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VICTORY

THE CHINA MAIL.

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Warburton swore, copiously, -"And my best, corporal's killed in

"C" Company officers, bivouacked that night in a cold empty cottage, |which, however had the luxury of a Wednesday, 10th Jan, at 10 am. roof and of an undamaged board- Wednesday, 24th Jan. at 10 am floor to sleep on. Iron rations. Wednesday, 7th Feb, at 10 a.m.Baron denounced the lack of organ-

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isation in the A.S.C., with several pointed hints to Warburton, the Company Mess President. The night was very cold, and they shivered as they lay on the floor in their trench coats.

Gusts of raw, damp afr flowed into the room each time one of the Jsleeping officers was roused to re-

lleve his predecessor on duty.............

Ellerton took the two to four watch, after nearly four hours' [sloep. Seated on the only available chair, in front of a biscuit-box table with a guttering candle stuck in a bottle, the conscientious: Baron was drearily bowed, asleep over masses of Situation Reports, Ration In- dents, Casualty Beparts, and letters from and to relatives of men killed.

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Involved him in long, carefully docketed correspondence with the relatives of the dead; once, Ave minutes before zero hour, Ellerton had found him in a dug-out Jagitatedly explaining by letter to an indignant parent why the pocket- knife was missing from the effects of a man killed two months before. |・ "Why don't you lie down, Beron? You're worn out, old

man, and you're only nodding asleep there. Chuck that and go to sleep."

Baron sat up with a jerk.

"Wha's time?"

"Two o'clock."

this done before dawn?”

door, he saw Baron

Gould Casino Ravaged by Fire

Two views of the palatial gambling casino, the Palais de la Mediterranes," at Nice, France, owned by Frank 2, Gould (inset), American millionaire, which was defiroyed, by a fire which started in the theatre of the building. At try, an exterior view of the casino, belit at a cost of :. $5,000,000; below, the interior of one of the Inxurious gambling rooms,

where the elite of Edrops woond the Goddess of Chance.

CONSIGNEES.

LLOYD, TRIESTINO.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.

"Teh, teh! And I must get all how it doesn't matter. Nothing

matters. Not a button.

He came to the first of the thren Ellerton knew it was useless to sentry positions, established about argus further, and slowly got into sfty yards from the main road. This equipment. As he shut the Damn

not funny

having any was already trenches.. so awkward and unpro beginning to nod again.

tected. The sentries, too, felt awk- And Baron was not the only one ward without the customary Are-Motor Vessel

was tired. The whole bat step and parapet.. 24th Jan. talion was tired-tired to a mortal Indifference. The last newspapers they had seen, dating from the end happen with the old Boche. Yet it From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI of October, informed them they had But for an occasional Verey light|

was very quiet, unbelievably quiet, PORT SAID, BUEZ, MASSAWAR,

ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & won splendid victories. It was, of and a little artillery fire to the left 25th Jan. course, interesting to get news they might have been on night op

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informed that all Goods are being "Anything to report, corporal?"anded at their risk into the Godowns "No, sir, all quiet, sir."

of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf "Let the men rest as much as you and Godown Company, Ltd., at Xow- wn whence and/or from the wharyu delivery may be obtained.

con."

"Very good, sir,”

on, but they were too much absorb- ed in their own job, and far too tired to give much attention to it.

The cold wind smote Ellerton's cheek as he stumbled wearily along, with a weary allent runner behind: [him. Overhead a wasted-looking

hours prior to vessel's arrival, but moon sagged westwards, encumber-

**Eard that tale before, sir.”

carried on from port to port to the ed by heavy clouds. Ellerton was

"Well, there's another Divisional port of call to which the option leg-weary, body-weary, mind-weary, bivouacked just behind us. Captain

extenda.

No claims will be admitted after the heart-weary. So sick of the war Baron aaw one of their officers at Goode hava left the Godown, and all that he had ceased to think about it, Battalion HQ. I think we've a 3rd January, 1934, will, be subject to Goods remaining undelivered after tha and simply plodded on, resigned to ed a few days' rest.”

rent an eternity of trench duty, hopeless about the infernal thing ever end iron rations... ing. Even the sudden return to "I know, I know, but they'll get open warfare, even the large map hot food to-morrow, or the Q.M.

"You know we're being relieved here, unless notice has been given 48 Optional Cargo will not be landed

Įto-morrow?"

4

"Men are worn out, sir, and them!

2nd Jan. outside Divisional Headquarters, al-shall perish.

most daily marked with new bulg-) ing advances in blue pencil, failed Ito alter him.

Shut inside the blinkers of duty:

"Very good, sir.” "Good-night, corporal," "Good-night, sir."

Undoubtedly it was amazingly

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as an infantry officer, his intel-quiet. Ellerton peered through the 31st Dec. llgance was dead or somnolent-he dim air-not a light, not a bullet, 7th Jan. almost believed Baron's imbecility not a shell, not a sound from the Fire Insurance has been effect-

about having to get to Berlin, which German army. A surprise attack Bill of Lading will be countersign was only Baron's conscientious foel-pending? Or had they retreated ad, by ing that the routine even of war faster than ever, and fallen back on must be carried out to the end pre-another prepared line? True, their Hong Kong, 28th December, 1938, determined by "the authorities." Siegfried line had proved a wash- Who the devil are "the authorities,"

Jout, a mere rough trench with though, Ellerton reflected as he scarcely any wire. But still, young, Ellerton was marching with stumbled along. God knows. Any never knew. He went back to Warburton at the head of Number 1 platoon on their way back to rest] billeta Baron" came a jolting along is prudent sedentary spirit prefer on the company Rosinante, which

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