorial which canada is building on vimy ridge the story has in it touches of ro mance over in europe w s all- ward of toronto the sculptor sought great flawless blocks for the heroic figures of the memorial in his wan derings ho came to the little town of spalato on the eastern shores of the adriatic thero he saw ruins of the palace which diocletian had built for himself by the seashore the place to which as a man of sixty he retired after his abdication and in which he died mr alhvard noted the durability and singular beauty of the stone a pink bun which in the passing years had ripened to a rich amber on tho hillside above the ruins he found the old quarries whence the stone had come they had not been worked since the roman workmen quarried their last blocks in 305 ad he de cided on the stone for the memorial and today native workmen slide the huge blocks down the mountainside just as the master builders of 1500 years ago did memorials and stone afford curious parallels the memorial is dedicated to the heroism of canadian and french soldiers at vimy ridge dio cletian himself fought germanic tribes and was chosen emperor by soldiers of tho roman legions he built his palace at spalato in the form of a square covering ten acres it contain ed two temples one wa dedicated to aesulapius the roman god of heal ing the other to jupiter today the latter edifice is use as a christian cathedral the vimy ridge memorial is 300 feet square the top of the pylons will reach 140 feet above tho ground level joints between the great blocks of stone are only onesixteenth inch wide from the standpoint of ma sonry alone it is regarded by experts as one of the finest structures in tho world next spring work will be started on the figures studios will be built on the monument itself and tho fig ures will be cut there the artists conception of the mem- orlal is that of a strongly walled de- i fense through walls appear the j mouths of cannon in conventionalized i form at the base of the walls are the defenders one group depicting the breaking of the sword the other tho sympathy of canadians for the help less standing at the front of the main platform is canada in the form of a hooded woman her head bowed in sorrow over the graves of the valiant dead below is suggested a tomb on which lie a helmet and laurels behind the great tapering shafts of the pylon reach into the sky in tie arch which they form is the spirit of i sacrifice throwing the torch to his i comrade issuing from tho inner sides jof the pillars are spiritualized figures i their arms reaching upward around tho shields of great britain canada and france outside is the cross when in toronto eat and sleep at scholes hotel cafeteria and short order service yonge st opposite eatons hotel rates 1 per day and up