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AT THE

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[DY RICHARD PRYCE].

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1901

The Fatherly. Top-hit Sp'-- The Sailor Spalu

on my way.

So it was arranged that we were to meet at five o'clock on the following, Friday at Black- friars Pier At the hour named Tomkyns and

theless the Thames Valley gipay is not to be lightly esteemed. If she does hail from home, ly Whitechapel, it is always pridant to remem der as well that she has graduated with honours were to be found smaking the cigarette of in Billingsgate, and that she is qualified to cope patiouce, and atticipation at Blackfriars, single-handed with the most pungent bus-tiriver Suddenly the dinge nier was made glorious by that ever sat on the box of a "Green Bayswater." the arrival of the Mises Dixon. No, I am net It was Tomkyns's neglect of ordinary caution good at descriptions of the girls frocks, but the in tackling a gipsy which led to fully inpudent cotisere talent in a scheme of soft grey It was a gipsy of the cheerfully colouring, enlivened by a suggestion of violet. y type that bore down upon our small party. SheScarcely had my eye mastered these details was all teeth and smiles, tawdry jewelry and than 1. became aware that Mrs. Dixon had not gaudy handkerchief. Her original intentions arrived with her daughters. This was the more were, I am sure, kindness feel, and she would Jarling as the Misses Dixon, Are giris who have, followed the orthodox methods of the have had the advantage of being exceedingly riverside gipsy if Tomkyns had only bad the well litnught up, and it is a golden rule that the seuse not to interfere with her. She would have retter linught up a gift may be the less dis allotted to Tomkyns and me a bride apiece, cance is she to be allowed to wander from her each bearing a floridly drawn likeness to the mother. The Misses Dixon, as I say, are Miss Dixon who happened to be sitting near exceedingly well brought up, and their mother eat to each of us; while, out of kindly contis always within an inch of their elbows. deration for the proverbial fickleness of her Tomkyns and 1 hastened to greet, them. I own sex, she would not have suggested to the inquired anxiously after their mother. Misses Dixon that their future bridegrooins were to be found among our party, but she would have hinted at dark-complexioned strangers of Herculean proportions, whose paths of destiny were to cross theirs at aa, interestingly early' date; and for Mes. Dixon there would have been a mysterious ocean journey and a colossal fortune, the size of this fortune being in direct ratio to the piece of silver with which the gipsy's palm had been crossed at the outset of the seance. These cheerful little amenities of prophecy were swept away, alas! by Tomkyns's ill-temper

The Fabel Top at Good buy. I think we can feel that our day has not been wasted,

The Sailun Suiza. Now can I see the giants, § SCENE: The Guildhall, in King-street, Cheap-

side. It is three o'clock in the afternoon: Gog and Mago do-want-to-sen-Gog and Pigeons fat, sleek, and well-liking move Magor. And may I have ginger beer for tea IfI can me tamely at, and almost, under, the feet of Oh, do latine! You might. approaching and departing sighteners ember when the Guildhall was built may The turmall of the City is pleasantly sub-14(They go to see Gog and Magog astheir individual temperaments are argent The Bare Neck: 44, 45, 46. Don't you think dued. The sightseers hurry or are teisurely and have ginger beer for tea!

we've seen enough? I've got to get to Clari or equable, One of the Pigeons Rookily cool. I am a dge's at five, and I want to take Dover-street handsome fellow indeed Rookity-coo

The Turquoise Earrings:, Don't you think we ought to see the Velasquez P

The Hare Neck: I don't think we need ; they're all described in the catalogue. Now can I drop you anywhere? I'm so glad to have born, aren't you? I think it was so dear of you to come. We must do more of these little expeditions, dearest, mustn't wa?

de turquoise Earrings. It's a wonderful exhibition, isn't it? I have so enjoyed it...

The Great Heavy Boot (standing before Fortuny picture of the "Espada to The Pair of White Shoes What's 'e. I wonder?

The White Shoes: That's a gladiator, that is. The Great Heavy Boot A gladiator?. The Winte Shoes: Yes. You know-them fella's as the Romans kep' to kill Christians.

