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THE SHILLING

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THURSDAY, APRIL

1933.

ITALIAN CRUISER IN COLONY.

Quarto's Interesting History.

The Quarto which carries a com-

the landing outalde lift the receiver; "Well, at all events it didn't wake from the telephone and ask for a time, isn't he?"

My God, that doctor's taking his

- The Italian Light cruiser "Quar- number. “Good," he said, half to Harrison glanced at his watch, to", commanded by Captain Amil- himself and half to Milbury. "Imore than six or seven minutes since Officer, arrived in Hong Kong on "Don't get jumpy, old man. It's not care Cesarano, Senior Italian Naval didn't think she'd got the sense. we sent for him. He won't be 10 Monday en route to Shanghai,

I expect Old of Prynne to lock him Now you stay where you are, Mil-self in, don't you think?” kungs |where she is relieving the cruiser bury. I'm going to have a look at "Very odkl" Milbury shrugged his "Libla" which passed through Hong

shoulders.

I don't like the look of it Kong a week ago on her way back bim."

"I don't see why," cald Harrison, in to Italy. So saying he strode off to Mil-|--

a tone of surprise. {bury's bedroom in the hope of find- “Maksa it" look very intentional, to plement of 898 men including 18 ing that poor Prynne might yet be my mind. As though the poor chap officers, has a distinguished war was determined not to be interrupted brought back to life. Something

to put it bluntly record. well, rescued, less than a minute had passed since But let's not talk about it. I feel his entry of Milbury's flat, and al- done up."

"After short unt

*

silence Uneasy [ready it seemed like a lifetime,

Har rison asked, "I suppose you and Mr What he saw in the bedroom was Rodgers entered the room together? dreatiful '...enough and gave no It must have been pretty foul in there, ground for hope. He did not delay I wonder you weren't both suffocated." "No, sir" cried Mrs. Rodgers, inter there long, but went into the sit-

Mr. Milbury in first and ting-room, which was noW fast]

open the

window... Then he emptying of its poisonous fumes, staggered over to the gas fire, sir, Harrison had done a bit of special and turned the tap off. And then he rasping Hika. And reporting in his time, and although came out again,

then

poor gentleman

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She was first seen in action in December, 1915, when she encoun- tered the Austrian fleet near Duras zo in the Adriatic Sea, and was partly responsible for the escort- ing of the retreating Serbian Army from Albania to the Italian coast.

The Quarto's commander has also war record, having commanded several submarines during the Great air, and War. He is a Commander of the

The was in no mood to make copy in we go ant of his bed. Star of Italy.

please Interrupted Milbary,

out of this tragedy, his instinct led And -never seen such a sight as him-to-take-mental-stock of the he.. room and its contents.- With no diaposition to linger, for the atmosing his hand, "don't speak of that

|now," Mra Rodgers." was still very phere of the place

"And then came down to fetch you, far from healthy, he darted across Mr. Harrison, sir to the gas fire and made a quickme back into the sitting-room to "And Mr. Milbury," said Harrison, examination of its fittings. Then have a look round, I suppose?" Ha he hurried out on to the landing, glanced inquiringly at Milbury.

Back into almost into the arms of Mrs. Rod- "Eh?" said Milbury. gers, who, having done her best for the sitting-room? No, I don't think the dead man, was now ready to en-10. No; I'm sure I didn't. I never

want to see that room again." joy lamentation.

"Oh, you didn't go back there?" said Harrison. "Are you sure of that, Milbury

"Of course I'm sure. Why do you Buidle "Ah, you were late, were you?"

curiosity," said Harrison

One likes to get "Best part of an hour late, air: "Nothing more Why, Mr. Milbury's out of the of having been a special reporter, I'm picture of events, you know. Comes house by twenty to aine, never lat afraid," he added, with a slight air er. But Rodgers was took bad in of shame: "Anyhow, you're sure you the night, air, and what with this didn't go back into the sitting-room.

So that's that." and that, I overslept myself."

Milbury gave signs of losing "So as a rule," remarked Harrk patience. "What's biting you Harri- arrive about eight son? Supposing I had gone back into 800, "you jo'clock?"

that room, what then? Frankly, the question seems to me rather a childish

"Oh, sir," she greeted Harrison, and it would happen on my late morning, the poor gentleman!”

"That's right, sir.' And to think I might have saved him. I'll never forgive myself, never."

"You arrive at eight mused Harrison.

"And

ask

Jone posing you had,” said Harri-

son. "But you didn't, did you?" he o'clock," asked, mulishly. you put

the kettle on, I suppose. That's of a

a child your firat job, eh?"

power with a puzzle

WARSHIPS IN PORT

The following warships were in port yesterday:-

"Basin Tamar.

