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From
About
**BURDWAN
1936. 6,000 31st Mar.
17,000
TRANCHI *KIDDERPORE
ICARTHAGE
**SOMALI
INALDERA
CORFU
'BANGALORE
MANTUA RAWALPINDI **BHUTAN
KAISAR-I-HIND **BEHAR
RAJPUTANA 1*BOUDAN
- RANCHI
CARTHAGE
* Cargo only,
7th Apr. 5,300 14th Apr.
15,000 28th Apr.
Destination.
Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.
Marsailles & London.
Penang, Colombo, Bombay &
rachi
& London.
15,000 21st Apr: Bom Rotterdam, Antwerp &
16,000
5th May 15,000 19th May 6,000 20th May
10,000 2nd June 17,000 18th June 6,000 23rd June
Hall.
THE CHINA MAIL.
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A front view of the lightweight, streamlined, high-speed passenger train, recently put into servies by the: Union Pacifc R. E., which engineers say will be the train of the future. It travels 110 miles an hour smoothly. Inset, President Roosevelt with railroad officials as they inspected the train on its arrivali zi Washington from Chicago on ila "breaking fa” von.
LIBERTY
"Ralph," said Mrs..Thayer to her
HALL
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said
"Oh, yes. I know all about that,"chair you've ever sat in." Marseilles, Havre, London, busband. "you sit in one of the said Mr. Thayer. "You just think "I like hard straight chairs,”
Httle sents and Mr. and Mrs.ou've got to entertain us! Nothing Ben, but he sank into the soft, nice
doing! We invited you her for your-one and again opened his book. Drake will sit back here with me."
self, not to enjoy your talent. I'd he “Oh, you never can see there!””” said:
fire one to ask you to my home for Mrs. Thayer. "You'll ruin your eyes! a rest and then make your perform." Get up Just a minute and let Ralph
"You're not making me," said Ben, move your chair by that lamp" "Honestly I want to play for just five
"I can see perfectly well.” or ten minutes. I've got a tune that
"I know better! Ralph, move chair su
So he can see I might do something with and I'm anxious to run it over."
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his
"I'd really prefer one of the little seats myself,”
said Beg, and he meant it, for he hates to get his clothes mussed and being squeezed Bombay, Marsellics, Havre, London, in beside two such substantial ob
"I don't believe I want to read just Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp., &jects as our hostess and myself
was bound to rumple him.
he said, put- 12,000 30th June \ Bombay, Marselites & London.
"No, sir!" 6,100 7th July Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London
said Mrs. Thayer has told you how wild we are aboutting on a record, "here's that Ohi
Miss Hannah! by the Revellers." Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & positively. "You came to us for your maile and you're determined to
Mrs. Thayer fairly leaped to Hull.
a rest, and we're not going to be nice to us. But I'm just as stuoside, and berded Miss Hannaḥ back inj
born as you are. Not one note do you to her atall, play as long as you're our guest!""
17,000 14th July 6,700 21 July
Hull.
Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp &
Hull.
17.000 28th July Bombay. Marseilles & London. 15,000 7th Aug. | Marseilles & London,
† Gaila Camblanca. 1 Calis Tangiers
stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Ebedivial Keil Steamship Co.
between us
when he got out.
pretty
"I don't believe you, you naughty now, anyway, ald
man!" kald our hostess. "Your to the phonograph Ben, and went to
flowed from
We've got lots later ones than
It was at this puncture that I be
of. Anesse. After all, Gershwin is- a folks'
opinion, worthy one. How ever, Ben had a word" of praise for each record as it ended and did not ever hint that any of the tunes were based on melodies of his own.
Drake," said our host at length,
start you off uncomfortable."
"But I'd honestly rather " Ben favoured me with stricken that" she said. "Let me play you the It was no use. Ben was wedged look, mumbled something about un new Gershwins.**
and throughout the packing, his suitcase-it was already unpacked and went up to our room, drive maintained amorose silence, where he stayed nearly an hour, Jat-san to suspect our hostess of a lack unable to think of anything butting down his new tane, smoking rival of my husband's and, in some Frequent connection from Port Said for. Passengers and Cargo to Con-how terrible his coat would look Jaguar after Jaguar and wishing that bathtub black coffee fauceta. The Thayers had 2 very
About a quarter of four Mr. Thayer home and the room assigned to us was insisted on taking him around the close to perfection.
There were comfortable twin beds Pomething that held in Ben's mind would you like a rin cocktail or place and showing him, the shrubbery, with a small stand and convenient place of equal importance to the grade Bacard!" reading lamp between; a big dresser ef wire used in hairpins. and chiffonier: an ample closct with
"I don't like Bacard! ot all," said "I'll have to
to buainete to Ben go plenty of hangers; a bathroom with morrow," said Mr. Thayer, "and you hot water that was hot, towels that will be left to sinuse yourself. were not too new and faucets that thought you might enjoy this plante stayed σA when turned on, and an ath-ing more if you know little about tray within reach of wherever you Of course, it's much prottier, ja happened to be. If only we could have the spring of the year.” spent all our time in that guest-room, |
"I can Imagine ia,” it would have been ideal.
