THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN THE BLUE LoTuS MAMMOTHHISTORICAL NOTE. Hergé first published Le Lotus Bleu in the magazine Le Petit Vingtigme in Brussels in 1934-5: the story itselfis set in 1931. Act that time Japanese troops were occupying parts of the Chinese mainland, and Shanghai, the great seaport at the mouth of the Yangtze Kiang, possessed an International Settlement, a trading base in China for Western nations, administered by the British and Americans. Hergé based his narrative freely upon the events of the time, including the blowing-up of the South Manchurian railway, which led to further incursions by Japan into China and ultimately to Japan's resignation from the League of Nations in 1933. ‘The TINTIN books are published in the following languages: Ansan aan: rae hiece: gi esowart, Fr ne ‘est © 1980 by Meth Canaan Repu of Som Aca Sean Poruae: sean Pons gern Hua & ROUSSEAU. Cape To [OAR ALMAAREF, Care, MENEAIERO, Boas [D1GTRIBUDORA RECORD, Re de Janae CCASTERWAN, Pes. ‘EPOCH. Tape CCARLSEN IF Copehanen METHUEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS, Lncon ‘OCTOPUS AUSTRALIA Matboume ‘GENERAL PUBLISHING, Troma [TRANG 6 A BOOK ISTRIOUTORS, ohare, OCTOPUS ASIA. Snare CCASTERMAN, Pa. CCASTERMAN, Pes-Toura. SANENTUD, Byeaena CARLSEN, Rent Hmtus [ANGLONELLENC, Aone HOM Phi NORA Ivara [NOOERA PAIVTING HOUSE, Tener. CGaNOUS, Genoa FURUINKAN SHOTEN, Too LUNWVERSAL PUBLICATIONS Soa, ‘SeaRacaT UNITED, Puss Poang. ‘St18c, O26, CASTER, Ps, (CENTRO 00 LVR BRASILERO, Los UNENTUD, Barone NIRO, Geog (GWASG Y OREF WEN, cars Translated by Leste Lonsdale-Cooper ‘and Michael Tumor CoS sue see Samar si aT eo tren ap mn Monat Papas Maran ean mpi of Be Osos Pacing rap Pre by Cagerman Tra, Bajar teow nor SaHE BLUE LoTuS TINTINANDSNOWY | unaccounted for: he arein India, uess ofthe | disappeared over a cif. Maharaja of Gaipajama, enjoying a well-earned | Buc questions have stil rest. The evil gang of | to be answered. What of inwernational drug. | the terible-Rajaljah smugglers, encountered | juice, the ‘poison of in Cigars of the Pharaoh, | madness? Where were hasbeen smashed andits | the shipments of opium. members are behind | going, hidden inthe false bars, With one excep- | cigars? And who realy tion. Only the mys- | was the master-mind be- teriousgangleader is | hind the operation? How cana dog et a wink of seep? peace since he Fell for short- the station I've been trying to identify... 3 sense. i —Z 3 T By T ep There itis again Tears . i [fi aceane make any What can it possibly wea Te must a 5-39 have some meaning RRC” peat but what? ‘My direction-finder shows WSW, ENE. In theory the transmitter ‘should bealong a line in tie same direction, pas-| sing through Gaipajama, Tintin Sahib, the Maharaja requests your presenceRamacharma My dear Tintin... I've asked the famous Fakir fo dex ‘Now... Aha, | sec you have a taste } for adventure... You have already faced great dangers. But you areBeware...1 see another wan...a man witha yellow skin... His hair also s¢¢ a Fakir. a disgrace to our brother hood, dedicated to your Tintin sahib, there is astranger inthe gallery, asking for you. He says hehas come From | see anenemy! You think hin dead, but he plans revenge .. Beon your, guard’ ffl} downfall. Heisclose ||| is black... He wears Shanghai a» to see you toyou...very close to |||! glasses... Take every (OOF From ‘ you. He spies upon care! He has sworn to Shanghai, you...He has aterrible || || destroy a weapon...and there || = « isnodefence. Yellowexin }} f{ 1 have something extremely black important to tell you hair..glasses|| H Can we talk here ? Careful, Tintin | That's a fair distance just to talk to me... How peculiar Certainly. We're quite alone = look ‘A dart...dipped in || f He's gone. Guick' Speak Whee Rajaijah juice che || E He didn’t hhave you fo tell me Poison of madness”!}| H waste any Talavos Ea i re- SEP) member. F Eime Someone sid nan d rer d TINTIN! Mitsuhirato needs you... .. shanghai Toor Fellow? Remember that name, AN He's gone mad! Mitsunirato... Mitsu... Mitsubirato Good . Then?The other Fakir, Tintin Look...the poison oF madness! f By Brahma! ])|[ | must goto China at the one I sent to prison, How awful!... || once... Poor chap... Ke just |] had >» time to tell the one with the poisoned f we (Zi tm needed in Shanghai darts, he's escaped ' T thought pees ne mun Wemast pak I tie trunk, J quickly. ][ kidnapped! LAREN Ys CAA me Du search over there...1ll go this way .. [They They're bringing your trunk must have down...You've really wade taken hiv! up your mind to go?Snowy! My poor Snowy! Goodbye! Fust have shut you in Good luck! || the trunk!... Well, now >\_we cango! 