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N.

KLINE

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

ASAMA MARU

TAIYO MARU

CHICHIBU MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

HEIAN MARU (starla from Kobe)..

THE CHINA MAIL

As Burglars Go

(Continued from Page 9).

The absence of his beacon might have shaken the confidence of an old hand. Stubbs was annoyed, but not dismayed. He knew that he had put the torch on the chintz-covered am.soap-box which served as his dresser half an hour before he set out on He had borrowed it his mission. from Madge, thinking that it was right and proper that she should unknowingly supply something for the venture,, which, after all, was primarily for her benefit.

Wednesday, 10th Jan at 10 Wednesday, 24th Jan, at 10 am Wednesday, 7th Feb. at 10 am.

22nd Jan, 3rd Feb.

Friday,

HIKAWA MARU (starts from Kobe). Saturday,

· LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM via

Singapore, Penang, Colombo & Suez.

15th Jan.

Of course, he had not said any- thing of the real nature of the ven- ture. He had just "wanted it," and stubbornly refused to say why, mainly because he could think of no purpose for It except the one in hand.

He well remembered putting it on the dresses, because he had just gone through the few articles left in his carpenter's kit, and secreted a chisel, a screw-driver, and a badly worn keyhole saw on his person. He was sorry that he had pawned his brace and bit; it might have; come in handy.

HAKUSAN MARU

Saturday,

20 Jan

HARUNA MARU

Saturday,

3rd Feb.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Porta.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

27th Jan.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

24th Feb.

BOMBAY via Singapore, l'enang. & Colombo.

TANGO MARU

Thursday,

+MEYEBASHI MARU

Monday,

11th Jan. 20th Jan

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast)

BOKUYO MARU

viá Japan,

Monday,

Honolulu.

26th Feb.

Los Angeles. Mexico and Panama.

NEW YORK'via Panama.

TAKETOYO MARU

Monday,

and Valencia.

†DURBAN MARU

Monday,

15th Jan.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, l'enang & Rangoon.

YAMAGATA MARU

Saturday,

6th Jan,

*MORIOKA MARU

Monday,

15th Jan.

SHANGHAL KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

to work in the dark, anyhow. Gin

KATORI MARU

Saturday,

6th Jan.

KITANO MARU (Nagasaki direct)... Friday,

LYONS MARU

19th Jan.

Friday, Telephone 30291. (Private 'exchanges to all departments). For further information apply to:-NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA

+ Cargo only.

12th Jan.

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

O

S. K. К.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO Alteration.

BAIGON & BANGKOK

NEW YORK in Japan, Los Hokuroku Maru

Angeles and Panama.

Call

Direct at Cristobal. Puerto, Colombia. Boston Philadel- phia & Baltimore

MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS

RIO-DE-JANEIRO. SANTOS.

Rio De Janeiro M.

AIRES vis Saigon, Sin Montevidio Mara

Tabora, Colombo, Durban,

MOMBASA, ZANZIBAR Africa Marn

*.k.

Wed.,

Thark,

Bat

Jewish Flag Sails the Seas

Enter Palestine among the merchant marine nations of the world as the Arst ship flying the flag of Israel, the S. 8. Emanuel, docks at London. Members of the crew are shown with their flag.

Stubbs felt a coat pocket, and spike handle. It might be long LATEST STYLE IN

there was a reassuring rattle of job, but no one could say that John matches. Well, he would not have was afraid of work.

Striking a match every now and

HEROINES

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gerly, cupping his hands, he struck then to guide him, he began to lever a match. The flames showed an the edge of the door with his chisel. oblong ball, bleak (in Stubbs's To his surprise the steel casing, opinion), with stark white walls, re-which he had accepted at its face of feminine courage seem to miss

It was only Neved only by three high rectangles value, bent easily.

Even the most ardent admirers

it if it happens to sojourn in the of polished black wood and the cold thin strip on three plywood. glitter of metal pancis.

Hia strong hands made short work soul of a young woman who has or her dressmakera, the Stubbs explored. Three matches of the casing. He levered and tore not been provided, whether by na- burnt his fingers before he had made it away from the lock. The wood ture

an attractive ex- Bure that the three rectangles were underneath was a bit more solid, but beauty caterers, and her own fasts: doors and that there was nothing now he was working with stuff he and wits, with else in the place but the shiny black knew. A certain pride of crafta-terior,

From which the cold, detached flooring with a design of circles in manship warmed him. Down at the

observer may surmise that while Ired, right at centre, on it, and a workshop the boss used

bare desk of three pale cak slabs jokingly: "Give old Stubbs time women are undeniably changing (they were only plywood, Stubbs and he'll do anything-but he wants men still remain men. found), and a ridiculous chair made an 'ell of a lot of it."

to FLY

up of a skin seat supported by He felt in the box and found a It spurted, 24th Jan curving bits of bright bicycle tub match the last one.

