dassy. A thong or a now casand want appro priate, but they were out of the question as we could not get one in timo: there remained there. fort, the ohotes of a dog, a gost, or a pig. As Ad Pickering refused to sacrifice her chow dog we were obliged to give up the idea of the first; and for the second, we agreed together that erau to meet famished and fast, fastidious tiger would tarn up his nose at a Hongkong gost. Our choice therefore eventually fell upon a pig, which the Fiokerings" "boy" pro cured from a neighbouring squatters" village, might almost It was quite a young pig.
call it a sucking pig, and evidently a stranger to all the ills in store for It in this world" of sin and sorrow; for it eyed us with trust falsees that was quite teaching, and granted | in a juvenile but parfootly friendly manner.
Now if there is anything in this tiger shooting story which is out of order, from the pukkah tigershooting point of view, all I can say is that it is really not my fault I faney I bor the captious critic who has shot tigers in Indis, or ibe still more captions critia who has not shot tigers anywhere, and who has never seen ons in his life outside the Zoological Gar nas; but who has read a prodigicus lot upan the subject, and thinks himself no end of an authority in consequones I fancy I hear him scoting to himmelt Kowloon indul Martim Henris forsooth!! Bucking pig, by all that's ridioulous!!" My good friend in this my stery or is it yours If it is mins allow-mus to get on with it in my own way. I do not say, nor have I ever maintained, that this in the Froper way to go tiger shooting, all I do say and maintains is that this in how we actually did go bigar-shooting. If you don't believe me At Captain Rashley or Bertie Pirkering.
We got of somewhers about five o'clock and, skirting Yau-znati, crossed the paddy fields to the rear of that savoury leoality, and worked our way round to the mot on the hills which had been indicated to us. It was desperately bot and shooking bad walking, and I made a mentol note as I have dane ou previous occasions that the worst of moet field sports is that they in- vetre such an infernal lot of tramping about ju all sorts of beastly weather. I think I have vory simple tastes; anyhow my notion of sport is a day early in October with the pheasante att home; a good breakfast in an old country house A couple of hours in a warm corner followed
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Thors had been a shower of rain, so it was hopelese to soarch for the pad marks that we had heard about; however we readily found the place under the direction of our native guide and, having tatherul pour piggy do his stake, we stationed ourselves at some distances apart in positions which wo thought likely one for Mr. Stripes to us on his way to the meal we had prepared for him, each of us being provided with a rifle, a supply of cartridges, and a flask of whisky.
It was now avven o'clock and getting dark, but a full moc promised to provide ample Eight for our sport, and we had prepared a base a little way off which was fully provisioned for twenty bar hours.".
I sat for some hocks upon an exceedingly uncomfortable piece of rock, thinking a geod Read more about Ada Pickering, if the truth zust be told, than about the tiger; and wishing I was sitting quietly in the verandah of their "bungn- low with a good eigar bətween my teeth, and a cup of coffee by my side, instead of playing the fool upon the Kowloon hills on an empty stomach. However, the whisky kept me in good spirits.
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I don't know whether it was the whisky, or the hot lorezing, or the thinking of Miss Fickering, but somehow or other I dozed I don't know when I dosed off, or how long I dozed for: bit I do know that, all of a sudden, I became conscious of n prodi. gious lot of squealing in the direction of our doray. I hardly know how to describe what followed, for I was in a sewf-comatose state, and only dimly remember staggering to my foot, seizing my rifle, and stumbling forward towards. the scene of action. When I got within twenty or thirty yards of the place, and just as I was hoping to get a peep at what was going forward the moon mullenly vanishod behind a cloud and lett moin a moment in comparative darkness. I did not care about going forwart in the dark, no at last I did what I thought was the best thing ander the circumstances; Ï·lat fy in the direction of the squealing. Tas report of the rifle rang ant and reverberated amongst the hills, there was one piercing sorean, and then all was still. I stood for a few seconds trying to collect my thoughts, then the moon mms ont again and I pressed forward to see what had happened
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The British steamer Hallong, from Tamsal 20th Dec, Ator Blad, and Bwaton Zörd, khả MA strong monsoon and high following sea and And MR. FAZON & Co.'s Kieren, 19, 24th. alour weather throughout from Temeri and Banater A30 18 Therat. 94.M. (Wet balb) 69 Amoy to Swatow, From Bwatow had similar Rarometer 130.00 Ther. 1.M. (Waibelb) 63 Feather to port. In Tamaul-Ste Ban and Trotter 12.30.08 Thema(War, bulbs) 64 Clara In Amoy-Stro. Thales Cheang Hock Thus, Dak, és Themps. Maximum Kion, and Orsales. In Svator-Strs, Tamsul, Thermo 17.366 Thermo. Minimum (évr
473.67 night). Nama, and Teisung.