4 ; uy ‘TO MR TINTIN™ at | Most peculiar’... now do we Find him? | How doce anyone know .. [3 certainly a.Jap- [Smhere yet... anese name, but: 2aT ers [aE zy ery SaadStop me punishing a useless nat ive, would you? Interfering bral You'll hear more of this, bet you will! peeved You look old chap! Peeved! Am 1 peeved! Get a a load of this! Some European kid had the | nerve to backup a rickshaw boy... He'd knocked ime Flying and i was teaching him a lesson!... Trying to stop me beating a native Intolerable! What's the world coming to? Can't we even teach that yellow rabble to mind their manners now? {t's up tous to civilise the savages! We soon H won't have any control atall.. and look what weve done For them. all the bencFits.. Superb western civilisatjon | «.. of our S, our Superb western civilisation = vei You did that on purpose, yellow scum!... ll each you respect for your betters! Where was b western civilisation 17... Oh, yes, our Ee % * Tl try to Find out tie name oF that young ruffian, the one who hhad a go at you. Since |'m Chief of Police of the Shanghai inter- national Settlement that shouldnt be difficult, Then fil teach our young Dou Quixote a lesson ' atTitivcaot enone an; 7 [nist revive the man wh charge — our epiite, own wae saving What about a cup of tea forme? —I Let's hope that whistle doesn't bring rei forcementsBut I keep And I'w telling you telling you... | shut your trap! Hext moming Hell, Gibbons?... You remember your Don Quixote?..1es «Wel, ve got him! “licked up last ight by a patrol. By the way... that little ragamutfin you brought in last night... Did you know he clouted one of your chums... F I were " jou I'd spot of corrective treat. Still, | hope they That's great...Whatl you do with hivn 2 What... Let himgo? But...Ais! You're @ pal. Goodbye! don't knock him about too muchA telegram For you, Mr Tintin, and a letter, and this parcel... Obviously they knew J was innocent. And yet... they didn’t go after the attacker mysterious What's going on now? | All very Poisoned ?... No, thank goodies! His heart's still beating, it the tea T spilt on. the floor. But. but. ie: have drunie That shot... it was providentiaii..1F fa | deunk the om tea.. Le ‘You sleep it off, Snowy old fellow. And don't worry if Bm late back... Here we are... Not a very heaithy- looking place ..Very odd! There's no answer — = = [Did you arrange to } [ Look here, are you Or ie thie some Bie Rp Excuse me, was it you who.-.? Hopeless!... Best thing 1 can do is go away (OK! IF you've nothing Are you going to Peculiar expression | to tell me, I'm off! say why you |! Rem sy pen oy 7 ee ¢ 6 ESE fT want to tell you Lao T2u said: ‘You , something ... must Find the way! J] Ht tive found ie. You must And not before Me ee ea Hi " Som going to cutoff | your héad. Then you'llez a Look, you needn't be afraid. eee Toniy have to cut your head off! It won't take a minute, you'll see... He's mad! If As { suspected... A A puncture on his neck, Rajaijah!... What can Officer, | found this poor Can you take care of him? Tne ponce wil T heard you were leaving, 201 came look after him to say goodbye. J wish you a calm ) and peacefial journey TEA DPB Thank you. my SERIE 900d wishes to 00 Well, | haven't learnt ) See that young man very much in Teaning on the rail? Shanghai... That's him!‘Are you coming Snowy? Let's take a stroll round the deck. There! It's done!... You haven't used too much chloroform, have youYou saw?... ‘They made the signal ! sampan is coming back last night, sailing to Bombay, Thi morning, Were i this ro0M THE MADMAN! very Soon we' Find out [Have you found th 600d"... Then Tl Cut o your head!Allow me to introduce myseif: Wang Ghen-yee. lam the Father of the poor oul you saw just now. He was attacked byour enemies and lost his mind tie Hight he arranged gy to mest you int Shanghai. He Leave us and behave! Stop that! es quite true owe hivw my life But pease, thy wae he guarding we nd why have [been preveted From maling Journey? Certainly Fewe you an apology for such a violent kidnapping. But the tele ‘gram recalling you to India was false. My son was to explain, te nat yeu saw hin, and toask yu to stay longer in Shanghai Alas, he was ab gle to doo, and you i Bt oust rmainin China Will you come with me?... You will understand, T imust remain in China? But why You stay here, Snowy, and be have yourself! eee [iow vr Tint, eis J time to give you an IL explanation ... Bw i Well, weil! Why don't 1 { practise ow wim? Me These are the headquarters of the Sons of the Dragon. Weare a secret ‘society dedicated to the Fight against opium, the terrible drug causing ‘such havoc in our country. Our great est adversary is a Japanese, with whew you arg acquainted. He is named IMitgunirato, What does he want with me?Yes, Mitsuhirato. He's a Japanese secret agent in China...and at Che same time, one of the most active and evil of men NOE content with spying he has joined forces with opium smugglers...He helps them distribute allover the world, but mostly herein China. P Hello?... Hello? } Tokyo here. way to India... recalled by telegram, sent byme, eater Those meddling Sons of i rome it erfect!... Now the const is clear for”. you know what. wid you will recieve, the Order oF Fujiyama, first class! T'm certain to succeed, Excellency] provided your propaganda is well organised... It will be?.. That i$ good! ... Goodbye then, Excellency... We hoped you would be willing 1 to help us, so we sent a mes= Senger to India... But Miteuhirat Spy network is excellent. THey attacked the messenger and he went mad...Yet you still came, and.. aya Fmt going to elp you to find theway. Don't worry, there's nothing to it... just weans ‘of F your head, Look how sharp theWell goand took in my . i... || f Come in, Father, Son's room ¢ Fogether again, Forgive my poor son, MrTintin. He isn't responsible for his actions... Courage, Me Wang. B09 | ido al camo find jan antidote to that terrible poison... ‘Now, when Miteuhirato had failed || [f By radio. to-stop you coming tochina,wetried {f |] weil, well. toscare you into leaving immediate-|] H what a pit ty. When you stayed, he tried € WH my tecetanta Ail you. Now we beliewes you H W) Set is in my are on the way back tolndia. Wl) tranie aboard S0farsogood.Weknow he 1 || the "Ranchi" communicates by radiowith H |) Os Cod ccomplices We would