PAPER CROWNS.
BY DION CLAYTON CALTIEROF,]
Under the cliffs of Piccadilly Circus the rivers of London surgeaud flow in a drop basin of life," Here the of taxicabs mail quickly botw on the heavier veels of the molar mass With their cargoes of lush beings. Here the mitor care of the righ for the mosner yang of the poor
Tube made a consolen A kari
humanity; sales, shops, offices, stream of thostres pour out their living rivers. The swift current over moving mingle and lose their identity and on the dne silp the West sonda hur peopl to me up, without hait- ing, the orift of the Fest,
The Ho
that i appears almost unrest. in pople do not som people, bat a
living water. tide of
The Img cliffs of honses lake
the ching of now and nebo it luck with a rou. And in the very middle, among the hubbun and the clater, the enemy sound of votes, the spinal of mud and dirty the smell of petroleum and a thousand other things, stand: an island to the shore of which cling desportoly a handful of worne selling Bowers podreu fountain.
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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. EBLOAT. DECEMBER 16ra, 1910,
Heavy fathers, noble-looking mon with young" old facos, pass them. Troops of choras girls, armies of lada ready to do any kind of work, children, very orer-dressed to took more like children than children look, with old-young face, all go by.
The comic nian, with a hungry, look in his eyes asks if nayone is going to lunch.
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Everyone appears to have an engagement. The heroes suggest by their manner that they are funching ht the Savuy or some such place. The hercing suggests by her eyes a more romantic appointment. The Villain has to ruveta man who is something in the City.
NOTICE TO THOSE INTERESTED
IN
CIVIL ENGINEERING WORK.
THE FOLLOWING SURPLUS MATERIAL FROM CONSTRUCTIONAL WORK AT THE
TAIKOO DOCK, HONGKONG
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NOW
The groups are making claborate farewells Portable Locomotive Boilers and Engines.
Marine Boilers Complete. Suddently like a vision from Hearon a well- known peter-manager passes down the street. Vertical Steam Engine. Rope Drive The groups follow him with their eyes. BoPlenty Engine and Dynamo. they know, is really going to laugh. They fob Vertical Foul Donkey cold and a little neglected. A hore says: "Fun ny he didn't nod."
They part. The horous to pat twoandwiches orer a glass of fourpenny port. The heroine to a trashop The villain to a cheap restaurant, The comic taan, grave again, to look for some friend who will stond him a drink,
And, then
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FOR
SALE.
12 Expansion Joints for Centrifugal Pump.
c. i. Post Valves for Contrifugal Pumps 9" and
12" Dinmotor.
Rocker Pump Engine.
Steam Winch
Portable stone Breaker and Auto Seronuing Staan Pile Driving Winch,
aud Loading Machie Stom Crushers,
Cement Mizer. Paleomater Pumps. Dapiex Steam Pumps. Duplex Feast Pump.
they were creat
And when they have gone you realise that Double Acting Pump, single Cylinder.
Ballast people, very full of indomitable
Pamp pluck, full of a ine sauso of comradeship, having Hercules Pamp
Purp Gwynne's something akin to roal here and heroines whe hide their pain. face the world with sales to Their paper oruvas become gold
Pomp begin to wonder if they have Single Centrifugal Pump with Engine. you
Shafting. flower in Piccadilly, and with the real postio mature of mankind, and with the great simple childishness that is the blessing of all great people. And when you go back into that fight. ing, struggling son of people in the Circus, and
Winch for Pils Driving
Motor Driven Winch with Controller, Large Pile Driving Steam Hummers.
Small Pile Driving Steam Hammers.
Two ton Hand Cranos.
Tip Waggons and a Namber of Carriages for
Iron Skip Buckets.
e. a. Tyred Wheels without Axles.
O. R.
a. Tyred Wheels with Axles.
c.s. Wheels and Axlos without Tyros,
14 lb. Rails with Iron Ties..
4016, Rails.
Steal Piping
atruggle, had heat a retreat to this rock in the not eqmething in common with that island of Singto Contrifugal Pump with Pulloys and gloopers.
