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SHORT STORY.

(Continued from pago 3).

Edith wished he would sny come thing more to the point than "H'm "sad" Well, well."'

LOCAL SPORT.

HONGKONG WATER POLO SHIELD COMPETITION.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SAŤURDAY, JUN» 14, 1913.

Y.R.C. v. R.G.A、 The last match in the first His eyes wandered off down the round of the water polo shield

competition was decided yester

track where the train had disapday evening at the Victoria Re- peared, then back toward the burning city. Suddenly he seem- ed to think of comething. He

straightened up and an expression of soldier-like determination oame över his fe 15. He, glanced back over his shoulder. Then he turao to Edith and asked quite carnally: "Do you want to go to Tientsin-now?”

Edith, still bolding Wing against her face, nodded.

"Then come with me" enid the extraordinary soldier. "I'm in bart myself," be explained cheer- fully, as he led the way back along the platform. "I had in- atractions to leave a message at out attaube's house and rejoin the company hore. Couldn't make it."

He led her straight to the motor car that she had had to climb over. It was a large touring car. Oil and acteylene lamps were cll, lighted, despite the glare from beyond the wall. The Chinese chauffeur

in his still Was seat, and was still blaadly smil ing. The osrts that had blocked the way were gɔne now.

The Foldier drew his revolver and ullared a Chinese word. The smile faded from the boy's face, and he hopped nimbly to the groded.

"Get in said the "soldier to Miss Austin.

She hesitated, Icoked at him with startled eyea, bit her lip, then stoppai up into the front sest. On the instant shg reeɔn- sidered and started to har fest.

POST OFFICE.

The Money Order Office has this day been removed from the Ground floor to the first floor of the Post Office building.

MAILS VIĄ SIBERIA,

Londo

May 24

Da Stanghe!..

June 9

MAILS DUE. French, Atlantique, 16th inst. The Atlantique with the French

creation Club's bath between the V.R.O. and R.G.A. The game was an exciting one from start to finish and resulted in a victory for the V.R.O. by four goals to rl.

The Arst half play was daylight.,

even although the very V.R.C. bad the Batter of

maiters, At the close of this halt Finch soared the frat goal by ending in a stinger, and on after this the whistle went for

balf time.

SHIPPING NEWS.

WEATHER REPORT,

On the 14th at 10,55 Changes ARRIVED.

since yesterday are small. Hajnóbang, Chi. s.s., 1,316, Ham- Pressure has increated slightly blin, 13th June-Shang-over N. Japan decreased and hai 10th June, Gea.-C. [slightly over 8. Japan. It is near- M. 8. N. Co.

ly stationary elsewhere. Perm, Ras, a.a., 2,757, Shroltz, A depression still lies over 8.W.

19th June Odessa, Gen, China. -Lukmanoff

Moderate 8, winds are indicat-

Mail Steamers

THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO.

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Hangaang, Br. e.s., 1,350, Wilde; ed along the east coast of China, WILL despatch VESSELS to the Undermentioned PORTS on or

13th June-Shanghai and | and over the N. China Sea. Swatow 13th June, Gen.. Hongkong Rainfall for the 24

I, M. & Co..

hours ending at 10 am to-day, 1.57 inches.

Mail from Europe is due to arrive Sardinia, Br. 3.3., 4.219, Maniey, here on Monday the 16th inst., at

MAILS CLOSE.

Dairen-Per Tamon-marú, 14th

June, 5 pm. Shanghai, North China; Japan via

1.

13th June-London 3rd May, Gen.-P. & O. S. Co.

Dagny, Nor. ... 882, Bolveson, 19th June-Kwangyan via Bolbow 9th June, Gen --J. & Co. Kobe-Por Fooksang, Taiwan, Br. 8.8., 1,430, Jenkyas, 14th June.. 5 p.m.

13th June-Saigon 9th June, Rice.-Wo Sun." Keongwet, Ger, a s., 1,777, Korla,

Shanghai, North China Japan via Moji-Per Sardinis, 14th June, 5 p.m. Burmah and India via Calcutta-Per Colombo- maru, 14th Juno, 5 p.m. via Nagasaki and Vladivo- stock-Per Perm. 14th June, 5 p.m.

