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WHAT CHRISTMAS IS AS WE

GROW OLDER.

[A STORY BY CHARLES DICKENS,)

[We know of nothing in English literature which bottar describes the sentiments of most of us on Christmas Day than the following little known gan by Charles Dickens.] Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited work like magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or Geek: bound together all our home enjoyments, every one around the Christmass fre; and made

eyes complate.

fotions, and hopes; grouped ororything and the little picture shining in our bright young

was likely would slapse before he came to her↑ -being such a little child. But he went qutokly, and wihilaid upöli hər breast, and in her hand she leads him.

WHERE IS DR. COOK?

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.

CHURCH SERVICES.

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dark shadow of "great forests, sud, su sarth, being pressed home with grust effort, and, in Magnifest, Nuno Dimittis, Maunder in

and sea and forest, be brought home at such a

O look upon her now!

O look upon

D

The New York correspondent of the London There was a gallant boy, who fell, far away apon a borning and beneath a burning sun, Dasly Telegraph cabled the following last Sunday. and said, "Tell them at home, with my month last lore, how much I could have vished What has become of Dr. Coak! In striking December, 1st Sunday after Christmas to kiss them once, but that I died contented and contrast to the blatant reception accorded the Comunnin had done my duty!"

Or there was another, Brooklyn explorer a fax months ago, Dr. Cook Responsce, Forial Venite, Reinagle; Fealms over whom they read the words, "Therefore we has now disappeared mysteriously, suddenly, and of the 20th morning, To Donat, Woodward, commit his body to the deap," and so consigned completely. This is regarded as significant, Smart, Turle; Boplietus, I angdóm in

Hymns, him to the lonely ocean, and sailed on. Or there because the assault upon the doctor's story of 60, 65 and 179. Evansong (5 45 p.m. Responses. was another, who lay down to his rest in the is Mount McKinley, achievement was just Festival; Paskas of the 20th, evening, (IL);

absence of any definite 30

Anthem

"O Zion that bringest "Stainer woke no mere Ushall they not, from Banding the North Pole achioremont, neat Ameri- Hymne: 63 and 489; Sevenfold Amon Voluntary

Grand ans had dooided that the test of the explorer's

Choose, Guilmant. NB.-Psalm 119. time!

There was dear gin-albest woman investigation, and now he has gona, uohody Harmony; 9 Men, 6 Trebles, 7 Unison; 8 Unison remacity should stand or fall by the McKinley Vers 143, 14, 15, 156, 161, 174 and G. P. in Time came, perlupe, all so soon, when our

uniben. Hymns, 439, Voces 1, Unison, 2, 4, 6 thoughts overleaped that narrow boundary;

never to be one-who made a mourring Christ when there was some one (vory dear, we thought mas in a house of joy, and went her trackless knows where, and as softly as it freuding upon and Hy thon, very beautiful, and absolutely perfect way to the silent City. Do we recollect her, rubber heels. Sonie accounts say that he has

salled for Italy, others that he has gone to WESURTAN METROUNT CHURCH, Wanchai...... wanting

Sunday Services, 10.15 am and 6p.. Pruncher: we were wanting tos for wo thought so, which board, and falling into that last sleep for weari. Copenhagen, "so as to be on tand in case the Rev. J. A. A. Baker. Subject for Sunday Even-

to the fulness of our happiness; when worn out, faintly whispering what could not be

Danish scientists want to cross-examine him," did just or wall) at the Christmas hearth by noss which that some one sat and when we inter. her beauty, her apronity, her changeless youth, whilo a third story.cobarks him for Liverpool School, Taosday, 80 pw. Wesly Guild Meeting. ing. Revelation in Christ" 30 p.m. dunday Mr. Hearl, Sailors and Soldiers' Home. Arsenal streek Sunday, 2.0pm. P. S. A. 8.0 p.m. Gospel Nooting, conducted by Mr. Beniton Monday, 7.30 p.m. Chaplain' Bible Clear, 80 pm. followship Meeting. Thursday 3 30p.m. Popular Concort arranged by Mrs. Joughin. Saturda 99 p. Prayer slecting.

