FAMILY WHIST, AND HOW I ESCAPED IT. (BT ÜBANLOUTE FAIRFAX IN Australasian,) Mollie, dear, grandfather would like a of whist You must come in and
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game play.
Ob, mother, I can't! I can't really I have a headaube,
You bad a beadache last evsuing and on Monday. It's not fair to have one to-night, You know grandfather hates having to play with a dummy. You must come and help us to amuse him.
Alotber tries to defend me, but it is no uso. Xara just about to dissolve into tears when the sound of someone entering the gato pastees de to change my mind. A brick step is beard on the gravel path, a bright yojor soga May I nome in and Charlie, entering the room and cheerily greeting us all, interrupts grandfather's flow of cloquence. A moment
after Charlie has somehow found room fo? himself hetween mother and me. He is not a small person, and there is very little space, so he has to sit very close to me.
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IS Ravine, which was intended to meet 1. the vasts of many students of Chinese used by the discontinuance of Notes and nerics on China and Japan, be reached its I don't remember aneh nure of that game. Twenty-first Velurae. The Rorient discusses Grandfather'a zemarks roll off's like sainthore topics which are uppermost in the
of the Far
Far East'
and I am a stupid fool' minds of students I groan, but wriggle out of my comfort-drops from a taro leaf, able hammock, and with rather a bad greas and a giggling idiot, but I don't care. We about which overy intelligent poron con- but still rubber,
1 am obeerful, aucted with China or Japan is desirous of follow mother into the room. It is a bot nao the I flad my way back to the "equiring trustworthy information. CHINA MALL OPTION, night the end of January. Genedfather's What released
not alone; and there it cludes many interesting Notes and atmosphere kammocks, this
Eriginal Arts,
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on the pipes inviting, and he will have the table at is presently arranged that I, in the characters, Geography, History, Literatum, at the bottest end of the room, beances of Mrs. Charles Lewis, sbull very shortly draughts near the open windows are inju-shake the dust of the township in which we Mythology, Natural History, Antiquities, live off my shoes. Charlie has given me his and Social Manners and Unstoma, etc., etc., rivus."
of China, Japan, Mongolia, Tibot, and th What a thing it is to have a grandfather solemn promise that there shall never be any
do. Far
East
goterally. Recently a new whist in our bome. possessed of a gouty temper and an evory-
parture has been taken, and the leview now night longing for whist. Elo calis whist a
gives papora uu Trade, Commeres, and and yet is sever so bad-tempered as
Descriptive notes of Travel, by well-known game, when playing it.
To-day authing has pleased bem since he
writers. It was thought that by extending returned from sitting nu.the bench. I wish thing-nothing at all. Who has not us that he scope of the Review in this direction, i Criminal Sessions, with composted Corremercial Papers to Foreign Peat Offices is nerd do is to note on ho addressão Cesary, and approved by him. 'Printed oir- he had something more soothing to sit on. It is hard fuck to have to come in from the Forthlessacre? A stres ? The wind blows it / Blagazine would be much more generally spondence and comments of the Press. verandah. I had bad many struggles to get happily settled in that hammock, and was just beginning to feel onel and comfortable. Charlie la ace to be in this evening, too, and I did so want to find out if he thinks that Thompson gick pretty.
YOUR LIFE IS NOT WORTH A STRAW. Nox worth a straw, eh? Then it was worth just comparison a thousand times to express alolate way, bro burns it up, cattle tread it in the band, for a straw?
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I proceed to get the table ready. put the where it snite grandfather, and no one lamp
and collect the chairs. Aunt Susan helps me.
Aunt Bugan is an old maid, and (perbips from having always lived with
4 wornna tells the ery, und aho tells it stoltron and difting among students knaw. grandfather) a very meek persco. Her bair, If it doesn't sound like the truth, then I don't eat emeure points. eyes, complazion, and dress are shades of know what wer dons. The daten and the facen one meek yellowish-brown colour.