The second half was a one sided affair and a grod namber of fouls were committed One of Straits, then had the reault of the R.G.A. goal-keeper being put out of the water, before the whistle gonade 1 Japan for time. The V. B. C. added three more goals to their erre. The scorers were Ellis, Pereira and Witchell,

."

Siberian

The terms lined up as fol lows:-

V.R.C.-R. C. Witshell, A. 8. Swatow, Ellis, A. V. Barros, J. M. Roza, Pereira, J. Forbes, J. Finch,. and | A. A. Claxon.

R. J. A. Calmer, Petts, Court, Crawford, Falkon bridge, Burt and Chisholme,

BILLIARDS.

Hongkong Volunteers Cup.

Jn the competition for the Hongkong Volunteers Cup, pre- sents for billiards, the 83rd Coy RG.A. beat the A.8.0. by 202 paints.

The first game in the match between 87th Coy R.G.A. "B" team, and R.E. "A" team result-

But the soldier waved her backed in a win for the former. into her seat, cranked up, and

The full peores are:- leaped in teside her. The big

83rd Coy, R.G.A. car bounded forward.

Gunner Compbətl Gunner Goodwin Sergeant Erwood Bombardier Colmer... Guuner Tyrrell Sergeant Bennett Gunner Weatherall... Gunner Gordan

"A pack of screaming yellow, children, with faces like painted eggs, tumbled headlong out of the way. Muleteers plied their whip to make room. In a moment they were out of the press about the station, and were head- ed southward on the Chienmen Road across the Chinese city. Through the occasionally tangled" traffic and the scarrying natives the soldier picked his way with skill.

She stole a sidelong glance at him. He seemed to feel it. They were in a relatively clear space. He fished a look at her. Their eyes met in the brilliant, flicker ing light. As she wrenched her's away and gazed off at the row of gaudily decorated one-story hous88 that bordered the wide street, she could feel the hot colour rushing to her ebeska and temples. "It's eighty miles to Tientain". he said, "and we're either going there or we're not. More about that Inter. How are you standing it?” Edith looked; with an odd, absorbed expression at her watch. "It's some experienge," said he, with a sadden glow in his voice. "I haven's the romoteat idea whose car this is, The Old Harry knows how far we're going

to get in it, and what's going to

Total...

A.8.0.

***

200 126

..200

... 200

200

200

200

Shanghai, & North China (Europe via Siboria)- Per Chenan, 14th June, 5 p.m.

Tsingtau Chefoo and Tientsin-Por Chipshing, Philippine Islands-Per Sambia 14th June, 5 p.nl,

Swatow, Amoy and Formoss via 14th June, 5 pm,

Tumsui --Por Daigi- maru, J5th June, & an. Swatow-Per Laimun, 15th June,

9. a.m.

15th June, 9 a.m.

Philippine Islands-Per Titan, Hoihow, Haiphong and Pakho

Per Sungkiang. 15th June, 9 a.m.

Japan

Australian

Mail.

1

June, 2 p.m.

#

19th June Bangkok 5th June, Rice.--Order. Landrat Schelff, Ger. 8.a. Frue, 13th June-Ssi 9th June, Rice.-8. & Co. Tooshin, Chi. .a., 579, Hooy, 13th June-Halphóng 10th June, Rice-Bune. Rickmers, Dutch A.8., Jagt. 13th June-Foo cbow 10th June-A. P Co.

Sabine

Colombo Maru, Jap. s.8, 2,920,

FORECAST: FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON

'TO-MORROW.

Forecast.

District,

1 Hongkong and

Neighbourhood

2 Formosa Channel

3. South coast of China between H.K. and Lamooks

Steamers

about the DATES named

For SHANGHAI,

MOJI, KOBE SARDINIA AND YOKO: { Capt. G. Manley HAMA 9618,

DEVANHA

SHANGHAI Capt. W. J. Hickey.

Usual Ports

S. winda, LONDON, via) moderate; fair showery

4 South coast of) Chins between H.K. and Hainan.

to

|

S. winds,

fresh.

;

The same

aв No. 1,

The same

of Call...

ARCADIA

Capt.S. Barcham,

LONDON & ANT-】

WERP v. Singa

pore, Penang, NUBIA

O'mbo, Fort Said, | Capt. F. J. Fox.

