THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19,
1933,
P.&O.-British India Apcar and
Eastern & Australian Lines
(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLANDI. MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.
TAKING
CARGO FOR
THE CHINA MAIL,
THE GHOST SHIP
<Contiuned from Pag- 10.)
His neck grew red above his cul- jar, and I was afraid I'd gone too fur: but after a while he got his j'eath was a gruni.
"Joan Simmons," he
sajd, "If
[ you've conw down here this windy and
STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA. CEYLON, INDIA. PERSIAN GULF, night to talk a lot of fool's
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talk,
we were
crimson
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SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK THE BUNSHINE ROUTE 19 Days To San Francisco Via Shanghit, Kobe Yokohama and Heroinla
Fortnightly sailings:- Pres. McKinley Oct. 24, midnight Pres. Hoover ..Nor. 7, midnight Free. Taft.....No. 21. midnight Pren. Coolidge ..Dec. 5, midnight Pres. Pleree....Dec. 19, midnight
EUROPE
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SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE 17 Days To Seattle Via Shanghai, Kobe, and Yokohama
Fortnightly sailinga:--
Pres. Jefferson Oct. 27, midnight I'res Grant
....Nov. 10, midnight Pres. Cleveland Nov. 24, midnight Pres. Jackson ....Dec. 8, midnight Pres. Jefferson Dec. 22, midaight
MANILA ·
walking the plank and
a decent murders-things which sailor should know nothing about wo
It is not until we come to the "Ah, yes," said landlord, "It's to- that it seemed to me that for all night he goes true enough, and his manners Captain had been more draw for the 15 winners of
treated me of (mind you, though he
a pirate than 21. gentleman 1,000,000 fr. prize that any atton- handsome over the rent, I'm not sure inariner. But to draw sense out of tion is paid to the initial letters. hard sa picklog At this point one draw will be made s a loan to the village. I don't that boy was as hold with gentrice who fetch their cherries off a crab-tree.
to indicate a Sgure, a second to in- One silly tale ho had that be kept dicate a letter. This process will be' dink from London Instead of help- ling local traders to get their living." on drifting back to, and to hear him repeated fourteen times, Finally.1
rum you would have thought that it was for the winner of the first prize of "It you haven't got any
the only thing that happened to him, 5,000,000 fr., or £60,000, one num ke him." I said to draw him out.
his life. "We was at anchor," ber and one letter will be drawn.
Big Publicity Drive would say, "off an island called the
One of the greatest publicity the Basket of Flowers, and
ailors had caught a lot of parrota and
teaching them to drives in the history of Europe was Up and down the weeks, up launched to "boost" the lottery, but swear.
decks, and even before the first series was ou the down
was sale it was decided to call a halt in uned the Janguage they | you've wasted a journey."
this campaign. So popular hnd the dreadful. Then
looked BC
up Well, of course, then I had Lo and saw the masts of the Spanish; iottery become that further publicity smooth him down with praising his ship outside the harbour. Outside, was unnecessary.
The secretariat of the lottery is rum and Heaven forgive me for the harbour they were, so we throw
Quarter i swearing was better than Cap-the parrots to the sea and sailed situated in the old Latin
the For the like of that rum no out to fight. And all the parrots Square of Saint Sulpice, on
Ren and the south side of the Seine. The man living lips have tasteu save mine were drowned in the and parson's, But somehow or language they used was dreadful."jentrusted with the huge task of other brought landlord round, and That's the sort of boy he was, supervision is M. Guiraud, secretary- presently we must have a glass of nothing but silly talk of parrots general of the Lottery Committee. nis best to prove its quality. when we asked him about the fight-lupon whom the duty has fallen in "Bent that if you can!" he cried, ing. And we never had a chance of his capacity na Central Receiver of the Seine. M. and we both raised our glasses to teaching him better, for two days the Finances of
typical Government our mouths only to step half-way after he ran away again, and hasn't Guiraud is a
official, short and round, with 霖 and lok at each other in amaze. been seen since.
red very
face and military
And now the Dollar Steamship Lines announce their Hong Kong t For the wind that had been howing
New York, all water scenic trip, n. tower-than-ever cosin. To the East That's my story, and I assure you
moustache.
Coast of America, via the Panama Canal and with a visit to Havana outside like an outrageous dog bad that things like that are happening
G$320. Only four officials, including M. First Class G$576, Tourist Class The ship all a sudden turned as melodious at Fairfield all the time.
Never before hus it been possible to travel on these modern luxury Tas the card boys of fl Christmas has never come back, but somehow Guiraud, direct the organisation of
you to-day. Step aboard a friend take this opportunity to make you jas people grew older they seem to the lottery. The actual work of pre-liners at rates as low as Chose offered of these windy aring and issuing the tickets fails President Liner ni liong Kong and Martha," think "Surely that's not my whispered langbord; Martau being nights, she'll come sailing in over to Government clerks used to the rip to New York conveniently and inexpensively.
of Issuing Government; his great aunt that lived in the loft the edges with all the lost ghosts routine
Winning numbers will be Ioverhead.
board. Well, when she comes, i bonds.
The one published in the newspapers. There's he welcome. ROLO The 'she'll
grown holder has only to report himself ndon, Hamburg)) wind hurst it open so that the nandle 'ghost-lass
w*• driven clean into the pluster of tired of waiting for her lad to re-st the secretariat with his treket to
But the wall.
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY |(in's
DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)
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17,000)
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Destination
A Loutora Bombay. Marseilles & London
*
Marand Havre, London, Hamburg.
Referlam. Antwerp & full.
Marseilles London Pombay, Bombay. Marseilles &
& London Barseille Havre, Lundan, Hamburg,
& Hull. 'dam. 16th Dec. 1ombay, & London. 19th Dec. Thumbny. Marseilles & London
Marseilles. 6th Jan.
