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Clemens, nor of St. Lonia-who was due NME, CANTON, to die, but presently escaped, by somo calcanery or other characteristic of the tribe of Clemons. The London represent- atives of the American papers began to flock in, with American, cables, in their hands to inquire into my condition. There
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THE Undersigned has received instruc-* Tions to Sell by Pabllo Auction,
TUESDAY,
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2.45 F., No. 6, LYSENGON VILLA Kowloon,
(The Residence of Lt. Col. C.H.D. PRICU), A QUASTITY OF VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD.
FURNITURE
(Particulars from Catalogue), TERM:As Custoraary.
1907.
On view from Monday, the 25th Feb.
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer's
Hongkong, February 21, 1907.
PUBLIC AUCTION,
340
Tous from Mes Is Erazz, to Soil by THE Undersigned have received fostruo
Public Auction,
18.
WEDNESDAY,
the 7th February, 1907, at 2.30 ... within bar Residence STOLZENFELA,' No, 26, PLANTATION ROAD, the Peak,-
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A Large Quantity of PLANTS in Pors. Catalogues will be issued. TERMS →→→AR usual,
HUGHES & HOUGH,.
Auctioneers Hongkong, February 23, 1907.
356
PUBLIO AUCTION. THE Undersigned bas received inattuo tions to Beli by Public Auction, WEDNESDAY,
the 27th February. 1907, commencing at 2.45 P.M., at No. 12, SALISBURT AVENUE, Kowloon,- A QUANTEIT OF
HOUSEHOLD
VALUABLE
72
Co.
FURNITURE.
(Particulars from Catalogue),
Also
One COTTAGE FaNo by B. Moutrie
TERMS:-As Unstowary.
On View from Tuesday, the 28th Feb., 1907
GEO. P. LAMMERT,
Auctioneer,
340
ROM the 2nd week in April next
IAN MOR PEAK ROAD, Six Hongkong, February 20, 1937. good Rooms, 3 Bath Rooms, Drying and Stora Rooms, grass tennis court, Moderate realel to good tenant.
Apply to HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE
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TO LET.
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2417
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next, the 27th February, 1907, at 3,89 P.M.
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HOUSE in KNUTSFORD TER
was nothing the matter with me, and each TO. . MACDONNELL RUAD; from A RACE KOWLOON.
in bis turn was astonished end disappointed, to find me reading and smoking in my study, and worth next to nothing as a text for. transatlantic news One of these men was a gentle and kindly and grave and sym- pathetic Irishman, who hid his sorrow the best he could and tried to lock glad, and told me that his paper, the 'Evening Suv,' had cabled him that it was reported in Now York that I was dead. What should ho cable in reply? I said: "Say the report ia . greatly exaggerated. He never smiled, bat went solemnly away and sent the cable in those words. The remark hit the world pleasantly, end to this day it keeps turning up, now and then, in the newspapers when people have occasion to discount exaggera tions."
But all is not bumour in these reminis- tancoa. One of the great griefs of Mark
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TO BE LET FURNISHED. – *SLEMISH;'
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169
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25
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Hongkong, February 18, 1907.
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