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JAT BOUEIS MODEST. "WANT®. " bly winter and fefe pelecom to be

Aqeerious rotina

I only want Amer

And a morigpic docd of China;

And if kind take threw Buraya In

·And Africa and Ah,

And now isimlids of the smí

På sal no other transare.

Give me hat thosady gry enough

-Tu sais sny humble notion

"And Hill give up to other sem

All land beneath the seam.

Those vast, walii, gathered falde,

So fertile and provide.

Tha) untrod rege of sultim

The bed of the Podio.

I only want to own the earth,

And regulato and matrit;

My wants are all cosineled down

To fist one Utily Minet,

"A decert teal was good enough.

For Abrüher padayah,

And Figivo all my fellow.nich,

A house-lot in antara 1.

-S... Fou in Tu-Bis

QUELEBS IN SEARCH OF A WIFE,

Oh, who and what shall my lady bo,

My heart and my home to shares

To cheer and brighten"tīdu life for me,

Belebe dack or far

Shall who wear a bowing,” a ojilar and tic, '

A cout had a waistocatsport ;-

Her hair cropped clone, and in glass is her eực,

And look lace umanest short!

Or shall ha, to various sports inclined,

lier mustular owenglħubuse.

In a gown of tiannelly thring känd,

And in lin-rubber soled shows 1

With the midnight candle bhaching her chock,

Hall she from Strom some...

Kez brain stored with 'Akelus, Latin, and Greek

And ink do her dainty thumb !

THE CHINA MAIL,

Mails.

K.C.B.; £10,000 a year, she would be more I thinks that, this man dead, he may yet be than human, especially in the present state able to win his wife's love thinke that, of modern suciety, if she refused hits.

this man living, •bia good name may got be. dishonoured, his strong, amaly love may yat he turned into misery....

My

"doar Miss Grey,” said the General, Tha

Chave your aunt's” express, normission to address yon.

I'm not good at love-making. It's not in my line. But I can feel as and for all I know a good deal more deeply thau fellows who are more glih of tengo

I am. But I love you, Miss Gray, as truly as aver mat loved woman yet and I want you to be my wife. Your anat tells What ins that your parents will consent. What do you say

And the General, pale and anxious, hang upon the young girl's reply, and altogether showed a very different epirit than that which he exhibited on that day when, at the head of bis troop, he galloped towards the Russian batterics.

But Sybil Grey's pure mind is, as yet, untarnished by the ideas of modern society. She does not jump at the offer at once as would so many of her dearest companions. She tells the General that, honoured as she feels by this display of un- intersetod affection, she

she is nevertheles

order the

the painful necessity of referring him to ber father/

* In matters such as these, affecting one's whole life, I am sure that it is wrong to ast

ings

Then be'remembers that he cannot swini, and tie feels that life ierocious.

Then be in conscious that a man, a help less man, is

in his death-agony struggling not five. yarde BWAY

And then he hears a hoarse voice through the hies of the wavee

Help halp ! For God's sake, help if And then he quickly takes off his life. belt, and flings 16, with an arm stondy and sure, bowards the drowning man

*

Six months have clapsed. The placo je Grant Court, the time is mid-winter, and Sebil

Grey and Arthur Malet are again to- other

really be my own at last, And will you in the summer, my nagel?!

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, PENANG, VOLOMBO, ADEN, BUBE, PORT SAID, MALTA, MARSEILLES, GIBRALTAR BRINDISI ANCONA, VENICE," TRIESTE, PLYMOUTH, "AND LONDON'; ALSO, BOMBAY, MADRAS, CALOUTTA, AND

:: AUSTRALIA.

Mails.

NOTICE

COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES MARITIMLESS PAQUEBOTS FOSTE FRANÇAIS,

STEAM: FOR SAIGON, SINGAPORE, BATAVIA,

- COLOMBO, PONDICHERRY, MADRAS, CALCUTTA, ADEN, SUEZ, PORT SAID,

AND MEDITERRANEAN. MEDIT

AND

Insurances.

QUEEN FIRE INSURANCE COM-

PANY

No. 7618-JANDARY 14, 1888.

--POST OFFICE NOTICE

Unclaimed Correspondence, January 13, 1888.

