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Hongkong, 9th December, 1904.

M

!

AN APPEAL.

THE SISTERS who direct BT. ANTONIO's T CONVENT at Macao will be very thankful to Shop-keepers, Lines-drapers, Clothiers and Tailors in Hongkong, Macao, and elsewhero who will send to them remnants of material, books of patterns so longer used, and any pieces of cloth, no matter how small, of which they can

not makatuwa.

Those who sent will thus, at no cost to

BECALMED."

BY CHARLES J. H. HALCOMBE "And I have loved then, Ocean! end my joy Of youthful epris was on thy breast to be Eorné, like thy-habbles, onward from a boy

wanton'd with thy breakers, they to me Wore a delight; and if the fresh'ning sca

Made them a terror, kwas a plessing foar i For I was, an it were, a child of then,

dim distance beyond the horizon, some of thera bound to the uttermost parts of the world. In those days I used to regard all classes of semen with much veneration for the sea was full of charm and mystery to me Moreover, my dear old uncle Bob was a sailor, and when he cams home from his long voyages he would tell of the wonderful sights he had seen and the distant lands he had visited. I became so absorbed in everything connected with nautical affairs that at last I prevailed upon him to take me away with him in his fine ship the Wild Wave. Ho died, and was buried at sex during our passage home.

And trusted to thy billows far and 2007, And laid my hand upon thy mano-ns I do here." We are in the centre of the great Indian Ocean. It is perfectly calm, and there is not even a ripple upon the glassy surface of the Ah! Well do I remember that time, Ha doop. The dark waters nadulate as though died at about four o'clock, in the last watch of lightly breathing, us the swells of the oOCALN the morning. I had kept a long vigil at his is noiselessig beneath our keel and roll-bankside, but now that all was over onward to break upon some remote shore. The wont on deck. The moon was still shining, rays of the moon guivor and scintillate upon and a large albatrsss wheeled its silent fight this vast expanse, draping it with silvery gauze, round our storu. Not a ripple disturbed the snd forming an ever-widening track which tranquillity of the ocean, and the ship lay stretches away toward the ultimate reaches of the sen, like a path to some enchanted land.

There is little twilight in thess regions. The sun swiftly descends through the western sky, and finally plunges into the blue depths with a mighty splash of colouring, which tingen sea and sky with itsruddylight. The radiance spreads hoavenward like a diaphanous fan edged with prismatic bues; and then the twilight glory trembles for a brief white, and quickly fados, as fold upon fold of this magic fan falls into the deep crimson afterglow which precedes the gloom of night. Stars fitfully gleam through a purple haze and are reflected upon the torpid plaia below, and now and again the weird ory of a penguin or some other solitary sea-bird may greet the listening ear us it settles down to rest and drift, upon the silent tide or soars round the ship on outstretched wing like a watchful spirit of the desert, speaking to the -world-estranged mariner of his utter loneliness. I am standing upon the poop-deck of a stout old barque whose strong timbers have borne many a fierce gale and many a long voyage, though they are now creaking with a mourn ful sound suggestive of great age. Yes. this venerable craft has carried many a good man away from the dear homeland and over this trackless waste of waters, never to return, and has ploughed her liquid way around the wide world before steamers were avonted to churn waters into soothing foam and detract from the impressive grandeur and romance of the ocean. We are becalmed. Onr vessel's sky-scraping cloud of canvas hangs against the tall pine masts, and having lost the symmetrical curvos which only a breeze can give seoma limp and inanimate. yet alive with airy vibrations. The seamen are lying in groups upon the forward deck, and dark shadows fit to and fro across their sleeping forms and creep down over the bulwarks to wriggle about in noiseless mummery over the face of the adjacent waters. All is strangely still: my very heart seems hushed with awe as. I watch and wait for a breath of wind to waft us for

ward on our cource.

One might almost imagine that this is the night after some terrible rea-fight, and that this lone barque is burdened with the slain over whom the spirits of the deep are keeping a last rigil as she drifts on through the darkness of the desert to meet the mighty Storm King who will come and bear these knights of the ros

motionless.

We were then in lat. 32 dog. 25 min. south, and long. 25 deg. 33 min. west, and were braced up on the port tack. My uncle's body was sewn up in cauvas and weighted at the feet; and towards dawn four sailors carried bis

remains on deck. All hands now stood with

uncovered hands at the main braces, and as sight hells sounded the ensign was hoisted half-mast. The biar lay resting upon an open port, with the Union Jack as pall. Then the chief

officer gave the command: ...Back the main yards!” And with steady, soleman tread, the mon walked forward, pulling the braces and thus squaring the ponderous yards, When the vessel was hove to the funeral serviço was read, and na the words, " Dust then art to

dust thou shalt retaru" rang out two of the oldest mariners on board tearfully launched their good cuptain's body into its deep-son grave,

He is not confined in a darkened vault,

Nor laid in a narrow bed,

But sleeps on a fickl of crystal salt With a cloudless sky a'orhead.

