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SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1933.

THE CHINA MAIL.

P.& 0.-British India The Woman Who Watched GALLIPOLI

Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(COMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

TAKING CARGO FOR STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES. MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

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He shuddered at the thought of the horrible physical anguish which preceded it.

What did he care about money? Only to leave tois accursed house. He struggled to the edge of the bed and sat clasping his swimming head. His aching and swollen He heard her come upstairs and throat seemed lined with acid-blister- enter ner room. The plop of the ed parchment, and the surging throb gas-fire being lit and the drawing

of a chair towards it told him she was remaining there. Softly he left the room and, searching downstairs, discovered a crumpled white paper

REVISITED

(Continued from Pagé 6).

Travel To Gallipoli Another proud man of this `re- of his brain made living an agony.gion is a spruce, well-dressed Turk,

Heat there. swaying, trying to think-to remember something,

a Turkish ex-naval officer who There was a bottle of laudanum "Berved as a "snotty in the Lord he had had for tooth-ache. Where Nelson, Sir. Aye-aye, Sir. At your

at the back of the fireplace. Care was it? He lurched to the dressing service. All and sundry are po

leas! "They nearly all made a mis- take somewhere.

chest and managed to open the drawers stealthily,

lite and welcoming on the Gallipoli

In conclusion, here is a serious

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President Liners

FASTEST TIME HONG KONG TO SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK THE SUNSHINE ROUTE 19 Days To San Francisco Via Shanghai, Kobe Yokohama and Honolulu

Fortnightly sailings;

Pres. McKinley. ........ Ang. 30, 6 s.m.' Pres. Hoorer ...Sept..12, 6 a.m. Pres. Lincoln...Sept. 26, midnight Pres. Coolidge ..Oct. 10, midnight Pres. WE on -Oct. 24, midnight

EUROPE

NEW YORK

Via Manila, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Snex

Mediterranean

So she thought he was going to Peninsula, and, best of all, utter- He put it carefully in his pocket, wondering. For a long time he sat stay there to be poisoned, did she ly and completely respectful of our

alternative incred ground. discarding one plan after another. Well here was an Finally ne decided to go to bed. Pleasanter way than the other. By Perhaps there some methods of get super-human effort he kept his ting even would occur to aim. The balance, clinging to each drawer as suggestion to British shipping lines, whten have so much tonnage it was opened. indifference and contempt of years

idle. Why not organise really She thought she was going to get cheap tours to Gallipoli for those had changed into a flaming resent-

away with a certificate for influenza, ment. Against his will be was

did she? If he had to die he would whose means are modest, and whe being forced to regard her as an

this pilgrimage? Even those who. · Pres. Adams God! What a revenge! It was--| and ne did not like the change.

have none to mourn would be well- Pres. Harrison almost-worth it- His breain was These unaccustomed sensations | kept him awake. Once the distant coming in gasps. Sweat poured repaid on visiting these battlefields from his body. Pain clouded his and cemeteries, for they could not barking of a dog broke upon the stillness of the night so harshly brain like a fog as his fingers closed fail to gain in their British prea- tige on seeing the resting-places of that it made him jump. Then the over a small object.

There would be an inquest. He those vallant heroes who came thirst for revenge which consumed would see to that. She wasn't go "Irom the utter-most ends of the

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY opponent, instead of an underling see that she should swing for it. would give nearly their all to make

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From

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1935.

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11.004 21st

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MANTUA RAWALPINDI **BURDWAN

COMORIN

Oct.

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Destination.

Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, H'burg

R'dam, Antwerp & Hull Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles: & London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall..

& London.

him merged with the physical and his mouth felt parched, as he remem-ing to get away with it-like earth" to fight for the good old others They'd find laud-country. And, having seen, they bered that he had had nothing to drink since lunch.

anum, yes-but they would also find would more easily understand why,

fpr once, we lost.

those

arsenic.

