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P.&O.-British India Apcar and

Eastern & Australian

Lines

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

TAKING

CARGO FOR

STRAITS, JAVA, BURMA, CEYLON, INDIA, PERSIAN GULKA WEST INDIES, MAURITIUS, EAST AND SOUTH 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.)

8.9.

Tan Hong Kong

From

About

1934.

Destination.

6,700 21st July Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp Hull:

+ SOUDAN

17,000 28th July

15,000 11th Aug.

6,000 18th Aug.

RANCHI CARTHAGE **BURDWAN

RANPURA CORFU

**SOMALI

KANTUA RAWALPINDI

BANGALORE

COMORIN RAJPUTANA **BHUTAN

CHITRAL

17,000 25th Aug.

15,000

8th Sept.

7,000 15th Sept.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Bombay, Marsellies & London.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Bombay, Marsellles & London.

Bombay, Barseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, Marseilles & London,

Bombay, Marzellles & London

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

I

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

15,000 20th Oct.

17,000 Brd Nov.

6,000 10th Nov.

Roll.

Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

- THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1934,

Heard Lincoln at Gettysburg.

A guest of Promident Roose

velt at the Memorial Day tribute to Civil War heroes at Gettys- burg, Pa was Mr. Malcolm Orlando Smith, who, as a girl of 14 was kissed by President Lin- coln after he made his immortal Gettysburg speech in 1848. She in shown gazing at a picture of the great Emancipator, at her. home in Baltimore, Md.

SANCTUARY

"Turunku. Abo."

(Continued From

Page 10)

WORLD'S LARGEST SUBMARINE

French Vessel On World Tour.

CARRIES AEROPLANE

Paris.

The cruising submarine Surcout, the world's largest undersen boat and believed to be the most "dan- gerous fighting ship afloat started its world cruise on June 10,

or

Estimated at approximately 3,000 tons, the Surcouf represents the Intest development in submarine warfare, and with its cruising of] 20,000 kilometres, half-way around the world, the big sub- marine will visit various ports and demonstrate the high type of effl- ciency that now prevails in the re constituted French navy,

Measuring 110 metres from stem to atern, with 13 metres amidship, the Surcouf will speed along on the surface at from 10 to 20 knots and will have an undersea speed of from 10 to 11 knots, the fastest of all submarines.

Defence Submarine

The Surcouf is listed as a defence Despite its powerful

Its effectiveness as a war weapon lies principally in the fact that it A guard's van stood attached to that some cousins of his mother's will be able to fire a salvo of 14 tor- Eight of the 14 torpeds the engine. Axel's hands trembled still lived in a tiny white-roofed pedoes. and fell Himp to his sides. He saw house near by the quays. Kinship tubes are in the bow, two in the one word crudely chalked in spraw would span the bridge of twenty-stern and four are on the beam, ling letters on the van's side. The odd years. This was Abo, his own giving the ship an immediate range word flung him twenty odd years Abo where he had gone to school on its target, regardless of the post- firing at all angles makes this per- Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, back to the morning of the fight and learned all about his tobacco tion in which it finds itself. Quick

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & and the cooling touch of the cathe trade. Hull.

dral stones against his smarting, He walked on a little unsteadily. haps the most formidable of ships, The cramped limbe hurt him. His as very little manoeuvring must be burning face.

heart, too, hurt-just a little. He done to get at least two torpedoes He shed his last remnant of cau- remembered that the old doctor at aimed directly. tion to the four winds of Finland. Raino bad told him to be careful. He came nearer and nearer. His And he had been very careful, so ugly, disfigured face went whiter careful that friends teased him submarine. than the chalk lettering on the van. about it, and less kindly people said anti-aircraft guns, the ship is IIe heard voices from the tender-be put too much value on his ugly heavily armoured on its exposed scarred face. Ah, well... deck and is virtually invulnerable to familiar Finnish voices.

Axel crossed the big square and aerial bombs or light calibre fire They were taking the engine Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London,!

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & across the border to-night. It was was making for the quays when the from cruisers or destroyers.