not wish to deprive you of “Take the first two let- ters of each word...thnere "Blue Lotus ten tonight se Well, that doesn’ wake much more sense... Tok ..Dwe day Gaipaiama Wincercepted this peculiar mes sage: ’Direct special attention Charles Yokohama urgently cody show Istanbul aps in Saturday The word Yokohama wade me Chink the sender of te mes sagt was Japanese fd. Wait! A signal onthe same wave Tenn wy journey, managed te solve it. Take the First two letters ofeach word, and that ives you: Dispatch ‘eur goods. Listen Blue lotus... Blue lotus... Wai...Yes, q im Shanghai there's anGood evenins || is waiting Here are 5000 dollars in advance. You get the same again when the job is done. But just remem ber, if you talk... you die!... You understand 2. we goCrumbs, cold... Now what are they doing?. Taking cover’... T wonder... Tello®...cheng fu station’ Chinese - bandits have just Down thea track...At post 128 Someone over there! Look!... A spy!...Ministry of War Tokyo Stop Chinese bandits have blown up Shanghai - Nanking rail- | ited trying to | eaters them: Tamage oye Te) I. stopped 0 property bry of Chines up: the train and not signifi- Having blown | attacked cant ee the innocent up the track, the brigands || || Passengers. [[Tweive Japar-)] |f-.the bandits, )] { ToKyo Expresst...Special™-]] [[-.dapan wust never forget her duty as ese died. numbering mere|| H Specal'..Chinese bvidits | the guardian of law and civilisation thaw a hundred | ff attack passenger train! Win the Far East... Glory to aur brave led with tiie || || Many dad..Read allabowit!} || soldiers who have nowoone to defend this noble in Japan has Filled her mission as guardian of law and civilisation ithe Far East! AP we have been forced, to our utmost regret, to send troops into China itis forthe | ‘good of China verse || He! ne! Don't say 5 didn't warn you... China ig an unhealthy place for little Nosy Farkers!intin should ave been back y driver will take you back to Shanghai...1 have unfinished They've brought we || here and locked we |) in... What will they do next? usiness with our young Friend! Excuse me... Ill be back You ate at my mercy. If 1 $0 ina moment. wish, you will vanish'... But all things considered, i dont want £0 kill you. No, on the contrary. Ive decided b to let you go. I My dear Mr Tintin, do forgive ee wot paying attention Fm going to en- joy myself, dear Friend. Here on the outskirts of Shanghai no one Saw you arrive, and noone will ever see you leave i that's what I decide t0 you sooner... 1...oF course...AS you wish BY Wels, whac are TRG! you going to do with me? Lmust say, 1 Po you know what }} |[ Just one ittle ab... |)|{ Don't be afraid!.]} If There!...You see... Ie ] hadn't expected || || this is? ‘and Fit set you Free...||| Onlya little dose || |{ Aid's take long... +. Wedon's {The poison of | madness want to over- do things! ‘and Chang? whatever | [[ Each d peach pear F plum £4 Iw 7 ]]|[ And now, my Wetle wan, He's seit noe” |{{ wappens, ||]L J comes 14 Tom dd) Thumb! .. 44d eee chick chick I simply yas Find back either ? No, Venerable, ot yet » chick. chicken!Woah! Wooal! | es My dear old Snowy! Still, | wonder why T ‘you think I'd gone crazy? || || haven't ?... He very 4) definitely stuck needle in my arm.Chang went to rag went tO oe || 1 was hidden in the Seven euffering There! can’t have gone fa. bce. THN 500m Find hina } Samurai! next room. 1 pu Feats not shines coloured water in siaijah.. 50 place of the Rajaijah, wnat cli 12 and I've brought you the real poise. | took care of his knife and his gun too... | could have Sworn my aun was| oaded...Anyway, still have my knife!.. Kamikaze! The blade's ‘And perhaps that's made wr hour Lali Major Tb, 4 Japanese. Te made of rubber! of rubber as well vest Uaiauntod by «vain Elconanta Chinese spy! His dm name ie Tintin’! i § Bae There isn't a mom- ent to lose...) must get out ofthe city.Hello?...Yes?... Hide your- self! Quick! Thanks! ) =} [eicaved wife. Tshatinever roe i all Don't thank we... My brother is a rickshaw You rescued hime QD fiow a fervign devi _ [Blow me, if that rent Tintin!... topped we teach: ing manners to that Chinese chimpanzee! p= What's ne doing cut here, dressed ike a native?...Very Fishy!...IF 7d seen him sooner Td have knocked him Flat! See AtPERE ERD So Seo 1 sae Take me to your officer |... T know where Tintin is, see?$07... Youate sure oF ‘ TF we walk fast we'll your facts? be back with Mr Wang i sa apsciat by tonight. } ately certain, wJ saw im clearly seeing you! Lucky for me Twas hidden, Careful! Here We did't Find hiv, Comes that armour sie. Not a chance ed car again! of his escapingSe = ‘You lied!...We found no trace of Tintin...Youwill | [Just tet me get out of inore and S'i'show hint what Vm made of, tn little swine! 50 this is the mysterious)| poison that's doweso much damage...And if it hadnt been for yourservant Idhavebeen a victim, too... ‘Our son is having another Fic of madness, Wang, Please, gry tocalmhin! aay ifonly someone — ‘and if I do that, }| | Dowt cry Mrs Wang... Tomorrow could do something it's only a |) W Fil have toget morning I'll go to Shanghai and I'll tocure his madness, || chance inamition)) } back trough tine |! have that poison analysed. Who but that’s inpoosile Japanese lines...) || knows, perhaps we may Find a cure son's madness. | T Fear for you. Dow Forget Hello?... Yee, )] |(Daweon here, chief of [it's a deal, major... x there isa price on your head! ||! Speaking...1o || M Police ofthe Internat You can count on Don't be aftaid...1FT ||| whom have 1 || ||ional Settlement... ||| were toking for |! ] we! a) an manage to each the | ||the honour... ||} believe youre holding |||] a spy, name of ‘chap called Gibbons i || Tintin. TF he takes 2Nee..From alarge { H rfuge inthe Inter ‘American company... || national Settle- think youd be wise ta |] ment, you'l hand let him go.