[ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. | THE POWER OF IMAGINATION.
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C. J. WINTER.
If any in the course of conversation with Grorails Busest happened to mention anything about the power of imagination, he was goner. ally favoured by that gentleman with a pedalier gold and
tare, intended to and out if searching stare, the observation was made in pure innocence, or
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12cm, 1910.
the back door
Tra, there was money there-a goodly sprink- ing of sovereigns in one compartment, and s banohy sheaf of crisp notes in another.
thing
The Gent's eyes immediately sought the box as the lid was lifted, but it was not at the hard A bundle of papers money that he looked. clained his attention, and these he took up
with
with him. He twisted off the elastic hands that trembled lightly- most unusual band which hold them, and the trembling came mom pronounced as he drew
a long fat envelops from them and read, in writing he know very well-The last will and testament of Greville Basset."
With
sharp intake of the breath, ko sank ing his balance, he inserted a pencil under the flap of the envelope and carefully working round contrived to unfasten it without tearing, while all the time the beadlike eyes of his cota- pinion followed his movements with favorish
if the person making it had heard things cou, sindy, Quiok as Hghtning, but without «surad, { into his chair, but a moment alterwards recover-
neoled with his past, and was pulling his leg,
The fact of the matter was that the subject Esq. was somewhat painful to Groville Bus, and M.P., and to speak the truth lo had every reason to fool sensitive about it, although not one acal in
the well had the least compassion for hi a 40- spact the matter excepting myself, the reason buing that no one-ya know the whole facts of the CAID.
I am now about to impart them for the first time, and so the Funder will be in the peculiar position of knowing the whole matter while all thacinoipal concornel in its transactions paly kar in part,
sixth of November, 1901, while dining On the at Lady Maurion Ranaone sorovno drappui a chance, remark besit tho Affect on the mind of curtain illusion, giving as instances various
Phence vouched for by people of the very
tatwading.
I frequently happens that a remark of this kited start a prersation that takes a long time to boat dry, and in the prosent osaO BORIS Jezus of various happenings were hauled into the light with the result, that long after the
indies had left for the opere, and the room was arpod i
I in a flanny curtain of tobacco smoke, the subject rolled merrily on.
Factions were formed: there were those who held that all the so-called onthenticated mya tarios had no real substance, but were simply an effect on the mind which could be accounted for hy hard fasts, while others stoutly averred that miraculous pesurrances dil actually take place under oerfän oonditions.
forth.
two
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Of course they were well known to the polios. not by their appearance but by their work, Their bold and daring schemes, and their con- summatoskillin carrying them on', had convinced Scotland Yard that two of the most expart
af modorn tituss wore on the
war-path Xore noment they remaiand taking stock of the windows in the house, listening while, thon noiselessly they enters intently the No sound fail from and disappeared within. their feet as they boldly traversed the passage They and mounted a fight or two of stairs. tried one or two doors all of which ware open, and Baally selected one which was evidently a nel foil to his appointed task. The this, keen
oud man-at a nod and muttoned "There's your departata," from the other dropped on his knees in front of the safe and began dexterously plying the thin bright skolaton kaya, whils the man went over to the dosk, palling the drawers oiselessly out, turning them upside down on the floor and securing evorything of value that came to light. Snail choice orna- mente and costly relies speartily found their way into his keaping, and while the other was patient door and found himself in an elegantly furnished working away at the safe, he opened another bedroom. He soon returned with a precious store of jewels and culurble ornaments which quickly found thake way into the canvar which had coceived tire things already collected.
Meanwhile
of the safe swung silently the door o back and the eager but cautious fingurs of the thin man removed the oukbor which at oneo revealed a bandle or two of papers and the followed the other spoils. A koon glance
taller
woro also secured.
Another room was visited, ce draw. emptied and more valuables added to the already
store.
All
excitement.
it
For a couple of minutes a dead silence raigned in the rooms, and then with a quick movement Gent Smith folded up the paper and proceeded to place it carefully back into its envelope.
efectes his purpose, we have done a few jobs Croppy," said he earnostly, when ho- and together, you and I, baren't wo?jobs which have not only brought us a daonnt si at our bank, but have made us known as the kings of
"Gfession."
