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For Shanghal
"CONTE VERDE" 8.8. "GANGE"
8.3. "CONTE VERDE" BA GANGE
1.8.
CONTE KOSSO"
B.. "CONTE VERDE",
For Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Suez, Port-Bald, Brindisi Venlee, (London by, rai!) & Trieste.
4th Apr... "CONTE ROSSO" --,15th Mar.. 4th May 8.8. "CONTE VERDE" 12th Apr. 12th May Let Jupe as "GANGE"
4th July.s. "CONTE VERDE"
1st Aug., "GANGE"
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935
George M. Cohan, beloved of "thextre~ audiences, is coming shortly to the King's Theatre in a film version of his own mystery
melodrama, "Gambling."
Mr. Magee's Sweet Tooth
(Continued from. Page 91.
those on the ooze-coated anchor and
not thus denly bellowed: "Stiff on the fluke,
TWO SHIPS BUT ONLY |
ONE WHARF
Compromise Finally Effected
DIFFICULTY AT DARWIN
An unusual problem arose at Darwin jetty when the Western Australian motor-ship Koolinda arrived in port. The Shell Co.'s tanker Volsells was already berth-| ed at the jetty, discharging petrol and kerosene in, cases and drums. The Koolinda wished to berth at the jetty, discharge her cargo, and leave again at 8 p.m. the same day, for Wyndham and Broome. It was necessary for the Koolinda į to leave, or otherwise she would not be able to catch the tides, at Wyndham and Broome to berth,,at those ports...
The master of the Volsella would not move his vessel, and ] continued to discharge cargo, be-
cause to move from the bèrth. would mean extra wages in over- time for wharf-labourora during the week-end., Conferences wore arranged, and eventually the miss- ters reached an agreement, and the Volsella stopped work and moved to the end of the jetty. The Koolinda moved in and took her place, work commencing imme-
diately.
But Mr. Magee was
sir."
By this time it was 2.80 p.m., lightly to be balked of his business
Tip him off," said the chief off-the Koolinda having remained in carcer. With praiseworthy in-
cer very bensibly. "The owners the Harbour since 8 a.m. Maile genuity he perfected a new tech
forgot to put a morgue aboard the and passengers had been taken off nique, which, although it involved
Iceland Dawn, she not being in the ship's, boats. the drawback of frequently getting Western Ocean boat. Capsize him wet all over, had proved so far not him into the ditch." unprofitable. His apparatus con-
"He's fast by something lashed sisted of a plank and a rope with around his waist, sir," announced the .hook at the end, which were easy
to acquire and to replace, Armed A.B., who had climbed over the bow on a heaving Hine. I'll soon cut him with these, he betook himself to the adrift there, he's gone now." eastern bank of the Canal as usual Panting a little, he reappeared on the very evening Miss Quince's the forecastle head. nephew first confronted Islam In
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WIDOW VANISHES IN MID-OCEAN
Mystery On Liner In Mid-Atlantic
the lounge, of the hotel. He sat "I reckon it was this towed him NO MESSAGE OR CLUE FOUND there scratching himself until it down to Davy's locker," he volun- grew. reasonably dark.
teered, holding up a bulging string With no clue but the open port- Then
Apostolides
pushed his bag. "There's cameras in it, sir, hole of her cabin, to suggest her plank, into the water, lay on it, and and glasses and fancy hairbrushes, fate, an attractive young French] paddled off gently to the old Nim-and I'm banjaxed if there isn't a governess, Mms. Marguerite Pauli, tollah. He noted with approbation great cake. Big enough to vanished in mid-Atlantic from the that the port side of the vessel was feed all hands and his blinkin', Cunard-White Star liner Beren- deserted: Mr. Magee did not mind brother."
garia. being kicked by a quartermaster in
"Shake em out on deck, and we'll)- Mme, Fauli, i 34-years-old widow, white canvas shoes, but now and have a dekko at them," ordered the smart and well-educated, ` spoke then they affected heavy hob-nailed mate with growing interest. The English, French, and German boots unpleasing to the base of the sodden cake flopped heavily on deck, fluently.
spine. When his fingernails scrap where it promptly fell to pieces, dis-! When she boarded the Berengaria ed the iron of the ship's plates, he closing to view a handsome aneroid she was accompanied by two women
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about the plank, and flung the hook-backing.
