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THE

CHINA MAIL.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1932.

LLOYD TRIESTINO

NAV. CO.

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9th NOVEMBER.

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Parker Adderson, Philosopher

BY

AMBROSE BIERCE

(Continued from page 7.)

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fought The

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From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

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The general blushed ilko a girl, and they

blindly in the then laughed softly, disclosing his darkness."

provost-marshal The Steamship,

BENCRUACHAN " brilliant teeth, made A slight in-sprang to the assistance of his elination of his handsome head, and superior. officer, and was himself CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby upon the said nothing. The spy continued: prostrated

struggling informed that all Goods are being "You fire, and I have in my stomach forms. Curses and inarticulate landed at their risk into the hazard. what I did not swallow. I fall, cries of rage and pain came from us and/ar extra hazardous Godawns but am not dead. After a half hour the welter of limbs and bodies; the of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co. Ltd., whence of agony I am dead. But at any tent came down upon them, and and/or from the wharves delivery given Instant of that half hour beneath its hampering and envelop may be obtained. was either alive or dead. There is ing folds the struggle went on. No claims will be admitted after no, transition perlod."

Private Tassman, returning from the Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after When I am hanged to-morrow his errand and dimly conjecturing the 14th November, 1932, will be sub- morning it will be quite the same; the situation, threw down his rifle, ject to rent."

All claims against the steamer while conscious. I shall be living and, laying hold of the flouncing

Nature canvas at random, vainly tried to must bo presented to the Undersigned wher dead, unconscious. appears to have ordered the matter drag it off the men under it; and on or before the 28th November, 1982,

they will not

be recognized. All broken, chafed and damaged quite in my interest the way that the sentinel who paced up and down

be left in the Godowns, I should have ordered it myself. It in front, not daring to leave his beat Goods are to

though the skies should fall, dis where they will be examined on the is so simple," he added with

12th November, 1932, at 10 a.m., by smile, "that it seems hardly worth charged his plece. while to be hanged at all."

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The report alarmed the camp: To comply with the deneral Bond- At the finish of his remarks there drums beat the long roll and bugles ed Warehouse Regulations consignees have Rovenue Officer in at- the assembly, A silence, The general sat sounded

bringing mast

tendance when damaged dutiable impressive, looking into the man's swarms of half-clad men into the goods are examined. face, but apparently not attentive to moonlight, dressing as they ran, and

No Fire Insurance has been effect- what had been,said. It was as if falling into line at the sharp com-jed.

Bill of Lading will be counter- his eyes had mounted guard over mands of their officers. This was the prisoner, while his mind con- we; being in line the men were signed by,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,| Agents, cerned itself with other matters. under control; they stood at arms and the

Hong Kong, 7th November, 1932. Presently he drew a long, deep while the general's staff breath, shuddered, as one awakened men of his escort brought order out] from a dreadful dream, and exclaim-¡of confusion by lifting off the fallen ed almost inaudibly: "Death is hor-tent and pulling apart the breathless rible-this man of death.

and bleeding actors in that stranga contention.

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"It was horrible to our savage ancestors," anid the spy, gravely, Breathless, indeed, was one; the Motor Vessel "because they had not enough in-captain was dead, the handle of the telligence to dissociate the idea of bowie knife protruding from his consciousness from 'the idea of the throat and pressed back beneath his From TRIESTE, VENICE. BRINDISI, physical forms in which it is mani- chin until the end had caught in the fested as an even lower order of angle of the jaw, and the hand that] intelligence, that of the monkey, for delivered the blow had been unable example, may be unable to imagine to remove the weapon. In the dead A house without inhabitants, and man's haud was his sword, clenched seeing a rained hut fancies a suffer with a grip that defled the strength ing occupant. To us it is horrible of the living. Its blade was streak- landed at their risk into the Godowns because we have inherited the ten-fed with red to the hilt. dency to think it so, accounting for

Lifted to his feet, the general the notion by wild and fanciful

heories of another world-as names Bank back to the earth with a moan aces give rise to legends ex-and fainted.. Besides his bruises he plaining them, and reasonless con- had two sword-thrusts--one through dact to philosophies in justification. the thigh, the other through the You can hang me, general, but there shoulder.

informed that all Goods are being CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow loon, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been given 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final port of call to which the option extends.

your power of evil ends; you cannot They spy had suffered the least

No chims will be admitted after the condemn me to heaven."

damage. Apart from 1 broken Goods have left the Godown, and all were auch Goods remaining undelivered after the The general appeared not to have right arm, his wounds heard; the apy's talk had turned his only as might have been incurred in 10th inst. will be subject to rent.

