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LLOYD TRIESTINO

CLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MARITTIMA ITALIANA-SITMAR

FAR EAST INDIA ITALY Express Passenger Service.

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S.S. "CONTE ROSSO" for Shanghai 1st April S.S. "CONTE ROSSO" for Haly (L'don) 13th April.

Freight Service.

SS. "CARIGNANO" for S'hoi & Japan. 11th April. M.V. "TERGESTEA" for Italy via ports 11th April.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Agents

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SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

HIYE MANU (starts from Kobe)

Wednesday, 12th April.

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

26th April. 10th May.

Wednesday. Saturday,

10th April 20th April.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vin

HEIAN MARU (starts from Kube)

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday,

HARUNA MARU

Saturday,

KATORI MARU

Saturday.

16th April. 20th April. 13th May.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

22nd April 27th May.

BOMBAY via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

TANGO MARU

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Tuesday,

HAKODATE MARU

Saturday,

11th April. 15th April. Honolulu,

Monday,

1st May.

NEW YORK, BOSTON via Panama.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus, Genga

and Valencia.

† LIMA MARU

Saturday,

15th April.

+ PENANG MARU

Saturday,

† MORIOKA MARU

Saturday,

8th April. 15th April.

SHANGHAT, KOBE & YOKOBAMA.

† AKITA MARU (Mg) direct)

Monday,

KASHIMA MARU

Saturday. Thursday,

3rd April. #6th April. 20th April.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan.

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. BOKUYO MARU

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

1 TOKUSHIMA MARI

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THE CHINA MAIL.

HOP-FROG

Continued from page 7.)

Come, drink! the wine will brighten your wits."

"Oh, this is exquisite?" exclaimed the king. "Hop-Frog! I will make a Iman of you.”

increasing the confusion by their "The chains are for the purpose of

ber

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO:

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Steamer

"CONTE ROSSO.” From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI. PORT SAID, HOMBAY, COLOMBO, AND SINGAPORE.

Hop-Frog endeavoured, as usual, to get up a jest in reply to these ad- vances from the king; but the effort

jangiing. You are supposed to have was too much: It happened to be escaped, en masse, from your keepefs. CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby the poor dwarf's birthday, and the Your majesty cannot conceive the effect informed that all Goods are being produced, at a masquerade, by eight landed at their risk into the Godowns command to drink to his "absent chained orang-outangs, imagined to be of the Hong Kong and Kowloon friends" forced the tears to his eyes.real ones by most of the company; and Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd.,

"Ah! hat hat hat" roared the rushing in with savage crica, among Kowloon, hence and/or from the king. as the dwarf reluctantly the crowd of delicately and gorgeous-wharves delivery may be obtained.

ly habited men and women. The con- drained the bonker.

Optional Cargo will not be landed "See what alk.

trant in inimitable."

here, unless notice has been given 48 glass of good wine can do Why. It must said the king: and, the bours prior to vessel's arrival, but your eyes are shining already!" council arose hurriedly (an it was carried on from part to port to the Poor fellow! his large eyes gleam-growing late), to put in execution the final port of call to which the optios ed, rather than shone; for the effect scheme of Hop-Frog.

extend His mole of equipping the party a No claims will be armitted afte of wine on his excitable brain was orang-outangs was very simple, but the Goods have left the Godown, an not more powerful than instantane effective enough for his purposes. The all Goods remaining undelivered afte joun. He placed the goblet nervous animals in question had, at the epoch the 7th instant, will be subject to

ly on the table, and looked round of my story, very rarely been seen in rent.

any part of the civilised world; and All claims against the vease) mue upon the company with a half-ns the imitations made by the dwarf be presented to the nerdgned on insane stare.

were sufficiently beast-like and more before the 16th instant, or they will than sufficiently hideous, their. truth- not be recognised. "Now," said the king: "Come, fulness to nature was thus thought to All broken chafer, and damaged Hop-Frog, lend us your assistance. be secured.

Gooda to be left in the Godowns. Characters, my fine fellow; we stand! The king and his ministers were first where they will be examined on, the in need of characters-all of us--encased ja tight-atting stockine: 7th instant, at 10 am. by our sur ha ha ha!" and as this was seri.shirts and drawers. They were then veyora, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas. In the case of dutiable cargo. Coa ously meant for a joke, his laugh aturated with tar. At this stage of

the process some one of the party aug. elgaces are requested to inform the was chorused by the seven.

gested feathers; but the suggestion Imports & Exports Office that they was at ones overruled by the dwarf, have such goods for examination. who zoon convinced the eight, by ocu- No Fire Insuranes has been effect

demonstration, that the hair of ed. such a brute as the orang-outang

much more efficiently represented by ed by flax. A thick coating of the latter was According

ng plastered upon the coating

Hop-Frog also laughed, although feebly and somewhat vacantly.

