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THE FONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27th, 1904

DERELICT, BEING THE STRANGE LOVE STORY OF JOHN BRAMWELL,

BY

GUY BOOTH BY,

(Author of " Dr. Nikala,” “My Judian Queen," Do, &c.)

CHAPTER VIII. fcontinued). After supper we adjourned to his own room, where he showed me many photographs of his Australian property. The small hours were upon us before I bado him "Good-night," but not before I had arranged that he should lunch

with ma on the morrow.

I shall be delighted," he said, "and 1 count myalf fortunata indood in having tot you.'

1 returned the compliment, and then left the hotel to return to my own abode, feeling that ha and Farringdon were the two most interest- ing mon it had ever bean my good fortune to

In addition to Junching together wo visit da music hall in the evening. On each occasion I found bin the same delightful companion, By the end of a week we might have known each other for years.

but it had no effect ut on birra, I think he saw i that be had made a mist ke, for he looked rather shumefacedly at me.

Is it permisable to inspot thena goesomo relies anked Armitage.

I should like to have answared in the nega- five, but si co he knew all about them, owing to the skipper's indiscretion, there was no reason that he should not inspect them. I thorofora broke the seal, unwrapped the second parket, and expound the two knives and the camera containing the awful negative, Armitage was not so timid as the skipper, for he picked up the Apives and scrutinized them carefully.

If they

• could sprak," he said, “I have no doubt they could tell a gruesome story."

He placed them back in the paper, and then I made up the picket again and tied it as before, "When I have done with the camera, I'l roturu it to you, Wiseman, at the office, and get you to and it back to its owner."

He promised to do so, and thæo after a stroll round the vessel, Armitage and I took our

departure. Never for a moment did let that precious parcel out of my hands, but balane d it ou my knee throughout the zotura journey. It was not natil we were alone in the carriage that he referred in any way to the story wa tat

tolil him.

Then be said. "Do you know, Bromwell. I has been thinking over the affair of which those articles are the sole remaining rolios. It's the most atrocious, cold-blooded business

opinion, I will say that I do not believe for a moment that it was the work of mutineers but that it was a vendetti of some sort."

POLICE COURT.

Friday, 26th February.

BEFORE MR. T. SERCONDE SMITH

(POLICE MASTRATE).

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THE BIRCH.

bis age, was charged by Leong Ou with stealing Chan Sing, a boy of 12 yours, and small for

a parcel of pipes from a esse in his shop. The plainant, ffirmed, testified that in the after- noon of Thursday last he was sitting at the back of his shop, when he saw the defendant antar. He walked up to a show-case, tbe gluss of which was broken, and picking up a pucket containing 9 pipes from the case, made off. Complainant give chase, and a bines com. Estable stoppel the boy. The pipes were found in his pocket. The defendant said he did not steal the pipes, which wer» put in his pocket, by

gone other little boys whom he did not know. Complainant, Lowever, puitively identified him s the thief. The mother of the boy said he was very good and never gave her any trouble, unl

went to school regularly. His Worship took a enient view of the ease, and remarking that the defendant was beginning early sentenced him to receive fpur strokes with the birch-rod.

COUNTER-CHANGES.

The cases in which James Gordou, froman, charged Captain Fisher, of the Ferdiene, with using threatening langunge, and the captain

evidenco in either case for a conviction. of duty, were discharged, for want of safficient

· SHIPPING - NOTES-

On the morning of the third day that I had I have aro heard of, and if you ask my charged Gordon with disobedience and refusal known him I was preparing to go out when a waiter came up to inform me that a gentleman was in the smoking room who desired to see me. The silly follow had not asked him his name, but believing it to be Armitage I bastoned down to meet him. My astonishment roay be imagined when it proved to be none other than little He Wiseman, the skipper of the "Hullket." basteaed forward to greet me with great effusivoness.

My dear fellow," he said, "I cannot tall you how pleased I am to see you. on the ran home after all."

You boat us

What makes you think that?" Tanquiret, for I must confess the ides had not seenread to me. I had become fully persuaded that it was the result of a mating.

Well, in the first place, kad it been a mutiny they would have sentiled the abip and not have taken the trouble to furl their sails

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down on the dock does not look like the work of a pack of rough seamen, who, in all proba- The brig nilsbility, would either have stabbed him or have knocked him on the head with a belaying pin, and then have thrown the hudy overboard. What pazzles me in the case is their tren ment of the young lady and what relationship did she bear to the murdered man?"

