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TAKING

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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1934

The U. S. flank' making ila record pússage,

First Water awaaping into the

famous Culebra cut. fi

About

1034.

17,000

6th Oct.

Noon. 8,000 13th Oct.

5,300 16th Oct. 25,000 20th Oct. 17,000 3rd Nov. 5,000 10th Nov.

15,000 17th Nov. 5,100 24th Nov.

RAWALPINDI

**BANGALORE

*KIDDERPORE COMORIN RAJPUTANA BHUTAN

CHITRAL **BEHAR

CARTHAGE

**BOUDAN

RANPURA CORFU *BURDWAN

RANCHI NALDERA

15,000 20ti X 6,000 5th Jan

17,000 12th Jan. 16,000 20th Jan.

15,000 1st Dec. 7,000 8th Dec.

17,000 16%

Bombay, Marseilles & Lordon. Marseilles, Havre, Landon, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull, S'pore, Penang, C'bo, B'bay, Karachi, Bombay, Marseilles & London. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg,

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Bombay, Marsellies & London. Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, London, Hamburg, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

DO

B'bay. Mars, Havre, London H'burg,

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5. S. Cristobal, first ships through.

Maj. Gen. Goethals

Two decades ago the waters of the Atlantic mixed with the Pselfie in mankind's greatest artift- cial ditch, and the Panama canal vas officially opened Long planned to do away with the enormous time required to circumvent Cape Horn, the car was attempted by several construction compan les, ending in death, and failure, until the U. . under the leadership of the late President Theo- dore Roosevelt, pashed home the big ditch under the supervision of Maj. Gen. George W. Goethals. control by Maj. Malaria and other sickness which had decimated the workers was brought under Gen. Gorgas, and the Canal Zone erentually became one of the most sanitary regions in the world. $533,106,009 was the cost of the project to America, and the return is rather meagre, except for the absolute milltary hecessity of the canal for moving warships quickly from coast to coast.

THE THIEF OF TIME COLONEL FAWCETT

(Continued from Page 10)

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Cabal, his heart beating in an agony of excitement, let him get a

ran that way!" And another voice: "A man with glasses and a dark moustache!"

MAY BE ALIVE

Explorer Suggests An

Aerial Expedition

It ago, were told to a Preas repre

Cabal smiled. The thing had

Stories of a mysterious hidden few paces ahead, then stealthily worked. Quick as a flash, he had * Cargo only. † Calls Corablanca. Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargn to Conerossed the street and trailed cau-off the disguising moustache; it was civilisation deep in the jungles of tossed over a wall; the glasses fol- Brazil for which Colonel Fawcett, The collar of his coat he the British explorer, was searching dualinople, Pireaus, Smyrna and other Levant Forts by steamers of the tiously behind.

This cat-and-mouse progrese did lowed. Khedivial Mail Steamship Ca.

more than anything to restore sense turned down,, thanking the fales when he disappeared some years in the collector. What wild desire that his coat was nondescript, had turned him into something de- would never glye him away. The sentative by Commander George M. up now; people Dyott, who has arrived in London vilishly like a footpad creeping up hue-and-cry was

were running down the mews; from New York to make arrange- on a victim?

Only madmen or desperate ban- Cabal, in the darkness of a gatements for an expedition to the dits went about waylaying people in way, watched them and presently Netherlands East Indies.

"I think there is just one chance the open street! Why, already. they became one of them!

In a very few moments, they were in a thousand that Colonel Fawcett were coming upon more crowded WAYE. And the lighting was bet-out the other end of the mews and is still alive," he stated to a Press

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His blood turned to water, and man-the first was still scouring proved conclusively that he is dead. then the water to some potent wine. the mewa-and himself secure under I believe that another expedition to If he really wanted that clock, he the stares even of the frightened, clear up the Colonel Fawcett could have it, and with real safety stupefied Hittle watchmaker and mystery and to investigate further EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (South, Nobody would be hurt, except the these others who still shouted his stories about these mysterious peo-

feelings of the watchmaker and of description:

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that there roundabout way, so would be some honesty in his act. Shallow thinking again! A salve to a shaky conscience!

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Commander Dyott added that any new expedition in search of Colonel Fawcett would have to be under- taken by air as the conditions were too difficult on foot. He had maps of, waterways in the district, and a In seaplane could be used.

Nobody knew..

"Dark man with moustache glassen!" said someone again. know him like a shot!"

and

"I'd

"So should I," said Cabal

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His eyes went to the little watch- little fellow ahead was unsuspect-maker, in whose face was agony.

"My clock!" said the little fellow. Ing; the parcel nestled under his

There was a dark lane just "He's got to be found, officer! It's beyond. And the people around a priceless thing." would even help the case!

arm.

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Cabal's breath came short. That Lord Raglan's Forecast His blood turned to water, and priceless thing was his, lying. In hie little fellow passed that lane How pocket, in a coat whose voluminous

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gical Section of the British Asso- "Description?" asked the police clation that he believed that before self! Yes, he could, by giving full man bluntly, taking out a notebook, many centuries had passed there thought to the clock; not to the "What was this clock like?” -

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1984.

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Noon. 7,000 6th Oct

8,100 14th Oct. 15,000 19th Get 10,000 18th Oct. 7,000 81st Oct 15,000 End Noy. 8,000 1st Nor. 7,000 4th Nov. 8,000 18th Nov, 17,000 18th Mar, 6,000 25th Nov.

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Bttle treasure. Four paces! A rough shouldering of the little man!

"What I mean is," Lord Raglan Autious, fearful snatching! An in him the awful joy of acquisition said, "that what is happening in "When it strikes, officer, it's like America is what will always happen outcry.

a trumpet; one short and one long in the history of the world. No He had it!

The policeman licked his stubby two races can occupy the same terri- Cabal had it and was down the

pencil and wrote diligently...

The lane like a flash.

ferowd now showed signs of disperstory without fusing." Cries like that reached him; the ing. Another episode in the life of British Association has decided that sound of people running; the shrill- city had taken place, and was the 1988 meeting should be held in over. In a moment, Cabal, quite Cambridge, and the 1989 or 1940 of a whistle His hands, holding the little par-casually, would, drift off, also,

meeting in Dundee Next year's meeting will be at Norwich

ing

"Help! Thieves!"

The General Committee of the

he said,

second, it camo

cel, almost dropped it. It ieemed a The officer drew out a big watch mad nightmare to think that he and consulted it with a frown. Cabal, had done this thing. He had "Two minutes to eight committed an act of robbery. If and made a rote of they caught him, he was done for Just eight corre

with a long stretch in prison There goes the ahead of him. Cutting across that "That clock's horror was desperate sense of said the officer

föckHe'd fifty

wful means,

fully.

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