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USELESS

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steered with the other, listening for "Talkin' back ain't goin' to hurt Bounds, and presently he heard the Rapp!" he snarled. "Me, first time Iclank of a windlass, the short signal I'm aloft and she's below, I'll drop

of the tug.

a spike on his

neck! That's The ship loomed above him. He mel Cherub, be calls me and I'll crashed his boat against her side; alt aloft and look arter him, like a seized a brace bumpkin, and clung, cherub!" while the boat swirled filling from under him."

Hunter

CONSIGNEES

CONSIGNEES NOTICE.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LIMITED.

From LEITH, MIDDLESBRO', ANTWERP, LONDON AND STRAITS.

The Steamship,

or

"BENMOHR”

or

The door opened, and Mr. Garnet entered in a flurry of wet snow. The first thought that entered his

"Is there a helmsman among the

Consignoon of Cargo are hereby head was that he had been a head-live ones?" he bawled windily. "My Informed that all Goods are being strong fool. The very fact of run Lord! There's a farmer at the landed at their risk into the hazardous of ning away fastened strong suspleton wheel who'll turn us over-you," he and/or extra hazardous Godowns upon-him. His next thought was dragged at Useless, "you're the mad The Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or that sooner or later that smashed sailor who boarded us in a bit of a from the wharves, delivery may be boat would be picked up alongshore sailboat, aren't you? Get aft, for obtained. for a wooden boat does not easily the love of God, and save the Old No claims will be admitted after the Goods have left the Godowns, and sink, and he would be believed Man's sanity!"

Fall Goods remaining undelivered after drowned. The face of a harassed

Useless was a helmsman. When the 22nd Feruary, 1935, will be sub- shipmaster was thrust against his he had been steering for ten min-jeet to rent sa he climbed aboard, and he mur utes Captain

breathed All calms against the steamer, mast mured that he wanted to ship. heavily with relief. He could take be

presented to the Undersigned on

the 7th March, 1935, Mr. Rapp, the second mate whe time now to go into the chart-room they will not be recognized. had tried so hard to get Long to and plot down his departure and To

Warehouse

o comply with the General Bonded Regulations consignees ship up there in the First and Last, most advantageous course.

When Useless's trick was over, must have a Revenue Officer in attend- chuckled evilly as he recognised his

ance when damaged dutiable goods are new hand. Other men were there. Mr. Rapp sent him on lookout. It examined. bloody and half stupefied who had was not to be supposed that Mr. Al, broken, chafed, and damaged been drinking with Chunky at that Rapp would leave that pop on the Goods are to be left in the Godowns, They were too dull-witted to chin unpaid for, and this was the where they will be examined on the 21st February, 1985, at 10 a.m., by know that Mr. Rapp was manhand-first instaiment. No man in such Messra, Goddard and Douglas. ling them now. Ulyssea was the weather should stand both wheel; No Fire Insurance has been effected. only sober man there, and there was and lookout in one watch. So! Bilia of Lading will be countersign- sall to set. Bitter work was done thought Captain Hunter. He meant ed by

GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO., LTD. in the blinding snowstorm,

to use his crack helmsman as often!

Agents. Your name's Long, ain't it?" as possible for steering, any fool Hong Kong, 15th February, 1985. yelled Mr. Rapp, thrusting a rope could stand a lookout; he told Mr. into Ulysses' hands.

Rapp so, and Useless scored the "Ulysses Long, that's right," first trick against his officer, which returned Long, looking up to see was not so much of a victory as it where the rope led before hauling seemed.

Ibar.

4

Ton it.

Through a wild night the For- "You say sir to me, Useless Long! tuna foamed onward, and into the Damned if that ain't a good tally middle of a wilder day. The snow

יד

INSURANCE RATES

AEROPLANES ON

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for you-Useless!". Mr. Rapp flew so thickly that the ship's head- The usual type of accident, bar- laughed gavagely, then gripped Long aafls were but vaguely to be seen ring a "write-off," is a bad landing. by the arm. "D'ye hear? Sir to from the wheel. There were jobs at the worst it involves a new pro- Ime!".

aloft for daylight hours-rovings to peller, new undercarriage and per- "All right-if it'll make you hap replace, chaffing gear to renew, hapa repairs to both bottom maiz It may also involve a tran- pier-alr" muttered Useless, and loosened gaskets to be made fast planes. bent to haul on his rope. Some of Mr. Rapp shone. Only let Useless sport charge to dismantle the ma- the less helpless of the men laughed quit the wheel, and up aloft with chine and cart it by road from at the passage of words, and Mr. him! When he came down, up distantifield to the aerodrome which Rapp turned upon them in frenzy.with him again, from mast to mast. has secured the repair job,

Useless obeyed all orders. When- This bill is usually about $40 He trod on the foot of a fat little

I

man, and punched him viciously in ever he felt tempted to do a bit of so that the excess covers it, but the face while unable to step back work on the body and person of after the pilot has some 50 hours A second blow went astray as the the second mate, he remembered of, selo flying to his credit his risks fat man sank to the deck, and It Chunky lying dead in the snow, and of breaking a machine on landing caught Useless. In the eye. Use two policemen running to shout are considered to be much less.

