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11. derenture for Europe, Mr. Th. Sobat resigned his rest at the Roard,, and his place has been filled by the appointment of Mr. Max. Pattfarcken,

AUDITORS.

In accordance with Cause 145 of the Com- pany's Articles of Association, My. J. Lyall and Mr. R. Quuman retire, but offer themselves for re-election.

ALEX JOHNSTON, Directors. T. S. THOMSON,

Shugapore, 21st June, 1894,

MY MATCHMAKING.

(Writen for the Hongkong Telegraph} It was a sill: hot night towards the end of September. Outalde in the garden not a breath uf wind stirred among the trees and shrubs. Inside in our brightly lighted dining-room the and fro above our ponkh was slowly waving le and heads; so slowly and sleepily la fact, that had not other thoughts been accupying my mlad I

should certainly have sent an ledignent messago to the pankah-coolle to wake-up! The slight wind in

ir produced did not ruffs a single leaf or flawer which made gay the snow damuk

between myself and Jim, We had st fished dining. Ilm at one end of the ible was tried in smoke and

-cios. I

Ir the other was meditatively stripmy coffee, I had quite forgotten to leht my cigarette; being still a novice at the art. When I did smoke it required all my attention. the cigarette was sure to go out

of fergat to bring it through my nose; and really to night I was ton gesaloely accupled with

the news a letter had that morning brought me to think of anything else, except

how to break the said news to Jim.

Jim is my husband you know, and we have

married five

ornamental perhaps

be

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1394.

with young fellows making up Dolly. I like to call my home my own-agildes think of the amount of whiskey and mode they'd put away."

"Oh, is he?" Said Dolly brightening up at ence. "I'm sled of tant. I hope he'll take me in to dinner."

Bat Jim, you forget Dolly is In love with "Dolly dear," I commenced rather nervously, ible Mr. Selwyn and naturally wont care a bot-brginring to tik she was little to outspoken ten to have a lot of men making up to hel about her evident liking for Mr. Colville; of if the worst comes to the worst I'll only give course it doesn't matter your saring these sort of things to me, but li 1 were you, dear, I should them tea!"

This promise sectos to satisfy Jim somewhat, be just a little more reticent before people, and he gives my hand, which te-resting on his because you sce—" shoulder, a grateful thile pat,

Very well, do as you like. I leave the matter In your bands, Truda, and wash mine of the whole affair. Only mind you tell your mother If Dolly makes a worst match not to blame me if out bere, or gris into a worse love scrape than she has at home. Tell her, too, that tities don't grow to Hongkong, or Incomes either now-z- day for the matter of that,"

My point is carried and I am delighted. I feel at if I could almost give jím a prod.bug. As it in that beld upɔt actually has the me testy to blash under its unwonted caresses! After all I reflect, men are not so difficult to deal with when they are properly managed.

Is the dearest Ttle thing imaginable, Dolly and I am determined to cure her of this Selwyn affair and help her to make a really good match.

Dolly opened her brown eyes to their widest extent, and looked at me in frank astonishment. "No, I don't see. Why ? the mid.

"Well, Dally, you know no danbt that Mr. Colville la very fond of you, still men don't like of respect gils any the more lot throwing themselves into their arms as it were, or wearing their hearts on their sleeves."

"Goed gracious, Truda, what on earth do you mean?!

"Don't get angry, Dolly. You must know that sooner or later Mr. Colville will propose to You

*Don't be absurd, Trada, he's old enough to 'be my father."

"He is nothing of the sort, my dear. Of course he is a good many years your senlar, but not too many. And he is rich. Dolly-very

him. From the very first time you met you resmed determined to make him like you, and now it would be horrid of you--quite disgraceful

fact If you

THE TROUBLES IN KOREA.

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either Consul Tong or Chlef Interpreter To's of the Residency, the Japanese were called upon to retire from the country five times. The first time Mr. Coil, the Ispanese Minister, replied that he had to wait for General Osbima's arrival before any settle- ment could be arrived at, and in spite of expostulatione from both Chloere and Koreans

the anBWES wre that the Japanese ne ded protection. Finally it was boldly for coal along the Yangta, he selected a announced by the Japanese officers in the place to bore. The mining experts he had with "my of occupation" that "they had come to him told him there was no coal; but he said he wh off the diagracs of 1884. Our informant must ry, and he did try. spent several months further stated that when matters were becoming and great deal of money, with no resulis.--- Recious. Resident Yann telegraphcl to the Shanghat Mercury. Viceroy L, making that Lio Ming-ch'uan be sent

caine,

I feel morally certain that that it Mama's idea rich. Besides you know you have encouraged remained firm. Then, when the troupesidents Some texts ago when Shen Taotai was looking

in sending ber so far from home. Dolly is an extravagant young person, and to be really happy

must marry money, with a judicious mixture of love-li p

If possible.

