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SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

CHICHIBU MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER,

Wednesday,

11th January. 21st January,

8th February,

Saturday,

Wednesday,

21st January-

HEIAN MARU (starts from Kobe). Saturday,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via.

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez,

THE CHINA MAIL,

A PSYCHIC STORY OF THE SUPERNATURAL

(Continued from page 7.)

"Tell me about It." I said. Hand and went out to Australia, "He rose that morning as usual, where they were to reside." dressed himself with his customary

"Stop one moment," I said, "and care, omitting none of his clothes, let me be quite clear-in going out and walked down to his office at to settle in Australia it was their the usual hour. He told me after-Intention to reside there?" wards that he remembered the cir "Yes," said Annerly, "that at any cumstances so clearly from the fact that he had gone to the office by the naual route instead of taking any other direction."

CONSIGNEES

THE BAST ASIATIC CO., LTD., COPENHAGEN,

The Motor Vessel,

ed.

“JĀVA"

having arrived consignoos of cargo are hereby informed that all goods are being landed and placed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., where delivery can be ob- tained as soon as the goods are land-

No claims will be admitted after the rate was generally understood. 1 goods have left the Godowns and all. myself saw them off on the steamer, goods remaining undelivered after and shook hands with Q, standing January 10th, 1033 at-4 pm. will be

went. at the same time quite close to subject to

All broken, chafed and damaged him."

goods are to be left in the Godown, "Well," I said, "and since the two where they will be examined by Q's, as I suppose one might almost Mesara. Anderson & Ashe on January "I anticipated that you would ask call them, went to Australla have 9th., 1933, at 10 am, that question," said Annerly, "but you heard anything from them?" as I can gather, absolutely nothing "That," replied Annerly, "is happened. Q returned from his matter that has shown the

same work, and ate his dinner singularity as the rest of my experi- apparently much

usual, ence. It is now four years since and presently went to bed complain-Q and his wife went to Australia ed by ing of a slight feeling of drowsi-At first I heard from him quite re- neas, but nothing more. His step-gularly, and received two lettera Presently I only mother, with whom he lived, said each month.

оде letter every two afterwards that she could hear the received

and

letters later two sound of his breathing quite dis-months,

every six months, and then only tinctly during the night."

months. "And did he die that night?" one letter every twelve usked, breathless with excitement. Then, until last night, I heard no-

"No," said Annerly, "he did not.thing whatever of Q for a year and Steamer, He rose next morning feeling about a half."

KASHIMA MARU

YASUKUNI MARU

Saturday, Friday,

7th January, 20th January.

HAKONE MARU

Saturday,

4th February.

"Stop a moment," I asid. "

ta mark anything unusual hoppan that particular day?"

"

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KAMO MARU

Saturday,

21st January,

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

25th February.

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Tuesday,

17th January.

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Friday,

6th January.

† MORIOKA MARU

Sunday,

16th January.

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Saturday,

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6th January, 7th January. 20th January.

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as before, except that the sense of I was now. on the tiptoe of ex-From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI, drowsiness had apparently passed, pectancy. and that the sound of his breathing

"Last night," said Annerly, very quietly, "Qappeared in this room, CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby was no longer audible."

Annerly again fell into silence, er, rather, a phantasm or paychic informed that all Goods are being He seem-landed at their risk into the Godowns Anxious as I was to hear the rest manifestation of him. of his astounding narrative, I did ed in great distress, minde gestures of the Hong Kong and Kowloon which I could not understand, and Kowloon, whence and/or from the Wharf & Godown Corapany, Ltd, at not like to press him with ques- tions. The fact that our relations kept turning his trouser pockets wharves delivery may be obtained.

I WES too spellbound! Optional Cargo will not be landed had hitherto been only of a formal inside out. character, and that this was the to question him, and tried in vain hero, unless notice has been given 48 firat occasion on which he had into divine his meaning.

Presently carried on from port to port to the hours prior to vessol's arrival, but, vited me to visit him at his rooms. the phantasm seized a pencil from final port of call to which the option prevented me from assuming too the table, and wrote the words: extenda great an intimacy.

