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TUESDAY; ~MAY ́ ́3, 1991.

SHIPPING

P. & 0.-BRITISH INDIA APCAR AND

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).|

THE CHINA MAIL

THE QUEST OF MOHAMMED'S PORTUGAL'S DEAD

SACRED SLIPPER SERIES.

BY BAIN ROHMER.

(Continued from yesterday.)

(COPTIUNT, 1917.)

In which Bad Dexter dimpposts and the beamital "Girl of the Fiodes Eyes" makis an appeal Ever slows dow the sister. Ines of Oriental · mach- isation as Mr. Rohmer's,grost astšen.

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on the veranda.

KNOWN WARRIOR BUKIND,

MATIONAL HOMAGE.

VIL THE POOL OF DEATH. mination to shoot, and shoot to kill.)

any who opposed our salienco, I paas" Peking, April 24-The Portuguese” ed through the bushes and – with Car Legation has received from Lisbon net, rounded the southern corner of | under date of April 12, the fallowing that silent house and slipped quietly account of the ceremonies of national homage to the Portuguese Unknown Kneeling Carneta opened the Warrior, held on the anniversary of kaspock. My eyes, were growing the Battle of April 9: accustomed to the darkness," and I "Delegates of the Allied Götesre was just able to see her deft hands atments and several other foreign mis york upon the fästenings." "I think I sions came to Lisbon to sseist in the bed never witnessed a more amazing demonstrations in honour of Porto- spectacle than that of this cultured gal'a Unknown Warrior and to take girt manipulating the tools of the part in the celebration of the Battle housebreaker with her slim white of. April 9. A solemn session of homage was held in the House of Far- Sagers.

Suddenly she turned and clutched lament, after which a great cortega. followed the coffin to the station. **The windows are not fastened tGeneral Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien Marshal Joffre, Generalissima Diis," she whispered.

A strange courge came to me perhaps that of desperation. For, ignoring the ominous circumstances, pushed open the nearest window and stopped into the room beyond, and Carneta entered dose behind me, silent in her rubber-going shoes.

For one thrilling moment we stood ** It Hassan remains, so does the listening. Then came the white beam from the electric lamp từ but through slipper"

the surrounding blackness.

"We have little to text," said my my art -

MAIL AND PASSENGER SERVICES companion, speaking in a hushed and

STRAITS, JAYA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSILU QULF, WEST INDIEM, MAURITIUS, KAST AND SOUTH AFRICS, AUSTRALIEJA, LECLUDING NAW ZEALAND AND QUARNELAND PORTE, RED BEL, EGYPT, EUROPE, 26.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS (South)

Tons

Fron Bangkong

(about)

* DILWARA *

5,378

-10th May

-

YAGOYA *

7,000

13th May

*PLASSY

7,348

11th June

*DELTA"

8,000

Destination

Singapore, Colombo & Bombay MARKSILLES, LONDON && MARILLES, Laxdor & A'«ea 25th June i Maruntzis, LoNDON & A2werp

BRITISH INDIA-APOAR

"TAKADA"

7,000 9th May

Calcutta, via Singapore. Panang and Rangoon.

qurvering voice..The whole of the party lett England some days ago."!

“Are you sure?". "Certain. We learned that before Earl made his attempt. Hassan re- mains, for some reason; Hassan and one other the one who drives the

(CRI)

But the slipper?”

From the knapsack she took out an electric pocket lamą,

"There is a gap in the hedge some- where here!" she said. "See if you can find it. I dare not show the light too long."

"Put on your rubber shoes," she directed. "Leave the others here."

There in the darkness, I did as she

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South) directed, for I was provided with a

The room was totally unfurnished 1 Not a sound broke the stillness of the Gate House. Out in the corr der we went, noiselessly. It was stripped, uncarpeted.

Three doors we passed, "two" upon the left and one upon the right. We

and special representatives of other Governments followed on foot. Special contingents of soldiers, mutilated in the war, with their finga took part in the procession pap

"The President of the Republic and the members of the Diplomatic Corpa were waiting at the station. Marshal Joffre, Generalissimo: Diaz, General Sir Horace Smith-Dovrien and the other military representatives were invited to visit Oporto and Coimbra. The whole ceremony was characterised by great solemnity.<»

The University of Oporto com ferred degrees of Doctor of Law (honoris causa) on Marshal Joffre and the other Generals and the municipality conferred on them, the

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Our stone the white beam, and momentarily fell upon a black hole in the thickset hedge. The light dis-tried them all. All were unfastened freedom of the city.

"The Allied representatives left SAILINGS (South) appeared, and as I extended my hand and the rooms into which they opened

to Carneta she grasped it and climbed were tare and deserted. Then we on April 15 for Coimbra.

came upon a short, descending stair, up beside me.

