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PUBLIC COMPANIES

THE HONGKONG STEAM WATER BOAT COMPANY, LIMITED. NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. THE FIRST ORDINARY YEARLY MEETING of SHAREHOLDERS in the above Company will hebl at the COM. PAVY'S OFFICE, No.-20. Das Vœux Rood, MONDAY, the 25th day of November, at Nous, for the purpose of presenting the Hapert and Statement of Accounts to the 30th of September, 19 -1.

The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 15th to the 25th November, both days inclusive,

“J. W. KEW,

Hongkong, 14th November, 1901.

Manager.

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HONGKONG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.

NOTICE.

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sorip Certificate No. 3715 isened on the 11th day of March, 1800, for two (2) Bhares ambored 4491 to 4492 in the above Company, standing in the name of Mr. DONALD FRASER of Yokohama (now Decensod), ́has Jon LOST, and should the samo not be pro- duced before the 2nd December next, a now Strip Certificate will be issued to the Exocutore of die said DOF LD FRASER, deceased, and so transaction taking place under the sail Scrip Certificate No. 3715 will be recognised by the Company

JARDINE, MATHESON & CO

General Manager, Hongkong Wire Insurance Company, Ll. Hongkour, 18th November, 1901. 2016 HONGKONG COTTON SPINNING, WEAVING & DYEING COM- PANY, LIMITED.

THE SHARE CERTIFICATE No. 71 for 15 shares-numbered 1968 to 1022 inclusive stunding in the Register in the name of ROBERT AGNEW ANDERSON, with re-

lative transfer deed signed by him, having been LOST. notice is hereby given that unless the said Certificate be produced at the Office of the Company, Podder's Street, Victoria, Hong kong, on or before the 7th day of Decomber, 1901, Nor Cortificate vill he leaned in favour.

ALFRED SHAW the purchaser of said lares, and the Old Certificate will thereafter be held by the Company as hull and void.

JARDINE. MATHESON & CO.

General Managers. Hongkong, 7th November, 1901. HUMPHREYS ESTATE AND FINANCE

COMPANY, LIMITED.

THE SHARE CERTIFICATE

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INSURANCES.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY NOVEMBER 23RD 1901

TORTH BRITISH AND MERCAN

TILE INSURANCE COMPANY. TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER, 1900, £14,732,681

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II.

AUTHORISED CAPITAL... £3,000,000 0 0 SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL.... 9,750,000 0 0 PAID UP CAPITAL....... 687,500 0 0 2,138,710 14 4 FILE FUNDE.

[ALL RIGHTS Bagneted.] THE BROWN CHRIST,

BY

A. J. DAWEON (Author of "Mere Sentiment," " Bismillah,"

God's Foundling" dc.).

(Continued.)

|hor making her straightway to forget herself and her fronbles. Poor little mite," she repeated, echoing the words of the new teacher in the Hyacinth Court Mission Room. "Christ loves me, dona Ho? He must love you, child, anyhow; and-yes. He did love someone like me, once, a long time ago. Poor little chap I wonder why. "Christ loving you, you're hore to-night; and I--ob, I wouder...”,

Then the girl, all a woman now, knelt down on the wet parement, and raised little Jimmy's Little Jimmy bad bat one thought or desire alesping bead upon her lap. A gleam of pale The Undersigned, having been appointed now. Or, at miest, he had but two. He wanted coloured satin showed through the frout of her lung cloak. The child looked very work, and AGENTS for the above Company, are preto convey the good news to Tko Martin; to an

sure his father of the fact that this beautiful,atterly weary. The girl's face was lighted now pured to ACCEPT RISKS again FIRE at Current Rater.

loving Christ rontly loved him, drunken brn by brood, white womanhood, which a good deal SHEWAN, TOMES & CO.,

as he might be, and was waiting somewhere, of paint and powder failed quite to hide. Tho A gents.

that vory afternoon, to help him, audi to moon, pale and chill, but pure and kindly, ross Hongkong. 3rd July, 1901,

(164) make friends with him. Little Jiinmy wanted from out a sepia-fringed bank of wintry cloud, to do this, and then he wanted to go himself and glistened down on these two hy tho parapety. like the great, all-seeing eye of a great alb and sit down somewhere as near as possible to

laving.Deity. the beautiful, brown. Christ's feat. That was how he thought of it all, as he hurried along the sloppy street towards the collar where Ike Martin sat drinking with his wife-immy's mother who towards evening generally de- veloped a maodlia foudness for hor lord.

CUN INSURANCE OFFICE, LONDON

Forsod 1710.

