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CHAPTER, XVIL
1wrupe found its way in Three in each day they had bad a ration of biscuit and mens passed to them, and water, qualified with bräsidy from Philip's flask, which they received peremptory crders to drink. But the heat of the ann apeedily revived them. Handbags were opened, and combs and brushes taken out, and by the time the water was boiling they looked comparatively frock and bright. Tremandons de the sea still was, it had lost its terrers for them,
Constanee kopt to her determikation. Mr. At Twelve o'clock the party had, in the host Solian and Philip had to drink tho firal eup of their frat mom!.. It consisted of tinbod meat and hot tea than the four women parteak of it, biscuits, and tlace was a small keg of rum eft, and be the time they had done the hole was and ench wailor received his half-a-pint of boiling again, and Mr. Gifford and his cum water with ticy mouenre of gas in it Tho pantun ware served. The katile was kept at malapsengers had the same, while for the ladies work at all the crew had been provided with the Alcle was ant to work and ten made Apaanikin of hot grog. the engineer bad stowed away two tips of pre- served talk with the tea, nothing was wanting There ward but two cups one of which was allotted to Constance and Andetta, and the second to the other two wonign.
THE DAILY PRESS SATERDAY NOVEMBER IST 1500."
beyond her proper burden, and rowed heavily: The best was exbanaling, and the wast of water told terribly on the went
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"They are no good for hard work,” the 06-). gineer, contemptuously. "They do well enough for washing the decks of a steamer, but that lebont all tees are fit for. The fellows have got no backbones. If you were to take 1 one of thote fellows by the feet, Mr. Brown, and I were to take him by the head, just as you would wring down, I believe we could twist hir an into a ropa Those Seely, boys are worth three of them when it comes to work gray Fertauntply among the steres put on board when not at work smoked inossently. Philip was a good slupk of tobacco, and the negros bad alas brought a large banister, and kept hi pipe going, except when at the car."
"I envy you, Mr. Gifford said. "My month is as dey sa furnace as it is. if I wers to try and smoke it would shake me.”
It is quite the contrary with me. Philip said. "I am ever thirsty when I'am smoking, and even now I do not feel any great want of water."
The ladies offered lese. Philip had on the first day that the sun came out with fall power ereeted twn wonden stanchions in the atorn of the hont similar to those he-bad before mad, and over those and the others be fixed a large ng like an awning. Bitting there quietly, and free from the labour of the oor, they suffered less than the man, but at the same time they felt the hont greatly, and the fact that they knew that until exering they could get no water moresand their thirst.
Hy mid days the wind bad dropped greatly. and the sex was sensibly calm. The con had not azalo been obscured, and bie powerfair ys bad completely dried all the wet clothes, and with a renewed nonse of warmth and comfort.
So it would we, the engineer said: Tthink, Mr. Soldes, that I could manage to the spirta of all ross, and even the wor-begone rig up a sort of partition, Air Bist, from the looking Lascars, who, bail Isin almost without pips and a glass of grog together, but I could Atern, for the lilies. Pay of tirem aan groep moving thrangh the gals began to look cheer-no more smoke with this son pearing down in the shoots and the other tive in the bottourful, while the Boody boy, in a group forward, upon mo than I could fly" nt the bout. Ifra-lourthen the tiller lince a chatted and Iseghed it high glee. The earean -bit we could stent forward of, that,”
had long since been taken down.
Where is this island, Me Solian! You It will be a very good plan if you could man. age it., Brown; but I doubt whether you will and two days and a ball, and it is now more And it easy, as we have no hammer or mails.” than four days since we left the ship. We ought asa unt the two uprights from one of the to have been there long ago. I am sure we bottom boards, and by jamming-the-end-in-ba-bash bon going fast enough.**
Yan are asking man than I can tell you. hind these stringers and awiting notebas, for thom to go into they will be pretty steady. Ithe engineer said. We have been going fast have got a pocket knife with endless contrit enough through the water, but we have been nces. Among them is a gimlet, and by making Roing oast, west, Lorth, and south; to say nothing a couple of halen in the upper plank on with of the other points of the compass, and I have a bit of lashing tastes the npright perfectly be no pore idea where the islands are than the man xud secare. When they are in it tuli in the moon. Yra sun my business is to drivo a aline across the top and sing thrown ureest ship along but not aavigate it, want even if I Then when the ladies like to Le alone they or worn a vizator, I could do nothing without a bave the screen, and oan take it down when they gusirant or sustant -ohoose to give na the pisuary of their company*
Capital," Mr. Solden said, while an szolam tion of gratitude broke from the ladies.
