1933-02-17 — Page 11

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1933.

P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australiaṇ

Lines

HIGH TIDE.

(Continued from Page 10.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Jimb and ready and willing to set sail at half after ten or later, but not a minute sooner. We'll do à dñshing deed, I said, and we'll use the hawser from the quay-then who's going to say who 'twas? In ¡two hours,' I told the boys, 'the tide will turn, and in three hours we can run the engine under our bowsprit, where 'twas a bit ago. Then wa get Д kitch round the

and

to beggar

make fast stick, and

tide's -the going to do the rest. The tide Buits something beautiful.

Can

our

"Tis

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). full at seven-thirty o'clock in the

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 PORTE, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE

PORTS, EUROPE,

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

+ SOMALI

Toom

From Hong Keag About

RAJPUTANA

4,809

1*KIDDERPORE

CONFU

COMORIN

BANGALORE

1933. 17.000 25th Feb.

Noon 4th Mar.

8th Mar. 5,300 18,000 11th Mar. 15,000 25th Mar

6,100

1st Apr.

RANPURA

CHITRAL

*BHUTAN

RANCHI

CARTHAGE

NALDERA

KAISAR-I-BIND

*Cargo only.

17,000 8th Apr. 15.000 22nd Apr.

5,800 29th Apr.

17,000

6th May 14,000 20th May 16,000

3rd June 12,000 17th Jena

Destination.

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

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marselles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Marseilles & London. Marsellen & London.

Marsellies, Havre, London, Hamburg

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull Bombay, Marsellies & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marselles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Calls Casablanca. Call Karachi. Frequent counselien from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Goa- stantinople, Fireana, Smyrna and other Lévant Porta by steamers of the Khedival Mail Steamship Co.,

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

SIRDHANA TILAWA TALMA TALAMBA

1983. 8,000 22nd Feb. 10,000 14th Mar. 10,000 19th Mar,

8,000

2nd Apr.

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

morning, and at that seven-thirty engine will be fifteen feet off the rails and taking the air up aloft. And she can't come down again till [nearer Len than nine.'

"They laughed and was in it up to the neck right away. Only Sales had a fear we'd hurt the Firefly: but I knew she were all right and could have lifted the whole of their toy train on her nose if we wanted for to do so, But we ran & stay or two down from the foremast to help the bowsprit do the job; and then, when the tide came, we worked like white men and got the engine in ita place and, with a hawser from the harbour, took a good half-dozen turna under her belly and made, her fast.

"The night-watchman was an old nigger known to me, and I went to: see him so as there shouldn't be no trouble there; but I found the ancient man sound asleep on a pile of coconut trash, so never had no He woke jast difficulty with him. at dawn, and no doubt though he'd lost the use of his wits when hel doddered round" and found the rail- way engiae looking down at him. from our bowsprit; but 'twas eight feet above his head by then, and still soaring to heaven. And when he shouted out and woke the

а ship

more surprised and shocked man Than Sales or an angrier man than me you couldn't picture. And meantime the aun rose, and the tide rose, and the Firefly rose, and the engine also rose till she was dangling very near) twenty feet above the railst

"Then the harbour-master came alonga Frenchman he was-and listened to me, and I told him that never since I went to sea had a more disgraceful thing been done to 1 ship, and I demanded that the cul- prits should be brought to justice,, and awore if my schooner damaged, or so much a a stay started, I'd have the law of his Government. I even threatened to

W38

B.1. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for cut the engine loose and let her rip ist and 2nd class passengern.

to blazes; but that the frightened man prayed me not to do.

"And when I'd lost my wind, then Sales got on the harbour-master.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South). The man spoke English pretty well,

TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

7,000 7,000

7,000

1933. 3rd Mar, 1st Apr. 2nd May

and he swore from the first that nobody in Sinnamarie. would have done such a thing for money, let

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January 19

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Calcutta and Straits

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FEBRUARY

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Letters .....3 p.m.

Letters

Amoy

Saigon

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MONDAY, Swatow

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Manila, Babaul, Brisbane, Sydney alone any smaller inducement. And turned to the rails, 'twas nearly ten

Kelbourne.

presently the fireman and his stoker o'clock.

