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TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
MEETING of the above-med Company will be held at the REGISTERED OFFICES of the Company. Nos. 38 to 40, Queen's Read Central, TOMORROW (THURSDAY), the 28th day of MARCH, 1903, at 12 O'CLOCK NOON, for the purpose of considering and if thought fit of passing the subjoined Resolu
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1. That the Company may, noderwrite the whole any part of the fire risks on all, or any, of its properties as the directors | may from time to time determine.
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Hongkong, 11th March, 1963.
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CHAPTER I
"TKE STRANGER WITHIN FOY GATES."
!!! Here you, siget up. Hope you're not, much the worse,” ørled the foremost, dragging the stranger to his feet.
"I thank you, gentlemen," said the latter, in excellent English. "No, not much, I think."
"That's right, cried the foremost of his soners, admiring his pluck. For undoubtedly the stranger was considerably the worse for what he had gone through. His oh ook-bonus were awollen, and one eye was bungad up, and
his now tattered heard was matte with biood flowing from a out on the lip; and as he stood, with somewhat unsteady gait, the forced smile whorewith his had greeted his deliverers changed to a hideous snarl of bate, as his glance "Yer--Kroojer! Krosjer. Go'n get yer wandered to the repulsive and threatening Hore, countenances of his late assailans. whiskers shyved."
olvionely, no shrinking, effeminate representative of the East, rather a scion of one of its fine and warrior races, for there was a mingled look of wistfulness and aroused Bavogury in his eyes as instinctively be clenched and anclenched his defenceless Bogers us though they ought to be grasping a weapon.
Ere, chaps. Ere's old Kroojer!". And the section of the crowd among whom originated these remarks closed up around the object thereof.
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The latter, though clad in the frock-coat of European civilisation, was obviously an Oriental. He was a man of fine presanes, tall and diguised,
Bat the moral effect of the fist deckive rush handsome in the uquilius fratured type, and Wearing a full beard just turning grey. Hence having worn off, the rough--element of the it will be seen that his resemblance to the world-erowd, roughest of all just here, began to rally. famed President was so striking as to commend After all, though they had science, the number Heelf at once to the understanding of his of these new arrivals ecostituted a mare mouth- fal, so puny was it. Yolls, and bonts, and cat- calls arose as the surging rabble pressed upon the gallant few, now sinding literally at bay. Thore in the forefront were pushed forward by the weight of numbers behind, and the pressure was so great that there was bardly room to make free play with those fine, swinging out from-the-should r lite-yet they managed par tially to clear a way--and for a few moments, fists, feet, sticks, everything, were going in the liveliest sort of free Bght imaginable. The while over the remainder of the packed space, shrill cheers and patriotic songs, and the firing- off of squibe and crackers were bearing their own part in making night bideous, independently of the surage rout, bere at the top of King William Street.
It was night, and the fare of the street lamps, together with a few impromptn illuminations, lit up the surging, tossing, roaring maltitude, which filled to packing point the whole space in front of the Mansion House, each unit of the sama bent on shouting himesif or herself hoarse for the tidings of the relief of Mafeking bad just been received, and the inauguration of the public deliriam was already in fall swing. Hats and caps flew in the air by showers, the wearers of silk hats not hesitating to hurl on high thoir normally cherished and protected hand gear, those who did so hesitate being speedily rohoved of all responsibility on that point by their obliging neighbours, to the accompaniment of sach shouts as "Ooroor for B.P. Good old B.P." while the strains of "Soldiers of the Queen" rose in leathern-lunged rivalry with those of "The Absent minded Beggar"-gare when, in staccato vollerings of varied timeless ness and tnpelessness, those of " Rule Britannia"
Thus the multitade availed to swamp both. rejoiced characteristically, therefore, for the most part, roughly,
Wot cher, myte ?" drawled an evit roagh, shouldering against the Oriental. "You ortn't to be 'are. You ort to be in the Trownsvawl, MORE & SEIMUND,
25 and 26, Convanght Road, Praya Central. you ort. Why you're Kroojar, you are."
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Rawther. Come on, chops. Let's shyys old Krooier's whiskern!" And renobing over, sa preliminary to that process, he snatched the Oriental's high, saui-conical black cap-the only article of un-European wear about him- from his head, and flung it high in the air, emitting a raucous yell.
'Era's Kroojer Kroojer !
Kronjer!"! yelled the mab, and attructed by its vociferations uthera turned their attention that way. And while his deliverers had their hands very fall indred, a villainous looking mongh reached for ward and swung up what looked like a slender harmless roll of brown paper shove the Oriental's head. Well wes it for the latter tust this move was seen by one man, and that just in time to and the descending gas pipe Hiled with lead, which staff, travelling down to the wrist of him who wielded the deadly weapon, caused the murderous.cad to drop the same, with a howl, and weird language.