Philip up ne of the bottom boards and with his great jack-knife cat off two strips three inches wide and three test and a-half long. "They would look better if they were not to wide, be said, "but that is of no great cones quebes, but it is necessary to have them strong, or the wind would be too much for them when we get the rug on. Now, Mr. Gifford, do you out a notch in your side just the width of this strip and I will do the samo huma
Half-an-hone's labour and two notahau wars out, and the supporte when fitted in there and jammet Bruly behind the stringurs seed fairly stable.
Nas for the lasting." Philip said, sad taking down his skrip he made in holes through the upper part of the plank of the bont and then annded the gimlet to Mr. Gifford to do the
anic on ile side.
Nos, before we put them up, lash them, and we will make three holen at the top.”
What do you want three holes at the top for P" Mr. Solden asked.
One for the cord to carry the rug, the other two for stays. If we make a couple of holes, one three fast forward and the other three foot aft, wa can then stay them so that they will be a fires se posia,"
When the contriranes was finished it was pro hole putes. The rug was hung up and two holas out through it for the yoke lives to pass. One of the bored was placed in the middle for a sent for the helmsmas, and the other three men mal in the bottom of the best.
The wind in freshening" Mr. Solden said in
a low tone to Philip, in afraid we ars in for
By Philip's advisa Annette and Constance, in- stond of drinking their allowscos, which was "Then do you mean to say that wo are quite wote into tea sight and morning, soaked their biscuits in it, and so took it gradually, keeping lost. Mr. Solden Constance asked in dismay
"Well it is not so bad sa that. We bars got the ten that was not, mopped up, and contenting our compass, and we know whenisbont Java Hos, themselves when thirsty by dipping a corner of and we have now got our hand in that direction. thoir handkerchiefs into this and sucking it. Jaya is a big island, you so sad we are sure to The other the women, however, hed not the thefr portions hit it. We may not hit it just at the port we sawe self-control, bat drink want to find, while is Baturis bus wo and safe an soon as they received them, rofusing even to to strike it somewhere, and must comet along zo-wait until they were made into tea. (ne uf we do find a port, But I hope that we shih them w from the first very despondent, and was constantly expressing her enviolon, that picked up long before we are there. Im 800 the shipping between Australia ad Iudis they would never bee land. She presently sank
into a state of dull despair...... ores somewhere along in the line wheat pomen will die unless we incrasse hor and it will be hard if we don't manage to golewance, Philip said one evening to the en- sight of thing or ether before long
gloser.
little more abip shapa," Phillp said; they hare
I will evt to work and pack has things a Then she const die, Mr. Brows," he replied shifted a bit during thagile, a sternly. She is induitely better of than the So saying he again packed the barrels of bi-men, or than we are, who have to work "tən hours a day at the ear. All our lives are de it and ages of preserved neat, which ware
pendent upon making our store of water last. piled across the boat just aft of the strike cars if she chose to be patient and quist, as Madame thwarka, forming a sort of low barrier between the sesongers and the oran. Batwear the next Ronan and her niece are, she would do as well
as they do bat, whether or not, I am resolved] thwachs were four sightaan galion barreja of that the sllomance shall not be exceeded by any
eTARTE "Just top them dh that thole pin, M... The water is common property, and if one Brown," The first tapped was the cne i nas, haamore, the others have aright to hare more too." On the ninth day after Taring the ship the which was already thres parta ompty. The peal two gave a hard sound. Fill to the woman died. She was wrapped in a rag, som
lashing put rennd it, and was lowered overboard bung. Mr. Soldan maid approvingly, but es into the a Philipsbruck the fourth he uttered an explana- tion of dismay. Empty, by thunder, bers, take the helm." He threw the rudder lines into Mr. Gifford's bands and sprang forward: What Les happened : ha naked
"I don't know." Philip sait,biro is the bunghole at the top all right."
