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LLOYD TRIESTINO

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THE CHINA MAIL.

THE GHOST SHIP

There was hardy a young man among all the gnosts of r'airnea,

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

. ¡Continued From Page 7).

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

Just then we heard a noise on her who didn't roll nome in the sma Chartered Motor Vensol deck, and we looked up and saw that hours of the morning the worso for

* HILDA" a man had come out of her front liquor. I used to wake up in the From TRIESTE APNICE, RRINDISI cabin and was looking down at us night and hear them stumole pastPORT SAID, SUEZ, MASSAWAH, very peaceably. He was dressed in my house, pinging outrageous songs. ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY COLOM a black uniform, set out with rusty The worst of it was that we couldn't BO, PENANG & SINGAPORE via

SAIGON gold lace, and he had a great cutlass keep the scandal to ourselves, and by his side in a brass sheath. "I'm the folk at Greenhill began to talk CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby Captain Bartholomew Roberts," he of "sodden Fairteld" and taugat informed that all Goods are being (said, in a gentleman's voice, "put in their endlaren to sing a song about landed at their risk into the Godowar ¡for

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf recruits, I seem to have us:

and Godown Company, Ltd, at Kow

and whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

brought her rather far up the har-Sodden Fairfield, sodden Fairfield, bour."

has no use for bread-and-butter, 1 "Harbour!” cried the landlord; Rum for breakfast, rum for dinner.

the "why, you're fifty miles from

rum for tea, and rum for sup sea."

perl

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found

set

out

Optional Cargo will not be landed here, unless notice has been, given 48- hours prior to vessel's arrival, bu carried on from part to port to the anal port of call to which the option extends.

No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godown, and at Goods remaining undelivered after th 23rd instant will be subject to rent.

All claims against the resnal mus be presented to the Inderaigned as a before the let Proxime, or they will not be recognised.

our apr.

Captain Roberts didn't

We are easy-going in our village, hair. "So much as that, is it?" ha but we didn't like that auid coolly. "Well, it's of no con- Of course we 80071 Bequence."

where the young fellows went to get Landlord was a bit upset at this, the drink, and landlord was terribly "I don't want to be unneighbourly," cut up that his tenant should have he said, "but I wish you hadn't turned out so badly, but his wife brought your ship into my field. wouldn't hear of parting with the You see my wife sets great store brooch, so that he couldn't give the! All broken, chafed, and damaged on these turnips."

Captain notice to quit.

Goods are to be left in the Godowns. they will be examined on the where But as time went on, things grew 23rd instant, at 10 am. by i The captain took a pinch of snuff

out of a fine gold box that he pulled from bad to worse, and at all hours veyors, Mesars. Goddard & Douglas. out of his pocket, and dusted his of the day you would thoao". In the case of dutikbie cargo. Con- fingere with a walk handkerchief in young reprobates siceping it off onsignees are requested to inform the A very genteel fashion. "I'm only the village green. Nearly every Imports & Exports Ofice that they here for a few months." he said; afternoon a ghost-wagon used to jolt bave such goods for examination.

No Fire Insurance has been affect. "but if a testimony of my esteem down to the ship with n lading offd would pacify your good lady I should rum, and though the older ghosts Bill of Lading will be countersign- be content," and with the words he seemeu meuned to give the Captain's ed by

DODWELL & CO. LTD. loosed a great gold brooch from the hospitality the go-by, the youngsters

Aginta neck of his coat and tossed it down were neither to hold nor to bind.

Hong Kong. 17th October, 1933. to landlord.

So one afternoon when I was tak- Landlord blushed as rea 118 aring my nap I heard a knock at the

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE. strawberry, "I'm not denying she's door, and there was parson looking fond of jewellery," he said, "but it's very serious, like a man with a job too much for half a sackful of tur-before him that he didn't altogether ups." And indeed it was a hand-relish. "I'm going down to talk to some brooch.

the Captain about all this drunken- The captain laughed. Tut, ness in the village, and I want you man, he said, "it's a forced sale. to come with me," he said straight and you deserve a good price. Say out.

!

no more about it"; and Rodding I can't say that I fancied the viart: good-day to us, he turned on his much myself, and I tried to hint to heel and went into the cabin. Land- parson that as, after all, they were lord walked back up the lane like only a lot of ghosts, it didn't very a man with a weight off his mind much matter. "That tempest has blowed me a bit "Dead or alive, I'm responsible for of luck," he said: "The missus will their good conduct," he said. "and be main pleased with that brooch. I'm going to do my duty and put It's better than the blacksmith's a stop to this continued disorder. xuinea any day."

'THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship

“BENWYVIS” Consignees of curga are hereby in temea that all goods are being land

ed at their risk into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong Kong & Kow.com Wharf and Godown Co. Lid, whence and/or from the wharves delivery may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted after|i the Goods have left the Godewna, and Bull Goods remaining undelivered after And you are coming with me. John the 19th October, 1933, will be subject Ninety seven was Jubilee year, the Simmons.” So I went, parson beto rent. year of the second Jubilee, you reling a persuasive kind of man. member, and we had great doings We went down to the ship, and at Fairßeld, so that we hadn't much as we approached her I could see the time to bother about the ghost-shup, Captain tasting the air on deck. though anyhow it isn't our way to When he saw parson he took off his meddle in things that don't concern hat very politely, and I can tell you Landlord, he saw his tenant that I was relieved to find that he once or twice when he was hocing hat a proper respect for the cloth. his turnips and passed the time of Parson acknowledged his salute and day, and landlord's wife wore her spoke out stoutly enough. "Sir, where they will be examined on the new brooch to church every Sunday, Junould be glad to have a word with But we didn't mix much with the lyou."

