DR. HOLMES LATEST POEM. Not ours to ask in freezing tomes
Elia race, his calling, or his creed Ench heart the tie of kinship owns
When theso no veins that bloed,
Horo stand the champions to defend
From every wound that flesh can haal; Here hojenico, patience, skill, shall blond"
To
sayo, to calm, to belj, to heal.
Father of mercies! Weak and frail,
Thy guiding hand Thy children ash; Lot not the Great Physioinn fall To aid us in our holy tank.
Angel of love, for every grief
Its soothing balm thy mercy brings, For overy ping its healing toaf,
For homeless want thy outspad wings Enough for the the pleading eye,
The knitted brow of silent pain; Thy prictals open to a sigh
Withont tho clnak of Bolt or chain.
Who is our brother? Ho that les
Left at the wayside, bruisod and sore His need our spor hand supplice,
Hia wolbome waits him at our door..
Source of all truth and love and light
г
That warm and sheer our earthly days; Be ours to serve Thy will aright,
Bo Thine the glory and the praise. [Writen for the dedication of the Holmes
floapital, Hudson, Wis.]
WHICH IS THE STRONGEST? The Persian King sat on his throne;
Around him fila on file
The lords of alt his mighty zone,
From India to the Nile,
With gold and gems resplendent shonaj
And smiled to see his anile.
Now teli mo,' said he, half in scorn, Which is the strongest thing- Women or Wine, or Truth sky-burn,
Or Persia's uughty King ↑
Who answers best, a purple vent
Shall have and golden ring.'
Then spoke the first and said: Red wing
Of all the strongest fur.
It Ells the heart with joy divine;
Life brightens like a star ; The rich and poor inbrace Benign
And all met brothren are."
Then said the sand, bowing low,
Earth's strongea is the King! He says, "Go forth"; his armies go;
They fear no living thing. They smits the foc with deadly blow, And home rich treasures bring."
„Thon said the third : ! Women of all
We those is abargest still;
Shu rules the King within his hall,
Aud has with each her with
What
man most values, at her enil
He brings, her tap to fill.
As Apane sitting fair Beside the King of the land :
Sha placked the crown from hla dark hair,
With air of mock command; Then placed it on her trosses rare, And slapped his meddling band.
Nor frownol the King, but only smiled, Submissive to her mind
To her caprice ho was a child,
So always with mankind;
No mattor how untamed and wild,
Women.
can fame and birl.'
Eut Truth is stronger still; its hand.
Reaches from Heaven abero,
It binds the ages with a band
Of Wisdom and of Love.
The earth stands still at its command.
The suit and stars do move
Wine my osalt us to the skies,
But then it'titeti sore;
A woman's awestest witcheries
Will fade when youth is o'er;
But truth eternal never dies,
And gladdens more and more.
friends that day, one of them kindly put him on to a schons to rid himself of the pesta It was nothing more or less than to
TILE CHINA MAIL
KINGS, QUEENS AND OTHERS. Ncah was doubtless the only man who fins even seensa full house on nothing but
Mails.
nail a tin blacking box lid the end of are very rigidly enforced / Occidental & Oriental Steam
Tha
game laws!
at tlie Woad: If a man is ought cheating stroker he is shot noruse the table.
stick and to pour into ir a little kerosone. Then at the mosquito was routing on the ceiling, all one had to do was to just clap the lid up and the 'akester' was son cat,
Briggs Jost no
A Bongal tiger custs 82,000. A blind no tino in trying tho platz, tiger" in Atlanta costa 2000 and thirty daye and it became a regular thing for him to in the shain-gang. Judge
Anderson con- go over the house as soon as it was dark,trols the market. carrying his stick and tis fid and preceded
ין.
ow,
let to play poker on a Sun- Why it was encouraged How Nonk took in a times; Samson stised on a king, and Solon, had a full of queens,
by one of the younger Briggs carrying a day, you lamp. The mellow plunk of the tin lid, as in the it imprisoned 12 mosquito, was as Boat pair serà
insic to
Brings ears, and the days out by his eyes grow brighter and, Iris step quicker and frater. In a week or two he Ind ceased to spill the kerosume over freshly tinted ceilings became rare, and himsolf and the furniture; greasy circlus or
the complete innster of the videout;
bocal {
after night the programine was carri ed out, and it soon becue necessary to provide relaye of junior Briggses to carry the
protop the count as the hunt Sundaya Briggs spunt the entire day in wandering around the
with pea turned to the the end of July his ceiling, and
Bo that
hours
by
He And did you a Monte Carlu while you wore in Europa. She-No, Papa sailed on hiui, I believe; bat from his die thus hotel I think Air Curio must have buon appointed appearaneo when he got back to
AT THE ALTAR, The girl who marries for money always gets the best of the fellow abe marries, be ass ho buys a fool at a high figuro,
Au English girl says that she has seen
Ship Company.
LAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS
TO JAPAN, THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND. SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE, VIA
THE OVERLAND RAILWAYS,
ANDER
ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING
STEAMERS.
THE Stamship BELGIC will bo despatobod for San Francisco, yin Yokoham, on TUESDAY, the 10th January, 1888, at 3 p.m
Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan porta.
All Parcel. Pankages should be marked to
Mails.
NOTICE.
COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARTHIMES. PAQUEBOTS POSTE FRANCAIS
STEAM FOR SATION SINGAPORE FATAVIA, COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID, MEDITERRANEAN AND MARSEILLES, AND FORTS BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA;
LONDON HAVRE BORDEAUX
DUNKIRK AND DUNKIRK AND ANTWERP, ---
ESDAY the 10th January, 1988, at Noon, the Company's Steamship AV4 Commanilant VIMONT, WILL MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will forve this Port for the
Cargo, and Specie
Insurances.
NOTIOE
THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY (LIMITED), CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED $1,000,000,
THE
Eboro Company is prepared to go cept MARINE RISKS at Currant Bates on GooD, & Policies granted to all parts of the World payable at any of ita Agencies.
WOO LIN TUEN,
decretary,
[No. 7607—JANUARY 7, 1888.
JUST OFFICE NOTICE Unclaimed Correspondence, January 6, 1888.
Adamson, J. 6, 1 Maitland, J. Amery, Weed Alanco, Mr parcelarra, V. Andier, W, H. 1 Biker, JS, 1 Bartlett, Dr S. R. Beatou, R. Mele, C. Bettol, Seredithi, G. F. Biechert, G1 Meyer, A Boughton, J. 714 Monteiro, J. C. Bowler, T. L 1 Mostyn Goo Bromley, J. 1 Myller, J. Brown, Serg, W1 regd.Mours, E Brown, Afr
Nielsen, Capt Nisay, Wim
Martin, Le
Cunashy. Capta McGregor, JR. rag.
2840 Carlum, E. N. 1
Chaplin,
HEAD OFFICE, No. 8 QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, Hongkong, December 2, 1887. -
NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY.
[THE
dorsigned, AGENTS of the abuse Company, Ane authorized to Insure
GILMAN & Co.
he took gernçaà"had in- I men whoan-nho might, kavo consented tɔ / address in full; and saine' will be revived above place will ho registered for 13gainst FIRE at Catrout Rates.
MOB.
train for horgo hour earlier every afternoon, But it soon became noticeable
that although noi quila
would be an
bo on the ceiling when he went to bed, yet scarcely would he be down to
fore a musical ham was in the air as though a thousand were for heart's blood,
engor tis Thun Briggs discovered that the enemy had abandoned the ceiling and were roosting on
where the colored paper made. next to
The next
I the impossible to see then.
Vi
marry, but shu has never met ono whom at the Company's Oflïe, matilö pm: the London as well as for Marseilles, and ac-·|
she would desire to propose to
tol
an
nata
To San Francisco and return,
Shipping Orders will
day previous to wailing.
First-class Fares granted as follows:
To San Francisco
...$200.00
cepted in transit through Marsoilles for the principal places of Europe.
be
To Liverpool
available for B
300.00
months
...333,00 338.00
Tu
TU Judun
natil granted Date will be received on
board until 4 Specie and Parcels until 3 p.m. on
P. 12.
the 9th January, 1888. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Agency's Dico.)
Contenta and rains of Packages aro re-
A Western mat and woman two hundred We have married by telegraph. have many misis for the future of
Login b m tick. couple that Freshly is the best
wedding and ands when he gets to the deer of the charch with a friend that it is almost impossible to feree his way through. After half an hour's ineffectual work: If this
goes ull, day a gang of paper, hangers came down my by; we won't get there until after the fund the Imperial Chinese Custom quired.· from town, and, after sera all
after scraping
to the Alas, how disappointment frowns, off, gavo a coating of while the paper christaning wall
Thin made things Dager, and
and there. When hope most, bright is gleaming: after t the tin lid did duty on the ceiling and That stitches put in welding gowns 4 slipper on the walls,
Are oft but idle seaming. Then it Brigge discovered that there was something inore of his art to leurs, for it was mosquits that could not
not escape tho Nine timer out of
and
it was that.
sw
The girl who hooks a fish will shrick
To 900 its frantic wriggles;
on, instead slipper. But when she hooks a matrizqueer freak!
a
She simply grins and gigglos.
streak of blond after the blow, only the pristine whitoneas of the wall was there. This was slow work, and Briggs lost so much sleep that he became haggard and
WHEN & man comes out in a crowd and petulant,
seemed so despondent that dark ramours were cirulated on the street will not run for office, he reminds concerning this tinancial standing, over-nad a temperance pledge on his coat so that po very much of that ther man who pin-
mistaken impression that he would refuse. some one would ask him to drink under the -Terns Siftings.
ance was at hand.
obtained on
to ba
other European points at proportion ato cato Special reduced ratos granted to Ollicers of the Army, Navy, Civil Servics
en application.
have paid foro, re- at San Francisco for China or (or vice versa) allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance. does not apply to
Japnu (or veran) within one year will be
and Japan to Barfares from Child!
