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TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1933,

P.&O.-British India The

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8.4

**SOUDAN

NALDERA

"KIDDERPORE

KAISARI-HIND

+ BURDWAN

MANTUA

**SOMALI

RANPURA

RAWALPINDI

RAJPUTANA

BANGALORE

RANCHI

CARTHAGE

**BHUTAN

NALDERA' CORFU **SOUDAN

MANTUA RAWALPINDI +BURDWAN

From Toe Hong Kong,

About

1935 6,800 27th May 16,000 3rd June

Destination.

Bombay, Miles, Havre, L'don, H'burg,

R'dam, Antwerp & Huil. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 5,300 6th June Straits, Colombo

Bombay.

& London.

THE CHINA MAIL.

·

Screaminh Skull MANY EMPIRE FAIR

(Continued from Page 10.)

ATTRACTIONS.

Peninsula Hotel Arrangements.

SPECIAL CATERING AND GALA ENTERTAINMENT.

hoped my wondow and locked down, for I guessed that some one wanted I felt that something started in the man had taken Luke's house

the doctor, supposing that the new cupboard, and I felt it so vividly that rather a relief to hear a human knock It was heard it, thought there may been nothing to hear, and the sound in-You cannot see the door from above,

have after that awful noise. side ray head waked me suddenly owing to the little porch. The knock- But I really heard the other noise. It ing came again, and I called out, ask- was as if it were muffled inside a bowered, though the knock was repeat the British Empire Fair from May BY. far.

Faway as if it came through a

ing who was there, but nobody an- kng-distance telephone; and yet ed. I sang out again, and said that know that it was inside the cupboard the doctor did not live here any

The Peninsula Hotel, the venue of

near the head of my bed. My hair There was no answer, but 23 24 to :27, Inclusive, `is to afford, for!

·

took

went

did not bristle

and my.

the convenience and requirements blood did not to me that it might be tome old of patrons, extended facilities in the ran cold that time. I simply resented being waked up by something had no business to make a noise, and my candle and went down to ope during visits, which will undoubted-| countrymen who was stone deaf. So I

catering of meals and refreshments more than

the door. Upor pencil should rattle in the thinking of the thing yet, and I had ly be a full-time occupation through- Upon my word, I was not drawer of my cabin table ship. For I did not understand;

almost on board

rorgotten the other noises supposed that the cupboard had somebody outside

ot any one day. down convinced that I should find some communication with the outside with a message. I set the candle on each day during the tiffin session,

on the was moaning through it with a sort of not blow it out when I opened. While which will be reserved entirely By popular request Chinese Meals, doorstep, afr, and that the wind had got in and the hall table, so that the wind should will be served in the spacious Cafe very faint screech. and looked at my watch, and it was I heard

struck a light I was drawing the old-fashioned bolt

for this purpose, and subsequently seventeen minutes

knocking again. It was past three, I turned over and went to sleep on sound, now that I was close to it, ments may be had in the Cafe dur- Then not loud, and it had a queer, hollow Teas and Soda Fountain Refresh- my right car. That's my good one remember, but I certainly thought it ing the afternoon. I'm pretty deaf with the other.

That was the first night, and the to get in.

was made b; some person, who wanted thing happened again and It wasn't. There was nobody there, several times afterwards, but not rebut as I opened gularly, though it was always at the standing a little on one side, so as to the door inward, same time, to a second; perhaps I was see out at sometimes sleeping on my good en across

once, something rolled An extra Bar will be working in and sometimes not. I overhauled the

the threshold and stopped the Ground Floor Lounge situate in eupboard, and there was no way by

the against my foot. which the wind could get in or any

I drew back as I fell it, for I know the Cloak Room, and Refreshments the compartment normally known as thing else, for the door makes a good what it war before I looked down. ft, having been meant to keep

ou cannot tell you how I knew, and it will also be available in the Firat moths.

ceemed unreasonable, for I am still Floor Lounge, Dining Room and in After about a fortnight I had had the road. It's French window, that Verandah.

quite sure that I had thrown it across the East Side of the said to myself that it would be silly when I sing it out. Besides, when enough of the noises. So far I had opens wide, and I got a good swing to yield to it and take the skull out went out early in the moming, of the room.

Things always look found the bandbox beyond the quickset differently by daylight, don't they? hedge. But the voice

same

European Meals will only be First Floor and probable eventual served in the Dining Room on the extensions.

Covered-In

Everything possible to ensure the Empire Fair is being organised by absolute comfort of visitors to the

the Hotel Management and a hearty

12,000 17th Jone Bomber HESTE, Londonions may call Crew louder--I suppost You may think it opened when welcome is extended to all to avail

0,500 24th June Bombay,

1st July Rurg.

Antwerp

& Hall 11.000 17.000 16th July Bombay, Marseilles & London. SOMDAY, Marsellies London. 6,800 22nd July Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

17,000 29th July

17,000 12th Aug.

