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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1934.

THE CHINA MAIL.

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5.5.

From

Pona Hong Kong

About

1931.

7th Apr.

5,300 14th Apr.

TRANCHI *KIDDERPORE

17,000

*CARTHAGE

**SOMALI

INALDERA CORFU

+ BANGALORE

Destination.

Marseilles & London."

(Continued from Fage: 3.)..

"I gave the order for him to be Įtaken away. As he went out of the door, I saw his shoulders shake though with the-ague.

was no way of avoiding the punish- ment.

The commander took the mat ter easier.

"Let him choose himself be tween a flogging and death, he "The smaller offenders were said. "That will soften him, you punished first. I stayed away sek." :

from the place of punishment; my "I went again to Bernhard Rives nerves seemed in a state of col and reported the cominander's de lapse and I hoped deyoutly that all cision to him. He listened in would soon be 'over.

silence.

"I had stayed behind alone in "With all the means in my the room, where I sat arranging power I tried to reason with him. the documents in order. Sudden- "Have you a wife?" I asked.

y the door opened and Bernhari "Yes, he answered simply, as in Rilves thrust his way in. held the examination, tightly by two sailors. His ap-,"Any children?" pearance alarmed me, and against my will my hand went out to my loaded revolver.

"Yes--five,' he answered. "Then in God's name-think of them, man.'

་.

"He was terrible to see. His "I was afraid for him and at the cap was missing, his clothes born same time I desired keenly to in many places, as though he had break down his obstinacy, the th just been through some hand-to-most reasons for which were not hand struggle, the blood poured entirely clear to me. And yet me to from a bayonet wound in one something in him caused.

salute, him in 'secret. check.

"He did not answer, but seemed to be battling with himself.

"Listen to me, now,' I said, gather your wits. You see I am gone, he seemed to have stepped working for your best. You are a backward many generations to-

"All the self-control resulting from the high level of peasant civilisation he had achieved was

ner

wards the warlike instincts of his strong man and can well endure race. His dignity and his air of the punishment, you will be laid up! for a week and then all will be Marseilles & London.

on the other

well.' S'pore, Penang, Colombo, Bombay & superiority were,

Karachi.

hand, as before, and in like man-

"I am not afraid of that,' he his unconscious leaderlike

said. qualities; standing there ho look-

What, then; why don't you an- ed like a chieftain from heathen

swer? Limes. But the flerce madness

"I cannot. That is all, my na- that had peered out of his eyes ture won't let me, I cannot. I can while his sentence was being read die but I cannot allow myself to out had gone, and in its place was he beaten. an immovable, frozen stare.

What do you want?' I asked I

15,000 21st Apr.

6,800 28th Apr. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam. Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Maraefiles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Londen, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

16.000 5th May 15,000 19th May 6,000 26th May

10,000. 2nd June 17.000 18th June 6,000 23rd June

MANTUA RAWALPINDI **BHUTAN

KAISAR-I-HIND +*BEHAR

12,000 39th June 6,300 7th July

RAJPUTANA

17,000

**SOUDAN

RANCHI

CARTHAGE

**BURDWAN

14th July 6,700 21 July

DO-----

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & him.

Hull.

" will not allow myself to be Bombay, Marseilles & Londen. Bombay, Marsellies, Havre, London logged,' he answered with calm

Hamburg. Rotterdam, Antwerp & defiance. Hull.

• ATR Rotterdam, Antwerp &

Marselllès & London, Marseilles, Havre, London

17,000 28th July Bombay, Marseilles & London. 16,000 11th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles & London

18th Aug. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg. Rotterdam, Antwerp &

"Your sentence has been claimed, I snid.

"You have always been beaten,' said. "When you were slaves, you were always beaten. You father! was flogged, and your grandfather before him."

France's Strong Man

General Wörgund

As Chief of Staff of the French Army, General Maxime Wey- gand, friend, alde and pupli of the great Marshal Foch, believed to hold the fate of France in his hands. The Army can keep the Government in power, but a word from Wey- gand, who is idolised by soldiers. and people, may change the whole history of the country,

BRITAIN'S TRADE REVIVAL

Further Signs Shown In January Returns.

I'MORE WOOL FROM AUSTRALIA

London.

Additional proof that British trade is continuing on the up- grade is afforded by the Board "That is trae; we have always of Trade returns for January of pro-been beaten, be agreed. But this year.

will not be beaten. I was bork free.

"Even then-it is not a scu- tence fit for me--I am not a slave to be beaten with rods!"

"You were nearly sentenced to death, man,' I said.

In the month, exports from Britain amounted to £31,609,383, He had found himself again. in comparison with £30,429,564 The old equanimity, sprung from in December, and £29,205,422 in his peasant civilisation, that I knd January, 1988.

an in- noticed at the first sight of him, Imports also showed jappeared again in his lofty, square crease from £53,909.946 in Jan-

features.

uary, 1933 to £63,161,584 in De- Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con-

"Your children, man. Five chil-cember and £64,671,822 in. Jan- nantinople, Pireaus,, Smyrna and other Levant Porta by steamers of the for his mercy, that you got off dren who will be left orphans if uary. 1934.. Thedivial Hall Steamship Cμ--

* Cargo only.