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right, Gout, replied Croppy, perfectly correct, and we'll do may move of the same kimil,
• you may but
bet your last 'a'penny on that." possible, but
We may do, id Gent Smith slowly, "it's
*May do and possible," said Croppy Icoking up with startled ayes--" may do ? Why yan don't satoly mean that you think of chack- ing the businovs, now of all times when we know the ropes so well?"
You
"We'll leave that phase of the subject for the present, if you don't inind, replied the other, "the fact is that mothing has happened -something very important and I want you to done a favour a very great furor, Croppy mind I'll see that you uro no loser by the feal have noticed that I was rather worried may have ail this time I was looking at the things; yon seo I felt save and soon sole of Laum before, they brought back memories: now after a look into that er I find that thess people are very great friends of mine, they arewell, I'll show the faith and trust I put in you and tell you what I profound searat from have hitherto kopt a everyono-the fact is, robbed my own at Cppy, I have to-night mother. They must have moved into this house recently, although I have not heard anything about it, it isstrange possible with their doings Be you soe, Croppy, for I try to keep myself acquainted as far as that this mustn't go on. I'm not wonderfully particular as you know, but I draw the line ut this, and so," continue i be, lowering his vejcs and spooking deliberately, "I want you to do a hard thing-nothing short of packing up these things and t king them back, or the shook will about kill my old mother."
So quickly and systematically had they worked that in twenty minutes they had gone through all
three rooms and amasad enough to satisfy even their spacious instincts. It had been a phynomgually easy jou from the first, drawers had been found open, nothing had to be broken, they had struck incky from overy point of view, and a moment afterwards saw them toal thily disappearing, carrying with them perhapes Она seoptie rae boldly to ho foes in all those thousand pounds worth of valuables, and leaving latter onsen; this was Basnet. Shrewd nad lavel.behind them a sea of inleribable confusion.
Soon after the disappearanen vef the
the two men, Leaded, possessing a very attor-of-fact mind, be constantly reiterated the same retort" para Greville Basstarrived home. He went straight imagination, my dear follow. you thought you to the library, socured a rumple of books and was it, it dulu! really exist, you know," and so just going to love when, ho remembered that ther was another use in the study that might He opened the door, snapped a the ****I remeraber,” said Colenul Thurston, "on boueful.
separate creations and in different parts of light and stood transfixed with amazement at India-oues in Mysore and ance in Bombay-I the havoc he saw in front of him. saw the famons mango trick, sud nothing toy dying day will peranošs. that the
mie
little
plant did not actually grow up front of my very yos: moreover, I'll find you halfadozon honour. able English gantiemon who will bear me out.",
Simply an offoot of the imagination, Colo- nal," replied Bast. I will not deny, of course, that you really believe it yourself, but the whole affair is too marvellous to have seaty on placa:
your imagination was worked upon. is the only explanation, and your eyes doosised you. I can recall an instales which impponed to my own wife," continued to. "It was after that unfortunate affate of
of my son, when he sad. denly left--you will excuse me going over it but my wife woke up one night and told me she had just nedz Robert standing pours to follow. At all costs his wife must not relented and for get his fortuns when ha] the bed, and had had a long conversation know without duo preparation; the shook--con-ion, and it also shows me that I have only to ge with him, in which he had asked her to plead sidering her present state of health-would hate | back to him to be receivel and reinstated isto
by
Now
You
1 to
with me for pardon and the rest of it, and to let him know if he might rotura home again. Of courss it was pure imagination, she had dreamed it, but nothing will shake her opinion that either he, or his spirit in tangible form, came into our room that night,
either thing happens-in know, which case something always occurs to prove
reality or -ite
it is nothing more than a vision the mind--a delusion with nothing to on- firm it absolutely no existence Droopt in the abnormally sensitive or perhaps hypuotired mind of the our who goes it I have a book or two on the subject, and as I have an appoint- mont with Dr. Stegumen in half an hour and
rd
the sale with the wide-open door, He went The first thing that claimed his attention was across to it, putting his fet at every step hay amongst the litter from the drawers, which
Que plance real in saps all over the room, ed that his cash-box as well na hisant import
Ho ratared the other aut papers were gons. rcome and was confronted with the same terrible disuppeared as well as many valuable confusion and mandle; his wife's jewel-cas had this he could so at a chan doublin careful sarutiny would reveal a to.. loss of bou- sands of
pounds.