& Hul Marseille & London Marseilles &
& London.
27th KI
Jan
Sjukan ded Fol
12000 10th Feb 1,000 17th Feb
1
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We wom to the door,
that
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that as never
RAY Harste tandon,
Hamburg about that at the me; for over our out on the green, straining her puer
saran "ery &
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& Hull. & London. Marevilles, Harvre, London, Hambur,,
Butterdam. Antwerp & Hall. an. Marcelles & London.
HoYIT.
HOME
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& London.
& London 17.000 7th Apr. Mark & London 21st Apr. Marselle & Landun
HITRAL
BANCHI
ARYHAGE
1.6(50)
Cargo only.
1 Calle Dagblanen.
We aide't think | turn.
aeads, sailtag very
Every night you' see her claim his prize.
M. Guiraud has estimated
comfortably eyes with
that, looking for the mast-such was the enthusiasm to buy tie-i
A faithful kets, the first issue could have been through the windy stars, was the hights among the sture. ship that had passed the summer in ass you'd call her, and I'm thinking covered fifteen times over.
That suggests that 30.000,000 landlord's field. Her portholes and you'd be right. her hay-window were blazing with
Landlord's feld wasn't a penny tickets could be sold in sucessive French government ¡nents, and there was a noise of wing-the worse for the visit, but they desertea if the |ing and fidding on her decks. "He's say that since then the turnips that extends the lottery thus far which go" shatted landlord above the have been grown in it have tasted will mean about £10,000,000 at par
far the Exchequer. starmi. "and he's taken half the vil of rum. lage with him!" 1 could only and in
Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers at Cargo to Cun-jswer, not having lungs like bel-
stantinople, Pireaus, Snipraw what liber Levant Porte l
Kladivial Mull Steamship Co
MŁAWA
SANTHIA
TAKADA
steamers of the
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
SIRDHANA
LALMA
TILAWA
1933.
28th Out. 11th Nov. 7,00 24th Nov. *.000 9th De 10,000 23 De
6th Jun 10.000
Sagapure, Penang & Cal utin. Mitig spare. Pinning & Chatta "Rajure. F. nang & Calenttu Singapore, Penang & Cutt Singapore, Penang & Calcutta Penang & Calcutta Sengadore
hows of leather.
tor morning we were able to nieasure the strength of the storm. and over and above my pigsty there was damage enough wrought in the village to keep us busy. True al in that the children had to break down no branches for the firing that au- nin, since the wind had strewn the woods with more than they could (curry away'. Many of our ghosts were scattered abroad, but this time very few came back, all the young inen having sailed with Captain; and not only ghosts, for a poos half-wit-
led that he had stowed himself awar for perhaps shipped as cabin-boy, not
B.I. Apcar Line stramers have excellent accommodation for red lad was missing, and we reckon - 1st and 2nd class passengers.
EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, knowing any better.
NELLORE
+
TANDA
SANRIN
NELLORE
VANDA NANKIN
1983.
3rd Nov.
7,000
2nd Dec, 7,000
7,000 80th Deo. 7,000 3rd Feb.
3rd Mar 7,000
7,000 30th Mar.
What with the iumentations of |the ghost-girls and the grumblings of families who had lost an ances- tor the village was upset for u Mana, Itabaul Brisbane, Sydney & while, and the funny thing was that
Melbourne
Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong
and Hong Kong to Australla.
Hong Kong to Sydney 15 days
11 Shanghol and Japan
Frequent connections from Australia with the following
it was the folk who had complained 201 of the carrying8-on} of the youngsters, who made most noira now that they were gone.
hadn't 2013 sympathy with shoemaker or butcher, who ran about saying how much they miss-
The Union 8.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdon in Newed their luds, but it made me grieve
Zealand. Vancouver, San Francisco, cle
The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The P. & O. Branch Service af steamers to London via Spez
The New Zealand Shipping Company's stemmers for Southampton London vis Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
SANTRIA COMORIN SOMALI
TAKADA
CHITRAL CHITRAI TANDA TANDA
RANCHI
SIRDHANA
1933
8,000 10th Oct. 15,000 19th .Oct. 6,800 1st Nor. 7,000
2nd Nov. 15.000 3rd Nov. 5th Nov. 7,000
17th Nw. 8,000 17th Nov. 10,000 20th Nov. 15.000 1st Dec.
10.000 18th Dee.
17.000
to hear the poor bereaved girls tail- ing their lovers by name on the
and village green at nightfall. It didn't secu fair to me that they should have lost their men a second time, after giving up life in order to ioin' them, as like as not. Still, not even a spirit can be sorry for ever, and after a few months we made up pur mind that the folk who had sailed in the ship were never coming back. and wo didn't talk about it any inore.
Amus S'hai Moji Kube & Osako Shanghai. Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai. Kobe & Tokohama. Amoy S'hai Moji Kobe & Osaka, Shanghai. Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, Shanghai. Kobe & Yokohams Amoy S'hai Moji Kobe & Osaka.
Yokohama. Slughai, Kobe
S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Oanks. Ainay, Sunaghal Kobe Yokohama. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama, 6,500 28th Dec, Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama
Shanghai, Moji, Kaba & Yokohama,
RANGALORE 6.000 20th Nov.
TALMA
CARTHAGE
NALDERN
BHUTAN CORFU
·BEHAR RANPURA 'SOUDAN RAWALPINDI *SOUDAN
20th Dec.. 15,000
1984... 6,500 707 17.000 12th Jaa. 6,800 24th. Jan. 12.000 26th Jan,») 6,800 24th Jan.
* Cargo only,
Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe 4 Yokohams. Shanghai, Kobe & YokohamA, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.
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