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1934.
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Erstwhile Fistic Champ in Grappler Role
Paul Berlenbach, who once was light heavyweight; shown in a vigorous training workout in preparation boxing champion, has returned to wrestling, his first) for his mat "re-debut.” Der Paulle thinks he can love before he became a leather pusher, and is here trim any of the prevent crop of grapplers.
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From tlonr Kong About
1934.
10th Peb 17,000
4,000 17th Feb.
17,000 24th Feb. 6,800 3rd Mar.
3rd Mar. 6,700 16.000 10th Mar. 15,000 24th Mar. 8,000 31st Mar.
5th Mar 10th Mav
Destination.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,
Rotterdam & Antwerp. Bombay, Marseilles & London, Marseilles, Havre, Londen, Hamburg Penang. Bombay & Kurudia Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London. Bombay. Marseilles, Havre, London. Hamburg. Rotterdam, Antwerp &
Rotterdam Antwerp & Hull.
Hull.
Marseiller & London. Marseilles & London.
London Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, on
Hull.
SCHEME
Sailing Ship Training For Personnel.
COMMANDER PLANS TRIP
Sydney, N.S.W.
Hostess
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BACKWOODS
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"We be livin' too high," he said scornfully. "There be financeers Cramming the letters into he that can't see stars for smoke. handbag, she left the room, locking) There aint no depression for the door after her. She knew that man with a keetle mixed farmin'— she could not read the letters there. not your lazy sqi re leagues of But, once outside this room, which wheat that don't a 1 milkin'--with in all their married life she had mebbe a fish ro for make entered only a few times, she felt weight." reassured, more her natural, curious,
In his plain
of
Now that old n
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A report on the suitability of sailing ships for the training of naval personnel will probably be made to the Admiralty this year by Commander C. M. Butlin, R.N. He is at present on exchange wondering self-anxious to leave the wood house on th bank of a small duty with the Royal Australian Navy in H.M.A.S. Canberra, and house, but equally anxious to read Canadian river; ta ght me more of International troubles than I ever when his term expires early next these mysterious letters.
She had had a list installed for learned from politicians. For he year he will travel to England in a wheat barque by way of Cape time to complete, since she had spent
servants. It had taken some dared to speak the truth.
In dry, sardonic tones he pointed: Horn. He will record his impres sions and present them to the reeks selecting the firm who could out the waywardness of the humin Admiralty. If the voyage is in give her the cheapest estimate. But animal. How man forget the aver at last it had been installed, a time-age years, and whines when his &teresting or exciting he
publish a book describing it. saving, labour-saving device. Stealary drops below the peak of the Commander Butlin has made decided to descend by this lift and boom; how modern farmers have t: ship leave the house discreetly by the bribe their children with cars to no arrangements about a
Alone, she would read stay on the land: how the easy, He may not be able to complete back door. his plans until within
de-pleasures have fort the letters right through and
rotted away the night of sailing. He will be acide what to do-how best to turn craftsman spirit, the joy in a job.af companied by his wife, and. pos-these proofs of infidelity to account work for its own sake, sibly by a friend from the Chinu She prided herself on "never losing station. Commander, Butlin beher head in an emergency," oh Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Co-lieves that sailing ships give ex-thinking of everything," on "atten nantinople, Pirasua, Smyrna and other Lavant Ports by meamers of the cellent training for the navy.tion to detail."
RANCHI CARTHAGE +*SOMALI
17.000
7th Apr. 15,000 21st Apr. 28th Apr. 15,000
NALDERA
CORFU (*BANGALORE
14,000 15.000
·MANTUA RAWALPINDI **BHUTAN
KAISAR-I-BIND
Bombay, Marseiller & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 6.000 28th May Bombay. Marseilles, Havre, London,
Hamburg, Rotterdam Antwerp Hull
10,000 2nd June 17,000 16th June 4,000 23rd June
Bombay. Marseilles & London.
--- DO -
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Bombay, Marsellies & London.
full.
12,000 80th June
* Cargo only.
† Calla Camblanca.
Thadivial Mail Steamship Co.
BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.
1934.
SIRDHANA
8,000 20th Feb. 10,000 4th Mar. 10,000 18th Mar. 8,000 1st Apr.
Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.
DO
DO --D
TALMA
TILAWA SANTHIA
Calla Rangnon.
Reuter.
A
may
NAVY CROSS FOR
U.S. CAPTAIN.
Sequel To Rescue Of British Seamen.
New York.
