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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST, 29, 1937.

SHIPPING

FOR JULY

270 Vessels Enter And Clear

DECLINE ON LAST YEAR

A decided drop in the total num ber of vessels, and in aggregate tonnage, entoring from and clearing for abroad from Shanghai during July was seen when compared with the figures for the previous month of June, according to the Shanghal Monthly Returns of Foreign Trade, July, 1934, issued this week by the {statistical department of the Inspec

torate General of Customs.

During July a total of 270 vesseİK, representing 1,237,979 tons entered and cleared the local port for abroad, 88 compared with 285 vessels, re presenting 1,325,147 vessels, which entered and cleared during June.

July Drop Recorded

The 144 vessels, representing 643,430 tons, which entered Shang- hai during July were alightly more In number, but not in tonnage, than the 143 vessels, representing 647,855 | Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseliles, Havre, London, tons, which entered from abroad Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp &during June. July also saw a total Kull

Marseilles & London, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Marselles, Hayre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hall. Bombay, Maraaliles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & Lendon. Marselles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull,

Marseilles & London.

of 126 vessels, representing 594,549 Mens, clear the local harbour for ports abroad, as compared with 142 vesaeis, representing 677,292 tons, which cleared for abroad during June.

July of this year, during which

a total of 270 vessels, 1,237,979 tona,

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, entered and cleared the local port

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & for abroad, Ball.

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

was very definitely behind the same month during 1988)

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only have waited two minutes lon- ger..."

Lying on the hall table was a Alison nodded. "Yea.. Yes,

again from Ferdinand That's just it, Brian. He

over-

Bombay, Marselles, Havre, London, when 330 vessels, representing note.

Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & 1,447,640 entered and cleared for Moore. He said that he and his stressed her. Don't say anything

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wife regretted decply that they more in front of Mother. As you 1933 Figures Higher had been prevented from welcom-say, it doesn't really matter to us During the period from January

ing us in person, his wife especial-whether there ever

was a Mrs. to July, inclusive, 1934, a total of

ly, as she had not yet had the Ferdinand Moore or not." 1.173 vessels, representing 5,192,298 pleasure, etc., but that she hoped But it matter to the extent of tons, entered Shanghai from for- we would find everything in full having us out of the house in just eign ports, as compared with 1,309 order. if we had to communicate over a week. It is a short way vessels, representing 6,494,352 tons, with him his address was: c/o from murder to a ghost....and the Con which entered from abroad during George Agnew, Esq., Rest Harrow, less we had seen of a flash-and-

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friends. if there is anything more I could let you know, please tell me.

Yours sincerely,

F. CARLYON MOORE,

I meditated a while. Then I

The first six months of this year. It was Kathleen who first gave swelled the convictions of her also saw a total of 1.065 vessel voice to the strangely, uneasy feel- troubled wraith. She was representing 4,896,499 tons, clearing which possessed us all with over that house. The weather Shanghai harbour for abroad, while regard to "Quiet Corner" and Mr. was bad, and we had to huddle during the January-to-June period, Ferdinand Moore. She plumped round a fire. And were glad of 1933, 1,213 vessels, representing it out thoughtlessly in front of the the excuse for huddling. Penang ports.

5,118,921 tons, cleared for foreign old people, which was a mistake, When you begin to make pre-

to ask someone to go up because Mr. Lane was inclined to texts be tremulous once the sapene of stairs with you or hold a lamp her fancy had been set shaking. while you fetch Granny's shawl, In tonnage of vessels entering And it was mainly on her account you are lost. And Kathleen, from and clearing Shanghai for abroad that we had wanted this tranquil whom one would have expected a miserable. My father-in-law and during July vessels flying the British holiday, for she had had a hard bolder spirit, quaked even more I tried our best to hearten up for fag held a distinct lead. In the time nursing her husband after an than the rest of the party. We things by a scoffing male attitude

number of vessels entering the ports operation.

were unhappily conscious of some-towards ghosts and hauntings, but during the month, however, those Kathleen said: "I don't believe thing ominously unquiet in "Quiet I confess quite simply that I went EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, dying the Japanese flag had a slight there is a Mrs. Moore. I believe Corner even before rumours and sweating cold every time a board

edge when it was recorded that 45 that awful man you told us about whisperings inevitably filtered creaked. And Alison was always called Allson and told her about Japanese vessels, representing has made her up."

through, via the tradesmen of the snatching at my hand or rubbing it. And we both rocked with 148,468 tons, entered the local port

"Don't be an ass, Kathleen. One village and the servanta whom we against my arm, and she was not laughter. Seen from this dis- 7,000

from abroad, with Great Britain can't make up a wife.”

had brought along.

by nature a clinging creature. 7,000 20th Sept. Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney & second with 43 vessels, 240,532 tons,

tance the inconvenience forgotten, "I don't see why one

There had been a Mrs. Moore. Finally, one night, Kathleen it was rather funny to have been 7,000 and Nov. Melbourne, and Hobart.

and the United States third with You've never seen her, have you. Yes, a nice lady....But that screamed and rushed in to us with scored away from a perfectly good $7,000

16 vessels, 98,408 tons.

Brian?"

Iwas more than a couple of years some crazy, incoherent description holiday by the ghost of a lady who, Of the vessels which cleared

[ago....Nobody liked Mr. Fer-jof the ghost she had actually all the while, had been success- Shanghal for abroad during the

"No, but"

diaand moore....And then--some-seen....Yes, it must have been fully running an Industry for old Regular monthly callings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan months those flying the British flag, from her, did she? Even when quiet clear about it....They had silent in front of the linen-cup-

"And Alison didn't get a letter thing happened; nobody was Mrs. Moore, standing white and needlework in Bristol. numbering 40 and representing she wrote to her direct? Well, gone away, he and she or was it board, which was in Kathleen's tinctly over wrought that night.