- Could make sr ental SS International Settlement, Til be safe. They can't do anything to me there...You've really wade up { your mind, the Wx Yes. But don't worry Allwill be well...And a 1p in touch with you. Now, f Now. hew am going to att | to get Era into the city? a J tell you, Tintin, it's absoiutely erazy | eve What?... Stil not caught him?...5ev- ety suering Sam turais..Very well, double the reward ! Ten thousand yen for There's a new general coming here thie wor wing ona tour oF ing: ection. | want every thing in perfect onder «Turnout, barracks; se [ort Yes, General, 1 )] [Four days detention 71. havent had time |[--Very good. sie! = © eS Very sorry, sir. The paper ?..1e use blew ier, Genta! Four days” detention!” But sir, it’s only a Eight day: Very good, $i 37...Major, there's a litle man who insists upon seeing you. He claims to be the geneca (Bring himin, Tr give him ‘nd Tm telling you block) head, that I'M General Haranechi!..| was attack fd on theroad by a young Chinese who stripped we || Full oF charm, isw he? And that’s our new general ! Yi, P Here we One go! . ‘Now to the Internat ional Settlement And make it snapey! Now let's release my false stomach, All right, Snowy? rae er seg got tiem with mic. eam doing! B But my names Tin- ng Z| But look! You can see Tm a Whate the| The boy hasnt any | | Nouse arau- z as eae am 20 Probie’ | parerh, ir hear Maca sce Europea. ammen $Prd| Must vave ||| mot get be: TF * 5 ‘ proper papers Pi : A [| toenter the 3 6 \ Li A ne? 4) Settlement... PEP Ss,° = = af There!... That boy, | | escaping on a bike Keep going, Snowy! 111 jump when we slow downLeft ?... Right?. Straight ahead? ‘At least they won't come to look For usin here! WORLDWIDE, NEw. INTERNATIONAL UNTRY WOOAH! WOOAH! (1) See Cigars of the Pharaoh ‘All! know, sir, hewas ayourg lad) dressed like a Chinese and he told Qa M6 Wis name was Tintin. Pou remember, in Arabia? Mr Rastapopouios| ‘hooting i Weiner rupted thaw “The Fresident of the Fil- chardanian Republic opes| the national 1...1'm very happy to have won... and... and I'll try to do better next time Shanghai Frofesor Fang | lecture tour in America. The world authority on madness enjoys a well- deserved rest in his exquisite garden... J want Professor Fang Hsi-ying!... You know where he lives?ig fofesser | Honourable master Fang Hsi- | has not yet returned ying at howe} But he will not be lng. ease? | Will You gum wait? My heart anxious. |||{ Yes, he went toa Honourable waster reception given in told me he would behome|| |] his honour by his by ten oclock. Now it |||! friend Mr Liu Ju-lin is after midnight inthe Street of the Do you know Purple Mountain sista fh 90 { L_tere y What? My honourable friend has not reached home ?... Strange....He left at about ten o'clock with one of our guests, Mr Rastapopoulos, Tve just come from MrLiu. He said You ieft his house with Professor Fang Hsi-ying. Is that righb ?... [1 ves, quite right. I gave the professor a lift inimy car and left him at the comer of the Street of Infinite Wisdom, where he lives. Why do youask ? A> Tintin! What a Pleasant surprise! Good evening Me Resiappets! | Professor Fang Hei-ying never got home. Didw't get howe ?... But it's only a few steps to his door from the place where I dropped hiraHello 2... ves, it's me... What ce What 2!8 You didn’ arrest h dott! is it? Dozy TE wasn't my fault, chief. The porter didn't warn mie 500m enough. He'd already gone Let's go over the eos ae Mawr maser ons etme ewe hasw' come home?... || ‘got out of Rasta Very odd... Well, hiss ® an Vil eeewhat | can ff] Porewlos’s car. ‘Aa! Apatc of il. ‘Acar most have pa adhere. Tcertain Wa. ewe sped avec 6 Canese ‘Tee. MCORPORATEO GiBBoNs svancia Sgn Gibbons. know, T don't that name. He didn't wish to give Nis name, sir, but he told me he'd only be a minute... OK, Let hi K We cibbons tant it? Mel, Infinite Wisdom near thehoust of Frofes: or Fang Hsiying He disappeared (ast night If | Disay wed ?... (GE evening... found itin the Street of at's news J mer hint last Gave wire my ¥ Hello!... Hello! Gee wie the Chie? of Police! Fast’ Take. Bro gotorhe Wisdo imand aime Hello?... Richards’ ‘ying house on te Street of Infinite ison his way there. Handcuff wena Fang Tintin bring here! Fang Hsi-ying's house! At the double!Oh, it is you, sir... Come, please!... | have just receiv- ed a letter From Honourable] Tint going to look for the Pro- fessor... While I'm gone will you j0ok after this package? Please, take the greatest tareoP it... Td like to know why you've arrested we... wma, and youl be “Os Just a second, old Hello’... Japanese bor- der post?... 15 that you, [ Major?... Dawson here. H Congratulations: Yes, that’s right. Excellent. [nha Good bYE..