The engineer passed his hand along the barrel, the Loups at one oud were loosed..
There is the inlashlar,” he said · It may
The Lassats now absolutely refused to work Longer and several of the negroes were wholly unfit for the labour.
What do you think, gentlemen? Is it art while to bring on a fight over this? 11.1 thought there was a obance of reaching land before the water was gons I would say, make thom pull; but I don't see there is a oknace of that. The last three days we have only been crawling along; we have not made twenty knots
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hundred miles to Bataria, which lies a little to the north-east of the point where wo abandoned the ship.
even eight; bat suppose we have calmi P-
What, then? Would it be best to try find these islands?"
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and as many Buglishus on board as we have these follows, o should have reached land by this
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We have got provisions enough on board to last with cure for a month, but I don't think the water would-Lold out for anything like that time if we get hot weather. Of course, we The angir shook his head decidedly.
"Ay, perhaps we should; but I don't know. might be picked up, but the aes is wide, and have not es idee of their position," he said, "My Thirst takes a terrible lot out even of the there is not a very grint deal of truffle upon it. opinigais, as far as I have an opinion, that we congest men. Bat we must look out now. are not very far from the point we started from. Philip. When they have once given up rowing I hops und trast we make the Kerlinga”
Towards night the wind rase and it was blow. But that is little more than guous work. Blown they will iako to talking, and we are pretty sure ing a gale. The sail had been rented down to about as we were for three days, and running all to have trouble. Tee ses, atgament is not much The smallest discusions, and before it got dark the time acne soror or eight knot an hour, got to a man baff with thirst. You may all the bruis had been put dead before the wind, don't believe that any sailor could spot one place tell him that if he is content to suffer a bit and and for some time the lantern in the jolly boat on the chart within a bradred and fifty miles. hold one, gives himself a fair chance of being could be gren whenever they rose spon a wave, As it is, we know that we are going in the right picked up. That is true enough; but his view in. It was delicate work steering, as it was necessary direction and that we cannot be very far out of I am dying of thirst. I may as well die to, to keep the bust dead before the following was the cores of shipe-think oux-position is amorrow & fortnight hon. Let me have one which would here filled her in aa inalant had bad one, sayhow; but our best chauss lie in big drink drat. Well, if they won't work they she broadbed to.
kolding on car prosest, course."
mast drink lees. I think, Philip, we ought to Before migub kad quite set in the ladies Lad-"That is settled then," Philip said. What do reduce the ration to half-a-pint. We have got, been made as comfortable as possible. Con you say? Shall we say anything about the barrel calonlate, a gallon s map left. That will girs - utaneo bad taken the wat on her side. Annetter being empty?”
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steamor at Jade to search for the rest,
preferring to lie at the bottom of the boat. All key, w 1 ferried, already s bad platy of wraps, as this had been strongly.gineer replied. They know the difference bo impressed upon them, and when they had lain tween a full and empty cask to wall as I do, and devu a zag was tucked over them ertanding in any case I would have told them so as to right across the best and completely shotting reconcile them to being put on each short sl them ont from the whirl of the itera outride. lowance of water. I so afraid we shall have
the-light is fainter thee it was, Philip said, dificulties with thein before we have done gets there the Dutch are safe to send ont a as a widnight he handed over the lines to the have my revolver in my coat pookat. I always engineer. 1 blink the jolly-bout in ging faster than we ara and is gradually getting sut of sight.
"That is likely enough; she has a lot more basto and can stand are sail than we live. Do you think we could show a little more ?”
As likely
had it hanging my cabin, and I know that of such a voyage as this it might some in destul."