That flowers or fotutains, things of beso, things suggesting solito ad calm, should find place hore is remarkable indeed. It looks an if the poetio nature of man, jus last closporato seething pool and by grita tenuity had held there. It looks, perhaps, as if man wanted real and autiful to roniad hii, in something the milat of the battle of life that he, too, was zeal and Leantiful. By the flowers ho tells the season by this fountain he reminds himself that gogether them are gardens, sta ely, real shaded, noiseless but for the song of birds. And above all he has placed an image of himself, winged and active, with a bow in his boul, a fijure of the gonins of mi
The rises of London-all Loudou
1SOTRO round this island aal beat back. From North and South, from 1st and West, they flow, bearing their strange vessels. Anil, abuse, the cliffs of a thousand windows look down on the battle.
One can fell at ile month of the rigors from, wheten they come One en sen their por
the hard faces and still harder mauners, you thank your stars for those people in the quiet backwater who if they pose pose royally.
BARCLAY,
PERKINS'
FAMOUS
banality naizuerged is the pool. A weldreid, LONDON STOUT.
comfortable people, a river of coin placency, runs out of Piccadilly and Rogent-streat and floses sluggishly round the shops and down to Water- different 100 pln. Fe in Shaftesbring-aveno a people come, not so well dressed, a strong noto of foren lost, waiters, loifers, oudlessript pooplo in strange bats, smoking strange tubaveo, From eventy street quite other peoplo again, pn odd jauhe, more uneventisual, mingled with clerks from the City, business mon, antors. Follow this last river, pass through Leicestor. square, and meer yourself in ons of the many backynters.
You will find yourself all of a sudden in a new world. You have left a world pubing with a real vital energy; you have loft & world whire, confused as it may em, there is a purpose, even if it be a blind purpose. The language of that world was real, forooful, vident. As the rirer of people flowed by you you heard of money, polities. art, literature, conbree; Kings were Kings, "popalar idol hud names you know, plaers, real And solid, were mentioned. Now you find every- thing changed, you fiaton not understanding.
Watch the people. They have an air of gorgeous make believe. They have the air of wearing paper crowns, of smoking enchanted ilto cigareties, of owning vast properties clouds.
of
They are dressed in the oldest exaggeration the fashion, a little orring on the side of one does not know what. Their boots have more poculiar tops than is usual. Their coats are a wee bit more skirtel. They use the street as if it wore a background, so unsolid thing that could be shifted. The ladies, there are many of them, seem to be dressed to represent some characters. It comes across you in, à flash; outwardly at least, they are not real. They are people you have seen only behind a row of foot- lights, which, Jiston, you will hear called
if you
the float."
And now you can tell exotly who they are
moant to be. Several doors in the street boast
the legend "Theatrical Agent." By those doors those people are waiting and you who supposed these people to live perpetually behind footlights, see them here before you in the light of day. You ara inclined to be amused by their exaggerations bofore you
realise the ixagedy behind it all. They are keeping it up, not for your beneft, but for the benefit of one another: It is a perpetual Charity Matinée
are the sabreties, a little pale, a little older than you imagined, but none the less gay and sparkling. They are fail of arch glancas, for all they are worry of waiting. Here along the street, walking with some pomp and circumstanco, are two heroes arm-in-arm, They have the grand manner. They bow after an Eighteenth Century
They
The
Lending Brand
in
Doubio Contrifugal Pump with Pulleys and
Shafting.
Centrifugal Pump with Falleys,
Hardwood Core Bars.
3" Boarding. Six-Sheave Blocks.
12" air Right Angle Bond.
Enquiries and offers should be addressed to the andersigned, who will be pleased to supply further particulars if necessary.
BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE,
HONGKONG, CHINA AND JAPAN.
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Bengkong, 3rd October, 1910,
CROSSLEY BROTHERS, LTD. OPENSHAW, MANCHESTER.
MAKKER OF:
GAS & OIL ENGINES,
MARINE ENGINES,
MOTORS & MOTORK
IGAS
CARS,
PLANTS
FOR
POWER
AND HEATING
PURPOSES, TO
ENGLAND.
WORK WITH ALL
KINDS OF FUEL.
The
"best that
'can'
be obtained,
SOLD
EVERYWHERE.
SOLE AGENTS FOR CHINA:
SUCTION
AND
PRESSURE SYSTEMS.
AMMONIA RECOVERY
PLANTS, &c.