The Great Heavy Boot (with vague recollic tions of The Sign of the Cross"): I thought the lions ate them...

An Eager Ruffle a Panting and Middle. aged Bolero: And then we can have ten at an Areated Bread place-well aerated; you know what I meant. Oh, the darling pigeons Aren't they sweet! But do let us make' haste?

The Pantung and Middle-aged Bolero? There ought to be a covered way from the Man- sion House, really there ought. No, I will pot walk quicker it's scandalous that one should be exposed to the sun in this way: and think if it should rain! At Earls Court, now, you jult get out of the train audit 'doesn't matter what the weather is. My skirt sweeping! Well, way, didn't you tell me? You high? Really, Julia, you do bother

me.

That way? This? (They enter the building.) If there is one thing that I hate more than another it's a turnstile. Now, I've lost hold of my skitt again. Wait, There Well, I can't help it. It must just do as it is. No, Julia, we really can do without Catalogue. Probably the names are under all the pictures, and it only makes some- thing more to carry-now think I might let it down and, besides, your uncle has one, if you'd just remembered to borrow ir; but, unless I see to everything myself and anyway I think, on principle, that there educational things ought to be free. It's 'quite bad enough having to pay for your pro- gramine at some of the theatres--a thing I will not de.. } say that when you've given four shil- lings for your seat... There, somebody's trodden on me with their great heavy boots...

The Great Heavy Boot: Beg pardon, lady, I'm sure.

The Panting Bolero (frigidly): Oh, not at all. It's of no consequence. I daresay it isn't completely spoilt Can you pin me togellier, or something, Julia, instead of standing there

A Pair of White Shoes to her companion, The Great Henvy Boot; See what you've done, not lookin' where you're goin' }. Î't, t,

tt. All out of the gathers, I expect

The Bolero (still more frigidly, and bridling at the word "gathers” in connection with any shirt of hers); Oh, pray! and no doubt the fashion is more,, to blame than-than any awkwardness on the part of, of———

The White Shoes: Still, 'e should look where 'e'. goin', as I've told in times and again. I'm sura L'ope the lady'll excuse you, James, standin' there so foolisir with not so much as a pin to offer to repair the damage you've done, If you was 'ali a man instead of three-parts duminy, you'd go to one of the doorkeepers and see if you couldn't borrer two or three You do as I tell y! if you ever expect me to let y' take the out again. Sorry? Well so 'e'd need to be. Ar, I knew it 'adgave at the gathers. You let me, miss. Fraps shall be 'andier than you, (The bystanders produce pins and The Pair of White Shoes, Austling The Eager Ruffle cently but firmly aside, drops to a white piqué knee, and proceeds to sepur the mischief as well as may be.) There, just one more. No, black, please, Well, that'll do. There

u get 'ome. No trouble, 'm, I'm till sure, and be a lesson to James.

tion has struggled inefictually," succeeds in releasing herself: Thank you; no doubt that's all right. Not at all. Yes, thank you, I will remember to be careful how I sit down. Conte, Julia. (They more on with the crowd.)

that

The White Shoes: So they did. But there wand they and to ave gladiators in kill was some Christians as the lians wouldn't eat, them. Come on. (They go on.)

Benevolent Mantle to a Pair of Gold" rimmed Spectacles: 1 think these exhibitions, and the way that all clisses flock to them, one of the most encouraging features of the times in which we live. Look at those two young persons now. Can they fail to be benefited by what they see?

The Gold-rimmed Spectacles: Quite an, Quite so. (They look round them philanthrop- ically.)

(The Eager Ruffle and The Panting Bolero" emerge.)

