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THE CHINA MAIL.
A TIGER'S SKIN
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with it. Smith fell down at once, and afore we could 'élp ourselves the. door was open, the tramp was in- side, and John Biggs was running up the road, shouting 'is hardest.
"We 'ad the door closed afore you could wink a'most and then, while the tramp lay in a corner 'aving brandy, Mrs. Smith got a bowl of water and a sponge and knelt down bathing 'er husband's 'ead with it.
"Did you see the tiger ses Bill Chambers.
?
""See it?' ses the tramp, with a jahiver. Ob. Lord!"
"He made signs for more brandy, und Henery Walker, wot was acting ns landlord, without being asked, gave it to "Im.
That Lucky Scout
Paul A. Sipis. Erie (Pa.) ses scout who sccompanied Rear Admiral Byrd on his first Antarctic explors. tion in off with the expedition again -thin time na oficial biologist. He is shown in his polar furn
CONSIGNEES.
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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
Steamer,
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From TRIESTE. VENICE, BRINDISI PORT SAID, BOMBAY, COLOMBO
& SINGAPORE.
CONSIGNEES of Cargó are hereby informed that all Goods are being Handed at their risk into the Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godowe Company, Ltd., st Kow- fort, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.
Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 bours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to part to the final port of call to which the option extends.
No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and all 3oods remaining undelivered after the 10th_instant will be subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel musi be presented to the Undersigned on or |before the 18th instant, or they will
not be
recognised.
All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowna. where they will be examined on the 10th instant, at 10 am. by our sur- veyors, Mesars, Goddard & Douglas,
In the cass of dutiable cargo. Con- signees are requested to inform the Imports & Exports Office that they have such goods. for examination.
"It chased me for over & mile,' ses the tramp; "my 'cart's breaking." "He gave a groan and fainted right off. A terrible faint it was, too, and for some time we thought 'e'd never come round agin. First they poured brandy down is throat, then gin, and then beer, and still l'e didn't come round, but lay quiet "He saw the policeman, Wilham with 'is eyes closed and a horrible white by name, standing at the amile on 'is face.
back door of the Fox and Hounds' "He come round at last, and with public-house, throwing a 'andful o No Fire Insurance has been effect- nothing stronger than water, which corn to the landlord's fowls, and the ed
Bill of Lading will be countersign Mrs. Smith kept pouring into in first thing Mr. White ses was, 'it's ed by
outh. First thing we noticed was off my beat, he sea.
DODWELL & CO. LTD.,
Agents. "But you might do it in your, that the smile want, then 'is eyes
Hong Kong, 4th Novembar, 1933. opener, and suddenly 'e sat up with spare time, mr. wante ser prene a shiver and gave such a dreadful rick Scott.
'It's very likely that i scream that we thought at first the the tiger'il come back to my him- tiger was on top of us.
l'ouse for the rest of 'em, and he'd Then 'e told us 'one was sit be very surprised if 'e popped in ditch, ead in and see you there waiting for ting washing is shirt in a when he 'eard a snuffling noise and 'im.' saw the 'ead of a big tiger sticking through the edge the other side.! He left is shirt and ran, and 'e said. that, fortunately, the tiger stopped
"He'd 'ave reason to be, sea Po- liceman White, starting at 'im.
""Think of the pralee fou'd get,' said Frederick Scott coaxing like.
to tear the shirt to pieces, else 'is "'Look 'ere, Бен Policeman
last hour would 'ave arrived.
Bec
drinking
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
AUSTRALIAN TRAMP STEAMERS, LTD.
S.
BARUNGA"
From SYDNEY & AUSTRALIAN PORTS.
The above named vessel having AT- that delivery of their cargo must rived, Consignees are hereby inform
White, if you don't take yourself "When e 'nd finished Smith went and that pudding basin off pretty upstairs and looked out of the bed-quick, you'll come along o' me, d'ye be taken from the ship's tackle im- room winders, but 'e couldn't
see! You've been
and mediately the vessel is ready to die- and as fast as the ves- charge some, any signs of the tiger, and 'e said you're in a excited state."
sel can deliver, no doubt it 'ad gone down to the "He gave Frederick Scott a push
If the Consignees fall to take de- village to see wat it could pick up and followed 'Im along the road, and livery of the said goods within the or p'raps it 'ad eaten John Bigge.
every time
Frederick stopped to time and at the rate aforesaid, the
the liberty to dis "However that might be, nobody ask im wot 'e was doing of 'e gave vesact shall have cared to go outside to see, and after im another push to show 'im. charge and store the goods in Godown t the risk and expense of Consignees, it gat dark we liked going 'ume less
"Frederick Scott told us all about All broken,
damaged chafed and than ever.
it that evening, and some of the goods are to be left on board and shall "Up to ten o'clock we did very bravest of us went up to the 'Cau-be examined by our Surveyors, Messrs. well, and then Smith began to talk flower to talk over wol was to be Goddard & Douglas, on application.
Consignees are requested to send inj about in licence. He said it was all done, though we took care to get their Bills of Lading for countersigna.
DODWELL CO. LTD. rubbish being afraid to go 'ome, and 'ome while it was quite light. That that, at any rate, the tiger couldn't night Peter
WAS
Gubbins's two pigaj
to
A Agents.
