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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1932.

P. & 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government.)

8.9.

COMORIN

+*BHUTAN

RANPURA RAISAR-I-HIND

+*SOUDAN

RANCHI CARTHAGE NALDERA RAJPUTANA CORFU COMORIN RANPURA CHITRAL

+

Tone How Four

Froth

About

1982

15.000 3rd Dec.

Noop 6,000 10th Dec.

17.000 17th Dec. 12,000 81xt Doc.

1933. 7th Jan. 6,800

17,000 14th Jan. 14,000 28th Jan, 16,000 11th Feb. 17.000 25th Feb. 15,000 11th Mar. 15.000 25th Mar. 17,000

8th Apr. 15,000 22nd Apr.

Destination.

Bombay, Marseilles & London,

Bombay, M'ailles, L'don, Havre, H'berg, It'dam, A'warp & Holl Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marsoilles & London.

Bombay, Marseilles, London, Havre, H'burg, E'dam, A'werp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay. Marseilles & London. Bombay. Marseilles & Loaden Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London, Marseilles & London. Marseilles & London.

Cargo only. Calls Casablanca.

+

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khadivial Mail Steinship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

BIRDHANA TILAWA TALMA

1932.

8,000 9th Dec. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 24th Dec. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 19,000 7th Jan. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE BETRAYAL

(Continued from Page 10.)

confession of

RECOMMISSIONING LAID UP SHIPS

Increased activity in the home- ward grain markets, and tho con-

of the scaffold Sher Gul's glance neck. It was more an expression sequent concession of higher swept the multitude of allent wit-of despair than a nosses with ferocious anxiety, He faith.

freights by, abippers, has resulted was looking for Ghulam Chandio." He bellowed it again in insolent in the recommissioning of a con- "Hast thou seen him?" he whis-farewell to life, lo hideous defiance siderable number of laid-up ships pered to his companion. "He said of death, in braggart attempt to which has given welcome employ- he would be here."

show a bold front to those who The magistrate read the sen tence of the court, as required by law, returned it to its envelope, Mahomed Yar and handed it to the deputy gaoler. The lofty gaol walls flung back

had gathered to watch him die.ment to the thousande of naviga- "Allah Illah Allah.ting and engineer officers, besides Once more:

Ha ceased. seamen, thrown out of work by the

Then he read the warrant for the echo of his half uttered con-world-wide depression in the ship- the execution, slowly and impres-fession of faith. He saw his ping industry. During the last weeks, 27.: Cardiff-owned sively. Some twenty thousand men leader. Ris expression of savage few stood round that square, so silent defiance gave place to one of great-steamers have been put back into and motionless that only the magising, of chlidish delight, of the employment, which has meant work | trates low, stendy tones were white mask covered it, and he died. for between 750 and 1,000 officers

heard. Traffic in the streets sur-

Akbar All, standing on the edge

rounding the gaol seemed to have of the crowd, had followed that and men. Whether more ships will ceased. The kites that hovered flashing glance and recognized be recommissioned will, however, above, dim specks in the cloudless Ghulam Chandio disguised as depend on the strength of the blue, seemed to be Inert. In that Hindu trader.

death-like hush only one figure The detective did not even turn freight markets and the require- showed any signs of animation. his head but his eyes telegraphed ments of the carrying trades. There Sher Gul again spoke to his com- their eager message to the white are, however, still something like panion in a savage-whisper: "Hast man who was watching for it. 140 Cardiff-owned vessels laid up, thou seen him? He said he would Their long search was ended. some of which will never put to be here. I cannot ses him," and Shor Gul's last glance had be-asa again, as the cost of putting them into service would be too he craned his neck to see beyond trayed his leader.

heavy.-Engineering.

the scuffold.

The other made no answer but! glanced at the grim structure that confronted him. The strong cross beam showed stark against the tender glory of the dawn and the gentle morning breeze swayed the dangling ropes in mocking invita- tion.

For the last time the doomed wretches were given the oppor- tunity to send a last message. Sher Gul

boldly forward stepped wrenched his pinioned arm from those who proffered assistance and briskly mounted the ladder. From the platform he had a clear view of that sea of staring, horror- wolfish stricken faces, and with eagerness his eyes searched for his leader. He fixed them on a man who bore a slight resemblance to Ghulam Chandio, and that man buried his face in his hands, over- come, by the savage intentness of the doomed felon's gaze.

One more yearning search, and a ghastly grey pallor overspread Sher Gul's face. His courage fall- ed. From the hour of his arrest he had shown a brutal indifference to his fate. Now he quailed. Hla trusted leader had. broken his promiss.

Outlawed and outcast, an Ishmael among men, shunned oven by fellow thieves, Sher Gul had shown that, he had one redeeming virtue. He had been loyal to the greater brute who ruled him and others of, his kind. by the fear of torture and death, who had been swift to succour and swift to slay. Ruled by the brutal methods which

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EASTERN

AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). Life that were left to him was

TANDA

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7,000

1931. 2nd Doc.

p.m.

7,000 21st Dec.

1983. 7,000 1st Feb.

clate, Sher Gul: bad given his whole-hearted allegiance. All he had asked of the few minutes of sight of his leader's face in a last, Bilent farewell. And his trusted leador had failed him. "Allah lah Allah.

THE END.

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Amoy

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Balsang

احد

Mahomed

Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & Yar Rasool Allah," his companion

Shanghai, Japan and Europe via

Siberia

Amoy

repeated in loud, clear tones, as the convict who acted as execu- tioner, gently pushed him into post- tfon under the noose. Sher Gut, disappointment, glanced up and other stepped Jauntily under the

Amay

Saigon

noone,

Swatow Amoy Foochow

"Allah Illah. Allah.

Mahomed

8.80.11.13

痴

EXPRESS

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LINE

Melbourne.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan ashamed of having betrayed his and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydney-19 days.

Frequent conections from Australia with the, following:-

The Union 8.9. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New Yar Rasool Allah," he shouted, as Esaland, · Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Boyal Mail Steamers to Londen end

The P. & O. Branch Service of, steamers to London via Sues.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton, and London via Panama Canal

SAILINGS: TO SHANGHAL & JAPAN,

*SOUDAN

1932.

6,800 30th Nov. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Noor KAISAR-I-HINT 12,000 2nd Dee, Shanghai, Moji, Kobs & Yokohama.

TILAWA

❤MIRZAPORE 1NANKIN RANCHI

BURDWAN

CARTHAGE

NALDERA *SOMALI RAJPUTANA CORFU

*BANGALORE

COMORIN.

RANPURA

CHITRAL

10,000 6,715 7,000. 4th Dec. S'hai, Mofi, Kobe, Osaka & Y’hama. 17,000 16th Dec, Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,500 20th Doc. Shanghai, Kebe & Yokohams.

Hope & Yo aspund 9th Dec Shanghai, Kobe

Yokohams

6 6.m. 2nd Dec. Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 3rd Dec. Moji & Kobe

$16,000 13th Jen. }

Moll, Kobe

Koba & Yokohama, Shanghai, | Jan. Shanghat, Kobe & Yokohama. 192000 27th Jan. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 15,000 Feb Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 0,500 23rd

24th Feb. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.. 17,000 10th Mar. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 15.000 23rd Mar,

*Cargo" only. ↑ Calls Nagoya

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

All dates are approximate and subject to alteration withous motion,

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the noose was placed around his

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