1932-12-29 — Page 11

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1932.

THE CHINA MAIL.

P.&O.-British India A Man With Big Hands

Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND).

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS,

TAKING CARGO FOR

#TRAITS, 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.).

8.8.

KAISAR-I-HIND

**SOUDAN

1*MIRZAFORE RANCHI CARTHAGE +BURDWAN

NALDERA RAJPUTANA **SOMALI

CORFU COMORIN ***BANGALORE

RANPURA CHITRAL

RANCHI

CARTHAGE

NALDERA

KAISAR-I-HIND

* Cargo only.

Tone

From Fon Fons About

IBXZ.

Destination

12,000 81st Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Noon 1933.

6,800

6,700 10th Jan. | Straits, Colombo & Bombay, 17,000 14th Jan. Bombny, Marseilles & London, 14,000 28th Jan. Bambay, Marsoles & London.

6,100 4th Feb. Bombay, Marschles, Havre, London,

A'werp

7th Jan. Bonbay. Marseilles, Havre, London,

I'burg, R'dam, A'werp & Hull.

10,000 11th Feb,

17,000 25th Feb.

0,800

H'burg, Bombay,

Hull.

London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Havre, London, Hamburg,

4th Mar. Antwerp & Hull.

15,000 11th Mar. 15,000 25th Mar. 0,100 1st Apr.

17,000 15,000 22nd Apr. | Marseilles & London. 17,000 6th May Bombay, Marseilles & London. 14,000 20th May Bombay, Marseilles & London. 18,000 3rd June Bombay, Marseilles & London. 12,000 17th June Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Calls Casablanca, Calls Karachi and Marmagoa.

Bombay, Marsoles & London. Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam,

8th Apr. Marselllas & Hull.

(Continued from Page 10.)

"For God's sake, strike a match!"| auid Markham.

CARDIFF'S LOST

TRADE.

G. W. R. Policy Gets All The Blame.

"Write The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire," he ordered.

In the dim light they made their King did so, leisurely, a cold, way down the stairs. King had mocking smile upon his lips. The picked himself up. He turned and

A députation representing var inspector picked up the paper and fired point blank at Markham as the fous trade unions which was re- examined the handwriting minutely, latter aprang at him from the botceived by the Cardiff City Council comparing it with the writing on tom of the stairs. Markham fired complained that the Great Western the forged notes. There was twice, almost blindly, just as the Railway Company were operating scarcely one point of similarity be-match went out again. They heard Cardiff Docks to the detriment of tween the two..

a stifled groan and the sound of the city and that trade was being Markham stood there, frowning. King dragging himself along the diverted to other ports. The Coun biting angrily at his lower lip. He passage towards the street door. cil was urged to take action. felt sure now that the man before Markham was flinging words him was David King, one of the scross his shoulder as he groped his greatest forgers of all time. But way towards the street. the fellow was so fiendishly clever! Why, even the automatic Nobby had) just taken from him was not the one which hud fired the fatal bullet Markham knew that. He was far too practised in the knowledge of firearms to have any doubt of it at "How did you come by your in- juries?" he asked suddenly. "How long ngo is it since you lost your

all.

Mr. George Smith, of the National Union of Railwaymen, said that Cardiff had lost its portion of the "It first struck me when I looked coal export trade and was in danger at his feet and saw how big they of becoming an insignificant little were! After that secident of his, port because of the policy of the King must have found that his hand Great Western Railway Company.

