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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SUPPLEMENT, CHRISTMAS, 1901.

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NIPPON YUBEN KAISHA.

**FOR OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM | pondering in his little brain, what he had † of a doubting soul, patting away its doubts,

OF HEAVEN,”

(Specially written for the Hougtong Telegraph.")

heard. Love 2 what way it? he thought of and his eyes softened as the light seemed to the various emotions, and passions lie had "break across his weary little brain. witnessed in his parents, but could had none⠀⠀ In at the steps, a light began to move, that seemed to hear any relation to this, and he knew his father and mother would Ah yes I his little dog. The friend his father be soon returning. brid so arbitrarily thrown overboard to drown..} He remembered, how, once when he had inadvertently dropped an oar on his com

He must hurry, if his task was to be done. He looked down at the cold, still water,

Would it hurt very much ? It could not,

BY D.D'OLIVER ("DOLLY.")"

Little Ah Ching toiled painfully at the sampan oar, beside his big brother. Big capital and a fine fleet of steamers, the majority brother, though" "Ah "Ching Yeally, was the panion, how the little beast had howled. he thought he loved it too well, and even

senior by a year; but a fail when a baby, brought about by his mother's carelessness, had resulted in an injury to the spine, and at eight years of age Ah Ching was but'an emaciated little cripple, who would have compared unfavourably with a healthy

by it, independently of its lines between all the

Colombo, Port Said” and Marseilles.

Chinese boy of five.

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Mankind and woman-kind as well—loves. variety and luxury, and have long known that in travelling both can be had'on the grand steamers of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha.It is undoubtedly one of the most successful mer cantile and shipping houses in the Far East, and has gained a well earned reputation throughout the whole world." With jhuge.

of them new and provided with every resource for contributing to the comfort. of passengers and every modern facility for the carrying trade, it is not surprising that, the Japan Mail Steam ship Company, Limited has earned its coveted laurels and still shines bright in the annals of Eastern traffic. The regular services maintained principal ports in Japan, are with China, Asiatic Russia, the Straits Settlentent, `India, the Too weak to manage an oar by himself, he Red and Mediterranean Seas, Europe, Canada, could but sit beside his younger brother, America and Australia. To dwell in detail with and exert his feeble strength to push the oar their service would require more space than is back for him after he had completed the available in this issue, but to review briefly stroke. He glanced enviously from time their many routes should make interesting matter. In the European line the Company

to time at the sturdy limbs of his brother, have a regular fonnightly service between as he swung himself into his work, and Yokohama, London, and Antwerp calling on wondered why it was that he should be so the way at Kobe, Shimonoseki (occasionally) pitiably weak, and so utterly despised by Shanghai, Hongkong Singapore, Penang, their father. For his father was never tired special feature of the line is the direct service

The of complaining about having to feed a

uscless mouth:

"As well have had a girl," change of steamets at any intermediate port he used to say contemptously, as Ah Ching The Bombay line is maintained between struggled sally to make himself of use, "as Yokohama and Bombay with three fast one who only cats and can do nothing in steamers which have excellent "accommoda- the sampan." tion for a limited number of cabin passenger Kicks and cuffs there were in plenty, but and on the Australian route the three magni-These the child took philosophically, seeing ficent sister ships Ansugs Maru, Kumane

fare and Paula Mara, are employed. The that even his hale and hearty brother came Company also have a fine American service, in occasionally for a share. It was right In addition to their ordinary service they have that his parents should see fit to vent their Just added three new boats! eath of dobo tonsill-feeling: on him when times were bad and are enabled to call at Shanghai-in-theit, fort-dd as his share of the labour, ont to suffer fitted with the most modern appliances, and fares not too plentiful; what else could he nightly service. Their steamers plying on the Shanghai line are known to all that have their blows silently, patiently, if it were a comfortable passenger boats in the Far East, a gnawing, hunger, for a word of sympathy, travelled by them as the most excellent and relief to them; but oh how he longed with and the same can be said of the Hongkong, an occasional glance of pity, as an Vladivostock, Kobe-Newchwang, Kobe Tien acknowledgement that he tried so bravely to tsin, Kobe-Chinnampo, Kobe-Otaru, Kobe the best of his poor abilty. His clothing. Keelung, Yokohama Bönin Islands, and

was of the scantiest, such as his father and Aomori Muroran lines. Full particulars of

brother could find no further use fat, and these routes with all general informations can be obtained at their local offices, Princes Build-

his food the leavings of the rest; but he ings. Mr. A. S. Miham is the manager, never complained, even to himself. though in his absence the work is conduced by Mr. T. Takayanagi, who is ably assisted by Mr. F. Gomes,

between the Orient and the Occident without

'C. E. WARREN.

