YK.LIN
N.
General Passenger Agents in the Orient for
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Cunard White Star Line
SÀN FRANCISCO, via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.
SEATTLE & VANCOUVER,
Wednesday, 5th June at 10 am 18th June at 10 am
3rd July
Srd June ***5th June
LONDON, MARSEILLES. ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM
CHICHITA MARU
TATSUTA MARU
ASAMA`MARU
Tuesday, Wednesday:
HIYE MARC (Starts from Kobe... Monday, HEIAN MARU (Starts from Kobe) Tuesday.
-HAKONE MARU
Saturday,
SUWA MARU
Saturday,
26th May Sah Jume
FUSHIMI MARU
Saturday,
2ded June
SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports
KTTANO MARU
Saturday.
25th May
ATSUTA MARU
Saturday,
22nd June
BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo...
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Tuesday,
28th May
+GENOA MARU
Thursday,
ANYO MARU
Tuesday,
30th May 11th June
SOUTH AMERICA: (West Coast) via Japan. Honolulu,
BOKUYO MARU
Wednesday,
19th June
NEW JORK vias Panama.
NAGARA MARU
Tuesday...
+NOJEMA MARU
Thursday,
4th June 27th June
#NOTO MARU
Thursday.
LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth. Istanbul,
and Valencia,
†DAKAR MARU
Friday.
14th June
CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoen.
+HAKODATE MARU
Friday,
31st May
+CALCUTTA MARU
Friday,
+MALACCA MARU
Saturday,
7th Jane 15th June.
SHANGĦAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA
TANGO MARU
TERUKUNI MARU
Monday, Wednesday,
27th May 5th June
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Tbone 30291
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11th July Piraeus, Genoa
S.
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AIRES
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Mon.,
Angeles and Prosse. Call Kwanto Mara
You
27th May 10th June
Direct at Cristobal, Puerto..:
Colombia, Boston Philadel- phia and Baltimore
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MONTEVIDEO & EUENOS
Laplata Mar
Toes
Buenos Aires. Maru
Wed
24th June 24th July
Colombo,
Singapore, Darban, Port
Elizabeth and Cape Town
KOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Hawaii Maru
LOURENCO MARQUES.
DURBAN, PORT ELIZA
BETH. CAPE TOWN.
& SOUTH AMERICAN
DARES-SALAAM, BEIRA, Arizona Maru
SYDNEY:
PORTS VIL Singapore & Colombo
MELBOURNE, BRISBANE. Sydney Maru
WELLINGTON Brisbane Maru ♣ AUCKLAND direct
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direct for Keelung ---
Calemba
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1935
WROTE HER OWN
DEATH NOTICE
Woman's Premonition Comes True
TWO YEARS ILLNESS ENDS IN DEATH
The Great Mountains
(Continued from Page 9) beed."
They had been talking över hím { Over his shoulder he carried afas though he did not exist, and gunny sack, Jumpy and full. In a now, suddenly, they both hesitated few moments he had trudged close and looked at Gitano and were enough so that his face could bejembarrassed.
seet.
bom bere.” Cari
rancho before you
And his face was as dark as He cleared his throat *1 žm dried beef.
A moustache, hine too old to work I come back where Twelve months ago Mrs white against the dark skin, hover-I was bam” Annie Chapman, the 54-years ed over his mouth, and his hair *You weren't. eld wife of Mr. Henry Chapman was white, too, where it showed at said, sharply. a boot-last maker, of Kettering his neck. The skin of his face had "No. In the "dobe over the hill. had a premonition that she would shrunk back against the skull until it was all one die in the spring of this year.
it defined bone, not flesh, and made came.” So sure was she, that she made the nose and chin seem sharp and
"In the mud house that's all arrangements for her funeral and even wrote her own obituary fragile. The eyes were large and melted down
deep and dark, with eye-lide stretch-"Yes. I and my father. I will for the local newspapers.
ed tightly over them. Irises and stay here now on the rancho." Her premonition has come
"I tell you you won't stay,”-Carl true. She died a short time ago. Pupils were one, and very black, buz
said angrily. "I don't need an old knowing that she had prepared the eyeballs were brown. as far as possible, for her death.
There were
.
come
to
no wrinkles in the man. This isn't a. big ranch. I In addition to the obituary, she face at all. This old man wore a can't afford food and doctor bilis the for an old man. You must have also wrote her own final death blue denim coat buttoned to
buttons, as a relatives and friends Go to them. notice. putting in the year 1935, throat with brass but leaving out the date, and the men do who wear no shirts. Out of It is like begging to official notice of thanks for the sleeves came strong bony wrists strangers."
