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MARRIAGE.
CUNY COOMBS On the 23rd inst. by the Rev. C. IL. Hickling at Union Church, Hongkong, EDWIN BANFIELD, oldest sou of Thomas Cubey, South Shefields, to Exity Editii, oldest daughter of George William Coombes, of Weston-super-Mare.
MEMO FOR MONDAY, Christmas Day. Public Holiday. 11a.m.Cricket Match. H.K.CC United Services on Club's Ground,
General Memoranda.
TUESDAY, December 26
Bank Holiday
11 a.m.-Cricket Match, H.K,C.0, v..
United Service, on Club's Ground.
Wednesday, December 27-
30 m.Auction of Crown Land at Public
Department.
THURSDAY, December 28 :---
10a.m.-Extraordinary Meeting of China
Commercial Co., Ld
FRIDAY, December 29:- 9p.m.--Dock Dasse.
The China Mail.
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
Little Chinese boys ware, playing.
Tendars are being invited for orecting granite piers and from railings in Royal Square. No work is to be permitted on
„RAMBLING NOTES.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 23, 1911.
WEDDING.
CURIOUS DOCUMENTS
the Christmas message ringing upon straining ears, and with the probable
I can hardly resilee that Christmas is A. quiet but pretty wedding was solem-1: A chim of $100 for many lent came be surging up of the joyous optimiamaricket onneet site if to-day. A atouts really upon us. But the platbaric state of nised at the Union Charch this morning, fore Justice Gomperts at the Supreme which the occurrence of the great block constituted the oricket
the shop windows, the month-old Christmas when the Rev. C. H. Hickling Jeined in Cure this morning, when Baku Singh Numbers, and above all the arrival of the holy matrimony Mr Edwin Banfeld Cubey.
aved C. Bergabo, festival should bring in its train, we
The invincibles and later types of Christmas Mail from England, with its and Miss Emily Elith Coombes, who and said that he did not quite understand Mr R. G. Barlow appeared for plainsf cannot bring ourselves to write that it similler ships, now known as cruiser-battle-plum puddhags and incenost galore arrived in the Colony by the English mail the cass. There was a ourfour document is thus with the world. Perhaps it is ships, are to be renamed "battle-cruisers are suicient evidence that the glad so bost on Thursday. The bride was attended which purported to be a note for 11-06 is here. Well, l'hape`all my readers will that, our courage is at a lower ebb,
thoroughly enjoy the great festival, and in by Macdonald as bridesmaid and was He did not quite know what the actual that our faith is temporarily dampen
the words of the time-honoured toast, given away by Mr H. W. Blackwell, Mr assegut was as the figures were 15t, AK ed, and our vision obscured through
May digestion wait on appetite and health sequent to the ceremony a reception was $103 and there was a verbal serangement as Thomas Fuller being "hest mau." Bubending to his cliant's story plaintiff lemo having been brought into close
held at the Manss, Kennedy Road, and to interest.. Plaintiff could not read personal contact of late with the
I quite agree with Mr Clementi that the later Mr and Mrs Cubey left for Macs the note and when he got 1) explained. industrial and social troubles in
time is ripe for a change in the Colony's with the good wishes of their numerous to him he find that it was not what be England and with the revolation in
badge. Anything more inartistic than the friends. design that has so long dono duty could China. It may be so.
hardly be conceived. Of course it was evolved in those dark ages which we now know as the early Victorian.. Hence the figures on the beach and the samples of merchandise. For in those days faran
Sunday's
The Mecklenburg Diet "h"imposed on bachelors, who are not liable to provide for relatives, taxes £5 per cent. sbore those which husbands have to pay
a
Taside a codfish weighing about 60 housekeeper at the Queenstown Con stabulary Barracks, the other day found a purse of leather, stool bound, containing number of silver coins of the reign of Queen Victoris. Some inscribed paper i the puras was in a state of pulp, and could not be deciphered."
on both
England still thought that trade in foreign countries was always conducted close to
the water's edge and on the system of exchange and barter, while their idosa
COLONIAL OFFICE
DESPATCHES..
thought it was,
What is the date of the nota,“ naked. his Lordship. T
Plaintif The 18th of lash month,
Why have you brought the action so Jette quickly-Because when he gave us the premissory note I put it in my pocket and
publishes two despatches from the Supraqt away: When I discovered it was not
The Hongkong Government
rotary of State for the Coleales, Right Ron. Mr L. Harcourt.
the
a proper promissory note I went to defen- dant and asked him to make out another The Grst stated that the War Office has nota and he said he would do so later. had undor condoration, the question?
