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SAN FRANCISCO viá Shánghal, Japan Ports and Honolulu.
TAIYO MARU
CHICHIBU MARU
TATSUTA MARU
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.
Saturday, 21st January. Wednesday, 8th February. Wednesday, 22nd February.
21st January. HEIAN MARU (starts from Kobe). Saturday,
1st February. HIKAWA MARU (starts from Kobe) Wednesday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via
Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.
YASUKUNI MARU
HAKONE MARU
SUWA MARU
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
Friday,
20th January.
Saturday, Saturday,
4th February. 18th February.
KAMO MARU
KITANO MANU
... Saturday, Saturday, BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.
TOKIWA MARU
21st January.
25th February,
GINYO MARU
Sunday, Baturday,
29th January. 11th February.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. HEIYO MARU
Friday,
10th March.
NEW YORK, BOSTON via l'anama. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piracus, Genoa
and Valencia.
† DELAGOA MARU
+ CALCUTTA MARU
+ MURORAN MARU
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
Thursday,
18th February.
Sunday,
29th January.
Wednesday,
8th February.
Saturday, Saturday,
20th January.
21st January. 21st January.
KITANO MARU (Nagasaki direct). Friday,
+ MALACCA MARU
FUSHIMI MARU
+ Cargo only.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE WHITE CAT
(Continued from page 7.)
CONSIGNEES.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
"BENADER"
"I had consed work for the day "I thanked him for this undoubt-} ed tribute to my aagacity, but I and was lying back in an armchair
re-in a corner when he knocked at the The Steamship. was loath to accept - so much sponsibility, and so informed him. door. The only Ruminant was a
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- I can trust you, Critchett," he said. standard off lamp with an orange formed that all Goods are being land- ""You are about the only man in shade. The light cast a flush over ed at their risk into the hazardous the world I can trust. I shall leave his face as I admitted him, and and/or extra hazardous Godown of all my affairs in your hands; but when, he passed out of the lamp's The Hong Kong and Kowice Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or what is mere important to me, I radiance I marked the extreme from the wharvea delivery may be ob shall leave in your keeping my faith- pallor of his countenance. He was tarned. ful Ling Soc. You will take great trembling; his agitation was pain- care of him, Critchett? If anything ful to observe,
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after Mr. the 23rd January, 1999, will be sub-
to-ject to rent.
Mr.
of the New
a
or
All claims against the steamer mu
before the 8th February, 1988 or they will not be recognized.
All broken, chafed, and damared Goods are to be left in the Godow where
will be examined on the
1933, at 10 am, by! ears.
21std & Douglas.
To comply with the General Bond- led Warehouse Regulations consignees! must have a Revenue Officer in attend-|| ance when damaged dutiable goods
No Fire Insurance has been affect Bills of Lading will be countersign.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 16th January, 1938. HONG KONG TIDES
should happen to the old darling..."You've heard the newa, I would never forgive myself for Crichett? he said. 'It is in leaving him. I know that at times night's evening newspaper. you must think me folish. because of Cranborne is dead died suddenly be presented to the Undersigned on the love I bestow on Ling Soo, but in Brazil. The news was cabled to if I told you that the dea. old chap one of the directors has become part of my life, part Oil Company, of which Mr.. Cran. of my very, soul, I shouldn't be ex-borne was chairman.”
"I told him that it was news to aggerating.
"It was left to me to arrange for me. I waved him to a chair and he the procuring of a passport. He sat down and wiped his face with hated anything in the nature of red handkerchief.
I've had the most amazing preare examined. tape, so accompanied him to the photographers, obtained the neces-sentiments lately, Mr. Crichett," he sary photographs, one of which had said. He stopped and looked about ed to be applied to the passport, and the room. Where is Mr. Cran-
ed by. The borne's white cat?' he naked, and saw him off from Liverpool. iden was that he should travel first there was something like terror in to Lisbon, then across the Atlan- his eyes: at least, I thought so. itle to Montevideo.
