EXTRACT.
QUEER STORY.
THE GUINEA SPIDER AND THE STARVING DIT.
TIN DAILY FR38, MONDAY, MAY 28×9, 1857."
"Bo-would Lid Ellen, chaping" ber baby closer to her bojim
INSURARUES.
NOTICE.
The offlor of the Penelope Company was out of Holbern, and whan the two women arrived there they found a considerableHE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSUR
AMOR COMPANY, LIMITED, unmber of people crowding round the door. ACCEPT RISKS at Local Rates: They waited patiently for their turn, hoping TEM BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED,
Agonita.
1015 Hongkong, 20th May, 1887. given them, longed for work would be This looks more a business, doesn't it," said Ellen's new friend. They see to employ a lot of people."
that at length the
and a couple of resistanse.
NOTICE
PANY, LIMITED,
TO BE LET.
TO BE LET.
WITH IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
AN EXTENSIVE GODOWN, No. 250
Praya East (Wanobai). Apply to
DORABJEE & HING KEE,
Victoria Hotel, Hongkong, 20th May, 1887.
TO LET
With Possession from lat July, 1897.
SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR.
FLAS AND RIG.
·VE65KŁA.
DATE OF
ARRIVAL
CAPTAIN.
May 20 84. Porter May 18 B. Kohler May. 21 Ohi
Changsha My 8. Willison
May 20 Ulderup
of the CHINEEZ INSURANCE COMPANY, City of Peking May 13 Dearborn
Quarters-----
RISKS at % nett par Anusm, and other Ix-LIMITED, with Compradore Room and Servsuts Craert honshire May 17 Courtuny
'rusader
Dannhe
Dooime Dinto sata
regular employment. The rate of remunera tion is good, from two to ten shillings a day, according to the skill and quickness (of the mupil One advertisement any all,that.”
"Yes, sir. I think I could do the work," John Mayne, and his young wife, Ellen, Ellen ananered, quickly. Could you give hogan their married life under the happiset me an order today the Asthetic Company auspices. They were both young and hope-
The manager of the ful. John was & clerk in the office of Messrs. raised bin syahrows apercitionally. Nutmeg & Cocos, colonial merchants, and as
"We cannot give put work without soms strady and industrious a young man as my security. You must deposit a guiosa with within the four-mile line. Ellan was as to cover the cast of the materials." quite a model housewife-frugal, without A Ruinen! Ho might as wall have asked meanness, bright, charist and good-tem for n bandred pounds. How wu sho in counter where the work was being handed Is prepared to ACCEPT FIRST-CLASS HE OFFICES at prosent in the caoupation China
The two women pressed nonr to the long CHINA FIRN INSURANCE COM pered. Before her marriage she had been sorapo together twenty-one whole suillingal out by a soft spoken, well-dressed geationen an employé in a fancy-work shop, where her Come, make Up your mind.
mind, my woman artiste taste in designing the fandy-work
There are
are plenty of
wanting work, people with which ber richer sisters try to kil! time by an imaginary industry, bad commanded and we have hundreds of pupile," anawored
the manager,
io a superior tone. He was good pay and no little praise, But when running over in his mind the large number
John Marne she threw up this
| off I clients bis numerous work agencias had employment, the cares of wifehood, and brought him, and of the very lucrative bust later on of motherhood, monepeliaing all her nena
Per began therefrom. resulting timo and thoughts,
I haven't & guines, sir," she faltered, two years all went well with the young with tears in her eyes, but the landlady of couple. John avent
gave such satisfaction to his the hones where I lodge will tell you that that his salary was raised, and employers, he was, therefore, able to move from the
I am honest." homable ledgings where he and his wife had lived since their marriage to a small house at Walhamgreen. Within two moutbe of their wigration, bowover, a change for the worse cing in their fortunes. Miegre, Nutmeg & Cocos passed through the Bankruptcy
ale married
We don't do business in that way. If you haven't the money we can't give you. the-work
BUKANOES at Corront-Raton.
AGENCIES at all the Treaty Ports of Chine and Japan, and at Singapore, daigon, Penang, and the Philippines
JAS: B. COUGHTRIE, Secretary. Hongkong, 27th March. 1882.-
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SCHEELE & Co. Hongkong, 20th May, 1887-
[1008
-CALEDONIAN FIRE AND LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
ESTABLISHED 1805.
Ellen noticed that money was being hand. ed saross the counter, but it seemed to be paid by, and not to the workers, This rather damped her but she want
поров, straight up to the well-dressed gentleman.
"Plasar, sir, I am in maaroh of work," who
timidly. tara haid. The gentleman's bask was commenced to speak. Ha looked found, however, at the sound of ber voice, and, to her astonishment, Ellon aware befors her the bland Manager of the at sthetic, Corp in and ang him about On reengraing a
Lim the guinea she had paid to the Aathetic Com- pany, he called her a lying impostor, and before she could argue the matter or say an- other word, she found herself rudely handled and turned out into the streets.