"I have a revolver, too," Philip said.
Tes, fint is no,” Philip mid. ." I am sure, an
far as I am concerned. I can do with half-a-pint. & MORRISON HILL
of water, now there is no more rowing to be
dono, ne well as 'I could with a pint when I was. working away all day in the san. Besides,
Juau,
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The steamer is bestbed at Kowloon Piers, and Cargo impeding her discharge will be a ence landed and stored at Consignees' risk and expense, and no Fire Insaranico will be affected.
All daims against the steamer must be pre erited to the Undersigned on or before the 8th November, or they will not be recognised.
to
This Company is now prepared to make Losus
THE NEW RUSSELL & Co
12334
Agenta. Hongkong, 31st October, 1890
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. "SHIRE" LINE OF STEAMERS.
"MONMOUTHSHIRE."
FROM NEW YORK AND SINGAPORE.
CONSIONES of Cargo are hereby re-
The genuins and only Couposition connected with Mr HAUTE himself is Hartmann'.. RATE's, and packages are marks with
Reject all others.
Agentain Hongkong F. BLACKHEAD & Co. Hongkong, 286b June, 1890,
1 EN
approved Securities; and to transact the Sasinosas. provided for it the Memorandum of Association. For information, terus of business, do, spply
DE WESTLEY LAYTON,
Secretary, Victoria Buildings, Queen's Road. Hongkong, 3rd May, 1890.
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ORIENTAL BANK CORPORATION, LIMITED. ADTHORINED CAPITAL £2,000,000. . 580,000,
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quested to sund in their Bill of Lading Buys ad Sells Bills of Exchange, issues to the undersigned for countersignature and to Letter of Credit, forwarts Bils for Collection, take immediate delivery of their Goods feet and Transgate Basking and Agency Business
generally ou terme to be his or application, longside.
Cargò impeding the discharge of the stentaer [.. will be at once landed and stored at Consignes'i Interest allowed on Deposita Fatay, 1st risk and expense and no Firo Insurance will be Fixed for 12 month 5 per Cont par Annua
offooted,
Fixed for 6 months, 4 per Cent- per Annum. All claims against the steamer must be sent Fixed for 3 months 8 per Cent, per anbau. in immediately.
On Current Deposit Accounts per Cont, per ADAMSON, BELL & Co. Annum on the daily balance..
Agents.
E. W: BUITER;" Hongkong. 7th October, 1890.
Marsagior. 12273
Hongkong, 13th Marsh, 1887, “MOGUL" LINE OF STEAMÉRI
4. C. ANDERSON.
-13, Praya-Gantralı → Bungkong, 23rd April. 1880.
1978
TO LET,
From lat NovEMBER NEXT.
[ 0.5 and No. 2, Urres Mosque TERKACH.
For particulars: Apply to
I am heavily glad to hear You and I with revolvers can kasp all those follows at Solden--and I wonder we haven't thought of it distanos."
before - the mest 'wight Help 38; we haven't The very next day the nambor cd mesthe opened it now for the last days, for I don't think so," Philip said. as not we should carry the mast away, and then was wednsed by one. Das of the passengers was nobody would touch the last, but I think that if wwwbald in cash-to before we could tout ours. a delicate young fellow who was meking the small quantities were served out it would do to It will be far better to loose the other beats than voyage for the sake of his health. He was in chew van if we could not swallow it. There is to: raw that risk, specially now as we are alto. wakatate when they left the ship, and the a certain amount of moisture in meat, and it gother of our coome and are rating nearly due three days and nights of incessant wat had would gire ne strength too to hold out" East. I have just struck a rosuvian to have a orhansted the remnant of his strength After Yes, it is much the best plant the enginear look at the compass.".
drinking the hot fes,in the morning he had lain As morning broke Mr. Solden and in the bottom of the boat with his ovos closed aid, "I will tell the men that an there will be no more rowing, and we can rig up a sort of Phillp looked round anxiously for the other Mr. Salden, looking at his facs-hid mail to awning with the anil and shall only have to lie beste, but even upon the top of mare no mil Philip, I am afraid faut pour your chap won't quiet all day, that I shall reduce the ration to won visible.