"At a bit after eleven she started, came to get up steam, and found their blessed loco' floating a bird in and I went in her to see how things the morning sun; and to see that had gone with my brother Billy.

Regular monthly sallings trom Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan brace of niggers was worth all the And the Dutchman went, too, in

and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydney-10 days.

Frequent connections from Australls with the following:-

trouble in itself.

3 p.m.

AMERICA'S ARMY OF BOY VAGABONDS.

(Continued from Page 6.) ̧.

In one Middle West city I found And then my hope he might yet get the ground former member of the New York Dutchman turned out; but he was out of the purchaser with a bit of Stock Exchange among the "tran- only interested in his breakfast, and added money.

{sients" in a men's shelter. He had "But once more the luck was been caught up in the financial The Union 8.8.. Company's steaméra the United Kingdom via New didn't know the jolt in store for his

nerves till I came along to the top of against the creature. Billy had maelstrom, and now, too proud to Kealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

the table and broke the bad news. grabbed the estate all right, for seek out his former friends, he was "He scowled at me, and no doubt even less than he hoped, and wasn't wandering from town to town do-

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London end

The P. & O. Branch Berrics of avoamera to London via Stan.

The New Zealand Shipping Company's stemmiers for Southampton and expected me to be gium after our tempted to sell again, though my ing casual manual work for his food London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

"KARANOA TALMA COMORIN *BANGALORE INANKIN TALAMBA BANPURA BHUTAN CHITRAL RANCHI

CARTHAGE

NALDERA

BURDWAN

KAIBAR-I-HIND MANTUA RAWALPINDI *SOMALI RANPURA RAJPUTANA

1912.

Shanghai only

3,500 20th Feb. 10,000 23rd Feb. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 15,000 24th Feb,

6,500 27th Feb. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 7,000 6th Mar. 8'hal, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama, 8,000 10th Mar. Amoy, S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. 17,000 10th Mar, Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

Mar. Shanghai, Kobe A

Yokohama. 6,000 19th 15,000 24th Mar. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohams. Koba & Yokohama. 17,000 6th

6th Apr: Bal Meji. Kobe, Osaka & Y'hama-

Shanghai, 7,000 6th Apr. 4,800 18th Apr. Shanghai, Koba & Tokobama.

4.

14,000 20th Apr. Shanghai, Kobe, & Yokohama. 16,000

4th May Shanghai, Moll, Kobe & Yokohama. 0,100 18th May Shanghal, Kobs & Yokohama. 12,000 18th May Shanghai, Host, Kobe A Yokohama, 11,000 1st June Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000 15th June Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 6,800 18th Jane Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000 20th June Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. 17,000 18th July Shanghai, Kobe & YokohaIM.

*Garge only. +Calls Nagoya & Yokkaichi.

All dates are approximats and subject to nitarution without noties. All Cabins are fitted with

Bokmers on London and Austenlau`Linay are fibad" with *3. Parosis mecsering not more thach S'art. ft. will be rubnfred at the jany's Officé/mp de Noon on the day previous to sailing,"

For further information, Praengs, Praight, Han

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE

thing

row the night before; but, on the passenger offered good money. And and bed. A wad of Mexican bonds, contrary, he found me amazing when the fat fellow found it was bought as a speculation in days of friendly, and terrible sorry for him, relation of mine had the land he prosperity, were his only hope. and very indignant that he should tumbled to the game all right. He They were unsaleable now (or else have had his Httle voyage for no- had to sall with me two days later, would long since have been sold),

because there weren't any other way but some day, perhaps............

the Another man, begging in "'You haven't heard the shocking home; but not a word he spoke till newa,' I said, "but a bit of wicked he was on the gangway going off.streets of St. Louis, told me he had "Then he told me what he thought been in the road transportation at mischief was hatched by some un-)

He. had owned, five known blackguard boys last night, of me, and I never heard a stronger Cincinnati. and the rascals hitched the railway expression of opinion nastier put. lorries, driving one himself. Butt

"He wrote to my masters also; business went from bad to worse; engine to my bowsprit, and these

Always Hoping.

here high tides have done the rest but it's everybody for himself in the railways lowered their rates to An' I'm a lot put about for you; but the shipping trade, and as they no one had goods to transprt, and you'll understand, of course, that reckoned I was more use to 'em than capture what little trade there was. your quarrel is with the shore the Dutchman could be, they just whispered a word of warning in my people, not the ship."

