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THE CHINA MAIL.

LLOYD TRIESTINO When The Sea Gives Up

CLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MADITIMA ITALIANA-SITMAR

FAR EAST INDIA ITALY Express Passenger Service.

... 4th March. S.S. "CONTE VERDE" for Shanghai S.S. "CONTE VERDE" for Italy (London) 16th March.

Freight Service.

M.V. "HILDA" for Italy .........about

1st March.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Agents

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KLINE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

ال

CHICHIBU MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

Wednesday, Friday, Wednesday,

15th March. 24th March. 12th April.

13th March. 27th March,

REIAN MARU (starts from Kobe). Monday, HIKAWA MARU (starts from Kobe) Monday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via ·

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday,

TERUKUNI MARU

Friday,

4th March. 18th March. 31st March,

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports,

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

25th February. 25th March.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

+ MALACCA MARU

Wednesday,

KAGA MARU

let March. 11th March.

Saturday, SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. REIYO MARU

Friday,

10th March.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL via Port Sald, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piracus, Genoa

and Valencia.

(Continued from page 7.)

the

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CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

· NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Motor Vessel

"MONCALIERT"

had broken down. What lay across bow, clasping Shaun'e dead body to his those dark frontiert of lunacy to breast with the strength of a maniac,

PORT SAID, SUEZ, MASSAUA, wards which he hurried with ever he was staring, with bared teeth, at the From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI. crapping, fighting sharks. In each of

ADEN, BOMBAY, KARACHI, hastening steps? He turned round them he saw the ghost of the dead Pe-

COLOMBO, PENANG abruptly. One glance took in both terson, returned for vengeance.

AND SINGAPORE. Jump

man!" called a voice. With bodies. For a moment his reason. sagged again, but he succeeded in sudden impact the two boats collided

violently. For second or two there CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby cutting his mind adrift and took was chaos. The men cursing, the informed that all Goods are being refuge in the only anodyne he knew sharks splashing, and Hearst still landed, at their risk into the Godowns clinging to corpse of his comrade, of the Hong Kong and Kowloon practical action.

and/or from the He stepped oldly over to the forgone raving mad. Four powerful Wharf & Godown Gorspary, Ltd.,

Kowloon, hence arme united to drag him from

be obtained. ward thwart, caught hold of Peter blazing inferno, and thrust him into the wharves delivery may

Optional Cargo will not be landed son's corpse, dragged it to the side; bottom of their boat where, inseparabie

The still from the body of Shaun, he lay here, unless notice has been given 48 and toppled it overboard.

hours prior to vessel's arrival, but carried on from port to port to the corpse revolved slowly on itself as inert, mumbling to himself.

final port of call to which the option it sank, tried to rise, failed, and

The doctor of the pleasure cruiser extends from beneath a fool or two of water Naomi was in private conclave with No claims will be admitted afte grinned up horribly in final accusa- the captain: the doctor was speaking, the Goods have left the Godown, sad tion. There came a swirl and a "I tell you, skipper, there's something all Goods remaining undelivered after movement of the waters. Like the in his twisted mind which is very deep the 23rd instant, will be subject to: blade of a gigantie pruning knife, seated. It took four of us to get the rent.

hay's body away from him and four

All claims against the vessel mur the upper half of a shark's tail fin men had to hold him back as you' saw, se presented to the undersigned on or broke surface. In the fierce sub-when we" And the doctor made before the 4th March, or they will

NETDORFG not be recognized. marine scrimmage that fallowed the sign of dropping something overboard

"But I think there's no danger of a All broken, chafed, and damaged boat rocked violently, and Hearst rough house again. Lat him walk free- was flung on his face. He stagg:ry about with nic, or even pretend to Goods are to be left in the Godown

23rd instant, at 10 a.m. by our eur- ed to his feet watched the troubled let him stand a watch sometimes. Give here they will be examined on the waters subside, and then continued him his normal work again-routine reyors, Mesira. Goddard & Douglas.

In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- cleaning up the boat. He remem- and quite suddenly some little thing

which we won't notice will do the signees are requested to inform the bered first the fron bar, and, grop-trick"

Imports & Exports Office that they ing in the bows, his fingera en

The captain seemed to consider, have such goods for examination.

No Fire Insurance has been effect countered the sticky end of it. Cool "You know his record, I suppose, and |

ed. and without a shudder, he dropped who he is?" it over board. After stooping he felt sick and faint, and sat down till the feeling passed.

bello

Hong Kong, 18th February, 1933.

HONG KONG TIDES

Time Meridian 120 deg. E. (Zone- 8); ooh, is midnight, 12h, lo noon. Heights are referred to the datum of the largest scale Admiralty chart of

Fob. 25 to Mar. 3, 1933.

Date

High Water Low Water

Wed.

Feb.

25

Standard Ht. Standark IIt.

Times..

Times.

IL M. F. H. M.