Yet pho
sheure all there, plain and ord-rly.
various In the summer of 187," she says, "frand farther and greater acilities for the inter- was pretty oase, mother says. She even had
using
neve i dacusin a lover! But be was only a pour little bank myself feeling tired, a guid, low-spirited, and
weak. I felt us if anme evi warn about in happon... aleck, and grandialber ad terrified him when
Original constriimtious in Choses, Tatiu, be screwed up courage to nak his women! My appetite was poor, and after eating i had
he fled, and was seen so more, Pour exernciating pain at my loirs and sides. Tauror any the Majorn Languages are re that
The papers are contributed by the I wonder how many years of this was a bourite gawing pain at the pit af tayived. sautie dreary family whist it will take to make maslomsch, and rising in the throat as if 1 dreaders of the sans Consular, the Im azd choke My head felt as though had too weight perial Customs, and Elunghong Services, just like her? I'm eighteen now, Charlie says I'm the very pretti But of it, Gradually { got worse, and for months and six by the Missionary bodies Hinge IN NEW SHADES AND PATTERNS. could take only liquid food. At night I lay aware whom a fugh degree Chinese scholarship for hours together.
ia asainuously cultivated, Cufonel Grandfather is an old man.
Later on suffered greatly from nervous Stabbs
his name. Be used to be in the
prostration. My legs trezzhled and shook so I regular contributors are Dra. Claimers, Steni, Watiers, first flight of London society: new he is a
feured to fall. If a buuck cazan to the door Bitol, Bretschneider, and Birth, Professor
I had frequent Legge, and flessrs later, polis magistrate. A disastrone Derby, it is trembled from head to fast. whispered, aant bim to Australia. Orandattacks winch began with palpitation of the heart Phillips, MacIntyr, root, Jamieson, At there: Faber, Kopsch. Parker, Pluylair, Gile, mother died years ago, when first they came and enddən stoppage of the breath.
tirees I was specchires and helpless. They say Pizon, and Taylor, well-snowy names, out.
tooked like a corpse, cold and bloodless, my finger licative of sound scholarship and thorough The Subscription lived at $6.60 per nails and lips hazing turned block. After a white
auza, postage melucie-payable in ad- trate. I go s
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Adress. Maua-half
corse that's nonsence.
My lack is ont to-night; I have to play with grand father. We out for des!; mother
wins it. Motber can's deal. She never gets this would pass off, lanving me wank ond proxy of taer subject.
the turn-up card in the right plane except by Thank goodness! sho gets Adgident. through without a mistake this time, It's my lead.
enciated and thin that I waA only a bag of bones, and so weak: I bad to take bold of the furniture to stendy myself as I cruser
As time went on the nervoassess and
the room.
vance.
'Play' commands greadfather. į kurebodings of ovil na increased that Ifcared 12mptly attended to, should go out of my mind. The neighbors said, Uhura Mail Office."
would be a mercy if the Lord would reuse me from my onferingu.
My hand is not half sorted, but it will never do to keep him waiting. I seize the first esed that comes and throw it on the table. It is the evon of haarts. I look for more!
best tearle, vainly hoping to find that my best euit, hat have only the two besides in the mesaline all the others had played, the trick is plaked up by Aunt Susan. and I When a trick or have seen nothing of it two later the suit it agaiu led the knave is
to this milieu 7 godined for over fans years, during which time I consulted for doctors, bat sathing they gave me did say good. They, all said my ailment was heart disease, and one raid Your life is not worth a straw,"
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This number contain suveral articles extra is to be allowed for the return journey. by the time I had taken ree bottlea I was com- Alays lead from your wankost suit.'
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nataral reauit at this is that the eat digs worth a straw, far worth a whole golden harrest of observations made at the Imperial R. China Forte (Hollow, Cuaton, Swatow. Anlog | che dabeary should be retarded the Uoa-
with
a anolbered ory that has a
a
her claws into his leg, and be, rising hastily D' in it, seizes the inferunt beast, and brows it into the garden. 3) thank you, madam,' mys he to mother, to get rid of that abominable creature before it is a day older,'
Brow
of health and better days Yelo ilanks to the doctore Her complicated symptores przeted and and alarmed them, to be sure, but why? Is it not the damore' duty to understand such things?
suredly. Just as a lawyer should know the law. u pilot the rocks, tides, and lights of a coast. Had some of these medical men known that Mrs. Wickendan's mulaily was indigestion and dyspep. sia, and not beart disease, they saight possibly have roliavad bor. But, confused by the symp- toms, they wore blind to the cause. We may we wonder if there are any such doctors in Hogland.