& Marseilles......}

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To Sail On... Remarks

daylight

15th June

Freight &F'sage

about 1 Freight 19th June & P'sage

Noon Freight

21st June & F'sage

about Freight 25th June) &P'sage

All the above steamers are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy.

For Freight, or Parge apply to

as No. 1.. P. & 0.9. N. Co.'s office,

China Coast Meteorological

Kawashima, 14th June, Station. Chenan, Br. 8.s, 1,355, Lloyd-

Con.-N. Y. K.

Jones,

14th

June-

Register.

14th June, a.m.

Wind.

Hour.

Temperature

Humidity.

Barometer.

D'tion.

Weather.

Force.

Canton 13th June, Gen. W'ostock 7829.8734

Nemero -B. & S.

6B29.85- Chipshing. Br. 8.8, 1, 149, Meyrick. Hakodate

(14th June-Canton 13th Tokio

June, Gen., M. & Co Kochi.... Lincairn, Br. 8.8., 2.346, Jackson, Nagasaki

14th June-Milke 8th K'shima

Oshima June, Coal. M. B. K.. Kaijo Maru, Jap. ss, 1,29%, Y. Naha

Yamamoto, 14th June-Ishi'jima. Swatow 13th June, Gen. Bonin Ia. --O. 9. K.

Chefoo

Hongkong. 14th June, 1913.

E. A. Hewett,

Superintendent.

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June-Philadelphia 11th Hankow Zealand via Port Darwin,

Ichang May, Oil-8.0. Co. Per Changsha, 16th Panama Maru, Jap. se, 3,756, JKiuklang

Kanao, 14th June-Ta Changsha, coma, U.S. 13th May. Shanghal

Gutzlaff Gen.~0, 8. K.

Sharp P. CLEARANCES AT THE Amoy

HARBOUR OFFICE. June, 13. Tamon-maru, for Dairen.

Philippine

Sit erlen

Mail.

Islands-Per Rubi 16th June. 3 p.m. Shanghai, North Chin a and Japan via Kobe (Europe via Siberia)-Per Atlantique, 16th June,

5 p.m.

Linan, for Shanghai. Hangsang, for Canton. Ortiga Hermanos, for Manila. Salino Rickmers, for Canton..

June 14.

Swatow, Amoy and Foochow Fukui-maru, for Wakamatsu

Per Haitan, 17th June, 10 m. 136 8watow and Amoy-Por Wen- chow. 17th June, 10a.m. ...1462 Japan via Kobe-Per Laisang,

17th June, 10a.m. Shanghai & North China-Per Hangsang, 17th June, 10

89

Sergeant Porter Lance Corporal Reynolds... 200 Lenox Corporal Carter. 140 Sergeant Hibberd.... 'Sergeant Allen

Sergesut Crockett.... Captain Watson Lieutenant Mibner Joneli

172

182

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200

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Total... 87th Coy R.G.A. "B. Guriner Pitt...

R.E. "A" Corporal Carpenter...

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happen to us. Bat I say this SANDAKAN VE SEBATTIK

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right now, before, any of it hap- pens you're

clean aport through." Edith's ears burned. Bat she was still gazing at the watch on her wrist.

(To be Continued.)

(British North Borneo), At these porte atuamers' call-

ing for bunker coal exclusively are exempt from all shipping dues and charges,

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Its purity, its delicate,

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Haimun, for Swatow. Chenan, for Shanghal. Yuensar, for Manila. Fausang. for Moji. Phuyen, for Saigon Chipshing, for Tientsin. Kwanglee, for Shanghai. Fooksang. for Kobe.

Saigon, Straits. Ceylon Adelaide, Western Aus- tralia, India, Aden, Egypt and Europe via Marseil-Foochow, for Baigon.

les (Lato Letters 11 to Senaca, for Fusan. Noon. Extra Postage 10 Sardinia, for Yokohama.

conts). (Letters posted Colombo-imaru, for Calcutta.

in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included in this contract mail.)— Per Paul Lecat, 17th June, 11 am

Titan, for Liverpool. Sungkiang, for claiphong.

DEPARTED.

June 14.

Sambla, for Homburg. Philippine Islands, Japan Alesia, for Hamburg. vis Nagasaki, Honolulu, Marie, for Manzanillo. Canada. United States P. Waldemar, för Melbourne. and South America. via Africa, for Trieste. San Francisco (Europe Foochow, for Saigon. via Siberia)Fer Nippon Hsin Chang, for Canton, maru, 17th June, 11 a.m. Wenchow, for Canton.