The Surcouf is almost double the cathedral stopped him. Hull.

a Finnish engine. Details escaped still, drinking in the unrivalled size of the famous German boats Axel. They were not important.

grey beauty with eyes which smart- that caused so much damage during The chief thing was that the engine ed and burnt for the coal dust over the World War, and in its recent

come to life. the lids. would in due course

plungng tests off Brest it descend- cover the five miles between Raino

The cousins could wait. They ed quickly to the depth of 80 metres, and Bieloostrof, and bridge a gulf must wait. He would not have run cruised along at 10. knots and rose between him and the alien bond.

away from Raino if the cathedral as quickly to the surface, prepared Between him

Some sixth had not called out to him. That to menace any nearby cruiser or sense leapt to a decision in Axel, miracle of the Abo-bound engine lestroyer, which are the only units and he stopped considering facts in would not have been-if the cathe, hat dare engage such a submersible a coldly detached way.

dral, had not stood there so he in battle. Besides the special arm- He looked round; caution return-imagined.

our plate of the deck, the hull is ing to him: The station was still His limbs shook, as he stood be-designed of reinforced steel to stand deserted. The men in the tender low, looking up, appraising the the enormous pressure below 300 could never have heard him. He great structure, remembering, his feet from the surface. Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang caught hold of the door hinges, heart a song within him, a song

Rangoon and Calcutta, S'pore., Panang & Calcutta,

-DO

17th Nov. Marseilles & London.

Cargo coly. + Calle Cambianes.. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Con- stantinople, Pirque, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the

Khedivial Mell Steamship Co.

BRITISH INDIA-APCAR SAILINGS,

+"TAKADA

1936.

8,000 21st July at 8 p.m. 19,000

6th Aug. 8,000 10th Aug.

• Calls Rangoon

Call Port Swettenham.

TILAWA SANTHIA

1

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (Southcovery were numberless.

1934.

NELLORE TANDA NANKIN NELLORE

7,000 3rd Aug. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & 7,000 1st Sept.

Melbourne, and Hobart. 7,000 29th Sept. 7,000 2nd Nov,

He stood

J

* Diesel Engines.

not are

swung himself off the ground, rest-with a queer staccato tune to it

Equipped with Diesel engines, the ed his knees on the van floor and which made him gasp for breath peeped inside for a second. Sacks now and again and clutch at his left ship has special provision for long cruises ensuring normal surface air, of coal! He crept in, making as side.

It was freedom calling out to him drinking water and supplies. The little noise as possible and bar- ricaded his shelter with stealthily from that old grey porch. No allen interior is a model of mechanical B.L. Apcar Line steamers have excellent accommodation for dragged sacks. He hunched down, would ever dare to bolt those huge ingenuity and almost every known fet and 2nd class passengers.

oblivious to the fact that nightfall doors. That was why he had run safety device is included in the pro- was far off and chances of dis- away and come here to find his tective apparatus, so that the ship long-lost courage. He had come can be penetrated by a shell but not "Abo Abo...."

back to where he belonged, and all Burk, The deck carries a small air- plane, especially built for the small "It was really wonderful how was well. hours sped-one after another.. His Then he began scaling the old space, and while its turrets во powerfully armed cramped limbs may have ached, grey steps. He never knew there but if they did he never knew It. were so many of them. He went as the British X-I, which carries four 180 millimetre guns, the broad- He dozed and woke, and slept again,jup very slowly. And there he was, woke and chuckled to himself. He right at the top. There was noth-side possibilities of its tubes com- waited quietly, patiently, for the ing here to puzzle about. He was pensate for the lighter surface guns, The V-4, which is the nearest ap- at home again. At his feet the And with it came the stupendous clean old town lay, all green and proach to the Surcouf, is of 2,890 miracle. Slowly and heavily the white and sunny, with its busy life tons, and the best British submarine is the X-I, of 2,525 tons. It is pro- AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for a cheap Hallday, engine puffed its way out of the flowing like healthy blood through bable that a second giant submarine

Your English station yard. Axel wanted to clap its veins. There were the dark

his hands and wave a flag. But he russet sails of the fishing boats of the Surcouf class will be can- structed as soon as the credits can Sun Deck Swimming Pool-held his breath instead, sat still, bobbing up and down at their moor-

humped behind the sacks, his chin ings along the quays: And the be provided for in the naval budget. Stewardess.

pressed to his knees, his heart quays gleamed with uneven allver

Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan night to come. and Hong Kong to Australia.

