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FIRST BUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS,
Eversharp percil at the Chinese with tremendous myalary....... It is recreation ground in Hollywood Road, often so in this life, great is ver, great Defendant said that he had brought respanelbilities lie in the hands of them with him from Singapore. simple bearted men and women, endant had come by the things at of perplexity St. Joseph watches to The Magistrate enquired how def. Perhaps because they have the faith that can wait patiently. In an agony Birgapore.
learn God's will, and through the Vous of an Angel in a dream, Gol speaks to him telling him thit Mary Ghost and is to become the Mother of has been overshadowed by the Holy
the Saviour of Mankind.
Defendant explained that a danas man of his was a clerk at the Central Police Station at Singapore When he died he (defendant) took charge of all his property.
The Epistla tells us of the complete, heavenly Child born of Mary, Who though voluntary, objection of this
“Noticing that that the proft and loss account was in Calentia or Kowloon !". What COMFORTING, tenants, ocpripying" kapëžin, a private'-ledger by a con.... has Kowloon dané to dzserve this ?
flats in Besconflabil, fidential-olerk, that an advance of
What's that saying Arcado have received intimation that) £21,000 was made against the security DOUBTLESE about lawyers charg the Government requires the premises of suma cigarettes, and an advance of
́ian for their mistakes OBVIOUS for its employes, a wag suzgazte it £00 000 to a gentleman who was As ENOUGH. and doctors burying will comfort the dispusessed, tɔ re-insolvent as he is doid!
them The journal- A Chinese was charged Refue Mr. outstanding figure of to mor- membi† that in Heaven there are
And the mui irai ist's mistakes are spread abroad for R. B. Lindell this morning with the Gospel is St. Joseph, a simple WHERE many mansion,
have over, over all who tua to read and denounce unlawful pomession, yesterday aft-paitor suddenly brought face to face peasrat man, by trade a village car IGNORANCE. Once bean plates, Bimilarly, when the unhappy press-noon, of three fountain pan) vad na as once I was and had
Reminds one rather man succumbs to bailly ill the THAN bat this fish painted, not}'
of the story about quality of his work visibly deterior EVER a boliday food there but the prisoner who accidentally dia-ates, though, of course, his werk may would give a piece of onverad years afterward that his cell often be sa con sistently bad | silver; there would this monster make door had never been looked l
that it is impossible to dis This from an American criminate between this and that a man: when, they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar they will CAP newspaper might have Consequently I explain--with some lay out ten to to a dead Indiao."
been written for Hong- temerity, of course, for I might readi That's from "The Tempest." written
kong: "To oote a new ly be misunderstood in this the festive in 1823 Triniculo. has happened
strika is no longer to strike season-I explain that chill, fever and upon Caliban whom he first describes a new note."
influenza-sometimes it seems like all as a strange fish." Truer than ever
Boslaring men
are three have laid me low these last to day, you now understand why
very bitter about the few days, with the result that I Dow bazaars and fetes are necessary to
incident dealt with share Austin Dobson's inment:-- wheedle charity money out of an on-
in Thursday's China He will not canter, walk, or trot, willing public. People still demand
Mail under the head-
My Pegasus; I spar, I beat their dead Indians first.
ing "Clogging the Colony's life blood."
