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YKLINE

N.

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for

Cunard White Star Line

SAN FRANCISCO via Shanghai, Japan Ports and Honolulu.

TAIYO MARU

CHICHIBU MARU

TATSUTA 'MARU

SEATTLE & VANCOUVER.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1935

EXPRESS LINER Under The Sand

FOR FAR EAST

Passengers' Comfort On Scharnhorst ACCOMMODATION FOR 300

(Continued From

Page 9).

mado his flesh creep till he wanted His hatred of Lavus surged up in to call out to the other men to hold side hini, an acrid wave of burning and fury, choking. him back. For he felt drawn 'on, discomfort fascinated. If he were left alone in There was no risk if he acted the pit, he was sure that, he would quickly and decisively; but, what- walk into one of the dens. Worst ever the risk might have been, it of all was the roaring. It made was worth taking. He couldn't go A special feature on the Scharn something throb inside his head, on any longer. It wasn't the risk horst, an 18,000-ion liner, are the something that sounded alive, a he feared. He didn't know what he excellent appointments for the con-mad cockroach tearing at his brain, feared. His hatred was so intense veyance of 900 passengers, all told, eating up his self-control and that it unnerved him, weakened

sanity.

Yet all the while he paid out the And all his fear and rage turned in the first-class and tourist class, For those passengers travelling towards the overseer, Lavus, who rope and watched the ascending cage. open-air could easily have arranged a trans-He seemed to have lost all will, to Arst-class there is swimming-pool on the sun-deck with fer. When Asplendon had timidly have become an automaton.

an

him.

The

a lido-like deck-space, in the imme-approached him with the request, he weaker he felt himself grow the a had answered that one more such more rigorously the automaton paid diate vicinity of which is [gymnasium and bar.

word would mean a flogging. He out the rope. Asplendon, caged in- Besides this, space has been set was fat, and satisfied with the side this automaton of duty, swore the sun-deck for the work; and his swollen stubby hands and fumed, beat with impotent children to play in, and yet further were hairless; and his voice grated ghostly hands as if on the bars of space to serve as a resting place.in a shrill kind of way; and his a prison. Now was the chance, now, For those not desiring to take part eyes protruded.... Everything Why didn't he act? in the games on the wide sport-about him disgusted Asplondon.

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

Wednesday,

HIKAWA MARU (Starts from Kobe) Monday, HIYE MARU (starta from Kobe).... Monday, LONDON, MARSEILLES, ANTWERP & ROTTERDAM

1

23rd Jan. 6th Feb. 20th Feb.

4th Fob. 18th Feb.

FUSHIMIMARU

Saturday,

HAKOZAKI MARU

Saturday

TERUKUNI MARU

Friday,

Ind Feb. 16th Feb. lat Mar.

SYDNEY & MELBOURNE via Manila & Ports.

aside 'on

KAMO MARU

Saturday,

28th Jan.

KITANO MARU

Saturday,

23rd Feb.

SOMBAY via Singapore, Penang & Colombo.

+MAYEBASHI MARU

Monday,

GINYO MARU

Monday,

†TOKIWA MARU

Thursday,

28th Jan. "11th Feb. 28th Feb.

SOUTH AMERICA (West Coast) via Japan,

Honolulu,

RAKUYO MARU

Wednesday,

NE tiltk via Panama.

†NAGARA MARU

Saturday,

NOJIMA MARU

Thursday,

and Valencia.

†DELAGUA MARU

Friday,

8th Mar,

CALCUTTA via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

TOTTORI MARU

Tuesday,

ITSUSHIMA MARU

Friday,

PENANG MARU ...

Friday,

29th Jan. 8th. Feb. 15th Feb.

SHANGHAI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

ANYO MARU

HAKUSAN MRAU

HARUNA MARU

Monday, Friday, Friday,

28th Jan. 1st Feb. 15th Feb.

