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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-HADITIMA ITALIANA-SITMAR

PASSENGER EXPRESS SERVICE

8.S. "CONTE VERDE" for Shanghai S.S. "CONTE VERDE" for Italy & London

6th July.

16th July.

Freight Service.

9th July.

M.V. "HILDA" for Italy via porte

M.V. TERGESTEA" for 5'hai. & Japan.. 12th July.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Agents

YK.LINE

N.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

TAITO MARU

CHICHIBU MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER

Wednesday, 6th July at 10a.m. Sunday, 10th July at midnight. Wednesday, 2nd Aug., at 10 am

HIKAWA MARU (starta from Kebe) Monday, HIYA MARU (starts from Kobę).. Sunday,

17th July. 30th July.

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The Girl From the Flat ARRIVAL

Opposite

“I got back unexpectedly, Mallish" "Tace, sir."

Mellish, somewhat at a loss how to

OF SHIPS

Monday, June 26.

(Continued from page 7.) proceed, addied with the coiled rope in Pres. Jackson, American str.,

his hand.

ten

. . . .

en-walked up the stairs minutes ago.

20. The lift wasn't there : when I came in." landing, was

"No, zir: It's been up at the top looking round, ar, before going off duty."

"I see. Not busy on the lift to

With the comfortable air of a man at peace with the world, Garton seated himself before his fire, lighted his pipe, and settled down to his paper, from behind night, chever is busy on Satur which he watched Mellish pick UP Nobody come

in since I've

nights in the summer air."

been in, then?"

*Not that I've soen, sir.” #Righio. You can take the box"

the few pieces of notepaper which had been carefully shaken from their box in preparation for this very act. It has been pointed out

as Mellish was turning away: that Richard Garton was a man of "by the way, Mellish, now you detail, and, after all, when a man are here, you might go and change the is about to commit suicide, in nine sheets on my bed, will you? You can

it do to-night instead of to-morrow." canes out of ten be leaves a note The man turned to the bedroom and saying why he did so. Upon the Garton watched him anxiously. notepaper which he uses his finger-1 He breathed a sign of content as he prints should be left. In strikt saw the other place his rope on a chair before he left the sitting-room and, accordance with this general rule, as he went quick as a thouriz

Jute the bedroom, close the

therefore, Mellish had just im- der behind printed upon the paper which was he had that rope in his hands and had to bear his own farewell note to Hellish had finished his task of chang

darted back to the kitchen. Before the world the clear marks of his ing the sheets he was back again

in own Angers.

the sitting-room. Then, whe So far, excellent. Everything ap-vant returned peared to be working out exactly ac "Mellish, you might put a kettle on cording to the carefully prepared plan for me before you go, will you? I

That evening the man on the lift who think I'll make myself some tea." worked turn and turn about with Mel-

man turned to the and Garton followed on his

liek, and with whom the latter would

to

kitchently, the

the room.

change over for night duty ON the Mellish opened the door of the little

morrow, carried Garton's bags down

to his waiting car and received, with kitchen and there was the click of the a smile, a generous tip and the in- light switch as he pressed it. But formation that the gentleman would not be back until late on Sunday even ing.

8,377, tons, Capt. John Grif- fith, from Shanghai, Kow- loon Wharf. Dollar Line. Yatshing, British str., 1,424 tone,

Capt. J. R. Middenway, from, Canton, buoy No. B8. J.M. & Co.

Eng Lee, Chinese str., 863 tons,|

from Capt. Y. Yamagi,

Amoy, buoy No. 35. Yee Tai Fong.

Empress of Asia, British_str., 3,888 tons, Capt. Lovegrove, from Shanghai, Kowloon Wharf. - C.P.R. Heng Shan, Chinese str., 1,146

tons, Capt. E. Hausser, from Canton, Yaumati Anchor- age. Kwong Sang Loong. Leverkusen, German str., 4,364|

tons, Capt. Becker, from Shanghai, buoy. No. A1. ~

Wilfred, Norwegian str., 3,044

Jebsen & Co.

tons, Capt. FL. Toft, from Canton, Laichikok Anchor-| age. - Dodwell & Co. Kamo, British str., 725 tons, Capt. L. Beer, from Keelung, Yaumati Anchorage. Dou- glas & Co.

there was no light, because Garton had Tensan Maru, Japanese str.. removed the bulb from the fitting. So

1,588 tons, Capt. Akagi, Mellish had to feel his way towards from Newchwang, buoy No. the gas-stove, itriking a match as bo

B26. D.K.K. did so,

Garton went to Brighton and booked Doma at the Duchess, which, as every body knows, is the largest hotel there. Something which must have been Irisbank, British str., 8,437 tons, There are well-attended dances every swinging in the air caught him a slight