fast long. They had from time to time given half-a-pint, and that will enable them to hold Thors la un saying where they are," them a little brandy and water, but he was searce ont for nearly three weeks, and we are pretty sure rw engineer sid. Some may be in Front of my able to swallow it.
to get the wind before that, even if we are not and some behind, or they may be ce nas band Just as night cuws on Philip, bending over picked up by the search stomers which may be or the ather. When you are sailing close bauled bim, touched his He started and put his seat out to look for us. But, mind, there is boste will all travel about the mme line, but in hand over the young fellow's heart and listened pretty sure to be a row, so keep your pistol ronning they will soon Boster. Da way aarry for his breathing." He is gone," he said in low handy." hor sail to port, and the ather 10 starboard, and tones to Mr. Bolden; "don't say anything about
as long as they are fail you gaset tell on dark it now. It will be a shock to the ladies Lat night whether you are a point or two off the him lie where ha is, and we can then him over-
wind or unt. Well, it cannot be helped, bar I board after dark. There are no weak of bury-NUBIAN
ing him
Aad no vocasion. phox young chap," the “It will make yo difference to
(To be continued.)
LIQUID WATERPROOF
BLACKING
wish we could bare kept together,"
For three days the gate continued, blowing in turns on all ports of the compass. The pen war ungineer said.
forrible one, and if the man by turns were him whether he sinks down in zhamoook with BELY-SHINING. hept, billing, suply ment time perving well for a shot at his feet or whether ho tout awhile I the purpose.
All on board wore wet to the skin don't think in any one he had many weeks to day and night-from-the-spray-thst dashed over live. I noticed bin several times on, the way bam, though Philip's two waterproofs spread down, and it seemed that he was losing strength over the women kept much of the water from fast instead of gaining it." thum.
NO BRUSHES REQUIRED,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
8. MOGUL,"
H. & J. SAMPSON,
Ne. 7, Connaught Hough Hangkong, 3rd October. 1890.
TO LET. HOUSES at the Viorow Peas wear the Flagstal. Imediato l'ossession, Apply to
Bongkong, Lith Jane, 1990.
..
FROM GLASGOW,
2161
be obtained.
E. JONES AUGHES.
TO LET.
and
NOTICE.
TING,
SURGEON DENTIST: Ne. 10, D'AGUILAR. STREET.
TERMS VERY MODERATE Consultation frem. Hongkong, 15th September, 1890-
FOR FALE.
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CHAMPAGNE, Q 82 & Pts. $$1. DUBOS FREEES & DE GENON, & Co.'s BORDEAUX CLARETS,
AND
WHITE WINES.
CHAU, LEOVILLE, at $23 por Cass of 1 dos. CHAC. MARGAUX, at $29
1
BAXTER'S "BARLEY BERE,” (Celebrated 7 years Old -WHISKY, 5 83.35 per Cake-off doz
GIBB LIVINGSTON & Co.
*[28+ Hongkong, 10th November, 1888.
FOR SALE AT HALF-PEICE.
HANDSOME AMERICAN MANUAL
AND PEDAL DASS ORGAN
ULES OF THE BONGKONG KAVALLY SUCTED FOR DRAWING BOTH OF
Ng bokban CHOROM.) || DIMENSIONS-Length, fest 11 inches;
RAVICE BANK
LIVERPOOL, PE 1-The business of the above Bank will bheight, & feet 2 inch width, & feet 4 inches. NANG, AND SINGAPORE. contacted by the Hongkong and Shagha In Walnut we, carred and polished.
Tas instrament has Sie Ootaves of Kays, MONSIGNEES of Cargo are hereby inform Banking Corporation on their promises old Scale, Six Sots of Roods, Fifteen tops, vi
ed that all goods are being landed Hongkong Barbies hours or wesk-days 10 Diapaser, Melodia, Vials, Dalent, Principal, Wharf, and Godown Company, at Kowloon, at their risk, into the Godowas, of the Kowloon to a: Saturdays, 10 1 19.
