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LLOYD TRIESTINO

CLOTTE DIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MADITIMA ITALIANA-SITMAR

FAR EAST INDIA ITALY Express Passenger Service.

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

1st April. S.S. "CONTE ROSSO" for Shangha!..

Freight Service.

about

M.Y. "TERGESTEA" for S'haf & Japan 14th March 9.S. "MONCALIERT" for it aly ... 17th March.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Agents

YKLIN

N.

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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghal, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

TAITO MARU

CHICHIBU MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

15th March,

Wednesday, Friday, Wednesday,

24th March. 12th April.

27th March. 10th April.

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

Singapore, Penang, Colombe & Suez.

HAKOZAKI MARU

TERUKUNI MARU

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday, 18th March. Friday, 31st March, Saturday, 15th April.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

25th March.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

22nd April

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

KAGA MARU

†TOTTORI MARU

Saturday Wednesday,

11th March.

18th March.

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

Monday,

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Ist May.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama. LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Plracus, Genoa

and Valencia.

LYONS MARU

Wednesday,

CALCUTTA vla Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

15th March.

↑ YAMAGATA MARU

Wednesday,

+ RANGOON MARU

Wednesday,

15th March. 20th March.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

KAMO MARU (Nagasaki direct)

Friday,

HARUNA MARU

+ CALCUTTA MARU

Friday, Sunday,

17th March. 17th March. 19th March.

+ Cargo only.

For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

Telephone 30291.

0.

(Private exchange to all departments.)

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SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION

NEW YORK via Japan, Los | Tokai Maru....

Angeles and Panama. Call

Direct at Cristobal, Puerto,

Colombla, Boston Philadel

phla & Baltimore

Mon.,

BIO-DE-JANEIRO, BANTOS, Montevideo Maru. Fri

THE CHINA MAIL.

THE PATIENT

(Continued from page 7.)

.

:

Holidays

N. Y. K. MAKE TRANS- PACIFIC CUTS.

Taiyo Maru Converted

To Cabin Class.

All the Trans-Pacific Conference memorable holiday he'd ever had. Lines have reduced extensively the Sitting lying in a chair looking at a surcharges for superior accommoda celling with nothing to eat and with ion and the particulars of such dead body lying across him. Sunny reductions for N.Y.K. vessels are as sunny holiday stared above him he follows:

"I dare say you don't mind, but “Bunny 'olidays." That was good- what about me? I have my reputa- the ironical little wine! tion to consider. I can't treat my huh! This was going to be the most patients like lunatics."

"But nobody will know, I'm not likely to boast about my behaviour." The dentist was allent for a moment, as if considering the proposal. Another second and he spoke:

"Supposing you were to faint or

And as

·

could see that time had really pass First class single-bedded cabina od It was getting dark, and from one corner of the ceiling hung a spld with private bath in the M/S to collapse, or some other complica-er's web. And as he watched, the "Asana Maru" and "Tatsuta Maru," spider ran out into the centre and hitherto charged at G$543, are now tion, a nice pickle I should be in stood as if alertly looking down on only G$468, being a cut of G$75.00; without assistance."

hit You

said the splo fool poor "But I'm as strong as a horse; it's er, "fancy catching you like that. It's the old rate for two-bedded cabins only my nerves." His hand went to not humane. Why, when I catch my with bath in the "Asama Maru," victims I do not bind them, I frat "Tatsuta Maru" and "Chichibu his face again. The tooth

lerce the head and then tear off the Maru" was G$506, but it is now throbbing unmercifully. Another hour was unthinkable.

spid-

s and legs." He laughed and ran reduced to G$450, being a cut off

into his hiding place.

"I don't like it at all," he relter you walk into my parlour said the G55; the cabins formerly graded dentist to the Oh, hell! hell!ns G$460 are now chargeable at only ated, "but I suppose It can be done.nght like a fly but no one to pierce G$406: thus the rates for cabine Are you serious?"

the head. No wonder the spider with private bath have been greatly laughed.

"Evenin piper." Drip:

A

"Absolutely-absolutely serious." "Right." The surgeon crossed drip drin! Info the sink; why hadn't reduced and the minimum charge omebody turned the tap off! Drin! for cabina with bath on a certain ever to a cupboard and after rum-drip the thirst increasing so. Mouth part of the vessel is G$20 only. maging therein produced a plece of wide onen-dried un en quickly. Drin The "Talyo Mara," which here-i thick twine. He unknotted it and trip drio hulle! The clanging tofore carried only 1st class passen

the little fron rate at the bottom ર્મ surveyed its length. "Let's все of the weedy garden-shi-footsteps gers, now accepts Cabin class pas

what we can do with this," he said.