Consular Invoices to accompany Carga. testined to points boyoud Bau Francisco, in the United States, slivald be sent to the Company's Ouers, addressed to the Colloc tor of Customs, San Francisco,
For further information us to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Jampang, No. da, Qason's Road Contral
C. D. HARMAN,
Agent. Hongkong, December 20, 1987.
U.S. MAIL LINE.
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
2471
One day he was sitting in his courting roomrest less and nervous, when the strange anties of the office boy attracted his atten tion. The youth had a truken rubber
A REMARKABLE CASE. band, one end of which he deftly held ho tween the thumb and eger of his right Under the above honding the Doncaster hand, while with his left hand he would
Reporter of July 6th, 1887, publishes draw the band to its utmost tension and
the following in its editorial columns- then let it fly. This operation seemed to
Our readers may recall the circumstance albard him intense salelasticn, and at the of a young clerk, named Arthur Richold,
THROUGH TO NEW YORK, A same time aroused Brigs curiosity to the falling insensible on the Wheatley Lane in OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING bighast pitch. Stepping softly behind
town some tigie ង
AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANGIROD be saw thu
y zgaged in what is, this t
, as he continued perial bong picked termed suapping Blius. The boy was roll-
taken in
THE U. S. Mail Steamship. CITY cab by two gentle, and derfully expert, and as, the supply of ulice of T. W. Fisher, Easy, wie solicitor OF PEKING will be despatched gama dwindled, he would try some
who employed him. On restoring
to for Sau Francisco via Yokohama, on apparently impossible shots. Briggs watch cousciousness it was ascertained that he SATURDAY, the 21st Proximo, at 3 pm,
incurable disease. When he
bu: was and was on his way back to his work, when suddenly, his head was in a whirl and be
him
5
Hongkong, January 1, 1882.
THE LONDON ASSURANCE.
IN 17 ROYAL CUANTEP OF
His Majesty King George The First, A. 1720. Q
Payne, Capt. Plazo, Itar W.A Pietat, d.
Charlesworth, B.A.1
Clifton, J. T. 1
1mg.
Casting, Z. I
Pott, T.
Bay, R
1
1
Reynolda, 3. Ridges, IL G.
Dozerrett, Mra 1 Drysdale, H. H.11 Ebeling, G. E. Ekerveen, M.
Elkington, J. B.8 FlamingN
14
Miss H. F. Flynn, Jue.
2.
THE Undersigned having been appointed
Agents for the above Corporation are.
Guvernay, Mr1 Goldstein, M1 Grün, H.
1
Hogarth,
Hanbury, Mrs Ca Harris, J. K. 8 Harris, A. H. Hastings, L, M, AL Hebditob, . 1 Herbert, W. Hesht, C.
I
1
Rgdon, W.0.8.1 Kebunison, E. 1
Rusioll, Ming
Scheppens, A.
71
1 Shylock, D. C.F.
Bilva, Andreza 1 Silvo, A., Silvo, F. Stancat, W.
1
Sternbarger, M. SJ Stils, J. M. Strachan, B. Tanner, Msr Thegerson,
Capt G. Tiborü, Önia
For further particulare, apply at the prepared to grant Insurances as follows lok, H. Hi Tutnall WAF. 17
Company's O:Tica.
G. DE CHAMPEAUX;
Agent, Hringkong, Dacomber 28, 1887.
2525
STEAM FOR. SINGAPORE, PENANG, COLOMBO," ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID: MALTA, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR, BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE, TRIESTE, PLYMOUTH, AND LONDON, ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND
CAU AUSTRALIA, SAMAN N.B.-Cargo can be taken on targh Bills of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN GULF PORTS, MARSEILLES, TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK AND BOSTON, SPECIE ONLY LANDED AT PLYMOUTH.
ed the chase with emitantly increas-was aflicted with what seemed to be an taking Passengers and Freight for Japan FENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL, STEAM
able to
e unconscious hay between the peak ho said he had been to his dinnere United States, and Euro for trans with Hor Majonky's Mails, will be despatched
RUIT,
Marine Department Policies at current rais, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Ports of India, China and Australis.
