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A GEISHA'S LIFE.

Like the Policeman's. Not a

Happy One...

SHORT SERMON.

THE

If God has made such won- dorful provision for transient flowers, He will inake still more

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1912.

POST OFFICE.

Holiday. Arrangements."

Whis Monday,' the 27th inst., leing

VESSELS IN PORT.

STEAMER.

Choongshing, Br. n.a., 1,215,*Liddoll, 23rd 24th May--Canton May, Goa-J., M. & Co.

gracious and certain provision a General Holiday, the l'ost Office will Choising, Ger. 6.8., 1,602, J. Bisher, 10th

for mau,

In Japan a popular geisha oc cupies an important position in the public imagination. It may

Now our Lord's argumout ap- bo imagined, therefore, that little short of a sensation was plice with infinitely grontor force created in Tokyo by the recent to us in the twentieth century attempt ut suicido of one of the than it did to the men of Christ's most famous of the Shimbushitimo; for this plain, ronson, that geislas, who are, in their turn, the innst faraons of all the thouwe know infinitely so inuch more Bande of geishas in Tokio, The about God's care for the flowers firat reports stated that the un-then the contemporaries of Jesus fortunate lady bad hoon driven Christ did. Our faith in God to her attempted death by

la be ought

für firmer mountains of debt, contracted'as the result of a passionato attachi- and more unhesitating than was All knowledge brings ment to a certain popular actor. theirs. The Tokyo "Asahi," indead, responsibility along with it. Re- considered the mattor of such member that. So that instead of importance that after the re covery of the would-be suicido having less faith in God than the the editor induced her to write ancients hal, we ought to have a the history of the incident, and great deal more. Have you evor her own feelings during the thought of that? And, if so, how attempt, for the benefit of its

is it that we are always being rondora. Hore it is:-

The more idea of u a debt of told that, fo-day faith in fod is or two thousand you could dying out? Surely a melancholy never drive me to suicide. I am reflexion on man if the more Hubject to fits of melancholy, and when in the grip of one of these we know of fod the less we How does it I want to get out of the world, believe in lim. Why? Simply and solely because stand with you and me? Has I am tired of life, its monotony, all the scionico that we bonst und quietness. A geisla's fo contains excitement. 11 is always the same, day in and day out. Publicana soll drink, cats catch mico, dogs watch burglars, surely, Oh surely, it ought not,

uno

1

|be open from 8 tili 9 km, only. . *.

May Bangkok and Swalew 9th May, Rico.-B. & S.

There will be can delivery of leteru aud`s callestion from the Pillar Bros. Daljin Maro, Jap. a.a., 870, D, Fuobi- gami, 22nd May-Swaton The Money Order Office will be

21st May, Gon.-O. 8. K. entirely closed.

Ervicken, Nor, *.8., 1,844, Argener, 23 May-Canton 22nd May, Ballast-M. B. R. Fazilka, Br. k.., 2,097, W. E. Whit

tingham, 6th May-Rangoon 23rd April, Genl., M. & Ca.

"(Oply-fully propsid lollory, and just- cants are masmiksite's by the Silurian Bonte, U. Eampe. Letters for this route elaqull by any orscribed via Siberia.

The Parcel Punt system to the following places in China is for the prevent surpended:-Unpub, Hisann, and Tongyuch.

MAILS VIA SIBERIA.

Lapitun

May Hil

10 Shangla

May 25th

MAILS DUE. Gerumu, Verslinge (20th iml."

MAILS CLOSE,

A.M.

Swalow-Por Haimun, 26th May, 9' Amoy and Formon-- Swatow,

Por Daijin-meru, 26th

May, 3 A.M.

28:

Hajan. Br. ss., 841, A. H. 3 art, 24th May--8walow

·Yay, Q.-D. L. & Co. Hongkong Mara, dap. s... 3,4568,

A

Sugara. 21st May-Comad 1st April, and Moji 10th May, Coal-T: K. K. Kație, dier. p.8., 1,209, G. Schinisior, 91st May Tourano 18th May, Gen. & Ca, Koen Maru, Jup. S., 4,

Magerums. 24th May- Moji 18th May, Coal-M B. K.