I didn't sleep much that night. I was quite exclled about the whole affair, and as I losed restlessly about in bed mentally reviewed our eligibles. Who should it be? Who could I fix on as

approval

in

Doily laughed, and a very pretty musical little laugh It was tor, but just then it grated horribly on my tais. Was my matchmaking to be sil in valn? 1 shut my book with a snap, and

well, Dolly, if you have no sense of

te, else the smoke got into my cyto. Dall'ppy mao-subject, of course, to rising from my chair, said indignantly, "Very over to Korea to lead the Chinese troops, and

Qut

god at, not all cars. He is really a very regiment, a i

And

hasn't the very slightest idea of proposing to me. "Don't be goose, Trada ! Mr. Colville We are very good friends ka' l'intended we should be, but as for anything else"

You are talking nonsense, Dolly, the man 19"

"Murried alrendy,"

'Good heavens "Jack." "And who is Jack 2" "My husband.” "Dolly !"

Who told you 10 7"

LATE TELEGRAMS.

LONDON, June 1ồ1h. An explosion has taken place in a coal mine at Troppau, in Silesia, which Ignited twa pits; 193 miners have perished, and 20 were injared. The official Turkestan Gastte demanda that Great Beltain should clearly define her relations with Afghanistan, and settle which will be answerable for the complications to which the Afghan encroachments at the territories of the free tier tribes are likely to lead.

wid

Sir D

Bebeur. In an address delivered at

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Wotels.

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HIS commodions and well appointed HOTEL, situated at a height of 1,250 feet above sea-level, has just been thoroughly redecorated, recovated and refurnished, and a NEW WING has been built, which commands

trife had, a little stout, and rather grey--but considering the fact that he was chosen for me Mann,account of his dollars, and not by by myself on account of any overwhelming affection which bore him, things might easily have turned out worse than the

they have. "There is an Bursery upstairs. No little golden-

otherwise, cherubs have blessed our My third and fast eligible' a Mr. Herbert for a moment, then I gasped out "Tell me what firea is though the women belonging to the standard was Imporrible, ste advocated the magnificent Views of the Harbour and maloland

Unfortunately Jim's remark about decent Incomes being rather out of date in out part of the world just now is only too true, and after conscientiously going through the men in the colony, my list.. ol eligibles is reduced to three! Captala Smith, the only monied man in the fale fat young fellow with a paucity brain, of

light Savour of the paternal "allow" atill clinglog to him. On that account I felt certain Dolly would turn up her aristocratic litte nase at him despite bla reputed wealth. Mr. Hamlitor-Hall, fascinating and hand- some man, with plenty of money and an excellent position, but unfortunately with a past, about which the less said the better. doton, and I sometimes feel a want in my life, Colville, whom of the three I must say a longlog for some new interests-especially prefer as a possible busband for Dolly. Helva when Ilm is panicularly dull and prosy-hence fail, quiet, grave man with many good qualities may deight in the possible unexpected vista ofside from bis money-to recommend him. ple sure that my letter "bas' opened up before May and December' flashed into my mind but I quickly barished the thought. Baldes Mr. Colville is not at all wintry yet. I should desciibe him as only well advanced in Novem- berastumnal in fact. Perhaps he is little bit too silent and grave for pretty bright Dally; would Isoon wake him up and pat some

haired-or

TRC.

much-

I was capable of but that one ejaculation ar dropped down again into my chair. Dolly's announcement completely took my breath away

you mean child, quickly.”

Dolly scored rather amused at the situation although she looked a little white and scared, She pulled a stool beside my chair, knelt down upon (1,

li, and

clasping her bands together, pat-on the air of a pretty penitent child as she said—

"Please I've been a’naughty girl and want to he forgiven."