He knelt down and fastened the ends

and then, reading the look of compassion as he gazed another rending sob shook his in his master's eyes, had crept up frame and forced itself to his lips. to lick his hands.. Was not this the 'love. and forgiveness', the foreign man had spoken about?

frown.

of the cord around his neck and crept to the side, pushing the heavy stone before him.

The cord was too tight and choked him, and he commenced loosening it a little. The thought of what he had to do stopped him. What did it matter? Another minute or two, and he would not mind the cord being too tight! He withdrew his fingers from the knot.

The sound of oars on the still night air, told him of the approach of his parents. He looked down, and thought he saw again his little dog, the only being that had ever loved him, looking up from the cold cheer- less depths with appealing eyes, and with a shudder he pushed the stone over the side. eddied round the place where he sank

There was a double splash and the waves

then, as the waters resumed their calm, a

shining out on the world below, rift in the clouds showed a solitary star

A while later, he had been to see his brother again, and, was sitting in the cook- house enjoying the smell of the savoury viands cooking, that seemed almost as good as a meal to him. He had closed his eyes in an ecstasy of delighted enjoyment, fancying himself seated before a large bowl of the food whose odour was so delicious, when he opened them with a startled exclamation to find the lady of the house standing över

him regarding him with a "Who is that horrid little hunch-back ? She asked. What does be want here? Send him away instantly, horrid little thing!"

Blinded by scalding tears, he had groped his way out to the back-steps, and so on to the road again. with need him say ven his No one wanted to have anything to do own people scarce tolerated him. With rest, he had an infinite longing for crept back to the sampan, the home that he knew he only occupied on suffrance. came back to him. But how reconcile what And as he went, the missionary's words he had said, with this white woman's cruelty?

The Joss that was all love and forgive- Perhaps though, he thought, she did not worship the same "Joss"; she could'nt. ness, and whom all should try to emulate. And yet his brother had once pointed out with pride to-him, his raistress, as she came out of that very "Joss house" one morning.hip Company, Limited, are having an over Was it all only make believe then P. Look see pidgin ? And if the followers of this Ah Ching had picked up a mangy pariah God had nothing but hard words for him, puppy in one of the back alleys in Wanchai,would the 'Jass himself deign to notice a and had brought it on board the sampan. poor cripple? The look of hunger and suffering in the poor, half-starved little brute, had touched chord of sympatly in the unhappy little

..

And so, with many questioningdoubts in his childish mind, he crawled back to thesampan and into a corner, to find in sleep, that rest

It cast its reflection in ineffable compas- sion on the spot from whence little ringlike ripples were slowly spreading out; and when the water was settled again, and its image tell of the rest that had come to the weary became steady and lustrous, it seemed to little spirit below,

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OSAKA SHOSEN KAISHA.

With a Beet of eighty magnificent steamers of a total displacement of 83 on tons the Osaka

Shosen Kaisha, or Osaka Mercantile Steam-

Wyndham Street conducted by a little man, in cripple, and he had brought it down in his and peace that his waking hours denied him. Swatow, Amoy, fehwang, Chef, Tientsin,

There is a little office and show 'room in

fact the only big thing about the place is the

amount of business done. Mr. Warren has laid himself out in the liad of Hygienic Sanitary Appliances and no place in the warld needs

them more than Hongkong, Mr We on con sultation builds, a hous for you with all the latest improvements and personally'superintenda the work especially the all important matter of drainage. On view are samples of all the best appliances so that you can take your pick know ing that they will be properly, fixed.

KRUSE & 00.