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Hongkong, 23rd August, room, (9070 HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK COMPANY LIMITED NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS. "ONTRIBUTING Shareholders are re- Mrs. Dixon, it appeared, had been obliged Cquested to send in a Statement of Busi to go and see her solicitor that afternoon. Sheness contributed during the Half Year ended might arrive at any moment; indeed she 30th June, 1901, on or before the 10th Sept hail fold bez daughters that she fully expected on which date the Accounts whi ba CLOSED! to arrive at the pier before them. Tomkyns By Order of the Board of Directors. and I resigned ourselves to Mrs. Dixon's delay-

THOS 1 ROSE, ed arrival with some philosophy, Tomkyns,

Secretary. And Amy-wandered off to the easterly and of

fgarc' Hongkong. 2and August, sont, the pier. Ob it is quite, a small pier, but --Dora and I felt an absorbing interest in the HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK-

westward view. No, perhaps there isn't much

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descending to the absurdly abject devotion.

No, I do not remember what Dora and I had been talking about before, but it was after quite a longish silence that I suddenly discovered that it was six o'clock. Then, in the tone of a highly conscientious man, I said softly to Dera. Perbaps, you know, we had better go and look after your sister. So we went.

step of the child of the forest, and addressed The gipsy danced up to us with the elastic

herself to Tomkyns, as her acarest, victim, in ⋅ which Tomkyns displays to Amy, I am a the old, old hackneyed way: "Oh,the wicked devout admirer of Dori Dixon, and there are gentleman with the mew eyel Db, the mer-less soul-snúisfying occupations, in, this world ry-eyed gentlemen, who makes love to all the than watching the rays of a westering aun play-be ladies 1 Then I laughed. Yes, it is no good ing in Dora's hair. trying to disguise the fact that I laughed out. right. It was ne smile, it was hearty laughter Well, you see, I could not help in it was so absurd of the girl to talk of Tomkyns's merry eyes. Tomkyns's eyes, you know. have the lack lustre stare of the blinkerless tram borse, which week in week out sees stretching before him the unending pamilel of tramway lines. Would you laugh if someone anddenly began horse? Why, of course, you would. Well, was not exactly, laughing at Tomkyns, you will then, how you understand why I laughed. I observe; it was only the idea, you know, which was so funny; but Tomkyns stupidly lost his temper.

• As we approached Amy Dixon, who was helping Tomkyns in gaza dreamily at the I fancy, for her absent parent, "My dear Dora, bow very, very unlike mother this is."

The Eager Rufffe: It's been beautiful, hasn't it? The Velasquez, the Murillos, the-the-to talk: seriously about a merry-eyed tram-Thames, she said in a tone of reproach, meant, others, I shall never forget. A little higher- not quite so much Oh, we can early mend it when we get home No, the right side. Now let us make great laste and get a nice hot

arcated ten.

(Exeunt The Esger Ruffle and The Panting Bolero making haste.) one fellow indeed. Reokity-coa!

The Pigeon: Rockity-coo! I am very

A THAMES PICNIC.

"It is really very kind of you,” said Mrs. Dixon, "and, since you leave the choice to me, I should suggest, oh, I should unhesitatingly suggest, the river in this weather.".

And a tea-picnic in the afternoon, mother. Don't you think a picnic would be far cooler than tea at an hotel?" interposed Dora Dixon with a look of touching appeal at her mother. That hunted fawn look of appeal from Dora would have melted a heart of sinne, and though no woman who has come to years of discretion ever dres much about picnics, Mrs. Dixon agreed to a picnic at once cheerfully enough.

Dora sadly shook a small and shapely head, and agreed that it was strangely and unaccount ably unlike mother.

One well-brought-up girls When the gipsy gaily resumed "What will is this, culiarity about well brought up in the merry-eyed gentleman cross the gipsy's emphatically that their duty is perfectly clear, hand with, so that the gipsy prophetess may your well-brought-up girls are immediately clearly see what the future holds in ttore for cage and anxious to do their duty. So when the pet of all the ladies?" -Tomkyns simply I announced that it was abundantly evident to exploded with wrath,

me that Mrs. Dixon had been detained by her He turned fiercely upon the gipsy. What lawyer and bad, without a shadow of doubt, farce it is," he exclaimed indignantly, "your hurried down to Greenwich by train, Misses coming here pestering me about the future. Dixon were startled, but when I added most Why, my good woman, you are hopelessly ig finaly and most emphatically that it was very norant. even of the past. For instance, you clearly our duty to go on board the next Green- cannot tell me whether I auf married or not? | wich boar in pursuit of her, the Misses Dixon, question for old Tamkyns to put, for his looks eager and anxious to get on board, and so our On the face if it, it was rather an ingenious.like the well-brought-up girls they are, were

downtrodden look of the married man. are very deceptive. He has quite the careworn little party gaily took ship for Greenwich.