"I can't forgive you till Ï know the extent of your naughtiness. What do you mean by

husband'?"

are at

the Hail of the Diapers' Company, said he bell-yed that the complete and permanent exculon of silver from the world's monetary

general adoption of the doable legal tender, and belleved that the establishing of the gold standard In India would not close the controversy or give monetary peace to the world,

Surrey has beaten Lancashire; Somerset has braten Gloucester; and Middlesex has beaten Sussex-all by six wickets: “

Par16, 17th June. The Grand Pr' of Pasis, of 200,000 francs (£8,oro), distance one mile and seven furlongs, was run for to-day with the fallowing result :— Biron A. de Schickles's hr. c Dolma Raghtché,

by Krakaton-Alisks ............. Sir F. Johnstone's b. c Matchbox, by St. b.c Simon-Mateb Girl

at he be given full powers without the necesalty of appealing to Peking for Instructions. This was in anticipation of the telegraph linest la cat | «bould war årlre. When our loforment and the female members of his par.y left Seoul on June 16th there were 2,000 Japanese troops, including Cavalry, In that city, who had taken

aken complete posression of the

patrolling the Korean capital, vatlour streets night and day and interfering with trade and traffic cgenerally. The road from Seoulto Chema'ps, twenty edd miles, was in the same state, every now and then Japanese outposts being met with who stared carlously at the bundreds of Chinese travelling to the ica coast, and, in some cases, actually stopping and searching them, on the pretence of looking for

Chinese traders at Seoul bave left, the male members sill stick to their gusts, and as all are aim 1, have formed themselves into various volunterr companies, and bave offered to assist their own officials in case of ned.

There least a thousand northern Chinese of all classes in Senal, who seem patelotte and falihful enough to their country. On the other hand, the Jap nese tra'ermen are grumbling at their Government for sending hoops to Korea and Interfering fatally with their perceful pursuits.

suddenly serious. Sce" and she pulled out

to find no favour in the eyes of the vary people narrow ribbon from inside her dress, from they have come to protect 1-N. C. Daily which dangled a wedding ring. Untying It | News. Dolly slipped it on te

to the third finger of her left hand. There she said smiling, although her pretty eyes were bright with unshed tears. bated having to take it off so soon after Jack put

It

Notwithstand log the unjust and vexatious by a short neck. on, but now there will be no need ever to

regulations and the heavy doties by which the coal trade at Hankow is surrounded, it is still very large, and the supply of coal from Hunan scems almost unlimited. Why native coal should be taxed so much heavier than foreign cozl no one can tell, but it is a matter of fact tha', his mind to marry me, and Mamma had made up

on foreign coal, which is imported into Hankow, her mind that we should neither of us do any

1-vled only ore mace per ton, whilst

E charged one.

one-and-a-ball duty, come of the fort. When she told me I was to come out to you and Jim, I rebelled at once, and

which makes four mace fire candarins per ton, when i shipped through the Foreign declared that nothing on earth would induce me

Customs; but

bat when to da su. Next day, however, I talked matters

passes down poder the over with Jack, and from that time my tactics

lekin it has to pay at every barler en route changed altogether, and I told Mamma I was

from Hankow to Chinklang, and there are ten quite willing to go, as soon as she liked to send

of them, and the charge amount to about twe hundred and finy cash per pical-something me. She was delighted, and said she had been sure all 1 along I would soon come to my senses,

over two taels per ton. There would seem to be a great saving to passing through the Customs, and, in toasting and be a sensible girl and take a more rational view of things generally."

but it is more apparent then real, consequently services to the Government and the country.

tny views, and consent to my proposal than at balo him. I can imagine Dolly getting out saving myth, dear," she answered, growing This move of the Ja-anes- Government dema

I have been waiting all day for this opportune moment, when Jim

under the influence of a Food clear, mellow in mind and moral in sentint will be more likely to fall in with any other time. "Nothing venture nothing win " being a good old maxim worth Being up to, 1 sucion my routage to the sticking point and Full Mama's long letter out of my pocket. As I unfold the thit closely written sheets I say to him rather evourly.

"fim, please listen. I want to read you park of Mamals letter. She-she wants us to have Holly out."

**By Jove !" ejaculates?Jim, "the devil, the do:s"

"Don't swear dear-Its not polite. Besides Dolly need not come to us if you really don't her to; but ob, Jins," I should love to have

want

her."