What shall. I give my wife for Christmas? Or my mother father!! brother!!! si ter!!! The more you think of it, the worse becomes HIGH CLASS TAILORS. your perplexity. A few moments agn you had forty things at your fingers end, now they have completely, passed out of your mind. To avoid any trouble of this kind, take a trip to Kruse & Co., under ibe Connaught House. There you will see exposed if a mast attractive shape as varied an assortment of Xmas gifts as one would wish for. The problem is solved, and it merely becomes a matter of "how much" you wish to spend. Art bronzes from the smallest delicate figure to the large groups, always an acceptable present, and one that usually is placed in a prominent spot, thereby acting as a constant reminder of the donor. The same can be sad of the large line of plaques, vases and lamps that are arranged for sale in a most artístic manner. Nothing is more ap preciated as a Christmas present by a lady, than a handsome toilet set. It is an ornament to a dressing table and withal a very useful present. One must be very hard to please if he can not make a selection in a few minutes time from the many handsome articles of that kind

PRAYA.

RAMSEY & Co. 18, D'Aguilar Street. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE

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EARRINGS, J.

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CHRISTMAS 1901.

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CAKES

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KEPT IN STOCK. ULLMANN & Co.

74 Queen's Road,

JEWELLERS, and

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GREAT ASSORTMENT of-

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Watches, Rings,

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TEE BEST VALUE ON THE MARKET.

CLUB

FINE OLD SCOTCH

VERY OLD LIQUEUR- $15,00

displayed by Messrs, Kruse & Co. Card cass, purses, of every kind and description within the reach everyone's pocket are a feature of

tiris display, Steel engravings, terra cotta ware, Dresden biscuit-ware, ostrich feather

and lace fans are articles that gladden the hearts of the female sex at this festive season,

will show you that a selection of a present

arms and washed its ulcerated body, sharing his scanty meals with his dumb friend. His parents had tolerated the presence of the dog in the ampan, thinking, perhaps he would be of use as a watch dog in the future, and as Ah Ching shared his food with it, they said nothing.

The two little waife had come to love each other with that affection that only two suffering natures can feel for one another, and the boy had found his greates: happiness in depriving himself of food for the sake of his canine friend, "

Then, one day as they were sailing back to the Blue Buildings landing steps, before a stiff breeze, after having put a fare aboard one of the steamers lying in the harbour, the dog, in a moment of hungered desperation," had stolen a morsel of fish that Ah Ching's father had left lying aft. With a deep curse, the man seized the little dog and flung it far out into the water. The dog whined piti fully as it fell with a splash, and struck eagerly out after the rapidly vanishing sampan, in the vain hope of being able to overtake it, and the crippled child gazed with a yearning look at his little friend struggling for his life astern there, and wished for the moment he were there with him. An oath from his father, driven home with a cuff, made him realize that he was letting the sail-halyards slip through his fingers, and with a look of mute, sorrowful farewell in the direction of his little dog, he tumed again to his dreary duty.

But one day, a fare, an officer of one of the ships lying in the harbour, whom they were conveying to his ship, had caught the look of dumb misery in the patient eyes toiling at the car before bim, and the sailor's

heart had been touched.

creasing share of the traffic in the Far East is an old established Japanese firm which has been steadily growing and, the same time, improving in its accom- nedation afforded for passengers until it has, now reached almost the acme of perfection Seven years ago they made rapid strides and pened out in several directions, and have ever since been going forward. They have upwards of twenty branches and agencies at Hongkong, Ab Ching's father and mother had gone Newchwan, Manila, Saigon and at all the on shore, taking with them his brother andinciple ports in Japan. The Mitsui Bussan leaving him to look after the sampan, Kaisha attend to their passenger and freight anchored far out from the steps. He had tepuitment in Hongkong: wife all busines. had no lood that day; his father had con transactions are "onducted at their own nices: On the Inland Sea of Japan and along the temptously told him that perhaps he would

coasting lines they have filty steamers runn- bring back with him in the evening some of

ou eighteen different routes, and it ja # the food he never earned, and he was sitting of interest to note that the Company's grew steamers are specially designed for the with his knees drawn up to his chin, and his little wasted-hands clasped around them-Coast trade of South China and Formen, and, thinking.

It was very cold; and he was hungry. Would his father bring him off something to cat, he wondered. And yet, why should he? Sadly he surveyed the scant railment that was considered good enough for him, a boy that could not help earn the family living.

His father was right. Of what use was he! Better had he had a daughter.

Perhaps if he died, his father would be pleased. In these hard times, it was all they could do to earn enough to buy food, there would be one mouth the loss to feed. At least no one would be sorry,

..