Kathleen must have been die- AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND for a cheap Holiday. second with 89 vessels, 154,066 tons, phantly, "there you are!" And she followed? Or the

224,110 tons, were first; Japanese then," Kathleen fuished trium that he had gone first and she had room. No, not moving. She--it (Surang, Fishing, Shooting, and Climates to suit all Your English and American third totalling 14 added in her off-hand way: "I ex-round? Well, anyhow, he had swung open, and-ob, Alison..."haviour of the man himself. Why "But what I still can't under- other wayhad its back to me. The door stand, Allson, le the insane be- Sun Deck Swimming Pool-essels, representing 90,014 tons.

pect he murdered her, you know, come back again alone, looking Kathleen collapsed into gasping did the fellow keep on and on pre- Entries and clearing during July and doesn't want to tell anyone." queer.

aobs.. by flaga were as follows:

"C-c-counting the towels!" tending that his wife was there, or Poor Mrs. Lane began to flutter. "And that's how my uncle re She stammered, "I saw her. Let's nearly there, and with him all the I soathed her as well as I could,members it, though he's not grocer goi Let's go! It was awfull time? Of course everyone was Cleared and waited till I was alone with here any more, but moved to our Ghastly! Let's go to-morrow!"

Alison before bringing up the other branch at Lyme. But Mr.

bound to suspect him!" "Counting the towels" was Alison smile-rather oddly, I subject again.

Moore was always on about his funny, but Kathleen's frenzy was thought. "I understand the late "The queer part of it ie, sald wife coming back, expecting her at not in the least humorous, and Mr. Moore perfectly now," she 4,300 Allson, "that I belleve Kathleen's any moment, having her room nothing in the world would in-mused. "Though he certainly 14,149 right. No, not about the murder, cleared out for her, making ex-duce her to be reticent about her was rather a freak"

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Chilean

Chinese

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN,

|Danlah

French

240,532

11,612 16.411 40,557

Толя 90,014 224,110

German

37,035

Greek

1934.

Itallan

8,106 10,460

S'hat, Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama Japanese Shanghai, Hoff, Robe & Tokohama Netherlands Shanghai, Kobe & Tokohama.

148,463

7,674

Norwegian

24,844

Amoy, Shai, Moji, Kobe & Osaka, Panamanian Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Bwodiah Amoy, Shal, Maji, Kobe & Osaka. USSR (Bam.

4,330

S'ha, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama.

Others

7,000 4th Oct. 17,000 4th Oct. 8.000 5th Oct. 6,100 14th Dot 15,000 19th Oct. 10,000 19th Oct. 7,000 81st Oct 15,000 2nd Nov,

S'hal, Moll, Kobe, Osaka & Yhama.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Total

643,480

Amoy, S'hal, Moll, Kobe & Osaka.

Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama.

Shanghal, Kobe & Yokohama.

American.

Amoy, Shal., Moji, Kobe & Osaka. British

Bhanghal, Robe & Tokobama,

Chilean

Shanghai Kobe and Yokohama'

Chinese

098,300 1,722,563

£55,680

8,000 2nd Nov,

Amoy, S'hal, Moji, Kobe and Ozaka

Danish Ma

116.100"

7,000 4th Nov.

S'ha Moji, Kobe, Danka and Y’kama

French:

German

291,548

Greek

Cargo only,RU

Italian Japanoss

COMORIN

TAKADA

NANKIN

7,000 2nd Sept *BANGALORE .6,000 5th Sept RAWALPINDI 17,000 4th Sept 8,000 4th Sept. 15,000 20th Sept. 10,000 1st Bapt 6,900 3rd Oct.

TILAWA "BHUTAN NELLORE RAJPUTANA

SANTHIA "BEHAR CHITRAL TALMA

BOUDAN CARTHGE SIRDHANA TANDA

can't.

42.522

of course; but I could swear to it cuses, till. What was one to experience the next morning. Mrs. 26,398

"Oh, you understand hini pèru 3.10枚

that there has been no mistress of think? Yes, indeed, he had once Lane vowed she would not stop fecily, do you?" ***** 10,460 this house for some time, now. Oh, said that Mrs. Moore had been another night in the house, and so "Brian, dear, would you ke 184.066 I can't tell you how I know. Little with him for the last fortnight we all packed up and went away people to say about you that you things, millions of them Call it and only just gone away again...and took refuge at a pleasant were...leavable Nothing wrong 28,114

woman's intuition if you like; it's And how was that, if you please, rowdy hotel at Ilfracombe, leaving with you, but just somehow your 6,440 common sense, really. After all, when none of the neighbours nor Quiet Corner to the dead wife wife went away because she didn't

every intimate object we touch villagers had noticed her comings of Ferdinand Moore.

want to stop and use belonging to other people and goings none of that time? Eight years ago. Much Had Better, surely, than for people 694,649 is bound to tell something of fis Surprised, he seemed to be, and happened to all of us since then to Bay

history."

was a murderer nobody quite knew-nobody liked No wonder I had forgotten. And "Ferdinand Mogre didn't think My own instincts tallied with to say--but there was ugly talk now I read Ferdinand Moore's 30. He was a van man. 85520 hers, but I would not admit too drifting about! In fact ,715,469.

make quickly that young Kathleen could 36551be right about anything.

letter:

In fact the village believed, like Kathleen, that Mrs.

121,024 Why, I argued, should a man, I been murdered gard 288,440 289,469 he had no

upon her ex- less night, and, was su

$224,418)

11,874 8,674 99,367 99,835 all 1,191,397

in, and by

yous to thank

Leye!

Dear Sir You will be sorry to hear that my husband has been dead now" for over three years I do not recognise your name, s0 I expect that you

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