One dock had already been closed, was too clumsy for the work! No doubt he practised it while he was and it was now proposed to close lying flat on his back-in some lit another. Reduced facilities were tle French hospital! Picking things driving shipping to the north-cast up with his toes-lighting matches and Scottish ports. In 1914 Cardiff things like that! And then the Docks had 65 coal-shipping applian- idea occurred to him that if he ces and 42 berthe. Now they had could do that with his feet, why not only 27 appliances and 15 berths, "Ten or eleven years

train himself to should imagine," responded King That's how the impression of his

use a pen also! and it was proposed to reduce them further. Cardiff, said Mr. Smith, with a little shrug. "I received my foot came to be

on the tin box had been made the cockpit of econo injuries in a train smash in France, Jenny Golding had that night! my Is there any other little. matter King must have been forging a

The Lord Mayor indicated that upon which I can have the pleasure signature or writing of some sort

informal representations had al- of enlightening you, my dear in- spector?"

Arma?"

now, I

and used the tin bor for a table ready been made to the company.. for his work!" ·

His suggestion that a special com- mittee should deal with the matter and also consider the company's reply before a deputation from the city sent to the company's head- quarters in London was agreed to.

A match flared in tho passage. Nobby held it to the gas-jet above his head.

HONG KONG TIDES.

With a sudden savago wrench Markham pulled the table away from between them, his eyes fixed upon the floor. King's face went

Markham, his face rather white, livid.

"Take of your boots!" ordered had gone forward to the street Markham.

door. David King lay with his With a muttered curse King head almost touching it, dead. Jurched towards him," that huge Nobby was pointing to the pas-;

to strike. sage: floor. All along the passage time of the meridian of 120 deg. E

The time used is Standard, or moan horrible hand' raised Markham made a quick snatch at towards the door, were those huge, 00h. is midnight, 12hrs. is zoon. the automatic, holding it in his splayed-out, grotesque impressions heights are referred to the datum of hand.

-the impressions of feet twisted the largest scale Admiralty chart of "Sit down," he repeated, his voice and deformed in that terrible train the place and should be added to the hard and fierce, "and take off your wreck of years

pre- ago-impressions depths given on the chart unless

ceded by an asterisk (*), when they boots, King."

that were like those made. by some should be subtracted from the depths. abnormal and horrid hand.~

The latter hesitated a moment, glaring round the room. Then, with a savage little laugh, he flung himself into the chair and began to unlace his boots.

"Your socks, as well," Markham growled at him. "Quick, I'm losing That's better!

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-patience, King! stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Parts by steamers of the Khedivial Mall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

1933.

TALMA SANTHIA TAKADA

10,000 10th Jan. 8,000 21st Jan, 7,000 4th Feb:

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

Now, take the pen-and write!"

tween the other man's toes.

THE END.

STEAMERS' MOVEMENTS.

The

December 25 to 31, 1932.

Date

Dec.

H. M. F. H. M.

High Water Low Water Standard Ht. Standard Ht.

Times.

Times.

Sun. 21

F 08 46 4.5 01 50 1.0

19 14 7.5 12 30 8.41

Mon.

23

27

The P. & O. Burdwan left Sin- Markham atooped swiftly and gapore for this port on December Tues, thrust the long green penholder be- 24 at 4 p.m. with the outward Eng-

lish Mails, and is due here to-day, Wed. 23 "Write!" Markham growled. at about 5 p.m. "Writel Any damn thing you like!"}

Then the thing seemed to happen left Shanghai for this port on De-Fri

The P. & O. 8.5. Kainar-I-Hind so suddenly that both Markham and cember 27 at 3 pm, and is due | Nobby were taken utterly by sur- prise. King's hand came up hold here to-morrow at about 7 a.m. ing something. It struck the lamp) with a startling crash. Instantly

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for the room was plunged inte darkness. 1st and 2nd class passengers.

Markham had made a swift leap forward, but he only struck the

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South), chair, tripping and falling across

NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

1982:

7,000 81nt Dec.

11 a.m.

1933.

