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via Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Aden, Sues & Port Sald Taking Cargo on through Bill of Lading

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Black Sex and Danube Ports

Ponsengera to LONDON (Overland).

NEXT SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG

M.S. MARIN SANUDO" (Cargo boat)

8.S. GANGE" (Passenger float)

M.S. "HILDA" (Cargo Bost)

S.S. "MONCALIERI" (Cargo boat)... 8.8. MONTE VERDE" (Passenger Boat)

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For Shanghai

and Japan

2nd Feb.

lat Feb. 12th Feb.

3rd Feb.

3rd Mar.

12th Feb.

5th Mar.

4th Mar,

16th Mar.

Attention is called to the s.a. Conte Rosso and Conte Verde which will do the veyage Hong Kong-Venice in 21 and 22 days respectively thus enabling London Passengers to reach destination the day after disembarkation at Venice.

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CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER,

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HEIAN MARU (starts from Kobe). Saturday, HIKAWA MARU (starts from Kobe) Wednesday,

21st January.

1st February.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vin

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez,

YASUKUNI MARU

Friday,

HAKONE MARU

Saturday,

SUWA MARU

Saturday,

20th January.

4th February. 18th February.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

21st January.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

26th February,

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

+ HAKODATE MARU

Sunday,

+ TOKIWA MARU

Sunday,

16th January, 29th January.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama, HEIYO MARU

Friday,

10th March.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piracus, Genoa

and Valencia.

† DURBAN MARU (calls Aden). Saturday, CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Ranguðs.

14th January.

† MORIOKA MARU

Sunday,

↑ CALCUTTA MARU

Sunday,

15th January. 29th January.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKUHAMA.

+ MALACCA MARU

Thursday,

KITANO MARU (Nagasaki direct). Friday, FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

19th January. 20th January. Ziat January.

† Cargo only.

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE SONG OF PRAISE

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CONSIGNEES

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"MARIN SANUDO"

PORT SAID, MASSA ULA ADEN. KARACHI, DOMDAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE,

for him, as though he felt there “Oh, darling, how splendid you look!" | Motor Vernal were something missing in the 1she exclaimed, drawing on her glover. general scheme of things and,

aban't be long. I shall be home to From TRIESTE VENICE, BRINDIS! nestling in the croak of her white

in any case," arm, he said abruptly.

In the ordinary way he would hav "When is Dadda coming back?"

protested at her going out for ន long time, but in an instant he sensed that There was a pause and she seem-he, too, like Nan-nan, falled to judge ed to laugh a little uncomfortably. There was a shade of insincerity in the true importance of the altuation. "I don't quite know, darling. Not her admiration. She was, he knew, an "What is he doing?"

xtous to get off "without a fuss." "Oh, he's busy. Business, know."

Yot"

"What is business ?" "Being busy, darling. things, making money-"

Selling

1

"Is it hard to make money "To some people, not to others."- "To Dadda?"

"I don't know. He there, don't lean on me, darling. I must go and have my bath."

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and

bo

Optional Cargo will not be lande:

All claims against the vessel most presented to the Undersigned on o before the 24th inst. or they will not be recognised.

informed that all Goods are being CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby landed at their risk into the Godawn of the Hongkang und Kowloon Whar?. He allowed her to kiss him on the and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow you cheek, and then. with a quick "Aoon, whence and/or from the wharves

right, then." he dashed past her into delivery may be obtained. the garden. narrow strip of copse, and here the In- hours prior to yousel's arrival, bu Beyond the vegetable garden was a here, unless netice has been given dians pitched their tent. It was

carried on from port to port to the glorious morning. There WAR much purt of call to which the option:}

ying and creeping through the un

extends. dergrowth, and waving of tomahawks,

No claims will be admitted after, thi "Wall. walls, walla," and simila 15th inst. will be subject to rent. There were muttered whispers Goods have left the Godown and aj Goods remaining undelivered after th sounds,

alien tribes were do- feated, vietines calped hearA and buffles tracked and

slain ...On some mornings he accom Juan

rescued from

the paniad her into the bathroom.

clutches He of the enemy. about

buzn -to liked to watch her long white body her, The morning seemed to go like a All broken, chafed, and damagee glistening under the water.

Goods are to be left la the Godowns A smiling ayah gilled into view al- where they will be examined on th this morning he refrained. He most simultaneously with Nan-aan.

14th inst at 10 am. by our sur- wanted to think something out.

"Naw, children, your rest, before veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. For the last few weeks he had lunch."

In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- determined-and he had elaborated It was not even as though they could lenees are requested to inform the he idea minutely to Nan-nan-unch J and Nigel had to co out, he have such goods for examination.

resume, the game with unazi. After Imports & Exports Office that they that when he grew up he was go knew. He, too, would rabubly have No Fire Insurance has been effect; ing to be a policeman. Not, as hero out for wall with Nen-nan. Mamed,

ได explained, an ordinary policeman, idn't like him to lay in the gardened by

Bill of Lading will be countersign- but an "important" policeman, one they could come after ten? But no, Perhaps who rode on a horse and wore white loan and Nigel soomed, and promis

DODWELL & CO; LTD. gloves and ordered the motorcaraid to go to len with some other children

A goats. Hong Kong, 0th January, 1939, inbout. He had seen one on his last and play with them. To play

visit to London town, when they other children!

with it seemed to mark the crisis of the stayed at a large dark house In a George Arthur feit a little stab of lay in people. Mum had an unfor day's adventures. The only danger square. He had seen this police alously. He turned abruptly away tunate habit of bringing people home to

ind man in one of the busy streets neared, during his rest before lunch, he people, he objected to, then the meal ran into the house. Lying on his tea. When they were strangers, or a park, and he had been duly im began again to think about Mun. Why was spoilt. pressed. But now he was wonder-id she always want to be going about whom he liked came--you never knew. But sometimes people ing whether it wouldn't be nicer to seeing other people, leaving him to his he a business man, to have a lot of treated her rather brusquely that morn-man, too solema in his manners.