rescue after

The patient lay back in the dread. coming up thech, thank Godijsengers at the rate of G$310 from __path--ntärer, Near- Hong Kong to San Francisco, in- ed chair without demur. He submit-now at the door--a noice as of ted stoically to the binding of his legs letters being pushed through the letstead of G$360; and the rate for to the iron foot-rest and of his arme ter box--they drop the flap drops- cabins with private bath is only to the red plushed arm-rests. That sharp ran on the door-the steps G$20 additionel. Tourist Cabin] much completed, the dentist inserted

start

retreating they get fainter. A class rate of "Taiyo Maru" was

The

gurgling shout continues for bit until it fades into a moan; then stops, and the breathing becomes ster- torous. The room is fast darke

a gag of some hard substance between rargling shout. Ah ah! ha his teeth so that his jaws were fore-h-hi The postman stops half-way G$200, but same is now reduced to ed open to their full expansion. He own the path-he turns round to C$170 from Hong Kong to San WAS NOW bound and gagged so that wards the house and listens there is Francisco; Bo that this popular he could not move his limbs or speak silence he is mistaken and proceeds. steamer will be welcomed as a Cabin His neck was free, but so tightly was The little rate clangs again. "Aship on the Pacific. his body fixed that he breathed with h hhath!" Too late. difficulty. There was no question of moving of

a struggle-none at all. The

gag which forced his jaws apart was dumnably uncomfortable, but it he over in a few seconds. would all

the patient weakening. Inside Only few seconds-thank God! The there is silence when, suddenly, from dentist found a footstool on which he the direction of the mantelpiece. stood, the better to look into the there comes a noise. He turns

There [mouth, the better to obtain the noces. head with difficulty.

on the He pressed a pedal mantel, staring across with yellow Bary leverage. with his left foot and tited the chair eyes, a large black cat appears. back until the patient's body was makes no further noise, neither does practically horizontal. He grasped t

move: only stands and stares. The

more uncanny-damnation on

BIG REDUCTIONS IN C.P.S. FARES.

Cut Of G$130 On Pacific Trip.

Canadian Pacific announce sweep-

the forceps firmly as the other clos-thing is horrible in its insistance. jing reductions on through De-luxe ed his eyes in semi-consciousness. The fact that it does not move makes fares. The tooth was gripped. It cracked it the and gulched in its bloody and diseas. If only that infernal clock would cd socket. Now! now! now!. now! now!

. now...

moon

appeara

and

Passengers may now travel on the

stop ticking and the tap dripping and Giant White Empresses, the largest interminabls the cat staring and the spider laugh- and fastest luxury liners afloat on ing it might be more tolerable; but the Pacific in luxury cabins offering Then a gigantic weight fell upon lume of death acros

no, not with that awful weight-that special accommodation such as pri- the semi-conscious man. It seemed

his abdomen.

trikes vale showers. baths and sitting The to sprawl across the middle of his body and there remain. He kept his through, adding to the weirdness. rooms at specially economical rates. accommoda- Private bath room eyes shut light until the terrible or The mind is getting fuddled, the jaw deal was

Go on, go on,

for aching. A seini-consciousness sets in was aver

doctor,

tion may be obtained for a small The darkness

of G$14.00 extra from that's it, quickly, quickly. Why didn't which gives relief. be finish-Anish?"

helps. The trams stop, so do the premium On that notor horns. Breathing is more din Hong Kong to Vancouver. Luxury weight hesitation, why delay? Everything *ult. Exhaustion supervening, The suites consist of ball, private baths, so silent; what on earth was happen-thirst is frightful as the tap drips on showers, huge bedrooms, private

ing?

Go on, go on.

Why this

His senses were returning, his eyes were opening. Perhaps it was al over. What in God's name was hop pening? And now his eyes did open They glanced about him in mental panic. He could see the ceiling. He could вес the gaz bracket

nto the night.

The night, true, true, the night. The dining rooms, verandah cafes, etc. darkness and the solitude without the and for voyage

across the Pacific lumber. For, through those hours alone have been reduced G$130.00. known as night the brain seems to na- The surcharge for huge luxury rooms with private batha or showers It wanders in delirium: "Stare down, and for baths which formerly cost

me some other powers of assimila

ion

ron the patterned wall, the cases ittle yellow eyes, stare down. Your G$500.00 trans-Pacific have been

Casements

ment beam is welcome in the darkness. Purr reduced even by G$144.00. blind and the dirty lace which

curtain-

in, purr on, dear puse. How glad ! More than that be could not

m to see you in my parlour said the

It may be of interest to locai

ed it. see. He could not see the dentist, hrpider to the the cat! the cat! out on residents that Canadian Pacific in could not hear him. Where the devil

levil you, loathsome animal, you can't kid conjunction with Peninsular and had be gone? Out, perhaps, to wash hie hands. Oh, that weight across his hell I tell you with your warning special low Around-the-World fares. ash me with your placid sleekness. To Oriental S.N. Company are offering body-so heavy he could

Scarcely

cely rouch; to hell with you. breathe. He tried to raise his head

It jumps and almost reisses 1ts

so that he could see the better: soooting; its claws fix in the clothing of that he could-ace-the-better-she gentleman whose corpse lies recum- heyes, he could see better. Sently across the other's belly. But Ho could see-the-What, in hen ves's name-----!