ST PETER CHORO, Queen's Road, West- Christmas Day 5th December. Holy Com munion 7.30 am, and 12.14 pm. Matins, 17 am. Vonite Crotch, Special Psalms, 19, 45 and 65. Monk, Ouselor Staefarren, and Ture: To Doum, Crotch, Aldrich, Ceetah; Kyrie, Abba: Hytas, 61, 79, 513 and 22. 1st Sunday Christmas, 28th December Matias, 11 am. Venite, Ro'ngle Paalms, Bokor, Armos, Grorms and Belmore Te Dones, Ungos, Rossoli, Stainer Benedictus. Troutheck lymus, 81, 91, 67 and 148. Erensong, 0.30 pm. Estius, araby, Major and Minor; Magnificat, Barnby Kyria, Abba; Hyman, 32, 81, 28) and 12; Holy Com munion, 7.80 pan.

twined with every wreath and garland of our

life that some one's name.

and London.

her happiness! The daughter of Jairus was recalled to life,

As I cabled you on Friday, Dr. Cook, despite to die; but she, more blest, bas heard the sans voice, saying unto hor, "Arise his tally vigerins health, which enabled him to perform maximum feats in the Arctic regions for ever!"

Wo had a friend who was our friend from on a minimum eepply of pemmican, has been early days, with whom we often pictured the ran down by work and worry. When I saw changes that were to come upon our lives, and him last work for some momente he socmod to have aged ten years in a few months, and merrily imagined how we would speak, and

He has worked old. His destined habitation in the City of the rere hard in compiling his records for the walk, and think, and talk, when we came to be was undoubtedly enffering,

Shall he be Danish Geographical Society, and those, to Dead receirod hina in his prime. shut out from our Christmas romembrance? gether with a foreword about the McKinley Would his lors have so excluded us? Lost climb, are now on the high seas bound for friend, lest child, lost parent, sister, brother, Copenhagen, but whether they will roseh the husband, wife, will not so discard you! Ton Danish spiontists seems uncertain, because Dr. shall hold your cherished places in our Christmas Cook's friends doolare positively that there is hearts, and by our Christmas fires; and in the an "organised conspiracy to discredit the immortal mucoy, wu will shut out Nothing! season of immortal hope aid on the birthday of Brooklyn moan and "steal his documents."

on,

after

The Church launch Dayspring will call on alipa encrying white crews to bring friends nahore to the services between 9.15 ani 10.30 s., and between 5.15 and 6 pr. (Kowloon Police Pier 10.30 and 6; returning afterwards) The Army- free and unappropriated. Visitors wolume. Books,

Sunday School 10-10,45 am.

That was the time for the bright visionary Christmasss which have long arisen from us to show faintly, after summer rain, in the palest edges of the rainbow! That was the time for the beatified enjoyment of the things that were to be, and never were, and yet the things that be hard to say, now, what coalition schiered word so roal in our resoluto hope that it would

since have been stronger!

What Did that Christmas never really come when we and the priceless pearl who was our young choice were received, offer the happlest of totally impossible marriages, by the twa unitest families previously at daggers-drawn on our account? When brothers and sisters in law who had always been rather cool to

The disappearance of Dr, Cook, under load. before our relationship was effectod, porfectly dated on us, and when fathers and mothers or village on the sea it makes a rosy-path, us if the

The winter un goes don'n over town and lines such as Lost, stolen, or strayol,

"Sailed, stormed, or neroplanod," is the lead- wholmed us with unlimited incomes Was Sacred trend wore frosh upon the water. A few ing featurs of the American Press, to-day. that Christmas dinner never really eaton, after