Chipshing, for Tieatsin

Btraits and India vià Calcutta-Kwangles, for Shanghai.

Per Kutsang, 17th June, Fooksang, for Kobe.

Yuensang, for Philippine Islands.

American

Mail.

1 p.m.

Formosa vin Keelung Sardinia, for Moji. Shanghai, North China, Tamon-maru, for Dairon. Japan via Moji, Victoris and Seattle, Wash.-Per Awa-maru, 17th June, 3 p.m.

Philippine Islands-For Taming.

17th June, 3 p.m. Straits and Colombo Per Aki-

piaru, 17th June, 5 p.m. Amoy, Weihaiwel and Tientsin

For Huishow, 17th June, 5 p.m.

Swatow-Per Haimun, 18th

June, 10 a.m. Swatow, Amoy and Foochov- Per Kaijo-maru, 18th June, 1 p.m. Shanghai and North China- Per Luchow, 19th June 3 p.m. Haiphong, Pakhof and Saigon

Mail.

and Canadian, Amert-

Australian

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Siberian

Malls.

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PASSENGERS ARRIVED. Fer 8.8. Pem, arrived 13th inst., from Odessa:- Diathkof

Per e.s. Sardinia, arrived 13th frem Londoa :- Bunt, Berg E

Iles. Lt.Col, H. Goodwin, 9. W. Waskott, G. H. Hick, Eng Lt.

G.

Thomas, B; E. Mortiean, AJ.

PASSENGERS DEPARTED.

Per 8.6. Derfflinger, sailed 12th inst, for Shanghai, &o. :-d Adams, A. D. Matsunaga,

Mrs. Anderson

Per Si-kiang, 20th June, Andoh, S.

11 am.

Philippine Islands, Timor Australia. Tasmania and

Po On Che-our,

Dr. Cunaung, Mrs.

Plage, John Pentos, Mrs. A. Cookson, K,

Seymour Dr.

U. Eko Wal-chia Gandmann, Miss Todd, Dr. and

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2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.

3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air Baturated with moisture being 100.

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GIERS, GIBRALTAR, | SCHARNHORST SOUTHAMPTON, Cops. F. Rohm

A'WERP & H'BURG.) SHANGHAI, TSING-1

TAU, KOBE AND YOKOHAMA ............... MANILA, YAP, MAR-'

ONN. NEWGUINEA, SAMARAI, BRIS - BANE, SYDNEY & MELBOURNE......

KOBE & YOKOHAMA.

KUDAT & SANDAKAN

LINES

To sail on

W*NESDAY,

24th June,

16,000

P. E. FRIEDRICH

Capa, O. Mundt 16,000

CORLENZ Capt. L. Klugkist

BORNEO

Capt. F. Sembill

10 a..

about

WINESDAY, 25th June.

about TUESDAY,

24th June

6,750

{End of June

All the steamers of the European Line are fitted with Wireless Telegraphy. New System of Telefunken.

For further Particulars, apply to

NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & CO.,

GENERAL AGENTS, HONGKONG and CHINA,

Hongkong, 14th June, 1813.

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

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REQULAR FORTNIGHTLY · SERVICE BETWBEN

EUROPE AND JAPAN. -

NEXT SAILINGS://

OUTWARD..

Will leave for Japan on

Steamers. Atlantique,

HOMEWARD.

Will leave for Marseilles

Steamers..

10728 T. 15th Jane Paul Lecat, 18820 T. 17th

4 Direction of Wind, to two Brnest Simons, 3085 T. 29th do points.

5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort 'Soale...

6 State of Weather, b blue sky, e detached cloud, d drizzling rain f fog, g gloomy, h hall, 1 light- ning, o overcast,p passing showers, q equally, r rain, e snow, t, thunder, v visibility, w dow wet). 0 Rain in Inshen, tenths and hundredths.

METEOROLOGICAL,

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H.K. Observatory, 13th June, 1919,

T. F. Claxton, Director. TIDE TABLE. ·

Amazone, Australien,

9850 T. 18th July 10820 T. 27th do

Armand Behic, 10480 T, 1st Jul Atlantique,

10748 T. lith độ Ernest Simons, 9085 T, 28th do

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