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sccx china by joseph lewis chadwick i j hugh morley u s secret ser vice agent regularly stationed at manila is aboard the china star hound for san francisco under or ders from washington to guard eli j brandon internatonal financier who is travelling incognito as john b ellis morley has not yet re ceived more explicit orders he is attracted by ihe lovely sylvia ames and when phil lon an overinquisi tive chineseamercan tries to pump him he says lie is a lawyer from bal timore aboard the china star be cause of his interest in sylvia when he meets sylvia on deck one evening and makes love to her she leaves him abruptly chapter hi morley watched sylvia disappear then turned toward the smoking room what was the matter with him talking such rot to a girl he had met but once but was it rot he actually felt that way about her a radio was blaring in the smok ing room as morley entered through the haze of smoke he sighted the diminutive form of phil lon with him were john ellis and the man with the scarred face lon gestured to morley and in troduced him to ellis and mr richard stoll lon continued mr stell is the biggame hunter he brings them back alive mr lon tells me you are a law yer said stell just out here on a business trip but i could have sworn i had seen his voice was drowned out by the radio a raucous voice filled the room flash news dispatches from shanghai report that eli j brandon mystery man of international fin ance has signed an important pact with an oriental organization to pour gold and credit from the the coffers of the brandon banking house into the trade arteries of asia and af rica the details are secret but from a reliable source universal press ha3 learned that through this pact brandon interests will control gigan tic oil concessions in africa phil lon turned the radio dial tuning in dance music morley glanced at john ellis zwrmjsass yn full view of niagara falls jir lifo takes on its brlghesi hue nothing ipared to complete the pleasure for your stay skydin o with the falls nt your feet see the cat- aracle from your bedroom in this the only hotel with on unob traded view ideal facm- tles for golfrc riding and games of overy nort honeymoon magnet no other resort on the contin ent attracts honeymooners like this romantic spot 300 rooms with bath most of which over look thi falls writs or ratts and vrt literature ronald r peck manager trf ml placjifc ralcsclada interesting ellis muttered richard stell snorted interest ing bah its diabolical phil lon leaned forward sauvc- ly he asked what do you mean mr stell surely this is progress progress for the brandon inter ests stell bristled ellis smiled patiently and turned to morley and lon ive gathered that mr stell ab hors civilization in his beloved wilds stell turned burning eyes upon ellis rubbish 1 simply see through such promotion schemes wars oh come now stell said ellis you exaggerate stclls voice lashed out id like to meet brandon face to face id rip his precious trade pacts to shreds morley smiled to himself as ellis abruptly rose and left the room stell subsided weakly stupid fool he irritates me morley asked blandly just who and what is mr ellis it was lon who answered he is a wealthy collector of oriental art and jewels he leaned forward i understand that on this crossing he carries some of the fu watong jewels stell started the fu watong jewels why man they arc a col lectors dream how dd ellis get hold of them phi lon shrugged who knows he went on to explain to morley the fu watong jewels were found in a historic temple they were in seven urns representing according to legend life youth wisdom health love progeny and death there were diamonds in the urn of life pearls for wisdom rubies for death and so on and from which urn came ellis jewels stell asked lon grinned perhaps mr ellis has the diamonds or the pearls morley got to his feet or per haps the rubies of death he mur mured how about a drink gentle men stell declined but phil lon ac cepted quickly the cocktail lounge was crowd ed but morleys alert eyes immed iately found sylvia ames she was with a tall blond young man and a dark exoticlooking girl miss ames is often with carl van doering said lon but he doesnt seem to have made much headway yet besides he is unde cided between miss ames and the other young lady rcnnie stell thats stells sister they wont to the bar and ordered drinks known john ellis long mor ley asked casually i had the privilege of meeting him in shanghai lon replica what is his racket he is a gem collector i told you and what else the chinese met morleys gaze i think he said that there are many of us aboard this ship who are not what we pretend ellis too id say he shrugged morley scowled i cant figure you out lon he studied his glass do you think i have some interest in in john ellis havent you lon asked bland ly- you too morley evaded yes but my interest is not the same as yours then abruptly he shut up like a clam morley sighed sylvia too was interested in john ellis sylvia and phil lon and ho himself and how many others lon laid a hand on his arm theres our disagreeable mr stell again he doesnt like his sisters friendship with van doering rcnnie stell and carl van doer ing were now at the bar stell strode toward them and as he spoke the girl turned and walked from the van doerings voice reached mor ley dont be a fool stell if you are fit to be rennies brother im fit to be her friend stclls eyes blazed ill decide that who is van doering morley asked lon lon grimaced a young man with money was in the consular service in shanghai but lately re signed he plays tennis and polo a steward touched morleys el bow radiogram sir morley accepted the proffered en velope