Fire Department. Policies issued for long at short periods at currant rates.
Life Department." Policies fasuod for sume wot zxceeding £6,000 at reduced raten, azama ma
HOLLIDAY, WISE & Co. Hongkong, July 25, 1872.
QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM.
PANY,
HE Undersigned, AoNTs for the above RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates. NORTON & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, Jaly 15, 1887.
1940
Intimations.
WINTER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY.
STEAM-LAUNCH MORNING STAR
Higinbothom, H.Dirog, Tarnor, F. Inta
Looke, Miss B. 8 Hopkuie, FL Hombrook, B. I Iudakahur Kiesekan W. Ladringan, G. 8.1 Lampard, Bira 1 Lawton, Fe Legrand, A1 White, H.
(lato Thates) Lorenato, G.
Lažiojny) Twigge, Mejor
General
regd.Uriacke, A... I
Vally Vera, W. Warren, Mre Wells, r
Wheeler, B.
DETAINED.
Blackburn, Capt., Swalow, 1 letter. Harris, Malhonne, parodi. Ross, Mrs 4. D., Broekday, I parcel. Whitington, A, London, 1 parcel.
Ardgay
For Merchant Ships
Augusta, ..
1
B. F. Chuny
1
Horesford
Cestonint
Emo
Federation, ss. 1
TALO, PAR
Mabel Taylor 15 12
arabont
Midlothion
11. Mohawk
2 Nicoya
12:
1 Norway
Forest Hall 24 Pr. Whelmina
General Dorneill
George
H. E. Tapley
Herste
Oxford
5. Stone
Sents
Benther Chief
1 Southern Uregi
Hectanooga, shp.11 Sulitsma
Hotepar
1
Tham, 86.
L D. Brewer
1
1W. Hegfred
1 regd. Waterloo,
Joanan
Kilde, 6.
self up silly, and, without looking at the the street like a man who is knock-Tafand Cities of the United States, via Over-17th January, at 4 TUESDAY, Peddar's Wharf, and Tsim-Tea-Taui at the Intact
# book
ΟΙΣ
in
We
faini
Both were drawn trmly and; and his fed him, and found that his present na
and chin lines had become
his
FEB Boeroad fixed on vacancy.ubu
had
Te
at San Francisco for China or
doto
further and
Now Briege was happy. He soon bollow look; there was a wicky and un-gers, he have paid fat fare ropany's Black Billa of Lading
8.50
>1
1
11rg.
egd, Wattan
Wondering instroll Wy.Yon
King Fisher, yachil Kwong Bang, .n. peel
Books, etc. without Ucvers.
Agely 14
"
Athuru
** NOON.
Auckland Times & Kerala.
3.00
·2.30.X
3.00
Christi
4.00
Christian Communyoaltia,
Evening Standard.
4.159
14:00
6.10
JI
#
2)
4.50**
5.10
5.25
6.40
0.00 16.15. 6,30 6,466,30
6:00
6.15
13
6.45
7.00
5,255.40
* There will be no Launch on Mondag and Friday, on account of coaling
The above Time Table will be striolly adhered to, except under unavoidable cir uninstances. In case of stress of weather, Auto notion will be given if any stoppages.
Faufalla
Geosta de Madrid.
Glasgow Weekly Herald.
Grocuock Herald;"
Hoboe Eperia
Journal de St. Petersbourg,
Kieler Tageblatt,
La Hifonua
Soleil, Lander L'Opiniono.
ing excitement, at the crowning
NAVIGATION COMPANY'S Steam-ship SUPLEJ, Capt. W. W WORCESTER, IN, shut, total, a
control,
Through Bills of
of Lading roared: Good shut P: Thon he drew him
Forts, to San Francisco, to Atlantic, and and SUEZ CANAL, on portation
to Yokuluna and other Japan from this for LONDON, BOMBAY
Runs DAILY as a FEERY BOAT between
paralyzed urchin, stalked into his den, ud down. On coming to his sonnes in the land Railways, to Havana, Trinidad, and
following bouro: This Time Tablo will That afternoon old Simpkins called in re-
den, autioitor's office a thought what this might | Deinstalā, ka, by the pumpy's and
Cargo will be received on board unti taks effect from the 37am Ocrones, 1887, and to porte faround to the enle of certain cual stock that
10 am on the day of sailing.
WEKK› DAYBANKARSUNDAYS looked a little shaky. He and Briggs talked it of illness, whic
Parcela and Specio (Gold) at the Oficios, Leders .K. Ladice & look. Levis H.. all know is a very earnestly for fully an hour and the old man
until Noon on the day of sailing.