HAVE ALREADY MANUFACTURED CLOSE UPON 70,000 ENGINES.
SEVERAL OF THESE ENGINES CAN BE SEEN NOW AT
WORK IN THE COLONY.
AGENTS FOR HONGKONG
W. R. LOXLEY
& SOUTH CHINA; & CO.,
YORK BUILDINGS.
.1003
DADY BURJOR&C. NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD. BREMEN
IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL
Wholesale Wine & Spirit Merchants.
M
11037
"ITSU BISHI GOSHI KWAISHA.
(MITSU BISHI 00.)
tap the hilts 17 their walking-sticks, and COAL DEPARTMENT. they have a more manly air than men, and something of the aloofness of the gods. They most a comic man. Ten saw his bufere he saw them or anybody. He looked almost worn out, and ill nul hungry. His shirt enfa, of a violent pattern, wore frived and dirty. His hat was old and gremty, his trouwore thin
at the know, and his boots much woro,
!
Ife ments to lieros, and at the same moment a heroine emerges-sho cannot be said to do Anything loss from one of the Agencies. In
a moment the comio man throws himself heart
and soul into his part..
"What Ho, without thoro, Nuts?" is his gratis morrow" cries a hers.
the
The comic sau executes a few dance step's on
pavement.
"Oh, Bertie,"
Maya the bergine, trying hard to be vaiger. She cannot quite succeed, poor dear lor instinats are really as ladylike as her birth, the colour of har hair as unreal as her forced manner. Alone, you would find her &
dall person, pathetically anxious to presarte hor
quisture.
How's things?" safe an obvious villain, stopping by them. Yen could not mistake him for anything but a villain, it is written all over him. His clothes are better than the others, and he smokes the traditional cigarette. He has, morever, wife, who plays muids, and three children to support,
Ľ
"Rosy, dear boy," say a hero, tossing back his bead,
Got good shop?" the comie man aske anxiously, quite off bis guard for the moment,
"Splendid,” says
одо of the horses. "Business is simply shormons."
SOLE PROPRIETORS of TAKASIMA, OCHI, MJTABE, HOJO, KANADA, NAMAZUTA SAYO. SHINNEW and KAMIYAMADA, Collieries.
SOLE AGENTS FOR
KISHIDARE Conis.
HEAD OFFICE-MARUNOUCHI,
TOKYO.
BRANCH OFFICES-NAGASAKI, MOJI, KARATSU, WAKAMATSU, KOBE, OSAKA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, HANKOW. Cable addresses for above," IWASAKI" Codes, AL, ABC 5th Ed, Western Union,
AGENCIES:—
YOKOHAMA; M. ASADA, Esq. CHINKIANG; Hessie GRABÍNG & Co. MANILA: Bears. MACONBUAT & Co
For Particulars apply to
H. OISHI, Manager,
No. 2, Peddor, Street, Hongkong. Hongkong, 9th January, 1909. [574.
STEAMERS PASSED THE CANAL November 11th-Aisuta Maru, Machaon, 16th Scandia, Wakasa Maru. 18th-Achilles, Silosia, 23rd-Bonverlich, Glenlochy, Goeben,
Sunda, 25th-Antenor Indrawadi, Nippon, Terrific," says the other hero. "Money turned away every night, dear boy," Brisgevia, Tourane. 29th-Breconshire, Car- says the first horo. We play to capacity" diganshire, December 2nd-Glaucus, Nubia, Are you out?" the heroine asks of the Palawan, Spronia, Stenter, Indravalli 6th comic man.
Antilochus, Benlarig, Moyane, Pathan, Franse "I've refused a couple of rotten parts this Alice 9th Astyanan, Belgravia, Buelow
Diomed, Maru 13th-Caledonien, morning," he replies. As a matter of fact I Tango have had a big thing offered to me if it comes Flintshire, Kamb Mary, Lothian, Miyazaki Maru, Perseus, Priam, Bazonia, Bogovia, Soyo Maru, Teankas,
A
hero, this comic man, a monarch of pre- tence. The parts he refused were to carry a banner in a crowd and fourth robber in a panta. mime. As for "the big thing"-they all know that. It never comes off.
FOR
LINES.