A sultry calm then falls on us, and wa go on with the play. Grandfather and I hold poor osrde, and I once more miss the game, he says by trumping his thirteenth card.' Other things complained of are that Aust Surau utterly misleads him by
the
of the king, and loading
queen instead mother leads from a singleton. In the whole course of his axistence, grandfather tello
for the first time), ho has ue (act Dever met any other human beings an astoundingly stupid as we all are. Mother and auntie make the odd frick this tim They ought to count two by honours, but no sue seems to notise this, and I, only loo thankful for them to forget it, keep silent. & it
is grandfather remarks that their luck is marvellone; no matter hase they bangle the cards they cannot help making tricks; there's no play in winning with anch cards. Nobody else ever held each persis tent rubbish as are dealt to him, while, if ever he has a chance of making anything by play I spoilt it.
foolishly venturo to remark, But
xn had your share of good cards last hand, grandfather, and am told, for my pains, When your opinion is required, mise, it will be takent for. Under this withering rebuke once more subside, thinking ho nice it would be to thump grandfather; oe for once to give him a pisos of my mind, just by way of variety.
Diamonds (trumps) are led by my part- the three and four, and ner. I baro only play the latter, whereupon he gives vont to The trick is takes by a warlike enort, atht's tea, and the leads a small club. I have age, king, and three small ones of this suit, so play the ace, and taking the triak, lead the king, feeling quite pleased with myself. Grandfather 18 evidently of pleased, and plays a small card mest vicious- I wonder what I have done Low! My goodness! Mothar did give me a under the table while she was about it. Whatever am I to play? Grandfather doesn't seem to like elabs, and I haven't
kiol
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It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or Registered Correspondenes (4) Current doinuto |(b) Articles liable to Customs Duty.
Parcel Post to the United Kingdom. Parcels not exceeding 11 the. in weight Haly (with Agencies at Tripoli, Aseat and are received in Hongkong nad of Britials
Maswal).
Post Offices in China, for transmission to
Norway. Orange Froe Stakes.
Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores). “
Konmanis.
Treimer's Oriental Record contains the Sweden. following notice of the China Review: Switserland. The present publication, judging by the Transvaal. number now hatore as, is intended to Tanis. occupy a position, as regards China and the Duited States. noighharing coautries, so what similar
Sulonica. Panama. Tangier.
Forciju Cities and Towns :---- to that which has been filed in India by the Constantinople. Calentia Review, The great degree of at- Seyrna.
Adrianople. tution that has been bestowed of late years Beyront.. upon the investigation of Chinese literature; social developments, to say und of linguistic
antiquities, studies, las led to the pas
British Colonics :--
Falkland Islands;
dation of important stores of inform- Gibraltar, ation, rendering some such channel of pal Malta. licity aa is now provided extremely desir Newfoundland. able; and contributions of much interest
may fairly be locked or from the members British Bechvsusland, of the foreign consular services, the Chinese Cape Colony, Customs
and-the missionary body, Gambia. among
:orpsט
whom a high degree of Chinese Gold Coast Colony.
Mauritias. and who are severally represented in the fist
anything elseah, yes! here's a nice UHAN A FOOK, at WATKINS & U.,holarship is now assiduously cultivated, Lages little family of hearts. The ace'll be
Bongkong. I throw it.
the very
and down thing,
But
But alas,
it's not the thing either. My WEEKLY NEWS FOR HOME. partner is wretched trics, so How I pray that someone will take
The Overland China Mail,
that I won't have to lead again. But there'
Natal. Loumber of the Review by papers highly St. Helena.
ereditable to their respective authore
Seychelles. Some translations from Chinas novels and Sierra Leone. plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh. Mombasa. use of style; and an account of the career of
is no anch inch. Aunt Sussa plays the two, TS PUBLISHED to suit the Departure the Chinese poet-statesman of the eleventh
Lamu.
Greundo.
Jamaica Montserrat. Nevis, St. Kitts. St. Lucia.
St. Vincent,
Tobago, Trinidad.
Turke' Islands.
2. Orders on the Countries drawn through
$251, buyers
10 all 39% d., buyers
I 10
2 -6) £8. £7, ££), £1, sollers
Do
1 ( 2580) 20,00 ||£.
REFINERIES.