and ripped it open he star ed at the message for a long time decoding it shanghai operative reports ellis alias brandon in possible danger from radicals or jewel thieves contact and warn fur ther orders later morley excused himself and went directly to john ellis stateroom he knocked ellis frowning looked out at him oh hello morley morleys keen glance swept over ellis shoulder on the table lay a heap of lustrous pearls upon a piece of chamois ellis suddenly tried to close the door but morleys foot was against it he shoved it open and stopped in to the room ellis blanched hastily fumbled with the chamois bagged it into a pouch about the pearls and thrust it into his pocket well what do you want he de manded morley flashed a debonair smile i want to have a talk with you mr er brandon to be continued vacation frock twelve tramless ontario cities youll find this young spirited navy blue sheer peasant inspired dress so enticingly cool the white ric rac trim adds such fresh charm it outlines the lovely vee neck the puffed sleeves and the wide flared hem you can pull in the slim waist as much as you please with the tie belt across the back its so casual for town and yet so gay and pretty for afternoons and a perfect weekend dress a print crepe with white pique collar will also answer for town or the country for an effective vacation dress make it of a dashing challis print in yellow ground printed in red and green the pattern is so quickly followed with the stepbystep picture chart that is included style no 349c is designed for sizes 14 16 18 20 years 32 34 36 38 40 and 42inchcs bust size 36 requires 4 yards of 39inch material with 8 yards of braid aai anted local acest on representative to sell eureka washers vie design uoacen beauty years ahead lw prices good commfsonj easy terms stno for folder information and prls ontvaud mfc co limited kitchener ontario a no how to order patterns write your name and address plainly giving number and size of pattern wanted enclose 15c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 adeladc st w toronto ont sir john a macdonald during his premiership used to come into the old toronto empire office and con vulse the reporters room with his stories one hot night when man ager croighton was walking around in his socks sir john engaged him in close conversaton the while put ting a foot on the toe of mr creigh- tons sock when the latter started off in his quick way to answer a phone call he fell on the floor jack kerr helped him up sir john said its a mistake to not be aware ot whats happening at both ends guelph is to abandon its electric railway for passenger purposes at least seven other ontario cities have lost their electric systems since rub ber tires began to assert their su premacy woodstock welland st thomas peterboro chatham king ston and sarnia fotr cities have never had electric hues notes the to ronto star even in the populous toronto area there has been a great curtailment of electric traction the toronto subur ban to guelph and to woodbridge has disappeared the metropolitan has been abandoned north of richmond hill the aurora to schomberg branch has gone the radial that used to run to west hill now extends only to birchmount the mimico line stops at long branch instead of port credit outside the toronto zone the ra- dlals which have disappeared most ot them sluco 1930 include the nip- issing central the lines from hamil ton to brantford hamilton to dundas hamilton to grimsby and beamsville hamilton to oakville and that around burlington beach niagara falls in ternational railway the windsor and lakeshort to kingsville the brant- fordtoiarls and the thames valley line from woodstock to ingersoll the london and port stanley manages to continue with the assistance ot lon don taxpayers apart from toronto and its satel lite municipalities the following on tario cities are those in which a street railway is still operating hamilton where the provincial hy dro as owner has intimated that it cannot keep on losing money and will ultimately abandon operation ottawa windsor where the railway has been in difficulties london- where the street cars are gradually being replaced by buses kitchener where there is talk of replacement by buses brautforcl gait where there is a railway link ing up with preston and hespeler guelph where passenger traffic is t6 cease oshawa where the railway is kept going by freight business niagara and st catharines which are untied by a cnr feeder which depends largely on freight revenue port arthur fort william sault sto marie sudbury cornwall town where freight is an important source of revenue it would seem from this summary that with guelph railway no longer carrying passengers 12 of ontarios 27 cities will be without electric pas senger traffic two or three others likely to be without it in a short time and some of the rest retaining it only because of freight revenues household science susan by fletcher roses in december they are staging their annual and rightly famed festival of roses at portland this weekend but here at home in our victoria gardens in the procession of flowers the regiments of roses are also passing the reviewing stand in the long procession from crocus to chrysanthemum it is the royalest flower of them all- every great singer of love songs has made chaplets of roses to adorn hs rhymes and delight his mistresses solomon in his song likens his love to the rose for profuse and vigorous growth it is hard to beat the crimson ramb ler the dorothy perkins and their immediate kin there are many var ieties of the climbers and all lovely the hybrid teas are also lovely in the early season later they wither but often come out fresh and happy again before late autumn some roses survive