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Ex-Kaiser Spends 75th. Birthday in Exile.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1934.
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Wilhelm and Princess Hermine
The estate at Doors
In the formal background' of the Imperial pomp which he has maintained in exite, ex-Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany, seen at left with his wife, Princess Hermine, celebrated his 75th birthday on January 27, at his estate at Doorn, Holland (left). His sons and their families and a few re- Jatives joined them.
DISCIPLINE
(Continued from Page 9).
"There's something about him, less. Although he loved his food,
Mr. Cole. I know its silly-super-he was very careful as to how much stition and all that--but everybody stepping of the weekly personal ex- he should spend on it, and any over- says there's something about him.penditure which he budgeted for The men try to get him to give weighed heavily on his conscience. But to-day he had brandy with his them winners, but he won't, He
coffee and then another brandy. tells them to take their money home
to their wives.“
Ho
Instead of walking, he went back
STRANGE SEA
SUPERSTITION
OF CHINESE Bird Follows Ship After Deck-Hand's Death.
QUARTERMASTER STRICKEN
Sydney, N.S.W.
A strange story of sea supersti-
to the office by taxi; and instead of tion lies behind the landing of a working, he fell fast asleep in the sick Chinese quarter-master armchair by the fire. He slept, and from the tanker Plume, when she slept. When five o'clock came he arrived here from San Francisco. was snoring heavily. Word had Eight months ago, a Chinese gone round the incredulous office deck hand died on board.
"Has he got a wife?" "Yes,
she's
invalid. an adores her; he works here all night and looks after her during the day. He has only a few hours' sleep."
He "You seem to know a lot about stuff that Mr. Cole was drunk, quite was dressed in his best clothes; him."
drunk. It WILE unprecedented.(by other members of the crew, Mian Morton looked embarrassed. Miss Morton went about her busi-but reluctance was shown in sew- "went to their house once when]ness thin-lipped and shocked, theling canvas around the body. At I was very worried about some-typists giggled as his smores reached last, two quartermasters did the thing that had happened in my life. the outer office; there were hurried jab and the body was burled I was afraid of the future, and explanations everywhere that Mr.after a service, conducted by the Thomas read my hand and reassur-Cole had been taken suddenly captain.
his chair.
detained
never
San
ed me. It made a lot of difference and could see no ane. It was the The Chinese believed that the
most trying afternoon to me."
that Miss body of the dead man would fol- Mr. Cole smiled sceptically, "Did Morton had experienced in all the low the vessel, and consequently you cross his hand with silver or fifteen years she had been there.
moved about at night gold perhaps?"
The staff went as usual at 5 without a torch. "Thomas isn't that sort of man. jo'cinek, but she stayed on.
When At 5.15
left the tanker You can't offer money to him. He she knew he had missed his train, Francisco, a seagull left with the Each night it would would be terribly hurt."
and at 5.30 she tried to rouse him, vessel. "He's mighty independent. Now but without BUCCESS. He groaned sleep aboard and during the day. about this Dickenson contract. and grunted and slid deeper into stayed on the deck, where it was Miss Morton. Are you ready?"
At six she called up his thrown morsels of food. home and left a message that he Even "Woof" the dog belong "Yes, Mr. Cole."
and that he ing to the chief officer, whose But all through the morning's had been routine the voice and cyes of would take a later train if possible main delight was to catch birds, Thomas came between Mr. Cole and if not he would spend the night never managed to frighten it his work. Re was not super- in town.
away. The crew became worried stitious men, and his imagination It was nearly seven when he when the bird still remained responded sluggishly to any awoke, muitering to himself and Some thought, like the marin- stimulus, but the picture Thomas blinking his dazed eyen at the era of old, that the bird was the had drawn seemed to obtrude itself clock. He sat bolt upright and spirit of their dead companion. with disturbing persistence.
One day off Honolulu, the bird He lunched alone. He ordered "Ten to seven?" he questioned left, and was not seen again. But roast duckling and sweet young stupidly.
the crew still said, "Bird too long "Yes, Mr.
No good." peas for the first time that season
Cole. you've been on ship. and delicious new earthy potatoes; salcep!"
The next day, one of the quar-: with that he chose half a bottle of "Good God!"
termasters who had assisted in his favourite burgundy. Spring Miss Morton waited until the sewing the canvas around the stroke, and re- came to Mr. Cole with duckling and full enormity of his behaviour body suffered a
mained unconscious for, several new vegetables rather than with should sink well in.
days. |swelling buds, just as autumn canıb. "I rang up "The Cedara,""" with oysters rather than with said coldly, "and left message that ceived by radio and at Sydney he whitened webs of gossamer on the you would be late. I put off your
He appointment with Mr. Bernstein was landed, and examined. hedges or a harvest moon.
was then allowed to return to
stared at Miss Morton.
she
Advice for treatment was re-
But with his laden fork half way and Mr. Stephens-I told them you his ship.-Reuter.
to his mouth he paused, and an were indisposed!" unaccustomed anxiety settled itself
suddenly in the pit of his stomach.
If there were may truth' in what
"Bernstein!"
"Yes, Mr. Cole."
Mr. Cole groaned and passed his that fellow had said, then this hand across his forehead, might be his last lunch.. His last, "Bernstein," he said, whispering
and Apr. food. He looked with nervous eyes with dismay, "but that will cost us
around the crowded restaurant, at our contract." men and women enjoying their food |and conversation, and through the beat of a heavier pulse came pity for himself and the peovish resent 5th Mar.ment of the act mind against an
unsettling inflcence.
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"What could I do, Mr. Cole?" "You could have shaken me, dashed cold water on me, roused me
"BENVANNOCH" somehow." He was pacing the
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Miss Morton
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Then he recalled many things 4th Marcat with this horrible feeling of and became almost humble. "I've
weakness around his middle, The missed my train,” he said.
All claims against the steamer musi thing was getting on his nerves, "Yes-by nearly, two hours."
be presented to the Undersigned ou or 25th Feb. It was absurd, because he was, not
He held his aching head in to comply with the General Bond: before the 12th March, 1956, or
not be recognised. 25tli Fab.a superstitious man and this dis hands and tried to think. "Miss
4th Mar. integration going on within him Morton," he said suddenly, with aed Warehouse Regulations consigusas
was an incredible acquiescence to quer glitter in his eyes, "get tendance superstition.
station and find
"The next train, Mr. Cole?" "No. Find out if the five-seven in all right.”
22nd Feb.
Paddington
"
He ordered another half bottle of out Burgundy, and when he had finlah- ed that he felt much better. He was not in the habit, of, drinking at lunch-times It made him too sleepy The man was still drunk, saking She looked at him, aggressively. for, work in the afternoon; but to- day it seemed just want he wanted her to ring up a station and find in order to restore himself to out if a train was "All right.” normal. The wine made him, rock-
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