Hamborg & Rotterdam.

Marseilles & London,

& London.

it 21

voler-and It got

inside my deaf ear, too, one night. threw it, and that the skull dropped themselves of these services. realised that when Iwas wide awakeout; but that's impossible, for nobody

Mention is made also of the

on the pillow, and I ought not to have so far. It's out of the question; you Special Gala Nights to function in for my good car was jammed down could throw an empty cardboard box heard a fog-horn in that position. But might as well try to fing a ball of the Rose Room on May 24, 25 and I heard that, and it make me lose my paper twenty-ave yards, or a blown 20 till 1 a.m., and on May 27 till temper, unless it scared me, for some.ird's egg.

RANG, London,

times the two are not far apart To go back, 1 shut and bolted the ₤2 L The Dinners will be

0,000 19th Aug &

London.

17,000 20th Aug.

Antwerp & Hull 14,000 9th Sept. Bombay, Marseilles & Lendon. 4,000 16th Sept. Bombay,es. Havre, Londor, as I could..

Antwerp & Holl, London.

struck a light and got up, and I opet-hall dous, picked the thing up care prised of specially prepared Expire ed the cupboard, grabbed the bandbox folly, and put it on the table beside Menus and, in addition to dancing, and threw it out of the window, as far the candic. I did that mechanically, entertainment will be provided by as one instinctively does the righi Then my hair stood on end.

n

10,000 23rd Septe 14,000 7 Oct. Bombay, Marsellies & London.

The thing in danger without thinking at the popular Quartette "Don and thing screamed in the air, like a shell-anles one does the nosite. t Sally" and "Sanda and Dawn" who] 0,800 14th Oct. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, from a twelve-inch gun.

may

seem odd, but I believe my first have already, carned much pleasur 11,000 21st Oct. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. The night was very dark, and I could might come and find me there on the

It fell on the other side of the road thought had been that somebody able distinction at the nightly din-, 16,000 4th Nov. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

not see it fall, but I know it fell be-threshold while it was resting against ner dances in this Hotel. 6,000 11th Nov. Bombay. Marseilles, Hars, London, Fond the road. The window is just my foot, lying a little on its side, and Their performances have beeni

'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. over the front door, it's fifteen yards turning one hollow eye op at my face, rightly described as

to the fence, more or leere's a light and shadow from the candle these occasions they will present as if it meant to accuse me. And the fascinating and sensational, and on delightfully road is ten yards wide. quickset hedge beyond, along the vicared in the hollows of the

as {t} age glebe.

stood on the table, so that they seemed entirely new numbers from their ex- night. It was not more than half an though the door was fastened and be made at the Peninsula Hotel

I did not sleep much more that! to open and shut at me. Then the tensive and attractive repertoire. candle went out quite unexpectedly Advance table reservations should hour after I had thrown the bandbox there was not the least out when I heard a shriek outside. I used

and | like what we've

up at had

least half

matthes

but I kept a light burning, and sut should cali it; and it may have been my imagina-

down rather suddenly, without up smoking and reading, most likely tion, but I could have sworn that the quite knowing why. Probably E kad out of fright plain, undeniable fear,

badly frightened,

and screams came nearer and nearer each you will admit there was no great either, for that's not the same thing. perhaps and you need not call it cowardice time. I lit a pipe, and walked up and shame in being down for a bit, and then took

scared. book had come

I could not have stayed alone with thing. and sat up reading, but I'll be hanged upstairs, back to its cupboard. I sat been scared to death, though I'm not and it wanted to go thing in the cupboard; I should have If I can remember what I read nor if and stared at it for a bit, till more mid than other people. even what the book was, for every now I began to feel very cold: then I took

When the dawn came, I put on my

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1933.

10,000 81st May Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 10th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 8,000 24th June Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 8,000 8th July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 7,000 22nd July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 5th Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 19th Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

Worse,

Tore despairing night. but before it would barn

sat

The

and then a striek came up that would it and carried it up and set it in its boots and went out to find the band have made

4 dead man turn in his place, and I remember that I spoke box. I had to go good way round. coffin.

A little before dawn some one knock- have its bandbox again in the morning. found the box open and hanging on to it, and promised that it should by the gate near the highroad, and I B.I. Apear Line steamers have excellent accommodation for mistaking that for anything else, and ed in the room till daybreak! Yes.

ed at the front door. There was no You want to know whether I stay. the other side of the hedge 1st and 2nd class passengers.

(To be concluded to-morrow),

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1933.

2nd June

7.000 30th June Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney &

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10,000 18th 12,000 27th July Shanghai, kobn 10,000 27th July Amey, Shal,

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&

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will open the

BRITISH EMPIRE

FAIR

12- NOON.

PENINSULA HOTEL.

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ONLY th

Hankow Road entrance from 11.30a.m. till 1p.m after when all entrances will be thrown open,

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