He might have expected it to drop "When I returned to Green Hol- from the ceiling to his feet from low, the estate that he had owned the way he looked from wall to
Tire Meridian 120 deg. E. (Zone- for nearly fifteen years, I wasn't wall. I told him that I hadn't seen surprised to find that the white cat the thing since the day Mr. Cran-8); noh. Is midnight, 12h. is moon. The servants borne left for South America. Belghts are referred to the datum of had disappeared.
the largest scale Admiralty chart of couldn't help me when I questioned have, he said, and he spoke huskily the place and should be added to At the end of I have seen it again and again. depths, unless preceded by an asterisk them about it. month I acted on my power of at-You know that he used to bring when they should be subtracted. torney and sold out a quantity of to the bank with him, and one night
January 18 to 24, 1933. Ishares in accordance with a cable- I stayed behind to look through the gram received from South America, books. The bank doors were lock- Further messages urged me to geted and I was the only person in the rid of this farm and that farm. building and suddenly became
bank the
manager conscious of a presence in the room." spoke to
to When I had the courage to look up about this, and conveyed him my impression that old Mr from the hook I saw that white cat Thurs, Cranborne ought not to have gone staring at me with his red eyes
FIL alone to the other side of the world. from the door-mat. I walked He appeared to be conteraplating 4 around the counter, intending to Mon., 6th Feb., 1983 huge gamble, but gave no hint of pick it up; but, belleve me or not,
As I said to the bank by the time I got to the door the Sun. Hits nature..
of
cat was gone. manager, it was no concern mine; I had my duty to perform.
Next to yourself, Mr. Crichett,
For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA
Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to all departments.)
S
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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
NEW YORK via Japan, Los Hokuroku Maru ..
Angeles and Panama. Call
Direct at Cristobal, Puerto,
RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, Santos Maru
Colombia, Boston Philadel
phia & Baltimore
MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS
AIRES vis Saigon. Sin
gapore, Colombo, Durban,
Fort Elizabeth and Cape
Town
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Arizona Maru
DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
LOURENCO MARQUES.
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA- BETH, CAPE TOWN, & SOUTH AMERICAN
PORTS via Singapore & Colombo
MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, Melbourne Maru
Thur.,
Date
High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard Ht.
Times. Times.
44.8.4
5:4 08 83
14 61 5.4 21 87
Wed.
Jan 18.
H. M. F. H. M.
00
K7 07
F 1:0
14 12 6.2
19
15 8.5
19
35 01
01 31
20.02 98
02 36 44
15 40 5.7
Sat.
21
16 43 8.1
22
08 28 3.8 00 55. 1.9!
Mon
23
01
05 36 2.6 10 00:
17 55 6.6 11 01 8.4
09 23 8.9 01 59 1.1
18 69 71.12 06 9.0
10 00 4.1 02. 40 0.0
19 587.8 13 02 3.6 CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
9th Feb. Twice, at the Instigation of the I was Mr. Cranborne's closest con- Tues 24- bank 'manager, and in his presence fidant. Whenever he came to see I cabled to Mr. Cranborne, asking me he used to bring that cat; I Do you think it discreet to make didn't like it, but I tried to make a this sale? The replies were not funs of it just to please him. I
In effect, only abrupt, but rude.
Sat,
28th Jaz.
gat,
Consignees of cargo ex m.v. Jut-
The told me to mind my own bust saw the eat again as I walked past Inndis are reminded to take de-
nesa.
Green Hollow just before the new tenant moved in. I was out for "Three months after his dapat walked and looked up at the darken- ture from England" I disposed of ed windows. That cat. showed it Green Hollow for twenty thousand self on the slll of a window on the pounds. He cabled his congratula- first floor. As I passed by, it 4th Feb. tions on the sale. The new owner aprang down, apparently into the possession im-shrubbery, and after I had gone wished to take mediately, so, after dismissing the forward another 50 yards it appear. 20th Jan. household staff, I took up residence ed again in the roadway, looked up ard Feb. in the old cottage on the other side at me and mewed. When I stooped of the park, wherein Mr. Cranborne to touch it, it turned and moved 20th Jatt.
and I used to do great deal of our back to the gate that leads Into the 1st Fob work. We used it as a sort of park and across to the cottage
He used to say that when here." he couldn't think in the big, house 7th Feb. it was because of the Influence of the servants. That cottage was private to him and mo.
SYDNEY: WELLINGTON
& AUCKLAND via Manila
BOMBAY & †KARACHI vin Singapore, Belawan Deli,
Penang & Colombo CALCUTTA via Bingapore. Balawan Dell, Penang. &
· Rangoon
Borneo Maru Atlas Maru.
