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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE RIUHITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MADITIMA ITALIAHA-SITMAR

EXPRESS PASSENGER SERVICE

PENTE RO88O" for Italy London}

14th Dec

Freight Service.

Y

"TERGESTEA" for Italy via ports "MONCALIERI for Shanghai & Japan

9th Dec.

15th Dec.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Agents

MYK LINE

N.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

TATSUTA MARU

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

THE WOOD OF THE DEAD

(Continued from Page 9.)

THE CHINA MAIL.

Even at this stage I remember thinking it odd that I should be Italking like this with a stranger whom I met in a country inn, for it has always been one of my fail- ings that to strangers my manner is brief to surliness. 11 was 248 though we were figures meeting in In dream, speaking without sound, obeying laws not operative in the everyday working world, and about Ito play with a new scale of space jand time perhaps.

i

Wednesday, 13th Doc. at 10 am, Wednesday, 10th Jan, at 10a.m.

Wednesday 24th Jan.

Wednesday, 13th Dec.

HIKAWA MARU (Starta from Kobel HIYE MARU (starts from Kobej Wednesday, 27th Doc. LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM vie

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez

FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

HAKOZAKI MARU

.. Saturday,

TERUKUNI MARU

.. Friday.

9th Doc. 23th Dec.

5th Jan.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

23rd Dec.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

27th Jan.

BOMBAY vin Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

†TOYAMA MARU,

Tuesday,

TOTTORI MARU

Friday,

12th Dec. 200) Der

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) vin Japan. Honalułu.

Los Angeles, Mexico and l'anama. HEIYO MARU

Rut my astonishment passed quickly inte an entirely diferen! feeling when I became aware that the old man opposite had turned his head from the window again, auc eyes NO was regarding me with bright they seemed almost to shine

The Hong Kong-Canton river steamer "Fatshan"- The new vessel of this name, which replaces the old one, now broken up after a useful life of nearly 50 years, was built by the Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co. of Hong Kong Ltd.

CONSIGNEES.

with an inner flame. His gaze was the grass, deepened a moment, and fixed upon my face with an intense then melted into air. The flowers erdour, and his whole manner had of the fruit trees laughed with their suddenly become alert and concen- little silvery laughter as the wind trated. There was something aboutį him now, felt for the first time sighed over their radiant eyes the jold, old tale of its impersonal love. that made httle thrills of excitement Once or twice a voice called my run up and down my back. I met

Bame. A wonderful sensation of his look squarely, but with an in-

Steamer ¡figntaess and power began to steal

werd tremor.

"Stay, then, a little while longer."

jover me.

Suddenly the door opened and the

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"CONTE ROSSO"

From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI. PORT SAID, BOMBAY, COLOMBO & SINGAPORE

he said in a much lower and deeper in-keeper's daughter came in. Ry voice than before: "stay, and I will)

all ordinary standards, hers was a leach you something of the purpose charming country loveliness, ber CONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby of my coming."

the stars and wild-flowers, of moon-informed that all Goods are being

He stopped abruptly, I was con-light shining through outumn mists landed at their risk into the Godowns scious of a decided shiver.

upon the river and the fields; yet of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whari "You have a special purpose then y contrast with the higher order and Godown Company. Ltd.. at Kow. ---in coming back?” I asked, hard-

Inch whence and/or from the wharvee ja beauty I had just momentarily delivery may be obtained. knowing what i was sayın. been in touch with, she seemed al- Optional Cargo will not be landed "To call away someone," he went; ¡most ugly. How dull her eyes, how here, unless notice has been given 48 in the same thrilling voice, "some-thia her voies, how vapid her smile, hours prior to vessel's arrival, but jone who is not quite ready to come and insipid her whole presentment.

carried on from pert to port to the but who is needed elsewhere for

For 4 toment she stood between monal port of call to which the option

extende. worthier purpose."

There was aand the occupant of the window soni No claims will be admitted after thr Iness in his manner that mystifled while I counted out the small change Goods have left the Godown, and ali the inore than ever.

for my meal and for her services; but Goods remaining undelivered after the when, an instant later, she moved | 8th inklant will be subject to rent.

ing.