6.00 7.00 .. 6.00 A. 7.00 AM dreadful thing for a poor man with a was about convinced that he would hang on yh this in his mind lie at once sought trans-Atlantic lines of Steamers.
Tiokete granted to Tea, Silk and Valuables for Europe.
8.00 8:30
7:30 17
18.00 and Germany by all
bo little longer, who he nostaud a queer
With
transhipped at Colombe; Gen
9.00 9.00 15 10.15 :33 Briggs' Face. The corners of his the beat medical advice, telling the doctors
oral Cargo for London will be conveyed 9.40 20.16**
10.30 *, 19.45 J First-class Fares granted as follows:-- the check how he had been attacked. They question-
12.30 Fac 11.00 Bumbay without transhipcient, arriving 10.30*, To San Francisco
...$200.00 To San Francisco and return,
one week later than by the ordinary direct 12.46 7.M. 1.00 12.30 PM. 1.00 F.2. Building for God. ronte zid Colombo,
1.30
3,000 1.30% 850.00 lady was exhaustion of the nervous system
Available for 6 months ...
G Jeft hand draw fram
For A vést pocket a
saulting from ganasal debity, indigestion,
Particulare
2,203.00 To
regarding 2.20 FREIGHT PASSAGE, apply to the Live band,
... 333.00 and, as he
3.30 4.00 £ aratched and brongist it and dyspepsia of a chronic nature, This in To Lond auto-position, Simpkins saw the fixed lonkend grief at the loss of dear friends cates. Special reduced rates granted to
PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGA 938.00
4.16.1 4,30 been caused by confinement to To other European points at proportionate rior Contrary's Office, Hongkong. deepen to one of fierce delight. Soap
4.00 went the band and Briggs thumped on the by death. The
p
The Contents
wad Value of Packages are coming on of this strange Officers of the Army, Navy, Divil Service required to be declared prior to shipment. deck with a
a joyous shout. Sumpkins got disease, as described by Mr Richuld, mast and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to bu up and leit, folly convinced that i
Shippore are particularly requested to be uf interest both to sick and well. He obtained on lost his rataon, and old out the next day,
Brigge
on application. had noticed for several years previously, in
terms and conditions. of
7.00 the Com fact, that his eyes and face began to have eated so expert that it was sure death fr
Passengers desirous of insuring their bag mosquita to be seen in lis house. To such pleasant slims on the gues aid tooth in allowed a discount of 10 %. This allowance pany's Office
(or vice versa) within one year will be gage can do so ou application at the Com- an extent had his mania grown, that, as the
the the morning; the tigue coated d and the does not apply to through fares from China number of mosquitoes grew less and less, buwels so bound and custice that it induced and Japan to Bureps, ha palled all of 1
soraees out of the win the piles. His ways there was some pain p. the will be received it tha vifiog until
that most painful and troublesonde ailment Freight will dewa
and kept lights burning all night. He the
received on board antil 4
P. & O. B. N. Co.'s Office, previous to sailing.. Purval. sense of ful-
Mongkong January 6, 138 ful- Packages e stomach to be seen sprawled flat on to the aides and back and a
under the bed in pursuit of a uess on the right side, as though the liver. Reditary
insect,
sad night after night was were onlarging, which proved to be the tar- should be marked to address in full value p.m., same dag; all Parcul Packages passed almost without
ribis fact. The sleep. It
scants and high-coloured, Consular Invoices to accompany Cargo exolt had left because Brigs insisted on standing of gritty or sandy deposit after testinod te points beyond: San Franciaso, United States, should be sont to tho exploring her room every night. And,
hose things and troublert Mr Riohold a Company's Offices in Sealed Envelopes, Every man on the slee's said that if John hard as it is to believe, it in a fact that this long time, and after his fall in the strunt addrüsed to the Collector of Oustoms at Han Briggs bad not made that big stake in 0,
monomaniac actually and the cruelty to ho H. & D. last spring, he might be living now, snap his death-dealing band on the obeekness was nothing more than a sign of the
perceived that the bit of giddi Francisco. happy
For further information as to Pussage in the joys of a full and plenty, ut his youngest bay. About this time the steady and deadly adanes of the complaint, and Freight, apply to the Agency of the though somewhat problematical, existence. second left, on the ground that she which began in indigestion and dyspopsin. Jompany, No. DUA, Queen's Road Central Their reasoning was based on the asertion couldn't stay where the master gave orders His
1 story of
of how he went from ane physi that if a
dollars bool 50,000; had dropped to
not
to daily clean the mirrors, furniture and cian to another in search of
G.. D.. HARMAN, into his
his lap, he and his famity would have paint all over the houso, so that he could wife and little ones might not come to want cure that his ostentatiously boarded up the front door rondily distinguish insouls from remnants is very p
Agent. pathetic and tonching. and have lived in the kitchen ae beretofore of
Finally he
Hongkong, December 20, 1887. of insects.
became too ill to keep hissituation and had during the heated term. Bo that as it may, At Last Mrs Briggs took matters into her to give it up. This was a sad
undeniably true that early in Jane own hands and sent to the city for a barrel le was appalled to think how he should be calamity.