Capt. T Alexander, from night at the Duchess, and the foyer in blow on the cheek, and it was exactly always full. It is, in short, the sort at that moment that he felt the col-

Manila, Taikoo Sugar R. of hotel from which a resident would far of his overcoat wrenched down over

Wharf. Line." not be missed for a few hours and to his arms, pinioning them to his hide which it is

Is customary for residents to Before he

cry out something fitted around his neck. It was pulled return at all hours of the night,

Garton arrived there tight, his feet left the ground For lock on At eight

the Friday even struggled madly against the choking ing. He went straight to his room, blackness which was rushing down on changed and came

me down to dine. Then his brain, and then his head fell slow-

he went out and did not return

half-past threa the following until ly to one side.

morning. Garton pulled him a little higher, When he did return, he was or so tied the other end of the rope to the seemed to

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8th July.

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Saturday

22th July

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Saturday,

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it

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Saturday,

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ly the ing

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29th June.

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11th July.

Thursday,

Tuesday,

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Saturday,

29th July.

Saturday,

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15th July. Piraeus, Genoa

16th July.

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Colombla. Boston Philadel

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MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS Rio de Janeiro Mar AIRES: via Baigon, Sin-

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DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-

CAPE TOWN,

SOUTH AMERICAN

Wed.,

Tues.,

I to the porter on duty-slight pipe leading to the gas-stove, and went orse for wear. But then, dur-into the sitting-room.

Anhui, British str., 2,080 tons, Capt. D. Lupton, from Amoy, buoy No. B14. — B. & S.

CONSIGNEES.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Steamer

week-enda it was such a usual thing There were two things to be done for gentlemen to return to the Duchess the writing of Mellish's farewell note. in the small houre of the morning, and and then to change and get away. most of them decidedly the worse for He worked quickly,

without

"FORTHBRIDGE" wear. Some of them, in fact, seem-haste. Covering his hands with rub- ed to be in a perpetual state of being her gloves, which presently he would From ANTWERP & PORTS. the worse for wear.

throw away. ca the road back to Brighten, he carefully took the top CONSIGNEES of Cargo Kre hereby sheets from the box of notepaper. In informed that all Goods are being half an hour there appeared on one of landed at their risk into the Godowpa the sheets, in an exact imitation of of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Mellish's handwriting, the following Wharf & Godown Corapany, Ltd. at Kowloon, whence · and/or from the wharver delivery may

be obtaimed, "I am sorry to do it in your flat

Optional Cargo will not be landed but I can stand life no more what with the wife ill and my health al-bours prior to vessel's arrival, but here, unless notice has been given 48 ways what it is and Hitle

money carried on from port to port to the coming in. It was the rope put it final port of call to which the option into my head, and am glad to go. {extends.

Yours truly,

Take Garton, for instance.

He and returned at half-past three on Satur day morning, tipsy, had promptly dered, with the usual alcoholic embel lishments of speech, a bottle of whisky and had paid the night porter with- out question the sum of thirty skil- linge which that worthy had casually mentioned. At five o'clock his beil had rung for two more syphons, and the night porter noted that two-thirds of the bottle he bad aold him only ninety minutes before had disappeared Gar- ton was establishing a reputation for himself, and the fact that the porter, when he descended to his duties be-

note:

Garton sir,

{rent.

No claims will be admitted after "Geo, Mellish." the Goods have left the Godown, and This he left on the table, then he all Goods remaining undelivered after low after delivering the additional changed, put away his pyjamas and the 29th instant, will be subject to syhons, did not give the matter fur-dressing-gown, and turned to go.

But stay, there was one thing he All claims against the vessel must ther thought is, if anything, a compli-

had almost forgotten the bulb in the be presented to the undersigned on or ment to the excellent, discreet and ex-kitchen fitting. perlenced management of the Duchess..

Garion left his room in time for lunch He took it from the drawer where before the 8th July, or they will

not be on the Saturday, and it in

fact he had hidden it, and went into the

chafed, and damaged worthy of record that the chambermaid kitchen. He found his way to the cor Goods are to be left in the Godowas, who tidied his room was in no wise it with his hands. He pressed the bulb 29th instant, at 10 am, by our sur

ner where the fitting was and found where they will be examined on surprised at the empty bottle, the broken

in the bed. She had in her the door; the room was flooded with signees are requested to inform the Mellish had pressed down the switch at In the case of dutiable cargo, Can-

Douglas time discovered a good many empty bottles inverted Gentlemen will, after light, and be had a view of his hand- Imports & Exports Office that ther

gentlemen, and especially at work.