There was Uncle wn and Nan-nan's devices? Had he elder brother. He was a big, clumsy Arthur, Dadda's cases and papers, and dash about ing, though? Oh, well there were and George Arthur had much in cont He in a motorcar.

he felt a queer desire to mon. What he liked about Uncle Ar- The only great objection to this punlak her in some fantastic way, or thur was that he talked to him quite seemed to be that one had to be so at least if not in punish her, to show seriously as between man and man. He

hla power over her. much in London town, a place he

He found that Indian warfare had never seemed to be laughing at him, or did not like. When they went to given him an appetite, and he did fall of

He knew the importance atay at that

dark house in the justice to a meal consisting of roast From the edge of the comman they square he was always conscious of chicken, vegetables, stewed

damsons, could see that tea was set in the sunk nectarine. After the

the excitement of the morning and china. Two or three people were white napery and the glitter af silver and wandering around, admiring the roses. There was Mum, two people he could

day-then home to tra

moments when

nover

a feeling of depression. It seemed custard and cream, and ending up with rose garden. There was the gleam ofj

Which reminded him! fn a leap he was off the bed and down the stairs. This was the morning that

and

was not

her

disgust

"that man." He always

mildly

to

Ar

no place for games and make-be- lieve, and. sometimes he went into the afternoon szemed a mild the garden of the square, and heather uneventful experience. He noticed that the trees were dirty. went on to the common with Nan-nan, not recognise, and then, to his pro The seats were dirty, and every-a he took a kits, but owing to lack found

of wind this thing you touched made your hands neither was soiling a beat on a small

a success, called him "that man" to Nan-nan, who [black. And the other children and múddy pool.

him These fallures, however

reproved

with: "Oh, hush, Georgie. I'm sure Mr. their nursemaids never seemed dis- were little discounted by the sight of posed to be friendly.

a large, rat, which scuttled away from Bjeve-wright is very nice." the

She zeeds of the under

pond and

ver any adult might, found it disappeared difficult Culvert. Then

they sat down

explain George on a rug and Non-nan read to him,

thur' bitterness against Oswald Sleve. Nan-nan had a pretty voice-Scotch Nan-nan had never met. Young, good-

wright A more

charming gentleman Sometimes he found it difficult to un-looking, boyish, gay, no one had made terstand her, and he would stop and ask her to Sometimes be found himself just with George Arthur; but it had all been repeat something greater efforts to ingratiate himself tening to the cadence of ber voice and

in vain. The small boy would have not following the story.

to do with him. He showed his He began to wonder how much he

openly. Whatever It

It was, ved her Her hair, pulled tightly Jack, was turning grey.

secret enemy,

Hi Her checks garded him as his, George Arthur re- vere red and a little rough, but her eyes late that when "that man" was there pet aversion. And he had noticed of were 'deep and grey and understanding there here bolt upright. The

WEB .very dear to

him, eliting. with

her. She thing subtly different her

about her back

spoke differently, to differently,

moved furze-bugh and reading in

what was most Scotch voice. She was dear to him

in her pretty donable, behaved alightly differently to

unpar cause. she was se familiar, and zo- George Arthur. She seemed worried tiable, and understanding. Of course ways trying to wheedle him into a his inimical attitude, and was al- t wasn't like Mum.there was nothing more friendly one." exciting about it. But he leant against.

Joan and Nigel were coming in to play Red Indians. Joan was five and Nigel eight, and they belonged to Major Towle's, next door.

Of course, they had not come, and Nan-nan' called out of the window

WAS

"and⋅

that they would not be here yet, not till elevon o'clock. Oh, bother Jeleven o'clock! What a world of waiting this was! Nothing ever seemed to happen at once,

However, the sun was shining brilliantly, and he rushed to the hutches behind the garage and en- aged the rabbit in conversation. Then there was Beauchamp, thyer for a moment, and without stopping elbow, and wouldn't speak. The two chauffeur, turning the bose on to her reading she put an urm round him the Daimler. He also had to be interviewed. There were, indeed, a great number of gardon activities that required attention, and the time passed quickly. George Ar- Chur had, in fact, forgotten all about, Mon., 0th Feb., 1933 his fellow Red Indians until a fami-

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llar war-whoop greeted him from the other side of the vegetable gar- den. Nigel was in full war paint) 8th Feb. with feathers and tomahawk coni- plete, and Joan was wearing a head- dress and a coloured shawl.

"Wait a minute," was his great. ing: I'm not ready."

Sub

28th Jan.

Sat.,

He dashed indoors and yelled out to Nan-nan for his Indian suit. There were times when her dilato- riness infuriated him.

ironing

There she was, calmly something out, and laughing and | talking with Annie, the parlour-i maid, while the tribe" were wait 4th Febing for him below! However, by the employment of a certain amount of violence, both physical and vocal, 10th Jan, he managed to persuade her to help

3rd Feb. him into his suit and feathers.

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Down in the hall he ran into her. She was exquisitely, gówno in some pale mauve, colour with a small black hat She was just going out to the car.

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