Slowly his shaking, legs crumpled! beneath the weight of his body. As he sank to his knees he lifted the

*

*

**

"You might send me down some

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on

He got up and drained the water- bottle upon the washstand. It did not seem to slake his thirst. Dawn streaked the walls before he fell into] a fitful sleep, shot with nightmare bottle to his lips and drank. dreams, and split apart by a noise: like the thunder of murderous guns. The doctor was on the point of He awoke with a throbbing head leaving when they heard the thud. and the illusion that the roof of Laura had just said: his mouth was a cavern fitted with

The R.M.S. "Empress of Asia" is instruments of torture, ready to fab more of these powders, doctor. Idue here from Manila at noon on at his tongue on the slightest pro- suppose it is all right to take it August 21, and will berth at Kow-

loon Wharf. 8 Hamburg, vocation. There was burning mixed with food?"

sensation in his throat. When he In her hand she held a small white! attempted to get out of bed he col-paper package on which was written The RM.S. "Empress of Asia" Trib: Mag. Phos." And beneath, will leave here for Victoria and lapsed on the floor.

B.C., via ports од Laura found him there and got him in smaller letters "For the Diges Vancouver,

August 25 at noon. back into bed. She smoothed the tlon." pillow, pulled the clothes around

15,000 18th Nov, Bombay, MarseillP & Hall.

CHITRAL +*SOMALI

15,000 6,800

RANCHI CARTHAGE

BANGALORE

NALDERA CORFU RANPURA

2nd Dec. 9th Dec.

17.000 16th Dec. 15,000 30th Dec. €,000 6th Jan. 18,000 13th Jan 15,000 27th Jan

17,000 10th Feb

Marseilles & London

vre, London, Hamburg, Havre

London.. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marseilles,

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

London. Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

R'dam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

him and stood back.

1.

"Would you like a cup of tea?" she asked.

It was an innocent enough ques-

Carge only. † Calls Curablanca. I calls Karachi. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-tion and he was on the point of stantinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the nodding assent when he remember:

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SIRDHANA TALMA

• Calls Rangoon

1933.

8,000

2nd Sept. 7,000 18th Sept, 8,000 30th Sept. 10,000 14th Oct.

3 p.DL.

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta, Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Penang & Calcutta. Singapore, Port Swettenham,

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ed. The water-bottle! She would -put the stuff in that. And like a thousand fools he'd taken it. Then Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marseilles vix Saigon terror seized him. He felt a name- less horror for the woman standing by his side. There was something ghastly and terrible in her calmness, "A doctor!" he gasped. "By God if you don't fetch a doctor-I'll

Her eyes

widened. "Of course I'll get a doctor. If you feel as bad; as that I was going to suggest it anyway."

For a moment she stood looking at the red, mottled face upon the pillow, Was this really the man she had loved with a blind love which

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EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, had amounted to worship? This The Public is hereby notified that on and after Monday July

TANDA

NANKIN

NELLORE

TANDA

NANKIN

NELLOME

1984.

7,000 2nd Sept. 7,000 30th Sept.

Melbourne.

7,000 3rd Nov, Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & 7,000 2nd Dec.

7,000 30th Dec.

7,000

3rd Feb.

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gas-bag which, when pricked, col-31at. 1933 Broadcast Receiving Licences will be obtainable at the lapsed into a pitiable state of in- Radio Counter of the Government Radio Office, Des Voeux Road, Cen- eptitude. He had bullied her for tral instead of at the Licensing Office, lat Floor, G.P.O. as at pre- long enough. Now she knew.

sent.

"Doctor, I've been poisoned! Poisoned?" Bassanio could not con- ceal the terror which streaked his voice.

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghal and Japan explained. "You've got influenza, and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Sydney ---- 19 days.

Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 8.5. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New]

Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez.

The doctor smiled. "Oh, no!" he

Pretty severely. You'll have to take care for a day or so.”