Hong Kong, 2nd November, 1933.
ent more than one of us, and while went. They were two o' the likeliestures immediately. 'e was doing that there the piga I ever seed, and all Peter Gub- chance for the others to gel 'ome bins could do was to sit up in Bed BLfC.
their Two or three of 'em took a shivering and listening
"'Wat's the Thatter, Henery?' set dislike to Smith that night and told quents as the tiger dragged 'im so.
off. Pretty near all Claybury was one of 'em.
"'Don't ask me,' 528 Henery "The end of it was we all slept round that aty next morning look- in the inp-room that night. Iting at the broken fence. Some of Walker, with a shiver. seemed strange at first, but anything them looked for the tiger's foot-1
'am
""You don't mean to say as 'ow
the
Bill tiger Bes
Answer
was better than going 'ome in the marks, but it was dry, weather and you've seen (Private exchanges to all departments).
couldn't dark, and we all slept till about four they
see any. Nobody Chambers.
didn't "Henery Walker next morning, when we woke up and knew whose turn it would be next, found the tramp 'ad gone and left and the most sensible man there.'im. He got up and walked back'- the front door standing wide open. Sam Jones, wen straight off 'ome ards and for'ards, still with that "We took a careful lookout, and and killed his pig afere 'e went to frightened look in 'is eyes, and once or twice 'e give such a terrible start by-and-by first one started off and work, then another to see whether their "Nobody knew what to do; Farm-thal 'e frightened us 'arf out of our wives and children 'ad been eaten er Hall' said as it was a soldier's wits. Then Bill Chambers took and or not. Not a soul 'ad been touched, job, and 'e drove over to Wickham forced 'im into a chair and give 'im but the wimmen and children was to tell the police so, but nothing two of gin and patted 'im on the that scared there was no doing anycome of it, and that night at ten back, and at last Henery Walker thing with 'em. None o' the chil-minutes to twelve Bill Chambers's got 'is senses back agin and told us- dren would go to school, and they pig went. It was one of the biggest 'ow the tiger ad chased 'im - all sat at 'ome all day with the front pigs ever raised in Claybury, but round and round the trees in Plas winder blocked up with a mattress the tiger got it off as easy as poss!-hett's Wood until 's managed to to keep the tiger out.
ble. Bill 'ad the bravery to look climb up a tree and escape it. He "Nobody liked going to work, but out of the winder when 'e 'eard the said the tiger 'ad kept 'im there for it ad to be done, and as Farmer pig squeal, but there was such a lover an hour, and then suddenly Gill said that tigers went to sleep awful snarling noies that 'e daresn't turned round and bolted off up the
road to Wickham. all day and only came out toward move and or foot.
"It was
a merciful escape, and bit comforted. "Dicky Weed's idea was for people evening we was a Not a soul went up to the "Cauli-with pigs and such-like to keep 'em everybody said so except Sam Jones, Bower that evening for fear of in the house of a night, but. Peter and 'e asked so many questions that coming 'ome in the dark, but as Gubbins and Bill Chambers both at last Henery Walker asked 'im nothing 'appened that night we be-pointed out that the tiger could outright if 'e disbelieved 'is word.
"It's all right, Sam' ses Bob gan to 'ope as the tiger 'ad travelled break a back door with one blow of
'li paw, and that if e' got inside he Pretty, as "ad come in just after Bob Pretty laughed at the whole might take something else instead Henery Walker. I see 'im with the thing and said e' didn't believe o pig. And they said that it was tiger after 'im."," there was a tiger; but nobody mind- no worse for other people to lose jed wot 'e said, Bob Pretty being, a pigs than wot it was for them him
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6th Nov. sheep of Claybury, wot with poach- all this time nobody 'ad ever seen Pretty, and I see your pluck
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less than seves of 'em. The sides happen when all the pigs and poul-Up another tree, Henery, whers you.couldn't see me, so Bob Fret of the hin-ouse was all broke in, try was eaten... there was a few feathers lying on "Then Henery Walker see it. We fy, smiling at 'im. </ 12th Nov. the ground, and two little chicks was sitting inside 'ere with scythes, "Henery. Walker, wot was drink 10th Nov. smashed and dead" beside 'em. and pitchforks, and such-like things ing some beer, choked a bit, and The way Frederick Scott went handy, when we poe "im come in then 'e put the mug down and went 16th Nov. on about it you'd "ardly believe. He without 'in hat. His eyan were straight off 'ome without saying a
said that Govinment 'ud 'ave to staring and is hair was all
all rumpled. word to anybody I knew 'e didn't make it up to 'im, and instead of He called for a pot o ale and drank like Bob Pretty, but I couldn't ses | CHANGTE
TAIPING going to work 'e but the two little it peary off) and then e' sst gasping why 'a should be gross about: 'ls chicks" and the 'feathers into a pud- and 'aying the mug between la legs speaking up for lim as ‘• had dona. [dlow beain" and/walked to Cudford, and shaking, land at the fiper tin but Bob said as it was 'is modenty, four-piles off,
1a grorybody "ad Saft of talking to look and 'e thought mors of 'im for it.
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