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BLUE

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REGULAR AND FAST FREIGHT AND PASSENGER SERVICES

LONDON SERVICE

AJAX

HEOTOR

Nov.

saila 20 Nov.

for Mirailles, London, Ra. tredam, 'burg & Olargow For Marseilles. Canoblauen, London, Rot'dain & Glasgow

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

PROTEHLAUN

silk 23 Nov. fr Havre, Liverpool &

NEW YORK SERVICE

Braintrongly

4. MARUN mall 7 Dec. for Bantur, N.Y., Philadelphia and

Baltimore. via Manila Hatavia, Straits & Capo of Good Hope. PACIFIC SERVICE (vin Kobe, Nagoya & Yokohama) TYNDAREUS mila 21 Nov. for Victoria, Vancouver & Sontllo

INWARD SERVICE

AGAPENUR Due & Nov. AENEAS

€ PERSEUS

From 'U. K. vin Straits.

Dua 12 Nov. From U, K. via traita Des 17 Nov. Pros Europo via Straits

Bpecially reduced fares are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited passenger accommodation.

For freight, passage rates un ? information apply ta

BUTTERFIELD. & SWIRE.

Tel. 30333.

Agoute,

1. Donnaught Roid, U.

NY.K.

General Passenger Agents in the Orient for the

· CUNARD WHite Star LinE.

-San-Francisco-via-Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu,

Talyo Maru ....

Chichibu Hinru

Totsuka Maru

Seattle & Vancouver.

Wed, 18th Nov. Wed., 27th Nov. .Wed.. 11th Dee.

Hiyo Maru (starts from Kobe) Sat., 9th Nov, Holan Maru (starts from Kobe) Mon., 25th Nov. London, Marseilles, Antwerp & Rotterdam,

Fashimi Maru

Inkozaki Maru

Terukuni Maru

Sat, 9th Nov. Sat, 23th Nov. Fri, 6th Dec.

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Kitano Maru.

Aleutn Maru

..Sat, 23rd Nov. Sat., 28th Dec,

Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

*Italy Maru

Ginyo Maru

*Tokiwa Maru

Thurs., 7th Nov.

Tucs., 12th Nov, .Thurs., 28th Nov,

South America' (West Coast) via Japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles, Mexico G Panama.

Bokuyo Maru

New York via Panama.

Noto Maru.............

..Sat., 9th Nov.

Fri, 14th Nov.

Sat, 9th Nov.

Liverpool via Port Said, Beyrouth. Istanbul, Piraeus,

Genoa & Vilencia.

"Toyooka Maru

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon.

Tsushima Maru

*Penang Maru ........................... ➡*Hakodate-Marurerieve

Shanghai, Kobo & Yokohama.

Hakusan Mara

Haruna Maru,

Fri., 8th Nov.

Fri., 15th Nov. Fri, 29th Nov.

Fri, 8th Nov. ..Fri., 22nd Nov,

Atauta Mara (N'eaki direct) Fri., 22nd Nov, *Carge only.

Tel. 30291,

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.5th Nov.

19th Nov. 3rd Dec. 17th Dec. 31st Dec. .14th Jan.

"To SHANGHAI-KOBE.

D'Artagnan Athos II

16th Nov.

.30th Nov.

. 13th Dec, Pres. Doumer Andre Lebon ...28th Dec. Jean Laborde Pphinx

... 10th Jan. 25th Jan.

We can issue through tickets to Egypt. Syrian ports' East Africa, Madagascar by transhipment on our mall steamers

at Port-Said or Djibouti,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

SERIAL STORY

DONNA

CHAPTER XX

Donna's wedding day). The sun abone in an almost cloudless sky The air was crisp and cool after several Sultry weeks. A robin, singing in a catalpa tree outside her bedroom window, awakened Donna and she stretched lazily, then lay in a dreamy, pleasant

Jetting half-stupor her thoughts wander over all that had taken place that summer and con- sidering the rosente future ahead.

BIG TOP

by BEULAH

POYNIST

1935%

see this before?" she asked, "Ever "What is it?"

form over Avo

years before.