Tim it'a Scoteliman you know, and just a little difficult over money matters. Probably the first thought that comes into his head is that if Dolly

comes to us, she will add considerably to the

expense of our ménage.

If ara tocary my point it behoves me to be

very diplomatic and affectionate, so I rise from my Chale and walk round 10 Jim's end of the table with the thin rustling sheets of Mama's Jong letter in my hard.

I sit down on the arm of his chair, sest my hand on the back of li, then stoop and imprint fight kiss on the bald spot just on top.al hin head, de rcting as I do so, a distinct odeur of Mrs. Allen's Hair Restorer! It is a revelation to me; Hil row I did not know that Jim had any vantly in his composition. After this conciliatory preliminary I venture toffproceed to read the ail-important letter.

make

life into

fond of blm in fact, for he is and looks such a thorough gentleman from the crown of bia rather elderly gray

head to the tips of bis very excellent patent leathers.

By the time "Somnus eventually condescends is pay me a fleeting visit I have settled it all to my entire satisfaction, and at last fall asleep to a confused jingling of wedding bells and the scent of orange blossoms 1

Some six weeks later Jim showed me a tele gram. Good

gracious!" I gasped, "what on earth will Mama say

The wire was from Dally from Colombo, say- ing that she had missed the steamer and would come on by the next F. and O. host.

This certainly was not a good beginning, A pretty girl like Doll

Dolly to be all alone in a place ilke Colombo, and at an hotel probably! I had told all my filends that my out in the Thames, and nor was coming

she would

not arrive till a fortnight later in the Varona! Really it was too vexing, and I felt as if Dolly deserved a good shaking. However, thing could be done but wait calmly until she turned up, which in course of time she did, look- bonnier and prettier than ever, and not in the least like the forlorn maiden I bad expected to see.

ing bo

Just the

do so again," And she bent her herd and presseil a klas lovingly on the plan gold circle. "Now, dear old Trude, I'm awfully sorry I bad to decelve you so, and I'll make a clean breast of it all at once. You see I had made up

my mind to

to many Jack, and Jack and made up

THE COAL TRADE OF HANKOW.

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3

Matchbox started a bot favourite at odds of 7 to 4 on, but was beaten after an exciting falsh

LONDON, June roʻk.

At a conference held at the Duke of West- mlaster's a resolution was passed in favour of a Unionist Church Defence campaign in Wales at the next elections.

of China.

SUMMER RATES, (FROM MAY IST YO OCTOWER JIST), person, per day...........

...$ 4.00 One person, per week

One

15.00 One person, per month......from $70 to 85.00 Married

rled couple (occupying one room) per day *********

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Manted couple (accupying one room) per

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The Khedive starts from Cairo for Constan- Inople, accompanied by Moukhtar Pacha, ou Saturday. A visit by his Highness to the Earo- |pean capitals is all possible.

24] At a lunch given by the National Liberal Club to Bir E. Grey the Marquess of Ripon presided, the highly eulogised his

guest,

TWO ENGLISH BILLIARD TABLES, EXCELLENT CUISINE.

SPECIAL RATES MADE POR A PROLONGED STAY.

5. N. YAMAGUCHI,

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BAY VIEW HOTEL.

Yes, yes, but what made you change your the cà 1 that goes through the Customs is Str. E. Grez, in responding, dwell on questions "HE POPULAR SUMMER RESORT, and TERMINUS of the only pleasant DRIVE only fraction of what would do so the affecting the future of the Empire, advocating to be had on the Island. BAY VIEW doly was the same as ibat levied on foreign local self-Government in every portion of the occupies the best stination on the Shaukiwan coal. But the most treableanme condition

coal together in all common objects.

mind so suddenly?" I asked her impatiently.

Can't you guess? You see Jack had been oat la Ceylon once, in a branch of his uncle's

firm there; but he didn't like it-the work or the imposed is that of having to discharge the Empire, the whole body heing bound to stand | Road. commands an excellent view of the

We never got a very coherent account of how she managed to miss the steamer. As far as I could make out she had gone up to the hills to stay with some friends till next day, when the steamer was to leave, but they missed the climate and in his own words he chucked up the whole thing and came home,' This made Mr. oraing train back to Colombo, and when they eventually arrived the steamer had gone!

