'THE DIARY OF A HONGKONG LADY.
broken crockery, all telling their sad tale. Madame Chevallier fold me "that she had tried to find the house of a friend, which she had known quite well. There was no street and na house remaining. She recognised a portion of the banisters of the stair- case lying among the debris where the house had been, and that was all that she found of it. It was the house
THE CHINA MAIL.
the boxes broken open, the Hugs making off with anything of value ind the clothes were strewn all over the Church, where they still remain as he Church is left in exactly the same condition as it was alter the Germans went in 1914. A pitiful sight it is. and difficult to describe the state of chaos existing there, stone, bricks. broken up chairs, clothing. all thick
(Continued from yesterday.) The town of Dismade itself is naturally in ruins. There was a portion of the town on either side of the river. but by far the biggest portion was on the left bank. "Here stand a few pieces of a lawyer, a man over sixty, and he upon the ground so that it was im
From there we drove through the same desolate country, every now and ther over patches of boarding, which had been put over shell holes in the road. In some places, the whole width
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KOWLOON COMMENTS.
BY THE KOTLUNATIC:Į'
The match played at the Kowloom. Bowling Green Club, last Sunday, viz Scotland versus, England, resulted! In a win for England, by four points.
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Golf Section, has arranged a match The Kowloon Bawling Green Club, for Chrismas morning. at King's Park. There will be a tiffin at the club-house after the play.
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The scores were as follows:--- and Capt. C. O. Olliver beat Messrs. Major C. L. Hickling, D.S.O., Ralston and
An application has been sent in to Messrs. Henderson and Frost S-3 one of the schoolrooms of the Kow. Stevens S3; beat the Government for permission to use beat Messrs. Kay and Stark 9--2. loon British School for the purpose of C.S.M. Pragnell lost to. Ralston and Residents' Association.
Captain P. R. Davies, M.C., and holding the meeting of the Kowloon Stevens 33; lost to Kay and Stark so far been received.
No reply has 5-6: beat, Henderson and Frost. 6-5.
Prior to the holding of the meeting. Major Davis lost to Ralston and in Kowloon outlining the resolutions. C.Q.M.STallourd and Sergna circular will be sent to all residents Stevens 3: bear" Kay and Stark to be placed before the meeting. 9-2; beat Henderson and Frost
"Worshipful Brother W. Highly was Fotal 88th CR.G.A. 60 games, installed Master of Lodge Eastern. Kowloon 39 games.."
Scotia. (Kowloon last night. Wor- shipiul Brother Morgan, 1.P.M., Off- ciated. A banquet at the Hongkong Hotel followed
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of wall, all that remain of churches, is now going to start life afresh in possible to see any trace of the ori-fed a comfortable victory over Kow town hall and houses: this had been, the Belgian Congo. To anyone who ginst flooring. Those two simple toor in the Hard Courts Terinis the biggest place we had visited since knew and loved the place it must be sous, the Burgomaster and Cure.League, during the week end. we left Middlekerke. Some day, I heartrending to see it in this ruined little knew the people who were in- suppose in the future it may be a condition. They are, I believe, going | vading their land, it, they imagined large flourishing town again, but to to leave the Cloth Hall and Cathedral that anything plated in the Church the Belgians it must as the little as they are. as a monument to our the Germans would regard as sacred! baker said, require beaucoup de men.
They took the Curé prisoner and the courage to be able to look forward' There are still a good many British Burgomaster they had threatened to to that day, looking upon the woeful Tommies to be seen there. They shoot it he didn't leave the town. scene of Dixmede as it is now, have joined up again in order to col-For the nine days they were there in lect and bury the dead that are still possession, he lived out in the fields lying cut on the battlefields, and also and every night used to slink back to exhume those in the graves that into the town to see how his people are scattered all over the Sghting were faring and to exhort them to area wying them in cemeteries pre-keep their courage up, regardless that of the road had been carried away bypared for them. As we drove through if he were caught he would be shot a mine, and there a new road had the country we noticed solitary graves at once. The Curd was there in the been made round either side of it all the way, where the poor men had Church and said he quite hoped to be the mine crater being railed off with been buried where they had faller, able to rebuild his Church a time. a rough wooden raili After going with just line wooden crosses to mark good many of the people had A along the Dixmude-Ypres road for the spot.
