1933-01-31 — Page 10

10

LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MARITIMA, ITALIANA SITMAQ

FAR EAST INDIA ITALY,

Express Passenger Service.

8.8. "GANGE" for Shanghai 2nd February. .8.8. GANGE" for Italy (London) 12th February, Freight Service,

M.V. "HILDA" for Shanghai & Japan 3rd February. M.V. MARIN SANUDO for Italy 7th February.

N

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Agents

V.K.LIN

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

8th February. 22nd February.

15th March.

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

HIKAWA MARU (starts from Kobe) Wednesday, HIYE MARU (starts from Kobe).. Monday,

1st February. 20th February.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vin

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Mauila & Ports.

HAKONE MARU

Saturday,

SUWA MARU

Saturday,

FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

4th February. 18th February. 4th March.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

25th February."

25th March.

BOMBAY via Singapore, l'enang, & Colombo,

GINYO MARU

Friday,

10th February, 15th February.

+ TOKUSHIMA MARU (calls Karachi) Wednesday, SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama.

HEIYO MARU

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

Friday,

10th March.

LIVERPOOL Via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piracus, Genoa

nad Valencia,

† DELAGOA MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

† MURORAN MARU

† AKITA MARU

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

HAKOZAKI MARU

Thursday, 16th February.

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

8th February, 16th February.

Friday,

† YAMAGATA MARU (Moji direct) Sunday, TERUKUNI MARU

Wednesday,

3rd February.. 5th February. 15th February.

+ Cargo 'only. For further information apply to:- NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Telephone 30291. (Private exchange to all departments.)

S

K

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

Saigon. Sim-

NEW YORK via Japan, Los Angeles and Panama. Call

Direct at Cristobal, Puerto

Colombia. Bostou Philadel-

phin & Baltimore

BIO-DE-JANEIRO," SANTOS, Į Santos Maru

MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS

AIRES vi

gapore, Colombo, Durban,

Fort Town

Elizabeth and Cape

MOMBASA

ZANZIBAR Arabia Marti

DAR-ES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOURENCO MARQUES.

DURRAN, PORT FLÍZA, BETH. CAPE TOWN, & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS via Singapore Calothbo

&

MELBOURNE, BRISBANE Melbourne Maru

SYDNEY: WELLINGTON

& AUCKLAND via Manila

Thur

9th Feb.

Fri..

24th Feb.

4th Feb.

yun

THE CHINA MAIL.

SISTER

(Continued from page 7.)

This

CONSIGNEES.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

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

The Steamship,

"BENRINNES"

'Consignees of Cargo are hereby in-

"Gad! doctor," he exclaimed, kick- At midnight. I was awakened by ing out his sturdy legs, and contem-the orderly and summoned to the tent plating with sonte satisfaction the of the officor in command,

youth's face was considerably whiter yellow hide top-boots which he had than his linen, He was consulting bought at a London store. (I know with his second in command, a boy of the boots well, and avoid them). twenty-two or thereabouts. "Gad! doctor, you should see that was sitting in a hammock-chair, rub- A man covered with sand and blood on the warpath. Travels as bing his eyes, and drinking something formed that all Goods are belag land- Hght as a tricycle. And when she out of a tumbler. baglas to talk my stara! Click without cremony, which hindrance and/or extra hazardoun Godowar of "Nows from the front?" I inquired, ad at their risk into the hazardous click-click-click! For all the

we had tong aluco dispensed with. The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf world like a atcam-launch's engine- "Yes, and bad news." It certainly and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or

the wharves delivery may Someone

be ob fram mowing 'em down all the time. No was not pleasant hearing. work for you there. It will be no mentioned the word "disaster," and tained.

No claims will be admitted after the we looked at each other with hard, use you and your satellites progging anxious суса. I thought of the Goods have left the Godowns, and all about with skewers for the bullet. women," and almost decided to send Goods remaining undelivered after the 1st February, 1933, will be sub- Look at the other side, my boy, and them back before daylight. you'll find the beauty has just walk-roused out of his bed, and sent full

In a few moments a fresh man was ject to rent.

All claims against the steamer mur ed through them.

gallop through the moonlight across be presented to the Undersigned on "Soda or plain?" I asked, in the desert to headquarters, and thajor before the 15th February, 1933, or

officar in command began to regain they will parenthesis.

be recognised. not All broken, chafed, and damage | confidence. I think he extracted it from the dispatch-bearer's tumbler. Goods are to be loft in the Godown. After all, he was not responsible for where they will be examined on the much He was merely a connecting. 31st January, 1938, at 10 a.m. by Hink, a point of touch between two Mesars. Goddard & Dougina.

