1934-07-09 — Page 11

P.& 0.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian Lines

(OMPANIES incorporated in ENGLAND). MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS.

CARGO FOR

TAKING

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 9; 1934.

AMERICA'S NAVY IN Between Eight And Eight

FAR EAST-

(Continued from Page 8)

(Continued from Page 10)

derer.

there

Ethel ilved alone in rooms; Ethel had loved him-the first was a subtle He was in the well-remembered long result of the second. At Ethel's he month rather than patronise any-corridor, badly lit with a series of would find rest and concealment. Ex- thing but an English boat. Every wall. It was the ground floor, and the walk stiffy through the remorseless electric bulbs at intervals along the traordinarily fatigued, he began to where the cry "buy at home!" cell from which he had emerged was rain to where Ethel lived. Everywhere a pulling in, a fettering at the far end, convenient to the execu He had of business with regulations, tariffs, ton shed and the yard where he had where he now only a slight idea of was, because the prison was taxes, prohibitions! The gay old walked for exercise, a warder on each in mburb with which he had but side of him. But Manners was walk-mall acquaintance. But the subarb poker game of international trade ing in the opposite direction, towards in which Ethel lived was on the same breaking up; the nations going in the entrance hall and the Governor's side of the river. He could probably |fer solitaire!

door.

make

his way to it by keeping to the It may not be making for another der sat on a chair looking towards him. way eastwards. He was wet through Far down, at the very end, a war-by-streets and steering in a general world war, although the French out Bat he was a long way off; Manners and excitement and his mad run had here tell you that it is, shrugging had much the same gure as the made him very tired-the three weeks their shoulders, ordering another Governor's, and he wore the Governor's of agony, he had borne since his ap aperetif, and giving the tariffs an for one moment that the man who was

clothes.

And the warder never thought peal was dismissed had not helped to

keep him At

But extra hike. It may not mean war, to die to-morrow at eight would be chance of relaxation; not, that is to was no

the rapid extension of international a m but it certainly is not conductive to loose in the corridor and walking with say, until he reached Ethol's.

step towards him. And the Every footstep he heard struck trade. It does not add to the im-light cast by the unshaded electric terror into him; every other second

bulbs was harsh and deceptive. mediate attractiveness of the Orient

he peered anxiously about for the policeman. as a place for an ambitious youngpanners walked down towards him, menacing approach of

empty cells, past the chapel Time and time again he turned about doors.

in his tracks and made his way round He stopped at this right mo sam ment outside A Hit At The Schools

Governor's door. At some other corner because he the same instant he brought the key people or policemen approaching him. Let me wind up with the two fr his pocket and thrust it

The

delays were irritating, but he into ideas that come to one who makes the keyhole. For a heart-rending tenth could not risk prasing people in the a journey such as I am passing of a second it would not turn. Then street, not at this late hour, hatless through. Firat, it is absurd

jielded, the door opened, and Man- and coatless and muddy in the pelting ners schools

teach nothing of Oriental door quietly behind him,

stepped inside and closed the rain,

He had to nerve himself to a fierce history, philosophy and life. We Hio had never before been where he effort to cross the radial main roads spend years on the history and found himself now. It was a flagged as he encountered them, one after the literature of Greece and Rome agonized glance round the place; his at his ribe; just that was enough to hall with several doors. He Aung another. His poor heart flogged away which one of us knows even the thumping heart leaped more painfully tire anyone, let alone this

strain and talent 5,360 12th July S'pore., Penang, Calcutta, Bombay & Xeography of this Eastern half of than ever when he caught sight of nerv

the world?

what was clearly the door into the streets and the pitiless rain. By now walking-walking through the dark Are there ten islands in the

street at the other end. Philippines, or a hundred or a thou-sufficiently to look round for a hat and for

Even then he restrained himself he could feel no emotion save that of Band or five thousand? Does the overcast.

He felt neither elation nor But a woman's voice came

hope. Japanese Empire stretch a hun- from behind one of the

the doors.

