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Taking Cargo For

Strafie, Java, Burma, Ceylon,

India, Perslan Guk, Mauritius, East and South Africa, Australia,"

Red Sea, Egypt, Istanbul, Greece Levantine. Ports, Europe.

PENINSULAR & 'ORIENTAL FORTNIGHTLY · DIRECT ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

UNDER CONTRACT WITH H.M. GOVERNMENT

"Afl vessels may call at any ports on or off the route, and the route and all sailings are subject to change or deviation with or without notice." PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL SAILINGS.

8.8.

RANCHII

COMORIN

*ALIPORE

+*SOMALI

RAJPUTANA

RANPURA *BANGALORE

From

Tona Hong Kong

About

Destination.

17,000 12th Dec. Bombay, Marseilles & London, 15.000 20th Dec. Marseilles & London,

5.000 27th Dec. Bombay & Karachi only.

7,000

2nd Jan. Marsellies, Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull. . 17.000

-9th Jan. Bombay, Marseilles & London. 17,000 23rd Jan. Bombay, Marseilles & London.

6,000 30th Jan. Marselles. Havre, London, Hamburg,

Rotterdam, Antwerp & Hull.

Cargo only,

f Calls Casablanca.

All vessels may call at Malta.

8

Calla Tangier.

Frequent connection from Port Said for Passengers and Cargo L Istanbul, Piraeus, Smyrna and other Levant Ports by steamers of the Khedivial Mall Steamship Co.,

BRITISH INDIA—APCAR SAILINGS

SANTHIA

TALAMBA

TALMA

-SIRDHANA SHIRALA

8,000 19th Dec. 1

8,000 2nd Jan.

10,000 10th Jan. Singapore, Port Sweltenham, Penang

8,000 30th Jan,

8,000 13 Feb.

Rangoon & Calcutta,

EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS

NANKIN NELLORE TANDA

7,000 2nd. Jan.

THE '' HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1936.5

TELEGRAPH'S NEW SERIAL

FATE TAKES A HAND

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Friar John pulled short his sweat ing horse beneath the kindly shade of the plentiful trees surrounding the village green. What place was this, veked a passerby. He smiled when he heard the answer. More than half the road from Verons to Mantua had been covered."

in

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S

Rome

"KOVLUZED FROM

Juliet

The Man Goktayn Mayer MOTORS

OMITEN GERTRUDE GELBIN,

tun's law is death to him that sells The apothecary drew back. "Man-

nor

the

the

BANKS

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Reserve $10,000,000

120,000,000 terve Lahitity of Proprietárs

HEAD OFFICE:SHIONGKONG. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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ton. Mr. B. H. Dodwell. T. Pearce, Est.,

AMOY.

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LONDON LYONA

"HALACCA

KANILA

MUAR (20NORE) MUKDEN NEW YORK

TRIPING. PENANG RANGDON'.. SAIGON

The apothecary's eyes grew bright; would lead hint bdeic to Verona and with greed.

on to Juliet's tomb "Let me have a dram of polson," Madly his horse'n doves beat whispered Romeo as lie held the against the road. Faster and faster Hold temptingly, before him, "Such he urged his horse, passing villag soon-speeding gear as will disperse after town, town after village, rld. Mason, E43. teglf through all the veing, that the Ing at last through the very one where Friar John was, held captive life-weary taker may fall dead."

by the plague. straight ahead, oblivious

Romeo, his face set, his eyes BANGKOK

of night BATAVIA

BOMBAY road and man, neither heard

CALCUTTA LANTON Romeo laughed. "Art thou

w the terror of that village

CHEFOO Time there was for a brief rest bare and full of wretchedness and saw

of one house fired by

CULO DO The world is not torches, staggered the figure of fearest to die?

DAHEN this pleasant place. He reined up thy friend nor the world's law. The Friar, Onto the green he stumbled POOCHOW` beside an ancient stone watering world affords no law to make thee reaching for the horse that yet HAIPHONG

With HAMBURG trough, dismounted, and put his

HANKOW the watering trough. law-and take this."

last

effort, small, gaily coloured tents pro claimed a fair, Friar John mingledy poverty, not my will, con- the horse's back and turned its HONGKEW

. kents," muttered the apothecary head toward Verona. Too late now Lotto with the crowd.

A terror-stricken women ran into and he turned to the shelves for to deliver Friar Laurence's letter, DORK

the time allotted him had passed. ONE the square. She looked wildly about powder and pestle.

"Put this in any liquid thing you Nothing now was left him to do and seeing the cossack of a holy man, clutched the Friar's sleeve, will," said the apothecary. "Drink cept return to Verona and tell La-

his mission. Imploring his aid. He turned swift-off. And if you had the strength rence of his failure

And so throughout the night the ly, four or five curious villagers 9

from Mantun to Verona cehood Fond the galloping hooves, as Romeo, the poison in his pocket, rode to take his place beside Juliet in her tomb;in various size TO LET and as Friar John, the messenger who might have saved him, returned to Frior Laurence.

horse to water... A few paces of rich. Then-bó not poor, Break the stood by pulled himself upon HARMIN

following behind as she led the way men, it would dispatch you

to

man.

house nearby. The woman opened the door and pointed fearfully inside. A

rude white and still, lay upon pallet. The vilingers crowded the door, and with anxious eyes watched the friar enter and examine the sick

man.

shirt

His first glance told him the runn was dying. Of what? His brief examination falled to show. He stripped the sufferer of his Rad raised his arm. A huge black In the armpit met his gaze swelling in

swelling that was seen by every villager at the open door.

