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"No, I didn't. *After all, thought, there wasn't much to make a song about, except that, after the two of them had passed out of my sight, I hadn't seen the fisherman again. In fact, I shouldn't have botnered you with the story at all. if another rather odd thing hadn't happened. I've discovered quite
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He glanced at his watch.
"And I'm leaving in half an hour.tral instead of at the Licensing Office, 1st Floor, G.P.O. as at pre- Given this new circumstance, what sent. would be your advice?".
"I think," said Chiltern, "that. you ought to tell the police; or at rate write to them fully about
all you know."
Wentworth glanced at me.
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From
Tons Hong Kong
About
14.31.
6,000 12th Aug. 17,000
12th Aug. BANGALORE 6.000 19th Avg.
17,000 26th Aug.
MIRZAPORE
RAJPUTANA
RANCHI
CARTHAGE
**BHUTAN
NALDERA CORFU **SOUDAN
MANTUA
RAWALPINDI **BURDWAN
COMORIN
CHITRAL
**SOMALI
RANCHI
CARTHAGE
"BANGALORE
14,000 9th Sept.
Destination
Straits Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marreilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg,
R'dam, Antwerp & Hull.. Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London.
6,000 16th Sept. Ho
18.000 23rd Sept.
14.000
7th Oct.
14th 6.800
Oct.
London, H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp
& Hell. Marseilles & London.
Marseilles & London.
London, Hamburg,
11.000 21et Oct FANEwerp & Hall.
16.000 4th Nov.
6,000 11th Nov.
15,000 18th Nov. 15,000 6,800
9th Dec.
17,000 16th Dec. 14,000 30th Dec. 6,000 6th Jan.
& London. Marseilles & London.
London, Hamburg,
ontwerp & Hall.
Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamborg,
R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
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"And you?"
"I agree," I said, "with Chiltern." He looked at old Joe..
"Well," said Joe, “as you're justĺ off, I suppose that's the right thing! to do. But if you'd had time, I think I'd have suggested asking the fellow for an explanation.”
Wentworth smoked for a momentį fand then looked soberly at Darenth. "Well, Mr. Darenth," he said, what is the explanation 7′′-
There Was a little sound as Chiltern turned sharply in his chair. Old Joe leaned forward an inch and dropped back. Darenth's dark eyes | were fixed upon Wentworth.
"You must have been pretty well bidden," he said.
"I was."
Darenth lit a cigarette,
"Did you know. that Croome was at the Foreign Office?"! Wentworth nodded.
"So the newspaper said.” "Well, he'd been selling conj fidential papers for nearly a year: It was definitely established on June: the 4th. They knew he was a friend of mine. In fact, he was engaged to my sister. So they let
I left him standing| me tell him. beside the pool."
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FRIDAY,
AUGUST
AUGUST
Japan and Shanghai Australia and Manila. Japan and Shangbai Manila
SATURDAY AUGUST
10.
Yinyo Maru
11.
Kajputana .Changte
.Tatsuta Maru
„Pres. Cleveland 12.
Shanghai Shangha!
.Mirzapore
Conte Rosso
SUNDAY, AUGUST
13.
Straits
.Philactetes
MONDAY AUGUST
14.
Shanghai
Japan and Shanghai
Japan Japan Shanghai
Saigon
.*Menestheus
Delagos Maru Tantalus ...Akita Maru
.....Helenas
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 15.
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SAN FRANCISCO, NEW
:. YORK THE SUNSHINE ROUTE-18 Days
To San Francisco Via Shanghai, Kobe Tokohama and Honolula Fortnightly sailings!----
Pres. Coolidge Ang. 16 6 a,12. Pres. McKinley .......Aug. 30, 6 sim. Pres. Hoover ....Sept. 13, 6.a.m.
...SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE 17 Days To Seattle Via Shanghal, Kobe and Yokohama
Fortnightly sailings —
Pres. Cleveland- Aug. 11, midnight Pres. Jackson ..Áng. 25, midnight Prez, Jefferson Sept.: 8, `midnight
Pres. Lincoln...Sept. 26, midnight | Pres. Grant ...Sept. 22, midnight
EUROPE
NEW YORK
Via Manila, Singapore, Calamba, Bombay, Sciex
the Mediterranean
and
т
Pres. Van Buren ....Aug. 19, 8 sim. Pres. Garfield ..........Sept. 2, 8 a.m. Pres. Polk
Sept. 16, 8 a.m. Pres. Adam Sept 30, 8 p.m.)
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TRAVEL, IN COMFORT.
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Swatow (Continued from Page 6). Amoy
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9.
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PACIFIC COAST U.S.A.
WEDNESDAY,
10,
10 a..
The
* Cargo only.
† Calla Casablanca. ‡ calls Karachi.
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mal! Steamship Co.
ITILAWA
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SANTHIA TAKADA SIRHANA
TALMA
• Cails Rangoon
1933.