The Undersigned having been appointed AGENTS for the above Compang, are pre- pared to ACCEPT RISKS ngoist FIRE & Current Rales.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Agouts. Hongkong, 18th May, 1892.

URBAINE"

FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LD. (Established 1838.)

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THE Undersigned, having been appointed GENERAL AGENTS for the above Company, are prepared to ACCEPT RISKS at ourront rates;

P. LEMAIRE & CO. Hongkong, 7th February, 1901. [439 FRANSATLANTIC FIRE INSUR 1 ANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG

The Undersigned, having been appointm AGENTS for the above Company, are pre pared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO.,

Ageats. Hongkong, 16th November, 1874

PHENIX FIRE OFFICE

The girl, gazing at the child's pinched pain- drawn face, was thinking of the words which had risen to his lips when she had walked hita. And as she thought, her blue eyes grow moist with the tender svines of all they saw. Don't go in there, tal cd Baid kindly the child's words had made the girl-woman look disposul, draggled kirted mother, aged seven- back neross all her young life; past. where the teen, as little Jinny bunshed past her on bislarid light hid fallen atheart it, like a blight. way down to the front collar.

Wot for queried the child. Wot fores you'll get wot fer- that's why. Ike's been boozin' this hour int more

with the old woman."

That don't matter. Mabil," said Jimmy.

"I've got some neirs for 'm." renssuringly

Eh? Wots up now-oli?" But little Jimnly had no time to spare for gossip just then. He was the burer of impor

un intelligence.

Father, he said, as he stepped into the cloudy warmth of the railar where Mr. and Ms. is Martin sat over their liquor, “Father, I've come tor

For

to where a open-hearted inughing girl had gathered flowers in u ean-flocked meadow, where sweet-bro the leattle jowad over knee deep groen as though in wonder at her gaiety-her's and hur boy-sweetheart's.

The moon gleamed down kindly over the riror to where the girl knelt beside litlu Jimmy. A great turning point for the lonely girl-woman and for lonely little Jimmy.

The woman roso at last, and very gently lift- ing the sleeping child in her arins she began to walk towards the plice of her lodging.

I will find some other way," she whispered to herself. There must be another way. Ard I-I'll be auther to this child. Ho's like Christ, and he will love "

Strings if it ain': thatboy." growled

Lidlo Jimmy moved slightly in her arms Ike, reaching for the belt which he had found. before setting down to the business of the ever-Hu was a light burden.

Grab But you're not Christ--not the real Christ," ing. Get er sold us in, old woman.

blast in Take is cost off, cha marnigred. opening his eyes. "You're not brown,and you're like theladyoter? woman. I ain't ficked im-yet-for-fer 'is ———

You can't the the real Christ," inipidency this mornin', "im!'ll teach in 'Old 'im darn. F' I'm agoin ter giv 'im -- 'ell, that's wet I'me goin' tor giv 'im."

(9841RE. Undersigned, laving been appointed AGENTS for the above Company, are zepared to ACCEPT TISKS against FIRE

HOTZ, JACOB & CO. Hongkong, 2nd April, 1900.

Ike Martin's his dripped gin, and the foul The Undersigned are

saliva of the bunun beast; that thing for lower дому propared t

His of INSURANCE thuu what is lowest in the bruto creation.

bleared little ures twinkled lust of cruelty. He GRANT POLICIES

did not want to suash little Jimmy. He was against FIRE at Current Rates.

DOUGLAS LAPRAIK & CO.,

Agents for the Phenix Tiret much himself, and at ourly drunk enough 132 for that, What he wanted, this heavy-jawed Fongkong, 7th August, 1887.

wretch, with his best, was something toe diseased, SALAMANDER FIRE INSURANCE

too horrible to be written on. It is better not COMPANY.

to think of it. There are not many such men ;. and that is something for which true mon and women should thank the God of their faith.

Half hysterically. little Jimmy began to babble of this love of his brown-eyed Christ for

No.

$758 for Fifty Shares, numbered 63.751 to 13,800 inclusive, standing in the Register in the name of HUGH CAMERON GIBSON, of Shanghai, having been LOST, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that unless the said Certificate be produced at the Offices of the Company, 38 and 10, Quoon's Road Central, Vee, Hongkong, on or before the loth ilay of December, 1901 a new Certificato for the aid Shares will be issued, and the old Certif- cate will thereafter be held by the Company as Bull and void.

at Current Rates.

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THE WESTERN ASSURANCE COM PANY OF TORONTO, CANADA, INCORPORATED 1851.

BITCO).

CAPITAL

THE Undersigned, having novointad

T AGENTS for the bore Company prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIRE at Current Rates.