He hid his face in his knees, and violent sobs shook the poor little body. Presently he rose and stole to the bow of the sampan. Lifting one of the deck boards, he peered in at a large stone lying there with a piece of cord bound round it, the two ends lying beside. For a long time he looked earn estly down at the stone, then replaced the board, creeping back to his place and hudd- ling himself up to keep warm.

How cold he was, and how hungry. Per haps father and mother would come back without anything to eat, with nought but the inevitable samshu!

ask.

He looked down at the water he loved

so well, and out across the harbour that had been home and play-ground to him. Why was he there? Oh, what was the use of him, a poor malforcoed cripple that could not even pull an oar? He must leave, it would be easier for the others to without him. He stole forward get on again and dragged the stone from it's hiding place. It had been all his weak little, arms could do, to drag the stone there undetected, and now as he brought it forth again, he sank trembling and palpitating beside it, Thoughts came to him of the words he had He heard about, the white man's 'Josa. wondered would He help him; he would Crawling to the other end of the boat, he took out a joss stick from among the bundle his mother always kept there. She would not mind it's loss, he thought, when she knew what he had done.

Lighting the joss-stick at the lamp in the stern, he stuck it into a crack between the boards, softly calling on the foreigner's 'Joss8* to come and take him away. Away from a plane where he was not wanted anywhere, he did not mind, only so he should not be a burden to anyone. With faltering whisper, he called on the Joss' to take notice of the sweet smell of the burning sandalwood, Another great sob shook and help him.

great son sh the deformed little frame.

A few minutes later, he raised his head and looked up, stiff and cold. The Joss stick had gone out and he looked at it blankly an a glimmer of understanding came into his eyes.

He saw now what it

"Poor little beggar: you look hungry," or for that matter at any time. Now we have he had said and extended a twenty-cent answered the perplexing question regarding a present for the Wife, the Mater or Sister for Piece in his hand. The child's hand closed some other fellow's sister). Now we pass on over it almost mechanically, for he was look lo a little remembrance for the Pater or our ing, with a wave of shy gratitude into the best pal." If he is a smoker, you have first face he ever remembered to have smiled an easy way out of your difficulty. A glance kindly upon him. No sooner was the officer over Messrs Kuise & Co's stock of cigars, up the ship's side, than his father had Manilas, Havanas, Brazilias, Egyptian ciga roughly demanded the "cumshaw" that rettes; alan Turkish, English, and Manila, the foreigner had given, bim, but Ah smoking tobaccos of every kind and variety, Ching, in his brief moment of happiness his hot face pressed against the deck.

only depends upon the extent of your liberality or had let it slip unregarded to the deck, and finance. Cigar and cigarette cases, a andsome with blows and curses, he had been made pipe either meerschaum or briar are Christmas to search between the planks, ontil it was presents that are always appreciated. Don't found and handed over to his parent. bring the children down to Kruse's Store prThe latter took it with a curse.

Little you surely will have to sped many times the beast!" he had said is it not enough then, amount you have set aside for their Christings gif They will want everything they see, and that you should be unable to earn money, onureally can't blame them, as mechanical toys, but you must try to lose it when it is given dolls, tops, toys of every kind and variety, are, you ? di played in a profusion that is bewildering. There was another brother, several years One must be very crit cal who cannot solve the older than Ah Ching, and be had for some vexins Kimas gift question by a visit to Messrs. time hold a position as boy in one of the Kruse & Co.

houses, on Caine Road.. Ah Ching had stolen up several times to see him, he had always seemed less harsh to the little dripple, and appeared almost sorry at times for his de- Messrs. H. and His Auction Mart, in their

Jesyo. Pay a visit at any total deformity. Once, on returning from such a temporary premises in Des Voeux Road, you visit, he had passed a school-house where a will generally find the place full of people, missionary was speaking with thrilling ear either a saluchas just finished or another, is nestness to some Chinese children. As be commencing. From week's end to week's end hobbled painfully past, words had come to there, is a continual round of receiving and dis- him that caused him to stop and listen, tributing. It is now 25 years since. Mr. Hughes and then retrace his steps, until be crouched went into this line of business, and in that time beneath a window, thrown open to the he has proved himself on all occasions a cap warm summer air. able agéţiancer-and' secured the confidence of

MESSRS, HUGHES AND HOUGH,

that many rooms are pucomfortably crowded

meant.

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The foreigner's Joss, like every one-else. would have nothing to do with him. was of no use to anyone.. He must help himself.