Kusang, Br. 1.8., 2,077, F. Whi o'or,

2015 Mag-Moji and Shl monosaki 15th May: Gen.- J., M. & Co.

Kavnelii Maru, dap... 8.821. A. Chrisolinoon, 24th May- Moji 19th May, Matclips, N. Y. K..

about made us more heathenish trails, Coylon and India via Bom- Locksun. Gur. R., 1,920, W. Taubert,

instead of more pious? Sonie- times it looks as if it had. Yet

bay-Per Kaw.chi-maro,

37th May, A.,

Feibsiwei, Chefoo aul Tientsi-Per

Kacichow, 27th May;9 A.,

Marie,

28th. Blay, 8 .. Usifong and Pakhoi-Per Sungking. Mexico

Haiphong and Pakhoi-Per Methide, 28th May, 8 A.M.

Swatow, Amoy, Formosa and Yoorhow Michael -Por Hniyang, 28th May,

10 AM.

Straits and India in Calcut-Per Ning, Kumsang, 28th May, 10 1.4.

Moji, Victoria and United Stalon via Tacoma Per Nippon Mexia rn, 28th Mg, 10

A.M.

F.N..

and men havo their constant whon we think of the extre-Macao-Per Sui Tal, 27th May. 1 varying selfiel pastimes and occupations. But the geisha has ordinary, the unbelievable lavish nothing to do it to contineness of wisdom, skill and care always in the sune tiresome that God has expended on the groove, dancing and singing, flowered world. And if the singing and dancing. I thought

inferonco in Christ's, duy from n “if I died that 1 might one day be ro-born in the shape of one of mere sight of the wild' flowers, those creatures, men, nice, or taught, according to Him, the doge! Therefore I resolved to lesson of absolute faith in our Shanghai, North Chian, Japan is dic. Four years ago I secreted aloavenly Father, how much more bottle of sulphurit acid, burying ought all the knowledge that Whou I had the twentieth century has of the it under the floor. made up my mind to die. I lowered world, to make us not stole upstairs and dug it up, less but ruore intense believers in Bacs-Per dui Tai, Such Mty, 1.25' I tested it on piece of God's cure for us? If there is cloth, and found that it had anything in the argument from lost rond of its strength. Then the less to the greator, suroly we I changed my dress to the cere-

ought to be the greatest believera monial white mourning, and

the world has known, seo no armed myself with a dugger in

oscape from that conclusion. ,case the poison failed. I satin

Let us now consider, in obe front of the family shrine, and took one, two three gulps from dience to the Master, some of the the battle. It was burning and wonders of the flowered world horribly astringent. My stomach which is audience did not know. refused to assimilate it. Finished Consider thenges that God took for the bottle in one wild gulp. the preparation of the world for the Then the pain began in my chest, appearance of the flowers. For it and at pace the utter stupidity is a remarkable fact that flowering and madness of my wish to die plants-the angiosporius-wore came upon me. All wish of dying the last plants to make their appear- vanished. I coughed and coughed, ance on the earth. It is indeed a and here I am quite well again. curious fuel that man and flower- If I get another fit of melancholying plants sean to live appeared

Philippine Islands-Per Ten, 28th

May, 8 ru swatow-For Haitun, 29th May, 10

German

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Straits, Burma, Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Australia, Indin, Adca, Egypt, and Ентаре

TIA Naples, (Latters posted in all the· Pillar Boxes, in time for

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Lato Letters 11 to 11.30 a.m.“

Paklat,

22nd May Saigon 19th May, Fice. B. & 8. Gor. By 1,109, Bahlaikin, 201 May-Saigon 16th Mao, Gen.-J. & Co.

Kobayashi, Bali Maru, Jap. *.4., 3,789, N.