Be strode towards the boil for the purpose of calling the butler up, but on second thoughts he decided to wait and consider which was the best
sit s
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or
meat disastrous effects. No, he would little before making the affair known, an hour two would make little difference and in the meantime his wife would be home from the
could tell opera with the other ladica, and he her quietly, thus saving
nervous shock. Closing the door again he descended the stairs, and before going out, told the batter that in case Mrs. Daast happened to come home before he returned, she was to be kept in either the drawing-room or the dining-room until he arrived and he would explain. Also no one was to go upstairs.
He jumped into his carriage and drove back to Luly Ransome's to await his wife's homecom
happened.
about the tallest order I've ever heard of. Put Whow, whistled Croppy Owen. "that is em back? Why it's unnatural; who over hoard of-woll, gavner, that wina it."
I told you I'll so you were no loser, didn't IP Understand that I read enough in that paper to show me that the eld-my father has
his
heir again so
me. He has made me.
my former position, when I will make this right with you. Come now, quick, let us get to work, I know you're not going to fail me."
Croppy Owen hesitated as if uncertain what to do, but his look of
of perplexity gradually gave way and he sighed gloomily.
Well, Gent, poa wore right when you said it was a ard thing," murmured he, it is ard-roof and. Why, here's a thousand pounds worth of stuff, we get it away alean an clever, an' row, when we 'ave our 'auds round it we've got to put it back. Well, if you say so, I'll do it. You're Gent by same an' I know
shall be user your home, I will call in and bring ing and incidentally to tell his friends what had / her act like a gout when the time coines, so
thon round to prove my point."
rose
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Croppy, you're s pal," said the other putting his hard on his shoulder, "and you'll never regret it.""
Quickly they ret to work; the things were roon packet into the bag again and the seo- ond jury commenced
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It was their ring which had been koord by Gent Smith and Croppy. Owou as they closed the back door after their second visit.
"I'm afraid it's an awful muddle,
Bid Basset as he led the way upstairs, “and you had better wait until I switch on the light or
the floor.
you'll bark your bias over a heap of rubbish on
They reached the landing quil Barret oponed the door of the study.
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After a little more talk on the subject Gre la Basset vila
and left, saying he would be The two crackeman-weighted with their taal-had but a very short distance to go. back inside the hour.
It was not often be referred to the unfortunate. Some hundred yards away from the mansion which had received their attentions, were a incident in his life as he had done to-night: number of fairly large houvas whose tacke al- the subject was, of course, mest painful to hima It will be remembered that his on Robert, who most adjoined the end of Graville Basset's was known privately to be loading a very fast life, garden; and to the back door of oue of these the kad
Doggi, Mr and Mrs G. A. Spencer dianppeared, leaving a note to two men directed their steps after climbing a suddenly bis father in which he mid he could couple of low walls.
hour before.
He stood aside with almost a flourish and
A few minutes afterwards they wars seated
his ጋዜ Ay#H. other in a well ithtod and comfortable room, and im
mediately bagan to examine their plunder.
not face him ou account of the debts ho had contracted, and various entanglements. This was some fire years age and the blow had almost benken the heart of the boy's mother. Everything had been done to try to find him, but without avail, and although Bassat had lately moved into another house, and do all in his power to try to take his wife's mind off the sad subject, yet, mother like, she continued to griove, her health had broken down, and she was not the same woman as of old. It was to the doctor who attended her that Basset now went, and after the consulta- tion he drove home to get the books he had pro- mised to take back to convince his friends,
At the time the above conversation was in full swing, the garden of the newly-scquired
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•
It was andoubtedly a big night for them, as the long array of valuables, which the tall man was. placing on the table. testified, to say nothing of what the cash-box would revasl who the uning fingers of the other had solved the trick the look.
