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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1902.
U.S. MAIL LINES.
PACIFIC MAIL S.S. CO., OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL S.S. CO., TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
MATTER OF ARRANGEMENT:
A ROMANCE OF HONGKONG.
BY LEO D'OLIVER (DOLLY),
sight of a dainty figure before him, caused him to quicken his steps, end in another. moment he was raising his hat to Miss Vance.
"Good marning Miss Vance, all alone this morning ?"
"Yes, I could get no one to accompany me, so, rather than miss my walk, I have come by myself. How chilly it is for November. Come now Mr. Grantham" glancing. archly at him " I am sure since you have seen so much of our Island, that you admire it." I do admire it, I have said as much before, ofhly one cannot go into extacies over
Ted Lester threw aside his paper and stretched himself with every muscle tense, then as his eye fit on Jack Grantham easily esconced in chair at the other end of the club-pieces of scenery; life is much too short, and, energy is precious." room, his limbs as suddenly relaxed, as he rose and strolled across to his chum, Jack old man, I've an invite for you, and you've just got to accept it. 'Cos why? Oh because I've already accepted for you. How on earth, do you expect me to make your stay at Hongkong a pleasant one, if you will persist in acting the unsociable bear ?"
Thanks," Grantham stifled a yawn, "I really fail to see how you can make my stay here any more pleasant than by just letting me roost in this very excellent club of yours !”
"Lazy beggar 1" ejaculated Lester.
"But one should," she cried petulantly. Look at the town down there, for instance. One can hardly imagine that that is the Chinese quarter, ill built and squalid, showing as lovely through its slight veil of smoke."
"And whose invite may I ask, has my friend so accomodatingly accepted for me?" Ted Lester pulled a chair up and commenced his explanations with the air of one certain of his hearer's gratitude.
"Mrs. Vance's old chap, I'm to take you round there this afternoon, and," with an eager inflection "I can promise you, you'll meet about the prettiest and inost charming little girl east of Suer:"
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A look of amusement flicketed for a moment in the grave eyes of Jack Grantham as hummed a few bars of " Never introduce your Donah to a pal."
"Look here, stow it Jack!" cried Lester catching the refrain, "you'll say so your TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, self, spite of your assumed indifference to the sex, when you've seen her.""
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TUESDAY, 11th February, at Noon. TUESDAY, 18th February, at Noon." „FRIDAY, 18th February, at Noon. ..SATURDAY, 8th March, at Noon.
My dear boy, spare a way-worn traveller your eulogies; have'nt I seeh for myself, in my saunters round this giddy little planét of ours, that your charming woman is usually charming only in so far as one can bring oneself to find interest in Society small-talk, or the discussion of the latest novel?".
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All right Jack," cried Lester gaily, as he moved away, "someday perhaps I may find an opportunity of handing those words back to you, and of writing over your door "There lives Benedick, etc."
Someday perhaps he murmured with a tinge of mockery. Tall, impassive Jack Grantham brought his brows together with a look of utter boredom, as he thought of the visit his friend had so obligingly accepted for him, without in the least deeming it not seem to belong to a will ever likely to yield against his wish. Of an age that might THE O. & O. Company's Steamship "COPTIC," will be despatched for SAN FRANcccssary to consult his wishes. The clean cut lips and square, determined chin did TCISCO, via SHANGHAL NAGASAKI, INLAND SEA, KOBE, YOKOHAMA
be anywhere between twenty eight and thirty-five, he had wandered and read, and and HONOLULU, on TUESDAY, the 4th February, at NOON, taking Fright for Japan, the United States, and Europe. Passengers are allowed to break their journey at any point wandered again, ever vaguely conscious of secking something, yet not knowing what he sought. Dipping idly into Greek philosophy, he had been charmed with the doctrines Through Passage Tickets granted to England, France and Germany by all trans-Atiantic of the Sceptics, only in the following week to throw over Pyrrho for Plato; and from Plato' back to Omar Khayyam and his misanthropy, until like a modem Diogenes he had lines of Steamers, and to the principal cities of the United States or Canada.
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started again on his wanderings, still secking he knew not what. Rail Routes from San Francisco, including the SOUTHERN PACIFIC, CENTRAL PACIFIC, UNION PACIFIC, DENVER and RIO GRANDE, and NORTHERN PACIFIC RAIL WAY; also the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY on payment of £4 in addition to the regular tarif rate. -
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Special rates (First-class only) to European Points, are granted to Missionaries, Members of the Naval, Military, Diplomatic and Consular Services, and European Civil Service Officials located in Asia, and to European Officials in the Service of the Governments of China and Japan.