ready returned and were living in por-: some miles we turned sharp to the! We spent rather more than an hour tions of their ruined homes. Driving left and found ourselves in the Forest at Ypres wandering about among the on through wretchedly destroyed of Houthulst or what had once been ruins, and left again in our jolty cor- country we came to Canada Corner. a forest, as the trees had all gone veyance for Poperinghe. or "Pop" so named from the Canadians having. except for stumps seven or eight feet as it is commonly known in the British fought there, in 1915. It was also.) high, the rest of the tree having been Army. The country berween that later known as Hyde Park Corner. cut off by shells. This forest which and Ypres is a little less devastated, There had once been a small hamlet had been a very important spot during owing to the Huns having been kept here, but all sign of that had gone. the war, as it was on a slight ridge to the further side of Ypres all the but for a few tricks lying round. and commanded the country towards time. There were live trees, which This corner had changed hands almost Ypres, was heavily shelled. for a clearing here and there the and the ground was under cultivation.ing which took place. It is only 20
Except we hadn't seen since we left Ostende, dally, owing to the very severe fight
underwood was green and thick and The few farms we passed en route miles from the French border. Be- well-nigh impossible to penetrate, as were intact, except for an occasional hind us was à hill called Mt. Rouge you must be able to see where to put wall shattered by a shell. Meny of and tr. Scharpenback was in trent your feet, or you would fall into the the houses had shot and shell marks to our right.. A little further up the holes made by the shells. Here-a all over them. but after what we had road we got out and wandered on to halt was called and we prepared to passed through, this seemed but the battlefield, being told to be very have our lunch of sandwiches. There slight in comparison. Poperinghe. careful not to pick up any explosives. was no dedeth of fallen trees to sit suppose, is a typical small Flemish as there are still quantities of hand upon, alas!
These, and the wierd town. with narrow streets, paved with grenades and unspent shells lying shaped stumps and the ground pitted cobble stones. We rattled noisily everywhere, Several of us picked up with holes, were the only things left through, the little town to "Hotel empty shell cases to bring home and to indicate the terrible battle that had Skindles," which before the war was found unspent cartridges, which we beur waged here on this very spot. a quiet little Belgian inn kept by, I were told were all right to pick up. Another thing of course one noticed. think, two sisters, who seemed ex-
We drove on through what had once was the intense stillness. No birds ceedingly charming and capable young been a fine avenue of trees, to the sang.. as there were none to sing, and women. Since the war it has become little village of "La Ciyte.". Nothing thus there seemed an uncanny still the officers club, and in the evening remains of this. Only a wooden hut ness, which spoke only top forcibly everywhere we went that we were in the land of the dead. In many parts they are still bringing in the dead daily, some of them have lain hidden in the long grass, and some in pits and holes.
After about half an hour's stop.. we got into our lumbering vehicles again and went down the Ypres Road to Poelcapelle. the scene between the two places being, much as have a ready described. We passed on the way a camp of the Chinese Labour Corps, clearing up the debris. They say it takes 12 months to clear three Square miles.
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This is the third time Wershipful Brother Higby has occupied the Eastern Chair et Lodge Eastern Scotia.
le has, for many years past. been the custom for the Hongkong Cricke: Club to meer the United Services Christmas Day and Boxing Day, a return match being played on New There will be a Christmas party at
chance. Dec. 27 has been made a refreshments for the grown-ups will fear's Day and the following day, the Kowloon British School, on Fri- This year, however; by a happy day next. at 4.30 p.m.. Tes and ether
Bank Holiday, and the following five be provided and crackers, etc., for days cricket has been arranged in the scholars. Afterwards, then will cluding a Triangular Tournament bebe a kinematograph entertainment in ween the Hongkong Cricket Club, the St. Andrew's Chorch Hall, which Garrison and Navy on the Hongkong has been kindly lens by the Vestry Cricket Club ground. Three two-day for the occasion. No invitations are. matches will be played
being sent our and the function will be quite informal.
Dec. 26 and 27.-H.K.C.C. v.
Garrison.
Dec. 29 and 30.-Garrison v.
Navy.
Dec 26 R.K.C.C. 2nd XI »
C.R.C.C. (Away). Jan. 3.-H.K.C.C. 2nd XI v.
University (Home). Jan. 1 and 2:-Navy H.K.C.C. On form the Garrison should carry further down the road are the reins of premier honours. The Club bat-
Mt. J. Cxberry, the enterprising mansger of the Palace Hotel, is fitting up a new lounge adjacent to the dining room of the Horel. It will be furnish- ed with due regard to the comfort of the guests and when complete, will make an attractive addition to the premises.