OANADIAN PACIFIC LINE. Brigs hired a ootage on the abore just be of insect powder. This she distribusturl in able to live. But God raised up friends TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS Jow Branch, where his landlord assert- every room, and even has the sinall boys go who helped to
Long
d to keep the wolf from the jur.
The Princes shouted, Great is Truth,
And mightest over all!'
Darius said,Ob, Hebrew Youth,
Stand first in ecourt and hall.
All things furaooth feel Time's fierce tooth,
But Trath shall never fall'
Independent
THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN--
:。
BRIGGS,
BY E A CUSTER,
od that a mosquito could not live and ****malaria was unknown
About the middle of the mouth the flight
was
Was no
be
wonder that his business fell into desy and as would be cretions from the kid- of samo is roquired*
his wife and family were heart-sick. The with
to the windward side of the house and He then went to the seaside at Walton-on-
throw handfuls into the air. was immediately noticonlte.
The offer the Naze, but neither the change, nor th Not a mos-
sicians who treated him there, did aby All being without arail-he visited!
was safely accomplished, and from theno- quito was visible when Briggs came home good
forth Briggs rode daily to and from the
city, while the little Briggses shoveled sand
ho wandered around with the.
overtheless ho
K. L. WOODIN
Superintendent,
40
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYDX:
NOTICE
STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN, SUEZ, FORT
SAID, BRINDISI, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS IN THE LEVANT, BLACK
SEA &
FORTS BALTIO ALS LONDON, NEW YORK, BOSTON.
BALTIMORE, NEW
ORLEANS, GALVESTON 2630
SOUTH AMERICAN
TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,
VIA
AND OTHER CONNECTING -
as a very pleasiat life to Brigid
and the rubber band Allndon, with a sort of vigue hope that THE CANADIAN PACIFIO KAILWAY
in each others' clothes through the day, and
bowled over the chafed spots through the
night. It was
after the somewhat cooped up existence in shot
Briggs.
did it move back
to
some advantago might happen to him in and the
he kept up the the metropolis. This was in October, peering into dark cupboards, and 1945,
next, day
flow wonderful, indeed, are the ways of
PORTS
AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS
The Overland China sfail,
A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR THE HOME MAIL
T
New York News Lelier, New Zealand Public Opinion, Oban Times.
Our Own Magazine.
Produce Markets! Neview.
Pablie Ledger.
Russian Book & Papers
A Sample of Cotton
5. James's Budget.. Times
Stader Tageblatt
Do. of India. Do. of Natai,
TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure of each ExoLNR and FRENCH MAL Steamer for Europe. Formerly the Over- land issnu was pablished fortaghtly; but as it was deemed of special importando that. Weekly Dispatch. weekly budget of news should be prepared, Weekly Press, it was decided to issue it weekly. Sub Witty & Walt, scribers at Home, and those at the Coast Word and Work. Ports and in the interior,
Whe find the Overland edition a convenient form of news- paper for their perusal, will welcome the change. The Overland China Mail, nov e weekly compendium of news from the Far Fast, contains special gence, special tables of Commercial intelli-
ples of Shipping, and and Meetings, and all other news, are given Cheung-sian Hoa Shala po other information. The various Reports of Courts kung Ngam in full as
The attention as Dally as Chung Hom.****
attention of Advertisers is directed
Wan Chung is circulated Fo spaper, which is
and
THE COMPANY'S STEAMIES WILL CALL
AND LUGGAGE, NB.-Ca yo can be takes on through Bills to a wookly of Lading for the principal places ing RUSSIA.
banda
NAMES OF VILLAGES &.. IN OR NEAR HONGKONG, (Corrected Spellg}
at home and in the Ban, both Han
who do not Beung-kong Tear take the daily journals.
(Aberdeen The Overland Ching Mail will be regularly Hok-toui MONDAY, the RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS. 1988, DAL 23rd day of Janary posted from the Chines. Muil, Other to aub Hotel Wan
scribers, on their addreeken Steamship NEUKAR, Captain SUPER, 3,051 Register, Lze, Com-and CARGO,
COUVER, B., KOBE and YOKO-
scanning the walls. Not a single Providence, which dashes down our highest E British Steamship ABYSSINIA; with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE to use a song forwarded Hokin
in
seemed to
tiny
page and houest, and often cured when on the 24th March.
apota
STEAMSHIP
Vol. XVI.-No. 2. OF THE
Hak-un Kok Hung-heung Lo. Kai-ling We
SHION A
-
Per Annum, 813.00, postage, $1.00 Hung-hom
Quarter,
3,00, Single Copy, 0.30.