of
On reaching the garden they found every. but quit as whan they had left half an Again the thick stair-carpet held the secret of their footsteps and a aument afterwards they fell to their extraordinary task It was as Croppy said unnatural," but nevertheless they performed it with as much dexterity as they had The cash- displayed on the previous occasion. box slid into its place in the safe, sat in a very
lock
to the persuasiro yielded to short time the keys of the export, and the door was looked. Meanwhile Gent Smith had boun replacing the varions ornaments with unerring accuracy, Each drawer received its seuttered contents sud bosh its proper place ja the burua, Chairs were replaced in position, folds smoothed out of the carpet and with a smile of satisfaction he
said ho. glanced round the room, Done,"
The other two rooms were visited and after ten minutos silent bat speedy work, no trace of the recent disorder appeared to their critical "It's the rummest job I've ever undertskon
Carufully and patiently be worked away, now throwing side the wire key he was using and saleating another. Meanwhile the face of the man designated by bis eoxapasion as Goat" was screw into a perplexei frown as he handled the variouscostly trinkets and ornaments. The ex- pression was one in which the keen glance of the connoissear was blended with a curtain troubled were partially familiar to him and once, when look of recognition as if the things he hold eyes.
hottie, he seemed powerines to
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house belonging to Groville Bastet Isy iu pro to held up a curious gold-mounted agate scent-in my life," said Croppy, and I'll sas that it I the jow-Losse stood in its appointed place in the Powell and M. Bride from Kobe for Consul J. Macedo
to remove
doesn't
occur
and brought with it a touch of frost which he away expressionKazed with an earnost, far-done it alltir, but I must admit that we're bedroom and not a hair-pin littered the floor.
found quiet. The well-trimmed and bushy lameled hedge gave no aurcal sound when shak en by the keen aset wind which had sprang up dened the paths and dried the atones as white as Kinen. Everything Loked oractly as usual, when enddenly a husky voice-mudalated to a heavy whisper-broke the stillases.
eyes
other man
but
from it,
for so long time, that the man looked up from his task oriously. Why Gent, what's the matter, what's some over you? Something wrong P" said he,
for
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Mr. Miner Mr & Mrs Tibbe Mr B wh Mr. J. W.
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"I think you'll admit," mid he, Clint it's properly cleaned out.” and thou-imipping on the light-what do you think of that? looked into their faces. A moment after his gaze followed theirs, and he stood as if suddenly frozen stiff. His fane was study H. Skott, Miss A. B. Phelps, Mins A L his jaw fall and his mouth opened as wida Robinson and Mr B. E. St. Kirke; from Yoko- who stood around him with eurims faces. Keswick, Master A Keswick, Mr J. F. Han- He had sloan forgotten his friends hams, Misa E. Clarke, Miss E. Graves, Master Whatever is the meaning" he began, and cock and Mr A. Kiuno; from Kobe, Mr Wilks, and then stopped as if powerless to form another hir W A FiniLF500, Mr Goo. Thornton, Mr
and Mrs Sykes and child, Mr D. P. word.
The others remained looking at him in Mr and Mrs D. Got, Mr A. C.
Miss G.
G. B. Alexander;
from Shalidny silence, their puzzled faces rollecting his
Mre A. Kord, Mr A. M. Abdaltbasin. Mr C. reis is the most explicable occurrence IL. King, Mr J. W. Eslanger, Mr E. Sinis, Mr
W. B. Wills, Me J. Allen, Mr V. N.
Ottinger, have over board of," said Basnet deliberately at
Mr and Kimball, Mr K. J.
MrR
Chn. Mr S, D. last. Why not an hour ago the room was a
Sedna and Miss Canningham. dost hosp, and the flors almost knee-deep with
Per Aralia, for Hongkong, from Yokohama, papers and things. And the safe-here he strode across and turged violently at the handle-"H, Messrs T. Edwards, A. B. T. Coulson, R. B Collett and T. Burrows; from Shanghai, Mr this beats all," said he,
the other rooms,” said Colonel sud Mrs G. Strong, Mr R. H. Stephenson, Thurston
Stevenson, Mr and Mrs Hibbordine, Mr C. They opened them everything was in arder, Cruse, Mr W. Hahr, Mrs Soull, Mr H. E
Bingapore, Mr H.