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UTTERLY UNRIVALLED.
No. 42, BONHAM STRAND WIST. Hongkong, 23rd August 1895 (PARA PHENIX FIRE OFFICE
The Undersigned are now prepared to GRANT POLICIES & INSURANCE again FIRE at Carrent Rates
TO LET
WELLING HOUSES
HOUSES RITON TERRAOR.
The P. & O, steamer Brindisi left Singapors for this port on the 19th it, at 10a.m.
The N. P. steamer Tacoma left Tecoms for this port on Sunday, the Rth inst,
Tho Chins Mutual tester Dopach, from Glasgow and-Liverpool, passed the Littal on the 23rd inst., at noon and may be considered de
OFFICIRST FLOOR, No. 7, PRAYA CEN. 28 Fezang on or about the 8th pro
TRAL: lately ocupied by MERKER HOLLIDAY, WISH & CO. Apply to
THE HONGKONG LAND INVEST-
SMENT & AGENCY CO. "LD. Hongkong, 6th December, 1895
POST-OFFICE NOTICE.
The Postal Galde fag 1895, revised to date, will be found in the Chronicle and Directory, [1699. xx. This is the only authorised complete Sumy of Fostal information publishell iz Hongkong
TO LET.
Wo UNFURNISHED BOOMS in
LA on ROBINSON ROAD Apply
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TO BE LET.
The authorised List of Malle inned in connection with this paper is the one pablished twice each day in our Extra, which is corrected to a much later hour than that given below;
A MAIL WILL CEUSE For Swatow and Bangkok-Per day..the 25th inst; at 9.90 m.
Loosok, to-
For Swatow, Amoy, and Tamsi-Per Hai loong, to-day, the 25th inst, at 10.30 a
For Toutor and Qaiahon.Per Michael
TWO GOOD SHOPS, in the best part of Johse, to-day, the 25th inst, at 10.30 AM.
Far Saigon--Per Taiyick, to-day, the 25th QUEEN'S BOAD,
ist, at 10.80 A... *** OBAMBERB st. WILD DELL BUILDING, 25th inst., at 10.30 a.m. MORRISON Hinti
Apply to
For Macao-Per Heungshan, to-day, tho For Canton-Per Touca, today, the 25th inst., at 10,30
"CUM
For Kudat sed Sandakan-Par Memnon, to morrow, the 16th im at 9.00 am.
For Amay and Manila-Per Sanghiang, to morrow, the 20th inst. ab 9.80 a..
For Swatow and Dell. For Tailee, to [2054morrow, the 28th ist, at 9.30 AM
JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,
$8 and 40, Queen's Road Cantral. Hongkong, 4th December, 1895,
TO LET
For Swatow, Amoy, and Poochow Per Haitan, on Friday, the 27th fast, at 11.80.2
For Shanghal, Kobe, Tokohama, Victoria, ARGE KOOM on SECOND FLOCE of 18, B.C, and Thooras, Wash Pet Hantor, on
OFFICE.
DOUGLAS LARRAIK & CO. Arous for the Phonix Firs Office. L Fear Una Very Suitable for
18 Hongkong, 17th August, 1887,
APLARMICHAEL & CO., LIMITED. Hongkong, 20th December, 1895. 12662
TO LET
FOR SALE
-FOR SALE.-- HAMPAGNE MONOPOLE.
FANDSION & CO. REISER. PURVEYORS TO PRE IMPERIAL AND ROYAL
COURT AT BERLIN AND TO THE I-PERIAT '
COURT OF REBBIA MONOPOLE BED SEAL (medium dry),
Do. RED FOIL)
(day) Day
GOLD FOLL
(extra dry). "CARLOWITZ 3 'co.".
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Apply to
CHANTREY INCHBALD. Hongkong, 24th December, 1895.
(2596.
TO LET Possession 1st FEBRUARY, 1890, O & ALLÁNY,
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LINSTEAD & DAVIS
2670 Hongkong, Sist December, 1895.
HOARD AND RESIDENCE.