Hull.

† Calls Camblanca. 1 Calls Tangiers

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BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

*TAKADA SIRDHANA

TALMA TILAWA

1934.

7,000 16th Apr. 8,000 29th Apr. 10,000 13th May

10,000 27th May

Singapore, Penang & Calcutta.

DO

DO DO

• Calls Rangoon

"He started, was silent looked at me.

"You can thank the commander

and

with two hundred strokes, I con- tinued. You may go.".

to

"I commanded the sallors seize him, but he shook himself

free.

""What now?' I shouted patiently.

Im-

you are shot.?

Though the visible adverse trade balance showed in increase "'Better for them to grow up fatherless than the children of a of £8,479,952 to £28,989,000 from January 1933 to January 1984, slave. Shoot me?” ̈ ́

this increase is largely classified under the heading of raw mater- als; the importation of which can reasonably be taken to mean

"He wish was fulfilled. I was not there when he was shot.

"I will not be beaten, he re-did not even wish to see his body, which was taken away by his wife peated.

and the eldest of his sons, neither preparation for better trade.. did I wish to hear anything of his

"'Man, weigh your words,' snapped at him. 'We can have you shot.'

"If that is all-shoot me,' he

last moments.

"But my opinion is this: in this peasant this. Bernhard Rilves, "I went to speak with the com-seven centuries of slavery straight mander. A man's life is worth but ened its back"

B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for Bald.

1st and 2nd class passengers,

...

a kopeck. I thought, and a queer

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, emptiness, a sense of being cut TRYING TO GET LOST

NELLORE TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

TANDA NANKIN

Joose from life, scattered my thoughts, making them seem dis- connected and unreal.... By an effort I tried to control them, to

1934.

7,000

4th May. 2nd Jane 7,000 80th June Meniia, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney force them to follow their ordered,

7,000

7.000

3rd Aug.

7,000

Ist Sept.

7,000

29th, Sept.

Malbourne.

military course, the only possible

· IN PERSIA

(Continued from Page B).

The value of imported food- stuffs increased by £1,984,000, al- though, grain and flour showed a decline of £288,000.

Imports of wheat from Russia totalled £349,000 against nothing for January, 1933, while the im- port of Canadian wheat dropped from £1,486,000 in January 1933 to £537,000,

A notable feature was the considerable increase in the im portation of wool from Australia, the value of which advanced by over 21,000,000, despite the fact

one for them. And still a momen- It was the country itself we en-that there was an increase of tary sense of weakness possessed foyed, the bare ploughed high- £450,000. in the import of wool

mud villages from the Argentine.-Reuter. Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japur me....What were we to do? Wellande, the grey

were bath helpless. I dared to clustering by the streams among - and Hong Kong to Australia.

suggest that we should let the their poplar groves, the array of we remembered. And then we re- man off allegether, but in my in-lilac mountains in the distance, membered also those creatures that' The Union 8.8. Company's sleamers to the United Kingdom viz New most mind I too understood that the frash winds, and the signal of bite strangers only. A lorry was

leaving for Zinjan. Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

by such a step our authority would the evening star. be shaken" in the eyes of the pen, When we rode into Mianch at We ensconced ourselves by the. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and sants. It was impossible, there dusk on the fifth day. It was these driver and fled into the night.

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Hong Kong to Sydney - 19 days, Frequent connections from Australle with the following:-

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London via Suez.

London via Panama Canal.

·SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

*BANGALORE CORFU

TALMA MANTUA TILAWA TANDA

BRUTAN

RAWALPINDI

SANTHIA DEHAR KAISAR-I-HIND TAKADA

1994.

6,000 18th Apr. 16,000 19th Apr.

10,000 20th Apr. 11,000 Brd MAT 10,000,- 4th May 6th May 7,000 5.100 16th May 17,000 17th M

16h 8,100 80th 12,000-81st,

7,000

Juss 7,000 3rd June NANKIN *SOUDAN

.6,700 12th June RAJPUTANA 17.000 74th Jone SINDHANA -

8,000 25th June TALMA

10,000. 29th June RANCHI

17,000 2813 June NELLORE

7,000 5th July 10,000 13th July

7,000

TILAMA

TANDA

*Large only.

4th Aug

S'ha, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama,

Amoy, Shal Moll, Kobe & Osaka. Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, Bhal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka. S'hai Moji, Kobe,

Onks & Yokohama. Moff Kobe & Yokohama,

Kobe & Yokohama. S'hai Mojl, Kobe

Amoy Shanghal, Mojl

Osaka.

Kobe & Yokohama. Kobe Yokohama. Maji, Kabe & Osaka, Shel Moll,

& Yokohama Osaka Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohamia.

Kobe & Yokohama, Shangha Amoy, s'hal, Moil. Kobe & Osaka. Shaf, Mojl, Kobe & Osakon. anglial, Kobe & Yokohama. “1- S'hat Moil, Kobe, Quaka, & Yokohama Apoy, Bhai Moji, Hoba & Osaka.. ? Spil, Moji, Kobo, Osaka & Yokohama

dubfset to alteration without notice,

All dates are approximate und

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