Car only

Los Angeles. Mexico and Panamá,

LIVERPOOL via Port Said, Beyrouth, Istanbul,

Telephone 30291

18th Feb.

19th Jan. 28th Feb.

Piraens, Genoa

O. S. K.

SAILINGS FROM HONG KONG SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.

MONTEVIDEO & BUENOS Santor Maru ......

Wed.,

30th Jan.

EXTRA FOR KEELUNG ... Sanyo Maru

NEW YORK via Jupan, Los

Angeles and Panum. Call

Direct at Cristobal, Puerto,

Colombia, Boston Philadel

phia and Baltimore

RIO-DE-JANEIRO, SANTOS Buenos Aires Maru

Sati Thurs.,

23rd Feb. 21st Mar.

AIRES via Singapore,

Colombo,

Durban, Port

Elizabeth and Cape Town

MOMBASA; ZANZIBAR, Arizona Marú

DARES-SALAAM, BEIRA, Arabia Mara

MOR.', Wed,

4th Feb. 6th Mar.

LOURENCO MARQUES,

DURBAN, PORT ELIZA-

BETH; CAPE TOWN

& SOUTH AMERICAN

PORTS via. Singapore & Colombe

MELBOURNE,

BRISBANE, Melbourne Mart SYDNEY WELLINGTON Sydney Maru & AUCKLAND direct

Large Social Han

For a ghastly moment he felt

deck, there is a verandah cafe, The slaves were eagerly discuss-himself one of the beasts prowling whence one can follow the games ing in low voices among themselves up and down behind the bars of a over a quiet cup of coffee, tea or the items of the programme which cage, and then suddenly, for no ap He other refreshment.

they could not seo. They saw none parent reason, hurling itself against of the items and yet they asked for these bars of strange cruelty. accounts of them and remembered was in the grip of deadly fear, and The foremost side of the pro-the pedigrees of the horses, the couldn't resist. The more hotly the menade deck la taken up by the scores of the gladiators, the suc-murderous rage welled up inside the large social hall Annexed to this cesses or failures of the jockeys and more calmly he paid out the rope.

"Hurry up there," shouted LavUS, is the spacious smoking-room, to drivers, even the records of the jug-

But even the sound of that hated the one side of which is a bar, and glers, wrestlers, and pugilists, as to the other a writing-room with exhaustively as the most enthusias-voice could not affect the automaton was controlling Asplendon. library. Access from deck to the tie of the circus-goers who sat in who dining-room, situated at the aft of the tiers above. Asplendor was the Sweat dizzied on Asplendons's brow, and at the same time he felt enaler. the promenade-deck, is gained by only one who had no interest. means of folding-doors on either Lavus was at the far end for the At least things had been taken out side, so that passengers may partake moment, looking through the bars of his hands. Surely now he would of their meals on the promenade at the sick rhinoceros which had find the pit life tolerable or would deck as it were. This is a new been advertised as the great attrac- feature to the hitherto usual ship's tion of the show, but which seemed Lappointments.

in a state of coma. It refused to the eat

The Tourist

Class on

Scharnhorst will have a social hall, In the unseen arena a herd of dining-room, ladies' drawing-room doer were being hunted by trick and children's playroom, an open-archers from Crete, who shot while air swimming-pool, and a play-doing all sorts of gymnastic stunts. ground for children.

One of the slaves declared that the All the appointments are such as archers could shoot while turning is demanded of a ship engaged on somersaults, and others were in- voyages to the tropics and this has sisting that the feat was impossible, been borne in mind particularly ingrowing worked-up and indignant respect to the location, alze and over the question, ready to come to furnishing of the cabins in both blows if Lavis left the pit. classes.

THE MILLIONAIRE STRAPHANGER

"The games aren't what they used to be," grumbled an old slave, who recalled Nere's days.. "We used to have cinnabar and borax then in-

atead of common sand."

(Continued on Page 11.).

CONSIGNEES

LLOYD TRIESTINO.

