1935-07-01 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, JULY 1, 1935

SINKING OF SS.

USWORTH"

Dramatic Stories At Enquiry

SEAMEN WHO READ

THE KORANG

SENSITIVE LADY

(Continued from Page 10.)

On it were printed her name and address; the postmark was Fur- bourne's. Inside, wrapped în note- paper, she discovered her ring. On the notepaper was more print; she read it and passed it to her husband... "Oh

As Stephanson went was with his wife he said to her sad denly "What did you go out fato the porch with him for?

The question took her by BID- prise What she said.

He read it aloud. "Dear lady,"

As the steamer Usworth he wanted to kiss my hand under it said. "I took these rings that. I fighting to keep afloat in the North the stars Atlantic about December 13 last

They halted together on the year, eight Afghan firemen were stairs. "Good God, what for? ordered by the Captain to go be low and trim the cargo. 1. Six obeyed, but two insisted on

PO BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND reading the Koran.

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN LINES

MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMERS

Taking Cargo For

Straits Java Burma. Ceylon,

India, Persian Gulf, West Indies,

Mauritias,

East and

South

Africa. Queensland Ports, and

Red Sea, Egypt, Constantinople, Greece, Levantine Ports, Europe,

PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS UNDER CONTRACT WITH HM. GOVERNMENT

$.S.

CARTHAGE

*P. & O. SAILINGS

From

Tons Hong Kong

About

Destination.

1935.

14,500 13th July

Bombay, Marseilles & London.

BANGALORE - 5,000, 20th July

RAWALPINDI

KAISER-I-BIND

BHUTAN

17,000 27th July 11,000 10th Ang.

6,000 17th Aug..

BANCHI

BESAR

171,000 24th Aug-

6.000 31st Ang

NALDERA

16,000 7th Sept

6,000 14th Sept

+*SOUDAN

RANPURA RAJPUTANA

+BURDWAN

CHITRAL

CATHAY

17,000 21st Sept.

17,000 5th Oct

6,000 12th Oct.

15,000* 19th Oct":

15.000 d

* Cargo oms

† Calls Casablanca.

&

So the Captain put them, in the coal bunkers and, as he expressed fit, "told them to get on with it."

"Because I was kind to him, suppose," said Ruth, going red. "But why under the stara7′′ "Because he was a poet of course

Dick resarded her. "Now look

might have some memento of you. Then I realised that they were materially valuables that – you would suppose I had taken them for material ends. Rather than risk your thinking me a thief and a frand I retum them”.

It was unsigned, for Dick had beer unable to recollect when

This was one of the stories tola bere, Ruth." he said. "it isn't overdrafting it whether the man's name} recently when the public enquiry you leave me out of things. What had been Bolder or Bowdler:

into the loss of the Usworth was continbed by Lord Merrivale, the Wrecks Commissioner, at the In-

was it really all about?"

"Well he smiled, passing thei Feeling sual, awkward, and not note back to her, it seems as if a little ridiculous. Buth had the the gentleman did fall for youf stitution of Civil Engineers. The sense to relate exactly what bad after all I shall have to keep my]

"Fat-head" he grunted Come Then be

let's get to bed”.

(The End)

PERIL TO AIRMEN

eye on you" He noted with satis- enquiry was the first of a series occurred.

He listened to her gravely-faction the fish of pleasure on her into the loss of four steamers-way try to kid me be said face

17 Drowned Usworth

Newcastle when she had finished а The

"I didn't know what you would. steamer of 3525 tons, foundered

think dear" in the North Atlantic on Decem ber 14 last. Fifteen of her crew and two of the crew of a Belgian ship. Jean Jadot, which

"Well," he said, “what's hands engaged in rescue work, were the matter now? Did he hite you drowned.

to Mr. E Aylmer hen he kissed them t In reply

"He didn't Buth looked Digby, KC who appeared with

She went Mr. Vere Hant for the Transport kiss them," she said. and-General Workers' Union and on in a low voice: "In afraid it

ww

noticed that she was staring at her Smoke Cloud Hanging

Over London

*p

DANGER TO NAVIGATION IN CROWDED AREAS

I suppose youlair were emphasised by Mr.j

the National Union of Seamen as the safe be was trying to get The dangers of poor visibility What a fool I was due to smoke pollution of the bohay. Marseilles, Havre, Lan Captain Reid, of North Shields, after all.

don, Rotterdam. Antwerp

said that during the erection or to listen to him!