Abroad less dropped his rope, and the re- after the tug, his own name flying leased sheet far overhead flogged its free. Every bitter job, every stark This policy covers him only for steel links against the spars so that watch, they were just so much dis-lying in England. If he wants to the ship trembled.

tance towards safety

take his seroplane abroad he has "Mister that's something I knowa At the end of the second day out to pay an additional premium to a bit about!" snapped Useless, and of Stanley, Useless lay in his cheer cover, say, France, Holland and Ger his gaunt arm straightened, his fist less, unbedded bunk, trying to get many; atill more to cover Europe took Mr. Rapp on the chin, and warm. He had no pipe, no tobacco, generally. In any case, Russia and no clothes except those he had come the Balkans are excluded. Firstly, felled him like a sack of wheat,

"What's wrong, for'ard!" yelled aboard in, and they had been wet there is difficulty in getting ma- the voles of Captain Hunter. "Are through ever since he jumped into chines home from the hilly Balkans you trying to lose me some spars, that small boat. But if he shiver- and problems of getting settlements

led, he had but to think of poor there or from Russia. Mr. Rapp?"

The mate, Mr. Garnet, came Chunky for his blood to rush pound- Even this cover for the private! owner only insures him for third- atamping along with his own men, ing to his ears and put him into and took charge, so there was no sweat.

party risks and damage to the time then for Mr. Rapp to take up The Cherub sat on the edge of aeroplane. "He is not covered. the matter of that pop on the chin. Useless's bunk, stropping his sheath Nor are his passengers: He would

Whatever Mr. Rapp might be a knife his boot.

have to pay another 7. 108, per

the Beas.

"

a brutal bully, as a seaman he stood, "What yer goin' to do wiv that, £1000 of insurance per annum to He must take oat strongly.' When the running Cherub, cut yerself a piece o' cake?"įcover, a passenger. ship Alled her decks, and best her demanded Davy Jones.

Jout his own personal llability policy "Cake!" the Cherub squealed. to cover himself. men into shivering helplessness, Mr. Rapp drove them to securing the fine cake we gits in this hell- The next class of machine would gear, rigging lifelines, getting down driver! I'll cut a bit o' cake-out be the small air liner of the D.H, the heavy towline before it Was o' Mr. Rapp's '—-—-~.

Dragon type, with seats for six or dragged off the forecastle head by Useless reached forth and took eight passengers.

Here we are dealing with new When, but one man re-the knife with inexorable grip.

"You don't need no kalfe, little aircraft worth about 23000 each, 23rd Mar, mained to help him in the last,

Repair Bills 10th Apr. hardest job of all, securing the foreman. If the nice orfear kicks you

hatch after colling away the heavy in the pants again you come run- "In these cases, continued my hawser, Useless was that man. nin' to father. You'll only git hurt informant, the annual premium is Then Mr. Rapp went aft, and Use If you goes around wavin' a sharp about 10 per cent, of the value of 21st Feb. less went forward without exchang-knife. Useless broke the knife the aircraft. In the case of a 21st Maring one word;

across the leeboard of bis bunk, put Dragon this would be about £800,||||| "In the forecastle three men lay the pieces, under him, and rolled and excess, has to be carried by the comatose in cheerless bunks. They over to sleep. The Cherub glared owner to about two per cent of the had been too dragged with bad furiously at him, but: Davy Jones value-say £60. Hiquor when dragged on board to was chuckling, and the fat little "There is, of course, a 'no claims' 3rd Apr. respond to spoken order or clenched sailor darted out into the wind and rebate, but it must be remember

fist.

The fat little sailor and a snow cursing. He reached the galed that the cost of repairs after a ghostly white youngster sat on aley, and peered through a porthole accident to a twin-engined machine ses-chest, drinking from a black if the doctor were out, he might might be about £800. This is the bottle when Useless entered.

sneak a real knife,

average, whereas the average re- pair bill on a light aeroplane like "Here, give the long feller

Mr. Rapp was inside the galley, drink!" cried the whitefaced lad drinking coffee out of the doctor's a. Moth was found to be about

#180" 7th Mar. Skrilly. "Here! My name's Jones, dipper. The doctor was not there: Here again insurance covers the

Davy Jones, and I'm goin to get fond of you, long feller. I like the probably having a smoke in the thirdparty risks and damage to the bosun's room. The Cherub moisten-

machine, Passengers are covered way you talk back at Mr. Rapped his dry lips, opened the door,

at another $7 108. per seat per year, Bon

and slipped_Inside his hand on a which allows up to £1000 per, pas- Useless accepted the drink, for he French poultry knife the moment

[sanger. was shivering now with the reaction he crossed the storm sill. 21st Teb. after his swift escapade and the (Continued on Page 11) 4th Mar ensuing terrific labour, The fat anilor, was dabbing alush" from a -23rd Fab.

26th Feb meas kid on his bruised and lacerat

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