Mo

comply with the General Bond- greater inen.

It was necessary to get my men toed Warehouse Regulations consignees work at once, but I gave particular must have a Revenue Officer in attend- orders to leave the nurses undisturbance when damaged dutiable goods ed. Disaster at the front meant hard are examined.

No Fire Insurance has been effect- work at the rear. We all knew that, and endeavoured to make ready for

Bills of Lading will be countersign sudden rush of wounded. The rush began before daylight, ed hv As they came in we saw to them, dressing their wounds and packing them as closely as possible. But the stream was continuous. They never topped coming; they never gave us a moment's rest.

"Soda. I don't like the flavour of dead camel. A big drink, please. I feel as if I were lined with sand- paper,"

He slept that night in the little shanty built of mud and roofed chictly with old palm-mats, which was gracefully called the head sur- geon's quarters. That is to say, he partook of such hospitality as I had to offer him.

Sammy and I had met before he had touched a rope or I a scalpel. We hailed from the same part of the country-down Devonshire way;

Д

ed.

CIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.. Agents. Hong Kong, 26th January, 1833.

and, to a limited extent, we knew each other's people-which little At six o'clock I gave orders togers, and yet I felt like a man com- phrase has a vast meaning. in awaken the nurses and order them toimitting sacrilege.

prepare their quarters for the recep- "When I left you," said the brain- places where men do congregate, tion of the wounded. At half-past less voice, "you wore it down your We turned in pretty early-I on a six un Army Hospital Corps man back. You were a little girl-you are a hospital mattress, he' in my bed; but came to me in the ward.

little girl now," And he slowly drew Sam would not go to sleep. He

"Shockin' case, sir, just come in." hairpin out. ho said. "Over. Gan busted, sir." would lie with his arms above his head (which is not an attitude of sleep) and talk about that everlast- ing gun.

I dozed off to the murmur of his voice expatiating on the extreme cunning of the ejector, and awoke to hear detalls of the rifling.

"Take him to my quarters," I said, shoulder. She never looked up, never One long lock fell curling to her wining my Instruments on my sleeve-noticed me," but knalt there like a

In few minutes I followed, and on entering my little room the first time a girl whom we had never seen. ministering angel-personating for a thing I saw was a pair of yellow boots.

"My little girl," he added, with n There was no doubt about the boots low laugh, and drew out another hair- and the white duck trousers, and al-pin, though I could not see the face. I In a few moments all her hair was I had never knew that this was Sammy Fitz-about her shoulders, Warrener come back again.

thought that she might be carrying

A woman-one of the nurses for such glory quietly hidden beneath the whom he had pleaded--was bending simule nurse's cap. basin of tepid water.

the bed with a sponge

ΟΥΕΣ

and a

Wo did not talk of home, as de men in books when lying by a camp- fire. Perhaps it was owing to the absence of that picturesque adjunct

"That is better." he said "that is As I entered better." And he let all the hairpins to a soldier's life. We talked chiefly she turned upon me a pair of calm-

fall

on the coveriet. "Now you are of the clever gun; and once, just ly horror-stricken eyes.

my own Marny," he murmured. “Are before he fell asleep, Sammy re-stepping back to let me approach.

"Oh!" she whispered meaningly, you not?"

She hesitated one moment.

"Yes. turned to the question of the nnesca had no time to notice then that she dear," she said softly.

"Yes," he said, "the head sawbones was one of those largely bullt women, own Marny." down there told me tell you that with perfect skin and fair hair, whe With her disengaged. hand... sho he had got permission to send you make ono think of what England stroked his bianching check. There three nurses.

Treat 'em kindly, Jack, must have been before Gallic blood was a certain science about her touch, for my sake, Bless their hearts got to be so widely disseminated in as if she had once known something. They mean well."

of these matters. Then he fell asleep, and left me thinking of his words, and of the spirit which had prompted them.

I knew really nothing of this man's lite,

but he seemed

seemed singularly happy, with that happiness which only comes when

daily existence has a back ground to

to it.

spoke habitually of women, as if he loved them all for the of one; and this not being

sake of precisely my own position, I was glad when he fell asleep,

The fort was astir next morning at four. The bugler kindly blew a blast into our glassless window which left no doubt about it.

That means all hands on deck, take it," said Sam, who was one of the few men capable of good humour before tifin time.

By six o'clock he was ready to go.

the race.

"I am your

Lovingly and slowly the smoke- the window," I said, indicating a tem-derful hair, smoothing it

"Please pull down that mat from grimed fingers passed over the wou parary blind which I had put up.

Then he grew more daring.