the first early and slight frosts and under favorable condi tions bloom up until christmas stranger than fiction heres one of those stranger than- fiction ones it concerns a wash ington psychiatrist viennese born and goes back some 15 or 20 years it seems that the psychiatrist yearned to write but handled the english language badly so over a period of years he clipped words phrases and sentences from such magazines as the nation harpers and scribners which he carefully pasted in a scrapbook when he finally wrote his articles he turned to the scrapbook and cull- cdhis sentences verbatim from these masters of american prose today he stands at the top of his profession not only as a doctor but as a literary stylist as well pitts burgh postgazette ses send us your name and receive absolutely free sample of our highest quality hospital sani tary napkins llygcia products london ontario issue no 27 37 b 2 good old standbys these wafers and cookies just the thing for the lunch box after bridge buffet lunch but vary the contents of your cookie jar here are two recipes that will help you do this 2 tablespoons butter 1 cups brown sugar 1 egg 2 tablespoons water cup flour 1 cups sliced brazil nuts cream butter stir in sugar add egg and water add flour mixed with nuts drop by teaspoonsfuls on a baking sheet greased with unsalted fat or oil at least two inches apart bake about seven minutes in a mod erate oven 325 degrees f or until brown remove from oven let stand half a minute and remove from bak ing sheet with a spatula if last wafers get too hard to remove easily return to the oven for a minute and then remove 2 egg whites cup sugar a teaspoon salt 1 cup ground brazil nuts beat egg whites until foamy but not dry beat in sugar and salt gradually add ground nuts and drop by teaspoonfuls on an ungrcas- ed baking sheet bake in a moderate oven 350 degrees f 15 to 20 min utes until light brown remove from pans at once tinkle of mandolins a porch ham mock and discreet shadows may sat isfy the romantic longings of the young for the first part of the even ing but come 10 oclock even romance needs refreshments keep a supply of chocolate syrup in the refrigerator a wellfilled cooky jar and leave the young people to forage for themselves any blushing maiden who serves either of these chocolate drinks is clearly destined to become the most popular hostess on the block 1 cup chilled milk 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup 3 tablespoons of chocolate ice cream add milk slowly to syrup stirring constantly beat or shake well pour into tall glass add ice cream serves 1 1 cup chilled milk 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup 3 tablespoons vanilla ice cream add milk slowly stirring constant ly beat or shake well pour into tall gss add ice cream and serve at once serves 1 base for chocolate drinks 5 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 cup sugar 23 cup hot water 2 egg yolks slightly beaten melt chocolate over hot water cool to lukewarm add sugar to water stirring until sugar is dis solved cool to lukewarm add syrup to egg yolks about onefourth at a time beating well after each ad dition add chocolate- in the same way then continue beating mixture one minute or until slightly thicken ed turn into jar cover tightly and place in refrigerator syrup can be kept for several days use 2 table spoons chocolate syrup for one cup milk makes 2 cups syrup this syrup can be made with scald ed milk rather than hot water if de sired for a less rich syrup use 4 squares chocolate beans and peas are big news now the snap bean crop is estimated at g7 per cent greater than last years the june pea crop is rated at 71 per cent higher to that good news add this little fact these vegetables are among the good vitamin and mineral group snap beans are rich in calcium and vitamin a a good source of iron phosphorus and vitamin c and a fair source of vitamin b peas are a rich source for pellagrapreventing fac tors select only snap beans with pods of uniform size they will cook evenly get pods that arc fresh bright green clean and free from blight avoid dull wilted looking beans if the pods snap easily they are good buys avoid the crooked ones and those too sharply pointed peas should have bright green pos be velvety and fresh looking flat dark green pods mean old ones yellow is the color of age in pea too peas remember deteriorate faster than snap beans because of their sugar content the sugar changes rapidly into starch and the delicate pea flavor is then lost so if the peas must be kept uniform be fore cooking keep them in a cool place so as to slow down this sugar change as much as possible follow these four rules for cook ing both beans and peas if you want to get all their flavor and value first cook in a minimum of water second cook in an uncovered pan so as to keep them green third have the water slightly salted boiling boisterously when you put vegetables in so as to cut down cooking time fourth consider the vegetable cook ed when there is still some body firmness to it the average cook overcooks both peas and beans re member this after going into the boiling water there is a difference in cooking method for each peas should be simmered beans boiled if you are canning either peas or snap beans the pressure cooker should be used for both these vege tables are in the nonacid group for which any other type of canning is downright dangerous according to a recent agricultural report school homework few problems have been more de bated than that of homework for school children as a consequence foolish things have been said on both sides of the subject the british in their chacateristic way have taken hold of the question made it the subject of a report by the