F

10 60 4.9 04 14 0.0

22 05

7.4 10 26 2.5 28.11 16 5.1 04 40 1.0 22 44 0.0 10 08 2.8 27. 11 40 6.2 65 08 14 0.2 14 54 21

28 12 05

23

As the doctor shook his head, the Bill of Lading will be countersiga- DODWELL & CO. LTD. captain reached up for a file from the ed by shelf over his table, and asked over his shoulder: How long would you say

Agents. Then, summoning up all the dog he had been at sea in that boat?"

"About a fortnight" replied the doc- ged determination of his nature, be

tor.

Then look at this," returned the set about the unpleasant task of cleaning up the midship thwart.captain, and making a place with his He wanted the baling - bucket io finger, handed across the file. The from #X. wash it down, but to fetch it he had doctor read the warning

Morata for shipping to look out for a to. go aft. He opened the locker and whole boat. The not too discreet Cap- fumbled for the can. What was Lain Richards had sliowed his fears of that his hand touched in the dark-muting to creep into his message.

The doctor won the day, and Hearst spare water? No: parafla!

He found the bucket, dropped it was allowed to stand a watch at night

the in his company. overboard, and washed down

On the second night after his rescue, the place and should be added to thwort. Again exhausted, he sat fearat and the doctor, having taken depths, unless preceded by an asterisk down and ran over events as best he their first preamble around the chart-(*) when they should be subtracted. could remember them. He remember- ed overhearing the Old Man telling the house, arrived at the top of the star- mates that the Luisa Jane was to be board companionway, just as the quar- nice; ter-master came up it to relieve the sunk to realise a fetitious insurance wheel. Hearnk saw him, stopped, and that the crew were to be drowned ke stiffened in every joint. The doctor, rate or Lo save themselves as best could.. Then the mutiny and the death with his arm linked in Hearst's, felt

tremble, of the of the two mates and the capture

"Two bells," said the doctor casual- explain. But no one could navigate ly. "They are relieving the wheel." The Old Man, so long as he was priHearst made no reply. He remained

refused to help, so they releas Boner

as though rooted to the planks while Sat.

and ed him, and by a stratagem he mur dered four of the mutineers in their

their the course was given and repeated

"Two Sun. bunks. In the dark Hearst shot two the wheel handed over. Then,

two bells," said Hearst of his men by mistake while getting a vaguely; and then, "Oh, yes, of course! Mon, the skipper, whose eye he ultimately knocked through the back of his head Two belis. Peterson's wheel, Peter- with a revolver shot. Sa three only son's wheel,, and me to turn in. No!" Tues. had escaped that carnage, of whom now he said, very definitely, "Peterson went lle meant to the sharks; yes, he did! but one remained.

and now Convinced of the full horror of his harm, but I killed him,

head!" Peterson's did his best to support

Oh, my position, Ilearst proceeded to ascertain

The doctor Heart's the facts which governed it. He lift-

dead weight; ed the water keg and rattled it. It who had just been relieved was com- was light enough-and Shaun war al mandeered to help carry him down the ready beaten. With a repugnance steps to his cabin where the doctor sat transcends description he tried the last beside his bunk feeling his pulse; as of the bully beef. He decided that any it became normal the doctor seen his death war preferable to it. Red hot

But Hearst was not asleep. In The engine telegraph rang down its pokers seemed to be jabbed from time

time into the raiddle of his brain and cabin he lay on his back and watched message, but the bost they lowered re-

and the gently rolling stars through his turned from a fruitless search. twisted round with hellish lust.

porthole. He was thinking, if that i must do something!

He staggered fit word to use: "What hell ship 11 his feet awaying as though the oily this?

Peterson had gone to the sharks calm had been a heavy swell. He stoop and now he'd try and fool Hearst, ed for the keg, filled with the one idea would he? Very well, he'd have his once more drumming on the blotter. of saving Shaun. Then a shell burelu

lesson in practical joking of this kind, The Inquiry into the loss of the bar. inside his head and he collapsed. once and for all." Hearst got off the que Luisa Jane, and the mystery of the darkness a sheet of scuriet, flecked bed. switched on the light, and took a her crew and the validity of her char- with yellow passed before his eyes and lock round the cabin. Beside the ter was completed. Mere

There re- be sank and sank into unuiterable dark-wax-basin was a towel rail fixed inladence had been colle raga of evi-!

mained an illegible statement from the the wall. "We'll have the same a quartermaster of the 8/8 Naomi, who i He fought for consciousness. he mutiered to

in mentol anguish abnormal strength he wrenched at the was at that moment living with a split desperately

No, he was lying on his back metal rail. The erude weapon parted head in the marine hospital. beside the stream which flowed through from its setting, and Hearst tried its

was ever this statement that the Again he How weight on his fingers. A look of brut- Comuul-general puzzled. his father's garden in Devon. sweet it was! . . .

up in

Then he took concealed the bar under his coat, gave it

of the evidence up the typed copy He switched off the light and crept into the ness again. I was lighter.

fo i arm

and caught passage. lie bent double, and ran for given at the inquiry, and turned 10th Apr. stretched out

Shaun's band. God! How cold the foot of the stairs, up which he Doctor Cullmore's evidence of what nee curred at the changing over of the Shaun it wast

WAN done

Hearst ever with the sea.