1
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$160, sellers
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48, sales and buyers
56
al: 837, buyers
100 3840, sellers
50,00018
118 51802, sollors
WHARVES.
the United Kingdom by P. & 0. Packet Size Sage Company, Limited,... 15, thi vid Gibraltar. No parcel is sant with the Sugar Company, Limitoa Overland Mail via Brindisi, Parcela there. fore strive in London about eight days later than the Mail. Parcels may be seated, but auy parcel, oven though sealed, is liable to be opened for examination.
K. & Kow. Waari & Gud»wn du. 30,0 Wanchai Warehouse and Storage 2,60
Cuispany, Limited
GANU
AND BUILDING, Parcels must be posted in Hongkong Hongkong Land Investment and batore 3 p.m. on the day before the depar-woon Laud and budding Com Company, Listed...... ture of the Mail. Those arriving from the
Coast, &c., after this hour are kept for the Humphreys Estate & Finance C... 1,00 following P. & O. Mail,
Wow. Poto Building Co., Lt12,600
be prepaid in stamps. No farther charge is Jelebu Mining & Trading Co., d. 15,0.$ made in the United Kingdom except for
Customs dues. No parcel must be more Pan Mining, Ld......
than 3 feet 6 inches in length, or 6 feet indoors Francs des Unarbu. greatest length and girth combined.
The sender must fill up a form of Customs Declaration, which can be obtained fres at Saub dust old Mining Co., Ld.. 200,000 £
539-810, zellers
* 810, nom.
each Post Office. No parcel can be accept Sucré Fencias des Hour 8,00 Fes 500-all- ad till this is completely and accurately de Tuscano ...£ filled. The only articles ordinarily sent from China which ar liable to duty are Tea, Tobacco.
Dangerous or perishable goods, articles" likely to
to injure the Mails, Liquids (unless securely packed) or parcela easily crushed,
PLAKTINS, XTQ.--. Cuina-Boravo Company, a
H. G. Brown & Co., Ltd....
oogkon, Hovercompany Lt.
DIAP KEBABIES,
grandfather the krave, which he almost of aach ExGLISH and FRENCH MAIL contary, Su Tung-po, by Mr. E. 0. Powrs, the Indon Post Office era paid less the follon such as hand-boxes, are prohibited. No Par S. Watapa & Qu: Limited..... throws at me, and mother the six I feel so Steamer for Europe. It contains apeciofis ziet mily historically variable, but is also ing discount for which the remittar should pilo. celcan be received if its value exopods $250. Dakin, Cruickshan & O., Ed........ 50, wulg narvons I can bardly tail one card from 80- Conmercial intelligence, special tables of distinguished by its literary grace. Bonide All snch Orders must be expressed in British A Parool way contain a letter to the same
addrean sa that of the Parcel itasif, or an-K. and China J, Lumi
other, and almost before I know it, have lad Shipping, and other information.
And
detail
*Noten' and
AMATE
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WEST INDIES,
The Postage is 25 conta
por D, and 20 cents each sacceeding ib or fraction of a H. which includes Registration fee, and must
8424, sellers
TRAMWAYS.
Ha. High-Level Tramways' Co., iz
1,20
E
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120, είναι
MININO.
Antigua.
$5.75, sales
Babimus. Burbadoes. Bermuda
46 3185.75, sales and sollers
British Goiena.
British Hondura
A ro. uages du Tonk
8,0 Foo, 61 F.50 $75 -
Dominica.
ceipt is given for each Parcel,
Now Balmoral Guld Ming Co., Lt 15,000 $
ƒ $1.89 ; 92, buyers; 82,
Dominal
118/10 84,50, sollera
7,50 $
1 $1, sellers.
0,00. $
Dual, sales and buyers
6 $
50 A 811, collets
160,00 $
10
A
ORMNO.
£7
Queries are destined to
13
12
The
0.40 000
3d other Parcel to the same address. Hongkong Metric Co., Limited
No
EDIÓE AND CEMENT. Exceeling bal.not Ex'ding £5 td. other enclosuren are allowed.