"Come, come," naid the king impatiently, "have you nothing to suggest?"

from the centre

Bill of Lading will be countersign

DODWELL & CO. LTD. Agents.

to

■ moя-

examine

"I am endeavouring to think of of tar. A long chain was now procur Hong Kong, 1st April, 1932. something novel." replied the dwarf.led. First, it was passed about the abstractedly, for he was quite waist of the king, and fled; then about hewildered by the wine.

another of the party, and also tied; "Endeavouring" cried the tyrantsams manner. When this chaining ared Hop-Frog, his shrill voice making then about all successively, in the "Leave them to me!" now scream- fiercely: "what do you mean

by rangement

was complete, and the self easily heard through all the that? Ah, I perceive. You ure party stood as far apart from each din, "Leave them to me. I fancy I sulky, and want more wine. Here, ther as possible. they formed a cir- know them. If I can only get a good drink this!" and he poured out an-cle; and to make all things appear look at them, I can soon tell who they

natural, Hon-Free passed the residue are," other goblet full and offered it to of the chain in two diameters, at right, Here, scrambling over the heads of the cripple, who merely gazed at its grand saloon in which the mas- wall; when, scizing a flambeau from

across the circle. | gasping for breath.

the crowd, he managed to get to the "Drink, I say!" shouted

was to take place was a cir-i querade the cular roam, very lofty, and receivnit he went, to the centre of the room one of the Caryatides, he returned, as monster, or by the fiends-—~"

the light of the sun only through leaped, with the agility of The dwarf hesitated. The king single window at top. At night (the key, upon the king's head-and thence rew purple with rage.

The son for which the apartment was chambered a few feet up the chain- tiers smirked. Trippetta, pale as ad principally by a large chandelier, the group, of orang-outangs, and still

especially designed) it was illuminal- he'ding down the torch corpse, advanced to the monarch's depending by chain seat, and, falling on her knees be-of the skylight, and lowered, or ele- thing, "I shall soon find out who fure him, implored him to spare her as usual; but (in order nat to look un-in now, while the whole Lesembly

ments of a counter-balance vated, by

Bre!" sightly) this inter passed outside the with laughter, the jester auddenly ut (the apes included) were convulsed The tyrant regarded her for some runola and over the roof. moments in evident wonder at her

arrangements of the room had few violently up for about thirty feet tered a shrill whistle; when the chain Jandacity. He seemed quite at

been left to Trippetta's superinten dragging with it the dismayed and loss what to do or say-how most seems,

dence; birt, in HOME particulars, it

she had been guided by the them

struggling orang-outangs, and leaving tion.

between At last, without uttering on this occasion. The chandelier was still maintained his relative position dwarf. At his suggestion it was that, Frog. syllable he pushed her

violently removed. Its from him and threw the contents of in

waxen drippings (which, the brimming goblet in her face.

in weather

es in respect to the eight maskers, and B warm, it was possible to prevent) would have been continued to thrust his torch down to- was quite im- still (as if nothing were the matter) The poor girl got up the best she seriously detrimental to could, and, not daring even to sigh, re- dresses of the guests, who, on account to discover who they were

the rich ward them, as though endeavouring sumed her position at the foot of the of the crowded state

of the saloon, So thoroughly astonished was the table.

¡could not all be expected to keep There was a dead silence for about out its centre--that is to say, from whole company at this ascent that a

dead aftence

of about a minute's dura-! It was broken by just

friend.

ม

,becomingly to express his indigna, calmer judgment of her friend the the fed in mid-air

half a minute, during which the fall under the chandelier. Additional tion,

ed:

K

fifty or

the

jester.

veen

and the floor. Hop- to the chain as it

rose,

10

ng of a leaf, or of a feather, might conces were set in various parts of such a low, harsh, grating sound a have been heard. I was interrupt beau, emitting sweet odour, was plac. find before altracted the attention of

anted the hall, out of the way; and 11 flam- by a low but, harsh and protracted grating sound which seemed to come ed in the right hand of each of the the king and his councillors when the at once from every corner of the room. Caryatides that stood against the wall former threw the wine in the face of

"What-what-what are you mak- Bome

Ppotta. But, on the present occa ing that noise for?"

alxty altogether. demanded the The eight

there could be no question as to Ling. turning furiously to the dwarf. Hop-Frag's advice, waited patiently from the fang-like teeth of the dwarf, orang-outangs, taking whence the sound issued. It came The latter seemed to have recovered, until midnight (when the room was in great measure, from his intoxica thoroughly filled with masqueraders) who ground them and gaashed them

into the tyrant's face, merely ejaculat-soner had the clock ceused striking rage, into the upturned, countenances tion, and looking axedly but quietly, before making their appearance. No as he formed at the mouth and glar

ud, with an expression of however, thun they rushed, or rather of the king, wold at length, the infuri-i of maniacal ? How could it have been rolied

in, all together for the Impedi- "Ah,

and his seven companiona. !me?"