Ho

She did so promptly, and returned touched her eyes, her gentle cheeks, to the bedside, falling into position the quies strong lips. He slipped to

were, awaiting my orders.

her shoulder,

der, and over the soft folds of her black dress.

I bent over the bed, and I must confess that what I saw there gave

"Been gardening?" he asked, com- me a thrill of horror which will come ing to the bib of her nursing spron. again at times so long as I live, It was marvellous how the brain,

I made a sign to Sister to continue her taak of sponging away the mad, of which one ingredient was sand.

"Both eyes," she whispered, "ore destroyed."

which was laid open to the day, re- tained the consciousness of one sub- Jeet so long.

"Yea-dear," she whispered. "Your old apron is all wat!” he

"Not the top of the skull," I said; suld I

"you must not touch that.”

reproachfally, touching her brenat where the blood-his own bloodj

was slowly drying.

His hand passed on, and, as

Iti

For we both knew that our task was without hope. Fitz-Warrener's people, and I could into such

As I have said, I knew something of touched her, I saw her eyes soften

wonderful tenderness that

It was easy to see what sort of off not help lingering there where I could I felt as if I were looking on a part cer this cheery sailor was by the way do no good, when I knew that I was of Sister's life which was sacred.

his men worked.

machine-gun limbered up, Sam cama.

While they were getting the wanted elsewhere.

I saw a little movement as if to

back to my quarters, and took a nastykenly his lips moved, and Sister; draw back, then she resolutely hold

breakfast.

him.

down on the floor, beat over her position. But her eyes were dull with a new pain, I wonder I have

I could not hear what he said, but wondered ever since what memories "Feel a bit down this morning," he said, with a gay smile. "Cheap-very I think she did. I saw her lips frame that poor senseless wreck of a man cheap. I hope I am not going to funk the whisper "Yes" in reply, and over was arousing in the woman's heart it. It is all very well for some of her face there swept suddenly a look by his wandering touch. you long-faced fellows, who don't of great tenderness.

"Marny," he said. "Marny,, It was

"No, dear."

seem to have much to live for, to After a little pause she rose and not too hard waiting for me." fight for the love of fighting. I don't came to me. want to fight any man; I am too fond "Who is he?” cho asked.

"Fitz-Warrener of the Naval Bri-The

of 'em all for that.”

I went out after breakfast, and 18, over beard of him. Of

Do you know him?" gave him a leg up on to his very course it is quite hopeless." sorry horse, which he eat ilke a tailor

"Quite."

or a sailor. He held the rains like

tiller lines, and indulged in a pleased She returned to her position by the smile at the effect of the yellow boots, bed-side, with one arm lald across his

"No great hand at this sort of chest.

"Yes,

"It will be all right now, Marny. The bad part is all past,"

"Marny, you remember-the night!

Left Marny-I want-no-no, I knalt suddenly, and elipped my hand within bis shirt, for I saw some- thing in his face.

your lips,"

thing," he said, with a nod of fore- Presently ho began whispering As Sister's lips touched. hin F felt): well. "When the beast does anything again, and at intervals she answered his heart give a great bound within out of the common, or begins to him. It suddenly occurred to me that his breast, and then it was still. make heavy weather of it, I am nat." in his unconsciousness, he was mis

Was

He ranged up alongside his belov-taking her for someone else, and thai ed gun, and gave the word of com.she, for some women's reason, mand with more dignity than he know deceiving him purposely what to do with.

In B

few moments, I was sure of

All that day I was employed in this

arranging quarters for the nurses.. Tạ

"When she lifted her face it was as;

pale as his.

I must say that I felt like crying feeling which had not come to me for twenty years. I busled my- self purposely with the dead man, and

do this. I was forced to turn some of a Fried not to look; but I SAW ihon I had finished my task 'L turn={.]

I saw his poor blind hands waned, and found. Sister filling in the

our most precious stores out into the dar over her throat and face, up to papers her CAD meatly tied, her open, covering them with a tarpaulin, her hair.

and in consequence felt all the mora distinctly, with that one of self-ab "What is this?" he muttered quite assured that my chler was making a

sorption which characterisest

:"the 617% great mistake.

golden hair hidden.

I signed the certificate, placing my name beneath here.

For moment we stood. Our oves At nine o'clock in the evening they ings of an unconscious man. What met, and we said nothing She 3rd Feb. arrived one of the Juniors having is this silly cap?". 20th Feb, ridden out in the moonlight to meet His fingers wandered all over the moved towards the door and I hold

them. He reported them cotopletely snowy lien until they came to the it open while she passed out.