"I was born here Gitano sard flowers and expressions of syn-and hands gnarled and knotted and pathy-
jhard as peach branches. The nails patiently and inflexibly. Loved Flowers
were flat and blunt, and shiny.
Carl Tidin didn't like to be cruel Her husband said when inter- The old man drew close to the bat he felt he must. "You can eat viewed:
rate and swing down his sack here to-night," he said. "You can "She loved her garden and when he confronted Jody. His lips sleep in the little room of the old knew that when she died spring futtered a little and a soft imper-bankhouse We'll give you break- flowers would be in bloom. Do sonal voice came from between fast in the morning, and then you'l not spend any money on flowers them.
have to go along. Go to Your for the funeral” she told
friends. Don't come to die with When I die there will be flowers Jody was embarrassed. He turn-strangers." in my garden. Put those on my ed and looked at the house, and he Gitano put on his black hat and coffin.' She was a very far-turned back and looked towards the stooped for the sack. "Here are my seeing woman. but I do not think barn where his father and Billy things," he said. she ever had any other premoni-Buck were. "Yes," he said, when
Carl turned "away. Come ON įtions."
me.1
"Do you live here?”
no help came from either direction. Billy, we'll finish down at the bar. The obituary notice begins "I have come back." the old man Jody, show him the little room in with the words: “A very well-said "I am Gitano. and I have the bunkhouse."
known and devoted worker of St come back."
He and Billy turned back toward the barn Mrs. Tiffin went into the house, saying over her shoulder,
Il send some blankets down.”
Andrew's Church has passed Jody could not take all this res away in the person of Mrs. Annie ponsibility. He turned abruptly, Chapman, following an illness of and ran into the house for help, and nearly two years, during which the screen door banged after him. Gitano looked questioningly at was in the kitchen Jody. “I'll show you where it is,” poking out the clogged holes of a Jody said
There was a cot with a shuck
time she has borre her sufferings His mother with true fortitude and Christian faith."
It ends, in accordance with the usual practice, with the name of the undertakers.
CONSIGNEES
CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LETTE MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON
AND STRAITS.
Mos., Fris
3rd Jun. 5th July
The Steamship.
**BENAETY”
Thurs.,
6th June
Mon
8th Jaly
Mon Thurs
3rd June 6th June
Sat
Thurs
1st June 20th Jane
colander with a häirpin, and biting
her lower lip with concentration. mattress, an applebox holding a tin
"It's an old man.”
a backless rocking- Jody cried lantern, and excitedly. "It's an old paisano man,
chair in the little room of
the and he says he's come back.”
bunkhouse. Gitano laid his sack
His mother pat down the colander carefully on the floor and sat down and stuck the hairpin behind the on the bed Jody stood shyly in sink board What's
the room, hesitating to go. he said:
master
the now?" she asked impatiently.
"It's an old man outside. Come on out."
be want?"
At last
1
"Did you come out of the big) mountains ?*
"Well, what does
Gitano shook his head slowly. She untied the strings of her apron "No, I worked down the Salinas
valley_"
The afternoon thought would not
and smoothed her hair fingers.
with her
"I don't know. He came walk.let Jody go. "Did you ever go into ing."
the big mountains back there?” His mother smoothed down her
The old dark eyes
grew fixed,
Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or dress and went out, and Jody fol-and their light turned inward on extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong lowed her. Gitano had not moved, the years Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown "Yes?** Mrs. Tilin asked. Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the
Gitano took off his old black hat a little boy, I'went with my father."
wharves delivery may be obtained.
that were living in Gitano's head. "Once, when I was
"Way back, clear into the moan-
"Yes"
No claims will be admitted after the and held it with both hands in Goods have left the Godewas, and all front of him. He repeated, "I amtains?" Goods remaining undelivered after the Gitano, and I have come back.” 21st May, 1935, will be subject to
rent.
"Come back? Back where?”
"What was there?" Jody cried.