Colville Dolly had always been rather an erratic young "Mr. Colville?" woman, but this was certainly a great piece of carelessness, although she declared that her friends were just as much to blame as she was.

the bad not been akne.

{ Harbour, and is always open to the cool breeses from the Southward. Steam-launches can at time come alongside the jetty adjoining the spacious lawa.

into lighters only to be put back on board again, entalling much delay and extra exonse,

DEAFNESS COMPLETELY CURED! Any bendes breaking up the coal, which spoils the saie, as lamp cost always brings a better person suffering from Desiness, Noises. lo the

The Cuisine is unrivalled in Hongkong, and -*- price than the fine. This regulation requiring Head, &c, may learn of a new simple treatment, the junks to be entirely empty, is extremely which is proving very successful in completely only the best Brands of Wines, Spirits, Cigars, &c., are kept in stock. Private Dioners or annying. It is said that the feels suppor includtag many unsolicited testimonials and shorter notice, and Meals can be served at all

suring cases of all

all kinds. Full particolare, Tiflis prepared in First-class style on the other goods concealed under the coal, a sition totally without foundation, There is no newspaper presa noilers, will be sent post free instance on record of smoggled grods being found on application. The system is without doubt, Hongkong, at June, 1894-

[643 the most successful ever brought before the As I had expected became very popular, I said unfortunately. He is separated from his wife under the cosi puld only the same duty that I public.

Address, Aural Specialist, Albany THOMAS' GRILL ROOMS, "1 see. Weil, go on, I don't understand yet." forelga enil does, and the regulations were more Bulldings, 39. Victoria Stree', Westminster, \(Corner of Queen's Road and Duddill Stress.)

giving me so much anzlety, namal-At any rate it was a relief to me to know that

entertain the idea of their being engaged for

The

Dolly soon settled down to her new life, and

of

sugar, or none }]

WEE

'Yes, Mr. Colvfile here is bis uncle. Naturally It made him very angry, and he declared that he would wash his hands altogether of Jack instead of bringing him up as his son and helr.

But you said Mr. Colville is married.". "Sa

be ic but the marriage turned out

and has no children."

"Don't you You dear old thing, its very simple. Jack and I put our heads together and arranged quite a neat little plot. He wrote a contrite letter to his uncle, begged his pardon for his past conduct, and asked to be taken on

samine

why.

out

After

If native

can tell

FOVCEUS,

DIR

Today's Advertisements.

GYMKHANA MEETING. THE PUBLIC is reminded that the FIRST GYMKHANA of the Season takes place

ON THE HAPPY VALLEY AND RACE COURSE,

latter befor kindly lent by the STEWARDS

of the JOCKEY ("LUB), TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, commencing at o'clock.

Dearest Truda," it runs, "I am In great trouble and am writing this to ask you and dear James to help me out of #t. I have appealed to your father in vain. Pace man, he really seems to grow more and more idealess every day at any rate he has none to offer me at present upon the which is Dolly. You know I always expected Dolly to make an excellent match with her face and figure she should certainly marry a title ta nothing to bet about my matrimonial-ward addition to a cat was considerate of your mother than to Mr. Colville, which happened prossically

Income. ("H'm," muttered views, but oddly enough from her first Introduc dear James, it was

reasonable, the coal trade would develop London, SW. to waive the title in my case!" This does not enough when he came to call one afternoon, they

enormously. If the Junks were measured as sound very promlaing, so I give his car a mild seemed to take a mutual liking to each other.

formerly, their contents could be found very Hitie plach--Jim's ears by the way are rather A Dolly was fascinating enough without trying to

accurate and there would be no loss to the prominent feature--and go on reading, quaking be so, but when she did try, she was simply

revenue. There would be less temptation to try inwardly for the success of my hopes.) But irresistibin, and she certainly did seem enger to

and pass more than they

pald duty on. Why the thresome girl declares she has fallen

again in the firm and his good bo by the coal trade should be surrounded by these please Mr. Colville That afternoon it was that he took his passage to desperately In love with a young fellow who is оде of my at home daya—the devoted herself the steamer in which Mamma had difficulties no one seams to understand. It must wbally ineligible fo every way. In fact the whole thing is preposterous, and I will not Kiraively, and scomed bent on winning booked mine. Poor Mammal if she had not be from pure ignorance that the Chinese Govern-