* Leta Pap

Iparcel McConnachy, 2

Capi

(TIRE Undersigned, AGENTS for the abɔve

Company, are prepared to ACCEPT Alanoo, Mr RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

Amery, W Armitage, A. E. 31 Mole, CT NORTON & Co. Andbjor, W. H:15 Meredith, G. FAT

Agenta, P. Baker, 0.3, 8, 1 Mayor A

1340 - Baker, GÁPASSP Hongkong, July 15, 1887 U

Bartlett, Dr B. RI NOTICE

Beston, R

Bennett, H. A2 8

Bonaghton, J. 1

Borland, Jae, Bowler, T

BLACK SEA PORTS, ALEXANDRIA, THE MAN ON INSURANCE COMPANY Biechert, G

MARSEILLES, AND PORTS"

(LIMITED). OF BRAZIL

LA PLATA':

CAPITAL SUBSCRIBED BORDEAUX, ANTWERP.

HAVRE LONDON, HAV

END DUNKIRK AND

IDE

$1,000,000.

To s prepared to as

copt MARINE RISES at Current Rates on Goons, to. Policies granted ka all parts of the World: payable au any of ita Agoneles.

*Yes, darling, I will Suficient time. Largo can be taken on through Bills N WEDNESDAY, the 25th January, will then have elapsed to prove how deeply. of Lading for BATAVIA, PERSIAN 1897, 32 Nepal, the Company's Stessa:

ĠULF I regret my pour, dear: nuble General; and

PORTS, MARSEILLES, ship LJEMNAH, Commandant VAQUIE, darling, I think

TRIESTE, HAMBURG, NEW YORK | with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, you are, nonverted

AND BOSTON. V

at last, Yours was, indeed, a miraculous

aud

escape. The ways of Providence are instru-SPECIE ONLY LANDER IT PLYMOUTH. abuvo table, are they not?'--London Figura,

will leave this Port for the

or to give way to the prompt- A MAN who attends to other men's busi- wiser to allow oneself to guided by those who have brought one up and necessarily the long run-Chicago Inter-Ocean. have one's interest at heart. So dear, Gend-Nu know the fasst any of my busi- WEES a man prefaces his remarks with ra Grant, will you please speak to papa?' nees, you may be pretty sure that it isn't.

Texas Siftings.

Upoectius or regard. I feel that it sness generally does not find it profitable in (SDTERJ, Capt. W. W. WORCESTER, ... principal places of J

and

Sybil, it will kill mo."

Boar up, my dearest, bear up, bravely wer the fair child, for, indeed, she is little more, though she has gone through

• Ro hur lang, weary senses in London. member that I love you, and shall niwaye pray for your welfare! But remember,

dearcat Arthur, a

that I am commanded by a higher

Authority to honour my father have told then that I prefer tout-alf how ipfinitely! But they ay it will bring their grey hatra to 1 do not accept the an early grave General's proposal, which, combined as Xos-with powered fuce, and a bid that's bought, it is with doop alfection, honourable achiovements, and most generous settle. ments, is the only possible means of natur- the future of one so dependent as poor {lictiu me! You would

not have me bring my parents' grey hairs to the

No, darling. No, no, zu! But it will kill me! And if pair Arthur put mom Cugnac. than is his abstomious wont into his etu-

Or shall I not rather-happy thought I

In Kociety's quazos fed her i

And a birdange tied behind her:

Where, where ear the lady be,

hourt and my home to shire;

To cheer and brighten tax life for me!

And Behu mwem, “Where "

-Judy

THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE. On revient toujours & mes premiers jam 8.

Thore is a ball at Lady Plantagenet's in Grosvenor Squaro, & valse just over, and two of the dancers have sought the protect- ing shade of the great exotic plants in the

Government Notification.

No. 50.

MAKBOUL DEPARTMENT.

WOO LIN YUEN,

Secretary,

HEAD OFFICE; No. 2, QUEEN's Road Wear. Hongkong, December 2, 1887.

2013

Miles, Major 1 Mitalill, Joa. Marteira, J. C.

Mautyo, Gas, - 1:

1 Mauro, E

Nichino, Capt: #2

1 reg, Nixoy Hre

Norman HI

Brown, Sarg, W-1 vgd Phrane, Rev. W. &

Brown, Mr.VI

I

Bryst, Jos. Carlon, E. N. 1 Chaplin, Clifton, J. T. Cushing, Z. I Drysdale, B. H. 1⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ebeling, G.E. Ekorveen, M.-1 Elkington, JD, 8 Faletcher, 8.1 B.1 Fishbourne, J. 81

2319 Heming

and Specie will be registered for THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM Lindon as well as for Marsailles, atd ac

NAVIGATION COMPANY's Steam-ship cepted in transit through Marseilles for the

Europe with Hor Majesty's Mails, will be despatched

Orders will be

granted until The THE LONDON ASSURANCE. and SUEZ CANAL on TUESDAY, the p. Specie und Parcels unti- pim. an frous this for LONDON, via BOMBAY

will he received on board until 4

EconTORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER OF 17th January, at p..ed on board until the 24th January, 1888 (Parools are not to

His Majcsty King George The First; Cargo will be received

boount on board they must be left at 10 .. on the day of sailing.