£79d. With regard to inward Parcels, addressees Groen leland Cement Co., Lt..... £10 i. Od. are requested to observe that the Parcel Hongkong Brick & Cemaus Co., La. to the currerer the rdar is drawn in
Commission charged is as follows a Mal is not opened until the ordinary dis
tribution of letters, &c., is finished The Campbell, Moore & Co., Limite. Up to £2, or $10, ar 20 Re $0.201
portage on Parcels at home is 10 per fb., o. Fonaick & Co., Lanuted £5 or $£6, 12 80 Be...
the Regulations are generally similar to the Hongkon Bacer, Company, L 1. £.7, or $10, or 70 Ra.,
above.
and the Parsals are sent out tid Hongkong Dairy Farm Co
Hongkong in Company, Limbire: H'kong Rape Maniactory Co., pi
Founder's shares No Order must exceed £0 or $50 (unless down on ludis, when Rs. 150 is the limit), nor Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article. will more than two sach Vrilers be issued to the The Post Offies is not legally responsible anus person, in favour of the same payes, by for the safe delivery of Registered correspon the same mail
5-bums not exceeding $50 may be remitted dence, but it is prepared to make good the between the Ports of Chins by means of Fesinge contents of such correspondenes Icat while Jalnas nerfal 1884 TL 767,20. Tla 267 % au 10 % prem., sales
$10, in certain cases, provided:--
17.0% £ 180,00 18
20, OU
4, 8
81,40, sellers 0812, buyers
103.
284.50
BIBEKLLAN KOUS.
6,0
8,0
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8101)
DANS
Amount
Value.
Interest,
Quotation
DEŽKÉURES.
1500
at Hob kong or Shanghal on Ports where there
condition of Ragistration required.
2 That the letter was securely enclosed
curranoy-
notices of new books relating to China and Forums not Freeding £2, The the king of the same soit. Feel!' comeslike various Reports of Courts and Heatings, the fast, which will be a useful feature di escaping steam from between grandfather's and all other news, are given in full as the Review, if carried out with punctuality teeth, and he throws the thres so violently they appear in the Daily issue.
we are glad to notice that apan Auntie's seven that it glides off the The Overland Okina Mail, by the con- table.
venience of its form and the securacy and Gud a place i
sin is pager also. It is to be cording If mother will pily trump the thing I shall falness of its reports, has long been popular hoped that this opening for contributions be happy, but so, the follows unit with the with residents who wish to send homes on Chiners subjects may evoke a similar queen. Confusedly I try to think why grand-weekly budget of the news of Hongkong degree of literary seal in that which was fiber threw away a kuave, and then played and the Far East. Circulating, as it doas, displayed during the lifetime of its prode a three of the same sult, 1 remember indis among nearly all the old Chips hands ressor in the field, and that the Chins Itevicu tinctly something about calling, but not at Hom and also among residents at the may receive the support necessary to insure emands interior, it ofern Fra matincastov.
up for lost, tremblingly load a small special advantages to advertisers. apade, Grandfather's face is a study, but he The Omerland China Mall will be regularly Our Jobbing Department says nothing till having taken the trick with posted from the Chias Mail Office to sub the king of tramps, and led another, he sombers, on their thundens et me
You-you perfest Ase!
with a large assortment of the latest to the Office addresses belag forwardedVING just bean REPLENISHED What do you mean by such behaviour P Didn't you see me land trumps the first round? Per Arnim," $12.00, postage, $1,00 we are prepared to srecute orders for Das FANCY WORK with nestees and despatch,
SUBSCRIPTION:
Didn't you me that I was siniply streaming fur trumpe? What do you imagine I played firat She knive and then the three of hegris for ?"
Quarter, 2
9.00, 0,30, Single Copy, China Mau Giles, Hongkong.
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£10,or$50, or 100 Rs, kay 0.80
150 R...
1:00
of
54 All 86, sollers 16 $12.50 84, sellers
1ab84, nom. 22021, seller
#40; sellors
O EUROPEAN and AMREIGAN- NOVELTIES, | Stampe, subject to à charge of one per cent. for! Passing through the Post, to the extent Hongkong Hotel Mort 400,000.0 500, 2 prem
and afsary moderate ratis.
OHINA MAIL OFFICE,
bing them: r Moung Ordar am be granted. That the sender duly observed all the gase Debantiszen 1819
are Agencies of the Hongkong Post Quipe.
General Post Ofee, Hongkong Jet January, 1898.
in a reasonably strong envelope,
Printed at the China Mail Office, No. 6, Wyodham Street, Hongkong
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