TO UNITED STATES and CANADIAN POINTS, Special rates (first class only) are confined and will apply only to Missionanes, Members of the Naval and Military Services, and to Consular and Diplomatic Officials of the Governments of China and Japan.
Return Passage. Reduction will be made to passengers who do not bald return tickets, making the return journey between ports in the Orient and Honolulu or beyond, within twelve
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Freight will be received on board until 4 P.M; the day previous to sailing, Parcel Packages will be received at the Office until 5 PM. same day; all Parcel Packages should be marked to address in full; value of same is required.
Consular Invoices to accompany each shipment of Cargo or parcel (valued at Froo Gold or over) destined to Points, beyond San Francisco, in the United States, should be sent to the Companies Office addressed to the Collector of Customs at San Francisco.
Merchant's Invoice will be sufficient for cargo or parcel (each shipment) when the value is less than $100. U.S. Gold.
For further Information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Com panies, Queen's Building.
J. S. VAN BUREN, Agent.
1902
Hongkong, 25th January, 1902,
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THE magnificent Twin-screw Steamships of this Line pass through the famous INLAND THE TAPAN, and usually make the voyage YOKOHAMA TO VANCOUVER (B.O.) in 12 DAYS, saving THREE DAYS to a WEEK in the Trans-Pacific journey, and make connection at Vancouver with the PALATIAL OVERLAND TRAINS of the CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY which leave daily, and cross the Continent FROM THE PACIFIC TO THE ATLANTIC WITHOUT CHANGE. Close connection is made at. Montreal, Quebec, Halifax, New York and Boston with all Trans-Atlantic Lines, which passengers to Great Britain and the Continent are given choice of
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The attractive features of the Company's route embrace its PALATIAL STEAMSHIPS, (second to none in the World), the LUXURIANCE OF ITS TRANS CONTINENTAL TRAINS (the Company having received the highest award for same at recent Chicago World's Exhibition), and the diversity of MAGNIFICENT MOUNTAIN AND LAKE SCENERY. through which the Railway'passes,
THE DINING CARS and MOUNTAIN HOTELS of this route are owned and operated by the Company, and their appointments and Cuisine are unexcelled.
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And now he had promised his old school chum Ted Lester, who held a position in a local bank, to come to an anchor at Hongkong for a fortnight at least; and this was to be the outcome; a round of visits; to be trotted around like a tame bear and be exhibited. Ugh! what a bore the whole thing was. Why could be not have been blest with a nature like that of the sampan man who had pulled him ashore, that could settle down in utter contentment in the occupation of a domicile four feet-by six, shared with a large family ? It was some hours later that Lester dug him up with his cheery "come along old man! away up to the Peak and pay visits." And Grantham, to please his friend, had gone. As they sat in the cool drawing-room of Mrs. Vance, Lester noted with amusement his friend's successful efforts to appear interested in her description of the last regatta, the all absorbing topic of the moment, and then Ethel Vance came into the room and by they rose.
Mr. Grantham, my daughter; an old school friend of Mr. Lester's!! she added by way of explanation.
For a moment the cynical look faded from Grantham's eyes as they rested on the radiant loveliness of Ethel Vance; then, as he sank again into his seat, he fell to wonder ing how the Hongkong sun had spared such a complexion.
"Miss Vance, I wish you could rouse our friend there to take some interest in things, I can't even get him to admire the scenery of our Island."
It was Lester who spoke, and Grantham turned to meet a look of reproach in the lovely eyes of Ethel.
"Oh I do admire the place" he protested, "very pretty and all that sort of thing; though one must confess that one mountain is very much like another, and when one has seen mountains in Japan or elsewhere, one can't go into rhapsodies over the same hills a little differently arranged."
"Is not everything then, merely a matter of arrangement ?" asked Miss Vance smiling, an interesting book, for instance, is little else than a quantity of words, taken from the standard dictionary, a little differently arranged; or a soul-stirring picture is but the same-pigments that a while ago reposed in their tubes, arranged on canvas."
"Quite so, my dear young lady, everything now-a-days is just a matter of arrangement, witness our modern, matrmonial ventures."
"Oh I do think you are unjust, Mr. Grantham," impulsively, then, catching the quizzical look in, his eyes, she went on confusedly, "at least, I do think that most people think of much more than more convenience!"