AD. 1720 Parcels and Specie (Gold) at the Office "the Aguany's Office.)

Contents and value of Packages are reHE Undersigned basing boon sappointed until Noon on the day of sailing.

quired.

Agenta for the above Corporation are For further particular, apply at the prepared to grant Insurances as follows Company's Office.

Marine Department.

will be

Gan-

Tou, Silk and Valuables for Europe

Colombo; transhipped at The following Rules regarding algnalling aral Cargo- for London will be conveyed at the Peak are published for general invid Bombay without transhipment, arriving ter than by the ordinary direct one week later than by. formation.

route si Golembo.

By Command,

FREDERICK STEWART, Acting Colonial Secretary.. Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th February,

1883 SIGNAL STATION, VICTORIA FEAR, HONGKONG

1823 Feet above Sea Lovel 1. The Union Jack will be hoisted at the Mast Head when any vessel is being signalled.

2. The Commercial Code of Signals for all Nations will be used at the Station.

3. All

Sigouis made by vessels in the will be repeated. Ofling

4. When Signalling to Mon-of-War in parate bottle of so-lawater that night at the the Fachour or in the Ofting, a White En „Club, what wondor,

There is such a thing as a Broken But. sign will be hoisted at the Flagstaff, and at

the Mar-of-War. the Mast Head of terfly, say what you will f

#

The wedding was gorgangs and select.

St Whoa Steamer, or the smoke of a

is sighted, the Compass Bearing

conservatory at Plantagenet Hanse. They and happy alivary on the part of the vessel, 18 Distinguishing are bath remarkably goud-looking, and Gener of gracious and wifely submissioner, the

This to exhibitions of conjugal afloction (sang-erbstituted for

for the C tioned by the Church of Eagles) on the will be kept tying until the Ship anchors,

apparently aro devoted to each other. has been their third wise to-night, a fact that has been noticed and cocumented apon the dearest friends more or less spitefully by t of the handsome couple. They are Misa Sybil Gray, Lady Plantagano's nieco, and Captain Arthur Malet of the Grenadiers.

you

to do.'

minutes

FUE

regarding

Particulars and FASSAGE, apply to the

ORIENTAL STRAM NAVIGA TION COMPANY'S Office, Ronghong,

The Contents and Value of Peckages are required to be declared prior to shipment.

Shippors Er particularly requested to note the torms and conditions of the Com- pany's Black Bills of Lading.

·G. »Ể CHAMPEAUX,

Agent. Hongkong, January 12, 1886.

Niss H. F. RE Flynn, Jho, Foe, C.

Guvernay, Mr": "A Goldstein, M. 1

Fisket, 1 xog..

PO T

Ray B

1 Read, C. R. ~ B

Reynolda, B. 1

Richardhi, F. 7, 1 parvel Ridgeş, 1, 0, 1, 1

A Rigton; W. D.K1%

Roborzahaw, WI: Rougou, J. ***Russell, Miss` ***Suandois, T.ER Selioppops, A. 1

Shillicom, Bliss: 1

1 reg.

Shylock, Dr.O.F. 1 Bilya, Andrez

Bilva, A/Q. Silva, T

Goodhart, 0, F. I reg. Silvo,

Sing Jus. Staued: W

Grianoid, H1 fog. Gran, H. Hogarth, J. Harris, J. K.

1

Stator, J. W.

Stombergor, M. 31

Hastings, L.M. A.1

Stitt, J.at.

|

Herbert, W.

1

Hicks, H.-M. 1

Thogeren,

Capk, G

fliginbothom, H.D.1reg.Torrei

Booke, Miss F, 3

Hopkins, F. 1

Horubrouk, R Ibrahim, S. Indalmar

Policies at current rats, payable either here, in London, or at the principal Ports 79of India, China and Akutraka..

Fire Department. Policina lasted for long or short periods at Joseph, D. current caton.

CANADIAN PACIFIC LINE, TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS TO JAPAN, CANADA, THE UNITED STATES, AND EUROPE,

Passengers desirous of insuring their bag- THE CANADIAN PACIFIO RAILWAY gago can do so on application at the Com pany's Ofhoe.

E. L. WOODIN,

Superintendent.

P. & O. 8. N. Co.'s Office,

Hongkong,January 6, 1888.

U. S. MAIL LINE,

PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP

Life Department.: Policies issued for aums bet uxcoding

£5,000 st reduced rates.