; its foot a massive oeken door.

Careta glided down, noiseless as ghost, and to one of the blackened panels applied an ingenious lide in- pair of rennis shoes. Carnets already strument which she carried in her knapsack. It was not unlike a sietbo was suitably shod..

The grounds proved even more ex-Scope; and as I watched her listening. tensive than I had anampated. We by means of this arrangement, for any pressed on dodging low-sweeping sound beyond the oaken door, I re- flected how almost every advance branches and keeping our arms up 19 made by science places a new jool in guard our faces from ourshoots of the hands of the criminal. - thorn bushes. Our progress, Deces- | sarily was slow, but even so, quite a long time seemed to have clapsed ere we came in sight of the house. Wait here," Cafele

(Bandakan, Thursday Laland, 6th Maysville Brisbane, Sydney, 15th May and Malbowns.

** KANOWNATM

*ST. ALBANS

7,000 5,000

+ Calls illo omite Sandakan

SAILINGS

ΤΟ

SHANGHAI &

JAPAN

“ET. ALBANS *

15,000 17th May

**FLASSY"

7,640 2016 May

Japan direct Japan vis Khanghai. Shanghai, and JEENA

ARRAMOK APCAR* ↑ 4.500 10th May

All dates are approximate and subject to altaration without notice.

WIRELESS, TELEGRAPHY FITTED ON ALL STEAMERS. Ticketa Interchangeable.

1st Saloon Passengers may travel by EL.SK. Company's steamers between Bingapore and Calcutts Singapore and Madras in lion of the section of

sbar P. &.0. Tickets Bingspore to Colombo.

All Cabins are fitted with Electric Fans free of charge. Steamers and Balling dates art liable to be cancelled or altered without notice Farcais-Messering not more than j ft x 9ft.I will be received at the Compare's Offee up to noon on the day previous to sailing.

or advies.

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Consignees are reminded of the recessity to apply to the Company's Agents regarding sexival of consignments expected of which they have received documents Any damaged packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the Conalamson and the Company's Surveyors, Massra. Goddarti and Douglas, at 10 am. DE MONDAYS and THURSDAYB. All claim must be pesented within ten days of Noe steamacz szival here, after which date they not be regnised. Bo shima will be admitted after the goods have left the GodownIEL

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HING. `de

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SEATTLE & VICTORIA OR VANCOUVER via Manila

Min Shanghai & Japan porta.

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SUWA MARU

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rected

going to pass all around the

house, and I will rejoin you.”

thicket.

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Then she abruptly removed the ap-Through Bill of Lading inued for Faratus, and, stooping to the knap sack, replaced it and took out a bunch of wire keys, signing to me to hand her the lamp.

As I crept down the steps, I saw

tion.

THE Steamship "DILWARA,” 1 Captain BABB Carrying:: Els Majesty's Kails, will be despatched from

Parcels will be received at this Office mtl 3 FM the day before siling. The contents and value of all packagor

are required?

I could see her bat dimly, and she her pause, glancing back over her moved off as silent as an Indian deer-shoulder toward the door. The ex this Port, on or about TUESDAY; stalker, leaving me alone there ression upon her face induced me 10th May, 1921, aking Fansur crouching at the extreme edge of the to direct the light in the same direc-gers and Cargo for the above Prats d

Silk and Valuables and Tes for Italy, Why neither of us had observed the France and Landon (ander arrangement) Thar zest for the nocturnal opera- tion which temporarily had thrilled meat before, I cannos conjecture; but will be transhipped at Bombay into the

a key was in the jock r

Hail Steamer proceeding directo succumbed now to loveliness. With

Perhaps the traffic of the right Marseilles and London. keen anxiety. I waited the return of afforded no more dramatic moment my more experienced accomplice,

When upon the right I heard a faint than this. The house which we were rusting: I started and grasped theme prepared burglarisly to enter revolver in my pocket,

was thrown open, it would seem to -“Not a sound 1” came in Carreta'sus, inviting our inspection 1

Quite noiselessly she turned the voice."Keep just inside the bushes

key, and holding a dainty pocket re- and come this way. There is some volver in her hand, pushed the door thing I want to show you."-

The various profuse growths ten-pen, slowly!

An odour, sickly-swect and vaguely dered concealment simple enough if familiar, was borne to my nostrils. indeed any other conceriment were Carreta became outlined in a dim, necessary than that which the strange reddish light. I perceived that this ly black night afforded. Just within was a cellar; indeed served as a dua- the evil smelling thicket we made a geon. From the stone roof bung the. hat circuit of the Building and stop-first evidence of Eastern occupation ped

which the Gate House, had yiekied,

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*Look !” whispered Carneta. in the form of an Oriental-lantern;, or She pointed to a small square wins: dow, so low-set that I assumed it to anos, of rose-coloured waxed paper. be that of a cellar, and heavily cross-upon a copper frame. Its vague Light revealed the interior of the hideous" barred. "

place upon whose threshold we stood.