Smoke Abatement the jury steering gear one appren- can believe anything when it's William Courtenay at the Hall

hands "When I came down Society's conference held in Bombay, Marseilles & London, tice was injured in the lex when flattering." She held out her National

stairs," she said, “7 was wearing London to consider the question Bombay, Marseilles & London, the sea came over.

Mr. Digby: You have paid a

"Over London, particularly on Marseilles Havre, London, Ham-high tribute to the behaviour of three rings. Now there is only of smoke and aviation.

days of continuously burg, Botterdam, Antwerp & the crew.

good "Oh," said Dick Hali

"I cannot speak too highly of

"That was why he wanted to weather, one finds a haze hang Bombay, Marseilles & London!

the way they conducted them-

kiss my hands under the stars-song about due largely to smoke Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Lon-selves." said Captain Reid..

he could work off my rings in the which has not drifted away, don, Rotterdam, Antwerp & Mr. Digby: Your reason

sending two men forward to No. 2 darkness. And he did it while he while beyond is perfect visibili

in

one.

Bombay. Marseilles & London. hatch was not so much to repair it held my hands in the porch. She of perhaps several miles," he

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Lon-

dom.

B'bay, Mars. Havre L'don, Hbg

F'dz, A'werp, & Hull Bombay, Marseilles & Londen Bombay Marseilles, London.

you attempted a smile. “Oh well," she said.

A “smoke

PRESIDENT LINERS

NEW YORK

follow Two Thrilling Routes

Sal to New York through the Suez, stopover in Europe en route. Then nebu though the Panama Canal, visit Havana, Los Angeles and San Francisco, all at their gayent in this sECIOS, In other words, go cze redtim, another, by Prasichant Them and canble the ment of your hip. Ask about the loge for now in effect!

· SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK: ASEATTLE, VICTORIA THE SUNSHINE ROUTE 18.

Das To San-Francisco FR THE EXPRESS BOUTE 18 Daya Shanghai, Kobe Tokohama and To Seattle Vix Shanghai, Kobe

and Tokohama Honolulu

Fortnightly sailings Fortnightly sailings;

Pros, Pierce. July 2, Midnight Pres. Hoover July 13, 10.00 am) Press Wilson July 30, Midnight Pres. Coolidge Ang. 19, 8 mM. Pres. Lineala „Aug. 28, 6-siz

EUROPE, NEW YORK- Inquire for round-trip tickets, to “Europe in connection with Lkyd Triestino "Via Manila, SingapoER, Calamba, Bombay Sher-and the

Mediterranean

-Pres. Garfield 20-July 6, &-z.m.

Pres. Polk

July 29,“8 = Pres. AdamS “Pres. Earrison „Anz. 17, 8 222.

Pres: Hayer

|

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MANILA

THE MOST FREQUENT SERVICE

NEXT SAILING

Eres Hoover „ July 4, 9. Pres. Gazfeld. Pres. Grant

Pres. Polk Pres. Wilson

Jab 13, 6 pas. „July 20, 8 am.

„July 23, 6 puttin

BOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LINE

BARBER-WILHELMSEN LINE

MONTHLY SERVICE

Το

NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES.:

M.S.

on

and

PANAMA CANAL Ports.