All claims against he steamer musi Gitano's whole straight body Did you see any people or any be presented to the Undersigned on or leaned forward a little. His right houses before the 11th June, 1985, or they hand described will not be recognized.
the circle of thei
To comply with the General Bonded hills, the sloping fields and the Warehouse Regulations consiguess must mountains, and ended at his hat 11th June have a Revenue Officer in attendance again. "Back to the rancho, I was
when damaged dutiable goods examined
boru here, and my father, too.” All broken, chafed, and damagedĮ “Here?" she demanded, "This Goods are to be left in the Godowns, jisn't an old place." 30th May where they will be examined on the
"No, there," he said, pointing to
Thes
KEELUNG via Śwatow and
Apar
Canton Maru
TAKAO TIR SWATOW and Fakuken Maru
MOT
Suza
Thurs.,
2nd June
+Omîta Perta Marked,
For Further Particulars Please apply to:-
OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,
Telephone 28061-
“Well, what was there?*** Gitano's eyes remained inward, A little wrinkled strain came be- tween his brows.
*
"What did you see in there?" Jody repeated
28th May, 1935, at 10 am, by Messrs. the western ridge. On the other don't remember." Goddard and Douglas..
No Fire Insurance has been effected side there, in a house that is gone.”
Bills of Lading will be crunter-sig-ed
by.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.
Arests Hong Kong, 21st May, 1935.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
BUILDERS OF ALL CLASSES OF SHPS.
COMPANY
BUILDERS OF RECIPROCATING STEAM ENGINES. BUILDERS OF MARINE AND LAND BOILERS.
BUILDERS OF TURBINE MACHINERY. «
Under License From Messrs. Parsons.
BUILDERS OF DIESEL ENGINES.
Under Special License From Messrs. Sulzer Bros Winterthur
Licensed To Manufacture Lanz Perlit Iron, Specially Suitable
For Internal Combustion Engine Working Parts
DOCK & SLIPWAYS.
FOR DOCKING VERY LARGE, AS WELL AS SMALLER VESSELS, ON ANY TIDE.- ALL CLASSES OF SHIP, ENGINE AND BOILER REPAIRS AND EXTENSIVE WELDING, BOTH ELECTRICAL AND OXY-ACETYLENE, SKILFULLY AND
PROMPTLY CARRIED OUT.
Tel. Address - - - Taikoodock,” Hong Kong. Telephone No. 30211.
At last she understood. “The old "dobe that's washed almost away, you mean?"
"Yes, senora.
When the rancho broke up they put no more lime an the 'dobe, and the rains washed it down."
-Jody's mother was silent for a tittle, and curious» homesick thoughts ran through her mind, but quickly she cleared them out. "And what do you want here now, Gitano?"
"I will stay here," he said quiet- ly, until I die”
"But we
man here.”
don't need an
"I don't know," Gitano said. “1
"Was it terrible and dry?" (Continued on Page 11)
CONSIGNEES NOTICE.
THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.
From LEITH, MIDDLESERO"," ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.
The Steamship,
BENVENUE Consignees of Cargo are hereby informed that all Goods are being extra landed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of] "I can not work hard any more, & Godowa Co., Ltd, whence and/or The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf senora. I can milk & cow, feed from the wharves delivery may be chickens, cut a little wood, no obtained
Now claims will be admitted after] more. I will stay here." He in- dicated the sack on the ground beall Goods remaining undelivered, after the Goods have left the Godowns, and side him. "Here are my things."the 31st May, 1935, will be sub-
She turned to Jody. "Run down Jest to rent.
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to the barn and call your father.”
All claims against the steamer must Jody dashed away, and he return or before the 14th June, 1985, or
be presented to the Undersigned led with Carl Tidin and Billy Buck they will not be recognized
behind him. The old man was To comply with the General Bonded standing as he had been, but he
Warehouse Regulations - consignees was resting now. His whole body must have a Revenue Oficer in attend- since when damaged dutiable goods are had sagged into a timeless repose. examined, d
“What is it?" Carl Tisin asked. Goods are to be left in the Godown, CHANCE All broken, chated, and damaged TAIPING A “What's Jody so excited about?” where they will be asuined on the TAIPING
Mrs. Tifin motioned to the old 30th May
1935, at 10 samy by man. "He wants to stay here. He Messrs. Goddard and Douglas d wants to do a little work and stay | No Fire Insurance has been effected
Bi Fed: can't have him. We GEB, LIVINGSTON & CO. LTD.
zil One*
over "Pennant Anna”
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE, Agents
Hong Kong, China & Japan.
“Well,
don't Le too old
RHY** MOREɔmen He's
ily does everything we
Hong Kong 23rd May 1985.
LONDON" (via Amotentia) from £127.3 (Austindian." Newspapers on file);
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