- more moments, and it sinks, and night comos Since Dower's day, no American was mor which wo arose, and generously and eloquently and lights begin to sparkle in the prospect. On hoisted to a loftior pinuncle for a brief season, ronderad honour to our lato rival, present in the company, then and there oxchanging friendship the hillside beyond the shapelessly-diffused and thoa toppled over, abused and reviled all and forgiveness, and founding an attachment, town, and in the quiet keeping of the trees that round. Dr. Cook's personal friends seem loyal not to be surpassed in Greek or Roman story,rd the village-stoeple, remembrances are outenongh, but he has been desorted by the generalias Pennant is the 'all Ang. All the sittings are which subsisted' until death? ffas that same

in stone, planted in common flowers, growing in Pablie..

After the cables and telegraph wires bad rival long ceased to care for that samo priceless grass, entwined with lowly brambles a buzzled with inquiring for two days, Dr. Cook's pearl, and married for money, and" became

muny a mound of earth. In town and villa usurions Above all, do we rally know, now weather, there are Baming logs hoped high, statement yesterday afternoon

there are doors and windows closed against the representative here distributed the following that we should probably have been miserable if

Dr. Cook sailed for Europe on the Cunurd we had won the pearl, and that we are better there are joyful faces, there i

e is healthy music of without her?

voices. Be all ungentleness and harn excluded liber Caronia to-day, to gain needed rest, and be That Christmas when we had recently achieved from the temples of the Household Gods, within call of the Danish aoientists who are to so much farne; when we had been carried in but be those remembrances admitted with examine his Polar records. The groat changa of the from ice and permian to the food and condi.. triumph somewhore, for doing something great tender encouragement! They are and good; when we find won an honoured and time and all its comforting and peaceful to ling, planning, writing, and suffering falso acon retions of civilisation, and the looturing, travel- annabled name, and arrived and were receive rancos; and of the bielory that re-united at home in a shower of tears of joy: is it even upon earth the hiring and dead, and sations in silence, have naturally disturbed his possible that that Christmas has not come yet?; of the broad beneficence and goodness that generally robust physical and mental condition. His lectures will not be resumed until the And is our life here, at the bust, so constituted too many men blive tried to sear to marrow University of Copenhagen has confirmed his that, paasing as we advance at such a noticeable shreds.

arrival at the Fole, nor will his book he pub. mile-stone in the track as this great birthday,

lished befors that contingonoy has beon we look back on the things that never wore, ne

realised," naturally and full as gravely as on the things that have been and are gone, or have been and still are? If it be so, and so it seems to be, Bust we come to the conclusion that life is little better than a dream, and little worth the loves and strivinge that we orowd into it?

JOINT STOCK SHARES.

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Mesare. Vernon and Smyth in their weekly share repert dated 24th December state:The week has boon fontareless and we have no business of any importanes to report. Rates have raled steady but still with an inclination No Far be such miscalled philosophy from to weakness. The approaching holidays and us, dear readers, on Christmas Day Nearer settlements have had a depressing effect on the and closer to our hearts be the Christmas spirit, market, but with the pressure removed pros which is the spirit of active usefulness, per

pects for the new year should prove brighter. Overance, cheerful discharge of duty, kindxchange on London cloase at 15/2 TT and on. ness and forbearance! It is in the last Shanghai at 75- virtues especially, that we are, or should be, youth; for, who shall say that they are not our teachers to deal gently even with the inpal pable nothing's of the earth!·

Therefore, as we grow older, let us be more thankful that the circle of our Christmas as sociations and of the lessons that they bring. expanda! Let us welcome every one of them, and summon them to take their places by the Christmas bearth.