0,26 China Mail Dilice, Hongkong.
Kay-lang
HIS paper is now issued every day. Kung Bak,
THE CHINESE MAIL
Kau-pui Shel Kung Chung. The scription is fined a Cour Lapan want. Dollars per annum delivered in Hong Linu Mun kong, or Ten Dollars Porty Cents is Ma-tau
Chương sinding postage to Coast po
Ma-tau Kok, #ports It is the first Chinese Nexasparer eter Ma tau Tin issued under
purely native direction. The Matau Wal chief support of the
paper is of course 2516 derived from the native community. Mor
San Tolln. Bhai-wan.
Sham-ahui Po Sbau-ki Wan.
Shok tong Tani
Sheng Wan.
80-hop an
•Fo Tai-kok Tsui. Tai-long Ha
Kang Dang Mi Tai-ping Shan.
Taishek Kok.
Tai-tain Tuk Tai-wan.
Tal-wong Kung, Sms Chan
Esz-moi
Tasi
TO-H
Cheu
TungHospital). Un Ohan Wan-taxi
amongst whom h
ire to be found the guarantors and securities necessary to Ngung- place it on a business and legal footing Pak-ahui Wan.
The projectors,
information from Sai-wan Teat. Sai Ying-pr2.
fhe
the most reliable biz estimates Pok-fi Lan,
in Chins and
Japan
Wong-kok Talin.
Wong in Kos
Wong-nsi Chung
Yau-ms Th
Various Ports from Australia, Californie, Singapore, Fe N.B-Documents should not be dated
and other places frequented te
did be get. Another night and the summers past. To be sure the scenery were passed in like nianner, Briggs obst hopes and then helps us when we least ox- mander, Tins gated in Calling us will leave this port as shovo, from the front of the cottage was not ontely refusing aus
food, until lie became pect
While in London ho stated his condition GOYER, Beth J. Npen, Cargo will bo recsired on board especially
Orders grand. Indeed, it would have so weak that he could barely Still he
will be granted til savoured strongly of genuine monotony had would stagyar up to the wallaudairain his age to a friend, who strongly advised him to 1986, de such a thing bean prasible in that long ever its familiar sa face, but some little de-Try a medicine which he called other
antil 4 p., Specie and Parcela until 3. To he falloired by S.S. BATAVIA, p.m. on the 22nd January. (Parcels are coveted atmuspliere, to sit and look over tail in the scene was lacking. On the worn-
Curatice Syrup, anging it waste of sand dunes and scrabby
ou the 28th
February, and S.S. PARTHIA, not to be sent on board; they stand undur. ing of the third day, he found
He was brush. But the ocean was
a dead
· laft at the AGENCY's Office). Contents and never-ending delight to Briggs. Ereu his sleeping rouderly they put him to bed and summoned bottle of chemist in Pimlico, and began with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan faint, still clntebing hia lid and band. Ten everything else had failed. He bought a
Connection ill be made at Yokołuma Valua of Packages nra required. fronted directly on the beach. This may medical aid, but it was tuo lato: As the using it according to the directions, He Porta, and at Vancourse with San Fran- and carries a Doctor and Stewardess.
The Steamer han splendid Accommodation partially explain the fant that while the sobbing family stood around the bed, Joha did this without faith o hope, and the
cisco
Steamers of tha
For further Particulars, apply to by the therefore, judge of his surprise the facce of the Missa Brigga fat, 18 and Briggs alowly raised his eyelids in return pleasure wher after taking a few doses CISTO ge Tickets granted to Eng
public 207 and divers members of the
COAST
CONTANY ing conscionabess. and gazed vicantly
MELCHFES & Co, family, were covered with ugly red spots, faround. Thou as his eres fell on the covsod distressed, kim less; the symptoms Atlantic lit of Steamers.
anyfie felt
relief. He could
oat better gent: Mrs Briggs and John Briggs, Jr., erlid, a spasm of
land, France, Bud
Agents all trans Germany by to shake his strength
Hongkong, December 27, 1887. wers entirely free from any such dirigura- bis frame. His lips moved, and his wife, was hats named abated Lav dark
cook, who leps in the extreme
could barely catch the whi bending down,
First-cla "Fares granted as follows :- floated before his had shore
his eyes like souts ond
To Vancouver Mex........ of the house, was completely words: Band, band! The rubber was of soot, gradually disappeared, and his
8166.00 To Victoria and San Francisco 175.00 covered with the apois, and frequently given him, and the observers eaw what had strength increased. Before this time his threatened to give warninly or take
if the family aroused him Directly in front on the bed knees would knock together whenever be
Toall commen points in Can
200.00 the United States f ada and city, or take some was a larga mosquito, and with his last tried to walk So encouraged was he now measure to bar out. the mosquitoes.