Heart-broken she wended her way back to her lodging. On telling ber pitifal story, Mrs. Hart waa laud in ther expressions of
The woman turned away despairingly, and went beavily down the staire and out into the street. An endless stream of carriages, caba, and omnibuses flowed down the broad Court the business was wound thoroughfare. Ellen looked at the well and John Mayns was thrown out of these women in the aarriages, and up, Ere employment. Every one known that demand for clerks in very much smaller than wondered if they had ever felt sorrow like
amalier there.
The cost of one of those grand gowds wrath, the supply. John had an excellent character would have kept her and her child for a year.
The "It is hard for
people to starring and weeke went on, and daye
was still condemned enforced idiences.
and be
What are the police doing? It's's sim
D
THE
Agents for the above Company are pre-
Underigned having been appointed pared to isane Policise of Fusurance against Fire
the usual theme
ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1882
on
from his late employers; but somebeba thought, as she glanced at the should go unpunished. I will go the police- matters worse, to grad i lepas. To take sparkling
bead shake that such a wicked swindlor TRANSATLANTICFIREINSURANCE
COMPANY OF HAMBURG.
And they went; but all the satisfaction they received was the intimation that it was not a matter for the police, and that they had better consult a lawyer,
•
As alerting people cannot pay lawyers, the Manager of the Penelops in, doubtless, still carrying on his swindling career, and adding daily to his already long list of Ellen Maynes.
day Rich people ought to be very good. I after tramping abeat for hours fram one wonder if any of those ladies know how office to another. Cold, and Over-fatigue, and long fasting, brought on an attack of hard it is for the poor to keep rospectable.
wani
ant one gaines, and they." rheumatic fever, and Ellen, who could not
She sighed and trudged away homewarka, bear to part with her husband, pursed bim thinking how that gained could be honestly home Instead of allowing him to be moved earned, Her hands were clasped togather to a hospital Doctor's fres, and long under ber thin shawl, for the afternoon was chemist's bill, and the cost of the nourishing bitterly cold. Her fingers closed round her food beccssury reduced Ellen's savings, to
wedding-ring. It was the only thing of Trots. minimum; but she was young and brave, value the poor soul bad kept. She had a and still hopefal
spite of une
a borror of parting?
with it. Jchn superabitious of all her present cares. She took in sewing, for which, of course, she got hut and she thought that she would rathur dio scanty payment, the middle-man, who thao part with it. Now it hung loose on her flourished at the expense of the worker, wasted finger, and she twisted it round, taking the best part of the profit.. By work-wondering if she could get a guinea for it ing sixteen hours a day, however, Ellen
"For the child's sake," she said to bersalf the dreaded woll from the managed to
of better days, pain had put it there on her marriage-morning,
FOR SALE:
FOR SALE.
HAMPAGNE "MONOPOLE"
-HEIDSIECK & Co.-
theat.
at last, ze she halted before a pawnbroker's MONOPOLE RED SEAL (sundry). and gradually her husband struggled shop. back to comparativy health. As soon as he
Was
L
of
Do. "seo" FOIL?
GOLD FOIL (dry).
do. (extra dry).
CARLOWITZ & C... Sale Agents for HELDECK & Co., Reins, For Hongkong, China, and Japan. Hongkong, 1st July, 1885.
JUST RECEIVED.
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Bottles, Kor Brand.
The Undersigned, having been appointed Agents for the above Company, are propared to ACCEPT EISKS against FIRE st Current Rates.
OFFICES TO BE LET.
NOPE 12 Rowin
May 16 Anderson Mar 26 P. Obstmann M&S MeCoslin Feb. 2 Bargoyua
TOMA
CONTIGSHEL
DESLIWA...
TION.
HONGKONG.
STEAMERS:;· · --- 1480 |ádamson, Bell & Co
814 Simon & Co
Amir.atr 5079.)
M. H. Kalabia
Martin & KaY Battorfold & Swire Melohers & Co
Adamina, Boli & Co Amboid, Karberg & Co
A. R. Marty
$77 Dougins Laproik & Ca
Jugins Lapralk & Co Butterfold & Swire
184) 1,0 & M. Stormbost Col Macho
1209 Christensen May J. Bjarak
Arabold, Kartorg & Co | Saigon
*
Albany L007 Amay
Bayley Carisbrooke
Tirit. mix
Belt, atr
Batt. atr 1000
Apl. 2 R. Casa
Brită str 973
Shanghai
Selena
Brit. ir 1158
Ger, air 048
P. M. §. 8. Co
Apply to
ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Hongkong, 20th May, 1887.