(Flotte Riunite Lloyd Triestino, Marittima Italiana E., Sitmar"')

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES

Motor Vessel

--"MONCALIERI” From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI PORT SAID, SUEZ, MASSAUA, ADEN, KARACHI, BOMBAY, COLOMBO, PENANG & SINGAPORE.

Consignees of Carge are hereby in Asplendon said nothing, but bit formed that all Goods are being land- his finger-nalls. His mind WBBled at their risk into the Godowns of He had never the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf

Dies Worth £8,000,000: irresolutely torn. Started As Bootcleaner before felt so badly the chill of the & Godown Company, Ltd., at Kowloon, pit. The air was foul. He tried whence and/or from the wharves de to think, but his teeth chattered. livery may be obtained.

Optional cargo will not be landed New York, December 28.

Somebody called from aloft, and here, unless notied has been given 68| Mr. John E. Andrus, one of the

Lavus, bustling up, gave the word. hours prior to vessel's arrival, but car fifteen richest men in the United States, is dead at the age of 93. The Tiger Hunt was to begin; a tied on from port to port to the final was to fight port of call to which the option

extanda. last Active in business' until

the tigress, with a blunt dagger. No claims will be admitted after the week, when he took to his bed The slaves clustered round the Goods have left the Godown, and all 3rd Feb. auffering from pneumonia, he windlass and took hold of the Goods remaining undelivered after the leaves a fortune of £8,000,000 wooden bars. Their faces set inte/29th January, 1935, will be subject to

Thurs., Thurs

7th Feb. 7th Mar.

BOMBAY & †KARACHI via Celebes Maru

Mon.

31st Jan.

Singapore,

*Penang and Alaska Marn

Soth

Colombo

CALCUTTA via Eingapore, Himalaya Meru Belawan Deli, & Rangoon.. Borneo Maru

Fri..

Wed.,

20th Feb.

JAPAN PORTS

Somatra Maru

Fri.,

25th Jan.

JAPAN via Takao & Keelung Canada Marz ......................

Thurs..

KEELUNG via Swatow and

Amoy

TAKAO via SWATOW an

AMOY

TAKAO & Keelung

gained chiefly by shrewd invest-

condemned murderer

rent.

1st Feb ments in the ventures of Mr. the apathetic masks that they a8 All claims against the vessel mus sumed while toiling, and they drag-be presented to the undersigned on or John D. Rockefeller.

ged the windless round cheerlessly, before the 7th February, 1985, or they

will not be recognized. Mr. Andrus used to clean his The cage shook, creaked, and roll broken, chafed, and damaged own boots, and he always went from the ground. Aloft was an Goods are to be left in the Godowns 7th Feb. by underground railway from his oblong open space into which the where they will be examined on the

residence at Yonkers to his New York office, standing up and hold-top of the cage would fit when 20th January, 1085, at 10 am. by our hoisted as far as the pulleys allow surveyors Masers. Goddard & Douglas, In the case of dutiable cargo, eon- ing on to a strap, which made

ed.

{signces *ars' requested to inform the him popularly known as: the

Asplendon did not have to toil at Imports & Experts Offee that they "Millionaire Straphanger."

Among his numerous benefac.the windless. It was his job to con-have such goods for examination,

Bill of Lading will be countersiga- Celebes Maru direct call at Por Bandar Bedibunder, Kundla & Mandvions during his lifetime were!trol the rope that would in due time No Fire Insurance his been effected.

us a difere LLOYD TRIESTINO

t Omita Porta Marked.

For Further Particulars Please apply to : --

OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA,

Telephone 28061

SHIP & ENGINE BUILDERS.