May Shanghai 18th May, Gen-

U. S. K.

Jobsen, Ger. ., 961,

Petersen, 28rd May-Saigon 19th May, Gen.-J. & C%- Br. 6.8., 1,228, T. W. Pickard,

UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,

Eastern Extenson,

List of unclaimed tolograms

lying in the Eastoru Extonsion

Office at Hongkong:

Allegory, from Shanghai.

Angohike, from Manila." Ceress, from Vinli.

Mail Steamers,

THE PENINSULAR

AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

Cheongsie, Clo Kitsing, CloWILI death VESSELS to 1 Uncatioyed FORTS on or shou

Tungsunglung, fróin Mednis.

Chingquanohun, 8 Kingoing Street, Wanchai, from Vancouver, B. C.

DATES Gamed----

Chofoonsoing Chop Kongwang-LONDON, VIA kong, No. 48 Fongham, Kualalum

por:

Cow Dock Jung Cow, Seven Connaught Road, from Keno. Nov. Doyamatomugusu, Care Japan- ose Hotel, from Thursday Island.

Fangky, from Nandil.

George Desbien, from Manila, Holagaun, Care Eastern Exten sion Telegraph, from Yuungufu.

Honging, Wastpoint, from Sanfrancisc..”

Hunelongue, Fathengkailow Street, from Port Louis,” Mouri-

tius.

Ken, Hongkong Hotel, from Cavite, P. L

Kianken, from Rangoon. Kwongchun, from Manila, Kwongthuijloong, from Medan.. Kwongyak, from Singapore. Mansfield, from Manila. Memoria, from Liverpool. Narciso, from Manila. Nordlloyd Wicker, from 10- sangelescal.

* Oberleutnant Caesar Schiff Patricia, from Stottin.

Olak, from Singapore. Pearman, King Edward Hotel, from Shanghai,

Pogkoe, 76 Jorvois Street, from Hobart

Poignand Passengor "Oochen," from Alorstar.

Poste Yantchuong, Yaumati, from Olobo.

Seagulf, from Coba. 24 May-Canton 23rd

Suzukiura, Care Matousara, May, Goo-B. & §.

from Thursday Island. Marn, Jap. a.s., 8,452, W. E.

Switzer Solano, from Manila. Filmer, 14 May-910

Tanchonnsen Chop, Guanteng- Franaboo 17th April, Gochiang, from Singapore.

T. K. K.

Ger. B.8., 1,018, G. Wenzel, 12th Bag Bangkok and Hoibow 7th May, Rice-- 1. & 8.

Quinta, Oer. ... 900, F. Schleinger, 22nd May. Bangkok 15th May, Rice S. & Co. Phoumpouh, Br. .., 1,066, Jas: H. Bcott, 16th May-Saigon 12th May, Gen.--Wo Fat Sing.1

Sungklang, Br. n.s., 948, H. Mathias.

Thun, from London. White Passenger “Chiyo Maru," from Shanghai.

Yuenzuong, from Saigon. 0033, from Foochow 1158, from Tientsin.

Hongkong 24 May, 1012.

J. M. Beck, Superintendent.

Great Northern,

24th May-Haiphong and List of unclaimed telograms lying in the Great Northern

Hollow 23rd May, Gon.—B. & S.

Extra postage 10 centa) Tean, Br. .., 1,346, A. W. Guter-Telegraph Company's office at Par Prinz Buslur, 29th

Iridge, 24th May-Mani's Hongkong:- May, 11 a..

21st May, Gea.—§. & 8. Anatolia. Wabu, Dr. 8.8., 1,227, Howard, 24th May-Cantra 23rd May, (in.-B. & S.

I may want to die again, and on the earth at the samo poriod Macao-Per Suì Tai; 29th Bay, 1.15 of the world's history. It looks

P.M.

may commit suicide at any time; but I don't want to at present, us if we were intended to learn Batavia, Samatang and Sourabaya- from them and he naturally but, in case, I always carry my will about with me in my stress, friends. There were no flower-

monotonous

Per Tjikini, 30th May, SHIPS PASSED THE CANAL

11 A..

Chion-Per

Chanan, 80th May, Bw.M.,

∙May, 8 F.M.