Brit, str 1940 Brittr Brit, ate Gor. str
Yokobson
il
561
905 Slemseen & Co
[1010
(721
TN. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL with COMPRADORE'S Rooms and entraBOO in STANLEY BIRUT,
Apply to
HONGKONG DISPENSALY. Hongkong. 13th March, 1887.
D. Monarch Doa Junt Dubarg
May 21 Marquez
Brit, BLT Brit, str Synu, str
514 Russell & Co
868 Adamson, BoI & Ço
654
Braudeo & Co
Manila
ay 2 Bertelsen
Ger, atr
921
Bun Hin & Co
Electr
Toy 20 Madson
Ger. str
1190
Slamsien & Co
Hausbarg
Esmiralda
May 20. A. Tayler
Brit. atr
$85
Bussell & Ço
Girland
Muy 20 Robinson
Brit, str
1658 Sieussen & Co
Guthrie
May 208. G. argon
Bit, str
2200 Russell & Co
549
Hriloong
Hay Roach
Britr
TO BE LET.
Huishoug onkow
May 2 Ashton
Brit. at
1122
Moyd
Brit. tr
220A
East Court Canton
Honath
----
VERY 00MFORTABLE A HOUSE, FURNISHED OF UN FURNISHED,, sommanding extensive Sea View and very Cool in summer.
T. Bauing
frit, str
Nor, etr
M. B. Kaishia
Kloktang
Kwang-les
May 1
A. H. Benning
Wolls
Brit, se Obi. str
1081
E.0.& M. Steamboat Col. In dɔok.
1508
C. BL.. N. Lo
Apply at
Lombardy M-beth
May
18. G.0.Brookes Brit, str
1726
Yuen Fat Hong
THE HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 5th May, 1997.
May
7 Kanath
Brit, str
822 Chisi
1230 Nasehan
Menzelah
May
8 Blane
Fr. air
1278
Mes-agorios Maritimas
May Blackbourne
Brit..str
865
Hop Hing Hong
TO LET.
Oopaok
May 2 J. C. Juques
Brit, nir
1799 Arthold, Karberg & Co
Oxfordshire
Ꭱ
1OOMS 18 "COLLEGE CHAMBEER "
Pathan
May
ay 1 C. P. Jones
Rowley.
Brik sir
Brit. ate
904 1769
Rawall & Co
Gilb. Livingston & Ca
arthio
May 14 Brough
Brit. ir 203$
Tusu Fat Heng
1968
No. 16, HOLLYWOOD ROAD- Apply to
Pasig
Brit. air
251
Chinese
Canton
P.C.Chom Kla May 22 Lightwood
Brit, alr
1109
Yuen Fat Hong
DAVID SASSOON, SONG & Co. Hongkong, 3th July, 1886.
145
Pha.quoo Pilot Fish
May 18 Orthion Stopani
Fr. str
130
Ocdar
Brit, ztr
117
H. & W. Doak Jo
TO BE LET.
Part Vistor Poran
May 10 Williams
Brit. gir
1978
Siemarat & Co
Kotaour
Brit, str
154
H., C. & M. Steamboat Cel Canton
May 21. Hensley
Brit, str
1387
1ay 18 Pearsou
Brit. atr
1592
dafoson, Ball & Co
May May
A. Paul Brembur
Fr. Bir
119
Mostecarios Maritimes
Tokobama
Brit-str 1300
Battorffold & Swirs
Lordon
(893 Whampo
White Clond
May 19 J. Stephens Nov. 30 F. Witt May 16 G. Pawcett
Brit: LT
799
A mhold, Karbarg & Co
Grit. str
8. W. Goggia
Brit. str Brit, shr
312 1109
Shivg Kee
OctɔO
Melbourne
Amphitelté Fab.
12
for Particulars, apply to
Eudora
23 C. Anderson Brit, sh Anton Ganther Feb. 1 Steinbragge Ger. bb Apl. 30 Loapslodura Swd. bk May 8 D. Andersen Apl. 26 C. E. Falton
1767 Carlowitz & Ca
441
Melebars & Co
473
Melchera & Co
frit, b
819
Olimpo 3 Co
Brit. bk
1149
Chinese
GIBE, LIVINGSTON & Co.
1945 Hongkong, 19th May, 1887.
F. B, D.ows Golden Ficoce
Mar, 2 Rothbart
Gor. bk
629
Hein ich
Fab. 11 Derham Mar. 27 F.H. Bauna
Br. yacht
120❘ Master
Ger. bk
Hab
H. 'zenberg Map Schommann
Ger. bk
Hy/lra.......