His head was raised two inches, and

passage of hours has not only had

ts effect on the man languishing in the heir. Time changes everything, how.

Cat'

han

ITALIAN TANKERS UNDER CONSIDERATION.

which

The Soc. di Navigazione Colum- his eyes were travelling along hiaver brief the passage, waistcoat. There, before him, lay the hanged the corpse. Blgor mortis bla, Genoa, is considering the con- lifeless body of the dentist, full length he stiffness of death has taken Dos-struction of two motor tankers to across his own. He must have fallen ression. The

claws pd hold have been sold.

the replace two steam fankeri while in the act of leaning over, forween material of the sult

head was hanging, quite uncon- fast. The extra weight unbalances the scious on the further side. One armanresisting body and it topples from was twisted underneath him while the ts position to the door.

loor. It clatters other held the bloodstained forceps. Tully, and then lience.

A silence 10th Apr. He lay still quite still and lifeless,

than more pregnant of catastrophe The patient's hend fell back again. heretofore. It Inala several seconds be- Then man must have fainted-faint fore the est, terrified at its handiwork, ed or colla

What an invidious reeps noiselessly behind the chair. Its position.

that was it fainted all coils around its body as it subsides

21st Apr. or collapsed. The dentist's words on to its hind quarters the better to came back to him now, He had said, watch the thing-prostrate and immo- "Supposing you were to faint or lapan or some other complication, A

cal

By stretching his head out to the

CONSIGNEES

LLOYD TRIESTINO,

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Steamer,

་

* CONTE VERDE "

nice picicle I should be in without as ft the man, can see it too. He can From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISL sistance," Huh! A nice pickle whose the pallor of the ghastly face, the PORT SAID, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, 17th Mar.now?

would be in? Who's in the pickle en dribbling mouth, the whiteness of

AND SINGAPORE. 6th Apr,

Net you, how! Ha, ha, ha

you he filmy eyes, which, half opened, are inert' ass. What on earth possessed apturned

there in his direction. It How you to go out like that? Leaving me almost on its back, supported by the CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hershy here with a half-pulled tooth in abtiffness of its elbow. The cat, in landed at their risk into the Godown

informed that all Goods are being feet hell while you lie down and faint, utferable ghoul, most

Carefully

fully ad He glanced at him again. Yes,

vances and licks the dribble from the of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf -damn the man-faint, faint or

arted

he lies there and lets and Godown Company, Ltd., at Kew. lips. And he lapse or some other complication-it He who would not treat his patients loon, whence and/or from the wharves

faint

Bone coupon What like lunatics. How now, John' Topping delivery may be obtained.

other

there be John-how now, my wefenti-Optional Cargo will not be landed

How sill! he lay-eyes closed--just fie breathing couldn't even

Was he breathing?

MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS

AIRES via Saigon, Bin-

rapore, Colombs, Durban,

Port Elizabeth and Cape

Town

MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR, Manila Mard

Fri

DAR-EB-BALAAM, BEIRA,} Africa Maru

Thurs.,

LOURENCO MARQUES,

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-

BETH, CAPE TOWN,

& SOUTH AMERICAN

PORTS via Singapers &

Colombo

MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, Brisbane Maru

Wed.,

5th Apr.

SYDNEY; WELLINGTON

& AUCKLAND via Manila

BOMBAY & KARACHI_vis | Hague Maru

Sun.,

19th Mar.like

Singapore, Belawan Delf,

*Penang & Colombo

CALCUTTA Via Singapore,

Hamburg Maru

‡Celebes Maru

Mon., ..

Bat,

Havana Maru Himalaya Moru

Panama Maru

Canton Maru Hozan Maru

Deli Maru

Bat, Fri

Tue.,

Sun., Sun.,

12th Mar. 10th Mar.

Thurs.,

•4

+Belawan Deli, ‡Penang & Hanroon

JAPAN PORTS

JAPAN via Takao & Koelung

KEELUNG vin Ewatow and

Amoy (overy Sunday)

TAKAO via Bwatow and Amoy (every other Thurs- day)

↑ Omita. Parte. Marked.

