1913-09-15 — Page 9

SHORT STORY.

THE MORTGAGE.

BY JOSEPHINE DASKAM BACON.

THE HONGKONG ITELEGRAPH, MONDAY) SEPTEMBER 15, 1913.

GENERAL NEWS.

'A Dumb, Boy's Speech,

A Leeds boy named Fred Den nison, who became dumb ten years ago after a severe, attack of indaenza, recovered his speech laat

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No.1 Gough Hill, No. 103 Peak, Bungalow containing drawing, dining and smoking rooms and vebedrooms. With ground for Tennis-Court

"And you don't think that "He said he hadn't time," she Bandy's really really adok at all, admitted. "He's perfectly in-

Paire Teeth Swallowed," then ?" The stor drew a long corrigible, you know. Brokers breath. He was necessarily a get so dreadfully rushed-I wish At an inquest bold at Maidstone patient men, hat be sometimes he'd some cut in the country like on a carpenter named Eli Hump regretted that he had not adopted the Varnhama. Dick acts like hrey, aged 49, who, on July 14, the furious manner of a famous another man. Though we do swallowed his false teeth, the post colleague, who had once confided miss Celestine terribly. Did you mortem showed that they had to him that his professional rugossen that article of here on Farm lodged at the bottom of the gullet. Country Life? The X rays appliance at the were the result of careful practica Efficiency in before his shaving mirrr! Dicky gave her a diamond pen-hospital was not sufficiently powrooma."

"I should hardly put it like dant set in platinum, he was so erful to locate the teeth, and the that, Mra Fitch," he said. "Run-proud of it!"

dall is a highly erg fellow and "Lutie told me about it. he's under a great deal of strain "Dick was one of your pupils, just now. I prescribed two after-wasn't he?" she asked keanly, noons a weak at the Country Club rising; as she caught his almost have now been issued for the a year ago, and at first he was imperceptible glance at the clock very faithful to it-"

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"Oh, at first! Baray's faithfal to everything at first!" she in- terrupted lightly.

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FOR SALE Opium Cultivation in India. Calcutta, Aug. 21. Orders opium cultivation for the next on his desk. I wish Randall year. The poppy-growing area Fitch would mind you as well as has been reduced to 250,000 acres. Dick did. But Randell won't The big reduction is evidently due oven give up red meats

to the termination of the opium "My dear girl, Randall can'est trade with Ohins. The Govern red meats or blue meats or or ment of India have decreased the Scotch-plaid meats, if he'll play price of raw opium, golf twice a wok Lucia fella me she tried to ccax him out on'

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Pirates in Kwangtung. According to the Peking Daily the links last week, but there was Newe, of sptember 4, Lung Chi TO LET-Ranfurly, No. 11

nothing doing,' as my daughter's

has sent a telegram to the Presid genera on elegantly puls it."kwang; the Tatahof Kwangtong,

He met herside glauca steadily. Try to keep him constant to golf, at least, my dear," he said.

They looked at each other for a moment curiously, appraisingly. Her lips parted, the pupils of her dark, saapping eyes dilated, soft- ening them unbelievably, and her bands, lightly clenched as always, relaxed and turned palms upward in her lap.

"She's going to say something "Lucis is too amusing!" she she'll regret," the doctor thoughtid, with her new role of quickly "and it won't help her, Parent's Assistant! I suppose really."

she works as hard at your oat "Dr. Sanchon," she began patients as she used to for as ca desperately, "I don't know how to Board?" much you know"

Marie Fitch's one real beauty ent requesting that some gunboats | her white, even teetheant to Kwanglong to assist the flashed, out betwn her thin, army in their attempt to suppress the bandite and pirates. It is re- net vous lips.

potted that the President has al- ready instructed the Ministry of Navy to attend to this matter,

Conduit Road. GODOWNS,94, Wanchai Road. 102, Praya Easti Apply to

Hongkong, 9th June, 1913. - [345

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Messrs Polishwalls and Kot wall's report, dated September 12, states:

The Naval Air Service, The first Admiralty order to Meesva. Vickers, Maxim, and Co., "Not quite, I hope," he said which, it is believed, ie for five "Many of my patients are con gravely," for that blessed Board airships, is understood to be for During the fortsight, the local vinced that I am clairvoyant," he of yours was swallowing her up aitabipe, of the Parceval type. market ruled firm, due, principal- interrupted gently, "but I am alive. And she hisn't deserted Messrs. Vickers are building any, to the persistent advance of American Cotton. The quite sure they are quite wrong. you, bss she, really? I didn't ai hip shed in the Medway. It the

is not unlikely that the Admiral- Bureau gave out the September Or, at least, that my clailroyance understand it so." is directly related to that of the

"Ob, no,

"she auswered, herty will look especially to Messa, estimate of the crop at about other mediums, who have learned haud on the door, of could not. Armstrong and Co. for a further 13,700,000 Bales.

now supply of seaplanes,"Times" i 'n great deal about human nature Batit's quits different, from the only teacher in the that she's resigned the chairmac- Rubber and Teaching—" the...

ebip and comes in under the Give- world."

hours-a-week by-law. She's in- valuable wherever she works, but it's very different, for it used to

And that is-" She was still on the verge of her gulf of con- fession, but she had herself in

hand.