"I have come for someone who wives. must soon move, even us

have! {moved"

もし

"You mean--?" began with aride, I saw that than settle Wan All claims against the vessel mus! Jan onaceountable access of tremblmpty and that there was no longer be presented to the Undersigned on or

anyone in the room but

or they will tw before the 17th instant,

not be

recognised. This discovery was no shock in me;

damaged All broken, chafad, and indeed, I had almost expected it, and Goods are to be left in the Godowns, the man had gone just ne a figure goes where they will be examined on the Ho looked mu Bhrough and cut of a dream, causing no surprlu 8th instant, at 10 am. by our aur through with a dreadfully piercing and leaving me as part and parcel of veyors. Mesars. Goddard & Douglas. the same dream without breaking of guze, but I met his eyes with a full continually. But. As soon as

In the case of datiable cargo. Con- had straight stare. trembling though paid my bill and thus resumed in very imports & Exports Office that they and signees are requated to inform the was, and WEE aware that some practical fashion the thread of my have such goods for examination.

I turned to the thing stirred within me that had normal consciousnes,

and asked her if she knew the ld never stirred before, though for the man who had been sitting in the win Wife of me I could not have put a dow seat, and what he had meant bed by name to it, or have analysed its na the Wood of the Dead.

The maiden started visibly, glanc

Something Hfted and rolledį For one single second I un quickly round the empty room, hu

answering simply that she had seen no one. I described him in great detail, by and

then, as the description clearer, she turned a little pale under

sunburn and Bald pretty

very fre

gravely that it must have been the appear. ghort.

Tuesday,

10th Dec.

NEW YORK via PanamIS M.

TATSUNO MARU

Monday.

11th Doc.

ture.

LIVERPOOL via Port Said. Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus, Genoa

and Valencin.

1DAKAR MARU

Friday,

16th Dec.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

†TOKUSHIMA MARU

Friday,

MALACCA MARU

Friday,

8th Dec. 15th Dec.

derstand clearly that the past the future exist actually side side in one immense Present; It was who moved to and

shifting, protean

and

that

her

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ancer.

RAKUSAN MARU

Friday,

KAMO MARU (Nagnanki direct)

Friday,

8th Dec. 15th Dec.

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* Cargo only.

O. S. K

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

BANGKOK

NEW YORK via Japan, Los Kwansai Maru

קתות

The old man dropped his

grew

said

"Ghost What ghost?" "Oh, the village ghost," she eyes from my face, and the momentary quietly, coming closer to my chair with little nervous movement of genuine, glimpse of ย mightier universe alarm, and adding in a lower volce, passed utterly away. Reason re" comes before death, they say

The gained its way over a dull, Imited! It was not difficult to induce

girl to talk, and the story she told me, kingdom.

horn of the superstition that had ob viously gathered with the years round the memory of a strangely picture- sque figure, was an interesting and pe- euliar one.

"Come to-night," I heard the old man say, "come to me to-night inte the Wood of the Dead. Come at midnight"

No Fire Insurance has been effect-

"Bill of Lading will be countersign-

DODWELL & CO. LTD..

Agenta. Hong Kong. 2nd December, 1993.

CONSIGNEES' NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS. LIMITED.

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

The Steamship,

"BENGLOE"

Consignes of Cargo are hereby in- formed that all Goods are being land- The Inn, she said, was originally *ed at their risk into the bazardous Juvoluntarily cutched the arm farmhouse, occupied by yeoman and/or extra hazardous Godowns of of the settle for support, for I then farmer, evidently of a superior, The Hong Kong and Kowloon Whar! felt that I was speaking with some- rather eccentric. character, who had and Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or one who knew more of the real been very poor until he reached old

bed old from the wharves delivery may be ob Age, when A son died suddenly in the tained." things that are and will be, than Colonies and left him un unexpected

No claimı will be admitted after the could ever know while in the body, amount of money, almost a fortune.

The old man thereupon altered no Goods have left the Godowns, and all working through the ordinary chan-

whit his simple

ing, but Goods remaining undelivered af living manner nels of sense and this curious half-devoted his income entirely to the im-the 8th December, 1023, will be subject 10th Doc. promise of a partial lifting of the provement of the village and to the to rent.

All claims against the steamer mua) veil and its undeniable effect upon assistance of its inhabitants; he did

quila régárdles of his personal he presented to the Undersigned on The breeze from the sea had died likes and dislikes, as if one and all or before the 20th December, 1988, or away outside, and the blossoms were were alsollutely Nike to him objects ofthey will not be recognised.

floated Peant amperom ittle afraided Warehouse Regulations consignesz |

Angeles and Panama. Call Direct at Gristobal, Puerto. Colombia, Boston Thiladel-

Rokuroko Maru

Sat, Wed.,

24th Jan.

phia & Baltimore

BIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS, Santos Mara

MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS

AIRES vs Saigon. Sin-Rio De Janeiro gapore, Colombo, Durban,

Port Elizabeth and Cape)

Town

MOMBASA. ZANZIBAR Arabia Maru

DARES-SALAAM, BEIRA, LOURENCO MARQUES, Manila Mare

DURDAN, PORT ELIZA.