All brok

discovered and the syphon which she into the socket, and then because įveyors, Messrs. Goddard &

all, be

Into

ed.

by

Bill of Lading will be countersiga- DODWELL & CO, LTD. Agents. Hong Kong, 23rd June, 1983,

week-ends.

For a moment he stood and surveyed such goods for examination.

No Fire Insurance has been affech ft. Good work. No pressing of gags Garton got During the afternoon his car out and drove off in it. He the mouth to leave tell-tals bruises returned at about half-past seven and on the tender inside of the month; noted parked the car with those belonging to marks of his hands about the throat, non-residents, who had come to the nothing whatever to tell that some 10th July Duchess for dinner and the dance. By other hand had fixed that rope about

ed the dead man's throat. half-past eight he had changed, dince. No hangman could have done is more and joined the

crowd

in the large i lounge where the dance was in pro- quickly, mare cleanly,

Poor, Anal Tess. By nine he had slipped away look to the fitting-room and then

He turned out the light, gave S and was running out of Brighton on

braced

himself for the one great risk

19th July

to London. He reached, town

Good work.

his way to

1 town and the streets near he had to run. There were 10 yards of 22nd Aug. his fat at a few minutes to midnight corridor and four fights of stairs be-

He left his car let in such a

in a quiet, residential fore he reached the

street. He went to his ordeal with chale blind alley, and it was way that it

might

bateristic coolness. be regarded as longing to somebody, who was in one

7th Aug.

rapore,

Port Elizabeth and Cape

Town

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the

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of the houses there, although it was which was empty, and in two minutes 6th July not actually in front of any one of the he was in his car, having met nobody

doors. It is a matter of detail that since the moment he had left his fat.

At nearly half-past three Richard. The the numbers on his car were not the same as those with which the car had Garton, a dad and silly grin on his left Brighton.

face, staggered into the Duchess Rotel The time had arrived when riska st

Cónälguses of chrgò tre hereby fa Brighton, heugen, with par

formed that all goods are being land- must be taken. To get up to his dat for a bottle of whisky, and, with without being seen was difficult but by diguity, accepted the assistance of the od at their risk into the hazardous bored night porter into the lift and and/or extra hazardous Godowns of 5th July no means Impossible. It was

thence to ka only to watch the lift in the en-te

room, where, Attentine thi Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and trance from a point across the road, and as ever to detail: be emptied the Dodowa Co Ltd whence and/or from when that had left the ground floor, syphons, dirtied the glass, and poured the wharves: delivery may be obtained.

bottle No claims. enter himself and proceed to walk away most of the whisky in

climbed into bed and fell In the Goodwill be admitted vafler, 4th July, up the stairs: One had to be careful before, bet nonfall Gooða ̈

loods have left the Godowns, and to the eight 19th July merely, not to be on a landing, when

sleep of passed on its way down again, tuworried'mind" ; b Mt. at 10 to rent uning undelivered after the

the 28th

1083, will be sabjset I his met somebody on

on the stairs on

the On his way up in 2nd July his way up, then,

All claims against the steamer met Te AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. of course, the death o'clock on the Sunday night he did not of Mellish must be postponed, it all manifest any astonishment that Mel-be presented to the Undersigned on or 20th July depended as far as Mellish was conquiries on the subject of the man will not be recognised.

was not on duty, and so made no before

the 12th

Or they cerned, on that.

He watched his chance, crossed the who had taken Mellich's place. It All broken chafed, and damaged 9th July

been too obvious thing Goods are to be left in the Godowns, road

quickly, and entered the black would have been He was fortunate, and Meillaa

was te do

Due rsnd had when they will bu; munimined: on-the- 10th July unfortunate. He met mobody on his

For

a moment OF: so, his”

27th Jan 1988 [り] 10 a.to, by Hexers, toyed 2nd July Way up and enter

gga hability, Kelish had already been dis-ko-comply with the General 9th July seen

Once laride, he had to hurry. There covered, in his fat. The man must ed. Warehouse Regulations consignass were but few minutes to go before have been missed from his home, and sust

Revenue Offorts in cate 29th Jane Mellish would arrive, and he mast Enquiries must-have been made.tlar

damaged bowerer, 11.one to him. He goods fire izabr change. He could not risk damare toli was, bowen his evening shirt-front or to be clotis was simply gentleman returning to

and

He

· entered his own fat; un 12 with the idea that, in all pro• Goddard & Douglas Sound!

"quickly lato pyjaIDAS big fat after wisel and 47 Fire Insurance has been dawn, then sat down to wall could notinossibly - Janaw of anything

Presently he heard tha kay in the that had happened in his flat during ad by front door and in a moment as his absence

prived Mellish stood before bim in the

[room.

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