May 13 C. Binge
Ger. bk
Apl. 7 G.B.Holland Hai, b
3
Hamburg Honolul
Maghegan
Mar. 19 Paulson
Brit, bk
1143
Pustan & Lo
Now York
Mariable
Apl. 22 E. Villn
Fr. b
462
Araho'd, Karberg & Co
Matilda
Apl. 25 Fafa
Mar 3 Merry an
Amr-hk
819
Chinese
Nor. b
700
Carlowitz & Co
Mar 13 3. L. Paano
Amra sk
1088
Bd. Schelkrans &-Oo--
New York
Honolul
|
Amr, bln
510
Amhold; Karberg & Co
Brit c
17:29
Melchor & Co
· Visteria
Brit. bx
731
Ganaalves & Co
Honolu
Awr, a 1519
Master
Brit.sob 334 Order
Siam.bk
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BELILIOS & Co..
or to SHARP & Co.,
Estate Agente
M 040.
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Hol" es
Thi XẾP
360
Ancho Recorder
J. P. Haylae Brit. ir
228
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TO BE LET. WITH BALLY POSSESSION.
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STEMSSEN & Co..
Agente.
(74
T Queen's Eoad (next to the Commissariat Strathlovna THE EXTENSIVE PREMISES in Propontis
Buildings) lately occupied by the ROYAL NAVAL TARDI SEAMAN'S CLUB,
UlFreed Vespasion Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS. Was Young Hongkong, 2nd May, 1887.
TO LET AT THE PEAK.
Hongkong, 16th November, 1872. NORTE GERMAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY AT HAMBURG.
Undersigned, AUENTS for the abova
y, are prepared to GRANT IN SEMI-DETACHED FOUR ROOMED DWELLING HOUSE situated on FUBANCES to the extent of 365,000, on first Mount Gough. olsos risks at current rates.
MELCHERS & Co Hongkong, 27th March, 1976. AMICABLE INSURANCE OFFICE,. LIMITED.
(OF CALCUTTA)..
M
THE Undevelgad am prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE EISKS at Current Rates.
F17
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & 0%,
Aronts. Hongkong, 27th September, 1886. THE LONDON ASSURANCE
INCORPORATED BY EÚYAL CHARTER OF MIE MAJESTY KING SKORGE THE FIRST, A.D. 1720,
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION, Arrangements can be made for uso of an Carin Asphalte Tennis Court,
TO LET.
ROOMS in CHAMDERS,
Apply to
Hongkong, 1st February, 1832
66
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co.
TO BE LET.
FAT
Lilia
(49 Menton
DEACONSFIELD." at prosent coonpied Bthe HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Posession from 1st THE Undersigned having been appointed May.
Agente for the above Corporation, Dre Apply to prepared to grant Insurances as follows:-
MARINE DEPARTMENT. Policies at encrent rates, payable afther here, in Landau, or at the principal Ports of India, Chius, and Australia.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
GUNS, RIFLES, REVOLVERS, CART Policies issued for long or short periods at RIDGES, SHOT, &c. &c. &c.
Do. But the ring only fetched seven abillinge. was strong enough, he sought again for Somehow, the rest must be earned. For the Day Do work. But bad trade and an overstocked next few days Ellen was unremitting in her. Jabour-market were against him, and his efforts to soraps together those fourteen search was again fruitless. Then his courage billing. The money she had got for the to fail; the fover had left him pale ring she res lately set aside, in spite of the began and weak, and, thangh he did not know it terrible pangs of hunger from which sho symptoms of heart disease showed them.
ean- suffered. Twice she got a day' obering. selves. One dreadful day be fell at his and once or twice she was successful in get- wife's feet in dead taiat, Terrified at his death-like look, Ellen sent a naighbour's ting some needlework to do; though, of
are course,
at starvation pay. At the end child for n medical man. As kindly as he about three weeks, however, she had a guines could, the doctor told her the sad trib. in silver, tied in the corner of an old porket Her busbard
the most affering from
bandkerchief, and she carried it joyfully to dangerous form of heart disease, With the
the the office of the Ethetic Company, 500, greatest care, he might live for years, but all Terra-cotta-street. over-work and excitement was to be avoided,
Eien listened with failing heart.
Her barely. scanty wages iufficed to supply the necessaries of life; abe herself was growing, daily thinner and weaker from hard work poor food and now this last and terrible bot
the finishing touch to ber; wretchedness. Where could she turn for resistance ? for
e? for moitter she nor har husband bad
apy wear relations. For a few more wacks the brave little woman toiled
un at her plain-sewing; ber dad was weak tea and a little bread, as the
half of her scanty earnings per devoted to the payment of the rep of their
STOCK-IN- and room. They had, of course, given up
TRADE of the old and well-known the house at Walban-green, and sold the natural taste enabled her to do more than Establishment The SONGKONG SODA WATER furniture; tha prosesde of the sale clearing justice to the copy. The Inndinds doclared MANUFACTURING Co. Hollywood Road, Nos.
