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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1934. “
'THE HOUSE THAT
WAS DARK
(Continued from Page 9).
buy it, be assured; and you shall have food, and the diya, shall be lit-
"Above all, the diyà must be lit," Durga agreed eagerly, with her faint smile. -
Prabh Das hurried down the! stairs and out into the mean little; street,
Every window along it, save his own, was bright. From within the houses, that were all newly painted and whitewashed for the festival,
came the noise of laughter and music, and the clink of coins; and along the pavements little groups of men diced and played cards, each believing that on this auspicious night his luck would be exceptional. Prabh Das knew of a blacksmith who lived a little distance away. Him he sought out. The black. smith was not too pleased at being expected to talk business on the Das, feast of Divali; but Prabh desperate, clutching at his sudden shred of hope, was not to be got rid of. I will give you ten annas,' the smith grumbled at length. "It is not worth half that, but at Divali a man should be charitable."
It was worth considerably more than that, as both knew; but Prabh Das was in too great a hurry to
The late Field-Marshal von Hindenburg is here seen greeting Chancellor Adolf Hitler, who now occupies the Presidential pont, in March, 1933.
argue. He spent five annas on oil AUSTRALIAN TRADE
far the diya, and the other five on milt and batasha for Durga Vati. With a thankful heart he hastened home.
"Now the gods be thanked for that!" said Durga Vati when, she' heard his news. "Our house shall not be dark for Divali after all. Quick-light the diya and set it in the window."
"First let me see you drink a little milk." said Prabh Das.
WITH CHINA
Dinner To Shipowner Last Night
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PENANG & SINGAPORE "Not until the diya is lit. After majority of Chinese merchants in- that, anything you like. Have you terested in trade with Australia,|
Consignees of Cargo are nereny in attended a dinner given in honour formed that all Goods are being land- rantches?"
"A few." By the light of the to Mr H. N, Lethbridge, Managing ed at their risk into the Godowns of street-lamp he was pouring the oil Director of the Australian-Oriental the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf whence and/or from the wharves de- into the tiny earthenware vessel, Line, at Kwong Chow Restaurant & Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon, when a sudden heavy knock sound-last evening.
ivery may be obtained. ed on the street door.
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Uptional cargo will not be landed Mr. Lethbridge, in an suggested that the Chinese Govern-here, unless notice has been given 48 He started. setting the diya down.ment should send a delegation of hours prior to vessel's arrival, but car- ried on from port to port to the final port of about six authorised persone
call to which the option "Who can that be?" he said.
"Never mind now," said Durga Australia with a view to approach-extends. with a strange note of urgency inling the Australian Government to "Light the diya first allow more Chinese to enter the her voice. then go and see."
country and thus increase trade. Prabh Das took up the bottle of
Among those present
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No claims will be admitted after thei Goods have left the Godown, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 18th inst. will be subject to rant.
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oil and finishing filling the lamp Messra, J. B. Lanyon, W. H. Lock, he presented to the undersigned on or
sounded again; and The knock
J. F. Robinson, R. S. Johnson, G. R. before the 27th inst. or they will not again he hesitated.
All broken, chinfed, and damaged] M. Ricketts, H. Haswell (secretary be recognized. "Light it!" said Durga insistentto, Mr. Lethbridge), Mok Hing Goods are to be left in the Godowns, ily.
cheong, Wong Kwong-tin, M. F. where they will be examined on the But as he stood in the very act Cumming, Nam Tai-hong, Phillip 18th Inst at 10 a.m. by our surveyors
Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, of striking the match, once more a Gockchin, Lui Yan-auen, Chan In the case of dutiable cargo, con- fiat pounded on the door below. Hing-chen, Kwok Chuen, Kwong signees are requested to inform the A voice called impatiently, "Prabh Kwar-chik, Lee Yiu-tong, Pang imports & Exports Office that they Des! Prabh Das, I say! Are you Ching-po, Lam Long-kai, Lew Wah-have such goods for examination.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign- merchantsed by Prabh Das left the diya unlight-po, Chang Yin-pang, Lay Ngok-fan
and other Chinese
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there, or not?"
ed and hurried down the stairs. Captain Frame, master of the liner He opened the door and faced
Taiping, was also present. man considerably older than him- self, well dressed and very pros- perous-looking.
He went upstairs on flying feet, "Are you Prabh Das, son of Shib with a haaty word to Durga Vati, Das the sahukar?" the stranger he snatched up the papers that the aaked.
"Yes," said Prabh Das,
iron coffer had contained and re joined Seth Mani Lal. On the pave
The other man peered into his ment outside, by the street-larop's face.
light, he went through them, and Chand's
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"I should have known by the presently found Moti likeness." he said. "I remember hundi; and, Man! Lal produced a Shib Das well, though it was my great packet of notes such as Prabh Oriental Theatre, presents a pic-|| "MARON" father and not I who had dealings Das had not seen for many a bitterture of California in the days of the gold rush, along with an un- with him. I have come to pay an day, and handed it over,
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"Now my honour is cleared and
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Prabh Das stared at him with I can hope for Lakshmi's blessing bracing atmosphere of Bret Harte's "TYNDAEEUS bewildered, incredulous' eyes.
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"I am Mani. Lal, if that nume Prabh Was watched him go, means anything to you," the other slammed the door, and dashed Kiss," from which the production INWARD SERVICE.
"TEIRESIAS" 5th Oct. continued.
"My father was Moti upstairs to the room where hisia taken, are retained in this de- "AENEAB"
lightful' film, 5th Nov. Chand the mill-owner, I did not wife lay.
Joan Bennett is in the title role know until three years ago that hel "Durga, Durga!" be cried.
Looks a madcap mountain girl and died owing your father a lakh of miracle has happened!
look!" He unfastened the bundle, Charles Farrell plays the part of rupees."
"A-a lakh of rupees?" Prabb and spread and scattered the notes a grim-purposed Confederate sol- Das gasped.
all over the shadowy bed. "Durga; "Even so. I found It out by beloved, we are rich! Lakshmi has chance when I was going through blessed us indeed!! We will burn some of his papers. At first, a hundred lamps to her to-night admit, I was minded to ignore it, He broke off because, Durga Vati made since it was so old a debt and not had neither answered
nor
dier.
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But in the although his wish was granted and TAIPING "I have papers of my father's haste to get well aga upstairs, Prabh Dan said. “It and the truth came home to him, he had plenty of money, not evan CHANGTE
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