Straight before us, deep set in the stone wall, was the tiny square win- dow, iron-barred without, and glazed

From it, cut upon a tangled patch of vegetation, shone a dull red light!

"There's no other right in the place." my companion whispered.

For God's sake, what can it be with red glass, the light from which

For further particulars apply to...

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& CO.,

Agents,

Hongkong, May 2, 1923...

MITSUBISHI SHOJI

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SOLE PROPRIETORS OF Had so deeply mystified us. Within a TAKASHIMA, OCEL “ HUTABR- My mind supplied no explanation.iche in the wall; a little to the left 1 KIARIDAKE TOAHIKOZABIS The red light meant something.

of the window, rested an object which HOJO, KAMAKUTA, HAYO,- SEIK- Evidently the commencing of opera-at that moment chimed our undivided NEW RAJADA. BIBAL, KAMIY

tions before all lights were out was attention, the sight of which sofADA, and OYUBARL"" irregular; for Carneta said slowly wrought upon us that temporarily all ADENTS FOR BAKITO COAL

else was forgotten.

It was the red slipper of the Pro-Head Office —TOKYO, phet..

"My God" whispered Careta-Brancher and my God!"-and- clutched at me, swaying dizzily.

Orth

* We must wait and watch the Hight. There was formerly a most around the Gafe House; that must be the window of a dungeon."

For close upon an hour, we stood

Representatives:- Friday, 6th May, at 11am watching the red window. No sound

Hagsaki, Karsten, Wakamatsu, Mall, Tecoday, 21st May, still amof bird, beast, or man-disturbed our Friday, 17th June, atla

A few inches from our feet the Kara, Babe, Onks, Tousgay Kagoya, Tonday, 18th July, at 11am. vigil; in fact it would appear far the

Vind rastack, Peking, Tientais, LONDON & ANTWERP vis Singapore, Malacca Penangood of Hassam of Aleppo, Sur the I could noe determine, for it was filled pain, Tringtso, Tataafu, Hrnkowe very insects shunned the neighbours floor became depressed, how deeply azokaras, Tokyo, Hakodate, Muroras, Colombo, Suéz, Port Said & Marseilles.

red light still, shone out.

with water, water Bithy and shoy! Bhanghai, Hongkong, Canton, Mandis 18th May, at 11am-We must risk it!" said Carneta The strange nauseating odour had Singapore, Boerbay, Londas, Fay Friday 17th May, at 11 a steadily. There are French win- grown all but unsupportable; it seem New York and Beade ...Friday, 10th June, at 11 lows opening on that veranda. Ten ingly proceeded from this letid pool,

yards further around; the bushes come which, occupying the floor of the right up to the wall of the house. goon, offered a barrier, since its depth We'll go the way and around by the was unknown, of fully twelve feet. other wing to the veranda:"

between ourselves and the further Any action was prelerable to this wall nerve-sapping delay, and with ́g-deter:

ITO MARU

ATTUTA MARU

...Friday,

HAMBURG, LONDON, HULL & ROTTERDAM.

MATSULE MABU .....

-Friday, th April

LIVERPOOL & MARSEILLES via Suez,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila, Zamboanga, Thursday

Jaland, Townsville & Brisbane.

·AKI · MARU, 20 TANGO MARU

...

NEW YORK vis Suez,

#YAMAGATA MARU.

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SOUTH AMERICAN, PORTE, via Cape.

* KAWACHI MAKU...

SAWA MARU

Monday, 3rd Hay, at 11 a Tuesday, flat June, at 171 mm.

...Sunday, 8th May.

taning of May.

zdag, 31st May,

...Wednesday, 4th May. Sunday, Mod May.

***Bunday, 8th May.

Sunday, 2nd May, at

BOMBAY & COLOMBO via Singapore, addres

HAKATA HARU -

SITAJIMA. MARU

CALCUTTA & RANGOON via Singapore & Penang,

PTCHA MAHU-24" 9,'im

JAPAN PORTS-Nagasaki, Kobe Yokohama.

TANGO MARU

SHANGHAI, KORE & YOKOI

*PRWANG MARU...

KIRIN. MARU

SHIDZOOKA NARU...

For Enithar information

NIPPON

7th Me

sisy, 11th May,

13th May, if 13-4.11.

YUSEN “KAISHA. S'YASUDA HIDAEWO

(To be continued.)

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de 10th

day 11th

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--3rd of May.

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