Apply to
M. &. DE CARVALHO. Hongkong, 16th May, 1887.
apd
"There is the money, sir," she drid, oagerly,
to the band clerk, mag. I take the work home with me?”.
"It will be agother guinea to bave lessons; but you do the work quite well if you follow Las printed directions"
"Ismafraid I couldn't pay another guinea," abs answered, faliotly; but I will do my best to do the work well. Good afternant, wiv-thank you."
the contrary, it seems to require ittle Elles did not bad the work difficult. On ingenuity and lees taste. The scraps of silk and voitot were to be coarsely painted After the copy supplied with the materials. Ellen's
1481
The RISING HOPE SRAZ TOBACCO tromi Nella, (Rotterdam.)
J. F. SCHEFFER, 21. &23, Pottinger Street. FOR SALE ON TO LET. HE Property known as "THE CLIFFS,"
near Mount Gough-the Peak. Apply to
ADAMS & JORDAN. Hongkong, 24th February 1887.
FOR SALE.
GOODWILL -and TRE
off the dabes the pour wife had been forced that she would easily earo the maximum 12 & 14.
to contract
tract during her!
ar husband's tong illness. What remarsed aba apent in dsinties for Jobs and milk for the child. Bet at bat
eres this little store was exhausted,
One Saturday night she took her weekly pila of work
usual to the warehouse, when earthy.
the was
site was dismissed rtir.told that she was
០៧ the prospectus of the Esthetic Com- Pally promised its workers.
Never mind about the rent of your roem, Mrs. Mayne; yon'll pay the when you are in regular work, I know," she said, kindly.
In a few days Ellan had painted all the
Was down to Terra-cotta-strout.
with so forty or fifty others. Tradework. Full of renewed hope, she walked the ice of this Paper. bad, and likely to be worse before the winter "I hope the work is done to your satia- WAR The few shillings that she thenfaation, sir," she said to the manager, who
over. received for her work was, therefore, all that was not quite so bland in manner as on her Blood between her sad starvation, or the Brat visit. alternative, almost as terrible to the poor- the workhouse.
He looked at, it carelessly. "It seems
When Elloa reached some, she found the pretty well done Irare it with me, and landlady of the house where she and her you can call again in a wook for more." husband ledged waiting for ber at the door Your master's in a dead faint, are Maybe, and I can't get him to. Shall I "send for the doctor?"
The doctor arrived within five minutes but one glance at the patient sufficed. John Mayne wa land-bad been dead for a hour, at least.
**
•
*
"Bet, sir, cannot you pay me-a-rife for it?" said Ellen, desperately. "I Am very poor, and I have a child at home."
I've nothing to do with your poreily. Call at the end of a we
and you shall have a further supply of worl
Ellea thought despairingly, "How am I to live through the weak! Mr. Hart will not care to wait much longer for the rent." But it was quite woolens to argue the mattor.
did
For some days the poor young widow sunk The managers grew salont at last and under the weight of her sorrows. The land-threatened w send for the police if she lady, who was a kindhearted woman, looked not tears the office. Trembling and sick t after the child, and trid to cheer the bereaved heart, the woman obered, and "dragged ber- wife. After the funeral Ellen was forend to dry her tease and face the cruel world weary limba home to the cold attic where her
cbild again. The poor oatnet name their grief lay asleep. She sat down by the bad, looked at the poor, pale, plocbed" fare like the rich. Ellen knew that she must upon the pillow. But her eyes were blinced
would work or starve. Far. herself she not bave cared, but there was the child; he with tears, and she could not a how
terribly the little face bad changed,
must work for her child's sake,
B
worked button-holes at a
rent,
I'm afraid
$25
1419
j
(currant rates.
LIFE DEPARTMENT. Polities issued for sums not exceeding £5,000, at reducul rates,
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co.
· Hongkong, 25th July, 1872
NOTICE.
Hongkong, 11th March, 1837.
Hongkong, 11th April, 1887.
INTIMATIONS.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE CUTLER,
COMPANYTM
The Undersigned, Agouts for the above CO pany, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS on FIRST-CLASS Gonowne at i par Cent. Nett pra- miam per Annum
NORTON & Co., Agents
[60 Hongkong, 20th May, 1881. DHENIX FIRE OFFICE
1980
The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLIČIES of INSURANCE against FIRE xt the following Rates:-- On First-class EuropeaM
Tenouanta
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Net per Anna. On Conds ..................at 1 . Net per Annum On Petroleum in
censed Godownant là. Net per Annum, On: First-class Chinese
stone's.
Butterfield & Swire
132 11.,0.. Steamboat Co Castoni
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185 Carlowitz & Co
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WHAMPO.
