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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935
KW JAN RUMI 20
EXPRESS LINER Under The Sand
FOR FAR EAST
(Continued From
Page 9).
made his flesh creep till he wanted His hatred of Lavus mrged up in-
acted
Passengers' Comfort to call out to the other men to hold side biri, an acrid wave of burning him back. For he felt drawn on, discomfort and fury, choking. On Scharnhorst'
fascinated. If he were left alone in There was no risk if he the pit, he was sure that he would quickly and decisively; but, what ACCOMMODATION FOR 300
walk into one of the dens. Worst ever the risk might have been, it of all was the roaring. It made was worth taking. He couldn't go something throb inside his head, on any longer. It wasn't the riik something that sounded alive, a he feared. He didn't know what he mad cockroach tearing at his brain; feared. His hatred was so intense eating up his self-control and that it unnerved him, weakened sanity.
him.
A special feature on the Scharn- horst, an 18,000-ton liner, are the excellent appointments for the cou- veyance of 300 passengers, all told, In the first-class and tourist class.
And all his fear and rage turned Yet all the while he paid out the For those passengers travelling towards the overseer, Lavus, who rope and watched the ascending cage. first-class, there is an open-air could easily have arranged a trans- He seemed to have lost all will, to The swimming-pool on the sun-deck with fer. When Asplendon had timidly have become an automaton.. alldo-like deck-space, in the Immbe approached him with the request, he weaker he felt himself grow the diate vicinity of which is
had answered that one more such more rigorously the automaton pald gymnasium and bar.
word would mean a logging. He out the rope. Asplendon, caged in- Besides this, space has been set was fnt, and satisfied with the aide this automaton of duty, awore aside on the sun-deck for the work; and his swollen stubby hands and fumed, beat with impotent children to play in, and yet further were hairless; and his voice grated ghostly hands as if on the bars of space to serve as a resting place in a shrill kind of way; and his prison. Now was the chance, now, For those not dealring to take part eyes protruded.... Everything Why didn't he act?
in the games on the wide sport-about him disgusted Asplendon. For a ghastly moment he felt deck, there is a verandah cafe, The slaves were eagerly discuss himself one of the beasta prowling whence one can follow the games ling in low voices among themselves up and down behind the bars of a over a quiet cup of coffee, tea or the Items of the programme which cage, and then suddenly, for no ap other refreshment.
they could not seo. They saw none parent reason, hurling itself against Large Social Hall of the items and yet they asked for those bars of strange cruelty. He accounts of them and remembered was in the grip of deadly fear, and The foremost side of the pro- the pedigrees of the horses, the couldn't resist. The more hotly the menade deck is taken up by the
scores of the gladiators, the suc-murderous rage welled up inside the large social hall. Annexed to this cesses or failures of the jockeys and more calmly he paid out the rope. Is the spacious smoking-room, to drivers, even the records of the jug- "Hurry up there," shouted Lavus. the one side of which is a bar, and glers, wrestlers, and pugilists, as But even the sound of that hated to the other a writing-room with exhaustively as the most enthusias-voice could not affect the automaton library Access from deck to the tie of the circus-goers who sat in who was controlling Asplendon. dining-room, situated at the aft of the tiers above. Asplendon was the Sweat dizzled on Asplendons's brow, the promenade-deck, is gained by only one who had no interest. jand at the same time he felt easier. means of folding-doors on either Lavus was at the far end for the At least things had been taken out side, so that passengers may partake moment, looking through the bars of his hands. Surely now he would of their meals on the promenade at the sick rhinoceros which had and the plt life tolerable or would deck as it were. This is a new been advertised as the great attrac feature to the hitherto usual ship's tion of the show, but which seemed [appointments.
in a state of coma. It refused to
The Tourist Class on the eat.
Scharnhorst will have a social hall, In the unscen arena a herd of dining-room, ladles' drawing-room deer were being hunted by trick jand children's playroom, an open-archers from Crete, who shot while air swimming-pool, and play-doing all sorts of gymnastic stunts. ground for children.
One of the slaves declared that the All the appointments are such as archers could shoot. while turning is demanded of a ship engaged on somersaults, and others were in- voyages to the tropics and this has sisting that the feat was impossible, been borne in mind particularly in growing worked-up and indignant respect to the location, size and over the question, ready to come to furnishing of the cabins-in-both blows if Lavus left the pit. classes.
THE MILLIONAIRE STRAPHANGER
"The games aren't what they used to be," grumbled an old slave, who recalled Nero's days. "We used to have cinnabar and borax then In- stead of common sand.”
(Continued on Page 11.)
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LLOYD TRIESTINO..
(Flotte Blunite Lloyd Triestino, Marittima Italiana E., Sitmar")
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Motor Vessel
“MONCALIERI ” From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, -PORT SAID, SUEZ, MASSAUA, ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE.
