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LLOYD TRIESTINO

FLOTTE RIUNITE LLOYD TRIESTINO-MADITIMA ITALIANA-SITHAR

PASSENGER EXPRESS SERVICE

8.S. "CONTE ROSSO" for Shanghai 8.8. "CONTE ROSSO" for Italy (London)

Freight Service.

Blat Mar.

12th Apr.

M.V. "TERGEBTEA" for Italy via porta .... 8.5. "CLARA CAMUS" for Shanghai & Japan.

11th Apr. 1218 Apr.

N.

Dodwell & Co., Ltd. Agents

KLINE

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for

Cunard Line.

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA MARU

Wednesday, 4th April at 10 am, Wednesday, 18th April at 10 am,

Wednesday, 9th May at 10 a.m.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

ASAMA MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

HIYE MARU (starts from Kobe)... Saturday, HEINAN MARU (start from Kobe). Monday,

LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM

HAKONE MARU

Saturday,

7th Apr. 30th Apr.

Slat Mar.

SUWA MARU

Saturday,

14th Apr.

FUSHIMI MARU

Saturday,

28th Apr.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

ATSUTA MARU

Saturday,

24th Mar.

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

BOMBAY vla Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

†TOTTORI MARU

+NAGATO MARU

TANGO MARU

Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, 11th Apr.

28th Apr,

20th Mor. 6th Apr.

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

10th Apr.

18th Apr.

and Valencin,

ILIMA MARU

Monday,

16th Apr.

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

TRENGAL MARU

Thursday,

+YAMAGATA MARU

Sunday,

†MORIOKA MARU

Sunday,

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA,

GINYO MARU....

Monday,

+MURORAN MARU

HAKOZAKI MARU

TERNKUNI MARU

Los Angeles, Mexico and Panama. RAKUYO Maru

NEW YORK via Panama.

+TOBA MARU

HEROISM

(Continued from Page 9).

THE CHINA MAIL.

It was a masterly stroke. Among the passengers were at least a do Ben stalwarta who had played "big roles in mighty dramas of the sea, and moreover three who had been featured prominently in Arctic masterpieces made in Hollywood. G. Hammond Farrier, knowing his film public, prepared a prologue for the film showing all these celebri- ties on board. The rest didn't mat- ter. Some passable shots and the box office returns were assured,

It was at this point that Alakoot entered the picture. Bartels had been ordered to obtain the services of a number of Eskimo hunters, who were to join the ship at the entrance to the Strait. He had ap plied to his old friend Alakoot, one of the most intrepid men he had ever employed, and after a time Alakoot had been located, the mes- and half the Net- sage delivered, sikamiut population along the shores of the Strait had been Im-t pressed into service.

Army Preparations

SATURDAY MARCH

1934.

Carry Mail.

As time approached for the United States Army to take over the job of carrying the alrnail, work was rushed at Mitchel Field, LL, where army mechanics converted planes into mail carriers. Ton, an army plane being fitted with. new radio eouinment, and, below, Colonel John Howard inatrucia a group of army, pilots in their new duties.

musical tinkling sounds, deep throat- ed gurgles, and occasional grinding

solid cliff of ・ice, from which came.

They had arrived in three whale. boats-men, women and children, Alakoot had tried to keep the wo- men out of it; but it was no good. The novelty was too much for them. And besides, with all those white. men on board, what favours they might receive! Perhaps they would get beads, and pieces of cloth, and cups, and pans, and nails in her head. Then the white for their husband-you could make ter had come along. and spoken all sorts of things with big nails, sharply, and after that us screw-drivers, knives, chisel, gim wanted to disobey Alakoot. What- They had only that one view of the lets, almost anything-and even, if ever he said was law.

gient, then it faded into the dimness, and they were left staring after it, they were very lucky, axes or em

Alakoot decided suddenly that he blankly." But only for a moment. He would have liked Alakoot recovered his senses, darted was lonely. munition, if they made themselves agreeable to the white men.

to talk to Cap, but the white people came, staggering out at once with bis Against such arguments Alakoot didn't seem to like it if he wander caribou robes, bundles of skins, rifie

arms laden with their possessions... was powerless. Only he was coned about the ship as he pleased. So and harpoons and axe and paddles, vinced that it had been a mistake to he rose and went into the dark,oll stove and a packet of wax vestar let the women come in the whale warm forecastle in which his people Bartels.

in oil-cloth, a cherished gift from

boats. It was sure to lead to trou-

very

one crashes,

The other bunters followed hia

smelled! He sat down, ble. They would think they could were accommodated. How good it

to play example, and, heavily burdened, they always travel in whale-boats after with a child. There was a pleasant astonishing scene, which halted them trooped aft They arrived upon an this, with engines to drive them chatter of conversation,

instead of going in the big family

in sheer wonder,

The boat deck was erammed. Men

Suddenly they all looked up, star- boats and having to paddle them tled. A deep, reverberating moan and women swarmed round the boats, selves along. They might fancy broke the steady rhythm of sen clawing at them, howling, shrieking

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus, Genoa ed to and smile to his friend Cap, front of the bridge.