Mr Greville Basset
grow more and more mys. B. T. Makangi and servant; for my, tifled as each familiar objeot met his gaze, S. J. Sinthoff and M. M: W. Harris; for Mis M. P. Benttie They did not hang about long, as you may Res; at any moment they might be surprised, His brows draw down over his eyes in a London, Mrs A. Jones; from Shanghal, for fact just as they reached the passage at the heavy frown and when he got back to the study Bingapore, Messrs W. J. Lewis, O. Taskman, bottom of the stairs, they heard a ring at
safe completely lost in thought, his worried ex-for Marseilles, MH R. Ludon, Mr J. B presion giving an inkling of the state of his Herry, Mr Husley, Mr and Mrs Kentshall, Mr
in
F. A. Daw, Mrs and Miss E.
F. Peddy fer Lon- The others, after looking at him, began to doo, Comdr. E. Stevenson, Mr D. Higgins,
Per Delta, for Hongkong, from London, Mias versation was kept up for two or three minutes, farrst eres of the other, as if is expected the
A look of intense interest sparkled in the koos, rather a pious and significant remark to fall twitched and something next door to a wink
gitated the eye of Colonel Thurston.
Lecky, Miss Lloyd, Miss Probst, Rev. J. From the lips of the prince of burglars. at the end of which the bushes were stealthily Gent to draw sside at las, the rail that hung
Tonny Barclay was the first to speak and the plo, Mr M. Grant and Mr H. W. Pins; from parted and there issued therefrer two figures; over his past.
Marseilles, Mr A. W. Gordon and MɛR. W. rert moment he wished he hadn't done so. Whan Greville Basset got to. Lady Manrice tall and stalwart, the other thin almost to
You Croppy Owen-king of skeleton-keys and 7- Eanseme's, he found the men in the billiard said he
couldn't possibly have imagined it," Abonner; from Bombay Lt. J. 8. Bill Lt. N. emmistion. Both wore long overcoats, and if
8. Hart, Rev. and Mrs Garr; from Singapore, the are millions of peuple, in London had port sute-breaker-was fully aware that his com- room sat in a few momente, had related what
Imagined it be hanged," said Baa-
Mr Blair, Mr and Miss Schwabe, Mrs Archdea seen them, not one perhaps would have guessed Paris came of a good family and had had had occured.
sat violmitly. "I tell you I este into this con, Mr J. Campbell, Mr E. Vincent, Mrs these
Have you informed the police?" asked room loss than an hour ago and it was rat- same overcoats were literally lined university education; indeed it was the origin
Arnott and infant, and Dr. Schnits; for Bhang with steal in the shape of highly-tempered and bestowed on him
of the redx" Gent," which Croppy himself had Colonel Thurston.
my cash-box hai, from London, Mrs Swart Aud child. Mr M. cunningly constructed barglars tools, yet such
rhen they first met. The "No," said Basset, "you ses I did not asked: the safe was open, was the fact
a had stack to him and "Gent Smith" he to use any alarm if it would be met want gone, not a chair was in its plaos and I barted Sellar, Mr A. Gelley and Miss Drakeford; from By fest in the things from my drawers and bod L. Hillier, Mr A. Thomson and Mrs Baring
Penang, Mr.D. Yates; from Singapore, Mr H. Dr. F. Koyt These two man represented the sammit of the
although the matter mast of course come out, cloth from that table lay there." Ha etamped old and dishonourable profession of burglary.
Among other qualities Croppy posses ed great I thought perhaps we could soften it down his foot foresly on the Boor at tius indicated for Kobo, from London, Misses D. Young and The younger and bigger man, by his apright quisitiveness and would have given a lot to before my wife got to know."
have known the true story of his companion.
spot
And as for the other rooms, they were Berrowsnon; for Yokohama, from London, and gentlemanly appearance, might caly has of cours he had his th-ary-that he was a wa
"But how shout the servants," said Bir ke rag shop, everything turned apside down Misk Smyth and Mr Simmonds; from Marseilles, been taken for a titled gentleman. other.