Who wrote this out Defendant himself.
of Chinese landscape were principally whether commissions in the Special: Re-I told him the matter was very urgent and
drawn from the willow-pattara plats.
serve or the Territoriai Force can be hold; that he must do so now,”
At any rate the "Christmas mess-
To-day the Chinese, have been cale age should come this year to brating the festival of the Winter Solstice many of us with an added im-or, as it is popularly known at the
Tapaty porta, "Chinese Christmas." pressiveness It reminds us how very far we are to-day from realising
The services at St John's Cathedral on the ideals of Christmas; how very Christmas Day begin with Holy Communion far short we have fallen in any at at 7.30 am (choral), with Matina at 11 tempt we ever made to realise them..m., proscher, the Bishop of Victoria. At the same time we hold that it is well for the world that this all embracing festival should be observed as a red letter day in the calendar, for it gives us an opportunity to review the situation as a whole, enables us to call a halt, even if nothing else, to the influences which lead to disintegration
Yesterday a salt junk which arrived at of faith, hope and charity in the Yauaati reported to the police there that individual as well as in the mass, and while in Chinese waters at Ping Hoi, ntar to summon back into the forefront Swatow, four boatloads of pirates, number ing about 80 man, came alongside, fired at of our thoughts those principles and the crow, killing cne man, and then canis mainsprings of action which tend to on board,and ranacked the draft. They And that same republican party seems to be seconded to resign his commission until be/ust however, give judgment for plaintif the betterment of the world singly took all they could lay hands on and then and collectively. We would therefore, despite all the forebodings engendered by the circumstances of the time, like to end this evening upon this note and say with the poet of an earlier generation,
mande off,
chive in an astriondiary way of writ
Witness"ruplied tant lo copied a paper
The new badge should, I think, meet by gentlemen belonging to the permanent Defendant's start” was that he borrawon with general approval. It is artistic, Civil Service of the Crown Colonics and 150 from another-Indian and paid him is appropriate, and has just that literary Protectorates, and that the Army Council tarost thercon at the rate of $5 a month. touch about it which makes the design has now decided that commissions in the When he had a judgment against him eminently fitting as an emblem of a British Special Reserve will no longer be given to another action he told this Indian be coling situatat just outside the confines of gentlemen-permanently employed in civil could not pay just then and pap the Chinese empire.
capacities in the Crown Colonies animissory note to pay $5 each mook. Dr Sun Yat Sen has come and gone and Protectorates; and that officers of the He had varer seen plaintiff before that. Shanghai-perhaps will find him more Special Roserve who are at present loquacions than did the Hongkong holding, or who mur in futuro aeg 20 dhe Lordship jouralists who tried to interview the cept, auch permanent civil appointmesta great reformor. To begin with he will will be called upon to reign their produced by plaintif witness. there find himself amid congenial aur commissions. The deepaich further states roundings, for in the northern part are that there is no necessity for an officer of believe defendant nor yeb could he also- gathered all the leading ropublicans of Chins the Territorial Forca who has been gather believe all plaintiff had said... Ho growing in strength daily and at the time of writing it looks very much as if the} {four years) during which, he may be prognostications of a Paking correspondent seconded from the fore The Array at the outset of the revolution will be Council bars further intimated that
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Soveral local people are stigned in borne out--that the struggle will really be our list of Passengers Expected
between the royalist north and a republican south. Yana Shih-ka: says to won't Having left the Colony, Gunner R. Bilhare republic or nothing.
concede a republic; the Cantonese say they Beattie has been permitted to resign from
Back into night, ye deadening the Artillery Company of the Hongong Altogether it looks as though the peace
powers of dark!
A brighter dawn is breaking in the
sky,
morn,
A
better faith is bringing in the
A large light is bringing in the day.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
"From Capt. Philip Going, Hon. Agent Tin-Hongkong-wo-havo roceived the Quar HONGKONO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1911.terly report of the Mercantile Marinë
| Servien Association.
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.
are promised.
#
Volunteers.
Recent recruits to the Scouts Company of the Hongkong Volunteers are Mess. S. B. R. McElderry, G. R. Sayer and N. L, Smith
conference will not achieve much, for unless one side or the other gives way, the question will have to be fought out by the soldiery and not by the diplomats. It will be a thousand pities if some sort of a com- promise is not arrived at. For what with the famine in Central Chips and the Lt. Col. J. M. Irwin, R.A.1.C., has brigandage that is now proceeding on been appointed to the Straits Settlements wholesale lines throughout the empire in relief of Col B. J. Barratt, A.M.S.,prospects in China look particularly dismal recently promoted to that rank.
at present. The only consolation is that it is always darkest-before the dawn and perhaps we are really dear to better times that we wot of.