= Tt disgraceful!...T won international territory | here and you have no right | to hand we over to the Japanese!.. Excuse me, you're quite wrong... Have you papers allowing you tobe in the Settlement ?....No, you haven't...S0 | have the right toexpel you...IF the Japanege arrest you, that’s none oP my business... Hale an tour LalerMl Hello... yes... Tin tin!... You got him... His trial be-| gins tomorrow 2 How long willit last? Two davs?...Good! ‘Venerable Master, Tintin 13 a prisoner of the Japanese and they've condemned him! ta death'...1 saw posters in the city! NOTICE The Coun of War ofthe Fith ‘Arey’ of Gesupeson have CONDEUNeD TO DEATH ‘he prsoner TINTIN, rd wero 1 a 3. Ang senior ofcer egal near une rod male For thee dye prectingthe ex eegien whe condemned man fel wear the bce and be Parade through the eet of the sey av waring so the pepaation, Berempe nes Tomorrow at dwn Tintin ends his career "can't see any way to et mse out of thi owe. You really think he'll accept?. Seriously ? L come toyouas a Friend, dear Tintin eNo,no Vint not joking. Tve come to offer you your Freedom! vice. Second, that tell we where you've hidden the poison you stole... First, at you join our counter-espionage ser- That's all, Here are 10,000 dollars. You accept my prop- sition, | et you out tonight, and the money's yours.. you feWell, that's torn i Now | know what's in store for me The mouse went down there. Perhaps there's a cellar... could try to lift a Flagstone. It's nouse All ve done is break my Don't make a noise... arid come quickly!... Mind, there's a ladder..J Oh welt, Ive nothing to lose..Are you How can 1 thank you? Sei! Not a sound ! We must hurry ! Follow me, quickly! Vil tead the Way ws. Maas ‘one next towhere you were imprisoned. Ae coon as heard you'd been Sentenced Trented thie house. Then | madeuse of the tarce days you were being paraded to dig tuis Ele agin We must leave the city at once. JE will There |... Now you're in my house! Venied Te poo] mall aor roa Serer ell wwAnd the major?... What's the major going 800n be light and the alarm will be raised cA, 18 everything Escaped ?...Bungling blockheadsi...When you're ‘quarding a prisoner you watch him!... And thea general’... Whats the’ general going tosay? ¢ ‘Blockheaded bu ger... When yu‘ Ant prigoners you're on your cuss %, guarding ineport: guard. Now cow let this news get ue onthe gates... He can't be allowed to get ‘out of the city. We'd be a Iaughing - stock! had it from one of the guards ‘Young Tintin escaped from prison, their noses! Al, go! That pest Tintin has escaped ve got to keep my eyes open.[Have you seen a cart go past with sacks on it, pushed by three Chinese ? Now Fmt in trouble!... But | don't understand | «We bayonetted | every sack. They've made a Feo! of you, Lieutenavtl...Tintin was Whidden in one of those sacks! Sergcant-wajor. te centry|| FE guarding the armoured ‘are has disap | CG’. L| Hello?..Yes... what ? Someone stole an arm: ured car?... It isn't possible...you must be mad |...J.. Very well, Lm coming! Why didn't yeu go aFter them immediately ? Answer me! "Three. quarters of an hour since they 00k off! what are they doing? It's our lucky day! .. Tve had enough!... Enough, d'you hear ?... They'd Everything went like clockwork! |] steal'a whole regivnent ond oll'yord seen and would be a put of woke! Not ta mention Fading bur brave Snowy wma ing in the road... General. All the sake, why didn't other vehicles had |||| you send aero- been sabet: 2 aged Yes, General...we fund | [( Bunglers, punglers, | take it step by step. IF the armoured car halt- |} || bunglers!.. The lot going to save your son ed 20 kilometres of them!... Who we must Find Fang Hei-ying. away...Yes, we land- |||! knows where Tin- |||! Then we'll take care oF ed and had a look Fin is now? Mitsuhirato and vo Empty... No, 10 one at all... don't know... But Hello?... Hello?Tim going tomorrow } bo Hukow, on the Yang te Kiang. That's where the ransow For the ] professor is tobe paid teas the kidnappers. Didn't you know’... The river has broken its banks... Everyone is Flecing from the Floods... doubt} Whether you will beable to reach 3 | The tmin isn't | going any Further,T though allie But Chang, ail white wen devils were wicked, like larert wicked, Yeucee, better, eh? Tam Chang Ne You almost suationd bi Chong-chan- But ecg who killed miy | \dfferent pares dont pat he rivert..Whee}) why did you I sanatather and grand- | |know enough above yur nae. Fin Tint sve ey ite? her lng ago, cing each other. Lots of Euro pees stile gay. the WaroF Righteous snd Harmon The Boxer iousFistarm| Rebetion, fated. | coo that's what lots of people believe about china! They must be crazy people in are cunning avd tuel and wear pig- taile, are always inventing tortures, ‘and eating totten | THe same stupid Europeans are quite convinced that all Chinese have tiny | Feet, and even now little Chinese girls designed to pre- Vent their feet devole- ing normally, Theyre | even convinced that Chinese rivers ‘are Full of unwanted |($0 you see Chang, Your country! you, General, about Tintin ep |ead Shave news For ‘stronger. 295 and swallons’|| sufferagonies abies, thrown in neste... with bandages... || when they are born, 1 have just Hukow?... But that’s deep H|{Now,Chang,what_ ||| It's just... 1 OK, then!... received a f into Chinese territory. 