"Possibly. Perhaps I have been unfortunate in my choice of subjects for observation, I quite agree though" he added, "that it is by far the better plan. Miss So-and-so's money is a handy help to Mr. Somebody's ambitions, and Mr. Somebody's position is flattering to Miss So-and-so's vanity. Therefore they marry. What more simple ?
"I hope then," rejoined Ethel, with a mischievous glance at the well knit figure before her, "if only for the sake of his opinion of the race, that some day Mr. Somebody will get caught in the toils and surrender everything to Miss So-and-so."
Thanks muchly, but I am afraid you will live to be disappointed, I think I may claim to have passed through the zone of fire of the battery. of bright eyes, and come out, unscathed," said Grantham quietly.
A few minutes later as they were descending in the tram, Lester turned eagerly to his friend." Well, and what do you think of her?"
"Very pretty," laconically. "By the way what a rush this show would go with, were the ropes to break."
During the following week they met Mrs. Vance and her daughter at several houses, or called af hers, Lester seemed possessed of a miraculous faculty of divining where they would pay their next call, and when. Then, one morning as Grantham had induced Lester to join him in a walk along Plantation Road before office hours, on turning a shoulder of the hill, they came upon Miss Vance and a friend, after the necessary introductions, Ethel explained.
"Yes, I know it is unusual to be abroad at this hour, but it seems a positive crime to remain indoors on such a glorious moming as this is." Then, as they fell behind the other two she continued, "and is Mr. Grantham brought at last to a proper sense of "Admiring the arrangement" he told her. "Don't you think that little island" the beauties of the Island, that he is up here at seven in the morning? indicating Stonecutters, "is rather well placed with the blue sea all round it and the higher hills in the background?"
"Well placed! I think it beautiful" she cried warmly. "Oh how can you be so indifferent to the beautiful."
"Am I indifferent to the beautiful I wonder?" letting his eyes rest for a moment on the flower-like face beside him; do you know, there is something in this air of yours that seems to alter one's sentiments entirely."
"In the Island and its surroundings rather!” "On the island" he corrected..
"Perhaps," she hazarded, then as his grave eyes met her laughing blue ones she broke off, with a faint flush mounting to her cheeks, "see how far in front the others are! We shall be left quite behind," and quickening their steps they rejoined Lester and his companion.
That night, as Ethel Vance was about to retire, she threw a warm wrapper over her and throwing open her bedroom window leaned her elbows on the sill, her dimpled chin hidden in her hands. It was a glorious night, and far below her the town slumbered with just a light here and there, keeping guard over the seething population that now reposed so silently. Out in the barbour the lights of vessels at anchor flickered and were reflected in the still waters beneath, while the stars, from interminable space above, cast down their reflections to mingle in loving fellowship with the lights of man's kindling The place and beauty of the secne entered into Ethel's soul as she sat there gazing out before her, a great awe filling her heart, as though she felt the presence of those intangible beings who, she had. always delighted to. fancy, on such a night as this, filled the air, turning men's thoughts from things, evil to good, even as they slept. Presently her lips moved; softly articulating a name, and as repetition made her bolder she murmured "Jack-Jack Grantham", then with a startled flush, lest the very angels should overhear and divine her secret, she closed the window and with a happy shiver, was soon sunk in that slumber that only twenty summers of innocent happiness can give,
Meanwhile Ted Lester was protesting vigorously against this daily early rising for one' who had the work of the day to go througli.
"Its allright for you, you lazy lump of inconsistency he was saying. It's easy' enough to get up and roam around the Peak, before ordinary folk have begun to realize that sleeping time has arrived, when one has no other occupation but drifting abbut the world at one's own sweet will. By the way, when do you move on and where ?"
"When does the next steamer leave?" answering his question with another; the French mail on Saturday? Yes that will, suit, three days more; and she goes to Spigon ? So much the better, to Saigon I'll go,"
Great Scott! man," asked Ted amazed, "haven't you settled yet where you in tend to go?" Better stay on here then P
"What's the use of planning P" with a shrug "L'homme propose"-Anyhow Ted, I Passengers won't trouble you to accompany me on my early morning walk. Since the blankets pull
so, I will let you sleep."
Nor, Queen's Buildings,
"So king" murmured Lester with visions of glorious morning naps to come.