Next Sailing

"TAI SHAN"

18th JULY

Bombay, Marseilles, Havre, Lon-as to cover it up? Were

almost impenetrable to the eye, don, Hamburg, Antwerp, Rot afraid of a panic? Well, if the said, "I suppose I deserve it for This haze can sometimes be terdam, & HAL

men had seen exactly what had being such a foci"

Stephenson pondered. "Smart Positive danger to naviga Marseilles & London

happened they might have lost

little fellow," he said. "He back-tion in crowded areas of the sky and the beginner at any their heads:

As a matter of fact, the crewed you, then made you help him rate might quite easily get lost Seeing distress in her because of it or even come to worked very well right up to the trick me."

eyes, he put his arm rounil her and

grief end?-They did.

coaxed her "ip to her room. "You"Smoke is the agent respon- Sleep Opportunity Mr. R. F. Hayward, for several set back to bed," he said, while sible for this evil. officers' and engineers" protection slip down to the library and bet pall can be particularly dan societies, asked: What opporhmity up that window for fear he has gerous when many air liners had you for sleep after the first the cheek to make another attempt are arriving at or departing from a city aerodrome and damage at three am on Decem- on the safe"

And he ran down again to the when the pilots of incoming and San Francisco & Los Angeles Panama Canal ber 127--Nore whatever,

And your officers? None what-hall; but intead of entering the outgoing machines cannot see library he went round to the back either very far ahead or any Captain Beid said that some of of the house where a servant kept other machines in the vicinity. the crew had a brief rest on the a bicycle. Soon he was at his front "It is going to present muni- 11. The gate with the machine beneath cipalities with a problem of evening of December

traffic control in the air „over vessel was abandoned at 2 p.in. on him.

He was angry. Only yesterday their cities once the air ines December 14

Calls Port Sudan.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo to Constantinople, Piraeus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mail Steamship Co.

* BRITISH INDIA APCAR SAILINGS

SIRDHANÁ

TAKADA TILAWA SANTHIA TALMA

1935 8,000

5th July 3 p.m. 7,000 19th July 10,000

2nd Ang. 3,000 16th Ang 10,000, 30th Aug.

Singapore, Port Swettenham, Penang Rangoon and Calcutta. Singapore, Penang. Rangoon and

Calcutta.

Calls Port Swettenham

* EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS (S.)

ever

ARRIVAL DATES

13th & 15th Aug-

Zone

23rd Aug

New York

30th Ang

DODWELL CO LTD.

Queen's Bmbings

Agerris

Telephone 28021

Mr. Hayward-Had your crew Ruth had been hurt by something develop sufficiently to require POSTMAN CHARGED | COMPLETE FAMILY

the Mrs. Lovelake creature had it."

become exhausted?-Yes, sir.

Before the end?-Pretty well. Szid, and now this! One couldn't They kept it up somehow or other, help admiring the little yellow but I do not know where they got haired man's canning, but that the stamina to do it...

sort of trick on poor silly sensi- Here Lord Merrivale remarked:tive Buth just wasn't good enough: **They

were fighting for their isomething had to be done about it. He decided to cycle a mile up the lives, and they knew it. 1935.

"Yes, my lord,” replied Captain road fowards Foxbourne, and if he 5th July

11 am Manila, Robaul, Brisbane, Sydney Reid

hadn't come apon Bolder by thes 2nd Aug. Melbourne & Hobart.

Wireless messages were read by to make a general scouring of the 7,000 31st Aug.

Mr. Hayward which Captain Reid neighbourhood. He pedailed off Regular monthly sailings from Hong Kong to Shanghai and Japan said that he had sent Among the manfully. and Hong Kong to Australia.

messages were: "Can you send Hong Kong to Sydney 19 days..

NANKIN

NELLORE TANDA

7,000

7,000

Cheap Holidays to Australia & N. Zealand.

SURFING FISHING SHOOTING

MOUNTAINS

Here, yout English money worth 25%

TOEC.

MURDERER ADMITS BEING KILLER BY

NATURE

Farewell Letter Addressed To Mother

Washington.