He never thought once of the ex- "Is that you, George?

**

cited firedlings which were being There was no time to lose. Ho tip-

drawn up f

a thousand newspaper

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULF, WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND BOUTH AFRICA, AUSTRALASIA, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND AND QUEENSLAND PORTS, AND RED SEA, EGYPT, CONSTANTINOPLE, GREECE, LEVANTINE PORTS, EUROPE, &c.

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS. (Under Contract with H.M. Government)

8.8.

*KIDDERPORE

RAJPUTANA

Tona Hong Kong

From

About

1934.

+ SOUDAN

17,000 14th July 4,700 21st July

RANCHI CARTHAGE.

BURDWAN

17,000 28th July

Destination.

Karathi, Bombay, Marseille à London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Hull

15,600 11th Aug. Marseilles & London.

6,000 18th Aug.

17,000 25th Aug. 16,000 8th Sept. 7,000 15th Sept.

Marseille & London, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull Bombay, Marsailles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London,

Marseiller & London,

RANPURA

CORFU

**SOMALI

Hall.

MANTUA

RAWALPINDI

*BANGALORE

11,000 22nd Sept. 17,003 6th Oct. 6,000 13th Oct.

COMORIN

RAJPUTANA **BHUTAN

15,000 20th Oct. 17,000 3rd Nov. 6,000 10th Nov.

Bombay, Marseilles & London,

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Bull

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg. Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall

* Cargo only. † Calle Casablanca. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Piraans, Smyrna and other Lerast Ports by steamers of the

Khedivial Hall Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS.

†TAKADA TILAWA

1924.

8,000 22nd July 10,000 6th Aug

S'pore., Penang & Calcutta.

- DO

• Calle Rangoon

NELLORE TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

1934.

7,000 7,000 1st Sept. 7,000 29th Sept. 7,000

2nd Nov.

Melbourne.

mas.

is which and where are they?

that

nervous

WAS

to

**W

LINERS

are

PRESIDENT LUXURY LINERS

with Superior Accommodations at Low Fares

All President Liner steifansoms are outside, large and airy wită hot and cold running water. And the majority of the cabins are equipped with bath or shower, arvailable at only slight sup- plementar charge... Another example of the fact that you may travel in splendid luxury on President Liner, at custon- Ishingly Hile cost. Investigata before you plan your next trips.

SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK; THE SUNSHINE ROUTE 18 Days To San Francisco Via Shanghai, Kobe Yokokawa and Honolulu

Fortnightly alliage:--- Pres. Coolidge ....July 14, 64.3. Pres. Cleveland ...Aug. 1, 6 m. Pres. Hoover ...Aug. 11, 5 sm, Fres. Tatt .........Aug. 29, 6 am,

EUROPE NEW YORK Inquire for round-trip tickets to Europe in connection" with Lloyd Triestino Via Maalia, Singapore, Colombo, Bombay, Sies and the Mediterranean

Pres. Van Buren July 21, 8 a.m. Pros. Garfield ....Aug. 4, 8 1.00. Pres. Polk

.Aug. 18, 8 a.m.

11.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE 17 Days To Seattle Vin Shanghai, Kobs and Yokohama

Fortnightly mailings:--

..

Pres. Jeferson .Ang. 4, 6 am. Pres. Grant........Aug. 18, 6 L.M. Pres. McKinley Sept. 1, 6 am. - Prea. Jackson..Sept. 15, # a.m. Pres. JellersOK Sept. 21, 6 4.3.

MANILA

. THE MOST FREQUENT

SERVICE

NEXT SAILINGS

Pres. Monroe ..July 7, 8.00 LM, Pres. Van Buren „July 21, 8.00 sm. Pres. Cleveland July 24, 6.00 p.m.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

BARBER WILHELMSEN LINE MONTHLY SERVICE

PACIFIC

COAST

U.S.A.