"What does this tomfoolery mat-ears and left it at that.”. ter to me he asked-and-I had the pleasure of explaining.

CONSIGNEES NOTICES,

One by one bia Ave lorries had been sold; then he had hired out an driver; after a few months that Job was lost, and he had never found another, though he hall wandered "It matters like this,' I said. There's only one engine on their

from Cincinnati to Chicagò, from little road, and as that engine is

Chicago to Kansas City, and then Consignees of cargo ex ss. Ben to St. Louis. Now he was berging playing at being a pelican for the minute, there won't be no train up vorlich are reminded to take de-ava, cents for a cup of coffee. country in time for the auction. Selivery of their goods which will Every victim of the depression you won't be there, and in fact be subject to rent after February can tell some such story as these. you've had your trip for nought but 17.

the pleasure of my company."-

"MI"hadn't broke the news til IE

By: some such rapid fall or slow decline he has found: kimself among Consignees of cargo ex m.v. the thousands who roam a contin-

was well in for nine o'clock, and heilds are reminded to take rushed out then and stormed and livery of their goods which cussed, and bad averybody by the be subject to rent, after

sara. But nobody gave a damn for himeast of all the engine. Sh was having the time of bir life, and didn't show no inclination to fream down, and- rek: tó work;

hoping to and in the next town

8 a.m.

Feb. 18 Fres. Hayes

...Mar. 4 Prea, Pierce

TO MANILA

8 a.m.

.Mar. 18

.Apr. 1

Next Sailing, Pres. Adams.. Feb. 18, 8 a.m.

Prec. Coolidge Pres. Madison Pres. Harrison Pres. Grant Pres. Cleveland

Feb. 21 Pres. Hayes Feb. 25 Pres. Hoover .Mar. 4 Pren. Tatt

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A WHOLE WEEK'S NEWSPAPERS IN ONE.

George Bernard Shaw,'scoffer of conventions, master of literary style and recognised as the world's outstanding critic of the present age, arrived in Hong Kong on February 11, on the Empress of Britain in the course of a world tour with Mrs. Shaw. England's literary giant, who is consider- ed by many persons the world over as the most eminent living man of letters, is one of 853 touriste on the huge 42,848 ton liner of the Canadian Pacific Steamship. Break- ing his resolution nói tó give a public address while on his present four: Bernard Shaw spoke to students in the Great "Hall of the Hong Kong University on February 13.*****

A full story of Mr. Shaw's visit, together with an inter- view, is given in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

A strong appeal for more Scout Officers to cope with the increase in membership in the movement, was made by His Excellency Sir William Peel, KCMG, KBE, Chief Scout of the Colony, when he presided over the annual meeting of the Hong Kong Branch of the Boy Scouts Association Held at Sandilands' Hut on February 7. His Excellency remark- ed the Scout movement was the finest of the modern day and it was a movement which had contributed enormously to the training of youth,

The meeting is reported in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL

Taking the chair at the 25th ordinary yenzly meeting of the "Star" Ferry. Company, Limited, held at the Board Boom of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., on February 9, the Hon. Mr. 3. J. Paterson explained that it had been said the Company was not anxious to operate the vehicular ferries,

A report of the meeting, together with reports on the annual meetings of Messrs. Humphreys Estate and Finance Co., Ltd, and the Hong Kong Land Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., is published in the OVERLAND CHINĄ MAIL,

Two Britons, Mr. Walker and Mr. Foster, of the Asiatic Petroleum Company, Limited, sustained slight burns about the face when a drum of kerosene exploded and ignited an oll filter lank at the APC. Installation at North Point on February 114. The injured men were treated at the Govern- ment Civil Hospital and their fondition, happily, la not con- altered to be serious, o

A story is given in the OVERLAND CHINA MAIL.

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