Fri
†Havana Maru ... Himalaya Maru
Sumatra Mara..
FrL, Wed.,
Fri..
27th Jan.
JAPAN PORTS
JAPAN via Takao & Keelung Canada Maru
Tues.,
KEELUNG via Swatow and Hozan Marn.
Amoy
Sun.,
Canton Marn
San..
TAKAO
via Swatow and Dell Mora
Thurs.,
Amoy
+Omits Ports Marked.
Direct to Bhavnagar, Mandvi, and Bedbunder. For Further Particulars Please apply to:--
· USAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.
Telephone 28061.
SHIPBUILDERS,
SHIP REPAIRERS, BOILER MAKERS, FORGE MASTERS, OXY-ACETYLENE, AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS, MECHANICAL, AND
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.
study.
22nd Jan.
"Nine months after Mr. Cran 28th Jan.borne's departure from England, and after I had carried out all his 26th Jan instructions about selling this and that, I was sitting alone in the cot- tage study, when, to my surprise, Mr. Mattison, the bank manager. called to see me. I was surprised, because the hour was late, and I didn't remember having seen Mattison on the estate before.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
SALVAGE TUG “TAIKOO?
Wireless Call
V.P.GN, 600 Meters.
CHONG TRONG
Electric
DRY DOCK
Length 787 Feel. Length on Blocks 750 Feet. Depth on Centre of
Bill (H.W.OS.T.) 34 11. 6 Ins. THREE SLIPWAYS. Capable of Handling Ships Up to 4,000 Tons Displacement.
Sea Wall Casable of 10 Tons at 70 Feet Radina. BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
AGENTS. HONG KONG CHINA & JAPAN.
(Continued on Page 11.)
SATURDAY 21st JANUARY
livery of their goods which will be subject to rent after January 21.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
The following anclaimed tele Sram are lying at the office of the Great Northern Telegraph Company
Don (Limited) of mark.
Zakka, from Kobe, Elofhaulim, from Goteborg.
F. V. JENSEN.
Superintendent
Hong Kong, January 11, 1938,
At the
Repulse Bay Hotel
Special Dinner Dance
8.30 pm to midnight
with REVELLERS
Kong
ORCHE
zhai
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1933.
SPECIAL SAILING
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN"
THE WORLD'S
WONDER SHIP
to EUROPE
FROM HONG KONG.
6 A.M.
FEBRUARY 15
YOKOHAMA MARCH 9th
to Cherbourg and Southampton on the luxurious liner "Empress of Britain" completing a world cruise. Peiping-Japan
See
Honolulu
California Panama Canal. Spend a
day and night in Balboa New York.
Havana and
Arrivourg, Southampton April 18th.
Shore
included at ports call.
CANADIAN PACIFIC
ALL THE WAY,
THE
BLUE FUNNEL
REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES
FREIGHT AND
LONDON SERVICE.
"TATEOCLUB", 19th Jan. For Mamellae, London, Rotterdam and Glasgow ***MENELAUS" 24th Jan For Casabianes, London, Rotterdam and Hamborg
LIVERPOOL SERVICE.
'PERSKUS":
14th Fab For Liverpool. Harts and Cllasgow:
NEW YORK SERVICE.
***TROILUS ****
11th Fab. Er Buston, New York and Baltim
Philippines and Straite
PACIFIC SERVICE,
(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA.)
"PROTESILAUS” ⠀ 28th Jan, Pia Victoria, Festtle and Vansonicar-
•IKION ***** 10th Feb For Victoria, Bestäle and VanGONTET, INWARD SERVICE.
"AJAX"A" Dos 20th Jan, For B'hal, Moji, Hobe, T'bans & Otaro
CALOHAS Duo 28th Jan For Bal, Moji, Kobe, Yokohama, DREAM Otaru and Vladivostock
Epecially reduced farck are quoted for cargo steamers with Imited passenger accommodation.
For freight, passage rates and information apply to the undermentioned.
All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com pany's Bill of Lading
Butterfield & Swire,
Agents.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
AUSTRALIA - Calling at Manila (P, In)), Thursday 16, Cairnt, Townsville,
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