OIDI THADRAT ZALEUTA! SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1910.
RAMBLING NOTES SI
What a long tina" in soume "sizes the Now, Your cama ha un noduly. I suppon. this is owing to the many things which we arowded into two or thròn svenings and to the very feverish pace which was sat during the holidays There is no gainsaying the fact that everyabe was really 'very glad to resume work and to take up the humdrum necessary things of life again. Dees no Will Shakespeare say somasheta *-*
If all the year were playing holidays, To sport would be as tedious as to work; But when they seldom come, they wish'd
for come
And nothing pleaseth but rare accidents.
Yea in the closing hours of the old year many enjoyable recollections were garnered which will logor longer in the memory. What could have been more enjoyable than, the Sylvester Feler at the Club Germania. The spirit of the most bo'antecus hospitality. was shown and everybody present thorough
enjoyed the footing hours. The manic discussed by the band of the Rajputa, under Bandmaster Coke, embraced salsations From Rossini, Wagner, List and- Auber, and particularly well did the music-makers deserve the applause which greeted their sforte. The dance music which they played later In the evening was also much appreciated, the time being excellent.
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Here's to the man who lovONFIRETROVI
And invon, his w
For many a man loves another man's wife,
When he ought to be buring his own
I am afraid that postry would be at an even lower discount than it is at present
much of this luminous variety per rated in anything but a ornekor, from a
Bat I am drawing towards the limit of my apsce, so ons blowing bit of Wik and Wisdom and we will say good-byɑ be Christina Crackers for another twelve- month
It is easy enough to be pleasant,
When life down along lika uwong ; But the nian worth, while
Is the man who can staide, When everything gosa dead wrong.
RAMBLER
HONGKONG PHILHARMONIO
SOCIETY.
Delightful Conserti
The Hongkong Philharmonie Society has, during its period of axistance, provided many a delightful evening to those who apprecista really good in asic, but none," perhaps, have been more truly enjoyable that the concert given last night in St. George's Ball. On this occasion the offerta of the members were not concentrated solely on one specific work they easyed Talking about the Bajputs Band, I hear with great success a programme ombracing that Mr. Coko was recently presented by fueron items, all save two of which were some musical friends with a baton, to vocal The general high standard of merit mark the end of his second year in the attained not only reflected the greatest Colony. I hope he will live long to wield credit on the individual members of the it, and that the coming your will see several society, but was also a distizët tribute to more musical compositions from his able the painstaking work of the conductor (My Donman Fuller), who had trained the forces at his command so that there was always the grostest sympathy between the leader and the led.
pen.
General Sir John French is the first distinguished guest of the year to reach our shores and Hongkong gives him a warm welcome. A loader" of cavalry he has made a brilliant record and his bost at Headquarters House most Bad in hia a con. - genial soul, for Major-General Broadwood
Also made his mark in the cavalry,
a
Tas focal law-courts have started with full pressura of steam, I notice. One case, involving anything between thirty thousand dollars and a million is likely, I hear, to continue for three months or so owing to the many complications which have to be unravelled. What a splendid-time some people will have before the case is finally passed upon and the docket cleared.
Reserves Peak Range: 10-19.30 TER Volunteers : Thi Haig Range.Sy
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Sunday, January 28
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ATTENTICS.
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Sunday, January 23 ;~-~- NOOTING. Reserves; Pank Range, 10--12:30am. Saturday, January 99:-
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Reserves; Prize Meeting, King's Park with a Gardner kerosene motor of You can read the latest up Range. 2-5,30 p.m.
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SHIELD COMPETITION.
The chorus, consisting of some 50 voices, ware responsible for the major portion of the programme. They opened with Eaton Faning's pretty little ballad "The Miller's Wooing." which was very brightly and tonefully sung Their next contribution was Dunhill's Tubal Cain," a pieca given
75 brake E P., Gardner's patent revarse for the first time, we believe, in Hongkong. Championships at Theatre Royal, City gear, solid bronze propeller and diagnetic by no means easy of interpretation, but Though a comparatively small work, it is Hall. 9 p.m.
ignition. The kerosene fuel" la fed under. pressure, and forced lubrication autom the manner in which it was given laat night.