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The Panting Bolero, sehe during the operuenead by her enger entrenty of her mother. Tomkyas, “married? Yes, of course you are. band to accompany each competitor.

The White Shees to the Great Heavy Boot Ardly common patience with you, I'aven'. There's some as would give y' the go-by after one clumsy thing and the other; but there, I'm net one of them, and I don't old with these long akirts meself, messin' about in the dust. like something sensible, I do. Y don't catch me

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Of course, Mrs. Dixon hadn't gone by train, The gipsy tried to fence with the question. But what a sporting event it would be, to be she wanted to put Tomkyns off with an ambisure, to pace a thirty years old Thames steamer guous rep'y about his having fied a knot with against a train on the South Eastern Railway, his tongue, which he could not untie with his | one of those fine old crusted all-stations-to- After his first year on the river, a man "My good woman," he said savagely, "the

teeth, but Tomkyns would have anne of it. Greenwich flyers, for which the South Enster knows the discomforts of a picnic too well ever plain question is, am I married or not? steamer to start from Cannon-st bridge, and is so justly famous. Both the train and the to propose such a thing. But Dora is irresisti

The prophetess was fairly comered, but she directors of the railway and directors of the ble, and, though her glance of appeal was not had heaps of pluck. She went slapdash at the directed towards me, I confess that I was in difficulty. Married?" she said boldly to

steamers to stoke fornaces and drive engines inable rivalry. An ambulance and a brass I had half a mind to make some trifling objec You have been married longer than the poor tion, in the hope of Pora-looking, up appeal

It was a merry little dinner that the Misses ingly at me, 100, but on second thoughts Ipsy can count until she sees the stars again Dixon, Tomkyns, and I had together at Green-

to-night.”

wich. resolved not to risk it. It is given to no man

Your well-brought-up girl,, when she to guess what a woman may do next, and any that she was entirely mistaken, and that her unconventional little outing, accepts the in- Tomkyns with scathing contempt cold her finds herself irretrievably committed to an hesitation on my part might have led to. Dora expressing her absolute indifference for therance of the past convinced him that her evitable with praiseworthy resignation. The Misses Dixon were more than resigned, they river Thames, her contempt for picnics, and pretended knowledge of the future was a her loathing even of tea.

were positively cheerful, it was a most success. ful evening altogether, and there is no doubt that the Thames makes a most effective back- ground to a good-looking girl. Dora Dixon in river behind her, is undeniably something to the twilight of a summer's evening with the

"We must gather our own wood," continued Dura with charming animation, and make a proper gipsy fire, you know."

"Oh, yes," agreed her sister Ainy, please

sweepin' the place, out for nothing but what I do not ist us have any half-hearted compromise

may 'appen to bring 'ome on the train. I always 'ave me peekys "ang short in the front for choice. It shows the shoe, too, and looks more graceful / consider. Shall we set for a bit, dear? (They

"set."!)

brazen imposture.

in fury.

Then all the Whitechapel in the gipsy awoke "Garn," she screamed, Garn, you may tell those pretty lydies that you're a single deceiving scoundrel. You tell your trash to a man, but the Romany witch knows you're a mag, but not to the Romany witch, for she is as wide as Chafing-cross."

I sprang to my feet and hastily pressed five shillings upon her, but nothing would stop the torrent of her abuse. Then I huddled the tea things into the hamper. Unwashed ? Oh bless string of epithets from the gipsy waxed longer you, yes, it was no time for ceremony, for the and louder, until I finally managed to get the party into the boat again and had sculled a full half-mile down stream.

sation seemed impossible. We were all afraid It was a dreary homeward journey. Conver to look at one another except Mrs. Dixon, and she stared fixedly at Tomkyns through her pince pez from time to time, as if he were some strange beast of India,

OUR GREENWICH DINNER.