Tibari, Quia Tafull, W. 1

1 Tamer, T. (lete 1.reg.

Hailuong)

1 regd. Twigge, Major

General

Jood Sing2 reg: Vally,

HOLLIDAY, WISH & Co Legrand, H

Kiesokuny WE

Ladringan, G. S.1

Lawton, F

(late Thales)

Lovy, F

Jhinor, J

Maitland,

Murra, Y

Martio, I

Molano, S.

4961 Laces, Ai

45 07HER CONNECTING RAILWAY LINES & STEAMERS.

Hongkong, July 25, 1874,

T

40

LE Britial Steamship ABYSSINIA, 3,651 Tous Registor, LES, Dom-

COUVER, D.C., vid KOBE and_YOKO- HAMA, on

the 27th Jatrary,

NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY;

1888,

mandor will be despatched fur-VAN-Company, are authorized to Incure THE Undersigned, AGENT of tao above

Tu he allowed by 5.S. BATAFIA, au the 28th February, and S. §. PARTHIA, on the 24th March

Connection will be made at

made at Yokohama

with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan Ports, and at Vancouver with San Fran- FACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIT COMPANY, isco by the regular Steamers of the Through Passage Tickets granted to Eng- ail trans- Atlantic lues of Steamiers:

at the Yard Arm, and Distance off at the

COMPANY. the honeymoon was thirty days af abject Mast Head, will be hoisted. If, when the

ssel is mado out, she is not d Mail Steam- THROUGH TO NEW YORK, VIA

will be OVERLAND RAILWAYS, AND TOUCHING the Compass Sigual,

AT YOKOHAMA, AND SAN FRANCISCO, part of

of Lady Grant.

The Distance Signal will be kept up fifteen THE U. S. Mail Steamship UITY And the happy commencement of this tes after the Steamer sular Mail for San Francisco via Yokohama, on land, France, and xermany by a

made out.

OF PEKING will be despatched 6. If the Steamer is a aspicious uniou is rot eranoscent. It tulinates in a perfect understanding it. Stomar a flux will be fired, and a Ball over SATURDAY, the 21st Proximin, at 3 culminates in

warrior (for, after all, the English,

Passengers and Freight for Japan, Bity-one) and his charming the

with

that time, will be the United States, and Europe. fifty-one is

The

Compass Through Bills of time, long enduranco--ever absence wher

and Symbol will se

will be hall

And other Japani The Diatanes Signal Inland Cities of the Havana, Trinidad, and vessel anchors

of the United States, vis Over- I will be kept Byingt half hour to show Domeraca, and to ports in Mexico, Contral

for half-an-hour, and

Hailways to changed at each successive half k

off

Distance American Ensign, tak

Fut

brille. He gives her all he has-money, shown at the Mast Head 1 down..portation to for sued for trans-

I don't think you care for me, Sybil, as How kind of you to say that. I love you with my whole heart. But you know it is the duty of a modern husband to be

well as that as I as I do, and you are only try-absent. And she, on her side, does here Ball and sign will be kept up until Ports, to San Francisco, to Atlantia, and ing to tease me

duty,

She accepta

I am not, indeed. Now look here, you

The races are

call without a murmur.

over at are just over

PIX

Land

First-class area granted as To Vancouver Mex..

To all common points in Can

follows

To Victoria and San Francisco

..$160.00 175.00

ada and the United States

To Liverpool

To Lon

To Londen

To other ut

against FLIE at Current Rates.

GILMAN & Co. Hongkong, January 1, 1882 |

Intimations.

WINTER TIME TABLE.

THE KOWLOON FERRY.

STEAM-LAUNOK

13

MORNING STAR Ruas DAILY GB & FERRY BOAT-between Peddar's. Wharf and Taim-Tas Taui at the following us This Time Table will. take affect from the 17TH OCTOBER, 1887,

Leauis Kioon. Leaves 2.K. Edonas K7Zoom, Leaver I.K. 6.00 A.M. 7.00 AM. 6.00 A.M. 7.00 LM 8.00

7,90B.000

10.15 10.48

Vere, W

Wallace, Capt

Warren, Mys

Wells, Mr

1 Whooler, B.

White, &

Withert, C. Wong Topo Woatmolt, Rev. B

Wood E, M,

"DETAINED.

Blackburn Capt., Swatow, I letter. Harris, R, Melbourne, 1 pareal. Ross, Mre A. D. Brockley parool. Whitington, A., London, i parcel.