Her shelves Mrs. Planter drew the hand- ambition to marry Amos Siddal and hill from her apron and held it before annex his property was dead and her Donna heart was filed with rancour and gall,

...Of course

that young upstart would send her packing.. She'd known all along that Madeline Siddal had no use for her. Might as well start packing. now as any time..

ruck

•

Donna

nil

"Notice of your wedding,"

Bo soon! How can that be? "Not your wedding to Bill Siddni but to some other follor." Mrs. Plan- Birs. Planter dragged her old ter shook open the paper so that the camel-back trunk down from the attic words were easier to rend.

the upper tray.

The and took out first thing she saw was the cigar box

"Some other-why, what do you She was glad that she had not told containing her most cherished posses-

it!" For the Uill anything about how she and sions; a lock of Nub's hair when his mean? Let me see

associate Madeline had exchanged identities. curls and been cut, a tintype of the moment Donna did not

a bit of her wedding Madelina's wedding with what tha There would be nothing now to marlate Mr. Planter, now, a' sea shell woman was saying. It seemed to heri the afterward, y

of her wedding day. Come eako (n-gray Wint

to-day she and picked up beside Lake Michigan the that Airs. Planter was attempting a "ine happy, only Bill would he

Linie Mrs. Planter devor grim, malicious jeke. But the in-

rolled up, stant she rend what was printed Happier far, Donna felt, than she or visited Chicago, and-a

the hill she realized that this was not anyone else deserved to he.

Fully-coloured sheet of paper, the

She took out this last and studied the work of the house of the nublic She looked

clock on her dressing

table and was amazed to it, squinting over the tops of her had

had not known before She verniched her head ceremony but, being well aware that

and find that it was after te! What and pursed her lips. Madeline Siddal Renfroe would n

a crowd, she she ever come to sleep so late? consideration had

prompted Mrs. Kettini ert mid. "Debbe she never did not doubt that Madeline and Con

married in the arena, so the methods of attracting n Planter not to call her!

Of course she had lain awake very done it," Mrs. Planter thought, "but had been married during a perform- Into the night before. Earlier in the it's mighty queer if she was goin' ance and that in some manner Mm. had gained possession of a evening she and Bill had sat on the to do it that she sever. did! Mighty bnak, their hands interlocked, queer, if it was the other girl in the until the view bad made shoes and act that red Madeline's name." clothing dank and uncomfortable. under a brilliant moon, they had

She felt certain that neither Bill atrolled slowly back to the use. There they had clung together in anor Amos Siddal knew anything of night kins that was like a fare the wedding described in the hand well.

bill and equally certain that Donna

"But I haven't! You know, 1 "Never again, aweetheart." Bill had would not want them to know. It whispered. "This is the last time was, she thought, a good thing that haven't! This bill--it doesn't mean we'll ever part."

she had kept the bill. She tucked it me at all. The girl who was mar The wedding was to take place at into the packet of her apron and de- rict in the circus was my partner,

Gabriel.

There's some mis- 12 o'clock. Only Grandfather Siddal cided to wait a while before packing Donna

happens often the, printers and Mrs. Morgan, the minister's wife, up to leave the farm,

Two hours later the bridal party get things twisted. They called us besides the Reverend Morgan himself

was Aushed and the Gabriel sisters, you know. I used were present. Mrs. Planter had returned. Donna

he hed noiselessly when she had been beautiful; Bill, ruddy and slightly her name, never 'Siddal.' Why, lots The housekeeper was of times even Mr. Renfroe, the owner If there was to be no wedding embarrassed.

used to get In the hammock on the front of the show, Donna', and 'Madelina. things mixed sitting porch, bland and smiling as if she and call mo wished the young couple all the hap Maybe when he had the bills printed he stumbled that way. You seu Don piness in the world.

na married Con David and

Conscious tha

that she was anying too

breakfast and no guests.

"Not that I expected to be invited. My land, not Even if I lived here for five years I ain't anything more'n servant to Madeline. I'd like to know what Amos Siddal would have done without me while that girl was gallivantin' around the world!"

A

•

*DS.

"Wouncing the event.

did you get this?" stammered, white-lipped and

whe trembling

Mrs. Planter smiled knowingly. "I have ways and means of learnin things," she said. "I reckon Bill don't know you've been married before.”