COMFORTAB
HAMPAGNE EUGÈNE CLICQUOT ROOMS, with d. CHAMPAGNE
Per Case 2 doz. Pints $28.00. SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN
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Hongkong
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PORATION, LIMITED. BANGKOK AND BANGOON.
TEAR SQUABES, PLANES, BOARDS and SUANTLINGS PLANED, TONGUED, and GROOVED HOAUDS, FOR PIADEIKO, CEILING, WALLING, & THAT SHINGLES FOR ROOFING A
PINKADOR BATYWAY SLEEPERS for all GATIGEN, ESAN MAR
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Ship only the Finest Quality -Art Dry (Green Seal).
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FOR SALE:
FURNISHED
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GRIMAULT'S
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any, the 27th mats at D
For Shanghai and Chefoo--Per Puping, on Saturday, the 28th inst., at 5.00 ..
For Nagasaki, Kobe, and Tokelama-Por Verona, on Friday, the 3rd Jan., at 11:30 am.
For Singapore. Fer Glenfarg, on Friday, the 17th Jan, at 3.5U PM.
MAILS BY THE CANADIAN PACIFIO RAILWAY CO. PACKET. The Canadis Mail. Packet Empress Jopan will be despatched, on WEDNESDA the 25th December, with Mails for Shanghai Japan, the United States, Canade, &o,, which
will be cinend as follows :: 10.00 AM Beginiry ceases.
11.00 .M. Post Office slosse, but correspondence may be posted on board the Focket with the Late Fee of 10 cents extra postage until time of departare.
MAILS BY THE FRENCH PACKET.
The French Contract Packet Bagkalien will be despatched on WEDNESDAY, the 25th December, with Masis for the United King dom, Europe, and phoss beyond, via Marseilles; to Saigon, Straits Settlements, Batavia, Eur. zah, Ceylon, the Australasian Colonies, Pon- diebery, Madras, Calentta. Aden, Mauritius, Bgypt, Malta, and Gibraltar.
The nemal hours will be observed in closing.
the Mails, do
HOURS OF CLOSING THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH MAILS. When the Packets leave at Noon, The following hours will be observed in alosing the waits for Europo, &to, by the English and
Cres Beils, Euptions, Piaplos, and im French Paskota, when they leave at Noon: The
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patterns cesses.
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0. G. HIBBERT & Co.'s
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in Guntis and Pirts,
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JUST RECEIVED.
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wholesome
than any
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off with some worthless compound recommended to be "just as good."
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GRIMAULT & CIE-Fariz.
AS WATSON & Co.- Hongkong.
GERIMAULT
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11.00 AM-Mail closes,
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with the same Iste fre.
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TERMS VERY MODERATE, Consalation Free.
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TIPY EINE.
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The most approved and most efficacious remedy
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SOLE AGENTS. CARLOWITZ & CO., HONGKONG, CANTON, SHANGHAI, TIENTSIN AND HANKOW
Prescribed by the most eminent dermatologists in the troutanan of severe cases of Skin Discesa of Parisical origen,
FOR PEKELT HEAT, RINGWORM, AE, TH, FOLEMAS, PRORIASIS FEDOYLES, ETC.
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Supplies constantly on hand at the Chins Ex- port, Import, and Bank Co., Sole Agents for Chine
Beware of Sparious Emitations. [2688
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NOT
Neither the CAPTAINS, the AGENTS, nor the. OWNER will be RESPONSIBLE. for say DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews of the following Versals during their stay in Hongong Harbour
ADOWA, Brit, str., Owens Biomseon & Col ALTHORE, Brit. str., Watson-Shewan & Ca AMOY, Gor. str., Wal-Harling, Huschmann
AMY TUENER, Ár. bb, Warland-Captain, CarTTAGONG. Brit. str, Dary-Showan & Co. INGRASAN, Ger. este, Piper Chinese JOHN R. KELLY Amr ship, Chapman- TAS OPENED Date Rocs at No. Arahold, Karborg & Co.
HCURNY'S BOAD GESPIRAL, opponite KERSEAS MABU, Jeg, a Thomson-Nippon
Yosen Kalaha
A TACKLE
Tarn filled permanently, from $1.00 upward LESNO Britt Williamson--Dodwell Cows and BRIDGEWORK inserted and Calill & Co.
Wieler &
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AMPLATES A SPEULALITY, Hongkong, 15 Maroh, 1895.
OHKENT, Gor, bk Christiansen- EEPTON, Brit. str., Jank 2014 BELEIR, Brit. ship, Crying
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