·Ardgay

For Mercbant Ships

·U. P. Chuny· Beresforik

Conlonial

Chancellor

Cina Grant

Bine Escort- Federation, s.a.1 Forest Hall General Dorneill B George

begides my pay. And you won't have morg The General, to please bloodwood: tho Distance off at those times. When the and Sonth America, by the Company's and ate rates:ropean points at proportion- WEEK DAYS SUNDAYS H. E. Tapley:

is now

200:00 900.00 905,00

reduced rates granted to vessel is between Grevu Island and the connecting Steuners.

Officers of the Army, Navy, Civil Service, North Point of Hongkong the Distance

Passage

Tickets granted so and the Imperial Chinese and Japanese France, and Germany by all Castorns, to be obtained on application.

Consular

Invoices to

to accompany Cargo First-class Futes granted as follows: destined to points in the United States, 10.30

should be sont to the Company's fees, 12.45 PM

1.30 addressed to Mr. D. E. BROWN, District

know my position-cny five hundred a year

wife, who is a than two hundred a year, and perhaps will good anilor, has heught a yacht. And from have to wait twenty years for that. It's that luxurious home which i

lying at not a very rosy proapoct; but, anyhow, it's Littlehampton, the pleasut party of wwiits 13 not in the Harbour when it is best to lesk matters in the face. If you are have every day driven over to Goodwood in too dark to disttagiela alaga, nered light will contoat to rough it, so am I.'

the General's drag., Brt today is the lagt

be calibited at the West Yard Arm, or a day of the meeting. So Lady Grant has green light at

at the East Yard Arm until she have a

dlater on anchors. grand Do you mean to tell me that if you had determined to

and fireworks to follow.

7. Rivor Steamers will not be signalled.

I will be luuled down. If the Mailing

lines of Sicamera.

it.

I am more than content, darling.

the chance of taking a really good marriage ben, and in over sud, sitango to say, The approach af other Steamons from Macao that you would stick to me all the same i

Nothing shall par: ue, Arthur, "I swear everybody is on deck except Lady Gantor Canton will be made known by showing

ard Captain Balot. Strange, bucanse Lady Grant is the model of an English National, or House Flag and Symbol My swoot!!

Yard Arm. at And then among the multi-coloured Chi-matron, and therefore it must be something

8. If a Flag showing that an Officer of that keeps lier in such nezo lanterne, and to the tune of the plash of great ing fountain, they coctinued to coo to each clone oun vervation with myone but hon high rank is on board an incoming vessel,

similar Flag will be shown above the Ball, other, as is, I an informed, the wont of husband.

or the Flag alone will be hoisted at the Maat Hasd. lovers. true

re-

A

For it

a

To San Francisc$200.00

San Francisco and return, Available for 6 months

To

По

To Liverpool

To Lonton...

850,00

833,00 338.00

Toother European points at propertionste rate, Spocin reduced rates granted to Officers of the Anuy, Navy, Civil Bervice and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application.

Passengers, who have paid full fare, x embarking at San Francisco for China or Japan for vice

wryn) within one year will be

Agent, Vancouver,

Freight

Bo

12.30 FM 11,00 NOON.

Intact Joanna

Hectanooga,

alip.

8.50

8.30 9.00

31

#

1. D. Brower

8.40

·

0.00 10:15** ·10.30.

32

F

Kilde, 9.x.

1.90 12.30 P..

P.3. 1:00 P.M

2.00

1:30

2.00

2.20

8.00

2:30

"

8.00

8.50

4.00

4.15 "

430

475

4.30

21

8.10

·4.50

6.107

5.25

6.40

0,26

10.KB

will bes received on board until 9.30 4 p.m. on the 28th January, 1688

All Parcels must be went to our Office

4-199 4.60 *5.250 5.40 10:00 1 G.15 0.00

0,306.45 || 6.30. 37.00 39 There will be no Launch on Monday

and should be marked to address in full and the same will be received by us until

pin. the day previous to sailing

$7.00 as to Passage or Freight,

For information as apply to

ADAMSON, BELL & Co, Agents Hongkong, December 24, 1897. 2502

9. The approach of Mercf-War and Sail, allowed a discount of 10%. This allowance ing Vessels will be nintified by their proper does not apply to through fares from China Symbols and National Colours, or House and Japan to be poived on board until 4 Occidental & Oriental Steam- Flage, at the Quarter of the Yoad, or at the Freight will be received Yard Arm

day previous to sailing. Parcol p.m. the Packages will be received at the office until 5 p.m., same day;

all Parost Packages

Note The Distances of vessels will be estimated from the Peak, and will be made by means of the Numerals which are attach

is not strange that Captain Malet If over there was a fairy upon earth, it is should be of the party. Is he not a very ald Groy Golden-haired, bluo-oyed, wild-friend of the hostess, and is not the General person who has besit accustomed to obey Tips, tiny lands, tiny feet, ny