And so it fell out that, on the Friday morning Grantham found himself swinging along his favourite Pianitation Road alone with his cigar. Alone for awhile; for presently the
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Does it not remind you somewhat of life itself, Miss Vance ?" he asked following her gaze, we struggle stormfully through it with our eyes fixed on some' distant mirage ahead, and it is only when we have neared the summit of our years, that we find time to look back and discover the beauties of the way we have come; squalid and dingy though appeared at the time. Or is it I wonder," he went on meditatively, scarce aware of her presence; "the gloomier outlook of the present, that makes the past seem so bright ?" "But why dingy?" she asked "I'm sure I find life very, bright and interesting and," gazing dramily out to sea, where the junks were beating tortuously up the barbour, "and absorbing.
"Youth, my dear lady, the attributes of youth; you are looking on it as yet through. rose cloured spectacles, it is only when one has to change them for the glare-glasses of maturer age, that one sees the analogy."
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"Horrid things!" with all the feminine distaste of that which makes for ugliness, "why not go through life with the rose-coloured ones ?"
Why not indeed ?" asked Grantham as they rested themselves on a projecting rock" by the roadside; "the worst of it is, that the choice is not left with us; we find our out. look darkening almost before. we are aware of it. I wonder how you will look, Miss Vance," turning suddenly toward her, "with the glare-glasses.”. [
How rude you are!" pouting.
"Rude? Unconventional rather," with one of his rare smiles. "I think we're both rather unconventional," cried Ethel laughingly. "Think It is how shocked Mrs. Grundy would he were she to spy us up here now. unusual enough to be abroad at this time of day. I have managed to keep out of the old beldames clutches during the three years we have been out here, and I shouldn't like "Bother the conventions." A pause, while he picked up a stone and tossed it idly to fall a victim now." down the hill-side. They both watched it's descent as though their very lives depended upon following its course until it came to rest. The stone stopped rolling. pleasant it is up here," remarked Jack.
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"Yes" demurely "the weather is delicious now in the early mornings," "I wasn't thinking of the weather half-savagely, "one can buy one's weather.. nowaday's with a ticket from Cook's, as one's clothes, cut to suit.".
"Oh look, look!" she cried as a steamier far below them swung from her buoy and commenced to plough her way through the harbour. "Does'nt it look grand! She had sprung to her feet in her enthusiasm, or with a woman's impulse to avoid hearing what she most wished to hear, and as he looked at the dainty figure and clear-cut profile, he caught his breath and his chest heaved.
When do you sail Mr. Grantham ?" she asked presently, turning slightly toward him but still gazing at the retreating steamer.
"Sail! To-morrow-pethaps, in the Annam." She threw out a hand as though to ward off a blow. He caught it in his and drew her down again to the rock beside him.
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"Miss Vance, Ethel, do you care very much whether I sail to-morrow or not? Ethel," his tone lost it's bitter mockery and became suddenly serious, vibrant, "I want to tell you what I have never told a woman before, I wait to tell you that I love you, answer me may I hope?"
And as she still logked out to the sea, with a great happiness surging up tumultously within her heart, he put an arm round her and drew her gently toward him.
"I think I have found that which I have been searching the world for " he said presently never knowing until it was found, for what I was secking."
All the hard cynical man of the world seemed to have vanished, leaving in his dark eyes a look of yearning tenderness, as he bent his head and gaxed long and earnestly into the pellucid depths of her blue eyes.
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"And yet". she whispered happily, hiding her burning face against his shoulder it merely a matter of different arrangement."
"Yes," he responded gravely, two units merged into one."
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A while later as Lester was reluctantly kicking himself out of bed, the purdahs were drawn aside and Jack Grantham eauntered in,
"Hallo" old man! Been for your beastly constitutional?" enquired Ted. "Well, seems to have done you good, your usually sombre old face looks quite bright and shining," looking approvingly at him.
"Yes, it's pleasant out."
"By the way, what time to-morrow does the Aukam sail ?” "Don't know, I'm sure.".
"Why bless the man! aren't you going down to Saigon in her?* "Me?" in mild surprise, "No!
"Well, of all the undecided animals I've ever come across !" ejculated Lester, "are you, going to stay with us a little longer then?"
"A little" replied Grantham, "fact is it will be England I make for now; I have taken my ticket for the Annam, but no matter," then, turning in the doorway, and by the way I shall have to take tickets for two."