Wiler & Ca
Jardine, Matheson & Co Bbang bat
hi usp
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"SWATOW.
ix PORT ON Oru Max, 1867. STEAMERS.
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795
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Gor, sea
197
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Brit. bk
364
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542
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Wagrios
Feb. 26 Vincent
The Celebrated“ CARLTON"-11 years old, WHISKY IRISH, the best selected, very fine. Fuh WoMay 18 Frisad
N.B-All the above Spirits are of excellent | Faugshun
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Tenements...at 9 Net per Aunum On Second-Clues Chinose
Tenementet 23 Nel por Annum.quality, and are recommended
DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & Co..
Agents for Pheonix Fire Ollee.
- Hongkong, 5th August, 1891- f15- THE LATEST ADVANCE IN LIFE
INSURANCE.
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MhY 1 E. W. Tisdal
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Store Nordiska pl. 1 Hildebrandt
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6 Flagy May Oct 27 Yung-wing
(945 Antelope
Medoe in Quarts & Pints. Nood no room. Then Wo mendation.
For Prices apply to sither of the above Firma
HIS Policy secures to the insured the option marked
T of terminating his Inrurance at the end of THE Undersigned have boas appointed Hole Exikonig any 5 Yoar poriad, and receiving for his Polloy a ji
864 ↑ C. M. 8. N. Co-
16 0.8. N. C
299 ButterBold & Swire.
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$25
Feb. 18 Peabody
19 Norch Apl. Apl. 21 Benha 17.drett Deo.
13 Marphy May 16 Brown
9: Sobrido May
À mr. sh
Gér. Dic
1259 458
Agents for the Sale of their Goods in F. C. Bichon wash surrender value together with his stars of Hongkong and China by Mosses. J. & R. TEN-gerstown
amalated surplus spportioned as a dividend.NENT. Glasgow, and Messrs. DAVID CORSAR & Leanie Burrell Deo.
Omeg If death nocur, the full amount of the Poley will SONS, Arbroath be paid immediately on proof of death, together with a Mortuary Divalent of 50 per Cent, of all premiums reteived during the 3" Fear period in which death may harpen.
Prospectus and full particulars may he had ou application to
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co., Acting Agents. Hongkong, 13th January, 1887.
(81
PANY, LIMITED.
HEAD Órvice-HONGKONG,
CAPITAL (8oESCRIBED), 31,000,000.
3.d ARNHOLD, KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, January, 1867.
'SUMMER
TIME TABLE,
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
STEAM-AUNCH
"MORNING STAR"
Runs Daily as Ferry Boat between FRDDAN'S WHARF and Tam-Tsa-Tsui at the following
the 15th April 1887,
WEEK DAYS Leaves
LOSTOS Kowloon Hongkong
7.00 AM. 2230
By and bye, Mrs. Hart came up. She But, unfortunately, the wish to work does looked grave, when she heard Eltar's story.
"I am very sorry for you, my dear; but &o., &e., with the Punti and Mandarin TromanHE MAN ON INSURANCE. COM-hours :-This Time Table will take offoot from! not always anaro employment. Ellen tried many things; she faribing a dozen when she could get them to see I have to live. If you can't pay my ciation. do; abe put aside the last remnant of het pride, and got now and again a day's work na a charwoman. But her health grew daily worse, and ter poor thin arme had not strength for the rough work of scrubbing and windows-chaning,
Oh, don't turn me out," pleeded Ellon. Grant me one more week. I do really PORTLAND think that they will give me work in the end."
Mrs. Hart was not a hard woman, zo sho agreed to give her lodger another chance. At the end of the week, Millen took her It was a long atruggle against overwhole child in her arms, and went down to tell the the poor creature landlady that she was going to Terra-cotta- ing odds. Many times
was tempted to clasp her child in ber
CEMENT
J. B. WHITE & BRO.B,
BOLE AGENTS POR CHINA,
HOLLIDAY WISE & Co.
1554 Hongkong, 11th April, 1863.
FOR SALE.
AT WHOLESALE PRICES. ACCONEE SHERRY, PORT. CLARETS, CHAMPAGNE,
Brise sircet. and take that lost desperate leap over London Arrived at the voica, ahe saw, to her bridge, and so end the straggle. But love earpise, that the staire and entrance were. for her.obild held her back. She could not crowded with women and girls, some bearing bear to take poor bady's life, and she could the unmistakable mark of the poor lady," ROCKE, BUEGUNDY not dia, and leave it to the tender
mercy of strangers.
One day the landlady came up to File's attio with a newspaper in her hand.
ན་
My dear, bore's the very thing for you," she said, triumphantly. Just read that Advertisement."
