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LLOYD TRIESTINO
CLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-HADITIMA ITALIANA-SITMAR
EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE. FAR-EAST —- INDIA — ITALY
For Shanghai
9.3. "Conte Rosso"
1935
17th Jan. 5.8. "Conte Verde"... 15th Feb. 3.8. "Gange"
For Italy
S.S. "Conte, Rossc"
1835
6th Jan.
5.8. "Conte Verde"
3rd Feb.
15th Mer.
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9.9. "Conte Vede"
4th Apr.
12th May
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9th June
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6.9. "Gange"................
8.8. "Conte Rosso"
4th May
LLOYD TRIESTINO
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1934
£12 (1st Class) £8 (Tourist)
HOLIDAY CRUISE
on the
EMPRESS OF
RUSSIA
Leaves Hong Kong 20th December. Arrives Manila 22nd December.
Passengera may remain on board and will be provided with meals and accommodation without extra charge during ship's
stay in Manila.
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The three sons of the late King Alexander of Yugoslavia, Crown Prince Peter, Prince Tomislav and Prince Andreja.
SHACKLES OF THE MIDDLE AGES.
Standardisation By Matriculation
M. P/S SCATHING ATTACK
IMMORTALITY
(Continued from Page 9)
them for much. They're not even worth the tenner you give me for them. Well, then, why are you tak ing them?"
Adolph Heimer shrugged his fat The matriculation certificate was described as "the last strand of shoulders and spread out his bande. "I can always sell a nice little mediaeval standardisation, which
3y.
the most beautiful. She was cer- tainly beautiful. A woman with coils of fair hair and a bright, vivacious face, and inquiring, ad- venturous eyes.
"Selling it?" Helmer asked. "Not yet. I'll keep it till I've got nothing else to sell."
When Heimer had taken his leave Newell pondered over the informa- tion Heimer had given him. Some
is as impracticable to-day as it is picture like that for a small, a very undesirable," by Mr. H. Hamsbot- small profit," he said. ham, M.P., Parliamentary Secret- "Nice little hell," Newell replied, fool with money to chuck away on ary to the Board of Education, in coarsely. "All right, then, if you rubbish, he thought. Rubbish! He, an address to the students at Bury won't tell me, I shan't let you have Paul Newell, painting rubbish and selling it for ten pounds a time, Municipal Grammar School recent any more pictures."
Heimer was silent for a moment. when once he had portrayed beauty "We are." he said, "breaking daily He sat stroking his blue chin and and sold it for thousands!
Two days later he received a let- the shackles that bind us to the meditating. Then he said:
still "Very well. There's no harm inter from Adolph, Heimer. "My Middle Ages, but there are
I have a client, Mr. Thomas, will be pleased! some more to be broken, and in the your knowing, Newell. minds of many people the matri-special commission from one of my to see you on Thursday afternoon," culation certificate is one of them."old clients to buy your pictures. The wrote. "Will you call between He asked manufacturers and He's collecting them. That's all. three and five at 125, Connaught- business men that in their assess-Although I make precious little pro- place, W., and ask for him."
Thomas! He sounded just the ment of the suitability of a candi-fit out of them, I make more than date for employment, the posses-I ought, considering the quality of sort of fool who would buy rubbish, sion of the matriculation certificate the pictures, which isn't great. Newell thought with a chuckle, as he made his way to Connaught- should be quite an irrelevant fac-Does, that satify you?"
"Not quite. Why should anyone place. Perhaps, with the use of a Mr. Ramsbotham pointed out be insane enough to collect this little flattery, he might manage to a bewildering trash? Does the fool think their increase the value of the rubbish that we possessed
secondary value will increase when I'm under in Mr. Thomas's eyes. He deter- education. Public schools which the ground, and that they will be mined to try. He might be able to variety of places of
few get more out of the fool. in a sums
No doubt Thomas was are only public in the sense that worth fabulous the Ritz Hotel is public if you can years?"