SHIP & ENGINE REPAIRERS.

by

Queen's Building. Hong Kong, 23rd January, 1935.

several thousand pounds for the draw the bolt, unloose the springed maintenance of Wesley's Chapel, and open the top of the cage, City-road, E.C., where John thereby enabling the tigress to leap out into the arena, as if from the Wesley is buried.

bowels of the earth. It was & responsible job, and Asplendor would have been proud of it if he hadn't loathed his surroundinge so utterly; for if he foiled the rope and drew the bolt prematurely, the tigress would leap out upon the From MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, men: below:in the pit, huge,

He muttered to himself, trying to nerve his mind and muscles to the The Steamship de lante

"BENWYVIS"

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS.

BOILER MAKERS.

IRON FOUNDERS.

(Licensed To Manufacture Lans Perlit. Iron.)

BRASS FOUNDERS.

FORGE MASTERS.

OXY - ACETYLENE, AND

THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY

ELECTRIC

WELDERS.

OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.

Wireless Calls V.P.G.N. 600 Meters.

SALVAGE TUG "TAIKOO"

DRY DOCK-

* Length 787 Feet: *Length on Block's 750 feet.

Breadthat entrànes"

-Depth on Centre of *** _801 (HLW.0.8.T;):24 1::6; 1nk:

THREE SLIPWAYS:

KONG CHINTA

CONSIGNEES NOTICE

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

LONDON AND STRAITS.

act: Could be do it? He edged to wards the main door, which led out Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- of the pit into the passage. Ha formed that all Goods are being landed at their riak into the hazardous and/or body felt numb, but he regularly extra bazardous Godowns of The Hong paid-out the rope his eyes fixed on Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown the cage rocking upwards, in which Co., Ltd. whence and/or from the

unwharves delivery may be obtained. the growling tigress" "stirred

No claim will be admitted after the easily about or dug her claws into Goods have left ther Godowns, and all the timber Tes, Laves walked Goods remaining undelivered after the under the cage to the further end 30th January, 1936, will be subject to of the pit He usually did so at rent

this point, to get a better view. All claims against the steamer must be presented to the Undersigned on or It was the moment for which Before the 13th February, 1935 or they Asplendon had prayed. He had will not be recognised. sworn to himself that

Cro take

under the ca aa sign

To comply with the General Bonded Warehouse Regulations consignosa mut have a Reventie Officer in attendance when damaged dutable goods are

by:

CHINESE NEW YEAR

HOLIDAYS

Craise to Manila and Return

by the

EMPRESS

£12.0.0. First Class

OF CANADA

£8.0.0. Tourist Class

(Including meals and lodging onboard at Manlis).

CANADIAN PACTEIT

Friday,

Saturday,

Feb. 1.

p.m. sall from Hong Kong

20

2

en route

Sunday,

Monday,

Tuesday,

Wednesday,

3

*

a.m. Arrivo Manila

4

p.m. Leave Manila

5

en route

a.m. arrive Hong Kong.

Canadian Pacific and Philippine Tourist Association representatives will meet the Empress of Canada to give assistance and Information regarding trips ashore.

Telephone 20752.

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terdom, Hamburg & Glasgow,

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Salls 1 Feb, for Tripoli, Havre, Liver-

pool and Bromborough, SERVICE.

Sails 8th Feb. for Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore vin Manila, Straits, and Suar.

PACIFIC SERVICE.

(via KOBE & YOKOHAMA),'- TANTALUS

. Salls 28th Jan. for Victoria, Vancouver

and Seattle.

INWARD SERVICE.

TEUCER

PHILOCTETES

AENEAS-

Due 28 Jan. from Europe via Straits. Due 28 Jan, from U.K. via Straits. Due 6 Feb. from U.K. via Straits. Specially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with Umited passenger accommodation

Fer freight, passage rates and information apply to

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Hong Kong to. Sydney 19 Das

FIRST CLASS FARE TO SYDNEY, 276 RETURN

STEAMAR

and damaged TAIPING the Godowns CHANGTH

the TAIPING (10 am) by

ofurance has been effected. "ding will be counter-signed

IVINGSTON & CO., LTD.

WE CAN LONDON (via Australia); from £137.15.0

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