The B. N. B. Aerak? is having rather a and struggle with Tang Shao-pi's In one place it calls him Taneshasyo and later in the same colanın Tangsha ̈ Syll
shall have reached the limit of the period
resignation of their commissions in the
His Lordship said that he could not
with a stay of execution until Wednesday,
THE POLICE BALL.
Once a year as many members of the Hongkong Police Foros as can reasonably be spared hold a convivial evening on the occasion of the annual police bell which har now becane to be regarded as an tion in Hongkong.
oflcers will no longer be permitted to retire under the provisions of Article 510 of the Royal Warmant if they intend to take up permanent civil appointments in British Colonies or Protectorates. It is not meant, however, that the ralo as to
Cartainly the ball last night at the. Clay Special Reserve should have retrospective Hall lacked nothing of the welcome, en- effect as regards officers who refired wader thusiasm and hospitality of its forerunner the Article mentioned and who are now for everything passed off most-harmonious, employed under Colonial Governments. by. This was ao in, no swali, msasara ta The second despatch states that is the experienced organizers whose saddious Majesty has been pleased to direct that pass in arranging for the comfort of the the precedence in His Oversea Dominions guests was well in evidence. The artistie of all perecus holding ofice therein, arranged decorations were on whether naval, military or civil, should be elaborate scale. determined solely by official rank and that,
The company present numbered about
as in the case of officials in the service of a 300 and a most enjoyable time was spezk, Dominion or Colony, Imperial and naval Dancing took place in St George's Hall officers should while on duty at a colonial while supper was laid in St Andrew's Ball. station waira any personal procedence they
Chief Inspector Baker was the chairED may enjoy in the United Kingdom. It t❘ of the committee;" the various sub-come als says the despatch, His Majesty's mittoes comprising the following ---M. C'e pleasure that the "wiven of all officers, Mesara R. C. Watt, W. Stuart, and A. whether civil or naval or military, even Pattison: card room, Messrs J. Ogg and though they may enjoy precedence to the Cockle bar, Messrs Attewall, Clarke.. United Kingdom by risks of birth, should.
The Palace Theatre, Aount Austin,
But whether Ching goes in for a republic or a limited constitutional monarchy, one announce a grand variety entertainment at the Theaton Royal, Cty Hall, on
It is agtified from, the Colonial Secrething she does badly want and must The January 13th, when some fine ballat dancestry's Department that Mr R. E. Lindsel! have, and that a strong man,
and ir 5. B. E. McElberry, culeta, furces of disorder have quite got out have passed their final examinations in of land down in the South since the old while in any part of His Majesty's Oversen and Cockle. The decorations were in the Daminions, take their place according to hands of the general committee. Mr J Cantonese.
-~-~~-ý -------- Government organization was cast into the the official procedenes of their busbands. F. Lee, who discharged the grâuous duties
melting pot and the tales which rich metien, it will of course always be open to the
While those rules will be of general applica of secretary was in no small messies from all quarters are very dreadful. Deaths Sorsigo, whenever he thinks to the responsible for the success of the ball and stalks through the land at all times, but special orders as to procedence in any it was largely due to his energy and ex- toulay he is reapl-g a bigger harvest than particular case. usual, and mostly through the instru mentality of informara" or men hent on private revenge."
Boutric's..
Before the Chine Mail is again issued from the press the great festival of Christmas will have come and gone. Here in this distant outpost of the A Children's entertainment will be [British Empire it will be celebrated given at the Treatre Royal on Thursday, much us usual by the crites who have 11th January, commencing at 4 p.nu. Seats made this Colony their home of who for the rats Vircle was be booked as but use it as a place of temporary 80-- jourh. As far as possible the customs The Yokohama A.D.C. hara just given of the old country will be followed: a most successful performance the churches will be thronged with Cloches de Carnavilla," with Mr. G. reverent worshippers, who will thrill Body in the Role of Gaspard the misor, half in pain, half in pleasure, as the and Mrs H. A, Stowart an Germaine. old familar hymns and carols are sung hospitality will be extended.
"Les
3 R. O. Hutchison has been appointed to act as Assistant Superintendent of Police, supemunerary to the establish ment, and Commoder Beckwith, R. N., has been appointed to assist Mr. O. Hutchison in the discharge of the duties.