When Mrs. Dixon feebly moaned. It is so absurd, so dismally absurd, to talk about the London season this year, when there is no sea son of any sort," 1 hastoned to suggest a mild remedy for London's dreariness.

rave about. I have some, dim recollection of hinting almost as much as this to Dora on our hopitward voyage.

However, even a Thames steamboat lands one at one's destination finally, and Mrs. Dixon bad to be faced in the heights of Brixton.. but such a careless little chaperonless dinner Brixton is a pleasantly openminded suburb, as ours had been, required an explanation even in Brixton, and Mrs. Dixon's views on many points are startlingly austere...

into the drawing room on our arrival. When *Rather a grim-looking servant ushered us one is a little nervous, it is wonderful what an | impression trifles make upon one. Mrs. Dixon rose to meet us, her whole attitude eloquent of dignified reproof. 1 hurried boldly into an ex- planation. The fault was entirely mine, Mrs. Dixon, I regret to say. But, knowing how punctual you always are, I could not but be lieve that you had been detained by your hastened after you. As your host you know, I solicitor, and had gone down by train, so we felt bound to be at the Ship to receive should never have forgiven myself if you had I

arrived first."

you,

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with a methylated spirit lamp; it does so entirely destroy the true picnic charm."

Did 1 agree? Bless you, yes. I agreed heartily to everything, including the life of green sticks. When Dora expresses a wish, I A Pair of Pince-nez (to a Slouch Hat): I did simply give my better judgment a holiday. so want your opinion. Of course I had my Tomkyns and I have rooms together at own, and I rather pride myself upon making Thames Ditton, When I informed Tomkyns up my mind at once and for good and all, but that Mrs. Dixon and her daughters were I did so want to see how you saw them. The coming down on Saturday for a picnic, his Joy professional critics are worse than no good. was nothing less than maudlin': Tomkyn's There isn't one of them whose opinion I would devotion to Amy Dixon is quite pathetic. Amy "give that for. But I do so feel that you know. is a pleasant sort, of girl, but it would be

It's an instinct, isn't it

an intuition. ridiculous, of course, to compare her to hor Now the Murillos

the Dan-Baltazar sister Dora, Dora is quite-however, that Carlos in the Riding School do you...doesn't matter, I felt. it necessary to check The Slouch Hat: You mean the Velasques Tomkyns's trunaporid by reminding him that The Pince-nez: Well. the Velasquez. in all probability Saturday would be pouring Take the Velasquez first, (le prepares to wet, then i wished him good-night and left a take the Velasquez.),

downcast Tomkyns to meditate on the un- The Pincenez: The nodem work I don't certainty of the English climate. think we need consider at all.. Of course... Strange to say Saturday was gloriously fine, Shall we sit while you tell me? (They stand everything went without a hitch. We pull while he tells her.}.

ed up to the meadows above Sunbury for our A Bare Neck and a String of Pearl to Two picnic. We all collected sticks, I made the fire, Turquoise Earrings: Dressed My dear, she and the kettle boiled in twenty minutes and was a rag-bag. And why she hadn't got thenMy dear fellow, how on earth can I tell

Mrs. Dixon look d a little less icy than sho "Lat me arrange," I urged, "the smallest of had done when we arrived, but she said, in a some one to ask her people for her... you this story if you perpetually interrupt? I small dinners somewhere. Now do, Mrs.tone of souyance Solicitors, I am convinced, Reggy, and I nearly died. As I told repeat, the wood was green, I made the fire, Dixon, just yourself and your daughters, you aways keep one wailing, by way of impressing him, if I'd known for half a moment what L. and the kettle boiled in twenty minutes. Oh, know, and we might go to a little theatre or one with their own importance." was letting him and myself in for... It was hit it did. Well, you must never tell the Dixons something of that kind afterwards, perhaps."I hastened to speak a kind word for the legal all the Vanderdecken woman's fault met how it was done, but it is a little dodge I learnt Thank you so much. You are always so the creáture at Monty, and/she-the Vander