Το

PANAMA CANÁL ZONE

AGENTS:

ATLANTIC COAST. U.S.A.

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,. Queer's Buildings

indnite

sho

dred miles from end to end, or fifteen hundred miles. or three thousand? Which city to Manila food across the hell, opened the front admiting that he was the threat mad nearest Honolulu, Hong Kong and freedom, and shut it after demned cell since Jack Sheppard.

In England to escape from the con- him. It

AJ was raining terribly,and or Tokyo? Shanghai and Singa- Marseilles, Havre, London,

cold wind Samburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Pore such begins with "S" which He ran down the stone steps, and outing continually about him.

blew, but he must not wait he could do was to tramp onwards, shaken by his pounding heart, piter- through the gate to the pavement, It was a long, walk to cross Lon- One can be graduated from an where he hurried along, head down, don from West to East, but at last he American college without knowing

|shoulders bent. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London the answers to these questions. As vile weather, and Manners regretted familiar to him, and then hel There were few people about in such began to reach a a neighbourhood which for Chinese literature, Japanese that he had not found a hat and over-self in the suburban street

turned another corner and found him- historp, or the teachings of Confu-coat-his lack of them would call at Ethel had her rooms. He reached the where cius and Buddha, what are we told ed this conclusion catastrophe ensued. shutting the gate very, very quietly tention to himself. Even as he reach house and turned to the front garden, of any of these?

Fate, which had guided him well after alin. K'ang-hui Was Greater Than

far, ordained that it should be beside There he had to stop for a while! a street lamp that he should encoun-forcing his numbed brain Laris XIV

ter a policeman.

to think The policeman, Professor Kenneth S. Latoureite, with moisture in the lamplight, look of attracting attention to

his cape glittering door. "here could be no surer way clearly. He could not knock at tha

of Yale, recently pointed out that ed curiously at the

hiraself costless figure than by knocking at four in the mor- the most powerful monarch at the hurrying by: Manners looked furtively ning at the door of

house let in end of the seventeenth century and from the corner of his eye at the apartments. Besides, it would not be the beginning of the eighteenth was start with incredulous surprise at the His crept to the ground floor front

He saw the policeman Ethel who would open it. policeman. not Louis XIV but K'ang-hai, and first recognition, saw him hesitate, window and stared into the darkness that K'ang-hai was probably much saw him decide, heart his voice call-there. Long and anxious peering at better educated and abler than ing him back.

the shadowy shapes within assured him, for his hair was white now, and rooms. Manners broke into a run. Five Louis; while Dr. Lewis Hodus, of seconds later he heard the constable him at last that the furniture there his face was marked with awful an- Harford Seminary

was familiar Foundation, whistle blow. He ran

It was not unill some time later him.

Ethel still xiety; he was so different from the that she realised that she was abud- madly, des lived there; this was her sitting room. dapper, self-confident makes the interesting comment perately. Behind him he still heard Her bedroom was the

Mr. Banners dering with cold. She dressed herself that before A.D. 1750 more books stable, hampered with cape and great Manners

that remoracless whistle; the

she had known. Sa stared dumbly at in the darkness, creeping quietly about -con-ing room at the back of the

the vision.

the room. were published in the Chinese coat, could not hope to catch him on too, how the windows opened into the the glass. The sagging mouth open-

know that well;

The usual early morning he knew,

Grimy, bloody hands pressed against noises reached her from the outside. language than in all other languages foot.

The prison entrance stood back from detached. He tried that side gateful gestures to her. She understood here; they might already be quietly back garden. The house was semi-od and shut, and the hands made pit-haps the police had traced Manners combined.