We understand that "Hicken-
it is thronged with British and Belgian now marks the spot. A mile or so officers, who after their day's work is over, come in here from Ypres and of Hemmet, a farge village, with two ring will be strengthened by the inclu-schmidt" will be specially deputed to the camps round for some recreation. hills at the back of it, from whence sion of R. Hancock, A. A. Claxton, wait on patrons of the Lounge. British-like they insisted upon the fine view is obtained of the sur- and A. E. Wood, but the Club bowl Belgian name being changed for an rounding country. The village of ing seems hardly equal to the strain Roderick Random" English one. With a name like course is in ruins, but the country of two-day matches. The Garrison straight talking. in our senier morning does some Skindles" it would sound more at-
folk are gradually finding their way is stronger in bowling than batting contemporary, tractive. so Skindles" it became, back in their old homes and there are while the Navy, with its many ar
10-day. We quite and expect will remain for many
several wooden huts, in what was rivals. is an unknown quantity.
agree with him that the sepulchral years to come! It is a very fine old once the main street.
silence as to what is being done Given fine weather: however, some Towards the settlement of the many house, fight on the street, and before
keen and interesting cricket should problems held over is calculated to the present people had it, belonged to
take place is hoped to wind up get on one's nerves. Lieut. Monetor's grandfather.
on January 3. the festival with a smoking concert this felt in Kowloon with regud to Particularly is
the housing problem."
He the war this
Miss
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The following are the Club teams:
capt., T. E. Pearce, A. A. Claxton, Government that a hotel will not solve
1st XI v. Garrison.-R. Hancock
We have tried to conving the A. E. Wood. R. Brand, A. B.the difficulty and we think we have Raworth. E. W. Day, E. J. R. Mit-given very good reasons for the views chell. C. V. S. Johnstone. D. E. expressed. Donnelly and R. P. Thursfield.
Whether cognizance has been taken of our remarks, mebody 1st XI v... Navy.-R. Hancock knows and as far as we are ware. (capt.), T. E. Pearce, A. A. Claxton, the hotel will be built. A. E. Wood, R. Brand,. A. B. Raworth, E. W. Day, E. J. R. Mit- chell, C. W. S. Johnstone, D. E.against the hotel and that is will There is another strong. argument Donnelly and A. Burnic.
apt.). R. A. Green, T. J. J. Fen of the principal reasons people have 2nd XI C.R.C.-F. Suttonhome life," which we believes óne not provide anything in the shape of
wick, P. G. de Paravicini, A. Burnie sought residence in Kowloon. C, C. Stark, L. D. McNicoll, E. P. Larnment. L. M. Whyte, J. D. Hum- phreys, A. K. MacKenzie and W. W. that the Government had come in the The Hon. Mr. Clard Severn stated MacKenzie.
conclusion that the greater majority Thursfield (capt.). F. Sutton. R. A. iife. Of course, they do, when they 2nd XI. University.-R. P of people of Kowloon preferred hotel Green. T. J. J. Fenwick, P. G. de cannot get homes at reasonable rent Paravicini, C. C. Stark. L. Dals. But provide them with the late McNicoll, E. P. Lammert, L. M. ter and there would be an overvielm- Whyte, J. D. Humphreys. A. K. ing vote against the former. MacKenzie' and W. W. MacKenzie.
sharp..
Aft matches will start at 10.2.m
y he was na a line with Lieut. Mone-
"Wait and Sea"! We have wait- ed and still don't see. When are our
yes going to be opened?
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Here we all alighted and turned into the road to our right. Before rock me and Madame Chevalier into track, but is now quite a wide road was merely a sheep the beautiful old kitchen, with all its from having been perpetually pound- bright Flemish brass pots, of quainted by shot and shell, as up this track Our way led now over a stretch of design, upon a window sill which ran were taken guns and men to Kem road entirely composed of planks. the whole length of one side of the mel Hi The Germans knowing placed there, partly because it had room, the window being high enough this, kept up a lively fusilade all along been so cut up with shells and partly to be out of the way of all furniture, the road, which our men named the because of the terrible condition of and to prevent the maids from look Gordon Road. It was a gentle rise the road, the mud and slush preventing out, and so waste their time! most of the way to the base of the ing the motor traffic from getting We were all doled out a card with the two hills, the smaller of which we along. This we saw amply illustrated number of our bedroom, according to climbed to the top. at Peelcapelle, where we came across whether we wanted a double or single a large mound.
It is only really several tanks half buried in what had one.