WN MEYERINK ABO

A. geabs.

1:85 Hongkong, 18th May, 1900. [2929NANCE COMPANY OF HAMBURG TORTH GERMAN FILE INSUL

JOHN D. HUMPHREYS & SON,

Geteral Managers. Jongkong, 16th November, 1901.

LOGINART PERE & FIES, RELAS

Established 1719: CHAMPAGNE GROWERS AND SHIPPERS.

Ship only the Finest Quality Extra Dry (Gruen Seal)

LAUTS WEGENER & CO.,

Bole Agents

·Hongkong. 18h May. 1895,

IEN TING

SURGEON DENTIST, No. 10, D'AGUILAR STREET. TERMS VERY MODELATE.

Consultation Free.

Hongkong, 23rd September, 159).

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The Endersigned AGENTS of the abuse Company are PREPARED TO ACCEPT First Class Forelgr and Chinese Riska at Current Rates.

SIEMSSEN & CO. Hongkong, 20th May, 1895.

AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE IN- "SURANCE CO. OF AIX-LA-CHAPELL.

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the beast human, whose nerveless, coarse hand was clutching at the child's neck. The other hand begun to swing the belt.

Father Fathur: He loves you-Christ. loves yon, oren when you're drank, sercumad 1 the child.

A gurgling laugh cozid out between Ike Martin's dripping lips, us he raised the belt again

Year im, old woman? Dies

swarein'

'is own father, young swine!

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Two hours later, little Jimmy crawled out of an empty greengrocer's ran in McCormack's t had lain there, a little, coiled. stable-yari. up, brumed, and sobbing bundle of human pain and childish misery, ever since his mother-with feminine dread of muster wad its cousquences in her giu-sodden hourt- had dragged him from under Ake Martin's fast, and throws him out- gide the cellar door... Now the list of his sobs had died away in a long, shuddering braith, and even the pain of moving his scarred to shoulders, failed to elicit another.

Oh, Christ," said little Jimmy, as he crept coweringly cut into the street; yer must v forgotten ms, for u minute: But you remember now, don't yer, Christ Cos F goin' to find how. Yes that's what I'll do. I'll find you.

i, muttered the child, pausing under a lamp.

and drawing his tattered coat more closely

THE Undersigned, having been appointe

round him. His mother had thrown this after AGENTS for the above Company, a prepared to ACCEPT RISKS against FIFE, thereby suggesting, perhaps, a rather nice point in the analysis of human degradation. at Current Ratee.

I'll go right away, an' look for Christ," con tinued Jimmy.'T'h' teacher said 'e was livin' still, an' always ad 'is eye on me."

REUTER, BROCKELMANN & CO.,

Agents. Hongkong, 21st April, 1997

NAVY CUT

MAVY CUT

ATC

ATC

AGENTLEMAN'S

SMOKE

Supplied in Three Grades.

Mild Medium &Strong.

PACKED IN AIR TIGHT VACUUM TINS THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO. U.S.A.

MANUFACTURED BY

SWEET

MELD

EXTRA. FINE

Finney Bros

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Little, Jimmy had no particular destination in his auind, beyond the place, wherever that might be, where the Christ of his picture could be found. The child wandered on, mails after mile in a westerly direction, and ones took temperary refuge in a sheltered doorway, in one

- No. uc, duur He's in heaven, und looking down at na. -I-T'iu only just a poor wesua, who has sinned, and sinnad, ke--like a won your Christ loved

The child's head sunk back with a restful sigh on the woman's breast.

My Christ," he murmured. "'s got brown eyes. Aly Christ love:-Ika Martin'":"

THE END

Next Week: MISS PHOEBE'S SECRET," BY I, K RITCHIE.

JCRN

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VICTORIA PRECEPTORY..

REGULAR MEETING of the VIC.

A TOHIA PRECEPTORY will be held

at the FREEMASONS' HALL, on TUESDAY, the 26th instant, at 3.30 for 9 P.M. precisely. Visiting Knights are cordially invited to attend.

Hongkong, 21st November, 1901.

GOVERNESS WANTED.

F2968

REQUIRED for & Small Child a NUR-

GOVERNESS (European). Apply to No. 2, Des Voeux Villas. Mount Kal Hongkong, 18th November, 1901.

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of the squares. This was ut about ten o'clock.det. the Peak, either by Letter or Personally. When Jimmy had crouched for some few minutes in the doorway, a lady, ressed with beary finery alighted from a brougham and swept, rustling, up the steps on which JimnyANTED a EUROPEAN HOUSE

Bat.