2nd

The geisha in question is stilling plants in the coal opuchin Shanghai and North

palaeozoic times; only forms and plying her old occupation, says Reuter. Inci- such like. And it was a standing Philippine Inlaods-P'er Zaiko, 30th Maru, dentally the affair is declared to be difficulty with Darwin, how Ningpo-Per lebang, 30th May, 8 Marn, Ambria, Bayern, Glenesk, the best advertisement this geisha has ever had.

to

later

2.M.

April-Inverclyde, Kitson Patroulus, Stentor, Ten- cor, thesus. 9th April-Aki

Hon, Indramayo, Persons, Saneca, Spin Syrin, India: 12th April- Benverch, Bulow, Ernest Bimons, Karong, Meinam, Yorck, Africa. 16th and Burmali-Por Fazilka, April-Annam, Prometheus, Badenia, Kina, Benlarig, Denbighshire, Mamnos, Islands-Fer Tuersang. Nore. Pera, 23rd April-Bengles, Ponlomond. Dardanus; Takling.

10 AM.

their account for

the doctrine Switow, Amoy, Formosa and Foochow appearance on of evolution. According to

-Per Hatching, st. May, that, there ought to be a develop- ment from the early flower-Straite “COURAGE AND ENTER-les: plants to the flowering plants,

PRISE."

if evolution be true. I may say Philippine that two Japanese botanists have,

The Home Press on Hongkong

1st June. 10 ..

1×1 June, 1 P.M.

it is thought, solved the problem, Japan via Kobe-Por C. Apar, 1st Patriols. Pelen, Vladimir. 20th

June, 2 r.x.

P.X.

Ligan, Ist June, Dr.K.

April-Goeben, Jesoris, Mishita Meru,

Bowhangohong.

Kuecheong.

Woodil.

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BREMEN.

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TO SAIL DE

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On

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SATURDAY,

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13th June,

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TUESDAY,

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avertow af bin. slow weft in below

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gvertow overBow

and found the connection in the Sandakan-Pet Mansang. 1st June, 8 Afghan Prince, Suerin. 30th April Ty....... maidonhair tree. This is the The "Financial Nows" of April moat ancient type of tres in exist Shanghai and North 25 provides its readers with once and has been on earth for millions of years, Flowering some Becount of Hongkong in its Imperial, banking, commercial, plants are the last word of God shipping, and shipbuilding as in the vegetable creation. Man is the last word 'in the creation of pects. It is in general quito rational beings. We came to oulogistic, as, in our view, it is entitled to be, and in terms that gothor; can the energy of Hongkong's reai- great deal from that? The dents has fully justified. The past is the preparation for the present. Tho prosout facts will be well known to our

holds in it all the "work readers and need not beropanted.

Bloon.katoin, Bensilii, Hirano Maru, Ty China-Per Tronkai, Alexis, 3rd May Ajax, Australian, Monmouthshire, Nubis, Simla. 7th May Bencleuch, Doi!- Pokfulum...... tlinger, Glenlooby, Indrasamba, Begovis, Wang cei 3ft foln, below syfun, below Telemachus, Arovdia. 10th April-

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In the view that Hongkong should and toil and pain and agony of Japan via Yokoham-1'e Muttro, exert an appreciable influence the past. It took millions of years upon the opinions, methods, and to prepare the world for the lilies Sentow, ideals of those who guide the of the field. And so it did for destinies of the new Chinese Re-man. We cannot therefore expect Koolung, public, we concur. The Imperial God is no doubt busy with the the world to get better all at once. Far East has evidently a deeper meaning, and a greater task, than flowers, improving them; and so

But we need Strait the world has hitherto imagined. He is with man. Admittedly, it is one of the most have patience. The Kingdom of tremendous problems that con- God will not be established at front the Western world, "Look- once, and cannot be. Learn to ing at the past and present of have faith. He who brought in Hongkong, who can doubt that the lilies and man at the same possibility is too sceptical a period, will not forget one more word, and that probability is than the other; "how much more nearer the mark?""L&C will He care for you, O ye little

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22nd June.

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