She made his tea for him and

known! We were

were married by special licence

cencement throws obstacles In the

The way of its own * was qalte bewitching as she bim with

asked

immediately on our

of foreigners. KOW-Teally, Troda. Colombo. Now people for the benifit of

None C moment, Unfortunately he is always hanging | sida glance from beneath her long lashes, i be you had a delightful little honeymoon up at such matters |

I missed my

tell why Chinese officials never take about our neige courhood-he is one of the took ona or two sheen better and

matters luto considera'lon, and as long as Selwyns of

Nothing could have Abbey, new people here slace

the hills, I

I caught the next P. and O, steamer they have an opportunity to collect the you felt home, but quite one of the younger sons, delighted. I was so pleased I had to impart my and began to put the finishing touches to our they trouble themselves but little whore interests (The my dear, with really no prospects. Dolly views to

to somebody, se, faut de mieux, told Jim. little plot as soon as I arrived, My idea was to aid affected. The more they collect, the Certainly talks of a rich uncle who always pro- | Although and matchmaking' he locked as if | quite sure that I had succeeded, tell him I was There is an abundance of good coil bath in

he muttered some

MATE D make friends with Mr. Calville, and when I was do they appropriate to their own something about mised to make him his heir, bat with whom be

women' 1 Pas quarrelled, so I don't ree that anything is to be gulta fell in with my idea. He was really the wife of his contrite nephew, and beg rede eastern provinces, It goes down the so let Hongkong roase barself, bury her many him to Hupch and Hunan, which finds a ready market. A fine evening and good sport are anticipated, be expected from that quarter. I believe young great

teal admirer of

Dally's, although he did'at may forgive him, and let him join the fires

In Sciwys has been in Ceylon or somewhere, and much, and I knew he would be almost as pleased fortead of remalaing in Colombo. I didn'i Yangles river in junks to Chipkiang and is dis- batchets and troubles, and for the nonce, once I devoutly wish he'd go back there; but he

pily married.

mean to tell you anything about it till it was all albuted far and wide, bath north and south, by

more evolve herself a GREAT THRONG. declares he

he wont return without Dolly And Everything went on

settled and Jack had been sent for the

grand canal and other water-courses.

LADIES ARE INVITED. sbe, obstinate girl, is growing almost plain over from the first Mr. Colville seemed very much But you forced me to speak on account of the quantities also go to Shanghai in torchat, the whole affair, for really she mopes and tries taken with Dolly, and she did all in her power ridiculous ideas you had got fato your bead specially hard coal, which, if i were properly POSSESSORS of TICKETS have only to walk on, BOLDIERS and SAILORS la Uniform and the till she is not fit to be seen, and since her good--which Way a good deal--to increase his good about Mr. Colville and me. I meant to makey can anthracite. Batsuch a thlug er sending | MEXICAN each at the Gata, are equally compre favourably with the beat The others, when pleasantly relieved of ONE looks are her only fortune, her behaviour is opinion of her. At the dences-Mr. Colville myself agreeable, and I did- really too idiotic for words. It seems to me to was not a dancing man they would sit out the You certafoly did, Dolly. Poor Mr. Colville * pure coal to market does not seem to bare welcome, and the VALLEY is free to all. get her away-out of England-for time and squares together, and it easy to see what

"Don't be silly, Truda | He's married already entered a Chlosman's mind. It is the solverski

T

Presentation Progemmes may be had of give her a thorough change, is the best plan for

pleasure they took in each other's society. I tell

I ball tell him all about it to-sight cust. for the coal dealer to buy good coal and Messrs, KELLY & WALSH, or at the HONGKONG you, betoging the silly girl back to her venues. Now

Dally had been with us more than two months at the Black's and

also to bay cestalp amount of diet, which he CLUB.

T darling child, will you and dear Jam

when I thought the time had come to throw out I only topt you'll succeed as you expect to, gels for almost nothing, to

to mix with 1t, wo it is great favour, and allow me to send Dolly put to some ferias on the subject of her feelings Dolly. As it is, what on earth Mamma will say mines. The want of mining lawe mikes miat

Not pssible to get pure coul

*Hongkong, 6th July, 1894. way from the SWAY

Губа you for a few months. If so send me a wire,”

towards Mr. Colville. One hopelessly wat about it all I can't Imagine !"