In vain to-day.. Our world is ruled by One skipper relates that the only time
Alas! 'tis all too clear I'm not TYRANNY the tyranny of clothes the police answered his call
In vein to-day." Shakespeare
realised pomptly they were summoned by this when he wrote mistake, the quarterioaster having: ***The apparel doth oft hoisted the polio; flag instead of the polaim the man," Without his water boat signal!. body trappings, where is man's power,
The "Tempost", Beason. bas bad the icevitable re. STILL
[Router's Teheran correspondent bis dignity? Could a naked kingi raleCould a naked Premier inspire
Full. Most everyone you 'says that, following upon a campaign, anything but ribald laughter? Picture AIM. meet is armed with some, the Ulema (priesthood) have now Entop's tresty-makers not only de
spacial theory about presented to the Government de stitute of mental vision, but bare also Shakespeare. Naturally, the Bonnets mends for the prohibition of the salo Ltd. of physical covering. Apply the test and the famous Dark Lady get their of liquor and the closing of all places nearer home and alright-don't get full meed of attention. Noting the of amusement. The demands have excited. I'll forebear,
arrival of a new "life" from the pen of been accepted by the Government.] They have solved the
Sky, ONCE problem where flies go in forward," a Home newspap com. I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, the winter time but they ments that what is really needed is a Awake, my Little Ones, and fill the have still to solve the pro- compendium of all the theories about
Сар blem whence come the Shakespeare, at an example for all Before Life's Liquor-and our Land fanny stories found in Chris'mins to behold of matchle humn in | ~~~be dry." crackers. This year brought genuity and of the invincibilty of the They say the Sleuth and Pasyfoot quite
now keep favourites, including the inevitable "pirit of man when faced with a fas-j one about the Scotsman who had low/cinating question mark.: But, hoots, The 'Courts where Jamshyd gloried | states:—" Officers attending the per- Himself to the Jewish law showed His
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Hegistrate: When did you come from Singapore --About two months ago. I have already had my photo taken, for the purpose of obtaining & palice pare to return to Singapore, though He was the Lord of all because Why did you come here -To look a servant for our askes, choosing for my deceased clansman's relativer. for His birthplace, a lowly shed.
Many years afterwards, a woman Magistrate: Oh nonsense. Yon whose home was a bare call, who for have no fixed abode here and no His sake chore poverty, wrote of the
talk you
money, aal get about returning to Singapore. It is quite clear you are a pickpocket. You are convicted, and you will bave to do three months' hard labour.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The foundations for the War Memorial have now been laid and the
an Amet can professor who announces Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand cenotapha itself should be ready for
that he has no new theories to pat
now s'alka
his luggage the cork bad come out! them elves Shakespeare never wrote And Babram, that great Hunter-hs Then there is the one about the his plays.. vicar: "The offertory this morning will be taken in a new pair of bags which have been made for me by a lady in the congregation." Christmas celebrations may alter, Christma jokes never.
Reilly, Sir
Basil The Bootleggers that o'er the Frontier OFFICIALS--Thomson ought to
crrep. PLEASE know better. Just
SOME
war:--
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Bird-
unveiling in about three months.
Mr. Francis Meade has been Sppointed an inspector of juvenile
labour under the new Industrial Em ployment of Children Ordinance.
A notice in, Command Orders
Theatre Royal on January 1, will wear formance of The Tompest' at the
'mess kit.
Mr. John Fleming, Chartered Accountant, is authorised to sign the Irm name bl Mesers Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, as a partoer, a from today (Dec. 80.)
the
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of
REMEMBER. mark what he writer'in Iram in 'eed is gone with all its Rose,
his bosk "Queer, And now the Grape must follow, People." giving his experiences as suppose. With "The Tempest "head of the Ciminal Investigation Why, even Mere Amusement gets sasco now in full swing Department during the TOPICAL here, the following Publicity has been the best weapon My Hat, this is the Gloomiest
advice given by Mrs. of datenos against the forces" of │· Kendal, perhaps the disorder." Really, what will the But come with old Khayyam and onir great actress who has carried bureaucrats say!
leave the Drye into effect a decision to resign from the stage when she reached a certain age, should prove interesting to Haaakoa? A. .D.. O. · members :-~ !
ADVICE
THE
PRODICAL BON
T
Shows I
Sir Willian Goods his To run the Show as seems to Them produced an up tomont wise; date parable of The One Thing is certain there are Prodigal Son," the
Other Lands
י.
in a coolie being wounded in the leg An armed robbery which resalted
was attempted at the Dairy Farm servants' quarters, Pokfulam, in the small hours of this morning.