"Don't you understand?” shouted Bassanio. "I'm being poisoned, I tell you. Slowly boisoned! It's been going on for months. She's doingi

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and it! My God, I burn all over. I'm London via Panama Canal.

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RAWALPINDI

COMORIN

*SOMALI CHITRAL RANCHI

CARTHAGE

1933,

7,000 24th Aug. 16,000 24th Aug. 7,000 3rd Sept. 6,800 5th Sept. 15,000 1.0,000 7th Sept.

8,000 7th Sept. ∙11.000 21st Sept.

10.000 21st Sept

6.100 4th Oct. 17,000 5th Oct.

10,000 20th Oct.

6,800

Lot Nov. 15,000 3rd NOT, 17,000. 17th NT; *BANGALORE 6,000 20th Nov.

15,000 Ist. Dec.

16,000 16th Dec.. 15,000 29th Dec

1984. 17,000 12th Jan,

NALDERN CORFO

RANPURA

*Cargo only.

Anioy, Shal, Moji, Kobe & Oxalca.:-

on fire. Get me out of this house.. I won't stay here to be murdered.” The doctor looked grave. The than he bad patient was... worse. thought. Delirious! Were they in for another epidemic of the 1918 type?

"Yes, yes," ne said, soothingly. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & YokohamIS. "It's that

little nasty-minded Shal, Mojl, Kobe, Osaka & Tham."

Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama, microbe we call a streptococcus nga, Kobe & Yokohama. that's causing all the trouble.. But Shanghai

Amoy, Shai, Moj Kobe & Osaka. you'll be all right in a day or two

Moll, Kobe & Yokohama.

you you do as you're told. Your

Amoy, S'haf Mojl, Kobe & Osaka

Shanghai, Moll, Robe Shanghai, Kobe & 4 Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe A. Yakobama. Shanghel, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, || Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama."

Robe & Yokohama, wife

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"Don't let that woman come near me. You don't know what a she- devil she is. I won't touch -any- thing she bringa. Do you hear?" He attempted to rise but fell back against the pillows. "I'll not eat a thing?

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.Oct. 16, 8 a.31.

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.Oct. 14, 6 am.

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-AUGUST 28.

Ranchi *Kitano Marù

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MONDAY AUGUST

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Shanghai

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*Manila, Australia and New Zea-

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You'll not be given a thing, my lad, with that fever, thought the doctor, as he went downstairs. "He's pretty bad," he inforrect Manila Laura." "It's the most virulent type.

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and there's grave danger of Bangkok via Swatow broncho-pneumonia.".

Bassaulo was panic-stricken now, He was to be left to die. To die, Com-horribly, painfully. The very walla seemed to press is upon him with a menace. Why had he ever come

P. & 0. Building, Connaught Rd. C." Hong Kong. Agenta.

| home? - He must get out. He would not stay there another minute,

Calcutta Maru' Genoa Maru Agapenor .Aeneas

SUNDAY,

Pres. Jackson AUGUST 20.

Kaying „AUGUST 21-

MONDAY, Letters for "Saigon-Marseille

Air Mail Service".

KPO.

Registrations Letters

Bio-de-Janeiro Maru

G.P.O.

(Continued in Next. Column.)

Begistrations Lettera

am

TUESDAY,

Salgón, Strata, Ceylon, India

Mauritius East and South Africa and South American ports Straits and Calcutta

Parcels

Foochow via Swatow

Changte

(Due Thursday Island, Sept. 2). Parcels, ..Aug. 21, 6 pm. Registrations Aug 22, 0.45 am, Letters

10,30 am UCUST

1pm

Rio de Janeiro Maru Suisang Letters

Hollow..

p.m.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Amoy Manila

Haj Ning Taiyuan

2 p.m 230 pm 3. p.m.

8.30 p.m.

Pres Mckinley

Superscribed Correspondence only.

4.50 p.m