The other, Mt. Some of the men had to go out Kemmel itself, is quite a consider once been mud, but which was new into the town, as there was not room able bill, and has a fine view for dry und hard. There the poor things for us all, and we were in all direc-miles round. From our smaller hill "were lying, some of them well batter- tions. I was in the stable yard, up we saw a considerable distance to the ed. They had been put out of action an exceedingly narrow and steep north and north-east, the tower of in October 1917, by the German staircase, in the tiniest of rooms look. Ypres Cloth Hall, and the white ruins guns. Leaving Poelcapelle behind,ing down into a dank pond, but it shining out plainly in the sun, and to we went on to Ypres, once a beautiful was clean, which, after all, was all, the right of that the Menin Road, and old Flemish city, now, not a single that mattered. The bed was remark over that vast tract of country just house standing. Madame Chevallierably comfortable. As we were cover-about a dozen new brick, roofs.. (the Belgian general's daughter, who led with a thick ccating of dust from Maunder said that when she visited was with us) told me that she had con-head to fact, everything had to be this part in the early spring there was sidered that Ypres was for finer than shaken out of the window and I rather not a sign of a single house and she Bruges. as the latter had nothing to leared I should drop some precious said she saw a wonderful difference come up to the magnificent old Cloth garment into the pond below. It was in the Landscape, of life gradually Hall.
almost worth while getting into such appearing again. There is of course We stopped in the large paved a state of grime, to feel clean again. no cultivation at present, and it is to square in which the Cloth Hall stands. The girls were very well off in a nice be feared that there will be many and it was truly a sad sight that met gig room in the hotel itself. The din-casualties during the process our gaze. Nothing but ruin every ter was a little late, as the fish hadn't ploughing up the ground, owing to
Mr. Tokugt. Ibukiyama, Manager where. Or sur right the ruins of the yet come in, but it was delicious when such quantity of shells and hand fine old Cloth Hall, with the Cathe- we did get it, as was the whole din grenades having been buried just be
of the Shanghai branch of the Nippon dral at the back of it, at the end of ner, to which we all, I think, did am-low the surface. As we walked up or who told him to put it down at
Yusen Kaisha and member of the which had been some very beautiful ple justice, as we were very hungry the road to the hills, there was debris.
Municipal Council, died on Dec. 10 old Flemish houses: Now nothing after our long day. Dinner over, the of all descriptions lying on either side from him but Lieur, Monetor man once, whereat he was going to ling
after a very brief illness. Deceased, remains of them, and upon that spot tables were cleared and removed from of us, gun carriages, and quantities ged, fortunately for us, to shout to
who was 52 years of age, leaves a is now erected a very hideous wooden the two rooms, which were divided of unspent ammunition, and when we him in time, put it down gently Church Army hut. There are still by large folding doors, and dancing got off the road to go up the hill it many of us would have been blown thoughtless in her expressions, bút
wife and two sons. Mr. Ibukiyama the remains of the tower and a por- sommenced, with Madame Chevallier was the same there, and one had to bits. He said to me afterwards her heart is of gold.
My friend the Duchess is a trifle took a prominent part in affairs: He tion of the walls of the Cloth Hall, at the piano, till an officer turned up be careful not to catch one's foot in
was born in Iwateken, Hokkaido, în || and a few bits of the beautiful tracery whe could play dance music. Miss the remains of barbed wire, and tele- over this dangerous ground, as al her what troubles I had, for syragathy University at Tokyo, graduating in
nat he dread taking these parties remain to indicate a little the beauty Maunder told me that the officers look phone wire, or to kick a hand grenade though they are all told beforehand and, relief-not necessarily amic Law in 1895 and in that year igining
It has been my custom to take to 1867, and entered the Imperial | of the workmanship destroyed. We forward to these fortnightly little by mistake. Before leaving the road not to pick up explosives, there are On the day of which I speak. I had the Nippon Yusen Company. He was had to climb over a mountain of rub-dances, which they usually have it Liett Monetor asked us to be very enerally some idiots among the party been complaining of the senseless shortly afterwards ransferred to ble and blocks of stone to be able to there are any young ones in the party careful not to touch anything, there who don't realise the seriousness of gossip of the village dames, get a good view of the beautiful old passing through. My two charges being still so many explosives lying disobeying these orders. When we archway of the Cathedral, a good deal enjoyed themselves immensely, but as about. The top of the hill was one of which still remains intact and is we had all had a long and tiring day, mass of large shell craters, and theme of the wooden houses, and had talk of nothing but the virtues of her to Shanghal, taking the posi
got back to the village, we went into
Mrs. Dash, I had said, "will London and three years later went very fine but it was impossible to we did not keep it up beyond 11.30. face of the hill to the road was com enter either of the buildings as the
cook-boy," "Perhaps to some very good and refreshing coffee, your attention from her own," theving in that capacity until 1900. He distraction of assistant manager" and ser Sunday-Up a 8 o'clock next posed of dugouts burraved in the red as we had got hot and dusty with our Duchess had replied. Cloth Hall was guarded. It was not morning and breakfasted on coffee and sand, not substantial ones as the Ger- walk, but we hadn't time to think of deemed safe for people to go in, for nice fiat round scones and at 7.30 we mans built wherever they managed to any discomforts during the journey connectedly about winter, underdoth- and thence to Chemulpo and Bombay fear some of the masonry should fall, were once more on the road. The stop for a little while.
