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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1936-
THE BUGGINSES' PICNIC
(Continued from Pugs 9)
CANADIAN PACIFIC
I mean to 'ave‡ WORLD'S
GRANDMA. That's all very well, to be fustrated by a bloomin' tin, (FATHER has been searching in the but this gram is so damp, it's you're mistook! string bag, and is now unwrapping fair rustin' me gastric juices. a bit of salmon if I die for it.) GREATEST MES BUGGINS. Alfe! Oh," my 'Ere, gïve me some'ink I can stab} TRAVEL,
one of the parcels.) Oh, Father, what are you doin', goodness, what 'ave you done now? it with! unwrappin' the dinner? Be all (EXX and ALFIE have been(Puts tin on the ground end, over dies! (She matches the struggling with the fy-papers, and taking GRANDMA'S umbrella, jabs
[ars now`completely gummed to one at the tin.) parcel from him.)
another. One end of a streamer. GRANDMA Come "ere, you great GRANDMA tre, don't you let of sticky paper has twined itself juggernaut! 28th Marim get at my two penn'orth ROUND THE WORLD tickets issued at Special Reduced Extes in e'rimps. correction with all the Trans-Pacific & Trans-Atlantic Conference Lines.
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MES. BUGGINS (taking it from INTERCHANGEABLE RETURN TICKETS with the Dollar Lines of him dreis). Well don't go and very favourable conditions.
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Tuesday, 17th Apr. Thursday,
16th Apr.
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Friday,
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Sun, 12th Apr.
Thus, 9th Apr Sat-,
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of round ALVIE'S neck, and the other (GRANDMA serombies to her feet.)
ir round EMMA'S, and they are If you break my umberella, I'll} my standing back to back. They be-break you!
(GRANDMA pursues FATHER, who the pin to cry.)
FATHEE Ullo! 'Ullo! What's up dances round her, jabbing at the now?
salmon tin whenever he gets a chance.}
(Jab.),
FATHER Don't be so selfish! Wot's a oid umberella alongside a starvin' fam'ly?
SYSTEM
EMPRESS OF CANADA
SAILS FOR
VANCOUVER VIA SHANGHAI, JAPAN & HONOLULU AT NOON-FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD.
EXMA A-Alfie and m-me's expose the butter! Ave one of the t-t-tied together with f--flypapers
Hong Shang Napa Kobe Yoko-
Conver bits that's wrapped round the EA puls away from ALFE
Kong hai
hamza Honolula Victoria kettle. She searches in the bag.)
Lagne „Arrive Laave Lenne · Leave Leave Arrive who screamE). "Ere's a bit o' last Sunday's with
(More business with umbrella:) MRS. BEGGINS. No, don't move. MRS. BUGGINS. Oh, let 'er ave/Bastia Apr. 17 Apr. 19 Apr. 21. Apr. 23 Apr. 25
E/Canada Apr. 3 Apr. 5 ja Jovely murder in it.
Apr. 8 Apr 10 Apr. 17 Apr. 22 Emma! You'll tear Alfie's skin it back, Father! It's useless tryin' E/Japan May 1 May 3
May 4 FATHER (showing the first signs. You'll ave to stay tied now to get bread out of a bosom of E/Asia
May 6 May 8 May 14 May 19 of enthusiasm). Oh? Which one till it wears orf. of I get you both stone!
May 16 May 17 May 19 May 21 May 23 E/Canada it? (He takes the piece of
June 3 June 5 June 12 Jan 17 GRANDMA (taking the umbrel- E/Japan Jone 26 June 28
E/Russia June 12
June 12 June 14 June 16 June 18 June 20
June 20 newspaper from her and studies into a 'ot bath. Oh, sit down back
Fuly 1 July July 9 July 14 it, then looks up disgustedly and to back, and stop 'owlin' do!ia). Yes, and it's 'opeless tryin' /Asia Jaly 10 Joly 12 July 14 July 16 July 18 July 27 thrones it away.) Wet, that? You What about that tin of salmon? to get sense into a 'ead of wood: E/Canada Jely 24 July 26
July 29 July 31 Aug. 7 Aug 12 don't call that a lovely murder. Co Ave you opened it yet. Father? I ain't goin' to 'ave a thirty-year- E/Russia Acs. 7 Aug. 9 Aug. 11-Aug. 13 Aug. 16
Aug. 24 yer? Why, 'e only give 'er ore FATHER. NO, Dor yet I 'aven't fold umbrella battered to bits to /Japan Aug. 21 Aug. 23
3 Sept.' # It, and that was with a blunt in-swum the Channel! Nor flew the fill your stomach, and you need't
Atlantic!
¡think it!