Hong Kong to Bydney 19 days.

(Surfing, Fishing, Shooting, and Climates to suit all.

money is worth 25 per cent, more).

No Additional Charge for Deck Cabins.

Orchestra carried-Laundry-Surgeon

E&A Calvine and Service are unsurpassed. Frequent connections from Australia with the following:-

The Union 8.9. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom vis New pounding so loudly that he feared patches from the laden fishing nets. Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

The P. & O. Royal Mail Steamera to London and long- The P. & D. Branch Service of steamers to undon/a Suez. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Southampton

London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

RANPURA

SANTHIA

TANDA

SOMALI TALMA CORFU MANTUA BIRDHANA COMORIN

NANKIN

BANGALORE RAWALPINDI TAKADA *BHUTAN

1984.

17,000 28th July 8,000 27th July 7,000 5th Avg. 7,000 7th Aug. 10,000 10th Aug. 18,000 9th Aug. 11.000 23rd Aug.

8,000 24th

the engine driver might hear it. Later he would take one of those pull him out of the van and throw boats and go out to the islands... and him back over the slavery border. To Hirvansale, perhaps. It would But nothing happened. The mir-be so cool there under the great aculous "was kind enough to con-pines...

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, S'hal Mejl, Robe & Osaka. S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Shanghai, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Amoy, Shai, Holl, Kobe & Omka. S'hal, Kobe & Yokohama

Shai, Meji. Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy, Shal, Moji, Robe

18,000 20th Sep: Shanghel, Kobe Yokohama,ks.

7,000 2nd Sept 6,000 6th Sept. 19,000 6th Sept. 7th Sept 8,000 6,000 3rd Oct.

S'hai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama

Shanghal, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Amoy, Shai., Mojl, Kobe & Osaka." S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Cargo only.

“All dates are approbitate and subject to alteration without notion All Cabins are dited with Electric Fans or Punka Louvre System. Steamers on London and Australian Lines are fitted with: I andrí Parcels measuring not more than 8-eu, It will be received, at bany's Office" pp to Noon on the day previous tog andling

For further information Passage Freight Handbooks,?

MACKINNON MACKENZIE & ilding Connaught Rd. C., Hour-Koag.

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NEW JAPANESE TO BE STREAMLINED

Modern Vessel Under Construction.

·

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makes Traveling Effortless

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SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK THE SUNSHINE ROUTE 18 Day To Ban Francisco Via Shanghai, Kobe Yokohams and Honolulu

Fortnightly loga:-

Pros. Cleveland .. ....Aug. 1, 8 am, Pres. Hoover,...Aug. 11, 5.a.m. Prea. Taft.............. Aug. 29, 6 a.. Pres. Coolidge.Sept. 8, Noon Pres. Pierce...Sept. 25, Midnight.

EUROPE NEW YORK Inquire for round-trip tickets to Europe in connection with Lloyd Triestino Via Manila, Shgapore, Colombo, Bombay, Buea and the Mediterranean

Prea. Van Buren..July 21, 8 a.m. ..Aug. 4, 8 #34. Pres. Garfald Pres. Polk .Aug. 18, 8 a1.10. Pres. Adams Sept. 1, 8:.m. Pres, Harrison .Sept, 15, 8' a.m.

SEATTLE, VICTORIA THE EXPRESS ROUTE 17. Days To Seattle Via Shanghai, Koba kad

· Yokohama

Fortnightly sallings:-.