"The Plogus!"

The sharp scream of terror carcened through the room, The woman and the villagers pushed Into the street, their cries piercing the air. Their alarm soon broughtĮ soldiers who fastened tight the door and windows of the house, lockding the Frlar inside.

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Friar John sprang to the door, The secure against his exit. guard shouted the order that he, the Friar, must remain in the house une in danger of the plague had

Bank into a chair. What re- course had he against this impris-

onment? His anger gave way Manila, Rabaul, Brisbane, Sydney

Melbourne & Hobart.

7,000 30 Jan.

8th Mar.) *7,000

SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN

RAJPUTANA 17,000 11th Dec. Shanghai & Japan. TALMA

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17,000 25th Dec. Shanghai & Japan.

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2,000 70 Jan. Amoy, Shanghai & Japan. 17,000 8th Jun. Shanghai & Japan.

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RAWALPINDI

•

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1

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Wed., 3rd Feb.

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"Here is

thy gold," answered Ro- moo, and with the precious powder in his pouch, he hastened back to the inn where Balthasar was ready with the horses.

Without farewell, he mounted his horse and turned for the road that

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(To be concluded.)

OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS

123

26

20

ACROSS.

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gitution as he bethought of the mission on which he had, been sent, The letter had

commend Friar Laurence him to deliver without full and upon the hour! Who now would take it to Romeo? He leaped from his chair and beat his fists against the door,. At last he ceased. There was no hope. He had falled in his mission. No one! now would deliver the message.

Nor would nayone evar know why. What chance was there that he might escape the plague himself? He knelt briefly in prayer, and turned silently to his duty toward the dying

•satieres. celor Laurence Back in

in Verona waited with impatience John's re- turn. That very morning he had trod the long road

to the Capulet tamb and watched the sad procession which carried Juliet to rest. The bilter sorrow of her mother and father had all but betrayed him. 12 in this way. Only the vibrant hope that even as 15 Suitable vehicle for a nodding he prayed, Friar John must be de livering

letter to Romeo restrain-

the

1 Only on following night ure

these really unpleasant.

An

4 Most attractive, I assure you.

for 8 Old chest-protector

uncommon fool, it seems.

D The sort of brow-that's always seen in satisfied surroundings, 10 This may have been made by

one of 30 with honour.

11 Take her on as a unit,

Mandarin?

al-18 Do

ed him and the thought that Romeo,

Do they "Knit rye" here? (anag);

of its rending, had seized 18 It might appear that such a

the instant of s

his horse and was already galloping

state of health was due to an

accident (two werds, 3, 4). UGE

back 1s

Verona,

out cards!

So busy with his thoughts was he 21 It's simply perfect when I give,

that he failed to notice à Montague પ among the

mourners.

Balthasar, 23 One of the cards, perhaps. Romeo's man-servant, had that very 24 Biscuits taken with brandy. morning arrived from Mantua to 25 Help. deliver a letter from his master to 28 Reds kin, but no Bolshevik. Jullet.

Balthasar waited long enough to ascerlain that this indeed was Juliet being laid to rest. With grief and horror in his heart, he sped back to Montun and acquainted Romeo with this tragic news,

Homco stared, unbelievingly. Ju- llet dead? Impossible! His Juliet, who only yesterday had kissed

in passionate farewell?

"Is it even so?" he whispered, Balthasar nodded sadly.

in

Romeo sprang to his feet. "Then

"Dal-

I defy you stors!" he cried,

art Hire mot

10-night-horses. I will

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When Balthasar had gone, Romeo buried his face in his hands. liet." he murmured at length, "I will lie with thee to-night," and seiz ing his money pouch, rushed from the Inn.

Swiftly he pursued his way through the city. He found at last * dark, narrow, unpaved street, cluttered with the refuse flung from houses. Such a street would yield him what he sought. His search was rewarded as he led ar thecary's sign hung from a shop.

dismal

He pushed open the deer! thecary!!! he called and entered the dimly lighted, sinister looking den. He took in, in a single glance, the helves stocked w

with

beggarly ac- of empty boxes, green earthen pots, bladders and musty seeds: old with remnants of packthread,. cakes of roses: a tortoise hand, an alligator stuffed, and other skins of ill-shaped nahes...

Out of the darkness emerged the apothecary, meagre in look for sharp misery had worn him to the bona,

20 European country.

30 Dressmakers who spell them- selves in this permissible way, never lack customers.

31 Showing cook's scope.

DOWN

1 Scottish clan.

2 Won a rib (anag.).

3 One of the ways to wobble.

4 Carried by a horse beyond little

Erncat.

3 Aslithy one.

6 If you haven't one, you have no

chance at all.

7 Maritime movements.

THE

9 Made by 30.

CX-

13 Detached residence in the far

north.

14 End it to put in perii.

17 Those who do when they have something to say, don't cut it short.

10 It is nice to be able to add Unesc

to one's income.

20 This might be the material from

which was made.

21 I'm on top of the cupboard to

make a mark.

22 Famous for its cedars. 23 Funny.

20 Used in the Crusades,

27 The heavenly body with an

earthly appeal.

Yesterday's Solation.

KOWLOON

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Come hither, man." called Ro- meo. "I see that thou art poor." The other shrugged in answer. "Hold," sald Romeo," and reach-Agents: ind into his pouch drew forth handful of gold, "Here are forty ducate."

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