Then she felt a sudden panic; per It la true, of course,

that the main road-not so well lighted as so softly-bet it was locked. Onze Call Port Swattenham.

usual, this being Sunday and at the more he nerved himself for an effort shrank back to the further end of the and see. She must get into the open

She pushed up the ash, quietly, and surrounding the house. She must American curriculum is already first opportunity Manner

go turned He stood listened lest he could B.I. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for overcrowded. But we must know aside and plunged into a side street: delect through the monotonous down room; the beam of the torch shone to think. And when Manners retever- 1st and 2nd class passengers.

more about the East, whether we racing down that, he turned corner pour of the rain the stealthy tread of

steadily on him.

od he would need food. Bread Slowly, with like it or not. The East is going after corner, his lunge bureting, his a policeman's rubber-soled boot. Fr Manners hauled himself over the sill corner, who opened early:

weariness, could buy at the grocer's round the fieart pounding.

mathing EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, to be on the front pages. Situa-

ing: himself

and half fell into the room; but he would be able to make him over her tes sho It was a. chase like those in a once more, ha tions are developing, forces are at ghtmare.

Fetched his stiff limbs Whistles seemed to be in a wild leap for the top of the gate. hind him before he turned and fandas ring here. She realing sadly that

roused himself to close the window be- work that cannot be denied. They blowing eve him, but he tore him-effort which brought the sweat pour

everywhere. Once someone His fingers clutched it then, with an her.

however much she hated Manners she involve the future of whatever tried to

could not deny him food, She put on "What do you want?" marmured her hat and her coat, and stooped over 3rd As Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydner & foreign trade we made hope to do there were few people about in those himself to the top, sprang over and whisper.

self free and bounded Luckily ing from him in rivers, he dragged Ethel; she spoke instinctively in

on.

*Mannera's prostrate body. they may involve our whole national quiet suburban by streets in that aw-lowered himself to the ground tho life.

Manners's answer was helf a man did not answer. She shook him, but ful weather. Bloating a glance over other side..

"Dick" she whispered but Manera "Ethelf" he said, staggering blind- The second impression t am his shoulder he saw the lights of He tiptoed down the dark

motorcar in pursuit the headlights,

the back of the house. bringing home is that we must keep beam,

towards ber.

he made no movement. His clothes He had He

But Ethel only shrank away.

were wringing wet-a little pool of our naval and a defence strong. darslingly ung himself round another reached at last shelter and protection,

bright, held him in

"Keep back!" she said, and Man-water had drained from them, on to Eegular monthly salling from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan For me to write this Involves some-corner, and, with

their Turning the corner, he crept into the

WAS stili and Hong Kong to Australia.

thing of a struggle; I have been effort, he leapt in his stride over the tapped at the pane. He leaned for. But one last effort of the failing con- Ethel snatched

mad, colossal garden, crept up to the window, and stood still, drooping. Fatigas and the floor. But his heart

anxiety had nearly done their work beating. Hong Kong to Sydney — 19 daya,

always an advocate of disarmament. front garden.

hedge and railings of a suburban ward in utter exhaustion against the sciousness, one last flash of the intri- the bad and spread them over him. the blankets from I believe now that the only foreign hodge in the pelling rain he saw the.Ethel was in bod. She might even uer's brain, told Manners what he Then, very quietly, the opened the polley which is any good is one that car tar past him; then he heard be said to be dozing. Hour after had been fool enough to forget before door, and, as a measure of precaution, hour of that dreadful night had the The old spell which had bound Eliel she looked it after her. She crapt out is based on a frank recognition of many panted someone to some turned back and forward in her to him, which had made her subser-to the front door, unbolted it, and

She had turned on the light and tried vient, had lost ita power now. Losing Face

We'll find in Jl right" to read dropping the book restlessly Disappointment and diamay came to Her voice and her teach had done Frequest connections from Australia with the following:-

When we write notes to Japan Still Manners crouched in the gar- she had turned off the light and tried help fatigue and anxiety. His heart something towards rousing Manners. The Union 8.5. Core te mers to the United Kingdom wie New and are prepared to do nothing den; from the lighted, curtained win- to sleep unavailingly. She could not nearly failed him sa be stood there, Some kind of consciousnes began to Zealand, Vancouver, Se Francisco, etc.