Where the sweetest dow'rs of an'unknown laud,

Unseen and beyond our sight, Shall never be plucked by a mortal hand

Or veil by an earthly light,

Since then I have been slons in the world, and have wandered so far and so long, that I lave learned many of the mystis secrets of the sen. But a cat always bringe back to my mind hallowed memories of the past and of my childhood.

Hark Eight bells sound. Lights glimmer in the forecastle, the sleepers awake, and the watches muster on the quarter-deck. "All aft. Relieve the wheel says the boatswain. and look out." is the order I give in response. Now I will go below.

JOINT STOCK SHARES.

Messrs. Vernon & Smyth say in their weakly share report, dated Hongkong. 30th December, 190 During the week under review, the settlements have continued to overshadow the

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POINT 3: CHEAPEST POSSIBLE PRICES.

Do not these Three Points strike you as something worth considering when you purchase

market, and we have but little business to re- port. The continued rise in the rate of sterlingWines and Spirits!

change is still exercising & depressing effect,

while the Christmas holidays have also assisted to keep the market dill and more or less depressed.

BANKS-Hongkong and Shanghais huyo

themselves, afford the numerous bands in the away to some fair Isle of Rost" beyond the weakened a little to $170, at which rate a few

content, especially the little ones, opportunity for useful occupation; for pieces of cloth, oren of a square inch, can bo stitched together and very pretty pieces of work made out of cloth 1210 that would otherwise be thrown away. These articles are bought by charitable parsons, and the Sisters are thus helped to keep up their very large establishment, which is maintained by the aims of friends and in a great measure by the earnings of the girls themselves, who lead by no menus su idle life within the convent walls.

1280 BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA

(MITSUBISHI 00.)

COAL DEPARTMENT

MARUNO-UCHI, TOKIO, Cable Address, “- ĹWASAKI," which applies to all Branel Offices sad Hong. kong and Shanghai Agencion, A1, ABC 5th Edition, Western Union Code: used

All Letters Addressed;- MANAGER, MITSUBISHI Co. with name of

* place under.

BRANCH OFFICES:- NAGASAKI, MOJI, KOBE, KARATSU AND HANKOW.

AGENCIES:-

SHANGHAI: H. J. H. Tørr.

HONGKONG: H. U. JEFFRIES.

MANILA: COMPANIA MARITIMA,

YOKOHAMA : M. ASADA. CONTRACTORS OF COAE to the Im perial Japanese Navy and Foreign Naries; the Imperial Arsenals; the Imperial Railway; Sanyo, Kinshu and the other Principal Rail ways; Industrial Works; Home and Foreign Mail and Freight Steamers,

EXPORTERS OF COAL to Hongkong, Shanghai, Hankow, Singapore, Manila, North Chins. Korean ports and America.

SOLE PROPRIETORS of Takashima. Ochi, Shinnow, Namrznia and Kami-Yamada

Hongkong. 18th May, 1904.

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ken of mortal maan.

Oh many a glurious voire is gone From the rich howors of earth, And hush'd is a many lovely one

Of meuinfulness or mirth.

The Dorian Aute that sigh'd of yore

Along the wn cis still

The bar of Judah'penis ho more

On Zion's awful hill.

But thou art swelling on, thou Deep.

Through my an older clime,

The billowy anthom meer to sleep

Until the close of time.

"

The helmsman is listlessly leaning over the wheel, with his bearded chin resting between the spokes. In superstitious trust ho leisurely looks around and whistles for a breeze, and at intervals he gazes vacantly into the binnuele where a dull light throws forth its rays upon his sunburat face. I, the officer on watch, am leaning over the taffrail and lingeringly looking into the blue depths of memory's magic glass," wherein I sen reflected the dear homeland haunts of my youth; while the look-out man on the forecastle- head is resting against the capstan with his arms folded and his head bowel. He seems to be listening all too intently to the sleep-wooing songs of a wind-bound ship and a slumbering so,

shares have been on offer, the market closing steady at that rate with the London rate unchanged £70.10. Nationals remain unchang ed and without business,

MABINE INSURANCES-Unions have ruled steadier with buyers and no sellers at $690. China Traders have changed hands at $58, and close with buyers. Cantons remain steady at $250 buyers without any sales to report.

FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkongs have de- clined to 3380 with sales, but close with buyers at that rate. Chinas remain at $90 with small sales and buyers.

SHIPPING-Indos, after further sales at $127 again receded, and a fair number of shares have, changed hands at $126 during the weak. At time of closing the market is firmer with buyers at 8218, the latest quotation from Shanghai.i. Tis 21, and from London £12. 5. A demand for shares forward at rather better than equiva leat ratas is not met Hongkong, Canton and Macaos continue to rule weak with sales and sellers at $28, China and Manilag continue on offer at quotation without sales. A demand for Douelases at $83) has only been partially mat, and the stack closes firm at that rate. Star Ferries remain neglected at quotations, with only a small business in the new issue at 329 to port. Shells have changed hands at 26)- eam

closing quiet.

REFINERIES, China Sugars have ruled

As I stand here to-night gazing upon this grand and solemn scene, thoughts of the days OF that are no more fill my mind with a sweet sadness which it is good for a world-hardened inan to sometimes feel. I remember, whitendier during the week and sales have been a child, being at the seaside, and wouder ingly watching the great ships as they came and wont, sweeping past under a swelling cloud of white conves, and gradually fading in the

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VISITING CARDS,

AND

Collieries and also Hojo Celliery, which will be COMMERCIAL ready to produce on a large scale the best Buzon Coal from 1995.

Sole Agents for Kigio, Komaten (Tagawa` and Matsushima Coals.

The Head and Branch Offices and the Agen cies of the Company will receive an order for Coals produced froin the above Collieries.

Coal sold in 1903 by the Company amounted to 1,210,000 tong.

TAKASHIMA COAL.

New and additional shafts at the Takashima Colliery have been completed and this well. known best and most economical ataam Coal in the East is now produced in abundance and can be supplied in any quantity. Hongkong, 26th April, 1904.

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has a ready sale, on account of its refreshing qualities, and the protec tion its use gives against mosquito bites. It contains 20% Crystal Car- bolic, and is useful for insect bites or stings, ringworms, itch, de.

Calvert's Disinfecting Powder is guaranteed to contain 15% Carbolla and 50 is cheap to use as it need only be fightly sprinkled to destroy nortons and unpleas ant odours and prevent, the approach of infretion. b., lb. and 2 tb. fins.

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offected at 3006 and 5227, whilst a forward demand at equivalent rates remains unsatisfied. The market closes fairly shady at $227. - Lazons have slightly improved to $16.

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dec ine of Rauba to $33 we have nothing to repert. THE CIGARETTES

DOCKS, WHARVES, AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have steadied slightly and after sales at 3215 are enquired for in a small way at $216. Kowloon Wharves have buyers at $111, with no sales or sellers. Now Amor Docks remain unchanged and without business. Farnhams during the week ell further to Tis, 159, but rallfed quickly, and sfter sales at Tis. 160, 163 and 165 close fairly teady at Tls. 170, which last is the closing. cnotation in Shanghai.

LANDS, HOTELS, AND BUILDINGS.-Hong- kong Lands continuo quiet at $147 sellers, and buyers could probably be astisfied at ander that rate. Kowloon Londs, West Points and Humphrey's remain unchanged and without business. Hongkong Hotels have further declined to $144, elesing with sellers.

COTTON-No changes or business to report under this heading,

MISCELLANEOUS.--Conents have changed hands at $30, and Powells at $123. Alhambras. are enquired for at $100, Campbell, Moores at $40, China Borneos at $13, Dairy Farmis at $80, cum new issue. Chius Gas at $100, and South China Morning Posts at $213, while in other stocks under this heading sellers ut quota- tions rule the market.

MEMOS.Humphrey's Estate and Finanes Co., Ltd. call of $750 on shares not fully paid up (new issue) due 2nd January, 1905.

CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS are

FUTURE.

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OF THE

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LOTUS, Large Size $5.00 per 10)

Gold Tippes Medium Site

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ZAFAR, Large Size $4 60 per 109 Medium Size 24.20

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KARIM,

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THABIT.

Large Size 88.00 per 100

Medium $2.75 per 100

SOLE AGENTS FOR HONGKONG:

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years.

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AMOY ENGINEERING CO., LD.. AMOY

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EPAIR WORK te Steamers and

Moderate charges. Work solicited.

J. D. EDWARDS, Manager. Amoy, 3rd December, 1903.

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Ache all over, Throat gore, Eyes and Nose running, slight cough with chills; this is La Grippe.

Painkiller

taken in hot water, sweetened, hefore go- ing to bed, will break itup if taken in time. There is only one Painkiller, "PERRY DAVIS',”

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