board of education a report made out by teachers and inspectors the report recommends that there should be no homework for element ary school children under 12 not more than one hour a day for those between 12 and 14 and 1 hours for those between 14 and 16 to the extent that it is possible to draw a line anywhere this seems fairly sensible it is not necessarily bad of course for a boy or girl to study in the home as well as in the classroom sometimes indeed the work done at home may be more valuable it largely depends on the total number of hours worked and also on the age of the child ottawa journal isi direct from montreal to england scotland ireland and france ascania antonia alaunia andania aurania ausonia athenia letitia popular steamers sailing every friday offering individual attention and complete personal service to passengers a complete shipboard holi day with a willing helpful ness eliminating all care the lowest rates of passago obtainable a high standard of accom modation in all classes apply to n your chances to marry and live louis i dublin insurance co sta tistician tells the fortune of a young man of 20 by the law ot averages you have an even chance to live to be c9 during the last- 100 years the average length of lite has increased 20 years and it will continue to advance a lit tle more of all the children bcrn this year 73 per cent will bo alive at the ar et 50 25 per cent at the ago of 7c your sweetheart who is now 20 will outlive you by three years if she follows the averago for women your chauces of getting a job aro better than four out of five and as an average young man you have a 50 50 chance of attaining an income ade quate to a fairly good standard ot ufa 2000 tho chances are 9 to 10 that you will marry and within fivo years but you may not marry the girl you now love because the average man marries at 25 and tho young girl at 22 your girl is only 20 she may bo tempted to marry before you are wil ling or able to do so tho chances aro always against a man marrying a girl of his own age or older than he is after you get married tho chances in the xj s of course of your csenping divorce are four out of five although the rate is rapidly rising you have one very good protection against it to have children you will have as many children as the average father of the past gener ation he had six you will probably have three you will die sooner if you dont get married the home environment is more healthy it you marry happily at 25 with a wife ot 22 you will have three chances in four of celebrating your silver wedding anniversary motorists who get away with it recent statistics reveal the lament able fact that up to date there has been an increase over last year in the number of automobile accidents and their consequent fatalities despite the campaign against reckless driv ing the slaughter continues writes the kitchener record when one takes notice of the dis regard of traffic rules and regulations in our own municipality the only won der is that there are not more trage dies very recently a young girl who was alighting from a street car on king street was struck by a motorist who failed to stop fortunately she was not knocked to the ground but was whirled around and badly shaken and bruised the offending motorist otopped but had not the courtesy to alight and see if the girl was hurt nothing more was doneabout it the driver got away with it and will prob ably try to pass other standing street cars until something serious does occurs a few days later an automo bile took the wrong side of a station ary street car and by a few inches it missed striking a girl who was cros sing in front of the car tho driver looked panicky for a moment but he continued blithely on his way ho got away with it and will doubtless try the same trick again a taxidriver repeated the manoeuvre a few days later and got away with it these are not by any means isolat ed instances drivers cut into through streets with no regard to stop signs they pass standing street cars as if every second was worth a thousand dollars they ignore the speed limit and dash along the main streets in absolute disregard of human safety it is impossible to have a policeman in every block but comon sense and a realization of personal responsibil ity should restrain every autoist from taking chances that endanger human life reckless drivers may get away with it for a while but sooner or later they will find themselves enmeshed in a tragedy that will add to the long list of horrors growing daily longer and give them a load of remorse to carry until thefr dying day you cans get away with it all the time donaldonailanhline 317 nay street elftln j471 toronto but the man to st is your local asent cow heris decreased 1000 a day in 1936 sadamanoa spain the num ber of milk cows on farms decreased an average of more than 1000 a day during 1936 according to reports of the department of agriculture the milk cow population which has declined 7 per cent nearly 2- 000000 head during the last three years is believed to have reached the low point the department said some increase in horas is expect ed in the next two ycaro and a morn marked increvso is anticipated in 1039 thcrj is now about one cow to every five persons in the united states the cow population dropped from an alltime peak of 20931000 head in 1931 to a fiveyear low of 250 10- 000 head on january 1 this year the department reported the drought and high feed prices in relation to the price of dairy pro ducts was blamed for a decrease of 398000 head of milk cows last year prices of milk cows have been un usually low in relation to other com modities during the past three years the inventory value a head rosi from 27 in 1934 to 50 on januarj 1 1937