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A spasm shot across Led Lester's face and he winced, as the truth flashed across his mind. The next moment he had sprung up and was wringing his friend's hand with muttered words of congratulation, and as Grantham passed out, Ted Lester resolutely shouldered aside his rosy dream-clouds of the future, and turned to the business of the day.
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.
Dividend Fund, thus raising the latter to $300,000. Indo-Chinas were done at declining Messrs. Benjamin, Kelly and Potts, in the rates down to $1343, but have since recovered, weekly share report state :-
and after changing hands at $135, $135 and HONGKONG, Friday, January jest 5136 are are now in demand at $136), Douglas Almost utter lifelessness has characterized Steamships are still on offer at $45, and China our market during the past week, and, with the and Manilas have fallen to $56 sellers. Star exception of a smart rise in Hongkong Ices Ferries, old issue, have been parted with at there has been no fluctuation in prices of any $23. Shell Transports are quiet at £2216.
Refineries-Chitia Sugars are to be bad at note to record.
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Cor- $145. Luzons have advance, and can probably poration has advertised its Half yearly Ordin- be placed at $30. ary Meeting for the 15th February. The trans-
Mining-Panjoms are enquired for at $41. fer books will be closed from the 1st to 15th Raubs have turned in an upward direction, and proximo, both days inclusive.
small transactions at So have taken place.
The Kowloon Land and Building Company, Jelebus are upchanged. Chinese Engineerings Limited, has given notice of its Thirteenth have slightly improved, and sales have been Ordinary Meeting to be held on the 12th made at Tls. 91. Charbonnages are in request February. The transfer books will be closed at $525. from the 3rd to 12th proximo, both days in- clusive.
Binks.-A small sale of Hongkong and Shanghai Banks at $6zó is all that has trans- pired in stocks. under this heading, and the Amoy Docks are steady at $30, market closes weak with sellers at $6171. Tlie sterling rate in Lofdon has further declined to 463 10. Nationals have improved, and shares are asked for at $28.
Docks, Wharfs and Godowns-Business in. Hongkong and Whampoa Docks has resulted at $280. Kowloon Wharfs bave been negotiat- ed at $97, Shanghai and Hongkew Wharfs are offering at Tls. 270, ex new issue. New.
Lands, Hotels and Building-Hongkong Lands hive depreciated in-value and shares are in the market at 5182 West Points have also declised and are to be had at $60, Hong- kong Hotels have down to $134 but at this Marine Insurances-Unions are unchanged figure shares are in demand The Astor House Hotel Company paid an interim gone with buyers at $3421. China Traders have dividend of $15 per share on the 27th instant, been bought at $56, and Cantons at $150, and in Shanghai, for the first half year of its there are further enquiries for both stocks at the existance, and we now quote the stack at respective rates. North Chinas have risen to T. 190, 99, 9
Fire Insurances-Hongkong Fires have been fixed at $3674 and $370, and more shares can be sold at the latter figure. Chine Fires aro neglected at $90.
Shipping Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboats have changed hands at rates rang- ing between $373 and $187, and steady close
$270. Oriente Hotels are on offer at $54. Humphreys' Estates have sellers at $13, ex-the. dividend of $1 paid on the 27th instant. China Providents have been dealt in, and are still procurable at 27
Cotton Mills-Hongkong Cottens have. dropped to $14-sellers: There is no alteration in the Shanghai quotations,
Cigar Gompanies.-Are all quier. Miscellaneous Green Island Cements have
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again been sold at $21, closing with buyers at at the higher figure. The report of the Directors Szo A. S. Watsons have been done at $15, has been published: the profits for the half Electrics-are in request at $131 for the old, and year, including $51,59662 brought forward 36 for the new shares. Hongkong lees are wanted at $205. The Company has issued a from last account, are $247,327.60, from which very fine report. The working for the year amount a dividend of $14 per share will be gor shows a profit (including the amount" paid, $50,000 is to be written off the book value $20,000 has already been paid as interim divi
brought forward) of $104,744.21 of this amount of steamers, and a similar sum is to be placed dead, and it is now proposed to deal with the at credit of Equalization of Dividend Fund, balance as follows, viz; to pay a final dividend leaving balance of 527,327/60, to be carried of $12 per share, write off Property Account forward. The Directors also recommend the $20,589.35, and carry forward 54,154.86 Geo
Fenwicks are quote at 550, United Asbestos transference from the Investment Fluctuation ($4 paid) have found buyers andiam still wanted Account of $50,000 to the Equalization-of at $91. Selak
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