"I'm a husband, Mrs. Plauter!" Bill cried, printing up the steps,

Fin the happiest much to be "Congratulato

man in the world!" He caught her woman who ameing and that the

hands and

"Land der to her foot.

at her incredulous- ly did not believe a word of it, Donna she gasped. "Don't faltered. Then she flung back her

care "I don't Minnie Jones helped Donnn dress.

what had eaten af do thatt I hope you will always head defiantly, Shortly after Donna brenkfust consisting of little more be happy, but I don't approve of you think. Bill is the only man I'vo married or even thought of than coffee, Minule arrived, tearful cousins marryin' and I'm not going ever and excited. She shampooed Donna's to pretend I do." She smonthed down marrying. If you try to cause trou hair, raving over the glint of gold in her skirt that had swirled about her blu I'l-well, don't! That's all I have

Jooked to and the copper waves, regretted that the when he swung her around,

land the older woman put bride was not to wear yell and trail as flustered as the bride herself.

in suavely. "I got no intention of ing satin dress, but "reckoned" pink "That woman is sheer vinegar," chiffon and a white leghorn hat trim- Donna laughed as Mrs. Planter went causin' trouble. Of course I believe youl. Any woman'd be a plumb fool just "too Into the house.

ain't no med in wild roses were

A Donna, whose happiness fool 1,

mid-day dinner was ser to commit bigamy and sweet.

just funnin', though ved. Then From the living room window Made her desire peace with Bif the naturally this kind of puzzled me a Planter watched the trio depart

Wha

Grandfather in an old Prince Albert/ered to help Mrs. Planteraturally." Donnà tried to laugh.

οι

of

"Let's burn it up a

"Oh,

coat he insisted upon wearing (though in the kitchen. Always before Don- the Heams were ECR with age)na's overtures had been refused but

he had worn it at Madeline's to-day the housekeeper nodded and She and forget all about since

по Imy boy, Nub, aont father's wedding; Bill in a new suit said she reckoned a little help might

it to me and I nilus keep everything| handy. AN usual love tweed; and Donna, looking come in

room for a two

and Bill went off to the bill and tucked it into the pocket chillon with tiny puffed' sleeves and roam f Grandfather went to his Nab gives me." Mrs. Planter folded

women were of her dress. "But

needn't worry you nee felds.

I ain't goin' to say anything practically alone in the house. Mira, nope. Planter piled the dishes in the need to fly as long he you give me your suday water in silence and placed word you ain't the one meant. I never them, shining and dripping, in another caused trouble for nobody yit and I pan for Donnn to wipe. When the ain't goin' to start now."

To Be Continued). last dish and pan were dry and in the

than ever in the shell pink innumerable rules on the skirt.

The housekeeper turned away from the window, her lips set more tightly. possible, than usual. She told Minnie to "shut up and go on home. Then she went upstairs to the room she had occupied since coming to the

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of local share quotations issued this mornlag.

1

Banks.

(1. ~.).

H.K. Banks, $1,300 sn.. H. K. Banka.

£1041⁄2 n.

Chartered Bank, £14 n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£28 n.

Mercantile Bank C., £12 1. East Asia Bank, $65 b.

Insurances.

Canton In., $225 b. Union In.. $610 b. China Underwriters, $1.10 B. China Firo, $400 n. II.K. Fire In., $226 b. Internat'l Asscc., Sh. $4 n.

Shipping.

Douglas, $36 n.

H.K. Steamboats, $4 n. Indo-Chinaa, (Pref.), $80 n. Indo-Chinas (Def.), $11 n. Shell (Bearer), 80/71⁄2 n. Union Waterboats, $114 n,

Mining.

Antamoks, 90 cts. b. Balators, $16 b. Bagulo Gold, 22 cis, n. Benguet Consolidated. $12 b. Benguet Exp, 13 ets. n.. Big Wedge, 8 cts. n. Gold Creek, 80 cta. n. Gold River, 61⁄2 ets. n. Ipo Mining, 90 cts. n, Itogons, 86% cts. n. - Saincot, 16 cts. n. Kailan, 11/- n.

Langkats (Single), $1 n.

S'hal Explorations, Sh. $41⁄2 n. S'hai Lonna, Sh. $51⁄4 n. Raubs, $8.30 b.