Pres. Grant....Aug. 18, 6 m Pres. McKinley Sept. 1, 6 am: Pres. Jackson Sept. 15, 6 Pres. Jefferson Sept. 29, 6 am. Pres. Grant ....Oct. 12, Midnight

MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT

SERVICE

NEXT SAILINGS

Pres. Van Buren July 21, 8.00 am. Pres. Cleveland July 24, 6.00 p.m. Pres. Hoover ..Aug. 2, 9.00 p.m. Pres. Garfield.......Aug. 4, 8.00 a.m. Pres. Grant ........Aug. 11, 6.09 p.m.

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MONTHLY SERVICE.

San Francisco Los Angeles Balboa (Panama),

TO

Cristobal (Colon) New York Boston

Next Sailing

M.S. "TRICOLOR" on JULY 20th

Excellent Accommodation:

for 12 Passengers."

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Queen's Buildings.

Agents,

Telephone 28021.

KAIPING HOUSEHOLD COAL

In Lots of not less ban 1/2-tom- Delivered to Peak District, (above Bowen Road), $23.00 per-ton. Delivered to. Bowen Road. and LowO? Levals, $31.00

per tom. Delivered Pokfulam Road, $23.00 per ton.

Delivered to Kowloon, $19.00

per ton.

KayOrders should be sent in writ- ing at least 24 hours before the Coal is re- quired...

All ordara. l-must be accom= panied by Cash, Cheque, or Compradore Order: payable to ""The Kallan Mining Ad- 'ministration.”

THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION. Head Office:-TIENTEIN. DODWELL & CO., LTD., Agents, Hong Kong.

It will accommodate some 500 passengers.

tinue being miraculous. Hla cour- Axel beat down and pressed his age came back to Axel little by little burning cheek to the cool grey - lot of it, to be exact, for helstone. It was a greeting of home,

FOR HOME WATERS : ventured to scramble out at a sta-s breath of his boyhood, a gesture tion long after they had passed the which invoked strength.

Will had said there were no One of the. few, perhaps the

The newessel, the name of frontier, and stuff his pockets with

trains. What would Will say if he only streamlined, ocean going food.

That shopping flutter cooled his knew? Would Will ever know? passenger vessel in the world will which has not yet been decided enthusiasm just a little. A few Axel pressed his cheek closer and be seen in Tokyo Bay and adja- on, will do the trip from Reigan- buns and other things exhausted closer to the stone. Presently he cent waters next May when the jim pier, Tokyo, to Motomura, what slender funds he carried in would go in, right into the dim, vessel now under construction Oshima, in three hours, or two distance between Tokyo and the his pockets. Yet, when a miracle green-lit interior. Not Just yet for the Tokyo Bay Steamship hours less than now taken. The

It Company is completed

+4

chose to happen to you, he argued This moment was supreme,

SPAIN GIVES HER POLICE £6,666.

Tribute For Work In

Revolution.

Madrid. Over 250,000 pesetas (£6,666

dimly, you stopped thinking of would never come again, that much The ship le now undercon islands of Ise or Hachijojima will at present rates) has been rais money and such-like things. Axel he knew. It was worth losing his struction at the Mitsubishi Ship: be covered in 10 hours and that led by publie subscription as a He Building Yard Kobe, and advance between Tokyo and Ogasawara tribute to the services rendered was happy and slept like the boy he shop and furniture

islands in 34 hours.

by the police forces during the had been twenty-odd years ago. would "stay ure a little while be information as to its sp

and construction promise a sur. The vessel will be equipped revolutionary rising of last De him in priserethe vessel Wa

with wireless and all modern ap cember. T and looks giuntive:

Journal than

And then, hours and hours came the glory of that final Dishevelled, strea

ter cause he belonged here,

boyhoo

like pointments, including Cabins de The money will be distributed both Japanese and foreign, among the Civil Guards, Cara- dining saloon, dance floor re-bineers, Vigilance Corps and Se-

reation rooms, and spacious deck curity

ace Special attention is being

to stability so

atlonless and free

Bel, in spite or ite

both

knot roll and

&from

420 will