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The effect was wondrous. The consciousnÈÉB of grasping even this much of a weapon seemed to transform the Oriental completely. His tall form seemed to tower-his frame to dilate, as, whirling the tough stick aloft, be shrilled forth a wild, fierce, Mohammadan war cry, bounding, At this assault, delivered from behind, the leaping, in a very demoniacal possession, charg. stranger turned, his eyes flashing with resenting these nearest to him as though the stick ment and hate. As he did so a violent pash, were a long-bladed, kesu-edged tulwar. Whirl again from behind, seat him staggering, would ing it in the air be brought it down with in have brought him to the ground indead but that credible swiftness, striking here and there on the crowd was too dense, and its only effect was hand and face, while looking around for more lo And then-the rabble of assailante to bring him right against the rough, who had smite.
was the snaiched off his cap. In a moment the long, began to give way, or try to "Cops brown sinewy fingers had shot out and closed ery that now went up, and immediately there- round the bull throat of the cad, while with the pan, a strong posse of the splendid men of the anarl of a wild beast. the Oriatal flashed-forth City Po ica had foro-d their way to the scene of something from his breast, pocket. A roar of disturbance or very nearly.
Crushed, borne along by the swaying crowd, warning broke from the bystanders, likewise of rage, for these lovers of fair play wore virtnonsly the man who bad sofectually aided the distressed Oriental, had become separated from indignant that one well-nigh defenceless man, and a stranger, should protect himself as best his friends. For his foes he cared nothing, In A and indeed these had all they could think of he night when set apou by numbers. socond the weapon was knocked from his hand, to effect their own retreat, the motive being and he was violently wrenched back from the not so much fear of immediate consequences man whose throat he bad gripped; and well as the consciousness with some of them that indeed for the latter that such was the case. they were desperately wanted by the police in Then he was hustled and punched and kicked, connection with other matters, which would his beard pulled out in wisps the virage who had infallibly assert their claims once identity was established. At last to his relief he found first instigated the assault, and who fortunately was separated from him by the crowd, struggling himself in a side street and outside the crowd.
You're better 'ere, sir,' said a graff voice, and screaming in the language of the slams to-
whore owner was contemplating him curiously. an anlimited period its delicato fragrance, irrespective of all climates. be allowed to get at him-only just once.
Tather. I've been in a bit of a breeze, "Let him alone, cawn't ver?" cried a voice, that of another woman. He ain't Krosjer! yonder."
"So I should say, sir," answered the police. F's a bloomin' Ingin. Any fool could see that."
"hank's sir. Much "E's a blanked furriner-it's all the eye man significantly. And didn't 'e try to kuife my Bill," ratarted obliged,'
They were mobbing a stranger, and I and the other, moking renewed efforts to reach bim
some others went to help him. -and the vocabulary of this young person earned the delighted appreciation of even the toughest of her audience. Then a diversion occurred."
"Myke wy? Oo are you tellin' of to myké wy rose a voice, in angry and jerring ex postalation, followed immediately by the sound of a scale. The attention of the crowd war diverted to this new quarter, which circumstance enabled the luckless Oriental to gain his fest, and he stood staggering, glaring about him in a frenzy of wrath and bewilderment. Then he was knooked flat again, this time by the pressure of those around,
through the mass of roughs came upwards of a What followed was worth seeing. Straight dozen and a half of another spesies, in strong and compact order, hitting out on either side of them, serpulously observing the Donnybrook principle, When yen ese a head hit it" only in the present instano it was a face. Most of these were members of an athletic club, who had been dining generously sud had caught the prevailing excitement. They had seen the predicament of the Oriental from afar, and promptly recognised that to effect his rascus would farnish them with just the fon and fight for which they were spoiling,
"Make way, you blackguards. Call yourself Englishmen, all packing on to one man What? You won't? That'll settle you."
"That" boing a "knock-out" neatly de- livered, the recipient, he who had began the exsaalt. Still crowned with his female companion's headgear the abominable rough sank to the ground. permanently disabled.
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Was it a Hilien gent, sir, with a high black sort of 'at? I seen him go by here not long since."
Yes. That was the man. Well, I suppose he's all right by now. Good-night, policeman."
Good night, sir, and thank "ee, sir."
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An hour and a half later, one corner of the supper-room in the Peculiar Club was in a state of unwonted liveliness, even for that by no means dal institution, where upwards of a dozen more or less damaged members were con- suming devilled bones and champagne.
Damaged in that barged up eyes, and swelled Roses-and here and those a cut lip-se were in evidence, but all were in the last stage of cheerfulness,
Why isn't Ragnier here, I wonder?" was asked.
He? Oh, I expect he went on taking care of that Indian Johnny. Ho likes those chops, you know, bas to do with them out there. He'll turn up all right-never four."
"Don't know. Don't like losing sight of him," said another.
"Ob, be'll turn up all right. He knows jolly well how to take care of bimself."
But as the night became morning, and the frantic bowling of patriotisen gebe med reat the otherwise still hours, Ragnier did not turn up. Then the revellers and quondara combatants became uneasy-such of them that is, as were still expable of reflection in any form..
(To be continued.).
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