I his ilfe waist, she is a very dainty little maiden in- orders all deed. But this is not all. She is as good Subil, are you happy?

she

Yes, dearest Arthur, “as happy es wife is pretty. No evil tempers, no

can ba. For I have the blessed conscious bellious instincts, no cogentric tastes has her fond mather ever had to correct. She peas that I am enduring a daily martyrdom.

sweet baby, she was a sweet child,

I am married to a good man whom I do noted to the letters in the table of Flags and she is

is a sweet girl. More than all, she love. But I know that there is a Providence is deeply religious. How humbly does she that dimata all our ways, and so I ath cons confess her sins, not only now and theo, tent." but every Sunday morning in church How unselfishly does she devote her sunniest afternoons of the seas to selling things at a bazaar for the good of the poorl

sus i not

not yet married, aix

distinguish

WAS &

ed

For

though she is

is the daughter

of the Church of England, clergyman and the niece of Lady Plantagenet

But she and Arthur Malot love one anan other Ah my friends, world-rosed and world-stained on we are, how can we in thom the peculiarities of a virgin heart?

Oh, here you are, are you cruelly breaks in the voice of Lady Plantagenet; I have been looking for you everywhere.

General Grant, Sybil Let me introduce

*

I only wish Providence would direct the the Guneral to a better world P

Hash 1 Arthur, you must not say such things to

And then they go up, slowly go up, the companion to where they expect to find the General ontertaining his guests.

H. G. THOMSETT, R.N.,.

Barbour Master, de

Money Orders.

1-Money Ordera are issued at Hong. ong and Shanghai on the following coun- tries and places —

But he is not there. And, as he hes to go out in the dingey to let off the fireworks onwide tre harbour, he has been putting on a life-belt in his cabin port to the salon. Dafortunately for himself, General Grant has never learnt to swim. It was not agree- able to him to hear his wife talking to the handsome young officer about her marriage,t bat it would bare been still more painful to

out upon them. stop.

The General

up the companion in a goes

Horace Graut returns to his chambers in minute or two, after drinking off a large. St James's street that night, or rather morrow morning, a doomed man. For glass of water for he is unaccountably thirs

and fuds

Amoy,

* Azoros Is.

*

*

Belgiam. Beranda Canada Onnton. Cape Colony.

stantinople),

Denniark. Egypt. Falkland Is. Fuochow,

Gambia.

weal or for woe he has met his fato. Until for the night aptain Malet ready equipped Germany.

Now, Do

he has had & yonderful run of luck,

He has come in for every war from the

Oh, you will want somebody to help

Crimes

to Egypt, and has bravely therein, so

so that, at the age of fifty events, is not afraid of the water.

and has played his part you, his wife Captain Malet, at all

Poor little thing 1 She means no hatmo.

a lieutenant-general and After all, it does seem a little abaurd to one, he is already a AKC.B. Ho

well-looking roan, tall, we

wear a life-belt when you are a member of Possessos au iron constitution, and is still blessed with the full complement of arms the Royal Yacht Squadron. and legs. And only the other day a distant diriguy, and are rowed off down the harbour Without a word the two man get into the to disregard the good enough claims of a numerous family, and leave him to where the fireworks may be let off to the

best advantage. £20,000 a-year

COUBLE

TA

*

Coast.

Gow

Hongkong.

*Bladeira. * Malta.

* Mauritius.

Notal

Nawinindland.

New South Wales. * New Zealand,

Bornee.

Finan Norway. Port Darwin. * Portugal.

Queensland, * 9. Helena.

Sierra Leone, Soath Australia. Stmits Settlements. awatow, Eweden. *Switzerland.

United Kingdom, United

ted States. Victoria

Ship Company.

should be marked so address in full; value TAKING CARGO AND PASSENGERS of sama is required;

Consular Invoices, to accompany Cargo 30 JAPAN, THE UNITED destined to points beyond San Francisco, STATES, MEXICO, CENTRAL AND the United States, should be sent to the SOUTH AMERICA, AND EUROPE Company's Offices in Sealed Euvalopes, addressed to the Collector of C Francisso

in

at San

For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agoney of the Comparry, No. 65, Queen's Road Central.

C. D. HARMAN,

Agent, Hongkong, December 29, 1887.

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD.

NOTICE:

20:30

STEAM FOR SINGAPORE, COLOMBO, ADEN,

SLEZ, PORT

SAID, BRINDIST, GENOA, ANTWERP, BREMEN & HAMBURG, PORTS THE LEVANT, BLACK SEA & BALTIO PORTS;

YORK, BOSTON, LONDON, NEW

BALTIMORE, NEW ORLEANS, GALVESTON & SOUTH AMERICAN PORTS.

