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VK.LINE

SAN FRANCISCO vin Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

TAPŠUTA MARŲ

ASAMA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

•

Tuesday, 14th Feb. at 2 a.m. Wednesday, 22nd February.

15th March.

Wednesday,

HIYE MARU (atarts from Kobe) Monday, HEIAN MARU (starts from Kobe). Monday,

20th February. 18th March..

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

SUWA MARU

Saturday,

FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

18th February. 4th March.

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday,

18th March.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

25th February.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

25th March.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo,

+ GENOA MĀRU

† MALACCA MARU

Wednesday, Wednesday,

18th February..

1st March.

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

and Valencia.

+ DELAGOA MARU

AKITA MARU

Tuesday,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

† TOKUSHIMA MARU SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

14th February.

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

15th February.

1st March.

15th February. 15th February. 17th February.

† LIMA MARU (Moji direct) ... Wednesday, TERUKUNI MARU

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE SPHINX WITHOUT

A SECRET

(Continued from page 7.)

CONSIGNEES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1933.

SPECIAL SAILING

THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. COPENHAGEN.

"

EMPRESS

OF BRITAIN”

The Motor Vessel

"MALAYA"

"All through, the season I saw a next day; I sent it back unopened, having arrived consignees of cargo great deal of her, and the atmos- and started for Norway with Alan are hereby informed that all goods phere of mystery never left her. Colville. After a month I came are being landed and placed at their Sometimes I thought that she was back, and the first thing I saw in my risk into the hazardous and/or extra In the power of some man, but she morning newspaper was the death hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown! looked so unapproachable that 1 of Lady Alroy. She had caught Co., Ltd., where delivery cos be ob could not believe it. It was really a chill at the Opera, and had died in talned as soon as the goods are land- very difficult for me to come to any five days of congestion of the lungs. ed. conclusion, for she was like one of I shut myself up and saw no one. I had those strange crystals that one sees I had loved her so much. in museums, which are at one loved her so madly. Good God! moment clear and at another cloud- how I had loved that. woman!" ed.

"You went to the. street, to the house in it?" I said.

"I fear so," he answered, "You can judge for yourself.

No claims will be admitted after tho goods have left the Godowns and all goods remaining undelivered after 18th February, 1033, at 4 p.m. will he subject to rest.

All broken, chafed and damaged) roods are to be left in the Godown, whero will be examined by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe en tho 17th February, 1933, at 10 a.m.

All claims against the vessel must be presented to the Undersigned before the 21st February, 1983, or they will not be recognised.

No Fire Insuranco will be effected. Bill of Lading will be countersign-|

JOHN MANNERS & CO., LTD.,[

Agents. Hong Kong, 11th February, 1933.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

❤

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

At last I determined to ask ber to be my wife; I was sick and tired of the incessant secrecy that she im- "Yes," he answered. posed on all my visits, and on the "One day I went to Camnor few letters

her. I sent

I street. I could not help it; I was wrote to her at the, library tortured with doubt. I knocked at to ask her if she could see me the door, and a respectable-looking the following, Monday at six. She woman opened it to me. I asked answered yes, and I was in the her if she had any rooms to let. seventh heaven of delight. I was 'Well, sir,' she replied, 'the drawing-od_by_ infatuated with her; in spite of the rooms are supposed to be lot; but mystery, I thought then-in con- I have,not seen the lady for three sequence of it, I see now. No; it months, and as rent is owing Was the

'Io herself I loved. on them, you can have them." woman The mystery troubled me, madden- this the lady 21 said, showing the led me.

"That's Why did chance put me in photograph.

her, Aure ita track?"

enough, she exclaimed; and when "You, discovered it, then?" I is she coming back, air? The lady

is dead, I replied. eried.

'Oh, air, I hope not!' said the woman; she was.my beat lodger. She paid me three guineas a week merely to ait in my "When Monday came round went to lunch with my uncle, and drawing-rooms now and then. She about four o'clock found myself in met some one here?' I said; but the The Steamship.

"BENVORLICH" the Marylebone-road. My uncle, woman assured me that it was not you know, lives in Regent's Park, I so, that she always came alone, and

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- What on earth did formed that all Goods are being land. wanted to get to Piccadilly, and took he do here?" I cried. She simply ed at their risk into the hazardous a short cut through a lot of shabby sat in the drawing-room, sir, read- and/or extra hazardous Godowns of little streets. Suddenly I saw in front of me Lady Alroy, deeply veil- ing books, and sometimes had tea, The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf the woman answered. I did not and Godowa Co., Ltd., whence and/or ed and walking very fast. On com know what to say, so I gave her attained.

from the wharvon delivery may be ob- ing to the last house in the street ale went up the stops, took out a latch-key and let herself in. Here is the mystery,' I said to myself; and I hurried on and examined the

All claims at the steamer mair [house. It seemed a sort of place

"Then why did Lady Alroy go be presented to the Undersigned on for letting lodgings. On the door-

or before the 3rd March, 1888, or there t stap lay her handkerchief, which

they will not be recognised. "My dear Gerald," I answered, I picked it up 10th Apr. she had dropped.

"Lady

WILS Alroy

simply Then I and put it in my pocket.

with 1 monia for where they will be examined on the began to consider what I should do. woman

She took these rooms for 16th February, 1938, at 10 am. by

Messra. Goddard & Douglas. no right to spy on her, and I drove the pleasure of going there with her down to the club. At six I called veil down, and imagining herself aed Warehouse Regulations consignees

She had a heroinc.

Wednesday, ATSUTA MARU (Nagasaki direct). Friday.

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saw no one.

sovereign and went away. Now, No claims will be admitted after the what do you think it all meant? Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaining undelivered after the 17th February, 1933, will be sub- Ject to ront.

You don't believe the telling the truth?”

"I do."

I came to the conclusion that I had mystery.

woman was

AII

broken, chafed, and damaged

a Goods are to be left in the Godown.

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She was looking quite lovely. I am so glad

"Do you really think so?”,

ed.

"I am sure of it." I replied.

He took out the morocco cnse,

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to ace her. She was lying on a sofa,

passion for

in a tea-gown of sliver tissue looped secrecy, but she herself was mere

up by some etrango moonstonea, a Sphinx without a secret." that she always wore.

to see you,' she said; I have, not been out all day.' I stared at Ker in jopened it, and looked at the photo- "I wonder?" he said at araazement, and pulling the hand-graph. kerchief out of my pocket handed it last.

¡to her. 'You dropped this in

6th Mar. Gumnor-street this afternoon, Lady She Alroy, I said very calmly. looked at me in terror, but made ino attempt to take the handkerchief. 18th Feb. What wore you doing there?' I ask- jed. "What right have you to ques-

tion me?' she answered. "The right] 20th Fob.

of a man who loves you,' I replied; 4th Mar.

'I came here to ask you to be my 21st Feb.wife. She hid her face in her hands, and burst into floods of tears. 13th Mar. You must tell me,' I continued. She stood up, and looking me straight in the face, said: "Lord Murchison, there is nothing to tell "You went to meet some one,' you." I cried; this is your mystery. Sha grew-dreadfully white, and said, 1 'Can't you went to meet no one." tell the truth? I exclaimed. 'I have told it,' she replied. I was mad, frantic; I don't know what I anid, but I said terrible things to her. Finally I rushed out of the:

She wrote me a letter the

10th Feb. 20th Feb.

23rd Feb.

house.

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