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And themselves as good as their men-

beating each other with their fists, nelses that passes for silence on The noise was appalling Here and might even imagine they were board ship. It was the voice of the there some isolated member of the Women were queer great comiak, roaring out its warn crew would appear, battling for dear great hunters. that way.

Alakoot jumped

life, trying desperately to drive the demented passengers back, from the This question was still vexinging into the fog.

boats, rising momentarily, above the him. But what vexed him more, "P and went to the doorway.

The superstructures amidships swaying sea of heads with hoarse spoiling the serens happiness he

had disappeared, swallowed up by a curses.

It was the funniest thing Alakoot felt in being on the big ship, and; able to look up whenever he want-grey blanket that swirled and writh-had ever seen in his life. He held ed over the well deck and up fat his sides and roared with laughter. The expressions on their faces would was that so far no one had showni The foremast rose solid for ten leant

have tickled a starving nanook. Marul any real interest in the women. It feet, and then faded into the dim-te #gainst him, weak with laugh- |

pointing helplessly with

her mit had never been like that before. ness above. The deck shook again tened hand at this or that faca. Perhaps it was because Bartels had

with another long-drawn moan Naked shoulders gleamed where costs

torn

en and rent, were

glazed eyes all those women of his own with

They could hear from the siren. Bartels must be a mighty the look-out above them stamping from wide open and alavering jaws.

stared wildly, croaking sounds came him, hunter Indeed to own all those wo-

these strange people his feet as he crouched in the bows, men. Still would come along and stand and Deering Into the opaquences. gaze at Alakoot and his people, and

Alakoot turned in time to see Bartels leap from the bridge and hurl himself

into the fray. His

frame crashed

Alakpot laughed. These white huge, the deck with the take photographs, and offer can-men were funny. Did they not passage fallen.

let odles of

to

Or

A

to

lle gained one of the boats, his men dles and tobacco and things; but know that if they stopped and

and forming: they never invited the hunters to the ship drift, they were safe? But allied round him,

sold" phalanx they swept the panic eat with them, and although the perhaps they didn't want her

stricken mob back. white women often made a great drift too close to the whore.

Alakoot and Marni climbed on fuss of the Eskimo babies, they al-perhaps they could see through fog?

the hatch to get a better view. How Better than any- exciting this wast ways drew back if the mothers You never knew, with white men.

Suddenly he becaine alert. Out thing that had ever happened before, came too near, as if they didn't like

of the blinding greyness there crept Of course now he understood. He had been went to him. They made Alakoot had never seen white to his acute care a faint sound-it was glad none of these white women women before. They smelled queer, seemed a soft muffled echo of the more nolae than a dosen doge quar- But he was quits certain that there voice of the ship. He walled, hold-relling over the remains of an alvik!

(Continued on Page 11), must be something wrong with Ing his breath. The long blast roared again; and after a space of them.

them.

Alakoot gave it up. He rose from tense silence there came again that the hatch, and stood sulffing, like a faint elusive sound. What could it 15th Apr dog. Then he turned, and clamber-can?

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ed on to the forecastle head. He The hunters crowded at his back, made a striking picture. Six feet thrusting their way out to share in his hide boots, immensely broad this new excitement, and the women and sturdy, he seemed hure and and children followed, determined 25th Apr. ungainly in

the clumsy caribou not to miss the fun. So, gathered clothes-the short, voluminous par- in a breathless huddle on the well- ka. with its hood dropped back on deck, they strained their ears...........' his nock, the wide breeches, · and}] Alakoot eaught Marni's eye. She His was amiling. This was good. This and Apr, thigh-length seglilin boots. 5th May lank black hair was blown back was something to talk about-the "BENNEVIS" -

from his broad forehead, and he mysterious voice that answered the

Consignees of Cargo are hereby in swayed caally to the short, ferky ship out of the fog. Perhaps it formed that all Goods are being land. motion of the shipy

Was the ghost of some white man's ed "at their rink into the hitzardoya And/or extra buxardons Godowns, në He sniffed the advancing fog un-ship that had been lost long ago, The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf up and down the and Godown Cho Led, whence and/or easily. Did Cap. kaow? There was and wandered.

from the wharves, delivery may be ob ios them plenty of ice. And not Strait in the fog, seeking an escape trva

Telaiza will be admitted after the Just thou broken chunks, whose bi- that must always be denied to it? Lained. zarre shapes had brought cries of Alakoot sniffed again. Then his gods have lift the Gedowns, and RE delight from the passengers throng, eyes took on suddenly a keenness Goods- samming / mndelivered after Lot Aring the rail amidship, Bargued look of alarm that communicated the 20th March, 1984, will be To AUSTRALIA

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quite certain of that...

He shrugged, returning to

the

hatch, where he sat in lone

the

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