All claims against the vessel must thoughts into an unfamiliar channel, an ordinary combat with nature's be presented to the Undersigned on or but there they pursued their will weapons. But he was dazed, and before the 19th inst., or they will not independently to conclusions of their seemed hardly to know what had be recognised. own. The storm had ceased, and occurred. He shrank away fomething of the solemn spirit of those attending him, cowered upon the night had imparted itself to his the ground, and uttered unintelligi reflections, giving them the sombre ble remonstrances.

from All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be examined on the 10th inst. at 10 am. by our sur- veyors, Mesars. Goddard & Douglas.

In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- signees are requested to inform the Imports & Exports Office that they have such goods for examination, dishevelled hair-ns white as that' No Fire Insurance has been effect-

ed.

Bill of Lading will be countersign.

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tinge of a supernatural dread. Per- His face, swollen by blows and haps there was an element of pre-stained with gouts of blood, never- science in it. I should not like to theless showed white beneath his die," he said-"not to-night."

He was interrupted-if, indeed, he of a corpse. had intended to speak further-by "The man is not insane," said thejed the entrance of an officer of his surgeon in reply to a question; "ho staff, Captain Hasterliek, the pro-is suffering from fright,. Who and vost-marshal. This recalled him to what is ho?" himself; the absent look passed | away from his face...

Private Tasman began to explain.

by

Hong Kong, 4th November, 1932..

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

**HAI SHANG" From ANTWERP via PORTS.

It was the opportunity of his life; "Captain," he said, acknowledging he omitted nothing that could in any the officer's salute, "this man is away accentuate the importance of Steamer, Yankee spy captured inside our lines his own relation to the night's with incriminating papers on him.events. When he had finished his He has confessed. How is the story and was ready to begin it CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby weather?"

again, nobody gave him any atten-informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the Godowns The general had now recovered of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd., at Kow- "Good; take a file of men, conduct consciousness. He raleed himself loon, whence and/or from the wharvON 19th Nov. him at once to the parade-ground, upon his elbow, looked about him, delivery may be obtained.

and shoot him."

and, seeing the apy crouching by a

"The storm is over, air, and the tion. moon shining."

A sharp ery broke from the spy's camp fire, guarded, said simply: lips. He threw himself forward,

"Take that man to the parade

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been giver 48 hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the final 29th Nov. thrust out his neck, expanded his ground and shoot him."

port of call to which the option extends. eyea, clenched his hands.

"The general's mind wanders, No claims will be admitted after the "Good God!" he cried hoarsely, said an officer standing near.

Goods have left the Godown, and all almost inarticulately; "you do not

Goods remaining undelivered after the "His mind does not wander," "the 10th inst, will be subject to rent. 82nd Nov,mean that! You forget-I am not

to die until morning."

adjutant-general sald. "I have a All claims against the vessel must "I have said nothing of morning." memorandum from him about this be presented to the undersigned on or

the 19th inst, or before

or they will not replied the general, coldly: "that business; he had given that same be recognised.

All broken, chafed, and damaged was an assumption of your own. order to Hasterlick" with a motion

of the hand toward the dead provost- Goods are to be left in the Godowns, You die now."

"But, general, i beg-1 implore marshal-"and, by God! It shall be where they will be examined on the 10th Inst. at 10 am. by our sur 5th Dec, you to remember; I am to hang! executed."

veyors, Mesara, Goddard & Douglas. It will take some time to erect the Ton minutes later Sergeant

In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- gallows two hours-an hour. Sples Parker Adderson, of the Federal signees are requested to inform the Imports & Exports Office that they are hanged; I Have rights under army, philosopher and wit, kneeling have such goods for examination. milltary law. For Heaven's sake, in the moonlight and begging inco: No Fire Insurance has been effect {general, consider how short-

herently for his life, was shot to ed "Captain, observe my directions" death by twenty men. As the volley The officer drew his sword, and rang out upon the keen air of the 20th Nov. fixing his eyes upon the prisoner, winter midnight, General Clavering, pointed silently to the opening of lying white and still in the red glow the tent. The prisoner, deathly of the camp-fire, opened his big blue 9th Nov.

pale, hesitated; the officer grasped eyes, looked pleasantly upon those 9th Nov. him by the collar and pushed hira about him, and said, "How #llent CONSIGNEES' NOTICES,

rently forward. As he approached it all is!" 20th Nov.the tent-pole the frantic man sprang The

Jooked at

Consignees of cargo ex m.. tho 27th Nov. to it, and, with catlike agility, seized adjutant-general, gravely and signl-Tergentea are reminded to take de- 17th Nov.

the handle of the bowle knife, ficantly. The patient's eyes slowly livery of their goods which will plucked the weapon from the scab closed, and thus he lay for a few be subject to rent after November bard, and, thrusting the captain oients; then, his face suffused 10

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