To Liverpool
the 300.00. somaining energy be tried to a retch the that he kept out
dother Seigel's Cara- using
To London Ons stilling hot day, towards the end of band. The effort was too much, and as the tine Syrup until it ended in completely enr
303.00 Brigga stepped
To other European paints at proportion. the train in good haggard face fell forward, the muaquito and thy him. spirits and waded through the sand to his the soul of John Brigge soared heavenward Rinhold says it taste him think of poor and the Imperial Chineas and Japanese
In speaking of his wouderial recovery Mr Officers of the Army Navy,
ats rates. Special reduced rates
granted to cottage. A land
brecz was blowing and together.-Detrint Free Press
Civil
Service, bad he not been deeply absorbed iu sing
Robinson Crusos, and his deliverande from Custom Invoices to
FOR SALE
circulation... Tho advantages offered t to be obtained would have
noticed
application.
vertisers are therefore unusually great, and course inapplicable iti a British Colony, The North-of-Ireland man who said that
ассотраву. Сатко
the foreign But for Mother Sugel's Curative destined to points in the United States,
community generally That evening life was a burden pity was a real philosopher.-La weit Cor.
COMPLETE REPRINT, in Pamphlet it to their Syrup the grass
would now
to avail themselves of growing over should be sent to the Company's Offices, RECENE LABEL CASE Of izes The
now ho zapacious posts swartier
Form, of the proceedings in the them med all around the beach side of the houss
my grave.
addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District
The fold
open to a pa AS IMPORTANT DISCOVERY is announced
a paper of this descrip in droves on his face and hauds, in the Paris Figaro, of valuable.
couver, B.OR trnth of all the statements in this most re
Vancouver,
REGINA V. PITMAN, through the at Swiss
conducted by native efforts, but markable case, as Be Rinhold (ady residing
Freight will
progressive and anti-obstructive in tone p.m. on the 26th January, 1888.
the Polica Court, full report of the trial in commands the eight it was and premature decay. The discovery longs to one of the oldest and most respect and should be marked to our Office Oriminal Sessions, with countacted" Cerro, while on the we, dop, sest ong it by us until to which is now added a Report of the Tako Raghian journals it soxtains Relturists. Offen, and at MORAT
It on the one hand All Parcels must be when the family came together at
to address ni spondenes and comments of the Press that can be given to it by foreigners it deserves every ald breakfast they were a sight to behold, avid him from
had to cut the children's moat and Joseph Holmes, Bloomsbury Mansions, Rev. C., Martyu, ractor of hat parish, apply to
an early grave We learn that the Revelford, Suffolk, and his personal pharacter 5 pm the day previous to sailing Brand there bread, bocating the fingers Bloomsbrity Square, London, W.O., will besides other excellent name. We have
is altested by so high an authority se tha For information as to Pemago or Freight, were so swollen as to make it a physical send the prescription, free of charge, on deemed the case of such importanes to the imponibility to handle knife or fork,
receipt of a self addressed stamped enve- pubbio as to justify us in giving this short Un reling his experience to come
ваше
Jope,
paequat of it in our polako naj
June
stock calculations, he
off
That the air was clouded with swarms of a 'andful of 'elp, is worth a cartload of Addis island in the sea and
John
and settled in
remedy
a toiscrable existence and
CHINA REVIEW'
NOW READY.
nang
the
enkideż t
in guaranteeing a Iarga
tiaz
themselves justified
hot Year of Brong-s, which is the style of
and over-increasing H. M. the Emperor of China, and is of
to acc
NOW READY.
THE COMMERCOTAL LAW AFFRUT
ING CHINESE
with special refer-
to PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION AND
Queridora un rest assured of the atriet Freigabe repaired on bantntil containing the whole of the Proceedings as is most boll of and Intere7 BANKRUPTCY Laws in HoneXONG,
LANE, OWFORD R Opples may be had at the Olina Mait
PITHAN RESWIOK
ADAMSON, BELL & Co.,
Agents, Hongkong, December 24, 1887,
AND OTHERS. Prick per Copy, to Oaris
2508
with Local Shipping, an Commercial News and Advertisement
Habaription orders for kas above may be Hunted and published by GEO, MURIAT 4ent to
GEO MURRAY BAIN,
China fail O
BAIK, the Ching Mail Office, No. 2,
Wyndham Street, Hongkong.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.