Bless than 31, tr more than $20 Colete, Flate D'Amour, Cello, Cremona. Fugle wheppe, andfor from the whaarves delivery any one time will not be retired. Ne depositor Horn, Forte, Vox Humans. Octars Coupler, Bourdon Pedal Mandal to Fedals, Granl may deposit more than £2,500 in any one fośr Optional cargo will be forwarded unless -Depositors in the Savings Bunk having Organ, Foot Pedal, Swell Fost Pedal Foot [1861ation be the coutrary be gives before Noos 8100 or more at their credit may st their option Podsis, Blow Handle Fodala -1 Bot 30
tranefor the same to the Hongkong and Shung Notes Pedal Beeds, 18 feet. Pitol. * No daims will be admitted after the Goods: Lai Banking Corporation en ined daposik, faz
TO-DAY, the 27th instant. Tha
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have taft the Godown, And all Gonde remaining 12 months byer cent per una tersay morning between the hours of 10 4,H_AUT TWO GODOWNE on the Prays and after the 2nd November will be subject to rant. 4-Interest at the rala of Stiper out, per
shop in Queen's Rozid, Under Victoria Hotel Buildings.
All claims against the steamer must be pre- annum will be allowed to Depository on their sented to the undersigned on or before the 2nd daily balancon Apply to
Novomber, or they will not be recognised.
·DORAHJEE & RING KEE.
No Fire Insurance has been effected: Hongkong, 10th October, 1990.
12209
Bill of Lading will be countersigned by
VADAMSON, BELL & CO. TO LET
Agexİk A Hongkong, 24th October, 1890..
OCRAN STEAMSHIP-COMPANY:
"COM MUDTOUS Applied with sponge-attached to the cork.BLON TERRACE QUEEN'S ROAD The body was quietly put overboard during Gives an instantaneous, brilliant, and elastic EST. Raut moderate. ***I think it is nearly asar." Philipssid on the the night, and in the morning Philip took the
"HOUSES" 30
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·G. R. LAMMERT./
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tearth morning. ** The glouds seem breaking to the ladies that one of the amber was polish, which lasts a wreck, wat as dry rosther.
Yes, I think the worst is over. Thank God
the end was come.”--
+
gone,
Another wook bad pa-red, and as if the wind
it bad dropped into a dúd calm and the sail had
for it. I thought several times yesterday that had axhausted itself during the thres, days galed can be washed off and polish remains. "Bo did 1." Philip road; "I thought now lowered and the oare gat out. There had Does not injure leather nor soil clothing. For thing could have saved kry sass er twice bat been great discontent on the part of the Fasers all kinds of Boots, Shoes, and Loather Articles she is. splendid se bbat."
and Seedy boys when they were informed that the allowance, would be cut down to a pints day,
An hour later he got up, sad szid okegrils, "Ladies, you can look out now; the storm is for thù sun blazed down with tremendous power,
breaking, and we shall have the sun ontin ininnte or two;"!
There was a movement among the mass of wregi. Coastanes was the first to sit up.
"I do not see much change," she said, look
ing round, the warm aro as high as they wore, yterday. I peeped ont then. for a wiants or twe, but it was too terrible to look at."
and as soon as they look to the cars they began NUBIAN MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. to suffer severely from thirst. Two of the Lesors and oes of the Seedy men understood
English, and Ste. Solden expleized tổ thom they
had certainly siz hundred flow to go, and that
Gt. Safron Hill, London, England.
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Hongkong, Lat July, 1890,
KOWLOON.
TO LET UNFURNISHED
(2272)
CONSIGNERS per Company's Steamer
ANAMEÑELAUŠ "..