THE COMPANY's Steamnes WILL UALL AT SOUTHAMPTON TO LAND PASSENGERS

AND LUGGAGE

*

and Friday, on recount of coaling

The above: Time Table will be strictly adhered to, except under unavoidable cir. eumatanoes. In case of stress of weather, Buonotion will be given of any stoppages,

The Overland Chins Mail,

& TEEKET JOURNAL FOR THE HOME MAIL,

TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure

King Fisher, yachtl Kwong Bang, 6.5.1 p'cel. Intel Taylor 20 15

Marabost Nienya

1.Oxford

52 Pr. Wilhelmina

Stori Sen Swallow Santa

1

Southern Crois Sulitems 16 Turra, 3 e.

IW. Sigfred ragt: W.

Davis - 1

11 Warsaw of Leith

1 regd. Waterloo

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I

Books, etc. without Cover.

Atheneum.

Auckland Times & Herald,

Building for God.

Bulletin Maritime et Commercial. Christian, 2

Cristian Commonwe

Corrt and Society Beview. Engineer o

Evening Slanderd.—— Funfulla, Ca Deputa de Madrid. Glasgow Weekly Herald.. Greenock Herald.

Hobne Bpema. Iron Trade Cirazlar,

Junrual do St. Petersbourg. Kieler Tageblatt.

La Riforms

Lance

Le Soleil.

Leader

Steamer for Europe Formerly the Over Missiousgez of each ENGLISH and Ferox MAI L'Opinion.

New York News Lotter

land issue was published fortnightly; but Naval and Military Recard.

special importanes was dogmed

rtanea that New Zealana Public Opinion.

prepared,

it

of

锁建 THE OVERLAND RAILWAYE,

& weekly badget of news should be pro

Nineteenth Century it was decided to issue it weekly. Sab Chan Times, scribers at Home, and those at the Corat Our Own Magazine. 1.10.

Porta and

who find the Produce Markets' Review. /^ Overland editionens form of newa Public Lodger,

ATLANTIC & OTHER CONNECTING STEAMERS.

8 Steamship SAN PABLO will be paper for

in tho

регинай.

will

welcome the Russian Book & Papers.

despatchred for San Francisco, via chatiye igre Ching-fait, now Exmple of Cotton, ↑

Connection being made at Yokohama, with Steamers from Shanghai and Japan

of news from the Bar St. James's Budget Yokohams, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st weekly February, at 3 p..

Eat, contains special Commercial intelli- Binder Toysblatt. gonge, special tables of Bhipping, and other. Taglieter Ausviger,

of Clopits The various Reports of information, ho

Doof India: and Meetings, and all other news, am given Do. of Natal in full as they appear in the Daily issue.

Weekly Dispatch. The attonition of Advertisers in directed Weekly Pruss to a weekly newspaper, which is circulated Witty & Wyatt among old China hands

porte.

ate

available for 6 months

To San Francisco and rot

To Liverpool

To London

All Panel Packages should be marked to address in full and sarne will be remived

until 5 at the Company's Office,

p.in. Le day pravions to asiling.ga

First-class Fures granted as follows To San Francisco

$200.00 350.00 929.00 338.00 To other European points at proportion-

Special reduced rates granted Officers of the army, Navy, Civil Service and the Imperial Chinese Customs, to be obtained on application, full fare re Passengers, who have paid full fare, India Italy.

Western Australia N.B.-Cargo can be laken on through Dills embarking at San Franciaro for Chins or Japan (or vice versa) within one your will be Japan.

West Indies (Firitish, of Lading for the principal places in allowed a discount of 20%. This allowance True Sir Horace Grant was foolish v

Lagos,

Danian, and Dutch). RUSSIA

doce not apply

to through fores enough to settle half of this fortune upon For people, except visitors to Goodwood, 2Orders on the Countries marked * are

Europe the considerata testater's widow and and fond husbands with large families, visit forwarded through the Lendon Post Office, ON MONDAY, the 23rd day of January,

ign Coat Invoices to children forobably very unworthy people): Littlehampton. For the benefit of the ma- and are patiti loss a small discount of about 31985, 424 pt the Company's destined to boots before San Francisco, but £10,000!

a-year is, after all, a nice jority, therefore, I may inention that the 2d in the £1, for which the romitter should Steamship NECKAR, Jantain SUEMEN,

sent to the port of Littlehampton is chiefly composed of allow. All such orders must be expressed with MAILS, PASSENGERS, SPECIE, Contests addressed to the Collec And greatest luck of all, accord

to the swift-flowing river Avon, a couple of jet in British currency, according to

AAA and CARGO, will leave this port as above, tor of Castors, San Francisco

Juve, Company's Off, should be him, he has never been led captive by any queues, when the tide is at the flow, a (according to

azed few piles. As a natural cons8- one of the mang charming women he hus quence, wher

to the

currency the Order is Shipping Orders

pply to the Agency of the met. Not that he is a misogynist by luy mountainous pave is the result of the con- drawn in). means. Simply because his life has been tact between sea-surge and river current.