0 |/|| are you going to do? ||| mayberunning || |) OFF to Hukow! telegram... longas he's there we | (My parents are ||| inte great dan a He caught a | # cant rouch lost... Ive no-|||\9°r- tin thig = Manes. But two af morning for us wou Hukow Could’ I come || (| Us we[ What an excellent idea’ seen Police will agree. Oh, J can vouch Look for him, General. Mr Miteubirat. Very well, | Hance aay. show Mint in... 1 come to beg a Favour... IF eu | ‘agree to grant it, then in re- tury J Forget al about that trifling sum of woney you owe We. (Quite. simpy...Tintin is now in Hukow. And | want you to get him arrested... Thats Chinese Bterrivory’ my jurisdiction 1S lintel te lntaration Settle mene. ||| even outside the Of course, bue the | | chinese wouldn't | refuse you permis: sion to go after | 4 Exropean, [Settlemen.. = ‘A reason? example... How should { know? «=» What iF you suspect him oF involvement in the kidnapping of Frofessor Fang Hsi-ying, for That's an idea... 5 { we, aye nee.. But what reason can give? Tintin hasn't committed any ‘A happy arrangement. You arrest Tintin, and let him go for lack oF evidence nance, he falls into our hand nei = ight... and) AW vourcancel nat | SS trifling debt me of mine... My father had a Friend inthe town. We'll ask if we can stay with him...cours rae [You sandy have raw POLICE ‘greater happinces! || el permits. This's a 2 Hy Friend sonundell |) Safe conduc From the ||] Wea BBL MEADODARTER raptor ero. MAB [Cliorsore PR AP x |titotenser lo "9 | whatever as- a a Aa \Gerequirea” Hac { Just as well we came in disguise. 7 Quist Precisely! s feof... a [ Waxe morning What a tife. All night in the train. then three houre walk. Hukow at Imagine the sensation we'd have caused, coming toa place like this in European clothes... “There's a train later this evening That gives us time to get ourselves ready. someting tells being followedPoor soul, iFonly 1 Hoi you knew. hi Tome on then, wats) the mater’ w to tell im? And this... AllChinese All ight, do what you Look at this. "i Goodbye, Chang. authorities have to Il wuct. Tin ready toge || Sim being arrested) Awarrant )||render assistance to ll with you Shave togo For my the bearer of this [Ax with them... arrest! [wove just arrested this young man, Your Honour Tcoodnees gracious? Hore is cur authorisation te operate in Chinese Itisw’ there [J can't have put it B away properiy...J territory...Oh dear! Where's it gone? cither'... What... }| Fl showed it tothe prisoner il inte ore || a il other pocket Wall where a obviously! . tf Je What luck There it isiOF course ! [should | have realised immediately What's so Funny, | To be precise, why's Your Worship? Fe ] iF Making Fun of us ? You're funny, all right... Hal hatha! Here, you canhave your precious paper. Then you'd better gee out, fast |. Without YOU Piso or! 1 asset) We're a disgrace’. re antoinee a R We...it's monstrous! ‘As for you, young man, you're Free togo, oF Course. Thank you very much, ‘Superintendent [Yea Free. bur Tcant imagine ) | why... The Superintendent took one | lookat thepape, roared with laughter, and throw the detect ies extraordinary, Not really. Youste,] wrote the paper they showed tothe B Superintendent... was like “Tue real doc Feil tothe grown | picked itp, anc fan tothe howe. | Found some paper Just the same, and wrote: In case you havent noticed we arelunatics and {his proves i.'Then put my paper place oFeaectherone.. good Friend you ‘are, Chang! Kindly send this tele- gram Co che Chief of Police, international Settlement, look For Professor Fang Hsi-ving Don't worry Tintin... They Shanghai.Botheration! Telegraph lines to Shanghai are cut because of the Floods. We'll have to go ourselves... Tobe precise...changhai will be Flooded wit tléarams because we cut oursenves...J Here's the storwr.. I think we'd be safer to go back down. “arrest failed Tintin Free. Instructions ‘awaited.’ Seventy. seven suffering J want this Finished | ) _- az Peaperate cases call > for desperate remedies! ‘Liquidate! Owe word, thats enough Here's my messenger! You've got news oP Tintin's arrest, that's for sure! - te aa a | What a beastly pusiness: The nent morning ‘Alot of tourists must visit this travelling all night old temple. Look, Chang. there's Y All because oF that rotten commissar'... That's the old even a photographer. temple they é re oF you together, ? dy iFive now. Watch the || birdiesInfernal machine! My Eonimy-gun ese... ll teach y | you to mind your own business! = a fi Now then, start talking! Jap- Janese, areut you..Mitsubitato pu ou yp tothis, didn't he? gangster or Tht photograph youae pome Frank range? | Yee, hes afrmid you You have rhe Rajaijah poison. Ifyou Find Fang Hsi-ying, hethinks the professor will develop fn antidote...Thats why Wa kidnapped the professor. y “The cansom lorter was a fake tolead the police on a false trail, ‘So Professor Fang Hsi-ying is not in the old temple... Where is he? All right, we'll 90 back down to Hukow. Nothing serious, isit Chang? Its the truth! swear'...Only Mitsuahirato knows where he professor| No, luckily the bullet only grazed ‘your ehoulder. (So tat was i, B00! What about the letter accusing “Tnae put mt behind bare. Now, Chav, lif Mitsubicato won't to come tous, Here we are again That's the police can handle Shamghai train this thug... To be precise here we aren't. we'll go to Mitsu. hhirato!... What do you think? It's three hours, walk to Hukow.. What a life, Thom 0m, what aliFe! |Twae behind hin... saw him tripover the suitcase and Fall on the platform. asilly GQ accident. [ ry UTNE [What about Tintin’... § t OT On the platform! Waiting forthe train! 1 The train! It's leaving) for Shanghai hope he doesn't { catch us! «1 was just catching iE, Bue | Tdidw't notice I'd ran out oF platform! I [ET] Oniy one thing to do: warn Shang, iat septa crt arse hint on arrivalNo luck, chief...He wasn't on the train. | reckon he hopped oF F en route... Infuriating! Wretched licte brat! Always outwits 4s at Che last imate! of the passen- gers...and I no sign of Tintin. Good thing we jumped ]} | Mr Mitsuhirato?)| || Policemen! ..