UETI!. CAPE TOWN,

& SOUTH AMERICAN

PORTS via Bingapore & Colombo

MELBOURNE, BRISBANE, Brisbane Maru

slili. A yellow butterfly Sun., 24th Dec. lazily past the window. End of January

Uzin

after

ne and

benevolence. To comply with the General. Bond- had

been The song of t

not understanding his must have a Revenue Officer in attend the man, eccentricities, but the simple force of ance when damaged dutiable goods

all.

of the bird hushed-I smelt the sea this love for humanity changed all that are examined. -I smelt the perfume of heated

a very short space of time; and be-

All broken, chafed, and damaged summer air rising from fields and fore he died he came to be known as flowers, the ineffable scents of June the Father of, the Village and was Goods are to be left in the GoowaR, 7th Den, and of the long days of the year held in great love and veneration by where they will be auamined on the 8th December, 1988, at 10a.m. by and with it, from countless green

short time before his end, how-Mesars, Goddard & Douglas. meadows beyond, came the hum of ever, he began to act

No Fire Insurance has been affect. quserly. myriad summer life, children's He spent his money Sant me usefully ed. voices, sweet pipings, and the sound and wisely, but the shock of sudden

wealth after a life of poverty, people ad by, of water falling.

said, had unsettled his mind.

Thurs.,

Wed,

3rd Jan.

Thurs

BYDNEY; WELLINGTON

♣ AUCKLAND direct ....

BOMBAY & ‡KARACHI via Yuki Maru

Singapore, Belawan Deli,

Wed,

*Pening, and Colombo

and Rangoon

JAPAN PORTB

Celebes Maru

*

Bills of Lading will be countersign-

Ho GIBD, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD.,

Agents. Hong Kong, 20th November, 1088.

સામ I knew myself to be on the thres- claimed to see things that others hold of a new order of experience not see, to hear rolces, and to have 4th Jan of an ecstasy.

Something drew visions. Evidently, he was not of the visionary order, but me forth with a sense of inexpres-armless, 10uncter and of great per

a man of

For fukny,

the fidence; and it was found that the peo-

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sible yearning towards the being of sonal force, for the people became 6th Dec, this strange old man in the window divided in their opinions, and

seat, find for a moment I knew what vicar, good man, regarded and treated ple he had seen enter the wool-died.

On warm summer nights he would | It was to taste a mighty and won-him as "special case. his name

and atmosphero

out, hatloss, under

the pines, for Dec.derful sensation, and to touch the became charged almost with a spiritual der, out as an old stick and wan-T. 2ad Jan. highest pinnacle of joy I have ever influence that was not of the best ho loved this wood, and used to say be old friends there, and known.

It lasted for less than a People quoted texts about him; kept met all his

would one

day walk in there never to when possible out of his way, and

benne after dark. None return. His wife tried to brask him

20th

Wed. Thok

Bat.

Fri.

Bun., Bin,

17th Dec.

24th Dec.

Thurs.,

14th Dec,

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9th Dec. rief instant of time the same ter understood him, 8th Dec.rible lucidity came to me that had majority loved him, an element of had his own ways and once, when she already shown me How the past and dread and mystery became associated followed and found him standing under future exist in the present, and I with his name, chiefly owing to the great plan in the thickest portion of talking earnestly to soma- the grove,

and realised and understood that plea-norant gossip of the few.

A grove of pine trees behind the one, she could not se, he turned

CHANGTE suru and pain are one and the same farm-the girl pointed them out to rebuked her very gently, but is force, for the foy I had just ex-me on the slope of the hill-he said a way that she never, repeated

TAIPING was the Wood of the Dead, because

CHANGTR should never, interrupe me, I ever had felt, or ever could feel. he saw them walk into that, wood sing Mery, when I am talking with TAIPING

Ing None who want in ever came the others; for they teach the, To The sunshine grew to dazelles out again. He often osalloned the member, wonderful things, and I'mütt radiance, faded, passed away. The name to his wife who usually learn al 1, san. Before I go to join

the inbabiturta |{{thern,"" published them le shadows paused in their dance upon within an hour of her husband's con (Continued on 'Page 11);

perienced included also all, the pajust before anyone dled in the village syning

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Dec.

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