about them we do not help China, laughter,

dow behind him came musie and tear her thoughts away from the man knees sagging, swaying on his feet. creep back into his brain as he lay

The Sonday evening who had to die ner“. morning, the man

"So you were married all the time?" there on the floor. He was in a burn- We succeed merely in making our-party in that little suburban house in whose arms she had lain, who had said Ethel, bitterly.

ing fever; already he was plunged in- selves ridiculous. We lose face had remained unconscious of the mad woed her once with honey-sweet

Manners could only mumble

un-to, the semi-delirium of pneumonia. throughout the East.

pursuit outside.

Intelligibly in reply.

And in this delirium all accurate Long

after the last sound of pur-

Ther Despite the coldness of the night

why don't When we assume that we have auit had died away Manners

Your you go to

of the memory events of the previous rose her bed became fever hot to her. The hated him at that moment, hated him confused recollection of a

wife for help?" asked Ethel, She evening, was expunged. He had some some sort of vague mission of stiffly to his foot. He was shudder-|town hall clock in the main road,

fight

In Hin "moral leadership" in world diploing now with cold, and he was drench-tolling on rendeselessly pach pass with an intensity which shook her as call, of a wild fight through darken- macy we are merely laughed at led with rain and sweat.

hour, ilckened her though in the grip of aque.. ing quarter of But the wait had given him time each time she heard it. Not that she her the strength to utter the scream could remember of the night before But her detrees, with remorseless pursuit she hatred was not graat enough to give hard at his heels, secretly, either by the very realisto plan his next move. He must find loved the man now. The reports of which would bring her help which was no more than he could remember What Manners tie diplomats of the other nations.

shelter and concealment. No hotel, the trial had told her much about by would result in the arrival of brutal of other nights. And then with a sud- President Roosevelt, whatever Lodging-house, would offer in those that she had not known-not merely men, who would drag Manners away to den start hideous realisation his shortcomings, la respected by w he was, without luggags, and the might have borne with) but that he the bitter

(that she

which set the feverse blood pulsing the representatives of the rest of strongly suspected) muddy with crou-was a married man, and that there the world. He has made America ching in the mould of the front gar-were other

the work which her tone com- hot under his body ma mend women In his life, pleted the work which fatigue and an-that he was tot die today. remom. respected. They understood

den.

so that she knew him

now

For iets had began, Manners, uttered berad taming sharply round yesterday policy which says frankly: "Wo His Wife? She would have gone the liar and cheat that he little moan and fell forward, on his afternoon in his cell to ses a strange

wway for certain, he knew not white and the hated him for its Bat face, a sedseless, motionless.

jump intend to look after our own siton-her. Nor was he sure he would even that did not help her to sleep or long time Ethel could only the Shal Moji, Kobe & Omis, awanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, tion frst,

ineck and gusta S'hal, Moji, Kobe, Onaka & Yokohama strong." They do not understand nearly sure she would not. And now warders? arms would grasp the waist fie circin of light thrown by the torch, his

raight calculate Shanghai, Moff, Lobe & Yokohama. the kind of muddle of Ideallem and that the police knew of his soaps the she had clasped, as they dragged him it was the string of the town hall what Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

hek from the cell, and the hangman's rope clock which roused her. It struck the

again; the faimost would be at his Amoy, Bhai, Moji, Kobe & Osake, tempted to deal with them in the could not go.

De at his wife's

morning And kissed.

That reminder of the passage of time

to creep in through the win- past.