"As you see," I absårved. like a witch. I suppose you got my letter that I sent to the office."

I received it last night," he answered. "By the way, what have you been doing up there ?"

I told him, and I thought he would never stop langhing.

It will do him good," he said at inat. lady"

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I told him where she was. That is to say I gave him to understand that she was staying with friends on the river, but did not give him the address, for I did not want him to go down there, kouwing from experience what a small amount of fact he possessed. I then enquired what he had dons with the kuivas and the photograph.

"They are still on board," he said. "I was

CREDIT TERMS going to take them up to the office to-day, but they say they don't want to have anything to do with the matter, so I scarcely know how to act,"

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"I'll tell you what you had better do then. Hand them over to me. I'll give you a receipt for them and will also communicate with the police. I bave made up my mind to take the matter up sad to endeavour to solve the mystery

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"You shall have them with pleasure," was- his reply, "but when you say you are going to solve this mystery. I think you will find that you have got a bigger work before you than you anticipato."

"Well, we shall see," I remarked. "But I want those things as soon as I can have them.” Come down to the ship and have lunch. We are Iring in the East Lalia Dooks, and I'll hand them over to you and be glad to be rid of them. I have felt a cold shiver run down my back every time I open the safe door."

Well, I don't know about lunch." I said, "for I have invited a friend to lunch with mo ---an Australian and a very good fullew.”"

"Bring him ton," cried the hospitable little man, who liked nothing better than showing off his ship, He might enjoy the experience."

That's not half a bad idea. We will walk We were saved that trouble, however, for when we entered the hall the man himself camo in at the front door. 1 introduced Wis-man to hire, and could see that he could scarcely repress a smile at the monkeyish little ägare

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"Heaven alone knows,” I answered, a triße testily I am afraid, for I did not hike to think that there was any relationship at all between them. *But I am going to led it." I continued, the mystery."

it costs me all I have got in the world I'll probe Shanghai yesterday.

A PATHETIC STORY.

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"I admire your pluck, upon my word I do,"

A pathetic story is told by Capt. Jankins, of If my mrvices are of he said enthusiastically,

theas. Taishan. On his voyage from Ama any use to you, you are heartily welcome to them. Two hands are of a letter than one, and, in the Maccas ir Straits, he picked up a bungry Javanese bay from catamaran. I have had some experience in my time that (native beat). The mugster's companion was

leš, might prove of service. What's more, I'm not like our friend. the captain, in ons respect at last; I can be trusted 16 hold my tongue'

A sadden impulse caused me to say, "Laccept And no your offor in the spirit you make it the compact was made.

1 To be continuel,j

A RUSSIAN VIEW OF THE

POLITICAL SITUATION.

In discussing the present situation with a Russian diplomatist a short time ago, the latter said that Hussie would never forget or forgive the unfriendly and perfidious role played by Engloud daring the present crisis.

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Messrs. Vernon & Smyth say in their weekly shavo report, dated Hongkong, 26th February, 1994-Owing to the Race hol va, busines during the past week has been tically at a standstill, and there is but litt interest to report. The general tone of our tumarket is st weak, and selling quotations predominate.

BANKS-Small sales of Hongkong and Shangbais are reported at 9612 ex the disîdřend of 31- and bonus of 10 (at ex 1,8;=822-99) | par abare for the half year ended 31st December 1903, paid on the 22 instant. London is unchanged at £59 ex dividend.

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Upon asking for an explanation, the diplo matist said that it was say onough to com prehend the Machiasolion part performed by England, which, enfeeblert for the next four or five years, hy ber war with the Boom, lad urged on the Japanese to go to war by indam matory newspaper articles, and promises of moral if not material help, by the construction as insults of mere statements on the Russian sile, and by the sowing of every kind of mis. trust as to Russian aims, desires, and methoda. He said that England had done this in order to recover her arippled prestige in the East.

I pointed out to him that so far from having MARINE INSURANCES-China Traders aro acted as he said, Eugland had dom her best to weaker with sellers at 854. Other quotations aro hold Japan back, The Russian diplomat | unaltered.