Ellen took the newspaper eagerly.and read it-
Huployment
Work vany:
some smartly-dressed young women of the BRANDY, WHISKIES, ALE, STOUT., ahop-girl class. The door of the office was MACHINERY, LAWN MOWERS. shut, and there was a notice posted on it to SCALES, BICYCLES.A
the effect that the premises were to lot,
What has happened asked Ellen of
Doo of the women
PAINTS, OILS, VARNISH⠀⠀⠀⠀
Apply to
W. G. HUMPHREYS & Co.
Bank Buildinga. Hongkong, 1st January, 1885.
WI
“The Enbatio Company" is a swiydle ; that's all," was the answer.. "I suppose a shillings and stareped & fer women at their own homes Papils you paid your guineu ?"
"Yes," said Ellen, Inintly, "Well, you are windled, wy dear, like Itiat't oftes I con & Dewspaper pursued the rest of us. It's hard, but the world, is
I'm rasi sorry for FREAK the landlady, eagerly. One of the ground. hard on poor woman.
Bar: from No previous experience, nomary. unvelope, or apply personally to the Estetic Cam
pany: 500, Terra-cotta-ntecof, W
floor lodgers gave is me to read about the you; and if you like to come along with me Keatish-Towo-murder, and ibatedrertiseme
eye. It sounds well,
we'll go together to another place where
Pro beard women can get some new kind of
just caught of work. A bit of a delicate fancy work that's going to be the fashion.""
it ? Genteol sort creature like you inn's fit for charing... It
Starring people, like drowning people,
I wore you, lagu-and inquire about the will catch at trawa, matier at once"
woman had
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138
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LOM SIN SANG, Esq.
Fayo
May 10 Tront
Katahdin
Apl.
Breley · -
Komaki Maru
Christenson
Macarthey
Gerbk 811 108 Amr, sh Brit sh 1382 Brit. bk 480
3pa seb 525
Adarosan, Bell & Co Gibb, Livingston & Co Morris & Co
Jardino, Matheson & Co
C. & J. Trading Us Morris & Co
Lane, Crawford & Co
NARASAKL
IN PORT N 11zu May, 18-7.
UTKAHERA
Jap. etr 1975 | Takasima Celliary,
SAILING VESSKE. Brit. bk
Barge
الشعب
C.&J. Trading Co
400 Kippon Yusen Kaishia
KOBE.
ất LGBT ON TH NAY, LỘ
STEAMERY,
Brit, atr 1826 Smith, Baker & Co Britt 514
Ger. bk
E. . Buster & Üs
SAILING VESSELS.
386; Muster-
Amr. sb 2114 C. & J. Trading Co tar, sh 1764 Faaron. Low & Co
YOKOHA**
IN PORT ON GTH MAY, A
STEAMXES.·
SUNDAYS
Lonaco
8.00 A.X.
9.00
13
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8.50
8.00
9,00 11
10.15
0.60
10.14... 10.90
1030 5.
13.30 r. 11.00
12.00 NOON.
BAN HUP, Esq. YOW. CHONG PENG, Esq. CHAN LICHOY Esq. Q. Họi CHONE, Esq.
12.45 PM,
1.00.
12.30 PM.
1.15 PM. R. D. Rios
1.38.
300.
1.30
2.40
Leavor Kowloon Hongkong G.O1AM. 5.40 A.M. Glenmorteo May 7.90
8.00
Kiayaa-mara day 10.00
Anna Bertha 'May & Krance
Apl. 27 Jordah
3 Gibbs
2 Wright
Wm. J. Rotsh May
8,001
230
9.00
11
The Company ORANTS POLICIES 00 MARINE RISKS to all parts of the World, payable at any of its Agencies.
8.40
4.00)
3.82
H
4:35
4.30
4.18
4.50
6.10
Contributory Dividends are parable to all Contributors of Business, whether they see Shareholders or not.
5.25
540
0.15
6.15
0.45
45
Becarty
7.15
7.16
WOO LIN YUEN.
Bocretary,
Fatehiro Moiji Mari
Apl. 2 Doscater Mor 20 Allan.
Brit, str 1017
Samtel, Satool & Co dasuson. Boli doi
Jup sle
1027
HEAD OFFICE,
Jan at
Lighthouse Departmnat Nippon, Yusen Kaishis
May 1 Seymour
Brit. atr
1681
133 Freeman
Apl. 27 Howes L. Schepp Mar. Su Gates Narcizens
Du..can Apl. Plymouth
Apt. 29 Coalet
E
No. 2, Queen's Bond West,
Hongkong, 14th Marsh, 1881.
#There will be no Launch on Monday and Friday, on account of coaling.