I decided almost automatically

Then he heard the clock strike, For the time being, at least, it where he would ask refuge all And yet, towards moruby, che fell called her back to her senses,

favered, troubled dose, from She had no notion of how Manners four quarters and then and then Ethel's The police which something sems clear we must look to our wo knowledge of any chanacion had made math Someone tapping levered paths that was happening in when thor would yours him, to make

zoused här, with

cond picture the loven o'clock! This was the hour had escaped, but All dates are approximate and subject to alteration without notice, prosperity. And look to the de- come out about her at Els trial up a panic, Again, there came the think what to do; for the matter of red him out to the shed in the yard home market for the bulk of our tween him and Ethels, nothing, and in the pane of the window. Shu (at the world sutalde, Blouds not pretence at breakfast before they drag- All Cablad are fitted with Lalostidie Fana'or Penka Louvre System. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with Laundries. Parcels measuring notʼmore than ☎ en. £t, will be received at the Com-/ our own house and protect, our Mantereranfped into that ballness." brare womme) $** |ause{strie torch could not bring herself to atvs Man in the lock; it 'would be the gapwor [monstration of our ability is ruta | although, |--God knew, enough? whanau tapping at the window. Etbal was at' she wanted to do, which he had observed when taking Stercise, He hoard the rattle of a key own interests rather than to any to ity from JN DENEME TEEN," ann\{ the panini: vielbia not want to be the Instrument, tojstruggla, but his frantically' 'busting · -wys nera upp at the same time she did coming in. For a moment, he tried to

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for cheap Holiday. (Surfag, Fishing, Shooting, and Climates to ault all. Your English money is worth 25 per cent, more),

Sun Deck Swimming Pool-

No Additional Charge for Deck Cabins. Orchestra carried-Laundry-freon →→→Stewardess.

E & A Cuisine and Berria are unsurpassed.

The P. & 0. Royal Iall Steamers to London and

The P. & O. Branch Service of steamers to London vis Buez,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton and

London via Panama Canal

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN.

TILAWA CARTHAGE

*BURDWAN RANPURA BANTHIA TANDA

SOMALI

TALMA MANTUA

CORFU

BIRDHANA COMORIN NANKIN

BANGALORE RAWALPINDI TAKADA

1984.

10,000 12th July 10,000 12th July 6,000 14th July 17,000 25th July 8,000 27th Jut 7,000

5th Aug.

7,000 7th Ang. 10,000. 10th Aug. 15,000 9th Ang. 11,000 23rd Aug. 8,000 24th Anf 15,000 20th Sept.

7,000 2nd Bent. 8,000 5th Bent. 19,000

6th Sept. 8,000 7th Bapt

*Cargo only.

Amoy, Bhal, Moji, Koba & Osaka. Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. Shanghel, Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, S'hal Mojl, Kobe & Quaks.

Moji, Kobe, Oaks & Tokohama Shanchal, Moll, Eobe &

Tokohama S'hal Moll, Kobe & Omaki Shaf, Kobe & Tokohama, S'hai.. Moji, Kobe & Yokohama,

swayła Ofleg up to Noop on the day previsum to

For further Inform Hon, Pass, elekt Handbooks, etc, apply to

MACKINNON, MACKENZIE & CO.,

& (), Building/Connaught Ed, C., Hong Kong. · Agent

realities.

Crouching behind the sill.

"No

"No

'att

running feet and voices.

fone else as they ran by,

Words.

without auspicion, dripping with wet that he was a murderes

Passage

ly

passed out into the street.

Lace pearing through

the, grating of

and keep ourselves ahelter him; on the contrary, he was when she knew that at eight o'clock and gaze at him as he

lay inat came to look

Manus moan

first

business with which we have at-war pince in which they wong hejwould "bruiso and; tear the neck rße/Sour quarters and then usi

hind been

thebarh

Aung ou the bed-

"Lara, muniched her':

well-intentioned, meddling in other of murder, dan 50% Lanka ar an off allow shapat people affairs-for our Inter- national leadership.

the) not hay ng made public her

with Manners, the mi

ahe grimly realized, whe

did not

to allow

the glass. Then she pressed save him. And her practical sende heart could stand the strain no longer, hal and low, the face. For a told her that it would be possible for Ethel, matering, found her problem

in soibaly, did not recognise her to keep liis concealed fare in har solved for BREY