Miss Comma talked with me quite text went to the head office at Tokyo, much of it being in a very unsafe first place we came to was Westoutre, guns, were to the rear of Mt. Kem-Intense interest of everything. Under Our heavy as our minds were taken up with the condition still, There was apparent a small town south of Poperinghe, mel, and on top of the hill was a ordinary circumstances one might bedroom?" enquired my friend. "I affairs there.
ing."
finally returning to Shanghai in 1916) ly no guard over the Cathedral ruins which had been erribly knocked tripod, which gave the direction for have felt the jolting of those spring didn't think she had it in her
How many mirrors has she. in her to take charge of the company's and as most of the walls,had come about by the Germans in the March the guns, that
E. C. Pearce, spoke in Teeling terms down there was nothing of any great offensive of 1918, especially the What struck me very forcibly when
till stand there. less lorries
His many good qualities rapidly of the death of Mr. Ibukiyama. He. height remaining: but it was difficult Church. A good deal of the walls we were standing quietly gazing over
"She hadn't" I mid... Krs. gained for him a leading position, referred to the excellent public service to get inside what was left of it be are still standing, but most of the roof these vast battlefields, was the im
Stop told me of her husband's difficulty and when Baron Fujimura retired which he had rendered as a member cause of the mass of stone work piled and the interior of the Church have mense distance one could see from
in Anding his collar-stud before the from the Municipal Council in July of the Council, a member of the Ball,"
of last year, Mr. Ibukiyama was Finance Committee, and as the up high. Many of the streets were been destroyed. In October 1914 any little ridge, there being no trees entirely obliterated. There was no the Germans occupied the place for or buildings to obstruct the view, and
Had he been. to successful in invited to succeed him and later bis Council'srepresentative on the special Snding other things?" she asked.
appointment was confirmed by elec Vice Committee, and observed that a telling where one began and another nine days. Before they entered tie the intense stillness, not a sound, no
"I heard a discussion on kiting tion. In addition to his services on spi 1 of cooperation and good will- of debris, once houses, and not a to bring their clothes and valuables should very much like to go back Living O amberlaina Uugh Ramerly a be to put paraffin down their hol
a member of the Consultative Board lations with his colleagues single portion of wall remaining. We into the Church where they would be there in a few years time to see what way he ruined. This remedy will als First catch your rat could often see by what lay beneath sale. So-packed in large wooden progress has been made. On de-a for te expestorste. It has been used
qify the touh mens and make it the Duchess, k our lect, the various shops that had boxes they brought their possessions scending again over the rough ground, suce & fally in may epidemics and as it
My friend the Duchess is a bifle erence stood there. At one place we and a guard was placed over them. Tone of our party walking immediately antaa on rootie or other: i. farious thoughtless in her expressions but her Corporation in Shanghai. Zbukiyama and the members of the
come upon a heap of sewing machines However, on the entry of the Ger- in front of me, stooped down and substances it is perfectly safe. For sale heart is of gold and, bicycles; at another, a mass of mans the guard was overpowered, "picked up a hand grenade. Fortunate by all Chemists and Storekeepers
(To be continued.)
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ended, and, one just walked over heaps Burgómaster and Curé told the people birds, or cattle or distant dogs.ough loves and expectoration 08ty by fats, and the best way was sal to the Council, he did excellent work as had consistently, characterized bis re-
KEITH WEST
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of the Whangpoo Conservancy and I was resolved to send un ex was chairman of the Executive Compression of the Council's deep regret mittee of the Japanese Résident's and sincere sympathy with Mrs.
At a meeting of the Municipal family; and to record the same in the Council on Dec. 10 the Chairman Mr. 1minutes,