ments of their chains caused most of sted "The sound appeared to come from the party to fall, and all to stumble who these hat I begin to see! without," observed one of the courtiers. as they entered.

people are now!" Here, fancy it was the parrot at the win- The excitement among the mas pretending to scrutinize the king dow, whetting his bill upon his cage-queraders was prodigious, and Alled more closely, he held the flambesu wires."

the heart of the king with glee. A

flaxen coat which enveloped him, "True" replied the monarch, A on the honour of a knight, I could have}}Crocious-looking who supposed the minute the whole eight orang-outanga | much relieved by the suggestion; but a fewbeen anticipated, there were not and which instantly burst into a sheet of vivid flame, In less than half a that it was the gritting of this beasts of some kind in reality, if not shrieks of the multitude, who gazed at

creatures to be

were blazing fiercely, Amid the vagabond's teeth"

precisely orang-outangs, Hereupon the dwarf laughed (the the women sweaned with affright; without the power to render them the

Many of

them from below, horror-stricken, and king was ton confirmed a joker to ub-and had not the king taker: the pre-wh ject to anyone's laughing), and dis- caution to exclude all weapons from slightest assistance. played a set of large, powerful, and the saloon.

might soon his party

length the Rames, suddenly, in- Zlat Apr. vowed his perfeet willingness to swal-As it was, a general rush was made be out of their reach; and, as he made very repulsive teeth. Moreover, he expiated their frolic in their blood. creasing in virulence, forced the jest

er to climb higher up the chain, to Jow As much wine as desired. The for the doors; but the king had order this movement, the crowd again sank, monarch was pacified: and having ed them to be locked immediately for a brief instant, into silence. The draised another bumper with no very upon his entrance; and, at the dwarf's dwarf seized his opportunity, and once perceptible ill-effect, Frog enter-suggestion, the keys had been deposit. od at once, and with spirit, into the ed with him.

more spoke: 6th Apr. plane for the masquerade.

While the tumult was at its height what manner of people. these mask "I now see distinctly," he said, 6th May

"I cannot tell what was the associa and each masquerader attentive only

are a great king and

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For freight, pastage rates and 'information apply to the wine in his life, but just after your sure of the excited crowd), the chain does not scruple to strike a defence undermentioned. majesty had struck the girl and thrown by which the chandeller ordinarily

Mily less girl, and his seven councillors wine in her face-just after your bung, and whi, might have been seen myself, i am simply Hop-Frog, the

who

All- bookings are subject to the provisions of the Com- abet him in the outrage. As for Dealy had

done this, and

og the pany's Bill of Lading........... 5th Apr. Parrot was making that odd is thalon its removal, might have been 891922 Jester and this is my 14.

nolso out- very

10 gradually side the window, there came into my

descend, until ite hooked. axtremity came within three Owing to the high combustibility of mind a capital diversion -one of my feet of the

both the fax: and the tar to which it own country frolice-often enacted Soon after this, the

and his adhered, the dwarf had scarcely made 4th Apr. among us, at our masquerades; bat seven friends having réeled about the an end of his brief speech before the 19th Apr. here it wil be new altogether. Un-hall in all directions, found them-work of vengeance was complete. The

fortunately, however, it

weight corps

in their and. pany of eight persons and Tere

and chain contact' wish) we are!” cried

the chain. While

they were thusable mass. The cripple hurled his of the sitanted, the dwarf, who had follow torch at them, clambered leisurely de coincidence; "eight to a fraction and ed noiselessly at their heels; inciting the ceiling,

and disappeared

Lhrough 8th Apr. my ministers. Comel, what is them to keep up the commotion, took tha

the diversion 7

hold of the

their own chain at the inter- tioned on the roof of the saloon, had

Trippetta It is supposed · That of the two,

which portions Eight Chained Orang-Outanga, 9th Apr and it really is excellent sport if well (Balling 3 p.m.).

angles Hers, with the rapid his flery revenge, and that, together fonacted."

ity of thought, he inserted the hook they

their escape to their

wai scen

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In its

· requires a com-Isolves, An immediate centre, blackened, hideous in

20th Apr Jabe at his acute the king,

course, in

AL

"We call it," replied the Caring the circle diametrically and at been the accomplice of her. Friend fn)

•Sutho

We will enact IL" remarked the from' which the: chandeller had been awn.com for neither

2nd Apr. king, drawing himself up, and lowering wont to depend; and, in an

"The beauty

by sams, unapon agency, the chandel of the game," continu- chain, was drawn so far cupwanda od Hop-Frog, lies in the fright it ta

hook out Lake

out of reach, and Joccasions among the women."

as an inevitable consequence, to drag "Capital!" roared.

ared in choru the the "orang-outangs together in close monarch and his ministry, connection

and Ince-to-face [equip you'së, orang-oulange? proceeded the dwarreve all that recovered in come measures from Mr.

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