7,000 7,000

1st Feb. 3rd Mar,

Regular monthly sailings from

and Hong Kong to. Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydney-19 daya.

the floor. From the doorway, sud- denly, flame spat. Nobby cried out, clutching at his shoulder. He Manila, Rabaul. Brisbane, Sydney & heard King rush out upon the land

Melbourne.

ing. At the same instant Markham came through the doorway. The two men clutched, went crushing back against the banisters, which Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan instantly gave way. Something heavy went hurtling down into the darkness beneath.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 8.8. Company's staamers to the United Kingdom vin New Bealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Boyal Mail Steamer to London and

The P. O. Branch Service of steamers to Lendon via Bnes.

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

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

CARTHAGE

SANTHIA

*BURDWAN

INELLORE TAKADA NALDERA

*ROMALI SO RAJPUTANA CORFU *BANGALORE

COMORIN COMORIN RANPURA BHUTAN

RANCHI

SOUDAN CARTHAGE

NALDERA

NALIBRA *BURDWAN

KAISAR-I-HIND MANTUA RAWALPINDI BANPURA RAJPUTANA

*1932.

14,000 29th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

4 p.m.

8,000 30th Des. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaica.

-Ga.m,

6,500 80th Dec. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

p.m.

1923.

7,000

5th Jan. S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Thama 7,000 13th Jan. Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 16,000 13th Jan. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

6,800 25th Jan. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, 17,000 27th.. Jan. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

15,001 10th Feb. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

6,500 23rd Feb.

Kobe & Yokohama. 15,000 24th Feb.

10th: Mar&STIS 20ba

& Yokohama."

8,000 19th

Kobe & Yokohama,

&

17,000 10th Mar Chanchal, Kobe & Yokohams. 15,000

Eled Mar. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000

6th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,800 18th Apr Shanghal,, Kobe & You

Kobe & Yokohama. 14,000 20th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama,

Robe

16,000 4th Maybell, fon o Yokohama.

· 0,100 ..... 13th May:

Kobe & Yokohama. 12,000 18th May Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 11,000 1st Juna Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, -17,000 16th June Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000 29th Jane Shanghai, Kobs & Yokohama. 17,000 18th July Shanghal Kobe & Yokohama.

Cargo only Calls Nagoya and Yokkaichi.

"All dates are approaimate and subject to alteration without notion, All Cabins are Atted with Electric Fans or Pucks Louvre Bystem.

Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels mossaring not more than 5 cu. ft. will be recsival at the Com-

Offles up to. Noun on the day previous to sailing,

For further information, Passage, Freight. Handbooks, etc., apply to:

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COMMENCING SUNDAY, 1st JANUARY.

RONALD! COLMAN ILLUNIIOTY GARDEN

Thurs. 20

30

Sat. 31

DD 45 4.6 02 40 1.0 20 00 8.1 18 20 3.5 10 36 4.6 03 30 0.5 20 41 8.6 14 00 3.8 11 20 4.7 04 15 04

94 15

44.3.8 12 00 4.8 05 00

21 30 8.7 14 44 3.8

22 14 8.8 15 26 3.3: 12 43 4.8 05 44 0.6 23 00 8.0 16 10 3.9 13

4.8 88 29 0.8 23 44 7.9 16 58 4.0

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The matter of aviation, formation of a flying club, the waterworks scheme and the currency question were among the matters discussed by Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, during his six- day stay in the Colony, Interviewed immediately before their departure, Sir Samuel and Lady Wilson said they were greatly impressed with Hong Kong, "We think it is a most beautiful place," said Sir Samuel, "and what impresses me particularly is the rapid structural development that has been made. I can safely say that Hong Kong compares very favourably with other British Colonies."

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A serious motor smash occurred on Christmas night in Victoria Road; when Gunner C. Ball, stationed at Mount Davis forts, was gravely injured through being thrown from a car when it struck a tree.

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"A good Christmas” was the general anticipation in the leading stores of the Colony on December 24. Managers were optimistic and stated that business, on the whole, was brisk. Business is not at a standstill by any means,"" de- clared the manager of the leading Chinese departmental store in Hong Kong. "Although figures are not better materially we have spent much in the interest of the cus- tomers who are thronging the departments.”

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