Informed me that he had strings. nded them to go, straight to an aspirant to the title of gen: the nurses back to headquarters. Our bed; and was altogether more enthus tleman, I felt like running away mon were falling back: before the slastic about the matter than 1 per many doctors know this fooling; as a aonally or officially cared to see doctors. I could only stay, as enemy.

fumbled with the He handed me a pencil note from

BOMBAY & †KARACHI viaj ±Atina. Maru

Fri

Singapore, Belawan Deli Heinan Mara †Penang & Colombo ......

Mon.,

3rd Feb. 18th Feb.

CALCUTTA VIa, Singapore.} #Himalaya Maru

TIL,

Belawan Doli, Penang & Honolulu Maru Rangoon

Mon,

JAPAN FORTS

JAPAN via Takao & Keelung Canada Mara

Tues.,

7th Feb.

KEELUNG via Swatuw and| Kozan. Maru- 199,

*Amoy (overy Sunday) --- Canton Maru

Sup Sun

5th Feb.

12th Feb.

Thars,

Amoy (overy other Thurs, Dell Maru, 'day)

Umits Ports Marked'

↑ Direct to: Bhavnagar/- Mandri; and: Bədibander,

Heklu apply tos-

AKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

His-Angera

my chief at headquarters, explaining strings. Still Sister bent over the that He had not written me a dis- bod. Perhaps aho bent an inch, or 9th Feb. Patch because he had nothing but a two nearer. One hand was beneath pen, with which instrument to his neck, supporting the poor shatter could not make himself legible. It sd head.

He slowly draw of the cap a struck me that he was suffering from

of the cap,

a plethora of assistance, and was an inrere, crept lovingly over the soft xious to reduce his staff.

Two hours later I received orders from the officer in command to send

THE END.

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1933.

SPECIAL SAILING

EMPRESS

OF BRITAIN "

THE WORLD'S

WONDER SHIP

to EUROPE

FROM HONG KONG

6 A.M.

FEBRUARY 15

YOKOHAMA MARCH 9th

.

to Cherbourg and Southampton on the luxurious liner "Empress of Britain” completing a world cruise. See Peiping Japan Honolulu California Panama Canal. Spend a

day and night in Balboa - Havana and New York.

Arriving Cherbourg, Southampton April 18th.

Shore trips included at ports call.

CANADIAN PACIFIC

ALL THE WAY.

THE

BLUE FUNNEL

LINE

/REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES |

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE. **MEMNON**

**ANTENOR"!

lat. Feb. For Mamailles, London, Rotterdam And Hemburg 18th Feb. For Marasillos, London Rotte dem and Glow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE.

"PERSEUS 14th Pub. For liverpool, Haves and Glasgow

NEW YORK SERVICE. "GLAUCUS" 11th Mar. For Boston; New York and Baltimore Philly pinos and alte PACIFIC SERVICE. (via. ROBE & YOKOHAMA.)

**TANTALUS***

18th Febi For Vickória, Bostile and Vano vyror 11-4. Mar. Victoria, Bostik and VanOUR VOT,

INWARD SERVICE.

"ADRASTUS" "HECTOR"

Due, 3rd Feb. From Now York'

Dua 4th Feb. For öhanghai, and Dalma

Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo stammend with limited passenger accommodation, undermentioned.

For treight, passage rates and information apply to the All bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com- pany's Bill of Lading.

Butterfield & Swire,

Agents.

TRAVEL A.-O. LINE

To AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. Is.), Thursday Is., Calris, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne,

British SteamERS: CHANGTE - TAIPING (ANS FASTEST and MOST UP-TO-DATE STEAMERS THE SERVICE. ELECTRIC LAUNDRY BARBER SHOP SURGEON and STEWARDESS CARRIED Enjoy Your Short Leone, in Australia and New Zealand Hong Kong, Sydney-19 Doyi

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY £70 RETURN

MAM LONDOH (via Australia); from £128,15.9. (Austraban Newspapers on filej: '.

Bod Hogg Long FLAVIN Hong Kong | Leaves Manila

CHANGTE TAIPING CHANGTE

Feb Mai

Apr. 11 May

Feb 17

App. 18

19. May

Feb

· Mar.

Apr.

Consignees of cargo ex 6.5.). TAIPING Benrinnes are reminded to take

delivery of their goods which will be subject to rent after February

I sent my enthusiastic assistant to "Marnybe said, quite clearly, the nurses quarters, with a message "you've done your hair up, and you're that they were not to report them nothing but a little girl, you know selves to me until they had had s nothing but a little girl.DEN night's rest. Then I turned in. : I could not help watching his fin- 1

Dua Bydney

AUSTRALIAN ORIENTAL LINE LIMITER

Exttérdelő & Bwire, Arent