The dealer shrugged his shoulders. nouveau riche who was collecting afford to pay for the entertainment,
"I can't say. He's just a collec-pictures as he had once collected grammar schools where probably grammar occupies the smallest tor. Collects Newells. I believe he stocks and shares. He would be part of the curriculum, municipal has a large number, though I've hanging them all over his house and schools, selective central schools, never seen them. He's been a good booking in the reflected glory hol and a large and increasing number customer of mine, otherwise I obtained by being their owner.
wouldn't bother, for, as I say, these For the first time for montha aren't Newell was conscious of his shabbi- of senior schools.
nesa as he mounted the showy "I would also point out," he things you're doing now added, "to those who desire as much worth much,"
meditated.steps of number 125, Connaught- man The shabby freedom as possible for secondary schools of all types and who wel"Look here, Heimer, I'd like to see place, and rang the bell. Therefore, come diversity, and experiments, this fellow-oh, don't worry, I'm he carried himself with a swagger, certificate not trying to cut you out and deal and when the spick-and-span butler that the matriculation seems to be the last strand of the directly with him. You can still opened the door he said, loftily, as mediaeval standardisation which is have these damned things and sell one addressing an inferior, "Tell as impracticable to-day as it is un-them to him. But I'm curious. I'm Mr. Thomas I am here," and swag- curious to see what sort of a mug gered in, pathetically unconscious desirable."
he is, and why he wants these when that his manner and his clothes they're so obviously worthless, and formed a contrast that was almost what he does with them. Puta 'em humorous to the shrewd servant.
(Continued on Page 11.) up in a ducal gallery, I suppose, or stores 'em up, expecting to sell at exorbitant prices some day. The fool! Who is he, Heimer?"
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"That's a plece of information you can hardly expect me, as a the dealer, to give you" said Heimer "The client A former midshipman on China atation has been appointed with a sly smile. Recorder of Coventry. This is Mr. might object. But if you like, F Richard A. Willes, lately Recorder tell him you would like to see him, and if he agrees I'll put you in End Jan. of Newark-on-Trent 4th Feb.
Mr. Willes, who is a Warwick-touch with him." shire man by 'birth, entered the
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"And when can I have this?" informed that all Goods are being Britannia in 1895. He served as a midshipman in H.M.S. Undaunted Heimer pointed to the thing on the landed at their risk into the hazardous on the China station from 1897 to easel. $1901.
and/or extra hazardous Godowns of "Couple of days. And Heimer The Hong Kong and Kowloon Whart & Godown Co. Ltd, whence and/or from the warves delivery may be obtained..
He was invalided out of the ser-let me have a fiver on account, vice as a sub-lleutenant in the lat-will you?" ter year. Four years later he was
The dealer took out a note-case No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and
19th Dec. called to the Bar by Lincoln's Inn and handed Newell a five-yound all Goods remaining undelivered after and joined the Midland Circuit note without a word. As he did so the 16th December, 1984, will be sub- He has been deputy chairman of his eye fell on a miniature that feet to rent, the Warwickshire Quarter Sessions stood on the shabby mantel-plece.. Bince 1921.
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"Hullo, didn't you once do a be presented to the Undersigned on
they will not be recognized. head and shoulders of the same before the 30th December, 1984, or
To comply
with the General Bonded consignees woman ?" he asked.
"I did damn her," Nowell mut-Warehouse Regulations tered. "Damn them all. If it must have a Revenue Officer in attend-
DAM CHANGTE wasn't for them I shouldn't be Inance when damaged datiable goods are the position. I am to-day."
All broken, shafed, and damaged CANA "Who is she?" Helmer asked Goods are to be left in the Godowns CHANGTE where they will be examined in the TAIPING 15th December, 1994, at 10 am, by No Fire Insurance has been effected Masara, Goddard and Douglas
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The Reich Government has curiously. 17th Dec, promulgated a decree abrogating
An old flame of mine, if it's of the Ministries of Justice in all any interest to you."
Heimer studied the miniature. German States with the excep tion of Prussia, thus giving the An old flame She looked like it:
red had al Beich Judicial authorities, fall for Newell, be remem
ways chosen his women from among Juridical powers in Germany.
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