Pulling Against The Current "Take your friend that brought you this afternoon," he said. "Now ke acts sensible. He ain't greedy. In this mood of self-righteous- He earns good money, has a wife ness Esmee pressed the el.ctric and kids, and he's happy. He don't} button and the lift began to descend. want no more, and knows it. And The last few hours in London had he makes 'em healthy by sponding been too emotional, and she would the week-ends in a canoe with the be glad to be gone. Half-way be peace of God at his elbow. Yes, tween two floors the Hft stopp:d zurl The Almighty can put most|
She could not induce it to go on. things straight by lettin' us listen She jumped, she shouted, screamed. to the birds."
It was dark, too dark to read the We would have spoken more, but handwriting on the lettera, She that a friendly shout recalled me grew afraid of the dark She took to the duties of a guest. When we Capt. Giles C. Stedman, U.S.N.R., | a cigarette out of her case, and reached the wharf the buy had re- B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for master of the steamship, American from her handbag a little petrol- moved his coat and assumed the
Banker, who played a heroic part lighter which she had bought that cars 1st and 2nd class passengers.
of a small row boat. My in directing the rescue of the day. It had appealed to her bfriend was seated'in the canoe. Once crew of the sinking British freigh-cause it was so cheap. It would not more the child took charge. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, ter Exeter, will be awarded the light. The darkness depressed her, "Dad's going up on his own," he{
Navy Cross by order of President | terrified her.
said grandly,. "You · sit in the Roosevelt.
A few minutes passed before she stern and steer.", The Navy Cross is highly prized realised that she was shut up in a I was handed á paddle, asked if I‡ by members of the Merchant small, dark death-trap. There was knew what to do, and promptly for- 4th May Mantis, Rabaut. Brisbane, Sydney & Marine and is rarely awarded no hope. No one knew she was in gotten. The effort and pleasure off
during peace times.
London; Arthur was away shooting, pulling against a four-knot current The American Banker saved the arguing with stockbrokers, killing showed in the boy's face. A week lives of the 22 people on the ill-grouse. The house was shut up for of school lay behind him. Twenty- fated Exeter.-Reuter.
TANDA
7,000
- 7,000
1934.
Ard Mar.
Both Mar.
7.000 7,000 2nd Jeno
NANKIN NELLORE TANDA
NANKIN NELLORE
7.000 7,000
80th June 3rd Aug.
Malbourne.
Regular monthly sallings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan
and Hong Kong to Australia.
Hong Kong to Sydney --- 19 days.
Frequent connections from Australia with the following —
The Union 8.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New
Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.
The F. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and
The F. & O, Branch Service of steamera to London via Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and London via Panama Canal.
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.
COMORIN
TALMA
*BURDWAN
1-1
CHITRAL
RANCHI
TILAWA
!
SANTHIA
SOMALI
CARTHAGE TAKADA NELLORE NALDERA
1934.
15,000 Bih Feb. 10,000 8th Feb. 4,000 22nd Feb. 15.000 23rd Feb. 10,000 22nd Feb. 17,000
9th Mar. 0th Mar
6,800 21st Mar. 15,000 23rd Mar. 7,000 23rd Mar, 7,000 5th Apl 16,000 5th Apl.
* Cargo, only,
Shanghai, Kobe à Yokohama. Amoy, S'hai, Moji & Kobe,
| S'hai, Meji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal. Kobe & Yokohama.
S'hat Noll & Kobe.
Eng, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Shai, Moji & Kobe. Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, B'Ral Moji & Kobe, Shanghai Moj Kobe, & Yokohama, Shanghai Moji, Kobe, & Yokohama,
dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, All Cabins are fitted with Electric Faxi or Punka Louvre Byslam, Steamers on London and Australian Idows are fitted with Laundries Parcal measuring not more than 5 en ft. will be received at the Com pany's Offics un to Noon on the day, nwvinnu, to safling, s
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National Savings Bank Bldg., 2nd Fl. No. Ba, Corner of Des Vœux Road and lee House Street.
three weeks.
four hours of recreation lay ahead. Presently my friend, who had open- Three weeks later, the two chur-ed a little plank-cabin, halled us
returned to reopen
the anxiously. house. They entered by the front
"Mind that rock,” hë' called. “The door, took the pins out of their water's getting low “ hats, unlaced their boots and put on His son replied with slippers, unbuttoned their coats and radeship that was entirely free outrageous clothes, A pipe was in put on overalls-one of them took from impertinence, "Don't I know his mouth: he was quite alone, at The following guests are at off the much-worn feather bos and this river as well as you? Don't I?? peace. present staying at the Repulse Bay sighed.
Building His Shack
A Scientist in The Wid | Hotel
"Curiosity killed the cat."