$1

limit."

From the "Times" of August 4: Englishman twenty-three, wall educated, strong, healthy, good

Forelga Bandmasters to ladian Bands,

Dealers were very eager to bay and a fair business has been done in some favourite chops at an advance of #1 to 4 per bale, shops for which there is on demand from the country rẻ... mained at last prices; buyers at

ing, tram-7 min, by rickshaw.- Appy Harbour Master.

Shanghai. A fairly business has bean transacted for spot and to arrive, which is said to be about 15,000 bales at an advance of Tls, I to d..

Japanese Yarn.-Sales 1,800 bales Yellow Choes No. 20 at $3145 to 148.

Raw cotton. No Sale Bengal- or Chinese. Stock 300 bales Ban gal and 100 bales Chinese. Quota- flons: Bengal at $25 to 29 Chinese $29 to 32 per picul."

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b horlife really, De, Stanchon, family, travelled, has been unfit and now it's just one of her inter-ted for ordinary employment by the close are still on the look out "Experience," he said. "If

becoming frat a school master and for chops of which they have. the sixty years that I bave lived eats, like one of your patiente."

Thank God for that, he cried afterwarde a rubber planter; is little in stock. The majority of to an optician of doubtful ability have taught me anything it is just that they, and they only briskly. "The day when young at present in the Fodorated Malay importera are not kesn to sell at to purchase glasses upon which hoss sixty years are what I have women of Inicia's age nad type States. Will any philanthropic present prices, and the sales that your eye-sight depends. lastned! Nobody eles's years make prison reform committ 28 ally disposed magoste offer him took place were made by a few very really taught me anything, their life, will be a sad day for post anywhere in which he will holders. Prices in Bombay have the examluation and the fitting of values between oura and that trouble. The only charge is for I am convinced. And nobody the next generation, Mre Marie have a living wage and good further hardened and the range of lenses that will relieve all

of Bombay remain farther apart, the classes, else's yearn can teach you," he Thirty is no age for abstract prospect? Apply, etc. added meaningly..

cause, my dear,"

Confidence in business oirales is "Whatage is?" she challenged

now restored to a large extent That's very hard," she said,

Sir J, D. Rees has asked the and in consequence deliveries and again her eyes dilated and him. "According to you women her upturned palms quivered would never accomplish anything Under Secretary for India whe- have been very good and pro

abstract!"

ther the bandmatere of the bands mise well for the future, The slightly.

"According to me, it certainly of the Governor-General and of market closed quiet but very "It is," he agreed. It is very hard. And atones are very bard. seems a distinct waste of their the Presidential Governors in steady. And to live wisely is very hard. natural capacities," he returned India are foreigners; if 83, And yet stones and wise people placidly, "though I haven't the whether there is any lack of are necessary to hold the world least objection to their devoting competent British subject_muai- together they are the bones of themselves to the world in general cians in the bands of the British the world, in fact,?

before and after their chance for Indian army; and, if not, why peopling the world in particular such are passed over in favour of have either failed to arrive or non-military and non-British sub-

ject musicians.* ceased to exist."

Her hands slipped unconscious ly into their normal tense lines; her eyes brightened with interest and she straightened in her high, oarved chair.

Health and Chastity.

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Total Sales 19,000 biles. Unsold Stocks 22,000 bales, Sold but un-delivered in the Godown and to arrive 64,000 bales.

“Arrivals." The Mail Steamer, Assaye" and extra Steemers, **Austria, " and "Rangoon Maru" from Bombay, and Str."Laisang" Her eyes sabed dangerously and her lips tightened.

Bishoy Ryle, preaching at from Calcutta have brought in "It's men like you, Dr. Stan- Westminster Abbey, said the 9,808 bales for Hongkong and chon, that have kept us back for doctor was able to speak about 9,280, bales for Shanghai. Ship- centuries!" she shot at him. parity, selfcontrol, and chastity in menta from Hongkong to Shang-

hai, and coast ports &o, uil. "she cried. "Why don't." And since we're on the subject, a manner that would certainly Local Mill-Sales as follow.

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"She's all right now," he thought with relief,

"But that's very clever, what you say, you write? I always wondered."I tell you very frankly that I command the attention, and

He smiled, plessed in spite of think you are abominably calfish sibly the obedience, of his hearer. 500 bales No. 10. 12, and 16 at himself.

to play on Lucia's feelings as a Did he always ses his opportuni- $120, 1814 and 141 to 142. "We're always writing, we old daughter and take her out of the lies? He was.eby, driven for movement she practically started time, preconpied, awkward, and fellows," he said; " writing good and wanted to give her life to did not wish to interfere in private babits on the scrawled, worn,

My.dene Mrs. Fitch," he said concerns. But he was incispat Latest additions to Circulating oreased grey tissue that our sulky quietly. "I had something to do ably a genuine messenger of God; pupila estry up here," and he with Lucia's life detail you and he must be a faithful servant touched bis vigorcas, Bilver-

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