FIRE INSURANCES.-Chíuas bare been book- merely shrugged his shoulders and referred me to certain newspapers. He went ou toed at S9 and more shures are procurable. say that he could not understand England's Hongkonga are master with sellers at $305, after attitude, England, he said, bas seized upon a small sale at the rate. more land than any other nation, most of SHIPPING -Hongkong. Canton and MacROS her wars have indeed been against bi elts and continued on offer at lado-Clonas bare uncivilised races, and yet when any other na- tion takes n' picas of territory necessary for her political expansion, England is the first na tion to hold up her hauls in bypocritical horrir. Upon being asked his views as to the result of the present conflict, the diplomat said that nobody could for a tuomet doubt that Japán would receive a well-merited and onshing de feat, and that to suppon that bands of suvagna were likely to stand against the ses of en who route Napokson's armies noroin and CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are I signed to him to hold his tongue, for I had demonised the whole of bis armi a during the warranted to cure in either sex, all acquired or no draira that the story should get into the constitutional Discharges from the Urinary newspapers and perhaps frighten Miss Alex-long camp dig ending with the burning of Mus gow, who stood and stood successfully against Organs, Gravel, and Peias in the Back. Fres andra, or at any rate give varning to the the combine i ainties of angland, Pranu, Tur- from Meronry Established upwards of 30 villains who committed the deed that their key and Italy in 54 and 55, and who later on years. Sold by all Chemists and Patent erimo had been discovered. Fortunately he had Medicine Vendors throughout the World. the good sense to see the folly of his act in time, demolished the air of turkey, was the menst COUNTIES DuuG COMPANY, Lincoln, England. was done. We accordingly proceeded to Fen. got out of their war with Russia in 4 and 5, bra at $201 and sell es at $292. Heu.kong full mature age insures its fine condition in an Proprietors. THE LINCOLN AND MIDLASD and to suppress his narrative before any harm presunion. What do the European Pow

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I pointed out to hisa that the Chinese would probably and the Japanese, and that they wond probably blow up the railway in parts.

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This se med to amase bira, and tus replied that defy you to Bud her superior when opce we're it would be a bad thing for the Chinese should at sea. Come below, gentlemen and let me they fail to observe the strictest neutrality, and offer you some refreshment after our journey that over if pieces of the railway were destroy- Half an hour later juncheon was served aned, there would be men there to repair te Tial disposed of, wo re-breaches, and that what a bad to remember we sat down to it.

COTTON 33158--No business is reported and turned to the captaiu's cabia for cigars.

was, that Russia could put aight million men quotations ure anstvingest. By the way, Brauwel," said the Captain, into the field, well armed, Ted, and equipped, MISCELLANEOUS, - Green Island Cemaculsaro

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Sal sales of The dip out lughed at the idea of glandensier with sollers at 820

Ropes at 8145 have been étfrek-d. Steam Water Visitors to London should use aiding Japin-for, said b. Russia has very He went to his safe and unlocked it, and from little trade by son, and even if you blow up sub Boits can be prepred a $155. China Provil a drawer in the bottom took out the packet thats on the sea coast na ura sot impregnable ents are in the ancket gt 88.30 and Watkins af we had sealed up together on that memorable day. From the gingerly way in which he you can de us little or no hum bat, bo auded $74. handled it. I gathered something of the dislike with an ical smile. "so sure as fate this wil

cast you India and uggood many things besides | he entertained for it.

-hed you allowed the Japanese to judge for "Take It." he said, "and write me a recriptaselves cataly and mpartially the whole for it. You will find paper. peus and iuk on thing could seeminty love hoen arranged by that table."

I sat down and did as he requested. When I diplummey, at the war, as I befors said, he had signed it, I handed it to him, and be vand it be arranged for cuppled England's benefit." through a carefully as if it had been a receipt for the Crown Jewels.

That document," he said, folding it up carefully, will be worth preserving. You will agree with me, I think, Mr Armitage,

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DOUB tre sûr de ne pas laisser échapper un journal qui l'aurait nommé, il étaie abonné à l'Argus de la Presse, qui lit, decompt, et tradeit tous les journaux du monde, et en fourait les extraits sar n'importe quel sujet.” when I tell you that it contains kuives with HECTOR MAXOT (Zyle, p. 70 et 323) which a murder was committed on the high L'Agua de la Presse fournit sux artistes, seas, and a photograph of the murdered insa." littérateurs, sarants, hommes politiques, tout

How voy interesting," said Armitage. "Oh, but that's not all. There's more to

e qui parait sor four compte dans les journaux follow. There was a beautiful girl upon the et rarues du monde entier.

l'Argus de la Prease est le collaborateur in-vessel, and our friend Bramwell hero brought diqué de tons oix qui préparent w ouvrage

Lor home without a chaperon to keep her eye étudient une question, s'occupent de statistique upon him. There must really be a suel and

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