5-Bach Depositor will be supplied gratis with & Pras-Book, which must be presented with each payment or withdrawal Depósitors' st not make any tries themselves in thête Pina, Bookɛ, but should-sanit them to be written Tip: ab Bae trice a year, absat the bayBeing January and beginning of July,
Correspondenen as to the business of the Bank it marked ON HONGEONO SAVINOS BANK BUSINESS is forwarded free" by the various British Post Ollon in Hongkong and Chine. are hereby notified that the Cargo is being dis- 7. Withdrawala may be made on demand. obsegad into Craft and/or landed at the but the personal attendance of the Depoelter or Godowns of the Undersigned: in both cases it his duly appointed Agent, and the production” af will list Consignees risk. The Cargo will be hta Paes-Bonk are necessary: mener denne ready for delivery from Craft or Golowa On For the Hongkong and SHANGBAI-BANK- and after TO-DAY.
INO" CORPORATIONS Chile THOS JACKSON, LA
Chief Manager. Hongkong, 13th Ziny” 1290,
TOP 4&5, VICTORIA VIEW, ostain Aging Drawing-room, Dlaing-room, 3. good Goods undelivered after the Sed prima will Bod-rooms, &o. A capital Tannis Ground. The. | be subject to Rent. All damaged Goods, manet view of Hongkong. rona face the Harbour, and have a splendid be left in the Godowns, whore they will be or-
Famined at 11 AM. 4th prosimo, For further particulars, apply to young
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
Agents. Hongkong, 27th October, 1890.
2269 Hongkong. 26th June, 1890.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF ;- TO LET.
MAN HONGKONG.
unless they happened to strike at the right point TEATINGS BONBONS OR WORM | ~~~~
thele ditkuse might be considerably increased.
TABLETS -
Wahal not do more than Bity less day A PURELY VEGETABLE SWEETHEAT, both in
*** It will busome komik before the sea hagion at thời utmost," he said, "though we may de appearners and taste, furuishing a'most my ree-
W. S. MARTEN,
2 Daddell, Biropt
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..to go down, hat look, there is the sun," and 2e over that the first two or three days; but we able method of administering the naly curtain"AIGELLACHIE, &, BORHAM ROAD.
he spoke the clouds cleared away and the aun cannet raly epon it, so that we shall anyhow be remedy for INTESTINAL OF THREAD WORMĄ, twolve days, and saless we bit the right point It is a perfectly soft and mild preparation, and burst out from among them.
Apply to
LINSTEAD & DAVIS,
That is better, inthet.” Constsoce said: at first may be several days more than that, in espacially adapted for Children, Bold in 1 sugkong, 21st August, 1890. "Got-up, Annette, here is the ans nat. You We see a strong oras. There are fourteen of Bottles by all Chamdar will sobo get warm and dry now. There, Ist to you, and only eight wars to man. These wo
gantlames and myself will take is by turna to
pull you
If you will pass in the ke'tle and spirit-row, so that we shall bars a fall rolf, aud car lamp I will ake you come tau, Constance,
change every four hours. We will all rest for T Indeed, you will do nothing of the sort," four hours in the middle wateb, which will Constacos zuid. You and f. Solden have give us all eight houre eleep at night. We shall want that to keep our strengtă up. If Ken working for us for the last four days.
is hard indeed if we cannot, manage to boil some you are patient, end do your duty, wwahill all be saved. At Thy ratu, you will have to obey water for ourselves, or rather for you for I shall insist that you take the first cups Now pat up order are your feet at his man that the rng, plus, while we tidy ourselves up a bit.mativies I all put a ballet into his head."
Be the work "bagan; but "although for the They were indeed four dishevelled-locking. women For three days and nights they had Bret two days something like fifty miles 's day been covered up, expecting instant denth, wotted was made, this distanon then began to fall off by the spray which in spite of waterproof and rapidly. The boat was laden with a number far.
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ORTLAND CEMENT.
J. B, WIIITEL BROS, SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA
HOLLIDAY WISE & Co. Hongkong, 11th April, 1888,
TO BE LET.
GODOWN at WEST POINT.
11874
LAWRANCE NIVEN, Dyaused.
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41
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11888
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