HONGKONG RIFLE ASSOCIATION, "Does she know a wire costs about 82.50 afternoon, when there nothing else

WILK

to be I can't help it-its done now," Dolly replied, always a precarious bustacis, and people with word ? "interposer Mania's dutiful son-ln-law. done but make ourselves happy ludens, we giving my hand a little square. And tell me unstable business.

a loath le Invect money in such sa

TO-MORROW Oh Jim, never mind if it costs $talware sitting together in my morning room. Truda, would'nt you have done exactly the

F WADE બ won a lot of money at the races this year, and Dolly was Industriously painting some wild same bad you teen in my position 1"

machinery, and the

(SATURDAY), JULY 7TH, 1894, knowledge of how pumping to use it, have got some of it left will, - pay for the orchide, and I was lasly cutting the loaves of a Probably I should, but I wam't going to tell some of the bet minas in the country ate lying

at 1.45 P.M. telegram If you'll only agree to let me say new book, thinking the while how best to begin her so. Instead I gave her pretty up-turned face dis, being denied the water being beyond the

come!"

my attack.

a very tender sisterly kiss, and she threw her central of their crude appliances Allhough the

SPOONS; Ranges 200 and 300 "Dolly's an awfully pretty girl,” meditativaly.

H Do come here, Truda, a minute " said Dolly, | arme impulsively sound my neck and laughed a ceantry shounds with gende

to find a suitable you think this colour is sight;sis an awfully alience for consent.

arifcle for on smalting. There is good coke made difficult tint to get.”....

That evening at the Blank's, when Dolly and by the gives both in Hussn and Sechsen. "Just a trifle too dark, dear, I think," Mr. Colville emerged from the verandah where is cuke of a

The commiss of the city of answered her critically. "But don't get tied they had apparently been haring a long and arronel

quality, which is

The over them, Dally, the dowers will keep all right earnest conversation, she looked radiant, but he, to let Dolly come to us if I thought there tli to-terror, Lad the smell of the alls may poor man, looked rather as if he had swallowed core le made was plead and washed, the which

Cheats uses good arrensa Chand

neur If the

f in Hosan from which was any chance of my being jealous of her at give you a headache. You must keep frask for a doas of something panty 1

Inst she's prettier than I am? Beelden I'm

an is done in other countles, there is little doubt "Its all right, Trida," Dolly whispered tilum- but that it would prova saltable for smelting. But HE Company's Steamship

do men

myself to see her heppilegy. As I seld. I wtisfactorily i

Would

COMPETITION, SHORT RANGE CUR

"Of course she lu. Ilm, quliö a little beauty." looking up from her painting, " and tell me if molt contented little laugh, evidently taking my the Viceroy has not been tri boniferous matter, Yards 1 Beven Shola, Entrance fee, 30 cents.

':

"And you women are so Infernally jealous of ach other.

Ob, you stupid old thing " I say, flicklog away a mosquito which is hovering longingly *bou!

Jim's nose. "Do you suppose

ad and done for." I trusted to lack thez / to-night you know-wa dias at the Blank's"

and

G. K. MOORE,

Honorary Secretary, Hongkong, 6th July, 1994.

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"FORMOSA,"

"Do we ? unid Dolly absently, apparently phantly an abe passed behind my chair, "Jackowogtotheway in which the business is managed Jim would not notice the little sigh which deeply foterested in her orchids. Accompanied the statement of this fact, and

fegatog to be telegraphed for to-morrow,"

by the summons warnans it wi'l probably be a Captain Robson, will be despatched for the above I tiled vainly to strangle in his blith-" so you "I think you'd batterwear your pink vrije de "You're a wonderful young woman, Delly" long time buitre the régulalia article will be Ports on SUNDAY, the 8th Instant, at Daylight, see there is no thyme nor reason in my being | Chins, dear ; is sulti gun batter than any of your I answered her laughing, and she looked an Bound. The foreign sapurt, known nothing whate Jealous of Dolly."

Diber gowns, and I should like you to look your blissfully happy that forgave bar on the spot, evarjabout the cogany, sed dad only prospect Well then, please yourself; but look here best tonight because—aham F→Mr. Colville'ls | nithöggh she had played such haron with my | where the módynews khe him, and, so long as Truda, l'as nei going to have the hense over-qua-, to be there”

matchmaking i

1

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