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Wednesday, 3rd Oct. at 10a.m. Wednesday, 17th Oct.
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TATSUTA MARU
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.
Monday,
1st Oct.
HEIAN MARU (starts from Kobe) .. HIKAWA MARU (starts from Kobe). Saturday, 20th Oct, LONDON, MARSEILLES; ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM
HAKOZAKI MARU
TERUKUNI MARU
.Saturday
Friday,
29th Sept. 12th Oct.
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.
ATSUTA MARU
KAMO MARU
Saturdayy, ** 22nd Sept. Saturday
27th Oct.
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.
†LISBON MARU ·
Friday,
TANGO MARU
†MAYEBASHI MARU
Thursday, Sunday,
28th Sept 11th Oct.
28th Oct.
SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,
Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama.
HEIYO MARU
NEW YORK via Panama.
*NOTO MARU
Tuesday,
80th Oct.
Saturday
27th Oct
LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus, Genos
and Valencia,
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,
+LIMA MARU
Wednesday,
10th Oct.
†TOKUSHIMA MARU
Saturday,
†TOBA MARU
Monday,
20th Sept. 8th Oct.
SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,
HARUNA MARU
Saturday,
- GINYO MARU
21st Sept, 20th Sept. 27th Sept.
Cargo only
KAMO MARU (Nagasaki direct)'... Friday,
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Thursday,
S. K.
SYBIL THORNDIKE'S
WELSH SPEECH
Actress Startles 10,000 Crowd
CARNIVAL QUEEN CROWNED
sur-
A
Dame Sybil Thorndikė prised and pleased a crowd of 10,000 people who gave her tumultuous welcome at Portma- doc annual carnival by breaking into the Welsh language when delivering a speech in crowning the Carnival Queen, Miss Katie Glandon Owen.
Dame Sybil, apologizing for the absence of her husband, Mr. Lewis Casson, said he, like every proper man, was earning his living while his wife was having Ju holiday.
Because her 2-month-old daughter, Sally Loo, is ill with a riro · disease, defined as myotonia gravi o, Mrs. John Housley Ts compelled to stay away from the baby unti I she recovers. The mother is pic. tored, gazing at her baby through a window at the crib in a Wash- Ington "hospital where the child is receiving treatment for the strange allment.
YANG TEMPRESS OF
JAPAN"
THE LARGEST
AND FASTEST LINER ON
THE PACIFIC
21st September
for
SHANGHAI KOBE YOKOHAMA HONOLULU VICTORIA
AND VANCOUVER
Special C.P.R. Reduced Fares to Exope and Return also Around the World Summer Excursions to
JAPAN and· MANILA
She and her husband have a residence at Portmadoc, and Dame Sybil said she had happy memories of Portmadee as the place where she spent her honey- moon. She would not say when, as she had so often to represent herself as a young lady of eigh- teen. (Laughter). She and her husband loved Wales, and would spend much of their time there, and as she wanted to belong to the life of Wales she was now
They went into the club, where tapped the left ribbon of the down-Emp, of Rowle Nov. 2 Nov. 4 Nov 6 Not. 8 Nov, 10 busy picking up the Welsh lan-ex-Private Brown was littered with and-out's string. įguage. (Cheers.)
crumbs and beer splashes.
But even the most fastidious eye
6 MONTHS' SEARCH FOR A LIGHT.
"
Guard Of Honour
VAR-
Steamers
(Continued From
Page 9).
Bong Shang Nagu Kobe Yoko. Honolulu couver Kong hai Baki
hama Leave Arrive Leave Leave Leave Leave Emp, of Japan Sept. 31 Sept. 2 Sept. 26 Sept. 28 Ost, Emp. of Asia Oci., 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Det. 11 Oct 13 Emp. of Canada Od. 19 Oct. 11 Oct. 24 Oct. 28 Nov
Victoria
Arrive
4 Oct.
2 Nov.
Nov. 19
Oct. 22
"Where did you get that Victoria | Cross?" he asked. Notwithstand-
Turning to the eight "queens,' who were present. Dame Sybil could find nothing wrong with his ing discipline, a few heads within said she also had been a Queen neatness. Ragged. yes; but every-earshot were turned. A Victoria on the stage Queen of Henry V. thing as clean as a whistle; and he Cross, by jinke! The worn, stain- and Henry VIII. (Laughter).
was newly shaved and washed, shined ribbon might have been almost
anything to the casual glance; “butį ing, for that matter.
the visiting General was a stickler "Down on your luck?" asked the for detail fo uniform, and it was chairman.
said that he would completely alter But Brown wasn't a whiner.existing equipment before he left The war had cast him up against the War Office. a pretty savage problem, but he
"Well, come to think of it, sir,” | remained cheerful, slightly Im-sald Brown, with a grin and a pudent, too, through it all. He twinkle, "you'd ought to know that, aaked no favours, and he tried to sir, as well as me." Scotland Yard engineers have retain his self-respect. He had six "Dash it-I'm not 8 walking been experimenting for about children and
an ailing wife:
no Honours List, man!" suorted Gen- six months trying to find the pension and had never been emeral Farrowleigh. "Where did you best light for police boxes to atployed in an insurable trade. tract attention when a police
"I'm responsible for them, sir," man on duty in the neighbour- 24th Sept. hood is wanted on the telephone. he said sturdily. "But I'd like no At present a twinkling red end just to line up with the com- light is used, but there are now
SAILINGS FROM BONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
NEW YORK Tia Japan, Los Kwanto Maru
Colombia, Boston Philadel Kinal Mar
Sat..