Maurice, they know, I suppose? ter orne'er-do-well from same kowever, was a very different person. He who was banished from -- heir to a title per- furnily.
and my wife's jewels gone Do you think I'm Mr and Mrs Pollock, and Mr. Molarea. important
Not 4 word. Whoa I found what had mad, mau ?" he finished with almost a wall. could never have passed for
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courred I just came out, closed the doors member of the "lower five." tying but a hops. However, no questions were ever asked or and left word with Yorke, the butler, that no times," said Barclay, "fi stands to resO] ---
Por Hartan, for Swatow, Mr and Mrs Young, "My doar fellow, we all have our delusions at notwithstanding eren hinted at, the great qualities which bound
and Miss Probat; for Amoy, Mr A. Williams, bis fine clothes, there was something about
I tell you I saw it and wont through the Misses Philp and Lecky. rooms: now is it likely I should mike it up 7” him suggestive of the alums. His keen ferret Croppy to him with the admiration and af
master were the bold on a dog for his Ense and small bond-like eyes coupled with a certain startledand nervous demeanour, although scheming and wonderful knowledge he showed. Another factor was the extraordinary unbroken stamping him with extraordinary acuteness, luck which seemed to follow him about. gave him an undoubted air of the low-down
A somewhat awkward silence fell between cooknay.
them for a moment; and them Crappy bant his Incongruons as was their appearance, they head over his task again. wors evidently in perfect consonance with regard
"I'll wast I've seen this somewhere,” replied bell which was immediately followed by the he stood for a couple of miantes in front of the and C. Mukerji; for Bombay, Mr B. K. Dastor: Misa F. Donner
the other slowly. "I believe the mater" he in the neighbourhood of the kitchen. They were Gent" said the voice, I renkon now's the tilt a suddenly realising that he was about outside in a fast and gained the laurel bushes time, and with your permissson we'll get to to go farther in the matter of confidence then Gent Smith, which I think you will admit was exchange glances with each other, the lips H.B. Lin Yik Miz, Mieses A. and M. Lin.
Just in time, thank God.” mið gobserved,
business."
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A minute later a sharp click announced the
to their nefarious undertakinga. Many were fact that the lock had given way to the masterly the jobs they had brought to a successful con- attention of the expert.
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wis to go upstairs nutil I came home." Well, what do you say it we come along bom with d," said Barclay," we can pick up policeman as we go, and on then do a great deal towards getting the place straight perhaps before your wife ecmes home. Then you can tell her at
at your leisure,"
ON SALE.
OUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONG
DEPARTED.
PASSENGERS EXPECTED,
Tem-
Mr. R. ParrandỈ. Dr. Hochgeschurz. Ve Kennedy Vietos K, J. M. Ko nedy Mr. John Longor Miss Leprcito Mr. G. W. McEwen
Mr B.
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ORIENTAL HOTEL.
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Mr W Pinel, T. M. F
Mr. 88. d Mr. and Mm R. D. Mr. Skan
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Mr. Wilson
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Mr. W. Q. Lawson Mr, il C. Lowick Mr.FI MoDonald
STEAMERS PASSED THE CANAL. Oct. 181b--Denbighshire, Palermo, Arabia, 21st Alcinous, Liberia, St. Patrick, domali, Feddr 25th-Australion, Beauty Glenek, Klast 28th Jawn, Keemun. Polynzaten, Charlton November 1st-Braadis, Qeylon, Deucalion, Glenlogan, Kaga Maru kimese,
Per M.M. str. Polynesien, from Europe-Mr Wash Prince 4th Hyeon Nit. Felyphemus,
This suggestion found favour at once and in BWEEKLY PRESS. January to June, Caspin.
few minutes the party of four sat out.
B
They arrived without encounter ng police
man, however, and before going to fetch one, decided to have a look at the rooms.
1910. With Esak Price $7,50,
On sale at the "HONGKONG DAILY PRES** Ofline.
vas
Hongkong, 30th Jmas. 1910,
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SHIPPING REPORTS.
The Brit, str. Benmohr reports: Fine cleir weather, from Singapore, very little monsoon.
Syria, Farra 8th-Bentedi, Inverci de, Mgr. midon, Pembrokeshire, Bubon «, 4
NAABRIVALS AT HOME: November 8th-Gandia, Ching Wo, Diorred Kanagava Maru, Nubia.