Venz: Goldfield $2.80 n.

Docks etc.

II.K., Wharyca (old), $81 b.

and sa.

HK. Wharves (new), $78%1⁄2 n. H.K. & W. Docks $9 n.

Providenta (old), 90 cts, b

and sa.

Providents (new), 20 cts, L "Hongkews" (old), Sh. $287 ̈¤«

the

New Engineerings, Sh. $4 n Shanghal Docks, Sh. $80 n

Cotton Mills.

Ewo Cottons Sh. $8.90 b. S'hai Cottons (old), Sh. $65 n. S'hai Cottons (new), Sh. $40 n. Zoong Sings, $8.

Wing On Textiles, Sh. $26 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

LONDON STOCK

EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE

QUOTATIONS

The following quotations on the

Canadian Pacific

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

ΤΟ

CRUISE

MANILA & RETURN

BY THE

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

£15 FIRST CLASS—£11 TOURIST CLASS.

FRIDAY,.. SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY, TUESDAY,

Dec. 20.-Leave Hongkong in evening. Dec. 21.-En route.

Dec. 22. Arrive Manila in morning, Dec. 23.-In Manila.

Dec. 24.In Manila.

Dec. 26.-En route.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 25.-Leave Manila at 5 p.m. THURSDAY, FRIDAY,

Dec. 27.---Arrive Hongkong early morning. Full Information from your own Agent or

CANADIAN PACIFIC

WORLDY GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM

THE

Union Building.

Tél. 20752.

SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC

Ca LTB

SERVICE OF FAST: MOTOR VESSELS (with limited, but exceptionally good, passenger accomodation?. Homewards to:

Port Sald, Marsellos, Algiers, Oran, Ca-ablanca, Rotterdam Oslo, Gothenburg and, other, (Amsterdam), Hamburg,

Scandinavian Ports.,

Passenger Rutes:

via

Manila and Straits Settlements

S.S. "CEYLON" Outwards to:

3rd Dec.

Shanghai, Yokohama, Kobe and Osaka, M.S. TAMARA"

29th Nov.

M.S. "PEIPING"

.21st Dec.

548

£65

G. E. HUYGEN

Canton,

Agents:

Hong Kong to Mediterranean

Hong Kong to Rotterdam

GILMAN & CO., LTD.

Hongkong.

S.S. "BENWYVIS"

II. and S. Hotels. $4.10 b. and sa. London Stock Exchange have been Sailing for LONDON, ROTTERDAM, ANTWERP,

H.K. Lands, $28 b.

H.K. Lands, 4% Deben.

$100 n.

S'hal Lands, Sh. $13.90 n.

Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphries $834 b.

H.K. Realties $434 n. Chinese Esintes, $80 n. China Realties, Sh, $4 n. Chinn Debentures Sh. $35 n.

Public Utilities.

H.K. Tramways, $12.00 b. Peak Trams, (old), $6% n. Peak Trams, (new), $4% n. Star Ferrics, $81 b. Yaumati Ferries, (old) $17 n. China Lights, $10 b. HI.K. Electric, $014 . Macao Electric, $20 n. Sandakan Lights, $36. Telephone (old), $22 b. Telephone (new), $0.75 b. China Buses. Sh. $11 n. Singapore Tractions, 13/- 11, Singapore Pref. 25/-- n..

Industrials

"

Malabon Sugars, $8.60 n. Cald: Macg, (old), Sh. $191⁄2 n Cald: Macg (Prof.), Sh. $18 a Canton Icos. $1.60 n. Cement, $44 b. H.K. Ropes, $2.75 b. Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $15 5. Watson, $1.10 b.

Lane Crawfords, $2.75 u. Mackintoshs, $5 n. Sinceres, $1.60 n. Wm.-Powells, 70 cta. n. Wing On (H.K.); $40 n.

Miscellaneous.

H.K. Entertainments, $2" S. C. Enterprise $1.35 m. Macno "Greyhounds," $2 n. Constructiona (old), $1.10 n. Constructions (new), 25 cts, Vibro Piling, $4 n.

recolved by Messrs. Swan, Culbertson

and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter- HAMBURG and LEITH (direct) on or about the

31. Nov. 4.

British Government Securities

War Loan 3%

redm. after 1962 £104 £104%

Chinese Bonds.