I should like to suggest two
lesson of which appears In which the Vintner still bis Juics things to the young members of the to be that the Peace ban deranged
supplies. profession. What is called "natural"; morals as well as the exchange. The acting should not be too casual. Itscono io laid in Viennal, Au old With me to some more friendly Haven it is too casual it is not natural, man lay dying. Caling his sons to
blowa becaus in everyday life wo are very bis bedside, he gave them each one Retite to call your Soal (and Throat)ment Gazette for the entrance to the serious and please let us hear every thrusand erowa, admonishing them." your Own-
ord. As artists walk up the stage. to mika the botase of Where Nocoa Talioadge-dines with conquesta, the other t'e relief of turning their baoke to the audience, the money. The good son pat! mankind. The one places a single life the voice should be raised with each bis portion in.o the saving An Euterainment claims its rightful above all victories, tile other sacrifi es step they take. It is some distance bank; the wicked son, heedless of-bis "“*JXUTH," JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE"' hundreds of thousands of lives to the from the end of the stage of aur father's advice, bought one thousand ambition of a single individial. The theatre to the back of the pit and battles of sheap wine, which he drank HOXCROKO, SATURDAY, DEC. 30, 1992 low of which we are the instruments gallery.".
with his friends.. The war came and strives even through the carnage to euro the wounde dus to the law of WAT. by our antiseptic
The China Mail
Treatment
Strange, oʻrange, indeid, methods may preserve the lives
> - Mrs. Kendall holds that went. Some years after it had passed STAGE one part of a woman's arm the good son went to the savings KISSES. should tever under any bank, and found he had still, one circumstances be touched, thousand crowns, worth 140,000 to
I
London's MayON*
Throne.
or
stay behind; and when Thyself shall pare With Sobered Foot whers, scattered
on the Grass,
kept my famous Lof ant Flask
ol Wine,
Glass.
ing.
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joys humility meant to her. i. -
Night brings her secret balm" And gives her trać (*?
To tired limbs, and closes tired
And so He chose the night Who is our Rest
To lie there in His straw-billed
manger beat
And that night's scoret
Makes all darkness blest.
To those who come to His great
Heart to rest,
Heart of all human hearts .The tenderet."
Monday is New Year's Day and the Fist of the Circumcision for which the Church has a special Epistle and Gospel. Jesus by subraitting
neas, in the same way later Ho active obedience to fulfill all righteous
accepted Baptism at the hands of St. Joba the Baptist. -
Paul in the Epistle to the Ro mana raskes it quite clear test for giveness for Christians is in lopendent of circumcision, for this faith" which Abraham showed before circamoision, a universal quality not a national will be to us, for rights jusness, So privilege, was accounted to him; as it
in the Collect we pray for,true circumcision of the spirit, that we may in all things obey Thy blessed will,"
An Army Order has been issued announcing that the wearing by Saturday is the Feat of the soldiers in uniform of the silver war Epiphany, a day of special rejoining badges, wound stripes and chevrons; to us who are Gentiles, when we re- denoting service oversea, wil be dismember how the three wise men continued forthwith.'
followed the star till it led them to? the place whers Jems lay and how Toaders are called in the Govern their presents are accepted by Him. St. Paul breaks out into -new pier which is being built apposite a burst of thanksgiving.in the Statue Square. The work to be done Epiella “Unto me whi am less is the erection of a carriage, entrance than the least of all saipts, in thin with approaches flinke by balustrad race that I should pre ob among the Gantfles the unsearchable riches of Chrios: The ample Jawąsa shepherds were called to leave their sheep, in order to worship Jesus, by an Angel, sow the learned astronomer Gentiles, legends tay three Eastern Kings) are led to worship Je us, by Batar For on
hidden they will not give up their quest, going to Herod and the religione Mr Walter Walah, passenger authorities for help, but Christ's own agent of the Admiral Oriental Line, left chosen people have no welcome for Hongkong by the President Jeff Sim and the wise men go out again soc" yesterday bound for his home in alone to search for the little King. San Francisco, Before the ab'p set The star shine faith again, as seil many friends gathered on board light must at last pieces throug to bid him au revoir.
out darkness when we press on brave ly, and they find Joras, where we may The following have been appoint always fad Him, in Bethlehem, the ed members of the Pilotage Board House of Bread. There they worship for 1023;-The Assistant Harbour Him as we in our Communions their Master (President), the Commander King and God and Man The Geld as of the Naval Yard, Mr. Henry Neave, the symbol of costliness, they give Him Mr. George Duncan MacPherson their King, Incense, the armbol of Arthur, and Mr. Tom Taraball worship, they give their God, and Laurenson, D.S.C.