JESSELTON, KUDAT & SANDAKAN} NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR, BOUTHAMPTON, ANTWERP & HAMBURG-
STEAMEB8
"BORNEO"
Capt. F. SEMBILL
"PRINZ LUDWIG " 18,300 Capt. F. v. BINZEB
GUINEA, SAMARAI, BRISBANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE
MANILA, YAP, MARONN, NEW->« COBLENZ,"
U. S. MAIL LINES.
PACIFIC
S.S. CO.
TOYO KISEN KAISHA.
SEMI-TROPICAL ROUTE.
Only in taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE ross the PACIFIC VIA HONOLULU, OAHU, the most Fertile nad Beautiful Island of the PACIFIC.
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.)
SAILING DATES,
17th Dec, nt 1.
SATURDAY, 31st Doc, at 1 P.M.
PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONG.
STEAMEUS.
TONE
* KOREA
18,000
SATURDAY,
NIPPON MARU
,11,000
• SIBERIA
18,000
SATURDAY,
• MANCHURIA
27,000
+ CHIYO MARU
.21,000
TENYO MARU
(27,00) .21,000
MONGOLIA
Twin Scrows.
SATURDAY, SATURDAY
SATURDAY.
7th Jan, at 1. PM.
21st Jang at 1 P.M.
28th Jan, at 1 P.M.
16th April, at 1PM.
SATURDAY, 23rd April, at 1 x.
+ Triple Borow Eteamer.
All Steamers aro Equipped with Wireless Telegraphy.
PM.
1-Via Manila,
"KOREÀ" will be despatched for SAN FRANCISCO VIL
TSHANGHAL NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, on SATURDAY, 17th December, at P.M.
FARES: HONGKONG TO LONDON £71.10s. Od. RETURN, SIK MONTHS, £120; 24 MONTHS, €125; INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALS ACROSS AMERICA..
SPECIAL RATES (First Class Only) Granted upon Application,
To European Points: Omola's of any Europeau Naval, Military, Diplomacy, Consular andfor Civil Services located in Asia, to European Oficials in the Servicos of the Governments of China and Japan. To United Status Points, Commissioned Overs of the United States Army, Navy, US. P.H. & M.H. Services, U.S. Consul Genre, Consuls and Vice-Conenla stationed at Ports of Call To United States and Canadian Points: Members of the Naval Military. Diplomatic and Consular Officials of the Governments of China and Japan. Thess Special Katea apply when travelling at their own expense and to their families. To all points:
Missionarica and their families,
CHINA ASIA:.
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE.
10,200 Tons......SATURDAY, 14th Jan., at 1 F.M. 9,500 Tons......SATURDAY, 4th Feb., at 1 P.M THE 8.8. "CHINA" will leave for SAN FRANCISCO VIA SHANGILAI, NAGASAKI KOBE, YOKOHAMA AND HONOLULU, a SATURDAY, 14th January, at 1 P.M.
7
H
vis Canadian Atlantio Poris.· £43. · via New York
ያኔ
£45. £25.
On the Fine MAIL Stegmors, ASIA and CHINA, FIRST CLASS. SALOON SERVICE is furuished. at Intermediato Rates. FARES, HONGKONG TO LONDON HONGKONG TO SAN TRANCISCO Through Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Ports. For further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to thw Agency of the Companies, KINO'S BUILDING (opposite Blake Pior).
FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.
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PORTLAND & ASIATIC S.S. CO.
OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.
For FORTLAND, VIA MANILA MOJI, KOBE & YOKOHAMA..
(WITH LIBERTY TO CALL AT HONOLULU AND SAN FRANCISCO.)
STEAMSHIP
HERCULES"
'TONS.
3,789. Goo. Bjorok
CAPTAIN
"
TO SAIL
On 17th Dec, at Noów. -
Through Bills of Lading issued, to Pacific Coast Pointe and all Eastern Canadian and United States Points. For through rates of Freight and further information, communicata with or apply to
FRED J. HALTON,
King's Building (Opposito Blako Pior).
PENINSULAR
&
AGENT
[1228
ORIENTAL
STEAM NAVIGATION CO.
HOMEWARD PASSENGER SEASON 1911.
PROPOSED SAILINGS OF MAIL STEAMERS
FOL
MARSEILLES AND LONDON.