The child tried to escape observation, but the lady had sharp eyes, and a hard, sharp voice. She spoke, with matronly acidity, of the polis. She made Jimmy understand that he ought to be thoroughly ashained of himselt.

"I'm lookin fer Christ, mom," began the okild.

"Go away, you wicked, blasphemous little hop John, look out for a policeman as you drive round to the stable. Go awayad little boy." So little Jimmy ran coweringly along by the area railings of the big houses, and the lady's coselman, half- laughingly, made out with his whip at Jimmy's sparsely covered legs.

I don't reckon Christ lives about 'ere." muttered the child to himself. And he wau- dered on and on, in the raw foggy night, till Big Ben startled him ringing in Christmas duy, from its grout metal throat, just over Jimmy's head. Jimmy crossed Westminster Bridgy, und wandered down between the river and St. Thomas's Hospital. There ha feli asleep. in the first hour of Christmas Day

Just before two o'clock a girl, wrapped in a long, dark oloak, and, clutching it one hand a crumpled letter, flitted down frein the road ahove, to the parapet on the ombankment, where she stood for a minute, stari og into the black, cold-runting river. Then she turned, and walked ou a little way, mattering, half eoherently to herself.

And at night they prayed, Would God it were morning and in the morning-and avory day the same; and all shame. Oh, the horrible shame, of the waking up, and-sad the lying down! God, God! Seeing it's me-you know I can't help it. He shouldn't have left me. Oh, God, what am I ging? 1 can't keep on can't, I can't. You must forgive me, Goa, for killing myself is latter than-batter-oh

ere the girl stumbled ovorlittle Jimmy, who opened his eyes dreamily and murmurel,

E loves you

too. Christ does 'E loves Little Jimmy's eyes closed again, for he was very and did not feel the raw chill of the WeRcy. morning

was dreaming of his brown- faced, brown-clothed Christ, with arms that embraced, and heart that loved all the sufferers ef he universe; a universo which Jimmy judged by the standards of Hyacinth Curt.

Poor little mite? murmured the girl, look ing down at the sleeping child, the woman in

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HONGKONG CLUB.

STEWARD. Apply by Letter to-

.2827

O. M. D. BELL.

Acting Secretary. Hongkong, 6th November. 1901,

WANTED. QUITUATION WANTED by a PORTU- QUESE as ASSISTANT to General Office Werk, with knowledge of Remington Typewriting. State Salary given to...

"SOLRAC."

Care of Office of this Paper. Hongkong, 18th November, 1901.

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MITSU BISHI DOCKYARD AND ENGINE WORKS, NAGASAKI.

CODE WORD: "DOCK" NAGASAKI. 41, ABC., Scotts and Engineering Codes Used.

DOCK No. 1 (at TATEGAMI.) Extreme Length... Length on Blocks

623 feet,

513

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

89

77

263

DOCK No. 2 (at MUKAJIMA Extreme Length...

971 toot.

350

66

29

Length on Blocks

Width of Entrance on Top Width of Entrance on Bottom. Water on Blocks at Spring Tide

PATENT SLIP (at KOSUGE). Can take vessels up to 1,0 tons gruss.

THE WORKS are well equipped with the TEATEST INTROVEMENTS and Car execute any kind of work in SHIPBUILD ING and MARINE ENGINEERING as wel esin REPAIRING of SBLPS.

The COMPANY his & POWERFUL'SAT- VAGE PLANT HEADY at SHORT NOTICE.

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Consisting of CerIPES, SOAP to riesinge the skin of crusts unt scales and soften the thickened cutie, Četinica inaunert, to instantly allay tebing, irritation, and Indama sion. And soothe and heal, and CPTICA RESOLVENT, DECOo tuul please the blood. A SINGLE SMY is often saaledent to muru the severest kumour, when altothor remedies fall. Sold throughout the world. Nast. Deput: 1. TOWNƑ & Co., Byitney, N. 8. W. 8o. ATTICOA Depot: LESSON LT, Cape Taru, Natai, Port Elizabeth. "Allaboutthu Skin, Scalp, and Hair" post free. POTTER CORP., Sula Props., Bostan, U, S. A.

CHRISTMAS

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PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEWS of HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO and PEKING

Mounted as CHRISTMAS aud. NEW YEAR CARDS, with CHINESE GREETINGS

Stamped in real Gold in Chinose Characters with English Translations

MOTTOBS:

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year~~-

Plenty chances, large gain;

Dollar ectan alla samo rain

Wishing yon Happiness and Longevity

Success Crowns your Undertakings

My chin chia in Hongkong

Makes you happy and strong Everything

as you wish

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