Angeles and Panama. Call
Direct at Cristobal, Puerto
Hokkai Maru
Sun.."
Fri.,
18th Oct 28th Oct.
9th Nov.
phia & Baltimore
RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS.
Colombo, Durban Port
AIRES via Blogapore, Santos Maru
MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS Buenos Aires Maru
Mon., Wed.,
24th Oct.
Elizabeth and Cape Town,
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR Arabio Maru
MARQUES.
DARES-SALAAM, BEIRA,
LOURENCO
*Manila Maru
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-
BETH, CAPE TOWN,
SOUTH AMERICAN:
PORTS via Singapore & Colombe
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Hamburg Maru Belawan Deli, & Rangoon Hague Maru
Fri, Mon.,
5th Nov,
Experiments Made At Scotland Yard
rades-"
80 many lights on the road for There was honestly no arguing traffic, street repairs and other against that wish.
win that decoration?"
"Carryin' you out o'. No Man's Land, sir, that time you got pipped in the-the-hip, Festubert, sirif
sir. Battle ** you remember.
You was crawlin' to a shell-hole, {sir—”
"Yes, yes," said the General 5th Oct. purposes that the red light is not "What about your medala?” as-
I re-! regarded as altogether satisfac-ked the Chairman, touching the rather hastily. "Yes, yes, tory.
string of ribbons, weather-worn member."
"You wasn't a General then,) Some months ago it was sug and shabby as they were. Brown gested that a purple light would admitted that he had been com- sir," said Brown. "It was hearin' be the best, and experimentspelled to raise a loan on them. you was comin' here to-day made! were made in the quadrangle at "It's against the law," anorted me think I'd like to ace how you Scotland Yard. Then it was de-the Chairman indignantly. But was a-gettin' on, sir." And his cided to try a blue and white Brown explained that, in acute twinkling eyes engaged the Get- 6th Nov. light, flashing alternately, but it emergency, the law had to take xeral's squarely; and the General's
was found that during the day-back seat; and there were always glance fell first.
MELBOURNE, BRISBANE. Brisbane Maru
Sat.,
6th Oct.
BYDNEY; WELLINGTON Melbourne Harn & AUCKLAND direct...{
Sat.,
BOMBAY & KARACHI vis÷Argun Haru
Singapore,
Penang
Colombo
and Manliu Mara
Wed., Thurs.,
4th Oct
Thurs.,
THES,
20th Sept 2nd Oct.
JAPAN PORTS
Himalaya Maru
Sun.,
23rd Sept.
JAPAN via Takao & Keelung Canada Maru ..................
Fri..
12th Oct.
KEELUNG via Swatow and Canton Marn
Amoy
Hozan Maru
TAKAO via SWATON and Deli Maru
Sun., Sun., Thurs.,
23rd Sept. 30th Sept.
20th Sept.
AMOY
Manjiu Mara Direct called at Bhavnagar.
↑ Omita Porta Marked.
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time the white Hght was not sa-people who'd advance a trifle even "I'd like to have a few. words 10th Sept tisfactory.
on an ex-Serviceman's decorations. with you, my man," he said, "after The experiments are being There'd been not a bite of food in this ceremony is over." He went continued.
the miserable room occupied by that on. The ceremony proceeded with accompaniment. family of eight for three days when every felicitous SILVERTEAK DUE TO-MORROW he was driven to part with his only The General's speech of approval was a masterpiece, but when search was made for ex-Private Brown, he The m.v. Silverteak, from New "You know how to take it on had moved on. Maybe he thought|| York, sailed from Shanghai yester-the chin, anyhow," said the Chair-it safer. He might have been
LONDON SERVICE. man approvingly. "Stop here in tempted to remind the visiting the club after the show's over, General that he was running away "HECTOR" Brown; we might be able to do from danger when the German something."
bullet dropped him. It fan't al- "If any of you gentlemen could ways the hero who 'prospers. Ex- find me a job..." said Brown. Private Brown passed on-his eyes The R.M.S. Empress of Russia Then the word was passed that the still twinkling. left Yokohama on Saturday at Great Man was about due to arrive
day morning and is expected here to-morrow at poon.**
EMPRESS OF: RUSSIA DUE HERE ON OCTOBER 24
com-
8 p.m., and is due at Vancouver and. a. bustle ensued. The next Monday. She will leave rades mounted a guard of honour ----------- Vancouver, on October 6 and is due that was a credit to the town. The There on October 24.
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local Territorial unit was present at full strength, too; and they made a brave show. The visitors jeyes lit up when he observed their
uniformed spruceness.
"Almost a pity," he murmured to the Chairman, "that you are not] · permitted to wear uniform!"
**THE END.-
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"Non-militaristic, sir," said the Chairman. "But stout fellows.
"BENCLEUCH” Will you inspect the guard, sir???
Consignees of Cargo are hereby Yes; General Farrowleigh would informed that all. Goods are being be pleased to Inspect the guard. landed at their risk into the hazardons Every one of his miniature deard/or extra hazardous Godowns of corations twinkled on his broad & Godown Co., Ltd, whence and/or The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf breath as be said it. There was a from the wharves, delivery may be sensational array: and it seemed a obtained. Enqui pity, that custom ordained that he No claims will be admitted after himself should be in mufti. He the Goods have left the Godowns, and ail Goods remaining undelivered after needed full uniform to form a pro- the 24th September, 1984, will be sub per background to the sparkling Jeet to rent. trophies, Pa
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