years ago. At a picnic a girl is always dying exceedingly kind," Mr Dixon replied plain decken woman I'menn-would introduce me ;

for a cup of tea, and yet she is always seizedtively, but really, you know, we seem to bave with a wild craving for a real wood fire. dinad everywhere literally everwhere" These two-demands of hers are impossible to Then I knew Mrs. Dixon's was a serious case. reconcile, unless you stuff a few patent fire When a woman begins to feel that she has lighters into your coat pocket before you start dined literally everywhere, she requires to be The sort of firelighters I mean are flat like roused. My method was abrupt, I said with cakes of tobacco. Oh, they are quite reason startling saddenness, They have repainted able, five for twopence. You put them quietly the Thames steamboat under the wood, the girls gather their sticks, you know, they like that part immensely, but shriek she faintly gasped, "No 1 Really, auroly Mrs. Dixon was electrified. With a little the frelighters actually boil the kettle,

When a man can boil a kettle at a picnic in hay must be mistaken; surely they cannot. I am sure the steamer did her best on the

have repainted those dear old things!* *. twenty minutes, he is a demiged. For two- Oh, I assure you they have, and I added, brass plate close to the engines informed us

return journey, I said soothingly, blit pence at any oilinan's a man can make himself by way of heightening the effect I had already that she was built in 1857." 13 a demigods. Cheap isn't it? But whatever you produced, "They have gone the length of re-To relieve my anxiety about the girls 1

do, don't tell the Dixons, if you happen to meet painting them inside and out." think that you might have come home by them. Girls somehow persist in thinking that Mrs. Dixon's interest was now fully aroused; train," said Mrs. Dixon, reprovingly. firelighters are unromantic.

As I was trying to tell you, before you so, Greenwich on 2 repainted steamer, Let us go daughterally cost of an all night our Sanfiary Board Office,

so I continued smoothly, "Let us go down to

hesitated to expose your rudely interrupted me, that picnic was asas pilgrims rather than as revellers, just two ney I pleaded is explanation, "Greenwich, successful as a picnic ever can be expected or three withebait and a glass of Chablis to tn.be, for more successful indeed than most, drink long life to the Thames ateambodia you know is on the South Eastern Railway.

Mr. Dixon srolled importance, bad been forgotten; targ

and really whits a house like that and fifty thousand a year. Oh, the food was all fight even Reggy admitted; but if you could have seen.

Oh, my dear, that's rather nice, No 2a

The Turquoise Earrings (consulting her catalogue): aaA State Concert" Yes.. Do you gutte like their clothes?

The Bare Neck and String of Pearls: If were a portrait-painter I:should never let my.] sitters wear anything 20 dating as clothes, would you? 43. The Rubens Hat Reggy says I'm to be painted next year. "The Victor's Retum, 259 1-think pictures are so tiring, don't you? Loqk at that woman!

* Turquoise: "The Mad Joanu”.

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Hongkong, 23rd August!

erintendent:

DRA" LINE OF STEAMERS.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:

5.5. LONGSHIPS

CONSIGNEES of Cargo ex $,« "Loxo- SHIPS from New York are hereby notified that their Cargo transhipped at Singapore into the "PRINZ HEINRICH" has now arrived and is being landed and placed at their risk in BOARD.the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Co.'s Godowns at Kowloon,

Lading in exchange for which they will receive *Consignees are requested to "Immediately" send in to the Undersigned: Original Bills of local Bill of Lading on which delivery can be obtained

JARDINE, MATHESON & Co, Agents. Hongkong, 23rd August, 1991.. PACIFIO MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