(GRANDMA Crosses to the tree-| MRS. BUGGINS. Oh well, we'd ble so. Father. You're worsen the better start the dinner with wat
trak and sits.) children.
MES. BUGGINS. Try stampin' on (Pointing of left.) we
'ave-
Unwrap the fish, There's them cows
it Father. Throw some stores, and see ifA EMMA tries to get up. ALT tree-trunk and, with his back to (FATHER puts the tin behind the you can't 'it ane.
strument!
Mrs. BOGGINS. Oh, don't grum-
over
there.ma-
FATHER That's right. anyoné with lumbager
to
stoopin' about after stones.
howls.) Tell No-you'd better let me.
There go Father, now you can 'ave yer news
paper!
(ALFIE and EMMA hace returned (She holds out the newspaper, right, dragging an enormous green
branches.
which FATHER seizes.) Gran'ma, there's some cut am
and very leafy bough) MRS. BUGGINS. That's right. {children—there's a nice lot of in the bag(Pointing to another
They ought to bura package.) Alde, you go and collect ja nice expo' stones fer Father
to throw at the cows.
lovely.
GRANDMA. Cut what? MRS. BUGGINS see it?
'Am! Can't yer
(the audience, batters it with the heel of his boot.). Go on, Father! It's dentin'!
EMMA ALFIE
Go, on, Dadday!
EVERYONE Go go on! FATHER (in great excitement). It's goin'-it's goin'! It's O (He clape his hand to his eye in agony.)
MES. BUGGINS. matter. Father?
Whatever's the:
FATHER Me foot's gorn through the tin. and the juice as squirted
(ALFIE runs of excitedly and re- GRANDMA I can smell it, thank
turns in a few seconds with ayer-I don't want ter see it. handful of stones which he com- MRS. BUCCINS. Oh, Graz'ma. in me, eye!
stantly replenishes.)
don't be so
picksome! Give it
GRANDMA
(complacently). Oh
dob o' salmon!
By this time MES. BUGGINS is sur-ere! You don't mind it, Father, that's nice! Now we can 'ave a
do you? rounded by billows of newspaper,
FATHER (intent on his paper.) which she has umorapped from the parcels.)
Eh? Wot's that?
MES. BUGGINS. 'Ere, Emma, you get rid of some of this newspaper
for me!
Missed tim
FATHER -Oh-oh-oh!-it's ent [right through me boot!
MES. BUGGINS. I say you're (When FATHER holds up his foot, partial to a strong cut of 'am, buttered tin is seen to be on the aren't you? (Holding the ham un-heel of it. This can be previously
concealed behind the tree) der FATHER'S nose.)
Mas BUCCINS Well. there's
FATHER (hopping). It won't come ori, I tell yer--it won't come
GRANDMA Let's 'ope it ain't the gangrenfcus sort, that's all.
MES. BUCCINS. Oh, good 'eavens!
EMMA (sulcily). Oh, I want to
FATHER. That's right! Try MES. BUGGINS. Oh, do stop go and play! Makin' me work!! (She sulkily tosses bits of news and give me pomaine poisonin"! 'owlia'. Father, and take the tin paper over her shoulder until the Praps you'd like me to drink orfort of the end of yer foot. The stage is littered.)
a glass of arsenic while I'm about salmon'll be ruined! FATHER (between shots at the it-Ere-pooh! don't bring it cows). That's enough that near me! Check it away. (grumblin'-on a 'oliday-an' all!! GRANDMA. Well give us a bitjort! It's cut right through the
You do as you're told. Tch of fried fish, if I can't 'ave no boot inter me flesh!
l'am, or I shall fall through in a MES BUGGINS. Oh well, ere minute! you are--'ere's yer beer. (Holding) up beer-bottie.) Drink it up and only 'alf a piece each you 'ave We'll 'ave to find a doctor-Don't then you can throw stones at the to make do with that and bre'm put it to the ground Father- bottle.
butter-if there's any batter left you'll 'ave to 'op (FATHER takes the beer-battle) after Alfie's done squeezin' it. FATHER. 'Op! All down that Oh, my goodness, we shall are the Scrape it out of 'is cap, Father, great il? What d'yer take me wasps on as in a minute, with all with a teaspoon
for?-a kangaroo? this food exposed! Where are the (FATHER reaches over from be fiy-papers? (She searches in the hind MES. BUGGINS to get
teaspoon) bag.) Oh, 'ere they are. Spread them round, Emma, while I get on Careful, Father! There
you've been and upset the parafin (EMMA taker the fly-papers and all over the fish.
spreads them over the buskes FATHER Well, 'oo left the cork and on the grass.)
out?
MRS. BUGGINS (distractedly) Alfe, come and give me a 'and un- wrappin' somethink—and don't go Don't argue! Sop it up with a pickin' at Grandma's s'rimpe mind bit of notepaper!