4% Bonds 1808

(Eng. Jas.)

A:

7

£101%% 4 Loan 1908. £ 99 5% Loun 1912. £ 78 5% Reorg. Loun

1910.(Lin. Iss.) £ 92 6% Bonds 1025.47 £ 97% 6% S'hai-Nanking Rly.

65% Tlent:-Pukow

Rly

G Tient.-Pukow Railway (Supl.

15% Honan Rly.. £ 271⁄4

Losin)

6% Hukuang Rly.

1011

7th November.

Cargo will also be accepted on through Bill of Lading to the usual transhipment ports.

For Freight and Passage, apply to:-

Agents.

THE BEN LINE STEAMERS, LTD.

་

HOMEWARD SERVICE.

£102

£ 99% £ 77

£ 02%

£ 08

· Tel. 22533.

W. R. LOXLEY & CO; (China), LTD.

York Bullding.

£ 60

£ 69

£ 24

£ 20

$ 22

£ 24

£ 20

£ 42

£15%

Electric Musical

Industries

25/3 25/4%

Estates Spaarwater Gold

53/0

54/-

General

Electric

"Mining

8/1/2 8/1

Hawker Aircraft

(England)...

64/3

50/-

Springs Mines

42/0 43/0*

30/3

30/0

Sub-Nigel

257/6

Impl. Chem. Ind. .36/1 O.K. Bazanra ...

30/9

Rhokana Corpn.

-115/-

261/3 117/0

30/-" 39/0

Olla

140/7

Anglo-Persiun

60/9 00/10/

£1

78/1 80/-,-

163/9.

44/--

........ £ 30%

5 Lung Tsing.U.

Hal Rly. 1913. £ 12

Foreign Bonda and Banks

German 7% Int.

Loan 1024 .......... £ 58% € 69 Japan 5% Sterling

Loan 1967

£84 £844

6% Sterling Japan 1924 £ 94

H.K. & S'hai Bk.

£.00%

(Ln. tegd.) .. £107 £104 Chartd. Bk. of LA.

£ 14 £ 14

Commercial and Industrial

& C.........

Burma Oil Shell Trans and 156/- 44/

85/- 87/9

Impl., Tobacco 140/- Rolls

Royco Bht. S'hai Elec. Constr. Tate & Lylo... Turner & Newall United Steel .... Vickers ord...... Watney, Combo & Reld def, ard.. Woolworths

GB/- 68/0 31/9 32/71% 18/1 18/76 72/0

78/-

Allied Iron Found-

Cra

88/104 39/6

110/0 110/0

Associated Elec.

Miscellaneous

Industries

36/-

37/-

Anglo-Dutel..........

25/0

20/9

Austin Motors

ord,

ah...

447

'44/8

Gula Kalumpong

Rubber

22/0

22/0

Boots

jote dish.

48/6

48/0

Pekin Synd. 2/-

s.

British American

ord. sh.

1/-

Tobacco (benrer) 115/-

115/-

Rubber Trusts..

31/-

1/- 30/0

Canadian Celancsa

01/3

02/1

Mines

Chinese Eng. and

11/0

- 11/0

Burma Corpn. Rs.

10

11/0

03/4 3/6

02/0 02/0

Common wenith

Mining

11/8

11/9

Dunlop Rubber.

10 38/0

Randfontein

Ch. Govt, 5% 1926 G. $ Bonds

91% n.

......

I. K. Govt. 4% Loan 5% prem. b. ILK. Govt. 84% Loan par. b. Wallace Harpers "54′′ n."

Min. (Beurer) Courtaulds Distillers

11/0

10/10/2

Trad. (Bearer) 80/7% 80/7

10/3 Chosen Corpn. ... Matsman Invest.

20/6-32/0 ments, Ltd.

Router.

FARMERS' INCOMES

Washington, Nov. 4. The Department of Agricultura estimated that farmers to-day would receive a cash income in 1985 of $6,800,000,000, or 59 por cont. more than in 1932, and at the same time assorted that a larger world consumption of U. S. cotton was al- most cortain due to the lower prices and increased business activity. United Press.