G.Supt. of Imports and Exports.
perience that everything was so admirably arranged
The band of the K. U. Y. L. L. supplied. the music in their usual eficient manner. The programase of dances was as follows: Walta, The Dollar Princess; Quadrilles, Sang Waun; Yelata, Masbat: Barn Dance, Happy Darkies; Lancers, Our Mi Gibbs,
THE SIEGE OF CALAIS.
A very fine film was exhibited at the But I have given enough space to these Victoria Theatre on Friday night, for the Mr W. S. Young Riddell has been glnomy topica. In unt Christams here first time, entitled "The Siege of Calais. appointed Government Labour Commis. Of course it is, so the following comes in The theme of the play is the besieging of sioner for British North Borneo. Mr Rid.ppropriate. Little Tommy Calais in 1847, by Edward II Life and Military two step, Biel Simmons; La
Then Santa Claus came, dad " Fatber- dall will be engaged in Hongkong to make Were you? And what was he like, colour are in every scene, each of which is an accessary arrangements for recruiting ch7 Little Tom Oh, I couldn't see in itself a work of beauty and forms a Waltz, September; Chin Circle, Sol- Bink La Rinka; D'Alberts Medley;
he bumped himself on the washstand
Feng Sai, onstar of the steam launch
W. Beckwith, R.N., at the Marine Bortco, or for the Government she said Father (quickly)There, More actors take part in this film than in given, to those who through the acart this morning, for lying alongside the providing depote in Hongkong or elsewhere that'll do. Tommy, Get on with your any other similar pictues and nothing cidents or misfortunes of life have not On wharf in such a manner as to in China for housing laborers; and for
mince-pi come out of the struggle so well
an obstruction to the Southern shipping the labourers to British North Frway.
· Borneo and landing them there. Hoogkong authorities have given official notice that no coolle broking agents will be permitted
with lavish hand, and thought will be Cheung Wu, was fined $5, by Commander labourers to work on the estates in North him it was dark, you know. But when admirable instructive chapter of history.diers of the Queen; Polka, Wekking
some of their neighbours.
The festival of peace and brother-
hood falls this year with the world in
A special Choral Fervice will be held | to contract labourers for B. N. Borneo for a very distracted condition and for a St. Peter's Church, West Point, at 6.30 | moto than 300 days, after 12th March. many thousands we fear the Christmas Recital by Mrs W. E. Tibbs. Ou tomorrow evening to be followed by an
message "Peace on earth, good wilmas morning Holy Communion will
Toys, Games, to men," will sound a rather hollow belebrated at 7.30, and Morning Service
etc.,
etc.
INSPECTION INVITED.
Um. Dowell, Id.
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RAILWAY TRAFFIC.
A lituraent of the approximate trafic in the British section of the Kowloco Canton Railway for the month of October shows that the total takings for local ratio were $9,14302, made up of coaching $6,031-40-good #332.38; misoclaneous $1,010.15. For through traffe the "tour"
NEW MOTOR BOAT.
#... approaching the wonderful spectacles of And of course it was due to the marry medieval was has hitherto been sitempted festive season that the Anteband arrived It is a really wonderful film and will only office." He took off his boots and stole. home much later than usual from the | be shown a few daya, jadi tuman
into the bedroom; but, vaio prvenution, his wife began to suit. Quickly tha tanic stricken man went to the cradle of his first- born and began to
to rock it vigorously. What are you doing theru, Robert queried his wife. I've being sitting here for nearly two hours trying to get this
***Why baby anloop" ho growled, Robert, I've got him here in bed with me," said the spouse."
wit commence at 11 mockery. In some respecta a golden year, a year of Jubilee, with the Coro-
As there is some doubt in German nation of KING GEORGE as the central chies at whether on Sunday, Dec. pageant, it has been for many a year 24k, the nail Christmas-ere survice will be of great storm and stress. Capitalul in the German Chapel, Pastor Mueller and labour have come to grips more service on board the Geripan gunboat incripta wero $7,513.31, composed there, I bolove, bat as I have never turned
paksu to nesounce that besides the
A DIRE THE
of
Rafus: Caledonians, Scotch Aira; Velebar Afare: Boston two step, Indiana Eightsome Real, Fairy Dance, Military two step, Hobó- moKo Waltz,, Encognito; Lanoers, Walls Drasm; Schottische, Frettiante; Sir Roger de Caverley, Sir Roger de Corerier.