WITH THEFT

Special Test Letter Abstracted

WIPED OUT

Motor Cycle Tragedy In Essex

SIDE SKID CAUSES FATAL ACCIDENT

A postman was charged on a summous at the Guildhall, London, recently with stealing a postal packet containing money.

A family have been wiped out He was Charles Dunn, aged 36, following a road accident at Gider

at Bessborough gardens, Victoria, park, Essex, last month.

Half a mile on the way to Fox-T am a killer of man by nature sa postman employed at the They were: h Hfeboat? Our- men practically all bourne he saw Bolder before him. I have never felt remorse for pastern Central District ice,

Henry James Morris, of Bagby- in. Been up three days, and The Kellow was strolling unher anything I have done.”

and he was accused of stealing alread, Dagenham; his wife, "Please try to man beats Impos riedly along the grass bank on one So wrote Harrison McKinley postal packet which was in course Lilian Morris, aged 26, and CLIMATES TO *SUIT ALL !!! No additional!

sible to fling any more lines as coil side of the road, softly and weirdis Kaiser in the prison at Washing-of transmission and which con- their 18 months or daughter. Charge for Deck Cabins. Sun Deck Swimming Pool- Orchestra carried Laundry Surgeon Stewardess washed away and crew played whistling to himself. Stephensonton, where he was awaiting the tained a banknote for $1. He was Mr Morris was driving

jumped off the cycle and crept electric chair for murder. A few charged with stealing, in motor-cycle combination with his - E. & A. Cuisine and Service are unsurpassed. -- Frequent out."

The

silently behind him for a shlé moments later he hanged himself

letter which con-wife and daughter-25 connections from Australia with the following Urion S.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom

regaining his breath

Carders to the when, in Hare-street, Gidea Park, The viz New Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, etc.

the combination skidded and "came P.&O. Royal Mail Steamers to London and The P. & 0. Branch Service of steamers to Igridon via Ster. The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for South- ampton and London via Panama Canal.

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

NELLORE

"BHUTAN

WILAWA

KAISER LHIND

*BEELAR

RANCET

SANTET

TANDA

1935 $7,000 14th July

6,000. 10th July 10,000 11th July

$11,000 11th July

6,000 24th July- 17,000 2512 July 8,000 25th July

7,000

Shanghai, Moji, Kobe, Osaka &

Tokohama. Shanghai, Kobe & Tokohama. Amoy, Shanghai, Moji. Kobe &

Shanghal Kobe & Tokohama. Shangh Kobe & Yokohama Shanghai, Kobe & Yokohama, Amoy Shanghai, Moji, Kobe &

Sha

Mol, Fobe

Osaka

DEATH FROM A MANGO!

Argument Followed By Fatal Fight

Suddenly the little man tume reind. I know you are following **What do me he said calmly,

in his cell

The murderer's farewell letter addressed to his mot Kaiser was convicted for the der of a Trade Union official ing a labour dispute in 1932 The rings, if you don't mind, he was due to have been executed on said shortly

| you want

Stephenson came ‹ up

(#1-sza a poor man. A single mango, worth less than Bolder, "and I have no formanns but a farthing, caused the death in my own sweet wit": Noakhali (Bengal), of, a Muslim Dick grasped his and the removal to hospital of his powerful, brother with serious injuries.

The trouble started when mango dropped -

front of a TOU

An argen owners!

“Hand over you such had before

June 1

TINY GERMAN VILLAGE

the

In conse

on-Dan

a banknote

He was

On into collision with a motor-coach-

The sidecar was practically cut abe child was killed, als immediately, and Mig

died shortly after admission to Oldchuch. Hospital

Mrs. Morris died ezrly the fol- lowing day.

PROTEST AGAINST GAMES ON SUNDAY

called

Normal Population Of Only Five!

allos

VicarH

utation

Town Council

COFFEE FOR CRICKETER