The man laughed. We landed As we approached he drove a na Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Kennedy, Ming. "Well, I wish it would killer in a small bay, behind a log-boom. into a six-inch board and surveyed E. Weber, Mr. A. C. L. Gasper, Mr. lidyahip," said the charwoman, as The light was golden-green among the resuit affectionataly A. Schubert, Mr. J. M. Morhaus, with reluctant, rheumatic feet she the trees, esactly the same radiance "Another week-end' and 'this'll be Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Goldsmith, Mr. made her way towards the lift: and Mrs. G. Sator, Mr. and Mrs. A.
He returned with us to supper-—-—--| Brostedt, Mr. and Mrs, C. E Bir Arthur Earnshaw was Vissering, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lee, reticent man, and did not care to We changed into old clothes and baked beans and hamn cooked in a Dr. and Mrs. 5. M. Irwin, Mr. and discuss the ghastly detalls of h's wood. The socks has through the pot over a stone grate. From his rocks rose steeply from conversation it was impossibla Mrs. C. H. Hsieh, Mrs. E. Stone, wife's entombment in the empty the cabin and the foliage was thick. to learn his calling.
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as may be seen in fine weather inhabitable," he said. the New Forest.
Manager; K. N. WAN
Tel. 28765,
DEAD EXPLORER'S DIARY FOUND
Member Of Amundsen's Expedition.
VALUABLE INFORMATION
Helsingfors,
A grim story of the Arctic is re-
He talked called by the
Mr. W. Thomson, Mr. A. Schuberthouse; the slow starvation, the des Pine and hemtock, spruce and larch, mostly of fishing, bass · and the on Capecovery of a diary
by à Bovist
Mr. A. Somekh, Mr. H. Jackson, pair, the final loss of reason.
"We must hope and pray," he sid silver birch, balsam and maple fighting muskalonge of northern expedition which has just returned Mr. W B. Goodacre, Mr. D. Carter, Mr. G. S. Moutrie, Mr. B. Harris, a little pompously, "that before the even their names, whispered gently Ontario. After he had gone my to Leningrad; Mr. J.G, Hunter, Mr. C. N. S. and she sank into a peaceful oblivion to onsself, added to the Joy of friend said:
The diary was written by Pater. existence, in that quiet reach. Barna, Mr, E.. R. Childe, Mr, and of life.” Mrs. A. L. Sullivan, Mrs. H. Wat-
It was as the farmer had said. Research among insect grain-pests Tassem, a Norwegian who was a The occasional song of a bird, the is his line." When he is in harness member of Amundsen's expedition
| son, Miss V. Volkova, Mr. T. J. J.
""That was a brilliant ; scientist, justo, Japa
Fenwick, Mr. G. F. Walker, Mr. and child, Mira Hutchison and murmur of the stream, combined to he considers fourteen hours à fair to the Arctic in 1919 on the ship
["Maude,"eski na Magd and Mrs H. C. Pullen, Mr. HF. child, Mr, E. V. de Malmanche, Mr. simplify worry. My friend was day." bes Williams Mrs. A. G.. Alerander, A. N. Braude, Mr. W. A, H. Duff, perfectly relaxed," The lines on his We left for Ottawa on Sunday Tessom, was lost in 1919 but the Mr. G. B. McCormick, Miss 8. H. Mr. C. Taylor, Mr. HA. Grain, face were smoothed? Oh, yes, he evening. The farmer asked da for diary contains valuable informa. Higgins, Mr. F. T. 8. Newell, Barg, Mr. R. T. Ho, Mr. L. A. Gow. Mrs know how to lival
liff, which was granted almost antion in the form of messages" "in" To my question whether sended for Amundsen, concerning ingrattad leaving”, England - he a Alelgis, expedition to the "Alexia cibed
Islands, and Cape Cholyushkin. -folks were humbly born,” he⠀ The notes, which also contain the
you see me riding in respits of extensive mete
Comdr. J. M, Park, Capt. P, B, and Mrs. H. S. Neale, Mr. 1. Me. Soon a hall drifted up into the a right. Burgas, Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. Innes, Mr. T. de Quievrecourt, Mr. Woo Perry, Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Sandes, H. P. Mopser, Mr. and Mr. B. V. Mr. and Mrs, J. Tally, Mr. A. E. Petern and child,” Mr. B., Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hicks, Mra, F. Buchanan, M Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Friedgen, Major Gregor and Mrs. F. A. Gedge, Mr, and Mrs. Harve
Agenta.Drouth,,Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Dylan famili
Mr. 86) 30.
and the
of the manor a car, and ex- observations, a
mentioned it 1 could