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carrying a large bunch of flowers
No Message
It is understood that she had
ed end up towards the deck. At There was a label attached: In her arms and seemed exceedingly the third attempt the hook caught "With all best wishes from Auntie happy. over the rail with a faint clink, Charlotte. I hope you will both wherent Mr. Magee braced his feet|find, this useful” against the vessel's side and walked The chief officer noted with pro-been in the employ of an American up with the easy grace of a profes-fessional interest that the sional acrobat.
mont registered Very Dry.
THE END.
instru-family and was returning home to she her mother in France..
Mme. Pauli entered thoroughly into the ship's social activities
throughout the day of the tragedy,
and after dinner she retired to her. cabin.
Once on board, the visitor set to work with quiet thoroughness, mov- ing from cabin to cabin like, a district visitor in a slum street. Round his waist was alung a string bag of the type entployed by char- women for the transportation of onions, or pearl divers for the taciturn oyster, and into, this Mr. Magee bundled cameras, binoculars,
A somewhat sudden change in the silver-backed hairbrushes, and whatnow of the Ganges washed away a ever else took his catholle fancy.
portion of a pier erected for the In Cabin 29 A he found a large convenience of pilgrims to the Magh cake, partly unwrapped, and sam- Mela, The remaining portion is 24th Mar pled it cautiously. Judged by Fort now being dismantled as the Magh Pth Apr. Said standards it was an excellent Mela authorities now think they will
cake, being of a sickly sweetness be able to provide much better! and twice as sticky as flypaper. |bathing facilities on February 8 (the Apostolides sampled it again, next important bathing day) than 21st Mar. then weighed it thoughtfully in his was available heretofore. 23rd Apr. hands. At least ten pounds, it would make a difference, even on the plank, but, on the other hand, it would require not less than three days to eat it. Mr. Magee stowed 4th May it tenderly in the string bag."-
GANGES CHANGES ITS COURSE
Washes Away Portion of her.
Of A Pier
3rd Apr.
MARINES TO GUARD
THE PALACE
First Time In History
For the first time in the 275
That was the last seen or heard
The next morning she had vanished. Officials who forced her cabin door found no message;
THREE CHINESE IN PIRATES' HANDS
Exorbitant Ransom Demands
RELATIVES WILL TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION
Hope for the release of three kidnapped Chinese in the hands of pirates through the payment of [ransom money has been definitely. abandoned by the captives' rela tives.
The three Chinese were kid-
"Hey, Yarrab, imsht,” roared a Berce voice. as Apostolides stepped over the rail, and a red-faced years' history the Royal Marines napped on board the ss. Kaho by quarter-master thundered along the will this autumn mount guard pirates some time ago. Negotia plank deck, brandishing a mop over the King's Palaces in Lon-tlona for their release were con- Uttering a derisive boot, Mr. Magee don."
ducted with the representatives of
8th Apslid hard for freedom, but that hoot His Majesty has approved the the pirates three times, but because was premature. Eefore he was selection of this corps to relieve of the "pirates' exorbitant demands (halfway down his pursuer had jerk the Guards Brigade.
for ransom money, the negotiations
Моти
Мод
6th May
Tues,
Sat,
་
19th Mared out a sheath knife and slashed The Marines, under the com-fall ended in failure. Both Har.. through the rope. Apostolides mand of Lt. Col. T. L. Hunton, of The captives' relatives are now Magen entered the water with a the Chatham Division, will be reported in Chinese circles to have resounding splash, and sank like a drawn from the three divisions of definitely decided to conduct no Wed, 20th Mar,
1st Apr marble tombstone. For some time the corps at Chatham, Ports-further talks regarding ransom be
**the quartermaster stared over the mouth and Plymouth.
cause it is absolutely Impossible for 22nd Mar.side, muttering to himself that Officially the guard, duties are them to comply with the pirates'
them Araba. would steal the milk known as "public duties" and in-demands. out of ser ten, then hurried off to clude guarding Buckingham Pa-ja inform the mate." The mate sald lace. 8t. James's, and the Bank FRAGRANT CARGO 17th Mar those Arabs could swim like seals, of England.
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