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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1933.

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THE CHINA MAIL,

"

POST

OFFICE NOTICE.

GENERAL HOLIDAYS

Saturday, 3rd.

Monday, 5th.

On Saturday, the 3rd June and Monday, 5th June the General: Post Office and the Branch Port Offices will be open as follows: Post Office General Post Office Kowloon Branch Sheungwan Branch

Belcher, who is fashling a bit awk. wardly with the handkerchiefs, comes out with a laugh when he hears the jahot. It is the first time I have heard him laagh, and it sends a shiv er down my spine, coming as it does so inappropriately upon the tragic death of his old friend. "Poor 9 am only.

er" he says quietly, "and last

was so curious about it all

always think

8am to Noon

8 am to 11am.

8 am to 9 a.m.

6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

8 a.m. to'9· sm.

8 am to 9 a.m.'

8 am, to 9 am

6. p.m. to 7 pm.

The other Branch Post Office will be open daily from 8 a.m. to very queer, cham inch waout it an very of ordinary correspondence each day as on Sundays and one de- There will be one collection from the pillar-boxes and one dell- Naow they ever let 'im know, and lest livery of registered correspondence each day at 9 am. night 'e wax all in the dark."

Donovan helps him to tie the band- kerchiefs about his

eyes. "Thanks, chum, there are any messages he would like to send. "Nao, chum," he says, "none for me. I

of you

he says Donovan asks him 7

ke to write to 'Awkins's mother you'll find my minus left me eight years ago. a letter from er in 'is pocket. But Went away with another fellow and took the kid with her. I likes the feelin' of a 'ome (as you may 'are noticed), but I couldn't start again after that."

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY looks at Noble and Noble shakes

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BANGALORE

RANPURA

RAJPUTANA

RANCHT

CARTHAGE

**BHUTAN

Tak

From oard About

5,300

1933,

16.000 3rd June 6th June 12,000 17th Jane 6,500 24th June

11,000 1st July 17,000 15th July 6,800 22nd July

17,000 29th July 17,000 12th Aug.

0,000 19th Aug.

17,000 20th Aug. 14,000

4,000 18th Sept. 16,000 23rd Sept- 14,000 7th Oct.

NALDERA CORFU **SOUDAN

4,800 14th Oct. MANTUA

11,000 21st Oct. RAWALPINDI 10,000 4th Nov. 0,000 11th Nov.

+BURDWAN

Destination.

Bombay, Marseiller & London. Straits, Colombo & Bombay. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London

H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull Bombay, Marseilles London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, & Rotterdam. Marseilles & London. & London.

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We stand around like fools new that he can no longer see us. Dogo- his head. Then Donovan raises his Webley again and just at that mo- ment Belcher laughs his queer nerv ous laugh again. He mast think we are talking of him; anyway, Donovan lowers his "Scuse me, chum.

gun.

Bay

says Belcher, "I feel I'm talking the

of lot

and so silly A acut me being so 'andy abaout a) But this thing came on 30 sudden. You'll forgive me, I'm sure." "You don't want to

sprayer asks Jeremiah Donovan. "No, chum," be replies, don't think that'd do ready if you want to get it over." "You Donovan, "it's not so much our do- understand," says Jeremiah ing. It's our duty, so to speak." Belcher's head is raised like a reni] his nose and chin in the lamplight. blind man's, so that you can only see "I never could make out what daty was myself," he said, "but I think you're all good Inds, if that's what Noble, with

look a

of signals to Donovan, and in a flash Donovan raises his gun and fires.

Zvre, London, you mean.

Antwerp & Bull.

& London.

Havre, London, Antwerp & Hull, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marecilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marsellica & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marsellex, Havre, London, B'burg, R'dam, Antwerp & Hull

I'm not operation,

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed during the Holi-

days.

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The big man goes over like a sack Haiphong

THURSDAY,

of meal, and this time there is no Hofhow and Bangkok inced of a second shot

burying, but that it was worse than Swatow I don't remember much about the Amoy all the rest, because we had to carry Amoy

bit

*South America and Europe via

the warm carpace a few yards before Japan, Canada, U.S.A., *Central and was all mad Tonely, with only a we sunk them in the windy bag. It of lantern between ourselves and the pitch-blackness, and birds hooting and screeching all round disturbed by the guns. Noble had to search first to get the letter from his

Then having smoothed all signs of

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the grave away, Noble and I collect-

the

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1.

JUNE

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8th July Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, 7,000 22nd July ↑ Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 5th Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. 10,000 18th Aug. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

of our tools, said good-bye to the Amoy and Formosa via Swatow

solate edge of the treacherous bog

FRIDAY,

without word. We put the tools to Hofhow and Pakhol DA

10

houseen and went into the house.

The kitchen was pitch-black and cold, Haiphong

THURSDAY,

and South America, Canada, and *Europe vis'San-Francisco and *Europe via Siberias,

fust as we left it, and the old woman Shanghai, Japan, USA Central was sitting over the hearth telling her beads.. We walked past her into the room, and Noble struck a match to. light the lamp.

Just then she rose quietly and came to the doorway, be- ing not at all so bold or crabbed as

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"What did ye do with them?" she saya in a sort of whisper, and Nobls took

such a mortal start the match Swatow, Amoy and Formosa ***** quenched in his trembling

hand. What's that?" he asks, without turn- What did you hear aske Noble, bat sure he wouldn't deceive *

child the way he said it. "I heard ye I wasn't listening to ye the

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Noble struck another

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The question is, are the figures or two Noble went on his knees by of the Ministry of Health reliable Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan the fireplace, so I pushed my way out I believe they are not and cannot

past her, and stood at the

"door, watching the

stars

are and listening to be, as accurate as those of the the damned shrieking of the birds. It Ministry of Labour, and that Mr. la so strange you feel at such Neville Chamberlain is about to

Noble says he felt he

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Sat:

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