NOTICE

profession. Oh, come," aid persuasively, Eastern Division of the City of Victoria, WNERS of HOUSES situated in the not let us be hard on splicitors. So many and in the Eastern Division of Kowloon, have absconded Intely that the remainder are recessarily frightfully overworked, poor fellows. who have not had their Premises LIME Besides, those that remain in this country are WASHEU and CLEANSED in accordance, se busily engaged in striking one another off with Law, are reminded that the period during the rolls that they must have sadly little time which this work should be FINISHED ends to devote to their cilenta business, on the 31st day of AUGUST 1901, and the With a nobilty that became.ber well, Mrs Sanitary Board being convinced of the necessity. Dixon generously admitted that, at a time like of Cleanliness in its efforts to Stamp out Plague, seriously engaged from the present, almost any, solicitor might be very is deterroined to rigorously prosecute any

owner in default after the above named Date

The Eastern Division of the City lies to the of Kowloon is all that part of the Kowloon East of Garden Road The Eastern Division Peninsula to the East of Robinson Road and are hereby notified that their Goods are at inchide Hung Hom and part of Tsim Sha Tsul? their tisk being discharged into Lighters and www. By Order,

The Burg Neck/ her name Joanna? Yes. I'm sure she's mad. Oh, the picture. I meant | the creature in stripes. What were we talking this year, but Reggy's done so badly that he for the kettle boiled promptly, and nothing of which have found their second childhood at that you and damare about? My picture. It was to have been done couldn't afford it, and besides I've hardly's stitch to put on

Mengar The Turquoise Earrings (looking at her friend's string of pearl) Poor darling How stark for you, Eenh

A Fatherly Top-hat to a Sailor Sait Now, when did we learn that Velasquez was born

The Sailor Suft: Fifteen.

The Fatherly Top hat: Fifteen

The Sailor Suit

Fifteen.

The Fatherly Top har F

that's right fifteen ninetyt

The Saltor Suits Oh, yes, 159

The Fatherly Top-hat? And the Fourth

the

The Sailor Sali King of

fifteen

fifteen

would like a the bottom of a paintpote papers whisky and cods after your journey. Ring

It would be simply deligbiful," said Mrs. the bell, Dora dear Dixon gratefully. Thank you so much both for the invitation and the iden

of India,

á Our light repant was over Mrs. Dixon bad graciously signified that the smoke of a ciga rette would not distress her, Tomkyns and I had both lit up, and I was larily considering Emboldened by my success so far, I ven whether Dora's expression was more charm-tured a little farther. "You would have no ing in profile or full face, while her mother objection to my bringing Mi Tomkyns, 1 was telling us a perfect after picnic story, hope. You see, we have rooms, together which began nowhere was mainly about and a

Fr

KA WOODCOCK,

Acting Secretary,

Est August, Igor o

JUST.

ONSIGNEES of CARGO per Steamship

PERU

or landed into our Godawns at Wanchai and delivery may be bad either from. Lighters or From Godowas, upon countersignature of-Bills "of Lading&EA

[832c/Goode remaining unclaimed after the 30th

Instant, will be subject to rent "No Fire Insurance has beßn

VEGEORGE ECKLEY,

Acting Agént, Hongkong, 33rd August, 1901

MENTARA PARAGUS & DESSERT ITS ALL KINDSA

So peace was restored in Brixton Advocats

NOTTO E..

Apply to

7. Hongkong, 30th August, 1901.

JUST UNPACKE

GIRAULT.E

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Neither the CAPTAIN, the AGENTS, not thei DEBT contracted by the Officers or the Crews OWNERS✨ will be RESPONSIBLE, for aby

nothing, and required the very minimum of Oh, certainly, by all means, as our host for NOT RES

TOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS. attention to keep in touch with it, when the the evening, you know, any guest of yours, fifteen distant flash of an orange-coloured handkercourse," said Mrs. Dixon vaguely but graci

chiaf, worn turbanwise, told me that, gipsy qualy There is no doubt that Mrs Dixon was approaching and sincerely detests Tomkyns, while ho, poor Connoisseur of gipsies boldly assert that the fellow simply worships Amy, her younger of gipay of the Thames Valley Jn not the true bied | Mrs. Dixon's daughters, Awkward 1 should Varioty daresay thay arch right, but never father think it wAILU

& Philip

of the following Vessel during her stay in Hongkong Harbour and Maga

BEA WITCH America's ship, HowarMastery, Hongkong,

MEE CHEUNG

PHOTOGRAPHER,

TONSFLOOR

GROUPS

HOUSE, IN

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