South Wall-Bruce and Keppel. East Wall-Moorhen, Odin, Otus, Rainbow and Oswald,

North Arm-Kent. West Wall-Wishart, Wren and Folkestone.

Dock-Wild Swan and Verity. Talkoo-Hermes.

No. 6 Buoy.----Falmouth. Foreign.-Italian Quarto, U.S.S. Fulton, Chinese Fei Hsing and Läkin.

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"For the third time, no,” Harrison gave a nervous smile, a beyond

"Forgive me, Mi- "Not this morning it wasn't, be bury. I'm afraid I'm appearing very CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby

this morning. atupid

But what informed that all Goods are being cause I knew at once, by the smell, can't make cat is this: If you didn't landed at their risk into the Godewas Bir"

ga back into the altting-room, who the of the Hong Kong and Kowloon "Yes, this morning was different devil did? Not Mrs. Rodgers, be- Wharf & Godown Company, Ltd,

understand that. But other cause she was on the next floor by Kowloon, whence and/or from the

that time, knocking me up. Not you, wharven delivery may be obtained mornings you start by putting the because well, because

you didn't, Optional Cargo will not be landed ikettle on. And as soon as that's But somebody did."

here, unless notice has been given 48 "What makes you think.........?” done you wake Mr. Milbury?"

hours prior to vessel's arrival, but "That's right, sir. No that he

"Because I heard that somebody carried on from port to port. to the

the across

room," explained final port of call to which the option needs much waking, because, as Harrison humbly. "My own bedroom extends. you might say, he wakes of himself. is just underneath, you see."!

No claims will be admitted after

1

come.

walk

last.”

As often as not he comes asking Before anyone had time to ponder the Goods have left the Godown, and for his shaving water before I'm the significance of this remark a loud all Goods remaining undelivered after ready for him," added Mrs. Rod-rat-tat was heard at the outer door. the 7th instant, will be subject to

Thank God!" exclaimed Mübury. Į rent. gers, on a note of something like "That'll be the doctor at

All claims against the vessel must indignation. "Quite the early bird) Mrs. Rodgers opened the door to the be presented to the undersigned on or is Mr. Milbury, But there! It doctor, and Milbury, with a few words before the 16th instant, or they will

of explanation, fed him to the thres- not be recognised don't seem nice to stand chattering hold of the room where the dead man All broken, chafed, and damaged here with that poor gentleman ly-lay. Meanwhile, with stealthy haste, Goods are to be left in the Godowan, ing, dead like that. And I'm sure Harrison slipped into the kitchen where they will be examined on the I wish the doctor would

His eye raved searchingly round the 7th instant, at 10 am. by our sur What do you think made him do it, room. On the table there lay, among reyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas,

other innocent things, a breadknife. In the case of datiable cargo," "Con- sir? Such a contented young fel- On the back of a chair bung Milbury's signess are requested to inform the low he seemed. Always the plea-sid murmured Harrison under have such goods for examination.

Imports & Exports Office that they "You think it was suicide, do his breath And with one eye on the

half-open doorway he picked up the } #d. you? That's not for us to say. It breadknife.. might have been accidental.", hane It was the evening of the same day, ed by

and the two men sat talking together "Accidental?" echoed Mrs. Rodgers. "I wish I could believe it, Mr. Har-in Harrison's rooms,

But he'd locked himself in, rison.

sant word."

9th Apr don't you see?",

21st Apr.

Harrison concealed his surprise. This new fact was one he found "diff!- cult to fit in to the Jigsaw puzzle his mind was working at, "That |proves_nothing,

ADF- Rodgers. Mrs.

ring

that's the jury's business, not Which reminds me, we must

up the police. There'll have to

be an inquest, of courseddenly.

A third voice spoke 6th Apr. was just going to do that,” said Mil- 6th May

bury. He was now dressed, but, for coller and tie. "The police, yes. We ought to have sent for them before. I've been putting few clothes on. I'm cold to the bona," he explained, with shiver

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course. I snatched up my clothes and went into the kitchen with them. I couldn't stay there, with him. |seamed 'excited and inclined to be "gar- Tulous.

Nobody answering him, he Jurched towards the telephone. want the Police Station," "he said to

the

the exchango Yes, the Police Sta tion, and quickly, in that the Police Station

-My nama 1 Milbury, Fa speaking from 29, Burgrave Road I want (you, to send Bth Ayr, someone at once, 1. It's a case of as- Trd afraid so. Yes at once. Thank you," He put the re- 10th Apr yes, Harrison, he'd locked himself in. [ceiver down" and turned to the others;

Mrs: Rodgers told yon, didn't the 7501E was' ship who found him; you know ? 9th Apr Found him But how could "the 16th Apr reti into his room if the door was lock

phyxiation. Ye

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