EIN.

All claims against the steamer mus presented to the Undersioned on o before the 2nd November, 1933, or they

not be recognized.

will

To comply with the General Bond- ed Warehouse Regulations consignees must have a Revenue Officer Lendance when damaged duttable goods are examined.

in at.

All broker, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns,

18th Oct. 1933, at 10 a.m., by Messrn.

ind & Douglas.

No Fire Insurance has been effect-

1 Bill of Lading will be countersign.

ghost #1

coine any time, all except an "Come on board, air,

on jed idiot fad there was in the village, board," said the Captain, and and he didn't know the difference could tail by his voice that he knew od_by between a than and a ghost, poor why we were there. Parson and i

climbed up an uneasy kind of lad

innocent.

On Jubilee Day, however, some der, and the Captain took us into landy told Captain Roberts why the the great cabin at the back of the

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So we all LONDON SERVICE. the guns were shotted, and one of and silver plate, swords with jewel-'a prosperous voyage," the round shot knocked a hole In led scabbarde, carved oak chairs, stood up and arana the toast with| "PATROCLUS" Farmer Johnstone's barn, but no and great chests that looked as honour, and that noble rum wus like body thought much of that in such though they were bursting with hot all in my veins. in season of rejoicing.

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Ins some It wasn't till our celebrations prised; nqd he did not shake

of the curiosities were over that we noticed that any Head very hard when the Captain brought back from foreign ¡thing

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in Fairfield, took down some silver cups and and we were amazed, though after- Twas shoemaker who told me first poured us out a drink of rum. Jwaras i couldn't clearly remember

And then I found}{ "MARON" about it one morning at the Fox and, tarted mine, and I don't mind say what they were. Grapes. "You know my great great-ing that it changed my View of myself walking across the turnips juncle?" he said to me.

things entirely. There was nothing with parson, and i was telling him "You mean Joshua, the quiet betwixt and between about that rum, 'of the glories of the deep that I had lad." I answered, knowing him well. and I felt that it was ridiculous to seen through the window of the ship. "Quiet!" said shoemaker indig-blame the lads for drinking too much He turned on me severely. " I nantly, "Quiet you call him, com- of stuff like that. It seemed to all, were you, John Simmons," he said, ing home at three o'clock in

the my veins with honey and fire. "I should go straight home to bed."! morning as drunk as a magistrate Parson put the case squarely to He has a way of putting things that and waking up the whole house with the Captain, but. I didn't listen much wouldn't occur to an ordinary man, 7th Nov. his noise.**

to what be said; I was busy sip-nas person, and I did as he told 7th Doc. "Why, it can't be Joshua!" Iping my drink and looking through me.

said, for I knew him for one of the the window at the fishes swimming Well, next day it came on to blow, most respectable young ghosts in the to and fro over landlord's turnips, and it blew harder and harder, tall village.

Just then it seemed the most na-Jabout eight o'clock at night I heard| "Joshun at 18," said shoemaker; tural thing in the world that they is noise and looked out into the gar- "and one of these nights he'll find should be there, though afterwards, den. I dare say you won't believe i himself out in the street if he isn't of course, I could see that that, me, it seems a bit tall even to me, careful,”

|proved it was a ghost-ship.

but the wind had lifted the thatch This kind of talk shocked me, I But even then I thought it was of my pigityˇinto the widow's gar- can tell you, for I don't like to hear qucer when I saw a drowned sailor den a second time. I thought I a man abusing his own family, and float by in the thin air with his hair wouldn't wait to hear what widows I could hardly believe that a steady and beard' all full of bubbles. It had to say about it, so I went across' youngster like Joshua had taken to was the first time I had seen any- the green to the Fox and Grapes,

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drink. ·But just then in came but-sthing quite like that at Fairfield. and the wind was so strong that I Te AUSTRALIA. Calling at Manila (P. La.), Thunday in., Calzna, Townsville, 1st Nov. cher Aylwin in such a temper that All the time I was regarding the danced along on tip-toe like a girl he could hardly drink ble beer. wonders of the deep, parzon "was at the' fair. Whan I got to the ina "The young puppy the young telling Captain Roberta how there landlord had to help me shut the puppy!" he kept on saying; and it was no' peace or rest in the village door; it seemed as though a dozen was some time before shoemaker and owing to the curse of drunkenness, goats were pushing against it ́to I found out that he was talkingjand what a bad example the young: come in out of the storm. about his ancestor that fell at Ben-stors were, setting to the olderit “Iťa a powerful tempest," he said,

ghosts. The Captain listened very drawing the beer. "I hear thera's) "Drink?" said - shoemaker hops-Attentively, and only put in a word a chimney down at Bickory End.” Thursday 18th Oct. fully, for we all like company in our now and then about boys being boys "It's funny thing how these

misfortunes, ; and butcher nodded and young men sowing, their wild anilora know about the weather," } }

TAIPING grimly.

danswered, "When Captain said be. CHANGTE CORES, CEN "The young noodle,” be wald,. But when parson had finished 'his'was going to-night, I was thinking

TAIPING [emptying his tankard.

speech 'he filled up our silver cups it would take a capful of wind to Well, after that I kept my ears and said to parson, with a fourlah, carry, the ship back to sea, but now open, and it was, the same story all "I should be sorry to cause trouble here's more than a capfal." * over the village.

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