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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
THE CHINA MAIL.
PURPLE CAP
(Continued from page 7.)
"A szil! A sail,”
CONSIGNEES.
LLOYD TRIESTINO.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
"CONTE VERDE"
Steamer From TRIESTE VENICE, BRINDISI, PORT SAID, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, AND SINGAPORE.
Bloods it down on the defence. Font
(wain. A sudden hush fell on the
he
ple Cap had forgotten all: forgot sound of steel on steel had broken ten that Christmas night three again upon the air, drowning the years ago in Bristol City... for sound of heavy breathing and the gotten his little daughter, and Purple Cap stood before his cap
noaning of the wounded. Gradually quiet fell upon the tain, holding the Spaniard's blade with CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby ship, and only the creaking beams his and turning the point of danger informed that all Goods are being and splash of water disturbed the ford robbed of his prey, of the Hong Kong and Kowloon
from Bloodcross,
landed at their risk Into the Godowns silence of the night. Somewhere pressed quickly forward to the attack. Whart & Godown Company, Ltd, at ahead rich merchantment of Spain He knew that were pressing forward into the tro-the chief should fight his own: ducis wharves delivery may be
by the rules of pirates Kowloon, whenes and/or from the
obtained. pical night laden with spices, wines, unaided, but there was woven stuffs and gold. The Dayed him there were no laws of God or
Optional Cargo will not be landed the
a gleam in English captain's eye that, warns here, unless notice has been given 48 Dream haunted these routes that man
houre prior to vesel's arrival, but that he merchantmen would take and, as the Spaniard with narrow eyes withstood final port of call to which the option would keep. The carried on from port to port to the thief awaits his victim down anarls Cap's onslaught. The girate extanda, pë alley, was hidden in the shadows
chief- had staggered to his feet, and No claims will be admitted after jas
Brain Spaniard defended himself the Goods have left the Godown, and Purple Cap's fresh attack all Goods remaining undelivered after whirling his cutlass in the the 12th instant, will be subject to A bell was struck, waking the less Spaniard's head and deft his ale ship to life. Bloodcross's great skull in
All claims against the veel must figure, suddenly roused from its
presented to the undersigned on or or they will doorway. Against a blood-red sun-liked it, but it was best for a man Goods are to be left in the Godowns. seen the treacherous blow and not. All brokes, chafed, and damaged rise the sombre sails of a mer to keep its own counsel with Blood- where they will be examined on the chantman stood out, stark and for cross The Dutchman was the first to 12th instant, at 10 am. by our aur {midable.
speak,
teyorn, Mears Goddard & Douglas. Then the Captain spoke.
"If that was an Englishman's blow, In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- I'm glad they name me Dutchman!" signees are requested to inform the "To your posta, my numb-skull- Bloodcross turned to him, his ent. Imports & Exports Office hearties! There's a prize that's ass red and silver, heid lightly in his have such goods for examination.
that they worth a fortune in our pockets! hand.
No Fire Insurance has been effect There's meat ahead to fill our beloftends you," he sneered, "I should Bill of Lading will be countersign-
"If you have seen something that ed lies and wine running red and melbe inconsolable should you see gained by low! Move to it, my hearties-what might offend auch gentle eyes there's butchers' work for those as your...
That being so. who hunger!"
With a sudden movement of his arm he whipped his cutlass in a dead- The ships approached each other swing The Dutchman stepped! wartly, closer and closer. Blood-ck, but before he staggered to the deck the pirate's blade had cut meroes cross roared the word, and every his eyes. cannon on the port side burst into "The ship is ours, my beauties!" action. Purple Cap was bringing Bloodcross shouted. "Ship the good Day Dream alongside the prey. Al-Jamalce rum and tranship her carge!" ready the men had left the guns, and were preparing the grappling the heat of noonday Bloodeross's fare Bloodcross stood quietly watch The men had hurried to do his bid-
was shining like a polished tankard. The Steamship ing the scene with one hand grip-ding, and already food and merchan- ping bis cutlass; with the other hedise were passing from one ship to formed that all goods are being land-
the other. was twisting the ring that pierced
Furialswain.
ed at their risk into the hazardous his car. Suddenly he moved. "Have less
Cap knelt beside the sight- and/or extra hazardous Godowns of at them, boya !".
"Is that you, Silent One?" the Godown Co., Ltd. whence and/or from The Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and The words had hardly passed man whispered in his agony. from his lips before the roar of friend.
God of Vengeance acts silently, my No claims will be admitted after *The the wharves delivery may be obtained the Spaniards' cannon belehed into Purple Can; it is frightening when all Goods remaining undelivered after New hold my hand, old the Goods have left the Godswas, and the air. They loomed alongside darkness falls at daytime." now, and the merchantman tower- ed above them, rendering their can non useless against their lesser foc. The grappling irons were cast and the crew of the Day Dream, like the hungry wolves they were, swarnied in a pack up the sides and Jun to the Spaniard's decks.
musings, became outlined in his pirates. There were those who had not be recognised.
circle before the Sist instant,
..of
irons for action.
Purple Cap watched his Captain, and in the servant's eyes lurked the
bitterness of death. So often had
he seen the giant figure thus smil ing to the smell of powder and bar ing his teeth to the taste of blood. He was among the Spaniards now, hacking right and left with his great cutlass, swinging it in a half circle, and when it met resis tance, decapitating limbing, and all the time laughing as the warm blood splashed his shinning face, Bloodcross, with Purple Cap bo- side him, stood, dangerous and de Giant, giving blow for blow and sometimes bending likely to drop A dagger in the man he'd wounded, as the fellow dropped back on the deck.