SERIOUS SIDE OF A COLDN
Do you know that of all the minor all- ments colds are by far the most neat little motor boat to the order dangerous It is not the cold itself that
of Captain C. A. Jamon bas just been you need to fear, but the serioas dinoased turned out by Messrs W. 8. Bailey and that it often leads to. Most of these are known as germ discasco. Pustim inis and ke Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and consumption are among them. Why not euro our cold while you on? For sale by all Chemists and Storekespers
Kowloon. The boat is 30 feet long, in litted with a 15 H. P. Thomasycroft motor. She has attained a spoed of. 8
PORT WINES.
Oporto Houses
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Devotees of that noble animal, selept, aasta. raca-peny, are already gathering these carly marnings at the Happy Valley to discuss hot coffee and mildly disparage each other's mokos.It is mighty cold down
up myself at that hour--for 1 believe in the than once in the British Isles, and Jaguar, the service in the German Chapel 7,342.03 coaching; 860.55 goods; and world being wall tired before I move much unmerited suffering has been will be held at 4.20 m. On Christman $135.43 miscellaneous. The amber of broad-I can not vouch for the state of day the service will be held at 11 o'clock, Passengers booked for Incal trafle was the thermometer. But, it must booth- inflicted it consequence of bitterly Sylvester at p.m., and on New Year's 8,397, and for through traffic 32,093, duoivo to health and the making of self-denying resolutions this early rising, fought out strikes. Indeed, to-day's Day 11 o'clock, all in the German Since the opening of the section up too I will meommend it to all my yozuz
Chapol
the end of October the total fakings have and arcient friends. Horse riding is ous at From the oldest and most reliable telegrams indicate that in the in-
been $150,185.51,7
the oldest sports under the Bun. Hare dustrial centres of England and The term of office of the Hon. Mr II.E
you not heard the story of a meeting o learned Assyriologists in London, Barlin, Scotland it is likely, owing to labour | Pellosk os representative of the Justices of
Or : DomaThury, who once were greatly troubles, to be a "black Christmas." the Peace apon the Legislative Council
puzzled. They had erolved a complete Lay io some mucciform Inscriptions, and expires on January 10th, and he has In the basin of the Mediterrane expressed, his willingness, to stand in hare heard a good deal about the kad read all of the tablets except one, Is 9.15 .. to 11.15 .. Italy and Turkey are to-day fight in the event of another Justice of the which Chinese from Amarica, built about offered to try to decipher the Libiet. Glad progressiveness of Kung Yik, the new town baffled all their efforts. At this funstura in ordinary looking man appeared and TO-NIGHT AND FOR A FEW ing for the possession of Tripoli: Pesen being nominated a meeting of tug ve years or so ago. Lately the rifftaff of any help, they begged hire to try it. in Asin it looks as though the be held in the Land Office, Supremo making themselves at home, with the posthis they came into the home Justices other than Government officials there have been acting and otherwise "Why, ita simple enough" said he. It's kn account of a ohariot-asco and reads like storm so long brewing in Persia Court Building, on Monday, the 8th of sosions of other people. This lawlessness stretch, Bardanseriapplens, the Scorcher is about to break; while the ultimate January, from 11 a.m. toll p.m., for the to some extent was suppressed by tho began to close up the gap between himse outcome of the uplicaval in China no purpose of electing representative upon local pots and something like order was and Asshur-go-liksiin, who is in the land. the Council. Nominations clowa on Dec. again restored. Haarhile, the bilgende in front of the grand stand: Bardarmeríap- inan at the moundht can foretell The 2861
have issued a manifesto. They tell the pious named bin pponent and word the people that if they
ace molested by the host by speck. The wise men burned to world's cup of misery has indeed been
police and hatred by the soldiers, they the deciphater and mid You are the will join forces and race the town of Bung ablest mark among us. Where did you brimming over of late through man's
8 MONTHS' COMFORT FOR 50 CENTI, YIk to the ground, making a leval hold of amiss your knowledge of Amsyriology 2- inhumanity to man, and it would be DINKLETS dispel Constipation, angure it na itawas - before an belaka wan 'Ok,” said the man." I don't know any? wall if we could say that the worst regularity, Sugar-coated entirely brought into the district. This throat has thing about uch thing, bus I bare Always
vegetable. Small and gentle bak thorong
caused some amount of consternation, for made practies of reading the racing has been reached and the brighter efficient. 60 cents a phal of all Cha
the people would not be able to stop the intelligence) anything like this in simply of past fine, direct from The Dr.Willmigands if they decided to be aranged in plafer be times now lie ahead. But even with Medicina Cat Ba Sawdagen Bed, Sunches tale summary and tragic way.
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