TAKING PASSENGERS ALSO FOR...
COLOMBO, INDIA, AUSTRALASIA, EGYPT, BRINDISI, &0.
THROUGH TICKETS ISSUED TO BOSTON AND NEW YORK,
Duo
Dro Marseilles PLYMOUTH
(Brindisi (London
Connecting Steamers from COLOMBO to MARSEILLES & LONDON 2days earlier) 1 day later)
TONS
TU SAIL
v
8,050
Baturday, 17th
1 Doo, at 11 A.M,
Wed'day, 28th
Doc., at Noon.
STEAKEES
to
Leave
HONGKONG
COLOMBO
Capt. I REGENER, 6,750 "PRINZ WALDEMAR," 6,100 (
Capt. T. ISECRE
Saturday, 31st
Doo, at D'light
About 110th January, Now
NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,
MELCHERS & Co., GENERAL AGENTS HONGKONG & CHINA
ASSAYE
DELTA
Steamer
February 4 DELHI ARCADIA...
February 18 ASSATE
March 4
18 March MARMORA.. 10500
8000 April 1 DEVANHA DELHI
8000 April 15 7500 April 29 8000 May
Tons
8000
7000 7500
F.M. SATURDAY
Steamer
MANTUA
13
M REA.11000 MOOLTAN..,10000
Hongkong, 15th December, 1910.
KUBE & YOKOHAMA...
All the Steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic, System of Telefunken.
For further Particulars, apply to
PASSENGER SEASON
1911.
IN 25
Tons
11000
SATURDAY
March 4 March18
FRIDAY
March 10
March 24
April 1
April 7
April 15
April 21
April 29
May 5
May 13
May 19
June May 27
June 10
Jung 16
MALWA ......11000 MACEDONIA 10500 f(Through Steamer
calling at BOMBAY), MOLDAVIA...1
..10000 MONGOLIA .....10000.
DAYS TO ITALY
BY THE
MAGNIFICENT : N.D.L. LINERS:
Passengers change Staumers at COLOMBO, and those for BRINDISI transfer also
to the Express Mail Steamer at PORT SAID... Accommodation in the connecting Steamer from COLOMBO is delinitely reserved in
Hongkong or at the time of Booking. FARES TO LONDON (Including Surtar):
£106.14 RETURN, £:72.12
13T SALOON £71.10 SINGLE. 2ND
£48.8
IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE MAIL
STEAMERS
INTERME DAITE(NON-TRANSHIPMENT) STEAMERS WILL LEAVE FOR
LONDON
* CARRYING SALOON PASSENGERS AT REDUCED RATES,
PROPOSED SAILINGS:
STEAMERS.
DISPLACEMENT.
*PRINZESS ALICE"- 20,300
Capt. P. GROSCH,
ON MARCH 22ND.
44
LUET
* SUNDA
17,300
ON APRIL
Capt. B. WILHELMI
"KLEIST"
17,000
ON APRIL 19TH.
Capt. O. PAHNKE.
CALLING AT. NAPLES, GENOA, ALGIERS, GIBRALTAR AND SOUTHAMPTON 20 LAND PASSENGERS
All the Steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphic. New System of Telestinikon.A
Early booking recommended,
For Particolars, apply to
ARHIVALS AT HOME. December 13th-O. Ferd. Lacies, Glamorgan- shire..
Hengkong, 10th November, 1910.
NUBIA SYRIA NORE. PALAWAN
• BORNEO
• BICILIA SUMATRA
• NILE
Leave HONGKONG
Dae
LONDON
Tonnag
shout
about
4700 January
25 March
5900 6660
February
8
March
March
8
6700
22
4700
4300
April
April May
4600
6700
April
May
19
June
May
3 June
4600
May
31
July
6700 Jans
14 July
March
י
བགཙུགས་བུ་B
These Steamers call also at SINGAPORE, PENANO, COLOMBO, and at MAESNILLER FARES TO LONDON (Including Burtax):
1ST BALOON. £55.0 SINGLE: £92.10. RETURN,
238.10
MELCHERS & 00, GENERAL AGENTS,
1062
• Carry 15 and 2nd Saloon Passengers, For further Particulars, apply to
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ESTA
E. A. HEWETT,
SUPERINTENDENT,
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