| suppose] when the Crain slowed || ...Yes, it's me. FU have to do it my- outside the station. |}|| Sm afraid not... |||| self, for tne umpteench sure someone slipped through would have been wait-|) || our Fingers'... Yes, I'm as sorry 43 you are. What doyou expect? I did my best. ‘Master, Tintin is in Pity!... Listen, Yamato )||{ The gods be praised | we meet Shanghai! aw Wim «..Gtt busy...Try to ||| again!... You must rest Fora witha Chinese boy. They |||| discover where ve's ||| Few days... Give your wound a Got ito tai, but 5 gone to ground, and ||| chance to heal Couldn't hear the address || f} who's hiding him Twill... Then we they gave the driver Understand? ust deal with 3 Mire iat house. While I get inside, you keep Noone'!...50 ‘guard Far s0 goodWhy shouldn't he be?...] f You're right, Yamato, He's been there For that Tw over a week itching to get wy hands on the lot of _Enom! All clear: you the matter? Quick, driver, quick !... Take us You seem worried fo the Nanking road! 1 explain later, 7 Chang...Hurry! We haven't a moment to lose Look mere, Tn not ataxit...can't you ste this is a private car? Dovantt matter! For heaven's sake get going! 1] Please! Lives are at, stake! They know everything, | heard hom. They know MrWang has been looking after us... They're ing te kidnap hit tomighe with his wife and son. And us too, if they Find us thereIt's Mr Wang's Servant... He's been chloroformed!The Blue Lots ?... It's a opium den in unghai...How do | get in without being recog rised?...1M disguise? indeed, Master. He has tried to disguise himself... fake beard and a biack wig, but Erecognised him... ‘Oh, my goodness! Someone seems to have ‘a bene to pick with mie! Not a bad idea, wae it, my Friend trick with the little bit oF paper, with aHi protest!...You've gotanerve, | IT Fajiyama'... Not Tintin! ] te hin No, Lam mot Tintin! Tamm the Consul For Foldavia!...Youll hear more oF this, Foraive me, Sir, it wasalla mis- | take...} tock you for somebody ese. Even for somebody else, that’s no may totreat f] Sanwurais!..Wat ell ij wai ? ‘Seven hundred suffering ‘get | Trt going Home|. Yamato, be ready with | thelorry at midnpie tomorrow, at godown No.9, THe ‘Harika Macu’ will moor alongside Load the goods and take them to the L warehouse tai! [dow think Tintin will co {Goodbye!... Telephone me there areany developments Sy fie Midnight: tomorrow?... FIN come with you. ‘Alls well, chow. 1 Aiscovered quite a lot..Come avickly, We mustn't stayhere “1 put you in tie picture. No, Chang, I eink it better if 1 90 alone... FU tell you why.. No, he'll be | suspicious, Ox € Ha! ha! None of) } that Fell on deaf | ears! a)It was a mistake to pit your wits against wine, my dear Wang!..A big wistake!..Bubit's to late now...The time has come for you to die! Please enter, dear 1 jes, just these tobe Toaded, and wecango. Take the opium |] owe of the barrel, J] get inside... and Bob's your uncle “You smile.\eu think it like ater, dow you. The hero cushesin at the last moment and saves your if. Fardow my laughter'...Ab Eis very swoment your hero Tintin is already in my We've been going for two MeWang'..We don't Want You to wise work, Master. The barrels are in bhere. So you can abandon all hope! ‘They say the Chinese aren't afraid to die. Well, 've prepared a Fitting tnd for yout... Your 3on, Wang, your own mad son, will cut ofF your head... Picture the scene. Your wife, Tintin, and you, all beheaded’ by your son! y dear Tintin, welcome to the end of the road!we got him, Grand Master. ‘he ‘Something tells me you weren't expecting this ‘ort oF rece emerged! Thnew perfectly well you were inthe barrel..You were atthe Blue Lotus last ight and had agood laugh fat my expense, no doubt .. You heard "the orders ave Yamato... Everything iad gone Your way... But ‘ne OF my mien saw You eave and alerted me. when you told Too true! Rostapopous! Roberto Rast poulos! Youve been trying t2 oie my gun fortong Ce Me, Rastapopoulos, king oF drug smugglers... Rastapopou' 3,whe went over a clFF nar Gaipajama...and you thought Taied Rastapopoules alive fond weil. And a alwove, com ing out on top. You, leader oF the gang? “wpossible! Told myself you certainly wad beable toresit sucha cod opportunity, so seta tra to thew toleave youalone, they loosened the top of one barrel, and everything wappenied as Tid Foreseen! Weil dove, Mr Mitsubirato. You're quite aclever Cleverer than you thowgt, anyway!...Ak, here's an ld Friend of yours... He doesn't want Fo miss ‘your execution ! You aren't convinced, eh?. Look at that... New do you believe ywe? The sign oF tae Pharaoh ih Osh! Were eae ts | WES in Am Lao Tzu said: ‘You must find the way. . ve found it...1t's quite easy. Tw going to Gut OFF your head. Then you GB too will know the truth... You're you're absolutely sure there isn't any risk for us? No, as 600n a6 he's cone tne job Yamato will take care of hhim.. (1) See Cigars of the PharaolYes, it went J bow my old head in eh | Loereattest ee ee a Now youare Free, on eae to say ‘Ouch’ t Three men stay here to keep guard over the prisoners. The others search the house. Chang and 1 will go this way |[ Welt gentlemen! It's my turn to | do the explaining, Mr Mics Were you really || to believe I'd walk straight into ie lion's jaws?...You must think ma very soul |. Only justin time, Chang! | thought you hadn't succeed ed T knew perfectly well been see leaving the Blue Lotus. None: theless, {decided tovisic godown No but I took a few precautions. Last night, tne crew oF the ‘Harika Mara" were