Ing.

showing how he had burrowed Stubba was both disappointed and round the lock with his chisel and mystified. He struck another match saw and assulted it manfully with and made another tour round, his screwdriver. The door must be 25th Jan rattling the spikes which were evi- loose, he thought, as the match died

dently meant to be the handles of out.

24th Feb.

5th Feb.

Port Elizabeth and Cape'

Town

LOURENCO

MARQUEB

DARES-SALAAM, BEIRA, Hawail Maru

Mon

TUNES

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA.

BETII. CAPE TOWN,

SOUTH AMERICAN

PORTS In Singapo

Colombo

MELBOURNE, BRISBANE,' Brisbane Maru

Bat.

BYDNEY: WELLINGTON

& AUCKLAND direct ....

BOMBAY & KARACHI vir +Havana Maru ..

Thurs,

Bingapore, 11Belawan Dell,

Penang & Colombo ......

CALCUTTA

vik Singaport. | #Celeben Maru (Belawan Jell, †Penang +Himalaya Maru and Rangoon

Bat Fri.,

JAPAN PORTS

Borneo Maru

Mon.,

JAPAN via Takao & Keelung Canada Maru

Fri

12th Jan

KEELUNG via Swalow and Hozan Maru

Amoy ...

Bun.

7th Jan.

TAKAO via Bwatow

Amoy

and

Shogen Marn Direct to Kundia,

Omita Porta Marked.

For Further Particulars Please apply to:--

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA. Telephone 28061.

CONSIGNEES,

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

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

The Steamshin.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1934,

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the three black and steel doors. If he could get a good grip of it They were all locked, and they look-now he might be able to wrench it ed as secure as bank strong-rooms, open. His fingers ran over it, feel- Another match brought him to lng for a hold, and gripped the the corner with the desk again, spike of a handle. He swung his

"BENLAWERS" 6th Mar. There was not even a drawer in it. weight back and tugged. It creak-

CONSIGNEES of Cargo are bereby Stubbs scatched a shin in medita-led and gave appreciably,

informed that all Goods are being tion.

One, two, three! With a resound-anded at their risk into the hazard trumpery Not a sign of a trinket. Surely they could not locking crack the door few open sus and/or extra hazardous Godowns everything in the shop in the strong-Stubbs nearly fell. He felt mildly of The Hong Kong and Kowloon 6th Jan. room; they must have left a few excited for the first time in his life; Wharf & Godown Co, Ltd, whence

beads about.

Bomáwhere underneath his com- and/or from the wharves delivery

may be obtained.

No claims will be admitted afteṛ| At last he saw light; he must get placency a germ of adventure must! through one of the doors. As he have been lurking.

the Goods have left the Godowns, and 18th Jan struck a match to help him to de

Methodically he groped about the all Goods remaining undelivered after dide which was the most promising floor for his tools the screwdriver, the 12th January, 1994, will be sub-

He put them Ject to rent, of the three, he noticed that the box the saw, the chisel.

All claims against the steamer 20th Jan. was not as full as it had boen. He'd in his ample pockets. It was a nul- must be presented to the Undersigned 2nd Feb. have to go easy with the matches. Jeance about the matches, he thought, on or before the 28th January, 1984,

One door, he discovered, was as he found the empty box, but beer they will not be recognized.

To comply with the General Bond- wider and more liberally covered was bound to be able to find a roomed Warehouse Regulations consignees

LONDON SERVICE. 8th Jan with bright steel than the others, which was sufficiently lighted by the must have a Ravenna Oficer in al

when damaged dutiable || "AENEAS" That was obviously the one; it street lamps, or which might even tendance wh must lead to a treasure chamber, have a recognisable light of its goods are examined

LIVERPOOL All broken, chafed and damaged So he searched his pockets, for his own.

"FYRRHUS** "Now for It," said Stubbs, and where they will be examined on the instruments and laid them on the

NEW YORK floor.

Then he struck another very, very gingerly he stepped 11th January, 1934, at 10 am, by

Mears. Goddard & Douglas.

* match to decide which part of the through the doorway...

No Fire Insurance has been effect door was the most profitable feld

‚"counter- of operation.

The lock, although there was no keyhole, was obviously a good one, He could tell that by the feel of the

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Goody are to be left in the Godoway,

And as he hurtled down the thirty ed. odd feet. of the lift-well he had not Bill of Lading will be the faintest idea that his father signed by the would be selling the story of his tragedy in twelve hours,

* The lift, unfortunately for Stubbs, was in the basement.

MAJOR ARRESTS HIMSELF

Solves Problem Of Transportation.

Belgrada. Because he lacked the railway fare to a neighbouring town which he was anxious to visit the Mayor and chief magistrate of Andrijevate,

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, LTD. Arenta Hong Kong, Sth Jamiary, 1984.

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loon, hence and/or from the Whart Godowe Goerpaay, Ltd., at wharves, dalware may be obtaḥ

Optional Cargo wil not be land here, unless moties

a village in Blavoma, had himself bours prior to TRENS}" arrested,

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Two friends who wanted

|with him were arrested ali

on

from port topOTS port of call to

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the Goods

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