1
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+ The sun had risen overhead and in
DODWELL & CO., LTD. Hong Kong, 6th May, 1933.
Agents.
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
"BENREOCH" Consignees of cargo are hereby la
the 9th May, 1933, will be subject to
The man cleared his voice. "May rent darkness overtake the rotten soul of
Bloodcross before God does another be presented to the Undersigned on or deed! You hear me, friend? In say- before the 23rd May, 1933, or they All claims against the steamer must ing his life today, you took away my will not be recognized. own." bik eyes there was that which boder where they will be examined on the Purple Cap remained silent, but in Goods are to be left in the Godowns, All broken, chafed, and damaged for Bloodcrons. "Press my hand this once with all Goddard & Douglas.
8th May, 1933, at, 10 a,m., by MessTE: the weight. of your body. Purple Cap, for there is no hope in me," the man ed Warehouse Regulations consiguece To comply with the General Bond- whispered. felt the other grip tighten on the goods are examined.
As Purple Cap pressed forward he tendance
must have a Revenue Omeer
when damaged dagger in his hands, and as he bent No Fire Insurance has been effect- forward the pointed blade carried the ed
soul to eternity.
Bille of Lading will be counteraign- GIEB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD., Agents.
Gently, and under his captain's ed by owning glance, Purple Cap carried the boatswain's body across the deck and lowered it into an empty sca chest.
Hong Kong, 2nd May, 1033.
in st
dutiable
was thrown from one ship to the THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD,
Throughout the day merchandise other: great bales of silk were swung and landed broken on the Day Dream:
COPENHAGEN. jewels and the spices of the Indies. The Danish Motor Vessel, food, drink and cazka; great chests of
"DANMARK"
*
* *
Evening fell with the Day Dream having arrived lying in the cool shadow of the Hamburg, Gothenburg, Antwerp and (from Copenhagen, Spanish ship, The men laid off the Genom) consignees of cargo are hereby work Lo -brosch the good Jamaica informed that all goods casks, and the cries of drunken men landed and placed at their risk into the It was thus that the Spanish cap were carried far over the sea on the hazardous and/or extra hazardous те being tain found his rival, and in the evening breeze. heat of battle the two men stood to Bloodcross lay back. In his cabin. loon Wharf & Godown Co. and Row-
Godowns of The Hong face each other. Bloodcross was
exhausted, in a drunken sleep. Out, delivery, can be obtained as soon as Ltd., where no swordsman, but his heavy cut-side the ship's lantern threw beams
light across the poop.
goods are landed an lass was likely to break the Span 12th May lard's frail blade before the fight shadows, meditating; and in his goods remaining undelivered after
No claims will be admitted Purple Cap was curled up in the goods have Jeft the Godowns and all after the 7th June
was under way.
thoughts he wondered what instinet Surrender, Bloodcross shouted, in orthlear life. Subconsciously
had prompted him to save his
12th May, 1933, at 4 p.m. will b "and maybe I will give you quar- he knew that some power was guid-goods are to be left in the Godown,
subject to rent.
All broken, chafed and damaged ter!"
ing him to No reply came from the thin, pale-future when revenge, sweeter than Messrs. Anderson & Ashe on the A day somewhere in the where they will be examined by faced Spaniard, only a look of open life itself, would come to hand. Those 11th May, 1988, at 10 am.. contempt for the man must have years ago, that Christmas day still, so blood, to urmistice would be respect Bloodcross breaking down the cabin be presented to the Underaigned within clear in his memory, the drunken
All claims against the vessel must ed, even if the aggressor could hold door, his daughter's try
ten days of the abipa arrival, or they his crew.
that followed
and all will not be recognised, Purple Cap's hand.. As the two rival captains fuced moved slowly to his mouth. That Big Fore nuance will be effected, each other, the Spaniard with a faint cry thise years ago lie seamed to of Lading will be countersign. smile on his face and the pirate lick- hear it now, Ing bis Bps greedily, the others fell Thon something harsher joined the back from their butchery and formed cry, and there came the sound of two circle round the fight. In that ring ships scraping sides, and Purple Cap of Timy
poking forward the was on his feet.
no
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As he stepped, put of the shadow Backwards and forwards, the ecol hand caught him by the neck 5th June Spaniards word darting under the "Here, lazy one, lead me to your cap- swinging cutlass And now and then tain, and quickly-I have no time to
touching the pirate's heavy body, the waste it from the won
thin Toledo blade held its own, and
As the
poop
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the Spaniard's well-directed thrusts fell on the stranger's-fase Purple Can Heights are referred to the datum of 19th May under the flashing cutlass were prick recognised Ben Alan, one of the most the largest scale Admiralty chart of
**ing, the, pirate into blind Blood powerful pirates of the Caribber, He
cross
Contralort was quick to reallsee, that Ben and him the-pixos vand should” be added to
forward pushed
in quick-footed adversary,
"Careful, my, litas
nin-cushioni
cried, "In case I tako
come
frigate of thirty suns must have
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cross ved hand cursing streamed through to
depths, unless preceded by an asterisk
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Date
foully pressed the Spaniard back and Bon Aisa announced himself to Close to their feet wounded man the sleeping captain
Vlay dying. One of the crew drew the lid From inside the cable the voices Sat. 24th May wreich side and silenced him, In came louder Bloodcross had
hir padaing the man had
18th May of bipod.
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