CANCE's the malice of chance. A of thousands of soldiers. Which of much less grasped, except by hit the pound. The wicked son büthought Turn down that now. for ever Empty / (the Hongkong and Slangbai Bank) time though the light of the star, is
LITTLE Homeeducational journ there two laws will prevail, God only busband in the play. That is his himself of the collartal of empty expmaka, hi publishes an adver knows. But of this we may be sure privilege, she says. It is allowable in battles, the sole remuant of many a tisement seeking applic that science, in obeying the law of a boy shaking a girlin anger, but that jolly caronse. And he sold them, ations from fully qualified graduate humanity, will always labour to on-particular part of the arms is ably for They brought him one million
large the frontiers of life," "And there husbands, especially if uncovered, crowns."
New Year's Eve sees the NEW Hogamanay Festival cele YEAR's brated the world over. EVE. Dating from, pagan times," this historic festival anta
foot. Mach. depends on the com.
Luoto.
-(In die Manchester Guardian.) *335 list of guests at the Guildhall
Banquet.
LOCAL"AND GENERAL,
Mr. Edward Newhouse is now ad authorised architect.
..
teachers for a Hongkong post with lies the irony. The more the scientist Kisses of brothers, lovers, and the enticing initial salary of £100, si d¦ seeks to help suffering humanity, the husbude should be different. on the same page reports a discussion mère the war maker applies each new Brothers kiss checks, fathers hair and boon to making his own devilish eye only husbands in the play can relative to English secondary teachers trade yet more efficient. Take steam, kiss lips. Lovers must restrict them- being pad:£350 and Ecottieb secor electricity-examples are legion! And selves to cheeks, eyes, and hands. vives in many quaint forms, the best ry teachers only £4501 Doubtless the result? The historian answers: Only busbands or illigit lovers known of which is perhaps the "first this advertisement will bring a flood "The collapse is visibly arreading- rau kiss lips.".
The headquarters office, China of replies and thus will Hongkong's to Austris, Hungary and Poland. I
That for the players. plexion of the first person to enter the Command, will be closed on New rector of Education find himself is coming farther and farther west.
AUDIENCE NOW for the audience, house after midnight has struck, and Year's Day sule to take his cho ca from a galaxy At this moment Germany is on the
AND THE Oscar Wilde (I think it fine I remember in my Auld Reekie talent and ability. Doubilera! very verge of following Russia along
PLAYERS: Was) declared the success days, the gloom cast over one house Copies of the artistic programme and ability. De
the same path of disorder and decay. The little Hongkong Mutual suspicion is deepen intrinsic qualities, but in its effects on instead of the lucky dark. Many rewith its production of "The Tempest ber 11, contains the following an-
ram of a play lay, not in its hold because the "Grat it" was fair issued by the A.D.C. in connection
The London Gazete dated Novem Boxokoxe's debuitions pablished, od. The trospect for human life is the audience. Anil now we have a gard it as bad, too, for the first fit" may be obtained at Montcise for 50
LITTLE in this column last lessened. The authority of law is reminder from Mr. A. B. Walkley, to enter empty-handed. Fine, agato, cents each..