Two sovereigns, to-morrow night, "Well," he continued, "Q went to urgent." his offlce each day after that with

No claims will be admitted aftei the Goods have left the Godown, and Goods remaining undelivered after Annerly was again silent. I sat the 7th instant, will be subject to

"How do you rent absolute regularity. As far as in deep thought.

Q's

it

All claims against the vessel must can gather there was nothing either interpret the meaning which

be presented to the undersigned on o in his surroundings or his conduct phanogram meant to convey?"

before the 16th instant, or they will to indicate that any peculiar fate

"I think," he announced,

not be recognised. Q, who is evidently All broken, chafed, and damaged was impending over him. He saw means this. Mon, 6th Fob.,.1933 Miss M regularly, and the

tire dead, meant to visualise that fact, Goods are to be left in the Gedowns. fixed for their marriage drew

meant, so to speak, to deatomise where they will be examined on the

7th instant, the idea that he was demonetised,veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas.

at 10 am. by our sur- nearer each day."

"Each day?” I repeated in and that he wanted two sovereigns In the case of dutinble cargo. Con-

Thur,

Sat

to-night."

signees are requested to Inform the 9th Feb. astonishment.

"And how," I asked, amazed atimports & Exports Office that they "Yes," said Annerly, "every day.

have such goods for examination. For some time before his marriage Annerly's instinctive penetration No Fire Insurance has been affect I saw but little of him. But two into the mysteries of the psychic ed." weeks before that event was due world, "how do you intend to get it 28th Jan. to happen I passed Q one day in the to him?"

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Fri.,

20th Jan.

JAPAN FORTS

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Mon..

Mon.,

9th Jan.

Sun.,

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KEELUNG via Swatow and Hozan Maru,

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street. He seemed for a moment "I intend," he announced, "to try about to stop, then he raised his bold, a daring experiment which, hat, smiled and passed on."

if it succeeds, will bring us into

with connection "One moment," I said, "If you immediate

the

Bill of Lading will be countersign- led by

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

Hong Kong, Last January, 1938.

Agents

will allow me a question that seems world of spirita. My plan is to side by side upon the table, with of importance-did he pass on and leave two sovereigns here upon the their heads up in such a way that then smile and raise his hat, or did edge of the table during the night: the lower sides or tails ware sup- he smile into his hat, raise it, and If they are gone in the morning I ported by only the table itself. Wa shall know that Q has contrived to then extinguished the light. I said then pass on afterwards?"

on."

"Your question is quite justified," de-nstralise himself, and has taken "Good night" to Annerly, and said Annerly, "though I think the sovereigns. The only question groped my way out into the dark, can answer with perfect accuracy is, do you happen to have two sover-feverish with excitement. that he first smiled, then stopped eigns? I myself, unfortunately, My readers may well imagine my smiling and raised his hat, and then have nothing but small change state of eagerness to know the re- ault of the experiment. I could 9th Jan. stopped raising his hat and passed about me."

Here was a piece of rare good scarcely sleep for anxiety to know "However," he continued, "the fortune, the coincidence of which the issue. I had, of course, every essential fact is this: on the day apseemed to add another link to the faith in the completeness of our 8th Jan. pointed for the wedding Q and Miss chain of circumstance. As it hap-preparations, but was not without pened I had with me the six misgivings that the experiment M were duly married."

"Impossible!" I gasped. "Duly sovereigns which I had just drawn might fall, as my own mental tem- perament and disposition might not as my week's pay.. married, both of them?"

"Yes," said Annerly, "both at the

“Luckily," I said, "I am able to be of the preciso kind needed for same time. After the wedding arrange that. I happen to have the success of these experimenta.

On this score, however, I need | money with me." And I took two Mr. and Mrs. Q——"

have had no alarm. The event sovereigns from my pocket.

Anderly was delighted at. our showed that my mind was a media, good luck Our preparations for or if the word is better, a trans- the experiment were soon made. parency, of the very firat order for We placed the table in the middle of psychic work of this character.

In the morning Annerly came the room in such a way that there could be no fear of contact or col- rushing over to my lodgings, hie lialon with any of the furniture, face beaming with excitement. The chairs were carefully Bet "Glorious, glorious," he shouted, against the wall, and so placed that we have succeeded! The sover

"Mr. and Mrs. Q." I repeated in perplexity.

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