He rose to his feet, his resolution taken,

There seemed something sublime almost in the childish figure, as it stood there in the night air, gazing with sad eyes toward the shore. hore

$12.00 per doze11. those wishing to dispose of their gunds and He had strained his cars to catch every chattels, The firm has practically the mon word that the white man was speaking, and, opoly of the Government work with the excep- little as he understood their import, it tion of land sales, which are conducted by the seamed to do him good to listen there. PAW. D. No doubt when the Christmas "Yes" the missionary was saying," we are parties are in full swing it will be found ruled by love. The God who has it in His and then the palat will arise, whether you power to do with us as He will, yet prefer will sell your friends or your furniture, to govern us with Justice and Mercy. Did Mesira. H. and H. can deal with the latter not His only Son come down through sheer to the best advantage and a collection that has love of each and all of us to show us we How he loved the harbour; he was sorry taken years to make will be distributed in 3 were forgiven, and to work our redemption? to leave it, but his father had told him again few minutes. The firm have several important and if tle could forgive and love us so is it and again, that he was an encumbrance sales coming on that should.naked and not the least we can do to forgive and love and times were hard. householders are reccommended to take notice of the announcements made daily through the

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O.

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do. Prices will be advanced shortly account of Exchange.

H. PRICE & CO

WINE MERCHANTS,

on

„Queen's Road,

doorway caused the boy to hobble on again,

ire elaborately fitted with all modern împroves nents. For the Yanteze River traffic they tare some specially buik steamers which ar sery fast and magnificently fitted up. All teamers carry the Imperial Japanese Mail, 'und are subject to periodical inspection by the Government Marine Surveyors, besides being egistered in the highest class at Lloyds, The Digi Maru, and Daijin Juru are spesially itted for coast irips and all who have travelled by them speak; in terms of highest

raise of their seaworthy qualities, and com fartable accommodation. Mr. T. Arima is the general manager at Hongkong, and full parti culars regarding freight, passages sailing cto. will be readily furnished. A glance at our advertising columns will show the excellent service of steamers which the Company are regularly running, and a peep at their balance alicet for the past half year will convince one of the tremendous amount of money passing

hrough their hands. On the cap tal account

the 220,000 shares total out at YS,500,000.000, and the other accounts show items equally as satisfactory.

HOUGHTON & CO., THE TAILORS,

THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE 80,"

If you are desirous of making, a useful Christmas gift to your wife, why not call on Mr. F. Kirue, the l ́ocal Manager of the Equit, ible Life Assurance Co. He can give you the particulars regarding one of his Companys Guaranteed Cash Value Policies," that will

be a welconte present indeed to your better half Clothes, jewellery, bric-a-brac are all very, well in their way, but five years from now, where are they? Worn out, lost broken'!. How much better to make a present that, will. endure for all time, that even after your death is a living reminder: To the layman, life, insa surance is usually a game; that you have to die to beat it." But to the student of financial malters, several of the policies issued by the Equitable are simply and purely long term ins vestments, on the installment plan, with the feel, ing that if at any time death should call you your estate is benefited to a much larger extent. than as if you had place your money in any other style of investment: Your security is gilt-edged, one of the strongest financial in stitutions in the World is backing your policy. Assets over £63,000,000, 2. net surplus of Over $13,000,000, and a business that neces sitated the payment of £5,459,533 to policy holders during the year 1930, Every far seeing business realizes the ups and downs of this world, and it is his duty to his family, during the seven years of plenty to provide for the possible contingency of a seaspa of famine. In times of financial crises when it is. imposible to borrow from the links, how convenient, how absolutely necessary in fact is to be able to take your insurance polles to the office of the Company Tnd borrow sum that will perhaps prevent your financial ruin-All these points and many others of equal interest and Importance will be explained to you by Mr. Kiene, who is a wide-awake man of affable manners. He understands his busi ness thoroughly, apprecates the value of they strong, well-managed company back up hun and, if he cannot show you the benetts of a policy in his Company, you are indeed sadly wanting in business acumen

THE OLD STORFO

The secan course of the fasts whois being served.

*** What is this feathery, stuff?" demanded the „corpulent diner, ON THE

That blong filly sole replied the boy Take it away," said the corpulent diner, real if you can't nice tandes as he stood there erect in all the grandeur piece of the upper with the buttons removed, a

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