nouncement which is published in DEFINITIONS. Saturday have in everywhere sensibly impaired. That's dramatic critic of the Times that a remember New Year's Eve outside
Command" Order: for Information: spired a reader to the world's New Year outlook. Cheer thostre audience is a orand, and the the Tron Kirk, though that's more
Lt. Col. and Staff Paymaster A. alang the following You Ial, isn't it f
In Command Orders is published an Delacombe, D.8.0. R.A.P.C., having things which a crowd desires are than many could claim, ally must come and have dinner
extract from the London Gazette dated attained the age fixed for compulsory The Coronet Theatre's different from the things desired by "us" usually m ang “'It'a sa
Myzell, I am mak. November 17, sansancing the retire-retirement, is placed on retired pay ONE
big Christmas filim, "Lt the individuals who compose the fal bore, but I suppose I must do
ing only the one re ment of Major T. C. Lawes, R.G.A from November 19, 1921. PLAYER the Lord. Fauntleroy crowd. "Ons characteristic of a hing pleasant." "Don't trouble
Solution, which has on retired pay. -ILME Ahow Mary Pickford crowd is that its intellrotual energy is
been made by many
Tås Government Gazelle .notifies playing a dual role-the diminish d and its emotional energy wiser than I before-a resolution mustn't let you think so." "I'am mother and the son. Even if the increased. It has the credulity, the simply to make no resolutions. With affairs has been granted to Lieat. E. been pleased to appoint, under the Leave of absence on private that His Excelleasy the Governor bas pletely off my game!" means " ingenious produces never quit controlled violanos of feeling of a out making any pretence to oast the L. Leader King's Bet. from January provisions of station 2 (0) of the t play golf for toile,**
succeeds in staging with us child. The theatrial crowd cannot mote out of my own eye first, I could 10 to April 10, 1933. Licut Leader Industrial Employment of: Children This werk was the birthday star playing all the parts, still we take a detached impersonal view of stijl anggggt many admirable resola is proceeding to British Columbia, Ordinance, 1922, Ordinance No.-22 of noss centenary of Louis Pasteur, may soon look to see lover and life; it must take sider. Next time tonn for others. The Government, the great French scientist weatheast played by the one person you see the A. D. C's "Tempest" for instance, might resolve.... whose labours feruutionis and the ban on protracted kissing gives thought to the audience you'll but 11 dealst. This is the season of the China Mail will not be publishel ed chemistry and biology, attedy route
to dress" means “We never do bus
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Here's one they aro telling now. The taid Boots Isd, required a
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the baler emphasizing the
NEW YEAR
RESOLUTIONS,
Owing to the New Year holiday, tolerants and goodwill, isn't it?
perate place this again until Tuesday. This oppor tunity we therefore take to wish our THOSE Colony, what 4 Home
readers and advertisers happy.and KOWLOON, BE extract from a short
prosperous new year.": WILDS?" story Written by Joba Russell whose book, imca;- "Where the Pavement
"kas' won him fame
Been an abuormal number i ol financial orashes. The most sense foonl, of course were the Bottomley and
into the affairigyl pork, gents sad bankersshows, ing
that no balshock
1922, the person for the time being Borotary for Chinese Allairs, to bu performing the duties of the office of the Protector of Juvenile Labour for the purpose of the sad Ordianose.
Obituary notices appear; in the fast mail of pe following - –Charies Rennie Cowie, agad 7L" Sir;Willoughby
Plans of seats for the remaining Mayonok, Jahn Macdonald Hyndainott, new Kipling parformancel of The Tempest will formerly Membar West
| be on view the afternoon at the Hong.ahiro... The journalist Austing rement oficial inn Java island kong Hotel, where saata may be book Gracral Lake Wright, War Bear British, ship' oficer ving ed during the week-end and also os in Roosevelt adninistration who Monday New Year's Day. Booking South African judge Gregorowali
will continue at Moutcies on Tussday - in 190 sentenced Phillip
lished clape 1890%. MY R€49, Jallow-do you
You are morning —Advk
other reformers to death.
myrth is offered and nocepted by His manhood lays upon Him. Him, the symbol of the suffering that
We read in the New Testament very little of the childhood, of Testis but there are many beautiful legenda told of Him, this one, makes a speciał appeal to children who love to think of Him playing and working like.cas
"Daow long ago, the legend saith
of themselves.TARG
A Child there lived in Nazareth.
And in His little garden there The roses blossomed rich an 1 fair,
And when His rotas blossomed
That Child want forth. His friends
to toll,
To each companion of His play He gave lovely rose that day. Then said His playmates unto Him, O Cathe Child'
Bugil Thy For Tains own