At the Y.M.C.A. Rooms on Friday even- tically effected. Mess. J. W. For andl left nothing to be desired. The melodies, which reminded one of many of the onlying a meeting of the Hongkong Shield Co., are the sole agents in Hongkong for too seldom heard old-time ballads, were Competition committes was beid. Lient. Gardner motors, and this is the Afth vassal brought out in all their beauty, the chorus Sill presided and representatives of the singing in splendid: time and with decided following clubs were present:-Hongkong, of her kind which has been built under taste, and the orchestra ably sustaining their Kowloon, Marines, Naval Yard, H.MLS. their supervision. The bont is for servico part. In this piece, as well as in The R., and the Buffs. There was no ropte whers, with her four stater ships, it is Bodford, H.M.B. King Alfred, R.Gider i en the upper reaches of the West River, Wreck of the Hesperus," given as the con- cluding number, the light and shade ro sputative present from H.M.S. Kent, but
the committee decided to enter the team anticipated she will assist materially in the ceived altogothar praiseworthy treatment I am sorry to hear of another attempted The latter work had previously been hand subject the conditions of the competideralopment and improvement of the robbery of a European lady in broad day-led by the Society and it was the splendid ton. The draws resulted as follows :--
First Round. light and os such a thoroughfare as the manner in which it was previously rendered which led to requests for a repetition, Caine road. A sharp/lesecn has to be now so happily acceed to. We have taught the radians of the Colony, but spoken of the work of the chorus as more imperative sul is the necessity a whole in praiseworthy terms, and in for increasing our police force. Had them coming to closer quarters little other than what is complimentary can be penned. even been a sleepy lukòng or a nonchalant
There was a slight inequality in the Sikh within hearing the miscreant in this numerical constitution of the parts, the esas could not possibly have got away, for soprano and basa predominating,, as they the indy vary plackily stood up to him and almost invariably do in sach sociaties chased the would-be robber a long distance balanced singing in the softer passages, This, however, did not lead to badly
down the road. I notice a good many when the parts named were under capital ladies carry canes with them these deye. eystraint. But in the more vigorous work No wonder, self-protection demands it, the opposite was the case and the effect was but what a commentary on the way in to almost altogether drown the tenors and which the Colony is policed.
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Thes to be played on 19th and 19th Feb sontraltos, particularly the latter. This was sy final is to be played early in March, the-more emphasised by reason of the T Who stricted dimensions okdhe hall, which, after and the hon. secretary will arrange for The question of the foaling of the Fok-all, is not nearly large enough to allow a referees and neutral limusmen for sach fulum reservoir by dirty water from the body of 80 performers to be heard to best match. Mount Austin mullah is not as serious as advantage." Barring this simost pardonable. the discussion at the Sanitary Board meat Ing would imply. It was a case whore had a little plain speaking and less veiled language been employed, good would have resulted instead of harm. As it was
Coming to the individual contributions, the public gathered the erroneous idea two bracketted numbers were entrusted to that somebody was trying to hosh op a Mra E. G. Barrett, whose capabilities as tremendous seandal, while others got vocalist need no reiteration. More then acured and started the rumour that a passing interest was centred in them by reason of the fact that the songs were ebolera outbreak might be possible in the from the pen of the Society's conductor. pear future. As a matter of fact Dir Frank They were "My love for you,” and Browne, the Governmont Analyst has The dawn of joy, from a recently pub taken astaples of Pokfulam water and finds lished cycle, Four Songs of Emotion." nothing wrong. So we may go on drinking They yere bow sung to a specially arranged orchestral accompaniment, with most happy
enthusiasm of the leading parts there was 1909, was as follows
no sriticism that could reseonsbly, be
offered A word of special praise is dus to To balance from last account the orchestra, largely ugmented by To subscriptions musicians from H.M.B. King Alfred. They To interest on e/s did their work mest sympathetically.
By advertising By raferees' fees.... By engraving ... By aundries. By balance at bak
whereas the round trip has been performed recantly by one of these boats fii, the mar-
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LEAGUE TABL.SK.
The League Table, ozcluding
to-day's
again without fan of the consequencers-In the latter particularly results, stands as follows:--
-drinking water, "I mean.
Barratt's clear, sweet roles was given Club
The wit and wisdom which has been full scope, and the demands for repeti- Telegraphs dirculating around. Hongkong dinner tables tion of this number not only evidenced Buff
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the last two weeks is positively alarming in approval of the vocaliat's efforts but Civil Servico ita brilliancy and well-sustained flow, We also conveyed an unmistakable compli Royal Engineers rally cannot keep up the pace, the went to the composer, who was the EC0.0.. scintillations must inevitably grow dimmer accompanist From the point of view of R.G.A. and thers will be positively nothing to fall display of realy brilliant talent Mr Fuller's Kowloon back upon but the same vapid topics which translation of Mendelssohn's Rondo Craigengower 31 3 0 -2 -75.00
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T/T and our Shangbai at 744, - the caps, dissecting the puzzles, or blowing to lond demands for a respucaraner
and Shanghala bave taken pises for cash at all investing business at 102. Hotels Men goel 3 trias (11 point) 1,000, and for the end of February and are enquired for at the improved rates of the whistles which fell to their share. So he gare again of his best in The Water or ware here goer SANA
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If you can u prima gull. If you chak pasant was decidedly encouraging to the resulted in the 8,EC"winning by air gosiasis situa wanker with sellers at that papaện Bulgaloláng steady 3: 59): Lingris are steady
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Mons of the postry to
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Whose future concerts with we imagine," be eagerly Adhicipa
Ca for April Shells have decifted;
we here no loc
Racing: Notes.
#following times were takan s6 the and COUGHS AND COLDS ARE Course this morning
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