surprised by the Sons of the Dragon ‘nd put in irons. Some of our Friends hid in the barrels Co be delivered toyou, Others || waited for your men, then || gave them a hand uiiloading || the barrels... You now tnd reste.SHANGHAI NEWS LH FANG HSFYING FOUND: Professor Prisoner in Opium Den SHANGHAL doy, pico PINTS OTOnY. Frofesor Fang Hsiying has been |'"A wires transmitter was found found! The goed news washed [by police at Blue Lots opium den pes acting The waremiter war used by the| This moceing, hero ofthe hour Me) man with an impish smile sk Lest week eminent scholar Fang drug smugglers wo. communiate| Tinting talked. to, us about his] “You must tll he word ii n> isappearedonhis way home rom faith dele sips on the high sas adventures. | iely de co hr that my if, my party ven by afriendPoliceffors [information radioed included a ‘The young] 10 ard [are alive coy! trace him |routn, porstobe oid, points ecportes ie the| With these words our interview Bees cf M| was concluded, an we sid farewell tang. “Cher| to the indy reporee and his see at his hot kindly hoe. embarkation and unloading. picturesque| BAI sis 00. t| Home of Japanese » sublet IMiesohirato was also searched. No| Feats xsea, Nanking oud. [Yow poem pte comment, say police on reports of Rrfaiafcepac” When wel eure of wopsecret_ documents [Unconfirmed rumours suggest the alled, out hero, young and sealing, ed us wearing Chinese dres| pers concern undercover politcal scewity by 2 neighbouring power [Speculation "mounes that they PEST ES JEG we ported ir |aicene reco Shanghai-Nanking|Could this really be che scourge sae” Cents invol Jealway incldent ass pretext fre tebe Shanghai gangeer? ing Tintin and the occupying fetended Japanese "occupation |, After our grestings and congrats Japanese forces. Secret society Sons [League of Nations offal in [ations we asked Me Tirin oll ofthe Dragon aided Tintin in the {Geneva will study the captured|how he succeeded in smashing the rescue. Fang. Hsiying was “ki: [documents moet dangerous organisation. rapped by an iternational gang of drug smugglers, now all safely in Me Wang, 2 ell, elderly, venerable "Tne conclusions of the Sub-Commit’)] |{1 anal be inter. )] |{ Centlemen, make wo ms Tam authorised to announce tee leave no room fordoube. Tue doc: || || ested to hear fake! | categorically deny that wy government hag ordered uments seized ix Shanghai provide || || the Japanese || || the atcusatione contained |||) ibs troops to withdraw from irrefutable proof. The attack upon ||| delegate's inthe report of the B13¢4 |||| Chinese territories occupied || thd Shengltas Nanking raiheey ome WO Cerne Sub-Committee. Tweee accus-||\| after the incident onthe Siang oo ations are an insule te wca)||| tati-Nanking railway. To Baal planned and executed bya Japanese sub- Jece working upon direct orders From his government... Japan declines to wake any response other than gam silence amd contewt! Nevertheless, to prove that the | integrity of county ig loon dou. Gentlemen, I must add with regret that in SEP solemn protest against the affront to my county, Japan Finds Wesel obliged to et From ene League of Nato Me,too. Look, Weis going to ‘peak now, Venerable Master, two gentlemen wish Thave wonderful news for )| || to speak to Mr you my 50m is cured. Professor Fang Hei-ying has discovered an antidote to the terrible poison oF mnadness! He vas?... Oh, \ how glad 1 + A am! ws /Good morning ...Er... Here } Yes, we've come...to offer our we are at last congratulations, and to tell you We... We "To be precise: good os morning. Here We JI We never belioved Fora are, last as ‘minute you were guilty usual Ny | But what could we do? | We had to obey orders Temakes me sick! Look, Tintin... | tHE BLUE [Foor devi Having to help celebrate Read this | oTUS AFFAIR | |} sti, newas a the triumph of that ees | \ |] reat vitiain little shake! a What else do la you think we caw do? [Frrae reminds | Our fail... what me...i glad to | fall?. 8 you complete brome Oh, yes, on” recovered From | eantimons your Fall [0h yes, our fall in Hukow! [we shan't Forget that downfall..We've ‘Yes, yes, now I remember |. arnt cur lesson. Well be careful in future! oy ‘Yes, we're Fully recover: You cam be sure we shan't ( ed now, How could we fall for that again! py foe such eroypes 2 a We've never fallen 30 9 oS low: te No, we'll be keep: ing our eyes open, = fear! Now it's time ogo. Wemust leave you‘There is one who, if such is possible, wil) miss Yow even more tat Chang, whe as already known the eadrecs of losig nc parents. haa, ~ who found in you a brother. If he wishes, he Ae eae ey “incin. Yourcourage andl nobility have restored happiness to this humble house. Your emery will engraved upon our hearts ‘son to whom our honourable asin Finest crystal. Friend Fang Hsi-ying has restored his reason ... Farewell, noble Tintin. May other Friendships lighten your Hf days in your country in the West, ‘and accompany you along the way! What is the matter, Chang? Goodbye, Tint Ei there is a rainbow in} + Good luck 90 my heart, Venerable Lady... weep because Tintin is going but the sun shines because T have a new mother and father!Voom | HE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN by HERGE SON 0-7697-0465-9 | ill ° rase30 22-78] 4 MAMMOTH UK S299 NZ. $8.95 nel. ST AUST. $6.95 (recommended) SECRET THES SHOOTING THE UMCORN STAR in EXPLORERS ge elo) THE BLUE Lo} ‘Also in this series a Tintin film book based on the characters created by Hergé: TINTIN AND THE LAKE OF SHARKS. ’