+ Direct to Bhavagar, Mandvi & Bedbunder.

For Further Particulars Pioase apply to:--

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Ons 28861.

He held his own breath so that he

night

prior to resael's arrival,

but

People are now passing in Goods remaining undelivered after th❘

*how now? Au amorous hers, unless notice has been given 48 You: Drip, drip, drip-on In-ried on from port to port to the And then the breaking day, that cold final port of call to which the option

This extenda. 20th Mar. could feel the slightest movement in ilumination called the dawn.

the other. He stared in a vain effort to day of rest, the Sabbath. - In the faint No "claims, will be admitted after the lat Apr-detect an intake of the lungs. But distance tolls a bell, call to early Goods have left the Godown, and al

there was none-there was no move- prayers. 11th Mar.ment. The man was truly dead! the street-so

so are the trams, but not 10th inst. will be subject to rent. 24th Mar. As a tram curved the band into the to often as on Saturday. To-day In All claims against the vassal mun

stroct it emitted A. metallic equcal the day of rest, To-day

is Bunday: to be presented to the Underssgued on of 19th inst, or they will not 14th Mar. at Brons are wont to do on morrow Monday; then comes Tuesday before

there occasions. This was the last what is the 1230 of that...or of be recognised | pogl This sprawling burden was a nesday Thursday!

05

Time has lost All broken, chafed, and damaged exista no longer. It is just Goods are to be left in, the Godowns He took a deep breath and then dis dawn and dank, dusk and dawn, day: where they will be examined on the tended his infialed chest and stomach light and darkness. And now the an. 10th instant at 10am, by our war-

calling from veyors, Masers, Goddard & Douglas. vain for it must

In the cass of datlabis cargo, Con-

curple.

itself: it

23rd Mar,to test the value of the ropel. Thoy | geins 1a metupidly;

did not give. And this was Saturday: afar; how Monday was Bank Holiday, His head low fell back carelessly..., sgainst the yad.

that

I

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1933.

ARISTOCRATS OF THE PACIFIC

'EMPRESSES "

SPEED

Insta

Offer the Utmost in.

SIZE-SPACE

AND

SERVICE

Arriva

LUXURY

9 May 11 May 13

Lung kong tanga Zagrosas kobe Yokokama ilveolate Vanoss THE

Lear LaLTS TAY

Emp, of Asia Mar. 17 Mar. 19 Mar. 21- Mar. 23 Mar. 25 Emp. of Canada Mar, 24 Mar. 26

Mar. 29 Mar. 31 Apr. Emp. of Russia Apr. 7 Apr. 9 Apr. 11 Apr. 13 Apr. 15 Emp. of Japan Apr. 21 Apr. 23 Apr. 26 Apr. 28 May Emp. of Asia' May May May Emp. of Canada May 19 May 21 Emp. of Russia June 2 June 4 June Emp. of Japan June 16 June 18 Emp. of Asia

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6 June 8 June 10

Arrive

Apr. 8 7 Apr. 17

Apr. 24

4 May 9

May 22

May 24 May 26 June 2 June 7

June 19

June 21 June 23 June 29 July 4

7 July 9 July 11

July 20

July 19 July 21 July 28 Aug.

30 Aug. 1 Aug. 3

Aug. 12

Aug. 16 Aug. 18 Aug. 24 Aug. 29 SepLII Sept. 13 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 27 Oct. 9

l'assengers desiring to travel comfortably on a Limited Budget should ask about the EMPRESS TOURIST CABIN accommodation

+

EXCEPTIONAL LOW FARES.

HONG KONG MANILA.

EMPRESS OF CANADA EMPRESS OF RUSSIA

Leave Hong Kong

Arrive

Manila

Mar. 17 Mar. 19

Mar. 30

Apr.

For further information ples se apply to:-

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Brisbane, Sydary and Malbourne,

British Steamers: "Changte - Taiping (BURNERS)

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hebatan and signeto sro requested to inform the} and cannot

14 Imporia, & hispurte Offos that they TAIPING and have such goods, for examination, je The clock in the glass case on the isle dark; ita

of yellow lamplight ***** No Fire - aturanen har best, select, mantalplaca chimed. It chimed a-lot #trealcu

Doming through the windows.

[of Higurs. It was alther quite – wrong

darkmess

ed.

or else the time had passed unnotic aight they did the tame: Last sigħata Bill of Lading

ed. A lad selling evenier papers in a phantasmagoria of clotted lunacy, ad pr

the street outside proclaimed the fact. Last night was to-nighi, and to-mor Even' pl-peravanin pi-per, ** *01 row never comes never comes, day edition. Bush to the noneida.”

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