10,000 19th Ang. 2nd Sept. -8,000
7,000 18th Sept, 8,000 30th Sept. 10,000 14th Oct.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
+ Calls Port Swettenham
B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for 1st and 2nd class passengers.
British submarine flotilla, Straits waich some twelve years ago was Shanghai and Japan
*U.S.A., *Central and *South America and Europe via Van- couver B.C.
the most formidable of its kind. now Swatow, Amoy and Formosa ..... ranks only sfth, and as but three Shanghai, Japan Honolulu, Canada, new boats are built each year to re- place the large number of war- built craft that are becoming in- effective through age, our relative strength in this arm must continue to decline
Shortage of Man-Power
THURSDAY,
It is a mistake to assume that Hoihow, Pakhoi and Haiphong ...
In
AUGUST
Van Heutaz Carthage
Deli Maru
10 2.0. .10.30 am.
Empress of Japan (Duè Vancouver B.C., Aug. 29). Parcels
..Aug. 10, 5 p.m. Registrations ..Aug. 11, 9.15 3. Letters AUGUST 11.
Klungchow
WATER RETURN.
The Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on August 1, 1933, are as follows:
10 a.ra.
ISLAND WATER WORKS.
1032
1933
10.30 am. Tytam Byewash
Tytam
Level
Level
Tytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk
Level
Level
G.P.O.
Pokfulam (Due Marseilles, September 8.1 Aberdeen Lower Aberdeen Upper
Wong Nei Chung Level
B' OTB
Level
"B" indicates "Below Overflow."
tae submarine is of dubious value Straits, Ceylon, India, *Mauritius, for Britian naval purposes.
East and South Africa, Aden, certain conditions it сат render
Egypt and Europe via Marseiller Rajputana inestimable service, and unless abolished by international agree.
main an integral component of the Fleet.
More serious evon than the dearth |
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, ment the under-water craft will re-
TANDA NANKIN
NELLORE
Parcels
K.P.O.
.Aug. 11, 4.30 p.m. Registrations...Aug. 12, 9 a.m. Letters .....Aug. 12, 10 am. of modern cruisers, destroyers, and Shanghai, Japan, Canada, U.S.A.,
7,000 30th Sept.Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & submarines is the shortage of man-
7,000
1983.
2nd Sept.
TANDA
NANKIN NELLOME
7,000 3rd Nov. 7,000 2nd Dec.
7,000 30th Dec. 7,000 3rd Feb.
Melbourn
During the four power.
years ending in 1931 the Navy's personnel was reduced by 10,000 offers and en. The total now stands at 91,400, which is 16,000 less than
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan the United States total, and only and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney ––– 10 days,
Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-
3,000 above the Japanese.
It is unofficially estimated that
The Union S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New we are at least 20,000 short of the Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The P. & 0: Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O, Branch Service of steamers to London via. Suez.
#minimum number required to man the active Fleet and its auxili- aries on a war footing. Whereas
Central and South America and *Europe vin Victoria B.C. and *Europe via Siberia
Letters for "Bandoeng-Amsterdam
Air Mail Service"
K.P.O.
Registrations Letter
4.30 p.m.
Parcels
.Aug. 11, 5 p.m. Letters
10.30 a.m Registrations Aug. 12, 9,45 a.m.
President Cleveland
HONG KONG TIDES.
Time Meridian 120 deg. E. (Zone- 3); ooh, is midnight, 12h. Is noon. Heights are referred to the datum of Level
the largest scale Admiralty chart of Lever the place and should be added to Level
depths, unless preceded by an asterisk 32'11") when they should be subtracted.
Level:
August 9 to 16, 1938... L
Contents in Millions of Gallons. 1882 394.80. 22.40
Tytam Intermediate, 195.90
1983
Date
High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard He
Times. ..
Times.
August H. M.. F. H. M. F.
384.80 Wed. 9. 00 04 4.9 04 44 2.5 11 16.7.0 17 59 13 Thurs: 10.00 35 5.0 05 35 2,6 68 6.2 18 30 17
Tytam
Tytam Byewash
22.40 195.00
Tytam Tuk
1,419,00
740.42
Wong Nel Chung. Pokfulam
80.34
65.00
22.93 66.00 Fri
171.51 178.23
Bat.
(Due Victoria B.C., Aug. 29, Parcels
3 p.m.
Aberdeen Upper Registrations
4.15 p.m.Aberdeen Lower
Rajputana
G.P.O. Registrations....Aug. 11, 5 p.m. .Aug. 12, 9 am.
5 pm
5 p.m. Letters Letters SATURDAY. AUGUST 12,
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and it would be possible to build a 'Australia (except places North of London via Panama Canal
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
"TANDA
*BHUTAN CARTHAGE. SANTHIA TAKADA NALIPERA
NANKIN *SOUDAN CORFU
MANTUA
*BURDWAN
RAWALPINDI
COMORIN
SOMALI CHITRAL
1932.
7,000 8th Aug.