"You must come over next spring. But presently we were summoned and see it." down-stairs to luncheon. I had warn
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Call Port Swettenham.
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B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for ed Mrs. Thever in advance and Bey said Ben.
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was served with coffee. He drinks it black.
"Don't you take cream, Mr. Drake?" "No. Never."
"But that's because you don't get good cream' in New York.”
"Before we go in,” said Mr. Thayer, “I'd like to ask you one question: Do tunea come into your mind and then you write them down, or do you just it at the piano and improvise until you strike something good?**** "No. It's because I don't Ika cream
"Sometimes one way and sometimes in coffee,"
the other," said Ben, el "You would like our cream. We
That's very interesting," said Mr have our own cows and the cream is Thayer. I've often wondered how it 2nd June 80th June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney so rich that it's almost like butter was done! And another question: Do
Won't you try just « iltile?” Melbourne. 3rd Aug.
"No, thanks."
1984.
7,000 80th Mar,
7,000
4th May.
7,000
7,000
7,000 7,000 1st Sept. 7,000 29th Sept.
"I'll bet you will like the kind I've tome by a friend of mine who just got," said Mr. Thayer. “It was brought got back from Cuba. It's the
real stuff!".
"I don't like. Bacardi,”- änid Ben... Wait till you taste this," aald M. Thayer.
Well, we had Bacardi cocktalia. ? 1} drank mine and it wasn't so good. Ben Look a sip of his and pretended it was all right. But he had told the truth when he said he didn't like Bacardi.
I won't go into details regarding the dinner except to relate that three separate items were highly flavoured with cheese, and Hen despises cheese.
"Don't you care for the motleing Mr. Drake?" asked Mr. Thayer,
bolting ble not that Bon was food,
"NO"
To" replied the gues of honour. you write the tunes first and then “He's spoofing you, Ralph,”?" said "But just little, to see how rich give them to the men who write the Mira Thayer, Everybody likes
words, or 3e the men write the words cheese." She poured about a tablespoonful make up the music to them?
to: There was coffes, and Ben managed and then give them you gussle cup before it was desecrat of cream into his-coffee-cup and for1
Sometimes one. AY a second I was afraid he was going the other," said Ben.
and sometimes odith pure cream, to pick up the cup and throw it i "That's very interesting," said
said. Mr The Union 8.8. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom in New her face. But he kept hold of him Thayer. "It's something I'm glad to self, forced anile and declined know. And now we'd better join the Zealand, Vancouver, Ban Francisco, etc.
second chop.
ladles, or my wife fl
my wife ill say. I'm polising you mach to my reli, Thayer Suppose Ralph
They joined us The
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"Jeweller's" shop,
premonitioni
lled Ben.
I had just reached a point whers 1 Mr.Draka and me. I think, fra cream is wonderful. I'm sorry would either have had to tall "Hilda" mistake for husbands and wives to She looked frightened. doesn't "gree with me."
exactly how much Ben earned per be partners.They're likely to criti. Dozyongho annum or that. it was none of her cise one.
and say thingsmething told me that positively had one not half an hour ago: business," say
Well, Mr. Thayer and I played must be in New York to-night against Ben-und Mrs.-- and 4. don't know whether, it's business or last sixty cents at a tenth of a cent illness or what, but I've just got to
point-Long before the evening was be there!" on mvær. I could, randily man, why;;Mrs.
HI don't believe coffee agrees with anyone," said Mr. Thayer. **While you are here, not doing any work, why all" said Mr. Thayer to Ben. don't you try to give it up?"
was afraid Ralph had kidnapped you."N SAN MARINO
I'd be no irritable you wouldn't have me in the house, Besides, it im'i
He was showing me the shrubbery plain coffee that disagrees with may said Ben it's coffee with cream.
"What 'did you think of it?", rich cream like ours couldar, hurt you," said Mr. Thayer, and Bin striving to a shrubbery into his "It's a great shrubbery," said Ben,
defeated, refused, to "sziwer, How started to light cigarella the brand he had smoking for yours,
Jaguar
been
Here! Waltia minute!” said Mr.
Shashibe & Thayer Try one" nf mine."
Changha
Koby
What are they asked Ben.
Amoy, Shal Moji, Kobe Osaka, rumpa, and our host, bolding
6,100 30th-nghai, Moji, Kobe 7
2KAIBAR-I-HIND 12,000, B1at Mahai Moji, Kobe & A MUSTy res valid and.
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| 8,000. - 160: June:
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"All" dates are approzinaté and subject to alimration: with
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You must come and see it in the
spring,
“It
Thayer thought it was antifaces to That's the strangest thing I ever been possible I'd have left-hairs play with her husband and If it had heard of," said Mrs, Thayer.
plete set of scar
scares me to death!” karena
"It's nothing you need, be
of said Ben. It me." Just fitown were getting to sleep, only consta e Mrs. Thayer knocked on our door,
DISSA MÄ talegriam came for you at breakfast haven't, covers
Foing to
**I'm unnily busy in the spring 2 “Ralph and I are mighty proud of opr'ahrubbery,
ou
on
the shelf in you
Thaye:
tells you
Empor
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