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SAILINGS 1935

For Shanghai

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5. "CONTE VERDE" M.6. GANGE"

a. "CONTE ROSSO".... A.. "CONTE VERDE"

For Singapore, Colombe, Bombay,. Suez, Fort-Sald, Brindisi Yenice, (London by rail) & Trieste.

4th May, "CONTE ROSSO" 1st June ns. "CONTE VERDE" 4th July .. "GANGE".

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"Get the dust-sheet of," continued and ran along the hedge, crouching troop-officer, "and I'll get to avoid observation. Soon the hedge became thin and, useless as a protection, so he opened his tunic, stuffed the fox up behind, for it was too bulky to allow the buttons to mest, and ran as fast da he could across the field towards the distant ridge.. And on the road a farm labourer stood rooted to the spot, goggling fearfully at the astounding phenomenon of a fleeing soldier Mr. Tomkina's emotions choked wearing an undoubted and creditable him-luckily for Cuthbert.

With the air of à groom of years and experience Cuthbert' unfastened the sheet and swept it from the horse's back. Then his knees turn ed to water and the colour drained from his face, while a strangled cry burst" from "the officer's throat, There was no saddle! "You-you-you—“

"Change the saddle from your horae to mine. Ye gods! I'll have to use a C.S. saddle; but. I'll hunt if it kills me as it probably will! You-you murderer!"

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On reaching the top of the field. Cuthbert found himself at the edge of an abandoned quarry. It was deep and overgrown, and with a sigh

of relief he drew out the body of

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His face vieing with his coat the fox and dropped it over the edge. as to colour, Mr. Tomkins joined Then he sat down and wiped his the rest of the field, greeted brow with a shaking hand. `- hilariously by his friends; while the

He sniffed. abashed country lad was left with a bare-backed horse to ride home.

He watched he Hunt off, "then retraced his steps through the wintry lanes, heavily engaged in fruitless effort to concoct

A

ible excuse for his somewhat un-

He sniffed again. Ugh! Fox. rank and penetrating! Phew! No wonder hounds could follow a fox! Why- and at that moment over the opposite a plaus-ridge flickered a tawny waye that poured down the slope, crossed the dignified return. He walked his lane, and gathered round the scene! horac in order to avoid subsequent of his mishap. He grinned at the discomfort, and at the end of half a thought of the puzzle lying before hour had progressed a little under hounds and huntsman. two miles. Suddenly at a curve in the road a live form slipped through

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the hedge in front of him--and his griefs were instantly forgotten. A fox and a hunted one, or was no judge!

he

Losing all caution in the excite. ment and urgency of the moment he clapped heels to his horse, uttered several strange chucking sounds, and flapped the reins in a manner that would have brought tears to the am-eyes of his ridingmaster.

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Then his grin faded and bla law

Arriving in Miami by plane, Carlos Hevla, the Annapolis graduate who was President of Cuba for three days fast year, told reportera he fled for life an numerous friends had disappear-, ed in the now terror.

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Bridge Notes

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was not certain whether his partner's or South's bid was the phychic.

dropped, for after dwelling a mo-8-This pase by East was distinctly ment the hounds seemed to pick up a line and continued to hunt alowly along the hedge. Heavens! It was the line he himself had taken! Panic ripped him. Visions of huntamen said to have been eaten by their packs flashed, before him. If hounds would so treat their beloved hunts- man what would they not do to him? He sprang to, his feet and fled.

bad. East had a sound hand and he further knew that no sensible player would make 'a phychic redouble on this bid- ding, and that accordingly Wost must also have a sound band. have East should probably gambled on five hearts, but lack- ing the courage to do this, hei certainly should not have per- mitted the opponents to play the hand undoubled.

Across a ploughed field and down Nevertheless it proved effective, the hill he plunged, gasping for 'breath from the first yard. On for and the startled horse charged down this horse! Oh for any horse, in five diamonds doubled would have the grass verge at express speed.

But alaa! Once more malign fate fact, even Sally! Intervened. As he turned the corner

head,

Actually a sacrificial contract of

CONSIGNEES" NOTICE..

given North and South a very fine Trees that could be climbed seem-score on the hand, which was play. Five his horse stepped into one of thoseed non-existent, and none of the ed in a duplicate game."

fox diamonds undoubled and defeated drains espressly cut by cynical rural cunning ruses employed by a

occurred to Cuthbert, who would, two tricks of course gave North councils as a trap for the unwary, indeed, have been the hanteman's and South a "top.” and promptly stood on his finging Cuthbert high and far ideal quarry. Straight as an arrow Actually it was about five yards, but he went over the valley, crossing a to Pearson it seemed like fifty, durvast pastureland whence he could hear occassional hurats of "hound Ing which he described a complete music" behind him, each of which somersault and sailed over the hedge, drew from him a little extra burst to crash violently in the feld beyond of speed. Up the hill he staggered,

For once he fell on his feet, but;

puffing ko decrept shunting with weird and Unnerving effect.

engine. That hunting thrill "a kil He descended with a terrific thud on In the open" came to his mind with

a yielding surface that collapsed with

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Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- At the top of the hill he came to formed that all Goods are being landed

Kong and Kowloon Wharf & Godown

popped from his head, for spread a staggering halt. Hounds were at their risk inte the hazardous and/or sagled behind him was what had already entering the pasture hunt- extra hazardous Godowns of The Hong once been a fine dog fox, on to whose ing slowly but with deadly per Co., Ltd, whence and/or from the neck Cuthbert's number tens had sistence. Would the attack him? wharves delivery may be obtained, been armly planted.

No claims will be admitted after the Perhaps, if-ha! A tree; a climbà- Horror filled his soul. He had ble tree! He staggered over to a Goods have left the Godowns, and all committed the unforgivable crime gnarled oak and pulled his weary 25th April, 1995, will be subject to Goods remaining undelivered after the he had slain a fox! He got shakily Umbs with difficulty into the harbour rent. to his feet and looked. His horse, of its branches. A few minutes All claims against the steamer must none the worse for its. tumble, was later hounds were baying terrifying before the 9th May, 1985, or they be presented to the Undersigned an or fast vanishing down the lane; the ly at its foot.

will not be recognized.

Hunt might be expected to arrive And there the leaders of the Hunt. To comply with the General Bonded at any moment, and Cuthbert dread- found them: The Master. Sir John Warehouse Regulations consignesa müst ed the avalanche of wrath that would Millbury, Colonel Blount, Cuthbert's have a Revenue Officer in attendance descond upon him, for if he were seen own C.O., and many others,

in the neighbourhood with a dead "Treed him, bagad!" exclaimed fax on him the guilt would certainly the colonel,, triumphantly, be fixed... He seized the carcase. by

when damaged dutiable goods are examined.

All broken, chafed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godown, They look up and found them where they will be examined on the the brush, climbed over a gate into selves gazing into distraught features Messrs. Goddard and Douglas,

24th April, 1935, at 10 m., by the road, and set off in pursuit of that were only too familiar. his horse.

The Master turned to Colonel Horror upon horror! A man ap-Blount. peared walking towards him. He promptly climbed back over the gate

"Your fox, think,” he said coldly.}

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