FATHER. If you expeck me to Oh. Father, I've thought of a job eat 5sh reekin' with paraffin you're Hor you. -
mistook! Ere, Alfe, ere'e some- FATHER (drinking from the think else to chuck at the cows! (bottle). What is it? T'm busy. (Drops packet of fith in ALFIE'S
MES, BUGGINS. You might open
MES. BUGGINS (almost crying). this tin of salmon while I make
with the fire.
25th Apr.—she's sure to 'ave 'em courted.
Thems, Zrd Apr. Sun., 24th May
lap.)
(whining).
HOW
Mother!
the fire. You can smash yer beer- Ob Father! You're throwin' away
all our dinner. bottle up afterwards.
EMKA Father (taking the proffered 4th May tin of salmon). Oh, you 'ave ad 'm so 'mary
the sense to bring somethink I
ATRES
Singapore,
Calamba Durban, and Cape
Town
MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR. Hawali Maru
Fri,
3rd Apr.
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Mon,
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BOMBAY & KARACHI via Shunko Maru
Singapore, Penang Colombo
and
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CALCUTTA via Singapore. Hague Mara
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JAPAN PORTS
Celebes Maru
“JAPAN viz Tukao & Keslong Panama Maru
KEELING
via Swatow and Canton Marti
Hozan Maru
Sun
Sam
TAKAO Barato and Fukaken, Maru
AMOT
*Cargo only.
Sed Apr.
very
MES. 'BUGGINS. Oh, don't wait to argue, Father. It may be turnin' gangrenious this minute, and eatin' inter yer cis- tern. Come on-you 'op, and T’II give you me arm.
(MES BUGGINS puts, FATHEE'S jarm round her neck, and he leans heavily upon her, groaning hol lowly.)
(Continued on Page 11)
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From US. Forts vix. Masila
CONSIGNEES of Cargo, are hereby informed that the above vessel has FATHER Now then, young Eun-arrived and is berthed at Dangerous ma! "Ere, let me 'ave another Anchorage A16 whence delivery may
Give me be obtained from ex ship.j
MBS. BUGGIKS begins to make the at that tin of salmon! fire immediately behind the fallen a stone, someone.
MES BUGGINS (as EMMA starfa tree-trunk.)
to rise). No, not you, Emma!
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Optional cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival,- but Mon, 20th Apr. (Searching in the string bag.) (MES BUGGINS finds a stone and carried on from port to port at
Tin opener tin opener ere. oo's hands it to FATHER, who begins aster's option to the final port call to which the option extends. l'ad the tin opener? "It isn't 'ere. to hammer the tin with it.)
No dainis will be admitted after Mox 20th Apt. You'll ave to break it with your Mind yer 'ands, Father mind yer the Goods have left the shipped
lands.
Karude!*
Goods remaining undelivered, prior to Tues, 7th Apr. FATHER 100 d'you, think I am? (FATHER hits his finger with the the departare of the vessel will be
Oodini?
landed and stored in our godowns stone and yells.) Sat. 15th Apr. GRANDMA. Bang it with a stone. There! I knou you'd "urt yerself! and storage being for Consignee's
and/or
lighters the cost of landing |I wouldn't be got the better of by FATHER (his voice trembling Account. 5th Apri a silly tin, I know..
with min and fury). Go on!" Go All broken, chafed, and damaged 12th Apr.
(MES BUGGING suddenly notices on! Do's and is it? "Oo's suf-Goods, will be examined on board, by Messrs. Goddard & that ALFIE is carrying the butterferin Coo! It don't afrt our surveyors, in his hands, without a wrapper.) Ginime somethink to tie it up with, Douglas, before the goods are deliver-
HEL BUGCRIs. Alfie! What are can't yer7-
In the case of antiable CATTO. CHANGTE (you doin" - with that butter? Silly "MES BUGGINE Ere, you can consignees are requested to inform TAIPING
boy, it melt in yer 'ot and reave the Lain out of my "at! the import and Export Ofice that CHANGTE put it in your cap. (She matcher. (Max. Bucs Lears the coloured they have such goods for AMDA TAIPING
tion, and to make arrangements for [the cap of his head," and puts the lining out of her hat, and gives the mods to be landed into Beaded | butter~~in) - "Ere you are—and it to FATHER, who swathes his Warehozza."
don't aquinese thi anirid. '..
hand in it, with groans of pain) No Fine Insurance has been affect- GRANDMA." "Tire, ain't we ever Now for goodness sake don't "ave e goin" to "ave dinner? I feel as nothink more to do with the beast-
Bills of Lading will be counter- empty as voller can modely tin! We must lest make dr signed by
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"FATHER. "If you think I'm goin'
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