20.20 cent Moon, Gargo will be received on board Company, No hi Quean's Read Central, Up to £ 2, or F10, or so happy throughout that he has felt any Of this fact the couple of sailors who are £6, or 626, or R 500.40 olange must be for the worse. And now rewing out the dingey are unfortunatoly

gor 635, or R 700,60 he is head over ears in love at first sight ignorant. So, when they come to the month

£10, or 850, or 100,0.80 with Sybil Grey. Now he Ends at last of the harbour, they are capsized, fireworks

R150

$1,00 that there has been something looking in and all, as neatly as possible, the reanis ber 4-No Order must exceed £10 or $50 ce. Now he feels that his fortune ing that a quarter of an hour after the funless drawn on India, when 10 is the existance.

income.

to

-do not

NAMES OF VILLAGES &o.,

at home and in the ds and others, toth Word and

Kust, who take the daily journals.

The Overland China Mail will be regularly pested from the China Mat Office to sub- scribern, on their addressee boing forwarded to us. SUBSCRIPTION: Per Annum,

IN OR NEAR TONGKONG."

(Corrected Spelling.)

A-kung Ngam: Apli Chaus

Oheng-shan Hom. $12.00, postage, - $1.00 Chung Hom. Quarter,-- 13.00,

0.20 Chung Wan Single Copy, 0.30. China Mail Oilios, Hongkusse

NOW READY.

THE REVENUE OF CHINA.

Fo-pang, Ha-Wan. Houng kone Tsai Aberdeen) Hok-Laut Elok-taui Wan

For-in dok in Kok

heung Lo

Kai-lung Wan

A SERIES OF ARTICLES Reprinted from ' The China Muil. WITH AN APPENDIX. THIS PAMPHLET Now Roady Ka Wa

3.The commission charged is as folowscaling at 2006 be granted till For further information as to Freight and may be had at the

.11.

1 be a blank unless he can persuade this accident the boat is drifting away marrily limit), nor will more than two much Order vision of brightness and youth, to share it.. into midchannel with two people hanging be issued to the same persen, in favour of

It is hardly hecessary to say that he on to her keel Thotwo people are General the sexie

the same mail. payée takes every opportunity of seeing hit Grant and Captain Malet charmer that presents itself, and make The sailors have Many opportunities when lover Lea in fek Istusted

A

Slowly the long beard

6. Money Orders on the United King-

dom for evon sums not exceeding £5 are

glide away. Fier- __bo losing time. Right up cer, every hour, dash the billows against the granted by means of Postal Notes, an to to the last day of the sesson does he dance bonumbed badias which are rousing tucir which sos separate notice or the Hong-

Postal Guido

exceeding $50 may he

may be ro

China

kong attendance upon her. Vast sums does he wrath. Colder, every minute, grows the timburse for her at the florists. Unnumber apathetic night, outil it greys into dawit mitted between the Ports of ed miles does he travel in her service,

Then, at last one of the silent couple means of Postage Statopa, subject to a And one day, the day before Lady Plan Loosens his grasp, and sinks into foam and charge of one per cent for cashing them lagengt starts for his sent in Warwickshire, - obscurity, |

or Money Orders zau be grantes, at Hung- General Grant eats Alias Grey to become a Sybil's first love.

kong or Shanghai on Ports where there are ayat Horace Grant, who himself can hardly Of course she acospin him at once, you hold on, so frogen are his hende, thinks of Agencies of the Hongkong Fost Office,

will my Daly Atty on se General and the purereallen he bee just overksted ↑ ↑ Fa mesas of Ponial. Motte,

until 4

Specia and Parools until 9. pm, on the 22nd January. (Parcels are not to be sent on board; they must be left at the Acaray's Office). Contents and Valuo of Packages are required

The Steamer has splendid Accommodation and carcies a Doctor and Stewardess. For further Particulars, apply to

MELOHERS & Co.; Agents Hongkong, December 27. 18877-

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Agast Hongkong, January 10, 1888

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