Asplendon said nothing, but bit, Consignees of Cargo are hereby in
forined, that all Goods are being land- his finger-nails. His mind Was ed at their risk into the Godowns of
Dies Worth £8,000,000: irresolutely torn. He had never the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf | Started As Bootcleaner before felt so badly the chill of the
Godown Company, Ltd, at Kowloon, pit. The alr was foul. He tried whence and/or from the wharves de-
livery may be obtained. to think, but his teeth chattered.
Optional cargo will not be landed Somebody called from aloft, and here, unless notice has been given 48 Lavua, bustling up, gave the word.bours prior to vessel's arrival, but car- The Tiger Hunt was to begin; aried on from port to port to the final call to which the option condemned murderer
was to fight port of
extends.
rent.
New York, December 28.* Mr. John E. Andrus, one of the 7th Feb. Afteen richest men in the United 7th Mar. States, is dead-at the age of 93. Active in business until last 31st Jen week, when he took to his bed the tigress with a blunt dagger. No claims will be admitted after the 3rd Feb, suffering from pneumonia, he The slaves clustered round the Goods have left the Godown, and all windlass and took hold of the Goods remaining undelivered after the leaves a fortune of £8,000,000, gained chiefly by shrewd invest-wooden bars. Their faces set. Inta 29th January, 1995, will be subject to 1st Feb.ments in the ventures of Mr. the apathetic masks that they 88 All claims against the vessel must
sumed while toiling, and they, drag-be presented to the undersigned on John D. Rockefeller.
Mr. Andrus used to clean higged the windless round cheerlessly, before the 7th February, 1935, or they
The cage shook, creaked, and rose will not be recognized, own boots, and he always went
All broken, chafed, and damaged from the ground. Aloft was an Goods are to be left in the Crodowns. 7th Feb. by underground railway from his oblong open space into which the where they will be examined on the
rcsidence at Yonkers to his New York office, standing up and hold-top of the cage would at when 28th January, 1935, at 10 am, by our holsted as far as the pulleys allow. surveyors Messrs. Goddard & Douglas, ing on to a strap, which made
In the case of dutiable cargo, één- ed. him popularly known as the
signees are requested to inform the Asplendon did not have to toil at Imports & Exports Office that they "Millionaire Straphanger."
Among his numerous benefac- the windless. It was his job to con- have such goods for examination.
trol the rope that would in due time No Fire Insurance has been effected. tions during his lifetime were several thousand pounds for the draw the bolt, unloose the spring, Bill of Lading will be countersign- maintenance of Wesley's Chapel, and open the top of the cage, LLOYD TRIESTING City-road, EC,
thereby enabling the tigress to leap out into the arena, as if from the bowels of the earth. It was + & responsible job, and Asplendon would have been proud of it if he hadn't loathed His" surroundings '80
Celebes Maru direct call at Por Bandar Bedibunder, Kundia & Handvi.
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|| utterly; for if he found the rope
and drew the bolt prematurely, the .... tigress would leap out upon the
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HOLIDAYS
Cruise to Manila and Return.
by the
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£12.0.0, First Class
OF CANADA
£8.0.0. Tourist Class ·
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Sunday,
p.m. sail from Hong Kong
Friday,
Feb. 1.
Saturday,
2
en ruule
J
3
a.m. Arrive Manila
Monday,
4
J
p.m. Leave Manila
Tuesday,
H
en route.
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a.m, arrive Hong Kong.
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men below in the plt. B
He muttered to Kimself, trying to serve his mind and muscles to the The Steamship bet set: Could be do it? He edged to wards the main door, which led out Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- of the pit into the passage. His formed that all Goods are being landed body felt numb, but he regularly extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong at their risk into the hazardous and/or) paid out the rope his eyes fixed on Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown the cage rocking, upwards, in which Co., Ltd. whence and/or from the the growling tigress" stirred unwharves delivery may be obtained. easily about or dug her claws into odvetter dodredator al the timber. Yes, Lavus walked Goods remaining undelivered after the under the cage to the further end 30th January, 1988, Il be subject to of the pit. He usually did so at rent Der Deve
No clalui will be admitted the
this point, to get a better view: "'All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or It was the moment for which before the 18th February; 1985 or they Asplendon had prayed. He had will not be recognized i sword to himself that if Layos "To comply with the General Bonded Marchórías Regulations consignees must crossed under the cage ho
have a Revenue Officer in attendance
take it as a sign from Fortun when damaged dutiable::góods::are
would end things, he would tug the arni
rópa, -hưwi to the other slayes, and
passag
For Goods
broken, chafed, and dan
to be left in the God
where they will be eze
ary, 1985
and Dougins.
surance has been
Tel. 80883.
Butterfield & Swire,
1, Connaught Road, C.
TRAVEL A.-O. LINE
AUSTRALIA Calling át. Manila (P. Ix.), Thursday Ta.; Calena,
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23rd January, 1986,