He gained the fore companionway, whezl. He read intently for a moment shivering. Each slight movement seat climbed it, and, thrusting his head up or two, go to his feet, and taking his a thrill of agony through his whole before he emerged on the main deck, hat and stick, went off to the marine.

With hospital. being. With a supreme effort he pull-made sure the coast was clear. 21st Apr.ed himself up by the gun'le Ull he panther-like sgility he climbed to the chill and boat deck, which was in darkness.

companionway with

LYONS MARU

Tuesday,

14th March.

CALCUTTA vin Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

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Wednesday,

+ BENGAL MARU

Wednesday,

1st March. 8th March.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

TANGO MARU (Moji direct)

† PENANG MARU (Kobe direct)

Tuesday, Tuesday, Friday,

28th February, 28th February.

3rd March.

↑ Cargo only.

HAKUSAN MARU

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The British Consul-goners' at Per-! nambuco was again situng nevis table,

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for bounded. WAS

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He introduced himself to the favalid: grey in the first rays of

his foot seaman, pallid under his sun tan, and, shout. Not a mile away a large sten- Now was the moment! Hearst crept after preliminary questions, asked:

He crawled

"Would you tell me exactly in your mer was approaching Life, life! He up the companionwayY: remembered the paraffin, and dragged over the bridge on all fours, crouched own words all you know about the at-pany's Bill of Lading. himself inch by inth towards the can. down in the corner between the wheel tack made upon you and the man who Supporting himself with ose hand, the house and the bridge, and there waited made it?" can in the other, he wrenched out the breathless,

[she]

He could hear the low

“Tin all in my statement, sir,” an- stopper with his teeth, and poured and measured tread of the officer upon

"I know," said the Consul tactfully, the all freely over the floor of the boat, the other side. flearst held his breath, swered the sailor.

Tie looked Matches? Not one! He turned to ile raw Peterson clearly,

The quartermaster told him of the 6th Har. Shaun's body, and rifled his pockets, ghastly pale in the very subdued light, "but I want to refresh my memory."

There was a fire and Icarat, shield-bending a little forward, intent ing, the fame as best he could with his compass card. Yes it was Peler

the dead

"Did you hear his mutter name to drive returned from son, wildly shaking hand, laid it on the borda. He was burning his boats with him to hell! Hearst walled till the when you took over the wheel that

footsteps crased on the further side of night vengesacel

how

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"Yes sir" said the sailor, "and. I Rapidly the flamos danced up into the the bridge. Then, with semi-darkness.. Heart's excitement he leaped into the wheelhouse side de- looked round, but he didn't know me." To AUSTRALIA. Calling as Manila (P. iz.); Thursday la., Cairns, Townsvilio,

"Why should he?" its Mars grew with them. Selsing Shaun's body livezed murderous blow on the back he dragged it into the bows, forgetful of the helmaman's head. To the onliraly of the agonies of pain it cost sharks, to the sharks," he screamed, sir." him. Higher and higher grew the

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"Is your name Peterson?" asked the starboard side. The officer of the Consul watch made

rush

stretched him on the "Yes, sir, same as I signed-Elias At any, mow dow

dour blow Hearst

"Have you a brother?" asked the anent the timbers might give and then planks, and continued tugging wildly Peterson."

the helmsman. He was lifling him Consul, Hearst tried again to shout, but at

him overboard

“Yes, sir, twin brother, in America, no sound came. Would they never see preparatory to casting him? Across the waters came when feet came pounding up the star- en-board ladder. Out of the darkness

"Baston?" asked the Consul. The TAIPING were someone hurled himself at Hearst'a gine telegraph. The

CHANGTE Rugby fashions Hearst, drop sailor nodded. further for

"Bir you don't mean...” be blarled. creeping further and

TAIPING inping the body, lashed out vigor weight ward

"I do," said the Consul, and I'm the double billed the blazing oil ously with his boot, and a terribly sorry he added gently. Li

CHANGTE life- they doctor in the mouth. side From the liner's

0 come and see „emoled best dropped straight into the water he jumped clear of the

You'll I lesers to morrow, and tell with a spiacking twelve bounded tha port strong ma mired it towards the cast brides, and, puttin. The hands to be lowas the consul-center, last day Parnambuco, and be spent mouls like a megaphone, trumpsiads in nition at

1 come to join it in compiling the last, and strangert In the light of the flames Hearst was "Comrade, comrade)

He vaulted into the darkomas report of his cares. terrible, sight, - Hunched up in the you.

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