Apl. 29 Boutillier
W. O. Fraser May Visvapedis
The above Time Table will be strictly adhered Satens Yarn Bay Courer. [555 to, except under unavoidable circumstances. In Teherau
case of stress of weather, duo notice will be
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COM-given of my stoppages
PANE
*The Undersigned, Agents for tho_above Company, are prepared to GHANT POLICIES against FIRE to the extent of $80,000 on any Co. ODA
FIRST-CLASS RISK. RATES ON FIRST-CLASS GODOWNS RE- DUCED to 4 PER CENT, NEET PAR AZHUM FROM THIS RATE.
TAI & SHIPSCOMPRADORES,STEVEDORES, COAL MERCHANTS. PROVISIONS
AND
SUPPLIED AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE,
Ko, 2 PRATA UENTIAL
客發跟煤司公泰榮
-281
ASSURANCE COMPANY.
GENERAL LIPM AND FIRE:
C
利
N DRAPERS, HOSIERS, HABERDASHER 8, MILLINERS, TAILORS AND
DRESSMAKERS. -
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & CO, J.
Agents,
Imperial Fire Insurance Company, Hongkong, 9th May, 1881.
NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE ́INSURANCE COMPANY."
HE Undoraigned, Agente of the bore Com- pay, are stthorized to INSURE against FIEE at Currant Patos.
GILMAN & Co Hongkong, Ist January, 1882
7685 THE NETHERLANDS
INSURANCE COMPANY. ESTABLISHED 1845
PUSTAU & Co. Hongkong, let April, 188). FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF 1877. IN HAMBURG,
kind face, and know that it was THE Undamigned having been appointed Agents for the bora Company, are Ellon took the landlady's advice Terra unless to wait there at the closed office door.
am-Skis resolved, therefore, to go with
her HOW prepared to GRANT POLICIES against cotta-street was a long way from Walham- grob; and, when she routhed the office of friend. As they trudged through the crond. FIRE AND LIFE & Current Rates
ed these two
Atreats
Bisters
jo adreraity the Bathetic Company, the poor woman
tired and weak. A bland, charged confidences, and found 115% their locked
somewhat
almiar. horribly
experiences bad been ::-- well-dressed inas answered ber timid quiries, and produced some scraps of silk Both had fought hard fight against porasty and velvet, a few Tubes of peint, a brush or and both were then without a shilling
and a small bottle of what he called the world very we
If we can't get work at this other place "medium
"The work requires no experience, mythe Penelope Company, it's called-what's I'd rather do then go goed woman. We give lessons at a moderate to become of us! fee, and, whenperfect, we guarantee to find you into the workhouse."
TEE Unde sigoed, Agents of the bore Company, are Prepared, to ACCEPT RISKS at Caron Raten
No. 3 LYNDHURST TREBAOH.
[99 Der. Judo AND R. TENNENT'S ALE and Glacksburg
FORTER
Saiyou Salvadora DAVID CORSAR & SONS'
Ban Ignacio
Merchant Navy Nevy-Boiled
Long Flax
CANVAS.
Colehosts:
Crown ARNHOLD. KARBERG & Co. Hongkong, 11th May, 1887.
QUARE
BOTTLE
May 1 Moquea far. 93 Sekola
tasse May. In 3lay 15 Ieces
May Rigner
Vier 25 Dr.tt D. I. Tey Apl I Wilson
Earl Granville pl. 18 Copp
Jan. I Gurrick (20 Bildenhope
Jan. 24 Fogurland WHISKY largerond
Henry Filing Des. 29 Merriman Jas. A. Wright pl. 25 Bator JT UNITY Jas, 14 Walls
NAPIER JOHNSTONE'E-BLEND,
Superb Quality, CUTLER, PALNER & Co's Azzacon:
Apply to
116
FIRE
637)
THE Undersigned, haring best oppainted 1. Agents for the above Company, ure prepared to ACCEPT RISKS, against FIRE
W. R. LOXLEY & Co.
~ PUSTAU & Co, |is furront Ratés.
Aganta.
[177 Hongkong, 4th March, 1997. Hongkong, 18th January, 1834.
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Hengkeng
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Amor, bk 115 Sailth: Balior & Ca Aur, sh 1766 -0, & J. Trading Co.
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Span, str Ger. str
Fr.
Bir
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756 M. Henry
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388 J. eyes & Co
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1193 W. F. terenean & Co 1490 W. F, Stevenson & Co Inobaustio & Co
Brit. bk
Nor. sh 1085
Amr, sh 1898
Smith, Bell & Co
“āmet bk 1 889 Orvler
Amr, sh 1348
Ger. bk
Order
Feb. 15 Uction
~785-37. F: Stevenson & Co- Amr,"sh Mar. 21 Sherman
1880 T Herrmann & Co A tar. lik Apt. 2o Pack
1885 Mcleod & Co Ame, bl1 993 - Smith: Ball & On Epao.bk ~~993 | J. Rojos
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Feb
Mome
1.
Med 120 Frxier
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