Welcome, old aspirations, glittering creatures of an ardent fancy, to your shelter underneath the holly We know you, and have not out lived you yet. Welcome, old projects and old lover, however fleeting, to your nooks among the steadier lights that burn around us. Wel come, all that was over real to our hearts; and (907 for the earzeetness that made you real, thanks to Heaven! Do we build no Christmas castles if the clouds now? Let our thoughts, flutter ing like butterflies-among these flowers of children, bear witness! Before this boy, there stretches out & Future, brighter than we aver looked on in our old romantic time, but bright with honour and with truth. Around this little head on which the sunny curls lie heaped, the graces sport, as prettily, sa sirily, as when there Waa no Roythe within the reach of Time to shear away the curls of our first-love, Upon another girl's face wear it--placider but amiling bright -a quiet and contented little face, we see Home fairly written, Bhining from the world, as rays shine from a star, we see how, when our graves are old, other hopes than our young, other hearts than ours are moved; how other ways sra smoothed; how other happiness blooms, ripens, and decays--no, not decays, for other homes and other bands of children, not yet in being nor for agas yet to be, arise, and bloom and ripen to the end-of-all-

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SHIPPING.-Hongkong, Canton and Mecaos have further advanced to 32 with sales and buyers, Indos have improved locally to 63 with buyers, and in London to £5.10 for the combined shares. Shanghai quotes sales ut Tls, 48. Douglasses have changed hands at the reduced rate of 50 and close with sellers at that rate. Shells can be placed locally at 67 The Lon don rate is now 67/3.

REFINEIES-China Sugars bave changed hands during the week, under the influence of settlements, si 157, and close with bayers at 156. Luzons are ou offer at 21.

MINING. Raubs have declined without business to 67, and close with sellers. Langkata have jumped in the North, after the December settlement, to 900. Chinese Engineerings have been placed at the reduced rate of 18.

DOCES, WHAXYES AND GODOWNS.-Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have found buyers at $1), and bayors at 51 fail to find sellers. Kowloon Whorfs hovo rulad rather weaker and close at 6L Hongkow Wharls have slightly improved in the North to 129. Shanghai Docks remain at 76, witheat any local business.

LANDS, HOTELS AND BUILDINGS--Hong- Welcome, everything Welcome, slike what kong Lands have changed hands at 102 in fair has been, and what never was, and what we lots, but the market closes with sellors. West hop may be, to your shelter underneath the Points have found further small buyers at 44. holly, to your places round the Christmas fira,Lotels and Humphreys have been placed at whore what is its open-hearted! In yonder quotations Shanghai Lande have fallen to 119, shadow, do we see obtrading furtively upon the COTTON MILLS--Hongkong Coltons have blaze, an enemy's face? By Christmas Day we been negotiated during the wook at 64, but clone do forgive him! If the injury he has done us weaker with sellers at 6.10. Ewos are quoted by mar admit of such ocupanionship, let him come wire at 135. Intornationals at 73, Laou Kang hers and take his place, If otherwise, un- Mowsal 100, and Soy Chees at 425, respectively. happily, let him go hence, assured that we will by the last Shanghai circulars to hand. never injure nor accuse him.

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RUBBERS. The market has been fairly active and rates show an upward tondensy, in sympathy "Nothing? | with a distinct firm ness in the London market. Consolidated-Malays have found buyere at £6.6.3, Shelfords at 28, 28/6 and later at 29/ and 30. Balgownies have found buyers at 80. "Not the shadow of the vast City where the Castleliels at 537, Dacusers at 80%, Ledbury's withered leaves are lying deep" the voico at 48, Linggis at

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Kapars are on offer at 71/6.

Not even that. Of all days in the year, we MISCELLANEOUS. - Campboll' and Moore's will turn our faces towards that City upon have been placed at 10. Watson's at 7. -Electrica Christmas Day, and from its silout hosts bring, at 20, and Cements at 7.40 and 74. We have those we loved among us. City of the Dead, in nothing further to report under this heading. the blessed name wherein we are gatlierad to- gether at this time, and in the Presence that in song as wecording to the promise, we will ressivo, and not diamiss, thy people who are dear to us!

Yes. We can look upon these children angels that alight, so solemnly, so beautifully among the living children by the fire, and can bar to think how they departed from as. Entertaining Angola unaware,

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