Noon 6,000 11th Aug. 14.000 10th Aug, 8,000 10th Aug- 7,000 24th Aug. 10.000 24th Aug,
7,000 3rd Sept 6,800 6th Sept 14,000 70 Sept 11,000 21st Sep
6,100
17.000
4th Oct. 6th Oct.
15,000 20th Oct
0,800 15,000
* Cargo only,
1st Nov. 3rd Nov.
Shanghai, Moji, Yokkaichi, Nagoya,
Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Onaka, Amoy, Shai, Moj Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yhams
Kobe & Yokohama Kobe & Yokohama. Hoji, Kobe & Yokohama. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Kobe & Yokohama.
Sam Robe & Tokobama..
Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Erbe & Yokohama.
All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice.
(battleship or a cruiser in two years Brisbane)
and Nez Zealand via
Rajputana
or less, traned officers and ratings Singapore and Brisbane
cannot be produced at short notice.
Hence, the deficit in man-power
is the most disturbing feature of
the naval situation.
Result Of Drastic Economy
Registration
From time to time The Daily Sandakan....... Telegraph has published disclosures Straita, Ceylon, India,
East and South Africa, concerning the grave handicap which is imposed on naval training
Europe via Brindisi by the slender allowance of fuel and practice ammunition now in force. Except on rare occasions, our war- ships have to steam at very low speeds, and the limited number of
9.30 a.m 10 a.m.
Total Storage 2,289.95 1,605.68 Consumption of water in the City Sun and Hill District in millions of gallons" during the month of July are follow
1932. Consumption
....... 244.88* Estimated population 383,500 Consumption - perize
head per day ...... 29.0
Includes 127.95 millon
from Mainland
11
11. 01 50 5.1 06 31 2.6
* 12 38 5.4 18:54 21
1201 36. 6.1,07, 40 2,0
13 15 45 19 09 25
18,
.. 02 as Mon. 14.
: 16
1983 295.59* 388,500
Toes. 15
· 23,0°
gallons
& con-
1939
(Due Brisbane, September 2).
July, 1932-From Let to
to Bist (To connect with the Bs. "Nieuwstant street fountain supply was oper
In All Rider: Main Districta, ated Zealand" at Singapore: leaving July, 1983. Constant supply in all Singapore on August 19).,
Districts during the whole month. MAINLAND WATER WORKS.
1982 Level Kowloon Mato Kowloon Byewash Level 21-23 Shek, Li Pui Level 010
Level Shine Mun Reception Level
"B" indicates "Below Overňow":
Contents in... Millions of Gallona.
8.46 m. Lekiera www.zz. ** Hinsang Mauritius, Egypt and
Conte Rosso
(Due Brindisi, September
G.P.O.
·K.P.O.
Registrations Letters
8 p.m.
Registrations Letters
Sp.m,
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18.
rounds Ared by the big guns in the Bangkok via Swatow course of a year must make it Foochow via Swatow difficult to maintain a high atan Swatow, Amoy and Formosa". dard of shooting.
TUESDAY,
A complete exposure of the effects! Fort Bayard, Hoihow, Pakhof “and produced on the Navy by years of Haiphong
drastic economy could not fall to Shanghal
excite profound alarm. There Is Straits, Ceylon,, India Mauritius, Ino doubt whatever that the Navy is
and Europe via Marseilles
thoroughly efficient in proportion to
its size and having regard to the advanced age of much of it.
All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans or Panka Louvre System, Steamers on London 'and 'Australian Lines are fitted with Litundries, Parcels measuring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be received at the Cons- material. ?. On the other hand, it is "pany's Grips up to Noon on the day previous to sailing, den manned demonstrably inadequate, for the
For further Information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, etc, apply to
protection of that seaborne trade
MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,
P. 4 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C., Hong Kong.
Agenta
on which the life of the nation de- pends.
K.P.O.
Registrations:
Letters
tow, Amoy and Foochow
*Superscribed
352.50
185.50
110.49
33.18
8.15 p.m.
-1982- -1938
Kowloon Main
852.56
Kowloon Pyewash
Kwangchow Yusang Canton. Maru AUGUST
Shek Li Puf
116.10
*112.68
-9am. 9 am
Shing Man Reception 38.16
15.
Tonkin
Andre. Lebon
1 p.m. pm.
Menestheus
(Due Marseilles, Sept. 18).
G.P.O.
Registration Letters
Hatyang
1:45 pm 2.30 pm.
$87.25 Total Storage
609.02 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions of gallons during the month of July is as follows: fill d
1982 1983 Coton 177.00 220.02 Consumption
Estimated populadon 302,250
Consumption De
876,050
head per day 18,0 223 Constant supply in all districte dar. ing July, 1982 and,, 1933,
The reports of the Government Bac teriologist and Analyst shew that the quality of the water is satisfactory
Total rainfall-recorded by Royal Ob- Fervatory from January 1, 1982, to July 81, 1932 61.945; from--January- 1. 1989, to July 21, 1988, 88,775,
07 2.7
2.5
· 02.03 6.1 09.00 -2.6 13. 65
48 5.3
08, 40 BA
12 11 22
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